Excerpt from Some Indications of the Value and Appreciation of Mr. Nye's Collection of the Works of the Old Masters: Exhibited in New-York in 1848, 1849, 1850, and 1859; With a Few Brief Papers and Notes Upon Art and Art Criticism; Macao, 1858 And as to the non-existence of Collections. In England years ago, of which there was no public record or general kno edge, the same publications of Dr. Waagen have in the meantime exposed the error of such an assumption and fully confirmed the Opinions of Sir Edmund Head and Professor Fielding which are quoted in the following pages. 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.