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Abba Thulle, Roi de Pelew.
A.W. Devis Del. A.M.De Gouy Sculp.
A rare stipple. Sheet: 170 x 105mm (6¾ x 4¼"). Trimmed. Slight repaired tear in title.
Captain Henry Wilson when he stayed in the Palau Islands, now known as Belau, after the shipwreck of his East India Company packet Antelope. Wilson and his crew became friendly with the Palauans, especially the high chief of Koror, the ibedul, known by the crew as Abba Thule. Abba Thule's second son, Prince Lee Boo, was chosen to sail to England with the crew. They left the islands on 12 November 1783. Lee Boo survived only six months in England. He died of smallpox and was buried in the churchyard of St Mary's, Rotherhithe, where his grave can still be seen.
[Ref: 46688] £230.00
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James Earl of Fife, Viscount Macduff, Baron of the Kingdom of Ireland. Baron Fife in Great Britain, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Banff. F.R.S. & A.S. &c. &c.
Painted by A.W.Devis, 1805. Engraved by R.Dunkarton.
[n.d., c.1805.]
Very rare mezzotint. 710 x 455mm (28 x 18"), Time staining and creasing to upper and lower plate. Rubbed and some small tears close to plate. Very small margins. Messy.
Full-length portrait of James Duff, second Earl of Fife (1729 - 1809), Scottish aristocrat and Member of Parliament. CS 18. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64659] £420.00
General Harris.
Engraved by Wm. Evans from an original painting by A.W. Devis.
[Publish'd by J. Sewell 32 Cornhill March 1.1800.]
Sheet size: 155 x 125mm (6 x 5"). Trimmed inside platemark. Laid on scrap paper. Bit messy.
A portrait of General George Harris (1746-1829) at half-length, facing towards the left, wearing military uniform with epaulettes, frill, and a dark neckcloth. 1st Baron Harris was a British soldier who saw active service in the American War of Independence and at the Battle of Seringapatam, India. He attained the rank of Lieutenant General and was Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army.
[Ref: 34479] £45.00
(£54.00 incl.VAT)
John Martin.
Painted by A.W. Deves, Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
London, Published July 1, 1833, for the Proprietor, by Mr. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint on india, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10") with large margins. Slight foxing and paper toning.
Half-length portrait, standing in a landscape, turned to the right and facing the viewer. He wears an open dark coat over a buttoned, light-striped waistcoat, with a white neckerchief and frill. He wears a glove on his left hand and holds a hat. Trees and a house appear in the background to the right. Most likely British Whig politician, John Martin (1805–80). Martin was first elected Whig MP for Tewkesbury at the 1832 general election but lost the seat at the next general election in 1835. His father John (1774–1832), was also a Whig MP for the seat from 1812 to 1832. Whitman 357 ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69825] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
[John Martin.]
[Painted by A.W. Deves, Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.]
[London, Published July 1, 1833, for the Proprietor, by Mr. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.]
Mezzotint on india, touched proof before all letters. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10") with large margins. Paper toned. Staining in margins.
Half-length portrait, standing in a landscape, turned to the right and facing the viewer. He wears an open dark coat over a buttoned, light-striped waistcoat, with a white neckerchief and frill. He wears a glove on his left hand and holds a hat. Trees and a house appear in the background to the right. Most likely British Whig politician, John Martin (1805–80). Martin was first elected Whig MP for Tewkesbury at the 1832 general election but lost the seat at the next general election in 1835. His father John (1774–1832), was also a Whig MP for the seat from 1812 to 1832. Whitman 357 i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69826] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
[John Martin.]
[Painted by A.W. Deves, Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.]
[London, Published July 1, 1833, for the Proprietor, by Mr. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.]
Mezzotint on india, proof before all letters. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10") with large margins.
Half-length portrait, standing in a landscape, turned to the right and facing the viewer. He wears an open dark coat over a buttoned, light-striped waistcoat, with a white neckerchief and frill. He wears a glove on his left hand and holds a hat. Trees and a house appear in the background to the right. Most likely British Whig politician, John Martin (1805–80). Martin was first elected Whig MP for Tewkesbury at the 1832 general election but lost the seat at the next general election in 1835. His father John (1774–1832), was also a Whig MP for the seat from 1812 to 1832. Whitman 357 i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69827] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Palau] Abba Thulle King of Pelew.
A.W. Devis delt. H. Kingsbury sculp.t
Published by G. Nichol, for Capt Henry Wilson, as the Act directs May 1st. 1788.
Stipple and etching. 243 x 183mm. 9½ x 7¼". Light staining, trimmed.
Captain Henry Wilson when he stayed in the Palau Islands, now known as Belau, after the shipwreck of his East India Company packet Antelope. Wilson and his crew became friendly with the Palauans, especially the high chief of Koror, the ibedul, known by the crew as Abba Thule. Abba Thule's second son, Prince Lee Boo, was chosen to sail to England with the crew. They left the islands on 12 November 1783. Lee Boo survived only six months in England. He died of smallpox and was buried in the churchyard of St Mary's, Rotherhithe, where his grave can still be seen. See Ref: 10790 for Prince Lee Boo, his son.
[Ref: 21121] £130.00
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Mademoiselle Parisot.
Painted by A.W.Devis. Engraved by I.R.Smith Mezzotinto Engraver to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
London Published as the Act directs March 11 1797 by A.W.Devis.
Mezzotint. 610 x 380mm. Laid on thick paper.
Rose Parisot, celebrated dancer of the Romantic Ballet at the London Opera House. CS: Smith, J.R., 131.
[Ref: 5618] £2,500.00
Mademoiselle Parisot.
Painted by A.W.Devis. Engraved by I.R.Smith Mezzotinto Engraver to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
London Published as the Act directs March 11 1797 by A.W.Devis.
Mezzotint, open letters. 610 x 380mm. Trimmed to platemark at bottom.
Rose Parisot (c.1775-1837), French opera singer and ballerina, 'celebrated for the scantiness of her draperies' (Frankau). Parisot made her debut in Paris in 1789, and moved to London in 1796 (this print was published the following year). Her sheer costumes, which often exposed one breast, caused scandal, as recorded in many satirical prints of the 1790s. The Bishop of Durham denounced Parisot's costumes as 'indecent', and after an address to the House of Lords in 1798 certain adjustments were made. Her celebrated career ended in 1807, after which she married a Soho florist. Engraved by the celebrated mezzotint engraver John Raphael Smith and published by the portrait painter Arthur William Devis (1762-1822), from whose portrait the engraving is made. After a decade working in India, Devis struggled to establish himself in London in the late 1790s, but by 1800 he was in dire financial straits, and was finally imprisoned in 1804. Ex: collection of the late Hon C. Lennox-Boyd; D'Oench 335 (only state); Frankau ii/iii; CS 131 ii
[Ref: 36612] £1,250.00
[Reverend Woodcock.]
Painted by A.W. Devis. Engraved by C. Turner.
London, Published Oct.r 1.st 1820 by C. Turner, 50 Warren Str.t Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint. Proof before title. Plate: 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾''), with large margins.
A half-length portrait of Rev. Woodcock, shown in his library. Whitman: 622
[Ref: 48035] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
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