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![[Adam] Who am I? or am I? whence did I come?](jpegs/62375.jpg)
[Adam] Who am I? or am I? whence did I come?
[London: John Hinton, c.1752.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right, worm holes in margin.
Adam questions his existance. The frontispiece from The Universal Magazine Vol XXVI, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62375] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
[London: John Hinton, c.1752.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right, worm holes in margin.
Adam questions his existance. The frontispiece from The Universal Magazine Vol XXVI, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62375] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Aeolinan]](jpegs/62245.jpg)
[The Aeolinan]
[n.d., c.1830.]
Scarce lithograph. Sheet 225 x 150mm (8¾ x 6"). Trimmed to printed border.
Portraits of a man and women playing the aeolian (an early harmonica, known as a 'Mundharmonika' in German), with examples of the instrument underneath. At the bottom is an example of an improved version, designed by Charles Wheatstone (1802-75) in 1827. Sir Charles Wheatstone also invented the English concertina, but his main fame comes from creating the stereoscope and involvement in early telegraphy.
[Ref: 62245] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1830.]
Scarce lithograph. Sheet 225 x 150mm (8¾ x 6"). Trimmed to printed border.
Portraits of a man and women playing the aeolian (an early harmonica, known as a 'Mundharmonika' in German), with examples of the instrument underneath. At the bottom is an example of an improved version, designed by Charles Wheatstone (1802-75) in 1827. Sir Charles Wheatstone also invented the English concertina, but his main fame comes from creating the stereoscope and involvement in early telegraphy.
[Ref: 62245] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Death of Archimedes] Mentre Siracusa era in predaa al saccheggio, un soldato di Marcello, avendo trovato Archimede occupato nei suoi studi,](jpegs/62146.jpg)
[Death of Archimedes] Mentre Siracusa era in predaa al saccheggio, un soldato di Marcello, avendo trovato Archimede occupato nei suoi studi, irratato dalle sue fredde risposte, l'uccide. Rollin 1st. Rom. T.VI.
Pinelli inv. e inc.
In Roma 1819.
Etching. 310 x 420mm (12¼ x 16½"), with large margins.
A Roman soldier commands Archimedes to come and meet Gerneral Marcellus, but he declines, as he is too busy working on a problem. Enraged, the soldier kills Archimedes with his sword. On the right an assembly of scientific items and charts. From Pinelli's series of 100 plates illustrating the the history of Republican Rome, as told in Charles Rollin's 'Istoria Romana'.
[Ref: 62146] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Pinelli inv. e inc.
In Roma 1819.
Etching. 310 x 420mm (12¼ x 16½"), with large margins.
A Roman soldier commands Archimedes to come and meet Gerneral Marcellus, but he declines, as he is too busy working on a problem. Enraged, the soldier kills Archimedes with his sword. On the right an assembly of scientific items and charts. From Pinelli's series of 100 plates illustrating the the history of Republican Rome, as told in Charles Rollin's 'Istoria Romana'.
[Ref: 62146] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Birth of Bacchus.
Sir Joshua Reynolds Pinxit. Salliar Sculpsit.
Publish'd June 24.th 1788, by John & Josiah Boydell, N.º 90, Cheapside London.
Stipple. 355 x 280mm (14 x 11"), very large margins.
A nymph holds a bunch of grapes above the open mouth of the child Bacchus, as a goat watches. In the foreground is his thyrsus and a cup.
[Ref: 62302] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Joshua Reynolds Pinxit. Salliar Sculpsit.
Publish'd June 24.th 1788, by John & Josiah Boydell, N.º 90, Cheapside London.
Stipple. 355 x 280mm (14 x 11"), very large margins.
A nymph holds a bunch of grapes above the open mouth of the child Bacchus, as a goat watches. In the foreground is his thyrsus and a cup.
[Ref: 62302] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
La Belle Paysanne. Not for you, but for your Master, - tol, de rol, &c.
London Pub.d Jan.y 1, 1787 by J. Wickstead N.º 30 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.
Stipple, 18th century watermark. 240 x 190mm (9½ x 7½"). Thread margins top and bottom.
An oval scene of a young couple holding hands, in a landscape before a large country house.
[Ref: 62066] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
London Pub.d Jan.y 1, 1787 by J. Wickstead N.º 30 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.
Stipple, 18th century watermark. 240 x 190mm (9½ x 7½"). Thread margins top and bottom.
An oval scene of a young couple holding hands, in a landscape before a large country house.
[Ref: 62066] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Collection of plates from ''Les Vrais Pourtraits de quelques unes des plus grandes dames de la Chrestiente, desguisees en Bergeres''.]](jpegs/62157.jpg)
[Collection of plates from ''Les Vrais Pourtraits de quelques unes des plus grandes dames de la Chrestiente, desguisees en Bergeres''.]
[Crispijn van de Passe the younger.]
[Amsterdam: Joost Broersz for the author, n.d., c.1640.]
19th century scrapbook, half morocco gilt with marbled boards, all edges gilt, containing an etched titlepage and 51 engraved portraits (of 72) plus one unrelated engraving. Title trimmed to plate, portraits trimmed, losing inscriptions, lacking accompanying text.
A collection of portrait of 17th century women, mostly dressed as shepherdesses. The 'Vrais Poutraits' was issued in four parts: I & II contained 'les Damoiselles Nobles & Dames de Qualité'; III 'les Pourtraits des Femmes et Filles d'honorable Marchants'; & IV 'Le Choeur des Muses, avec leur Chansons a l'honneur des vertueuses Femmes et Filles'. The portraits were engraved in pairs on 36 plates; the titles (here excised) gave no clues to the identities of the sitters, which had to be guessed from the accompanying letterpress verse. Crispijn van de Passe the younger (1594-1670).
[Ref: 62157] £2,500.00 view all images for this item
[Crispijn van de Passe the younger.]
[Amsterdam: Joost Broersz for the author, n.d., c.1640.]
19th century scrapbook, half morocco gilt with marbled boards, all edges gilt, containing an etched titlepage and 51 engraved portraits (of 72) plus one unrelated engraving. Title trimmed to plate, portraits trimmed, losing inscriptions, lacking accompanying text.
