7b 85-B 4699 CATALOG U E or THE WORKS OF ART IN THE POSSESSION OF Sill PETER PAUL RUBENS, \T THE TIME OF His DECEASE ; TOGETHER WITH TWO LETTERS FROM SIR BALTHAZAR GBBBIEB, ANT) A FAC-SIMILE OF AN ORIGINAL UNPUBLISHED LETTER FROM HIMSELF. SECOND EDITION, ENLARl.FD. F 0 R P R I V A T E CIRCUL A T I ON. 1830. PREFATORY REMARKS. The manuscript of the following Catalogue, rendered considerably more interesting by the accompanying letters from Rubens and Gerbier, having been given me by a friend, I have been induced to print a small number of copies, for the amusement of those, who may, like myself, take pleasure in what relates to the history of art. The object for which it was sent into England is sufficiently explained by Sir Balthazar Gerbier\s second letter: the articles enumerated in it, and the numbers attached to them, are the same as in the printed Catalogue, published in French shortly after the death of the artist, to enable his family the better to dispose of his effects. Yet still, as will be seen by the Notes, and as might easily have been shewn much more fully, it is obvious that this English Catalogue is not a translation from the other. These Notes I have only added where the printed Catalogue so far differed from the manuscript as to .serve to throw light upon it. As often as it happened, and such was frequently the case, that the latter was the most explanatory, 1 have not thought it necessary to subjoin any observations. With the same view B PREFATORY REMARKS. of illustrating the Manuscript, I have in a tew instances availed myself of that portion of the Catalogue of Rubens' effects inserted by Mr. Smith in his lately published Cata- logue Raisonne' of the works of the artist, and of the Cata- logue given in Michel's Histoire de la Vie de P. P. Rubens. Whence these were derived I know not; for neither of them exactly agrees with mine or with the printed Catalogue above alluded to. This latter I believe to be extremely rare: the only copy I know of it formerly made part of the very remarkable collection of Catalogues formed by the late Mr. George Baker, of St. Paul's Churchyard, and, since his death, has been added to the still more remarkable collection of Mr. Upcott, who kindly lent it to me. The number and value of the works of art found in the possession of Rubens at the time of his death, are strikingly illustrative of the character and situation of the man. They equally shew his attachment to his profession and the extent of his pecuniary resources. The former indeed is so essential to the formation of a great painter, that it seems scarcely possible that any one should ever attain to excellence without it; and, happily for the artist, he has this privilege over the majority of the rest of man- kind, that the same efforts which are directed to the attainment of his daily bread, administer equally to his present pleasure and his future fame. The pictures, &c. left by Rubens, are a proof of a life spent in the fullest and most lucrative employment: those enumerated in the Catalogue are said to have produced the sum of £25,000. And these were not the whole of the property that he left connected with art ; for Michel states that his widow, PREFATORY REMARKS. iii previously to the formation of the Catalogue, selected many from the collection, some for her own pleasure, and others, because, on account of their display of nudity, she considered them improper compositions, and likely to be injurious to morality or to the character of her husband.* He adds, that it was originally the intention of the family to have disposed of the whole by public auction, (and so indeed Gerbiei's letter expressly states) ; but that this intention was not acted upon, and that the articles were sold in detail, according to the prices affixed to each by Snyders, Wildens, and Moermans. The principal pur- chasers were the neighbouring sovereigns, among whom the king of Spain, in addition to many fine pictures, bought the whole of the medals, carvings, and gems. From the Catalogue of the paintings belonging to Charles i., published by Vcrtue, it appears that the View <>/ the Escitrial, the subject of these Letters, never c ame into the hands of that monarch. Indeed, it