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Joseph Barth. Docteur en Medecine, Proffesseur d'Anatomie &c. Conseiller et Chirurgion Oculiste de S.M.I.R. Ap.
Peint par H.F. Füger. Gravé a Viemme par N. Rhein. 1788.
Se trouve à l'Academie Imp. des beaux Arts, à St. Anne chez Mr le Professeur Jacobé, au prémiere Etage.
Fine mezzotint. 380 x 265mm (15 x 10½"), large margins. Evidence of a hair on the printing plate, foxing bottom left.
A bust portrait in oval of Maltese-born ophthalmologist Joseph Barth (1746-1818), oculist to Emperor Joseph II at Vienna. He is regarded as the first professor of ophthalmology, at the University of Vienna.
Wellcome: 186 not in.
[Ref: 69983] £390.00
Peint par H.F. Füger. Gravé a Viemme par N. Rhein. 1788.
Se trouve à l'Academie Imp. des beaux Arts, à St. Anne chez Mr le Professeur Jacobé, au prémiere Etage.
Fine mezzotint. 380 x 265mm (15 x 10½"), large margins. Evidence of a hair on the printing plate, foxing bottom left.
A bust portrait in oval of Maltese-born ophthalmologist Joseph Barth (1746-1818), oculist to Emperor Joseph II at Vienna. He is regarded as the first professor of ophthalmology, at the University of Vienna.
Wellcome: 186 not in.
[Ref: 69983] £390.00
Jacobus Bradley, S.T.P. Regalis Societatis Socius, / Astronomus Regius et apud Oxonienses / Astronomiae Professor Savilianus.
Thom.s Hudson pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit
Sold by Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint with large margins, rare; platemark 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Repaired tear top left.
Bust portrait of James Bradley (bap. 1692- d.1762), once described by Sir Isaac Newton as the best astronomer in Europe. Bradley was Savilian professor of astronomy at the University of Oxford (from 1721) and astronomer royal (from 1742). Although he published little, Bradley's discoveries of aberration and nutation marked important astronomical advances. Engraved from a portrait by Thomas Hudson in the collection of the Royal Society.
Ex: collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS Faber 41 (only state). Wellcome Library no. 1341i.
[Ref: 69652] £390.00
Thom.s Hudson pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit
Sold by Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint with large margins, rare; platemark 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Repaired tear top left.
Bust portrait of James Bradley (bap. 1692- d.1762), once described by Sir Isaac Newton as the best astronomer in Europe. Bradley was Savilian professor of astronomy at the University of Oxford (from 1721) and astronomer royal (from 1742). Although he published little, Bradley's discoveries of aberration and nutation marked important astronomical advances. Engraved from a portrait by Thomas Hudson in the collection of the Royal Society.
Ex: collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS Faber 41 (only state). Wellcome Library no. 1341i.
[Ref: 69652] £390.00
William Briggs M.D. Physician in Ordinary to King William y.e 3.d. Fellow of the College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society, &c.
R. White delin 1697. I. Faber fecit 1738.
Sold by P. Overton in Fleet Street.
Scarce & rare mezzotint, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed close to plate at bottom. Creasing top left.
Three-quarter seated portrait of English physician and oculist, William Biggs (1642–1704), he was doctor to King William III, holding a copy of his book "Ophthalmo Graphia".
Not in Wellcome. Ex: collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69653] £420.00
R. White delin 1697. I. Faber fecit 1738.
Sold by P. Overton in Fleet Street.
Scarce & rare mezzotint, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed close to plate at bottom. Creasing top left.
Three-quarter seated portrait of English physician and oculist, William Biggs (1642–1704), he was doctor to King William III, holding a copy of his book "Ophthalmo Graphia".
Not in Wellcome. Ex: collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69653] £420.00
M.r Sam.l Crompton. The Inventor of the Spinning Machine called the Mule. From the original Picture in the possession of John Kennedy Esq.r Manchester.
Painted by Allingham. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds. Engraver to the King.
Published by Agnew & Zanetti Repository of Arts Manchester March 1828.
Fine mezzotint, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. Uncut.
Portrait of inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry, Samuel Crompton (1753-1827), half-length, seated in an armchair and turned slightly to one side, his gaze directed away. His right elbow rests on the arm of the chair, with his hand raised to his temple. He created the spinning mule in 1779.
Whitman 65 II of II.
[Ref: 69924] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Allingham. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds. Engraver to the King.
Published by Agnew & Zanetti Repository of Arts Manchester March 1828.
