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Dramata Theatri Pacis. Quod Regis Catholici Felicis Simis Auspiciis Serenissimum Ernestum Principem Opt.XVII. Ger. Inf. Provincias, Confecto &c.
[Petrus van der Borcht.]
[n.d. c.1595.]
Scarce etching and engraving with letterpress on verso. 330 x 457mm. (13 x 18"). Very fine; centrefold as issued.
Interior of a theatre with various figures shown, illustration from Johannes Bochius "Descriptio pvblicae gratvlationis, spectacvlorvm et lvdorvm in adventv Sereniss. Principis Ernesti Archidvcis Avstriae..."; the ceremonial entry of Ernst, Archduke of Austria, into Antwerp.
[Ref: 27747] £390.00
[Petrus van der Borcht.]
[n.d. c.1595.]
Scarce etching and engraving with letterpress on verso. 330 x 457mm. (13 x 18"). Very fine; centrefold as issued.
Interior of a theatre with various figures shown, illustration from Johannes Bochius "Descriptio pvblicae gratvlationis, spectacvlorvm et lvdorvm in adventv Sereniss. Principis Ernesti Archidvcis Avstriae..."; the ceremonial entry of Ernst, Archduke of Austria, into Antwerp.
[Ref: 27747] £390.00
De Vrede, als uit den hemel nederdalende, vertoond, by hat weder openen van den Amsteld. Schouwburg Ao.1749..In het Zinnespel Leeuwendaal herstadt door de Vrede.
[Amsterdam, c.1749.]
Engraving, image 190 x 285mm. 7½ x 11¼". Trimmed to image and glued to backing sheet.
Interior of an Amsterdam theatre, a performance on stage. By Simon Fokke (printmaker; Dutch; Male; 1712 - 1784), engraver and etcher working for the Amsterdam book trade; also a collector.
For another ballet print of the Schouwbourg Theatre, see ref. 13317
[Ref: 26968] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Amsterdam, c.1749.]
Engraving, image 190 x 285mm. 7½ x 11¼". Trimmed to image and glued to backing sheet.
Interior of an Amsterdam theatre, a performance on stage. By Simon Fokke (printmaker; Dutch; Male; 1712 - 1784), engraver and etcher working for the Amsterdam book trade; also a collector.
For another ballet print of the Schouwbourg Theatre, see ref. 13317
[Ref: 26968] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Armoedige Wooning. La Fleur. Meisje lief, laat ons wat t'zame praaten, Slaa je oogen eens op, laat ik je zoete bakkesje eens zien ...... Je moet je werk een pooeje daar laaten. Is daar zo veel haast by? De Deug.d.i.a.ame Armoede, I.ste Bedr. III.de Joon. Demeure de L'Indigence. Felix. Belle enfant, parlez-nous donc un peu; Levez cette tete charmante; comme vous travaillez!... Votre ouvrage presse t-il ai fort? L'indigent, Act. I. Sc. III.
A. van der Groen, inv. et pinx. 1776. R. Vinkeles, del. & figur inv. et. del. R. & H. Vinkeles, sculp 1777.
Te Amsterdam by Johannes Smit en Zoon, met Privilegie.
Engraving. Plate 362 x 426mm. 14¼ x 16¾".
Leidseplein City Theatre scene, and interior of 'virtuous poverty'. Two men overlook a woman spinning at a wheel centre stage.
In the Gemeente Amsterdam Stadsarchief.
[Ref: 22795] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
A. van der Groen, inv. et pinx. 1776. R. Vinkeles, del. & figur inv. et. del. R. & H. Vinkeles, sculp 1777.
Te Amsterdam by Johannes Smit en Zoon, met Privilegie.
Engraving. Plate 362 x 426mm. 14¼ x 16¾".
Leidseplein City Theatre scene, and interior of 'virtuous poverty'. Two men overlook a woman spinning at a wheel centre stage.
In the Gemeente Amsterdam Stadsarchief.
[Ref: 22795] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Drury Lane Theatre.
Pugin & Rowlandson del.t et sculp.t. J. Bluck, Aquat.
