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Mozart.
Mozart.
Chapman Sculp.
Engraved for the Encycloepdia Londinensis 1817.
Stipple. 165 x 120mm (6½ x 4¾") very large margins.
Portrait in profile of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91), the prolific and influential Austrian composer of the Classical era.
[Ref: 61392]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Mozart.
Mozart. From a Print engraved by C. Kohl, 1793. Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Engraved by J. Thomson.
London, Published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street [n.d., c.1835].
Steel engraving on chine collé. 295 x 205mm (11¾ x 8"), with wide margins.
Portrait in profile of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91), the Austrian composer. Published in the ''The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs'', 1833-7.
[Ref: 52688]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Guiseppe Naldi.
Guiseppe Naldi.
Drawn on Stone by M. Gauci, from a Portrait by M. Bouton.
Printed by C. Hullmandel. [n.d., c.1820.]
Lithograph, sheet 355 x 270mm. 14 x 10½". Slightly soiled; two diagonal creases.
Giuseppe Naldi (1770 - 1820), Italian singer, pianist and cellist who sang in 35 operas in 12 seasons in London. A rare portrait after French artist Charles Marie Bouton (1781 - 1853).
[Ref: 13153]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Guiseppe Naldi.
Guiseppe Naldi.
Drawn on Stone by M. Gauci, from a Portrait by M. Bouton.
Printed by C. Hullmandel. [n.d., c.1820.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 225 x 165mm (9 x 6½'').
Giuseppe Naldi (1770 - 1820), Italian singer, pianist and cellist who sang in 35 operas in 12 seasons in London. A rare portrait after French artist Charles Marie Bouton (1781 - 1853).
[Ref: 49201]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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James Nares Mus. Doct.
James Nares Mus. Doct.
Engraved by T. Hardy from an original Painting.
[Published by J. Sewell, Cornhill June 1 1795.]
Stipple, laid on album page. 140 x 115mm (5½ x 4½").
James Nares (1715-1783), the English composer of mostly sacred vocal works, though he also composed for the harpsichord and organ. His career began as Deputy Organist of St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, and was later appointed Organist of York Minster in 1735. In 1756 he was made a chorister at the Chapel Royal, and the University of Cambridge bestowed the degree Doctor of Music upon him. In the same year he was made organist of the Chapel Royal and composer to George III.
[Ref: 34581]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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Thomas Norris Bac: Mus:
Thomas Norris Bac: Mus:
John Taylor pinx.t et fecit.
Publish'd March 25th 1777.
A scarce mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 249mm. 14 x 9¾". Trimmed to the plate. Some rubbing.
Thomas Norris (1741-1790), musician and singer, organist at Christ Church and St John's College, Oxford.
CS 1: ii of iii.
[Ref: 17232]   £320.00  
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Thomas Norris Bac: Mus:
Thomas Norris Bac: Mus:
John Taylor pinx.t et fecit.
Publish'd March 25th 1777.
A scarce mezzotint with small margins; Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Slight creasing.
Thomas Norris (1741-1790), musician and singer, organist at Christ Church and St John's College, Oxford.
CS 1: ii of iii.
[Ref: 36396]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Madame Clara Novello
Madame Clara Novello
Engraved by D.J. Pound from a Photograph by Mayall [1859]
Engraving, sheet 310 x 230mm (12¼ x 9"). Crease lower left. Slight marking at top.
Clara Novello (1818-1908), singer and daughter of the music publisher Vincent Novello. Born at 240 Oxford Street, London, Novello made her public debut at the Theatre Royal, Windsor in 1832 after studying in Paris. Following her marriage to Count Giovanni Baptista Gigliucci in 1843 Novello put her career on hold to raise a family and assist her husband in the fight for Italian independence. However, when Count Gigliucci lost his property in the 1848 uprisings, Novello returned to the stage, performing both in the UK and on the continent. Novello retired, while still popular, in 1860, to live with Count Gigliucci in Rome and Fermo. Published in 1859, shortly before Novello's retirement, in the 'Drawing Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages' of engravings made from photographs by John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901).
