Catalogue of the pictures in the Dulwich College Gallery; with biographical notices of the painters ...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...(the warm), his second, the colouring of which was warmer, the drawing being equally well defined; and the 'vaporoso' (vaporous), his last, which was less decided in its detail and less sparing in its colouring. His latest style has contributed most to his popularity. He did not, however, paint in these different manners at subsequent epochs, but adapted them to the subjects he wished to represent. He had also three favourite subjects which he especially loved to paint: his beggars are beyond praise; his Franciscan friars are faithful delineations of conventual types; his Virgins are fine conceptions of female beauty, unruffled by guilt or passion.1 No. 248. THE SPANISH FLOWER-GIRL. A dark girl, about twelve years old, seated on a stone-bench, dressed in a yellowish bodice and over-sleeves, with a yellow-brown petticoat, white sleeves, and under-dress; over her left shoulder, a brown embroidered scarf, on the end of which she holds four roses, smilingly asking for custom. A white scarf is wound round her head, which is turned towards the spectator, with a rose stuck in it. To the left, a pilaster; to the right, a landscape, with bushes; cloudy sky. On Canvas. 3 ft. 10J in. high; 3 ft. If in. wide. The canvas has been enlarged, the original size is 3 ft. 5jf in. high, 2 ft. 9$ in. wide. A masterpiece in invention, in characteristic harmony of fine colours. Engraved by Robinson, R. Cockbum, and others. Mentioned by Waagen, Mrs. Jameson, W. Stirling, and Charles Blanc. 2 The following statements3 reveal the history of the picture as far as it can be traced back: --Countess de Verrue sale, 1737. 1 W. Stirling: Annals of Artists in Spain, vol. ii. D. Pedro de Madrazo: Catdlogo istorico y descriptive del Museo del Prado de Madrid. Madrid, 1872. Ford: Handbook of S..