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![[Joseph Brant] Joseph Thayendaneken.](jpegs/67561.jpg)
[Joseph Brant] Joseph Thayendaneken. The Mohawk Chief.
Wonderful Magazine. From an Original Drawing in the Posession of James Boswell Esq.r.
[n.d., c.1800.] Published by Alex.r Hogg.
Engraving. 170 x 120mm (6¾ x 4¾"). Some foxing. Trimmed close to plate on left-side.
Portrait of the Mohawk leader Joseph Brant (1742-1807). Brant was closely associated with Great Britain during the American Revolution and journeyed to England in 1775 for an audience with King George III.
[Ref: 67561] £380.00
Wonderful Magazine. From an Original Drawing in the Posession of James Boswell Esq.r.
[n.d., c.1800.] Published by Alex.r Hogg.
Engraving. 170 x 120mm (6¾ x 4¾"). Some foxing. Trimmed close to plate on left-side.
Portrait of the Mohawk leader Joseph Brant (1742-1807). Brant was closely associated with Great Britain during the American Revolution and journeyed to England in 1775 for an audience with King George III.
[Ref: 67561] £380.00
Winter Life in Canada - a Skating Carnival at Ottawa.
Roberts Sc. Arthur Hopkins.
[The Graphic] [n.d. c.1876]
Wood engraving, sheet 340 x 505mm (13½ x 19¾"). Trimmed, laid on backing paper on one half and crease down the middle where folded as usual.
Scene at an ice skating festival. Costumed ice skaters circle around a pole. Arthur Hopkins (1848–1930) was a landscape and genre painter and a skilled illustrator. A member of the Royal Watercolour Society, he exhibited frequently with it, the Royal Academy, and other major London institutions. His greatest success came from his illustration work, featured in the London News (1872–1898), The Graphic (1874–1876), and Punch (1893–1902), as well as in books by Thomas Hardy and Wilkie Collins.
[Ref: 67728] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Roberts Sc. Arthur Hopkins.
[The Graphic] [n.d. c.1876]
Wood engraving, sheet 340 x 505mm (13½ x 19¾"). Trimmed, laid on backing paper on one half and crease down the middle where folded as usual.
Scene at an ice skating festival. Costumed ice skaters circle around a pole. Arthur Hopkins (1848–1930) was a landscape and genre painter and a skilled illustrator. A member of the Royal Watercolour Society, he exhibited frequently with it, the Royal Academy, and other major London institutions. His greatest success came from his illustration work, featured in the London News (1872–1898), The Graphic (1874–1876), and Punch (1893–1902), as well as in books by Thomas Hardy and Wilkie Collins.
[Ref: 67728] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
The first Interview of Christopher Columbus with the Natives of America.
Engraved for Middleton's Complete System of Geography.
[n.d., c.1778.]
Etching and engraving. 295 x 175mm (11½ x 7").
Christopher Columbus' crew interacting with naked islanders. From Charles Theodore Middleton's 'A new and complete system of Geography ... Embellished ... with ... copper plates, etc.', London 1777-78.
[Ref: 67682] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved for Middleton's Complete System of Geography.
[n.d., c.1778.]
Etching and engraving. 295 x 175mm (11½ x 7").
Christopher Columbus' crew interacting with naked islanders. From Charles Theodore Middleton's 'A new and complete system of Geography ... Embellished ... with ... copper plates, etc.', London 1777-78.
[Ref: 67682] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[Benjamin Hick.]](jpegs/67802.jpg)
[Benjamin Hick.]
Painted by George Patten, A.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
Published by J.C. Grundy, Printseller to Her Majesty, 4, Exchange Street, Manchester [n.d., c.1840].
Mezzotint on chine collé. 460 x 375mm (18 x 14¾"). Some toning and staining, tear in margin taped.
A seated portrait of civil and mechanical engineer Benjamin Hick (1790-1842), maker of steam engines. Among the locomotives were: 'Union' (1830) for the Bolton and Leigh Railway), 'Pioneer' for the Petersburg Railroad in Virginia, and 'Pontchartrain' (1832) for the Pontchartrain Railroad, New Orleans.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67802] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by George Patten, A.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
Published by J.C. Grundy, Printseller to Her Majesty, 4, Exchange Street, Manchester [n.d., c.1840].
Mezzotint on chine collé. 460 x 375mm (18 x 14¾"). Some toning and staining, tear in margin taped.
A seated portrait of civil and mechanical engineer Benjamin Hick (1790-1842), maker of steam engines. Among the locomotives were: 'Union' (1830) for the Bolton and Leigh Railway), 'Pioneer' for the Petersburg Railroad in Virginia, and 'Pontchartrain' (1832) for the Pontchartrain Railroad, New Orleans.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67802] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Lambton] A Row in the Play-Ground.](jpegs/67737.jpg)
[John Lambton] A Row in the Play-Ground.
