W. Harrison Ainsworth [facsimile signature.]
A d'Orsay fecit 21. Novr. 1844 [facsimile.] C. Graf, Lith to Her Majesty.
Lithograph. Image 200 x 153mm. 7¾ x 6". Sheet 373 x 259mm. 14¾ x 10¼".
William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882), Novelist. Ainsworth was an author of popular historical romances. He initially studied law but left it for literature, publishing his first novel anonymously in 1826. His first success came with Rookwood (1834), featuring the highwayman Dick Turpin, which led many reviewers to hail him as the successor to Sir Walter Scott. Jack Sheppard (1839), the story of an eighteenth-century burgular, was equally successful, but its supposed glamorisation of crime proved controversial. From then on Ainsworth switched to historical novels based on places rather than criminals, including The Tower of London (1840),Old St. Paul's, A Tale of the Plague and the Fire (1841), and The Lancashire Witches (1849).
[Ref: 12768] £80.00
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Lichfield [facsimile signature].
A D'Orsay fecit - 1839 [signed in plate.]
London, Published Augst. 5th. 1839 by J. Mitchell Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 205 x 170mm. 8 x 6¾". Small scratches in the india.
Portrait of Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield (1795 - 1854), MP for Yarmouth and Postmaster General. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.61, 1.
[Ref: 21825] £65.00
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[Charles Bennet, Earl of Tankerville; with facsimile signature.]
D'Orsay fecit 28 July 1842 [signed in plate.]
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. C. Graf, lith. to the Queen.
Lithograph with colour added by hand, india paper, india 210 x 160mm. 8¼ x 6¼".
Portrait of Charles Augustus Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville (1810 - 1899), man of affairs, when Lord Ossulton. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.245.
[Ref: 21874] £70.00
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G. Bentinck [facsimile signature.]
d'Orsay 20 Decr. 1840 Bretby Park [signed in plate].
London, Published by J. Mitchell Royal Library, 33, Old Bond Street. Printed by M. & N. Hanhart.
Lithograph on india paper, india 200 x 150mm. 8 x 6". Margins trimmed.
Portrait of Lord George Cavendish Bentinck (1802 - 1848), statesman and sportsman. Leading Tory MP and well-known sportsman; son of the 4th Duke of Portland. Bentinck was a passionate protectionist who helped to oust Peel in 1846 after the repeal of the Corn Laws. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue supplement p.39, 5. NPG.
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John Bushe [facsimile signature.]
d'Orsay fecit 1st April 1847 [signed in plate].
London, Published, by J. Mitchell, Royal Library 33, Old Bond Street. Printed by M. & N. Hanhart.
Lithograph on india paper, india 215 x 150mm. 8½ x 6". Bit soiled.
John Bushe (1794-1870) was an Irish business man and was a Fundholder, he lived the latter part of his life in The Albany, Piccadilly. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue supplement p.39, 5. See NPG D32464.
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Lord Byron.
From a Sketch by Count D'Orsay talen in May 1823.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Soft ground etching; Sheet 215 x 130mm (8½ x 5¼").
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824), poet, from a sketch from life by the Comte Alfred D'Orsay while Byron was in Genoa, a year before his death.
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Lord Byron. Par Le Comte D'Orsay.
Comte D'Orsay Pinxit. F.C.Lewis, Engraver of Drawings to the Queen, & G.C. Lewis, Sculpt.
London, Published May 10th 1845, for the Proprietor, by Henry Graves & Co., Pall Mall ~ also by John Mitchell, Old Bond Street. Goupil et Vibert, Paris Deposé.
Mixed-method with facsimile signature of Byron and printseller's blindstamp, very scarce, large margins. Platemark: 535 x 410mm. (21 x 16¼").
Large and uncommon portrait of the young Byron at sea. George Gordon Byron (1788 - 1824), commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an Anglo-Scottish poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement.
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[Lord Byron.] Bryon [facsimile signature.]
Fk. Holpin Sc. Genoa Mai 1823. A. D'Orsay fecit [facsimile signature in plate].
