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Alphen near Leyden. From a Drawing of Van Goien, in the Collect.n of the Earl of Bute,
WBaillie f.
Soft ground etching. Sheet 260 x 325mm (10¼ x 12¾"). Trimmed within plate, some soiling.
A view of Alphen aan den Rijn from the river, after Jan van Goyen (1596-1656). 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. Baillie also acted as the Earl of Bute's art agent. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68465] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
[Athens] View of the Temple of Jupiter Olympia.
Lith by C. de Brochtorff. Malta 1837 from a Sketch by D. White R.N.
Rare & scarce lithograph. Sheet 210 x 265mm (8¼ x 10¾"). Creasing.
A view of the ruins of a temple, with the Parthenon behind. By German-Danish artist Charles Frederick de Brocktorff (c. 1775/1785 - 1850).
[Ref: 67857] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
From a Drawing of Molyn, in the Collection of the Earl of Bute.
WBaillie sculp.t.
Publish'd Feb.y 2.d 1773.
Soft ground etching with mezzotint tone, 18th century watermark. Sheet 220 x 325mm (8¾ x 12¾"). Trimmed within plate, creasing.
A rustic scene with wagons, after Pieter de Molijn (1595-1661), 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. Baillie also acted as the Earl of Bute's art agent. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68466] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
The Cathedral Church of Antwerp.
[by Wenceslaus Hollar.]
[London, c.1717.]
Etching. Sheet 465 x 330mm (18¼ x 13"). Trimmed to image, losing Hollar's signature, laid on old paper. Damaged. Staining on right.
Originally etched by Hollar in 1649 and published in Antwerp, when the unrest of the English Civil War caused him to stay in the city, this print had a Latin title under the view. Pennington states that this fifth state was first published by Henry Overton c.1717. Pennington 824.
[Ref: 68305] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Belgian Troops Sep 1815. Bois de Boulogne.
A. Long.
[n.d., c.1815.]
Rare amateur lithograph. Sheet 150 x 265mm (6 x 10½"). Laid on card as issued.
A camp with huts made of straw. A wounded soldier limps with a crutch. Amelia Long (née Hume) (1772-1837), married Charles Long who was created Baron Farnborough in 1826. Lady Farnborough was Girtin's favourite pupil, and her work was widely admired by professional artists and drawing masters. For a sketchbook by the artist see V&A E.21080-1957.
[Ref: 68265] £120.00
(£144.00 incl.VAT)
Vue du Mont Blanc et la vallée de Chamouny.
Zurich chez R. Dikenman, peinter, Neustadt Nº 148 [n.d., c.1820].
Aquatint. 175 x 245mm (7 x 9¾"), very large margins.
A view of a hamlet with Mont Blanc towering behind.
[Ref: 67929] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Sepulchre of Cecilia Metella Crasi; upon the Appian Way, Two Miles from Rome. The Walls are 25 Feet thick, Sounding a Trumpet within it the Echo returns it 8 times.
Buisiri del: T. Smith pin: F. Vivares sc.
Publish'd 25 July 1746.
Fine engraving with etching. 550 x 400mm (21¾ x 15¾"), with large margins. Tears in the margins. Slight staining.
A view of the mausoleum of Cecilia Metella daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, whose father served under Julius Ceasar, built in the 1st Century BC and located on one of the southern roads into Rome. The scene shows the ruins of the rotunda and walls, several figures examine the fragments of ancient architecture which line the route.
[Ref: 68304] £330.00
Veduta della Basilica di S.Paolo fuor delle Mura, eretta da Costantino Magno.
Piranesi F.
[Paris, c.1800.]
Etching. 410 x 625mm (16 x 24½"), with very large margins. Laid on backing sheet.
The façade of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, founded by Constantine I over the burial place of St. Paul. The building was destroyed by fire in 1823 (an event documented by Luigi Rossini in four views of the aftermath), and a replica rebuilt. Hind: 6, state iv of vi, first Paris edition.
[Ref: 68382] £360.00
View of the Road by Saorgio to the Passage of the Col de Tende.
Drawn by Mary Countess Harcourt, Engraved by J. Hibbert, jun. Bath.
Aquatint, printed in sepia. 365 x 475mm (14½ x 18¾"). Trimmed close to plate mark top and bottom. Small loss entering platemark in top left corner.
