MASTER WORKS 
 
 BY 
 
 DISTINGUISHED PAINTERS 
 
 AMERICAN ART GALLERIES 
 
 MADISON SQUARE SOUTH 
 
 NEW YORK 
 
l^\fJLAULlU Alll VllJUUlilU 
 
 ale of Rare Works of Barbizon 
 School and Early Portraitists. 
 
 ILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH 
 
 lintings Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris, 
 Cdward Holbrook, and T. J. Blakes- 
 lee— Some of the Chief Ones, 
 
 rhe preseti't art season, which has been 
 
 unusually successful and important one, 
 w promises to close with one of the most 
 iportant p' tare sales dn many years. A 
 inter which has witnessed so many and 
 table exhibitions, both public and pri- 
 te, which has brought, in the Clarke 
 le, the first auction of representative 
 nerican pictures, and has set, through 
 s sale, a standard for American art, would 
 ve been of itself marked with a red 
 ter In art annals. It will be rendered 
 Libly l„ when at its close there will be 
 iced on the market a collection made up 
 a representative numiber of the always- 
 ;>ular works of the men of 1830, and an 
 aally representative number of portraits 
 
 the early English, Dutch, and Flemish 
 lools, to which the attention of American 
 ; patrons and lovers has been turned 
 ring the past few years, 
 'liis collection will be oomposea of over 
 ' paintings and canvases of the Barbizon 
 lool, owned, respectively, by Dr. E. M. 
 .rrljs, "tlu' millionaire collector and con- 
 isseur o*' Provi'ience. R. I., and Edward 
 lbi)uk, ■ Pi(..i?.itA; ';i (he Gorliam Manu- 
 ;turing Company of this city, and some 
 '^enty-three paintings, chiefly portraits, 
 the eai-ly English. Dutch, and Flemish 
 lools, including Van Dyck's " Portrait of 
 ) Earl of Arundel," owned by T. J. 
 ikeslee, also of this city, who was one 
 the lirst of American art buyers to ap- 
 pelate and realize the value of the works 
 these schools. Following Mr. Blakeslee, 
 >h collectors as Messrs. C. P. Huntington, 
 orge J. Grould, George A. Hearn, J. Abner 
 rper, Cathollna Lambert, and William 
 
 Fuller of this city; R. C. Johnson of 
 ishington, Charles F. Sprague and Fran- 
 
 Bartlett of Boston, Harry Walters of 
 Itimore, J. G. Johnson, P. A. B. Widener, 
 1 W. L. Elkins of Philadelphia, and Sir 
 lliam C. Van Home of Montreal, began 
 purchase the notable and valuable early 
 glish and Dutch pictures, and continued 
 idy has impressed not only these collect- 
 , but those of the art public who have 
 a the chance to see them, with the im- 
 •tance and high rank of these pictures, 
 'he paintings are to be placed on exhibi- 
 n at the American Art Galleries on 
 ril 7, and will be sold at Chickering Hall 
 the evening.s of April 13 and 14 next. It 
 unnecessary to say that this exhibition 
 J sale will attract the attention of art 
 ers ana buyers everywhere, an'l not only 
 this country, but in Europe, where there 
 3 been a growing feeling of lute against 
 i exportation of so many valuable works 
 
 art to this country, and a consequent 
 
 ■^Itlon to recover some, at least, when- 
 
 ''ance may bring them to the auction 
 
 ■<' and Mr. Holbrook, whose ex- 
 
 early English, Dutch, and Flemish mas- 
 ters in England and on the Continent, but 
 !has studied their works and the history of 
 the same con amore. He is not only a col- 
 lector of the old portraitists, but an enthusi- 
 ast. 
 
 To give some idea of the richness of this 
 collection, and the importance of the sale. 
 It may be stated that it will contain Ave 
 Corots, three Dupr6s, four Diazes, two 
 Daublgnys, two Rousseaus, two Monticel- 
 11s. two Gericaults, two Isabeys, six 
 Jacques, and rarely fine examples each of 
 Bouguereau, Schreyer, Cazin, and Michel. 
 W'hlle among the old English, Flemish, and 
 Dutch pictures there will be four Sir 
 Joshuas, two Van Dycks, three Sir Thomas 
 LaAvrences, three Gainsboroughs, two Coel- 
 lo3, a fine Constable, two Miervelts, two 
 I'jurbuses, two Knellers. five Sir Peter 
 Tiflrs, three Qeprge Morl.ands, and good ex- 
 amples each' 01 Opie, IlGn.iiey, Paulus 
 Mdrelsee. and the little known here but 
 ttrong Peter Codde, and Daniel Mytens. 
 There will also be several of the moderns, 
 notably two good examples of Burne Jones, 
 and four of the American, George Inness. 
 
 H^^ may be interesting to notice a little 
 more In detail some of the more remarkable 
 ca:6vases in this coming sale. Van Dyck's 
 iportrait of the Earl of Arundel is one of 
 the best of the great Dutchman ever import- 
 ed. It is a bust portrait of a middle-aged 
 on^n, thoroughly characteristic in color, 
 hafndling and treatment, and marked by 
 unusual dignity and distinction. The ex- 
 pression is lifelike and the color sober and 
 rich. 
 
 The example of Daniel Mytens, 'fhe Court 
 painter of James I., and whose artistic 
 light was only dimmed by the greater 
 glory of Van Dyck, is a full-length portrait 
 of the Marquis of Huntley, notable for its 
 fine pose, flesh color, and clever detail of 
 the rich costume. Except to an expert. It 
 might well be taken for a Van Dyck. 
 
 Peter Codde, a contemporary of Rem- 
 brandt, but who was influenced more by 
 the older painter Terburg, will be represent- 
 «?d by a remarkably interesting and sitrong 
 fuU-'length standing portrait of a Dutch 
 lady, " Princess Palatine." This canvas is 
 a study in which the rendering of texture, 
 the painting of the hair, and the use of 
 'whi;!e and black are extraordinary. The 
 example of Paulus Morelsee is a portrait of 
 IMrne. Van Tromp, especially notable for the 
 tasteful rendering of the rich gold appllqued 
 Btomacher of the aivcitnt dSime. 
 
 O f the older Englishmen, perhaps the 
 most notable examples will be Romney's 
 " Mrs. Carruthers," Sir Joshua Reynolds's 
 " Portrait of a Lady," Opie's " Portrait of 
 Dr. Johnson." Gainsborough's well-known 
 Qapdscape " The Market Cart." (from the 
 Fikller sale last year,) and Sir Thomas I>aw- 
 relnce's full-length portrait of an English 
 lioyden. This last canvas has rare histor- 
 ical interest. It belonged to the unhappy 
 Queen Caroline, wife of George IV., and 
 ■was left by her to Lady Hamilton, who 
 iplei^ged it for £800. The picture Is accom- 
 panied by valuable and Interesting docu- 
 ments relating to its history and to that of 
 it? royal owner. 
 
 Mention must also be made among the 
 older canvases of Coello's " Portrait of 
 Ludovica Augustine, Wife of Albert of Pom- 
 peii," resembling a Pourbus. but freer in 
 treatment; Pourbus's " Portrait of the Arch- 
 duchess Isabella," and Mierevelt's startling- 
 ly life-like portrait of the " Wife of Burgo- 
 liieister Van der Horst." with its remark- 
 able painting of the old ruff and the fur- 
 lined gown. 
 
 Of the modern pictures, the most notable 
 to be sold will be the Gericault, one of 
 the most dramatic and splendid examples 
 of the great colorist known— six horses hat' 
 Ing a heavy timber up a narrow roc 
 path from a quarry— and in which the am 
 omy of the struggling horses is .painted wf 
 rare skill. The most important of Jacque 
 Is the large and fine canvas, " Sheep i 
 Bheperdess." formerly owned by Mr. Grai 
 e beautiful out-door filled with sunlight. 
 
;:oELLO. 
 
 No. 50, DON FERNANDO OF AUSTRIA. 
 
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 
 
 OF 
 
 A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF 
 
 MASTER WORKS 
 BY DISTINGUISHED PAINTERS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 French, Early English, Dutch and Flemish Schools 
 
 BELONGING TO 
 
 Dr. E. M. Harris, providence 
 Edward HolbrookandT. J. Blakeslee, newyork 
 
 TO BE SOLD AT ABSOLUTE PUBLIC SALE 
 
 AT CHiCKERING HALL 
 
 ON THE EVENINGS OF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 
 
 APRIL 13th AND 14th, AT 8 O^CLOCK 
 
 THE PAINTINGS WILL BE ON EXHIBITION DAY AND EVENING 
 
 AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES 
 
 Madison Square South 
 
 From Friday, April 7Th, until April 13TH, inclusive 
 
 THOMAS E. KIRBY 
 
 THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION 
 
 auctioneer 
 
 NEW YORK 
 1899 
 
 MANAGERS 
 
 
 I 
 
of the ordinary. Charles Jacque is here 
 with six compositions, representing gen- 
 erally sheep in lanscapes, one of which is 
 a large unci important canvas of the first 
 order. There are more modern men from 
 Franc<J, such as Bouguereau, with a large 
 decorative panel of "Art and Music;" Cazin, 
 with one of his personal renditions after 
 nature; Benjamin Constant, Aubert and 
 Gervex. Mention must also be made of an 
 important work by Decamps, called "The 
 Turkish Butcher," powerful and luscious 
 in color. 
 
 A few Americans are here in company 
 with the foreigners, but they hold their own 
 well. From the late George Inness there 
 is a worthy canvas called "Autumn Sun- 
 set," that is full of all his individual ren- 
 dering of great color and the big feeling of 
 out of doors. It will attract attention and 
 would make an excellent museum canvas. 
 Another fine work is by George H. Bogert 
 and is large in handling and conception. A 
 sky here is put in with nice appreciation 
 of color and form, and the composition is 
 agreeable- in arrangement. Elliott Dain- 
 gerfield has six pictures; Frank Millet has 
 a Greek maiden, with a jug of water on Copvrig 
 her shoulders; Munger has two landscapes, ^^N ART 
 and by Boggs and DeHaven there are rep- 
 , resentative work. In closing this prelim- 
 inary notice, attention is called to some 
 •half finished work, by the late Sir Edward 
 Burne-Jones, that is full of interest in 
 showing the manner of procedure -of a re- j 
 markable painter. The exhibition may i 
 : be seen daily and on Sunday afternoon. I 
 
 FOUR ART COLLECTIONS. 
 
 01«1 and Modern Pictures and Oriental 
 
 Porcelains at the Amcrlcon 
 
 Art Galleries. 
 
 An exhibition of major iraportanco opens 
 to-diiy at the American Art Galleries, a 
 combination of the picture collections of 
 three men, Dr. E. M. Harris, of Provi- 
 dence, and Messrs. Edward Holbrook and 
 T. J. Blakeslee, of this city, together with 
 an uncomiuonly well chosen lot of Chinese 
 ' porcelains and art objects, selected by Mr. 
 E O. Arbnchnot, at Shanghai, China. The 
 four collections fill comfortably all three 
 levels of the American Art Galleries, the 
 first and third floors being devoted both 
 to paintings and porcelains, while the sec- 
 ond storv has three rooms hung with pic- 
 tures. The total effect is imposing, though 
 the aggregation is too large to study thor- 
 'oughlv at single visit. The porcelains will 
 'be'suid at auction next Friday and Satur- 
 day afternoons, April 14 and 15, at the 
 galleries, Avhile the pictures will be dis- 
 posed of at Chickering Hall on the even- 
 ings of Thursday and Friday, April 13 and 
 14 Mr Thomas B. Kirby, of the Amen- 
 
 =ss of J 
 \.stor Pla 
 
 lot of' French pictures or uie ».oov ^^.u. 
 with contemporary French and Amcrv 
 artists not neglected. The old pictures 
 the property of Mr. Blakeslee. yho i 
 sends some of the French and Amen 
 canvases. Dr. Harris and Mr. Holbr 
 divide ownership of most of the mod 
 work. In this first notice of so large a 
 lection it will be well to take a hasty i 
 vey of only one part of the field, nam 
 the early portraits, leaving for ano^ 
 time the other pictures. In to-da.v s II 
 trated Magazine, accompanying the n 
 part of The Mail and Express, the rei 
 will find a brief summary of the more 
 portaut artists represented in_ the t 
 collections, as well as reproductions of 
 eral of the pictures. 
 
 Among the portraits by old masters i 
 here is more completely satisfying 
 Yau Dyck's "Earl of Arundel" (No. 
 The nobleman, a handsome, power 
 built man of middle age, is shown at 
 length, standing before a darkw-all, v. 
 opens in a window at the right, ti 
 clad in a black doublet, with white 
 collar and cuffs, his right hand, whn 
 marvelously lifelike in its form, color 
 texture, hanging at his side, while his 
 hand, ,less seccessful in color, is 
 horizontally, with a glove half on. 
 whole figure, and especially the hea 
 modeled with superb firmness; such r 
 ing of a pair of eyes is rare even ai 
 masterpieces like this. The features 
 large and clear cut, the skin ruddy 
 alive, the whole aspect one of repc 
 strength and vitality. 
 
 The other Van Dyck in the collect! 
 an admirable example. It is a portri 
 Edward Sutton. Lord Dudley (No. 
 and for many years was the proper 
 Gainsborough. The sitter is less si: 
 defined than in the other portrait, his 
 fur-trimmed clothes almost merging in 
 background, which is dark except for 
 curtain of vibrant richness, at the 
 left-hand corner. The man's face and 1 
 set off. respectively, by the white colh 
 cuff, at once attract the eye, which 
 later feasts itself upon the contrs 
 blacks in the coat and background. 
 
 Of as much interest as anythi 
 the collection old masters is 
 portrait by Gainsborough of 
 Johnson (No. 111). Here ws 
 subbject thoroughly worth a pa 
 study, a man whose person.ality shov 
 his face, in the poise of his head, 
 every aspect. It must have been £ 
 derfully full impression that Gainsb 
 had of this remarkable man, for tt 
 trait tells confidently a world of inte 
 things about him and suggests as 
 more. It was a fixed, set, well-eq 
 determined, self-poised, man of the 
 that Gainsborough saw in his 1 
 sitter if one may trust what he reads 
 pictorial brief he has made of bin 
 scholar is shown as a man of midd 
 stoop-shouldered, with head poised i 
 
NOTE 
 
 The Paintings in this Catalogue are the property 
 of Dr. E. M. Harris of Providence, Mr. Edward Hol- 
 brook and Mr. T. J. Blakeslee of this city. In order to 
 indicate individual ownership the name of the owner is 
 appended to the description of each picture. 
 
 The parties in interest have given us instructions 
 to sell each and every picture without reservation 
 of any hind. 
 
 AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Managers 
 
550 
 400 
 
 and the Constable and Gainsborough land- 
 3cai)es. 
 
 The pictures sold last night, with artists' 
 names, titles, buyers' names, where ob- 
 tainable, and prices, follow: 
 
 C. Westerbeck, Tending the Flock $100 
 
 Bei>j. Constant, The Favorite of the Harem. 300 
 
 C. H. Delpy, Hauling the Nets 130 
 
 Sir Godfrey Kneller, Liord Temple— H. O. 
 
 McNear 
 
 Julien DuprS, A Haymaker— R. C. Vose.... 
 Edm. John Niemann, A View In North 
 
 Wales— E. Morgan 400 
 
 Francois Flameng, A Summer Day 190 
 
 Sir William Beechy, Little Girl with Doll— 
 
 R. S. Mlnturn 325 
 
 Jean Aubert, Le Prlntemps 150 
 
 Charles Emile JacQue, The Edge of the 
 
 Forest— J. F. A. Clark 450 
 
 Antoine VoUon, Normandy Haystacks — W. 
 
 M. Lafifan - 300 
 
 George Morland, The FishermaJi's Cottage — 
 
 E. Brandus ^ 400 
 
 Sir Peter Lely, Portrait of a Lady— E. 
 
 Einstein - 200 
 
 N. V. Diaz, La Plalne de ChatUy— J. K. 
 
 Bates - 1.000 
 
 Elliott Dalngertleld, The Close of Day 80 
 
 Sir Thomas Lawrence, Portrait of Mrs. 
 
 Lushlngton— J. F. A. Clark 1,600 
 
 Eugene Isabey, Cavalier and Court Ladles. 195 
 George Inness, Sunset on the River— R. C. 
 
 Vose 625 
 
 Juana P.omani, A Hungarian 350 
 
 Frank de Haven, The Beginning of Autumn. 3G0 
 Sir Ed. Burne-Jones, Head of Girl at Well. 30& 
 
 Henri Gervex, The Bather 90 
 
 Charles Ettiile Jacque, Watching the Flock 
 
 — H. Scliaus 1.200 
 
 Thomas Gainsborough, A Surrey Landscape 
 
 —Si. H. Gray 660 
 
 Georges Michel, The Old Windmill 320 
 
 John Ballantvne, Sir John Millais Painting 
 
 Picture, &c ^90 
 
 Cornells V. C. Janssens, A Dutch Divine— 
 
 E. Einstein 1.050 
 
 Jules Dupr6, On the Coast— J. S. Bache 1,250 
 
 Sir Peter Lely, Countess of Chesterfield 275 
 
 Frank M. Boggs. In Village of Grandcsunp. 110 
 
 H. Andrews, Garden Party 250 
 
 James Patterson, Scotch Pasture Lands 160 
 
 Coi-nelius de Vos, Portrait of Dutch Lady 
 
 and Child— C. Lambert 
 
 Adolphe Schreyer, Sheik Issuing Orders— 
 
 Knoedler & Co 3,300 
 
 John Francis Rlgaud, Portrait of Lady 
 
 J. Thoi-s, View Near Cheltenham 
 
 Benjamin West, Portrait of Himself 
 
 Jacob A. Backer, Portrait of Old Dutch- 
 woman 
 
 Alexander Defaux, The Castle of Landon... 
 
