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Bullock's Museum. 22, Piccadilly.
No.18, of R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub. June 1 1810 at 101 Strand; London.
Hand coloured engraving. 150 x 245mm (6 x 9¾"). Offset from text.
The interior of Bullock's Museum, also known as the London Museum and the Egyptian Hall (or Museum), centred on a display of stuffed animals including an elephant, zebra and polar bear. William Bullock (c.1773-1849), a traveller, naturalist, and antiquarian, established the museum in 1812. Built at a cost of £16,000, it contained 15,000 items, collected according to the guidebook 'during seventeen years of arduous research at a cost of £30,000'. Admission was l shilling or 1 guinea for an annual ticket. Over the years special exhibits included Napoleon's carriage, 'the superb Feather, Cloak, and and Helmet, presented by the king of Owyhee to, and worn [by] our Unfortunate Circumnavigator [Captain James Cook] a few days before he fell', Giovanni Battista Belzoni's finds in Egypt, and and James Ward's gigantic painting 'Allegory of Waterloo'. Thomas Shotter Boys' view of Piccadilly for 'London As It Is' shows the exterior of the Egyptian Hall during the exhibition of George Catlin's 'North American Indian Portfolio'.
[Ref: 61419] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
No.18, of R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub. June 1 1810 at 101 Strand; London.
Hand coloured engraving. 150 x 245mm (6 x 9¾"). Offset from text.
The interior of Bullock's Museum, also known as the London Museum and the Egyptian Hall (or Museum), centred on a display of stuffed animals including an elephant, zebra and polar bear. William Bullock (c.1773-1849), a traveller, naturalist, and antiquarian, established the museum in 1812. Built at a cost of £16,000, it contained 15,000 items, collected according to the guidebook 'during seventeen years of arduous research at a cost of £30,000'. Admission was l shilling or 1 guinea for an annual ticket. Over the years special exhibits included Napoleon's carriage, 'the superb Feather, Cloak, and and Helmet, presented by the king of Owyhee to, and worn [by] our Unfortunate Circumnavigator [Captain James Cook] a few days before he fell', Giovanni Battista Belzoni's finds in Egypt, and and James Ward's gigantic painting 'Allegory of Waterloo'. Thomas Shotter Boys' view of Piccadilly for 'London As It Is' shows the exterior of the Egyptian Hall during the exhibition of George Catlin's 'North American Indian Portfolio'.
[Ref: 61419] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![Bullock's Museum, Piccadilly. Plate 9. Vol. XIV. [&] Bullock's Museum, 22, Piccadilly.](jpegs/52426.jpg)
Bullock's Museum, Piccadilly. Plate 9. Vol. XIV. [&] Bullock's Museum, 22, Piccadilly.
No.80 of R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub. Aug.t. 1. 1815 at 101 Strand, London. [n.d. c.1816.]
A pair: hand-coloured etching and aquatint on J. Whatman watermarked paper. 140 x 235mm (5½ x 9¼") [&] coloured engraving. 171 x 260mm (6¾ x 10¼").
View from the street of Bullock's Museum in Piccadilly; two figures enter the museum, others on the street, a horse-drawn carriage waits outside [&] an interior view of exhibits. William Bullock was a showman, collector and naturalist. In 1809 he moved his growing collection from Liverpool to London. He began at 22 Piccadilly, then moved down the street to a larger building styled as an Egyptian temple. The ‘Egyptian Hall' contained around 32,000 objects of natural history, ethnography and archaeology. Bullock wanted to appeal to both the ‘scientific naturalist' and the general visitor. He arranged his specimens according to Linnaean classification and included information on animals' habitats, feeding and behaviours.
[Ref: 52426] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
No.80 of R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub. Aug.t. 1. 1815 at 101 Strand, London. [n.d. c.1816.]
