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No 5. [A Woman of Finland in her Holiday Dress.]
No 5. [A Woman of Finland in her Holiday Dress.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
Portrait of a Finnish woman dressed in a heavily-embroidered dress, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37870]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Royal Jennerian Society MDCCCIII.
Royal Jennerian Society MDCCCIII. Kings shall be thy nursing Fathers, and their Queens thy nursing Mothers: Isaiah XLIX. 23. Honorary Diploma. London: [dated in ink '1 March 1827'.] The Governors by an Unanimous Vote did themselves the High Gratification to elect ['The Revd. G. Smith' added in brown ink] An Honorary Member of their Great Royal Establishment. [Signed in ink 'Andw. Johnstone'] LLD Registrar, 52 Burr Street. [Signed in ink 'John Fox'] Secretary No. 22 Bridge St. Blackfriars.
G. Oben delineavit. J. Dadley Sculpsit.
[1827.]
Diploma of membership, signed and dated and completed in ink; etching and engraving, 380 x 320mm. 15 x 12½". Horizontal centrefold. Soiled.
The Royal Jennerian Society was established in 1803, following Edward Jenner’s (1749 - 1823) successful experiments in the 1790s, to give vaccinations on a wide scale. The President of the Society at this time was the Duke of Wellington (1769 - 1852). The diploma lists patrons of the society, including Everard Home, Matthew Baillie, William Babington, Astley Cooper and Benjamin Travers. On the left is a statue of Jenner holding a dead snake representing Jenner conquering smallpox. Through the arch is a view of the City of London. A highly decorative diploma by James George Oben (1779 - 1819). Red seal of the society glued over lower right corner.
For a similar diploma for 1820 see BM: 1866,0407.276.
[Ref: 11350]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Daniel O'Connell, Esqr.
Daniel O'Connell, Esqr. Member of Parliament for the County of Clare.
I. Dadley delt. et Sculpt.
London, Published 1843, for the Proprietor by Jucks & Son, 111, Newgate Street.
Engraving, sheet 320 x 420mm. 12½ x 16½". Trimmed to plate.
Bust in profile of Daniel O'Connell (1775 – 1847) in an oval frame surmounted by a bay leaf crown. Known as 'The Liberator', or 'The Emancipator', O'Connell was an Irish political leader in the first half of the nineteenth century. He campaigned for Catholic Emancipation - the right for Catholics to sit in the Westminster Parliament, denied for over 100 years - and Repeal of the Union between Ireland and Great Britain. A rare portrait.
[Ref: 13795]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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London Vaccine Institution.
London Vaccine Institution. Founded under the Mayoralty of Sir James Shaw, Baronet, M.P. Vice President. On The Recommendation of the Board Of Managers Founded on the Report of the Medical Council the London Vaccine Institution Receives Francis Cole Esqr. Surgeon &c. into the Number of its Honorary Members London 28th June 1822....[etc.]
Jas. Geo. Oben delineavit J. Dadley sculpsit.
Corresponding Actuary & Sub-Treasurer Andw. Johnstone, No. 52, Burr Street, Tower Hill, London.
Diploma of membership, signed and dated and completed in ink, etching and engraving, 376 x 324mm. Light spotting, mostly outside image.
The London Vaccine Institution was founded in 1806 by members of the Royal Jennerian Society, which was established in 1803 following Edward Jenner’s (1749-1823) successful experiments in the 1790s, to give vaccinations on a wide scale. Vaccination is the procedure of introducing dead or inactivated disease-causing microorganisms into the body in order to promote the production of antibodies in the body, providing immunity against the disease. The first successful vaccination was carried out by Jenner in 1798, against smallpox. A highly decorative diploma by James George Oben (1779 - 1819), a strong impression on paper watermarked 'J. Whatman 1819'.
For a similar diploma for 1833 see BM: 1868,1212.652.
[Ref: 7944]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Honorary Diploma. London May 17th 1817. Anniversary of Doctor Jenner's Birth-day.
Honorary Diploma. London May 17th 1817. Anniversary of Doctor Jenner's Birth-day. Under the Presidency of Field Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington... At the General Court of the Royal Jennerian Society, The Director Doctor Walker in the Chair, The Governors by an Unanimous Vote did themselve the High Gratification to elect [The Right Hon. Lord Binning M.P.] An Honourary Member of their Great Royal Establishment.
G.Oben Esq.re delineavit. J.Dadley sculpsit.
Engraved diploma certificate with ink mss. fill. 380 x 320mm, 15 x 12½". Some spotting and time staining.
Engraved certificate of honoury membership of the Royal Jennerian Society, which was founded by Edward Jenner (1749-1823) to promote smallpox vaccination for the poor and the elimination of the disease through inoculation. It shows a statue of Jenner, carrying the slain python of disease, standing on a pedestal bearing a bas-relief of a milkmaid and cow (a reference to to Jenner’s discovery that matter taken from cowpox lesions on the hands of milkmaids, and provided protection from smallpox), before a triumphal arch bearing bearing the Royal Arms, through which is a view of London. In the foreground are engraved scrolls bearing the names of the members (including the Dukes of Wellington, Somerset & Beaufort) and patrons (George III, the Prince Regent and Princess Caroline) of the Society. The newly-inducted member was Thomas Hamilton (1780-1858), 9th Earl of Haddington, who was Lord Binning from 1794 to 1828. He was created a Privy Counsellor in 1814, and was offered but refused the post of Governor General of India in 1841, instead becoming First Lord of the Admiralty. In January 1846 he became Lord Privy Seal, a job that lasted only until July, when Peel's govenment fell.
[Ref: 19993]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[No 1. A Laplander.]
[No 1. A Laplander.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
Portrait of a Laplander, carrying fish and nets, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37868]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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No 2. [A Woman of Lapland.]
No 2. [A Woman of Lapland.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
Portrait of a Laplander woman, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text. Such women are described as 'obliging, modest and extremely irritable'.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37869]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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No 45. [An Ostiak, in His Winter Hunting Dress.]
No 45. [An Ostiak, in His Winter Hunting Dress.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate at sides
An Ostyak of Siberia, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text, which also explains that 'For the purpose of travelling over the snow, they fasten a large piece of board to their feet, not unlike a canoe in shape'. Early ski interest.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 55603]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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No 37. [A Yakut in his Hunting Dress.] [&] No 38. [The Back Figures of a Yakut in his Hunting Dress.
No 37. [A Yakut in his Hunting Dress.] [&] No 38. [The Back Figures of a Yakut in his Hunting Dress.
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Pair of coloured stipples with etching. Each sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
The front and back of a Yakut of Siberia, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the titles taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37871]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
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No 45. [A Samoyede.]
No 45. [A Samoyede.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides, slight staining.
Archery portrait of a Siberian tribesman, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37873]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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No 45. [A Tongusian in his Hunting Dress.]
No 45. [A Tongusian in his Hunting Dress.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides, slight staining.
Archery portrait of a Siberian tribesman, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37864]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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No 46. [A Tongusian in his Usual Dress.]
No 46. [A Tongusian in his Usual Dress.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides, slight staining.
Archery portrait of a Siberian tribesman, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37865]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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No 58. [A Tschutskian in Armour, with his wife and child.]
No 58. [A Tschutskian in Armour, with his wife and child.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides, slight staining.
Archery print from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37863]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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No 61. [A Kurilian.]
No 61. [A Kurilian.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
Archery portrait of a tribesman of the Kurile Islands, between Kamchatka and Japan, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37866]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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No 64. [A Turkoman.]
No 64. [A Turkoman.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
Archery portrait of a tribesman of Central Asia from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37867]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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