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Thus Heroes exalt themselves by Vertue. Alexander enters Babylon in Triumph Amidst the Shouts and Acclamations of the People [parallel text in French]
Le Brun Pinx Parr Sculp
Printed for R. Wilkinson at No. 58 in Cornhill.
Engraving with fine hand-colouring, platemark 200 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"), with very large margins.
One of a series of engravings reproducing a famous set of paintings by Charles Le Brun now in the Louvre. Probably copied from the larger set of engravings published in Paris by Audran.
For Audran's engraving of the same painting see ref. 45145.
[Ref: 45161] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Le Brun Pinx Parr Sculp
Printed for R. Wilkinson at No. 58 in Cornhill.
Engraving with fine hand-colouring, platemark 200 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"), with very large margins.
One of a series of engravings reproducing a famous set of paintings by Charles Le Brun now in the Louvre. Probably copied from the larger set of engravings published in Paris by Audran.
For Audran's engraving of the same painting see ref. 45145.
[Ref: 45161] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Alexander the Great pardons the family of Darius]](jpegs/45146.jpg)
[Alexander the Great pardons the family of Darius] Il est d'un roy de se vaincre soy mesme / Alexandre, ayant vaincu Darius pres la ville d'Isse entre dans une tente ou étoient la Mere la femme et les filles de Darius [...]
Car. le Brun pinxit J. Audran excudit
Se vend à Paris chez B. et J. Audran rue et faubourg St. Jaque vis a vis la rue St. Dominique. [c.1750]
Engraving, platemark 290 x 360mm (11½ x 14¼"), with very large margins. Paper time stained.
After defeating Darius in the battle of Issus (333 BC), Alexander found Darius' family (who he had left behind when fleeing the battlefield). One of a series of engravings reproducing a famous set of paintings by Charles Le Brun now in the Louvre.
From the Library of Pitsligo
[Ref: 45146] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Car. le Brun pinxit J. Audran excudit
Se vend à Paris chez B. et J. Audran rue et faubourg St. Jaque vis a vis la rue St. Dominique. [c.1750]
Engraving, platemark 290 x 360mm (11½ x 14¼"), with very large margins. Paper time stained.
After defeating Darius in the battle of Issus (333 BC), Alexander found Darius' family (who he had left behind when fleeing the battlefield). One of a series of engravings reproducing a famous set of paintings by Charles Le Brun now in the Louvre.
From the Library of Pitsligo
[Ref: 45146] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Il Est D'un Roy de se Vaincre Soy Mesme Sui Victoria Indicat Regem.
Car. le Brun pinxit. Audran excudit.
Se vend a Paris chez B. et I. Audran rue et faubourg S.t Jaque vis a vis la rue S.t Dominique. [n.d., c.1675.]
Engraving, rich impression. Plate: 285 x 360mm (11¼ x 14¼''). Small margins. Small repaired tear in title left.
A classical scene showing Alexander the Great and Hephaeston being greeted by the Queens of Persia outside Darius's tent. From a series of plates after Charles le Brun's 'Battles of Alexander'.
[Ref: 49662] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Car. le Brun pinxit. Audran excudit.
Se vend a Paris chez B. et I. Audran rue et faubourg S.t Jaque vis a vis la rue S.t Dominique. [n.d., c.1675.]
Engraving, rich impression. Plate: 285 x 360mm (11¼ x 14¼''). Small margins. Small repaired tear in title left.
A classical scene showing Alexander the Great and Hephaeston being greeted by the Queens of Persia outside Darius's tent. From a series of plates after Charles le Brun's 'Battles of Alexander'.
[Ref: 49662] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Battle of Arbella]](jpegs/45437.jpg)
[The Battle of Arbella] La vertu est digne de l'empire du monde / Alexandre apres plusieurs victoires, deffit Darius dans la bataille qu'il donna prés d'Arbelle [...]
Car. le Brun pinxit J. Audran Excudit [in image]
Engraving, platemark 295 x 605mm (11½ x 23¾"), with large margins. Fold through centre as issued; fine impression.
Engraving after one of the famous series of 'The Battle of Alexander' by Charles Le Brun (1619-90), which invited comparison between the ancient ruler and the French monarch Louis XIV. When the engraver Girard Audran (1640-1703) returned to Paris after a period of study in Rome at the studio of Carlo Maratti, he was engaged to engrave these four enormous pictures, which took him six years and for which he was paid over 10,000 francs. The series is the masterpiece of an important engraver, and earned him admission to the Académie Royale.
IFF 66
[Ref: 45437] £360.00
Car. le Brun pinxit J. Audran Excudit [in image]
Engraving, platemark 295 x 605mm (11½ x 23¾"), with large margins. Fold through centre as issued; fine impression.
