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![Mr. Blakes as Monsr. la Medicine [faint pencil mss. below image in blue wash frame.]](jpegs/7807.jpg)
Mr. Blakes as Monsr. la Medicine [faint pencil mss. below image in blue wash frame.] Mr Blakes [ink mss.]
De Wilde [in image lower right.]
[n.d., c.1820.]
Pen and ink and watercolour, image 239 x 165mm.
Portrait of the hatter and actor Charles Blakes (d.1763), in the character of 'Monsieur le Médecin', copied from the mezzotint portrait by James McArdell. The signature suggests the painter and watercolorist Samuel De Wilde (1751 - 1832), who was noted for his theatrical subjects. Probably this though is a copy by George Perfect Harding (1781 - 1853), portrait painter, copyist and antiquary.
Ex: Collection of Alec Clunes.
[Ref: 7807] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
De Wilde [in image lower right.]
[n.d., c.1820.]
Pen and ink and watercolour, image 239 x 165mm.
Portrait of the hatter and actor Charles Blakes (d.1763), in the character of 'Monsieur le Médecin', copied from the mezzotint portrait by James McArdell. The signature suggests the painter and watercolorist Samuel De Wilde (1751 - 1832), who was noted for his theatrical subjects. Probably this though is a copy by George Perfect Harding (1781 - 1853), portrait painter, copyist and antiquary.
Ex: Collection of Alec Clunes.
[Ref: 7807] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Angelica Catalani.]](jpegs/19549.jpg)
[Angelica Catalani.]
[S. De Wilde. Engraved by T. Cheesman.]
[British, c.1800.]
Stipple on india paper, proof before all letters. 195 x 120mm, 7¾ x 4¾". A fine impression, with full margins, uncut.
Oval bust portrait of Angelica Catalani (c.1780 - 1849), Italian dramatic soprano. Her hair is dressed up with curls around her forehead, tied with ribbon and rose, and she wears an empire-line gown and a shawl. After Samuel De Wilde (1751 - 1832).
Harvard: p.217, 10.
[Ref: 19549] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
[S. De Wilde. Engraved by T. Cheesman.]
[British, c.1800.]
Stipple on india paper, proof before all letters. 195 x 120mm, 7¾ x 4¾". A fine impression, with full margins, uncut.
Oval bust portrait of Angelica Catalani (c.1780 - 1849), Italian dramatic soprano. Her hair is dressed up with curls around her forehead, tied with ribbon and rose, and she wears an empire-line gown and a shawl. After Samuel De Wilde (1751 - 1832).
Harvard: p.217, 10.
[Ref: 19549] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
The Westbourne Procession, See page 324.
[Samuel De Wilde]
Published for the Satirist. April 1.st 1809. by S Tipper 37 Leadenhall Street.
Etching with aquatint, sheet 205 x 380mm (8¼ x 15"). Trimmed within plate bottom and right. Folds as issued. Samll hole in image on right.
Plate from the Satirist, iv. 313. Mary Anne Clarke (1776-1852), lightly clad, sits astride a black goat facing the tail which she holds, wrapped in a Letter, in her right hand; the animal has the face of Col Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle (c.1762-1833). Holding one of its long horns, William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor, (Viscount Folkstone) (1779-1869) drags it forwards while Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet, (1770-1844) tugs at the rope around its neck. Samuel Whitbread (1764 -1815) steadies Mrs. Clarke while William Cobbett (1763-1835) pushes it aside. A boisterous group are watching and cheering with bludgeons and hats. "Here I am / Upon a black ram / Like a Wh—e as I am," Mrs. Clarke declares with a smile. A paper with the title ‘Lines to be Repeated at the House’ is held by her. A big spur with six points that reads, ‘Malice, Arrogance, Interest, Disappointment, Revenge, Ingratitude,’ is fastened to her slipper. From Cobbett's pockets project papers, 'Subscription for Miss Taylor and Cobbetts Political [Reg]ister.' He holds a piece of Democratic Ginger with which he is about to ginger the goat. He says, " A Fig for such a Ram. (To fig (from feague) is to ginger a horse.)" Behind him walks a fashionably dressed man with a pamphlet in his pocket, 'Hague's Letter to the Duke of York'. "I say Tom—How goes Trade in the Informing line?" inquires one of the debased-looking rabble. Burdett puts a coin in the hand of a ragged ruffian and says, "No Bribery No Corruption —come give us a cheer my lad & here's a Guinea for you." The man shouts, "No Bribery—No Corruption—Burdett for ever Wardle for ever No Duke." Others yell, "Burdett for ever" and "Wardle for ever." Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (1772-1840) and his brother, Charles (1775-1850), both of whom have leeks in their hats, exchange "This will keep us awake Watky" and "Aye I think we shall Wynne the day now." In the background is inscribed Westbourne Place.
