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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![[Adam & Eve.]](jpegs/65561.jpg)
[Adam & Eve.]
A. Bloemaert in. J. Saenredam Sculp.
Isack Houwens excudit [n.d., c.1650].
Etching. 280 x 200mm (11 x 8"). Thread margins.
Adam and eve at work, having been expelled from the Garden of Eden. Adam digs with a spade, Eve spins and Cain and Abel tend a vegetable patch. Behind is a farmstead with other figures. First published c.1604, this example has Houwens' name added.
See BM 1856,0815.55 for the first issue.
[Ref: 65561] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A. Bloemaert in. J. Saenredam Sculp.
Isack Houwens excudit [n.d., c.1650].
Etching. 280 x 200mm (11 x 8"). Thread margins.
Adam and eve at work, having been expelled from the Garden of Eden. Adam digs with a spade, Eve spins and Cain and Abel tend a vegetable patch. Behind is a farmstead with other figures. First published c.1604, this example has Houwens' name added.
See BM 1856,0815.55 for the first issue.
[Ref: 65561] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Faith Hope and Charity.
[Engraved by Peter Coombes.] Rotenhamer pinxit. I.King exc.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Very rare mezzotint. 180 x 150mm (7 x 6"). Trimmed close to plate.
Three allegorical female figures in clouds. Faith is kneeling on the left and holding a Cross and Chalice; Hope is in the centre with her hands crossed over her breast, looking up into rays of light streaming from above, and Charity sits on the right with two infants.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65510] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by Peter Coombes.] Rotenhamer pinxit. I.King exc.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Very rare mezzotint. 180 x 150mm (7 x 6"). Trimmed close to plate.
Three allegorical female figures in clouds. Faith is kneeling on the left and holding a Cross and Chalice; Hope is in the centre with her hands crossed over her breast, looking up into rays of light streaming from above, and Charity sits on the right with two infants.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65510] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Henry Compton] Henry Bishop of London.](jpegs/65379.jpg)
[Henry Compton] Henry Bishop of London.
J Rily pinx: I. Beckett sc.
Sold by J. Smith att the Golden Lyon in Russel Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. Sheet 330 x 245mm (13 x 9½"), unidentified collector's stamp of a palette on reverse. Trimmed within plate.
Henry Compton (1632-1713), youngest son of the 2nd Earl of Northampton, Bishop of London from 1675 to 1713. Before the Glorious Revolution of 1688 he officiated at the weddings of princesses Mary and Anne before being suspended for his anti-catholic stance by James II. He was one of the 'Immortal Seven' who signed the invitation for William and Mary to take the English throne from James and performed their coronation. He was a commissioner for the Act of Union of 1707 and helped set up the Anglican church in Maryland, where he had a land grant.
CS 26, iii of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65379] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J Rily pinx: I. Beckett sc.
Sold by J. Smith att the Golden Lyon in Russel Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. Sheet 330 x 245mm (13 x 9½"), unidentified collector's stamp of a palette on reverse. Trimmed within plate.
Henry Compton (1632-1713), youngest son of the 2nd Earl of Northampton, Bishop of London from 1675 to 1713. Before the Glorious Revolution of 1688 he officiated at the weddings of princesses Mary and Anne before being suspended for his anti-catholic stance by James II. He was one of the 'Immortal Seven' who signed the invitation for William and Mary to take the English throne from James and performed their coronation. He was a commissioner for the Act of Union of 1707 and helped set up the Anglican church in Maryland, where he had a land grant.
CS 26, iii of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65379] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Henry Bishop of London.
J Rily pinx: I. Beckett sc.
Sold by J. Smith att the Golden Lyon in Russel Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. 340 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere.