might be suspected that it was the same as No. 132 of the following Catalogue, which is probably the picture now in the gallery of the Earl of Radnor. It is right lo remark that Rubens, in the Letter of which 1 have given a tracing, has spelt his name differently from what will be seen in the fac -simile of Ins hand-writing, published by Mr. Smith, or in that given in the French work, entitled " Isographie des Homines Celebres." In both these cases the second of his Christian names is written Pavolo. For the cause of the variation I have no means to account: perhaps it is to be sought in the length * Sec Appendix. IV PREFATORY REMARKS. of time which intervened between the writing of the one and the other: at all events it is not important: many other instances of similar change might be adduced ; and this throws no suspicion on the authenticity of the Letter. Of Sir Balthazar Gerbier, a long account may be found in the Earl of Orford's Anecdotes of Painting in England. He was himself no inconsiderable artist, and was painter to the Duke of Buckingham, whom he attended into Spain, where he was even employed by that nobleman as a negociator in the treaty of marriage. At a subsequent time, after the accession of Charles i., he had a similar commission to bring about that very treaty with the Spanish Monarch, which was the cause of Rubens' visit to England. Lord Orford also mentions other instances of his being confidentially employed by the government, all which tend to make it the more probable that he should have been entrusted with the commission referred to in his T etters. The English note attached to Rubens' Letter is in his hand-writing. His correspondent on this side of the water, Mr. Murrey, was Mr. Henry Murrey, at that time keeper of the king's pictures, &c, as appears by a manuscript account of them preserved in the British Museum, where there is the following remark upon an agate : — " Given to the king by his majesty's jeweller, Dewart, for a new-year's gift, and was in Mr. H y Murrey's keeping till his majesty delivered it Jo me." Yarmouth, 14 /A March, 1839. LETTERS FROM SIR BALTHAZAR GERBIER. I From Sir B. Gerbier to Mr. Murrey. As by your letter of 17 th Octob r 1639, I receaved the first direction to bespeake certayne pictures to be made here by one Jordaens, I have charged this bearer to deliver unto you the first peece w h the same Jordaens hath made of the number required for her Maj ties cabinet,* though he knoweth not as yett for whome the pictures are to be: they would have bin dispatcht eare this, Iff T had receaved timely directions, and the payment had bin settled, which Mr. Norgate, (by his last of ~ pres* to me) saith was soe fair advanced as you had spoken unto S r Job Harby f touching the same. When I see the effects thereof on this side the Seas, then shall I be innabled to give Jordaens satisfaction for this first picture; and to warn him to go on w th the rest: You will finde in the same casse a picture representing the Contry about the Escuriall in Spaine, W h hath bin paynted by one of Antwerpe, after S r Pieter Rubens drauft; and is presented by him unto his Maj ,y , since (according M r Norgates relation) itt was soe desired. I doe send lu re inclosed S r Pieter Rubens his letter touching that subject, w h letter you wiibe pleased to show unto his Maj ty : soe * It is impossible now to ascertain what this picture was : in all probability it never reached its destination and the rest of the order was never executed ; for, very shortly after the Hate of this letter, the troubles of the nation took so decisive a character, that the King 1 had other more pressing claims upon his purse, as well as more urgent demands upon his attention. In the catalogue of his pictures, printed by Vertue, there are seven pieces from the hands of Rubens, but not one from those of Jordaens. t Sir Job Harby, Knight, of Aldenham, Herts, was a Merchant in London, and one of the Commissioners of the Customs. He was created a Baronet by Chailes It. in I6fl0s the title became extinct seventeen years afterwards, upon the death of his son, Sir Erasmus Harby. 2 LETTERS FROM SIR BALTHAZAR GERBIER. ceassing giving you further trouble; kisse your hands and rest, B ru . 