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Subject Terms England -- London.

1. A catalogue of the genuine, capital, and valuable collection of pictures, by the most esteemed masters of the Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch Schools : selected by that eminent artist and esteemed connoisseur Benjamin van der Gucht, Esq. deceased : this celebrated collection contains some of the most rare and capital pictures ever offered to the public : comprising the following most remarkable viz. : A Venus disarming Cupid by Corregio, brought to England by Sir William Hamilton : two, a most capital Landscape, and a Sea Port, by Claude : A landscape, a Chef D'oeuvre, by Cuyp : A Ditto by Rubens : and one Ditto, very capital, by Berghem : Le Retour de Chasse, an elegant Cabinet Picture, by Wouvermans : the Judgment of Paris by Vander Werf : A Conversation by Teniers : The Madona and Infant Christ by C. Dolce : The Transfiguration by Julio Romano : several fine portraits by Vandyck, F. Hals, &c. &c. : which will be sold by auction (by order of the administratrix) by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room in Pall Mall, on Friday, March 11th, 1796, and following day, at twelve o'clock : to be viewed two days preceding the sale : catalogues may be had at the room in Pall Mall, at one shilling each.

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Creator:: Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
Date:: [1796]
Physical Description:: 14, [2] pages ; 27 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Temple Bar : the city Golgotha : a narrative of the historical occurrences of a criminal character associated with the present Bar / by a member of the Inner Temple.

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Creator:: Wilson, James Holbert, 1809–1873
Date:: MDCCCLIII [1853]
Physical Description:: [4], 68 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Dr. Johnson's London : life in London, 1740-1770 / Liza Picard.

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Creator:: Picard, Liza, 1927–
Date:: 2003
Physical Description:: xxi, 371 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm
Collection:: Reference Library

4. Thomas Sheridan of Smock-Alley : recording his life as actor and theater manager in both Dublin and London, and including a Smock-Alley calendar for the years of his management / by Esther K. Sheldon.

Thomas Sheridan of Smock-Alley : recording his life as actor and theater manager in both Dublin and London, and including a Smock-Alley calendar for the years of his management / by Esther K. Sheldon.

Creator:: Sheldon, Esther K.
Date:: 1967
Physical Description:: x, 530 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Collection:: Reference Library

5. Uproar! : satire, scandal & printmakers in Georgian London / Alice Loxton.

Uproar! : satire, scandal & printmakers in Georgian London / Alice Loxton.

Creator:: Loxton, Alice
Date:: 2023
Physical Description:: xii, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Collection:: Reference Library

6. Alexander Pope & the arts of Georgian England / Morris R. Brownell.

Alexander Pope & the arts of Georgian England / Morris R. Brownell.

Creator:: Brownell, Morris R
Date:: 1978
Physical Description:: xxvi, 401 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:: Reference Library
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules David Prown.