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Innovation and empiricism: Delacroix’s ‘Taking of Constantinople by the Crusaders’

12/2022 | 1437 | 164

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Author:

Lee, Simon (Lee, Simon)

Subjects

artists:

Delacroix, Eugène / Vernet, Horace / Blondel, Merry Joseph

buildings:

Château de Versailles, Versailles, France / Musée Historique, Versailles, Versailles, France

dates:

1830-1839 / 1840-1849

museums and institutions:

Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

museums and institutions:

Musée Condé, Chantilly, France

patrons:

Louis-Philippe, King of France (1773–1850)

subjects:

French painting / Salons (art exhibitions) / History paintings / Crusades / Commissions / Battles / Pigments / Oil sketches / Composition (artistic arrangement)

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Taking of Constantinople by the Crusaders, by Eugène Delacroix. 1840. Oil on canvas, 410 by 498 cm (Musée du Louvre, Paris; Bridgeman Images).

Attributed works:

10. Sketch for the Taking of Constantinople, by Eugène Delacroix. c.1839–40. Oil on canvas, 33 by 41 cm. (Musée Condé, Chantilly).

Attributed works:

11. Sketch for the Taking of Constantinople, here attributed to Eugène Delacroix. 1840. Oil on canvas, 65 by 81 cm. (Private collection; photograph courtesy of Collins Fine Art Ltd, New York).

Attributed works:

12. Drawing for the Taking of Constantinople, by Eugène Delacroix. c.1839–40. Graphite on paper, 20.7 by 33.8 cm. (Département des Arts Graphiques, Musée du Louvre, Paris, RF 42753).

Attributed works:

2. Louis-Philippe and the royal family visit the Salles des croisades at Versailles, July 1844, by Prosper Lafaye. 1844. Canvas, 61 by 86.5 cm (Musés des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon).

Attributed works:

3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the group of the old man, woman and child.

Attributed works:

4. Detail of Fig.1, showing the group of Baudouin and the mounted crusaders.

Attributed works:

5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the group of women.

Attributed works:

6. Detail of Fig.1, showing a soldier assaulting an old man.

Attributed works:

7. Ptolemais delivered to Philippe-Auguste and Richard the Lionheart of England, 11th or 12th July 1191, by Merry-Joseph Blondel. 1840. Oil on canvas, 406 by 494 cm. (Grande Salle, Salles des croisades, Château de Versailles; Bridgeman Images).

Attributed works:

8. Detail of Fig.1, showing the reflection in the lid of the gold casket.

Attributed works:

9. Drawing for the Taking of Constantinople, by Eugène Delacroix. c.1839-40. Graphite on paper, 18.1 by 27.8 cm. (Département des Arts Graphiques, Musée du Louvre, Paris, RF 9368).

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Illustrations

Attributed works:

[Adrian Sasson, London. Takahiro heads, by Takahiro Kondo. Taken from a large series of sculptures based on the artist's own head. Each has a unique, precious metal-based surface glaze and colour]

Attributed works:

[Adrian Sassoon. A large oval dream forest flower, by Kate Malone. 2010. Crystalline-glazed stoneware. Height: 32 cm. Width: 41 cm. Depth: 39 cm.]

Attributed works:

[Agnew's, 35 Albemarle Street. Holy Family with the infant St. John the Baptist, by Bartolomeo Schedoni (1578 - 1615). Oil on walnut panel, 35.5 by 25.5 cm]

Attributed works:

[Agnew's, 35 Albemarle Street. Sisteron, by J.M.W Turner (1775-1851). Watercolour, 13.3 by 19 cm]

Attributed works:

[Ben Elwes Fine Art, 45 Maddox Street. Sixteen designs for playing cards, by William Nicholson (1872-1949). c.1901. Graphite, gouache and white heightening on card, 13.5 by 10 cm each.]

Attributed works:

[Ben Elwes. 45 Maddox Street. London W1S 2PE. John Taylor (American, 1735-1806). A wooded classical landscape at evening with figures in the foreground, 1772. Oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches (121.5 x 127 cm), oval. Signed and dated lower right 'JTaylor 1772']

Attributed works:

[bonhams, 101 New Bond Street. View of Naples Looling south from Posillipo towards Vesuvius, by Pietro Fabris (1740-92). Oil on canvas, 91.5 by 152.5 cm.]

