^ k '\ M ■^?' -f^tm ly V 'V :>a. ^^i oOaC OF THE WORKS OF THE LATE JOHN CONSTABLE, R.A., COMPRISING PICTURES AND SKETCHES IN OIL, WATER COLOUR, AND PENCIL; ALSO, A COLLECTION OF FINE PROOFS By David Lucas, after J. Constable,' R.A.. THE PROPBETY OF THE LATE CAPTAIN CONSTABLE; ALSO, TSM SSli&lHIIIla- W0SSS OF THE LATE Sir William John Newton, Miniature Painter to Queen Adelaide : WHICH MivW te ^olli ty Euction, bp Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, AT TMIE QEBAT EOOMS, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, On MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1890, AT ONE o'clock PRECISELY, May be viewed Friday and Saturday preceding, and Catalogues had, at ]\[essrs. Christie, Manson and Woods' Offices, 8 King Street, St. James's Square, S. W, '!5 L^f^fl 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 bo immediately put up again and re-sold 11. 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. |rV. 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. VL 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. Yn. 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 MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1890, AT ONE o'clock PRKOISELT. The following are the Property of tlie late CAPTAIN CONSTABLE. PROOFS. BY DAVID LUCAS, AFTER JOHN CONSTABLE, R.A. FROM THE FIRST SERIES. 1 Noon (No. 4) C^^-ic^^-^^^ 1 Engraver 8 proof I 2 Vale op Dkdham, Summer Morning (No. 6) Engraver's proof, before the birds, and before the alteration to the church ; touched 3 Ditto Y^IASAM^ Before the birds, and after the church teas altered - 4 Ditto l>Urwv.vJ>^ 2 Very early touched proof; and a lettered proof 2 ^ >_ 5 Summer Evening, (No. 7) K^.^^^^^^ \'\^^^r^ ^, t. 1 Early engraver's proof, before the removal of the figure to the right and the alteration to the shy 1 / 6 Ditto U 1 ' Finished artist's proof B 2 I qI L 7 Dell, at Hclmington (No. 8) V -/^tv^^-^o Engraver^ proof, before the cow I . !<}-. ^ 8 Ditto ^ 1 Touched proof, after the introduction of the cow ^ , /^ . ^ 9 A Heath (No. 9) ^>^.^c^p^-r:^^ry^ 2 Engraver's proof ; and lettered proof /^ / 2 . ^ 10 A Mill, Dedham (No. 10) /^^.i^.^,,,,jiCr^^ '^ Lettered proofs , . _ 11 Sea Beach, Brighton (No. 11) /y^M^ Engraver's proof, before removal of the post 2 - ^? 12 Ditto f -~iui.y^.-*-^ After removal of the post /. /. — 13 Yarmouth (No. 13) <^-v^^ ^Ci^v^-^ 1 Lettered proof *j . K - 14 Old Saeum ^ 1 Engraver's proof A- /- -_ 15 SUMMEBLAND (No. 15) *, 1 Engraver's proof, before alterations to shy - • w- 16 Ditto Engraver's proof ^ ]l L A'^^Stoke-by-Natland (No. 16) 2 Engraver's proof; and proof ^ 18 SuBiMEE Afternoon (No. 19), after a shower i i i ^2 (■ '^ " Touchedproof; and proof ty^vw^VAxAA^^-^.^-^ I I L . (- 19 Glebe Farm (No. 20) 1 Touched proof \ W [ (So^Hadlbigh Castle (No. 21) 2 ' Touchedproof, and proof . 