0 ' OF THE IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF iM MODERN PICTURES AND Mate-rnlmtr ©mfrmtga. OF ROBERT RANKIN, ESQ. DECEASED, late of LIVERPOOL; which (by Order of the Executors) Mill bt ^olb bg Jt action bg Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, Air "rami® @»KAir 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1898, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. May be viewed Three Days preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street , St. James's Square , S. W. 2010 '^! CONDITIONS OF SALE. - O - 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. III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. IY. 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. YI. 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. YII. 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 S. CARTER, 1874. „ 15 Little Foxes / , O 23 in. by 19^ in. From the Collection of T. 0. Potter, Esq., 1876 YICAT COLE, R.A., 1880. 0 — * 16 Medmenham, with timber barges C? 15 in. by 24 in. E. W. COOKE, R.A., 1852. 17 ON THE BEACH, SCHEYENINGEN, with stranded pincks. & ; and figures 18 in. by 36 in. From the Collection of T. 0. Potter, Esq., 1876 T. S. COOPER, R.A., 1838. y' e <218 Donkey, Goat and Kid On panel —13^ in. by 17^ in. G J. S. COTMAN. 19 River Scenes, with barges and figures —a pair 9 in. by 21£ in. T. CRESWICK, R.A. 20 A Mill and Stream, with figures by Marcus Stone, R.A. 14^ in. by 12 in. From the Collection of J. Boustead, Esq., 1880 E. DUNCAN, 1847. A View at Douglas, Isle of Man 8-^ in. by 13^ in. From the Collection of S. G. Fenton, Esq., who purchased it from the artist From the Collection of Albert Levy, Esq., 1876 R. P. BONINGTON. 22 A FRENCH COAST SCENE; sea shore in the foreground, on /O is 0 ♦ & • & which are the figures of a man, a woman, and a child near a boat on the right ; on 1 on the left; cloudy sky 23^ in. by 32 in. Exhibited at Burlington House, 1884 Exhibited at Dundee From the Collection of T. 0. Barlow, Esq., B.A., 1890 e left a woman on a horse open sea R. P. BONINGTON. Venice from the Giudecca On panel —10 in. by 14 in. A. L. EGG, R.A. 24 Peter the Great sees Catherine for the first time & 8 in. by 13 in. Finished sketch for the large picture From, the Collection of Albert Levy, Esq., 1876 A. E. EGG, R.A. 25 Esmond 10 in. by 14 in. From the Artists' Sale From the Collection of Albert Levy, Esq., 1876 T. FAED, R.A., 1864. 26 FAREWELL TO ERIN ^ 30J in. by 20 in. T. FAED, R.A., 1862. 27 THE MILKMAID 20 in. by 14 in. From the Collection of J. Guest, Esq. From the Collection of Albert Levy, Esq., 1876 JF ?— — E. FRERE, 1855. 28 SHELLING PEAS & On panel —21^ in. by 18 in. Exhibited at York, 1879 From the Collection of IT. Ilougier, Esq., 1880 cx E. FRERE, 1863. 29 Resting 10 in. by 8^ in. From the Collection of T. 0. Potter, Esq., 1876 8 /pH'. * - X/ . E. FEEEE. 30 A Courtyard, Ecouen 12 in. by 10 in. From the Collection of T. 0. Potter, Esq., 1876 W. P. FRITH, R.A., 1865. 31 The Last Sunday at Whitehall in the time op Charles II. ft —■ ^7 13^ in. by 21 in. Finished slcetch for the large picture Exhibited at York, 1879 From the Collection of H. Rougier, Esq., 1880 W. E. FROST, R.A. 32 Chastity ' & “ ? 0 dear to Heaven is saintly chastity, That when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt.” Milton’s Comus. 15rj in. by 23 in. Exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1851 From the Collection of J. Farnworth, Esq., 1874 Engraved in ‘ Selected Pictures from Galleries and Private Collections ,’ by C. S. Hall A. GEDDES, A.R.A. Portrait of Sir Walter Scott, in brown coat 21 in. by 1 6^ in. Exhibited at Burlington House, 1892 T. GIETIN. 