A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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![[Aeneas takes leave of Dido.]](jpegs/61406.jpg)
[Aeneas takes leave of Dido.]
Le Potre Invent et fecit.
Le Blond avec Privil [Paris, n.d., c.1660.]
Etching. 240 x 330mm (9¼ x 13"). Trimmed to plate, split in centre fold.
Aeneas takes leave of his lover, Queen Dido, at a quay in Carthage as his men load his ship.
[Ref: 61406] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Le Potre Invent et fecit.
Le Blond avec Privil [Paris, n.d., c.1660.]
Etching. 240 x 330mm (9¼ x 13"). Trimmed to plate, split in centre fold.
Aeneas takes leave of his lover, Queen Dido, at a quay in Carthage as his men load his ship.
[Ref: 61406] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Alpine Lovers. Les Amans Des Alps.
F. Wheatley pinx.t. Bransom sculp.t.
[London Published Jan.y 21.st 1802, by H. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Engraving with stipple. Sheet 400 x 350mm (15¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed within publication line. Repaired tears. Edges of paper messy.
An embracing couple sit under a gnarled leafy tree, with sheep beside them to right next to a shepherds crook, a dog is curled at their feet and a bowl and pitcher lay on the ground. A cottage can be seen in the background.
[Ref: 61499] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
F. Wheatley pinx.t. Bransom sculp.t.
[London Published Jan.y 21.st 1802, by H. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Engraving with stipple. Sheet 400 x 350mm (15¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed within publication line. Repaired tears. Edges of paper messy.
An embracing couple sit under a gnarled leafy tree, with sheep beside them to right next to a shepherds crook, a dog is curled at their feet and a bowl and pitcher lay on the ground. A cottage can be seen in the background.
[Ref: 61499] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Attentative Nurse]](jpegs/61597.jpg)
[The Attentative Nurse]
A. Kauffman R.A. pinxit. Rob.t Lowrie fecit.
R. Sayer excudit.
Mezzotint, sheet 370 x 290mm (14¾ x 11½"). Trimmed within plate at right and bottom possibly losing title. Glued onto backing paper. Creasing.
Three-quarter length oval portrait of a young woman swathed in fabric holding a baby.
[Ref: 61597] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A. Kauffman R.A. pinxit. Rob.t Lowrie fecit.
R. Sayer excudit.
Mezzotint, sheet 370 x 290mm (14¾ x 11½"). Trimmed within plate at right and bottom possibly losing title. Glued onto backing paper. Creasing.
Three-quarter length oval portrait of a young woman swathed in fabric holding a baby.
[Ref: 61597] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Reve D'Une Pensionnaire. The Dream Of A Boarding School Miss. Pl. 3.
Bouchot [within image]. a Paris Lith de Delaporte. a Londres chez M Charles Thilt.
chez Aubert E.eur du J.al la caricature, Galerie véro dodat. [n.d. 1832]
A very scarce lithograph with fine hand colour, sheet 330 x 260mm (13 x 10¼").
A boarder at a girl's school has fallen asleep reading on a bench; dreaming of a daring, over the fence, rescue. A gentleman, most likely her suitor, and man in military dress help her down a ladder to an awaiting carriage. In her real life her schoolmates are seen pointing and running over to the fence.
[Ref: 61489] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Bouchot [within image]. a Paris Lith de Delaporte. a Londres chez M Charles Thilt.
chez Aubert E.eur du J.al la caricature, Galerie véro dodat. [n.d. 1832]
A very scarce lithograph with fine hand colour, sheet 330 x 260mm (13 x 10¼").
A boarder at a girl's school has fallen asleep reading on a bench; dreaming of a daring, over the fence, rescue. A gentleman, most likely her suitor, and man in military dress help her down a ladder to an awaiting carriage. In her real life her schoolmates are seen pointing and running over to the fence.
