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Natives of the Caribee Islands feasting on Human Flesh. Enraved for Moore's Voyages and Travels.
[n.d. c.1778]
Engraving, sheet 280 x 160mm (11 x 6½"). Time stained
Frontispiece of British cartographer, John Hamilton Moore's (1738-1807), 'Voyages and Travels,' 1778. A misrepresentation of the indigenous people of Saint Kitts and Nevis that perpetuates the European myth of Kalinago cannibalism, depicting them with devil’s horns.
[Ref: 68989] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1778]
Engraving, sheet 280 x 160mm (11 x 6½"). Time stained
Frontispiece of British cartographer, John Hamilton Moore's (1738-1807), 'Voyages and Travels,' 1778. A misrepresentation of the indigenous people of Saint Kitts and Nevis that perpetuates the European myth of Kalinago cannibalism, depicting them with devil’s horns.
[Ref: 68989] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Mitford Crowe Esq.r.
T. Murray Pinx. J. Smith fec: et ex:
[n.d., c.1703.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). Thread margins. Top left corner slightly damaged to the plate.
A portrait of Mitford Crowe (1669-1719), in wig and armour. A merchant, politician, diplomat and colonial administrator, he was governor of Barbados 1707-11. He is best known for his career during the War of the Spanish Succession, where Crowe negotiated the Pact of Genoa with the Principality of Catalonia, which brought them into the Grand Alliance. West Indies/Barbados interest.
CS 72, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68814] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
T. Murray Pinx. J. Smith fec: et ex:
[n.d., c.1703.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). Thread margins. Top left corner slightly damaged to the plate.
A portrait of Mitford Crowe (1669-1719), in wig and armour. A merchant, politician, diplomat and colonial administrator, he was governor of Barbados 1707-11. He is best known for his career during the War of the Spanish Succession, where Crowe negotiated the Pact of Genoa with the Principality of Catalonia, which brought them into the Grand Alliance. West Indies/Barbados interest.
CS 72, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68814] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Mitford Crowe Esq.r.
T. Murray Pinx. J. Smith fec: et ex:
[n.d., c.1703.] [Boydell] [But later]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). Small margins.
A portrait of Mitford Crowe (1669-1719), in wig and armour. A merchant, politician, diplomat and colonial administrator, he was governor of Barbados 1707-11. He is best known for his career during the War of the Spanish Succession, where Crowe negotiated the Pact of Genoa with the Principality of Catalonia, which brought them into the Grand Alliance. West Indies/Barbados interest.
CS 72, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68815] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
T. Murray Pinx. J. Smith fec: et ex:
[n.d., c.1703.] [Boydell] [But later]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). Small margins.
A portrait of Mitford Crowe (1669-1719), in wig and armour. A merchant, politician, diplomat and colonial administrator, he was governor of Barbados 1707-11. He is best known for his career during the War of the Spanish Succession, where Crowe negotiated the Pact of Genoa with the Principality of Catalonia, which brought them into the Grand Alliance. West Indies/Barbados interest.
CS 72, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68815] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![John B. Gough [facsimile signature].](jpegs/67837.jpg)
John B. Gough [facsimile signature].
Painted by Daniel Macnee, S.R.A. Engraved by Edward Burton 1855. Edinburgh. Printed by Macglashon & Wilding.
Published by the Scottish Temperance League, 108 Hope Street, Glasgow.
Scarce mezzotint, 555 x 375mm (21¾ x 14¾"). Narrow margins.
A full length portrait of American Temperance orator John Bartholomew Gough (1817-86), pointing at a water glass on a table, arm theatrically thrown across his chest. Gough was born in Kent but was sent to America aged twelve. He became a drunk but managed to redeem himself. Of a theatrical bent, he began earning money from entertaining audiences with stories of his experiences of the evils of drink, becoming popular. The portrait was painted during Gough's first return to England (1853-5), invited by the London Temperance League, during which time he associated with the artist and abstainer George Cruikshank and addressed the Oxford Union.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67837] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Daniel Macnee, S.R.A. Engraved by Edward Burton 1855. Edinburgh. Printed by Macglashon & Wilding.
Published by the Scottish Temperance League, 108 Hope Street, Glasgow.
Scarce mezzotint, 555 x 375mm (21¾ x 14¾"). Narrow margins.
A full length portrait of American Temperance orator John Bartholomew Gough (1817-86), pointing at a water glass on a table, arm theatrically thrown across his chest. Gough was born in Kent but was sent to America aged twelve. He became a drunk but managed to redeem himself. Of a theatrical bent, he began earning money from entertaining audiences with stories of his experiences of the evils of drink, becoming popular. The portrait was painted during Gough's first return to England (1853-5), invited by the London Temperance League, during which time he associated with the artist and abstainer George Cruikshank and addressed the Oxford Union.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67837] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Perceval] The Right Honourable John Earl of Egmont.](jpegs/68584.jpg)
[John Perceval] The Right Honourable John Earl of Egmont. Visccount Percival of Canturk Baron Percival of Burton & one of his Majesty's most Hon.ble Privy Councel in ye Kingdom of Ireland.
