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[Campi Phlegraei] IIII [View of Naples from the Sea Shore.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour, 18th century watermark. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins
A view of the city with an ox cart in the foreground. A plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
[Ref: 67564] £950.00
[Campi Phlegraei] XI. [View of the Monte S. Angelo on which there is a Convent of Camaldolesi Monks]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour 18th century watermark. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins.
A view of a volcanic outcrop between Torre del Greco and Torre dell' Annonciata, looking north to a smoking Vesuvius, from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
[Ref: 67558] £950.00
[Campi Phlegraei] XVII [Bird's eye view from the Convent of Camaldoli.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour, 18th century watermark. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, large margins.
A view from one of the highest points above Naples, with Sir William Hamilton examining the volcanic landscape through a telescope. The artist Pietro Fabris talks to a monk. A plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
[Ref: 67568] £950.00
[Campi Phlegraei] XXII. [View of the Porto Pavone.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour, 18th century watermark. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins.
A view of Porto Pavone, a sunken crater on the island of Nisida in the Bay of Naples, with William Hamilton and Pietro Fabris sketching in the foreground. A plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
[Ref: 67562] £800.00
[Campi Phlegraei] XXIV. [View of Puzzoli.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins.
A view looking down at Pozzuoli and the sea, with Sir William Hamilton and a woman (probably Catherine, his first wife) in the foreground, a plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. The title is taken from the letterpress description from the book. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
[Ref: 67557] £950.00
[Campi Phlegraei] XXVI. [Pozzuoli]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour, pt 18th century watermark. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins.
A view looking down at Pozzuoli and the sea, with Sir William Hamilton and his artist Pietro Fabris in the foreground, a plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
[Ref: 67556] £950.00
[Campi Phlegraei] XXVIIII. [The Lake of Agnano evidently the Crater of an ancient Volcano.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, large margins. Remains of paper pasted on edge of margins.
A view of Lake Avernus (Lago d'Averno), a volcanic crater lake in Pozzuoli, with William Hamilton on horseback in the foreground. He identified the building on the left shore as a temple of Proserpine, and a grotto on the right bank as that of the Cumaean sibyl. A plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
[Ref: 67559] £900.00
[Campi Phlegraei] XXXX [View of a hollow road leading from the Grotta of Pausilipo.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins
A view of a sunken road, the sides showing the volcanic strata. A plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
[Ref: 67563] £680.00
[Marie Antoinette Reine de France, neé Archiduchesse d'Autriche. Mary Antoinetta, Queen of France, born Archduchess of Austria.]
[Peint à apres nature a Paris par Anton Hickel Peintre de la Cour de Vienne. Gravé par Simon Malgo.]
[London Published as the Act directs Mar.h 1.st Ant.y Molteno Printseller to her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, N.º 76 S.t James's Street.]
Mezzotint, very rare proof before letters. 635 x 450mm (25 x 17¾"), large margins Small crack in platemark bottom left.
A full-length seated portrait of Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lorraine (1755-93), wife of Louis XVI, wearing pale gown, pearls, cameo and flowers, and veil and plumes fixed in her high hair. CS: 2, before i of ii. Russell 2, i of iv. Ex: collections of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67794] £620.00
[Charles Patin.]
I.L.Durant ad innum pinx et sculps.
1673.
Engraving. Sheet 130 x 70mm (5 x 2¾"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper at edges.
Portrait of Charles Patin (1633-93), French physician and numismatist. He was the son of Guy Patin, dean of the school of medicine in Paris. Wellcome 2247.
[Ref: 67697] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
[Karlsbrücke] Prague 1884.
[Ernst Herz?] [pencil signature].
[c.1884]
Fine etching, printed in brown, signed by the artist. 425 x 295mm (16¾ x 11½"), large margins.
A view of the Karlsbrücke (Charles Bridge), with the statue of Saint Lutgardis (1182-1246), a Dutch nun who, having experienced ecstasies, levitated, and dripped blood from her forehead and hair, is considered one of the leading mystics of the 13th century. The statue was sculpted by Matthias Braun in 1710 as a commission from Evžen Tyttl, the abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Plasy.
