Catalogue of the Exhibition of Spanish Old Masters in Support of National Gallery Funds and for the Benefit of the Sociedad de Amigos del Arte Espanol (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ...; Hon. Treasurer of the National Art-Collections Fund). JAMES L. CAW, ESQ., F. S. A. Scot. (Director of the National Galleries of Scotland). HERBERT COOK, ESQ., F. S. A. LIONEL CUST, ESQ., M. V. O., F. S. A. (Surveyor of the Kings Pictures and Works of Art). DAVID ERSKINE, ESQ. (Trustee of the National Galleries of Scotland). LEONARD C. LINDSAY, ESQ., F. S. A. (Secretary of the Spanish Exhibition held at the New Gallery, 1805). I). S. MAccOLL, ESQ. (Keeper of the Wallace Collection). ALFRED C. DE ROTHSCHILD, ESQ., c. v. o. (Trustee of the National Gallery). AKTHUR A BECKETT TERRELL, ESQ. W. MERCER WADE, ESQ. (Director of the Graflon Galleries, Ltd.). R. C. WITT, ESQ., F. S. A. (Joint lion. Sec. of the National Art-Collections Fund). MAURICE W. EROCKWELL, SECRETARY to the Exhibition. PREFATORY NOTE The wealth, of material to be gathered from the private collections of Great Britain and Ireland is proverbial. But a word of regret must be expressed that certain important pictures are not shown here. The Committee were unable to obtain the loan of the famous examples by Velazquez from Grosvenor House, Kingston Lacy, Longford and Woburn; photographs of the others belonging to Mr. Laurie Frere and Sir George Donaldson are shown; by Murillo from Aynhoe and Somerley; by Ribera from Ickworth and Langton; and by Goya from Quantock. The National Gallery at Edinburgh, with its superb early St. Michael and Dulwich College Gallery, with its masterpieces by Murillo, are fortunately accessible at all times. None the less, these pictures would have been welcome. On the other hand the three largest and most representative collections of Spanish pictures, outside the National Gallery, have been placed unreservedly at the disposal of the Committee. These are the Bowes...