 Claud Lefebvre, A Nobleman 
 
 Elliott Daingerfield, Eventide 
 
 J. B. C. Corot, Les Bords de I'Etang, Ac- 
 John Notman 5,550 
 
 Stefano Novo, Balcony in Venice 250 
 
 Antoine Vollon. Flowers 200 
 
 James Webb, Moonlight 100 
 
 Sir Joshua P^evnolds, Lady Charlotte John- 
 stone— J. F. A. Clark 2,100 
 
 300 
 
 510 
 260 
 375 
 
 200 
 
 275 
 
 125 
 
 70 
 
 W. B. Tholen, Spring Afternoon 
 
 200 
 
 Elliott Daingerfield, The Milkmaid 150 j 
 
 Sir Peter Lely, Saint Catharine 
 
 Claudlo Coello, Don Fernando of Austria... 
 Chrlstoph Amberger, Portrait of Nobleman. 
 
 Gilbert Munger, A Sultry Day 
 
 Henry Fusell, Portrait of Miss Johnson.... 
 
 125 
 
 1,750 I 
 
 1,000 
 
 200 
 
 225 I 
 
 75*', 
 
 George Inness, A Pastoral— Jules Oehme 
 
 N. V. Diaz, Venus and Cupid— Knoedler 
 
 g^ Qf^ ^, low 
 
 Richard" p. "Boniiigton, On the English J 
 
 Coast— W. M. Laffan _ -- S-;^ 
 
 Charles Baxter, A Coquette ^^ 
 
 Constant Troyon. A Normandy Ox - oo^ 
 
 Jean Charles Cazin. Landscape ..^,... A^w«^ 
 
 Ary Scheffer, Head of Christ - • . I^IJJ 
 
 William Bouguereau, A Spanish Beauty rf<JjJ 
 
 William Redmore Bigg, The Pet Bird . 1^«; 
 
 Jan A. Van Ravesteyn, Portrait of Dutch 
 
 I^ady '"s 
 
 Thomas" Couture, Bacchanalian Feast 10a 
 
 Prof. K. Heffner, Norfolk Broads o-iU 
 
 John Ople, Lady with Mandolin— John Not- 
 
 mar • "^0**, 
 
 Sir Anthony Van Dyck, The Earl of Arun- i 
 
 del— Randolph, probably for George Gou!d. »,SOtf 
 
 Pietre Codde, Princess Palatine— Wills ta^k _ 
 
 Museum, Philadelphia 'orui' 
 
 Otto Piltz, Wide Awake %:■•:•• ! 
 
 J. B. C. Corot, View from Vatican Garden, ^ , 
 
 Rome A" •••.•■ i 
 
 Jan A. Van Ravesteyn. EUzabeth Brant— 
 
 H. B. Pettus •• •W^\ 
 
 n.r>.,-^rt P>Hn(^k ivrnthf-r and Child ^^\ 
 
 Jules A. Grlson, The New Coat— p! 'Glbbs. . 
 Daniel Mytens, Marquis of Huntley— Catho- 
 
 Una Lambert _ 
 
 Jean Francois Millet, Sheep at Pasture.'!!" 
 Charles Etpllo Jacque, Springtime— Julea 
 
 Oehme • 
 
 GOOD PICTU RES AT L OW PR 
 
 The Harris-Holbrook-Blakeslee St 
 Chickering Hall Last 
 • Night. 
 
 Eighty picture.? from the Harris-Hol 
 Blakeslee collections were sold at auct 
 Chickering Hall last evening for $68,1 
 Mr. Kirby, of the American Art Gal 
 The attendance, considering the impo: 
 of the collections, was only fair, and 
 rule the prices were low. 
 
 The top figure of the evening was 
 paid bv Mr. Cable for "The Earl of Aru 
 bv Van Dyck. The next highest figur 
 $6,500 paid for P. Codde' s "Princess Pala 
 by the Wilstack Museum, of Fairmount 
 Philadelphia. 
 
 Among the other pictures of note 
 Diaz"s "La Plaine de Chailly," sold to 
 Bates for .$1,000; Sir Thomas Lawrence's 
 trait of Mrs. Lushington," to J. P. Cla 
 $1,600; Charles Emile Jacques' "Watchii 
 Flock" to H. Schaus, for $1,200; Jansser 
 Dutch Divine" to E. Einstein, for 
 Dupre's "On the Coast" to J. H. Bate 
 $1,250: Schreyer's "The Sheik Issuing Oi 
 to Knoedler & Co., for $3,300; Corot's 
 Bords de I'Etang k Ville d'Avray" to 
 Notman. for $5,550: Sir Joshua Rey 
 "Lady Johnstone" to J. F. Clark, for 
 Bonington's "Venus and Cupid" to Kru 
 & Co., for $2,100; Ravesteyn's "Eliz 
 Brant" to H. B. Pettus, for $1,900; A 
 celli's "Testing the Fates" to Julius O 
 for $1,000; Myten's "Marquis of Huntle 
 C. I,?.mbert, fot $t?nn: Millet's "She. 
 Pasture" to G. H. Robinson, for $3,100 
 ("harles Emile Jacques' "Springtlm 
 Julius Oehme, for $2,000- 
 
 RARE PICTURES 
 BRING $173,! 
 
 Dealers Rather Than Well Ki 
 Collectors Gather at the Harr 
 Holbrook-Blakeslee Sale. 
 
 LAST NIGHT'S TOP FIGU 
 
 Diaz' "Diaua and Her N^^mphs" 
 the Place of Honor, Going 
 
 for $7,800. 
 
 OTHER NOTABLE CANVA 
 
 The sale of the Harris-Holbrook-Bla 
 collections was concluded last eveni 
 Chickering Hall, when Mr. Thomas E. . 
 
ORDERS TO PURCHASE 
 
 The undersigned have volunteered to receive and 
 attend to orders to purchase at this sale : 
 
 Messrs. M. Knoedler & Co., 3=^^ Fifth Avenue 
 
 Hermann Schaos, 204 Fifth Avenue 
 
 Messrs. Cottier & Co., 3 East Thirty-fourth Street 
 
 Messrs. Boussod, Valadon & Co., 3^3 Fifth Avenue 
 
 L. Crist Delmonico, 166 Fifth Avenue 
 
 M. Durand-Ruel, 3^9 Fi^th Avenue 
 
 Messrs. Arthur Tooth & Sons, 299 Fifth Avenue 
 
 Julius Oehme, 3^4 Fifth Avenue 
 
 S. P. Avery, Jr., 368 Fifth Avenue 
 
 Edward Brandus, 391 Fifth Avenue 
 
 M. I. Montaignac, 9 Rue Caumartin, Paris 
 
for the two nights of $173,515. 
 
 The highest hgure reached last night was 
 $7,S00, and this was paid by Mr. Julius Oehme 
 for Diaz'.s "Diana and Her Nymphs." Her- 
 mann Schaus.s boueht Corot's "JLe Ruisseau 
 Sous Bois" for $4,900. The Van Dyck "Ed- 
 ward Sutton, Lord Dudley," was bid in by 
 Randolph, agent, for $4,100. 
 
 Other notable pictures, v/ith their prices and 
 buyers, included Jacque's "Landscape with 
 Sheep," .$775, Knoedler & Co.; Inness' "Au- 
 tumn Sunset," $1,050,, L. Chris Delmonico; 
 L,an'Jf5eer's "Little Red Riding Hood." $775, 
 and Sir Peter Lely's "Duchess of Richmonl," 
 $500, J. P. Clark: GeorKe H. Bogert's "Village 
 Near Delft," $675, T. L. Manson; Sir Edward 
 Burne-Jones' "The Uninterpreted Dream," 
 $650, Arthur Tooth & Son.s: Jules Dupre's 
 "The Old Oak," $3,300, Kncedler & Co.; Dau- 
 bigny's "Les Cotcaux de Villeneuve Saint 
 George," $4,0<X). E. Brandus: Jacque's "Re- 
 turning Flock," $2,800; H. J. Chisholm; Diaz's 
 **Wo(i<i Interior," $5,300, Boussod, Valadon & 
 Co.; Decamp's "Le Boucher Turc," $5,500; B. 
 Brandus; Troyon's "Landscape," $1,000, W. 
 M. Laffan; Sir N. Dance's "Lady Cooper and 
 Children," $1,1.50, C. Lambert; Corot's "Soli- 
 tude," $1,£00, S. M. Tweed; Daubigny's "On 
 the liTench Cou^i," .f2,450. Julius Oehme; Sir 
 Joshua Reynodls' "Lady Mary Nugent Tem- 
 ple," $4,70u. Boussod. Valadon & Co.; Con- 
 stable's "On the River Stour," $1,.500, E. 
 Wardwell. and Bouguereau's "Art and Mu- 
 sic," $1,700, Julius Oehme. 
 
ARTISTS REPRESENTED 
 
 Amberger, C, 51. 
 
 Andrews, H., 31. 
 
 Aubert, J., 9. 
 
 Backer, J. A., 38. 
 
 Ballantyne, J., 26. 
 
 Barker, T., loi. 
 
 Barrau, L., 83. 
 
 Baxter, C, 57. 
 
 Beechy, Sir W., 8, 100. 
 
 Beham, B., 113. 
 
 Benjamin-Constant, 2. 
 
 Banner, J., 91. 
 
 Bigg, W. R., 62. 
 
 Bogert, G. H., 114. 
 
 Boggs, F. M., 30. 
 
 Bonington, R. P., 56, 121. 
 
 Bouguereau, W., 61, 160. 
 
 Burne-Jones, Sir E., 21, 119. 
 
 Cazin, J. C, 59. 
 
 Codde, P., 68. 
 
 Coello, C, 50, 118. 
 
 Constable, J., 159. 
 
 Corot, J. B. C, 42, 70, 92, 
 
 147, 149. 
 Courbet, G., 76. 
 Couture, T., 64. 
 Crane, B., 146. 
 
 Daingerfield, E., 15, 41, 48, 
 
 81, 115, 141. 
 Dance, Sir N., 145. 
 Daubigny, C. F., 124, 153. 
 Decamps, A. G., 139. 
 Defaux, A., 39. 
 De Haven, F., 20, 102. 
 Delpy, C. H., 3. 
 DeVino, 88. 
 De Vos, C, 3S. 
 Diaz, N. v., i4,55» 105. 136. 
 Dubufe, E., 73. 
 Dupre, Jules, 28, 122. 
 Dupr^, Julien, 5. 
 Flameng, F., 7. 
 Flinck, G., 72. 
 Frangais, F. L., 134. 
 Fuseli, H., 53. 
 Gainsborough, T., 24, m, 
 
 123. 
 Gericault,J. L. A. T., 86, 156. 
 Gervex, H., 22. 
 Grison, J. A., 77. 
 Harlow, G. H., 89. 
 Heffner, K., 65. 
 Inness,G., 18,54,94,106,131. 
 Isabey, E., 17, 99, 150. 
 
Jacque, C. E., lo, 23, 80, 84, 
 
 104, 129. 
 Janssens, C. Van C, 27. 
 Jones, R., 93. 
 Kneller, Sir G., 4, 103. 
 Landseer, Sir E., no. 
 Lawrence, Sir T., 16,98, 142. 
 Lefebvre, C, 40. 
 Lely, Sir P., 13, 29, 49, 85, 
 
 112. 
 Lerolle, H., 95. 
 Lonsdale, J., 74. 
 Magnus, C, 109. 
 Melin, J., 117. 
 Mettling, L., 96. 
 Michel, G., 25. 
 Mierevelt, M. J., 107, 157, 
 
 158. 
 Mignard, P., 148. 
 Millet, F. D., 140. 
 Millet, J. F., 79. 
 Monticelli, A., 75, 143. 
 Moreelse, Paulus, 137. 
 Morland, G., 12, 97, 125. 
 Munger, G., 52, 87. 
 Murphy, J. F., 133. 
 Mytens, D., 78. 
 Niemann, E. J., 6. 
 Novo, S., 43. 
 
 Opie, J., 66. 
 
 Patterson, J., 32, 82. 
 
 Piltz, O., 69. 
 
 Pourbus, F., The Younger, 
 
 127, 152. 
 Pyne, J. B., 130. 
 Ravesteyn, J. A. Van, 63, 
 
 71. 
 
 Reynolds, Sir J., 46, 126, 137, 
 
 154. 
 Rigaud, J. F., 35. 
 Romani, J., 19, 
 Romney, G., 132. 
 Rousseau, T., 108, 128. 
 Scheffer, A., 60. 
 Schreyer, A., 34. 
 Shee, Sir M., 155. 
 Tholen, W. B., 47. 
 Thors, J., 36. 
 Troyon, C., 58, 144. 
 Van Dyck, Sir A., 67, 151. 
 Vollon, A., II, 44, 116. 
 Webb, J., 45- 
 West, B., 37. 
 Westall, R., 120. 
 Westerbeck, C., i. 
 WiUcock, J. B., 90. 
 Wilson, R., 138. 
 Zoffany, J., 135. 
 
CATALOGUE 
 
 FIRST EVENING'S SALE 
 
 THURSDAY, APRIL t3 
 
 AT CHICKERING HALL 
 
 BEGINNING AT 8 O'CLOCK 
 
 C. WESTERBECK "I 
 
 Tending the Flock 
 
 Under a delicate, pale blue sky with white clouds a 
 shepherd is seen watching his flock of sheep ; he leans on 
 a staff and looks across a sandy moor, through which some 
 broken roads lead off to the horizon. The distance is 
 painted in tones of tender gray and the canvas is full of 
 light. The animals wander about and the dog watches 
 them furtively. The composition lines are well arranged 
 and the color is agreeable. 
 
 Height, 24 inches ; length, 39 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 ^ BENJAMIN CONSTANT 
 
 The Favorite of the Harem 
 
 One of the most popular portrait painters of the day in 
 France, as well as here in America, and distinguished 
 for his subjects of Oriental life, the name of Benjamin- 
 Constant is well known on two continents. A dark-haired 
 Eastern beauty is represented in this picture. Her red 
 headdress gives a note of color. She wears a waist of 
 gold-embroidered material, and in her ears are great gold 
 hoops. Her lips, reddened artificially, are typical of the 
 Turkish beauties, and the expression is one of languorous 
 dreaminess. 
 
 Height, ig inches ; width, i6 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
 C. H. DELPY 
 Hauling the Nets 
 
 A pupil of Daubigny, the work of this excellent land- 
 scape painter possesses many of the characteristics of h^s 
 master. This scene is on a French river, in which are seen 
 some fishing stakes and nets. A boatman is pulling in the 
 latter, and on the right is a great mass of trees, dark and 
 rich in color. To the left is a distant bank, lit by sun- 
 light. The sky is filled with cloud forms, brilliant at the 
 edges under an afternoon sun. The composition is admir- 
 ably arranged in line and mass. 
 
 Height, 34 inches ; length, 42 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
No. 4— SIR GODFREY KNELLER 
 " Lord Temple " 
 
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 SIR GODFREY KNELLER 
 
 1646-1723 
 
 Lord Temple 
 
 From the Collection of the Countess of Lindsay 
 
 Kneller was the fashionable portrait painter of his time 
 in England. He was born in Liibeck in 1646, and came to 
 England in 1674, where he enjoyed the favor of Charles 
 II. He painted no less than ten Sovereigns, among them 
 Louis XIV. and Peter the Great, and was court painter to 
 Charles II., James II., William III., Queen Anne, and 
 George I. He died in 1723. This portrait of Lord 
 Temple is representative of the best in Kneller's art. 
 The nobleman, in a wine-colored gown, with curled wig 
 and lace necktie, leans gracefully against a carved pillar. 
 Full sleeves of white come out beneath the gown, and the 
 hands are carefully treated. On the left a green curtain is 
 looped up in the background. 
 
 Height, 50 inches ; width, 40 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 JULIEN DUPRE 
 A Haymaker 
 
 Erect in a hayfield, one arm akimbo, is a young girl with 
 a rude wooden pitchfork. Another woman is tossing hay. 
 The sky is light, with a gray cloud to the right, and in the 
 distance is a glimpse of a river. The principal figure is a 
 typical French peasant, picturesquely and realistically cos- 
 tumed. 
 
 Height, i8 inches ; width, 15 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 EDMUND JOHN NIEMANN 
 
 0^ 1813-1876 
 
 A View in North Wales 
 
 A storm is coming up over a summer landscape, and from 
 an otherwise clear sky a dark, rain-laden cloud sends down 
 a shower. Winding away to the left is a little stream ; the 
 trees that line its banks show the peculiar greens made by 
 sunlight during rain, and stand out vividly. A sandy road 
 is seen on the right, along which is driven a cart with two 
 horses tandem. Some rocky hills are in the middle dis- 
 tance, and far away are blue mountains, half lost in the 
 mist. The interest is well maintained throughout the 
 composition, and the lighting is admirably arranged, the 
 sky in particular being modeled with fine delicacy. 
 
 Height, 24 inches ; width, 36 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 FRANgOIS FLAMENG 
 
 A Summer Day 
 
 From the William Schaus sale, March, 1892 
 
 In 1879 ^^^ great Prix du Salon came to Flameng, a 
 painter to whom honors had ceased to be a novelty, and 
 a decade later he received one of the grand medals of 
 honor at the Universal Exposition. Son of the eminent en- 
 graver and pupil of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Flameng is 
 one of the brilliant modern men of France. A little girl 
 here, in a white dress with broad blue sash, is seated in 
 the long grasses of a field. Pasture land and grain field 
 stretch away to distant hills and a village. Beside her, a 
 pink parasol lies open and makes a telling note of color 
 against green and yellow herbage. The decorative shape 
 and arrangement of the canvas give an added distinction 
 to the composition. 
 
