A collection of curious pictures, viz. paintings & limnings by the best masters. Will be sold by auction on Tuesday the 20th, as also on Thursday the 22d, and Friday the 23d, &c. following, of this instant May, 1690. at the Barbadoes Coffee-House in Exchange-Alley, over against the Royal Exchange, Cornhil The sale beginning precisely at four of the clock every afternoon by Edward Millington. Catalogues of which are distributed by Mr. Gilliflower in Westminster-Hall: Mr. Nott in the Pall Mall: Mr· Bently in Russel-street, Covent-Garden: Mr. Wilkinson in Fleet-street: Mr. Hargrave, at the Kings-Head, over against Furnivals-Inn in Holborn: Mr. Miller, at the Acorn, in St. Paul's Church-yard: nd [sic] Mr. Crouch over against the Royal-Exchange, in Cornhil, bookseller, and at most coffee-houses in London, &c.

Author: Millington, Edward, d. 1703.1690

A COLLECTION Of Curious Pictures, Viz. Paintings & Limnings By the Best MASTERS.

Will be sold by AUCTION on Tuesday the 20th, as also on Thursday the 22d, and Friday the 23d, &c. following, of this instant May, 1690. at the Barbadoes Coffee-House in Exchange-Alley, over against the Royal Exchange, Cornhil.

The Sale beginning precisely at Four of the Clock every Afternoon

By Edward Millington.

Catalogues of which are distributed by Mr. Gilliflower in Westminster-Hall: Mr. Nott in the Pall Mall: Mr. Bently in Russel-street, Covent-Garden: Mr. Wilkinson in Fleet-street: Mr. Hargrave, at the Kings-Head, over against Furnivals-Inn in Holborn: Mr. Miller, at the Acorn, in St. Paul's Church-yard: [...]nd Mr Crouch over against the Royal-Exchange, in Cornhil, Bookseller, and at most Coffee-Houses in London, &c.

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Conditions of SALE.

I. THat he who bids most is the Buyer, and if any Difference arise which the Company cannot Decide, then the Painting, Limning, &c. shall be Exposed to Sale again.

II. That the Money for the Paintings, Limnings, &c. so bought, is to be paid at the place of Sale within three Days after the Sale is ended.

III. That all Gentlemen, Ladies, &c. after the buying any Painting or Limning, will be pleased to give in their Names and Lodgings, otherwise to pay the third part of the Price, or the whole Money presently for them, where upon payment of the remainder within the time limited, the Paintings, Limnings, &c. shall be delivered to them, or their Order.

IV. That no Person or Persons be admitted a Buyer or Buyers for any Painting, Limning, &c. that are exposed to Sale (that are their own proper Goods) which Condition is now inserted for the further satisfaction of all Gentlemen, &c. the Buyers.

V. That no Person is to bid less than six-pence a time, because of Dispatch and ease to the Sales-man.

VI. That the Paintings, Limnings, &c. may be viewed every Forenoon before the Afternoons Sale, by any Persons that please to repair to the place of Sale.

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PAINTINGS, &c.

