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Boar Hunting. In his Majesty's Collection at the Royal Apartments Windsor Castle.
Snyders Pinxit. Josiah Boydell delin.t. Gabriel Smith, Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 2.d 1782 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside, London.
Etching with engraving, printed in colours. 485 x 620mm (19 x 24½"), with large margins. Laid on board. Some foxing top of outside margin.
A dramatic image showing a pack of dogs bringing down a boar, after a painting by Frans Snyders (1579-1657) dated 1653. Bought by Charles II, it is now in the Public Dining Room, Hampton Court Palace. Gabriel Smith engraved the plate from a preparatory drawing by John Boydell's nephew, Josiah, three years before he became a partner in the family firm.
See Royal Collection RCIN 405557.
[Ref: 62660] £360.00
Snyders Pinxit. Josiah Boydell delin.t. Gabriel Smith, Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 2.d 1782 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside, London.
Etching with engraving, printed in colours. 485 x 620mm (19 x 24½"), with large margins. Laid on board. Some foxing top of outside margin.
A dramatic image showing a pack of dogs bringing down a boar, after a painting by Frans Snyders (1579-1657) dated 1653. Bought by Charles II, it is now in the Public Dining Room, Hampton Court Palace. Gabriel Smith engraved the plate from a preparatory drawing by John Boydell's nephew, Josiah, three years before he became a partner in the family firm.
See Royal Collection RCIN 405557.
[Ref: 62660] £360.00
![[Patience.]](jpegs/63082.jpg)
[Patience.]
HD 1922. [Herbert Dicksee.]
Published at 8 Clare Street, Bristol by Frost & Reed Printsellers of Bristol & London 1922. Copyright 1922, by Frost & Reed Ltd, in the United States of America.
Etching on vellum, signed by the artist, Printsellers' Association blindstamps. 395 x 650mm (15½ x 25½"), very large margins. Mint.
A deerhound and a terrier waiting, exhibited Royal Academy in 1923.
Provenance: From the Descendants of Herbert Dicksee.
[Ref: 63082] £1,500.00
HD 1922. [Herbert Dicksee.]
Published at 8 Clare Street, Bristol by Frost & Reed Printsellers of Bristol & London 1922. Copyright 1922, by Frost & Reed Ltd, in the United States of America.
Etching on vellum, signed by the artist, Printsellers' Association blindstamps. 395 x 650mm (15½ x 25½"), very large margins. Mint.
A deerhound and a terrier waiting, exhibited Royal Academy in 1923.
Provenance: From the Descendants of Herbert Dicksee.
[Ref: 63082] £1,500.00
![[Mallards.]](jpegs/63131.jpg)
[Mallards.]
[n.d., c.1800.]
Scarce aquatint, printed in colours and hand finished. 335 x 500mm (13¼ x 19¾"), on Whatman paper. Repaired tear, several small holes.
A very fine colour image showing three Mallard drakes and two ducks in a rural landscape.
[Ref: 63131] £490.00
[n.d., c.1800.]
Scarce aquatint, printed in colours and hand finished. 335 x 500mm (13¼ x 19¾"), on Whatman paper. Repaired tear, several small holes.
A very fine colour image showing three Mallard drakes and two ducks in a rural landscape.
[Ref: 63131] £490.00
Modish. A remarkable fine Fox Hound bred by Colonel Thornton, Modish was the Daughter of Merlin & Rival both which lineally discended from the celebrated Ackham's Old Conqueror.
S. Gilpin Pinx.t. Engraved by R. Pollard, Aqua.t by F. Jukes.
Published Feb.y 11, 1788 by S. Gilpin, Knightsbridge & R. Pollard, No 15. Braynes Row, Spa Fields, London.
Rare coloured aquatint with engraving, fine colour. Framed, sight size 440 x 550mm (17¼ x 21¾"). Unexamined out of frame.
A fox hound bitch with litter. The dog's owner, Colonel Thomas Thornton (1757 - 1823), was a Yorkshire sportsman who wrote 'A sporting tour through the northern parts of England', 1804; and 'A sporting tour through various parts of France in the year 1802', 1806.
