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Modish. A remarkable fine Fox Hound bred by Colonel Thornton, Modish was the Daughter of Merlin & Rival both which lineally discended from the celebrated Ackham's Old Conqueror.
S. Gilpin Pinx.t. Engraved by R. Pollard, Aqua.t by F. Jukes.
Published Feb.y 11, 1788 by S. Gilpin, Knightsbridge & R. Pollard, No 15. Braynes Row, Spa Fields, London.
Rare aquatint with engraving. Sheet 445 x 560mm (17½ x 22"). Trimmed close to plate, some surface wear and toning, some repairs.
A fox hound bitch with litter. The dog's owner, Colonel Thomas Thornton (1757 - 1823), was a sportsman who wrote 'A sporting tour through the northern parts of England', 1804; and 'A sporting tour through various parts of France in the year 1802', 1806.
[Ref: 39719] £590.00
Modish. A remarkable fine Fox Hound bred by Colonel Thornton, Modish was the Daughter of Merlin & Rival both which lineally discended from the celebrated Ackham's Old Conqueror.
S. Gilpin Pinx.t. Engraved by R. Pollard, Aqua.t by F. Jukes.
Published Feb.y 11, 1788 by S. Gilpin, Knightsbridge & R. Pollard, No 15. Braynes Row, Spa Fields, London.
Rare coloured aquatint with engraving, fine colour. Framed, sight size 440 x 550mm (17¼ x 21¾"). Unexamined out of frame.
A fox hound bitch with litter. The dog's owner, Colonel Thomas Thornton (1757 - 1823), was a Yorkshire sportsman who wrote 'A sporting tour through the northern parts of England', 1804; and 'A sporting tour through various parts of France in the year 1802', 1806.
[Ref: 63269] £520.00
[Gulliver's Travels] [Gulliver addressing the Houyhnhnms, supposing them to be Conjurors. from the Original Picture, in the Possession of John Wesson. See Gullivers Voys. p.220.]
S. Gilpin pinxit. Val. Green fecit.
[J. Wesson excudit Litchfield Street, Soho.] [n.d., c.1775.]
Fine mezzotint, scarce scratched letter proof before title and scratched publication line, inscription area uncleaned. 450 x 530mm (17¾ x 21"). Trimmed to plate.
After his crew mutiny and maroon him, Lemuel Gulliver stands on a beach before a pair of Houyhnhnms, talking horses who discuss his arrival. Whitman 213, i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67793] £650.00
[Pointer] Dash. A valuable Pointer, in the possession of Col.l Thornton.
S. Gilpin Pinx. Engraved by R. Pollard. Aqu.t by F. Jukes.
Published Feb.y 11, 1788 by S. Gilpin, Knightsbridge & R. Pollard No. 15, Braynes Row, Spa Fields, London.
Aquatint with etching and roulette, with hand colour. Sheet 435 x 550mm (17 x 21½"). Trimmed to platemark. Borders bit dusty.
A pointer in undergrowth, tail up. It was a prize-winning dog, belonging to Colonel Thomas Thornton (1757-1823), a Yorkshire sportsman who is regarded as having rekindled British falconry. After Sawrey Gilpin (1733-1807) Siltzer: p. 125.
[Ref: 62281] £580.00
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