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CATALOGUE

A. COMPLETE

COLLECTION OF THE WORKSOP

CHARLES MERYON;ALSO SOME

ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY CHARLES MERYON,

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN : L.U 4 $

WHICH

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Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS,

8, KING STKEET, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE,

On WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1881,

AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY.

May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs.

Christie, Manson and Woods' Offices, 8, King Street, St. James's

Square, S.W.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

I. THE highest bidder to be the Bayer ; and if any dispute arise

between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be

immediately put up again and re-sold.

TI. No person to advance less than Is. ; above Five pounds, 5s.

;

and so on in proportion.

III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer

shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller.

IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode,

and to pay down 5s. in the pound, or more, in part of payment,

or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required; in default

of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put

up again and re-sold.

V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and

authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at

the Buyer's expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale ;

Messrs. Christie, Mansok and Woods not being responsible

for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of,

or any fault or defect in, any Lot ; and making no warranty

whatever.

VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the

settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be

removed during the time of Sale ; and the remainder of the

Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery.

VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Moneydeposited in part of payment shall be forfeited , all Lots un-

cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by Public or

private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale

shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale.

CATALOGUE.

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On WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1881,

AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY.

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ETCHINGS AND ENGRAVINGS.

1 Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, by Fantin

'tfh 2 The Blessing, by Waltner

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artist's proof

3 Outs for Inns, etched by Edwin Edwards

4 The Blind Man's Child, by H. Herkorner, A.R.A.

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artist's proof

5 The Moat House, by Seymour Haden

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artist's proof

6 Set of Thames Etchings, by Whistler

7 Paris, by A. Delatre

8 Battersea Bridge, by Whistler

9 Death and the Woodman, by Legros

10 The Well, by Legros

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touched proof

11 Sheep-shearing, by Legros

12 Grandfather's Pets, by H. Herkomer, A.R.A.

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artist's proof

13 Portrait of Mr. Ruskin, by H. Herkomer, A.R.A.

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autograph proof

14 ' What is It ?' etched by Luxmore, after H. S. Marks, R.A.

15 Portrait of Erasmus, by Bracquemond

o 16 Phillis in the New-mown Hay, etched by Macbeth

17 Stonehenge, Turner's ' Liber Studiorum

'

. -a 18 The Stork and Aqueduct, Turner's ' Liber Studiorum

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^ 19 The Princes in the Tower, by S. Cousins, R.A.

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artist's proof

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^i- 20 The Fighting Tenieraire, etched by Gravier, after Turner

2 /I- 21 Memoir and descriptive catalogue of the Works of Meryon, by Burty

and Huish—scarce

ETCHINGS BY CHARLES MERYON.

O'lo- o 22 The Cow and the Ass (Burty and Huish, 2) "3-JuV

Second state

o - io • o23 The Ewe; and Haarlem to Amsterdam (B. & H. 13) "3-^ k

6 . 2 ej24 The Three Pigs (B. & H. 6)

(J25 The Galliot of Jean de Vyl (B. & H. 12)

*?, 26 Haarlem to ^Amsterdam (B. & H. 13) ^^^t**• >?•

oJ27 Calais to Flushing (B. & H. 15)

128 South Sea Fishers (B. & H. 14)

• '• o 29 The Pavilion of Mademoiselle ; and A Part of the Louvre

at Paris (B. & H. 8)

• 5-o 30 Entrance of the Faubourg St. Marceaux, at Paris (B. & H. 9) X~-

a - $ -tf31 A Water-mill, near Saint Denis (B. & H. 9)

32 The Kiver Seine; and the Angle de Mail at Paris

(B. & H. 11)

1 \4 & 33 The Salle des Pas Perdus (B. & H. 17) ^X>~~d~*

First state

34 Chenonceau (B. & H. 18)—very rare >W\aa*.

35 Le Pont Neuf (B. & H. 19)

6 Le Pont au Change (B. &. H. 20) ^l^ ^O • t *<>37 Place du Combat de Sinope (B. & H. 21) "^*& »£ .

38 Entree du Convent des Capucines (B. & H. 16)

Second state

t>39 Presentation to King Louis XI. of the Work Valere

Maxime (B. & H. 25)

• 1 -£'40 Passerelle du Pont au Change (B. & H. 27) ^mtvvvVvvivv

/ 41 The Same

Fourth state

o 42 Partie de la Cite de Paris (B. & H. 28)

Third state

6 43 Le Grand Chatelet (B. & H. 29) yUJbcu^dJ1^™First state

['044 Vue de l'Ancien Louvre (B. & H. 30)

First state

(45 Eauxfortes sur Paris (B. & H. 31)

\46 A Eeinier dit Zeeman (B. & H. 32)

First state

> 3 47 Old Gateway of the Palais de Justice (B. & H. 33)

Second state

, 48 Arms Symbolical of the City of Paris (B. & H. 35)

First state

<nxA9 Le Stryge (B. & H. '67) a.Second state

[•q50 The same

Third state

rool Le Petit Pont (B. & H. 38) tJU^^gFirst state

V'^52 The Same

Second state

\ 53 The Same ^*Wv<pThird state

54 The Same Aq

Fifth state

o55 L'Arche du Pont Notre Dame (B. & H. 39)

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&-*>56 La Galerie de Notre Dame (B. & H. 40)

First finished state

r <>57 The same

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with added jackdaws

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L » \x - o 58 The Kue des Mauvais Garcons (B. & H. 41) C^/Lut,<*^AJ

jT- c--t? 59 La Tour de l'Horloge (B. & H. 42) ^O^ctyLt.

First finished state

l'|l>(? 60 The Same flvwoXt

Third state

I- crrO 61 The same

Fourth state

Z* !!>*6 ^2 Tourelle, Eue de la Tixeranderie (B. & H. 43)

First state

4 • 4 o°r

63 The same >^^^p>«*Second state

3> £*0 64 St. Etienne du Mont (B. & H. 44)-- trial proof

f~}Ts *ti 65 The same lcn~~fl^— First state

\ » a_- o 66 The same /£a*t/~*~^*-c»>^---

Seeond state

| - $— b 67 The same

Third state

o lb '(>68 The same

.F//M state

h £- 69 La Pompe Notre Dame (B. & H. 45)

Second state .

/. <$--*> 70 The same~^jv

Third state ^4&.-i ,$71 The Little Pump (B. & H. 46)

I,, j€ . 72 Le Pont Neuf (B. & H. 47)

Third state

\ »r 73 The same

Sixth state

6 18 o n The same MwdSeventh state

75 Le Pont au Change (B. & H. 48)

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with the balloon S

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tu 76 The same

—

with the balloon erased and birds inserted

v » 6 77 The same

—

with the birds erased and balloons re-inserted

l~ (y 78 The Same—with the balloon ' Yasco de Gama' inserted PAa/'Aaacu^.-

f 79 L'Espekance (B. & H. 49) ^J~~ CL ^SI 80 La Morgue (B. & H. 50)

Second state

i , ^81 The same

Fourth state

II fc82 L'Abside de Notre Dame (B. & H. 52) 6W,

Fine second state

.. y. 83 L'Abside de Notre DameSecond state

<L . o 84 Le Tombeau de Moliere (B. & H. 53)

i . >, 85 Original Drawing by C. Meryon ^ "

I, £,86 Another

i 6 "O^ TOURELLE DITE DE MARAT (B. & H. 55)

Proof before ' Fiat Lux ' on back

L //-c88 The same

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with inscription

z .£j89 The same

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with allegorical figures erased \4s^<tr<4s^ £&~ £****:

$-o 90 Eue de Chantres (B. & H. 56)

6~rb 91 Two original drawings for the same ]t^\k/0

£__- 92 Ancienne Habitation A Bourges (B. & H. 59)

Second state

I ' o 93 La Malingre Cryptogame

O.^ 94 Eue Pirouette-aux-Halles (B. & H. 24)

Second state %

95 The Same

Fourth state

.•£-^96 Cover for the Voyage a la Nouvelle Zelande—rare (B. &H. 67) j^Oc^rv-v^^ra-#^^w

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Q. t.*o97 The Same "~lhXX**

o~rto 98 Grande Case Indigene (B. & H. 64)

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trial proof, unfinished

6 -Q & 99 The Same

Second state

G . /eTf 100 Ilots A Uvea (B. & H. 65) ~K^c~« *<*

i^Vsi( sfofe, before the shy

| ,^ -0101 The Same

Second state, with Meryon's writing

oy 102 The Same

Fourth state

9* i*6 103 Greniers Indigenes A Akaroa (B. & H. 63)>U^vv^jf»-^w

( \i~ Q 104 POINTE DITE DES ChARBONNIERS (B. & H. 66)

First state, with Meryon's writings

}.5"0 105 The Same

2 . /, . ©106 The original drawing for the same K-c<^6-ew-. cC - cv*o

_ <£ . £ 107 Nouvelle Zelande Pusqu'ile de Banks

108 La Chaumiere du colon neux Soldat (B. & H. 68)

i- (o ^109 Pre-Volant des Iles Mtjlgraves Oceanie (B. & H. 69)

Second state

^, b HO The Same

Third state

111 Estampes Anciennes Eochoux (B. & H. 54)

Early state, before completion of Palais of Justice

(112 The same

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with galley instead of lamp at bottom

113 La Loi Ltjnaire (B. & H. 73)

j . o 114 La Loi Solaire

, / • o 115 Rebus (B. & H. 77)

fl o 116 The Same—with autograph inscription of Meryon

.* 117 Rebus (B.&H. 78)

118 Rebus—rare

' & 119 Petit Prince Dito (B. & H. 70)

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with autograph inscription by

Meryon -*^12~Gl - o

c 120 Design for a .Frame (B. & H. 79)

