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252 Route 26. LIEGE. Musée des Beaux-Arts.
des Beaux-Arts (Pl. 4), founded in 1819 and removed to its present
quarters in 1903. The collection consists of about 300 paintings,
mostly modern, a few sculptures, and other works of art. It is
open free daily, 10-4 (in summer 10-5); catalogue (1908), 25 c.
Director, E. Carpentier.
In the VestiBuLe (Salle des Pas-Perdus; modern sculptures): to the
right, no number, “Jef Lambeauz, The bitten faun (bronze); to the left,
1. P. Braecke, Model of the monument to Remy mentioned on p. 242; also,
busts by ZL. Mignon, J. Halkin, ete.
200m I. To the right: 58. G. Courbet, Swiss landscape; 292. Js. Ver-
heyden, Winter in Brabant. — 293. Ch. Verlat, The first child; 105. 4. dé
Vriendt, Jacqueline of Bavaria imploring Philip the Good of Burgundy for
her husband's pardon; *294. 7s. Verheyden, Lindens in the Antwerp Cam-
pine; 258. Z. Simon, The rope-dancer; above, 97. Edm. de Schampheleer’,
Thunder-storm near Amsterdam (1879); 189. Fr. Lamoriniére, Burnham
Beeches; 27. £. L. Bovdin, Trouville harbour; 107. J. de Vriendt, St. Eliza-
beth rebuffed by the people of Hisenach; 247. W. Roelofs, Autumnal woods.
— Ch. Fr. Daubigny, 66. Valley of the Oise, 64. Marshy landscape, “63. View
of Villerville. — 45. R. Chrétien, Spring; 36. A. Bouvier, Approach of the
storm; 239. J. Raeymakers, Evening in Ardennes. — In the adjoining room
(Room IX) are small sculptures and sketches by Z. Mignon; to the left,
20. L. Harzé, Liege market in 1859 (a small work in terracotta with
numerous figures).
Room Il. To the right: 112. W. Diaz, Landscape. — 34. H. Bource, A
sad home-coming (4867) ; 79. A. Verwée, Young cattle (1884) ; 268. C. Tiémerie,
The ‘Petit Béguinage’ at Ghent; 20. LZ. Bokelmann, Christening in Friesland
(1890). — 43. Philippe de Champaigne (?), Portrait; 200. MacEwen, The absent
ores; 65. Daubigny, Valley of the Oise; 149. H. Harpignies, Landscape near
St. Privé (1884); 54. Corot, Landscape. — 288. Th. Verstraefe, In Zeeland.
Room III. To the right: 194. A. Lévéque, Battle of the Centaurs; 130.
P. J. Gabriel, Landscape (Guelderland); 49. P. J. Clays, A rough sea. —
315. A. Wiertz, Fight for the body of Patroclus (replica of the picture in
Brussels, signed ‘Rome, 1836’; see p. 141). — 219. J. L. Montigny, Evening
in autumn; 19. ZL. Bokelmann, Cobbler; *160. J. A. D. Ingres, Bonaparte as
First Consul (1803; dated ‘anno 12°);{3. J. Th. Coosemans, Forest of Soignes;
269. LZ. Tytgadt, The ‘Petit Béguinage’ at Ghent. — 44. Chauvin, St. Lam-
bert at the banquet of Pepin of Hérista] in 696 A.D. — From the centre of
the room we enter (on the right) —
Room V. To the right: 203. B. Viellevoye, An old lady; above, 237.
Fr. Pourbus the Younger, Portrait; 48. Hm. Claus, The old gardener; 304.
B. Viellevoye, An old man; 84. A. de Knyff, ‘La Barriére Noire’ (landscape
with browsing cattle); 90. P. Delaroche, Mater Dolorosa; 310. Em. Wauters,
Mary of Burgundy begging the citizens of Ghent to pardon her counsellors
(p. 69; 1870); no number, A. Stevens, The Japanese dress. — *295. A. Verwée,
Bull (4888); no number, A. Struys, The lace-maker; 125. Th. Fourmois,
Landscape; 42. Z. The root-washer; 251. J. Rosseels, Campine
landscape; above, 82. J. H. L. de Haas, Pasture; no number, H. Evenepoel,
Sunday in the Bois de Boulogne (1899); 156. 4. J. Heymans, Landscape in
the Antwerp Campine; 182. 2. Laermans, The intruders; 59. F. Courtens,
September sun. On an easel: no number, C. Pissarro, The Seine at Paris.
Room VI (Dumont Collection). To the right: 56. Corot, Rocca di Papa;
240. J. Fr. Raffacili, Absinthe- drinker; 57. Corot, View on the Adriatic;
265. G. Toma, In the orphanage in Naples. — 203. Cl. Monet, Bassin du
Ccmmerce at Havre; 55. Corot, Twilight at the edge of a wood. — In the
centre, 26. Z. Mignon, An ox of the Campagna (bronze). Further on, we
turn to the left into —
Room X (Horion Collection). To the right: Frans Hals (?), 26. Marie
de Wrée, 25. Peter Tiark (copy); between these, 29. @. van Honthorst (?),
Princess Amalia of Solms (p. 349). In the cenfre, on the partition-wa!l:
63. G. van den Eeckhout, Portrait. Further on, on the Jeft long wal):
43. S. ran Ruysdael (2), Sea-piece. The other half of this room forms — |