A collection of portrait of 17th century women, mostly dressed as shepherdesses. The 'Vrais Poutraits' was issued in four parts: I & II contained 'les Damoiselles Nobles & Dames de Qualité'; III 'les Pourtraits des Femmes et Filles d'honorable Marchants'; & IV 'Le Choeur des Muses, avec leur Chansons a l'honneur des vertueuses Femmes et Filles'. The portraits were engraved in pairs on 36 plates; the titles (here excised) gave no clues to the identities of the sitters, which had to be guessed from the accompanying letterpress verse. Crispijn van de Passe the younger (1594-1670).
[Ref: 62157] £2,500.00 view all images for this item
An Attempt to Ascertain the Resemblance which some Ornaments now used in China, Bear to those of the Most Polished Times of Grecian Sculpture and Architecture.
[by James Christie.]
London: printed by W. Bulmer & Co. Cleveland Row, St James's [n.d., c.1810].
Folio, 4pp. letterpress with loose plate engraved by P. Sansom, text watermarked 'J Whatman 1810', the plate 'Budgen'.
An examination of a Chinese cup belonging to Dorothea Banks, wife of the President of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks. The text suggests that the Chinese lotus pattern of the cup derived from the Greek palmette motif. A scarce item. According to the 'Catalogue of the Library of John Dent, Esq.r.' (1825), the author was James Christie (1773-1831), a noted antiquary and scholar, who took over his father's auctioneer business in 1803.
See V&A 28109 for the plate.
[Ref: 62367] £680.00 view all images for this item
[by James Christie.]
London: printed by W. Bulmer & Co. Cleveland Row, St James's [n.d., c.1810].
Folio, 4pp. letterpress with loose plate engraved by P. Sansom, text watermarked 'J Whatman 1810', the plate 'Budgen'.
An examination of a Chinese cup belonging to Dorothea Banks, wife of the President of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks. The text suggests that the Chinese lotus pattern of the cup derived from the Greek palmette motif. A scarce item. According to the 'Catalogue of the Library of John Dent, Esq.r.' (1825), the author was James Christie (1773-1831), a noted antiquary and scholar, who took over his father's auctioneer business in 1803.
See V&A 28109 for the plate.
[Ref: 62367] £680.00 view all images for this item
![[Cinderella]. Cinderilla, or The Little Glass Slipper. When she had done her work [...]](jpegs/62364.jpg)
[Cinderella]. Cinderilla, or The Little Glass Slipper. When she had done her work [...] [&] Cinderilla, or The Little Glass Slipper. Cinderilla laughted to herself whn she saw her Slipper [...]
Drawn & Engraved by Henry Richter.
[Published Feb.y 1799 by J & H Richter 26 Newman Street Oxford Street.]
Pair of coloured stipples, fine colour. Sheets 260 x 275mm (10¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed to images on three sides, into plate at bottom, losing publications lines; slight scuffing of print area on second plate.
Two scenes of the fairytale 'Cinderella', as told by Charles Perrault in his 'Cendrillon ou la petite pantoufle de verre' (the version used by Disney): in the first she kneels at a fireplace, her sisters looking down on her with contempt; in the second the prince's herald fits the slipper on her foot as the sisters glower.
[Ref: 62364] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
Drawn & Engraved by Henry Richter.
[Published Feb.y 1799 by J & H Richter 26 Newman Street Oxford Street.]
Pair of coloured stipples, fine colour. Sheets 260 x 275mm (10¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed to images on three sides, into plate at bottom, losing publications lines; slight scuffing of print area on second plate.
Two scenes of the fairytale 'Cinderella', as told by Charles Perrault in his 'Cendrillon ou la petite pantoufle de verre' (the version used by Disney): in the first she kneels at a fireplace, her sisters looking down on her with contempt; in the second the prince's herald fits the slipper on her foot as the sisters glower.
[Ref: 62364] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
Cleopatra stung by an Adder.
Clark Pin.t & Sculp.t.
Publish'd March 25, 1796, by John & Josiah Boydell, N.º 90 Cheapside.
Stipple. 365 x 280mm (14¼ x 11), large margins.
An oval portrait of Egyptian queen Cleopatra with the snake biting her arm.
Rare: the only reference to the print we can find is in the 1803 Boydell catalogue.
[Ref: 62360] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Clark Pin.t & Sculp.t.
Publish'd March 25, 1796, by John & Josiah Boydell, N.º 90 Cheapside.
Stipple. 365 x 280mm (14¼ x 11), large margins.
An oval portrait of Egyptian queen Cleopatra with the snake biting her arm.
Rare: the only reference to the print we can find is in the 1803 Boydell catalogue.
[Ref: 62360] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Cymon and Iphegenia. The Fool of Nature, stood with stupid Eyes...]
Angelica Kauffman Pinx.t. W.W. Ryland Fecit.
[Publish'd Jan.y ye 15;th 1782 by W. W. Ryland N.º 159 Strand, London.]
Circular stipple, scratch-letter proof before title, printed in reddish-brown. 365 x 315mm (14¼ x 12½").
Cymon, resting on his walking stick, stares down at Iphegenia, sleeping with her companions, struck by her beauty. Kauffman's painting of this scene from Giovanni Boccaccio's 'Decameron' is now in the Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC.
Alexander 120.
[Ref: 62361] £360.00
Angelica Kauffman Pinx.t. W.W. Ryland Fecit.
[Publish'd Jan.y ye 15;th 1782 by W. W. Ryland N.º 159 Strand, London.]
Circular stipple, scratch-letter proof before title, printed in reddish-brown. 365 x 315mm (14¼ x 12½").
Cymon, resting on his walking stick, stares down at Iphegenia, sleeping with her companions, struck by her beauty. Kauffman's painting of this scene from Giovanni Boccaccio's 'Decameron' is now in the Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC.
Alexander 120.
[Ref: 62361] £360.00
![[Dandelion Clocks]](jpegs/62314.jpg)
[Dandelion Clocks]
MFW. F H Whittington. M.J. Whittington [pencil signatures].
[n.d., c.1950.]
Wood engraving printed in colours. Sheet 270 x 190mm (10½ x 7½").
A red-headed woman in a hooped skirt stands between a spider's web and dandelions. A collaboration between Francis Herbert Whittington (1876-1973) and his wife, Marjory Florence Whittington (née Hood, 1888-1970)
[Ref: 62314] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
MFW. F H Whittington. M.J. Whittington [pencil signatures].
[n.d., c.1950.]
Wood engraving printed in colours. Sheet 270 x 190mm (10½ x 7½").
