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THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
Romney, George. 
Born in Dalton-le-Furness, Lincolnshire, England, in 1734; died at 
Kendal, 1802. After acquiring some knowledge of the subject from a local 
painter at Kendal, he supported himself by painting portraits in the north 
of England until 1762, when he went to London. He was awarded pre- 
miums in that year and in 1765 by the Society of Arts. After a two years 
absence in Italy beginning in 1773, he established himself in London, 
where, until 1797 when he removed to Hampstead, he divided public 
patronage with Reynolds and Gainsborough. He painted with few colors, 
with great breadth of treatment, and in some instances with exceeding 
grace and sentiment. His portraits are preserved in several national and 
other public galleries, and in many private collections. 
PORTRAIT OF MISS KIRKPATRICK. 
According to the will of Mrs. Johnston, this portrait was purchased from 
one of the family for which it was painted. 
On canvas, 30X H., 25 W. 
Rossiter, Thomas Prichard. 
Born in New Haven, Conn., 1817; died, 1871. Painter, mainly of his- 
torical and scriptural subjects and of portraits. Studied in New Haven 
under Nathaniel Jocelyn, and in London and Paris. Had studios suc- 
cessively in Rome, New York and Paris. From 1856 until his death he 
resided permanently in this country, first in New York City and subse- 
quently at Cold Spring. He was awarded a gold medal at the Universal 
Exhibition of 1855. Member, National Academy of Design. 
THE PRINCE OF WALES (KING EDWARD VII) AND PRESIDENT 
BUCHANAN, WITH THE PRINCE’S SUITE, MEMBERS OF THE 
PRESIDENT’S CABINET AND OTHER GUESTS, AT THE TOMB 
OF WASHINGTON, MOUNT VERNON, i860. 
On canvas, 27^ H., 54 W. 
Weeks, Edwin Lord. 
Born in Boston, Mass., 1849; died, 1903. Landscape and figure painter. 
Pupil of the Ecole des Beaux- Arts, Bonnat and Gerbme in Paris. Sketched 
and painted in Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Tangier, and is especially 
noted for pictures of Eastern life. He received honorable mention at the 
Paris Salon, 1884; and was subsequently awarded medals at the Salon, 
1889; Paris Exp. 1889; Art Club, Phila. 1891; London Exp. 1896; 
Dresden, 1897; Munich, 1897; Pan-American Exp., Buffalo, 1901. Chev- 
alier of the Legion of Honor, 1896; Officer, Order of St. Michael of Bavaria; 
member Paris Soc. Amer. Painters and Boston Art Club. 
A STREET SCENE IN THE EAST. 
Signed. On canvas, 2824 H., 2 4 W. 
