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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Title(s):
A catalogue of the very choice and highly valuable cabinet of Italian, Spanish, French, Flemish, and Dutch pictures : the genuine property of George Hibbert, Esq. who selected them with the best taste and at great expense, as pure and very distinguished specimens of the several great Masters, from many of the most celebrated collections which have been brought to sale on the continent and in this country in the course of the last thirty-five years, particularly from the Orleans Gallery, from the beautiful collection made by Monsieur Robit, and other celebrated cabinets : among the chef-d'oeuvres comprised in the above, may be particularly noticed a small Holy Family by Raffaelle ... : a ditto, by Parmegiano : ... group of infants by Annibale Carracci, from the Borghese Palace : the Marriage of Cana, by Murillo ... : a pair of youthful portraits, male and female, by Rembrandt : ... landscape by Cuyp ... : ... two ... landscapes by Berghem : and others by Hobbema, Both, Ruysdael, Wynants, Wouverman, and Brauwer : ... celebrated interior, well known as the Corset Bleu, by Metzy ... : and others by Teniers, Ostade, Dusart, and one by Terburg : also ... specimens of G. Romano, P. Veronese, Tintoretto, Bassano, Baroccio, Valentini, A. Carracci, Guido, Guercino, Albano, Mola, S. Rosa, Seb. Bourdon, Rubens, Van der Neer, De Koninch, V. Der Capalla, C. Bega, Le Nain, Greuze : also a fine landscape river scene, by Turner, R. A. : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room in King Street, St. James's Square, on Saturday, June the 13th, 1829, precisely at one o'clock : the collection may be privately viewed every Saturday until the sale, between the hours of eleven and three, by cards only, to be had of Mr. Christie : and publicly, at Mr. Christie's Room, two days previous to the sale.
Published/Created:
[London] : [James Christie], [1829]
Physical Description:
11, [1] pages ; 27 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
N8640 .N6+ v. 7 no.20 Copy 1 Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
N8640 .N6+ v. 8 no.6 Copy 2 Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
N8640 .F67 1829
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Getty provenance index databases, sale catalog Br-3314
Lugt, F. Répertoire des catalogues de ventes publiques, 12089
Date of sale: June 13, 1829.
Place of sale: London.
BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is annotated in ink with sale prices for some lots and buyer's name. Number 20 of 42 auction catalogs bound together. The volume bound in contemporary half calf; with the armorial bookplate of Baron Northwick; signed in manuscript: William Upcott, London Institution, 1819. British Art Center copy is type B. Lot 35 by Ruisdael is described in the type B catalogue as: "Purchased at the sale of Watson Taylor, Esq." This sentence is lacking in the type A version
BAC: British Art Center copy 2 is annotated in graphite with sale prices for all lots. Number 6 of 44 auction catalogs bound together. The volume bound in contemporary half calf; with the armorial bookplate of Baron Northwick. British Art Center copy is type B. Lot 35 by Ruisdael is described in the type B catalogue as: "Purchased at the sale of Watson Taylor, Esq." This sentence is lacking in the type A version. Inscription in ink on last page: Hibberts Pictures. June 30, 1829.
BAC: British Art Center copy 3 is not annotated. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Armorial bookplate: Joseph Neeld. Bound with: Catalogue of the collection of pictures of that eminent connoisseur and collector the late Richard Mortimer, Esq. ... [London], [1829]
Subject Terms:
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
Bassano, Jacopo, approximately 1518-1592.
Bega, Cornelis Pietersz., approximately 1631-1664.
Berchem, Nicolaas Pietersz, 1620-1683.
Borch, Gerard ter, 1617-1681.
Both, Jan, 1618?-1652.
Bourdon, Sébastien, 1616-1671.
Brouwer, Adriaen, 1605 or 1606-1638.
Cappelle, Jan van de, approximately 1624-1679.
Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609.
Cuyp, Aelbert, 1620-1691.
Greuze, Jean-Baptiste, 1725-1805.
Guercino, 1591-1666.
Hibbert, George, 1757-1837 -- Art collections -- Catalogs.
Hobbema, Meindert, 1638-1709.
Koninck, Philips, 1619-1688.
London Institution -- Ownership.
Metsu, Gabriel, 1629-1667.
Mola, Pier Francesco, 1612-1666.
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban, 1617-1682.
Neeld, Joseph -- Bookplate.
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770-1859 -- Bookplate.
Ostade, Adriaen van, 1610-1685.
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
Parmigianino, 1503-1540.
Raphael, 1483-1520.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.
Reni, Guido, 1575-1642.
Romano, Giulio, 1499-1546.
Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
Ruisdael, Jacob van, 1628 or 1629-1682.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.
Tintoretto, 1518-1594.
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851.
Upcott, William, 1779-1845 -- Autograph.
Valentini, active 1600.
Veronese, 1528-1588.
Vignola, 1507-1573.
Wijnants, Jan, 1631 or 1632-1684.
Wouwerman, Philips, 1619?-1668.
Form/Genre:
Auction catalogs.
Contributors:
Orleans Gallery.
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