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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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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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TURNER (W.-J.-M.) (i775-i85i) 98. — Ancient Italy This picture which is called also « Ovid banished from Rome »,renders a magic effect of rutilant sun-light which inuntates a blue,transparent river and the adjacent, magnificent palaces and templeswhich are partly reflected in the water. In the foreground, quite on the right, two women are seated onthe bank, one of whom is pointing towards the scene which isenacted on the left. There, masses of Roman warriors are pillagingthe town which rises in terraces, and carrying off the inhabitants.The whole foreground is covered with booty : chests, vases, weap-ons, draperies of a bright red, blue and yellow colors. At theextreme left, in the foreground is Ovids Tomb. In the centre, a woman is crouching near a boat, covering herface with her hands. Close by, two other women, with their armsaround each others neck, are standing. A boat is being pushed offfrom the foreground, towards the place of action where, numerousboats are loaded with the

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