London. Pub 1st Aug.t 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint. 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼") very large margins.
An interior view of the Drury Lane theatre filled with an audience watching a performance in progress. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is the most recent in a line of four theatres which were built at the same location, the earliest of which dates back to 1663, making it the oldest theatre site in London. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 58202] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Pugin & Rowlandson del.t et sculp.t. J. Bluck, Aquat.
London. Pub 1st Aug.t 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint. 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼") very large margins.
An interior view of the Drury Lane theatre filled with an audience watching a performance in progress. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is the most recent in a line of four theatres which were built at the same location, the earliest of which dates back to 1663, making it the oldest theatre site in London. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 58202] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
A Front Box.
[n.d. c.1800.]
Engraving. Image 151 x 95mm. 6 x 3¾". Cut and laid on separate sheet.
Probably the Royal Family.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 14430] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1800.]
Engraving. Image 151 x 95mm. 6 x 3¾". Cut and laid on separate sheet.
Probably the Royal Family.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 14430] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![The Globe on the Banke Side, where Shakspere acted. From the long Antwerp view of London in the Pepsyian Library...[&]](jpegs/42038.jpg)
The Globe on the Banke Side, where Shakspere acted. From the long Antwerp view of London in the Pepsyian Library...[&] William Kempe the original Performer of Dogberry in Much ado about Nothing. From a Wooden cut Prefixed to Kempes Nine Daies Wonder 4.to. 1600.
[n.d., c.1813.]
Two engravings on one sheet, with large margins. J. Whatman watermark 1813. Sheet: 275 x 450mm (10¾ x 17¾").
Two nineteenth century engraved copies of early seventeenth century woodcuts, one showing the famous Globe Theatre, the second showing Elizabethan actor William Kempe (d.1603) in the role of Dogberry.
[Ref: 42038] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1813.]
Two engravings on one sheet, with large margins. J. Whatman watermark 1813. Sheet: 275 x 450mm (10¾ x 17¾").
Two nineteenth century engraved copies of early seventeenth century woodcuts, one showing the famous Globe Theatre, the second showing Elizabethan actor William Kempe (d.1603) in the role of Dogberry.
[Ref: 42038] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
![[His Majesty's Theatre] The Opera House.](jpegs/21618.jpg)
[His Majesty's Theatre] The Opera House.
Drawn & Engraved by Daniel Havell.
London, Published by J. Taylor, High Holborn, 1826.
Rare etching and aquatint. 160 x 250mm (6¼ x 9¾"). Printer's(?) crease into right side of plate.
Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, London. The name of the theatre changes with the sex of the monarch. The theatre was established by architect and playwright John Vanbrugh, in 1705, as the Queen's Theatre. It first became the King's Theatre in 1714 on the accession of George I. It was renamed Her Majesty's Theatre in 1837. After 1709, the theatre was devoted to Italian opera and was sometimes known informally as The Opera House. Numbered 'Plate III' upper right. From Edward Wedlake Brayley's 'Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Theatres of London ... Illustrated with a view of each theatre ... drawn and engraved by the late Daniel Havell' (1826)
Abbey 227, 3. BL Cup.402.i.8.
[Ref: 21618] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Engraved by Daniel Havell.
London, Published by J. Taylor, High Holborn, 1826.
Rare etching and aquatint. 160 x 250mm (6¼ x 9¾"). Printer's(?) crease into right side of plate.
Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, London. The name of the theatre changes with the sex of the monarch. The theatre was established by architect and playwright John Vanbrugh, in 1705, as the Queen's Theatre. It first became the King's Theatre in 1714 on the accession of George I. It was renamed Her Majesty's Theatre in 1837. After 1709, the theatre was devoted to Italian opera and was sometimes known informally as The Opera House. Numbered 'Plate III' upper right. From Edward Wedlake Brayley's 'Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Theatres of London ... Illustrated with a view of each theatre ... drawn and engraved by the late Daniel Havell' (1826)
Abbey 227, 3. BL Cup.402.i.8.
[Ref: 21618] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Horse Guard.
Alf Cooke. Leeds.
[n.d., 1887.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet 250 x 145mm, 9¾ x 9¾".