London, Published by John Mitchell, 32, Old Bond St. Printed by Graf & Soret.]
Lithograph on india, printed area approx 220 x 160mm (8¾ x 6¼"). Uncut sheet.
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron [1788 - 1824], poet. Taken from a sketch from life by the Comte D'Orsay of Byron while he was in Genoa in 1822-3. During this period Byron wrote cantos 10-16 of Don Juan along with other works, before setting sail for Greece where he died while involved in the Greek war of Independence. By Alfred Guillaume D'Orsay, styled Count D'Orsay (1801-52), artist and dandy. D'Orsay and his lover Marguerite Gardiner, countess of Blessington were at the centre of fashionable London life and gathered around them many of the social and literary celebrities of their time. This portrait comes from a series of 125 of his profile sketches which include most of the celebrities of the day. Many of the related pencil sketches are in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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Thomas Carlyle Esqr. Author of The French Revolution 3 Vols &c.&c.
A D'Orsay fecit May 1839 [signed in plate.]
London, Published June 18. 1839, by J.Mitchell Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St.
Lithograph on india paper, india 195 x 165mm. 7¾ x 6½".
Portrait of Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881), historian and essayist. From 1837 a recognised literary leader; eulogized heroes and strong governments, mistrusted technological progress and analysed brilliantly the sufferings of the common people. The 'Sage of Chelsea', his corrosive criticism and uncertain temper became legendary. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. See O'Donoghue p.508, 2.
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Thomas Carlyle Esqr. Author of The French Revolution 3 Vols &c.&c.
A D'Orsay fecit May 1839 [signed in plate.]
London, Published June 18 1839, by J.Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St.
Lithograph with colour added by hand, india paper, india 195 x 165mm. 7¾ x 6½".
Portrait of Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881), historian and essayist. From 1837 a recognised literary leader; eulogized heroes and strong governments, mistrusted technological progress and analysed brilliantly the sufferings of the common people. The 'Sage of Chelsea', his corrosive criticism and uncertain temper became legendary. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time O'Donoghue p.508, 2.
[Ref: 21889] £70.00
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Willoughby Cotton.
D'Orsay fecit 11 Jan.y 1842.
Lithograph on india. 220 x 155mm, 8¾ x 6¼".
Lieutenant General Sir Willoughby Cotton (1783-1860), who fought in the Peninsular War and Waterloo Campaign, and later played major roles in the First Anglo–Burmese War (1824-6), the 1831-32 slave revolt in Jamaica and the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42). See NPG 4026(11) for the sketch.
[Ref: 21933] £90.00
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P: Curie MD [facsimile signature.]
Cte d'Orsay fecit 16 Mai 1843 [signed in plate.]
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. C. Graf, Lith. to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 210 x 160mm. 8¼ x 6¼". Light soiling. Few creases in india.
Portrait of Paul Francis Curie MD (1799 - 1853), French homoeopathist and surgeon, Grandfather of Pierre Curie. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.542. Wellcome 7341
[Ref: 21936] £75.00
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Baron de Noé [autograph, pencil].
A. d'Orsay fecit 1842- [artist's signature.]
Pencil drawing on artist's paper, mounted to album leaf, with ink-ruled border. Sheet 280 x 205mm, 11 x 8". A little surface-soiled.
Portrait of Charles Amédée de Noé (1818, Paris - 1879), French caricaturist and lithographer known by his pseudonym "Cham". In 1843 he began to be published in newspapers like Le Charivari, whose staff he was on for thirty years. An original sketch by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. Not in O'Donoghue.
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Quintin Dick Esqr. M.P. for the Boro of Maldon. [With facsimile signature 'Q. Dick'.]
A. D'Orsay fecit 1832 [signed in plate].
[London: J. Mitchell, c.1840.] Pr. by Graf & Soret, 1 Castle St.
Lithograph with colour added by hand, india paper, india 200 x 165mm. 8 x 6½". Repaired tears into image at right.
