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Franciscus Atterbury S.T.P. Episc: Rossensis & Decs West Mons.
J. Faber ad vivum Del.t & Fecit.
[n.d., c.1720.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 200 x 150mm (8 x 6"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on album paper. Damaged.
Francis Atterbury (1662-1732), Bishop of Rochester and Dean of Westminster 1713-21. A High Church Tory and Jacobite, he gained patronage under Queen Anne, but was imprisoned in the Tower in 1722 for communicating with the Old Pretender and banished for life the following year.
CS 4.
[Ref: 59424] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
J. Faber ad vivum Del.t & Fecit.
[n.d., c.1720.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 200 x 150mm (8 x 6"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on album paper. Damaged.
Francis Atterbury (1662-1732), Bishop of Rochester and Dean of Westminster 1713-21. A High Church Tory and Jacobite, he gained patronage under Queen Anne, but was imprisoned in the Tower in 1722 for communicating with the Old Pretender and banished for life the following year.
CS 4.
[Ref: 59424] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Francis Beaumont.
[engraved by John Simon.]
London, Printed for R. Sayer & J Bennett No. 53 Fleet Street [n.d., c.1780].
Very rare mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), large margins. Slight time staining.
Francis Beaumont (1584-1616), English Renaissance dramatist and poet most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher. He had a stroke while still in his twenties, after which he wrote no more plays. This portrait was originally one of four on one plate engraved by John Simon, along with Fletcher, John Milton and Abraham Cowley, for the series 'Poets and Philosophers of England'. For this second state the plate was cut down and a new title engraved.
CS 55, state ii of ii.
[Ref: 59279] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[engraved by John Simon.]
London, Printed for R. Sayer & J Bennett No. 53 Fleet Street [n.d., c.1780].
Very rare mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), large margins. Slight time staining.
Francis Beaumont (1584-1616), English Renaissance dramatist and poet most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher. He had a stroke while still in his twenties, after which he wrote no more plays. This portrait was originally one of four on one plate engraved by John Simon, along with Fletcher, John Milton and Abraham Cowley, for the series 'Poets and Philosophers of England'. For this second state the plate was cut down and a new title engraved.
CS 55, state ii of ii.
[Ref: 59279] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Brune, General & Chef des Armées Francoise et Batave dans la Republique Batave dans la République Batave.
Peint d'après nature par C.H.Hodges et Gravé par le meme.
Amsterdam, chez C.H. Hodges, sur le Keisersgragt & E. Maaskamp, dans le Kalverstraat. a Paris, chez A. Hulk, Rue Jacques, entre les rues du Platre et des Noyers, No. 22.
Very rare mezzotint. 470 x 340mm (18½ x 13½"), large margins. Faint spotting.
Guillaume Marie-Anne Brune (1764-1815), 1st Count Brune. A political journalist, he joined the National Guard on the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. In 1793 he was appointed brigadier general, serving under Napoleon in the Italian campaign of 1796. In 1798 he commanded the army that occupied Switzerland and established the Helvetis Republic. The following year, he successfully defended Amsterdam during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, when this portrait was painted. After Waterloo he was shot and killed by an angry Royalist mob in Avignon and his body thrown into the Rhone, although it was later recovered by his family and given a proper burial. The artist, Charles Howard Hodges (1764-1837) was a pupil of John Raphael Smith. He moved to The Hague in 1794 and to Amsterdam in 1797, where this plate was published and where he spent the rest of his life.
[Ref: 59422] £360.00
Peint d'après nature par C.H.Hodges et Gravé par le meme.
Amsterdam, chez C.H. Hodges, sur le Keisersgragt & E. Maaskamp, dans le Kalverstraat. a Paris, chez A. Hulk, Rue Jacques, entre les rues du Platre et des Noyers, No. 22.
Very rare mezzotint. 470 x 340mm (18½ x 13½"), large margins. Faint spotting.
