Excerpt from Catalogue of Pictures by Old Masters, of Mrs. John Forster, Deceased, and Pictures of the Italian, Dutch, French and Early English Schools, From Numerous Private Collections and Different Sources: Which Will Be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods, at Their Great Rooms, 8 King Street, St. James's Square, on Saturday, July 27, 1895, at One O'clock Precisely Estate of mrs. John forster, deceased, late of Palaee Gate House, Kensington. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.