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Banditti.
Drawn by I. Mortimer Etch'd by I. Haynes Publish'd as the Act directs Feb.y 1, 1780 by J. Mortimer Norfolk Street Strand, & J, Boydell Cheapside.
London, 1780.
Etching. 350 x 350mm (130¾ x 13¾"), with very wide margins. Stain across foreground figure.
A round design of three bandits. Possibly part of a pair with print 'Pilgrims' of a similar design and also published by Jane Mortimer and John Boydell.
[Ref: 53963] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by I. Mortimer Etch'd by I. Haynes Publish'd as the Act directs Feb.y 1, 1780 by J. Mortimer Norfolk Street Strand, & J, Boydell Cheapside.
London, 1780.
Etching. 350 x 350mm (130¾ x 13¾"), with very wide margins. Stain across foreground figure.
A round design of three bandits. Possibly part of a pair with print 'Pilgrims' of a similar design and also published by Jane Mortimer and John Boydell.
[Ref: 53963] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
A Captain of Banditti and his Family. Etch'd by Sam.l Ireland form an Original Drawing by Mortimer. To Sir George Beaumont Bar.t and admirer of Mortimer & encourager of the fine Arts this etching is inscribed by his obliged and obedient Servant S: Ireland.
Mortimer del.t Sam.l Ireland fecit.
London, 1785.
Etching. 420 x 465mm (16½ x 18¼"). Very small tears along the lower platemark, some have been repaired. Some creasing in the corners. Very small hole in top right corner margin. Small margins.
A captain, well dressed, standing before his wife and child near the shore, attended by another bandit. Sir George Beaumont (1753 - 1827) was a prominent patron of the British arts and an amatuer painter himself. He was instrumental in the creation of the National Gallery in London, being the first to make a donation of paintings.
[Ref: 53967] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Mortimer del.t Sam.l Ireland fecit.
London, 1785.
Etching. 420 x 465mm (16½ x 18¼"). Very small tears along the lower platemark, some have been repaired. Some creasing in the corners. Very small hole in top right corner margin. Small margins.
A captain, well dressed, standing before his wife and child near the shore, attended by another bandit. Sir George Beaumont (1753 - 1827) was a prominent patron of the British arts and an amatuer painter himself. He was instrumental in the creation of the National Gallery in London, being the first to make a donation of paintings.
[Ref: 53967] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A Banditti Made Prisoners. From an Original Drawing of Mr. Mortimer's, in the Possession of Mr. Wright of Derby.
Etcht by Tho.s Hardy.
London, 1805.
Etching. 395 x 495mm (15½ x 19½"), with small margins.
Two bandits held captive, presumably by the aggressive man in the background, while two country folk stand watch. It is likely the inscription refers to Joseph Wright of Derby, which suggests this scene was drawn in 1774 when Mortimer and Wright were working together on illustrations of the Captive from Sterne's 'A Sentimental Journey'.
[Ref: 53969] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Etcht by Tho.s Hardy.
London, 1805.
Etching. 395 x 495mm (15½ x 19½"), with small margins.
Two bandits held captive, presumably by the aggressive man in the background, while two country folk stand watch. It is likely the inscription refers to Joseph Wright of Derby, which suggests this scene was drawn in 1774 when Mortimer and Wright were working together on illustrations of the Captive from Sterne's 'A Sentimental Journey'.
[Ref: 53969] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Banditti Regaling To the R.t Hon.ble Earl Harcourt, this Etching from the Original Drawing by Mortimer in the possession of S. Ireland is inscribed By his Lordships much obliged & obedient Serv.t S. I.
Mortimer Del.t Sam. Ireland fecit.
1785.
Etching. 430 x 465mm (17 x 18¼"). Torn along plate edge upper right corner and lower left corner and edge. One small tear affects the title area. Small margins.
A group of bandits feasting and relaxing in a courtyard. The inscription is likely dedicated to George Harcourt (1736-1809), who was a politician and noted patron of the arts.
[Ref: 53968] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Mortimer Del.t Sam. Ireland fecit.
1785.
Etching. 430 x 465mm (17 x 18¼"). Torn along plate edge upper right corner and lower left corner and edge. One small tear affects the title area. Small margins.
A group of bandits feasting and relaxing in a courtyard. The inscription is likely dedicated to George Harcourt (1736-1809), who was a politician and noted patron of the arts.