Harvard 7
[Ref: 43312]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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Miss Clara Novello.
Miss Clara Novello.
Ed. Magnus gez. Fr. Jentzen lith.
Druck und Verlag v. L. Sachse & Co. Berlin
Lithograph, printed area 370 x 300mm. Foxing
Clara Novello (1818-1908), singer and daughter of the music publisher Vincent Novello. Born at 240 Oxford Street, London, Novello made her public debut at the Theatre Royal, Windsor in 1832 after studying in Paris. Following her marriage to Count Giovanni Baptista Gigliucci in 1843 Novello put her career on hold to raise a family and assist her husband in the fight for Italian independence. However, when Count Gigliucci lost his property in the 1848 uprisings, Novello returned to the stage, performing both in the UK and on the continent. Novello retired, while still popular, in 1860, to live with Count Gigliucci in Rome and Fermo.

[Ref: 13642]   £150.00   (£180.00 incl.VAT)
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Sabilla Novelle. [Facsimile signature.]
Sabilla Novelle. [Facsimile signature.]
Lowes Dickinson lithog. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London Published by Dickinson & Son, 114, New Bond Street & J.A. Novelle, 69, Dean Street, Soho 1841.
Rare lithograph heightened in white, sheet 375 x 260mm. 14¾ x 10¼".
Sabilla Novello (1821 - 1904), singer and teacher of singing, with tiara and holding fan in left hand.
Not in Harvard.
[Ref: 15789]   £150.00   (£180.00 incl.VAT)
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[Savoyard organ-grinder]
[Savoyard organ-grinder]
[Thomas Worlidge after Adriaen van Ostade, c.1755]
Etching, platemark 90 x 80mm (3½ x 3¼"). Good impression on laid paper with margins.
Copy of an etching by Adriaen van Ostade (Hollstein 8) by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression with number '20' added in lower right and in reverse top left by Worlidge's widow to correspond with number in her posthumous sale of his prints.
Only known state; W20; D201.
[Ref: 32750]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Nicolo Paganini [facsimile signature.]
Nicolo Paganini [facsimile signature.]
[n.d. c.1830.]
Lithograph. 202 x 159mm. 8 x 6¼". Cut.
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique.
[Ref: 24113]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Paganini.
Paganini.
Painted at Baden by Ed. Pingret, 1831.
Published by Mr. Bell, 3, Cleveland Ron, St. James's, June 1, 1831.
Stipple, fine. 220mm x 160mm, (8¾ x 6¼). Trimmed to platemark.
Half-length portrait of Nicolo Paganini (1782-1840), celebrated Italian violinist and composer. After a portrait by Édouard Henri Théophile Pingret (1788-1875).
[Ref: 31926]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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The Modern Orpheus. Paganini. [in pencil].
The Modern Orpheus. Paganini. [in pencil]. [Opera House June 3rd 1831.] [Sketches of the Musical world no.1 to be continued.]
RL [after a sketch done by Daniel Maclise].
[Published by Tho.s M.cLean, 26, Haymarket, June 10th 1831.]
Lithograph sheet 8¾ x 6½" (220 x 165mm). Cut losing title and publication line. Some light creasing. Stain in top right.
Portrait of the virtuoso Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (1782 - 1840). The date and location refer to his first appearance in England, after a marathon tour of all the major cities in Europe which lasted from 1828 into early 1831. Paganini is shown standing at the front of the stage with his violin, whilst Robert Lindley, Nicolas Mori and Dragonetti straining to see round the front, to try and see what was going on. Orpheus was a legendary musician, poet and prophet in Greek mythology, considered the best of the best.
[Ref: 54841]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Paganini.
Paganini.
H. Dawe Sculp
Published for the proprietor by T Bird Cranbourne Street [c.1831].