A dancer in a glamourous version of the uniform of the Horse Guards. The costume was made for the Army and Navy ballet at London's Alhambra Theatre. Although the theatre 'specialized in beautiful ballets' it was notorious as a meeting place for prostitutes and their clients.
Not in Ogilby. See Ref: 16939
[Ref: 16937] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Alf Cooke. Leeds.
[n.d., 1887.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet 250 x 145mm, 9¾ x 9¾".
A dancer in a glamourous version of the uniform of the Horse Guards. The costume was made for the Army and Navy ballet at London's Alhambra Theatre. Although the theatre 'specialized in beautiful ballets' it was notorious as a meeting place for prostitutes and their clients.
Not in Ogilby. See Ref: 16939
[Ref: 16937] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Liverpool.
London, Publish'd Decr. 1, 1804, by T. Woodfall, Villiers St. Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, sheet 200 x 250mm. 7¾ x 9¾". Trimmed within plate.
The theatre at Liverpool. Plate to 'The Theatric Tourist; being a genuine collection of ... views, with brief ... accounts of all the principal provincial theatres in the United Kingdom. By a Theatric Amateur (James Winston).'
Abbey Scenery: 29, 16.
[Ref: 11538] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
London, Publish'd Decr. 1, 1804, by T. Woodfall, Villiers St. Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, sheet 200 x 250mm. 7¾ x 9¾". Trimmed within plate.
The theatre at Liverpool. Plate to 'The Theatric Tourist; being a genuine collection of ... views, with brief ... accounts of all the principal provincial theatres in the United Kingdom. By a Theatric Amateur (James Winston).'
Abbey Scenery: 29, 16.
[Ref: 11538] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
Tom, Jerry and Logic, in characters at the Grand Carnival.
Drawn & Engraved by I.R. & G. Cruikshank.
Pub.d by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, March 1. 1821.
Coloured aquatint. 140 x 230mm (5½ x 9"). Stitch holes within plate. Cut to plate.
An acted representation of the 'Grand Carnival', at the English Opera House (the Lyceum Theatre), with the pit and stage thrown together and crowded with revellers. The characters include a tiny Richard III, imitating Kean, a Puss in Boots, a man in armour, a nun (being chatted-up by Tom) Jerry as a monk and Logic as an undertaker. From Pierce Egan's ' Life in London, or the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis', originally issued as a monthly journal at a shilling a time, illustrated by George Cruikshank (1792-1878).
Abbey: Life 281.
[Ref: 34343] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Engraved by I.R. & G. Cruikshank.
Pub.d by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, March 1. 1821.
Coloured aquatint. 140 x 230mm (5½ x 9"). Stitch holes within plate. Cut to plate.
An acted representation of the 'Grand Carnival', at the English Opera House (the Lyceum Theatre), with the pit and stage thrown together and crowded with revellers. The characters include a tiny Richard III, imitating Kean, a Puss in Boots, a man in armour, a nun (being chatted-up by Tom) Jerry as a monk and Logic as an undertaker. From Pierce Egan's ' Life in London, or the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis', originally issued as a monthly journal at a shilling a time, illustrated by George Cruikshank (1792-1878).
Abbey: Life 281.
[Ref: 34343] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
The Opera.
W. & J.O. Clerk lithog 202 High Holborn.
Published by T. Pewtress 67 Newington Causeway, & Ackermann & Co 96 Strand [n.d., c.1840].
Finely hand-coloured lithograph with gum arabic, sheet 365 x 265mm (14¼ x 10½"). Some staining.
A young lady in her box at an operatic performance; leaning on the parapet, she holds an opera glass in her gloved right hand.
[Ref: 22593] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
W. & J.O. Clerk lithog 202 High Holborn.
Published by T. Pewtress 67 Newington Causeway, & Ackermann & Co 96 Strand [n.d., c.1840].
Finely hand-coloured lithograph with gum arabic, sheet 365 x 265mm (14¼ x 10½"). Some staining.
A young lady in her box at an operatic performance; leaning on the parapet, she holds an opera glass in her gloved right hand.
[Ref: 22593] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
Regency Theatre.
