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I If TI If G BY ANCIENT AND MODERN MASTERS, OF Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, LATE Jlrrsst&tttt of tfjt TVopal acairrrog, 5®ccra^cU COMPRISING Highly interesting Specimens of the talent of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Wilson, Barrett , West, Fuseli, Opie, Cosway, Westall, Thomson, Owen, Howard, Sir George Beaumont, Jackson, Wilkie, Turner, Etty, Danby, Bonington, and Sir Thomas Lawrence ; ALSO OF CELEBRATED ITALIAN, FLEMISH, AND DUTCH MASTERS, Particularly a Pieta by Raffaelle, from the Orleans Gallery ; a Charity by the same, from the Borghese Palace; Christ driving the Money Changers out of the Temple, by Marcello Venusti—also from the Borghese; a grand Bacchanalian Festival by Giorgione; a Fresco, and a fine Cabinet Specimen by P. Veronese; the Nativity by Parmegiano, a beautiful Gem from the collection of Count Fries; the Wife of Potiphar accusing Joseph, a brilliant chef-d'oeuvre; and Bathsheba, by Rembrandt, See. &c., and various others: WHICH (by ORDER OF THE EXECUTOR) mtH bt &oliJ bp Auction, By Mb. CIS HIST ! E, AT HIS GREAT ROOM, 8, KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On SATURDAY, MAY the 15th, 1830 , AT ONE PRECISELY. Mav be viewed two Days preceding, and Catalogues had at Mr. Christie s Oflice 8 , Ring Street , St. James's Square. ♦ ♦ CONDITIONS OF SALE. I. The highest Bidder to be the Buyer, and if any dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and resold. II. No Person to advance less than Is.—above Five Pounds, '2s. 6 cl. —and so on in proportion. III. The Purchasers to give in their Names and places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, in part of payment of the purchase Money, if required; in default of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. IV. The Lots to be taken away, with all Faults, at the Buyers’ Expense, within Four Days from the sale. V. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settlement of the Purchases, no one Lot can on any account be removed during the time of Sale ; and the Money must be absolutely paid on delivery. VI. Upon Failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money deposited in part of Payment shall be forfeited ; all Lots uncleared within the Time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or private Sale ; and the deficiency (if any) attending such Re-sale, shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale. -t- t- / /3 J3 / / . / 1 A A 2. 3 J J J' ye 3 6 y y. 7 J / // 3 //I / Z / 2: . t a a. XJ ty b j /'/** i /* .. X 2- y 2/ a s & ‘2, C\- t-*, y /~t /(* t j 2/l <- / * < y s 2 2t ? S* Xt'l 1 _ fl C u / '/ E a: y <3t 5 WORKS OF HENRY FUSELI, Of whose creative genius and great power as a designer , the late President of the Royal Academy was a warm admirer. 35 A Lady, naked, on a couch; another playing on the harpsichord : length 35 by 28 36 A Family Party, an old man asleep, and a youth reading to a young lady: length 36 by 271 37 The parting of Romeo and Juliet,—a sketch : height 36 by 28| 38 A naked Female on a bed, an old woman looking out at the window : length 36 by 27| 39 Sigfried vanquishing the Sorcerer, lord of an enchanted castle; from a German romance : length 36 by 27 i 40 A Lady lamenting over the dead body of her Lover ; in the distance monks at their orations. From the same romance, length 36 by 27g 41 Queen Margaret tearing her hair ; from Shakspeare : a sketch, length 30 by 25 42 Sketch from the Tempest, Ferdinand and his companions throwing themselves from the vessel: length 30 by 25 43 The Death of Cardinal Beaufort,—a sketch, engraved : length 30 by 25 44 Jealousy, a sketch ; height 35 by 27 45 A Female in Armour, with a Harp, and in the distance an armed knight on horseback, —from a romance ; height 36 by 28 46 An Old Sorceress, arresting the progress of a knight on horseback, &c. From a romance. height 36 by 28 47 The Erie King ; length 50 by 40 48 The Death of Cleopatra ; height 50 by 40 49 A Subject from the Romance of Sigfried, a very beautiful group of nymphs sporting in the air; length 52 by 42 50 Another, from the same romance, a female figure recumbent on a bed ; height 50 by 40 51 Satan on his Throne,from Milton,—a sketch; height 50 by 40 52 Paolo and Francesca in the Whirlwind,—from Dante ; height 103 by 63 53 The Death of CEdipus ; length 63 by 58 53* Satan exploring Chaos—from Milton 6 53** Hercules menacing Pluto 54 The Portrait of H. Fuseli, Esq., by Sir Thomas Lawrence; half length, the bust only finished VARIOUS. 