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G. B. Airy. To the Kings most Excellent Majesty this print of G. B. Airy, M.A.F.R.S. Proffesor of Astronomy in the University of Cambridge is by His Majesty's Gracious permission humby dediated by his faithful servant & subject W. Mason.
Drawn by _ Wageman. On Stone by W. Slater. Printed by Graf & Soret. [n.d., c.1840.]
Published by W. Mason, Cambridge & by W. H. Mason
Rare lithograph. Sheet size: 370 x 305mm (14¼ x 12").
A rare portrait of George Biddell Airy (1801 - 1892), astronomer royal. Half length, seated, to the left, looking at the viewer with his hands together in his lap. In his role as Astronomer Royal between 1835 to 1881, Airy established Greenwich as the location of the prime meridian. His reputation has been tarnished by allegations that, through his inaction, Britain lost the opportunity of priority in the discovery of Neptune.
[Ref: 35776] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by _ Wageman. On Stone by W. Slater. Printed by Graf & Soret. [n.d., c.1840.]
Published by W. Mason, Cambridge & by W. H. Mason
Rare lithograph. Sheet size: 370 x 305mm (14¼ x 12").
A rare portrait of George Biddell Airy (1801 - 1892), astronomer royal. Half length, seated, to the left, looking at the viewer with his hands together in his lap. In his role as Astronomer Royal between 1835 to 1881, Airy established Greenwich as the location of the prime meridian. His reputation has been tarnished by allegations that, through his inaction, Britain lost the opportunity of priority in the discovery of Neptune.
[Ref: 35776] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Francois Cramer.]](jpegs/17210.jpg)
[Francois Cramer.]
[Jos.h. Slater del.t Is.c W. Slater lith.]
[n.d. c.1840.]
Lithograph. Image 170 x 153mm. 6¾ x 6". Cut, scuffed.
Francois Cramer (1772-1848) was an English violinist and conductor who was Master of the King's Musick from 1837 until his death. He was the brother of Johann Baptist Cramer. He was apppointed Master of the King's Musick in 1834, by King William IV, and continued as Master of the Queen's Musick to Queen Victoria.
From the Collection of J.S. Bumpus.
[Ref: 17210] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
[Jos.h. Slater del.t Is.c W. Slater lith.]
[n.d. c.1840.]
Lithograph. Image 170 x 153mm. 6¾ x 6". Cut, scuffed.
Francois Cramer (1772-1848) was an English violinist and conductor who was Master of the King's Musick from 1837 until his death. He was the brother of Johann Baptist Cramer. He was apppointed Master of the King's Musick in 1834, by King William IV, and continued as Master of the Queen's Musick to Queen Victoria.
From the Collection of J.S. Bumpus.
[Ref: 17210] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
![Ann S Mounsey [facsimile signature inside the image area.]](jpegs/17379.jpg)
Ann S Mounsey [facsimile signature inside the image area.]
Drawn on Stone by Isaace W. Slater from a Sketch by Jos.h Slater, made expressly for the Musical Keepsake, 1834.
London: Published by J. Dickinson 114, New Bond Street, Printed by C. Hullmandel. Proof.
Lithograph on india, rare. Sheet 266 x 178mm. 10½ x 7". Slight marks on surface trimmed close to image.
Ann Sheppard Bartholomew, née Mounsey (1811-1891) was a British composer, pianist and organist. She married the librettist William Bartholomew (1793-1867) who collaborated with Mendelssohn over his oratorio Elijah. The first performance took place in Crosby Hall, January 1845. She, Ann Mounsey, was the accompanist on that occasion.
From the Collection of J.S. Bumpus.
[Ref: 17379] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn on Stone by Isaace W. Slater from a Sketch by Jos.h Slater, made expressly for the Musical Keepsake, 1834.
London: Published by J. Dickinson 114, New Bond Street, Printed by C. Hullmandel. Proof.
Lithograph on india, rare. Sheet 266 x 178mm. 10½ x 7". Slight marks on surface trimmed close to image.
Ann Sheppard Bartholomew, née Mounsey (1811-1891) was a British composer, pianist and organist. She married the librettist William Bartholomew (1793-1867) who collaborated with Mendelssohn over his oratorio Elijah. The first performance took place in Crosby Hall, January 1845. She, Ann Mounsey, was the accompanist on that occasion.
From the Collection of J.S. Bumpus.
[Ref: 17379] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Woodbine Parish Esq.r
Tho.s Phillips Esq.r R.A. pinx.t. Isaad W. Slater lith.
Printed by C. Hullmandel
Lithograph on india with very large margins, very scarce, printed area approx 250 x 220mm (9¾ x 8¾"). Slight staining to margins.
Sir Woodbine Parish (1796-1882), diplomatist. Parish's diplomatic work took him to Sicily, the Ionian Islands, Naples, and Buenos Aires. As commissioner and consul-general (and subsequently chargé d'affaires) to Buenos Aires from 1823, staying there for nearly nine years. Parish also published a book resulting from his time in Argentina ('Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata', 1839), which demonstrates his interest in historical, geographical and geological research (he surveyed parts of the Bolivian Andes with Joseph Barclay Pentland). He was also a fellow of the Royal Society, Geological Society and Geographical Society, and corresponded with Charles Darwin. After the portrait by Thomas Phillips (1770-1845), whose over 700 portraits record the leading personalities of his time.
[Ref: 34929] £360.00
Tho.s Phillips Esq.r R.A. pinx.t. Isaad W. Slater lith.
Printed by C. Hullmandel
Lithograph on india with very large margins, very scarce, printed area approx 250 x 220mm (9¾ x 8¾"). Slight staining to margins.
Sir Woodbine Parish (1796-1882), diplomatist. Parish's diplomatic work took him to Sicily, the Ionian Islands, Naples, and Buenos Aires. As commissioner and consul-general (and subsequently chargé d'affaires) to Buenos Aires from 1823, staying there for nearly nine years. Parish also published a book resulting from his time in Argentina ('Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata', 1839), which demonstrates his interest in historical, geographical and geological research (he surveyed parts of the Bolivian Andes with Joseph Barclay Pentland). He was also a fellow of the Royal Society, Geological Society and Geographical Society, and corresponded with Charles Darwin. After the portrait by Thomas Phillips (1770-1845), whose over 700 portraits record the leading personalities of his time.
[Ref: 34929] £360.00