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S.ir Jeffery Amherst, Knight of the most honorable Order of the Bath, Governor of Virginia, Colonel of His Majesty's 15.th & 60.th Regiments of Foot Lieutenant General, & Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in North America from 1758 to 1764.
J. Reynolds pinx.t. R.P [within image]
[n.d. c.1766]
Fine mezzotint, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). With collectors stamp of Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) below artist. Unexamined outside of frame.
Three-quarter length portrait of Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797) resting his chin on his right hand, looking to left; wearing star and sash over armour, his helmet on plan of Montreal before him and landscape behind him. Amherst was an army officer and field marshal. Fought in North America 1758-61; governor of Virginia 1763.
Hamilton: Pg2.
[Ref: 58984] £750.00
J. Reynolds pinx.t. R.P [within image]
[n.d. c.1766]
Fine mezzotint, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). With collectors stamp of Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) below artist. Unexamined outside of frame.
Three-quarter length portrait of Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797) resting his chin on his right hand, looking to left; wearing star and sash over armour, his helmet on plan of Montreal before him and landscape behind him. Amherst was an army officer and field marshal. Fought in North America 1758-61; governor of Virginia 1763.
Hamilton: Pg2.
[Ref: 58984] £750.00
The R.t Hon.ble George Lord Anson. Baron of Soberton, First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Vice Admiral of Great Britain. Admiral of the Blue Squadron, & one of his Majesty's most Hon.ble Privy Council.
[After Sir Joshua Reynolds][Engraver James McArdell]
[Published by James McArdell] [n.d. c.1755]
Mezzotint proof before artist, engraver and publisher were added. Print 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Crease through middle.
Three-quarter length portrait of naval officer and politician George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697-1762), with his right hand on his hip and left resting on anchor, ship and foliage behind. He wears shoulder-length wig and embroidered coat and waistcoat. Anson served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre during the War of the Austrian Succession. Anson went on to be First Lord of the Admiralty during the Seven Years' War.
CS 2. Goodwin 43. Hamilton page 2.
[Ref: 58873] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
[After Sir Joshua Reynolds][Engraver James McArdell]
[Published by James McArdell] [n.d. c.1755]
Mezzotint proof before artist, engraver and publisher were added. Print 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Crease through middle.
Three-quarter length portrait of naval officer and politician George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697-1762), with his right hand on his hip and left resting on anchor, ship and foliage behind. He wears shoulder-length wig and embroidered coat and waistcoat. Anson served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre during the War of the Austrian Succession. Anson went on to be First Lord of the Admiralty during the Seven Years' War.
CS 2. Goodwin 43. Hamilton page 2.
[Ref: 58873] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
S.r John Barnard.
A. Ramsay pinxit. J. Faber fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament A.o D 1739.
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom and glued to album sheet. Damaged top right.
Three-quarters portrait of Sir John Barnard (1685-1764) wearing a fur trimmed robe, eyes to front, his left hand pointing at paper on table at right. He was a politician: MP for the City of London, (1722-61); alderman and Lord Mayor, 1737; his main business interest was in marine insurance and was opponent of Robert Walpole
CS 24 II.
[Ref: 58818] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A. Ramsay pinxit. J. Faber fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament A.o D 1739.
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom and glued to album sheet. Damaged top right.
Three-quarters portrait of Sir John Barnard (1685-1764) wearing a fur trimmed robe, eyes to front, his left hand pointing at paper on table at right. He was a politician: MP for the City of London, (1722-61); alderman and Lord Mayor, 1737; his main business interest was in marine insurance and was opponent of Robert Walpole
CS 24 II.
[Ref: 58818] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
William Benn Esq.r Lord Mayor of the City of London 1746.
T. Hudson Pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1746.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 9"). Repaired tears, one entering inscription area.
A half-length portrait of William Benn (c.1682-1755), a merchant of the Fletchers Company of London, Lord Mayor in 1746, founder of the Jacobite 'Benn's Club', consisting of himself and five other Tory aldermen.
CS 15, only state. Goodwin 148 only state.
[Ref: 59083] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
T. Hudson Pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1746.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 9"). Repaired tears, one entering inscription area.
A half-length portrait of William Benn (c.1682-1755), a merchant of the Fletchers Company of London, Lord Mayor in 1746, founder of the Jacobite 'Benn's Club', consisting of himself and five other Tory aldermen.
CS 15, only state. Goodwin 148 only state.
[Ref: 59083] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
D.r George Berkeley Bishop of Cloyne. This Plate is Inscrib'd to his Lordship as a mark of Gratitude by his Lordships most Obe.t Servant John Brooks.
J.s Lathem Pinx. J.n Brooks Fecit.
[n.d. c.1740.]
Scarce mezzotint, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") with small margins. Repaired nicks and tears on margins slighlty going into image, some wormholes and creases.
Bust portrait of George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne (1685-1753), in a circular frame on a balcony. He wears clerical robes, bands and a chin-length wig. The mitre, crook, Bible and two volumes labelled 'Minute Philosopher Siris' are visible in the front, while a curtain is behind on the left and palm trees on the right.
CS: 4.
[Ref: 59035] £320.00
J.s Lathem Pinx. J.n Brooks Fecit.
[n.d. c.1740.]
Scarce mezzotint, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") with small margins. Repaired nicks and tears on margins slighlty going into image, some wormholes and creases.
Bust portrait of George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne (1685-1753), in a circular frame on a balcony. He wears clerical robes, bands and a chin-length wig. The mitre, crook, Bible and two volumes labelled 'Minute Philosopher Siris' are visible in the front, while a curtain is behind on the left and palm trees on the right.
CS: 4.
[Ref: 59035] £320.00
![[Ambrosius Karl Bieler]](jpegs/58853.jpg)
[Ambrosius Karl Bieler] Ambrosius Carolus Bielerus M. D. Reipublicæ Ratisbonensis Physicus Ordinarius. Nat. A.S.R. MDCXCIV, d. III Mart.
M.C. Hirschmann junior pinxit. J. Jac. Haid sculps. Aug. Vind.
[n.d., c.1737]
Fine mezzotint printed in blue. 320 x 200mm (12½ x 8").
Half-length portrait of Ambrosius Karl Bieler (1693-1747) physician of Regensburg, holding a book on botany.
Wellcome Library no. 1103i
[Ref: 58853] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
M.C. Hirschmann junior pinxit. J. Jac. Haid sculps. Aug. Vind.
[n.d., c.1737]
Fine mezzotint printed in blue. 320 x 200mm (12½ x 8").
Half-length portrait of Ambrosius Karl Bieler (1693-1747) physician of Regensburg, holding a book on botany.
Wellcome Library no. 1103i
[Ref: 58853] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Hon.ble Henry Lord Brougham & Vaux. Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain &c.&c.&c. To The Kings Most Excellent Majesty. The Plate is with permission respectfully Dedicated by His Majesty's most dutiful Subject and Servant Tho.s Lupton.
Painted by James Lonsdale Esq.r 1831. 8. Berners Street Oxford Street. Engraved by Thomas Lupton. 4, Leigh Street, Burton Crescent.
Published January 1. 1832, by Will.m Walker, Portrait Engraver, N.o 64 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, London; & No. 22 Street, Edinburgh.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 570 x 410mm (22½ x 16¼"), with large margins.
