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LANSDOWNE COLLECTION.
313
lection of the first Marquess of Lansdowne; purchased after
his death by the second Marquess, and by the present Mar-
quess from the widow of his predecessor. L. H.
59 A Landscape—with figures. Two cavaliers meeting
on a road, the one mounted on a black, the other on a pie-
bald horse. A peasant, standing, appears to be replying
to some question. In the distance behind, two figures
seated; to the right a grove of trees, and far beyond it the
coast, with a high point of land stretching out into the
sea. B.
60 Landscape—with figures. In front a group of three
cavaliers and two ladies, attended by two dwarfs, one of
these is the favourite dwarf of Philip IV., and beyond,
another group, near some trees. A beautiful bit of back-
ground, with the light falling on some water, high broken
hills bounding the view. This is a beautiful picture. It
shews that Velasquez had not less versatility than Titian.
B.
These two landscapes were brought out of Spain by
M. Bourke, the Danish minister at Madrid, at the time of
the French invasion. They were in the royal palace,
where Lord Stuart de Rothsay saw them in 18
VENUSTI (Marcello), b. 1515; d. 1576. [See p. 13.]
61 The celebrated “ Silenzio” of Michael Angelo.
—The original composition forms one of the frescoes in the
Sistine Chapel, and there exist many small repetitions of
it by Venusti, Sebastian del Piombo, and others.
The original drawing of this subject, by Michael Angelo,
was in Sir Thomas Lawrence’s collection.
This and a companion (the Crucifixion) were sold by
auction in 1841, with several pictures formerly in the
Lucca G-allery. Purchased at the time by Lord Lans-
downe, for 160/.
VINCI (Lionardo da), b. 1452 ; d. 1519.
62 Portrait of a Lady—apparently in the character of
Pandora. Face seen in front. She holds a small vase in
p
313
lection of the first Marquess of Lansdowne; purchased after
his death by the second Marquess, and by the present Mar-
quess from the widow of his predecessor. L. H.
59 A Landscape—with figures. Two cavaliers meeting
on a road, the one mounted on a black, the other on a pie-
bald horse. A peasant, standing, appears to be replying
to some question. In the distance behind, two figures
seated; to the right a grove of trees, and far beyond it the
coast, with a high point of land stretching out into the
sea. B.
60 Landscape—with figures. In front a group of three
cavaliers and two ladies, attended by two dwarfs, one of
these is the favourite dwarf of Philip IV., and beyond,
another group, near some trees. A beautiful bit of back-
ground, with the light falling on some water, high broken
hills bounding the view. This is a beautiful picture. It
shews that Velasquez had not less versatility than Titian.
B.
These two landscapes were brought out of Spain by
M. Bourke, the Danish minister at Madrid, at the time of
the French invasion. They were in the royal palace,
where Lord Stuart de Rothsay saw them in 18
VENUSTI (Marcello), b. 1515; d. 1576. [See p. 13.]
61 The celebrated “ Silenzio” of Michael Angelo.
—The original composition forms one of the frescoes in the
Sistine Chapel, and there exist many small repetitions of
it by Venusti, Sebastian del Piombo, and others.
The original drawing of this subject, by Michael Angelo,
was in Sir Thomas Lawrence’s collection.
This and a companion (the Crucifixion) were sold by
auction in 1841, with several pictures formerly in the
Lucca G-allery. Purchased at the time by Lord Lans-
downe, for 160/.
VINCI (Lionardo da), b. 1452 ; d. 1519.
62 Portrait of a Lady—apparently in the character of
Pandora. Face seen in front. She holds a small vase in
p