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Rhinoceros Bicornis. Unicornis. Plate CCCCXXXVIII.
A. Bell Prin. Wal. Sculptor fecit.
[n.d., c.1790's.]
Engraving, 1789 watermark; Plate: 210 x 165mm (8¼ x 6½").
Two portraits of rhinoceros, the top being a Sumatran rhino and the lower an Indian rhino. An illustration from the 3rd edition of Andrew Bell's 'Encyclopaedia Britannica' published in 1797. Together with Colin Macfarquhar, Andrew Bell (1726-1809) founded the Encyclopaedia Britannica in Edinburgh.
[Ref: 46428] £60.00
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[Aaron & John Trim] ''Brother John and I''. The polite Grocers of the Strand.
Bell Del.t. Scott Sculp.t.
Published May 21 1805 by R. S. Kirby 11 London House Yard St Pauls.
Stipple. 190 x 130mm (7½ x 5"). Small margins. Binding notches affecting right edge, foxing.
A portrait of two men, both with scales, one with his hand in a jar of coffee. On shelves behind are jars of tea, including Hyson and Bohea (Wuyi). George identifies the men as Richard Twining (1749-1824) and his younger brother John. The BM takes evidence from Heal to change that to Aaron and John Trim, grocers fl.1793-1807. See BM 'Heal,Portraits.193'.
[Ref: 65147] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
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