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Position of the English, and Spanish & French Squadrons, before the Action on the 12 July 1804.
Owen del. Wells sc.
Publish'd by Bunney & Gold, Sep.1.1801.
Aquatint. 145 x 234mm. 5¾ x 9¼". Time staining around the edges.
Saumarez's actions off Algeciras and Gibraltar. On July 12th 1801 aboard Caesar, Admiral Sir James Saumarez led the last attack against the French Admiral Linois. This being the second stage of the battle meant that the extensive damage that the British had received during the first stage allowed for the French and Spanish ships to escape to Cadiz.
[Ref: 20163] £80.00
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Attack on Gibraltar in 1781, by the Spanish Floating Batteries.
Hamilton R.A. del.t Wells delt.
[Bunney & Gold, 1804.]
Aquatint. 140 x 229mm. 5½ x 9". Slightly cut.
The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the American War of Independence. It was the longest siege endured by the British Armed Forces. In November 1781 the British garrison filed silently out of the defence works and made a surprise sortie. They routed the whole body of the besieging infantry in the trenches, set their batteries on fire, blew up and spiked their cannon, destroyed their entrenchments, and killed or took prisoner a large number of the Spaniards. Parker: 92, i. NMM: PAI2904; for another item demonstrating the floating batteries used to attack Gibraltar, see ref. 13789
[Ref: 25156] £65.00
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[Bahamas] Hole in the Wall _ Island of Abaco.
Wells Sculp.
Publish'd 30 June, 1803 by J. Gold, 103 Shoe Lane.
Aquatint with explanatory text. 140 x 229mm. 5½ x 9". Small crease.
As written on the sheet of text "The 'Hole in the Wall' is in a rocky point at the south end of Abaco, the most northern of the Bahama Islands." This engraving was published in the 'Naval Chronicle'. Gold was the founder and publisher.
[Ref: 23315] £120.00
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The Beggar of Bednall Green and his Daughter. With that an angel he cast on the ground,/ And dropped, in angels, full three thousand pound/ Thus was the fair Bessee matched to a knight/ And then made a ladye in others despite/ A fairer lady there never was seen/ Then the blind beggar's daughter of Bednall Green. [&] The Beggar of Bednall Green, his Daughter and the Knight. To church then went this gallant young knight,/ His bride followed after, an angel most bright,/ With troops of ladyes the like never was seen/ That went with sweet Bessee of Bednall Green' In joy and felicity lon lived he,/ All with his fair ladye the prettye Bessye.
R. Pollard fect. Aquatinted by J. Wells [first plate]. Aquatinted by J. Jukes [second plate].
London, Published Septr. 6, 1787, by R. Pollard, Engraver, No.15, Braynes Row, Spa Fields.
Pair of aquatints with etching, each c.327 x 275mm.
A fine pair of prints that illustrate the popular Elizabethan ballad 'The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green'. This tells the story of Henry de Montfort, a son of Simon de Montfort. He was wounded and lost his sight in the Battle of Evesham in 1265, and was nursed to health by a baroness, and together they had a child named Besse (commemorated in Besse Road in London's East End). He became the Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green and used to beg at the crossroads. The story of how he went from landed gentry to poor beggar became hugely popular in the Tudor era, and was revived by Percy's 'Reliques of Ancient English Poetry', published in 1765. The legend came to be incorporated into the arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green in 1900. Published by Robert Pollard (c.1755 - 1838) after his own designs.
[Ref: 8101] £490.00
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'Sunset' Brixham [pencil.]
Francis Wells [pencil signature.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching with aquatint, printed in colours. 225 x 300mm (9 x 11¾"). A fine impression, mint with large margins.
Fishing boats at Brixham, a picturesque fishing town at the southern end of Torbay on the south Devon coast. Francis Wells (exh. 1897-1938), portrait and landscape painter who studied at the Slade and Royal Academy Schools; lived Milton Abbas, Dorset.
[Ref: 27482] £120.00
(£144.00 incl.VAT)
Caernarvon Castle [pencil].
Francis Wells [pencil signature.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching with aquatint printed in colours. 165 x 315mm (6½ x 12¼"), with large margins, blind-stamped 'Rembrandt Guild Artist's Proof'.
A view of Caernarvon Castle from the sea. Francis Wells (exh. 1897-1938), portrait and landscape painter who studied at the Slade and Royal Academy Schools; lived Milton Abbas, Dorset.
[Ref: 64962] £75.00
(£90.00 incl.VAT)
Admiral Cornwallis's retreat from the French Fleet.
Anderson del. Wells Sculp.
Publish'd 1 March 1802, by Bunney & Gold.
Aquatint. 140 x 227mm. 5½ x 9".