Fine mezzotint, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. Uncut.
Portrait of inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry, Samuel Crompton (1753-1827), half-length, seated in an armchair and turned slightly to one side, his gaze directed away. His right elbow rests on the arm of the chair, with his hand raised to his temple. He created the spinning mule in 1779.
Whitman 65 II of II.
[Ref: 69924] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
![[Charles Darwin.]](jpegs/69961.jpg)
[Charles Darwin.]
John Collier. G. Sidney Hunt. [signed in pencil by the artist and engraver.]
Published 1922 by The Museum Galleries, 26 Museum Street, London, W.C. Copyright.
Mezzotint, printed in colours, on chine collé. Plate: 235 x 305mm (9¼ x 12") with very large margins. Fine Art Guild blindstamp.
A portrait of Charles Darwin (1809-82), British geologist and naturalist whose revolutionary theories on natural selection and evolution were published in 'On the Origin of Species' and are now the basis for the study of natural history.
[Ref: 69961] £390.00
John Collier. G. Sidney Hunt. [signed in pencil by the artist and engraver.]
Published 1922 by The Museum Galleries, 26 Museum Street, London, W.C. Copyright.
Mezzotint, printed in colours, on chine collé. Plate: 235 x 305mm (9¼ x 12") with very large margins. Fine Art Guild blindstamp.
A portrait of Charles Darwin (1809-82), British geologist and naturalist whose revolutionary theories on natural selection and evolution were published in 'On the Origin of Species' and are now the basis for the study of natural history.
[Ref: 69961] £390.00
![[Pierre Dionis] Petrus Dionis Chirurgus. Serenissimæ Delphinæ Primarius.](jpegs/69765.jpg)
[Pierre Dionis] Petrus Dionis Chirurgus. Serenissimæ Delphinæ Primarius.
Jean Gaspart Morf fe. Graveeur de Zurick 1694.
[Geneva: Cramer & Perachon, 1696.]
Engraving. Sheet 155 x 90mm (6 x 3½"). Trimmed to printed border, laid on album paper.
A half-length portrait in oval of Pierre Dionis (1643-1718), first surgeon to Madame la Dauphine, the frontispiece to his ''Anatomia Corporis Humani''. A huge success, this book was translated into several languages, including Tartar.
Wellcome 820-3.
[Ref: 69765] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Jean Gaspart Morf fe. Graveeur de Zurick 1694.
[Geneva: Cramer & Perachon, 1696.]
Engraving. Sheet 155 x 90mm (6 x 3½"). Trimmed to printed border, laid on album paper.
A half-length portrait in oval of Pierre Dionis (1643-1718), first surgeon to Madame la Dauphine, the frontispiece to his ''Anatomia Corporis Humani''. A huge success, this book was translated into several languages, including Tartar.
Wellcome 820-3.
[Ref: 69765] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Dr John Fothergill.
Pub.d April 23 1781 by E. Hodges N 92 Cornhill.
Mezzotint. Sheet 125 x 95mm (5 x 3¾"). Trimmed, laid on album paper.
A half-length portrait of Quaker Dr John Fothergill FRS (1712-80), one hand inside his jacket. Fothergill was a physician, plant collector and philanthropist based in London. A great friend of Benjamin Franklin, he helped to advance the interests of the Pennsylvania Hospital in England. In 1762 he sent anatomical drawings and anatomical casts of a pregnant woman to the hospital, which were greatly admired by medical students and the public, in addition to donating the first book to the hospital library. Franklin said of him: 'I can hardly concieve that a better man ever existed'.
CS 65 Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Not in Wellcome 1016.
[Ref: 69981] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Pub.d April 23 1781 by E. Hodges N 92 Cornhill.
Mezzotint. Sheet 125 x 95mm (5 x 3¾"). Trimmed, laid on album paper.
A half-length portrait of Quaker Dr John Fothergill FRS (1712-80), one hand inside his jacket. Fothergill was a physician, plant collector and philanthropist based in London. A great friend of Benjamin Franklin, he helped to advance the interests of the Pennsylvania Hospital in England. In 1762 he sent anatomical drawings and anatomical casts of a pregnant woman to the hospital, which were greatly admired by medical students and the public, in addition to donating the first book to the hospital library. Franklin said of him: 'I can hardly concieve that a better man ever existed'.
CS 65 Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Not in Wellcome 1016.
[Ref: 69981] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Gall, Dedie a Son Excellence le Comte Pozzo di Boigo. Ambassadeur de Rusie.
