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A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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![[William Alexander] Vera Effigies Gulielmi Comitis de Sterlin Ætatis Suæ LVII.](jpegs/67861.jpg)
[William Alexander] Vera Effigies Gulielmi Comitis de Sterlin Ætatis Suæ LVII.
[after an engraving by William Marshall.]
[Published Nov.r 1 1795 by W.m Richardson 2 Castle Street Leicester Square.]
Engraving. Sheet 185 x 125mm (7¼ x 5"). Trimmed to image, losing publication line at bottom.
Head and shoulders portrait in oval of William Alexander (c. 1567-1640), 1st Earl of Stirling, with a laurel wreath and ribbon. His attempts to start Scottish colonisation of Canada resulted in the name 'Nova Scotia'. A copy of the frontispiece to his 'Recreation of the Muses' (1637).
BM 1980,U.1160.
[Ref: 67861] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
[after an engraving by William Marshall.]
[Published Nov.r 1 1795 by W.m Richardson 2 Castle Street Leicester Square.]
Engraving. Sheet 185 x 125mm (7¼ x 5"). Trimmed to image, losing publication line at bottom.
Head and shoulders portrait in oval of William Alexander (c. 1567-1640), 1st Earl of Stirling, with a laurel wreath and ribbon. His attempts to start Scottish colonisation of Canada resulted in the name 'Nova Scotia'. A copy of the frontispiece to his 'Recreation of the Muses' (1637).
BM 1980,U.1160.
[Ref: 67861] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![[American Revolution] Mal Lui Veut mal Lui Tourne dit le Bon Homme Richard.](jpegs/68120.jpg)
[American Revolution] Mal Lui Veut mal Lui Tourne dit le Bon Homme Richard. Sujet Mémorable des Révolutions de l'Univers. Le Commerce de la Grande Bretagne sous la forme d'une Vache.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving 225 x 265mm (8¾ x 10½"), with large margins. Creasing and soiling.
A cow representing Britain's commerce is having its horns cut off by an American, as a Dutchman milks it, with a Spaniard and Frenchman wait with bowls. An Englishman wrings his hands. Bottom left a British lion lies asleep as a pug urinates on it. In the background brothers Admiral Richard Howe and General William Howe sit at a table at Philadelphia, with Admiral Howe's flagship 'Eagle' in dry dock, the two bogged down in the occupation off the city (abandoned after 266 days on June 18th 1788). A reverse copy of a satire published in the 'Westminster Magazine, 1st March 1788 (BM 5472).
See BM Satires 5727.
[Ref: 68120] £950.00
[n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving 225 x 265mm (8¾ x 10½"), with large margins. Creasing and soiling.
A cow representing Britain's commerce is having its horns cut off by an American, as a Dutchman milks it, with a Spaniard and Frenchman wait with bowls. An Englishman wrings his hands. Bottom left a British lion lies asleep as a pug urinates on it. In the background brothers Admiral Richard Howe and General William Howe sit at a table at Philadelphia, with Admiral Howe's flagship 'Eagle' in dry dock, the two bogged down in the occupation off the city (abandoned after 266 days on June 18th 1788). A reverse copy of a satire published in the 'Westminster Magazine, 1st March 1788 (BM 5472).
See BM Satires 5727.
[Ref: 68120] £950.00
The Right Honourable George Canning. First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Proof
Engraved by William Brett, from a Painting by T. Stewardson Esq.re.
London, Published June 20, 1827, by W.m Sams, Royal Library, 1, St James's Street.
Mezzotint. 440 x 320mm (17¼ x 12½") very large margins. Dusty in margins.
A three quarter portrait of George Canning (1770-1827), published two months after he became Prime Minister and less than two months before his death from tuberculosis. He helped the South American countries in independence from Spain and Portugal.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67843] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by William Brett, from a Painting by T. Stewardson Esq.re.
London, Published June 20, 1827, by W.m Sams, Royal Library, 1, St James's Street.
Mezzotint. 440 x 320mm (17¼ x 12½") very large margins. Dusty in margins.
A three quarter portrait of George Canning (1770-1827), published two months after he became Prime Minister and less than two months before his death from tuberculosis. He helped the South American countries in independence from Spain and Portugal.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67843] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
John Cartwright in his 77th Year. John Cartwright [facsimile signature].
Engraved by Henry Cook from an Original Drawing [by Adam Buck].
[London, c.1790.]
Steel engraving. 215 x 140mm (8½ x 5½"). Surface soiling.
A seated profile portrait of political reformer John Cartwright (1740-1824), supporter of both the American and French revolutions, and prominent campaigner for electoral reform in Britain.
[Ref: 67888] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Henry Cook from an Original Drawing [by Adam Buck].
[London, c.1790.]
Steel engraving. 215 x 140mm (8½ x 5½"). Surface soiling.