A depiction of the First Battle of Groix (1795) during the French Revolutionary War off the west coast of France. The British squadron under Admiral William Cornwallis, consisting of five ships of the line, two frigates and one cutter, are caught cruising near Brest by a French fleet of twelve sail of the line and fourteen large frigates. Cornwallis was compelled to retreat. Parker: 109, b.
[Ref: 25146] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
[Denmark] Count Enevold de Brandt. Engraved for the History of Count Brandt.
Wells sculp.
[n.d. c.1773.]
Engraving. 184 x 109mm (7¼ x 4¼"). Small nicks and chips to left-hand edge.
Count Enevold Brandt (1738-1772) the Danish courtier who became an assistant judge of the Supreme Court of Copenhagen in 1764, royal chamberlain in 1769, and afterwards superintendent of the Royal Theatre. He acted as the companion of King Christian VII, and he was an accomplice to the affair between Christian's wife Queen Caroline Matilda and Struensee. He was arrested, condemned to death and executed in 1772.
[Ref: 31091] £45.00
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View of Prince Rupert’s Bay, Dominica.
N. Pocock delt. Wells sculp.t.
Publish'd by Binney & Gold, May 1st 1799.
Aquatint. 130 x 220mm.
Published in the 'Naval Chronicle'.
[Ref: 4378] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
View of Prince Rupert's Bay, Dominica.
N.Pocock del.t. Wells sculp.t.
Publish'd by Bunney & Gold May 1. 1799.
Aquatint. Sheet: 145 x 245mm (5¾ x 9¾''). Trimmed.
A view of a bay in Dominica in the West Indies.
[Ref: 49938] £90.00
(£108.00 incl.VAT)
Entrance into Halifax Harbour.
D. Serres del. Wells Sculp.
by J. Gold, 703, Shoe Lane.
Aquatint. 140 x 230mm (5½ x 9¼"). Trimmed.
View of the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Published in the 'Naval Chronicle'.
[Ref: 53864] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
To the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, This View of the Royal Hospital at Haslar is by permission most respectfully inscribed by their Lordships' obedient humble servant, J.Hall A.B. To the Commssioners for Sick and Wounded Seamen by Permission; the Governor and Principal Officers This View of the Royal Hospital at Haslar is most respectfully inscribed by their obedient humble servant J.Hall A.B.
The Rev.d J.Hall A.B. Chaplain to the R.H. Haslar Delin.t. John Wells Aqua Tinta Fecit.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Septr. 11.1799.
Two sepia aquatint views, 340 x 390mm, and an engraved floorplan 290 x 240mm, and a page of text. Occasional spotting.
[Ref: 2918] £450.00
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View of Wampooh China.
Owen del. Wells sc.
Publish'd by Bunney & Gold, June 1, 1802.
Aquatint. 140 x 225mm (5½ x 8¾").
Huangpu, in the Guanghzou region of China. Published in the 'Naval Chronicle' in 1802, where it was described as 'a small but populous village, pleasantly situated on the eastern bank of the Pe-kiang river, about twenty miles below the city of Canton'. It was the docking area for many nations trading with China in the 18th century and was the site of a battle between Chinese and British forces in 1841 during the Opium Wars.
[Ref: 37027] £130.00
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Second Bar, China
Owen del. Wells sc.
Published by J. Gold 103 Shoe Lane 1st Nov.r 1802
Aquatint and accompanying letterpress sheet140 x 225mm (5½ x 8¾").
'A picturesque view on the river Canton, the only river, in that extensive country [China] . into which the vessels of foreign nations are admitted', as the accompanying text informs. In the Shizi Ocean in the Guanghzou region of China, 'Second Bar' was one of two 'bars' which was the term used by the British to refer to sandbanks which impeded ships' transport up the Canton River. It was situated near current Huangpu New Port.
[Ref: 37028] £130.00
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Ice Islands.
Wells Sculp.
Published by J.Gold, Shoe Lane, May 31 1803.
Aquatint. 130 x 220mm.
Published in the 'Naval Chronicle'.
[Ref: 4371] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
A View of the Earl of Warwick's House at Isleworth.
Mr. Spyres Delint. J. Wells Excudit.
London, Pubd. Jany. 8, 1796, by J. Read, No. 133, Pall Mall.
Etching and aquatint in sepia, 260 x 360mm.10¼ x 14¼".
A very rare view of this house on the Thames at Isleworth that has been home to many illustrious occupants. On paper watermarked 1794. Gascoigne 'Images of Twickenham': 12.
[Ref: 8715] £250.00
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Diamond Rock, Martinique.
N. Pocock delt. Wells sculp.t.
Published March 31st 1803 by J.Gold, 103 Shoe Lane.
Aquatint. 130 x 220mm.
Published in the 'Naval Chronicle'.
[Ref: 4365] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
South West View of Montserat in Portugal. Inscribed by permission to his Grace the Duke of Northumberland. Vista ao Sudoeste de Monserrate, em Portugal. Dedicada com permissao ao Ex.mo Duque de Northumberland.
