A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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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Isaac Beckett.
J. Smith fec.
Sold by W. Beckett at the back side of the Royal Exchange.
Very scarce mezzotint. Sheet 235 x 185mm (9¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed just within plate.
A youthful portrait of the mezzotint publisher Isaac Beckett (c.1653-88), a memorial portrait by his pupil John Smith.
CS 17. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See Anthony Griffiths' "The Print in Stuart Britain 1998", pg. 234.
[Ref: 69079] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J. Smith fec.
Sold by W. Beckett at the back side of the Royal Exchange.
Very scarce mezzotint. Sheet 235 x 185mm (9¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed just within plate.
A youthful portrait of the mezzotint publisher Isaac Beckett (c.1653-88), a memorial portrait by his pupil John Smith.
CS 17. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See Anthony Griffiths' "The Print in Stuart Britain 1998", pg. 234.
[Ref: 69079] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Booth, Esq.re Warlaby. From a Painting taken by desire of the Members of the Northallerton Market Club.
Painted by Tho.s Ellerby, Esq.re. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
London, Published June 18, 1833, by Mr. Turner, No. 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Very rare mezzotint, plate 355 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"), with huge margins. Light foxing and creasing mostly localised to margins.
Slightly over half-length portrait of Thomas Booth (c. 1755–1835), seated slightly right in an armchair before a curtain, facing front; wearing an open dark coat over a lighter double-breasted waistcoat and white neckerchief; his right arm resting on the chair arm, a snuff-box in his left hand. Booth was an iconic English stockbreeder who pioneered the improvement of Shorthorn cattle. Operating out of his estates at Killerby and Warlaby in North Yorkshire, he helped shape modern beef cattle breeding by focusing on meat-producing traits and strong constitutions.
W50. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69112] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Tho.s Ellerby, Esq.re. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
London, Published June 18, 1833, by Mr. Turner, No. 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Very rare mezzotint, plate 355 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"), with huge margins. Light foxing and creasing mostly localised to margins.
Slightly over half-length portrait of Thomas Booth (c. 1755–1835), seated slightly right in an armchair before a curtain, facing front; wearing an open dark coat over a lighter double-breasted waistcoat and white neckerchief; his right arm resting on the chair arm, a snuff-box in his left hand. Booth was an iconic English stockbreeder who pioneered the improvement of Shorthorn cattle. Operating out of his estates at Killerby and Warlaby in North Yorkshire, he helped shape modern beef cattle breeding by focusing on meat-producing traits and strong constitutions.
W50. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69112] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)