Deseret Evening News | 1901-11-21 | Page 3 | Boston Gets a Franz Hals

Boston Hoston Outs Got hl n Franz Hals flats Now oYrle Nov 21 Tho Boston Doston mu museum scorn Ileum of ot fine fino lias Just purchased for or from T J of or tho the galleries this city time the Im Important Franz Hals Portrait of at a It Woman It Is undoubtedly und ono one of ot tho the best beat ot of the tha few tow genuine examples of qt f Franz Ibis Hals In iii this country Tho rho sale aIe was completed this wc week k and made after the tho unanimous vote of at tIme the Ih board beard of ut trustees of ot the Doston museum of ot fine arts alts to purchase It rho The dimen dimensions stops of or the tim portrait two aro forty Inches by fifty Inches It ft was probably paint painted ed about 1650 Originally It was VIS one ono of ot thu tho treasures of ot tho tue Duke Duko of ot Duck Buck collection Some years ago It became the tho property of ot Mrs What man of ot ng and then passed Into the hands of at Law LawHe He vie Company of at Bond Dond street London from whom hom Mr Blakeslee e purchased It Tho Th portrait will hang In the tho main gallery of ot the tho Boston Dos ton museum of ot fine fiM arts