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position, its lower margin being about 25 feet*above the floor. The 

 label attaclied to the painting describes the motive as follows: 



"The varied attributes of the Moon Goddess of the Romans did 

 not include that of ruler of the tides, since the connection of the moon 

 with tidal movements was unknown before the time of Newton ; and 

 Mr. Elliott was the first to recognize the just clauns of the goddess to 

 this splendid heritage. In the painting Diana stands erect in her 

 chariot, a rainbow-tinted sea-shell drawn by four white horses. The 

 horses typify the flow of the tides, their action repeating and ampli- 

 fving the rhvthm of the breaking waves. The moon behind the 

 goddess m the east rises through the purple shadows that follow the 

 setting of the sun in the west." 



Among other paintings belonging to the Gallery which are men- 

 tioned in the art bulletin and are exhibited in the new quarters are 

 F. E. Church's "Aurora Borealis, " presented by Miss Eleanor Blodg- 

 ett; Adrien Moreau's "Crossing the Ferry," the gift of Mrs. James 

 Lowndes; G. P. A. Healy's portraits of Guizot, President John Tyler, 

 and Senator William C. Preston; Lucien W. Powell's "Grand Canyon 

 of the Yellowstone," contributed by the Hon. J. B. Henderson; 

 Max Weyl's "Indian Summer Day," presented by 30 of his friends; 

 and Jose de Ribera's "Job and His (Jomforters." 



Of the 21 paintings from the Lucius Tuckerman collection lent to 

 the Gallery in 1907, five still remain on deposit through the courtesy 

 of the owners. One of these, belonging to Miss Emily Tuckerman, 

 is by Eduardo Zama^ois and entitled "Refectory." The other four, 

 the property of Mrs. James Lowndes, are as follows: "Boys and 

 Flowers," by Mario da' Fiori; "Fishing for Eels," by Pierre Marie 

 Beyle; "Still Life," by Blaise Alexandre Desgoffe; "Preparing for the 

 Masquerade," by Jehan Georges Vibert. Other loans consist of the 

 13 marine paintings composing the Edward Moran historical collec- 

 tion, received through Mr. Theodore Sutro; "Judith with the Head 

 of Holofernes, " by Francesco di Rosa, lent by Mrs. Elizabeth Wal- 

 bridge; and a portrait of Andrew Jackson, by an unknown artist, 

 deposited by the Navy Department. 



Although placed on exliibition with the collection of history, it is 

 interesting to note in this connection the gift to the Museum of the 

 beautiful model for the Commodore Barry monument in Washington, 

 designed by Mr. Andrew O'Connor. The donor was Mr. Jeremiah 

 O'Connor, of Washington. 



The painting by Mr. William Sergeant Kendall, entitled "An 

 Interlude," was included in an exliibition of that artist's work in 

 Boston during the latter half of January and the first of February, 

 1910; "Spring, Navesink Highlands," by Childe Hassam, was lent 

 to the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg, for its spring exhibition of 1910; 

 and the "Visit of Nicodemus to Christ," by John La Farge, was 



