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ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1931 



DISTRIBUTIGNS 



A painting, The Battle of Celere, by J. C. Bourgignon; with- 

 drawn b}^ the owner, Mrs. J. M. Wiley, for shipment to Holland. 



The large painting by Theobold Chartran, of Paris, representing 

 the Signing of the Peace Protocol between Spain and the United 

 States, August 12, 1898, lent to the gallery in 1928, has been recalled 

 to the White House by Mrs. Hoover. 



The painting by Peter Moran, entitled "A Rainy Day," withdrawn 

 bj'^ the owners. Miss Florence Grandin and her sister, of Washington, 

 D. C. 



Two small paintings by John J. Peoli, entitled " Love Conquers " 

 and " Cupid Caged," were returned to Mrs. Laura Guiteras, Denver, 

 Colo., residuary legatee of the estate of Mrs. Mary Peoli Maginn. 



A painting, Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, attributed 

 to Guido Reni, was withdrawn by J. H. Weaver, of Washington, 

 D. C, to whose ownership it had been transferred by Hobart 

 Berriman. 



A painting. The Infant Jesus and St. John, by Rubens, lent to the 

 gallery by Hon. HofTman Philip in 1919, withdrawn by Mr. Philip. 



A painting, Minerva (sixteenth century original), was withdrawn 

 by Miss May Warner. 



LOANS RETURNED TO THE GALLERY 



Mrs. Herbert Hoover returned to its place in the gallery the paint- 

 ing by Alexander Wyant, entitled " The Flume, Opalescent River, 

 Adirondacks," which was lent for temporary display at the White 

 House early in 1929. 



THE HENRY WARD RANGER FUND PURCHASES 



The paintings purchased during the year by the Council of the 

 National Academy of Design from the fund provided by the Henry 

 Ward Ranger bequest, which under certain conditions are prospective 

 additions to the National Gallery collections, are as follows, includ- 

 ing the names of the institutions to which they have been assigned: 