BM Satires 11297.
[Ref: 62320] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
[Samuel De Wilde]
Published for the Satirist. April 1.st 1809. by S Tipper 37 Leadenhall Street.
Etching with aquatint, sheet 205 x 380mm (8¼ x 15"). Trimmed within plate bottom and right. Folds as issued. Samll hole in image on right.
Plate from the Satirist, iv. 313. Mary Anne Clarke (1776-1852), lightly clad, sits astride a black goat facing the tail which she holds, wrapped in a Letter, in her right hand; the animal has the face of Col Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle (c.1762-1833). Holding one of its long horns, William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor, (Viscount Folkstone) (1779-1869) drags it forwards while Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet, (1770-1844) tugs at the rope around its neck. Samuel Whitbread (1764 -1815) steadies Mrs. Clarke while William Cobbett (1763-1835) pushes it aside. A boisterous group are watching and cheering with bludgeons and hats. "Here I am / Upon a black ram / Like a Wh—e as I am," Mrs. Clarke declares with a smile. A paper with the title ‘Lines to be Repeated at the House’ is held by her. A big spur with six points that reads, ‘Malice, Arrogance, Interest, Disappointment, Revenge, Ingratitude,’ is fastened to her slipper. From Cobbett's pockets project papers, 'Subscription for Miss Taylor and Cobbetts Political [Reg]ister.' He holds a piece of Democratic Ginger with which he is about to ginger the goat. He says, " A Fig for such a Ram. (To fig (from feague) is to ginger a horse.)" Behind him walks a fashionably dressed man with a pamphlet in his pocket, 'Hague's Letter to the Duke of York'. "I say Tom—How goes Trade in the Informing line?" inquires one of the debased-looking rabble. Burdett puts a coin in the hand of a ragged ruffian and says, "No Bribery No Corruption —come give us a cheer my lad & here's a Guinea for you." The man shouts, "No Bribery—No Corruption—Burdett for ever Wardle for ever No Duke." Others yell, "Burdett for ever" and "Wardle for ever." Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (1772-1840) and his brother, Charles (1775-1850), both of whom have leeks in their hats, exchange "This will keep us awake Watky" and "Aye I think we shall Wynne the day now." In the background is inscribed Westbourne Place.
BM Satires 11297.
[Ref: 62320] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
A Private Examination.
[Samuel De Wilde]
Publised for the March. 1.st 1809. by S Tipper 37 Leadenhall Street.
Etching with aquatint, sheet 205 x 340mm (8¼ x 13½"). Folds as issued. Fold second from right split and repaired with tape. Trimmed within plate on three sides.
