AUCTION

CHRISTIE 1891-05-15

CATALOGUE OF MODERN PICTURES, WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS, AND SCULPTURE,
THE PROPERTY OF MRS. E. L.BERTHON, Deceased, late of Prince of Wales' Terrace;
ALSO OF ROBERT LAWSON, ESQ., Of Fairfield Bolton ;
AND OTHERS, FROM DIFFERENT PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
To be sold by Auction, by
MESSRS. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS
AT THEIR GREAT ROOMS. 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE,
On FRIDAY, MAY 15, And on SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1891,
AT ONE O'CLOOK PRECISELY.

THE BERTHON SALE

The following are sold by order of the Executors of Mrs. E. L. BERTHON, deceased,
late of Prince of WalesTerrace, Kensington.

ENGRAVINGS.- Framed

106 Tho Last Judgment, after M. Angolo

107 Prince Arthur nVision, after H. Fusoli, R.A.- colorred ; one, after Miriam!: and four others 6

108 Tho Mantilla, after Sir E.Landseer, by J. H. Robinson

WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS.

T. STOTHARD, R.A.
109 "Nox ANOI.I, SEDANGELI"

• Thomas Stothard RA, (1755-1834)
  Manchester 1857 - No similar entry
  Graves - No similar entry

A. CALAME.
110 A MOUNTAIN TORRNNT

• 1854 Town Hall Liverpool ; 'View in Switzerland' No. 168; contributed by R.B. Preston Esq.

W. EVANS,
111 THE SANDS OP DEE

J. M. W. TURNER,R.A.
112 The CONVENT of SANTA SABA, ON MOUNT SINAI

• 'Santa Saba' exh. Manchester 1857, No. 358 page 188; lent by R.B. Preston Esq.
  Lancaster University: 'The Wilderness of Engedi and the Convent of Santa Saba c. 1832-4'; RB Preston, Berthon; bt Vokins, Sir Donald Currie; by descent to current owner.

BIRKET FOSTER,
113 A LANDSCAPE, with sheep 15 T. t3.

T S COOPER, R.A., 1838.
114 COWS : Summer
115 SHEEP : Winter - The companion

T. M. RICHARDSON.
116 THE PASS OF THE TETE NOIRE

• From page 40 of Paris Universal Exhibition of 1878 British Fine Art Section:
  RICHARDSON, T. M., 12, Porchester Terrace, London. (Member ofthe Society of Painters in Water Colours.)
  23. VALLEY OF THE RHÔNE FROM THE FORCLAS, PASS OF THE TÊTE NOIRE, SWITZERLAND.
  Lent by A. Whitelaw, Esq. , M.P.
  (Since there is an address given for 1878 it appears that this is Thomas Miles Richardson jnr (1830-1890))

T. M. RICHARDSON.
117 SORRENTO

• Thomas Miles Richardson jnr (1830-1890) and Thomas Miles Richardson the elder (1784-1848) both seem to have watercolours of Sorrento attributed to them
• This appears to be Thomas Miles Richardson jnr

T. M. RICHARDSON....? or may be JMW TURNER
118 THE BASS ROCK

• (Turner' 'The Bass Rock' exh. Manchester 1857, No. 357 page 188; lent by P.M. Miller Esq. and NB: No. 358 was Santa Saba, lot 112 above)
• [Graves: Christies 1858 May 20th; seller John Miller, 44 'The Bass Rock'. Drawing, Manchester 1857, buyer: Farrer 125/10/-]
• The John Miller sale also had lot 67 'Plymouth' lent at Manchester 1857 by John Miller himself (329 page 188) and others; in the Manchester catalogue Nos. 362 to 368.
• 'Turner's 'The Bass Rock' appears again 1861-04-12 seller: Matthew Uzielli, 235, 'The Bass Rock' buyer: Vokins 158/11/-
• And again in 1895-07-06 Christies, seller C.F. Huth, lot 57, buyer Vokins 110/5/-
  Then 1905-05-20 Christies, seller Louis Huth lot 23 slightly different name 'The Bass Rock at Moonlight' buyer Agnew £399

