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Johannes baro de Churchill, dux et comes de Marlborough, Magnae Britannicae Regina a consiliis secretioribus, ordinid periscelidis eques, [...].
[n.d. early 18th century].
Scarce engraving, 18th century watermark. 520 x 385mm (20½ x 15¼"). Staining. Trimmed to plate. Some creasing in the title area.
A portrait of John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722).Churchill was a recognised military strategist in his time, he defeated the Monmouth Rebellion, helping to secure the throne for James II but later being a key player in James' deposition as a result of the Glorious Revolution. He later served under Queen Anne.
[Ref: 54070] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. early 18th century].
Scarce engraving, 18th century watermark. 520 x 385mm (20½ x 15¼"). Staining. Trimmed to plate. Some creasing in the title area.
A portrait of John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722).Churchill was a recognised military strategist in his time, he defeated the Monmouth Rebellion, helping to secure the throne for James II but later being a key player in James' deposition as a result of the Glorious Revolution. He later served under Queen Anne.
[Ref: 54070] £280.00 (£336.00 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)
Geeraardt Brandt, in zyn leven Leeraar der Remonstrantsche Gemeente te Amsterdam. Geb: den XXV. Jul: MDCXXII. Gest: den XI. Oct. MDCLXXXV. Wat man verbeeldt dees pxint? Den Kerkhistorischiyver Met zyn geslepen brein en zedigheit en yver; Den Vxededichter, die ten dienst van't Vrye landt De vlugge veder voert, den arbeidsamen BRANDT, A. Moonen.
M Musscher pinx. P: van Gunst Sculp.
B. Bos. Excudit. [n.d. c.1710.]
Copper engraving. Plate 183 x 134mm. 7¼ x 5¼".
Gerard Brandt (1626-1685), was a Dutch playwright, poet, preacher, church historian, biographer and naval historian. He was a well-known writer in his own time.
[Ref: 14890] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
M Musscher pinx. P: van Gunst Sculp.
B. Bos. Excudit. [n.d. c.1710.]
Copper engraving. Plate 183 x 134mm. 7¼ x 5¼".
Gerard Brandt (1626-1685), was a Dutch playwright, poet, preacher, church historian, biographer and naval historian. He was a well-known writer in his own time.
[Ref: 14890] £120.00 (£144.00 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)
Charles the First, King of Great Britain. Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton.
A.v. Dyk pinx. 1638. P.v. Gunst Sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
[n.d. c.1713.]
Very fine engraving. 515 x 330mm (20¼ x 13"), with large margins. Paper toned, tears in edges.
Portrait of Charles I (1600-1649), whole length, standing, wearing armour, holding baton; helmet and crown on table to right. From Gunst's series of ten plates after van Dyck, made 1713-15, from the Cracherode bequest.
[Ref: 53130] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
A.v. Dyk pinx. 1638. P.v. Gunst Sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
[n.d. c.1713.]
Very fine engraving. 515 x 330mm (20¼ x 13"), with large margins. Paper toned, tears in edges.
Portrait of Charles I (1600-1649), whole length, standing, wearing armour, holding baton; helmet and crown on table to right. From Gunst's series of ten plates after van Dyck, made 1713-15, from the Cracherode bequest.
[Ref: 53130] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Charles the First, King of Great Britain.
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1638. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 330mm (20½ x 13"), with large margins.
Portrait of Charles I (1600-1649), whole length, standing, wearing armour, holding baton; helmet and crown on table to right.
[Ref: 21536] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1638. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 330mm (20½ x 13"), with large margins.
Portrait of Charles I (1600-1649), whole length, standing, wearing armour, holding baton; helmet and crown on table to right.
[Ref: 21536] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
O. Cromwell D.G. Angl. Scot. Franc. et Fib. Protector.
P. a Gunst sculp. et exc. t'Amsterdam op de binnen Amstel op de hoek van de Keysers-graft. [n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving, scarce. Sheet 560 x 410mm (22 x 16¼"). Trimmed to image, repaired crease & tear.
A large oval portrait of a young Oliver Cromwell in armour, within a wreath border. Engraved by Pieter van Gunst (c.1659-c.1731), best known for engraving the anatomical plates of Gerard de Lairesse, 1685.
