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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1929.

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ART DISCOVERY.

WRONG DESCRIPTION TO

A GAINSBOROUGH.

How the great knowledge of art possessed by the Queen enabled her to detect a mistake unnoticed by the famous axperts of the day is told in the October number of the "Connoisseur."

MURDER.......

SKELETON UNDER 'HEAP OF STONES.

Berlin, Sept. 24. "Light has been thrown in curious circumstances on a murder mystery which for ten years has completely baffled the criminal police.

One Sunday, in October, 1919, Art dealers have frequently farmer, named Friedrich "Delckert, been surprised by the accuracy of Gunow, near Frankfurt, on the or her Majesty's judgment, but Oder. went for a walk and was those who know her intimately never seen again. His wife and realise that if she had not been three sons were arrested on susple a Queen she might have been ion of being privy to his disap- known as one of the foremost pearance, but were subsequently re- authorities on art of her age,

leased, as no evidence was forth- Until quite recently a Gaina- coming on which to prefer a charge. borough picture in the Lady For some time past, however, a Lever Art Gallery at Port Sun- cartwright, named Hellmut, hast light. has always been described spent his spare time making private as a portrait of Princes Augusta investigations. He went about Sophia, second daughter of George Probing various likely spots with a Ill. It was sold as such in the long crowbar, but without avail, Harland Peck collection, 1920, until ene night he dreamed that the and entered as such in a recent body of Deickert was lying under on Deickert's. ly issued Illustrated catalogue a heap of stones of the Lady Lever Gallery.

The Gainsborough picture was not a portrait of Princes Sophia. but of Anne Luttrel, Duchess of Cumberland, aister-in-law of George III:

Although hundreds of men and women have seen the Oains horough picture, including some of the greatest art authorities in the country, it remained for the Queen to detect the error,

"estate.

Examining the heap in question, Hellmut came upon a skeleton. With the aid of the police, a watch was discovered among the remains, which a local watchmaker was able to identify as that of Deickert.j

The wife and three sons were again arrested, and one of the sons is alleged to have confessed that he atrangled his father in consequence of a family quarrel.*

pleased her.. Gainsborough, how." ever appears to have entirely satisfied the Duchess, For both sho and the Duke repeatedly sat

Apparently, the Queen saw A copy of the catalogue, for she communiented the fact that the description was an error, and in- formed the authorities that the portrait was one of Anne Luttrel. to him.

The Queen has a wide know-The lady was in advance of ledge of 18th century portraiture, her time and found herself in and perhaps she alone of all the agreement with King George III. art lovers in this country had the in preferring " Gainsborough to knowledge which 'enabled her to Reynolds as the greatest portrait say at once that, a mistake had painter of that day, an opinion been mada.

that posterity has endorsed. though formerly it was ridiquled.

Celebrated Beauty,

Sense of Criticism. Mr. C. Reginald Grundy, the Editor of the "Connoisseur," told a Press representative that the Queen's sense of art criticism, as applied to portraiture of this) period, had been shown some years ago.

The Connoisseur" says:-* Anne Luttrel was one of the most celebrated beauties of her time. "Eldest daughter of Simon Luttrel, first Baron'Irnham, after wurds Earl of Carhampton, she was the widow of Christopher Horton, of Catton, when she captivated the affections of the On that occasion Mr. Grundy Duke.

was conducting the Queen round n large private collection. Onl coming to an example of the periodu stop was made. The Queen announced that the descrip- tion of the portrait was probably inaccurate, and that the picture! represented another person.

As the Duchess she does not appear to have been a complacent sitter, for Wright, of Derby, complains bitterly of the lady's vargaries, when he painted her at Bath, and records that neither of her portraits by Reynolds

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Mrs. Chetwynd averaged 86%, m.p.h for the first 3 hours, 83 mph. for 6, 83.8 for 9, and 82.97 for 12. During the day she was forced to the pit for 18 minutes

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