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Title: De luxe catalogue of notable paintings by Masters of the Early English, Dutch, Flemish and French schools : consigned by T.J. Blakeslee, to be sold at unrestricted public sale at Mendelssohn Hall on ... (April 9th and 10th, 1908) ..
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Blakeslee, Theron J., d. 1914 American Art Association
Subjects: Painting
Publisher: New York : American Art Association
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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eath an ivy-covered tree, with the In-fant Christ standing upon her lap, his arm extended to clasphis mother round the neck. With her left hand she supportshim, while the right clasps him round the body. She is clad ina loose robe of crimson, over which is worn a long blue cloak,which falls from her shoulders across her lap. On her head is ascarf of white linen, which falls upon her shoulders. The headis inclined forward and to the left, the eyes being cast downwith an expression of mournful tenderness. Height, 25 inches; width, YtVo inches. No. 10 ALEXIS HARLAMOFF 1849— THE GARDENERS DAUGHTER A FAIR-HAIRED little girl of some eight summers stands in aflood of sunlight, holding a large branch of wild flowers. Sheis clad in a pink petticoat and a chemise, over which is a pairof stays, leaving her neck and arms bare. Her fair hair is donein a knot behind her head, and her eyes look straight at thespectator out of the picture. Height, 35 inches; width, 25 inches.Bought from the artist.
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No. 11 NOBWICH SCHOOL. A SANDY LANE A SOLITARY horseman is riding with his dog along a wide sandyroad, which leads through the middle of the picture. In themiddle distance the road dips and disappears in the shade ofa group of enormous trees, for the most part oaks, which, fromtheir appearance, must be of great antiquity, one in particular,in the right foreground, being a veritable patriarch of the for-est. Beyond, the scene shows an open heath bathed in the warmglow of a summer sky, which is partly covered with heavycumuli. Height, 21 inches; length, 30 inches. No. 12JOHK SELL COTMAK 1782—1842A STORMY DAY On the left of the picture are shown the dunes of a sandy fore-shore, with rough breakwaters running to the waters edge,and in the distance the steeple of a church. Two fishermen inthe foreground watch the departure of a small fleet of fishingvessels, some of which are getting up sail, while one in the fore-ground stands with sails flapping as she moves round to catchthe wind. The

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