 Height, 40 inches ; width, 16 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 1^ SIR WILLIAM BEECHY 
 
 1753-1839 
 Little Girl with Doll 
 
 From Cunmore House, near Oxford 
 
 One of the early English group of representative British 
 
 painters, Beechy enjoyed a great reputation, which time 
 
 has only strengthened. He was official painter to Queen 
 
 Charlotte and lived much at Windsor Castle, as instructor 
 
 to the children of the royal family, by whom he was held in 
 
 affectionate regard. In this canvas sits a little tot dressed 
 
 in white. Her bare arms clasp a doll. Beneath her is a 
 
 red cushion, and through the woods behind her is seen a 
 
 glimpse of sky. The naivete of pose and expression is 
 
 thoroughly childlike, while the face is gentle and sweet in 
 
 its simplicity. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
 JEAN AUBERT 
 
 11 Le Printemps 
 
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 J ^ A sweet-faced girl with graceful figure looks out of this 
 
 \ canvas. One hand holds a scarf at her breast. Her dress 
 
 of blue mingles with the early greens of the woodland. 
 The hair falls over the neck and is caught by a red 
 headdress. The picture is daintily conceived and deli- 
 cately executed. 
 
 Height, 15 inches ; width, 13 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
JO 
 CHARLES tmiLE JACQUE 
 The Edge of the Forest 
 
 Purchased from Messrs. Knoedler & Co. 
 
 Rich summer greens of a woodland are intensified by 
 the warm glow of a midday sun. Through an opening in 
 the forest a man drives a flock of sheep. The drawing 
 of animals and tree-forms is masterly, and though the 
 canvas is small the work is handled with all the breadth of 
 a large composition, and represents the famous artist at 
 his best. 
 
 Height, lo inches ; width, 7^ inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 ANTOINE VOLLON 
 Normandy Haystacks 
 
 Purchased from Messrs. E. Le Roy & Co., Paris 
 
 Two large haystacks to the left are outlined against a 
 heavy rain-laden sky, wherein near the top of the can- 
 vas appears a patch or two of blue. A sandy road leads 
 past them through a stubble field. A smaller stack is on 
 the right. The sun has caught parts of the stacks and 
 the road, illuminating them with a pleasant glow, and the 
 entire scene is true to nature. 
 
 Height, 24 inches ; length, 29 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 GEORGE MORLAND 
 1763-1804 
 
 The Fishennan's Cottage 
 
 From the Collection of Thos. Mott Whitehouse, Graisley Old Hall, 
 Wolverhampton 
 
 A thatch-roofed cottage is here depicted by the side of 
 the sea. From the chimney smoke issues, and a group 
 of fishermen and women are about the house, lookmg at 
 a mess of fish that has been laid on the ground. A great 
 white dog sits beside his master. In the distance are the 
 sea and white cliffs, with a fine sky, interestingly arranged. 
 This work is highly characteristic. 
 
 Height, 25 inches ; length, 30 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 SIR PETER LELY 
 
 1617-1680 
 
 Portrait of a Lady 
 
 ^n'^ From the Collection of the Rt. Hon. Lord Bateman 
 
 The plump and healthy looking Englishwoman who sat 
 for this portrait wears an expression of great complacency 
 Her dress, cut low, is of red material ; the sleeves and 
 underwaist are of white, and there is a trimmmg of pearls. 
 The curling hair is parted in the middle and waves over 
 bright cheeks. ^^.^^^^ ^^^^ .^^^^^ . ^.^^^^ ^^^ .^^^^.^ 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 NARCISO VIRGILIO DIAZ 
 
 La Plaine de Chailly 
 
 A low, flat plain, showing a great extent of country, 
 stretches out to some hills in the distance. Pools of water 
 and sandy patches break the monotony of the ground. 
 The grays and tender tones of the far-away ridges are in 
 quiet and effective harmony, while a sky luminous in the 
 late afternoon sun gives brightness to the landscape, which 
 is full of sparkle. The color scheme is one of great har- 
 mony throughout, and a little figure bending over gives a 
 touch of human interest. 
 
 Height, 13 inches ; length, 18 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 ELLIOTT DAINGERFIELD 
 The Close of Day 
 
 A peasant and his wife are going homeward : the man 
 is trundling a wheelbarrow in which there is a bag. The 
 woman carries a basket, and beyond, against the horizon, 
 is a mass of trees, behind which radiate brilliant tints of 
 sunset. The color, although subdued, is rich and power- 
 ful, and the composition is suggestive of Millet. 
 
 Height, 13 inches ; length, 22 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, RR.A. 
 
 1769-1830 
 
 Portrait of Mrs. Lushington 
 
 From the Collection of the Countess of Lindsay 
 
 The beauty of Englishwomen found a sympathetic 
 interpreter in Lawrence, who worked lovingly over his 
 many attractive themes. This lady, who looks squarely 
 out of the canvas at the spectator, wears a gown of red, cut 
 decollete and disclosing a dainty edging of white lace. A 
 belt of jewels girdles her waist and a manteau of yellow is 
 half thrown back. The whiteness of the fair and delicate 
 skin is enhanced by the dark curling hair, while the back- 
 ground is formed by a blue sky, against which a column at 
 the left is outlined. Details are well preserved in the pic- 
 ture, but the painting is broadly effective in its handling. 
 
 Height, 28 inches ; width, 23 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
No. ID— SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A. 
 
 "Mrs. Lushington" 
 
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 EUGENE ISABEY 
 
 Cavalier and Court Ladies 
 
 A cavalier seated on a mossy bank in a woodland ca- 
 resses a child. He wears great-boots with spurs, a black 
 cloak, and behind him is a hat with plume of feathers. 
 Two ladies, gorgeously attired, stand looking at him. 
 There are some enormous trees at the back and a vista of 
 blue sky. The arrangement of the composition is highly 
 decorative, and the work is marked by a luscious tonality. 
 
 Height, g}4 inches ; width, "jyi inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
 18 
 GEORGE INNESS 
 
 Sunset on the River 
 
 The fine qualities of color that were part of the equip- 
 ment of this landscape master are to be found in this in- 
 teresting composition, which represents a quiet, flowing 
 stream with banks of luxuriant vegetation. A group of 
 trees is seen on the extreme left, and some slender trunks 
 are introduced at the right center. Boats ply upon the 
 water, which reflects the warm sky and the distant foliage. 
 The color scheme is most harmonious and rich, while the 
 lines of the composition are most attractively disposed. 
 
 Height, 12 inches; length, i8 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 JUANA ROMANI 
 A Hungarian 
 
 Seen in profile is a sober, thoughtful face, painted with 
 facility and able handling. The piercing black eye looks 
 straight ahead ; the dark, raven hair ripples over the face 
 and shoulder, while a firm and clear-cut mouth harmonizes 
 thoroughly with the other regular features. A dark brown 
 robe is thrown loosely about the neck and melts into the 
 background. The artist is contemporaneous, resides in 
 Paris, and is considered one of the best pupils of Roybet. 
 
 Height, i6 inches ; width, 13 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 FRANK DE HAVEN 
 The Beginning of Autumn 
 
 From a path leading through the woods, there opens up 
 
 a vista (over a stone wall) of a field, a distant clump of trees, 
 
 and a blue sky, with a brilliant white cloud. Splendid 
 
 great trees, the foliage turned to delicate yellows and reds, 
 
 show the changing season and make harmonious notes of 
 
 color. Their sturdy trunks stand out boldly. One looks 
 
 through into the shade of the undergrowth. The picture 
 
 is an admirable interpretation of nature under a poetic 
 
 aspect. 
 
 Height, 36 inches ; length, 48 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 SIR EDWARD BURNE-JONES 
 
 1833-1898 
 
 Head of Girl at the Well — Sleeping Beauty. 
 Briar-Rose Series 
 
 The untimely death of the distinguished English painter 
 Sir Edward Burne-Jones last year, removed from the art 
 world one of its most brilliant ornaments. Born in Bir- 
 mingham, a pupil of Rossetti and a friend of William Morris, 
 he became known and appreciated as a remarkable artist, 
 no less than a profound scholar. This sketch, which is in 
 monochrome, is of the girl at the well in the Sleeping 
 Beauty in the "Briar-Rose" Series. It was painted in 
 1885, and purchased by Mr. Blakeslee at the executors' 
 sale of the effects of Sir Edward Burne-Jones. 
 
 Height, i6)4 inches ; length, 19^^ inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 HENRI GERVEX 
 
 The Bather 
 
 Few of the younger French painters have obtained a 
 greater success than Gervex. He has had many medals ; 
 he has an important canvas in the Luxembourg Museum 
 in Paris, and others scattered about the principal public 
 galleries in France, while his pictures have been reproduced 
 in many mediums. Here is seen, with good drawing and 
 great delicacy of color, a lovely nude figure of a woman, 
 seated on a bank by a riverside. The tones all harmonize 
 with the flesh, which is most luminous and brilliant. 
 
 Height, 22 inches ; width, 13 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
 23 
 
 CHARLES fiMILE JACQUE 
 Watching the Flock 
 
 Purchased from the artist in his studio 
 
 Under a moonlit sky a shepherd girl stands surrounded 
 by a flock of sheep, a solitary black animal giving a strong 
 note. To the left is a large haystack. The pale light of 
 the moon falls upon figure, animals, and landscape, and 
 everything is kept subdued in tone. 
 
 Height, 18 inches ; width, 15 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E, M. Harris 
 
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 THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH 
 
 1727-1788 
 
 A Surrey Landscape 
 
 In a pool on the edge of a woodland stands a white cow 
 and near her is a farmer. Trees rise up on either side, their 
 trunks outlined against a blue sky, full of piled up clouds, 
 brilliant under strong sunlight. The forest in the middle 
 distance shows rich, powerful greens, and the forms are 
 delightfully expressed with full knowledge of nature. The 
 light and shade are admirably distributed and the sense of 
 distance and atmosphere is rendered in a masterly way. 
 
 Height, 2'jyi inches ; width, 21 inches. 
 
 Owned by T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 GEORGES MICHEL 
 
 About 1763-1843 
 
 The Old WindmiU 
 
 This famous Frenchman, painter of Montmartre and but 
 little appreciated in his lifetime, was one of the pioneers 
 who broke away from the conventionalities of a period of 
 convention and artificiality. From a hilltop on which are 
 perched a windmill and house, are seen the town and a 
 prominent church spire. The sky is full of heavy storm 
 clouds and a burst of light comes through at the upper 
 left-hand corner, flooding the hillside with brilliant tones. 
 
 Height, 23 inches ; length, 29 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 JOHN BALLANTYNE, R.S.A. 
 
 Sir John Millais Painting His Picture **Thc 
 First Sermon ^^ 
 
 This most interesting canvas represents the interior of 
 the studio of the famous English painter, the late Sir John 
 Millais. Seated on a chair, on the model-stand, is his little 
 girl model, who posed for the picture of " The First Ser- 
 mon," which shows a child asleep in a pew. The artist is 
 standing with palette on his thumb and looks at the girl. 
 Before him on the easel is the half-finished picture. There 
 are tapestries on the walls ; portfolios and bric-a-brac are 
 scattered around ; a chair is in front of the fireplace, and 
 artistic confusion is picturesquely suggested. The color 
 is quiet, the tones are rich, and the composition is well 
 
 arranged. 
 
 Height, 25 inches ; length, 30 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
27 
 
 CORNELIS VAN CEULEN JANSSENS 
 1594-1664 
 
 A Dutch Divine V: oq^\ 
 
 From Collection of Lord Waterpark 
 
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 A sober, quiet portrait of a clergyman standing before an 
 open book, the leaves of which he is turning with his left 
 hand. He is clad in a robe of black, and wears a broad 
 white collar, from under which show white tassels. The 
 hands are admirably drawn and painted, and the thought- 
 ful face is turned slightly to the left. Wavy hair falls over 
 the regular features, and a faint mustache is outlined on 
 the upper lip. A curtain is looped up in the background. 
 
 Height, 35 inches ; width, 28 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
 28 
 JULES DUPRE ^ 
 
 On the Coast 
 
 From a stretch of sandy beach rises to the right of the 
 composition a hill covered with verdure. The sea rolls 
 up on the sands, and a lowering sky frames in the compo- 
 sition, dark at the horizon, with a burst of light at the top. 
 A fisherman's house is seen on the right. The work is exe- 
 cuted with much vigor, while the color is virile and rich. 
 
 Height, 21 inches ; length, 25 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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SIR PETER LELY 
 1617-1680 
 
 The Ccxintess of Chesterfield 
 
 Collection of James Gurney, Condover Hall 
 
 Singularly refined and effective, this portrait is preemi- 
 nently that of a lady. She is in a black gown, the sleeves 
 slashed with white held together with pearls. A brown 
 scarf is thrown across her lap, while in her ears and on her 
 neck are pearls. The hair is curled, the features are regular, 
 and the long slender hands lie on the lap. Back of the 
 figure is a draped curtain to the left, while on the right is 
 a column. 
 
 Height, 50 inches ; width, 40 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
 30 
 FRANK M. BOGGS 
 
 In the Village of Grandcamp 
 
 An interesting glimpse of a corner of a French village by 
 
 the sea displays a group of old houses and a stone wall. 
 
 A boat is drawn up on the grass in the foreground, and a 
 
 little child is playing on some old masts, which lie across 
 
 wooden horses. The colors are bright and the sky is of 
 
 quiet gray. All is broadly indicated and painted with 
 
 marked spontaneity. 
 
 Height, 15 inches ; length, 22 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 H. ANDREWS ^ 
 
 Died 1868 
 Garden Party 
 
 This picture was shown at the Royal Academy in 1838, 
 and the painter, an Englishman, was famous for painting in 
 the manner of Watteau. Seated on a terrace in a lovely 
 garden are a number of cavaliers and ladies, handsomely 
 costumed. One of the men is playing on a guitar, an- 
 other kneels with a bouquet, and a party of figures is seen 
 beyond toward the trees in the center of the composition. 
 Some dogs are about — pet spaniels — and in the distance 
 are other people who are feeding swans. Fountains play, 
 and the scene is one of French gayety of a period when 
 the court was given over to amusement. 
 
 Height, 28 inches ; length, 48 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
 32 
 
 JAMES PATTERSON \ 
 
 Scotch Pasture Lands 
 
 Luminous under the brilliant light of a fine breezy au- 
 tumnal sky, a hillside in brown, fall tints lies spread out. 
 Clumps of trees cast deep shadows, and a few sheep are 
 dotted about the landscape. The construction of earth 
 and tree-forms is well expressed, the color is harmonious, 
 and the picture sparkles with light. Patterson is one of 
 the distinguished painters of the younger Scottish school. 
 
 Height, 25 inches ; length, 36 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 CORNELIUS DE VOS 
 
 About 1585-165 1 
 
 Portrait of Dutch Lady and Child 
 
 From Messrs. Dowdeswell, Bond Street, London 
 
 Dean of the Guild of St. Luke at Antwerp in 1620, this 
 Dutchman left behind him many interesting portraits. The 
 present example shows a mother and child. Both are 
 elaborately dressed in stiff gowns heavily embroidered 
 with gold, and wear the most exquisite needlework caps, 
 ruff, and apron. Each face is carefully modeled and the 
 color of the flesh is still as life-like as when first painted, 
 though mellowed and softened with time. The child wears 
 a gold cross and chain and holds an apple. 
 
 Height, 41 inches ; width, 32 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 ADOLPHE SCHREYER 
 The Sheik Issuing Orders 
 
 Purchased from Messrs. E. Le Roy & Co. 
 
 Seated on a prancing black horse, an Arab chieftain 
 issues orders to a subordinate, who is likewise mounted 
 and is with difficulty restraining his charger. Behind him 
 are his staff, in front of which the standard-bearer sits 
 stolidly on a pony. In the distance, in a cloud of dust, 
 gallop off the fighting contingent, brilliant under the sun- 
 shine in gay robes and trappings. It is a typical scene on 
 the desert, in the savage warfare waged by independent 
 tribes one against the other. A blue sky of southern 
 warmth adds luminosity to the scene, which is of the 
 characteristic kind that has made the artist so famous. 
 
 Height, 24 inches ; length, 38 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 JOHN FRANCIS RIGAUD 
 
 1742-1810 
 
 Portrait of a Lady 
 
 Although born in Turhi, of a French family, Rigaud 
 passed much of his time in England, where he received 
 academic honors and painted many prominent people. He 
 portrayed a number of his own countrymen and women as 
 well. His portrait of a lady is an attractive subject in 
 painting, and gives the sitter's charming personality. 
 Well bred and with patrician features, the woman is seated 
 before a table upon which her hands are resting. Her gown 
 is of red, with white bodice elaborately embroidered in 
 gold. The hair is arranged in pompadour style and a string 
 of pearls is about the left arm. 
 
 Height, 28^4 inches ; width, 23}i inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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36 
 J. THORS %(s>^ 
 
 View Near Cheltenham 
 
 A typical English scene is represented in this composition. 
 It shows a fair stretch of country, with a pond in the fore- 
 ground ; rushes grow on the banks, and alongside is seen 
 an old red-tiled farmhouse, with tall chimney from which 
 the smoke issues. Two boys are fishing on the bank to the 
 right center. The time is midsummer, and the sky full of 
 clouds, caught by the sun, shows here and there patches of 
 blue. The artist is a contemporaneous Englishman, with 
 
 a studio in London. 
 
 Height, 40 inches ; length, 60 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 BENJAMIN WEST, P.R.A. 
 