Portrait of Henry Peter, Lord Brougham (1778-1868) ; full-length seated directed to left, looking ahead, his legs crossed, right hand on his knee, elbows on the arms of his chair, wearing chancerial robes with heavy brocade, lace bands and long wig, with burse and mace on a table to the left, books on the floor to the right.
[Ref: 59039] £360.00
Painted by James Lonsdale Esq.r 1831. 8. Berners Street Oxford Street. Engraved by Thomas Lupton. 4, Leigh Street, Burton Crescent.
Published January 1. 1832, by Will.m Walker, Portrait Engraver, N.o 64 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, London; & No. 22 Street, Edinburgh.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 570 x 410mm (22½ x 16¼"), with large margins.
Portrait of Henry Peter, Lord Brougham (1778-1868) ; full-length seated directed to left, looking ahead, his legs crossed, right hand on his knee, elbows on the arms of his chair, wearing chancerial robes with heavy brocade, lace bands and long wig, with burse and mace on a table to the left, books on the floor to the right.
[Ref: 59039] £360.00
Illustrissimus Princeps Jacobus Dux Ormondiae, Equitum Legatus Praefectus Praetorianus; nec non Legionum Gentium Confaederatarum apud Vigonem Imperator; cujus sub Auspicijs, in Sinu illo Vigoniensi, Penitus, aut Periere, aut captae sunt Galliae atque Hispaniae Classes, XII.o die Octobris 1702.
G. Kneller S.R.Emp. et Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1710]
Mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Nicks at edge top right.
Head and shoulders portrait of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond (1665-1745), wearing long wig, lace cravat, chain and St George, and robes with a ribbon on the shoulder. Butler was an army officer and politician, born Dublin Castle; succeeded his grandfather James Butler as Duke of Ormond. Jacobite, though reconciled to William III and fought at the battle of the Boyne. He was involved in the 1715 rebellion against the Hanoverians and thereafter lived in exile.
CS 194.
[Ref: 58824] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R.Emp. et Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1710]
Mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Nicks at edge top right.
Head and shoulders portrait of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond (1665-1745), wearing long wig, lace cravat, chain and St George, and robes with a ribbon on the shoulder. Butler was an army officer and politician, born Dublin Castle; succeeded his grandfather James Butler as Duke of Ormond. Jacobite, though reconciled to William III and fought at the battle of the Boyne. He was involved in the 1715 rebellion against the Hanoverians and thereafter lived in exile.
CS 194.
[Ref: 58824] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Charles Emanuel Victor; King of Sardinia &c Done from the Originall Picture in the Possession of His Excellency The Sardinian Ambasscidor.
I. Brooks Fecit.
[n.d. c.1740-1756] [Sold by T. Jefferys at the Corner of St. Martins Lane Charing Cross, & W. Herbert at ye Golden Globe on London Bridge.]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia (1701-1773) wearing armour with an ermine trimmed cloak decorated with crosses over his left shoulder and holding a baton in his right hand. To the right of him are military tents and a cavalry battle rages on in the background.
CS 30b.
[Ref: 58798] £320.00
I. Brooks Fecit.
[n.d. c.1740-1756] [Sold by T. Jefferys at the Corner of St. Martins Lane Charing Cross, & W. Herbert at ye Golden Globe on London Bridge.]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia (1701-1773) wearing armour with an ermine trimmed cloak decorated with crosses over his left shoulder and holding a baton in his right hand. To the right of him are military tents and a cavalry battle rages on in the background.
CS 30b.
[Ref: 58798] £320.00
Charles Emanuel King of Sardinia, Duke of Savoy, Prince of Piemont, &c. &c. Taken from an Original Painting in the Posession of his Exellency the Chevalier Ossorio to whom this Plate is mots Humbly
Clementina Turin pinx. Burford Londini fecit.
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Slight damage top left.
Half-length portrait of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia (1701-1773), wearing ermine-lined cloak and breastplate with cravat and long white wig.
CS 15.
[Ref: 58796] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Clementina Turin pinx. Burford Londini fecit.
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Slight damage top left.
Half-length portrait of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia (1701-1773), wearing ermine-lined cloak and breastplate with cravat and long white wig.
CS 15.
[Ref: 58796] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Queen Caroline] Serenissima et Potentissima Carolina D:G: Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina.](jpegs/58883.jpg)
[Queen Caroline] Serenissima et Potentissima Carolina D:G: Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina. Inaugurata II die Octobris 1727.
G. Kneller Baronetus Pinxit. Fac.
Sold by J. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1727]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Some cockling. Slight central crease.
Half-length portrait of Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737), touching a lock of hair at her shoulder with right hand. She wears a gown with loops of pearls at the shoulders decorated with rows of small rectangular jewels down the centre of her bodice, a crown plus pearl necklace and earrings.
CS 62.
[Ref: 58883] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Baronetus Pinxit. Fac.
Sold by J. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1727]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Some cockling. Slight central crease.
Half-length portrait of Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737), touching a lock of hair at her shoulder with right hand. She wears a gown with loops of pearls at the shoulders decorated with rows of small rectangular jewels down the centre of her bodice, a crown plus pearl necklace and earrings.
CS 62.
[Ref: 58883] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Queen Caroline] Serenissima Carolina D.G Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina.](jpegs/58884.jpg)
[Queen Caroline] Serenissima Carolina D.G Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina.
S.r Godfrey Kneller Pinxit. J. Faber jun.r. Fecit.
Printed for & Sold by Tho. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard. And John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside. [n.d. c.1727]
A fine impression of a rare mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight central crease.
Three quarter length portrait of Caroline of Ansbach, Queen of George II (1683-1737). She wears ermine-trimmed robes with strings of pearls tied in bows at the shoulders, right hand holding up a fold of her cloak, left hand resting on a crown on a table beside her. An earlier state of this print names her as 'Her Royal Highness Wilhelmina Charlotte Princess of Wales'.
CS 60, unlisted later state.
[Ref: 58884] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
S.r Godfrey Kneller Pinxit. J. Faber jun.r. Fecit.
Printed for & Sold by Tho. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard. And John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside. [n.d. c.1727]
A fine impression of a rare mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight central crease.
Three quarter length portrait of Caroline of Ansbach, Queen of George II (1683-1737). She wears ermine-trimmed robes with strings of pearls tied in bows at the shoulders, right hand holding up a fold of her cloak, left hand resting on a crown on a table beside her. An earlier state of this print names her as 'Her Royal Highness Wilhelmina Charlotte Princess of Wales'.
CS 60, unlisted later state.
[Ref: 58884] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Carolus Primus Dei Gratia Angliæ Scotiæ & Hiberniæ Rex Fidei Defensor &ct.
Ant: Van Dyck Eques Pinxit. [Engraved by Alexander Browne.]
Sold by Th: Taylor at the Golden Lion in Fleet Stree[t]. Printed & Sold by Taylor & Jordan at ye Golden Lion In Fleetstreet [n.d., c.1729].
Scarce mezzotint. 480 x 295mm (19 x 11½"). Repair in bottom right corner with slight loss of inscription.