31. May 1640. Your Affecy humble Servant, B. gerbier. S r Peter Rubens Is deadly sick; the Phisicians of this Towne being sent unto him for to trye theire best skill on him. for y r self. From Sir B. Gerbier to Mr. Murrey. S r My secretary parted hence Eare yesterday w th the Picture Jordaens hath made, and a Landskipp drawne after a designe of S r Pieter Rubens, w h peeces my said secretary is to deliver unto yourselfe, to present them unto his Maj 1 ?. Since by your letter I receaved the first direction touching the Pictures of Jordaens, S r Job Harby's correspondent hath paied 44 £ Starlings to the Abbay d'E scars secretary, to be repaied to Jordaens for his picture w h is a most reasonnable price, as you shall see by the Worcke; w ch iff his Maj sti likes, Jordaens may be sett on to finish the other peeces blonging to the roome. S r Pieter Rubens is deceassed three dayes past, so as Jordaens remaynes the prime painter heire. Theire will be many rarities of pictures, agats, and other precious things sould in S r Pieter Rubens out-cry, iff his Maj sty would have any thing bought, itt must be known in time, and bills of credit sent ; for itt must be done w th readdy monny . I ceasse troubling you w th more, humbly kisse your hands and rest, Bru s . 2 d June 1640. Your affectionate Servant, B. gerbier. }us\7^^y^ /u/ ^ yi^W^-Uc/^^A_ Ju^tfj twurri Afcltf $Uo^f ?u>s/pc Ziitu^ tfit^ ?~^C0 j ^^^/Z"*^' CATALOGUE. 3 AN INVENTORY OF PICTURES FOUND IN THE HOWSE OF THE LATE SR PETER PAUL RUBENS KNt. AFTER HIS DEATH. IMPRIMIS PEICES OF ITALIAN M* s No. 1 A Magdalen, of Titian. 2 A Saviour with a world in his hand; by Titian. 3 A great draught of the martirdome of Peter Martyr, which stands in the Church of S l John and S l Paul, at Venice; by Titian. 4 The Picture of Titian himselfe, made by hhnselfe. 5 The Picture of Charles the 5 th ; by Titian. 0 A Picture of Marie; by Titian. 7.8 Two faces of Christ; held for Titian. 9 A face of Magdalene. 10 A draught of horses; by Titian. 11 A Psyche, with a bottle in her hand; by Titian. 1 12 A draught of a womans face; afterwards paynted ovei by Paulo de Verrona. b 13 A Curious picture of a man with Furres on ; by Tintoret. 14 The Picture of Tintoret, by himselfe. 15 A Picture of a Venetian, by Tintoret. 16 Another of a Venetian, by Tintoret. 17 A draught of the ascension, by Tintoret. 0 a In the Catalogue, this is not said to be painted by Titian, but only touched by him. b " Undessein de teste de feinine, tour nee rierriere, de I'aulo Verronez." Catalogue. u Of the Assumption of the Virgin, according to the Catalogue. 4 CATALOGUE. No. 18 A draught of the Judgment, by Tintoret. 19 A picture of a man, held to be of Raphael. 20 A S l Francys made by Mutiano. 21 A Venetian Bride with her kindred, by Paulo de Verrona. 22 A S* Helena, held to be Paulo Verrona's. 23 A picture of a Venetian Gentlewoman by Paulo de Verrona. 24 A gentlewoman with a little hatt, by the same/ 1 25 A draught of black and white ; by Paulo de Verrona. 26 A Landschap of Paul Brill's with a Psyche. 27 The takeinge of Christ in the garden ; by Spagnoletto. 28 A Banquet ; by the same. 29 A picture of an Italian Lady. 30 The Picture of the Duke of Urbin. 31 The fall of Phaeton; by Peter Perugino. 32 A Ceres in the night; by Adam Helshamer. e 33 The Anunciation ; by the same. 34 A Landschap in a round frame; by the same. 35 A Judith; by the same. 36 A Christ in short; a Coppie after Caronagio/ 37 A picture of a man, made by Palma. PIECES OF PETER PAUL RUBENS KN T . &c. MADE IN SPAINE, 1TALIE, AND OTHER PLACES, AS WELL AFTER TITIAN AS OTHER GOOD 38 % The Picture of Hippolitus.e 39 A Boyes face with a black Capp. d The Catalogue has it, avec mi petit chien ; and it is remarkable that a similar difference between the French and English Catalogues is observable in another instance. — See No. 145. e His name is spelt variously : D'Argenville writes it Elshaimer : Bryan and most others, Elsheimer or Elzheimer : in the French Catalogue it is Elshamer. f " Nostre Seigneur mort, copie apr£s Coregio."— Catalogue. g '* Le pourtrait du Cardinal Hippolito de Medicis." — Catalogue. CATALOGUE. 5 No. 40 A young man's face. 41 A picture of a Venetian Gentleman. 