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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Le Chat.
[French, n.d., c.1780.]
Coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 330 x 205mm (13 x 8"), very large margins.
Four cats on a roof, with an engraved-test description in French. Very fine feline image. From Buc'hoz's Natural History.
[Ref: 63754] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[French, n.d., c.1780.]
Coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 330 x 205mm (13 x 8"), very large margins.
Four cats on a roof, with an engraved-test description in French. Very fine feline image. From Buc'hoz's Natural History.
[Ref: 63754] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Cock.]](jpegs/63602.jpg)
[The Cock.]
F. Barlow pinxit. W. Hollar sculp.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. 135 x 195mm (5¼ x 7¾"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', showing a cock standing on one leg, two hens and six chicks.
Pennington 2128, only state.
[Ref: 63602] £320.00
F. Barlow pinxit. W. Hollar sculp.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. 135 x 195mm (5¼ x 7¾"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', showing a cock standing on one leg, two hens and six chicks.
Pennington 2128, only state.
[Ref: 63602] £320.00
![[Eight doves.]](jpegs/63596.jpg)
[Eight doves.]
F. Barlow delin. W.m Hollar fec.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching. 135 x 195mm (5¼ x 7¾"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin
Doves in a farmyard, a cot in the background, an untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species'.
Pennington 2125, first state of two.
[Ref: 63596] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
F. Barlow delin. W.m Hollar fec.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching. 135 x 195mm (5¼ x 7¾"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin
Doves in a farmyard, a cot in the background, an untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species'.
Pennington 2125, first state of two.
[Ref: 63596] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Nine Ducks.]](jpegs/63609.jpg)
[Nine Ducks.]
Barlow inv. Hollar fec.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. 145 x 195mm (5¾ x 7¾"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
Five ducks in a pool, two standing and one lying on the bank, and one in the air. An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species'.
Pennington 2143, first state of two.
[Ref: 63609] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Barlow inv. Hollar fec.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. 145 x 195mm (5¾ x 7¾"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
Five ducks in a pool, two standing and one lying on the bank, and one in the air. An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species'.
Pennington 2143, first state of two.
[Ref: 63609] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Elm, in Hyde Park.
[first word illegible] & on Zinc by Edward Hassell. Printed by C. Chabot, Zincographer, 7, Thavies Inn, Holborn.
Published by Pigot & Co Fleet St. London [n.d., c.1845].
Rare zincograph. Sheet 330 x 260mm (13 x 10¼"). Mounted in album paper.
An illustration of an ancient elm with a hollow trunk. Zincography is the same technique as lithography but using zinc rather than limestone.
[Ref: 63622] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[first word illegible] & on Zinc by Edward Hassell. Printed by C. Chabot, Zincographer, 7, Thavies Inn, Holborn.
Published by Pigot & Co Fleet St. London [n.d., c.1845].
Rare zincograph. Sheet 330 x 260mm (13 x 10¼"). Mounted in album paper.
An illustration of an ancient elm with a hollow trunk. Zincography is the same technique as lithography but using zinc rather than limestone.
[Ref: 63622] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Hawks and Owls.]](jpegs/63605.jpg)
[Hawks and Owls.]
[Etched by Wenceslaus Hollar after Francis Barlow]
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching. 140 x 195mm (5½ x 7¾"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
The interior of a mews, with a large owl with a weasle in its claws, a small owl on a tether and two hawks on a perch, one hooded. An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species'.
Pennington 2133, only state.
[Ref: 63605] £320.00
[Etched by Wenceslaus Hollar after Francis Barlow]
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching. 140 x 195mm (5½ x 7¾"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
The interior of a mews, with a large owl with a weasle in its claws, a small owl on a tether and two hawks on a perch, one hooded. An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species'.
Pennington 2133, only state.
[Ref: 63605] £320.00
![[Heron and cormarants.]](jpegs/63607.jpg)
[Heron and cormarants.]
[Etched by Hollar after Francis Barlow?]
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark 150 x 200mm (6 x 8"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
A heron standing in a river, with two cormorants (one eating a fish) and two swifts above. An untitled and unsigned plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', which was mostly etched by Wenceslaus Hollar after Francis Barlow.
Pennington 2139, only state.
[Ref: 63607] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Etched by Hollar after Francis Barlow?]
