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''Buzz''. To the President and Members of the Beef Steak Club, this print is most respectfully Dedicated.
M.W.Sharp. Pinx.t. W.m Sharp Sculp.t.
London, Published July 4th. 1834 by Tho.s Mclean, 26 Haymarket.
Mezzotint. Sheet: 335 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Scratches in top left corner. trimmed to platemark.
A comic portrait of a middle aged man shaking the last drop out of a decanter. The Beefsteak Club or the Sublime Society was a dining club which, in 1834, met at the Bedford Coffee House, where members would dine on steak and potatoes and drank port. Members were required to wear a uniform of a blue coat with a buff waistcoat with brass buttons. The member depicted also wears a gridiron medal, the gridiron being the symbol of the club. An empty bottle and a corkscrew are on the table.
[Ref: 42046] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Female Politician.
M.W. Sharp Pinx.t. W. Ward Jun.r Sc.t. Eng.r to H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence.
London, Published May 1. 1826 by W.J. Wright, 14 Brownlow Street, Holborn.
Mezzotint with very large margins.. 340 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾") Some spotting
An elderly lady with glasses, reading the 'John Bull' newspaper of December 1825, throwing her hand up in horror. A tea pot and cup sit with a book on the table to her left. 'John Bull' was a London Sunday newspaper established by Theodore Hook in 1820 with the help of Sir Walter Scott. He edited the paper, which was patriotic and anti-Whig, for 21 years, during which time it was described as 'scurrilous, scandalous, but irresistibly facetious'. Ex collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36582] £230.00
(£276.00 incl.VAT)
The Frosty Morning. [&] At Fault. [&] Love at First Sight. [&] The Glow-Worm.
Painted by W.Sharp. [also M.W.Sharpe pinx.t.] Engraved by C.Turner [also H.Dawe & A.Huffman.]
London: Published Aug.t 1825 [Nov. 1st & Nov 25th, 1825, and Aug.st 1826], by W.J. White, 14, Brownlow Street, Holborn.
Set of four mezzotints. Each 340 x 255mm (13½ x 10").
Men shaving, eating, smoking and nursing a hangover. After Michael William Sharp.
[Ref: 50335] £650.00
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Married To Morrow!!! NonSuited.
M.W. Sharp, Pinx.t. W. Ward, Jun.r Sc.t Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence.
London, Published Nov.r 1, 1825, by W. J. White, 14, Brownlow Street, Holborn. A Paris, chez Chaillon Potrelle Editeur, M.d Estampes, Rue St. Honoré, No. 140.
Mezzotint with large margins, very rare. Platemark: 335 x 260mm (13¼ x 10¼"). Light rubbing to surface. Light creases at top left margins.
An interior scene depicting a young curate sitting at table, with the remnants of a meal in front of him, clutching at his hair in horror as he reads a letter, held out in right hand, on which is written, 'Dear Harry Can you believe it Eliza - your constant Eliza is to be married to morrow!! Yours truly MW Sharp'. Ex collection Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36555] £230.00
(£276.00 incl.VAT)
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