THE COLLECTION OF 
 
 PICTURES 
 
 OF THE LATE RIGHT HON. 
 
 VISCOUNT EVERSLEY; 
 
 THE COLLECTION OF 
 
 li. H^YSKIETT SIMITH, ESQ.; 
 
 The Thomson Bonar Family Portraits; 
 
 AND 
 
 HIGHLY IMPORTANT PICTURES FROM DIFFERENT 
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OF 
 
 THE VALUABLE COLLECTION OF 
 
 PICTURES 
 
 OF THE KIGHT HON. 
 
 VISCOUNT EVEPtSLEY, 
 
 DECEASED ; 
 
 ALSO THE 
 
 CELEBRATED HASKETT SMITH COLLECTION 
 
 OV THE WORKS OF 
 
 GEORGE MORLAND; 
 
 ALSO 
 
 THE THOMSON BONAR COLLECTION OF 
 FAMILY PORTKAITS, 
 
 FORMERLY AT CAMDEN HOUSE, CHISLEHURST ; 
 
 And other Fine Works by F. Guardi and of the 
 Early English School : 
 
 WHICH I , 
 
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 lEill \st ^olb Iju ^ucttnn b^ 
 
 Messes. CHRISTIE, MANSON k WOODS, 
 
 &X THSIE GREAT E0©3SS, 
 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, 
 
 On SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1896, 
 
 AT ONE o'clock FRE0I8ELT. 
 
 May be publicly viewed Three Days preceding, and Catalogues 
 had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods' Offices, 8 King Street, 
 St. James's Square, S.W. 
 
CONDITIONS OF SALE. 
 
 I. THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer ; and if any dispute arise 
 between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be 
 immediately put up again and re-sold. 
 
 II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; 
 
 and so on in proportion. 
 
 III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer 
 
 shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. 
 
 IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, 
 
 and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, 
 or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required ; in default 
 of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put 
 up again and re-sold. 
 
 V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and 
 authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at 
 the Buyer's expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale ; 
 Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible 
 for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, 
 or any fault or defect in, any Lot ; and making no warranty 
 whatever. 
 
 VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the 
 settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be 
 removed during the time of Sale ; and the remainder of the 
 Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on delivery. 
 
 Vn. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money 
 deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited ; all Lots un- 
 cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or 
 private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attendiag such re-sale 
 shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale. 
 
CATALOGUE. 
 
 On SATURDAY, MAYO, 1896, 
 
 AT ONE O CLOCK PRECISELY. 
 
 TJie following are Sold by Order of the Trustees 
 of the late Right Hon. VISCOUNT E VERS LEY. 
 
 PICTURES. 6 -x^ ?i^ n€f i, ; vw .-2-^./*^ 
 
 1 View of a Monument— t« ^/m^^iZZe kJl^OuLCj^ yVi^A . rv^ h^ 
 
 2 The Infant Saviouk and Angels 4,^Otw</^^<a<, *^ c^'^Uj-^ 7\tc<.^cc^^ ^, 
 
 3 The Martyedom op Saints— a set of seven *^ ^^ (H^^^A^ ^ CtAt.-Vww 
 
 4 Frederick the Great ^ ^^ >- 5* ? ; «^»-<^«^ ^^^H>. 
 
 5 A Gentleman, in black dress and wig 2^'^^<Ax9-€^ // Ci4^Jj^ /f j-^ 
 
 6 A Girl, in blue dress, holding a canary ; and a boy, in brown suit "*-*»- •^» • 
 
 7 Portrait of a Lady, in blue dress 
 
 8 Portrait of Mr. Shaw, grandfather of Viscount Everslcy, in 
 
 black dress and wig, seated, holding a book 
 
 9 Portrait of the Eight Hon. C. Shaw Lefevre, M.P. 
 
 Painted for AnsdelVs picture of distinguished agriculturists 
 
 B 2 
 
R. M. BAILY. 
 
 10 Dead Game 
 
 B. BARKEE (op Bath), 1814. 
 
 11 A Woody Landscape, with a peasant driving cows through a pool 
 
 of water 
 35^ in. by 30^ in. 
 
 E. HAVELL. 
 
 12 Poultry and Dead Pheasants 2 
 
 E. HAVELL. 
 
 13 A Dead Habe and Pheasant ; and A Landscape 2 
 
 E. HAVELL. 
 
 14 A Dead Habe 
 
 R. HERDMAN, R.S.A., 1875. 
 
 15 POBTEAIT OF ChABLBS, ViSCOUNT EvEESLBY 
 
 50 in. by 40 in. 
 