A pair: hand-coloured etching and aquatint on J. Whatman watermarked paper. 140 x 235mm (5½ x 9¼") [&] coloured engraving. 171 x 260mm (6¾ x 10¼").
View from the street of Bullock's Museum in Piccadilly; two figures enter the museum, others on the street, a horse-drawn carriage waits outside [&] an interior view of exhibits. William Bullock was a showman, collector and naturalist. In 1809 he moved his growing collection from Liverpool to London. He began at 22 Piccadilly, then moved down the street to a larger building styled as an Egyptian temple. The ‘Egyptian Hall' contained around 32,000 objects of natural history, ethnography and archaeology. Bullock wanted to appeal to both the ‘scientific naturalist' and the general visitor. He arranged his specimens according to Linnaean classification and included information on animals' habitats, feeding and behaviours.
[Ref: 52426] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
The Wapeti, or New Species of Elk (drawing a carriage).
London, Published Feb.y 16 1823 by Jones & Co.
Aquatint, sheet 125 x 195mm (5 x 7¾")
The wapiti or elk, one of the largest species in the deer family. This print was published in the same year that a wapiti was exhibited at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London, a popular venue for displaying curiosities and discoveries or all kinds.
[Ref: 41082] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
London, Published Feb.y 16 1823 by Jones & Co.
Aquatint, sheet 125 x 195mm (5 x 7¾")
The wapiti or elk, one of the largest species in the deer family. This print was published in the same year that a wapiti was exhibited at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London, a popular venue for displaying curiosities and discoveries or all kinds.
[Ref: 41082] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
View of the Egyptian Hall. On the 30th April, 1828.
Rare lithograph. Sheet: 275 x 310mm (10¾ x 12"). Some light foxing and remains of glue stains in corners.
An interior view of the Egyptian Hall, the main reception room in Mansion House, official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. The Egyptian Hall is so named because the architect George Dance used a style of column described by Vitruvius as 'egyptian' and not because of any ancient egyptian motif.
[Ref: 41813] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Rare lithograph. Sheet: 275 x 310mm (10¾ x 12"). Some light foxing and remains of glue stains in corners.
An interior view of the Egyptian Hall, the main reception room in Mansion House, official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. The Egyptian Hall is so named because the architect George Dance used a style of column described by Vitruvius as 'egyptian' and not because of any ancient egyptian motif.
[Ref: 41813] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Exhibition of Modern Mexico at the Egyptian=Hall Piccadilly.
Drawn & Printed by A. Aglio. 36 Newman S. Oxford S.t.
[n.d., c.1825.]
Lithograph with excerpts from the Gentleman's Magazine July 1824. Sheet 280 x 380mm (11 x 15"). Two vertical creases where folded, as normal. Glued to backing sheet.
The London Museum, the Egyptian Hall or Museum, or Bullock's Museum, was established at 22 Piccadilly by William Bullock (c.1773 - 1849). Figures inspect artefacts from Bullock's exhibition on Mexico in 1824 of 1825. A fold-out illustration to the exhibition catalogue titled 'Catalogue of the Exhibition, called Modern Mexico; containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... Now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.' By Agostino Aglio (1777 - 1857), lithographer born in Cremona, Italy who settled in England in 1803 and began working in lithography from 1809. Bullock had architect Peter Frederick Robinson (1776 - 1858) draw up plans for a building inspired by an Egyptian temple. The Egyptian Hall was built at a cost £16,000 and was completed in 1812. The Museum contained 15,000 items. According to the guidebook Bullock had formed his collection 'during seventeen years of arduous research at a cost of £30,000. Admission was l shilling or 1 guinea for an annual ticket.'
British Library: 000528023. See Guildhall Library Record: 28546.
[Ref: 62014] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Printed by A. Aglio. 36 Newman S. Oxford S.t.
[n.d., c.1825.]
Lithograph with excerpts from the Gentleman's Magazine July 1824. Sheet 280 x 380mm (11 x 15"). Two vertical creases where folded, as normal. Glued to backing sheet.