A full-length seated portrait of Charles I with Prince Charles, wearing infant cap and gown, standing at his knee. Behind is a table with crown, orb and sceptre on it, with buildings in the background. The plate was engraved and published by Alexander Browne c.1680, with later states published by Edward Cooper, Thomas Taylor, this state published by Thomas Bakewell and Timothy Jordan on the death of Taylor in 1729, and W. Scott.
CS: Browne 2, state v of vii. (See also CS: Browne 3 for the same image in reverse.) Turner B4, V of IX.
[Ref: 59081] £480.00
Ant: Van Dyck Eques Pinxit. [Engraved by Alexander Browne.]
Sold by Th: Taylor at the Golden Lion in Fleet Stree[t]. Printed & Sold by Taylor & Jordan at ye Golden Lion In Fleetstreet [n.d., c.1729].
Scarce mezzotint. 480 x 295mm (19 x 11½"). Repair in bottom right corner with slight loss of inscription.
A full-length seated portrait of Charles I with Prince Charles, wearing infant cap and gown, standing at his knee. Behind is a table with crown, orb and sceptre on it, with buildings in the background. The plate was engraved and published by Alexander Browne c.1680, with later states published by Edward Cooper, Thomas Taylor, this state published by Thomas Bakewell and Timothy Jordan on the death of Taylor in 1729, and W. Scott.
CS: Browne 2, state v of vii. (See also CS: Browne 3 for the same image in reverse.) Turner B4, V of IX.
[Ref: 59081] £480.00
Carolus XII. D.G. Suecorum, Gothorum, et Vandalorum Rex Augustissimus, &c. Qui, stratis ad Narvam Moschis, die XX.o Novembris, Anno 1700; Aetatis suae paulo plus XVIII.o, Justas et Graves a Faedifrago Hoste sumpsit Paenas: et et Que Progressus Admirabiles, contra Ipsos et Polonos, violento Marte ad huc Prosequitur.
Ad Vivum Pinxit D. Craft suae Svecicae Ma.tis Pictor praecipuus Anno 1701. Iohannes Smith Anglus Fecit. Anno 1701-2.
Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon and Crown in Russel Street Covant Garden.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Small tear to left edge, nick to right edge.
Half-length portrait of Charles XII, King of Sweden (1682-1718), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer over right shoulder, wearing a wig with a ribbon, a lace cravat, and armour.
CS 249.
[Ref: 58870] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Ad Vivum Pinxit D. Craft suae Svecicae Ma.tis Pictor praecipuus Anno 1701. Iohannes Smith Anglus Fecit. Anno 1701-2.
Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon and Crown in Russel Street Covant Garden.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Small tear to left edge, nick to right edge.
Half-length portrait of Charles XII, King of Sweden (1682-1718), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer over right shoulder, wearing a wig with a ribbon, a lace cravat, and armour.
CS 249.
[Ref: 58870] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
His Grace John, Duke of Marlborough, Marquis of Blanford, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Churchill, of Sandridge and Baron Churchill of Aumouth; Captain General of all Her Majesty's Forces; Master General of the Ordnance; One of ye Lords of her Majestys most Honourable Privy-Council, and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter. Her Majestys Ambassador Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary to the States General of the United Provinces and General of the Confederate Armies.
G. Kneller S.R Imp. & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. 1705. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1705.]
Mezzotint, print 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9½"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Slightly scuffed on right.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, a lace cravat, a chain of the Order of the Garter and his armour. The Duke of Marlborough was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France.
CS 163.II. Reworked state.
[Ref: 58878] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R Imp. & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. 1705. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1705.]
Mezzotint, print 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9½"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Slightly scuffed on right.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, a lace cravat, a chain of the Order of the Garter and his armour. The Duke of Marlborough was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France.
CS 163.II. Reworked state.
[Ref: 58878] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
John Churchill Duke of Marlborough & C. Between 5 & 6
G. Kneller Bart. Pinxt. J. Faber Fecit 1733
Mezzotint, good impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight creasing.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), with a crest below the image with the title, with the motto 'Feal Pero Disdechado'. Churchill has his left hand on hip beside sword-hilt and his right holding up a baton. He wears a long light wig, velvet coat and sash hanging diagonally from his left shoulder. He stands with curtain behind and cavalry battle raging in the background. From the Kitcat Club series. Churchill was great general of the wars against Louis XIV, rewarded with Blenheim.
CS (208 (between 5 & 6)). O' Donoghue 27.
[Ref: 58887] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Bart. Pinxt. J. Faber Fecit 1733
Mezzotint, good impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight creasing.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), with a crest below the image with the title, with the motto 'Feal Pero Disdechado'. Churchill has his left hand on hip beside sword-hilt and his right holding up a baton. He wears a long light wig, velvet coat and sash hanging diagonally from his left shoulder. He stands with curtain behind and cavalry battle raging in the background. From the Kitcat Club series. Churchill was great general of the wars against Louis XIV, rewarded with Blenheim.
CS (208 (between 5 & 6)). O' Donoghue 27.
[Ref: 58887] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Capt.n Hugh Clapperton. R.N.
Painted by Gildon Manton. Engraved by Tho.s Lupton.
London, Published Dec.r 1, 1828, by John Murray, Albermarle Street,
Mezzotint on chine collé. 255 x 200mm (10 x 8"), very large margins. Tear entering image repaired, creases, small scuff in title. Bit messy.
Half-length portrait of Bain Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827), in naval uniform. Born in Annan in Scotland, he went to sea at thirteen and was impressed into the Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1810 he was first in the breach at the storming of St Louis on Mauritius, and hauled down the French flag. In 1822 Clapperton joined Walter Oudney and Major Dixon Denham on an expedition to central Africa to trace the river Niger. Oudney died during the journey but Clapperton returned to England in 1825. Convinced that the way to the Niger was via West Africa, he went back that year as commander of a new expedition, but he died in 1827, suffering from malaria, depression, and dysentery. This portrait, after an oil now in the National Gallery of Scotland, was used as the frontispiece of Clapperton's 'Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the years 1822–1823 and 1824'.
[Ref: 58707] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Gildon Manton. Engraved by Tho.s Lupton.
London, Published Dec.r 1, 1828, by John Murray, Albermarle Street,
Mezzotint on chine collé. 255 x 200mm (10 x 8"), very large margins. Tear entering image repaired, creases, small scuff in title. Bit messy.
Half-length portrait of Bain Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827), in naval uniform. Born in Annan in Scotland, he went to sea at thirteen and was impressed into the Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1810 he was first in the breach at the storming of St Louis on Mauritius, and hauled down the French flag. In 1822 Clapperton joined Walter Oudney and Major Dixon Denham on an expedition to central Africa to trace the river Niger. Oudney died during the journey but Clapperton returned to England in 1825. Convinced that the way to the Niger was via West Africa, he went back that year as commander of a new expedition, but he died in 1827, suffering from malaria, depression, and dysentery. This portrait, after an oil now in the National Gallery of Scotland, was used as the frontispiece of Clapperton's 'Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the years 1822–1823 and 1824'.
[Ref: 58707] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Drummond, Esq.r Captain of Engineers, and Under Secretary to the Lord Liuetenant of Ireland, To the Most Noble The Marquis of Normanby, this plate is respectfully dedicated by His Lordship's obedient humble Servants, Paul & Dominic Colgnaghi & Comp.y.
