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The Rev.d M.r James Granger.
Gul.s Wynne Ryland Chalcog.s Reg.d faciem del.t et perfecit. Cha.s Bretheron sc.t.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Feb.y 13. 1775.
Stipple, 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), with large margins.
A profile portrait in oval of clergyman James Granger (1723-76), also an author and print collector famed for 'Grangerisation' (adding extra illustrations to books). He also went to prison for using the pulpit to preach against cruelty to animals. The frontispiece to his 'Biographical History of England'.
[Ref: 67860] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
Marianne.
W.m Wynne Ryland Del.t et Scul.t.
Published as the Act directs January 3, 1780 by W.W. Ryland London.
Fine stipple, printed in sanguine sepia in colour, 18th century watermark. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). Trimmed within plate.
Fine printing of a Portrait of a young girl, possibly the artist's daughter, wearing a square-necked gown with elbow-length sleeves and a frilly cap, smiling shyly towards the viewer. The BM (1873,0809.373) notes that Nicholas Stogden has pointed out that the model was a boy.
[Ref: 53092] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
Narcissus.
W.W. Ryland Del. et Sc.
published Jan:y 1775 at No 159 in the Strand.
Stipple, printed in reddish-brown. Sheet 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed to plate, laid on album paper.
Head and shoulders portrait of a young man in a robe.
[Ref: 54718] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
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