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The Generous Master or African Sincerity. a West-India anecdote.
Argus del.t.
London Pub Jan.y 9 1819 by S.W. Fores 50 Piccadilly & 312 Oxford Street.
Etching with hand-colouring, sheet 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9½"). Trimmed inside platemark and glued to backing sheet; staining and paper tone.
An invalid tells his black servant 'Pompey' that he has made provision in his will for Pompey to be buried beside him in the same tomb. Pompey, however, is horrified at the idea, and worries that because of the darkness in the tomb, the devil might mistakenly take him instead of his master. A rare and interesting image.
BM Satires 13193.
[Ref: 41468] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Argus del.t.
London Pub Jan.y 9 1819 by S.W. Fores 50 Piccadilly & 312 Oxford Street.
Etching with hand-colouring, sheet 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9½"). Trimmed inside platemark and glued to backing sheet; staining and paper tone.
An invalid tells his black servant 'Pompey' that he has made provision in his will for Pompey to be buried beside him in the same tomb. Pompey, however, is horrified at the idea, and worries that because of the darkness in the tomb, the devil might mistakenly take him instead of his master. A rare and interesting image.
BM Satires 13193.
[Ref: 41468] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Two Journals. Jou.l 1. ''Look here upon this picture_and others, [/] The counterfeit presentment of two brothers, Hamlet''.
[Charles Williams.]
Pub.d July 1814 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. Plate: 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Creasing at corners. Small margins.
A series of eight vignettes illustrating the activities of Tsar Alexander I during his visit to London in June 1814. Alexander insisted on staying in the Pulteney Hotel where his sister, the Duchess of Oldenburg had taken up residence. The Duchess is shown wearing her poke-bonnet in a style which became known as an Oldenburgh bonnet. This is a companion to BM Satire 12291 which depicts a day spent by George IV.
BM Satire 12290.
[Ref: 47245] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams.]
Pub.d July 1814 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. Plate: 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Creasing at corners. Small margins.
A series of eight vignettes illustrating the activities of Tsar Alexander I during his visit to London in June 1814. Alexander insisted on staying in the Pulteney Hotel where his sister, the Duchess of Oldenburg had taken up residence. The Duchess is shown wearing her poke-bonnet in a style which became known as an Oldenburgh bonnet. This is a companion to BM Satire 12291 which depicts a day spent by George IV.
BM Satire 12290.
[Ref: 47245] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Her Roÿall Highness Princes Ann of Denmark.
R.Williams fecit. C.P.R. E.Cooper ex.
[n.d., c.1690.]
Fine mezzotint, rare 1st state. 225 x 185mm (9 x 7¼"). Small margins.
Portrait of Anne of Denmark (1574 - 1619), wife of King James VI and I. She was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until her death in 1619.
CS: 1: i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65427] £320.00
R.Williams fecit. C.P.R. E.Cooper ex.
[n.d., c.1690.]
Fine mezzotint, rare 1st state. 225 x 185mm (9 x 7¼"). Small margins.
Portrait of Anne of Denmark (1574 - 1619), wife of King James VI and I. She was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until her death in 1619.
CS: 1: i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65427] £320.00
![('Black Buck') The Alarm [in crayon].](jpegs/8951.jpg)
('Black Buck') The Alarm [in crayon].
Horace W. Williamson [signature in pencil].
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching. Plate 203 x 266mm. 8" x 10½". Small crease in the paper.
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a species of antelope found mainly in India, but also in parts of Pakistan and Nepal.
[Ref: 8951] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Horace W. Williamson [signature in pencil].
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching. Plate 203 x 266mm. 8" x 10½". Small crease in the paper.
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a species of antelope found mainly in India, but also in parts of Pakistan and Nepal.
[Ref: 8951] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
The April Fool consigned to Infamy and Ridicule.
[by Charles Williams]
Pubd April 1st 1801 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caricatures lent out for the Evening
Etching with hand-colouring, platemark 280 x 390mm (11 x 15¼"). 18th century watermark. Trimmed to platemark.
The titular April Fool (possibly John James Hamilton, first marquis of Abercorn) stands with his arms around two women, wearing handbands labelled 'Ridicule' and 'Infamy'. On the right a third woman gestures towards the scene, proclaiming 'I have made him a fixed figure for the hand of Scorn to point her slow-moving finger at'. Etching by Charles Williams (1797 - 1830, fl.), prolific etcher of satires from his own designs and those of other artists (especially Woodward). Almost all his plates are anonymous and little work has been done to establish for certain which prints he made. As a result Williams is little-known in comparison with contemporaries such as Rowlandson and Gillray in spite of the comparable quality of some of his work.
BM Satires 9776.
[Ref: 46558] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams]
Pubd April 1st 1801 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caricatures lent out for the Evening
Etching with hand-colouring, platemark 280 x 390mm (11 x 15¼"). 18th century watermark. Trimmed to platemark.
The titular April Fool (possibly John James Hamilton, first marquis of Abercorn) stands with his arms around two women, wearing handbands labelled 'Ridicule' and 'Infamy'. On the right a third woman gestures towards the scene, proclaiming 'I have made him a fixed figure for the hand of Scorn to point her slow-moving finger at'. Etching by Charles Williams (1797 - 1830, fl.), prolific etcher of satires from his own designs and those of other artists (especially Woodward). Almost all his plates are anonymous and little work has been done to establish for certain which prints he made. As a result Williams is little-known in comparison with contemporaries such as Rowlandson and Gillray in spite of the comparable quality of some of his work.
BM Satires 9776.
[Ref: 46558] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Asses of the Nineteenth Century or the Modern Use of a Coachman. See the Follies of the Watering Places.
Argus del.t [Charles Williams].
Pub.d by C Knight and Sold at No 7 Cornhill [n.d., c.1805].
Scarce etching, printed in brown and hand coloured. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"), large margins.
A satire on beach activities: a lady rides an ass on the seashore, with the coachman following behind on a large horse using his whip to keep the ass going forwards.
Not in BM Satires but see 1991,0720.64.
[Ref: 56161] £460.00 (£552.00 incl.VAT)
Argus del.t [Charles Williams].
Pub.d by C Knight and Sold at No 7 Cornhill [n.d., c.1805].
Scarce etching, printed in brown and hand coloured. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"), large margins.
A satire on beach activities: a lady rides an ass on the seashore, with the coachman following behind on a large horse using his whip to keep the ass going forwards.
Not in BM Satires but see 1991,0720.64.
[Ref: 56161] £460.00 (£552.00 incl.VAT)
The Loss of H.M. Steam Frigate Avenger, Captain Charles Napier, off the Coast of Barbary, on the night of Dec.r 20th,1847, when all perished but four. This Print of the melancholy event is dedicated to Lieut Rook, and the Survivors and Relatives of the ill-fated Crew.
C.P. Williams del. Allen & Ferguson lith. Glasgow.
Ackermann & Co London, W.H. Charpentir, Portsmouth and R.A. Grove, Lymington.
Lithograph. Sheet 280 x 375mm (11 x 14¾") Light toning, edges chipped.
HMS Avenger, a wooden paddle wheel RN frigate, was launched in 1845 and wrecked two years later on the Sorelle Rocks near Malta.
[Ref: 55727] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
C.P. Williams del. Allen & Ferguson lith. Glasgow.
Ackermann & Co London, W.H. Charpentir, Portsmouth and R.A. Grove, Lymington.
Lithograph. Sheet 280 x 375mm (11 x 14¾") Light toning, edges chipped.
HMS Avenger, a wooden paddle wheel RN frigate, was launched in 1845 and wrecked two years later on the Sorelle Rocks near Malta.
[Ref: 55727] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[William Bentinck] John Bull contemplating a Statue of Portland Stone.](jpegs/58345.jpg)
[William Bentinck] John Bull contemplating a Statue of Portland Stone.
[Charles Williams.]
Pub,d April 1807 by Walker No 7 Cornhill.
Etching with fine hand colour. 250 x 360mm (9¾ x 14¼"), large margins. Album paper pasted over edge of plate at bottom.
