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Henry Gourdin, of Charleston, godfather of the artist's son, by Henry B. 



Bouuetheau. 

 Portrait of an Unknown Man, painted about 1838-42, by Henry B. Bounetheau. 

 Portrait of an Unknown Woman, painted about 1840-60, by Henry B. 



Bounetheau. 

 Portrait of an Unknown Woman, by an English artist. 

 Napoleon as General, by Henry B. Bounetheau, after Sully, after Appiani. 

 King Lear in the Storm, by Henry B. Bounetheau, after Sir Joshua Reynolds. 

 George Washington, by Henry B. Bounetheau, after Gilbert Stuart. 

 Henry B. Bounetheau's Aunt, c. 1804, by Edward Greene Malbone (1777-1807). 

 Portrait of an Unknown Woman, by an unknown artist. 

 Frances Anne Kemble (1809-93), by Henry B. Bounetheau, after Thomas 



Sully. 

 General George Washington, by Henry B. Bounetheau, after the Trumbull 



at Charleston, S. C. 

 Napoleon Bonaparte, by Henry B. Bounetheau, after Favre. 

 Unmasked, by Henry B. Bounetheau, after a colored engraving by W. 



Nicholas, after the painting by Mrs. Pierson, published in London, April 



1, 1831, by J. Brookes. 

 Sleeping Beauty, by Henry B. Bounetheau. 

 Silver medal awarded to Mr. Bounetheau for the best miniatures on ivory, 



by The South Carolina Institute, 1849. 



Accepted for the Smithsonian Institution 



Bronze statue, Ecstasy, by Francisco Albert. Gift of the sculptor. 

 Celadon vase, made by Makuzu Kozan. Gift of Milo E. Emmerson. 



The members then met in the Regents Room, adjacent, for further 

 proceedings of the annual meeting. The meeting was called to order 

 by the chairman, Mr. Manship, at 11 : 25 a, m. 



Tlie members present were : Paul Manship, chairman ; Dr. Alexander 

 Wetmore, secretary (member, ex officio) ; and Robert W. Bliss, John 

 N. Brown, George H. Edgell, David E. Finley, George H. Myei^, 

 Archibald G. Wenley, and James E. Eraser. Ruel P. Tolman, Director 

 of the National Collection of Fine Arts, also attended. 



The resignation of Louis Ajres was submitted and accepted with 

 regret. The secretary was instructed to write Mr. Ayres expressing 

 the appreciation of the Commission for his valuable services while 

 a member. 



The resignation of Frank J. Mather, a charter member, was sub- 

 mitted and accepted with regret. The secretary was instructed to 

 invite Mr. Mather to all future meetings, and to inform him that the 

 Commission would consider him a member emeritus. 



The Commission recommended to the Board of Regents the name 

 of William T. Aldrich to succeed Mr. Ayres, and Lloyd Goodrich 

 to succeed Mr. Mather. 



The Commission recommended the re-election of John Taylor Arms, 

 Gifford Bcal, and Gilmore D. Clarke for the usual 4-year period. 



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