THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
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Weyl, Max. 
Bom, Muhlen (on the Neckar), Wurtemberg, Germany, Dec. i, 1837; 
died, Washington, D. C., July 6, 1914. Came to the United States in 1853. 
Self-taught in art. Landscape painter. Exhibited at the National Acad- 
emy of Design, and at the Prize Fund Exhibition at the American Art 
Galleries in 1883. Was a member of the Society of Washington Artists, of 
which he was awarded the first prize in 1891 and the Parsons prize in 1904. 
INDIAN SUMMER DAY. 
On canvas, 36^ H., 46 W. 
Presented by friends of the artist, as announced in the fol- 
lowing communication, dated December 1, 1907: “The under- 
signed, friends of Mr. Max Weyl of this city, wishing to honor 
him and, at the same time, commemorate the seventieth anni- 
versary of his birth, take great pleasure in presenting to the 
National Art Gallery, through you, one of Mr. Max Weyl’s best 
paintings which we are sure will be of a lasting character and 
prove his worth as an artist and as a citizen. In taking this 
course, we are actuated by the highest patriotic motives, and 
trust that our example will be stimulating to others to do like- 
wise.” Signed: Crosby S. Noyes, Emile Berliner, Sigmund and 
Louis Kann, Andrew and Isadore Saks, James B. Fitch, Mrs. L. 
M. Edmonds, A. J. Parsons, William Hahn, Carl Auerbach, 
Victor Kauffmann, Samuel Hart, M. D. Rosenberg, Alex. Wolf, 
Joseph Auerbach, A. D. Prince, George W. Brown, Sidney 
Reizenstein, Max Cohen, B. Francis Riggs, Henry Franc, Giles 
Heilprin, Abram Simon, E. W. Salford, Myer Cohen, Simon 
Wolf, Joel Hillman, and Gustave and James Lansburgh. 
Unidentified Artists. 
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON. 
On canvas, 31 H., 25X W. 
Bust portrait belonging with the Lewis collection of Washing- 
ton relics, purchased by the Government in 1878. Received 
from the Department of the Interior in 1910. 
PORTRAIT OF ANDREW JACKSON. 
On canvas, 30 H., 25 W. 
Deposited by the Navy Department, 1907. 
