%'J;'^'^\ ^:^««:~----"^' ^■•'N. -;!;,: A CATALOGUE O F A Colledion of Pidur^, SELECTED From the Roman, Florentine, Lom- bard, Venetian, and other Schools. CONS ISTING OF The Works of the following Masters : Raphael, Correggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Annibale Carracci, Feti, Dominichino, Guido, Guercino, Simon da Pefaro, Sirani, Albani, Bolognefe, Carlo Cigniani, Paul Vcronefe, Ba» fan, Salvator Rofa, Luca Giordano, Solimeni, Carlo Maratt, Conca, Trevifani, Nicolas and Gafpar Pouflin, Le Sueur, Le Brun, Bourdon, Rubens, Vandyck, Murillo, Rembrandt, Te- niers, Swanevelt, Bartolomeo, Both, &c. The Whole coUefted during a Journey of feveral Years in Italy and France, By ROBERT STRANGE. To be fold by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room in Pall-Ma!l, on Thuriday, the 7th of February, and the two following Days. j^^Cl, ' CiiMJc) ■ To be viewed on Tuefday the 5th, and till the time of Sale, which will begin at i z o'Clogk. INTRODUCTION. THE following colle61:ion of pic- tures is humbly fubmitted to the judgment and the generofity of the pub- lic; their merit is already known to the curious. Some particular circumitances, which attended my arrival from Italy, firft determined me to make a general exhibition of my own drawings, together with the pidlures I had then purchafed when abroad : two reafons induced me to this meafure. The firft was to lay be- fore the public the nature and merit of thefe drawings, intended for publica- tion ; ia the execution of which I had employed feveral years, and expended a confiderable fum of money. The fe- cond was to fubmit to the public judg- ment the clioice of a coUecftion of pic- tures, which I had formed upon a plan dif- vi INTRODUCTION. dilferent from that of the generality of purchafers ; viz. a collecStion compofed of the different fchools of painting, and fpecimens of all the great mafters. This colle(5lion I had formed with great at- tention ; and, like the children of a par- tial father, I flattered myfelf that they polTefTed a more than ordinary degree of merit : I even entertained hopes that fomc generous purchafer might adopt the fame idea, and treat with me for the whole. The public, however, teflified their approbation on this occafion, and I, in return, thought myfelf honoured by their applaufe. In a fucceeding journey abroad, I was fortunate enougli to add to this colle(5liQn above fixty pic- tures, many of which will be found to be exceedingly capital. This lafl acqui- fition, of itfelf an objedt worthy the public attention, induced me once more to try the fate of a fecond exhibition, in hopes INTRODUCTION. vii hopes Hill that fome one perfonage amongll the many people of tafle in this rich and opulent country might think of purchafmg the whole. But this was not the cafe : I received indeed many applications for fmgle pictures ; but the feafon being then too far advanced to embrace any offers of this nature, I re- folved not to mutilate my collection, but to wait the event of the enfuing winter. I now fubmit the whole to the genero- iity of the public, and to the iffue of a fair and general fale. The remarks I have made in the fol- lowing catalogue are offered, with great deference, to the judgment of the public. The pi(5tures themfelves will befl convey an idea of the merit and extent of this colleclion ; which, I flatter myfelf, is no inconfiderable acquifition to my coun- try. My natural love for painting, the opportunities I have had abroad, and which a long experience has given me, in ftudying vv^itk care the works of all 7 the viii INTRODUCTION the great painters ; fome little Ihare of pra6lical knowledge, which I have at- tained in this branch, and a tafte format ed entirely upon the works of the great- eft artifts, will, altogether, I hope, give fome degree of fandiion to the choice which I have made; and induce the public to receive with indulgence a col- le6tion which has been formed with much labour, difficulty, and expence, by one w^ho is very feniible of the obli» gations w^hich he has already received from them, and who Ihall think it a peculiar happinefs, if, by his future la- Lours, he can merit the continuance of tiaeir approl^ation. A CATALOGUE O F Mr. S T R A N G E's Colledion of Pictures. Firft Day's Sale. Let BOUCHER. 1. A Landfca-pe. — Painted with that fpirit which ■^■*- vve generally hnd in the works of this ma- iler. — %\: inches high, by 6 inches wide. FR ANCISQ^UE. 2. A Landfcape.— In. the manner of Nicolas Poiif- fin. — SUnches wide, by d". high. . VANHAOFTEN. 3. A Man and a Woman, — A fmall, but agreeable pidture of this mafter, and executed with re- markable fpirit. — 6} inches high, by 5t wide. ^ PORDENON. £^^-.4. ^he AJfumpion of the Virgin. — In the genera- lity of the painters of the Venetian fchool, we find a richneis and union of colour, which is re- markable in this fubjcct:.' — 1 foot -^ of an inch wide, by 9-^- inches high. 1 A CATALOGUE OF V E C E L L I. _-..^.i^.-^. Tbe Virgin with the Child, attended by a group of Angels, — This pidlure is much in the ftile of Titian, of whom Vecelli was a fcholar. — ii^l inches wide, by 9 inches high. SWANEVELT. Born about the year 1620, died at Rome. =;Li-;^«*-* 6. A Land/cape. — There are not, of this mafter, two more agreeable fpecimens to be found, of a ca- binet fize, than this and the following pi6lure. They are painted with great tafte, and diverfified with figures, &c. — A circle of 9-^ inches in diameter. SWANEVELT. > 7. A Landfcape. — A circle of 9-^ inches in diame- ter. SCHIDONI. Born at Modena 1580, died at Parma 1616. fS==^^"'^"S. 'The Entombi7tg of our Saviour. — This, in all probability, has been the ftudy for a large pic- ture. It is much in the ftile of Correggio. The angel is particularly agreeable. — 1 1^ inches high, by 84- inches wide. ' LE BRUN. Born at Paris 1619, died in the fame city 1690. / 9. Uagar ajtd the Angel— A fpirited performance- of this mafter, rich in colouring, and painted in the ftile of Francefco Mola. — i foot high, by 8-^ inches wide. DE LA FOSSE. Born at Paris 1640, died in the fame city 1719. to. The Finding of Mofes. — This picture is com- pofed with judgment, and painted v/ith tafte and Mr. S TRANCE'S PICTURES. ^ and facility — i foot 5-^ wide, by 11 inches high. ANDREA SACCHI. Born atNettuno in I599t died at Rome 1661. 1 1, y^ Bofs head. — One of the mod animated ftu- dies I have fceh ; it has much of the charader of nature, of knowledge in the principles of co- louring, and a breadth of light and fhadow. — - ^\ inches high, by 9 inches wide. TITIAN. Born atCadora 1477, died at Venice 1476. ' a< yR~^ i2. The Jludy of a heady which is well coloured, and agreeable in its effed.— 114^ inches high, by 1 1 inches wide, VANUDEN. Born at Antwerp 1595, died 1663. 13. The Flight iuio Egypt, — This, and the following pidure N° 15, are two highly tinifned and agree- able landfcapes : The figures are painted by Ru* bens. — I foot wide, by 9^ inches high. PA TELL. 'z:it- 14. A Land/cape.