Henry Compton (1632-1713), youngest son of the 2nd Earl of Northampton, Bishop of London from 1675 to 1713. Before the Glorious Revolution of 1688 he officiated at the weddings of princesses Mary and Anne before being suspended for his anti-catholic stance by James II. He was one of the 'Immortal Seven' who signed the invitation for William and Mary to take the English throne from James and performed their coronation. He was a commissioner for the Act of Union of 1707 and helped set up the Anglican church in Maryland, where he had a land grant. American interest.
CS 26, iii of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65380] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
J Rily pinx: I. Beckett sc.
Sold by J. Smith att the Golden Lyon in Russel Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. 340 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere.
Henry Compton (1632-1713), youngest son of the 2nd Earl of Northampton, Bishop of London from 1675 to 1713. Before the Glorious Revolution of 1688 he officiated at the weddings of princesses Mary and Anne before being suspended for his anti-catholic stance by James II. He was one of the 'Immortal Seven' who signed the invitation for William and Mary to take the English throne from James and performed their coronation. He was a commissioner for the Act of Union of 1707 and helped set up the Anglican church in Maryland, where he had a land grant. American interest.
CS 26, iii of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65380] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Count D'Ada. The Popes Nuntio to King James the Second.
I. Beckett fecitt [after Godfrey Kneller?].
I. Savage ex: [n.d. c.1687.]
Mezzotint, 17th century watermark. Sheet: 240 x 180mm (9½ x 11"). Trimmed within plate and mounted in album paper.
Portrait of Ferdinando D'Adda (1649-1719) half length in oval, wearing gown, collar and cross suspended from neck. D'Adda was prefect of the Congregation of Rites and the Papal Nuncio to James II of England. In 1690 he was made a Cardinal-Priest and in 1715 he was made Cardinal Bishop of Albano. Probably after the 1687 portrait by Kneller now at Petworth House (Egremont Private Collection 485071)
CS: 29, state ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65384] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
I. Beckett fecitt [after Godfrey Kneller?].
I. Savage ex: [n.d. c.1687.]
Mezzotint, 17th century watermark. Sheet: 240 x 180mm (9½ x 11"). Trimmed within plate and mounted in album paper.
Portrait of Ferdinando D'Adda (1649-1719) half length in oval, wearing gown, collar and cross suspended from neck. D'Adda was prefect of the Congregation of Rites and the Papal Nuncio to James II of England. In 1690 he was made a Cardinal-Priest and in 1715 he was made Cardinal Bishop of Albano. Probably after the 1687 portrait by Kneller now at Petworth House (Egremont Private Collection 485071)
CS: 29, state ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65384] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Count D'Ada. The Popes Nuntio to King James the Second.
I. Beckett fecitt [after Godfrey Kneller?].
I. Savage ex: [n.d. c.1687.]
Mezzotint, 17th century watermark. Sheet: 240 x 180mm (9½ x 11"). Trimmed within plate and mounted in album paper.
Portrait of Ferdinando D'Adda (1649-1719) half length in oval, wearing gown, collar and cross suspended from neck. D'Adda was prefect of the Congregation of Rites and the Papal Nuncio to James II of England. In 1690 he was made a Cardinal-Priest and in 1715 he was made Cardinal Bishop of Albano. Probably after the 1687 portrait by Kneller now at Petworth House (Egremont Private Collection 485071).
CS: 29, state ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65385] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
I. Beckett fecitt [after Godfrey Kneller?].
I. Savage ex: [n.d. c.1687.]
Mezzotint, 17th century watermark. Sheet: 240 x 180mm (9½ x 11"). Trimmed within plate and mounted in album paper.
Portrait of Ferdinando D'Adda (1649-1719) half length in oval, wearing gown, collar and cross suspended from neck. D'Adda was prefect of the Congregation of Rites and the Papal Nuncio to James II of England. In 1690 he was made a Cardinal-Priest and in 1715 he was made Cardinal Bishop of Albano. Probably after the 1687 portrait by Kneller now at Petworth House (Egremont Private Collection 485071).
