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S.A. Bardsley, M.D. Late Senior Physician to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, and formerly Vice President of the Manchester Library and Philosophical Society.
C.A. Duval pinx.t J. Thomson sculp.t
Published by Thos. Agnew Repository of Arts, Manchester, & Messrs. Ackermann & Co. Strand, London 1848.
Rare mezzotint and etching; Thomas Agnew publisher stamp on edge of lower plate.. Plate 451 x 355mm (17¾ x 14") with very large margins.
Portrait of Samuel Argent Bardsley; nearly whole length, seated in chair, to the right, holding closed book in lap, with legs crossed; books and ink pots on table to his left; in octagon. Dr Samuel Argent Bardsley (1764-1851), the English physician. He was elected physician to the Manchester Infirmary, a position he retained until August 1823, gaining during the thirty-three years great esteem as ‘the very model of an hospital physician.’ Dr. Bardsley published in 1800 ‘Critical Remarks on the Tragedy of Pizarro, with Observations on the subject of the Drama;’ and in 1807 a volume of ‘Medical Reports of Cases and Experiments, with Observations chiefly derived from Hospital practice; also an Enquiry into the Origin of Canine Madness, which detailed research and study on rabies.’ To the ‘Memoirs’ of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, of which he was a vice-president, he contributed in 1798 a paper on ‘Party Prejudice,’ and in 1803 one on ‘The Use and Abuse of Popular Sports and Exercises.’ An expert on rabies.
Wellcome 170
[Ref: 52501] £360.00
C.A. Duval pinx.t J. Thomson sculp.t
Published by Thos. Agnew Repository of Arts, Manchester, & Messrs. Ackermann & Co. Strand, London 1848.
Rare mezzotint and etching; Thomas Agnew publisher stamp on edge of lower plate.. Plate 451 x 355mm (17¾ x 14") with very large margins.
Portrait of Samuel Argent Bardsley; nearly whole length, seated in chair, to the right, holding closed book in lap, with legs crossed; books and ink pots on table to his left; in octagon. Dr Samuel Argent Bardsley (1764-1851), the English physician. He was elected physician to the Manchester Infirmary, a position he retained until August 1823, gaining during the thirty-three years great esteem as ‘the very model of an hospital physician.’ Dr. Bardsley published in 1800 ‘Critical Remarks on the Tragedy of Pizarro, with Observations on the subject of the Drama;’ and in 1807 a volume of ‘Medical Reports of Cases and Experiments, with Observations chiefly derived from Hospital practice; also an Enquiry into the Origin of Canine Madness, which detailed research and study on rabies.’ To the ‘Memoirs’ of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, of which he was a vice-president, he contributed in 1798 a paper on ‘Party Prejudice,’ and in 1803 one on ‘The Use and Abuse of Popular Sports and Exercises.’ An expert on rabies.
Wellcome 170
[Ref: 52501] £360.00
The Bride.
Painted by C.R. Leslie, R.A. Engraved by Ja.s Thomson.
Published for the Proprietor Jan.y 31, 1831 by Moon, Boys, & Graves, 6, Pall Mall, London.
Engraving. 365 x 290mm (14¼ x 11½"), with large margins. Spotting and soiling, mainly in margins.
A half-length portrait of a young woman in a white dress with lace and jewels, veil down her back, putting on a glove.
[Ref: 63697] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by C.R. Leslie, R.A. Engraved by Ja.s Thomson.
Published for the Proprietor Jan.y 31, 1831 by Moon, Boys, & Graves, 6, Pall Mall, London.
Engraving. 365 x 290mm (14¼ x 11½"), with large margins. Spotting and soiling, mainly in margins.
A half-length portrait of a young woman in a white dress with lace and jewels, veil down her back, putting on a glove.
[Ref: 63697] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[George Eden, Earl of Auckland]](jpegs/46754.jpg)
[George Eden, Earl of Auckland]
L. Dickenson. J. Thomson.
Printed by McQueen [...] London 1850, Published by Dickenson & Brothers, 114 New Bond St
Engraving on india, india dimensions approx. 590 x 425mm (23¼ x 16¾"), with large margins.
George Eden, Earl of Auckland (1784-1849), politician and governor-general of India 1837-40. In later years Auckland served as first lord of the Admiralty, and is credited with reforming the Admiralty during this period and enabling it to effectively conduct the Crimean War a few years later. This large portrait was published shortly after Auckland's death. Auckland, New Zealand was named after him.
[Ref: 46754] £380.00
L. Dickenson. J. Thomson.
Printed by McQueen [...] London 1850, Published by Dickenson & Brothers, 114 New Bond St
Engraving on india, india dimensions approx. 590 x 425mm (23¼ x 16¾"), with large margins.
George Eden, Earl of Auckland (1784-1849), politician and governor-general of India 1837-40. In later years Auckland served as first lord of the Admiralty, and is credited with reforming the Admiralty during this period and enabling it to effectively conduct the Crimean War a few years later. This large portrait was published shortly after Auckland's death. Auckland, New Zealand was named after him.
[Ref: 46754] £380.00
![[India] [John Forbes]](jpegs/67008.jpg)
[India] [John Forbes] With our love to you all I am my dearest Papa, Your ever afffectionate Vow [?] To John Forbes. Sir Charles Forbes, Bart.
From a Bust by H.Weekes. Engraved by Ja.s Thomson.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Stipple engraving. 310 x 260mm (12¼ x 10¼"), large margins.
Portrait from a bust of John Forbes. The text mentions Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet (1774-1849), Scottish politician, head of the first mercantile house in India, Forbes & Co. of Bombay, and a philanthropist.
[Ref: 67008] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
From a Bust by H.Weekes. Engraved by Ja.s Thomson.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Stipple engraving. 310 x 260mm (12¼ x 10¼"), large margins.
Portrait from a bust of John Forbes. The text mentions Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet (1774-1849), Scottish politician, head of the first mercantile house in India, Forbes & Co. of Bombay, and a philanthropist.
[Ref: 67008] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)