— 'This fmall pidure is painted with great force, brilliancy of colour, and ftrong oppofition of light and ihade. — 10 inches wide, by yl high, V A N U D E N. 15, The Return from Egypt. — i foot wide, by 9^- inches high. BLANCH A RD. Born at Paris 1600, died in the fame city 1638. 16. Diana. — The whole of this pidure is painted with great talle, and the charader of the princi- B z pal 4 A CATALOGUE OF pal figure Is agreeable. — i foot |.inch high, by 10^ inches wide, C A Z E S. Born at Paris 1676, where he died 1754.. ■ -1 7. Bacchus and Ariadne. — This pidure will recom- commend itfelf by the beauty of its colouring, which, in genera], is harmonious and tranfparent. — I foot 2^ high, by 10^ inches wide. BOUCHER. 18. A Lady Jleeping.' — The charader of this head is agreeable, and exprefles that freedom fo pe- culiar to the generality of this painter's works. — I foot 6): high, by i foot 2 wide. VANLOO. 19. ^he Adoration of the Shepherds. — Vanloo, in the execution of this fubje6l, has imitated Carlo Maratc, who was a favourite painter with him. Carlo's idea abundantly predominates in the Virgin. The whole has an agreeable effedl, and a ftile of colouring which refembles an Italian pidure. — 2 feet i high, by 1 foot 8t wide. NICOLAS POUSSIN. Born at Andeli, achy of Normandy 1594, died at Rome 1665. ■ ^ .1^ 1^.-20. Venus with a Cupid giving drink to a Satyr. — We find in the compofitions of this mailer, a ftile which is peculiar to himfelf j it is confpi- cuous in this pi6lure, both in the extremities of the figures, and in the tafle with which the whole is painced. — 2 feet 47 high, by i foot io| wide. LE Mr, STRANGERS PICTURES. -^ LE NAIN. e:G||»^2 I . 'I'he Adoration of the Shepherds.— It is but feldom we meet with hiftorical compofitions of this ma- iler. The general appearance, however, of this pidure is flriking, and abundantly demonftrates . that knowledge of the union of colours, and careful imitation of nature, which are peculiar to the Dutch fchool. The two figures towards the extremities of the pi6lure are painted with great freedom. — 4 feet 5 wide, by 3 feet 5 high. BOTH. Born at Utrecht in 1600, died in the fame city 1650. Ti^i-r)ijg2 2. A Landfcape. — There is a warmth of colour, and a tafte in the execution of this piflure, which equals any thing I haVe iti^n. of this mafter. The paflages of light through the trees, &c. are well underftood -, and the figures are not only highly finilhed, but they are pencilled with uncommon freedom. — 3 feet 77 wide, by 2 feet 7^ high. GIOVANNI BAPTISTA SALVA. [Commonly called SASSO FERRATO, from the place where he was born about the beginning of the fixteenth century.] —^ 23. A Madona. — This head has much of the cha- rafter of Guido •, and is painted with great force and brilliancy of colour. — i foot 11^ high, by I foot 7 wide. ALBANI. Born at Bologna in 1578, died in the fame city 1660. 24. Our Saviour appearing to the Magdalen. — An agreeable and well compolcd fubjeft; the cha- rafters are expreflive, and it is brilliant m the lonepf its colouring, — An oval, 9 inches by 6^. GUER« A CATALOGUE OF GUERCINO. Born at Cento 1590, died in the fame city 1666. 25. ^he Virgin and Child. — There is a force of co- lour, a ftriking and pidurefque efFe(5t in this compofition, which muft" pleafe the generality of fpe(5tators. — An oval, 9 inches wide, by 6^ high. RUBENS. Born at Cologne in 1577, died at Antwerp 1640. ^■w^ ^/■"^-•■g6. A Portrait of Mary of Medicis. — This portrait carries with it that purity of tints, fo peculiar to the pencil of Rubens. On the back of this pidure, there is an old feal of the royal arms of France, from which it is prefumed to have been the property of fome of that family. — i foot io| high, by i foot 6 wide. NICOLAS POUSSIN. ■,if^*=^0^^rr'^'j ' The Deluge. — This piflure was, in all proba- bility, intended as a ftudy for one of a larger fize. It is well compofed, the characters expref- five, and is the firft thought of an able artift, executed with judgment and freedom. — A circle 3 ftct li in diameter, ANNIBALE CARRACCI. Born at Bologna in 1560, died at Rome in 1609. „4^(^:p«5r^8. Mercury playing Argos to Jleep, — There is a ftile of drawing in this pidture, which abundantly indicates the painter. The whole is charaderized with a fpirited and mafterly pencil, — 2 feet 4 high, by i foot lol wide. LUCA GIORDANO. Born at Naples 1632, died in the fame city 17C5, y 29. St. Dominique preaching. — This is a rich com- pofition of the mafterj agreeable in its effect, an4 Mr. STRANGE's PICTURES. 7 and many of the charaders arc interefting. — i foot 8y high, by i foot 7 wide. GUERCINO. pmsr^ 30. St. 'Therefa embracing our Saviour. — The aftion of this figure of the St. Therefa, and the ex- preflive charader of the head, are equally inte- refting. The general effect of light and fhadow is well undcrftood: it is painted in Guercino*s firft manner. — 1 foot 4 high, by i foot t inch wide. LE SUEUR. Born at Paris 161 7, died in the fame city 1655. _^^,. - -ji. The Def cent from the Crofs. — This ftudy is well compofed, and remarkable for expreffion. — i foot 4 high, by 1 foot i^ wide. SOLI MEN I. Born at Nocera de Pagani, in the kingdom of Naples 1657, died at Barra, near Naples, 1747. 32. St. Dominique attended by Angels. — There is a great facility of pencil in the execution of this picture, which muft give pleafure to every judge in painting; it is befides well coloured. — i foot 3 high, by 1 foot wide. VANDER MEULEN. Born at BrufTels 1634, died at Paris 1680. Jij^.:^^. The Pajfage of the Rhine. — A compofirion equally agreeable in its effeft, as it is tranfpa- rent in its colouring. I'he principal figure is Louis XIV. attended by his generals.— 2 feet ^i wide, by 2 feet ^ high. SI- S A CATALOGUE OP SIMON VOUET. Born at Paris 1582, died in the fame city 1641. 34. ^he Virgin with our Saviour. — A piflure well compofed, painted with great tafte and force of colour. — 2 feet 4t high, by i foot 1 1-^ wide, GABRIELLE CALLARI. Son to P A U L VERONESE. Born at Verona 1568, died at Venice 1631. 35. Our Saviour en the Crofs^ Cs^r.— This group of the three women naturally recalls to our re- membrance that in the famous pidture of Daniel da Volterra at Rome. The attitude of the Magcklen is noble, and compofed with great elegance. In the Chrift, the anatomy is well un- deritood j and the extremities are judicioufly made out. There is an agreeable harmony in the colouring of the whole. — 2 feet 2 high, by I foot 64; wide. ELIZABETTASIRANI. Born at Bologna 1638, died in the fame city 1664, ^6. Our Saviour holding the Crofs. — We may fee in this pidure, the chara6ler of a pencil formed upon the imitation of Guido. The figure is well drawn, painted with great delicacy, and the co- louring tranfparent and agreeable. — 11 4- inches high, by 9 inches wide. BATTISTA FERI. 37, 'J'he Morning. — One of the moft interelling fcenes which Italy can afford. On one fide we have the promontory of Mecsnum-, on the other, the fhoreof Sarentum; and in the middle, the ifland of Capria. There is an effeft in this pidurc, which will not yield to Claud Lorain. The figures too are well painted. — i foot ()4- v/ide, by i foot 5^ 1^'gh. 7 BAT- Mr. STRANGE's PICTURES. 