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A New Love Song only ha'penny a piece. Chanson nouvelles deux sols le livret. Cries of London Plate 11.
Painted by F. Wheatley R.A. Engraved by A. Cardon.
London Pub.d as the Act directs 1st. March 1796 by Colnaghi & Co. (late Torres) No.127 Pall Mall.
Stipple, rich impression. Sheet 425 x 325mm (16¾ x 12¾"). Trimmed to plate, repaired tears,
A ballad seller with strip ballads, selling to two men, behind them two women with a child, and a small boy feeding a dog in the centre. This is one of thirteen plates in Wheatley's ‘Cries of London', the most famous version of a popular theme in English printmaking. The shouts and songs of the street traders advertising their wares were a part of city life and inspired a number of artists of different styles, from these idealised scenes to the more raucous caricatures drawn by Rowlandson. Francis Wheatley (1747-1801) exhibited fourteen painted ‘Cries' at the Royal Academy between 1792-5, with enough success for Colnaghi to commission some of the best engravers in England, including brothers Luigi and Niccolo Schiavonetti, Giovanni Vendramini & Thomas Gaugain to reproduce thirteen of the series in stipple. These were available as separate prints or as a set and were a great success (even abroad, as denoted by the French version of the titles), and have remained popular to this day.
[Ref: 63987] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by F. Wheatley R.A. Engraved by A. Cardon.
London Pub.d as the Act directs 1st. March 1796 by Colnaghi & Co. (late Torres) No.127 Pall Mall.
Stipple, rich impression. Sheet 425 x 325mm (16¾ x 12¾"). Trimmed to plate, repaired tears,
A ballad seller with strip ballads, selling to two men, behind them two women with a child, and a small boy feeding a dog in the centre. This is one of thirteen plates in Wheatley's ‘Cries of London', the most famous version of a popular theme in English printmaking. The shouts and songs of the street traders advertising their wares were a part of city life and inspired a number of artists of different styles, from these idealised scenes to the more raucous caricatures drawn by Rowlandson. Francis Wheatley (1747-1801) exhibited fourteen painted ‘Cries' at the Royal Academy between 1792-5, with enough success for Colnaghi to commission some of the best engravers in England, including brothers Luigi and Niccolo Schiavonetti, Giovanni Vendramini & Thomas Gaugain to reproduce thirteen of the series in stipple. These were available as separate prints or as a set and were a great success (even abroad, as denoted by the French version of the titles), and have remained popular to this day.
[Ref: 63987] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Capt.n. Joseph Huddart F.R.S.
Engraved for the European Magazine from an Original Picture in the Possession of Cha. Turner Esq.r. by T.Blood.
London, Published by J.Asperne, Cornhill, December 1st 1811.
Stipple engraving. Sheet 220 x 130mm (8½ x 5"). Three small holes in right margins.
Portrait of Joseph Huddart FRS (1741–1816) was a British hydrographer, engineer and inventor. He surveyed harbours and coasts but made a fortune from improving the design and manufacture of rope. He was highly regarded in his time, and his likeness featured in an engraving of distinguished men of science. Huddart was chosen to feature in the central group of the picture with M. I. Brunel, James Watt, Matthew Boulton and Thomas Telford. In 1778 he started out on four voyages to the east, eventually in command of the East Indiaman Royal Admiral for her maiden and two subsequent voyages. He completed surveys of the coast of India and Sumatra. From 1788 he completed surveys of the Hebrides and in 1791 he became a fellow of the Royal Society and joined the management of Trinity House as an elder brother. He took charge of enquiries regarding light, lighthouses and charts and he supervised and directed the construction of the Hurst Point Lighthouse. Huddart's guide to navigation to China and New Holland was published in 1801
[Ref: 64107] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved for the European Magazine from an Original Picture in the Possession of Cha. Turner Esq.r. by T.Blood.
London, Published by J.Asperne, Cornhill, December 1st 1811.
Stipple engraving. Sheet 220 x 130mm (8½ x 5"). Three small holes in right margins.
Portrait of Joseph Huddart FRS (1741–1816) was a British hydrographer, engineer and inventor. He surveyed harbours and coasts but made a fortune from improving the design and manufacture of rope. He was highly regarded in his time, and his likeness featured in an engraving of distinguished men of science. Huddart was chosen to feature in the central group of the picture with M. I. Brunel, James Watt, Matthew Boulton and Thomas Telford. In 1778 he started out on four voyages to the east, eventually in command of the East Indiaman Royal Admiral for her maiden and two subsequent voyages. He completed surveys of the coast of India and Sumatra. From 1788 he completed surveys of the Hebrides and in 1791 he became a fellow of the Royal Society and joined the management of Trinity House as an elder brother. He took charge of enquiries regarding light, lighthouses and charts and he supervised and directed the construction of the Hurst Point Lighthouse. Huddart's guide to navigation to China and New Holland was published in 1801
[Ref: 64107] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
New Geographical & Educational Works Published by W. & A.K. Johnson, Geographers to the Queen. 4 St Andrew Square Edinburgh. Agents, by Appointment, for the Sale of Ordnance Maps.
