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Sr. Thomas Allin of Somerliton in the County of Suffolk Kn.t and Barronett. [Text on Verso] Who after an entire dedication of his Life and Fortune to the Service of the Crowne under his blessed Maister King Chalres ye Ist, & during the Exite of his late Ma.ty King Charles ye 2,d has (since ye happy Restoration of the Latter) had ye honour of serving him both in Peace & Warr, under ye auspicious Comand of his Roy.ll Brother our now Soveraigne Lord James ye 2nd....
G. Kneller pinx. P. Vandrebanc sculp.
Anno Dom: 1685.
Scarce engraving, scarce. Sheet: 355 x 450mm (14 x 17¾"). Trimmed within plate, second part of title excised but present, vertical crease.
A half-length portrait of English naval officer Sir Thomas Allin (1612-1685) who fought during the Civil War and the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Text on verso describes his service during the reign of Charles I, II and James II, becoming Admiral of the Fleet, Captain of Sandgate Castle, Major of the Fraternity of Trinity House at Deptford and Comptroller of the Royal Navy.
[Ref: 42410] £320.00
G. Kneller pinx. P. Vandrebanc sculp.
Anno Dom: 1685.
Scarce engraving, scarce. Sheet: 355 x 450mm (14 x 17¾"). Trimmed within plate, second part of title excised but present, vertical crease.
A half-length portrait of English naval officer Sir Thomas Allin (1612-1685) who fought during the Civil War and the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Text on verso describes his service during the reign of Charles I, II and James II, becoming Admiral of the Fleet, Captain of Sandgate Castle, Major of the Fraternity of Trinity House at Deptford and Comptroller of the Royal Navy.
[Ref: 42410] £320.00
Sr. Thomas Allin of Somerliton in the County of Suffolk Kn.t an Barronett. Who after an entire dedication of this Life and Fortune to the Service of the Crowne under his blessed Maister King Charles ye jst, &during the Exile of his late Maty King Charles ye 2d, has (since ye happy Restauration of the Latter) had ye honour of serving him, both in Peace & war, under ye auspicious Comand of his Roy.ll Brother our now Soveraigne Lord King James ye 2.d; thrice as Admirall of his Fleets in the British & Mediterranean Seas, Cap.tn of Sandgate Castle, Ma:r of the hono:ble Fraternity of ye Trinity House at Deptford Strond, & Comptrol:r of the Royall Navy of England.
G: Kneller pinx. p: Vandrebanc sculp:
Anno Dom: 1685. Aetatis suae 73. [n.d. c.1685, but later.]
Engraving,, scarce & large portrait. 513 x 368mm. 20¼ x 14½". Trimmed. Collector's stamp verso of Reverend James Burleigh (L.1425).
Bust portrait, body to left, head turned and looking towards the viewer, with long dark curly hair, shirt with frills at front, in an armour; in an oval frame with palm leaves, on a console with dolphins, cannons, spears and anchors; coat-of-arms with four star and three sword charges, a helmet and sword crest, motto: "Fortune deguere", in a frame with lion's head. Sir Thomas Allin (1612-1685), Royal Navy officer who saw service in the English Civil War, and the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars. A Royalist during the Civil War, he returned to service after the Restoration and eventually rose to the rank of Admiral after serving under some of the most distinguished military figures of the era, including Prince Rupert of the Rhine.
[Ref: 27644] £360.00
G: Kneller pinx. p: Vandrebanc sculp:
Anno Dom: 1685. Aetatis suae 73. [n.d. c.1685, but later.]
Engraving,, scarce & large portrait. 513 x 368mm. 20¼ x 14½". Trimmed. Collector's stamp verso of Reverend James Burleigh (L.1425).
Bust portrait, body to left, head turned and looking towards the viewer, with long dark curly hair, shirt with frills at front, in an armour; in an oval frame with palm leaves, on a console with dolphins, cannons, spears and anchors; coat-of-arms with four star and three sword charges, a helmet and sword crest, motto: "Fortune deguere", in a frame with lion's head. Sir Thomas Allin (1612-1685), Royal Navy officer who saw service in the English Civil War, and the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars. A Royalist during the Civil War, he returned to service after the Restoration and eventually rose to the rank of Admiral after serving under some of the most distinguished military figures of the era, including Prince Rupert of the Rhine.
[Ref: 27644] £360.00
Sr. Thomas Allin of Somerliton in the County of Suffolk Knt. and Baronet. Who after an entire dedication of his Life and Fortune to the Service of the Crowne under his blessed Maister King Charles ye 1st, & during the Exite of his late Maty King Charles ye 2d, has since ye happy Restauration of Latter had ye honour of serving him, both in Peace & Warr, under ye auspicious Comand of his Royll. Brother our now Soveraigne Lord King James ye 2d; thrice as Admirall of his Fleets in the British & Mediterranean Seas, Captn: of Sandgate Castle, Mar: of the honoble: Fraternity of ye Trinity House at Deptford Strond, & Comptrolr: of the Royall Navy of England.
G: Kneller pinx. P. Vandrebanc sculp.
Anno Dom: 1685. Aetatis sua 73.
A very rare line engraving. 492 x 359mm. Trimmed close to the image and into the title area. Spotting. Some small holes, etc.
Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet (1612-85), Royal Navy officer during the English Civil War and the Second & Third Anglo-Dutch Wars. A Royalist during the Civil War, he returned to service after the Restoration and eventually rose to the rank of Admiral after serving under some of the most distinguished military figures of the era, including Prince Rupert of the Rhine.
Not in Parker. In the NMM. From the Collection of Viscount Hood.
[Ref: 12481] £320.00
G: Kneller pinx. P. Vandrebanc sculp.
Anno Dom: 1685. Aetatis sua 73.
A very rare line engraving. 492 x 359mm. Trimmed close to the image and into the title area. Spotting. Some small holes, etc.
Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet (1612-85), Royal Navy officer during the English Civil War and the Second & Third Anglo-Dutch Wars. A Royalist during the Civil War, he returned to service after the Restoration and eventually rose to the rank of Admiral after serving under some of the most distinguished military figures of the era, including Prince Rupert of the Rhine.
Not in Parker. In the NMM. From the Collection of Viscount Hood.
[Ref: 12481] £320.00
Anna D.G. Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ et Hibern_ Regina.
G.Kneller S.R.I. et Angl. Eq. aur. pin[...]
E.C. Heiss excudit aug. Vind. [n.d., c.1710].
Mezzotint. 320 x 220mm. Two tears in margin.
Queen Anne, 1665-1714. Engraved by Elias-Christoph Heiss (1660-1731).
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 3589] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
G.Kneller S.R.I. et Angl. Eq. aur. pin[...]
E.C. Heiss excudit aug. Vind. [n.d., c.1710].
Mezzotint. 320 x 220mm. Two tears in margin.
Queen Anne, 1665-1714. Engraved by Elias-Christoph Heiss (1660-1731).
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 3589] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Serenissima et Potentissima Anna D.G. Angliae Scotiae Franciae et Hiberniae Regina &c. Inaugurata XXIII.o die Aprilis Anno 1702.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1740.]
Mezzotint with large margins. Plate 343 x 248mm. 13½ x 9¾".
Queen Anne (1665-1714) was the second daughter of James II and she married Prince George of Denmark in 1683. She was intimate and dependent on Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, whose husband, the Duke, controlled the war against France. However, in 1711, she dismissed the Marlboroughs, largely because of her sympathy with Tory opposition to the Duke's conduct of the war. The most important constitutional landmark of her reign was the Act of Union with Scotland in 1707.
CS: 1, ii/iii.
[Ref: 24340] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1740.]
Mezzotint with large margins. Plate 343 x 248mm. 13½ x 9¾".
Queen Anne (1665-1714) was the second daughter of James II and she married Prince George of Denmark in 1683. She was intimate and dependent on Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, whose husband, the Duke, controlled the war against France. However, in 1711, she dismissed the Marlboroughs, largely because of her sympathy with Tory opposition to the Duke's conduct of the war. The most important constitutional landmark of her reign was the Act of Union with Scotland in 1707.
CS: 1, ii/iii.
[Ref: 24340] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Anna D.G. Magnæ Britanniæ, Scotiæ, Galliæ et Hiberniæ Regina. Augusta, Religionis acerrima vindex.
