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The Adoration of the Shepherds. In the Salon at Houghton.
Morellio Pinxit. G. Farington delin.t. Val. Green Engraver to his Majesty fecit.
Published Nov.r. 1.st 1775 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with large margins.
The Virgin on the left, holding open the blanket covering the infant Jesus, the shepherds, one a woman, standing and kneeling each behind the other, adoring Him, St Joseph standing in the background; Plate 24 of the first volume of the 'Houghton Gallery', a set of 129 prints after paintings in the collection of Sir Robert Walpole at Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Many of the paintings were bought by Catherine the Great of Russia, including this one, and are now in the Hermitage Museum.
Whitman 191, state ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67510] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Morellio Pinxit. G. Farington delin.t. Val. Green Engraver to his Majesty fecit.
Published Nov.r. 1.st 1775 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with large margins.
The Virgin on the left, holding open the blanket covering the infant Jesus, the shepherds, one a woman, standing and kneeling each behind the other, adoring Him, St Joseph standing in the background; Plate 24 of the first volume of the 'Houghton Gallery', a set of 129 prints after paintings in the collection of Sir Robert Walpole at Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Many of the paintings were bought by Catherine the Great of Russia, including this one, and are now in the Hermitage Museum.
Whitman 191, state ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67510] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Alexander and Philip His Physician. From the Original Picture Painted by Mr Benjamin West; In the Collection of G.Stibbert Esq.r.
B. West pinxit. Val: Green fecit.
John Boydell excudit 1772. Published Jan.y 1st 1772 by John Boydell Engraver, in Cheapside London.
Scarce mezzotint. Sheet 440 x 525mm (17¼ x 20¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom.
Alexander the Great in his tent, nursing his head and raising a goblet to his mouth, with his doctor reading from a scroll. Outside the tent is Alexander's cavalry.
Ex Collection Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. Whitman: 171.
[Ref: 67512] £490.00
B. West pinxit. Val: Green fecit.
John Boydell excudit 1772. Published Jan.y 1st 1772 by John Boydell Engraver, in Cheapside London.
Scarce mezzotint. Sheet 440 x 525mm (17¼ x 20¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom.
Alexander the Great in his tent, nursing his head and raising a goblet to his mouth, with his doctor reading from a scroll. Outside the tent is Alexander's cavalry.
Ex Collection Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. Whitman: 171.
[Ref: 67512] £490.00
Chaste Arethusa, from Alpheus flies; / Resolv'd to die, rather than be his Prize. / The Moral is: - Take heed, ye flatter'd Fair: / Swains oft dissemble, & Words are but Air. / Lockman.
J Van Neck pinxit, J. Faber fecit.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Rare mezzotint. 355 x 260mm (14 x 10¼"). Chipped to plate top left, creasing top right corner, small tears in small margins. Bit messy.
The nymph Alpheus is pursued through Arcadia by the river-god Arethusa.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67369] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J Van Neck pinxit, J. Faber fecit.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Rare mezzotint. 355 x 260mm (14 x 10¼"). Chipped to plate top left, creasing top right corner, small tears in small margins. Bit messy.
The nymph Alpheus is pursued through Arcadia by the river-god Arethusa.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67369] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Armstrong. Binnen Londen, genhangen en gevierendeelt.
[Jan Luyken.] I.L.
[n.d., c.1684.]
Rare engraving. Sheet 180 x 135mm (7 x 5¼"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper.
A scene depicting the aftermath of the execution of Thomas Armstrong (c.1633 - 1684), English army officer and politician. Following his alleged involvement in the Rye House Plot in 1683, Armstrong was convicted of high treason and executed by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. The image shows his body being cut limb from limb. His head was affixed to Westminster Hall, three of his quarters were displayed in London, and the fourth at Stafford.
[Ref: 67635] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[Jan Luyken.] I.L.
[n.d., c.1684.]
Rare engraving. Sheet 180 x 135mm (7 x 5¼"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper.
A scene depicting the aftermath of the execution of Thomas Armstrong (c.1633 - 1684), English army officer and politician. Following his alleged involvement in the Rye House Plot in 1683, Armstrong was convicted of high treason and executed by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. The image shows his body being cut limb from limb. His head was affixed to Westminster Hall, three of his quarters were displayed in London, and the fourth at Stafford.
