A catalogue of a capital, genuine and highly valuable collection of Italian pictures of the very distinguished class, recently consigned from Italy
Subtitle: comprising the following distinguished chef d'œuvres, selected ... from among the treasures of the Barberini Palace, viz., The daughter of Herodias with the head of St. John the Baptist, Leo. da Vinci, ... Christ bound, Titian, ... and others ...
By: which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at the Great Room, Pall Mall, on Saturday, March the 30th, 1805, at twelve o'clock
Publisher: Catalogues may be had at the Rainbow Coffee House and in Pall Mall
Published: 1805
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Notes: "Titian, Giorgione, Tintoretto, Luini, Baroccio, Guercino, Guido, S. di Pesaro, G. Cagnacci, C. Dolce, Morone, V. Dyck, Claude, Both, &c., &c."

"... it would seem that the pictures consigned from Italy were not what they were purported to be, and this is supported by the fact that they have not been found in inventories of the Barberini collection."--Getty Provenance Index Databases.

Lugt, F. Répertoire des catalogues de ventes publiques, 6918

Getty Provenance Index Databases, viewed Feb. 27, 2013, Description of sale catalog Br-319

Date of sale: March 30, 1805.

Place of sale: London.

Library's copy bound with: Christie, Mr. A catalogue of a collection of Italian, French, Flemish and Dutch pictures. [London : Mr. Christie, 1802] (ID: 85-P13724); is the 25th of 34 catalogs bound in vol. with call number: 1802 Dec.18 LoCh Bound-With. List of the catalogs (omitting the 12th) in ms. on third front free endpaper. In ms. on verso of second front free endpaper: From the collection of William Seguier Esq. decd. 1844. Binding: marbled papers over boards; half calf, some gilt ruling. Gilt binder's title on spine: Catalogue of pictures, 1802 to 1807.