The London Museum, the Egyptian Hall or Museum, or Bullock's Museum, was established at 22 Piccadilly by William Bullock (c.1773 - 1849). Figures inspect artefacts from Bullock's exhibition on Mexico in 1824 of 1825. A fold-out illustration to the exhibition catalogue titled 'Catalogue of the Exhibition, called Modern Mexico; containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... Now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.' By Agostino Aglio (1777 - 1857), lithographer born in Cremona, Italy who settled in England in 1803 and began working in lithography from 1809. Bullock had architect Peter Frederick Robinson (1776 - 1858) draw up plans for a building inspired by an Egyptian temple. The Egyptian Hall was built at a cost £16,000 and was completed in 1812. The Museum contained 15,000 items. According to the guidebook Bullock had formed his collection 'during seventeen years of arduous research at a cost of £30,000. Admission was l shilling or 1 guinea for an annual ticket.'
British Library: 000528023. See Guildhall Library Record: 28546.
[Ref: 62014] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
East Side of Xalapa.
Drawn on the Spot by W. Bullock Junr. I. Clark sc.
Published by I. [John] Murray, London, 1825.
Aquatint and etching, folding plate to William Bullock's 'Six Months’ Residence and Travels in Mexico'. Sheet 160 x 215mm. 6¼ x 8½".
A view at Xalapa or Jalapa, Mexico. William Bullock (c.1773 - 1849), traveller, naturalist, and antiquarian, established the London Museum, also known as the Egyptian Hall or Museum, or Bullock's Museum, at 22 Piccadilly in 1812. His book is an interesting account of a journey in Mexico, illustrated with topographical views and images of indigenous Mexicans. Upon his return to England from an 1822 trip to the country, he advertised an exhibition on Mexico at the Museum. The exhibition catalogue was titled 'Catalogue of the Exhibition, called Modern Mexico; containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... Now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.'
Abbey Travel: 666, 5. See British Library 1050.k.16. For the book see ref: 13338.
[Ref: 26721] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn on the Spot by W. Bullock Junr. I. Clark sc.
Published by I. [John] Murray, London, 1825.
Aquatint and etching, folding plate to William Bullock's 'Six Months’ Residence and Travels in Mexico'. Sheet 160 x 215mm. 6¼ x 8½".
A view at Xalapa or Jalapa, Mexico. William Bullock (c.1773 - 1849), traveller, naturalist, and antiquarian, established the London Museum, also known as the Egyptian Hall or Museum, or Bullock's Museum, at 22 Piccadilly in 1812. His book is an interesting account of a journey in Mexico, illustrated with topographical views and images of indigenous Mexicans. Upon his return to England from an 1822 trip to the country, he advertised an exhibition on Mexico at the Museum. The exhibition catalogue was titled 'Catalogue of the Exhibition, called Modern Mexico; containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... Now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.'
Abbey Travel: 666, 5. See British Library 1050.k.16. For the book see ref: 13338.
[Ref: 26721] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Judgment of Brutus upon his Sons- Exhibited in London 1818.]](jpegs/42650.jpg)
[The Judgment of Brutus upon his Sons- Exhibited in London 1818.]
Guillon le Thiere Pinx.t Rom 1810. Guill.me H. Rivula incise.
Etching. Sheet: 340 x 200mm (13½ x 8"). Laid on an album sheet at edges.
An etching of le Thiere's painting 'The Judgment of Brutus upon his Sons' by Guillaume Guillon Lethière which was exhibited in Bullocks's Museum in the Egyptian Hall Piccadilly in 1816.
[Ref: 42650] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Guillon le Thiere Pinx.t Rom 1810. Guill.me H. Rivula incise.
Etching. Sheet: 340 x 200mm (13½ x 8"). Laid on an album sheet at edges.