[Ref: 63269] £520.00
S. Gilpin Pinx.t. Engraved by R. Pollard, Aqua.t by F. Jukes.
Published Feb.y 11, 1788 by S. Gilpin, Knightsbridge & R. Pollard, No 15. Braynes Row, Spa Fields, London.
Rare coloured aquatint with engraving, fine colour. Framed, sight size 440 x 550mm (17¼ x 21¾"). Unexamined out of frame.
A fox hound bitch with litter. The dog's owner, Colonel Thomas Thornton (1757 - 1823), was a Yorkshire sportsman who wrote 'A sporting tour through the northern parts of England', 1804; and 'A sporting tour through various parts of France in the year 1802', 1806.
[Ref: 63269] £520.00
An Alderney Ox. From the Stock at Wobern Abbey. Bred by Thomas Crook Esq.r of Tytherton Wiltshire.
London. Pub. April 1.st 1803 by G. Garrard at the Agricultural Museum 28 George S.t Hanover Squ.r.
Engraving with fine hand colour. 320 x 400mm (12½ x 15¾"), on Whatman paper, very large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed close to plate at bottom.
The Alderney breed of dairy cattle are now extinct in the pure form. George Garrard (1760 - 1826) was an animal painter who turned his attention to the making of casts and models of many subjects, but mainly of domestic animals. He was sponsored by the fifth Duke of Bedford, who was the first president of the Smithfield Club (founded I798), and by the third Earl of Egremont, as well as by other members of the Board of Agriculture. Garrard called his house in Hanover Square, London, 'The Agricultural Museum,' and from there he sold his paintings, engraving and models. Issued with original colour like this, Garrard's Cows cost 5 shillings each.
[Ref: 62998] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
London. Pub. April 1.st 1803 by G. Garrard at the Agricultural Museum 28 George S.t Hanover Squ.r.
Engraving with fine hand colour. 320 x 400mm (12½ x 15¾"), on Whatman paper, very large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed close to plate at bottom.
The Alderney breed of dairy cattle are now extinct in the pure form. George Garrard (1760 - 1826) was an animal painter who turned his attention to the making of casts and models of many subjects, but mainly of domestic animals. He was sponsored by the fifth Duke of Bedford, who was the first president of the Smithfield Club (founded I798), and by the third Earl of Egremont, as well as by other members of the Board of Agriculture. Garrard called his house in Hanover Square, London, 'The Agricultural Museum,' and from there he sold his paintings, engraving and models. Issued with original colour like this, Garrard's Cows cost 5 shillings each.
[Ref: 62998] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
A Buffalo Cow.
London, Pub: July 20, 1805 by G. Garrard, Agricultural Museum, 28, George S.t Hanover Squ.r.
Engraving with fine hand colour. 375 x 490mm (14¾ x 19¼"). Trimmed close to plate top and left, right edge chipped.
George Garrard (1760 - 1826) was an animal painter who turned his attention to the making of casts and models of many subjects, but mainly of domestic animals. He was sponsored by the fifth Duke of Bedford, who was the first president of the Smithfield Club (founded I798), and by the third Earl of Egremont, as well as by other members of the Board of Agriculture. Garrard called his house in Hanover Square, London, 'The Agricultural Museum,' and from there he sold his paintings, engraving and models. Issued with original colour like this, Garrard's Cows cost 5 shillings each.
[Ref: 62999] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
London, Pub: July 20, 1805 by G. Garrard, Agricultural Museum, 28, George S.t Hanover Squ.r.
Engraving with fine hand colour. 375 x 490mm (14¾ x 19¼"). Trimmed close to plate top and left, right edge chipped.
George Garrard (1760 - 1826) was an animal painter who turned his attention to the making of casts and models of many subjects, but mainly of domestic animals. He was sponsored by the fifth Duke of Bedford, who was the first president of the Smithfield Club (founded I798), and by the third Earl of Egremont, as well as by other members of the Board of Agriculture. Garrard called his house in Hanover Square, London, 'The Agricultural Museum,' and from there he sold his paintings, engraving and models. Issued with original colour like this, Garrard's Cows cost 5 shillings each.