Attributed works:

[Charles Beddington, 16 Saville Row. A capriccio of a Renaissance palace with a soldier and townsfolk, by Bernardo Bellotto (1722-80). Oil on canvas, 107 by 115.5 cm]

Attributed works:

[Charly Bailly. 10 rue de l’Hotel-de-Ville. Geneva. Pierre Alfred de Dreux (Paris 1810-1860). Le Saut de la Barrière: cavalier en habit rouge at amazone (Jumping the fence: horseman in red riding habit and sidesaddle rider). Oil on canvas, 39 x 50 cm. (15 1/2 by 19 3/4 in) Signed on the bottom right: Alfred De Dreux.]

Attributed works:

[Christie's, 8 King Street. Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a stable-lad and a jockey, by George Stubbs (1724-1806). Oil on canvas, 101.6 by 193.6 cm]

Attributed works:

[Christie’s, 8 King Street, St. James’s Place, London, W.1. A bronze mythological figure supporting he globe by Adriaen de Vries (died 1626), 1626. 43 in. (109 cm) high]

Attributed works:

[Christie’s, 8 King Street, St. James’s Place, London, W.1. Francisco Jose de Goya Y Licientes (1746-1828). Hutiles Trabajos (Useful work/detail). Pencil, grey wash. 10 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (26.3 x 18.6 cm) 263 x 186 mm]

Attributed works:

[Christie’s, 8 King Street, St. James’s Place, London, W.1. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1605-1669). The Agony in the Garden (B. Holl. 75. H. 293) (detail). Etching with drypoint, 1657. P.112 x 85 mm]

Attributed works:

[Daniel Katz, London. Marcus Aurelius on horseback, by Orazio Albrizzi (1612-51). Signed and dated 1624. Bronze. Height: 73.7 cm. Length: 63.5 cm]

Attributed works:

[Day & Faber, 14 Old Bond Street. A little girl, seated in a large wicker chair, reading a book, by Augustin de Saint-Aubin (1736-1807). Black chalk, 19 by 13.9 cm]

Attributed works:

[Dickinson, London and New York. 'Le Sémaphore', by George Valmier, 1921. Signed and dated lower right. Inscribed on the reverse by Valmier'sdaughter. Tempera and oil on panel, 54 by 73 cm]

Attributed works:

[Dickinson, London and New York. Citrons et verre, by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Signed centre left: Picasso. Dated on the reverse: 14.1.44. Oil on canvas, 27 by 41 cm]

Attributed works:

[Didier Aaron, Clifford House, 15 Clifford Street. Recto: Study for the figure of St. Laurence in The Virgin with child appearing to St. Laurence, verso: Study of a foot, by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Il Guercino (1591-1666). c. 1624. Black and white chalk on paper, 18.8 by 23.7 cm]

Attributed works:

[Didier Aaron, London, Paris and New York. A Gothic revival mahogany arm chair. Design attributed to William Porden. Possibly make by Gillow & Co., London or Lancaster. Regency period. England, c.1815. Height: 95 cm. Width: 64 cm. Depth: 70 cm]

Attributed works:

[Emanuel von Baeyer, Exhibiting at: 14 Old Bond Street. Sheet of Studies, by John Ruskin (1819-1900). 1836. Inscribed verso: 'Baden 17th December 1836. One o'clock (morning)'. Pen and ink in grey and black, 28.4 by 22.8 cm]

Attributed works:

[Erik Thomsen. Regrets for the departing spring, by Kamewari Takashi (1901-81). Ink, mineral colours, gofun and silver wash on silk, 213.4 by 243.8 cm]

Attributed works:

[Fisher. Haldenstrasse 19. Lucerne. Vladimir Donatovitch Orlovsky (Kiev 1842-1914). Evening mood on the seashore. Signed <<W. Orlowsky.>> Lower left and dated <<(18)70>> lower right. Oil on canvas, 32.4 x 63.3 cm (detail)]

Attributed works:

[Francesca Antonacci and Damiano Lapiccirella. Borgo Ognisanti, 56r. Florence. Via Margutta 54. Rome. Johann Wenzel Peter (Karlsbad 1745 - Roma 1829). A Lion and Tiger that dispute over a Deer, 1809]

Attributed works:

[Francesca Antonacci, Rome. A view of Rome from the Pincio, by P.C. Skovgaard (1817-1875). Oil on canvas, 65 by 150 cm]

