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[Virgin Mary.] From a Drawing by Gyles Hussey Esq. in the Collection of M. Duane Esq.
F. Bartolozzi sculp.
Published according to Act of Parliament. [n.d., c.1775.]
Stipple printed in sepia. Plate: 170 x 125mm (6¾ x 5"). Small margins.
A portrait of the Madonna in profile. De Vesme 116. Provenance: Edge Hall Library, Cheshire
[Ref: 46715] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)
[Hugh Percy.] Britannicus Gemma Antiqua Exscalpt. Apud Hugonem Smithson Baronett. Gem: Mag:
Beauvais Sculp. Ægid: Hussey delin.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving, very rare. 260 x 195mm (10¼ x 7¾"). Trimmed close to plate lower right.
Gem portrait of Sir Hugh Percy (1714-86), 1st Duke of Northumberland. Born Hugh Smithson he took the name Percy when he married Lady Elizabeth Seymour, Baroness Percy. He was a patron of Canaletto, Robert Adam and Thomas Chippendale. His illegitimate son, James Smithson (1765-1829), made the founding bequest and provided the name for the Smithsonian Institution.
[Ref: 35340] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
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