Drawn & Engraved by Daniel Havell.
London, Published by J. Taylor, High Holborn 1826.
Etching and aquatint, rare, 145 x 225mm. 5¾ x 9". A fine impression, with full margins. Crease through upper right margin.
The theatre and adjoining buildings on Tottenham Street, Tottenham Court Road, London. Numbered 'Plate XI' upper right. From Edward Wedlake Brayley's 'Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Theatres of London ... Illustrated with a view of each theatre ... drawn and engraved by the late Daniel Havell' (1826)
Abbey 227, 11. BL Cup.402.i.8.
[Ref: 21620] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Engraved by Daniel Havell.
London, Published by J. Taylor, High Holborn 1826.
Etching and aquatint, rare, 145 x 225mm. 5¾ x 9". A fine impression, with full margins. Crease through upper right margin.
The theatre and adjoining buildings on Tottenham Street, Tottenham Court Road, London. Numbered 'Plate XI' upper right. From Edward Wedlake Brayley's 'Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Theatres of London ... Illustrated with a view of each theatre ... drawn and engraved by the late Daniel Havell' (1826)
Abbey 227, 11. BL Cup.402.i.8.
[Ref: 21620] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Sadler's Wells Theatre 1720
[Anon., c.1780]
Rare etching, laid on album sheet; platemark 105 x 160mm (4 x 6¼"), with large margins.
The original Sadler's Wells Theatre in Islington, north London. It was built by Richard Sadler in 1683 as a music house close to a newly-discovered mineral spring with the intention of rivalling similar establishments at Epsom and Tunbridge Wells. The various entertainments in the theatre's early days included jugglers, dancing dogs, and even a singing duck!
[Ref: 42086] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon., c.1780]
Rare etching, laid on album sheet; platemark 105 x 160mm (4 x 6¼"), with large margins.
The original Sadler's Wells Theatre in Islington, north London. It was built by Richard Sadler in 1683 as a music house close to a newly-discovered mineral spring with the intention of rivalling similar establishments at Epsom and Tunbridge Wells. The various entertainments in the theatre's early days included jugglers, dancing dogs, and even a singing duck!
[Ref: 42086] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Appartamento d'una Regina Questa scena fu eseguita pel Ballo eroico, Il Conte d'Essex, inventato, e posto sulle scene dell'I.R. Teatro alla Scala dal Sig:Gaetano Gioja
A. Sanquirico inv e dip. C. Zucchi inc.
Nell'Autuno dell'Anno 1818
Aquatint with very fine hand-colouring, platemark 335 x 395mm (13¼ x 15½"), with large margins. Repaired tear through title area in title.
Stage design from the 'Raccolta di varie decorazione sceniche inventate ed eseguite per il r. Teatro alla Scala di Milano da Alessandro Sanquirico'. Sanquirico (1777-1849) was a scenery designer who worked primarily for the theatre of La Scala in Milan.
[Ref: 39677] £320.00
A. Sanquirico inv e dip. C. Zucchi inc.
Nell'Autuno dell'Anno 1818
Aquatint with very fine hand-colouring, platemark 335 x 395mm (13¼ x 15½"), with large margins. Repaired tear through title area in title.
Stage design from the 'Raccolta di varie decorazione sceniche inventate ed eseguite per il r. Teatro alla Scala di Milano da Alessandro Sanquirico'. Sanquirico (1777-1849) was a scenery designer who worked primarily for the theatre of La Scala in Milan.
[Ref: 39677] £320.00
Interno d'une Piramide Sepolcrale. Questa scena fu eseguita pel Ballo tragico Psammi, inventato dal Sig. Salvatore Vigano, posto sulle scene dell' I.R. Teatro alla Scala. Nell'Autuno dell' Anno 1817.
A. Sanquirico inv e dip. G. Gastelli inc. A. Biasioli f. acq.tin.
Milano [n.d., 1829.]
Aquatint. 335 x 395mm (13¼ x 15½") Repaired tear through title area. Publication line rubbed.