[Ref: 61489] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Album sheet with three watercolours of Death's Head Moths by Albin Roberts Burt.]](jpegs/61402.jpg)
[Album sheet with three watercolours of Death's Head Moths by Albin Roberts Burt.]
[1826-7.]
Abum sheet with three watercolours and two coloured etchings. Sheet 370 x 260mm (14½ x 10¼").
Illustrations of the chrysalis, caterpillar and adult Death's Head Moth, with an ink mss. description signed by Albin Roberts Burt, dated 1826. On the same sheet is a table of sign-language etched by Burt and an illustration of a mosaic of the Roman villa at Bignor. Albin Roberts Burt (1783-1842), portrait-painter and engraver.
[Ref: 61402] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[1826-7.]
Abum sheet with three watercolours and two coloured etchings. Sheet 370 x 260mm (14½ x 10¼").
Illustrations of the chrysalis, caterpillar and adult Death's Head Moth, with an ink mss. description signed by Albin Roberts Burt, dated 1826. On the same sheet is a table of sign-language etched by Burt and an illustration of a mosaic of the Roman villa at Bignor. Albin Roberts Burt (1783-1842), portrait-painter and engraver.
[Ref: 61402] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Circe]](jpegs/61585.jpg)
[Circe]
Painted by D Gardner. Engrav'd by T Watson.
Publish'd Nov.r 1st. 1778, for T Watson.
Scratched letter proof mezzotint before title, plate 250 x 195mm (9¼ x 7¾"), with large margins.
Imaginary portrait of the Greek mythological entrantress Circe. A half length front facing portrait of a young woman within an oval frame. She holds a cup in her left hand and a wand in the other, wearing a pale gown and dark cloak, her hair dressed half up with a circlet.
CS 39 page 1565.
[Ref: 61585] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by D Gardner. Engrav'd by T Watson.
Publish'd Nov.r 1st. 1778, for T Watson.
Scratched letter proof mezzotint before title, plate 250 x 195mm (9¼ x 7¾"), with large margins.
Imaginary portrait of the Greek mythological entrantress Circe. A half length front facing portrait of a young woman within an oval frame. She holds a cup in her left hand and a wand in the other, wearing a pale gown and dark cloak, her hair dressed half up with a circlet.
CS 39 page 1565.
[Ref: 61585] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Cottage Children. The Original Picture in the Collection of the Right Hon.ble the Earl of Gainsborough to whom this plate is most respectfully inscribed by His Lordships much obliged and obedient Servant Gainsborough Dupont.
T. Gainsborough R.A. Pinx.t. Gainsborough Dupont Delin.t. Hen.y Birche Sculp.t.
Publish'd June 4. 1791, by B.B. Evans Poultry London.
Fine Daniell framed mezzotint, sheet 580 x 390mm (22¾ x 15½"). Frame size 725 x 540mm (28½ x 21¼"). Unexamined out of frame. Trimmed to plate.
A country scene. Two girls in slightly ragged clothing go down a path away from a cottage; one holding one hand to her forehead as she is lifted by her older companion from a donkey.
Horne 78 ii of iii.
[Ref: 61488] £420.00
T. Gainsborough R.A. Pinx.t. Gainsborough Dupont Delin.t. Hen.y Birche Sculp.t.
Publish'd June 4. 1791, by B.B. Evans Poultry London.
Fine Daniell framed mezzotint, sheet 580 x 390mm (22¾ x 15½"). Frame size 725 x 540mm (28½ x 21¼"). Unexamined out of frame. Trimmed to plate.
A country scene. Two girls in slightly ragged clothing go down a path away from a cottage; one holding one hand to her forehead as she is lifted by her older companion from a donkey.
Horne 78 ii of iii.
[Ref: 61488] £420.00
The Exposition of Cyrus. In the Gallery at Houghton.
Castiglione Pinxit. Rich.d Earlom Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 1.st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint. 285 x 370mm (11¼ x 14½"). Trimmed close to plate at top.
