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1. A catalogue of the select and reserved collection of very capital and valuable pictures, of Mr. Woodburn, Senior, retiring to the country, removed from his house at Knightsbridge : comprising a few grand specimens of the most celebrated Italian, French, Flemish and Dutch Masters ... : among them are particularly valuable, Christ and His Disciples at Emmaus, by Titian " The return of the Holy Family out of Egypt, by Vandyck : The Virgin and Child by Corregio ... : some singularly rare and curious portraits, among which are : Leonardo Da Vinci, painted by himself ... : Cardinal Borgia, by G. Romano : ... portrait of Endymion Porter, page of honor to Charles I, by Dobson : and others by Giorgione, Tintoretto, Luini, Parmegiano, Schidone, Baroccio, Carracci, Domenichino, N. Poussin, Holbein, Rubens, V. Dyck, Snyders, Rembrandt, Bol, Brauwer, Waterloo, Sir J. Reynolds, Barret, Morland, &c. : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Saturday, the 12th day of May, 1821, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
[1821]
Physical Description:
8 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A catalogue of a cabinet of truly capital and valuable pictures, by some of the esteemed Masters of the Italian, French, Flemish, Dutch and British Schools : selected during a period of thirty years by George Walker, F.S. A.E., landscape painter to His Majesty : comprising exquisite specimens by Corregio, A. Carracci, Guido, Albano, N. Poussin, Borgognone, Wouvermans, A. Ostade, W.V. De Velde, V. harp, Ferg., A. Elsheimer, P. De Laer, Runciman, J. More : the whole o which are carefully preserved in handsome cases, and are in the finest condition : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Friday,June the 26th, 1807, at one o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
[1807]
Physical Description:
6 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. A catalogue of the distinguished, capital, and truly valuable collection of cabinet pictures, late the property of the Countess of Holderness, dec. : consisting of chef d'œvres of the most celebrated and esteemed Flemish and Dutch schools, particularly Rubens, A.V. de Velde, W.V. de Velde, Berghem, Wouvermans, Hobbima, Ruysdael, Lingelback, Rembrandt, Teniers, P. Heefs, V. der Heyde, Ostade, J. Steen, Terburg, Netscher, Slingelandt, Mieris, Palamedes, Schweickhardt : among which are the Judgement of Paris, a rich and beautiful cabinet picture by Rubens : a landscape and figures, an exquisite picture, by A.V. de Velde : a view near Scheveling, by ditto : a brilliant landscape, by Berghem, one of his finest performances : a capital and noble landscape by Hobbima, the figures by A.V. de Velde : and many others : the whole in the most pure and perfect preservation : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie at his great room, Pall Mall, on Saturday, March the 6th, 1802, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1802]
Physical Description:
12 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. A catalogue of the well known valuable and truly capital collection of pictures, forming an assemblage of the great and most admired masters of the Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch schools : particularly Raphael, Titian, Giorgione, Carravagio, Spagniolet, Sal. Rosa, Han. Carrache, Dominichino, Murillo, And. Sacchi, Carlo Dolci, Albano, Nic. Poussin, Claude, Le Suere, Le Nain, Rubens, Vandyck, Teniers, Rembrandt, Wouvermans, Chef V.D. Werff, Cuyp, Jan Steen, &c. : also, a most capital Madona, with the Bambino, Raphael : the chess-players, by Titian ; Venus and Adonis, a chef d'œuvre, N. Poussin : a sea port, Claude : the interment of a cardinal, by Van Eyke, a picture of great antiquity : Jason with the dragon, by Sal. Rosa, a most extraordinary and capital performance : a selection of original portraits of the most celebrated artists and authors ; miniatures, bronzes of the first class, &c. &c. formed by the late Earl of Besborough, deceased, not less distinguished for his exquisite taste, than for his liberality in collecting : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Thursday, February 5, 1801, and two following days, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
