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A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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![[Le Cardinal Barberini]](jpegs/57423.jpg)
[Le Cardinal Barberini]
R. Nanteuil ad vivum pin. et Sculpebat 1663.
Cum privilegio Regis.
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 350 x 275mm (13¾ x 11¾"). Trimmed.
A half portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini (1608-1671) in an oval garland of oak leaves atop a plinth decorated with a coat of arms. He wears typical clerical dress with skull cap and the isignia of the Order of the Saint-Eprit. Antonio was an influential figure of the House of Barberini, which helped shape the politics, religion art and music of 17th century Italy. His uncle was appointed Pope Urban VIII in 1623 and elevated Antonio and his brothers to Cardinal.
PW 10.
[Ref: 57423] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
R. Nanteuil ad vivum pin. et Sculpebat 1663.
Cum privilegio Regis.
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 350 x 275mm (13¾ x 11¾"). Trimmed.
A half portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini (1608-1671) in an oval garland of oak leaves atop a plinth decorated with a coat of arms. He wears typical clerical dress with skull cap and the isignia of the Order of the Saint-Eprit. Antonio was an influential figure of the House of Barberini, which helped shape the politics, religion art and music of 17th century Italy. His uncle was appointed Pope Urban VIII in 1623 and elevated Antonio and his brothers to Cardinal.
PW 10.
[Ref: 57423] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Franc. Blanchart Abbas S.t Genov Parisiensis Nec Non Praepos. General. Canon. Recvl. Congreg .Cal.
Nanteuil ad vivum ping. et sculpebat 1673.
Engraving. 405 x 325mm (16 x 11¾"). Trimmed to plate mark. Two wormholes near lower left corner. Small stain near lower corner.
A half portrait of Francois Blanchart (1606-1662) in clerical dress with a simple crucifix. Blanchart was appointed abbott of St. Genevieve in 1644.
PW 18. ii/iii
[Ref: 57422] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Nanteuil ad vivum ping. et sculpebat 1673.
Engraving. 405 x 325mm (16 x 11¾"). Trimmed to plate mark. Two wormholes near lower left corner. Small stain near lower corner.
A half portrait of Francois Blanchart (1606-1662) in clerical dress with a simple crucifix. Blanchart was appointed abbott of St. Genevieve in 1644.
PW 18. ii/iii
[Ref: 57422] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Victor le Bouthillier]](jpegs/57428.jpg)
[Victor le Bouthillier]
Champaigne pinxit. Nanteuil sculpebat. 1651.
Engraving. 325 x 245mm (11¾ x 9¾"). Small repaired tear near top of printed area. Minor creasing in small margins. Central crease not visible from front.
A half portrait of Victor le Bouthillier (1590-1670), waering clerical dress a crucifix in an octagonal frame, with coat of arms. Bouthillier was appointed Bishop of Boulogne in 1626 and became the archbishop of Tours in 1641.
PW 35. i/iii
[Ref: 57428] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Champaigne pinxit. Nanteuil sculpebat. 1651.
Engraving. 325 x 245mm (11¾ x 9¾"). Small repaired tear near top of printed area. Minor creasing in small margins. Central crease not visible from front.
A half portrait of Victor le Bouthillier (1590-1670), waering clerical dress a crucifix in an octagonal frame, with coat of arms. Bouthillier was appointed Bishop of Boulogne in 1626 and became the archbishop of Tours in 1641.
PW 35. i/iii
[Ref: 57428] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Céline Céleste-Elliott] Celeste. as the Arab Boy.](jpegs/57295.jpg)
[Céline Céleste-Elliott] Celeste. as the Arab Boy. A Sketch by William Drummond.
WDrummond.
[London, Published Jan.y 12.th 1838. by Tho.s Mc.Lean, Haymarket.]
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Framed, visible area 425 x 300mm (16¾ x 11¾"). Spotting, repair in sky. Window mounted around title. Unexamined out of frame.
A full length portrait of Madame Céleste-Elliott as Hamet, playing an oud. Behind is a tent and the Spanish city of Constantina on a rocky outcrop. This is the opening scene of 'Victoire; or, The Fall of Constantina', a military drama performed at the Adelphi theatre in 1837, in which Céleste played three parts: Hamet, a dumb Arab boy, Victoire and Henri St. Almo, a French spy.. Céline Céleste-Elliott (1815-1882) was a Parisian dancer and actress who had success in London and toured America four times. About the time this portrait was published she retired from performing, becoming a theatre manager (including of London's Adelpi, Lyceum and Olympic), although she made several 'comebacks'.