 C. A. MORNEWICK. 
 
 16 Fort Rouge 
 
 C. A. MORNEWICK. 
 
 17 A Sea Piece, with storm and shipwreck 
 
 C. A. MORNEWICK. 
 
 18 Towers and Port, Antibes 
 
C. A. MOENEWICK. 
 
 19 A View on tue Cape Road, Antibes 
 
 J. NESBIT, 1762. 
 
 20 Cabioatukes 
 
 S. PET HER. 
 
 21 Bay of Naples : lire and moonlight 
 
 A. POND. 
 
 22 PoETRAiT OF Miss Habe AND Two CousiNS, in a landscape with 
 
 a pug dog 
 
 23 PoBTRAiT OF Mbs. Selman, in white silk dress lined with pink, 
 
 and blue scarf ; and Me. Selman, in brown coat and wig — the 
 ^ companion 2 
 
 S. PETHER. 
 
 24 A Lake Scene: Moonlight 
 
 W. SHAYER. 
 
 25 The South Side of the Needles 
 
 W. VAN DE VELDE (Afteb). 
 
 26 A Sea Piece, with shipping in a storm, by C. A. Mornewick 
 
 RUYSDAEL (Afteb). 
 
 27 The Flooded Road, by C. A. Mornewick 
 
 HOBBEMA (Afteb). 
 
 28 A FoBKST Scene, by C. A. Mornewick 
 
MURILLO (After). 
 
 29 St. John with the Lamb, by C. A. Mornewick 
 
 CUYP (Aftek). 
 
 30 A Calm, with boats, by G. A. Mornewick 
 
 SIR M. A. SHEE, P.R.A. (Aftbb). 
 
 31 Viscount Evebsley, in Speaker's robes, by C. A. Mornewick, 
 
 jun., 1857 
 
 56 in, by 43 in. 
 
 PICTURES BY OLD MASTERS. 
 
 BAMBOCCIO. 
 
 32 Italian Peasants, with a mule 
 
 BICHERAY, 1753. 
 
 33 A Lady, in Oeange Silk Dress, with blue scarf and flowers 
 
 31 in. by 25 in. 
 
 VAN DER CAPELLA. 
 
 34 A RivEE Scene, with boats and figures 
 
 14^ in. by 19^ in. 
 
 A. CARRACCI. 
 
 35 The Maponna and Infant Saviour, with St. John and St. 
 
 Catherine 
 
GONZALES COQUES. 
 
 36 Portrait of Admiral Van Tromp, in armour, attended by a 
 
 page holding his helmet, and dog, men-of-war and a row boat 
 in the background 
 31 in. by 24 in. 
 
 M. DAHL. 
 
 37 Charles XII. of Sweden 
 
 J. VAN GOYEN. 
 
 38 A EiVER SoENE, with windmill, boats and figures 
 
 121 in, by 20| in. 
 
 HEEMSKIKK. 
 
 39 Interior of a Forge, with figures 
 
 17| in. by 23^ in. 
 
 HOBBEMA. 
 
 40 A View near a Village, with a peasant on a road near a cottage 
 
 on the right, and two cows near a stream on the left 
 19 in. by 23 in. 
 
 HOEREMANS. 
 
 41 Sating Grace ; and the Companion — a pair 2 
 
 LOCATELLI. 
 
 42 An Italian Scene, with buildings 
 
 MARIESCHI. 
 
 43 The Doge's Palace, Venice 
 
MOLENAER. 
 
 44 A Woody Landscape, with three peasants 
 
 15 in. by 18^ in. 
 
 MOUCHEEON. 
 
 45 View of St. Peteb's and toe Vatican 
 
 16 in, by 22 in. 
 
 P. NEEFS. 
 
 46 Interior of a Cathedral, with a procession of the Host 
 
 18 in. by 24 in. 
 
 A. VAN DER NEER. 
 
 47 A Woody Landscape, with peasants 
 
 12 in. by 15^ in, 
 
 J. RUYSDAEL. 
 
 48 A Woody Scene, with a river falling in a cascade, and sheep 
 
 Signed 
 
 15 in. by 13 in. 
 
 SPAGNOLETTO. 
 
 49 Portrait of Himself 
 
 25^ in. by 19^ in. 
 
 Inscribed Spagnoletto JEtat suse 80 
 
 J. A. VAN STAVEREN. 
 
 50 Heads of Old Men — a pair 
 
 10^ in. by 8 in. 
 