[Ref: 67635] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Augustus and Cleopatra. From the Painting of Raphael Mengs, 10 Feet high, by 7 Feet wide, in the Collection of Henry Hoare Esq.r.
Engraved by John Dean.
London: Published 1.st May 1802 by R. Cribb 288 Holborn.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression. 630 x 470mm (24¾ x 18½"). Trimmed into plate at bottom.
Cleopatra kneels before Octavian (before he assume the honorific 'Augustus'), watched by her servants Eiras and Charmion. Originally published 1784.
Ex: The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 3 of 3.
[Ref: 67612] £360.00
Engraved by John Dean.
London: Published 1.st May 1802 by R. Cribb 288 Holborn.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression. 630 x 470mm (24¾ x 18½"). Trimmed into plate at bottom.
Cleopatra kneels before Octavian (before he assume the honorific 'Augustus'), watched by her servants Eiras and Charmion. Originally published 1784.
Ex: The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 3 of 3.
[Ref: 67612] £360.00
Augustus and Cleopatra. From the Painting of Raphael Mengs, 10 Feet high, by 7 Feet wide, in the Collection of Henry Hoare Esq.r.
Engraved by John Dean.
Publish'd April 16,,th 1786, by J. Dean, N:º 12, Bentinck Street, Soho.
Mezzotint. 630 x 470mm (24¾ x 18½"), large margins. Creased.
Cleopatra kneels before Octavian (before he assume the honorific 'Augustus'), watched by her servants Eiras and Charmion. Originally published 1784.
Ex: collections of Oettingen-Wallerstein & The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 2 of 3.
[Ref: 67611] £380.00
Engraved by John Dean.
Publish'd April 16,,th 1786, by J. Dean, N:º 12, Bentinck Street, Soho.
Mezzotint. 630 x 470mm (24¾ x 18½"), large margins. Creased.
Cleopatra kneels before Octavian (before he assume the honorific 'Augustus'), watched by her servants Eiras and Charmion. Originally published 1784.
Ex: collections of Oettingen-Wallerstein & The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 2 of 3.
[Ref: 67611] £380.00
![[Arrival of Charles II at Delft, 1660]](jpegs/67677.jpg)
[Arrival of Charles II at Delft, 1660]
AV. Venne Inv. P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"). Trimmed to plate; centre fold as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. Having waited in Breda for the summons to return, he sailed to Delft by yacht (this print depicts his brief visit) before travelling on to the Hague, from where he departed for England on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who had a connection with both Delft (his birthplace) and the Hague (where he lived from 1625 onwards).
[Ref: 67677] £330.00
AV. Venne Inv. P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"). Trimmed to plate; centre fold as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. Having waited in Breda for the summons to return, he sailed to Delft by yacht (this print depicts his brief visit) before travelling on to the Hague, from where he departed for England on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who had a connection with both Delft (his birthplace) and the Hague (where he lived from 1625 onwards).
[Ref: 67677] £330.00
![[The Choice] By Pray'r but more by Gold, the Miser Swain](jpegs/67363.jpg)
[The Choice] By Pray'r but more by Gold, the Miser Swain / would tempt ye Nymph to Love, but rempts in vain...
P. Mercier Pictor Principis pinx 1739. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsury Square.
Fine mezzotint, 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margins.
A young woman pushes away a rich old man who points at coins on the table as a younger man shows off his muscles.
CS 412. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67363] £320.00
P. Mercier Pictor Principis pinx 1739. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsury Square.
Fine mezzotint, 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margins.
A young woman pushes away a rich old man who points at coins on the table as a younger man shows off his muscles.
CS 412. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67363] £320.00
Our Saviour and the Woman of Samaria. From the Original Picture, at Wilton House, in the Collection of the Earl of Pembroke; to whom this Plate is respectfully inscribed, by his Lordship's oblig'd & obed.t Serv.t John Dean.
Painted by Guiseppe Chiari. Engrav'd by Jn.º Dean.
Publish'd Jany 31:st 1786, by J. Dean, N.º12, Bentinck Street, Soho.
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 630 x 470mm (24¾ x 18½"), large margins.
Christ sits at a well, gesturing towards a pitcher of water.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection.