Guillaume Marie-Anne Brune (1764-1815), 1st Count Brune. A political journalist, he joined the National Guard on the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. In 1793 he was appointed brigadier general, serving under Napoleon in the Italian campaign of 1796. In 1798 he commanded the army that occupied Switzerland and established the Helvetis Republic. The following year, he successfully defended Amsterdam during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, when this portrait was painted. After Waterloo he was shot and killed by an angry Royalist mob in Avignon and his body thrown into the Rhone, although it was later recovered by his family and given a proper burial. The artist, Charles Howard Hodges (1764-1837) was a pupil of John Raphael Smith. He moved to The Hague in 1794 and to Amsterdam in 1797, where this plate was published and where he spent the rest of his life.
[Ref: 59422] £360.00
His Excellency John L.d Carteret, Baron of Hawnes, L.d Lieutenant & Gov.r Gen.l of y.e Kingdom of Ireland, &c.
G.Kneller Bar.t pinx. P.Pelham fecit.
London, Sold by J.Bowles. [n.d. c.1725.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges.
Almost half-length portrait of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690-1763), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing robes trimmed with fur, a broad white fur collar, plain white cravat, cape tied to left shoulder with a large bow, and long wig. Below a crest with the motto 'Loyal Devior'. Carteret was appointed ambassador-extraordinary to Sweden in 1719, a position in which he triumphed by rescuing the Swedes (facing disaster following the death of Charles XII) from domination by Russia. During his absence, however, the rise of Robert Walpole resulted in Carteret's being sidelined through a transfer to the lord lieutenancy of Ireland. Carteret's opposition to Walpole was a leitmotif of his career.
CS 5.III of IV.
[Ref: 59399] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
G.Kneller Bar.t pinx. P.Pelham fecit.
London, Sold by J.Bowles. [n.d. c.1725.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges.
Almost half-length portrait of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690-1763), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing robes trimmed with fur, a broad white fur collar, plain white cravat, cape tied to left shoulder with a large bow, and long wig. Below a crest with the motto 'Loyal Devior'. Carteret was appointed ambassador-extraordinary to Sweden in 1719, a position in which he triumphed by rescuing the Swedes (facing disaster following the death of Charles XII) from domination by Russia. During his absence, however, the rise of Robert Walpole resulted in Carteret's being sidelined through a transfer to the lord lieutenancy of Ireland. Carteret's opposition to Walpole was a leitmotif of his career.
CS 5.III of IV.
[Ref: 59399] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Charles I.st King of Great Britain &c. 80.
[After Anthony Van Dyck][After Sir Peter Lely]
London, Printed for Robert Sayer, N.o 53, Fleet Street. [n.d. c.1760.]
Mezzotint, plate 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Slightly scuffed. Small margins.
Three-quarter length portrait of Charles I, King of England (1600-1649). Right hand resting on the brim of his tall hat on a table in front of him; left hand, with ring on little finger, holding gloves; wearing a satin doublet and velvet cloak over the left shoulder, with a large star on the sleeve and pointed lace at the cuffs and wide collar. After Lely's copy after Van Dyck.
CS 75.III. See Ref: 34267 for duplicate.
[Ref: 59385] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[After Anthony Van Dyck][After Sir Peter Lely]
London, Printed for Robert Sayer, N.o 53, Fleet Street. [n.d. c.1760.]
Mezzotint, plate 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Slightly scuffed. Small margins.
Three-quarter length portrait of Charles I, King of England (1600-1649). Right hand resting on the brim of his tall hat on a table in front of him; left hand, with ring on little finger, holding gloves; wearing a satin doublet and velvet cloak over the left shoulder, with a large star on the sleeve and pointed lace at the cuffs and wide collar. After Lely's copy after Van Dyck.
CS 75.III. See Ref: 34267 for duplicate.
[Ref: 59385] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
M.r John Dryden.
G. Kneller Baron.t pinx. G. White fecit.
Sold by Thomas Bowles Printseller in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d. c.1731.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark; sheet 325 x 240mm (12¾ x 9½"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges. Slightly scuffed.
Half-length portrait of the English poet John Dryden (1631-1700), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer over left shoulder, wearing gown and loose collar, with wreath in his right hand. Dryden was a dominating figure in the literary life of Restoration England.
CS 17.II of III.
