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L'Air.
dessigne par Huret grave par Couvay.
de l'impression de Mariette Avec privilege [n.d., c. 1660].
Etching with engraving. 300 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼"). Small tear in bottom margin. Small margins.
A woman standing on a terrace, fanning herself. From a set of the Four Elements.
[Ref: 54649] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
dessigne par Huret grave par Couvay.
de l'impression de Mariette Avec privilege [n.d., c. 1660].
Etching with engraving. 300 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼"). Small tear in bottom margin. Small margins.
A woman standing on a terrace, fanning herself. From a set of the Four Elements.
[Ref: 54649] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Bohêmiens.
Bigand, Pinx. Mouilleron, Lith.
Imp. Bertauts, Paris. [n.d., c.1861.]
Lithograph. Printed area 290 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"), with wide margins.
A troupe of travelling musicians at rest. Based on 'Halte de Bohémiens' by Auguste Bigaud (1803-75), painted in 1861, now in the musée Calvet at Avignon.
See Ref: 54322 for proof impression.
[Ref: 54295] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Bigand, Pinx. Mouilleron, Lith.
Imp. Bertauts, Paris. [n.d., c.1861.]
Lithograph. Printed area 290 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"), with wide margins.
A troupe of travelling musicians at rest. Based on 'Halte de Bohémiens' by Auguste Bigaud (1803-75), painted in 1861, now in the musée Calvet at Avignon.
See Ref: 54322 for proof impression.
[Ref: 54295] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
![[Bohêmiens.]](jpegs/54322.jpg)
[Bohêmiens.]
Bigaud, Pinx. Mouilleron, Lith.
Imp. Bertauts, Paris. [n.d., c.1861.]
Lithograph, proof before title. Printed area 255 x 390mm (10 x 15¼"), with very large margins.
A troupe of travelling musicians at rest. Based on 'Halte de Bohémiens' by Auguste Bigaud (1803-75), painted in 1861, now in the musée Calvet at Avignon.
See Ref: 54295
[Ref: 54322] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Bigaud, Pinx. Mouilleron, Lith.
Imp. Bertauts, Paris. [n.d., c.1861.]
Lithograph, proof before title. Printed area 255 x 390mm (10 x 15¼"), with very large margins.
A troupe of travelling musicians at rest. Based on 'Halte de Bohémiens' by Auguste Bigaud (1803-75), painted in 1861, now in the musée Calvet at Avignon.
See Ref: 54295
[Ref: 54322] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Imperatoris Cladvdii Apotheosis Sive Consecratio. Clavdivs post mortem, Veterum superstitione, inter Diuos relatus, radiata...
[Pietro Santi Bartoli]
[Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi]
Some creasing. Small margins.
From the series Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum (The Wonders of Ancient Rome). A frieze representing the apotheosis of Emperor Claudius, bust portrait of the Emperor placed above an eagle standing above Jove's globe and thunderbold and a pile of trophies and armour; after an antique relief in the collection of the King of Spain.
[Ref: 54903] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Pietro Santi Bartoli]
[Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi]
Some creasing. Small margins.
From the series Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum (The Wonders of Ancient Rome). A frieze representing the apotheosis of Emperor Claudius, bust portrait of the Emperor placed above an eagle standing above Jove's globe and thunderbold and a pile of trophies and armour; after an antique relief in the collection of the King of Spain.
[Ref: 54903] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Ireland.
J. Smith, del. J. Chapman sc.
Stipple engraving cut to plate mark. Sheet 10½ x 8¼" (265 x 210mm).
An allegorical print of Ireland shaking hands with Britannia beneath a tree. Symbolising the union of the two countries in 1801. Either side of them stands pedastools; the left depicts harp and has a crown, sceptre and a long scroll of writing sitting on the top; the right depicts William Pitt and on top sits the bust of George III. In the foreground a lion sits among some roses and a cornucopia laden with fruits and vegetables. Ships sail on a lake amongst the hills in the background.
[Ref: 54762] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
J. Smith, del. J. Chapman sc.
Stipple engraving cut to plate mark. Sheet 10½ x 8¼" (265 x 210mm).