[Ref: 67615] £360.00
Painted by Guiseppe Chiari. Engrav'd by Jn.º Dean.
Publish'd Jany 31:st 1786, by J. Dean, N.º12, Bentinck Street, Soho.
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 630 x 470mm (24¾ x 18½"), large margins.
Christ sits at a well, gesturing towards a pitcher of water.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection.
[Ref: 67615] £360.00
The Custom of ye Countrey. Vol. 1. p.307
[n.d., c.1720.]
Etching. Sheet 180 x 110mm (7 x 4¼"). Trimmed, top corners damaged.
A man enters a woman's bedchamber to be confronted by men armed with sword and pike, and the woman with a bow and arrow. A scene from an unidentified novel.
[Ref: 67679] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1720.]
Etching. Sheet 180 x 110mm (7 x 4¼"). Trimmed, top corners damaged.
A man enters a woman's bedchamber to be confronted by men armed with sword and pike, and the woman with a bow and arrow. A scene from an unidentified novel.
[Ref: 67679] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Death of Epaminondas.]](jpegs/67610.jpg)
[The Death of Epaminondas.]
B West pinxit. V. Green Metzotinto Engraver to his Majesty fecit [in plate].
Publish'd by J. Boydell Cheapside Feb. 21. 1774 [in plate].
Rare mezzotint. 625 x 510mm (24½ x 20"). Trimmed to image at top, tear in right margin, vertical crease where folded for binding.
The Theban general Epaminondas (c.410 - 362 BC) slumped in the arms of his officers, as a doctor examines the spear-point which pierces his side. Epaminondas's victory at The Battle of Mantinea in 362 BC ended the military supremecy of the Spartans, but the general's death enabled Phillip II of Macedon to take control of Greece.
Whitman: 178, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67610] £480.00
B West pinxit. V. Green Metzotinto Engraver to his Majesty fecit [in plate].
Publish'd by J. Boydell Cheapside Feb. 21. 1774 [in plate].
Rare mezzotint. 625 x 510mm (24½ x 20"). Trimmed to image at top, tear in right margin, vertical crease where folded for binding.
The Theban general Epaminondas (c.410 - 362 BC) slumped in the arms of his officers, as a doctor examines the spear-point which pierces his side. Epaminondas's victory at The Battle of Mantinea in 362 BC ended the military supremecy of the Spartans, but the general's death enabled Phillip II of Macedon to take control of Greece.
Whitman: 178, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67610] £480.00
![[The Death of Epaminondas.]](jpegs/67514.jpg)
[The Death of Epaminondas.]
B West pinxit. V. Green Metzotinto Engraver to his Majesty fecit [in plate].
Publish'd by J. Boydell Cheapside Feb. 21. 1774 [in plate].
Fine & rare mezzotint. 625 x 510mm (24½ x 20"). Trimmed to image; some creasing to image.
The Theban general Epaminondas (c.410 - 362 BC) slumped in the arms of his officers, as a doctor examines the spear-point which pierces his side. Epaminondas's victory at The Battle of Mantinea in 362 BC ended the military supremecy of the Spartans, but the general's death enabled Phillip II of Macedon to take control of Greece.
Whitman: 178, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67514] £480.00
B West pinxit. V. Green Metzotinto Engraver to his Majesty fecit [in plate].
Publish'd by J. Boydell Cheapside Feb. 21. 1774 [in plate].
Fine & rare mezzotint. 625 x 510mm (24½ x 20"). Trimmed to image; some creasing to image.
The Theban general Epaminondas (c.410 - 362 BC) slumped in the arms of his officers, as a doctor examines the spear-point which pierces his side. Epaminondas's victory at The Battle of Mantinea in 362 BC ended the military supremecy of the Spartans, but the general's death enabled Phillip II of Macedon to take control of Greece.
Whitman: 178, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67514] £480.00
![[Gulliver's Travels] [Gulliver addressing the Houyhnhnms, supposing them to be Conjurors.](jpegs/67793.jpg)
[Gulliver's Travels] [Gulliver addressing the Houyhnhnms, supposing them to be Conjurors. from the Original Picture, in the Possession of John Wesson. See Gullivers Voys. p.220.]
