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Matthew Boulton, Esq.r.
Painted by C.F. de Breda R.A. of Stockholm & Painter to the King of Sweden. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
London: Published March 1st 1796 by S.W. Reynolds. N.º 6 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10").
A seated portrait of Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), a Birmingham industrialist and entrepreneur (called 'the first manufacturer in England' by Josiah Wedgwood), holding a miniature and magnifying glass. Behind is his 'Soho Manufactory', where Boulton installed the first Watt steam engine with the sun and planet gear in a factory. It was also the first steam-powered mint. The original painting, by Carl Frederik von Breda (1759-1818), is in the Birmingham Museums Trust.
Whitman 34, ii of ii, before etching in the hair and glass. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64751] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by C.F. de Breda R.A. of Stockholm & Painter to the King of Sweden. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
London: Published March 1st 1796 by S.W. Reynolds. N.º 6 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10").
A seated portrait of Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), a Birmingham industrialist and entrepreneur (called 'the first manufacturer in England' by Josiah Wedgwood), holding a miniature and magnifying glass. Behind is his 'Soho Manufactory', where Boulton installed the first Watt steam engine with the sun and planet gear in a factory. It was also the first steam-powered mint. The original painting, by Carl Frederik von Breda (1759-1818), is in the Birmingham Museums Trust.
Whitman 34, ii of ii, before etching in the hair and glass. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64751] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Matthew Boulton, Esq.r.
Painted by C.F. de Breda R.A. of Stockholm & Painter to the King of Sweden. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
London: Published March 1st 1796 by S.W. Reynolds. N.º 6 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Faint foxing.
A seated portrait of Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), a Birmingham industrialist and entrepreneur (called 'the first manufacturer in England' by Josiah Wedgwood), holding a miniature and magnifying glass. Behind is his 'Soho Manufactory', where Boulton installed the first Watt steam engine with the sun and planet gear in a factory. It was also the first steam-powered mint. The original painting, by Carl Frederik von Breda (1759-1818), is in the Birmingham Museums Trust.
Whitman 34, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64750] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by C.F. de Breda R.A. of Stockholm & Painter to the King of Sweden. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
London: Published March 1st 1796 by S.W. Reynolds. N.º 6 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Faint foxing.
A seated portrait of Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), a Birmingham industrialist and entrepreneur (called 'the first manufacturer in England' by Josiah Wedgwood), holding a miniature and magnifying glass. Behind is his 'Soho Manufactory', where Boulton installed the first Watt steam engine with the sun and planet gear in a factory. It was also the first steam-powered mint. The original painting, by Carl Frederik von Breda (1759-1818), is in the Birmingham Museums Trust.
Whitman 34, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64750] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Mark Isambard Brunel Esq.r F.R.S. Author of the Block Machinery in his Majesty's Dock Yard at Portsmouth, and of other eminent works belonging to the British Government, &c. &c. Whose public works will best attest his fame While private worth adds value to his name. Dedicated by permission to the R.t Hon.ble Lord Viscount Melville, First Lord of the Admiralty, &c. &c. &c. by his Lordship's most ob.t. & hum.ble s.t Cha.s Turner.
Painted by James Northcote Esq.r R.A. Engraved by C.Turner.
London. Pub.d. March 30th, 1815 by C.Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Fine mezzotint. With label "Pass the Bearer to the Shield" in ink Brunel's signature 1840; 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"), with large margins.
Three-quarter portrait of civil engineer Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), seated, studying mechanical drawings.
Whitman 77, state ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65236] £580.00
Painted by James Northcote Esq.r R.A. Engraved by C.Turner.
London. Pub.d. March 30th, 1815 by C.Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Fine mezzotint. With label "Pass the Bearer to the Shield" in ink Brunel's signature 1840; 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"), with large margins.
Three-quarter portrait of civil engineer Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), seated, studying mechanical drawings.
Whitman 77, state ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65236] £580.00
Sir Humphrey Davy Bar.t President of the Royal Society &c &c &c. Proof.
Painted by T. Phillips Esq.r R.A. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds
Pub.d by T. Phillips March 1822.
Rare proof mezzotint. 230 x 165mm (9 x 6½"), with large margins.
