A CHOICE COLLECTION OP ENGRAVINGS (®f % (Earljr dBnglislj Stjtml, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN COMPRISING CWXLKTNSPNfr.y] ENGRAVINGS in MEZZOTINT and COLOURS, after J. Hoppner, R.A., (including ‘ The Frankland Children’ and ‘ The Hoppner Children ’) E. Oosway, E.A., F. Wheatley, E.A., J. Downman, A.R.A., J. Ward, E.A., G. Morland and others; MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS, After Sir J. Eeynolds and G. Eomney (including a fine proof of ‘The Gower Family’), and STUDIES IN OIL BY ROMNEY, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN; AND FINE ENGRAVINGS IN COLOURS, After W, Bigg, E.A., J. E. Smith, G. Morland, and Cosway, FROM VARIOUS PRIVATE SOURCES: WHICH lEUl Ire ^olb by Auction by Messrs. CHRISTIE. MANSON & WOODS, at their great rooms, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1898, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. May be viewed Friday and Saturday preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street, St. James's Square, S. W. CONDITIONS OF SALE. - o - T. 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 re-sold. II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; and so on in jDroportion. III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, tho Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, or the whole 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. V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at the Buyer’s expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale; Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, or any fault or defect in, any Lot; and making no warranty whatever. VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be removed during the time of Sale; and the remainder of the Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery. VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited; all Lots un¬ cleared 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. CATALOGUE. -K>« On MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1898, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. In the Folio. 9 1 Amaryllis ; and Savoir Vivre Sans Six Sous, after Bunbury, by Stubbs— printed in red 0 2 Expectation, after ditto, by J. R. Smith— printed in colours 9 3 Margaret’s Tomb, after Bunbury, by F. Bartolozzi— printed in colours 0 4 Black-Eyed Susan, after ditto, by Dickinson— printed in colours ia O 5 A Winter’s Tale, by C. Knight— proof ; and The Village Ale- House, after ditto, by W. Dickinson— both printed in colours 2 - 6 Lord Nelson— mezzotint ; and Perseus and Andromeda, after ^ Cipriani, by Bartolozzi— in colours 2 7 Countess Spencer and Child, after Reynolds— in water-colours / O 8 The Cooper Children, after Gardner, by T. Watson; Maria; and another, after Reynolds O 9 Lady Charlotte Bertie, after Peters, by Dickinson O 10 Les Deux Amis, by and after J. R. Smith jf, / 4 /v.. / - ^ 17 ^/3o . ^ 18 0.0 19 ^74* // . o 20 Admiral Keppel, after Eomney, by W. Dickinson— proof beforey, alteration in title / A Journey to the Watch House, by and after J. Dean , Lydia, after Peters, by W. Dickinson— second state a Colonel Tarleton, after Eeynolds, by J. E. Smith C > Mrs. Sheridan and Son, after Hoppner, by T. Nugent ^ A Child with Flowers, by C. Wilkin; and another, after Kauff- ^9 man— both printed in colours The Milk Girl ; and The Fruit Girl, after Northcote, by T. Gaugain— a pair, printed in colours Mrs. Mills, after Engleheart, by J. E. Smith— finely printed in y > colours 30 Miss Farren, after Sir T. Lawrence, by F. Bartolozzi The Cottagers (Mrs. and Miss Macklin and Miss Pott), after Eeynolds, by Bartolozzi— printed in colours A Young Lady Encouraging a Low Comedian, after Northcote, * by W. Ward— printed in colours Lady Eushout and Daughter, after A. Kauffman, by T. Burke /9J —printed in red 0 r *' ' \ A Lecture on Gadding, after J. E. Smith, by Bartolozzi— printed dls in colours The Farm Yard, after Singleton, by Nutter— printed in colours^ The