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  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Scaramouch and the Swiss Officer. A Cabinet Picture of the most exquisite humour. ~It is reported of Scaramouch, the first famous Italian comedian, that being at Paris, and in great want, he bethought himself of constantly plying near the door of a noted perfumer in that city, and when any one came out who had been buying snuff, never failed to desire a taste of them: when he had by this means got together a quantity made up of several different sorts, he sold it again at a lower rate to the same perfumer, who finding out the trick called it "Tabac de mille fleurs," or, "Snuff of a thousand flowers." The story farther tells us, that by this means he got a very comfortable subsistence, until making too much haste to grow rich, he one day took such an unreasonable pinch out of the box of a Swiss officer, as engaged him in a quarrel, and obliged him to quit this ingenious way of life.' (Stothard, R.A.)|Scaramouch and the Swiss Officer. A Cabinet Picture of the most exquisite humour. ~It is reported of Scaramouch, the first famous Italian comedian, that being at Paris, and in great want, he bethought himself of constantly plying near the door of a noted perfumer in that city, and when any one came out who had been buying snuff, never failed to desire a taste of them: when he had by this means got together a quantity made up of several different sorts, he sold it again at a lower rate to the same perfumer, who finding out the trick called it "Tabac de mille fleurs," or, "Snuff of a thousand flowers." The story farther tells us, that by this means he got a very comfortable subsistence, until making too much haste to grow rich, he one day took such an unreasonable pinch out of the box of a Swiss officer, as engaged him in a quarrel, and obliged him to quit this ingenious way of life.']] réalisée par Stothard, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Tresham au prix de 1.11 £. [8]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Death of Muli Moluc. ~When Don Sebastian, King of Portugal, had invaded the territories of Muli Moluc, Emperor of Morocco, in order to dethrone him, and set his crown upon the head of his nephew, Moluc was wearing away with a distemper which he himself knew was incurable. However, he prepared for the reception of so formidable an enemy. He was indeed so far spent with his sickness, that he did not expect to live out the whole day, when the last decisive battle was given; but knowing the fatal consequences that would happen to his children and people, in case he should die before he put an end to that war, he commanded his principal officers, that if he died during the engagement, they should conceal his death from the army, and that they should ride up to the litter in which his corpse was carried, under pretence of receiving orders from his as usual. Before the battle began, he was carried through all the ranks of his army in an open litter, as they stood drawn up on array, encouraging them to fight valiantly, in defence of their religion and country. Finding afterwards the battle to go against him, though he was very near his last agonies, he threw himself out of his litter, rallied his army, and led them on to the charge; which afterwards ended in a complete victory on the side of the Moors. He had no sooner brought his men to the engagement, but, finding himself utterly spent, he was again replaced in his litter, where, laying his finger on his mouth, to enjoin secrecy to his officers, who stood about him, he died a few moments after in that posture.' (Howard, A.R.A.)|The Death of Muli Moluc. ~When Don Sebastian, King of Portugal, had invaded the territories of Muli Moluc, Emperor of Morocco, in order to dethrone him, and set his crown upon the head of his nephew, Moluc was wearing away with a distemper which he himself knew was incurable. However, he prepared for the reception of so formidable an enemy. He was indeed so far spent with his sickness, that he did not expect to live out the whole day, when the last decisive battle was given; but knowing the fatal consequences that would happen to his children and people, in case he should die before he put an end to that war, he commanded his principal officers, that if he died during the engagement, they should conceal his death from the army, and that they should ride up to the litter in which his corpse was carried, under pretence of receiving orders from his as usual. Before the battle began, he was carried through all the ranks of his army in an open litter, as they stood drawn up on array, encouraging them to fight valiantly, in defence of their religion and country. Finding afterwards the battle to go against him, though he was very near his last agonies, he threw himself out of his litter, rallied his army, and led them on to the charge; which afterwards ended in a complete victory on the side of the Moors. He had no sooner brought his men to the engagement, but, finding himself utterly spent, he was again replaced in his litter, where, laying his finger on his mouth, to enjoin secrecy to his officers, who stood about him, he died a few moments after in that posture.']] réalisée par Howard, A.R.A., vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Wilson au prix de 2.4 £. [12]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Spectators' Club. It is not easy to estimate justly the merit of this little Picture; to the feelings of Englishmen it must rank very high, as being the happiest transcript of those dramatis personae which have long delighted the world in the writings of our immortal Addison: the connoisseur of judgment and taste will readily recognise the characters of Sir Roger de Coverley, Captain Sentry, Will Honeycomb, the Temple Lawyer, &c. &c. (Stothard, R.A.)|The Spectators' Club. It is not easy to estimate justly the merit of this little Picture; to the feelings of Englishmen it must rank very high, as being the happiest transcript of those dramatis personae which have long delighted the world in the writings of our immortal Addison: the connoisseur of judgment and taste will readily recognise the characters of Sir Roger de Coverley, Captain Sentry, Will Honeycomb, the Temple Lawyer, &c. &c.]] réalisée par Stothard, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe au prix de 110.5 £. [16]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Alexandrinus and Renatus. A most superior production of this master. ~Alexandrinus having inherited from his father an hermetic liquid, which if his corpse was anointed with within an hour from his decease would revive him back to life, but which his own want of filial duty prevented his applying to the recovery of his father; to make sure of the attention of his son, a young man of the same disposition, tells him that the application of this secret will change his body into gold. Renatus, willing to obtain this supposed advantage, eagerly applies the liquid, but terrified at the partial resurrection of his father lets fall the phial.' Spectator, Vol. VI. No. 426 (Loutherbourg, R.A.)|Alexandrinus and Renatus. A most superior production of this master. ~Alexandrinus having inherited from his father an hermetic liquid, which if his corpse was anointed with within an hour from his decease would revive him back to life, but which his own want of filial duty prevented his applying to the recovery of his father; to make sure of the attention of his son, a young man of the same disposition, tells him that the application of this secret will change his body into gold. Renatus, willing to obtain this supposed advantage, eagerly applies the liquid, but terrified at the partial resurrection of his father lets fall the phial.' Spectator, Vol. VI. No. 426]] réalisée par Loutherbourg, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Ennismore au prix de 11.0 £. [20]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Philander and Clarinda. The effect of this Piece is truly magic. ~In the year 1679, when it was the custom in Copenhagen for the ladies to be masked at places of public amusement, Philander was in the company of Clarinda and Chloe (the latter the object of his affection) at the theatre, when the building accidentally caught fire: eager to rescue the object of his affection, he succeeds in forcing his way with the lady through the crowd, but then finds to his astonishment and horror the fatal mistake that it was Clarinda; with equal eagerness he forces his way back again, but too late to return; the lovers were burnt together' Tatler, Vol. II (Loutherbourg, R.A.)