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504. A catalogue of that magnificent and truly valuable collection of pictures, the production of the great artists of the British School, known as the collection of the Shakspeare Gallery : formed under the spirited directions, and with the unbounded expence, by those distinguished promoters of the fine arts, the Messrs. Boydell's : these justly-admired pictures, in which the poetry of our Great Bard has furnished occasion for a proud display of national talent, comprises many of the happiest efforts of such deceased artists as the immortal Sir Joshua Reynolds, Wright of Derby, Hodges, Romney, Hamilton, Wheatley, Kirk, Ramberg, and others, the rarity as well as the excellence of whose works, must insure them a distinguished place in the collection of the connoisseur : among the spirited performances of living genius, are the King Lear, by Mr. West : and various by Barry, Northcote, Opie, Tesham, Fuseli, Hoppner, Smirke, Stothard, Peters, Rigaud, Westall, Boydell, A. Kauffman : and that admirable set of cabinet pictures by Mr. Smirke : basso relievos, by the Hon. Mrs. Damer : and the Grand Alto Relievo, the Apotheosis of Shakspeare, by the late Thomas Banks, Esq. R.A. : many of the above pictures are of the cabinet size, and the remainder will be found worthy objects for the late saloons of the nobility and Gentry, or the Halls of Incorporate Bodies, or for Exhibitions in distant parts of the kingdom : the whole will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, on the premises, on Friday, May 17, 1805, and two following days, (Sunday excepted), at twelve o'clock, by order of the proprietor, without reserve.

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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
[1805]
Physical Description:
12 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
[1805]
Physical Description:
15, [1] pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

510. A catalogue of a most capital collection of Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch Pictures, by the most esteemed Masters, in the highest state of preservation : also a valuable selection of capital high-finished drawings, remarkable fine prints, books of prints and bronzes : small but well-chosen library of books in elegant and uniform bindings : a number of fine casts in plaster from the rarest subjects of the antique : capital models, a great variety of drawing implements : mathematical and musical instruments : a quantity of choice music : also all the elegant household furniture : fine china : a fine-toned piano forte by Longman and Broderip : a modern chaise and harness : and a great variety of curious and valuable effects : the property of John Alexander Gress, Esq. deceased, eminently and most deservedly distinguished for his knowledge in the fine arts, at his late house, No. 24, on the west side of Tottenham Court Road, nearly opposite Tavistock Street, Bedford Square : which will be sold by auction (by order of the executor) by Mr. Christie, on the premises, on Monday, April 7th, 1794, and five following days, at twelve o'clock : to be viewed Frida and Saturday preceding the sale.--catalogues may be had on the premises : at the Rainbow Coffee House : and in Pall Mall : also, at one o'clock, on the first day's sale, will be sold, the valuable lease of the premises--particulars may be had : N.B. the first and second days sale, will consist of prints, books of prints, &c. : third and fourth days, the drawings, drawing implements, models, &c. : fifth day, the capital collection of pictures, and library of books : sixth day, all the houshold furniture, china, musical instruments, &c.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1794]
Physical Description:
30 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

511. A catalogue of the superlative collection of cabinet pictures and miniatures, beautiful Roman missals, most superbly illuminated, a few bronzes, carvings in ivory, specimens of stained glass from the earliest periods of the art, drawings, books of prints and port folios, a beautiful impression Macklin's Bible and a small library of books : the property of, and selected with equal taste and judgment by, the late John Edward Breen, Esq., deceased, of Swithin's Lane, Lombard Street : which will be peremptorily sold by auction, by Mess. Skinner, Dyke, & Co. on Tuesday the 28th of May, 1805, and four following days, at twelve o'clock, at the Great Room, No. 25, Conduit Street, Hanover Square, near Bond Street, by order of the executors and trustees : among the pictures are a cabinet jewel of a Virgin and Child by Raphael : a Head of the Virgin by Carlo Dolci, from Lord Godophin's collection : the Virgin Child, St John and Angel by L. D'Vinci ... the Adoration of the Magi by N. Poussin : a portrait by Denner ... : the Marriage of St. Catharine by Titian : the Birth of Adonis by Albano ... : cabinet landscape by Claude : a ditto by Wynants, and many others, in the most perfect preservation, by the following esteemed Masters : Correggio, P. Cortona, Solimena, Sal Rosa, Carracci, Guido, Rubens, Vandyck, Van Huysum, Phillippo Laura, Teniers, Claude, Paul Brill, Poelemburgh, Ostade, Wouvermans, Vanderwerff, T. Mieris, G. Douw, Pynaker, Breughel, &c. : in the collection of miniatures are the works of Petitot, Zinck, Cooper, Oliver, Hoskins, Hilliard, Holbein, Rosalba, &c.

