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DocumentSale Catalog Br-A324
Auction HouseCock -- from catalog: Cock
Sale LocationGreat Piaza's, Covent Garden, London, England, UK
Seller(s)Thornhill, James
from catalog: Sir James Thornhill
Lugt Number433a
No. of Painting Lots58
NotesRKDH lists as 1734, but it should be 1735 new style. Most of the drawings are not described (only the artist is mentioned) and we have not transcribed those lots.

The seller was the artist Sir James Thornhill, 1675-1734."

"CATALOGUE OF Sir James Thornhill's COLLECTION OF Prints, Drawings, Models, Plasters, &c. Consisting of the Works of Raphael, Marc Antonio, Julio Romano, Dominichino, Titian, Francisco Boglonse, and the Carraci's, Perin del Vago, Paulo Farinatti, Carlo Marratti, Lanfranco, Rubens, Van Dyck, Dorigny, Edelink, &c. As Likewise several excellent Drawings, particularly of Sir James Thornhill's own Works, in Architecture, Plans, Histories, &c. Which will be sold by Auction, On Wednesday the 26th of this Instant February, at Mr.Cock's, in the Great Piazza's, Covent-Garden. The Collection may be view'd, on Thursday the 20th of February and every Day after (Sundays excepted) till the Hour of sale, which will begin each Day precisely at Five in the Evening, by Reason of the large Number of Lots, to be sold each Evening. Catalogues are delivered Gratis, at the Place of SALE."
Catalog Location(s)RKDH [photocopy in Provenance Index Sales Files] not annot.
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