The interior of an Egyptian pyramid at Memphis, with statues and figures, a set design for the tragic ballet 'Psammi, King of Egypt', 1817, by Salvatore Viganò. From the 'Raccolta di varie decorazione sceniche inventate ed eseguite per il r. Teatro alla Scala di Milano da Alessandro Sanquirico'. Sanquirico (1777-1849) was a scenery designer who worked primarily for the theatre of La Scala in Milan. Viganò (1769-1821), was a successful dancer and choreographer; he worked with Beethoven on the ballet 'The Creatures of Prometheus'.
[Ref: 63347] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A. Sanquirico inv e dip. G. Gastelli inc. A. Biasioli f. acq.tin.
Milano [n.d., 1829.]
Aquatint. 335 x 395mm (13¼ x 15½") Repaired tear through title area. Publication line rubbed.
The interior of an Egyptian pyramid at Memphis, with statues and figures, a set design for the tragic ballet 'Psammi, King of Egypt', 1817, by Salvatore Viganò. From the 'Raccolta di varie decorazione sceniche inventate ed eseguite per il r. Teatro alla Scala di Milano da Alessandro Sanquirico'. Sanquirico (1777-1849) was a scenery designer who worked primarily for the theatre of La Scala in Milan. Viganò (1769-1821), was a successful dancer and choreographer; he worked with Beethoven on the ballet 'The Creatures of Prometheus'.
[Ref: 63347] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Set design] Scena D'Invenzione e Disegno del Cavalier Bibiena rappresentante Cortili Diversi Reali.](jpegs/57362.jpg)
[Set design] Scena D'Invenzione e Disegno del Cavalier Bibiena rappresentante Cortili Diversi Reali.
J.G. Bibiena inven: et delin: A.O. [Ambroglio Orio] sculp.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving. 355 x 500 (14 x 19¾"), with large margins. Spotting in margins.
A set design for a 'Royal Court', with colonades and archways. Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1696-1757) of Palma was 'First Theatrical Engineer' at the Viennese court of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and his daughter Maria Theresa from 1723-47, organising festivities including the Maria's wedding, and designing sets for theatrics. In 1753 he moved to the court of Frederick the Great in Berlin.
[Ref: 57362] £320.00
J.G. Bibiena inven: et delin: A.O. [Ambroglio Orio] sculp.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving. 355 x 500 (14 x 19¾"), with large margins. Spotting in margins.
A set design for a 'Royal Court', with colonades and archways. Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1696-1757) of Palma was 'First Theatrical Engineer' at the Viennese court of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and his daughter Maria Theresa from 1723-47, organising festivities including the Maria's wedding, and designing sets for theatrics. In 1753 he moved to the court of Frederick the Great in Berlin.
[Ref: 57362] £320.00
![[Set design] Scena D'Invenzione e Disegno del Cavalier Bibiena rappresentante Sala Reale.](jpegs/62140.jpg)
[Set design] Scena D'Invenzione e Disegno del Cavalier Bibiena rappresentante Sala Reale.
J.G. Bibiena inven: et delin: A.O. [Ambroglio Orio] sculp.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving. 355 x 500 (14 x 19¾"), very large margins. Central fold as normal. Foxing in margin.
A set design for an immense Baroque 'Royal Hall', with colonades and archways. Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1696-1757) of Palma was 'First Theatrical Engineer' at the Viennese court of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and his daughter Maria Theresa from 1723-47, organising festivities including the Maria's wedding, and designing sets for theatrics. In 1753 he moved to the court of Frederick the Great in Berlin.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62140] £420.00
J.G. Bibiena inven: et delin: A.O. [Ambroglio Orio] sculp.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving. 355 x 500 (14 x 19¾"), very large margins. Central fold as normal. Foxing in margin.
A set design for an immense Baroque 'Royal Hall', with colonades and archways. Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1696-1757) of Palma was 'First Theatrical Engineer' at the Viennese court of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and his daughter Maria Theresa from 1723-47, organising festivities including the Maria's wedding, and designing sets for theatrics. In 1753 he moved to the court of Frederick the Great in Berlin.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62140] £420.00
![[Taste. Feast of the Gods] Geschmack. Das Gustunal der Götter. Gustus. Convivium Deorum.](jpegs/57612.jpg)
[Taste. Feast of the Gods] Geschmack. Das Gustunal der Götter. Gustus. Convivium Deorum. Le Gout. Le Repas des Dieux. Il Gusto. Il Convivio dé Dei.