Rare: not found in the BM, NPG or Dutch Rijksmuseum.
[Ref: 42861] £850.00
P. a Gunst sculp. et exc. t'Amsterdam op de binnen Amstel op de hoek van de Keysers-graft. [n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving, scarce. Sheet 560 x 410mm (22 x 16¼"). Trimmed to image, repaired crease & tear.
A large oval portrait of a young Oliver Cromwell in armour, within a wreath border. Engraved by Pieter van Gunst (c.1659-c.1731), best known for engraving the anatomical plates of Gerard de Lairesse, 1685.
Rare: not found in the BM, NPG or Dutch Rijksmuseum.
[Ref: 42861] £850.00
Edouard VI Dans l'ame d'un enfant j'eus l'esprit d'un grand Roi [...]
Adr. vander Werff pinx. P. a Gunst Sculps.
[Rotterdam, c.1710]
Engraving with very large margins, platemark approx 305 x 190mm (12 x 7½"). Slight stain in lower platemark.
King Edward VI (1537-1553), son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Scholarly and firmly Protestant, he ruled during his minority with the help of a council, but was dominated first by the Duke of Somerset as Lord Protector, and later by the Duke of Northumberland. The latter induced Edward to will the crown of Lady Jane Grey, in order to ensure the Protestant succession. Plate from Isaac de Larrey's 'Histoire d'Angleterre' (1697-1713) from a design by Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722), acclaimed as the most important Dutch Master during his lifetime, although his reputation declined from the late 18th century onwards.
[Ref: 34248] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Adr. vander Werff pinx. P. a Gunst Sculps.
[Rotterdam, c.1710]
Engraving with very large margins, platemark approx 305 x 190mm (12 x 7½"). Slight stain in lower platemark.
King Edward VI (1537-1553), son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Scholarly and firmly Protestant, he ruled during his minority with the help of a council, but was dominated first by the Duke of Somerset as Lord Protector, and later by the Duke of Northumberland. The latter induced Edward to will the crown of Lady Jane Grey, in order to ensure the Protestant succession. Plate from Isaac de Larrey's 'Histoire d'Angleterre' (1697-1713) from a design by Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722), acclaimed as the most important Dutch Master during his lifetime, although his reputation declined from the late 18th century onwards.
[Ref: 34248] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Elizabeth D.G. Angliae, Franciae, et Hiberniae Regina.
Phil: a Gunst Sculpsit
M. Marrebeeck excudit [c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 355 x 260mm (14 x 10¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; crease through centre not visible from front.
Elizabeth I (1533-1603), queen of England and Ireland, reigned 1558-1603. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth came to the throne on the death of her half-sister, Mary I. Her long reign, beginning in 1558, saw the secure establishment of the Church of England. It was characterised by relative peace and prosperity, a great increase in foreign trade and exploration, the defeat of the Armada, and a flourishing literary culture epitomised by Shakespeare. Despite receiving many proposals of marriage, Elizabeth never married and became legendary as the 'virgin queen'.
[Ref: 42384] £320.00
Phil: a Gunst Sculpsit
M. Marrebeeck excudit [c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 355 x 260mm (14 x 10¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; crease through centre not visible from front.
Elizabeth I (1533-1603), queen of England and Ireland, reigned 1558-1603. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth came to the throne on the death of her half-sister, Mary I. Her long reign, beginning in 1558, saw the secure establishment of the Church of England. It was characterised by relative peace and prosperity, a great increase in foreign trade and exploration, the defeat of the Armada, and a flourishing literary culture epitomised by Shakespeare. Despite receiving many proposals of marriage, Elizabeth never married and became legendary as the 'virgin queen'.
[Ref: 42384] £320.00
Georgius Augustus Princeps Wallae.
Phil: a Gunst Sculpsit. M. Marrebeeck excudit.
[n.d. c.1720]
Engraving, print 365 x 265mm (14½ x 10½"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet.
Bust portrait of of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760), while he was the Prince of Wales, wearing armour. Set in an oval flanked by laurel branches.
O' Donoghue 14.
[Ref: 58863] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Phil: a Gunst Sculpsit. M. Marrebeeck excudit.
