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Defence of the Breach at S.t Jean D'Acre, May 8.th 1799.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.t.
London. Pub. Nov.r 1815 by J. Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with accompanying letterpress, J. Whatman 1812 watermark; 210 x 295mm (8¼ x 11¾"), with large margins. Damp stain right corner.
From, 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies; From 1799 to 1815.' The Siege of Acre,18th March to 20th May 1799, was the unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman-defended walled city of Acre, where he was defeated by Sir Sidney Smith; also the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria.
[Ref: 67652] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Ireland] [Henry Johnson] Major General Johnson, Who on the ever memorable 5th of June 1798, commanded his Majesty's Troops [at the Battle of Ross. And his lov'd Country by his Valour sav'd.]
Painted by Rob.t. Woodburn. Engraved by Rob.t Dunkarton.
[Published June 4 1801, by R. Woodburn, Dublin; and Colnaghi & C.º N.º23, Cockspur Street, London.]
Scarce coloured mezzotint. Sheet 475 x 350mm (18¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into inscription area losing part of title and all of the publication line.
Three quarter length portrait of General Sir Henry Johnson (1748-1835) in uniform, standing before the town of New Ross, County Wexford. During the Irish Rebellion of 1798, Johnson was sent to occupy New Ross, which was then attacked by the Society of United Irishmen. When the attack failed, the British counterattack 'took no prisoners': one estimate puts the Irish dead at 2,800 of 3,000 attackers, against about 230 Loyalists. CS 27. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67619] £380.00
[John Lambert] Major Generall Lambert.
[engraved by Francis Place after Robert Walker.]
[n.d., c.1680.]
Mezzotint, 17th century watermark; 310 x 220mm (12¼ x 8¾"). Thread margins.
A head and shoulders portrait in oval of Parliamentarian general John Lambert (1619-84), in armour and lace cravat. CS 6, state ii or iii of iii.. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67589] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)
[Lieutenant General The Right Honorable Sir Thomas Maitland.]
[Painted by J. Hoppner Esq.r R.A. Engraved by Tho.s Lupton.]
[n.d., c.1820.]
Mezzotint, masked proof. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with large margins.
Three quarter portrait of Sir Thomas Maitland (1760-1824) in uniform, one hand resting on a cannon, the other on his sword hilt. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars and served as governor of Ceylon and Malta & the Ionian Islands. This masked proof has extensively re-working, with three additional stripes on left sleeve, three additional stars on jacket, three more buttons and a braid on his right arm. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67087] £360.00
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[Lieutenant General The Right Honorable Sir Thomas Maitland.]
J. Hoppner Pinx.t. T. Lupton Sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), large margins.
Three quarter portrait of Sir Thomas Maitland (1760-1824) in uniform, one hand resting on a cannon, the other on his sword hilt. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars and served as governor of Ceylon and Malta & the Ionian Islands. This state predates the extensively re-working, with three additional stripes on left sleeve, three additional stars on jacket, three more buttons and a braid on his right arm. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67086] £360.00
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[Battle of Naseby] The Description of His Majestie's Army of Horse and Foot, and of His Excellencies S.r Thomas Fairefax: as they were drawn into severall Bodies at the Battail of Naseby June the 14th 1645.
J. Sturt sculp [after Robert Streeter].
[n.d., c.1700.]
Rare etching with engraving. 300 x 480mm (11¾ x 19"). Trimmed into plate left and bottom, binding folds. Pair of small wormholes in right margin.
A topographical battle plan showing the army of Charles I and Prince Rupert facing that of Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax at the beginning of the Battle of Naseby in 1645. This is a reduced copy of the plate by Robert Streeter in Joshua Sprigg's 'Anglia rediviva', 1647. This example has the pagination guide lower right removed and a new one bottom left. See BM Y,1.123 for an earlier state and Y,1.122 for Streeter's original.
[Ref: 67424] £360.00
[General John Nicholson. Killed before Delhi,1857.]
[Painted by T.F. Dicksee. Engraved by A.N. Sanders.]
London, Published June 1.st 1867 by Henry Graves & Co. the Proprietors, Publishers to H.M. the Queen and T.R.H. the Prince & Princess of Wales. 6 Pall Mall. Copyright Registered.
Mezzotint, scarce proof title and artist and engraver's inscriptions, printed on chine collé with Printseller's Association blindstamp, limited to 75. 470 x 390mm (18½ x 15¼").
Portrait of John Nicholson (1821-57). Nicholson served in Afghanistan from 1840-2 (notably in the 1841 defence of Ghazni), and in the Punjab from 1843-7. He was subsequently 'invaluable' in the second Anglo-Sikh war. Nicholson commanded the main storming party at Delhi in September 1857, during which action he was shot through the chest, causing his death a few days later. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67809] £420.00
[General John Nicholson. Killed before Delhi,1857.]
[Painted by T.F. Dicksee. Engraved by A.N. Sanders.]
London, Published June 1.st 1867 by Henry Graves & Co. the Proprietors, Publishers to H.M. the Queen and T.R.H. the Prince & Princess of Wales. 6 Pall Mall. Copyright Registered.
Mezzotint, scarce proof title and artist and engraver's inscriptions, printed on chine collé with Printseller's Association blindstamp, limited to 75. 470 x 390mm (18½ x 15¼").
Portrait of John Nicholson (1821-57). Nicholson served in Afghanistan from 1840-2 (notably in the 1841 defence of Ghazni), and in the Punjab from 1843-7. He was subsequently 'invaluable' in the second Anglo-Sikh war. Nicholson commanded the main storming party at Delhi in September 1857, during which action he was shot through the chest, causing his death a few days later. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67810] £420.00
Storming of Seringapatam _ May 4.th 1799.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.t.
London. Pub. Nov.r 1815 by J. Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Fine hand coloured aquatint with accompanying letterpress, 210 x 295mm (8¼ x 11¾"), with large margins. Mint.
From, 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies; From 1799 to 1815.' The siege of Seringapatam (5 April -4 May 1799) was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore, led by Tipu Sultan.
[Ref: 67653] £490.00
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