[Ref: 57295] £550.00
WDrummond.
[London, Published Jan.y 12.th 1838. by Tho.s Mc.Lean, Haymarket.]
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Framed, visible area 425 x 300mm (16¾ x 11¾"). Spotting, repair in sky. Window mounted around title. Unexamined out of frame.
A full length portrait of Madame Céleste-Elliott as Hamet, playing an oud. Behind is a tent and the Spanish city of Constantina on a rocky outcrop. This is the opening scene of 'Victoire; or, The Fall of Constantina', a military drama performed at the Adelphi theatre in 1837, in which Céleste played three parts: Hamet, a dumb Arab boy, Victoire and Henri St. Almo, a French spy.. Céline Céleste-Elliott (1815-1882) was a Parisian dancer and actress who had success in London and toured America four times. About the time this portrait was published she retired from performing, becoming a theatre manager (including of London's Adelpi, Lyceum and Olympic), although she made several 'comebacks'.
[Ref: 57295] £550.00
Olivarius le Fevre D'Ormesson Comes Consist Libellor . Supplic. Magister.
Ant. Masson ad vivum. Pinge et sculpebat 1665.
Engraving. Sheet: 360 x 260mm (14 x 10¼''). Trimmed, light foxing.
A portrait of French magistrate Olivier le Fevre d'Ormesson (1616-1686).
[Ref: 49920] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Ant. Masson ad vivum. Pinge et sculpebat 1665.
Engraving. Sheet: 360 x 260mm (14 x 10¼''). Trimmed, light foxing.
A portrait of French magistrate Olivier le Fevre d'Ormesson (1616-1686).
[Ref: 49920] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Melchior S.R.E. Presbyter, tituli S.tæ Mariæ de Angelis ad terminos Cardinalis de Polignac, Archiepiscopus Auscitanus, Abbas e Comes Corbeiæ, Aquiscineti, Boniportus, Mausonii et Begarü, Regiorum Ordinum Commedator, Regüs apud Sanctam Sedem negotüs Præfectus, antea Ludivici Magni Legatus in Poloniam et Bataviam, Sacræ Rotæ Auditor et Regü Sacelli Magister.
Peint par Hyacinte Rigaud, Chevalier de l'Orde de St. Michel. Gravé par Francois Chereau, Graveur du Cabinet du Roi 1729.
Engraving. Framed, visible area 470 x 340mm (18½ x 13½"). Worm holes, unexamined out of frame.
A portrait of Cardinal Melchior de Polignac, Archbishop of Auch (1661-1741), also diplomat and poet. He is shown wearing the Collar of the Order of the Holy Spirit, awarded to him in 1728. After his death Frederick the Great bought his acclaimed collection of marble statues, which he had collected through his archaeological work in Rome.
[Ref: 57237] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Peint par Hyacinte Rigaud, Chevalier de l'Orde de St. Michel. Gravé par Francois Chereau, Graveur du Cabinet du Roi 1729.
Engraving. Framed, visible area 470 x 340mm (18½ x 13½"). Worm holes, unexamined out of frame.
A portrait of Cardinal Melchior de Polignac, Archbishop of Auch (1661-1741), also diplomat and poet. He is shown wearing the Collar of the Order of the Holy Spirit, awarded to him in 1728. After his death Frederick the Great bought his acclaimed collection of marble statues, which he had collected through his archaeological work in Rome.
[Ref: 57237] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Jean Francoise Paul de Gondi]](jpegs/57415.jpg)
[Jean Francoise Paul de Gondi] Haec Domat. Illa Tuetur.
R. Nantueil Faciebat. 1650 [after Philippe de Champaigne].
Engraving. 290 x 210mm (11½ x 8¼").
A half portrait of Jean Francoise Paul de Gondi (1613-1679), wearing clerical dress and a crucifix in a trompe l'oeil stone window. Gondi was a politically motivated churchman, elected Cardinal de Retz in 1650, and was a key player in The Fronde, earning himself the longstanding emnity of Louis XIV. Throughout his career he was protected and supported by Pope Innocent X. Their relationship proved exceptionally forunate after Retz escaped from prison, during which he became the Archbishop of Paris, and was welcomed by the Pope in Rome. Innocent X refused to let him resign as archbishop despite immense pressure from the King. Eventually, yielding to the King's demands, he returned to Paris after the death of his nemesis Cardinal Mazarin but was compensated handsomely with income from twelve estates. Petitjean and Wickert assert that Nanteuil's engraving was after the portrait by Jean Morin after de Champaigne. Frontis "Histoire des Papes" 1653.
PW 199. ii/iii
[Ref: 57415] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
R. Nantueil Faciebat. 1650 [after Philippe de Champaigne].
Engraving. 290 x 210mm (11½ x 8¼").
A half portrait of Jean Francoise Paul de Gondi (1613-1679), wearing clerical dress and a crucifix in a trompe l'oeil stone window. Gondi was a politically motivated churchman, elected Cardinal de Retz in 1650, and was a key player in The Fronde, earning himself the longstanding emnity of Louis XIV. Throughout his career he was protected and supported by Pope Innocent X. Their relationship proved exceptionally forunate after Retz escaped from prison, during which he became the Archbishop of Paris, and was welcomed by the Pope in Rome. Innocent X refused to let him resign as archbishop despite immense pressure from the King. Eventually, yielding to the King's demands, he returned to Paris after the death of his nemesis Cardinal Mazarin but was compensated handsomely with income from twelve estates. Petitjean and Wickert assert that Nanteuil's engraving was after the portrait by Jean Morin after de Champaigne. Frontis "Histoire des Papes" 1653.
PW 199. ii/iii
[Ref: 57415] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Adrienne Le Couvreur Morte a Paris le 20 Mars age de trente sept ans.
Peint par Ch. Coypel . Gravé par P. Drevet.
[French, n.d., c.1730.]
Engraving, 415 x 300mm. 16¼ x 11¾". A nice impression, with large margins. Unidentified collector's stamp verso
Portrait of Adrienne Lecouvreur (1692 - 1730), French actress, as Cornelia in Pierre Corneille's tragedy 'The Death of Pompey'. In lettered oval masonry frame, on a pedestal inscribed with tribute verse. After Charles Antoine Coypel (French, 1694 - 1752).
BNF FRBNF41506932.
[Ref: 27212] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Peint par Ch. Coypel . Gravé par P. Drevet.
[French, n.d., c.1730.]
Engraving, 415 x 300mm. 16¼ x 11¾". A nice impression, with large margins. Unidentified collector's stamp verso
Portrait of Adrienne Lecouvreur (1692 - 1730), French actress, as Cornelia in Pierre Corneille's tragedy 'The Death of Pompey'. In lettered oval masonry frame, on a pedestal inscribed with tribute verse. After Charles Antoine Coypel (French, 1694 - 1752).
BNF FRBNF41506932.
[Ref: 27212] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Henri Auguste de Loménie, Count of Brienne]](jpegs/57468.jpg)
[Henri Auguste de Loménie, Count of Brienne]
R. Nanteuil ad vivum faciebat. 1660.
Engraving in mount. 365 x 275mm (14¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed. Attached to top & bottom on left.
A bust length portrait of Henri Auguste de Loménie (1594-1666) in an oval frame of oak leaves atop a pedastel decorated with a coat of arms. Loménie was a successful French diplomat responsible for many delicate maneouvres including the marriage of Henrietta Maria of France and Charles I.
PW39. i.
[Ref: 57468] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
R. Nanteuil ad vivum faciebat. 1660.
Engraving in mount. 365 x 275mm (14¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed. Attached to top & bottom on left.
A bust length portrait of Henri Auguste de Loménie (1594-1666) in an oval frame of oak leaves atop a pedastel decorated with a coat of arms. Loménie was a successful French diplomat responsible for many delicate maneouvres including the marriage of Henrietta Maria of France and Charles I.
PW39. i.
[Ref: 57468] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Les Delices Maternelles. Dedié à Son Aktesse Sérenissime Madame la Duchess Douaireiere de Saxe-Weimar, née Duchesse de Brunswik et de Lunebourg par son très humble et très obeissant Serviteur J: G: Wille. 25.le Pl. 1781.
Gravé par J.G. Wille Graveur du Roi, de S.M. Impr: et Roy: et du Roi de Danemark, d'après le ableau de son fils, P.A. Wille Peintre du Roi.
à Paris, chez l'Auteur, Quay des Augustins [1781].
Engraving. 430 x 340mm (17 x 13½"), very large margins. A little spotting and staining.
An oval portrait of a woman sitting in an armchair with her son standing on her knee.
[Ref: 57455] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Gravé par J.G. Wille Graveur du Roi, de S.M. Impr: et Roy: et du Roi de Danemark, d'après le ableau de son fils, P.A. Wille Peintre du Roi.
à Paris, chez l'Auteur, Quay des Augustins [1781].
Engraving. 430 x 340mm (17 x 13½"), very large margins. A little spotting and staining.
An oval portrait of a woman sitting in an armchair with her son standing on her knee.
[Ref: 57455] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Pierre Payen] Pet. Payen D. Deslandes Senat. Cler. In Sup. Cal. Curia Decanus Ab. S.t Mart. Prior Et D. De Charitate](jpegs/57431.jpg)
[Pierre Payen] Pet. Payen D. Deslandes Senat. Cler. In Sup. Cal. Curia Decanus Ab. S.t Mart. Prior Et D. De Charitate
Nanteuil ad vivum faciebat 1659.
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 330 x 255mm (13 x 10"). Trimmed to plate mark.
A half portrait of French magestrate Pierre Payen (d.1664) in magesterial robes in oval frame with coat of arms.
PW 190. ii.
[Ref: 57431] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Nanteuil ad vivum faciebat 1659.
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 330 x 255mm (13 x 10"). Trimmed to plate mark.
A half portrait of French magestrate Pierre Payen (d.1664) in magesterial robes in oval frame with coat of arms.
PW 190. ii.
[Ref: 57431] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Denis Talon.]](jpegs/57483.jpg)
[Denis Talon.]
Nanteuil faciebat ad vivum.
[n.d. c.1654-6.]
Fine engraving, 17th century watermark; 365 x 285mm (14¼ x 11¼"). Fine. Trimmed.
A bust length portrait of French magistrate Denis Talon (1628-1698) in magistrates robes, in a frame of oak leaves decorated with entwined initials and a coat of arms.
PW 211.
[Ref: 57483] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Nanteuil faciebat ad vivum.
[n.d. c.1654-6.]
Fine engraving, 17th century watermark; 365 x 285mm (14¼ x 11¼"). Fine. Trimmed.
A bust length portrait of French magistrate Denis Talon (1628-1698) in magistrates robes, in a frame of oak leaves decorated with entwined initials and a coat of arms.
PW 211.
[Ref: 57483] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Chancellor Michel le Tellier].](jpegs/57467.jpg)
[Chancellor Michel le Tellier].
Nanteuil ad vivum del. et Sculpebat 20 Junni An.o 1659.
Engraving, in mount; 360 x 270mm (14 x 10½"). Trimmed, attached top & bottom on left.
A bust portrait of Chancellor Michel le Tellier (1603-1685) in an oval laurel garland atop a pedestel decorated with a coat of arms. Tellier enjoyed a successful career as a French statesman, owing in no small part to his close friendship with Cardinal Mazarin, and in 1677 was appointed Chancellor of France.
RD 131. PW 111.
[Ref: 57467] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Nanteuil ad vivum del. et Sculpebat 20 Junni An.o 1659.
Engraving, in mount; 360 x 270mm (14 x 10½"). Trimmed, attached top & bottom on left.
A bust portrait of Chancellor Michel le Tellier (1603-1685) in an oval laurel garland atop a pedestel decorated with a coat of arms. Tellier enjoyed a successful career as a French statesman, owing in no small part to his close friendship with Cardinal Mazarin, and in 1677 was appointed Chancellor of France.
RD 131. PW 111.
[Ref: 57467] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Messire Christophe de Thou Premier Président MDLXXXII.
Morin scul.
[n.d., c.1640.]
Etching. Sheet 310 x 240mm (12¼ x 9½"). Fine impression. Trimmed to plate.
Christophe de Thou (1508-82), Magistrate and First President of the Parlement of Paris 1554-62.
[Ref: 49422] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
Morin scul.
[n.d., c.1640.]
Etching. Sheet 310 x 240mm (12¼ x 9½"). Fine impression. Trimmed to plate.
Christophe de Thou (1508-82), Magistrate and First President of the Parlement of Paris 1554-62.
[Ref: 49422] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)