Hamilton Inventory M4/20: Page 10
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
138 One round landscape with a spring forward [in the foreground], behind [in the background] a tree, a house and a high way, with 2 figures in it; of
139 One round landscape with a river running by a town side; of
140 One landscape with 3 wagons full of passengers and many more figures, upon a highway, with horses, cows and hogs; of
141 One piece of St Catherine in the clouds, with 5 angels, one riding upon a piece of a wheel, with a coronet in his hand, by [beside] him a piece of a sphere; of Cavalier Ballione [?Bellini]
142 One basket of apricots and another of plums, and 2 artichokes, upon a table; of
143 One piece of Diana and her nymphs, with 10 figures and a landscape; of
144 One picture in black and white of beggars fighting, with 14 figures in it; of
145 One piece of The Prodigal Child [Son], with 19 figures, besides those afar off, and a landscape; of
146 One picture of Adam and Eve, with a leopard, and a landscape of
147 One picture of a woman dressed in her hair [her long hair hanging around her], in an oval; of
148 One picture of The 3 Wise Men with 15 figures in it, an ox, an ass, a horse, 2 dogs and a leopard; of
One glass of flowers, with apples, artichokes, beans and other fruits, upon
a stone [marble] table; of
149 One picture of St [name missing], holding the devil bound under her feet, by [beside] her an altar; of Guido Reni
150 One piece of Christ at supper with his disciples at Emmaus, with 5 figures, a dog, a cat and a landscape; of
151 One piece of Herodias?s daughter, with St John [the] Baptist?s head on a charger, before [in front of] her a table, behind her a landscape; of
152 One picture of [the] Virgin Mary, with Christ in her arms, and a landscape; of
Transcripts by Rosalind K. Marshall 2006