34 York Minster : Evening On panel — 15 in. by 25 in. 9 F. GOODALL, R.A.,, 1849. 35 Falstaff thrown into the River /y. ^ 16 in. by 20£ in. From the Collection of J. Burnett, Esq., 1876 KEELEY HALSWELLE, A.R.S.A., 1869. 36 SAY “ YES ” 44 in. by 35 in. E. HAYES, R.H.A., 1870. 37 A Ship making Signals off a Martello Tower 12 in. by 18 in. From the Collection of A. Andrews, Esq., 1888 _ ' /88 Expectations 94 in. by 7^ in. W. HEMSLEY. From the Collection of J. Boustead, Esq., 1880 J. F. HERRING, Sen. 39 A Farm Yard, with horses O 19 in. by 23£ in. From the Collection of Geo. Moore, Esq. W. HOGARTH. 40 A Musical Party, containing portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Fricke, Hogarth, and Miller the bookseller. On the right a gentle¬ man and two ladies seated round a tea-table; round a music- stand near them are four musicians, seated ; a fifth figure stands behind ; on the right a boy and a kitten 24 in. by 30 in. See description on hack Exhibited at Burlington House, 1884 ; *1. . - ' Formerly in the Collection of the Earl oj Essex A 3 7 ^ ^ MMa . 10 W. HOGARTH. 41 The Sleeping Congregation ; and the Engraving ' ° 21 in. by 171 in. W. HOGARTH. 42 A Gentleman and Two Ladies Playing Cards /$ ^ 23^ in. by 27 in. From the Collection of the Earl of Onslow W. HOGARTH. 48 Scene in a Park: a lady and child walking, attended by a black ' footman 15^ in. by 24 in. J. C. HOOK, R.A. //j— ^4 TnE Fisherman’s Good-Night 6 in. by 9 in. /> J /J4'f. ERSKINE NICOL, A.R.A., 1851-57. 66 A SAMPLE FROM THE MOUNTAINS On panel —14 in. by 10^ in. J. PHILIP, R.A., 1866. 67 The Evil Eye 8£ in. by 9^ in. Sketch for the large picture Exhibited at the International Exhibition, 1873 Exhibited at York , 1879 From the Collection of H. Bougier, Esq., 1880 J. PHILIP, R.A. 68 A Scotch Christening ^ 104 in. by 13^ in. Study for the engraved picture From the Collection of J. Nield, Esq., 1879 SIR E. J. POYNTER, P.R.A., 1871. 69 FEEDING THE SACRED IBIS IN THE HALLS OF O KARNAC 36 in. by 26 in. Exhibited at the Boyal Academy, 1871 From the Collection of J. Wardell, Esq., 1880 BRITON RIVIERE, R.A. 70 The Dog in the Manger O 16 in. by 25 in. From the Collection of T. O. Potter, Esq., 1876 15 BRITON RIVIERE, R.A., 1879. Brown Hai 20^ in. by 10 in. 71 The Merry Brown Hares S ~, * G. SMITH, 1863. 72 Fondly Gazing On panel —15^ in. by 13^ in. From the Collection of Albert Levy, Esq., 1876 T. STOTHARD, R.A. 3 The Surprise Oval —9^ in. by 12^ in. Exhibited at Burlington House, 1875 Engraved by Joseph Strutt .74 The Discovery T. STOTHARD, R.A. Oval —9 in. by 12 in. Exhibited at Burlington House, 1875 Engraved by Joseph Strutt a. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A. r O 75 Orchard Bay, Islo of Wight; and tbo Engraving, by John Landseer in. by 10 in. > / W. M. TWEEDIE. Rebecca at the Well 38^ in. by 38^ in. 16 /J~. £ /" 77 Eebecca W. M. TWEEDIE. 31 in. by 39 in. W. M. TWEEDIE. 78 An Arab Chief 35 in. by 28 in. J. /J. £ W. M. TWEEDIE. 79 A Neapolitan Peasant Gibl Oval —25 in. by 21 in. W. M. TWEEDIE. , O 80 Head of a Youth 23^ in. by 19 in. G. VINCENT, 1827. 81 A MOUNTAINOUS EIVEE SCENE IN SCOTLAND, with e . —- 4i 39 in. by 48^ in. T, WEBSTEE, E.A., 1837. 82 Sketching from Nature - / J- . o 13^ in. by 17^ in. From the Collection of J. Wadmore , Esq. From the Collection of J. Nield, Esq., 1879 J>r SIE D. WILKIE, E.A. 83 POETEAIT OF THE AETIST, in brown coat with yellow y ^ waistcoat, holding a crayon in his right hand 30 in. by 25 in. From the Collection of Sir IF. E. Knighton, to whom it was presented by the Artist Exhibited at the National Portrait Exhibition, 1868 17 SIR D. WILKIE, R.A. 84 The Jew’s Harp