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![[France] Carolus Rollin. Ant. Univ. Paris. Rector. Natus Lut. Paris. die 30 Jan. 1661. Obiit die 14 Sept 1741.](jpegs/28629.jpg)
[France] Carolus Rollin. Ant. Univ. Paris. Rector. Natus Lut. Paris. die 30 Jan. 1661. Obiit die 14 Sept 1741. Quid doctae ingenio, quid prosint moribus Artes Viva voce pruis, dein calamo exposui. Mox veterum adjunxi populoru exempla. Quirites Dum sequor, inceptum mors mihi rupit opus. Omnes Relligio accendit pictasque labores. Quam petii merces sit mihi magna Deus. D. Crevier.
to face the Title. G. Vertue Sculp.
Impensis I. & P. Knapton, Londini, 1754.
Engraving. 146 x 90mm (5¾ x 3½").
Charles Rollin (1661-1741), the French historian and educator. In 1684 he was made a master in the College du Plessis and then in 1694 he was made rector of the University of Paris.
[Ref: 28629] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
to face the Title. G. Vertue Sculp.
Impensis I. & P. Knapton, Londini, 1754.
Engraving. 146 x 90mm (5¾ x 3½").
Charles Rollin (1661-1741), the French historian and educator. In 1684 he was made a master in the College du Plessis and then in 1694 he was made rector of the University of Paris.
[Ref: 28629] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
Caput hoc, ex aere inauratum, antiquo opere summoque artificio conflatum, Urbis inter rudera multis jam seculis excisae sepultum, Aquis Solis in agro Somersetensi XVI tandem sub solo ped. effossum A.D. MDCCXXVII.
A. Gordon del. G. Vertue Sculp. 1730.
Aeternitati consecravit Soc. Antiquar. Londinensis.
Engraving and etching. Plate 405 x 286mm. 16 x 11¼". Slight damage to title area.
Head and neck of a Roman sculpture found at Bath, in profile to left, with long hair; top of head missing.
Alexander: 612.
[Ref: 23334] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A. Gordon del. G. Vertue Sculp. 1730.
Aeternitati consecravit Soc. Antiquar. Londinensis.
Engraving and etching. Plate 405 x 286mm. 16 x 11¼". Slight damage to title area.
Head and neck of a Roman sculpture found at Bath, in profile to left, with long hair; top of head missing.
Alexander: 612.
[Ref: 23334] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Porticum hanc Londinensem quam tanto artificio trienni spatio hic absolutam vides a fundamentix aere suo extruendam curavit Thomas Greshamus eques ad Regiae Urbis ornamentum et usum publicum anno MDLXVI die VII mensis IVNII. P.12.
De peristylii hujus exemplari anno MDLXIX, quo estructum fuit, aere inciso Georgius Vertue London sculpsit anno MDCCXXXIX.
[n.d. c.1739.]
Etching and engraving, paper watermarked. 310 x 386mm (12¼ x 15¼"). Trimmed.
View of the west, north and east fronts of the inner court of the Royal Exchange, three sides of colonnade supporting first floot with niches and statues of England monarchs; figures in courtyards. Plate for Ward's "Lives of the Gresham Professors".
Alexander: 812.
[Ref: 30899] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
De peristylii hujus exemplari anno MDLXIX, quo estructum fuit, aere inciso Georgius Vertue London sculpsit anno MDCCXXXIX.
[n.d. c.1739.]
Etching and engraving, paper watermarked. 310 x 386mm (12¼ x 15¼"). Trimmed.
View of the west, north and east fronts of the inner court of the Royal Exchange, three sides of colonnade supporting first floot with niches and statues of England monarchs; figures in courtyards. Plate for Ward's "Lives of the Gresham Professors".
Alexander: 812.
[Ref: 30899] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
The Rt. Hon.ble Edward Earl of Orford Viscount Barfleur & Baron of Shingey &c. He was Admiral of the English Fleet at the fight with the French in the Bay of La Hogue in the Year 1693.
Tho: Gibson pinxit Geo: Vertue Sculpsit 1716
Engraving, platemark 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"), with very large margins.
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, PC (1653-1727), First Lord of the Admiralty under King William III. Russell was named Lieutenant at the age of eighteen and saw active service in the North Sea before serving in the Mediterranean in the operations against the Barbary Pirates with Sir John Narborough and Arthur Herbert (1676-82). In 1683 he fell into disfavour with Charles II after the discovery of his connection with the Rye House Plot. In 1688, Russell was one of the Immortal Seven, a group of English nobleman who issued the Invitation to William, a document asking William of Orange to depose King James II. In the subsequent War of the Grand Alliance, Russell served at sea, commanding a fleet after 1690. In 1692, Russell was Commander-in-Chief of the Anglo-Dutch force that fought the French fleet at Barfleur, and destroyed much of it at La Hogue, his victory there being the decisive naval battle of the war. Russell became First Lord of the Admiralty in 1694, remaining in that post until 1699. He served in the Mediterranean from 1694 to 1695 and was created Baron Shingey, Viscount Barfleur, and Earl of Orford in 1697.
O'D 1; Alexander 214. Provenance: Rokeby Park Durham.
[Ref: 46514] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Tho: Gibson pinxit Geo: Vertue Sculpsit 1716
Engraving, platemark 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"), with very large margins.
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, PC (1653-1727), First Lord of the Admiralty under King William III. Russell was named Lieutenant at the age of eighteen and saw active service in the North Sea before serving in the Mediterranean in the operations against the Barbary Pirates with Sir John Narborough and Arthur Herbert (1676-82). In 1683 he fell into disfavour with Charles II after the discovery of his connection with the Rye House Plot. In 1688, Russell was one of the Immortal Seven, a group of English nobleman who issued the Invitation to William, a document asking William of Orange to depose King James II. In the subsequent War of the Grand Alliance, Russell served at sea, commanding a fleet after 1690. In 1692, Russell was Commander-in-Chief of the Anglo-Dutch force that fought the French fleet at Barfleur, and destroyed much of it at La Hogue, his victory there being the decisive naval battle of the war. Russell became First Lord of the Admiralty in 1694, remaining in that post until 1699. He served in the Mediterranean from 1694 to 1695 and was created Baron Shingey, Viscount Barfleur, and Earl of Orford in 1697.
O'D 1; Alexander 214. Provenance: Rokeby Park Durham.
[Ref: 46514] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Henricus Sacheverell S.T.P.
A. Russell pinx. Geo: Vertue sculp: 1714.
Engraving. Plate: 370 x 260mm (14½ x 10¼'') large margins.
A portrait of Anglican clergyman Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724) whose impeachment in 1710 led to rioting and the Tories gaining power in the following year.
[Ref: 48795] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
A. Russell pinx. Geo: Vertue sculp: 1714.
Engraving. Plate: 370 x 260mm (14½ x 10¼'') large margins.
A portrait of Anglican clergyman Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724) whose impeachment in 1710 led to rioting and the Tories gaining power in the following year.
[Ref: 48795] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Henricus Sacheverell S.T.P.
A. Russell pinx: Geo: Vertue Sculp: 1714.
Fine engraving. Plate 375 x 267mm. 14¾ x 10½". Trimmed close the plate along lower edge.
Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724) was an English High Church clergyman and politician. He came to fame when preacher at St Saviour's, Southwark. His famous sermons on the church in danger from the neglect of the Whig ministry to keep guard over its interests were preached, the one at Derby on 15 August 1709, the other at St Paul's Cathedral on 5 November 1709. They were immediately reprinted, the latter being dedicated to the lord mayor and the former to the author's kinsman, George Sacheverell who was high sheriff of Derbyshire that year, and, as the passions of the whole British population were at this period keenly exercised between the rival factions of Whig and Tory; Sacheverell's arguments on behalf of the church which supplied the Tories with most of their support made him their idol.
NPG: D31484.
[Ref: 19089] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
A. Russell pinx: Geo: Vertue Sculp: 1714.
Fine engraving. Plate 375 x 267mm. 14¾ x 10½". Trimmed close the plate along lower edge.
Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724) was an English High Church clergyman and politician. He came to fame when preacher at St Saviour's, Southwark. His famous sermons on the church in danger from the neglect of the Whig ministry to keep guard over its interests were preached, the one at Derby on 15 August 1709, the other at St Paul's Cathedral on 5 November 1709. They were immediately reprinted, the latter being dedicated to the lord mayor and the former to the author's kinsman, George Sacheverell who was high sheriff of Derbyshire that year, and, as the passions of the whole British population were at this period keenly exercised between the rival factions of Whig and Tory; Sacheverell's arguments on behalf of the church which supplied the Tories with most of their support made him their idol.
NPG: D31484.
[Ref: 19089] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Lionel Cranfield Sackville Duke of Dorset.]](jpegs/36465.jpg)
[Lionel Cranfield Sackville Duke of Dorset.]
[Engraved by George Vertue after Sir Godfrey Kneller.]
[London: Vertue, c.1740.]
Etching and engraving, unfinished proof before letters. 430 x 295mm (17 x 11½"), with wide margins. Printseller's ink stamp on reverse.
Lionel Cranfield Sackville (1688-1765), 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1731-7 and 1751-5. He informed George I of his accession to the throne and carried the sceptre at his coronation; at the coronation of George II he was Lord High Steward and carried St Edward's Crown. The finished plate has an extra border around the image, also filling the inscription area, in the centre of which is a coat-of-arms.
See BM: 1849,1031.19 for proof before letters but with engraved borders. Alexander 825. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36465] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by George Vertue after Sir Godfrey Kneller.]
[London: Vertue, c.1740.]
Etching and engraving, unfinished proof before letters. 430 x 295mm (17 x 11½"), with wide margins. Printseller's ink stamp on reverse.
Lionel Cranfield Sackville (1688-1765), 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1731-7 and 1751-5. He informed George I of his accession to the throne and carried the sceptre at his coronation; at the coronation of George II he was Lord High Steward and carried St Edward's Crown. The finished plate has an extra border around the image, also filling the inscription area, in the centre of which is a coat-of-arms.
See BM: 1849,1031.19 for proof before letters but with engraved borders. Alexander 825. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36465] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Sandal Castle in Yorkshire.
G. Vertue Sculpsit.
Sumptu. Societ. Antiq. Lond. 1753. Published Oct.r 25th 1753 according to Act of Parliament.
Engraving. 310 x 460mm, 12¼ x 18". Short tear in left margin.
A view of Sandal Castle near Wakefield, Yorkshire, reissued in the Society of Antiquaries's 'Vetusta Monumenta', with a description under the view. It was one of the castles belonging to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, whose attempt to win the English throne came to an end nearby at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. This view comes from an Elizabethan sketch, showing the castle before it was destroyed in the English Civil War. On of the final prints engraved by the prolific George Vertue (1684-1756).
Alexander: 977
[Ref: 27019] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
G. Vertue Sculpsit.
Sumptu. Societ. Antiq. Lond. 1753. Published Oct.r 25th 1753 according to Act of Parliament.
Engraving. 310 x 460mm, 12¼ x 18". Short tear in left margin.
A view of Sandal Castle near Wakefield, Yorkshire, reissued in the Society of Antiquaries's 'Vetusta Monumenta', with a description under the view. It was one of the castles belonging to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, whose attempt to win the English throne came to an end nearby at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. This view comes from an Elizabethan sketch, showing the castle before it was destroyed in the English Civil War. On of the final prints engraved by the prolific George Vertue (1684-1756).
Alexander: 977
[Ref: 27019] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Savoy Hospital in the Strand.
G. Vertue delin et sculps.
Sumptu. Societ. Antiq. Lond. 1753. Published according to Act of Parliament, Nov. 29, 1753.
Engraving. 460 x 330mm, 18 x 13".
Three views of the Savoy Hospital for the Poor, created by Henry VII in his will and opened 1512. The hospital was suppressed by Edward VI in 1553 but refounded by Queen Mary in 1556. The hospital was misused throughout the 16th century, with Master Thomas Thurland's conduct subject to complaints, and the hospital used for lodging by vagabonds and criminals. Soldiers and sailors wounded in conflict were admitted in the 17th century, and after rebuilding in the late 17th century the hospital was formally dissolved in 1702. Plate reissued in the Society of Antiquaries's 'Vetusta Monumenta', with descriptions. The Chapel, illustrated at the bottom, is the only building to survive the demolition of the Hospital in the C19th. One of the final prints engraved by the prolific George Vertue (1684-1756).
Alexander: 1019; Adams: 36.11
[Ref: 27021] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
G. Vertue delin et sculps.
Sumptu. Societ. Antiq. Lond. 1753. Published according to Act of Parliament, Nov. 29, 1753.
Engraving. 460 x 330mm, 18 x 13".
Three views of the Savoy Hospital for the Poor, created by Henry VII in his will and opened 1512. The hospital was suppressed by Edward VI in 1553 but refounded by Queen Mary in 1556. The hospital was misused throughout the 16th century, with Master Thomas Thurland's conduct subject to complaints, and the hospital used for lodging by vagabonds and criminals. Soldiers and sailors wounded in conflict were admitted in the 17th century, and after rebuilding in the late 17th century the hospital was formally dissolved in 1702. Plate reissued in the Society of Antiquaries's 'Vetusta Monumenta', with descriptions. The Chapel, illustrated at the bottom, is the only building to survive the demolition of the Hospital in the C19th. One of the final prints engraved by the prolific George Vertue (1684-1756).
Alexander: 1019; Adams: 36.11
[Ref: 27021] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
A View of the Savoy from the River Thames.
[Drawn with the Plan of the Place by G.V [George Vertue.] in 1736; and published at the Expence of the Antiquary Society, London, 1750.
Engraving. 320 x 460mm (12½ x 18"). Very large margins.
A view of the Savoy complex, at the time mostly taken up as a military prison with barracks for the soldiers. Published in the 'Vetusta Monumenta'.
[Ref: 38399] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Drawn with the Plan of the Place by G.V [George Vertue.] in 1736; and published at the Expence of the Antiquary Society, London, 1750.
Engraving. 320 x 460mm (12½ x 18"). Very large margins.
A view of the Savoy complex, at the time mostly taken up as a military prison with barracks for the soldiers. Published in the 'Vetusta Monumenta'.
[Ref: 38399] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A Plan of the Ground and Buildings in the Strand, called the Savoy, taken in the Year 1736.
G. Vertue delin. et Sculp.
Sumptibus Societ. Ant. London. 1754.
