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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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Missio de Davide, AD Bathsebam.
B.Graad, pinxit. G.Valck, fecit et Excudit, Cum Privilegis.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Very scarce mezzotint. 375 x 305mm (14¾ x 12"). Trimmed to plate, very small margins.
Representation of Bathsheba Israelite queen consort. According to the Hebrew Bible, she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, with whom she had all of her five children.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64509] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
B.Graad, pinxit. G.Valck, fecit et Excudit, Cum Privilegis.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Very scarce mezzotint. 375 x 305mm (14¾ x 12"). Trimmed to plate, very small margins.
Representation of Bathsheba Israelite queen consort. According to the Hebrew Bible, she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, with whom she had all of her five children.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64509] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Cornelius de Bruyn Pictor.
Godfr: Kneller Eques Pinxit. G. Valck sculp.
[n.d. c.1698.]
Engraving. 275 x 180mm (10¾ x 7"), very large margins.
Cornelis de Bruijn (1652-c.1727) was a Dutch artist and traveller in the Levant and Russia. Following two large tours he published illustrated books of his observations of the people, buildings, plants and animals.
See ref 17356 for a proof impression.
[Ref: 48922] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Godfr: Kneller Eques Pinxit. G. Valck sculp.
[n.d. c.1698.]
Engraving. 275 x 180mm (10¾ x 7"), very large margins.
Cornelis de Bruijn (1652-c.1727) was a Dutch artist and traveller in the Levant and Russia. Following two large tours he published illustrated books of his observations of the people, buildings, plants and animals.
See ref 17356 for a proof impression.
[Ref: 48922] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Cornelius de Bruyn Pictor.
Godfres Kneller Eques Pinxit. G. Valck sculp.
Sold by C. Dicey & Co, in Aldermary Church Yard. [n.d., c.1740
Engraving with large margins, 154. Plate 274 x 179mm. 10¾ x 7". Tear in margin.
Cornelis de Bruijn (1652-c.1727) was a Dutch artist and traveller in the Levant and Russia. Following two large tours he published illustrated books of his observations of the people, buildings, plants and animals. The output of publisher, Cluer Dicey (c.1713 - 1775) consisted mostly of re-issued plates, in this case a Dutch plate from about 1690. He is most famous as the last publisher of John Speed's county maps in 1770, over one-and-a-half centuries after their first issue!
See ref 17356 for a proof impression.
[Ref: 35803] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Godfres Kneller Eques Pinxit. G. Valck sculp.
Sold by C. Dicey & Co, in Aldermary Church Yard. [n.d., c.1740
Engraving with large margins, 154. Plate 274 x 179mm. 10¾ x 7". Tear in margin.
Cornelis de Bruijn (1652-c.1727) was a Dutch artist and traveller in the Levant and Russia. Following two large tours he published illustrated books of his observations of the people, buildings, plants and animals. The output of publisher, Cluer Dicey (c.1713 - 1775) consisted mostly of re-issued plates, in this case a Dutch plate from about 1690. He is most famous as the last publisher of John Speed's county maps in 1770, over one-and-a-half centuries after their first issue!
See ref 17356 for a proof impression.
[Ref: 35803] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Nell Gwyn]](jpegs/42904.jpg)
[Nell Gwyn] The Sculpters part is done the features hitt / of Madam Gwin, No Arte can shew her Witt,
P Lely Pinxit G Valck Sculp et ex
Cum Privilegio ordinum Hollandiae et Westfrisiae [1673]
Very fine and rare engraving. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
Nell Gwyn (1651?-1687), actress and mistress of Charles II, in a landscape as a shepherdess. Gwyn arrived in London as an orange-seller and rose to become one of the leading comic actresses of the day. The playwright Dryden supplied her with a series of saucy, bustling parts, ideally suited to her talents. She had two sons by the King, the elder of whom was created duke of St Albans, and she was said to have been remembered by Charles on his deathbed with the words "Let not poor Nelly starve".
For another engraving after the same painting by Lely see ref. 19681.
[Ref: 42904] £490.00
P Lely Pinxit G Valck Sculp et ex
Cum Privilegio ordinum Hollandiae et Westfrisiae [1673]
Very fine and rare engraving. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
Nell Gwyn (1651?-1687), actress and mistress of Charles II, in a landscape as a shepherdess. Gwyn arrived in London as an orange-seller and rose to become one of the leading comic actresses of the day. The playwright Dryden supplied her with a series of saucy, bustling parts, ideally suited to her talents. She had two sons by the King, the elder of whom was created duke of St Albans, and she was said to have been remembered by Charles on his deathbed with the words "Let not poor Nelly starve".
