New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-17
SALE OF THE RODGERS COLLECTION.
RARE ENcRAvrNGs AND ErcHINGs BRING MOD
ERATE PRICES


ERATE PRICES.
Philadelphia, April 1s CspeciaD.-The sale OF the
collection formed by the late Edmund Law ROD
~ =, pa,,,u,ore of old and modern engrav-
inc. and etchngs was completed In this city to-day
The Rodgers collection was pronounced, by connos-
seurs who inspected IT, probably the most represent
tatiye gathering of the best known ana most ce's-
brated works Of noted engravers that has ever pee"
offered for sale under the hammer OF the auctoneeF
in this country There we're over l''~" iots In 'ns
sale. -
Mr. Rodgers was a collector for over nifty years.
and Il Is said expended some $4,000 In the making
OF his collection. It Is seldom that 80 many ex-
ampes In the finest possible condition OF such mas
ters as Rembrandt Durer. Marc Antonio. Goitsiuss
Van Leyden, Strange Sharp. Willie, Muller bar
tolozzi Longhi, Drevet, Edeinck Bervic Botswert'
Browne Desnoyers Houbraken. Mandel, Morgnen'
Nanteuil and Woollett offered for sale IN tne
same collection. Taking the sale as wnoie. inc
prices were perhaps good. although many OF the
prints sold low. -.
francesca Bartolozzi was represented IN the cor
lection by some thirty odd impressions Among TIE
r,ost mportant Of these proof before the let
tors of Frederick the Great Of Prussia. This print
sold for $34 An impression of Bartolozzfs engrav'
ing OF Edward Lord Thurlow brought $l6 90 Among
the works OF Bervic sold was his portrait OF LOUIS
XVI after Callet. 1t brought only Si5 lie Lao
COON" which by some is considered Bervc's MASTER
niece sold for S. An Impression Of Bervics "Edu.
cation Of Achilles brought $2. Among the works OF
Albert Durer disposed Of was rare impression OF
st Jerome in the Desert, which was sold for ~;
while "st Jerome Reading In His Cell l54o" brought
sS5 The remainder OF the full collection OF Durers
sold for good prices
An imSression of Peter Drevet's (the younger
print. .Guiilame Cardinal Dubois" after Rigaud,
sold for S. Gerard Edelinck's Martin
yanden Vogaert," after Regaud. was disposed OF
for S. Charles First" after vandyck. one OF
Eduardo Manders masterpieces. sold for n u
Raphael Morghen well represented In the col.
lection. Some thirty odd engravngs ny MIN were
sold An impression OF the TRANSPORTATION, after
Raphael. brought 81. Desnoyers engravtngs sod
WELL his "Beiisaire bringing $Ss. Robert Nsnteuil
one of the most prominent OF the early engraverA
was evidently a favorte with Mr.. Rodgers. some Of
the most beautiful first state impressions In the cob
lection being Nanteuils work. Prominent among
those which sold well was portrait of Pompomns
Srouahs is o. For Robert stranges engraving. aitss
. snnRs wee the gems
Of the collection sixtytwo numbers In the catalogue
being ahe before the retouch
Ing of Captaln baes Of the ga famous s 6EndrsS
this scarce etching was not so spirited a. vas e.
pected before the sale. and 4 was captured for 80
scent i from the Cross" which HIOusht go sss.:s
Tine fact e that ss sSs:s g
at one time or another adorned other famous ccl-
scOn' Of sehnss AND a00ed
there seemed to be considerable competition for
the e. Of the poe q
after Guido sold for go , InS%: s wss0s q,
s so:sas R.pySods G engraving
by many as the finest example of Watson's worn.
r piiei BY By stan v. Hsnkeis -