S. Gilpin pinxit. Val. Green fecit.
[J. Wesson excudit Litchfield Street, Soho.] [n.d., c.1775.]
Fine mezzotint, scarce scratched letter proof before title and scratched publication line, inscription area uncleaned. 450 x 530mm (17¾ x 21"). Trimmed to plate.
After his crew mutiny and maroon him, Lemuel Gulliver stands on a beach before a pair of Houyhnhnms, talking horses who discuss his arrival.
Whitman 213, i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67793] £650.00
S. Gilpin pinxit. Val. Green fecit.
[J. Wesson excudit Litchfield Street, Soho.] [n.d., c.1775.]
Fine mezzotint, scarce scratched letter proof before title and scratched publication line, inscription area uncleaned. 450 x 530mm (17¾ x 21"). Trimmed to plate.
After his crew mutiny and maroon him, Lemuel Gulliver stands on a beach before a pair of Houyhnhnms, talking horses who discuss his arrival.
Whitman 213, i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67793] £650.00
![[Ixion deceived by Hera.] Ixionem a Junone Deceptum.](jpegs/67571.jpg)
[Ixion deceived by Hera.] Ixionem a Junone Deceptum.
P.P. Rubens Pinxit. P. Van Sompel Sculpsit.
G. Valk Excud [n.d., c.1690.]
Engraving, fine impression. Sheet 255 x 330mm (10 x 13"). Trimmed within plate, folded, half laid on album paper in centre.
Ixion, king of the Lapiths, embraces Nephele, a cloud shaped like the goddess Hera by Zeus. To the left Zeus sits watching; in the centre is the real Hera; and on the right is the Gordon Medusa. Also shown are two putti, and eagle and a peacock.
[Ref: 67571] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
P.P. Rubens Pinxit. P. Van Sompel Sculpsit.
G. Valk Excud [n.d., c.1690.]
Engraving, fine impression. Sheet 255 x 330mm (10 x 13"). Trimmed within plate, folded, half laid on album paper in centre.
Ixion, king of the Lapiths, embraces Nephele, a cloud shaped like the goddess Hera by Zeus. To the left Zeus sits watching; in the centre is the real Hera; and on the right is the Gordon Medusa. Also shown are two putti, and eagle and a peacock.
[Ref: 67571] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Jerusalem Delivered] [Renaldo arresting the arm of Almida to prevent her purpose of Suicide.]](jpegs/67507.jpg)
[Jerusalem Delivered] [Renaldo arresting the arm of Almida to prevent her purpose of Suicide.]
Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. Val. Green Engraver in Metzotinto to his Majesty fecit.
London, Printed for R. Sayer, and J. Bennett, N.º 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 20 April 1775.
Mezzotint, proof before title, 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"), on 18th century watermarked paper, with large margins on 3 sides.
A scene from 'Jerusalem Delivered', an epic poem by Italian poet Torquato Tasso, 1571. The Christian knight Rinaldo stops the defeated Saracen sorceress Armida from commiting suicide. She converts to Christianity and becomes his hand maiden. Published as a pair to 'Paris and Helen directing Cupid to Inflame each other's hearts with love'.
Whitman 186, state i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67507] £320.00
Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. Val. Green Engraver in Metzotinto to his Majesty fecit.
London, Printed for R. Sayer, and J. Bennett, N.º 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 20 April 1775.
Mezzotint, proof before title, 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"), on 18th century watermarked paper, with large margins on 3 sides.
A scene from 'Jerusalem Delivered', an epic poem by Italian poet Torquato Tasso, 1571. The Christian knight Rinaldo stops the defeated Saracen sorceress Armida from commiting suicide. She converts to Christianity and becomes his hand maiden. Published as a pair to 'Paris and Helen directing Cupid to Inflame each other's hearts with love'.
Whitman 186, state i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67507] £320.00
![[Jerusalem Delivered] Renaldo arresting the arm of Almida to prevent her purpose of Suicide.](jpegs/67506.jpg)
[Jerusalem Delivered] Renaldo arresting the arm of Almida to prevent her purpose of Suicide.
Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. Val. Green Engraver in Metzotinto to his Majesty fecit.
London, Printed for R. Sayer, and J. Bennett, N.º 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 20 April 1775.
Mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with large margins on 3 sides. Paper toned.