Petrus Schenck fecit et excud: Amstelod: cum Privil: ordin: Holland: et Westfrisiæ. G. Kneller Eques pinx:
[Amsterdam, c.1710].
Mezzotint. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"), with large margins.
Portrait of Queen Anne (1665-1714), half-length in an oval, wearing a small crown, pearl necklace, ermine-lined robes with jewels.
[Ref: 54795] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Petrus Schenck fecit et excud: Amstelod: cum Privil: ordin: Holland: et Westfrisiæ. G. Kneller Eques pinx:
[Amsterdam, c.1710].
Mezzotint. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"), with large margins.
Portrait of Queen Anne (1665-1714), half-length in an oval, wearing a small crown, pearl necklace, ermine-lined robes with jewels.
[Ref: 54795] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Serenissima et Potentissima Anna D.G. Angliæ Scotiæ Franciæ et Hiberniæ Regina &c. Inaugurata XXIII.o die Aprilis Anno 1702.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques. Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1740.]
Fine mezzotint, with small margins. 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Mounted in album paper.
Portrait of Queen Anne 1665-1714), half-length in an oval, wearing small crown, pearl necklace, ermine-lined robes with jewels, with the 'Great George' of the Order of the Garter. In 1707 Anne signed the Act of Union, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain; here England and Scotland are still separate kingdoms.
CS: 7, state ii of iii. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34367] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques. Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1740.]
Fine mezzotint, with small margins. 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Mounted in album paper.
Portrait of Queen Anne 1665-1714), half-length in an oval, wearing small crown, pearl necklace, ermine-lined robes with jewels, with the 'Great George' of the Order of the Garter. In 1707 Anne signed the Act of Union, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain; here England and Scotland are still separate kingdoms.
CS: 7, state ii of iii. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34367] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Serenissima Anna D.G. Mag. Brit. Fran. et Hiber. Regina &c. Inaugurata XXIII.o die Aprilis Anno 1702.
G. Kneller Eques pinx. I. Smith fe. et ex.
[n.d. c.1740.]
Mezzotint, mounted on album paper (Whatman 1804). 205 x 150mm (9¾ x 6").
Half-length portrait of Queen Anne (1665-1714), in an oval, wearing the 'Great George' of the Order of the Garter. The second daughter of James II and successor to William III, the most important constitutional landmark of her reign was the Act of Union with Scotland in 1707, creating the Great Britain of the title.
CS: 6, state i of ii.. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34363] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Eques pinx. I. Smith fe. et ex.
[n.d. c.1740.]
Mezzotint, mounted on album paper (Whatman 1804). 205 x 150mm (9¾ x 6").
Half-length portrait of Queen Anne (1665-1714), in an oval, wearing the 'Great George' of the Order of the Garter. The second daughter of James II and successor to William III, the most important constitutional landmark of her reign was the Act of Union with Scotland in 1707, creating the Great Britain of the title.
CS: 6, state i of ii.. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34363] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Serenissima Anna D.G. Angl. Scot. Fran. et Hiber. Regina &c. Inaugurata XXIII.o die Aprilis Anno 1702.
G. Kneller Eques pinx. I. Smith fe. et ex.
[n.d. c.1740.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 205 x 145mm (9¾ x 5¾"). Trimed to plate mark, mounted on album paper.
Half-length portrait of Queen Anne (1665-1714), in an oval, wearing a crown and the 'Great George' of the Order of the Garter. The second daughter of James II and successor to William III, the most important constitutional landmark of her reign was the Act of Union with Scotland in 1707. The title here lists England and Scotland as separate kingdoms.
CS: 8, state i of ii. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34364] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Eques pinx. I. Smith fe. et ex.
[n.d. c.1740.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 205 x 145mm (9¾ x 5¾"). Trimed to plate mark, mounted on album paper.
Half-length portrait of Queen Anne (1665-1714), in an oval, wearing a crown and the 'Great George' of the Order of the Garter. The second daughter of James II and successor to William III, the most important constitutional landmark of her reign was the Act of Union with Scotland in 1707. The title here lists England and Scotland as separate kingdoms.
CS: 8, state i of ii. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34364] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Regina Anna D.G. Angliae Scotiae Franciae et Hibern. [Around the arms:] Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense.
G. Kneller. S.R.I. et Angl. Eq: Aur: pin.
E.C. Heiss excudit Aug. Vind.
Fine mezzotint and etching, laid on album page. 318 x 210mm. 12½ x 8¼". Trimmd to plate with large false margins applied.
Queen Anne (1665-1714) ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1702. She favoured moderate Tory politicians, who shared her Anglican religious views over their opponents, the Whigs. The Whigs however grew more powerful during the course of the War of the Spanish Succession, until in 1710 Anne dismissed many of them from office. Despite many pregnancies, Anne died without surviving children and was the last monarch of the House of Stuart.
[Ref: 23981] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller. S.R.I. et Angl. Eq: Aur: pin.
E.C. Heiss excudit Aug. Vind.
Fine mezzotint and etching, laid on album page. 318 x 210mm. 12½ x 8¼". Trimmd to plate with large false margins applied.
Queen Anne (1665-1714) ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1702. She favoured moderate Tory politicians, who shared her Anglican religious views over their opponents, the Whigs. The Whigs however grew more powerful during the course of the War of the Spanish Succession, until in 1710 Anne dismissed many of them from office. Despite many pregnancies, Anne died without surviving children and was the last monarch of the House of Stuart.
[Ref: 23981] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Anna D.G. Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae et Hiberniae Regina.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques. Aur. pinx. Petrus a Gunst sculps et excudit tot Amsterdam, op de binnen Amstel, op de hoek van de Kyfen graft [c.1700]
Rare engraving, sheet 355 x 270mm (14 x 10½"). Trimmed inside platemark and glued to backing sheet.
Portrait of Queen Anne (1665-1714), half-length in an oval, wearing small crown, pearl necklace, ermine-lined robes with jewels. In 1707 Anne signed the Act of Union, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain; here England and Scotland are still separate kingdoms. Her support of the union contributed significantly to its acceptance by both kingdoms, while her staunch support of the duke of Marlborough in the face of opposition made it possible for him to use his skills to re-establish the balance of power in Europe. Engraved and published after Kneller's portrait, by the Amsterdam-based printmaker Pieter van Gunst.
Not in O'D.
[Ref: 39750] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques. Aur. pinx. Petrus a Gunst sculps et excudit tot Amsterdam, op de binnen Amstel, op de hoek van de Kyfen graft [c.1700]
Rare engraving, sheet 355 x 270mm (14 x 10½"). Trimmed inside platemark and glued to backing sheet.
Portrait of Queen Anne (1665-1714), half-length in an oval, wearing small crown, pearl necklace, ermine-lined robes with jewels. In 1707 Anne signed the Act of Union, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain; here England and Scotland are still separate kingdoms. Her support of the union contributed significantly to its acceptance by both kingdoms, while her staunch support of the duke of Marlborough in the face of opposition made it possible for him to use his skills to re-establish the balance of power in Europe. Engraved and published after Kneller's portrait, by the Amsterdam-based printmaker Pieter van Gunst.
Not in O'D.
[Ref: 39750] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Serenissima Anna G.G. Mag. Brit. Fran. et Hiber. Regina &c. Inaugurata XXIIIo die Aprilis Anno 1702.
G. Kneller Eques pinx.
I. Smith fc. et ex. [n.d., c.1715.]
Mezzotint. Plate: 200 x 150mm (8 x 6"). Thread margins.
A half-length portrait of Queen Anne (1665-1714) set in an oval facing left.
CS: 9. See 45539 for another version.
[Ref: 45542] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Eques pinx.
I. Smith fc. et ex. [n.d., c.1715.]
Mezzotint. Plate: 200 x 150mm (8 x 6"). Thread margins.
A half-length portrait of Queen Anne (1665-1714) set in an oval facing left.
CS: 9. See 45539 for another version.
[Ref: 45542] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
![[Anne, Princess Royal] Her Highness Princess Ann.](jpegs/45535.jpg)
[Anne, Princess Royal] Her Highness Princess Ann.
G. Kneller Baronet.s pinx.
Sold By I. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, fine. Plate: 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"). Thread margins.
