iJi!i!i i ili'i i'i! i i' ill! :h Vi!i!i Sales in this volume are hound in chronologically from Dec. 18, 1802, through Apr. 23, 1807, except Mar. 21, 18(1)6, which is the fourth from the end and June 12, 1806, which is at the end. mm pBgggpsi^ \frjA "It MW ey IT'? ^ L t e /' o- P /^ (/z e ■ /T '^~ J $ 4 / — /> ft crS- ft - s-ft' »>' ss/sft/eft / (Ve / ,/ f~C OA21 / /$AZ / sy /a ft /1 0 Y — ^ / /l/Zftc^, -ft / S <• sftftft SA , ft rft ft S 4 2i4 Y* /Sf //* //ft 2- V 5 aft/ttsC- ■ -- ' / ./ r ftp / / ♦-- /l ( 'l sc> c /"/ C'**> // . / / y ■ / ' / Cl ft c Ac -c C a/z CA . «. A CZ- * A t / Sl // y CA- /ftft/OZ V " / /' ^ . V j/ ft ft Sec Sc Cm Cl-L c r >1 //*-' - & a ft -c A- so-e y //* 2 > //. S/ft* f ft y/tct/t',; <*/ iStSAcA, SS/^< ^ , r yy ~ y //a/ /r 2& -I {Pcs/c% D SSsift/ss Pftfi/? A *P c'er'/v-ftS; /v / i Stc a/z*S ^ //ztft/ / '. //ftj — 3/ 3 y P 2 ft> Aft A ft ftft/cft' Aa 4/'. Zy r~t iny ft AS-ft/ft, . A«,ft 22 //JJ - 9/ / 4 /i fti ?-w- A/t, f Pt S /Xcft/Scc *_ pA ^S 22 \ /Pa 2 — ft y tc 2 AZ 4 t ' V /t-a c'e -2 ^ /ft^S a./ 2 '/c-zA /-t.c-A «^- 'PcXAy S^ /ftA 2 -—. ftS.r /e r/ /St-zA/ScAa-c/*' S^S - ao/ //etc a / c c /ftA C c>*-*-*t S ftf' s/tzycsi _ s* S ft/r ca / C-A *~-'/A zx-y /ft. //ft 3 _ •y y o y ft A3 . t A’ /a.ft,A,,i ,•-'/; - aA AS, 1. sA-cs t , *i -. j A . /2c?2 fti’S / / /zS/Zz A'tft ~ & /- /r c-ts/r * ' tft'c c /**> /, /ftft 3 — _ xftS r o-^trS c / / cs/c: 4-c't- 2 St- g^r' 1 _ c*ft- *. ftc / ■ 2- ft-fjjc_s ft t Sz cA4-*S /S S //ft 3 ^'S r 2 > y?L Z'S/c Soft / / c c *2 ft* CC \ / V- /tee 0,-1 y /fts //ft 2/ - 4 _y A ts/Sc £'/t e lx /t. c j * c V / Ssl Sy — ft“S ^- '/ T / /c I ^. ft( c > y ft l c c ft- 2 . ft//s/ft ft/ C^-- - «* ft Aft Sy t/^-; ; / otft SS >«• t<.cf ftStoc.t-/ //. ftftftft ^,'S' r (/!?SZ VA/i. pA S/t-t y - S r S/ft/r ftftxcl A Y /. //ft// ■— - . x x l S' ^ // * //>*:-c-e '/ci >2- t* si^*s s 'S / /-i-z it /cc^ft - f*. fy' :// , //ft// — - JS SSSP^/ft ./ AZs/sloc ^ soft'/XztftAis ^ys/ftS /ftftft ( / /fts ftri ' ~'l' c/fc/c'C'C'C-S ft C.s/zcft*//A, so/ c^c./e--r ftftrscr s >/*osc2 s /ft? / -/// //? /// /// s a7p 2 ft/ ft/p /sc-t-S /Sc aft J3_/ ftl 7ft ■C^/Ztmi csft' /. //i/S~ yy / 7/ v i O/, Z c to c. ZZm t) * >y *ZZrr- /#*<■'' ^ //aicZs /Z . / /// '"’ Zy y y r Z^ZZ^c , <-*/ A7,Z< ZtA-z-ZZfS , a Z vZ^Zt'r Z'rJCL*’/ t-rZ ZZ. //flj /Z^ /"idfc r. /*^r*L yZ-trrr* 1. ZZt * Zy A Z ZZ^^aZa^ ^Za^-'C-Z Z& . ZftfJ — - %&/ ^,/,rZ 7z~#e,^ &/?. «y-<*: - 2 *9 ZZr / *- zzz^zz. zzz Z Zzy 22f ZZ. ^'Zfar ,Zy ZZx-<-J A Z oZn~?--i ^ Ztr t.TKj*-> Zj-z-tSaZh-aZ2.^ 22 Z V y N ZfcZ,^ aZ JZZ^ /Zj^ ^A*y Z^ ZZ^/ - JZ/Z Za~* ZZ*C 'Z/' ZZyyZ ^Z ZsZ'z-t-■** Zi--c*S *^ZZA^t~-t>Zs 2Z • Z2& Z — — Zz2 /^a/-e-LS /* ZZ^ ZcrXt-J l/Zf/Z r- ZZ> X-^c, ' —''^lOO W. Micris 4*> .. A. 101 Francesco Albani /d - dtP ^ 102 Robert •— 103 Barrett — u __ 104 Wilson — 105 Gainsborough 2i.. S' "106 Slingelandt — [ 8 ] Portrait of Queen Anne, Consort to William the Third. —highly valuable. A Hermit—«. highly finished admirable Performance. A Reposo, with the attendant Angels beautifully grouped in various positions, and happily introduced in an elegant and interesting Landscape. Tivoli—a grand Scene magnificently framed. The view highly interesting, and embracing great variety of Subject, judiciously treated. A View in Wales, with Cattle and Figures, by Gilpin, Cipriani, and himself—delightfully dispersed in different parts of the