A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
VAT included (see terms) | Exclude VAT
![[T. Arnold, D.D. Head Master of Rugby School &c. &c.]](jpegs/48540.jpg)
[T. Arnold, D.D. Head Master of Rugby School &c. &c.]
Painted by Thos. Phillips, R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
Published by J. Ryman, Oxford, May 29th. 1840.
Mezzotint. Plate: 500 x 375mm (19¾ x 15'') very large margins.
A three-quarter length portrait of Dr Thomas Arnold (1795-1842) who was Headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 and 1841.
Ex: Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 48540] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Thos. Phillips, R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
Published by J. Ryman, Oxford, May 29th. 1840.
Mezzotint. Plate: 500 x 375mm (19¾ x 15'') very large margins.
A three-quarter length portrait of Dr Thomas Arnold (1795-1842) who was Headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 and 1841.
Ex: Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 48540] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sir John Bell.]](jpegs/12329.jpg)
[Sir John Bell.]
Painted by John Lucas, Esq.r Engraved by Henry Cousins Esq.r
London, Published by Henry Graves & Comp.y Nov.r 1st 1856, Printsellers to the Queen_ 6 Pall Mall.
Mezzotint, 560 x 420mm. 22 x 16½". Limited to 100 signed proofs. Light foxing outside image. Printsellers Association blindstamp and signature facsimile bottom right.
A very rare portrait of Sir John Bell (1782-1876). Bell was engaged in most of the celebrated actions of the Peninsular War and was awarded the gold cross. He also served in the Anglo-American war in Louisiana from 1814-5. From 1848-54 he was lieutenant-governor of Guernsey.
[Ref: 12329] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by John Lucas, Esq.r Engraved by Henry Cousins Esq.r
London, Published by Henry Graves & Comp.y Nov.r 1st 1856, Printsellers to the Queen_ 6 Pall Mall.
Mezzotint, 560 x 420mm. 22 x 16½". Limited to 100 signed proofs. Light foxing outside image. Printsellers Association blindstamp and signature facsimile bottom right.
A very rare portrait of Sir John Bell (1782-1876). Bell was engaged in most of the celebrated actions of the Peninsular War and was awarded the gold cross. He also served in the Anglo-American war in Louisiana from 1814-5. From 1848-54 he was lieutenant-governor of Guernsey.
[Ref: 12329] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Sir William Burnett, K.C.H. M.D. F.R.S. Director General of the Medical Department of the Royal Navy.
Painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
[n.d., c.1841.]
Mezzotint, image 690 x 420mm. 27¼ x 16½". Trimmed within plate. Marginal creases, closed tears.
Sir William Burnett (1779 - 1861), physician. . He urged the erection of, and largely planned, the Melville Hospital at Chatham for naval patients. He introduced a much more humane treatment of naval lunatics at Haslar than had been previously practised. All the codes of instructions to naval medical officers of hospitals and ships were revised and greatly improved by him. In 1841 the naval medical corps testified their high regard for the benefits he had conferred on the service by presenting him with this full-length portrait by Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850), and a service of plate.
[Ref: 12785] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
[n.d., c.1841.]
Mezzotint, image 690 x 420mm. 27¼ x 16½". Trimmed within plate. Marginal creases, closed tears.
Sir William Burnett (1779 - 1861), physician. . He urged the erection of, and largely planned, the Melville Hospital at Chatham for naval patients. He introduced a much more humane treatment of naval lunatics at Haslar than had been previously practised. All the codes of instructions to naval medical officers of hospitals and ships were revised and greatly improved by him. In 1841 the naval medical corps testified their high regard for the benefits he had conferred on the service by presenting him with this full-length portrait by Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850), and a service of plate.
[Ref: 12785] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Drummond, Esq.r Captain of Engineers, and Under Secretary to the Lord Liuetenant of Ireland, To the Most Noble The Marquis of Normanby, this plate is respectfully dedicated by His Lordship's obedient humble Servants, Paul & Dominic Colgnaghi & Comp.y.
Painted by H.W. Pickersgill, R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
Published at No. 14 Pall Mall East, June 20th. 1841, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. Print Publishers to Her Majesty.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"), very large margins.
Three-quarter length standing portrait of Thomas Drummond (1797-1840) facing the front, leaning with his left fist on papers on a table to right, with two books behind it, left hand on his hip, looking ahead and to right, wearing a dark tail-coat suit, velvet waistcoat, jacket collar and bow-tie and wing collar. He was was a Scottish army officer, civil engineer and senior public official. He used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland. He is sometimes mistakenly given credit for the invention of limelight, at the expense of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (1793 –1875). It was Drummond, however, who realised its value in surveying.