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark 150 x 200mm (6 x 8"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
A heron standing in a river, with two cormorants (one eating a fish) and two swifts above. An untitled and unsigned plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', which was mostly etched by Wenceslaus Hollar after Francis Barlow.
Pennington 2139, only state.
[Ref: 63607] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A View of the Principal Mountains throughout the World. With a Key Founded on Geometrical Admeasurements. [with] Key to the Plate of the Mountains.
T. Hulley Del.t. J.C. Stadler Sculp.t.
London, Published, April, 12. 1817 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand.
Aquatint and etching. 340 x 405mm (13½ x 16"). Key 325 x 425mm (12¾ x 16"), watermarked 'J Whatman Turkey Mill 1818'. Plate folded within platemark at sides, slight repaired tear in key. Key with folds.
An imaginary view looking up from a river towards increasingly high mountains as a comparison of altitudes, with St Paul's Cathedral, the Pyramids and St Peter's Basilica also shown. Two volcanos, Etna and Cotopaxi (Ecuador), smoke. At the back are five peaks of the Himalayas, the highest being Dhaulagiri (now only the seventh highest peak), with sheer sides tapering to points. Finding this plate with its key is rare.
[Ref: 63694] £450.00 view all images for this item
T. Hulley Del.t. J.C. Stadler Sculp.t.
London, Published, April, 12. 1817 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand.
Aquatint and etching. 340 x 405mm (13½ x 16"). Key 325 x 425mm (12¾ x 16"), watermarked 'J Whatman Turkey Mill 1818'. Plate folded within platemark at sides, slight repaired tear in key. Key with folds.
An imaginary view looking up from a river towards increasingly high mountains as a comparison of altitudes, with St Paul's Cathedral, the Pyramids and St Peter's Basilica also shown. Two volcanos, Etna and Cotopaxi (Ecuador), smoke. At the back are five peaks of the Himalayas, the highest being Dhaulagiri (now only the seventh highest peak), with sheer sides tapering to points. Finding this plate with its key is rare.
[Ref: 63694] £450.00 view all images for this item
![[Two Ostriches.]](jpegs/63606.jpg)
[Two Ostriches.]
F Barlow Invent. R. Gaywood fecit.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching. 175 x 205mm (7 x 8"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin, tape in top margin. Mark above platemark top centre.
Two ostriches standing before a pyramid, with three parrots in a fruit tree. An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', one of the few not etched by Wenceslaus Hollar.
Pennington 2137, only state.
[Ref: 63606] £320.00
F Barlow Invent. R. Gaywood fecit.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching. 175 x 205mm (7 x 8"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin, tape in top margin. Mark above platemark top centre.
Two ostriches standing before a pyramid, with three parrots in a fruit tree. An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', one of the few not etched by Wenceslaus Hollar.
Pennington 2137, only state.
[Ref: 63606] £320.00
![[Peacocks.]](jpegs/63604.jpg)
[Peacocks.]
Barlow pinxit. W. Hollar fec.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. 135 x 195mm (5¼ x 7¾"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', showing two cocks (one in full display), a hen and three chicks.
Pennington 2132, first state of two.
[Ref: 63604] £320.00
Barlow pinxit. W. Hollar fec.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. 135 x 195mm (5¼ x 7¾"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', showing two cocks (one in full display), a hen and three chicks.
Pennington 2132, first state of two.
[Ref: 63604] £320.00
![[Pheasants.]](jpegs/63603.jpg)
[Pheasants.]
F. Barlow pinxit. W. Hollar fecit.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. 150 x 210mm (6 x 8¼"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', showing a cock and two hens, one perching in a tree.
Pennington 2131, only state.
[Ref: 63603] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
F. Barlow pinxit. W. Hollar fecit.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. 150 x 210mm (6 x 8¼"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', showing a cock and two hens, one perching in a tree.
Pennington 2131, only state.
[Ref: 63603] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Two Swans.]](jpegs/63608.jpg)
[Two Swans.]
F. Barlow pin. W. Hollar fecit.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. 140 x 190mm (5½ x 7½"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', showing two swans with five swallows overhead.
Pennington 2141, first state of two.
[Ref: 63608] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
F. Barlow pin. W. Hollar fecit.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. 140 x 190mm (5½ x 7½"), with large margins. Stitch holes in left margin.
An untitled plate from the series 'Diversae avium species', showing two swans with five swallows overhead.
Pennington 2141, first state of two.
[Ref: 63608] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)