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[Benjamin Aislabie, Esq.r.
[Benjamin Aislabie, Esq.r. Dedicated to the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club by their obedient Servant W.H. Mason.]
[Painted and engraved by H.E. Dawe.]
[n.d., c.1840.]
Mezzotint, very scarce proof before letters. Sheet 360 x 245mm (14¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate, small tear entering image taped.
A half-length portrait of Benjamin Aislabie (1774-1842), placing a book, ''M.C.C. Subscribers to Matches'', on a table, engraved by Dawe from his own painting of 1838 (still in the collection of the M.C.C.). A wine merchant and cricket administrator, Aislabie joined the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1802, becoming President in 1823 & acting as secretary from 1822 until his death. A large man, he averaged 3.15 runs in over 100 innings, taking only eight wickets, 1808-41. Towards the end of his careet he needed a substitute not only to run for him when batting but also to field. Despite his lack of skill he was very popular. In 1841, he took the MCC team to Rugby for the match celebrated in 'Tom Brown's School Days' by Thomas Hughes.
O'D 19. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See [Ref: 65632] for lettered version.
[Ref: 64346]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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Benjamin Aislabie, Esq.r.
Benjamin Aislabie, Esq.r. Dedicated to the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club by their obedient Servant W.H. Mason.
Painted and engraved by H.E. Dawe.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 360 x 285mm (14¼ x 11¼"). Trimmed within plate, top left corner chipped.
A half-length portrait of Benjamin Aislabie (1774-1842), placing a book, ''M.C.C. Subscribers to Matches'', on a table, engraved by Dawe from his own painting of 1838 (still in the collection of the M.C.C.). A wine merchant and cricket administrator, Aislabie joined the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1802, becoming President in 1823 & acting as secretary from 1822 until his death. A large man, he averaged 3.15 runs in over 100 innings, taking only eight wickets, 1808-41. Towards the end of his careet he needed a substitute not only to run for him when batting but also to field. Despite his lack of skill he was very popular. In 1841, he took the MCC team to Rugby for the match celebrated in 'Tom Brown's School Days' by Thomas Hughes.
O'D 19. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See [Ref: 64346] for proof impression.
[Ref: 65632]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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[Mungo Park.]
[Mungo Park.]
[Drawn & Engraved by H. Dawe.]
[n.d., 1831.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 145 x 125mm (5¾ x 5"). Trimmed to image, losing inscriptions.
A fanciful scene of the Scottish explorer Mungo Park (1771-1806) lying barefoot, under an awning, being tended by a native woman, during his expedition in search of the source of the Niger in 1795-7. Georgian Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, composed a song around this act of charity, for which this is an illustration.
[Ref: 66678]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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