TRUSTEES OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY, 1842. The Most Noble the DUKE OF SUTHERLAND. The Most Hon. the MARQUESS OF LANSDOWNE. The Most Hon. the MARQUESS OF NORTHAMPTON. The Right Hon. EARL GREY. The Right Hon. EARL OF ABERDEEN. The Right Hon. EARL OF RIPON. The Right Hon. LORD FRANCIS EGERTON, The Right Hon. LORD ASHBURton. The Right Hon. LORD COLBOkne.. The Right Hon. LORD MONTEAGLE. The Right Hon. SIR ROBERT PEEL. SAMUEL ROGERS, Esq. WILLIAM WELLS, ESQ. THE NATIONAL GALLERY. ETC. Catalogue of the Pictures 1. The Resurrection of Lazarus Sebastiano del Piombo. "He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go." John, xi. 43 44. The transition from death to life is expressed in Lazarus with wonderful spirit, and at the same time with perfect fidelity to scripture. The grave clothes by which his face is thrown into deep shade, vividly excite the idea of the night of the grave, which just before enveloped him; the eye looking eagerly from this shade upon Christ the Redeemer, shows us, on the other hand, in the most striking contrast, the new life in its most intellectual organ. This is also expressed in the whole body, which is actively striving fully to relieve itself from the bonds in which it is fast bound. His whole impression is 'My Lord, and my God." The attitude of Christ, whose figure and expression are noble and dignified, is likewise very striking. With the left hand he points to Lazarus, with the right to heaven, as if he said "I have raised thee by the power of Him who sent me!" which again wholly coincides with scripture. I do not hesitate to pronounce this picture the most important that England possesses of the Italian school.-Waagen. Canvas. 3ft. 4in. by 4ft. 5in. (Angerstein Collection.) 3. A Concert.-Five figures, Life-size, Half-length. Canvas. 3ft. 2in. by 4ft. lin. (Angerstein Collection.) 4. A Holy Family.-The Adoration of the Shepherds Titian. Painted in the clear gold tone of the flesh, which distinguishes Titian's earlier pictures. In all the principal parts it is in excellent preservation.-Waagen. Canvas. 3ft. 5in. by 4ft. 8in. (Beq. by the Rev. W. H. Carr.) 5. An Italian Sea-port at Sunset, with Figures Claude. Canvas. 3ft. 3in. by 4ft. 3in. (Angerstein Collection.) 6. Landscape-Sinon brought before Priam. Claude. Canvas. 3ft. 9in. by 6ft. 24in. (Beq. by the Rev. W. H. Carr.) Correggio. 7. A Study of Heads These two pictures containing eight or ten heads each, for the broad massive effect necessary for a large composition of figures far removed from the eye, and for the enthusiasm, energy, and felicity of their arrangement, as well as broad noble style of execution, outgo anything I have ever seen of any other painter. The chiaroscuro, as well of each particular as of the whole together, is of the highest gusto, and truly divine. -Barry. (See companion, No. 37.) Canvas. 5ft. by 3ft. 6in. (Angerstein Collection.) 8. Michaelangelo's Dream Michaelangelo. A copy from one of the finest works of the great Florentine. 9. Christ appearing to Simon Peter after his Resur- 10. Mercury instructing Cupid in presence of Venus Correggio. Canvas. 5ft. lin. by 3ft. (Purchased by Government, with No. 15, for 110007.) 11. St. Jerome doing penance.-Single figure, halflength, life-size Guido Reni. Canvas. 3ft. 10 in. by 3ft. (Beq. by the Rev. W. H. Carr.) 12. The Marriage Festival of Isaac and Rebecca Claude. A duplicate of the fine picture in the Doria Palace, Rome. 13. The Holy Family. Four figures, life-size. Murillo. Canvas. 9ft. 6in. by 6ft. 10in. (Purchased by Government, in 1837, for 70007.) 14. The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba Claude. Canvas. 4ft. 11in. by 6ft. 7in. (Angerstein Collection.) 15. The "Ecce Homo"-five half-length figures. Correggio. "Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the A beautiful specimen of colour, light, and shade. 16. St. George destroying the Dragon. Tintoretto. Canvas. 5ft. 2in. by 3ft. 3in. (Beq. by the Rev. W. H. Carr.) 17. The Holy Family Panel. 34ft. 6in. by 2ft. 8in. (Beq. by the Rev. W. H. Carr.) 18. Christ disputing with the Doctors-a Composition of five figures, half-length Leonardo da Vinci. (or rather by) Bernardino Luino. 19. A Landscape, Narcissus Claude. Canvas. 3ft. lin. by 3ft. 11in. (Pre. by Sir G. Beaumont.) 20. Portraits of Cardinal Hippolito de' Medici and of Sebastiano del Piombo Sebastiano del Piombo. and possessed, by the partiality of Clement VII., of an immense revenue. He was at once the patron, the companion, and the rival of all the poets, musicians, and wits of his time. Without territories, and without subjects, Ippollito maintained at Bologna a court far more splendid than that of any Italian potentate.-Roscoe. Panel. 4ft. 6in. by 3ft. 8in. (Beq. by the Rev. W. H. Carr.) 21. Portrait of a Lady-Half-length Bronzino. Panel. 1ft. 11in. by 1ft. 6 in. (Beq. by the Rev. W. H. Carr.) 22. A dead Christ, with Angels Guercino. Copper. Ift. 24in. by 1ft. 54in. (Beq. by the Rev. W. H. Carr.) 23. The Holy Family. Correggio. A duplicate of the fine picture in the Duke of Wellington's collection. Panel. 1ft. lin. by 10in. (Purchased by Gov. for 38001.) 24. Portrait of Giulia Gonzaga Sebastiano del Piombo. Canvas. 3ft. by 2ft. 6in. (Beq. by the Rev. W. H. Carr.) 25. St. John in the Wilderness, filling his Cup from a Fountain which gushes from a rock.-Half life-size Annibale Caracci. Canvas. 5ft. 5in. by 3ft. lin. (Angerstein Collection.) 26. The Consecration of Saint Nicholas, as Bishop of Myra.-Composition of nine figures, life-size Paolo Veronese. A very fine picture, rich in tone, and elevated in style. Canvas. 9ft. 5in. by 5ft. 9in. (Presented by the Governors of the British Institution.) 27. Portrait of Pope Julius II. Panel. 3ft. 6in. by 2ft. 8in. 28. Susanna and the Elders Raphael. (Angerstein Collection.) Canvas. 4ft. 8in. by 3ft. 7in. (Angerstein Collection.) A pleasing composition with all the faults of Baroccio's colouring. Canvas. 3ft. 9mm. by 3ft. (Beq. by the Rev. W. H. Carr.) |