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Archers View of the Path of Halley's Comet From Aug. 1835 to Feb. 1836. Delineated from the Observations of Mr. Lubbock.
London: Published June 15th, 1835 by Gilbert [-] Paternoster Row.
Coloured engraving, scarce; 125 x 145mm, with vovelle, 105mm in diameter.
The dial shows the constellations and months against a 24-hour clock, allowing the viewer to work out the position of Halley's Comet at any time. An unusual piece of ephemera, especially with the vovelle intact.
[Ref: 37534] £450.00
London: Published June 15th, 1835 by Gilbert [-] Paternoster Row.
Coloured engraving, scarce; 125 x 145mm, with vovelle, 105mm in diameter.
The dial shows the constellations and months against a 24-hour clock, allowing the viewer to work out the position of Halley's Comet at any time. An unusual piece of ephemera, especially with the vovelle intact.
[Ref: 37534] £450.00
Archers View of the Path of Halley's Comet From Aug. 1835 to Feb. 1836. Delineated from the Observations of Mr. Lubbock.
London: Published June 15th, 1835 by Gilbert [-] Paternoster Row.
Coloured engraving, 125 x 145mm, with vovelle, 105mm in diameter. One small chip in edge, part of publication line illegible.
The dial shows the constellations and months against a 24-hour clock, allowing the viewer to work out the position of Halley's Comet at any time. An unusual piece of ephemera, especially with the vovelle intact.
[Ref: 446] £550.00
London: Published June 15th, 1835 by Gilbert [-] Paternoster Row.
Coloured engraving, 125 x 145mm, with vovelle, 105mm in diameter. One small chip in edge, part of publication line illegible.
The dial shows the constellations and months against a 24-hour clock, allowing the viewer to work out the position of Halley's Comet at any time. An unusual piece of ephemera, especially with the vovelle intact.
[Ref: 446] £550.00
Major General Sir David Baird K.C.
Drawn by A.J. Oliver. Engraved by A. Cardon
London Pub. 1805 & Sold by Ant. Cardon 31 Clipstone Street Fitzroy Square.
Fine stipple. 250 x 200mm (10 x 8"). Small margins.
Sir David Baird, first baronet (1757-1829), army officer. Baird served in India (1780-1801). In the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799, Baird (who twenty years earlier had been held captive by the Indians for nearly four years) led the British troops in their assault. In the palace Baird discovered the body of Tipu Sultan (an event commemorated by Sir David Wilkie's painting 'General Sir David Baird discovering the body of the Sultaun Tippoo Sahib' (National Gallery of Scotland). Baird also served in Egypt before heading a British attack on Cape Colony in 1806, culminating in the Battle of Blauberg near Cape Town. He then served in Spain before relinquishing his command for executive office in later years.
For the Storming of Seringapatam see ref. 20809; for the Battle of Blauberg see ref. 31422.
[Ref: 35838] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by A.J. Oliver. Engraved by A. Cardon
London Pub. 1805 & Sold by Ant. Cardon 31 Clipstone Street Fitzroy Square.
Fine stipple. 250 x 200mm (10 x 8"). Small margins.
Sir David Baird, first baronet (1757-1829), army officer. Baird served in India (1780-1801). In the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799, Baird (who twenty years earlier had been held captive by the Indians for nearly four years) led the British troops in their assault. In the palace Baird discovered the body of Tipu Sultan (an event commemorated by Sir David Wilkie's painting 'General Sir David Baird discovering the body of the Sultaun Tippoo Sahib' (National Gallery of Scotland). Baird also served in Egypt before heading a British attack on Cape Colony in 1806, culminating in the Battle of Blauberg near Cape Town. He then served in Spain before relinquishing his command for executive office in later years.
For the Storming of Seringapatam see ref. 20809; for the Battle of Blauberg see ref. 31422.
[Ref: 35838] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
The Young Roscius in the Character of Douglas.
Engraved by Godby from the original drawing in the possession of his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales.
Published Jan.y 1st 1805, by Edward Orme, His Majesty's Printseller, Bond Street, the Corner of Brook Street. Sold also by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co. Cockspur Street, & J. Ginger, Booksellers to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Piccadilly.
