"Whoever has the real Mr. Merryweather's spirit will be in love with him
before they reach the end of this volume. The author is full of pleasant
enthusiasm, and has given us a volume of very curious facts."--_Eclectic
Review._
SIMPKIN and CO.
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Magnificent Collection of Engravings, the Property of a distinguished
Amateur.--Nine Days' Sale.
MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY and Co., Auctioneers of Literary Property and
Works illustrative of the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at their
House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, on MONDAY, April 29, and eight
following days (Sunday excepted), at One precisely each day the
magnificent Collection of ENGRAVINGS, the property of a distinguished
Amateur comprising the Works of the most eminent Engravers of the
ancient and modern Italian, German, Dutch, Flemish, French, and English
Schools, the whole being of the very highest quality, both as to
impression and condition; together with some superb Drawings by the most
celebrated Masters of the different Schools of Europe.
May be viewed four days prior to the sale. Catalogues are now ready, and
will be forwarded on application.
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The beautiful Collection of Modern Drawings of a distinguished Amateur.
MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY and Co., Auctioneers of Literary Property and
Works illustrative of the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at their
House, Wellington Street, Strand, on THURSDAY, May 9, a small but very
choice Collection of DRAWINGS, chiefly in Water Colours, by the most
eminent modern Artists, and containing exquisite specimens of the works
of--
Gainsborough J.W.M. Turner, R.A. Sir D. Wilkie, R.A.
Wilson C. Stanfield, R.A. Sir A. Callcott, R.A.
Watteau Cattermole De Wint
Zuccherelli D. Cox Van Os
Sir T. Lawrence Chambers Shelfhout
Bonnington Muller Hildebrandt
Stothard
and many others of equal celebrity. They are the property of the same
distinguished amateur by whom the superb collection of prints advertised
above was formed, and have been selected with the most perfect taste and
judgment.
May be viewed four days prior to the sale. Catalogues are now ready, and
will be forwarded on application.
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Six Days' Sale of the Third Portion of the valuable Stock of Prints of
Messrs. W. and G. Smith, the eminent Printsellers of Lisle Street.
MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY and Co., Auctioneers of Literary Property and
Works illustrative of the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at their
House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, on MONDAY, May 13, and five
following days, at One precisely each day, the third portion of the
important and valuable Stock of PRINTS, the property of Messrs. W. and
G. Smith, the long-established, well-known, and eminent Printsellers, of
Lisle Street, Leicester Square, who have retired from business;
comprising some of the works of the most eminent Engravers of the early
Italian, German, Dutch, Flemish, French, and English Schools, including
the matchless assemblage of the Works of the Masters of the School of
Fontainbleau, formerly in Count Fries' collection; Engravers' Proofs of
Book Plates, &c., generally of the very highest quality, both as to
impression and condition; together with a very few fine Drawings by
ancient and modern masters.
May be viewed four days before the sale, and Catalogues had at the place
of sale.
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Printed by THOMAS CLARK SHAW, of No. 8. New Street Square, at No. 5. New
Street Square, in the Parish of St. Bride, in the City of London; and
published by GEORGE BELL, of No. 186. Fleet Street, in the Parish of St.
Dunstan in the West, in the City of London, Publisher, at No. 186. Fleet
Street aforesaid.--Saturday, April 27. 1850.