Lodovico Burnacim inv. del. Balthasar Sigmund Setlezky Sculpsit.
Negotium Academiæ Cæs. Francisceæ excudit Aug. Vind. Cum Gratoa et Privilegio Sac. Cæs. Majestatis [Augsburg, n.d., c.1760].
Engraving with hand colour. 295 x 430mm (11½ x 17") very large margins. Some creasing, worm hole in image.
A stage set, with the Olympian gods attending a banquet in a room with walls of smoke and decorated with dishes, served by satyrs. It was engraved by Balthasar Sigmund Setlezky (1695-1771) from one of the 25 stage sets designed by Lodovico Burnacini (1636-1707) for the opera 'Il Pomo d'Oro', by the Italian composer Antonio Cesti with a libretto by Francesco Sbarra, staged 1668.
[Ref: 57612] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Lodovico Burnacim inv. del. Balthasar Sigmund Setlezky Sculpsit.
Negotium Academiæ Cæs. Francisceæ excudit Aug. Vind. Cum Gratoa et Privilegio Sac. Cæs. Majestatis [Augsburg, n.d., c.1760].
Engraving with hand colour. 295 x 430mm (11½ x 17") very large margins. Some creasing, worm hole in image.
A stage set, with the Olympian gods attending a banquet in a room with walls of smoke and decorated with dishes, served by satyrs. It was engraved by Balthasar Sigmund Setlezky (1695-1771) from one of the 25 stage sets designed by Lodovico Burnacini (1636-1707) for the opera 'Il Pomo d'Oro', by the Italian composer Antonio Cesti with a libretto by Francesco Sbarra, staged 1668.
[Ref: 57612] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
The Carlton. The Criterion.
Fred Thompson.
[n.d., c.1930.]
Ink & watercolour on card. Card 180 x 285 mm (8 x 11¼").
Two sketches satirising the patrons of two theatres, both shown with drinks in their hands: the Carlton Theatre, Haymarket, catered for the upper classes while the Criterion in Piccadilly Circus was more populist.
[Ref: 39327] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Fred Thompson.
[n.d., c.1930.]
Ink & watercolour on card. Card 180 x 285 mm (8 x 11¼").
Two sketches satirising the patrons of two theatres, both shown with drinks in their hands: the Carlton Theatre, Haymarket, catered for the upper classes while the Criterion in Piccadilly Circus was more populist.
[Ref: 39327] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Theatre Royal Covent Garden. No.80.
London, Read & Co.10. Johnson's Ct. Fleet St. [n.d., c 1860.]
Engraving. Sheet 260 x 215mm (10¼ x 8½").
View of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The first theatre on the site, the Theatre Royal (1732), served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history.
[Ref: 65312] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
London, Read & Co.10. Johnson's Ct. Fleet St. [n.d., c 1860.]
Engraving. Sheet 260 x 215mm (10¼ x 8½").
View of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The first theatre on the site, the Theatre Royal (1732), served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history.
[Ref: 65312] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
A View of the Theatre Royal Bath, as it appeared at the Royal Dramatic Fete. In Honour of His Majesty's Birthday.
L.Quicke. del.t. et Lith. Printed by P.Simonau.
[Apr.l. 23, 1824.]
Very rare lithograph. Sheet 240 x 200mm (9½ x 8"). Trimmed into plate.
View of the Theatre Royal in Bath, England, built in 1805.
[Ref: 64244] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
L.Quicke. del.t. et Lith. Printed by P.Simonau.
[Apr.l. 23, 1824.]
Very rare lithograph. Sheet 240 x 200mm (9½ x 8"). Trimmed into plate.
View of the Theatre Royal in Bath, England, built in 1805.
