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Plan and Survey of Ascot Race Course, in the County of Berks; including the Rises and Fall; with Notes Referring to an Appendix; by W.m Kemp. To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty This Plate being No.4. of a Series of Surveys, of the Principal Race Courses in England Is respectfully dedicated by His most obedient Subject & Servant, W.m Kemp [facsimile signature.]
Davies sculp. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.e.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row, July, 1824.
Engraved map with hand colour, 210 x 255mm (8¼ x 10"), watermarked 'J Whatman 1823'. Folded as issued. Some light foxing.
A plan of Ascot Race Course with profiles of the elevations of each route.
[Ref: 63728] £120.00
Winter Sports in Canada. Moose-Hunting: Game in Sight. Moose-Hunting: The Return. - See Page 42.
The Illustrated London News. Jan 11, 1868.
Two wood engravings on one sheet. Sheet 415 x 290mm (16¼ x 11½"), watermarked 1867. Lacking text.
European hunters spotting their prey from a hide; and their return with their trophy head. Snow shoes are shown in both scenes.
[Ref: 63758] £50.00
(£60.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Cribb. The Champion of England 1811.
De Wilde Del.t. Warren Sculpt.
Publish'd Jany.. 1st,, 1812 by J. K. Nettleship 39 Arundel Street Strand.
Etching with engraving. 220 x 145mm (8¾ x 5¾"). Trimmed to platemark, mounted in album paper at edges.
Half-length portrait of English bare-knuckle boxer of Tom Cribb (1781-1848), On 10th December 1810, Cribb fought an American, former slave Tom Molineaux, at Shenington Hollow in Oxfordshire. Cribb beat Molineaux in 35 rounds and became World champion.
[Ref: 63771] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Plan and Survey of Doncaster Race Course; in the West Riding of Yorkshire; including the Rises and Fall; with Notes Referring to an Appendix; by W.m Kemp. To The Mayor and Corporation of The Town of Doncaster; This Plate, being No.5, of a Series of Surveys, of the Principal Race Courses in England; is most Respectfully Dedicated by Their most obed.t and very humble Servant, W.m Kemp [facsimile signature.]
Davies sculp. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d., 1824.]
Engraved map with hand colour, J. Whatman 1824 watermark; 215 x 280mm (8½ x 11"). Trimmed within plate, two vertical binding folds, as normal..
Doncaster Racecourse, South Yorkshire. It is one of the oldest establised centres for horse racing in Great Britain, with records of regular racing meetings going back to the 16th Century.
[Ref: 63729] £95.00
Plan and Survey of Egham Race Course; in the County of Surrey; with Notes Referring to an Appendix; by Wm. Kemp. To His Royal Highness The Duke of York; This Plate, being No.6 of a Series of Surveys, of the Principal Race Courses in England; is most Respectfully Dedicated, by His most obedient, and very humble Servant, [facsimile signature:] Wm. Kemp.
Davies sc. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.re.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1825.]
Engraved map with hand colour, 210 x 275mm (8¼ x 10½). Two vertical folds as published
Egham Racecourse was situated in Runnymede Meadows from 1734-1884 before the racing was moved to Kempton Park, due to large gangs of London pickpockets invading the Egham meetings.
[Ref: 63730] £80.00
[Dutch Sam and William Knowlesworthy] The Baker Kneading Sammy's Dough.
I.R. Cruikshank.
[Pub.d Dec.r 1814 by S. Knight] [but later impression with the publication line removed c. 1880.]
Coloured etching. 260 x 360mm (10¼ x 14¼"). Mounted in album paper.
A bare-knuckle fight between Jewish boxer Samuel Elias and Devonshire baker William Knowlesworthy (or Nosworthy), 8th December 1814. Nearly forty, Elias was persuaded into the ring again to fight a much against a much younger man. Despite the support of the East London Jewish community (whose wagers made Elias 4-1 favourite), he lost badly. This plate was found in an album compiled c.1880. BM Satires 12339, with George Cruikshank's name in mss.
[Ref: 63768] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
Riversdale Grenfell. Supplement to "The World."
