A CATALOGUE OF A CAPITAL and WELL CHOSEN COLLECTION O F Italian^ Frenchy Fhmijh and Dutch PICTURES, CONSIGNED from ABROAD, The prineipal Part of which purchafed out of the firft Cabinets of Paris, Bruxells and Amsterdam : The whole in the higheft Prefervation, and by the moft efteemed and admired Masters, viz. CARRACCI, L. GIORDANO, ' BERG EM. CORREGiO, A. BALESTRA, WOVERMANS, TITIAN, N.&G. POUSSIN, VANDER HYDE, domenichino, RUBENS, A. W. VANDERVELDT, BARROCCIO, VANDYCK, BOTH, GUIDO, JORDANS, TENIERS, HONDECOOTER, 0. PALMA, G. DOW, S. V. ROSA, TILBOURG, CUYP, PARMEGIANO, P. NEEF, DE LORM, e. MARRATTI, REMBRANDT, DE VLEIGER, VAN DALE NT, PYNAKER, WENIX, WYNANTS, VAN ERDOS, VAN..OYEN, LE DUCK, VAN BALEN, STORCK. Which will be S O L D by AUCTION, L • ^ ^ By Mr. C H R I S T I Ey At his Great Room, in Pali Mall, On IVedmfday and ^hurfday the 15th and i6tJi of April, 1772. To be viewed on Monday and Tue/Jay preceding the Sale;. Catalogues may be had as above,. I i t T> ‘I I - o *] ' / r * % f'-, 1 .i i; c A'. V' •* ■ » ^ ~ ■ . - t r* '. " r 'Vi '"Oi.; ; ^ 'i'> - - « '• -wi i. . Digitized by the Internet Archive « • • • * .- in 2017 with funding from • .-’ 'k . i. . Getty Research Institute https://archive.org/details/capitalwellchose01chri ( 3 "> Firft Day’s Sale, WEDNESDAY, A. P R I L i* 1773* Holbien . — -..n , . . F Hall — — V. Uden — . G. OcHIALI — Cu YP — V. Goye N — J. B. WiNix -— IVT. Angelo Denner C. DU Jar.oin Patel V. Ekhaut Artois V. Goyen JoRD ANO, G U E R C I N O Cf.is lei 1 , E O H E M Le Inain } r /% Head of a magiftfate 2 A Dutch converfation •— 3 Two fmall landfcapes - — . 4 Two landfcapes - — — 5 A landfcapre, figures and cattfe 6 A view on the water in Holland 7 A view of a pfeafurc garden, with a fportfman fetting near a fountain with dead game _____ 8 Fruit and figures, ditto its companion 9 A hermit at his devotion — 10 A high finifhed landfcape, with figures cattle and ruins * 1 1: Two fmali fea ports - 12 A fmall hificrical piiffure — 13 A landfcape and figures 14 A view of Ri ins by the water fide 15 Jofeph and his rr,iftref?, Lot and his daughters, the companion 16 Two landfcapes, ruins and figures 17 A landfcape and cattle _ 18 A fmall head reprefinting the fon of Le Nain . . . Heighth. Width. Ft. In. Ft. In. 18 15 28 32 08 12 06 08 16 II 13 I 6 28 22 3 a- 4 3 23 19, I o o JO TO 18 15 12 I 10 38 12 I 8- 3 3 46' I 8 22 I 4 I II Q 6 o ( 4 ) Bourdon N. Poussin B. Pieters S. RUYSDAEL L. Jqrdano A. Durer Elshamer Storck — De Heus V. Bloom — A. V. DE Velde GreusoF Paus — V. D, NeE:R Bt Gael .n Le Due — G U E R C H I N O L. Carracci V ANDERNEER Victor — D.Teniers Vangoyen — P. Neef Boast F.Hall Potter LeDuc -- — P. Vanderwerf C. Marrat Ditto PlNACKER 19 A holy family, an oval - 20 A landfcape with a cafeade — 21 A view of Antwerp and river Scheld, ornamented with boats, &c. 22 A landfcape and figures — ■■ ■ 23 Saint Luke, painting the virgin 24 Saint Jerome in his ftudy — 25 A moon light, a hermit lighting St. Chriftopher through the water 26 A fea port enriched wfith many figures and buildings ^ 27 A landfcape in which is reprefented the ftory of Diana and Afteon, the figures, Polenburgh, the landfcape 28 Two landfcapes with ruins, figures and cattle — 29 A fmall landfcape and Cattle in his high fin i filed ftyle . 