Engraving after one of the famous series of 'The Battle of Alexander' by Charles Le Brun (1619-90), which invited comparison between the ancient ruler and the French monarch Louis XIV. When the engraver Girard Audran (1640-1703) returned to Paris after a period of study in Rome at the studio of Carlo Maratti, he was engaged to engrave these four enormous pictures, which took him six years and for which he was paid over 10,000 francs. The series is the masterpiece of an important engraver, and earned him admission to the Académie Royale.
IFF 66
[Ref: 45437] £360.00
Benedicite Benisé la bonté Supréme / Mes Enfans avant le repas / C'est le Seigneur nen doutez pas / Qui nous nourit luy meme
le Brun in. C. Duflos ex
AParis Chez Duflos rue S. Jacques [c.1720]
Engraving, platemark 120 x 155mm (4¾ x 6"). Very large margins.
Family saying grace before a meal., after Charles Le Brun (1619-90).
[Ref: 37105] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
le Brun in. C. Duflos ex
AParis Chez Duflos rue S. Jacques [c.1720]
Engraving, platemark 120 x 155mm (4¾ x 6"). Very large margins.
Family saying grace before a meal., after Charles Le Brun (1619-90).
[Ref: 37105] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Monsieur de Calonne, Ministre d'état sous Louis XVI.
M.de Le Brun pinx. De Bré[a Sculp.t].
Publié à Londres en Decembre 1802 par W. Richardson [No.31] Strand.
Mezzotint, sheet 435 x 325mm (17 x 12¾"). Trimmed to plate. Repaired tears. Loss to text. Right corner amateurly restored.
Portrait of Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734-1802), nearly full-length, seated in an armchair, turned left while facing forward, holding a letter marked “Au Roi” in his right hand. Calonne, titled Count of Hannonville in 1759, was a French statesman, best known for being Louis XVI's Controller-General of Finances (minister of finance) in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
CS 1 II. IFF 4. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher.
[Ref: 68556] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
M.de Le Brun pinx. De Bré[a Sculp.t].
Publié à Londres en Decembre 1802 par W. Richardson [No.31] Strand.
Mezzotint, sheet 435 x 325mm (17 x 12¾"). Trimmed to plate. Repaired tears. Loss to text. Right corner amateurly restored.
Portrait of Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734-1802), nearly full-length, seated in an armchair, turned left while facing forward, holding a letter marked “Au Roi” in his right hand. Calonne, titled Count of Hannonville in 1759, was a French statesman, best known for being Louis XVI's Controller-General of Finances (minister of finance) in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
CS 1 II. IFF 4. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher.
[Ref: 68556] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Pater! transeatame hoc poculum non voluntas mea fiat sed tua.
P V Somer fe. [after Charles le Brun.]
J. Smith ex. [n.d., c.1700.]
Mezzotint. 210 x 155mm (8¼ x 6"). Narrow margins, creasing in corners.
Christ's agony in the garden of Gethsemane, supported by angels.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 3 of 3..
[Ref: 68879] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
P V Somer fe. [after Charles le Brun.]
J. Smith ex. [n.d., c.1700.]
Mezzotint. 210 x 155mm (8¼ x 6"). Narrow margins, creasing in corners.
Christ's agony in the garden of Gethsemane, supported by angels.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 3 of 3..
[Ref: 68879] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Salvator Mundi (Christ as a child).]](jpegs/21165.jpg)
[Salvator Mundi (Christ as a child).]
C. Le Brun pinxit. F. Bartolozzi sculpsit.
Pub: March 10 1775, by V.M. Picot No.16 Strand.
Stipple engraving printed in sanguine, proof before title with scratched publication line. 185 x 145mm, 7¼ x 5¾". A fine impression, with full margins, slight stain top right just inside platemark.
Child Christ, in a roundel, leaning on a table, holding an inscribed parchment and looking upwards. After Charles Le Brun (French, 1619 - 1690).
De Vesme 304, I of II.
[Ref: 21165] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
C. Le Brun pinxit. F. Bartolozzi sculpsit.
Pub: March 10 1775, by V.M. Picot No.16 Strand.
Stipple engraving printed in sanguine, proof before title with scratched publication line. 185 x 145mm, 7¼ x 5¾". A fine impression, with full margins, slight stain top right just inside platemark.
Child Christ, in a roundel, leaning on a table, holding an inscribed parchment and looking upwards. After Charles Le Brun (French, 1619 - 1690).
De Vesme 304, I of II.