"EMU" [Will Dyson]
Gill.t Whitehead & C.o L.td New Eltham. S.E. [Aug 24th 1910]
Chromolithograph, sheet 380 x 270mm (15 x 10½").
Full length caricature portrait of Riversdale Nonus Rivy Grenfell (1880-1914) wearing polo gear. All nine Grenfell brothers were accomplished polo players however 'Rivy' and his twin brother Francis (1880-1915) were regarded as the best in the family and were on the Ranelagh team that won the American Open and on the team Freebooters, alongside Leopold Christian Duncan Jenner and the Duke of Roxburghe, that won the Hurlingham Champion Cup.
[Ref: 63669] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Winning Post.
Lib. [Liborio Prosperi]. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Lith.
Vanity Fair Dec.r 8 1888.
Chromolithograph, unpublished sheet, mint. Sheet 405 x 555mm (15¾ x 21¾"), with extra-wide margins and without the usual centre fold.
Horse racing scene featuring Judge Clarke, Sir John Astley Bart with jockeys: J. Osborne, Tom Cannon, J. Watt, P. Webb, P. Barrett and G. Barrett, as labelled underneath.
[Ref: 63866] £190.00
(£228.00 incl.VAT)
The Winning Post.
Lib. [Liborio Prosperi]. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Lith.
Vanity Fair Dec.r 8 1888.
Chromolithograph, sheet 390 x 505mm (15¼ x 19¾"). Central fold as issued.
Horse racing scene featuring Judge Clarke, Sir John Astley Bart with jockeys: J. Osborne, Tom Cannon, J. Watt, P. Webb, P. Barrett and G. Barrett, as labelled underneath.
[Ref: 63794] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Ladies Cricket Club__ Matches to come. Punch's Pocket book for 1869.
C.K. [monogram of charles Keene]
[London: Bradbury, Evans & Co., 1869.]
Coloured etching, 120 x 305mm (4¾ x 12"). Folded as issued. Some time stains. Holes where previously bound.
An illustration depicting a nineteenth century ladies' cricket match. The match is in full swing and many other ladies sit watching attentively. Archery is happening in the background. This image appeared as the frontispiece to the 1869 edition of Punch's Pocket Book. Very early female cricket scene. One of a series of coloured etchings from Punch's Pocket Books, 184381, published by Bradbury Evans & Co.
[Ref: 63838] £290.00
(£348.00 incl.VAT)
M.r J.R. Mason. Supplement to "The World."
Spy [Sir Leslie Ward]
Gill.t Whitehead & C.o L.td New Eltham. S.E. [Published May 3, 1910.]
Rare chromolithograph, sheet 380 x 270mm (15 x 10½") large margins.
Full length caricature portrait of English amateur cricketer John Richard Jack Mason (18741958), who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club between 1893 and 1914, captaining the team between 1898 and 1902. He played for England in five Test matches on A. E. Stoddart's 189798 tour of Australia.
[Ref: 63668] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
Daniel Mendoza & Richard Humphreys. This Boxing Match took place at Doncaster Sep.r 29th 1790, on a Twenty four foot stage and was the third public contest between those two pugilists. It lasted for about an hour & five minutes & was decisive in favour of Mendoza.
Drawn by C.R. Ryley. Engraved by J. Grozer.
Publish'd as the Act directs by W. Richardson, York House, N.º 31, Strand [n.d., but printed later c. 1880]
Stipple with etching and hand colour. 275 x 355mm (10¾ x 14"). Trimmed to plate, mounted in album paper.
Daniel Mendoza (1763-1836), a Jewish boxer from Whitechapel, fighting a grudge match against Richard Humphreys, his former mentor, trainer and manager. This plate was found in an album compiled c.1880.
[Ref: 63621] £360.00
(£432.00 incl.VAT)
M.r Foster Powell. Drawn from the Life. N.º XXXVI.
Publish'd as the Act directs, by A. Hamilton Jun.r near St. John's Gate, Jan.y 1, 1774.
Engraving. Sheet 170 x 100mm (6¾ x 4"). Trimmed into plate, mounted in album paper edges.
