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1. A catalogue of the reserved part of the most magnificent and valuable collection of Italian, Roman, French, Flemish and Dutch pictures ever imported into England : selected from the first Cabinets in Europe, at a very liberal expence : this collection consists of the most unquestionable and best performances of Raphael, Guido, Corregio, Caracci, Guercino, Caravaggio, Cl. Lorain, L. Da Vinci, Parmegiano, C. Maratti, Mola, Murillo, V. Castelli, Rembrandt, Titian, P. Veronese, Tintoret, S. Rosa, Rubens, Vandyke, Velasquez, Poussin, Borgognone, S. Bourdon, Polemburg, Bassan, Vanderwerf, Mieris, &c. : and will be sold by auction by Mess. Langford, at the Great Rooms, late belonging to the Society of Arts &c. opposite Beaufort Buildings, Strand, on Friday, April 10, and the following day : the said collection may be publickly viewed on Wednesday and Thursday the 8th and 9th, and 'till the time of sale, which will begin each day punctually at twelve o'clock ; descriptive catalogues of which may be had, price six-pence, on the days of viewing, at the place of sale.

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Creator:
Mr. Langford and Son
Date:
1778
Physical Description:
23, [1] pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A catalogue of the most magnificent and valuable collection of Italian, Roman, French, Flemish and Dutch pictures ever imported into England : selected from the first Cabinets in Europe, at a very liberal expence : in this collection are the most unquestionable and best performances of Raphael, Guido, Rubens, Rembrandt, S. Rosa, Mola, Corregio, Guerchino, C. Maratti, P. Veronese, Murillo, L. Da Vinci, Tintoret, Titian, Carracci, Claude, Cignani, Beughel, Poussin, Vandyke, Castigione, P. Cortona, Elsheimer, Schidone, &c. : which will be sold by auction, by Mess. Langford, at the Great Rooms, late belonging to the Society of Arts &c. opposite Beaufort Buildings, Strand : on Thursday, March 26, and the two following days : the said collection may be publickly viewed on Tuesday and Wednesday the 24th and 25th, and 'till the time of sale, which will begin each day punctually at twelve o'clock : catalogues of which may be had, price six-pence, on the days of viewing, at the place of sale.

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Creator:
Langford, Mr. (Abraham), 1711–1774
Date:
[1778]
Physical Description:
30 pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. A catalogue of the much distinguished and valuable collection of Italian, French, Flemish and Dutch pictures : fine bronzes, sepulchral urns, bustos, vases in antique marble, Porphry, &c. &c. of the late John Blackwood, Esq. deceased : whose knowledge and peculiar taste in the polite arts require no comment : in this collection ae the undoubted works of the following much admired Great Masters, viz Guido, Dominichino, Parmegiano, L. Giordano, P. D. Cortona, M. Angelo, Spagnioletto, F. Mola, Albano, A. Sacchi, S. & M. Ricci, Calabrese, Orbeto, Sal. rosa, Bartholomeo, Borgognione, P. Laura, Valasquez, Bourdon, Du Jardin, N. & G. Poussin, Ochiali, Elsheimer, Swaneveldt, Rubens, Vandyke, Rembrandt, Gonzales, J.-Stien, J. Van Eck, Ursula, P. Brill, B. Luti, V.D. Velde, Cuyp, Snyders, Fyte, De Vos, Hondikooter, Kamboutts, F. Hals, Moucheron, Hommima &c. &c. : particularly, a most capital landscape by S. Rosa : the Tribute-Money by Rembrandt, his own portrait by Ditto : the Aurora and the Evening by Rubens, both engraved : a portrait, Vandyke : St. Peter repenting, L. Giordano : a capital landscape, Cuyp : the Reposo, Rubens : several capital hunting pieces by Snyders, &c. &c. &c. : Which by order of the executors, will be sold by auction, by Mess. Christie & Ansell, at their Great Room, next Cumberland House, Pall Mall, on Friday, February 20, 1778 and the following day : to be publicly viewed on Wednesday the 18th, and to the sale, which will begin each day at twelve o'clock : catalogues may be had as above.

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Creator:
Christie and Ansell (London, England)
Date:
[1778]
Physical Description:
8 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The art of drawing in perspective made easy : to those who have no previous knowledge of the mathematics / by James Ferguson ...

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Creator:
Ferguson, James, 1710–1776
Date:
1778
Physical Description:
xii, 123 p., 9 leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. A catalogue of the third and last part of the most valuable collection of Italian, Roman, French, Flemish and Dutch pictures ever Imported into England : selected from the first Cabinets in Europe, at a very liberal expence : this collection consists of the most unquestionable and best performances, in the highest preservation, of Raphael , Guido, Caracci, Albano, Romanelli, Lucatelli, Canaletti, Poussin, Watteau, Lancret, Vernet, Titian, Bandinelli, Julio Romani, Caraveggio, Domen. Feti, Le Seuer, Murillo, Velasquez, Le Brun, Tintoret, Bassan, A. Veronese, Rubens, S. Rosa, V. Castelli, Castiglione, Solimene, Bourdon, Freminet, Vandermeulen, Parocel, Vandyke, Berghem, Teniers, Woverman, &c. : which will be sold by auction, by Mess. Langford, at the Great Rooms late belonging to the Society of Arts, &c. opposite Beaufort Buildings, Strand : on Thursday, May 14 and the following day : the said collection may be publickly viewed on Tuesday the 13th, and 'till the time of sale, which will begin each day punctually at twelve o'clock : descriptive catalogues of which may be had, price six-pence, on the days of viewing, at the place of sale.

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Creator:
Mr. Langford and Son,
Date:
[1778]
Physical Description:
20 pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts