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The Disobedient Prophet.
I. Graham Pinxt. H. Hudson Sculpt.
London Publish'd 1st Jany. 1792 by Bull & Jeffryes Ludgate Hill.
Mezzotint, open letter proof, 480 x 605mm. Tear c.2cm into central upper edge of image.
An old man in a travelling cloak stopping at the side of a road through a wooded, rocky landscape, gesturing with surprised dismay as he sees the body of the disobedient prophet lying in the path. The lion which has slain him prowls on the other side. An early state, before the relevant quotation from the Bible inscribed below title.
[Ref: 8020] £360.00
I. Graham Pinxt. H. Hudson Sculpt.
London Publish'd 1st Jany. 1792 by Bull & Jeffryes Ludgate Hill.
Mezzotint, open letter proof, 480 x 605mm. Tear c.2cm into central upper edge of image.
An old man in a travelling cloak stopping at the side of a road through a wooded, rocky landscape, gesturing with surprised dismay as he sees the body of the disobedient prophet lying in the path. The lion which has slain him prowls on the other side. An early state, before the relevant quotation from the Bible inscribed below title.
[Ref: 8020] £360.00
![Princess Elizabeth, confined by her Sister Queen Mary in Woodstock Palace [pencil].](jpegs/69670.jpg)
Princess Elizabeth, confined by her Sister Queen Mary in Woodstock Palace [pencil].
Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by G. Dawe [pencil].
Published as ye act directs 4 June 1796 by R. Pollard, Braynes Row Spa Fields [pencil].
Rare & fine mezzotint, proof before letters. 555 x 395mm (21¾ x 15½"). Small margins.
Elizabeth seated before a window, writing on the wall in charcoal. John Graham (1755-1817) produced a series of paintings of tragic heroines on the eve of their execution: Mary, Queen of Scots, Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey. This plate was adapted from the painting of Grey.
Not in CS, Russel or BM. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69670] £390.00
Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by G. Dawe [pencil].
Published as ye act directs 4 June 1796 by R. Pollard, Braynes Row Spa Fields [pencil].
Rare & fine mezzotint, proof before letters. 555 x 395mm (21¾ x 15½"). Small margins.
Elizabeth seated before a window, writing on the wall in charcoal. John Graham (1755-1817) produced a series of paintings of tragic heroines on the eve of their execution: Mary, Queen of Scots, Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey. This plate was adapted from the painting of Grey.
Not in CS, Russel or BM. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69670] £390.00
Lady Jane Grey. Proclaimed Queen of England 1553. Beheaded in the Tower 1554.5.
Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by G. Dawe.
[n.d., c.1795.]
Fine & scarce ccoloured mezzotint. Sheet 410 x 255mm (16 x 10"). Trimmed within plate, chips in top edge, creased.
A fanciful portrait of Lady Jane Grey in the Tower of London writing the names of Wycliffe and Luther on a wall. John Graham (1755-1817) produced a series of paintings of tragic heroines on the eve of their execution, the others being Anne Boleyn and Mary, Queen of Scots.
Not in CS or BM. NPG D11096. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69668] £320.00
Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by G. Dawe.
[n.d., c.1795.]
Fine & scarce ccoloured mezzotint. Sheet 410 x 255mm (16 x 10"). Trimmed within plate, chips in top edge, creased.
A fanciful portrait of Lady Jane Grey in the Tower of London writing the names of Wycliffe and Luther on a wall. John Graham (1755-1817) produced a series of paintings of tragic heroines on the eve of their execution, the others being Anne Boleyn and Mary, Queen of Scots.
Not in CS or BM. NPG D11096. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69668] £320.00
![[Joseph Hume.]](jpegs/66670.jpg)
[Joseph Hume.]
[Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by T. Hodgetts.]
[London Published June 1823, by Mr. Graham, 63 Upper Charlotte Str.t Fitzroy Sq.e.]
Rare mezzotint, proof before letters. 555 x 405mm (21¾ x 16"). Very narrow lateral margins.
A three-quarter portrait of Joseph Hume (1777-1855), standing by a pillar, hand resting on papers on a table. After serving as a surgeon to the East India Company's 7th Sepoy Regiment, he became Tory MP for Weymouth in 1812. He became more radical: in 1830 he set up the 'Metropolitan Political Union' in London, with Henry Hunt and Daniel O'Connell.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66670] £360.00
[Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by T. Hodgetts.]
[London Published June 1823, by Mr. Graham, 63 Upper Charlotte Str.t Fitzroy Sq.e.]
Rare mezzotint, proof before letters. 555 x 405mm (21¾ x 16"). Very narrow lateral margins.
A three-quarter portrait of Joseph Hume (1777-1855), standing by a pillar, hand resting on papers on a table. After serving as a surgeon to the East India Company's 7th Sepoy Regiment, he became Tory MP for Weymouth in 1812. He became more radical: in 1830 he set up the 'Metropolitan Political Union' in London, with Henry Hunt and Daniel O'Connell.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66670] £360.00
![[Mary, Queen of Scots, on the morning she suffered Death in Fotheringhay Castle]](jpegs/69669.jpg)
[Mary, Queen of Scots, on the morning she suffered Death in Fotheringhay Castle]
[Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by G. Dawe.]
[Published May 12, 1796 by R. Pollard, Spa Fields London.]
Fine & rare mezzotint, proof before letters. 555 x 395mm (21¾ x 15½"). Small margins.
Mary, Queen of Scots, seated, reading a prayer book, a weeping servant behind. John Graham (1755-1817) produced a series of paintings of tragic heroines on the eve of their execution, the others being Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey
Not in CS or BM. See Metropolitan Museum of Art 58.549.122 for lettered state. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69669] £320.00
[Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by G. Dawe.]
[Published May 12, 1796 by R. Pollard, Spa Fields London.]
Fine & rare mezzotint, proof before letters. 555 x 395mm (21¾ x 15½"). Small margins.
Mary, Queen of Scots, seated, reading a prayer book, a weeping servant behind. John Graham (1755-1817) produced a series of paintings of tragic heroines on the eve of their execution, the others being Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey
Not in CS or BM. See Metropolitan Museum of Art 58.549.122 for lettered state. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69669] £320.00
Shakspeare. Othello Act V. Scene II.
Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by W. Leney.
Pub. Sept.r 29 1799 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall. & No 90 Cheapside London.
Stipple, open letter proof, without lines of verse. 565 x 415mm (22¼ x 16¼"), with very large margins. Damp stains in margin edge on right.
Othello standing over the bed of Desdemona as she sleeps, a candle and dagger in his hands. John Boydell (1720-1804), publisher and Lord Mayor of London in 1790, began his Shakespeare Gallery to encourage British historical painting by commissioning paintings on the theme of Shakeapeare's plays from leading artists and reproducing them as high quality prints. When his gallery in Pall Mall opened in 1789 it contained 34 paintings; by the end it has nearly 170, by artists including Kauffman, Richard Westall, Thomas Stothard, George Romney, Henry Fuseli, Benjamin West, Robert Smirke, John Opie & Francesco Bartolozzi. 96 were engraved, published separately until the bound edition, ''A Collection of Prints, From Pictures Painted for the Purpose of Illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakspeare, by the Artists of Great-Britain'' was issued in 1805. The project was over-ambitious, and the cost caused the firm to go bankrupt.
[Ref: 54001] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by W. Leney.
Pub. Sept.r 29 1799 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall. & No 90 Cheapside London.
Stipple, open letter proof, without lines of verse. 565 x 415mm (22¼ x 16¼"), with very large margins. Damp stains in margin edge on right.
Othello standing over the bed of Desdemona as she sleeps, a candle and dagger in his hands. John Boydell (1720-1804), publisher and Lord Mayor of London in 1790, began his Shakespeare Gallery to encourage British historical painting by commissioning paintings on the theme of Shakeapeare's plays from leading artists and reproducing them as high quality prints. When his gallery in Pall Mall opened in 1789 it contained 34 paintings; by the end it has nearly 170, by artists including Kauffman, Richard Westall, Thomas Stothard, George Romney, Henry Fuseli, Benjamin West, Robert Smirke, John Opie & Francesco Bartolozzi. 96 were engraved, published separately until the bound edition, ''A Collection of Prints, From Pictures Painted for the Purpose of Illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakspeare, by the Artists of Great-Britain'' was issued in 1805. The project was over-ambitious, and the cost caused the firm to go bankrupt.
[Ref: 54001] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Shakspeare. Othello Act V. Scene II.
Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by W. Leney.
Pub. Sept.r 29 1799 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall. & No 90 Cheapside London.
Stipple, fine impression, open letter proof, without quote from play. 565 x 415mm (22¼ x 16¼"), with large margins. Repairs to margins and edge of plate. Slight repair in between feet.
Othello standing over the bed of Desdemona as she sleeps, a candle and dagger in his hands. John Boydell (1720-1804), publisher and Lord Mayor of London in 1790, began his Shakespeare Gallery to encourage British historical painting by commissioning paintings on the theme of Shakeapeare's plays from leading artists and reproducing them as high quality prints. When his gallery in Pall Mall opened in 1789 it contained 34 paintings; by the end it has nearly 170, by artists including Kauffman, Richard Westall, Thomas Stothard, George Romney, Henry Fuseli, Benjamin West, Robert Smirke, John Opie & Francesco Bartolozzi. 96 were engraved, published separately until the bound edition, ''A Collection of Prints, From Pictures Painted for the Purpose of Illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakspeare, by the Artists of Great-Britain'' was issued in 1805. The project was over-ambitious and the cost caused the firm to go bankrupt.
See Ref: 59333 for Proof before Letters.
[Ref: 59332] £320.00
Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by W. Leney.
Pub. Sept.r 29 1799 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall. & No 90 Cheapside London.
Stipple, fine impression, open letter proof, without quote from play. 565 x 415mm (22¼ x 16¼"), with large margins. Repairs to margins and edge of plate. Slight repair in between feet.
Othello standing over the bed of Desdemona as she sleeps, a candle and dagger in his hands. John Boydell (1720-1804), publisher and Lord Mayor of London in 1790, began his Shakespeare Gallery to encourage British historical painting by commissioning paintings on the theme of Shakeapeare's plays from leading artists and reproducing them as high quality prints. When his gallery in Pall Mall opened in 1789 it contained 34 paintings; by the end it has nearly 170, by artists including Kauffman, Richard Westall, Thomas Stothard, George Romney, Henry Fuseli, Benjamin West, Robert Smirke, John Opie & Francesco Bartolozzi. 96 were engraved, published separately until the bound edition, ''A Collection of Prints, From Pictures Painted for the Purpose of Illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakspeare, by the Artists of Great-Britain'' was issued in 1805. The project was over-ambitious and the cost caused the firm to go bankrupt.
See Ref: 59333 for Proof before Letters.
[Ref: 59332] £320.00
![[Shakspeare. Othello. Act V. Scene II.]](jpegs/59333.jpg)
[Shakspeare. Othello. Act V. Scene II.]
[Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by W. Leney.]
[Pub. Sept.r 29 1799 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall. & No 90 Cheapside London.]
Stipple, extremely rare proof before letters. 565 x 415mm (22¼ x 16¼"). Trimmed to plate, some creasing.
Othello standing over the bed of Desdemona as she sleeps, a candle and dagger in his hands. John Boydell (1720-1804), publisher and Lord Mayor of London in 1790, began his Shakespeare Gallery to encourage British historical painting by commissioning paintings on the theme of Shakeapeare's plays from leading artists and reproducing them as high quality prints. When his gallery in Pall Mall opened in 1789 it contained 34 paintings; by the end it has nearly 170, by artists including Kauffman, Richard Westall, Thomas Stothard, George Romney, Henry Fuseli, Benjamin West, Robert Smirke, John Opie & Francesco Bartolozzi. 96 were engraved, published separately until the bound edition, ''A Collection of Prints, From Pictures Painted for the Purpose of Illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakspeare, by the Artists of Great-Britain'' was issued in 1805. The project was over-ambitious and the cost caused the firm to go bankrupt.
See Ref: 59332 for Open lettered impression.
[Ref: 59333] £450.00
[Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by W. Leney.]
[Pub. Sept.r 29 1799 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall. & No 90 Cheapside London.]
Stipple, extremely rare proof before letters. 565 x 415mm (22¼ x 16¼"). Trimmed to plate, some creasing.
Othello standing over the bed of Desdemona as she sleeps, a candle and dagger in his hands. John Boydell (1720-1804), publisher and Lord Mayor of London in 1790, began his Shakespeare Gallery to encourage British historical painting by commissioning paintings on the theme of Shakeapeare's plays from leading artists and reproducing them as high quality prints. When his gallery in Pall Mall opened in 1789 it contained 34 paintings; by the end it has nearly 170, by artists including Kauffman, Richard Westall, Thomas Stothard, George Romney, Henry Fuseli, Benjamin West, Robert Smirke, John Opie & Francesco Bartolozzi. 96 were engraved, published separately until the bound edition, ''A Collection of Prints, From Pictures Painted for the Purpose of Illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakspeare, by the Artists of Great-Britain'' was issued in 1805. The project was over-ambitious and the cost caused the firm to go bankrupt.
See Ref: 59332 for Open lettered impression.
[Ref: 59333] £450.00
![[Master Murray] The Young Highlander attempting to Draw a Sword from a Pile of Arms.](jpegs/69678.jpg)
[Master Murray] The Young Highlander attempting to Draw a Sword from a Pile of Arms.
Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by P. Dawe
London, Published May 20.th 1786 by W. Dickinson, Engraver & Printseller N.º 158 Bond Street.
Scarce mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Trimmed into image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on card.
A young boy in highland dress, identified by Chaloner Smith as 'Master Murray'.
CS 8, 'One known'. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69678] £480.00
Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by P. Dawe
London, Published May 20.th 1786 by W. Dickinson, Engraver & Printseller N.º 158 Bond Street.
Scarce mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Trimmed into image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on card.
A young boy in highland dress, identified by Chaloner Smith as 'Master Murray'.
CS 8, 'One known'. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69678] £480.00