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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Auri vexavit nitidi nos fira cu,, pido, Nuc me paupertas premere vall,, de solet.
Gabriel Spizel inv et excud. Aug.Vinel.
[n.d. c.1750]
Fine & rare mezzotint printed in blue. Plate 230 x 180mm (9 x 7"), with large margins.
Alchemy print with lines in Latin and German. A man holds his head in alarm as his experiment makes sparks.
[Ref: 63094] £390.00
Gabriel Spizel inv et excud. Aug.Vinel.
[n.d. c.1750]
Fine & rare mezzotint printed in blue. Plate 230 x 180mm (9 x 7"), with large margins.
Alchemy print with lines in Latin and German. A man holds his head in alarm as his experiment makes sparks.
[Ref: 63094] £390.00
The Comic Society.
G.Douw Pinxit. W.Pether Fecit.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 300 x 250mm (11¾ x 9¾")..
A group of travelling musicians, seen through an arched window, play a flute, hurdy-gurdy and tambourine, for a woman holding a pestle and mortar. One of the group reaches out to take payment.
CS: see pg. 995.
[Ref: 62731] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
G.Douw Pinxit. W.Pether Fecit.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 300 x 250mm (11¾ x 9¾")..
A group of travelling musicians, seen through an arched window, play a flute, hurdy-gurdy and tambourine, for a woman holding a pestle and mortar. One of the group reaches out to take payment.
CS: see pg. 995.
[Ref: 62731] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Dancing Nymphs.]](jpegs/62705.jpg)
[The Dancing Nymphs.]
P: V.p Werff pinx.t An.o 1717. Edv.s Fisher sculp.t Londini, 1776.
Publish'd Jan.y 13,,th 1777, & Sold by E,, Fisher, at the Golden Head, the South Side of Leicester Fields.
Fine mezzotint. 440 x 320mm (16½ x 12¼"), with large margins.
Two semi-naked nymphs dancing hand-in-hand, accompanied by a naked youth playing a flute. To the right is a herm. After a painting by Pieter van der Werff (1665-1722), now in Dulwich Picture Gallery. An example of the first state; for the second the publication line was erased, to be replaced by a separate inscription plate.
[Ref: 62705] £480.00
P: V.p Werff pinx.t An.o 1717. Edv.s Fisher sculp.t Londini, 1776.
Publish'd Jan.y 13,,th 1777, & Sold by E,, Fisher, at the Golden Head, the South Side of Leicester Fields.
Fine mezzotint. 440 x 320mm (16½ x 12¼"), with large margins.
Two semi-naked nymphs dancing hand-in-hand, accompanied by a naked youth playing a flute. To the right is a herm. After a painting by Pieter van der Werff (1665-1722), now in Dulwich Picture Gallery. An example of the first state; for the second the publication line was erased, to be replaced by a separate inscription plate.
[Ref: 62705] £480.00
Absalom's Submission to his father King David, for Pardon of the Assassination of his Brother Amnon, in Revenge of his having forced his Sister Tamar. 11 Sam: CHap 14. Ver:33.
Ferd,,s Boll Pinxit. J.G. Haid fecit. J. Boydell excudit.
Publish'd by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London. Aug,,t 20. 1766.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 510 x 360mm (20 x 14¼"). Some spotting in small margins.
King David forgives his third son, Absalom, who has returned after three years in exile, for the murder of his eldest son. Absalom later revolts against David and is killed.
[Ref: 63121] £680.00
Ferd,,s Boll Pinxit. J.G. Haid fecit. J. Boydell excudit.
Publish'd by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London. Aug,,t 20. 1766.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 510 x 360mm (20 x 14¼"). Some spotting in small margins.
King David forgives his third son, Absalom, who has returned after three years in exile, for the murder of his eldest son. Absalom later revolts against David and is killed.
[Ref: 63121] £680.00
![[Lazarus of Bethany.]](jpegs/63124.jpg)
[Lazarus of Bethany.] Pater, gratis ago tibi, quod me audieris. Ego vero sciebam me semper à te audiri; sed propter turbam circumstantem hoc dixi, ut credant me à te missum esse.