[Ref: 53968] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Banditti Returning. From an Original Drawing of J. Mortimer, in the Collection of Richard Payne Knight Esq.r.
Drawn by J. Mortimer 1775. Etch'd by R. Blyth. London Publish'd as the Act directs, Nov.r 9.th 1780, by R. Blyth N.o 27, Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1780.
Etching. 395 x 440mm (15½ x 17¼"), with very wide margins. Foxing in upper margin. Small tears, mostly repaired, along lower edge. Small stain bottom left.
A bandit wearing armour and a helmet, holding a female captive, who looks down to left, her clothes in disarray, another bandit to right, one hand on his hip, holding a spear in the other, beside a man wearing a plumed helmet who gazes questioningly at the woman, while other bandits approach the cave from the left, bringing captives in oriental dress.
[Ref: 53966] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by J. Mortimer 1775. Etch'd by R. Blyth. London Publish'd as the Act directs, Nov.r 9.th 1780, by R. Blyth N.o 27, Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1780.
Etching. 395 x 440mm (15½ x 17¼"), with very wide margins. Foxing in upper margin. Small tears, mostly repaired, along lower edge. Small stain bottom left.
A bandit wearing armour and a helmet, holding a female captive, who looks down to left, her clothes in disarray, another bandit to right, one hand on his hip, holding a spear in the other, beside a man wearing a plumed helmet who gazes questioningly at the woman, while other bandits approach the cave from the left, bringing captives in oriental dress.
[Ref: 53966] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Captive.
Drawn by Mortimer. Etch'd R. Blyth.
London, 1781.
Etching. 300 x 400mm (12 x 15¾"). Trimmed to plate, loss of inscription and publication line.
A captive sitting shackled in a cell. Subject from Laurence Sterne's 'A Sentimental Journey', published in 1768 as Sterne was close to death; the novel is partly autobiographical as it details the author's journey through France to the most southern point of Italy.
[Ref: 53973] £320.00
Drawn by Mortimer. Etch'd R. Blyth.
London, 1781.
Etching. 300 x 400mm (12 x 15¾"). Trimmed to plate, loss of inscription and publication line.
A captive sitting shackled in a cell. Subject from Laurence Sterne's 'A Sentimental Journey', published in 1768 as Sterne was close to death; the novel is partly autobiographical as it details the author's journey through France to the most southern point of Italy.
[Ref: 53973] £320.00
![[A Captive Family]](jpegs/53961.jpg)
[A Captive Family]
Mortimer del.t. Published by W.m Richardson. York House, Strand, June 10, 1805. Blyth Fecit.
London, 1805.
Etching. 340 x 255mm (13½ x 10") with wide margins, 18th century watermark. Creasing in top right corner in margin.
An arresting scene of two people in restraints while two children cry by their side. This print was originally part of the 'British School II' album, which contained 170 prints published between 1713 and 1810. The purpose of the album is prefaced by two paragraphs that describe the role that the Royal Academy and its academicians have played in the development and promotion of British art.
[Ref: 53961] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Mortimer del.t. Published by W.m Richardson. York House, Strand, June 10, 1805. Blyth Fecit.
London, 1805.
Etching. 340 x 255mm (13½ x 10") with wide margins, 18th century watermark. Creasing in top right corner in margin.
An arresting scene of two people in restraints while two children cry by their side. This print was originally part of the 'British School II' album, which contained 170 prints published between 1713 and 1810. The purpose of the album is prefaced by two paragraphs that describe the role that the Royal Academy and its academicians have played in the development and promotion of British art.
[Ref: 53961] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Enjoying Domestic Happiness.
Drawn by J. H. Mortimer. Etched by R. Blyth. London Published as the Act directs 15.th Nov.r 1779 by R. Blyth No. 27 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1779.
Etching. 230 x 160mm (9 x 6¼"). Trimmed to plate.
A quiet, loving familial scene.
[Ref: 53960] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by J. H. Mortimer. Etched by R. Blyth. London Published as the Act directs 15.th Nov.r 1779 by R. Blyth No. 27 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1779.
Etching. 230 x 160mm (9 x 6¼"). Trimmed to plate.
A quiet, loving familial scene.
[Ref: 53960] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
Fishermen. From an Original Drawing of J. Mortimer. in the Collection of Richard Payne Knight Esq.r; to whom this Plate is most humbly Inscrib'd by His much oblig'd and most obedient Servant, R. Blyth.