Plate from the Satirist, iv. 209. Mary Anne Clarke (1776-1852) lies back on a little table, "How much longer need I LIE", she asks. A long garter with the inscription "Si qua [word illegible] meliora putat" protrudes from beneath her petticoats. William Cobbett (1763-1835) and his proteges stand by her side, while John Fuller (1757-1834) attacks her from the left, firing a blast from a massive pair of bellows inscribed "Rose Hill Bellows." Standing next to him is the Right Hon. Spencer Perceval (1762–1812), wearing the Chancellor of the Exchequer's robe and pointing his mirror of truth at her. "I Perceive all," he says. "I'll blast her no Forging here you baggage. And still I blew a Fuller blast . And gave a lustier cheer," declares Fuller. Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (1770-1844) kneels next to her and tries to protect her from the light of truth by holding up a little barrel of Whitbread's Entire Hogshead, which has the head of Samuel Whitbread II (1764-1815) on it. "Cobbett stands by me and I'll support you," declares Lord Folkestone (William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor (1779–1869), endorsing him. There are notes marked "Notes for Cobbett" in his pocket. Talk of Portland Stone I say there's nothing like Folke Stone," asserts the considerably larger and heavier Cobbett as he holds him up. Under Mrs. Clarke's table lies Col Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle (c.1761-1833), with 'Ravish'd Letters,' looking up at her with a sly grin. On the wall is a picture inscribed 'Distant View of Newgate & Pillory.'
BM Satires 11234
[Ref: 62373] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[Samuel De Wilde]
Publised for the March. 1.st 1809. by S Tipper 37 Leadenhall Street.
Etching with aquatint, sheet 205 x 340mm (8¼ x 13½"). Folds as issued. Fold second from right split and repaired with tape. Trimmed within plate on three sides.
Plate from the Satirist, iv. 209. Mary Anne Clarke (1776-1852) lies back on a little table, "How much longer need I LIE", she asks. A long garter with the inscription "Si qua [word illegible] meliora putat" protrudes from beneath her petticoats. William Cobbett (1763-1835) and his proteges stand by her side, while John Fuller (1757-1834) attacks her from the left, firing a blast from a massive pair of bellows inscribed "Rose Hill Bellows." Standing next to him is the Right Hon. Spencer Perceval (1762–1812), wearing the Chancellor of the Exchequer's robe and pointing his mirror of truth at her. "I Perceive all," he says. "I'll blast her no Forging here you baggage. And still I blew a Fuller blast . And gave a lustier cheer," declares Fuller. Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (1770-1844) kneels next to her and tries to protect her from the light of truth by holding up a little barrel of Whitbread's Entire Hogshead, which has the head of Samuel Whitbread II (1764-1815) on it. "Cobbett stands by me and I'll support you," declares Lord Folkestone (William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor (1779–1869), endorsing him. There are notes marked "Notes for Cobbett" in his pocket. Talk of Portland Stone I say there's nothing like Folke Stone," asserts the considerably larger and heavier Cobbett as he holds him up. Under Mrs. Clarke's table lies Col Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle (c.1761-1833), with 'Ravish'd Letters,' looking up at her with a sly grin. On the wall is a picture inscribed 'Distant View of Newgate & Pillory.'
BM Satires 11234
[Ref: 62373] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[William Cobbett] The Porcupine's Den.](jpegs/62417.jpg)
[William Cobbett] The Porcupine's Den.
[Samuel De Wilde]
Published for the Satirist Nov.r 1.st 1808 by S. Tipper 37 Leadenhall Street.
Etching, sheet 205 x 360mm (8 x 14"). Trimmed within plate on three sides. Holes in right margin where previously bound. Folds as issued. Small tears in folds.
Plate from the Satirist, iii. 337. Crouching on the floor of his cave is William Cobbett (1763-1835), a monster whose bare trunk ends in two scaly snake tails. Spikes sprout from behind his head and shoulders, meant for a porcupine's quills. A few of them dart toward a cave opening where Cobbett is exposed to sunlight through a sun-inscribed "Monthly Meteor." Holding up a quill, he flinches in fear and raises a "Veil of Infamy" with his left hand. Above an open book, the words "Memoranda of Infamy" are suspended. The quills take off in the direction of the "Monthly Meteor," but they fall back when they get to the cave's opening. The words "Rage," "Lies," "Vulgar," "Abuse," "Envy," "Lies," "Disappointment," and "Malice" are inscribed on them. John Horne Tooke (1736-1812) and Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (1770-1844) are the two other monsters on the right side of the cave. They are slender, nude animals with webbed wings, a tail, and talons. They have an open book with the words "Cobbetts Register 1802 - Sr F Burdett a Seditious Demagogue, Mr Pitt a God, Horne Tooke a Devil, Loyalty, England Happy" written on it, and they are pushing it over a large bonnet rouge that reads "Jacobin's Extinguisher." Rays from the "Monthly Meteor" strike Burdett. Two open books stand in front of Cobbett: 'Cobbetts Register 1807 - Sr F Burdett a God. Mr Pitt a Devil. Horne Tooke an Angel. Sedition England at her last Gasp.' and 'Instructions from Lord Edward Fitzgerald.'