Moralist, after J. E. Smith, by W. Nutter— printed in colours Vny/iA Amusement, by and after P. W. Tomkins— oval, printed in colours Ferdinand 1Y. and Family, after A. Kauffman, by M. Bovi— j»yy printed in colours 5 'j? , <7 31 Illustrations to ‘ Tom Jones Four Sepia Drawings, by R. Smirke, & , C? 32 Bacchanals, after Lady D. Beauclerc, by Bartolozzi —printed in , colours ; and The Same— proof, in bistre 2 / / /*2 , <233 F. Bartolozzi, R.A., after Reynolds, by Marcuard —printed in ^ colours / £ ' o 34 Guardian Angels, after ditto, by 0. H. Hodges— printed in colour * / £ r ^ 35 ,/7. ^ 36 AFTER G. MORLAND. The Lass of Livingstone, by T. Gaugain— printed in colours d_//2* Bovs Bathing ; Boys Skating ; The Angry Farmer ; and Robbiniu , ' / an Orchard, by E. Scott— a set of four, printed in colours ^ ^ c Constancy ; and Variety, by W. Ward — a pair, printed in ^ y colours f,, 37 ' / , ^38 Gathering Wood; and Gathering Fruit, by R. M. Meadows— , /<• . *39 a pair, printed in colours - Jack in Bilboes ; and The Contented Waterman, by W. Ward ^ —a pair, printed in colours - / // , hZ ft “ Old Chairs to Mend,” by Vendramini— printed in “ Gingerbread,” by Vendramini — printed in colours t^lr - “ Milk below Maids,” by Scbiavonetti — printed in colours Jhr— “ Turnips and Carrots,” by T. Gaugam— tn brown ** ^ Rustic Sympathy ; and Rustic Benevolence, by C. Keating a pair, printed in colours ^ /S74. ^ af~> /O. ° 55 The Pedlar; and The Farrier, by W. Dickinson — a pair, printed in colours ^ Rustic Happiness, after Wheatley; and Rustic Content, after Barber, by Lander and Brooke — a pair, printed in colours 2 // / // , & 57 Almeida, by and after ditto— printed in colours f O 58 Lucy of Leinster, by and after ditto l/zP ?'■ 59 A Vegetable Market; and A Poultry Market, after J. Ward, * • ° R.A., by W. Ward— a pair, printed in colours 2 & 60 Compassionate Children; and Haymakers, after ditto, by ditto ^ y “ * ° —printed in colours 2 ^ ^ 0 %\ The Romps; and The Truants, after Bigg, by W. Ward—a pair, printed in colours 2 62 A Set of the Six Ovals, after J. Downman, A.R.A. — printed . __ in colours —comprising— ° ^ ° M iss Farren / yZLitf - Mrs. Siddons Duchess of Devonshire Lady Elizabeth Foster Viscountess Dungannon Duchess of Richmond 7 Framed. */0, d 63 Rosalie, after J. R. Smith, by Emma Smith; and Lubin, after a De Wilde, by ditto— printed in colours 2 £ £?64 Lady Howe, after Opie — first state 2 ' /it / s • y a 65 Countess of Derby (Miss Farren), after Sir T. Lawrence, by J > * ° Bartolozzi— printed in colours y . chess of Devonshike and Lady G. Cayendish, after Reynolds, /? / (l/iz/fi-**-u by Keating— open letter proof j ,6m '6 . 6 68 69 Miss Mordaunt, after Reynolds, by J. R. Smith —first state f < Duchess of York, after J. Hoppner, R.A., by W. Dickinson The Hoppner Children (Children Bathing), after J. Hpppner, ✓ R.A., by W. Ward— finely printed in colours ^ 70 / O . o The Daughters of Sir Thomas Frankland, after J. Hoppner, R. A., by W. ’Ward—finely printed in colours / ' o S~. ° 72 71 Abra, after Kauffman, by T. Burke; and Yenus, after Reynolds 2 0—,-v 73 / , C 74 >■ P ~, V 7 ^ How Smooth, Brother ! after Hamilton, by Gaugain; and a pair ~ of ovals, after Shelley—printed in colours 3 y Miss Brown, by J. R. Smith ; and The Duke of Richmond, after , Yandyck, by R. Earlom ^ Alope (Lady Hamilton), after Romney, by Earlom; and Eliza, after Hoppner, by Kingsbury— in red 2 Yenus Attired by the Graces, after A. Kauffman, by Bartolozzi— printed in red d 8 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. In the Folio. I?, /& & 76 Comedy ; and Tragedy, after A. Kauffman, by Sentzenicli —printed (L in colours ; and one other 3 Ssl/dA /, /O , O 77 Classical Subjects, after ditto, by Bettelini -proofs Wore letters, in brown 18 / bv Bartolozzi and Tomkins— in bistre 12 /s. ^ A, 6 . ^137 afjf' , & The Duciiess of Devonshire, after Downman, by F. Bartolozzi —printed in colours Jr Miss Farrkn, after ditto, by P. W. Tomkins — printed in colours