1 A Head of Oliver Cromwell
2 An Head of King Charles
3 A Flower-piece
4 A Sketch well done
5 A Snow-piece
6 —another, Ditto
7 A Landskip, with a Castle on a Hill
8 A Head
9 A Dog
10 A piece of Swans
11 A Leopard
12 a Nuns Head
13 Mars, Venus, and Cupid
14 A Bay Horse well painted
15 a large Picture of the Virgin Mary and Angels
16 a side-face of an old man curiously painted
17 a Dutchwomans head
18 The Circumcision in black and white
19 a Womans head by a good master
20 a Watch and Pomegranate
21 a good Landskip
22 Two half Peaches well done
23 A Piece after Polenberg
24 An Italian Landskip
25 A Landskip with the good Samaritan
26 A piece of the Sun rising
27 A Sea piece of Vander Velden
28 Diana and Endimion very finely done
29 A curious Landskip by a Dutch Master
30 Perseus and Medusa by a good hand
31 Jupiter and Pomona by the same
32 A Droll finely painted after Ostade
33 A piece of still Life
34 Two small Landskips of Mr. Van Deist
35 King William in little by a Dutch Master
36 The four seasons of the year well done
37 A piece with a Lyon and a Lyoness neatly painted
38 A Fruit piece on board of Mr. Guilmans
39 an Italian Landskip, by a great master at Rome
40 a head of Cornelius Dele the great Painter
41 a Sketch of Rubens Head done by himself
42 Two Fishermen and a Woman, by Jacob de Wit, in 3 Pictures
43 a Bawdy-house of Haemskirk
44 The Fort of Algier, finely painted by a Dutch master
45 K. James the First by Ferdinando Quintine
46 The Protector Cromwells Lady after Walker
47 Sir Jonathan Cate, when young, finely done
48 The Countess Dowager of Darby, thought to be of Hans Holbens
[Page 2]49 a piece of Flowers, by a Dutch master
50 a Sea-piece by Vander Velden
51 — another by the same hand
52 a Garden-piece finely done
53 a Sea-piece by Vander Velden
54 a curious Italian Landskip
55 a piece of Ruines by a great master
56 a piece of Dogs and Bird after Hondius
57 A Boys Head by Raembrant
58 A Dro [...]l after Ostade
59 Another of the same
60 A large Landskip by a Dutch Master delicately painted
61 A small Fruit piece finely done of Irenbran
62 K. Ahashuerus and Q. Hester, by a great master
63 a large Story of a man sick for Love, finely done
64 a Feast of Monkies, by a Dutch master
65 Sampson and Dalilah, neatly painted by a Dutch master
66 a Fruit-piece, curiously done by a good hand
67 Hagar and the Angel, neatly painted by a Dutch master
68 a whole length picture curiously painted by the Life
69 a fine Landskip by Mr. Van Deest
70 a Sea piece of John Peters
71 a curious Landskip, with a large building by Knife
72 Two pieces of Fruit and Flowers
73 Meras the famous Painter at work finely done
74 Christ healing the blind by a Dutch master
75 Two small Landskip well painted
76 The Consul of Aleppo by Simon More
77 a Surgion dressing a Man by Ostade
78 Christ and the Samaritan▪ Woman by Francis Rosa
79 The Lady Cate finely done by a great master
80 Adam and Eve finely painted in an Ebony frame
81 Boars Carrousing by Haemskirk
82 a Woman representing Justice
83 Canisto in th [...] Archipelago by Peter Vander Velden
84 a fine Landskip by Van Deist
85 a Limning piece
86 a curious Drawing of a Sea port
87 a large Landskip of Loten
88 a curious piece of Shepherds, Castle and Tents
89 a Sketch of a Madona, by Fuller
90 a peice of fruit finely done by Lust
91 Mutius Scaevola the Roman Souldier
92 a piece of Plundring done by a great Master
93 a Battel peice curiously done of Meulner
94 a Fire peice delicately done by Van Hela
95 a landskip with a priest saying mass in a Cell by a great Master
96 The last Judgment delicately done and full of Figures
97 a Madona rarely painted by a Dutch Master
98 The nine Muses delicately painted by an incomparable hand
99 Christ upon the cross & the two Thieves full of figures of Frank
[Page 3]100 King Charles the second very finely painted
101 A Mans Head well done
102 A small Landskip with a Frog
103 a Blackamoor with fruit
104 a large piece of Ruins, with an Hermit, finely painted
105 a Moon-shine by VanDeest.
* 106 a Hare excellently done
106 an History of Moses by Knife
107 Hugh Peters Head well painted
108 Perseus and Andromeda
109 an Landskip by a Dutch master
110 an Heathen praying to an Idol
111 a piece of Daphnis and Apollo
112 a fine Landskip of Ducks
113 a piece of Ships on Fire
114 an Head of Doctor Forster
115 a small piece of Fish with a basket
116 a piece on Copper, of still Life and an agget Cup
117 a piece of a ruine
118 a Landskip