Drawn by J. Mortimer 1774. Etch'd by R. Blyth. London Publish'd as the Act directs. Nov.r 9th 1780 by R. Blyth N.o 27 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1780.
Etching. 390 x 440mm (15¼ x 17¼"), with very wide margins on 2 sides. Trimmed to plate lower and upper sides. Creasing along left and right edges in margins. Repaired tear in title area.
A group of fishermen hauling a net. A woman stands to the right with her breast exposed and a classical figure to her right.
[Ref: 53974] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by J. Mortimer 1774. Etch'd by R. Blyth. London Publish'd as the Act directs. Nov.r 9th 1780 by R. Blyth N.o 27 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1780.
Etching. 390 x 440mm (15¼ x 17¼"), with very wide margins on 2 sides. Trimmed to plate lower and upper sides. Creasing along left and right edges in margins. Repaired tear in title area.
A group of fishermen hauling a net. A woman stands to the right with her breast exposed and a classical figure to her right.
[Ref: 53974] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Caius Marius sitting on the Ruins of Carthage. To His Grace John Duke of Atholl, Marquis & Earl of Atholl, Tullibardine, &c. &c. &c. / This plate is humbly inscribed by His Grace's much obliged and most devoted servant, Robert Blyth.
Drawn by Mortimer. Etch'd by R. Blyth. From an Original Drawing of Mortimer, in the Collection of Richard Payne Knight Esq.r. London Publish'd as the Act directs. Jan.y 20.th 1782. by R. Blyth N.o 27 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1782.
Etching. 470 x 390mm (18½ x 15½"), with wide margins on 3 sides. Small tear, folds and creasing down left margin, stain on right.
A portrait of Roman general Gaius Marius (157-86 BCE) depicted isolated and exhausted. Though his political career was relatively successful, Marius fled Rome in 88 BCE after being defeated by Sulla and his unprecedented march on Rome. According to Plutarch Marius fled to Africa and landed in Carthage but was confronted by a Roman official who claimed the Praetor of the African province forbid Marius to rest here. When prompted Marius replied that the official should report to his governor simply that he had seen 'the exiled Marius sitting on the ruins of Carthage' (Plutarch Life of Marius). The artist Mortimer exhibited the his original drawing as well as an oil painting of the same subject at the 1774 Society of Artists exhibition after a commission be Edward Sachaverell Pole (1718-1780). The drawing was acquired by Richard Payne Knight (1751-1824) a fine art connoiseur best known for his theories on picturesque beauty.
[Ref: 53962] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by Mortimer. Etch'd by R. Blyth. From an Original Drawing of Mortimer, in the Collection of Richard Payne Knight Esq.r. London Publish'd as the Act directs. Jan.y 20.th 1782. by R. Blyth N.o 27 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1782.
Etching. 470 x 390mm (18½ x 15½"), with wide margins on 3 sides. Small tear, folds and creasing down left margin, stain on right.
A portrait of Roman general Gaius Marius (157-86 BCE) depicted isolated and exhausted. Though his political career was relatively successful, Marius fled Rome in 88 BCE after being defeated by Sulla and his unprecedented march on Rome. According to Plutarch Marius fled to Africa and landed in Carthage but was confronted by a Roman official who claimed the Praetor of the African province forbid Marius to rest here. When prompted Marius replied that the official should report to his governor simply that he had seen 'the exiled Marius sitting on the ruins of Carthage' (Plutarch Life of Marius). The artist Mortimer exhibited the his original drawing as well as an oil painting of the same subject at the 1774 Society of Artists exhibition after a commission be Edward Sachaverell Pole (1718-1780). The drawing was acquired by Richard Payne Knight (1751-1824) a fine art connoiseur best known for his theories on picturesque beauty.
[Ref: 53962] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Two Shipwrecked Mariners]](jpegs/53970.jpg)
[Two Shipwrecked Mariners]
J. Mortimer delin.t London Published April 18. 1801. by John P. Thompson. G.t Newport Street and N.o 51 Dean Street Soho.
London, 1801.
Etching. 305 x 445mm (12 x 17½"), with very wide margins.
Two shipwrecked mariners in a desperate state sheeking shelter on a shore. A rowing boat from a ship on the horizon looks to be approaching. In 2012 Nicholas Knowles identified the engraver of this print as Thomas Rowlandson after noting that several details, such as the dot hatching and handwriting, were typical Rowlandson features.