W.Baker Del. J.Wells Sculp.
Published Oct.r 14.th 1793
Rare aquatint. Sheet 420 x 510mm (16½ x 20"). Creases. Trimmed inside platemark.
A view of the hills and mountains in Sintra, Portugal featuring Monserrate Palace at the centre.
[Ref: 53719] £360.00
A View of Mr. de Visme's Country Seat at Montserat, with the distant Town of Cyntra, the Quinta of D. Joao de Castro at Penha Verde, the Duke of Cadaval's Quinta at Colres, &c.
Drawn by Noel. Engraved bny Wells.
London, Publish'd as the Act directs, Nov.r 12th 1795
Etching and aquatint, 470 x 650mm. Trimmed to plate, small tears.
View of Montserrate, Portugal, with Cintra in the distance on left. By around 1790 Gerard deVisme, a wealthy Englishman, was living in the 'neo-Gothic Palace' seen here, although by the time this print was published, deVisme had sublet the property to William Beckford. Beckford was at the time the richest man in England
[Ref: 27939] £320.00
Naples Bay & View of Mount Vesuvius.
Hackert del. Wells Sculp.
published 30th July 1803 by J. Gold 103 Shoe Lane.
Lithograph, sheet 140 x 225mm (5½ x 9").
A view in Naples Bay looking out towards a smoking Mount Vesuvius.
[Ref: 57046] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
'The Needles' Isle of Wight [pencil.]
Francis Wells [pencil signature.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching with aquatint, printed in colours. 225 x 300mm (9 x 11¾"). A fine impression, mint with large margins.
Sailing boats close to The Needles, a row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise out of the sea off the Isle of Wight, close to Alum Bay. The Needles lighthouse, built in 1859, stands at the end of the formation. Francis Wells (exh. 1897-1938), portrait and landscape painter who studied at the Slade and Royal Academy Schools; lived Milton Abbas, Dorset.
[Ref: 27481] £120.00
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A View of the Entrance of S.t John's Newfoundland.
The Rev.d J. Hall del. J. Wells sculp.
Publish'd by Bunney & Gold, 1 July 1802.
Aquatint. Sheet: 140 x 250mm (5½ x 10''). Trimmed.
A view of the entrance to the harbour to St John's, capital of Newfoundland.
[Ref: 50028] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
Speedy Sloop of War attacked by Spanish Gun-Boats.
Wells sc.
Publish'd July 1, 1801 by Bunney & Gold.
Aquatint offset. 140 x 229mm. 5½ x 9".
Lord Cochrane, commander of HMS Speedy (1782) fighting against gunboats off Gibraltar. Cochrane's career inspired events in both 'Master and Commander' and Hornblower. Parker: 156.
[Ref: 25154] £65.00
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S.W. view of the Island of Tappanooly on the S.W. Coast of Sumatra.
Drawn of the Spot by Capt. Trapaud. J.Wells Aquatint.
Publish'd 1st March 1788. as the Act Directs.
Aquatint. 450 x 325mm.
Abbey: 417.
[Ref: 6175] £690.00
S.W. View of the Rock of Trichinopoly.
Drawn of the Spot by Capt. Trapaud. J.Wells Aquatint.
Publish'd 1st March 1788. as the Act Directs.
Aquatint. 450 x 325mm.
Abbey: 417
[Ref: 6176] £580.00
A View of the Seat of Lord Frederick Cavendish in Twickenham Park.
Mr. Spyres delint. J. Wells Excudit.
London, Pubd. Jany. 8, 1796, by J. Read, No. 133, Pall Mall.
Etching and aquatint in sepia, 260 x 360mm.10¼ x 14¼".
A very rare view of the estate of Lord Frederick Cavendish (1729 - 1803), field-marshal. Gascoigne 'Images of Twickenham': 29.
[Ref: 8717] £250.00
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Venus and cupid.
Wells del. et sculp.t.
Published by W.m Wells, 20 July 1779 No. 132 Fleet Street
Rare stipple printed in sepia, platemark 100 x 85mm (4 x 3¼"), with very large margins.
[Ref: 45152] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)
View of Wampooh China.
Owen del. Wells sc.
Publish'd by Binney & Gold, June 1, 1802.
Aquatint. 130 x 220mm.
Published in the 'Naval Chronicle'.
[Ref: 4386] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
I had nai been a Wife but weeks only four, / When sitting sa mearnfully at mine ayn door:
Wells del. et sculp.t
Pub.d June 8 1784 by W.m Wells, 20 July 1779 No. 132 Fleet Street
Rare stipple printed in sepia, platemark 70 x 90mm (2¾ x 3½"), very large margins.
An unhappy wife contemplates how much has changed in only four weeks of marriage.
[Ref: 45153] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)
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