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Defence of the Breach at S.t Jean D'Acre, May 8.th 1799.
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.
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[Campi Phlegraei] IIII [View of Naples from the Sea Shore.]
[Campi Phlegraei] IIII [View of Naples from the Sea Shore.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour, 18th century watermark. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins
A view of the city with an ox cart in the foreground. A plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
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[Campi Phlegraei] XI. [View of the Monte S. Angelo on which there is a Convent of Camaldolesi Monks]
[Campi Phlegraei] XI. [View of the Monte S. Angelo on which there is a Convent of Camaldolesi Monks]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour 18th century watermark. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins.
A view of a volcanic outcrop between Torre del Greco and Torre dell' Annonciata, looking north to a smoking Vesuvius, from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
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[Campi Phlegraei] XVII [Bird's eye view from the Convent of Camaldoli.]
[Campi Phlegraei] XVII [Bird's eye view from the Convent of Camaldoli.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour, 18th century watermark. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, large margins.
A view from one of the highest points above Naples, with Sir William Hamilton examining the volcanic landscape through a telescope. The artist Pietro Fabris talks to a monk. A plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
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[Campi Phlegraei] XXII. [View of the Porto Pavone.]
[Campi Phlegraei] XXII. [View of the Porto Pavone.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour, 18th century watermark. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins.
A view of Porto Pavone, a sunken crater on the island of Nisida in the Bay of Naples, with William Hamilton and Pietro Fabris sketching in the foreground. A plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
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[Campi Phlegraei] XXIV. [View of Puzzoli.]
[Campi Phlegraei] XXIV. [View of Puzzoli.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins.
A view looking down at Pozzuoli and the sea, with Sir William Hamilton and a woman (probably Catherine, his first wife) in the foreground, a plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. The title is taken from the letterpress description from the book. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
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[Campi Phlegraei] XXVI. [Pozzuoli]
[Campi Phlegraei] XXVI. [Pozzuoli]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour, pt 18th century watermark. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins.
A view looking down at Pozzuoli and the sea, with Sir William Hamilton and his artist Pietro Fabris in the foreground, a plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
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[Campi Phlegraei] XXVIIII. [The Lake of Agnano evidently the Crater of an ancient Volcano.]
[Campi Phlegraei] XXVIIII. [The Lake of Agnano evidently the Crater of an ancient Volcano.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, large margins. Remains of paper pasted on edge of margins.
A view of Lake Avernus (Lago d'Averno), a volcanic crater lake in Pozzuoli, with William Hamilton on horseback in the foreground. He identified the building on the left shore as a temple of Proserpine, and a grotto on the right bank as that of the Cumaean sibyl. A plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
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[Campi Phlegraei] XXXX [View of a hollow road leading from the Grotta of Pausilipo.]
[Campi Phlegraei] XXXX [View of a hollow road leading from the Grotta of Pausilipo.]
[after Pietro Fabris.]
[Naples, 1776-9.]
Etching with superb hand colour. 215 x 395mm (8 x 15"), with grey washed margins, as issued, very large margins
A view of a sunken road, the sides showing the volcanic strata. A plate from Hamilton's famous work on Italian volcanos, the 'Campi Phlegraei'. Hamilton was 'Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' in Naples from 1764 until 1800, during which time he published books on his two favourite subjects, classical vases and vulcanology. He and Fabris visited both Etna and Vesuvius, often risking their lives to record volcanic events. The resulting book of 1776, the rare 'Campi Phlegraei', with a supplement of 1779, is regarded as one of the best colour-plate books of the 18th century.
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Winter Life in Canada - a Skating Carnival at Ottawa.
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.
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[Arrival of Charles II at Delft, 1660]
[Arrival of Charles II at Delft, 1660]
AV. Venne Inv. P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"). Trimmed to plate; centre fold as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. Having waited in Breda for the summons to return, he sailed to Delft by yacht (this print depicts his brief visit) before travelling on to the Hague, from where he departed for England on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who had a connection with both Delft (his birthplace) and the Hague (where he lived from 1625 onwards).
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The first Interview of Christopher Columbus with the Natives of America.
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.
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The Remains of the Great Temple in Palmira seen from the West.  Les Ruins du Grand Temple dans Palmira du coté del'Occident.
