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A Fasciculus of Eight Drawings on Stone of Groups of Birds &c. by John Hancock. This whole being representations of Specimens Stuffed and Contributed by the Author the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851. [Inside titles:] Hooded Falcon. [&] Struggle with the Quarry. [&] Gorged Falcon. [&] The Dead Gull. [&] Leopard Cub Reposing. [&] Black Game & Ptarmigan. [&] The Laemmer-Geyer of the Alps. [&] The Laemmer-Geyer of the Alps.
Hullmandel & Watlton, Lithog: London.
Newcastle upon Tyne, Published by the Author. 1853.
Bound portfolio with original covers; eight lithographic plates; notices; list of subscribers. 551 x 381mm (21¾ x 15"). Covers worn along spine. Some foxing.
A collection of lithographs produced for the Great Exhibition. John Hancock (1808-1890), was highly regarded as an expert in the study of ornithology and attained a national reputation as an accomplished taxidermist. He was a member of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne from its inception in 1829. As his prowess in the art of taxidermy increased he was often called upon to prepare specimens for the local gentry. In order to advertise his talents further afield he created a selection of dramatic taxidermy mounts which he displayed at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London in1851. He later produced a large folio book of lithographs of the mounts on display 'A Fasciculus of Eight Drawings on Stone of Groups of Birds etc…', published in 1853.
[Ref: 31021] £850.00 view all images for this item
Hullmandel & Watlton, Lithog: London.
Newcastle upon Tyne, Published by the Author. 1853.
Bound portfolio with original covers; eight lithographic plates; notices; list of subscribers. 551 x 381mm (21¾ x 15"). Covers worn along spine. Some foxing.
A collection of lithographs produced for the Great Exhibition. John Hancock (1808-1890), was highly regarded as an expert in the study of ornithology and attained a national reputation as an accomplished taxidermist. He was a member of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne from its inception in 1829. As his prowess in the art of taxidermy increased he was often called upon to prepare specimens for the local gentry. In order to advertise his talents further afield he created a selection of dramatic taxidermy mounts which he displayed at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London in1851. He later produced a large folio book of lithographs of the mounts on display 'A Fasciculus of Eight Drawings on Stone of Groups of Birds etc…', published in 1853.
[Ref: 31021] £850.00 view all images for this item
Pass of the Stelvio_ The Summit.
George Barnard del. Printed by Hullmandel & Watson.
London: Published by J. Barnard, 339, Oxford St.
Lithograph with blue tintstone, sheet 370 x 505mm (14½ x 19¾"). Repaired tears and nicks to edges.
'An avalanche of snow falling over a gallery in the wild pass of the Stelvio. This is the most recently constructed military road over the Monte Stelvio, and is the only means of communication which the Emperor of Austria has to connect his German and Italian States, without violating the territory of another government.' These are the words of th artist George Barnard (fl.1832-90), in whose 'The Theory and Practice of Landscape Painting in Water Colours' a version of this view was published to illustrate ways of representing mist and snow.
[Ref: 27243] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
George Barnard del. Printed by Hullmandel & Watson.
London: Published by J. Barnard, 339, Oxford St.
Lithograph with blue tintstone, sheet 370 x 505mm (14½ x 19¾"). Repaired tears and nicks to edges.
'An avalanche of snow falling over a gallery in the wild pass of the Stelvio. This is the most recently constructed military road over the Monte Stelvio, and is the only means of communication which the Emperor of Austria has to connect his German and Italian States, without violating the territory of another government.' These are the words of th artist George Barnard (fl.1832-90), in whose 'The Theory and Practice of Landscape Painting in Water Colours' a version of this view was published to illustrate ways of representing mist and snow.
[Ref: 27243] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
North View of Bayon Manor Lincolnshire. The Seat of the Right Hon.ble Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt. M.p.
Ellen d'Eyncourt del. Hullmandel & Walton lithographers.
[n.d., c.1840].
Tinted lithograph. Rare. Sheet size: 380 x 560mm (15 x 22"). Foxed.
A landscape view of Bayons Manor in Tealby, Lincolnshire, a fine example of a Victorian stately home in the style of a moated castle, as seen in the centre. The Manor was once owned by Charles Tennyson, later Tennyson d'Eyncourt, the uncle of Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
[Ref: 33507] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Ellen d'Eyncourt del. Hullmandel & Walton lithographers.
[n.d., c.1840].
Tinted lithograph. Rare. Sheet size: 380 x 560mm (15 x 22"). Foxed.
A landscape view of Bayons Manor in Tealby, Lincolnshire, a fine example of a Victorian stately home in the style of a moated castle, as seen in the centre. The Manor was once owned by Charles Tennyson, later Tennyson d'Eyncourt, the uncle of Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
[Ref: 33507] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Il Trovatore. (Azucena.)
Hullmandel & Walton, Imp.
[n.d, c.1858.]
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Nicks and creases at edges. Few fox marks.
A fanciful portrait of Azucena, the gipsy supposed to be the mother of the troubadour Manrico, but was actually his kidnapper. From Giuseppe Verdi's 'Il trovatore'.
[Ref: 38845] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Hullmandel & Walton, Imp.
[n.d, c.1858.]
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Nicks and creases at edges. Few fox marks.
A fanciful portrait of Azucena, the gipsy supposed to be the mother of the troubadour Manrico, but was actually his kidnapper. From Giuseppe Verdi's 'Il trovatore'.
[Ref: 38845] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Primrose and Foal. A Brood Mare, late the Property of His Grace The Duke of Grafton. See Stud Book. Price 8s.
James Ward, R.A. Pinx.t et Del. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London, Pub.d by R. Ackermann, Strand T. Clay, Ludgate Hill, & J. Dickinson, New Bond St.t 1825.
Hand-coloured lithograph, watermark J. Whatman 1825; Sheet: 385 x 480mm (15¼ x 19''). Slight repair top left corner off image.
An attractive scene in a stable showing a mother and her foal.
[Ref: 48593] £650.00
James Ward, R.A. Pinx.t et Del. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London, Pub.d by R. Ackermann, Strand T. Clay, Ludgate Hill, & J. Dickinson, New Bond St.t 1825.
Hand-coloured lithograph, watermark J. Whatman 1825; Sheet: 385 x 480mm (15¼ x 19''). Slight repair top left corner off image.
An attractive scene in a stable showing a mother and her foal.
[Ref: 48593] £650.00