30 The country furgeon, and the infide of a country houfe its companion, by _ An evening, a warm pleafing feene Two fmall landlcapes with many 33 A corps de garde ■ - ' ■ 34 The woman of Samaria > ■ — -■ 35 St.. Jerome 36 A moon light ■ — - — - . 37 A landfcape wherein is reprefented a Dutch country waggoner fetting down his paflfengers to eat a water . -foutie " ■ ■ ■■' ' - — — 31 32 38 39 40 A view of a camp, foldiers playing at cards, &c. . — A view in Holland near the water fide The infide of a church ■ A fea calm, in the manner of V. D. Velde, by — 42 A young man playing the lute — 43 A landfcape and cattle, finely coloured and painted by — — - 44 Soldiers plundering a cheft of treafure in a barn —— — - — 45 A torch light, Venus lying on a couch amufing herfelf with a dove, a fatyr prefenting a balket of fruit — 46 St. John preaching ■ 47 The decolation, its companion — 48 a landfcape, a man driving cattle through the water, highly finifhed in the bell ftyle of ■ I 1 2 2 2 2 I 7 o 3 4 6 * 7 1 II 2 7 3 * I I I 5 I I 1 o 1 10 2 o 4 4 I 2 2 I 1 2 2 I I O 5 7 4 4 7 3 1 9 2 o 2 o 0 II 1 II 2 9 3 o 3 2 3 6 2 5 2 8 2 10 2 7 I A I I 1 8 * 4 2 o 2 5 3 9 I 7 2 7 2 10 1 10 I II 3 o I 10 J 3 I 10 1 5 2 4 2 4 I 4 ( 5 ) Vandyck Potter — Belucci — V. D. Hagen A. Balustra CORREGIO — De Lorme Ekhout — » GeMINIANI ; ■ — Ditto ■■ Mucheron. — J. M. Molenaer V. D. Does «=- C. Du Jardin — Saohtleven V. Faelen Terburgh — • Vanderneer Jordans — Tilburgh Peter de Hoge 49 Abraham offering his fon Ifaac 3 5 50 A landfcape with cattle 3 6 51 Sufanna and the two elders — 5 6 52 A view in Holland, the figures by Metzu i 3 53 Noah and his fons ■ — — • ■' ■■■ 4 i 54 A magdelan in the clouds ■—■■ ■ ■ i 3 55 The infide of the church at Leyden, a moft magnificent ftrufture, ele- gantly illuminated by a grand chandelier, enriched with figuresj, fome of them going up to fee a tomb, in which is depofited tha body of a prince of the houfe of Orange — 1 — - ^ o 56 Our Lord and his difciples at Emmaus 4 o 57 Country amufements, a very pleafing pidure — — 2 4 58 Peafants dancing its companion — 3 4 59 A landfcape, warmly coloured and fine- ly compofed, on the fore ground a fkirmilh, the figures Haugh- -tenburgh, the landfcape 3 i 60 The infide of a country houfe, people merry making ■ 2 0 61 A landfcape, wherein a flock is retired to Ihelter, the fheep are accurately drawn, finely coloured, and is without doubt one of the beft per- formances of that matter — 2 6 62 A’ landfcape and cattle, a moft tran- fparent pidlurc of that mafter i 7 63 A lagdfcape and figures very fine 3 o 64 Ladies and gentlemen going a hawk- ing, coloured as fine as Wover- man, to whom he was a difciple i 7 65 An officer a fleep, his wife waking him to deliver a letter brought by a trumpeter ■ " ■ ■ 2 5 66 A winter piece, figures fcating on the ice, painted with great facility and freedom — — — — . i 3 67 A holy family reprefented in familiar life ■ ■ '■ ■ 3 9 68 The infide of a country houfe repre- fentingacompany of joyful peafants at table, in the diftance, a woman frying pan cakes, this fcene is lively reprefented and coloured by 2 9 69 The infide of a Dutch tavern very fine by wi.... % 3 2 2 2 3 10 3 1 10 5 6 O II 4 o 3 2 2 6 2 6 4 o ^ 6 3 C) 1 2 1 II ' 2 6 * 9 5 9 4 * 2 4 ( 6 ) B. Pieters — Mocheron — Kerings N. Poussin De Vliger V.Deelen Ekhout - D. Teniers — 2 . 