Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 2nd April 1883, Edition 1 of 1, Page 309

Yeiaz and Historical qtjez & Muriiio the Wo rks of Don , ^ Descriptive talogue Dieg o de Silva Velazquez and BartolomS Est £ ban Murillo . owner earliest Comprising ; a authors description a b list whom of of each the it paintings has picture been ; its mentioned of these history artists fro the m , the classified collections earliest by in known subj which ects date : it the has , with name existed reference of the or sales s present to the in which it has appeared y ; the engravings after it , and ; other historical notes . , these Also artists , lists , and of a lost comp or lete unidentified index . pictures ; an account of the lives and works of the disciples of By CHARLES B . CURTIS , M . A . -VSTITIH : OI ^ IGI ZLT -A-Xj ETOHHsTG-S . I N INCREASING INTEREST in the paintings of Velazquez , and the esteem in which Mnrillo J this \ . . deservedl To satisf y y is the , and public always demand has for been information held , make concerning it unnecessary these to artists apolog and ise their for such works a , work there as is little volumes in , S ' panish Annals , less of the in Artists French of and Spai German n , ' are , and out of in print English , and hard when ly anything offered for except sale bear Stirling a fabulous , vhose price . Even Stirling ' s work needs revising , for it abounds in inaccuracies that recent investigations have brought to light . The author of this Catalogue , in the course of repeated visits to Spain and other countries of Europe daring the past twenty years , became interested in Spanish art , and devoted much time to studying it , collecting by the way engravings and photographs of the works of Spanish , masters . The desire to trace the history of the pictures , and to note their relation to , or divergence from , other pictures by the same or different artists , led to his making for his private use a catalogue of the works I of the masters represented in his collection . This volume embodies the results of his labours so far as concerns the . artists above named . | loving The public plan , especial of this Catalogue ly amateurs is , c students ew , and , it and combines collectors some of features engravings that . cannot The au fail thor to ' s interest aim is to the give art — - I 1 . A Classified List of all the paintings of each master , with the names of the present owners and I I time noticed a minute , 2 with . A descri complete references ption account of in each evary of composition each case , painting to the . , earliest tracing Spanish it from or the other earliest authors period by down whom to it the has present been i 3 . , A giving List of a list all the of all engravings changes of or ownershi photograp p , hs auction after sales each , composition prices , and . other incidents in its history . 4 . Several hundreds of notes concerning paintings now lost , but which have been mentioned by ! ia Spanish Spain or or other elsewhere authors , or whieh as having hare formerl been engraved y existed , in or churches appeared , convents in sales . , palaces These , notes or private may greatl houses y ! I aid in 5 . establishing A full , corrected the pedi chronolog gree of ical some account works of whose the lives origin and and work earl s y of history the artists are now ; translations obscure . of im-1 portant documents , such as the Will of Murillo , etc . ; a bibliography of books useful to the student of j painted Spanish b art y them ; some ; and account , finall of y , the a pup com ils plete , imitators index , , so or arranged copyists of as these to show masters , among , with other notices things of pictures , what ¦ j pictures The are volume now to will bo contain seen in four any ci etchings ty , coun of ty i , mportant or country p . ictures never before engraved , viz . : I By Murillo : The Marriage of St . Catherine at Cadiz—his last work . St . Diego surprised by the cloister Guardian of of the his Convent Convent of , San with Francisco flowers in at his Seville robe . —one of the eleven pictures executed for the small in the By Doria Velazquez Palace : at His Rome own . portrait , from the picture of the Meninas . The portrait of Innocent X . « S ^ " The volume will be produced in the most careful manner—under the supervision of Mr . and TiiEo the The . L volume . De Etchings Vinne will — will be and issued be will printed in be a printed simp by M le . on but Salmon laid appropriate pripor , of Paris , speciall binding , insuring y . made tho for best the work results . from the plates , copies E E , dition dition printed fro in on m Demy Large the type 8 . VO ) Pap Price ., er with £ Colombier \ impressions . \ s . 8 vo of ., the printed Etchings on paper on India of extra paper quality . ( Limited and weig to 650 ht , the manufactured letters , a ? id expre on heavy ssly , Japan with impressions ( volant , ) before of the the Etchings letters . in two states , to wit : on India paper with ' Impressions strictly limited to one hujtdbed copies , numbered . Price , £ 3 . 3 s . has been % * taken As onl for y a . limited tho American number marke of cop t ies it of will this be work advisable have for been intending printed , and subscribers a Iqrge part to sen of d the in issue their names at once . , - London : SAMPSON Crown LOW Buildings , MARS , 188 TO Fleet N , Street SEARLE , E . C . , & RIVINGTON , ( 208 )

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