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Abelard.
D. Gardner Pinx.t. Tho.s Watson fecit.
London Publish'd May 28th 1782 by Tho.s Watson, 33 Strand.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark, 260 x 195mm (10¼ x 7¾"). Small margins.
Imaginary portrait of medieval philosopher Pierre Abelard (1079-1142). This print was published as a pair with an image of Héloïse d'Argenteuil, his lover with whom he corresponded after they were separated (hence the paper and quill). Alexander Popes' poem about the couple ensured their popularity as a subject for artists in the 18th century.
Whitman 27.
[Ref: 60124] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
D. Gardner Pinx.t. Tho.s Watson fecit.
London Publish'd May 28th 1782 by Tho.s Watson, 33 Strand.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark, 260 x 195mm (10¼ x 7¾"). Small margins.
Imaginary portrait of medieval philosopher Pierre Abelard (1079-1142). This print was published as a pair with an image of Héloïse d'Argenteuil, his lover with whom he corresponded after they were separated (hence the paper and quill). Alexander Popes' poem about the couple ensured their popularity as a subject for artists in the 18th century.
Whitman 27.
[Ref: 60124] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Circe]](jpegs/55997.jpg)
[Circe]
Painted by D Gardner. Engrav'd by T Watson.
London, Publish'd Nov.r 1st. 1778, for T Watson.
Scratched letter proof mezzotint, plate 250 x 195mm (9¼ x 7¾"), with small margins. Bit messy.
Imaginary portrait of the Greek mythological entrantress Circe. A half length front facing portrait of a young woman within an oval frame. She holds a cup in her left hand and a wand in the other, wearing a pale gown and dark cloak, her hair dressed half up with a circlet.
[Ref: 55997] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by D Gardner. Engrav'd by T Watson.
London, Publish'd Nov.r 1st. 1778, for T Watson.
Scratched letter proof mezzotint, plate 250 x 195mm (9¼ x 7¾"), with small margins. Bit messy.
Imaginary portrait of the Greek mythological entrantress Circe. A half length front facing portrait of a young woman within an oval frame. She holds a cup in her left hand and a wand in the other, wearing a pale gown and dark cloak, her hair dressed half up with a circlet.
[Ref: 55997] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Circe]](jpegs/61585.jpg)
[Circe]
Painted by D Gardner. Engrav'd by T Watson.
Publish'd Nov.r 1st. 1778, for T Watson.
Scratched letter proof mezzotint before title, plate 250 x 195mm (9¼ x 7¾"), with large margins.
Imaginary portrait of the Greek mythological entrantress Circe. A half length front facing portrait of a young woman within an oval frame. She holds a cup in her left hand and a wand in the other, wearing a pale gown and dark cloak, her hair dressed half up with a circlet.
CS 39 page 1565.
[Ref: 61585] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by D Gardner. Engrav'd by T Watson.
Publish'd Nov.r 1st. 1778, for T Watson.
Scratched letter proof mezzotint before title, plate 250 x 195mm (9¼ x 7¾"), with large margins.
Imaginary portrait of the Greek mythological entrantress Circe. A half length front facing portrait of a young woman within an oval frame. She holds a cup in her left hand and a wand in the other, wearing a pale gown and dark cloak, her hair dressed half up with a circlet.
CS 39 page 1565.
[Ref: 61585] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Hon. William Cornwallis. Admiral of the Blue Squadron, rear Admiral of England.
D. Gardner pinx, 1775. Ridley sc.
Pub. by Bunney & Gold Shoe Lane Feb. 1. 1802.
Stipple. Sheet size: 235 x 140mm (9¼ x 5½"). Trimmed to plate. Slight foxing.
A bust portrait of Admiral Sir William Cornwallis (1744 - 1819) dressed in Naval attire, within an oval. Cornwallis was a Royal Navy officer and the brother of Charles Cornwallis, the 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British commander at the siege of Yorktown. Cornwallis took part in a number of decisive battles including the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758 and the Battle of the Saintes, but is best known as a friend of Lord Nelson and as the commander-in-chief of the Channel Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars.
