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Master.
Master.
R. Van Bleeck pinx.t. P.V.B. 1751.
Mezzotint. 300 x 205mm (11¾ x 8"). Narrow margins.
An oval portrait of a young boy in van Dyck costume. A pair to 'Miss'. Engraved by Peter van Bleeck (c.1695-1764) after his father Richard (1670-c.1748).
CS 12. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65827]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Miss. [&] Master.
Miss. [&] Master.
R. Van Bleeck pinx.t. P.V.B. 1751.
Pair of mezzotints. 300 x 205mm (11¾ x 8"). Narrow margins.
Oval portraits of a young girl in a fur-trimmed robe and a lace collar and a young boy in van Dyck costume. Engraved by Peter van Bleeck (c.1695-1764) after his father Richard (1670-c.1748).
CS 12 & 13. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65830]   £380.00   view all images for this item
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Richard Van Bleeck, Pictor.
Richard Van Bleeck, Pictor.
Si. Ipse pinxit, 1753. P. Van Bleeck jun.r fec.t 1735.
1735.
Mezzotint. Very fine impression. Platemark: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾").
After a self-portrait by Dutch Golden Age painter Richard Van Bleeck (1670 - 1748), three-quarter length, sitting at a table to right, looking towards the viewer, gesturing with left hand towards a palette on the table. A large nude torso is seen behind, half obscured by a curtain.
Chaloner Smith. 10.II
[Ref: 39398]   £360.00  
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James Foster. D.D.
James Foster. D.D.
J. Wills Pinx.t. Van Bleek fecit.
London. Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [n.d., c.1745.]
Fine mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Small margins.
James Foster (1697-1753), nonconformist Baptist minister.
CS 4 ii of ii.
[Ref: 44188]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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[Griffin & Johnson in the Characters of Tribulation and Ananias Act 3d. Scene 2d.  Play of The Alchemist.]
[Griffin & Johnson in the Characters of Tribulation and Ananias Act 3d. Scene 2d. Play of The Alchemist.]
[Painted and engraved by Peter Van Bleeck.]
[n.d., c.1748.]
Mezzotint, proof before all letters, 410 x 310mm. Light spotting.
The actors Benjamin Griffin (1680 - 1740) and Benjamin Johnson (c.1665 - 1742) in Ben Jonson's 'The Alchemist'. One holds a bag of money, the other a book, in an interior with a globe at the left edge of the image. By Peter van Bleeck (c.1695 - 1764), Dutch portrait painter and mezzotinter born at The Hague, son of Richard van Bleeck. In London by 1723, where he married in 1745. This a fine impression from the Reiss collection, with his stamp on verso.
Chaloner Smith: 5, I of II. BM: 1902,1011.5995. Ex: Collection of Alec Clunes.
[Ref: 7920]   £650.00  
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Griffin & Johnson
Griffin & Johnson in the Characters of Tribulation and Ananias Act 3d. Scene 2d. Trib: I do command thee Spirit (of Zeal, but Trouble) to peace within him. Play of The Alchemist.
Peter Van Bleeck Pinxt. 1738. PVB 1748.
Mezzotint. 470 x 310mm (18½ x 12¼"). Repairs to margins and inscription area.
The actors Benjamin Griffin (1680-1740) and Benjamin Johnson (c.1665-1742) in Ben Jonson's 'The Alchemist'. One holds a bag of money, the other a book, in an interior with a globe at the left edge of the image. By Peter van Bleeck (c.1695 - 1764), Dutch portrait painter and mezzotinter born at The Hague, son of Richard van Bleeck. He moved to London by 1723, where he married in 1745.
CS 5 ii/ii; for proof impression see ref. 7920.
[Ref: 50089]   £320.00  
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Griffin & Johnson
Griffin & Johnson in the Characters of Tribulation and Ananias Act 3d. Scene 2d. Trib: I do command thee Spirit (of Zeal, but Trouble) to peace within him. Play of The Alchemist.
Peter Van Bleeck Pinxt. 1738. PVB 1748.
Mezzotint, 470 x 310mm (18½ x 12¼"). Trimmed to platemark; glued to backing sheet at corners.
