A catalogue of a most capital and valuable collection of Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch pictures
Subtitle: the property of the late Thomas Hankey, Esq. dec. (in pursuance of the directions of his will) collected during the course of a number of years, by John Bernard, Esq., universally esteemed for his correct knowledge of the fine arts and superior taste in the line of the virtù : selected from the finest collections, both foreign and domestic, at a most liberal expence, and consisting of the undoubted works of the following great and esteemed masters : L. da Vinci, P. Veronese, J. Bassan, Proccasino, Corregio, Maturino, Parmegiano, H. Carracci, F. Laura, Sal. Rosa, Claude, C. Marratt, Poussin, Bourdon, Borgonione, Zuccarelli, Canaletti, Van Dyck, Teniers, Berghem, Ruysdael, Cuyp, Van de Velde, Jan Steen, &c
By: which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, on the premises, the north side of Bedford Square, on Friday, June 7, 1799, and following day at twelve o'clock
Contributors: Hankey, Thomas; Barnard, John, 1709-1784
Publisher: Catalogues may be had ... on the premises and in Pall Mall
Published: 1799
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 10
Subjects: European Painting; Early works to 1800; Art collections; Catalogs; Private collections
Notes: Date of publication inferred from date of sale.

Final leaf is blank.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B² (A3 and A4 form pages 9-10 and final leaf).

Sale held on the premises, Bedford Square.

English short title catalogue, N52813

Lugt, F. Répertoire des catalogues de ventes publiques, 5936

Place of sale: London.

Date of sale: June 7-8, 1799.

Library's c. 1 is annotated in brown ink with prices and some names. Copy 1 is the third item bound with: Catalogue of the genuine, capital, and valuable collection of pictures, by the most esteemed masters of the Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch schools ... / by Mr. Christie. [London] : Mr. Christie, [1796] (85-P5657).

Library's c. 2 is annotated with prices and some names in brown ink; a few other notes in pencil. Binding: marbled papers retained; is the fifteenth item bound in a volume of 33 auction and sale catalogs with call no.: 1792 LoEd c.3 Bound-With (2676-620).