[Ref: 59037] £320.00
Painted by H.W. Pickersgill, R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
Published at No. 14 Pall Mall East, June 20th. 1841, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. Print Publishers to Her Majesty.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"), very large margins.
Three-quarter length standing portrait of Thomas Drummond (1797-1840) facing the front, leaning with his left fist on papers on a table to right, with two books behind it, left hand on his hip, looking ahead and to right, wearing a dark tail-coat suit, velvet waistcoat, jacket collar and bow-tie and wing collar. He was was a Scottish army officer, civil engineer and senior public official. He used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland. He is sometimes mistakenly given credit for the invention of limelight, at the expense of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (1793 –1875). It was Drummond, however, who realised its value in surveying.
[Ref: 59037] £320.00
George Carr Glyn Esq.re M.P.
Painted by F.Grant Esq.re A.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
[n.d., c.1850.]
Proof mezzotint on india. 750 x 485mm. Edges toned.
George Carr Glyn (1797-1873), 1st Baron Wolverton; a partner in the family firm of Glyn, Mills and Company, which was reputed to be the largest private bank in London, with extensive interests in the railways. By the 1850s, over 200 railway companies, both domestic and foreign, banked with them. He was chairman of the North Midland Railway (1836), of the London and Birmingham Railway (1837), and of the London and North Western Railway (1846). In 1852 he was a promoter of the Grand Trunk Railway in Canada. Glyn also served as Member of Parliament for Kendal from 1847-1868.
[Ref: 2809] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by F.Grant Esq.re A.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
[n.d., c.1850.]
Proof mezzotint on india. 750 x 485mm. Edges toned.
George Carr Glyn (1797-1873), 1st Baron Wolverton; a partner in the family firm of Glyn, Mills and Company, which was reputed to be the largest private bank in London, with extensive interests in the railways. By the 1850s, over 200 railway companies, both domestic and foreign, banked with them. He was chairman of the North Midland Railway (1836), of the London and Birmingham Railway (1837), and of the London and North Western Railway (1846). In 1852 he was a promoter of the Grand Trunk Railway in Canada. Glyn also served as Member of Parliament for Kendal from 1847-1868.
[Ref: 2809] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis.] Powis [facsimile signature.]](jpegs/51411.jpg)
[Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis.] Powis [facsimile signature.]
Painted by Francis Grant, Esq. A.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
London, Published by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., 13 & 14, Pall Mall, East, Publishers to her Majesty, April 4th, 1848.
Mezzotint on chine collé, Printsellers' Association blind stamp. 510 x 380mm (20 x 15") with very large margins.
Portrait of Edward Herbert (1785-1848), seated and holding the bill to unite the dioceses of Bangor and St Asaph, which he successfully opposed. Painted in 1845, the original oil is in Powys Castle, a National Trust property.
PSA AP 100, Proof 150, Lettered Proof 150
[Ref: 51411] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Francis Grant, Esq. A.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
London, Published by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., 13 & 14, Pall Mall, East, Publishers to her Majesty, April 4th, 1848.
Mezzotint on chine collé, Printsellers' Association blind stamp. 510 x 380mm (20 x 15") with very large margins.
Portrait of Edward Herbert (1785-1848), seated and holding the bill to unite the dioceses of Bangor and St Asaph, which he successfully opposed. Painted in 1845, the original oil is in Powys Castle, a National Trust property.
PSA AP 100, Proof 150, Lettered Proof 150
[Ref: 51411] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Joseph Locke, Esq.re M.P.
Painted by Francis Grant, Esq. A.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
London, Published June 1st. 1849, by Henry Graves & Comp.y Printsellers in Ordinary to Her Majesty and H.R.H. Prince Albert. 6, Pall Mall.
Mixed method engraving. Plate 774 x 394mm. 30½ x 15½".
Joseph Locke (1805-1860) was a civil engineer and was apprenticed to the railway engineer George Stephenson. He was particularly associated with railway projects and dominated this scene alongside Robert Stephenson and Brunel, as one of the major pioneers of railway development. He was part of the surveying team and group of engineers on the developments of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, Lancaster & Carlisle Railway, and the Manchester & Sheffield Railway. In the south he was responsible for working on the London and South Western Railway, including the designs of Richmond Railway Bridge (1848, but since replaced) and Barnes Bridge (1849). He was also involved in planning and building many railways in Europe, including the Le Havre, Rouen, Paris rail link, the Barcelona to Mataro line and the Dutch Rhenish Railway. Between 1857 and 1859 he was President of the Institution of Civil Engineers and in 1847 he served as MP for Honiton in Devon.
Science Museum: 10302032.
