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Robert Faulknor Esq. To The Honble. Samuel Barrington Admiral Of The Blue &c. This Portrait Of An Officer Whose Gallant Conduct Has Done So Much Credit To Your Early Patronage Is Most Respectfully Dedicated By Sir Your Most Devoted Humble Servant James Roberts.
James Roberts (Portrait Painter to His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence) pinxit. H.D. Gardner sculpsit.
Published as the Act directs May 20. 1795, by James Roberts, Duke Street, Westminster.
Stipple engraving with etching. 355 x 260mm.
Fine copy of this memorial portrait of Robert Faulknor [1763 - 1795], captain in the navy. He was shot during an engagement with a French frigate in the West Indes. His memory is kept alive by a monument by Rossi erected at public expense in St. Paul's Cathedral.
[Ref: 4952] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
James Roberts (Portrait Painter to His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence) pinxit. H.D. Gardner sculpsit.
Published as the Act directs May 20. 1795, by James Roberts, Duke Street, Westminster.
Stipple engraving with etching. 355 x 260mm.
Fine copy of this memorial portrait of Robert Faulknor [1763 - 1795], captain in the navy. He was shot during an engagement with a French frigate in the West Indes. His memory is kept alive by a monument by Rossi erected at public expense in St. Paul's Cathedral.
[Ref: 4952] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sculpture] The Osprey, or Fishing Eagle, taken in Lord Melbourne's Park, at Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire in 1786.](jpegs/59171.jpg)
[Sculpture] The Osprey, or Fishing Eagle, taken in Lord Melbourne's Park, at Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire in 1786. One of the Wings was almost cut off in seizing it: M.rs Damer was present, and caught the Idea in that moment of its rage.
James Roberts del. Portrait Painter to his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. John Jones sculp.
Publish'd as the Act directs, June 26, 1790 by James Roberts, Hogarth's Passage, Oxford; and J. Jones, No 75 Great Portland Street, London.
Stipple. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate.
An engraving of a sculpture by Mrs Anne Seymour Damer (1749-1828), published in the rare work 'A Series of Engravings from the Works of The Hon. Anne Damer'. She gave this sculpture to Horace Walpole who displayed it at Strawberry Hill. Damer was an honorary exhibitor at the Royal Academy 1784-1818. Walpole described her as a 'female genius'.
[Ref: 59171] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
James Roberts del. Portrait Painter to his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. John Jones sculp.
Publish'd as the Act directs, June 26, 1790 by James Roberts, Hogarth's Passage, Oxford; and J. Jones, No 75 Great Portland Street, London.
Stipple. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate.
An engraving of a sculpture by Mrs Anne Seymour Damer (1749-1828), published in the rare work 'A Series of Engravings from the Works of The Hon. Anne Damer'. She gave this sculpture to Horace Walpole who displayed it at Strawberry Hill. Damer was an honorary exhibitor at the Royal Academy 1784-1818. Walpole described her as a 'female genius'.
[Ref: 59171] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Saint Frideswide's Shrine, In the Cathedral of Ch. Ch. Oxford. Anno 740. Respectfully Inscrib'd (by Permission) To the Rev.d the Dean and Chapter, by their much Oblig'd & very grateful Servant, James Roberts.
Painted by James Roberts, Portrait Painter, to His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence 1790. Engraved by J. Jones, Engraver Extraordinary to His R.H. the Prince of Wales & Principal Engraver to His R.H. the Duke of York.
Publish'd as the Act directs June 20th 1791, by James Roberts, Hogarth's Passage, Oxford.
Scarce mezzotint. 460 x 560mm (18 x 22"). Large margins. Tears, creases and staining at top; damaged.
The gothic shine of Frithuswith (c. 650 - 727), patron saint of both Oxford and Oxford University, in Christ Church. Daughter of the a Mercian sub-king called Dida of Eynsham, Frithuswith was abbess of the Oxford nunnery. A stained glass window Edward Burne-Jones, showing her hiding from an unwanted suitor, is near her shrine.
Ex Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 38394] £320.00
Painted by James Roberts, Portrait Painter, to His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence 1790. Engraved by J. Jones, Engraver Extraordinary to His R.H. the Prince of Wales & Principal Engraver to His R.H. the Duke of York.