An etching of le Thiere's painting 'The Judgment of Brutus upon his Sons' by Guillaume Guillon Lethière which was exhibited in Bullocks's Museum in the Egyptian Hall Piccadilly in 1816.
[Ref: 42650] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Egyptian Hall, Mansion House.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t. et sculpt. J. Bluck, aqua.t.
London. Pub 1st Jany, 1809 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. Plate 228 x 275mm. 9 x 10¾". Some staining around edges, creasing to the bottom edge of the sheet.
A dining scene inside Egyptian Hall in Mansion House; waiters and servants running around serving all the guests on the long tables. It would seat 350 and was based on the designs by the classical Roman architect Vitruvius of Roman buildings in Egypt, with giant columns supporting a narrower attic area. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 47223] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t. et sculpt. J. Bluck, aqua.t.
London. Pub 1st Jany, 1809 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. Plate 228 x 275mm. 9 x 10¾". Some staining around edges, creasing to the bottom edge of the sheet.
A dining scene inside Egyptian Hall in Mansion House; waiters and servants running around serving all the guests on the long tables. It would seat 350 and was based on the designs by the classical Roman architect Vitruvius of Roman buildings in Egypt, with giant columns supporting a narrower attic area. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 47223] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Egyptian Hall, Mansion House.
Rowlandson & Pugin Del.t. Et Sculpt. J. Bluck, Aqua.t.
London. Pub 1st Jany, 1809 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. Plate 230x280mm (9 x 10¾") large margins. .
A dining scene inside Egyptian Hall in Mansion House; waiters and servants running around serving all the guests on the long tables. It would seat 350 and was based on the designs by the classical Roman architect Vitruvius of Roman buildings in Egypt, with giant columns supporting a narrower attic area.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 53545] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)
Rowlandson & Pugin Del.t. Et Sculpt. J. Bluck, Aqua.t.
London. Pub 1st Jany, 1809 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. Plate 230x280mm (9 x 10¾") large margins. .
A dining scene inside Egyptian Hall in Mansion House; waiters and servants running around serving all the guests on the long tables. It would seat 350 and was based on the designs by the classical Roman architect Vitruvius of Roman buildings in Egypt, with giant columns supporting a narrower attic area.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 53545] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)
Improved Papier Mache Enrichments No.2 The Egyptian Hall Mansion House Enrichments. Executed under the direction of J.B. Bunning, Esq.r Office Works, Guildhall.
Geo. Jackson & Sons, Papier Mache Works, 49 & 50, Rathbone Place. Printed by Graf. [before 1850]
Lithograph, with large margins; printed area 280 x 205mm (11 x 8"). Water stain top left. Very rare.
Advertisement for the use of papier maché in refurbishments to George Dance's Egyptian Hall in London's Mansion House. George Jackson began trading from Rathbone Place in the 18th century, producing interior embellishments from various materials, including papier maché, as advertised here. The company continues to provide decorative interior elements, as George Jackson Limited. The architect J.B. Bunning (1802-63) was clerk of the city works (subsequently city architect) from 1843 onwards, designing many works in London.
[Ref: 31363] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Geo. Jackson & Sons, Papier Mache Works, 49 & 50, Rathbone Place. Printed by Graf. [before 1850]
Lithograph, with large margins; printed area 280 x 205mm (11 x 8"). Water stain top left. Very rare.
Advertisement for the use of papier maché in refurbishments to George Dance's Egyptian Hall in London's Mansion House. George Jackson began trading from Rathbone Place in the 18th century, producing interior embellishments from various materials, including papier maché, as advertised here. The company continues to provide decorative interior elements, as George Jackson Limited. The architect J.B. Bunning (1802-63) was clerk of the city works (subsequently city architect) from 1843 onwards, designing many works in London.
[Ref: 31363] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
View of the City and Valley of Mexico, from Tacubaya.
Drawn on the Spot by W. Bullock Junr. I. Clark sc.