Stipple engraving, printed in colours. Sheet 325 x 240mm (12¾ x 9½"). J. Whatman watermark 1801. Trimmed within plate.
William Henry West Betty (1791-1874) as Douglas in the black verse tragedy by John Home. Betty was a child actor billed as the 'Young Roscius' for his performances in adult roles like Hamlet and Romeo, 1804-1806, at Covent Garden.
Harvard Vol.I: p105, 45.
[Ref: 41881] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Godby from the original drawing in the possession of his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales.
Published Jan.y 1st 1805, by Edward Orme, His Majesty's Printseller, Bond Street, the Corner of Brook Street. Sold also by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co. Cockspur Street, & J. Ginger, Booksellers to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Piccadilly.
Stipple engraving, printed in colours. Sheet 325 x 240mm (12¾ x 9½"). J. Whatman watermark 1801. Trimmed within plate.
William Henry West Betty (1791-1874) as Douglas in the black verse tragedy by John Home. Betty was a child actor billed as the 'Young Roscius' for his performances in adult roles like Hamlet and Romeo, 1804-1806, at Covent Garden.
Harvard Vol.I: p105, 45.
[Ref: 41881] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Young Roscius in the Character of Douglas.
[Engraved by Godby from the original drawing in the possession of his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales.]
[London, Edward Orme, 1805.]
Stipple engraving, printed in colours. Image 280 x 215mm, 11 x 8". Trimmed to printed border.
William Henry West Betty (1791-1874) as Douglas in the black verse tragedy by John Home. Betty. was a child actor billed as the 'Young Roscius' for his performances in adult roles like Hamlet and Romeo, 1804-1806, at Covent Garden.
Harvard Vol.I: p105, 45.
[Ref: 24252] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by Godby from the original drawing in the possession of his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales.]
[London, Edward Orme, 1805.]
Stipple engraving, printed in colours. Image 280 x 215mm, 11 x 8". Trimmed to printed border.
William Henry West Betty (1791-1874) as Douglas in the black verse tragedy by John Home. Betty. was a child actor billed as the 'Young Roscius' for his performances in adult roles like Hamlet and Romeo, 1804-1806, at Covent Garden.
Harvard Vol.I: p105, 45.
[Ref: 24252] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Sir William Burnett, K.C.H. M.D. F.R.S. Director General of the Medical Department of the Royal Navy.
Painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
[n.d., c.1841.]
Mezzotint, image 690 x 420mm. 27¼ x 16½". Trimmed within plate. Marginal creases, closed tears.
Sir William Burnett (1779 - 1861), physician. . He urged the erection of, and largely planned, the Melville Hospital at Chatham for naval patients. He introduced a much more humane treatment of naval lunatics at Haslar than had been previously practised. All the codes of instructions to naval medical officers of hospitals and ships were revised and greatly improved by him. In 1841 the naval medical corps testified their high regard for the benefits he had conferred on the service by presenting him with this full-length portrait by Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850), and a service of plate.
[Ref: 12785] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
[n.d., c.1841.]
Mezzotint, image 690 x 420mm. 27¼ x 16½". Trimmed within plate. Marginal creases, closed tears.
Sir William Burnett (1779 - 1861), physician. . He urged the erection of, and largely planned, the Melville Hospital at Chatham for naval patients. He introduced a much more humane treatment of naval lunatics at Haslar than had been previously practised. All the codes of instructions to naval medical officers of hospitals and ships were revised and greatly improved by him. In 1841 the naval medical corps testified their high regard for the benefits he had conferred on the service by presenting him with this full-length portrait by Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850), and a service of plate.
[Ref: 12785] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Cust] [The Right Honorable John Earl Brownlow.]](jpegs/52773.jpg)
[John Cust] [The Right Honorable John Earl Brownlow.] Private Plate.
Painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. Engraved by Samuel Cousins, A.R.A.
[n.d., 1843.]
Mezzotint, proof before title on chine collé. 540 x 500mm (21¼ x 19¾"). With small margins, some spotting, chine collé lifting top right corner.
