Hamilton Inventory M4/20: Page 09
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
122 One oval landscape, with an embroidered border, of St Benedict rolling himself upon thorns, behind him another monk wrapped in a skin, with another figure afar off, and a rude [primitive] landscape; of
123 One picture of a basket of birds, and a glass of flowers upon a table; of
124 One sea piece with a rock and a ship; of
125 One round perspective with St Anthony sitting by the fireside, a book upon his knee; by [beside] him, a woman and a jug, beyond her an altar; of Steenwyck
126 One picture of a crocodile.
127 One landscape with a pack horse, carrier and a dog; of
128 One picture of the burning of Sodom and Gomorrah, with 4 figures, a river and boats; of
129 One piece of Venus lying naked under a tree, and Cupid by her, with a basket of apples; of
130 One piece of a basin and ewer, a bunch of grapes, a lobster, cherries, lemons, oysters and a glass of wine, all upon a table; of De Heem
131 One sea piece with rocks and 1 ship near [at] hand, and 2 or 3 afar off; of [Joronamie Voerst, deleted]
132 One piece of Christ's descent into Hell, and 13 figures in it; of Joronamie Voerst
133 One sea piece, with 1 ship near [at] hand, and 2 afar off; of
134 One pot of flowers; of
135 One sea piece with rude grounds near [at] hand, hard by a ship, and afar off a landscape; of
136 One sea piece with 2 ships in it, of
137 One piece of night perspective, with 29 figures in it.
Transcripts by Rosalind K. Marshall 2006