 1738-1820 \ 
 
 Portrait of Himself 
 
 Collection of Wm. Angerstein 
 
 The American president of the English Royal Academy 
 has painted himself on this canvas in simple pose and cos- 
 tume. He has given a fine, sober portrait of a dignified 
 old gentleman, in dark costume, relieved only by a white 
 neckerchief. The worthy Pennsylvanian has a high, broad 
 forehead, a benign look, and is typically American. His 
 white hair is worn naturally, the features are clean-cut, and 
 the expression is one of much dignity. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 JACOB A. BACKER 
 
 1608-1657 
 
 Portrait of an Old Dutchwoman 
 
 From Lord Gar^'agh's Collection 
 
 A pupil of the great Rembrandt, Backer lived most of 
 his short artistic Hfe at Amsterdam, where he became 
 known as a portrait painter of much prominence. He was 
 famed also for remarkable facility, being surpassed in this 
 direction by none of the artists of his time. The example 
 here is a faithful transcript of an elderly woman in ruff and 
 headdress, wherein are given the characteristics of old age in 
 all its pathos and refinement. The features are well drawn, 
 the color agreeable, and the lines of advancing years are 
 depicted with conviction. The background is dark and 
 
 shadowy. 
 
 Height, 17 }4 inches ; width, 13 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
39 
 
 ALEXANDER DEFAUX '^ [ 
 
 The Castle of Landon 
 
 From the William Schaus sale, March, 1892 
 
 Although a pupil of the great Corot, Defaux developed 
 a style quite his own, and this large canvas is one of the 
 artist's most notable works. The picture came from the 
 William Schaus sale of 1892. From an orchard full of 
 trees in blossom, under which are some sheep, there is seen 
 the irregular line of church and houses of a French town 
 of considerable size. The aerial perspective is well ren- 
 dered, and the difficult task of depicting the multitudinous 
 tints of springtime is ably solved. The turrets and battle- 
 ments of the castle stand out in relief, gray under a soft, 
 luminous sky. Tree-forms and architecture are all well 
 rendered. 
 
 Height, 48 inches ; length, 80 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 CLAUD LEFEBVRE 
 
 1633-1678 
 
 A Nobleman 
 
 A member of the French Academy and in favor in Eng- 
 land at the court of Charles II., this distinguished French 
 painter had a long list of noble patrons. This canvas 
 shows a distinguished sitter in the person of a man, with 
 lace collar, and great dark wig with ample locks falling 
 over the shoulders. The face is given in three-quarter 
 view, and is full of decision and force. Excellent in color, 
 simple in treatment, and well drawn, the work gives a 
 satisfactory idea of the painter's skill. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 ELLIOTT DAINGERFIELD 
 
 Eventide 
 
 Filled with yellow tones of considerable brilliancy, an 
 evening sky sheds its light over a broad road, that comes 
 through the center of the composition. A flock of sheep is 
 seen approaching around the bend of the road, and a few 
 stray animals are on the left. To the right is a bank and 
 groups of trees. 
 
 Height, 14 inches ; length, 22 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 1796-1875 
 
 Les Bords de TEtang k Ville d^Avray 
 
 Possibly the greatest charm of this distinguished French 
 master's work is the tender, deHcate realization of the 
 grays of early morning. This landscape embodies most 
 of the qualities the name of Corot suggests. The scene 
 is a quiet corner of a pond, from the side of which rises 
 a group of slender trees. To the right, beyond the flat 
 plain, are seen a hillside and a clump of trees. Rushes 
 grow up from the water, which reflects a soft, poetic sky. 
 The greens of trees, grass, and distance are managed as 
 only Corot knew how, in refinement of tone, with a fine 
 sense of atmosphere. 
 
 Height, 18 inches ; length, 24 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
 43 
 
 STEFANO NOVO . 
 
 A Balcony in Venice l^ 
 
 Three young women are standing on a balcony with 
 wrought-iron railing and embanked in flowers. A great 
 window behind is half open and a bird-cage hangs on the 
 wall. All are of the Italian type and are dressed in mod- 
 ern summer gowns. One girl plucks some sunflowers, a 
 second holds in her hands a flower, and all gaze toward the 
 canal. The picture is painted in great detail. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 15 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 ANTOINE VOLLON 
 
 1833- 
 
 Flowers 
 
 The distinguished Frenchman, by universal consent the 
 first living painter of still life and flowers, is represented 
 here by a charming canvas, full of delicacy and refined 
 color. The subject is a bluish-white vase, full of flowers, 
 resting on a round table-top, whereon lies a book. A flower 
 of orange tinge has dropped from the bunch and makes a 
 telling note in the foreground. 
 
 Height, 17 inches ; width, 12 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 45 
 
 JAMES WEBB 
 
 Moonlight 
 
 A river scene is given here, and in the foreground the 
 receding tide has left bare a stretch of beach. From 
 behind a distant clump of trees the moon makes its ap- 
 pearance and illumines the sky with its light, casting long 
 reflections in the water. Some boats are lazily drifting on 
 the river, and the sky is full of cloud-forms. 
 
 Height, 26 inches ; length, 32 inches. 
 Owned by Mr, Edward Holbrook 
 
46 
 
 SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, P.R.A. 
 
 1723-1792 
 
 Lady Charlotte Johnstone 1y^ 
 
 From the Collection of Sir Andrew Fontaine 
 
 The daughter of George Montagu, first Earl of Halifax, 
 and wife of Colonel Johnstone was one of the attractive 
 great ladies of Sir Joshua's day, and the able president 
 of the Royal Academy painted her con amore, in his most 
 simple and direct manner. The lady has a robe of red 
 velvet trimmed with ermine, with white corsage cut very low. 
 Her dark hair of luxuriant growth is drawn back loosely 
 from her forehead, disclosing a beautiful, patrician face, 
 with laughing eyes. A string of pearls droops from her 
 neck across the well-rounded shoulders. The head is 
 turned to the left and there is high color in the cheeks. 
 Sir Joshua painted Mrs. Johnstone three times, the present 
 canvas having been executed in 1760. 
 
 Height, 25 inches ; width, 2i^ inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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47 
 W. B. THOLEN 
 
 Spring Afternoon 
 
 This painter is a Dutchman of much distinction and 
 popularity. The present composition represents a view 
 along the side of a canal, where are seen an old house, a 
 dock, and several boats. The flat Holland land stretches 
 off in the distance, and some trees, tender in spring greens, 
 come up against a brilliant blue sky filled with fleecy 
 white clouds. Reflections are seen in the quiet water, and 
 mingled sunshine and shadow are over the landscape. 
 
 Height, 33 inches; length, 46 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
 48 
 ELLIOTT DAINGERFIELD 
 
 The Milkmaid 
 
 The last lingering rays of the sun, which is almost lost 
 behind the distant hills, give a mysterious light, in which 
 is seen a milkmaid walking along with her pails. Her 
 head is in profile against the sky, and immediately behind 
 her are two slender trees. Filled with tender tones of 
 sunset, the evening sky has an effective though quiet 
 luminosity, and a mist arises over the distant meadowland. 
 The figure is sturdy and suggests the peasant's toilsome 
 life. 
 
 Height, 34 inches; width, 24 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 1617-1680 
 
 Saint Catharine 
 
 The distinguished Sir Peter Lely rarely produced work 
 other than in portraiture, and this subject has, therefore, 
 a peculiar interest, representing, as it does, the martyr saint 
 standing before the torture-wheel, with which she is invari- 
 ably represented. In her left hand she gracefully holds a 
 palm branch. She is robed in blue, with a scarlet cloak 
 thrown over her shoulders, and her hair, loosely dressed 
 with a string of pearls, ripples over her neck. A halo of 
 light plays about her head. The face has a sweet, sad ex- 
 pression and the painting is in Sir Peter's best manner, 
 being executed with great freedom. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 CLAUDIO COELLO 
 
 1621-1693 
 
 Don Fernando of Austria 
 
 From a celebrated Spanish collection 
 
 Of Portuguese extraction, but born in Madrid, Coello was 
 made court painter to Philip IV. and never traveled out of 
 Spain. He painted the enormous altar-piece in the Es- 
 curial, which took him seven years. The youthful Don 
 Fernando is represented here standing beside a table with 
 red velvet cover, while on his right a curtain of similar tone 
 is draped back. Dressed in an elaborate court costume, 
 he has in one hand a hat with feathers and on his arm is a 
 cloak or robe. A ruff is about the neck ; the doublet is 
 heavily embroidered in red and gold and fastened at the 
 waist with a narrow belt. With dark hair and full eyes, 
 the face shows an olive complexion full of life and health. 
 The legs are encased in white hose and the black shoes are 
 tied with bows. 
 
 Height, 79 inches ; width, 42 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 CHRISTOPH AMBERGER 
 1490-1563 
 
 Portrait of a Nobleman 
 
 Closely resembling Holbein's work, the pictures of Am- 
 berger are frequently confused with those of the for- 
 mer. This interesting portrait is a remarkable specimen 
 of finish and detail. It is of a sober-featured Nuremberg 
 patrician with thoughtful face, full beard, and broad shoul- 
 ders. Upon his head is a ^ere^ of black velvet, with em- 
 broidered ornaments and jewels. The coat is trimmed with 
 fur, and beneath its black folds is seen the white linen of 
 the shirt. The background is of light, yellowish gray. 
 
 Height, 16 inches ; width, 13 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 52 
 
 GILBERT MUNGER 
 
 A Sultry Day 
 
 On the borders of a broad river the bank is broken by 
 some willows and an oak tree or two. Some cattle graze 
 in the marshes and a boat is seen in the right center. The 
 sky and water are luminous, and the distant shores are seen 
 but vaguely. Over all there is a haze of midsummer. 
 
 Height, 20 inches ; length, 30 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 y HENRY FUSELI, R. A, 
 
 1741-1825 
 Portrait of Miss Johnson 
 
 From Humphrey Ward Collection, London 
 
 The present subject was a daughter of Cowper's London 
 publisher. She wears a gray wig, a great broad hat with 
 blue ribbons, and has over a white dress a dark shawl. 
 One hand holds a book, while the other is thrown carelessly 
 over the arm of the chair on which she sits. Although 
 born in Zurich, Fuseli became identified with English art 
 and enjoyed a warm friendship with Sir Joshua Reynolds. 
 He was a successful teacher and a writer of considerable 
 note. He was keeper of the Royal Academy for many 
 years and painted a number of portraits, as well as many 
 historical compositions. 
 
 Height, 29 inches ; length, 33 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
No. 55— DIAZ 
 
 "Venus and Cupid" 
 
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 GEORGE INNESS 
 
 A Pastoral 
 
 In a shady corner of a meadowland some cattle stand 
 resting quietly, while a lad in a red waistcoat looks after 
 them. A young willow tree is on the left. Tall, slender 
 saplings rise up against a hillside in the background, while 
 to the right a blue and white sky is seen, and a figure in 
 white walks toward the spectator. In the foreground are 
 the deep rich greens for which Inness was famous, and 
 these are handled with facility, telling admirably in the 
 
 ensemble. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; length, 45 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 NARCISO VIRGILIO DIAZ 
 
 1808-1876 
 
 Venus and Cupid 
 
 From Boussod Valadon & Co. 
 
 The goddess of love is seated in a forest glade, on a 
 mossy bank. A blue robe is about her limbs, and the white 
 undergarment falls off the shoulders and breast, leaving 
 them bare. Nestling beside her, a little blond-haired 
 Cupid rests his hand on her knee. His wings are seen 
 behind his back, and through an opening to the left is a 
 bit of sky. The flesh tones are luminous, and the rest of 
 the picture is rich and effective in color. 
 
 Height, 14 inches ; width, 10 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 RICHARD PARKES BONINGTON 
 1801-1828 
 
 On the English Coast 
 
 Purchased from Messrs. Thomas Agnew & Sons 
 
 Upon the sandy beach jutting out from the great white 
 chalk cliffs, caught by the golden glow of the afternoon 
 sun, two fishwives stand talking. The sun is a great ball 
 of fire sinking to the horizon. A brilliant white streak 
 of light is reflected on the water of the Channel, while 
 the sky is a mass of yellow, surrounded with grayish 
 clouds. Some gulls flit about and two boats are seen in 
 the left of the composition. The color scheme is pecu- 
 liarly forceful and luminous. 
 
 Height, 14 inches ; width, 12 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
 57 
 CHARLES BAXTER 
 
 A Coquette 
 
 Femininity differs little whether of to-day, a century 
 
 ago, or in the old classic times. The quaint costume and 
 
 coiffure of the early days of this century did not prevent 
 
 the maiden from being as coy as her sister of the present 
 
 time. Here is a bonny English girl in blue, beautiful of 
 
 face and figure, toying with her fan and casting telling 
 
 glances on some happy swain. She is seated on a mossy 
 
 bank in a woodland, with a rich, warm-toned landscape 
 
 behind her. 
 
 Height, 23 inches; width, 18 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 CONSTANT TROYON 
 A Normandy Ox 
 
 From the George I. Seney sale, i8gi 
 
 A powerful red ox, with a few white markings on the 
 face, stands in the middle of a field. A plain stretches off 
 low and flat to the right, while to the left is a line of dark 
 green trees. The sky is of delicate tints, with a few 
 patches of blue. The canvas is stamped on the left with 
 the official stamp of the sale held after the artist's death. 
 
 Height, 21 inches; length, 26 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 59 
 
 JEAN CHARLES CAZIN 
 Landscape 
 
 Cazin, one of the most popular of the modern French 
 painters, has always enjoyed a great vogue in America. 
 He has had many honors in the Salon and elsewhere, and 
 his pictures are in numerous French and other European 
 museums. This characteristic canvas is one of his moon- 
 rise effects. Some houses are half hidden in the foliage of 
 a stretch of summer landscape. Their roofs of red tiles 
 take on a delicate tone from the rising moon that has just 
 appeared over the hills. The sky is simple in cloud-forms 
 of opalescent hues, and a road crosses the foreground. 
 
 Height, 29 inches ; length, 36 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 \y ARY SCHEFFER 
 
 1795-1858 
 
 Head of Christ 
 
 Soldier, politician, and painter, drawing-master to the 
 children of Louis Philippe, the son of a court painter to 
 Holland royalty, Ary Scheffer had a curiously stormy life, 
 full of adventure, but crowned with success in France, the 
 country of his adoption. One of the best examples of his 
 work that have found their way to this country is this head 
 of Christ, which combines with splendid, virile workmanship 
 and refined color the sentiment and grandeur of the Re- 
 deemer. The face has a sad, thoughtful expression ; the 
 eyes gaze tenderly at the spectator, and the picture is in- 
 vested with a nobility and dignity of mien which accord 
 with our conception of the Son of Man. 
 
 Height, 18 inches ; width, 15 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E, M. Harris 
 
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 WILLIAM BOUGUEREAU 
 
 A Spanish Beauty 
 
 Coquettishly dressed, with the traditional mantilla about 
 her head and shoulders, the model, a beautiful Spanish 
 maiden, holds her fan in her most attractive manner, ready 
 to use it effectively. Admirably drawn, with all the charm 
 and delicacy of this modern master of line, there are grace 
 and elegance in the pose and distinction in the arrange- 
 ment. Unusual in choice of subject, this canvas pos- 
 sesses a unique character that makes it remarkably inter- 
 esting. 
 
 Height, 25 inches ; width, 20 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
 62 
 
 WILLIAM REDMORE BIGG, R.A. 
 
 1755-1828 
 
 The Pet Bird 
 
 A little girl in white, with face turned toward the spec- 
 tator, stands in front of an open doorway with her arms ex- 
 tended. A bird has flown away from her hands toward a 
 tree to the right, at the foot of which lies a cage. The 
 child has a sweet, bright face with brilliant coloring, and 
 the picture is agreeably composed. Many canvases by 
 this artist have been engraved and had great popular 
 success. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 JAN ANTHONISZ 
 
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 About 1572-1657 
 
 Portrait of a Dutch Lady 
 
 From Weeting Hall, Norfolk 
 
 The subject of this portrait is a Dutchwoman of the 
 17th century, dressed in somber black, the front of her 
 gown richly decorated with gold and red embroidery and 
 held in with a chain girdle. A great round, white ruff 
 encircles her neck, and her headdress and cuffs are of del- 
 icate needlework. Her hands hang by her side, one of 
 them holding a fan. A string of pearls and another of 
 beads are about her neck. The face is that of a young 
 woman, her hair brushed off the forehead, following the 
 coiffure of the day. The figure is represented standing 
 beside a column. 
 
 Height, 46 inches ; width, 34 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 THOMAS COUTURE 
 
 1815-1879 
 
 A Bacchanalian Feast 
 
 The author of the famous " Romans in the Decadence of 
 the Empire," which was for years one of the chief attrac- 
 tions of the gallery of the Luxembourg, and which made 
 the painter's reputation in a single day, was an interest- 
 ing figure in the art world of his time. He made many 
 preliminary pictures before arriving at his masterpiece, and 
 it is believed that this absorbing little canvas is one of 
 those compositions that led up to the larger work. Here 
 may be seen a group of three ; one is a nude woman who 
 clasps in her arms a serious looking patrician Roman, 
 tawny skinned and with brown beard. He holds a goblet 
 in one hand, which a comrade of bacchanalian aspect fills 
 from a tankard. All three are on a red couch, and behind, 
 against a gray sky, rises a carved pillar. The drawing 
 and color are exquisite, while the composition is intellectual 
 and full of graceful lines. It would be difficult to find a 
 more thoroughly representative example of the work of 
 this brilliant master. 
 
 Height, 5 inches ; length, 6 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 Norfolk Broads 
 
 The scene here is of a flat, marshy river. On a bank to 
 the right are trees and houses. There is a fine stretch of 
 twilight sky filled with tender, delicate tones. A boat is 
 on the left, and stakes in the water show long reflections. 
 It is a peaceful, quiet composition, full of sentiment. 
 