John Cust (1779-1853), 1st Earl Brownlow, Tory politician who was Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire from 1809 to 1852, in ceremonial military uniform. Belton interest.
O'Donoghue 25 i; Whitman 29 i.
[Ref: 52773] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. Engraved by Samuel Cousins, A.R.A.
[n.d., 1843.]
Mezzotint, proof before title on chine collé. 540 x 500mm (21¼ x 19¾"). With small margins, some spotting, chine collé lifting top right corner.
John Cust (1779-1853), 1st Earl Brownlow, Tory politician who was Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire from 1809 to 1852, in ceremonial military uniform. Belton interest.
O'Donoghue 25 i; Whitman 29 i.
[Ref: 52773] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Don Sancho de Faro e Sousa] Sancio de Faro.](jpegs/57899.jpg)
[Don Sancho de Faro e Sousa] Sancio de Faro. Vimieriensi Comiti IIII.
M. Shee delin.t. T. Cheesman sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Scarce stipple. Sheet 475 x 280mm (18¾ x 11"). Trimmed within plate, some creasing.
Sancho de Faro e Sousa (1735-90), 4th Count of Vimieiro.
[Ref: 57899] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
M. Shee delin.t. T. Cheesman sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Scarce stipple. Sheet 475 x 280mm (18¾ x 11"). Trimmed within plate, some creasing.
Sancho de Faro e Sousa (1735-90), 4th Count of Vimieiro.
[Ref: 57899] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sir William Guise.]](jpegs/4472.jpg)
[Sir William Guise.]
[Painted by A.J. Oliver].
[n.d. c.1810].
Mezzotint. 250 x 365mm. Grubbiness in margins.
Sir Berkeley William Guise (1775-1834), MP for Gloucestershire.
[Ref: 4472] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Painted by A.J. Oliver].
[n.d. c.1810].
Mezzotint. 250 x 365mm. Grubbiness in margins.
Sir Berkeley William Guise (1775-1834), MP for Gloucestershire.
[Ref: 4472] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Edward Harding Esqr. Librarian to Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Charlotte.
M.A. Shee R.A. Pinx. S.W. Reynolds Sculp.
Published by G.P. Harding, Hercules, Buildings Lalbeth.
Mezzotint. Plate 228 x 166mm. 9 x 6½". Crease.
Edward Harding (1755-1840) was an engraver, publisher and librarian to Queen Charlotte from 1803 to 1818.
NPG: D2570. Whitman: 129.
[Ref: 16805] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
M.A. Shee R.A. Pinx. S.W. Reynolds Sculp.
Published by G.P. Harding, Hercules, Buildings Lalbeth.
Mezzotint. Plate 228 x 166mm. 9 x 6½". Crease.
Edward Harding (1755-1840) was an engraver, publisher and librarian to Queen Charlotte from 1803 to 1818.
NPG: D2570. Whitman: 129.
[Ref: 16805] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![[Henry Howard]](jpegs/47697.jpg)
[Henry Howard] To his Family and Friends, who value his exalted Character and Excellencies, This engraving of Henry Howard, Esq.re of Corby, Is offered by his affectionate amd grateful wife Catherine, Mary Howard.
Painted by James A. Oliver, Esq. R.A. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
Private Plate. London, Published for the Proprietor, May 16th, 1839, by Mr Turner, No 50 Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
A rare mezzotint, privately printed at Corby Castle. Sheet 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate.
Henry Howard (1757-1842), antiquarian and family historian. He and Charles Butler helped Charles James Fox trace the papers of James II to the Scotch College in Paris.
Whitman 268.
[Ref: 47697] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by James A. Oliver, Esq. R.A. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
Private Plate. London, Published for the Proprietor, May 16th, 1839, by Mr Turner, No 50 Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
A rare mezzotint, privately printed at Corby Castle. Sheet 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate.
Henry Howard (1757-1842), antiquarian and family historian. He and Charles Butler helped Charles James Fox trace the papers of James II to the Scotch College in Paris.
Whitman 268.
[Ref: 47697] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sir Thomas Munro Bar.t K.C.B.]](jpegs/5505.jpg)
[Sir Thomas Munro Bar.t K.C.B.]
Painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. &c &c. Engraved by Samuel Cousins.
[n.d., 1830.]
Mezzotint, proof before title. 760 x 515mm, with blank inscription plate, 60 x 515mm.
Sir Thomas Munro (1761-1827), 1st Baronet of Linderits, Scottish soldier and statesman. In India he fought against Haidar Ali (1780-1783), Tipu Sultan (1790-1792), and the the Pindari War (1817). He died of cholera.
Whitman 114, between states i and ii (with the names of the painter and engraver added, the title plate still blank). Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 5505] £650.00
Painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. &c &c. Engraved by Samuel Cousins.
[n.d., 1830.]
Mezzotint, proof before title. 760 x 515mm, with blank inscription plate, 60 x 515mm.
Sir Thomas Munro (1761-1827), 1st Baronet of Linderits, Scottish soldier and statesman. In India he fought against Haidar Ali (1780-1783), Tipu Sultan (1790-1792), and the the Pindari War (1817). He died of cholera.
Whitman 114, between states i and ii (with the names of the painter and engraver added, the title plate still blank). Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 5505] £650.00
Sir John Nicholl M.P. D.C.L. Kings Advocate General, &c.&c.&c. Colonel of the St. Giles & St. George's, Bloomsbury, Loyal Volunteers. Dedicated to the Commissioned, Non-commissioned Officers, & Urivates of the Corps. by their Humble Servant, Serjeant Michaut. Pro Reger, Aris, et Focis.
Painted by M.A. Shee R.A. Engraved by PW Tomkins Engraver to Her Majesty.
Pub. 28. July 1806, by Michaut & Davies, 19, Plumbtree St. Bloomsbury.
Stipple with very large margins. Plate 369 x 292mm. 14½ x 11½".
Sir John Nicholl (1759-1838) entered parliament as an MP in 1802 and spent thirty years serving in various constituencies. He had trained in the law but had not gone one to become a barrister. In 1798 he succeeded Sir William Scott as King's advocate and was later appointed as a judge with a seat on the Privy Council. Within this role as king's advocate, he regularly briefed the Council and Secretaries of State on international law and maritime matters. In parliament, he was a staunch defender of the established Church and the Admiralty, and Ecclesiastical courts.
[Ref: 27522] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by M.A. Shee R.A. Engraved by PW Tomkins Engraver to Her Majesty.
Pub. 28. July 1806, by Michaut & Davies, 19, Plumbtree St. Bloomsbury.
Stipple with very large margins. Plate 369 x 292mm. 14½ x 11½".
Sir John Nicholl (1759-1838) entered parliament as an MP in 1802 and spent thirty years serving in various constituencies. He had trained in the law but had not gone one to become a barrister. In 1798 he succeeded Sir William Scott as King's advocate and was later appointed as a judge with a seat on the Privy Council. Within this role as king's advocate, he regularly briefed the Council and Secretaries of State on international law and maritime matters. In parliament, he was a staunch defender of the established Church and the Admiralty, and Ecclesiastical courts.
[Ref: 27522] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![Sir John Nicholl, Judge. Colonel of St. Giles and Bloomsbury Volunteers [written below the image in pencil.]](jpegs/12723.jpg)
Sir John Nicholl, Judge. Colonel of St. Giles and Bloomsbury Volunteers [written below the image in pencil.]
Shee. Tomkins [written below the image in pencil.]
[n.d. c.1800.]
Aquatint printed in colour. Image 321 x 249mm. 11¾ x 9¾". Sheet 504 x 339mm. 19¾ x13¼".
Sir John Nicholl (1759-1838) was a Welsh Member of Parliament and judge. As a judge he was noted 'for inflexible impartiality and great strength and soundness of judgement'. Nicholl built an extensive practice and on the 6 November 1798 he succeeded Sir William Scott as King's Advocate and was knighted as was custom for the position. Within this role, Nicholl would often brief the Privy Council and Secretary of State on international law. In 1802, Nicholl was elected to Parliament holding the seat of Penryn in Cornwall. After a brief period as Member of Parliament of Hastings from 1806 to 1807, he was elected to the seat of Great Bedwyn, and remained the member of the constituency until the Reform Act of 1832, upon which time he retired. Nicholl was a staunch Tory throughout his political career and steadily opposed parliamentary reform and Roman Catholic emancipation. In 1809 he was appointed Dean of the Arches, was admitted to the Privy Council and became a judge of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. In 1833 Nicholl was appointed as a judge to the High Court of Admiralty and held the post until his death in 1838; though he resigned his offices of Dean of Arches and to the Prerogative Court, after he was made vicar-general to the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1834. For his work during the Napoleonic War, as a member of the volunteer movement, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries.
[Ref: 12723] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Shee. Tomkins [written below the image in pencil.]
[n.d. c.1800.]
Aquatint printed in colour. Image 321 x 249mm. 11¾ x 9¾". Sheet 504 x 339mm. 19¾ x13¼".
Sir John Nicholl (1759-1838) was a Welsh Member of Parliament and judge. As a judge he was noted 'for inflexible impartiality and great strength and soundness of judgement'. Nicholl built an extensive practice and on the 6 November 1798 he succeeded Sir William Scott as King's Advocate and was knighted as was custom for the position. Within this role, Nicholl would often brief the Privy Council and Secretary of State on international law. In 1802, Nicholl was elected to Parliament holding the seat of Penryn in Cornwall. After a brief period as Member of Parliament of Hastings from 1806 to 1807, he was elected to the seat of Great Bedwyn, and remained the member of the constituency until the Reform Act of 1832, upon which time he retired. Nicholl was a staunch Tory throughout his political career and steadily opposed parliamentary reform and Roman Catholic emancipation. In 1809 he was appointed Dean of the Arches, was admitted to the Privy Council and became a judge of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. In 1833 Nicholl was appointed as a judge to the High Court of Admiralty and held the post until his death in 1838; though he resigned his offices of Dean of Arches and to the Prerogative Court, after he was made vicar-general to the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1834. For his work during the Napoleonic War, as a member of the volunteer movement, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries.
[Ref: 12723] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Hon.ble Charles Shaw Lefevre, Speaker of the House of Commons, 1843. Proof.
Painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds, 15½ Holland St Kensington. Printed by Brooker & Harrison.
Published (with permission) by Charles Augustus Mornewick Jun.r.
Mixed-method engraving. 705 x 455mm (27¾ x 18"); With very large margins, which have tears.
Charles Shaw-Lefevre (1794-1888), 1st Viscount Eversley, Whig Speaker of the House of Commons from 1839 to 1857, in his robes. The original oil is in the Parliamentary Art Collection.
[Ref: 51418] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee, P.R.A. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds, 15½ Holland St Kensington. Printed by Brooker & Harrison.
Published (with permission) by Charles Augustus Mornewick Jun.r.
Mixed-method engraving. 705 x 455mm (27¾ x 18"); With very large margins, which have tears.
Charles Shaw-Lefevre (1794-1888), 1st Viscount Eversley, Whig Speaker of the House of Commons from 1839 to 1857, in his robes. The original oil is in the Parliamentary Art Collection.
[Ref: 51418] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Lavinia Countess Spencer.
Painted by M.A. Shee Esqr. R.A. Engraved by C. Turner.
London, Published 24 July 1804 by R.Cribb & Son, 288 Holborn.
Mezzotint, before open letters of title filled with horizontal lines, image 295 x 250mm. 11½ x 9¾". Trimmed through publication line.
Portrait of Lavinia Spencer (née Bingham), Countess Spencer (1762 - 1831), society hostess, eldest daughter of 1st Earl of Lucan and wife of George John, 2nd Earl Spencer; amateur artist. After Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850).
Whitman 538, I of II. See NPG D4282. Provenance: The Althorp Attic Sale, Christie's 07/07/2010 (lot 694).
[Ref: 22560] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by M.A. Shee Esqr. R.A. Engraved by C. Turner.
London, Published 24 July 1804 by R.Cribb & Son, 288 Holborn.
Mezzotint, before open letters of title filled with horizontal lines, image 295 x 250mm. 11½ x 9¾". Trimmed through publication line.
Portrait of Lavinia Spencer (née Bingham), Countess Spencer (1762 - 1831), society hostess, eldest daughter of 1st Earl of Lucan and wife of George John, 2nd Earl Spencer; amateur artist. After Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850).
Whitman 538, I of II. See NPG D4282. Provenance: The Althorp Attic Sale, Christie's 07/07/2010 (lot 694).
[Ref: 22560] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Lavinia Countess Spencer.
Painted by M.A. Shee Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner.
London, Published 24 July 1804 by R. Cribb & Son, 288 Holborn.
Mezzotint. Fine open letter proof impression. Blind stamp in lower left corner of publisher Robert Cribb, 'RC'. Platemark: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Uncut. Very large margins.
A portrait of Lavinia, Countess Spencer (1762 - 1831), born Lavinia Bingham, daughter of the Earl of Lucan. She married 2nd Earl of Spencer and was famed for her beauty and intelligence.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Whitman: C.Turner 538. I/II.
[Ref: 37708] £360.00
Painted by M.A. Shee Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner.
London, Published 24 July 1804 by R. Cribb & Son, 288 Holborn.
Mezzotint. Fine open letter proof impression. Blind stamp in lower left corner of publisher Robert Cribb, 'RC'. Platemark: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Uncut. Very large margins.
A portrait of Lavinia, Countess Spencer (1762 - 1831), born Lavinia Bingham, daughter of the Earl of Lucan. She married 2nd Earl of Spencer and was famed for her beauty and intelligence.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Whitman: C.Turner 538. I/II.
[Ref: 37708] £360.00
![[Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, Bart. M.P.]](jpegs/14129.jpg)
[Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, Bart. M.P.]
[Charles Turner.]
[1833.]
A rare mezzotint on india laid paper, proof before letters, 560 x 410mm. 22 x 16". Tear from above to edge of image; a strong, well-inked impression.
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan (1768-1843), sitting on an attractive armchair in an interior. Of Nannan, Merionethshire, which county he representes in Parliament. After Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850).
Whitman: 582 (unnumbered state).
[Ref: 14129] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Turner.]
[1833.]
A rare mezzotint on india laid paper, proof before letters, 560 x 410mm. 22 x 16". Tear from above to edge of image; a strong, well-inked impression.
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan (1768-1843), sitting on an attractive armchair in an interior. Of Nannan, Merionethshire, which county he representes in Parliament. After Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850).
Whitman: 582 (unnumbered state).
[Ref: 14129] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Hon.ble Sir R. Hussey Vivian, Bar.t Master General of the Ordinance.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Stipple. Sheet size: 160 x 110mm (6¼ x 4¼").
A head and shoulders portrait of Lieutenant General Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian (1775 - 1842), known as Sir Hussey Vivian from 1815 to 1828 and Sir Hussey Vivian, Bt from 1828 to 1841. Hussey was a British cavalry leader who was appointed to command the 6th Brigade of Henry Paget, at the battle of Waterloo.
[Ref: 37487] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1840.]
Stipple. Sheet size: 160 x 110mm (6¼ x 4¼").
A head and shoulders portrait of Lieutenant General Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian (1775 - 1842), known as Sir Hussey Vivian from 1815 to 1828 and Sir Hussey Vivian, Bt from 1828 to 1841. Hussey was a British cavalry leader who was appointed to command the 6th Brigade of Henry Paget, at the battle of Waterloo.
[Ref: 37487] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Mr. Wathen. Proof.
A.J. Oliver A.R.A. Pinx.t. T. Bragg Sculp.t.
Private Plate. [n.d., c.1810.]
Rare engraving, proof on chine collé. Sheet 265 x 200mm (10½ x 7¾"). Trimmed into plate on three sides.
James Wathen (c.1751-1828), traveller and artist. He went on walking excursions in all parts of Great Britain and Ireland, contributing topographical descriptions & sketches to the ‘Gentleman's Magazine,’ under the sobriquet of 'Jemmy Sketch'. In 1811 he accompanied Captain James Prendergast in his ship the Hope on a voyage to India and China, in which he visited Madras, Penang, Canton, Macao, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena. In 1814 he published an account of his travels, under the title ‘Journal of a Voyage to India and China’ (London, 1814, 2 vols. 4to), illustrated with twenty-four coloured prints from his own drawings. After Archer James Oliver ARA (1774-1842).
O'Donoghue: p.414.
[Ref: 56621] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A.J. Oliver A.R.A. Pinx.t. T. Bragg Sculp.t.
Private Plate. [n.d., c.1810.]
Rare engraving, proof on chine collé. Sheet 265 x 200mm (10½ x 7¾"). Trimmed into plate on three sides.
James Wathen (c.1751-1828), traveller and artist. He went on walking excursions in all parts of Great Britain and Ireland, contributing topographical descriptions & sketches to the ‘Gentleman's Magazine,’ under the sobriquet of 'Jemmy Sketch'. In 1811 he accompanied Captain James Prendergast in his ship the Hope on a voyage to India and China, in which he visited Madras, Penang, Canton, Macao, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena. In 1814 he published an account of his travels, under the title ‘Journal of a Voyage to India and China’ (London, 1814, 2 vols. 4to), illustrated with twenty-four coloured prints from his own drawings. After Archer James Oliver ARA (1774-1842).
O'Donoghue: p.414.
[Ref: 56621] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
His Most Gracious Majesty William IV. King of Great Britain, Ireland & Hanover.
Painted by Sir M.A. Shee P.R.A. Engraved by C. Turner A.R.A.
London, Published November 4th 1836 by Fr. Graves & Co. late Coplnaghi & Co. 23, Cockspur Street, Charing Cross.
Mezzotint. Platemark: 380 x 285mm (15 x 11¼"). Very large margins. Scuff to upper printed area. Some damage to left platemark.
A portrait of William IV, King of the United Kingdom (1765 - 1837), with head turned to look towards left; wearing the robes of the Garter over an ornate waistcoat.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Whitman - C. Turner 616 II/II.
[Ref: 37702] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Sir M.A. Shee P.R.A. Engraved by C. Turner A.R.A.
London, Published November 4th 1836 by Fr. Graves & Co. late Coplnaghi & Co. 23, Cockspur Street, Charing Cross.
Mezzotint. Platemark: 380 x 285mm (15 x 11¼"). Very large margins. Scuff to upper printed area. Some damage to left platemark.
A portrait of William IV, King of the United Kingdom (1765 - 1837), with head turned to look towards left; wearing the robes of the Garter over an ornate waistcoat.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Whitman - C. Turner 616 II/II.
[Ref: 37702] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Captain John Woolmore, F.R.S. Deputy Master of the Trinity House. From a Painting which was presented to that Corporation by the Merchant Elder Brethren In testimony of their Appreciation of his Public and Private Worth.
Painted by Sir Martin A. Shee, P.R.A. Engraved by C. Turner A.R.A.
London, Published July 20, 1833, for the Proprietor, by Mr. C. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint. Plate 832 x 527mm. 32¾ x 20¾".
Captain John Woolmore (1755-1837), standing on a rocky shore in front of a cliff, wearing a coat with brass buttons, a dark necktie, holding a telescope against his body, his hat and gloves on a rock to the right, a sailing ship in the distance on the left. He was a captain with the East India Company and during his long career he sailed several East Indiamen to the Far East from London. He was also one of the leading figures behind the establishment of the East India Dock Company. He served as Deputy Master of Trinity House from 1825 until 1834.
Whitman: 626.
[Ref: 19184] £420.00
Painted by Sir Martin A. Shee, P.R.A. Engraved by C. Turner A.R.A.
London, Published July 20, 1833, for the Proprietor, by Mr. C. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint. Plate 832 x 527mm. 32¾ x 20¾".
Captain John Woolmore (1755-1837), standing on a rocky shore in front of a cliff, wearing a coat with brass buttons, a dark necktie, holding a telescope against his body, his hat and gloves on a rock to the right, a sailing ship in the distance on the left. He was a captain with the East India Company and during his long career he sailed several East Indiamen to the Far East from London. He was also one of the leading figures behind the establishment of the East India Dock Company. He served as Deputy Master of Trinity House from 1825 until 1834.
Whitman: 626.
[Ref: 19184] £420.00