Mezzotint, sheet 195 x 155mm (7¾ x 6"). Slight mark on right. Trimmed inside platemark.
Half-length portrait of Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), celebrated Italian violinist and composer. He embarked on a tour of Europe in 1829, reaching London in 1831 where he played to rapturous crowds before embarking on a tour of Ireland and Scotland that same year (in Ireland he pleased the audience by premiering a work based on the Irish folktune 'St Patrick's Day'). Plagued by ill-health, which he treated with mercury and opium, Paganini's gaunt appearance appealed to the romantic sensibilities of his audiences. He was known for his virtuoso playing but also composed music, mostly for to perform himself.
[Ref: 39586]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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[Nicolo Paganini.]
[Nicolo Paganini.]
Peint par de Pommayrac. Imp Lemercier. Lithographie par Léon Noel.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Very rare ithograph printed on india. Printed area: 280 x 230mm (11 x 9"), with wide margins.
A half-length portrait violin virtuoso Nicolo Paganini (1782-1840) shown wearing his Order of the Golden Spur, awarded to him by Pope Leo XII.
[Ref: 46690]   £390.00  
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Nicolo Paganini.
Nicolo Paganini. 1784-1840.
Printed by A. Salmon, Paris.
Published by F.W. Chanot, at the Office of ''Edition Chanot.'' 73, Berners Street, London, W. 1st Sept. 1889.
Etching. 210 x 155mm (8¼ x 6"), with large margins.
A head-and-shoulders portrait of violin virtuoso Nicolo Paganini (1782-1840) wearing his Order of the Golden Spur, awarded to him by Pope Leo XII. A pair of cherubs hold a wreath above his head.
[Ref: 59919]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Paganini.
Paganini.
H: Gerard-Fontallard. Lith. de Fonrouge, quai Con [?] No.5.
Collection du Journal de Veteur de Portraits. [n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph, sheet 290 x 220mm. 11½ x 8¾".
Niccolo Paganini (1784 - 1840), Italian violinist. Paganini established himself as Italy's greatest violinist in solo performances between 1810 and 1828. He embarked on a tour of Europe in 1829, reaching London in 1834 where he played to rapturous crowds. Plagued by ill-health, which he treated with mercury and opium, Paganini's gaunt appearance appealed to the romantic sensibilities of his audiences. He was known for his virtuoso playing but also composed music, mostly for his own use.
Provenance: Pemberton family of Trumpington Hall.
[Ref: 13018]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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The Modern Orpheus,
The Modern Orpheus, Opera House - June 3rd 1831. Sketches of the Musical World No.1, to be continued.
London Published by Thos. Mc.Lean, June 10th. 1831, 26 Haymarket. Printed by C. Mott 70 St. Martin's Lane.
Lithograph, sheet 355 x 295mm. 14 x 11½". Corners cut; small tears.
Niccolo Paganini, Italian violinist whose virtuosity became a legend (1782-1840). Among the few compositions published during his lifetime are the 24 caprices for violin that were adapted for piano by both Schumann and Liszt. A pianist and double bassist are among his admirers at this performance. Publisher's blindstamp below inscription.
[Ref: 16897]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[Niccolo Paganini] The Modern Orpheus,
[Niccolo Paganini] The Modern Orpheus, Opera House June 3rd 1831. Sketches of the Musical World No.1, to be continued.
R.S. [Robert Sawyer] [Printed by C. Motte 70 St Martin's Lane.]
[Published by Tho.s Mc.Lean, 26, Haymarket, June 10th. 1831.]
Fine lithograph. Sheet 345 x 295mm (13½ x 11½") Publication line and printer's details trimmed at bottom.
Portrait of Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), violin under his chin, standing before an orchestra who watch him rather than play.