A shepherd and his wife are surprised to find a naked young boy lying on a cloth sucking on a dog. Cyrus's grandfather, alarmed by a prophecy that his grandson would dethrone him, gave orders to cast the baby into the wilderness. Rescued by a shepherd and his wife, Cyrus returns to fulfil the prophecy in 559 BC, becoming king of Persia and creating the first Persian Empire.
See Ref: 15318 in frame.
[Ref: 61629] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Castiglione Pinxit. Rich.d Earlom Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 1.st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint. 285 x 370mm (11¼ x 14½"). Trimmed close to plate at top.
A shepherd and his wife are surprised to find a naked young boy lying on a cloth sucking on a dog. Cyrus's grandfather, alarmed by a prophecy that his grandson would dethrone him, gave orders to cast the baby into the wilderness. Rescued by a shepherd and his wife, Cyrus returns to fulfil the prophecy in 559 BC, becoming king of Persia and creating the first Persian Empire.
See Ref: 15318 in frame.
[Ref: 61629] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Don Quixote releases the Galley Slaves. Book 3.rd Ch: 8.th. Vol. I. p.129.
W. Hogarth In.v et Sculp.t.
[n.d. c.1756]
Engraving, early impression; 245 x 185mm (9¼ x 7¼"). Small margins.
One of six proposed illustrations to Miguel de Cervantes' 'Don Quijote de la Mancha' under the patronage of Lord Carteret. The freeing of the galley slaves; Quixote on horseback and wearing the barber's basin as a helmet, attacking two guards, striking one with his lance, the other already fallen to the ground; Sancho standing at right in front of the prisoners, undoing Ginés de Pasamonte's handcuffs.
Paulson 1989-97.
[Ref: 61501] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
W. Hogarth In.v et Sculp.t.
[n.d. c.1756]
Engraving, early impression; 245 x 185mm (9¼ x 7¼"). Small margins.
One of six proposed illustrations to Miguel de Cervantes' 'Don Quijote de la Mancha' under the patronage of Lord Carteret. The freeing of the galley slaves; Quixote on horseback and wearing the barber's basin as a helmet, attacking two guards, striking one with his lance, the other already fallen to the ground; Sancho standing at right in front of the prisoners, undoing Ginés de Pasamonte's handcuffs.
Paulson 1989-97.
[Ref: 61501] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Funeral of Chrystom & Marcella vindicating herself. Book 2.nd Ch: 5.th. Vol. I. p.71.
W. Hogarth In.v et Sculp.t.
[n.d. c.1756]
Engraving, early impression; 245 x 185mm (9¼ x 7¼"). Small margins.
One of six proposed illustrations to Miguel de Cervantes' 'Don Quijote de la Mancha' under the patronage of Lord Carteret. The young goatherd Chrysostom lying on a bier at centre, papers under his left hand, his unrequited love the shepherdess Marcela standing at left, defending herself against the charge of being hard-hearted; at right a group of men listening, including Quixote, pleased with her account, and Sancho, drying his eyes; two gravediggers by the grave at left, mountainous landscape beyond.
Paulson 1989-94.
[Ref: 61502] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
W. Hogarth In.v et Sculp.t.
[n.d. c.1756]
Engraving, early impression; 245 x 185mm (9¼ x 7¼"). Small margins.
One of six proposed illustrations to Miguel de Cervantes' 'Don Quijote de la Mancha' under the patronage of Lord Carteret. The young goatherd Chrysostom lying on a bier at centre, papers under his left hand, his unrequited love the shepherdess Marcela standing at left, defending herself against the charge of being hard-hearted; at right a group of men listening, including Quixote, pleased with her account, and Sancho, drying his eyes; two gravediggers by the grave at left, mountainous landscape beyond.
Paulson 1989-94.
[Ref: 61502] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Eliza.]](jpegs/61423.jpg)
[Eliza.]
Painted by J. Hoppner. Engraved by J. Young.
London Publish'd March 1st, 1786, by J. Young, No 28 Newman Street, Oxford Street.