Sir Humphry Davy, Bt (1778-1829), inventor best known for his miner's safety lamp of 1815. He was Presidency of the Royal Society in 1820.
Ex: Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; W 69 ii of ii; Wellcome: 772-15.
[Ref: 64749] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by T. Phillips Esq.r R.A. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds
Pub.d by T. Phillips March 1822.
Rare proof mezzotint. 230 x 165mm (9 x 6½"), with large margins.
Sir Humphry Davy, Bt (1778-1829), inventor best known for his miner's safety lamp of 1815. He was Presidency of the Royal Society in 1820.
Ex: Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; W 69 ii of ii; Wellcome: 772-15.
[Ref: 64749] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Alexander von Humboldt.]](jpegs/65212.jpg)
[Alexander von Humboldt.]
[Engraved by Charles Turner after Thomas Phillips.]
[n.d., c.1815.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Some spotting.
Half-length portrait of Prussian naturalist and explorer Alexander Von Humboldt (1769-1859), wearing a dark coat over light waistcoat, white neckerchief tied in a bow. The portrait was probably painting when Humboldt accompanied the allied sovereigns to London in 1814. Charles Darwin described Humboldt as 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'.
Whitman 270. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65212] £320.00
[Engraved by Charles Turner after Thomas Phillips.]
[n.d., c.1815.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Some spotting.
Half-length portrait of Prussian naturalist and explorer Alexander Von Humboldt (1769-1859), wearing a dark coat over light waistcoat, white neckerchief tied in a bow. The portrait was probably painting when Humboldt accompanied the allied sovereigns to London in 1814. Charles Darwin described Humboldt as 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'.
Whitman 270. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65212] £320.00
Rev.d W. Kirby, M.A: F.R.S: L.S: &c. &c. Author of the Introduction to Entomology and Monographia Apum Angliæ. This Print is respectfully Dedicated to the Members of the Linnean Society by their obedient Servant, James Bulcock. Proof.
Painted by Henry Howard, Esq. R.A. Engraved by Thomas Lupton.
Published Aug. 1. 1828, by J. Bulcock, 163, Strand.
Fine proof mezzotint. 340 x 260mm (13¼ x 10¼"), with large margins. Small scuff in inscription area, marks in margins.
A half-length porrait of William Kirby (1759-1850), entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as a country rector, famed for his 'Introduction to Entomology', co-written with William Spence.
O'D 24 ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Wellcome: 1597-2.
[Ref: 64759] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Henry Howard, Esq. R.A. Engraved by Thomas Lupton.
Published Aug. 1. 1828, by J. Bulcock, 163, Strand.
Fine proof mezzotint. 340 x 260mm (13¼ x 10¼"), with large margins. Small scuff in inscription area, marks in margins.
A half-length porrait of William Kirby (1759-1850), entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as a country rector, famed for his 'Introduction to Entomology', co-written with William Spence.
O'D 24 ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Wellcome: 1597-2.
[Ref: 64759] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Loudon M.cAdam, Esq.r.]](jpegs/65232.jpg)
[John Loudon M.cAdam, Esq.r.]
[Engraved by Charles Turner.]
[London, Published Sep.r 20 1825 by Messrs. Colnaghi & Co. Pall Mall East.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾").
Half-length portrait of road-builder John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), famed for his 'macadamized' roads of crushed and compacted stone that were a great improvement on existing roads.
Whitman 331, unlisted state before i/iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65232] £320.00
[Engraved by Charles Turner.]
[London, Published Sep.r 20 1825 by Messrs. Colnaghi & Co. Pall Mall East.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾").
Half-length portrait of road-builder John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), famed for his 'macadamized' roads of crushed and compacted stone that were a great improvement on existing roads.
Whitman 331, unlisted state before i/iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65232] £320.00
John Loudon M.cAdam, Esq.r. Proof.
Engraved by Charles Turner.
London, Published Sep.r 20 1825 by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co. Pall Mall East.
Proof mezzotint. 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾") very large margins. Slight foxing.
Half-length portrait of road-builder John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), famed for his 'macadamized' roads of crushed and compacted stone that were a great improvement on existing roads.