4*2 A great Adam and Eue. 43 A Calisto. 44 An Acteon. 45 A Venus and Adonis. 46 An Europa. 47 A Venus and Cupid lyinge on a Bed. h 48 Venus and Cupid lookeinge in a glasse. HERE FOLLOW PICTURES MADE BY THE SAYD S» PETER PA l T L RUBENS AFTER TITIAN. 49 Charles the fifte. 50 The Empresse Leonora, his wife. 51 The Picture of the sayd Emperor and Empresse uppon y e same cloth. 5*2 The Picture of the Emperor Ferdinand with a sword in his hand. 53 The picture of Duke D'Alua. 54 The Picture of Duke John Frederick of Saxonie. 55 The Picture of a Landgraef of I lessen.' 58 The Picture of Isabel! d'Este, Outcbesse of mantona. 57 Another of the' same Dutchesse in black Clothes. 58 The Picture of Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. 59 The Picture of Francisco sforza, y e 2 d Duke of Milan. 60 The Picture of And a Gritti, Duke of Venice. 6*1 The Picture of Kinge Phillipp the second, as big as y e life. 6*2 The Picture of James, Secretaire to the sayd Kinge. 63 The Picture of the aforesayd King's dwarfe. h Michel says " Venus et Adonis sur un lit." i The Catalogue is more precise : it says expressly that it is a portrait of Philip, Landgrave of Hesse. CATALOG UK. No. 64 The Picture of a Certayne great man with a hat. k 65,66,67,68 Fower Pictures of Venetian Courtesans. 69 The Picture of a Bride. 1 70 A face paynted after one of Tintoret. 71,72,73,74,75 Five Peeces of the worses of y c Apostles after Raphael. 76 Psyche after Raphael. 77 A S* John's head after Raphael. 78 A picture after Raphael, done by Balthazar Castiglione. 79 Charles the fifte with a Helmet, made by Van Tyke after Titian. 80 A peice of the works of the Apostles, made after Raphels. ♦ HERE FOLLOW THE PEICES MADE BY THE LATE SR PETER PAUL RUBENS. 81 A peice of Venus, w th many Cupidds taken out of Philostratus. 82 A peice of Bacchanalls with Sheppards and Sheep- herdesses dancinge and drunck; out of Philostratus uppon Cloth. 83 A peice of Naked nimphes and Satyrs. 84 A peice of Marie, with S l George and other S ts , in Landschap. m 85 A naked Andromeda bound to the rock, soe great as the life." k Avecq un chien. — Catalogue. 1 According to the Catalogue, the whole of these pictures, from No. 58 to No. 69 inclusive, are copies from Titian. m This picture the artist's widow presented to the Church of St. Jacques, at Antwerp, to adorn the chapel of the tomb of her husband. — The follow- ing No. is now in the Marlborough Collection — Smith. n By the Catalogue, it appears that the expression, " soe great as the life," in this and the following number, is intended to imply that the figures are whole length. CATALOGUE. 7 No. 86 A magdalene as bigg as the life uppon bord. 87 Beersheba sittinge by the fountayne. 88 Three nymphes with Satyres. 89 A Switzer with his sweet-hart, w th a bottle, w th a satyre, not full made uppon cloth. 0 90 A Switzer where the Boores bringe him money and Cover a table. 91 A Bacchus.P 92 The three graces naked. 93 S ta Cecillia. 94 A Sheepheard w th a Sheepheardesse. 95 The picture of Phillipp the Good in Armo r . 96 The Picture of Charles the Bold in Armour. 97 The picture of the Earle of Arundell uppon Cloth. 98 The picture of Marquis Spinola. 99 A Susanna uppon bord. 100 The picture of Doctor Maiema. 101 The picture of the Infant Cardinal. 102 The picture of a woman with a black Capp and flowers in her hands. 103 A peice of Italian Boores dancinge, uppon bord. 104 A Tiltinge, in Landschap. 105 A peice, an Italian Landschap, \v th the mines of a Church which is Cloth pasted uppon a bord. 106 A Landschap, uppon Cloth pasted on a bord. 107 The picture of Charles the bold, uppon bord. 108 A wood, with a him tinge, \v th the Sunne riseinge uppon bord. 0 The Catalogue expressly says that this is upon wood, not cloth ; and it explains that, by not full made, is to be understood that the picture was left incomplete. — With regard to the following article, its description is far more satisfactory: " Une troupe de Suisses qui contraigitent les paysans de Icur donner de /' 'argent et couvrir la table, sur toile :" this, in Smith's Catalogue, is called a troop of Banditti pillaging Peasants. P With a glass in his hand. — Catalogue. 