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Old world masters in new world collections

Chapter 3: ILLUSTRATIONS
By Esther Singleton
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A curated survey presents approximately one hundred and ten Old Master paintings in American private collections, reproducing portraits, religious and mythological subjects, and genre works from the thirteenth through the eighteenth centuries. The author outlines provenance and notable ownership, considers the role of dealers and patrons—including the influence of Sir Joseph Duveen—in transferring European masterpieces to the United States, and explains a selection principle centered on beauty, deliberately excluding violent or tragic subjects. Illustrated entries and commentary trace individual works back to their European origins and reflect on collecting trends, aesthetic priorities, and the cultural movement of art across the Atlantic.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Giovanna Tornabuoni Domenico Ghirlandaio Frontispiece
Mr. J. P. Morgan.
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St. Francis and the Beggar Sassetta 7
Mr. Clarence H. Mackay.
Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels Matteo di Giovanni 11
Mr. Clarence H. Mackay.
Adoration of the Magi Benvenuto di Giovanni 13
Sir Joseph Duveen, Bart.
Madonna and Child Giotto di Bordone 27
Mr. Henry Goldman.
The Annunciation Masolino 29
Mr. Henry Goldman.
Gabriel, the Announcing Angel Fra Angelico 33
Mr. Edsel B. Ford.
The Virgin Receiving the Divine Message Fra Angelico 35
Mr. Edsel B. Ford.
St. Cosimas and St. Damianus Fra Angelico 41
Mr. Albert Keller.
Madonna della Stella Fra Filippo Lippi 43
Mr. Carl W. Hamilton.
Madonna and Child Alesso Baldovinetti 49
Mr. Clarence H. Mackay.
Portrait of a Young Lady Piero Pollaiuolo 53
Mr. Nils B. Hersloff.
Giuliano de’ Medici Sandro Botticelli 57
Mr. and Mrs. Otto H. Kahn.
Portrait of a Young Man Sandro Botticelli 63
Mr. Clarence H. Mackay.
Madonna and Child Sandro Botticelli 65
Mr. Max Epstein.
Giovanna Tornabuoni Domenico Ghirlandaio 67
Mr. J. P. Morgan.
Francesco Sassetti and His Son Teodoro Domenico Ghirlandaio 71
Mr. Jules S. Bache.
Madonna and Child Gentile da Fabriano 75
Mr. Henry Goldman.
Madonna and Child with Angels Benedetto Bonfigli 79
Mr. and Mrs. Otto H. Kahn.
Madonna and Child Perugino 81
Mr. Clarence H. Mackay.
The Niccolini Madonna Raphael 85
Sir Joseph Duveen, Bart.
The Small Cowper Madonna Raphael 87
Mr. Joseph E. Widener.
Agony in the Garden Raphael 91
Mr. Clarence H. Mackay.
Portrait of a Lady Pisanello 101
Mr. Clarence H. Mackay.
Adoration of the Shepherds Andrea Mantegna 105
Mr. Clarence H. Mackay.
Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John and Angel Francia 109
Mr. Clarence H. Mackay.
Portrait of a Lady Luini 111
The Hon. Andrew W. Mellon.
Titian’s Schoolmaster Moroni 113
Mr. Joseph E. Widener.
Madonna and Child Antonello da Messina 123
Mr. Clarence H. Mackay.
Madonna and Child Crivelli 127
Mr. A. W. Erickson.
Madonna and Child Crivelli 129
Mr. Philip Lehman.
The Virgin and Child with St. Lucy, St. Catherine, St. Peter and St. John the Baptist Giovanni Bellini 131
Mr. Jules S. Bache.
The Virgin and Child Giovanni Bellini 133
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady.
Madonna and Child Giovanni Bellini 135
Mr. Philip Lehman.
Feast of the Gods Giovanni Bellini 139
Mr. Joseph E. Widener.
The Virgin and Child Titian 141
Mr. Jules S. Bache.
Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus Titian 145
Mr. John Ringling.
Giorgio Cornaro with Falcon Titian 147
Mr. A. W. Erickson.
Maximilian Sforza Bartolommeo Veneto 149
Mr. Henry Goldman.
A Scene along the Adriatic Coast Francesco Guardi 153
Mrs. Charles B. Alexander.
Portrait of a Lady Roger van der Weyden 167
The Hon. Andrew W. Mellon.
Portrait of a Carthusian Monk Petrus Christus 171
Mr. Jules S. Bache.
Madonna and Child with Angels Hans Memling 173
The Hon. Andrew W. Mellon.
Portrait of a Young Gentleman Hans Memling 175
Mrs. John N. Willys.
Louis XIII, King of France Peter Paul Rubens 177
Sir Joseph Duveen, Bart.
Rinaldo and Armida Sir Anthony Van Dyck 183
Mr. Jacob Epstein.
Dædalus and Icarus Sir Anthony Van Dyck 185
Mr. Frank P. Wood.
Robert Rich, Earl of Warwick Sir Anthony Van Dyck 189
Mr. Jules S. Bache.
Queen Henrietta Maria with Jeffrey Hudson and a Monkey Sir Anthony Van Dyck 193
Mr. William Randolph Hearst.
The Standard-Bearer Rembrandt van Rijn 205
Mr. Jules S. Bache.
Portrait of a Young Officer Rembrandt van Rijn 209
Mr. A. W. Erickson.
An Old Lady Seated in an Armchair Rembrandt van Rijn 211
The Hon. Andrew W. Mellon.