Painted by H.W. Pickersgill, R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
Published at No. 14 Pall Mall East, June 20th. 1841, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. Print Publishers to Her Majesty.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"), very large margins.
Three-quarter length standing portrait of Thomas Drummond (1797-1840) facing the front, leaning with his left fist on papers on a table to right, with two books behind it, left hand on his hip, looking ahead and to right, wearing a dark tail-coat suit, velvet waistcoat, jacket collar and bow-tie and wing collar. He was was a Scottish army officer, civil engineer and senior public official. He used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland. He is sometimes mistakenly given credit for the invention of limelight, at the expense of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (1793 –1875). It was Drummond, however, who realised its value in surveying.
[Ref: 59037] £320.00
Painted by H.W. Pickersgill, R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
Published at No. 14 Pall Mall East, June 20th. 1841, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. Print Publishers to Her Majesty.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"), very large margins.
Three-quarter length standing portrait of Thomas Drummond (1797-1840) facing the front, leaning with his left fist on papers on a table to right, with two books behind it, left hand on his hip, looking ahead and to right, wearing a dark tail-coat suit, velvet waistcoat, jacket collar and bow-tie and wing collar. He was was a Scottish army officer, civil engineer and senior public official. He used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland. He is sometimes mistakenly given credit for the invention of limelight, at the expense of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (1793 –1875). It was Drummond, however, who realised its value in surveying.
[Ref: 59037] £320.00
Their Royall Highness' Frederick Prince of Wales & Princess Ann.
Printed and Sold by John Bowles Printseller at Mercers hall in Cheapside & Tho. Bowles Printseller in St. Pauls Church Yard. [n.d. c.1730]
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Very slight central crease.
Full length double portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751) and Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1709-1759), against a classical architectural backdrop. prince Frederick standing to left, right hand on his hip, gesturing with left hand. He wears robes lined with pale satin, a cloak thrown back over right elbow, tied with a rope ending in a large tassell, with the chain of the garter, his own hair curling over his shoulders. His sister Anne standing to right, holds out a wreath of laurel to her brother. She wears pearls in her hair and a cloak attached to left shoulder, hooked up at the waist.
CS 47
[Ref: 58880] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Printed and Sold by John Bowles Printseller at Mercers hall in Cheapside & Tho. Bowles Printseller in St. Pauls Church Yard. [n.d. c.1730]
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Very slight central crease.
Full length double portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751) and Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1709-1759), against a classical architectural backdrop. prince Frederick standing to left, right hand on his hip, gesturing with left hand. He wears robes lined with pale satin, a cloak thrown back over right elbow, tied with a rope ending in a large tassell, with the chain of the garter, his own hair curling over his shoulders. His sister Anne standing to right, holds out a wreath of laurel to her brother. She wears pearls in her hair and a cloak attached to left shoulder, hooked up at the waist.
CS 47
[Ref: 58880] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
His Royal Highness Frederick Prince of Wales.
J. Richardson Pinx.t. A. Miller fecit 1738.
Sold by Andrew Miller at the Coffin the upper end of Wytch street near y.e New Church in the Strand.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), he has his left hand on his hip, right on a book on a table beside him next to his plumed hat. He wears Garter robes with the collar and badge, sword, sash, lace cravat and long fair wig.
CS 17.
[Ref: 58879] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J. Richardson Pinx.t. A. Miller fecit 1738.
Sold by Andrew Miller at the Coffin the upper end of Wytch street near y.e New Church in the Strand.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), he has his left hand on his hip, right on a book on a table beside him next to his plumed hat. He wears Garter robes with the collar and badge, sword, sash, lace cravat and long fair wig.
CS 17.
[Ref: 58879] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Fredericus Guillelmus D.G. Borussorum Rex, S.R.J. Princeps & Elector &c. &c Magna Britainnia Regis Gener & Nepos. Nat die 4 Aug. 1688.
F.W. Weideman Pinx. Berolini 1714. J. Smith Fec. Londini 1715.
Sold by J. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Some abrasions to edges. Damaged.
Half-length portrait of Frederick William I, King of Prussia (1688-1740), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer with his head slightly turned to right, wearing armour, sash, ermine-trimmed cloak and long, curled wig. Father of Frederick the Great.
CS 204.II. Published state.
[Ref: 58867] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
F.W. Weideman Pinx. Berolini 1714. J. Smith Fec. Londini 1715.
Sold by J. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Some abrasions to edges. Damaged.
Half-length portrait of Frederick William I, King of Prussia (1688-1740), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer with his head slightly turned to right, wearing armour, sash, ermine-trimmed cloak and long, curled wig. Father of Frederick the Great.
CS 204.II. Published state.
[Ref: 58867] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Georgius II.dus D.G. Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Rex F.D. Brun: et Lunen: Dux S.R.J. Arch: Thesau: et Princeps Elector &c Inauguratus II die Octobris 1727.
I. Highmore Pinx. I. Faber Fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square [n.d. c.1740].
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight crease in middle. Two tears. Slight paper toning.
Three-quarter length portrait of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760) right hand on hip, left hand at his side, head tilted to right shoulder. He wears richly embroidered robes, an ermine cape, lace cravat, chain of the George, belt and long white wig. There is a crown on a cushion behind to right.
CS 157.
[Ref: 58882] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
I. Highmore Pinx. I. Faber Fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square [n.d. c.1740].
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight crease in middle. Two tears. Slight paper toning.
Three-quarter length portrait of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760) right hand on hip, left hand at his side, head tilted to right shoulder. He wears richly embroidered robes, an ermine cape, lace cravat, chain of the George, belt and long white wig. There is a crown on a cushion behind to right.
CS 157.
[Ref: 58882] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
George II.d by the Grace of God, King of Great Britian, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith. Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburgh, Elector of Hanover, Arch Treasurer, & Prince of the Sacred Roman Empire, &c.
[After Thomas Worlidge] [Print made by Richard Houston]
[n.d. 1760]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Some creasing.
Bust portrait of George II, head in profile, within an oval frame on a plinth. State after inscription moved from plaque to a space cleared below image, artists' names removed, before publication line.
CS 39a.III;
[Ref: 58794] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[After Thomas Worlidge] [Print made by Richard Houston]
[n.d. 1760]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Some creasing.
Bust portrait of George II, head in profile, within an oval frame on a plinth. State after inscription moved from plaque to a space cleared below image, artists' names removed, before publication line.
CS 39a.III;
[Ref: 58794] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Samuel Greg Esq.re
Painted by C. Massot Esq.re. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
London Published July 16th 1835 by Colnaghi Son & C.o Printsellers to the Royal Family Pall Mall East.
Rare & fine mezzotint, plate 355 x 255mm (14 x 10) very large margins.
Half-length seated portrait of Samuel Greg (1758 –1834) to the right, head turned to look to front; wearing a dark coat and waistcoat, with white neckerchief and frill. Greg was an Irish-born industrialist and entrepreneur of the early Industrial Revolution and a pioneer of the factory system. He built Quarry Bank Mill, which at his retirement was the largest textile mill in the UK. He and his wife Hannah Greg assumed welfare responsibilities for their employees, many of whom were children, building a model village alongside the factory. At the same time, Greg inherited and operated a slave plantation in the West Indies.