[n.d. c.1720]
Engraving, print 365 x 265mm (14½ x 10½"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet.
Bust portrait of of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760), while he was the Prince of Wales, wearing armour. Set in an oval flanked by laurel branches.
O' Donoghue 14.
[Ref: 58863] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Arthur Goodwin. Father of Jane his sole Daughter and Hieress, second Lady of Philip Lord Wharton.
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1639 P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 330mm. 20½ x 13". Large margins.
Arthur Goodwin (c.1593-1643), full-length standing in a room in riding boots with a curtain behind him. He was an English member of parliament from Buckinghamshire who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War. His daughter Jane (1618-1658) married Philip Wharton in 1637.
[Ref: 21539] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1639 P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 330mm. 20½ x 13". Large margins.
Arthur Goodwin (c.1593-1643), full-length standing in a room in riding boots with a curtain behind him. He was an English member of parliament from Buckinghamshire who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War. His daughter Jane (1618-1658) married Philip Wharton in 1637.
[Ref: 21539] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Jane, Daughter and Heiress of Arthur Goodwin of Winchendon in Com. Buck. Esq. Married Philip Lord Wharton, Father to the late Marquis of Wharton.
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1639 P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 330mm. 20½ x 13". Large margins.
Jane Goodwin, Lady Wharton, whole length, standing, plucking a rose from a tree in a large vase. Jane Goodwin (1618-1658) married Philip Wharton in 1637. She was daughter of the MP Arthur Goodwin (c.1593-1643).
[Ref: 21540] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1639 P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 330mm. 20½ x 13". Large margins.
Jane Goodwin, Lady Wharton, whole length, standing, plucking a rose from a tree in a large vase. Jane Goodwin (1618-1658) married Philip Wharton in 1637. She was daughter of the MP Arthur Goodwin (c.1593-1643).
[Ref: 21540] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[James Hamilton.] Hamilton, Comte d'Aran.](jpegs/45007.jpg)
[James Hamilton.] Hamilton, Comte d'Aran.
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. P. à Gunst sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving, 18th century watermark. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), large margins.
Circular portrait of James Hamilton (c.?1537-1609), 3rd Earl of Arran. He was proposed as a suitable husband for both Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I, but he had a mental breakdown aged thirty and was confined for the rest of his life, nearly fifty years. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45007] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. P. à Gunst sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving, 18th century watermark. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), large margins.
Circular portrait of James Hamilton (c.?1537-1609), 3rd Earl of Arran. He was proposed as a suitable husband for both Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I, but he had a mental breakdown aged thirty and was confined for the rest of his life, nearly fifty years. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45007] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Henrietta Maria, Queen of Great Britain.
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1638. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 323mm. 20½ x 12¾". Large margins.
Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), Queen of Charles I, standing with hand resting on a table with a crown and vase of roses. She was the daughter of Henri IV, King of France and Marie de Medicis. In 1625 she married Charles I, but the Civil War forced her to flee to France in 1644; she returned to England following the restoration (1660) and spent a few years at Somerset House as Dowager Queen until she returned to France in 1665.
[Ref: 21534] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1638. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 323mm. 20½ x 12¾". Large margins.
Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), Queen of Charles I, standing with hand resting on a table with a crown and vase of roses. She was the daughter of Henri IV, King of France and Marie de Medicis. In 1625 she married Charles I, but the Civil War forced her to flee to France in 1644; she returned to England following the restoration (1660) and spent a few years at Somerset House as Dowager Queen until she returned to France in 1665.
[Ref: 21534] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Howard.
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. P. à Gunst sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving, 18th century watermark. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), with large margins.
Portrait of Thomas Howard (1473-1554), 3rd Duke of Norfolk, uncle of both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45006] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. P. à Gunst sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving, 18th century watermark. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), with large margins.
Portrait of Thomas Howard (1473-1554), 3rd Duke of Norfolk, uncle of both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45006] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Jacques Premier. Tunis sous mon pouvoir l’Ecosse et l’Angleterre, Mais de mes Parlements j’encourus le mefris: Trop pacifique Roi d’un peuple aimant la guerre, Le jouet de l’Espagne et de mes favoris.
Adrn. vander Werff pinx. P. à Gunst sculps.