9 BATTISTA FERI: 38. The Evening. — This feems no imaginary com- pofition, buc a profped, moft probably, in the kingdom of Naples, the painter being a native of that country. The foreground is enriched with figures, and the whole partakes much of the influence of a fetting fun. — The fize as of the preceding pidure. DAVID TENIERS. Born at Antwerp 1610, died at Bruflels 1694. =B**fc»'39. A View upon the Rhine. — The whole of this , pi«5lure is painted with one of the moft fpirited pencils I have feen of Teniers. — 2 feet ~ inch wide, by i foot 5i high. SEBASTIEN BOURDON. Born at Montpellier 1616, died at Paris 1671, »*=^ 40. The Holy Family attended by Angels. — A com- pofition much in the ftile of Nicolas Pouflln. The charafters are in general expreflive ; and the whole, although not highly finiflied, is paint- ed with facility and tafte. — An oval i foot 3!- long, by I foot i high. PHILIPPE DE CHAMPAGNE. Born at Bruflels 1602, died at Paris 1674. tr r^i ^ ' % i, A Portrait of the great Colbert. — This por- trait of the Mecaenas of France, juftly claims a rank amongft the lineft things in painting. Ic is executed in a great ftile, and with that truth and freedom which we admire in the works of the great painters. — 2 feet 64 high, by 2 feet wide. PO- lo A CATALOGUE OF •DOMENICO FETI. Born at Rome 1590, died at Venice 1624. 42, St. Francis. — This head merits to be confidered as one of the fined fpecimens of the mafter. We find in it a character of defign and expreflion, accompanied too with a fervour of devotion, which can only be equalled hf the works of Guidoand Carracci. — 1 foot 10 high, by ifoot 7 wide. RUBENS. Born at Cologne I577» died at Antwerp 1640. .-:f-43. Seneca. — The charader of this head approaches ■ nearly to the antique. It is remarkable for greatnefs of expreffion, truth of colouring, and the facility with which it is painted. — An oval 1 foot 7 high, by i foot 5 wide. ANNIBALE CARRACCI. ,5^*-^ 44. St. Gregory fraying., attended by Angels. — This is the original and finifhed ftudy from which the large pidure in the church of St. Gregorio, at Rome, has been painted -, as may be feen by the various pentimentos which may be traced in itj and by comparing it with the print engraved by Giacomo Frey, in which, upon examination, it will be found, there is fcarce a figure tharhas DOt received fome alteration. This ftudy is painted with great tafte and corrednefs of defign. — 4 feet 5 high, by 3 feet i~ wide. LUC A GIORDANO. 45. St. Francis healing the Sick. — The whole of this pidure is painted with an aftonifhing relief. It is very obvious that it was done at a time when Luca Mr. STRANGE's PICTURES, u Luca was enamoured with the works of Murillo; for the charader of this painter is particularly predominant in the figure of the St. Francis, and in the group of cherubims in the air. — 5 feet 5 wide, by 4 feet 5 high. B A S S A N O. Born at Baflano 1510, where he died 1592. -,.A*fc=M-6. T^i^e Birth of Si. John. — i foot 5-^ high, by i foot I wide. BASSANO. s::^-*h47. 'The Prefentation in the Temple. — It is prefumed there are not two more agreeable pictures of Baflano to be found, than this and the preced- ing number; they are admirably coloured, paint- ed with the utmoft tafte and freedom, and the effedb of light and fliadow is well exprefled.— i foot 5-^ high, by i foot i wide. LEONARDO DA VINCI. Born in the caftie of Vinci, in Tufcany 1443, died in France, in the arms of Francis I. 1518. - *.v-^>48. Our Saviour difputing with the Bo^fors. — If we circumfcribe our ideas of painting, and take a furvey of the arts about the period of this paint- er's life, we muft afcribe to this pifture a high degree of merit. The whole is painted with a delicacy and precifion which was the manner of thofe times, particularly of the old Florentine fchool. — 2 feet 9 wide, by 2 feet 2^ high. GUIDO REN I. Born at Bologna 1575, died in the fame city 16421 jt„A^49« 27?^ Offspring of Love. — I will not take upon me to difpute the intention of the painter in the C 2 fubjecl 12 A CATALOGUE OF fubje6l of this delicate and beautiful picture ; but as it is not charaderized with any particular marks of divinity, and as we have rather a fu- pernumerary quantify of Madonas, I judged it no impropriety to engrave it under the preced- ing title. — 2 feet wide, by i foot 7 high. BARTOLOMEO MURILLO. Born in the villa of Pilas, near Seville 1613, died at Seville 1685. 50. Our Saviour in the character of a Shepherd. — This picture alone would be fufficient to fecure to its author a place amongft the greateft paint- ers : It is elegantly compofed, the character of the head is beautiful and exprefllve, and worthy even of the pencil of a Raphael. There is a harmony throughout the whole, which mud give pleafure to every judge of painting. — 2 feet 6 wide, by 2 feet X- inch high. Enj5 of the First Day's Salb. Second Mr. STRANGE's PICTURES. 13 Second Day's Sale. BREUGHEL. Born at Bruflels 1575, died 1642. :^-5i. J Flower-piece. — Painted with great tafte and elegancy of pencil. — i foot 8^ wide, by i foot i inch high. ALEXANDRINI. ""^^'N^*^^-^ 52. Afpirited Study of a Carthufian Friar, — i foot lot high, by i foot 2 wide. ALEXANDRINI. 53. Us Companion, — This and the preceding piflure are much in the flile of Salvator Rofa. — i foot 10;- high, by i foot 2 wide. BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE. Born at Genoa 1616, died at Mantua 1670. 54. A Shepherdefs attending her Flock. — There is an elegance of character in the principal figure of this pidure. The animals are well painted, and the effect of the whole is pleafing. — A circle of 1 1 inches diameter. FRANCESCO MILE. Born at Antwerp 1643, died at Paris 1680. p^..f^^. ALandfcape, with the Tomh of Phaeton, — The ■ compofitions of this mafter are eafy and agree- able. They were, in general, the fruits of a happy imagination. He was, when in Italy, a great admirer of Nicolas Pouflin. The fcene of this pidture is the banks of the Po, The hifto- rical 14 A CATALOGUE Oi=* rical part of it is well conceived. — i foot 57 wide, by I foot 2 high. GIOVANNI BATTISTA MOLA. ^56. J Land/cape, with the Story of Hagar. — There is great force and harmony in the execution of this pifture. The mafles are broad and well oppofed to each other. — i foot 5;^ wide, by i foot 2 high. LE MOIN. p,y. A Landfcape. — This and the following pidlure N°59. are two agreeable compofitions ; they con- tain great knowledge in the effedlof colours, ac- companied with that breadth of pencil which is peculiar to an hiftorical painter. — 11-^ inches wide, by 8^ high. BARTOLOMEO. Born at Utrecht in 1620, died at Rome 1660. 58. A View cf the Monument of Cacilia Metella.—' There is fomewhat uncom monly plcafing through- out the whole of this fmall picture. The fcene is fituated near the Via Apia, a few miles diftant from Rome. — A circle of 6 inches diameter. LE MOIN. 59. A Landfcape. — 117 inches wide, by 8^ high. ALEXANDER VERONESE. Born at Verona 1600, died in Rome 167G. 60. A Madcna and Child. — An agreeable fpecimen cf the matter ; it is painted with delicacy and with care. What was commendable in this painter was, that the airs of his heads were con- 2 ceived Mr. STRANGER PICTURES. 