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Creator:
Skinner, Dyke & Skinner (London, England)
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
28 pages ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

515. Catalogue of an important and highly estimable collection of antient pictures : selected from the Italian, German, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish & French Schools, at a cost of upwards of twenty thousand pounds selected from the Italian, German, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish & French schools, at a cost of upwards of twenty thousand pounds ... : and especially three grand gallery paintings, The Triumph of Charity, by Rubens : The Meeting of Jacob & Esau, Murillo : Triumph of Bacchus & Ariadne, L. Giordano : Tribute Money, by S. Del Piombo : The Elevation of the Cross, by Procaccion : Portrait of the Duke of Mantua, by Raffaelle : St. John, by A. Del Sarto : ... landscape by Both, Berghem and Wynants : village scene by A. Ostade : two gems by W. V. Velde : a Forest Scene, and four others by Ruysdael : The Christening and other subjects, by Jan Streen : four landscapes by N. & G. Poussin : a Hunting Party, and two others by Wouvermans : a Home Park, by A. V. Velde : interior of a church, by De Witt and Terburg : the Descent from the Cross and Nativity, by Plazer, ... : and other equally estimable productions by Titian, Domenichino, Albano, the Poussins, C. Cignani, S. Del Piobo, Terburg, Metzu, Mieris, Wouvermans, Both, Ruysdael, Ostade, G. Douw, Netscher, Rubens, Teniers, De Witt, P. De Hooghe, J. Steen, Backhuysen, Capella, Moucheron, Van Helmont : the whole of which are to be submitted to unreserved sale by Mr. Phillips at his great rooms, New Bond Street, on Friday, 15th, and Saturday, 16th of May, 1840, at one o'clock precisely each day.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1840]
Physical Description:
26 pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator:
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
Date:
[1834]
Physical Description:
[2], 33, [1] pages ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
[1807]
Physical Description:
33, [1] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator:
Foster and Son (London, England)
Date:
[1844]
Physical Description:
20 pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
[1807]
Physical Description:
11, [1] pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

547. A catalogue of all the remaining property hitherto unoffered for sale, belonging to that very ingenious and celebrated artist, Guy Head, Esq. Deceased : consisting of a variety of original works and admirable copies from the Old Masters by his own hand : particularly of the celebrated Danæ by Titian, in the Capo Di Monte Gallery ... and other works : two small landscapes by Wilson : an extensive collection of original drawings, by Head, Ducrous, Kniep, Keiserman, and other Masters : which embrace the most beautiful scenery in and about Rome, Tivoli, and the environs, Naples, Sicily, and the Mediterranean : valuable prints ... : a set of twenty-four interior views of the Museo Clementino by Feoli : engravings by Cardon, Dunego, Morghen, &c. : capital books of prints including Albinus's Anatomical Tables, 1 vol. : Anatomia del disegno, 1 vol. : Le 'Antichita romane D'Albano, del Campo Marzio, &c. D'Piranesi, 4 vols : Il Museu Pio Clementino, 3 vols. : Les Ruines des Monuments de la Grece, 2 vols : Hamilton's Vases by Tischbein, 3 vols. : di Museo Capitolino, 3 vols : Mosaize Hisoire der Hebreeuwse Kerke, 4 vols. : Galleria Farnese di Annibale Caracci, 1 vol. : ... copy of Raphael's Bible : 1 Costumi Antichi Egiziani, &c. 1 vol. ... Costumes les Theatres Anciennes que Modernes, 2 vols. ... : and other scarce and valuable works : cork models of the Coloseum & Temples of Vesta & Minerva Medico : casts of medals and gems : a pair of black Etruscan vases : and a Patera : bronze heads : upwards of ninety lots of ultramarine : near twenty lots of Chinese Vermillion and other colours : drawing paper, drawing boards, port folios, and various other articles : which will be sold by auction, by Peter Coxe, at the auction mart, near the Bank of England, on Wednesday, the 11th of April, 1810, and two following days, at one o'clock, precisely, (by order of the administratrix.)

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Creator:
Coxe, Peter, -1844
Date:
[1810]
Physical Description:
22 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator:
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
Date:
[1819]
Physical Description:
3 volumes (58 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 80 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 38 pages) ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator:
Fifth Avenue Art Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
1910
Physical Description:
178 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Isabel S. Kurtz in memory of her father, Charles M. Kurtz
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Creator:
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
Date:
[1832]
Physical Description:
[2], 43, [1] pages. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
25, [1] pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator:
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
Date:
[1834]
Physical Description:
[2], 67, [3] pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
[1822]
Physical Description:
[2], iii, [2], 4-87, [1] pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1800]
Physical Description:
6 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

594. A catalogue of the extensive and choice collection of prints, formed by the late Robert Morse, Esq. of Clarges Street, Piccadilly : in this valuable collection is comprised the most estimable productions of every engraver of distinguished talents, from the origin of the art to the present time : and including some of the rarest and finest specimens of the ancient German artists, also an extensive and very choice collection of etchings, by the most eminent Flemish painters; and nearly the entire works of Hogarth, Hollar, Bartozolli, Woollett, Sir Robert Strange, Cornelius Vischer, Jonas Suyderhoef, Gerard Edlinck, Nantuieul, Masson, Mellan, Drevet, &c. &c. : and a matchless collection of the works of John George Wille, in proofs and variations : a very valuable and extensive collection of British Portraits, commencing with the reign of Alfred the Great, and continuing in progression to the great Epoch : comprising the rarest portraits by Faithorne, Glover, Hollar, Loggan, Marshall, Passe, Vandrebanc, &c. : also, a large portion in the present reign from the paintings of Sir Joshua Reynolds &c. : together with a collection of prints from the paintings of Vandycke, in proofs and variations, in four imperial volumes : Strutt's Dictionary of Engravers, illustrated by upwards of 2820 specimens, many of extraordinary curiosity and rarity : a few books connected with the fine arts : splendid gallery works & books of prints, and several superb portfolios with leaves : which (by order of the executors) will be sold by auction, by Mr. Thomas Dodd, at no. 42, Old Bond Street, (four doors from Piccadilly,) on Wednesday, May 15, 1816, & twenty-seven following days (Sundays excepted), at twelve o'clock each day.

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Creator:
Dodd, Thomas, 1771–1850
Date:
[1816]
Physical Description:
191, [1] pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts