Edwin Landseer 'Wild cattle of Chillingham' from Wikipedia

See here for more information about Pitt-Rivers' paintings, not in King John's House, from second collection volumes 1 and 2.

78. Add.9455vol3_p756 /3: October 1891 'Bought of Ernest Day, 439 Old Kent Road, S.E. ... arms, crest & motto of George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers of Strathfieldsaye. Engraved in 17th century. Mounted in cut gold mount & in a carved black frame. 12” x 14” It has been in E. Days family for over 100 years' £1.1.0 (Rushmore)

79. Add.9455vol3_p800 /12: 11 March 1891 'Bought at Foster’s 54 Pall Mall ... Lot 102 “Vessels in Shore” by Calvert' £4.5.0 (Rushmore). Edward Calvert (1799-1883), English painter and printmaker.

80. Add.9455vol3_p801 /1: 12 April 1892 'Bought at Foster’s 54 Pall Mall Sale of High-class Proof Engravings ... Lot 69 “Pampluna” by A. Haig artist’s proof Size exclusive of mount 36 3/4 ins x 25 3/4 ins' £4.5.0 (Rushmore). Axel Herman Haig, (1835-1921), Swedish artist. The title of this engraving appears to be ‘Pampeluna returning from the fair’, see, for example, here.

81. Add.9455vol3_p801 /2: same date 'ought at Foster’s 54 Pall Mall Sale of High-class Proof Engravings ... Lot 40 “Surrender at Breda” Macbeth, after Velasquez, artist’s proof Size, exclusive of mount 34 1/4 x 29 1/8 in' £5.5.0 (Rushmore). Robert Walker Macbeth (1848-1910), Scottish artist and engraver. Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter (1599-1660). Velazquez' Surrender at Breda was painted in 1634-5 and is now in the Museo del Prado.

82. Add.9455vol3_p802 /1: same date 'Bought at Foster’s (continued) ... Lot 44 “Return from Milking” Macbeth after Mason, artist’s proof Size exclusive of mount 27 ins x 16 1/2 ins' £2.5.0 (Rushmore). Robert Walker Macbeth (1848-1910), Scottish artist and engraver. George Hem(m)ing Mason (1818-1872) English landscape artist. According to the wikipedia site for Mason, 'Return from Milking' by Mason was exhibited in 1873 at the Burlington Fine Arts Club together with other previously unexhibited works.

Landseer painting Add.9455vol3_p806

83. Add.9455vol3_p802 /2: same date 'Bought at Foster’s (continued) ... Lot 43 “Windsor” Brunet Debaines, after Heffner artist’s proof Size exclusive of mount 25 ins x 17 3/4 ins' £3.15.0 (Rushmore)
Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines (1845-c 1935), French printmaker and painter.

84. Add.9455vol3_p802 /3: same date 'Bought at Foster’s (continued) ... “Schloss Zwingenberg” by A. Haig artist’s proof  Size exclusive of mount 16 ins x 10 1/2 ins' £1.14.0 (Rushmore). Axel Herman Haig, (1835-1921), Swedish artist.

85. Add.9455vol3_p803 /1: same date 'Bought at Foster’s (continued) ... Lot 12 “Her First Dance” after Orchardson artist’s proof  Size exclusive of mount 27 3/4 ins x 20 1/2 ins' £2.2.0 (Rushmore and Hinton St Mary). William Quiller Orchardson (1832-1910), Scottish portraitist and painter. This painting is now in the Tate collection, see here.

86. Add.9455vol3_p803 /2: same date 'Bought at Foster’s (continued) ... Lot 8 “Visit to Aesculapius” after Poynter artist’s proof  Size exclusive of mount 29 1/4 ins x 19 1/2 ins' 13/- (Rushmore). Sir Edward John Poynter (1836-1919), English painter. This painting is now in the Tate collection, see here.

87. Add.9455vol3_p803 /3: same date 'Bought at Foster’s (continued) ... Lot 101 A pair Venice by Gautier artist’s proof  Size exclusive of mount 20 ins x 12 1/2 ins' 10/- the pair (Rushmore). Lucien Marcelin Gautier (1849-1925), French etcher and designer.

88. Add.9455vol3_p804 /1: same date 'Bought at Foster’s (continued) ... Lot 70 “Floating Market, Stockholm” by A. Haig artist’s proof  Size exclusive of mount 24 ins x 15 3/4 ins' £2.0.0 (Rushmore). Axel Herman Haig, (1835-1921), Swedish artist.

89. Add.9455vol3_p804 /2: same date 'Bought at Foster’s (continued) ... Lot 81 “Three Graces” David Law, after Mac Whirter  remark proof  Size exclusive of mount 19 3/4 ins x 14 1/2 ins' £5.15.0 (Rushmore). Probably John MacWhirter (1839-1911) Scottish landscape painter. He painted the 3 graces in 1878.

90. Add.9455vol3_p804 /3: same date 'Bought at Foster’s (continued) ... Lot 52 “Canterbury Cathedral” by C.O. Murray artist’s proof  Size exclusive of mount 18 ins x 14 3/4 ins' £1.10.0 (Rushmore). Charles Oliver Murray (1842-1924), etcher.

91. Add.9455vol3_p805 /1-2: same date 'Bought at Foster’s (continued) ... Lot 56 [1 of] Pair  - Yorkshire Lane and Road to Bolton, by E. Slocombe, remark proof  Size exclusive of mount 23 1/2 ins x 14 3/4 ins' £1.10.0 (Rushmore). Edward Slocombe (1850-1915) painter and etcher.

