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DocumentSale Catalog Br-A609
Auction HouseLangford -- from catalog: Langford
Sale LocationGreat Piazza, Covent Garden, London, England, UK
Seller(s)Wootton, John
from catalog: Mr. John Wootton
Lugt Number1147
No. of Painting Lots236
NotesThe seller was the painter John Wootton, ca.1682-1765. According to Waterhouse, he retired from painting in 1761, which apparently occasioned this sale.

"A CATALOGUE Of the GENUINE and ENTIRE COLLECTION OF PICTURES, OF Mr. JOHN WOOTTON, Of Cavendish Square, Landscape Painter ; Consisting of great Variety of LANDSCAPES and other Subjects, painted by Himself ; And several historical and other Pieces, by different MASTERS. Which will be sold by AUCTION, By Mr. LANGFORD, At his House in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden, On Thursday the 12th, and Friday the 13th of this Instant March 1761. The same may be viewed on Tuesday the 10th, and every Day after till the Time of Sale, which on account of the great Number of Lots, will begin each Day punctually at Half an Hour after Eleven o'Clock. CATALOGUES of which may be had gratis at Mr. LANGFORD's in the Great Piazza aforesaid. CONDITIONS of SALE as usual."
Catalog Location(s)BML [photocopy in Provenance Index Sales Files] not annot.
PKA [annotations used in Sales Contents; photocopy in Provenance Index Sales Files] annot. with prices for second day (one page is illeg.)
PhotocopiesRKDH (of PKA)
See AlsoSale Contents
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 Digitized Catalog - Frick
  
 
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