A red-headed woman in a hooped skirt stands between a spider's web and dandelions. A collaboration between Francis Herbert Whittington (1876-1973) and his wife, Marjory Florence Whittington (née Hood, 1888-1970)
[Ref: 62314] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Dutch Peasants] Ni pateat fundus, nova massica non tibi fundo,](jpegs/62225.jpg)
[Dutch Peasants] Ni pateat fundus, nova massica non tibi fundo, / In funde cordis namque profunda latent.
A. Ostaden pinxit. J. Suyderhoef sculpsit.
F. de Wit excudit [n.d., c.1670].
Engraving. 230 x 190mm (9 x 7½"). Trimmed close to plate, small tear repaired.
A peasant couple seated at a table, the man holding a jug and about to fill the woman's wine-glass, nuts and smoking accessories on the table. Originally published by Clement de Jonghe.
[Ref: 62225] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A. Ostaden pinxit. J. Suyderhoef sculpsit.
F. de Wit excudit [n.d., c.1670].
Engraving. 230 x 190mm (9 x 7½"). Trimmed close to plate, small tear repaired.
A peasant couple seated at a table, the man holding a jug and about to fill the woman's wine-glass, nuts and smoking accessories on the table. Originally published by Clement de Jonghe.
[Ref: 62225] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Vivitur Parvo Bene.
AV Ostade pinxit. Corn. Visscher fecit.
Clemendt de Jonghe excudit [n.d., c.1655].
Engraving with etching. 260 x 220mm (10¼ x 8¾"). Mounted in album paper at sides.
The topers: two boors and an elderly woman drink together, one man clutching a large clay jug and the woman raising her glass.
[Ref: 62253] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
AV Ostade pinxit. Corn. Visscher fecit.
Clemendt de Jonghe excudit [n.d., c.1655].
Engraving with etching. 260 x 220mm (10¼ x 8¾"). Mounted in album paper at sides.
The topers: two boors and an elderly woman drink together, one man clutching a large clay jug and the woman raising her glass.
[Ref: 62253] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![['Ectypa' of Cornelis Ploos van Amstel]](jpegs/62274.jpg)
['Ectypa' of Cornelis Ploos van Amstel] Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo, Jonæ Witsenio Icto, civium Amstelædamensium Patri Consuliq. Vigilantissimo...
Inventor Cornelius Ploos van Amstel. D. 1 Febr. 1765.
Etching, printed in brown, with beige plate-tone; touched with white paint. Sheet 245 x 230mm (9½ x 9"), with Ploos van Amstel's coat of arms printed on the verso as proof of authenticity. Trimmed, mounted in album paper.
A crayon-manner etching of a monument, the frontispiece to a series of forty-six facsimiles off drawings of Dutch and Flemish artists, published 1765-87.
[Ref: 62274] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Inventor Cornelius Ploos van Amstel. D. 1 Febr. 1765.
Etching, printed in brown, with beige plate-tone; touched with white paint. Sheet 245 x 230mm (9½ x 9"), with Ploos van Amstel's coat of arms printed on the verso as proof of authenticity. Trimmed, mounted in album paper.
A crayon-manner etching of a monument, the frontispiece to a series of forty-six facsimiles off drawings of Dutch and Flemish artists, published 1765-87.
[Ref: 62274] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Fair Phyllis.
Prud.hon, pinx.t. J. Neele sculp.t.
Published by C.M. Lean 1.st May 1828.
Stipple, printed in colours. 320 x 240mm (12½ x 9½"), with large margins.
A head and shoulders portrait of a young woman, wearing only a diaphanous wrap around her head, bearing a breast, probably by Pierre Paul Prud'hon. The English madrigal 'Fair Phyllis' by John Farmer (1599) tells the ribald story of a shepherdess and her lover.
[Ref: 62358] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Prud.hon, pinx.t. J. Neele sculp.t.
Published by C.M. Lean 1.st May 1828.
Stipple, printed in colours. 320 x 240mm (12½ x 9½"), with large margins.
A head and shoulders portrait of a young woman, wearing only a diaphanous wrap around her head, bearing a breast, probably by Pierre Paul Prud'hon. The English madrigal 'Fair Phyllis' by John Farmer (1599) tells the ribald story of a shepherdess and her lover.
[Ref: 62358] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Bowzebeus and Cicly, vide Gay's Sixth Pastoral of the Flights. [&] Hobnelia and Lubberkin. Vide Gays Fourth Pastoral of the Spell.
Painted by J. Northcote.
London Publish'd September 30:th 1786 by J.R. Smith N.º 83 Oxford Street.
Pair of stipples, 'Bouzebeus' printed in brown. Sheets 400 x 345mm (15¾ x 13½"). Trimmed within plate, nicks in edges.
Two pastoral scenes, with young couples embracing.
[Ref: 62129] £450.00 view all images for this item
Painted by J. Northcote.
London Publish'd September 30:th 1786 by J.R. Smith N.º 83 Oxford Street.
Pair of stipples, 'Bouzebeus' printed in brown. Sheets 400 x 345mm (15¾ x 13½"). Trimmed within plate, nicks in edges.
Two pastoral scenes, with young couples embracing.
[Ref: 62129] £450.00 view all images for this item
Industry, attended by Patience and assisted by Perseverance, is crowned by Honour and rewarded with Plenty.
Angelica Kauufmann pinxit. G.S. et J.G. Facius sculpsurunt. John Boydell excudit 1779.
Published March 25.th 1779 by 1779 by John Boydell, Engraver, in Cheapside London.
Stipple, J. Whatman watermark. 430 x 310mm (17 x 12¼"), large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed within plate at bottom.
An oval scene of four allegorical figures: the male Honour holds a cornucopia in one hand and reach out the other to crown the female Industry with a wreath. Two more women, Patience and Perseverance, attend.
[Ref: 62363] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Angelica Kauufmann pinxit. G.S. et J.G. Facius sculpsurunt. John Boydell excudit 1779.
Published March 25.th 1779 by 1779 by John Boydell, Engraver, in Cheapside London.
Stipple, J. Whatman watermark. 430 x 310mm (17 x 12¼"), large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed within plate at bottom.
An oval scene of four allegorical figures: the male Honour holds a cornucopia in one hand and reach out the other to crown the female Industry with a wreath. Two more women, Patience and Perseverance, attend.