119 A Story-piece finely done by a great master
120 A Horse neatly painted by a good master
121 A Landskip finely painted by a French master
122 An old mans Head, by a great master
123 A small Fruit-piece finely done
124 Susannah and the two Elders, finely painted by a Dutch master
125 A Night-piece of a Conjurer, curiously painted
126 Venus and Adonis well done, by a great master
127 Orpheus amongst the Beast, a large piece, by a great master
128 A head of Diana, finely painted by a Dutch master
129 Venus and Adonis finely Painted by a Dutch Master
130 A Landskip upon board with the front of an House
131 Our Saviours head curiously painted on board
132 A Judges head
133 a Cock and Hen, and Chickens
134 a Landskip with a Windmill
135 a City on Fire
136 a piece of Fowls with a Peacock
137 a Landskip
138 another Landskip
139 a piece of a Hawk and Patridges
140 a piece of Fish with a Mackrell
141 a Landskip with a House on fire well done on board
142 a Flower piece of the same by a good hand
143 a piece of Fruit well done by Boule
144 The Crowning our Saviour with Thorns, done on board by a good master
145 a piece of Horses finely done by a great master
146 a piece of Ruines rarely painted by a Dutch master
147 Susannah and the two Elders neatly painted
148 a Mans Head curiously painted
149 The Rape of Helen, most curiously painted
150 a Book of the Painters Head finely done
[Page 4]151 A Bore and Dogs
152 A Landskip with buildings
153 Another Ditto
154 A Bull Baiting
155 A Buck Hunting
156 A Bore baiting
157 King William and Queen Mary in fine Frames
158 A Landskip with fine walks
159 Three Medlars
160 A Bridge
161 A Vanity neatly done
162 A Glass of Rhenish-Wine and cut Lemon
163 The entrance to the Emperours Garden
164 An neat Landskip
165 Joseph and the Angel
166 Italian Sketch of an Altar-piece curiouy painted
167 A view of Rochester
168 A Sea storm
169 A Landskip finely painted by Mr. Streeter
170 Two pieces of Drollery of a Ballad singer and Card-player
171 St. Katherine meditating upon a book
172 King William and Queen Mary
173 The taming of the Shrow
174 Posture Clark with one foot upon his head
175 Our Saviour and the Virgin
176 A small piece of fruit
177 St. Katherine neatly done
178 A mans Head
179 Count Teckely finely done
180 A Sea-piece by Vander Velden
181 A piece of Flowers, by a Dutch master
182 A fine Sea-piece with a Yatch
183 A fine Landskip by Van Deist
184 Magdalen finely done in Limning
185 A curious piece of Drunkards
186 Five Sences curiously done by Teniers
187 A large Italian Landskip, done by Pazar 7 foot long
188 Another by the same great master 7 foot long
189 A fine Landskip with figures by a Dutch Master
190 a peice of Dancers done by a great Master
191 Diana & Acteon painted by a Dutch Master
192 a Virgin Mary by a good hand
193 Madona rarely painted by Titian
194 St. Peter curiously done by Van Lent
195 an Italian peice of Jacob going to meet Esau, well painted
196 a Fool rarely done by Jacob Jordaens
197 a Flanders Horse on the banck of the Rhine, by Saklever
198 an Italian piece with two figures, rarely painted
199 a Crucifix finely done by Simon de Voss
200 a piece of Trophies, Arms and Fowl, done by Bouke
[Page 5]191 Queen Dowager finely done
192 A curious Sea-piece by Vander Velden
193 A Roman Ruine, by a great master
194 Two neat Landskips
195 King Charles the First after Van Dyck
196 A fine Sea piece, by a Dutch master
197 A curious large Sea-piece, by the famous Vander Velden
198 An old mans head well done
199 A large piece of a Turkish Register, by a Dutch master
200 Christ Crucify'd with the two Thieves, painted on board, full of figures, by Van Harp
201 Bacchus and Ceres finely painted
202 Cupid after Houseman
203 a Head of the Old Lord St. John, by a grea [...] master
204 St. Jerom finely done, by a Dutch master
205 a large piece of the God of Plenty, finely done by Streeter
206 a piece of Still-life, with a Tankard, by John Spicer
207 Q. Elizabeth finely done by a great master
208 Two Landskips by a Dutch master
209 a Partridge, Pheasant, and Hare, painted by a Dutch master
210 William Sommers, Jester to Harry the 8th, by a good hand
211 David with Goliahs Head, by a good hand
212 a piece of Conversation
213 a Woman finely painted
214 a piece by Vander Vene, being a Dancing about a May pole
215 a Family piece, where a Woman is giving her Child Suck
216 a curious Sea piece by Percellis
217 an Old Mans Head by Soutman
218 a small Landskip * 218 Argus and Mercury
