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Title: Illustrated catalogue of 100 paintings of old masters of the Dutch, Flemish, Italian, French, and English schools : belonging to the Sedelmeyer Gallery, which contains about 1000 original paintings of ancient and modern artists
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Galerie Sedelmeyer
Subjects: Painting
Publisher: Paris : (The Gallery)
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute
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or (Hans) HONDECOETER (Melchior) (i636-i6()5) 18. — Ducks and a Cock ! A landscape, composed, on the right, of a large tree, some shrubsand rocks, and on the left, by a river and a glimpse of the sky. —In front of the landscape, on the right, is a splendid cock, crowing,and a turkey, holding a kernel of corn in its bill. In the fore-ground, ducks and ducklings are swimming about on a pond. Canvas, 3 ft. 5 3/4 in. by 4 ft. 2 in. ® DE HOOCH (Pieter) ( I 63o-l677) 19. — The Music Party A company of three ladies and a gentleman are assembled undera vestibule of rich architecture; two of the former are sitting neara table, covered with a Turkey carpet, and the third stands nearthem, with a mandoline in her hand. The gentleman is playing onthe guitar, while the two ladies are singing. On the left, a dog isseen at some distance off. In the centre is a building with a steeple,surrounded by trees. Signed.Canvas, 26 in. by 3i 1/2 in. From the Viscount de Buisserets Collection. — 24 —
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i9- — De Hooch (Pieter) MASSYS (Quintin) (Born in 14(56 — died about i53o) 20. — The Entombment of Christ The rigid body of Christ is stretched over Marys lap. Grief isdepicted on her line face; her arms are crossed over her breast.Beside her, St. John is holding a towel under the Lords head.Behind this group is a hill with the three crosses. On the left, ona plain, are some horsemen before a fortified town. Blue sky. Panel, 1 ft. 1 1/4 in. by 1 ft. 7 1/4 in. MOREELSE (Paulus)(1571-1638) 2.1. — Portrait of a Young Woman Three-quarter figure; turned to the left, three-quarter face.Richly dressed in a black silk dress, with gold embroidery andstriped, puffing sleeves; a broad lace ruff and lace cuffs; pearl ear-rings and a broad pearl necklace; jewelled brooch and bracelets.In her right hand she holds a feather-fan. Panel, 3 ft. 7 3/4 in. by 2 ft. 7 1/2 in. - 26 -
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