A. HERBERT.
119 St. Ives

T. S. COOPER, R.A., 1835.
120 A LANDSCAPE, with Cows

J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
121 ST. AUGUSTINE'S GATE, Canterbury

G. CATTERMOLE. 1853.
122 Tus PASSAGE orTan KINGS

G. CATTERMOLE.
123 MACBETH AND THE WITCHES Exhibited at Manchester, 1857 16

• 1850 Society of Painters in Watercolours, Pall-Mall; No.294, Page 13 'Three Scenes from Macbeth; 1. Act I Scene III, "Speak, I charge you"'; G Cattermole
• 'Macbeth and the Three Witches' exh. Manchester 1857, No. 459 page 191; lent by C. Langton Esq.
• 'Macbeth and the Three Witches' exh. Manchester 1857, No. 463 page 191; lent by R.B. Preston Esq.

G.CATTERMOLE.
124 THE ESCAPE

• 1854 Town Hall Liverpool ; 'The Escape' No. 79; contributed by R.B. Preston Esq.

G. CATTERMOLE.
125 AMY ROBSART

• 1846 Society of Painters in Watercolours, Pall-Mall; No.267, Page 15 'Amy Robsart'; G Cattermole
• 1854 Town Hall Liverpool; 'Amy Robsart' No. 144 contributed by R.B. Preston Esq.
• ('Amy Robsart and Janet Forster' exh. Manchester 1857, No. 445 page 191; lent by R.B. Preston Esq.)

G. CATTERMOLE, 1859.
126 CHRIST HEALING THE SICK Exhibited at Manchester, 1857

• 1854 Town Hall Liverpool; 'Christ Healing the Sick'; No. 100; contributed by R.B. Preston Esq.
• 1857 Manchester; 'Christ Healing the Sick', No.446 page 191; lent by Mrs. Preston
  There is another version: 'Christ Healing the Sick' exh. Manchester 1857, No.465 page 191; lent by Miss Ashton

G. CATTERMOLE.
127 <THE ROAD TO ...> Tug ROAD ro run Cams

• 1854 Town Hall Liverpool; 'Scene from Quentin Durward' No. 118; contributed by R.B. Preston Esq.
• 1854 Town Hall Liverpool; 'The Brother's Quarrel' No. 121; contributed by R.B. Preston Esq.
• 1854 Town Hall Liverpool; 'A Monk Reading'; No. 105; contributed by R.B. Preston Esq.
• 1857 Manchester 'Lane Scene' No. 461 page 191; lent by R. B. Preston Esq.

G.CATTERMOLE.
128 THE HAWKING PARTY

• [Graves: 1852-04-22, Winstanley, seller: John Clow, lot 39 'The Hawking Party' buyer not named, £21/10/-]
• [Graves: 1854 --, Town Hall Liverpool, seller: R B Preston, lot 138, 'The Hawking Party' no buyer details]
• 1854 Town Hall Liverpool; 'Return from Hawking'; No.87; contributed by R.B. Preston

G. CATTEBMOLE.
129 PETRARCH'S TOMB

• 1854 Town Hall Liverpool; 'Petrarch's Tomb'; No.75; contributed by R.B. Preston; [listed in Graves]

D. ROBERTS, B.A.,1885.
130 VISLA IN SEVILLE

• 'Burgos' exh. Manchester 1857, No.738 page 199; lent by R.B. Preston Esq.
  The problem with this as a match is that Burgos is 700 km north of Seville.
  1854 Liverpool Town Hall; 'Burgos'; No. 114; contributed by R.B. Preston Esq.

