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Gas-Works. Accums' Description of Gas Works. Pl.VII.
Lowry Delt & Sculpt.
[London: T. Boys, 1819.]
Fine aquatint, printed in colours and hand-finished. Framed, visible area 400 x 280mm (15¾ x 11"). Unexamined out of frame.
A gas works, showing a collapsing gas holder, Retort House, Purifying House with lime machine and the Director's Office. 'Description of the Process of Manufacturing Coal Gas, for the Lighting of Streets, Houses, and Public Buildings' by Frederick Christian Accum (1769-1838). He played a prominent role in the development of gas lighting in London and other major cities. The full text is available for download from the Wellcome Collection (https://wellcomecollection.org/works/wdv38w86).
[Ref: 56775] £460.00
Lowry Delt & Sculpt.
[London: T. Boys, 1819.]
Fine aquatint, printed in colours and hand-finished. Framed, visible area 400 x 280mm (15¾ x 11"). Unexamined out of frame.
A gas works, showing a collapsing gas holder, Retort House, Purifying House with lime machine and the Director's Office. 'Description of the Process of Manufacturing Coal Gas, for the Lighting of Streets, Houses, and Public Buildings' by Frederick Christian Accum (1769-1838). He played a prominent role in the development of gas lighting in London and other major cities. The full text is available for download from the Wellcome Collection (https://wellcomecollection.org/works/wdv38w86).
[Ref: 56775] £460.00
Skeleton of the Irish Elk. From near Waterford. Presented to the Yorkshire Museum by G. L. Fox Esq.r 1836.
Drawn by Professor Phillips F.R.S, G.S. Engraved by J.W. Lowry.
[n.d., c.1836]
Lithograph, very rare. Wax signet stamps in lower corners. Sheet size: 250 x 205mm (9¾ x 8"). Light creases. Album paper glued to corners on verso where previously mounted.
A depiction of the skeleton of an Irish Elk, a species of megaloceros or 'giant deer' which became extinct during the last ice-age. Though the megaloceros is in fact a 'giant deer' the name 'Irish Elk' was given due to the enormous quantity of specimens discovered in the peat bogs of Ireland. The Natural History Museum in Dublin currently houses three skeletons aquired in 1824, 1867 and 1877. This particular specimin was donated to the Yorkshire Museum by G.L. Fox in 1836, and is currently on display in the Leeds City Museum. For alternative impression of the study of an Irish Elk, please see item ref: 33924.
[Ref: 35102] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by Professor Phillips F.R.S, G.S. Engraved by J.W. Lowry.
[n.d., c.1836]
Lithograph, very rare. Wax signet stamps in lower corners. Sheet size: 250 x 205mm (9¾ x 8"). Light creases. Album paper glued to corners on verso where previously mounted.
A depiction of the skeleton of an Irish Elk, a species of megaloceros or 'giant deer' which became extinct during the last ice-age. Though the megaloceros is in fact a 'giant deer' the name 'Irish Elk' was given due to the enormous quantity of specimens discovered in the peat bogs of Ireland. The Natural History Museum in Dublin currently houses three skeletons aquired in 1824, 1867 and 1877. This particular specimin was donated to the Yorkshire Museum by G.L. Fox in 1836, and is currently on display in the Leeds City Museum. For alternative impression of the study of an Irish Elk, please see item ref: 33924.
[Ref: 35102] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[A View of the Iron Bridge, in Coalbrook Dale, Shropshire. Taken from the bottom of Lincoln Hill.]](jpegs/59358.jpg)
[A View of the Iron Bridge, in Coalbrook Dale, Shropshire. Taken from the bottom of Lincoln Hill.]
[G. Robertson pinxit. Francis Chesham Sculpsit.]
[Published Feb.y 1.st 1788 by John & Josiah Boydell No. 90 Cheapside London.]
Engraving, rich impression. Sheet 335 x 520mm (13¼ x 20½"). Trimmed into image on all sides, laid on card.
A view of the world's first cast iron bridge built by Abraham (1750-89) in 1781, near his the ironworks of his grandfather, also Abraham (1678-1717), who first smelted iron ore with coke, an innovation that kick-started the Industrial Revolution by considerably reduced the coast of making iron. One of six engravings after paintings by George Robertson (1747-88).
[Ref: 59358] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[G. Robertson pinxit. Francis Chesham Sculpsit.]
[Published Feb.y 1.st 1788 by John & Josiah Boydell No. 90 Cheapside London.]
Engraving, rich impression. Sheet 335 x 520mm (13¼ x 20½"). Trimmed into image on all sides, laid on card.
A view of the world's first cast iron bridge built by Abraham (1750-89) in 1781, near his the ironworks of his grandfather, also Abraham (1678-1717), who first smelted iron ore with coke, an innovation that kick-started the Industrial Revolution by considerably reduced the coast of making iron. One of six engravings after paintings by George Robertson (1747-88).
[Ref: 59358] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[An Iron Work, for Casting of Cannon; and a Boreing Mill, Taken from the Madeley side of the River Severn, Shropshire.]](jpegs/59359.jpg)
[An Iron Work, for Casting of Cannon; and a Boreing Mill, Taken from the Madeley side of the River Severn, Shropshire.]