A portrait of George II's daughter Anne (1709-1759) who married William IV of Orange in 1734.
CS: 12 I of II.
[Ref: 45535] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Baronet.s pinx.
Sold By I. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, fine. Plate: 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"). Thread margins.
A portrait of George II's daughter Anne (1709-1759) who married William IV of Orange in 1734.
CS: 12 I of II.
[Ref: 45535] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Portrait of a young man in wig.]](jpegs/35557.jpg)
[Portrait of a young man in wig.]
Kneller [pencil in later hand]
[n.d, 1812 written in ink on reverse.]
Chalk portrait on blue coloured paper. Sheet 245 x 205mm (9¾ x 8"). Edges chipped.
A half-length portrait in a roundel.
Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 35557] £950.00
Kneller [pencil in later hand]
[n.d, 1812 written in ink on reverse.]
Chalk portrait on blue coloured paper. Sheet 245 x 205mm (9¾ x 8"). Edges chipped.
A half-length portrait in a roundel.
Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 35557] £950.00
The Reverend & Learned William Bates D.D. Obijt 14. Iuly 1699. Aetat 74.
G. Kneller Eques pinx. R. White sculpsit 1700.
Engraving, with small margins. Plate 292 x 186mm. 11½ x 7¼".
Portrait of William Bates, half length in an ornamental oval frame on a pedestal, long hair, wearing skull-cap, bands and gown; coat of arms below; frontispiece to his 'Works' (1700). William Bates (1625-1699) was an English Presbyterian minister. In 1660 he acted as one of the commissioners of the Savoy Conference, which sought for reconciliaition within the Church of England. As a nonconformist he was urged to accept the deanery of Lichfield and Coventry, but like Thomas Manton and many others, he declined office. On the accession of William III and Mary, he delivered two speeches to their majesties on behalf of the dissenters, and in his last two years he was pastor of the presbyterian church in Hackney.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove.
[Ref: 25394] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Eques pinx. R. White sculpsit 1700.
Engraving, with small margins. Plate 292 x 186mm. 11½ x 7¼".
Portrait of William Bates, half length in an ornamental oval frame on a pedestal, long hair, wearing skull-cap, bands and gown; coat of arms below; frontispiece to his 'Works' (1700). William Bates (1625-1699) was an English Presbyterian minister. In 1660 he acted as one of the commissioners of the Savoy Conference, which sought for reconciliaition within the Church of England. As a nonconformist he was urged to accept the deanery of Lichfield and Coventry, but like Thomas Manton and many others, he declined office. On the accession of William III and Mary, he delivered two speeches to their majesties on behalf of the dissenters, and in his last two years he was pastor of the presbyterian church in Hackney.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove.
[Ref: 25394] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Mr. Thomas Betterton Totus Mundus Agit Histrionem.
G. Kneller. pinx: R: Williams fe:
E: Cooper Ex: [n.d., c.1700.]
Mezzotint. 340 x 255mm (13½ x 10"). Age toned.
Thomas Betterton (c. 1635 - 1710), actor, son of an under-cook to King Charles I. Charles II sent Betterton to Paris to study improvements to stage craft, introducing shifting scenes rather than tapestry to the English theatre. He and his actress wife, Mary Saunderson, were regarded as respectable in a period when acting was seen as indecent, and were invited to teach the children from noble and royal families to perform John Crowne's Calisto, 1675, in the last Stuart court Masque.
Chaloner Smith 7, ii of iv. Ex: Collection of Alec Clunes.
[Ref: 7833] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller. pinx: R: Williams fe:
E: Cooper Ex: [n.d., c.1700.]
Mezzotint. 340 x 255mm (13½ x 10"). Age toned.
Thomas Betterton (c. 1635 - 1710), actor, son of an under-cook to King Charles I. Charles II sent Betterton to Paris to study improvements to stage craft, introducing shifting scenes rather than tapestry to the English theatre. He and his actress wife, Mary Saunderson, were regarded as respectable in a period when acting was seen as indecent, and were invited to teach the children from noble and royal families to perform John Crowne's Calisto, 1675, in the last Stuart court Masque.
Chaloner Smith 7, ii of iv. Ex: Collection of Alec Clunes.
[Ref: 7833] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Mr. Tho.s Betterton. [Engraved for the Universal Magazine.]
[after Sir Godfrey Kneller.]
[For J. Hinton at the King's Arms in Newgate Street.] [n.d., 1754.]
Engraving. Sheet 170 x 110mm (6¾ x 4¼"). Trimmed, losing sur-title and publication line.
Thomas Betterton (c. 1635 - 1710), actor, son of an under-cook to King Charles I. Charles II sent Betterton to Paris to study improvements to stage craft, introducing shifting scenes rather than tapestry to the English theatre. He and his actress wife, Mary Saunderson, were regarded as respectable in a period when acting was seen as indecent, and were invited to teach the children from noble and royal families to perform John Crowne's Calisto, 1675, in the last Stuart court Masque.
[Ref: 52583] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
[after Sir Godfrey Kneller.]
[For J. Hinton at the King's Arms in Newgate Street.] [n.d., 1754.]
Engraving. Sheet 170 x 110mm (6¾ x 4¼"). Trimmed, losing sur-title and publication line.
Thomas Betterton (c. 1635 - 1710), actor, son of an under-cook to King Charles I. Charles II sent Betterton to Paris to study improvements to stage craft, introducing shifting scenes rather than tapestry to the English theatre. He and his actress wife, Mary Saunderson, were regarded as respectable in a period when acting was seen as indecent, and were invited to teach the children from noble and royal families to perform John Crowne's Calisto, 1675, in the last Stuart court Masque.
[Ref: 52583] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
The Rev.d Thomas Burnet L.L.D. Master of the Charterhouse Obÿt a,o 1715.
G. Kneller Equees Pinx.t 1697. I. Faber fecit 1752.
Price 2-6. Sold at the Golden Head near the Church, Bloomsbury-Square.
Mezzotint with large margins. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Slight damp stain.
Thomas Burnet (c. 1635-1715), a theologian and writer on Cosmogony (how the Cosmos came into existence), author of 'Sacred Theory of the Earth' (1681), 'The Ancient Doctrine Concerning the Origin of Things' (1692) & 'On the State of the Dead and of the Resurrection' (1720, posthumous). As Master of Charterhouse he blocked James II's attempt to interfere in the running of the school. After the Glorious Revolution Burnet became chaplain in ordinary and Clerk of the Closet to William III, but following the near-heretical views expressed in 'Ancient Docrine' (positing that The Fall of Man was symbolic not historic) he resigned his court posts, under the patronage of his majesty.
CS: 51. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34326] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Equees Pinx.t 1697. I. Faber fecit 1752.
Price 2-6. Sold at the Golden Head near the Church, Bloomsbury-Square.
Mezzotint with large margins. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Slight damp stain.
Thomas Burnet (c. 1635-1715), a theologian and writer on Cosmogony (how the Cosmos came into existence), author of 'Sacred Theory of the Earth' (1681), 'The Ancient Doctrine Concerning the Origin of Things' (1692) & 'On the State of the Dead and of the Resurrection' (1720, posthumous). As Master of Charterhouse he blocked James II's attempt to interfere in the running of the school. After the Glorious Revolution Burnet became chaplain in ordinary and Clerk of the Closet to William III, but following the near-heretical views expressed in 'Ancient Docrine' (positing that The Fall of Man was symbolic not historic) he resigned his court posts, under the patronage of his majesty.
CS: 51. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34326] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Illustrissimus Princeps Jacobus Dux Ormondiae, Equitum Legatus Praefectus Praetorianus; nec non Legionum Gentium Confaederatarum apud Vigonem Imperator; cujus sub Auspicijs, in Sinu illo Vigoniensi, Penitus, aut Periere, aut captae sunt Galliae atque Hispaniae Classes, XII.o die Octobris 1702.
G. Kneller S.R.Emp. et Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1710]
Mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Nicks at edge top right.
Head and shoulders portrait of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond (1665-1745), wearing long wig, lace cravat, chain and St George, and robes with a ribbon on the shoulder. Butler was an army officer and politician, born Dublin Castle; succeeded his grandfather James Butler as Duke of Ormond. Jacobite, though reconciled to William III and fought at the battle of the Boyne. He was involved in the 1715 rebellion against the Hanoverians and thereafter lived in exile.