[Ref: 59036] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by C. Massot Esq.re. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
London Published July 16th 1835 by Colnaghi Son & C.o Printsellers to the Royal Family Pall Mall East.
Rare & fine mezzotint, plate 355 x 255mm (14 x 10) very large margins.
Half-length seated portrait of Samuel Greg (1758 –1834) to the right, head turned to look to front; wearing a dark coat and waistcoat, with white neckerchief and frill. Greg was an Irish-born industrialist and entrepreneur of the early Industrial Revolution and a pioneer of the factory system. He built Quarry Bank Mill, which at his retirement was the largest textile mill in the UK. He and his wife Hannah Greg assumed welfare responsibilities for their employees, many of whom were children, building a model village alongside the factory. At the same time, Greg inherited and operated a slave plantation in the West Indies.
[Ref: 59036] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Hono.ble Robert Earl of Oxford & Earl Mortimer, Baron Harley of Wigmore in the County of Hereford, One of the Lords of Her Maj.ties most Hono.ble Privy Council, knight of y.e most Noble Order of y.e Garter & Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain.
G. Kneller S.R. et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinx. I. Simon fec. 1714
Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, fine impression, plate 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9¾"). With small margins. Glued to album sheet. Slight central crease. Some surface dirt. Staining in margins where glued.
Almost half-length portrait of politician and book collector, Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford (1661-1724), in an oval. He wears robes, collar and St George, lace cravat and wig. Harley was MP for Tregony, 1689-90 and for New Radnor Bouroughs, 1690-1711. Speaker of the House of Commons, 1701-05; Secretary of State for the North, 1704-8; Commissioner for the union with Scotland, 1706; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1710-11; Lord Ttreasurer 1711-14. Created Earl of Oxford, 1711. His great collection of books and manuscripts, including some important albums of prints was inherited and extended by his son Edward, the 2nd Earl of Oxford and became one of the founding collections of the British Museum.
CS 116.
[Ref: 58890] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R. et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinx. I. Simon fec. 1714
Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, fine impression, plate 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9¾"). With small margins. Glued to album sheet. Slight central crease. Some surface dirt. Staining in margins where glued.
Almost half-length portrait of politician and book collector, Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford (1661-1724), in an oval. He wears robes, collar and St George, lace cravat and wig. Harley was MP for Tregony, 1689-90 and for New Radnor Bouroughs, 1690-1711. Speaker of the House of Commons, 1701-05; Secretary of State for the North, 1704-8; Commissioner for the union with Scotland, 1706; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1710-11; Lord Ttreasurer 1711-14. Created Earl of Oxford, 1711. His great collection of books and manuscripts, including some important albums of prints was inherited and extended by his son Edward, the 2nd Earl of Oxford and became one of the founding collections of the British Museum.
CS 116.
[Ref: 58890] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The R.t Hon.ble John Lord Hervey Lord Privy Seal & one of the Lords Justices & Guardians of the Kingdom Eldest Son to John Earl of Britsol, 1741.
Vanloo pinx.t. J Faber fecit.
price 2s. Sold by Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square. [n.d. c.1750] A crest with the motto 'Je N'Oublierai Jamais' is also within the publication line.
Mezzotint, print 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet at top. Some light creasing
Three-quarter length seated portrait of English courtier and political writer John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey of Ickworth (1696-1743). He has a chancerial burse propped on right leg and holds the tassells between his hands. He wears a coat lined with fur and a chin-length wig.
CS 188.I State before price and address erased.
[Ref: 58875] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Vanloo pinx.t. J Faber fecit.
price 2s. Sold by Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square. [n.d. c.1750] A crest with the motto 'Je N'Oublierai Jamais' is also within the publication line.
Mezzotint, print 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet at top. Some light creasing
Three-quarter length seated portrait of English courtier and political writer John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey of Ickworth (1696-1743). He has a chancerial burse propped on right leg and holds the tassells between his hands. He wears a coat lined with fur and a chin-length wig.
CS 188.I State before price and address erased.
[Ref: 58875] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Jacobus II. D.G. Ang: Ang: Sco: Fran: et Hib Rex.
I. Oliver ex.
[n.d. c.1631.]
Very scarce mezzotint, 17th century watermark, sheet 330 x 240mm (13 x 9½"). Trimmed within plate, some creases, wormhole and two repaired wormholes.
Three-quarters length portrait of James II, King of England (1633-1701). He stands with his left hand on his hip, his right resting on his staff, looking towards the viewer. He wears his armour, sash, ribbon and medal, lace cravat, sword, and long wig. His helmet is on a table by his elbow on the right, a curtain in the background.
CS 5.
[Ref: 58902] £360.00
I. Oliver ex.
[n.d. c.1631.]
Very scarce mezzotint, 17th century watermark, sheet 330 x 240mm (13 x 9½"). Trimmed within plate, some creases, wormhole and two repaired wormholes.
Three-quarters length portrait of James II, King of England (1633-1701). He stands with his left hand on his hip, his right resting on his staff, looking towards the viewer. He wears his armour, sash, ribbon and medal, lace cravat, sword, and long wig. His helmet is on a table by his elbow on the right, a curtain in the background.
CS 5.
[Ref: 58902] £360.00
The Right Hon.ble Earl of St. Vincent, K.B. First Lord of the Admiralty and one of His Majesty's most Hon.ble Privy Council &c.&c.
J.Keenan Pinx.t. W.Barnard Sculp.t.
London, Publish'd August 10th, 1801, by W. Barnard, No 1 Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint, plate 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with large margins. Repaired tears in margins. Horizontal crease hardly visible from front.
Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB PC RN (1735-1823), whose improvements to the Royal Navy allowed him to boast to the House of Lords in 1801: 'I do not say, my Lords, that the French will not come. I say only they will not come by sea'.
CS: 14, state ii of ii.
[Ref: 59030] £380.00
J.Keenan Pinx.t. W.Barnard Sculp.t.
London, Publish'd August 10th, 1801, by W. Barnard, No 1 Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint, plate 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with large margins. Repaired tears in margins. Horizontal crease hardly visible from front.
Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB PC RN (1735-1823), whose improvements to the Royal Navy allowed him to boast to the House of Lords in 1801: 'I do not say, my Lords, that the French will not come. I say only they will not come by sea'.
CS: 14, state ii of ii.
[Ref: 59030] £380.00
To Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. This Portrait of The Right Hon.ble the Lord Viscount Melbourne. First Lord of the Treasury &c.&c. is by Command most repectfully dedicated by Her Majesty's most humble Subjects and Servants. Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & C.o.
Painted by Geo. Hayter Esq. M.A.S.L. Her Majesty's Painter of History and Portrait. Engraved by C. Turner A.R.A.
London Published March 25, 1839, at No. 14, Pall Mall East, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. Print-Publishers & Print Sellers to Her Majesty.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 555 x 410mm (22¾ x 16¼"), very large margins.
Three-quarter length, portrait of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848) standing looking right, stepping forward while speaking and gesturing with right arm to papers on a small table. Melbourne was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister (1834-41), and was a mentor of Queen Victoria. In 1806 he was elected to the British House of Commons as the Whig MP for Leominster. The city of Melbourne, Australia, was named in his honour in March 1837, when he was Prime Minister.