Picture, part in th e Foreground, part crossing in a Ferry-Boat— the time morning, and the whole performance most interesting. A most beautiful Performance—exquisitely painted—the figures animated, the distance tender and de¬ lightful, the tout ensemble admirable, in his best Italian Manner. Figures on Horseback, in a Landscape, with Cows in the Foreground, and Village Church in the Distance; true to Nature, and British Scenery —a capital Performance. ^ An Artist, with his Easel and other accompanyments, a very high finished Performance, painted with all the neatness and Effect of Gerard Douw.«. F I N I . H*. CATALOGUE OF ALL THAT WELL-KNOWN VALUABLE COLLECTION OF Capital Jiaiutuiss, THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE Most Noble the Marquis ofLansdowne, Which have long been considered as one of the great Ornaments OF t LUDOVICO CAIUCCI, CORREGGIO, SALVATOR ROSA, GUIDO, GUERCINO, VELASQUEZ, PROCACCINI, &C. CANALETTI, PAOLO PAN INI, REMBRANDT, ALBERT DURER, JORDAENS, GONSALVEZ, MURILLO, VANDERVELDT, &c. COMPRISING THE BEST EFFORTS OF THOSE ADMIRED MASTERS, RUBENS, CLAUDE, LEONARDO DA VINCI, NICOLO POUSSIN, GASPAR POUSSIN, PAOLO VERONESE, TITIAN, TENIERS, BERGHEM, VERNET, BASSAN, &c. tottt be $>old bp Auction, BY Peter Coxe, Burrell and Foster, By Order of the Executors, without the least Reserve, ON THE PREMISES, JLnAJVSJBQWJVE MOUSE , MERKEEY SfWdLRE, ON Wednesday 19 th , and Thursday 20 th of March, 1806, AT TWELVE O’CLOCK. — \Lf\P%S f ' Sglo May be Viewed Two Days preceding the Sale, when Catalogues, at 2s. Gd. each, (without which no Person can possibly be admitted) may he had at the Lodge at Lansdowne House, and of Messrs, Peter Coxe, Burrell and Foster, 88, Pall Mall, r- ~ Conbtttons of I. Th*t the highest Bidder be the Purchaser; but should any Dispute arife between two or more Bidders, the Lot or Lots, to be put up again and refold. II. That no Person advance less than Half-a-Crown. Above Five Pounds, Five Shillings ; Ten Pounds, Half-a-Guinea; Twenty Pounds, One Guinea; and fo on in Proportion. III. That the respective Purchasers give in their Names and Places of Abode, if r«jviivj , ».iO [/uj dunu i*..—— |/w^ui»aojij Part of the Purchase Money after the Rate of Twenty Pounds per Cent, and pay the Remainder on or before the Delivery of the Lots purchased. IV. That the Lots ftiall be abfolutely taken away within Three Days after the Sale, with all Faults, by whorafoever they were painted, under any and every Defcription, and at the Expence of the Purchafers. And Laftly. That upon Failure of complying with these Conditions, the Money deposited in Part of Payment shall be forfeited : all Lots uncleared after the Time limited shall be re-sold by Public or Private Sale; and the Deficiency, if any, attending such Re-sale, together with all incidental Charges, be made good by the Defaulters at the present Sale. A HE Pictures in this Collection, of which this Catalogue gives the Description, were the Property of the late Marquis of Lansdowne ; chosen with great Care and Judgment, and have long Ornamented the Walls of Lansdowne House , where they have attracted the Attention of the judicious Connoisseur, by their Excellence and Beauty : „ They are brought unsophisticated before the Public in their pure State, without even a Varnish to call forth those Beauties. They doubtless will be prized in proportion