230 COLUMBIAN HISTORICAL EXPOSITION AT MADRID. 



piece, by the same artist, of Americus Vespucci. All the owner knows of their his 

 tory is that many years ago they were left for storage with Mr. William Jaggers, of 

 New York, with several other paintings. In 1850 the owner wrote Mr. Jaggers, from 

 a Western State, that he had met with reverses and desired to sell his collection. 

 The two portraits were purchased by the father of Miss Hull, who brought them to 

 Daubury. At the left-hand upper corner of each canvas is an inscription. On one 

 is u Amerigo Vespucci, &quot;on the other &quot; Cristoforo Colombo,&quot; 

 which indicates that the artist was an Italian, but no signa 

 ture can be traced. The canvas has been very frequently 

 repaired by a delicate and skillful hand. 



Xo. 28. THE RIXCK PORTRAIT (page 226). 



This portrait has a curious history. The owner is an 

 old gentleman who lives on Clinton place, New York. 

 Many years ago he was a dealer in second-hand articles 

 in New Orleans, and purchased the picture at auction. 

 It had belonged to an old Spanish family then, and is 

 said to have been brought by them from Cuba. He claims 

 that it is an original, painted when Columbus was an old 

 see page 234. in an, and taken to San Domingo by one of his descendants. 



One corner is cut oif, which Mr. Rinck believes was for 



the purpose of identification. It was brought before the Congress of Americanists 



at Luxembourg in 1877 and discussed at length. 



No. 29. THE SAVAGE ENGRAVING. 



An old engraving, which is claimed to represent Columbus, engraved by D. Edwin, 

 from a painting by E. Savage, published in the city of Philadelphia, by the painter, 

 in 1800. The inscription is as follows : 



&quot;The Landing of Christopher Columbus. On the morning of Oct. 12, 1492, 

 Columbus (Richly Dress d) with a drawn Sword in his hand 

 First set his foot on the New World, which he had Dis 

 covered. The Portrait of Columbus is copied from the 

 original Picture in the Collection of the Grand Duke of 

 Tuscany at Florence.&quot; 



Savage was a resident of Worcester County. Mass., and 

 his will, on file in the probate court of that county, shows 

 that he painted and engraved many portraits of distin 

 guished men. There are two portraits of Washington by 

 him, one owned by Harvard College, and the other by the 

 Adams family at Quiucy. The engraver, Edwin, was an 

 artist of considerable note in his day. 



Xo. 30. THE GREGORI PORTRAIT (page 226). 



In the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., is a 

 collection of pictures representing scenes in the life of 



Columbus, painted by Luigi Gregori, an Italian artist, as MONT AXUS PORTRAIT. 



the gift of Father Sorin, a venerable member of the fac- seepage 235. 



ulty. One of them represents Columbus in the costume of 



a Spanish courtier. The face is modeled after the accepted likeness, but it is a recent 

 work, and offers no greater claim to attention than artistic merit. 



Xo. 31. AX UXIDEXTIFIED CARICATURE. 



A curious freak of the imagination of some unknown artist is foundin a preposterous 

 picture that has been before the public for many years, labeled &quot;A. portrait of Chris 

 topher Columbus.&quot; It bears no resemblance to any other representation of him. 