[Ref: 64244] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Total Destruction of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, by Fire. On Wednesday, March 5, 1856; discovered just at the conclusion of a Bal Masque, given by Professor Anderson, when the company, rushing to the doors, made their escape, and fled into the neighbouring streets for means of conveyance to their respective residence, the grotequeness of their dresses contrasting strangely with the scene which the neighbourhood presented from so fearful a calamity occurring at that hour (5 o'clock) of the morning. The loss of property by this sad event is estimated at upwards of £250,000.
London: Published March 8, 1856, by Read & Co., 10, Johnson's Court, Fleet Street.
Scarce tinted lithograph. Printed area 380 x 420mm (15 x 16½"). Tears in title and margins repaired.
A view of the exterior of Theatre Royal Covent Garden (in Bow Street, now the Royal Opera House) in flames, with firemen pumping their fire engines, and theatre-goers in masquerade dress mixing with the passers-by.
[Ref: 64738] £390.00
London: Published March 8, 1856, by Read & Co., 10, Johnson's Court, Fleet Street.
Scarce tinted lithograph. Printed area 380 x 420mm (15 x 16½"). Tears in title and margins repaired.
A view of the exterior of Theatre Royal Covent Garden (in Bow Street, now the Royal Opera House) in flames, with firemen pumping their fire engines, and theatre-goers in masquerade dress mixing with the passers-by.
[Ref: 64738] £390.00
![[Theatre set] Interno della Cittá di Babilonia.](jpegs/62138.jpg)
[Theatre set] Interno della Cittá di Babilonia.
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Martinelli dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 3905mm (12½ x 15½").
A theatre set for a play set in Babylon, looking from the interior of a temple to ziggurats Published in Antonio Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62138] £320.00
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Martinelli dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 3905mm (12½ x 15½").
A theatre set for a play set in Babylon, looking from the interior of a temple to ziggurats Published in Antonio Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62138] £320.00
![[Theatre set] Palazzo Cinese.](jpegs/61456.jpg)
[Theatre set] Palazzo Cinese.
A.Basoli inv. I Basoli dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 300 x 375mm (11¾ x 14¾").
A theatre set for a play set in a Chinese palace, published in Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
[Ref: 61456] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A.Basoli inv. I Basoli dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 300 x 375mm (11¾ x 14¾").
A theatre set for a play set in a Chinese palace, published in Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
[Ref: 61456] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Theatre set] Fabbriche Sotteranee dell' India.](jpegs/62137.jpg)
[Theatre set] Fabbriche Sotteranee dell' India.
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Landri dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 3905mm (12½ x 15½"), with very large margins.
A theatre set for a play set in India, with a vaulted chamber with a vast staircase leading up to a massive doorway and the sky. Published in Antonio Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62137] £320.00
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Landri dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 3905mm (12½ x 15½"), with very large margins.
A theatre set for a play set in India, with a vaulted chamber with a vast staircase leading up to a massive doorway and the sky. Published in Antonio Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62137] £320.00
![[Theatre set] Cittá di Tebe in Beozia.](jpegs/62135.jpg)
[Theatre set] Cittá di Tebe in Beozia.
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Basoli dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 385mm (12½ x 15¼"), with very large margins. Creasing on right, hole in margin near bottom plate mark filled.
A theatre set for a play set in the city of Thebes in Boeotia, published in Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62135] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Basoli dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 385mm (12½ x 15¼"), with very large margins. Creasing on right, hole in margin near bottom plate mark filled.
A theatre set for a play set in the city of Thebes in Boeotia, published in Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62135] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Cut-outs for a toy theatre] No. 53.](jpegs/57596.jpg)
[Cut-outs for a toy theatre] No. 53.
Albrecht Schmidt excud. A.V. [Augsburg, c.1720.]
Engraving with hand colour. Sheet 290 x 370mm (11½ x 14½"), with an 18th century watermark. Creasing.
Figures for an outdoor scene, with men, women and children, dogs, cats and fowl.
[Ref: 57596] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Albrecht Schmidt excud. A.V. [Augsburg, c.1720.]
Engraving with hand colour. Sheet 290 x 370mm (11½ x 14½"), with an 18th century watermark. Creasing.
Figures for an outdoor scene, with men, women and children, dogs, cats and fowl.
[Ref: 57596] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)