A scene from 'Jerusalem Delivered', an epic poem by Italian poet Torquato Tasso, 1571. The Christian knight Rinaldo stops the defeated Saracen sorceress Armida from commiting suicide. She converts to Christianity and becomes his hand maiden. Published as a pair to 'Paris and Helen directing Cupid to Inflame each other's hearts with love'.
Whitman 186, state ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67506] £320.00
Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. Val. Green Engraver in Metzotinto to his Majesty fecit.
London, Printed for R. Sayer, and J. Bennett, N.º 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 20 April 1775.
Mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with large margins on 3 sides. Paper toned.
A scene from 'Jerusalem Delivered', an epic poem by Italian poet Torquato Tasso, 1571. The Christian knight Rinaldo stops the defeated Saracen sorceress Armida from commiting suicide. She converts to Christianity and becomes his hand maiden. Published as a pair to 'Paris and Helen directing Cupid to Inflame each other's hearts with love'.
Whitman 186, state ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67506] £320.00
![[The Jeweller] The Morning Rose, What Shall Poor Harpax Do!](jpegs/67361.jpg)
[The Jeweller] The Morning Rose, What Shall Poor Harpax Do! / He Came, he lov'd, enjoy'd the Nymph 'tis true, / All that he wish'd, he had,, but thinks at last, Tis mighty hard to pay for Pleasures past...
P. Mercier pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Jn.º and Rob.t Withy in Fleet Street, 1756.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, narrow margins, repaired tears.
A young woman encourages her older admirer to pay for a pair of earrings held by a jeweller. He reluctantly reaches into his money-bag. Behind is a maid carrying a coffee pot and cups on a tray. Jewellery interest.
CS 411c, this later state not listed. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67361] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
P. Mercier pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Jn.º and Rob.t Withy in Fleet Street, 1756.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, narrow margins, repaired tears.
A young woman encourages her older admirer to pay for a pair of earrings held by a jeweller. He reluctantly reaches into his money-bag. Behind is a maid carrying a coffee pot and cups on a tray. Jewellery interest.
CS 411c, this later state not listed. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67361] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Erat fames in Terra Chanàan. Et Joseph erat Princeps in terra Aegypti...
Barth. Breenbergh inventor et Pinxit.
P.Schenck Junior Excudit. N.º. 65 [n.d., c.1700].
Very fine etching. Sheet 480 x 690mm (19 x 27¼"). Trimmed within plate, laid on album paper.
Joseph stands on a platform of a palatial building, with a servant holding a parasol over his head, overseeing the distribution of grain. Despite the setting being Egypt the scenery is distinctly Roman, with what appears to be Trajan's Column and the three pillars of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Forum. Dutch painter Bartholomeus Breenbergh (c.1598-c.1657) spent a decade living and working in Rome in the 1620s.
Hollstein 1, state iii of iii.
[Ref: 67766] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Barth. Breenbergh inventor et Pinxit.
P.Schenck Junior Excudit. N.º. 65 [n.d., c.1700].
Very fine etching. Sheet 480 x 690mm (19 x 27¼"). Trimmed within plate, laid on album paper.
Joseph stands on a platform of a palatial building, with a servant holding a parasol over his head, overseeing the distribution of grain. Despite the setting being Egypt the scenery is distinctly Roman, with what appears to be Trajan's Column and the three pillars of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Forum. Dutch painter Bartholomeus Breenbergh (c.1598-c.1657) spent a decade living and working in Rome in the 1620s.
Hollstein 1, state iii of iii.
[Ref: 67766] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
The Young Corsican convinced by General Paoli of the necessity of his Uncles Death.
Painted by R.Westall. Engraved by W.Ward.
London, Published Oct.r. 6, 1791, by J.R. Smith, King Street, Covent Garden.
Very scarce mezzotint, printed in colour. Sheet 655 x 560mm (25¾ x 22"). Crease along publication area. Trimmed close to plate.
A scene depicting a room which opens onto a garden at the left. To the right sits General Paoli, his left leg crossed over his right, a sword at his side and his powdered hair neatly arranged. He gestures emphatically with both hands as he exhorts a young man with unruly dark curls to commit the murder of his own uncle. The young man, positioned to the left beside a young woman, places his right hand upon his breast while extending his left hand outward in a gesture of horror.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67775] £580.00
Painted by R.Westall. Engraved by W.Ward.