C Carloni. Lith: de C: Motte. Paris 1826.
Depose a la Biblioteque Royale. Parson tres humble Serviteur. Carlo Carloni.
Very scarce lithograph, sheet 445 x 325mm (17½ x 12¾"), large margins.
Half-length portrait of German neuroanatomist and physiologist, Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828), whose belief that mental functions are localized in discrete parts of the brain started the pseudoscience of phrenology. He holds a phrenological head in his hands.
Not in Welcome.
[Ref: 69915] £580.00
C Carloni. Lith: de C: Motte. Paris 1826.
Depose a la Biblioteque Royale. Parson tres humble Serviteur. Carlo Carloni.
Very scarce lithograph, sheet 445 x 325mm (17½ x 12¾"), large margins.
Half-length portrait of German neuroanatomist and physiologist, Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828), whose belief that mental functions are localized in discrete parts of the brain started the pseudoscience of phrenology. He holds a phrenological head in his hands.
Not in Welcome.
[Ref: 69915] £580.00
![[To His Most Gracious Majesty William the Fourth this print of Sir Henry Halford Bar.t...]](jpegs/69829.jpg)
[To His Most Gracious Majesty William the Fourth this print of Sir Henry Halford Bar.t...]
[Painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A. Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty.]
[London, Published June 24, 1830, by C. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square, & Messrs. Colnaghi, Son & Co. Pall Mall East.]
Mezzotint proof before letters. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with very large margins, in original mount Taped into mount on left. Light foxing.
Portrait of Sir Henry Halford, 1st Baronet (1766–1844), three-quarter length, seated in an armchair turned to the right and facing the viewer. He holds papers on a table with his left hand and wears dark clothing with a light neckerchief, a star, a ring on his right little finger, and a seal on his fob. An ornate cloak rests on the chair, with a curtain above and a landscape in the background. Halford, born Henry Vaughan, was a prominent physician and president of the Royal College of Physicians for 24 years. He served as physician to King George III and subsequently to George IV, William IV, and Queen Victoria, as well as other members of the royal family.
Whitman 243. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. From the C Turner Sale.
[Ref: 69829] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
[Painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A. Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty.]
[London, Published June 24, 1830, by C. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square, & Messrs. Colnaghi, Son & Co. Pall Mall East.]
Mezzotint proof before letters. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with very large margins, in original mount Taped into mount on left. Light foxing.
Portrait of Sir Henry Halford, 1st Baronet (1766–1844), three-quarter length, seated in an armchair turned to the right and facing the viewer. He holds papers on a table with his left hand and wears dark clothing with a light neckerchief, a star, a ring on his right little finger, and a seal on his fob. An ornate cloak rests on the chair, with a curtain above and a landscape in the background. Halford, born Henry Vaughan, was a prominent physician and president of the Royal College of Physicians for 24 years. He served as physician to King George III and subsequently to George IV, William IV, and Queen Victoria, as well as other members of the royal family.
Whitman 243. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. From the C Turner Sale.
[Ref: 69829] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
![[Sir Edmund King]](jpegs/69999.jpg)
[Sir Edmund King] Emd: King Esq. Aur: MD. Augustiss: Regis Car. II Med:ord: Coll: Medic: Lond: & Societ: Regal: Socius, Qui prasentu animo (Op Divina) eundem Sereniss: Regem Car: II a morte Subitaniâ Dexteri mè eripuit. Feb: 2. Anno Domini 1684.
P Lely Eques Pinxit. R Williams Fec.
Sold by E: Cooper at the 3 pidgions in Bedford Street.
Mezzotint. Sheet 365 x 245mm (14½ x 9½"). Trimmed to image, laid on album paper at sides.
A three-quarter seated portrait of surgeon and physician Sir Edmund King (c. 1629-1709), wearing a long wig, lace cravat, scarf, and robe, one hand resting on a book on a table. King was a physician to Charles II.
CS 31 II of II. Wellcome 1594-1
[Ref: 69999] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
P Lely Eques Pinxit. R Williams Fec.
Sold by E: Cooper at the 3 pidgions in Bedford Street.
Mezzotint. Sheet 365 x 245mm (14½ x 9½"). Trimmed to image, laid on album paper at sides.
A three-quarter seated portrait of surgeon and physician Sir Edmund King (c. 1629-1709), wearing a long wig, lace cravat, scarf, and robe, one hand resting on a book on a table. King was a physician to Charles II.
CS 31 II of II. Wellcome 1594-1
[Ref: 69999] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)