Published by I. [John] Murray, London, 1824.
Aquatint and etching, folding frontispiece to William Bullock's 'Six Months’ Residence and Travels in Mexico'. Sheet 225 x 425mm. 9 x 16¾".
Panoramic view featuring Mexico City and the surrounding topography. William Bullock (c.1773 - 1849), traveller, naturalist, and antiquarian, established the London Museum, also known as the Egyptian Hall or Museum, or Bullock's Museum, at 22 Piccadilly in 1812. His book is an interesting account of a journey in Mexico, illustrated with topographical views and images of indigenous Mexicans. Upon his return to England from an 1822 trip to the country, he advertised an exhibition on Mexico at the Museum. The exhibition catalogue was titled 'Catalogue of the Exhibition, called Modern Mexico; containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... Now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.'
Abbey Travel: 666, 1. See British Library 1050.k.16. For the book see item Ref: 13338.
[Ref: 21748] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn on the Spot by W. Bullock Junr. I. Clark sc.
Published by I. [John] Murray, London, 1824.
Aquatint and etching, folding frontispiece to William Bullock's 'Six Months’ Residence and Travels in Mexico'. Sheet 225 x 425mm. 9 x 16¾".
Panoramic view featuring Mexico City and the surrounding topography. William Bullock (c.1773 - 1849), traveller, naturalist, and antiquarian, established the London Museum, also known as the Egyptian Hall or Museum, or Bullock's Museum, at 22 Piccadilly in 1812. His book is an interesting account of a journey in Mexico, illustrated with topographical views and images of indigenous Mexicans. Upon his return to England from an 1822 trip to the country, he advertised an exhibition on Mexico at the Museum. The exhibition catalogue was titled 'Catalogue of the Exhibition, called Modern Mexico; containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... Now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.'
Abbey Travel: 666, 1. See British Library 1050.k.16. For the book see item Ref: 13338.
[Ref: 21748] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Northern Extremity of Puebla de Los Angelos.
Drawn on the Spot by W. Bullock Junr. 1823. I. Clark sc.
Published by I. [John] Murray, London, 1825.
Aquatint and etching, folding plate to William Bullock's 'Six Months’ Residence and Travels in Mexico'. Sheet 160 x 215mm. 6¼ x 8½".
A prospect of the city of Puebla in Mexico. William Bullock (c.1773 - 1849), traveller, naturalist, and antiquarian, established the London Museum, also known as the Egyptian Hall or Museum, or Bullock's Museum, at 22 Piccadilly in 1812. His book is an interesting account of a journey in Mexico, illustrated with topographical views and images of indigenous Mexicans. Upon his return to England from an 1822 trip to the country, he advertised an exhibition on Mexico at the Museum. The exhibition catalogue was titled 'Catalogue of the Exhibition, called Modern Mexico; containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... Now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.'
Abbey Travel: 666, 7. See British Library 1050.k.16. For the book see item Ref: 13338.
[Ref: 26720] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn on the Spot by W. Bullock Junr. 1823. I. Clark sc.
Published by I. [John] Murray, London, 1825.
Aquatint and etching, folding plate to William Bullock's 'Six Months’ Residence and Travels in Mexico'. Sheet 160 x 215mm. 6¼ x 8½".
A prospect of the city of Puebla in Mexico. William Bullock (c.1773 - 1849), traveller, naturalist, and antiquarian, established the London Museum, also known as the Egyptian Hall or Museum, or Bullock's Museum, at 22 Piccadilly in 1812. His book is an interesting account of a journey in Mexico, illustrated with topographical views and images of indigenous Mexicans. Upon his return to England from an 1822 trip to the country, he advertised an exhibition on Mexico at the Museum. The exhibition catalogue was titled 'Catalogue of the Exhibition, called Modern Mexico; containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... Now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.'
Abbey Travel: 666, 7. See British Library 1050.k.16. For the book see item Ref: 13338.