[Ref: 59041] £320.00
Painted by Geo. Hayter Esq. M.A.S.L. Her Majesty's Painter of History and Portrait. Engraved by C. Turner A.R.A.
London Published March 25, 1839, at No. 14, Pall Mall East, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. Print-Publishers & Print Sellers to Her Majesty.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 555 x 410mm (22¾ x 16¼"), very large margins.
Three-quarter length, portrait of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848) standing looking right, stepping forward while speaking and gesturing with right arm to papers on a small table. Melbourne was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister (1834-41), and was a mentor of Queen Victoria. In 1806 he was elected to the British House of Commons as the Whig MP for Leominster. The city of Melbourne, Australia, was named in his honour in March 1837, when he was Prime Minister.
[Ref: 59041] £320.00
![[A Man with a Knife.] Done from an Original Picture in the Collection of John Blackwood Esq.r.](jpegs/58713.jpg)
[A Man with a Knife.] Done from an Original Picture in the Collection of John Blackwood Esq.r. Rembrandt (f.1661.
Rembrandt Pinx.t. R. Houston Fecit.
Sold by Rd. Houston at Charing Cross, London [n.d., c.1757].
Mezzotint. 320 x 255mm (12½ x 10"), large margins.
A man with one hand at his chin, the other holding a knife.
Charrington 82, state iii of iii. CS 146. Ref: 45203 for state II.
[Ref: 58713] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Rembrandt Pinx.t. R. Houston Fecit.
Sold by Rd. Houston at Charing Cross, London [n.d., c.1757].
Mezzotint. 320 x 255mm (12½ x 10"), large margins.
A man with one hand at his chin, the other holding a knife.
Charrington 82, state iii of iii. CS 146. Ref: 45203 for state II.
[Ref: 58713] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Paris. Engraved after an Original Picture of the same size Painted by Rosalba.
WP. [Engraved by William Smith after Rosalba Carriera]
Published April 14 1773 & sold by Tho.s Pether Berwick, Street, Soho.
Rare mezzotint, title area uncleaned. 460 x 310mm (18 x 12¼), with large margins. Creasing in margins.
Head and shoulders portrait of a young man as Paris, a sheepskin over his shoulder, holding up an apple. The British Museum has a scratch letter proof before title, with the inscription 'W.Smith, Pupil to M. W. Pether Fecit'; it is possible that William Pether intended to put his name on the finished print, accounting for the 'WP' monogram on this example. As we can find only these two impressions it might never have been published. Smith's career was short, with plates dated 1773-6; it is said that in later life he became a stockbroker.
See BM 1858,1113.23 for the proof. CS 5, describing the BM's proof, this state not listed.
[Ref: 58828] £690.00
WP. [Engraved by William Smith after Rosalba Carriera]
Published April 14 1773 & sold by Tho.s Pether Berwick, Street, Soho.
Rare mezzotint, title area uncleaned. 460 x 310mm (18 x 12¼), with large margins. Creasing in margins.
Head and shoulders portrait of a young man as Paris, a sheepskin over his shoulder, holding up an apple. The British Museum has a scratch letter proof before title, with the inscription 'W.Smith, Pupil to M. W. Pether Fecit'; it is possible that William Pether intended to put his name on the finished print, accounting for the 'WP' monogram on this example. As we can find only these two impressions it might never have been published. Smith's career was short, with plates dated 1773-6; it is said that in later life he became a stockbroker.
See BM 1858,1113.23 for the proof. CS 5, describing the BM's proof, this state not listed.
[Ref: 58828] £690.00
Thomas Holles Duke of Newcastle, &c, &c, &c. Price 5 Shil
William Hoare Pinx.t. J. M. Ardell Fecit
[n.d. c.1750]
Mezzotint, print 390 x 275mm (15½ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Almost whole-length, seated portrait of politician Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (1693-1768), his right hand extended, eyes to front. He wears Garter robes and wig. Seems to be the published state before publication line added. In 1711 inherited the enormous wealth of his uncle John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle whose surname he took. Created Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1715 as a reward for his support of the Hanoverian cause at the time of the first Jacobite rebellion. Held political office almost continuously from 1724. First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister), 1754-56 and 1757-62, and Lord Privy Seal 1765-66.
Goodwin 176.II. CS 136.II.
[Ref: 58888] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
William Hoare Pinx.t. J. M. Ardell Fecit
[n.d. c.1750]
Mezzotint, print 390 x 275mm (15½ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Almost whole-length, seated portrait of politician Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (1693-1768), his right hand extended, eyes to front. He wears Garter robes and wig. Seems to be the published state before publication line added. In 1711 inherited the enormous wealth of his uncle John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle whose surname he took. Created Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1715 as a reward for his support of the Hanoverian cause at the time of the first Jacobite rebellion. Held political office almost continuously from 1724. First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister), 1754-56 and 1757-62, and Lord Privy Seal 1765-66.
Goodwin 176.II. CS 136.II.
[Ref: 58888] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
S.t Peter. In the Collection of J. Barnard Esq.r.
Spagnolet pinx.t. Ja.s M.c Ardell fecit.
[n.d. c.1740.]
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark, plate 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Small margins. Several creases to left edge, some spots.
Portrait of St Peter with a fish in right hand, holding the hook in left hand. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a loose dark garment, open at the throat.
Goodwin 103.
[Ref: 58898] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Spagnolet pinx.t. Ja.s M.c Ardell fecit.
[n.d. c.1740.]
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark, plate 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Small margins. Several creases to left edge, some spots.
Portrait of St Peter with a fish in right hand, holding the hook in left hand. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a loose dark garment, open at the throat.
Goodwin 103.
[Ref: 58898] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Petrus Alexeewitz Magnus Dominus Tzar Et Magnus Dux Moscoviae.
Iussu Britannicae Majestatis Godefridus Kneller Eques ad viuum Pinxit. 1697. I. Smith Fecit & excudit.
[n.d. c.1698]
Mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Slight nicks at edges.
A fine impression of this half length portrait of Peter I the Great (1672-1725) in an oval frame ornamented with branches. He has a thin moutache and wears armour and an ermine robe fastened by two large jewels and a string of pearls. On the base supporting oval frame lies a crown, orb, sword and sceptre.
CS 217.III.
[Ref: 58803] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Iussu Britannicae Majestatis Godefridus Kneller Eques ad viuum Pinxit. 1697. I. Smith Fecit & excudit.
[n.d. c.1698]
Mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Slight nicks at edges.
A fine impression of this half length portrait of Peter I the Great (1672-1725) in an oval frame ornamented with branches. He has a thin moutache and wears armour and an ermine robe fastened by two large jewels and a string of pearls. On the base supporting oval frame lies a crown, orb, sword and sceptre.
CS 217.III.
[Ref: 58803] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Samuel Richardson.]](jpegs/59082.jpg)
[Samuel Richardson.] O Master of the Heart! whose magick skill / The close Recesses of the Soul can find [...]
Jos. Highmore pinx. Ja.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Slight creasing.