Portrait of Quintin Dick (1777 - 1858), MP for Maldon, Essex. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. Not in O'Donoghue.
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Charles Dickens [facsimile signature.]
A D'Orsay fecit 16 Decr 1841 [signed in plate].
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph with some colour by hand, india paper, india 200 x 160mm. 8 x 6¼". Slight scratching to india, left and upper right.
Portrait of Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870), the greatest novelist of the age; he established his name with Pickwick Papers in 1836. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.55, 5. See NPG D20137.
[Ref: 21812] £160.00
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Charles Dickens. Reproduction d'un dessin á la plume fait par le Comte d'Orsay en 1845.
Theodore Joyeuse 1885 D'après A. D'Orsay.
Théodore Joyeuse, sc. Le Livre. VIIe Annee. Imp. A. Quentin.
Etching. Plate: 205 x 160mm (8 x 6¼'') very large margins. Foxing.
A profile portrait of Victorian writer and social comentator Charles Dickens (1812-1870).
[Ref: 48722] £85.00
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Charles Dickens [facsimile signature.]
A. D'Orsay fecit 16 Dec.b 1841.
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india, printed area approx 255 x 165mm (10 x 6¼"). Uncut sheet.
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), novelist, as a young man (portrayed shortly after completing 'Barnaby Rudge' in 1841). By Alfred Guillaume D'Orsay, styled Count D'Orsay (1801-52), artist and dandy. D'Orsay and his lover Marguerite Gardiner, countess of Blessington were at the centre of fashionable London life and gathered around them many of the social and literary celebrities of their time. This portrait comes from a series of 125 of his profile sketches which include most of the celebrities of the day. Many of the related pencil sketches are in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
[Ref: 37542] £160.00
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R Cutlar Fergusson [facsimile signature.]
1832 d'Orsay fecit- [signed in plate].
[London: J. Mitchell(?), c.1841.]
Lithograph on india paper, india 165 x 120mm. 6½ x 4¾". Slight stain above Cutlar in title.
Portrait of Robert Cutlar Fergusson (1768 - 1838), judge advocate general and MP for Kirkcudbright. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.207.
[Ref: 21967] £90.00
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Maidstone [facsimile signature].
A. D'Orsay fecit 24 Mai 1840 - [signed in plate.]
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond Street. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 205 x 165mm. 8 x 6½".
Portrait of George Finch-Hatton, 11th Earl of Winchilsea (1815 - 1887). From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time O'Donoghue undescribed.
[Ref: 21880] £65.00
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[Lord FitzClarence; with facsimile signature.]
D'Orsay fecit 1841.
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. M. & N. Hanhart, Imp.t.
Lithograph on india paper. 205 x 160mm (8 x 6¼"). Some light foxing.
Portrait of General Lord Frederick FitzClarence (1799-1854), illegitimate son of King William IV and his mistress, actress Dorothea Jordan. While a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards, FitzClarence commanded a small detachment of Guards to act in support of the police with the arrest of the Cato Street conspirators in 1820. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852). O'Donoghue p.216, 1. See NPG 4026(25).
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Albany Fonblanque [facsimile signature.]
A D'Orsay fecit 18 March 1838 [signed in plate].
London, Published by J. Mitchell, 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 240 x 165mm. 9½ x 6½".
Portrait of Albany William Fonblanque (1793 - 1872), one of the few English journalists who, merely as such, have gained a permanent place in literature. His Tenure as Editor of the Examiner saw contributions from John Stuart Mill, William Makepeace Thackeray and Charles Dickens. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.203, 1. See NPG D11463. DNB.
[Ref: 21814] £70.00
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Charles Weld Forester [facsimile signature.]
A D'Orsay fecit May 1840 [signed in plate].
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond Street. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 205 x 160mm. 8 x 6¼". Some light soiling, else a fine impression.
Portrait of Maj. Hon. Charles Robert Weld Forester (1811-1852), son of 1st Baron Forester, Cecil Weld Forester. He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 12th Lancers and was Assistant Military Secretary for Ireland. He married Lady Maria Jocelyn in 1848, but they had no children. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.236. See NPG 4026(25).
