CATALOGUE A CHOICE COLLECTION OF MEZZOTINT ENGRAVINGS, THE PROPERTY OF J. F. HALL, ESQ., Of Sharcombe, Wells, Somerset, COMPRISING Fine Proofs after Sir J. Reynolds and G. Romney; ALSO VALUABLE ENGRAYIMS of the Early English School, in Stipple, Mezzotint and Colours, After Sir J. Reynolds, G. Romney, Sir T. Lawrence, J. Constable, A. Kauffmann, G. Morland, F. Wheat ley, J. Ward and Adam Buck, FROM VARIOUS SOURCES: C A Ik* WHICH mill bt %alb frg JUrtion bxi Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON it WOODS, &S TKEIH GSSAT EOQ1SS, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, On WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1899, AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY. May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues bad, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods' Offices, 8 King Street, St. James's Square, S. W. CONDITIONS OF SALE. I. THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. II. No person to advance less than Is. ; above Five Pounds, 5s. ; and so on in proportion. III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required; in defaulc of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at the Buyer's expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale ; Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, or any fault or defect in, any Lot ; and making no warranty whatever. VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be removed during the time of Sale ; and the remainder of the Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery. VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited ; all Lots un- cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale. CATALOGUE. On WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1899, AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY. THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. After ADAM BUCK. In the Folio. * 1 First Steps in Life — a pair, printed in colours 2 /fycx-^^e^^- Ig ' b 2 Maternal Instruction ; and Filial Attention — a pair, printed in t/" . colours 2 "*-^*-*, ft 3 Eide on a Horse ; and Ride Pick-back — a pair, printed in colours ^/-jr^*^*^ 2 . / ' O 4. "Come, Father's Hope!"; and "Mamma, don't make me beg in^f £x-^*+m~&*~' vain " — ditto, ditto 2 ,y~ 5 The Darling Asleep ; and The Darling Awake — a pair, printed o^Ze^*s^-<- 13 Io and Jupiter, after Van der Werff, by Durmer ; and Io, by ^J A. Chaponnier 2 ^—- 14 Salmacis and Hermaphrodite, after Mounet, by Vidal ; and La St Surprise Agreable, by ditto 2 w ' 15 L' Amour Repentant ; and L' Amour Eloquent, after Lafitte, by ^/_ Simon — printed in colours A? • 16 L' Amusement Utile, after Morland, by Joubert — printed in ^c^, - colours . ' " 17 Nymphs ; and Cupids, after J. B. Huet — a pair, in colours 2 y^l<-^!^A^t I *- 18 Repos apres la Chasse, after Huet — in colours y " if* - 19 L'Amant favorisu, by Boilly; and The Companion — a pair, in ^J»A/ colours „ r20 Taul ct Virginic, after Schall, by Descourtis — in colours /~J 21 La Veuve du Soldat, after A, Scheffer, by Girard «* 22 Fetes Yenitiennes, after Watteau, by L. Cars Z^*^^*--»-^^*t^- /Lf. • 23 La Jolie Nourrice ; and Les Noissettes, after G. Morland — in /* yf — - jc_ colours 2 ^^^^*~^*^*2- i£- — . £ 24 Mistress Lampi, after J. B. Lampi, by N. Rhein ^-^^-ex^/^ I 25 Princess Marie Therese, by C. de Meckel — in colours ,_ ,26 Louis-Joseph, Due de Vendome ; and Francois de Chevert, after ^SZ/^/i/' w * 1 SsAT'fTfiTif 11) /»/!/ '/info O Z- d i Sergent — in colours 2 27 Marquis Cornwallis, by D. Orme — printed in colours 3 " 28 Madame Catalani, after Huet Villiers, by A. Cardon — printed in colours Lf 29 Mile. Decamps — proof, printed in colours /jc^ /! *) ' 30 Celia, after Miss Bennett, by C. White— in brown ; and The -. /^ Match Girl, after A. Buck 2 SS 31 The Swimming Boy, after Adam Buck — printed in colours 32 The Composer and his Genius, after Stothard, by E. Scott ; and A Lady, after Cosway — both in colours 2 - o . 