A catalogue of the valuable collection of paintings by ancient and modern masters of Sir Thomas Lawrence ... : comprising highly interesting specimens of the talent of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Wilson, Barrett, West, Fuseli, Opie, Cosway, Westall, Thompson, Owen, Howard, Sir George Beaumont, Jackson, Wilkie, Turner, Etty, Danby, Bonington, and Sir Thomas Lawrence : also of celebrated Italian, Flemish, and Dutch masters ... : which (by order of the executor) will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his great room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Saturday, May the 15th, 1830, at one precisely
Christie, James, 1773-1831
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I If T I If G BY ANCIENT AND MODERN MASTERS, OF Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, LATE Jlrrsst&tttt of tfjt TVopal acairrrog, 5® ccra^cU COMPRISING Highly interesting Specimens of the talent of Sir Joshua Reynolds , Wilson, Barrett , West, Fuseli, Opie, Cosway, Westall, Thomson, Owen, Howard, Sir George Beaumont, Jackson, Wilkie, Turner, Etty, Danby, Bonington, and Sir Thomas Lawrence ; ALSO OF CELEBRATED ITALIAN, FLEMISH, AND DUTCH MASTERS, Particularly a Pieta by Raffaelle, from the Orleans Gallery ; a Charity by the same, from the Borghese Palace; Christ driving the Money Changers out of the Temple, by Marcello Venusti — also from the Borghese; a grand Bacchanalian Festival by Giorgione; a Fresco, and a fine Cabinet Specimen by P. Veronese; the Nativity by Parmegiano, a beautiful Gem from the collection of Count Fries; the Wife of Potiphar accusing Joseph, a brilliant chef-d'œuvre; and Bathsheba, by Rembrandt, See. & c., and various others: WHICH (by ORDER OF THE EXECUTOR) At his Great Room, 8, KING STREET, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, On SATURDAY, MAY the 15th, 1830, AT ONE PRECISELY. May be viewed two Days preceding, and Catalogues had at Mr. Christie's Office 8, Ring Street, St. James's Square. 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 resold. II. No Person to advance less than Is. — above Five Pounds, 2s. 6d. — and so on in proportion. III. The Purchasers to give in their Names and places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, in part of payment 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. The Lots to be taken away, with all Faults, at the Buyers’ Expense, within Four Days from the sale. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settlement of the Purchases, no one Lot can on any account be removed during the time of Sale; and the Money must be absolutely paid on delivery. Upon Failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money deposited in part of Payment shall be forfeited; all Lots uncleared within the Time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or private Sale; and the deficiency (if any) attending such Re-sale, shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale. On Saturday, May 15th, 1830, at One O'Clock precisely. PICTURES. Three — Portrait of Rubens; a damaged Sea-Port; and another Two — Flemish School. — The Car of Neptune, and a Madonna Two — Italian Ruins; and Architectural, with Figures School of Palma. The Holy Family, with Angels Wyck. A Hunting Scene Paulo Veronese. A Saint — subject, a sketch The Presentation in the Temple, after ditto Two — A Poetical subject, by Cornelius Van Haerlem; and an old Man’s Head, after Rubens The Last Judgment; a careful copy from the celebrated picture by Rubens, in the Dusseldorf gallery Two — View of Windsor Castle, by Moonlight, by Farrington; and another, View from nature Two — A whole-length Portrait of an Officer on Horseback, 1801, by R. Live say; and the Portrait of a Negro-Girl The whole-length Portrait of the late Duke of Orleans, — a small spirited copy after Sir Joshua Reynolds Two — Christ crowned with Thorns — a study; and the Portraits of Titian and a Venetian Senator, after Titian Jackson. St. Peter with the Keys Sir Joshua Reynolds. — His own Portrait, on wood Sir Thomas Lawrence. — Small half-length Portrait of a Nobleman Two, by ditto. The Interior of a Wood — a masterly sketch from nature; and a small whole-length of George the Third — an early performance of the artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. — His own Portrait when young Ditto. The Nativity — a sketch, for the celebrated window at New College, Oxford Two — The Fall of Satan, an unfinished sketch in brown, by an unknown artist; and a study of a Dog’s Head, by Sir Thomas Lawrence Sir Thomas Lawrence. — Kemble in the Character of Coriolanus a sketch Cosway..... Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife, on panel Howard. The Angel of Light reproving Satan Macbeth and the Witches, — a small copy, on wood, from the original by Sir Joshua Reynolds — done for the Print 24 Opie. The Last Moments of Queen Elizabeth — a sketch 25 Cosway. Venus, Cupid, and Adonis — a sketch, on panel 26 Etty. A Bacchanalian Scene — a sketch 27 West. St. 3/ 32 1 53 Jl j J Oo 3 J A 3 / (j 2 / 3 4 | /23a- 2t<f / 3 4 A 3 3 2 f\ / d i y c? 2/3 J Z/ / v / A 4 3 j 2 1 2S '2 6 4 /// / *y ,, -2~ o/1 3y 7 2 y / 6 si y V,' 2t a. > 2: . t a a. XJty b j /'/** i /* .. X 2<y ^2 y 2 sx <^< y X- 2<>- y 2/ a s & ‘2, C\- t-*, y / ~t /(* t j 2/l <- / * < y s 2 2t? S* Xt'l 1_ fl C u / / '/ E a: a: WORKS OF HENRY FUSELI, Of whose creative genius and great power as a designer, the late President of the Royal Academy was a warm admirer. 35 A Lady, naked, on a couch; another playing on the harpsichord: length 35 by 28 36 A Family Party, an old man asleep, and a youth reading to a young lady: length 36 by 27 37 The parting of Romeo and Juliet, — a sketch: height 36 by 28 38 A naked Female on a bed, an old woman looking out at the window: length 36 by 27 39 Sigfried vanquishing the Sorcerer, lord of an enchanted castle; from a German romance: length 36 by 27 40 A Lady lamenting over the dead body of her Lover; in the distance monks at their orations. From the same romance, length 36 by 27 41 Queen Margaret tearing her hair; from Shakespeare: a sketch, length 30 by 25 42 Sketch from the Tempest, Ferdinand and his companions throwing themselves from the vessel: length 30 by 25 43 The Death of Cardinal Beaufort, — a sketch, engraved: length 30 by 25 44 Jealousy, a sketch; height 35 by 27 45 A Female in Armour, with a Harp, and in the distance an armed knight on horseback, — from a romance; height 36 by 28 46 An Old Sorceress, arresting the progress of a knight on horseback, &c. From a romance. Height 36 by 28 The Erie King; length 50 by 40 The Death of Cleopatra; height 50 by 40 A Subject from the Romance of Sigfried, a very beautiful group of nymphs sporting in the air; length 52 by 42 Another, from the same romance, a female figure recumbent on a bed; height 50 by 40 Satan on his Throne, from Milton, — a sketch; height 50 by 40 Paolo and Francesca in the Whirlwind, — from Dante; height 103 by 63 The Death of Edipus; length 63 by 58 Satan exploring Chaos — from Milton Hercules menacing Pluto The Portrait of H. Fuseli, Esq., by Sir Thomas Lawrence; half length, the bust only finished VARIOUS. 55 A copy, in small, of the celebrated Entombment of Christ, by Michaelangelo da Caravaggio at Rome; height 34 by 24. 56 Two — An Indian leading a horse, length 36 by 28; and a Village Merry-making, after Teniers, length 49 by 36. 57 A richly coloured Landscape, with pastoral figures, after Titian; length 54 by 44; a very fine copy. 58 Charles the First, on Horseback, after Vandyck; height 50 by 40. 59 Two — Leda, after Michaelangiolo, length 62 by 42; and Christ before Pilate, after Andrea Schiavone, length 61 by 53. 60 Cosway. Venus and Cupid, oval, in wood; 30 by 24. 61 Four, by Owen... A Madonna and Child, unfinished; the Portrait of a lady, half-length; the Portrait of a bishop; and the Portrait of a Gentleman. 62 Sir Joshua Reynolds. — St. Peter; height 50 by 40. 63 Venice, seated in glory, after Paolo Veronese, from the original in the The ceiling of the Great Hall of Council at Venice; height 52 by 36 64 Raffaelle (after) Cupid and the three Goddesses, from the fresco in the little Farnese Palace at Rome; a masterly copy, on canvas, height 393 by 30 65 School of Raffaelle. Jupiter kissing Cupid, from another fresco by Raffaelle, in the same palace; on slate, height 21 by 20 66 Stanfield. A View of Tiger Island, in China 67 Two — A small whole-length Portrait of a Lady, by R. West; and a whole-length of a Boy with a book in his hand. By an unknown artist 68 School of Vandyk. Small Whole-length of a Lady, in black, seated in a chair, with a child standing by  /. '• 7 | / ' Sj? oC S:, jOl U* <x of <■ zz £ i*= 4 \/y '/fa/”" +/ O'Z* >Z. ==4 / A* -. Sir Joshua Reynolds — Half-length of a Gentleman seated in a chair, height 50 by 40, — a richly coloured picture. Richard Wilson. His own Portrait, height 25 by 22. Sir Joshua Reynolds — Portrait of a Lady in a hat and feather, on panel, height 30 by 25. Ditto. His own Portrait, in an oval; height 30 by 25. Ditto. Head of a gentleman; height 13½ by 12. Sir George Beaumont — View of the Lake of Albano. On the back is written, “Sir George Beaumont to Sir Thos. Lawrence, July 24th, 1821, with his best regards;” length 19 by 13. Wilkie. Small Sketch for his picture of the Reading of the Will, — on panel, length 10 by 1. The Portrait of Rubens, on panel; height 27 by 20 — by an unknown artist. Cowen. The Entrance to an Italian Village, a finished study from nature, with figures, height 13½ by 9. Ditto. The Outside. Of an Italian Town, a female on her knees before a Madonna; length 16 by 13. Ditto. A Fountain seen through an Arch, a very beautiful study, height 18 by 13. Ditto. Interior View of an Italian Village; length 16 by 13. Barrett. A study of a Plane-tree, from nature; very spirited, — 25 by 17. R. Westall. Flora, on panel; 18 by 15. Italian. Bust of a child, in fresco; height 15 by 11. A German Artist at Rome — View of the Bay of Naples; length 24 by 19. Ditto. View, by moonlight, of the Palace and Colossal Figures at Monte Cavallo, taken from the window of the chamber in which Sir Thomas Lawrence painted during his stay at Rome: length 53 by 39. Ditto. Moonlight View of the Piazza of St. Peter’s, with part of the Vatican Palace: same dimensions. Bonington. “The Turk,” an admired study from nature by this lamented young artist: 15 by 88 Gius. Ribera. The Head of St. Peter — an oval, height 21 by 16 89 Sir Joshua Reynolds— Head of the celebrated Female Figure bearing a vase of water, in the “Incendio del Borgo,” by Raffaelle: height 24 by 18 90 School of Guido. The Portrait, whole-length, of Mr. Barker, the celebrated engineer, seated at a table; in the Artist’s finest manner. Over the table is thrown a carpet, in the painting of which this great master has shown how easy it would have been for him to produce those deceptive imitations of the appearances of inanimate objects, so much admired in the works of the Dutch painters, had he not considered such ‘tours de force,’ as he states in his lectures, to be beneath the dignity of his art. The Portrait of Titian, — 16 inches by 11, upon parchment, pasted on canvas. It is painted with great clearness of manner, and in perfect preservation. Rembrandt, or his school — Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well, — on wood, by 19; a very fine picture. The Portrait of himself, very highly finished, — on board, 23 by 17; the originality of this picture seems doubtful. Tintoretto.... Tarquin and Lucretia A richly coloured picture, on canvas, Murillo. The Stoning of St. Stephen; a masterly sketch, presented to Sir Thomas Lawrence by Mr. Francillon, by whom it was ascribed to Lodovico Cigoli — on canvass, 27 by 20. Ludovico Caracci. The Madonna and Child; a very beautiful copy from the celebrated picture by Coreggio, now in the National Gallery. Lorenzo Sabattini. The Presentation in the Temple; on panel, which is cracked, Paolo Veronese. Paolo Veronese. Danby. Sunset at Sea, after a Storm, with distressed Mariners on a raft Giorgione.... A Bacchanalian Festival; an extensive composition, with fine landscape background, coloured with great vigour — length 66 by 56 117 Turner. A Canal Scene, with Barges; from the collection of Sir John Leicester 10 118 Etty.... Pandora; length 44 by 35 119 Rubens.... Plenty and Commerce; length 64 by 53 120 Rembrandt.... Bathsheba, bathing; one of the artist’s most finished pictures; has been several times engraved; length 29 by 21 121 Paolo Veronese.. Venus supported in the Air by Cupids; an octagon, in fresco, removed from a ceiling, and in perfect preservation — diameter 7 feet 122 Marcello Venusti, from a design of Michelangelo — Christ driving the Money-changers out of the Temple; an extensive composition, with rich architectural background; the whole exquisitely finished: on wood — height 23 by 15|. From the Borghese palace 123 Hans Memmelinck, of Bruges — The Death of the Virgin. An admirable specimen of the high finishing and splendid coloring of the ancient Flemish school. A former possessor appears to have attributed it, we think erroneously, to Martin Schongaver. On panel — 15§ by 14 124 Raffaelle. Charity. From the Borghese palace; an undoubted specimen of this great artist; on wood — height 11 by 7; with the print 125 Raffaelle. The dead body of Christ on the lap of the Virgin; with St. John, Mary Magdalen, Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus; from the Orleans Collection: on wood, length 11 by 9. This little picture, with two others, representing Christ praying on the mount, and bearing his cross, originally ornamented the step of an altar-piece, which was painted by Raffaelle for a convent of nuns, shortly, it is believed, before he was called to Rome. They afterwards made part of the collection of the Queen of Sweden, after whose death they were purchased with the rest of her collection by the Duke of Orleans. Rembrandt. The Wife of Potiphar accusing Joseph; a picture of great expression, and inimitable for its brilliancy of coloring, and power of effect, height 44 by 34. 