[Ref: 61358]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Paganini
Paganini
Peint à Bade par Ed. Pingret 1831. Maurin
Imp. lith. de Gihaut frères Editeurs
Rare lithograph, sheet 385 x 255mm (15¼ x 11¼"). Trimmed;
Niccolo Paganini (1784 - 1840), Italian violinist widely acknowledged as the greatest of all virtuosi on the instrument. He embarked on a tour of Europe in 1829, reaching London in 1834 where he played to rapturous crowds. Plagued by ill-health, which he treated with mercury and opium, Paganini's gaunt appearance appealed to the romantic sensibilities of his audiences. He was best-known for his virtuoso playing but also composed music, mostly to showcase his instrumental abilities. Large portrait after Edouard Pingret (1788-1875), French painter and lithographer of portraits, genre scenes and historical subjects who studied under David. From 1850 to 1855 he worked in Mexico City, making a significant contribution to 19th century Mexican art.
For a smaller print made from the same Pingret portrait see ref. 31926.
[Ref: 40235]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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[Paganini.]
[Paganini.]
[H. Dawe sculp.]
[Published for the proprietor by T. Bird Cranbourne Street.]
Mezzotint. Sheet: 145 x 110mm (5¾ x 4¼''). Trimmed to image.
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique.
[Ref: 48228]   £50.00   (£60.00 incl.VAT)
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Nicolo Paganini.
Nicolo Paganini.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 180 x 145mm (7 x 5¾'').
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique.
[Ref: 48945]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Sir William Parsons Knt.
Sir William Parsons Knt. European Magazine.
Engraved by Ridley & Blood from an Original Drawing by Francis Wilkins Jun.r.
Published by J. Asperne at the Bible, Crown & Constitution, Cornhill, 1st September 1808.
Stipple. 140 x 100mm (5½ x 4") large margins.
Sir William Parsons (c.1745-1817), Master of the King's Musick under George III, 1786-1817, and the first musician to be honoured with a knighthood, although more for his connections with the Royal Family than his compositions.
[Ref: 43404]   £65.00   (£78.00 incl.VAT)
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Philador Esq.r.
Philador Esq.r.
[English c.1810.]
Etching. Sheet 135 x 110mm (5¼ x 4¼"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
François-André Danican Philidor (1726-95), French composer regarded as the best chess player of his day. His 'Analyse du jeu des Échecs', for which this probably a frontispiece portrait of an English edition, was considered a standard chess manual for at least a century.
[Ref: 52982]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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The Piper.
The Piper. To Francis Freeling Esq.r This Plate is respectfully dedicated by his obliged Serv.t D. Wilkie.
D. Wilkie R.A. pinx.t. Edw.d Smith sculp.t.
London Published July 1. 1824, by Hurst, Robinson & Co. 90, Cheapside & 8 Pall Mall.
Engraving. Plate: 290 x 225mm (11½ x 9''). Thread margins.
A portrait of a bagpiper, after a painting first exhibited by Wilkie in 1813.
[Ref: 51025]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Eduard Pirkhert [Facsimile signature.]
Eduard Pirkhert [Facsimile signature.]
Eylel(?) 1852. [in plate lower left.]
Ged. bei A. Leykum in Wien. [Vienna, c.1852.]
Lithograph on india laid paper, sheet 525 x 355mm. 20¾ x 14". Slightly soiled.
Eduard Maximilian Pirkhert (1817 - 1881), Austrian composer and pianist; his arm rests on a musical score he is composing, part of his piano visible in background to right.
[Ref: 13600]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Herr Pischek.
Herr Pischek. J.B. Pischek.
Baugniet 1846 London. M. & N. Hanhart lith Printers.
London Published by Julien & Co. Regent St. & 45, King St.
Rare lithograph. Sheet: 350 x 240mm (13¾ x 9½").
A portrait of Bohemian opera singer Johann Baptist Pischek (1814-1873).
[Ref: 47370]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Marie Pleyel. [Facsimile signature:] M. Pleyel.