 Height, 34 inches ; length, 54 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 66 
 JOHN OPIE 
 
 v^ I761-1807 
 
 Lady with Mandolin 
 
 Opie was one of the group referred to as the " Early 
 Englishmen" and was known sometimes as the "Cornish 
 Wonder," since he was born near Truro and achieved a 
 great success in London, where his talents were fully ap- 
 preciated. This subject depicts a fashionable woman of 
 the Georgian period, seated in a red chair, holding a man- 
 dolin. She is gowned in a robe of old rose color trimmed 
 with blue, and wears a string of pearls about a beautifully 
 modeled throat. The woman is of the rare English type 
 of face and figure, and is painted with considerable free- 
 dom, the color remaining bright and fresh with the years. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
PORTRAIT OF THE EARL OF ARUNDEL. 
 
 By Van Dyck. 
 •J the Harris-Holbrook-Blakeslee collection, at the 
 American Art Galleries. 
 
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 of face and figure, and is painted with considerable free- 
 dom, the color remaining bright and fresh with the years. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 " Earl ok Arundel " 
 
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 SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK 
 1599-1641 
 
 The Earl of Arundel 
 
 This painting came from a member of the Howard family, a lineal 
 descendant of the Earl of Arundel 
 
 This noble work may be considered the masterpiece of 
 the Blakeslee collection. It represents a distinguished- 
 looking man, of patrician carriage, clad in black, with 
 white ruff and cuffs, standing against a dark background. 
 He wears a glove, half on, on one hand. There is a ruddy- 
 glow on the face, which is brushed in with authority, with 
 masterly touch and great knowledge. Kept sober in tone 
 and of exceeding harmony of color, the picture is one of 
 unmistakable distinction. To the right, over the rail of 
 a balcony, is seen a glimpse of landscape. 
 
 Height, 46 inches ; width, 37 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 . jr^ PIETRE CODDE 
 
 1610-1666 
 
 Princess Palatine 
 
 From the Collection of Comte Davillier 
 
 A Dutch painter of great distinction, contemporaneous 
 with Frans Hals and Van Dyck, the work of Pietre Codde 
 is often confused with that of the latter painter. A 
 master of technique, he was surpassed by none of the men 
 of his day. Among his well-known pictures are : " The 
 Flute Player," at Haarlem ; " Game of Trie-Trie," at The 
 Hague, together with canvases at the Berlin Museum, 
 Dresden Gallery, Lichtenstein Gallery in Vienna, Belvedere 
 Gallery, Vienna, and elsewhere. The subject here is a 
 lady robed in black, with collar and cuffs of white lace, 
 white rosettes on each arm and at her waist. There is a 
 white-feather fan in her right hand. The hair is in a 
 crimped mass on either side and banged over the fore- 
 head. Behind is a brown curtain. With the left hand she 
 catches her skirt. The painting of the blacks and whites 
 is quite unusual in the realization of subtle values, and the 
 treatment of the lace is most dexterous. 
 
 Height, 80 inches ; width, 45 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 " Princess Palatine " 
 
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 OTTO PILTZ 
 
 Wide Awake 
 
 A smiling little face, surmounted with a shock head of 
 yellow hair, looks out of the frame, and is one of those 
 infrequent realizations that hold the spectator. The 
 ragged white shirt, the bright, honest eyes, and the general 
 expression of the little German peasant boy are true to the 
 
 life. 
 
 Height, II inches ; width, 8 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 J. B. C. COROT ^ qO 
 
 View from the Vatican Garden, Rome 
 
 Sober, serious, and in Corot's earlier manner, this care- 
 ful little study of an Italian landscape possesses a unique 
 charm. The forms are all searched for with close obser- 
 vation of nature, and the effect is one of great truth. An 
 irregular line of trees runs across the composition, and 
 beneath them is a stone wall. 
 
 Height, 8 inches; length, 13 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 VAN RAVESTEYN 
 
 About 1572-1657 
 
 Elizabeth Brant 
 
 Born at The Hague and a pupil of Frans Hals, whose 
 style he closely followed, Ravesteyn was among the most 
 prominent painters of his time. His portraits are charac- 
 terized by a peculiar nobility in the carriage of his sitters 
 and a largeness of conception. His works are to be found 
 in most of the European galleries. The lady in this 
 canvas wears the gorgeous ruff and headdress of the period, 
 a marvel of cunning needlework, presenting a formidable 
 problem to the painter. Yet all is brushed in with re- 
 markable exactness and kept from dominating the face, 
 which in drawing and color is full of feminine charm. The 
 hair is brushed off the temples, the eyes are lifelike, and the 
 mouth has a patrician delicacy. The dress is of sober 
 black, embroidered in gold thread, and the background is a 
 warm, brown gray. The flesh tints tell brilliantly against 
 the quiet surrounding tones. 
 
 Height, 30 inches; width, 25 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
RAVESTEYN. 
 
 PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH BRANT. 
 
 By Jan Van Ravesteyn. 
 
 In the Harris-Holbrook-Blakeslee collection, at the 
 
 American Art Galleries. 
 
 No. 70 .ELIZABITH BRANT. 
 
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 PI,AYS AND PI^AYBRS. 
 
 A FEELING exists on the part of 
 many interested in theatrical af- 
 fairs that in Jerome K. Jerome's 
 new play, taken from his novel, 
 called "John Ingerfield," Daniel Frohman 
 has secured for the Lyceum stock company 
 a close approach to the kind of piece which, 
 it is understood, he has long been looking 
 for. I mean a successor to "The Wife" 
 and "The Charity Ball." Mr. Frohman is 
 
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 GOVERT FLINCK 
 
 1615-1660 
 
 Mother and Child 
 
 A burgher of Antwerp and patronized by the Elector of 
 Brandenburg and Prince Maurice of Nassau, Flinck exe- 
 cuted many important commissions in his time. This 
 portrait is of a woman clad in sober black, relieved only by 
 white lace cuffs and an enormous ruff. She wears bracelets 
 and a ring. Her child beside her, dressed severely in gray, 
 with white collar and cuffs, has a thoughtful expression and 
 holds her hand. 
 
 Height, 47 inches ; width, 37 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
 
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 73 
 EDOUARD DUBUFE 
 
 i8 18-1883 
 
 Lady with a Parrot 
 
 A pupil of Paul Delaroche, and the painter of the famous 
 triptych " The Prodigal Son," the work of this painter has 
 always enjoyed a popularity both in France and America. 
 He painted many important portraits, notably those of 
 Jules Janin, Empress Eugenie, Gounod, Dumas, and 
 Augier. This example represents a lady in a blue dress 
 and white satin wrap, holding a pink parrot on her hand. 
 Her elaborate costume is minutely painted, as indeed is the 
 rest of the composition. 
 
 Height, 51 inches ; width, 36 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 JAMES LONSDALE 
 1777-1839 
 
 Portrait of J. C. Cobhouse 
 
 Lonsdale was a pupil of Romney ; on the death of John 
 Opie, the painter, he bought his house in London, in 
 Berners Street, which he occupied until he died. He was 
 portrait painter-in-ordinary to the Duke of Sussex and 
 one of the founders of the Society of British Artists. 
 This virile portrait is of a gentleman in black stock, with 
 a cloak thrown about his shoulders. A high white collar 
 is about his neck and his dress is of the early twenties. 
 The face is typically English, ruddy and intelligent, and 
 the features are clean cut. The subject is said to have 
 been one of the executors of the will of Lord Byron. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 

 75 
 
 ADOLPHE MONTICELLI 
 Testing the Fates 
 
 Painted to order for the Empress Eugenie. From the Delabeyrette 
 Collection and Henry M. Johnson sale, 1893 
 
 Half a dozen beautiful young women are assembled in 
 a woodland and are engaged in telling fortunes. They 
 are gowned in flowing robes of attractive textures and 
 are posed in easy, graceful attitudes. Some tree trunks at 
 the back are silhouetted against the sky, and the lines of 
 the composition are all harmonious. The splendid color 
 sense of this distinguished painter is present all through 
 this canvas, which palpitates with deep, rich tones, while 
 in the foreground a charming note is given by a great 
 bunch of roses. Not the least of the beauty of this picture 
 is the little group of figures at the rear. They are dressed 
 in white and are in attitudes of thought. 
 
 Height, 75 inches ; width, 38 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
No. 75— MONTICELLI 
 
 "Testing the Fates" 
 
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 GUSTAVE COURBET L^CT^ 
 
 1819-1878 
 
 A Noonday Rest 
 
 From the R. J. Wickenden sale 
 
 A painter of much personality, this artist, as chief insti- 
 gator of the overthrow of the Vendome Column during the 
 Commune, retired after his imprisonment to Switzerland. 
 Here is a scene of pastoral tranquillity, painted with force 
 and excellent color. A woman sits under a tree tending 
 the cattle. Some rocks are to the left, and a stream to the 
 right flows under a hillside covered with rocks, and full of 
 sunlight. 
 
 Height, 20 inches ; length, 24 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 " JULES ADOLPHE GRISON 
 
 The New Coat 
 
 The composition represents the interior of a village 
 tailor shop of the last century. A little boy is trying on 
 his new coat. A lady, handsomely gowned, sits regarding 
 the fit. Behind her, in wig and elaborate costume, stands 
 a gentleman, also an interested spectator. The tailor's 
 wife, behind the counter, holds a cat in her arms and like- 
 wise looks on. Over a chair to the left are thrown some 
 stuffs, and about the room hang various bits of bric-a-brac, 
 realistically indicated. The boy himself enjoys his sudden 
 prominence, 
 
 Height, i8>^ inches ; length, 21^ inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E, M. Harris 
 
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 DANIEL MYTENS 
 The Marquis of Huntley 
 
 From Collection of the Comte Davillier 
 
 In a highly picturesque epoch as to dress and manners, 
 Mytens came to England from his native Holland, where 
 he was born at The Hague at the end of the sixteenth cen- 
 tury, and became portrait painter to Charles I. When 
 Van Dyck officially replaced him, he still continued to 
 work for royalty, but subsequently returned home, not, 
 however, before painting many of the notables of his day. 
 This portrait, which is fully characteristic of his best man- 
 ner, represents the subject at full length, standing in front 
 of a column, near which is draped a green curtain. On a 
 table is a helmet. The splendid, massive head is painted 
 with great virility in glowing colors suggesting real, palpi- 
 tating flesh ; it is modeled with knowledge and brushed in 
 with freedom. The right hand, holding a cane, is no less 
 well indicated and is delightful in drawing. A cuirass 
 of steel covers the breast, and over this falls a lace collar. 
 The doublet is of yellow with slashed sleeves ending in 
 lace cuffs. A blue sash is tied about the waist, and the 
 legs are encased in red heavily embroidered, with short 
 boots and spurs. Dignified in pose, harmonious in color 
 arrangement, and authoritative in the painting, this picture 
 forms a most important contribution to the collection. 
 
 Height, 88 inches ; width, 54 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
 
 
 
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 79 
 
 JEAN FRANgOIS MILLET 
 
 1814-1875 
 
 Sheep at Pasture 
 
 Exhibited at the Loan Collection of Millet's work, at the Ecole des 
 Beaux- Arts, shortly after Millet's death. From the Lutz Collection 
 
 Painter of the " Angelas," this fanaous French artist is 
 renowned also for his sheep as well as for the human figure. 
 The present picture was painted at Barbizon and represents 
 some sheep grazing along a road. Half the flock are in 
 shadow, the remainder in sunlight. A fine group of trees 
 come up against the sky of blue, with white clouds, while 
 both landscape and animals are painted with artistic direct- 
 ness and simplicity. 
 
 Height, 15 inches ; length, 16 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 CHARLES EMILE JACQUE 
 Springtime 
 
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 This most important example of the famous French sheep 
 painter demonstrates again the artist's profound knowl- 
 edge of animals and his familiarity with their anatomy and 
 construction. The motive is a group of sheep with two 
 white lambs. A shepherdess stands watching them as they 
 pasture under an apple-tree in blossom. Beyond are the 
 houses of a village with red-tiled roofs, and a sky of tender 
 spring tints. The figure and animals are nearly life-size, 
 and the latter are painted with astonishing realism. The 
 picture is bright with sunshine, and the foreground detail 
 is most minute. The work is dated 1859, the strong period 
 in Jacque's career. 
 
 Height, 84 inches ; width, 60 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 
SECOND EVENING'S SALE 
 
 FRIDAY, APRIL t4 
 AT CHICKERING HALL 
 
 BEGINNING AT 8 O'CLOCK 
 
 81 
 
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 ELLIOTT DAINGERFIELD 
 
 The Harvesters 
 
 At the end of day, two farmers make their way home- 
 ward. A stalwart figure is in the foreground, with a 
 cradle on his shoulder. Behind, his companion trudges 
 after, dragging with him the last two sheaves. Both 
 figures are well expressed and convey the sentiment of 
 heavy toil, which is accentuated by the silhouetting of the 
 upper parts of their bodies against a sunset sky. A great 
 red sun is seen therein, and to the right are some slender 
 trees. It is all full of the dignity of labor. 
 
 Height, 22 inches ; width, i6 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
82 
 JAMES PATTERSON 
 Evening Shadows 
 
 From a plateau on a mountain side is seen a hill, half 
 in blue shadow and half in sunlight, from the late after- 
 noon sky, which is of delicate blue, filled with golden 
 cloud-forms. To the left are some bare trees. To the 
 right is a deer. Some smaller trees run along the middle 
 distance. 
 
 Height, lo inches ; length, 14 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
 83 
 
 L. BARRAU 
 Easter 
 
 A young girl, with sweet, demure face and dressed in a 
 diaphanous robe, stands holding in her hand an Easter 
 lily. She is in front of a window before which is a transpar- 
 ent curtain. The face is full of much beauty, with bright 
 attractive eyes, and hair drawn down over the ears. A blue 
 vase is seen to the right, and the disposition of light and 
 shade is both novel and interesting. 
 
 Height, 22 inches ; width, 18 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
84 
 
 CHARLES 6mILE JACQUE 
 
 Sheep at the Pool 
 
 A flock of sheep have come to drink at a pool near some 
 trees, under the shade of which a shepherd lies at full 
 length. The young oaks are dark against a rich blue sky 
 which shows some white clouds near the horizon. The 
 characteristic treatment by Jacque of landscape and sheep 
 may be noted in this composition. 
 
 Height, io}4 inches ; length, 13 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 85 
 
 SIR PETER LELY 
 
 1618-1680 
 
 William, Lord Russell 
 
 A sterling good portrait of the eminent English noble- 
 man, posed in a curly brown wig, dark robe, and lace 
 neckerchief. His handsome features are frankly expres- 
 sive and he looks out of the frame with steadfast gaze. 
 The drawing and modeling are direct and simple, and the 
 effect is one of much dignity. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
86 
 
 JEAN LOUIS ANDRfe THEODORE 
 GERICAULT 
 
 1791-1824 
 
 Study of a Horse 
 
 Painter of the world-famed "Wreck of the Medusa," the 
 great picture now in the Louvre Gallery, and which was 
 the first of modern realistic work, this splendid French 
 genius left only a modest number of canvases behind him 
 at his early death. How well he painted may be seen in 
 this small example of a study of a horse. The animal has 
 a silky black coat with white stockings and stands at ease 
 in his stall. The subdued tones of the work are relieved 
 by bright light on the straw to the left. In construction 
 and equine characteristics there is nothing left to be 
 desired, and the handling is masterly. 
 
 Height, 14 inches ; length, 17 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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87 
 
 GILBERT MUNGER 
 A Late Summer Day 
 
 An American artist, living long in England, where he 
 enjoyed the intimate friendship of such men as Leighton 
 and Millais, Mr. Hunger is known for his landscape 
 work, as well in Great Britain as in his native land. The 
 scene here is of late afternoon, with the distance lumi- 
 nous under the glow of the sun. The foreground, in 
 shadow, shows a pool in which some cattle are drinking, 
 A grove of trees comes down to the pond, and a sturdy trunk, 
 nearly bare, appears at the right. The sky of blue, gradat- 
 ing down to yellow, is full of pinkish clouds. 
 
 Height, 32 inches ; width, 26 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
 88 
 
 DE VINO 
 A Dead Point 
 
 Two setters have spotted the game and stand at dead 
 point. The dogs are admirably drawn and painted, and 
 are halted among a cluster of thistles. The top of a 
 mountain rises up at the back. One of the dogs is lemon 
 and white, the other black and brown. Both have the ex- 
 pression of the well-bred animal, dear to the sportsman's 
 
 heart. 
 
 Height, 19 inches ; length, 29 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E, M. Harris 
 
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 iTRAIT OF A YOUNG LADY. By George Henry Harlow. 
 
 larris-Holbrook-Blakeslee collection, at the American Art Galleries. 
 
87 
 
 You will observe that in the picture rep- 
 resenting Julia Marlowe and William 
 Beach in "Colinette," the new play in 
 which Miss Marlowe comes to the Knicker- 
 bocker next week, the actress is represent- 
 erl as giving a bonbon to the actor who is 
 
 from the last named that "Coli 
 be quite prodigal in its display o 
 scenery and costumes. 
 
 "Colinette" is an adaptation i 
 eign source by Henry Guy Ca: 
 has had several weeks in whic 
 
 <F "COLINETTE," AT THE KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE. 
 
 a bonbon to William Beach, as King Louis XVII. Photograph by E. Chicker: 
 
89 
 
 GEORGE HENRY HARLOW 
 1787-1819 
 
 Portrait of a Young Lady 
 
 Purchased of Wallis & Son, London 
 
 A pupil of Sir Thomas Lawrence, Harlow, although he 
 died in his thirty-second year, found time to make a rep- 
 utation, and left behind him many notable canvases, 
 mostly portraits. This example is a typical English girl, 
 dressed simply in white. She wears a straw hat with blue 
 ribbons knotted at her breast. She is seated on a chair 
 with her hands clasped on her lap. The background is a 
 landscape. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
 90 
 J. BARRELL WILLCOCK 
 
 Landscape 
 
 Seated in a group under the spreading branches of a 
 great tree, are a number of peasants engaged in conver- 
 sation. A rustic road passes under the trees and is lost 
 in the distance. A fine sky shows through the foliage. 
 Willcock is much esteemed in England, where one of his 
 canvases has been recently purchased for the National 
 Gallery. 
 