8 CATALOGUE. No. 109 A picture after one of Leonardo de villa's uppon Cloth. q 110 A Landschap uppon Cloth pasted uppon a bord. 111 The picture of a french Lady, uppon bord. 112 A Landschap, w th sheepe, uppon borde. 113 The Picture of the Infant Cardinall, in his Card 18 Clothes. 114 The picture of the nowe Empresse. 115 The picture of the Kinge of Spayne uppon Cloth. 116 The picture of the Queene of Spayne. 117 The picture of the Duke of Nubourgh. 118 Argus. 119 A Sacrifice, uppon Cloth, after Adam Helshamar/ 120 The Picture of the Queene of France. 121 A peice where Angellica Sleepes with a Hermit. 122 The picture of a woman with her hands one uppon another. 3 123 The picture of the Kinge of Spayne with a hatt on. 124 An English whore uppon Cloth. 125 An old woman, with a boy ; a night peice. 126 The picture of a Certayne Lady. 127 The picture of the duke of Buckingham. 128 The picture of an old man with a white beard, uppon bord. 129 The picture of a man in armour with a red scarfe. 130 The picture of a Certayne Lady with a Capp on her head. q The Catalogue has this, Leonardo de Vinci, which is clearly right ; and, in No. 117, it is equally correct in designating the picture as a portrait of the Duke of Nieubourgh. — Mr. Smith, more explicit, says that No. 109 is a portrait oj Lionardo de Vinci. r See Note to No. 32. s " This picture is the celebrated Chapeau dePaille, now in the possession of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel." — Smith. C ATALOG I K. 9 No. 131 A great peice, beinge a wood made alter the na- tural], wherein is the huntinge of Atalanta in small figures. 182 A Landsehap after the naturall wherein is the Escuriall in Little. 133, 134 Two great Landsehaps after the naturall. 135 A great Landsehap after the life, w th little figures in't uppon a bord. 136 A great Landsehap where it raines with little Covrea in it. 137 A great Landsehap with a Tempest beinge the Historie of Baucis and Philemon. 138 A peice, of P^maus with the sunne setting. 1 139 A peice of Romulus and Remus, uppon Cloth. 140 The picture of a man cloth'd like a turke uppon Cloth. 141 A peice of the mayde that gaue her father Buck in the prison. 142 A peice of Venus, Bacchus, and Ceres. 143 A peice of Boores figh tinge made after a draught of old Breugel. 144 A peice wherein is a Christ Crucified. 145 A picture of a woman dressed in the Dutch fashion with a little hatt in her hand uppon borde. u 140 The picture of the Arch-duke Maximilian. 147 A druncken Bacchus. 148, 149 Two pictures of Kings of Tunis, made after Antonio : More's. 150 A great Landsehap uppon Cloth pasted uppon bord. 151, 152 Two pictures of the Arch-duke Albertus and Isabella. 153 A peice wherein is a Boore and a Boorinne, w th beast, and fruite made by Paulus de vos. t More happily described in the Catalogue, as Noatrt Siigncur en Emaus, u See Note to No. 24. 10 CATALOGUE. No. 154 A great Huntinge .of Harts paynted over by him and w th fig Ures of him. 155 AS 4 George on horseback uppon Cloth. 156 A peice upon bord Called the Christian Kn*. 157 A druncken Hercules uppon bord. 158 A peice of S* peter and S* Paul, uppon Cloth. 159 A peice of Pucelle d'Orleans uppon Cloth. 160 A great peice of Magdalene uppon Cloth & pasted uppon bord. v 161 A peice of Susanna uppon Cloth. 162 A peice of Susanna uppon Cloth pasted uppon bord. 163 A peice of the huntinge of Atlanta and Meleager. 164 A peice with some Nymphes w th a Cornucopia. 165 A peice of the three Kings. 166 The picture of y e Queene mother of ffrance, uppon Cloth. 167 The picture of the Queene of France. 168 A great peice of Pythagoras, w th y e fruite of ffrancy Snyders. 169 A peice of the prodigall sonne with a stable. 170 Druncken Sylenus. w 171, 172 Two little Landschaps uppon bord. 173 A night uppon bord. 174 A peice of a Nymph and a Satyre w th a baskett of grapes. x v I apprehend that this description is inaccurate ; for the Catalogue says that it is une grande piece des pecheurs repentis. w With Satyrs and other figures. — Catalogue. x To this succeeds in the Catalogue, without any number, Une Didon qui se tue; and the same picture is also introduced by Michel. In the fol- lowing article there is a curious difference between the French Catalogue and this list ; for, instead of a son of Albert Durer, it is there called un renard d' Albert Durer. Michel has it un renard par Albert Durer, CATALOGUE, 1 1 HERE FOLLOW THE PEICES OF THE OLD M*s No. 175 A Son of Albert durer. 