Excerpt from Catalogue of Valuable Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Etchings, Engravings, Color Prints and Drawings Collected by the Late Mrs. A. G. Hunt: And a Number of Important Works in Oil Belonging to the Estate of the Late Edward Bierstadt, New York Two women and a man in classic costume sit and stand round an enclosure formed of sharp-pointed arrows bound together. Within the enclosure are two cupids, one of whom raises his hands in an attitude of supplication, while the other is seated on the ground, the picture of despair. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Catalogue of Oil Paintings and Water Colors by Robert W. Weir, N. A., Also His Collection of Engravings, Etchings, Illustrated Books, 1891: To Be Sold at Auction Without Reserve, by Order of His Executors, at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, 366 Fifth Ave., Near 34th St., Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19th, 20th, 21st, at 2 1/2 and 8 O'clock Ancient art. The following five lots comprise a series of quarto engravings by Italian Masters from celebrated paintings, statuary, &c. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.