92. Add.9455vol3_p805 /3-4: same date 'Bought at Foster’s (continued) ... Lot 54 [1 of] A pair Rouen Cathedral and Amiens Cathedral by E. Slocombe, remark proofs  Size exclusive of mount 22 1/2 ins x 16 1/2 ins' £2.8.0 the pair (Rushmore). Edward Slocombe (1850-1915) painter and etcher.

93. Add.9455vol3_p806 /1: 22 April 1892 'Bought at Christie’s 8 King Street, St James’ ... Lot 137 “Wild Cattle of Chillingham” after [name crossed out][Insert] Sir [in red] [End Insert] [Insert] EDWIN LANDSEER [End Insert] by T. Landseer A.R.A. artist’s proof Size including frame 40 1/2 ins x 31 ins' £3.10.0 (Rushmore). Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873) English painter, a view of this image is available here. Thomas Landseer (1795-1880) was his brother and an etcher, he often based his etchings upon Edwin's drawings.

94. Add.9455vol3_p859 /2: 9 November 1892 'Bought of S. Willson 7 King Street St James’ Square S.W. ... (a) Panel of stained glass “Return of the Prodigal” 17th Century Height 9 ins' £3 (Farnham Museum)

95. Add.9455vol3_p859 /3: same date 'Bought of S. Willson 7 King Street St James’ Square S.W. ... (b) Glass Coat of Arms Dated 1686 Height 9 1/4 inches' £8 (Farnham Museum)

96. Add.9455vol3_p867 /3: 10 November 1892 'Bought of F. Rathbone 20 Alfred Place West, S. Kensington ... 2 French Glass paintings Time of Louis XVth Height 6 1/2 inches' £2.15.0 the pair (Farnham Museum)

97. Add.9455vol3_p899 /1: 14 April 1893 'Sale of the Collection of Works of art and antiquity formed by the late W. Bateman Esq and T. Bateman Esq Sotheby & Co London Bateman Coll:] .... Bought at Sotheby’s Bateman Coll .. Lot 62 Leaf of a Diptych in gilt Bronze enamelled, representing St George on horseback in chain armour wearing conical helmet with crest, killing the dragon, in front a female figure wearing coronet, in the attitude of supplication, the whole design beneath a crocheted canopy the top of which is enamelled green, and in each angle an expanded rose enamelled blue 14th Century probably of English work, 3 3/8 in high 2 1/8 in wide (Plate III)' £12.10.0 (Rushmore)

98. Add.9455vol3_p901 /1: 12 April 1893 'Bought of G.R. Harding 14 Charing Cross Road, Leicester Square London 16th Century Diptych from the Magniac Collection, representing the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Circumcision and flight to Egypt. Dated 1567 Height 4 ft 5 ins' £20 (Farnham Museum)

99. Add.9455vol3_p965 /1: 1893 'Bought of Yeend King Esq ... Minchington from the Larmer Road 1893” By Yeend King' £45.0.0 (Rushmore). Henry John Yeend King (sometimes given as John Henry), 1855-1924, English artist. This was a local view, close to Rushmore. This is mentioned in the P-R AC as 'Minchington from the Larmer Road; a water colour, by Yeend King 1893'.

100. Add.9455vol3_p965 /2: same date 'Bought at the sale of Vicat Cole’s Pictures at Christie’s ... Lot 210 Arundel Castle Watercolour' £15.15.0 (Rushmore). George Vicat Cole, British painter (1833-1893) who specialised in views of Surrey and Sussex.

101. Add.9455vol3_p965 /3: same date ' ... Vicat Cole’s Works (contd) Christies... Lot 198 Windsor Castle Watercolour' £6.15.0 (Rushmore). George Vicat Cole, British painter (1833-1893) who specialised in views of Surrey and Sussex.

102. Add.9455vol3_p966 /1: same date ' ... Vicat Cole’s Works (contd) Christies... Lot 199 Study of a Breaking Wave Watercolour' £7 (Rushmore). George Vicat Cole, British painter (1833-1893) who specialised in views of Surrey and Sussex.

103. Add.9455vol3_p966 /2: same date '... Vicat Cole’s Works (contd) Christies... Lot 237 St Bride’s Bay  Watercolour' £6.6.0. George Vicat Cole, British painter (1833-1893) who specialised in views of Surrey and Sussex.

104. Add.9455vol3_p966 /3: same date '... Vicat Cole’s Works (contd) Christies... Lot 223 On the road from Pen-y-Gwrid to Llyn Gwinach   Watercolour' £4.4.0 (Rushmore). George Vicat Cole, British painter (1833-1893) who specialised in views of Surrey and Sussex.

105. Add.9455vol3_p967 /1: same date '... Vicat Cole’s Works (contd) Christies ... Lot 371 “Sinodun Hill, on Thames Oilcolour by Vicat Cole RA' £29.8.0 (Rushmore, given to Pitt-Rivers' fourth son). George Vicat Cole, British painter (1833-1893) who specialised in views of Surrey and Sussex.

106. Add.9455vol4_p1319 /2: Obtained by General Pitt Rivers at Rome Adam naming the birds & fishes (no price) (Farnham Museum)

107. Add.9455vol9_p2337 /1: [Sotheby's June 10th 1897] Russian silver mounted Eikon from the Beck coll. 4 1/8 x 4 1/4 (Lot 465)(Farnham Museum)

108. Add.9455vol9_p2357 /3: Picture straw mosaic 1882 obtained at Musbruch (Farnham Museum)

A virtual gallery of all the paintings listed in the catalogue of the second collection, with all the relevant drawings is shown here.

AP, June 2010, updated August 2010 with reference to virtual gallery/ enhanced December 2010 with references to the Pitt-Rivers family art catalogue [P-R AC].

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