[n.d. c.1690.]
Engraving. Mounted on an album page. Plate 309 x 178mm. 12 x7". Some staining in the margins.
James VI & I (1566-1625).
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: 12814] £100.00 (£120.00 incl.VAT)
Adrn. vander Werff pinx. P. à Gunst sculps.
[n.d. c.1690.]
Engraving. Mounted on an album page. Plate 309 x 178mm. 12 x7". Some staining in the margins.
James VI & I (1566-1625).
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: 12814] £100.00 (£120.00 incl.VAT)
Jacques V.
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. P. à Gunst sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), large margins.
Bust portrait of James Stewart (1512-42), father of Mary, Queen of Scots. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45003] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. P. à Gunst sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), large margins.
Bust portrait of James Stewart (1512-42), father of Mary, Queen of Scots. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45003] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![[Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester.]](jpegs/41255.jpg)
[Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester.]
[Engraved by Pieter van Gunst after Adriaen van der Werff.]
[n.d., 1707.]
Engraving, proof before letters. 315 x 185mm (12¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed to plate and mounted in album paper.
Portrait of Hugh Latimer (c.1487-1555), in an oval formed of palms, dressed in a fur-trimmed chimere over his rochet with a Canterbury cap. Below his arms rest in the embers of a fire, alluding to his martydom. An illustration to Larrey's 'Histoire d'Angleterre', with the published state having verse on the plynth under the fire..
[Ref: 41255] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by Pieter van Gunst after Adriaen van der Werff.]
[n.d., 1707.]
Engraving, proof before letters. 315 x 185mm (12¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed to plate and mounted in album paper.
Portrait of Hugh Latimer (c.1487-1555), in an oval formed of palms, dressed in a fur-trimmed chimere over his rochet with a Canterbury cap. Below his arms rest in the embers of a fire, alluding to his martydom. An illustration to Larrey's 'Histoire d'Angleterre', with the published state having verse on the plynth under the fire..
[Ref: 41255] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Madeleine de France. Pour me le maigner son amour Un Roi passa la mer, et m'obtint sa femme: Ma vertu commencoit a reformer la cour. Mais la mort de mes jours coupu trap tôt la trame.
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. P.a Gunst Sculps.
[n.d. c.1700.]
Engraving with very large margins. Platemark: 315 x 180mm (12¼ x 7¼").
A bust of Madeleine of Valois (1520 - 1537), a French princess who became Queen of Scots as the first spouse of King James V. Slightly turned to the left, dressed in a gown with decorative ropes of pearls and a ruffed collar, on a plinth decorated with thistle leaves, and a landscape beyond. For a proof before letters impression, see item ref: 36420.
O'Donoghue 36.
[Ref: 36419] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. P.a Gunst Sculps.
[n.d. c.1700.]
Engraving with very large margins. Platemark: 315 x 180mm (12¼ x 7¼").
A bust of Madeleine of Valois (1520 - 1537), a French princess who became Queen of Scots as the first spouse of King James V. Slightly turned to the left, dressed in a gown with decorative ropes of pearls and a ruffed collar, on a plinth decorated with thistle leaves, and a landscape beyond. For a proof before letters impression, see item ref: 36420.
O'Donoghue 36.
[Ref: 36419] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Madeleine de France.
[Adr.n vander Werff pinx. P.a Gunst Sculps.]
[n.d. c.1700.]
Engraving. Proof before letters. Sheet size: 310 x 180mm (12¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed inside plate.
A bust of Madeleine of Valois (1520 - 1537), a French princess who became Queen of Scots as the first spouse of King James V. Slightly turned to the left, dressed in a gown with decorative ropes of pearls and a ruffed collar, on a plinth decorated with thistle leaves, and a landscape beyond. For a lettered impression, see item ref: 34619.
O'Donoghue 36.
[Ref: 36420] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Adr.n vander Werff pinx. P.a Gunst Sculps.]
[n.d. c.1700.]
Engraving. Proof before letters. Sheet size: 310 x 180mm (12¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed inside plate.
A bust of Madeleine of Valois (1520 - 1537), a French princess who became Queen of Scots as the first spouse of King James V. Slightly turned to the left, dressed in a gown with decorative ropes of pearls and a ruffed collar, on a plinth decorated with thistle leaves, and a landscape beyond. For a lettered impression, see item ref: 34619.