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck as a statue sitting in a chair of Portland Stone blocks, a placard: 'Repaird and Whitewash'd in the Year 1807'. On seeing the statue John Bull exclaims 'I really thought this Statue was gone to decay a long time ago!!'. By the time of this caricature Portland, deaf, gouty, and infirm, was a mere figure-head. This example has Portland coloured as a man rather than the intended statue.
BM Satires 10718.
[Ref: 58345] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams.]
Pub,d April 1807 by Walker No 7 Cornhill.
Etching with fine hand colour. 250 x 360mm (9¾ x 14¼"), large margins. Album paper pasted over edge of plate at bottom.
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck as a statue sitting in a chair of Portland Stone blocks, a placard: 'Repaird and Whitewash'd in the Year 1807'. On seeing the statue John Bull exclaims 'I really thought this Statue was gone to decay a long time ago!!'. By the time of this caricature Portland, deaf, gouty, and infirm, was a mere figure-head. This example has Portland coloured as a man rather than the intended statue.
BM Satires 10718.
[Ref: 58345] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
![[William Bentinck] Iohn Bull contemplating a Statue of Portland Stone.](jpegs/54470.jpg)
[William Bentinck] Iohn Bull contemplating a Statue of Portland Stone.
[by Charles Williams]
Pub.d April 1807 by Walker N.o7 Cornhill.
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 365mm (9¾ x 14½'') very large margins. Ink marginalia, printer's crease.
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, caricatured as a statue, with a sign saying 'Repaired and Whitewash'd in the Year 1807' around his neck. He became Prime Minister in 1807, despite being deaf, gouty and infirm, merely as an acceptable figurehead to his fractious ministers.
BM Satire 10718.
[Ref: 54470] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams]
Pub.d April 1807 by Walker N.o7 Cornhill.
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 365mm (9¾ x 14½'') very large margins. Ink marginalia, printer's crease.
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, caricatured as a statue, with a sign saying 'Repaired and Whitewash'd in the Year 1807' around his neck. He became Prime Minister in 1807, despite being deaf, gouty and infirm, merely as an acceptable figurehead to his fractious ministers.
BM Satire 10718.
[Ref: 54470] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[William Bentinck] Iohn Bull contemplating a Statue of Portland Stone.](jpegs/61841.jpg)
[William Bentinck] Iohn Bull contemplating a Statue of Portland Stone.
[by Charles Williams]
Pub.d April 1807 by Walker N.o7 Cornhill.
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 365mm (9¾ x 14½'') Small margins, time stained.
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, caricatured as a statue, with a sign saying 'Repaired and Whitewash'd in the Year 1807' around his neck. He became Prime Minister in 1807, despite being deaf, gouty and infirm, merely as an acceptable figurehead to his fractious ministers.
BM Satire 10718.
[Ref: 61841] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams]
Pub.d April 1807 by Walker N.o7 Cornhill.
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 365mm (9¾ x 14½'') Small margins, time stained.
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, caricatured as a statue, with a sign saying 'Repaired and Whitewash'd in the Year 1807' around his neck. He became Prime Minister in 1807, despite being deaf, gouty and infirm, merely as an acceptable figurehead to his fractious ministers.
BM Satire 10718.
[Ref: 61841] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Militia galantry - or The Soldiers cowardly retreat to save his Bacon; at the expence of his fair Inamorata.
[by Charles Williams.
Pub.d 1821 by S.W. Fores Piccadilly corner of Sackville Street.
Coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾") very large margins.
Between signs pointing to Cheltenham and Gloucester, a woman kneels at the feet of Col. Berkeley, a tall handsome man in regimentals, wearing a plumed cocked hat. He holds a flag inscribed Letters to Amuse the Public expose the Writer and save my Pocket; on this hangs a letter-file on which papers are spiked. She begs ''In Pity don't Expose me!''. He says ''They will save me thousands''. A coach of onlookers comment, including ''Where's the Honor of a Soldier and Faith there is none in this''. William Berkeley (1786-18570, 1st Earl FitzHardinge, was sued by coach proprietor John Waterhouse for ''Criminal conversation'' with Waterhouse's wife. Despite the attempts satirised here, Waterhouse was awarded £1000 damages at Gloucester Assizes. The scandal did not stop Berkeley becoming Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 1836.
BM Satires 14274a, a second state with 'Militia' instead of 'Military'.
[Ref: 54579] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams.
Pub.d 1821 by S.W. Fores Piccadilly corner of Sackville Street.
Coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾") very large margins.
Between signs pointing to Cheltenham and Gloucester, a woman kneels at the feet of Col. Berkeley, a tall handsome man in regimentals, wearing a plumed cocked hat. He holds a flag inscribed Letters to Amuse the Public expose the Writer and save my Pocket; on this hangs a letter-file on which papers are spiked. She begs ''In Pity don't Expose me!''. He says ''They will save me thousands''. A coach of onlookers comment, including ''Where's the Honor of a Soldier and Faith there is none in this''. William Berkeley (1786-18570, 1st Earl FitzHardinge, was sued by coach proprietor John Waterhouse for ''Criminal conversation'' with Waterhouse's wife. Despite the attempts satirised here, Waterhouse was awarded £1000 damages at Gloucester Assizes. The scandal did not stop Berkeley becoming Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 1836.
BM Satires 14274a, a second state with 'Militia' instead of 'Military'.
[Ref: 54579] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Elizabeth Billington.] Clara _ a Bavura.](jpegs/58380.jpg)
[Elizabeth Billington.] Clara _ a Bavura.
[Charles Williams.]
[Pub.d Jan.y 4th 1802 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly.
Coloured etching, 18th century watermark. 355 x 240mm (14 x 9½"). Wax stains in top corners of margins. Bit messy.
A full-length caricature portrait of Elizabeth Billington (1768-1818) as Clara in Sheridan's opera 'The Duenna', her second leading part.
BM Satires 9914.
[Ref: 58380] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams.]
[Pub.d Jan.y 4th 1802 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly.
Coloured etching, 18th century watermark. 355 x 240mm (14 x 9½"). Wax stains in top corners of margins. Bit messy.
A full-length caricature portrait of Elizabeth Billington (1768-1818) as Clara in Sheridan's opera 'The Duenna', her second leading part.
BM Satires 9914.
[Ref: 58380] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
!["Blea Tarn" [in pencil]](jpegs/14370.jpg)
"Blea Tarn" [in pencil]
H.W. Williamson [inked inside the image]. Horace W Williamson [pencil signature]
[n.d. c.1930.]
Etching. 298 x 371mm. 11¾ x 14½".
Blea Tarn, on the Lake District's innumberable small tarns, occupies a ridge between the Little Langdale Valley and Dungeon Ghyll in Great Langdale. The name blea derives from 'dark blue'.
[Ref: 14370] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
H.W. Williamson [inked inside the image]. Horace W Williamson [pencil signature]
[n.d. c.1930.]
Etching. 298 x 371mm. 11¾ x 14½".
Blea Tarn, on the Lake District's innumberable small tarns, occupies a ridge between the Little Langdale Valley and Dungeon Ghyll in Great Langdale. The name blea derives from 'dark blue'.
[Ref: 14370] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
The High Rock near Bridgnorth.
Drawn on the Spot & Engrav'd by W. Williams. T.B Freeman excudit.
[n.d. c.1789]
Very rare aquatint, 315 x 390mm (12½ x 15¼"). Trimmed within plate. Stain top left.
A view of the large sandstone cliff overlooking the Severn just north of Bridgnorth known as 'High Rock.'
[Ref: 60588] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn on the Spot & Engrav'd by W. Williams. T.B Freeman excudit.
[n.d. c.1789]
Very rare aquatint, 315 x 390mm (12½ x 15¼"). Trimmed within plate. Stain top left.
A view of the large sandstone cliff overlooking the Severn just north of Bridgnorth known as 'High Rock.'