 Height, 20 inches ; length, 24 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 JEAN BENNER 
 
 At the Fountain 
 
 Benner's nudes are among the pictures annually looked 
 for at the Salon in Paris, where he has received many- 
 honors. Here, two nymphs, of graceful, beautiful figures, 
 entirely undraped, are in the deep shadows of a woodland 
 glade. One, seated on a stone bench, plays the pipes ; the 
 other, reclining at full length on the grass beside a fountain, 
 listens attentively. Both have blond hair that falls over 
 their shoulders. A dark blue sky is seen in the distance. 
 
 Height, 24 inches; length, 34 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 92 
 
 J. B. C. COROT 
 Le Ruisseau sous Bois 
 
 Under the profound shade of a woodland growth, with 
 many young willows, a stream coming from the right of 
 the composition is lost in the distance. Under two trees 
 to the left is a group of two women and a child. Through 
 the trunks is seen the gray sky. The picture is full of at- 
 mosphere, and a fine quality of spring greens, all of which 
 no one expressed with greater truth or more poetry than 
 Corot. The drawing of the tree-forms here is wonderfully 
 done, and the work is very complete in every detail. 
 
 Height, 16 inches ; length, 21 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
93 / 
 
 R. JONES 
 St. Lawrence Cathedral, Rotterdam 
 
 Looking directly from the canal in the foreground, on 
 which are many boats, the great Cathedral looms up, mas- 
 sive and full of dignity. The architectural lines are har- 
 monious and the edifice is enveloped in a soft atmosphere, 
 while the sky above is full of delicate tones in opalescent 
 gray clouds and blue. The square before the church is 
 filled with people, and to the right is a square house of 
 stucco, with picturesque red-tiled roof. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 94 
 
 GEORGE INNESS 
 Italian Landscape 
 
 A strong effect of light and shade over a varied Italian 
 landscape of hill and dale is here presented attractively. 
 Great mountains rise up in the distance, over which is a sky 
 full of movement. To the right is a chateau with a red- 
 roofed tower, and some peasants wander along the fore- 
 ground. From a wall to the right is a mass of brilliant 
 green shrubbery, and the landscape drawing and construc- 
 tion are unusually well indicated. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; length, 45 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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95 
 HENRY LEROLLE 
 
 Coming from the Fountain 
 
 Painting both the landscape and the figure, this able 
 Frenchman enjoys an enviable reputation among modern 
 painters. This subject represents a sturdy, handsome 
 peasant girl, carrying home a pail of water. A fine idea 
 of movement is suggested. One arm holds the pail, the 
 other is akimbo. Curling black hair is picturesquely 
 arranged over her dark face, full of beauty. Her bodice 
 is of white, the skirt is red, and the attitude is graceful. 
 A housetop is seen over a distant hill and the sky is gray. 
 
 Height, 40 inches ; width, 32 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
 96 
 
 L. METTLING 
 
 Head of a Girl 
 
 A bright, youthful face of a young German girl, full of 
 color and life, is painted with freshness and spontaneity. 
 The eyes are snappy ; there is a smile on the face, and a 
 red cloak is thrown about the shoulders. 
 
 Height, 17 inches ; width, 13 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
97 
 
 GEORGE MORLAND 
 
 1763-1804 
 
 The Boar Hunt 
 
 Purchased of INIartin Colnaghi, London 
 
 This versatile English genius, whose moral weakness and 
 artistic strength were ever strangely at odds, and who, 
 though his pictures now are greatly appreciated, died in a 
 sponging-house, was one of the most remarkable men in 
 the history of art. The picture here is in his best and 
 most representative manner. A great boar, besieged by 
 the dogs, has turned, and attacking his nearest pursuer, 
 has caught him by the back. The animal is in agony and 
 the other dogs are endeavoring to distract the attention of 
 the wild beast. All are at the edge of a forest, by a mas- 
 sive tree trunk, and a low-toned sky is seen in the distance. 
 The scene is dramatic and full of movement. 
 
 Height, 25 inches ; length, 30 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 98 
 
 SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A. 
 
 1769-1830 
 
 Admiral Sir E. Codrington 
 
 At the head and front of the Early Englishmen, Law- 
 rence's career was crowned by his election to the presi- 
 dency of the Royal Academy. He painted royalty, nobility, 
 and many of the great men and beautiful women of his 
 generation and was made court painter at the death of Sir 
 Joshua Reynolds. He also painted Charles X. of France 
 and the Dauphin. The sturdy sailor whose portrait is here, 
 is brushed in with an authority and a certainty characteris- 
 tic of the painter's best methods. The subject is a typical 
 Englishman, somewhat bald, in a blue uniform with broad 
 silk sash over the shoulder and a string of medals and 
 stars on his breast. The color is excellent and the han- 
 dling simply executed. 
 
 Height, 31 inches ; width, 2^% inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
99 
 
 EUGENE ISABEY 
 1804-1886 
 
 The Embarkation 
 
 Purchased of Arnold & Tripp, Paris 
 
 Massed against the wooden sides of a long jetty are 
 several boats alive with sailors and passengers, their 
 costumes making a picturesque conglomeration of sparkling 
 color. The sea is quite heavy and the sky wind-laden. 
 To the right is the opposite jetty making the harbor, into 
 which are entering more boats. The composition is ani- 
 mated and full of life and movement. 
 
 Height, 27 inches ; length, 40 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 100 
 SIR WILLIAM BEECHY, R.A. 
 
 1753-1839 
 
 General Picton 
 
 A face of determination and courage looks out of this 
 canvas and belongs to a brave British officer who fell at 
 the battle of Waterloo. He is painted here in his uniform 
 of brilliant scarlet. On his breast he wears a star. A high 
 stock is about his neck. The head is carried well and is 
 typically English with its mass of blond hair. On the 
 shoulders are gold epaulets. The face is clean shaven and 
 the features clear cut. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 THOMAS BARKER 
 
 (Called " Barker of Bath ") 
 1 769-1 847 
 
 Norfolk Cottage 
 
 This famous English landscape painter is identified 
 with pastoral scenes of which the present example gives an 
 excellent idea. It shows an humble cottage to the left 
 amid some fine old trees. In the distance is seen a 
 succession of hills and rolling country, all under a warm 
 evening sky yellowish-red near the horizon, grading into 
 blue at the zenith. The light is thrown on a group of 
 figures in the center, one of whom is a milkmaid returning 
 home. A carter is seen driving his wagon, and some 
 children play before the door of the cottage. 
 
 Height, 41 inches ; length, 52 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
No. 105— DIAZ 
 Diana and hek Nv.mphs" 
 
102 
 FRANK DE HAVEN 
 
 Early Evening 
 
 A typical American landscape is represented here and 
 shows to the right a mass of foliage from which rises a great 
 tree, against an evening sky. This is tender in tone and 
 shows a crescent moon. The color is refined and there is 
 atmospheric charm throughout. In the distance, stretching 
 off to the left, a gleam of sunlight gilds the fields and hills, 
 while in the immediate foreground there winds a road, and 
 a little pool reflects the sky. 
 
 Height, 28 inches ; width, 39 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 SIR GODFREY KNELLER 
 
 1648-1723 
 
 Lord Althorpe 
 
 Under a great curled wig, a round full face of a typ- 
 ical English gentleman is turned toward the spectator. 
 He wears a full red robe and a neckerchief of white. 
 Bright eyes and a brilliant complexion betoken health and 
 good blood, which the sitter evidently possessed to a high 
 degree. 
 
 Height, 30 inches; width, 25 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
104 
 CHARLES fiMILE JACQUE 
 
 Landscape with Sheep 
 
 The scene is by the side of a French river on a summer 
 afternoon. Under a tender, blue sky, the landscape is 
 alternately in sunshine and shadow. The rich, warm 
 greens of the season are truthfully rendered. A flock of 
 sheep wander about the meadowland, while at the bank of 
 the stream a farmer takes two horses to water. The color 
 throughout is delightfully harmonious. 
 
 Height, 12 inches ; length, i8 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 105 
 
 NARCISO VIRGILIO DIAZ 
 
 Diana and her Nymphs 
 
 Purchased from Messrs. Boussod Valadon & Co. 
 
 The goddess, with bow in hand, plucks an arrow from 
 Cupid's quiver. She is clad in light draperies of yellow 
 and white. Her dogs are behind her, as are a group of 
 maidens. A glimpse of sky is seen, against which comes 
 some foliage. The flesh is most luminous and painted in 
 the free manner so characteristic of the painter. The work 
 is a particularly important example, embodying as it does 
 all of the qualities that have made the painter famous. 
 
 Height, 20 inches ; width, 13 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 GEORGE INNESS 
 
 Autumn Sunset 
 
 Purchased of Emanuel Blumenstiel, Esq. 
 
 Under a great clump of spreading trees, splendidly 
 massed in, and rich and powerful in color, stands a young 
 girl with a child. The whole scene is mellow under the 
 effulgence of a magnificent sunset effect, with an early 
 moon half obscured by cloud-forms. The time is the fall, 
 and the foliage has turned to rich reds and yellows. A 
 pool is in the foreground, and the distance is bathed in 
 tender sunlight. The work has all the distinction of this 
 master landscapist, in composition, color, and breadth of 
 handling, and must rank among the highest American 
 pictorial achievements. 
 
 Height, 45 inches ; width, 35 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 MICHIEL JANSZEN MIEREVELT 
 
 1567-1641 
 
 Portrait of a Dutch Lady 
 
 From the Collection of the Rt. Hon. Lord Basing 
 
 Standing beside an elaborately carved wooden cabinet, 
 a Dutch lady, richly dressed, holding in her hand a book, 
 looks out of the canvas. The gown, of deep red, is re- 
 lieved with black, accentuating the white ruff and head- 
 dress. In the other hand is held the end of a chain fas- 
 tened about the waist and there are cuffs of delicately 
 made lace. A patrician face, thoroughly Dutch, is full of 
 character, and is well painted. Many rings cover the fin- 
 gers, and the hands in their excellent drawing and paint- 
 ing are not the least attractive part of the work. 
 
 Height, 39 inches ; width, 30 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
108 
 
 THEODORE ROUSSEAU 
 
 Les Gorges d^Apremont 
 
 This work, broadly painted and containing all the virility 
 of the great Barbizon master, represents a famous corner 
 of the Forest of Fontainebleau, and the spectator looks 
 across a rocky pass, over a stretch of wild and rugged 
 country, to distant hills. Two trees are to the right, great 
 boulders lie about the foreground, and the far-away hills are 
 bathed in a tender, vague atmosphere. The evening sky 
 is delicate in blues and pinks, while the sinking sun near 
 the horizon is a red ball of fire. A fine quality of color 
 pervades the composition, which is subdued yet rich in 
 tone. 
 
 Height, 25 inches ; length, 36 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 CAMILLE MAGNUS 
 
 Fontainebleau Forest 
 
 Great, sturdy oaks rise up from a swampy wood interior, 
 their trunks caught here and there by the sunhght. In the 
 center is a pond, and in the distance a figure is seen on a 
 little road which disappears in the recesses of the forest. 
 Large rocks are scattered about and colorful trees, touched 
 by the first frosts, show brilliant hues. A quiet sky appears 
 through the dense foliage. 
 
 Height, 3S inches ; length, 51 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 SIR EDWIN LANDSEER 
 
 Little Red Riding Hood 
 
 The popular heroine of child lore, in her cloak of scarlet 
 and with her basket, stands at the door of the cottage. One 
 little hand is at her face, on which is an artless expression. 
 Her curly hair falls over her face, which is turned to the 
 spectator. An old broom leans against the wall, and some 
 vines cluster over a window. The picture has been en- 
 graved. 
 
 Height, 2S inches ; length, 36 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M, Harris 
 
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 THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A. 
 
 1727-1788 
 
 Dr. Johnson 
 
 Painted in 1782, two years before Dr. Johnson's death. Was formerly 
 in possession of Mrs. H. M. James, of Exeter, who inherited it from 
 her grandfather, the Rev. H. A. Hole, whose portrait Gainsborough 
 also painted. Engraved by Daven. 
 
 The great lexicographer, Samuel Johnson, was an intimate 
 of the painters of his day. Sir Joshua Reynolds being pos- 
 sibly his closest friend. The leonine appearance of the 
 Doctor, Gainsborough has caught admirably. Dressed in 
 a wine-colored coat, the great man, with a full gray wig on 
 his massive head, leans forward and fixes his piercing eyes 
 on a possible speaker. This portrait was engraved by 
 Daven shortly after it was painted. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 SIR PETER LELY 
 
 1618-1680 
 
 The Duchess of Richmond 
 
 From the Collection of the Rt. Hon. Lord Basing 
 
 Lely was born in Soest, in Westphalia. His name was 
 originally Van der Faes, but it was changed to Lely. He 
 settled in England and became court painter to Charles H., 
 painting nearly all the English royalty and celebrities of 
 his time. His pictures of the beauties of the court of 
 Charles II., now at Hampton Court, include the present sub- 
 ject. The lady in the canvas is seated and rests an arm 
 on a table. Her hair falls over her face in somewhat 
 formal curls. Her robe is of gray satin with undersleeves 
 of white, and a yellow scarf is held against the breast by 
 the left hand. Her jewels consist of a necklace and ear- 
 rings of pearls. The face has a thoughtful look, and is 
 shown in three-quarter view. 
 
 Height, 50 inches ; width, 41 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 BARTHEL BEHAM 
 
 1502-1540 
 
 Portrait of Emperor Ferdinand I. of Germany 
 
 From the Henry Doetsch Collection 
 
 Born in Nuremberg, a younger brother of the celebrated 
 Hans Sebald Beham, this artist was a famous engraver as 
 well as painter. He has many religious pictures in the 
 Royal Gallery at Donaueschingen. This example repre- 
 sents the young emperor, clad in black, with a robe of fur, 
 and an order on his breast. He wears a round, flat cap, 
 and has a little white ruffle about his neck. His hands are 
 slender and hold a small packet. The hair is arranged in 
 long locks, and in every part of the picture there is great 
 detail, though the work is nevertheless broad and com- 
 prehensive. 
 
 Height, 17 inches ; width, 13 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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GEORGE H. BOGERT 
 Village near Delft, Holland 
 
 On the outskirts of a Dutch village is seen a modest 
 cottage. This is on the left, and a canal runs through the 
 center, while over all is a great, rolling sky, full of fine 
 cloud-forms and rich in color. 
 
 Height, 28 inches; length, 36 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 ELLIOTT DAINGERFIELD 
 
 Milking Time 
 
 The bars having been let down, a white cow comes into 
 a field through a fence. Beside her, dressed in a homely 
 blue skirt and waist, is the milkmaid carrying her pails. 
 An evening sky is painted in low, rich tones and the 
 landscape is also kept subdued. The greens are well 
 managed and the vague light of evening is ably suggested. 
 There is much poetry to the composition. 
 
 Height, 24 inches; length, 34 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 ANTOINE VOLLON 
 On the English Channel 
 
 Purchased from Messrs. E. Le Roy & Co., Paris 
 
 A very dramatic and effective scene is presented in this 
 composition, which is along the coast and shows a great 
 white cliff, caught by the afternoon sun, standing boldly 
 out against a dark and stormy-looking sky. To the left 
 are black-brown rocks, and in the middle distance the sea 
 takes on a vivid green tone. Painted with great vigor 
 and breadth, the handling is most virile. 
 
 Height, 26 inches ; length, 32 inches, 
 
 Owned bv Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 JOSEPH MELIN 
 1814- 
 
 Diana 
 
 This artist was a pupil of Paul Delaroche and David 
 d'Angers and was famed for his animal and historical 
 pictures. Diana is represented here with her bow, about 
 to shoot. A woman holds her two dogs, who are eager 
 for the game. The scene is a forest interior, full of sun- 
 light and shadow, with a distant glimpse of sky. 
 
 Height, II inches ; length, 15 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 CLAUDIO COELLO 
 
 1635-1693 
 
 A Patrician Lady 
 
 From Count Berchtold's Collection, Palazzo Contarini, whose pictures 
 were bequeathed in 1838 to the Venice Academy 
 
 A patrician lady stands, with one hand resting on a table, 
 upon which is a book. The other hand holds a string of 
 pearls that falls on her breast. About her neck is a great 
 ruff in delicate lace, and in her blond hair is a red rose. 
 The robe is of elaborate embroidered designs of gold cord 
 and beadwork. There are cuffs also of lace, and a neck- 
 lace of pearls encircles the throat. 
 
 Height, 50 inches ; width, 40 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
No. 119— SIR EDW. BURNE-JONES 
 " The Uninterpreted Dream " 
 
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 SIR EDWARD BURNE-JONES 
 1833-1898 
 
 The Uninterpreted Dream 
 
 Purchased at the Executor's Sale of the effects of Sir Edward Burne- 
 
 Jones 
 
 This incompleted picture, which was purchased by Mr. 
 Blakeslee in London last year, at the executor's sale of the 
 artist's effects at Christie's, is most characteristic of the 
 painter's weird and symbolic manner and theme. Four 
 figures, draped in flowing blue robes, gaze steadfastly 
 before them. The harmonious curved lines of the 
 draperies are managed in a masterly manner and with 
 great grace. The faces are sad and wistful and the forms 
 beneath the robes are well suggested. It is a most inter- 
 esting souvenir of the methods of procedure of a great 
 modern artist. 
 
