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Lord Apsley and his Brother.
Painted by N. Dance R.A. 1775. Engraved by Tho.s Watson.
London, publish'd June 28th 1776, by Tho.s Watson, No 142, New Bond Street, & W.Dickinson, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. 510 x 360mm (20 x 14¼") very large margins. Repairs to plate mark and margins.
The two sons of Henry, 2nd Earl Bathurst (who had Robert Adam build Apsley House in London for him). The elder is Henry (1762-1834), lord of the admiralty from 1783 to 1789; 3rd Earl Bathurst from 1794; Foreign Secretary for two months in 1809; Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1812-27. Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia, is named after him.
CS: 1. Goodwin: 28, iii of iii.
[Ref: 56669] £420.00
Painted by N. Dance R.A. 1775. Engraved by Tho.s Watson.
London, publish'd June 28th 1776, by Tho.s Watson, No 142, New Bond Street, & W.Dickinson, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. 510 x 360mm (20 x 14¼") very large margins. Repairs to plate mark and margins.
The two sons of Henry, 2nd Earl Bathurst (who had Robert Adam build Apsley House in London for him). The elder is Henry (1762-1834), lord of the admiralty from 1783 to 1789; 3rd Earl Bathurst from 1794; Foreign Secretary for two months in 1809; Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1812-27. Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia, is named after him.
CS: 1. Goodwin: 28, iii of iii.
[Ref: 56669] £420.00
Lancelot Brown Esqr.
Painted by N.Dance, R.A. Engraved by J.K.Sherwin. Engraver to His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Rare engraving. 285 x 225mm (11¼ x 9"). Trimmed into plate. Small margins.
Portrait of Lancelot "Capability" Brown (c. 1715–16 - 1783), English gardener and landscape architect, a notable figure in the history of the English landscape garden style.
[Ref: 64205] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by N.Dance, R.A. Engraved by J.K.Sherwin. Engraver to His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Rare engraving. 285 x 225mm (11¼ x 9"). Trimmed into plate. Small margins.
Portrait of Lancelot "Capability" Brown (c. 1715–16 - 1783), English gardener and landscape architect, a notable figure in the history of the English landscape garden style.
[Ref: 64205] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Captain Cook.
Thomson sculp.
Engrav'd for J. Parsons, Paternoster Row, June 1795.
Stipple, sheet 155 x 95mm. 6 x 3¾". Trimmed to plate, some discoloration.
James Cook (1728 - 1779). The son of a Yorkshire labourer, Cook learned his seamanship on small East-coast traders. Although only a warrant officer, he was chosen to command the Endeavour in 1768. He made three important voyages of discovery to the South and North Pacific - charting land, sea and stars - and was the first British captain to land in Australia. He was killed in Hawaii during a skirmish. For 'Barlow's Continuation of Hume's England', after Nathaniel Dance.
[Ref: 10791] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Thomson sculp.
Engrav'd for J. Parsons, Paternoster Row, June 1795.
Stipple, sheet 155 x 95mm. 6 x 3¾". Trimmed to plate, some discoloration.
James Cook (1728 - 1779). The son of a Yorkshire labourer, Cook learned his seamanship on small East-coast traders. Although only a warrant officer, he was chosen to command the Endeavour in 1768. He made three important voyages of discovery to the South and North Pacific - charting land, sea and stars - and was the first British captain to land in Australia. He was killed in Hawaii during a skirmish. For 'Barlow's Continuation of Hume's England', after Nathaniel Dance.
[Ref: 10791] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Captain Cook.
[c.1820]
Line engraving on india, platemark 170 x 110mm (6¾ x 4¼"). Proof before all letters.
James Cook (1728 - 1779), explorer. The son of a Yorkshire labourer, Cook learned his seamanship on small East-coast traders. He was chosen to command the Endeavour in 1768, and made three important voyages of discovery to the South and North Pacific, which included the first British landing in Australia. He was killed in Hawaii during a skirmish. One of at least fourteen engravings made from the famous 1776 portrait of Cook by Nathaniel Dance (1735 - 1811), which was commissioned by the explorer Sir Joseph Banks (London, National Maritime Museum).
For other engravings from the same Dance portrait see refs 4577, 10791, etc
[Ref: 39167] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
[c.1820]
Line engraving on india, platemark 170 x 110mm (6¾ x 4¼"). Proof before all letters.
