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Ariadne.
W. Hamitton pinx.
London, Published March 25, 1814, by J. Dunford. G.t Newport Str.t.
Coloures stipple, plate 350 x 275mm (13¾ x 11). Trimmed to plate on right, small margins on other three sides.
Ariadne having just been abandoned by Theseus at Naxos leans on rocks and watches his ship leave in turbulent waters. She looks a lot less distraught than she does in other depictions.
[Ref: 60327] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
Cupid and Ganymede. From Prior. From the Original Picture, in the Possession of Geo.e Bowles Esq.r.
Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. Tho.s Burke fecit.
Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1784, by Tho.s Burke, Kemp's Row, Chelsea.
Fine stipple, printed in brown. 410 x 310mm (16 x 12¼"), with large margins.
Cupid kneels, covering his face in his hands, compaining to his mother Venus that Ganymede has cheated him out of his arrows with false dice. Ganymede, holding the arrows, protests his innocence. Alexander 170. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60304] £450.00
Diana The bright Diana and her Nymph were found, / Laid Side by side, & both a sleeping sound [...]
A. Watteau pinx. T. Ryley fecit.
Printed for John Bowles ~ at the Black Horse in Cornhill London [c.1750]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), with large margins. Some staining top right and short tear in margin.
Diana and a nymph sleep, with a satyr looming over them. A mezzotint in reverse of an etching published in Jean de Jullienne's posthumous edition of prints after Watteau's drawings.
[Ref: 60187] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
Disarming Cupid.
Zucchi del.t. J.Baldrey sculp.t.
London Pub.d Jan.y 1st 1788 by J.Baldrey No.15 Carlisle Street Soho.
Stipple, finely printed in colours. 250 x 230mm (9¾ x 9"), with large margins. Mint.
Four nymphs surround Cupid on a terrace, stealing his bow. An oil by Antonio Zucchi in similar composition, 'Nymphs garlanding Cupid', is in Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire (NT 960273) Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60300] £360.00
Euphrosine. Come thou Goddess fair & free [...]
G. Amiconi Pinxit. F. Bartolozzi sculp.t.
London Publish'd Sep.t 1 1784 by Ja.s Birchall N473 Strand.
Fine stipple with etching, printed in colours. 350 x 265mm (13¾ x 10½"), with large margins. Mint.
Euphrosine, goddess of good cheer, joy and mirth, one of the Three Charities, dances naked at a bacchanalia, with a tamborine. A man and a sleeping baby lie on the ground. Behind is a statue of Pan. De Vesme 411. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60307] £650.00
Jupiter and Juno on Mount Ida.
G.B. Cipriani Inv.t. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t.
Publish'd as the Act directs Jan.y 1.st 1784 by A. Torre N.o 44 Market Lane.
Very fine stipple and etching, printed in sepia. 225 x 175mm (9 x 7"), with large margins. Mint.
Jupiter seated on a cloud, embracing his wife Juno, watched by two putti and an eagle. De Vesme 429, state iv of iv. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60293] £350.00
Penelope awaken'd by Euryclea, with the News of Ulysses' return, and the Death of the Suitors.
Angelica Kauffman Pinx.t. W.W. Ryland & Michel sculpserunt
Publish'd May 12 1785 by John Boydell, Engraver, in Cheapside, London
Fine stipple with etching, printed in reddish-brown. 305 x 395mm (12 x 15½"), with very large margins. Crease.
A scene from near the end of Homer's 'Odyssey', as the hero returns to Ithaca to reclaim his throne. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60311] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
Venus Instructing Cupid and Psyche.
London: Pub.d Jan.y 1. 1814 by Jn.o Burgis, 32, Southampton Street, Strand.
Fine stipple, printed in colours and hand-finished. Plate 255 x 305mm (10 x 12"). Narrow margins.
A vignette scene of Venus with Cupid (with bird's wings) and Psyche (with butterfly wings). Two doves coo bottom right. The printed colour is particularly fine.
[Ref: 60207] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
Venus.
Elias Martin pinx.t J. Fried.k Martin Aculp.t
Publish'd as the Act directs 1778. N.o 8 Leicester Street Leicester Square.
Very fine stipple printed in colours, Collector's mark verso; plate 180 x 215mm (7 x 8½"), with large margins. Mint.
Very decorative image showing Venus seated in her chariot on clouds, surrounded by cupids and with two doves at her feet. By Elias Martin, A.R.A. Swedish, born Stockholm in 1739, died Stockholm 1818. He came to London in 1768, becoming a Royal Academy student the next year and was elected A.R.A in 1770. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60282] £680.00
Venus. Engraved from the Original Picture painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds [...] Peintre de sa Majesté Britannique.
Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx.t. Joseph Collyer sculp.t.
London: Published 9 Oct.r 1786, by W. Dickinson, New Bond Street, W. Darling, Newport Street, J.Cary Strand, & J. Collyer No. 7 White Lion Row Islington. "Price 7s.6d."
Stipple with etching, 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"), very large margins. Mint.
Venus reclines naked beneath a canopy, looking at Cupid who peers through the bushes at the right. Hamilton: pg.159, II. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60315] £380.00
(£456.00 incl.VAT)
Venus Presenting the Cestus to Juno.
G.B. Cipriani Inv.t. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t.
Publish'd as the Act directs Jan.y 1.st 1784 by A. Torre N.o 44 Market Lane.
Very fine stipple and etching, printed in sepia. 225 x 175mm (9 x 7"), with large margins. A little spottting mostly in margins.
Venus places a belt around Juno. Cupid flying in the air behind Venus, holding two arrows and a torch; on the right, a dove and two cupids in a cart, one holding a floral garland; on the left, a peacock.. De Vesme 496. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60294] £350.00
Venus Crown'd by Cupid.
Angelica Kauffman del.t. Rob.t Marcaurd sculp.t.
London Published Jan.y 1.st 1784 by Geo. Durand No. 3 Catherine Street Strand, & John Harris Sweeting's Alley Cornhill.
Fine stipple, printed in reddish-brown. 270 x 285mm (10½ x 11¼"). Thread margins.
Cupid crowns a reclining Venus with a wreath. A pair with 'Cupid and Psyche'. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60305] £450.00
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