Material concerning the pictures sold at auction on 12 July 1912, including portraits by Raeburn and Rembrandt

This material is held atPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/423
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1912-1913
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 5 newspaper cuttings; 1 image

Scope and Content

Includes:

-three newspaper cuttings concerning the prices of pictures sold at auction on 12 July 1912, including portraits by Raeburn and a work by Rembrandt

-newspaper cutting concerning a request for information about a Mrs Beckett, whose portrait was painted by Mosnier

-newspaper cutting concerning the portrait of Adriaen, the artist's brother, by Rembrandt and a Portrait of a Lady by Gabriel Metsu, lots 88 and 90 in the auction held on 12 July 1912

-image of The Adoration of the Magi by Rubens, possibly lot 70 in the sale of 12 July 1912

6 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1912) Portraits of the early British school and pictures by old masters. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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