176 A David Comeinge into Jerusalem vv th the head of Golias by Lucas Van Leyden. 177 The picture of Erasmus Roterdamus; by the same M r . 178 A peice of Paulus Eremita, w th a s* Anthonie, by the same. 179, 180 Two pictures of a man, and a woman, by John van Eyck. 181 The picture of Zaulingbeda 7 by M r . Huges. 182 The great Comander Don Gonzales de Cordova. 183 A picture of Holbeen. 184 A picture in water Coulo rs by Holbeen. 185 A little picture in water Coulo rS . 186 A picture of a Certayne Jeweller by Quintin. 187 The picture of a man with a red Capp by Browsen. 2 188 The picture of a man with a black Capp by w m key. 189 The birth of Christ by Arthur van Leyden. 190 A Marie in Landschap ; by Henry Bios. 191 A Landschap w th the flight into Egipt by old Brugel. 192 The Hill of S l Gottard by old Brugel. 193 The death bed of o r Lady: black and white by old Brugel. 194 A Baudy Howse by Arthur Van Leyden. 195, 196 Two faces in round by old Brugel. 197 A**********, by the same, in round. a y An English reader would hardly imagine that Zaulingbeda was meant to express the venerable Dede. z Bronzino. — Catalogue: so also in No. 190, the Catalogue has it cor- rectly, Henry Bles, instead of Bios. In Michel's Catalogue the red-capped man is assigned to Wm. Key; and the black-capped to Bronzino. a Un balayeur. Michel, 12 CATALOGUE. No. 198 A face of a Beggar in round, by the same. 199 The Picture of a man by the same. 200 The picture of a man with a great nose, by Hemsen. 201 The picture of the Card 1 de Granuelle; by Scorre. 202 A picture of Antonio More's. 203 Another picture of the Card 1 de Granuelle's. 204 A S* Cicilie, by Michaell Cox. 205 A Landschap with a S* Hubert ; by Arthur the Hollander. 206 A little peice wherein Justice is done by wachelen. 207 A takinge off from the Crosse. 208 A little peice of the takeinge off the Crosse by Scorre. 209 The picture of a man made by some good old M r . 210 The temptation of Christ in water Coulo rs : by old Brugell. 211 Shipps in water Coulo rS by the same. 212 A Battle betwixt the Turke and Christian in water Coulo rs by the same. 213 A Landschap with a fyre, in water Coulo rs , by the same. 214,215 Two pictures of a man and a woman by Francys Floris uppon bord. 216 The picture, by Phillipp van Cleve, Lord of Ravestein uppon a bord. 217 The picture of a Prebend, uppon bord. 218 The picture of a Preist uppon bord ; by Floris. 219 An Epitaph with two doores by Arthur van Ley den. 220 A Landschap by the same, uppon bord. 221 An Emaus, by the Foolish elef, uppon bord. b 222 The Judgment of Paris by the same uppon bord. 223 A water Colour'd Cloth by william Tonsi. c b This and the preceding No. are reversed in the Catalogue : the latter is called by Michel Le Chateau d' Emaus, par Van Cleef le fol. c Une piece en destrempe, de Willem Tons. — Catalogue. CATALOGUE. 13 No. 224 A picture? by W m key uppon bord. 225 A picture by Joos Van Cleue uppon a bord. 226 A Bawdy howse by martin van Cleue. 227 A Banquet of the gods by Bernard Rycke. HERE FOLLOW THE PEICES OF THE MODERN E M»». 228 A naked Venus, \v th a Satyre, by van dyke, uppon Cloth, d 229 A S l Jerome, w th an Angell, by tbe same uppon Cloth. 230 A great S* Jerome kneelinge, by the same uppon Cloth. 231 A small kneelinge Jerome, by the same uppon Cloth. 232. The apprehendinge of Christ, by the same uppon ' Cloth* 233 S l Ambrose by the same uppon Cloth. 234 S l Marty n by the same uppon Cloth. cl Described in the Catalogue, and most probably with more trut i. M9 the story of Antiope and Jupiter transformed into a Satyr. e' The following not* is attached to this article by Michel : — " La tradi- tion pittoresque, adoptee com me rendique parmi lei I'eintres & corieux d'Anvers, nous declare que ce m£me empnsormeinent do Christ est ce dona; if qu'Antoine Van Djrck oft'iit a Kubkns, loisque cat < 1 \ i- prit conge de son Maitre avant son depart pour l'italie, pour reconnoitre la politesse do.it Rubens l'avoit combl6 dans son lahoratoirc; en second lieu, pour moatrer sa parfaite