O'Donoghue 36.
[Ref: 36420] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sequence of ten portraits of British Monarchs from Elizabeth I to George II, plus two consorts.]](jpegs/57769.jpg)
[Sequence of ten portraits of British Monarchs from Elizabeth I to George II, plus two consorts.] Elizabetha D.G. Angliæ. Franciæ, et Hiberniæ Regina. [&] Jacobus, D.G. Angliæ. Franciæ, et Hiberniæ Rex. [&] Carolus... [&} Carolus II... [&] Jakobus II... [&] Gulielmus III... [&] Maria... [&] Anna... [&] Georgius, Daniæ Princeps. [&] Georgius Lewis... [&] George II, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland &c. [&] Caroline, Queen of Great Britain...
Phil: a Gunst Sculpsit.
M. Marrebeeck excudit [n.d., c.1730.]
12 engravings, very scarce separately and extremely rare complete. Each c.360 x 285mm (14¼ x 11¼"), very large margins. Plates toned and spotted, Elizabeth with two creases in image.
Twelve head and shoulders portraits in matching architectural borders: Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II, William III & Mary III, Anne & George, Prince of Denmark, George I, George II & Catherine of Ansbach.
Rare: the BM list only three. From the Davidson album.
[Ref: 57769] £3,000.00 view all images for this item
Phil: a Gunst Sculpsit.
M. Marrebeeck excudit [n.d., c.1730.]
12 engravings, very scarce separately and extremely rare complete. Each c.360 x 285mm (14¼ x 11¼"), very large margins. Plates toned and spotted, Elizabeth with two creases in image.
Twelve head and shoulders portraits in matching architectural borders: Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II, William III & Mary III, Anne & George, Prince of Denmark, George I, George II & Catherine of Ansbach.
Rare: the BM list only three. From the Davidson album.
[Ref: 57769] £3,000.00 view all images for this item
Lucy Countes of Carlisle, Daughter of Jocelin Earle of Northumberland.
A. v. Dyk pinx. 1637.Ex Muséo Sereniss. Domini Wharton.
P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod. [n.d. c.1714, but later.]
Engraving, with large margins. Plate 515 x 325mm. 20¼ x 12¾". Mount burn.
Portrait of Lucy, Countess of Carlisle, full-length standing before a column with hand on curtain. Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle (1599-1660) was an English courtier known for her beauty and wit. She was involved in many political intrigues during the English Civi War, and became second wife to James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle. She is known for disclosing to her cousin Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex of the King's intended arrest of the five members of Long Parliament, which enabled Essex and the other to escape. She was a political friend of Strafford and Pym. From Gunst's series of ten plates after van Dyck, made 1713-15, from the Cracherode bequest.
[Ref: 25980] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
A. v. Dyk pinx. 1637.Ex Muséo Sereniss. Domini Wharton.
P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod. [n.d. c.1714, but later.]
Engraving, with large margins. Plate 515 x 325mm. 20¼ x 12¾". Mount burn.
Portrait of Lucy, Countess of Carlisle, full-length standing before a column with hand on curtain. Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle (1599-1660) was an English courtier known for her beauty and wit. She was involved in many political intrigues during the English Civi War, and became second wife to James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle. She is known for disclosing to her cousin Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex of the King's intended arrest of the five members of Long Parliament, which enabled Essex and the other to escape. She was a political friend of Strafford and Pym. From Gunst's series of ten plates after van Dyck, made 1713-15, from the Cracherode bequest.
[Ref: 25980] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Margarett Smith, Married to Sr. Thomas Carye one of the Bedchamber, and Brother of Philadelphia Lady Wharton.
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1636. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 330mm. 20½ x 13". Large margins.
Margaret Smith, full-length standing in a room with a curtain behind her. Lady Margaret Herbert (c.1608-1663) was daughter of the Master of Requests, Thomas Smith of Abingdon. She married Thomas Carey (d.1634) and remarried Sir Edward Herbert (c.1591-1658) following Carey's death.
[Ref: 21537] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1636. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 330mm. 20½ x 13". Large margins.
