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The Hon.ble William Blakeney Esq.r Lieutenant General of His Majesty's Forces, Colonel of His Majesty's Iniskillin Regim.t of Foot & Lieutenant Governor of Minorca.
G. Chalmers Pinx.t Minorca 1755. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliam.t 1756, by G Hawkins at Miltons head in Fleet street, London.
Mezzotint, 325 x 225mm (12¾ x 9"), with small margins. Repaired nicks and tears on tom margin, nick on top right corner.
Half-length portrait of William Blakeney, Baron Blakeney (1672-1761), turned to face front, wearing uniform and short wig and holding a baton in his right hand. Lord Blakeney was an army officer and politician, born Limerick; lieutenant-general in 1747, and lieutenant-governor of Minorca; created KB and an Irish peer in 1756. MP for Kilmallock, 1725-57. Goodwin 50.II. CS 21.II.
[Ref: 59611] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
[The Earl of Wilton.]
[John Hoppner pinx.t. C. Turner sculp.t.]
[Published Sept.r 11. 1802, by C. Turner No. 56, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before all letters. Sheet 660 x 380mm (26 x 15"). Framed in a very fine 'Daniel' type frame. Trimmed to plate. Unexamined out of frame.
Full lenth portrait in uniform of Thomas Egerton (1749-1814), 1st Earl of Wilton. He was Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Lancashire Regiment of Volunteer Fencibles, a foot regiment from Manchester, which he raised himself. Whitman 619. Provenance Brussels Gentleman's Club.
[Ref: 59525] £420.00
William Kingsley Esq.r Major General of his Majesty's Forces, Colonel of the 20 Regiment of Foot, and Governor of Fort William in North Britain.
J. Reynolds pinx.t. R. Houston fecit 1760.
Printed for Rich.d Houston at Charing Cross, Tho.s Jefferys the Corner of St. Martins Lane, & Rob.t Sayer, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street.
Fine mezzotint. 390 x 280mm (15¼ x 11"), with very large margins.
Half-length portrait of William Kingsley (c.1698-1769). In May 1745 he served at the battle of Fontenoy, where a cannon-ball passed between his legs and killed four men behind him. In the December of the same year, during the Jacobite Rebellion and the 'March to Finchley', he was sent to Northamptonshire by the Duke of Cumberland to obtain information of the enemy's movements. During the Seven Years war he distinguished himself at the battle of Minden on 1 August 1759, and was appointed Governor of Fort William in March 1760 but did not reside there as he was still on active duty against France, becoming Lieutenant General in December that year. CS 67, i. Hamilton p.44.i
[Ref: 59586] £420.00
Costume Ancien Et Suppose, d'un Chevalier, De l'Ordre de S.t Lazare. Figure 1.
Jch Bar fecit cum Priveligio Regis 787 C.o 5.e N.o 7.
[1787]
Fine etching with aquatint, plate 355 x 235mm (14 x 9¼"). Small margin on left. Pin holes.
Illustration from Bar's 'Recueil de tous les costumes des ordres religieux et militaires avec un abrégé historique et chronologique' (Paris, 1778-1789), from volume 5 of 6. A costume plate showing a knight, of the order of St Lazarus.
[Ref: 59539] £140.00
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Chevalier Francais, De L'Ordre Royal, Militaire, de S.t Louis, en habit du Matin, a Paris en X.bre 1784. Figure 2.
J. Ch Bar fecit cum Privileg. Reg. 1784 Cum N.o 7.
Fine etching with aquatint, plate 355 x 235mm (14 x 9¼"), large margins on 3 sides. Small margin on left. Pin holes.
Illustration from Bar's 'Recueil de tous les costumes des ordres religieux et militaires avec un abrégé historique et chronologique' (Paris, 1778-1789), from volume 3 of 6. A costume plate showing a French Knight, of the Royal Military Order of St Louis, in morning dress.
[Ref: 59540] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
British Royal Horse Artillery. Marching Order.
W. Heath Del. Drawn by W.m Heath. Printed by Graf and Soret.
London, Published by Colnaghi & Co., No. 23, Cockspur Street, Charing Cross. Printsellers in Ordinary to His Majesty & to H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent. [n.d. c.1840.]
Coloured lithograph with fine hand colour. Sheet 270 x 400mm (10¾ x 15¾"). Slight mount burn. Trimmed.
A gun being fired before a village and windmill. From "Heath's Royal Artillery''. See Ref: 12998
[Ref: 59518] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
British Royal Horse Artillery. Review Order.
W. Heath Del. Drawn by W.m Heath. Printed by Graf and Soret.
London, Published by Colnaghi & Co., No. 23, Cockspur Street, Charing Cross. Printsellers in Ordinary to His Majesty & to H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent. [n.d. c.1840.]
Coloured lithograph with fine hand colour. Sheet 260 x 400mm (10¼ x 15¾"). Slight mount burn. Trimmed.
From "Heath's Royal Artillery''. See Ref: 12998
[Ref: 59517] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
Le Soldat en Semestre. Dédié à Monsieur Rolland de Villarceaux Receveur Général des finances de la Généralité de Riom.
Freudeberg Inv et del 1770. Ingouf Junior Sculp 1777.
A Paris chés Buldet rue de Gesvres. Par son très Humble et très Obéissant Serviteur Buldet.
Very fine and rare engraving, plate 280 x 310mm (11" x 12¼"). Small margins. Thread margin at top
The soldier, returned from duty, regales his family with tales of military life. . After the painting by Swiss-born Sigmund Freudenberger (or Freudeberg) (1745 - 1801).
[Ref: 59557] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Battle of Waterloo Decided by the Duke of Wellington, Heading a charge upon the French Imperial Guards, June 18.th. 1815.
J. A. Atkinson Del. M. Dubourg Sculp.
Published & Sold Sep.r.1. 1815 by Edw.d Orme, Publisher to his Majesty & H. R. H. the Prince Regent, Bond Street corner of Brook Street London.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"), with large margins.
Wellington, mounted upon his horse Copenhagen, calls the charge on the Imperial Guard, brandishing his sword. Napoleon watches the battle from a platform built to allow him an overall view of the battlefield.
[Ref: 59516] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
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