to their great Merit: Many of them are Matchless, deserving to be placed in the first Collections or Galleries in the Kingdom; and will be submitted without the least RESERVE WHATEVER, TO THE CHOICE AND PURCHASE OF A DISCERNING PUBLIC. A rfirtit ferfr WEDNESDAY, the 1 9th of MARCH 1$Q0. / 7 > j 1 German J - S - s — ^2 Cipriani 3 Lemoine T WO Pictures, St. Francis, and the Portrait of Clovis. Female Figures with Cupids—a pair, uprights; painted from the Antique Historical, and A Female Figure reclining. " /J l - 4 Titian . . . . . Portrait of Aretin: ~ ft - 6 7 /O >' /O — 8 9 2 Jj - io // >• // - n n JlT ■ ' 14 2/ '- 15 */.. /y - is / .? .. Z - 17 2Z, /~ 18 /]9 /if../«> /g«q - 21 /Z „ /Z ... 22 *•*».. Old Franks' . C. Bega . . Italian . . v . Rembrandt Guardet . ? h 49 , .> if.£ i S. Bourdon . Stella . . . Guardet . . Moucheron . Mazzuolo . . Cornelius Jansen Berkheyd . Ditto ... A. Durer . . . Rubens . . . Zuccarelli . . . View in Florence. A small Female Figure j an Oval^ — Portrait of St. Lawrence. o2 2 Virgin and Child—a curious early specimen of the art. An Interior—a Merry Making. Lot and his Daughters. /cr-222n- ^ ^ _ '2/ A Landscape, with an antique Building, Cattle and Figures. w . //" C'/tsi'Vi'j • /f~33 3Z : //- 34 2 /~ jT- 35 Gonsalvez .... Canaletti .... Ditto. Paolo Caliari V eronese A Child Sleeping—small. c -<4^^ An upright View in Venice, representing the Carnival, i A Ditto View in Venice, companion to the preceding Lot. —? Stf . //~36 /fA „S~~2 7 Weenix Velasquez Our Saviour entering the Temple—a beautiful cabinet picture, of extraordinary perfection. w . Dead Game with large Dog in a Landscape—excellent. Portrait of a Knight of Malta—a picture of exquisite management and noble effect of execution, ^ 3/. /0 ~ 38 G uercino Representation of David with the Sling, going out to Battle. I 7 ] fa -- 39 Ludovico Caracci Z/i - - 40 Francis Pourbus I 41 Guercino . . , /A * /A v 42 Lagrenee « . . //i , JZj .v.43 John Van Eyck . ♦^5 / Albert Durer . . 2$- 45 Gaspar Poussin 2 A - 3-* 6 Ditto • • • fe„ J7- 47 Rubens - A/j >■ % - 48 Velasquez /S~2 Vernet Death of St. Francis—painted with his usual Judgment and thorough knowledge of his art A3 'A'tn- The Portrait of the celebrated English Navigator, Sir Francis Drake—an interesting and noble per¬ formance of this extraordinary character, Female with a Lute—an animated performance of the master, gracefully interesting. %^A T ' Arz. Maternal Affection—a beautiful group. —» The Wise Men’s Offering—a curious specimen of this early time. ^iAAc-i/A \ A high finished Picture of the Offering of the Wise Men, with a procession in the distance : accompanied by two compartments representing the Nativity and the Flight into Egypt. 0 ^ 0 —' A Rocky Scene w** 1 * Fi s»™ -offootod with gueat spirit. oA+uA,Sf? A Landscape with Mountainous Scenery, and Goats and Figures. u-' The Portrait of Sir Theodore Mayne, Physician to Charles the First—in the usual rich tone of coloring of this master—capital, /A*^ A Child in a Cradle ; evidently an Infant of distinction, and sweetly painted. <. A First Rate Cabinet Picture of this favorite and justly admired French Artist.—The tremendous acts of nature producing affecting scenes of extreme distress, are scientifically and forcibly described in this wonderful performance, with peculiar feeling and energy, and stamp it as an extra¬ ordinary production of the pencil, executed with the happiest facility—it was painted in 1755, when he was in full possession of all his great powers. &AA '/?