HB. [John Doyle.]
Published by T. Mc Lean 26 Haymarket 3rd Dec. 1838 A. Ducote's Lithog.y 70 St Martins.
Lithograph, printed area 270 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"). Trimmed close to printed border.
A satire on John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792 - 1840) and his brief spell as governor-in-chief of British North America. He stands against a tree, a handkerchief held to his eye, injured by three rocks at his feet inscribed 'Act / of / Indemnity', thrown by Brougham, who lurks behind a tree on the far right. Durham's allies, including Sir William Molesworth and Lord Howick, attempt to console him, but Durham is upset at their failure to prevent the assault. Behind stands the Duke of Wellington, holding a cricket bat, saying 'It was a very hard blow, but he brought it on himself'. Lambton was appointed governor in 1837 to tackle unrest in Quebec but soon ran into problems, overstepping his powers by deporting imprisoned rebel leaders to Bermuda. When the matter was brought before the House of Lords by Brougham, Lambton resigned from his position after barely five months.
[Ref: 67737] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
HB. [John Doyle.]
Published by T. Mc Lean 26 Haymarket 3rd Dec. 1838 A. Ducote's Lithog.y 70 St Martins.
Lithograph, printed area 270 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"). Trimmed close to printed border.
A satire on John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792 - 1840) and his brief spell as governor-in-chief of British North America. He stands against a tree, a handkerchief held to his eye, injured by three rocks at his feet inscribed 'Act / of / Indemnity', thrown by Brougham, who lurks behind a tree on the far right. Durham's allies, including Sir William Molesworth and Lord Howick, attempt to console him, but Durham is upset at their failure to prevent the assault. Behind stands the Duke of Wellington, holding a cricket bat, saying 'It was a very hard blow, but he brought it on himself'. Lambton was appointed governor in 1837 to tackle unrest in Quebec but soon ran into problems, overstepping his powers by deporting imprisoned rebel leaders to Bermuda. When the matter was brought before the House of Lords by Brougham, Lambton resigned from his position after barely five months.
[Ref: 67737] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[Increase Mather] Crescentius Matherus.](jpegs/67639.jpg)
[Increase Mather] Crescentius Matherus. Aetatis Suae 49. 1688.
[Vanderspirit pinxit. R. White Sculp. Londini.]
[n.d. c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 140 x 90mm (5½ x 3½"). Trimmed within plate and laid on backing sheet.
Bust-length portrait of Increase Mather (1639- 1723), at aged 49, with long hair, wearing skull-cap and bands, within an oval frame and resting on a pedestal. According to 'Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society' (1894), “Mather’s portrait was painted in 1688 during his visit to England, where, as an agent of the Massachusetts Colony, he had gone in the spring of that year. The artist was John vander Spriett (fl. 1690-1700), a Dutch mezzotint engraver of little note, who had studied under Verkolie at Amsterdam, where he had painted a few portraits." Allegedly within a few months after Mather’s portrait was painted in London, it was engraved by Robert White (1645-1703). Reverend Increase Mather was a New England Puritan clergyman who served as the sixth president of Harvard College from 1685 to 1701. During his tenure, which coincided with the notorious Salem witch trials, he was influential in the administration of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was son of the Rev. Richard Mather and Kathrine Holt Mather.
[Ref: 67639] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Vanderspirit pinxit. R. White Sculp. Londini.]
[n.d. c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 140 x 90mm (5½ x 3½"). Trimmed within plate and laid on backing sheet.
Bust-length portrait of Increase Mather (1639- 1723), at aged 49, with long hair, wearing skull-cap and bands, within an oval frame and resting on a pedestal. According to 'Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society' (1894), “Mather’s portrait was painted in 1688 during his visit to England, where, as an agent of the Massachusetts Colony, he had gone in the spring of that year. The artist was John vander Spriett (fl. 1690-1700), a Dutch mezzotint engraver of little note, who had studied under Verkolie at Amsterdam, where he had painted a few portraits." Allegedly within a few months after Mather’s portrait was painted in London, it was engraved by Robert White (1645-1703). Reverend Increase Mather was a New England Puritan clergyman who served as the sixth president of Harvard College from 1685 to 1701. During his tenure, which coincided with the notorious Salem witch trials, he was influential in the administration of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was son of the Rev. Richard Mather and Kathrine Holt Mather.
[Ref: 67639] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Charles Augustus Murray.]](jpegs/67776.jpg)
[Charles Augustus Murray.]
[After Willis Maddox. Engraved by George Zobel.]
[n.d., c.1850.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters; 140 x 100mm (5½ x 4"), large margins.