[Edinburgh, n.d., c.1850.]
Scarce etched advertisement. Sheet 380 x 235mm (15 x 9½"). Trimmed close for binding, folds.
An advertisement for Johnston's globes, and stands for large-format maps and cases for multiple rolled maps in wooden cases. This advert was published to insert into the rear of other books: the first edition of Charles Dickens' 'Bleak House' (1853) had a similar insert.
[Ref: 63995] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Edinburgh, n.d., c.1850.]
Scarce etched advertisement. Sheet 380 x 235mm (15 x 9½"). Trimmed close for binding, folds.
An advertisement for Johnston's globes, and stands for large-format maps and cases for multiple rolled maps in wooden cases. This advert was published to insert into the rear of other books: the first edition of Charles Dickens' 'Bleak House' (1853) had a similar insert.
[Ref: 63995] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Melbourne & Norton] Great Eclipse of 1836.](jpegs/63970.jpg)
[Melbourne & Norton] Great Eclipse of 1836. Seen through a Cloud, shortly before it reached its greatest obscuration. H.B. Sketches No. 487.
HB [John Doyle].A. Ducôte's Lithog.y 70, St Martins Lane.
Published by T. Mc.Lean, 26, Haymarket, May 18th. 1836.
Lithograph with 'Subscribers Copy' blindstamp. Printed area 250 x 310mm (9¾ x 12¼"), with large margins. Tears in margins repaired.
William Lamb (1779-1848), 2nd Viscount Melbourne and Prime Minister in 1834 and 1835-41, depicted as the Sun being eclipsed by the Moon of the Hon. George Chapple Norton. During his second term as Prime Minister, Norton sued him for alleged adultery with his wife, the novelist and social reformer Caroline Norton. After a nine-day trial Melbourne was aquitted but the scandal brought the goverment to the brink of collapse.
[Ref: 63970] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
HB [John Doyle].A. Ducôte's Lithog.y 70, St Martins Lane.
Published by T. Mc.Lean, 26, Haymarket, May 18th. 1836.
Lithograph with 'Subscribers Copy' blindstamp. Printed area 250 x 310mm (9¾ x 12¼"), with large margins. Tears in margins repaired.
William Lamb (1779-1848), 2nd Viscount Melbourne and Prime Minister in 1834 and 1835-41, depicted as the Sun being eclipsed by the Moon of the Hon. George Chapple Norton. During his second term as Prime Minister, Norton sued him for alleged adultery with his wife, the novelist and social reformer Caroline Norton. After a nine-day trial Melbourne was aquitted but the scandal brought the goverment to the brink of collapse.
[Ref: 63970] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Great Tom of Lincoln. Founded by Thomas Mears of London. November, 1834. And placed in the Rood Tower of Lincoln, April, 1835.
Ja.s Savage, Architect, direxit. R. Martin & C.º lithog. 25 Long Acre.
[n.d., c.1835.]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 370 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed close to image, surface soiling.
An illustration of the largest bell in Lincoln Cathedral.
[Ref: 63968] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Ja.s Savage, Architect, direxit. R. Martin & C.º lithog. 25 Long Acre.
[n.d., c.1835.]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 370 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed close to image, surface soiling.
An illustration of the largest bell in Lincoln Cathedral.
[Ref: 63968] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Drawing the Retorts at the Great Gas Light Establishment, Brick Lane. Monthly Mag. 350.
W. Read Sculp.t.
London Pub.d by Sir Rich.d Phillips & Co. Feb.y 1. 1821.
Aquatint. Sheet 185 x 220mm (7¼ x 8¾"). Folds as usual, trimmed close.
The dramatic moment when coke was raked out of the ovens. Published in the Monthly Magazine.
[Ref: 63961] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
W. Read Sculp.t.
London Pub.d by Sir Rich.d Phillips & Co. Feb.y 1. 1821.
Aquatint. Sheet 185 x 220mm (7¼ x 8¾"). Folds as usual, trimmed close.
The dramatic moment when coke was raked out of the ovens. Published in the Monthly Magazine.
[Ref: 63961] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Drawing the Retorts at the Great Gas Light Establishment, Brick Lane. Monthly Mag. 350.
W. Read Sculp.t.
London Pub.d by Sir Rich.d Phillips & Co. Feb.y 1. 1821.
Aquatint. Sheet 205 x 245mm (8 x 9¾") Folds as usual, staining top right.
The dramatic moment when coke was raked out of the ovens. This was the frontispiece to the February 1821 edition of The Monthly Magazine.
