ILLUSTRATIONS 



Facing 

 page. 



A corner of the picture gallery in the Museum buUding, 1906, before 



it had been entirely remodeled, showing a part of the Harnet Lane 



Johnston collection 



George P. A. Healy. F. P. G. Guizot, 1841 32 



George P. A. Healy. President John Tyler 34 



Painted for the National Institute. 1842. 



Original floor plans, Smithsonian building 48 



The two rooms on the first floor marked C were those ongmally 

 designed for the gallery of art. The western end of the second floor was 

 used for the collection of Indian paintings from 1858 to 1865. Repro- 

 duced from "Hints on PubUc Architecture, containing, among other illus- 

 trations, views and plans of the Smithsonian Institution; together with 

 an appendix relative to building materials. Prepared, on behalf of the 

 Building Committee of the Smithsonian Institution, by Robert Dale 

 Owen Chairman of the Committee." 1849. This volume, of quarto 

 size, was a special pubUcation. not belonging to either of the regular 

 Smithsonian series. 



West hall, Smithsonian building 5° 



One of the rooms originally designed for the gaUery of art, but used 

 until 1866 for the Ubrary, art prints and busts. Now occupied by the 

 exhibition collection of marine invertebrates. 



West range, Smithsonian building - - - 52 



One of the rooms originally designed for the gallery of art. Used 

 until 1866 as a reading room and for the collection of paintings. Now 

 occupied by the exhibition collection of insects. 



Print room, Smithsonian building 74 



Furnished in 1896. 



88 

 Harriet Lane Johnston 



From a photograph taken in Paris in 1898. 

 JohnHoppner. Mrs. Abington... 92 



Harriet Lane Johnston collection. 

 Sir Thomas Lawrence. Lady Essex as Juliet 94 



Harriet Lane Johnston collection. 

 Bernardino Luini. Madonna and Child 9 



Harriet Lane Johnston collection. 

 Sir Joshua Reynolds. Mrs. Hammond 9° 



Harriet Lane Johnston collection. 

 George Romney. Miss Kirkpatrick ^°° 



Harriet Lane Johnston collection. 

 JohnLaFarge. Visit of Nicodemus to Christ "4 



William T. Evans collection. 



Frederick Stuart Church. The Black Orchid "6 



William T. Evans collection. ^ 