[Ref: 62363] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Jupiter, Junon et Mercure. Dessin de Dosso Dossi dse Ferrare. E. Museo Prauniano. N.º 35.
Mar. Cath. Prestel Sc. 1777.
[Nuremberg, c.1780.]
Aquatint with etching, Collectors Mark verso, printed in black and brown. 355 x 430mm (14 x 17"). Old ink mss. in margin lower left. Large margins left & right.
From 'Dessins des meilleurs peintres d'Italie, d'Allemagne et des Pays-Bas, du Cabinet de M. Paul de Praun à Nuremberg'.
[Ref: 62199] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Mar. Cath. Prestel Sc. 1777.
[Nuremberg, c.1780.]
Aquatint with etching, Collectors Mark verso, printed in black and brown. 355 x 430mm (14 x 17"). Old ink mss. in margin lower left. Large margins left & right.
From 'Dessins des meilleurs peintres d'Italie, d'Allemagne et des Pays-Bas, du Cabinet de M. Paul de Praun à Nuremberg'.
[Ref: 62199] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Divers Sujects d'Histoires, Saintes et Profanes. Inventez et gravez de Nouveau par J. Le Pautre Architecte et Dessinateur des Bâtimerns du Roy. Avec Privilege du Roy 1751. N.º 117.
A Paris rue Dauphine, chez Jombert, Librare du Roy.
Extract, 4to, 340 x 225mm (13¼ x 8¾"), very large margins; numbered engraved title and nine plates on five sheets, the complete set of plates from this section. 18th century watermark. A few nicks to edges of margin, occasional spotting.
The complete set of ten engravings of Jean Le Pautre's 'Divers Sujects d'Histoires, Saintes et Profanes', published as a section of Volume 3 of ''Oeuvres d'Architecture de Jean Le Pautre''.
[Ref: 62224] £480.00 view all images for this item
A Paris rue Dauphine, chez Jombert, Librare du Roy.
Extract, 4to, 340 x 225mm (13¼ x 8¾"), very large margins; numbered engraved title and nine plates on five sheets, the complete set of plates from this section. 18th century watermark. A few nicks to edges of margin, occasional spotting.
The complete set of ten engravings of Jean Le Pautre's 'Divers Sujects d'Histoires, Saintes et Profanes', published as a section of Volume 3 of ''Oeuvres d'Architecture de Jean Le Pautre''.
[Ref: 62224] £480.00 view all images for this item
M. Val Marziale. Fedelmente Tradutto in Italiano da Giuspanio Graglia Tomo.I.
G.B. Cipriani Del.t F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t
Pubd. as the Act dizects 14 th December 1783. by G. Graglia London.
Etching with engraving. 210 x 135mm (8¼ x 5¼"). Small margins.
A satyr seated playing Pan's flute before a bust of Martial (poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, c.40-c.104AD). The engraved title of 'Tutti gli Epigrammi di M. Val Marziale, fedelmente trasportati in italiano da Giuspanio Graglia Torinese'.
De Vesme: 1744; ii/iii.
[Ref: 62162] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
G.B. Cipriani Del.t F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t
Pubd. as the Act dizects 14 th December 1783. by G. Graglia London.
Etching with engraving. 210 x 135mm (8¼ x 5¼"). Small margins.
A satyr seated playing Pan's flute before a bust of Martial (poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, c.40-c.104AD). The engraved title of 'Tutti gli Epigrammi di M. Val Marziale, fedelmente trasportati in italiano da Giuspanio Graglia Torinese'.
De Vesme: 1744; ii/iii.
[Ref: 62162] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Mazeppa Pursued by Wolves.]](jpegs/62174.jpg)
[Mazeppa Pursued by Wolves.]
J.S. [Sir James Stuart].
London, Published by Colnaghi, June 1821.
Lithograph on chine collé. 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), on large original backing sheet. Slight cockling of chine collé.
An illustration to Lord Byron's poem 'Mazeppa', published in 1819. The poem tells the story of Ivan Stepanovych Mazeppa (1640-1709) who, having been found having an affair with his count's wife, is strapped naked to the back of a horse which rides through the wilds of Eastern Europe.
[Ref: 62174] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J.S. [Sir James Stuart].
London, Published by Colnaghi, June 1821.
Lithograph on chine collé. 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), on large original backing sheet. Slight cockling of chine collé.
An illustration to Lord Byron's poem 'Mazeppa', published in 1819. The poem tells the story of Ivan Stepanovych Mazeppa (1640-1709) who, having been found having an affair with his count's wife, is strapped naked to the back of a horse which rides through the wilds of Eastern Europe.
[Ref: 62174] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Il Latte.] Unsway'd by Fashion's dull unseemly jest [... ]](jpegs/62303.jpg)
[Il Latte.] Unsway'd by Fashion's dull unseemly jest [... ] Vide Jerningham's Poem, Il Latte.
R. Westall R.A. inv. T. Cheesman, sculp. late Pupil to F. Bartolozzi R.A.
Published March 20, 1794, by J.F. Tomkins, New Bond Street, London.
Rare stipple. 385 x 290mm (15¼ x 11½"), with very large margins. Spotting and staining.
A very decorative oval scene of a mother breastfeeding.
[Ref: 62303] £320.00
R. Westall R.A. inv. T. Cheesman, sculp. late Pupil to F. Bartolozzi R.A.
Published March 20, 1794, by J.F. Tomkins, New Bond Street, London.
Rare stipple. 385 x 290mm (15¼ x 11½"), with very large margins. Spotting and staining.
A very decorative oval scene of a mother breastfeeding.
[Ref: 62303] £320.00
A Naiad. Ye green haired Nymphs...
G.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp. 1779.
Published according to Act of Parliament Oct 4. 1779 by F. Bartolozzi N.1 Bentinck St. Bewick St. Soho.
Stipple, printed in colours, faint 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾''), with large margins. Some creasing.
A naiad sits on the wall of a pool, one foot on an upturned urn, out of which water flows.
De Vesme 451.
[Ref: 62362] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
G.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp. 1779.
Published according to Act of Parliament Oct 4. 1779 by F. Bartolozzi N.1 Bentinck St. Bewick St. Soho.
Stipple, printed in colours, faint 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾''), with large margins. Some creasing.
A naiad sits on the wall of a pool, one foot on an upturned urn, out of which water flows.