James Cook (1728 - 1779), explorer. The son of a Yorkshire labourer, Cook learned his seamanship on small East-coast traders. He was chosen to command the Endeavour in 1768, and made three important voyages of discovery to the South and North Pacific, which included the first British landing in Australia. He was killed in Hawaii during a skirmish. One of at least fourteen engravings made from the famous 1776 portrait of Cook by Nathaniel Dance (1735 - 1811), which was commissioned by the explorer Sir Joseph Banks (London, National Maritime Museum).
For other engravings from the same Dance portrait see refs 4577, 10791, etc
[Ref: 39167] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Captain James Cook.
Painted by N. Dance Esq. R.A. Engraved by W. Holl.
Fisher, Son & Co. London, & Paris 1837.
Engraving. Plate: 250 x 180mm (9¾ x 7"). Small margins.
A portrait of explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779), the first European to visit Hawaii and who mapped the east coast of Australia and the complete outline of New Zealand for the first time. Portrait shows him looking at a chart of the Pacific.
[Ref: 45731] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by N. Dance Esq. R.A. Engraved by W. Holl.
Fisher, Son & Co. London, & Paris 1837.
Engraving. Plate: 250 x 180mm (9¾ x 7"). Small margins.
A portrait of explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779), the first European to visit Hawaii and who mapped the east coast of Australia and the complete outline of New Zealand for the first time. Portrait shows him looking at a chart of the Pacific.
[Ref: 45731] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Capt: James Cook, F.R.S. From the Original Painting in the possession of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society. Literary Magazine & British Review.
Dance Pinxt. T. Holloway delt. et Sculpt.
Published as the act directs 1 Jan 1790 by C. Forster, Poultry.
A scarce etching and engraving, sheet 211 x 125mm. 8¼" x 5". Trimmed within plate, foxed. Nicks to right edge.
He made three important voyages of discovery to the Pacific, during which he mapped the east coast of Australia for the first time and discovered Hawaii, where he was killed during a skirmish.
See RMG: PAD2881. Not in Kivell & Spence.
[Ref: 26929] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Dance Pinxt. T. Holloway delt. et Sculpt.
Published as the act directs 1 Jan 1790 by C. Forster, Poultry.
A scarce etching and engraving, sheet 211 x 125mm. 8¼" x 5". Trimmed within plate, foxed. Nicks to right edge.
He made three important voyages of discovery to the Pacific, during which he mapped the east coast of Australia for the first time and discovered Hawaii, where he was killed during a skirmish.
See RMG: PAD2881. Not in Kivell & Spence.
[Ref: 26929] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Capt: James Cook, F.R.S. From the Original Painting in the possession of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society.
Dance Pinxt. T. Holloway delt. et Sculpt.
[London: C. Forster, 1790.]
Etching and engraving, open letters. 176 x 113mm. 7 x 4½". Trimmed, fine impression.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer. He made three important voyages of discovery to the Pacific, during which he mapped the east coast of Australia for the first time and discovered Hawaii, where he was killed during a skirmish.
[Ref: 24947] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Dance Pinxt. T. Holloway delt. et Sculpt.
[London: C. Forster, 1790.]
Etching and engraving, open letters. 176 x 113mm. 7 x 4½". Trimmed, fine impression.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer. He made three important voyages of discovery to the Pacific, during which he mapped the east coast of Australia for the first time and discovered Hawaii, where he was killed during a skirmish.
[Ref: 24947] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Capt: James Cook, F.R.S. From the Original Painting in the possession of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society.
Dance Pinxt. T. Holloway delt. et Sculpt.
[London: C. Forster, 1790.]
Etching and engraving. 178 x 127mm. 7 x 5". Trimmed within plate.
He made three important voyages of discovery to the Pacific, during which he mapped the east coast of Australia for the first time and discovered Hawaii, where he was killed during a skirmish.
[Ref: 24687] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Dance Pinxt. T. Holloway delt. et Sculpt.
[London: C. Forster, 1790.]
Etching and engraving. 178 x 127mm. 7 x 5". Trimmed within plate.
He made three important voyages of discovery to the Pacific, during which he mapped the east coast of Australia for the first time and discovered Hawaii, where he was killed during a skirmish.
[Ref: 24687] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Capt: James Cook, F.R.S. From a Painting by M.r Dance in the Possession of Joseph Banks Esq.r. [Engraved for Hervey's Naval History.]