|Philander and Clarinda. The effect of this Piece is truly magic. ~In the year 1679, when it was the custom in Copenhagen for the ladies to be masked at places of public amusement, Philander was in the company of Clarinda and Chloe (the latter the object of his affection) at the theatre, when the building accidentally caught fire: eager to rescue the object of his affection, he succeeds in forcing his way with the lady through the crowd, but then finds to his astonishment and horror the fatal mistake that it was Clarinda; with equal eagerness he forces his way back again, but too late to return; the lovers were burnt together' Tatler, Vol. II]] réalisée par Loutherbourg, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Ennismore au prix de 11.0 £. [21]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Dr. Thomas Goodwin and Anthony Henley, Esq ~...A gentleman, who was lately a great ornament to the learned world * footnote: Anthony Henley, Esq. who died in Aug. 1711, has diverted me more than once with an account of the reception which he met with from a very famous independent minister, who was head of a college * footnote: This was Dr. Thomas Goodwin, president of Magdalen College in Oxford, and one of the assembly of divines who sat at Westminster......His friends were resolved that he should try his fortune at an election which was drawing near in the college, of which the independent minister whom I have before mentioned was governor. The youth, according to custom, waited on him in order to be examined. He was received at the door by a servant...He conducted him, with great silence and seriousness, to a long gallery, which was darkened at noonday, and had only a single candle burning in it. After a short stay in this melancholy apartment, he was led into a chamber hung with black...until at length the head of the college came out to him, from an inner room, with half a dozen night-caps on his head, and religious horror in his countenance. The young man trembled...The whole examination was summed up with one short question, namely, whether he was prepared for death? The boy...was frighted out of his wits at the solemnity of the proceeding, and by the last dreadful interrogatory; so that, upon making his escape out of the house of mourning, he could never be brought a second time to the examination, as not being able to go through the terrors of it.' The preceding was excerpted (Singleton)|Dr. Thomas Goodwin and Anthony Henley, Esq ~...A gentleman, who was lately a great ornament to the learned world * footnote: Anthony Henley, Esq. who died in Aug. 1711, has diverted me more than once with an account of the reception which he met with from a very famous independent minister, who was head of a college * footnote: This was Dr. Thomas Goodwin, president of Magdalen College in Oxford, and one of the assembly of divines who sat at Westminster......His friends were resolved that he should try his fortune at an election which was drawing near in the college, of which the independent minister whom I have before mentioned was governor. The youth, according to custom, waited on him in order to be examined. He was received at the door by a servant...He conducted him, with great silence and seriousness, to a long gallery, which was darkened at noonday, and had only a single candle burning in it. After a short stay in this melancholy apartment, he was led into a chamber hung with black...until at length the head of the college came out to him, from an inner room, with half a dozen night-caps on his head, and religious horror in his countenance. The young man trembled...The whole examination was summed up with one short question, namely, whether he was prepared for death? The boy...was frighted out of his wits at the solemnity of the proceeding, and by the last dreadful interrogatory; so that, upon making his escape out of the house of mourning, he could never be brought a second time to the examination, as not being able to go through the terrors of it.' The preceding was excerpted]] réalisée par Singleton, vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Genl Stibbert au prix de 3.13 £. [28]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Jewish soldier murdering the old Man at the Fountain. In a Jewish tradition concerning Moses it is said that great man was called up by a voice from heaven to the top of a mountain; where, in a conference with the Supreme Being, he was permitted to propose to him some questions concerning his administration of the universe. In the midst of this divine colloquy he was commanded to look down on the plain below. At the foot of the mountain there issued out a clear spring of water, at which a soldier alighted from his horse to drink. He was no sooner gone than a little boy came to the same place, and finding a purse of gold which the soldier had dropped, took it up and went away with it. Immediately after this came an infirm old man, weary with age and travelling, and, having quenched his thirst, sat down to rest himself by the side of the spring. The soldier missing his purse returns to search for it, and demands it of the old man, who affirms he had not seen it, and appeals to heaven in witness of his innocence. The soldier, not believing his protestations, kills him. Moses fell on his face with horror and amazement, when the divine voice thus presented his expostulation: "Be not surprised, Moses, nor ask why the Judge of the whole earth has suffered this thing to come to pass. The child is the occasion that the blood of the old man is spilt; but know, that the old man whom thou sawest was the murderer of that child's father." (R.K. Porter)|Jewish soldier murdering the old Man at the Fountain. In a Jewish tradition concerning Moses it is said that great man was called up by a voice from heaven to the top of a mountain; where, in a conference with the Supreme Being, he was permitted to propose to him some questions concerning his administration of the universe. In the midst of this divine colloquy he was commanded to look down on the plain below. At the foot of the mountain there issued out a clear spring of water, at which a soldier alighted from his horse to drink. He was no sooner gone than a little boy came to the same place, and finding a purse of gold which the soldier had dropped, took it up and went away with it. Immediately after this came an infirm old man, weary with age and travelling, and, having quenched his thirst, sat down to rest himself by the side of the spring. The soldier missing his purse returns to search for it, and demands it of the old man, who affirms he had not seen it, and appeals to heaven in witness of his innocence. The soldier, not believing his protestations, kills him. Moses fell on his face with horror and amazement, when the divine voice thus presented his expostulation: "Be not surprised, Moses, nor ask why the Judge of the whole earth has suffered this thing to come to pass. The child is the occasion that the blood of the old man is spilt; but know, that the old man whom thou sawest was the murderer of that child's father."]] réalisée par R.K. Porter, vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Steele au prix de 3.13 £. [31]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Fadlallah, the Dervise, and the Doe