D. ROBERTS, R.A.
131 INTERIOR OF THE MOSQUE, Cordova <Córdoba>

• 'Cordova' exh. Manchester 1857, No.737 page 199; lent by R.B. Preston Esq.
  Manchester 737 is amongst watercolours but the known version in the Prado is an oil on canvas.
  However, there is an 1833 watercolour version at Yale B.1975.4.1368. (Note: the small Yale/Mellon 'St. Augustine's Gate' is B.1975.4.1764: So Mellon's Cordova was definitely a Preston/Berthon watercolour which greatly supports the Berthon link for 'St. Augustine's Gate')

S. PROUT.
132 INTERIOR OF CHARTRES CATHEDRAL Exhibited al Manchester, 1857

• Prout's watercolours are on page 187 of the Manchester 1857 catalogue, Nos. 284 to 294. Chartres does not appear there. However, there is 'An Interior' at 289 which may be this; lent by F.D.P. Astley Esq.
  There is another S. Prout in R.B. Preston's collection listed in 1854 Liverpool Town Hall: 'Fountain at Ulm'; No. 96
• 1854 Town Hall Liverpool; 'Interior of a Church at Ratisbonne'; No. 102; contributed by R.B. Preston Esq.

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1'IO'FUItES.
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G. ARDIFIELD.
133 SPANIEL.' AND WILD DUCE

A. GEROME, 1849.
134 VENUS AND CUPID

A. GEROME, 1849.
135 CUPID AND l'NTOES ; tho Companion

J. HORNUNG.
136 TES WARRIOR'S RETURN

J. HORNUNG, 1851.
137 CATHERINE DI MEDICI - 00110 TO MANN - THE MORNING AFTER THE MASSACRE OT ST. BARTHOLOMEW

• Joseph Hornung (1792-1870) 'Catherine Di Medici with the Head of Coligny' is an oil at V&A 1381-1869.
  The V&A (oil on small panel) was in the posession of Rev. Chauncey Hare Townsend 1868 when it was bequeathed to the V&A. This therefore cannot be Berthon's picture auctioned 1891.
• Another version RA 1839 No.364 (possibly very big)(possibly with a soldier in the background)('T' Hornung, Geneva and 9 Gower St.)

UNKNOWN.
138 THE MAODALEN

• Carlo Maratti (1625-1713): Oil painting 'The Magdelen in the Desert'; Manchester 1857 No. 374 page 37: lent by T Thorby, Esq.

GUIDO (Anse).
139 ENPSEANEA : drawing by HON OHAWNEE
140 A NYMPHPALMA. u is

C. MARATTI.
141 THE MADONNA AND CHILD

GUIDO.
142 GENIUS IN PURSUIT or Foal'ONr.

SCULPTURE.

143 Tua Vans Di MiDIOI; and Tax Aumcous -a pair -21 in. high

B. E. SPENCE. .
144 Tua FtmaPersan: lifo Rico figuro of a boy soatoil -36 high

B. E. SPENCE.
145 THE INNAM: BAOCHUS -86 in. high -onwood pedestal

B. E. SPENCE.
146 HIGHLAND MARY -on statuary marble pedestal, with revolving top

JOHN GIBSON, B.A. (Asma), Br B. GIBSON.
147 PSYCHS CARRIED BE ZapHTas- -about 4ß. 6 in. high
148 Tui MERCURY os G in BOLOGNA, a small copy in bronze -on circular reined marble pedestal 19

ARTISTS IN THIS SALE

• Thomas Stothard
• Alexandre Calame (1810-1864)
• William Evans (1809-1858)
• Miles Birket Foster (1825-1899)
• JMW Turner
• Thomas Sydney Cooper (1803-1902)
• Thomas Miles Richardson (jnr.) (1830-1890)
• A Herbert (1818-1861)
• George Cattermole (1800-1868)
• David Roberts (1796-1864)
• Samuel Prout (1783-1852)
• George Armfield (1808-1893)
• Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)
• Joseph Hornung (1792-1870)
• Guido Reni (1575-1642)
• Carlo Maratti (or Maratta) (1625-1713)