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Studies of Fresh Water Fish. Drawn on stone from Nature, and respectfully dedicated (with permission) to S. Gurney, Jun.r, Esq.r, (Carshalton) by his obedient Serv.t. H.y Leonidas Rolfe. 1851.
Published by the Artist at his Studio, Shorter's Court, Throgmorton S.t City.
Oblong folio, contemporary half morocco gilt, with marbled boards, red morocco gilt title label on front board; lithographed illustrated title pasted on original wrapper; 7 tinted lithographs on thick paper, mounted on stubs, each sheet approx. 355 x 540mm (14 x 21¼"). Binding worn, plates with some surface soiling and spotting, two plates with bottom right corner knocked.
The plates are: Pope, Minnow, Perch, Gudgeon; Barbel, Bream, Chub; Eel, Roach, Dace, Bleak; Tench, Carp; Trout; Graylng; Pike. The set of plates by Henry Leonidas Rolfe (1823-81). As the plates were issued loose in wrappers, complete sets are unusual and very scarce.
[Ref: 60910] £2,500.00 view all images for this item
Published by the Artist at his Studio, Shorter's Court, Throgmorton S.t City.
Oblong folio, contemporary half morocco gilt, with marbled boards, red morocco gilt title label on front board; lithographed illustrated title pasted on original wrapper; 7 tinted lithographs on thick paper, mounted on stubs, each sheet approx. 355 x 540mm (14 x 21¼"). Binding worn, plates with some surface soiling and spotting, two plates with bottom right corner knocked.
The plates are: Pope, Minnow, Perch, Gudgeon; Barbel, Bream, Chub; Eel, Roach, Dace, Bleak; Tench, Carp; Trout; Graylng; Pike. The set of plates by Henry Leonidas Rolfe (1823-81). As the plates were issued loose in wrappers, complete sets are unusual and very scarce.
[Ref: 60910] £2,500.00 view all images for this item
H. L. Rolfe's Studies of Fresh-Water Fish. No. 1 Barbel, Roach and Dace. From the River Thames.
J. West Giles. Lith. M. &. N. Hanhart, Impt.
London, Published 1st Novr. 1856, by Messrs. William Tegg & Co. 28 Queen Street, Cheapside.
Coloured Lithograph, oval dimensions 430 x 560. Repaired tear top right of title.
One from a set of six ovals that depict the freshwater fish of England's rivers. Rarely found untrimmed in good condition. Henry Leonidas Rolfe [1823-1881] was devoted to the depiction of angling subjects and was, unsurprisingly, a keen fisherman himself. A portrait of Rolfe on a river bank with his catch is in the Government Art Collection.
See: 5058
[Ref: 5057] £950.00
J. West Giles. Lith. M. &. N. Hanhart, Impt.
London, Published 1st Novr. 1856, by Messrs. William Tegg & Co. 28 Queen Street, Cheapside.
Coloured Lithograph, oval dimensions 430 x 560. Repaired tear top right of title.
One from a set of six ovals that depict the freshwater fish of England's rivers. Rarely found untrimmed in good condition. Henry Leonidas Rolfe [1823-1881] was devoted to the depiction of angling subjects and was, unsurprisingly, a keen fisherman himself. A portrait of Rolfe on a river bank with his catch is in the Government Art Collection.
See: 5058
[Ref: 5057] £950.00
H. L. Rolfe's Studies of Fresh-Water Fish. No. 2 Pike, Perch, and Roach. From the River Loddon.
J. West Giles. Lith. M. &. N. Hanhart, Impt.
London, Published 1st Novr. 1856, by Messrs. William Tegg & Co. 28 Queen Street, Cheapside.
Coloured Lithograph, oval dimensions 430 x 560. Laid down
One from a set of six ovals that depict the freshwater fish of England's rivers. Rarely found untrimmed in good condition. Henry Leonidas Rolfe [1823-1881] was devoted to the depiction of angling subjects and was, unsurprisingly, a keen fisherman himself. A portrait of Rolfe on a river bank with his catch is in the Government Art Collection.
See Ref: 5057
[Ref: 5058] £950.00
J. West Giles. Lith. M. &. N. Hanhart, Impt.
London, Published 1st Novr. 1856, by Messrs. William Tegg & Co. 28 Queen Street, Cheapside.
Coloured Lithograph, oval dimensions 430 x 560. Laid down
One from a set of six ovals that depict the freshwater fish of England's rivers. Rarely found untrimmed in good condition. Henry Leonidas Rolfe [1823-1881] was devoted to the depiction of angling subjects and was, unsurprisingly, a keen fisherman himself. A portrait of Rolfe on a river bank with his catch is in the Government Art Collection.
See Ref: 5057
[Ref: 5058] £950.00
H. L. Rolfe's Studies of Fresh-Water Fish. No. 3 Salmon, and Trout. From the River Wye.
M. &. N. Hanhart, Lith.
London, Published 1st Novr. 1856, by Messrs. William Tegg & Co. 28 Queen Street, Cheapside.