[Ref: 19178] £420.00
Painted by Francis Grant, Esq. A.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
London, Published June 1st. 1849, by Henry Graves & Comp.y Printsellers in Ordinary to Her Majesty and H.R.H. Prince Albert. 6, Pall Mall.
Mixed method engraving. Plate 774 x 394mm. 30½ x 15½".
Joseph Locke (1805-1860) was a civil engineer and was apprenticed to the railway engineer George Stephenson. He was particularly associated with railway projects and dominated this scene alongside Robert Stephenson and Brunel, as one of the major pioneers of railway development. He was part of the surveying team and group of engineers on the developments of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, Lancaster & Carlisle Railway, and the Manchester & Sheffield Railway. In the south he was responsible for working on the London and South Western Railway, including the designs of Richmond Railway Bridge (1848, but since replaced) and Barnes Bridge (1849). He was also involved in planning and building many railways in Europe, including the Le Havre, Rouen, Paris rail link, the Barcelona to Mataro line and the Dutch Rhenish Railway. Between 1857 and 1859 he was President of the Institution of Civil Engineers and in 1847 he served as MP for Honiton in Devon.
Science Museum: 10302032.
[Ref: 19178] £420.00
The Right Honorable Sir Nicolas Tindal. Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
Painted by Thomas Phillips, R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Mezzotint on india paper, rare. Platemark: 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"). Light foxing in margins.
A portrait of Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal (1776 - 1846), seated, wearing a judge's robe and wig, holding a sheet in his right hand, which is inscribed 'In the matter of the Sergeants'. His left arm leans against a table, on which lies another piece of paper inscribed, 'The Rt Honble Sir N Tindal'. Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal was a celebrated English lawyer who successfully defended the then Queen of the United Kingdom, Caroline of Brunswick, at her trial for adultery in 1820. The original by Sir Thomas Phillips RA, now hangs in the Great Hall of Lincoln's Inn.
Ex Collection: The Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 35117] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Thomas Phillips, R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Mezzotint on india paper, rare. Platemark: 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"). Light foxing in margins.
A portrait of Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal (1776 - 1846), seated, wearing a judge's robe and wig, holding a sheet in his right hand, which is inscribed 'In the matter of the Sergeants'. His left arm leans against a table, on which lies another piece of paper inscribed, 'The Rt Honble Sir N Tindal'. Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal was a celebrated English lawyer who successfully defended the then Queen of the United Kingdom, Caroline of Brunswick, at her trial for adultery in 1820. The original by Sir Thomas Phillips RA, now hangs in the Great Hall of Lincoln's Inn.
Ex Collection: The Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 35117] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. To her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent This Engraving is by Command, Most respectfully dedicated bu Her Royal Highness most Obedient humble Servants Paul & Dominic Colnaghi.
Painted by Geo. Hayter her Majesty's Painter of History & Portrait. Engraved by Henry Cousins
Printed by Lahee & Co / Proof / Published at No. 14 Pall Mall East, April 4th. 1839, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. Print-publishers to Her Majesty.".
Mezzotint Lettered below the image with the title in open letters 515 x 765mm..
Portrait of Queen Victoria, as a young woman, looking out towards the viewer, enthroned in full coronation robes, with the crown and sceptre on a cushion on a stool to the left.
[Ref: 13732] £320.00
Painted by Geo. Hayter her Majesty's Painter of History & Portrait. Engraved by Henry Cousins
Printed by Lahee & Co / Proof / Published at No. 14 Pall Mall East, April 4th. 1839, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. Print-publishers to Her Majesty.".
Mezzotint Lettered below the image with the title in open letters 515 x 765mm..
Portrait of Queen Victoria, as a young woman, looking out towards the viewer, enthroned in full coronation robes, with the crown and sceptre on a cushion on a stool to the left.
[Ref: 13732] £320.00
Robert William Wynne Esq.re of Gathewin (late Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Denbighshire Militia) From the Portrait presented to him by his Friends and well wishers on the 12th. July 1836. For subscribers only.
Painted by R. Rothell. Engraved by H. Cousins.
London, Published June 1st. 1837, by M.M. Holloway, 22, King William St. Strand.
Mezzotint. Plate 520 x 388mm. 20½ x 15¼". Tear into upper margin and into image.
Robert William Wynne (1766-1842).
[Ref: 17074] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by R. Rothell. Engraved by H. Cousins.
London, Published June 1st. 1837, by M.M. Holloway, 22, King William St. Strand.
Mezzotint. Plate 520 x 388mm. 20½ x 15¼". Tear into upper margin and into image.
Robert William Wynne (1766-1842).
[Ref: 17074] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)