Marie Pleyel. [Facsimile signature:] M. Pleyel.
Le Ménestrel, 9 bis, Rue Vivienne. M. Alophe [facsimile in image.]
Imp. Bertauts, Paris. [n.d. c.1835.]
Lithograph. 388 x 267mm. 15½ x 14½". Slight foxing.
Marie-Félicité-Denise Pleyel (1811-1875) was a French pianist and teacher, and one of the most celebrated virtuosos of the 19th century. In 1830 she was engaged to Hector Berlioz but broke it off to marry Camille Pleyel, scion of the piano-manufacturing family.
[Ref: 19965]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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G. Pugnani. Ged. 1728. gest. 1798.
G. Pugnani. Ged. 1728. gest. 1798.
Riedel sc. 1815.
Stipple, rare. Plate 178 x 114mm. 7 x 4½".
Gaetano Pugnani (1731-1798) was an Italian violinist who trained under Giovanni Battista Somis and Giuseppe Tartini. He was the first violinist of the Royal Chapel in Turin, where he was born. Following his success in London, he went on to direct the King's Theatre from 1767 to 1769.
[Ref: 21409]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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[Henry Purcell.]
[Henry Purcell.]
Anon., c.1820s.
Stipple, proof before letters, very scarce, sheet 195 x 155mm. 7¾ x 6". Trimmed within plate; creasing.
Bust portrait of Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695), composer, based on the painting by John Closterman (1660 - 1711). Purcell is said to have written his first composition at the age of eleven in honour of Charles II's birthday. He became organist of Westminster Abbey in 1679, and of the Chapel Royal in 1682. He composed religious anthems, secular songs, instrumental pieces, odes, music for plays and 'semi-operas', and the famous Dido and Aeneas, one of the first English operas, and the Fairy Queen. According to John Evelyn he was 'esteemed to be the best composer of any Englishman hitherto'.
[Ref: 16964]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Henry Purcell.
Henry Purcell.
[Anon.]
London; Published by W. Pinnock, 267, Strand, June 1823.
Etching from an unidentified publication, sheet 285 x 225mm. 11¼ x 9". Small tear to right edge.
Bust portrait of Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695), composer. Purcell is said to have written his first composition at the age of eleven in honour of Charles II's birthday. He became organist of Westminster Abbey in 1679, and of the Chapel Royal in 1682. He composed religious anthems, secular songs, instrumental pieces, odes, music for plays and 'semi-operas', and the famous Dido and Aeneas, one of the first English operas, and the Fairy Queen. According to John Evelyn he was 'esteemed to be the best composer of any Englishman hitherto'.
[Ref: 22487]   £75.00   (£90.00 incl.VAT)
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The Tyrolese Family, Rainer, Songsters of Nature!! In their New Costume Presented to them by His Majesty George the Fourth. Before whom they had the honor to Perform and were Sanctioned by his most distinguised Mark of Appreciation. 1827.
The Tyrolese Family, Rainer, Songsters of Nature!! In their New Costume Presented to them by His Majesty George the Fourth. Before whom they had the honor to Perform and were Sanctioned by his most distinguised Mark of Appreciation. 1827.
Drawn on Stone by Wilson. Vowles Lithog.
[Printed & Pubd. 1827, by S. Vowles, Lithographer. 3, St. Michaels Alley, Cornhill. London.]
Hand-coloured lithograph. 223 x 240mm. 8¾ x 9½".
The Rainer Family (Felix, Anton, Maria, Joseph & Franz) specialised in vocal harmonies, including yodelling. They are credited with the premier performance of 'Silent Night' in the Tyrol in 1819. Turning professional they toured extensively from 1824, visiting Britain in 1827 and performing for George the Fourth, who presented these costumes to them, before touring the United States in the 1830s. They disbanded in 1838.
[Ref: 16288]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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The Tyrolese Family, Rainer, Songsters of Nature!! In their New Costume Presented to them by His Majesty George the Fourth. Before whom they had the honor to Perform and were Sanctioned by his most distinguised Mark of Appreciation.
The Tyrolese Family, Rainer, Songsters of Nature!! In their New Costume Presented to them by His Majesty George the Fourth. Before whom they had the honor to Perform and were Sanctioned by his most distinguised Mark of Appreciation.
Drawn on Stone by Wilson. Vowles Lithog.
Printed & Pubd. 1827, by S. Vowles, Lithographer. 3, St. Michaels Alley, Cornhill. London.
Hand-coloured lithograph. 247 x 349mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Very slight central crease.
The Rainer Family (Felix, Anton, Maria, Joseph & Franz) specialised in vocal harmonies, including yodelling. They are credited with the premier performance of 'Silent Night' in the Tyrol in 1819. Turning professional they toured extensively from 1824, visiting Britain in 1827 and performing for George the Fourth, who presented these costumes to them, before touring the United States in the 1830s. They disbanded in 1838.
See Ref: 16288 for cut version.
[Ref: 31032]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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The Tyrolese Minstrels. The Rainer Family.
The Tyrolese Minstrels. The Rainer Family.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Sheet size: 240 x 660mm (9½ x 10¼"). Some toning and marks to surface. Small tear in upper edge.
The Rainer Family (Felix, Anton, Maria, Joseph & Franz) specialised in vocal harmonies, including yodelling. They are credited with the premier performance of 'Silent Night' in the Tyrol in 1819. Turning professional they toured extensively from 1824, visiting Britain in 1827 and performing for George the Fourth, who presented these costumes to them, before touring the United States in the 1830s. They disbanded in 1838.
[Ref: 40017]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Brothers Rainer and their Sister. Tyrolian Singers.
Brothers Rainer and their Sister. Tyrolian Singers. Natives of Fügen, in the Liller Valley.
Drawn on Stone by E. Wilson. Vowles Litho.
Printed & Pub.d 1827, by Vowles, 12, May 1827, 3, St. Michaels Alley, Cornhill.
Lithograph with added hand colour. 235 x 260mm (9 x 10"). Trimmed. Some cockling and surface dirt.
The Rainer Family (Felix, Anton, Maria, Joseph & Franz) specialised in vocal harmonies, including yodelling. They are credited with the premier performance of 'Silent Night' in the Tyrol in 1819. Turning professional they toured extensively from 1824, visiting Britain in 1827 and performing for George the Fourth, who presented these costumes to them, before touring the United States in the 1830s. They disbanded in 1838.
[Ref: 53606]   £110.00   (£132.00 incl.VAT)
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Alessandro Rolla.
Alessandro Rolla.
V. Raggio dis ed inc.
[n.d., c.1810.]
Engraving. 460 x 360mm (18 x 14¼"). Trimmed close to plate, paper crack repaired, laid on board.
Portrait of Alessandro Rolla (1757-1841), seated at a desk writing music with a quill. An Italian violin virtuoso, composer and conductor, he is best known as the teacher of Paganini.
[Ref: 45063]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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Bernard Romberg.
Bernard Romberg.
Gentili [signed in plate.] Kruger.
Verlag von Gebr. Gropius. [n.d., c.1820.]
Lithograph, sheet 355 x 265mm. 14 x 10½". Sheet slightly trimmed; a strong impression.
Bernhard Heinrich Romberg (1767 - 1841), German cellist and composer. Romberg is notable for several innovations in cello design and performance. He lengthened the cello's fingerboard and flattened the side under the C string, thus giving it more freedom to vibrate. He suggested that half-size and 3/4 size cellos should be designed to make it easier for young children to play the instrument. Romberg is responsible for simplifying cello notation to only three clefs, the bass clef, the tenor clef and the treble clef. Until his time, it was common to use many clefs for multiple uses - the 18th century cellist-composer Luigi Boccherini used as many as six clefs in his compositions.
[Ref: 15796]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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[Gioachino] Rossini.
[Gioachino] Rossini.
Bertonniere [after Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot].
[n.d. c.1860.]
Engraving. 250 x 180mm (9¾ x 7), very large margins. Spotting.
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868) the Italian operatic composer. A detail of the 1828 oil by Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot, once owned by the composer
[Ref: 62250]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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[Gioachino Rossini] Signor Joachim Rossini.
[Gioachino Rossini] Signor Joachim Rossini.
Engraved by W. Read, from an original Drawing expressly for La Belle Assemblée.
[Published Jan.y 1.st 1823 for La Belle Assemblée. N.º 183.]
Stipple. Sheet 195 x 135mm (7¾ x 5¼") Trimmed, losing publication line.
Half-length portrait of Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer of operas, as a young man.
[Ref: 62251]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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Signor Gioacchino Rossini.
Signor Gioacchino Rossini.
Painted by Michielli. Engraved by T. Woolnoth.
[n.d. c.1860.]
Stipple, laid on album page. 165 x 110mm (6½ x 4½").
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868) the Italian composer, famous for his operas, sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano compositions. His music was made up of song-like melodies, which inspired his nickname "the Italian Mozart". Following Rossini's death, Verdi proposed to collaborate with twelve other Italian composers on a "Requiem for Rossini", to be performed on the first anniversary of his death. The score was written, but the performance was abandoned shortly before its scheduled premiere.
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[Gioachino Rossini.]
[Gioachino Rossini.]
[n.d. c.1860.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 255 x 195mm (10 x 7¾"). Spots & stains in edges.
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868) the Italian composer of operas.
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Gioachino Rossini.
Gioachino Rossini.
[n.d. c.1825.]
Lithograph. Stamped on verso Emile Chelard Iena, 1860, 185 x 151mm. 7¼ x 6". Trimmed around the title area horizontal centre crease.
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868) was an Italian composer, famous for his operas, sacred music, chamber music, songs and some intrusmental and piano compositions. His music was made up of song-like melodies, which inspired his nickanme "the Italian Mozart." Rossini was one of the most popular composers of his time with success after success. He was a foreign associate of the institute and grand officer of the Legion d'honneur, amongst other innumerable orders. Following Rossini's death, Verdi proposed to collaborate with twelve other Italian composers on a "Requiem for Rossini", to be performed on the first anniversary of his death. The score was written, but the performance was abandoned shortly before its scheduled premiere.
From the Collection of J.S. Bumpus.
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Gio: B: Rubini.
Gio: B: Rubini. Arturo "_e son beato, [/] Mè celeste il giubilar!" [/] I Puritani Atto.1.Sc.5.
A.E.Chalon R.A. R.J.Lane A.R.A.
London, Published Jan.y.1.st.1836, by J.Mitchell, 33, Old Bond Street._á Paris chez Rittner & Goupil Boulevard Montmatre. Printed by Graf & Soret.
Lithograph. Sheet: 380 x 550mm (15 x 21¾"). Some light foxing.
Full length portrait of Giovanni Battista Rubini (1794-1854), a dramatic Tenor, depicted in the role of Arturo from Vincenzo Bellini, a role he occupied when the opera first premiered on 24th January 1835. Rubini was one of four international singers who, along with Guilia Grisi, Antonio Tamburini and Luigi Lablache, was known as one of the "Puritani Quartet". The group acquired the name on account of the large quantity of performances the group performed together which included a private performance for Crown Princess Victoria on her 15th birthday. From A.E.Chalon's "Recollections of Italian Opera 1835".
Harvard Vol III, P. 449-7.
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[Antonio] Sacchini.
[Antonio] Sacchini.
Dess. au Physionotrace d'ap. le buste et Gravé par Quenedey rue neuve des petits champs no.15 à Paris [n.d., c.1808].
Se vend chez Quenedey rue neuve-des-Petits-Champs N.º 15 à Paris'. Dép. à la Bib. Imp.]
Aquatint with etching. 250 x 190mm (9¾ x 7½"), with very large margins.
Profile portrait of Antonio Maria Gasparo Gioacchino Sacchini (1730-1786), Italian composer of operas. Frenchman Gilles-Louis Chrétien invented the 'physionotrace' in the 1780s to draw the outlines of silhouettes, which were then completed by the artist and transferred to aquatint printing plates using another pantograph. The published of this print, Edme Quenedey, was Chrétien's first business partner: a drawing he made of the device in 1788 is now in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France..
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Ioh. Gottfried Schicht.
Ioh. Gottfried Schicht. Geb.d.29. Septhr. 1753 zu Reichenau bei Zittan; gust.d. 16 Febr.1823 zu Leipzig.
C.T. Riedel sc.
Leipz 1823.
Stipple and engraving, 235 x 165mm. 9¼ x 6½".
Johann Gottfried Schicht (1753-1823) was a German composer and conductor. He was the conductor for the Gewandhausorchester from 1785 until 1810 and then the cantor of the Thomanerchor until 1823. His compositions included masses, motets, cantatas, one piano concerto, sonatas and a capriccio. His most important work was a great choirbook, published in 1819.
From the Collection of J.S. Bumpus.
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[Mrs. Sheridan as Saint Cecilia]
[Mrs. Sheridan as Saint Cecilia]
[After Sir Joshua Reynolds]
[? Published April 3, 1794, by Anthy Molteno...]
Stipple engraving, Proof before letters; platemark 345 x 260mm (13½ x 10¼").
Elizabeth Ann Sheridan (née Linley, 1754-92), singer and writer, after the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds depicting her as the patron saint of music, St Cecilia (1775, Waddesdon Manor). The painting was engraved in stipple by Thomas Watson in 1779, but this is a different plate, possibly corresponding with the plate Goodwin refers to in his cataloguing for the third state of Watson's print.
See Goodwin p.131; for Watson's engraving see ref. 7041.
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M.rs Sheridan.
M.rs Sheridan.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Rare engraving. Plate: 115 x 100mm (4½ x 4''). Tipped into album sheet. Small margins.
A portrait of actress and singer Elizabeth Anne Sheridan (1754-1792). She was also the wife of the playwright and politician, Richard Brinsley Sheridan. After their marriage Sheridan prevented her from singing in public, even in Sir Joshua Reynolds's house.
Not in Harvard.
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Mr W.m Shield.
Mr W.m Shield. (A Musician in ordinary to His Majesty.) From an Original Picture in the Possession of Mr Linley.
Painted and Engraved by Hardy.
Published as the Act directs Jan.y 1st, 1796, by F. Linley, No 45, High Holborn.
Stipple, very large margins. 270 x 205mm (10½ x 8"). Right margin soiled.
The violinist and composer William Shield (1748-1829), shown annotating a music notebook. From 1773 he was principal violist at Covent Garden (now the Royal Opera House), also composing operas, of which the light opera 'Rosina' is the best known (primarily because the complete score has survived, a rare occurrence). In 1817 he was appointed Master of the King's Musick; when he died he was buried in the musicians' section of Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey and his favourite violin present to George IV.
NPG D5978.
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Christophori Simpson Effigies.
Christophori Simpson Effigies.
J. Carwarden pinxit. Guil: Faithorne sculp.
[n.d., c.1659.]
Engraving, rare. Sheet size: 205 x 145mm (8 x 5¾). Trimmed to image. Glued to abum sheet at corners.
A portrait of English musician and composer, Christopher Simpson (1602/1606 - 1669), nearly half length in an oval frame, wearing bands and gown. A coat of arms is inscribed below the image. The portrait was used as a frontispiece to Simpson's 'Division-violist, or, An introduction to the playing upon a ground' (London, 1659).
Fagan. p.59. II of II.
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