A rough sketch of modern Paris : $b or, Letters on society, manners, public curiosities, and amusements, in that capitalLemaistre, J. G. (John Gustavus)
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A rough sketch of modern Paris : $b or, Letters on society, manners, public curiosities, and amusements, in that capital
Lemaistre, J. G. (John Gustavus)
Paris (France) -- Description and travel
No. 60. The Ghost of Samuel.—This picture, brought from Versailles,
is on cloth.
TINTORET.
No. 67. Saint Mark freeing a Slave. From the fraternity of St. Marco,
at Venice. One of the best pieces of Tintoret, and one of
the three to which he affixed his name, in this manner,
“Jacomo Tintor, F.”
68. St. Agnes bringing to Life the Son of a Prefect, at Rome.
Taken from the church of _la Madona del Orto_, at Venice.
TITIAN.
No. 69. The Martyrdom of St. Peter, the Dominican.—The wonderful
recovery of this precious picture I have before mentioned.
It is now in high preservation. The colours are rich, and
the whole perfect.
No. 70. The Portrait of the _Marquis del Guasto_.—This picture is
painted on cloth, and was in the old collection.
71. The Virgin, the infant Jesus, St. John, and St. Agnes. From
the old collection.
72. The Holy Family, called the Virgin with the Rabbit. From the
old collection.
73. The Pilgrims of Emmaus.—This picture, painted on cloth, was
brought from Versailles.
74. Titian and his Mistress.—This valuable picture comes from the
old collection.
75. The Picture of a man. From the old collection.
76. The Portrait of Cardinal _Hippolytus de Medici_, in a
military dress. From the palace of Pitti.
VAN DYCK.
No. 84. Francis de Moncade, Marquis d’Aytone, on cloth. From the
palace of prince Braschi, at Rome.
LEONARDI DA VINCI.
No. 37. The Virgin and St. Ann, on wood. From the old collection.
GUERCINO (GIO FRANCESCO BARBIERI.)
No. 33. St. Petronelle. The chef-d’œuvre of Guerchini. Taken from
the pontifical palace, at mount Cavallo, at Rome, where
it ornamented the chapel called _Pauline_.
L. CARRACCI.
No. 19. The carrying away the Body of the Virgin.
20. The Apostles at the Sepulchre.—These two pictures came from
Placenza, where they were seen in the cathedral. Painted
in 1608, when Carracci was far advanced in life.
“The Transfiguration,” by Raphael, is undergoing the same
process as the pictures mentioned in the beginning of
this letter; and will, probably, when this is finished,
obtain all its former celebrity.
I make no apology for this long account; for knowing your curiosity about
paintings, and the general taste for such subjects in England, I thought
it an indispensible duty to give you the full particulars of this new
exhibition, which, though on a smaller scale, is perhaps superiour, in
point of real merit, to the larger collection.
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