[Ref: 60588] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sir Francis Burdett] Genial Rays, or John Bull enjoying the sunshine.](jpegs/66875.jpg)
[Sir Francis Burdett] Genial Rays, or John Bull enjoying the sunshine.
[Charles Williams.]
Tegg's Caricatures 111 Cheapside. Pub.d June 1810 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 340mm (9¾ x 13½"). Trimmed within plate.
John Bull, a fat 'cit', his hat and bludgeon beside him, reclines on his back against a grassy bank covered with roses. He looks up ecstatically to the sky where the profile head of Burdett is enclosed in a circle or sun inscribed 'Clarior e Tenebris'; this is irradiated, the rays illuminating a distant view of London and John himself. These passions set—and the great Patriot shines" The rays are inscribed: 'Magna Charta', 'King and Constitution', 'Loyalty', 'Reform', 'Good of the People', 'Integrity', 'Laws of the Land', 'Trial by Jury', 'Lords', 'Habea[s Corpus]', 'Liberty', 'Candour', 'Justice', 'Truth', 'Freedom of the Pr[ess]', 'Bill of Rights', 'Commons', 'Free Representation'. A circle of clouds is still not entirely dispersed by the rays: on the right they are over the Tower of London and on the left they surround three evil stars: 'Corrupti[on]', 'Imbe[cillity]', 'Democ[racy]'.
BM Satires 11563. See [Ref: 52292] & [Ref: 63420] for slightly different colouring.
[Ref: 66875] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams.]
Tegg's Caricatures 111 Cheapside. Pub.d June 1810 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 340mm (9¾ x 13½"). Trimmed within plate.
John Bull, a fat 'cit', his hat and bludgeon beside him, reclines on his back against a grassy bank covered with roses. He looks up ecstatically to the sky where the profile head of Burdett is enclosed in a circle or sun inscribed 'Clarior e Tenebris'; this is irradiated, the rays illuminating a distant view of London and John himself. These passions set—and the great Patriot shines" The rays are inscribed: 'Magna Charta', 'King and Constitution', 'Loyalty', 'Reform', 'Good of the People', 'Integrity', 'Laws of the Land', 'Trial by Jury', 'Lords', 'Habea[s Corpus]', 'Liberty', 'Candour', 'Justice', 'Truth', 'Freedom of the Pr[ess]', 'Bill of Rights', 'Commons', 'Free Representation'. A circle of clouds is still not entirely dispersed by the rays: on the right they are over the Tower of London and on the left they surround three evil stars: 'Corrupti[on]', 'Imbe[cillity]', 'Democ[racy]'.
BM Satires 11563. See [Ref: 52292] & [Ref: 63420] for slightly different colouring.
[Ref: 66875] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sir Francis Burdett] Genial Rays, or John Bull enjoying the sunshine.](jpegs/52292.jpg)
[Sir Francis Burdett] Genial Rays, or John Bull enjoying the sunshine.
[Charles Williams.]
Tegg's Caricatures 111 Cheapside. Pub.d June 1810 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed to plate at top.
John Bull, a fat 'cit', his hat and bludgeon beside him, reclines on his back against a grassy bank covered with roses. He looks up ecstatically to the sky where the profile head of Burdett is enclosed in a circle or sun inscribed 'Clarior e Tenebris'; this is irradiated, the rays illuminating a distant view of London and John himself. These passions set—and the great Patriot shines" The rays are inscribed: 'Magna Charta', 'King and Constitution', 'Loyalty', 'Reform', 'Good of the People', 'Integrity', 'Laws of the Land', 'Trial by Jury', 'Lords', 'Habea[s Corpus]', 'Liberty', 'Candour', 'Justice', 'Truth', 'Freedom of the Pr[ess]', 'Bill of Rights', 'Commons', 'Free Representation'. A circle of clouds is still not entirely dispersed by the rays: on the right they are over the Tower of London and on the left they surround three evil stars: 'Corrupti[on]', 'Imbe[cillity]', 'Democ[racy]'.
BM Satires 11563.
[Ref: 52292] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams.]
Tegg's Caricatures 111 Cheapside. Pub.d June 1810 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed to plate at top.
John Bull, a fat 'cit', his hat and bludgeon beside him, reclines on his back against a grassy bank covered with roses. He looks up ecstatically to the sky where the profile head of Burdett is enclosed in a circle or sun inscribed 'Clarior e Tenebris'; this is irradiated, the rays illuminating a distant view of London and John himself. These passions set—and the great Patriot shines" The rays are inscribed: 'Magna Charta', 'King and Constitution', 'Loyalty', 'Reform', 'Good of the People', 'Integrity', 'Laws of the Land', 'Trial by Jury', 'Lords', 'Habea[s Corpus]', 'Liberty', 'Candour', 'Justice', 'Truth', 'Freedom of the Pr[ess]', 'Bill of Rights', 'Commons', 'Free Representation'. A circle of clouds is still not entirely dispersed by the rays: on the right they are over the Tower of London and on the left they surround three evil stars: 'Corrupti[on]', 'Imbe[cillity]', 'Democ[racy]'.
BM Satires 11563.
[Ref: 52292] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sir Francis Burdett] Genial Rays, or John Bull enjoying the sunshine.](jpegs/63420.jpg)
[Sir Francis Burdett] Genial Rays, or John Bull enjoying the sunshine.
[Charles Williams.]
Tegg's Caricatures 111 Cheapside. Pub.d June 1810 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾").
John Bull, a fat 'cit', his hat and bludgeon beside him, reclines on his back against a grassy bank covered with roses. He looks up ecstatically to the sky where the profile head of Burdett is enclosed in a circle or sun inscribed 'Clarior e Tenebris'; this is irradiated, the rays illuminating a distant view of London and John himself. These passions set—and the great Patriot shines" The rays are inscribed: 'Magna Charta', 'King and Constitution', 'Loyalty', 'Reform', 'Good of the People', 'Integrity', 'Laws of the Land', 'Trial by Jury', 'Lords', 'Habea[s Corpus]', 'Liberty', 'Candour', 'Justice', 'Truth', 'Freedom of the Pr[ess]', 'Bill of Rights', 'Commons', 'Free Representation'. A circle of clouds is still not entirely dispersed by the rays: on the right they are over the Tower of London and on the left they surround three evil stars: 'Corrupti[on]', 'Imbe[cillity]', 'Democ[racy]'.
BM Satires 11563.
[Ref: 63420] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams.]
Tegg's Caricatures 111 Cheapside. Pub.d June 1810 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾").
John Bull, a fat 'cit', his hat and bludgeon beside him, reclines on his back against a grassy bank covered with roses. He looks up ecstatically to the sky where the profile head of Burdett is enclosed in a circle or sun inscribed 'Clarior e Tenebris'; this is irradiated, the rays illuminating a distant view of London and John himself. These passions set—and the great Patriot shines" The rays are inscribed: 'Magna Charta', 'King and Constitution', 'Loyalty', 'Reform', 'Good of the People', 'Integrity', 'Laws of the Land', 'Trial by Jury', 'Lords', 'Habea[s Corpus]', 'Liberty', 'Candour', 'Justice', 'Truth', 'Freedom of the Pr[ess]', 'Bill of Rights', 'Commons', 'Free Representation'. A circle of clouds is still not entirely dispersed by the rays: on the right they are over the Tower of London and on the left they surround three evil stars: 'Corrupti[on]', 'Imbe[cillity]', 'Democ[racy]'.
BM Satires 11563.
[Ref: 63420] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sir Francis Burdett] Read - Compare - and - Judge. Or the Freedom of Election Exemplified.](jpegs/60092.jpg)
[Sir Francis Burdett] Read - Compare - and - Judge. Or the Freedom of Election Exemplified.
[Charles Williams.]
Pub.d Aug.t 13th 1804 by SW Fores No 50 Piccadilly _ Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Coloured etching. Sheet 235 x 340mm (9¼ x 13½"). Trimmed within plate.
A satire in support of Sir Francis Burdett (1770 –1844) in the 1804 Middlesex election against George Boulton Mainwaring (c.1773-1822). Although Burdett won, his return was declared void.
