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FINISHING AND SENDING OFF THE PORTRAIT Nineteenth Day of April--Invitations to Ladies of the Legation to see the Portrait--Visit of the Ladies to the Palace--The Portrait--Princes and Nobles see the “Sacred Picture”--Attempt to Photograph--Portrait taken to Wai-Wu-Pu--Visit of Corps Diplomatique--Packing the Portrait-- Special Railway built from Foreign Office to Railway Station-- Departure of Picture--En route--Tientsin--Shanghai-- Embarkation for San Francisco--Reception by Prince Pu L’un and Imperial Commission at St. Louis--Unveiling the Portrait--Placing the Portrait in the Gallery of Fine Arts-- Arrival at Washington--Presentation to the Government.