CS 194.
[Ref: 58824] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R.Emp. et Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1710]
Mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Nicks at edge top right.
Head and shoulders portrait of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond (1665-1745), wearing long wig, lace cravat, chain and St George, and robes with a ribbon on the shoulder. Butler was an army officer and politician, born Dublin Castle; succeeded his grandfather James Butler as Duke of Ormond. Jacobite, though reconciled to William III and fought at the battle of the Boyne. He was involved in the 1715 rebellion against the Hanoverians and thereafter lived in exile.
CS 194.
[Ref: 58824] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
George Byng Lord Torrinton. In the Collection of the Right Hon: the Lord Visc.t Torrington
G. Kneller pinxit. J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1747
Impensis J & P Knapton Londini 1747.
Fine engraving, plate 350 x 215mm (13½ x 8½"), with margins. Glued to album sheet. One small crease.
Bust portrait of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733), in an architectural oval with draped curtain beyond; a seascape with a seabattle in a cartouche below; a mythical sea creature in lower left. He wears a long wig and neckerchief. From the series Birch's heads. In the mid-eighteenth century, the British historian Thomas Birch (1705 – 1766) published a series of short biographies of famous figures from his nation’s past. Accompanying each of the 108 biographies was an engraved portrait of the subject, whose likeness was presented within an elaborate decorative setting. These ornamental frames were designed by Hubert-François Bourguignon (1699 – 1773)—commonly known as Gravelot—a Parisian artist then working in London. After finishing the drawing, Gravelot sent sheets to Amsterdam. There, the Dutch printmaker Jacob Houbraken (1698 – 1780) created the final image by combining Gravelot’s design with portraits. Byng was one of the young army officers who supported William III's accession; 1691, transferred to the navy; 1704, played an important part in the capture of Gibraltar,which resulted in a knighthood; August 1718, decisive victory against the Spanish off Cape Passaro, Sicily; 1721, he was raised to the peerage with the title Baron Byng of Southill; 1725, created Viscount Torrington; 1727, first lord of the Admiralty.
O' Donoghue 4.
[Ref: 58871] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller pinxit. J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1747
Impensis J & P Knapton Londini 1747.
Fine engraving, plate 350 x 215mm (13½ x 8½"), with margins. Glued to album sheet. One small crease.
Bust portrait of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733), in an architectural oval with draped curtain beyond; a seascape with a seabattle in a cartouche below; a mythical sea creature in lower left. He wears a long wig and neckerchief. From the series Birch's heads. In the mid-eighteenth century, the British historian Thomas Birch (1705 – 1766) published a series of short biographies of famous figures from his nation’s past. Accompanying each of the 108 biographies was an engraved portrait of the subject, whose likeness was presented within an elaborate decorative setting. These ornamental frames were designed by Hubert-François Bourguignon (1699 – 1773)—commonly known as Gravelot—a Parisian artist then working in London. After finishing the drawing, Gravelot sent sheets to Amsterdam. There, the Dutch printmaker Jacob Houbraken (1698 – 1780) created the final image by combining Gravelot’s design with portraits. Byng was one of the young army officers who supported William III's accession; 1691, transferred to the navy; 1704, played an important part in the capture of Gibraltar,which resulted in a knighthood; August 1718, decisive victory against the Spanish off Cape Passaro, Sicily; 1721, he was raised to the peerage with the title Baron Byng of Southill; 1725, created Viscount Torrington; 1727, first lord of the Admiralty.
O' Donoghue 4.
[Ref: 58871] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
The Hon.ble Sr. George Byng Bar.t &c Commander in Chief of His Maj:ties Fleet that Took and Destroyed 22. Sail of the Spanish Fleet, of Cape Passaro. Ao. 1718.
G. Kneller S.R.I. et Mag: Brit: Bart: pinxit.
Done & Sold by Faber Iun.r in Catherine Street in ye Strand. [n.d. c.1727.]
Mezzotint. 197 x 146mm (7¾ x 5¾"). Trimmed to image.
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733); One of the young army officers who supported William III's accession; 1691, transferred to the navy; 1704, played an important part in the capture of Gibraltar,which resulted in a knighthood; August 1718, decisive victory against the Spanish off Cape Passaro, Sicily; 1721, he was raised to the peerage with the title Baron Byng of Southill; 1725, created Viscount Torrington; 1727, first lord of the Admiralty.
[Ref: 52495] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R.I. et Mag: Brit: Bart: pinxit.
Done & Sold by Faber Iun.r in Catherine Street in ye Strand. [n.d. c.1727.]
Mezzotint. 197 x 146mm (7¾ x 5¾"). Trimmed to image.
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733); One of the young army officers who supported William III's accession; 1691, transferred to the navy; 1704, played an important part in the capture of Gibraltar,which resulted in a knighthood; August 1718, decisive victory against the Spanish off Cape Passaro, Sicily; 1721, he was raised to the peerage with the title Baron Byng of Southill; 1725, created Viscount Torrington; 1727, first lord of the Admiralty.
[Ref: 52495] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
![[Queen Caroline] Serenissima Carolina D.G Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina.](jpegs/58884.jpg)
[Queen Caroline] Serenissima Carolina D.G Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina.
S.r Godfrey Kneller Pinxit. J. Faber jun.r. Fecit
Printed for & Sold by Tho. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard. And John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside. [n.d. c.1727]
A fine impression of a rare mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight central crease.
Three quarter length portrait of Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737). She wears ermine-trimmed robes with strings of pearls tied in bows at the shoulders, right hand holding up a fold of her cloak, left hand resting on a crown on a table beside her. An earlier state of this print names her as 'Her Royal Highness Wilhelmina Charlotte Princess of Wales'.
CS 60.
[Ref: 58884] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
S.r Godfrey Kneller Pinxit. J. Faber jun.r. Fecit
Printed for & Sold by Tho. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard. And John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside. [n.d. c.1727]
A fine impression of a rare mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight central crease.
Three quarter length portrait of Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737). She wears ermine-trimmed robes with strings of pearls tied in bows at the shoulders, right hand holding up a fold of her cloak, left hand resting on a crown on a table beside her. An earlier state of this print names her as 'Her Royal Highness Wilhelmina Charlotte Princess of Wales'.
CS 60.
[Ref: 58884] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Queen Caroline] Serenissima et Potentissima Carolina D:G: Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina.](jpegs/58883.jpg)
[Queen Caroline] Serenissima et Potentissima Carolina D:G: Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina. Inaugurata II die Octobris 1727.
G. Kneller Baronetus Pinxit. Fac.
Sold by J. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1727]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Some cockling. Slight central crease.
Half-length portrait of Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737), touching a lock of hair at her shoulder with right hand. She wears a gown with loops of pearls at the shoulders decorated with rows of small rectangular jewels down the centre of her bodice, a crown plus pearl necklace and earrings.
CS 62.
[Ref: 58883] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Baronetus Pinxit. Fac.
Sold by J. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1727]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Some cockling. Slight central crease.
Half-length portrait of Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737), touching a lock of hair at her shoulder with right hand. She wears a gown with loops of pearls at the shoulders decorated with rows of small rectangular jewels down the centre of her bodice, a crown plus pearl necklace and earrings.
CS 62.
[Ref: 58883] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
S. Carolina D.G. Mag: Brit: Fra: et Hib: Regina.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Mag. Brit. Baronet.s Pinx.
J. Smith Fec. et ex.
Mezzotint. Plate 203 x 152mm. 8 x 6". Ink stain on left shoulder; false margins added
Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737), of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Her parents died while she was still a child and she spent her early life in Berlin, before marrying Prince George of Hanover, the future King George II, in 1705. She accompanied him to England as Princess of Wales in 1714. After Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723).
CS: 269.ii.
[Ref: 24354] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Mag. Brit. Baronet.s Pinx.
J. Smith Fec. et ex.
Mezzotint. Plate 203 x 152mm. 8 x 6". Ink stain on left shoulder; false margins added
Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737), of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Her parents died while she was still a child and she spent her early life in Berlin, before marrying Prince George of Hanover, the future King George II, in 1705. She accompanied him to England as Princess of Wales in 1714. After Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723).
