A collection of curious pictures, viz. paintings and limnings, by the best masters. Will be sold by auction on Tuesday the 27th. instant at 4 of the clock in the afternoon, at the Blew-Balcony in Red-Lyon-street near Holbourn Most of them originals of the best masters of Europe, it will be continued dayly till all be sold: all persons may see the paintings and have catalogues gratis 3 days before at the place of sale. The house is to be let, having one large room and other conveniences fit for a boarding, or dancing-school. The conditions of sale as usuall, and the time of paying and fetching away the lots so bought, to be within three days after the said sale, paying porteridge.

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A COLLECTION Of Curious PICTURES, VIZ. PAINTINGS and LIMNINGS, By the best MASTERS.

Will be sold by Auction on Tuesday the 27th. Instant at 4 of the Clock in the Afternoon, at the Blew-Balcony in Red-Lyon-street near Holbourn. Most of them Originals of the best Masters of Europe, it will be continued dayly till all be sold: All Persons may see the Paintings and have Catalogues gratis 3 days before at the place of sale. The House is to be Let, having one large Room and other conveniences fit for a Boarding, or Dancing-School.

The Conditions of Sale as usuall, and the time of paying and fetching away the Lots so bought, to be within three days after the said Sale, paying Porteridge.

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PAINTINGS and LIMNINGS, &c.

1. A Landskip with Men Fishing
2. A Mans-head finely Painted
3. A Landskip with Cows.
4. A Landskip.
5 The Tower of Babell.
6 An old Womans head by Hemskirk
7 A Mans-head, on Board
8 A very Antient piece, with a Town and Wind-Mill.
9 A Turks-head well Painted
10 Some Stones and a Waterfall
11 A piece of Fruit &c.
12 The French Kings head
13 A large pc. of Lot's going out of Sodom
14 Hemskerks head painted by himself
15 The Duke of Monmouth on Copper
16 A Landskip by Pinacer
17 A Landskip with Cupid and Venus a-sleep
18 Windsor Castle finely painted
19 A Sea piece finely painted
20 Another by the same Master
21 A Battle by Moon-light by Mr. Wyck
22 A Sea-Port by his Father
23 The Last Supper curiously painted
24 A Parrot and Squerrill &c. by Hondius
25 Chatham and Medway full of the Kings Ships neatly painted
26 A Phesant Painted to the life
27 A piece of natural Italian stone, representing a Ruine
28 Queen Dowager finely painted, a 3 quarter Cloth
29 A feast of the Gods
30 King William and Queen Mary on Copper
31 Portia a half length, an Original
32 A Coppy of ditto a 3 quarter cloth
33 A Black a-Moor curiously painted
34 A large Landskip by Van Deece
35 Lot and his Daughters, a 3 quarter cloth
36 A small Landskip
37 A large Buck-hunting, after Wyck
38 Christ taken from the Cross after Van Dyke
39 A head by Hemskerk
40 Susanna and the 2 Elders
41 The Shepherds, or Christmas-Night by Coloney
42 Cupid getting on horse-back
43 An amorous piece
44 A Mans-head by Van Dyke
45 A Landskip with a Man fishing, by a good hand
46 A Dutch Cook in her Kitchen
47 Mary Magdalene by Festi
48 A large piece of Christ's paying Tribute to Caesar
[Page 2]49 A small Landskip
50 Another Landskip
51 A still life by old Bone
52 A Frost piece by Groffere
53 A Sea piece well painted
54 A Waterfall with Nimphs by Locason
55 A dying Man with his Friends about him, by Hemskirk
56 A sleeping Venus and Satyr well painted
57 Bersheba well painted
58 A Madona by a good hand
59 A Dancing Bare and Monkeys, &c. by Hondius
60 A Waterfall by Lawson
61 A Fruit piece
62 A Lady playing with her — Original
63 A half length piece of Fish by Robinson
64 King Charles the Second
65 A Fruit piece finely painted
66 A Stag Hunting by Hondious
67 A Mans-head by Hemskerk
68 St. John Baptising our Saviour full of Figures, neatly painted
69 Diana and her Nimphs by Croos
70 Jupiter carrying Astrea to Heaven
71 A Peice of small Birds