D. TENIERS. 
 
 51 A Village Scene, with cottages, and figures dancing 
 
 17i in. by 21^ in. 
 
 ' VAN TOL. 
 
 52 A Peasant Woman at a Window 
 
 10 in. by 8 in. 
 
 VINKERBOOM. 
 
 53 A Village Scene, with numerous figures 
 
 J. WYCK. 
 54 A Skirmish 
 
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 PICTURES OF THE EARLY ENGLISH SCHOOL. 
 
 T. GAINSBOROUGH, E.A. 
 
 ^5 PORTRAIT OF SAMUEL WHITBREAD, ESQ., M.P., the 
 younger, in brown coat, with white cravat and powdered hair ; 
 
 7^^ landscape background — half-length 
 
 35 in. by 27J in. 
 
 Exhibited at the National Portrait Exhibition, 1868 
 See Photograph 
 
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 T. GAINSBOEOUGH, R.A. 
 , 66 A Woody Landscape, with a waggon on a road 
 ^■/^^u^ 13^ tn. by llf «n. ^ .^Ct-vU, 
 
 HOGARTH. 
 
 57 PoBTRAiTB OF YouNG Ladies — in ovals, a pair 
 "'y 13 in. by lOJ in. 
 
 HOGARTH. 
 
 58 PoBTBAiTS OP Gentlemen — in ovals, a pair 
 
 13 in. by 10^ in. 
 
 
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 J. HOPPNER, E.A. 
 
 59 EMMA LAURA WHITBREAD, as a child, daughter of Samuel 
 
 Whitbread, Esq., M.P., and Lady Elizabeth Whitbread, in a 
 
 I ^ OCy 1^^ white frock with blue sash, red shoes and coral necklace; 
 
 married, 24th June, 1817, Charles Shaw Lefevre, Viscount 
 
 ^l^. . Eversley — vohole length 
 
 49 in. by 40 in. 
 See Photograph 
 
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 J. HOPPNER, R.A. 
 
 60 PORTRAIT OF LADY ELIZABETH WHITBREAD, wife of 
 Samuel Whitbread, in black dress with jewels, her right arm 
 resting on a table covered with a red cloth, on which is a book 
 
 35^ in. by 28 m. — — ^^^ 
 
 Exhibited at the Boyal Academy, 1798 
 See Photograph 
 
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 MORLAND. 
 
 61 Morning; and Evening — a pair 2 
 
 G. MOELAND. 
 
 62 A Bay Scene, with cottage, boats and figures : fire and moonlight 
 
 Signed G. 31. 
 
 G. MORLAND, 
 
 63 A Landscape, with gipsies round a fire 
 
 Signed, and dated 1795 
 12 in. by 10 in. 
 
 SIR J. REYNOLDS. 
 
 64 A WooDT Landscape, with pool of water — a sketch 
 
 17^ in. by 12^ in. 
 
 SIR J. REYNOLDS. 
 
 65 Portrait of Samuel Whitbread, as a child, in a grey frock 
 
 Oval — 17 in. by 14 in. 
 
 SIR J. REYNOLDS (After). 
 
 G6 Portrait of a Ladt, as " Diana," by Andrew Morton 
 23i in. by 19^ in. 
 From the Artists' Sale, 1846 
 
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 The following are Sold by Order of the 
 
 Executors of H. HASKETT SMITH, Esq., deceased, 
 
 late of Trowswell, Goudhurst. 
 
 B. BARKER. 
 
 67 A River Scene, with peasants and cows in the foreground 
 
 Signed, and dated 1828 
 34: in. by 43 in. 
 
 B. BARKER. 
 
 68 A Landboape, with peasant boy, cows and grey horse 
 
 Signed, and dated 1826 
 15 in. by 21^ in. 
 
 S. BARKER. 
 
 69 Fountain of Egeria 
 
 Signed, and dated 1837 
 33 in, by 45 in. 
 
 T. BARKER. 
 
 70 An Organ Grinder and Monkey 
 
 30^ in. by 25^ in. 
 
 T. BARKER. 
 
 71 Battle Scenes — a pair 2 
 
 9^ in. by 13 in. 
 
7^ 
 
 16 
 
 BARKER. 
 
 72 A Landscapk, with horsemen on a road, in the style of 
 
 Gainsborough 
 
 J. S. COTMAN. 
 
 73 Old Houses in Nobwich 
 
 16^ in. by 20^ in. 
 
