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Attica from an Actual Survey by Mr. Stuart.
Drawn by A. Arrowsmith. J. Walker Sculp.t.
Publish'd as the Act directs by Elizabeth Stuart Feb: 12th 1794.
Engraved map. 660 x 620mm, 26 x 24½". Folded as issued, Two tears repaired.
Map of the peninsula of Attica, the region dominated by Athens in classical times. It was drawn by Aaron Arrowsmith, one of the leading English cartographers of the period, based on the survey made by James 'Athenian' Stuart and published in the 'Antiquities of Athens and Other Monuments of Greece' by Stuart & Nicholas Revett. Stuart (1713-88) and Revett (1720-1804) joined Gavin Hamillton and Matthew Brettingham on a Grand Tour of Italy, the Balkans & Greece between 1748-55. On their return they started work on the 'Antiquities', which was the first accurate survey of the surviving classical buildings of Athens, with the first volume published in 1762, the second 1789, third 1794, fourth 1816 and fifth 1830 (nearly 80 years after the first). The work was incredibly influential, fueling the Greek revivalist style in 18th-century English architecture. The attention to detail was such that it attracted the attention of Hogarth, who satirised the work with his 'Five Orders of Periwig'.
[Ref: 26783] £260.00
Drawn by A. Arrowsmith. J. Walker Sculp.t.
Publish'd as the Act directs by Elizabeth Stuart Feb: 12th 1794.
Engraved map. 660 x 620mm, 26 x 24½". Folded as issued, Two tears repaired.
Map of the peninsula of Attica, the region dominated by Athens in classical times. It was drawn by Aaron Arrowsmith, one of the leading English cartographers of the period, based on the survey made by James 'Athenian' Stuart and published in the 'Antiquities of Athens and Other Monuments of Greece' by Stuart & Nicholas Revett. Stuart (1713-88) and Revett (1720-1804) joined Gavin Hamillton and Matthew Brettingham on a Grand Tour of Italy, the Balkans & Greece between 1748-55. On their return they started work on the 'Antiquities', which was the first accurate survey of the surviving classical buildings of Athens, with the first volume published in 1762, the second 1789, third 1794, fourth 1816 and fifth 1830 (nearly 80 years after the first). The work was incredibly influential, fueling the Greek revivalist style in 18th-century English architecture. The attention to detail was such that it attracted the attention of Hogarth, who satirised the work with his 'Five Orders of Periwig'.
[Ref: 26783] £260.00
A Scene in Cymbeline. Belarius: Stay go not in. But that it eats our Victuals I Should think it were a fairy. vide. Shakespear Act 3d Scene 4th.
Painted by Edw.d Penny R.A. professor of Painting to the Royal Academy. Engrav'd by J.s Walker.
Publish'd Jan.y 10th 1783 by Ja.s Walker No 49 upper Mary le Bone Street.
Mezzotint. 505 x 550mm (20 x 21"). Faint crease.
Belarius, along with his adopted sons Polydore and Cadwal (in fact the Romano-British princes Guiderius and Arviragus), find their sister Imogen, in disquise as 'Fidele', in their hut.
[Ref: 50087] £390.00
Painted by Edw.d Penny R.A. professor of Painting to the Royal Academy. Engrav'd by J.s Walker.
Publish'd Jan.y 10th 1783 by Ja.s Walker No 49 upper Mary le Bone Street.
Mezzotint. 505 x 550mm (20 x 21"). Faint crease.
Belarius, along with his adopted sons Polydore and Cadwal (in fact the Romano-British princes Guiderius and Arviragus), find their sister Imogen, in disquise as 'Fidele', in their hut.
[Ref: 50087] £390.00
![[Elijah and the death of the widow's son.]](jpegs/55299.jpg)
[Elijah and the death of the widow's son.] And it came to pass after these things that the Son of the Woman the Mistress of the house fell sick, and his sickness was so sore that there was no breath left in him. Kings Book 1st Cap 17th.