 Height, $0/4 inches ; width, 34 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 120 
 
 RICHARD WESTALL, R.A. 
 1765-1836 
 
 The Forest of Arden 
 
 Illustrator, engraver, and painter, this fine old English 
 artist toward the end of his life gave drawing lessons to the 
 princess who afterward became Victoria, Queen of England. 
 One of his most interesting pictures is this present exam- 
 ple of a wood interior, where, under a great, spreading 
 oak, a young shepherd lies asleep. His dog is on guard, 
 however, and the sheep are stretched about on the grass. 
 Sunlight and shadow play about the ground, and the tree- 
 forms are well drawn. A glimpse of the sky is seen above 
 and a pool is in the foreground. 
 
 Height, 44 inches ; width, 39 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
No. I22-JULES DUPRE 
 "The Old Oak" 
 
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 RICHARD PARKES BONINGTON 
 
 1801-1828 
 
 A Storm on the Heath 
 
 From the Collection of William Angerstein 
 
 Dying at the age of twenty-seven, Bonington's career 
 was more or less meteoric, for he did equally well marines, 
 landscapes, and the figure. He studied in France and 
 was first appreciated there, although he did not lack suc- 
 cess in England, where he was born. Here is represented 
 a sky of tragic darkness, with a burst of light at the left, 
 through which appears a patch of blue. The distance is 
 almost lost in shadow, but the foreground is illumined by 
 a glimmer of sunlight. A man enveloped in a heavy cloak 
 leads a horse with one hand and holds a child with the 
 other. It is a scene of a combat of the elements, vividly 
 told. 
 
 Height, 18 inches ; length, 28 >^ inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 JULES DUPRfe 
 The Old Oak 
 
 From the Barbedienne Collection and M. Durand-Ruel 
 
 One of the brilliant members of the famous Barbizon 
 Coterie, Dupr^'s works enjoy a full measure of popularity. 
 This canvas abounds in the qualities that have made him 
 so well appreciated. From a marshy stretch of lowlands 
 rises a great gnarled oak, some of its branches gone, but 
 still sturdy and vigorous. Sinking in the west, in a bank 
 of leaden clouds, there is seen the sun, fiery red, illumi- 
 nating the lower sky with the same tint. The upper sky 
 is of a rich blue, and some light clouds catch the tints of 
 the sunset. Water in the foreground reflects, soberly, the 
 sky, save in a spot where there is a glint of red. 
 
 Height, 42 inches ; width, 36 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A. G(5^ 
 1727-1788 * 
 
 The Market Cart 
 
 From the Wm. H. Fuller sale, February, 1898 (No. 22 in Catalogue) 
 
 From the foreground a country road winds between low 
 hills toward a distant village. On the right a tile-roofed 
 house is shaded by trees, and an old pear tree stands against 
 it. A splendid white cloud of great brilliancy occupies the 
 center of the sky, and to the left are darker forms. A 
 market cart gives the name to the picture and makes a 
 pleasant note in the composition. 
 
 Height, 20 inches ; length, 24^ inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 CHARLES FRANgOIS DAUBIGNY 
 
 1817-1888 
 
 Lcs Coteaux de Villencuve Saint-George 
 
 The poet-painter of French river scenery is characteris- 
 tically represented in this canvas of modest size, which shows 
 a richly colored hillside rising from a narrow stream. A 
 tree, nearly in the center, is surrounded by shrubbery ; its 
 shadow is reflected in the water, near which a peasant in a 
 blue blouse makes his way. The sky is gray, with puff- 
 like clouds, and lights up a grainfield or two in the dis- 
 tance. The greens and grays are harmoniously blended. 
 
 Height, 16 inches ; length, 27 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
125 
 
 GEORGE MORLAND 
 
 1763-1804 
 
 The Smugglers 
 
 The unhappy life and struggles of this brilliant English 
 genius make his pictures the more interesting and lend 
 additional pathos to the fact of his great appreciation after 
 a life of misfortune. On a rocky coast, with the sea dashing 
 furiously on shore, there may be seen in this composition 
 four sailors tugging at a boat. A dog standing on some 
 rocks watches them. A net is spread out on the sands. 
 The sky, lowering at the top, breaks away in the center, 
 showing blue with white sun-tipped clouds. The picture 
 is well arranged in line and mass and carefully painted as 
 to detail. 
 
 Height, 33 inches ; length, 39 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, P.R.A. 
 
 1723-1792 
 
 Frederick, Duke of York 
 
 From Graisley Hall, Wolverhampton 
 
 The first president of the English Royal Academy, Sir 
 Joshua Reynolds, enjoyed a vogue unprecedented in his 
 time. Born in 1723, he was the leading portrait painter of 
 his day, and a list of his works would be practically a blue- 
 book of British society. He died in 1792. Frederick, 
 Duke of York, is represented in three-quarters length, with 
 blue velvet cloak lined with white satin and partly thrown 
 back. Over his shoulders are the broad red ribbon of his 
 order and the jeweled insignia of the Garter. The right 
 hand rests on the hilt of his sword. In the left is held a 
 wand. A full white wig covers the head, while behind, to 
 the left, on a mantel, is a hat elaborately trimmed with 
 white feathers. Deep red curtains are partly drawn and 
 form a subdued background. 
 
 Height, 60J/ inches ; width, 44^ inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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FRANS POURBUS, THE YOUNGER 
 
 1570-1622 
 
 Elizabeth d'Autriche 
 
 Infante d'Espagne, Duchesse de Brabant 
 
 The painter of this picture was born in Antwerp in 1569 
 and became court painter to Marie de Medici. This 
 picture is in the costume of the period and full of infinite 
 detail. The subject is an attractive woman dressed in a 
 gown of white, heavily embroidered with gold and pearls. 
 About her neck is a ruff, stiff in its linen of many folds, 
 with ends of exquisite lace. Elaborate hairdressing, with 
 much jewelry, surmounts the head. A jeweled cross is 
 pinned on the breast and is held by a string of pearls, while 
 in the ears are larger pearls, pear-shaped. 
 
 Height, 29 inches ; width, 22_^ inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 THEODORE ROUSSEAU 
 
 1812-1867 
 
 Midsummer 
 
 Imported by Mr. S. P. Avery. J. C. Runkle sale (Catalogue 
 Number 59) 
 
 Rousseau, the master landscape painter of the Barbizon 
 group of French artists, had the sympathetic touch that 
 few have displayed. This little canvas is in his happiest 
 manner. It is a simple pastoral scene, showing a French 
 river, and a group of red-tiled houses nestling among some 
 trees, which are painted with remarkable detail, as indeed is 
 all the rest of the composition. The color is full of charm, 
 just in values, and of exquisite tenderness. 
 
 Height, 9^ inches; length, 13 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
No. 127— FRANS POURBUS 
 "Elizabeth d'Autriche" 
 
'HE RETURNING FLOCK." 
 
 Photograph by Rockwood. 
 he Harris-Holbrook-Blakeslee collection 
 
 By Charles Jacque. 
 at the American Art Galleries. 
 
SCENE, "BECAUSE SHE LOVED HIM SO," 
 At the Madison Square Theatre; Ida Conquest and Edwin Arden. 
 Photograph by Elmer Chicltering. 
 
 a pretty shrewd manager, ami he realizes 
 that the Lyceum has a peculiar and valua- 
 ble clientele, which may like any play that 
 has dramatic value, but which is especially 
 fond of what may be termed wholesome 
 comedy-drama, with just a dash of deviltry. 
 "John Ingerfield" impresses me as hav- 
 ing nearest resemblance to the old Belasco 
 and De Mille plays of any of the outputs at 
 this house within the last several years. 
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 CHARLES 6MILE JACOUE 
 The Returning Flock 
 
 Purchased from the artist in his studio 
 
 A Sturdy shepherd in a blue blouse, with a bag slung 
 over his shoulder, stands surrounded by his flock, while 
 his dog is near him. Behind him are a sturdy tree trunk 
 and a clump of trees. The sun glints the fields in the 
 distance and a sky of blue and white is full of movement. 
 The animals are admirably painted in this artist's best 
 manner and are masterly in construction and anatomy. 
 The work is in every way representative. 
 
 Height, 32 inches; width, 26 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 JAMES BARKER PYNE 
 
 1800-1870 
 
 Regatta on Lake Windemere 
 
 From the Collection of the late Joseph Gillott 
 
 This picture was owned for many years by the well- 
 known pen manufacturer, the late Joseph Gillott, and 
 hung between two large Turners in his collection. He al- 
 ways referred to the group as his "three Turners," and it 
 was only after his death that the true authorship was dis- 
 covered by his executors. The canvas represents a bril- 
 liant holiday scene on the lake, with many boats with gay 
 sails. There is a fine sky, opalescent in color and full of 
 air. Pyne was an English painter, famed for his pictures 
 of the lake district, and his work was frequently mistaken 
 for that of the great Turner. 
 
 Height, 48 inches ; length, 72 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 "The Returning Flock" 
 
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 GEORGE INNESS 
 In the Campagna 
 
 A great square tower of a convent rises up from a gray 
 wall and a group of buildings to the right, while in front 
 is a flat plateau on which are some mules of a pack-train 
 and a few figures. From here, over undulating country, 
 stretches off a vast expanse of landscape to the sea. To 
 the left a road winds around a side hill, and on a far-away 
 eminence lies a city, vaguely made out in the soft at- 
 mosphere. The time is late afternoon sympathetically ex- 
 pressed, the sky being rendered in rich tones of much 
 luminosity. The sea is of quiet opalescent color, and the 
 whole canvas is painted with tints of great beauty and 
 refinement. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; length, 44 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
132 
 
 GEORGE ROMNEY 
 
 1734-1802 
 
 Lady Carruthers 
 
 Purchased from Messrs. Thomas Agnew & Sons 
 
 A sweet-faced, beautiful Englishwoman is leaning her 
 head on one hand. Her hair, of rich dark brown, is dressed 
 a la Pompadour, very full. With dark eyes and eyebrows, 
 the brilliant coloring of her face is pronounced and effec- 
 tive and has the healthful glow of youth. Dressed in a 
 pale evening gown cut low, there are displayed a shapely 
 neck and shoulders. The subject is patrician, graceful, 
 and of the lovely English type. 
 
 Height, 21 inches ; width, 17^ inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 J. FRANCIS MURPHY 
 
 A Woodland Corner 
 
 The quiet charm of American autumn is agreeably ex- 
 pressed in this little canvas, which represents the edge of 
 a forest with some fine old trees massed against an even- 
 ing sky. There are tender greens, some rocks, and a pool 
 in the foreground. 
 
 Height, ID inches ; width, 6 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 134 
 
 FRANgOIS LOUIS FRANQAIS tj ^ 
 
 1814- 
 
 By the Riverside 
 
 Purchased of Aleep, Wallis & Son, London 
 
 The dean of living landscape painters, this virile French 
 artist improves with the years, and only three seasons ago 
 was voted the medal of honor at the Salon in Paris, a dis- 
 tinction that comes to few men. Here, under the cool 
 shadow of a thick grove of trees, may be seen a quiet river, 
 the banks lined with willows receding with fine aerial per- 
 spective. Some washerwomen are along the banks and a 
 peasant, mounted on a donkey, is coming toward the spec- 
 ator. A blue sky with white cloud-forms is seen to the 
 left, while under the trees to the right there is a streak of 
 sunshine. The tones are rich and full throughout. 
 
 Height. 34 inches ; length, 52 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 135 
 
 JOHANN ZOFFANY 
 
 1733-1810 
 
 Miss Broughton 
 
 Zoffany, so called, though his name was really Zauffely, 
 was descended from a Bohemian family. He came to 
 England in 1758 and was a fashionable portrait painter 
 there for years, where he painted royalty and celebrities. 
 He also painted Continental royalty and traveled much. 
 This portrait is of a famous actress of the day. She is 
 seated and wears a decollete waist of white. One arm 
 rests on the back of a chair and holds a book. The hair 
 is dressed very full, according to the prevalent style, and is 
 topped with a veil of diaphanous stuff, with dots. Face 
 and figure are highly attractive and the flesh tones have 
 kept fresh through the years. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
136 
 
 NARCISO VIRGILIO DIAZ 
 
 1809-1876 
 
 Wood Interior 
 
 Imported by M, Durand-Ruel 
 
 Facile, varied, and always entertaining, the French-born 
 Spaniard Diaz is equally admired for his landscapes and 
 his figures. This wood interior is characteristic of a class 
 of subjects with which the artist's name is identified. The 
 solemnity, vastness, and the solitude of the forest are con- 
 veyed with great force. Stately trees with stalwart trunks 
 catch the gleams of sunlight and sparkle with brilliancy. 
 Through the heavy foliage the blue of the sky now and 
 then appears, while the distance recedes admirably. The 
 forms are well expressed, the color is rich, and a pond in 
 the foreground reflects subdued light. 
 
 Height, 19 inches ; length, 24 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
up \J PAULUS MOREELSE 
 
 1571-1638 
 
 Portrait of a Dutch Lady 
 
 This distinguished painter was born at Utrecht and ori- 
 ginally practiced portrait painting with Mierevelt. Many 
 of his pictures are scattered through the galleries of Hol- 
 land. In the museum at Amsterdam is a fine portrait of 
 Maria V., also a grand portrait of Frederick, King of Bo- 
 hemia ; at The Hague museum, portrait of the Princess of 
 Nassau, and at Rotterdam several portraits as well as sacred 
 subjects. This charming portrait represents a patrician 
 lady of the sixteenth century with ruff and massive gold 
 chain. 
 
 Height, 26 inches ; width, 21 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
138 
 
 RICHARD WILSON, R.A. 
 
 1714-1782 
 
 Classic Italy 
 
 Wilson, whom time has accorded a position as one of 
 the world's great landscape painters, did not live to see 
 the remarkable success his pictures attained. But the 
 galleries of Great Britain attest the popular estimation in 
 which he is held. Nine of his canvases are in the National 
 Gallery, London; five are at South Kensington Museum; 
 six are in the Glasgow gallery, and two are in the National 
 Gallery at Edinburgh. This example is thoroughly repre- 
 sentative; the scene is the borders of a lake, with moun- 
 tains rising up in the distance. To the right are the 
 columns of a temple. A pediment surmounted with a 
 statue is near the water. A group of peasants dance in 
 the foreground almost under the shadow of two tall trees. 
 To the left is a small clump of trees, and in the middle 
 distance is a ruined castle. The luminous sky of blue 
 gradates near the horizon to a warm rose color, and a few 
 clouds fleck the pale ether. 
 
 Height, 28 inches ; length, 36 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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^^\) ALEXANDRE GABRIEL 
 
 ) DECAMPS 
 
 1803-1860 
 
 Le Boucher Turc 
 
 This masterpiece of the great French painter Decamps, 
 probably the finest example of his art that has ever been 
 brought to this country, is a most sumptuous piece of color, 
 and for quality of tones has rarely been equaled by any 
 modern man. A Turkish butcher shop is represented, 
 while on the stone porch lies the butcher. Through an 
 open door in an outside court, another workman is engaged 
 with a calf. He is in brilliant sunshine. A dog sits by 
 the steps in front, and above are the red tiles of the roof. 
 Full of luscious color, with wonderful disposition of light 
 and shadow, the different effects are skillfully managed and 
 the quality of the tonal arrangement is most unusual. All 
 through the composition the painting of still life and figures 
 is powerful and is the work of a colorist, pure and simple. 
 
 Height, 36 inches ; width, 29 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
140 
 FRANK D. MILLET 
 
 A Handmaiden 
 
 A young Roman maiden is standing with a water-jar on 
 her shoulder and loolcs through an opening to a court-yard 
 paved with marble and open to the sky, a glimpse of which 
 is seen. A statue therein is on a square pedestal and the 
 walls are decorated in red and yellow. The woman is in 
 profile, with arms bare, while a pink and white robe is 
 gracefully draped about her person. The face is one of 
 much beauty and the hair is elaborately arranged. 
 
 Height, 27 inches ; width, i6}4 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
 ELLIOTT DAINGERFIELD 
 
 The Turkey Gobbler 
 
 Lit by the red glow of the setting sun, a woman and 
 child stand looking at a turkey gobbler, who struts about. 
 In the distance is a house, and some trees are outlined 
 against the sky. Much fine quality of color prevails 
 throughout the canvas. 
 
 Height, 10 inches ; width, 14 inches. 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A 
 
 1769-1830 
 
 Queen Carolinet when Princess of Wales 
 
 Purchased from J. Maxwell Savage, Esq.; inherited from Lady Anne 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 Queen Caroline left this picture by will to Lady Anne 
 Hamilton, and Mr. Blakeslee purchased it from her heirs, 
 in London. It was painted in 1802. Documents relating 
 to the picture will be given to the purchaser, together with 
 a copy of Queen Caroline's will. The young princess in 
 this canvas stands leaning against a bank. She is dressed 
 in a simple white gown and wears a straw hat with red 
 flowers. One hand rests against her head, the other holds 
 a green parasol. The face is fresh and rosy. 
 
 Height, 50 inches ; width, 40 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
J43 
 ADOLPHE MONTICELLI 
 
 Une Fantaisic 
 
 This is one of the dreamlike compositions in which Monti- 
 celli delighted. Seven young women are assembled in a 
 wood and are ranged about in graceful attitudes. One at 
 the back has attached a cord to a dove which flies over to 
 the group. The colors are very soft and delicate, no dis- 
 cordant note being visible. Behind is a touch of blue sky. 
 