Margaret Smith, full-length standing in a room with a curtain behind her. Lady Margaret Herbert (c.1608-1663) was daughter of the Master of Requests, Thomas Smith of Abingdon. She married Thomas Carey (d.1634) and remarried Sir Edward Herbert (c.1591-1658) following Carey's death.
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![[Katherine Stanhope] Anne, Countess of Chesterfield, Daughter to Thomas Lord Wotton.](jpegs/21535.jpg)
[Katherine Stanhope] Anne, Countess of Chesterfield, Daughter to Thomas Lord Wotton.
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1636. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 515 x 330mm. 20¼ x 13". Large margins.
Portrait of Katherine Stanhope (1609-1667), Countess of Chesterfield, full-length with arm resting on a rock in an open landscape. Eldest daughter of Thomas Wotton, 2nd Baron Wotton, Katherine was the governess and confidante of Mary Henrietta Stuart, Princess Royal. In 1660, Charles II created her Countess of Chesterfield in recognition of both her Royalist service during the Commonwealth. She married Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope in 1626); Jehan van der Kerckhove, Lord of Heenvliet in 1641; and Daniel O'Neill in 1662.
[Ref: 21535] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1636. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 515 x 330mm. 20¼ x 13". Large margins.
Portrait of Katherine Stanhope (1609-1667), Countess of Chesterfield, full-length with arm resting on a rock in an open landscape. Eldest daughter of Thomas Wotton, 2nd Baron Wotton, Katherine was the governess and confidante of Mary Henrietta Stuart, Princess Royal. In 1660, Charles II created her Countess of Chesterfield in recognition of both her Royalist service during the Commonwealth. She married Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope in 1626); Jehan van der Kerckhove, Lord of Heenvliet in 1641; and Daniel O'Neill in 1662.
[Ref: 21535] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Anne, Countess of Chesterfield, Daughter of Thomas Lord Wotton.
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1636. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Engraving. Sheet size: 500 x 300mm (19¾ x 12"). Trimmed to image. Glued at top corners to album sheet.
Portrait of Katherine Stanhope (1609-1667), Countess of Chesterfield, full-length with arm resting on a rock in an open landscape. Katherine was the governess and confidante of Mary Henrietta Stuart, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. Katherine was the eldest daughter to Thomas Wotton, 2nd Baron Wotton. She married Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope (d.1634), known as Sir Henry Stanhope, a noble and politician.
[Ref: 33857] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1636. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Engraving. Sheet size: 500 x 300mm (19¾ x 12"). Trimmed to image. Glued at top corners to album sheet.
Portrait of Katherine Stanhope (1609-1667), Countess of Chesterfield, full-length with arm resting on a rock in an open landscape. Katherine was the governess and confidante of Mary Henrietta Stuart, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. Katherine was the eldest daughter to Thomas Wotton, 2nd Baron Wotton. She married Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope (d.1634), known as Sir Henry Stanhope, a noble and politician.
[Ref: 33857] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Philadelphia and Elizabeth Wharton. The only Daughters of Philip Lord Wharton, by Elizabeth his First Lady. In the Drawing Room at Houghton.
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1640. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1770.]
Line engraving with small margins, plate 520 x 330mm (20½ x 13").
Portrait of Philadelphia and Elizabeth Wharton, daughters of Philip, Lord Wharton, as children, standing by a curtain with landscape in the background. Elizabeth, Countess of Lindsay, and Philadelphia Wharton (c.1636-1707). Engraved from the portrait by van Dyck, which at this time was part of the collection formed at Houghton by Robert Walpole, before the collection was purchased by Catherine the Great and installed at the Hermitage in St Petersberg.
For an earlier impression see ref. 21542
[Ref: 34228] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1640. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1770.]
Line engraving with small margins, plate 520 x 330mm (20½ x 13").
Portrait of Philadelphia and Elizabeth Wharton, daughters of Philip, Lord Wharton, as children, standing by a curtain with landscape in the background. Elizabeth, Countess of Lindsay, and Philadelphia Wharton (c.1636-1707). Engraved from the portrait by van Dyck, which at this time was part of the collection formed at Houghton by Robert Walpole, before the collection was purchased by Catherine the Great and installed at the Hermitage in St Petersberg.