[Ref: 53970] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
J. Mortimer delin.t London Published April 18. 1801. by John P. Thompson. G.t Newport Street and N.o 51 Dean Street Soho.
London, 1801.
Etching. 305 x 445mm (12 x 17½"), with very wide margins.
Two shipwrecked mariners in a desperate state sheeking shelter on a shore. A rowing boat from a ship on the horizon looks to be approaching. In 2012 Nicholas Knowles identified the engraver of this print as Thomas Rowlandson after noting that several details, such as the dot hatching and handwriting, were typical Rowlandson features.
[Ref: 53970] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Soldiers Courtship. To the Right Hon.ble Hugh Earl Percy, &c. &c. &c. Lieu.t General of His Majesty's Forces, and Colonel of the Fifth Reg.t on Foot; the following Plates, representing the Life and Death of a Soldier, are most humbly Inscribed, by his Lordship's much obliged and most obedient Servant Robert Blyth. / From Original Drawings of Mortimer, in the Collection of Richard Payne Knight Esq.r
Drawn by Mortimer. Etched by R. Blyth. London, Published as the Act directs, May 1.st 1781, by R. Blyth N.o 27, Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1781.
Etching. 395 x 450mm (15½ x 17¾"), with very wide margins.
A drunken but light hearted scene of two soldiers and two women together, lounging in a courtyard. One woman has a child resting in her lap. The first in a set of four prints, the series titled 'The Life and Death of a Soldier'.
[Ref: 53971] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by Mortimer. Etched by R. Blyth. London, Published as the Act directs, May 1.st 1781, by R. Blyth N.o 27, Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1781.
Etching. 395 x 450mm (15½ x 17¾"), with very wide margins.
A drunken but light hearted scene of two soldiers and two women together, lounging in a courtyard. One woman has a child resting in her lap. The first in a set of four prints, the series titled 'The Life and Death of a Soldier'.
[Ref: 53971] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Soldiers Family. From Original Drawings of Mortimer, in the Collection of Richard Payne Knight Esq.r.
Drawn by Mortimer. Etched by R. Blyth. London, Published as the Act directs, May 1.st 1781, by R. Blyth N.o 27, Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1781.
Etching. 395 x 450mm (15½ x 17¾"), with very wide margins.
Soldier seated with his wife and family under a cliff side, with two other soldiers, one seated the other standing behind.
[Ref: 53972] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by Mortimer. Etched by R. Blyth. London, Published as the Act directs, May 1.st 1781, by R. Blyth N.o 27, Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1781.
Etching. 395 x 450mm (15½ x 17¾"), with very wide margins.
Soldier seated with his wife and family under a cliff side, with two other soldiers, one seated the other standing behind.
[Ref: 53972] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
To John Goodford Esq. of Yeovil, this first attempt at Engraving from an Original Painting of Prince Charles Edward Stuart done by Alexander at Rome, and now in the Possession of Dr. Macdonald of Taunton, is most humbly Inscribed by his Obedient Servant Frederick Lake.
Taunton, Oct. 1820.
A very rare etching. 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Sheet is trimmed to plate.
Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720 - 1788), grandson of James II; 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'. He is remembered as the instigator of the unsuccessful Jacobite uprising of 1745, where he led an insurrection, which ended in defeat at the Battle of Culloden that effectively ended the Jacobite cause.
Sharpe: Not in.
[Ref: 53619] £350.00
Taunton, Oct. 1820.
A very rare etching. 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Sheet is trimmed to plate.
Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720 - 1788), grandson of James II; 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'. He is remembered as the instigator of the unsuccessful Jacobite uprising of 1745, where he led an insurrection, which ended in defeat at the Battle of Culloden that effectively ended the Jacobite cause.
Sharpe: Not in.
[Ref: 53619] £350.00
To Joseph Banks Esq.r, President to the Royal Society. this Print is humbly Inscribed, by His much obliged and most obedient servant, R. Blyth.
Drawn by J. H. Mortimer. Etch'd by R. Blyth. London Publish'd as the Act directs, May 1st 1780 by R. Blyth N.o 27 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1780.
Fine etching. 350 x 330mm (13¾ x 13"), with wide, uncut margins.