Foster Powell (c.1734-1793), pedestrian whose great walks were undertaken for trifling wagers: in 1792 he walked again from Shoreditch to York Minster and back in 5 days 15¼ hours (135¼ hours), earning £10, said to be the largest fee he ever received. Powell died in poverty, having failed to benefit financially from his walks despite popular interest his athleticism aroused. From the 'Critical Review'.
[Ref: 63599] £90.00
(£108.00 incl.VAT)
A substitute for the Sea Side, or the Serpentine as it might be. Punch's Pocket book for 1858.
John Leech [in image]
[London: Bradbury, Evans & Co., 1858.]
Coloured etching, 120 x 305mm (4¾ x 12"). Folded as issued. Some time stains.
An illustration depicting a nineteenth century whimsical scene as a crowd of people are depicted enjoying seaside leisure activities; swimming, bathing and even building sand castles, though not at the seaside but instead at the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park, London. By John Leech (1817 - 1864), draughtsman on wood, comic illustrator, lithographer, etcher and painter; born at London. He contributed to 'Punch' between 1841-64, and also practised book illustration, including Dicken's 'Christmas Carol.'
[Ref: 63840] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
"Reggie" (Mr. R. H. Spooner.)
Spy [Sir Leslie Ward] Bemrose Dalziel Ltd., Watford & London.
Vanity Fair Supplement. [n.d. c.1906]
Chromolithograph, sheet 380 x 270mm (15 x 10½"), large margins.
Full length caricature portrait of Reginald Herbert Spooner (1880-1961) played for Lancashire, Marylebone and England. Educated at Marlborough College, he was Wisden cricketer of the year in 1905 and also played Rugby Union.
[Ref: 63667] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Plan and Survey of Stamford Race Course; in Lincolnshire; including the Rises and Falls; with Notes Referring to an Appendix; by W.m Kemp. To The R.t Hon.ble The Marquis of Exeter: This Plate, being No.7, of a Series of Surveys, of The Principal Race Courses in England; is most Respectfully Dedicated; by his most obed.t and very humble Servant, Wm. Kemp [facsimile signature.]
Davies sc. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Squ.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d., 1824.]
Engraved map with hand colour, 215 x 265mm (8½ x 10½"). Vertical binding folds as issued. Age spots.
A plan and survey of Stamford Race Course.
[Ref: 63731] £85.00
A Rather Fast Steeple Chase. M.r Punch's Pocket book 1864.
[John Leech]
[London: Bradbury, Evans & Co., 1864]
Coloured etching, sheet 125 x 315mm (5 x 12½"). Folded as issued. Title page loose.
Women riding side saddle jump over a stream, one has fallen in and is heading towards the bank. Illustration for Follies of the Year by John Leech, a series of coloured etchings from Punch's Pocket Books, 18441864, published by Bradbury Evans & Co. John Leech (1817 - 1864), draughtsman on wood, comic illustrator, lithographer, etcher and painter; born at London. He contributed to 'Punch' between 1841-64, and also practised book illustration, including Dicken's 'Christmas Carol.'
[Ref: 63853] £90.00
(£108.00 incl.VAT)
Swimming for ladies. Punch's Pocket book for 1860.
[John Leech]
[London: Bradbury, Evans & Co., 1860]
Coloured etching, sheet 125 x 225mm (5 x 8¾"). Folded as issued, lacking frontis.
A scene at a Victorian swimming pool. Fully clothed ladies swim, some holding onto ropes, one tethered with another woman holding the rope. Others stand around the pool. Illustration for Follies of the Year by John Leech, a series of coloured etchings from Punch's Pocket Books, 18441864, published by Bradbury Evans & Co. John Leech (1817 - 1864), draughtsman on wood, comic illustrator, lithographer, etcher and painter; born at London. He contributed to 'Punch' between 1841-64, and also practised book illustration, including Dicken's 'Christmas Carol.'
[Ref: 63852] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
Au Bois De Boulogne,
Guth [Jean Baptiste Guth]. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith.
Supplement To Vanity Fair June 3, 1897.
Chromolithograph, proof never bound, sheet 405 x 550mm (16 x 21½"). A few small tears in margins repaired with tape.