Three-quarter length portrait of Samuel Richardson (1689-1761), author best known for his 'Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady' (1748), and printer of almost 500 works, including journals and magazines, including 'The Journals of the House' of Commons. The National Portrait Gallery has two portraits of Richardson painted by Joseph Highmore.
CS 152, only state; Goodwin 161, ii of ii.
[Ref: 59082] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Jos. Highmore pinx. Ja.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Slight creasing.
Three-quarter length portrait of Samuel Richardson (1689-1761), author best known for his 'Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady' (1748), and printer of almost 500 works, including journals and magazines, including 'The Journals of the House' of Commons. The National Portrait Gallery has two portraits of Richardson painted by Joseph Highmore.
CS 152, only state; Goodwin 161, ii of ii.
[Ref: 59082] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Hon.ble William L.d Harrington, His Majtys. Principal Secretary of State & one of his Maj.tys. most Hon.ble Privy Council &c.
I. Fayram pinxt. I Faber fecit.
Sold by I Faber at the Green Door in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of diplomatist, politician and lord lieutenant of Ireland, William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (c.1683-1756). He wears a shoulder-length wig, lace cravat and a coat with large cuffs, heavily embroidered with large swirls of foliage, right hand tucked inside, left hand on the corner of a table against which he leans, view from a window in the background to right.
CS 181.
[Ref: 58877] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
I. Fayram pinxt. I Faber fecit.
Sold by I Faber at the Green Door in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of diplomatist, politician and lord lieutenant of Ireland, William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (c.1683-1756). He wears a shoulder-length wig, lace cravat and a coat with large cuffs, heavily embroidered with large swirls of foliage, right hand tucked inside, left hand on the corner of a table against which he leans, view from a window in the background to right.
CS 181.
[Ref: 58877] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Mary Theresa by y.e Grace of God Queen of Hungary & Bohemia, Archdutchess of Austria, &c &c
C.Valo Pinx. J. Frank fecit.
Sold by T. Millward at the Dial and 3 Crowns in Fleet Street 1741. Prince 2 shillings.
Fine & scarce mezzotint, print 360 x 250mm (13¼ x 10"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet.
Full body portrait of Queen Maria Theresa (1717-1780), sitting, hair in curls dressed with pearls, wearing earring, pearl necklace, dress with short sleeves, and robe; fluted pillar and curtain on the left; curtain on the right. Plate reduced and altered from one by R.Williams of Barbara Duchess of Cleveland. The names Valo and Frank are evidently fictitious.
CS: 13.IV. Layard 32.
[Ref: 58795] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
C.Valo Pinx. J. Frank fecit.
Sold by T. Millward at the Dial and 3 Crowns in Fleet Street 1741. Prince 2 shillings.
Fine & scarce mezzotint, print 360 x 250mm (13¼ x 10"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet.
Full body portrait of Queen Maria Theresa (1717-1780), sitting, hair in curls dressed with pearls, wearing earring, pearl necklace, dress with short sleeves, and robe; fluted pillar and curtain on the left; curtain on the right. Plate reduced and altered from one by R.Williams of Barbara Duchess of Cleveland. The names Valo and Frank are evidently fictitious.
CS: 13.IV. Layard 32.
[Ref: 58795] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
The Hon.ble Edward Vernon Esq.r: Vice Admiral of the Blue, And Comander in Chief of all HIs Majestie's Ships in the West-Indies. To the R.t Hon.ble Lord Mayor, the Court of Aldermen, & y.e Common Council of y.e City of London this Plate is humbly dedicated by their most obedient Serv.t John Faber.
T Bardwell pinxit. J. Faber fecit 1740.
Sold by Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757) wearing a sword, long coat, cravat and long dark wig, pointing to left with right hand, holding a long telescope in right hand.
CS 363.
[Ref: 58816] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
T Bardwell pinxit. J. Faber fecit 1740.
Sold by Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757) wearing a sword, long coat, cravat and long dark wig, pointing to left with right hand, holding a long telescope in right hand.
CS 363.
[Ref: 58816] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Honorable S.r Charles Wager K.t. Vice Admiral of y.e Red Squadron of his Majesty's Fleet, & one of y.e Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Amiral of Great Britain.
J. Ellis pinx. 1726. G. White fecit.
[n.d. c.1726]
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). A lettered state before addition of Overton address. Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Central crease.
Three-quarter length portrait of Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743) standing almost in profile to left with right hand resting on baton, head turned to face front, left hand on hilt of sword; wearing plain undress uniform and long wig. Ships rocking on waves can be seen to the right.
CS 51.II. See also our references 12452 & 39882 (not same image).
[Ref: 58808] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
J. Ellis pinx. 1726. G. White fecit.
[n.d. c.1726]
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). A lettered state before addition of Overton address. Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Central crease.
Three-quarter length portrait of Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743) standing almost in profile to left with right hand resting on baton, head turned to face front, left hand on hilt of sword; wearing plain undress uniform and long wig. Ships rocking on waves can be seen to the right.
CS 51.II. See also our references 12452 & 39882 (not same image).
[Ref: 58808] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Johan Wilhelm Weinmann]](jpegs/58811.jpg)
[Johan Wilhelm Weinmann] Joannes Guilielmus Weinmannus Dicasterij Ratisbonensis Assessor et Pharmacopola, natus Gardelegiæ MDCLXXXIII. d. XIII Mart. ætat LIV.
Hirschman pinx. J. Jac. Haid sculps. Aug. Vind.
[n.d., c.1737]
Mezzotint printed in blue. 320 x 200mm (12½ x 8"), large margins on 3 sides. Thread margin lower right.
Johan Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741), German apothecary and botanist, aged 54 so dating the portrait to 1737. Weinmann established a botanical garden in Regensburg and published botanical works, most notably the eight-volume florilegium 'Phytanthoza iconographia' (1737-45), illustrated with fine mezzotint plates. Engraving by Johann Jakob Haid (1704-67), one of the engravers employed on the florilegium, after a portrait by Johann Leonhard Hirschmann (1672-1750), artist and printmaker who studied in the studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller as a young man.
Wellcome 3142.
[Ref: 58811] £360.00
Hirschman pinx. J. Jac. Haid sculps. Aug. Vind.
[n.d., c.1737]
Mezzotint printed in blue. 320 x 200mm (12½ x 8"), large margins on 3 sides. Thread margin lower right.
Johan Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741), German apothecary and botanist, aged 54 so dating the portrait to 1737. Weinmann established a botanical garden in Regensburg and published botanical works, most notably the eight-volume florilegium 'Phytanthoza iconographia' (1737-45), illustrated with fine mezzotint plates. Engraving by Johann Jakob Haid (1704-67), one of the engravers employed on the florilegium, after a portrait by Johann Leonhard Hirschmann (1672-1750), artist and printmaker who studied in the studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller as a young man.
Wellcome 3142.
[Ref: 58811] £360.00
![[Richard Colley Wellesley] [To the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, This Portrait of The Most Noble Richard Marquess Wellesley, K.G. &c. &c. &c.](jpegs/59034.jpg)
[Richard Colley Wellesley] [To the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, This Portrait of The Most Noble Richard Marquess Wellesley, K.G. &c. &c. &c. Is by permission dedicated by Her Majesty's most faithful Subjects and very humbles Servants Welsh & Gwynne.]
