Английская Википедия:Comte de Pourtalès Collection

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Portrait of the Comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier, by Paul Delaroche, 1846.

The Art Collection of James-Alexandre, comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier was a collection of sculpture, antiques and paintings owned by James-Alexandre de Pourtalès, Comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier until his death in 1855.

History

The Comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier (1776–1855), was a Swiss-French banker who served as Chamberlain to the King of Prussia and was awarded the title of Count by King Frederick William III, who ruled Prussia during the Napoleonic Wars and the end of the Holy Roman Empire.

The collection was largely held at Hôtel de Pourtalès, his hôtel particulier (essentially a grand townhouse) on Rue Tronchet in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The collection, which started with a vase, included the Laughing Cavalier by Frans Hals and works by Bronzino, Rembrandt, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and a Sandro Botticelli portrait. In 1825, he donated a mummy and coffin he acquired from the Thedenat-Duvent sale, to the Berlin Museum.

In February and March 1865, ten years after his death, his collection was auctioned off in Paris in accordance with his will. The majority of his collection was photographed and published in a large folio catalog by Goupil & Cie. The Laughing Cavalier was purchased by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford (who outbid Baron James Mayer de Rothschild). William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney bought some of the important Egyptian objects. Sir Charles Thomas Newton spent 60,919 francs on bronzes and vases for the British Museum, and 47,000 francs on Giustiniani's Apollo.

Collection

Paintings

• Laughing Cavalier by Frans Hals

  Laughing Cavalier by Frans Hals

• Файл:Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano) - Portrait of a Young Man - The Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg

  Portrait of a Young Man with a Book by Agnolo Bronzino, 1540

• Saint Philip Neri, by Carlo Dolci, Шаблон:Circa

  Saint Philip Neri, by Carlo Dolci, Шаблон:Circa

• "The Healing of Palladia by Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian", by Fra Angelico, Шаблон:Circa–1440[6]

  "The Healing of Palladia by Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian", by Fra Angelico, Шаблон:Circa–1440

• Portrait of a Youth. by Sandro Botticelli, Шаблон:Circa–1485[6]

  Portrait of a Youth. by Sandro Botticelli, Шаблон:Circa–1485

• Allegory of Love, by the Workshop of Titian, Шаблон:Circa–1540[6]

  Allegory of Love, by the Workshop of Titian, Шаблон:Circa–1540

• Ill-Matched Lovers, by Quentin Massys, Шаблон:Circa–1525[6]

  Ill-Matched Lovers, by Quentin Massys, Шаблон:Circa–1525

• The Apostle Paul, by Rembrandt van Rijn, Шаблон:Circa[6]

  The Apostle Paul, by Rembrandt van Rijn, Шаблон:Circa

• Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara, by Battista Dossi, Шаблон:Circa–1530

  Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara, by Battista Dossi, Шаблон:Circa–1530

• The Landscape Painter by François Boucher

  The Landscape Painter by François Boucher

• Bearing of the Cross with St. Veronica, by Lucas van Leyden, Шаблон:Circa

  Bearing of the Cross with St. Veronica, by Lucas van Leyden, Шаблон:Circa

• Henri d'Albret King of Navarre, by Léonard Limousin, 1556

  Henri d'Albret King of Navarre, by Léonard Limousin, 1556

• Anne de Pisseleu Duchesse d'Étampes, by Corneille de Lyon, Шаблон:Circa–40

  Anne de Pisseleu Duchesse d'Étampes, by Corneille de Lyon, Шаблон:Circa–40

Sculpture and pottery

• Head of Apollo, that was once in the collection of Vincenzo Giustiniani, Roman copy of Шаблон:Circa–140

  Head of Apollo, that was once in the collection of Vincenzo Giustiniani, Roman copy of Шаблон:Circa–140

• Head of the Borghese Hera

  Head of the Borghese Hera

• Apollo, holding his (lost) bow in the right hand and a (lost) laurel branch in the left hand

  Apollo, holding his (lost) bow in the right hand and a (lost) laurel branch in the left hand

• Mercury, holding a lost object, probably a tortoise, 1st century BC

  Mercury, holding a lost object, probably a tortoise, 1st century BC

• Funerary stele of Jason, Шаблон:Circa BC

  Funerary stele of Jason, Шаблон:Circa BC

• Sacrifice to Demeter (Ceres) and Core (Proserpine), Шаблон:Circa–320 BC

  Sacrifice to Demeter (Ceres) and Core (Proserpine), Шаблон:Circa–320 BC

• Actaeon attacked by his hounds by Dolon Painter

  Actaeon attacked by his hounds by Dolon Painter

• Dionysos holding a kantharos, Шаблон:Circa–480 BC

  Dionysos holding a kantharos, Шаблон:Circa–480 BC

• Dionysos and Ploutos surrounded by satyrs and maenads, Шаблон:Circa–360 BC

  Dionysos and Ploutos surrounded by satyrs and maenads, Шаблон:Circa–360 BC

• Peleus wrestling Thetis and holding her as she transforms into a snake, Шаблон:Circa BC

  Peleus wrestling Thetis and holding her as she transforms into a snake, Шаблон:Circa BC

• The actor Xanthias, standing next to a statuette of Heracles, Шаблон:Circa–340 BC

  The actor Xanthias, standing next to a statuette of Heracles, Шаблон:Circa–340 BC

• Zeus wielding the thunderbolt in his right hand, Шаблон:Circa–470 BC

  Zeus wielding the thunderbolt in his right hand, Шаблон:Circa–470 BC

• The Destruction of the Hosts of Pharaoh (front), by Jacques Courtois, early 17th century

  The Destruction of the Hosts of Pharaoh (front), by Jacques Courtois, early 17th century

• The Destruction of the Hosts of Pharaoh (back), by Jacques Courtois, early 17th century

  The Destruction of the Hosts of Pharaoh (back), by Jacques Courtois, early 17th century

• Dish with Achelous and Theseus, by Maestro Domenego da Venezia, Шаблон:Circa–70

  Dish with Achelous and Theseus, by Maestro Domenego da Venezia, Шаблон:Circa–70

References

Sources

Further reading

• Pourtalès-Gorgier. Catalogue des Objets d'Art et de haute curiosité, antiques, du moyen age et de la renaissance, qui cornposent les Collections de feu M. le Comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier (in French), Paris 1865

External links

• Pourtalès-Gorgier, James-Alexandre, comte de at the National Gallery of Art