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MR. HOLFOED'S COLLECTION. Letter XVII.
Of the original drawings by old masters in this collection I can
only give such few notices as my memory enabled me to commit
to paper, as the limited time permitted of no detailed description.
The very beautiful drawing attributed to Andrea Mantegna,
of a large chalice, engraved by Hollar, and later by different hands.
Although the touch of the pen agrees with the style of that master,
yet the Gothic shape of the chalice, as well as the taste of some
of the single figures and decorations, differ so much from his one-
sided tendency to classic forms, that I am not prepared to acknow-
ledge it to be by his hand.
Rubens.—A female portrait, animatedly and cleverly conceived,
and grandly sketched.
Rembrandt.—1. Purchased from Mr. Samuel Woodburn. The
subject has escaped me, but I remember thinking it one of the
finest drawings among the many by the master that I had seen.
2. A landscape, also very admirable.
Adrian van Ostade.—1. A large drawing, and differing from
the usual somewhat tinty specimens of this master, by a more
refined harmony.
2. A smaller drawing, but very excellent.
Lingelbach, inscribed with his name, and showing how nearly
this painter occasionally approached to the highest masters in this
line.
Paul Potter.—1. A chalk drawing of tolerable size : a proof
how well this great master understood, even with such simple
materials, to convey the most admired qualities of his pictures,
namely, his truth, and even his sunny effects of light.
2. I am inclined to attribute to Paul Potter an incomparable
drawing in sepia of a drove of oxen, here imputed to Adrian
Van de Velde. Not only do the forms of the animals agree
with him, but the whole composition, with but slight alterations,
appears in a picture by him in the Dresden Gallery.
Adrian Van de Velde.—1. A drawing for the picture by
him described in this collection, in which a few happy alterations
in composition are introduced.
2. Another first-rate drawing.
Berghem.—Several drawings containing his best qualities of
composition and treatment.
Philip Wouvermans.—A spirited and masterly drawing, the
MR. HOLFOED'S COLLECTION. Letter XVII.
Of the original drawings by old masters in this collection I can
only give such few notices as my memory enabled me to commit
to paper, as the limited time permitted of no detailed description.
The very beautiful drawing attributed to Andrea Mantegna,
of a large chalice, engraved by Hollar, and later by different hands.
Although the touch of the pen agrees with the style of that master,
yet the Gothic shape of the chalice, as well as the taste of some
of the single figures and decorations, differ so much from his one-
sided tendency to classic forms, that I am not prepared to acknow-
ledge it to be by his hand.
Rubens.—A female portrait, animatedly and cleverly conceived,
and grandly sketched.
Rembrandt.—1. Purchased from Mr. Samuel Woodburn. The
subject has escaped me, but I remember thinking it one of the
finest drawings among the many by the master that I had seen.
2. A landscape, also very admirable.
Adrian van Ostade.—1. A large drawing, and differing from
the usual somewhat tinty specimens of this master, by a more
refined harmony.
2. A smaller drawing, but very excellent.
Lingelbach, inscribed with his name, and showing how nearly
this painter occasionally approached to the highest masters in this
line.
Paul Potter.—1. A chalk drawing of tolerable size : a proof
how well this great master understood, even with such simple
materials, to convey the most admired qualities of his pictures,
namely, his truth, and even his sunny effects of light.
2. I am inclined to attribute to Paul Potter an incomparable
drawing in sepia of a drove of oxen, here imputed to Adrian
Van de Velde. Not only do the forms of the animals agree
with him, but the whole composition, with but slight alterations,
appears in a picture by him in the Dresden Gallery.
Adrian Van de Velde.—1. A drawing for the picture by
him described in this collection, in which a few happy alterations
in composition are introduced.
2. Another first-rate drawing.
Berghem.—Several drawings containing his best qualities of
composition and treatment.
Philip Wouvermans.—A spirited and masterly drawing, the