J. Collyer sc.
[n.d., 1780.]
Engraving. Sheet 160 x 95mm (6¼ x 3¾"). Trimmed within plate, losing sur-title, laid on album paper.
Portrait of Captain James Cook, within an architectural oval decorated with artifacts from his voyages.
[Ref: 58543] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
J. Collyer sc.
[n.d., 1780.]
Engraving. Sheet 160 x 95mm (6¼ x 3¾"). Trimmed within plate, losing sur-title, laid on album paper.
Portrait of Captain James Cook, within an architectural oval decorated with artifacts from his voyages.
[Ref: 58543] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Captain Cook. From an original Picture by Dance... Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Engraved by E. Scriven.
London, Published by Charles Knight, Pall Mall East. [n.d., c.1835.]
Stipple engraving, sheet 270 x 180mm (10½ x 7").
James Cook (1728 - 1779). After Nathaniel Dance Nathaniel Dance (1735 - 1811). The original portrait was commissioned by the explorer Sir Joseph Banks and was praised as an excellent likeness. Published in the ''The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs'', 1833-7.
[Ref: 19242] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by E. Scriven.
London, Published by Charles Knight, Pall Mall East. [n.d., c.1835.]
Stipple engraving, sheet 270 x 180mm (10½ x 7").
James Cook (1728 - 1779). After Nathaniel Dance Nathaniel Dance (1735 - 1811). The original portrait was commissioned by the explorer Sir Joseph Banks and was praised as an excellent likeness. Published in the ''The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs'', 1833-7.
[Ref: 19242] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
![James Cook [facsimile autograph.]](jpegs/19244.jpg)
James Cook [facsimile autograph.]
Painted by N. Dance, Esq. R.A. Engraved by W. Holl.
Fisher, Son, & Co. London, & Paris [n.d., c.1850.]
Engraving, frontispiece?, sheet 260 x 195mm. 10¼ x 7¾".
James Cook (1728 - 1779). The son of a Yorkshire labourer, Cook learned his seamanship on small East-coast traders. Although only a warrant officer, he was chosen to command the Endeavour in 1768. He made three important voyages of discovery to the South and North Pacific - charting land, sea and stars - and was the first British captain to land in Australia. He was killed in Hawaii during a skirmish. After Nathaniel Dance Nathaniel Dance (1735 - 1811). The original portrait was commissioned by the explorer Sir Joseph Banks and was praised as an excellent likeness.
[Ref: 19244] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by N. Dance, Esq. R.A. Engraved by W. Holl.
Fisher, Son, & Co. London, & Paris [n.d., c.1850.]
Engraving, frontispiece?, sheet 260 x 195mm. 10¼ x 7¾".
James Cook (1728 - 1779). The son of a Yorkshire labourer, Cook learned his seamanship on small East-coast traders. Although only a warrant officer, he was chosen to command the Endeavour in 1768. He made three important voyages of discovery to the South and North Pacific - charting land, sea and stars - and was the first British captain to land in Australia. He was killed in Hawaii during a skirmish. After Nathaniel Dance Nathaniel Dance (1735 - 1811). The original portrait was commissioned by the explorer Sir Joseph Banks and was praised as an excellent likeness.
[Ref: 19244] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Captain James Cook.
Painted by Sir Nathl. Dance. Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong.
London, Pubd. for the Proprietor, June, 1821.
Engraving on india laid paper, 200 x 125mm. 8 x 5".
James Cook (1728 - 1779). The son of a Yorkshire labourer, Cook learned his seamanship on small East-coast traders. Although only a warrant officer, he was chosen to command the Endeavour in 1768. He made three important voyages of discovery to the South and North Pacific - charting land, sea and stars - and was the first British captain to land in Australia. He was killed in Hawaii during a skirmish. After Nathaniel Dance Nathaniel Dance (1735 - 1811). The original portrait was commissioned by the explorer Sir Joseph Banks and was praised as an excellent likeness.
[Ref: 11409] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Sir Nathl. Dance. Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong.
London, Pubd. for the Proprietor, June, 1821.
Engraving on india laid paper, 200 x 125mm. 8 x 5".
James Cook (1728 - 1779). The son of a Yorkshire labourer, Cook learned his seamanship on small East-coast traders. Although only a warrant officer, he was chosen to command the Endeavour in 1768. He made three important voyages of discovery to the South and North Pacific - charting land, sea and stars - and was the first British captain to land in Australia. He was killed in Hawaii during a skirmish. After Nathaniel Dance Nathaniel Dance (1735 - 1811). The original portrait was commissioned by the explorer Sir Joseph Banks and was praised as an excellent likeness.
[Ref: 11409] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
![[Mr Garrick in Richard the Third.]](jpegs/36616.jpg)
[Mr Garrick in Richard the Third.]
N. Dance pinx.t. J. Dixon Fecit.
Published according to Act of Parliament April 28 1772 by John Boydell Engraver, Cheapside, London
Mezzotint, platemark 635 x 395mm (25 x 15½"). Finished proof with scratched inscription; small margins; slight foxing.
David Garrick (1717-1779), English actor and theatrical manager, in the role of Richard III. By the time this print was published Garrick was particularly associated with this role. Hogarth also painted Garrick in the same role. Engraved from the painting by Nathaniel Dance shortly after it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1771. The painting is owned by Stratford-on-Avon Town Council. It was acquired by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, who reputedly outbidded Garrick himself (who had promised to buy the painting for his wife!). Garrick is known to have admired this print and sent impressions to his friends with complimentary lines printed and pasted on the back. It was also used as the model for Derby porcelain statuettes.
Lennox-Boyd 28 i/ii; CS 15 i/ii; for other prints of Garrick as Richard III see refs. 12907 and 20562.
[Ref: 36616] £620.00
N. Dance pinx.t. J. Dixon Fecit.
Published according to Act of Parliament April 28 1772 by John Boydell Engraver, Cheapside, London
Mezzotint, platemark 635 x 395mm (25 x 15½"). Finished proof with scratched inscription; small margins; slight foxing.
David Garrick (1717-1779), English actor and theatrical manager, in the role of Richard III. By the time this print was published Garrick was particularly associated with this role. Hogarth also painted Garrick in the same role. Engraved from the painting by Nathaniel Dance shortly after it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1771. The painting is owned by Stratford-on-Avon Town Council. It was acquired by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, who reputedly outbidded Garrick himself (who had promised to buy the painting for his wife!). Garrick is known to have admired this print and sent impressions to his friends with complimentary lines printed and pasted on the back. It was also used as the model for Derby porcelain statuettes.
Lennox-Boyd 28 i/ii; CS 15 i/ii; for other prints of Garrick as Richard III see refs. 12907 and 20562.
[Ref: 36616] £620.00
Sir Robert Harland Bar.t Vice Admiral of the Red and Second in Command on 27 July 1778. This Plate is Inscribed to Adm.l Sir John Copoys K.B. By his much obliged & obedient humble Servant B.B. Evans.
Painted by Nath. Dance Esq.r Engraved by Rich. Earlom.
Mezzotint, platemark 510 x 360mm (19¾ x 14¼"). Collector's stamp of Mrs E.M. Hamilton verso. Thread margins.
Sir Robert Harland (c.1715-84), naval officer, who became vice-admiral of the red in 1778. He was second in command to Admiral Augustus Keppel at the battle of Ushant in 1778, the occasion commemorated by this print.
CS 21; not in Lugt.
[Ref: 46862] £320.00
Painted by Nath. Dance Esq.r Engraved by Rich. Earlom.
Mezzotint, platemark 510 x 360mm (19¾ x 14¼"). Collector's stamp of Mrs E.M. Hamilton verso. Thread margins.
Sir Robert Harland (c.1715-84), naval officer, who became vice-admiral of the red in 1778. He was second in command to Admiral Augustus Keppel at the battle of Ushant in 1778, the occasion commemorated by this print.
CS 21; not in Lugt.
[Ref: 46862] £320.00
Jer,,h Meyer Esq.r R..A. Miniature Painter in Enamel to His Majesty 1789.
Dance Pinx.t. Pether fecit.
Mezzotint. 260 x 185mm (10¼ x 7¼") very large margins. Some cockling of paper, paper crack in edge on image and inscription.
Hand and shoulders portrait of painter of miniatures Jeremiah Meyer RA (Jeremias Majer, 1735-89). His head is full-featured, but his body is composed of broad strokes, the result of Meyer dying before Nathaniel Dance finished the portrait.
CS 24; Russell 24 state ii of ii.
[Ref: 62732] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Dance Pinx.t. Pether fecit.
