Catalogue of the extensive, genuine, and highly valuable collection of pictures, late the property of the Hon. John Clerk of Eldin, one of the senators of the College of Justice.
Edinburgh: Printed by J. Hutchison, 1833. Hardbound. Brownish library buckram. 5 engravings, including one folding plate. 103 pp. VG. Item #112544
Half-title further describes this ultra-rare catalogue as Catalogue of the Eldin collection of pictures, prints, drawings, and articles of 'virtu'. Includes index. "The Collection contains very choice and desirable Specimens of the Works of the following admired Masters in the different Schools, and principally of a Cabinet size, viz. Raffaele, Titian, Proccacini, Tintoretto, Pordenone, Paduaning, Paulo and Alexander Vernese, Correggio, Parmigiano, Cigoli, Annibal Caracci, Guido, Garofolo, Nicolo and Gasper Poussin, Claude, Mignard, Rubens, Vandyck, Rembrandt, Gerard Dow, Netscher, David Teniers, Isaac and Adrian Ostade, Schalken, Both, Carl Du Jardin, Adrian and William Van De Velide, Philip Wouvermans, Vander Neer, and other favourite Painters. The Works of British Artists are those of Wilkie, Stothard, the Rev. J. Thomson, Ruciman, Geddes, P. Nasmyth, &c. &c. also the superb and entire collection of engravings, painters' etchings, and original drawings by the greatest masters. And a splendid and rare assemblage of ancient china, bronzes, terra-cottas, casts from the antique, coins, &c. &c. it further states that "...which will be unreservedly Sold by Auction by Messrs Thomas Winstanley & Sons (of Liverpool), at N. 16, Picardy Place, Edinburgh, on Thursday the 14th day of March 1833, and thirteen following days, at one o'clock precicely each day, by order of the Executors." "The Pictures will be publicly viewed on the Tuesday and Wednesday preceding the Sale, and Catalogues to be had in London, at Messrs Woodburn, St Martin's Lane, and Messrs Winstanley & Sons, auctioneers, Paternoster Row; Messrs Agnew & Zanetti, Manchester; Messrs Thomas Winstanley & Sons, Church Street, Liverpool; Messrs Hodges & Smith, Dublin; Messrs Smith & Son, Glasgow; and Mr D. Laing, South Bridge, Edinburgh :-Price 3s. (To prevent improper intrusion, no person will be admitted without a Catalogue.)"
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