combinations of color carry to a limit not before reached the decorative possibilities of flowers."
Mrs. Sears' honors have been awarded to her portraits.
Seidler, Caroline Luise. Born in Jena, 1786; died in Weimar, 1866. Her early studies were made in Gotha with Doell; in 1811 she went to Dresden, where she became a pupil of G. von Kiigelgen; in 1817 Langer received her into his Munich studio; and between 1818 and 1823 she was in Italy, making special studies of Vanucci and Raphael. In 1823 she was appointed instructor of the royal princesses at Weimar, and in 1824 inspector of the gallery there, and later became court painter. Among her works are a portrait of Goethe, a picture of "Ulysses and the Sirens," and one of "Christ, the Compassionate," which is in the church at Schestadt, Holstein.
Serrano y Bartolomé, Joaquina. Born in Fermoselle. Pupil in Madrid of Juan Espalter, of the School of Arts and Crafts, and of the School of Painting. She sent four pictures to the Exposition of 1876 in Madrid: the portrait of a young woman, a still-life subject, a bunch of grapes, and a " Peasant Girl " — the last two are in the Museum of Murcia. In 1878 she sent "A Kitchen Maid on Saturday," a study, a flower piece, and two still-life pictures; and in 1881 two portraits and some landscapes. Her portrait of the painter Fortuny, which belongs to the Society of Authors and Artists, gained her a membership in that Society. Two other excellent portraits are those of her teacher, Espalter, and General Trillo.
Sewell, Amanda Brewster. Bronze medal, Chicago, 1893; bronze medal, Buffalo, 1901 ; silver medal, Charles-
