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![[Prussia] Fréderic II Roi de Prusse Electeur de Brandebourg.](jpegs/57544.jpg)
[Prussia] Fréderic II Roi de Prusse Electeur de Brandebourg.
Pesne P. Wille S.
[n.d., c.1757].
Engraving. 285 x 390mm. (11¼ x 15¼"), large margins.
Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia, half-length, turned to left; with tricorn, and sash worn over jacket bearing the insignia of the Order of the Black Eagle; in trompe l'oeil oval frame, on pedestal. Frédéric II was a successful military campaigner who, in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars against Austria and other powers, greatly enlarged Prussia's territories and made Prussia the foremost military power in Europe at the time.
[Ref: 57544] £320.00
Pesne P. Wille S.
[n.d., c.1757].
Engraving. 285 x 390mm. (11¼ x 15¼"), large margins.
Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia, half-length, turned to left; with tricorn, and sash worn over jacket bearing the insignia of the Order of the Black Eagle; in trompe l'oeil oval frame, on pedestal. Frédéric II was a successful military campaigner who, in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars against Austria and other powers, greatly enlarged Prussia's territories and made Prussia the foremost military power in Europe at the time.
[Ref: 57544] £320.00
![[Frederick II] Frederic III, Roi de Prusse, Electeur de Brandebourg.](jpegs/64012.jpg)
[Frederick II] Frederic III, Roi de Prusse, Electeur de Brandebourg.
Pesne Pinx.t. 1756. R. Houston Fecit.
London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1775.]
Mezzotint. 360 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, laid on album page. Small margins on 3 sides.
An oval portrait of Frederick the Great (1712-86) as a young man. Originally published by John Bowles.
Chaloner Smith 96.
[Ref: 64012] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Pesne Pinx.t. 1756. R. Houston Fecit.
London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1775.]
Mezzotint. 360 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, laid on album page. Small margins on 3 sides.
An oval portrait of Frederick the Great (1712-86) as a young man. Originally published by John Bowles.
Chaloner Smith 96.
[Ref: 64012] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Fridericus Rex Borussiae Elector Brandeb: Nat: 1712. d: 24. Jan:
Antonius Pesne Primus Pictor Regis. Deff: et grave oar J. E. Nilson. Efigiem pinxit Berol.
ce vend a Ausbourg chez l'Auteur, et a Paris chez Roffelin rue S.t Jacques a l'hotel Saumer. [n.d. c.1752-1786]
Engraving, 220 x 155mm (8¾ x 6¼"). Small margins. Small wormhole left margin.
Half length portrait of Frederick II, (the great) King of Prussia (1712-86) within an oval inscribed 'O quantum tibi nominis paratur...' He wears a brocaded coat with decoration on chest, sash and hat and holds a staff or baton in his hand. The oval has laurel wreath decoration; letter R and crown haloed by the sun; angel playing trumpet at top left; the image is flanked by several figures, some allegorical, representing his various traits and achievements with a large Prussian coat of arms below.
[Ref: 61511] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Antonius Pesne Primus Pictor Regis. Deff: et grave oar J. E. Nilson. Efigiem pinxit Berol.
ce vend a Ausbourg chez l'Auteur, et a Paris chez Roffelin rue S.t Jacques a l'hotel Saumer. [n.d. c.1752-1786]
Engraving, 220 x 155mm (8¾ x 6¼"). Small margins. Small wormhole left margin.
Half length portrait of Frederick II, (the great) King of Prussia (1712-86) within an oval inscribed 'O quantum tibi nominis paratur...' He wears a brocaded coat with decoration on chest, sash and hat and holds a staff or baton in his hand. The oval has laurel wreath decoration; letter R and crown haloed by the sun; angel playing trumpet at top left; the image is flanked by several figures, some allegorical, representing his various traits and achievements with a large Prussian coat of arms below.
[Ref: 61511] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Frederick II] Frederick the III.d, King of Prussia, Elector of Brandenburg, &c.](jpegs/67184.jpg)
[Frederick II] Frederick the III.d, King of Prussia, Elector of Brandenburg, &c. Done from an Original Pictures Painted after the Life by Mon.s Pesne, painter to his Majesty the King of Prussia.
[Engraved by Richard Houston]
[n.d, c.1750.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 370 x 260mm (14½ x 10¼"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into inscription at bottom. Laid on card.
A half-length portrait in oval of of Frederick the Great (1712-86), wearing a hat with velvet bow, sash and star
Chaloner Smith 96. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67184] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by Richard Houston]
[n.d, c.1750.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 370 x 260mm (14½ x 10¼"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into inscription at bottom. Laid on card.
A half-length portrait in oval of of Frederick the Great (1712-86), wearing a hat with velvet bow, sash and star
Chaloner Smith 96. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67184] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Friedrich Hoffmann]](jpegs/39209.jpg)
[Friedrich Hoffmann] Fridericus Hoffmannus Regiae Majestatis Prussiae Consiliarius intimus Archiater et Professor [...]
Anton Pesne Pictor R. Effigiem Pinx Petit Sculpsit Parisiis 1739
Engraving, platemark 305 x 205mm (12 x 8"). Large margins. Creasing lower right; fold through centre.
Friedrich Hoffmann (1660-1742), German physician and chemist. He became professor of medicine and natural philosophy at the University of Halle shortly after it was established in 1693, and spent the rest of his career there with the exception of four years in Berlin as royal physician. Hoffmann's achievements were acknowledged by many learned societies, including the Royal Society in England, which made him a fellow in 1720. After Antoine Pesne (1683 - 1757), French painter who spent most of his career as court painter to Frederick the Great.
Wellcome: 1418-8
[Ref: 39209] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Anton Pesne Pictor R. Effigiem Pinx Petit Sculpsit Parisiis 1739
Engraving, platemark 305 x 205mm (12 x 8"). Large margins. Creasing lower right; fold through centre.
Friedrich Hoffmann (1660-1742), German physician and chemist. He became professor of medicine and natural philosophy at the University of Halle shortly after it was established in 1693, and spent the rest of his career there with the exception of four years in Berlin as royal physician. Hoffmann's achievements were acknowledged by many learned societies, including the Royal Society in England, which made him a fellow in 1720. After Antoine Pesne (1683 - 1757), French painter who spent most of his career as court painter to Frederick the Great.
Wellcome: 1418-8
[Ref: 39209] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Fridericus Hoffmannus. Regiæ Majestatis Prussicæ Consiliarius intimus, Archiater et Professor Medicinæ primarius, Comes Palatinus Cæsareus Academiæ Fridericianæ Senior, Imperatoriæ Carolinæ Petropolitanæ Britannicæ et Prissicæ Academiæ Scientiarum Sodalis. Natus 1660.
Ant. Pesne Piet. Reg Porussiæ ad vivam pinxit.
I. Iac. Haid sculp. et exc. Aug. Vind.
Mezzotint. Plate: 305 x 185mm (12 x 7¼''). Marks in small margins, vertical crease.
A half-length portrait in a decorative frame of German physician and chemist Friedrich Hoffmann (1660-1742).
W. 1418-9.
[Ref: 48388] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Ant. Pesne Piet. Reg Porussiæ ad vivam pinxit.
I. Iac. Haid sculp. et exc. Aug. Vind.
Mezzotint. Plate: 305 x 185mm (12 x 7¼''). Marks in small margins, vertical crease.
A half-length portrait in a decorative frame of German physician and chemist Friedrich Hoffmann (1660-1742).
W. 1418-9.
[Ref: 48388] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Henry Voguell, Esq.r of London Merchant. Aetatis 65.
Peint par Ant: Pensé premier Peintre du Roy.
Gravé a Berlin par G.F. Schmidt Graveur du Roy en 1746.
Rare engraving. Sheet size: 480 x 330mm (19 x 13"). Trimmed inside plate.
A portrait of London merchant and financier Henry Voguell (c.1681-1746), wearing a wig and a long plain coat fastened at the waist. He holds a stick in his right hand, and a hat under his arm. Ships can be seen in the background to the right, next to The Tower of London.
[Ref: 38703] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Peint par Ant: Pensé premier Peintre du Roy.
Gravé a Berlin par G.F. Schmidt Graveur du Roy en 1746.
Rare engraving. Sheet size: 480 x 330mm (19 x 13"). Trimmed inside plate.
A portrait of London merchant and financier Henry Voguell (c.1681-1746), wearing a wig and a long plain coat fastened at the waist. He holds a stick in his right hand, and a hat under his arm. Ships can be seen in the background to the right, next to The Tower of London.
[Ref: 38703] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Henry Voguell, Esq.r of London Merchant. Aetatis 65. Annon 1746.
Ant: Pense Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by Christ.r Seton at the Golden Head in Suffolk Street near the Hay Market Prince [erased].
Mezzotint. Sheet 510 x 350mm (20 x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate.
A portrait of London merchant and financier Henry Voguell (c.1681-1746), wearing a wig and a long plain coat fastened at the waist. He holds a stick in his right hand, and a hat under his arm. Ships can be seen in the background to the right, next to The Tower of London.
CS 364, Russell 364 ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67772] £380.00
Ant: Pense Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by Christ.r Seton at the Golden Head in Suffolk Street near the Hay Market Prince [erased].
Mezzotint. Sheet 510 x 350mm (20 x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate.
A portrait of London merchant and financier Henry Voguell (c.1681-1746), wearing a wig and a long plain coat fastened at the waist. He holds a stick in his right hand, and a hat under his arm. Ships can be seen in the background to the right, next to The Tower of London.
CS 364, Russell 364 ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67772] £380.00