CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF ENGRAVINGS, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, COMPRISING MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS, After Sir J. Reynolds, J. Hoppner, R.A., Sir T. Lawrence, and others, THEATRICAL PORTRAITS, &c.; MEZZOTINTS, AFTER CONSTABLE, BY D. LUCAS, TICKETS by Bartolozzi, and OLD MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS, THE PEOPEETY OF A GENTLEMAN; MEZZOTINTS, after Sir J. Reynolds (including a fine impression of Mrs. Pelham Feeding Chickens), T. Gainsborough, R.A., Sir T. Lawrence, &c., and OLD ENGLISH PRINTS in Colours, FROM VARIOUS PRIVATE SOURCES: £pxc iXLL (f' V] WHICH Mill be ^olb bij ^Auction bg Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, AT THEIR GREAT ROOMS, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1898, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. May be viewed Saturday and Monday preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Man son and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street, St James's Square, S. W. 2&H ' (K>1 & ' §0? O CONDITIONS OF SALE. - 0 - 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 re-sold. II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; and so on in proportion. 111. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the 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 On TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 189S, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. »o»- •€ THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. In the Folio. After J. CONSTABLE, R.A., by D. LUCAS. & 1 East Bergholt— early and finished proofs O 2 Spring —trial proof O 3 Yarmouth— ditto ^ 4 Summer Morning— ditto - 0 5 Summer Evening— ditto , O 6 A Dell, Helmingham— ditto F -— V ’ ' ^ O 7 Hampstead Heath : Sand Pits— ditto , c 8 Stoke Church, near Neyland— early trial proof ^ ° 9 The Same— later trial proof jF" , ^ O 10 Sea Beach, Brighton— trial proof (s'PF ^ ° 11 Old S^rum— ditto J 12 A Watermill, Dedham— ditto jy' u 13 Summer Afternoon— ditto JYv~ ° 14 The Glebe Farm— ditto v> 2 4 107 O 108 109 : ^ no The Strawberry Girl, after Sir J. Reynolds, by S. Cousins, R.A.— artist's proof , signed . ^ The Countess of Derby, after Sir T. Lawrence, by Bartolozzi JLz Mrs. Siddons, after W. Hamilton, R.A., by J. Caldwell Garrick as “ Richard III,” after Dance, by J. Dixon Miss O’Neill as “ Belvedera”— whole length Head of a Lady, by T. Frye— (Smith, No. 24) Miss Harrison, after Kettle, by Y. Green— -first state Miss Jane Collier, after Highmore, by J. Faber Miss Nancy Parsons, after Willison, by J. Watson— proof Mrs. Wodhull, after Zoffany, by R. Houston Miss Berridge, after Berridge, by J. Watts— first state Cries of London : “ Primroses,” by L. Sckiavonetti— printed in colours 111 o> 112 <2113 O 114 Favourite Chickens going to Market, after Bigg, by W. Pether 4 The Show, after J. Hoppner, R.A., by J. Young— proof Wisdom, Beauty and Virtue, after Cosway, by J. R. Smith The Effects of Extravagance, after Morland, by W. Ward— proof » 115 The Same; and Industry and Economy, after Singleton, by ' ^ \ 16 117 W. Ward 2 A Lecture on the Orrery, after Wright, by W. Pether— proof ^ The French Conscript, after Stothard, by J. Young— proof; and * The Village School 2 118 Harley and Old Edwards, after Morlaud, by J. Pettitt 10 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. Framed. J. /S', Cottagers, after Miss Langliam, by C. White; and A Villager, after Lady D. Beauclerc 2 / s , H , ts 120 A Young Spartan ; and A Young Virgin, by L. Brydon —ovals, o i2i printed in colours 122 /•/ T & 123 // • /< r ~. c 124 O 125 Blind Girl of Borne; and Country Girl of Tuscany, after North- cote, by Gaugain— ditto, ditto 2 / o y' ' 9 . /?, 6 129 y . r . o 127 tT. /s. ^ 128 La Priere; and Le Bon-Jour, after Miss Conyers, by A. Le Grand —a pair, printed in colours 2 Girl of Modena, after Bunbury— oval, printed in colours A Cottager, by P. W. Tomkins —printed in colours / /S* Jupiter and Calista, after A. Kauffman —ditto (/ / Awake, by A. Freschi— proof, printed in colours Mrs. Mountain, after Adam Buck, by T. Cheesmau —ditto // Two Ladies, after Lady Lincoln, by W. Claughton —in colours / / r . / s . o 129 The Poor Soldier, after Ansell, by Tomkins — proof, printed in colours i /r . i 3 ° /*?, / . 6 131 IT - ; ^ 132 The Fruits of Industry ; and The Effects of Extravagance, after Morland, by W. Ward —printed in colours 2-//-y Setters, after Morland, by W. Ward —ditto /f t A Visit to the Grandfather, after J. B. Smith ; and A Visit to Jf- the Grandmother, after Northcote, by J. E. Smith 2 133 /y, H . O 134 e/ v # , & 135 / * & r ^ 136 Marchioness of Donegal as a Gipsy, after Masquerier, by Garden • —in colours 145 Mrs. Crouch, after ditto, by Bartolozzi— in bistre & 46 Nature (Lady Hamilton), after G. Romney, by J. R. Smith— second state / VARIOUS PROPERTIES. O 147 ^ 148 5 *- -Z5 149 zP-' 150 —z? 151 /- 152 153 & r 154 '"V O 155 Viscountess Bulkeley, after Cosway, by Bartolozzi— in red Nell Gwynne, after Sir P. Lely— printed in colours t Fille de Montmelian ; and Paysanne de la Maurianne, after Bunbury— a pair , in bistre 2 Gleaners, after ditto, by C. Knight— a pair 2 Beauty and the Beast, after ditto— in colours ; and Girl in a Landscape 2 Venus and Cupids, after Cipriani, by Brydon ; and View in Hyde Park— in colours 2 Charles James Fox, after Cunningham— printed in colours The Birth of Venus, after Barry, by Facius— printed in colours Master Stanhope, after Reynolds— painted in oils on metal & 12 O, 156 Peace; and War, after Singleton, by J. Whessel— printed in ^ / colours y, /