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[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.]
Engraved by I.Cole. The words by Mr. Puckle.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Very scarce only mezzotint by Cole. Sheet 225 x 150mm (9 x 6"). Trimmed into plate and backed onto board.
Portrait of General John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, KG, PC (1650 - 1722), British army officer and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at the court of the House of Stuart under James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and early 1680s, earning military and political advancement through his courage and diplomatic skill. He is known for never having lost a battle CS 1. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65512] £230.00
(£276.00 incl.VAT)
Arcangelus Corellius.
J. Cole Sc. [after Hugh Howard]
[n.d. c.1740.]
Copper engraving, fine dark image. 255 x 191mm. 10 x 7½". Repaired tears.
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) was an Italian violinist and composer of Baroque music. Corelli began in Paris from where he went on to travel and accepted many invitations from nobility, including his stay at the palace of Cardinal Ottoboni. He is remembered for his precision and stylistic playing which he passed onto his pupils. His compositions for the instrument mark and epoch in the history of chamber music, influencing Johann Sebastian Bach. One of several engravings based on the famous portrait of Corelli by Hugh Howard (Oxford, Music Faculty collection). From the Collection of J.S. Bumpus.
[Ref: 17217] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
[George I] O! fortunatos nimium sua si bona norint Anglicanos. Georgius D.G. Mag. Br. Fr. Et. Hib. Rex. F.D. On the Picture of the King by Joseph Addison Esq. This Image on the Medal place Wtih its Bright Round on Titles graced And Stamp.st on British Coins shall Live To Richest Ores the Value give. Or wrought within ye Curious Mould Shape and Adorn the running Gold. To bear this Form the Genial Sun. Has daily since his Course begun. Rejoyced the Metal to Resine. And Ripen'd the Peruvian Mine.
J. Cole Sculp.
[n.d. c.1700.]
Engraving. Plate 209 x 159mm. 8¼ x 6¼". False margins added
Portrait of George I (1660-1727) as a design for a coin/medal. George was the first King to oversee the establishment of the Bank of England in 1694. With verses by Joseph Addison below.
[Ref: 24868] £320.00
Utilis et Bellorum & Belli rebus agendis. Georgius August. Princeps Wallæ.
J.Cole sculp.
[n.d., c.1720-43]
Mezzotint and etching, 170 x 95mm. Glued to backing sheet along top edge.
George II (1683-1760) while Prince of Wales (1714-27). Frontispiece to a book on grammar. By James Cole (1715-74, fl.). Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 1324] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
La Grande Sultane. Liefhebbers van iets raars, beschouwd eens dees Sultane...
I. Cole Fc: et ex: Amstelo dami. Cum Privil: Ord: Holl: et West-frisice. [n.d., c.1700.]
Fine & rare mezzotint. Plate: 255 x 180mm (9 x 7''). Small margins.
A portrait of an Eastern sultana in ornate robes and holding a flower.
[Ref: 48890] £320.00
Mr. James Weston.
J.Dowling pinx. J.Cole sculp.
[n.d., c.1743.]
Engraving. 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼"). Trimmed.
Portrait of the stenographer James Weston, the frontispiece for 'Stenography' (1743).
[Ref: 65995] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
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