[Ref: 59380] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Baron.t pinx. G. White fecit.
Sold by Thomas Bowles Printseller in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d. c.1731.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark; sheet 325 x 240mm (12¾ x 9½"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges. Slightly scuffed.
Half-length portrait of the English poet John Dryden (1631-1700), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer over left shoulder, wearing gown and loose collar, with wreath in his right hand. Dryden was a dominating figure in the literary life of Restoration England.
CS 17.II of III.
[Ref: 59380] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Her Sacred Majesty Queen Elizabeth, in the Superb Dress in Which She Went to St Paul's, to Return Thanks for the Defeat of the Spanish Armada.
Engraved by Charles Turner. from the extremely rare Print by Crispin de Passe, after a Drawing by Isaac Oliver.
London: Published by S. Woodburn, 112 St Martin's Lane [n.d., 1816.].
Mezzotint and etching. Sheet 375 x 265mm (14¾ x 16½"). Trimmed within plate on three sides, to plate on right and slightly on publication line, mounted in album paper at edges.
A full-length portrait Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), based on a contemporary engraving, published in the series 'Fifteen Splendid Portraits of Royal Personages'.
[Ref: 59417] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Charles Turner. from the extremely rare Print by Crispin de Passe, after a Drawing by Isaac Oliver.
London: Published by S. Woodburn, 112 St Martin's Lane [n.d., 1816.].
Mezzotint and etching. Sheet 375 x 265mm (14¾ x 16½"). Trimmed within plate on three sides, to plate on right and slightly on publication line, mounted in album paper at edges.
A full-length portrait Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), based on a contemporary engraving, published in the series 'Fifteen Splendid Portraits of Royal Personages'.
[Ref: 59417] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Johannes Gay. [Life is a jest, and all things shew it; I thought so once, but now I know it.]
Zinck pinx. W.m Smith del. et sculp.
[published Dec.r 1st 1775 by J. Thane, Gerrard Street, Soho, London.]
Scarce mezzotint. Sheet 220 x 285mm (8¾ x 11¼"). Trimmed into image on three sides, into inscription area at bottom, losing quote and publication line.
John Gay (1685-1732), poet and playwright. A member of the Scriblerus Club in London along with Pope, Swift, and other writers, Gay is best-known for 'The Beggar's Opera', which was produced almost every year until the 1880s, and in the twentieth century supplied the plot for Brecht and Weils 'Die Dreigroschenoper' ('The Threepenny Opera'). Engraved from a portrait by Dresden-born miniaturist C.F. Zincke (1684?-1767), a favourite of George II
O'D 16; CS 1.
[Ref: 59418] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Zinck pinx. W.m Smith del. et sculp.
[published Dec.r 1st 1775 by J. Thane, Gerrard Street, Soho, London.]
Scarce mezzotint. Sheet 220 x 285mm (8¾ x 11¼"). Trimmed into image on three sides, into inscription area at bottom, losing quote and publication line.
John Gay (1685-1732), poet and playwright. A member of the Scriblerus Club in London along with Pope, Swift, and other writers, Gay is best-known for 'The Beggar's Opera', which was produced almost every year until the 1880s, and in the twentieth century supplied the plot for Brecht and Weils 'Die Dreigroschenoper' ('The Threepenny Opera'). Engraved from a portrait by Dresden-born miniaturist C.F. Zincke (1684?-1767), a favourite of George II
O'D 16; CS 1.
[Ref: 59418] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[George I] Georgius Augustus Dux Hanover. Design. Succ. Regn. M. Brit. Eq. Periscel.](jpegs/59392.jpg)
[George I] Georgius Augustus Dux Hanover. Design. Succ. Regn. M. Brit. Eq. Periscel.
Christoph Weigel excudit Norimbergae. [n.d. c.1725.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 345 x 235mm (13½ x 9¼"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges.
Bust portrait of King George I (1660-1727), in an oval frame placed on a plinth with the royal arms.
[Ref: 59392] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Christoph Weigel excudit Norimbergae. [n.d. c.1725.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 345 x 235mm (13½ x 9¼"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges.