BM Satires 10265.
[Ref: 60092] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams.]
Pub.d Aug.t 13th 1804 by SW Fores No 50 Piccadilly _ Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Coloured etching. Sheet 235 x 340mm (9¼ x 13½"). Trimmed within plate.
A satire in support of Sir Francis Burdett (1770 –1844) in the 1804 Middlesex election against George Boulton Mainwaring (c.1773-1822). Although Burdett won, his return was declared void.
BM Satires 10265.
[Ref: 60092] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Cabinet In's and Out's. N.º 4. Tears of Repentance.
[Charles Williams.]
Pub,d May 2.d 1827, by J.Fairburn, Broadway Ludgate Hill.
Coloured etching. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Cut top left taped.
A satire of the Tories who refused to serve in the cabinet under new Prime Minister George Canning, shown crying into a bucket marked 'Tory Lachrymatory, including Wellington (on a seat 'Army'), Dundas ('Law'), Peel ('Home'), Bathhurst (Colonies') and Melville (Admiralty). John Bull threatens to thrash them.
Not in BM Satires, but see BM 1985,0119.400.
[Ref: 68512] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams.]
Pub,d May 2.d 1827, by J.Fairburn, Broadway Ludgate Hill.
Coloured etching. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Cut top left taped.
A satire of the Tories who refused to serve in the cabinet under new Prime Minister George Canning, shown crying into a bucket marked 'Tory Lachrymatory, including Wellington (on a seat 'Army'), Dundas ('Law'), Peel ('Home'), Bathhurst (Colonies') and Melville (Admiralty). John Bull threatens to thrash them.
Not in BM Satires, but see BM 1985,0119.400.
[Ref: 68512] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A Correct Representation of Her Majesty Queen Caroline Returning From the House of Lords, 1820
I.R. Cruikshank fecit. R W ad vivam del.t.
Pub.d by G. Humphrey 27 S.t James's Street, London [n.d., c.1820].
Aquatint with fine hand colour. Sheet 215 x 410mm (8½ x 16"). Trimmed into printed border at sides
Caroline of Brunswick in an open coach with six horses and liveried footmen, being cheered by crowds in New Palace Yard.
[Ref: 62136] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
I.R. Cruikshank fecit. R W ad vivam del.t.
Pub.d by G. Humphrey 27 S.t James's Street, London [n.d., c.1820].
Aquatint with fine hand colour. Sheet 215 x 410mm (8½ x 16"). Trimmed into printed border at sides
Caroline of Brunswick in an open coach with six horses and liveried footmen, being cheered by crowds in New Palace Yard.
[Ref: 62136] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Carolus II D.G. Angliae Scotiae Franciae & Hiberniae Rex, etc etc
P. Willemsen fecit
London Printet for John Williams at the Crowne in St Pauls church yard 1669 Cum Privilegio
Engraving, sheet 315 x 235mm (12½ x 9¼"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
Charles II (1630-1685), king of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1660 to 1685. Following the execution of his father Charles I, he was forced into exile but returned with the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 (as alluded to be the vignette below his coat of arms, showing his triumphant return to London). One of few engravings by Peter Williamson (1662-80, fl.), engraver connected with the better-known David Loggan. The spelling of his name here suggests Dutch origins.
[Ref: 42926] £360.00
P. Willemsen fecit
London Printet for John Williams at the Crowne in St Pauls church yard 1669 Cum Privilegio
Engraving, sheet 315 x 235mm (12½ x 9¼"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
Charles II (1630-1685), king of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1660 to 1685. Following the execution of his father Charles I, he was forced into exile but returned with the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 (as alluded to be the vignette below his coat of arms, showing his triumphant return to London). One of few engravings by Peter Williamson (1662-80, fl.), engraver connected with the better-known David Loggan. The spelling of his name here suggests Dutch origins.
[Ref: 42926] £360.00
![[Queen Charlotte] A New Mode, of Presenting Two Addresses at once.](jpegs/63576.jpg)
[Queen Charlotte] A New Mode, of Presenting Two Addresses at once. When Scenes of Affliction, of Sorrow and Pain, Affect our dear Relatives, Neighbours, or Friends [...]
[by Charles Williams.]
Pub.d Feb.y 1818 by S.W. Fores No 50 Piccadilly.
Etching with hand-colour. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Mounted in album paper at edges.
Satire on Queen Charlotte's response to the death of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales in 1817. Queen Charlotte (right) was in Bath at the time and received the address of the Bath Corporation (to which she attends here with avid attention) at almost the same time as news of Princess Charlotte's death. A messenger (centre) delivers both pieces of news, Queen Charlotte taking the former and Princess Charlotte's husband Leopold I of Belgium responding to the latter.
BM Satires 12984.
[Ref: 63576] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams.]
Pub.d Feb.y 1818 by S.W. Fores No 50 Piccadilly.
Etching with hand-colour. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Mounted in album paper at edges.
Satire on Queen Charlotte's response to the death of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales in 1817. Queen Charlotte (right) was in Bath at the time and received the address of the Bath Corporation (to which she attends here with avid attention) at almost the same time as news of Princess Charlotte's death. A messenger (centre) delivers both pieces of news, Queen Charlotte taking the former and Princess Charlotte's husband Leopold I of Belgium responding to the latter.
BM Satires 12984.
[Ref: 63576] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
York Commission Warehouse.
[Charles Williams.]
Pub,d February 1809 by Walker No7 Cornhill_
Hand-coloured etching. Sheet 235 x 330mm (9¼ x 13").
Satire on Mary Anne Clarke (1776-1852) published around the time of the Duke of York's trial at the conclusion of the cash-for-commissions scandal. Clarke was mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, while he was Commander-in-Chief of the army. In 1809 she testified before the House of Commons that she had sold army commissions with the Duke of York's knowledge, forcing him to resign. He was reinstated, but not before he had cut all ties to Clarke and paid her a considerable sum to prevent her from publishing his letters to her. Here she stands before a large doorway inscribed 'Clark and Company'. Inside can be seen stacks of commissions, labelled: Captains Commissions 500 each, Half-pay Commissions 200 each, Lieutenant, Colonel, Major, Cornet. She urges 'now Gentlemen you had better be quick I have a few bargains to dispose of as the partnership is dissolving'. On the right stands a man playing a fiddle; from his coat-pockets hang papers. Beside him lies a large Note Book. Above his head hangs upside down a portrait: The Dukes Head; the upper part only of the Duke of York's profile is visible, defaced by a black mark, the rest of the picture being cut off by the upper margin of the design. On the left two military bandsmen play a drum and fife.
BM Satires: 11216. W395.
[Ref: 65677] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams.]
Pub,d February 1809 by Walker No7 Cornhill_
Hand-coloured etching. Sheet 235 x 330mm (9¼ x 13").
Satire on Mary Anne Clarke (1776-1852) published around the time of the Duke of York's trial at the conclusion of the cash-for-commissions scandal. Clarke was mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, while he was Commander-in-Chief of the army. In 1809 she testified before the House of Commons that she had sold army commissions with the Duke of York's knowledge, forcing him to resign. He was reinstated, but not before he had cut all ties to Clarke and paid her a considerable sum to prevent her from publishing his letters to her. Here she stands before a large doorway inscribed 'Clark and Company'. Inside can be seen stacks of commissions, labelled: Captains Commissions 500 each, Half-pay Commissions 200 each, Lieutenant, Colonel, Major, Cornet. She urges 'now Gentlemen you had better be quick I have a few bargains to dispose of as the partnership is dissolving'. On the right stands a man playing a fiddle; from his coat-pockets hang papers. Beside him lies a large Note Book. Above his head hangs upside down a portrait: The Dukes Head; the upper part only of the Duke of York's profile is visible, defaced by a black mark, the rest of the picture being cut off by the upper margin of the design. On the left two military bandsmen play a drum and fife.
BM Satires: 11216. W395.
[Ref: 65677] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Mother Carey's Chickens. BM these Birds have lately been seen hovering about the Horse Guards.
[by Charles Williams.]
