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![[George Cartwright] Captain Cartwright visiting his Fox-traps.](jpegs/61081.jpg)
[George Cartwright] Captain Cartwright visiting his Fox-traps.
W. Hilton Pinx.t. T. Medland scul[p.]
[London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson & John Stockdale, 1792.]
Etching. Sheet 220 x 175mm (8¾ x 7"). Trimmed, into image on right, title excised and pasted under image, losing publication line.
A full-length portrait of George Cartwright (c.1739-1819), wearing furs and snowshoes, leading a blinkered greyhound. In 1768, after serving in the army, Cartwright travelled to Newfoundland and Labrador, attempting to trade with the Inuit for furs. In 1772 he returned to London with five Inuit to exhibit, four of whom died of smallpox. The fifth, a woman called Qavvik, returned home in 1773 taking the disease with her: less than a year later Cartwright noted that ''The Inuit of southern Labrador were almost entirely wiped out by the disease". In 1786 Cartwright returned to England for good and published his diary, 'A Journal of Transactions and Events during a Residence of nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador', to which this is an illustration.
[Ref: 61081] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
W. Hilton Pinx.t. T. Medland scul[p.]
[London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson & John Stockdale, 1792.]
Etching. Sheet 220 x 175mm (8¾ x 7"). Trimmed, into image on right, title excised and pasted under image, losing publication line.
A full-length portrait of George Cartwright (c.1739-1819), wearing furs and snowshoes, leading a blinkered greyhound. In 1768, after serving in the army, Cartwright travelled to Newfoundland and Labrador, attempting to trade with the Inuit for furs. In 1772 he returned to London with five Inuit to exhibit, four of whom died of smallpox. The fifth, a woman called Qavvik, returned home in 1773 taking the disease with her: less than a year later Cartwright noted that ''The Inuit of southern Labrador were almost entirely wiped out by the disease". In 1786 Cartwright returned to England for good and published his diary, 'A Journal of Transactions and Events during a Residence of nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador', to which this is an illustration.
[Ref: 61081] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Francis Drake. From the original in the Collection of The Most Noble The Marquis of Lothian. Proof.
Drawn by W.m Hilton, R.A. & Engraved with Permission by H. Meyer.
London, Published March 1, 1820 by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones, and Longman, Hurst Rees, Orme & Brown.
Proof stipple engraving on india with very large margins. 360 x 260mm, 14¼ x 10¼", with 5pp. letterpress biography. Some blistering in the india, large margins.
Sir Francis Drake (1540 - 1596), admiral and circumnavigator, leaning on a globe. The most famous of all English seafarers, Drake earned his fame and fortune through his skilful seamanship and outstandingly successful piracy. His circumnavigation of the globe from 1577-81 involved a number of very profitable raids on Spanish ships and ports. Drake's increasingly frequent and serious attacks during the 1580s were an important factor contributing to Philips II's decision to launch the Armada against England in 1588. Drake served as vice-admiral of the English fleet which defeated the Armada. He died of dysentery on an unsuccessful raid on San Juan, Puerto Rico. For Thomas Birch's 'Heads of the Illustrious Persons of Great Britain' 1743-52. The portrait, after an unknown artist, was published in Edmund Lodge's 'Portraits Of Illustrious Personages Of Great Britain. Engraved From Authentic Pictures...'. The firm of Lackington, Hughes (el al) had published the first edition of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' two years before.
[Ref: 24224] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by W.m Hilton, R.A. & Engraved with Permission by H. Meyer.
London, Published March 1, 1820 by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones, and Longman, Hurst Rees, Orme & Brown.
Proof stipple engraving on india with very large margins. 360 x 260mm, 14¼ x 10¼", with 5pp. letterpress biography. Some blistering in the india, large margins.
Sir Francis Drake (1540 - 1596), admiral and circumnavigator, leaning on a globe. The most famous of all English seafarers, Drake earned his fame and fortune through his skilful seamanship and outstandingly successful piracy. His circumnavigation of the globe from 1577-81 involved a number of very profitable raids on Spanish ships and ports. Drake's increasingly frequent and serious attacks during the 1580s were an important factor contributing to Philips II's decision to launch the Armada against England in 1588. Drake served as vice-admiral of the English fleet which defeated the Armada. He died of dysentery on an unsuccessful raid on San Juan, Puerto Rico. For Thomas Birch's 'Heads of the Illustrious Persons of Great Britain' 1743-52. The portrait, after an unknown artist, was published in Edmund Lodge's 'Portraits Of Illustrious Personages Of Great Britain. Engraved From Authentic Pictures...'. The firm of Lackington, Hughes (el al) had published the first edition of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' two years before.
[Ref: 24224] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Francis Drake. From the original in the Collection of The Most Noble The Marquis of Lothian.
Drawn by W.m Hilton, R.A. & Engraved (with Permission) by H. Meyer.
London Published March 1. 1820, by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown.
Stipple. Plate: 360 x 260mm (14 x 10¼''). Slight foxing; small margins.
Sir Francis Drake (1540 - 1596), admiral and circumnavigator, leaning on a globe. The most famous of all English seafarers, Drake earned his fame and fortune through his skilful seamanship and outstandingly successful piracy. His circumnavigation of the globe from 1577-81 involved a number of very profitable raids on Spanish ships and ports. Drake's increasingly frequent and serious attacks during the 1580s were an important factor contributing to Philips II's decision to launch the Armada against England in 1588. The portrait, after an unknown artist, was published in Edmund Lodge's 'Portraits Of Illustrious Personages Of Great Britain. Engraved From Authentic Pictures...'.
[Ref: 49198] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by W.m Hilton, R.A. & Engraved (with Permission) by H. Meyer.
London Published March 1. 1820, by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown.
Stipple. Plate: 360 x 260mm (14 x 10¼''). Slight foxing; small margins.
Sir Francis Drake (1540 - 1596), admiral and circumnavigator, leaning on a globe. The most famous of all English seafarers, Drake earned his fame and fortune through his skilful seamanship and outstandingly successful piracy. His circumnavigation of the globe from 1577-81 involved a number of very profitable raids on Spanish ships and ports. Drake's increasingly frequent and serious attacks during the 1580s were an important factor contributing to Philips II's decision to launch the Armada against England in 1588. The portrait, after an unknown artist, was published in Edmund Lodge's 'Portraits Of Illustrious Personages Of Great Britain. Engraved From Authentic Pictures...'.
[Ref: 49198] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
I. Watts. D.D.
Drawn by Hilton.
London, Published by J. Barfield, Wardour Street, March 1 1810.
Stipple. 279 x 209mm. 11 x 8¼". Slightly time stained.
Isaac Watts (1674-1748) was an English hymnwriter, theologian and logician. He was recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody".
NPG: D19430.
[Ref: 24633] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by Hilton.
London, Published by J. Barfield, Wardour Street, March 1 1810.
Stipple. 279 x 209mm. 11 x 8¼". Slightly time stained.
Isaac Watts (1674-1748) was an English hymnwriter, theologian and logician. He was recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody".
NPG: D19430.
[Ref: 24633] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
The Triumphal Entry of the Duke of Wellington into Madrid. To His Royal Highness the Duke of York this Engraving from a Picture in the Possession of His Majesty [...]
Painted by William Hilton R.A. Engraved by John Bromley
Pub.d by R. Bowyer Pall Mall March 1825.
Mezzotint on india, proof; platemark 390 x 525mm (15¼ x 20¾"), with very large margins. India paper slight lifting.
The liberation of Madrid in 1812 following Wellington's victory at the Battle of Salamanca, one of his finest victories. Fine engraving after a painting by William Hilton (1786-1839), who specialised in dramatic historical, biblical and mythological subjects.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 40378] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by William Hilton R.A. Engraved by John Bromley
Pub.d by R. Bowyer Pall Mall March 1825.
Mezzotint on india, proof; platemark 390 x 525mm (15¼ x 20¾"), with very large margins. India paper slight lifting.
The liberation of Madrid in 1812 following Wellington's victory at the Battle of Salamanca, one of his finest victories. Fine engraving after a painting by William Hilton (1786-1839), who specialised in dramatic historical, biblical and mythological subjects.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 40378] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)