De Vesme 451.
[Ref: 62362] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Dutch drinking scene.]](jpegs/62365.jpg)
[Dutch drinking scene.]
A. ostade [in plate, etched by David Deuchar.]
[n.d., c.1790.]
Etching. Sheet 205 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"). Trimmed within plate.
An interior drink scene. From Duchar's 'A Collection of Etchings after the Most Eminent Masters of the Dutch and Flemish Schools', which has plates dated from 1782-1803.
[Ref: 62365] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A. ostade [in plate, etched by David Deuchar.]
[n.d., c.1790.]
Etching. Sheet 205 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"). Trimmed within plate.
An interior drink scene. From Duchar's 'A Collection of Etchings after the Most Eminent Masters of the Dutch and Flemish Schools', which has plates dated from 1782-1803.
[Ref: 62365] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Ireland
Drawn by R.K. Porter. Engraved by W. Barnard.
Pub.d March 12, 1800, by W. Barnard, No. 1 Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy Square London.
Mezzotint, J. Whatman watermark. 440 x 390mm (19¼ x 15¼"), with large margins.
A figure representing Ireland as a barefoot young boy, sitting on a boulder outside a cottage with thick walls and thatched roof, hugging a sheepdog. One of four plates representing the four nations about to be joined by the Act of Union.
See ref: 62149 & 49978
[Ref: 62150] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by R.K. Porter. Engraved by W. Barnard.
Pub.d March 12, 1800, by W. Barnard, No. 1 Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy Square London.
Mezzotint, J. Whatman watermark. 440 x 390mm (19¼ x 15¼"), with large margins.
A figure representing Ireland as a barefoot young boy, sitting on a boulder outside a cottage with thick walls and thatched roof, hugging a sheepdog. One of four plates representing the four nations about to be joined by the Act of Union.
See ref: 62149 & 49978
[Ref: 62150] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Scotland.
Drawn by R.K. Porter. Engraved by W. Barnard.
Pub.d March 12, 1800, by W. Barnard, No. 1 Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy Square London.
Mezzotint, J. Whatman watermark 1800. 440 x 390mm (19¼ x 15¼"), with large margins. Crack in platemark.
A figure representing Scotland as a young boy in a kilt, walking up a hill in the wind, holding down his tam o' shanter. One of four plates representing the four nations about to be joined by the Act of Union.
See ref: 62150 & 49978
[Ref: 62149] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by R.K. Porter. Engraved by W. Barnard.
Pub.d March 12, 1800, by W. Barnard, No. 1 Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy Square London.
Mezzotint, J. Whatman watermark 1800. 440 x 390mm (19¼ x 15¼"), with large margins. Crack in platemark.
A figure representing Scotland as a young boy in a kilt, walking up a hill in the wind, holding down his tam o' shanter. One of four plates representing the four nations about to be joined by the Act of Union.
See ref: 62150 & 49978
[Ref: 62149] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Le Prissonnier.
Dessiné à Paris par Lautherbourg en 1763. Gravé à Bâle par AL Romanet en 1765.
AParis chez Buldet rue de Gesvres au Grand Coeur. à Bâle Chez Chr.t de Meckel.
Scarce etching with engraving. Sheet 260 x 340mm (10¼ x 13½"). Trimmed within plate.
The interior of a prison cell with prisoner sitting in shackles, hands tied to a post, watched by three soldiers.
[Ref: 62117] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Dessiné à Paris par Lautherbourg en 1763. Gravé à Bâle par AL Romanet en 1765.
AParis chez Buldet rue de Gesvres au Grand Coeur. à Bâle Chez Chr.t de Meckel.
Scarce etching with engraving. Sheet 260 x 340mm (10¼ x 13½"). Trimmed within plate.
The interior of a prison cell with prisoner sitting in shackles, hands tied to a post, watched by three soldiers.
[Ref: 62117] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
The Death of Procris (vide Ovid). This plate from an Original Picture by Angelica Kauffman, is dedicated to Joshua Readshaw Esq.r by his much obliged & obedient Servant Thomas Fielding.
Angelica Kauffman R.A. Pinx.t. Tho.s Fielding (Pupil of the late W.Wynne Ryland) Sculp.t.
[London. Published Jan.y 1st 1784 for the Proprietor T.Fielding No.8 Wormwood Street, and W.Palmer No 150 Strand.]
Stipple. 370 x 315mm (14½ x 12¼"). Trimmed to plate top and bottom.
Cephalus accidentally kills his wife with an arrow.
[Ref: 62148] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Angelica Kauffman R.A. Pinx.t. Tho.s Fielding (Pupil of the late W.Wynne Ryland) Sculp.t.
[London. Published Jan.y 1st 1784 for the Proprietor T.Fielding No.8 Wormwood Street, and W.Palmer No 150 Strand.]
Stipple. 370 x 315mm (14½ x 12¼"). Trimmed to plate top and bottom.
Cephalus accidentally kills his wife with an arrow.
[Ref: 62148] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Frontespizio della Istoria Romana incisa all'acqua Forte, da Bartolomeo Pinelli Romano 1818. In mezzo alle rovine del Foro, Roma mi apparve nella sua maestrosa dignità, e grandezza.
Pinelli inv. e inc.
[Rome, 1819.]
Etching. 315 x 425mm (12½ x 16¾"), with large margins.
The artist, Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835), stands in the Roman Forum, with a figure of Rome holding a shield decorated with Romulus and Remus sucking the she-wolf. This was the frontispiece to Pinelli's series of 100 plates illustrating the the history of Republican Rome, as told in Charles Rollin's 'Istoria Romana'.
[Ref: 62145] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Pinelli inv. e inc.
[Rome, 1819.]
Etching. 315 x 425mm (12½ x 16¾"), with large margins.
The artist, Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835), stands in the Roman Forum, with a figure of Rome holding a shield decorated with Romulus and Remus sucking the she-wolf. This was the frontispiece to Pinelli's series of 100 plates illustrating the the history of Republican Rome, as told in Charles Rollin's 'Istoria Romana'.
[Ref: 62145] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sculpture head.]](jpegs/62404.jpg)
[Sculpture head.]
H. Howard, A. delin. W. Skelton Sculpsit.
[n.d., 1809.]
Engraving with etching, printed in dark brown ink. 330 x 235mm (13 x 9¼"), with very large margins.
