A Catalogue Of The Valuable Collection Of Paintings, By Ancient And Modern Masters, Of Sir Thomas Lawrence, Late President of the Royal Academy, Deceased: Comprising Highly interesting Specimens of the talent of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Wilson, Barrett, West, Fuseli, Opie, Cosway, Westall, Thomson, Owen, Howard, Sir George Beaumont, Jackson, Wilkie, Turner, Etty, Danby, Bonington, and Sir Thomas Lawrence; Also Of Celebrated Italian, Flemish, And Dutch Masters, Particularly a Pieta by Raffaelle, from the Orleans Gallery; a Charity by the same, from the Borghese Palace; Christ driving the Money Changers out of the Temple, by Marcello Venuti - also from the Borghese; a grand Bacchanalian Festival by Giorgione; a Fresco, and a fine Cabinet Specimen by P. Veronese; the Nativity by Parmegiano, a beautiful Gem from the collection of Count Fries; the Wife of Potiphar accusing Joseph, a brilliant chef-d'œuvre; and Bathsheba, by Rembrandt, &c. &c., and various others: Which (By Order Of The Executor) Will be Sold by Auction, By Mr. Christie, At His Great Room, King Street, St. James's Square, On Saturday, May the 15th, 1830, At One Precisely. - May be viewed two Days preceding, and Catalogues had at Mr. Christie's Office, 8, King Street, St. James's Square.
The Catalogue lists 127 items (but some numbers occurring bis or ter).
Copy Note
Interleaved throughout with ruled sheets, inscribed in ink with the price fetched by each item, the total fetched by the sale (£4,501.19.6) and the name of each purchaser. The purchasers were Norton, Harrison, Moseley, Cooper, Francklin, Ward, Bone, Molteno, 'See private sale', Roberts, Strutt, Woodburn, Martin, Adams, Heath, Doran, Smith, Watts, Knowles, Knapp, Curey, Haughton, Angerstein, Peacock, Simpson, Morland, Seguire for Mr R. Peel, Morant, Hutchinson, Morland, Walace, Lake, Carpenter, Emmerson, Worrell, Grosvenor, Colnaghi, Zanetti, Lord Northwick, Turner, Johnson, Gilmor, Woodin, Evans, Wood, Pinney, Wass, During, Zachary.
Binding Note
19th-century calf; rebacked in 20th century retaining earlier spine-piece and red and green morocco spine labels lettered 'Lawrence's Pictures Drawings Prints Casts &c.' and '1830.' Bound with eight others.
Paintings, European - Europe - History
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