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A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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![H. R. Bishop. Esq.r [&] [Pen signature]](jpegs/68157.jpg)
H. R. Bishop. Esq.r [&] [Pen signature]
Wageman. del. Woolnoth. sc.
[n.d. c.1820]
Stipple, sheet 325 x 255mm (12¼ x 10"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing sheet.
Three-quarter-length portrait of early Romantic composer, Sir Henry Rowley Bishop (1786-1855), turned and gazing to the right, dressed in a jacket and cravat. Despite his success he died in poverty. He is the only 19th century British composer represented on the Albert Memorial's 'Frieze of Parnassus'.
[Ref: 68157] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Wageman. del. Woolnoth. sc.
[n.d. c.1820]
Stipple, sheet 325 x 255mm (12¼ x 10"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing sheet.
Three-quarter-length portrait of early Romantic composer, Sir Henry Rowley Bishop (1786-1855), turned and gazing to the right, dressed in a jacket and cravat. Despite his success he died in poverty. He is the only 19th century British composer represented on the Albert Memorial's 'Frieze of Parnassus'.
[Ref: 68157] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Joannes Carestini.
George Knapton Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit 1735
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square
Rare & fine mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate, lia on album paper.
Half-lengh portrait in oval of Giovanni Carestini (c.1704-c.1760), the leading castrato in Handel's company in 1734. Described by music historian Charles Burney as 'a powerful and clear soprano', Handel's 'Alcina' and 'Ariodante' were written to take full advantage of Carestini's talents, giving the castrato arias in Italian in otherwise English performances. The painting by artist and connoisseur George Knapton (1698-1778) is only known through this engraving.
CS 55. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 68179] £360.00
George Knapton Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit 1735
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square
Rare & fine mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate, lia on album paper.
Half-lengh portrait in oval of Giovanni Carestini (c.1704-c.1760), the leading castrato in Handel's company in 1734. Described by music historian Charles Burney as 'a powerful and clear soprano', Handel's 'Alcina' and 'Ariodante' were written to take full advantage of Carestini's talents, giving the castrato arias in Italian in otherwise English performances. The painting by artist and connoisseur George Knapton (1698-1778) is only known through this engraving.
CS 55. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 68179] £360.00
![[Marie-Anne de Cupis de Carmago] M.le Carmago.](jpegs/68123.jpg)
[Marie-Anne de Cupis de Carmago] M.le Carmago. Ma légéreté dans la Dance / Vous laisse t'elle à décider / Si j'obeis a la Cadence, / Ou bien si c'est lui commander. Fr.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Very rare etching. 170 x 240mm (6¾ x 9½"), large margins on 3 sides. Narrow top margin.
French dancer Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo (1710-70), known as La Camargo, dancing with a tamborine in a landscape, a man leaning against a tree, playing pipe and drum. Ballet interest.
[Ref: 68123] £380.00
[n.d., c.1760.]
Very rare etching. 170 x 240mm (6¾ x 9½"), large margins on 3 sides. Narrow top margin.
French dancer Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo (1710-70), known as La Camargo, dancing with a tamborine in a landscape, a man leaning against a tree, playing pipe and drum. Ballet interest.
[Ref: 68123] £380.00
A Concert out of Tune!!
London Published by J.L Marks, 11 Artillery St.t Bishopsgate. [n.d. c. 1824-1832.]
Coloured etching. Sheet 210 x 335mm (8½ x 13¼"). Trimmed on three sides. Surface dirt. Creased. Tears. Laid on album paper.
An orchestra coming to blows, using their instruments as weapons. Among the music sheets tossed around are: 'Grand Battle Sinforna' and 'Britons Strike Home'.
Yale Center for British Art B2019.17.49, also unidentified. Not in BM.
[Ref: 68056] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
London Published by J.L Marks, 11 Artillery St.t Bishopsgate. [n.d. c. 1824-1832.]
Coloured etching. Sheet 210 x 335mm (8½ x 13¼"). Trimmed on three sides. Surface dirt. Creased. Tears. Laid on album paper.
An orchestra coming to blows, using their instruments as weapons. Among the music sheets tossed around are: 'Grand Battle Sinforna' and 'Britons Strike Home'.
Yale Center for British Art B2019.17.49, also unidentified. Not in BM.