[Ref: 21815] £65.00
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Sir Harry Goodricke [with facsimile signature].
A D'Orsay fecit 1833 [signed in plate].
London, Published by Mitchell, No.33, Old Bond St. Printed by Graf & Soret.
Lithograph on india paper, india 200 x 160mm. 8 x 6¼".
Portrait of Sir Henry James Goodricke, 7th Bt (1797 - 1833), hunting squire. He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire during the reign of the House of Hanover from 1831 to 1832. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. See O'Donoghue. See NPG 4026(29).
[Ref: 21818] £60.00
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Teresa Guiccioli [facsimile signature.]
A. D'Orsay fecit 17 Oct 1839. [in plate lower right.]
London, Published by John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to the Queen.
Lithograph on india laid paper, india 225 x 170mm. 9 x 6¾".
Countess Teresa Guiccioli (1801 - 1873), Byron's mistress and author of 'Lord Byron's Life in Italy'. After the sketch from life by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852). Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 10833] £160.00
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JH Harris [facsimile signature].
A d'Orsay fecit 19 Mars 1840- [signed in plate.]
London, Published by J. Mitchell Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 205 x 165mm. 8 x 6½". Horizontal creasing, and one marginal tear.
Portrait of James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (1807 - 1889), statesman. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. Not in O'Donoghue.
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George Herbert [facsimile signature.]
1837 A D'Orsay [signed in plate].
London, Published Octr. 1st. 1838, by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond Street.
Lithograph on india paper, india 205 x 160mm. 8 x 6¼". Some marginal foxing.
Portrait of George Herbert (1812 - 1838), soldier; grandson of 1st Earl of Carnarvon. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.512. See NPG 4026(34).
[Ref: 21817] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
Pembroke [facsimile signature].
2 Mars 1841. A d'Orsay fecit [signed in plate].
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 205 x 160mm. 8 x 6¼". Repaired tear in title area.
Portrait of Robert Henry Herbert, 12th Earl of Pembroke, 9th Earl of Montgomery (1791 - 1862). From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.443, 2.
[Ref: 21826] £60.00
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J Home Purves [facsimile signature].
[A. d'Orsay] 5 Mars 1838 - [signed in plate.]
London, Published March 1841 by J. Mitchell, No. 33, Old Bond Street. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph with colour added by hand, india paper. 210 x 160mm. (8¼ x 6¼".
Portrait of John Home Purves (c.1816 - 1867), soldier, comptroller of the household to H.R.H. the Duchess of Cambridge. Nephew of Lady Blessington. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.524. NPG 4026(49).
[Ref: 21869] £65.00
(£78.00 incl.VAT)
Theodore E. Hook [facsimile signature.]
A D'Orsay fecit 1839 [signed in plate].
London, Published Augst. 1839 by J. Mitchell, Royal Library 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 205 x 165mm. 8 x 6½".
Portrait of Theodore Edward Hook (1788 - 1841), novelist and wit. Noted for his ebullient personality and wayward lifestyle, Hook procured post as accountant-general in Mauritius, 1813, but was later imprisoned for mismanagement of funds. He became editor of the anti-Radical John Bull, 1820, and enjoyed popular success for his novels collected as Sayings and Doings, 1826-29. His last years, in his own words, were spent 'done up in purse, in mind, and in body'. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. See O'Donoghue.
[Ref: 21819] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
Hunter Blair [facsimile signature.]
D'Orsay fecit 15 Decr. 1847 [signed in plate.]
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. Printed by M.&N. Hanhart.
Lithograph on india paper, india 220 x 160mm. 8¾ x 6¼".
Portrait of James Hunter-Blair (1817 - 1854?); according to a pencil note to the lower margin he was killed at the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War (November 5, 1854). From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue supplement p.230. DNB.
[Ref: 21806] £65.00
(£78.00 incl.VAT)
Jocelyn [facsimile signature.]
D'Orsay fecit May 1839- [signed in plate.]