55 A copy, in small, of the celebrated Entombment of Christ, by Michaelangelo da Caravaggio at Rome; height 34 by 24 56 Two —An Indian leading a horse, length 36 by 28; and a Village Merry-making, after Teniers, length 49 by 36 57 A richly coloured Landscape, with pastoral figures, after Titian ; length 54 by 44 : a very fine copy 58 Charles the First, on Horseback, after Vandyck ; height 50 by 40 59 Two —Leda, after Michaelangiolo, length 62 by 42; and Christ before Pilate, after Andrea Schiavone, length 61 by 53 60 Cosway .Venus and Cupid, oval, in wood; 30 by 24^ 61 Four , by Owen ... A Madonna and Child, unfinished ; the Porti-ait of a lady, half- length ; the Portrait of a bishop ; and the Portrait of a Gentleman 62 Sir Joshua Reynolds .—St. Peter; height 50 by 40 63 Venice, seated in glory, after Paolo Veronese, from the original in the ceiling of the Great Hall of Council at Venice; height 52 by 36 64 Raffaelle {after) . . Cupid and the three Goddesses, from the fresco in the little Farnese Palace at Rome; a masterly copy, on canvass, height 39 3 by 30 65 School of Raffaelle . Jupiter kissing Cupid, from another fresco by Raffaelle, in the same palace ; on slate, height 21 by 20| 66 Stanfield . . .A View of Tiger Island, in China 67 Two —A small whole-length Portrait of a Lady, by R. West; and a whole-length of a Boy with a book in his hand. By an unknown artist 68 School of Vandyk . Small Whole-length of a Lady, in black, seated in a chair, with a child standing by her,—on pasteboard, height 25 by 15£ 1 S3 S3 SU Ss S<0 9 / // to / 6/ 4z 43 U /j r // /> ^ /s *~7 ,1 / ^1 ZZ / s3 IZ 4/ / / «x? // j/ y>. /.•/•<■ <<' /« /. '• 7 | / ' Sj? oC S:, jOl U* Z. ==4 / A* -. ^ 0 7 69 Sir Joshua Reynolds —Half-length of a Gentleman seated in a chair, height 50 by 40, —a richly coloured picture 70 Richard Wilson . His own Portrait, height 25 by 22 71 Sir Joshua Reynolds —Portrait of a Lady in a hat and feather, on panel, height 30 by 25 72 Ditto .His own Portrait, in an oval; height 30 by 25 73 Ditto .Head of a gentleman ; height 13| by 12 74 Sir George Beaumont —View of the Lake of Albano. On the back is written, “ Sir George Beaumont to Sir Thos. Lawrence, July 24th, 1821, with his best regards;” length 19g by 13| 75 Wilkie .Small Sketch for his picture of the Reading of the Will,—on panel, length 10| by 1\ 76 The Portrait of Rubens, on panel ; height 27 by 20—by an unknown artist 77 Cowen .The Entrance to an Italian Village, a finished study from nature, with figures, height 13^ by 9 78 Ditto .The Outside of an Italian Town, a female on her knees before a Madonna; length 16 by 13| 79 Ditto .A Fountain seen through an Arch, a very beautiful study, height 18| by 13£ 80 Ditto .Interior View of an Italian Village; length 16 by 13 81 Barrett .A study of a Plane-tree, from nature ; very spirited,— 25 by 17 82 R. Westall .... Flora, on panel; 18 by 15 83 Italian .Bust of a child, in fresco; height 15 by 11 84 A German Artist at Rome —View of the Bay of Naples ; length 24 by 19 85 Ditto .View, by moonlight, of the Palace and Colossal Figures at Monte Cavallo, taken from the window of the chamber in which Sir Thomas Lawrence painted during his stay at Rome: length 531 by 39 86 Ditto .Moonlight View of the Piazza of St. Peter’s, with part of the Vatican Palace : same dimensions 87 Bonington .... “The Turk,” an admired study from nature by this lamented young artist: 15£ by 12| 88 Gius. Ribera . . . The Head of St. Peter—an oval, height 21 by 16 8 89 Sir Joshua Reynolds— Head of the celebrated Female Figure bearing a vase of water, in the “ Incendio del Borgo,” by Raffaelle : height 24 by 18 90 School of Guido . . The celebrated St. Michael of Guido—a very delicately executed copy : height 37 by 271 91 Bassan .Christ bearing his Cross— on panel, height 20 bv 16 92 Parmigiano . . . The Nativity, one of the most exquisite productions of this grace¬ ful artist; the composition well known from the print by Agricola, of Vienna ; from the collection by Count Fries—on wood, length 16^ by 14| 93 West .An old Man seated by the Couch of a sleeping Infant, perhaps intended for Samuel and Eli— a very beautiful study in chia¬ roscuro : length 26 by 22 , on canvass 94 .The Entombment of Christ, in chiaroscuro, after Parmigiano, on wood, by 7J 95 Luca Giordano . . Jupiter and Semele,— a very masterly study : on paper, pasted on board, 20 by 15 96 Paolo Veronese . . Mars and Venus, with Cupid holding his horse a veiy beautiful cabinet specimen of the artist, 18| square 97 Bassan .The Rich Man and Lazarus, a fine specimen of Venetian colour¬ ing; 