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof, in a fine Daniell frame. 380 x 280mm (18 x 11"), large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed to plate at bottom. Unexamined out of frame.
Portrait of a pensive woman at a window, with a songbird in a cage hanging on the wall. Chaloner Smith believed the woman to be Hoppner's wife, Phoebe Wright, the daughter of American-born sculptor Patience Wright.
CS:74: I of II.
[Ref: 61423] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by J. Hoppner. Engraved by J. Young.
London Publish'd March 1st, 1786, by J. Young, No 28 Newman Street, Oxford Street.
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof, in a fine Daniell frame. 380 x 280mm (18 x 11"), large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed to plate at bottom. Unexamined out of frame.
Portrait of a pensive woman at a window, with a songbird in a cage hanging on the wall. Chaloner Smith believed the woman to be Hoppner's wife, Phoebe Wright, the daughter of American-born sculptor Patience Wright.
CS:74: I of II.
[Ref: 61423] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Evening.
London, Published Jan.y 1. 1794, by A.C. Poggi, N.º 91, New Bond Street.
Stipple. 185 x 270mm (7¼ x 10¾"). Bit dusty. Small margins.
Apollo alighting from the chariot of the sun.
[Ref: 61478] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
London, Published Jan.y 1. 1794, by A.C. Poggi, N.º 91, New Bond Street.
Stipple. 185 x 270mm (7¼ x 10¾"). Bit dusty. Small margins.
Apollo alighting from the chariot of the sun.
[Ref: 61478] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Flageolet Player]](jpegs/61579.jpg)
[Flageolet Player]
J Molenaar Pinx.t. J.s McArdell Fecit. 1758. Sold at the Golden Head in Covent Garden
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark; sheet 380 x 300mm (15 x 11¾"). Trimmed to platemark and tipped into album sheet at sides. Cut and rejoined above title, not visible from front.
Also known as 'The Humorist or Piping Girl' or just 'The Piping Girl'. Girl holding a pipe or flute. Genre picture engraved by James McArdell (1727/8-1765), Irish printmaker and favourite of Sir Joshua Reynolds, after Jan Miense Molenaar.
CS 202
[Ref: 61579] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J Molenaar Pinx.t. J.s McArdell Fecit. 1758. Sold at the Golden Head in Covent Garden
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark; sheet 380 x 300mm (15 x 11¾"). Trimmed to platemark and tipped into album sheet at sides. Cut and rejoined above title, not visible from front.
Also known as 'The Humorist or Piping Girl' or just 'The Piping Girl'. Girl holding a pipe or flute. Genre picture engraved by James McArdell (1727/8-1765), Irish printmaker and favourite of Sir Joshua Reynolds, after Jan Miense Molenaar.
CS 202
[Ref: 61579] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[An illustration from 'The Triumphes of Gods Revenge against the crying and execrable sinne of (willfull and premeditated) murther'.]](jpegs/61448.jpg)
[An illustration from 'The Triumphes of Gods Revenge against the crying and execrable sinne of (willfull and premeditated) murther'.]
W. SHerwin fecit aqua forti.
[n.d., c.1669.] [bit later]
Etching. Sheet 155 x 155mm (6 x 6"). Trimmed within plate, laid on album paper.
Eight scenes from a story in 'The Triumphs of God's Revenge'. Grand-Pré's sister Hautefelia, persuades him that his wife Mermanda is being unfaithful; Grand-Pré challenges the 'Lover', Baron Betanford, to a duel, in which both are injured, after which Grand-Pre finds out that his wife is innocent. Hautefelia then pays La Fresnay, an apothecary, to poison Mermanda, who dies, and Hautefelia blames Grand-Pré for the murder. Hautefelia's husband de Malleray challenges Grand-Pré to a duel and is killed. La Fresnay then poisons Grand-Pré and Hautefelia is chief mourner at his funeral. However a drunken La Fresnay rapes an young girl and is condemned to be broken on the wheel. He then confesses to the poisoning of Mermanda and Grand-Pré, and Hautefelia is also executed.
