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Abelard.
Abelard.
D. Gardner Pinx.t. Tho.s Watson fecit.
London Publish'd May 28th 1782 by Tho.s Watson, 33 Strand.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark, 260 x 195mm (10¼ x 7¾"). Small margins.
Imaginary portrait of medieval philosopher Pierre Abelard (1079-1142). This print was published as a pair with an image of Héloïse d'Argenteuil, his lover with whom he corresponded after they were separated (hence the paper and quill). Alexander Popes' poem about the couple ensured their popularity as a subject for artists in the 18th century.
Whitman 27.
[Ref: 60124]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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Aminto releasing Sylvia.
Aminto releasing Sylvia. Vide Tasso's Aminto, Act III, Scene 1.
C. R. Ryley pinxit W. Skelton sculpsit.
London Publish'd as the Act directs, March 24.th 1788, by W. Skelton, Engraver, No. 23, Hay Market.
Etching with engraving. 340 x 415mm (13½ x 16¼"), very large margins. A little spotting, mainly in margins.
Aminta unties the nymph Silvia from a tree. The satyr who had attempted to rape her flees in the background. A scene from 'Aminta', the 1573 play by Torquato Tasso's (1544-95).
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60344]   £320.00  
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Aminta.
Aminta.
P. Bettelini inv. et sculp.t.
London, publish'd 8 8bre 1788 by Molteno Colnaghi & Co 132 Pall Mall. A Paris chez Tessari Zanna et Cie Quais des Augustins no.42
Stipple, printed in colours. 330 x 250mm (130 x 9¾"). Small margins.
Silvia embraces Aminta on a rocky outcrop, watched by Cupid. A scene from 'Aminta', the 1573 play by Torquato Tasso's (1544-95). Despite being a pastoral set in the time of Alexander the Great, Aminta is in contemporary dress.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60313]   £360.00  
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[Anthony and Cleopatra] The Death of Mark Anthony.
[Anthony and Cleopatra] The Death of Mark Anthony. La Mort de Marc Antoine.
Angelica Kauffman pinxit. J.M. Delattre sculpsit.
Published according to Act, Feb.y 23rd, 1785, by Ann Bryer, No. 5, Poland Street, Soho.
Stipple, printed in brown. 385 x 330mm (15¼ x 13"), with large margins. Mint.
The death of Marcus Antonius according to Shakespeare: having stabbed himself he finds that Cleopatra is still alive, dying in her arms.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60310]   £350.00   (£420.00 incl.VAT)
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Celia.
Celia.
T. Cheesman inv.t et sculp.t.
published May 1, 1799, by T. Cheesman N.o 40 Oxford Street, London.
Coloured stipple, part printed in colour; sheet 275 x 195mm (10¾ x 7¾"). Trimmed to printed border.
Half-length portrait of a young woman wearing a hat and dress with large collar and holding a basket of flowers amongst a countryside landscape. Most likely a representation of Celia from Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'. Thomas Cheesman (c.1760-1834) was a British draughtsman, painter and stipple engraver. He studied under Bartolozzi from the mid 1770s.
[Ref: 60324]   £290.00   (£348.00 incl.VAT)
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Lavinia.
Lavinia.
Painted & Engraved by J. Dean.
Publish'd Feb.y 1.st 1791 by J. Dean Bentinck Street Soho.
Fine & rare stipple, 250 x 185mm (9¾ x 7¼") with large margins. Stained and slightly scuffed.
Portrait of a country girl holding a bundle of hay and a pitcher. Possibly a representation of Lavinia from Roman Mythology, however could also be Lavinia from Shakespeare's 'Titus Andronicus'.
[Ref: 60338]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[The Canterbury Tales] Griselda.
[The Canterbury Tales] Griselda. There, lowly seated on the dewey ground, she feeds her little charge that bleats around.
Angelica Kauffman del.t. Fran. Bartolozzi sculp.t.
London Publish'd March 35, 1784 by Sus,a Vivares, No 13 Great Newport Street.
Fine stipple with etching, printed in colours. 385 x 290mm (15¼ x 11½"). Thread margins, repair to bottom left corner of plate.
Griselda sitting in a landscape with sheep, holding a spindle under her left arm and a shuttle in her right hand. From Chaucer's 'Clerk of Oxford's Tale'.
De Vesme 1369. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60306]   £480.00  
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[Canterbury Tales] Departure of the Canterbury Pilgrimes.
[Canterbury Tales] Departure of the Canterbury Pilgrimes. Prologue, Canterbury Tale Chaucer.
Drawn by Mortimer. Engraved by J Hogg.
London Publish'd Feb.y 12.th 1787 by J. R. Smith No. 31 King Street Covent Garden.
Etching with engraving. 260 x 190mm (10¼ x 7½"), with large margins. Single spot in unprinted area of plate.
The pilgrims and their horses gather in a square outside the Tabard Inn, Southwark. One of nine plates after John Hamilton Mortimer, probably prepared for an edition of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' that was abandoned before publication.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60342]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Charles James Fox.
Charles James Fox.
Ant. Hickel pinx. Jos. Selb del.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Very scarce lithograph. Sheet 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Paper toned, with surface soiling.
A reversed detail of the seated portrait of Fox by Karl Anton Hickel (painted 1794, now in the National Portrait Gallery).
See NPG 743.
[Ref: 60251]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Maternal Care.
Maternal Care. Children like the tender Osier take the Bow, / And as they first are fashion'd always grow.
C. Monnet del.t. Menager sculp.t. V.M. Picot excud.t.
London, Pub.d Dec.r 12, 1777 by V.M. Picot, N.o 471 Strand.
Stipple, printed in sanguine. 380 x 290mm (15 x 11½"), with large margins. Mint.
An oval scene of a woman and her three children, attended by two servants. The verse is by poet, John Dryden (1631-1700).
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60302]   £320.00  
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Damon & Phoebe.
Damon & Phoebe. Young Damon stepped forward: he sung is her praise...
D. Harding delin.t. Delatree sculp.t.
London Pub.d August 24, 1783 by T. Macklin No 39 Fleet Street.
Stipple, printed in reddish-brown. 385 x 335mm (15¼ x 13¼"), with large margins. Mint.
The shepherdess Phoebe places a garland on Damon's head. He holds a recorder. An illustration to 'The Seasons', a series of four poems written by the Scottish author James Thomson (1700-48).
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60303]   £320.00  
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[The Vicar of Wakefield] Burchel reading the Ballad.
[The Vicar of Wakefield] Burchel reading the Ballad. He saw, with wisdom's penetrating Eye. / The lovely chaste Sophia, charming Maid all Sympathy. Vicar of Wakefield Pa. 70.
Engrav'd from an Original Drawing by Edw.d Fisher.
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53, Fleet Street, as the Act directs 20 Dec.r 1776.
Mezzotint. 250 x 195mm (9¾ x 7¾"), with large margins. Small hole in image. Slight crease.
A portrait of Mr Burchell leaning on a tree stump, within an oval frame.
[Ref: 60168]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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