A seated profile portrait of political reformer John Cartwright (1740-1824), supporter of both the American and French revolutions, and prominent campaigner for electoral reform in Britain.
[Ref: 67888] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
John Cartwright in his 77th Year. John Cartwright [facsimile signature].
Engraved by Henry Cook from an Original Drawing [by Adam Buck].
[London, c.1790.]
Steel engraving. 215 x 140mm (8½ x 5½"). Creased.
A seated profile portrait of political reformer John Cartwright (1740-1824), supporter of both the American and French revolutions, and prominent campaigner for electoral reform in Britain.
[Ref: 67890] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Henry Cook from an Original Drawing [by Adam Buck].
[London, c.1790.]
Steel engraving. 215 x 140mm (8½ x 5½"). Creased.
A seated profile portrait of political reformer John Cartwright (1740-1824), supporter of both the American and French revolutions, and prominent campaigner for electoral reform in Britain.
[Ref: 67890] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Porcupine] Das Stachelschwein aüs der Meerenge von Hüdson. Hystrix Canadensis. Le Porc-epic de la Baye de Hudson.](jpegs/68121.jpg)
[Porcupine] Das Stachelschwein aüs der Meerenge von Hüdson. Hystrix Canadensis. Le Porc-epic de la Baye de Hudson.
G. Eduard ad viv. del. J.M. Seligman sculps et excudit.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Fine coloured engraving, 200 x 260mm (8 x 10¼") large margins.
An early illustation of a porcupine, copied from the plate by George Edwards. Canadian interest. Johann Michael Seligmann (1720-1762), a German artist and engraver primarily known for his ornithological artwork in "Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel" (1749-64), which contained translations of George Edwards's 'A Natural History of Birds' and 'Gleanings of Natural History'.
[Ref: 68121] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
G. Eduard ad viv. del. J.M. Seligman sculps et excudit.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Fine coloured engraving, 200 x 260mm (8 x 10¼") large margins.
An early illustation of a porcupine, copied from the plate by George Edwards. Canadian interest. Johann Michael Seligmann (1720-1762), a German artist and engraver primarily known for his ornithological artwork in "Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel" (1749-64), which contained translations of George Edwards's 'A Natural History of Birds' and 'Gleanings of Natural History'.
[Ref: 68121] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
N.oX M.rs G_s. N.oXI Sir Timothy Tall Boy.
London, Published by A. Hamilton Jun.r near S.t John's Gate 1.st May 1774.
Engraving, 110 x 175mm (4¼ x 7"). Trimmed to plate.
A pair of portrait busts set in ovals of Sir 'Long' Thomas Robinson (1703-77) and an unidentified mistress . From the 'Histories of the Tête à Tête annexed...' series that appeared in 'Town and Country Magazine', a monthy magazine which featured articles on the scandals and romantic affairs of the nobility. Robinson was English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1734 and was a Governor of Barbados (1742–47).
Bm Satires 5253.
[Ref: 67900] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
London, Published by A. Hamilton Jun.r near S.t John's Gate 1.st May 1774.
Engraving, 110 x 175mm (4¼ x 7"). Trimmed to plate.
A pair of portrait busts set in ovals of Sir 'Long' Thomas Robinson (1703-77) and an unidentified mistress . From the 'Histories of the Tête à Tête annexed...' series that appeared in 'Town and Country Magazine', a monthy magazine which featured articles on the scandals and romantic affairs of the nobility. Robinson was English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1734 and was a Governor of Barbados (1742–47).
Bm Satires 5253.
[Ref: 67900] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Life and Adventures of John Jefferson Whitlaw or Scenes on the Mississippi] A Billiard Table at New Orleans.](jpegs/67867.jpg)
[The Life and Adventures of John Jefferson Whitlaw or Scenes on the Mississippi] A Billiard Table at New Orleans.
Drawn & Etched by A. Hervieu.
[London: Richard Bentley, 1836.]
Etching. Sheet 115 x 195mm (4½ x 7¾"). Trimmed within plate, binding marks at bottom.
A group of men in a billiards room. An illustration from Frances Trollope's 'The Life and Adventures of John Jefferson Whitlaw or Scenes on the Mississippi', a novel based on her experiences travelling to New Orleans, up the Mississippi to Nashoba, Tennessee and Cincinatti, Ohio. The first anti-slavery novel, it was an influence on Harriet Beecher Stowe.
[Ref: 67867] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Etched by A. Hervieu.
[London: Richard Bentley, 1836.]
Etching. Sheet 115 x 195mm (4½ x 7¾"). Trimmed within plate, binding marks at bottom.
A group of men in a billiards room. An illustration from Frances Trollope's 'The Life and Adventures of John Jefferson Whitlaw or Scenes on the Mississippi', a novel based on her experiences travelling to New Orleans, up the Mississippi to Nashoba, Tennessee and Cincinatti, Ohio. The first anti-slavery novel, it was an influence on Harriet Beecher Stowe.
[Ref: 67867] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)