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England, and mountain views in Europe and America. Received the 
Parsons prize, Soc. Wash. Artists, 1903. Is a member of that society and 
of the Wash. Water Color Club. Studio, Washington. 
GRAND CANYON OF THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER. 
Signed and dated, 1901. On canvas, 74^ H., 116 W. 
Gift of Hon. J. B. Henderson, 1907. 
Read, Thomas Buchanan. 
Poet and painter; bom in Chester County, Pa., Mar. 12, 1822; died in 
New York, May 11, 1872. He entered the studio of a sculptor in Cincin- 
nati in 1839, but painting soon proved more attractive to him. He opened 
a studio in New York in 1841 and in Philadelphia in 1846. In 1850, how- 
ever, he went to Europe, working and studying in Florence and Rome, 
finally making the latter city his home, with occasional visits to the United 
States. He painted both fancy pictures and portraits, and also executed a 
few works in sculpture, as, for instance, a bust of General Sheridan. 
PORTRAIT OF HIMSELF. 
On canvas, 56^ H., 42^2 W. 
Gift of Miss Maria Fassett Robinson, of Washington, 1907. 
Reuterdahl, Henry. 
Bom, Malmo, Sweden, Aug. 30, 1871. Represented at the Naval Acad- 
emy, Annapolis, by ten paintings of the cruise of the U. S. Battleship 
Minnesota around South America, to which he was attached; and also in 
other Government establishments. Silver medal, Panama-Pacific Internal. 
Exp., San Francisco, 1915. Member, Amer. Water Color Soc.; N. Y. Arch. 
League. Specialty, naval subjects. Studio, New York. 
THE COMBAT BETWEEN THE MONITOR AND THE MERRIMAC. 
Signed and dated, 1912. On canvas, 30 H., 40 W. 
Gift of the Swedish American Republican League of Illinois, 
1912. 
Ribera, Jose: de (SpagnolETTo). 
Bom at Jativa, Spain, Jan. 12, 1588; died in Naples in 1652. Valencian 
and Neapolitan schools. Pupil of Francisco Ribalta and Caravaggio. 
Poor when young, but after settling in Naples, he married into a rich 
family, was appointed court painter by the Spanish viceroy, and became 
possessed of wealth and honors. He was made a member of the Academy 
of St. Luke in 1630, and was knighted by Innocent X in 1644. 