15 ceivcd in the tafte of Guido. It is confpicuous in this head of the Madona. — iif inches high, by 9i: wide. REMBRANDT. Born near Leyden 1606, died 1668. -61. The Entombing of Lazarus. — This picture is re- markable for charafler and expreflion; the author poflefTed, above all others, a fovereign know- ledge of light and (hade : we have here a ftrik- ing example of it. — i foot ^~ wide, by i foot ~: an inch high. FRANCESCO MOLA. Born at Coldre in the diocefe of Colme in the Millanefe 1612, died at Rome 1688. 62. Magdalen in the Defert. — The general efFedt of this pi(5ture is agreeable, and the trees are touch- ed in a fpinted and pifturefque manner. — An oval 8 inches high, by 6t wide. FRANCISCHINI. Born at Bologna 1648, died in the fame city 1729. 6^. The Offering of the Shepherds, — The compofi- tion of this picture is agreeable ; the charader of the virgin is interelling, replete, as it were, ■with devotion, with maternal tendernefs, and love. The St. Jofeph is painted with tafte, and the fhepherd with the lamb is much in the man- ner of Guido. — 1 foot 2 high, by 11 inches wide. A L B A N I. 4^—64. A Holy Family. -^TKis fmall piflure is agree- ably compofed, and painted with that force of colour. i6 A CATALOGUE OF colour, which is to be found in the works of the Carracci and their followers. — 7 inches fquare. FRANC IS CHINI. C^. The Salutation. — We find in this pidure much of the ft lie of the Bolognefe fchool : the angel might almoft pafs for a juvenile performance of^ Albani, fo nearly has the painter imitated him, both in the charadler of the head, and the man- ner in which the figure is attired. — i foot 2 high, by 1 1 inches wide. ROTENHAMER. Born at Munich 1564, died at Aufbourg 1604, 66. A Holy Family with Angels. — This fmall pic- ture does great honour to the artift ; it is well coloured, and unites at once the charaders of Titian, Tintorett, and PaulVeronefe. — 9i inches high, by yt wide. SIMON VOUET. 67. The Virgin with the Child. — The general effeft of this pifture is agreeable •, it is well coloured, and painted with uncommon facility. — i foot I It high, by i foot 7 wide. LE SUEUR. Born at Paris 1617, died in the fame city 1655. 68. A Holy Family. — There is great propriety in the compofition of this picture ; the charaders are agreeable-, the drapery, compofed in the ftile of Raphael, is natural and eafy.— i foot 4t ^'o^» ^y ^ ^oot If wide. STEL- Mr. STRANGE's PICTURES. 17 STELLA. Born at Lyons 1596, died in Paris 1657. 6g. A Holy Family. — An agreeable and well com- pofed piv5turc. This maffer particularly excelled in children, as may be feen by the figures of the Chrift and St. John, which are painted with de- licacy and tafte. — 1 foot 3 high, by i foot ^ inch wide. L E SUEUR. 70. Temperance and Fcrtitude. — We find in thefe figures a ftile which approaches nearly to the an- tique. They are adjufted with great variety, tafte, and fimplicity. — i foot 4-^ high, by i foot It wide. NICOLAS POUSSIN. ..,. r K71. The Flight into Egypt. — There is a propriety in the inventions of this matter which always pleafes : the figures here are painted with great tafte ; the compofition of the whole is elegant, particularly the form oF the Virgin ; the back ground too is poetically imagined. — 1 foot 4 high, by i foot ~ wide. S CHI PON I. ^b*472. A Holy Family. — There is fomewhat fingular and pleafing in the compofition of this group : the charaders are graceful •, the v/hole is painted with an agreeable Ttile of colouring, and an etfe<5t which approaches nearly the manner of Cor- reggio. — I foot 3t high, by i foot t inch wicie. D CAR- i8 A CATALOGUE OF CARLO MARATT. Born at Camerano, in the Marche of Ancona 1625, died at Rome 1713. ■r-'- y 73. J Madona with the CHld and Sf. John. — This pidlure is painted with an uncommon breadth of light and fliadow, and a relief of colour which irS not always to bp met with in the works of Carlo. — 1 foot 61 high, by i foot 2^ wide. POLEMBURG. Born at Utrecht 1586, where he 4ied 166.0. XUr:,-^.^-^- -yi. An AJJemlly of the Gods. — If we examine with attention the characters of thefe figures, we. (hall find them in general exprelTive -, and that they are touched with great delicacy and fpirit •, as much may be likevvife faid of the drapery. — i foot iv wide, by 10 inches -^r high. PIETRO DA COR TON A. Born at Cortona 1596, died at Rome 1669. *'5. The Flight into Egypt — The cabinet piflures of this painter are exceedingly fcarce. The compofition before us is agreeable, and painted with great delicacy ; the landfcape is remarkably fpiritcd. — I foot 6t high, by i foot ~^ inch wide. S O L I M E N I. 76. The Study for an Altar-piece at Naples. — This fubje<5l is rich in compofition and effedl-, it is painted with that freedom which we generally firjd in the works of Solimeni. — An oval i foot J i-|r high, by i foot yi wide. GAS- Mr. STRANGERS PICTURES. 19 CASPAR POUSSIN. Born at Rome 1613, died in the fame city 1673. M 7^ i'f Lajjdfcape. — The compofition of this land- fcape is exceedingly rural, and charadterized with the appearance of (implicity; there is a rich and luxuriant fancy in the pencilling of the foreground. — i foot 9^; wide, by 1 foot 5^ high. VANUDEN. 78. ^ Profpcoi in Flanders. — There is a brilliancy and force in this picture which exceed any thing of the kind I have feen ; the dillant prorpcc5i: contains a variety of objeds ahnoft infinite in their detail, and pencilled with no lefs tade and precifion. It is remarkable that this pifture is done upon a piece of wood, which had originally been prepared for the pencil of Rubens, but; had undoubtedly been laid afide; for we find upon it the figure of a bacchanalian boy, fKCtch- ed with the ufual freedom of that mafter. — i foot 37 wide, by 9 inches high, ELIZABETTA SIR AN I; -79. Cupid Jleeping. — A repetition from the Aldro- vandi Cupid : it is painted with a delicate pen- cil, great force, and a general warmth of colour. Sirani, who underftood the principles of her artj has taken a liberty in this pifture which was commendable, in havino; changed the curtain behind, from blue to green ; the latter being a colour which harmonizes much better with the figure. — 4 feet 5^ wide, by 3 feet >\.\ hlgh^ SIMON VOUET. 80. The Holy Family. — The introdu(5lion cf ^aint* ing into Prance was certainly OY/ing ;q this inge- P 2 nious 16 A CATALOGUE OF nious artift ; when in Italy, he was enamoured with the works of Tintorett and Paul Veronefe, from which he acquired that freedom of pencil and brilliancy of colour fo predominant in his works •, and of which this picture is a ftriking example. — 4 feet 8 high, by 3 feet 10 wide. LE BRUN. -^ff— - 81. The Magdalen. — The general effecfl of this pic- ture is equally interelling and agreeable ; the fi- gure is elegantly drawn, and the profile of the head is beaudful.