The actors Benjamin Griffin (1680-1740) and Benjamin Johnson (c.1665-1742) in Ben Jonson's 'The Alchemist'. One holds a bag of money, the other a book, in an interior with a globe at the left edge of the image. By Peter van Bleeck (c.1695 - 1764), Dutch portrait painter and mezzotinter born at The Hague, son of Richard van Bleeck. In London by 1723, where he married in 1745.
CS 5 ii/ii; for proof impression see ref. 7920.
[Ref: 43753]   £320.00  
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Mrs. Ellen Gwynn
Mrs. Ellen Gwynn A celebrated Actress and distinguish'd favourite of King Charles the 2d.
P. Lely Eques Pinx.t Van Bleeck, P. Sculp.t
Mezzotint, 255 x 305mm Fine impression, trimmed at bottom.
Nearly full length, the subject is sitting on a block, directed and looking forwards with her legs crossed. Her dress is loose and sits off of her right shoulder. A long curl of hair rests on the left. There is a slight glow eminating from the subject's face. Rocks and trees can be seen in the background.
J.C. Smith part III: p.1399. 6. From Broadlands the Palmerston family.
[Ref: 27391]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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M.rs Ellen Gwynn.
M.rs Ellen Gwynn. A celebrated Actress and distinguish'd Favourite of King Charles the 2.d.
P. Lely Eques pinx.t. P.V.B. F.t 1751.
Mezzotint. Sheet: 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed and tipped into album sheet.
A three quarter length portrait of Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn, an actress and long-term mistress of Charles II following the Restoration. In manuscript below image: 'K. Cha.s 2.d nat. children by her were, Charles Beauclere, created Duke of St Albans//. and another son named James who died young.'
[Ref: 43054]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[Rembrandt van Ryn.]
[Rembrandt van Ryn.]
[Rembrandt van Ryn, Pinx.t. 1632. PVB [Pieter van Bleeck] 1747.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed into plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere. Bit messy.
A half-length portrait in oval of a man wearing a gold chain. The lettered state claims it is a self-portrait of Rembrandt, but the BM states it is of the circle of Rembrandt and not of the artist, which is disputed by the São Paulo Museum of Art, who hold the painting.
CS 9, i of ii. See BM 1902,1011.6005. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67624]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Portrait of a Man.]
[Portrait of a Man.]
[Rembrandt Van Ryn, Pinx.t 1632.] [Peter van Bleek 1747.]
[n.d. c.1747.]
A very scare mezzotint, proof before all letters. Plate 311 x 254mm (12¼ x 10"). Spotting.
Portrait of a man after Rembrandt; this was formerly identified as a self-portrait of Rembrandt. After a painting attributed to Circle of Rembrandt in the Museu de Arte de Sao Paolo Assis Chateaubriand, Sao Paolo.
CS: 9. Russell: 9; Charrington: 32
[Ref: 30873]   £580.00  
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Richard Van Bleeck, Pictor.
Richard Van Bleeck, Pictor.
Se Ipfe pinxit, 1723. P.Van Bleeck jun.r fec.t.
1735.
Very rare mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 9"), with large margins. Water stain in the right corner of publication line.
Portrait of Richard van Bleeck (1670 - 1733), Dutch Golden Age painter, after a self-portrait. He was born in The Hague. According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History, he was the pupil of Theodor van der Schuer and Daniel Haringh. He became a portrait painter and painted the portrait of the engraver Coenraet Roepel, before moving to London in 1733, where he stayed.
CS 10. O'Donoghue 328/1. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65179]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Phebe.
Phebe.
P. Van Bleeck Pinx.t 1747. PVB [mongram] 1747.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm. Creased.
Margaret Woffington (c. 1720-60), an Irish actress known as Peg. She danced and acted at various Dublin theatres until 1740, when her success as Sir Harry Wildair in 'The Constant Couple' led to her being given her London debut at Covent Garden. She lived openly with David Garrick, the foremost actor of the day, and her other love affairs were notorious.
CS: 11, unclear whether first or second state. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Chrisopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 7561]   £330.00  
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