[London: J. Mitchell, c.1839.]
Lithograph on india paper, india 195 x 165mm. 7¾ x 6½". Margins trimmed.
Portrait of Robert Jocelyn, 4th Viscount Jocelyn (1816 - 1854), soldier and politician. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time O'Donoghue p.644, 2.
[Ref: 21888] £70.00
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George Jones. [facimile.]
Drawn from Life by the Count D'Orsay and on Stone by R.J. Lane. A.R.A. [In image:] A. d'Orsay fecit. Nov.r 1844.
C. Graf, Lith to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india. Sheet 240 x 146mm. 9½ x 5¾".
George Jones (1810-1897), "Count Johannes", was born in England and moved to the United States in 1817. He was a noted Shakespearean actor who made his theatrical debut at the Federal Street Theater in 1828. He is best remembered for a performance of Richard III. He was installed as Knight of the Golden Spur and Count Palatine in March 1847 in Europe.
[Ref: 18997] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
Rainald Knightley [facsimile signature.]
Gore House 3 July 1845 d'Orsay fecit [signed in plate].
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond Street. Printed by M. & N. Hanhart.
Lithograph on india paper, india 225 x 165mm. 9 x 6½".
Portrait of Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley (1819 - 1895), politician Conservative Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire. He entered parliament in 1852 and held the seat until 1892. He married Louisa Mary, daughter of General Sir Edward Bowater, in 1869. Their marriage produced no children and his death lead to the extinction of the baroncy. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.710. NPG D18101.
[Ref: 21821] £50.00
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James Sheridan Knowles [facsimile signature.]
1st Decb 1839 D'Orsay fecit [signed in plate].
London, Published by John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to the Queen.
Lithograph on india paper, india 210 x 160mm. 8¼ x 6¼".
Portrait of James Sheridan Knowles (1784 - 1862), the Irish dramatist and actor, born in Cork. He first published a ballad entitled 'The Welsh Harper', which, set to music, was very popular. His talents secured him the friendship of William Hazlitt, who introduced him to Charles Lamb and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In 1810 he wrote 'Leo', in which Edmund Kean acted with great success. In William Tell (1825), Knowles wrote for William Charles Macready one of his favourite parts. In 1832, his best-known play, The Hunchback, was produced at Covent Garden. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. See O'Donoghue.
[Ref: 21822] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
The Earl of Durham.
D'Orsay 8 Mars 1834 [signed in plate.]
London, Published by J.Mitchell, Library, 33, Old Bond Street. Printed by Graf & Soret.
Lithograph, india paper, india 195 x 160mm. 7¾ x 6¼". Some scuffed title area holes in the india.
Portrait of John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792 - 1840). Lambton was the Durham MP until he was ennobled as Baron Durham in 1828. He served as Lord Privy Seal under Earl Grey, and Governor General of the Province of Canada 1838-9, during which time his 'Report on the Affairs of British North America' recommended the creation of the Canadian Parliament. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time O'Donoghue.
[Ref: 21935] £85.00
(£102.00 incl.VAT)
Walter Savage Landor [facsimile signature.]
A D'Orsay fecit 1839 [signed in plate].
London, Published July 5th. 1839 by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 215 x 165mm. 8½ x 6½".
Portrait of Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864), poet and writer. His Imaginary Conversations of literary men and statesmen (1824–9) appeared during his long residence in Italy. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. See O'Donoghue.
[Ref: 21823] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
[Walter Savage Landor]
D'apres Alf. D'Orsay [by Richard James Lane].
[n.d., 1839.]
Lithograph. Printed area 130 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Glue stains in margins, spotted.
Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864), author of 'Imaginary Conversations' and 'Pericles and Aspasia'. After Count Alfred Guillaume D'Orsay (1801-52), dandy and artist who created a series of 125 profile sketches which included most of the celebrities of the day. Many of the related pencil sketches are in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
[Ref: 44154] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
[Edwin Landseer] A Royal Academican.
Cte D'Orsay fecit 1843 [signed in plate.]