5 3 10 70 A view of the coaft of Algier, repre- fenting the rifing of a iform, a galley rowing out to board a Dutch man of war, but is overfeting by the rapidity of the waves ji An upright, funny landfcape, figures and rattle, going through the wa- ter, this by all ConnoilTeurs is is allowed to be a true brilliant of the mafters, the figures Berghem, the landfcape ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■■ • 71 A fine open landfcape, painted on cop- per, in whicih is reprefented the creation of Eve, Adamafleep; this pidlure is likewife adorned with. part of the animal creation ; the whole produces one of the moft pleafing and agreeable Scenes^ painted with, fpirit and great bril- lancy of colour ; the figures by Hendrick Van Balen, the landfcape in the beft manner, by — 2 lO 72- Venus anointing ^neas, in order for deification — — ■ — — « 3 2. 73 A view of the Maefe with aierry.and (hipping, ai high finiOied pidlure in the beft ftyle ■ . 2 2 74 A magnificent palace, before which is a fountain, and other fuperb build- ings, with a great number ofi figures walking and fitting as fine as Rubens 3 10 75 A corps de garde, painted with much fpirit aud efFeute bread to chil- dren, and its companion — 0 6 Diam. V. Uden ■ ■■■■"■■■-’ * 3 I 8; Artois — — — ' 7 A rich and' clear landfcape and figures z 8 3 Storck 8 A view of the water, yatch’s taking in paflengers -- — — » 7 2 !• F. Hall 9 A Head ■ ■ ■« — — 2 I I 7 Bout and Bodwin 0 8 0 li; F. Laura ->=- — — 21 Two fmall hiftorical pidlures, Apollo and the mufes 0 10 0 7 HoUSMAN. — — 12 A well compofed landfcape and figures in the beft ftyle of this artift 2 2 2 10 Gonzales — » 2 9 3 7 Deconink — 14 A view of the Alps, an Artift making a draught of the fame, painted as fine as Rembrant, by his difciple 2 8 4 5 Macheroon — — 15 A landfcape with a view of a fortified place, warmly coloured and finely compofed ■■■■ 3 9 5 4 Rusa Tivoli *— » 16 A ihepherd with his flock — 3 4 4 7 ' ( 9 ) S V. D. Does L A S 'I' M A N — N. Poussin Watteau Both V ANGOYEN J. Steen HoUSM AN Artois A. Vandevelde Pattel V A N D Y C K Djt to P. Mille L. DA Vinci Ferg — Dominchino ■— Bout and Bodwjn D. Teniers Artois S. RuY SDAEL B, Pieters G, Dow A. Vandevelde Palamedes — N. Poussin — S.Ruysdael Blomaert Storck j 7 Two landfc^pes, cattle and figofes I 8 i8 Ifaac brin'ging home Rebecca, painted by the mafler of Rembrant — '37 If) An agreeable rural fcene i 7 20 A moll agreeable pidtare, reprefenting a man felling toys I 5 21 A land fcape and figures 2 4 22 A view of country cottages, with a ferry boat ctolling th.e water -16 23 A country village, the inhabitants re- gahng themfelves - ' 3 2 24 A fcene of- the entrance of a wood 4 3 25 Ditto with a profpedb of a fine country at a diftance — — 4 ^ 26 A fhepherd and fhepherdefs repofing, and ftieep feeding — 29 27 A landfcape and water fall, the figures by Le Sueur — 2 0 28 Cupid fliootinghis arrow, a /ketch, by 29 The fame fubjedl, by — — 46 30 The flight into Egypt, where Jofeph and the Virgin are conduced by angels — - 3 ^ 31 Virgin and child — — —-17 32 A fair with a multitude of figures l 3 33 A landfcape, the flight into Egypt 1 7 34 Two views on the Schelde and the abbey of St. Bernard, greatly en- riched with.figures — oil 35 Playing at bowls, in the yard of a country public-houfe, lively co- loured and touchedwith fpirit 1 2 36 An evening, a woman driving cattle, &c. — i — 2 10 37 A clear tranfparent picture, in the befl: manner, by — 2 3 38 A profpedt of Helvoeyt Sluys and fhip- ing : a boat rowing the captain on board a man of war — ? 