/> 121 The Same— with different publication line ^Li^L&~ O 122 The Same

""-ft 123 Le Ministere de la Marine (B. & H. 82)

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trial proof, before

the clouds, unique, with Meryon s inscription

tn 0124 The Same— with the clouds, but before monogram

7 . 125 The Same—before inscription

, k 126 College Henri IV. (B. & H. 83)

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trial proof, very rare

£„6127 The Same—with the Monts Champs Cultives, dec, to the left

f * O 128 The Same—with the sky removed, and a background of houses

inserted

* O 129 The Same—without the inscription

« o 130 Bain Frold, Chevrier (B. & H. 84)

'« 6 131 La Eue de Toiles A Bourges (B. & H. 58)

First state

7' o 132 The Same— with the dog removed /P*.t(

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n ,* 133 The Same—with the soldier and two women inserted

^.o 134 The Same—with the title

V. * ct 135 Portrait of Mons. Casimir Lecomte (B. & H. 88)

t . o 136 Evariste Bonlay-Paty (B. & H. 89)

. 137 Francois Viete (B. & H. 90)

, © 138 Pierre Nivelle (B. & H. 91)

139 Jean Besley (B. & H. 93)

140 Bene de Burdigale (B. & H. 94)

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before the name

141 The Same—with the name

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V 142 Portrait of the Painter Armand Gtueraud (B. & H. 95)

143 Louis Jacques ; Marie Bizeul (B. & H. 96)

h Si ' 6>144 Benjamin Fillon (B. & H. 97) C-6v^/w~y»->-v>^

' A • 6 145 The Same

I* ( * & 146 Portrait of Meryon ~^Covv-^>y>««^--

O IS' o 147 Another, by Bracquemond *

^ . J^-6,148 La Galerie, Notre Dame "^ -5).

O - //* O 149 La Tombeau de Moliere *^CL*S

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150 Armes de la Ville de Paris

2_ - err <5 151 La Morgue

~/0 »©152 Le Palais de Justice

| , / , 153 Le Petit Pont

j , / , £> 154 La Galerie, Notre Dame

I - 2 -ol55 St. Etienne du Mont iSZ ST,

J.^.- ol56 Le Tour de l'Horloge OCo

o .6 «6l57 Le Tombeau de Moliere "~~f-^Cl - S.

O Qi ol58 Le Petit Pompe

/. 0,o 159 Le Stryge

O - / - O 160 Eauxfortes sur Paris

q . £ .<j 161 The Same *"<?- " C* - 5tg t x 162 A. Keinier dit Zeeman y^JuC***~^~-+>st

O. "7, & 163 Le Ministere de Marine ^TWvv^^-^i^vv^

. ^ 164 The Same

(7 - 6 C 165 A Eeinier dit Zeeman

// • r> 166 Petit Prince Dito

o /f- o 167 Kebus

O - t* £> 168 Le Malingue Cryptogame

169 Portrait of Casimir Lecomte

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o 170 College Henri IV. ~~>d~~

O 171 Eare Lithograph after Meryon

. t> 172 Meryon in Bed "*"

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. > 173 San Francisco

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A DIFFERENT PROPERTY,

TURNER'S 'LIBER STUDIORUM.

174 Bridge and Cows

Second state, fine impression

175 Flint Castle

First state

176 Basle

Second state

111 The Castle above the Meadows

In the rare first state, with the shepherd's face white

178 The Fifth Plague of Egypt

Third state

179 Little Devil's Bridge

First state, very brilliant impression

180 The Leader Sea-piece

First state, equally brilliant impression

181 Coast of Yorkshire

Third state, fine impression

182 London, from Greenwich

First state, brilliant impression. The circular streak of

light over the dome of St. Paul's clearly defined

183 Junction of the Severn and WyeVery brilliant impression, before the margin was cleaned.

Apparently in the first published state. Designated as the

second by Mr. Bawlinson

12

184 Marine Dabblers

First state

185 From Spenser's 'Fairy Queen'

Third state

186 Woman at a Tank

First state, beautiful impression

187 River WyeFirst state, brilliant impression, of unusual fulness of

colour

188 Source of the Arveron

First state, of equally fine quality

ITJ. A. M. WHISTLES.

189 The Music Eoom (22)

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fine impression, on greenish paper. Signed

in pencil '• Whistler"

190 Reading by Lamplight (24)—-very fine impression

191 Limehouse. " Whistler, 1859 " (39)

192 Thames Police: Wapping Wharf. " Whistler, 1859." (43)

193 Girl, seated in chair. " Annie." (50)

194 Young Girl, in cloak and hat, standing before curtain. "Whistler,

1860 "

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on india paper

195 Lady, in black velvet dress, standing near an open window.

" Whistler, 1859 " (56)

—

on india paper

CHARLES MERYON.

196 La Galerie de Notre Dame (38)

—

fine impression, on thickpaper

197 La Pompe Notre Dame (43), with the title in margin.

FINIS.

l/oudon : Printed by Wm. Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross,

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