[Watermarked 1803 but printed later.]
Coloured etching. 255 x 380mm (10 x 15"). Mounted in album paper at edges, some toning.
Mrs Cary or Carey releases a flock of fledgling officers with money bags from a sack marked 'Pin Money instead of Allowance', to the disgust of a group of full-size officers, one of whom says 'To waste ones health in unwholesome Climates an then fail of promotion because we cannot fee ****** or Army Agents Agents.!!'. Mrs Cary succeeded Mary Anne Clarke as mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, after Clarke admitted selling army commissions to support their lavish lifestyle in 1809. This satire suggests that the practice continued.
BM Satires 11050, published by Tegg 1808.
[Ref: 54569] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams.]
[Watermarked 1803 but printed later.]
Coloured etching. 255 x 380mm (10 x 15"). Mounted in album paper at edges, some toning.
Mrs Cary or Carey releases a flock of fledgling officers with money bags from a sack marked 'Pin Money instead of Allowance', to the disgust of a group of full-size officers, one of whom says 'To waste ones health in unwholesome Climates an then fail of promotion because we cannot fee ****** or Army Agents Agents.!!'. Mrs Cary succeeded Mary Anne Clarke as mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, after Clarke admitted selling army commissions to support their lavish lifestyle in 1809. This satire suggests that the practice continued.
BM Satires 11050, published by Tegg 1808.
[Ref: 54569] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
A Clerical Manoeuvre or the Way to Finish a Charity Sermon.
C.W. fecit. [Charles Williams]
by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside. [Date of Nov.r 1.st 1815 removed from plate]
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
A clerk takes round the plate collecting donations with a sly smile. The congregation eagerly hasten to contribute handsomely, making various remarks. Despite the parson's insistence that anyone 'not in a state of solvency' should not make a donation, the congregation clearly feel under pressure to do so, borrowing from their neighbour where necessary.
BM Satires 16252.
[Ref: 58386] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
C.W. fecit. [Charles Williams]
by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside. [Date of Nov.r 1.st 1815 removed from plate]
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
A clerk takes round the plate collecting donations with a sly smile. The congregation eagerly hasten to contribute handsomely, making various remarks. Despite the parson's insistence that anyone 'not in a state of solvency' should not make a donation, the congregation clearly feel under pressure to do so, borrowing from their neighbour where necessary.
BM Satires 16252.
[Ref: 58386] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
A Clerical Manoeuvre or the Way to Finish a Charity Sermon.
C.W. fecit. [Charles Williams]
Pub.d Nov.r 1.st 1815 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½ "). Trimmed within plate, crease in bottom left corner. Time stained.
A clerk takes round the plate collecting donations with a sly smile. The congregation eagerly hasten to contribute handsomely, making various remarks. Despite the parson's insistence that anyone 'not in a state of solvency' should not make a donation, the congregation clearly feel under pressure to do so, borrowing from their neighbour where necessary.
BM Satires 16252.
[Ref: 46059] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
C.W. fecit. [Charles Williams]
Pub.d Nov.r 1.st 1815 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½ "). Trimmed within plate, crease in bottom left corner. Time stained.
A clerk takes round the plate collecting donations with a sly smile. The congregation eagerly hasten to contribute handsomely, making various remarks. Despite the parson's insistence that anyone 'not in a state of solvency' should not make a donation, the congregation clearly feel under pressure to do so, borrowing from their neighbour where necessary.
BM Satires 16252.
[Ref: 46059] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
A Clerical Manoeuvre or the Way to Finish a Charity Sermon.
C.W. fecit. [Charles Williams]
Pub.d Nov.r 1.st 1815 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. Plate 252 x 349mm (10 x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate; crease.
A clerk takes round the plate collecting donations with a sly smile. The congregation eagerly hasten to contribute handsomely, making various remarks. Despite the parson's insistence that anyone 'not in a state of solvency' should not make a donation, the congregation clearly feel under pressure to do so, borrowing from their neighbour where necessary.
BM Satires: 12652.
[Ref: 30569] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
C.W. fecit. [Charles Williams]
Pub.d Nov.r 1.st 1815 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. Plate 252 x 349mm (10 x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate; crease.
A clerk takes round the plate collecting donations with a sly smile. The congregation eagerly hasten to contribute handsomely, making various remarks. Despite the parson's insistence that anyone 'not in a state of solvency' should not make a donation, the congregation clearly feel under pressure to do so, borrowing from their neighbour where necessary.
BM Satires: 12652.
[Ref: 30569] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[William Pitt the Younger] Johnny MacCree at Confession.](jpegs/58786.jpg)
[William Pitt the Younger] Johnny MacCree at Confession.
[Charles Williams]
Pubd March 29th 1805 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Hand coloured etching, 18th century watermark, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Small margins. Crack in plate at top. Some creasing and staining. Tear in right. Holes in margins and top left corner of the plate mark
William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) as a monk with a large tonsure, sits in a high Gothic chair. Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811) in Highland dress and holding his feathered bonnet, kneels before him asking for advice.
BM Satires 10378
[Ref: 58786] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams]
Pubd March 29th 1805 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Hand coloured etching, 18th century watermark, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Small margins. Crack in plate at top. Some creasing and staining. Tear in right. Holes in margins and top left corner of the plate mark
William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) as a monk with a large tonsure, sits in a high Gothic chair. Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811) in Highland dress and holding his feathered bonnet, kneels before him asking for advice.
BM Satires 10378
[Ref: 58786] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Conway Castle In the County of Carnarvon.
W. Williams del et fecit Aquaf.t J.s Peak Sculp.
Publish'd by J. Wesson in Litchfield Street Soho. [n.d. c.1770.]
Etching and engraving, very fine impression, scarce. 249 x 354mm (9¾ x 14"). Trimmed.
View of the Norman Castle, overlooking the river, with three figures on the near bank in the foreground close to a tall slim tree. Conwy Castle, the medieval foritification on the north coast of Wales; built between 1283 and 1289 as part of Edward I's conquest of Wales.
[Ref: 31018] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
W. Williams del et fecit Aquaf.t J.s Peak Sculp.
Publish'd by J. Wesson in Litchfield Street Soho. [n.d. c.1770.]
Etching and engraving, very fine impression, scarce. 249 x 354mm (9¾ x 14"). Trimmed.
View of the Norman Castle, overlooking the river, with three figures on the near bank in the foreground close to a tall slim tree. Conwy Castle, the medieval foritification on the north coast of Wales; built between 1283 and 1289 as part of Edward I's conquest of Wales.
[Ref: 31018] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
A Trip to Coventry an Old Dance to a New Figure.
[by Charles Williams]
Pub.d June 2d 1802 by S W Fores Picc[adilly.] Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Eve[ning.]
Coloured etching, 18th century watermark; S.W.F. in ink bottom right; 250 x 400mm (9¾ x 15¾"). Patched hole in publisher's inscription, losing text on bottom right. Small margins
An elderly Lord Coventry, attempts to dance with two young girls, propped up with two walking sticks.
BM Satires 9930.
[Ref: 51860] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams]
Pub.d June 2d 1802 by S W Fores Picc[adilly.] Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Eve[ning.]
Coloured etching, 18th century watermark; S.W.F. in ink bottom right; 250 x 400mm (9¾ x 15¾"). Patched hole in publisher's inscription, losing text on bottom right. Small margins
An elderly Lord Coventry, attempts to dance with two young girls, propped up with two walking sticks.
BM Satires 9930.
[Ref: 51860] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Coy. But if you meet with one that's forward, Haughty, prudish and untoward, Never play the whining Coward, Let her, Let her go never mind her &c.
C. Williams Delin.t I. Freeman Sculp.t
London, Pub.d May 1. 1813 by S.W. Fores, No.50 Piccadilly.
Coloured stipple, printed in colour. 300 x 204mm. 11¾ x 8". Crease.
A coy young lady evading the prudish advances of a young man.
[Ref: 20146] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
C. Williams Delin.t I. Freeman Sculp.t
London, Pub.d May 1. 1813 by S.W. Fores, No.50 Piccadilly.