Mezzotint. 260 x 185mm (10¼ x 7¼") very large margins. Some cockling of paper, paper crack in edge on image and inscription.
Hand and shoulders portrait of painter of miniatures Jeremiah Meyer RA (Jeremias Majer, 1735-89). His head is full-featured, but his body is composed of broad strokes, the result of Meyer dying before Nathaniel Dance finished the portrait.
CS 24; Russell 24 state ii of ii.
[Ref: 62732] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
M.r Thomas Mudge. Painted by M,,r Dance for His Excewllency Count Bruhl.
Cha,,s Townley fecit 1772.
Scarce mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"). Trimmed into plate.
Half length portrait in oval of horologist Thomas Mudge (1715-94), wearing a short wig, waistcoat and jacket. Mudge's invention of the lever escapement was the greatest single improvement ever applied to pocket watches.
CS 16, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65628] £850.00
Cha,,s Townley fecit 1772.
Scarce mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"). Trimmed into plate.
Half length portrait in oval of horologist Thomas Mudge (1715-94), wearing a short wig, waistcoat and jacket. Mudge's invention of the lever escapement was the greatest single improvement ever applied to pocket watches.
CS 16, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65628] £850.00
Arthur Murphy Esq.r. From an original Picture in the Possession of Miss Thrales.
Nath.l Dance Esq.r R.A. pinx.t. W. Ward sculp Mezzotinto Engraver to His R.H. the Duke of York.
London Published Oct.r 5th 1803, by John P. Thompson, Great Newport Street, Printseller to His Majesty & the Duke & Duchess of York.
Mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). A little surface wear. Small margins.
Arthur Murphy (1727-1805), Irish barrister, born in Roscommon, writer and actor, reading at a table. Murphy wrote over twenty farces, comedies and tragedies including Three Weeks after Marriage (1764) and Know Your Own Mind (1777). After the 1777 oil on canvas in the National Portrait Gallery by Nathaniel Dance (1735 - 1811).
Frankau 208, ii, Chaloner Smith 63 ii.
[Ref: 55229] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Nath.l Dance Esq.r R.A. pinx.t. W. Ward sculp Mezzotinto Engraver to His R.H. the Duke of York.
London Published Oct.r 5th 1803, by John P. Thompson, Great Newport Street, Printseller to His Majesty & the Duke & Duchess of York.
Mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). A little surface wear. Small margins.
Arthur Murphy (1727-1805), Irish barrister, born in Roscommon, writer and actor, reading at a table. Murphy wrote over twenty farces, comedies and tragedies including Three Weeks after Marriage (1764) and Know Your Own Mind (1777). After the 1777 oil on canvas in the National Portrait Gallery by Nathaniel Dance (1735 - 1811).
Frankau 208, ii, Chaloner Smith 63 ii.
[Ref: 55229] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Honorable Frederick Lord North, First Lord Commissioner of his Majesty's Treasury, Chancellor & Under Treasurer of the Exchequer, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, One of his Majesty's most honorable Privy Council, Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter &c. &c. &c.
N. Dance faciem pinx.t. T. Burke fecit.
Publish'd Sep.t 20th 1775 by W.m Wynne Ryland Engraver to his Majesty NO 159 near Somerset House Strand London.
Mezzotint, fine impression. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Adhered to backing paper at corners and left & right, cut almost to plate.
Frederick North (1732-92), Lord North and later 2nd Earl of Guilford. He was Prime Minister from 1770 until he became the first P.M. to be forced from office by a vote of no confidence, brought on by the defeat at Yorktown in 1781 during the American War of Independence. He resigned on 20th March 1782.
CS 6 i of ii. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 53623] £320.00
N. Dance faciem pinx.t. T. Burke fecit.
Publish'd Sep.t 20th 1775 by W.m Wynne Ryland Engraver to his Majesty NO 159 near Somerset House Strand London.
Mezzotint, fine impression. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Adhered to backing paper at corners and left & right, cut almost to plate.
Frederick North (1732-92), Lord North and later 2nd Earl of Guilford. He was Prime Minister from 1770 until he became the first P.M. to be forced from office by a vote of no confidence, brought on by the defeat at Yorktown in 1781 during the American War of Independence. He resigned on 20th March 1782.
CS 6 i of ii. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 53623] £320.00
Miss Martha Ray, who was Murdered April 7.th 1779.