■' /fy t 8 3 2 .. 2 - 2S--7- 3 o ■■ <} - 2f. A ■ *9- V • 2z~/ ~ AA •/ 2 - AfA * S ' AS.. /- 30 Poussin le Mer 5 1 Paul Potter . 52 Old Palma 53 Hans Holbein 54 Isaac Ostade . 55 Paolo Panini . 36 Luca Giordano Tlie Destruction of Troy, with the introduction of the Wooden Horse, and Meeting of iEneas with Anchises. Pigs—painted with his usual truth and neatness, where high finishing does not destroy effect, but con¬ stitutes additional merit^^iv rfC Mary’s Lamentations over the Body of the Saviour, a Story told with great expression and feeling—a valued and important work of this respected master *df*v***n^y A Portrait. View of Scheveling, enlivened by a great variety of Figures judiciously introduced—an harmonious effect throughout, Interior of the Pantheon at Rome, enriched with Figures and painted in his best manner, A mucti adm^J Pai-fnfmunre of this Master’s Pencil— painted by him with unusual vigor of colour and transparency of carnations; might vie even with Rubens for management; and is a proof of his great abilities and facility of execution. 57 David Teniers, Junh A Landscape and Figures, the Door of a Cabaret with the View of a Village and distant Country, ft 'A t.' v "*" jWy ' painted in his forcible manner and rich effective stile of colouring—a celebrated picture from the collection of Monsieur Horion—the figures most capital. 58 Nicolo Poussin . . A Repose of River Gods—a grand classical performance —finely drawn, and judiciously executed; pre¬ senting one of those favorite subjects, in the management of which this Artist stands un¬ rivalled for taste and fancy. [ ® 1 /M-tf- M - A fpf — 59 Nicolo Pouasin . . Venus and Cupid attended by a Faun—companion to the preceding Lot, evidently painted at a time when he was contemplating and felt the colouring of the Venetian School. Acy 60 David Teniers Figures in a Landscape.—The Entrance of a Village with a harvest scene occupying the middle ground, the labourers reaping and binding up the sheaves; giving an animated representation of that time of the year, when abundance gladdens the heart of man, and enlivens the appearance of Nature by the bounty of her own produce—the figures exquisitely beautiful—the deserved companion of Lot 57 Ay 6l Jordaens .... The Fable of the Satyr Blowing Hot and Cold.-The surprise of the Rustics expressed with great spirit—a perfect Comedy on canvas, where the whole Dramatis Personae fill their parts with propriety; and a rich glow of colouring is thrown over the whole, in the happiest stile of ju¬ dicious art, to give the tale full effect, and heighten the powers of graphic eloquence—a first rate performance. Rubens ..... A grand Landscape; scene, the Sun setting in fervid Heat, y- darting its fierce Rays from behind a Wood, in that richness of vivid splendor that art can seldom describe, and none but the daring hand of a great Painter would attempt to accomplish— it almost dazzles the eye to look at it. To ap¬ preciate Art properly, Nature must be under- B 4 [ 10 ] //- //- /$ ■■ /i sz .. U stood in all her forms; and those who have thus read nature, must admire Rubens, and pronounce liis eulogium in the gratifying, contemplation of this wonderful performance, and covet the possession of this most extraordinary production. 