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[3 September 1843 Revolution] Aohnai. Le Septembre 1843.
[n.d. c.1844.]
Scarce lithograph, sheet 280 x 345mm (11 x 13½"). Repaired crease.
A view of the 3rd September 1843 Revolution; an uprising by the Hellenic Army in Athens, supported by large sections of the people, against the autocratic rule of King Otto. An army stands outside the Old Royal Palace.
[Ref: 61674] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Sir Jeffery Amherst, Knight of the Most honorable Order of the Bath, Governor of Virginia...]
J. Reynolds pinxt. J. Watson fecit. 1766.
[Sold by Ryland and Bryer, at the Kings Arms, in Cornhill.] [n.d., 1766.]
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title and publication line, inscription area uncleaned. 455 x 330mm (18 x 13"), with good margins. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797), Field Marshal, wearing star and sash over armour in a landscape; his helmet on plan of Montreal before him. Arms below image. Amherst was responsible for a series of sweeping victories against the French, 1758-60, during the Seven Years War, leading to the conquest of Canada. Commander-in-Chief and Governor of North America, 1761. After Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92). Chaloner Smith: 2. Goodwin: 38 i of v. Hamilton: pg.1.
[Ref: 61619] £780.00
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[Defence of the Arrah House. Against three Mutinous Regiments and a large body of Insurgents. Under Koer Singh - Dedicated to K. V. Boyle, Esquire, C. E. To whose skill and forethought the safety of the Garisson is principally to be attributed by, W. Tayler. B. C. S.]
Maclure & Co Chromo - lith London.
[n.d., c.1857].
Scarce chromolithograph. Framed, sight size 325 x 490mm (12¾ x 19¼"). Unexamined out of frame.
A depiction of the defence of the Arrah House against Koer Singh during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. Soldiers can be seen storming the regency gardens, some firing from behind plants and trees, whilst others lay dead, with their weapons, on the ground; two cannons are fired in the centre of the image as a building, to the left, burns. The artist, William Tayler (1808-1892), was Commissioner of the Province of Patna
[Ref: 61572] £790.00
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[Blenheim] Plan der Roemrugtige Veltslag can Hochstet door de Geallieerde Gewonne op den 13 Augusti 1704. Plan de la Glorieuse Bataille d’Hochstet Gagnée Par Les Alliez le 13 Aout 1704.
J. v. Vianen fecit.
[The Hague: Jean Rousset de Missy, 1729.]
Engraved map. 480 x 435mm (19 x 17") very large margins. A few tears in margins, some taped, some spotting.
A plan of the Battle of Blemheim (or Höchstädt, 13th August 1704), in which the Army of the Grand Alliance, led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy, decisively beat a Franco-Bavarian army that was on route to attack Vienna. From ''Histoire militaire du prince Eugène de Savoie, du prince et duc de Marlborough, et du prince de Nassau-Frise, où l'on trouve un détail des principales actions de la dernière guerre et des batailles et sièges commandez par ces trois généraux''.
[Ref: 61398] £380.00
[John Churchill] Johann Hertog en Grave van Marlboroug, Prins van't H.Roomse Ryk...
Jan de Leeuw Schulp: [after Adriaen van der Werff]
't Amsterdam by Nicolaus Visscher met Privilege van der Hoog. Mog: Herren State General [n.d., c.1700].
Fine engraving. 375 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"). Trimmed close to plate lower left, folded through ornamental border at bottom.
Rare portrait in oval of John Churchill (1650-1722) in wig and armour, after a portrait by Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722).
[Ref: 61565] £290.00
(£348.00 incl.VAT)
On doit à sa Patrie le sacrifice de ses plus chères affections.
Dessine par Dutailly. Gravé par Coqueret.
[n.d., c.1795.]
Scarce aquatint and engraving, printed in colours. Sheet 370 x 270mm (14½ x 10½"). Trimmed within plate, some restoration.
A scene of a father restraining his daughter as her cavalryman husband leaves for war, with a suitably patriotic title.
[Ref: 61481] £380.00
[Portrait of a Young General.]
[Aet. 49. Cal 39. Anton: van Dyck Pinx. v. Prenner inc:][old ink mss.]
[n.d., c.1728.]
Etching, proof before letters, faint 18th century watermark. 220 x 165mm (8¾ x 6½"). Thread margins, mounted in album paper.
A half-length portrait of a young man in armour, sword on hip, from the series 'Theatrum Artis Pictoriae', 160 engravings of paintings in the Imperial Collection in Vienna, published 1728-33. Van Dyck's original oil is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, with the title above; Anton Joseph Prenner's preliminary sketch is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (Inventory No. 3444).
[Ref: 61620] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
Georg Augustin Kevenhüller Freÿher. zu Aichelberg [...] Natus 1612. Denatus 1652.
Michael Fennitzer F:
[n.d., c.1652.]
Mezzotint. 225 x 155mm (8¾ x 6"). Mounted in album paper at sides. Small margins.
Georg Augustin Freiherr von Khevenhüller-Aichelberg (1615-53), Austrian soldier.
[Ref: 61621] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)
Moluquoise.
Desrais del. Mixelle sculp.
[n.d., c.1784.]
Fine coloured etching. 170 x 115mm (6¾ x 4½"), very large margins.
A warrior of the Moluccas, seated on an elephant, holding a spear and shield. Engraved by Jean-Marie Mixelle after Claude Louis Desrais (1746-1816) for Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur's 'Costumes civiles actuels de tous les peuples connus'.