Published by T. Mc Lean, 26, Haymarket Dec: 1843. Printed at 10 St. Martins Lane, London.
Tinted lithograph, image 275 x 205mm. 10¾ x 8". Some soiling/staining to the wide margins.
Portrait of the painter Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873); full-length, in profile, walking to right, holding stick and top hat. He was elected R.A. on 10 February 1831. Sketched from life by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. NPG D32475.
[Ref: 27084] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
[John Lyster.]
A D'Orsay 1834 [signed in plate].
[London: J. Mitchell, c.1834.]
Lithograph on india paper, proof, india 200 x 160mm. 8 x 6¼".
Portrait of John Lyster (died 1840), lieutenant-colonel in the Grenadier Guards and gentleman usher. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time O'Donoghue p.111.
[Ref: 21885] £65.00
(£78.00 incl.VAT)
Edward Lytton Bulwer [facsimile signature.]
A. D'Orsay 1. August 1837 [signed in plate.]
London, Published by John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to the Queen.
Lithograph on india paper, india 240 x 165mm. 9½ x 6½".
Portrait of Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803 - 1873), novelist and politician. He published Falkland, 1827, and Pelham, 1828, which made his reputation; he enjoyed great popularity as the author of historical and romantic novels. MP from 1852 and secretary for the colonies, 1858-9. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time O'Donoghue p.113, 3.
[Ref: 21887] £75.00
(£90.00 incl.VAT)
F.M Martyn [autograph, ink.]
A D'Orsay fecit Jany. 1842- [artist's signature.]
Pencil drawing with trace of red crayon to face, on artist's paper, mounted to album leaf with ink-ruled border. Sheet 280 x 205mm, 11 x 8". Light soiling; one stain, to image.
Sitter unidentified. An original sketch by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time.
[Ref: 21945] £230.00
(£276.00 incl.VAT)
Richd. M. Milnes [facsimile signature.]
A. D'Orsay fecit 1839 [signed in plate.]
London, Published July 27th 1839, by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 210 x 160mm. 8¼ x 6¼".
Portrait of Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (1809 - 1885), politician and poet. While at Trinity College, Cambridge, Milnes joined the progressive Apostles Club, which included the poets Alfred Tennyson and Arthur Henry Hallam. Milnes entered Parliament as an MP in 1837 and was actively involved in issues of copyright and the establishment of juvenile reformatories. He was made a peer in 1863. His early poetry led many to regard him as one of the most promising writers of his generation, but he is better remembered as an influential member of literary society and as a patron of writers. He published the Life, Letters, and Literary Remains of John Keats (1848), secured a pension for Tennyson and was an early champion of the poet Algernon Charles Swinburne. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. Not in O'Donoghue. NPG.
[Ref: 21809] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
[France] Louis de Noailles [facsimile signature.]
D'Orsay fecit 25 Decr 1842 [signed in plate.]
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. C. Graf, Lith. to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 215 x 160mm. 8½ x 6¼".
Portrait of a young member of the Ducal House of Noailles, a French peerage created in 1663 for Anne of Noailles, count of Ayen. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time.
[Ref: 21807] £50.00
(£60.00 incl.VAT)
Alfred Paget [facsimile signature].
A D'Orsay fecit July 1841 [signed in plate].
[London: J. Mitchell(?), c.1841.]
Lithograph on india paper, india 205 x 160mm. 8 x 6¼".
Half-length portrait of Lord Alfred Henry Paget (1816 - 1888), for many years equerry and clerk-marshal of the royal household. He rose to the rank of general in the 7th Hussars on the retired list in 1881. He represented Lichfield in the Whig interest from 1837 to 1865. He died on board his yacht Violet at Inverness on 24 August 1888. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. DNB. See 21823
[Ref: 21827] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
Alfred Paget [facsimile signature].
A D'Orsay 1er J. 1840 [signed in plate].
London, Published by John Mitchell 33, Old Bond Street. J. Graf, Printer to her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 205 x 165mm. 8 x 6½".