[Ref: 63960] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
W. Read Sculp.t.
London Pub.d by Sir Rich.d Phillips & Co. Feb.y 1. 1821.
Aquatint. Sheet 205 x 245mm (8 x 9¾") Folds as usual, staining top right.
The dramatic moment when coke was raked out of the ovens. This was the frontispiece to the February 1821 edition of The Monthly Magazine.
[Ref: 63960] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Johannes Radcliffe M.D. Ob: Nov 1: .1714. Ætat: 64.
MBurghers Sculptor Univers [after Kneller].
Engraving. Sheet 145 x 80mm (5¾ x 3¼"), Trimmed to printed border. Creasing.
A portrait of physician John Radcliffe (1652-171), Royal Physician to William and Mary, Founder of the Radcliffe Library and Hospital Oxford.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 64090] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
MBurghers Sculptor Univers [after Kneller].
Engraving. Sheet 145 x 80mm (5¾ x 3¼"), Trimmed to printed border. Creasing.
A portrait of physician John Radcliffe (1652-171), Royal Physician to William and Mary, Founder of the Radcliffe Library and Hospital Oxford.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 64090] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Benjamin Rush M.D.
Painted by Sully. Engraved by Edwin.
Published by Joseph Delaplaine S.W.Corner of Chesnut & Seventh S.ts. Philad.a. 1813.
Stipple engraving. 150 x 105mm (6 x 4"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper.
Portrait of Benjamin Rush Dr. Benjamin Rush (1746 -1813) was an American revolutionary, a Founding Father of the United States and signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, educator, and the founder of Dickinson College. Rush was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress. He later described his efforts in support of the American Revolution, saying: "He aimed right." He served as surgeon general of the Continental Army and became a professor of chemistry, medical theory, and clinical practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Benjamin Rush was a leader of the American Enlightenment and an enthusiastic supporter of the American Revolution. He was a leader in Pennsylvania's ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788. He was prominent in many reforms, especially in the areas of medicine and education. He opposed slavery, advocated free public schools, and sought improved, but patriarchal, education for women, and a more enlightened penal system. As a leading physician, Rush had a major impact on the emerging medical profession.
W2565.
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Painted by Sully. Engraved by Edwin.
Published by Joseph Delaplaine S.W.Corner of Chesnut & Seventh S.ts. Philad.a. 1813.
Stipple engraving. 150 x 105mm (6 x 4"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper.
Portrait of Benjamin Rush Dr. Benjamin Rush (1746 -1813) was an American revolutionary, a Founding Father of the United States and signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, educator, and the founder of Dickinson College. Rush was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress. He later described his efforts in support of the American Revolution, saying: "He aimed right." He served as surgeon general of the Continental Army and became a professor of chemistry, medical theory, and clinical practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Benjamin Rush was a leader of the American Enlightenment and an enthusiastic supporter of the American Revolution. He was a leader in Pennsylvania's ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788. He was prominent in many reforms, especially in the areas of medicine and education. He opposed slavery, advocated free public schools, and sought improved, but patriarchal, education for women, and a more enlightened penal system. As a leading physician, Rush had a major impact on the emerging medical profession.
W2565.
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Benjamin Count Rumford. F.R.S. V.P. P.R.I. Acad. R.Berol. Elect. Boicæ et Palat et Amer S o c. &c.
[n.d.,c.1800.]
Etching. 120 x 80mm (4¾ x 3¼"). Faint offset.
Silhouette of Colonel Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (1753 - 1814) was an American-born British military officer, scientist, inventor and nobleman. Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, he supported the Loyalist cause during the American War of Independence, commanding the King's American Dragoons during the conflict. After the war ended in 1783, Thompson moved to London, where he was recognised for his administrative talents and received a knighthood from George III in 1784. A prolific scientist and inventor, Thompson also created several new warship designs. He subsequently moved to the Electorate of Bavaria and entered into the employ of the Bavarian government, heavily reorganising the Bavarian Army. Thompson was rewarded for his efforts by being made an Imperial Count in 1792 before dying in Paris in 1814.
[Ref: 64113] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d.,c.1800.]
Etching. 120 x 80mm (4¾ x 3¼"). Faint offset.
Silhouette of Colonel Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (1753 - 1814) was an American-born British military officer, scientist, inventor and nobleman. Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, he supported the Loyalist cause during the American War of Independence, commanding the King's American Dragoons during the conflict. After the war ended in 1783, Thompson moved to London, where he was recognised for his administrative talents and received a knighthood from George III in 1784. A prolific scientist and inventor, Thompson also created several new warship designs. He subsequently moved to the Electorate of Bavaria and entered into the employ of the Bavarian government, heavily reorganising the Bavarian Army. Thompson was rewarded for his efforts by being made an Imperial Count in 1792 before dying in Paris in 1814.
[Ref: 64113] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)