Engraving. 480 x 360mm (19 x 14"), with large margins.
A plan of the Savoy complex, between The Strand and the Thames. Originally a liberty, named after Peter II, Count of Savoy who was granted land by Henry III in 1246, it had subsequently been John of Gaunt's palace, a hospital, and a military prison. Published in the 'Vetusta Monumenta'.
[Ref: 38397] £140.00
G. Vertue delin. et Sculp.
Sumptibus Societ. Ant. London. 1754.
Engraving. 480 x 360mm (19 x 14"), with large margins.
A plan of the Savoy complex, between The Strand and the Thames. Originally a liberty, named after Peter II, Count of Savoy who was granted land by Henry III in 1246, it had subsequently been John of Gaunt's palace, a hospital, and a military prison. Published in the 'Vetusta Monumenta'.
[Ref: 38397] £140.00
Sara Illustrissima Ducissa Somersetensis ex Gente Alstoniana in Agro Bedfordiensi.
T.M.Q. f. Geo. Vertue, Londni: Sculpsit, 1736.
[London, 1736.]
Fine engraving, rare, 435 x 310mm, 17 x 12¼". Closed marginal tears and flattened horizontal crease.
Portrait of Sarah Seymour (née Alston), Duchess of Somerset (1642?-1692); whole length, in robes, seated by a table, with her left hand resting on her coronet. Also on the table is a book and an inscribed scroll; column and curtain in background. 'After a painting said to be by Jan Maurits Quinckhardt (1688-1772), which must have been done some years after the sitter's death. Vertue saw it in the collection of his friend the 3rd Lord Coleraine, presumably at his house in Tottenham, and drew the signature [...] Vertue's plate was presumably commissioned by St. John's, though the copper plate is not known to be at the College now. There may have been some arangemnt with Brasenose, where holders of the Somerset scholarships endowed by her were required to purchase an impression of the print for 2s. [...] Brasenose has a copy of the picture, for which Thomas Hill was paid 12 guineas in 1728' (Alexander).
V&A DYCE.2701; Alexander 755.
[Ref: 26800] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
T.M.Q. f. Geo. Vertue, Londni: Sculpsit, 1736.
[London, 1736.]
Fine engraving, rare, 435 x 310mm, 17 x 12¼". Closed marginal tears and flattened horizontal crease.
Portrait of Sarah Seymour (née Alston), Duchess of Somerset (1642?-1692); whole length, in robes, seated by a table, with her left hand resting on her coronet. Also on the table is a book and an inscribed scroll; column and curtain in background. 'After a painting said to be by Jan Maurits Quinckhardt (1688-1772), which must have been done some years after the sitter's death. Vertue saw it in the collection of his friend the 3rd Lord Coleraine, presumably at his house in Tottenham, and drew the signature [...] Vertue's plate was presumably commissioned by St. John's, though the copper plate is not known to be at the College now. There may have been some arangemnt with Brasenose, where holders of the Somerset scholarships endowed by her were required to purchase an impression of the print for 2s. [...] Brasenose has a copy of the picture, for which Thomas Hill was paid 12 guineas in 1728' (Alexander).
V&A DYCE.2701; Alexander 755.
[Ref: 26800] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
William Shakespeare Obt. Ano. Dom: 1616. Aetat 53. Shakespeare! such Thoughs inimitable shine, Drest in thy Words, thy Fancy seems Divine; 'Tis Natures Mirrour where she views each Grace, And all the various Features of Face. Done from the Original now in the Possession of Robert Keck of the Inner Temple Esq.r.
[after John Taylor.] Geo: Vertue Londini Sculpsit 1719.
Engraving, proof before publisher's address, very scarce in this state. Sheet 360 x 240mm (14¼ x 9½"). Trimmed and mounted in album sheet.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), dramatist and poet, copied from the so-called 'Chandos portrait', the only one belived to be painted from life, attributed to John Taylor, painted c.1610. The painting, the first portrait acquired by the National Portrait Gallery, was first recorded on the death of Robert Keck, the year this print was engraved.
[Ref: 39710] £360.00
[after John Taylor.] Geo: Vertue Londini Sculpsit 1719.
Engraving, proof before publisher's address, very scarce in this state. Sheet 360 x 240mm (14¼ x 9½"). Trimmed and mounted in album sheet.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), dramatist and poet, copied from the so-called 'Chandos portrait', the only one belived to be painted from life, attributed to John Taylor, painted c.1610. The painting, the first portrait acquired by the National Portrait Gallery, was first recorded on the death of Robert Keck, the year this print was engraved.
[Ref: 39710] £360.00
![Reverendisimus in Christo Pater et Dominus Jacobus Sharp St Andreae Archi-Episcop [...]](jpegs/31320.jpg)
Reverendisimus in Christo Pater et Dominus Jacobus Sharp St Andreae Archi-Episcop [...]
Lillie Eques pinx: Da. Patton delin: G: Vertue Londini sculp 1710
Engraving, sheet 410 x 310mm (16 x 12¼"). Rich impression. Trimmed inside platemark.
Portrait of James Sharp (1613-79), Archbishop of St Andrews who was murdered by covenanters in 1679. The earliest engraved portrait of Sharp, and also one the first prints engraved by the prolific George Vertue. This print derives from a portrait by Lely of c.1670, by way of a drawing by Scottish artist David Paton.
O'D 1; Alexander 71; for a scene of his murder see ref. 24582
[Ref: 31320] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Lillie Eques pinx: Da. Patton delin: G: Vertue Londini sculp 1710
Engraving, sheet 410 x 310mm (16 x 12¼"). Rich impression. Trimmed inside platemark.
Portrait of James Sharp (1613-79), Archbishop of St Andrews who was murdered by covenanters in 1679. The earliest engraved portrait of Sharp, and also one the first prints engraved by the prolific George Vertue. This print derives from a portrait by Lely of c.1670, by way of a drawing by Scottish artist David Paton.
O'D 1; Alexander 71; for a scene of his murder see ref. 24582
[Ref: 31320] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Reverend Richard Smalbroke D.D. Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry.
T. Murray pinx. Geo. Vertue Sculpsit 1733.
Engraving. Plate: 385 x 270mm (15¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate. Thread margins.
A portrait of Richard Smalbroke (1672-1749) who served as Bishop of Lichfield.
Alexander: 649.
[Ref: 46825] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
T. Murray pinx. Geo. Vertue Sculpsit 1733.
Engraving. Plate: 385 x 270mm (15¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate. Thread margins.
A portrait of Richard Smalbroke (1672-1749) who served as Bishop of Lichfield.
Alexander: 649.
[Ref: 46825] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[E]dmund Spencer [sic].](jpegs/24902.jpg)
[E]dmund Spencer [sic].
[G. Vertue.]
[1727.]
Engraving on laid paper, proof before lettering to pedestal/lower margin, rare. Image 345 x 220mm, 13½ x 8¾". Trimmed to plate. Puncture through image upper right, slight tear. Proof before dedication to John Guise and other text added.
Portrait of Edmund Spenser (1552? - 1599), poet. In oval frame surrounded by architecture and masonry by George Vertue (1683 - 1756).
See Alexander 488 (proof not described by Alexander).
[Ref: 24902] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[G. Vertue.]
[1727.]
