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Gallery two portraits by Stuart, "John Adams" and "Mrs. John 

 Adams." The Board of Trustees had accepted this gift on May 6, 

 1952. 



SCULPTURE 



On October 20, 1953, the Board of Trustees accepted from Lessing J. 

 Rosenwald two bronzes by Daumier, "Figure" and "Le Defenser 

 Officier." 



DECORATIVE ARTS 



On December 28, 1953, the Board of Trustees accepted from Lewis 

 Einstein the gift of a porphyry vase with base. 



PRINTS AND DRAWINGS 



On October 20 the Board of Trustees accepted 246 prints and draw- 

 ings from Lessing J, Rosenwald to be added to his gift to the Gallery. 

 In December, George Matthew Adams transferred to the Gallery 56 

 etchings by Alphonse Legros as his gift for 1953. His collection of 

 prints by Legros was accepted by the Board on May 10, 1946. 



OTHER GIFTS 



Gifts of books on works of art and related material were made to 

 the Gallery by Harold K. Hochschild and others. Gifts of money 

 were made during the fiscal year 1954 by the Old Dominion Founda- 

 tion and the Avalon Foundation. 



EXCHANGE OF WORKS OF ART 



On July 1, 1953, the Board approved Lessing J. Rosenwald's offer 

 to exchange the engraving "Death of the Virgin" by Lucantonio degli 

 Uberti for a superior impression of the same work. 



WORKS OF ART ON LOAN 

 During the fiscal year 1954 the following works of art were received 

 on loan by the National Gallery of Art : 



From — Artist 



Chester Dale, New York, N. Y. : 



Landscape with Sail Boat Beckwith. 



Portrait of Beckwith Carolus Duran. 



Portrait of a Woman Flemish, XVI Century. 



Portrait of a Girl German, XVI Century. 



Portrait of a Woman Pisanello, style of. 



Still Life with Fish Carlsen. 



Mrs. Chase in Prospect Park Chase. 



Sweet Tremulous Leaves A. B. Davies. 



Flecks of Foam Dearth. 



Indian Maiden Wright, Joseph. 



The Seine at Giverny Monet. 



Early Scholar Johnson, Eastman. 



Arthur Sachs, Paris, France : 



The Bullfight Goya, attributed to. 