Bust portrait of King George I (1660-1727), in an oval frame placed on a plinth with the royal arms.
[Ref: 59392] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Georg. II. Mag. Britt. Franc. & Hibern. Rex. Dux Bruns. et Lun. S.R.I. TH. et Ele.
Joh. Christoph Hafner ex.
[Augsburg, c.1750.]
Mezzotint. 290 x 195mm (11½ x 7¾"). Trimmed to image, mounted in album paper at edges.
A half-length portrait of George II (1683-1760) in armour, ermine cloak over one shoulder, within an oval decorated wih a cannon and trumpets.
[Ref: 59427] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Joh. Christoph Hafner ex.
[Augsburg, c.1750.]
Mezzotint. 290 x 195mm (11½ x 7¾"). Trimmed to image, mounted in album paper at edges.
A half-length portrait of George II (1683-1760) in armour, ermine cloak over one shoulder, within an oval decorated wih a cannon and trumpets.
[Ref: 59427] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Hearing.]](jpegs/59335.jpg)
[Hearing.]
Debufe pinx.t. S.W. Reynolds sculp.t.
London 1st. May 1830. Published by Giraldon, Bovinet & Co.
Mezzotint, proof before title, printed on chine collé. 370 x 250mm (14½ x 9¾") very large margins.
A woman in a velvet dress tuning a harp.
Whitman: 360, state i of ii.
[Ref: 59335] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Debufe pinx.t. S.W. Reynolds sculp.t.
London 1st. May 1830. Published by Giraldon, Bovinet & Co.
Mezzotint, proof before title, printed on chine collé. 370 x 250mm (14½ x 9¾") very large margins.
A woman in a velvet dress tuning a harp.
Whitman: 360, state i of ii.
[Ref: 59335] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Johannes Locke. Ob. A.D. 1704. Ætat 72.
Ex autographo G. Kneller Baron.ti pro Ant. Collins Arm. oedam Anno depicto. Fecit J. Smith, A.o 1721.
Mezzotint. Sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, repaired tears, mounted in album paper at edges.
Half-length portrait of John Locke (1632-1704), an Enlightenment philosopher and physician.
CS 157, state ii of III. Wellcome 1796-24.
[Ref: 59425] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Ex autographo G. Kneller Baron.ti pro Ant. Collins Arm. oedam Anno depicto. Fecit J. Smith, A.o 1721.
Mezzotint. Sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, repaired tears, mounted in album paper at edges.
Half-length portrait of John Locke (1632-1704), an Enlightenment philosopher and physician.
CS 157, state ii of III. Wellcome 1796-24.
[Ref: 59425] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Ladys Maid Soaping Linnen.
Hen. Morland pinx.t. Phil. Dawe fecit.
Carington Bowles excudit. [n.d. c.1769.]
Mezzotint, sheet 490 x 360mm (19¼ x 14¼"). Trimmed within plate on bottom edge losing publication line. Slightly creased top left. Time stained.
A young woman wearing a cap and printed cotton dress, standing over a basin in which she is washing linen. A good example of an 18th century "risque" image.
CS 21.
[Ref: 59410] £450.00
Hen. Morland pinx.t. Phil. Dawe fecit.
Carington Bowles excudit. [n.d. c.1769.]
Mezzotint, sheet 490 x 360mm (19¼ x 14¼"). Trimmed within plate on bottom edge losing publication line. Slightly creased top left. Time stained.
A young woman wearing a cap and printed cotton dress, standing over a basin in which she is washing linen. A good example of an 18th century "risque" image.
CS 21.
[Ref: 59410] £450.00
Ladys Maid Ironing.
Hen. Moreland pinxt. Rich.d Houston fecit.
Carington Bowles excudit. [n.d. c.1772.]
Mezzotint, in pencil Maria Gunning; sheet 500 x 375mm (19¾ x 14¾"). Trimmed within plate on bottom edge losing publication line. Slightly foxed and scuffed. Time stained.
A young woman wearing a cap and printed cotton dress, seated before a board pressing linen with an iron. A good example of an 18th century "risque" image.
[Ref: 59408] £450.00
Hen. Moreland pinxt. Rich.d Houston fecit.
Carington Bowles excudit. [n.d. c.1772.]
Mezzotint, in pencil Maria Gunning; sheet 500 x 375mm (19¾ x 14¾"). Trimmed within plate on bottom edge losing publication line. Slightly foxed and scuffed. Time stained.
A young woman wearing a cap and printed cotton dress, seated before a board pressing linen with an iron. A good example of an 18th century "risque" image.
[Ref: 59408] £450.00
The Most Noble Prince Thomas Holles. Duke of Newcastle.
G. Kneller S.R.I. et Mag. Brit. Baronet pinx.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russell-Street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1750.]
Mezzotint, sheet 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet on three sides at edges. Slightly scuffed. Small margins.
Three-quarter length portrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (1693-1768). Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, robes, with a wand in his right hand. Below a crest with the mottoes 'Vicit Amor Patria' and 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense'. 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.
CS 255.III of IV. Russell 255.V.
[Ref: 59398] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R.I. et Mag. Brit. Baronet pinx.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russell-Street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1750.]
Mezzotint, sheet 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet on three sides at edges. Slightly scuffed. Small margins.
Three-quarter length portrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (1693-1768). Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, robes, with a wand in his right hand. Below a crest with the mottoes 'Vicit Amor Patria' and 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense'. 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.
CS 255.III of IV. Russell 255.V.
[Ref: 59398] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Alexander Pope, Poeta Anglus, Ob: A.o 1744 Aetat: 57.
[After Joseph Van Loo] Johannes Faber.
[P]rice 2 Shill Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square. [n.d. c.1750.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 355 x 235mm (14 x 9¼"). Trimmed to plate losing part of the inscription and publication line, glued on album sheet at edges. Slightly damaged on image on left centre.
Three-quarter portrait of poet and writer Alexander Pope (1688-1744). Looking towards the right, with paper in his right hand and his left hand slightly pushing his wig back from his head.
CS 294. II of II.
[Ref: 59391] £390.00
[After Joseph Van Loo] Johannes Faber.
[P]rice 2 Shill Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square. [n.d. c.1750.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 355 x 235mm (14 x 9¼"). Trimmed to plate losing part of the inscription and publication line, glued on album sheet at edges. Slightly damaged on image on left centre.
Three-quarter portrait of poet and writer Alexander Pope (1688-1744). Looking towards the right, with paper in his right hand and his left hand slightly pushing his wig back from his head.
CS 294. II of II.
[Ref: 59391] £390.00
M.r Alexander Pope. Aet.s 28.
G. Kneller S.R.Imp. et Mag. Brit. Baronet.s Pinx. 1716. J. Smith fec. et ex. 1717.
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges. Repaired tear on right edge. Time stained.
Half length portrait of poet and writer Alexander Pope (1688-1744). Looking towards the right, wearing a cap, coat and open collar, with an open book in his hands and landscape of trees in the background.
CS 203.II of III.
[Ref: 59381] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R.Imp. et Mag. Brit. Baronet.s Pinx. 1716. J. Smith fec. et ex. 1717.
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges. Repaired tear on right edge. Time stained.
Half length portrait of poet and writer Alexander Pope (1688-1744). Looking towards the right, wearing a cap, coat and open collar, with an open book in his hands and landscape of trees in the background.
CS 203.II of III.
[Ref: 59381] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Henricus Sacheverell S.T.P. Collegÿ Magdalen: Oxõn Socius.
A. Russell pinx. 1710. I. Smith fec.
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges. 18th century watermark. Some creases on inscription area.
Half-length portrait of Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724), in an oval. He was an English High Church clergyman and politician. He came to fame when preacher at St Saviour's, Southwark. His famous sermons on the church in danger from the neglect of the Whig ministry to keep guard over its interests were preached, the one at Derby on 15 August 1709, the other at St Paul's Cathedral on 5 November 1709. They were immediately reprinted, the latter being dedicated to the lord mayor and the former to the author's kinsman, George Sacheverell who was high sheriff of Derbyshire that year, and, as the passions of the whole British population were at this period keenly exercised between the rival factions of Whig and Tory; Sacheverell's arguments on behalf of the church which supplied the Tories with most of their support made him their idol.
