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[Bulldogs] To Henry Boynton Esq, This Plate of Wasp, Child & Billy, is respectfully dedicated (with Permission) by His most obedient humble Servants, Random & Sneath.
Painted by H.B. Chalon, Animal Painter to their R.H.s the Prince of Wales & the Duke & Duchess of York. Engraved by W. Ward Engraver (Extraordinary to his H.R.H. the Prince of Wales) & Duke of York
London Pub.d 15 May 1809 by Random & Sneath, Sporting Gallery, 5 Hart Str.t Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint with very fine printed colour. 505 x 605mm (19¾ x 23¾"). Trimmed to plate top and bottom.
A boy leans over a fence into a pen holding three bulldogs, holding out his hat. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, state with lettering strengthened. Frankau 314. Sitltzer p.93
[Ref: 64880] £680.00
Fabul. XI. [Falcons]
J. El. Ridinger inv. fec. et excud.
[n.d., 1743.]
Engraving. 335 x 255mm (13¼ x 10"). Repaired tears in margins. Creases
An illustration of a fable: a man lies on the ground, clutching his hat. A hooded falcon sits on a branch, surrounded by wild birds.
[Ref: 64998] £120.00
(£144.00 incl.VAT)
[The Lions with their Young and their Keeper.] Die Lowen mit ihren Jungen undihr Warter. Zupag 187. Tab. XXXVIII.
1828.
Engraving. Sheet 230 x 190mm (9 x 7½"). Damage to bottom of sheet.
A young keeper sits amongst three lions.
[Ref: 65308] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
[On Guard.]
George Soper [signed in pencil].
[n.d., 1927].
Drypont etching. 150 x 200mm (6 x 8"). Mounted with Fine Art Trade Guild label, with large margins.
Two terriers watching over their master's golf clubs. The plate has also been seen with the title 'Black and White', suggesting a West Highland and Scottie, possibly a Sealyham. George Soper, RE (1870-1942), became an expert printmaker and gained most recognition during his lifetime as an etcher, and later as a wood engraver. Over three decades he produced more than five hundred prints. Both the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, include examples of his etchings in their collections.
[Ref: 64975] £320.00
[Water Spaniel] A Portrait of a Dog, Belonging to Lord Edw.d Bentinck.
G. Barret Pinx.t. J Watson fecit.
J Boydell excudit. [Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, by J. Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside; Nov. r 1.st 1768.]
Scarce & rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 435 x 550mm (17 x 21¾"). Trimmed in plate at bottom, affecting title and losing publication line.
An untitled scene of a springer spaniel in woodland, watching a duck startled from a pool. The painting, by George Barret (1732-84), was exhibited at the Society of Artists of Great Britain in 1768. Lord Edward Charles Bentinck (1744-1819) was the younger brother of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. He was MP for Lewes at the time this was painted. See: Siltzer pg 383. Goodwin 175, state iii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64876] £650.00
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