gratitade au sojet du cheval de Belle dont Ri bkks Liu avoil deja fait present pour faire son voyage projette. — D'ailleuis cette inline tradition vcut, que ce dit tableau se. trouve prescntcmeut dans les appartementa de Monsieur Dierixsens, a Anvers. — On trouve rette piece en hauteur, & les figures de grandeur naturelle : les t£tcs, commecelles du Christ i\ cequelqucs soldats, sout d'une finesse frappante, le colons rigoarlax & les draperies larges & sans Gtre manie>£es: ce n'est que par la figure de Malchus, qui se trouve terrassel avec sa lanterne sur le devant de la piece, qu'on B'appercoit, que ce tableau fut. peint iinmediateinent apres que son ailteur cut quitle 1'ecole de son Maitre; mais 1'execuLion des autres figures preaageoit di'ja a quel point Van Dyck anroit porte* son art au retour de son voyage d'ltalie, ce que les e>6nements out verifie' dans la suite." — Histoire de Rubens, p. 284. L) 14 CATALOGUE. No. 235 The Crowninge of Christ by the same. 236 A face uppon a bord represen tinge S* George. 237 A face uppon a bord ; the man in Armour. 238 A water coulored Cloth by W m Tonsi/ 239 A baskett with fruite, and birds, by Francys Snvders. 240 A battayle of Sebastian Kinge of Portugall ; by Sebastian vrarik. 241 The prodigall Sonne by Symon de vos. 242 A Cloth with birds by Alexander Adriansen. 243 A basket of fruite by the same. 244 A Landschap by wildens. 245 A tiower Pot by Ikens; uppon bord. 246 A baskett and glasse, with flowers by the same. 247 A flower pott by the same. 248 A peice like the Alter peice in the queere of S l Augus- tine's Church made by the late S r Peter Rubens. g 249 A garland of flowers, with Marie in't by the same uppon Cloth. 250 A Cornu-copia of fruite and a flower pott uppon Cloth. h 251 Another Cornu-copia uppon Cloth by the same. 252, 253 Two Clothes paynted with Landschaps by Peter Snayers. 254 A little Landschap uppon a bord. 255 A small peice of Sebastian vrank, where the blinde leads the blinde, uppon bord. 256 A night peice by Peter Snayers uppon bord. 257 A Landschap of Mompers, with beasts of Brugel uppon bord. 258 A Kitchen w th a Catt fightinge, by Paulus de vos, on Cloth. f See Note to No. 223. g Described by Smith as " The Marriage of St. Catharine in the presence of numerous saints: a skttcti for the picture in the Church of St. Augustin." h This and the following are said by the Catalogue to be by Ykens. CATALOGUE. 15 No. 259 A peice, of birds singinge by the same upon Cloth. 260 The huntinge of a great wilde bore ; by Francys Snyders. 261 A flower pott by the same. 262 A Cloth with fruite, and birds, by Paulus de vos. 263 A Bord where fruite Lyes upon the Earth ; by Fran: Snyders. 264 A bord with Cabbages and Turnipps by the same. 265 A Polyphemus and ulisses uppon Cloth, by Jaques Jordaens. 266 The birth of Christ by the same. 267 A Marie uppon bord by the same. 268 A Cloth, uppon w ch a Cornu-copia \v th flowers; by Peter Zegers. 1 269 A huntinge of Diana ; the figures of S r Peter Rubens. The Landschaps and the beasts of Brugel. 270 A huntinge of Diana by S r Peter Rubens & Brugel. 271 A Paradise by Brugel. 272 A fightinge where they pull one the other by the hayre. 273 An Alehowse where they sitt by the fire. 274 A risinge of the sunne. 275 The Clownes musick. 276 A jealous Boore. 277 A battle where they pull another by the throate. 278 A Landschap. 279 A Combatt of three where they strike with the pott. 280 A Temptation of S' Anthony. 281 The Musicke of Boores by the fire. 282 A Lutenist. 283 A dancinge in a Landschap. i This is evidently an error, and the artist intended is Daniel Seghers, the Jesuit. In the Catalogue this picture is said to be by Pere Segert, which probably gave rise to the mistake. 16 CATALOGUE. No. 284 A Boore with a glasse of wyne and a pott. 285 Tobacco drinkers.* 286* A Landschap, wherein a man Tyes his shooes. 287 Two Boores that peepe through a windowe. 288 A man riilinge drinke. These 17 are of Brewer. 289,290 Two Battailes; by Palamedes uppon bord. 291 A Landschap, by Poulenbeargh. 292 Another Landschap, by the same. 293 S 4 Anthonie's temptation by Saeghtleuen. 294 A Landschap w th beasts, and Boores' houshold stufTe by y e same with little figures of S r Peter Rubens. 