— i foot 2^ wide, by i foot i inch high. VANDYCK. Born at Antiverp 1599, died at London 16^1. '„.,g^^l^»^--^--S2. A Pcrtrnit of ^een Henrietta. — This portrait is delicately painted : the colouring is pure -, and in feveral places the priming of the cloth has ':; been left to fupply the fhades of the drapery, an art which every painter is not mailer of : the hands are remarkably fine. — 1 foot 2i- high, by 1 1 inches ^ wide. SWANEVELT. 53. Ruins of Caracalla's Baths at home, — Upon a clofe examination of this landlcape, we find it pencilled with great taftc; it is in general clear and tranfparent; the dlftant profped together with the fl-iy merit particular attention. — i foot 9 wide, by i foot ji high. ALBA N I. ^4. St. F'f-cncis in an /Ittitude of .'idoreiiony a-nd our Sn'uiour in-itb the Virgin in the Clouds, attended by Jngels, ^ Mr. STRANGERS PICTURES. 21 Angels. — This fubjedl will recommend itfelf from the delicacy of Albanl's pencil, which is here re- markable ; the chara6lers are in general agree- able. — I foot 4^ high, by i foot 4^ inch wide. SEBASTIEN BOURDON. 85. A Landfcape. — This landfcape is very much in the ftile of Nicolas Poufiln \ it has a claffic ap- pearance, and is enriched with a variety of fi- gures, well compofed, and painted v/ith no lefs delicacy and tafte. — 2 feet | an inch wide, by i foot 4i high. CASPAR POUSSIN. ■j^ ■ 86. A Landfcape. — We may rank this landfcape amongft the rich and moft agreeable compofi- tions of Gafpar •, it is varied with interefting ob- jefls, all of which delight and entertain the eye; and there is an uncommon effed and degradation of light and iliade. — 2 feet 4-^- wide, by 1 foot 8 high. BATTISTA PER I. Zy. A View in the Campania Felice. — This landfcape gives us a diftant profpeft of a moft delightful country •, the foregrounds are agreeably varied with figures, and the whole is painted with ta(le and freedom. — An oval i foot 7 wide, by 1 foot 3 high. NICOLAS POUSSIN. ij!f-^88. The Salutation. — From the form of this agree- able compofition, it has evidently been painted as a ftudy for an altar-piece ; and is eiteemed amongft the fineft things of Poulfin ; it is well coloured, and drawn with tafte and corrcclnefs : the 22 A CATALOGUE OF the attitude of the Virgin is natural and eafy, and that of the angel is particularly graceful — 1 foot 84- high, by loi inches wide. SIMON DA PESARO. Born at Pefaro 1612, died at Verona 1648. ug , ^ ... ,i^ — Sg. The Virgin with the Child. — We apprehend this fmall pifture may be recommended as one of the fineft things in painting. — 5^ inches high, by 44- wide. GUIDO REN I. y.i.-'E-y--'- 90- -^ Lady at her Toilet, — This pi6lure will abun- dantly fpeak for itfelf, both in the compofition of the attitudes, the agreeablenefs of the charac- ters, and the force with which the whole is painted : it is in the ftile of the St. Peter and St. Paul at Bologna. — 9^ inches wide, by 7-^ high. DOMENICHINO. Born in Bologna 1581, died at Naples 1641. 91. St. Jpcllcnia. — If we confider the charader of this head, we fhall find in it, befides the charms of female innocence, a fublimity of expreffion which cannot fail of engaging our attenrion : the graceful fimplicity of this figure, the corrednefs of defign, and the tafte with which it is painted, do more than verify the faying of Pouffin, that he knew no painter more intelligent than this artift fmce the days of Raphael. — 1 foot 9^ high, by I foot 3^ wide. CARLO DOLCL Born in Florence 1616, died in the fame city 1686. 92. St. Margaret.— ^T his figure is painted in imi- tation of Correggio ; there is great fweetnefs in the Mr. STRANGE's PICTURES. 23 the charadter of the head, it is agreeably colour- ed, and painted with that delicacy and care, which we generally find in the works of thi$ artift. — I foot 8 high, by 1 foot 3t wide. GUIDO REN I. £^^^^2 Cleopatra. — The original ftudy for the large picture in the collection of the Princefs Dowager of VVales, which is engraved. This is delicate- ly painted ; the idea of the head is beautiful, and Guido has doubtlefs taken it from the Niobe in the Villa Medici, at Rome. — i foot 8-^ high, by I foot 4-^ v/ide. GUIDO REN I. f > :^94- ^^' Michael. — This fubjeft is well known to the curious, by the print engraved by Giacomo Frey, after the large pidure m the church of the Ca- puchines, at Rome : its being of a different pro- portion, and the compofitiof^lefs extended, are evident proofs that it was done as a finifhed ftudy for that at Rome. The charader of St. Michael is truly great ; fo perfeftly did Guido polTefs the idea of beauty, that it is eyen predominant in the countenance of this an^e}, -though asitated with pafTion and refentmenr. The fpaces around the figure are judicioufly filled up, and the accidental light on the drapery is ingenioufly contrived to counterbalance that upon the figure. — 4 feet i high, by 2 feet 114^ wide. k- SEBASTIEN BOURDON. 95. The Def cent from the Crofs. — This compofition is fimilar in lubje<5t to that famous picture by Annibal Carracci> in the Duke of Orleans's col- ledion ; it is painted in the ftile of that mafter, and 24 ACATALOGUEOF and treated with a dignity and truth of expref- fion which would even do honour to the pencil of Annibal : it is befides an undeniable proof of the uncommon abilities of Bourdon. — 2 feet lO high, by 2 feet 3-lr wide. CARLO CIGNANI. Born in Bologna 1628, died at Forli 171 9. 96. The Madona with the Cbild^ and St. John. — Carlo Cignani, one of the mofl agreeable paint- ers of the Bologncfe fchool, has left behind him few pi<5tures either more judicioufly compofed, better coloured, or painted in a more mafterly ftile than this. — 2 feet 77 high, by 2 feet 3^- wide. VANDYCK. ^^a^-^.-^7. AWhole Length of King Charles \. — It is eafy to perceive with what pleafure Vandyck has paint- ed this portrait, it being one of the moft perfeft I charaflers of King Charles : it is in general ele- gantly drawn, the tints are beautiful, pure, and natural •, the whole is painted with infinite tafte, and with a perfcd knowledge of light and fha- dow. — 3 feet ^^ high, by 2 feet 3 wide. For a further account of this picture fee the print en- graved from it. VANDYCK. p.^.-ir ■-■'■¥ 98. A Half Length of the Marquis of Montr of e. — It is, I humbly apprehend, no fmall acquifition to painting, to have imported into England many capital pictures which this colleftion contains -, although none more fo than that of the Marquis of Montrofe. I v/as in treaty for this pidure 6 upon Mr. STRANGE's PICTURES. 25 upon my firfl: going into Italy, it having been purchafed feme years before that, at the la!e of the Valancinois colledion ; there being a divifion of the cfFeds of that family between the prefenc Duke, and his brother the Prince of Monaco. I was further informed that it had been originally painted for King Charles, and that upon the fa!e of the royal colledion it had been purchafcd for one of the Dukes of Valantinois, who had been conneded with Montrofe when in France. Cer- tain it is, there is no original of this great man in the polTeflion of his family, nor in any other I ever heard of. — 4 feet high, by 3 feet 2 wide* BOLOGNESE. Born at Bologna 1606, died at Rome 16S0. 