Hamilton Inventory M4/20: Page 19
List of 384 paintings belonging to James, 3rd Marquis, later 1st Duke of Hamilton, after February 1638.
Transcript with spelling and punctuation modernised
Words in italics and bold are in the handwriting of the 3rd Marquis himself.
Transcription
304 One little piece of landscape, in water colour, where they are driving wagons to the market
305 One little piece of landscape, in water colour, with a great house in it, and blackamoors playing upon music; of
306 One piece of landscape, in water colour, with a town and boats in the water
307 One other piece of landscape, with a snake and 4 young ones coming out of the belly
308 One other piece of landscape, with some figures and a man in a boat
313 [There are no 309-12, but presumably these numbers were given to the five flower pictures here] Five flower pots [vases]
314 One little small picture [a miniature], in oil colours, in a silver case
315 One little picture [a miniature] of black and white, in a black case
3 One book of limnings [drawings], embroidered with gold
314 One great piece of Daniel in the Lions' Den [by Rubens]
315 Two pieces which came from Hampton Court, the one where they
316 be going [in] a procession and burning the bones of St John [the] Baptist, the other where they have taken Our Saviour down from the Cross.
317 Two copies which came from Whitehall, of Rubens's copying, one of Venus and Cupid and Mercury
380 [Error for 318] The other of Venus asleep, and the satyr coming to her, where Cupid is shooting at him, with 4 other figures, 2 dogs and a landscape
381 A St Jerome, at Whitehall
382 A most excellent head of [a] gardener; of Andrea del Sarto
383 A piece of Juartis Floris, where the father advises his children to unite
384 The picture of a great pike taken [caught] near Heidelberg
Transcripts by Rosalind K. Marshall 2006