295 A Boore 1 s howse within, by the same with little postures of S r Peter Rubens. 296 A heard of beasts, by the same Saeghtleuen. 297 A peice by the same; where a woman is Chid, the figures by S r Peter Rubens. 1 298 Another peice, by the same where a mayde stands uppon the stay res the postures by S r Peter Rubers. 299 Another where a Boore giiies his dogg meat. 300 A Landschap, by the same. 301 A very little Landschapp. 302 A Tyn pott, by vande vuyl uppon Cloth. 303 A tyn pott with a man, and a broad silver bowle, uppon a bord by the same. 304 Another peice with a broad bowle, and three trenchers. k Rather more intelligibly expressed in the Catalogue, *' Quelques una qui prennent da tabacq." 1 " Ou une femme est baise'e.' r Catalogue ! — Smith says, more at length, " A landscape, in which are introduced a couple courting: the man has. a bagpipe attached to his girdle." CATALOGUE. 17 No. 305,306 Two peices by Heda, with plate, and glasses, and Lemons, uppon bold. 307 A little sea, uppon Cloth, by persellis. 308 A Landschap of Vlegers ; uppon bord. 309, 310 Two Shipps, uppon bord, by Goyes. m 311 A small peice with a glasse, and two peeees of gamon of Bacon by Van Es. 312 A banquett, by the same, uppon bord. 313 One lookeinge of Lice uppon bord. 314 A Schoole, by Hagi. HERE FOLLOW VARIOUS ARTICLES OF CURIOSITY. Three Cloathes pasted uppon bord beinge the Triumph of Julius Cesar, after Andrew Mantegna, not full made. Six great Clothes; y e .beseiginge of Townes, battailes, and Triumphs of Henry the 4 th , y French Kinge; doI full made which he had begunn some yeares past for the pallace of the Queene mother of Sranc . A parcell of ff'aces made after the life, uppon bord and Cloth aswell by S r Peter Rubens as van dyke. A great parcell of draughts, of many tayre notable peeices; made by Afflymghen. 11 A parcell of Coppies made after the peices of Afflinighen. Certayne rare, and well made Antique faces of Marble. A parcell of moderne figures &c. Christ uppon the Crosse very Costly made of Iuorie the Invention of S r Peter Rubens. m "By Vlegetu." Catalogue: so also in No. 314, for Hagi is read Hals. 11 The Catalogue is bore far more satisfactory: it says, " une ti es grande quantitd dts desaHna dts plus notables pieces, faietes par feu Muns. Rubens." And it equally differs as to the following article, which it designates as, " une quantitd des copies, J'aicies aprcs lea originaux , i de feu Mons. Rubens." IS CATALOGUE. Mercury very Costly made, y e Invention of S r Peter Rubens. Venus pullinge her smock ouer her head very rarely made the invention of S r Peter Rubens. A Sea Triumph of Ivory with Nymphes and Tritons, and Angells aboue, holdinge a home of small sea shells and pearle uppon which there is a Silver Scollop Shell; and under a round silver and gilte foote; all wonderfull Costly made all the Invention of S r Peter Rubens and serves for a salte Celler. A dance of Children of Ivory wonderfull rarely made, the Invention of the same S r Peter Rubens. Psyche Sleepeinge with Cupid uppon a bed of Ivorye the Invention of S r Peter Rubens. 0 Adam and Eue, of Ivory. A very rare Salte Celler of Aggatt. A very fayre vessell of orientall Jasper, and Christall of Montaigne. o According to Michel, the Cupid and Psyche were of ivory, but the bed of tortoise-shell. APPENDIX. By way of Appendix to this Catalogue, / subjoin the full account given by Michel (p. 291) of what look place after its publication. The book itself I believe to be rare : the details cannot fail to be interesting. " Nota, que la plus grande part de ces sculptures en ivoire, ci-mentionnees, out ete executees par Lucas Faydherbe, natif de Malines, qui ayant appris le dessin dans l'ecole de Rubens pendant quelques annees, a telle- ment s^u profiter des instructions de son Maitre, qu'ayant embrasse Tart de la sculpture, il s'est evertue (Tex center en ivoire ce que Rubens lui proposoit par scs de&sins, meme au point d'une telle perfection, que son Maitre trouva ses ouvrages dignes se son cabinet. Malgre que le nombre des 93 tableaux de la main de Rubens, qu'on trouve au precedent catalogue, paroit ex- cessif, cependant la Dame sa Douairiere avoit encoie retenu plusieurs pieces, dans le dessein de ne pas s'en