25\ by 111 98 Lodovico Lana ?. .A Bacchanalian Festival; length 64 by 43 : a very richly coloured picture 99 Thomson .The Io of Correggio, after the original in the Imperial collection at Vienna : height 64 by 29 100 Thomson .Ganymede, after the picture by Correggio, in the same collection: height 64 by 29 401 .A Figure from the Last Judgment of Michelangiolo, the size of the original 102 Sir Joshua Reynolds —The Portrait of Himself, seated at his easel: height 30 by 25 103 Ditto .Portrait of a Lady, in an attitude expressive of meditation ; landscape background : length 41 by 36, richly coloured 104 Ditto .Portrait of a Lady, half length—Contemplation: height j6 by 44 105 Ditto .A Landscape, with cattle and figures ; length 50 by 40 ; V /~ ^ r/+ >^_ v y*-0- yvx * *£/ x 7 f <^'<2 * «.-✓ X ^Vi»- c/ ZlJL y t y* t< / ? -r 9 106 Ditto . The Portrait, whole-length, of Mr. Barker, the celebrated engineer, seated at a table ; in the Artist’s finest manner. Over the table is thrown a carpet, in the painting of which this great master has shewn how easy it would have been for him to produce those deceptive imitations of the appearances of inanimate objects, so much admired in the works of the Dutch painters, had he not considered such ‘ tours de force,’ as he states in his lectures, to be beneath the dignity of his art. 107 Moroni . The Portrait of Titian,—16 inches by 11, upon parchment, pasted on canvas. It is painted with great clearness of manner, and in perfect preservation 108 Rembrandt, or his school —Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well,—on wood, 109 Albert Durer . . . 25b by 19 ; a very fine picture The Portrait of himself, very highly finished,—on board, 23 by 17g. The originality of this picture seems doubtful 1 10 Tintoretto .... Tarquin and Lucretia ; a richly coloured picture, on canvas, 111 Murillo . 39 by 33J The Stoning of St. Stephen ; a masterly sketch, presented to Sir Thomas Lawrence by Mr. Francillon, by whom it was ascribed to Lodovico Cigoli—on canvass, 27| by 20 112 Ludovico Caracci . The Madonna and Child; a very beautiful copy from the cele¬ brated picture by Coreggio, now in the National Gallery 113 Lorenzo Sabattini . The Presentation in the Temple; on panel, which is cracked, 114 Paolo Veronese . . 25% by 27f ; a very fine picture Venus at her Toilette, viewing herself in a mirror—a very richly coloured picture, height 63 by 47 \ 115 Danby . Sunset at Sea, after a Storm, with distressed Mariners on a raft 116 Giorgione . . . . A Bacchanalian Festival; an extensive composition, with fine landscape back-ground, coloured with great vigour—length 66 by 56 117 Turner . A Canal Scene, with Barges ; from the collection of Sir John Leicester 10 118 Etty .... Pandora; length 44 by 35 119 Rubens. . . . Plenty and Commerce ; length 64 by 53 120 Rembrandt .... Bathsheba, bathing ; one of the artist’s most finished pictures; has been several times engraved ; length 29 by 211 121 Paolo Veronese . . Venus supported in the Air by Cupids ; an octagon, in fresco, removed from a ceiling, and in perfect preservation—diameter 7 feet 122 Marcello Venusti,from a design of Michelangiolo —Christ driving the Money-changers ' out of the Temple ; an extensive composition, with rich archi¬ tectural back-ground ; the whole exquisitely finished: on wood —height 23 by 15|. From the Borghese palace 123 Hans Memmelinck , of Bruges—The Death of the Virgin. An admirable specimen of the high finishing and splendid colouring of the ancient Flemish school. A former possessor appears to have attributed it, we think erroneously, to Martin Schongaver. On panel— 15§ by 14 124 Raffaelle .Charity. From the Borghese palace; an undoubted specimen of this great artist; on wood—height Ilf by 7 |; with the print 125 Raffaelle .The dead body of Christ on the lap of the Virgin; with St. John, Mary Magdalen, Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus; from the Orleans Collection : on wood, length 11 by 9. This little picture, with two others, representing Christ praying on the mount, and bearing his cross, originally ornamented the step of an altar-piece, which was painted by Raffaelle for a convent of nuns, shortly, it is believed, before he was called to Rome. They afterwards made part of the collection of the Queen of Sweden, after whose death they were purchased with the rest of her collection by the Duke of Orleans 126 Rembrandt. . . . The Wife of Potiphar accusing Joseph; a picture of great ex¬ pression, and inimitable for its brilliancv of colouring, and power of effect, height 44 by 34 ^ FINIS.