From 'Specimens of Antique Sculptures, Ægyptyan, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman: selected from different collections in Great Britain'
[Ref: 62404] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
H. Howard, A. delin. W. Skelton Sculpsit.
[n.d., 1809.]
Engraving with etching, printed in dark brown ink. 330 x 235mm (13 x 9¼"), with very large margins.
From 'Specimens of Antique Sculptures, Ægyptyan, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman: selected from different collections in Great Britain'
[Ref: 62404] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Set design] Scena D'Invenzione e Disegno del Cavalier Bibiena rappresentante Sala Reale.](jpegs/62140.jpg)
[Set design] Scena D'Invenzione e Disegno del Cavalier Bibiena rappresentante Sala Reale.
J.G. Bibiena inven: et delin: A.O. [Ambroglio Orio] sculp.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving. 355 x 500 (14 x 19¾"), very large margins. Central fold as normal. Foxing in margin.
A set design for an immense Baroque 'Royal Hall', with colonades and archways. Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1696-1757) of Palma was 'First Theatrical Engineer' at the Viennese court of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and his daughter Maria Theresa from 1723-47, organising festivities including the Maria's wedding, and designing sets for theatrics. In 1753 he moved to the court of Frederick the Great in Berlin.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62140] £420.00
J.G. Bibiena inven: et delin: A.O. [Ambroglio Orio] sculp.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving. 355 x 500 (14 x 19¾"), very large margins. Central fold as normal. Foxing in margin.
A set design for an immense Baroque 'Royal Hall', with colonades and archways. Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1696-1757) of Palma was 'First Theatrical Engineer' at the Viennese court of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and his daughter Maria Theresa from 1723-47, organising festivities including the Maria's wedding, and designing sets for theatrics. In 1753 he moved to the court of Frederick the Great in Berlin.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62140] £420.00
![[Theatre set] Interno della Cittá di Babilonia.](jpegs/62138.jpg)
[Theatre set] Interno della Cittá di Babilonia.
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Martinelli dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 3905mm (12½ x 15½").
A theatre set for a play set in Babylon, looking from the interior of a temple to ziggurats Published in Antonio Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62138] £320.00
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Martinelli dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 3905mm (12½ x 15½").
A theatre set for a play set in Babylon, looking from the interior of a temple to ziggurats Published in Antonio Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62138] £320.00
![[Theatre set] Fabbriche Sotteranee dell' India.](jpegs/62137.jpg)
[Theatre set] Fabbriche Sotteranee dell' India.
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Landri dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 3905mm (12½ x 15½"), with very large margins.
A theatre set for a play set in India, with a vaulted chamber with a vast staircase leading up to a massive doorway and the sky. Published in Antonio Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62137] £320.00
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Landri dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 3905mm (12½ x 15½"), with very large margins.
A theatre set for a play set in India, with a vaulted chamber with a vast staircase leading up to a massive doorway and the sky. Published in Antonio Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62137] £320.00
![[Theatre set] Cittá di Tebe in Beozia.](jpegs/62135.jpg)
[Theatre set] Cittá di Tebe in Beozia.
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Basoli dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 385mm (12½ x 15¼"), with very large margins. Creasing on right, hole in margin near bottom plate mark filled.
A theatre set for a play set in the city of Thebes in Boeotia, published in Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62135] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A.Basoli inv e dip. L. Basoli dis. L. e F. Basoli inc.
[Italy, 1821.]
Scarce aquatint with line engraving, printed in brown. 315 x 385mm (12½ x 15¼"), with very large margins. Creasing on right, hole in margin near bottom plate mark filled.
A theatre set for a play set in the city of Thebes in Boeotia, published in Basoli's 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali', 1821.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62135] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Theseus Finding his Fathers Sword & Sandals (vide Plutarch). This plate from an Original Picture by Angelica Kauffman, is dedicated to Godfrey Thornton Esq.r by his much obliged & obedient Servant Thomas Fielding.
Angelica Kauffman R.A. Pinx.t. Tho.s Fielding (Pupil of the late W. Wynne Ryland) Sculp.t.
[London. Published Jan.y 1st 1784 for the Proprietor T.Fielding No.8 Wormwood Street, and W.Palmer No 150 Strand.]
Stipple. 370 x 310mm (14½ x 12¼"). Trimmed to plate at bottom. Small margins.
Theseus discovers the sandals and sword left by his father, Aegeus, enabling him to claim his birthright. A state with the publication line removed.
[Ref: 62147] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Angelica Kauffman R.A. Pinx.t. Tho.s Fielding (Pupil of the late W. Wynne Ryland) Sculp.t.
[London. Published Jan.y 1st 1784 for the Proprietor T.Fielding No.8 Wormwood Street, and W.Palmer No 150 Strand.]
Stipple. 370 x 310mm (14½ x 12¼"). Trimmed to plate at bottom. Small margins.
Theseus discovers the sandals and sword left by his father, Aegeus, enabling him to claim his birthright. A state with the publication line removed.
[Ref: 62147] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
The Story of Uncle Sam. Page 104.
G. Millar sc. Edin.r.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Steel engraving. Sheet 145 x 100mm (5¾ x 4"). Binding notches in right edge.
A woman in a sari listens to a man seated under trees. In the background are cupolas of Indian temples.
[Ref: 62515] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
G. Millar sc. Edin.r.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Steel engraving. Sheet 145 x 100mm (5¾ x 4"). Binding notches in right edge.
A woman in a sari listens to a man seated under trees. In the background are cupolas of Indian temples.
[Ref: 62515] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![[Universal Magazine frontispiece] Music the fiercest Grief can charm / And Fate's severest Rage disarm [...] Pope.](jpegs/62380.jpg)
[Universal Magazine frontispiece] Music the fiercest Grief can charm / And Fate's severest Rage disarm [...] Pope.
[London: John Hinton, c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
A young couple sit in a formal garden, listing to a man playing the flute. In the foreground is a violin. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62380] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[London: John Hinton, c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
A young couple sit in a formal garden, listing to a man playing the flute. In the foreground is a violin. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62380] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[Universal Magazine frontispiece] Lo! Truth unveils the baseness of Mankind, / And in her Mirrour paints the Ugly Mind [...]](jpegs/62379.jpg)
[Universal Magazine frontispiece] Lo! Truth unveils the baseness of Mankind, / And in her Mirrour paints the Ugly Mind [...]