 Height, 21 inches ; length, 25 inches, 
 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 144 
 
 CONSTANT TROYON 
 
 1810-1865 
 
 Landscape 
 
 Kept in a low, sober key, but yet rich and luminous in 
 color, this landscape depicts a group of stalwart trees 
 beginning to turn with the approach of autumn. The sky 
 is full of atmosphere; the forms are indicated in a vigorous 
 manner, and the trees are modeled with an authoritative 
 touch that is unquestionably of the master. A pond is in 
 the foreground, which is broken with light and shade. 
 
 Height, 30 inches; width, 22 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 SIR NATHANIEL DANCE 
 
 1734-1811 
 
 Lady Cooper and Children (the Wife of Sir 
 Gray Cooper, Bart., of Nova Scotia, Secretary 
 of Lord North in 1770) 
 
 Purchased from the Cooper family 
 
 Dance was a son of the architect who built the Mansion 
 House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor, in London. 
 He was a painter of historical subjects and portraits, in- 
 cluding royalty. In this family group a mother and four 
 children are gracefully posed against a heavily embroidered 
 curtain, with a glimpse of sky and landscape on the left. 
 The beauty and delicacy of child life are well rendered, 
 the color being soft, harmonious, and pleasing, while the 
 young matron, proudly conscious of the beauty and attrac- 
 tiveness of her boy and three girls, is invested with much 
 dignity and charm. 
 
 Height, 48 inches; length, 58 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 No. 145, LADY COOPER AND HER CHILDREN.' 
 
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 BRUCE CRANE 
 
 The Approach of Night 
 
 One of our younger American landscape painters, Mr. 
 Crane enjoys a well-merited reputation. The sky in this 
 composition is of brilliant yellow with clouds of gold, and 
 purple tones near the horizon. A flat field stretches out 
 to a forest at the left and a few slender trees are outlined 
 against the sky. The time is late autumn and the artist 
 has faithfully depicted the sentiment of the season. 
 
 Height, 20 inches ; length, 24 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 J. B. C. COROT 
 
 La Route de Chaville 
 
 The picture derives its title from a road to the left, 
 which winds past a little hamlet of some white houses 
 roofed with red tiles. A great tree is on the right. It is 
 drawn and modeled with great understanding and is most 
 effective. Behind it is a pool ; a woman and child are in 
 the foreground, and streaks of sunlight flit across the road 
 and landscape. The sky is of opalescent tints, gray-blues 
 and whites, and the greens are of a tenderness characteris- 
 tic of this master landscape painter. 
 
 Height, 13 inches ; length, 18 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
PIERRE MIGNARD 
 1610-1695 
 
 Venus and Mars 
 
 Born in Troyes, France, Mignard enjoyed the favor of 
 royalty and had great vogue as a painter of portraits and 
 the figure. Venus in this composition is represented half 
 nude, with blue drapery from the waist down. She reclines 
 against the figure of Mars and is in the act of taking an 
 arrow from a little Cupid. The warrior is dressed in hel- 
 met and armor ; he is bearded, ruddy of face, and leans 
 over her. The background is of rocks and sky. 
 
 Height, 17 inches ; width, 13^ inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 149 
 
 J. B. C. COROT 
 
 Solitude 
 
 Purchased from Arnold & Tripp, Paris 
 
 A quiet, refined evening subject finds adequate expres- 
 sion in this lovely little canvas, on the right of which 
 rises a great mass of tree-forms. In the foreground is a 
 marshy stretch and to the left are some cliffs, on the top of 
 which is a tower, illumined by the setting sun. The sky is 
 tranquil, with a few colorful clouds at the horizon, and 
 throughout the work there is a subtle feeling of atmos- 
 phere. 
 
 Height, I4|^ inches ; width, 13 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 EUGENE ISABEY <^^ 
 
 I 804-1 886 
 Harbor of Granville 
 
 Purchased from Arnold & Tripp, Paris 
 
 Very realistic, under a slcy of storm-clouds, the old 
 French fishing-port lies exposed to the elements; a heavy 
 sea, lashed to fury by the gale, dashes up on the quays. 
 Fishing-boats are tossed about, their pennants stand out 
 stiff, and villagers are grouped about the wharves. A 
 street of old stone houses lies under the hill, at the top of 
 which is seen the spire of a church. It is a scene of great 
 movement full of dramatic interest. 
 
 Height, 48 inches; length, 55 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. Edward Holbrook 
 
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 SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK 
 
 1599-1641 
 
 Edward Sutton, Lord Dudley 
 
 Mentioned in " Bryan's Dictionary of Painters " among 
 the known works of Van Dyck, page 447. 
 
 Exhibited at the Old Masters Exhibition at Burlington 
 House, 1875. 
 
 Also at the exhibition of Van Dyck's works at the 
 Grosvenor Gallery, 1886-7. 
 
 This portrait of the ninth and last Lord Dudley was 
 owned by Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., and was his favorite 
 picture. He kept it until his death in 1788, when it was 
 sold to Mr. Almack, the celebrated proprietor of Almack's 
 Rooms in London. It came as a direct inheritance to the 
 present head of the house, Henry Horn Almack, Esq., 
 Melford, Suffolk, from whose collection it was purchased. 
 
 This is a powerful work, representing the distinguished 
 sitter in an easy attitude. He is robed in black trimmed 
 with fur and holds the back of his chair with one hand, 
 while the other is extended in graceful gesticulation. A 
 brown wig of curled hair droops over his shoulder, and 
 behind is a red curtain. The painting is direct, virile, and 
 executed with great breadth in a manner that immediately 
 proclaims the master. The face possesses much distinction 
 and shows the patrician origin of its owner. A white collar 
 gives a note of relief from the sobriety of the costume. 
 
 Height, 50 inches; width, 40 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 FRANS POURBUS, THE YOUNGER 
 
 1569-1622 
 
 The Archduchess Isabella 
 
 From the Collection of ex-Queen Isabella of Spain 
 
 The distinguished sitter for this portrait is represented 
 with the great embroidered and elaborated ruff of the 
 period about her neck, the many points of which are of 
 delicate needlework and lace. The hair is combed back 
 off of the forehead and dressed with a quaint cap. No 
 less elaborate than the ruff is the waist of the dress, which 
 is of dark material, gorgeously embellished. On the 
 sleeves are rows of jeweled buttons. The face expresses 
 rare feminine charm. 
 
 Height, 26 inches ; width, 2i inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 CHARLES FRANgOIS DAUBIGNY 
 
 1817-1878 
 
 On the French Coast 
 
 This landscape gives a view of the sea, looking over a 
 stretch of deep green landscape, undulating down to the 
 coast. The meadowland in the foreground is luxuriant in 
 growth and to the left are some apple-trees. A sky of 
 gray is brilliant in the center and illuminates the land 
 underneath. A few boats are dotted on the water. The 
 handling is free and effective and executed with an abid- 
 ing sense of landscape forms. 
 
 Height, 39 inches ; length, 74 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E, M. Harris 
 
154 
 
 SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, P.R.A. 
 
 1723-1792 
 
 Lady Mary Nugent Temple 
 
 Purchased directly from the Temple family 
 
 Seated, and with a blue robe thrown carelessly off the 
 shoulders, a young woman of much refinement and evident 
 social distinction is seen in three-quarters face. Her 
 rich auburn hair is arranged with pearls, her regular fea- 
 tures show high breeding, and her attractive form is drawn 
 and painted with the elegance and facility of the master 
 Englishman, About her neck is a ribbon of blue tied in a 
 bow. The color is quiet, the painting direct, and the work 
 is representative of Reynolds's earlier manner. 
 
 Height, 30 inches ; width, 25 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 155 
 
 SIR MARTIN SHEE, P. R. A. 
 1769-1860 
 
 Frances, Wife of Henry Robinson, Esq. 
 
 Succeeding Sir Thomas Lawrence as President of the 
 Royal Academy, Shee was a successful portrait painter for 
 many years. Among his sitters were William IV., Queen 
 Adelaide, and Queen Victoria. This large canvas depicts 
 Mrs. Robinson seated before a table, making a drawing 
 of her little boy, who stands on a sofa. He is dressed in 
 blue, with white ruffled collar, and holds his hat in his 
 hands. The mother is gowned in white ; about her neck 
 is a chain and locket, and her hair is set off with pearls. 
 One arm is uplifted and holds a pencil. A sheet of music 
 lies on the floor at her feet, while under the table on which 
 she works is a pile of books. The face is uplifted and 
 turned toward her model, presenting a profile view. 
 
 Height, 97 inches ; width, 58 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 JEAN LOUIS GfeRICAULT 
 
 I79I-1824 
 
 The Quarry Team 
 
 Through a rough quarry road a team of six powerful 
 Percheron horses drag a great stone block. The most 
 remarkable animal action is here presented, for each beast 
 is straining every muscle in the effort. One particular 
 white horse in the foreground bends down to his labor ; 
 another in the front rears up. Nothing quite like this 
 splendid example of the famous painter of the " Wreck of 
 the Medusa " has been seen in this country. In lighting, 
 the composition is particularly effective, a burst of sun- 
 shine illuminating a portion of the team and the teamster, 
 who, with whip upraised, urges the animals on. The sky 
 is seen in the distance and is gray in tone. A red cloth in' 
 the right center of the foreground makes a brilliant note. 
 
 Height, 52 inches ; length, 64 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
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 MICHIEL JANSZEN MIEREVELT 
 1567-1641 
 
 Wife of the Famous Burgomaster Van der 
 
 Horst 
 
 One of the most popular painters of his day, this artist, 
 who was born in Delft, became 2, protege of the princes of 
 the house of Nassau, whose portraits he painted many 
 times. He rarely left his native town, although invited by 
 Charles I. to come to England. The plague prevailing, he 
 declined the proposal, and remained at home. In this ex- 
 ample, of the wife of a burgomaster, there may be had an 
 excellent idea of the artist's methods and accomplish- 
 ments, for the work is fully representative, being painted 
 with the care and feeling he bestowed on all he did. 
 The woman is seated in a quaint old chair, one hand 
 resting on the arm, while the other holds a book bound 
 in red. She is robed in a black dress striped aiso with 
 black, the sleeves ending in lace cuffs. The gown is 
 trimmed with fur, about her neck is the usual ruff of the 
 time and the headdress, the latter of the finest linen, trans- 
 parent in its delicate weave. The racial characteristics of 
 the Dutch are present in the features, which are modeled 
 with great skill and truth, in a simple manner, while the 
 color is fresh and pure. The work is dated 1630, and a 
 curious coat-of-arms in embroidery is on the wall to the 
 left. 
 
 Height, 40 inches ; width, 30 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 

 
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 MICHIEL JANSZEN MIEREVELT 
 
 1567-1641 
 
 Portrait of a Gentleman 
 
 From the Collection of the Rt. Hon. Lord Basing 
 
 A sober, thoughtful portrait of a man standing before a 
 curtain, with one hand holding his gloves, the thumb in 
 the belt, and the other hanging at his side. About the 
 neck is a large, white ruff. The costume is dark, and 
 mingles with the background, but the face, which is beau- 
 tifully modeled, tells luminously against the other sober 
 tones. To the right, on the wall, is painted a coat-of-arms. 
 
 Height, 39 inches ; width, 29 inches. 
 Owned by Mr. T. J. Blakeslee 
 
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 JOHN CONSTABLE, R.A. 
 
 1776-1837 
 
 On the River Stour, Suffolk 
 
 Purchased from Wm. H. Fuller, Esq. 
 
 The father of modern landscape art, this splendid painter 
 never lived to obtain the full appreciation to which he was 
 entitled, and it was left to time to accord him a place in 
 the highest ranks of the world's artists. But he had the 
 courage of his convictions and invested that which he 
 painted with his own vigorous personality. To-day his 
 pictures are accounted great. This landscape gives a real- 
 istic view of the stream, which winds from the center to the 
 left of the canvas, A bridge crosses the water, and a house 
 with red roof is to the right. Smoke comes from the chim- 
 ney, and a few people are scattered about the grass, two of 
 whom are fishing. To the left a dark group of trees is 
 silhouetted against the sky, which is filled with clouds and 
 rain. Some boats are drawn up along the bank, the mast 
 of one tilling against a dark green mass of trees. In the 
 distance is a church tower. The composition is effective 
 and picturesque. This picture has been engraved by Lucas. 
 
 Height, 25 inches ; length, 36 inches. 
 
 Owned by Mr. T, J. Blakeslee 
 
RATURE AND ART. By Bouguereau 
 
 Photograph by Rockwood. 
 le Harris-Holbrook-Blakeslee collection 
 at the American Art Galleries. 
 
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 No. i6o— BOUGUEREAU 
 "Art and Music " 
 
IN "COLINETTE." 
 •ocker Theatre. 
 fe Rose Studio. 
 
 Ill and the girl who 
 n them and is tempt- 
 then the other, and 
 in the way all hero- 
 
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 !Cted fashion and with 
 
 weak lines that the 
 
 ses much of force on 
 
 '^self to consider Mr. 
 
No. i6o— BOUGUEREAU 
 
 "Art and Music" 
 
160 
 
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 WILLIAM BOUGUEREAU 
 Art and Music 
 
 Painted to order for the late J. Strieker Jenkins, Baltimore. From the 
 Henry M, Johnston sale, 1893 
 
 Two figures, typifying Art and Music, are represented 
 life size ; one, with a lyre, has draped about her a gray 
 robe and holds in her right hand a scroll. She leans 
 on a column and looks straight out of the picture. The 
 other is seated and holds on the knees a paper. She is 
 dressed in a red and yellow robe. Behind is a background 
 of landscape, and high up on the left is a great temple, 
 with the sea beyond. The conception is dignified and the 
 technique is beyond reproach. An urn surmounts the 
 column to the left, while beside the seated figure is a palette. 
 
 Height, 78 inches ; width, 42 inches. 
 Owned by Dr. E. M. Harris 
 
 THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, 
 
 Managers. 
 THOMAS E. KIRBY, 
 Auctioneer. 
 
 r\ati- 
 
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vXOPULAR among enlightened art 
 
 j) collectors as the French pictures 
 
 of the 1830 school are, and sure as 
 
 their hold is likely to remain, they 
 
 e bepn rivaled in recent years here, m 
 
 affections of those who biiy pictures 
 the true pleasure they gam from them, 
 the early English, the Flemish and the 
 tch paintings, chiefly portraits, which 
 •e been brought to America in increasing 
 nbers The immense dignity and power 
 
 such masters as Gainsborough, Rey- 
 ds Van DYck, Mierevelt, Pourbus and 
 >ers have won their way with American 
 , lovers, and to-day in New York in Ch - 
 ro in Montreal, in Boston, in Philadel- 
 [a and elsewhere one finds notable ex- 
 iples of these great schools in the galler- 
 , of the best collectors, 
 ^ome of the men who have become known 
 rticularly as buyers of these pictures for 
 ei^ collections are Messrs. C. P. Huntmg- 
 n George J. Gould, George A. Hearn, J. 
 bner Harper, Catholina Lambert and 
 llliam H. Fuller, of this city; R. C. John- 
 ,n, of Washington; Charles F. Sprague 
 ad Francis Bartlett, of Boston; Harry 
 ,'alters, of Baltimore; J. G. Johnson. 1 . 
 
 B Widener and W. L. Elkins, of Phil- 
 elphia, and Sir William C. Van Horne, ot 
 ontreal. Their example is being followed 
 
 a constantly widening circle of purchas- 
 s and the London, Antwerp, Amsterdam 
 id Paris picture markets are yielding up 
 leir treasures to American dealers and 
 ;ents. London is the most prolific mar- 
 't chiefly because it is in England that 
 lese portraits are largely owned. In the 
 ^ttling of estates or in the necessity ot 
 mverting paintings into cash lies the 
 luse of the frequent and important auction 
 lies during the London season, and it is 
 rom these, particularly, that are secured 
 y American dealers the numerous impor- 
 ;mt specimens that find their way across 
 tie sea. 
 
 Next week the tables will be turned, for 
 he American Art Association will sell at 
 :!hickering Hall a collection of some 175 
 anvases. of which about 75 belong to the 
 arly English, Flemish and Dutch schools, 
 rhese are the property of Mr. T. J. Blakes- 
 ee, the art dealer, of this city, and among 
 ;hem are some admirable examples of great 
 irtists. It is not beyond possibility that 
 foreign, especially English, buyers will be 
 •epresented at the sale, for London dealers 
 are far-sighted and if they can pick up a 
 'ne early English painting in New York at 
 
 than if the sale were taking piace in luei 
 own city. That the coming opportunit; 
 will be a rare one is generally conceded 
 Among the old pictures are four Sir Josh 
 uas, two Van Dycks. three Sir Thoma 
 Lawrences, three Gainsboroughs. two Coel 
 los, a Constable, two Mierevelts, two Poui 
 buses, two Knellers, five Sir Peter. Lelys 
 three George Morlands and examples c 
 Opie, Romney, Paulus Morelsee, Pete 
 Codde and Daniel Mytens. 
 
 These seventy-five pictures, together wit 
 about 100 of the French 1830 school, an 
 1 few later French and American paintini 
 are put on view to-day for the first time ! 
 the American Art Galleries, where they w; 
 remain until their sale at Chickering Ha 
 on the evenings of April 13 and 14. Tl 
 French pictures, too, are notable. Thi 
 belong, respectively, to two collectoi 
 namely. Dr. E. M. Harris, of Providenc 
 R. I., and Mr. Edward Holbrook, of th 
 city. ' The Barbizon men and their imn 
 diate associates are richly represente 
 There are five Corots, three Dupres, fo 
 Diazes, two Daubignys, two Rousseai 
 two Monticellis, two Gericaults, two Is 
 beys, six Jacques, and examples each 
 Bouguereau, Schreyer, Cazin and Miche 
 On this page are reproduced five chan 
 teristic specimens of what the three cc 
 lections contain, including the famous Vi 
 Dvck portrait of the Earl of Arundel. 
 
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