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Rogers (Samuel) [Sale Catalogue] Catalogue of the Very Celebrated Collection of Works of Art...also, the Extensive Library..., 5 parts in 1 vol., ruled in red with prices and buyers' names supplied in manuscript, manuscript list of totals at end, title with short tear to lower edge and light water-staining to first few leaves, contemporary half morocco, t.e.g., rubbed, [Lugt 22964], Christie & Manson, 1856; and 2 others by or about Rogers, 8vo (3) ⁂ Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) was a banker, poet, art collector and connoisseur whose lifetime spanned the peak of English collecting but he bought astutely and is supposed never to have exceeded £250 on a purchase. He acquired mainly Italian and English paintings and was one of the first to collect early Italian art but he also amassed prints & drawings, antiquities, sculpture, Greek vases, coins and furniture, and a vast library. The sale lasted for 20 days and totalled £45,188. 14s. 3d.; the National Gallery purchased several paintings besides the three Rogers bequeathed to the Gallery. Frank Herrmann's "favourite collection of 'works of art' of every kind!" The English as Collectors, p.435.