CS: 269.ii.
[Ref: 24354] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.
G. Kneller Eques Baron.tus pinxit. Geo: Vertue Sculpsit.
[n.d. c.1724.]
Engraving. Plate 355 x 210mm (14 x 8¼"), with large margins. Crease.
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, queen of George II (1683-1737).
Alexander: 281.
[Ref: 24349] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Eques Baron.tus pinxit. Geo: Vertue Sculpsit.
[n.d. c.1724.]
Engraving. Plate 355 x 210mm (14 x 8¼"), with large margins. Crease.
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, queen of George II (1683-1737).
Alexander: 281.
[Ref: 24349] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Her Royal Highness Wilhelmina Charlotta Princess of Wales.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Mag. Brit. Baronets. Pinx. 1716. Ab Originali J. Smith Fecit. 1717.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden -.
Mezzotint. Mounted on an album page. Image 347 x 249mm. 13½ x 9¾". Cut and laid on sheet.
Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737), Queen of George II. Her parents died while she was still a child and she spent her early life in Berlin, before marrying Prince George of Hanover, the future King George II, in 1705. She accompanied him to England as Princess of Wales in 1714. This plate was retitled when she became queen and then reworked to add a crown and pearl necklace.
From the Belton House Collection assembled in the 18th Century by the Rt. Hon. John Ld. Brownlow, Baron Charleville, & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lenno
[Ref: 12834] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Mag. Brit. Baronets. Pinx. 1716. Ab Originali J. Smith Fecit. 1717.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden -.
Mezzotint. Mounted on an album page. Image 347 x 249mm. 13½ x 9¾". Cut and laid on sheet.
Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737), Queen of George II. Her parents died while she was still a child and she spent her early life in Berlin, before marrying Prince George of Hanover, the future King George II, in 1705. She accompanied him to England as Princess of Wales in 1714. This plate was retitled when she became queen and then reworked to add a crown and pearl necklace.
From the Belton House Collection assembled in the 18th Century by the Rt. Hon. John Ld. Brownlow, Baron Charleville, & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lenno
[Ref: 12834] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
Serenissima Carolina DG Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Regina &c. Inaugurata XI die Octobris Anno 1727.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Mag. Brit. Baronets. Pinx. Ab Originali J. Smith Fecit.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden [n.d., c.1727].
Mezzotint. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate and tipped into album page.
Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683 - 1737), queen of George II; in an oval, her hair in curls, wearing crown and pearl necklace, close low dress lined with ermine and jewels. Engraved after Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723), the portrait originally showed Caroline as Princess of Wales; the title was reworked when she became queen, and reworked again for this state, when the crown and pearl necklace were added and her jewels made more elaborate.
Chaloner Smith 268, II.
[Ref: 20463] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Mag. Brit. Baronets. Pinx. Ab Originali J. Smith Fecit.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden [n.d., c.1727].
Mezzotint. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate and tipped into album page.
Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683 - 1737), queen of George II; in an oval, her hair in curls, wearing crown and pearl necklace, close low dress lined with ermine and jewels. Engraved after Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723), the portrait originally showed Caroline as Princess of Wales; the title was reworked when she became queen, and reworked again for this state, when the crown and pearl necklace were added and her jewels made more elaborate.
Chaloner Smith 268, II.
[Ref: 20463] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Guillelmine Charlotte Reine de la Grande Bretagne.
Kneller p. v. Gunst s.
[D. Mortier excudit.] [engraved c.1714, but later.]
Rare engraving. Plate 349 x 272mm (13¾ x 10¾"), large margins, with later 18th century watermark. Tear and hole in centre.
Portrait of Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737), when Princess of Wales, half-length directed to left, looking towards the viewer, in ermine-trimmed dress with precious stones on chest and shoulders, in roundel Greek frame with olive branches and clarion below, curtain at top left; after Kneller. She was Princess of Wales in 1714-27, when she became the queen of George II.
[Ref: 52527] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Kneller p. v. Gunst s.
[D. Mortier excudit.] [engraved c.1714, but later.]
Rare engraving. Plate 349 x 272mm (13¾ x 10¾"), large margins, with later 18th century watermark. Tear and hole in centre.
Portrait of Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737), when Princess of Wales, half-length directed to left, looking towards the viewer, in ermine-trimmed dress with precious stones on chest and shoulders, in roundel Greek frame with olive branches and clarion below, curtain at top left; after Kneller. She was Princess of Wales in 1714-27, when she became the queen of George II.
[Ref: 52527] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Her Most Excellent Majesty Caroline, Queen of Great Britain France and Ireland. &c. &c. &c.
G. Kneller Eques Baron.tus pinxit. Geo: Vertue Sculpsit 1727.
[c.1727.]
Engraving. Sheet 460 x 355mm (18 x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate.
Portrait of Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737), queen of George II, in an oval. This engraving was first published in 1724, when Caroline was Princess of Wales; for this state the title has been updated and the Prince of Wales's feathers in the border replaced with a crown.
Alexander: 416
[Ref: 48144] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Eques Baron.tus pinxit. Geo: Vertue Sculpsit 1727.
[c.1727.]
Engraving. Sheet 460 x 355mm (18 x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate.
Portrait of Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737), queen of George II, in an oval. This engraving was first published in 1724, when Caroline was Princess of Wales; for this state the title has been updated and the Prince of Wales's feathers in the border replaced with a crown.
Alexander: 416
[Ref: 48144] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
His Excellency John L.d Carteret, Baron of Hawnes, L.d Lieutenant & Gov.r Gen.l of y.e Kingdom of Ireland, &c.
G.Kneller Bar.t pinx. P.Pelham fecit.
London, Sold by J.Bowles. [n.d. c.1725.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges.
Almost half-length portrait of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690-1763), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing robes trimmed with fur, a broad white fur collar, plain white cravat, cape tied to left shoulder with a large bow, and long wig. Below a crest with the motto 'Loyal Devior'. Carteret was appointed ambassador-extraordinary to Sweden in 1719, a position in which he triumphed by rescuing the Swedes (facing disaster following the death of Charles XII) from domination by Russia. During his absence, however, the rise of Robert Walpole resulted in Carteret's being sidelined through a transfer to the lord lieutenancy of Ireland. Carteret's opposition to Walpole was a leitmotif of his career.
CS 5.III of IV.
[Ref: 59399] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
G.Kneller Bar.t pinx. P.Pelham fecit.
London, Sold by J.Bowles. [n.d. c.1725.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges.
Almost half-length portrait of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690-1763), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing robes trimmed with fur, a broad white fur collar, plain white cravat, cape tied to left shoulder with a large bow, and long wig. Below a crest with the motto 'Loyal Devior'. Carteret was appointed ambassador-extraordinary to Sweden in 1719, a position in which he triumphed by rescuing the Swedes (facing disaster following the death of Charles XII) from domination by Russia. During his absence, however, the rise of Robert Walpole resulted in Carteret's being sidelined through a transfer to the lord lieutenancy of Ireland. Carteret's opposition to Walpole was a leitmotif of his career.
CS 5.III of IV.
[Ref: 59399] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Carolus II.dus D:G: Ang: Sco: Fra: et Hib: Rex Fidei Defensor. &c.
G. Kneller pinx: [R. Williams fecit:]
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-Street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1685.]
Mezzotint. Plate 336 x 247mm. 13¼ x 9¾". Trimmed to plate.
Portrait of Charles II, half length in an oval, wearing wig, lace cravat, robes, sash, chain and George. King Charles II (1630-1685), reigned from 1660 to 1685 after he claimed the throne following the execution of his father, however he wasn't crowned until after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove. CS: 11, iii.
[Ref: 25410] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller pinx: [R. Williams fecit:]
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-Street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1685.]
Mezzotint. Plate 336 x 247mm. 13¼ x 9¾". Trimmed to plate.
Portrait of Charles II, half length in an oval, wearing wig, lace cravat, robes, sash, chain and George. King Charles II (1630-1685), reigned from 1660 to 1685 after he claimed the throne following the execution of his father, however he wasn't crowned until after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove. CS: 11, iii.
[Ref: 25410] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Charles the Second, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, &c.