A round design of three heads, one woman extravagantly dressed in jewellery and a headdress and two men, one with his long hair loose and the other carrying a spear. Joseph Banks was a notable patron of natural sciences and was a leading member of the Society of Dilettanti, which helped to found the Royal Academy. He was elected president of the Royal Society in 1778, a position he held for forty one years.
[Ref: 53964] £320.00 (£384.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by J. H. Mortimer. Etch'd by R. Blyth. London Publish'd as the Act directs, May 1st 1780 by R. Blyth N.o 27 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1780.
Fine etching. 350 x 330mm (13¾ x 13"), with wide, uncut margins.
A round design of three heads, one woman extravagantly dressed in jewellery and a headdress and two men, one with his long hair loose and the other carrying a spear. Joseph Banks was a notable patron of natural sciences and was a leading member of the Society of Dilettanti, which helped to found the Royal Academy. He was elected president of the Royal Society in 1778, a position he held for forty one years.
[Ref: 53964] £320.00 (£384.00 incl.VAT)
![[Three Levantine Heads] To Joseph Banks Esq.r President of the Royal Society.](jpegs/53965.jpg)
[Three Levantine Heads] To Joseph Banks Esq.r President of the Royal Society. this Print is humbly Inscribed, by His much obliged and most obedient servant, R. Blyth.
Drawn by J. H. Mortimer. Etch'd by R. Blyth. London Publish'd as the Act directs, March 6th 1780 by R. Blyth N.o 27 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1780.
Etching. 355 x 330mm (14 x 13"), with wide margins. Repaired tear and crease in left margin.
Three heads in a roundel; the first man wears a turban and elaborately tassled garb, the woman also looks richly dressed in a headband and jewellery. The man in the middle looks to be wearing a helmet. Joseph Banks was a notable patron of natural sciences and was a leading member of the Society of Dilettanti, which helped to found the Royal Academy. He was elected president of the Royal Society in 1778, a position he held for forty one years.
[Ref: 53965] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by J. H. Mortimer. Etch'd by R. Blyth. London Publish'd as the Act directs, March 6th 1780 by R. Blyth N.o 27 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square.
London, 1780.
Etching. 355 x 330mm (14 x 13"), with wide margins. Repaired tear and crease in left margin.
Three heads in a roundel; the first man wears a turban and elaborately tassled garb, the woman also looks richly dressed in a headband and jewellery. The man in the middle looks to be wearing a helmet. Joseph Banks was a notable patron of natural sciences and was a leading member of the Society of Dilettanti, which helped to found the Royal Academy. He was elected president of the Royal Society in 1778, a position he held for forty one years.
[Ref: 53965] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
William Wilberforce Esqr. Member of Parliament for the County of York. Engraved from an Original Painting in the possession of the Rev.d the Dean of Carlisle D.D. F.R.S. Master of Queen's Colledge Cambridge &c, to whom with permission, this Plate is most respectfully dedicated by William Russel.
Painted by the late John Russell Esqr. R.A. Crayon Painter to the King the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. Engraved by James Heath A.R.A.
[Published by William Finden, 1807.]
Copper engraving, fine impression. 405 x 280mm (16 x 11"). Sheet is trimmed to plate with loss of publication line.
William Wilberforce [1759 - 1833], was an evangelical Christian and social reformer who dedicated himself to the 'suppression of the Slave Trade and the reformation of manners'. He entered Parliament in 1780 as a Tory MP and was the Parliamentary leader of the Abolition movement from 1787. After years of campaigning, Wilberforce's bill to end Britain's part in slave trading was passed to a standing ovation in 1807. A further act of 1833 provided for the emancipation of slaves in British colonies.
[Ref: 53632] £320.00
Painted by the late John Russell Esqr. R.A. Crayon Painter to the King the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. Engraved by James Heath A.R.A.
[Published by William Finden, 1807.]
Copper engraving, fine impression. 405 x 280mm (16 x 11"). Sheet is trimmed to plate with loss of publication line.
William Wilberforce [1759 - 1833], was an evangelical Christian and social reformer who dedicated himself to the 'suppression of the Slave Trade and the reformation of manners'. He entered Parliament in 1780 as a Tory MP and was the Parliamentary leader of the Abolition movement from 1787. After years of campaigning, Wilberforce's bill to end Britain's part in slave trading was passed to a standing ovation in 1807. A further act of 1833 provided for the emancipation of slaves in British colonies.
[Ref: 53632] £320.00