219 an Old Mans Head in an Ebony frame
220 a piece of Spanish Conversation by an Italian master
221 a story piece finely done by the great Anonymus, in a large Ebony Frame
222 Dobson Head finely painted
223 Van Thelin the great Flower painter
224 a Fruit piece by a good hand
225 a piece of an Old Usurer
226 a Boys head laughing after Fran. Hals
227 a whole length posture made for Sir Peter Lilly
228 Storming a Fort by the Venetians finely painted
229 a fine piece of Pheasants and Fruit, curiously done
230 a Bacchanal curiously painted by Castel
231 Sir Peter de Voss most curiously painted
232 — his Lady, by the same hand
233 Court of Guards finely painted
234 Martha and Mary, painted by a great master on board
235 a piece of Flowers curiously painted by Creque
236 Mars and Venus finely painted on board
237 The last Judgment well painted, by Simon de Voss
238 Apollo and the Satyr well done, by Tison
239 The four Seasons of the year, finely done by Le Creque
[Page 6]251 A piece of Orpheus amongst the Beasts, full of figures, supposed by Snider
252 A Landskip with Tobit and his Dog, well done
253 The History of Jeptha finely done on board, supposed by Frank
254 A Moon shine
255 An half length of King Charles the second
256 A Virgin Mary after Rubens
257 A Winter piece
258 K. Will. and Q. M. finely painted by a Dutch Master
259 Mary Magdalen finely painted
260 A small Landskip finely done by Mr. Flyer
261 A piece of still Life in an Ebony frame
262 The flight to Aegypt curiously painted
263 King William and Queen Mary
264 St. John Preaching in the Wilderness, by a Dutch master
265 Abraham Offering his Son Isaack well painted
266 a Womans Head curiously painted
267 K. Charles the 1st and his Queen finely done after Van Dyke
268 Susannah and the two Elders painted by a great master
269 St. Paul with the Viper curiously painted
270 a Head by a great master
271 St. Francis well done
272 a piece of sacrificing to Neptune by a Dutch master
273 a piece with four Heads well done
274 Our Saviour finely painted by a Dutch master
275 The Virgin Mary by the same hand
276 a Dog finely painted by L [...]ley
277 Four History Sketches by an Italian master
278 Three more by the same hand
279 a large Landskip finely done
280 The banquet of the God in water collours by Spranger
281 Satyrs and Boys finely done by the same
282 a large Landskip a great master
283 a Droll piece of Men smoaking, by David Teniers
284 a peice of Beasts after Bercham
285 The Fire of London very well done
286 A Fruit piece after Bogdan
287 Three naked Women
288 K. William and Q. Mary finely painted in Oval frames
289 Jacobs Dream finely done by an Italian
290 a Fidler finely painted by a good hand
291 a Landskip with Virgins going to the Temple of Mercury
292 a Boy with with a Serpent finely done
293 an Userer with the Devil finely painted
294 Sir Kenelm Digby finely done
295 a Night piece curiously done
296 a large piece of Christ and the Woman of Samaria
297 Jupiter and Calisto
298 a Squirrel finely painted
299 a piece of Vanity by a good hand
300 King Charles the second after Lyley
[Page 7]301 Mark Antony well done
302 Piramus and Thysbe, by a good hand
303 A piece of a Monky, by a Dutch master
304 A Head finely painted
305 The Head of the P. of Orange, painted on board
306 A Womans head finely painted
307 Duns Scotus, by a good hand
308 A Young mans head finely painted
309 A Landskip with a man shooting
310 A mans head, by a good hand
311 A Droll finely painted
312 Jane Shore finely painted
313 Mary Magdalen, by a great master
314 A Shepherd and Shepherdess finely painted
315 A Landskip with figures, neatly painted
316 A Noble mans head, supposed to be by Van Dyck
317 — another, Ditto, by the same hand
318 Alarge piece of Roman Charity, by a great master
319 A whole length of Q. Elizabeth when young
320 A Sea-storm, by a Dutch master
321 Brutus and Caesar, by a good hand
322 A Garden-piece, by a Dutch master
323 A head of our Saviour, painted by an Italian
324 The Virgin Marys head, done by the same
325 A Shepherd well done
326 a large piece of Christ & the Woman of Samaria
327 A fine Italian Landskip with a Bridge
328 A Landskip with a Sea-Haven, by the same hand
329 — another, Ditto
330 The 5 Senses pleasing a young Child, well done
331 A Child curiously painted
332 A Mathematical Study
333 A Flower-pot
334 A piece of a ruinated Castle, by a good hand
335 Part of the Garden of Versailles, finely painted
336 Monkies at Cards, very neatly painted