H. Hysing Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit. 1734.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom.
A portrait of Anglo-Irish politician, John Perceval (1683-1748), 1st Earl of Egmont, wearing peer's robes. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions and a friend of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730 he joined Oglethorpe in an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees. American interest.
CS 122, i of ii. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68584] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
H. Hysing Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit. 1734.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom.
A portrait of Anglo-Irish politician, John Perceval (1683-1748), 1st Earl of Egmont, wearing peer's robes. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions and a friend of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730 he joined Oglethorpe in an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees. American interest.
CS 122, i of ii. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68584] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Perceval] The Right Honourable John Earl of Egmont.](jpegs/68585.jpg)
[John Perceval] The Right Honourable John Earl of Egmont. Visccount Percival of Canturk Baron Percival of Burton & one of his Majesty's most Hon.ble Privy Councel in ye Kingdom of Ireland.
H. Hysing Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit. 1734.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, creases,
A portrait of Anglo-Irish politician, John Perceval (1683-1748), 1st Earl of Egmont, wearing peer's robes. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions and a friend of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730 he joined Oglethorpe in an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 122, i of ii. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68585] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
H. Hysing Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit. 1734.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, creases,
A portrait of Anglo-Irish politician, John Perceval (1683-1748), 1st Earl of Egmont, wearing peer's robes. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions and a friend of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730 he joined Oglethorpe in an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 122, i of ii. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68585] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Perceval] The Right Honourable John Earl of Egmont.](jpegs/68586.jpg)
[John Perceval] The Right Honourable John Earl of Egmont. Visccount Percival of Canturk Baron Percival of Burton & one of his Majesty's most Hon.ble Privy Councel in ye Kingdom of Ireland.
H. Hysing Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit. 1734.
Sold by J. Faber, at ye Golden head ye South side of Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate.
A portrait of Anglo-Irish politician, John Perceval (1683-1748), 1st Earl of Egmont, wearing peer's robes. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions and a friend of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730 he joined Oglethorpe in an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 122, ii of ii. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68586] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
H. Hysing Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit. 1734.
Sold by J. Faber, at ye Golden head ye South side of Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate.
A portrait of Anglo-Irish politician, John Perceval (1683-1748), 1st Earl of Egmont, wearing peer's robes. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions and a friend of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730 he joined Oglethorpe in an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 122, ii of ii. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68586] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Sr. John Percivale Bart. of Burton in the County of Cork in Ireland.
G. Kneller S.R.Imp. Et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinx. 1704. I. Smith Fec: et ex.
[n.d. c.1708.]
Mezzotint, sheet 415 x 260mm (16½ x 10¼"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed to plate. Light creasing. Small repaired tears to top. Small repaired hole in hair. Tiny abrasion on shoulder.
A full-length portrait of anglo-irish politician John Perceval, 1st Earl Egmont (1683-1748) dressed in rich robes, standing against ruins. In 1703 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Cork and a year later he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in 1715 as Baron Perceval and in 1722 he was created Viscount Perceval. In 1727 he was elected to the British House of Commons for Harwich, where he stayed until 1734. In 1733 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Egmont in the Peerage of Ireland; he rejected British peerage three times. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions. He soon became a close associate of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730, the two men were among those who formed an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 200: ii of iii.
[Ref: 68819] £320.00
G. Kneller S.R.Imp. Et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinx. 1704. I. Smith Fec: et ex.
[n.d. c.1708.]
Mezzotint, sheet 415 x 260mm (16½ x 10¼"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed to plate. Light creasing. Small repaired tears to top. Small repaired hole in hair. Tiny abrasion on shoulder.
A full-length portrait of anglo-irish politician John Perceval, 1st Earl Egmont (1683-1748) dressed in rich robes, standing against ruins. In 1703 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Cork and a year later he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in 1715 as Baron Perceval and in 1722 he was created Viscount Perceval. In 1727 he was elected to the British House of Commons for Harwich, where he stayed until 1734. In 1733 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Egmont in the Peerage of Ireland; he rejected British peerage three times. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions. He soon became a close associate of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730, the two men were among those who formed an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 200: ii of iii.
[Ref: 68819] £320.00
Sr. John Percivale Bart. of Burton in the County of Cork in Ireland.
G. Kneller S.R.Imp. Et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinx. 1704. I. Smith Fec: et ex.
[n.d. c.1708.] [But later]
Mezzotint, plate 420 x 260mm (16½ x 10¼"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Top left corner margin missing. Small margins.
A full-length portrait of anglo-irish politician John Perceval, 1st Earl Egmont (1683-1748) dressed in rich robes, standing against ruins. In 1703 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Cork and a year later he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in 1715 as Baron Perceval and in 1722 he was created Viscount Perceval. In 1727 he was elected to the British House of Commons for Harwich, where he stayed until 1734. In 1733 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Egmont in the Peerage of Ireland; he rejected British peerage three times. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions. He soon became a close associate of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730, the two men were among those who formed an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 200: ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68820] £490.00
G. Kneller S.R.Imp. Et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinx. 1704. I. Smith Fec: et ex.
[n.d. c.1708.] [But later]
Mezzotint, plate 420 x 260mm (16½ x 10¼"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Top left corner margin missing. Small margins.