Portrait of Charles Augustus Murray (1806-95), British author and diplomat. Murray spent several years travelling across Europe and America from 1835 and 1838, including several months with a Pawnee tribe in 1835. He described his experiences in his popular book Travels in North America (1839).
See Ref: 4004. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67776] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[After Willis Maddox. Engraved by George Zobel.]
[n.d., c.1850.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters; 140 x 100mm (5½ x 4"), large margins.
Portrait of Charles Augustus Murray (1806-95), British author and diplomat. Murray spent several years travelling across Europe and America from 1835 and 1838, including several months with a Pawnee tribe in 1835. He described his experiences in his popular book Travels in North America (1839).
See Ref: 4004. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67776] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
The Honourable Charles Augustus Murray, H.B.M's agent and Consul General in Egypt &c &c.
Painted by Willes Maddox. Engraved by Geo. Zobel.
London: Published July 1st 1853, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., 13 & 14 Pall Mall East. Publishers to Her Majesty.
Mezzotint 485 x 380mm (19 x 15"). Some toning, pencil mark in title.
Sir Charles Augustus Murray (1806-95), travel writer and diplomat, pictured seated with young native servant. Murray travelled across Europe and America between 1835-8, spending several months with a Pawnee tribe in 1835, publishing the popular Travels in North America' (1839). This portrait shows him as consul-general in Cairo (1846-53), during which time he was befriended by the Ottoman Viceroy, Mehmet Ali Pasha. Less successful was his appointment as British ambassador to the Court of the Shah of Persia in 1854: rumours linked him with the sister of one the Shah's principal wives and, when she was taken into custody by her brother to defend her honour, Murray broke off diplomatic relations. The Anglo-Persian War broke out the following year, but Murray returned to be ambassador until 1859. He became a member of the Privy Council in 1875.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67806] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Willes Maddox. Engraved by Geo. Zobel.
London: Published July 1st 1853, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., 13 & 14 Pall Mall East. Publishers to Her Majesty.
Mezzotint 485 x 380mm (19 x 15"). Some toning, pencil mark in title.
Sir Charles Augustus Murray (1806-95), travel writer and diplomat, pictured seated with young native servant. Murray travelled across Europe and America between 1835-8, spending several months with a Pawnee tribe in 1835, publishing the popular Travels in North America' (1839). This portrait shows him as consul-general in Cairo (1846-53), during which time he was befriended by the Ottoman Viceroy, Mehmet Ali Pasha. Less successful was his appointment as British ambassador to the Court of the Shah of Persia in 1854: rumours linked him with the sister of one the Shah's principal wives and, when she was taken into custody by her brother to defend her honour, Murray broke off diplomatic relations. The Anglo-Persian War broke out the following year, but Murray returned to be ambassador until 1859. He became a member of the Privy Council in 1875.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67806] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Frontis to George Ruggle's Ignoramus]](jpegs/67644.jpg)
[Frontis to George Ruggle's Ignoramus]
[n.d. c.1630]
Engraving, sheet 115 x 65mm (4½ x 2¾"). Trimmed within plate and laid on album paper.
Full-length portrait of George Ruggle, standing in a library, facing right, wearing a hat, lace collar, and academic gown, with short hair and a moustache. He holds a closed scroll in his left hand and an open scroll in his right inscribed “Ignoramus.” A speech scroll bears the words “Currat Lex,” with bookshelves visible in the background. George Ruggle (1575-1622), author of Ignoramus, a Latin college farce with English and French passages, created one of the most notable academic plays of the English Renaissance, adapted from Giambattista della Porta’s, 'La Trappolaria' (1596). It premiered at Clare College, Cambridge, on March 8, 1615, for King James I’s visit. After Ruggle’s death, Nicholas Ferrar praised him as a “Brother of the [Virginia] Company,” noting his three years of service there. In his will, Ruggle bequeathed £100 for the education of American Indian children in Virginia.
[Ref: 67644] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1630]
Engraving, sheet 115 x 65mm (4½ x 2¾"). Trimmed within plate and laid on album paper.
Full-length portrait of George Ruggle, standing in a library, facing right, wearing a hat, lace collar, and academic gown, with short hair and a moustache. He holds a closed scroll in his left hand and an open scroll in his right inscribed “Ignoramus.” A speech scroll bears the words “Currat Lex,” with bookshelves visible in the background. George Ruggle (1575-1622), author of Ignoramus, a Latin college farce with English and French passages, created one of the most notable academic plays of the English Renaissance, adapted from Giambattista della Porta’s, 'La Trappolaria' (1596). It premiered at Clare College, Cambridge, on March 8, 1615, for King James I’s visit. After Ruggle’s death, Nicholas Ferrar praised him as a “Brother of the [Virginia] Company,” noting his three years of service there. In his will, Ruggle bequeathed £100 for the education of American Indian children in Virginia.
[Ref: 67644] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)