[Ref: 68056] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
M.dme Rose Didelot, in the Character of Calypso, in the Ballet of Telemachus. Composed by Mr. Dauberval.
Cha.s Henard del.t. Conde & Reynolds sculp.t.
[London, c.1791.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 510 x 385mm (20 x 15¼"). Ink collector's mark on reverse. Trimmed to plate, some surface rubbing
A full length portrait of Rose Didelot (d.1806), wife of Charles Louis Didelot, in classical dress, standing in a garden. A talented ballerina, she was a rival of Parisot, although the three appeared together in a performance of 'Alonzo e Caro' at the Opera in 1796, causing a scandal with their scanty costumes (subject of Gillray's 'Modern Graces').
Whitman 70. Ex: Collections of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and American collector Frederic Robert Halsey (1847-1918), Lugt 1308.
[Ref: 67909] £420.00
Cha.s Henard del.t. Conde & Reynolds sculp.t.
[London, c.1791.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 510 x 385mm (20 x 15¼"). Ink collector's mark on reverse. Trimmed to plate, some surface rubbing
A full length portrait of Rose Didelot (d.1806), wife of Charles Louis Didelot, in classical dress, standing in a garden. A talented ballerina, she was a rival of Parisot, although the three appeared together in a performance of 'Alonzo e Caro' at the Opera in 1796, causing a scandal with their scanty costumes (subject of Gillray's 'Modern Graces').
Whitman 70. Ex: Collections of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and American collector Frederic Robert Halsey (1847-1918), Lugt 1308.
[Ref: 67909] £420.00
The merry Fidler. Le Violon. Suonatore di Violino. 24.
MLauron delin: I Savage Sculptr. A:O:et S:R:
P Tempest exc: Cum privilegio. [Henry Overton, c.1711?]
Etching. Sheet 245 x 165mm (9¾ x 6½"). Trimmed to printed border, repairs to fold.
A young fiddler, wearing hat with a bow, a matching bow hanging from the end of neck of his violin. The BM example has a note identifying him as Hugh Massey. After Marcellus Laroon (c.1650-1702), from the series 'The Cryes of the City of London Drawne after the Life', first published by Pierce Tempest in 1688. This example has the added plate number '24'.
See BM L,85.36.
[Ref: 67864] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
MLauron delin: I Savage Sculptr. A:O:et S:R:
P Tempest exc: Cum privilegio. [Henry Overton, c.1711?]
Etching. Sheet 245 x 165mm (9¾ x 6½"). Trimmed to printed border, repairs to fold.
A young fiddler, wearing hat with a bow, a matching bow hanging from the end of neck of his violin. The BM example has a note identifying him as Hugh Massey. After Marcellus Laroon (c.1650-1702), from the series 'The Cryes of the City of London Drawne after the Life', first published by Pierce Tempest in 1688. This example has the added plate number '24'.
See BM L,85.36.
[Ref: 67864] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
M.r Geminiani.
Tho.s Jenkins Pinxit. Ja.s M.cArdell Fecit.
[Sold by J. Oswald at his Musick Shop in S.t Martins Church Yard. Price 2s.] [n.d. c.1750]
Very rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark, sheet 340 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). Trimmed losing publication line. Light creasing and white marks.
A three-quarter-length portrait of the violinist and composer Francesco Geminiani (1680-1761), seated facing left and gazing toward the viewer. He holds a sheet of paper in his left hand, his arm resting on a table beside a quill and inkstand, while a quill in his right hand rests on his knee. He is dressed in a dark coat, an ornamented waistcoat, a frilled cravat, and a shoulder-length wig.
CS 82 I of II. Goodwin 164. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 68180] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Tho.s Jenkins Pinxit. Ja.s M.cArdell Fecit.
[Sold by J. Oswald at his Musick Shop in S.t Martins Church Yard. Price 2s.] [n.d. c.1750]
Very rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark, sheet 340 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). Trimmed losing publication line. Light creasing and white marks.
A three-quarter-length portrait of the violinist and composer Francesco Geminiani (1680-1761), seated facing left and gazing toward the viewer. He holds a sheet of paper in his left hand, his arm resting on a table beside a quill and inkstand, while a quill in his right hand rests on his knee. He is dressed in a dark coat, an ornamented waistcoat, a frilled cravat, and a shoulder-length wig.
