34 THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 



last spring, Mr. Healy, a distinguished American painter, who 

 had been many years occupied in Europe in the study of his 

 art, was deputed by the King of France to visit our city for 

 the purpose of taking a copy of Stuart's Washington, a painting 

 in the House of the President. On his arrival it occurred to 

 several of us, to take advantage of this opportunity for obtain- 

 ing specimens of his art from Mr. Healy in the portraits of 

 some of our distinguished citizens, known friends of the Insti- 

 tute, to be presented to the Institute. We accordingly proposed 

 a subscription for two portraits, one of the President of the 

 U. S., Patron of the Institute, the other of the Honorable 

 Mr. Preston, its ardent, intelligent and efficient friend. Having 

 obtained the consent of these gentlemen and having engaged 

 Mr. Healy for the work, the portraits were made and are now 

 presented to the Institute in the names of those on the annexed 

 list." 



The list is here given in the order and with the abbreviations 

 of titles of the original : Col. J. J. Abert, Corps of Engrs., U. S. A. ; 

 Com. Warrington, U. S. N.; Major W. Turnbull, Corps of 

 Engrs.; F. Markoe, Jr., Cor. Sec. Nat. Inst.; Col. J. G. Totten, 

 Corps Engrs.; Charles Hill; Capt. G. W. Hughes, Corps of 

 Engrs.; McClintock Young; G. W. Riggs; B. Ogle Taylor; 

 Col. Talcott, Ord. Corps; Rob. Greenhow; G. R. Barry, Rec. 

 Sec. Nat. Inst.; H. O. Dayton, 4th Auditor; Capt. W. G. Wil- 

 liams, Corps of Engrs.; Peter Force, V. P. Nat. Inst.; Capt. 

 J. Chauncy, U. S. N.; Major J. D. Graham, Corps of Engrs.; 

 A. Hunter, Marshal, Dist. Col; F. R. Harper; Lt. Col. J. 

 Kearney, Corps of Engrs.; W. J. Stone, Treas. Nat. Inst.; 

 W. A. Bradley; J. C. Hall, M. D.; Col. George Bomford, Ord. 

 Corps; W. W. Corcoran; W. B. Scott, Navy Agent; Th. H. 

 Crawford, Com. Ind. Affairs; Major Gen. Scott, U. S. A.; Capt. 

 W. H. Swift, Corps of Engrs.; ist Lt. P. Kearney, U. S. A.; 

 Th. P. Jones; Capt. J. McClellan, Corps of Engrs.; Th. L. 

 Smith, Reg. U. S. Treas.; H. R. Randall; Major General 

 Jesup, U. S. A. 



The number of subscribers was, therefore, 36, of whom 35 paid 

 $10 each, and one $5, making the entire amount contributed 

 $355. The sum of $300 was paid to the artist for the two 

 pictures, while $33.37 were expended for the frames and other 