 OLD CROME. 
 
 74 Household Heath, near Nobwich, with windmills, farm cart, 
 e^ horses and figures 
 
 14 in. by 24 in. 
 
 OLD CROME. 
 
 75 A View on the Yabe, neab Thobpe, with a barge and cottages 
 
 14 in. by 22^ in. 
 
 W. ETTY, R.A. 
 
 76 A Bacchante 
 
 36 in. by 29 in. 
 
 Presented by the artist to Mr. CreswicJc 
 
 Purchased at his Sale 
 
 H. FUSELI, R.A. ^ 
 
 77 Beatbice, listening to Hero and Ursula 
 
 44^ in. by 40 in. 
 Engraved hy J. Jones 
 
 H. FUSELI, R.A. 
 
 78 The Nightmabe ; a portrait of a lady on the reverse 
 
 40 in. by 50 in. 
 
 Engraved 
 
 Exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1782 
 
 Exhibited at Burlington House, 1872 
 
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 17 
 
 G. HARLOW. 
 
 79 HUBERT AND ARTHUR ^^' SCc^kl^/.,. /^w, TJ\^ IV> I 
 y f^^ 94 in. by 57 in. 
 
 Engraved ^y^ fCCt* 
 
 1 Painted for Mr. Leader. The work that first attracted the 
 
 attention of the public ^"^ ^^ jLe,t^JU.xy A/i. /, / **-^^^^ ' 
 
 See Brijan's Dictionary ^^lOy^ 9 ■^''^^^^ 7^>«-— -^^-'-^ 
 
 w. MARLow. ir^'^^*-*-*-^ •--^c^'r^ 7^ 
 
 80 A View on the Rhone, with boats and figures * jiJOt^,^ /J Mt^^r^ 
 
 30^ in. by 41 in. 
 
 «^<>JU) 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 ' 81 The Chebet Sellers 
 
 OtyO ^""' 
 
 ^ ^^, . . , 20 in. by 36 in. ■ 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 82 The Death of the Fox 
 
 » Signed, and dated 1794 
 
 ^^ ^ 20 in. by 26 in. 
 
 Engraved 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 83 Settees 
 
 lOi in. by 12 in. 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 84 The Baen Doob, a peasant caressing a milkmaid ; a herdsman, 
 
 with a cow, donkey foal and pig on the right 
 '-J r^ 23 in. by 25^ in. 
 
 f« f) ,' Engraved 
 
li 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 85 A LANDSCAPE, with gipsies round a fire 
 
 Signed 
 
 19^ in. by 25^ in. 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 86 The Maekbt Cart fjf 
 
 Signed, and dated 1795 
 25 in. by 30 in. 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 87 " A Deal in Sheep " 
 
 Signed 
 
 13^ in, by 17 in. 
 
 f90>. foopo 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 88 A Landscape, with gipsies round a fire : moonlight 
 
 Signed, and dated 1794 
 19i in. by 25^ in. 
 
 ;.> O , ' -> ■. 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 89 TEMPTATION 
 
 Signed, and dated 1792 
 25 in. by 30 in. 
 Engraved 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 90 A Coast Scene, with figures and boats 
 
 10 in. by 13^ in. ^ ^ ^ ^ (^ i't^ 
 
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 G. MORLAND. 
 
 91 A Coast Scene 
 
 Signed, and dated 1793 
 t^ 4 in. by 6 in. 
 
 From Mr. HutVa Collection 
 Engraved f^^^^ /^^ 
 
 G. MOELAND. 
 
 92 Hauling Slates 
 
 Signed 
 / %< 4 in. by 6 in. 
 
 From Mr. Huth's Collection 
 
 G. MOELAND. 
 
 93 The Wreck 
 
 Signed, and dated 1793 
 "p Lyt 16 in. by 24^ in. 
 
 Engraved ' ^ C )> , S~^ ^ 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 94 THE PIGGERY 
 
 ^ ty j\ "Some must watch whilst some must sleep." 
 
 Signed 
 
 18 in. by 24 in. 
 Exhibited at Burlington House, 1872 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 95 Sheep in Winter 
 
 /J Signed, and dated 1792 
 
 Y 20 in. by 26 in. 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 96 A Sow AND Pigs 
 
 Signed 
 
 17J in. by 23 in. 
 
 c 2 
 
20 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 97 Settees in a Wood 
 
 Signed 
 
 12 in. by 16 in. 
 
 Bequeathed to Thomas G. Mackinlay hy Thomas Dalmaine, 
 Esq. 
 