For an earlier impression see ref. 21542
[Ref: 34228] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Philadelphia and Elizabeth Whartons, the only Daughters of Philip Lord Wharton, by Elizabeth his first Lady.
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1640. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 330mm. 20½ x 13". Large margins.
Portrait of Philadelphia and Elizabeth Wharton as children, standing by a curtain with landscape in the background. Elizabeth, Countess of Lindsay and, Philadelphia Wharton (c.1636-1707). Elizabeth was by his first wife, Elizabeth Wandesford, whereas Philadelphia was had by Jane Goodwin (1618-1658) and later became Lady Lockhart.
[Ref: 21542] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A. v. Dyck pinx. 1640. P. v. Gunst sculps. et exc. Amstelod.
Ex Museo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [n.d. c.1715.]
Framed engraving. Plate 520 x 330mm. 20½ x 13". Large margins.
Portrait of Philadelphia and Elizabeth Wharton as children, standing by a curtain with landscape in the background. Elizabeth, Countess of Lindsay and, Philadelphia Wharton (c.1636-1707). Elizabeth was by his first wife, Elizabeth Wandesford, whereas Philadelphia was had by Jane Goodwin (1618-1658) and later became Lady Lockhart.
[Ref: 21542] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Guilelmus III D.G. Angliae. Scotiae. Franciae et Hyberniae Rex
Joh Brandon delineavit. P'a' Gunst sculps
Arn. Leers exc. cum Privilegio [1691]
Etching, platemark 335 x 230mm (13¼ x 9"). Large margins on 3 sides. Slight tear lower right; trimmed to plate on left. Collectors' stamp of Reverend J. Burleigh James verso.
Bust portrait of King William III (1650 - 1702) The posthumous son of the Stadholder William II of Holland and Mary, daughter of Charles I, William married his cousin Mary, daughter of James II and Anne Hyde in 1677. In 1688 he accepted an invitation by a group of leading statesmen to land in Britain with an armed force; after the flight of James II he was crowned king, jointly with his wife, in 1689. William's life-long devotion to the fight against French expansionism benefited from additional resources after he became King. Although he lacked warmth and physical presence he showed considerable political, diplomatic and military ability. Once in the collection of Reverend J. Burleigh James of Knowbury Park, Shropshire. An important collection of prints of all schools and periods, his collection of prints by Rembrandt and Dürer was particularly notable.
L.1425
[Ref: 38340] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Joh Brandon delineavit. P'a' Gunst sculps
Arn. Leers exc. cum Privilegio [1691]
Etching, platemark 335 x 230mm (13¼ x 9"). Large margins on 3 sides. Slight tear lower right; trimmed to plate on left. Collectors' stamp of Reverend J. Burleigh James verso.
Bust portrait of King William III (1650 - 1702) The posthumous son of the Stadholder William II of Holland and Mary, daughter of Charles I, William married his cousin Mary, daughter of James II and Anne Hyde in 1677. In 1688 he accepted an invitation by a group of leading statesmen to land in Britain with an armed force; after the flight of James II he was crowned king, jointly with his wife, in 1689. William's life-long devotion to the fight against French expansionism benefited from additional resources after he became King. Although he lacked warmth and physical presence he showed considerable political, diplomatic and military ability. Once in the collection of Reverend J. Burleigh James of Knowbury Park, Shropshire. An important collection of prints of all schools and periods, his collection of prints by Rembrandt and Dürer was particularly notable.
L.1425
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Gulielmus III D.G. Angliae Scotiae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex.
P.a.gunst Sculpsit et excudit.
[n.d. c.1689.]
Engraving. Plate 336 x 222mm. 13¾ x 8¾". Small tears and one crease not visible from front.
William III (1650-1702), was a sovereign Prince of Orange by birth. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland, and as William II over Scotland.
[Ref: 17128] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
P.a.gunst Sculpsit et excudit.
[n.d. c.1689.]
Engraving. Plate 336 x 222mm. 13¾ x 8¾". Small tears and one crease not visible from front.
William III (1650-1702), was a sovereign Prince of Orange by birth. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland, and as William II over Scotland.
[Ref: 17128] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)