72 Cain and Abell an Originall by Mr. Derick
73 A poor Family the man feeding his Child
74 The Children of Israell stung by the fiery Serpents in the wilderness
75 Susanna and the Elders finely Painted
76 A Dutch woman asleep, with her Coats a little too high
77 A fruit piece by Montingo
78 A woman milking a py'd Cow, &c. by a great Master
79 Susanna after Sr. P. Lilly well painted
80 Dedilus and Icarus well painted
81 A Piece full of Figures Curiously painted
82 A Large Landskip with Tobit by Lacason
83 A 3 quarter fruit peice by Smith
84 A Sea piece by Lawson
85 St. Peter by a good Master
86 The Last Judgment well done
87 St. Sebastian by Palma
88 An Hermophradite curiously painted fit for a Chimney
89 The Beginning of Love; and privately on another Piece in the same frame, discovers the perfection of Love
90 A small piece of Crabs and Oysters by Bogdon
91 A water-fall by Edama a half length
92 Christ taking from the Cross
93 A Mary Magdalene well done
94 A Lady shifting and going to bed to her Gallant in an extraordinamanner, by Croyer
95 A Piece of Still Life
96 A Boy playing upon a flute by a great Master
[Page 3]97 A Landskip by de Vernet
98 A Bason of Fruit on a Carpit curiously done
99 The 4 Elements all in piece fit for a Chimney
100 Duke of Monmouth well painted
101 A piece with Swans and dogs
102 King Charles the first well painted
103 A Sea piece well painted
104 A Flower-pot
105 Our Saviour known by his breaking of Bread
106 A small piece of Landskip with Cows by van Deece
107 Tarquin and Lucretia, well painted
108 A small piece with a Building in it
109 A Landskip with an old Tree
110 St Katherine, a 3 quarter Cloth
111 A Droll by old Hemskerk
112 A Partridge by a Dutch-Master
113 A Landskip with dogs
114 A Lambs-head an Original
115 A piece of stone-work after Vergoson
116 A Womans-head by a good hand
117 A Mary Magdalene, neatly painted
118 A Madona well painted
119 A Fruit piece in an ovall frame by a great Master
120 A Princes head done by the Life
121 A Scetch by a good Master
122 A Lady dressing her self
123 A dark piece with stone-work in it.
124 An old Castle by a good hand
125 A School of Monkies by David Teneires
127 A Summer piece by a Disciple of Vario
127 Apollo, an Original by a great Master
128 A Flower-Pot
129 The Angel and Tobias by a good hand
130 A Landskip with Ruines
131 St. Pauls head of La Plas
132 A small Landskip by a good master
133 A Sea-piece with a Castle, &c. finely painted
134 A Little piece of King Charles the Second by a very good hand
135 A Large piece of Goates and sheep
136 Judith Rarely well painted a half length
137 A Large Frost-piece by Mr. Wyck
138 A mans head by Titian
139 A Landskip with men fishing
140 Another Landskip by the same hand
141 A Hare lying upon a Table an Originall
142 A Phesant on a deal-board drawn by the Life
143 Venus and Adonis very finely painted
144 A fruit-piece by Bogdon
145 A View of Tyrole with Castle
146 King James and his Queen
[Page 4]147 A Sea-piece finely painted
148 Democritus by old Bone
149 A Large piece of burning the Ships and cutting the Boom at Algieres
150 A St.'s head finely done
151 A flower-piece by Stephenson
152 A Boys head very well painted by a great Master
153 A Landskip with Cows and Sheep by Carew
154 A Landskip by Ʋliger
155 A woman with a Lamp by a Great Master
156 A dead Deer well painted
157 A Crucifix by Pien an Italian
158 A small piece of Wallnuts by a Disciple of Bogdon
159 A Large originall Kitchen piece all things as big as the llfe, and very well done
160 King Charles the First when young
161 A Blackamore well painted
162 A Lady in great want of a Gallant
163 A Nimph asleep Curiously painted
164 A Table with a Carpit and fruit on it
165 A Landskip by Van Deece
166 Monica the Mother af St. Augustian by an Extraordinary great Master
167 A Company of Dutch men and women drinking and frollicking by Martie van Cleve
168 A Landskip with figures very well painted