3 4 39 A fchoolmafter with two fcholars, very highly fini/hed o g 40 A landfcape and cattle ■ . ' . i 5 41 An agreeable converfation i 6 42 Apollo and Daphne — 1 5 43 A bright and pleafing view of the water in Holland with fi/hermen dragging their nets 3 0 44 St, Peter releafed out of prifon, an agreeable compofed pidlure, by 3 9 45 A view on the Amftel with many /hip- ping and figures — - in 2 I 5 10 2 7 2 3 2 2 2 7 4 8 4 9 5 6 3 7 2 7 S 5 4 2 I 2 1 6 2 I , I 6 1 10 3 6 3 o 5 3 0 7 2 o 1 10 1 II 4 I 4 4 2 8 ( lO ) Le Due 46 The infide of a barn, an officer order- ing to plunder, a clear bright pk- VaNderneer — DoMINrCHINO — SCHOVAERT — ClAUDE —— V ANDERMULEN D. Teniers Hobima Cupy Mat. Brill Claude V Baelen Sachleven V.Uden Versipuring — Ditto L. JoRD ANO Hachert ■ — ~ Teniers W. VaNDE VELDE Mouch-eron ■ Brackeneurgh A. Car^racci ture J o 47 A view of Antwerp, by j its corn- companion, Bremberg o 9 48 The virgin and child in the clouds, with St. Francis, angels, &c. 1 o 49 A moft pleafing feene of gentlemen and ladies going a hawking, on a delightful fpot of ground i 7 50 A water fall ; the figures by Courtois 2 4 51 The entrance of a wood, in which is repreiented a company of light troops, very a£live infpedling the paffengers pafports ^ lO 52 Gypfies in a cave -• — — 20 53 A large landfcape and figures 4 g 54 A pirSure of cattle, warmly coloured in the beft ftyle ____ j jq 55 Two final 1 remarkable fea ports, com- pofed with delicacy, enriched with a multitude of figures, marketing, by the Italian — — — — o 11 56 A view in Italy, the figures Crabacci 3 5 57 A party of cavaliers on the march i 7 58 A view of the Rhine in his beft man- ner - 0 II " 59 A large and capital clear landfcape, haymakers returning from theiV labour, the figures Rubens, the landfcape — . 411 60 A halt of. tioops,, as fine as Wover- mans, an Italian fair with a mountebank, its companion i 7 61 Its companion, equally fine 62 iEneas flying from Troy and ready to embark with his friends — 25 63 A very capital landfcape and figures by Adrian Vandevelde — — 4 5 64 Boors regailing, a clear tranfparent pifture ■ . — o 10 65- Two fmall fea piflures ■ — o 8 66 A warm pleafing rich landfcape, re.- prefenting a ftag hunting, the ■ J figures Haughteribourg the land- fcape •' ■ - 3 I 67 A family at dinner, highly finiflied i 2 68 A fmall holy family painted on marble 1 3 3 II 3 2 2 3 2 6 5 1 8 6 o A 4i 1 2: 4 6 I 11 * 3^ 6 10 2 I. 3 3 5 9 I 3 9 “ 4 o I 6 0 X < 4 ( II ) 6 g A repofo, St. John receiving the blef- fing of Our Saviour, fweetly co- loured, by • ■ ■■■ • • — I 2 70 The martyrdom of a faint, coloured in the ftyleof Rubens, with whom this mafter was cotemporary 4 o 71 A boor\famiIy — — 2 10 72 A landfcape in which is introduced the ftory of Diana and A£leon, the fcene tranfparent and the attitudes elegant, the figures Carlo Morrattj the landfcape — -—24 73 A fruit piece highly finilhed — — 2 7 74 A landfcape with the ftory of Pan and Apollo, equally fine with the lot to which it is companion — 75 Card players, a capital picture — — 2 6 76 An hermit athis devotion, this picture is rendered very rich by. different ornaments, well preferved, clear and highly fin ifhed. —14 A as EL. Ckabetie 77 A remarkable high and well preferved picture, figures and cattle palling through the water by the foot of an old ruined bridge, the water tranfparent and clear and in the beft ftile of theartift ■ •— 1 ir D. Lor ME • 78 The infide of a protefiant church in enriched with figures by - Palamadtw — " j jq . D. Hv-DB ' 79 A view of the great church at Haeilem* with adjacent buildings, this pic- ture is highly finifted and repre* fents a good effe£l of fun-fhine 2 0 KeRJNGB 80 God giving his orders to Adam, and (hewing him the animal creation, the landfcape is compofed of a • clear, fine pleafing view of woods, mountains, and valleys, the figures by Hendrik, Van Ballen, the land- fcape on copper by 29 J. WeNIX . — — 81 A hare with partridges and other birds, enriched with rams and imple- ments of fportfmen, finiflted moft elaborately and yet freedom of pen- cil preferved with richnefs of co- louring S. Ros a 82 A fea port at the bottom of a reck, in the great ftile of compofition 3 i P. V. D, Avont P. V. D. CrA YER Le Nain Ho El SAN I J. De Heem Horisonti D. Ryckart G. Dow — 1 10 34 3 7 3 3 2 o 3 3 o ir 1 4 0 I. S 3 S 4 i ( 12 ) Titian P« Neefs Laraisse ( Both (> CiG Jf ANI — ^ < r Tilbourgh — L. JORDANO Vandy CK CUYP Titian Raphael 8 j A hcly family in the cabinet of Relntz, cxtreamly clear and capital — • 4 84 The infide of a church, being that U’ell renovvn’d great cathedral of Antwerp, called by the name of the Blelied Virgin, and well known by all virtuofos in painting for the ineftimable treafure it contains in that fcience; it is vifible to the fagacious eye, that the artift in reprefenting this fine gothic build- ing, has exerted himlelfin finifhing the fame beyond his ufual ftile, and is efteemed by all thofe who have feen it, to be the moft fu- perb cabinet piece of the mafter, the figures Gonfales 85 Mars fitting on a couch admiring Ve- nus, there are feveral nymphs and cupids attending and attiiing her. The fcene is reprefented in a mag- nificent building in a high finifhed ftile, by . ■ 2 86 A landfcape with figures and cattle wherein is reprefented a glowing warm fcene, and inferior to none of the mafter - - — — 87 An elegant compofition reprefenting plenty after a^f^mine, this puclure IS agreea'Cty coloured and totally .li the ftile of Albano by his difciple 88 A large and capital pidture reprelent- ing a village, in which the inhabi- tants are regaling themfelves, a clear and well coloured pidlure by 89 The woman taken in adultery, a ca- pital pidlure — 90 A nativity after the ftyle of Titian 91 A moft pleafing view of an extenfive country enriched with figures and cattle, a tranfparent pifture and very capital of the mafter 92 Venus and Adonis, extremely capital 93 ./f holy family y in great prefer vation, •uery capital 2 II I II 6 4 o o S 8 I 7 3 9 2 7 3 10 6 8 7 8 4 8 3 10 60 C F I N I S. f't 5 '■: 4 ^ I’ emiAi 3 /y.i5 u>ch Tut bETTV