G Kneller pinx. R. Sheppard Sculp [n.d., c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 380 x 220mm (15 x 8¾"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
Charles II (1630-1685), king of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1660 to 1685. Following the execution of his father Charles I, he was forced into exile but returned with the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 (as alluded to be the vignette below his coat of arms, showing his triumphant return to London). One of many engravings of Charles II after Sir Godfrey Kneller. Following the death of Sir Peter Lely in 1680, Kneller became the undoubted favourite court painter of the king. After Charles II died in 1685, Kneller easily fought of competition from William Wissing and John Riley to maintain his position under the new king, James II.
[Ref: 42901] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
G Kneller pinx. R. Sheppard Sculp [n.d., c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 380 x 220mm (15 x 8¾"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
Charles II (1630-1685), king of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1660 to 1685. Following the execution of his father Charles I, he was forced into exile but returned with the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 (as alluded to be the vignette below his coat of arms, showing his triumphant return to London). One of many engravings of Charles II after Sir Godfrey Kneller. Following the death of Sir Peter Lely in 1680, Kneller became the undoubted favourite court painter of the king. After Charles II died in 1685, Kneller easily fought of competition from William Wissing and John Riley to maintain his position under the new king, James II.
[Ref: 42901] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Carolus II.dus D:G: Ang: Sco: Fra: et Hib: Rex Fidei Defensor. &c.
G. Kneller pinx: R. Williams fecit:
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-Street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1685.]
Mezzotint, sheet 336 x 247mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate; tipped into album sheet.
Charles II (1630-1685), king of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1660 to 1685. Following the execution of his father Charles I, he was forced into exile but returned with the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 (as alluded to be the vignette below his coat of arms, showing his triumphant return to London). One of many engravings of Charles II after Sir Godfrey Kneller. Following the death of Sir Peter Lely in 1680, Kneller became the undoubted favourite court painter of the king. After Charles II died in 1685, Kneller easily fought of competition from William Wissing and John Riley to maintain his position under the new king, James II.
CS 11; for earlier state see ref. 25410
[Ref: 42908] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller pinx: R. Williams fecit:
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-Street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1685.]
Mezzotint, sheet 336 x 247mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate; tipped into album sheet.
Charles II (1630-1685), king of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1660 to 1685. Following the execution of his father Charles I, he was forced into exile but returned with the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 (as alluded to be the vignette below his coat of arms, showing his triumphant return to London). One of many engravings of Charles II after Sir Godfrey Kneller. Following the death of Sir Peter Lely in 1680, Kneller became the undoubted favourite court painter of the king. After Charles II died in 1685, Kneller easily fought of competition from William Wissing and John Riley to maintain his position under the new king, James II.
CS 11; for earlier state see ref. 25410
[Ref: 42908] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Johannes Dux de Marlborough &c.
G. Kneller S.R.A. et Angl. Eq. Aur. pinx.
E.C. Heiss excud. aug. vind. Cum Privileg. S.C.M. [n.d., c.1710.]
Mezzotint. 325 x 220mm (13 x 8½"). Trimmed to image, tear in top left corner taped.
Portrait in oval of John Churchill (1650-1722) in wig and armour, after a portrait by Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723).
[Ref: 60209] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R.A. et Angl. Eq. Aur. pinx.
E.C. Heiss excud. aug. vind. Cum Privileg. S.C.M. [n.d., c.1710.]
Mezzotint. 325 x 220mm (13 x 8½"). Trimmed to image, tear in top left corner taped.
Portrait in oval of John Churchill (1650-1722) in wig and armour, after a portrait by Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723).
[Ref: 60209] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
John Duke of Marlborough.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp, et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinxit. Andrew Miller Dublin Fecit.
Sold by P. Smith in Grane Lane & And.w Miller on Hog Hill. 1744.
Mezzotint, very scarce. Platemark: 342 x 240mm. (13½ x 9½"). Damage to surface of the print.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650 - 1722), was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs. Honoured for his services at William's coronation with the earldom of Marlborough, he went on to have a brilliant military career which culminated during the reign of Queen Anne when he won the Battle of Blenheim during the War of Spanish Succession. Portrait in an oval ,decorated with leafy branches, on a square frame with plaque below.
Ex Collection of The Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd; CS 33i/i.
[Ref: 30706] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R. Imp, et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinxit. Andrew Miller Dublin Fecit.
Sold by P. Smith in Grane Lane & And.w Miller on Hog Hill. 1744.
Mezzotint, very scarce. Platemark: 342 x 240mm. (13½ x 9½"). Damage to surface of the print.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650 - 1722), was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs. Honoured for his services at William's coronation with the earldom of Marlborough, he went on to have a brilliant military career which culminated during the reign of Queen Anne when he won the Battle of Blenheim during the War of Spanish Succession. Portrait in an oval ,decorated with leafy branches, on a square frame with plaque below.
Ex Collection of The Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd; CS 33i/i.
[Ref: 30706] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
His Grace John, Duke of Marlborough, Marquis of Blanford, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Churchill, of Sandridge and Baron Churchill of Aumouth; Captain General of all Her Majesty's Forces; Master General of the Ordnance; One of ye Lords of her Majestys most Honourable Privy-Council, and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter. Her Majestys Ambassador Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary to the States General of the United Provinces and General of the Confederate Armies.
G. Kneller S.R Imp. & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. 1705. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1705.]
Mezzotint, print 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9½"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Slightly scuffed on right.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, a lace cravat, a chain of the Order of the Garter and his armour. The Duke of Marlborough was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France.
CS 163.II. Reworked state.
[Ref: 58878] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R Imp. & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. 1705. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1705.]
Mezzotint, print 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9½"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Slightly scuffed on right.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, a lace cravat, a chain of the Order of the Garter and his armour. The Duke of Marlborough was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France.
CS 163.II. Reworked state.
[Ref: 58878] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
John Churchill Duke of Marlborough & C. Between 5 & 6
G. Kneller Bart. Pinxt. J. Faber Fecit 1733
Mezzotint, good impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight creasing.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), with a crest below the image with the title, with the motto 'Feal Pero Disdechado'. Churchill has his left hand on hip beside sword-hilt and his right holding up a baton. He wears a long light wig, velvet coat and sash hanging diagonally from his left shoulder. He stands with curtain behind and cavalry battle raging in the background. From the Kit-Cat Club series. Churchill was great general of the wars against Louis XIV, rewarded with Blenheim.
CS (208 (between 5 & 6)). O' Donoghue 27.
[Ref: 58887] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Bart. Pinxt. J. Faber Fecit 1733
Mezzotint, good impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight creasing.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), with a crest below the image with the title, with the motto 'Feal Pero Disdechado'. Churchill has his left hand on hip beside sword-hilt and his right holding up a baton. He wears a long light wig, velvet coat and sash hanging diagonally from his left shoulder. He stands with curtain behind and cavalry battle raging in the background. From the Kit-Cat Club series. Churchill was great general of the wars against Louis XIV, rewarded with Blenheim.
CS (208 (between 5 & 6)). O' Donoghue 27.
[Ref: 58887] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
John Duke of Marlborough.
G. Kneller pinxit. J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1745.
In the Collection of the Honble. John Spencer. Impensis J. & P. Knapton Londidi.
Engraving. Dated in the platemark, but a later impression. 403 x 245mm. Light staining around the edges. Small tear to the bottom left-hand corner outside of the platemark.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) was a prominent English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs throughout the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Rising from a lowly page at the court of the House of Stuart, he loyally served the Duke of York through the 1670s and early 1680s, earning military and political advancement through his courage and diplomatic skill. Churchill's role in defeating the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 helped secure James on the throne, yet just three years later he abandoned his Catholic mentor for the Protestant Dutchman, William of Orange. Honoured for his services at William's coronation with the earldom of Marlborough, he served with further distinction in the early years of the Nine Years' War, but persistent charges of Jacobitism brought about his fall from office and temporary imprisonment in the Tower. It was not until the accession of Queen Anne in 1702, however, that Marlborough reached the zenith of is powers, and secured his fame and fortune. Becoming de facto leader of Allied forces during the War of the Spanish Succession, his victories on the fields of Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), Oudenarde (1708), and Malplaquet (1709), ensured his place in history as one of Europe's great generals. Incurring Anne’s disfavour, and caught between Tory and Whig faction, Marlborough, who had brought glory and success to Anne's reign, was forced from office and into self-imposed exile. He returned to England and to influence under the House of Hanover with the accession of George I to the British throne in 1714, but following a series of strokes in later age his health gradually deteriorated, and on 16 June 1722, at Windsor Lodge, the 1st Duke of Marlborough died.