Engraving on laid paper, proof before lettering to pedestal/lower margin, rare. Image 345 x 220mm, 13½ x 8¾". Trimmed to plate. Puncture through image upper right, slight tear. Proof before dedication to John Guise and other text added.
Portrait of Edmund Spenser (1552? - 1599), poet. In oval frame surrounded by architecture and masonry by George Vertue (1683 - 1756).
See Alexander 488 (proof not described by Alexander).
[Ref: 24902] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A Plan and Elevation of the Royal Fire Works to be Perform'd in St James's Park, April the 27th. 1749, on Account of the General Peace signed at Aix la Chapelle Oct.r. 7 1748.
G. Vertue Sculp Londini.
Drawn, Engrav'd and Publish'd 5th of April 1749, according to Act of Parliament.
Engraving, very fine impression. 410 x 555mm (16 x 21¾"). A few tiny holes. Thread margins. Slight tear bottom right.
The erections in St James's Park to stage the a display of fireworks to celebrate the second Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) of 1748, which ended the War of the Austrian Succession.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 52271] £750.00
G. Vertue Sculp Londini.
Drawn, Engrav'd and Publish'd 5th of April 1749, according to Act of Parliament.
Engraving, very fine impression. 410 x 555mm (16 x 21¾"). A few tiny holes. Thread margins. Slight tear bottom right.
The erections in St James's Park to stage the a display of fireworks to celebrate the second Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) of 1748, which ended the War of the Austrian Succession.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 52271] £750.00
![[Tally stick c.1229.]](jpegs/24717.jpg)
[Tally stick c.1229.] Thom Godesire det Toscy de Kant Jud xxx s. red / med ad festu sci mich Anno gre m. cc. vicef nono & med / ad festu sci martin px seqns p cursucur pl Andr de mikelgat. / & Ingeram Tallear.
[G. Vertue?]
[British, R. Rawlinson, c.1750s.]
Engraved facsimile of the Latin tally of one Thomas Godsire; transcription below, large margins. 105 x 175mm, 4½ x 7". Several fold creases (one splitting in lower margin). A little soiled and stained.
Tally sticks served as records or receipts for financial transactions such as the payment of taxes, debts and fines. From the 12th century onward tally sticks were officially employed by the Exchequer of England to collect the King’s taxes. In recording a debt, wooden sticks were often split horizontally into two parts: the lender receiving one part, the stock; and the debtor, the other part, the foil. Sticks dating from 1296 were found in the Chapel of the Pyx, Westminster Abbey in 1808. England abolished the use of tally sticks in 1826. This tally is from the collection of Richard Rawlinson (1690 – 1755), a clergyman and antiquarian who bequeathed a huge collection of books and manuscripts to the Bodleian Library, Oxford. In 1716 he was ordained, but as he was a nonjuror and Jacobite, the ceremony was performed by a nonjuring bishop, Jeremy Collier. In 1728 he became a bishop, but seems to have preferred to pass his time in collecting books and manuscripts, pictures and curiosities, rather than in discharging his episcopal functions. At his death Rawlinson left to the Library 5,205 manuscripts bound in volumes that include many rare broadsides and other printed ephemera, his curiosities, and some other property that endowed a professorship of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. The Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon was first appointed in 1795. He was also a benefactor to St John's College, Oxford.
[Ref: 24717] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[G. Vertue?]
[British, R. Rawlinson, c.1750s.]
Engraved facsimile of the Latin tally of one Thomas Godsire; transcription below, large margins. 105 x 175mm, 4½ x 7". Several fold creases (one splitting in lower margin). A little soiled and stained.
Tally sticks served as records or receipts for financial transactions such as the payment of taxes, debts and fines. From the 12th century onward tally sticks were officially employed by the Exchequer of England to collect the King’s taxes. In recording a debt, wooden sticks were often split horizontally into two parts: the lender receiving one part, the stock; and the debtor, the other part, the foil. Sticks dating from 1296 were found in the Chapel of the Pyx, Westminster Abbey in 1808. England abolished the use of tally sticks in 1826. This tally is from the collection of Richard Rawlinson (1690 – 1755), a clergyman and antiquarian who bequeathed a huge collection of books and manuscripts to the Bodleian Library, Oxford. In 1716 he was ordained, but as he was a nonjuror and Jacobite, the ceremony was performed by a nonjuring bishop, Jeremy Collier. In 1728 he became a bishop, but seems to have preferred to pass his time in collecting books and manuscripts, pictures and curiosities, rather than in discharging his episcopal functions. At his death Rawlinson left to the Library 5,205 manuscripts bound in volumes that include many rare broadsides and other printed ephemera, his curiosities, and some other property that endowed a professorship of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. The Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon was first appointed in 1795. He was also a benefactor to St John's College, Oxford.
[Ref: 24717] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[Two medieval tally sticks.]](jpegs/24718.jpg)
[Two medieval tally sticks.] Thom Godesire det Toscy de Kant Jud xxx s. red / med ad festu sci mich Anno gre m. cc. vicef nono & med / ad festu sci martin px seqns p cursucur pl Andr de mikelgat. / & Ingeram Tallear (1229). [&] Ego Thomas Brian de Badick debeo d d Lombard. viij Marcas...1232.
[G. Vertue?]
[Under both inscriptions]...Ric: Rawlinson LLD... 1753.
Two engraved facsimiles to a single sheet, of the Latin tallies of Thomas Godsire and Thomas Brian de Badick; with transcriptions below each. Sheet 275 x 155mm, 10¾ x 6". Trimmed within plate. Fold creases, some surface punctures and damage. A little soiled and stained. Trace of pen annotations to verso.
Tally sticks served as records or receipts for financial transactions such as the payment of taxes, debts and fines. From the 12th century onward tally sticks were officially employed by the Exchequer of England to collect the King’s taxes. In recording a debt, wooden sticks were often split horizontally into two parts: the lender receiving one part, the stock; and the debtor, the other part, the foil. Sticks dating from 1296 were found in the Chapel of the Pyx, Westminster Abbey in 1808. England abolished the use of tally sticks in 1826. These are from the collection of Richard Rawlinson (1690 – 1755), a clergyman and antiquarian who bequeathed a huge collection of books and manuscripts to the Bodleian Library, Oxford. In 1716 he was ordained, but as he was a nonjuror and Jacobite, the ceremony was performed by a nonjuring bishop, Jeremy Collier. In 1728 he became a bishop, but seems to have preferred to pass his time in collecting books and manuscripts, pictures and curiosities, rather than in discharging his episcopal functions. At his death Rawlinson left to the Library 5,205 manuscripts bound in volumes that include many rare broadsides and other printed ephemera, his curiosities, and some other property that endowed a professorship of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. The Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon was first appointed in 1795. He was also a benefactor to St John's College, Oxford.
[Ref: 24718] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
[G. Vertue?]
[Under both inscriptions]...Ric: Rawlinson LLD... 1753.
Two engraved facsimiles to a single sheet, of the Latin tallies of Thomas Godsire and Thomas Brian de Badick; with transcriptions below each. Sheet 275 x 155mm, 10¾ x 6". Trimmed within plate. Fold creases, some surface punctures and damage. A little soiled and stained. Trace of pen annotations to verso.
