Ventes d'œuvres le 1778.05.14

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  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Virgin in Sacred Meditation. The ecstasy of her angelic mind is legible in every feature of her countenance. The name of the master seems erroneous. It appears to be a true performance of Dominichini. -- From the same cabinet of the Marquis de Gravelle (Ph. Champagne)|The Virgin in Sacred Meditation. The ecstasy of her angelic mind is legible in every feature of her countenance. The name of the master seems erroneous. It appears to be a true performance of Dominichini. -- From the same cabinet of the Marquis de Gravelle]] réalisée par Ph. Champagne. [13]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[A Holy Family. Most capital. Here is another blunder of a yet grosser kind. It is a true picture of the divine Raphael, as is evident from the print published in the Crozat selection. It yields in nothing to the famous one in France. -- From the collection of the same Gentleman the Marquis de Gravelle (Ben. Garofalo)|A Holy Family. Most capital. Here is another blunder of a yet grosser kind. It is a true picture of the divine Raphael, as is evident from the print published in the Crozat selection. It yields in nothing to the famous one in France. -- From the collection of the same Gentleman the Marquis de Gravelle]] réalisée par Ben. Garofalo. [14]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Two; Mercury piping Argus asleep: and the same deity on a very honourable errand to the Wife of Amphytrion. The pieces of this artist being engrossed by the Emperor Rodolphus, are extremely scarce, and are seldom seen: these are among his best works, and are esteemed genuine by the connoisseurs. -- From the cabinet of the Abbé Barthelemi (Spranger)|Two; Mercury piping Argus asleep: and the same deity on a very honourable errand to the Wife of Amphytrion. The pieces of this artist being engrossed by the Emperor Rodolphus, are extremely scarce, and are seldom seen: these are among his best works, and are esteemed genuine by the connoisseurs. -- From the cabinet of the Abbé Barthelemi]] réalisée par Spranger. [39]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Himself and family. A very highly finished and valuable monument of art. This father of oil-painting is seen in a corner of the piece. It is one of the most ancient productions of this species of painting, and shews its state in its infancy. -- This curiosity is from the cabinet of Mons. Harriette (John van Eyck)|Himself and family. A very highly finished and valuable monument of art. This father of oil-painting is seen in a corner of the piece. It is one of the most ancient productions of this species of painting, and shews its state in its infancy. -- This curiosity is from the cabinet of Mons. Harriette]] réalisée par John van Eyck. [43]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Rubens, his Wife, and, it is said, his Mistress. The latter is expelled by the Wife, alarmed by the charms of this Flemish Beauty. It is a standing panegyric on the artist, the rival and cotemporary sic. of Rubens, to whom he is scarcely inferior. -- From the cabinet of the Marquis de Gravelle (Gaspar Crayer)|Rubens, his Wife, and, it is said, his Mistress. The latter is expelled by the Wife, alarmed by the charms of this Flemish Beauty. It is a standing panegyric on the artist, the rival and cotemporary sic. of Rubens, to whom he is scarcely inferior. -- From the cabinet of the Marquis de Gravelle]] réalisée par Gaspar Crayer. [50]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Adam and Eve driven from Paradise. In the heavens God is seen commanding the angels to execute the dictates of his offended justice. 'Tis truly a sublime production of the pencil, and a chef-d'oeuvre of that great master. From the collection of Mons. Harriete. (Valerio Castelli)|Adam and Eve driven from Paradise. In the heavens God is seen commanding the angels to execute the dictates of his offended justice. 'Tis truly a sublime production of the pencil, and a chef-d'oeuvre of that great master. From the collection of Mons. Harriete.]] réalisée par Valerio Castelli. [54]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[A Holy Family (a Riposo) the Virgin, Bambino, St. Joseph with Angels, some hymning the new-born Saviour, and others triumphing at the mystical Dispensation. The print beneath it shews this piece to have been held of consequence enough to induce that excellent artist, Vanden Enden, to publish a plate of it, which, though well-performed, is rather a foil to the original, than an improvement of this capital performance of Sir Anthony Vandyke. From the cabinet of Cardinal de Polignac (Vandyke)|A Holy Family (a Riposo) the Virgin, Bambino, St. Joseph with Angels, some hymning the new-born Saviour, and others triumphing at the mystical Dispensation. The print beneath it shews this piece to have been held of consequence enough to induce that excellent artist, Vanden Enden, to publish a plate of it, which, though well-performed, is rather a foil to the original, than an improvement of this capital performance of Sir Anthony Vandyke. From the cabinet of Cardinal de Polignac]] réalisée par Vandyke au prix de 25 gs. [57]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Joseph and Potiphar's Wife. It would be a difficult talk task to decide whether the idea or the execution of this piece is superior; and it is as difficult to say whether the expression or colouring is most wonderful. What more happy than the earnestness and passion of the love-sick matron, except it is the haste with which that amiable youth flies from so many charms. Alas! tempora mutantur. How many Josephs are there now-a-days capable of so stout a resistance: he was wise in retreating, had he remained, he must have fallen. -- From the cabinet of Monsieur Calmer (Valentine)|Joseph and Potiphar's Wife. It would be a difficult talk task to decide whether the idea or the execution of this piece is superior; and it is as difficult to say whether the expression or colouring is most wonderful. What more happy than the earnestness and passion of the love-sick matron, except it is the haste with which that amiable youth flies from so many charms. Alas! tempora mutantur. How many Josephs are there now-a-days capable of so stout a resistance: he was wise in retreating, had he remained, he must have fallen. -- From the cabinet of Monsieur Calmer]] réalisée par Valentine. [58]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Death of Dido. Painting is the drama of an instant. Perhaps there never was a more affecting one, than that which this great artist has represented in the piece before us. Virgil has laboured her story with the greatest attention and happiness. Yet it might be questioned whether, were he to come into this saloon, he could not yield the palm to painting, as effecting in a single moment and at one glance of the eye, what few poets would do in whole volumes. A great father has said he never could read the story of Dido without tears: what would one of his feelings have said, had he beheld her in her last agony, and actually expiring on the fatal pyre? Thrice Dido tried to raise her drooping head, / And fainting thrice, fell groveling on the bed. /Thrice op'd her heavy eyes, and sought the light, / But having found it, sickened at the sight, / And closed her lids at last in endless night. From the cabinet of Mons. Boucher (La Hire)|The Death of Dido. Painting is the drama of an instant. Perhaps there never was a more affecting one, than that which this great artist has represented in the piece before us. Virgil has laboured her story with the greatest attention and happiness. Yet it might be questioned whether, were he to come into this saloon, he could not yield the palm to painting, as effecting in a single moment and at one glance of the eye, what few poets would do in whole volumes. A great father has said he never could read the story of Dido without tears: what would one of his feelings have said, had he beheld her in her last agony, and actually expiring on the fatal pyre? Thrice Dido tried to raise her drooping head, / And fainting thrice, fell groveling on the bed. /Thrice op'd her heavy eyes, and sought the light, / But having found it, sickened at the sight, / And closed her lids at last in endless night. From the cabinet of Mons. Boucher]] réalisée par La Hire. [59]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Venus and Cupid in the clouds, with attendant Genii, her Doves, &c. Painting has subjects for every situation of the mind. Sometimes we are pleased with the pathetic or the terrible: at others, we love to muse on gayer and less severe objects. Such is that we are now beholding. What can be better calculated to restore the equilibrium and tranquil state of the mind, than the sight of beauty, whereby we are enabled to retrace to ourselves the tenderest and most delightful ideas? This pleasing picture, painted with so much delicacy, was done by order of a celebrated beauty, Madam de Pompadour. -- From her collection it came (Pierre)|Venus and Cupid in the clouds, with attendant Genii, her Doves, &c. Painting has subjects for every situation of the mind. Sometimes we are pleased with the pathetic or the terrible: at others, we love to muse on gayer and less severe objects. Such is that we are now beholding. What can be better calculated to restore the equilibrium and tranquil state of the mind, than the sight of beauty, whereby we are enabled to retrace to ourselves the tenderest and most delightful ideas? This pleasing picture, painted with so much delicacy, was done by order of a celebrated beauty, Madam de Pompadour. -- From her collection it came]] réalisée par Pierre. [60]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[A Ditto capital Landscape, with Figures, by Carracci. These are favourite subjects often repeated by this master. The scenes are such as he delighted in, and must strike every person of taste. -- They are from the collection of the Abbé Peroux (Paul Brill)|A Ditto capital Landscape, with Figures, by Carracci. These are favourite subjects often repeated by this master. The scenes are such as he delighted in, and must strike every person of taste. -- They are from the collection of the Abbé Peroux]] réalisée par Paul Brill. [63]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[A Holy Family. The true and only sure way to judge of the excellence of works of art is by comparison. When possessed of a perfect production of a great master, we have a touchstone by which we may prove every thing attributed to him. Such is the picture we are now viewing, which has so many perfections to recommend it, that one knows not on which to venture first. Truth, sweetness, force, unite in proclaiming it the master-piece of Jordaens, and an honour to the Flemish school. (Jordaens)|A Holy Family. The true and only sure way to judge of the excellence of works of art is by comparison. When possessed of a perfect production of a great master, we have a touchstone by which we may prove every thing attributed to him. Such is the picture we are now viewing, which has so many perfections to recommend it, that one knows not on which to venture first. Truth, sweetness, force, unite in proclaiming it the master-piece of Jordaens, and an honour to the Flemish school.]] réalisée par Jordaens au prix de 25 gs. [64]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[A Landscape. The scene is finely diversified, having everything that can conspire to render a view delightful: wood, water, hill and dale, rough and champaign. How naturally does that water tumble from the precipice, and dashing from rock to rock, foam and roar along! To relieve the eye from the impression of this awful object, those of a more pleasing nature call off the attention: now 'tis flocks feeding, herds grazing, shepherds, shepherdesses, travellers. The distance has objects of the heroic strain. Here a fine river rolls its waters majestically: there a bridge at once adorns the prospect and yields a safe passage across it. The eminences are crowned with towns and castles, venerable through age. The blue mountains terminate the scene, and lose themselves in the ambient sky (Swaneveldt)|A Landscape. The scene is finely diversified, having everything that can conspire to render a view delightful: wood, water, hill and dale, rough and champaign. How naturally does that water tumble from the precipice, and dashing from rock to rock, foam and roar along! To relieve the eye from the impression of this awful object, those of a more pleasing nature call off the attention: now 'tis flocks feeding, herds grazing, shepherds, shepherdesses, travellers. The distance has objects of the heroic strain. Here a fine river rolls its waters majestically: there a bridge at once adorns the prospect and yields a safe passage across it. The eminences are crowned with towns and castles, venerable through age. The blue mountains terminate the scene, and lose themselves in the ambient sky]] réalisée par Swaneveldt. [65]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[A Holy Family, the Virgin, Saviour, St. George, &c. The Virgin is painted from Helena Forman the artist's wife; and the whole, both figures and landscape, is a master-piece of that extraordinary genius. -- We are indebted for this noble painting to the cabinet of Mons. Harriette (Rubens)|A Holy Family, the Virgin, Saviour, St. George, &c. The Virgin is painted from Helena Forman the artist's wife; and the whole, both figures and landscape, is a master-piece of that extraordinary genius. -- We are indebted for this noble painting to the cabinet of Mons. Harriette]] réalisée par Rubens au prix de 25 gs. [67]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Angelica and Medoro. This picture is a most perfect production of the pencil, whether it be considered as a landscape or a as history-piece: nothing can be more picturesque than the former, nor better drawn and coloured than the figures. -- It is from the cabinet of Mons. de St. Germain (Ann. Caracci)|Angelica and Medoro. This picture is a most perfect production of the pencil, whether it be considered as a landscape or a as history-piece: nothing can be more picturesque than the former, nor better drawn and coloured than the figures. -- It is from the cabinet of Mons. de St. Germain]] réalisée par Ann. Caracci. [70]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[A Landscape, with the Story of Abraham's Servant removing the Stone to let the Flocks of Rachel drink. All the pieces of this master are extremely rare: his landscapes are yet more so. Independantly sic. of this, the performance is allowed to possess the greatest intrinsic merit as a painting. -- From the cabinet of Mons. Harriette (Domenico Feti)|A Landscape, with the Story of Abraham's Servant removing the Stone to let the Flocks of Rachel drink. All the pieces of this master are extremely rare: his landscapes are yet more so. Independantly sic. of this, the performance is allowed to possess the greatest intrinsic merit as a painting. -- From the cabinet of Mons. Harriette]] réalisée par Domenico Feti. [71]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Death of Abel. This tragical subject, the first murder, or rather parricide ever committed, has ten fold force in the hands of a Guido. Though terrible, yet the artist had the art of the happiness to make it graceful. What pity does not the fight of this amiable youth excite stretched in death on the ground, while the conscious parricide flies, stung with remorse and the consciousness of his wickedness, as if he could escape the avenger of innocent blood. From the cabinet of Mons. de St. Germain (Guido)|The Death of Abel. This tragical subject, the first murder, or rather parricide ever committed, has ten fold force in the hands of a Guido. Though terrible, yet the artist had the art of the happiness to make it graceful. What pity does not the fight of this amiable youth excite stretched in death on the ground, while the conscious parricide flies, stung with remorse and the consciousness of his wickedness, as if he could escape the avenger of innocent blood. From the cabinet of Mons. de St. Germain]] réalisée par Guido. [72]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Romulus and Remus, discovered by the Shepherd Faustulus, on the Banks of the Tyber, sucking a She-wolf. -- This excellent piece is the undoubted production of the pencil of Rubens. Compare it with the description of this history (or fable) in Livy, and you will enjoy a noble and most rational entertainment, to see which gets the victory, the painter or the historian. With what a grim complacency does the she-wolf view her young nursling? but the picture will better plead its own cause than the the most laboured, and perhaps, fulsome description. It was once the property of Mons Angier, a well-known statuary, who flourished in that golden age of the arts, that of Lewis XIV. (Rubens)|Romulus and Remus, discovered by the Shepherd Faustulus, on the Banks of the Tyber, sucking a She-wolf. -- This excellent piece is the undoubted production of the pencil of Rubens. Compare it with the description of this history (or fable) in Livy, and you will enjoy a noble and most rational entertainment, to see which gets the victory, the painter or the historian. With what a grim complacency does the she-wolf view her young nursling? but the picture will better plead its own cause than the the most laboured, and perhaps, fulsome description. It was once the property of Mons Angier, a well-known statuary, who flourished in that golden age of the arts, that of Lewis XIV.]] réalisée par Rubens au prix de 50 gs. [73]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Hercules strangling the Nemean Lion. This is certainly one of the most capital paintings in the world. The forms, colouring, expression, every thing is perfect. What strength, what intrepidity in the Hercules! What force and rage in the Lion and Lioness! But it baffles description, and you have only to view it, and admiration must ensue. -- From the same artist's Mons Angier repository of taste. (Rubens)|Hercules strangling the Nemean Lion. This is certainly one of the most capital paintings in the world. The forms, colouring, expression, every thing is perfect. What strength, what intrepidity in the Hercules! What force and rage in the Lion and Lioness! But it baffles description, and you have only to view it, and admiration must ensue. -- From the same artist's Mons Angier repository of taste.]] réalisée par Rubens au prix de 50 gs. [74]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[An Adoration. The painter has introduced the Abbot for whom the piece was painted: it is an evident production of the Venetian school, and is nothing inferior to Titian or Giorgione. If Fame err not, it cost the Prince de Carignan 1500£ sterling. (Palma Vecchio)|An Adoration. The painter has introduced the Abbot for whom the piece was painted: it is an evident production of the Venetian school, and is nothing inferior to Titian or Giorgione. If Fame err not, it cost the Prince de Carignan 1500£ sterling.]] réalisée par Palma Vecchio. [75]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Charity. It would be superfluous to set forth the praises of so capital a painting. It is therefore left to the candour of the connoisseurs, who will certainly not suffer so many beauties as it contains to pass unnoticed. The external decorations in carving, gold, &c. shew the idea entertained of its worth by the men of taste in other countries. It is now humbly submitted to British generosity (Andrea del Sarto)|Charity. It would be superfluous to set forth the praises of so capital a painting. It is therefore left to the candour of the connoisseurs, who will certainly not suffer so many beauties as it contains to pass unnoticed. The external decorations in carving, gold, &c. shew the idea entertained of its worth by the men of taste in other countries. It is now humbly submitted to British generosity]] réalisée par Andrea del Sarto. [77]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[A Scene from Racine, the most tragical ever represented in colours: A man enraged with jealousy presents the poisoned cup, with one hand; in the other he holds a dagger to enforce the horrid draught: There is no beholding it without horror: The artist seems to have been inspired, when he draw it. The mechanical part or execution, is worthy his great and terrible idea. -- It is from the collection of Mons. Pierre (Le Sueur)|A Scene from Racine, the most tragical ever represented in colours: A man enraged with jealousy presents the poisoned cup, with one hand; in the other he holds a dagger to enforce the horrid draught: There is no beholding it without horror: The artist seems to have been inspired, when he draw it. The mechanical part or execution, is worthy his great and terrible idea. -- It is from the collection of Mons. Pierre]] réalisée par Le Sueur au prix de 25 gs. [78]
  • 1778.05.14/ maison de ventes : Langford. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Our Saviour Carrying his Cross. This is certainly one of Salvator's most capital pieces. He seems to have strained very nerve to paint a master-piece in the historical branch, of which he was exceedingly ambitious. He has succeeded, and we may boldly pronounce it one of the first Salvators in the world. (Salvator Rosa)|Our Saviour Carrying his Cross. This is certainly one of Salvator's most capital pieces. He seems to have strained very nerve to paint a master-piece in the historical branch, of which he was exceedingly ambitious. He has succeeded, and we may boldly pronounce it one of the first Salvators in the world.]] réalisée par Salvator Rosa au prix de 30 gs. [80]
  • 1778.05.14/ -. Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Le Berger apportant à sa femme le petit Romulus, & lui montrant Rémus qui est encore allaité par la Louve ; bonne copie d'après le célèbre tableau qui appartient à Monseigneur le Duc de Penthievre : il a été gravé par R. Strange. (P. de Cortonne)|Le Berger apportant à sa femme le petit Romulus, & lui montrant Rémus qui est encore allaité par la Louve ; bonne copie d'après le célèbre tableau qui appartient à Monseigneur le Duc de Penthievre : il a été gravé par R. Strange.]] réalisée par P. de Cortonne, vendue par Leblanc de Verneuil. [101]
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