View of a town on cliffs, seen from below, a winding road and river at left in the foreground. 1809-33. Department of Alpes-Maritimes region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, while Col de Tende is a high mountain pass in the Alps, on the border of France and Italy. Mary, Countess Harcourt (1749 - 1833) Wife of William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, and amateur painter.
[Ref: 68307] £420.00
Jour de Fête at St Cloud Sept.r 1815 with the British Troops on Duty.
A. Long.
[n.d., c.1815.]
Rare amateur lithograph. Printed area 240 x 320mm (9½ x 12½"), very large margins. Margins time stained.
A fête at the Château de Saint-Cloud, just to the west of Paris. Although Napoleon had abdicated in June, some French forces kept up resistance into September, accounting for the British troops in this scene. Amelia Long (née Hume) (1772-1837), married Charles Long who was created Baron Farnborough in 1826. Lady Farnborough was Girtin's favourite pupil, and her work was widely admired by professional artists and drawing masters. For a sketchbook by the artist see V&A E.21080-1957.
[Ref: 68264] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Divers Prospects in and about Tangier Exactly delineated by W: Hollar his May.ties designer, Ao1669, and by him afterwards to satisfie the curious, etchd in Copper.
And are to be Sold by John Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, London 1673.
Etching, sheet 135 x 220mm (5¼ x 8½"). Very slight repaired damage on left. Trimmed.
Title plate to a series of views in Tangier (modern Morocco) by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77). Tangier came into English possession as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry when she married Charles II in 1662, although attempts to develop it strategically and commercially were unsuccessful. In 1688 Hollar, in his capacity of 'Scenographus Regus', went there as part of a mission sent to deal with problems with hostile natives. Hollar made some sketches of the fortifications, published in 1673. The fortifications shown were demolished in 1684 when the English government abandoned Tangier. Some of Hollar's drawings of Tangier are in the British Museum. Pennington 1187 i/ii
[Ref: 68290] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
Prospect of ye Inner part of Tangier with the upper Castle from South-East.
W. Hollar delineavit et scul.
[Published by John Overton, 1673] [But later]
Etching, sheet 125 x 220mm (5 x 8½"). Trimmed.
One of series of views in Tangier (modern Morocco) by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77). Tangier came into English possession as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry when she married Charles II in 1662, although attempts to develop it strategically and commercially were unsuccessful. In 1688 Hollar, in his capacity of 'Scenographus Regus', went there as part of a mission sent to deal with problems with hostile natives. Hollar made some sketches of the fortifications, published in 1673. The fortifications shown were demolished in 1684 when the English government abandoned Tangier. Some of Hollar's drawings of Tangier are in the British Museum. Pennington 1192 ii/ii.
[Ref: 68288] £190.00
(£228.00 incl.VAT)
Prospect of ye lower part of Tangier from the hill West of White-hall.
W. Hollar delin.
[Published by John Overton, 1673.]
Etching, sheet 125 x 215mm (5 x 8½"). On 17th century watermarked paper. Collector's stamp of G.A. Cardew, 'G.A.C.' Trimmed to platemark.
One of series of views in Tangier (modern Morocco) by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77). Tangier came into English possession as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry when she married Charles II in 1662, although attempts to develop it strategically and commercially were unsuccessful. In 1688 Hollar, in his capacity of 'Scenographus Regus', went there as part of a mission sent to deal with problems with hostile natives. Hollar made some sketches of the fortifications, published in 1673. The fortifications shown were demolished in 1684 when the English government abandoned Tangier. Some of Hollar's drawings of Tangier are in the British Museum. Pennington 1190 i/ii. Lugt: L.1134.
[Ref: 68287] £360.00
View of the Road by Saorgio to the Passage of the Col de Tende.
Drawn by Mary Countess Harcourt, Engraved by J. Hibbert, jun. Bath.
Fine & rare aquatint, printed in sepia. 365 x 480mm (14 x 19"), with very large margins. Laid on board. Edges of board chipped, print not affected.
View of a town on cliffs, seen from below, a winding road and river at left in the foreground. 1809-33. Department of Alpes-Maritimes region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, while Col de Tende is a high mountain pass in the Alps, on the border of France and Italy. Mary, Countess Harcourt (1749 - 1833) Wife of William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, and amateur painter.
[Ref: 68308] £380.00
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