Tally sticks served as records or receipts for financial transactions such as the payment of taxes, debts and fines. From the 12th century onward tally sticks were officially employed by the Exchequer of England to collect the King’s taxes. In recording a debt, wooden sticks were often split horizontally into two parts: the lender receiving one part, the stock; and the debtor, the other part, the foil. Sticks dating from 1296 were found in the Chapel of the Pyx, Westminster Abbey in 1808. England abolished the use of tally sticks in 1826. These are from the collection of Richard Rawlinson (1690 – 1755), a clergyman and antiquarian who bequeathed a huge collection of books and manuscripts to the Bodleian Library, Oxford. In 1716 he was ordained, but as he was a nonjuror and Jacobite, the ceremony was performed by a nonjuring bishop, Jeremy Collier. In 1728 he became a bishop, but seems to have preferred to pass his time in collecting books and manuscripts, pictures and curiosities, rather than in discharging his episcopal functions. At his death Rawlinson left to the Library 5,205 manuscripts bound in volumes that include many rare broadsides and other printed ephemera, his curiosities, and some other property that endowed a professorship of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. The Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon was first appointed in 1795. He was also a benefactor to St John's College, Oxford.
[Ref: 24718] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
![[William Temple] Dominus Gulielmus Temple Eques Baronettus](jpegs/59416.jpg)
[William Temple] Dominus Gulielmus Temple Eques Baronettus Ser.mi et Pot.mi Mag. Britanniæ Regis ad Ord.s Fœd.ti Belgÿ Lagatus [...] 1679.
P. Lely Pinx. G. Vertue Sculp.
[n.d., 1720.]
Engraving. Sheet 270 x 160mm (10¾ x 6¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
Oval portrait of Sir William Temple (1628-99), a diplomat who negotiated the marriage William of Orange and Princess Mary, and the Triple Alliance between England, Sweden & the United Provinces, 1668. Temple's secretary for most of the last decade of his life was the satirist Jonathan Swift: when Temple died Swift wrote 'He died at one o clock in the morning and with him all that was great and good among men'.
Alexander: 298
[Ref: 59416] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
P. Lely Pinx. G. Vertue Sculp.
[n.d., 1720.]
Engraving. Sheet 270 x 160mm (10¾ x 6¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
Oval portrait of Sir William Temple (1628-99), a diplomat who negotiated the marriage William of Orange and Princess Mary, and the Triple Alliance between England, Sweden & the United Provinces, 1668. Temple's secretary for most of the last decade of his life was the satirist Jonathan Swift: when Temple died Swift wrote 'He died at one o clock in the morning and with him all that was great and good among men'.
Alexander: 298
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Thomas D'Urfey Poeta Lyricus. Whilst D'Urfey's voice his verse do's raise, When D'Urfey sings his Tunefull Layes, Give D'Urfeys Lyrick-Muse the Bayes. E.G.
E. Gouge pinx. G. Vertue Sculp.
[n.d. c.1719.]
Engraving. 134 x 83mm (5¼ x 3¼"). Cut.
Portrait; half length, to the left, wearing long curled wig, jacket, and cravat; in lettered oval; frontispiece to 'Songs Compleat Pleasant and Divertive set to Musick' (1719). O'Donoghue notes this as a frontispiece to his 'Wit and Mirth' (1719). It may well have been used as a frontispiece for both, signed in ink verso, Cornelius Paine. Thomas D'Urfey (1653-1723), poet and dramatist.
Alexander (2008): 103.
[Ref: 52394] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
E. Gouge pinx. G. Vertue Sculp.
[n.d. c.1719.]
Engraving. 134 x 83mm (5¼ x 3¼"). Cut.
Portrait; half length, to the left, wearing long curled wig, jacket, and cravat; in lettered oval; frontispiece to 'Songs Compleat Pleasant and Divertive set to Musick' (1719). O'Donoghue notes this as a frontispiece to his 'Wit and Mirth' (1719). It may well have been used as a frontispiece for both, signed in ink verso, Cornelius Paine. Thomas D'Urfey (1653-1723), poet and dramatist.
Alexander (2008): 103.
[Ref: 52394] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Ioannes Thurloe. From a Gold Medal in the possession of Dr. Mead.
GVertue in.s.
[n.d. c.1760.]
Etching. Plate 101 x 197mm. 4 x 7¾".
Portrait of John Thurloe, after a medal by Abraham and Thomas Simon; medallion suspended from ruined obelisk, emblematic objects, with a fleet of ships and to right, the Banqueting House, Whitehall. John Thurloe (1616-1668) Secretary of State to Cromwell from 1653 and from 1656 he was also Chief Postmaster of England. At the Restoration he was accused of high treason, but out of regard to his personal abilities he was allowed his liberty.
Alexander: 830.
[Ref: 24244] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
GVertue in.s.
[n.d. c.1760.]
Etching. Plate 101 x 197mm. 4 x 7¾".
Portrait of John Thurloe, after a medal by Abraham and Thomas Simon; medallion suspended from ruined obelisk, emblematic objects, with a fleet of ships and to right, the Banqueting House, Whitehall. John Thurloe (1616-1668) Secretary of State to Cromwell from 1653 and from 1656 he was also Chief Postmaster of England. At the Restoration he was accused of high treason, but out of regard to his personal abilities he was allowed his liberty.
Alexander: 830.
[Ref: 24244] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Tickhill an Old Castle near Doncaster in Yorkshire.
[Etched by George Vertue.]
Sumpt: S. Ant. Lond. 1737.
Etching. 310 x 460mm (12¼ x 18"). Very large margins.
A reconstruction of Tickhill Castle, on the borders of the Nottingham - West Riding of Yorkshire border, engraved by Vertue for the Society of Antiquaries. Outside the castle's walls are two watermills and a windmill. It was one of the last strongholds of Prince John during his usurpation of Richard I's rule in 1194; in 1372 it was given to John of Gaunt by Edward III in exchange for the Earldom of Richmond; and it was a royalist stronghold during the Civil War until it was taken by John Lilburne and razed in 1648.
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[Etched by George Vertue.]
Sumpt: S. Ant. Lond. 1737.
Etching. 310 x 460mm (12¼ x 18"). Very large margins.
A reconstruction of Tickhill Castle, on the borders of the Nottingham - West Riding of Yorkshire border, engraved by Vertue for the Society of Antiquaries. Outside the castle's walls are two watermills and a windmill. It was one of the last strongholds of Prince John during his usurpation of Richard I's rule in 1194; in 1372 it was given to John of Gaunt by Edward III in exchange for the Earldom of Richmond; and it was a royalist stronghold during the Civil War until it was taken by John Lilburne and razed in 1648.
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The View of the Charity Children in the Strand, upon the VII of July, MDCCXIII, being the day appointed by her late Majesty Queen Anne for a Publick Thanksgiving for the Peace...
G.Vertue delin et sculpsit 1715. [but 1774].
Engraving on two sheets conjoined. Total 380 x 1260mm (15 x 49½"); large margins. Folds, as issued.
A large prospect of the Strand during the ceremonial procession celebrating the end of Britain's participation in the War of the Spanish Succession, sealed by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Two stands hold 4,000 children, clothed for the occasion, girls on the left and boys on the right.
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G.Vertue delin et sculpsit 1715. [but 1774].