[Ref: 26720] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![Albert Smith [facsimile signature].](jpegs/61518.jpg)
Albert Smith [facsimile signature].
Baugniet 1844. [facsimile signature in plate]. Drawn From Life On Stone By Baugniet. M & N. Hanhart, Lithographic Printers.
Published By Leader & Cock, 63, New Bond St, Corner Of Brook St. London.
Lithograph on india laid paper. Sheet 500 x 350mm. (30¾ x 20") Slight tear in left margin centre.
Albert Richard Smith [1816 - 1860], author and lecturer. On 12 August 1851 he made an ascent of Mont Blanc, and on 15 March 1852 produced at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly an entertainment descriptive of the ascent and of Anglo-continental life, which became the most popular exhibition of the kind ever known. From that time until 6 July 1858 he continued at the Egyptian Hall his career of success as a public entertainer, giving various new sketches of character and illustrations by William Beverley, but always keeping Mont Blanc as the central point of attraction. On 24 Aug. 1854 he gave his performance before the queen and the prince consort at Osborne House. This shows Smith at Chamonix.
[Ref: 61518] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Baugniet 1844. [facsimile signature in plate]. Drawn From Life On Stone By Baugniet. M & N. Hanhart, Lithographic Printers.
Published By Leader & Cock, 63, New Bond St, Corner Of Brook St. London.
Lithograph on india laid paper. Sheet 500 x 350mm. (30¾ x 20") Slight tear in left margin centre.
Albert Richard Smith [1816 - 1860], author and lecturer. On 12 August 1851 he made an ascent of Mont Blanc, and on 15 March 1852 produced at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly an entertainment descriptive of the ascent and of Anglo-continental life, which became the most popular exhibition of the kind ever known. From that time until 6 July 1858 he continued at the Egyptian Hall his career of success as a public entertainer, giving various new sketches of character and illustrations by William Beverley, but always keeping Mont Blanc as the central point of attraction. On 24 Aug. 1854 he gave his performance before the queen and the prince consort at Osborne House. This shows Smith at Chamonix.
[Ref: 61518] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
South Side of Veracruz, from the Castle of San Juan de Ulua.
Drawn on the Spot by W. Bullock Junr. 1823. I. Clark sc.
Published by I. [John] Murray, London, 1825.
Aquatint and etching, folding plate to William Bullock's 'Six Months’ Residence and Travels in Mexico'. Sheet 160 x 215mm. 6¼ x 8½".
A prospect of Veracruz, a major port city on the Gulf of Mexico; sailing boats in foreground. William Bullock (c.1773 - 1849), traveller, naturalist, and antiquarian, established the London Museum, also known as the Egyptian Hall or Museum, or Bullock's Museum, at 22 Piccadilly in 1812. His book is an interesting account of a journey in Mexico, illustrated with topographical views and images of indigenous Mexicans. Upon his return to England from an 1822 trip to the country, he advertised an exhibition on Mexico at the Museum. The exhibition catalogue was titled 'Catalogue of the Exhibition, called Modern Mexico; containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... Now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.'
Abbey Travel: 666, 2. See British Library 1050.k.16. For the book see ref: 13338.
[Ref: 26722] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn on the Spot by W. Bullock Junr. 1823. I. Clark sc.
Published by I. [John] Murray, London, 1825.
Aquatint and etching, folding plate to William Bullock's 'Six Months’ Residence and Travels in Mexico'. Sheet 160 x 215mm. 6¼ x 8½".
A prospect of Veracruz, a major port city on the Gulf of Mexico; sailing boats in foreground. William Bullock (c.1773 - 1849), traveller, naturalist, and antiquarian, established the London Museum, also known as the Egyptian Hall or Museum, or Bullock's Museum, at 22 Piccadilly in 1812. His book is an interesting account of a journey in Mexico, illustrated with topographical views and images of indigenous Mexicans. Upon his return to England from an 1822 trip to the country, he advertised an exhibition on Mexico at the Museum. The exhibition catalogue was titled 'Catalogue of the Exhibition, called Modern Mexico; containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... Now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.'