Portrait of Lord Alfred Henry Paget (1816 - 1888), exhibiting subtle differences in dress and hairstyle with D'Orsay's portrait observed from life one year later (see item Ref: 21827). For many years Paget was equerry and clerk-marshal of the royal household. He rose to the rank of general in the 7th Hussars on the retired list in 1881. He represented Lichfield in the Whig interest from 1837 to 1865. He died on board his yacht Violet at Inverness on 24 August 1888. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.396, 1. DNB. See 21827
[Ref: 21828] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
[Marquess of] Anglesey [facsimile signature.]
Cte D'Orsay fect 1843 [signed in plate.]
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St. C. Graf, Lith. to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 220 x 320mm. 8¾ x 12½". Margins trimmed.
Equestrian portrait of Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768 - 1854), Field Marshal and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. As Lord Paget, Anglesey served with great distinction as cavalry commander under Sir John Moore during the retreat to Corunna in 1809, the 'Dunkirk' of the Peninsular war. He was prevented from serving under Wellington in the Peninsula by a scandal: he ran off with Wellington's brother Henry's wife Lady Charlotte Wellesley. Wellington, though, was happy to accept him as a subordinate for the Waterloo campaign, crushing a colleague who reminded him of Anglesey's reputation with: 'I'll take good care he don't run away with me: I don't care about anyone else.' From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. Not in O'Donoghue.
[Ref: 21937] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
General The Honble Edmund Phipps M.P. Colonel Commandant of the 2nd Battalion, 60th. or King's Royal Rifle Corps. Aetatis Suae 72. 1832. ['E Phipps' facsimile signature in plate.]
A D'Orsay fecit 23 Aout 1832 [signed in plate].
[London: J. Mitchell, n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph on india paper, rare, india 175 x 130mm. 7 x 5". Diagonal crease.
Portrait of Edmund Phipps (1760 - 1837), General; son of 1st Baron Mulgrave. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. See O'Donoghue.
[Ref: 21868] £75.00
(£90.00 incl.VAT)
Tyrone Power [facsimile signature.]
A D'Orsay fecit 19. Oct 1839 [signed in plate.]
London, Published by John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond Street. J. Graf, Printer to the Queen.
Lithograph on india paper, india 210 x 160mm. 8¼ x 6¼". Scatched on face.
Portrait of (William Grattan) Tyrone Power (1795 - 1841), Irish stage actor, comedian, author and theatrical manager. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time O'Donoghue p.508, 2.
[Ref: 21886] £75.00
(£90.00 incl.VAT)
Pat Robertson [autograph, ink].
d'Orsay fecit 28 april 1845 [artist's signature.]
Pencil drawing with some red crayon to face, on artist's paper, mounted to album leaf, ink-ruled border. Sheet 280 x 205mm, 11 x 8". A little surface-soiled.
Portrait of Patrick Robertson, Lord Robertson (1794 - 1855), Edinburgh-born judge of a literary bent. He published several volumes of verse and was well-acquainted with Sir Walter Scott (Robertson was croupier at the 1827 theatrical fund dinner at which Scott acknowledged authorship of his novels). An original sketch by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. DNB
[Ref: 21941] £270.00
(£324.00 incl.VAT)
H.J. Rous [facsimile signature.]
A d'Orsay fecit 5 March 1842 - [signed in plate.]
London, Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond Street. C. Graf, Lith. to Her Majesty.
Lithograph, india paper. 210 x 165mm. (8¼ x 6½"). Fales margins added.
Portrait of Henry John Rous (1795 - 1877), admiral and sportsman. He served in the Indian and New Holland stations from 1823 to 1829. In April 1827, he organised Sydney's first regatta. In August 1828, he explored the Tweed and Richmond Rivers in northeastern New South Wales. While in Moreton Bay he named Rous Channel, Dunwich, Queensland, Stradbroke Island after his family titles and influenced the naming of Ipswich, Queensland. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time. O'Donoghue p.618.
[Ref: 21870] £220.00
(£264.00 incl.VAT)