[London: John Hinton, c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
The naked figure of truth, with helmet and flaming sword, uses her shield to reflect the faces of men. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62379] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[London: John Hinton, c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
The naked figure of truth, with helmet and flaming sword, uses her shield to reflect the faces of men. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62379] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![[Collection of 12 titles and frontispieces] The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure [...] Vol VIII](jpegs/62366.jpg)
[Collection of 12 titles and frontispieces] The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure [...] Vol VIII [& XI, XIII, XIV, XVI, XXI, XXIII, XIV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII & XXIX.]
Published Monthly at the King's Arms in S.t Pauls Church Yard [& Newgate Street] London [John Hinton, n.d., 1751-2]
12 pairs of letterpress titles and engraved frontispieces. Sheets 205 x 255mm (8 x 10"). Ten pairs laid on album paper.
From an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62366] £600.00 view all images for this item
Published Monthly at the King's Arms in S.t Pauls Church Yard [& Newgate Street] London [John Hinton, n.d., 1751-2]
12 pairs of letterpress titles and engraved frontispieces. Sheets 205 x 255mm (8 x 10"). Ten pairs laid on album paper.
From an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62366] £600.00 view all images for this item
![2. [A vase with a scene of pagan devotion.]](jpegs/62307.jpg)
2. [A vase with a scene of pagan devotion.]
Polydorus de Caravagio I. Romae CAB [monogram of Cherubino Alberti].
[Rome, c.1592.]
Engraving. 240 x 160mm (9½ x 6¼"). Small margins. Mounted in album paper at edges.
One of ten numbered plates after Polidoro da Caravaggio, derived from a series that had been painted by Polidoro above the first floor windows of the Palazzo Milesi in the via della Maschera d'Oro in Rome.
BM: 1874,0808.562. B.162
[Ref: 62307] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Polydorus de Caravagio I. Romae CAB [monogram of Cherubino Alberti].
[Rome, c.1592.]
Engraving. 240 x 160mm (9½ x 6¼"). Small margins. Mounted in album paper at edges.
One of ten numbered plates after Polidoro da Caravaggio, derived from a series that had been painted by Polidoro above the first floor windows of the Palazzo Milesi in the via della Maschera d'Oro in Rome.
BM: 1874,0808.562. B.162
[Ref: 62307] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[A Roman soldier fighting one of Hannibal's elephants in an arena] Annibal in bello captos confligere cogit [...]](jpegs/62441.jpg)
[A Roman soldier fighting one of Hannibal's elephants in an arena] Annibal in bello captos confligere cogit [...]
Joan. Stradanus invent. Car. de Mallory Sculp.
Phl's Galle excud. [Antwerp, 1577-c.1596].
Engraving. Sheet 195 x 260mm (7¾ x 10"). Trimmed to image on three sides, mounted on album paper at corners.
A soldier slices off the trunk of an elephant with his sword. The arena floor is filled with dead soldiers. From'Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnæ Bestiariorum: & mutuæ Bestiarum', a book depicting battles between man & beast and between beasts, drawn by Jan van der Straet (1523-1605, a Flemish painter working in Florence. The verse was written by Cornelis Kiliaan (1528-1607) of Duffel, poet and lexicographer, author of an important Dutch-Latin dictionary, 'Dictionarium Teutonico-Latinum', 1574. The 'Venationes' was first issued in 1577, when van der Staet met Philips Galle in Antwerp. The original series had no plate numbers, but these were added as the series was expanded in 1596. This example has no plate number but has had the original 1577 date removed.
[Ref: 62441] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Joan. Stradanus invent. Car. de Mallory Sculp.
Phl's Galle excud. [Antwerp, 1577-c.1596].
Engraving. Sheet 195 x 260mm (7¾ x 10"). Trimmed to image on three sides, mounted on album paper at corners.
A soldier slices off the trunk of an elephant with his sword. The arena floor is filled with dead soldiers. From'Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnæ Bestiariorum: & mutuæ Bestiarum', a book depicting battles between man & beast and between beasts, drawn by Jan van der Straet (1523-1605, a Flemish painter working in Florence. The verse was written by Cornelis Kiliaan (1528-1607) of Duffel, poet and lexicographer, author of an important Dutch-Latin dictionary, 'Dictionarium Teutonico-Latinum', 1574. The 'Venationes' was first issued in 1577, when van der Staet met Philips Galle in Antwerp. The original series had no plate numbers, but these were added as the series was expanded in 1596. This example has no plate number but has had the original 1577 date removed.
[Ref: 62441] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[A leopard caught and tamed by King Arsaces] Magnus Parthorum maculis Rex versicolorem / Venatu nactus Pantheram, ornare monuli...](jpegs/62439.jpg)
[A leopard caught and tamed by King Arsaces] Magnus Parthorum maculis Rex versicolorem / Venatu nactus Pantheram, ornare monuli...
Joan. Stradanus invent. Joan. Collaert sculp.
Phl's Galle excud. [Antwerp, 1577-c.1596.]
Engraving. 200 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"),. Trimmed to plate, mounted on album paper at corners
A Parthian king petting the head of a leopard wearing collar and chain. A plate from 'Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnæ Bestiariorum: & mutuæ Bestiarum', a book depicting battles between man & beast and between beasts, drawn by Jan van der Straet (1523-1605, a Flemish painter working in Florence. The verse was written by Cornelis Kiliaan (1528-1607) of Duffel, poet and lexicographer, author of an important Dutch-Latin dictionary, 'Dictionarium Teutonico-Latinum', 1574. The 'Venationes' was first issued in 1577, when van der Staet met Philips Galle in Antwerp. The original series had no plate numbers, but these were added as the series was expanded in 1596. This example has no plate number but has the date 1577 removed.
[Ref: 62439] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Joan. Stradanus invent. Joan. Collaert sculp.
Phl's Galle excud. [Antwerp, 1577-c.1596.]
Engraving. 200 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"),. Trimmed to plate, mounted on album paper at corners
A Parthian king petting the head of a leopard wearing collar and chain. A plate from 'Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnæ Bestiariorum: & mutuæ Bestiarum', a book depicting battles between man & beast and between beasts, drawn by Jan van der Straet (1523-1605, a Flemish painter working in Florence. The verse was written by Cornelis Kiliaan (1528-1607) of Duffel, poet and lexicographer, author of an important Dutch-Latin dictionary, 'Dictionarium Teutonico-Latinum', 1574. The 'Venationes' was first issued in 1577, when van der Staet met Philips Galle in Antwerp. The original series had no plate numbers, but these were added as the series was expanded in 1596. This example has no plate number but has the date 1577 removed.