33 Cleopatra and Meleager, after A. Kauffman, by Bartolozzi ; and jC , The Choice of Paris, after ditto, by Ryland — in red 2 ' fP 34 Geography, after Cipriani, by Bartolozzi ; and Cupid, after B. . West — in red 2 /£ - 35 Virgil writing his Epitaph, after Kauffman, by Burke ; and /r£-**-f^r Cleopatra and Meleager, after ditto — in red 2 " 6 ' 36 Angelica Kauffman, with the Muse Clio, after ditto, by T. Burke rf^-^jt^g/^ — proof in brown 37 Cupids Pastime, after ditto, by Facius — printed in colours o^—e^c^~t^a /fi - t> 38 Morning ; and Evening, after Morland — a pair, coloured 2 _^/^L«^t^^-, 39 The Cottager's Wealth, after Morland, by G. Keating — printed ™/fa~7^ JZT~ colours . /£) 40 Morland's Winter, after ditto, by Barnard— ditto (Ar^t-*^S 7. 41 Evening, or the Sportsman's Return, after ditto, by J. Grozer — / ^ > -rf— ~7 — printed in colours ^* fo - 56 Lady Elizabeth Herbert and Son, after Sir J. Reynolds, by J. ^^^v Dean r a - 57 Miss Kemble, in white dress, after ditto, by J. Jones — first stats torn ,; !^^«^r>*^7~ proof before letters u / // 61 Lady Elizabeth Foster, after Sir J. Reynolds, by F. Bartolozzi open letter proof, in brown j "62 The Hon. Mis-s Bingham, after ditto, by ditto — second state " 63 Gypsies, after G. Morland, by W. Ward — printed in colours ^£^L--^L_- 64 Dressing fob the Masquerade, after G. Morland, by J. ^•^^^^"^ Smith — printed in colours \ . / "V 65 The Virtuous Parent, after ditto, by ditto — printed in colours Xfa/-**-^(^ 66 The Cunning Gypsy, after J. Ward, by W. Annis — printed in s^/ / colours ^frU^-*^ 67 The Death of the Wolf, after J. Ward, by W. Annis — printed &Cp in colours Framed. / 68 Lady Rushout and Daughter, after Angelica Kauffman, by/^— ^£^^_^. T. Burke— finely printed in colours ' 69 Hon. Miss Bingham, after Sir J. Reynolds, by F. Bartolozzi— rr/^-^X^ printed in colours ^ 1 - O - C 70 Lady Rushout and Child, after Angelica Kauffman, by T. Burke ptr-rt^-^ — „ — in brown, with unlrimmed margins 71 Henrietta, Countess of Warwick, after G. Romney, by J. R. /^^^<^£^ Smith — first state, with date 3rd March, 1780 / "Af " 72 AIrs Pelham Feeding Chickens, after Sir J. Reynolds, whole -~<2'^t^£*~_^ length, by W. Dickinson — good impression > ' 4 ' 73 The Ladies Waldegkave, after Sir J. Reynolds, by Valentine "3^-^o^i^^ Green — first state The Property of J. F. HALL, Esq., of Sharcombe, Wells, Somerset. * 74 Children Sporting, after Correggio — circles, in red (f£7i^i-^rK*-^i_ » 75 Paris and Helen ; and Dancing Nymphs, after A. Kauffman — circles, in red "^c-*^*-!—-*^ Hammond's Love Elegies, after ditto, by Delattre — printed in~y y 76 colours . P • 77 Fancy Subject, after Bunbury — circle, printed in colours ^^£>*~e-#e mCt . / 78 Mr. Horace Beckford, after Cos way, by J. Conde — printed in J^ colours P Z 79 Mrs. Jackson, after ditto, by ditto — printed in colours ^K "" /J*/* n 80 Elizabeth, Duchess of Hamilton, after C. Eead, by R. Lowry -J-~: /L, - -90 Miss Nelly O'Brien, by J. Wilson— second state &/?-?£ ncimr '7 ' b 91 The Duchess of Ancaster, by R. Houston— first state ^^j^^^^if^ 7^0 ■ 6 92 Lady Fenhonlet, by J. McArdell — unfinished proof ', touched by Jc^*^^f" the painter "S ' '7 ' • 93 Hon. Mrs. Parker, whole length, by T. Watson • P ■ t> 94 Lavinia, Countess Spenoee, by C. Hodges — second state / 95 Lady Tayloe, by W. Dickinson — fine impression of the only /^/i^__^^^i ** state f "*. /^ "» 96 Lady Chakles Spencer, by W. Dickinson . / 2- ' 07 The Misses Ceewe, by J. Dixon —first state .