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CATALOGUE OF
A PRIVATE COLLECTION
OF VERY CHOICE
Modern and Ancient Paintings,
Engravings, Water Colors,
and Drawings,
COMPRISING EXAMPLES B-Y
Andreas and Isaac Van Ostade,
Van Gresbach Salvator Rosa,
Dietrichy, Wouvermans,
Gaspar de Crayer, Nicolas Poussin,
Brouwer, Giacomo Bassano,
Campio Vecchio, Antoine Coypel,
Pietro di Cortona, Battoni,
Heda, Job Vernert,
Guido Reni, Henri Picou,
A. Brune HerbsthoefFer,
Hilverdink, A. Guerard,
Richard Westall, Armande Rossier,
Thomas Sully, Victor Cortez,
Philippe Rousseau, Eugenio Latilla,
Carl Becker, and others.
CATALOGUE.
JSNGRAVINGS,
PEAKE, JAMES 1 Morning From the original Picture by Claude
Lorraine
BYRNE, WILLIAM 2 Evening Companion From same
GUTTEMBERG 3 Holy Family From a Picture by Raphael
MORGHEN, RAPHAEL
4 Holy Family From same
LE BAS 5 The Kermesse or Fair From a Picture by Teniers
SAME
6 The Inn Companion From Same
MAN DEL
7 Ecce Homo From a Picture by Guido Reni t
LE MIRE NOEL .8 La Curiosite From a Picture by Brackenberg See
Title on back of engraving
HERBSTHOEFFER, Austria
25 The Standard Bearer
WESTALL, RICHARD, R. A., London
26 Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus disregarding the injunction not to look back, sees, to his despair, his wife Eurydice being carried back to the lower regions
MORTIMER, J. H. 27 St Augustine Bringing the Gifts and Bulls of the
Pope to Aethelred, King of the Saxons
27A A Grisaille
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]pAI)N[TINGS,
HOFFMAN, JOHANN VALENTIN 1661
28 Baucis and Philemon sewing Jove and Mercury
A very rare Painting on canvas in imitation of an Engraving
HELFT, J. Holland 29 Landscape
RIBOT, T. 30 The Corsair , ,
ROSSIER, ARMANDE, Paris 31 Marine
BROWN, WM. M. New York 32 Spring
SULLY, THOMAS, Dec'd, New York 33 Study of a Head
GUERARD, A. Paris 34 The Peasants Interior
CAFFERTY, Dec'd, New York
35 The Cavalier
UNKNOWN
36 The Magdalen Brought from Rome in 1857
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ROUSSEAU, PHILLIPE, Paris
Cross of the Legion of Honor, 1855 37 Boy's Head
LA CROIX 38 Landscape
BATTONI Born 1708, died 1787 39 Magdalen
UNKNOWN 40 Copy of Guido Reni's Fortuna
From the celebrated Riley Museum collection
CORTEZ, VICTOR, Paris Pupil of Troyon
41 Cattle Piece
JORDAENS Born 1594, died 1678 42 The Bacchanalian Procession
UNKNOWN 43 Altar Piece After Fra Angelico
Formerly in the possession of Mr. Goodrich, U. S. Consul at Paris
VERNET, C. J. Born 1784, died 1836 44 Moonlight on the Mediterranean
JANMOT, LOUIS Lyons Pupil of Ingres
45 The Three Graces
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BECKER, C A R L Dusseldorff
46 The Obsequious Host
GIORDANO, LUCA Born 1632, died 1705
47 Peace and War
A curious allegorical subject, the details
rather puzzling, but worthy of careful
examination
HILVERDINK Amsterdam
48 River Scene A charming Picture
BROUWER, ANDREAS Born 1608, died 1640
49 Dutch Exterior
?BORDONE, Venice Born 1500, died 1570
50 Diana and the Lion A fine old Picture, rich in
color, mellow in tone
DIETRICHY Born 1712
51 The Presentation in the Temple
The general treatment of the subject and
execution of every detail show the
master's hand
OSTADE, ISAAC Born 1617, died 1654
51A Dutch Exterior Signed, and an undoubted
original
VANDERHELST Born 1613, died 1670
52 Portrait A University Professor
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L A N F R A N C O Born 1581, died 1647
53 The Nativity
Remarkable for its freedom of handling
and harmonious coloring
CARACCI, ANNIBALE Bom 1560, died 1609
54 St. Sebastian Characterized by great power and
feeling
VAN GRESBACH Holland
55 The Strolling Players On panel, admirably painted
and full of humor
BRUNE, A. Paris
56 Love, Cupid and the Shepherd
An exquisitely painted Picture, showing
great delicacy of sentiment in the
treatment and coloring
«
H E D A Born 1594, died 1678
57 The Lunch Table From the Hunter Collection
Signed, and considered as the finest
specimen of this master in the country
OSTADE, ANDREA VAN Born 1610
58 The Merry Making
Most highly finished and with all the
distinguishing characteristics of this
painter
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UNKNOWN Attributed to a great master
59 The Flight into Egypt From the collection of the
late Mr. Ridner
The admirable grouping of the holy
family and of the altendant angels,
the masterly treatment of the natural
surroundings, and the reverential treat
ment of the whole subject, are striking
characteristics of this fine picture
DIETRICHY Born 1712
60 St Ambrose and the Milan Plague
The details in this little pictue will repay
the most critical examination
SALVATOR ROSA Born 1615, died 1673
61 The Chained Prisoners
The unmistakable characteristics of this
great master will readily be recognized
by connoisseurs, in this picture.
GUERCINO Born 1590, died 1666
62 The Sybil Purchased at Rome in 1857
GASPAR de CRAYER, Brussels Born 1582, died 1669
63 The Pilgrim, bearing on his breast the cockleshell, the insignia of his having visited the Holy Land
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U N K N O W N
64 The Monk in Prayer This fine work in tapestry was brought
from Rome in 1857
BROWN, G. L. New York
65 The Bay of Naples
The works of Mr. Brown command very
high prices in England
VERNERT, JOB Paris
65A A Triptich Comprising the Annunciation, the
Salutation and the Nativity, designed for an
Altar Piece
A salon picture (No. 1621) The exceptional
beauty of which is so apparent as to
render unnecessary any further com
ments
LATILLA, EUGENIO, Dec'd London and New York
66 The Italian Boy. Taken from life in Italy
A replica of this picture was formerly iu
the collection of Mr. Habicht, Swedish
Consul at New York.
" The Head of a Child," by the same Artist,
was the occasion of enthusiastic praise
by Campbell, the poet, in a little poem
to be found in his published works, ad
dressed to " Latilla's Child." For further
notice of the life and works of this
artist, see Tuckerman's American
Artists
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W O U V E R M A N S Born 1620, died 1668
67 The Halt. From the Hunter collection
A careful examination of this picture,
will, it is believed, justify its being as
cribed to this great master
CAGLIARI Born 1570, died 1576
St. Joseph and the Holy Child. A genuine picture
TIAPOLO Born 1697, died 1770
69 Rebecca at the Well
Characterized by exceptional boldness of
touch and harmony of color
U N K N O W N Attributed to Domenichino, or his school
70 St. Lucia making an offering of her Eyes
Which, according to the Scripture injunc
tion, she had plucked out, as being a
source of temptation to an admirer.
Heaven having, meantime, as a reward
for her faith, bestowed upon her a new
pair quite as beautiful as the old.— Old
Catholic Legend.
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N O T E . — A certificate signed by the Director of the
National Museum (formerly Musao Bourbonnico),
at Naples attests the genuineness of the four follow
ing Pictures (No. 71, 72, 73, and 74), and will be
delivered to the purchaser
POUSSIN, NICOLAS Born 1594, died 1665
71 The Adoration of the Magi
SAME
72 The Nativity Companion
CAMPIO VECCHIO
Pupil of Claude Lorraine
73 The Roman Campagna
BASSANO, GIACOMO Born 1510, dieed 1592
74 The Entombment
LASERGES, EUGENE Paris
75 The Dead Christ
Considered as fine as anything ever
painted by Ary Schefer
PIETRO DI CORTONA Born 1596, died 1669
76 Venus Pleading for the Destruction of Troy
A beautiful Picture, in excellent
preservation and an undoubted original
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COYPEL, ANTOIN Born 1661, died 1772
77 Ahasuerus and Queen Esther From the Beaumont collection.
The masterly grouping, the variety of pose and expression, and the subdued harmony of tone, are only possible to a great painter like Coypel, and render this important historical Picture worthy of a place in any gallery
TINTORETTO Born 1512, died 1594
78 Jupiter and Europa
Unsurpassed in the freedom of design, boldness of execution, and brilliancy of color
SAME 79 Justitia Companion The same characteristics
apply to this picture as above
GUIDO, RENI Born 1575, died 1692
SO Virgin and Child Formerly in the possession of Col. Brooking and bought by him in London. Believed to be a genuine work of this great master
ROLDAN, DON JOSE Seville
81 Murillo's Adoration at the Manger
A magnificent copy made in 1844, at Seville, directly from the original. It obtained the highest prize of that year, and was brought to this country by Captain D. Green, of the British Navy, who paid Don Jose Roldan a thousand dollars in gold for it.
A certificate to the above effect accompanies the picture, and will be delivered to the purchaser
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82 La Belle Titian A fine copy, after the painting by HENRY
PETERS GREY
BASSOAN
83 Rape of Proserpine
BERGHEM 84 The Halt
TIEPOLO 85 Nathan and David
86 The Gamekeeper School of Goya
I. MATSYS 87 Examining his Money
KIORBOE 88 The Shower
89 Old copy of Leonardo da Vinci
VAN BREDA 90 The Forge
91 Holy Family, on copper
92 Virgin and Child, Hunter collection
HEALY 93 Head
94 Impromptu Dance Signed N. Laucret, 1737
DIETRICY 95 St. Francis in Ecstacy