Coloured stipple, printed in colour. 300 x 204mm. 11¾ x 8". Crease.
A coy young lady evading the prudish advances of a young man.
[Ref: 20146] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Croyland Abby. This was a most magnificent mitred Abby of Benedictines founded Ethelbald King of the Mercians about the Year 716 dedicated to St.Guthlake and St.Bartholomew.
W.Williams Delin et Fecit Aq'fort.
[n.d., c. 1800].
Etching with large margins, very scarce. Platemark: 355 x 250mm. (14 x 9¾"). Small tears to lower and left edges of sheet. Glued to verso are articles from 'Antiquities found in Lincolnshire', including 'an account of an ancient shrine, formerly belonging to the Abbey of Croyalnd'.
A view from the south-west of the ruined west front and nave of the Medieval Abbey Church. Three figures climb over a wall in the left foreground. A short history of the abbey is inscribed below the print.
[Ref: 31604] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
W.Williams Delin et Fecit Aq'fort.
[n.d., c. 1800].
Etching with large margins, very scarce. Platemark: 355 x 250mm. (14 x 9¾"). Small tears to lower and left edges of sheet. Glued to verso are articles from 'Antiquities found in Lincolnshire', including 'an account of an ancient shrine, formerly belonging to the Abbey of Croyalnd'.
A view from the south-west of the ruined west front and nave of the Medieval Abbey Church. Three figures climb over a wall in the left foreground. A short history of the abbey is inscribed below the print.
[Ref: 31604] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Dos a Dos or Rumpti iddity ido. Natural Accidents in practising Quadrille Dancing.
[by Charles Williams.]
London Pub,d May 1817 by S.W.Fores No.50 Piccadilly.
Coloured etching, 19th century watermark. 250 x 355mm (9¾ x 14"). Small margins.
Two dancers collide and glare at each other in surprised indignation.
BM Satires 12933.
[Ref: 51873] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams.]
London Pub,d May 1817 by S.W.Fores No.50 Piccadilly.
Coloured etching, 19th century watermark. 250 x 355mm (9¾ x 14"). Small margins.
Two dancers collide and glare at each other in surprised indignation.
BM Satires 12933.
[Ref: 51873] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Delights of Love - a Family Catch.
[by Charles Williams.]
[Pub.d Sept.r 4th, 1804 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly.] Folios of caracatures lent out for the evening'
Coloured etching. 250 x 350m (9¾ x 13¾"). Framed. 'Sept 9 1804' in old ink mss in title area. Unexamined out of frame.
Daughter, mother, and father sit by a small oblong table, singing a catch. Daughter: 'Give me the sweet delights of love / Let not anxious cares destroy them, / Oh how divine still to enjoy them'. Mother: 'Pure are the blessings love bestowing, / Peace and harmony ever flowing.' Father, angrily: 'A smoaky house, a failing trade, / Six squalling brats and a scolding Jade'.
BM Satire 10331. See reference 62869 for unframed version.
[Ref: 51853] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams.]
[Pub.d Sept.r 4th, 1804 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly.] Folios of caracatures lent out for the evening'
Coloured etching. 250 x 350m (9¾ x 13¾"). Framed. 'Sept 9 1804' in old ink mss in title area. Unexamined out of frame.
Daughter, mother, and father sit by a small oblong table, singing a catch. Daughter: 'Give me the sweet delights of love / Let not anxious cares destroy them, / Oh how divine still to enjoy them'. Mother: 'Pure are the blessings love bestowing, / Peace and harmony ever flowing.' Father, angrily: 'A smoaky house, a failing trade, / Six squalling brats and a scolding Jade'.
BM Satire 10331. See reference 62869 for unframed version.
[Ref: 51853] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
The Delights of Love - a Family Catch.
[by Charles Williams.]
Pub.d Sept.r 4th, 1804 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Hand coloured etching, sheet 265 x 370m (10½ x 14½"). Large margins. Laid on archival paper and false margins added.
Daughter, mother, and father sit by a small oblong table, singing a catch. Daughter: 'Give me the sweet delights of love / Let not anxious cares destroy them, / Oh how divine still to enjoy them'. Mother: 'Pure are the blessings love bestowing, / Peace and harmony ever flowing.' Father, angrily: 'A smoaky house, a failing trade, / Six squalling brats and a scolding Jade'.
BM Satire 10331. See our reference 51853 for framed version.
[Ref: 62869] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams.]
Pub.d Sept.r 4th, 1804 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Hand coloured etching, sheet 265 x 370m (10½ x 14½"). Large margins. Laid on archival paper and false margins added.
Daughter, mother, and father sit by a small oblong table, singing a catch. Daughter: 'Give me the sweet delights of love / Let not anxious cares destroy them, / Oh how divine still to enjoy them'. Mother: 'Pure are the blessings love bestowing, / Peace and harmony ever flowing.' Father, angrily: 'A smoaky house, a failing trade, / Six squalling brats and a scolding Jade'.
BM Satire 10331. See our reference 51853 for framed version.
[Ref: 62869] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Dismal Dandies, _ or _ General Mourning & Crape.
C.W. [Charles Williams] fecit.
Published by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside, London [n.d., c.1820].
Coloured etching. 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, laid on card.
A finely-dressed soldier, with black crèpe adorning his uniform, addresses another: ''Adieu Col! Crape! I’m for Court that’s the place, For exhibiting trappings, and making a Face!!''. Crape, also with black crèpe armband, responds ''And I to Parade! that with my humour chimes For Parade and Paradeing’s the Ton of the Times''. Possibly published for the death of George III in 1820.
[Ref: 54416] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
C.W. [Charles Williams] fecit.
Published by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside, London [n.d., c.1820].
Coloured etching. 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, laid on card.
A finely-dressed soldier, with black crèpe adorning his uniform, addresses another: ''Adieu Col! Crape! I’m for Court that’s the place, For exhibiting trappings, and making a Face!!''. Crape, also with black crèpe armband, responds ''And I to Parade! that with my humour chimes For Parade and Paradeing’s the Ton of the Times''. Possibly published for the death of George III in 1820.
[Ref: 54416] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
The Dracæna Draco, or Celebrated Dragon Tree, at Ortava in the Island of Tenerife. Proof.
Drawn on the Spot by J.J. Williams. R.G. Reeve, sc.
[n.d., c.1819.]
Scarce aquatint. Sheet 585 x 380mm (23 x 15"). Trimmed within plate, several tears taped. Slightly time stained.
An old dragon tree with a door in its trunk leading to a chapel. A gash in its stem releases its ''dragon's blood'' resin (used in varnishes and photo-engraving). The tree was believed to be several thousand years old, already in decline when the Venetian explorer Alvise Cadamosto saw it in 1455. A storm in July 1819 caused the horizontal split (the date on the sign); the tree fell in 1867.
Wellcome 21027i.
[Ref: 59684] £480.00
Drawn on the Spot by J.J. Williams. R.G. Reeve, sc.
[n.d., c.1819.]
Scarce aquatint. Sheet 585 x 380mm (23 x 15"). Trimmed within plate, several tears taped. Slightly time stained.
An old dragon tree with a door in its trunk leading to a chapel. A gash in its stem releases its ''dragon's blood'' resin (used in varnishes and photo-engraving). The tree was believed to be several thousand years old, already in decline when the Venetian explorer Alvise Cadamosto saw it in 1455. A storm in July 1819 caused the horizontal split (the date on the sign); the tree fell in 1867.
Wellcome 21027i.
[Ref: 59684] £480.00
![[Impeachment of Henry Melville, Lord Dundas] Popular Indignation _ or John Bull in a Rage.](jpegs/61832.jpg)
[Impeachment of Henry Melville, Lord Dundas] Popular Indignation _ or John Bull in a Rage.
Warren Lee [Charles Williams] Del.t.
Pub,d April 26th 1805 by S W Fores N° 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Fine coloured etching. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Narrow margins.
