. Notable paintings by masters of the early English, Dutch, Flemish and French schools. ring here andthere. In the middle distance can be seen the towers of a largevilla, and in the background the peaks of a lofty chain ofmountains loom dimly through a faint haze. Height, 40 inches; length, 50 inches. No. 62 SIR HENRY RAEBURN, 1756—1823 PORTRAIT OF GEORGE JOSEPH BELL (Illustrated on opposite page) The subject of this remarkable portrait was a distinguishedvft/ Scottish advocate. From 1822 he was professor of Scots law ^k*at Edinburgh University, and in 1832 he was made PrincipalClerk
. Notable paintings by masters of the early English, Dutch, Flemish and French schools. ring here andthere. In the middle distance can be seen the towers of a largevilla, and in the background the peaks of a lofty chain ofmountains loom dimly through a faint haze. Height, 40 inches; length, 50 inches. No. 62 SIR HENRY RAEBURN, 1756—1823 PORTRAIT OF GEORGE JOSEPH BELL (Illustrated on opposite page) The subject of this remarkable portrait was a distinguishedvft/ Scottish advocate. From 1822 he was professor of Scots law ^k*at Edinburgh University, and in 1832 he was made PrincipalClerk of Session. He is the author of Commentaries on ScotsLaw. The portrait shows only his head and shoulders. He isdressed in sober fashion, as befits his professional standing, ina black coat and white stock. Behind a pair of gold-rimmedspectacles a pair of shrewd but kindly eyes look directly atthe spectator, the head being turned slightly to the right. Height, 30 inches; width, 25 at the Glasgow International Exhibition, from Walus & Sons, London. I. No. 63 JOHN (OLD) GROME 1769—1821AN ANCIENT WINDMILL An old windmill, the canvas of its sails hanging loose in the ^ ^ r still air, stands bathed in the level rays of the setting sun. By ^ Q a bare-looking tree on the left stand two cows, their guardian being seated nearby. Farther to the left appear the roofs of r * ^ X* r</Csome cottages, and on the right is a building occupying a con- ^ ^ siderable eminence. The view extends over a level plain to thehorizon, the whole scene glowing warmly in the sunset. Height, 40 inches; length, 50 inches. No. 64 JOHAN VAN DER BANCK 1694—1739A LORD MAYOR OF LONDON The Chief Magistrate of the City of London is depicted af^3seated in a roomy armchair, the face and figure in three-quarter view to the right. He is clad in his official robe ofblack velvet, the sleeves of which are ornamented with designs C embroidered in heavy bullion. Beneath this robe he wears
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