CS: 29, state ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65385] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Reverend John Dolben Ld. Bp. of Rochester.
I. Haissmans Pinxit. R. Tompson excudit.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Mezzotint 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Thread margins.
A portrait of John Dolben, Archbishop of York (1625 - 1686), three-quarter length, sitting, wearing cap, bands, and robes, holding a scroll.
CS14. Blackett-Ord T29 II of II. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64997] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
I. Haissmans Pinxit. R. Tompson excudit.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Mezzotint 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Thread margins.
A portrait of John Dolben, Archbishop of York (1625 - 1686), three-quarter length, sitting, wearing cap, bands, and robes, holding a scroll.
CS14. Blackett-Ord T29 II of II. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64997] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Peter Gunning] The Bishop of Ely.](jpegs/65409.jpg)
[Peter Gunning] The Bishop of Ely.
[engraved by Isaac Beckett.]
J.S. ex [John Smith]. [n.d., c.1685.]
Mezzotint. 175 x 130mm (7 x 5¼"). Laid on album paper.
Half-length portrait in oval of Peter Gunning (1614-84), consecrated bishop of Chichester in 1669 then Ely from 1674 until his death. Probably a detail from the oil painting acquired by St John's College, Cambridge, in 1683 (Accession 126).
CS49, state ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65409] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
[engraved by Isaac Beckett.]
J.S. ex [John Smith]. [n.d., c.1685.]
Mezzotint. 175 x 130mm (7 x 5¼"). Laid on album paper.
Half-length portrait in oval of Peter Gunning (1614-84), consecrated bishop of Chichester in 1669 then Ely from 1674 until his death. Probably a detail from the oil painting acquired by St John's College, Cambridge, in 1683 (Accession 126).
CS49, state ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65409] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Reverend Father in God John Hough, Lord Bishop of Coventry & Litchfield.
I.Riley Pinxit. R.Williams fecit. D.Loggan excudit.
[n.d., c.1700.] Sold by Hen:Overton without Newgate.
Mezzotint, 17th century watermark. Sheet 345 x 260mm (13½ x 10¼"). Trimmed into plate. Some damage.
Portrait of John Hough (1651 - 1743), English bishop. He is best known for the confrontation over his election as President at Magdalen College, Oxford that took place at the end of the reign of James II of England.
CS: 24: ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65449] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
I.Riley Pinxit. R.Williams fecit. D.Loggan excudit.
[n.d., c.1700.] Sold by Hen:Overton without Newgate.
Mezzotint, 17th century watermark. Sheet 345 x 260mm (13½ x 10¼"). Trimmed into plate. Some damage.
Portrait of John Hough (1651 - 1743), English bishop. He is best known for the confrontation over his election as President at Magdalen College, Oxford that took place at the end of the reign of James II of England.
CS: 24: ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65449] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Right Reverend George Lord B.pp of Winchester.]](jpegs/64990.jpg)
[The Right Reverend George Lord B.pp of Winchester.]
[P Lelij pinxit.]
[R.Tompson excudit.] [n.d. c.1680]
Mezzotint, cery scarce proof before letters, 230 x 250mm (13 x 10") Thread margins, old ink mss. in inscription area.
A half-length portrait of George Morley (1597-1684) bishop of Worcester and later of Winchester. Seated in a chair with a short beard, wearing a square cap and episcopal robes. One hand rests on a book placed on a covered table, with a curtain to the right.
CS31 I of III. Blackett-Ord T53 II of IV. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64990] £360.00
[P Lelij pinxit.]
[R.Tompson excudit.] [n.d. c.1680]
Mezzotint, cery scarce proof before letters, 230 x 250mm (13 x 10") Thread margins, old ink mss. in inscription area.
A half-length portrait of George Morley (1597-1684) bishop of Worcester and later of Winchester. Seated in a chair with a short beard, wearing a square cap and episcopal robes. One hand rests on a book placed on a covered table, with a curtain to the right.
