Bonhams London

3 July 2019 Old Master Paintings


Works in the auction

1
Samuel van Hoogstraten
A shepherdess and shepherd resting beneath a tree, within a painted arched frame

2
Venetian School
Portrait of a bearded gentleman, bust-length, in black costume and a black felt hat

3
Circle of Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
Portrait of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, three-quarter-length, seated by a table, wearing black, with the Order of the Garter, with a fine jewel bearing a cameo portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, holding the Lord Chamberlain's white staff of office

4
Circle of Frans Floris the Elder
The Triumph of David

5
Attributed to John de Critz
Portrait of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, three-quarter-length, in black costume beside the purse of the Lord Privy Seal


7
Bolognese School
A river landscape with figures merrymaking on the banks with others bathing

8
Andrea Vaccaro
Saint Cecilia

9
Douwe Juwes de Douwe
Portrait of a boy and girl as Granida and Daifilo, in a landscape

10
Edward Collier
A trompe l'oeil still life of a letter rack with a quill pen, pamphlets, sealing wax and various papers

11
Attributed to Barthelemy du Pan
Portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales, half-length, in a mauve coat with the sash of the Order of the Garter and an ermine-lined robe in a carved gilt wood frame with the Prince of Wales feathers


12
Francesco de Mura
An Allegory of Summer

13
Studio of Francesco de Mura
An Allegory of Winter

14
Circle of Giovanni Paolo Panini
The Colosseum, Rome

15
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black coat and black cravat

16
Attributed to Jan Wildens
Winter: a landscape with elegant figures skating and boys fighting with snowballs in the foreground, beside a village and a view of Antwerp in the distance beyond


17
Charles d'Agar
Portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, three-quarter-length, in armour and an embroidered sash, holding a helmet, standing beside a stone plinth with a landscape beyond

18
Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen
Portrait of a lady, said to be Lettice, Lady Falkland (circa 1612-1647), half-length, in a black dress with white lace collar and cuffs and a green and pink bow

19
Attributed to Lucas Gassel
The Return of the Prodigal Son

20
Frans Francken the Younger
The Meeting of Jacob and Esau

21
Florentine School
The beheading of Saint Barbara


22
After Joos van Cleve
Portrait of a gentleman, said to be Antoine Humbelot, half-length, in a fur-trimmed robe

23
Ambrosius Benson
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in fur-trimmed robes, holding a letter

28
Willem Van Mieris the Elder
Sylvia freed by Aminta

30
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison
The nave of the Duomo, Milan, looking east

32
Circle of Pieter Coecke van Aelst
The Adoration of the Magi


33
John Ruskin
Macugnaga, Italy

34
John Constable
Flatford Old Bridge and Bridge Cottage

35
John Constable
Osmington, Dorset, with the figure of George III at Sutton Poyntz

36
John Constable
Scene on Brighton Beach

37
John Constable
Fittleworth Mill, Sussex


38
John Constable
A countryman resting on a bank, seen from behind

39
John Constable
Design for the frontispiece of English Landscape Scenery

40
John Constable
The Vale of Dedham

41
John Constable
East Bergholt Common

42
Alessandro Grevenbroeck
A Mediterranean harbour at dusk


42
Alessandro Grevenbroeck
Shipping in stormy seas

42
Alessandro Grevenbroeck
A riverside city on fire

42
Alessandro Grevenbroeck
A winter landscape

42
Alessandro Grevenbroeck
A rocky river landscape

43
Claude Joseph Vernet
A cove on a rocky Mediterranean coast, with small vessels and fishermen


44
Circle of Jan Griffier
The Great Fire of London from Cripplegate, showing the lead on the roof of Saint Paul's catching light on the night of 4 September 1666

45
Circle of Aelbert Cuyp
A drover and milkmaid standing beside cattle, a view to a town in the distance

46
Jusepe de Ribera
Saint Jerome in prayer

47
Pieter Thys
The Sacrifice of Isaac

48
Prague School
Venus in the forge of Vulcan


49
Benjamin Wilson
Portrait of Charles James Fox, full-length, standing in a landscape

50
Alexis Grimou
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a white dress with blue bows, and a violet mantle, playing a hurdy gurdy, in a wooded landscape

51
Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton
A forest floor still life with a snake, butterflies, snails and a grasshopper

51
Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton
A forest floor still life with a lizard, butterflies and snails

52
Christoffel Pierson
A trompe l'œil still life of hawking equipment, including a glove, a net and falconry hoods, hanging on a wall


53
Workshop of Dosso Dossi
A Buffoon holding a lamb with a man holding an owl, an extensive landscape beyond

54
Gaspard Poussin
An Italianate landscape with figures by a river

55
Pietro Navarra
A melon, grapes, peaches and pomegranates before a glass bowl of fruit, a landscape beyond

55
Pietro Navarra
Peaches, figs and plums on a silver dish beside a tazza of sweetmeats, grapes and wine

56
Isaac de Moucheron
A view of the Tiber, Rome, with the Castel Sant'Angelo and Saint Peter's beyond


57
Isaac Ouwater
A winter landscape with figures ice skating

58
Jan Brueghel the Younger
The Four Elements: An Allegory of Earth

58
Jan Brueghel the Younger
The Four Elements: An Allegory of Water

58
Jan Brueghel the Younger
The Four Elements: An Allegory of Air

58
Jan Brueghel the Younger
The Four Elements: An Allegory of Fire


59
Circle of Tintoretto
Portrait of a Venetian Senator, three-quarter-length, in ermine-lined robes

60
Workshop of Francesco Bassano the Younger
The Adoration of the Shepherds

61
Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet
A soldier holding a pitcher and glass

63
Irish School
A view of the lakes and mountains of Killarney