[Ref: 61448] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
W. SHerwin fecit aqua forti.
[n.d., c.1669.] [bit later]
Etching. Sheet 155 x 155mm (6 x 6"). Trimmed within plate, laid on album paper.
Eight scenes from a story in 'The Triumphs of God's Revenge'. Grand-Pré's sister Hautefelia, persuades him that his wife Mermanda is being unfaithful; Grand-Pré challenges the 'Lover', Baron Betanford, to a duel, in which both are injured, after which Grand-Pre finds out that his wife is innocent. Hautefelia then pays La Fresnay, an apothecary, to poison Mermanda, who dies, and Hautefelia blames Grand-Pré for the murder. Hautefelia's husband de Malleray challenges Grand-Pré to a duel and is killed. La Fresnay then poisons Grand-Pré and Hautefelia is chief mourner at his funeral. However a drunken La Fresnay rapes an young girl and is condemned to be broken on the wheel. He then confesses to the poisoning of Mermanda and Grand-Pré, and Hautefelia is also executed.
[Ref: 61448] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Five Senses]](jpegs/61607.jpg)
[The Five Senses] [Hearing]
P.Staverenus.
[n.d. c.1690]
Mezzotint, sheet 375 x 290mm (14¾ x 11½"). Trimmed almost to plate and glued to backing sheet. Damaged. Staining.
Hearing, from a set of the five senses represented by peasants. The title often associated with this image is 'Ha! Ha! Hah! - I've got the Chink'. A man with chin-length curly hair smiles as he counts coins in his right palm, wearing a tall hat with a bow, his shirt and coat slightly open at the cuffs and collar.
[Ref: 61607] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
P.Staverenus.
[n.d. c.1690]
Mezzotint, sheet 375 x 290mm (14¾ x 11½"). Trimmed almost to plate and glued to backing sheet. Damaged. Staining.
Hearing, from a set of the five senses represented by peasants. The title often associated with this image is 'Ha! Ha! Hah! - I've got the Chink'. A man with chin-length curly hair smiles as he counts coins in his right palm, wearing a tall hat with a bow, his shirt and coat slightly open at the cuffs and collar.
[Ref: 61607] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Jonah an oratorio, Disposed for a voice and harpsicord: composed by Samuel Felsted, organist of St. Andrew's Jamaica.]
B. West inv. 1775. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.
[London, Printed for the Author, by Messrs,, Longman, Lukey & Broderip, No,, 26 , Cheapside, 1775.]
Etching with engraving. Sheet 195 x 155mm (7¾ x 6"). Trimmed, losing title and publication line, laid on album paper.
Jonah on the shore, the whale behind, used as the titlepage to Samuel Felsted' oratorio 'Jonah'. Felstead (1743-1802) was Jamaica's first documented composer, although only two works suvive: his 'Jonah' was the first complete oratorio written in the Americas.
De Vesme 1873.
[Ref: 61563] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
B. West inv. 1775. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.
[London, Printed for the Author, by Messrs,, Longman, Lukey & Broderip, No,, 26 , Cheapside, 1775.]
Etching with engraving. Sheet 195 x 155mm (7¾ x 6"). Trimmed, losing title and publication line, laid on album paper.
Jonah on the shore, the whale behind, used as the titlepage to Samuel Felsted' oratorio 'Jonah'. Felstead (1743-1802) was Jamaica's first documented composer, although only two works suvive: his 'Jonah' was the first complete oratorio written in the Americas.
De Vesme 1873.
[Ref: 61563] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Judith with the head of Holofernes]](jpegs/61612.jpg)
[Judith with the head of Holofernes] Carol. Venetianus Pinxit Alta 4 P 8 dig lata 3 palm 7 dig.
Jacob Männl. S.C.M. Chalcograph delineavit et sculpsit.