An allegorical print of Ireland shaking hands with Britannia beneath a tree. Symbolising the union of the two countries in 1801. Either side of them stands pedastools; the left depicts harp and has a crown, sceptre and a long scroll of writing sitting on the top; the right depicts William Pitt and on top sits the bust of George III. In the foreground a lion sits among some roses and a cornucopia laden with fruits and vegetables. Ships sail on a lake amongst the hills in the background.
[Ref: 54762] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[Frontispiece]](jpegs/54733.jpg)
[Frontispiece]
A. Kauffman del. Delatre sculp.
Published as the Act directs, 1 May 1780 by E.M. Diemar, Strand London.
Etching and engraving sheet 8½ x 6½" (215 x 165mm). Cut to the plate mark.
The print appears in 'The History and Amours of Rhodope', written and published by Diemar. Jupiter in the form of an eagle perches on his throne which is draped in cloth or perhaps his discarded clothes. Behind this a naked nymph dances among the clouds. In the background stands a pyramid. In the foreground a wreath frames the lower portion of the image.
[Ref: 54733] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A. Kauffman del. Delatre sculp.
Published as the Act directs, 1 May 1780 by E.M. Diemar, Strand London.
Etching and engraving sheet 8½ x 6½" (215 x 165mm). Cut to the plate mark.
The print appears in 'The History and Amours of Rhodope', written and published by Diemar. Jupiter in the form of an eagle perches on his throne which is draped in cloth or perhaps his discarded clothes. Behind this a naked nymph dances among the clouds. In the background stands a pyramid. In the foreground a wreath frames the lower portion of the image.
[Ref: 54733] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
La Cigale.
Peint par A. Bridgman. Photogravure Goupil & Co.
Imprimé & Publié par Boussod, Valadon & C.ie, Editeurs, successors de Goupil & C.ie. Entered according to act of congress in the year 1884 by M. Knoedler & Co., in the office of the librarian of congress at Washington.
Chine collé photogravure. 515 x 295mm (20¼ x 11½") with very wide margins. Small toning patch in edge at top.
A woman in a classical shift, her arms wrapped around an ornate lute with broken strings. A scene from Jean de La Fontaine's fable, 'La Cigale et la Fourmi' (The Grasshopper and the Ant'), with a woman representing the grasshopper who has played all summer and is unprepared for winter. Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928), American artist.
[Ref: 54291] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Peint par A. Bridgman. Photogravure Goupil & Co.
Imprimé & Publié par Boussod, Valadon & C.ie, Editeurs, successors de Goupil & C.ie. Entered according to act of congress in the year 1884 by M. Knoedler & Co., in the office of the librarian of congress at Washington.
Chine collé photogravure. 515 x 295mm (20¼ x 11½") with very wide margins. Small toning patch in edge at top.
A woman in a classical shift, her arms wrapped around an ornate lute with broken strings. A scene from Jean de La Fontaine's fable, 'La Cigale et la Fourmi' (The Grasshopper and the Ant'), with a woman representing the grasshopper who has played all summer and is unprepared for winter. Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928), American artist.
[Ref: 54291] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
La queue luy pend au petit bon homme.
J. Frosne sc.
[n.d., c.1670.]
Rare engraving, rich impression. Sheet 360 x 475mm (14½ x 18¾"). Trimmed to printed border, mounted on card at top.
An allegory of life in four scenes, running left to right. On the left is a young boy holding up the skirts of a young woman, being walked by a man marked as being aged 25; next are couples aged 40 and 60, and ending with a seated couple, aged 80.
[Ref: 54714] £680.00
J. Frosne sc.
[n.d., c.1670.]
Rare engraving, rich impression. Sheet 360 x 475mm (14½ x 18¾"). Trimmed to printed border, mounted on card at top.
An allegory of life in four scenes, running left to right. On the left is a young boy holding up the skirts of a young woman, being walked by a man marked as being aged 25; next are couples aged 40 and 60, and ending with a seated couple, aged 80.
[Ref: 54714] £680.00
Loves old sweet song.
C. Kiesel Pinx. Photogravure Hanfstaengl.
Published by Franz Hanfstaengl, Munich, London & New York,
Photogravure. 310 x 230mm (12¼ x 9"), with large margins.
A woman playing a lute, an English version of 'Ein altes Lied' by Conrad Kiesel (also Konrad, 1846-1921).
