The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-20
FINE PAINTINGS TO Be SOLD.
DAVID N. KING, IFS, f0LLEC-
TTON 10 90 Ar Auction.
HarePortraits OF Early English and French
Masters. WIN a Few Landscapes. and
Some ChIppcndRle and Adams furnl-
tnre Included IN sale Next Month.

An art sale which in some respects
promises to be the sale of the season Is on
the books for next month. II is one OF
those rare features OF the art season.
sale Of old masters Of high quality and
undoubted authenticity. Sales o! old
masters" are common enough, 30 much SO
that the very phrase raises dubious ques-
lions IN many minds as soon as II Is spoken.
But 1t was made known yesterday on the
authority Of the American Art Association
that "a sale is scheduled for the latter part
OF March in which every canvas is authen-
tioated. and most of them are from the
brushes OF recognized masters OF painting
The paintings are the property Of David
II King. Jr, and the name OF the owner
will insti confidence and invite interest
not only among Mr.. Kings friends but
among those who remember the character
OF the paintings from his New York home
which were sold at auction few years ago
Since Mr. Kings residence abroad he has
acquired collection Of paintings by early
English and French masters and also
collection of Chppendale, Sheraton and
Adams furniture. with other pieces of furni-
ture of the time OF Queen Anne and OF Louis
XIV and Louis XVI, which qualified wit
WHO ldNt httll tANIH Hi'sNN'ANS
rarely beautiful aud fine examples OF the
artists who created them. Mr. King has
concluded to sell his collections at auction
after an exhibition which will he held in
the American Art Galleries
Beautiful portraits of beautiful women
ia likely to be the catch phrase whoh will
attach Itself to the collection of paintings.
although among tho distinguished por-
traits In & arc portraits of men, also and all
OF the canvases are described a. worthy
works of their authors, and indeed oil
necessity most Of them are well known
canNases As collection OF examples OF
the early English and French schools "
is said to be singular and superior among
collections offered at auction in New York.
Among the English portraits are those OF
Sir Francis Bourgeois by Sir William
Beechey. Lady Hamilton as n bacchnnte
by Romnev, and the came painters portrait
of Miss Lockwood which was shown III the
Grafton Gallery exhibition IN London IN
1900; the portraits Of Mrs Hales, Sir Patrick
Blake end Lady Sarah Banbury by Sin
Joshua Reynolds, portraits of the Duke OF
Portland and Mrs Mccartney by Raehurn
Lady ST Asnph and the Ee1l ot Carlisle by
Hoppner. Richard Warren, physician 10
George ILL., Portrait o! Lady, Queen
Charlotte. and character sketch OF Mrs.
Siddons, by Galnsborough, and a Portrait |
OF Lady by Rous-ell.
BY Sir Peter Lely there are portraits
or the Duchess OF Cumberland. Mr.. IeneVe I
and the Countess OF Carlisle by Sir Thomas /
Lawrence. portraits of the Duchess OF |
Buckingham. Master Kenwood Shaw and !
MIR Romilly by RussellIa portrait OF the !
Duke Of Cambridge There are also por- /,
traits Of Thomas Thoindike and Mrs. Clarke. !
favorite Of the Duke Of York. by Romney; /
of Master Haig. by Raeburn; and OF Miss |
SCOT, by Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Passing to the French painters there are |
among others portraits OF the Marquise !
de Satiray by lie Brun; Comtesse d'Argen- /
son wife OF tho Minister Of War under /
Louis XIV. Dy Natter; Marquisa de La ?
fuyette. by Iargiilierc; Duchess d. Orleans,
by Natter; Duo de PenthievTs. by Largjl- Z
lere; Nine. de Rossey, by Natter tex
hibted at the Salon OF 1891 Princess
Poll gnae lady in waiting TO Marie Anton
cite. by Ne5tier; Mine. Nestris. by 10 Brun
deposition de portraits de femme at a
enfants Paris. 1897, Marquise de Brentile.
by Drouais. Nine. Elis8bethe de France. /
by lie Brun Lady Charlotte de Montn.o-
rency. by Philip a. Champagne; A Lady.
by Vatican; Nine. d. Henin. by Largil-
Here, and Catharine Ni2nard, daughter - Y
tho artist by Pierre Mignard
There il also canvas by Mauve. Hoi-
land Meadows;" and landscapes by Daz,
Corot and Ddubignv with a painting Of
Arab horsemen by Fromentn and -Canale
della Gendecca.' by Boudin