Lightly caricatured portraits of men and women with bicycles in a suburban Parisian park. They are: Princess Ghika (Aurélie de Soubiran (1820 1904)), Comtesse Liane de Pougy (Anne-Marie Chassaigne (1869-1950)), Caran d'Ache (Emmanuel Poiré (1858-1909)), La Belle Otero (Carolina Otéro (1868-1965)), Comtesse de Kersaint, Colonel Gibert, Baronne de Fleury, Duchesse (Herminie de La Brousse de Verteillac (1853-1926)) & Duc de Rohan (Alain Charles Louis de Rohan-Chabot (18441914)), Cleo de Merode (1875-1966), Comtesse Martel (Gyp) (Sibylle Aimée Marie-Antoinette Gabrielle de Riquetti de Mirabeau (18491932)), Princesse (Pauline de La Forest d'Armaillé (18511928)) & Prince de Broglie (Louis-Alphonse-Victor, 5th duc de Broglie(1846-1906)), Princesse de Sagan (?Jeanne Seillière (1839-1905)), Coquelin Cadet (Ernest Alexandre Honoré Coquelin (1848-1909)), Duchesse Doudeauville, Princesse Brancovan (Ralouka ('Rachel') Bibesco-Bassaraba (née Musurus) and Duc de Lesparre (?Armand de Gramont (1854-1931)).
[Ref: 63819] £220.00
(£264.00 incl.VAT)
Cycling in Hyde Park.
Hal Hurst. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith.
Supplement To Vanity Fair June, 11, 1896.
Chromolithograph, proof, no creases never bound; sheet 410 x 550mm (16¼ x 21¾"). Slight mount burn.
Lightly caricatured portraits of men and women with bicycles in London's Hyde Park. Including: M.r W.H Grenfell (William Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough (1855-1945), The Marchioness of Londonderry (Theresa Susey Helen (née Talbot) (1856-1919), M.rs Sanford (Constance Georgina Sandford (née Craven) (d.1946)), Lord William Nevill (18601939), The Countess of Minto (Mary Caroline Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (18581940), M.rs Adrian Hope (Laura E. R. Hope), Lady William Nevill (Luisa Maria Carmen del Campo Mello (Mabel Murietta) (c. 1864-1951)), M.rs W.H. Grenfell (Ethel Anne Priscilla Grenfell, Baroness Desborough (née Fane) (18671952)), Lady Griffin (Leonora) Mary Griffin (née Sackville) (1872-1939)), Lady Alexander Kennedy (Elizabeth Verralls Smith), Lady Norreys (Rose Riversdale Towneley-Bertie (née Glyn)(1860-1933)) & The Countess Cairns (Olive Cobbold).
[Ref: 63817] £250.00
(£300.00 incl.VAT)
[A Fox Hunting Constellation.]
Bede. [Bemrose Dalziel Ltd. Watford & London]
[Vanity Fair. - Winter Number Supplement] [7 December 1905]
Very scarce unfolded proof chromolithograph, sheet 405 x 560mm (16 x 22"). Faint and small line of dirt across the image near the top. Small patch of colour loss in sky.
A hunting scene with lightly caricatured group portrait of hunstmen with horses and dogs. They are from left: The Duke of Beaufort (Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort (1847-1924)), Mr. G.W. Fitzwilliam (George Charles Wentworth Fitzwilliam (c.1866-1935)), Sir Gilbert Greenall (1st Baron Daresbury (1867-1938)), The Duke of Rutland (John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland (1818-1906)), Earl of Yraborough (Charles Alfred Worsley Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough (1859-1936)), Earl of Lonsdale (Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944)), Mr. Henry Chaplin (Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin (1840-1923)) and Earl of Harrington (Charles Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington (1844-1917)).
[Ref: 63824] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
On The Heath.
Spy [Leslie Ward]. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith.
Supplement To Vanity Fair Nov. 26, 1896.
Chromolithograph, sheet 405 x 550mm (16 x 21½"). Unfolded proof.