For another engraving after the same painting by Lely see ref. 19681.
[Ref: 42904] £490.00
Henri VIII.
Adr. vander Werff pinx. G. Valck Sculp.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving, 18th century watermark; 300 x 185mm (11¾ x 11¼"), with large margins.
A half-length portrait of Henry VIII set in an oval. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 44990] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Adr. vander Werff pinx. G. Valck Sculp.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving, 18th century watermark; 300 x 185mm (11¾ x 11¼"), with large margins.
A half-length portrait of Henry VIII set in an oval. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 44990] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Henri VIII.
Adr. vander Werff pinx. G. Valck Sculp.
[n.d., c.1707.]
Engraving. Sheet: 305 x 175mm (12 x 7"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A half-length portrait of Henry VIII set in an oval. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 43722] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
Adr. vander Werff pinx. G. Valck Sculp.
[n.d., c.1707.]
Engraving. Sheet: 305 x 175mm (12 x 7"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A half-length portrait of Henry VIII set in an oval. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 43722] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
![[Henry VIII and his six wives.]](jpegs/34242.jpg)
[Henry VIII and his six wives.]
Alexander van der Werff pinx. [all]. G. Valck Sculps [Henry VIII only] Vermeulen sculps [all others]
[Rotterdam, c.1710]
Seven engravings with very large margins, all platemarks approx 305 x 190mm (12 x 7½"). Good condition.
Seven portraits (Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr) from Isaac de Larrey's 'Histoire d'Angleterre' (1697-1713). All portraits in elaborate surrounds referencing episodes from their lives designed 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: 34242] £750.00 view all images for this item
Alexander van der Werff pinx. [all]. G. Valck Sculps [Henry VIII only] Vermeulen sculps [all others]
[Rotterdam, c.1710]
Seven engravings with very large margins, all platemarks approx 305 x 190mm (12 x 7½"). Good condition.
Seven portraits (Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr) from Isaac de Larrey's 'Histoire d'Angleterre' (1697-1713). All portraits in elaborate surrounds referencing episodes from their lives designed 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: 34242] £750.00 view all images for this item
Jacques IV.
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. G. Valck sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), large margins.
Bust portrait of James Stewart (1473-1513), the last British monarch to die on the battlefield, at Flodden, Northumberland. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45002] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. G. Valck sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), large margins.
Bust portrait of James Stewart (1473-1513), the last British monarch to die on the battlefield, at Flodden, Northumberland. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45002] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![[Louise de Kéroualle] Louise Dutchesse of Portsmouth.](jpegs/65332.jpg)
[Louise de Kéroualle] Louise Dutchesse of Portsmouth.
P. Lely Pinxit. G. Valck fecit. et excud 1678.
Mezzotint. 350 x 260mm (13¾ x 10¼"). Trimmed to plate on three sides, just within plate at bottom, mounted in album paper at sides.
Three-quarter portrait of Louise de Kéroualle (1649-1734) as a shepherdess with crook and lamb. She was a French mistress of Charles II, who made her Duchess of Portsmouth in 1673.
CS 8. state i of iii.
[Ref: 65332] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
P. Lely Pinxit. G. Valck fecit. et excud 1678.
Mezzotint. 350 x 260mm (13¾ x 10¼"). Trimmed to plate on three sides, just within plate at bottom, mounted in album paper at sides.
Three-quarter portrait of Louise de Kéroualle (1649-1734) as a shepherdess with crook and lamb. She was a French mistress of Charles II, who made her Duchess of Portsmouth in 1673.
CS 8. state i of iii.
[Ref: 65332] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
![[Young Woman Holding a Lamp]](jpegs/61611.jpg)
[Young Woman Holding a Lamp]
G dowe. pinx. G Valck fecit. et ex.
[n.d. c.1700]
Very fine mezzotint, 375 x 265mm (14¾ x 10½"). Trimmed within plate and tipped into album sheet. Crease in centre horizontal (not visible from front).
A trompe-l'œil of a woman coming out of a window, surrounded by stone work, lit by the glow of her oil lamp. After Dutch Golden Age painter Gerrit Dou (1613-75), who specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe-l'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro.
[Ref: 61611] £360.00
G dowe. pinx. G Valck fecit. et ex.
[n.d. c.1700]
Very fine mezzotint, 375 x 265mm (14¾ x 10½"). Trimmed within plate and tipped into album sheet. Crease in centre horizontal (not visible from front).
A trompe-l'œil of a woman coming out of a window, surrounded by stone work, lit by the glow of her oil lamp. After Dutch Golden Age painter Gerrit Dou (1613-75), who specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe-l'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro.
[Ref: 61611] £360.00
Petrus Lelly Eques.
P. Lely Pinxit. G. Valck Fecit et ex.
[n.d. c.1680.]
Mezzotint. 200 x 140mm (8 x 5½"), with large margins. Ink ruling just outside plate, faint crease.
Half-length self-portrait in oval of Sir Peter Lely (1618-80), Principal Painter to Charles II.
CS 3. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65329] £320.00
P. Lely Pinxit. G. Valck Fecit et ex.
[n.d. c.1680.]
Mezzotint. 200 x 140mm (8 x 5½"), with large margins. Ink ruling just outside plate, faint crease.
Half-length self-portrait in oval of Sir Peter Lely (1618-80), Principal Painter to Charles II.
CS 3. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65329] £320.00
![[John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale.]](jpegs/43070.jpg)
[John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale.]
[Painted by John Riley. Engraved by Gerard Valck.]
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving. Proof before all letters, 17th century watermark; Sheet: 295 x 245mm (11½ x 8¾"). Trimmed inside plate and tipped into an album sheet.
John Maitland, 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale, 3rd Lord Thirlestane (1616 - 1682), was a Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry. By John Riley, portrait painter (1646 - 1691), engraved by Gerard Valck (1651/1652 - 1726), engraver, mezzotinter and publisher, Amsterdam.
[Ref: 43070] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
[Painted by John Riley. Engraved by Gerard Valck.]
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving. Proof before all letters, 17th century watermark; Sheet: 295 x 245mm (11½ x 8¾"). Trimmed inside plate and tipped into an album sheet.
John Maitland, 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale, 3rd Lord Thirlestane (1616 - 1682), was a Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry. By John Riley, portrait painter (1646 - 1691), engraved by Gerard Valck (1651/1652 - 1726), engraver, mezzotinter and publisher, Amsterdam.
[Ref: 43070] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale.]](jpegs/7638.jpg)
[John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale.]
[Painted by John Riley. Engraved by Gerard Valck.]
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving, sheet 296 x 255mm. Trimmed inside plate.
John Maitland, 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale, 3rd Lord Thirlestane (1616 - 1682), was a Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry. By John Riley, portrait painter (1646 - 1691), engraved by Gerard Valck (1651/1652 - 1726), engraver, mezzotinter and publisher, Amsterdam.
[Ref: 7638] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Painted by John Riley. Engraved by Gerard Valck.]
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving, sheet 296 x 255mm. Trimmed inside plate.
John Maitland, 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale, 3rd Lord Thirlestane (1616 - 1682), was a Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry. By John Riley, portrait painter (1646 - 1691), engraved by Gerard Valck (1651/1652 - 1726), engraver, mezzotinter and publisher, Amsterdam.
[Ref: 7638] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale.] James Prince of Walles.](jpegs/34053.jpg)
[John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale.] James Prince of Walles. Nat. 21 Juni 1688.
[by Gerald Valck.]
[n.d., c.1710.]
Engraving, very rare. Sheet 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on 3 sides, mounted on album paper.
Portrait of John Maitland, first Duke of Lauderdale (1616-82), dressed in the robes of the Order of the Garter, in which he was enroled in 1672. However this plate has been altered, with a new title suggesting the sitter is James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), the 'Old Pretender', without any attempt to re-engrave the face.
Not in Sharpe.
[Ref: 34053] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[by Gerald Valck.]
[n.d., c.1710.]
Engraving, very rare. Sheet 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on 3 sides, mounted on album paper.
Portrait of John Maitland, first Duke of Lauderdale (1616-82), dressed in the robes of the Order of the Garter, in which he was enroled in 1672. However this plate has been altered, with a new title suggesting the sitter is James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), the 'Old Pretender', without any attempt to re-engrave the face.
Not in Sharpe.
[Ref: 34053] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Hortense Mancini] Ortance Manchini Duchess of Mazarin &c.](jpegs/65330.jpg)
[Hortense Mancini] Ortance Manchini Duchess of Mazarin &c.
P.Lely Pinxit. G. Valck fecit et Ex.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Mezzotint. 195 x 140mm (7¾ x 5½"), large margins. Mount burn around image.
Head and shoulders portrait in oval of Ortensia Mancini (1646-99), Duchess of Mazarin, mistress of Charles II, wearing a low dress.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65330] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
P.Lely Pinxit. G. Valck fecit et Ex.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Mezzotint. 195 x 140mm (7¾ x 5½"), large margins. Mount burn around image.
Head and shoulders portrait in oval of Ortensia Mancini (1646-99), Duchess of Mazarin, mistress of Charles II, wearing a low dress.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65330] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Mary II as Princess of Orange.] Maria Princeps Auriaca.](jpegs/65327.jpg)
[Mary II as Princess of Orange.] Maria Princeps Auriaca.
P. Lely pinxit. G. Valck fecit et excud 1680.
Mezzotint. 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"), large margins. Paper toned.
Head and shoulders portrait in oval of Mary Stuart as Princess of Orange. wearing a pearl necklace.
CS 5. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65327] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
P. Lely pinxit. G. Valck fecit et excud 1680.
Mezzotint. 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"), large margins. Paper toned.
Head and shoulders portrait in oval of Mary Stuart as Princess of Orange. wearing a pearl necklace.
CS 5. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65327] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Mary of Modena] Maria Dutchesse of Jorck.](jpegs/65328.jpg)
[Mary of Modena] Maria Dutchesse of Jorck.
P. Lely pinxit. G. Valck fecit et ex [n.d., c.1680].
Mezzotint. 195 x 140mm (7¾ x 5½"). Small tear in right edge. Small margins.
A three-quarter length portrait in oval of Mary of Modena (1658-1718), when Duchess of York, before her husband became James II & VII.
CS 10, state i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65328] £320.00
P. Lely pinxit. G. Valck fecit et ex [n.d., c.1680].
Mezzotint. 195 x 140mm (7¾ x 5½"). Small tear in right edge. Small margins.
A three-quarter length portrait in oval of Mary of Modena (1658-1718), when Duchess of York, before her husband became James II & VII.
CS 10, state i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65328] £320.00
![[Willem I] Guillaume Premier Prince d'Orange.](jpegs/45008.jpg)
[Willem I] Guillaume Premier Prince d'Orange.
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. G. Valck sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), with large margins.
Medallion portrait of Willem I (1533-84), known as the Silent, leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45008] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. G. Valck sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), with large margins.
Medallion portrait of Willem I (1533-84), known as the Silent, leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45008] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[William III & Mary II] Wilhelmus. Henr. D.G. Mag. Brit. Franc. et. Hib. Rex. &c.](jpegs/57309.jpg)
[William III & Mary II] Wilhelmus. Henr. D.G. Mag. Brit. Franc. et. Hib. Rex. &c. [&] Maria D.G. Mag. Brit. Franc. et Hib. Regina. &c.
G. Valck fec. et exc.
Cum. Privile. Ordi. Hollan. et West-Fri. [n.d. c.1690.]
Pair of mezzotints. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Both sheets with vertical fold, with splits, Mary with split in bottom left corner of plate mark.
Head and shoulders portraits of William and Mary after Peter Lely, in ovals will verse in Latin and Dutch by Lambert Bidloo (1638-1724). The portraits originally showed the pair as Prince & Princess of Orange.
CS: 5 & 7, state ii of ii.
[Ref: 57309] £360.00 view all images for this item
G. Valck fec. et exc.
Cum. Privile. Ordi. Hollan. et West-Fri. [n.d. c.1690.]
Pair of mezzotints. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Both sheets with vertical fold, with splits, Mary with split in bottom left corner of plate mark.
Head and shoulders portraits of William and Mary after Peter Lely, in ovals will verse in Latin and Dutch by Lambert Bidloo (1638-1724). The portraits originally showed the pair as Prince & Princess of Orange.
CS: 5 & 7, state ii of ii.
[Ref: 57309] £360.00 view all images for this item
![[William III] Guillaume Henri Pr. La G. De D. Prince D’Orange Etc.](jpegs/52533.jpg)
[William III] Guillaume Henri Pr. La G. De D. Prince D’Orange Etc.
Gravé par Gerard Valck.
Imprimé chez Nicolas Visscher Avec Privil. Des Etats Generaux. [n.d. c.1675.]
Rare engraving; paper watermarked. 376 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"). Soiling and tears in lower edge.
Portrait of the Prince of Orange (the future King William III), wearing a wig and armour, bust in an oval surrounded by oak-leaves. Later states show William as King of England; the plate was later transformed into George I.
[Ref: 52533] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Gravé par Gerard Valck.
Imprimé chez Nicolas Visscher Avec Privil. Des Etats Generaux. [n.d. c.1675.]
Rare engraving; paper watermarked. 376 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"). Soiling and tears in lower edge.
Portrait of the Prince of Orange (the future King William III), wearing a wig and armour, bust in an oval surrounded by oak-leaves. Later states show William as King of England; the plate was later transformed into George I.
[Ref: 52533] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[William III] Guillaume Henri Pr. la G. de D. Prince d Orange etc.](jpegs/13592.jpg)
[William III] Guillaume Henri Pr. la G. de D. Prince d Orange etc.
Imprimé chez Nicolas Visscher Avec Privil. des Etats Generaux. [n.d., c.1688.]
Engraving, 340 x 260mm. 13½ x 10¼". Faint horizontal crease.
King William III (1650 - 1702) as Prince of Orange, before he ascended the British throne in 1689. 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. Engraving by Gerard Valck (1651/1652 - 1726), first published by Nicolaas Visscher I c.1675. Later states show William as King of England; the plate was later transformed into George I.
[Ref: 13592] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Imprimé chez Nicolas Visscher Avec Privil. des Etats Generaux. [n.d., c.1688.]
Engraving, 340 x 260mm. 13½ x 10¼". Faint horizontal crease.
King William III (1650 - 1702) as Prince of Orange, before he ascended the British throne in 1689. 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. Engraving by Gerard Valck (1651/1652 - 1726), first published by Nicolaas Visscher I c.1675. Later states show William as King of England; the plate was later transformed into George I.
[Ref: 13592] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Wilhelmus. III. D.G. Mag. Brit. Franc. Et. Hib. Rex. &. D'aartsheylant vande Brit, het Schilt der zevenlanden...Zyn Wapenklank verdoost her krayen van uw' Haan.
G. Valck fect et ex.
Cum Privilegio Ordinum Hollandiae et West-Frissiae. J Norel. [n.d. c.1700.]
Mezzotint. Plate 198 x 145mm. 7¾ x 5¾".
Portrait of King William III, bust to left, with a wig, wearing a crown and collar of the Order of St George; in lettered oval. King William III (1650-1702) of Orange and England. He married Mary, and stood as joint monarch of England with Mary II. A pair to the mezzotint of Queen Mary II by Valck
[Ref: 24630] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
G. Valck fect et ex.
Cum Privilegio Ordinum Hollandiae et West-Frissiae. J Norel. [n.d. c.1700.]
Mezzotint. Plate 198 x 145mm. 7¾ x 5¾".
Portrait of King William III, bust to left, with a wig, wearing a crown and collar of the Order of St George; in lettered oval. King William III (1650-1702) of Orange and England. He married Mary, and stood as joint monarch of England with Mary II. A pair to the mezzotint of Queen Mary II by Valck
[Ref: 24630] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Wilhelmus. Henr. D.G. Mag. Brit. Franc. et. Hib. Rex. &c. Suscipe quod dudum Diadema affluxit ab Astris, O dilecte Heros, cui militat aquor & Aether...Magne Pater Patriae, Vindexque Britanice salve. Door Willem Norman zag Britanje zig bespringen, Ontwapend, en beroofd, verwoest door vreemdelingen...Beschermer des Geloofs, en Christelykste Koning.
G. Valck fec. et exc. Lamb. Bidloo.
Cum. Privile. Ordi. Hollan. et West-Fri. [n.d. c.1688.]
Mezzotint. Platemark: 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Thread margins. Light horizontal crease through centre of sheet. Small repaired tear in left edge
Portrait of King William III, bust, wearing a wig, armour and lace stock; in lettered oval; first state before addition of crown and collar of the Order of St George. It appears to be an updated version of Sir Peter Lely's portrait of William as Prince of Orange.
CS: 7 state i of ii.
[Ref: 40021] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G. Valck fec. et exc. Lamb. Bidloo.
Cum. Privile. Ordi. Hollan. et West-Fri. [n.d. c.1688.]
Mezzotint. Platemark: 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Thread margins. Light horizontal crease through centre of sheet. Small repaired tear in left edge
Portrait of King William III, bust, wearing a wig, armour and lace stock; in lettered oval; first state before addition of crown and collar of the Order of St George. It appears to be an updated version of Sir Peter Lely's portrait of William as Prince of Orange.
CS: 7 state i of ii.
[Ref: 40021] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Wilhelmus. Henr. D.G. Mag. Brit. Franc. et. Hib. Rex. &c. Suscipe quod dudum Diadema affluxit ab Astris, O dilecte Heros, cui militat aquor & Aether...Magne Pater Patriae, Vindexque Britanice salve. Door Willem Norman zag Britanje zig bespringen, Ontwapend, en beroofd, verwoest door vreemdelingen...Beschermer des Geloofs, en Christelykste Koning.
G. Valck fec. et exc. Lamb. Bidloo.
Cum. Privile. Ordi. Hollan. et West-Fri. [n.d. c.1690.]
Mezzotint, fine impression. Sheet 350 x 355mm (13¾ x 14"). Trimmed within plate and mounted in album paper.
Portrait of King William III, wearing crown and collar of the Order of St George. 'Lamb. Bidloo' refers to Lambert Bidloo (1638 - 1724), the author of the verse. It appears to be an updated version of Sir Peter Lely's portrait of William as Prince of Orange.
CS: 7 state ii of ii.
[Ref: 42701] £320.00
G. Valck fec. et exc. Lamb. Bidloo.
Cum. Privile. Ordi. Hollan. et West-Fri. [n.d. c.1690.]
Mezzotint, fine impression. Sheet 350 x 355mm (13¾ x 14"). Trimmed within plate and mounted in album paper.
Portrait of King William III, wearing crown and collar of the Order of St George. 'Lamb. Bidloo' refers to Lambert Bidloo (1638 - 1724), the author of the verse. It appears to be an updated version of Sir Peter Lely's portrait of William as Prince of Orange.
CS: 7 state ii of ii.
[Ref: 42701] £320.00
![[William III & Mary II as Prince & Princess of Orange.] Guilielimus Henricus D.G. Princeps Auriacus.](jpegs/65325.jpg)
[William III & Mary II as Prince & Princess of Orange.] Guilielimus Henricus D.G. Princeps Auriacus. [&] Maria Princesse van Orange &c.
P. Lely Pinxit. G. Valck fecit et ex. [Mary: 'G. Valck fecit et excud 1678.']
Cum Privilegio ordinum Hollandiæ et Westfrisiæ [n.d. c.1678].
Pair of mezzotints. 345 x 260mm (13½ x 10¼") & 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Both with narrow margins, William creased in centre.
Head and shoulders portraits: William as Prince of Orange, wearing a wig, armour and lace stock; Mary wearing a pearl necklace.
CS 4 & 6. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65325] £520.00 view all images for this item
P. Lely Pinxit. G. Valck fecit et ex. [Mary: 'G. Valck fecit et excud 1678.']
Cum Privilegio ordinum Hollandiæ et Westfrisiæ [n.d. c.1678].
Pair of mezzotints. 345 x 260mm (13½ x 10¼") & 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Both with narrow margins, William creased in centre.
Head and shoulders portraits: William as Prince of Orange, wearing a wig, armour and lace stock; Mary wearing a pearl necklace.
CS 4 & 6. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65325] £520.00 view all images for this item
![[William III & Mary II] Wilhelmus. Henr. D.G. Mag. Brit. Franc. Et. Hib. Rex. &c.](jpegs/65333.jpg)
[William III & Mary II] Wilhelmus. Henr. D.G. Mag. Brit. Franc. Et. Hib. Rex. &c. [&] Maria. D.G. Mag. Brit. Franc. Et. Hib. Regina. &c.
G. Valck fec. et exc.
Cum Privile. Ordi. Hollan. et West-Fri. [n.d., c.1690.]
Pair of mezzotints. 345 x 255mm (13½ x 10") & 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Both trimmed to plate, William laid on album paper.
A pair of portraits published shortly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, both with verse by Lambert Bidloo underneath. William wears his crown, wig, lace cravat and the collar of the Order of St George; Mary wears her crown, pearl necklace and ermine-lined robes.
CS 5a & 7a, second state with the addition of crown and George. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65333] £490.00 view all images for this item
G. Valck fec. et exc.
Cum Privile. Ordi. Hollan. et West-Fri. [n.d., c.1690.]
Pair of mezzotints. 345 x 255mm (13½ x 10") & 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Both trimmed to plate, William laid on album paper.
A pair of portraits published shortly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, both with verse by Lambert Bidloo underneath. William wears his crown, wig, lace cravat and the collar of the Order of St George; Mary wears her crown, pearl necklace and ermine-lined robes.
CS 5a & 7a, second state with the addition of crown and George. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65333] £490.00 view all images for this item