[G. Robertson pinxit. Lowry Sculpsit.]
[Published Feb.y 1.st 1788 by John & Josiah Boydell No. 90 Cheapside London.]
Engraving, rich impression. Sheet 335 x 520mm (13¼ x 20½"). Trimmed into image on all sides, laid on card.
A view of the world's first cast iron bridge built by Abraham (1750-89) in 1781, near his the ironworks of his grandfather, also Abraham (1678-1717), who first smelted iron ore with coke, an innovation that kick-started the Industrial Revolution by considerably reduced the coast of making iron. A waterwheel stands by the river. One of six engravings after paintings by George Robertson (1747-88).
See Ref: 59358
[Ref: 59359] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[G. Robertson pinxit. Lowry Sculpsit.]
[Published Feb.y 1.st 1788 by John & Josiah Boydell No. 90 Cheapside London.]
Engraving, rich impression. Sheet 335 x 520mm (13¼ x 20½"). Trimmed into image on all sides, laid on card.
A view of the world's first cast iron bridge built by Abraham (1750-89) in 1781, near his the ironworks of his grandfather, also Abraham (1678-1717), who first smelted iron ore with coke, an innovation that kick-started the Industrial Revolution by considerably reduced the coast of making iron. A waterwheel stands by the river. One of six engravings after paintings by George Robertson (1747-88).
See Ref: 59358
[Ref: 59359] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
The Oxford Almanack for the Year of our Lord God, MDCCXCIV. A South View of the Observatory.
J. Dixon delin. W. Lowry sculp.
[n.d., 1794].
Engraving, sheet 380 x 475mm (15 x 18¾"). Trimmed within plate.
A view of the Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford, which was finished in that same year and which is now part of Green College. The Oxford Almanack is an annual almanac published by the Oxford University Press since 1674. John Dixon (c. 1740 - 1811) mezzotint engraver who had trained as a painter in Dublin then moved to London in 1765 where he married a rich widow in 1775, and henceforth only engraved for amusement.
[Ref: 56973] £160.00
J. Dixon delin. W. Lowry sculp.
[n.d., 1794].
Engraving, sheet 380 x 475mm (15 x 18¾"). Trimmed within plate.
A view of the Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford, which was finished in that same year and which is now part of Green College. The Oxford Almanack is an annual almanac published by the Oxford University Press since 1674. John Dixon (c. 1740 - 1811) mezzotint engraver who had trained as a painter in Dublin then moved to London in 1765 where he married a rich widow in 1775, and henceforth only engraved for amusement.
[Ref: 56973] £160.00
To Sir Christopher Sykes Bar. This View of Scarborough Is most respectfully Dedicated by his humble Servant, R. Wilkinson.
Drawn by F. Nicholson. Engraved by W. Lowry.
London Published 1 Aug.t 1799 by Robert Wilkinson, No 55 Cornhill.
Scarce engraving, proof on india. 370 x 470mm (14½ x 18½"). Trimmed to plate lower left, new margin added, old ink mss in top margin, laid on archival paper.
A view of Scarborough looking across the bay to the castle.
[Ref: 50656] £320.00
Drawn by F. Nicholson. Engraved by W. Lowry.
London Published 1 Aug.t 1799 by Robert Wilkinson, No 55 Cornhill.
Scarce engraving, proof on india. 370 x 470mm (14½ x 18½"). Trimmed to plate lower left, new margin added, old ink mss in top margin, laid on archival paper.
A view of Scarborough looking across the bay to the castle.
[Ref: 50656] £320.00
Another View of Wanstead House in the County of Essex, the Seat of the Right Hon.ble the Earl of Tylney.
George Robertson delin.t. Wilson Lowrie sculpsit.
Published Jany. 1st. 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Copper engraving and etching, fine impression. 400 x 554mm (15¾ x 21¾"). Trimmed to plate, backed with paper.
Wanstead House, built in 1715 by Scottish architect Colen Campbell for Sir Richard Child, 3rd Baronet, was the first Palladian mansion built in England. After the notorious rake William Wellesley-Pole ruined the estate, the house's contents were sold at auction in 1825, after which the house demolished and the building materials salvaged also auctioned, raising only £10,000 of the reputed £360,000 cost of building. The surrounding grounds are now Wanstead Park and park’s historic monument, the grotto dated 1760's.
[Ref: 51316] £360.00
George Robertson delin.t. Wilson Lowrie sculpsit.
Published Jany. 1st. 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Copper engraving and etching, fine impression. 400 x 554mm (15¾ x 21¾"). Trimmed to plate, backed with paper.
Wanstead House, built in 1715 by Scottish architect Colen Campbell for Sir Richard Child, 3rd Baronet, was the first Palladian mansion built in England. After the notorious rake William Wellesley-Pole ruined the estate, the house's contents were sold at auction in 1825, after which the house demolished and the building materials salvaged also auctioned, raising only £10,000 of the reputed £360,000 cost of building. The surrounding grounds are now Wanstead Park and park’s historic monument, the grotto dated 1760's.
[Ref: 51316] £360.00