'From an 1870 newspaper'

Taken from the 'Leicester Journal, and Midland Counties General Advertiser,' dated Friday, February 4, 1870. Fine Arts.


Important sale of old and modern paintings, water colour drawings, old engravings, china, 200 vols. of books, &c., &c.
H. and F. Tarratt beg to announce that they have received instructions from the Administratrix of the estate of the late Mr. J. T. Blackwell, to sell by auction, (without reserve), on Thursday, February 17th, 1870, at Messrs. Holland, Warner, and Sheppard's Aucion Rooms, Market-street, Leicester, the valuable collection of oil paintings, embracing specimens of Hemskerck, Ostade, Poussin, Watteau, Wouvermans, De Heem, Lancret, Ruysdael, Weenix, Ferdinand Bol, Snyders, B. West, Shayer, Grant, R.A. Armfield, W. Underhill, J. W. Carmichael, Romney, R.A. Wright, of Derby, F. Cowie, S.A. Eaton Walker, Clare, McIntyre, Nieman, sen., W.C. Knell, Leery, Old Vickers, and other well known names. Water colour drawings by S. Paget, Cattermole, Barnard, W. Pitt, O'Brien, D. Hardy, Rowbottom, jun.; Eyre, of Derby; Tucker, Callow, W. Havel, Bradley, Dawson, Slater, & c. Also, a set of 9 Dore's Chromo's, old china, engravings, photographs, 200 vols. of books, &c., &c.
Full particulars in catalogues, which will be ready 7 days previous to the sale, and may be obtained at the Auctioneers' Offices, 10, Market-street, Leicester.
The lots may be viewed at the place of sale on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 15th and 16th.
Sale to commence at 10 for 11 o'clock prompt.