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A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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![[William Cartwright] Thus thy left hand the Mighty Stagyrite...](jpegs/69783.jpg)
[William Cartwright] Thus thy left hand the Mighty Stagyrite...
[n.d., c.1660.] [But later]
Etching. Sheet 150 x 95mm (6 x 3¾"). Trimmed to image, laid on album paper.
A half-length portrait of dramatist & poet William Cartwright (1611-43), elbow on a Greek book. In 1642 he was appointed to the council of war at Oxford, but died of camp fever (typhus) aged 32 .
[Ref: 69783] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1660.] [But later]
Etching. Sheet 150 x 95mm (6 x 3¾"). Trimmed to image, laid on album paper.
A half-length portrait of dramatist & poet William Cartwright (1611-43), elbow on a Greek book. In 1642 he was appointed to the council of war at Oxford, but died of camp fever (typhus) aged 32 .
[Ref: 69783] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
M.rs Gibbs in the Character of Grace Gaylove. [Wags at Windsor]
Adam Buck del. Engraved by Roberts & Stadler.
London, Published by William Holland, N.º 50, Oxford Street, Nov.r 20. 1800.
Scarce aquatint, printed in colours and hand-finished. Sheet 325 x 235mm (12¾ x 9¼"). Trimmed within plate, paper toned and stained, mounted on 18th century album paper.
A full-length portrait of Maria Gibbs (c.1770-1850) as Grace Gaylove in the musical farce 'The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor' by George Colman the Younger.
[Ref: 69747] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Adam Buck del. Engraved by Roberts & Stadler.
London, Published by William Holland, N.º 50, Oxford Street, Nov.r 20. 1800.
Scarce aquatint, printed in colours and hand-finished. Sheet 325 x 235mm (12¾ x 9¼"). Trimmed within plate, paper toned and stained, mounted on 18th century album paper.
A full-length portrait of Maria Gibbs (c.1770-1850) as Grace Gaylove in the musical farce 'The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor' by George Colman the Younger.
[Ref: 69747] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Liston] M.r Liston, in the Characters of:](jpegs/69632.jpg)
[John Liston] M.r Liston, in the Characters of: Baillie Nicol Jarvis, in Rob Roy [...] Grojan, in Quite Correct [...] Lubin Log, in Love, Law & Physic [...] Dominic Sampson in Guy Mannering [...] Maw-Worm in The Hypocrite [...] Paul Pry.
London, Published by Tho.s M.cLean, 26 Hay market 1826.
Coloured engraving. 230 x 245mm (9 x 9¾"). Slight stain bottom left.
Six slightly caricatured portraits of the comic actor John Liston (1776-1846) in some of his most famous roles.
[Ref: 69632] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
London, Published by Tho.s M.cLean, 26 Hay market 1826.
Coloured engraving. 230 x 245mm (9 x 9¾"). Slight stain bottom left.
Six slightly caricatured portraits of the comic actor John Liston (1776-1846) in some of his most famous roles.
[Ref: 69632] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[James Quin] M.r Quin.](jpegs/69583.jpg)
[James Quin] M.r Quin.
Thomas Hudson Pinx.t. John Faber fecit 1744.
Price 1.s 6d. Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾") with large margins.
A half-length portrait of actor James Quin (1693-1766), wearing a dark coat, white cravat and long wig. The grandson of Mark Quin, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Quin appeared at Covent Garden and Drury Lane, often in Shakespearean roles. He was a rival of Garrick, who tried to lure him from Covent Garden, giving Quin enough leverage to become the highest paid actor in London. His tomb in Bath Abbey has an epitaph written by Garrick.
CS 301. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69583] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Hudson Pinx.t. John Faber fecit 1744.
Price 1.s 6d. Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾") with large margins.
A half-length portrait of actor James Quin (1693-1766), wearing a dark coat, white cravat and long wig. The grandson of Mark Quin, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Quin appeared at Covent Garden and Drury Lane, often in Shakespearean roles. He was a rival of Garrick, who tried to lure him from Covent Garden, giving Quin enough leverage to become the highest paid actor in London. His tomb in Bath Abbey has an epitaph written by Garrick.
CS 301. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69583] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Thomas Walker] M.r Walker in the Character of Capt.n MacHeath.](jpegs/69559.jpg)
[Thomas Walker] M.r Walker in the Character of Capt.n MacHeath.
J. Ellys Pinx. J. Faber Fecit.
Printed for John Bowles, at N.º 13 in Cornhill.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), with large margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas Walker (1698-1744), the first actor to play Captain Macheath in the John Gay's 'Beggar's Opera'. Walker stands centre stage in William Hogath's painting of the climax to the play.
CS 370, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69559] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J. Ellys Pinx. J. Faber Fecit.
Printed for John Bowles, at N.º 13 in Cornhill.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), with large margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas Walker (1698-1744), the first actor to play Captain Macheath in the John Gay's 'Beggar's Opera'. Walker stands centre stage in William Hogath's painting of the climax to the play.
CS 370, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69559] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Thomas Walker] M.r Walker in the Character of Capt.n MacHeath.](jpegs/69557.jpg)
[Thomas Walker] M.r Walker in the Character of Capt.n MacHeath.
J. Ellys Pinx. J. Faber Fecit 1728.
Mezzotint, 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margins, mounted in album paper at edges, ink collector's stamp on reverse.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas Walker (1698-1744), the first actor to play Captain Macheath in the John Gay's 'Beggar's Opera'. Walker stands centre stage in William Hogath's painting of the climax to the play. Rare: CS writes of this first state 'Four known'.
CS 370, i of ii. Ex: collections of Alfred Morrison & The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69557] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J. Ellys Pinx. J. Faber Fecit 1728.