John Bull uses a bludgeon and clenched fist to drive a terrified Melville into a fiery pit full of demons, punning that it is the only 'Pitt' open to receive him. Above Pitt's wings are being clipped by 'Constitutional Shears', so he can over Melville no help. To the right Alexander Trotter attempts to enter Coutts Bank with a bag marked 'Naval Office', but a bulldog rips it open, allowing coins and notes to fall to the ground. A satire on the impeachment of Henry Melville for irregular financial dealings as Treasurer of the Navy.
BM Satires 10393. See Ref: 61837.
[Ref: 61832] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Warren Lee [Charles Williams] Del.t.
Pub,d April 26th 1805 by S W Fores N° 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Fine coloured etching. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Narrow margins.
John Bull uses a bludgeon and clenched fist to drive a terrified Melville into a fiery pit full of demons, punning that it is the only 'Pitt' open to receive him. Above Pitt's wings are being clipped by 'Constitutional Shears', so he can over Melville no help. To the right Alexander Trotter attempts to enter Coutts Bank with a bag marked 'Naval Office', but a bulldog rips it open, allowing coins and notes to fall to the ground. A satire on the impeachment of Henry Melville for irregular financial dealings as Treasurer of the Navy.
BM Satires 10393. See Ref: 61837.
[Ref: 61832] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville] Scotch Harry on his Fast Trotter on a Journey to the North.](jpegs/58379.jpg)
[Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville] Scotch Harry on his Fast Trotter on a Journey to the North.
Argus [Charles Williams] del.t.
Pub.d April 15th 1805 by C. Knight Lambeth.
Coloured etching. Sheet 235 x 350mm (9¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed within plate on three sides. Some paper toning.
Melvill rides a rough horse with the face of Alexander Trotter, laiden with bags of 'siller' (silver) towards a sign marked 'Castle' by the side of the Tweed, as John Bull blows a trumpet blast marked 'Tenth Report'. The Commissioners of Naval Inquiry had just released a report on a fraud perpetrated by Trotter when he was the navy's paymaster. He had transferred money into his out account at Coutts, investing and loaning the funds at interest, from which he benefited, before returning the money to the navy. This satire suggests that Dundas, who had been Treasurer of the Navy at the time, also benefited. However Melville was acquitted in the trial in the House of Lords.
BM Satires 10386.
[Ref: 58379] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Argus [Charles Williams] del.t.
Pub.d April 15th 1805 by C. Knight Lambeth.
Coloured etching. Sheet 235 x 350mm (9¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed within plate on three sides. Some paper toning.
Melvill rides a rough horse with the face of Alexander Trotter, laiden with bags of 'siller' (silver) towards a sign marked 'Castle' by the side of the Tweed, as John Bull blows a trumpet blast marked 'Tenth Report'. The Commissioners of Naval Inquiry had just released a report on a fraud perpetrated by Trotter when he was the navy's paymaster. He had transferred money into his out account at Coutts, investing and loaning the funds at interest, from which he benefited, before returning the money to the navy. This satire suggests that Dundas, who had been Treasurer of the Navy at the time, also benefited. However Melville was acquitted in the trial in the House of Lords.
BM Satires 10386.
[Ref: 58379] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
A Naval Enquiry with a Naught-ical Explanation.
[by Charles Williams]
Pub,d March 25th 1805 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Coloured etching. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾") with wide margins.
Henry Dundas (Viscount Melville) and Alexander Trotter (Paymaster of the Navy), both in kilts to highlight their Scottishness, being grilled about how Navy money ended up in Trotter's bank account at Coutts.
BM Satires 10377.
[Ref: 54472] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams]
Pub,d March 25th 1805 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Coloured etching. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾") with wide margins.
Henry Dundas (Viscount Melville) and Alexander Trotter (Paymaster of the Navy), both in kilts to highlight their Scottishness, being grilled about how Navy money ended up in Trotter's bank account at Coutts.
BM Satires 10377.
[Ref: 54472] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Casting Vote or the Independent Speaker.
[by Charles Williams.]
Pub.d April 24.th 1805 by S.W.Fores 50 Picadilly. Folios of Caricatures let out for the Evening.
Hand-coloured etching. Sheet 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9½''). Trimmed to plate, mounted in album paper to edges.
Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester, Speaker of the House of Commons, decides in favour of Fox, who shouts ''An Abbot D------n me he shall be a Pope''. Pitt supports a fainting Melville. A satire on the controversy regarding the actions of Hendry Dundas (Viscount Melville, as treasurer of the Royal Navy, which led to his resignation and his impeachment trial, the last to be held in the House of Lords).
BM Satire 10391.
[Ref: 54468] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams.]
Pub.d April 24.th 1805 by S.W.Fores 50 Picadilly. Folios of Caricatures let out for the Evening.
Hand-coloured etching. Sheet 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9½''). Trimmed to plate, mounted in album paper to edges.
Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester, Speaker of the House of Commons, decides in favour of Fox, who shouts ''An Abbot D------n me he shall be a Pope''. Pitt supports a fainting Melville. A satire on the controversy regarding the actions of Hendry Dundas (Viscount Melville, as treasurer of the Royal Navy, which led to his resignation and his impeachment trial, the last to be held in the House of Lords).
BM Satire 10391.
[Ref: 54468] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A Naval Enquiry with a Naught-ical Explanation.
[by Charles Williams]
Pub,d March 25th 1805 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Coloured etching, 1804 watermark, plate 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾") Some creasing. Pinholes in margins. Small margins.
Henry Dundas (Viscount Melville) and Alexander Trotter (Paymaster of the Navy), both in kilts to highlight their Scottishness, being grilled about how Navy money ended up in Trotter's bank account at Coutts.
BM Satires 10377.
[Ref: 58787] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams]
Pub,d March 25th 1805 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening.
Coloured etching, 1804 watermark, plate 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾") Some creasing. Pinholes in margins. Small margins.
Henry Dundas (Viscount Melville) and Alexander Trotter (Paymaster of the Navy), both in kilts to highlight their Scottishness, being grilled about how Navy money ended up in Trotter's bank account at Coutts.
BM Satires 10377.
[Ref: 58787] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Exeter, from the Haven Banks.
Drawn from Nature by C.F. Williams [...] On Stone by W. Gauci
Lithograph and tintstone, printed area 210 x 305mm (8¼ x 12"), with very large margins. Tears to margins.
View of Exeter from Haven Banks, on the banks of the river Exe. Exeter cathedral is clearly visible in the distance. William Gauci, Maltese artist.
[Ref: 47299] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn from Nature by C.F. Williams [...] On Stone by W. Gauci
Lithograph and tintstone, printed area 210 x 305mm (8¼ x 12"), with very large margins. Tears to margins.
View of Exeter from Haven Banks, on the banks of the river Exe. Exeter cathedral is clearly visible in the distance. William Gauci, Maltese artist.
[Ref: 47299] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
A Fair-Lawn View - or the Portsmouth Journey. ''He that is robb'd not wanting / ''What is stolen, let him not know it, / ''And he's not robb'd at all.
[by Charles Williams.]
Pub,d Jan.y 1823 by S.W. Fores 41 Piccadilly.
Rare coloured etching, watermark 1818. 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½"), large margins. Time stained.
A scene at Fairlawn house at Acton Green: a man (probably James Capy, Lord Portsmouth's valet) recoils at seeing Lady Portsmouth asleep in the arms of another man, while Lord Portsmouth sleeps on the farther side of the large bed. John Charles Wallop (1767-1853), 3rd Earl of Portsmouth, had an unsound mind from an early age. After the death of his first wife in 1813, John Hanson, his solicitor, quickly arranged the marriage of the earl and his own daughter, Mary Anne, intending to have the earl declared insane six months later. This failed (thanks to Lord Byron, who had given the bride away), so Mary Anne began an adulterous affair with William Alder, even having intercourse in the same bed with the Earl, fathering three children on her. Eventually it was discovered that the Earl was being badly mistreated by his new wife and her lover. He was adjudged to have been insane since 1809. In 1828 marriage was annulled, Mary Anne's children declared bastards and a judgment for the £40,000 cost of the trial was issued against her. She fled abroad.
