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THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
“A large marble bust of Pulaski on deposit; a colossal bust in 
plaster of Dr. Robert Hare. Another, of the same size, of Hon. 
George M. Dallas; also a bust of Thomas Jefferson, and another 
of Dr. E. K. Kane, all by purchase. They are original works of 
art, of considerable merit, by Henry D. Saunders. 
“Besides these, a series of busts in plaster, several valuable 
pieces of sculpture in marble, and a number of pictures, have 
been received from the museum at the Patent Office. Among 
the busts are the following: An excellent likeness of John 
Vaughan, for a long time librarian of the American Philosophical 
Society; one of Cuvier, the French naturalist; of Hon. Dixon 
H. Lewis, late member of Congress, remarkable for his immense 
bodily size; and of the Hon. Peter Force, of this city. Among 
the articles in marble are a full-sized medallion of Minerva from 
Pompeii, a half-size copy of the Apollo Belvidere, and two other 
half-size ancient statues, all of elaborate finish. Among the 
pictures is an original portrait of Washington by the elder Peale, 
painted immediately after the battle of Princeton. In addition 
to the foregoing, the collection has been increased by one hundred 
large engravings presented by Charles B. King, a well-known 
artist, who has resided many years in this city. These engrav- 
ings are copies of celebrated pictures, and are illustrations of 
the style of some of the best masters of the art of engraving. 
They were to have been bequeathed to the Institution, as Mr. 
King himself informed me, but he has lately concluded to present 
them before his death. A list of the engravings will be found 
in the appendix to the report of the present year, from which 
it will be seen that they form an interesting addition to the 
valuable collection of engravings already belonging to the In- 
stitution.” 
The acquisitions in 1862 comprised a bust of Prof. Benjamin 
Silliman, presented by his son, and one of Gen. William H. 
Sumner, presented by Mr. George Wood, of Washington. 
1865 
At the beginning of 1865, in spite of the adverse conditions 
which have been described, the collection of art objects at the 
Smithsonian Institution had reached considerable size, and, 
although only a relatively small proportion was of a character 
