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[Charles II's Departure for England.] Qvo Fas Et Fata Nos Vocant.
[Charles II's Departure for England.] Qvo Fas Et Fata Nos Vocant.
N. Venne: P. Philippe Fe: 1660.
Engraving. Very scarce. 17th century watermark; Sheet: 310 x 390mm (12¼ x 15¼"). Trimmed and tipped into album sheet; crease as normal.
A scene showing Charles II's departure for England from Scheveningen to reclaim the crown of England, Scotland and Ireland in May 1660. The scene shows Charles standing on the beach about to board a boat decorated with a crown, a huge crowd forms around made up of people and carriages. In the distance several canon are fired in salute.
[Ref: 42947]   £450.00  
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[Banquet held for Charles II at the Prins Mauritshuis, the Hague, 1660]
[Banquet held for Charles II at the Prins Mauritshuis, the Hague, 1660]
J. T. vliet in. Pierre Philippe Sculpsit [1660]
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 415 x 505mm (16¼ x 19¾"). Crease through centre.
Charles II moved to the Hague during the Civil War as a guest of the prince of Orange, until 1660, when parliament proclaimed him king and invited him to return. This print shows a banquet held for Charles II. Charles II is on the right, between his aunt Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, and his sister Mary, Princess of Orange. It was one of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660'. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42831]   £450.00  
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[Charles II entering the Hague in a carriage, Mauritshuis on right]
[Charles II entering the Hague in a carriage, Mauritshuis on right]
J. T. vliet in. Pierre Philippe Sculpsit [1660]
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 295 x 375mm (11½ x 14¾"). Fold through centre as normal.
Charles II moved to the Hague during the Civil War as a guest of the prince of Orange, until 1660, when parliament proclaimed him king and invited him to return. This print shows Charles II entering the Hague en route to England: he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. He sailed for England on 23 May 1660, arriving in triumph six days later. One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42870]   £320.00  
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[Embarkation of Charles II from the Netherlands to England, 1660]
[Embarkation of Charles II from the Netherlands to England, 1660]
AV. Venne Inv P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Etching, sheet 300 x 380mm (11½ x 14¾"). Trimmed to image, losing letterpress text above and below; fold through centre as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. This print shows him departing for England from Scheveningen on 23 May 1660 (he arrived there in triumph six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who lived in the Hague from 1625 onwards. He played an active role in the Guild of St Luke in the city.
[Ref: 42871]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[Arrival of Charles II at Delft, 1660]
[Arrival of Charles II at Delft, 1660]
AV. Venne Inv P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Etching, sheet 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"). Trimmed to image; crease through centre as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. Having waited in Breda for the summons to return, he sailed to Delft by yacht (this print depicts his brief visit) before travelling on to the Hague, from where he departed for England on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who had a connection with both Delft (his birthplace) and the Hague (where he lived from 1625 onwards).
[Ref: 42872]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[Gideon Harvey] Gedeon Harvæus utriusque med. et Phil. Doctor apud Londonensis practicus, et colleg. med Hagiens, quondam Socius.
[Gideon Harvey] Gedeon Harvæus utriusque med. et Phil. Doctor apud Londonensis practicus, et colleg. med Hagiens, quondam Socius.
Pierre Philippe Sculp.
Hague Comitis Anno 1663.
Scarce engraving. Sheet 245 x 170mm (9¾ x 6¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom, old folds, mounted in album paper at edges.
Gideon Harvey (c.1640-c.1700), physician to Charles II, holding a skull. A senior member of the Royal College of Physicians, he classified the physicians of the College into six groups: the chalybeates, medical ass-drivers, Jesuitical doctors, medical water-bailiffs, butcher doctors and muck doctors. Each type, Harvey maintained, cured disease by different means. Published 1663 as the frontispiece to his 'New Principles of Philosophy'.
W: 1311-2.
[Ref: 62081]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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