CS 82 I of II. Goodwin 164. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 68180] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
M.r Geminiani.
Tho.s Jenkins Pinxit. Ja.s M.cArdell Fecit.
[Sold by J. Oswald at his Musick Shop in S.t Martins Church Yard. Price 2s.] [n.d. c.1750]
Very rare and fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"), with very large margins. Creasing.
A three-quarter-length portrait of the violinist and composer Francesco Geminiani (1680-1761), seated facing left and gazing toward the viewer. He holds a sheet of paper in his left hand, his arm resting on a table beside a quill and inkstand, while a quill in his right hand rests on his knee. He is dressed in a dark coat, an ornamented waistcoat, a frilled cravat, and a shoulder-length wig.
CS 82 I of II. Goodwin 164. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 68181] £360.00
Tho.s Jenkins Pinxit. Ja.s M.cArdell Fecit.
[Sold by J. Oswald at his Musick Shop in S.t Martins Church Yard. Price 2s.] [n.d. c.1750]
Very rare and fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"), with very large margins. Creasing.
A three-quarter-length portrait of the violinist and composer Francesco Geminiani (1680-1761), seated facing left and gazing toward the viewer. He holds a sheet of paper in his left hand, his arm resting on a table beside a quill and inkstand, while a quill in his right hand rests on his knee. He is dressed in a dark coat, an ornamented waistcoat, a frilled cravat, and a shoulder-length wig.
CS 82 I of II. Goodwin 164. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 68181] £360.00
![[Harriet Hague] Harriot and Sophia, Daughters of Charles Hague, Professor of Music in the University of Cambridge.](jpegs/67814.jpg)
[Harriet Hague] Harriot and Sophia, Daughters of Charles Hague, Professor of Music in the University of Cambridge. To Miss Sharp of Clare Hall, Herts, The kind friend and Patroness of the lost Harriot & her surviving Sister This Print is respectfully inscribed. Harriot Hague died Feb.y 3.th 1816 aged 23.
Engraved by W. Sayer, Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester [after George Henry Harlow.]
Published Dec.r 4.th 1816 by the Proprietor and Sold by Harraden & Son, Printseller, Cambridge.
Scarce mezzotint. 610 x 460mm (24 x 18"), large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed to plate at bottom. Repaired tear on left.
A portrait of the two daughters of Charles Hague (1769-1821), violinist and composer and Professor of Music at Cambridge. The eldest, Harriet Hague (1793-16) was a pianist and composer of great potential, publishing 'Six Songs, with an Accompaniment for the Pianoforte' (1814), but died two years later, aged 23. Sophia was a talented violinist. Harriet holds sheet music, Sophia her bow, with the violin propped up behind.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67814] £490.00
Engraved by W. Sayer, Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester [after George Henry Harlow.]
Published Dec.r 4.th 1816 by the Proprietor and Sold by Harraden & Son, Printseller, Cambridge.
Scarce mezzotint. 610 x 460mm (24 x 18"), large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed to plate at bottom. Repaired tear on left.
A portrait of the two daughters of Charles Hague (1769-1821), violinist and composer and Professor of Music at Cambridge. The eldest, Harriet Hague (1793-16) was a pianist and composer of great potential, publishing 'Six Songs, with an Accompaniment for the Pianoforte' (1814), but died two years later, aged 23. Sophia was a talented violinist. Harriet holds sheet music, Sophia her bow, with the violin propped up behind.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67814] £490.00
Le Maitre de Musique. Dédié a Monsieur le Comte de Steni Par son très Humble et très Obeissant Serviteur Mondhare.
Peint a Gouasse par L. Le Brun. J. Cocquerel Sculp.
A Paris chéz Mondhare rue S.t Jacques pres S.t Severin [n.d., c.1760.]
Scarce & fine engraving. 285 x 205mm (11¼ x 8"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
A music teacher embraces his extravaganty-dressed pupil as she tries to play the harp.
[Ref: 68122] £360.00
Peint a Gouasse par L. Le Brun. J. Cocquerel Sculp.
A Paris chéz Mondhare rue S.t Jacques pres S.t Severin [n.d., c.1760.]
