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 2) (London: Ackermann, 1824)

COLLECTION
OF
PICTURES
OF
MONSIEUR LE PRINCE DE TALLEYRAND,
PURCHASED AND IMPORTED INTO ENGLAND
BY MR. BUCHANAN.

The collection of cabinet pictures of the Flemish
and Dutch schools, formed by Monsieur de Talley-
rand, had long been considered one of the most
select in France. It was composed of chefs-d’oeuvre
drawn from the various collections of Hesse Cassel,
Malmaison, the Prince de Conti, the Due de
Valentinois, the Due d’Alva, the Due de Choiseuil,
de Poullain, of Randon de Boisset, de Tolozan,
Van Leyden, de Schmidt, Clos, Solirene, the Due
Dalberg, and Robit; and had the advantage of
being formed under the direction of Monsieur le
Brun, one of the most intelligent connoisseurs of
the French capital.
In the year 1817, Monsieur de Talleyrand
having expressed himself inclined, to dispose of

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