Painted by Prince Hoare. Engraved by James Walker.
Published as the act directs May 6th, 1782 by J. Walker. No. 51, Great Portland Street, Portland Place.
Rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 400 x 355mm. (15¾ x 13¾"). Narrow margins on three sides.
While sheltering the prophet Elijah in her home Zarephath a widow grieves for her son, holding a veil to her face. Elijah appeals to God and the boy is restored to life. After Prince Hoare (1755-1834), portrait and history painter, writer on art and playwright.
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 55299] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Prince Hoare. Engraved by James Walker.
Published as the act directs May 6th, 1782 by J. Walker. No. 51, Great Portland Street, Portland Place.
Rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 400 x 355mm. (15¾ x 13¾"). Narrow margins on three sides.
While sheltering the prophet Elijah in her home Zarephath a widow grieves for her son, holding a veil to her face. Elijah appeals to God and the boy is restored to life. After Prince Hoare (1755-1834), portrait and history painter, writer on art and playwright.
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 55299] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Smiling girl] Du Cabinet de la Maj. Imp. de toutes les Russies Catherine, II.](jpegs/60185.jpg)
[Smiling girl] Du Cabinet de la Maj. Imp. de toutes les Russies Catherine, II. d'aprés l'original de Greuze gravé par J: Walker Graveur de la Maj: Imp.
S.t. Petersbourg Nov: 20 1785.
Mezzotint. Sheet 225 x 190mm (8¾ x 7½"). Trimmed within plate. Slight rubbing.
A quarter-length portrait of a young, smiling girl in a bonnet. James Walker (c.1760-1822) was appointed mezzotinter to the court of Catherine the Great in 1784, returning to London on various occasions to arrange publication of his plates. When he finally returned in 1802, 26 of his copper plates were lost at sea.
[Ref: 60185] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
S.t. Petersbourg Nov: 20 1785.
Mezzotint. Sheet 225 x 190mm (8¾ x 7½"). Trimmed within plate. Slight rubbing.
A quarter-length portrait of a young, smiling girl in a bonnet. James Walker (c.1760-1822) was appointed mezzotinter to the court of Catherine the Great in 1784, returning to London on various occasions to arrange publication of his plates. When he finally returned in 1802, 26 of his copper plates were lost at sea.
[Ref: 60185] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
![[David Hartley.]](jpegs/29085.jpg)
[David Hartley.]
Engraved by Ja:s Walker. Painted by Geo. Romney.
Published as the Act directs May 10.th 1784 by Ja:s Walker No.49 Upper Mary le Bone Street.
Mezzotint with Collector's mark, small margins. Plate 506 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Trimmed along lower edge.
Portrait, three-quarter length directed to left seated with his hands on the arms of his chair, looking towards the viewer, wearing a dark suite with a fur-trimmed coat, round white collar and spectacles, table beside him to left with an inkstand and scroll labelled "definitive Treaty with the United States of America Sepr 3 1783" in ink. David Hartley (1732-1813), statesman, scientific inventor, and son of the philosopher David Hartley. In 1776 the first MP to speak for the Abolition to the Slave trade. He was MP for Kingston upon Hull, and also held the position of 'His Britannic Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary', appointed by George III to treat with the United States of America, where he negotiated with Franklin for US independence. He was a signatory to the Treaty of Paris. Inventor of fireplates. An obelisk is sited near Tibbetts corner, Putney.
Horne: 63, i/ii. CS: 7. Ex Collection: Earl of Bute.
[Ref: 29085] £420.00
Engraved by Ja:s Walker. Painted by Geo. Romney.
Published as the Act directs May 10.th 1784 by Ja:s Walker No.49 Upper Mary le Bone Street.
Mezzotint with Collector's mark, small margins. Plate 506 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Trimmed along lower edge.