337 Herrings, Kettle, and Oysters, well done
338 A Landskip finely painted by Hondius
339 A Landskip by a good hand
340 Our Saviour well painted
341 Queen Dowager.
* 342 Narcissus.
* 343 Lucrcee stabbing her self
344 St. Sebastian.
* 345 an amorous head.
* 346 an old mans head
347 The Fire of London.
348 Boys dancing Naked
* 349 a small Ruine
350 a piece of Fish
351 a little Sea-storm
352 a small head after Van Dyck
353 a Cupid
354 Pan and Cyrinx
355 a Bacchanal with Boys
356 — another, Ditto
[Page 8]357 Sir Robert Clayton when young, finely done
358 Card players of Haemskirk
359 a Pigg and Neats-Tongue neatly done
360 Two small Landskips, by a Dutch hand
361 Men at Tables, of Haemskirk
362 Mrs. Langley by the life, of Susanere
363 a Man with a Jugg, by Teniers
364 a Bear and a Dog after Snyders
365 a Boy with an Ape
366 Adam and Eve, finely done by Albert Durer
367 Marsanello Fisherman of Naples, by a Dutch master
368 a curious large Sea-piece by Selmaiker
369 a large Battle-piece finely done
370 a Monky chucking an old Woman under the Chin for an Onion
371 a Dutch Doctor
372 a Bacchanal
373 a large Hunting-piece
374 Duke of Monmouth by a good hand
375 St. Jerom finely done by Lemott
376 a man smoaking by a Dutch master
377 Lucrece by old Castro
378 a Ballad-singer by Castro
379 a Drunken old bawd by Leree
380 an Usurer finely done by Van Castel
381 an old Traveller after Blomaert
382 Windsor Castle finely painted
383 St. Anthonies temptations very neat
384 a Winter-piece
385 a Fruit-piece of Guilman
386 a Sea-storm very well painted
387 a Nuns picture, in an oval frame
388 a Landskip well painted
389 a Landskip
390 Two Boys of Dobson finely done
391 a flower-piece finely painted by Jasper Van Breughell
392 a fine-piece of Still-life, by Thomaso Roten
393 an Emperours head
394 a Frog finely painted
395 Dancing figures finely painted by Streeter
396 Our Saviour with the Apostles, done by a Disciple of Rubens
397 an old man picking his Teeth, by Fuller
398 a flower pot, finely done by Father Segers the Jesuit
399 a fine piece with Jarrs, by Dobson
400 Our Saviour with the serpent under his foot, by a Disciple of Van Dyck
441 Duke of Monmouth by a Dutch master
442 King and Queen in small after Wissing
443 The Glory of David, by an Italian master
444 A fine Landskip with figures, done by a Dutch master
445 A Prince that recovered his speech at the sight of naked Nymphs
446 A fine Landskip well done, by an Italian master
[Page 9]447 an head of old Parr curiously done
448 St. Martin finely painted after Van Dyck
449 a piece of flowers rarely done by Crepue
450 Job and his Comforters by Martin de Voss
451 a delicate Landskip painted on board
452 a large piece of Love and Honour, incomparably well done by Peter Van Lint
453 a Fire-piece by Segar
454 a piece with a Rabbet, by a great master
455 The Fable of the Satyr, and man blowing hot & cold, by Van Harp
456 Our Saviour taken from the Cross, curiously painted on copper
457 a Womans head by a great master
458 a small Landskip neatly done by a French master
459 a Story-piece of Christ and his 12 Disciples, supposed by young Frank
460 Offering of Hannibal finely done
461 a large piece of Still-life neatly done
462 Piramus and Thysbe, neatly painted by a Dutch master
463 Prospect of Constantinople finely done
464 a curious Landskip with figures
465 an Oul flying finely painted by Snyders
466 Charles the 5th by an Italian finely painted
467 a fine Head of St. Peter by Rubens
468 a curious Ceeling piece by Van Dyke
469 a Boy finely painted by an Italian master
470 a Head by Francis Floris
471 a piece of two Angels heads after Correggio
472 Venus and Adonis
473 a mans head of Van Dyck
474 a Europa
475 a small Landskip of Flushere
476 a small Crucifix
477 a Fruit-piece
478 a Kings Head
479 a half length of the Dutchess of Cleaveland
480 a half length of the Countess of Northumberland
481 a young Drunken Dutch woman, by Castro
482 a fine head by Dorenboz
483 a Drunken fool after Jordaens
484 Two neat Limnings
485 a battel
486 — another by the same hand
487 Toby and the Angel after Michael Angelo
488 a Bagg-Piper after Titian
489 a half length Woman after Van Dyck
490 a Womans head of Dobson
491 — another Womans head of Dobson
492 a Landskip
493 a Womans head
494 a Mans head
495 King Charles the First's head in Optick
496 a book of the heads of the Painters
497 K. William and Q. Mary by a good hand.
* 498 K. Henry the 6th.

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