Lightly caricatured portraits of horsemen, racehorse trainers and jockeys on a racecourse. They are: James Jewitt (1856-99), Richard Marsh (1851-1933), Thomas ('Tom') Jennings Sr (1823-1900), John Dawson (1827-1903), Matthew Dawson (1820-1898), John Porter (1838-1922) founder of Newbury Racecourse & James Ryan (fl.1896).
[Ref: 63818] £250.00
(£300.00 incl.VAT)
Kirby Gate.
CB [Cuthbert Bradley]. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith.
Supplement To Vanity Fair Novr. 28th, 1901.
Chromolithograph, sheet 405 x 550mm (16 x 21½"). Tears in left margin repaired with tape. Light surface dirt to edes of paper.
A hunting scene with lightly caricatured portraits of men and women on horseback in preperation for the Quorn Hunt. Individuals include: The Duke of Marlborough; Mr Hugh Owen; Mr H.T.Barclay; Mr & Mrs Molyneux; Mr Arthur Coventry; Mrs Burns Hartopp; Lord Belper; Mr E.H.Baldock; Elizabeth, Countess of Wilton; Captain Burns Hartopp; Mr Launcelot Lowther; Walter Kyte; Mr J.D. Craddock; Mrs W. Lawson; Lady Angela Forbes; Mr Henry Chaplin; The Countess of Warwick; The Earl of Lonsdale; Lady Hartopp; General Brocklehurst; Mr A Pryor; Mr Foxhall Keene; Mrs Asquith; Princess Henry of Pless; Lord Henry Bentinck; Mrs Launcelot Lowther; Mr Cecil Chaplin; Tom Firr; Captain T. Boyce; Mr Tempest Wade.
[Ref: 63822] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
A View of an Italian Regatta or Gondola Race on the Grand Canal at Venice &c. Engraved for Middleton's Complete System of Geography.
[London: J. Cooke, 1777-8.]
Engraving. 190 x 285mm (7½ x 11¼") very large margins.
From Charles Theodore Middleton's 'A new and complete system of Geography'.
[Ref: 63722] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
Petite Chasse A L'Oyseau. Grave d'apres le Tableau Original de P.pe Wouvermens de deux pieds Sept pouces de large, fur vingt pouces de haut. qui est au Cabinet de Monseigneur Le Chevalier D'Orleans.
P.pe Wouvermens. Pinx. J. Moyreau Sculp.
A Paris chez Moyreau, rue Gallande, vis-avis la Chapelle Saint Blaise. Avec Privilage du Roy. 1739.
Fine etching with engraving, 350 x 460mm (13¾ x 18"), with very large margins. Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins.
Landscape with hunters on horseback approaching a river one carries a hawk. Some hunters are already resting on the bank.
[Ref: 63832] £320.00
Dedie A Monseigner Le Duc Chartres Prince Du Sang Le Present Du Chasseur. D'apres le Tableau Original de P.pe Wouvermens de 2 pieds de large, sur 18 pouces dehaut, qui est au Cabinet de Monseigneur Le Duc D'Orleans.
Ph. Wouvermens. Pinx. Par son tres humble et tres Obeissant Serviteur J. Moyreau Graveur du Roy.
A Paris chez Moyreau, rue Gallande vis avis la Chapelle de Saint Blaise.Avec Privilage du Roy. 1738.
Fine etching with engraving, 350 x 460mm (13¾ x 18"), with very large margins. Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins.
Group of hunters on horseback gathered outside a house. The house is decorated with a statue of Diana placed on a high pillar and covered in vines. One woman holds a sparrow hawk.
[Ref: 63831] £320.00
Le Boufon Des Chasseurs. Grave d'apres le Tableau de P.pe Wouvermens qui a deux pieds de large sur dix huit puces de haut. Qui est au Cabinet de Monsieur D'Ormesson Du Cheray Conseiller Honaraire Au Parlement.
P. Wouvermens. Pinx. J Moyreau Sculp.
A Paris ches Moyreau Graveur du Roy, rue S.t Jacques a la Vieille Poste vis-a-vis la rue du Platre. Avec Privilege du Roy 1746.
Fine etching with engraving, 350 x 460mm (13¾ x 18"), with very large margins. Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins.
