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THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
last spring, Mr. Healy, a distinguished American painter, who 
had been many years occupied in Europe in the study of his 
art, was deputed by the King of France to visit our city for 
the purpose of taking a copy of Stuart’s Washington, a painting 
in the House of the President. On his arrival it occurred to 
several of us, to take advantage of this opportunity for obtain- 
ing specimens of his art from Mr. Healy in the portraits of 
some of our distinguished citizens, known friends of the Insti- 
tute, to be presented to the Institute. We accordingly proposed 
a subscription for two portraits, one of the President of the 
U. S., Patron of the Institute, the other of the Honorable 
Mr. Preston, its ardent, intelligent and efficient friend. Having 
obtained the consent of these gentlemen and having engaged 
Mr. Healy for the work, the portraits were made and are now 
presented to the Institute in the names of those on the annexed 
list.” 
The list is here given in the order and with the abbreviations 
of titles of the original : Col. J. J. Abert, Corps of Engrs., U. S. A. ; 
Com. Warrington, U. S. N.; Major W. Turnbull, Corps of 
Engrs.; F. Markoe, Jr., Cor. Sec. Nat. Inst.; Col. J. G. Totten, 
Corps Engrs.; Charles Hill; Capt. G. W. Hughes, Corps of 
Engrs.; McClintock Young; G. W. Riggs; B. Ogle Taylor; 
Col. Talcott, Ord. Corps; Rob. Greenhow; G. R. Barry, Rec. 
Sec. Nat. Inst.; H. O. Dayton, 4th Auditor; Capt. W. G. Wil- 
liams, Corps of Engrs.; Peter Force, V. P. Nat. Inst.; Capt. 
J. Chauncy, U. S. N.; Major J. D. Graham, Corps of Engrs.; 
A. Hunter, Marshal, Dist. Col.; F. R. Harper; Lt. Col. J. 
Kearney, Corps of Engrs.; W. J. Stone, Treas. Nat. Inst.; 
W. A. Bradley; J. C. Hall, M. D.; Col. George Bomford, Ord. 
Corps; W. W. Corcoran; W. B. Scott, Navy Agent; Th. H. 
Crawford, Com. Ind. Affairs; Major Gen. Scott, XJ. S. A.; Capt. 
W. H. Swift, Corps of Engrs.; 1st Lt. P. Kearney, U. S. A.; 
Th. P. Jones; Capt. J. McClellan, Corps of Engrs.; Th. L. 
Smith, Reg. U. S. Treas.; H. R. Randall; Major General 
Jesup, U. S. A. 
The number of subscribers was, therefore, 36, of whom 35 paid 
$10 each, and one $5, making the entire amount contributed 
$355. The sum of $300 was paid to the artist for the two 
pictures, while $33.37 were expended for the frames and other 
