Buchanan, William: Memoirs of painting: with a chronological history of the importation of pictures by the great masters into England since the French Revolution (Band 1) (London: Ackermann, 1824)

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ORLEANS COLLECTION.

Venice itself, where he is to be found in all his
glory.
There is a prodigious power and brilliancy of
colouring in the landscapes of Tintorett, which
possess all that strepita e mossa of pencilling, for
which the works of some of the masters of this
school are celebrated :—an example of this kind
will be found in the fine landscape in the Stafford
Gallery. His portraits are often excellent:—
that in the Louvre which is placed beside two
of Titian’s finest portraits, fully maintains its
ground with them, and is an admirable per-
formance.
The pictures by this master in the Orleans
collection are as follows :
1. Jupiter and Leda—-Mr. Willett—200
guineas.
2. 'Ilie Nursing of Hercules—Mr. Bryan
—50 guineas.
3. Taking down from the Cross—Duke of
Bridgewater—-600 guineas.
The landscape in this picture is very fine.
4. The Dukes of Ferrara—the Earl of
Carlisle—150 guineas.
5. The Incredulity of St. Thomas-—the
Earl of Falmouth—40 guineas.
6. Aretin-—Earl Gower—30 guineas.
7. Titian—Earl Gower—30 guineas.