[Ref: 54292] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
C. Kiesel Pinx. Photogravure Hanfstaengl.
Published by Franz Hanfstaengl, Munich, London & New York,
Photogravure. 310 x 230mm (12¼ x 9"), with large margins.
A woman playing a lute, an English version of 'Ein altes Lied' by Conrad Kiesel (also Konrad, 1846-1921).
[Ref: 54292] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Narcissus.
W.W. Ryland Del. et Sc.
published Jan:y 1775 at No 159 in the Strand.
Stipple, printed in reddish-brown. Sheet 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed to plate, laid on album paper.
Head and shoulders portrait of a young man in a robe.
[Ref: 54718] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
W.W. Ryland Del. et Sc.
published Jan:y 1775 at No 159 in the Strand.
Stipple, printed in reddish-brown. Sheet 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed to plate, laid on album paper.
Head and shoulders portrait of a young man in a robe.
[Ref: 54718] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Narrow and the Broad Way.]](jpegs/54298.jpg)
[The Narrow and the Broad Way.]
Romijn de Hooghe des. et sculpsit. 1670.
[Leige & Amsterdam: Ex officina Danielis, Abrahami & Adriani a` Gaasbeek, 1670.]
Etching. 185 x 345mm (7¼ x 13½"). Narrow margins, laid on card.
An allegory of the choices of life: children stream from between the legs of a woman in the foreground to pass through an arch to live their lives, with the middle ground filled with people partying and brawling. On the left others are being tortured in a cave, a gallows above; on the right is a burning church. Far fewer people pass a narrower arch and join a steep path up to Heaven. Published in 'Epicteti Enchiridium', this is an illustration of Matthew 7:13: ''Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it''.
[Ref: 54298] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Romijn de Hooghe des. et sculpsit. 1670.
[Leige & Amsterdam: Ex officina Danielis, Abrahami & Adriani a` Gaasbeek, 1670.]
Etching. 185 x 345mm (7¼ x 13½"). Narrow margins, laid on card.
An allegory of the choices of life: children stream from between the legs of a woman in the foreground to pass through an arch to live their lives, with the middle ground filled with people partying and brawling. On the left others are being tortured in a cave, a gallows above; on the right is a burning church. Far fewer people pass a narrower arch and join a steep path up to Heaven. Published in 'Epicteti Enchiridium', this is an illustration of Matthew 7:13: ''Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it''.
[Ref: 54298] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Patty.
H.W. Bunbury Esq.r. Cha.s White Sculp.t.
Publish'd Decem.r the 1 1783 by C. White, Stafford Row Pimlico and Mess.rs Torre Market Lane, London.
Oval stipple, printed in brown. 230 x 170mm (9 x 6¾") very large margins. Crack in platemark at top, dusty.
A portrait of a woman carrrying a straw hat, wearing 'pattens', shoes with an iron ring designed to raise the foot from muddy ground. The plate was originally issued with a rectangular image, without the cottage and trees in the background, and with a quote from John Gay: ''The patten now Supports each frugal Dame, Which from the blue eyd Patty takes the Name'' (BM 1940,1109.114).
[Ref: 54713] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
H.W. Bunbury Esq.r. Cha.s White Sculp.t.
Publish'd Decem.r the 1 1783 by C. White, Stafford Row Pimlico and Mess.rs Torre Market Lane, London.
Oval stipple, printed in brown. 230 x 170mm (9 x 6¾") very large margins. Crack in platemark at top, dusty.
A portrait of a woman carrrying a straw hat, wearing 'pattens', shoes with an iron ring designed to raise the foot from muddy ground. The plate was originally issued with a rectangular image, without the cottage and trees in the background, and with a quote from John Gay: ''The patten now Supports each frugal Dame, Which from the blue eyd Patty takes the Name'' (BM 1940,1109.114).
[Ref: 54713] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Colloquy of Poissy] Le Colloque tenu à Poissy, le 9 Decembre 1561.](jpegs/54297.jpg)
[Colloquy of Poissy] Le Colloque tenu à Poissy, le 9 Decembre 1561.
J. Tortorel fecit.
[c.1570.]
