The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-06
sale of sIarshaI souIts Paintings.

The Paris correspondent of the New York Commercial
lowing account OF the sale OF the paintings owned by the
late Marshal Soult
g Yesterday was great day for artists and amateurs
OF the fine arts generally The sale OF Marshal Soups IA
nous Spanish gallery Of paintings enced the Sale
Lebrun Scarcely were The doors open before the
were filled. Besides the interest naturally attaching TO
The dispersion OF such wonderful collection, public Gu
rioslty was stimulated still higher by the knowledge that
an English nobleman, (the Marquis of HertfordD and
agents for the Queen oil Spain and Emperor OF Russia
besides the director Of the Natona! Museum Of
France, were TO dispute the possession of several
OF the chef dduures. The proceedings began at Two
o'clock, and presented during the first hour nothing
worthy OF remark: The pictures which generally
Of doubtful origin, and without signature, brought
low prices and excited little rivalry Two small enamel
minlaures-one oil Coiinet, and the other of Turenne
BY Peio,-were bought by the Duke de Salera, at
Ihuden, and Joseph Ribera, only brought from 600 10
100 francs apiece. The Vision Of ST. John by Alazo
Cano, which was here put up seemed TO awaken the
ergies OF The audience The is OF small size,
hardly 80 inches BY ID and the painting represents
gel carrying ST. John to the top of mountain show
him The heavenly Jerusalem II started at 1000 francs.
and rose Immediately to 5000 al which point all the bid
ders fell Of except the Duke de Sallera and the Marquis
OF Herord The latter finally obtained it at IL 900 francs
~ was now O'clock The hour previously an
GIN THIS picture, eight feet six inches high by FIVE
feet wide, has always been considered n Spain as Mu-
ros masterpiece and is by many connosseurs regarded
as the bnesi painting extan IL represents the mother OF
our Saviour in The act OF being carried up 10 Heaven
The beauties OF this picture can be but family sci forth
upon paper The sensation It excited, the frantic bid
ding, and the bnal price paid will give better idea OF
the estimation IN which 1t is held. The first bid was
10000 francs but The offers quickly 10 100000
iranss-lhe sum which had already been proposed by
English millionaire. Up to this point the bids had been Of
10000 francs each They fell of O00 and tie sum
o. 100000 francs was slowly reached Spain Russia and
France were now alone Britain having dropped behind
Inc picture hung Tor len minutes al the latter sum- when
NJ. ihurDeyssen the agent OF Nicholas, hoping 10 win
by coup de main. and by bold stroke silence all
eton Jumped al once 10 half million, TO which sun
the Emperor bad limited him. The sensation caused by
ms maneuvre amounted 10 very considerable tunut
hen silence was restored, the bidding began again with
great spirit II stopped at $4,000, and Spain seemed on
me point OF coming into possession OF its own again
the majority OF the paintings have been carried off from
the converts and palaces OF the peninsula by Souli Bat
me rivalry again sprung up, Thurneyssen and then
putting IN word on his own responsibility The Span.
srd seemed bent victory, and on ill the enor-
nous prcc OF $50, 900 francs reached when he rave
10, leaving ms competitor IN full possession. The chef
0uurs was Knocked down at $4,000.
salvo OF applause followed this result but Il was
not generally known who was the successful bidder
when the auciioneer answered that NJ, Neuwerkerke
was the happy man. and that the great Murllo was now
the property Of the Louvre real whirlwad OF congra
ulaon burst forth People rushed al the director Of be
museum shook hands with hun, and kissad him
on both cheeks The day before the galleries sa been
most uDceremonously cleared at two o'clock and IA
Nieuwefkerke and Louis Napoleon paid them visit
During 'nen Two hours stay II was probably resolved
ished with his conquest be made no bid for any OF the
other pictures offered
Two other Murillos, St. Peter in Bonds and
Jesus and john when children, were purchased for the
Czahe former for l5l e00f and the latter for 90 900
Christ bearing his Cross'--ihe only picture of the
Italian scboowas also bought for Russia at al oooI
Marshal Sout had once refused $4,000 for H.
!" The total sales OF the day ted 10 o73 1897 Ou,
OF this, the estate pays 10 per for the expenses OF
the SALE and the purchasers cent SO that the cor
poration OF auctoneers realized from this single days
work the sum OF las ,000f $40 600
. The sale win continue two days more Friday and
saturday o. tins week There are several masterpieces
still to come, but nothing OF the value or merit 81 Mu
rillo's Conception"