[n.d. c.1700]
Fine early 18th century watermarked mezzotint, 275 x 220mm (10¾ x 8¾"). Thread margins. Tipped into album sheet at sides.
From the series 'Pièces gravées d'après les tableaux de la gallerie impériale royale de Vienne' a series of mezzotints after paintings in the imperial collection in Vienna. Depiction of the tale from the Old Testament Book of Judith. Judith holds the head of the Assyrian General Holofernes by a maid who carries a candle and opens a sack with her other hand and teeth.
[Ref: 61612] £360.00
Jacob Männl. S.C.M. Chalcograph delineavit et sculpsit.
[n.d. c.1700]
Fine early 18th century watermarked mezzotint, 275 x 220mm (10¾ x 8¾"). Thread margins. Tipped into album sheet at sides.
From the series 'Pièces gravées d'après les tableaux de la gallerie impériale royale de Vienne' a series of mezzotints after paintings in the imperial collection in Vienna. Depiction of the tale from the Old Testament Book of Judith. Judith holds the head of the Assyrian General Holofernes by a maid who carries a candle and opens a sack with her other hand and teeth.
[Ref: 61612] £360.00
![[Young Woman Holding a Lamp]](jpegs/61611.jpg)
[Young Woman Holding a Lamp]
G dowe. pinx. G Valck fecit. et ex.
[n.d. c.1700]
Very fine mezzotint, 375 x 265mm (14¾ x 10½"). Trimmed within plate and tipped into album sheet. Crease in centre horizontal (not visible from front).
A trompe-l'œil of a woman coming out of a window, surrounded by stone work, lit by the glow of her oil lamp. After Dutch Golden Age painter Gerrit Dou (1613-75), who specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe-l'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro.
[Ref: 61611] £360.00
G dowe. pinx. G Valck fecit. et ex.
[n.d. c.1700]
Very fine mezzotint, 375 x 265mm (14¾ x 10½"). Trimmed within plate and tipped into album sheet. Crease in centre horizontal (not visible from front).
A trompe-l'œil of a woman coming out of a window, surrounded by stone work, lit by the glow of her oil lamp. After Dutch Golden Age painter Gerrit Dou (1613-75), who specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe-l'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro.
[Ref: 61611] £360.00
Dernieres Paroles de Mirabeau.
Dessiné par Antoiné Borel. Gravé par Delaunay le Jeane.
A Paris chez l'Auteur rue S.t Jacques près la Place du Panthéon Français N.º 122 [n.d., c.1791].
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Sheet 400 x 255mm (15¾ x 10"). Trimmed within plate on three sides, small tear in right edge, ink collector's stamp in inscription area on right.
An allegorical scene of the last words of the Count of Mirabeau (1749-91), with the statesman dying in the arms of France, with Death standing above.
Collector's stamp of Jean-Louis Soulavie (1752-1813), Lugt L1533.
[Ref: 61531] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Dessiné par Antoiné Borel. Gravé par Delaunay le Jeane.
A Paris chez l'Auteur rue S.t Jacques près la Place du Panthéon Français N.º 122 [n.d., c.1791].
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Sheet 400 x 255mm (15¾ x 10"). Trimmed within plate on three sides, small tear in right edge, ink collector's stamp in inscription area on right.
An allegorical scene of the last words of the Count of Mirabeau (1749-91), with the statesman dying in the arms of France, with Death standing above.
Collector's stamp of Jean-Louis Soulavie (1752-1813), Lugt L1533.
[Ref: 61531] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Nurse and Child. [Drawn by E. Edwards from ye Original Picture of ye same size, painted by Sebasts. Bourdon, the Orig. Drawing in ye Possessn. of R. Sayer.]
Rob.t Lowrie fecit. [after Sébastien Bourdon]. R. Sayer Excudit.
[London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street as the Act directs, 2 Jan.y 1772.]
Mezzotint, sheet 375 x 300mm (14¾ x 11¾"). Trimmed losing second half of title and publication line and glued to a backing sheet.
