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Title: Illustrated catalogue of 100 paintings of old masters of the Dutch, Flemish, Italian, French, and English schools : belonging to the Sedelmeyer Gallery, which contains about 1000 original paintings of ancient and modern artists
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Galerie Sedelmeyer
Subjects: Painting
Publisher: Paris : (The Gallery)
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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olds, in <? Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, »published by Henry Graves and C°. REYNOLDS (Sir Joshua)(1723-1792) 95. Resignation A middle-aged man, in three quarter-length. Seated in a red-velvet arm-chair, in profile, turned to the left. Abundant hair andbeard, turning grey. His lips are compressed ; his eyes have a seriouslook. Bare-headed; bare neck. Dressed in a loose, blue gown,trimmed with brown fur, showing his frilled shirt on breast andwrist. Columns in the back-ground; cloudy sky visible betweenthe columns. Canvas, 49 in. by 3g in. Engraved by Thomas Watson in 1772. On the engraving are the followingverses : « Sinks to the grave with tmpcrccived decayWhile RESIGNATION gently slopes the wayEnd all his prospects brightening to the lastHis heaven commences ere the world be past. » « This attempt to express a Character in The Deserted Village, is dedicatedto D1 Goldschmidt by his sincere friend and admirer. Joshua Reynolds. »Erom Lady Thomonds Collection, 1821. — 110 —
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REYNOLDS (Sir Joshua)(1723-1792) 96. — Portrait of a Young Lady Half-length; almost full face; the hazel-brown eyes are lookingat the spectator. Fair face; rosy lips; the dark hair combed backand ornamented on top with red flowers. The black cloak is openin front, showing part of a low-cut, red velvet dress with white lacebordering. A red scarfe around the neck; white lace around thewrists. The hands are inserted in a brown fur-muff. In the back-ground, to the right and left, are wooded hills; cloudy sky. Canvas, 29 1/2 in. by 24 in. ® REYNOLDS (Sir Joshua)(1723-1792) 97. — Portrait of Ketty Fisher Half-figure, front view, her head bent to the left. Her hair isornamented with a twig of blossoms. Pearl neck-lace and ear-rings.Low-cut dress, showing a white lace-border around the neck andbreast. A cloak is thrown over her shoulders, leaving her widelace-cuffs uncovered. Her hands are concealed in a fur muff of ablue-greenish colour. Canvas, nj 1/2 in. by 24 1/4 in.

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