New-York tribune., 1896-01-25
NOTABLE PAINTINGS TO BE SOLD.
MASTERPIECES IN THE COLLECTION OF
DAVID H. KING. JR.

DAVID H. klNG, Jft'
Chickering Hall will be the scene Of notable
auction the evenings of February II ana TO-
when the entire collection OF paintings owned by
David H. King jr will be sold. Mr. King has been
engaged for more than ten years in making the col
lection which is now to be broken up, OWING
mainly II is said to the recent death OF Mrs King
Most of the pictures IN the collection were pur-
chased abroad. the few OF them picked up on TINS
side having been sold to Mr. King. for the most
part by New-York dealers. and passing through
the hands OF S. T. Avery jr., the Messrs Tooth ana
others in the trade.
Mr.. Kings gallery is representative OF many
schools. chiefly, however. of the French. English
Dutch Flemish and American. 1t Is said TO be
especially remarkable for the large number OF
examples by English artists Of repute. PROBABLY
more pictures OF English origin are brought to-
gether il this CO. .ction than in any other on this
side OF the Atlantic.
The mportau. character OF the sale will be made
evident by the following partial list OF artists VINO
represented: T.. Berce- e-Belecour W. A Bou-
gIereau. George Chambers. Charles Chaplain fran
co.'s Clouei J. Singleton Copley. c. +. Daub!gny'
j. B f. De,aille. Gustave Dore. Jules Dupre. Hans
Holbcin. G. +. Jacque John Lafarge, Sir Thomas
La %rence. Sr Edwin i-andseer sir fe,er r-eS sir
Joshua Reynolds A. Schreyer. Constantine Iroyoh
and J. q. Nibert . ~,
elcreau's THE ia ther" Royal Academy, 1895; Bon
ning,on's The Houheur Cathedral" SSX@'ei D.
Singleton Cop.ey's Portrait OF Miss HliI, Con. on
stables The Tree in the Meadow, Corot
Souvenir OF Normandie.' bought from the Seney
collection In 1881: Clouet's Portrait or Jeanne
d d'Alberi" from the Gavet collection In faris,
"Champigny." which Is regarded by many as the
best water-color by Detalle IN tbs country: nau, u,
Mare Lcczinska." portrait 81 Mr BurroushS,
an uncle OF Gainsborough. by Gainsboroush a
rortrait OF Lady MaTsham by the same artlst nor
he.n's portrait OF Lady Lister the original dra"lhs
FOR which = now III The prlvat" COLLECTION OF Qut'n
Victoria: the portrait Of Mile. Hillsburg which
was shown at the exhibition or the, pol-
traits of fair women at the Grafton gamer.
london In 1891. SIR Edwin Landseers Inc Lltue
Actress" shown at the exhibition OF ola masters
I'M the Royal Academy. London In ls+. Slr lhoinas
Iawrence'S portrait of the Countess harlrrhon1 /
ami her son Koya. Academy. 1871. Sir Peter Ley :
portralf Of Lord Temple. bought from the collection
- m. Earl of Granville. Mcisson!ers pencil draw
lrx "a l.l "HOmme 1Arme.' together with three
iii naiuflnes by came master. Mauves ~ summer
pav I'm Holland" which some critics conSiuer 'he
~ M,t,v. In this country. George komneys por-
.rnT ~ the Countess Hynforj. painted in lt'i anu
engraved hy McArle. ios"thrt VIVA thr sam sam
.r,i.f.s uorfralt - Mrs. Angelo. painted III 'tV'
,h. r,rtral. ~ John Aseciya. by kemosanat; Troy
IN. ~D.ulous" with The same artists well-kiio"l
..frving Home the Flocks." and Turner'S "Blois on
the Ranks 90 IN. Loire 60, ,,
Ten nsintings are from the brush o, Sir Joshua
Eeyuoils slN are hy Coroi SIX by prtal', ny
H., fuiius punra ara Romney. and fOu: eacn by
iauhlgnv q Hitchcock SIR Peter LEY, L. n l"hr-
r,'Ifte and Nless0ulcf. while several aftists con
...,,.. -, and examples each Eighty seven
rr.r, fnlufcrs aye represented IN the collection
gni.n fo' several days before the sale WIZ oe on
.,f y.w AZ %. galleries of %" American All As
.."., ,ion Madison Square South. under whose man
ag,ment the pictures are to be sold