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A Catechism
Painted by J. Rising. Engraved by V. Green, Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Rare mezzotint, open letter proof, inscription area partially uncleaned. Sheet 485 x 605mm (19 z 23¾"). Trimmed to plate.
Four children in a cottage interior, listening intently to a boy reading from a catechism.
Whitman: 286. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd.
[Ref: 54255] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by J. Rising. Engraved by V. Green, Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Rare mezzotint, open letter proof, inscription area partially uncleaned. Sheet 485 x 605mm (19 z 23¾"). Trimmed to plate.
Four children in a cottage interior, listening intently to a boy reading from a catechism.
Whitman: 286. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd.
[Ref: 54255] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Juvenile Employment.
Painted by J. Rising. Engraved by W. Ward.
Publish'd May 1st, 1798, by W. Ward. Delancey Place, Camden Town.
Rare mezzotint, printed in colours and hand finished. 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). A few small worm holes.
A young girl sitting under a tree, surrounded by sheep.
Frankau 175, state ii; Chaloner Smith 99, state ii.
[Ref: 58250] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by J. Rising. Engraved by W. Ward.
Publish'd May 1st, 1798, by W. Ward. Delancey Place, Camden Town.
Rare mezzotint, printed in colours and hand finished. 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). A few small worm holes.
A young girl sitting under a tree, surrounded by sheep.
Frankau 175, state ii; Chaloner Smith 99, state ii.
[Ref: 58250] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
This Portrait of Nathaniel Kent Esq.r is most respectfully Dedicated to the Friends of Agriculture by their most obedient H.ble Serv.t John Rising.
Painted by Jn.o Rising. Engraved by Jn.o Young Engraver to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.
[c.1800.]
Mezzotint with large margins, very scarce; 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Some creasing and wear to edges, short tear entering inscription area at bottom. Bit messy.
Nathaniel Kent (1737-1810), seated with books and map of Norfolk Farm by his elbow, a landscape through a window behind. Kent, was a land valuer, agriculturist, author, and manager of George III's estates at Windsor and Richmond. He wrote 'Hints to Gentlemen of Landed Property' in 1775; his 'General View of the Agriculture of the County of Norfolk' was included in the Survey of Norfolk issued by the Board of Agriculture in 1794. Kent assisted in the creation of Norfolk Farm in Windsor Great Park, introducing the Nofolk system of crop rotation.
CS: 44; Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36545] £320.00
Painted by Jn.o Rising. Engraved by Jn.o Young Engraver to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.
[c.1800.]
Mezzotint with large margins, very scarce; 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Some creasing and wear to edges, short tear entering inscription area at bottom. Bit messy.
Nathaniel Kent (1737-1810), seated with books and map of Norfolk Farm by his elbow, a landscape through a window behind. Kent, was a land valuer, agriculturist, author, and manager of George III's estates at Windsor and Richmond. He wrote 'Hints to Gentlemen of Landed Property' in 1775; his 'General View of the Agriculture of the County of Norfolk' was included in the Survey of Norfolk issued by the Board of Agriculture in 1794. Kent assisted in the creation of Norfolk Farm in Windsor Great Park, introducing the Nofolk system of crop rotation.
CS: 44; Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36545] £320.00
Poverty.
Rising Pinx.t. Graham Sculp.t.
London published 1st Aug 1792 by Bull & Jeffryes, Ludgate Hill.
Mezzotint with large margins. Platemark: 390 x 330mm. (15¼ x 13"). Vertical mark on left.
Young boy in tattered clothes sitting against a wall, facing right, holding his hat out to beg, with a basket beside him; after John Rising (1753 - 1817). John Rising entered the Royal Academy Schools in December 1778. He was a portrait painter in his own right but he also made copies after Joshua Reynolds's work and acted as a picture restorer.
From the Oettingen-Wallerstein Collection. Chaloner Smith 4.
[Ref: 28390] £380.00
Rising Pinx.t. Graham Sculp.t.
London published 1st Aug 1792 by Bull & Jeffryes, Ludgate Hill.
Mezzotint with large margins. Platemark: 390 x 330mm. (15¼ x 13"). Vertical mark on left.
Young boy in tattered clothes sitting against a wall, facing right, holding his hat out to beg, with a basket beside him; after John Rising (1753 - 1817). John Rising entered the Royal Academy Schools in December 1778. He was a portrait painter in his own right but he also made copies after Joshua Reynolds's work and acted as a picture restorer.
From the Oettingen-Wallerstein Collection. Chaloner Smith 4.
[Ref: 28390] £380.00
![[The Young Ballad Singers]](jpegs/52823.jpg)
[The Young Ballad Singers]
[Painted by J. Rising. Engraved by J. Jones Engraver Extraordinary to His R.H. the Prince of Wales & Principal Engraver to His R.H. the Duke of York.]
[London Publish'd as the Act directs June [*]179[*] by J. Jones No 75 Great Portland Street.]
Fine mezzotint. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with wide margins. Part of the publication line erased on plate.
Two children selling ballads on a street corner, singing the same ballads that they are offering for sale. First state published by Jones, before title added. It was later republished by Robert Cribb. Rare print after John Rising (1753-1817), portrait and subject painter and also an accomplished restorer and skilled copyist.
L.2178. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 52823] £520.00
[Painted by J. Rising. Engraved by J. Jones Engraver Extraordinary to His R.H. the Prince of Wales & Principal Engraver to His R.H. the Duke of York.]
[London Publish'd as the Act directs June [*]179[*] by J. Jones No 75 Great Portland Street.]
Fine mezzotint. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with wide margins. Part of the publication line erased on plate.
Two children selling ballads on a street corner, singing the same ballads that they are offering for sale. First state published by Jones, before title added. It was later republished by Robert Cribb. Rare print after John Rising (1753-1817), portrait and subject painter and also an accomplished restorer and skilled copyist.
L.2178. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 52823] £520.00