London, Published Oct.r. 6, 1791, by J.R. Smith, King Street, Covent Garden.
Very scarce mezzotint, printed in colour. Sheet 655 x 560mm (25¾ x 22"). Crease along publication area. Trimmed close to plate.
A scene depicting a room which opens onto a garden at the left. To the right sits General Paoli, his left leg crossed over his right, a sword at his side and his powdered hair neatly arranged. He gestures emphatically with both hands as he exhorts a young man with unruly dark curls to commit the murder of his own uncle. The young man, positioned to the left beside a young woman, places his right hand upon his breast while extending his left hand outward in a gesture of horror.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67775] £580.00
[Paris and Helen Directing Cupid to inflame each others Heart with Love. Done from an Original Picture Painted by Mrs. Angel.a Kauffman.]
Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. Val. Green Engraver in Metzotinto to his Majesty fecit.
London, Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, N.º 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 1.st Octo.r 1774.
Mezzotint, proof before title, 510 x 360mm (20 x 14¼"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Paper toned, small tear in right margin.
Eros prepares to stab Helen with an arrow, with Paris standing at her side. Published as a pair to 'Renaldo arresting the arm of Almida to prevent her purpose of Suicide'.
Whitman 214, state i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67508] £320.00
Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. Val. Green Engraver in Metzotinto to his Majesty fecit.
London, Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, N.º 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 1.st Octo.r 1774.
Mezzotint, proof before title, 510 x 360mm (20 x 14¼"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Paper toned, small tear in right margin.
Eros prepares to stab Helen with an arrow, with Paris standing at her side. Published as a pair to 'Renaldo arresting the arm of Almida to prevent her purpose of Suicide'.
Whitman 214, state i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67508] £320.00
Ruben's Three Children. Done from a Capital Picture, in the Possession of Monsieur I. Bertels at Antwerp.
P.P. Rubens pinxit. P.J. Tassaert Fecit.
Sold by P.J. Tassaert Painter to his Royal Highness Prince Charles of Lorrain at M.rs Tinges in great Poland Street Soho. Price 7s. 6d. [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint. 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"), with large margins. Laid on card. Bit messy.
Three small children playing with a dog.
CS3 ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67630] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
P.P. Rubens pinxit. P.J. Tassaert Fecit.
Sold by P.J. Tassaert Painter to his Royal Highness Prince Charles of Lorrain at M.rs Tinges in great Poland Street Soho. Price 7s. 6d. [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint. 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"), with large margins. Laid on card. Bit messy.
Three small children playing with a dog.
CS3 ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67630] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
[Ruben's Three Children. Done from a Capital Picture, in the Possession of Monsieur I. Bertels at Antwerp.]
[P.P. Rubens pinxit. P.J. Tassaert Fecit.]
[Sold by P.J. Tassaert Painter to his Royal Highness Prince Charles of Lorrain at M.rs Tinges in great Poland Street Soho.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, printed in brown. Plate 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Loss in left edge. Thread margins.
Three small children playing with a dog.
CS3 i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67632] £420.00
[P.P. Rubens pinxit. P.J. Tassaert Fecit.]
[Sold by P.J. Tassaert Painter to his Royal Highness Prince Charles of Lorrain at M.rs Tinges in great Poland Street Soho.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, printed in brown. Plate 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Loss in left edge. Thread margins.
Three small children playing with a dog.
CS3 i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67632] £420.00
The Salutation. From the Original Picture In the Collection of Rob.t Udny Esq,,r.
Fredericus Barocci Pinxit. Josiah Boydell delin.t. Val. Green Engraver in Metzotinto to his Majesty & the Elector Palatine Sculpsit.
John Boydell excudit 1778. Published Nov,,r 17.th 1778 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint, 620 x 455mm (24½ x 17½"), with very large margins. Minute pinholes in image, margins soiled with small tears and creases.
The archangel Gabriel greets the Virgin, who sits reading a book.
Witman 208. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67609] £320.00
Fredericus Barocci Pinxit. Josiah Boydell delin.t. Val. Green Engraver in Metzotinto to his Majesty & the Elector Palatine Sculpsit.
