Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . Height, inches; width, ]r)% inches. No. 52FRANCESCO PAOLO MICHETTI ITALIAN (1852- ) THE PET LAMB On a rounded stone by the margin of a small pool a little girlstands. She is barefoot and is clad only in a rough skirt andchemise. A wall of rock rises abruptly from the waters edge,covered with vines and creeping plants of tender green. Asmall flock of sheep brouse on the grass above, and one of theirnumber, a small lamb, leans far over the edge to drink waterfrom the
Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . Height, inches; width, ]r)% inches. No. 52FRANCESCO PAOLO MICHETTI ITALIAN (1852- ) THE PET LAMB On a rounded stone by the margin of a small pool a little girlstands. She is barefoot and is clad only in a rough skirt andchemise. A wall of rock rises abruptly from the waters edge,covered with vines and creeping plants of tender green. Asmall flock of sheep brouse on the grass above, and one of theirnumber, a small lamb, leans far over the edge to drink waterfrom the girls hand as she leans in easy attitude against therock. The sunlight plays upon the water and the green of thecreepers, making the depths of the wood behind dark and for-bidding by comparison. Signed at the upper left, P. MiCHETTI, 71. Height. 14 inches; width. 10 No. EIGEXE BOUDIN FRENCH (1824-1898) ON THE BEACH AT TROUVILLE The sketch shows a strip of sandy foreshore at the famouswatering place, with the placid waters of the channel in thedistance. An animated group of visitors occupy the fore-ground seated on chairs or standing in little groups exchangingthe gossip of the day. On the right a group of nurses insnow-white caps and aprons look after their charges whileolder children play and scamper on the sands. The sky iscovered with a mantle of grey clouds and in the distance arethe sails of passing ships. Signed at the lower left, E. Boudin, 71. Height, 7 inches; length, IS inches. No. 54NARCISSE BERCHERE FRENCH (1822- ) HALT OF A CARAVAN A small caravan, consisting of a few camels and their riders,has come to a shallow pool [in the desert surrounded by anarrow belt of rank grass. The riders have dismounted to filltheir water-bags, some of them standing knee deep in the cool-ing fluid. The camels stand patiently by, a tall negro ar
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