Simeon and Mary Presenting the Infant Christ in the Temple. Rembrandt van Rijn 213
Mr. Nils B. Hersloff.
Portrait of an Officer Frans Hals 221
Mr. Henry Goldman.
The Laughing Mandolin Player Frans Hals 223
Mr. John R. Thompson.
A Music Party Pieter de Hoogh 225
Mrs. John N. Willys.
The Lace-Maker Jan Vermeer 229
The Hon. Andrew W. Mellon.
Portrait of a Man Albrecht Dürer 239
The Hon. Andrew W. Mellon.
Prince Edward of England Hans Holbein the Younger 241
The Hon. Andrew W. Mellon.
Sir Thomas More Hans Holbein the Younger 245
The late Mr. Henry Clay Frick.
Dirk Berck of Cologne Hans Holbein the Younger 247
The Hon. Andrew W. Mellon.
Jean de Dinteville Hans Holbein the Younger 249
Mr. Henry Goldman.
Cardinal Albrecht as Saint Hieronymus Lucas Cranach the Elder 253
Mr. John Ringling.
Cardinal Quiroga El Greco 261
The late Mr. Henry Clay Frick.
The Virgin Appearing to St. Dominic El Greco 263
Mr. J. Horace Harding.
Marianne of Austria Velasquez 265
Mr. Philip Lehman.
Philip IV of Spain Velasquez 267
The late Mr. Henry Clay Frick.
General Nicolas Guye Goya 269
Mr. J. Horace Harding.
Pepito Costa y Bonella Goya 271
Mrs. William Hayward.
Jupiter and Calisto Nicolas Poussin 279
Mr. Carroll Tyson.
La Danse Antoine Watteau 283
Mr. Charles A. Wimpfheimer.
Madame Bonier de la Mosson Jean Marc Nattier 287
Mr. Edward J. Berwind.
La Marquise de Baglion Jean Marc Nattier 289
Mr. A. W. Erickson.
La Camargo Nicolas Lancret 293
The Hon. Andrew W. Mellon.
Le Duo Nicolas Lancret 295
Mr. and Mrs. Emil J. Stehli.
Une Fête Champêtre Jean Baptiste Joseph Pater 297
Mr. Jules S. Bache.
Une Fête Galante Jean Baptiste Joseph Pater 299
Mr. Edward J. Berwind.
La Serinette Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin 301
The late Mr. Henry Clay Frick.
Les Deux Confidentes François Boucher 305
Mrs. William R. Timken.
A Young Girl Reading a Letter Jean Baptiste Greuze 307
Mr. John McCormack.
Young Girl Jean Baptiste Greuze 309
Mr. William Randolph Hearst.
La Marquise de Besons Tuning a Guitar Jean Baptiste Greuze 311
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Barton Jacobs.
La Marquise de Villemomble François Hubert Drouais 313
Mr. Jules S. Bache.
Mademoiselle Helvetius François Hubert Drouais 315
Mr. Mortimer L. Schiff.
L’Invocation à l’Amour Jean Honoré Fragonard 317
Mr. Mortimer L. Schiff.
Le Billet-Doux Jean Honoré Fragonard 319
Mr. Jules S. Bache.
La Marquise de la Fare Jean Honoré Fragonard 321
Mrs. James B. Haggin.
The Fountain in the Park Hubert Robert 323
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Barton Jacobs.
Madame Labille-Guiard and Two Pupils Madame Labille-Guiard 325
Mr. Edward J. Berwind.
Lady Betty Delmé Sir Joshua Reynolds 339
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee.
The Strawberry Girl Sir Joshua Reynolds 343
Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss.
Diana, Viscountess Crosbie Sir Joshua Reynolds 345
The late Mr. Henry E. Huntington.
Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse Sir Joshua Reynolds 349
The late Mr. Henry E. Huntington.
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire Sir Joshua Reynolds 355
The late Mr. Henry E. Huntington.
The Cottage Door Thomas Gainsborough 359
The late Mr. Henry E. Huntington.
The Mall Thomas Gainsborough 365
The late Mr. Henry Clay Frick.
Maria Walpole, Duchess of Gloucester Thomas Gainsborough 367
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft.
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire Thomas Gainsborough 373
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee.
The Blue Boy Thomas Gainsborough 379
The late Mr. Henry E. Huntington.
General Philip Honywood Thomas Gainsborough 387
Mr. John Ringling.
The Harvest Waggon Thomas Gainsborough 391
Sir Joseph Duveen, Bart.
John Walter Tempest George Romney 393
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field.
The Hon. Mrs. Davenport George Romney 399
The Hon. Andrew W. Mellon.
Lady Derby George Romney 401
Mr. Jules S. Bache.
Emma, Lady Hamilton George Romney 405
The late Mr. Henry E. Huntington.
Anne, Lady de la Pole George Romney 409
The Hon. Alvan T. Fuller.
The Hon. Mrs. Grant of Kilgraston Sir Henry Raeburn 413
Mr. C. Fisher.
Quinton McAdam Sir Henry Raeburn 415
Mr. A. W. Erickson.
Mary Horneck, “The Jessamy Bride” John Hoppner 417
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft.
Eliza Farren, Countess of Derby Sir Thomas Lawrence 421
Mr. J. P. Morgan.
Pinkie Sir Thomas Lawrence 427
The late Mr. Henry E. Huntington.