[Ref: 61452] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Habit of an Ottawa an Indian Nation of North America. Indien de la Nation Ottawa dans L'Amerique septentrional.
[Thomas Jefferys, n.d., c.1757.]
Hand coloured engraving. Sheet 250 x 200mm (9¾ x 8"). Trimmed within plate, slightly messy.
A full-length portrait of an Odawa warrior, with bow and arrow. Plate 197 from 'Collection of the dresses of different nations, antient [sic] and modern. Particularly old English dresses; after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, with an account of the authorities from which the figures are taken, and some short historical remarks on the subject. To which are added the habits of the principal characters on the English stage', published by Thomas Jefferys between 1757 - 1772.
[Ref: 61400] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
[Peninsular War] View of the Rio Duero, at Torro, at which place the allied armies united on the commencement of the Campaign of 1813. This Town is famous for Wine & Fruit, great quantity of the latter is sent to Madrid & produced from Standard Trees.
Drawn & Etched by G. Cumberland Jnr.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Coloured etching with extensive watercolour, on 1830 watermarked page. Verso in ink Description of "43d or the Monmouthshire Reg of Foot". Sheet 195 x 310mm (7¾ x 12¼"). Trimmed within plate at top right.
A view of British soldiers marching out of a valley. From the extremely rare series 'Views in Spain and Portugal taken during the campaigns of His Grace the Duke of Wellington'. According to a title-page in BM 'only 30 copies printed'. The artist's father, also George, was a lifelong friend and collaborator of William Blake. See BM 1852,0214.79.
[Ref: 61552] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Peninsular War] A bridge one mile from Celorico, upon the main to Almeida, crossing the river Mondego, an attempt was made by Massena to destroy it in his retreat before the Duke of Wellington in 1811, it is made of granate [sic].
Drawn & Etched by G. Cumberland Jnr.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Coloured etching with extensive watercolour on 1830 watermarked page. Verso in ink Description of "43d or the Monmouthshire Reg of Foot". Sheet 185 x 310mm (7¼ x 12¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted on album paper.
A view of the damaged bridge, with a British Army tent in the foreground. From the extremely rare series 'Views in Spain and Portugal taken during the campaigns of His Grace the Duke of Wellington'. According to a title-page in BM 'only 30 copies printed'. The artist's father, also George, was a lifelong friend and collaborator of William Blake. BM 1874,0509.84, described as a lithograph.
[Ref: 61553] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
A Plan of the Battle of Plassey, fought 23.d June 1757, by Col.l Rob.t Clive, against the Nabob of Bengal.
For the London Magazine [n.d., 1760].
Engraved map with hand colour. Sheet 185 x 145mm (7¼ x 5¾"). Trimmed within plate for binding, splits in binding folds taped, some toning.
A map of the victory of Robert Clive and the East India Company over Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal (not 'Nabob', a term for a European who made conspicuous wealth in the East) and his French allies. Orientated with north to the right, it shows the positions of the forces, with a ten-point key of references.
[Ref: 61427] £260.00
Trauriges Bild der Französischen Retirade in Thüringen. Man fragt sich, ist dies grosse Heerführer, vor dem bis jetzt ganz Europa zitterte? Vide 23. Bulletin des Kronprinzen von Scheden.
Nürnburg bei Friedrich Compe [n.d., c.1814].
Etching with hand colour. 180 x 255mm (7 x 10"), large margins.
Napoleon rests in a bivouac as the Grand Army rests near Erfurt during the Retreat from Moscow in 1812. A propaganda piece, with a title referring to the 'sad state' of the army and continuing 'One asks oneself, is this great military leader before whom all of Europe has trembled until now?'.
[Ref: 61479] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
His Grace Charles Spencer, Duke of Marlborough, Master General of the Ordnance, General in Chief of His Majesty's Foot Forces, Knight of ye most Noble Order of ye Garter, & oneof his Maj.ties most hon.ble Privy Council &c. Done from a Picture in the Possession of the Rt. Hon.ble the Earl of Pembroke; to whom this Plate, is most humbly Inscribed by His most Dutiful and Obedient Servant. Rich:d Houston.
J. Reynolds Pinx.t 1758. R. Houston Fecit.
Sold by R. Houston, Charing Cross. Price 2.s.
Mezzotint. Sheet 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, repaired tear in inscription area, mounted in album paper. Repaired left corner.
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough (1706-58), soldier and politician who served briefly as Lord Privy Seal in 1755 and led the British forces during the Raid on St Malo in 1758 during the Seven Years' War. Colletor's mark. Lugt: 572, John Charrington, Conservtor Fitzwilliam Museum. CS: 77, state ii of ii. Hamilton: p.51. See Ref 24423 for Proof before letters.
[Ref: 61646] £190.00
(£228.00 incl.VAT)
Hans Carl L.B. de Thungen S.C.M. Gen. Camp. Maresch. Excellentiae sua D.D. Humillin, Servus Christoph: Weigel.
E.C Heiss excud. Aug Vin. Cum Priv. S. C. Majest.
[n.d. c.1700]
Rare mezzotint, 320 x 215mm (12½ x 8½"), with margins. Laid down on Album sheet. Slightly damaged and foxed.
Half-length portrait of Austrian Imperial Field Marshal, Johann Carl Thüngen (1648-1709). He wears a cravat, armour, sash and his right eye is covered. He is within an oval frame with a crest surrounded by swords, guns, cannons and balls.
[Ref: 61616] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
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