Attributed works:

[Galerie Canesso. 26 rue Laffitte, Paris. Giacomo Ceruti, called Il Pitocchetto. Milan, 1698-1767. Portrait of a Capuchin Friar. Oil on canvas, 93 x78 cm (36 5/8 x 30 11/16 in)]

Attributed works:

[Galerie Neuse, Kunsthandel GmbH. Contrescarpe 14. D-28203, Bremen, Germany. Leonhard Kern (Forchtenberg 1588 - 1662 Schwabisch Hall). ca. 1635-45. Fruitwood. Height: 23 cm, lenght: 19.5 cm]

Attributed works:

[Granocchia FIne Art. An 18 carat white gold broach in the shape of a leaf mounted with diamond and ruby 'serti Mesterieux'. 1940s. Signed: 'vca Paris']

Attributed works:

[Hill-Stone, Inc. Exhibiting at: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street. Two actors standing on an ornamental platform, by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Drawing in red chalk, 36.4 by 23.3 cm]

Attributed works:

[Holly Johnson Antiques. A pair of red leather Jetson chairs with chrome plated steel base, by Bruno Mathsson (1907-88) for DUX. c.1970. Height: 100 cm. Width: 64 cm. Depth: 46 cm]

Attributed works:

[Jane Kahan Gallery. Rythme, by Robert Delaunay (1938-1974). Aubusson Tapestry, 233.7 by 167.6 cm]

Attributed works:

[Jean-Luc Baroni, 7-8- Manson's Yard. Lady seen from behind, by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). Signed: 'A Rodin' at lower right. Watercolour over black chalk, 32.5 by 25 cm]

Attributed works:

[Jean-Luc Baroni. 7/8 Mason’s Yard, Duke Street, St. James’s, London. Jan Weenix. 1642 - Amsterdam - 1719. A Squirrel Monkey. Oil on canvas: 29.9 x 25.9 cm]

Attributed works:

[Jean-Luc Baroni. 7/8 Mason’s Yard, Duke Street, St. James’s, London. Vladimir Sokolov. 1872-1946. The Trinity Monastery of Saint Sergius. Signed and dated 1924. Ink: 30.5 x 45 cm]

Attributed works:

[Johnny Van Haften Ltd, 13 Duke Street. A portrait of a gentleman, by Michael Sweerts (1618-64). Oil on canvas, 64.1 by 51.4 cm]

Attributed works:

[Jose de la Mano, Exhibiting at: The Art Gallery (Lower), 32 Dover Street. Academic study, by Huan Conchillos Falcó (1641-1711). c.1691-1704. Charcoal and white lead on blue-tinted paper, 39.2 by 25.5 cm]

Attributed works:

[Julian Hartnoll. Portrait of a girl, by Edward Burne-Jones (1833-98). 1880. Red chalk, 50.8 by 40.6]

Attributed works:

[Kay Michie. The skater, by Laura Knight (1877-1970). Watercolour and gouache, 55.8 by 83.8 cm]

Attributed works:

[MacDougall’s Fine Art Auction. 30° Charles II St. London.Robert Walker Weir. The Two Marys at the Sepulchre.]

Attributed works:

[Moretti FIne Art Ltd, 43-44 New Bond Street. St. Antonius, by Lorenzo di Credi (c. 1456-1536). Oil on panel, 31.1 by 19.3 cm]

Attributed works:

[Portland Gallery, London. Still-Life, broken statue and shadow, by Francis Bacon (1909-1992). 1984. Titled, signed and dated 1984 on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 190 by 147 cm]

Attributed works:

[Robilant + Voena, London and Milan. A View of Whitehall with the banqueting house and the Holbein Gate, by Antonio Joli. (c.1700-1777). c.1744-48. Oil on canvas,41.9 by 71.1 cm]

Attributed works:

[Ronald Phillips. 26 Bruton Street. London. A magnificent George III Mahogany bookcase attributed to Thomas Chippendale]

Attributed works:

[Sotheby's, 34-35 New Bond Street. Venice, a view of the Rialto Bridge, looking north, from the Fondamenta del Carbon, Francesco Guardi. (1712-93). 120 by 203.7 cm]

Attributed works:

[Sotheby’s & Co., 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W.1. Jean-François de Troy. The Crowing of Esther.]

Attributed works:

[Sotheby’s & Co., 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W.1. Sir Stanley Spencer. Workmen in the house, 1935.]

Attributed works:

[Sphinx Fine Art, Exhibiting at Frost & Reed, 2-4 King Street. Cattle at rest, by Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev (1886-1929). Signed 'Boris Grigoriev'. Gouache on paper, 40 by 55.5 cm]

Attributed works:

[Sphinx Fine Arts, Exhibiting at: 2-4 King Street. The suffering of Christ, by Bartholomaus Spranger (1546-1611). Oil on copper, 29.5 by 22 cm]

Attributed works:

[Tai Gallery. Bon appetit: A feast for the eyes, by Ueno Masao. 2010. Madake, gold dust and gold leaf. Height: 23.5 cm. Width: 14 cm. Depth: 16 cm]

Attributed works:

[Tomasso Brothers, London and Leeds. Female classical bust, by John Gibson (1790-1866). White marble. Height: 49.2 cm]

Attributed works:

[Trinity Fine Art, 29 Bruton Street. Portrait of a man in a soft cap, possibly Gian Vincenzo Gravina, by Pier Leone Ghezzi (1674-1755). Pen and brown ink, 25 by 20.1 cm]

Attributed works:

[Trinity Fine Art. 29 Bruton Street. London W1J 6QP. Merry-Joseph Blondel (Paris, 1781-1853). Portrait of Pierre-Jean-George Cabanis (1757-1808). Oil on canvas, 125.5 x 92 cm.]

Attributed works:

[Whitfield Fine Art, 23 Dering Street. Holy Family with St. Catherine, by Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619). Oil on canvas, 52 by 63 cm]

Attributed works:

[Wildenstein & Co. Inc. 19 East 64th Street. New York, NY 10021. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Un Ruisseau sous bois, c.1855-60. Oil on canvas: 58.4 x 45.1 cm]

Non-western art unattributed:

[Anita Gray. A pair of large Chinese blue and white Kangxi bowls, each on a short round moulded foot, painted in brilliant underglaze blue enamels. 1662-1722. Diameter: 34 cm]

Western art unattributed:

[Brian Rolleston Antiques. An important William and Mary escritoire inlaid throughout with flowers, leaves and birds. English, c. 1685. Width: 114 cm. Depth: 52 cm. Height: 167 cm]

Western art unattributed:

[Christie's, Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, 5th July 2011. Portrait of a young man, bust-length, wearing a hat. Netherlandish school. c.1450-1500. With inscriptions: 'hugo' (recto) and 'Lucas van Leyden' (verso). Metalpoint, on light grey prepared paper, unframed. 16.2 by 12.2 cm]

Western art unattributed:

[MacDougall’s Fine Art Auction. 30° Charles II St. London. Follower of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. The Fight Between Carnival and Lent.]

Western art unattributed:

[Peter Finer, London. A corinthian helmet, c.580-520 BC. Greek.]

Western art unattributed:

[Sotheby’s & Co., 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W.1. A pair of Italian carved giltwood settees from the Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi. Genovese, circa 1740-1744.]

Western art unattributed:

[Tomasso Brothers Fine Art. Bardon Hall. Weetwood Lane. Leeds. Dove Walk. 107b Pimlico. London. The Albani Faun. 18th Century Roman School. White Marble.]

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Subjects

artists:

Marquet, Albert

artists:

Montauti, Antonio

artists:

Matteis, Paolo de'

artists:

Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest

artists:

Parodi, Filippo

artists:

Topino, Charles

artists:

Guardi, Francesco

artists:

Fuseli, Henry

artists:

Appiani, Andrea

artists:

Etty, William, 1787-1849

artists:

Cazin, Jean-Charles

artists:

Sickert, Walter

artists:

Dughet, Gaspard

artists:

Lalique, René

artists:

Tchelitchew, Pavel

artists:

Brancusi, Constantin

artists:

Duck, Jacob

artists:

Wijnants, Jan

artists:

Berthoud, Ferdinand

artists:

Goyer, François

artists:

Blondel, Merry Joseph

artists:

Guardi, Giacomo

artists:

Asch, Pieter Jansz. van

artists:

Falcone, Aniello

artists:

Perino del Vaga

artists:

Zoppo, Marco

artists:

Hondius, Hendrik, I , 1573-1650

artists:

Poelenburgh, Cornelis van

artists:

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia

artists:

Brueghel, Jan, the Elder

artists:

Dyck, Anthony van

artists:

Rubens, Peter Paul

artists:

Jordaens, Jacob

artists:

Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto

artists:

Claesz, Pieter

artists:

Haestar, Leendert van

dates:

1970-1979

subjects:

Art market

subjects:

Sri Lankan / Weapons / Metalwork

subjects:

Roman (ancient) sculpture

subjects:

Syrian / Persian / Glass

subjects:

Roman (ancient) / Glassware

subjects:

Etruscan / Sculpture / Hellenistic

subjects:

Egyptian sculpture / Chinese / Chess pieces

subjects:

Greek (ancient) sculpture

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Illustrations

Attributed works:

Plate L. View of Sète near Collioures, by Albert Marquet. 1924. Canvas, 66 by 81 cm. (The Property of Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., 31 Bruton Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate LI. Reclining Nude, by Walter Richard Sickert. Signed. Pen and Ink, 17.7 by 26.6 cm. (The Property of The Suffolk Art Galleries, Long Melford, Suffolk)

Attributed works:

Plate LII. Table Fountain, by Maac & René Lalique. (The Property of Knut Günther, Auf der Körnerwiese 19, 6 Frankfurt-am-Main 1, and 43 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris)

Attributed works:

Plate LIII. Capriccio: Roman Ruins (One of a Pair), by Giacomo Guardi. Canvas, 23.5 by 19.5 cm. (The Property of Villiers Gallery, 38 Conduit Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate LIV. Mysterious Figures, by Pavel Tchelitchew. Signed and Dated 1939. Indian Ink and Water-Colour on Yellow Paper, 46.25 by 31 cm. (The Property of Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, 815 No. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90069)

Attributed works:

Plate LV. Maiastra, by Constantin Brancusi. 1910/11. Bronze; Height, 55.3 cm. (The Property of Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd., 39 Old Bond Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate XIX. Figure of Christ, by Marco Zoppo. Panel, 55.5 by 24.5 cm. (The Property of Silvano Lodi, Wittelsbacherplatz, 1, Arco Palais, 8 Munich 2)

Attributed works:

Plate XL. Apollo and Daphne, by Giacomo Filippo Parodi. Walnut; Height, 215 cm. (The Property of S. Pahl-Mehringer, Merzstrasse 12, 8 Munich 80)

Attributed works:

Plate XLI. Bracket Clock, by Ferdinand Berthoud and François Goyer. French, Louis XV Period. Height, 141 cm. (The Property of Galerie Koller, Rämistrasse 8, 8001 Zurich)

Attributed works:

Plate XLII. Transitional Petite Commode, by Charles Topino. Signed. Height, 72 cm; Width, 50 cm. (The Property of Villiers Gallery, 38 Conduit Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate XLIII. Transitional Petite Commode, by Charles Topino. Signed. Height, 72 cm; Width, 50 cm. (The Property of Villiers Gallery, 38 Conduit Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate XLIV. Stag Hunt, by Francesco Guardi. Canvas, 46 by 80.5 cm. (The Property of Ettore Viancini, San Marco 1659, -I-30124 Venice)

Attributed works:

Plate XLIX. Le Chantier (A Wharf with Boats), by Jean-Charles Cazin. Signed. Canvas, 78.7 by 121.9 cm. (The Property of Gregoire Galleries, Inc., 1046 Madison Avenue, at 79th Street, New York, N. Y. 10021)

Attributed works:

Plate XLV. A Standing Male Figure, by Henry Fuseli. Pencil, Pen and Sepia Ink with Watercolour, 27.9 by 20.5 cm. (The Property of William Darby, 36 New Bond Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate XLVI. Hecuba and Polyxena, by Merry-Joseph Blondel. Canvas, 95 by 85 cm. (The Property of Stanza del Borgo, via Giacomo Puccini 5, 20121 Milan)

Attributed works:

Plate XLVII. Portrait of the Painter Benvenuti, by Andrea Appiani. Drawing, 31 by 23.5 cm. (The Property of Nella Longari, via Bigli 15, 20121 Milan)

Attributed works:

Plate XLVIII. A Young Woman, by William Etty. Oil on Millboard, 91.4 by 68.6 cm. (The Property of Spencer A. Samuels & Co. Ltd., 18 East 76th Street, New York, N. Y. 10021)

Attributed works:

Plate XVIII. St Paul Escapes from Damascus, by Perino del Vaga. Pen and Brown Ink and Wash, Heightened with White (Partly Oxidized) on Paper Washed Brown, 23.8 by 15.3 cm. (The Property of Michèle Moatti, 77 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris)

Attributed works:

Plate XXI. Man in a Soft Hat, by Hendrik Hondius the Elder. Black and Red Chalk, 19.6 by 20.3 cm. (The Property of Herbert E. Feist, 1125 Madison Avenue, at 84th Street, New York 10028)

Attributed works:

Plate XXII. The Golden Age, by Cornelis van Poelenburgh. Panel, 15 by 23.25 cm. (The Property of R. M. O'Nians, Kingsbury House, 15 King Street, St James's, London SW1)

Attributed works:

Plate XXIII. Four Women Dancing, Attributed to Giovanni Antonio da Brescia after Andrea Mantegna. Engraving. (The Property of P. & D. Colnaghi & Co Ltd, 14 Old Bond Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate XXIV. The Revelation of St John on Patmos, by Jan Breughel the Elder. Signed. Copper, 35.6 by 27.3 cm. (The Property of Christopher Gibbs Ltd., 118 New Bond Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate XXIX. Vanitas Still-Life, by Pieter Claesz. Signed and Dated 1635. Panel, 88 by 72 cm. (The Property of H. Terry-Engell Gallery, 8 Bury Street, St James's, London SW1)

Attributed works:

Plate XXV. Two Studies of a Man's Head, by Sir Anthony van Dyck. Oil on Paper Laid on Canvas, 40 by 53.3 cm. (The Property of Marshall Spink, 18 Albemarle Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate XXVI. Sine Cerere et Bacchus Frigit Venus, Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens and Jacob Jordaens. Canvas, 205 by 230 cm. (The Property of Galleria Pontremoli, via Durini 19, Milan)

Attributed works:

Plate XXVII. The Trinity Adored by SS. John the Baptist and Augustine, by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. Brush Drawing, Brown Paint with Blue, Red, Mint Green, and White Touches on Beige Paper, Washed Darker, 53.3 by 37.2 cm. (The Property of P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd, 14 Old Bond Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate XXVIII. Study of a Man's Head in Profile (Abraham Grapheus), by Jacob Jordaens. Oak Panel, 59 by 44.5 cm. (The Property of Julius Böhler, Briennerstrasse 25, 8 Munich 2)

Attributed works:

Plate XXX. Salome with the Head of St John the Baptist, by Jakob Duck. Panel, 69.8 by 54.6 cm. (The Property of Arcade Gallery, 15 Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate XXXI. Adoration of the Magi, by Leendert Maertensz. van Haestar. Signed and Dated 1640. Panel, 59 by 71 cm. (The Property of Alan Jacobs Gallery, 15 Motcomb Street, London SW1)

Attributed works:

Plate XXXII. Battle Scene, Attributed to Aniello Falcone. Canvas, 123 by 178 cm. (The Property of Gilberto Algranti, via Bigli 2, 20121, Milan)

Attributed works:

Plate XXXIII. Landscape, by Gaspard Dughet Called Gaspard Poussin. Canvas, 59 by 82 cm. (The Property of Hazlitt Gallery, 4 Ryder Street, St James's, London SW1)

Attributed works:

Plate XXXIV. Landscape, by Pieter van Asch. Fully Signed. Panel, 45.4 by 60.2 cm. (The Property of Friederike Pallamar Gallery, Dorotheergasse 7, Vienna IX)

Attributed works:

Plate XXXIX. Table-Centre, Attributed to J. A. Meissonnier. Bronze, Chased and Gilded; Height, 47 cm.; Length, 64 cm.; Depth, 47 cm. (The Property of MM. Laloux-Dessain, Avenue Louise 115, 1050 Brussels)

Attributed works:

Plate XXXV. Dutch Landscape with Fallen Tree, by Jan Wynants. Signed. Canvas, 83.8 by 104.1 cm. (The Property of P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., 14 Old Bond Street, London W1)

Attributed works:

Plate XXXVII. The Return of the Prodigal Son, by Antonio Montauti. Signed and Dated 1724. Bronze; Height, 63.1 cm. (The Property of Heim Gallery (London) Ltd, 59 Jermyn Street, St James's London, SW1)

Attributed works:

