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.

Mr. Bryan; another is that in the Grosvenor Col-
lection, formerly in the Choiseul, which was
brought over by Mr. Erard; a third from the
same collection, the Poulterer’s Shop, was pur-
chased by Mr. Beckford in Paris, and is now in
the collection of the Right Honourable R. Peel,
M.P.; a fourth, likewise, from the Choiseul Col-
lection, I’ Epiciere, the Grocer’s Shop, was pur-
chased by the author of these sketches in Paris,
for £1000, and is now in the collection of his Ma-
jesty ; a fifth, the Hermit at Devotion, a picture
formerly in the celebrated collection of Randon
de Boisset, was also consigned to Mr. Buchanan
from abroad, and is now in the collection of Alex-
ander Baring, Esq.; and to show how much the
works of this master are still prized in Holland,
Mr. Buchanan made an offer, in the year 1818, to
Mademoiselle Van Winter of Amsterdam, of 17,000
florins, for a small picture by G. Dow of a Girl
looking out at a Window with a Basket of Fruit
in her Hand, which was rejected by that lady.
It is true, that this small picture may be con-
sidered as the most exquisite example of the works
of this master. The actual offer then made to
Mademoiselle Van Winter was 30,000 florins in
money, for this Gerard Dow, and a Sea-piece by
Albert Cuyp ; of which, 17,000 were specified for
the G. Dow, and 13,000 florins for the Cuyp.