99. A Landfcape. — It will readily, I prefume, be allowed, that this is one of the capital land- fcapes of Bolognefe ever imported into Britain : the whole fcene carries with it a mod clafiic ap- pearance ; it is rich in compofition and effedl, and coloured with a truth which we feldom meet with in landfcape painting : there is a variety of objedts which are highly finifned, yet they pre- ferve a mafterly freedom. — 2 feet i~ wide, by i foot 5 high. A LB AN I. |ti^fc;--ioo. ^he three Marys at the Sepukhre. — From beauty of compofition and exprt-ffion, the cor- redlnefs of delign, and the force and harmony of colouring, this picture is efteemed one of the moft capital in the collection •, and has been painted at a period, when Albani united to the delicacy of his ov/n genius, the fpirit and tafte of the Carracci. — 2 feet 2 v wide, by 1 foot 10 high.^ End of the Second Day's Sale, E Third 16 A CATALOGUE OF Third Day's Sale. BOTH. vi*- 10 1. J Latidfcape. —Fciinted with a warmth of co- lour which is peculiar to this mailer. 10 2. A Landfcape, "jAth figures dancing. — This pic- ture was a purchale which I made at Parma -, and from the elegance of the figures, I prefume it to be done by fome painter of eminence of the Parmefan fchool. — An oval i foot 7-^ wide, by 1 foot 44- high. N Y T S. 103. A View of the Sybils* Temple at Tivoli. — The general effect of this picture is extremely pleaf- iing i being the work of an artift who was a na- tive of Germany, it is finilhed with care and pre- cifion : the colouring of it is likewife agreeable. — I foot 6 wide, by 1 foot ^ of an inch high. FILIPPO LAURO. Born in Rome 1623, died in the fame city 16^4. 104. Venus and Cupid dt tended by Satyrs. — A fpirit- cd little picfture of the mailer, the colouring agreeable, and the landfcape touched with free- dom. — 11): inches wide, by 4^ inches high. V A N U D E N. 105. J Landfcape. — This, and the following pic- ture N° 107 are both agreeable compofitions of this mailer •, they are well coloured, and have much of the appearance of nature. — J foot i-^ vide, by 9^- inches high. RO- Mr. S TRANCE'S PICTURES. 27 ROTENHAMER. •»^~ 106. A Magdalen. — The charadler of this head is agreeable ; and the whole is painted in the man- ner of Paul Veronefe. — 6 inches high, by 5 wide. VANUDEN. 107. A Land/cape, — i foot it wide, by 9^ inches high. BOTH. ^B^io8. A Landfcape. — There is in general, a facility of pencil throughout the whole of this pi6ture ; it is well coloured, clear, and tranfparent, and the oppofitions in it are plcafing. — 1 foot 9^ wide, by i foot 3 high. STELLA. 109. A Holy Family. — This agreeable compofition is painted with great delicacy, and a brilliancy of colour. — loi inches high, by 9^ wide. BARTOLOMEO. 1 10. A Landfcape. — Several very good judges have afcribed this pidure to the pencil of Claude, in the earlier period of his life ; for my own parr, I am inclinable to think it was painted by Bar- tolomeo ; at any rate it is agreeable, and can- not fail of giving general fatisfatlion. — An ocfla- gon 1 1 4- inches diameter. DAVID TENIERS. tatih^ii. A Man carejfing a woman. — This piflurc is Ijnely coloured j the figures are mofl natural •, E 2 and 28 A CATALOGUE OF and there is a thorough underflandlng of light and fhadovv. — i foot high, by g^ inches wide. BOLOGNESE. "112. y^ Land/cape, with the Story of Narcijftis. — • There is a freedom in the execution of this iand- fcape v/hich partakes much of the Carracci ; the figures too are in the hiftorical fcile, well drawn, and painted with great freedom. — 2 feet 3^ wide, by I foot lOt high. CARLO MAR ATT, •J 13. A Mcidona readings attended ly Angels. — There is a piftureique and ftriking tffe6l in this ftudy; the charafler of the principal figure is agreeable, and it is painted with a breadth of light and Iha- dow. — 8^ inches high, by 6\ wide. P A T E L L. 114. yf Landfcape. — A romantic, and at the fame time a pleafing compofition ; there is a delicacy and freedom in the trees, which will even admit of being compared with many pidures of Claude. The figures too are well painted. — A circle of I foot I It in diameter. PROCACCINL Born at Bologna 1548, died at Milan 1626, 115. Herodias^ with the head of St. John. — This fmall pidure has in general the appearance of having been painted from nature ; it is well co- loured, and the charaders are exprelTive. — 8-^ inches high, by 6i wide. FRANCESCO MOLA. 116.-^ Landfcape, with the Magdalen. — An agree- able fpecimen of the mafter, painted with great 7 breadth Mr. STRANGE's PICTURES. 29 breadth of colour and facility of pencil •, the fi- gure is exprefllve, and appro:iches nearly to the ftile of Guercino. — 10^ inches high, by 81- wide. CARLO CIGNIANI. 117. Bacchanalian Boys. — A defirable and well com- pofed little pidlure -, has great exprefilon in the charadlers, and the whole is punted with uncom- mon freedom. — An oval 8^ inches wide, by 6|- high. SEBASTIANO CONCA. Born at Gaetta 1676, died in the fame city 1764. J 18. The Virgin and Child.-^We find in this pic- ture a mixture both of the Roman and Neapoli- tan fchools : an attempt has likewife been made to imitate Correggio. The drawing is in gene- ral correal -, the drapery agreeably varied ; and the whole not only painted with tafte and facility, but with great force and brilliancy of colour.— 54-inches wide, by y~ high. ROMANELLI. Born at Viterbo 1612, died in the fame city 1662. 119.^ Madona and Child. — Painted with great de- licacy, freedom, and correclnefs : the drapery- is compofed with tafte j and the charafters of the principal figures are interefting. — An oda- gon y~ inches high, by 6t wide. SWANEVELT. 120. A Landfcape. — This piflure has a mofi: agree- able tone of colouring : the trees are finely pen- cilled 5 30 A CATALOGUE OF tilled ; and the diftant profped in particular is painted with great delicacy. — i foot 7i wide, by 1 foot ^ of an inch high. TREVISANI. -121. A Madona and Child, attended by Cheruhims. — Amongft the modern produdions of the Roman fchool, 1 have feen nothing more agreeably in- terefling than this cabinet pidure : the attitude of the Madona is eafy and graceful, the drapery is well difpofed; there is a peculiar fweetnefs in the charadler of the head -, it is executed with freedom and a breadth of pencil : as much may be likewife faid of the cherubims. The whole together is well coloured, and pleafing in the cfFed. — 9^ inches high, by y- wide. A L B A N L 12 2. A Holy Family with Angels. — A rich and well imagined compofition ; the characters are in ge- neral interefting, and partake both of the Roman and Bolognefe fchools : The fcene is a beautiful landfcape, and the whole is highly finifhed, and painted with delicacy and fpirit. — iij inches high, by 9 inches wide. VANDEN ECKHOUT. Born at Amfterdam 162 1, died in the fame city 1674. 