63 Apollodoro Caravaggio The Adoration of the Shepherds—a noble gallery picture. 64 Raphael .... St. Michael and the Dragon—an admirable Copy of that renowned performance. 65 Rubens.Venus and Adonis—a grand and noble composition, full of all the glow of the great Master’s mind, 66 Ludovico Caracci . Lot and his Daughters—a combination of the graceful and / p /o.-c'-O S rand —* n highest principle of the art, the delightful figure on the left hand of the Picture, equal in design to Raphael; the character of the father, the attitude of the female on the right hand, are all judiciously correct in the detail, and th© whole admirably composed, while a sweet chasteness of color without mono¬ tony, force and variety without gaudiness, stamp it as a performance of the first importance of the famed Caracci, and deserving a distinguished situation in the first gallery in the kingdom. 67 Lucas Cortonensis The Circumcision—a noble gallery picture, treated with great propriety—the perspective admirable. IN THE HALL. / • ^ 0 \ Beautiful Copies from Murillo, being Correct Representations of celebrated Pictures by that great Master, at Seville in Spain. y*,, ^ 68. The Vision of a Male and Female Saint, zvith the Vir¬ gin and Infant Saviour in the Clouds, a legendary Subject. *j: : “ ' y,, y „ 69 .. The Patriarch Abraham entreating the Angels to enter his Cabin. /i..3 .VlO . . . . . The Return of the Prodigal Son. cbuJ %/ 71 .- The Saviour healing the lame Man at the Pool of Bethesda. End of the First Day's Sale. §5>econto Sap’s g>ale, THU RS DAY, MARCH the 20th, 1806. i Vernet. Small upright View of Tivoli. ✓x /* - a Raphael .... A Copy of the celebrated Picture of the Holy Family, in /, 3 • - • the possession of the Marquis of Stafford. Hemskirk and . . ] P. Breughel . . . J j- Drolls, Exterior and Interior. A . A - 4 German .... The Virgin and Child with St. John—in a center, sur* rounded with beautiful flowers, on copper. - without a frame. Schidone .... Charity—after. -• 13 Peter WouVennans x. yy.. fu Poussin le Mer . i/ 15 Vandyck , . S^3 ■ // -16 Vemet. yj>.. /Z - 17 Teniers. — 18 Both and Bauduin . 19 Procaccini . . . /Z,JZ- 20 Vandyck . . . . / -21 Rothenhamer. . . /S.. Py . -Az Zuccarelli .... /* ,,/ff - 2 3 -Ditto . . . . ♦ /- 24 Corre 20 Giacomo Bassano Z/ -27 Carlo Maratti So [ '3 ] Autumn—an allegorical. Our Saviour calling to St. Peter. Historical Subject—with figures, buildings, and sepul¬ chral monument. Head of an Old Man. Moonlight. A Group of Figures—a small upright. Landscapes and Figures—a pair. The Sacrifice of Isaac—a sacred historical subject,- ad¬ mirably painted. Sleeping Child—a study, deliciously coloured, X. The Death of St. Cecilia. An upright Landscape with Figures Dancing—a spirited performance. Ditto, the Companion, with Figures, Sheep and Waterfall. Venus and Cupid, whole-length Figures, a copy from the celebrated picture of Venus and Cupid, one of the most admired productions of this great master. Landscape and Figures—there are very few performances of this English Artist in this stile of compo¬ sition, and is the more valuable from being the more singular and rare. //P2 pp^. /P^ ^ Christ driving out the Money Changers—told with his usual effect of color, and propriety of manage¬ ment throughout. Copy of the celebrated Picture by Corregio, of the Marriage of St. Catharine. ^ pP^ ^ PCc. 2/ - 28 Paolo Panini ... A Pair Ruins and Figures, clear and brilliant. Ll [ 1 * ] ^22.. 