J. BaptisteGreuze (1725-1805) A girl, bust length, with a green hairband, looking up. 16 ¾ x 13 3/8 in. 42.5 x 34 cm Provenance: George Watson-Taylor, M.P.; Sale, London, 1823 (catalogue entry fixed to the stretcher) Exhibited: Cape Town, South African National Gallery, Friend’s Exhibition, 1971, no.28 Cape Town, South African National Gallery, Christmas Exhibition, Old Masters from a Private Collection, Dec 1975, no. 21 Dr. Anita Brookner has advised us that, on the basis of a photograph, she considers the present picture an authograph work by Greuze. Three other versions of the above composition are known; one at Waddesdon Manor, another formerly with G. Wildenstein, Paris, and a third in a sale at Ball and Graupe, Berlin, 4-5 March 1932.

Guido Reni 1575-1642, Italian “The Abduction of Helen” Oil on Canvas 19 ¾” x 26’’ (50.2 x 66 cm)

Giovanni Battista (Sassoferrato) Salvi 1609-1685, Italian “The Sorrowing Virgin” Oil on Canvas 29” x 22 ½’’