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[The Tomb of Grace Darling.]
[The Tomb of Grace Darling.]
C.W. Nicholls 66. [engraved by John Godfrey.]
[London, Virtue & C.º] [n.d., c.1866]
Steel engraving, proof before letters. Printed area 180 x 245mm (7 x 9¾"). Spotting in borders.
A sentimental scene of children laying wild flowers on the Monument to Grace Darling (1815-1842), in the churchyard of St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh, designed by Anthony Salvin. Darling was 22 years old when she risked her life in an open boat to help the survivors of the wrecked SS Forfarshire on 7 September 1838. With her father, she rowed from the Farne Islands for over a mile through raging seas to reach them. She died of tuberculosis three years later, aged only 26.
[Ref: 69065]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[Delineations of Nautical Characters]
[Delineations of Nautical Characters] N.º 1 Cabin-Boy. (&] N.º 2 Sailor. (&] N.º 4 Cook. (&] N.º 5 Midshipman. (&] N.º 6 Purser. (&] N.º 7 Lieutenant. (&] N.º 8 Captain. (&] N.º 9 Admiral. (&] N.º 10 Captain of Marines.
Rowlandson delin. Merke sculp.
London Pub Feb 15 1799 by R. Ackermann, 101 Strand.
9 (of 10) etchings with aquatint. Sheets 240 x 170mm (9½ x 6¾"). Trimmed to printed borders and around title; repaired tear top left of plate 6, nick top right of 7.
full length portraits of the various ranks of the Royal Navy, of which only the purser is caricatured. The missing plate is 'N.º 3 Carpenter'.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 69092]   £1,500.00   view all images for this item

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A Part of Pleasure _ Dedicated to the Funny Club.
A Part of Pleasure _ Dedicated to the Funny Club.
[Anchor monogram of Capt. Frederick Marryat] Etched by G. Cruik.k.
Pub.d June 25th 1822 by G. Humphrey, 27 S.t James's Street London.
Very fine coloured etching. 255 x 375mm (10 x 14¾"), on paper watermarked 'J Whatman Turkey Mill'. Chips and staining in margins.
A boat overloaded with cockneys capsizes in the Thames. A 'funny' was a narrow clinker-built pleasure boat for a pair of sculls, without a mast as here.
BM Satire 14447.
[Ref: 69233]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[Seascape after Ludolf Bakhuizen]
[Seascape after Ludolf Bakhuizen]
LBakhuizen. [Engraved by Cornelis Brouwer.]
[London: Christian Josi, 1821]
Crayon manner. Sheet 135 x 205mm (5¼ x 8"). Trimmed to printed border, as issued, laid on album paper.
Etched by Cornelis Brouwer after Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630-1708) From Christian Josi's ''Collection d'imitations de dessins'', a continuation of Ploos van Amstel's 'Ectypa'. On the reverse is the coat of arms of Ploos van Amstel, Josi II Stamp.
Abbey 211.
[Ref: 69191]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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