BM Satires 11049.
[Ref: 62417] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
[Samuel De Wilde]
Published for the Satirist Nov.r 1.st 1808 by S. Tipper 37 Leadenhall Street.
Etching, sheet 205 x 360mm (8 x 14"). Trimmed within plate on three sides. Holes in right margin where previously bound. Folds as issued. Small tears in folds.
Plate from the Satirist, iii. 337. Crouching on the floor of his cave is William Cobbett (1763-1835), a monster whose bare trunk ends in two scaly snake tails. Spikes sprout from behind his head and shoulders, meant for a porcupine's quills. A few of them dart toward a cave opening where Cobbett is exposed to sunlight through a sun-inscribed "Monthly Meteor." Holding up a quill, he flinches in fear and raises a "Veil of Infamy" with his left hand. Above an open book, the words "Memoranda of Infamy" are suspended. The quills take off in the direction of the "Monthly Meteor," but they fall back when they get to the cave's opening. The words "Rage," "Lies," "Vulgar," "Abuse," "Envy," "Lies," "Disappointment," and "Malice" are inscribed on them. John Horne Tooke (1736-1812) and Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (1770-1844) are the two other monsters on the right side of the cave. They are slender, nude animals with webbed wings, a tail, and talons. They have an open book with the words "Cobbetts Register 1802 - Sr F Burdett a Seditious Demagogue, Mr Pitt a God, Horne Tooke a Devil, Loyalty, England Happy" written on it, and they are pushing it over a large bonnet rouge that reads "Jacobin's Extinguisher." Rays from the "Monthly Meteor" strike Burdett. Two open books stand in front of Cobbett: 'Cobbetts Register 1807 - Sr F Burdett a God. Mr Pitt a Devil. Horne Tooke an Angel. Sedition England at her last Gasp.' and 'Instructions from Lord Edward Fitzgerald.'
BM Satires 11049.
[Ref: 62417] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
George Frederick Cooke as Sir Pertinax MacSycophant.
Engraved by Woodman after a Drawing of the same size by De Wilde.
London, Published as the Act directs, by John Cawthorn, No.5, Catherine Street, Strand, Apr. 10. 1808.
Stipple, open letter state to watermarked laid paper; sheet 475 x 315mm. 18¾ x 12½". Trimmed roughly to plate; two small tears from lower extremity. Few small nicks.
Actor George Frederick Cooke (1756 - 1811) in costume in Charles Macklin's 'Man of the World', holding the pommel of his sword; rectangular frame. After Samuel De Wilde (1751-1832).
NPG D34094. Harvard p.282, 42.
[Ref: 20559] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Woodman after a Drawing of the same size by De Wilde.
London, Published as the Act directs, by John Cawthorn, No.5, Catherine Street, Strand, Apr. 10. 1808.
Stipple, open letter state to watermarked laid paper; sheet 475 x 315mm. 18¾ x 12½". Trimmed roughly to plate; two small tears from lower extremity. Few small nicks.
Actor George Frederick Cooke (1756 - 1811) in costume in Charles Macklin's 'Man of the World', holding the pommel of his sword; rectangular frame. After Samuel De Wilde (1751-1832).
NPG D34094. Harvard p.282, 42.
[Ref: 20559] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Fox Terrier.
From an Original Picture by De Wilde.
[British, n.d., c.1810.]