The following was excerpted: As they were one day hunting together...the dervise entertained Fadlallah with an account of his travels and adventures. "It was in this place," says he, "that...an old brachman...communicated to me one of the most valuable of his secrets, on condition that I should never reveal it to any man...it is the power of reanimating a dead body, by flinging my own soul into it." While he was yet speaking, a doe came bounding by them, and the king...shot her through the heart; telling the dervise, that a fair opportunity now offered for him to shew his art. The young man immediately left his own body breathless on the ground, while at the same instant that of the doe was reanimated. She came to the king, fawned upon him, and, after having played several wanton tricks, fell again upon the grass; at the same instant the body of the dervise recovered its life. The king...conjured his friend by every thing that was sacred to communicate it to him. The dervise...taught him to repeat two cabalistic words, in pronouncing of which the whole secret consisted. The king...immediately repeated them as he had been taught, and in an instant found himself in the body of the doe...the treacherous dervise, shooting his own soul into the royal corpse, and bending the prince's own bow against him, had laid him dead on the spot, had not the king...fled swiftly into the woods. (Thomson, R.A.)|Fadlallah, the Dervise, and the Doe The following was excerpted: As they were one day hunting together...the dervise entertained Fadlallah with an account of his travels and adventures. "It was in this place," says he, "that...an old brachman...communicated to me one of the most valuable of his secrets, on condition that I should never reveal it to any man...it is the power of reanimating a dead body, by flinging my own soul into it." While he was yet speaking, a doe came bounding by them, and the king...shot her through the heart; telling the dervise, that a fair opportunity now offered for him to shew his art. The young man immediately left his own body breathless on the ground, while at the same instant that of the doe was reanimated. She came to the king, fawned upon him, and, after having played several wanton tricks, fell again upon the grass; at the same instant the body of the dervise recovered its life. The king...conjured his friend by every thing that was sacred to communicate it to him. The dervise...taught him to repeat two cabalistic words, in pronouncing of which the whole secret consisted. The king...immediately repeated them as he had been taught, and in an instant found himself in the body of the doe...the treacherous dervise, shooting his own soul into the royal corpse, and bending the prince's own bow against him, had laid him dead on the spot, had not the king...fled swiftly into the woods.]] réalisée par Thomson, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Steele au prix de 7.17 £. [35]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Fadlallah, Zemroude, and the Nightingale...~The king...avoided his pursuers by reanimating the body of a nightingale...perching on a tree which stood near the queen's apartment, he filled the whole place with so many melodious and melancholy notes as drew her to the window...the queen, charmed with his harmony, sent for the bird-catchers and...ordered him to be kept in an open cage in her own apartment...Zemroude was likewise fond of a little lap-dog, which she kept in her apartment, and which one night happened to die. The king immediately found himself inclined to quit the shape of the nightingale, and enliven this new body...the next morning Zemroude saw her favourite bird lie dead in the cage...Her women immediately sent for the dervise to come and comfort her...laying himself down in a sofa, he shot his soul into the nightingale, and Zemroude was amazed to see her bird revive. The king...lying under the shape of a lap-dog in one corner of the room, immediately recovered his own body, and...twisted off the neck of the false nightingale. Zemroude was...so highly afflicted at the innocent adultery in which she had for some time lived with the dervise, that...She shortly after died with grief...The king was so afflicted with her death, that he left his kingdom to one of his nearest relations, and passed the rest of his days in solitude and retirement.' The preceding was excerpted (Thomson, R.A.)|Fadlallah, Zemroude, and the Nightingale...~The king...avoided his pursuers by reanimating the body of a nightingale...perching on a tree which stood near the queen's apartment, he filled the whole place with so many melodious and melancholy notes as drew her to the window...the queen, charmed with his harmony, sent for the bird-catchers and...ordered him to be kept in an open cage in her own apartment...Zemroude was likewise fond of a little lap-dog, which she kept in her apartment, and which one night happened to die. The king immediately found himself inclined to quit the shape of the nightingale, and enliven this new body...the next morning Zemroude saw her favourite bird lie dead in the cage...Her women immediately sent for the dervise to come and comfort her...laying himself down in a sofa, he shot his soul into the nightingale, and Zemroude was amazed to see her bird revive. The king...lying under the shape of a lap-dog in one corner of the room, immediately recovered his own body, and...twisted off the neck of the false nightingale. Zemroude was...so highly afflicted at the innocent adultery in which she had for some time lived with the dervise, that...She shortly after died with grief...The king was so afflicted with her death, that he left his kingdom to one of his nearest relations, and passed the rest of his days in solitude and retirement.' The preceding was excerpted]] réalisée par Thomson, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Ennismore au prix de 13.13 £. [36]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Sapphira finding the Corpse of her Husband in Prison The following was excerpted: The above Drawings need no encomium...~Charles Duke of Burgundy...heaped many favours and honours upon Claudius Rhynsault, a German, who had served him in his wars against the insults of his neighbours...His highness...upon the decease of the governor of his chief town of Zealand, gave Rhynsault that command. He was not long seated in that government, before he cast his eyes upon Sapphira, a woman of exquisite beauty, the wife of Paul Danvelt...The governor, despairing of success by ordinary means, apprehended and imprisoned her husband...the wife of the unfortunate Danvelt, the day before that which was appointed for his execution, presented herself in the hall of the governor's house; and...threw herself at his feet, and, holding his knees, beseeched his mercy. Rhynsault...bid her arise, and...he signified to her in so many plain terms, that he was unhappy till he had possessed her, and nothing less should be the price of her husband's life...she immediately repairs to her husband; and...parted from him with this oblique permission to save a life he had not resolution enough to resign for the safety of his honour. The next morning the unhappy Sapphira attended the governor, and...submitted to his desires. Rhynsault commended her charms...bid her return, and take her husband out of prison: but...what she found when she came to the gaol -- her husband executed by the order of Rhynsault...after having in solitude paid her devotions to him who is the avenger of innocence, she repaired privately to court...into the presence of the duke her sovereign...she delivered the duke a paper reciting her story...' (Westall, R.A.)|Sapphira finding the Corpse of her Husband in Prison The following was excerpted: The above Drawings need no encomium...~Charles Duke of Burgundy...heaped many favours and honours upon Claudius Rhynsault, a German, who had served him in his wars against the insults of his neighbours...His highness...upon the decease of the governor of his chief town of Zealand, gave Rhynsault that command. He was not long seated in that government, before he cast his eyes upon Sapphira, a woman of exquisite beauty, the wife of Paul Danvelt...The governor, despairing of success by ordinary means, apprehended and imprisoned her husband...the wife of the unfortunate Danvelt, the day before that which was appointed for his execution, presented herself in the hall of the governor's house; and...threw herself at his feet, and, holding his knees, beseeched his mercy. Rhynsault...bid her arise, and...he signified to her in so many plain terms, that he was unhappy till he had possessed her, and nothing less should be the price of her husband's life...she immediately repairs to her husband; and...parted from him with this oblique permission to save a life he had not resolution enough to resign for the safety of his honour. The next morning the unhappy Sapphira attended the governor, and...submitted to his desires. Rhynsault commended her charms...bid her return, and take her husband out of prison: but...what she found when she came to the gaol -- her husband executed by the order of Rhynsault...after having in solitude paid her devotions to him who is the avenger of innocence, she repaired privately to court...into the presence of the duke her sovereign...she delivered the duke a paper reciting her story...']] réalisée par Westall, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Ennismore au prix de 10.10 £. [37]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Rhynsault confronted by Sapphira before the Duke of Burgundy. The above Drawings need no encomium...~Upon an appointed day, Rhynsault was sent for to court, and, in the presence of a few of the council, confronted by Sapphira. The prince asking, "Do you know that lady?" Rhynsault, as soon as he could recover his surprise, told the duke he would marry her, if his highness would please to think that a reparation. The duke seemed contented with this answer, and stood by during the immediate solemnization of the ceremony. At the conclusion of it he told Rhynsault, "Thus far you have done as constrained by my authority; I shall not be satisfied of your kind usage of her, without you sign a gift of your whole estate to her after your decease. To the performance of this also the duke was a witness. When these two acts were executed, the duke turned to the lady, and told her, "It now remains for me to put you in quiet posession of what your husband has so bountifully bestowed on you," and ordered the immediate execution of Rhynsault.' The preceding was excerpted (Westall, R.A.)|Rhynsault confronted by Sapphira before the Duke of Burgundy. The above Drawings need no encomium...~Upon an appointed day, Rhynsault was sent for to court, and, in the presence of a few of the council, confronted by Sapphira. The prince asking, "Do you know that lady?" Rhynsault, as soon as he could recover his surprise, told the duke he would marry her, if his highness would please to think that a reparation. The duke seemed contented with this answer, and stood by during the immediate solemnization of the ceremony. At the conclusion of it he told Rhynsault, "Thus far you have done as constrained by my authority; I shall not be satisfied of your kind usage of her, without you sign a gift of your whole estate to her after your decease. To the performance of this also the duke was a witness. When these two acts were executed, the duke turned to the lady, and told her, "It now remains for me to put you in quiet posession of what your husband has so bountifully bestowed on you," and ordered the immediate execution of Rhynsault.' The preceding was excerpted]] réalisée par Westall, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Ennismore au prix de 13.13 £. [38]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Eclairissement. ~A gentleman being in the company of a lady to whom he had long wished to declare his passion, and who also had imbibed a reciprocal attachment; was rallied upon the subject of love and marriage, to which he replied, that he had the miniature of his most favourite lady within the lid of his snuff-box. The young lady most sensibly touched with this declaration, took an opportunity of seizing the snuff-box, and on finding her own face reflected by a looking-glass, returned it with a smile, saying she could not but admire his choice.' A subject of peculiar sentiment and delicacy (Singleton)|The Eclairissement. ~A gentleman being in the company of a lady to whom he had long wished to declare his passion, and who also had imbibed a reciprocal attachment; was rallied upon the subject of love and marriage, to which he replied, that he had the miniature of his most favourite lady within the lid of his snuff-box. The young lady most sensibly touched with this declaration, took an opportunity of seizing the snuff-box, and on finding her own face reflected by a looking-glass, returned it with a smile, saying she could not but admire his choice.' A subject of peculiar sentiment and delicacy]] réalisée par Singleton, vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Steele au prix de 9.19 £. [39]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Valour of Isidas. ~The city of Sparta being unexpectedly attacked by a powerful army of Thebans, was in very great danger of falling into the hands of their enemies. The citizens suddenly gathered themselves into a body, fought with a resolution equal to the necessity of their affairs, yet no one so remarkably distinguished himself on this occasion, to the amazement of both armies, as Isidas, the son of Phoebidas, who was at that time in the bloom of his youth, and very remarkable for the comeliness of his person. He was coming out of the bath when the alarm was given, so that he had not time to put on his clothes, much less his armour; however, transported with a desire to serve his country in so great an exigency, snatching up a spear in one hand and a sword in the other, he flung himself into the thickest ranks of his enemies. Nothing could withstand his fury: in what part soever he fought, he put the enemies to flight without receiving a single wound. Whether, says Plutarch, he was the particular care of some god, who rewarded his valour that day with an extraordinary protection, or that his enemies, struck with the unusualness of his dress, and beauty of his shape, supposed him something more than man, I shall not determine...' The preceding was excerpted (Loutherbourg, R.A.)|The Valour of Isidas. ~The city of Sparta being unexpectedly attacked by a powerful army of Thebans, was in very great danger of falling into the hands of their enemies. The citizens suddenly gathered themselves into a body, fought with a resolution equal to the necessity of their affairs, yet no one so remarkably distinguished himself on this occasion, to the amazement of both armies, as Isidas, the son of Phoebidas, who was at that time in the bloom of his youth, and very remarkable for the comeliness of his person. He was coming out of the bath when the alarm was given, so that he had not time to put on his clothes, much less his armour; however, transported with a desire to serve his country in so great an exigency, snatching up a spear in one hand and a sword in the other, he flung himself into the thickest ranks of his enemies. Nothing could withstand his fury: in what part soever he fought, he put the enemies to flight without receiving a single wound. Whether, says Plutarch, he was the particular care of some god, who rewarded his valour that day with an extraordinary protection, or that his enemies, struck with the unusualness of his dress, and beauty of his shape, supposed him something more than man, I shall not determine...' The preceding was excerpted]] réalisée par Loutherbourg, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Oakley au prix de 5.15 £. [42]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Chinese surveying the Wife he had purchased at Market. ~The general of the Tartars, after having laid siege to a strong town in China, and taken it by storm, would set to sale all the women that were found in it. Accordingly he put each of them into a sack, and, after having thoroughly considered the value of the woman who was inclosed, marked the price that was demanded for her upon the sack. There was a great confluence of chapmen, that resorted from every part, with a design to purchase, which they were to do "unsight unseen." A merchant in particular, who, observing one of the sacks to be marked pretty high, bargained for it, and carried it off with him to his house. As he was resting with it upon a halfway bridge, he was resolved to take a survey of his purchase: upon opening the sack, a little old woman popped her head out of it; at which the adventurer was in so great a rage, that he was going to shoot her out into the river. The old lady, however, begged him first of all to hear her story, by which he learned that she was sister of a great Mandarin, who would infallibly make the fortune of his brother-in-law as soon as he should know to whose lot she fell. Upon which the merchant again tied her up in his sack, and carried her to his house, where she proved an excellent wife, and procured him all the riches from her brother that she had promised him (Singleton)|The Chinese surveying the Wife he had purchased at Market. ~The general of the Tartars, after having laid siege to a strong town in China, and taken it by storm, would set to sale all the women that were found in it. Accordingly he put each of them into a sack, and, after having thoroughly considered the value of the woman who was inclosed, marked the price that was demanded for her upon the sack. There was a great confluence of chapmen, that resorted from every part, with a design to purchase, which they were to do "unsight unseen." A merchant in particular, who, observing one of the sacks to be marked pretty high, bargained for it, and carried it off with him to his house. As he was resting with it upon a halfway bridge, he was resolved to take a survey of his purchase: upon opening the sack, a little old woman popped her head out of it; at which the adventurer was in so great a rage, that he was going to shoot her out into the river. The old lady, however, begged him first of all to hear her story, by which he learned that she was sister of a great Mandarin, who would infallibly make the fortune of his brother-in-law as soon as he should know to whose lot she fell. Upon which the merchant again tied her up in his sack, and carried her to his house, where she proved an excellent wife, and procured him all the riches from her brother that she had promised him]] réalisée par Singleton, vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Bourne au prix de 3.13 £. [43]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Cardinal enraged at the Depositions of his Spy. ~It is a pleasant scene enough, which an Italian author describes between a spy and a cardinal who employed him. The cardinal is represented as minuting down every thing that is told him. The spy begins with a low voice, "Such an one, the advocate, whispered to one of his friends, within my hearing, that your eminence was a very great poltroon;" and, after having given his patron time to take it down, adds that another called him a mercenary rascal in a public conversation. The cardinal replies, "Very well," and bids him go on. The spy proceeds, and loads him with reports of the same nature, till the cardinal rises in great wrath, calls him an impudent scoundrel, and kicks him out of the room.' (Singleton)|The Cardinal enraged at the Depositions of his Spy. ~It is a pleasant scene enough, which an Italian author describes between a spy and a cardinal who employed him. The cardinal is represented as minuting down every thing that is told him. The spy begins with a low voice, "Such an one, the advocate, whispered to one of his friends, within my hearing, that your eminence was a very great poltroon;" and, after having given his patron time to take it down, adds that another called him a mercenary rascal in a public conversation. The cardinal replies, "Very well," and bids him go on. The spy proceeds, and loads him with reports of the same nature, till the cardinal rises in great wrath, calls him an impudent scoundrel, and kicks him out of the room.']] réalisée par Singleton, vendue par J Sharpe au prix de 5.5 £. [45]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Dervise relating the Caravansary Story. ~A dervise travelling through Tartary, being arrived at the town of Balk, went into the king's palace by mistake, as thinking it to be a public inn, or caravansary. Having looked about him for some time, he entered into a long gallery, where he laid down his wallet, and spread his carpet, in order to repose himself upon it, after the manner of the eastern nations. He had not been long in this posture before he was discovered by some of the guards, who asked him what was his business in that place? The dervise told them he intended to take up his night's lodging in that caravansary. The guards let him know, in a very angry manner, that the house he was in was not a caravansary, but the king's palace. It happened that king himself passed through the gallery during this debate, and, smiling at the mistake of the dervise, asked him how he could possibly be so dull as not to distinguish a palace from a caravansary? "Sir," says the dervise, "give me leave to ask your majesty a question or two. Who were the persons that lodged in this house when it was first built?" The king replied, "His ancestors." -- "And who," says the dervise, "was the last person that lodged here?" The king replied, "His father." -- "And who is it," says the dervise, "that lodges here at present?" The king told him that it was he himself. "And who," says the dervise, "will be here after you?" The king answered, "The young prince his son." -- "As, sir," said the dervise, "a house that changes its inhabitants so often, and receives such a perpetual succession of guests, is not a palace, but a caravansary." (Thomson, R.A.)|The Dervise relating the Caravansary Story. ~A dervise travelling through Tartary, being arrived at the town of Balk, went into the king's palace by mistake, as thinking it to be a public inn, or caravansary. Having looked about him for some time, he entered into a long gallery, where he laid down his wallet, and spread his carpet, in order to repose himself upon it, after the manner of the eastern nations. He had not been long in this posture before he was discovered by some of the guards, who asked him what was his business in that place? The dervise told them he intended to take up his night's lodging in that caravansary. The guards let him know, in a very angry manner, that the house he was in was not a caravansary, but the king's palace. It happened that king himself passed through the gallery during this debate, and, smiling at the mistake of the dervise, asked him how he could possibly be so dull as not to distinguish a palace from a caravansary? "Sir," says the dervise, "give me leave to ask your majesty a question or two. Who were the persons that lodged in this house when it was first built?" The king replied, "His ancestors." -- "And who," says the dervise, "was the last person that lodged here?" The king replied, "His father." -- "And who is it," says the dervise, "that lodges here at present?" The king told him that it was he himself. "And who," says the dervise, "will be here after you?" The king answered, "The young prince his son." -- "As, sir," said the dervise, "a house that changes its inhabitants so often, and receives such a perpetual succession of guests, is not a palace, but a caravansary."]] réalisée par Thomson, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Oakley au prix de 8.8 £. [46]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Bridegroom who, having accidentally shot his Wife and murdered his Servant, effects his own Destruction. ~The villagers were assembling about the church, and the happy couple took a walk in a private garden. The bridegroom's man knew his master would leave the place on a sudden after the wedding; and seeing him draw his pistols the night before, took this opportunity to go into his chamber and charge them. Upon their return from the garden, they went into that room; and, after a little fond raillery on the subject of their courtship, the lover took up a pistol, which he knew he had unloaded the night before, and presenting it to her, said with the most graceful air, while she looked pleased at his agreeable flattery: "Now, madam, repent of all those cruelties you have been guilty of to me; consider before you die, how often you have made a poor wretch freeze under your casement; you shall die, you tyrant, you shall die, with all those instruments of death and destruction about you, with that enchanting smile, those killing ringlets of your hair," -- "Give fire!" said she, laughing. He did so; and shot her dead. Who can speak his condition? but he bore it so patiently as to call up his man. The poor wretch entered, and his master locked the door upon him. "Will," said he, "did you charge these pistols?" He answered "Yes." Upon which, he shot him dead with that remaining. After this, amidst a thousand broken sobs, piercing groans, and distracted motions, he writ the following letter to the father of his dead mistress. The letter which follows has been omitted (Northcote, R.A.)|The Bridegroom who, having accidentally shot his Wife and murdered his Servant, effects his own Destruction. ~The villagers were assembling about the church, and the happy couple took a walk in a private garden. The bridegroom's man knew his master would leave the place on a sudden after the wedding; and seeing him draw his pistols the night before, took this opportunity to go into his chamber and charge them. Upon their return from the garden, they went into that room; and, after a little fond raillery on the subject of their courtship, the lover took up a pistol, which he knew he had unloaded the night before, and presenting it to her, said with the most graceful air, while she looked pleased at his agreeable flattery: "Now, madam, repent of all those cruelties you have been guilty of to me; consider before you die, how often you have made a poor wretch freeze under your casement; you shall die, you tyrant, you shall die, with all those instruments of death and destruction about you, with that enchanting smile, those killing ringlets of your hair," -- "Give fire!" said she, laughing. He did so; and shot her dead. Who can speak his condition? but he bore it so patiently as to call up his man. The poor wretch entered, and his master locked the door upon him. "Will," said he, "did you charge these pistols?" He answered "Yes." Upon which, he shot him dead with that remaining. After this, amidst a thousand broken sobs, piercing groans, and distracted motions, he writ the following letter to the father of his dead mistress. The letter which follows has been omitted]] réalisée par Northcote, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe, achetée par Steele au prix de 7.7 £. [48]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Fidelia. ~How have I been charmed to see one of the most beautiful women the age has produced, on her knees, helping on an old man's slipper!' On the merit of the three preceding articles it is not necessary to expatiate: as long as the Arts possess any consideration in this country they will readily be allowed to claim a situation in the most distinguished collection in the kingdom (Westall, R.A.)|Fidelia. ~How have I been charmed to see one of the most beautiful women the age has produced, on her knees, helping on an old man's slipper!' On the merit of the three preceding articles it is not necessary to expatiate: as long as the Arts possess any consideration in this country they will readily be allowed to claim a situation in the most distinguished collection in the kingdom]] réalisée par Westall, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe au prix de 325.10 £. [51]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Sir Richard Steele and his Mother. ~I remember I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a-beating the coffin, and calling "Papa;" for, I know not how, I had some slight idea that he was locked up there. My mother caught me in her arms, and, transported beyond all patience of the silent grief she was before in, she almost smothered me in her embraces; and told me in a flood of tears, "Papa could not hear me and would play with me no more, for they were going to put him under ground, whence he could never come to us again." She was a very beautiful woman, of a noble spirit, and there was a dignity in her grief amidst all the wildness of her transport; which, methought, struck me with an instinct of sorrow that, before I was sensible of what it was to grieve, seized my very soul, and has made pity the weakness of my heart ever since.' On the merit of the three preceding articles it is not necessary to expatiate: as long as the Arts possess any consideration in this country they will readily be allowed to claim a situation in the most distinguished collection in the kingdom (Westall, R.A.)|Sir Richard Steele and his Mother. ~I remember I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a-beating the coffin, and calling "Papa;" for, I know not how, I had some slight idea that he was locked up there. My mother caught me in her arms, and, transported beyond all patience of the silent grief she was before in, she almost smothered me in her embraces; and told me in a flood of tears, "Papa could not hear me and would play with me no more, for they were going to put him under ground, whence he could never come to us again." She was a very beautiful woman, of a noble spirit, and there was a dignity in her grief amidst all the wildness of her transport; which, methought, struck me with an instinct of sorrow that, before I was sensible of what it was to grieve, seized my very soul, and has made pity the weakness of my heart ever since.' On the merit of the three preceding articles it is not necessary to expatiate: as long as the Arts possess any consideration in this country they will readily be allowed to claim a situation in the most distinguished collection in the kingdom]] réalisée par Westall, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe au prix de 525.0 £. [52]
  • 1806.05.07/ maison de ventes : Phillips (Harry). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Theodosius and Constantia. On the merit of the three preceding articles it is not necessary to expatiate: as long as the Arts possess any consideration in this country they will readily be allowed to claim a situation in the most distinguished collection in the kingdom (Westall, R.A.)|Theodosius and Constantia. On the merit of the three preceding articles it is not necessary to expatiate: as long as the Arts possess any consideration in this country they will readily be allowed to claim a situation in the most distinguished collection in the kingdom]] réalisée par Westall, R.A., vendue par J Sharpe au prix de 525.0 £. [53]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Deux petits Tableaux d'une extrême finesse d'exécution, et de cette intelligence de perspective et de clair obscur qui ne laisse rien à désirer ; ils représentent des Intérieurs d'Eglises ; l'un au jour, et l'autre par un effet de nuit. Ils sont enrichis de diverses petites Figures très-naturellement distribuées. (Neeff (Pierre))|Deux petits Tableaux d'une extrême finesse d'exécution, et de cette intelligence de perspective et de clair obscur qui ne laisse rien à désirer ; ils représentent des Intérieurs d'Eglises ; l'un au jour, et l'autre par un effet de nuit. Ils sont enrichis de diverses petites Figures très-naturellement distribuées.]] réalisée par Neeff (Pierre), vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Paillet au prix de 280 fl. [141]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Un sujet de nature morte, offrant pour objet principal un Lièvre de la plus forte espèce, suspendu par une Patte pour en développer tous les détails ; on y voit encore comme accessoires, une belle Perdrix, un Fusil et quelques Ustensiles de chasse. Ce Morceau, fidelle d'exécution et de la plus riche couleur, est digne de la célébrité du plus habile Peintre de son genre. (Weninx (Jean))|Un sujet de nature morte, offrant pour objet principal un Lièvre de la plus forte espèce, suspendu par une Patte pour en développer tous les détails ; on y voit encore comme accessoires, une belle Perdrix, un Fusil et quelques Ustensiles de chasse. Ce Morceau, fidelle d'exécution et de la plus riche couleur, est digne de la célébrité du plus habile Peintre de son genre.]] réalisée par Weninx (Jean), vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Allard au prix de 450 fl. [142]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Ce troisième Tableau représente un Point de vue de Paysage sévère par le site et une grande force de couleur ; toute la partie droite et le milieu offrent un Massif de grands Arbres indiquant l'entrée d'une Forêt. Morceau d'étude d'un grand caractère. (Ruysdael (Jacques))|Ce troisième Tableau représente un Point de vue de Paysage sévère par le site et une grande force de couleur ; toute la partie droite et le milieu offrent un Massif de grands Arbres indiquant l'entrée d'une Forêt. Morceau d'étude d'un grand caractère.]] réalisée par Ruysdael (Jacques), vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Hasard jeune au prix de 160 fl. [143]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Un autre moyen Tableau de Paysage, encore très-précieux et de site agréable, offrant dans toute la partie droite, un Côteau élevé enrichi d'Arbres, parmi lesquels on découvre la Chapelle d'un Village ; du côté opposé s'élève un Arbre d'un admirable feuillé et vigoureux de ton, qui se détache sur un ciel brillant et nuageux, indiquant un coup de soleil après la pluie ; une Chûte d'eau produit sur le premier plan un mouvement et une richesse agréables. Ce petit Morceau est précieux, et de belle qualité du Maître. (Ruysdael (Jacques))|Un autre moyen Tableau de Paysage, encore très-précieux et de site agréable, offrant dans toute la partie droite, un Côteau élevé enrichi d'Arbres, parmi lesquels on découvre la Chapelle d'un Village ; du côté opposé s'élève un Arbre d'un admirable feuillé et vigoureux de ton, qui se détache sur un ciel brillant et nuageux, indiquant un coup de soleil après la pluie ; une Chûte d'eau produit sur le premier plan un mouvement et une richesse agréables. Ce petit Morceau est précieux, et de belle qualité du Maître.]] réalisée par Ruysdael (Jacques), vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Giroux au prix de 436 fl. [144]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Ce troisième Tableau, par J. Winantz, offre une variété curieuse de sa manière et de sa couleur, faisant l'illusion parfaite des Ouvrages de Dujardin ; il représente le Point de vue d'une pleine campagne entrecoupée d'Arbustes et de Prairies qui se prolongent jusqu'à un lointain de Montagnes ; à la droite du premier plan est un Bouquet d'Arbres, et du côté opposé un Chemin sablonneux qui conduit à un Pont ; la chaleur du soleil d'une journée d'été, s'y trouve répandue avec le plus grand art. Adrien Van de Velde a enrichi ce joli Morceau d'une Figure de Cavalier arrêté pour donner l'aumône à un Pauvre. Un Charriot couvert et son Conducteur, et quelques autres petits Personnages, ajoutent encore à son intérêt comme à sa valeur. (Winantz (Jean))|Ce troisième Tableau, par J. Winantz, offre une variété curieuse de sa manière et de sa couleur, faisant l'illusion parfaite des Ouvrages de Dujardin ; il représente le Point de vue d'une pleine campagne entrecoupée d'Arbustes et de Prairies qui se prolongent jusqu'à un lointain de Montagnes ; à la droite du premier plan est un Bouquet d'Arbres, et du côté opposé un Chemin sablonneux qui conduit à un Pont ; la chaleur du soleil d'une journée d'été, s'y trouve répandue avec le plus grand art. Adrien Van de Velde a enrichi ce joli Morceau d'une Figure de Cavalier arrêté pour donner l'aumône à un Pauvre. Un Charriot couvert et son Conducteur, et quelques autres petits Personnages, ajoutent encore à son intérêt comme à sa valeur.]] réalisée par Winantz (Jean), vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Lebrun au prix de 901 fl. [145]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Un autre charmant petit sujet de Paysage, et le Point de vue d'une Chaumière isolée, à l'entrée d'un Bois, ombragée par un massif d'Arbres ; quelques Constructions pittoresques en Planches, Haies, Barrières et Plantes, contribuent à sa richesse, en fournissant à l'Artiste le motif de faire briller sa touche toujours spirituelle et pleine de goût ; on y distingue, entr'autres petites Figures par Lingelback, une Paysanne entourée de plusieurs Poules. Cette jolie Production est soutenue du meilleur ton de couleur. (Winantz (Jean))|Un autre charmant petit sujet de Paysage, et le Point de vue d'une Chaumière isolée, à l'entrée d'un Bois, ombragée par un massif d'Arbres ; quelques Constructions pittoresques en Planches, Haies, Barrières et Plantes, contribuent à sa richesse, en fournissant à l'Artiste le motif de faire briller sa touche toujours spirituelle et pleine de goût ; on y distingue, entr'autres petites Figures par Lingelback, une Paysanne entourée de plusieurs Poules. Cette jolie Production est soutenue du meilleur ton de couleur.]] réalisée par Winantz (Jean), vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Constantin au prix de 262 fl. [146]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Dans un site de Roches agrestes mêlées de Ronces et de Broussailles, on voit une Villageoise montée sur un Ane et conduisant deux Vaches, un second Ane chargé de ses Paniers, et une Chèvre en avant, tandis que sur la gauche de ce Groupe naturel et intéressant, un Pâtre s'arrête à une Source pour y boire dans son Chapeau ; en plan éloigné, à la droite du sujet, se distingue encore avec intérêt, et dans une bonne harmonie de couleur, un Paysan regagnant son Village avec quelques Bestiaux. L'effet de ce Tableau indique une soirée brûlante de l'été. N. Berghem est un des grands paysagistes qui a le plus varié sa manière et son exécution. Celui-ci, d'un excellent jeu de couleur, est touché avec infiniment de goût et d'esprit, pour la partie du paysage, dans le style de J. Both. Il est peint sur un Panneau de moyenne proportion de chevalet, et de forme en travers. (Berghem (Nicolas))|Dans un site de Roches agrestes mêlées de Ronces et de Broussailles, on voit une Villageoise montée sur un Ane et conduisant deux Vaches, un second Ane chargé de ses Paniers, et une Chèvre en avant, tandis que sur la gauche de ce Groupe naturel et intéressant, un Pâtre s'arrête à une Source pour y boire dans son Chapeau ; en plan éloigné, à la droite du sujet, se distingue encore avec intérêt, et dans une bonne harmonie de couleur, un Paysan regagnant son Village avec quelques Bestiaux. L'effet de ce Tableau indique une soirée brûlante de l'été. N. Berghem est un des grands paysagistes qui a le plus varié sa manière et son exécution. Celui-ci, d'un excellent jeu de couleur, est touché avec infiniment de goût et d'esprit, pour la partie du paysage, dans le style de J. Both. Il est peint sur un Panneau de moyenne proportion de chevalet, et de forme en travers.]] réalisée par Berghem (Nicolas), vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Lafontaine au prix de 1110 fl. [147]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Un sujet de deux Personnages vus à mi-corps, dans un Intérieur de Chambre basse qui tire sa lumière d'une Croisée à petits vîtraux sur la droite, et ombragée de feuillages. Cette Composition, d'une étonnante vérité dans les caractères, représente un Paysan assis devant une Table ronde, tenant un grand verre de la main droite, et portant l'autre sur celle d'une Femme à laquelle on peut croire qu'il tient des propos galans, et qu'elle écoute en souriant ; quelques débris de Poissons et une Pipe forment accessoires sur la Table. Ce Tableau, d'un excellent choix et de la grande force de coloris de son Auteur, est peint avec cette hardiesse de touche qui caractérise ses plus beaux Ouvrages et son meilleur tems. (Ostade (Adrien Van))|Un sujet de deux Personnages vus à mi-corps, dans un Intérieur de Chambre basse qui tire sa lumière d'une Croisée à petits vîtraux sur la droite, et ombragée de feuillages. Cette Composition, d'une étonnante vérité dans les caractères, représente un Paysan assis devant une Table ronde, tenant un grand verre de la main droite, et portant l'autre sur celle d'une Femme à laquelle on peut croire qu'il tient des propos galans, et qu'elle écoute en souriant ; quelques débris de Poissons et une Pipe forment accessoires sur la Table. Ce Tableau, d'un excellent choix et de la grande force de coloris de son Auteur, est peint avec cette hardiesse de touche qui caractérise ses plus beaux Ouvrages et son meilleur tems.]] réalisée par Ostade (Adrien Van), vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Jarmouth Lord au prix de 2420 fl. [148]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[La représentation fidelle d'une belle Eglise et de divers Bâtimens qui l'environnent, situés sur les bords d'une Rivière marchande où se voyent plusieurs Barques et un Bateau de traverse où sont cinq Personnages. Ce Tableau, d'un grand détail, est un des Ouvrages que cet Artiste a le plus soignés, et qui l'a fait agréer, nous a-t-on dit, de l'Académie de Peinture. (J.-B. Echard)|La représentation fidelle d'une belle Eglise et de divers Bâtimens qui l'environnent, situés sur les bords d'une Rivière marchande où se voyent plusieurs Barques et un Bateau de traverse où sont cinq Personnages. Ce Tableau, d'un grand détail, est un des Ouvrages que cet Artiste a le plus soignés, et qui l'a fait agréer, nous a-t-on dit, de l'Académie de Peinture.]] réalisée par J.-B. Echard, vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Renout au prix de 42 fl. [149]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Deux Tableaux de forme en ovale sur la hauteur, et de moyenne proportion. Ils représentent différens Bouquets de Fleurs ; l'un heureusement groupé dans une Corbeille, avec accessoire d'un Nid ; l'autre dans un beau Vase, et quelques Fleurs négligemment jetées sur un appui de pierre. (Prevost le jeune)|Deux Tableaux de forme en ovale sur la hauteur, et de moyenne proportion. Ils représentent différens Bouquets de Fleurs ; l'un heureusement groupé dans une Corbeille, avec accessoire d'un Nid ; l'autre dans un beau Vase, et quelques Fleurs négligemment jetées sur un appui de pierre.]] réalisée par Prevost le jeune, vendue par de St-Martin, achetée par Renout au prix de 89 fl. [150]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Un sujet de deux Personnages dans l'intérieur de l'Atelier d'un Peintre, avec tous les accessoires et les détails relatifs à cet Art. L'Artiste a tiré le parti le plus agréable du conte de La Fontaine, intitulé le Bât. Ce joli Morceau, d'une excellente couleur, est aussi d'une touche soignée et d'un dessin correct. (Le Chevalier Vleugel ou Veugles)|Un sujet de deux Personnages dans l'intérieur de l'Atelier d'un Peintre, avec tous les accessoires et les détails relatifs à cet Art. L'Artiste a tiré le parti le plus agréable du conte de La Fontaine, intitulé le Bât. Ce joli Morceau, d'une excellente couleur, est aussi d'une touche soignée et d'un dessin correct.]] réalisée par Le Chevalier Vleugel ou Veugles, vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par [[Lafon[taine]]] au prix de 160 fl. [151]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Un autre Tableau, mêmes dimensions du précédent, représentant le Portrait de Colbert, vu également à mi-corps dans l'embrasure d'une Croisée. Il a sa tête de trois quarts, portant une épaisse chevelure, et les épaules couvertes d'un Manteau de soie noire, largement drapé, sur lequel se détache un grand Collet de batiste garni de dentelle ; le bras droit en avant, tenant une Lettre. Morceau encore recommandable. (Ph. De Champagne)|Un autre Tableau, mêmes dimensions du précédent, représentant le Portrait de Colbert, vu également à mi-corps dans l'embrasure d'une Croisée. Il a sa tête de trois quarts, portant une épaisse chevelure, et les épaules couvertes d'un Manteau de soie noire, largement drapé, sur lequel se détache un grand Collet de batiste garni de dentelle ; le bras droit en avant, tenant une Lettre. Morceau encore recommandable.]] réalisée par Ph. De Champagne, vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Constantin au prix de 352 fl. [152]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Un Tableau de moyenne proportion, sur toile collée sur bois, représentant un sujet de Vénus dans un riche fond de Paysage. Cette gracieuse Figure est assise à la droite de la Composition, et dans le mouvement de donner l'ordre à des Amours, d'enchaîner un Satyre qui est prosterné devant elle. Cette production, d'un excellent goût de couleur, est aussi de la brillante touche de son Auteur. (Ph. Lauri)|Un Tableau de moyenne proportion, sur toile collée sur bois, représentant un sujet de Vénus dans un riche fond de Paysage. Cette gracieuse Figure est assise à la droite de la Composition, et dans le mouvement de donner l'ordre à des Amours, d'enchaîner un Satyre qui est prosterné devant elle. Cette production, d'un excellent goût de couleur, est aussi de la brillante touche de son Auteur.]] réalisée par Ph. Lauri, vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par [[Carlhan [?]]] au prix de 123 fl. [153]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Saint Sébastien percé de flèches et attaché à un Arbre. Il est représenté nu et de face, dans une forte proportion de nature, jusqu'aux genoux. Cette belle Figure d'étude, a le bras droit élevé sur la tête, et le regard vers le ciel, indiquant la fermeté et la résignation de son martyre. Ce beau Tableau, long-tems ignoré et négligé, a exigé une restauration qui a été dirigée par une main soigneuse qui en a ménagé habilement le caractère, l'expression et toutes les beautés du Maître. (Guido Reni (dit le Guide))|Saint Sébastien percé de flèches et attaché à un Arbre. Il est représenté nu et de face, dans une forte proportion de nature, jusqu'aux genoux. Cette belle Figure d'étude, a le bras droit élevé sur la tête, et le regard vers le ciel, indiquant la fermeté et la résignation de son martyre. Ce beau Tableau, long-tems ignoré et négligé, a exigé une restauration qui a été dirigée par une main soigneuse qui en a ménagé habilement le caractère, l'expression et toutes les beautés du Maître.]] réalisée par Guido Reni (dit le Guide), vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Lafontaine au prix de 770 fl. [154]
  • 1806.05.07/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Un petit Tableau, encore de grande considération, offrant une Composition de cinq Figures, sujet du Mariage de la Vierge. Cette excellente production est d'un dessin svelte, d'un grand goût de touche, et peinte sur marbre noir qui lui sert de fond. (École de F. Mazzuoli (dit le Parmesan))|Un petit Tableau, encore de grande considération, offrant une Composition de cinq Figures, sujet du Mariage de la Vierge. Cette excellente production est d'un dessin svelte, d'un grand goût de touche, et peinte sur marbre noir qui lui sert de fond.]] réalisée par École de F. Mazzuoli (dit le Parmesan), vendue par De St-Martin, achetée par Paillet au prix de 190 fl. [155]
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