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Filial Piety. Dedicated to his Excellency Count Dezbodko Privy Councillor of her Imperial Majesty the Empress of the Russias &c. &c.
From a beautiful Copy in Crayons by S de Koster, after the Original by Hereyns of Meddin, in the Possession of I. Thiorais Esq.r. Engraved by James Daniell.
London, Published May 23rd 1796 by J. Brydon at his Print & Looking Glass Warehouse, Charing Cross.
Mezzotint. 665 x 510mm (16¼ x 20"). Repaired tears in borders.
A story told by Roman historian Valerius Maximus (c.AD 50): Cimon, sentenced to stave to death in prison, is suckled by his daughter Pero. The judges, when hearing of this act of filial piety, pardoned Cimon. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd.
[Ref: 49974] £480.00
The Right Hon.ble Will.m Pitt.
The original painted in crayons by S. De Kostar, and Exhibited at the London Tavern, August 14th 1799.
Publish'd August 23, 1799, by J. Brydon, No.7 Charing Cross.
Stipple. 410 x 320mm (16 x 12½"). Trimmed to plate.
William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806), who became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24.
[Ref: 41449] £260.00
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[William Pitt the Younger] To the Right Hon.ble John Earl of Chatham, Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, First Lord of the Admiralty, &c. &c. &c. By Permission this Plate of The Right Hon.ble William Pitt, is humbly Dedicated by his Lordships most devoted serv.t John Brydon. From the Original Picture in the Possession of W.Bellingham Esq.r.
Painted in Crayons by S. De Koster. Engrav'd by G. Keating.
London Pub.d Jan.y 18 1794 by J. Brydon. Charing Cross.
Mezzotint, platemark 500 x 350mm (19¾ x 13¾"), large margins. Some small abrasions. Some tears and dirt in margins.
William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806), prime minister, engraved after a pastel portrait by Simon de Koster (1767-1831), a German-born portrait painter who moved to London in 1788. CS: 9 II of II.
[Ref: 55927] £390.00
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