Group of hunters on horseback, waiting near a grand house located on the left, and about to go hawking; among them is a buffoon sticking out his tongue at a man carrying an owl on his arm.
[Ref: 63830] £320.00
La Fontaine De Venus. Grave d'apres le Tableau Original de P.pe Wouvermens de 20 puces de large, Sur 15 puces de haut, Qui est au Cabinet de Monsieur L Marquis Se Voyer D'Argenson, Marechal des Camps et Armees du Roy, Lieutenant General de la Haute et BAsse Alsace, Inspecteur General de la Cavalaire.
P.pe Wouvermens. Pinxit. J Moyreau Sculp.
A Paris ches Moyreau Graveur du Roy, rue de Petit Pont S.t Severin a l'Image Notre-Dame. Avec Privilege du Roy 1750.
Fine etching with engraving, 350 x 460mm (13¾ x 18"), with very large margins. Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins.
Group of falconers on horseback rest and drink from an ornate fountain representing Venus on a chariot drawn by two dolphins, both supporting a cupid blowing a conch.
[Ref: 63829] £360.00
Retour De Chasse Et Curee, Le Tableau Original de P. Wouvermens qui est au Cabinet de Monseigner Le Duc D'Orleans a 2.pieds de large sur 18. pouces de haut.
P. Wouvermens. Pinx. J. Moyreau Sculp.
A Paris chez Moyreau, rue Galand vis a vis la Chapelle de S. Blaise Avec Privilage du Roy. [n.d. c.1733]
Etching with engraving, sheet 340 x 445mm (13¼ x 17½") Trimmed to plate and glued to wove backing paper with additional margin added at top. Brown stain going into publication line.
Hunters return to a grand house after the hunt; one has a small hawk on his arm. On the right a man starts butchering the game.
[Ref: 63834] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
L'Academie Du Manege. Grave d'apres le Tableau Original de P.pe Wouvermens de deux pieds six pouces de large sur deux de hauteur; Qui est au Cabinet de Monseigner Le Prince D'Isenghien Marechal De France.
P.pe Wouvermens. Pinx. J. Moyreau Sculp.
A Paris chez Moyreau, Graveur du Roi, rue S.t Jacque, a la Vieille poste, vis-a-vis la rue du Platre. Avec Privilage du Roy. 1742.
Fine etching with engraving, 350 x 460mm (13¾ x 18"), with very large margins on three sides. Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins. Small bottom margin. Top margin trimmed and repaired with wove paper.
A riding school in a field near a village, with several riders training; one has a hawk on his arm.
[Ref: 63833] £360.00
Le Mort Du Cerf. The Death Of The Stag. To Philip Earl of Chesterfield, this Print Ingrav'd after a Capital Picture of P. Wouvermans, is humbly Dedicated to his Lordship, by his most Obedient and Dutiful Servant Tho.s Major. [2 feet 8 in: Wide, 1 foot 9½ in: High. In the Collection of Mons.r Aved.]
P. Wouvermens pinxit. A. Lawrence fe. aqua forti. Tho.s Major Sculpsit.
London sold by T. Major Engraver to H.R.H the Price of Wales at the Golden Head in Chandois Street the Lower end of S.t Matins Lane. [Publish's accord.g to Act of Parliament Feb.y y.e 10. 1753]
Etching with engraving, sheet 495 x 660mm (19½ x 26") Trimmed to plate and glued to 18th century backing sheet on one side. Folded. Small crease at top. Small blue stain on dog bottom left.
Hunting party in a landscape, with at centre a man holding a flaying knife standing over a dead stag. Figures on horseback around him, one of whom, a man, is seen blowing his horn, another a lady with a small hawk.
[Ref: 63839] £360.00
La Fontaine Du Dauphin. Grave d'apres le Tableau de P.pe Wouvermens, de Quinze puce de largeur, Sur Quinze pouce de haui. Qui est au Cabinet de Monsieur Peilhon Secretaire du Roy.
P. Wouvermens. Pinxit. J. Moyreau Sculp.
A Paris ches Moyreau Graveur du Roy, rue des Mathurins la 4.e. Porte Cochere a gauche, en entrant par la rue de la Harpe. 1753 Avec Privilege du Roy.