 G. MOELAND. 
 
 98 The Gleaneb 
 
 14 in. by 11^ in. 
 
 G. MOELAND. 
 
 99 THE CATASTEOPHE 
 
 ^ />^ Signed, and dated 1791 
 
 20 in. by 20 in. 
 Exhibited at Burlington House, 1872 
 
 G. MOELAND. 
 
 ■ ' 100 The Inteeior op a Stable, with two peasants, a dog and 
 
 A ^ 15 in. by 19| in. 
 
 ^ 
 
 f^6 ' 1^^ (^ 
 
 G. MOELAND. 
 
 101 THE WEECKEES 
 
 C '/ ^ Signed, and dated 11 '^1 
 
 „^^^ 41 in. by 54 in. jjS 
 
 ^^ ^ ' Exhibited at Burlington House, 1872 »^0^ ^7^ ^h ^ ^^'^*^'^^ 
 
 G. MOELAND. 
 
 102 A View in Wales, with two sbepberds, a dog, cow and sheep 
 
 on the bank of a stream 
 Signed 
 12 in. by 14^ in. 
 
 /fOb^^^f^l ^^ 
 
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 G. MORLAND. 
 
 103 A Fakmyard, with peasants, dog and grey horse 
 1, t_ Signed, and dated 1792 
 
 ^ ^ 10 in. by 12 in. 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 104 A FISHWIFE BUYING FISH, on the beach 
 
 Signed, and dated 1794 
 I'i^O 271 in. by 35^ in. 
 
 G. MORLAND. 
 
 105 Portrait op the Artist, sketching 
 ^ , ^ 30 in. by 25 in. 
 
 Engraved hy Ward 
 
 W. MULLER. ^ 
 
 106 A Sketch from Nature 
 
 7 in. by lOi in. 
 
 Purchased at the Artists' Sale 
 
 G. ROMNEY. 
 107 Cupid, with a mask 
 
 ^ "^ 27 m. by 211 in. 
 
 ROTH. 
 
 108 A Dead Donkey 
 
 Signed, and dated 1776 
 
 30 in. by 25 in. 
 
 An niustration to ' The Sentimental Journey 
 
 F. WHEATLEY, R.A. 
 ' 109 Father's Supper 
 
 9^' 
 
 35 in. by 27^ in. 
 
22 
 
 F. WHEATLEY, E.A. 
 110 George III. and his Family ^;,^ 
 
 Oval — 24^ in. by 30 in. 
 
 E. WILSON. 
 
 Ill An Italian Kiver Scene, witli castle on a rocky height, a group 
 of figures in the foreground 
 
 28 in. by 36 in. 
 
 J. WRIGHT (of Deuby). 
 
 112 The Wintee's Tale, Act III. Scene 3 
 
 61 in. by 86 in. 
 
 Painted for Alderman Boydell, for the Slialtespeare 
 Gallery 
 Engraved hy S. Middiman 
 
 J. WRIGHT (of Derby). 
 
 113 Morning 
 
 Signed, and dated 1770 
 ^■7 40 in. by 50 in. 
 
 From the Collection of Thomas Laio Hodges, Esq., M.P., 
 of Hemsted Park 
 
 J. WRIGHT (of Derby). 
 
 114 Evening fiou. 
 
 Signed, and dated 1776 
 
 40 in. by 50 in. 
 
 From the Collection of Thomas Law Hodges, Esq., M.P., 
 of Hemsted Park 
 
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 23 
 
 J. WEIGHT (of Deuby). 
 28J in. by 39 in, 
 
 J. WEIGHT (of Dbkby). 
 
 116 A ErvEB Scene, with a castle, by moonlight 
 
 Signed, and dated 1787 
 ' ^ Circle — 23 in. diam. 
 
 J. WEIGHT (of Derby). 
 
 117 The Bubning of London Bbidqe 
 \ l^ 42 in. by 58 in. 
 
24 
 
 The THOMSON BONAR FAMILY PICTURES, 
 formerly at Camden Place, Chislehurst. 
 
 SIE^ T. LAWEENCE, P.E.A. 
 
 118 MES. ANASTATIA JESSY BONAE, wife of Thomson 
 Bonar, Esq., of Camden Place, CLislehurst, in brown dress — 
 three-quarter length 
 
 55J in. by 43^ in. 
 