[Ref: 21165] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Christ carrying the cross]](jpegs/43149.jpg)
[Christ carrying the cross] Si quelqu'un veut venir apres moy, qu'il renonce a luy meme, et qu'il prenne sa Croix et me suive [...]
C. le Brun pinx. P. Picault Sculp. C.P.R.
A Anvers chez C. Vermeulen et a Paris chez B. Picart rue St. Jacques au Buste de Monseigneur [c.1785]
Engraving, platemark 435 x 550mm (17 x 21½"). Crease in centre as normal. Small margins.
Large engraving after painting (now in the Louvre) by Charles Le Brun (1619-90), most famous for painting the ceilings of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors), Versailles. According to Louis XIV Le Brun was 'the greatest French artist of all time'.
[Ref: 43149] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
C. le Brun pinx. P. Picault Sculp. C.P.R.
A Anvers chez C. Vermeulen et a Paris chez B. Picart rue St. Jacques au Buste de Monseigneur [c.1785]
Engraving, platemark 435 x 550mm (17 x 21½"). Crease in centre as normal. Small margins.
Large engraving after painting (now in the Louvre) by Charles Le Brun (1619-90), most famous for painting the ceilings of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors), Versailles. According to Louis XIV Le Brun was 'the greatest French artist of all time'.
[Ref: 43149] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[François Du Quesnoy ~ il Fiammingo.] Done from the Picture in the Collection of the Right Hon,,ble the Earl of Besborough.](jpegs/62738.jpg)
[François Du Quesnoy ~ il Fiammingo.] Done from the Picture in the Collection of the Right Hon,,ble the Earl of Besborough.
Le. Brun Pinx.t. W. Pether Fecit.
Rob.t Sayer Excudit. [London Printed for Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller, No. 53, Fleet Street.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 495 x 355mm (19½ x 14"). Thread margins on three sides, trimmed into plate at bottom, losing publication line, small tear in inscription area, cockling top right.
A half-length portrait of sculptor and draughtsman François Du Quesnoy (1597-1643), known as il Fiammingo. Born in Brussels, he was in Rome in 1621 in the workshop of Claude Poussin. He spent many years studying and copying Classical and modern works in Roman collections, taking commissions for Urban VIII and Cardinal Massimi.
CS.12, ii of ii.
[Ref: 62738] £320.00
Le. Brun Pinx.t. W. Pether Fecit.
Rob.t Sayer Excudit. [London Printed for Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller, No. 53, Fleet Street.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 495 x 355mm (19½ x 14"). Thread margins on three sides, trimmed into plate at bottom, losing publication line, small tear in inscription area, cockling top right.
A half-length portrait of sculptor and draughtsman François Du Quesnoy (1597-1643), known as il Fiammingo. Born in Brussels, he was in Rome in 1621 in the workshop of Claude Poussin. He spent many years studying and copying Classical and modern works in Roman collections, taking commissions for Urban VIII and Cardinal Massimi.
CS.12, ii of ii.
[Ref: 62738] £320.00
Le Debordement du Nil.
C. le B. in.
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving. Sheet: 215 x 170mm (8¼ x 6¾"). Trimmed.
An allegorical representation of the flooding of the Nile. The Nile is represented by a bearded male figure surrounded by putti, the sphynx and a crocodile. The figure of Mercury paints a portrait of the Nile but the canvas portrays the figure of Louis XIV. After French court painter to Louis XIV Charles le Brun (1619-1690).
[Ref: 46819] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
C. le B. in.
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving. Sheet: 215 x 170mm (8¼ x 6¾"). Trimmed.
An allegorical representation of the flooding of the Nile. The Nile is represented by a bearded male figure surrounded by putti, the sphynx and a crocodile. The figure of Mercury paints a portrait of the Nile but the canvas portrays the figure of Louis XIV. After French court painter to Louis XIV Charles le Brun (1619-1690).
[Ref: 46819] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.
Madam Le Brun del. M.A. Bourlier Sc.
London Published by E. Harding 19 May 1806.
Stipple. Plate 275 x 215mm. 10¾ x 8½".
Princess Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina (1767-1820) was the only daughter of Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia, later King Frederick William II. She later assumed the title The Duchess of York and Albany following her marriage in 1791 to Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany.
NPG: D15300.
[Ref: 22677] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Madam Le Brun del. M.A. Bourlier Sc.
London Published by E. Harding 19 May 1806.
Stipple. Plate 275 x 215mm. 10¾ x 8½".
Princess Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina (1767-1820) was the only daughter of Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia, later King Frederick William II. She later assumed the title The Duchess of York and Albany following her marriage in 1791 to Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany.
NPG: D15300.
[Ref: 22677] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
![[Battle of the Granicus]](jpegs/45148.jpg)
[Battle of the Granicus] La vertu surmonte tout obstacle / Alexandre ayant passé le Granique, attaque les Perses a forces inegales [...]
C le Brun pinxit
Se vend a Paris chez Benoit Audran rue St. Jacques a St. Prosper et chez Jean Audran rue et faubourg St. Jacques vis a vis la rue St. Dominique [c.1750]
Engraving, platemark 290 x 600mm (11½ x 23½"). Folded as issued.
The Battle of the Granicus River in 334 BC, the first of Alexander the Great's three major battles against the Persian empire, fought in Asia Minor near the site of Troy. One of a series of engravings reproducing a famous set of paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting the battles of Alexander (now in the Louvre).
From the Library of Pitsligo
[Ref: 45148] £360.00
C le Brun pinxit
Se vend a Paris chez Benoit Audran rue St. Jacques a St. Prosper et chez Jean Audran rue et faubourg St. Jacques vis a vis la rue St. Dominique [c.1750]
Engraving, platemark 290 x 600mm (11½ x 23½"). Folded as issued.
The Battle of the Granicus River in 334 BC, the first of Alexander the Great's three major battles against the Persian empire, fought in Asia Minor near the site of Troy. One of a series of engravings reproducing a famous set of paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting the battles of Alexander (now in the Louvre).
From the Library of Pitsligo
[Ref: 45148] £360.00
![[Battle of the Hydaspes]](jpegs/45149.jpg)
[Battle of the Hydaspes] La vertu plaist quoy que vaincue / Alexandre n'est pas seulement touché de compassion en voyant la grandeur d'ame du Roy Porus qu'il a vaincu [...]
Car. le Brun pinxit
Se vend a Paris chez Benoist Audran, rue St. Jacques a L'Image de St. Prosper et chez Jean Audran rue et faubourg St. Jacques vis a vis la rue St. Dominique [c.1750]
Engraving, platemark 290 x 600mm (11½ x 23½"). Folded as issued.
The Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC, between Alexander the Great and king Porus. The battle was fought on the banks of the river Hydaspes (now known as the Jhelum) in what is now the Punjab region of Pakistan. Alexander was so impressed by Porus' conduct that he allowed Porus to rule Hydaspes in Alexander's name. One of a series of engravings reproducing a famous set of paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting the battles of Alexander (now in the Louvre).
From the Library of Pitsligo
[Ref: 45149] £360.00
Car. le Brun pinxit
Se vend a Paris chez Benoist Audran, rue St. Jacques a L'Image de St. Prosper et chez Jean Audran rue et faubourg St. Jacques vis a vis la rue St. Dominique [c.1750]
Engraving, platemark 290 x 600mm (11½ x 23½"). Folded as issued.
The Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC, between Alexander the Great and king Porus. The battle was fought on the banks of the river Hydaspes (now known as the Jhelum) in what is now the Punjab region of Pakistan. Alexander was so impressed by Porus' conduct that he allowed Porus to rule Hydaspes in Alexander's name. One of a series of engravings reproducing a famous set of paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting the battles of Alexander (now in the Louvre).
From the Library of Pitsligo
[Ref: 45149] £360.00
La Liberté Perdue ou l'Amour Couronné. Dédié a Mr le Vicomte de Molien. Par son tres Humble et tres Obeissant Serviteur Mondhare.
Le Brun Inv. Del. Dambrun Sculp.
[n.d. c.1770.]
Engraving. 400 x 281mm. 15¾ x 11". Trimmed inside platemark.
On an enveloped chaise-longue sit two lovers, brought together by cupid who stands in front of the woman.
[Ref: 27695] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Le Brun Inv. Del. Dambrun Sculp.
[n.d. c.1770.]
Engraving. 400 x 281mm. 15¾ x 11". Trimmed inside platemark.
On an enveloped chaise-longue sit two lovers, brought together by cupid who stands in front of the woman.
[Ref: 27695] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Siege of Douai.]](jpegs/43609.jpg)
[The Siege of Douai.]
Seb. le Clerc Sculp.
Engraving, proof before title. Sheet 390 x 545mm (15¼ x 21½").
Louis XIV standing in front of a wounded soldier, soldiers collecting firewood on right, and view of Douai in distance. Representation of the siege of Douai in 1667 during the War of Devolution (1667-8) in which Louis XIV's armies gained land in the Spanish Netherlands and the Franche-Comté but were forced to give most of it back to a Triple Alliance of England, Sweden and the Dutch Republic. From a series of five plates reproducing the compositions invented by Charles Lebrun for a set of tapestries celebrating the victories of Louis XIV.
[Ref: 43609] £360.00
Seb. le Clerc Sculp.
Engraving, proof before title. Sheet 390 x 545mm (15¼ x 21½").
Louis XIV standing in front of a wounded soldier, soldiers collecting firewood on right, and view of Douai in distance. Representation of the siege of Douai in 1667 during the War of Devolution (1667-8) in which Louis XIV's armies gained land in the Spanish Netherlands and the Franche-Comté but were forced to give most of it back to a Triple Alliance of England, Sweden and the Dutch Republic. From a series of five plates reproducing the compositions invented by Charles Lebrun for a set of tapestries celebrating the victories of Louis XIV.
[Ref: 43609] £360.00
S. Maria Magdalena
C le Brun pinxit:. Sold by I Beckett at y.e golden head in y.e Old Bailey.
[n.d.] 1798.
Mezzotint, trimmed. 350 x 260mm (13¾ x 10¼"). Very small margins. Laid on backing paper at corners. Loss to bottom left corner affecting the title area. Minor tears to middle of left and right edge.
A portrait of Mary Magdalene, one of Jesus' earliest and closest followers. Mentioned in each of the four gosples, she is mentioned by name more than any other non-family women. As a figure in Christianity the mythos of Mary Magdalene has a complex history riddled with long-standing inaccuracies, the most successful being that she was a prostitute.
[Ref: 53863] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
C le Brun pinxit:. Sold by I Beckett at y.e golden head in y.e Old Bailey.
[n.d.] 1798.
Mezzotint, trimmed. 350 x 260mm (13¾ x 10¼"). Very small margins. Laid on backing paper at corners. Loss to bottom left corner affecting the title area. Minor tears to middle of left and right edge.
A portrait of Mary Magdalene, one of Jesus' earliest and closest followers. Mentioned in each of the four gosples, she is mentioned by name more than any other non-family women. As a figure in Christianity the mythos of Mary Magdalene has a complex history riddled with long-standing inaccuracies, the most successful being that she was a prostitute.
[Ref: 53863] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Mary Magdalene.] Le Retour a la Vertu.](jpegs/39718.jpg)
[Mary Magdalene.] Le Retour a la Vertu.
Painted by C. le Brun. Engraved by N. Schiavonetti junior.
London Published the 10th of February 1795 by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co., N. 132 Pall Mall.
Fine stipple impression. Sheet 560 x 430mm (22 x 17"). Trimmed just within plate. Some creasing.
A large portrait of Mary Magdalene at her dressing table, casting her jewelbox aside and turning her face up to God. After Charles Le Brun (1619-90), most famous for painting the ceilings of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors), Versailles. According to Louis XIV Le Brun was 'the greatest French artist of all time'.
[Ref: 39718] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by C. le Brun. Engraved by N. Schiavonetti junior.
London Published the 10th of February 1795 by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co., N. 132 Pall Mall.
Fine stipple impression. Sheet 560 x 430mm (22 x 17"). Trimmed just within plate. Some creasing.
A large portrait of Mary Magdalene at her dressing table, casting her jewelbox aside and turning her face up to God. After Charles Le Brun (1619-90), most famous for painting the ceilings of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors), Versailles. According to Louis XIV Le Brun was 'the greatest French artist of all time'.
[Ref: 39718] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![Le sacrificateur de Madian avait sept filles [...].](jpegs/38448.jpg)
Le sacrificateur de Madian avait sept filles [...]. [Moses defending the daughters of Jethro.]
C. Le Brun pinxit. Audran Sculpsit.
A Paris Chez Audran, rue St. Jaques, aux 2 pilliers d'or. Avec Privil du Roy. [n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving. Sheet size: 550 x 620mm (21¾ x 24¼"). Cut to image. Laid on 18th century backing sheet. Central vertical crease.
Moses defending the daughters of Jethro, who are gathered at right and are expressing various emotions as, on the left, Moses forces a man to the ground whilst brandishing his staff. Behind, camels and cows are seen drinking from a trough. After a painting executed in 1686 by Nicholas Poussin (1594 - 1665). A dedication below to Hilare Rouillé du Coudray.
[Ref: 38448] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
C. Le Brun pinxit. Audran Sculpsit.
A Paris Chez Audran, rue St. Jaques, aux 2 pilliers d'or. Avec Privil du Roy. [n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving. Sheet size: 550 x 620mm (21¾ x 24¼"). Cut to image. Laid on 18th century backing sheet. Central vertical crease.
Moses defending the daughters of Jethro, who are gathered at right and are expressing various emotions as, on the left, Moses forces a man to the ground whilst brandishing his staff. Behind, camels and cows are seen drinking from a trough. After a painting executed in 1686 by Nicholas Poussin (1594 - 1665). A dedication below to Hilare Rouillé du Coudray.
[Ref: 38448] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Le Maitre de Musique. Dédié a Monsieur le Comte de Steni Par son très Humble et très Obeissant Serviteur Mondhare.
Peint a Gouasse par L. Le Brun. J. Cocquerel Sculp.
A Paris chéz Mondhare rue S.t Jacques pres S.t Severin [n.d., c.1760.]
Scarce & fine engraving. 285 x 205mm (11¼ x 8"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
A music teacher embraces his extravaganty-dressed pupil as she tries to play the harp.
[Ref: 68122] £360.00
Peint a Gouasse par L. Le Brun. J. Cocquerel Sculp.
A Paris chéz Mondhare rue S.t Jacques pres S.t Severin [n.d., c.1760.]
Scarce & fine engraving. 285 x 205mm (11¼ x 8"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
A music teacher embraces his extravaganty-dressed pupil as she tries to play the harp.
[Ref: 68122] £360.00
![[Heads. Representing the Various Passions of the Soul]](jpegs/60580.jpg)
[Heads. Representing the Various Passions of the Soul] Drawn by that Great Master Mons.r Le Brun]
[n.d., c.1763.]
18 (of 20) plates, each c. 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½") vry large margins. Stitch holes in left margins.
A collection of sketched portraits of heads, highlighting expressions: Attention; Admiration; Admiration with Astonishment; Veneration; Rapture; Desire; Joy with Tranquility; Laughter; Acute Pain; Simple Bodily Pain; Sadness; Weeping; Compassion; Terrour or Fright; Anger; Hatred or Jealousy; Dispair; Horreur; and Scorn. This series was first published by Henry Parker in his 'Compleat Drawing Master' in 1763.
[Ref: 60580] £680.00 view all images for this item
[n.d., c.1763.]
18 (of 20) plates, each c. 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½") vry large margins. Stitch holes in left margins.
A collection of sketched portraits of heads, highlighting expressions: Attention; Admiration; Admiration with Astonishment; Veneration; Rapture; Desire; Joy with Tranquility; Laughter; Acute Pain; Simple Bodily Pain; Sadness; Weeping; Compassion; Terrour or Fright; Anger; Hatred or Jealousy; Dispair; Horreur; and Scorn. This series was first published by Henry Parker in his 'Compleat Drawing Master' in 1763.
[Ref: 60580] £680.00 view all images for this item
![[Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski. King of Poland.]](jpegs/34388.jpg)
[Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski. King of Poland.]
Le Brun pinx.t D. Orme sc.t.
[n.d., c.1792.]
Stipple, rare. Sheet size: 127 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Trimmed inside platemark. Laid on backing sheet.
A half length portrait of Stanislaus August Poniatowski (1732 - 1798), inclined slightly to left, with powdered hair, fur coat with a star of the White Eagle, and a white ruffle. In an oval. Poniatowski was the last King and Grand Duke of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1764–95) and was recognised as a great patron of the arts and sciences and a supporter of progressive reforms. Arriving at the Russian imperial court in Saint Petersburg in 1755, he became romantically involved with the twenty-six-year-old Catherine Alexeievna (the future Empress Catherine the Great). With her support, in 1764 he was elected king of Poland. Against expectations, he attempted to reform and strengthen the ailing Commonwealth. His efforts were met with external opposition from Prussia, Russia and Austria, all interested in keeping the Commonwealth weak. The reforms were overthrown following a succession of wars which led to the Partitions of Poland, marking the end of the Commonwealth. Stripped of all meaningful power, Poniatowski abdicated in November 1795 and spent the last years of his life in semi-captivity in Saint Petersburg.
[Ref: 34388] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Le Brun pinx.t D. Orme sc.t.
[n.d., c.1792.]
Stipple, rare. Sheet size: 127 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Trimmed inside platemark. Laid on backing sheet.
A half length portrait of Stanislaus August Poniatowski (1732 - 1798), inclined slightly to left, with powdered hair, fur coat with a star of the White Eagle, and a white ruffle. In an oval. Poniatowski was the last King and Grand Duke of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1764–95) and was recognised as a great patron of the arts and sciences and a supporter of progressive reforms. Arriving at the Russian imperial court in Saint Petersburg in 1755, he became romantically involved with the twenty-six-year-old Catherine Alexeievna (the future Empress Catherine the Great). With her support, in 1764 he was elected king of Poland. Against expectations, he attempted to reform and strengthen the ailing Commonwealth. His efforts were met with external opposition from Prussia, Russia and Austria, all interested in keeping the Commonwealth weak. The reforms were overthrown following a succession of wars which led to the Partitions of Poland, marking the end of the Commonwealth. Stripped of all meaningful power, Poniatowski abdicated in November 1795 and spent the last years of his life in semi-captivity in Saint Petersburg.
[Ref: 34388] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[Porus in battle]](jpegs/45147.jpg)
[Porus in battle] La vraye valeur est toujours invincible / Porus abandonné des siens blessa plusieurs de ceux qui l'environnoient [...]
Car. le Brun pinxit J. Audran excudit
Se vend à Paris chez B. Audran au Palais de Luxembourg et Chez J. Audran a l'entrée du Faubourg St. Jaque vis a vis l'Ygret. [c.1750]
Engraving, platemark 290 x 600mm (11½ x 23½"). Folded as issued.
King Porus distinguishing himself in the Battle of the Hydaspes against Alexander the Great in the ancient kingdom of Pauravas (now part of the Punjab province of Pakistan). One of a series of engravings reproducing a famous set of paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting the battles of Alexander (now in the Louvre).
From the Library of Pitsligo
[Ref: 45147] £360.00
Car. le Brun pinxit J. Audran excudit
Se vend à Paris chez B. Audran au Palais de Luxembourg et Chez J. Audran a l'entrée du Faubourg St. Jaque vis a vis l'Ygret. [c.1750]
Engraving, platemark 290 x 600mm (11½ x 23½"). Folded as issued.
King Porus distinguishing himself in the Battle of the Hydaspes against Alexander the Great in the ancient kingdom of Pauravas (now part of the Punjab province of Pakistan). One of a series of engravings reproducing a famous set of paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting the battles of Alexander (now in the Louvre).
From the Library of Pitsligo
[Ref: 45147] £360.00
Prudence.
Le Brun in. B. Lens fe.
[n.d. c.1740.] C. Cooper ex.
A fine mezzotint. 159 x 109mm. 6¼ x 4¼". Some foxing at corners. Laid on sheet.
Prudence. [Proverbs 8: 12]. "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion."
[Ref: 14422] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Le Brun in. B. Lens fe.
[n.d. c.1740.] C. Cooper ex.
A fine mezzotint. 159 x 109mm. 6¼ x 4¼". Some foxing at corners. Laid on sheet.
Prudence. [Proverbs 8: 12]. "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion."
[Ref: 14422] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France]](jpegs/39872.jpg)
[Pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France] Petrus Seguier Fraciae Cancellarius [...]
[after Charles Le Brun?]
[1660]
Engraving with accompanying letterpress sheet, each 470 x 350mm (18½ x 13¾"). Repaired tear to both sheets. Small margins.
Pierre Séguier (1588-1672), chancellor of France from 1635, and a bibliophile whose library was amongst the most valuable of its day. From 'Les Portraits des Hommes Illustres Francois qui sont Peints dans la Galerie du Palais Cardinal de Richelieu' (1660), which was dedicated to Séguier. The book reproduces the portraits of great men hanging in Richelieu's 'Galerie des hommes illustres' by Simon Vouet and Philippe de Champaigne.
[Ref: 39872] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
[after Charles Le Brun?]
[1660]
Engraving with accompanying letterpress sheet, each 470 x 350mm (18½ x 13¾"). Repaired tear to both sheets. Small margins.
Pierre Séguier (1588-1672), chancellor of France from 1635, and a bibliophile whose library was amongst the most valuable of its day. From 'Les Portraits des Hommes Illustres Francois qui sont Peints dans la Galerie du Palais Cardinal de Richelieu' (1660), which was dedicated to Séguier. The book reproduces the portraits of great men hanging in Richelieu's 'Galerie des hommes illustres' by Simon Vouet and Philippe de Champaigne.
[Ref: 39872] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
True Valour is always Invincible. Porus being forsaken by his own People w.th great courage sustain'd ye Attacks of his Enemies wound'd several of them & slew Taxiles Brother after w.ch being greviously bruis'd & wounded he fell from off his Elephant. La Vraye Valeur est toujours Invincible. Porus abandonne des siens blesse plusieurs de ceux que lenvironnent tue le Frere de Taxile & apres ce dernier efort de courage il tombe lut meme accable De coups de dessus son Elephant.
Le Brun pinx. Parr sculp.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1760.]
Copper engraving. 203 x 419mm. 8 x 16½". Trimmed, fold down right-hand side. Slight time staining
The battle against King Porus, with the latter riding an elephant at the centre, and trying to repel the Greek soldiers surrounding him, two eagles flanking Mansart's arms in the bottom margin. The Battle of the Hydaspes River fought against Alexander the Great by King Porus of the Hindu Paurava kingdom.
See Ref: 20824 for an earlier larger impression published by Audran; and 20847: for a later impression published by R. Wilkinson.
[Ref: 20827] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Le Brun pinx. Parr sculp.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1760.]
Copper engraving. 203 x 419mm. 8 x 16½". Trimmed, fold down right-hand side. Slight time staining
The battle against King Porus, with the latter riding an elephant at the centre, and trying to repel the Greek soldiers surrounding him, two eagles flanking Mansart's arms in the bottom margin. The Battle of the Hydaspes River fought against Alexander the Great by King Porus of the Hindu Paurava kingdom.
See Ref: 20824 for an earlier larger impression published by Audran; and 20847: for a later impression published by R. Wilkinson.
[Ref: 20827] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
True Valour is always Invincible. Porus being forsaken by his own People w.th great courage sustain'd ye Attacks of his Enemies wound'd several of them & slew Taxiles Brother after w.ch being greviously bruis'd & wounded he fell from off his Elephant. La Vraye Valeur est toujours Invincible. Porus abandonne des siens blesse plusieurs de ceux qui lenvironnent tue le Frere de Taxile & apres ce dernier efort de courage il tombe luy mem accable De coups de dessus son Elephant. 3.
Le Brun Pinx. Parr sculp.
Printed for R. Wilkinson at No.58 ____ in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1809.]
Copper engraving. Plate 203 x 405mm. 8 x 16". Crease lower left-hand corner.
The battle against King Porus, with the latter riding an elephant at the centre, and trying to repel the Greek soldiers surrounding him, two eagles flanking Mansart's arms in the bottom margin. The Battle of the Hydaspes River fought against Alexander the Great by King Porus of the Hindu Paurava kingdom. Robert Wilkinson republished many of the Bowles plates in the early 1800s. He took over the business of John Bowles following his death in 1799.
See Ref: 20824 for an earlier French impression published by Audran; and 20827 for an earlier impression published by Bowles.
[Ref: 20847] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Le Brun Pinx. Parr sculp.
Printed for R. Wilkinson at No.58 ____ in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1809.]
Copper engraving. Plate 203 x 405mm. 8 x 16". Crease lower left-hand corner.
The battle against King Porus, with the latter riding an elephant at the centre, and trying to repel the Greek soldiers surrounding him, two eagles flanking Mansart's arms in the bottom margin. The Battle of the Hydaspes River fought against Alexander the Great by King Porus of the Hindu Paurava kingdom. Robert Wilkinson republished many of the Bowles plates in the early 1800s. He took over the business of John Bowles following his death in 1799.
See Ref: 20824 for an earlier French impression published by Audran; and 20827 for an earlier impression published by Bowles.
[Ref: 20847] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Valour is Priz'd tho' Vanquish'd. Alexander admiring the greatness of soul of King Porus, whom he had defeated and made Prisoner, not only pities him but (as an honourable mark os his Esteem) admits him into the number of his Friends, and gives him a Kingdom greater than that which he had Lost. La Vertu Plast Quoy que Vaincue. Alexander n'est pas seulement touché de compassion en voyant la Grandeur d'ame du Roy Porus qu'il a vaincu, et fait son Prisonnier, mais il luy donne des marques honorables de son estime en le recevant au Nombre de ses amis, et en luy donnant en suitte un plus Grand Royaume que celuy qu'il avoit perdu. 4.
Le Brun pinx. Parr sculp.
Printed for R. Wilkinson at No.58 ____ in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1809.]
Copper engraving. Paper watermarked. Plate 203 x 412mm. 8 x 16¼".
A landscape with King Porus, wounded, carried before Alexander the Great after the Battle of the Hydaspes River. The result of the battle was a decisive Macedonian victory for Alexander. Robert Wilkinson republished many of the Bowles plates in the early 1800s. He took over the business of John Bowles following his death in 1799.
[Ref: 20829] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Le Brun pinx. Parr sculp.
Printed for R. Wilkinson at No.58 ____ in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1809.]
Copper engraving. Paper watermarked. Plate 203 x 412mm. 8 x 16¼".
A landscape with King Porus, wounded, carried before Alexander the Great after the Battle of the Hydaspes River. The result of the battle was a decisive Macedonian victory for Alexander. Robert Wilkinson republished many of the Bowles plates in the early 1800s. He took over the business of John Bowles following his death in 1799.
[Ref: 20829] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)