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The African Prince.
Painted by H. Meyer. Engraved by R. Hicks.
Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1844.
Engraving. Plate: 230 x 145mm (9 x 5¾'').
A scene showing a young African prince embracing a young woman, holding a book.
[Ref: 49953] £65.00
(£78.00 incl.VAT)
[The Camp at Bunzelwitz.] Plaan der merckwürdigen Stellùng der dreÿ grossen Armeen, als der Kaÿl. Königl., Kaÿl: Russichen, u Königl: Preüssisschen...
H. von Mayer 1781 auc.
Rare etching. 360 x 340mm (14¼ x 13½"). Large margins.
A detailed plan of the camp of Frederick II of Prussia's army at Bunzelwitz (now Boleslawice), outside Schweidnitz (Swidnica) in south-west Poland, nearly surrounded by the Russian and Austrian Armies. The positions of each corps is marked, with the names of the commanders. With all the armies short of supplies the Prussians withdrew, allowing the Austrians to storm and take the important fortress of Schwiednitz later in September.
[Ref: 38453] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Elephants in the Bush.]
[Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt] [pencil signature]
[n.d., c.1960.]
Etching, signed by the artist. 210 x 280mm (8¼ x 11"), with large margins.
Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt (1895-1977), animalier artist, particularly known for his dog portraits.
[Ref: 67657] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
[Elephant charging two lions.]
Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt [Signature in pencil]
[n.d., c.1960.]
Etching, 420 x 610mm (16½ x 24"), with enormous margins. Limited edition of 120.
Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt (1895-1977), animalier artist, particularly known for his dog portraits.
[Ref: 68099] £680.00
George the III, King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c.
G. Spooner Fecit.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 500 x 355mm, 19¾ x 13¾". Proof before artist's name. A few surface scratches. 1 small loss at top.
After Jeremiah Meyer. CS 17, State i of iii.
[Ref: 10396] £480.00
George, III. King of Great Britain, &c. &c.
J. Ryland. Sculp. [after Jeremiah Meyer]
Fine & rare engraving. 175 x 105mm (6¾ x 4¼"). Thread margins, mounted in album paper.
A flattering profile portrait of George III as a youngish man, wearing embroidered coat, frilled cravat, sash and badge of the garter, and powdered wig tied with a large bow at the nape. Jeremiah Meyer (1735-89), a German-born portrait painter, was commissioned to paint the King's miniature portrait to be set in an oval of diamonds in the pearl bracelet given to Princess Charlotte as an engagement present. He also drew George's profile for the new coinage which earned him a gold medal from the Society of Arts in 1761. He was appointed Miniature Painter to the Queen and Enamel Painter to the King in 1764. He was also a founder member of the Royal Academy.
[Ref: 58679] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
George the III, King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c.
G. Spooner Fecit [after Jeremiah Meyer].
[n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint, proof before artist's name. 500 x 355mm (19¾ x 13¾"), with large margins. Paper toned, repair affecting edge of image on right.
Half-length profile portrait of George III, in embroidered coast with sash and star. A very large mezzotint portrait. CS 17, i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66287] £480.00
Edmund Kean Esq.r In the Dress presented to and worn by him on the Occasion of his being chosen a Chief and Prince of the Huron tribe of Indians by the name of Alanienouidet. To the Patentee, Committee, and Performers of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane... This Print is most respectfully dedicated by their obliged and ob.t Ser.t William Kenneth.
Painted by Frederick Meyer Jun.r 3 Red Lion Square. Engraved by G.F. Storm.
London Published by William Kenneth at his Dramatic Repository Corner of Bow St. Covent Garden May 14th 1827.
Fine image.
In Canada on his North American tour of 1826 (taken to avoid the scandal caused by his adultery), Edmund Kean was made an honorary chieftain in the Huron tribe of Indians, with an Indian name of Alanienouidet.
[Ref: 38811] £420.00
[George Thomas Keppel, sixth earl of Albemarle.] The Author in his Travelling Costume.
Drawn from the Life by Henry Meyer.
Published 1827, by Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street.
Etching with hand-colouring, sheet 185 x 115mm (7¼ x 4½"). Slight marking.
George Thomas Keppel, sixth earl of Albermarle (1799-1891), army officer. As a young officer Keppel served in India, and in 1823 he obtained leave to return overland to England. Keppel's travels, which took him via Babylon, Tehran, Baku, Astrakhan, Moscow and St Petersburg (then a rare feat), provided the material for books including 'Personal Narrative of Travels in Babylonia, Assyria, Media, and Scythia, in the year 1824' (1827). This portrait of Keppel is the frontispiece to that book.
[Ref: 47415] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
First and Second Pyramid of Gizah, Ancient Memphis.
L.Meyer del. T. Milton direx.
Published by R. Boyer Historic Gallery, Pall Mall Oct. 1. 1801.
Hand coloured aquatint. Sheet: 390 x 310mm (15¼ x 12"). Trimmed.
A view of the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Pyramid of Khafre. Figures ride, sit and converse in the landscape surrounding the two great monuments.
[Ref: 35092] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Landscape with a fountain]
A. Meyeringh inv. et fc. [c.1695]
Etching, platemark 220 x 330mm (8¾ x 13").
One of a set of twenty-seven etchings of classical landscapes by Aelbert Meyeringh (1645-1714), Dutch artist who spent time in Rome and Padua before returning to Amsterdam, where he made this set of prints which register the influence of artists such as Gaspard Dughet in their Italianate settings. Hollstein 17
[Ref: 38946] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)
Der Züricherischen Jugend auf das Neujarh 1805. von der Stadtbibliothek.
Ioh. Heinrich Meyer del. et Sculp.
[n.d. c.1805.]
Etching. Plate 178 x 154mm. 7 x 6".
A view looking over to Zürich across Lake Zürich; dedicated to the young people of Zürich at the beginning of 1805.
[Ref: 16549] £65.00
(£78.00 incl.VAT)
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