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S. Cunningham's Adventure with his Old Nurse and Astrologer.
W. Jett delin. J. Basire sculp.
[Birmingham: R. Walker, 1742.]
Engraving. 200 x 310mm (8 x 12").
Scene in an astrologer's study, with stuffed animals and animal skeletons suspended from the ceiling, specimen jars on the window ledge and globes and a compass on the desk behind. Plate to Charles Johnson's (fl.1724 - 1731) 'A General and True History of the Lives and Actions of the most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c. To which is added, A Genuine Account of the Voyages and Plunders of the most Noted Pirates...' published by R. Walker, Birmingham, 1742. Inscribed 'Page 32' upper left.
Ex: Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 39878] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
W. Jett delin. J. Basire sculp.
[Birmingham: R. Walker, 1742.]
Engraving. 200 x 310mm (8 x 12").
Scene in an astrologer's study, with stuffed animals and animal skeletons suspended from the ceiling, specimen jars on the window ledge and globes and a compass on the desk behind. Plate to Charles Johnson's (fl.1724 - 1731) 'A General and True History of the Lives and Actions of the most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c. To which is added, A Genuine Account of the Voyages and Plunders of the most Noted Pirates...' published by R. Walker, Birmingham, 1742. Inscribed 'Page 32' upper left.
Ex: Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 39878] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
S. Cunningham's Adventure with his Old Nurse and Astrologer. Plate 32.
W. Jett delin. I. Basire sculp.
[n.d. c.1770.]
Copper engraving. Plate 312 x 203mm. 12¼ x 8". Trimmed to the plate on the right-hand side.
Sawney Cunningham, an abandoned villain who murdered his wife's lover and uncle, terrorised the countryside and was eventually caught and executed at Leith in 1635. Here he is in an astrologer's study.
For a coloured aquatint version of this print see ref. 27701.
[Ref: 15429] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
W. Jett delin. I. Basire sculp.
[n.d. c.1770.]
Copper engraving. Plate 312 x 203mm. 12¼ x 8". Trimmed to the plate on the right-hand side.
Sawney Cunningham, an abandoned villain who murdered his wife's lover and uncle, terrorised the countryside and was eventually caught and executed at Leith in 1635. Here he is in an astrologer's study.
For a coloured aquatint version of this print see ref. 27701.
[Ref: 15429] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
Cunningham's Adventure with the Astrologer.
Published by G. Smeeton, St. Martin's Church Yard [n.d. c.1810].
Hand-coloured aquatint. 209 x 128mm (8¼ x 5"). Slightly messy.
Sawney Cunningham murdered his wife's lover and uncle and terrorised the countryside until he was eventually caught and executed at Leith in 1635. Here he is in an astrologer's study, accompanied by his nurse, with stuffed animals and animal skeletons suspended from the ceiling, specimen jars on the window ledge and globes and a compass on the desk behind. A copy of William Jett's engraving for Johnson's 'A General and True History of the Lives and Actions of the most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c, to which is added A Geniune Account of the Voyages and Plunders of the most Noted Pirates', 1734.
See Ref: 15429 for the original engraving.
[Ref: 27701] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Published by G. Smeeton, St. Martin's Church Yard [n.d. c.1810].
Hand-coloured aquatint. 209 x 128mm (8¼ x 5"). Slightly messy.
Sawney Cunningham murdered his wife's lover and uncle and terrorised the countryside until he was eventually caught and executed at Leith in 1635. Here he is in an astrologer's study, accompanied by his nurse, with stuffed animals and animal skeletons suspended from the ceiling, specimen jars on the window ledge and globes and a compass on the desk behind. A copy of William Jett's engraving for Johnson's 'A General and True History of the Lives and Actions of the most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c, to which is added A Geniune Account of the Voyages and Plunders of the most Noted Pirates', 1734.
See Ref: 15429 for the original engraving.
[Ref: 27701] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Cunningham's Adventure with the Astrologer.
Pub.d by Hodgson & Co., 10 Newgate St. [n.d. c.1820].
Hand-coloured aquatint. Sheet 220 x 140mm (8¾ x 5½"). Bit messy.
Sawney Cunningham murdered his wife's lover and uncle and terrorised the countryside until he was eventually caught and executed at Leith in 1635. Here he is in an astrologer's study, accompanied by his nurse, with stuffed animals and animal skeletons suspended from the ceiling, specimen jars on the window ledge and globes and a compass on the desk behind. A copy of William Jett's engraving for Johnson's 'A General and True History of the Lives and Actions of the most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c, to which is added A Geniune Account of the Voyages and Plunders of the most Noted Pirates', 1734.
See Ref: 15429 for the original engraving.
[Ref: 57529] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Pub.d by Hodgson & Co., 10 Newgate St. [n.d. c.1820].
Hand-coloured aquatint. Sheet 220 x 140mm (8¾ x 5½"). Bit messy.
Sawney Cunningham murdered his wife's lover and uncle and terrorised the countryside until he was eventually caught and executed at Leith in 1635. Here he is in an astrologer's study, accompanied by his nurse, with stuffed animals and animal skeletons suspended from the ceiling, specimen jars on the window ledge and globes and a compass on the desk behind. A copy of William Jett's engraving for Johnson's 'A General and True History of the Lives and Actions of the most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c, to which is added A Geniune Account of the Voyages and Plunders of the most Noted Pirates', 1734.
See Ref: 15429 for the original engraving.
[Ref: 57529] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)