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A Catalogue of The Collection of Pictures of the Most Noble The Marquess of Stafford, at Cleveland House, London, containing an Etching of Every Picture, and accompanied with Historical and Biographical Notices by John Young, Engraver in Mezzotinto to His Majesty and Keeper of the British Institution.
London:
Printed by W. Nicol, Cleveland Row, St. James's.
Published by Hurst, Robinson, and Co., Waterloo-Place, and No. 6, Pall-Mall
—1825—
Original chine colleé etchings nearly 200 years old. (Chine collé method: Chine refers to thin tissue paper, traditionally imported from China, Japan and India. Collé refers to the glue or paste used to attach this thin tissue to heavier Western-made plate paper. The smooth surface of the Oriental tissue papers accepts finer printing detail than the more coarsely textured plate papers. Tissue papers are, however quite weak. Pasting them to thicker paper gives them strength and stability.)
Sheet size: approximately 10.25 x 15 inches (approx. 26 x 38 cm).
Each etching's size varies, but the chine colleé layer on which the etchings are printed measures about 9 x 11.5 inches. NOTE: foxing in the margins is typical on these chine collé prints, but usually does not affect the actual etchings. However, please see enlargements by clicking on the thumbnails in order to assess each. We also have provided condition notes below the thumbnail images.
Please click on a thumbnail for an enlarged view. The entire sheet is too large to scan, thus only the scannable portion is shown.
George Granville
Marquess of Stafford, K.G.
Engraved from a picture by Thomas Phillips, Esq. R.A. by John Young, Engraver to His Majesty
[Frontispiece, dedication page]
CONDITION ISSUES: Extensive foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etching is adhered, foxing coming through to upper layer somewhat but the actual portrait is a beautiful mezzotint without any flaws.
$25
1-3: Gessi, Peruzzi, De Ferrara
CONDITION ISSUES: Extensive foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered, foxing to lower image.
$15
4-6: Annibale and Ludovico Caracci
CONDITION ISSUES: Extensive foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
7-9: Raphael, Da Caravaggio
CONDITION ISSUES: Extensive foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
10-12: Zucchero, Srb: Del Piombo, Raphael
CONDITION ISSUES: Extensive foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
13-17: Romano, A. Carracci, Parmigiano, Grimoux/Murillo
CONDITION ISSUES: Extensive foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
18-20: Andrea del Sarto, Filippo Lauri, Cav'r d'Arpino
CONDITION ISSUES: Extensive foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
21-25: G. Poussin, Salvator Rosa, Borgognone
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered and light foxing on upper etching only
$15
31-32: Tintoretto, Guercino
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
33: Lodovico Caracci
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
34-36: Domenchino, Moroni, Titian
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
37-39: Raphael, Guido
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
40-45: Turchi, Bassano, Lotto, Marinari,
Da Vinci
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered and some foxing in center etching
$15
46-48: De Modena, Ferri, Maratti
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
49-53: Tintoretto, Battaglie, Titian, Lauri
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
54-56: Tintoretto, Pordenoni, Bordone
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
57-60: Da Cortona, Volostelli, Cambioso, Valentine
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered but etching layer is very clean.
$20
60: Sir Peter Lely
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered, but the actual etching layer is very clean.
$20
61-62: Titian
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered, but the actual etching layer is very clean.
$20
63-65: Tintoretto, Titian, N. Del Abate
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered, but the actual etching layer is very clean.
$20
66-68: Schiavone, J. Palma Vecchio
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered, and odd "stain" to upper etching.
$15
69-72: Veronese, Mola, Spagnoletto
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered, but the actual etching layer is very clean.
$20
73-75: Claude, Domenichino
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered, and odd "stain" to upper etching.
$15
76-78: Varotari
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered, but the actual etching layer is very clean.
$20
79: P. Veronese
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered and some foxing on chine coleé layer on the outer margins, well outside image area.
$20
80-81: Zuccherelli, Veronese
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing on woven paper to which the chine collé etchings are adhered and some foxing on the lower etching.
