Rogers (Samuel) [Sale Catalogue] Catalogue of the Very Celebrated Collection of Works of Art...also, the Extensive Library..., 5 parts in 1 vol., ruled in red with prices and buyers' names supplied in manuscript, manuscript list of totals at end, title with short tear to lower edge and light water-staining to first few leaves, contemporary half morocco, t.e.g., rubbed, [Lugt 22964], Christie & Manson, 1856; and 2 others by or about Rogers, 8vo (3) ⁂ Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) was a banker, poet, art collector and connoisseur whose lifetime spanned the peak of English collecting but he bought astutely and is supposed never to have exceeded £250 on a purchase. He acquired mainly Italian and English paintings and was one of the first to collect early Italian art but he also amassed prints & drawings, antiquities, sculpture, Greek vases, coins and furniture, and a vast library. The sale lasted for 20 days and totalled £45,188. 14s. 3d.; the National Gallery purchased several paintings besides the three Rogers bequeathed to the Gallery. Frank Herrmann's "favourite collection of 'works of art' of every kind!" The English as Collectors, p.435.
Rogers (Samuel) [Sale Catalogue] Catalogue of the Very Celebrated Collection of Works of Art...also, the Extensive Library..., 5 parts in 1 vol., ruled in red with prices and buyers' names supplied in manuscript, manuscript list of totals at end, title with short tear to lower edge and light water-staining to first few leaves, contemporary half morocco, t.e.g., rubbed, [Lugt 22964], Christie & Manson, 1856; and 2 others by or about Rogers, 8vo (3) ⁂ Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) was a banker, poet, art collector and connoisseur whose lifetime spanned the peak of English collecting but he bought astutely and is supposed never to have exceeded £250 on a purchase. He acquired mainly Italian and English paintings and was one of the first to collect early Italian art but he also amassed prints & drawings, antiquities, sculpture, Greek vases, coins and furniture, and a vast library. The sale lasted for 20 days and totalled £45,188. 14s. 3d.; the National Gallery purchased several paintings besides the three Rogers bequeathed to the Gallery. Frank Herrmann's "favourite collection of 'works of art' of every kind!" The English as Collectors, p.435.
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