CS31 I of III. Blackett-Ord T53 II of IV. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64990] £360.00
The Right Reverend George Lord B.pp of Winchester.
P Lelij pinxit.
R.Tompson excudit. [n.d. c.1680] But later.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 230 x 250mm (13 x 10").
A half-length portrait of George Morley (1597-1684) bishop of Worcester and later of Winchester. Seated in a chair with a short beard, wearing a square cap and episcopal robes. One hand rests on a book placed on a covered table, with a curtain to the right.
CS31. Blackett-Ord T53 IV of IV. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64991] £320.00
P Lelij pinxit.
R.Tompson excudit. [n.d. c.1680] But later.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 230 x 250mm (13 x 10").
A half-length portrait of George Morley (1597-1684) bishop of Worcester and later of Winchester. Seated in a chair with a short beard, wearing a square cap and episcopal robes. One hand rests on a book placed on a covered table, with a curtain to the right.
CS31. Blackett-Ord T53 IV of IV. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64991] £320.00
The Right Reverend George Lord B.pp of Winchester.
P Lelij pinxit.
R.Tompson excudit. [n.d. c.1680]
Mezzotint. 230 x 250mm (13 x 10"). Trimmed to plate.
A half-length portrait of George Morley (1597-1684) bishop of Worcester and later of Winchester. Seated in a chair with a short beard, wearing a square cap and episcopal robes. One hand rests on a book placed on a covered table, with a curtain to the right.
CS31. Blackett-Ord T53 IV of IV. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64993] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
P Lelij pinxit.
R.Tompson excudit. [n.d. c.1680]
Mezzotint. 230 x 250mm (13 x 10"). Trimmed to plate.
A half-length portrait of George Morley (1597-1684) bishop of Worcester and later of Winchester. Seated in a chair with a short beard, wearing a square cap and episcopal robes. One hand rests on a book placed on a covered table, with a curtain to the right.
CS31. Blackett-Ord T53 IV of IV. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64993] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Reverend George Lord B.pp of Winchester.
P Lelij pinxit.
R.Tompson excudit. [n.d. c.1680]
Mezzotint. 230 x 250mm (13 x 10"). Small margins.
A half-length portrait of George Morley (1597-1684) bishop of Worcester and later of Winchester. Seated in a chair with a short beard, wearing a square cap and episcopal robes. One hand rests on a book placed on a covered table, with a curtain to the right.
CS31. Blackett-Ord T53 IV of IV. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64994] £320.00
P Lelij pinxit.
R.Tompson excudit. [n.d. c.1680]
Mezzotint. 230 x 250mm (13 x 10"). Small margins.
A half-length portrait of George Morley (1597-1684) bishop of Worcester and later of Winchester. Seated in a chair with a short beard, wearing a square cap and episcopal robes. One hand rests on a book placed on a covered table, with a curtain to the right.
CS31. Blackett-Ord T53 IV of IV. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64994] £320.00
Edvardus Wetenhall S.S.T.P.
J. Vander Vaart Pinxit et fecit.
R. Tompson ex: [n.d., c.1685.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 340 x 240mm (13¼ x 9½"). Trimmed into image, touching inscriptions on left.
Head and shoulder portrait in oval of Edward Wetenhall (1636-1713), an English bishop of the Church of Ireland.
CS 9, unrecorded state between i & ii, with spot on nose but before 'fecit' removed. Russell 9, between iii & iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65357] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J. Vander Vaart Pinxit et fecit.
R. Tompson ex: [n.d., c.1685.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 340 x 240mm (13¼ x 9½"). Trimmed into image, touching inscriptions on left.
Head and shoulder portrait in oval of Edward Wetenhall (1636-1713), an English bishop of the Church of Ireland.
CS 9, unrecorded state between i & ii, with spot on nose but before 'fecit' removed. Russell 9, between iii & iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65357] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)