Plate XXXVIII. The Annunciation, by Paolo de Matteis. Signed and Dated 1712. Canvas, 206 by 176.5 cm. (The Property of Heim Gallery (London) Ltd, 59 Jermyn Street, St James's, London SW1)

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate III. Coffin. Egyptian, Middle Kingdom. Cedarwood; Length, 166 cm; Width, 32 cm; Height, 33 cm. (The Property of Christamaria Sandmeier, Gallery of Egyptian Arts, Jüdenstrasse 10, D-34 Göettingen)

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate V. Vase with Lid. Earthenware. Chinese, Han Dynasty (206 B. C.-220 A. D.). Height, 63 cm. (The Property of Galleria dell'Angelo, Piazza Cioccaro 11, 6900 Lugano)

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate XIII. Dish. Persian, Fifth Century B. C. Silver; Breadth, 30.5 cm. (The Property of Gawain McKinley Ltd., 15a Mount Row, London W1)

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate XVI. Wine Ewer (Chih-hu). Chinese, Hung-Wu Period (1368-98). Porcelain; Height, 32.5 cm. (The Property of Eskenazi Ltd., Foxglove House, 166 Piccadilly, London W1)

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate XVII. A Dagger. Probably Ceylonese, Fifteenth-Sixteenth Century. (The Property of Howard Ricketts Ltd., 180 New Bond Street, London, W1)

Western art unattributed:

Plate I., Plate II. Head. Greek, c.450 B. C. Marble; Total Height from Chin to Top of Head, 16 cm; Maximum Depth, 12 cm. (The Property of a Private Collector. Enquiries Should Be Addressed to Box 67307, The Burlington Magazine, 49 Park Lane, London, W1)

Western art unattributed:

Plate IV. Standing Aphrodite. Antonine, Second Century A. D. Bronze; Height, 26 cm. (The Property of Freddie Küng, Haldenstrasse 7, 6000 Lucerne)

Western art unattributed:

Plate IX. Alexander with the Lance. Hellenistic, Third or Second Century B. C. Marble; Height, 26.9 cm. (The Property of Robin Symes Ltd, 3 Ormond Yard, Duke of York Street, St James's, London SW1)

Western art unattributed:

Plate VI. Bowl. Chinese, Honan Bowl and Cover, Sung Dynasty. Height, 16.5 cm. (The Property of Spink & Son Ltd, King Street, St James's, London SW1)

Western art unattributed:

Plate VII. Corinthian Olpe. Late Protocorinthian, c.640-30 B. C. Height, 29 cm. (The Property of Münzen und Medaillen A. G., Malzgasse 25, 4002 Basle)

Western art unattributed:

Plate VIII. Thurible. Etruscan. Early Fourth Century B. C. Bronze; Height, 45.5 cm. (The Property of Münzen und Medaillen A. G., Malzgasse 25, 4002 Basle)

Western art unattributed:

Plate X. Glass Bottle. Roman, First Century A. D. Height, 16.25 cm. (The Property of Gallery of Greek, Roman and Byzantine Art, 5 Telemannstrasse, 6000 Frankfurt-am-Main)

Western art unattributed:

Plate XI. Two Beakers. Syria, Thirteenth or Early Fourteenth Century. Glass; Height, Both c.14 cm. (The Property of Gawain McKinley Ltd., 15a Mount Row, London W1)

Western art unattributed:

Plate XII. Green Beaker. Roman, First Century A. D. Glass; Height, 12.5 cm. (The Property of Gawain McKinley Ltd., 15a Mount Row, London W1)

Western art unattributed:

Plate XIV. Bust of a Man. Roman, First Century B. C.? Marble; Height, 50 cm. (The Property of Pino Donati, via Nassa 11, Lugano)

Western art unattributed:

Plate XV. Virgin and Child. Auvergne, Second Half of the Twelfth Century. Nut-Wood; Height, 75 cm. (The Property of Erich Hasberg, Ottostrasse 6, 8 Munich 2)

Western art unattributed:

Plate XX. St Dennis, Netherlandish. c.1500. Oak; Height, 69.5 cm. (The Property of Objects, 96 Mount Street, London W1)

Western art unattributed:

Plate XXXVI. The Lions. Brussels, First Half of the Sixteenth Century. Tapestry, 355 by 525 cm. (The Property of Dario Boccara, 184 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris 8e)

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