22 29 Salvator Rosa 2-2/ ■■ 22/ _ 3 0 2d r. 6~ - 31 22 .. S'" / 32 2(T„6 „ 33 2/3 . /- 34 W atteau Rubens Weenix A Banditti in the midst of rude solemn Scenery—a small picture, painted with great spirit A Conversation. Portrait of his Wife—brilliant. Ruins and Figures. ^2/ oJ^2-c ' C/ Ditto, the companion to the preceding Lot, of equal merit in every respect. * Uriah conveying the Letter that led to his Destruction. An Outside View of the Pantheon at Rome, with other Antient Buildings—in his best manner. Pandora—painted with all the delicacy so much admired in the works of this extraordinary master, a performance of great consequence and value. 222/ , S' 40 2 Vernet.A grand View of the Sea Shore in the Mediteranean, enriched with Buildings, Shipping and Figures —painted purposely by this esteemed master for the late Marquis of Lansdowne, and was ever regarded by him as one of the great ornaments of his Collection—the price paid to the Artist was 500 Guineas. 223 . /T- 41 Berghem An upright Landscape. The View of Tivoli,, with Cattle and Figures, an admirable work of this admired y -Nw O ' c ^ '' ' ar tist, treated with sublimity, in the rushing of the impetuous Waters; happily executed. / y ? [ 13 3 0,^0 - jT- 42 Vernct ..... A Land Storm—a grand mountainous scene, enriched with Figures and rushing Waters, painted as a companion to Lot 40, held in equal estimation by the late Marquis of Lansdovvnc, and for which the Artist had the same price as for the former picture—a noble performance. 43 Salvator Rosa . 'X An Incantation—treated with that singular boldness of .-v •p ant ^ execut ion that marks the great , works of this extraordinary master—it is full of energy and terrific excellence. 44 Gaspar Poussin . . A Land Storm—That well known picture, formerly in the /«>/,. r- 45 W. Vandevelde /Q6 ..r- 46 Gaspar Poussin Possession of Mr. Deline, painted with infinite boldness and effect, harmonious in color, and rich in execution and management. The marks of the passing storm is finely expressed by the tree broke asunder in the foreground, while the awfulness of the dreadful gloom is admirably contrasted by the clearing of the horizon in the \ distance. The Figure by Nicolo Poussin. A Brisk Gale, with a rolling Sea, painted with great vigor and thorough knowledge of that Element, in which he took so much delight—a capital performance. The Boats and Figures admirable, A beautiful Landscape of this favorite and extraordinary Master, which w r as also a principal ornament in M. Delme’s collection. Nothing can exceed the beautiful tranquillity of this scene, in the happy effect of light and shadow in the re¬ ceding distances, or the delightful tenderness of the remote mountains—it is the perfection of his Art. The Figures by Nicolo Poussin. t h? ] - 47 48 y^>/~ ^ Z ZV Murillo . 52 Stewart A whole-length Portrait of that celebrated character. General Washington, late President of the United States of America. ^6 / 4 [ ” ] . 