Whitman 331 ii/iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65233] £320.00
Engraved by Charles Turner.
London, Published Sep.r 20 1825 by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co. Pall Mall East.
Proof mezzotint. 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾") very large margins. Slight foxing.
Half-length portrait of road-builder John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), famed for his 'macadamized' roads of crushed and compacted stone that were a great improvement on existing roads.
Whitman 331 ii/iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65233] £320.00
John Loudon M.cAdam, Esq.r.
Engraved by Charles Turner.
London, Published Sep.r 20 1825 by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co. Pall Mall East.
Mezzotint, in pencil "Mas Paris 1905". 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾"), with large margins. Collectors stamp 'F.H.R' on reverse. Staining in edges.
Half-length portrait of road-builder John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), famed for his 'macadamized' roads of crushed and compacted stone that were a great improvement on existing roads.
Whitman 331 iii/iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65234] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Charles Turner.
London, Published Sep.r 20 1825 by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co. Pall Mall East.
Mezzotint, in pencil "Mas Paris 1905". 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾"), with large margins. Collectors stamp 'F.H.R' on reverse. Staining in edges.
Half-length portrait of road-builder John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), famed for his 'macadamized' roads of crushed and compacted stone that were a great improvement on existing roads.
Whitman 331 iii/iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65234] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Loudon M.cAdam, Esq.r.]](jpegs/65235.jpg)
[John Loudon M.cAdam, Esq.r.]
[Engraved by Charles Turner.]
London, Published Sep.r 20 1825 by Messrs. Colnaghi & Co. Pall Mall East.
Mezzotint, proof before title. 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾"), with large margins. Foxing in margins.
Half-length portrait of road-builder John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), famed for his 'macadamized' roads of crushed and compacted stone that were a great improvement on existing roads.
Whitman 331, i/iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65235] £320.00
[Engraved by Charles Turner.]
London, Published Sep.r 20 1825 by Messrs. Colnaghi & Co. Pall Mall East.
Mezzotint, proof before title. 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾"), with large margins. Foxing in margins.
Half-length portrait of road-builder John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), famed for his 'macadamized' roads of crushed and compacted stone that were a great improvement on existing roads.
Whitman 331, i/iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65235] £320.00
![[Minerology] Opykta.](jpegs/65156.jpg)
[Minerology] Opykta.
[engraved by Antonius Eisenhoit.]
[Rome: J.M. Salvioni, 1717.]
Scarce engraving, 18th century watermark. Sheet 320 x 420mm (12½ x 16½"). Trimmed within plate, some foxing.
A representation of the mineralogy museum of the Vatican, with samples of metals in racks on the left and stones on the right. A plate from 'Michaelis Mercati Samminiatensis Metallotheca'.
[Ref: 65156] £380.00
[engraved by Antonius Eisenhoit.]
[Rome: J.M. Salvioni, 1717.]
Scarce engraving, 18th century watermark. Sheet 320 x 420mm (12½ x 16½"). Trimmed within plate, some foxing.
A representation of the mineralogy museum of the Vatican, with samples of metals in racks on the left and stones on the right. A plate from 'Michaelis Mercati Samminiatensis Metallotheca'.
[Ref: 65156] £380.00
Joseph Priestley, L.L.D. F.R.S.
Painted by - Fuseli, Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
London, Published Oct.r 1836 by Richard Taylor, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street.
Rare mezzotint. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Surface cracking/ creasing.
A three-quarter length seated portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), theologian, Dissenting clergyman and scientist, renowned for his discovery of oxygen and carbon monoxide. A close friend of Benjamin Franklin, he was an avid supporter of the American and French Revolutions, resulting in him leaving for the USA as the British government cracked down on radicals.
Whitman 484. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 65211] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by - Fuseli, Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
London, Published Oct.r 1836 by Richard Taylor, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street.
Rare mezzotint. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Surface cracking/ creasing.
A three-quarter length seated portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), theologian, Dissenting clergyman and scientist, renowned for his discovery of oxygen and carbon monoxide. A close friend of Benjamin Franklin, he was an avid supporter of the American and French Revolutions, resulting in him leaving for the USA as the British government cracked down on radicals.
Whitman 484. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 65211] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)