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)

England, who particularly advised him to send
over the landscape by Rubens of the Chateau
de Laaken, already mentioned as having been in
the possession of the family of Van Havre at
Antwerp, and who had several times already
written regarding that fine picture to Sir C. Long.
It was soon afterwards consigned to the care of
Monsieur Delahante, and was, on its arrival, pur-
chased for the collection at Carlton palace.
The last collection which Mr. Buchanan pur-
chased in France was that of the Comte Morel de
Vindd, which he had been several years in treaty
for, but who had long held it at a price which he
considered to be above its value. He likewise
communicated the information regarding this col-
lection to Sir C. Long*, with the view of being-
mentioned to His Majesty; but it was probably
not deemed to be of sufficient importance. Mr.
Buchanan at last, however, succeeded in securing'
this collection, and transferred his purchase of it
to Mr. Phillips of Bond-street.
This collection, which is the last of any conse-
quence that has been sold in France up to the
present time, contained four fine pictures by
David Teniers, two capital pictures by Philip
Wouvermans, a Berchem, an Ostade, a Both,
two pictures by Gerard Dow, and several others
of a fine class. The finest Teniers, and the