Very rare and fine mezzotint with etching, printed in colours, image 205 x 265mm. 8 x 10½". Trimmed to image and title.
A fox terrier in a landscape; after Samuel De Wilde (British, 1751 - 1832).
[Ref: 19415] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
From an Original Picture by De Wilde.
[British, n.d., c.1810.]
Very rare and fine mezzotint with etching, printed in colours, image 205 x 265mm. 8 x 10½". Trimmed to image and title.
A fox terrier in a landscape; after Samuel De Wilde (British, 1751 - 1832).
[Ref: 19415] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
George Prince of Wales.
Engraved by W. Ridley, from an Original Painting by J. de Wilde.
Printed for C. Cooke; 17 Paternoster Row. Aug.t 21, 1793.
Hand-coloured stipple, with large margins. Stamp on verso: William Salt Library Stafford. Plate 146 x 95mm. 5¾ x 3¾".
George IV (1762-1830) as Prince of Wales, when at the time he was given no official duties by his father King George III. In a bid to gain power he sought to undermine the King by siding with the Whig opposition led by Charles James Fox, and when the King went temporarily insane in 1788, William Pitt proposed a restricted Regency to protect the King's interests. Pitt's Regency Bill was revived during the King's final illness and George IV was sworn Regent in 1811 and crowned King in 1820.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove.
[Ref: 25425] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by W. Ridley, from an Original Painting by J. de Wilde.
Printed for C. Cooke; 17 Paternoster Row. Aug.t 21, 1793.
Hand-coloured stipple, with large margins. Stamp on verso: William Salt Library Stafford. Plate 146 x 95mm. 5¾ x 3¾".
George IV (1762-1830) as Prince of Wales, when at the time he was given no official duties by his father King George III. In a bid to gain power he sought to undermine the King by siding with the Whig opposition led by Charles James Fox, and when the King went temporarily insane in 1788, William Pitt proposed a restricted Regency to protect the King's interests. Pitt's Regency Bill was revived during the King's final illness and George IV was sworn Regent in 1811 and crowned King in 1820.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove.
[Ref: 25425] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Love Feast.
Thaumaso Scrutiny Esq.e Fecit.
Published for the Satirist. Oct.r 1.st 1808, by S. Tipper 37 Leadenhall Street.
Etching with aquatint, plate 185 x 335mm (7¼ x 13½"), with margins. On paper watermarked '1807'. Folds as issued. Small tear in one of the folds just touchng the plate.
Pl. from the 'Satirist', iii. 225. A satire on the marriage of Calvinist preacher, William Huntington (1745-1813) on 15th August 1808, to the rich widow of Sir James Sanderson (1741–1798), so that gold replaces his former earnings as a coal-heaver. He had formerly (after seducing and deserting another young woman) had 'a connection' (i.e. married) Mary Short by whom he had thirteen children; she died from gin and chagrin at the intimacy from c. 1803 between Huntington and Lady Sanderson. A "love-feast" is underway in a sparsely furnished room, illuminated by a torch that the Devil is holding above Huntington's bride's head. Huntington is holding the hand of a small woman who is staring at a picture (or mirror) that a "fat mid-wife" has held out to her. The picture features little imps or ragamuffins. The Devil offers a miserable literary hack a pair of breeches, while his ragged shirt and coat hang over his nude legs. With great pleasure, the latter accepts the breeches; from his pocket projects a paper: 'Huntington rescued from the Attack of the Satirist'. Hideous men and women can be seen on the left; one man is shown pouring a bottle's contents into the mouth of a woman who appears to be debauched. A woman holding an ugly baby is given a "Warrant f Bastardy" by a man. Demons are seen in the background emptying one sack of coal and stuffing another full of gold. "Bank of Faith this Lucrative Concern to be Disposed of the Present Proprietor retiring from Trade" is written on a placard that is attached to the wall.
BM Satires 11083.
[Ref: 62310] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Thaumaso Scrutiny Esq.e Fecit.
Published for the Satirist. Oct.r 1.st 1808, by S. Tipper 37 Leadenhall Street.