// - 98 The Countess of Carlisle, by J. Watson — second state * • P * 99 Feancis, Duke of Bedfobd, with his brothers and Miss Vernon, • ~^^- by V. Green— first state ^~* ' / ' 100 Mes. Ceewe as "St. Genevieve," by T. Watson — second state, S*S / before the title £^"^* * ^^ ' ' *-~ ' 101 Mes. Bouveeie and Mbs. Ceewe, by J. Marchi — first state ^> ' '*— 102 The Countess of Deeby, whole length, by W. Dickinson &Sf~^£-^i x» . ijt " 103 Mbs. Mathew, whole length, by W. Dickinson fyh^S-J-k^* . / " 104 Lady Stanhope, whole length, by J. Watson— first state f'^-JL^S^ ~~ . £j- 105 Mes. Tollemache as " Miranda," whole length, by J. Jones — /f^t^^t e^, second state • /O 106 Lady Bampfylde, whole length, by T. Watson \Z-tue^ S> . 107 Lady Elizabeth Keppel, whole length, by E. Fisher — second oC-* state 7 109 Mks. Mustebs, whole length, by J. R. Smith — second state /£-S[_ _^£# J , /O ' HO The Countess of Haeeington, whole length, by V. Green — y first state tf. 4 '111 Mbs. Abington as the "Comic Muse," whole length, by £/^y J. Watson — first state /\ 'p ■ " 125 The Industrious Mother ; and The Good Children, after Single- /^ ^^_^ ton, by Murphy and Grozer — a pair, printed in colours 2 Q ■ fQ ' 126 The Hard Bargain ; and The Last Litter, after Morland, by W. / /JeJi— Ward — printed in colours 2 f - "127 La Surprise, after Dubuffe, by S. Cousins, E.A.— first stale 11 'y • 4? - 128 Countess Grey and Children, after Sir T. Lawrence, by S./£^^_ Cousins, K.A. ' (P ' *» 129 Madame du Barry, after Drouais, by T. Watson f^/^^-,psC*^ ■ 3- ' "• 130 Mrs. Siddons, as " The Tragic Muse," after Sir J. Reynolds, by J\ F. Haward — stipple, second state ^~ 131 The Duchess of Ancaster, after Sir J. Reynolds, whole length, s J by J. Dixon . / "7 • 132 The Promenade in St. James' Park, after E. Dayes, by F. D. /" S s / Soiron U^-+^ ** 133 The Birds'-Nest ; and Haymakers in a Storm, after Westall — y^Cc^, — printed in colours 2 jP' " 131 The Peasants' Sunday Dinner; and The Country Butcher's •ZV-*-*-*--*-^ Shop, after J. Ward, by S. W. Reynolds — printed in colours 2 ' 135 Cottagers and Children — a pair, printed in colours 2 ~%Z^~*-^~^ • / • 136 A Young Virgin; and A Young Spartan — a pair, printed in (^^t^L^J colours 2 */** " 137 Spring ; and Autumn — a pair, printed in colours 2 yyU^t^^/ ' /& 138 Girl and Kitten, after Reynolds, by Bartolozzi — proof, in brown ^^^^^ y j • 139 Jane, Countess of Harrington, and Children, after ditto, by ^ i0 /"J' S ' ' — proof ^/ . $ • 140 Cupid and Venus Sleeping, after Opie, by P. Simeon — proof, w^L^t^-^ZC^ brown (/ f - // '141 Psyche, after Hoppner; and Boy and Cat — both printed in^j^^^^^f^ colours 2 y • 142 The Four Elements, by and after J. Simeon — mezzotint, mj;- /^*-/^-**__^ framed 4 - / * ' 143 Ariadne ; and Perseus and Andromeda, after Cipriani, by Barto- lozzi — printed in colours 2 & ' 144 Chevalier d'Eon, after A. Kauffman ; &c. — unframed 8 ^^^\^y^ /£*""" 145 Child, with a Dog, after Cosway; and Girl, with Strawberries ^^^^^^ — in colours 2 12 146 Matins, after Adam Buck, by Piatt and Stadler — printed ins? - colours «Z-<_-^- 147 Mrs. Edwards, after Lawranson, by J. Jones — proof DY Catherh J. E. Smith iCtf^^ — *^A^ 148 Lady Catherine Pelham-Clinton, after Sir J. Eeynolds, by Z 9 . /P 149 Miss Kemble, in black dress, after Eeynolds, by J. Young {fab^^fy -**V~ . 150 Eigbt Hon. Cbarles James Fox, after Sir J. Eeynolds, by J^^a^-*' — v Jones — in colours ^ ■ // ' 151 Mrs. Mills, after Englebeart, by J. E. Smith ^£+^C^~ 152 Miss Stephens, after Harlow, by H. Meyer _ • /D ' 153 Garrick, as " Eichard III.," after Dance, by J. Dixon - //■" ' 154 Lord Nelson, after Hoppner, by H. Meyer — stipple $ - '155 Lord Nelson, after Abbott, by E. Earlom p -/P ■ 156 Lord Nelson, after Abbott, whole length, by W. Barnard '"" - S" ' 157 Admiral Lord Hood, after Sir J. Eeynolds, by Jones 158 General Washington, after Trumbull, by T. Chcesman /^-^*-*__^ ? 159 Watering the Cart Horse ; and Fighting Dogs, after Morland, by J. E. Smith 2 FINIS. London : Printed by Wm. Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross,