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NOTES.
St. Anne seated in an Arm-chair, the Holy Virgin kneeling,
her Hands joined in the Attitude of Frayer, fetclicd only £75.
The Good Samaritan, the same composition as the print
No. 77, of the Gersaint catalogue, was sold for £64 10s.
Two husts of women, one full face, and the other three-quarter
face; on one of thcm may be rcad Rembrandt Van Ryn, 1632,
sold at £52.
Sale of La Live de Jully, in 1770, by P. Remy. A Portrait
of a Woman ; size of life, half-length, £77.
At that of Blondel de Gagny, in 1776, by Remy, a picture
representing Vertumnus and Pomona, half-length, size of life,
was carried np to £571. Rembrandt’s servant-girl, known
by the name of the Sluttish Servant, only fetched £166 10s.
At that of Randon de Boissct (1777), by Julliot, the two
pictures which are seen in the Louvre numbered respectively
661 and 662, and described in the catalogue under the title of
The Phïlosophers in Méditation, were knocked down at £454.
The sanie at the sale of the Duke de Choiseul, rose to £720.
The Jésus at Emmaus, which is also in the Louvre, numbered
658, was sold for £420. The Arquebusiers, a réduction of
the Night Patrol, rose to £293.
At the sale of M. de Calonne, in 1788, two portraits, oval
form, one of a man three-quarter length, with a long beard, a
black cap, and dressed in a cloak with gold clasps ; the other
that of a young woman, also a three-quarter length, her hair
dressed with two feathers, were sold at £136.
At the sale of the Duke de Choiseul-Praslin (Paris, 1792), a
portrait of a man nearly half-length, the head three-quarters
turned, and wearing a moustache, chestnut hair, and large
slouched hat, was sold at the price of £208. The Portrait of
a handsome Jewess, nearly full-face, the breast bare, and
adorned with a necklace of pearls, £125.
A Jloly Family, the same that may be seen in the Gallery of
the Louvre, and which has been placed in the catalogue with
the number 663, and the title of the Carpenter’s Household,
sold for £685.
The Adoration of the Kings, a rich composition containing
twenty-two figures, was bought at the sale of M. Vincent
Donjeux for £268.
At Citizen Robit’s sale, 1802, the Cæsar’s Penny—a com-
position of sixteen figures, the principal twelve of which form
a group in the centre of the picture ; a richly dressed figure
is seen presenting to C’htist the piece of money—fetched £354.
Portrait of Rembrandt, in a military costume, called the
Standard-bearer, £124.
At the Chevalier Erard’s sale, 1832, the Portrait of a Man
and his Wife, No. 118, of the catalogue, was sold for £184.
The Portrait of Martin Kappertz Tromp, the Dutch admirai,
—a three-quarters length, the countenance in half shade, and
the left hand resting on a staff; hisbody is shown to the hips,
and is dressed in a doublet with slashed sleeves; a scarf is
slung over his shoulders,—sold at £684. The Portrait oj
Rembrandt'’s Mother, half-length, almost full-face, wearing a
cap of fine cambric, £160.
Heri’s sale, 1841 : Bathsheba in the Eath. This picture
formed part of Sir Thomas Lawrence’s collection. Bathsheba,
partly enveloped in linen, accompanied by her- two attendants,
has just issued from the bath ; a magnificent Eastern carpet
is at her feet; at her side a silver ewer and a golden vase are
placed on a bine cloth ; to the left there is another ewer in
chased silver ; and to the right a peacock is sitting : £315.
Two portraits of Rembrandt were sold in November, 1842,
at Amsterdam, to M. Nieuwenhuys, a picture-dealer at Brussels.
for upwards of 35, 00 florins, with expenses (about £3,000).
At the Paul Perrier sale (1843), Portrait of Rembrandt’s
Mother. £280. Susannah in the Bath, £254.
The sale of Cardinal Fesch, Rome, 1844. The Preaching of
St. John the Baptist, was sold to the Prince Canino for the
sum of £3,175 (14,700 Roman scudi, including sale fees).
The prince has relin quished this picture to Lord Ward. A
Portrait of a Man, by the painter in his youth, rose to the
sum of £682 10s., and wras then knocked down to M. Artaria.
A chef-d’œuvre of Rembrandt, The Portrait of the Widow
Lipsius, rose to the sum of £773. M. George, the learned
director of the sale of this celebrated collection, pur-
chased it himself. The other pictures of Rembrandt re-
mained at the ordinary prices, owing to No. 193 being
worn out, and repainted ; and two others, Nos. 194 and 195,
Portraits of Rembrandt and his Wife, being executed by
his pupils.
At the Durand Duclos sale, 1847, Portrait of an old Man
with a white Beard, £288.
Rembrandt painted botli upon wood and upon canvass ; and
his paintings as well as his engravings are usually signed
either with his name in full or his initiais, of -winch specimens
are subjoined.
NOTES.
St. Anne seated in an Arm-chair, the Holy Virgin kneeling,
her Hands joined in the Attitude of Frayer, fetclicd only £75.
The Good Samaritan, the same composition as the print
No. 77, of the Gersaint catalogue, was sold for £64 10s.
Two husts of women, one full face, and the other three-quarter
face; on one of thcm may be rcad Rembrandt Van Ryn, 1632,
sold at £52.
Sale of La Live de Jully, in 1770, by P. Remy. A Portrait
of a Woman ; size of life, half-length, £77.
At that of Blondel de Gagny, in 1776, by Remy, a picture
representing Vertumnus and Pomona, half-length, size of life,
was carried np to £571. Rembrandt’s servant-girl, known
by the name of the Sluttish Servant, only fetched £166 10s.
At that of Randon de Boissct (1777), by Julliot, the two
pictures which are seen in the Louvre numbered respectively
661 and 662, and described in the catalogue under the title of
The Phïlosophers in Méditation, were knocked down at £454.
The sanie at the sale of the Duke de Choiseul, rose to £720.
The Jésus at Emmaus, which is also in the Louvre, numbered
658, was sold for £420. The Arquebusiers, a réduction of
the Night Patrol, rose to £293.
At the sale of M. de Calonne, in 1788, two portraits, oval
form, one of a man three-quarter length, with a long beard, a
black cap, and dressed in a cloak with gold clasps ; the other
that of a young woman, also a three-quarter length, her hair
dressed with two feathers, were sold at £136.
At the sale of the Duke de Choiseul-Praslin (Paris, 1792), a
portrait of a man nearly half-length, the head three-quarters
turned, and wearing a moustache, chestnut hair, and large
slouched hat, was sold at the price of £208. The Portrait of
a handsome Jewess, nearly full-face, the breast bare, and
adorned with a necklace of pearls, £125.
A Jloly Family, the same that may be seen in the Gallery of
the Louvre, and which has been placed in the catalogue with
the number 663, and the title of the Carpenter’s Household,
sold for £685.
The Adoration of the Kings, a rich composition containing
twenty-two figures, was bought at the sale of M. Vincent
Donjeux for £268.
At Citizen Robit’s sale, 1802, the Cæsar’s Penny—a com-
position of sixteen figures, the principal twelve of which form
a group in the centre of the picture ; a richly dressed figure
is seen presenting to C’htist the piece of money—fetched £354.
Portrait of Rembrandt, in a military costume, called the
Standard-bearer, £124.
At the Chevalier Erard’s sale, 1832, the Portrait of a Man
and his Wife, No. 118, of the catalogue, was sold for £184.
The Portrait of Martin Kappertz Tromp, the Dutch admirai,
—a three-quarters length, the countenance in half shade, and
the left hand resting on a staff; hisbody is shown to the hips,
and is dressed in a doublet with slashed sleeves; a scarf is
slung over his shoulders,—sold at £684. The Portrait oj
Rembrandt'’s Mother, half-length, almost full-face, wearing a
cap of fine cambric, £160.
Heri’s sale, 1841 : Bathsheba in the Eath. This picture
formed part of Sir Thomas Lawrence’s collection. Bathsheba,
partly enveloped in linen, accompanied by her- two attendants,
has just issued from the bath ; a magnificent Eastern carpet
is at her feet; at her side a silver ewer and a golden vase are
placed on a bine cloth ; to the left there is another ewer in
chased silver ; and to the right a peacock is sitting : £315.
Two portraits of Rembrandt were sold in November, 1842,
at Amsterdam, to M. Nieuwenhuys, a picture-dealer at Brussels.
for upwards of 35, 00 florins, with expenses (about £3,000).
At the Paul Perrier sale (1843), Portrait of Rembrandt’s
Mother. £280. Susannah in the Bath, £254.
The sale of Cardinal Fesch, Rome, 1844. The Preaching of
St. John the Baptist, was sold to the Prince Canino for the
sum of £3,175 (14,700 Roman scudi, including sale fees).
The prince has relin quished this picture to Lord Ward. A
Portrait of a Man, by the painter in his youth, rose to the
sum of £682 10s., and wras then knocked down to M. Artaria.
A chef-d’œuvre of Rembrandt, The Portrait of the Widow
Lipsius, rose to the sum of £773. M. George, the learned
director of the sale of this celebrated collection, pur-
chased it himself. The other pictures of Rembrandt re-
mained at the ordinary prices, owing to No. 193 being
worn out, and repainted ; and two others, Nos. 194 and 195,
Portraits of Rembrandt and his Wife, being executed by
his pupils.
At the Durand Duclos sale, 1847, Portrait of an old Man
with a white Beard, £288.
Rembrandt painted botli upon wood and upon canvass ; and
his paintings as well as his engravings are usually signed
either with his name in full or his initiais, of -winch specimens
are subjoined.