[Sir Tho.s Lawrence P.R.A. Pinx.t. Samuel Cousins A.R.A. Sculp.t.]
[London, Jan.y 1.st 1842, Published by Welch & Gwynne, 24, S.t James's Street.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before letters. 390 x 305mm (15½ x 12"), with very large margins.
Seated half-length portrait of Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator Richard Colley Wellesley (1760-1842), Marquess Wellesley, wearing garter star partly obscured by his lapel and ribbon with medal around his neck, his left hand just visible, curtain behind. He first made his name as fifth Governor-General of India between 1798 and 1805. He later served as Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet and as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1799, his forces invaded Mysore and defeated Tipu, the Sultan of Mysore, in a major battle. He also initiated the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
Whitman 170, i of iv.
[Ref: 59034] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Sir Tho.s Lawrence P.R.A. Pinx.t. Samuel Cousins A.R.A. Sculp.t.]
[London, Jan.y 1.st 1842, Published by Welch & Gwynne, 24, S.t James's Street.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before letters. 390 x 305mm (15½ x 12"), with very large margins.
Seated half-length portrait of Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator Richard Colley Wellesley (1760-1842), Marquess Wellesley, wearing garter star partly obscured by his lapel and ribbon with medal around his neck, his left hand just visible, curtain behind. He first made his name as fifth Governor-General of India between 1798 and 1805. He later served as Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet and as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1799, his forces invaded Mysore and defeated Tipu, the Sultan of Mysore, in a major battle. He also initiated the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
Whitman 170, i of iv.
[Ref: 59034] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Joannes Wenceslaus Comes a Gallas &c.
G. Kneller S.R.Imp & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. 1707. I. Smith fec.
[n.d. c.1707.]
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Abrasions to right edge.
Half-length portrait of Johann Wenzel, Count of Gallas (1669-1719), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a wig, collar, armour, and cloak. Coat of arms below. Wenzel was the ambassador to England and Rome for the emperors Joseph and Charles VI of Austria.
CS 94.
[Ref: 58869] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R.Imp & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. 1707. I. Smith fec.
[n.d. c.1707.]
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Abrasions to right edge.
Half-length portrait of Johann Wenzel, Count of Gallas (1669-1719), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a wig, collar, armour, and cloak. Coat of arms below. Wenzel was the ambassador to England and Rome for the emperors Joseph and Charles VI of Austria.
CS 94.
[Ref: 58869] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
His Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland &c. Born, April 1721 and Died, Oct.r 1765, Aged 45.
D.M. Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit 1753.
Mezzotint, print 325 x 225mm (12¾ x 8¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Scuffed on the right side, crease in inscription area.
Half-length portrait of Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing his armour with a sash diagonally from the left shoulder. Prince William Augustus was the third son of King George II. He was known as 'butcher Cumberland' for his harsh suppression of the Jacobite Rebellion in 1746.
CS 105.II. State with 'Cumberland' printed in a different script.
[Ref: 58876] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
D.M. Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit 1753.
Mezzotint, print 325 x 225mm (12¾ x 8¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Scuffed on the right side, crease in inscription area.
Half-length portrait of Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing his armour with a sash diagonally from the left shoulder. Prince William Augustus was the third son of King George II. He was known as 'butcher Cumberland' for his harsh suppression of the Jacobite Rebellion in 1746.
CS 105.II. State with 'Cumberland' printed in a different script.
[Ref: 58876] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
His Highness the Prince of Orange.
P. Lely Pinxit. R. Thompson excudit.
[.n.d. c.1680]
Very scarce mezzotint, print 340 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of the future William III (1650-1702) standing in front of a rock. He wears a long wig, lace cravat, and armour, holding a baton, and placing one hand on a helmet on a block. In the background a cavalry battle is raging and a castle can be seen in distance.
CS 36.II. Simon Turner: T70 II.
[Ref: 58881] £480.00
P. Lely Pinxit. R. Thompson excudit.
[.n.d. c.1680]
Very scarce mezzotint, print 340 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of the future William III (1650-1702) standing in front of a rock. He wears a long wig, lace cravat, and armour, holding a baton, and placing one hand on a helmet on a block. In the background a cavalry battle is raging and a castle can be seen in distance.
CS 36.II. Simon Turner: T70 II.
[Ref: 58881] £480.00
His Highness William Prince of Orange & Nassau, &c, &c, &c Done from the Original Painting w.ch His Highness Presented to y.e Right Hon.ble Philip Earl of Chesterfield, &c. To whom this plate is most Humbly Dedicated by his Lordships most Obedient Sersant John Faber.
P. van Dijk pinx 1732. I. Faber fecit 1733.
[n.d. c.1733]
Mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. 'Sersant' mistake seems to have been corrected in ink (?).
Half-length portrait of William IV (1711-1751) in an oval frame with his arms thrown out, head turned to right and glanced towards the viewer, wearing a dark coat with decoration at the cuffs, neck and waist, breastplate and long curls.
CS 269.
[Ref: 58800] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
P. van Dijk pinx 1732. I. Faber fecit 1733.
[n.d. c.1733]
Mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. 'Sersant' mistake seems to have been corrected in ink (?).
Half-length portrait of William IV (1711-1751) in an oval frame with his arms thrown out, head turned to right and glanced towards the viewer, wearing a dark coat with decoration at the cuffs, neck and waist, breastplate and long curls.
CS 269.
[Ref: 58800] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Hon.ble Philip Lord Hardwicke Baron of Harwicke in the County of Gloucester, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
M. Dahl pinxt. Bockman fecit.
Printed for Thos. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard & Jno. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill London.
Fine mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed through publication line. Glued to album sheet.
Bust portrait of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), in an oval, wearing heavily brocaded chancerial robes, lace cravat and long white wig. Yorke was Lord Chancellor 1737-1756.
CS 10. See Ref: 58872
[Ref: 58826] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
M. Dahl pinxt. Bockman fecit.
Printed for Thos. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard & Jno. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill London.
Fine mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed through publication line. Glued to album sheet.
Bust portrait of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), in an oval, wearing heavily brocaded chancerial robes, lace cravat and long white wig. Yorke was Lord Chancellor 1737-1756.
CS 10. See Ref: 58872
[Ref: 58826] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Hon.ble Philip Lord Hardwicke Baron of Hardwicke Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
Wills Pinx.t. 1744. J. M.cArdell Fecit.
Sold by J.as McArdell at the Golden Head next Southampton Street Covent Garden. Price 2s.
Mezzotint, fine impression, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Thread margins/trimmed to plate. Glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of politician Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), with right hand outstretched and papers in his left, wearing judge's robes and long curled wig with chair and purse behind him. Yorke was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1737-1756).
CS 100. Goodwin 168. See Ref: 58826
[Ref: 58872] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Wills Pinx.t. 1744. J. M.cArdell Fecit.
Sold by J.as McArdell at the Golden Head next Southampton Street Covent Garden. Price 2s.
Mezzotint, fine impression, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Thread margins/trimmed to plate. Glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of politician Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), with right hand outstretched and papers in his left, wearing judge's robes and long curled wig with chair and purse behind him. Yorke was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1737-1756).
CS 100. Goodwin 168. See Ref: 58826
[Ref: 58872] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)