123. A Guard Room. — We meet with few compo- litions of the Dutch mafters either fo agreeable or interefting as this pidure : the figures are un- commonly genteel; theie is an union of colours which will difpute with the fineft produdions of this fchool ; the ftandard is pencilled with .1 delicacy and freedom which might do honour to the Mr. STRANGERS PICTURES. 31 the pencil of Vandyck. — 2 feet i wide, by i foot 8 high. EVERDINGEN. 124. Our Saviour, Martha, and Mary. — A fupe- rior knowledge in colours muft doubtlefs be afcribed to the Flemifh and Dutch fchools; this, Rembrandt poflefled in an eminent degree j the painter of this pifture, who was his fcholar, and who did him honour, could not fail of introduc- ing the fame effedts which we fo often admire in the former. — 2 feet ~ of an inch wide, by 1 foot 6v high, NICOLAS POUSSIN. 125. Our Saviour taken down from the Crofs.— 'An interefting compofition of the mafter; the whole is finely drawn, and remarkable for character and expreflion ; at the feet of our Saviour arc two angels, which make an effential part of this pidure; the background is poetically imao;ined, and. is compofed of a fcene of fepulchral monu- ments.— i foot Si: wide, by i foot 3 high. G U E R C I N O. 126. St. William divejling himfelf of his military ha^ hit, and taking on the order of a Carthufian. — This is the original ftudy for the large pifture in the church of St. Gregorio, at Bologna : it is painted in Guercino's firft manner, being a ftile greatly fuperior to that of the generality of his works, which were done at a period when a want of tafte in his employers obliged him to conform with the times, and become a feeble imitator of Guido. This ftudy is well compofed -, the cha- ra<5ters are expreflive, the execution free and mafterly, 32 A CATALOGUE OF mafterly. and the efFefls of light and (hade are judicioLifly oppofed to each other, and well un- derftood. — i foot ii inches high, by i foot 4i wide. SASSO-FERRATO. .idj^^g 127. ^he Mo.dona, with the Child ajleep, — Thefe two figures are well compofed •, the charafters of the heads are agreeable, and much in the ftile of Guido, uncervvhom, it ^s prefumed, this painter ftudied J there is a frelhnefs in the tints of this picture, which may even vie with that of the great colourills. — 2 feet i^ high, by i foot 7!- wide. SIMON CANTARINI DA PESARO. Born at Pefaro 1612, died at Verona 1648. 128. Our Saviour Jlmiding on the Globe^ attended by Cherubims. — A piilure much in the ftile, and not inferior even to Guido ; it is agreeably compof- ed, painted with facility and tafte, and the cha- radlcrs, particularly that of the Chrift, are deli- cate and expreffive. The colouring of this pic- ture is uncommonly beautiful. — An oval i foot 84- high, by 1 1 inches wide. VANDYCK. f^r:p-i2g. Samuel fjtcinting Daiid. — The whole of this picflure is admirably painted ; it was in all pro- bability done at Venice, when the fancy of this artift was rich and luxuriant j and when he had united the colouring of Titian to that of Ru- bens ', an acquifition which could not fail of pro- ducing the effedl we find in this pidure. We may trace the painter clearly in the middle group. — I foot 34- wide, by i foot -4 inch high. TITIAN, Mr. STRANGERS I^ICTURES. 33 TITIAN. If s^ion. 1'be Magdalen in the Defert. — This piflure was brought into France by Le Brun, who was firft painter to Louis XIV. and who, it was faid, never loft fight of it when he fet his palet. Ic fell afterwards into the pofleflion of the Coypel's, who tranfmitted it from father to fon, as a fine fpecimen of colouring. Certain it is, ic does honour to the pencil of Titian.— i foot 1 1 inches high, by i foot 6| wide. SWANEVELT. -*. — £31. The Morning. — There are not of this mafter two more defirable pidures to be found, than this and the following N'' 133; they are well compofed, and varied with a diverfity of agree- able objefts ; the effeds of nature are judicioufly obferved in both ; the coolnefs of the one is fine- ly contrafted with the glowing warmth of the other ; and every obje6t partakes of the influ- ence of the fifing or fetting fun. Thefe pictures are enriched with a variety of figures, which are in general finely painted. — 2 feet wide, by i foot 7i high. SCHIDONI. aafc._i32. The Madona and Child. — This is a defirable piflure of the mafter j and for colouring and ef- fe6t it may be compared with the works of Cor- reggio. — 6 inches fquare, SWANEVELT. :3ff^l2Z' '^^^ Evening. — 2 feet wide, by i foot yi \ high. E JOU: 34 A CATALOGUE OF JOUVENET. Born at Rouen 1644, died in Paris 17 17. 134. The Four Stages of Life. — We find a tafte in the compofition and adjuftment of thefe figures which refembles the antique ; and a ftile of painting greatly fuperior to the generality of the French fchool. — A circle of i foot 3-^ in dia- mecer. VAN-BALEN. Born at Antwerp about the year 1540. 135. 7he Jdoration of the Kings. — There is a ftilc of painting in this picture, which, it is obvious, has been formed upon the works of the 'great Ita- lian m afters -, and as fuch it does honour to the painter. It is executed with great freedom % the mafTes of light and (hadow are broad, and well difpofed ; the angels in the air are delicate and expreflive. — i foot 9 high, by i foot 3 4 wide. ROTENHAMER. -136. Our Saviour praying in the GardeHt-^This fub- jeft is painted with an uncommon force of co- louring and relief. The principal figure is in- terefting, and the angels are not inferior to any thing of Paul Vcronefe. — 1 foot 9:^ high, by i foot 4t wide. PAUL VERONESE. Born at Verona 1532, died at Venice 1588. 137. The Birth of St, John. — The ingenious inven- tion of this fubjedl, the variety of graceful atti- tudes, the difpofition of the various groupes, and the harmonious effect of light and fhade through- out the whole, renders is altogether amongft the molt Mr. ST RANGE'S PICTURES. 35 mod defirable compolitions of Paul Veronefe. — 2 feet 8 high, by 2 feet if wide. CARLO CALLIARI. 138. The Marriage of St. Jofeph and the Virgin.-^ This piftnre exhibits afcene which is rich in co- louring and efFed ; there is great fimpiicity and innocence in the character of the Madona ; that of the high prieft is venerable, many of the acceflbry figures are agreeably introduced, and there are even fome heads not unworthy the pen- cil of Titian or Paul Veronefe. — 2 feet /t high, by 2 feet i wide. LE BRUN. ^y '•>39' Madame de la Falliere, in the CharaSler of a Magdalen.