169 A small piece of Aprecocks by a Deisciple of Bogdon
170 King William and Queen Mary after a great master
171 King Charles the First in his great troubles
172 A Lady of great quality, and by her Escutcheon thought to be related to King William
173 Blooming youth
174 St. Jerom a half length by a great master
175 Susanna and the two Elders by a great master
176 The Holy Family very Ancient and by a Great master
177 A Table with fruit by a Great master
178 A Blackamore with Fruit finely painted
179 Roman Charity Curiously painted
180 A Large piece of Choosing King and Queen, full of figures an undoubted originall of Jan Steen and Curiously painted
181 The Intoombing of our Saviour by a great master
182 A Womans head suppos'd to be painted by Sr. P. Lilly
183 A Woman Riding on a Cow, with other figures, by a good hand
184 A Landskip of Swan-hunting neatly painted
185 A Table cover'd with a Gammon of Bacon, &c. by a good Master
186 A piece of Fruit neatly painted
187 A curious piece of Limning with the good Samaritan
188 Another by the same hand finely done
189 An Amourous piece by Dericke
190 A Copy of ditto
191 A Womans-head by Hales
192 A Sea-piece
[Page 5]193 Duke Scombergs head
194 King William and Queen Mary
195 Leda with a Swan
196 a pc. of conversation an Original by a great Master
197 a Waterfall by Wyck
198 a Man eating an Oyster by old Bone
199 Jupiter and Pomena an Original by Ocker
200 a Nimph a sleep finely painted
201 Two Dutch-Men at Snick or Snee
202 King William and Queen Mary without frames
203 The Lady Essex Finch, a half length by Lilly
204 Cambycis and the unjust Judge by a great Master
205 a Copy ditto
206 a large pc. of Cookery an Original
207 a half length Waterfall by Edima
208 Flowers and Fruit by a Disciple of Bugdon, and finish'd by Bugdon
209 Procris shot in the breast, by an Italian Master
210 Lot and his two Daughters finely painted
211 a Landskip with Cows an Original
212 a Mans-head by old Hemskerk
213 a Landskip by Strado
214 King Charles immediately before his Martyrdome
215 a Womans-head by Zoost
216 The Triumph of Neptune
217 Moses striking on the Rock an Original
218 Argieres curiously painted
219 Venus and Adonis an Original
220 Procris shot by mistake neatly done
221 a Landskip an Original by a great Master
222 a Roman Monument finely painted
223 a dead child
224 an Original Landskip, the figures by Wycke
225 Susanna and the 2 Elders curiously painted
226 a Cupid as big as the life finely painted
227 a Fruit pc. by Bogdon
228 an Original Landskip with a Bridge and River
229 a half length Landskip by Van Deest
230 an Italian Landskip curiously done
231 a piece of Ruins and buildings well painted
232 a Landskip with Houses
233 Sir Henry Goodricks Lady a half length
234 a piece full of Fugures with a curious Rock
235 The 3 Kings coming to our Saviour
236 a boy with a Deaths head representing life and death
237 an Hermophradite an Original
238 a Land storm finely painted
239 a Landskip an Original well painted
240 an amorous piece by Castroe
241 a Mans-head an Original by a great Master
242 a curious piece of Monuments, a half length
[Page 6]243 a Childs Picture a half length
244 Queen Dowager an Original
245 an antient Lady an Original by a great Master
246 Madam Kerby, now Madam Lee
247 a wonderfull Rock in Egypt with figures
248 a large original Landskip the figures Wyke
249 a Sea pc. of his Majesties Fleet done on board
250 Moses striking the Rock well done
251 a large pc. with David and Goliah's head an Original
252 Judith with Ollifurnises his head a half Length
253 Two Putt players
254 a Crucifix with the Virgin Mary and St. John
255 a Large piece of Lot's going from Sodom
256 an Original Landskip the figures by Wyke a Large piece
257 Pipers with a Dog and Cat dancing that seem to turn after you
258 Solomon and the Queen of Sheba the figures as big as the life
259 an Original Landskip the figures by Wyke
