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position, its lower margin being about 25 feet above the floor. The 
label attached to the painting describes the motive as follows: 
“The varied attributes of the Moon Goddess of the Romans did 
not include that of ruler of the tides, since the connection of the moon 
with tidal movements was unknown before the time of Newton; and 
Mr. Elliott was the first to recognize the just claims of the goddess to 
this splendid heritage. In the painting Diana stands erect in her 
chariot, a rainbow-tinted sea-shell drawn by four white horses. The 
horses typify the flow of the tides, their action repeating and ampli- 
fying the rhythm of the breaking waves. The moon behind the 
goddess in the east rises through the purple shadows that follow the 
setting of the sun in the west.” 
Among other paintings belonging to the Gallery which are men- 
tioned in the art bulletin and are exhibited in the new quarters are 
F. EK. Church’s “‘Aurora Borealis,’’ presented by Miss Eleanor Blodg- 
ett; Adrien Moreau’s ‘‘Crossing the Ferry,” the gift of Mrs. James 
Lowndes; G. P. A. Healy’s portraits of Guizot, President John Tyler, 
and Senator William C. Preston; Lucien W. Powell’s ‘‘Grand Canyon 
of the Yellowstone,” contributed by the Hon. J. B. Henderson; 
Max Weyl’s ‘‘Indian Summer Day,”’ presented by 30 of his friends; 
- and José de Ribera’s ‘‘Job and His Comforters.” 
Of the 21 paintings from the Lucius Tuckerman collection lent to 
the Gallery in 1907, five still remain on deposit through the courtesy 
of the owners. One of these, belonging to Miss Emily Tuckerman, 
is by Eduardo Zamacois and entitled ‘‘Refectory.”” The other four, 
the property of Mrs. James Lowndes, are as follows: ‘‘Boys and 
Flowers,” by Mario da’ Fiori; ‘‘Fishing for Eels,’”’ by Pierre Marie 
Beyle; ‘‘Still Life,”’ by Blaise Alexandre Desgoffe; ‘‘ Preparing for the 
Masquerade,” by Jehan Georges Vibert. Other loans consist of the 
13 marine paintings composing the Edward Moran historical collec- 
tion, received through Mr. Theodore Sutro; ‘‘Judith with the Head 
of Holofernes,” by Francesco di Rosa, lent by Mrs. Elizabeth Wal- 
bridge; and a portrait of Andrew Jackson, by an unknown artist, 
deposited by the Navy Department. 
Although placed on exhibition with the collection of history, it is 
interesting to note in this connection the gift to the Museum of the 
beautiful model for the Commodore Barry monument in Washington, 
designed by Mr. Andrew O’Connor. The donor was Mr. Jeremiah 
O’Connor, of Washington. 
The painting by Mr. William Sergeant Kendall, entitled ‘‘An 
Interlude,” was included in an exhibition of that artist’s work in 
Boston during the latter half of January and the first of February, 
1910; ‘Spring, Navesink Highlands,’ by Childe Hassam, was lent 
to the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg, for its spring exhibition of 1910; 
and the ‘‘Visit of Nicodemus to Christ,’ by John La Farge, was 
