Excerpt from Catalogue of Valuable Pictures by Masters of the Early English, Dutch, Flemish, and French Schools: To Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale by Order of Mr. J. D. Ichenhauser<br><br>For it hinges upon a notable gathering of portraits, inter esting as examples of the artists represented and as portraits of historic personages. And if we pursue the analysis still further, we shall find the collection centres round the early art of Eng land, including the work not only of Englishmen, but of those foreigners who were attracted thither, or whose works found favor there while still of small account in their own country; a summary which includes landscapes, as well as portraits. Out side of this main group is a scattering of foreign painters, some few of whom belong to the nineteenth century. This is a fairly just characterization, and certainly a convenient one.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.