▁an ▁un inter rupted ▁run ▁of ▁ancest ral ▁port ra its . ▁ ▁He ▁liked ▁small ▁pictures ▁and ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁said ▁that ▁" A ▁man ▁did ▁not ▁des erve ▁a ▁good ▁picture ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁carry ▁it ▁home ▁himself ". ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁spent ▁less ▁on ▁his ▁collection ▁than ▁other ▁collect ors ▁who ▁preferred ▁bigger , ▁more ▁expensive ▁paint ings . ▁For ▁example , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁buy ▁on ▁a ▁par ▁with ▁his ▁grand son , ▁Charles , ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Duke ▁of ▁R ut land , ▁friend ▁and ▁patron ▁of ▁Sir ▁Josh ua ▁Reyn olds . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁serious ▁collect or ▁whose ▁eye ▁and ▁temper ament ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁buy ▁smaller ▁works ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁major ▁European ▁pain ters ▁including ▁Rap ha el , ▁Tit ian , ▁Bass ano , ▁Ver on ese , ▁Gu ido ▁Ren i , ▁and ▁the ▁Italian ate ▁northern ers , ▁especially ▁Claude ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁P ouss ins . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁spent ▁some ▁£ 3 , 2 1 0 ▁for ▁paint ings ▁but ▁this ▁figure ▁must ▁be ▁taken ▁as ▁approximate ▁and ▁open ▁to ▁revision ▁if ▁new ▁records ▁come ▁to ▁light . ▁By ▁way ▁of ▁comparison , ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁his ▁London ▁town house ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁period , ▁cost ▁some ▁£ 4 , 4 3 2 . ▁ ▁For ▁an ▁unknown ▁reason , ▁the ▁Duke ▁sold ▁ 2 0 0 ▁paint ings ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 – 1 7 5 9 . ▁