The Athenaeum


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A Catalogue of the Very Interesting and Valuable Collection of Ancient Pictures Selected with Judgement and Great Liberality from the Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Flemish and French Schools, by T.A. Pateshall, Esq. and Removed from His Late Residence, Soho Square, Having Retired Into the Country from Severe Indisposition; Uniting Examples by Several of the Most Distinguished Masters, and the Subjects Treated with Great Beauty ... [etc.] [1843].


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A catalogue of the valuable collection of ancient pictures formed by the late Henry Artaria, Esq., including capital examples of the Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Flemish and French schools, particularly two charming works by Wouvermans, La Chasse aux Eperveirs, engraved in the Orleans Gallery, and the Angel appearing to the Shepherds, from the Count de Morny's collection; La Collation, by Metzu; a landscape by Ruysdael, from the Montcalm collection; an interior, by A. Ostade; a whole-length portrait of the Minister Gonzalves, by Vandyck; an equestrian portrait by Velasquez; a flower girl, by Murillo; pair of pastoral scenes, chefs-d'oeuvres by Boucher and other fine works by Saaso Ferrato, Parmegiano, Bellini ... [etc.] [1850].


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Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Pictures, From the Collection Formed by Frederick Perkins, Esq., The Property of George F. Perkins, Esq., Deceased, Late of Chipstead, Kent (Sold by Direction of the Executors)


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Excerpt from Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Pictures, From the Collection Formed by Frederick Perkins, Esq., The Property of George F. Perkins, Esq., Deceased, Late of Chipstead, Kent (Sold by Direction of the Executors): Also Pictures From Penicuik House, N. B.; And an Assemblage of Pictures by the Early English and Dutch Masters, From Private Collection A young girl is seated, in a reverie, leaning on her elbow. Her head resting on her right hand. She has on a white dress with border of embroidery at the neck and wrists. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.