A nurse wearing a turban lifting a child from cushions, cleans the infant with a cloth it as it looks back over left shoulder and puts its arm around the nurse's neck. Scene within an oval stone frame.
[Ref: 61598] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Rob.t Lowrie fecit. [after Sébastien Bourdon]. R. Sayer Excudit.
[London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street as the Act directs, 2 Jan.y 1772.]
Mezzotint, sheet 375 x 300mm (14¾ x 11¾"). Trimmed losing second half of title and publication line and glued to a backing sheet.
A nurse wearing a turban lifting a child from cushions, cleans the infant with a cloth it as it looks back over left shoulder and puts its arm around the nurse's neck. Scene within an oval stone frame.
[Ref: 61598] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Peasant at a window, with pipe and tankard.] From a Painting by A. Van Ostade, in the Possession of W.m Baillie.](jpegs/61628.jpg)
[Peasant at a window, with pipe and tankard.] From a Painting by A. Van Ostade, in the Possession of W.m Baillie.
Engraved by W. Baillie.
March the 17. 1774.
Very fine mezzotint. 290 x 240mm (11½ x 9½"). Thread margins, laid on album paper at edges.
One of several prints after Dutch painter Adriaen van Ostade (1610-85), engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810). Baillie retired from the army in 1761 and thereafter devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques.
[Ref: 61628] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by W. Baillie.
March the 17. 1774.
Very fine mezzotint. 290 x 240mm (11½ x 9½"). Thread margins, laid on album paper at edges.
One of several prints after Dutch painter Adriaen van Ostade (1610-85), engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810). Baillie retired from the army in 1761 and thereafter devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques.
[Ref: 61628] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Promethee.
Jeaurat Pinxit. Flipart l'aine Sculp.
a Paris chez Flipart rue S.t Jacques au nom de Jesus vis avis le College du Plessis.
Rare mezzotint, tipped into album paper at sides; sheet 375 x 290mm (14¾ x 11½"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed within plate at bottom.
A greek mythological scene of Prometheus' punishment for stealing fire from Olympus and giving it to mankind. Prometheus chained to a rock is being pecked at by an eagle.
[Ref: 61602] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Jeaurat Pinxit. Flipart l'aine Sculp.
a Paris chez Flipart rue S.t Jacques au nom de Jesus vis avis le College du Plessis.
Rare mezzotint, tipped into album paper at sides; sheet 375 x 290mm (14¾ x 11½"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed within plate at bottom.
A greek mythological scene of Prometheus' punishment for stealing fire from Olympus and giving it to mankind. Prometheus chained to a rock is being pecked at by an eagle.
[Ref: 61602] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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[A woman reading a letter.]
[after Henry William Bunbury]
[Published 4th June 1786 by Wickstead, 30 Henrietta S.t Covent Garden] [in old ink mss.].
Stipple, proof before letters. 220 x 145mm (8¾ x 5¾"), with very large margins. Some damp staining on left.
An oval portrait of a woman, leaning against the back of a chair reading a letter.
BM 1877,0512.534, no mention of a publisher.
[Ref: 61357] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[after Henry William Bunbury]
[Published 4th June 1786 by Wickstead, 30 Henrietta S.t Covent Garden] [in old ink mss.].
Stipple, proof before letters. 220 x 145mm (8¾ x 5¾"), with very large margins. Some damp staining on left.
An oval portrait of a woman, leaning against the back of a chair reading a letter.
BM 1877,0512.534, no mention of a publisher.
[Ref: 61357] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Woodand Mary.
J.C. Wilson [in image].
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. 180 x 130mm (7 x 5"). Trimmed to printed border, mounted on album paper.
A pretty young woman, an illustration to a popular ballad.
[Ref: 61420] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
J.C. Wilson [in image].
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. 180 x 130mm (7 x 5"). Trimmed to printed border, mounted on album paper.
A pretty young woman, an illustration to a popular ballad.
[Ref: 61420] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)