In the NPG.
[Ref: 12661] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller pinxit. J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1745.
In the Collection of the Honble. John Spencer. Impensis J. & P. Knapton Londidi.
Engraving. Dated in the platemark, but a later impression. 403 x 245mm. Light staining around the edges. Small tear to the bottom left-hand corner outside of the platemark.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) was a prominent English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs throughout the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Rising from a lowly page at the court of the House of Stuart, he loyally served the Duke of York through the 1670s and early 1680s, earning military and political advancement through his courage and diplomatic skill. Churchill's role in defeating the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 helped secure James on the throne, yet just three years later he abandoned his Catholic mentor for the Protestant Dutchman, William of Orange. Honoured for his services at William's coronation with the earldom of Marlborough, he served with further distinction in the early years of the Nine Years' War, but persistent charges of Jacobitism brought about his fall from office and temporary imprisonment in the Tower. It was not until the accession of Queen Anne in 1702, however, that Marlborough reached the zenith of is powers, and secured his fame and fortune. Becoming de facto leader of Allied forces during the War of the Spanish Succession, his victories on the fields of Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), Oudenarde (1708), and Malplaquet (1709), ensured his place in history as one of Europe's great generals. Incurring Anne’s disfavour, and caught between Tory and Whig faction, Marlborough, who had brought glory and success to Anne's reign, was forced from office and into self-imposed exile. He returned to England and to influence under the House of Hanover with the accession of George I to the British throne in 1714, but following a series of strokes in later age his health gradually deteriorated, and on 16 June 1722, at Windsor Lodge, the 1st Duke of Marlborough died.
In the NPG.
[Ref: 12661] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Her Grace ye Dutchess of Marlborough.
G. Kneller Eques pinx.
Sold by J. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d., c.1705.]
Mezzotint with very large margins; Platemark: 200 x 142mm (8 x 5½"). Fine.
A portrait of Sarah Churchill , Duchess of Marlborough (1660 - 1744), politician and courtier. Within oval frame, she holds her right hand to her breast. She wears a loose dress and ermine robe, her hair partly up. For a larger impression in reverse, see item ref: 19401.
Chaloner Smith 166.
[Ref: 35456] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Eques pinx.
Sold by J. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d., c.1705.]
Mezzotint with very large margins; Platemark: 200 x 142mm (8 x 5½"). Fine.
A portrait of Sarah Churchill , Duchess of Marlborough (1660 - 1744), politician and courtier. Within oval frame, she holds her right hand to her breast. She wears a loose dress and ermine robe, her hair partly up. For a larger impression in reverse, see item ref: 19401.
Chaloner Smith 166.
[Ref: 35456] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Her Grace the Dutchess of Marlborough.
G. Kneller Pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by Rob.t Sayer near St Dunstans Church in Fleet-Street, & John King at the Globe in the Poultry. [n.d., c.1760.
Mezzotint. Sheet 460 x 310mm (18 x 12¼"). Trimmed into image on three sides, laid on album sheet.
A full-length portrait of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660 - 1744), politician and courtier. Wearing a loose dress and ermine robe, she holds her right hand to her breast. One of the series 'Beauties of Hampton Court'. On this state the publication line has been moved from under the title to bottom right of the portrait, replacing the engraver's name: it seems the plate was broken, necessitating the change. The same portrait is the source of a head-and-shoulders oval mezzotint.
Chaloner Smith 28.
[Ref: 35856] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by Rob.t Sayer near St Dunstans Church in Fleet-Street, & John King at the Globe in the Poultry. [n.d., c.1760.
Mezzotint. Sheet 460 x 310mm (18 x 12¼"). Trimmed into image on three sides, laid on album sheet.
A full-length portrait of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660 - 1744), politician and courtier. Wearing a loose dress and ermine robe, she holds her right hand to her breast. One of the series 'Beauties of Hampton Court'. On this state the publication line has been moved from under the title to bottom right of the portrait, replacing the engraver's name: it seems the plate was broken, necessitating the change. The same portrait is the source of a head-and-shoulders oval mezzotint.
Chaloner Smith 28.
[Ref: 35856] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
William Congreve. Esq.r. 40.
G. Kneller Bar.t Pinx.t 1709. I. Faber fecit 1733.
Fine mezzotint. 355 x 253mm (14 x 10"). Thread margins.
William Congreve (1670-1729), dramatist, poet, and member of the Kit-Cat Club.
CS: 54. Not in Harvard.
[Ref: 49559] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Bar.t Pinx.t 1709. I. Faber fecit 1733.
Fine mezzotint. 355 x 253mm (14 x 10"). Thread margins.
William Congreve (1670-1729), dramatist, poet, and member of the Kit-Cat Club.
CS: 54. Not in Harvard.
[Ref: 49559] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby, with his daughters Frances and Margaret.]](jpegs/49022.jpg)
[Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby, with his daughters Frances and Margaret.]
[Engraved by George Vertue after Sir Godfrey Kneller.]
[London: George Vertue, c.1723.]
Rare engraving. Sheet 465 x 385mm (18¾ x 15¼"). Trimmed to plate. Messy edges.
Thomas Coningsby (1656-1729), MP for Leominster from 1679-1710 and 1715-16, when he was raised to the peerage. Coningsby holds a copy of the Magna Carta? On it is written "this is my birthright purchased with the blood of my ancestors". The painting by Kneller is now in the Tower of London. The appearence of the Tower of London in the background is a reference to his imprisonment there in 1720 for writing some ill-chosen words about Simon Harcourt, the Lord Chancellor.
Alexander: 382 who states that this was presumed a Private Plate.
[Ref: 49022] £380.00
[Engraved by George Vertue after Sir Godfrey Kneller.]
[London: George Vertue, c.1723.]
Rare engraving. Sheet 465 x 385mm (18¾ x 15¼"). Trimmed to plate. Messy edges.
Thomas Coningsby (1656-1729), MP for Leominster from 1679-1710 and 1715-16, when he was raised to the peerage. Coningsby holds a copy of the Magna Carta? On it is written "this is my birthright purchased with the blood of my ancestors". The painting by Kneller is now in the Tower of London. The appearence of the Tower of London in the background is a reference to his imprisonment there in 1720 for writing some ill-chosen words about Simon Harcourt, the Lord Chancellor.
Alexander: 382 who states that this was presumed a Private Plate.
[Ref: 49022] £380.00
The Rt. Honble. James Craggs Esqr. His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State &c.
G. Kneller Esq Baront. pinx. I. Simon fec. et ex. 1720.
Fine mezzotint. Mounted on an album page. Image 348 x 248mm. 13¾ x 9¾". Cut and laid on sheet. Some glue staining to the corners.
James Craggs the Younger (1686-1721). Part of his early life was spent abroad, where he made the acquaintance of George Louis, Elector of Hanover, afterwards King George I. In 1713 he became member of parliament for Tregony, in 1717 Secretary at War, and in the following year Secretary of State for the Southern Department. Craggs was implicated in the South Sea Bubble. Among Craggs's friends were Alexander Pope, who wrote the epitaph on his monument in Westminster Abbey, Joseph Addison, and John Gay.
From the Belton House Collection assembled in the 18th Century by the Rt. Hon. John Ld. Brownlow, Baron Charleville, & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lenno
[Ref: 12855] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Esq Baront. pinx. I. Simon fec. et ex. 1720.
Fine mezzotint. Mounted on an album page. Image 348 x 248mm. 13¾ x 9¾". Cut and laid on sheet. Some glue staining to the corners.
James Craggs the Younger (1686-1721). Part of his early life was spent abroad, where he made the acquaintance of George Louis, Elector of Hanover, afterwards King George I. In 1713 he became member of parliament for Tregony, in 1717 Secretary at War, and in the following year Secretary of State for the Southern Department. Craggs was implicated in the South Sea Bubble. Among Craggs's friends were Alexander Pope, who wrote the epitaph on his monument in Westminster Abbey, Joseph Addison, and John Gay.
