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[William Cavendish, Duke Newcastle] Apres l'homme le Cheval le plus noble animal...
Abr. à Diepenbeke delineavit. Petr. van Lisbetten sculpsit.
[London: John Brindley, 1743.]
Engraving. 390 x 520mm (15¼ x 20½"), with red ruling. Some staining.
Equestrian portrait of William Cavendish (1593-1676), 1st Duke of Newcastle, in armour, baton in hand, horse rearing on a plinth, surrounded by cherubs and military trophies. After the Royalist defeat in the Civil War, Cavendish settled in Antwerp, where his treatise on horsemanship, 'La Methode et Invention nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux', was published by Jacob van Meurs c.1658. This example is from the first English edition, 'A General System of Horsemanship in All Its Branches'.
[Ref: 55974] £360.00
[William Cavendish, Duke Newcastle] Le Chateau De Bothel (dans la province de Northumberland) qui fut à Mons.r le Baron d'Ogle, et est apresent é Monseigneur le Marquis.
Abr. a Diepenbeke delin. A. Lommelin sculp.
[Antewerp, c.1657.]
Engraving. 380 x 510mm (15 x 20"). Mounted in album paper at edges. Central crease as normal.
A view of deer hunting with hounds in the grounds of Bothal Castle on the River Wansbeck, but essentially an equestrian portrait of William Cavendish (1593-1676), 1st Duke of Newcastle, in armour, baton in hand, horse rearing on a plinth, surrounded by cherubs and military trophies. After the Royalist defeat in the Civil War, Cavendish settled in Antwerp, where his treatise on horsemanship, 'La Methode et Invention nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux', including this plate, was published by Jacob van Meurs c.1657. The first English edition, 'A General System of Horsemanship in All Its Branches', was not published until 1743.
[Ref: 69682] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
Charles le Second Roy de la Grande Bretagne.
Abr: van Diepenbeeck inv: C. Caukercken fecit.
[London: John Brindley, 1743.]
Engraving. 380 x 500mm (15 x 19¾"), with original red ruling. Tears taped.
An equestrian portrait of Charles II before a pre-Fire prospect of London, surrounded by allegorical figures including Mercury and Cupid. Originally published in 1658 it represents the exiled Charles's ambition of regaining his throne. After the Royalist defeat in the Civil War, Cavendish settled in Antwerp, where his treatise on horsemanship, 'La Methode et Invention nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux', was published by Jacob van Meurs c.1658. This example is from the first English edition, 'A General System of Horsemanship in All Its Branches'.
[Ref: 55969] £360.00
Charles le Second Roy de la Grande Bretagne.
Abr: van Diepenbeeck inv: C. Caukercken fecit.
[London: John Brindley, 1743.]
Engraving, sheet 380 x 500mm (15 x 19¾"). Crease through centre as usual;
Equestrian portrait of Charles II in front of a pre-Fire prospect of London. Newcastle's treatise on horsemanship, 'La Methode et Invention nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux' was first published in Antwerp by Jacob van Meurs c.1658. This example from the first English edition, 'A General System of Horsemanship in All Its Branches'. After the defeat of the Royalist cause in the Civil War William Cavendish (1592-1676) settled in Antwerp, where this work was engraved. His estates at Bolsover and Welbeck Abbey were often the backdrop of these famous dressage plates
[Ref: 42848] £550.00
[Charles II.] Redivivo Phœnici / Lucifero Nebulas Fuganti / Soli Tenebras Penitus Abolenti / Carolo Ii D. G. Magnæ Britanniæ Franciæ Et Hiberniæ Regi.
['Abr: a Diepenbecke deli WHollar fe.]
[n.d., c.1650.]
Etching, very scarce. Sheet 455 x 280mm (17¾ x 11"). Trimmed into image at least 3cm in left, 1cm of engraving from another print pasted over margin at bottom. Some repairs, damaged.
A half-length portrait of Charles II, wearing armour, holding a baton, his crown and sceptre on a table; behind is a battle scene; above a goddess holding a thunderbolt, chases a harpy, owl and bats. The title translates: 'To the Phoenix, restored to life, / To the Morning Star [Lucifer], putting the mists to flight, / To the Sun, utterly abolishing the darkness, To Charles II D. G. King of Great Britain and Ireland'. The print was probably published soon after the execution of Charles I in 1649. Pennington: 1444 II of IV.
[Ref: 42977] £750.00
[The Holy Family with St. Anna, holding the child.] Tenui eum; nec dimittam, donec Introducam illum in Domum Matris meae. Et in Cubiculum Genitricis Meae. Cant. 3.
[Abraham a Diepenbeke inventit.] Petrus de Iode Sculpsit Antwerpiae.