A full-length portrait of anglo-irish politician John Perceval, 1st Earl Egmont (1683-1748) dressed in rich robes, standing against ruins. In 1703 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Cork and a year later he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in 1715 as Baron Perceval and in 1722 he was created Viscount Perceval. In 1727 he was elected to the British House of Commons for Harwich, where he stayed until 1734. In 1733 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Egmont in the Peerage of Ireland; he rejected British peerage three times. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions. He soon became a close associate of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730, the two men were among those who formed an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 200: ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68820] £490.00
Sr. John Percivale Bart. of Burton in the County of Cork in Ireland.
G. Kneller S.R.Imp. Et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinx. 1704. I. Smith Fec: et ex.
[n.d. c.1708.]
Mezzotint, plate 420 x 260mm (16½ x 10¼"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Small margins. Light cockling in top corners where previously laid down.
A full-length portrait of anglo-irish politician John Perceval, 1st Earl Egmont (1683-1748) dressed in rich robes, standing against ruins. In 1703 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Cork and a year later he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in 1715 as Baron Perceval and in 1722 he was created Viscount Perceval. In 1727 he was elected to the British House of Commons for Harwich, where he stayed until 1734. In 1733 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Egmont in the Peerage of Ireland; he rejected British peerage three times. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions. He soon became a close associate of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730, the two men were among those who formed an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 200: ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68821] £490.00
G. Kneller S.R.Imp. Et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinx. 1704. I. Smith Fec: et ex.
[n.d. c.1708.]
Mezzotint, plate 420 x 260mm (16½ x 10¼"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Small margins. Light cockling in top corners where previously laid down.
A full-length portrait of anglo-irish politician John Perceval, 1st Earl Egmont (1683-1748) dressed in rich robes, standing against ruins. In 1703 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Cork and a year later he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in 1715 as Baron Perceval and in 1722 he was created Viscount Perceval. In 1727 he was elected to the British House of Commons for Harwich, where he stayed until 1734. In 1733 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Egmont in the Peerage of Ireland; he rejected British peerage three times. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions. He soon became a close associate of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730, the two men were among those who formed an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 200: ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68821] £490.00
Sr. John Percivale Bart. of Burton in the County of Cork in Ireland.
G. Kneller S.R.Imp. Et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinx. 1704. I. Smith Fec: et ex.
[n.d. c.1708.]
Fine mezzotint, plate 420 x 260mm (16½ x 10¼"), with very large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Uncut.
A full-length portrait of anglo-irish politician John Perceval, 1st Earl Egmont (1683-1748) dressed in rich robes, standing against ruins. In 1703 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Cork and a year later he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in 1715 as Baron Perceval and in 1722 he was created Viscount Perceval. In 1727 he was elected to the British House of Commons for Harwich, where he stayed until 1734. In 1733 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Egmont in the Peerage of Ireland; he rejected British peerage three times. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions. He soon became a close associate of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730, the two men were among those who formed an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 200: ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68823] £590.00
G. Kneller S.R.Imp. Et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinx. 1704. I. Smith Fec: et ex.
[n.d. c.1708.]
Fine mezzotint, plate 420 x 260mm (16½ x 10¼"), with very large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Uncut.
A full-length portrait of anglo-irish politician John Perceval, 1st Earl Egmont (1683-1748) dressed in rich robes, standing against ruins. In 1703 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Cork and a year later he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in 1715 as Baron Perceval and in 1722 he was created Viscount Perceval. In 1727 he was elected to the British House of Commons for Harwich, where he stayed until 1734. In 1733 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Egmont in the Peerage of Ireland; he rejected British peerage three times. In 1728 he became a member of the committee of Parliament investigating prison conditions. He soon became a close associate of James Oglethorpe, who chaired the committee. In 1730, the two men were among those who formed an association that later became the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. George II approved a charter for the colony in 1732, making Egmont president of the Georgia Trustees.
CS 200: ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68823] £590.00
Edgar Allan Poe.
Henri Lefort 1894.
[n.d. c.1894.]
A very scarce etching, proof before all letters. 345 x 240mm (13½ x 9½"), large margins. Uncut.
A half-length portrait of American romantic author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), engraved by Henri-Émile Lefort (1852-1916) after the famous daguerreotype by Samuel W. Hartshorn. Around the plate are remarques of a demon and ravens.
[Ref: 69024] £380.00
Henri Lefort 1894.
[n.d. c.1894.]
A very scarce etching, proof before all letters. 345 x 240mm (13½ x 9½"), large margins. Uncut.
A half-length portrait of American romantic author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), engraved by Henri-Émile Lefort (1852-1916) after the famous daguerreotype by Samuel W. Hartshorn. Around the plate are remarques of a demon and ravens.
[Ref: 69024] £380.00