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Healy, George Peter Alexander. 



Born in Boston, Mass., July 15, 1808; died in Chicago, 111., 1894. Por- 

 trait and history painter. Studied in Paris from 1836; went to Chicago 

 about 1858; revisited Europe in 1869 and resided long in Rome. His 

 portrait subjects included many distinguished men. 



PORTRAIT OF F. P. G. GUIZOT. 

 Full length; painted in 1841. On canvas, 94 H., 68 W. 



PORTRAIT OF PRESIDENT JOHN TYLER. 

 Half length; painted in 1842. On canvas, 36X H., 29^^ W 



PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM C. PRESTON. 

 Half length; painted in 1842. On canvas, 36% H., 29X W. 



The history of these three portraits will be found on pages 32 

 to 36 of this paper. The painting of Guizot was executed on 

 the order of American citizens residing in Paris, and forwarded 

 to President Tyler to be hung in one of the public buildings in 

 Washington. The museum of the National Institute in the 

 Patent Office building was selected as the place of deposit. 

 The portraits of President Tyler and Senator Preston were 

 painted for the Institute, their cost being met by subscription. 

 All three became the property of the Government and were 

 transferred to the Smithsonian Institution in 1862. 



MoREAu, Adrien. 



Born at Troyes, France, April 18, 1843. Genre painter. Pupil of 

 Pils. Made his first exhibition at the Paris Salon in 1868; awarded 

 second-class medals at the Salon of 1876 and Paris Exposition of 1889; 

 decoration of the Legion of Honor, 1892. 



CROSSING THE FERRY. 

 Signed and dated, 1884. On canvas, 51 H., 79^^ W. 



Presented by Mrs. James Lowndes, March 28, 1908, in mem- 

 ory of her father, Lucius Tuckerman. 



Powell, Lucien Whiting. 



Born in Virginia, December 13, 1846. Studied at the Penn. Acad, of 

 Fine Arts; West London School of Art and National Gallery (London); 

 and in Rome, Venice and Paris. Has painted street scenes in Venice, 