[n.d. c.1670.]
Engraving Plate 311 x 407mm. 12¼ x 16". Repaired tear in bottom centre.
By Pieter de Jode II (1601-74) after Abraham van Diepenbeeck (1596-1675), a painter and designer of prints and tapestries much influenced by Rubens. Hollstein 3.II
[Ref: 19400] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
[The Duke of Newcastle's stud.]
Abr. à Diepenbeke delin. Petr. Clouwet Sculpsit.
[London: John Brindley, 1743.]
Engraving. 390 x 520mm (15½ x 20½"). Centre fold as usual. Narrow lateral margins.
Mares and foals in the fields of the stud of William Cavandish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, at Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire. Plate 42 of the Duke of Newcastle's treatise on horsemanship, 'La Methode et Invention nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux', first published in Antwerp by Jacob van Meurs c.1658, but this example from the first English edition, 'A General System of Horsemanship in All Its Branches'. After the defeat of the Royalist cause in the Civil War Cavendish settled in Antwerp, where this work was engraved. However his estates at Bolsover and Welbeck Abbey were often the backdrop of these famous dressage plates.
[Ref: 50352] £490.00
Le Seigneur Charles viscomte de Mansfield l'Ené Et le Seigneur Henrÿ Cavendÿshe le Cadet.
Abr. à Diepenbeke delin. Petr. van Lisebetten Sculp.
[London: John Brindley, 1743.]
Engraving. 385 x 510mm (15¼ x 20"). Centre fold as usual. Thread margins.
A group portrait of William Cavendish (1592-1676, later 1st Duke of Newcastle) and his wife seated watching his two sons practicing dressage. Also seated under the arcade are their four daughters and their husbands. Plate 42 of the Duke of Newcastle's treatise on horsemanship, 'La Methode et Invention nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux', first published in Antwerp by Jacob van Meurs c.1658, but this example from the first English edition, 'A General System of Horsemanship in All Its Branches'. After the defeat of the Royalist cause in the Civil War Cavendish settled in Antwerp, where this work was engraved. However his estates at Bolsover and Welbeck Abbey were often the backdrop of these famous dressage plates.
[Ref: 48205] £360.00
Rubecan un Rousin.
Abr. à Diepenbeke delin. Lucas Vorstermans Sculp.
[London: John Brindley, 1743.]
Engraving. 385 x 530mm (15¼ x 21"). Centre fold as usual, trimmed within plate at sides, as issued.
A portrait of a squire holding the reins of a horse, landscape behind. Plate 10 of the Duke of Newcastle's treatise on horsemanship, 'La Methode et Invention nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux', first published in Antwerp by Jacob van Meurs c.1658, but this example from the first English edition, 'A General System of Horsemanship in All Its Branches'. After the defeat of the Royalist cause in the Civil War William Cavendish (1592-1676) settled in Antwerp, where this work was engraved. However his estates at Bolsover and Welbeck Abbey were often the backdrop of these famous dressage plates.
[Ref: 48206] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
P. Didacus de Ortiz, Augustÿn, wort wande Pervanen wreedelÿck met stocken gheslagen, en noch wreeder ghedoodt in t'iaer 1571. P. Vincentius de Valverde, Predick-heer, en Bischop van Cusco wort van de [selve...] ingeheslaghen met knodsen in t'iaer 1541.
A. a Diepenbeck de. A Melaer scul.
[Antwerp: Michiel Cnobbaert, 1667.]
Engraving, extremely rare. Sheet 305 x 195mm (12 x 7¾"). Trimmed into title, some spotting.
An illustrating incorporating two scenes of Spanish missionaries being killed by Incas thirty years apart. In the foreground is Father Diego Ortiz who, having been accused of poisoning Incas, is being beaten to death with sticks. Behind is Vincente de Valverde, wearing the mitre of the Bishopric of Cusco, attacked with swords on Puná Island, near Guayaquil, Ecuador.
[Ref: 33713] £360.00
Alexander Roelans I.F.IN.D. in Eynthout Excellentiss: Comitis de Tassis etc. Veredar: Cesar: et Reg: Pref: General: apud Antuerpien: Optio. Ætatis XVIII.
A v Diepenbecke delin: W. Hollar sculp:
Londini Ao 1655.
Etching. Sheet 125 x 85mm (5 x 3¼"). Trimmed to image. Slight loss top left. Laid on sheet on right margin.
An oval portrait of Alexander Roelants aged 18. He was appointed Imperial postmaster for the Netherlands, an hereditary post, aged 10. Wenceslaus Hollar engraved portraits of several members of the family. Pennington 1491, state ii of ii, with the addition of the title.
[Ref: 51656] £230.00
(£276.00 incl.VAT)
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