Coloured lithograph, oval, dimensions 430 x 560.
One from a set of six ovals that depict the freshwater fish of England's rivers. Rarely found untrimmed in good condition. Henry Leonidas Rolfe [1823-1881] was devoted to the depiction of angling subjects and was, unsurprisingly, a keen fisherman himself. A portrait of Rolfe on a river bank with his catch is in the Government Art Collection.
See Ref: 5057, 5058
[Ref: 5059] £1,250.00
M. &. N. Hanhart, Lith.
London, Published 1st Novr. 1856, by Messrs. William Tegg & Co. 28 Queen Street, Cheapside.
Coloured lithograph, oval, dimensions 430 x 560.
One from a set of six ovals that depict the freshwater fish of England's rivers. Rarely found untrimmed in good condition. Henry Leonidas Rolfe [1823-1881] was devoted to the depiction of angling subjects and was, unsurprisingly, a keen fisherman himself. A portrait of Rolfe on a river bank with his catch is in the Government Art Collection.
See Ref: 5057, 5058
[Ref: 5059] £1,250.00
A Portfolio of Permanent Reproductions of Ten Fish Pictures.
After Paintings by the late celebrated Fish Painter H. L. Rolfe.
London: Published At The Office Of ''The Fishing Gazette,'' St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, E.C. [n.d. c.1895.]
Rare portfolio, original printed boards, with 10 half-tone plates plus a keyplate, all trimmed to image and laid on printed boards as issued. 365 x 275mm (4½ x 10¾") A bit of wear to the covers and plates slightly time stained.
Plates: I The Game Fish of Great Britain, II Key To Ditto, III In A Fix, IV Not Caught Yet, V Threatened War, VI Homeward Bound, VII Foul Play, VIII The Anglers Rest, IX The First Lesson, X A Leap For Liberty, XI The Poacher. R.B Marston, editor of The Fishing Gazette, republished this from a series that had no publisher name and was undated called 'Piscatorial Studies by H.L Rolfe.' Having found the series through E Spencer Gough who had a letter printed in the March 17th 1888 edition of the Gazette in the hopes of finding out more information to procure one for a friend. The photographer was identified as W.T. Beach. Seeing an opportunity Marston accquired or borrowed from a correspondant and made 'A Portfolio Of Permanent Reproductions Of Ten Fish Pictures' and advertised it in the January 12th 1895 edition of the Gazette. Henry Rolfe (d. 1881) was a painter of fishing subjects and exhibited at the Royal Academy, British Institution, Royal Society of British Artists in Suffolk Street, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts in Dublin.
From the collection of David Beazley, cover illustrated in his 'Images of Angling, p.140.
[Ref: 56241] £650.00 view all images for this item
After Paintings by the late celebrated Fish Painter H. L. Rolfe.
London: Published At The Office Of ''The Fishing Gazette,'' St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, E.C. [n.d. c.1895.]
Rare portfolio, original printed boards, with 10 half-tone plates plus a keyplate, all trimmed to image and laid on printed boards as issued. 365 x 275mm (4½ x 10¾") A bit of wear to the covers and plates slightly time stained.
Plates: I The Game Fish of Great Britain, II Key To Ditto, III In A Fix, IV Not Caught Yet, V Threatened War, VI Homeward Bound, VII Foul Play, VIII The Anglers Rest, IX The First Lesson, X A Leap For Liberty, XI The Poacher. R.B Marston, editor of The Fishing Gazette, republished this from a series that had no publisher name and was undated called 'Piscatorial Studies by H.L Rolfe.' Having found the series through E Spencer Gough who had a letter printed in the March 17th 1888 edition of the Gazette in the hopes of finding out more information to procure one for a friend. The photographer was identified as W.T. Beach. Seeing an opportunity Marston accquired or borrowed from a correspondant and made 'A Portfolio Of Permanent Reproductions Of Ten Fish Pictures' and advertised it in the January 12th 1895 edition of the Gazette. Henry Rolfe (d. 1881) was a painter of fishing subjects and exhibited at the Royal Academy, British Institution, Royal Society of British Artists in Suffolk Street, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts in Dublin.
From the collection of David Beazley, cover illustrated in his 'Images of Angling, p.140.
[Ref: 56241] £650.00 view all images for this item
Well Matched.
H.L. Rolfe, del.t.
M. & N. Hanhart, Lith et Imp.t. 1856.
Lithograph. Sheet: 820 x 600mm (32 x 23¾"). Laid on conservation paper.
An extremely decorative still life scene of seafood and vegetables upon a table.
[Ref: 42359] £850.00
H.L. Rolfe, del.t.
M. & N. Hanhart, Lith et Imp.t. 1856.
Lithograph. Sheet: 820 x 600mm (32 x 23¾"). Laid on conservation paper.
An extremely decorative still life scene of seafood and vegetables upon a table.
[Ref: 42359] £850.00