Painted by N. Dance, R.A. 1777. Engraved by V. Green, Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty, & to the Elector Palatine, &c.
Publish'd May 25th 1779 by V. Green, N.º 29, Newman Street, Oxford Street, & at N.º 32, Strand. Se vend à Londres chez les Freres Torre, Marchands d'Estampes.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark, 510 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Trimmed to plate.
A three-quarter seated portrait of singer Martha Ray (1742-79), music book on her lap. Ray was the mistress of John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, by whom she had nine children. On 7th April, a jealous admirer, James Hackman, murdered her at the Royal Opera House, for which he was executed at Tyburn. As this portrait was published the following month it is likely the plate was being engraved at the time of the murder.
CS 106, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iv of v.
[Ref: 64950] £360.00
Painted by N. Dance, R.A. 1777. Engraved by V. Green, Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty, & to the Elector Palatine, &c.
Publish'd May 25th 1779 by V. Green, N.º 29, Newman Street, Oxford Street, & at N.º 32, Strand. Se vend à Londres chez les Freres Torre, Marchands d'Estampes.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark, 510 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Trimmed to plate.
A three-quarter seated portrait of singer Martha Ray (1742-79), music book on her lap. Ray was the mistress of John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, by whom she had nine children. On 7th April, a jealous admirer, James Hackman, murdered her at the Royal Opera House, for which he was executed at Tyburn. As this portrait was published the following month it is likely the plate was being engraved at the time of the murder.
CS 106, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iv of v.
[Ref: 64950] £360.00
Miss Martha Ray, who was murdered April 7.th. 1779.
Painted by N: Dance R.A. 1777. Engrav'd V:Green Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty, & to the Elector Palatine.
Publish'd May 25.th. by V.Green N.o.29, Newman street, Oxford Street, & at N.o.52, Strand. Se vend à Londres, chez les Freres Forre, Marchands d'Estampes.
Mezzotint. 185 x 250mm (7¼ x 9¾"). Narrow margins.
A half portrait in an oval of Martha Ray (1742-1779), a British singer who was the mistress of John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich. On 7th April, a jealous admirer, James Hackman, murdered her at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for which he was executed at Tyburn.
Whitman: 74 IV of IV; CS: 106 II of II.
[Ref: 36842] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by N: Dance R.A. 1777. Engrav'd V:Green Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty, & to the Elector Palatine.
Publish'd May 25.th. by V.Green N.o.29, Newman street, Oxford Street, & at N.o.52, Strand. Se vend à Londres, chez les Freres Forre, Marchands d'Estampes.
Mezzotint. 185 x 250mm (7¼ x 9¾"). Narrow margins.
A half portrait in an oval of Martha Ray (1742-1779), a British singer who was the mistress of John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich. On 7th April, a jealous admirer, James Hackman, murdered her at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for which he was executed at Tyburn.
Whitman: 74 IV of IV; CS: 106 II of II.
[Ref: 36842] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Miss Martha Ray,
Painted by N. Dance, R.A. 1777. Engraved by H. Sintzenich.
Publish'd Augst: 10th: 1779, by V: Green, Mezzotinto Engraver, to his Majesty, &c: No:29, Newman Street, Oxford Street.
Stipple engraving in sanguine, 252 x 200mm. Slight paper discolouration.
Martha Ray (1742 - 1779) was a singer famous for her affair with John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. She lived with him from the age of seventeen as his mistress, while his wife had a mental illness. She gave birth to five children, one of whom was Basil Montagu. She was murdered in the foyer of the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden by her former lover, James Hackman, a clergyman.
Not in BM. Ex: Collection of Alec Clunes.
[Ref: 7808] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by N. Dance, R.A. 1777. Engraved by H. Sintzenich.
Publish'd Augst: 10th: 1779, by V: Green, Mezzotinto Engraver, to his Majesty, &c: No:29, Newman Street, Oxford Street.
Stipple engraving in sanguine, 252 x 200mm. Slight paper discolouration.
Martha Ray (1742 - 1779) was a singer famous for her affair with John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. She lived with him from the age of seventeen as his mistress, while his wife had a mental illness. She gave birth to five children, one of whom was Basil Montagu. She was murdered in the foyer of the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden by her former lover, James Hackman, a clergyman.
Not in BM. Ex: Collection of Alec Clunes.
[Ref: 7808] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)