53 Berg hem . . . „ zty' A Morning Scene in an interesting Paysage—a most beautiful performance of this iuestimable Painter, in which he may be said to have vied with the great Claude for air, vapor and clearness of atmosphere, animated by his own superior talent in the display of groups of Cattle and rustic Figures, introduced with all the charm of his incomparable pencil, in his first stile of perfection and beauty. Sf~ 54 Ludovico Carracci . The Sybilla Libica—a noble composition of this renowned painter, grandly composed with all the mind of Michael Angelo Buonaroti, and chastely colored. /d -55 Claude Loraine . . Evening. One of those enchanting scenes that Claude / ~ ,, ? alone could paint, and which no artist could equal. &^' true and beautiful representation of Nature in a sea prospect, with a delightful middle dis¬ tance, breaking the horizon, by the rich foliage of intervening trees on a small island, enliven¬ ed with ships in various positions; nothing can exceed the charm of the whole scene ; the rays of the setting sun play delightfully on the surface of the ocean; the waves appear in motion impelling each other forward in endless succession, no less actuated inappearance by the influence of the tide, than by the effect of a steady refresh¬ ing breeze, tempering the atmosphere; while the judjcious introduction of figures in the foreground penciled with singular effect, (conveying in forcible language, the simply affecting story of St. Paul canied into bondage,) produces an additional charm, and arrests the mind at one and the same time, w r ith sympathy, and general admiration of this great painter’s abilities in this incomparable display of his extraordinary powers. c 2AI [' 18 J •5G Nicolo Poussin 0 ° c- ri^ry A Reposo. The Virgin, infant Savior and Joseph—Word8 cannot do justice to this extraordinaryperformance. The group of interesting angels, who “joyful about them and around them play the graceful sim¬ plicity of the Virgin; her expressive counte¬ nance ; the animation of the Saviour, gratified with the respect and attention paid him; the venerable appearance of Joseph; the delicate tone of coloring and sweet sobriety that pervades the whole, stamp it as a work of the very first perfection. 57 Ruben9.The Adoration of the Magi—a most magnificent work of this renowned master. In originality as un¬ questionable as it is great in design, and splendid in execution. This picture was painted for the Altar Piece of the chapel of the White Nuns, at Lovain, and was ever esteemed on the Con¬ tinent as of the highest excellence of his great- art, universally admitted to be every touch from his own pencil, and now displays itself as a •commanding effott of his art, in the same pure and brilliant state in which it originally came from the palette of this wonderful painter: It presents itself, a composition of thirteen figures as large as life, judiciously grouped, where each figure is almost of equal consequence, without subtracting fromthegrand principal design,the representation in sweeuSimplicity of the Divine Infant Saviour in the care of the Virgin. Art cannot go higher. FINIS. AT is again repeated that this Valuable Collection of Pictures is brought before the Public, speaking a plain unvarnished Tale, in the same unsophisticated state, in which they came into the hands of the EXECUTORS, in whom the Property is vested; and that BY THEIR STRICT INJUNCTION, EACH PICTURE, WHATEVER STAY BE ITS IMPORTANCE, WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHOICE AND PURCHASE OF A DISCERNING PUBLIC, WITHOUT THE LEAST RESERVE WHATEVER. iwjtr mM > '’**/• wao»7Wfe aW fh tm&s&E&fay H9®s \ Ws^^^JpajA: *k/.