Scarce & fine engraving. 285 x 205mm (11¼ x 8"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
A music teacher embraces his extravaganty-dressed pupil as she tries to play the harp.
[Ref: 68122] £360.00
![[Catherine Schindlerin.] The Schindlerin.](jpegs/67970.jpg)
[Catherine Schindlerin.] The Schindlerin.
Painted by S,,r Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by J.R. Smith.
Published Jan.y 20.th 1777, by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint. 385 x 280mm (15¼ x 11"). Slightly rubbed, small margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of the German singer Catherine Schindlerin. A pupil of Venanzio Rauzzini, she first appeared in London in 1775.
D'Oench 88; Hamilton p. 130, iii of iii, Frankau 306, iii of iii; CS 147, iii of iii.
[Ref: 67970] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by S,,r Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by J.R. Smith.
Published Jan.y 20.th 1777, by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint. 385 x 280mm (15¼ x 11"). Slightly rubbed, small margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of the German singer Catherine Schindlerin. A pupil of Venanzio Rauzzini, she first appeared in London in 1775.
D'Oench 88; Hamilton p. 130, iii of iii, Frankau 306, iii of iii; CS 147, iii of iii.
[Ref: 67970] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Songs for Children N.º 10. The Owl & The Cockatoo. By M.rs J. Worthington Bliss. (Miss Lindsay). Price 3/~.
M & N. Hanhart Lith.
London; Lamborn Cock, 63, New Bond Street [n.d., c.1880].
Songbook, 8pp), rare chromolithographic cover illustration. 335 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Stitch holes along left edge, old ink mss top right with date, circulating library stamp lower right.
A nonsense poem by T.G. Godfrey-Faucett, telling the story of an owl's unrequited love for a cockatoo, set to music. Maria Lindsay Bliss (1827-98) was one of the first women songwriters to achieve commercial success. Other songs in this series include Edward Lear's 'The Owl and the Pussycat' and 'The Duck & The Kangaroo'. Australian interest
[Ref: 67934] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
M & N. Hanhart Lith.
London; Lamborn Cock, 63, New Bond Street [n.d., c.1880].
Songbook, 8pp), rare chromolithographic cover illustration. 335 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Stitch holes along left edge, old ink mss top right with date, circulating library stamp lower right.
A nonsense poem by T.G. Godfrey-Faucett, telling the story of an owl's unrequited love for a cockatoo, set to music. Maria Lindsay Bliss (1827-98) was one of the first women songwriters to achieve commercial success. Other songs in this series include Edward Lear's 'The Owl and the Pussycat' and 'The Duck & The Kangaroo'. Australian interest
[Ref: 67934] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Songs for Children N.º 7, The Duck & The Kangaroo. Words by Edward Lear, Esq.r. Music by M.rs J. Worthington Bliss. (Miss Lindsay). Price 3s/=.
London: Lamborn Cock, 63, New Bond Street [n.d., c.1874].
Songbook, 8pp (disbound), fine & rare lithographic cover illustration. 335 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Stitch holes along left edge, old ink mss top right with date.
One of Edward Lear's nonsense poems (in the same style as the 'Owl and the Pussycat), set to music. The cover illustration shows the duck sitting on the kangaroo's tail smoking as they travel around the world. The poem originally appeared in Lear's 'Nonsense Songs', 1870. Maria Lindsay Bliss (1827-98) was one of the first women songwriters to achieve commercial success. She also scored Lear's 'The Owl and the Pussycat' for this series (N.º 5]. Australian interest.
[Ref: 67933] £380.00
London: Lamborn Cock, 63, New Bond Street [n.d., c.1874].
Songbook, 8pp (disbound), fine & rare lithographic cover illustration. 335 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Stitch holes along left edge, old ink mss top right with date.
One of Edward Lear's nonsense poems (in the same style as the 'Owl and the Pussycat), set to music. The cover illustration shows the duck sitting on the kangaroo's tail smoking as they travel around the world. The poem originally appeared in Lear's 'Nonsense Songs', 1870. Maria Lindsay Bliss (1827-98) was one of the first women songwriters to achieve commercial success. She also scored Lear's 'The Owl and the Pussycat' for this series (N.º 5]. Australian interest.
[Ref: 67933] £380.00