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294 MR. BRYAN’S COLLECTION.
L. S. D.
amusing themselves. Teniers excelled to a sur-
prising degree in representing these rural festivals
with the most interesting fidelity. This is a very
distinguished picture of his, and was always con-
sidered as the finest specimen of this master in the
Orleans collection. G. Hibbert, Esq. . 357 0 0
54. Ditto.—The Bonnet Rouge. This truly celebrated
chef-d’oeuvre, a most desirable companion to the
preceding pictures, was one of the most admired
and popular works in the collection of M. de Ca-
lonne. It is a masterly and surprising performance,
uniting all the wonderful qualities of Teniers, for
character, composition and colouring, with his most
animated pencil. G. Hibbert, Esq. 367 10 0
55. Murillo.—The Madonna and Infant Saviour.
There is a beauty and simplicity in this incom-
parable picture that exceed description. The car-
nation is delicately tender, and there is an appear-
ance of life and animation in the expression of the
heads, that is perhaps peculiar to this favourite
painter. It was one of the most celebrated pictures
in M. de Calonne’s collection, and is certainly one of
the happiest productions of the master. H. Hope,
Esq. .... 304 10 0
56. A. V. Ostade.—Dutch Cabaret. The happiest
effort of this master’s astonishing pencil. The sub-
ject, a group of both sexes, amusing themselves with
all that festive hilarity so descriptive of the manners
of the Dutch. The art of the painter is conspicuous
in every part of this wonderful performance. In
richness and tone of colouring no picture can surpass
it; in truth of representation it is unrivalled; and in
general effect it speaks to the most common ob-
L. S. D.
amusing themselves. Teniers excelled to a sur-
prising degree in representing these rural festivals
with the most interesting fidelity. This is a very
distinguished picture of his, and was always con-
sidered as the finest specimen of this master in the
Orleans collection. G. Hibbert, Esq. . 357 0 0
54. Ditto.—The Bonnet Rouge. This truly celebrated
chef-d’oeuvre, a most desirable companion to the
preceding pictures, was one of the most admired
and popular works in the collection of M. de Ca-
lonne. It is a masterly and surprising performance,
uniting all the wonderful qualities of Teniers, for
character, composition and colouring, with his most
animated pencil. G. Hibbert, Esq. 367 10 0
55. Murillo.—The Madonna and Infant Saviour.
There is a beauty and simplicity in this incom-
parable picture that exceed description. The car-
nation is delicately tender, and there is an appear-
ance of life and animation in the expression of the
heads, that is perhaps peculiar to this favourite
painter. It was one of the most celebrated pictures
in M. de Calonne’s collection, and is certainly one of
the happiest productions of the master. H. Hope,
Esq. .... 304 10 0
56. A. V. Ostade.—Dutch Cabaret. The happiest
effort of this master’s astonishing pencil. The sub-
ject, a group of both sexes, amusing themselves with
all that festive hilarity so descriptive of the manners
of the Dutch. The art of the painter is conspicuous
in every part of this wonderful performance. In
richness and tone of colouring no picture can surpass
it; in truth of representation it is unrivalled; and in
general effect it speaks to the most common ob-