Mezzotint, 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margins, mounted in album paper at edges, ink collector's stamp on reverse.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas Walker (1698-1744), the first actor to play Captain Macheath in the John Gay's 'Beggar's Opera'. Walker stands centre stage in William Hogath's painting of the climax to the play. Rare: CS writes of this first state 'Four known'.
CS 370, i of ii. Ex: collections of Alfred Morrison & The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69557] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Thomas Walker] M.r Walker in the Character of Capt.n MacHeath.](jpegs/69558.jpg)
[Thomas Walker] M.r Walker in the Character of Capt.n MacHeath.
J. Ellys Pinx. J. Faber Fecit 1728.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), with large margins. Margins chipped and stained.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas Walker (1698-1744), the first actor to play Captain Macheath in the John Gay's 'Beggar's Opera'. Walker stands centre stage in William Hogath's painting of the climax to the play. Rare: CS writes of this first state 'Four known'.
CS 370, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69558] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J. Ellys Pinx. J. Faber Fecit 1728.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), with large margins. Margins chipped and stained.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas Walker (1698-1744), the first actor to play Captain Macheath in the John Gay's 'Beggar's Opera'. Walker stands centre stage in William Hogath's painting of the climax to the play. Rare: CS writes of this first state 'Four known'.
CS 370, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69558] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Robert Wilks Esq.
J. Ellys pinx.t. 1732. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by T. Bowles in S.t Pauls Ch. yard & J. Bowles at Mercers Hall Cheapside. Sold by J. Faber at the Green Door in Craven Buildings Drury Lane [n.d., c.1735.]
Fine mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Narrow margins.
A three-quarter portrait of actor and theatre manager Robert Wilks (c.1665-1732), in brocade coat and white wig, holding a glove. Wilks' longest association was with the Drury Lane, where he was a joint manager with Thomas Doggett (later replaced by Barton Booth) and Colley Cibber. In 1729 their theatre received a valuable patent permitting them to present new plays. Wilks stayed at Drury Lane from 1711 until his death in 1732.
CS 383 ii/ii. Ex: Collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69724] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
J. Ellys pinx.t. 1732. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by T. Bowles in S.t Pauls Ch. yard & J. Bowles at Mercers Hall Cheapside. Sold by J. Faber at the Green Door in Craven Buildings Drury Lane [n.d., c.1735.]
Fine mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Narrow margins.
A three-quarter portrait of actor and theatre manager Robert Wilks (c.1665-1732), in brocade coat and white wig, holding a glove. Wilks' longest association was with the Drury Lane, where he was a joint manager with Thomas Doggett (later replaced by Barton Booth) and Colley Cibber. In 1729 their theatre received a valuable patent permitting them to present new plays. Wilks stayed at Drury Lane from 1711 until his death in 1732.
CS 383 ii/ii. Ex: Collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69724] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Robert Wilks Esq.
J. Ellys pinx.t. 1732. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by T. Bowles in S.t Pauls Ch. yard & J. Bowles at Mercers Hall Cheapside. Sold by J. Faber at the Green Door in Craven Buildings Drury Lane [n.d., c.1735.]
Fine mezzotint, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Evidence of plate damage near glove. Collector's stamp of Reverend J. Burleigh James (1811-1891) on reverse.
A three-quarter portrait of actor and theatre manager Robert Wilks (c.1665-1732), in brocade coat and white wig, holding a glove. Wilks' longest association was with the Drury Lane, where he was a joint manager with Thomas Doggett (later replaced by Barton Booth) and Colley Cibber. In 1729 their theatre received a valuable patent permitting them to present new plays. Wilks stayed at Drury Lane from 1711 until his death in 1732.
CS 383 ii/ii. Lugt 1425. Ex: Collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69725] £320.00
J. Ellys pinx.t. 1732. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by T. Bowles in S.t Pauls Ch. yard & J. Bowles at Mercers Hall Cheapside. Sold by J. Faber at the Green Door in Craven Buildings Drury Lane [n.d., c.1735.]
Fine mezzotint, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Evidence of plate damage near glove. Collector's stamp of Reverend J. Burleigh James (1811-1891) on reverse.
A three-quarter portrait of actor and theatre manager Robert Wilks (c.1665-1732), in brocade coat and white wig, holding a glove. Wilks' longest association was with the Drury Lane, where he was a joint manager with Thomas Doggett (later replaced by Barton Booth) and Colley Cibber. In 1729 their theatre received a valuable patent permitting them to present new plays. Wilks stayed at Drury Lane from 1711 until his death in 1732.
CS 383 ii/ii. Lugt 1425. Ex: Collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69725] £320.00
Robert Wilks Esq.
J. Ellys pinx.t. 1732. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Green Door in Craven Buildings Drury Lane.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to platemark.
A three-quarter portrait of actor and theatre manager Robert Wilks (c.1665-1732), in brocade coat and white wig, holding a glove. Wilks' longest association was with the Drury Lane, where he was a joint manager with Thomas Doggett (later replaced by Barton Booth) and Colley Cibber. In 1729 their theatre received a valuable patent permitting them to present new plays. Wilks stayed at Drury Lane from 1711 until his death in 1732.
CS 383 i/ii. Ex: Belton Collection & the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69726] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J. Ellys pinx.t. 1732. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Green Door in Craven Buildings Drury Lane.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to platemark.
A three-quarter portrait of actor and theatre manager Robert Wilks (c.1665-1732), in brocade coat and white wig, holding a glove. Wilks' longest association was with the Drury Lane, where he was a joint manager with Thomas Doggett (later replaced by Barton Booth) and Colley Cibber. In 1729 their theatre received a valuable patent permitting them to present new plays. Wilks stayed at Drury Lane from 1711 until his death in 1732.
CS 383 i/ii. Ex: Belton Collection & the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69726] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)