Etching with aquatint, plate 185 x 335mm (7¼ x 13½"), with margins. On paper watermarked '1807'. Folds as issued. Small tear in one of the folds just touchng the plate.
Pl. from the 'Satirist', iii. 225. A satire on the marriage of Calvinist preacher, William Huntington (1745-1813) on 15th August 1808, to the rich widow of Sir James Sanderson (1741–1798), so that gold replaces his former earnings as a coal-heaver. He had formerly (after seducing and deserting another young woman) had 'a connection' (i.e. married) Mary Short by whom he had thirteen children; she died from gin and chagrin at the intimacy from c. 1803 between Huntington and Lady Sanderson. A "love-feast" is underway in a sparsely furnished room, illuminated by a torch that the Devil is holding above Huntington's bride's head. Huntington is holding the hand of a small woman who is staring at a picture (or mirror) that a "fat mid-wife" has held out to her. The picture features little imps or ragamuffins. The Devil offers a miserable literary hack a pair of breeches, while his ragged shirt and coat hang over his nude legs. With great pleasure, the latter accepts the breeches; from his pocket projects a paper: 'Huntington rescued from the Attack of the Satirist'. Hideous men and women can be seen on the left; one man is shown pouring a bottle's contents into the mouth of a woman who appears to be debauched. A woman holding an ugly baby is given a "Warrant f Bastardy" by a man. Demons are seen in the background emptying one sack of coal and stuffing another full of gold. "Bank of Faith this Lucrative Concern to be Disposed of the Present Proprietor retiring from Trade" is written on a placard that is attached to the wall.
BM Satires 11083.
[Ref: 62310] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Moody as Commodore Flip in Shadwell's 'Fair Quaker of Deal'.]](jpegs/60741.jpg)
[John Moody as Commodore Flip in Shadwell's 'Fair Quaker of Deal'.]
[after Samuel de Wilde.]
[n.d., c.1792.]
Stipple, proof before all letters. 410 x 300mm (16 x 11¾"), on wove paper with large margins. Faint damp stain in left margin. Uncut.
Full length portrait of John Moody as Commodore Flip in Charles Shadwell's 'The Fair Quaker of Deal'. Flip is an illiterate sailor who hates the gentlemen of the navy and gets drunk with his crew. First performed in 1710 as 'The Fair Quaker of Deal or, The Humours of the Navy', the play was very successful and was revived several times. Moody took the role of Flip in a Drury Lane production rewritten by 'Captain Thompson' (with a shortened title) in 1773. Moody (c.1727-1812), born John Cochran in Cork, worked with David Garrick at Drury Lane, acting in both comic and tragic rolls, including Shakespeare's Henry IV, Iago and Shylock.
[Ref: 60741] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[after Samuel de Wilde.]
[n.d., c.1792.]
Stipple, proof before all letters. 410 x 300mm (16 x 11¾"), on wove paper with large margins. Faint damp stain in left margin. Uncut.
Full length portrait of John Moody as Commodore Flip in Charles Shadwell's 'The Fair Quaker of Deal'. Flip is an illiterate sailor who hates the gentlemen of the navy and gets drunk with his crew. First performed in 1710 as 'The Fair Quaker of Deal or, The Humours of the Navy', the play was very successful and was revived several times. Moody took the role of Flip in a Drury Lane production rewritten by 'Captain Thompson' (with a shortened title) in 1773. Moody (c.1727-1812), born John Cochran in Cork, worked with David Garrick at Drury Lane, acting in both comic and tragic rolls, including Shakespeare's Henry IV, Iago and Shylock.
[Ref: 60741] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Mr Blanchard in the Character of Ralph. The Passage. Theres no harm in putting a civil question be there Why you look as cross and ill natured.
Engraved by Leney from the original Picture which was painted from life by De Wilde, from the Maid of the Mill by Bickerstaff in the Celebrated Edition of Bell's British Theatre, which is now Publishing. Periodically.
Printed for J. Bell British Library London May 29.th 1792.