 See Photograph 
 \ r,o. (11 s. ill. 369).-" { 
 .*.. u aed in July, 1814, ■ 
 \ <A' '/ Scottish Nation,' t 
 
 ■■-fc»j, '/Portraits') as a 
 inburgh ; he was, in fact, a -^n. .<■ ri 
 I by his marriage to a daughter ol 
 1, the engraver, became interest^^ ;. 
 cyclopaedia Britannica,' as agtu ^ 
 3 in succession to Hunter, and a- [ 
 3 ninth edition, vol. viii., and + 
 
 tion, vol. ix.). He was the 
 ifth) son of the Rev. John Bonar c 
 i he had tliree sons by his fir... 
 drew Bell's da' ter (John, A- vv', 
 i Thomson), a , . loree daughters b^ hia 
 ond wife, Mar .wr' 
 'lie London nrn^t ol ._; 
 
 ch still exists in f ' ' ^^ ■" 
 
 ; its origin to ant rir,.^. ■,,. .'. 
 
 ilative. who is des. .*«, •.'..<ii ^ ;^ 
 
 'descendant" of i-. • '• "^^ ^-^ ' 
 
 Fetlar, father of Jo.... B- la ..h 
 
 s Thomson Bonar made a fort j as a ^ . istie's eky,±Z:- ^ 
 
 ssia merchant, purchased (?) - amden a\ ^..vo by L: -. Roir ) -. 
 
 ce Chislehurst, and was there, with his Three of th.'^ 'its v ,. - "^ i08<st 
 
 e murdered by an Irish footman named again put up' +- ^May, ' 'KSfU' 
 
 holson on the night of May 30-31. 1813, were sold. Hop'n 'g por' • r' 
 ,,,nn^Ql fir !• ' fo" 13, Chronicle, Bonar was sold at ihe same !■ J-- -.'^-'^ 
 
 ^"r'v uo ^ June, 1813, 1902. JtV^fe^// '".p- 
 
 ..ix-. .<i.^ '" br . jhisp-'ri, mer- Some other Bonar fami lauilr 
 A luf rO! om I think miniatures chiefly— ''''■ 
 
BoNAB & Co. (11 S. iii. 369).— Thomson 
 Jonar who died in July, 1814, is described 
 ly Anderson {' Scottish Nation,' Supplement) 
 ,nd Kay ( ' Portraits ' ) as a merchant in 
 Edinburgh ; he was, in fact, a wine merchant, 
 ,nd by his marriage to a daughter of Andrew 
 Jell, the engraver, became interested in ' The 
 ^Encyclopaedia Britannica,' as agent for its 
 ale in succession to Hunter, and as printer 
 see ninth edition, vol. viii., and eleventh 
 idition, vol. ix.). He was the fourth 
 ? fifth) son of the Rev. John Bonar of Perth, 
 md he had tluree sons by his first wife, 
 Vndrew Bell's daughter (Jolm, Andrew, 
 ind Thomson), and tliree daughters by hia 
 ;econd wife, Mary Lawrie. 
 
 The London nrm otvi'homson Bonar & (Jo., 
 hich still exists in Old Broad Street, may 
 we its origin to another Thomson Bonar, 
 
 relative, who is described by Anderson as 
 
 BoxAR & Co. (11 S. iii. 369, 457).— The 
 
 " descendant " of the Rev. John Bonar Tliomson Bonar family portraits formerlv 
 E Fetlar, father of John Bonar of Perth nt Camden Place, Chislehurst were sold 
 his Thomson Bonar made a fortune as a at Christie's on 9 May, 1896, and comprised 
 Russia merchant, purchased (?) Camden works by Lawrence, Romney, and Russell 
 lace. Chislehurst, and was there, with his Tliree of the portraits were "^bought in and 
 ^ife, murdered by an Irish footman named again put up on 8 May, 1897. when thev 
 icholson on the night of May 30-3L 1813, were sold. Hoppner's portrait'of TJiomson 
 
 Annual Register ' for 1813, Chronicle, Bonar was sold at the same i^lace 14 June 
 ] May; and The Times for 1 June, 1813, 1902. 2iV - e^/ ^ ' 
 
 seq.). 
 
 ant, had 
 Ic^Jlolonel 
 
 toa""! tiln^^'irV prp ^^"^^ "^'^'^'^.^^l... ^'""^'^ ^^'® ^"^^""^ ^^^ ^^ '^^^ w7roberts. 
 
24 
 
 The THOMSON BONAR FAMILY PICTURES, 
 
 formerly at Camden Place, Chislehurst. 
 