John Boydell excudit 1778. Published Nov,,r 17.th 1778 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint, 620 x 455mm (24½ x 17½"), with very large margins. Minute pinholes in image, margins soiled with small tears and creases.
The archangel Gabriel greets the Virgin, who sits reading a book.
Witman 208. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67609] £320.00
Through Pangs fled to Felicity, / For within the Bosom bright / Of blazing Majesty and Light. / Milton.
Engraved by S.W. Reynolds from an original Sketch by Ja.s Northcote R.A. for the Comedy of Sighs Written by Prince Hoare.
Published by S.W. Reynolds, N.º 47 Poland Street, March 1, 1800.
Rare mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Narrow margins.
A woman has died in childbirth, with a skeleton touching her wrist with one hand and her urn, marked 'Emilia', with the other. An emblem from the play 'Sighs; or, The Daughter, a Comedy' (1799) by Prince Hoare (1755-1834).
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Not in Whitman.
[Ref: 67796] £320.00
Engraved by S.W. Reynolds from an original Sketch by Ja.s Northcote R.A. for the Comedy of Sighs Written by Prince Hoare.
Published by S.W. Reynolds, N.º 47 Poland Street, March 1, 1800.
Rare mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Narrow margins.
A woman has died in childbirth, with a skeleton touching her wrist with one hand and her urn, marked 'Emilia', with the other. An emblem from the play 'Sighs; or, The Daughter, a Comedy' (1799) by Prince Hoare (1755-1834).
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Not in Whitman.
[Ref: 67796] £320.00
The Council of Trent. The Representation of the Father assembled in the Council of Trent: begun about the end of the year 1545.
[n.d., c.1700.]
Rare engraving. Sheet 155 x 95mm (6 x 3¾"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper.
A scene depicting the Council of Trent. Convened between 1545 and 1563 in the city of Trent (modern-day Trento, located in northern Italy), it constituted the nineteenth ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church.
[Ref: 67593] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1700.]
Rare engraving. Sheet 155 x 95mm (6 x 3¾"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper.
A scene depicting the Council of Trent. Convened between 1545 and 1563 in the city of Trent (modern-day Trento, located in northern Italy), it constituted the nineteenth ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church.
[Ref: 67593] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Madona and Child. From an Original Picture painted by M.rs Angelica Kauffman.]
Angelica Kauffman pinxit. V. Green Engraver in Metzotinto to his Majesty fecit.
London, Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, N.º 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 3 December 1774.
Mezzotint, scratched-letter proof before title. 520 x 360mm (20½ x 14¼"), with large margins. Unidentified collector's blind stamp on left bottom plate mark. Crease top right, two tears in margins repaired.
The infant Jesus reaches up to his mother, who sits on a stone bench.
Whitman 184. See Metropolitan Museum 42.119.94 for published state. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67509] £480.00
Angelica Kauffman pinxit. V. Green Engraver in Metzotinto to his Majesty fecit.
London, Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, N.º 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 3 December 1774.
Mezzotint, scratched-letter proof before title. 520 x 360mm (20½ x 14¼"), with large margins. Unidentified collector's blind stamp on left bottom plate mark. Crease top right, two tears in margins repaired.
The infant Jesus reaches up to his mother, who sits on a stone bench.
Whitman 184. See Metropolitan Museum 42.119.94 for published state. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67509] £480.00
Young Foresters.
R. Livesay. John Murphy sculpt.
London: Published Oct.r 19. 1796, by John [Murphy], North-side of Paddington Green.
Mezzotint, printed in colours. 515 x 660mm (20¼ x 26"), watermarked 1794. Trimmed into plate at bottom, publication line rubbed, repairs to margins. Title area messy.
Four young girls feed fawns at the edge of a wood, from which a boy bearing a bundle of sticks on his head arrives.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67513] £420.00
R. Livesay. John Murphy sculpt.
London: Published Oct.r 19. 1796, by John [Murphy], North-side of Paddington Green.
Mezzotint, printed in colours. 515 x 660mm (20¼ x 26"), watermarked 1794. Trimmed into plate at bottom, publication line rubbed, repairs to margins. Title area messy.
Four young girls feed fawns at the edge of a wood, from which a boy bearing a bundle of sticks on his head arrives.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67513] £420.00