Abbey Travel: 666, 2. See British Library 1050.k.16. For the book see ref: 13338.
[Ref: 26722] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Bonaparte's Carriage.
No.2 of Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub. Feby. 1 1816.
Hand coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet: 145 x 235mm (5¾ x 9¼''). Repaired tear in bottom edge.
A scene showing Napoleon Bonaparte's near-capture after the Battle of Waterloo; the French Emperor rides away from the Prussian troops that have captured his carriage. The Prussian field marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, quoted below the image, presented the carriage to the Prince Regent, who subsequently sold it to William Bullock, who made it the centrepiece of a Napoleon exhibition at his Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. In 1842 it was sold to Madame Tussaud, who displayed for 80 years before it was completely destroyed in a fire. Numbered 'Pl. 9, Vol. I', for Rudolph Ackermann's 'Repository of Arts' periodical, published from 1809-1829. The formal title of the publication was "Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics", and it discussed and illustrated day to day life, and influenced English taste in fashion, architecture and literature.
[Ref: 49056] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
No.2 of Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub. Feby. 1 1816.
Hand coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet: 145 x 235mm (5¾ x 9¼''). Repaired tear in bottom edge.
A scene showing Napoleon Bonaparte's near-capture after the Battle of Waterloo; the French Emperor rides away from the Prussian troops that have captured his carriage. The Prussian field marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, quoted below the image, presented the carriage to the Prince Regent, who subsequently sold it to William Bullock, who made it the centrepiece of a Napoleon exhibition at his Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. In 1842 it was sold to Madame Tussaud, who displayed for 80 years before it was completely destroyed in a fire. Numbered 'Pl. 9, Vol. I', for Rudolph Ackermann's 'Repository of Arts' periodical, published from 1809-1829. The formal title of the publication was "Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics", and it discussed and illustrated day to day life, and influenced English taste in fashion, architecture and literature.
[Ref: 49056] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Bonaparte's Carriage.
[No. 2 of Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub. Feby. 1 1816.]
Coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet 135 x 215mm. (5¼ x 8½"). Trimmed into image at top, and losing publication line at bottom.
Napoleon Bonaparte's near-capture after the Battle of Waterloo; the French Emperor rides away from the Prussian troops that have captured his carriage. The Prussian field marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, quoted below the image, presented the carriage to the Prince Regent, who subsequently sold it to William Bullock, who made it the centrepiece of a Napoleon exhibition at his Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. In 1842 it was sold to Madame Tussaud, who displayed for 80 years before it was completely destroyed in a fire. Numbered 'Pl. 9, Vol. I', for Rudolph Ackermann's 'Repository of Arts' periodical, published from 1809-1829. The formal title of the publication was "Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics", and it discussed and illustrated day to day life, and influenced English taste in fashion, architecture and literature.
[Ref: 55741] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
[No. 2 of Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub. Feby. 1 1816.]
Coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet 135 x 215mm. (5¼ x 8½"). Trimmed into image at top, and losing publication line at bottom.
Napoleon Bonaparte's near-capture after the Battle of Waterloo; the French Emperor rides away from the Prussian troops that have captured his carriage. The Prussian field marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, quoted below the image, presented the carriage to the Prince Regent, who subsequently sold it to William Bullock, who made it the centrepiece of a Napoleon exhibition at his Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. In 1842 it was sold to Madame Tussaud, who displayed for 80 years before it was completely destroyed in a fire. Numbered 'Pl. 9, Vol. I', for Rudolph Ackermann's 'Repository of Arts' periodical, published from 1809-1829. The formal title of the publication was "Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics", and it discussed and illustrated day to day life, and influenced English taste in fashion, architecture and literature.
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