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Henri Gascars ‘Portrait of a Lady, half length in a blue Dress with a white Chemise and a brown Wrap, holding a Spaniel' Bears inscription on a label on the reverse ‘Mrs. Cunliffe' oil on canvas, in a painted oval 27 x 19 ½ in. 68.6 x 49.5 cm. Henri Gascar (1635 – 1 Jan 1701) (also Gascard, Gascars) was a French-born portrait painter who achieved artistic success in England during the reign of Charles II. He painted many leading ladies at court, including several of the King's mistresses, before returning to Paris. He subsequently relocated to Rome, where he died in 1701. Gascar came to England about 1674, probably at the behest of Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, Charles II's favourite mistress. Gascar (or Gascard, as he seems to have spelt his name at first) was already known as a skillful portrait-painter; among the portraits already painted by him was that of Nicolas de Lafond, author of the "Gazette of Holland", painted in 1667, and engraved by Peter Lombart. The patronage of the Duchess of Portsmouth ensured Gascar a rapid success in England. His flamboyant style, contrasting with the stolid English approach, seemed to suit the frivolity of the time and he painted many of the ladies of Charles II's court. His lack of attention to detail in the likeness he made up for by the sumptuous draperies and tawdry adornments around the subject. For a short time he became fashionable, and is said to have amassed a fortune of over £10,000.
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George Romney 1734-1802, British “Portrait of Emma Hart, Lady Hamilton, As Mirth” Oil in canvas 56 ½” x 45 ½” 143 X 115 cm Provenance: J.C. Curwen, M.P., Workington Hall, Cumberland, by whom acquired from the artist 1st Earl of Lichfield, Orgreave hall, Lichfield Thomas Challoner, Chester, (Sale: Christie’s, London, July 10, 1897) there purchased by Thos. Agnew and Sons, Ltd., London Duven Bros, New York, by 1929 until at least 1933 C.J. Wertheimer E.G. Raphael S101091-131 1667501-3 @AC-NB 1040 2/14
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Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness Oil on Canvas
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François Boucher 1703-1770, French “The Triumph of Neptune” François Boucher (French; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century. He also painted several portraits of his patroness, Madame de Pompadour. A native of Paris, Boucher was the son of a lesser known painter Nicolas Boucher, who gave him his first artistic training. At the age of seventeen, a painting by Boucher was admired by the painter François Lemoyne. Lemoyne later appointed Boucher as his apprentice, but after only three months, he went to work for the engraver Jean-François Cars. Boucher died on 30 May 1770 in his native Paris. His name, along with that of his patron Madame de Pompadour, had become synonymous with the French Rococo style, leading the Goncourt brothers to write: "Boucher is one of those men who represent the taste of a century, who express, personify and embody it." OM-300 CL102794-139640801-2
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David Teniers ‘Topers in a Tavern Interior’ oil on white metal 10 3/8 x 12 ½ in. CL102794-244 318702-2 Price:4,500 @AC-NB
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F. Hohle (early 20th Century) after Frans Hals. ‘Two singing Boys’ signed lower right F. Hohle cop and with the monogram lower left FG, oil on canvas 66.5 x 53 cm The original, on canvas, 66x52 cm, is in the Staatliche Kunstammlung Kassel. It was acquired by Landgraf Wilhelm VIII of Hessen in 1749 (see S.Slive, Frans Hals, 1974, II.fig. 44 and III.pp.15/16, no.23) CA102894-46 734506-3 @Albertson
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Pieter Aertson (Dutch, 1507-1575) Virgin Mary Oil on panel 22 ½” x 41 ½” Inscribed lower left Pieter Aertsen (Amsterdam, 1508 – 3 June 1575), called Lange Pier ("Tall Pete") because of his height, was a Dutch painter in the style of Northern Mannerism. He is credited with the invention of the monumental genre scene, which combines still life and genre painting and often also includes a biblical scene in the background. He was active in his native city Amsterdam but also worked for a long period in Antwerp, then the centre of artistic life in the Netherlands. His genre scenes were influential on later Flemish Baroque painting, Dutch still life painting and also in Italy. His peasant scenes preceded by a few years the much better-known paintings produced in Antwerp by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
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War Scene Oil on canvas 22 ½” x 27” Year of work: 1880
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Charles François Jalabert Women in the Forest Oil on canvas Within a painted arch 39.4 x 31.8 cm S71791-209 899001-3
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Jan Josef Horemans ‘A Family singing in an Interior’ bears indistinct signature; oil on canvas 12 ½ x 9 ¼ in. 31.7 x 23.5 cm CL102794-225 327203-2 @AC-NB
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Christian Georg Schütz (German, 1718-1791) “A River Landscape with a Boat Moored by a Cottage” Oil on board, oval 3 1/3 x 3 ¾ inches (8.6 x 9.5 cm) CL 201794-171 18841-2 @NB-1040 #92
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Frans II Francken (Flemish, 1581-1642) A Scene with the Madonna Oil on canvas 30 ½ x 23 centimeters CL102794-19 437402-2 @NB-1040 #39
