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His Serene Highness Leopold George Christian Frederick. Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld.
Engraved by J.T. Wedgwood from a sketch by George Hayter in the possession of Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Wales.
London. Published 17th June, 1816, by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co., Cockspur Street.
Engraving with roulette on india with large margins. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Very fine impression. Some spotting in margins.
Portrait of Leopold (1790 - 1865), soon after his marriage to Princess Charlotte Augusta, the only legitimate child of the Prince Regent (later King George IV) and therefore heiress to the English throne, May 2nd, 1816 However, on November 5, 1817 she gave birth to a stillborn son and died the following day. Having lost the chance to be prince consort to the British queen (a role later played by Prince Albert) he rejected the throne of Greece in 1830, before accepting the role of first 'King of the Belgians' in 1831. His son was Leopold II, founder of the notorious Congo Free State.
[Ref: 34473] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by J.T. Wedgwood from a sketch by George Hayter in the possession of Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Wales.
London. Published 17th June, 1816, by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co., Cockspur Street.
Engraving with roulette on india with large margins. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Very fine impression. Some spotting in margins.
Portrait of Leopold (1790 - 1865), soon after his marriage to Princess Charlotte Augusta, the only legitimate child of the Prince Regent (later King George IV) and therefore heiress to the English throne, May 2nd, 1816 However, on November 5, 1817 she gave birth to a stillborn son and died the following day. Having lost the chance to be prince consort to the British queen (a role later played by Prince Albert) he rejected the throne of Greece in 1830, before accepting the role of first 'King of the Belgians' in 1831. His son was Leopold II, founder of the notorious Congo Free State.
[Ref: 34473] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[Lord Byron.]
W.E. West pinxit. J.T. Wedgewood Sculpsit.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Engraving, proof before letters. 250 x 210mm, 9¾ z 8¼". Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788 - 1824), poet. From the painting by William Edward West (1788 - 1857) in the National Galleries of Scotland collection. West made a name for himself as a painter of miniature portraits in his native Kentucky whilst still in his teens. A benefactor financed his studies in Thomas Sully's studio in Philadelphia. He visited Italy in 1819 and stayed in Europe for the next twenty years. In 1825 he moved to London but financial difficulties forced him to go back to America. Washington Irving, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron were among his most celebrated sitters.
NGS Accession no: PG 1561.
[Ref: 17444] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
W.E. West pinxit. J.T. Wedgewood Sculpsit.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Engraving, proof before letters. 250 x 210mm, 9¾ z 8¼". Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788 - 1824), poet. From the painting by William Edward West (1788 - 1857) in the National Galleries of Scotland collection. West made a name for himself as a painter of miniature portraits in his native Kentucky whilst still in his teens. A benefactor financed his studies in Thomas Sully's studio in Philadelphia. He visited Italy in 1819 and stayed in Europe for the next twenty years. In 1825 he moved to London but financial difficulties forced him to go back to America. Washington Irving, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron were among his most celebrated sitters.
NGS Accession no: PG 1561.
[Ref: 17444] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Hon. Visc.t Nelson. Vice Admiral of the White.
Engraved by J.T. Wedgwood, from an Original Painting in the possession of Alexander Davison Esq.r
Engraving. 246 x 154mm. 9¾ x 6". Slight crease.
Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) the celebrated British Admiral, was promoted to Vice Admiral of the White while still at sea, on 23 April 1804, whilst commander of the Mediterranean Fleet at Toulon where they enforced the blockade.
[Ref: 27315] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by J.T. Wedgwood, from an Original Painting in the possession of Alexander Davison Esq.r
Engraving. 246 x 154mm. 9¾ x 6". Slight crease.
Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) the celebrated British Admiral, was promoted to Vice Admiral of the White while still at sea, on 23 April 1804, whilst commander of the Mediterranean Fleet at Toulon where they enforced the blockade.
[Ref: 27315] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Park, Esqr. F.A.S.
Engraved by J.T.Wedgewood, from the original Picture Painted by Miss Carmichael in the Possession of Edward Hogg Esqr. Hendon.
Publish'd March 20, 1820 by C.Dyer, 8 Compton Street Soho.
Stipple. 240 x 155mm.
Antiquary and bibliographer [1759 - 1834].
[Ref: 1171] £35.00 (£42.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by J.T.Wedgewood, from the original Picture Painted by Miss Carmichael in the Possession of Edward Hogg Esqr. Hendon.
Publish'd March 20, 1820 by C.Dyer, 8 Compton Street Soho.
Stipple. 240 x 155mm.
Antiquary and bibliographer [1759 - 1834].
[Ref: 1171] £35.00 (£42.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Park, Esqr. F.A.S.
Engraved by J.T. Wedgewood, from the original Picture Painted by Miss Carmichael. in the Possession of Edward Hogg, Esqr. Hendon.
Publish'd March 20, 1820, by C. Dyer, 8, Compton Street, Soho.
Stipple, 245 x 195mm. 9½ x 5¾". Uncut sheet Light, mostly marginal, foxing.
Thomas Park (1759 - 1834), antiquary and bibliographer, reading a book. A rare portrait.
[Ref: 13159] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by J.T. Wedgewood, from the original Picture Painted by Miss Carmichael. in the Possession of Edward Hogg, Esqr. Hendon.
Publish'd March 20, 1820, by C. Dyer, 8, Compton Street, Soho.
Stipple, 245 x 195mm. 9½ x 5¾". Uncut sheet Light, mostly marginal, foxing.
Thomas Park (1759 - 1834), antiquary and bibliographer, reading a book. A rare portrait.
[Ref: 13159] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)