260 an Amorous pc, very well painted
261 Queen Dowager in her Robes a half length
262 Our Saviour biding the man take up his bed and walk
263 a small Landskip with figures
264 another ditto
265 a piece by Brower
266 a Fruit piece by Vander Miere
267 a Stagg running by Hondius
268 Venus head by Vandyke
269 a Landskip with several houses
270 another with Cows ditto
271 a piece by Jan Halst
272 a Paret and Magpy by Hondius
273 a Womans head in little by Cornelius Johnson a Master piece
274 King William and Queen Mary without frames
275 a Landskip finely painted
276 a small Landskip on Copper an Original by Fouquer
277 a Landskip with the Sea at a distance
278 a Roman Charity on a 3 quarter Cloth by a great Master
279 a Morish horse and figures by Wyke
280 a Sea-port by Mr. Wykes Father
281 a Gentleman going a hawking by Houndius
282 a Jupiter and Austria by de Ryke
283 a Fruit pc. by Vander Miren
284 a Leopard and Lyon by Hondius
285 a Stagg a drinking by Hondius
386 a Landskip by Voterman
287 a Landskip with a Rock by Wyke
288 one Playing on the Gittar by old Bone
289 a Ruine by Verguson
290 a Landskip by a good Master
291 a Landskip drawn by the life in the Dukedome of Zell by a good Master.
[Page 7]292 The great waterfall of — In Italy
293 a Roman Ruine curiously painted
294 a Venus and Satyr after an extraordinary manner by Croyer
295 a Womans head by Cornelius Johnson
296 a Fruit piece an originall by a great Duch master
297 an Originall piece of making of Lime
298 a piece of Plate by Roestrate a 3 quarter's Cloth
299 a Large originall Landskip the figures by Wyke
300 a Piece of Ruine an originall half length
301 The Element of Fire full of figures an originall
302 The Element of Air full of figures ditto
303 The Element of water full of figures ditto
304 The Element of Earth full of figures ditto
305 a Roman Monument an originall
306 a piece of fruit a half length by a great master
307 a West-India Landskip by Post
308 Twelve small Landskips all of a size by Croos
306 Twelve Roman Emperours and their Empresses all in little Gold and Green Frames
310 King Charles the Second
311 Daniell in the Lyons Den a large piece by a disciple of Rubins
312 a Landskip in a black frame by de hart
313 an Original Landskip the figures by Wyke
314 a Sea piece with part of his Majesties Fleet and tenders
315 a Large Original Landskip with figures by Wyke
316 a Land Storme an Original by a great Master
317 a Piece of Ruine by Grifier
318 a Stag hunting by Hondius
319 a large piece with a Temple and ruines by Knife
320 Two Italian heads as big as the life
321 a Landskip by Vandiest
322 Cain and Abell well painted
323 a fruit piece by Michall Angilo
324 The manner of Strangling the Bashaws in Turky
325 a piece of still life by Roostrate
329 King James a whole length in his Robes
327 Mary Magdalene in Cryons
328 a Carpet with still life by Mars
329 a large Crucifix
330 a Dutch woman by Verhulst
331 a Sea piece by Vandervelde
332 a Storm by ditto
333 a piece of Oysters by Edama
334 Two small pieces of Landskip by a dutch master
335 a Sea piece by a great master
336 a Flower piece by Verhulst
337 a Flower piece 3 quarters by Bogdon
338 a Landskip by Porter the figures by Smot
339 a Lady playing on a Lute by Dirik
340 some Geest and Ducks by a dutch master
[Page 8]341 a H [...]r [...] hanging up well printed
342 Venus asleep in limning
343 a Magdalene in limning
344 a Madona ditto
345 a Bishopo head well done
346 Two Landskips in limning
347 Four flower pieces finely done
348 a Frost piece by Collony
349 a Landskip by Grifeir
350 a Crucifix by Rubens
351 Rocks and water fall by Mr Wyks father
352 a piece of Mompert and Brugall
353 an Amorous piece by Diryk
354 a Landskip by Paul Brill
355 a Piece of still life with a print of Vandyke originall
356 Kermise the Landskip by Grifier the figures by Hemskirk
357 an Italian piece of a Dog and a Cat dancing, that stand where you will; seem to dance toward you.