[Ref: 62999] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
A Devonshire Ox.
Pub. by G. Garrard, London. July 18.th 1799.
Engraving with fine hand colour. 340 x 405mm (13½ x 16"). Trimmed within plate on left, thread margins elsewhere.
A Devonshire ox, often called the Devon Ruby because of its rich tawny coat. George Garrard (1760 - 1826) was an animal painter who turned his attention to the making of casts and models of many subjects, but mainly of domestic animals. He was sponsored by the fifth Duke of Bedford, who was the first president of the Smithfield Club (founded I798), and by the third Earl of Egremont, as well as by other members of the Board of Agriculture. Garrard called his house in Hanover Square, London, 'The Agricultural Museum,' and from there he sold his paintings, engraving and models. Issued with original colour like this, Garrard's Cows cost 5 shillings each.
[Ref: 62997] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Pub. by G. Garrard, London. July 18.th 1799.
Engraving with fine hand colour. 340 x 405mm (13½ x 16"). Trimmed within plate on left, thread margins elsewhere.
A Devonshire ox, often called the Devon Ruby because of its rich tawny coat. George Garrard (1760 - 1826) was an animal painter who turned his attention to the making of casts and models of many subjects, but mainly of domestic animals. He was sponsored by the fifth Duke of Bedford, who was the first president of the Smithfield Club (founded I798), and by the third Earl of Egremont, as well as by other members of the Board of Agriculture. Garrard called his house in Hanover Square, London, 'The Agricultural Museum,' and from there he sold his paintings, engraving and models. Issued with original colour like this, Garrard's Cows cost 5 shillings each.
[Ref: 62997] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Lion at Rest]](jpegs/63079.jpg)
[Lion at Rest]
HD. [Herbert Dicksee.]
[Bristol: Frost & Reed, 1915.]
Scarce & fine etching, signed by the artist in pencil. 190 x 490mm (7½ x 19¼"), with publisher's blind stamp, very large margins. Mint
Provenance: From the Descendants of Herbert Dicksee.
[Ref: 63079] £650.00
HD. [Herbert Dicksee.]
[Bristol: Frost & Reed, 1915.]
Scarce & fine etching, signed by the artist in pencil. 190 x 490mm (7½ x 19¼"), with publisher's blind stamp, very large margins. Mint
Provenance: From the Descendants of Herbert Dicksee.
[Ref: 63079] £650.00
![[26 plates from 'Lord’s entire new system of ornithology'.]](jpegs/62786.jpg)
[26 plates from 'Lord’s entire new system of ornithology'.]
[after Thomas Lord.]
[London: Thomas Lord, 1791-6.]
26 etchings with fine hand colour. Plates various sizes, c.300 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼"), all but one with very good margins. 'Dunlis' trimmed into plate at top, a few plates with a little spotting.
A collection of plates from ''Lord’s entire new system of ornithology; wonderful colour of this very scarce publication. Or oecumenical history, of British birds... The writing corrected, & embellish'd, by the Rev.d Dr. Dupree'', a series of 114 bird prints, which was published by subscription in 38 parts between 1791 until 1796. The plates, after drawings by Lord, showed the birds as close to actual size as possible. Unfortuately the series ground to a halt and few complete examples exist, with most lacking some or all of the last part. This collection includes six hawks, two owls, a woodpecker, magpie, goldfinch and plover.
[Ref: 62786] £3,200.00 view all images for this item
[after Thomas Lord.]
[London: Thomas Lord, 1791-6.]
26 etchings with fine hand colour. Plates various sizes, c.300 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼"), all but one with very good margins. 'Dunlis' trimmed into plate at top, a few plates with a little spotting.
A collection of plates from ''Lord’s entire new system of ornithology; wonderful colour of this very scarce publication. Or oecumenical history, of British birds... The writing corrected, & embellish'd, by the Rev.d Dr. Dupree'', a series of 114 bird prints, which was published by subscription in 38 parts between 1791 until 1796. The plates, after drawings by Lord, showed the birds as close to actual size as possible. Unfortuately the series ground to a halt and few complete examples exist, with most lacking some or all of the last part. This collection includes six hawks, two owls, a woodpecker, magpie, goldfinch and plover.