Portrait, three-quarter length directed to left seated with his hands on the arms of his chair, looking towards the viewer, wearing a dark suite with a fur-trimmed coat, round white collar and spectacles, table beside him to left with an inkstand and scroll labelled "definitive Treaty with the United States of America Sepr 3 1783" in ink. David Hartley (1732-1813), statesman, scientific inventor, and son of the philosopher David Hartley. In 1776 the first MP to speak for the Abolition to the Slave trade. He was MP for Kingston upon Hull, and also held the position of 'His Britannic Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary', appointed by George III to treat with the United States of America, where he negotiated with Franklin for US independence. He was a signatory to the Treaty of Paris. Inventor of fireplates. An obelisk is sited near Tibbetts corner, Putney.
Horne: 63, i/ii. CS: 7. Ex Collection: Earl of Bute.
[Ref: 29085] £420.00
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Mr. Eyles Irwin.
Painted by George Romney. Engrav'd by James Walker.
London Publish'd as the Act directs July 2.d 1780; by James Walker No.50 Frith Street, Soho, and sold also, by I. Dodsley, in Pall Mall.
Mezzotint very rare with small margins and collector's mark. Plate 249 x 186mm (9¾ x 7¼").
Portrait, half length facing foward but looking to left, holding a rolled paper, wearing cloak and curled hair. Eyles Irwin (c.1751-1817), the Irish poet and writer. He rose in the East India Company from a servant in civil capacity to superintendent of the company's affairs in China.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. Horne: 71, ii/ii. CS: 8.
[Ref: 29154] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by George Romney. Engrav'd by James Walker.
London Publish'd as the Act directs July 2.d 1780; by James Walker No.50 Frith Street, Soho, and sold also, by I. Dodsley, in Pall Mall.
Mezzotint very rare with small margins and collector's mark. Plate 249 x 186mm (9¾ x 7¼").
Portrait, half length facing foward but looking to left, holding a rolled paper, wearing cloak and curled hair. Eyles Irwin (c.1751-1817), the Irish poet and writer. He rose in the East India Company from a servant in civil capacity to superintendent of the company's affairs in China.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. Horne: 71, ii/ii. CS: 8.
[Ref: 29154] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Mrs. Musters.
Painted by George Romney. Engrav'd by James Walker.
Publish'd as the Act directs Novr. 1st. 1780 by J. Walker No.51 Great Portland Street.
Mezzotint. 330 x 270mm (13 x 10¾") with title from separate plate 50 x 275mm (2 x 11"). Framed. Trimmed to just outside title plate at bottom. Unexamined out of frame.
Sophia Catherine Musters (née Heywood) (1758-1819). The wife of John Musters of Colwick Hall, near Nottingham, Sophia was a noted beauty and was the subject of a portrait by Reynolds, now at Petworth.
Chaloner Smith: 10, ii of ii. Cross: 3. Horne: 85.ii.
[Ref: 51843] £450.00
Painted by George Romney. Engrav'd by James Walker.
Publish'd as the Act directs Novr. 1st. 1780 by J. Walker No.51 Great Portland Street.
Mezzotint. 330 x 270mm (13 x 10¾") with title from separate plate 50 x 275mm (2 x 11"). Framed. Trimmed to just outside title plate at bottom. Unexamined out of frame.
Sophia Catherine Musters (née Heywood) (1758-1819). The wife of John Musters of Colwick Hall, near Nottingham, Sophia was a noted beauty and was the subject of a portrait by Reynolds, now at Petworth.
Chaloner Smith: 10, ii of ii. Cross: 3. Horne: 85.ii.
[Ref: 51843] £450.00
Paisley. The celebrated Priest of Hymen at Gretna Green. _'cui placet Impares Formas atque animos sub Juga aenea Saevo mittere cum Joco.' Hor. Car. 33 Lib. 1.
C. Turner F.S.A. Delt. 1800. J. Walker Sculpt.
Publis'd by C. Turnor Dec. 20 1800.