CS 219.II. See Ref: 12936 for duplicate.
[Ref: 59377] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
A. Russell pinx. 1710. I. Smith fec.
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges. 18th century watermark. Some creases on inscription area.
Half-length portrait of Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724), in an oval. He was an English High Church clergyman and politician. He came to fame when preacher at St Saviour's, Southwark. His famous sermons on the church in danger from the neglect of the Whig ministry to keep guard over its interests were preached, the one at Derby on 15 August 1709, the other at St Paul's Cathedral on 5 November 1709. They were immediately reprinted, the latter being dedicated to the lord mayor and the former to the author's kinsman, George Sacheverell who was high sheriff of Derbyshire that year, and, as the passions of the whole British population were at this period keenly exercised between the rival factions of Whig and Tory; Sacheverell's arguments on behalf of the church which supplied the Tories with most of their support made him their idol.
CS 219.II. See Ref: 12936 for duplicate.
[Ref: 59377] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Thomas Shadwell]](jpegs/59395.jpg)
[Thomas Shadwell]
[After Johannes Karsebbom][Engraved by William Faithorne junior]
[n.d. c.1700.]
Mezzotint, scarce proof before letters, sheet 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate losing artist and engraver's names, glued on album sheet on three sides. Some creases and stains on image.
Three-quarter length portrait of Thomas Shadwell (c.1642-1692). Wearing a wig, lace cravat, and robe, with pillar, trees and buildings in the background. Shadwell was an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1689.
CS 36.I. See Ref: 10816 & 58575 for lettered impressions.
[Ref: 59395] £320.00
[After Johannes Karsebbom][Engraved by William Faithorne junior]
[n.d. c.1700.]
Mezzotint, scarce proof before letters, sheet 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate losing artist and engraver's names, glued on album sheet on three sides. Some creases and stains on image.
Three-quarter length portrait of Thomas Shadwell (c.1642-1692). Wearing a wig, lace cravat, and robe, with pillar, trees and buildings in the background. Shadwell was an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1689.
CS 36.I. See Ref: 10816 & 58575 for lettered impressions.
[Ref: 59395] £320.00
The R.t Hon.ble John Lord Sommers.
J. Richardson pinx. 1713. I. Smith fec.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges.
Half-length portrait of John Somers, Baron Somers (1651-1716), in an oval. Wearing a long wig, neckcloth and coat. Somers was called to the Bar in 1676, and he combined his work as a barrister with involvement with Whig politics. He was at the centre of the Whig party in the twenty-five years following the revolution of 1688 as chief minister to King William III of England from 1696 to 1700, and a leader of the group of influential Whigs known as the Junto from 1696 to 1716.
CS 234. II of III. See Ref: 12870.
[Ref: 59386] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
J. Richardson pinx. 1713. I. Smith fec.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges.
Half-length portrait of John Somers, Baron Somers (1651-1716), in an oval. Wearing a long wig, neckcloth and coat. Somers was called to the Bar in 1676, and he combined his work as a barrister with involvement with Whig politics. He was at the centre of the Whig party in the twenty-five years following the revolution of 1688 as chief minister to King William III of England from 1696 to 1700, and a leader of the group of influential Whigs known as the Junto from 1696 to 1716.
CS 234. II of III. See Ref: 12870.
[Ref: 59386] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Barbara, Countess of Coventry.
J. Reynolds pinxit.
[London: Carington Bowles?, c.1770.]
Mezzotint. 345 x 255mm (13½ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, losing publication line.
The Hon. Barbara, daughter of John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso, who married George William Coventry (1722-1809), 6th Earl of Coventry, in 1764. She died in 1804.
Hamilton p.180.
[Ref: 59429] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
J. Reynolds pinxit.
[London: Carington Bowles?, c.1770.]
Mezzotint. 345 x 255mm (13½ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, losing publication line.
The Hon. Barbara, daughter of John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso, who married George William Coventry (1722-1809), 6th Earl of Coventry, in 1764. She died in 1804.