[Ref: 62786] £3,200.00 view all images for this item
![[Nearing Home.]](jpegs/63078.jpg)
[Nearing Home.]
HD. [Herbert Dicksee.]
[Bristol: Frost & Reed, 1901.]
Etching, proof on vellum, signed by the artist. 520 x 660mm (20½ x 26"), very large margins.
A shepherd and his dog, driving a flock of sheep along a country lane.
Provenance: From the Descendants of Herbert Dicksee.
[Ref: 63078] £490.00
HD. [Herbert Dicksee.]
[Bristol: Frost & Reed, 1901.]
Etching, proof on vellum, signed by the artist. 520 x 660mm (20½ x 26"), very large margins.
A shepherd and his dog, driving a flock of sheep along a country lane.
Provenance: From the Descendants of Herbert Dicksee.
[Ref: 63078] £490.00
![[Carrying Wool - Canterbury, New Zealand.] New Zealand Wool Team [ink mss.]](jpegs/63083.jpg)
[Carrying Wool - Canterbury, New Zealand.] New Zealand Wool Team [ink mss.]
HD. Herbert Dicksee [pencil signature.]
[n.d., c.1890.]
Etching, signed by the artist in pencil, remarque of a pair of kiwis. 315 x 500mm (12 x 19¾"), very large margins. Paper toned, glue stains in margins. Slight split in platemark bottom right.
A cart of wool bales pulled by oxen across a rugged landscape. One of Dicksee's earliest works.
Provenance: From the Descendants of Herbert Dicksee.
[Ref: 63083] £450.00
HD. Herbert Dicksee [pencil signature.]
[n.d., c.1890.]
Etching, signed by the artist in pencil, remarque of a pair of kiwis. 315 x 500mm (12 x 19¾"), very large margins. Paper toned, glue stains in margins. Slight split in platemark bottom right.
A cart of wool bales pulled by oxen across a rugged landscape. One of Dicksee's earliest works.
Provenance: From the Descendants of Herbert Dicksee.
[Ref: 63083] £450.00
The Celebrated Norfolk Coach Horse. The Property of M.r Theobald.
Drawn by H. W. Rogers. Lithographed by Dean & Munday.
[n.d., c.1835.]
Lithograph. Sheet 250 x 340mm (9¾ x 13½"). Trimmed close to image on three sides.
A horse standing in a stable yard, wearing tack.
[Ref: 63029] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by H. W. Rogers. Lithographed by Dean & Munday.
[n.d., c.1835.]
Lithograph. Sheet 250 x 340mm (9¾ x 13½"). Trimmed close to image on three sides.
A horse standing in a stable yard, wearing tack.
[Ref: 63029] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Primroses in a blue vase.]](jpegs/62641.jpg)
[Primroses in a blue vase.]
Hall Thorpe [pencil signature.]
Published by Hall Thorpe, London, Copyright USA 1922.
Woodcut, printed in colours, signed by the artist. Sheet 270 x 230mm (10¾ x 9"), large margins. Mount stain.
A brightly-coloured bowl of cowslips, printed in colours by John Hall Thorpe (1874-1947), an Australian artist whose woodcuts heavily influenced wallpaper design.
[Ref: 62641] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Hall Thorpe [pencil signature.]
Published by Hall Thorpe, London, Copyright USA 1922.
Woodcut, printed in colours, signed by the artist. Sheet 270 x 230mm (10¾ x 9"), large margins. Mount stain.
A brightly-coloured bowl of cowslips, printed in colours by John Hall Thorpe (1874-1947), an Australian artist whose woodcuts heavily influenced wallpaper design.
[Ref: 62641] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Pug] Mischief.](jpegs/63321.jpg)
[Pug] Mischief.
F. Sandys, pinxt. L. Flameng sculpt.
London. Published 20th June, 1876 by Messrs Ellis & White, 29, New Bond Street.
Etching on chine collé. 255 x 310mm (10 x 12¼"), with very large margins. Printseller's Association blind stamp in inscription area.