Coloured stipple, printed in colour, plate 295 x 210mm (11½ x 8¼"), very large margins. Slight creasing and time staining.
Whole length portrait of the comic actor and tenor singer Thomas Blanchard (c.1760-1797), the second, as the character from Bickerstaff's 'The Maid of the Mill'. He stands head turned slightly and thoughtfully looking to left; wearing coat, long waistcoat, breeches and a cravat. His left hand dips into his waistcoat pocket and he holds his hat in the other. There is a watermill in the background and some trees.
[Ref: 56077] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Leney from the original Picture which was painted from life by De Wilde, from the Maid of the Mill by Bickerstaff in the Celebrated Edition of Bell's British Theatre, which is now Publishing. Periodically.
Printed for J. Bell British Library London May 29.th 1792.
Coloured stipple, printed in colour, plate 295 x 210mm (11½ x 8¼"), very large margins. Slight creasing and time staining.
Whole length portrait of the comic actor and tenor singer Thomas Blanchard (c.1760-1797), the second, as the character from Bickerstaff's 'The Maid of the Mill'. He stands head turned slightly and thoughtfully looking to left; wearing coat, long waistcoat, breeches and a cravat. His left hand dips into his waistcoat pocket and he holds his hat in the other. There is a watermill in the background and some trees.
[Ref: 56077] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
The Rough Terrier. From an Original Picture by De Wilde.
[n.d. c.1790.]
Very rare coloured mezzotint. Sheet 229 x 279mm (9 x 11"). Cut and laid on sheet.
A rough terrier stood by his kennel; landscape behind.
[Ref: 31251] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1790.]
Very rare coloured mezzotint. Sheet 229 x 279mm (9 x 11"). Cut and laid on sheet.
A rough terrier stood by his kennel; landscape behind.
[Ref: 31251] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The School of Projects.
[by Samuel De Wilde.]
Published for the Satirist, Octr 1st 1809. by S. Tipper Leaden (St.
Etching with aquatint, Sheet 205 x 370mm (8 x 14½"). Folds as issued. Trimmed within plate. Holes in right edge where previously bound.
A satire on some of the outlandish projects being touted to investors. On the left is a model of a bridge from the Earth to the Moon, a plan devised by Ralph Dodd, who is depicted boring a hole through the Earth, a satire on his plan to dig a dry tunnel from Gravesend to Tilbury (before Brunel's Thames Tunnel). In the centre is Frederick Albert Winsor (1763-1830), pioneer of gas lighting, whose system was to be used to light both Dodd's tunnel and his proposed Strand Bridge. On the right is William Robert Henry Brown, manager of the Golden Lane Brewery, and also Chairman of the Hope Insurance Company and promoter of a Cattle Insurance Company. To his left is George Leybourne, a supporter of the cattle insurance scheme, said to have had a plan for making a sheep grow as large as an ox.
BM Satires 11439.
[Ref: 62374] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[by Samuel De Wilde.]
Published for the Satirist, Octr 1st 1809. by S. Tipper Leaden (St.
Etching with aquatint, Sheet 205 x 370mm (8 x 14½"). Folds as issued. Trimmed within plate. Holes in right edge where previously bound.
A satire on some of the outlandish projects being touted to investors. On the left is a model of a bridge from the Earth to the Moon, a plan devised by Ralph Dodd, who is depicted boring a hole through the Earth, a satire on his plan to dig a dry tunnel from Gravesend to Tilbury (before Brunel's Thames Tunnel). In the centre is Frederick Albert Winsor (1763-1830), pioneer of gas lighting, whose system was to be used to light both Dodd's tunnel and his proposed Strand Bridge. On the right is William Robert Henry Brown, manager of the Golden Lane Brewery, and also Chairman of the Hope Insurance Company and promoter of a Cattle Insurance Company. To his left is George Leybourne, a supporter of the cattle insurance scheme, said to have had a plan for making a sheep grow as large as an ox.
BM Satires 11439.
[Ref: 62374] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)