Etching with aquatint. Sheet 165 x 230mm. Foxing. Faint trace of crease through part of image. Trimmed to plate.
Gretna's most famous priest Joseph Paisley, described as 'a big, rough, hard-drinking borderer,' who moonlighted as a smuggler, a tobacconist, and a fisherman. Gretna became known as the 'Caledonian Temple of Hymen' in the late eigteenth century and lampooned as the centre of the 'marriage trade'. One of the main characters in Charles Stuart's comic operetta Gretna Green (1783), a hit afterpiece at the Haymarket theatre during the 1780s and 90s, was loosely based on Priestley.
[Ref: 6222] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
C. Turner F.S.A. Delt. 1800. J. Walker Sculpt.
Publis'd by C. Turnor Dec. 20 1800.
Etching with aquatint. Sheet 165 x 230mm. Foxing. Faint trace of crease through part of image. Trimmed to plate.
Gretna's most famous priest Joseph Paisley, described as 'a big, rough, hard-drinking borderer,' who moonlighted as a smuggler, a tobacconist, and a fisherman. Gretna became known as the 'Caledonian Temple of Hymen' in the late eigteenth century and lampooned as the centre of the 'marriage trade'. One of the main characters in Charles Stuart's comic operetta Gretna Green (1783), a hit afterpiece at the Haymarket theatre during the 1780s and 90s, was loosely based on Priestley.
[Ref: 6222] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Paisley. The celebrated Priest of Hymen at Gretna Green. _'cui placet Impares Formas atque animos sub Juga aenea Saevo mittere cum Joco.' Hor. Car. 33 Lib. 1.
C. Turner F.S.A. Delt. 1800. J. Walker Sculpt.
Publis'd by C. Turnor Dec. 20 1800.
Etching with aquatint, sheet 200 x 160mm (7¾ x 6¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; glued to backing sheet.
Gretna's most famous priest Joseph Paisley, described as 'a big, rough, hard-drinking borderer,' who moonlighted as a smuggler, a tobacconist, and a fisherman. Gretna became known as the 'Caledonian Temple of Hymen' in the late eighteenth century and lampooned as the centre of the 'marriage trade'. One of the main characters in Charles Stuart's comic operetta Gretna Green (1783), a hit afterpiece at the Haymarket theatre during the 1780s and 90s, was loosely based on Paisley.
[Ref: 31073] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
C. Turner F.S.A. Delt. 1800. J. Walker Sculpt.
Publis'd by C. Turnor Dec. 20 1800.
Etching with aquatint, sheet 200 x 160mm (7¾ x 6¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; glued to backing sheet.
Gretna's most famous priest Joseph Paisley, described as 'a big, rough, hard-drinking borderer,' who moonlighted as a smuggler, a tobacconist, and a fisherman. Gretna became known as the 'Caledonian Temple of Hymen' in the late eighteenth century and lampooned as the centre of the 'marriage trade'. One of the main characters in Charles Stuart's comic operetta Gretna Green (1783), a hit afterpiece at the Haymarket theatre during the 1780s and 90s, was loosely based on Paisley.
[Ref: 31073] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Walter Tempest.]](jpegs/5073.jpg)
[John Walter Tempest.]
Painted by G.Romney. Engraved by James Walker.
Publish'd as the Act directs Feb.y 1st 1781, by J.Walker No 51 Great Portaland Street.
Very scarce mezzotint, proof before title. 630 x 385mm.
Son of MP John Tempest, died young at Brighton, 1793.
CS: 17. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 5073] £550.00
Painted by G.Romney. Engraved by James Walker.
Publish'd as the Act directs Feb.y 1st 1781, by J.Walker No 51 Great Portaland Street.
Very scarce mezzotint, proof before title. 630 x 385mm.
Son of MP John Tempest, died young at Brighton, 1793.
CS: 17. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 5073] £550.00
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