[Ref: 67658] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Ruins of Ancient Rome] Remains of the Temple of Jupiter. Constantine's Column. S.t Paul's Gate. Mausoleum of one of Jupiter's Priests. Temple of Peace.
Gio. P. Pannini Pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for John Bowles and Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Mezzotint and etching, with fine original colour, 18th century watermark; 260 x 355mm (10¼ x 14"). Creased bottom left.
A composite view of some of the Roman antiquities (with their former names), in the Forum and elsewhere, with a ground of men in the centre. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67580] £320.00
[Ruins of Ancient Rome] Trajan's Pillar. The Amphitheatre of Titus. The Statue of a Fighting Gladiator in the Villa Borgese. Statue of a Dying Gladiator in the Capitol. Cestius Tomb. Temple of Janus. Temple of Jupiter Stator. The Temple of Fortuna Virilis.
Gio. P. Pannini Pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for John Bowles and Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Mezzotint and etching, 18th century watermark. 260 x 355mm (10¼ x 14"). Slight creasing.
A composite view of some of the Roman antiquities (with their former names), in the Forum and elsewhere. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67581] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
Mar. Ther. Louisa of Savoy Carignan, Princess of Lamballe, Born at Turin, in 1749, & Msssacred at Paris Sep.r 3, 1792. She fell a victim to her attachment to the Queen of France, whom even impemding Death could induce her to calumniate.
Peint d'apres nature a Paris en 1789 par Anton Hickel Peintre de la Cour de Vienne. S. Malgo, Sculp.
London, Published as the Act directs March 22, 1793 by S. Malgo No 57 Titchfield Street.
Mezzotint. 635 x 450mm (25 x 17¾"), with very large margins.
A full-length portrait of Marie-Thérèse Louise of Savoy (1749-1792), Princesse de Lamballe, seated at a writing desk in a library, quill in hand. She died in the September Massacres of 1792, in which about 1500 prisoners, including political prisoners, nobles criminals, priests, nuns and Swiss Royal guards were killed by a mob with hand weapons. Her head was paraded on a pike. CS 1, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67795] £580.00
[Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.]
John Shapland. W.H. Sweet [pencil signatures]
[n.d., c.1920.]
Etching signed by both artists. 135 x 180mm (5¼ x 7"), publisher's blindstamp, very large margins.
A view of Santa Maria della Salute, with the Monument to Emmanuel II, with an equestrian statue of the first king of Italy. Walter Henry Sweet (1889-1943) studied under John Shapland (1865-1929) at Exeter School of Art.
[Ref: 67669] £120.00
(£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.]
John Shapland. W.H. Sweet [pencil signatures]
[n.d., c.1920.]
Etching signed by both artists. 300 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼"), publisher's blindstamp, very large margins.
A view of Santa Maria della Salute, with a gondola. Walter Henry Sweet (1889-1943) studied under John Shapland (1865-1929) at Exeter School of Art.
[Ref: 67670] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
[The Bridge of Sighs, Venice.]
John Shapland. W.H. Sweet [pencil signatures]
[n.d., c.1920.]
Etching signed by both artists. 300 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼"), publisher's blindstamp, very large margins.
A view of the Bridge of Sighs, with a gondola. Walter Henry Sweet (1889-1943) studied under John Shapland (1865-1929) at Exeter School of Art.
[Ref: 67671] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Gulielmus Nassavius Nat. Princeps Auriacus etc. et Maria C.I. M.B. Reg Filia primogenita Conjux. Ob Haga 1650, Ætat XXIV.
A. Vandyke pinx.
[London: George Vertue, c.1731.]
Mezzotint, ink mark of J.B. at top. 185 x 130mm (7¼ x 5"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, tear in left edge taped.
A rare and fine portrait of William II, prince of Orange, as a young child. In 1641 he married Princess Mary, daughter of Charles I of England; their son became William III of England after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. John Barnard Lugt 1419
[Ref: 67629] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
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