From the Belton House Collection assembled in the 18th Century by the Rt. Hon. John Ld. Brownlow, Baron Charleville, & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lenno
[Ref: 12855] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
James Craggs Sen.r Esq.r, Post Master Gen:l of Great Britain.
G. Kneller Baron.t pinx: 1709. Geo Vertue Sculpsit 1728
Copper engraving. 381 x 275mm. 15 x 10¾". Trimmed to plate, laid on album page.
James Craggs the Elder (1657-1721) was an English politican. In 1715 he was appointed Post-Master General.
See BM: 1849,1031.16 [proof]. Alexander: 574.
[Ref: 17132] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Baron.t pinx: 1709. Geo Vertue Sculpsit 1728
Copper engraving. 381 x 275mm. 15 x 10¾". Trimmed to plate, laid on album page.
James Craggs the Elder (1657-1721) was an English politican. In 1715 he was appointed Post-Master General.
See BM: 1849,1031.16 [proof]. Alexander: 574.
[Ref: 17132] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The R.t Hon.ble Elizabeth Lady Cutts Baroness of Gowran &c.
G. Kneller Eques pinxit. J. Smith fecit: 1698.
Mezzotint. 220 x 175mm (8¾ x 6¾""). Thread margins, laid on album paper at edges.
Elizabeth Pickering (1679-97), short-lived second wife of General John Cutts, Baron Cutts, Commander-in-Chief, Ireland. The plate was republished, unaltered, by John Boydell.
Kneller's oil is in the collection of Chequers, the Prime Minister's country retreat.
[Ref: 61622] £360.00
G. Kneller Eques pinxit. J. Smith fecit: 1698.
Mezzotint. 220 x 175mm (8¾ x 6¾""). Thread margins, laid on album paper at edges.
Elizabeth Pickering (1679-97), short-lived second wife of General John Cutts, Baron Cutts, Commander-in-Chief, Ireland. The plate was republished, unaltered, by John Boydell.
Kneller's oil is in the collection of Chequers, the Prime Minister's country retreat.
[Ref: 61622] £360.00
Madam D'Avenant.
G. Kneller pinxit. I. Smith fecit et excudit.
[n.d. 1689.]
Mezzotint. 340 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). Time stained.
Full length portrait of Frances D'Avenant, seated in an idyllic garden holding a loose bunch of flowers in her lap.
CS 76 I of II
[Ref: 56237] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller pinxit. I. Smith fecit et excudit.
[n.d. 1689.]
Mezzotint. 340 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). Time stained.
Full length portrait of Frances D'Avenant, seated in an idyllic garden holding a loose bunch of flowers in her lap.
CS 76 I of II
[Ref: 56237] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Cornelius de Bruyn Pictor.
Godfres Kneller Eques Pinxit. G. Valck sculp.
Sold by C. Dicey & Co, in Aldermary Church Yard. [n.d., c.1740
Engraving with large margins, 154. Plate 274 x 179mm. 10¾ x 7". Tear in margin.
Cornelis de Bruijn (1652-c.1727) was a Dutch artist and traveller in the Levant and Russia. Following two large tours he published illustrated books of his observations of the people, buildings, plants and animals. The output of publisher, Cluer Dicey (c.1713 - 1775) consisted mostly of re-issued plates, in this case a Dutch plate from about 1690. He is most famous as the last publisher of John Speed's county maps in 1770, over one-and-a-half centuries after their first issue!
See ref 17356 for a proof impression.
[Ref: 35803] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Godfres Kneller Eques Pinxit. G. Valck sculp.
Sold by C. Dicey & Co, in Aldermary Church Yard. [n.d., c.1740
Engraving with large margins, 154. Plate 274 x 179mm. 10¾ x 7". Tear in margin.
Cornelis de Bruijn (1652-c.1727) was a Dutch artist and traveller in the Levant and Russia. Following two large tours he published illustrated books of his observations of the people, buildings, plants and animals. The output of publisher, Cluer Dicey (c.1713 - 1775) consisted mostly of re-issued plates, in this case a Dutch plate from about 1690. He is most famous as the last publisher of John Speed's county maps in 1770, over one-and-a-half centuries after their first issue!
See ref 17356 for a proof impression.
[Ref: 35803] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Cornelius de Bruyn Pictor.
Godfr: Kneller Eques Pinxit. G. Valck sculp.
[n.d. c.1698.]
Engraving. 275 x 180mm (10¾ x 7"), very large margins.
Cornelis de Bruijn (1652-c.1727) was a Dutch artist and traveller in the Levant and Russia. Following two large tours he published illustrated books of his observations of the people, buildings, plants and animals.
See ref 17356 for a proof impression.
[Ref: 48922] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Godfr: Kneller Eques Pinxit. G. Valck sculp.
[n.d. c.1698.]
Engraving. 275 x 180mm (10¾ x 7"), very large margins.
Cornelis de Bruijn (1652-c.1727) was a Dutch artist and traveller in the Levant and Russia. Following two large tours he published illustrated books of his observations of the people, buildings, plants and animals.
See ref 17356 for a proof impression.
[Ref: 48922] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort.] [Lundin.]](jpegs/52944.jpg)
[John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort.] [Lundin.] Anno D; 1683 Ætatis 34.
G. Kneller Pinxit. P. Vandrebanc Sculp.
[n.d., c.1683.]
Engraving. Sheet 325 x 170mm (12¾ x 6¾"). Slight loss on left, madeup. Trimmed, losing title 'Lundin' under image, laid on album paper.
Portrait of John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort, half-length in an oval, clad in a cloak. John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort (1649-1714) was a Scottish nobleman who acted as governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1679, followed by Lieutenant-General and Master of the Ordnance in 1680. He served as Secretary of State in Scotland under James II and VII from 1684 to 1688. He followed James II into exile and died in St Germains.
Provenance: David Hume 1776. Sharpe 533, i of iii, changing the year and his age.
[Ref: 52944] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Pinxit. P. Vandrebanc Sculp.
[n.d., c.1683.]
Engraving. Sheet 325 x 170mm (12¾ x 6¾"). Slight loss on left, madeup. Trimmed, losing title 'Lundin' under image, laid on album paper.
Portrait of John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort, half-length in an oval, clad in a cloak. John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort (1649-1714) was a Scottish nobleman who acted as governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1679, followed by Lieutenant-General and Master of the Ordnance in 1680. He served as Secretary of State in Scotland under James II and VII from 1684 to 1688. He followed James II into exile and died in St Germains.
Provenance: David Hume 1776. Sharpe 533, i of iii, changing the year and his age.
[Ref: 52944] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
John Dryden.
J. Chapman sculp. [after Sir G. Kneller.]
London Published as the Act directs April 9.th 1803 by J. Wilkes.
Coloured stipple, printed in colour; with very large margins; paper watermarked: 1802. Plate 165 x 114mm (6½ x 4½"). Repaired tear to left edge of platemark.
John Dryden (1631-1700) the acclaimed English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright who made Poet Laureate in 1668. He is seen as the dominating literary poet of Restoration England. One of a number of stipple heads of Kings and Queens of similar format printed on quarto sheets, by Chapman, published by J. Wilkes, 1795-1810. They appear as illustrations to the 'Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature ... Embellished by ... engravings. Compiled ... by John Wilkes' (24 volumes, published 1810-1829, primarily by J. Wilkes, some volumes by G Jones).
[Ref: 30981] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
J. Chapman sculp. [after Sir G. Kneller.]
London Published as the Act directs April 9.th 1803 by J. Wilkes.
Coloured stipple, printed in colour; with very large margins; paper watermarked: 1802. Plate 165 x 114mm (6½ x 4½"). Repaired tear to left edge of platemark.
John Dryden (1631-1700) the acclaimed English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright who made Poet Laureate in 1668. He is seen as the dominating literary poet of Restoration England. One of a number of stipple heads of Kings and Queens of similar format printed on quarto sheets, by Chapman, published by J. Wilkes, 1795-1810. They appear as illustrations to the 'Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature ... Embellished by ... engravings. Compiled ... by John Wilkes' (24 volumes, published 1810-1829, primarily by J. Wilkes, some volumes by G Jones).
[Ref: 30981] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)