[Ref: 62439] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Emperor Commodus killing a leopard] Pensilis è cavea Tigris rabiosa theatri...](jpegs/62438.jpg)
[Emperor Commodus killing a leopard] Pensilis è cavea Tigris rabiosa theatri...
Joan. Stradanus invent.
Phl's Galle excud. [Antwerp, 1577-c.1596].
Engraving. 200 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"). Trimmed to plate, mounted on album paper at corners, stains.
A leopard leaves its cage to leap at an unarmed man. Commodus fires an arrow from the stand, hitting the animal. Commodus (161-192AD, joint emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177-180, then sole emperor until his death) often entered the arena: Dio records that he once killed a hundred lions in a single day. A plate from 'Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnæ Bestiariorum: & mutuæ Bestiarum', a book depicting battles between man & beast and between beasts, drawn by Jan van der Straet (1523-1605, a Flemish painter working in Florence. The verse was written by Cornelis Kiliaan (1528-1607) of Duffel, poet and lexicographer, author of an important Dutch-Latin dictionary, 'Dictionarium Teutonico-Latinum', 1574. The 'Venationes' was first issued in 1577, when van der Staet met Philips Galle in Antwerp. The original series had no plate numbers, but these were added as the series was expanded in 1596. This example has no plate number but has the original 1577 date removed.
[Ref: 62438] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Joan. Stradanus invent.
Phl's Galle excud. [Antwerp, 1577-c.1596].
Engraving. 200 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"). Trimmed to plate, mounted on album paper at corners, stains.
A leopard leaves its cage to leap at an unarmed man. Commodus fires an arrow from the stand, hitting the animal. Commodus (161-192AD, joint emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177-180, then sole emperor until his death) often entered the arena: Dio records that he once killed a hundred lions in a single day. A plate from 'Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnæ Bestiariorum: & mutuæ Bestiarum', a book depicting battles between man & beast and between beasts, drawn by Jan van der Straet (1523-1605, a Flemish painter working in Florence. The verse was written by Cornelis Kiliaan (1528-1607) of Duffel, poet and lexicographer, author of an important Dutch-Latin dictionary, 'Dictionarium Teutonico-Latinum', 1574. The 'Venationes' was first issued in 1577, when van der Staet met Philips Galle in Antwerp. The original series had no plate numbers, but these were added as the series was expanded in 1596. This example has no plate number but has the original 1577 date removed.
[Ref: 62438] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Attilius Regulus fighting a giant African serpent] Attilius consul Romanus, Regulus, arcu [...]](jpegs/62440.jpg)
[Attilius Regulus fighting a giant African serpent] Attilius consul Romanus, Regulus, arcu [...]
Joan. Stradanus invent. Car. de Mallory Sculp.
Phl's Galle excud. [Antwerp, 1577-c.1596].
Engraving. Sheet 200 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"). Trimmed to printed border, mounted on album paper at corners.
Roman troops surround a dragon, peppering it with arrows. From'Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnæ Bestiariorum: & mutuæ Bestiarum', a book depicting battles between man & beast and between beasts, drawn by Jan van der Straet (1523-1605, a Flemish painter working in Florence. The verse was written by Cornelis Kiliaan (1528-1607) of Duffel, poet and lexicographer, author of an important Dutch-Latin dictionary, 'Dictionarium Teutonico-Latinum', 1574. The 'Venationes' was first issued in 1577, when van der Staet met Philips Galle in Antwerp. The original series had no plate numbers, but these were added as the series was expanded in 1596. This example has no plate number but has had the original 1577 date removed.
[Ref: 62440] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Joan. Stradanus invent. Car. de Mallory Sculp.
Phl's Galle excud. [Antwerp, 1577-c.1596].
Engraving. Sheet 200 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"). Trimmed to printed border, mounted on album paper at corners.
Roman troops surround a dragon, peppering it with arrows. From'Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnæ Bestiariorum: & mutuæ Bestiarum', a book depicting battles between man & beast and between beasts, drawn by Jan van der Straet (1523-1605, a Flemish painter working in Florence. The verse was written by Cornelis Kiliaan (1528-1607) of Duffel, poet and lexicographer, author of an important Dutch-Latin dictionary, 'Dictionarium Teutonico-Latinum', 1574. The 'Venationes' was first issued in 1577, when van der Staet met Philips Galle in Antwerp. The original series had no plate numbers, but these were added as the series was expanded in 1596. This example has no plate number but has had the original 1577 date removed.
[Ref: 62440] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Twelve Months of the Year]](jpegs/62413.jpg)
[Twelve Months of the Year] Genaro [&] Febraro [&] Marzo [&] Aprile [&] Maggio [&] Giuno [&] Luglio [&] Agosto [&] Settembre [&] Ottobre [&] Novembre [&] Decembre.
G. Zocchi inven. F. Bartolozzi incid.
appo Wagner Ven.a C.P.E.S. [n.d. c.1761]
Set of 12 etchings with engraving on laid paper. Plate 365 x 360mm (14¼ x 18"), with margins. Mounted on album support, some surface dirt, occasional spotting and browning and old handling creases.
Twelve rustic scenes representing the months, including scenes such as ice skating, masquerade, fishing, sheep shearing, gardening, dancing, swimming, harvesting, fruit picking, trapping, truffle hunting and butchering.
Ex collection of the property of the Stirlings of Keir, including books from the library of Sir William Stirling Maxwell.
[Ref: 62413] £2,600.00 view all images for this item
G. Zocchi inven. F. Bartolozzi incid.
appo Wagner Ven.a C.P.E.S. [n.d. c.1761]
Set of 12 etchings with engraving on laid paper. Plate 365 x 360mm (14¼ x 18"), with margins. Mounted on album support, some surface dirt, occasional spotting and browning and old handling creases.
Twelve rustic scenes representing the months, including scenes such as ice skating, masquerade, fishing, sheep shearing, gardening, dancing, swimming, harvesting, fruit picking, trapping, truffle hunting and butchering.
Ex collection of the property of the Stirlings of Keir, including books from the library of Sir William Stirling Maxwell.
[Ref: 62413] £2,600.00 view all images for this item