Etching with engraving, 460 x 660mm (18 x 26"), with very large margins. Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins.
A rural scene featuring two riders resting next to a fountain decorated with a putto riding a dolphin and blowing a conch. A page prepares a drink while a female rider with a hawk on her arm watches on.
[Ref: 63843] £380.00
Grande Chasse A Loiseau, Dedie A Madame La Comtesse De Verrue Veuve De Monsieur Le Comte De Verrue, Marechal des Camps et Armee du Roy Commissaire General de la Cavallerie de France. Le Tableau original de P.Wouvermans qui est au Cabinet de Madame la Comtesse de Verrue, a trois pieds six pouces de large de large sur deux pieds quatre pouces de haut.
P. Wouvermens. Pinxit. J. Moyreau Sculpsit.
a Paris chez Moyreau rue Galande vis a vis la Chapelle de S. Blaise. Par son tres humble et tres obeissant serviteur J. Moyreau 1733.
Fine etching with engraving, 460 x 660mm (18 x 26"), with very large margins. Folded. Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins.
A very large hawking scene in a rural landscape.
[Ref: 63835] £480.00
Depart pour la chasse au vol. Grave d'apres le Tableau Original de P. Wouvermens qui est au Cabinet de Monsieur Crosat. de 2 pieds 6. pouces de larges, sur 14. pouces 6. lignes de haut.
P. Wouvermens. Pinx. J Moyreau Sculp.
A Paris chez Moyreau rue Gallande vis avis la Chapelle de S.t Blaise. Avec Privilege du Roy. [n.d. c.1733]
Etching with engraving, 350 x 460mm (13¾ x 18"), with very large margins.
Horsemen and their dogs leave a villa to go hawking.
[Ref: 63828] £320.00
La Grote De L'Abreuvoir, Dedie a Monsieur Crosat Baron de Thiers. le Tableau Original de P.pe Wouvermens qui est dans son Cabinet, a 2. pieds de hauteur sur 19. pouces de largeur. Par son tres humble et Obeissant Serviteur, J. Moyreau, Graveur du Roi.
P. Wouvermens. Pinxit. J. Moyreau Sculp.
A Paris ches Moyreau rue des Mathurins. 1756 Avec Privilege du Roy.
Etching with engraving, 460 x 660mm (18 x 26"), with very large margins. Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins.
A landscape featuring ruins on the right and a river where men are fishing and bathing on the left, with a hunter on a horse and carrying a hawk on his arm in the middle.
[Ref: 63842] £360.00
Les Nageurs. Dédié a Messire Françoi de Baussan, Chevalier Seig.r de Blanville, Richgroux, et autr.s Lieux Conseiller du Roi en ses Conseils; M.e des Requetes ord.re deson Hotel Intendant de Justice, Police et Finances, de la Generalite d'Orleans. Grave d'Apres le Tableau Original de dix huit pounces de large sur quatorze de haut. Qui est au Cabinet de M.r Barez.
P. Wouvermens pinx. Beaumont Sculp.
A Paris, chez Basan. [n.d. c.1754]
Etching with engraving. 345 x 450mm (13½ x 17¾"), with very large margins Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins.
An early swimming image. Riders watering their horses under a rickety footbridge, with swimmers and washerwomen. Engraved by Pierre François Beaumont and originally published by him in 1738 as part of a set of four scenes after after Philips Wouverman. This was published by Francois Basan circa 1754. See ref: 55417 for a later version.
[Ref: 63844] £360.00
L'Hyver. Grave d'apres le Tableau Original de P.pe Wouvermens, de dix huit pouces de large, sur treize pouces de haut, qui est a M.r Gersant.
P. Wouvermens. Pinxit. J. Moyreau Sculp.
A Paris chez Moyreau, Graveur du Roi, Rue Gallande, vis-a vis Saint Blaise. 1739 Avec Privilege du Roy.
Etching with engraving, 460 x 660mm (18 x 26"), with very large margins. Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins.
A Winter scene; on the right men are felling trees and cutting wood, while people and children are skating and playing golf. An early and mint image of early golf.
[Ref: 63848] £490.00
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