Engraving on two sheets conjoined. Total 380 x 1260mm (15 x 49½"); large margins. Folds, as issued.
A large prospect of the Strand during the ceremonial procession celebrating the end of Britain's participation in the War of the Spanish Succession, sealed by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Two stands hold 4,000 children, clothed for the occasion, girls on the left and boys on the right.
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A Description of Nine Historical Prints, Representing Kings, Queens, Princes, &c. of the Tudor Family. Selected, Drawn, and Engraved, from the Original Paintings, by George Vertue, Late Engraver to the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Republished by the Society, MDCCLXXVI.
Nine engravings with title page and accompanying text. Text sheets 550 x 360mm (21½ x 14¼"), engravings on double sheets with central fold, very large margins. Staining at bottom.
Complete set of nine 'Historical Portraitures' engraved by the printmaker and antiquary George Vertue (1684-1756) after paintings relating to the Tudor family. These were originally published in three parts between 1743 and 1750. This is the complete edition which the Society of Antiquaries published in 1776, along with Vertue's notes on the pictures (which he presented to the Society). Engravings as follows: 1. Henry VII with Elizabeth of York, and Henry VIII with Jane Seymour (after Holbein); 2. The three children of Christian II of Denmark (wrongly titled the children of Henry VII, of Gossaert); 3. Mary, Queen of Scots and Charles Brandon; 4. Frances, Duchess of Suffolk and Adrian Stock (after Lucas de Heere); 5. Elizabeth I (incorrectly titled as Lady Jane Grey); 6. Edward VI granting the Charter for Bridewell to Sir George Barnes (after painting then attributed to Holbein); 7. Cenotaph of Henry, Lord Darnley; 8. The Surrender of Mary, Queen of Scots at Carberry Hill and the Escape of Earl Bothwell; 9. Queen Elizabeth and courtiers in procession to Blackfriars (mistitled 'Visit to Lord Hunsdon', after Gheeraerts).
Alexander 855; for individual plates from the set see refs. 13313 (Darnley cenotaph), 13309 (Bridewell), 23921 (Mary and Brandon) and 13312 (Elizabeth)
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Republished by the Society, MDCCLXXVI.
Nine engravings with title page and accompanying text. Text sheets 550 x 360mm (21½ x 14¼"), engravings on double sheets with central fold, very large margins. Staining at bottom.
Complete set of nine 'Historical Portraitures' engraved by the printmaker and antiquary George Vertue (1684-1756) after paintings relating to the Tudor family. These were originally published in three parts between 1743 and 1750. This is the complete edition which the Society of Antiquaries published in 1776, along with Vertue's notes on the pictures (which he presented to the Society). Engravings as follows: 1. Henry VII with Elizabeth of York, and Henry VIII with Jane Seymour (after Holbein); 2. The three children of Christian II of Denmark (wrongly titled the children of Henry VII, of Gossaert); 3. Mary, Queen of Scots and Charles Brandon; 4. Frances, Duchess of Suffolk and Adrian Stock (after Lucas de Heere); 5. Elizabeth I (incorrectly titled as Lady Jane Grey); 6. Edward VI granting the Charter for Bridewell to Sir George Barnes (after painting then attributed to Holbein); 7. Cenotaph of Henry, Lord Darnley; 8. The Surrender of Mary, Queen of Scots at Carberry Hill and the Escape of Earl Bothwell; 9. Queen Elizabeth and courtiers in procession to Blackfriars (mistitled 'Visit to Lord Hunsdon', after Gheeraerts).
Alexander 855; for individual plates from the set see refs. 13313 (Darnley cenotaph), 13309 (Bridewell), 23921 (Mary and Brandon) and 13312 (Elizabeth)
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![[Daniel Turner, M.D.]](jpegs/20027.jpg)
[Daniel Turner, M.D.]
[Jonathan Richardson pinxit. George Vertue sculpsit.]
[n.d. c.1790.]
Engraving, scarce, proof before letters. Plate 292 x 190mm. 11½ x 7½".
Daniel Turner (1667-1741) was a English physician and surgeon. He was a pioneer in the field of dermatology.
Alexander: 82. W: 2998.
[Ref: 20027] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Jonathan Richardson pinxit. George Vertue sculpsit.]
[n.d. c.1790.]
Engraving, scarce, proof before letters. Plate 292 x 190mm. 11½ x 7½".
Daniel Turner (1667-1741) was a English physician and surgeon. He was a pioneer in the field of dermatology.
Alexander: 82. W: 2998.
[Ref: 20027] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Daniel Turner of the College of Physicians London.
I. Robertson pinx. G. Vertue Sculp.
[n.d. c.1770.]
Engraving. 165 x 102mm. 6½ x 4".
Daniel Turner (1667-1741) was an English physician and surgeon, a pioneer in the field of dermatology.
W: 2998-4. See NPG: D27561.
[Ref: 24619] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
I. Robertson pinx. G. Vertue Sculp.
[n.d. c.1770.]
Engraving. 165 x 102mm. 6½ x 4".
Daniel Turner (1667-1741) was an English physician and surgeon, a pioneer in the field of dermatology.
W: 2998-4. See NPG: D27561.
[Ref: 24619] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Catherine Lady Walpole.
F. Zinke effig.p. 1735. G. Vertue del. & sculp, 1748.
[London, c.1748.]
Engraving, 225 x 160mm. 9 x 6¼".
Catherine (Shorter), Lady Walpole (1682 - 1737), first wife of Sir Robert Walpole, later 1st Earl of Orford. In an oval frame decorated with flowers, placed on a pedestal decorated with garlands, on which lie a vase with flowers, fruits, palm leaves, a palette with brushes, a portrait miniature of a woman, and a sketch of trees. Curtain above; shield with Garter star in foreground on left, with ribbon lettered with motto 'Fari Qvæ Sentiat'. From 'Ædes Walpolianæ: or, a description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk, the seat of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford' probably printed by John Hughs in 1748. Numbered 'Vol.2. P.225' upper right. After Christian Friedrich Zincke (1684? - 1767), portrait-miniaturist in enamel, born in Dresden; worked in England from 1706, living in Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, and, from 1746, in Lambeth.
British Library: 015311021.
[Ref: 14043] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
F. Zinke effig.p. 1735. G. Vertue del. & sculp, 1748.
[London, c.1748.]
Engraving, 225 x 160mm. 9 x 6¼".
Catherine (Shorter), Lady Walpole (1682 - 1737), first wife of Sir Robert Walpole, later 1st Earl of Orford. In an oval frame decorated with flowers, placed on a pedestal decorated with garlands, on which lie a vase with flowers, fruits, palm leaves, a palette with brushes, a portrait miniature of a woman, and a sketch of trees. Curtain above; shield with Garter star in foreground on left, with ribbon lettered with motto 'Fari Qvæ Sentiat'. From 'Ædes Walpolianæ: or, a description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk, the seat of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford' probably printed by John Hughs in 1748. Numbered 'Vol.2. P.225' upper right. After Christian Friedrich Zincke (1684? - 1767), portrait-miniaturist in enamel, born in Dresden; worked in England from 1706, living in Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, and, from 1746, in Lambeth.
British Library: 015311021.
[Ref: 14043] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Sr. Robert Walpole Earl of Orford - 1744.
F. Zinke effig.p. 1744. G. Vertue del. & sculp, 1748.
[London, c.1748.]
Engraving, 225 x 160mm. 9 x 6¼".
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745), was a Whig statesman; in all but name he was Prime Minister, 1721-42. In an oval frame decorated with feathers, on a table draped with a cloth and covered with scrolls and a royal standard. Curtain above to left, his country seat Houghton Hall visible through columns in distance to right. Walpole came to office in the wake of the South Sea Bubble crisis and built up British prosperity in a long period of peace by his economic reforms. He obtained more power than any previous minister and remained in office for over twenty years, resorting to bribery and patronage to overcome unpopularity. His reign came to an end when he was drawn into an unsuccessful war with Spain. From 'Ædes Walpolianæ: or, a description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk, the seat of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford' probably printed by John Hughs in 1748. Numbered 'Vol.2. P.225' upper right. After Christian Friedrich Zincke (1684? - 1767), portrait-miniaturist in enamel, born in Dresden; worked in England from 1706, living in Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, and, from 1746, in Lambeth.
British Library: 015311021.
[Ref: 14044] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
F. Zinke effig.p. 1744. G. Vertue del. & sculp, 1748.
[London, c.1748.]
Engraving, 225 x 160mm. 9 x 6¼".
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745), was a Whig statesman; in all but name he was Prime Minister, 1721-42. In an oval frame decorated with feathers, on a table draped with a cloth and covered with scrolls and a royal standard. Curtain above to left, his country seat Houghton Hall visible through columns in distance to right. Walpole came to office in the wake of the South Sea Bubble crisis and built up British prosperity in a long period of peace by his economic reforms. He obtained more power than any previous minister and remained in office for over twenty years, resorting to bribery and patronage to overcome unpopularity. His reign came to an end when he was drawn into an unsuccessful war with Spain. From 'Ædes Walpolianæ: or, a description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk, the seat of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford' probably printed by John Hughs in 1748. Numbered 'Vol.2. P.225' upper right. After Christian Friedrich Zincke (1684? - 1767), portrait-miniaturist in enamel, born in Dresden; worked in England from 1706, living in Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, and, from 1746, in Lambeth.
British Library: 015311021.
[Ref: 14044] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![S.r Robert Walpole Earl of Orford- 1744. [&] Catherine, Lady Walpole.](jpegs/42146.jpg)
S.r Robert Walpole Earl of Orford- 1744. [&] Catherine, Lady Walpole.
F. Zinke effig. p. 1735. G. Vertue del & Sculp. 1748.
Pair of engravings. Sheet: 145 x 215mm (5¾ x 8½"). Trimmed and tipped into album sheets.
A pair of portraits, set in decorative ovals of Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745) and his wife Catherine (née Shorter). Walpole is regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[Ref: 42146] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
F. Zinke effig. p. 1735. G. Vertue del & Sculp. 1748.
Pair of engravings. Sheet: 145 x 215mm (5¾ x 8½"). Trimmed and tipped into album sheets.
A pair of portraits, set in decorative ovals of Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745) and his wife Catherine (née Shorter). Walpole is regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[Ref: 42146] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Franciscus Walsingham Reg: Elis a Secretis A.D. 1573. Obiit A.D. 1590.
G. Vertue Sculpsit.
[n.d. c.1715.]
Engraving with large margins, 18th century paper watermarked. Plate 247 x 152mm (9¾ x 6"). Late eighteenth century impression.
Portrait of Francis Walsingham, illustration to Gilbert Burnet's 'History of the Reformation in England' Walsingham (1530-1590) established and ran the great Elizabethan secret service, providing information particularly for William Cecil, Lord Burghley. Its spies operated mainly against Roman Catholic conspirators and the agents of Philip II of Spain. As Secretary of State (1573-90), Walsingham continually advised Elizabeth to wage war on Spain and foresaw the threat of the Armada. He secured the conviction and execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Alexander: 122.
[Ref: 28733] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
G. Vertue Sculpsit.
[n.d. c.1715.]
Engraving with large margins, 18th century paper watermarked. Plate 247 x 152mm (9¾ x 6"). Late eighteenth century impression.
Portrait of Francis Walsingham, illustration to Gilbert Burnet's 'History of the Reformation in England' Walsingham (1530-1590) established and ran the great Elizabethan secret service, providing information particularly for William Cecil, Lord Burghley. Its spies operated mainly against Roman Catholic conspirators and the agents of Philip II of Spain. As Secretary of State (1573-90), Walsingham continually advised Elizabeth to wage war on Spain and foresaw the threat of the Armada. He secured the conviction and execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Alexander: 122.
[Ref: 28733] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
His Excellency Thomas Earl of Strafford Viscount Wentworth of Wentworth.
G. Kneller Eques pinxit. 1714. Geo: Vertue Sculpsit.
A. Iohnston Excud. Sold by R. Hulton ye Corner of Pall Mall St. James.
Engraving. Plate: 385 x 275mm (15¼ x 10¾''). Manuscript in bottom edge. Thread margins.
A portrait of military commander Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672-1739).
[Ref: 48784] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Eques pinxit. 1714. Geo: Vertue Sculpsit.
A. Iohnston Excud. Sold by R. Hulton ye Corner of Pall Mall St. James.
Engraving. Plate: 385 x 275mm (15¼ x 10¾''). Manuscript in bottom edge. Thread margins.
A portrait of military commander Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672-1739).
[Ref: 48784] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
His Excellency Thomas Earl of Strafford Viscount Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse & of Stainborough. Baron Newmarch Oversley and Raby. One of the Lords Justices of Great Brittain & Ireland by Act of Parliament dureing the Absence of his Majesty as first Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty Lieutenant General and Collonell of his Majestys own Royal Regiment of Dragoons. Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary to the States Generall of ye United Provinces as well as for the Congress at Utrecht. One of the Lords of his Majestys most Honourable privy Council & Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter.&c. 1714.
G: Kneller Eques pinxit 1714. Geo: Vertue Sculpsit.
[1739.]
Engraving, 385 x 280mm. Small tears and some discoloration to margin, plate good.
Thomas Wentworth, Baron Raby and third Earl of Strafford (1672 - 1739), diplomatist. In early life Thomas Wentworth saw much service as a soldier in the Low Countries, and was occasionally employed on diplomatic errands. From 1706 to 1711 he was Queen Anne's ambassador to Berlin, where he secured the services of Johann von Bodt to design for him Wentworth Castle, in the heart of Wentworth country in South Yorkshire, built, largely directed by letter from a distance, ca 1710-20. From 1711 to 1714 he was British ambassador at the Hague, and in 1711 he was created Earl of Strafford. The earl was one of the British representatives at the congress of Utrecht, and in 1715 he was impeached for his share in concluding this treaty, but the charges against him were not pressed to a conclusion. Strafford retired to Wentworth Castle. He was created by 'James III' ('The Old Pretender') on the 5 June 1722 'Duke of Strafford' in the Jacobite Peerage of England. Published for Knowler's 'Strafford Letters' 1739.
BM: pg.207, 2. NPG: D1709. Sharp: 648.
[Ref: 7525] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
G: Kneller Eques pinxit 1714. Geo: Vertue Sculpsit.
[1739.]
Engraving, 385 x 280mm. Small tears and some discoloration to margin, plate good.
Thomas Wentworth, Baron Raby and third Earl of Strafford (1672 - 1739), diplomatist. In early life Thomas Wentworth saw much service as a soldier in the Low Countries, and was occasionally employed on diplomatic errands. From 1706 to 1711 he was Queen Anne's ambassador to Berlin, where he secured the services of Johann von Bodt to design for him Wentworth Castle, in the heart of Wentworth country in South Yorkshire, built, largely directed by letter from a distance, ca 1710-20. From 1711 to 1714 he was British ambassador at the Hague, and in 1711 he was created Earl of Strafford. The earl was one of the British representatives at the congress of Utrecht, and in 1715 he was impeached for his share in concluding this treaty, but the charges against him were not pressed to a conclusion. Strafford retired to Wentworth Castle. He was created by 'James III' ('The Old Pretender') on the 5 June 1722 'Duke of Strafford' in the Jacobite Peerage of England. Published for Knowler's 'Strafford Letters' 1739.
BM: pg.207, 2. NPG: D1709. Sharp: 648.
[Ref: 7525] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
His Excellency Thomas Earl of Stafford Viscount Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse & of Stainborough. Baron Newmarch Oversley and Raby. One of the Lords Justices of Great Brittain & Ireland by Act of Parliament dureing the Absence of his Majesty as first Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty Lieutenant General and Collonell of his Majesty's own Royal Regiment of Dragoons. Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary to the States Generall of ye United Provinces as well as for the Congress at Utrecht. One of the Lords of his Majestys most Honourable privy Council & Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter. &c. 1714.
G: Kneller Eques pinxit 1714. Geo: Vertue Sculpsit.
Fine engraving. Mounted on an album page. Image 382 x 274mm. 15 x 9¾". Cut and laid on sheet.
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672-1739) was a diplomat and First Lord of the Admiralty. In early life Thomas Wentworth saw much service as a soldier in the Low Countries, and was occasionally employed on diplomatic errands. From 1706 to 1711 he was Queen Anne's ambassador to Berlin, where he secured the services of Johann von Bodt to design for him Wentworth Castle, in the heart of Wentworth country in Yorkshire, built, largely directed by letter from a distance, ca 1710-20. From 1711 to 1714 he was British ambassador at The Hague, and in 1711 he was created Earl of Strafford. The Earl was one of the British representatives at the congress of Utrecht, and in 1715 he was impeached for his share in concluding this treaty, but the charges against him were not pressed to a conclusion.
From the Belton House Collection assembled in the 18th Century by the Rt. Hon. John Ld. Brownlow, Baron Charleville, & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lenno
[Ref: 12863] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G: Kneller Eques pinxit 1714. Geo: Vertue Sculpsit.
Fine engraving. Mounted on an album page. Image 382 x 274mm. 15 x 9¾". Cut and laid on sheet.
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672-1739) was a diplomat and First Lord of the Admiralty. In early life Thomas Wentworth saw much service as a soldier in the Low Countries, and was occasionally employed on diplomatic errands. From 1706 to 1711 he was Queen Anne's ambassador to Berlin, where he secured the services of Johann von Bodt to design for him Wentworth Castle, in the heart of Wentworth country in Yorkshire, built, largely directed by letter from a distance, ca 1710-20. From 1711 to 1714 he was British ambassador at The Hague, and in 1711 he was created Earl of Strafford. The Earl was one of the British representatives at the congress of Utrecht, and in 1715 he was impeached for his share in concluding this treaty, but the charges against him were not pressed to a conclusion.
From the Belton House Collection assembled in the 18th Century by the Rt. Hon. John Ld. Brownlow, Baron Charleville, & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lenno
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The Rev.nd William Whiston M.A. sometime Professor of the Mathematicks in ye University of Cambridge Nat. Decemb. 90 A.D. 1667 [five lines of text in Greek]
G. Vertue Sculpsit 1720 [after Sarah Hoadly]
Engraving, sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
William Whiston (1667-1752), natural philosopher and theologian. Engraving after a portrait by Sarah Hoadly (private collection; anonymous copy in National Portrait Gallery, London). With mathematical instruments in lower corners, labelled (vertically) 'Norman's Dipping-needle' and 'Whiston's Dipping needle'. Whiston published over 120 separate books, pamphlets, and charts, on subjects ranging across geometry, mathematics, astronomy and longitude, to prophecy, doctrine and textual criticism, along with translations of biblical and historical texts. In natural philosophy his greatest contribution was in popularizing Newtonianism
Alexander 307; Wellcome: 3172-1
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G. Vertue Sculpsit 1720 [after Sarah Hoadly]
Engraving, sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
William Whiston (1667-1752), natural philosopher and theologian. Engraving after a portrait by Sarah Hoadly (private collection; anonymous copy in National Portrait Gallery, London). With mathematical instruments in lower corners, labelled (vertically) 'Norman's Dipping-needle' and 'Whiston's Dipping needle'. Whiston published over 120 separate books, pamphlets, and charts, on subjects ranging across geometry, mathematics, astronomy and longitude, to prophecy, doctrine and textual criticism, along with translations of biblical and historical texts. In natural philosophy his greatest contribution was in popularizing Newtonianism
Alexander 307; Wellcome: 3172-1
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at Windsor. The Petty Cannons Houses in the form of a Fetterlock of King Edw.d ye IV.th's Royal Badges.
[George Vertue sculp.t]
[Society of Antiquaries, London. 1776.]
Copper engraving. Paper watermarked. Plate 317 x 477mm. 12½ x 18¾". Crease upper left-hand corner.
Plan of the entire building, one of the doors and part of the screen. The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. From "A Description of Nine Historical Prints representing Kings, Queens, Princes, &c. of the Tudor family. Selected, drawn, and engraved, from the Original Paintings, by George Vertue, Late Engraver to the Society of Antiquaries of London. Republished by The Society, MDCCLXXVI. 1776."
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[George Vertue sculp.t]
[Society of Antiquaries, London. 1776.]
Copper engraving. Paper watermarked. Plate 317 x 477mm. 12½ x 18¾". Crease upper left-hand corner.
Plan of the entire building, one of the doors and part of the screen. The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. From "A Description of Nine Historical Prints representing Kings, Queens, Princes, &c. of the Tudor family. Selected, drawn, and engraved, from the Original Paintings, by George Vertue, Late Engraver to the Society of Antiquaries of London. Republished by The Society, MDCCLXXVI. 1776."
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Margaret Daughter of the R. Tho. Halyburton Professor of Divinity at Saint Andrews and Wife of William Wishart D.D...[etc.]
G. Vertue Sculp. Lond. 1747.
Engraving, sheet 315 x 210mm. 12½ x 8¼". Trimmed to plate.
Margaret Wishart (died c.1747), daughter of theologian Thomas Halyburton (1674 - 1712). Memorial portrait in oval frame, 14 lines of tribute in Latin and English on pedestal below. By George Vertue (1684 - 1756).
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G. Vertue Sculp. Lond. 1747.
Engraving, sheet 315 x 210mm. 12½ x 8¼". Trimmed to plate.
Margaret Wishart (died c.1747), daughter of theologian Thomas Halyburton (1674 - 1712). Memorial portrait in oval frame, 14 lines of tribute in Latin and English on pedestal below. By George Vertue (1684 - 1756).
[Ref: 13631] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)