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Title: De luxe catalogue of notable paintings by Masters of the Early English, Dutch, Flemish and French schools : consigned by T.J. Blakeslee, to be sold at unrestricted public sale at Mendelssohn Hall on ... (April 9th and 10th, 1908) ..
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Blakeslee, Theron J., d. 1914 American Art Association
Subjects: Painting
Publisher: New York : American Art Association
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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Church of San Giorgio Maggiore (illustrated on opposite page) The great church, with its numerous outbuildings and offices,occupies an island on the bosom of a broad lagoon, on the sur-face of which many gondolas are passing to and fro. On thebroad plaza before the portico groups of gayly clad peopleare walking in the sunlight, while behind, a towering cam-panile stands out against the blue Italian sky. Height, 8 inches; length, 12 inches. From the collection of the Hex. John Ashley. Purchased from Thos. Agnew & Sons, London. No. 33OEOKGE ROMNEY 1734—1802 MRS. BEAUMONT AND CHILD An early example of the painters work. The mother sitsclasping her fair-haired child of about two years of age to herbosom. A gauze scarf serves as a background to her softbrown hair and falls over her shoulders. Her face is in three-quarter view to the right, the eyelids drooping over her eyesas she gazes in meditative fashion at the floor. Height, 24 inches; width, 20 inches.From the collection of General Buiaver, Haydon Hall, Norfolk.
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No. 34FIlA:NrCIS COTES, B.A. 1726—1770PORTRAIT OF A BOY The three-quarter length portrait of a young lad of some tenor twelve years of age, standing by a grassy bank surmountedby a tree, upon which he is leaning his right arm, his wholebody being slightly inclined in that direction. He wears a loosejacket of dark blue cloth, unbuttoned and worn open to showhis soft white shirt, with a narrow collar of lace round theneck. The trousers are of the same material as the coat. Hisleft arm hangs in front of the body, the hand holding a capround which is a band of gold braid. Height, 35 inches; width, 28 inches. Francis Cotes was a contemporary and rival of Sir Joshua Reynolds.He was an eminent artist in crayons, was one of the first members ofthe Royal Academy, and also a member of the incorporated Society ofArtists. No. 35 LEON BICHET 1847—AFTER THE STORM—IN NORMANDY RiCHET, who was a pupil of Diaz, has presented a scene ofgreat force and grandeur. The storm has spent its fury andthe

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