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APPENDIX.
647
Velasquez, Diego Rodriguez y Silva. Atl the Hermitage, St.
Petersburg, are the portraits of “ Philip IV.” and the “ Duke of
Olivares,” by Velasquez. They were purchased from the collection
of King William II. of Holland, for 38,850 florins. At the North-
wick sale, Thirlestane House, 1859, an “ Equestrian Portrait of San
Luis de Haro,” was bought by Baron James de Rothschild for
32,920 fr.
Velde, Willem van de. At a London sale in 1876, “ Sea dur-
ing a Fresh Breeze” sold for £735. At the Foster sale, 1876, “ A
Calm ” brought £2,062.
Velde, Adrian van de. In the Pereire collection, “ A Pastoral,”
by this artist, from the Rhone sale, cost 11,200 fr.
Vernet, Claude Joseph. At the Delessert sale, Paris, 1869, “ An
Italian Harbor,” by this painter, sold for £340.
Vinci, Leonardo da. At the Royal Academy, London, there is a
copy of the “ Last Supper ” which is very interesting. It is the
size of the original, and was made by Marco Oggione, one of the
pupils of Leonardo. It was formerly in the Certosa at Pijvia; dur-
ing the Revolution it passed into the hands of a Frenchman ; after
the Restoration it was purchased by the Academy for £600. In
1860 the Emperor of Russia purchased a “ Saint Sebastian ” for
60,000 fr. At the Pourtales sale, 1865, a “ Madonna and Child ”
sold for £3,340. In 1864, in Paris, an engraving by Morghen, af-
ter the “ Last Supper,” by Leonardo, sold for £164.
Watteau, Antoine. “ Le Rendez-vous de Chasse ” was sold at
the sale of Cardinal Fesch for 15,000 fr., and at the De Moray sale,
1852, the same work brought 25,000 fr. At the Norris sale, Lon-
don, 1878, “ Les Delices de la Campagne” brought £1,180.
Weenix, Jan. At a sale at Christie’s, in 1860, “ Dead Nature,”
by Weenix, brought 18,500 fr. At the Lehon sale, 1861, “ A Mag-
pie Teasing a Dog who Guards some Game ” (among which is the
traditional hare) sold for 15,000 fr. At the Schneider sale, 1876,
“ Still Life with Fruits” sold £884.
Wilkie, Sir David. At the Moore sale, 1872, “ The Cotter’s Sat-
urday Night ” sold for 590 guineas, and the “ Only Daughter,” for
630 guineas. At the Knowles sale, the “Errand Boy,” a small cab-
inet picture, brought 1,050 guineas.
Witte, Emanuel de. In Amsterdam, in 1872, the “Interior of a
Church” sold for £2,475.
Wouvermans, Philip. “ A Falcon Hunting Party,— Halt,” on
wood, 221- by 26 in., sold at the sale of the Duke de Berri, in 1837,
for £735. The “ Course au Cerf,” at the Hermitage, St. Peters-
burg, was bought at the sale of the Due de Choiseul, in 1772, for
20,700 livres. “ A River on Each Side of which Merchandise is
being Taken from Boats ” sold from the Crozat collection for 1,230
livres, and from the Meffre sale for 40 000 fr. At a London sale,
“ View, 1876, on a Canal in Holland,” £1,102.
647
Velasquez, Diego Rodriguez y Silva. Atl the Hermitage, St.
Petersburg, are the portraits of “ Philip IV.” and the “ Duke of
Olivares,” by Velasquez. They were purchased from the collection
of King William II. of Holland, for 38,850 florins. At the North-
wick sale, Thirlestane House, 1859, an “ Equestrian Portrait of San
Luis de Haro,” was bought by Baron James de Rothschild for
32,920 fr.
Velde, Willem van de. At a London sale in 1876, “ Sea dur-
ing a Fresh Breeze” sold for £735. At the Foster sale, 1876, “ A
Calm ” brought £2,062.
Velde, Adrian van de. In the Pereire collection, “ A Pastoral,”
by this artist, from the Rhone sale, cost 11,200 fr.
Vernet, Claude Joseph. At the Delessert sale, Paris, 1869, “ An
Italian Harbor,” by this painter, sold for £340.
Vinci, Leonardo da. At the Royal Academy, London, there is a
copy of the “ Last Supper ” which is very interesting. It is the
size of the original, and was made by Marco Oggione, one of the
pupils of Leonardo. It was formerly in the Certosa at Pijvia; dur-
ing the Revolution it passed into the hands of a Frenchman ; after
the Restoration it was purchased by the Academy for £600. In
1860 the Emperor of Russia purchased a “ Saint Sebastian ” for
60,000 fr. At the Pourtales sale, 1865, a “ Madonna and Child ”
sold for £3,340. In 1864, in Paris, an engraving by Morghen, af-
ter the “ Last Supper,” by Leonardo, sold for £164.
Watteau, Antoine. “ Le Rendez-vous de Chasse ” was sold at
the sale of Cardinal Fesch for 15,000 fr., and at the De Moray sale,
1852, the same work brought 25,000 fr. At the Norris sale, Lon-
don, 1878, “ Les Delices de la Campagne” brought £1,180.
Weenix, Jan. At a sale at Christie’s, in 1860, “ Dead Nature,”
by Weenix, brought 18,500 fr. At the Lehon sale, 1861, “ A Mag-
pie Teasing a Dog who Guards some Game ” (among which is the
traditional hare) sold for 15,000 fr. At the Schneider sale, 1876,
“ Still Life with Fruits” sold £884.
Wilkie, Sir David. At the Moore sale, 1872, “ The Cotter’s Sat-
urday Night ” sold for 590 guineas, and the “ Only Daughter,” for
630 guineas. At the Knowles sale, the “Errand Boy,” a small cab-
inet picture, brought 1,050 guineas.
Witte, Emanuel de. In Amsterdam, in 1872, the “Interior of a
Church” sold for £2,475.
Wouvermans, Philip. “ A Falcon Hunting Party,— Halt,” on
wood, 221- by 26 in., sold at the sale of the Duke de Berri, in 1837,
for £735. The “ Course au Cerf,” at the Hermitage, St. Peters-
burg, was bought at the sale of the Due de Choiseul, in 1772, for
20,700 livres. “ A River on Each Side of which Merchandise is
being Taken from Boats ” sold from the Crozat collection for 1,230
livres, and from the Meffre sale for 40 000 fr. At a London sale,
“ View, 1876, on a Canal in Holland,” £1,102.