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![The Pyramids of Egypt were known 1000 years before the birth of Christ [...]](jpegs/60657.jpg)
The Pyramids of Egypt were known 1000 years before the birth of Christ [...] B.
Parr Sculp.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill 1741.
Engraving, 18th century watermark. 165 x 245mm (6½ x 9¾"), very large margins.
Also showing sphinxes. From a series of classical views.
[Ref: 60657] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Parr Sculp.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill 1741.
Engraving, 18th century watermark. 165 x 245mm (6½ x 9¾"), very large margins.
Also showing sphinxes. From a series of classical views.
[Ref: 60657] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
A View of the Foundling Hospital. Vue d'Hopital des Enfants Trouves.
L.P. Boitard Delin. Parr sculpt.
Published 12.th May, 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleeet Street, London.
Etching with fine hand colour. 265 x 400mm (10½ x 15¾"), with large margins. Slight oxidation of colour at edges.
The Foundling Hospital was founded in 1739 in London, north of Great Ormond Street and west of Gray's Inn Lane, by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. It was a children's home established for the 'education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children.' The plate engraved by Nathaniel Parr (fl.1723 - 1760) after Louis Philippe Boitard (1733 - 1767; fl.) in 1753.
[Ref: 64327] £320.00
L.P. Boitard Delin. Parr sculpt.
Published 12.th May, 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleeet Street, London.
Etching with fine hand colour. 265 x 400mm (10½ x 15¾"), with large margins. Slight oxidation of colour at edges.
The Foundling Hospital was founded in 1739 in London, north of Great Ormond Street and west of Gray's Inn Lane, by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. It was a children's home established for the 'education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children.' The plate engraved by Nathaniel Parr (fl.1723 - 1760) after Louis Philippe Boitard (1733 - 1767; fl.) in 1753.
[Ref: 64327] £320.00
The King's Declaration to his Gentry and Army in September 1642. His Majesty soon after setting up his Standard....was confident of God's Blessing.
Parr Sculp.
[John Bowles, London, c.1750.]
Engraving, sheet 413 x 445mm. Trimmed within plate, glued to album page.
Charles I assembles his Royalist army outside Shrewsbury (the town is visible in the background) at the onset of the Civil War. Engraved by Nathaniel Parr.
[Ref: 7913] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Parr Sculp.
[John Bowles, London, c.1750.]
Engraving, sheet 413 x 445mm. Trimmed within plate, glued to album page.
Charles I assembles his Royalist army outside Shrewsbury (the town is visible in the background) at the onset of the Civil War. Engraved by Nathaniel Parr.
[Ref: 7913] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
A View of the Bridge at Badia near Florence.
G. Zocchi delin.t. Parr sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. London Printed for R. Sayer facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street.
Engraving with fine original hand colour, scarce. 300 x 430mm (11¾ x 17") large margins.
Attractive image showing the ancient bridge at Fiesole, copied from a plate in Giuseppe Zocchi's 'Vedute delle ville e d'altri luoghi della Toscana', 1744.
[Ref: 45291] £350.00
G. Zocchi delin.t. Parr sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. London Printed for R. Sayer facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street.
Engraving with fine original hand colour, scarce. 300 x 430mm (11¾ x 17") large margins.
Attractive image showing the ancient bridge at Fiesole, copied from a plate in Giuseppe Zocchi's 'Vedute delle ville e d'altri luoghi della Toscana', 1744.
[Ref: 45291] £350.00
A View of the Palaces of the Seigniors Corsi and Viviani at Florence.
Jo. Zocchi Delin.t. Parr sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament August 1, 1750. London Printed for R. Sayer facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street _ & J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street, Cheapside.
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 300 x 460mm (11¾ x 18"). Narrow margin left. 2 stains in title.
The Corsi and Viviani palaces in Florence, copied from a plate in Giuseppe Zocchi's 'Scelta di XXIV Vedute delle principali contrade, piazze, chiese, e palazzi della Città di Firenze', 1744.
[Ref: 45290] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Jo. Zocchi Delin.t. Parr sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament August 1, 1750. London Printed for R. Sayer facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street _ & J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street, Cheapside.
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 300 x 460mm (11¾ x 18"). Narrow margin left. 2 stains in title.
The Corsi and Viviani palaces in Florence, copied from a plate in Giuseppe Zocchi's 'Scelta di XXIV Vedute delle principali contrade, piazze, chiese, e palazzi della Città di Firenze', 1744.
[Ref: 45290] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Giovanni Battista Gelli.]](jpegs/64268.jpg)
[Giovanni Battista Gelli.]
