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of the hundred years peace between the two kindred nations & as an expression of their love for the land of their birth and the land of their adoption. 1815-1915." Among the accessions of particular importance are two pieces of sculpture, the gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder: "The Greek Slave" by Hiram Powers, a superb work, understood to be one of the several replicas made by Powers with the assistance of a skilled Florentine sculptor, the dimensions being three-fourths that of the original; the second is a charming work, "The Sleeping Children" by William Rhineheart, Rome, 1869. A conspicuous and very welcome addition during the year is the "Portrait of a Lady" by Andres Zorn, 1900, done in his very brilliant style, the gift of Mrs. C. of New York City. The Gallery is further enriched by a "Portrait of John Muir", explorer, naturalist and author, by Orlando Rouland, the gift of Mrs. E.H. Harriman; and a half-length portrait of the Honorable Andrew D. White, by G. Stanley Middleton, gift of Clifford D. Middleton, assigned to the Smithsonian Institution but installed in the Gallery. Additional works are an oil painting by George Inness entitled "Elf Ground," gift of Mrs. Emily K. Andrews; and a portrait of General Albert J. Myer, first Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army and founder of the U.S. Weather Bureau, by George P.A. Healy, bequest of his daughter, Miss Viola Walden Myer. Nine additions were received as loans: an oil painting "Portrait of San Lorenzo Guistiniano," attributed to Gentile Belini, presented to the American Red Cross by the City of Venice as a token of gratitude for the work of the American Red