 '■-^ 
 
 ^*T*' ^<^ 
 
 ??- 
 
 SIE^ T. LAWRENCE, P.E.A. 
 
 118 MES. ANASTATIA JESSY BONAE, wife of Thomson 
 Bonar, Esq., of Camden Place, CLisleliurst, in brown dress — 
 three-auarter lenaih 
 
/? 
 
/ iCj 
 
25 
 
 G. EOMNEY. 
 
 119 MKS. ANNE BONAR AND HER DAUGHTER AGNES, 
 
 aged about five years, in white muslin dresses with blue - yp^. 
 
 sashes f 
 
 60 in. by 48 in. ' " t{^^', t A^c^m,. 
 
 See Photograph 
 
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 J. EUSSELL, R.A. 
 
 120 MRS. ANNE BONAR, wife of Thomson Bonar, Esq., of Camden 
 
 Place, Chislehurst, who was murdered with her husband by 
 an Italian page, in white muslin dress 
 'i 39^ in. by 30^ in. — pastel 
 
 Photographed as an illustration to the ' Life of J. Mussell, 
 E.A.,' by G. C. Williamson 
 
 J. EUSSELL. E.A. 
 
 121 TWO CHILDREN OF THE ABOVE, Harry, aged five to 
 
 six years, and Agnes, afterwards Countess Moretti, ten or 
 eleven years old, son and daughter of Thomson Bonar, Esq., 
 and Anne, his wife 
 
 49^ in. by 39 in. — pastel 
 
 SIR H. RAEBURN, R.A. 
 
 122 PoBTBAiT OF Mk. Guthbie, of Hawkstono 
 
 30 in. by 25 in. 
 
 T. GAINSBOROUGH, R.A. 
 
 123 Mrs. Melville, in yellow dress and muslin scarf, with black hat 
 
 and feathers 
 
 On panel — 28 in. by 22^ in. 
 
 KNELLER. 
 
 124 PoETBAiT OF A BoT, in crimson dress and cap, in an oval. Said 
 
 to bo a portrait of Prince Charles Edward as a boy 
 30 in. by 25 in. 
 
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 FROM DIFFERENT PRIVATE 
 COLLECTIONS. 
 
 SIE JOSHUA KEYNOLDS. 
 
 125 LADY WALDEGEAVE, afterwards Duchess of Gloucester, in jQ 5 * 
 
 grey silk dress with crimson silk cord sash, in contemplation, j^ \, 
 
 resting her chin on her left hand 
 
 36 in. by 28 in. 
 See Photograph 
 
 
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 126 MISS MILLES, in white silk dress with blue and gold sash, 
 a bouquet of flowers in her left hand, which rests on a 
 fountain sculptured with a dolphin 
 
 50 in. by 40 in. 
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 SIE J. REYNOLDS. 
 
 '127 LADY PELHAM, in wliite and gold muslin dress tied by a sash, 
 and pink robe trimmed with ermine, and with pearls in her 
 hair and earrings 
 
 Oval — 30 in. by 25 in. 
 
 , . F. COTES. 
 
 128 Miss Milles, in blue and white silk dress and coloured sash, 
 « * I - with pearl earrings 
 
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 In an oval — 30 in. by 25 in. 
 
 F. DECKAR. 
 
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 129 A Woody Riveb Scene, with two peasants crossing a rustic 
 ^ wooden bridge, a picturesque old cottage on the left, two 
 
 figures with poultry in the foreground 
 25 in. by 32 in. 
 
 F. GUARDI. 
 
 ^ 130 VIEW ON THE GRAND CANAL, with the Dogana and 
 Church of Sta. Maria della Salute, boats and figures 
 Signed F. G. 
 ^j 24 in. by 38 in. 
 
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 F. GUARDI. 
 
 > 131 THE ISLANDS NEAR VENICE, with boats and figures 
 TJie Companion 
 24 in. by 38 in. 
 
 F. GUARDI. 
 
 132 ST. MARK'S PLACE, VENICE, with booths and numerous 
 figures 
 
 231 in^ by 38 in. 
 
 F. GUARDI. 
 
 •133 THE GRAND CANAL, VENICE, with the Rialto, numerous 
 
 boats and figures 
 
 23^ in. by 38 in. 
 
 F. GUARDI. 
 
 ^134 THE GRAND CANAL, VENICE, with the Rialto, boats and 
 figures 
 
 25 in. by 35 in. 
 

