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Letter XVII. MR. HQLFORD'S COLLECTION.
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LETTER XVII.
Mr. Holford's Gallery : Florentine school — Umbrian and Roman schools—
Lombard and Venetian schouls — Bolognese school — Neapolitan, Spanish,
and French schools — German, Flemish, and Dutch schools — English
school — Drawings by Old Masters — MSS. with Miniatures — French,
Netherlandish, and Italian MSS. — Block-books — Other rare works. —
Mr. Ford's collection : Spanish pictures — Drawings and unique etching by
Murillo — Italian school — Flemish and Dutch schools-—Objects of art.
■— Pictures belonging to the Hon. E. Phipps : Italian school — Flemish,
Dutch, and German schools — French and English schools.— Lord Ward's
collection: Florentine school — Fiesole's Last Judgment — Umbrian and
Roman schools — Raphael's Crucifixion — Sienese school — Lombard and
Early Paduan schools — Venetian school — Bolognese school — Neapolitan
school — Netherlandish schools.
GALLERY OF R. S. HOLFORD, ESQ.
This gallery, which, judging from the youth of the proprietor,
has been formed in a comparatively short period, is a satis-
factory example of how much may be done where great wealth
is combined with excellent powers of judgment. With a great
catholicity of taste in works of art, Mr. Ilolford has succeeded
in gathering together above one hundred pictures, including
first-rate specimens of the different Italian schools, a series
of chefs-d'oeuvre of the Dutch and Flemish schools, and many
excellent works of the Spanish, German, and English schools.
In addition to this he possesses a considerable number of original
drawings, chiefly of the Netherlandish schools, almost all of the
very highest value. He has also a small but highly interesting-
collection of engravings of various periods and schools, including
impressions of the rarest beauty, and generally of the best sub-
jects by the master. Finally, he possesses a number of MSS. with
miniatures, which were as attractive in my eyes as any other
department of his works of art, and which are as valuable as
any to be found in public museums. To these are appended
several block-books, and a particularly interesting collection of
early specimens of printing, especially of early Italian editions of
the Greek and Roman classics bound in such rich and elegant
vol. ii. o
193
LETTER XVII.
Mr. Holford's Gallery : Florentine school — Umbrian and Roman schools—
Lombard and Venetian schouls — Bolognese school — Neapolitan, Spanish,
and French schools — German, Flemish, and Dutch schools — English
school — Drawings by Old Masters — MSS. with Miniatures — French,
Netherlandish, and Italian MSS. — Block-books — Other rare works. —
Mr. Ford's collection : Spanish pictures — Drawings and unique etching by
Murillo — Italian school — Flemish and Dutch schools-—Objects of art.
■— Pictures belonging to the Hon. E. Phipps : Italian school — Flemish,
Dutch, and German schools — French and English schools.— Lord Ward's
collection: Florentine school — Fiesole's Last Judgment — Umbrian and
Roman schools — Raphael's Crucifixion — Sienese school — Lombard and
Early Paduan schools — Venetian school — Bolognese school — Neapolitan
school — Netherlandish schools.
GALLERY OF R. S. HOLFORD, ESQ.
This gallery, which, judging from the youth of the proprietor,
has been formed in a comparatively short period, is a satis-
factory example of how much may be done where great wealth
is combined with excellent powers of judgment. With a great
catholicity of taste in works of art, Mr. Ilolford has succeeded
in gathering together above one hundred pictures, including
first-rate specimens of the different Italian schools, a series
of chefs-d'oeuvre of the Dutch and Flemish schools, and many
excellent works of the Spanish, German, and English schools.
In addition to this he possesses a considerable number of original
drawings, chiefly of the Netherlandish schools, almost all of the
very highest value. He has also a small but highly interesting-
collection of engravings of various periods and schools, including
impressions of the rarest beauty, and generally of the best sub-
jects by the master. Finally, he possesses a number of MSS. with
miniatures, which were as attractive in my eyes as any other
department of his works of art, and which are as valuable as
any to be found in public museums. To these are appended
several block-books, and a particularly interesting collection of
early specimens of printing, especially of early Italian editions of
the Greek and Roman classics bound in such rich and elegant
vol. ii. o