A pug rampaging through a knitting basket, with Chinese pot and furniture in background. Painted by Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys (1829-1904), a painter and wood engraver best known for his Pre-Raphaelite portrait of women. The pug ‘Mischief’ belonged to Murray Marks, an antique dealer in the Pre-Raphaelites’ circle.
[Ref: 63321] £320.00
F. Sandys, pinxt. L. Flameng sculpt.
London. Published 20th June, 1876 by Messrs Ellis & White, 29, New Bond Street.
Etching on chine collé. 255 x 310mm (10 x 12¼"), with very large margins. Printseller's Association blind stamp in inscription area.
A pug rampaging through a knitting basket, with Chinese pot and furniture in background. Painted by Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys (1829-1904), a painter and wood engraver best known for his Pre-Raphaelite portrait of women. The pug ‘Mischief’ belonged to Murray Marks, an antique dealer in the Pre-Raphaelites’ circle.
[Ref: 63321] £320.00
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)
![[Retriever and Mallard. ''Hard Hit''.]](jpegs/62657.jpg)
[Retriever and Mallard. ''Hard Hit''.] Copyright.
[Painted by George Earl. Engraved by Charles Tomkins.]
London Published Oct. 30th 1869, J. M,,cQueen 31 Great Marlborough Street, Regent Street, & 22 Rue De Dunkerque, Paris.
Mezzotint, proof before title and inscriptions publication line above image, printed on india, Printsellers' Association blindstamp, artist proof limited edition 100. 595 x 695mm (23½ x 27¼"). Trimmed to plate at top, tears on backing sheet.
A black retriever flushes a mallard out from rushes.
Printsellers' Association, dated 1871; See BM 2010,7081.6614 for lettered state.
[Ref: 62657] £380.00
[Painted by George Earl. Engraved by Charles Tomkins.]
London Published Oct. 30th 1869, J. M,,cQueen 31 Great Marlborough Street, Regent Street, & 22 Rue De Dunkerque, Paris.
Mezzotint, proof before title and inscriptions publication line above image, printed on india, Printsellers' Association blindstamp, artist proof limited edition 100. 595 x 695mm (23½ x 27¼"). Trimmed to plate at top, tears on backing sheet.
A black retriever flushes a mallard out from rushes.
Printsellers' Association, dated 1871; See BM 2010,7081.6614 for lettered state.
[Ref: 62657] £380.00
The Menagerie in the Tower.
[London: Tabart and Co., n.d., c.1808.]
Etching. Sheet 120 x 90mm (5 x 3½"). Trimmed and stuck onto album paper.
A view of the Menagerie in the Tower of London. Two men and two children gaze up at a tiger inside the menagerie. The Menagerie closed for good in 1835, with many remaining animals sold to other zoos or travelling circuses. The Lion Tower was later demolished.
[Ref: 63138] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Tabart and Co., n.d., c.1808.]
Etching. Sheet 120 x 90mm (5 x 3½"). Trimmed and stuck onto album paper.
A view of the Menagerie in the Tower of London. Two men and two children gaze up at a tiger inside the menagerie. The Menagerie closed for good in 1835, with many remaining animals sold to other zoos or travelling circuses. The Lion Tower was later demolished.
[Ref: 63138] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
![[Against the Wind and Open Sky.]](jpegs/63081.jpg)
[Against the Wind and Open Sky.]
Herbert Dicksee [signed in pencil].
[Published at 8 Clare Street, Bristol, by Frost & Reed, Printsellers of Bristol, Clifton & London, June 1st 1900.]
Etching, proof before letters, printed on vellum. 300 x 565mm (11¾ x 22¼").
Three horses drag a plough, led by a small boy.
Provenance: From the Descendants of Herbert Dicksee.
[Ref: 63081] £480.00
Herbert Dicksee [signed in pencil].
[Published at 8 Clare Street, Bristol, by Frost & Reed, Printsellers of Bristol, Clifton & London, June 1st 1900.]
Etching, proof before letters, printed on vellum. 300 x 565mm (11¾ x 22¼").
Three horses drag a plough, led by a small boy.
Provenance: From the Descendants of Herbert Dicksee.
[Ref: 63081] £480.00