BM Satires 14546.
[Ref: 54436] £320.00
[by Charles Williams.]
Pub,d Jan.y 1823 by S.W. Fores 41 Piccadilly.
Rare coloured etching, watermark 1818. 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½"), large margins. Time stained.
A scene at Fairlawn house at Acton Green: a man (probably James Capy, Lord Portsmouth's valet) recoils at seeing Lady Portsmouth asleep in the arms of another man, while Lord Portsmouth sleeps on the farther side of the large bed. John Charles Wallop (1767-1853), 3rd Earl of Portsmouth, had an unsound mind from an early age. After the death of his first wife in 1813, John Hanson, his solicitor, quickly arranged the marriage of the earl and his own daughter, Mary Anne, intending to have the earl declared insane six months later. This failed (thanks to Lord Byron, who had given the bride away), so Mary Anne began an adulterous affair with William Alder, even having intercourse in the same bed with the Earl, fathering three children on her. Eventually it was discovered that the Earl was being badly mistreated by his new wife and her lover. He was adjudged to have been insane since 1809. In 1828 marriage was annulled, Mary Anne's children declared bastards and a judgment for the £40,000 cost of the trial was issued against her. She fled abroad.
BM Satires 14546.
[Ref: 54436] £320.00
Accomodation- or a Hint to Country Gentlemen how to save their Fences.
[by Charles Williams.]
Pub.d Oct.r 1827 by M.cLean Hay Market [but later].
Coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"), with wide margins.
Three peasants taking pailings for firewood from a fence around woodland, under a sign from the landowner to leave the fence and take the wood. The gate has been left open ''for their Accomodation''. The man holds a billhook.
BM Satires 15489.
[Ref: 54491] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams.]
Pub.d Oct.r 1827 by M.cLean Hay Market [but later].
Coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"), with wide margins.
Three peasants taking pailings for firewood from a fence around woodland, under a sign from the landowner to leave the fence and take the wood. The gate has been left open ''for their Accomodation''. The man holds a billhook.
BM Satires 15489.
[Ref: 54491] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Finding of Arms or A Midnight Domiciliary Visit to the Boarding School.
[by Charles Williams]
No.111 Cheapside
Etching with hand-colouring, platemark 250 x 380mm (9¾ x 15"), with large margins. Paper watermarked 'G. Wilmott / 1819'
Satire on the Search for Arms Act, brought in December 1819. This print, in which a police-officer with a warrant searches the dormitory of a female boarding school during the night, responds specifically to protests against searches being conducted during the night on account that they would subject women to 'insult and indignity'. Etching by Charles Williams (1797 - 1830, fl.), prolific etcher of satires from his own designs and those of other artists (especially Woodward). Almost all his plates are anonymous and little work has been done to establish for certain which prints he made. As a result Williams is little-known in comparison with contemporaries such as Rowlandson and Gillray in spite of the comparable quality of some of his work.
BM Satires 13291.
[Ref: 46560] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams]
No.111 Cheapside
Etching with hand-colouring, platemark 250 x 380mm (9¾ x 15"), with large margins. Paper watermarked 'G. Wilmott / 1819'
Satire on the Search for Arms Act, brought in December 1819. This print, in which a police-officer with a warrant searches the dormitory of a female boarding school during the night, responds specifically to protests against searches being conducted during the night on account that they would subject women to 'insult and indignity'. Etching by Charles Williams (1797 - 1830, fl.), prolific etcher of satires from his own designs and those of other artists (especially Woodward). Almost all his plates are anonymous and little work has been done to establish for certain which prints he made. As a result Williams is little-known in comparison with contemporaries such as Rowlandson and Gillray in spite of the comparable quality of some of his work.
BM Satires 13291.
[Ref: 46560] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
May Fashions, or Hints for a four in Hand Exhibition.
[Charles Williams]
Pub.d May 1st 1813 by the Proprietor of Town Talk.
Coloured etching. 270 x 430mm (10½ x 17"). Some creasing, laid on album paper at sides.
Elaborate coaches drive in procession through Cavendish Square. The first has a roof shaped like a pagoda; the second is driver by eccentric amateur actor Robert ''Romeo'' Coates (1772-1848), who is dressed as Lothario, with three huge feathers in his hat. A huge crowd wave and cheer. A satire of the Four-in-Hand Club and their desire for publicity.
BM Satires 12129, with extensive description.
[Ref: 64207] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams]
Pub.d May 1st 1813 by the Proprietor of Town Talk.
Coloured etching. 270 x 430mm (10½ x 17"). Some creasing, laid on album paper at sides.
Elaborate coaches drive in procession through Cavendish Square. The first has a roof shaped like a pagoda; the second is driver by eccentric amateur actor Robert ''Romeo'' Coates (1772-1848), who is dressed as Lothario, with three huge feathers in his hat. A huge crowd wave and cheer. A satire of the Four-in-Hand Club and their desire for publicity.
BM Satires 12129, with extensive description.
[Ref: 64207] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The New Minister or _as it should be.
Argus del,t [Charles Williams].
Pub,d Feby. 1806 by Walker N° 7 Cornhill.
Hand coloured etching. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 19¾") very large margins. Album paper pasted over left margin. Verso period newspaper cuttings.
Prime Minister William Wyndham Grenville introduces Charles James Fox to George III, who peers at Fox through his looking glass. The three exchange pleasantries. After Pitt's death in 1806, Fox joined Grenville's "Ministry of All the Talents", although he died in June.
BM Satires: 10528.
[Ref: 58346] £320.00
Argus del,t [Charles Williams].
Pub,d Feby. 1806 by Walker N° 7 Cornhill.
Hand coloured etching. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 19¾") very large margins. Album paper pasted over left margin. Verso period newspaper cuttings.
Prime Minister William Wyndham Grenville introduces Charles James Fox to George III, who peers at Fox through his looking glass. The three exchange pleasantries. After Pitt's death in 1806, Fox joined Grenville's "Ministry of All the Talents", although he died in June.
BM Satires: 10528.
[Ref: 58346] £320.00
Reposing on a Bed of Roses.
Argus [Charles Williams] Inv.t.
Pubd April 1806 by Walker 7 Cornhill.
Fine coloured etching. 250 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½"). Narrow margins.
Ministers recline on a massive state bed covered with roses, the Royal Arms at the head, all complaining about discomfort. From the left: Fox, Moira, Sheridan (with a roseated face), Ellenborough, Windham, Grey, Erskine and Petty.
BM Satires 10559.
[Ref: 61829] £320.00
Argus [Charles Williams] Inv.t.
Pubd April 1806 by Walker 7 Cornhill.
Fine coloured etching. 250 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½"). Narrow margins.
Ministers recline on a massive state bed covered with roses, the Royal Arms at the head, all complaining about discomfort. From the left: Fox, Moira, Sheridan (with a roseated face), Ellenborough, Windham, Grey, Erskine and Petty.
BM Satires 10559.
[Ref: 61829] £320.00
![[Charles James Fox] God Save the King _ by a New Set of Performers _ being their first Appearance these twenty Years.](jpegs/63472.jpg)
[Charles James Fox] God Save the King _ by a New Set of Performers _ being their first Appearance these twenty Years.
Argus [Charles Williams] Inv.t.
Pubd March 1805 by Walker Nº 7 Cornhill.
Etching with fine hand colour. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate top and bottom.
The Foxites celebrate their return to power in 1805. Fox stands at the head of the table, holding up a punch bowl and ladle, as he and his cabinet sing one line of the National anthem each.
BM Satires 10541.
[Ref: 63472] £320.00
Argus [Charles Williams] Inv.t.
Pubd March 1805 by Walker Nº 7 Cornhill.
Etching with fine hand colour. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate top and bottom.
The Foxites celebrate their return to power in 1805. Fox stands at the head of the table, holding up a punch bowl and ladle, as he and his cabinet sing one line of the National anthem each.
BM Satires 10541.
[Ref: 63472] £320.00