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 135 A DANCE CHAMPETEE: a cavalier and lady dancing; a 
 
 piper seated under a group of trees, near whom is a shepherd, (^ / O 
 
 shepherdess and another male figure ; a cavalier lying down « ^_^ 
 
 in front ; a lady swinging in the background on the right ; '■(►o 
 
 a group of sheep and a village is seen on the left 
 
 On panel — 14 in. by 17^ in. 
 
 From the Glendon Hall Collection L '->6 c 
 
 See Photograph 
 
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 SIE. J. EEYNOLDS. 
 
 136 PORTRAIT OP LADY LOUISA CONOLLY, in white dress, 
 yellow cloak lined with ermine, seated on a terrace, her left 
 / s C hand raised to her face and her elbow resting on the base of 
 
 a column — three-quarter length 
 
 /O ' ' Painted in 1775 
 
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 G. ROMNEY. 
 
 137 PORTEAIT OF A LADY, in white dress and blue scarf, her ' 
 
 arm resting on a book 
 
 30 in. by 25 in. 
 
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 J. HOPPNER, R.A. 
 
 . 138 THE HURDY-GURDY PLAYER : portrait of Miss Matilda 
 Fielding, daughter of Captain Fielding, R.N., in peasant 
 costume, with hat tied with pink ribbons 
 
 30 in. by 25 in. 
 See Photograph 
 
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 J. HOPPNER, R.A., 1788. 
 
 139 MISS AUGUSTA FIELDING, daughter of Captain Fielding, ' / SlD 
 
 R.N., in white dress, and straw hat lined and trimmed with 
 pink ril)bon, holding a pug dog in her arms / 
 
 30 in. by 25 in. V 
 
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 J. HOPPNER, E.A., 1787. 
 
 ' 140 MRS. FIELDING, daughter of the Right Hon. W. Finch, P.O., 
 
 . . , Vice-Chamberlain to King George II., and Lady Charlotte 
 
 ^ Fermor, Governess to the children of King George III., 
 
 married Captain Fielding, R.N., Bed-Chamber Woman to 
 
 Queen Charlotte, in white dress and muslin tippet, with 
 
 large blue hat and feathers 
 
 30 in. by 25 in. 
 
 See Photograph 
 
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 G. ROMNEY. 
 
 141 JANE, VISCOUNTESS MELVILLE, daughter of the Earl 
 of Hopetoun, in white dress and cap, with powdered hair 
 
 28^ in. by 24^ in. 
 
 J. HOPPNEE, R.A. 
 
 143 POETRAIT OF MES. EOBINSON, as " Perdita," in grey 
 dress, seated in a landscape, her head resting on her right 
 hand 
 
 30 in. by 25 in. 
 
 The Jive following are from the Artists' Sale. 
 
 PETEE EOMNEY. 
 
 144 The Painter's Mother-in-Law, when an old lady 
 
 G. ROMNEY. 
 
 145 Mart, the Artist's Wife, when young - ' 
 
 G. EOMNEY. 
 
 146 Lady Hamilton, as "Joan of Arc" 
 
 Exhibited at Burlington House, 1877 
 
 G. EOMNEY. 
 
 147 Colonel James Eomney, brother of the artist, in uniform 
 
 G. EOMNEY. 
 
 148 A Conversation : portraits of James and Peter Eomney r.^f» 
 '! 36 in. by 36 in. "7 ~^ ■ J 
 
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 SIE H. EAEBUEN, R.A. 
 
 149 LORD WILLIAM RUSSELL, grandson of John, fourth Duke 
 
 of Bedford ; born 1767 ; murdered 1840 by his valet, Cour- 
 voisier : seated with left arm over back of a chair, in dark 
 coat 
 
 50 in. by 40 in. 
 
 Exhibited at the Baeburn Exhibition, 1876 
 
 Exhibited at Burlington House, 1877 
 
 SIR H. RAEBURN, R.A. 
 
 150 JOHN, SIXTH DUKE OF BEDFORD, born July 1766; 
 
 died October 1839 ; in blue coat 
 50 in. by 40 in. 
 Exhibited at the Baeburn Exhibition, 1876 
 
 N. MAES. 
 
 151 Portrait of Sir William Temple 
 
 27 in, by 22^ in. 
 
 N. MAES. 
 
 152 Portrait op a Boy, seated in a landscape, holding a bird ; a 
 
 spaniel by his side 
 
 Signed, and dated 1675 
 37 in. by 31^ in. 
 
 finis. 
 
 London : Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, Stamford Street 
 and Chariii;; Cross. 
 
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