— There is a ftile of painting in this picture, which greatly exceeds the generality of Le Brun's works ; and would even do credit to many of the Italian mafters. The character of the head is nearly limilar to that famous pidure of the Magdalen, in the church of the Carme- lites, at Paris. — i foot St high, by i foot 5^ wide. BOLOGNESE. e-)^* — 140. J Landfcape, with the Story of Tohit and the Jngel; the figures painted by Dominichino, — The compofition of this landfcape is noble, and exe- cuted in a ftile even worthy of the pencil of An- nibalej the objeds are few in number, but the maflcs are finely difpofed, and calculated to give a proper relief to the hiftorical part of the compo- fition : the merit of thefe figures is abundantly evident 5 and however interefting the landfcape may be, there is no doubt but they give a fupe- F 2 rior 35 A CATALCGUE OF rior excellence to this pidlure. — i foot lOt wido^ by I foot 3^ high. SCIPIO CAIETANO. A portrait painter, and cotemporary with Raphael, ^1., 141. A Portrait of Julius Antonius Santorius, [paint* cd upon a plate of copper of an uncommon thicknefs] a Man eminent for learning, and who was employed by Sextus V. to condu^ the famous Edition of the Vatican Septuagint. — This pidture is an evident teftimony to what degree of per- fedion the Roman fchool carried the art of paint- ing in its various branches ; the ftile of drawing in this portrait is learned, pure, and correct ; and in appearance, founded folely upon the ftudy of nature : there is a noble fimplicity in it, which^ generally attends the works of the Roman artilVs of that age ; the colouring is admirable, and the more fo, when we confider it has flood the teil of upwards of two hundred years. — 2 feet 8 high, by 2 feet wide. ROMANELLI. 142. 'The Finding of Mofes. — The general compo- fition of this pi6lure is moft agreeable : the ftory is well told, and the efFe£t of light and fhade is pi(5lurerque and llriking. — 2 feet ^\ high, by i foot 1 1 I, wide. GUJDO RENL ^^ata^-f 43. Fortune flying over the Globe. — We find in the generality of Guide's works, a certain grace and fweetnefs which ever accompanied his pencil •, it is no where more remarkable than in the cha- radler of this head, which, if the reader will take the trouble to examine, he will find is painted '"" ' ' with Mr. STRANGE's PICTURES. ^7 with all imaginable freedom and delicacy : the body is finely drawn, and approaches nearly to the ftile of the antique ; the colouring is in Gui- de's fecond manner, before he fell into that greennefs of tints, which render many of his figures cold and pale. — 6 feet 3 high, by 4 ftjei; 5 wide. SALVATOR ROSA. Born at Naples 1615, died at Rome 1673* ^jiii.-^i44. Laomedon dete£led. — The principal figure in this pi6ture is one of the moft expreflive charac- ters that can be imagined, and is painted with that freedom fo peculiar to the pencil of Salva- tor. The Apollo is well charaderized j we find united in the Neptune much of the charad:er both of Raphael and the antique ; there is a fpi- rit and liberty of pencil throughout this fubjed:, which animates the whole, in fo much that it pay with juftice be ranked amongft the capital works of this mafter. — 3 feet 2t high, by 2 feet 8 wide. SEBASTIEN BOURDON. :=sdkfa-.445. A Madona with the Child, and St. John, at- tended hy an Angel. — This artift, who did honour to the French fchool, has happily united in this pidure, the ideas both of Raphael and Correg- gio. It is elegantly compofed, well drawn, and agreeably coloured ; the mafl^es of light and fha- dow are well contrafted, and the general efifedt of the whole is pidturefque. — 4 feet high, by 3 feet 2 wide. LUCA GIORDANO. 146. Adoration of the Shipherds. — This pidure has, in general, been received as one of the moft agree- 38 A CATALOGUE OF agreeable, and moft interefting compofitions oT Luca Giordano. We find in it a general cor- rednefs of defign ; it is painted with tafte and facility, the tone of colouring is harmonious, and the effed of it is almoft illufion itfelf. — 4 feet 104- high, by 4 feet i wide. — It was lately in the colledion of prince Rubemprc. GUipO RENT. 147. 'it he Virgin^ wiiii our Saviour ajleep. — This pic- ture is painted in a ftile greatly fuperiorto the generality of Guido's works. The charader of the Chrift is beautiful ; his attitude is eafy and graceful, and the general effe6t of the whole is agreeable. — An oval 3 feet 7-^ wide> by 3 feet ^ inch high. DOMINICHINO. ^ . .yf 48. St» Catharine. — It is prefumed that this is one of the moft capital pidiures of a lingle figure ever painted by Dominichino. The head is ele- gantly drawn, and the character beautiful and expreflive •, the whole is executed with a relief and force of colour which we feldom meet with in painting. — 2 feet lof high, by 2 feet t inch wide. TITIAN. / 149. A Portrait of Count Nicolas Urfini de PetligU- uno. Commander in Chief of the Venetian troops, in the Beginning of the War of the League of Cambray, —This portrait indifputably claims a rank amongft the fineft things of Titian : It was, in all probability, painted but a Ihort time before the death of this General, which happened in the year 1510, at which period Titian was about the Mr. STRANGE's PICTURES. 39 the thirtieth year of his age, and confeqiiently in the prime of life ; having united to an ele- vated genius, an experience in the ftudy of na- ture, and the advantages he drew from his co- temporary Georgione. — 3 feet 1 inch high, by 2 feet 5j- wide. CORREGGIO. Born at Correggio 1494, where he died 1532. idpi »0t 50. Mary Magdalen. — We find in this pidlure the ideas of beauty and grace, which are pecu- liar to the pencil of Correggio ; we may likewife read in the countenance of this figure, the cha- radler of contemplation, and the expreflions of grief and repentance ; the whole fills our mind with an idea of greatnefs, which is particular to this painter, and to the works of the divine Ra- phael. — An oval 7:^: inches high, by 6^ wide* RAFFAELL. Born atUrbino 1483, died at Rome 1520. gL*^i5i. The Virgin^ with our Saviour and Si. John.-^ 2 feet it high, by i foot 8 wide.— I leave this divine pidure (for fo I muft be allowed to call it) to the judgment and determination of the curious i and fhall only beg leave to refer them to the letters I received from Meffrs. Mariette and Mengs, and which are infertcd in my De^ fcriptive Catalogue, publifhed above a year ago. RAFFAELL. ^^^^$2. The Virgin with the Child. On one fide is Tohit prefented by an Angel ; on the other is St. Jerom. — This pifture, which is evidently charaderized by the hand of its divine author, was the pro- I pcrty 40 A CATALOGUE, &c. perty of the Duke de Noailes, and was fold about three years ago, amongft the firft part of the col- leftion belonging to that nobleman i the remainder was purchafed by a gentleman of this country, whofe tafte for painting, and love for the polite arts, are equally well eftablillied. Thofe who are converfant in painting well know, that the large pl6lure of this fubject is one of the moft ca- pital works of Raphael, in the Efcurial, at Ma- drid ; and it is no lefs evident, that this before us has either been done as a finifhed fludy for the above, or that it was painted for the print engraved by Marc Antonic7, which is of the famp fize. Every bociy knows with what pains Raphael cultivated this art in the ingenious en- graver ; and the rather that it was to tranfmit the purity of his works to fucceeding ages. Hence it is not furprifing, that we find in this fmall piflure that divine enthufiafm which ever accompanied the pencil of this painter. — lo inches high, by 8 wide. End of the Sali, ihni^'biv y)\^ .-, _^f\//,? 'i^m:: ;7:;l>w.^^^*''^'•*'^->^ ■c ■S!^"i' .•^ /