A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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George Prince of Wales.
Engraved by W. Ridley, from an Original Painting by J. de Wilde.
Printed for C. Cooke; 17 Paternoster Row. Aug.t 21, 1793.
Hand-coloured stipple, with large margins. Stamp on verso: William Salt Library Stafford. Plate 146 x 95mm. 5¾ x 3¾".
George IV (1762-1830) as Prince of Wales, when at the time he was given no official duties by his father King George III. In a bid to gain power he sought to undermine the King by siding with the Whig opposition led by Charles James Fox, and when the King went temporarily insane in 1788, William Pitt proposed a restricted Regency to protect the King's interests. Pitt's Regency Bill was revived during the King's final illness and George IV was sworn Regent in 1811 and crowned King in 1820.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove.
[Ref: 25425] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by W. Ridley, from an Original Painting by J. de Wilde.
Printed for C. Cooke; 17 Paternoster Row. Aug.t 21, 1793.
Hand-coloured stipple, with large margins. Stamp on verso: William Salt Library Stafford. Plate 146 x 95mm. 5¾ x 3¾".
George IV (1762-1830) as Prince of Wales, when at the time he was given no official duties by his father King George III. In a bid to gain power he sought to undermine the King by siding with the Whig opposition led by Charles James Fox, and when the King went temporarily insane in 1788, William Pitt proposed a restricted Regency to protect the King's interests. Pitt's Regency Bill was revived during the King's final illness and George IV was sworn Regent in 1811 and crowned King in 1820.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove.
[Ref: 25425] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Will.m Sidney Smith K.T. of Sweden.
Drawn & Engraved by W. Ridley.
Pubd. by Bunney & Gold. Shoe Lane, Jan.1.1801.
Stipple. 222 x 140mm. 8¾ x 5½". Slight creasing.
Sir William Sidney Smith ( 1764-1840), admiral. He distinguished himself at the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 and, by helping the Turks repell Napoleon's siege of Acre in 1799, caused Bonaparte to say 'That man made me miss my destiny'. He was made Rear Admiral in 1805. In 1790, he was appointed to command the light squadron and to King Gustav III's principal naval adviser in the Royal Swedish Navy during the war between Sweden and Russia. The Swedish lost only four ships and had few casualties, for which Smith was knighted by the king with the Swedish Svärdsorden.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove.
[Ref: 25312] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Engraved by W. Ridley.
Pubd. by Bunney & Gold. Shoe Lane, Jan.1.1801.
Stipple. 222 x 140mm. 8¾ x 5½". Slight creasing.
Sir William Sidney Smith ( 1764-1840), admiral. He distinguished himself at the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 and, by helping the Turks repell Napoleon's siege of Acre in 1799, caused Bonaparte to say 'That man made me miss my destiny'. He was made Rear Admiral in 1805. In 1790, he was appointed to command the light squadron and to King Gustav III's principal naval adviser in the Royal Swedish Navy during the war between Sweden and Russia. The Swedish lost only four ships and had few casualties, for which Smith was knighted by the king with the Swedish Svärdsorden.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove.
[Ref: 25312] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)