The Remains of the Great Temple in Palmira seen from the West. Les Ruins du Grand Temple dans Palmira du coté del'Occident. 1. The Temple of the Sun. 2. The great Column. 3. The Arch. 4. One side of the long Portico. 5. Columns which still support a considerable part of their Entablature. 6. A Building erected by the Turks.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer opposite Felter Lane, Fleet Street London, 1756.
Framed coloured engraving. Image 395 x 260mm (15½ x 10¼"). Frame 455 x 325mm (18 x 12¾"). Unexamined out of frame.
The temples of Palmyra, in the Syrian desert. View of ruins looking down an avenue of corinthian columns towards an archway, with other groups of columns in the background to left and to right, rubble in the foreground and figures in oriental dress, includinga two men sitting in the centre foreground, one of them drawing.
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[Karlsbrücke] Prague 1884.
[Karlsbrücke] Prague 1884.
[Ernst Herz?] [pencil signature].
[c.1884]
Fine etching, printed in brown, signed by the artist. 425 x 295mm (16¾ x 11½"), large margins.
A view of the Karlsbrücke (Charles Bridge), with the statue of Saint Lutgardis (1182-1246), a Dutch nun who, having experienced ecstasies, levitated, and dripped blood from her forehead and hair, is considered one of the leading mystics of the 13th century. The statue was sculpted by Matthias Braun in 1710 as a commission from Evžen Tyttl, the abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Plasy.
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[Ruins of Ancient Rome] Remains of the Temple of Jupiter.
[Ruins of Ancient Rome] Remains of the Temple of Jupiter. Constantine's Column. S.t Paul's Gate. Mausoleum of one of Jupiter's Priests. Temple of Peace.
Gio. P. Pannini Pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for John Bowles and Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Mezzotint and etching, with fine original colour, 18th century watermark; 260 x 355mm (10¼ x 14"). Creased bottom left.
A composite view of some of the Roman antiquities (with their former names), in the Forum and elsewhere, with a ground of men in the centre.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
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[Ruins of Ancient Rome] Trajan's Pillar.
[Ruins of Ancient Rome] Trajan's Pillar. The Amphitheatre of Titus. The Statue of a Fighting Gladiator in the Villa Borgese. Statue of a Dying Gladiator in the Capitol. Cestius Tomb. Temple of Janus. Temple of Jupiter Stator. The Temple of Fortuna Virilis.
Gio. P. Pannini Pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for John Bowles and Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Mezzotint and etching, 18th century watermark. 260 x 355mm (10¼ x 14"). Slight creasing.
A composite view of some of the Roman antiquities (with their former names), in the Forum and elsewhere.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
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Storming of Seringapatam _ May 4.th 1799.
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.
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The Council of Trent.
The Council of Trent. The Representation of the Father assembled in the Council of Trent: begun about the end of the year 1545.
[n.d., c.1700.]
Rare engraving. Sheet 155 x 95mm (6 x 3¾"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper.
A scene depicting the Council of Trent. Convened between 1545 and 1563 in the city of Trent (modern-day Trento, located in northern Italy), it constituted the nineteenth ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church.
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[Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.]
[Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.]
John Shapland. W.H. Sweet [pencil signatures]
[n.d., c.1920.]
Etching signed by both artists. 135 x 180mm (5¼ x 7"), publisher's blindstamp, very large margins.
A view of Santa Maria della Salute, with the Monument to Emmanuel II, with an equestrian statue of the first king of Italy. Walter Henry Sweet (1889-1943) studied under John Shapland (1865-1929) at Exeter School of Art.
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[Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.]
[Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.]
John Shapland. W.H. Sweet [pencil signatures]
[n.d., c.1920.]
Etching signed by both artists. 300 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼"), publisher's blindstamp, very large margins.
A view of Santa Maria della Salute, with a gondola. Walter Henry Sweet (1889-1943) studied under John Shapland (1865-1929) at Exeter School of Art.
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[The Bridge of Sighs, Venice.]
[The Bridge of Sighs, Venice.]
John Shapland. W.H. Sweet [pencil signatures]
[n.d., c.1920.]
Etching signed by both artists. 300 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼"), publisher's blindstamp, very large margins.
A view of the Bridge of Sighs, with a gondola. Walter Henry Sweet (1889-1943) studied under John Shapland (1865-1929) at Exeter School of Art.
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