21 Hampstead Heath (Vignette), (No. 22) \^ ^, 2 ^ Engraver's proof; and proof Y ^. /6' /3 FROM THE SECOND SERIES. -^ 22 Poiicu OF East Bergholt Choroh (No. 23) 1 Engraver's proof -^ 23 DiiTO— ditto 1 /^aaJC "- — 24 GiLLiNQiiAM Mill (No. 24) Engraver's proof ; and one. cut down f )f ^ ^ 25 Sib Richard Steele's Cottage (No. 25) /y^ L 1 Engraver s proof ' _ (26/ Ditto —c?i«o 1 /J ^ [ 27) Jaques and the Stag (No. 26) 1 Engraver's proof " (^BiTTO— ditto 1 ,_ 29 Cornfields near Brighton (No. 27) 1 Engraver's proof — 30 Stoneuenue (No. 28) \])-vvv\XCv'i-^^-n^^ 1 Engraver's proof g (31) Ditto — ditto — 32 Willy Lott's House (No. 29) Engraver's proof ' - 33 Ditto— (Zi«o r^^^L.^y^^-^fx/H' > w (^34j Cottage in a Cornfield (No. 30) 2 Engraver's proof : and one, cm down -^ (35/Hampstbad Heath : Harrow in distance (No. 3 1. '» 1 Engraver's proof ..• 36 Ditto — ditto 37 Flatford, SuflFolk (No. 32) Engraver s proof . 4 '"S Ditto— ^»«o ; ^ V ^ (^Castle Acbe Pbiory (No. 33) 1 Engraver's proof fn, - 40 Ditto ^ Another ^ , / 41 Ditto ^^^^^y^^iMT 1 ' ' ^ On older paper ^^^ 42 Ditto Curious engraver's proof, before the birds were removed and the plate added to "2 , ^ 43 View on the Obwell (No. 34) 2 Engraver's proofs ^ J ^ 44 Ditto— di«o ^;:>-v^A'^'~-<-« 2 / p _ 45 Ditto 1 Engraver's proof; and a proof 2 A^- 4G Windmill, near Colchester (No. 35) 1 Engraver s proof , cut down /S^ ' — 47 Aeundel Mill and Castle (No. 36) 1 Engraver's proof 6" — 48 Ditto Engraver's proof cut down PROOFS OF PLATES, AFTER CONSTABLE, BY DAVID LUCAS, NOT PUBLISHED IN EITHER SERIES. f ^^~^ ^ 50 A Mill near Brighton 3 Prints /Q / (TT'C 51 Opening of Waterloo Bridge y^^^-L , r 1 ' ^ Lngraver s proof ^ ^-^ .., ^^ 63 View on the Hiver Stodr 2 Engravers proof ; and print — 64 The Mill Stbeam, on Tale of the Mill 1 Engr averts proof This plate somotimes appears iu the first series in lieu of Stoke-by- / Nayland. ^ ^ 55 Ditto y^^^*^ "-^ 2 Lettered proof " 56 Salibbuby Cathedral /^^^ ^yf"^ Early engraver s proof ^ 57 Ditto 6C'v^,x„o'v-\_^ ^ 68 A Similar Set — of twenty-ttoo proofs ^^^rX->,,v,A^4^*vX^6(_ Q iJ). h 71 Set — of twenty-three India proofs, including Stohe-hy-Nayland ^ — 72 Constable (J.), E.A. Gallery op Landscape, by D. Lucas — iohole hound green morocco, containing — f fc Cy vv-^ T weDty-two India lettered proofs of the first series ; a curious *^ proof of the Hampstead Heath, before the introduction of St. Paul's, surrounded by a pencil drawing, by J. Constable, E.A. Fourteen artist's proofs of the second series ; with duplicate proof, with variations, of the Cornfields, Brighton ; also — Seven artist's proofs of the following unpublished plates — Salisbury Cathedral, before Eainbow ; Ditto, after the Eainbow ; Upright Windmill ; opening of Waterloo Bridge ; Barges on the Stour ; Gravel Digging ; Spring — small plate 45 MyL 73 Three Drawings of Ships, by W. Van de Velde 3 /. y 74 Drawing of a Castle, worked on an unfinished proof; and a / ~ Drawing of Trees, by J. Constable, E.A. 2 PICTURES AND SKETCHES— //i Oil, Water- colours, and Pencil. JOHN CONSTABLE, E.A. Studies in Oils Painted on the spot, Nov. 19th, 1821. /?. /3 - 76 Briguton, 20th July, 1824 ""^^^^ytt/^^ 'lU /f; " 77 A Coast Scene 6e-C^T.^V^ ^ ' -^ — 78 S TORMY Sunset : Brighton, 9th August, 1824 ^L^«j/U_-t„— ^ Ilis languid fires half lost in ambient haze, Refract along the dusk a crimson haze — " Faldonek's ' SiiunvKECK,' 2nd. Canto. ^ 79 Brighton, July 20th, 1828 ^-^^"^^^^<^^J