Hamilton p.180.
[Ref: 59429] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Mr Jacob Tonson. 43
G. Kneller Bar.t Pix.t I. Faber fecit 1733.
Mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper at edges.
Seated portrait of Jacob Tonson (1656?-1736), holding a volume of Milton's Paradise Lost'. The publisher of Dryden & Pope, he was also secretary of the famous Kit-Cat Club: this portrait is one of the series recording the resemblances of the members.
CS 208-43.
[Ref: 59415] £320.00
G. Kneller Bar.t Pix.t I. Faber fecit 1733.
Mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper at edges.
Seated portrait of Jacob Tonson (1656?-1736), holding a volume of Milton's Paradise Lost'. The publisher of Dryden & Pope, he was also secretary of the famous Kit-Cat Club: this portrait is one of the series recording the resemblances of the members.
CS 208-43.
[Ref: 59415] £320.00
John Tyler. President of the United States.
Painted by J.R. Lambdin. Engraved by J. Sartain.
Published by William Smith, No 702. So. 3.d St. Phil:a. Copyright Secured.
Mezzotint with facsimile signature. 620 x 430mm (24½ x 17"), with wide margins. Scuff in left border, nicks and spotting in edges.
A full length portrait of Tenth President John Tyler (1790-1862), painted while in office 1841-5. A Virginian slave-owner, he retired after his term of office, but re-entered politics in 1861, attempting to defuse the situation in the lead-up to the Civil War. However he felt his peace-efforts were being abused by the Federalists and eventually voted for the secession. In November 1861 he was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives but he died of a stroke before the first session. Originally a frame maker, William Smith ran a print shop in Philadelphia from c.1860 to c.1891, specialising in lithographic portraits and historical scenes. He moved to 702 South Third Street in 1863.
[Ref: 59229] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by J.R. Lambdin. Engraved by J. Sartain.
Published by William Smith, No 702. So. 3.d St. Phil:a. Copyright Secured.
Mezzotint with facsimile signature. 620 x 430mm (24½ x 17"), with wide margins. Scuff in left border, nicks and spotting in edges.
A full length portrait of Tenth President John Tyler (1790-1862), painted while in office 1841-5. A Virginian slave-owner, he retired after his term of office, but re-entered politics in 1861, attempting to defuse the situation in the lead-up to the Civil War. However he felt his peace-efforts were being abused by the Federalists and eventually voted for the secession. In November 1861 he was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives but he died of a stroke before the first session. Originally a frame maker, William Smith ran a print shop in Philadelphia from c.1860 to c.1891, specialising in lithographic portraits and historical scenes. He moved to 702 South Third Street in 1863.
[Ref: 59229] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Devotion in such looks does Gracefull Shine, And forces us to own her pow'r divine.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec. 1705.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Fine mezzotint, watermark Beauvais, sheet 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet on three sides. Slightly foxed and scuffed.
Half-length portrait of Catherine Voss (1685/90-1714), wearing a veil at the back of her head, hands clasped in prayer and eyes almost closed, with an open book leaning against a small vase on a table before her. The illegitimate daughter of Godfrey Kneller by Mrs. Voss (proprietress of a coffee-house in St. James's Market). Called Catherine, but also known as Agnes, she later married a Mr. Huckle by whom she had son, Godfrey Huckle Kneller. Kneller left her his fortune with a request that her son should assume his name.
CS 261. II of III.
[Ref: 59387] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec. 1705.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Fine mezzotint, watermark Beauvais, sheet 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet on three sides. Slightly foxed and scuffed.
Half-length portrait of Catherine Voss (1685/90-1714), wearing a veil at the back of her head, hands clasped in prayer and eyes almost closed, with an open book leaning against a small vase on a table before her. The illegitimate daughter of Godfrey Kneller by Mrs. Voss (proprietress of a coffee-house in St. James's Market). Called Catherine, but also known as Agnes, she later married a Mr. Huckle by whom she had son, Godfrey Huckle Kneller. Kneller left her his fortune with a request that her son should assume his name.
CS 261. II of III.
[Ref: 59387] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)