358 St. Peters Church in Rome a large piece full of figures painted with great Art—
359 a Moon-shine by Mr. Van Diest
360 Lida with a Swan Curiously painted
361 a Race-Horse by Mr. Wyk
362 Mars and Venus an original Italian piece
363 a Curious piece of Rocks and Ruines by Grifire
364 an Italian Landskip on Copper in a fine frame
365 a Peice of Roman Antiquitys very well painted
369 an originall Landskip on a 3 quarter Cloath
367 a Large Italian Autumn Landskip
368 a Bare and her Cubs by Hondius
369 a Boy with a Fish in his hand ditto
370 a Landskip with a Story out of Ovid by Edema
371 a man feeling a womans Pulse
372 Jupiter Carrying Austria to Heaven
373 a Lady laying on a Gitter originall
375 a Battle betwixt the Moors and the English by Wick
376 Antick Beggars, in two colours by Vander-Vea
377 a Flower-piece Original by Everbreck
378 a large piece with a Monument by Stope
379 a Boy with Fowles and a hare, &c.
380 My Lord Dartmouth's Father a half length well painted
381 My Lord Darmouth's Mother by the same hand
382 a Woman head well painted
383 a Moonshine in a round frame
384 a Boy with a Tulip in his band by Hondius
385 a White Race-Horse by Wyck
386 Several Figures and Cows finely painted
387 The present Earl of Cardigans Father
388 a Magdalene by Vohett
389 a Roman Monument by Grifier
[Page 9]390 a Sketto by Rubens
391 an Original piece by Hondius
392 a Landskip by Wyck, the figures returning from Buck-Hunting
393 a Bakers boy winding his horn an Original
394 a Soldier and milk Maid.
395 a Landskip with a Town near hand
396 Cadmas killing the Dragon out of Ovid
397 a Mans head on board by a great Master Original
398 a Quakers-Meeting by Hemskerk
399 a half length Landskip by Edema
400 a piece of Building the figures by Wyck
401 a Lady in a wanton Posture
402 a Thistle and Leaves by a grand Master
403 Achilles amoung the Ladies in Womans habit
404 Twenty Four Prints in black Frames after Lilly, and other great Masters
405 a Table of the Families of the Dukes and Princes of Germany &c. in a Frame
406 Six pieces in Water-Colours with Glasses before them
407 Susanna by Bucks-horn finish'd by Sir Peter Lilly a large piece
408 a Sun setting Landskip by Wycke
409 a Landskip with Hedg-Hogs &c. all drawn by the life
410 a piece of Fish, Net, and basket an Original
411 King William and Queen Mary in extraordinary rich frames three quarter Cloths
412 Jupiter and Calista by a great master
413 Lot and his Daughters a large piece by Spranger
414 The Rape of Hellen on originall
415 a Womans head rarely painted
416 a Begger-Boy and Girl as big as the life well painted
417 King William and Queen Mary in fine lime-Tree ovall frames
419 The Earl of Devonshire in ditto frame

The History of Ahashuerus and Queen Hester a large piece on Board well preserved, above 138. years old, an originall by Francis Florus.

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