[Ref: 35649] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
D. Gardner pinx, 1775. Ridley sc.
Pub. by Bunney & Gold Shoe Lane Feb. 1. 1802.
Stipple. Sheet size: 235 x 140mm (9¼ x 5½"). Trimmed to plate. Slight foxing.
A bust portrait of Admiral Sir William Cornwallis (1744 - 1819) dressed in Naval attire, within an oval. Cornwallis was a Royal Navy officer and the brother of Charles Cornwallis, the 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British commander at the siege of Yorktown. Cornwallis took part in a number of decisive battles including the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758 and the Battle of the Saintes, but is best known as a friend of Lord Nelson and as the commander-in-chief of the Channel Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars.
[Ref: 35649] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
![[Frances Anne Crewe.]](jpegs/48487.jpg)
[Frances Anne Crewe.]
Painted by D. Gardner. Engraved by Tho.s Watson.
London. Publish'd April 20th 1780 by Watson & Dickinson No. 158. New Bond Street.
Stipple, proof before title. Sheet: 275 x 210mm (10¾ x 8¼''). Trimmed.
A very pretty portrait, set in a roundal, of Mrs Crewe (1744-1818) shown in a landscape. Wife of John Crewe, 1st Baron Crewe.
Goodwin 40. See ref: 48250 for coloured example.
[Ref: 48487] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by D. Gardner. Engraved by Tho.s Watson.
London. Publish'd April 20th 1780 by Watson & Dickinson No. 158. New Bond Street.
Stipple, proof before title. Sheet: 275 x 210mm (10¾ x 8¼''). Trimmed.
A very pretty portrait, set in a roundal, of Mrs Crewe (1744-1818) shown in a landscape. Wife of John Crewe, 1st Baron Crewe.
Goodwin 40. See ref: 48250 for coloured example.
[Ref: 48487] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
John Leake. M.D.
D. Gardner pinx. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
[n.d. c.1781].
Stipple engraving. Sheet 135 x 215mm (5¼ x 8½"). Grubbiness & staining outside image.
Man-midwife [1729 - 1792]. Frontispiece to his 'Medical Instructions' of 1781.
[Ref: 2630] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
D. Gardner pinx. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
[n.d. c.1781].
Stipple engraving. Sheet 135 x 215mm (5¼ x 8½"). Grubbiness & staining outside image.
Man-midwife [1729 - 1792]. Frontispiece to his 'Medical Instructions' of 1781.
[Ref: 2630] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Leake. M.D.]](jpegs/8975.jpg)
[John Leake. M.D.]
[D. Gardner pinx. F. Bartolozzi sculp.]
[n.d. c.1781]. Proof before letters.
Stipple engraving. Sheet 135 x 215mm. Trimmed inside the platemark, general soiling.
Man-midwife [1729 - 1792]. Frontispiece to his 'Medical Instructions' of 1781.
Not in Welcome.
[Ref: 8975] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[D. Gardner pinx. F. Bartolozzi sculp.]
[n.d. c.1781]. Proof before letters.
Stipple engraving. Sheet 135 x 215mm. Trimmed inside the platemark, general soiling.
Man-midwife [1729 - 1792]. Frontispiece to his 'Medical Instructions' of 1781.
Not in Welcome.
[Ref: 8975] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[Frances Countess of Jersey.]](jpegs/47259.jpg)
[Frances Countess of Jersey.]
D. Gardner Pinx.t. Tho.s Watson fecit.
Publish'd Feb.y 14.th 1774, for W. Shropshire, No. 158, & T. Watson, No. 142, New Bond Street.
Mezzotint. 260 x 195mm (10¼ x 7¾"). Surface scratch, small margins, tipped onto album sheet.
A portrait of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (1753-1821) who was the mistress of George IV while Prince of Wales.
[Ref: 47259] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
D. Gardner Pinx.t. Tho.s Watson fecit.
Publish'd Feb.y 14.th 1774, for W. Shropshire, No. 158, & T. Watson, No. 142, New Bond Street.
Mezzotint. 260 x 195mm (10¼ x 7¾"). Surface scratch, small margins, tipped onto album sheet.
A portrait of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (1753-1821) who was the mistress of George IV while Prince of Wales.
[Ref: 47259] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)