J.J. Haid et filius excud A.V. [Augsburg c.1760.]
Rare mezzotint. 395 x 305mm (15½ x 12"), large margins. Some creasing, tiny worm hole in image.
Jesus prays to God to raise Lazarus from the grave, ''so that they might believe that I was sent to you''. Two hands lift up from the tomb. To the right is a crowd of Jewish mourners, including a black woman.
[Ref: 63124] £360.00
J.J. Haid et filius excud A.V. [Augsburg c.1760.]
Rare mezzotint. 395 x 305mm (15½ x 12"), large margins. Some creasing, tiny worm hole in image.
Jesus prays to God to raise Lazarus from the grave, ''so that they might believe that I was sent to you''. Two hands lift up from the tomb. To the right is a crowd of Jewish mourners, including a black woman.
[Ref: 63124] £360.00
![[Still-Life with Lobster.]](jpegs/63169.jpg)
[Still-Life with Lobster.]
[Johann Balthasar Probst.]
[n.d., c.1700s.]
Very rare and fine hand-coloured mezzotint. 385 x 245mm (15¼ x 9¼"), on laid paper, 18th century watermark, with very large margins. Some time-staining, soiling, and handling creases.
Still life of a Lobster, a glass, a tankard and a magnifying glass.
[Ref: 63169] £950.00
[Johann Balthasar Probst.]
[n.d., c.1700s.]
Very rare and fine hand-coloured mezzotint. 385 x 245mm (15¼ x 9¼"), on laid paper, 18th century watermark, with very large margins. Some time-staining, soiling, and handling creases.
Still life of a Lobster, a glass, a tankard and a magnifying glass.
[Ref: 63169] £950.00
Rabbits.
Painted by G. Morland. Engraved by W.m Ward Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of York.
London Published Sept.r. 1806, by James Linnell, 2, Streatham Street, Charlotte Street, Bloomsbury.
Rare mezzotint. 330 x 370mm (13 x 14½"). Slight creasing at top right. Small margins.
Two rabbits, one black, the other white, on straw with a carrot.
Frankau: 234.
[Ref: 62742] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by G. Morland. Engraved by W.m Ward Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of York.
London Published Sept.r. 1806, by James Linnell, 2, Streatham Street, Charlotte Street, Bloomsbury.
Rare mezzotint. 330 x 370mm (13 x 14½"). Slight creasing at top right. Small margins.
Two rabbits, one black, the other white, on straw with a carrot.
Frankau: 234.
[Ref: 62742] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Sonate da Camera à Violino, è Violone, ò Cembalo Consecrate All: Ecc.mo Sig.r Duca Di Bedford &c. Da Nicola Cosimi Romano - opera prima.
Tempest Inv: Johannes Smith Anglius Fec: 1702.
In Londra. L'Anno 1702.
Scarce & fine mezzotint. 195 x 250 (7¾ x 9¾"). Narrow margins, laid on 18th century album paper.
A nude winged female, reclining on a cloud on the right, holds a trumpet and a shield with the coat of arms of the Duke of Bedford with the motto 'Che sara sara'. Beneath a monument are three cherubs: one holds a book and sings; another plays a violin; and a third plays a cello with a book of music on the ground before him. The frontispiece to a book of chamber music by Nicolo Cosimi (1660-1717), who worked for Wriothesley Russell (1680-1711), Duke of Bedford, in England 1701-5, dedicating this book to him.
[Ref: 62800] £380.00
Tempest Inv: Johannes Smith Anglius Fec: 1702.
In Londra. L'Anno 1702.
Scarce & fine mezzotint. 195 x 250 (7¾ x 9¾"). Narrow margins, laid on 18th century album paper.
A nude winged female, reclining on a cloud on the right, holds a trumpet and a shield with the coat of arms of the Duke of Bedford with the motto 'Che sara sara'. Beneath a monument are three cherubs: one holds a book and sings; another plays a violin; and a third plays a cello with a book of music on the ground before him. The frontispiece to a book of chamber music by Nicolo Cosimi (1660-1717), who worked for Wriothesley Russell (1680-1711), Duke of Bedford, in England 1701-5, dedicating this book to him.
[Ref: 62800] £380.00