The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-12
SALE OF BARON GRANTS PICTURES.

AT the concluding days sale Of Baron Grants pic
lures there again crowded attendance OF picture
dealers, their patrons and the general public, twho
watched, with absorbing interest," the dispersion Of
collection which said to have cost Mr.. Grant
s750,0O0 The 0rst days sale realized S2l0065, and
the second s3ls. $685. or s529,95O in all Only two in
stances occurred In which tho price at which works
have changed hands previously exceeded. One OF
these was The Temple Of Osiris at Phil@, by
W. Muller. This, when sold among tho Cope collec.
non a few years snce, in the same room, fetched
$4,000, and Saturday Mr.. Goupil had TO gvo
$ll, 900 for it The other instance OF an advance
IN +. D. Hardy's Wedding Breakfast, which
knocked down tor So, 800, or $50 moro than fetched
at the Eden SALE Sir Edwin Landscer's famous
picture of The Otter Hunt fetched the highest
figure reached sne Sss yr9S
picture, Before Dinner at Boswell's Lodgings In
Bond street, for which there was such u sharp
competition at the Manlcy Hall salo, when Mr.. Grant
bid nearly up TO $ 900 before he was successful fell
to Mr.. 'Agncw Tor $l5,250. The following arc tho
sale, with he name Of the purcnaser.--John Lnne's
Welsh Scenery, from the Marley Hall collection.
sso ws Milking Tito Time seeS by S Ss ss
Elizabeth Thompson. tho subject bong rom George
Eliots Romoln, $3.50 tAsnew); Classical Landscape,
collection, s.. $50 tAgnew); The yenturesomc Robin,
by W. Collins. X. A., IRON tho Farnworth collection,
Was bought q, the Knot, sale for $3.50 went
TO Mr.. Asncw for s., $50 Haddon Ha-Rook
S Msas Penny c %sdaps s q the s o
sale Mr.. Grant give SO, 500 won't for sl7lo to Mr..
Martin. r. s. Coopcr's The Guardian OF the Herd,
ss i. beach. T. Cooke K A. So 800 iAgnew;
Rainy Day, Peter Graham, A. r. a.. $3sOo (Whne);
A.d MsIa or nc c'1 s.r rss 81 Long,
$4,000 (whtel; ST. Francis Preaches TO- the Birds.
ksss Ns 1ee Last $500 sSTs %saer 81
Outside The Cover, r Ansdcil X A.. Sc, 100 tHar.
land; The First glimpse Of the Sea. I. Crcswiek r.
Mr. prS n'nsa @ Sy rsns y,
sssooL So, $50 ipopc, Goatherds OF Gibraltar,
bower, p. Il csiasrop, Il. A.. ssa5o tFos,erl; No.
yembcr. T.. S. Cooper r.. A., $1,000 tAgnewl ST.
Msnse, MSp crcT Tna rnsio, a.
tho saviour in the Temple. ". Holman Hunt, So $50
lAsnowl; Lo spozalizo,. Bringing Home The Bride,
Charles CT; ''SS.' '' he Convent. Il Ysste q.
nsss. Russell sGS0 A Esr eas,ss ana sssy
Hunt Tho slipper r. Gooaell, RIA. $a.65o lrolaokj;
Sea Earnng . e ao9x ~ s'%
chased Al ihe G,o.. sale isr $1,000 $500 Rnodss;
. rsssnss ssu sas 4. $500 ors. e
s H. Ward RA IA. $3.50 tAsnew, The Lady and
:sS ss%sT was. yae s ss' go
lAgncwl Scotch Fire and tho Knight Errank vic-
tory Lord by the sa nc srtss were also bought by
Mr. Agnow tor S. $50, $7250 and S. $50 respectively
portrait Of Sir Walter Scott, by sir Edwin Landsecr,
r. A. which has been engraved, 81, roo (Bartctt
Tho same artists Highland Lassic. 81 $50, and his
otter Hunt SIG, $50 (Agnewl The same artists Pros
pcrity and Adversty, iady,s hack and cab horse,
S7.l50, respectively. Then followed dozcn
or Landscer's drawings, purchased by Mr
Gran. a. The artists sale for much much
81 $50 to 5000 Tho last lot Sir David Wilkes
famous picture OF Napoleon l. and the Pope, where
Plus VII. Is signing the Concordat securing the re-
Ixious liberties OF France-a picture familiar, through
j. A. Robinson's line cnprnvings to every one This
was put up at $4,000, and knocked down TO Mr. Agncw
| for so 900