21, [1] pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. A catalogue of the valuable and choice collection of Italian, French, Flemish, & Dutch pictures, capital drawings, and some fine prints, cameos and intaglios, of the late John Davenport, Esq., dec. : being a selection of the most perfect cabinet pictures in the several schools, formed with great taste and liberality during his several journies on the continent : comprising the works o Giorgione, Schiavone Paduanino, Domenichino, Carracci, Parmigiano, N. Poussin, Guido, Baroccio, S. Ferato, Rubens, Rembrandt, Wouvermans, Du Jadin, A.V. de Velde, Ostade, Begam Poetemberg, Waterloo, Palamedes : particularly thee exquisite xcabinet pictures by Domenichino : the Musician by G. Douw : and a beautiful picture by Wouverman, from the Orleans' Collection : and a fine portait by Giorgione, in the highest preservation : also a few fine specimens of modern artists : which (by order of the executors), will be sold by auction, without the least reserve, by Mr. Christie, at his great room, Pall Mall, on Friday, February 20, 1801, and following day, at twelve o'clock : to be viewed, and catalogues had at the Rainbow Coffee House, Cornhill, and in Pall Mall.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
10 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A catalogue of the capital, select, and valuable collection of Etruscan or Greek vases : the sole property of that late ingenious artist, Mr., Guy Head, Dec. : formed by him with great diligence, and at infinite expence, during a residence of many years in Italy : this well-known assemblage comprises many exquisite Sicilian and Nola vases : and a variety of rare specimens of the early workmanship of the most curious and interesting subjects and elegant forms, the whole in high preservation and truly deserving the attention of the lovers of antient art, and the curious collectors : also, a curious model of the Colosseum, in Cork : an elegant Italian clock-case, with figures in statuary marble : a painter's thrown and skreen : and a very large assortment of new Italian pencils and brushes, (lotted in small parcels for the accommodation of artists) : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Wednesday May the 26th, 1802, at twelve o'clock : may be viewed two days preceding the sale, when catalogues, may be had in Pall Mall.

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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
[1804]
Physical Description:
4 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. The catalogue of a valuable collection of capital paintings, the works of the ancient and modern masters removed from Bowood Park, Wiltshire, the property of the late most noble, the Marquis of Lansdowne : comprising, among others, the performances of Van Dyck, Albano, Brughel, Guido, Carlo Cigniani, Rubens, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Wilson, Gainsborough, Barrett, Marieski, Canaleti, Slingelandt Zuccarelli, Knellwe, Blomaert, Holbein, P. Neefs, &c. &c. &c. : which will be sold by auction by Peter Coxe, Burrell and Foster at the Great Room (late Mr. Bryan's Gallery) 88, Pall Mall, on Tuesday, 25th of February, 1806, at twelve o'clock, by order of the executors.

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Creator:
Peter Coxe, Burrell, and Foster (London, England)
Date:
[1806]
Physical Description:
8 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. A catalogue of a most superb, capital, and valuable collection of Italian, French, Flemish and Dutch pictures : the property of a Gentleman, highly distinguished for his taste in the arts : the whole selected with unbounded liberality, and now brought from his seat at Fonthill, in Wiltshire : consisting of inestimable works of the following great masters, viz : Spagnoletto, A. Durer, Sa. Rosa, Guido, Murillo, D. Feti, C. Lorrain, Seb. Bourdon, Canaletti, Zuccarelli, Rembrandt, Ostade, Wouvermans, Both, V. Der Heyde, C. du Jardin, Ruysdael, Wynants, De Vlieger, Polemborgh, Teniers, V. der Meulen, Webber, Loutherbeourg : among the celebrated pictures in this collection, are the following distinguished and capital : the Rape of Deianira, by Paduanino, one of the noblest efforts of genius in the Venetian School, both for colouring and design : the Holy Family, by Murillo, a very elegant composition, full of grace and simplicity : the Death of Socrates, by S. Rosa : a Landscape with St. Francis preaching : and a sea port by ditto : and Lucretia, by Guido, very capital : amongst the moderns, are eight capital and much distinguished pictures of the Rake's Progress, by the immoral Hogarth, esteemed the finest of his works : a pair of elegant and splendid cabinets, with the subjects of Cupid and Psyche, painted by Smirke : also four tripods, or exquisite workmanship : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Saturday, February the 27th 1802, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:
[1802]
Physical Description:
8 pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts