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[William H.W. Betty
[William H.W. Betty Engraved by S.W.Reynolds from a drawing in the possession of Her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire to whom this plate is with permission respectfully inscribed by Her Grace's most humble servants S.W.Reynolds & J.s Ramsay.]
[Drawn by J.s Ramsay Sheffield Sept 1804 and published in London Feb.y 1805 by S.W.Reynolds 47 Poland Street, R.Ramsay Duke Street, Strand and sold by Ramsay Sheffield.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before all letters. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Thread margins reinforced on verso, creasing.
William Henry West Betty (1791-1874), a child actor billed as the 'Young Roscius' for his performances in adult roles like Hamlet and Romeo, 1804-6, at Covent Garden. After leaving the stage in 1808 to study at Christ's College, Cambridge, his attempts to return to the stage as an adult all failed. This plate is unusual in that the entire surface is mezzotinted. The published state also had 'The Young Roscius' written in the lower image.
Whitman: 26, state i of ii.
[Ref: 51180]   £360.00  
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[Thomas Bewick.]
[Thomas Bewick.]
[Painted by James Ramsay.]
[n.d., c.1840.]
Steel engraving, proof before all letters on india paper. India 270 x 180mm. Small holes in india where glued to backing sheet top right and lower left. Pin-sized hole to right of Bewick's head. Two rust spots on image.
Thomas Bewick (1753 - 1828), wood-engraver. Taken from the 1823 portrait by James Ramsay.
NP: 319.
[Ref: 7377]   £65.00   (£78.00 incl.VAT)
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Thomas Bewick. Engraver on Wood.
Thomas Bewick. Engraver on Wood.
Ja.s Ramsay Pinx.t Henry Hoppner Meyer, Sculp.t
Edwin Pearson Excudit. [n.d., c.1840.]
Stipple. 279 x 215mm. 11 x 8½".
Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), wood-engraver. At the age of fourteen Bewick was apprenticed to Ralph Beilby, an engraver in Newcastle. He devoted himself to engraving on wood, and is credited with reviving this art and establishing it as a major form of printmaking. Bewick developed the technique of cutting a design into hardwood cut across, rather than with, the grain, using a sharp tool called a bruin. In 1775, he received a payment from the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce for a wood engraving of the Huntsman and the Old Hound. Bewick's most important works are illustrations for books such as A General History of Quadrupeds (1790) and A History of British Birds (1797 and 1804).
[Ref: 18949]   £90.00   (£108.00 incl.VAT)
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Thomas Bewick [facsimile siganture.]
Thomas Bewick [facsimile siganture.]
[Frederick Bacon, after James Ramsay.]
R. Turner [stamped.] [n.d. c.1852.]
Engraving on india with small margins, scarce, printseller's association stamp, publisher's blindstamp of R. Turner Newcastle. Limited edition 150 Autograph proofs on india paper; Plate 405 x 305mm (16 x 12").
Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), the British wood-engraver. He is credited with reviving this art and establishing it as a major form of printmaking. He developed the technique of cutting a design into hardwood cut across, rather than with, the grain, using a sharp tool called a bruin. In 1775, he received a payment from the Royal Society for the Encouragment of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce for a wood engraving of the 'Huntsman and the Old Hound'. Bewick's most important works are illustrations for books such as 'A General History of Quadrupeds' (1790) and 'A History of British Birds' (1797).
NPG: D31747.
[Ref: 29928]   £250.00   (£300.00 incl.VAT)
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To His Royal highness The Prince Regent This Portrait of L.t General Sir John Doyle Bar.t G.C.B. K.C.
To His Royal highness The Prince Regent This Portrait of L.t General Sir John Doyle Bar.t G.C.B. K.C. Is humbly Dedicated by His Royal Highnesses most obedient & devoted Serv.t John P Thompson. Proof
James Ramsay Esq. pinxit. W.Say sculp Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.
London. Pub. Nov 1., 1817. by Thompson. 26 St James's Street.
Mezzotint. 540 x 390mm (21¼ x 15¼"), with large margins. Chips to edges of margins.
A three-quarter portrait of General Sir John Doyle (1756-1834), in uniform, with horse and Arab groom. In the background is the French Régiment de Dromadaires, which Doyle persuaded to surrender without a fight in 1801. Doyle served in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, fighting with Abercromby in Egypt. After active service he became Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales (later George IV) and lieutenant-governor of Guernsey from 1802 to 1813. A mason, he was Deputy Grand Master of the Orange Lodge No.116, and a member of the Prince of Wales Lodge and Premier Grand Lodge
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. For lettered impression see Ref 66306.
[Ref: 67836]   £420.00  
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To His Royal highness The Prince Regent This Portrait of L.t General Sir John Doyle Bar.t G.C.B. K.C.
To His Royal highness The Prince Regent This Portrait of L.t General Sir John Doyle Bar.t G.C.B. K.C. Is humbly Dedicated by His Royal Highnesses most obedient & devoted Serv.t John P Thompson.
James Ramsay Esq. pinxit. W.Say sculp Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.
London. Pub. Nov 1., 1817. by Thompson. 26 St James's Street.
Mezzotint. 540 x 390mm (21¼ x 15¼"). Trimmed to plate, chips to edges in inscription area.
A three-quarter portrait of General Sir John Doyle (1756-1834), in uniform, with horse and Arab groom. In the background is the French Régiment de Dromadaires, which Doyle persuaded to surrender without a fight in 1801. Doyle served in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, fighting with Abercromby in Egypt. After active service he became Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales (later George IV) and lieutenant-governor of Guernsey from 1802 to 1813. A mason, he was Deputy Grand Master of the Orange Lodge No.116, and a member of the Prince of Wales Lodge and Premier Grand Lodge
[Ref: 66306]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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The R.t. Hon.ble Henry Grattan, M.P.
The R.t. Hon.ble Henry Grattan, M.P. This Print is with permission Dedicated to the Rt. Hon.ble Earl Fitzwilliam by his ob.t. & very h.ble Serv.t J. Ramsay.
Painted by J. Ramsay. Engraved by C. Turner.
London Pub. Oct.r 25. 1806 by J. Ramsay, No. 23, Great Pultney Street, Golden Square, & by C. Turner (for the proprietor) 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Fine mezzotint. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with very large margins.
Henry Grattan (1746-1820) was a member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century. He opposed the Act of Union 1800 that merged the Kingdoms of Ireland and Great Britain. A member of the Anglo-Irish elite of Protestant background, Grattan was a distinguished student at Trinity College, Dublin where he began a lifelong study of classical literature, and was especially interested in the great orators of antiquity.
NPG: D34801. Whitman 232.
[Ref: 49141]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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The Rev.d John Lingard, D.D.
The Rev.d John Lingard, D.D.
Painted by Jam.s Ramsay Engraved by Cha.s Fox London. Published June 5 1823 for the Proprietor by Colnaghi & C.o Cockspur Street and Molteno Pall Mall. Printed by Tomkins.
Colnaghi & Co, London. 1823.
Engraving. 285 x 225mm (11¼ x 9"), with large margins.
A half portrait of John Lingard (1771-1851), Roman Catholic priest and historian.
[Ref: 53885]   £45.00   (£54.00 incl.VAT)
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John Lockley, Esqr.
John Lockley, Esqr. Formerly of Boscobel House, in the Country of Salop, but noe of Amerie Court, Pershore, in the County of Worcester. Father of the Field.
Painted by J. Ramsay. Engraved by Tho.s Lupton.
London, Published May 10, 1825, by J. Pittman, Warwick Square, & W.B. Cooke, 9. Soho Square.
Mezzotint. 432 x 318mm (17" x 12½"). Some creasing across the image.
John Lockley (1750-1829) was born at Barton Hall, once the residence of Oliver Cromwell. He occasionally ran horses at the country races; however fox-hunting was his favourite amusement. While hunting with the fox-hounds of T. Boycott, esq. he fell from his horse but re-mounted his horse gallantly to end the chase. He was rather unwell that evening and died the following day.
[Ref: 8514]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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John Lockley, Esqr.
John Lockley, Esqr. Formerly of Boscobel House, in the Country of Salop, but now of Amerie Court, Pershore, in the County of Worcester. Father of the Field.
Painted by J. Ramsay. Engraved by Thos. Lupton.
London, Published May 10, 1825, by J. Pittman, Warwick Square, & W.B. Cooke, 9. Soho Square.
Scarce mezzotint. 430 x 320mm (17 x 12½") very large margins.
John Lockley (1750-1829) was born at Barton Hall, once the residence of Oliver Cromwell. He occasionally ran horses at the country races; however fox-hunting was his favourite amusement. While hunting with the fox-hounds of T. Boycott, esq. he fell from his horse but re-mounted his horse gallantly to end the chase. He was rather unwell that evening and died the following day.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64760]   £360.00  
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Sir John Edw.d Swinburn Bar.t.
Sir John Edw.d Swinburn Bar.t. Proof.
Painted by J. Ramsay. Engraved by C. Turner.
London, Pub. 3rd April 1821 for the Proprietor, by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Sons, Cockspur Str.t & M.r Molteno Pall Mall.
Mezzotint, open letter proof. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. Some foxing in borders, slight surface cracking in inscription area.
Half-length seated portrait of Sir John Edward Swinburne (1762-1860), wearing dark coat and eyepatch. A Whig politician and patron of the arts, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London, and the first president of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Whitman 551. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66454]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Sir John Edw.d Swinburn Bar.t.
Sir John Edw.d Swinburn Bar.t. Proof.
Painted by J. Ramsay. Engraved by C. Turner.
London, Pub. 3rd April 1821 for the Proprietor, by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Sons, Cockspur Str.t & M.r Molteno Pall Mall.
Mezzotint, open letter proof. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with very large margins. Some foxing. Uncut.
Half-length seated portrait of Sir John Edward Swinburne (1762-1860), wearing dark coat and eyepatch. A Whig politician and patron of the arts, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London, and the first president of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Whitman 551. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66455]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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[Thomas Weld] Bishop Weld.
[Thomas Weld] Bishop Weld. This print is humbly dedicated by permission to the Hon.ble M.rs Clifford by her obedient and very humble servant J. Appleby. Proof
Painted by J. Ramsay Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner, Esq.r Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty.
Published by J. Appleby, No.6, Thanet Place Temple Bar London [n.d. c.1830].
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large uncut margins. Mint
A seated portrait of Thomas Weld (1773-1837), an English Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. He is best remembered for persuading Pope Pius VII to declare Maria Fitzherbert's marriage to George IV sacramentally valid. The portrait seems to predate his installation as cardinal by Pius VII in 1830.
W: 597, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iv of v.
[Ref: 66474]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Thomas Weld] Bishop Weld.
[Thomas Weld] Bishop Weld. This print is humbly dedicated by permission to the Hon.ble M.rs Clifford by her obedient and very humble servant J. Appleby. Proof
Painted by J. Ramsay Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner, Esq.r Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty.
Published by J. Appleby, No.6, Thanet Place Temple Bar London [n.d. c.1830].
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large uncut margins. Mint.
A seated portrait of Thomas Weld (1773-1837), an English Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. He is best remembered for persuading Pope Pius VII to declare Maria Fitzherbert's marriage to George IV sacramentally valid. The portrait seems to predate his installation as cardinal by Pius VII in 1830.
W: 597, ii of ii. Ex: collections of Lord Clifford of Chudleigh and The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iv of v.
[Ref: 66475]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Thomas Weld] [Bishop Weld.
[Thomas Weld] [Bishop Weld. This print is humbly dedicated by permission to the Hon.ble M.rs Clifford by her obedient and very humble servant J. Appleby.]
Painted by J. Ramsay Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner, Esq.r Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty.
[Published by J. Appleby, No.6, Thanet Place Temple Bar London] [n.d. c.1830.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before title, printed on chine collé. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), large margins. Crack in platemark on right.
A seated portrait of Thomas Weld (1773-1837), an English Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. He is best remembered for persuading Pope Pius VII to declare Maria Fitzherbert's marriage to George IV sacramentally valid. The portrait seems to predate his installation as cardinal by Pius VII in 1830.
W: 597, state between i & ii of ii. Ex: collections of Lord Clifford of Chudleigh and The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of v.
[Ref: 66476]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[Thomas Weld] [Bishop Weld.
[Thomas Weld] [Bishop Weld. This print is humbly dedicated by permission to the Hon.ble M.rs Clifford by her obedient and very humble servant J. Appleby.]
Painted by J. Ramsay Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner, Esq.r Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty.
[Published by J. Appleby, No.6, Thanet Place Temple Bar London] [n.d. c.1830.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before title. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), large margins.
A seated portrait of Thomas Weld (1773-1837), an English Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. He is best remembered for persuading Pope Pius VII to declare Maria Fitzherbert's marriage to George IV sacramentally valid. The portrait seems to predate his installation as cardinal by Pius VII in 1830.
W: 597, state between i & ii of ii. Ex: collections of Lord Clifford of Chudleigh and The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of v.
[Ref: 66477]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Thomas Weld] [Bishop Weld.
[Thomas Weld] [Bishop Weld. This print is humbly dedicated by permission to the Hon.ble M.rs Clifford by her obedient and very humble servant J. Appleby.]
Painted by J. Ramsay Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner, Esq.r Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty.
[Published by J. Appleby, No.6, Thanet Place Temple Bar London] [n.d. c.1830.]
Mezzotint, proof before title. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Small margins.
A seated portrait of Thomas Weld (1773-1837), an English Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. He is best remembered for persuading Pope Pius VII to declare Maria Fitzherbert's marriage to George IV sacramentally valid. The portrait seems to predate his installation as cardinal by Pius VII in 1830.
W: 597, state between i & ii of ii. Ex: collections of Lord Clifford of Chudleigh and The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of v.
[Ref: 66478]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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