H.Gravelot a veteri pictura delin.t. N.Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Rare etching. 110 x 165mm (4¼ x 6½"). Very small margins on upper and right of plate.
Portrait of Giovanni Battista Gelli (1498-1563), Florentine man of letters, from an artisan background. Gelli was a shoemaker, and he used to publish dialogues. He is known for his works of the 1540s, Capricci del bottaio and La Circe, which are ethical and philosophical dialogues. He became a member of the Accademia degli Umidi on 25 December 1540.
[Ref: 64268] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
H.Gravelot a veteri pictura delin.t. N.Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Rare etching. 110 x 165mm (4¼ x 6½"). Very small margins on upper and right of plate.
Portrait of Giovanni Battista Gelli (1498-1563), Florentine man of letters, from an artisan background. Gelli was a shoemaker, and he used to publish dialogues. He is known for his works of the 1540s, Capricci del bottaio and La Circe, which are ethical and philosophical dialogues. He became a member of the Accademia degli Umidi on 25 December 1540.
[Ref: 64268] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Georgius D. G. Mag. Britanniæ Franciæ et Hibern. Rex. Fidei Defensor. Brun & Lunen: Dux SRI Arch Thesau: & Elector Inauguratus XX.die &c Octobris 1714.
Godfridus Kneller S.R.Imp et Mag: Brit: Baron:et pinxit. Nath.l Parr Sculpsit.
[n.d. c.1750]
Engraving, sheet 290 x 195mm (11½ x 7¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing sheet.
Half-length portrait of George I (1660-1727), with his head turned slightly to the right; dressed in fur robes, a lace collar, and the collar of the Order of the Garter; set within an oval frame adorned with the coat of arms beneath.
[Ref: 66983] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Godfridus Kneller S.R.Imp et Mag: Brit: Baron:et pinxit. Nath.l Parr Sculpsit.
[n.d. c.1750]
Engraving, sheet 290 x 195mm (11½ x 7¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing sheet.
Half-length portrait of George I (1660-1727), with his head turned slightly to the right; dressed in fur robes, a lace collar, and the collar of the Order of the Garter; set within an oval frame adorned with the coat of arms beneath.
[Ref: 66983] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Hukou] Hu Kew Hyen, or Kyew on the River Kyang](jpegs/53068.jpg)
[Hukou] Hu Kew Hyen, or Kyew on the River Kyang
N. Parr Sculp.
[London: Henry Lintot, 1744.]
Engraving. Plate 220 x 340mm (8¾ x 13½"). Trimmed.
A view of Hukou in Jiangxi Province, after Nieuhof. From 'A Collection of Voyages and Travels by Philip Baldaeus, accompanying The True & Exact Description of the Most Celebrated East'.
[Ref: 53068] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
N. Parr Sculp.
[London: Henry Lintot, 1744.]
Engraving. Plate 220 x 340mm (8¾ x 13½"). Trimmed.
A view of Hukou in Jiangxi Province, after Nieuhof. From 'A Collection of Voyages and Travels by Philip Baldaeus, accompanying The True & Exact Description of the Most Celebrated East'.
[Ref: 53068] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
A Front View of the Royal Palace of Kensington.
Parr delin. et sculp.
London Printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 265 x 405mm (10½ x 16"), very large margins. A little creasing.
Kensington Palace with figures strolling, the women in hooped skirts.
[Ref: 45285] £360.00
Parr delin. et sculp.
London Printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 265 x 405mm (10½ x 16"), very large margins. A little creasing.
Kensington Palace with figures strolling, the women in hooped skirts.
[Ref: 45285] £360.00
A General View of the City of Paris, Taken from an Eminence in the Village of Chaillot. Vue générale de la Ville de Paris Prise de la hauteur du Village de Chaillot.
[Engraved by Nathaniel Parr after Jacques Rigaud.]
Printed for R. Sayer facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1752.]
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 250 x 480mm (9¾ x 18¾"). Old ink mss in top margin, tear entering image on right, tears in bottom margin, margins soiled.
A prospect of Paris from the west. The handwritten text, carefully written in reverse, mimics the titles of 'vüe d'optique' prints, which were designed to be viewed through an optical instrument that reversed the image, although this image is the correct way around.
[Ref: 45295] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by Nathaniel Parr after Jacques Rigaud.]
Printed for R. Sayer facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1752.]
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 250 x 480mm (9¾ x 18¾"). Old ink mss in top margin, tear entering image on right, tears in bottom margin, margins soiled.
A prospect of Paris from the west. The handwritten text, carefully written in reverse, mimics the titles of 'vüe d'optique' prints, which were designed to be viewed through an optical instrument that reversed the image, although this image is the correct way around.
[Ref: 45295] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
A View of Paris, Taken from the Middle of Pont Neuf towards Pont Royal; Wherin are seen on one side the Samaritaine, le Quai d'Ecolem the Old Louvrem & the Galeries, & on the other the Quai de Conti, & College of 4 Nations.
Rigaud delin. N. Parr sculp.
Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, No 53 Fleet Street, London [but c.1818].
Coloured etching. 250 x 475mm (9¾ x 19¾"). Laid on card for inclusion in a contemporary print album, trimmed into plate on right, old album paper pasted over plate on left, some staining and creasing on right.
An English copy of the print by Jacques Rigaud (1681-1754).
[Ref: 60206] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Rigaud delin. N. Parr sculp.
Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, No 53 Fleet Street, London [but c.1818].
Coloured etching. 250 x 475mm (9¾ x 19¾"). Laid on card for inclusion in a contemporary print album, trimmed into plate on right, old album paper pasted over plate on left, some staining and creasing on right.
An English copy of the print by Jacques Rigaud (1681-1754).
[Ref: 60206] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A View of Paris, From the Church of Notre Dame to the Pont de la Tournelle, taken from the Quai de Miramion, wherein are seen at a distance the Hotel de Ville, St Jean en Greve, St Gervais, and the Pont Rouge.
Rigaud delin. N. Parr sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. London Printed for R. Sayer facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1752.]
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 255 x 485mm (10 x 19"). Lacking plate mark on right, due to the large printing plate overlapping the paper, old paper stuck on edge, old ink mss at top entering plate but not image, small chip in top edge.
A fine view of Paris with handwritten text, carefully written in reverse, mimics the titles of 'vüe d'optique' prints, which were designed to be viewed through an optical instrument that reversed the image, although this image is the correct way around.
[Ref: 45294] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Rigaud delin. N. Parr sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. London Printed for R. Sayer facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1752.]
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 255 x 485mm (10 x 19"). Lacking plate mark on right, due to the large printing plate overlapping the paper, old paper stuck on edge, old ink mss at top entering plate but not image, small chip in top edge.
A fine view of Paris with handwritten text, carefully written in reverse, mimics the titles of 'vüe d'optique' prints, which were designed to be viewed through an optical instrument that reversed the image, although this image is the correct way around.
[Ref: 45294] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
A View of Paris, From the Church of Notre Dame de la Tournelle, taken from the Quai de Miramion, wherein are seen at a distance the Hotel de Ville, S.t Jean en Greve, S.t Gervais, and the Pont Rouge.
Rigaud delin. N. Parr sculp.
Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, No 53 Fleet Street, London [but c.1818].
Coloured etching. 250 x 475mm (9¾ x 19¾"), large margins top and bottom. Laid on card for inclusion in a contemporary print album, trimmed into plate on right, old album paper pasted over plate on left, some staining, wear on right side.
An English copy of the print by Jacques Rigaud (1681-1754).
[Ref: 60205] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Rigaud delin. N. Parr sculp.
Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, No 53 Fleet Street, London [but c.1818].
Coloured etching. 250 x 475mm (9¾ x 19¾"), large margins top and bottom. Laid on card for inclusion in a contemporary print album, trimmed into plate on right, old album paper pasted over plate on left, some staining, wear on right side.
An English copy of the print by Jacques Rigaud (1681-1754).
[Ref: 60205] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
An Inside View of the Rotundo in Ranelagh Gardens. Vue de l'Interieur de la Rotonde dans le Jardins de Ranelagh.
Canaleti delin. N. Parr sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. London Printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1760.]
Hand coloured etching. 265 x 405mm (10½ x 16"). Trimmed within plate.
Elegantly dressed figures gather in the large open space of the Rotunda, with a large extravagant fireplace in the centre, musicians playing in stands far right. Ranelagh Gardens, adjoining Wren's Chelsea Pensioner's Hospital, opened in 1742 and quickly exceeded Vauxhall in popularity for a place to escape the city and take in the cleaner air in Chelsea. It housed balls, concerts and dinners. However its popularity waned over the years and in 1803 the Rotunda closed, to be demolished two years later. After Antonio Canaletto (1697 - 1768).
[Ref: 41736] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Canaleti delin. N. Parr sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. London Printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1760.]
Hand coloured etching. 265 x 405mm (10½ x 16"). Trimmed within plate.
Elegantly dressed figures gather in the large open space of the Rotunda, with a large extravagant fireplace in the centre, musicians playing in stands far right. Ranelagh Gardens, adjoining Wren's Chelsea Pensioner's Hospital, opened in 1742 and quickly exceeded Vauxhall in popularity for a place to escape the city and take in the cleaner air in Chelsea. It housed balls, concerts and dinners. However its popularity waned over the years and in 1803 the Rotunda closed, to be demolished two years later. After Antonio Canaletto (1697 - 1768).
[Ref: 41736] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
An Inside View of the Rotundo in Ranelagh Gardens. Vue de l'Interieur de la Rotonde dans le Jardins de Ranelagh.
Canaleti delin. N. Parr sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. London Printed for & Sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1760.]
Hand coloured etching, 265 x 405mm. 10½ x 16". Tatty extremities; a fine impression with full margins.
Elegantly dressed figures gather in the large open space, a large extravagant fireplace in the centre of the room, musicians playing in stands far right. Ranelagh Gardens, adjoining Wren's Chelsea Pensioner's Hospital, became popular as a place to escape the city and take in the cleaner air in Chelsea. Balls, concerts, dinners and of course gossip were shared here almost daily. It quickly exceeded Vauxhall in popularity, but it's popularity waned until the season of 1804 when the fashionable set abandoned it entirely.
After Antonio Canaletto (1697 - 1768).
[Ref: 14739] £220.00
Canaleti delin. N. Parr sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. London Printed for & Sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1760.]
Hand coloured etching, 265 x 405mm. 10½ x 16". Tatty extremities; a fine impression with full margins.
Elegantly dressed figures gather in the large open space, a large extravagant fireplace in the centre of the room, musicians playing in stands far right. Ranelagh Gardens, adjoining Wren's Chelsea Pensioner's Hospital, became popular as a place to escape the city and take in the cleaner air in Chelsea. Balls, concerts, dinners and of course gossip were shared here almost daily. It quickly exceeded Vauxhall in popularity, but it's popularity waned until the season of 1804 when the fashionable set abandoned it entirely.
After Antonio Canaletto (1697 - 1768).
[Ref: 14739] £220.00
![The Forum Trasni or Trajan's Square. Partly taken from ancient Medals [...]](jpegs/60655.jpg)
The Forum Trasni or Trajan's Square. Partly taken from ancient Medals [...] M.
Parr Sculp.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill 1741.
Engraving. 165 x 245mm (6½ x 9¾"), with large margins.
A reconstruction of the forum, with Trajan's Column. From a series of classical views.
[Ref: 60655] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Parr Sculp.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill 1741.
Engraving. 165 x 245mm (6½ x 9¾"), with large margins.
A reconstruction of the forum, with Trajan's Column. From a series of classical views.
[Ref: 60655] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[Frontispiece to 'The School of Venus: Or, the Lady's Miscellany: Being, a Collection of Original Poems and Novels Relating to Love and Gallantry'.]](jpegs/63581.jpg)
[Frontispiece to 'The School of Venus: Or, the Lady's Miscellany: Being, a Collection of Original Poems and Novels Relating to Love and Gallantry'.]
Parr Sculp.
[London: E. Curll, 1739.]
Engraving, proof before letters. 140 x 75mm (5½ x 3") very large margins. Some spotting, mounted in album paper at edges
Promenaders and a sedan chair.
[Ref: 63581] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Parr Sculp.
[London: E. Curll, 1739.]
Engraving, proof before letters. 140 x 75mm (5½ x 3") very large margins. Some spotting, mounted in album paper at edges
Promenaders and a sedan chair.
[Ref: 63581] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
View of the Negro Town at Rufisco. View of Cape de Verde. Another View at a distance.
N. Parr sculp.
[London: Thomas Astley, 1745.]
Engraving with large margins. 150 x 215mm (6 x 8½").
A view of Rufiscò, now Rufisque on the Cap Verde peninsula of Senegal, with two coastal profiles of the Cape, with the only named feature being a pair of hills called 'The Breasts'. From John Green's 'A new general collection of voyages and travels; consisting of the most esteemed relations, which have been hitherto published in any language; comprehending everything remarkable in its kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America'.
[Ref: 30237] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
N. Parr sculp.
[London: Thomas Astley, 1745.]
Engraving with large margins. 150 x 215mm (6 x 8½").
A view of Rufiscò, now Rufisque on the Cap Verde peninsula of Senegal, with two coastal profiles of the Cape, with the only named feature being a pair of hills called 'The Breasts'. From John Green's 'A new general collection of voyages and travels; consisting of the most esteemed relations, which have been hitherto published in any language; comprehending everything remarkable in its kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America'.
[Ref: 30237] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)