Publish'd as the Act directs June 20th 1791, by James Roberts, Hogarth's Passage, Oxford.
Scarce mezzotint. 460 x 560mm (18 x 22"). Large margins. Tears, creases and staining at top; damaged.
The gothic shine of Frithuswith (c. 650 - 727), patron saint of both Oxford and Oxford University, in Christ Church. Daughter of the a Mercian sub-king called Dida of Eynsham, Frithuswith was abbess of the Oxford nunnery. A stained glass window Edward Burne-Jones, showing her hiding from an unwanted suitor, is near her shrine.
Ex Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 38394] £320.00
Lady Charlotte Spencer in the Character of Miss Rivers. Lord Cha.s Spencer in the Character of Col.l Rivers. Vide False Delicacy Act 4. Sc. 2. To their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough This Plate is most respectfully Dedicated By their Grace's most obliged and most grateful Servant, James Roberts.
Painted by J. Roberts 1788. Engraved by J. Jones.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Dec.r 8th 1788, by J. Roberts, Oxford. & J. Jones, No 75, Great Portland Street, Marylebone.
Fine mezzotint. 455 x 355mm (18 x 14"), very large margins. Glued in mount.
Two of the children of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, participating in the 'Marlborough Theatricals', held in the private theatre at Blenheim. Charlotte (1769?-1802) married the Rev Edward Nares in 1797. Charles (1740-1820) became MP for Oxfordshire and a Privy Councillor. This was one of three plates by Roberts and Jones illustrating the Marlborough Theatricals.
CS: 55 ii 1st plate of iii
[Ref: 49963] £420.00
Painted by J. Roberts 1788. Engraved by J. Jones.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Dec.r 8th 1788, by J. Roberts, Oxford. & J. Jones, No 75, Great Portland Street, Marylebone.
Fine mezzotint. 455 x 355mm (18 x 14"), very large margins. Glued in mount.
Two of the children of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, participating in the 'Marlborough Theatricals', held in the private theatre at Blenheim. Charlotte (1769?-1802) married the Rev Edward Nares in 1797. Charles (1740-1820) became MP for Oxfordshire and a Privy Councillor. This was one of three plates by Roberts and Jones illustrating the Marlborough Theatricals.
CS: 55 ii 1st plate of iii
[Ref: 49963] £420.00
![[38 Plates from 'The Sportsman's Pocket Companion, being a striking likeness or portraiture of the most eminent Racehorses and Stallions...'.]](jpegs/38738.jpg)
[38 Plates from 'The Sportsman's Pocket Companion, being a striking likeness or portraiture of the most eminent Racehorses and Stallions...'.]
[Drawn by James Roberts. Engraved by Henry Roberts.]
[Published by R. & R. Baldwin, London, c.1760.]
38 engravings (of 40). Extremely rare. Plates: c. 120 x 220mm, (5 x 8¾"). Small margins. Some damage outside platemark.
Nearly a set 38 plates out of 40, each headed with a portrait of the most famous race horses of the first half of the eighteenth century, and each accompanied by a description of the horse's pedigree and racing triumphs below. The horses listed include horses such as Basto, Volunteer, Bajazet, Cato and most famously Bay Arabian (or the Godolphin Arabian) and all raced between 1708 and 1755. Plates 37 and 38 missing.
[Ref: 38738] £3,400.00 view all images for this item
[Drawn by James Roberts. Engraved by Henry Roberts.]
[Published by R. & R. Baldwin, London, c.1760.]
38 engravings (of 40). Extremely rare. Plates: c. 120 x 220mm, (5 x 8¾"). Small margins. Some damage outside platemark.
Nearly a set 38 plates out of 40, each headed with a portrait of the most famous race horses of the first half of the eighteenth century, and each accompanied by a description of the horse's pedigree and racing triumphs below. The horses listed include horses such as Basto, Volunteer, Bajazet, Cato and most famously Bay Arabian (or the Godolphin Arabian) and all raced between 1708 and 1755. Plates 37 and 38 missing.
[Ref: 38738] £3,400.00 view all images for this item