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[The entombment of Christ]
[The entombment of Christ] From a Capital Drawing by Rembrandt, in the Collection of M.r Hudson.
Engrav'd by C.t Baillie.
[n.d., c.1769.] [But later]
Mezzotint with etching. 265 x 325mm (10½ x 12¾"). Trimmed to plate.
A scene of the entombment of Christ after a sketch by Rembrandt. Joseph of Arimatheia and one of the apostles on the left, laying Christ on a ledge in a rock tomb. Captain William Baillie (1723-1810) was a well-known amateur engraver and etcher from Ireland. He fought at the Battle of Culloden and served in various campaigns on the continent. retiring early to hold an appointment of Commissioner of Stamps. Over 200 of Baillie's prints were republished by Boydell in a collected edition of 1792, re-issued in 1803.
BM 1872,1012.4729. Charington 23. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68476]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[The entombment of Christ]
[The entombment of Christ] From a Capital Drawing by Rembrandt, in the Collection of M.r Hudson.
Engrav'd by C.t Baillie.
[n.d., c.1769.]
Mezzotint with etching, printed in black and brown, some hand colour, 18th century watermark. 265 x 325mm (10½ x 12¾"). Small indentation in top printed border.
A scene of the entombment of Christ after a sketch by Rembrandt. Joseph of Arimatheia and one of the apostles on the left, laying Christ on a ledge in a rock tomb. According to the BM: ''This is one of very few English colour prints to have been printed using more than one plate. It was advertised for seven shillings and sixpence as ‘printed in colours from separate plates’ (Public Advertiser, 8 June 1769). This information supplied by David Alexander (via email, February 2019)''.
BM 1872,1012.4729. Charington 23. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68475]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Better is a dry Morsel and Quietness therewith, / than a House full of Sacrifices with Strife.
Better is a dry Morsel and Quietness therewith, / than a House full of Sacrifices with Strife. / Solomon's Prov. Chap. 17. V. 1st.
A. Ostade pinx.t. W. Baillie Sculp.t.
Published Aug.t 1.st 1784.
Rare mezzotint. 295 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼"). Bottom margin chipped and messy.
A peasant family of four saying grace before their meal, which is a stew in a bowl on a three-cornered table. Engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810), who retired from the army in 1761 and devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68463]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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The Mathematician.
The Mathematician. Done from an Original Picture, painted by Rembrandt. By James M.c Ardell.
Sold by E. Fisher, at the Golden head in Leicester Square, and Ryland & Bryer, at the King's Arms in Cornhill, London.
Fine & rare mezzotint, 470 x 355mm (18½ x 14") with margins. Slight mount burn.
A teacher leaning on the table holding a pair of compasses, demonstrates a problem to the student who leans on his chin. By the table are two globes.
Goodwin: 213. Charington 107, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68375]   £680.00  
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[Peasant at a window, with pipe and tankard.] From a Painting by A. Van Ostade, in the Possession of W.m Baillie.
[Peasant at a window, with pipe and tankard.] From a Painting by A. Van Ostade, in the Possession of W.m Baillie.
Engraved by W. Baillie.
March the 17. 1774. [but later]
Very fine mezzotint. 290 x 240mm (11½ x 9½"). Narrow margins.
One of several prints after Dutch painter Adriaen van Ostade (1610-85) engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810). Baillie retired from the army in 1761 and thereafter devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See also [Ref: 61628].
[Ref: 68467]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Spring.
Spring. O Come! and what the rosy footed May [/] Steals blushing on, together let us tread [/] The morning dews, and gather in their prime [/] Fresh blooming flowers, to grace thy braided hair, [/] And thy lov'd bosom that improves their sweets. [/] Vide Thompson's Seasons.
Published June 1.st.1796 by John Fairburn, 146, Minories, London.
Hand coloured mezzotint. Plate: 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed. Damage to title area. Tears to margins. Paper tone. Marks to printed area.
Exterior scene in which a family gather flowers and a young boy finds a bird's nest. In the background a man fishes in a river and another pushes a barrow.
Ex: Collection the Hon C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68483]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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