Rare woodcut. Sheet 365 x 500mm (14½ x 19¾"). Split in centre fold bottom.
The Colloquy of Poissy, a conference held 9th September - 14th October 1561, intended to reconcile the Catholics and Hugenots of France, a decade before the infamous massacre of St Bartholomew in 1572. It was attended by 11-year-old Charles IX ('A' in the key) and his mother, Catherine de' Medici ('B') and the King and Queen of Navarre ('E' & 'F'). Engraved by Jacques Tortorel as plate 11 of 'Histoires diverses qui sont mémorables touchant les Guerres, Massacres & Troubles advenus en France en ces dernières années', 1569-70, a series of thirty-nine illustrations (plus title-page & foreword).
[Ref: 54297] £480.00
J. Tortorel fecit.
[c.1570.]
Rare woodcut. Sheet 365 x 500mm (14½ x 19¾"). Split in centre fold bottom.
The Colloquy of Poissy, a conference held 9th September - 14th October 1561, intended to reconcile the Catholics and Hugenots of France, a decade before the infamous massacre of St Bartholomew in 1572. It was attended by 11-year-old Charles IX ('A' in the key) and his mother, Catherine de' Medici ('B') and the King and Queen of Navarre ('E' & 'F'). Engraved by Jacques Tortorel as plate 11 of 'Histoires diverses qui sont mémorables touchant les Guerres, Massacres & Troubles advenus en France en ces dernières années', 1569-70, a series of thirty-nine illustrations (plus title-page & foreword).
[Ref: 54297] £480.00
La Tabletiere. Genre Parisien N.o 28.
Ch. Philipon del. termine par Julien. a Paris, chez Basset, M.d d'Estampes, rue S.t Jacques, n.o 64. Lithog: de Mendouze, r. S.t Pierre Monmartre n.o 10.
Paris, [n.d. c.1827-1829].
Hand coloured lithograph. 280 x 190mm (11 x 7½"), with wide margins. Faint stain in top left corner. Minor toning and creasing in margins.
A shopkeeper standing at the entrance to her shop. Her assortment of wares include a feather fan, smoking pipes, a tennis racquet and batons. Published as part of the Genre Parisien by Charles Philipon and Paul Andre Basset.
[Ref: 54857] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Ch. Philipon del. termine par Julien. a Paris, chez Basset, M.d d'Estampes, rue S.t Jacques, n.o 64. Lithog: de Mendouze, r. S.t Pierre Monmartre n.o 10.
Paris, [n.d. c.1827-1829].
Hand coloured lithograph. 280 x 190mm (11 x 7½"), with wide margins. Faint stain in top left corner. Minor toning and creasing in margins.
A shopkeeper standing at the entrance to her shop. Her assortment of wares include a feather fan, smoking pipes, a tennis racquet and batons. Published as part of the Genre Parisien by Charles Philipon and Paul Andre Basset.
[Ref: 54857] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Telemachus In Aula Spartana Coram Menelao Helenâque Argiva, Ulyssis Patris Infortunia Deplorat. DEdicated to his most Serene Highness the Prince of Anhault Dessau; by His Highness most devoted and Obedient Servant W.m Wynne Ryland. fe vend [a Londres chez les feres Torres Merchants d'Eftampes]
Angelica Kauffman ex acad.a Regoli Art.rn Londini Pinx.t. Guli.s Wynne Ryland Chalcog.s Regis Britain.a sculp.t.
Published Dec 7. 1778 for the proprie[tor No.159 Strand]
Coloured stipple partly in colour, 12 x 14" (305 x 360mm) Cut to the plate on three sides. Repaired tears. Repair causing loss to dedication and publication lines.
In Homer's Odyssey, under the influence of Athena, Telemachus leaves Ithaca in search of knowledge of his father who left for Troy twenty years ago. He first visits Nestor who regales him with tales of Odysseus' glory. Telemachus then departs with Nestor's son Peisistratus who accompanies him to see Menelaus and Helen. While there Menelaus and Helen tell complementary yet contradictory stories of his father's exploits at Troy. This print depicts this happening as he stands in the colonaded interrior and he burries his face in his robes in grief seemingly giving up, to the suprise of Menelaus enthroned at right and Helen standing at left, who extends her hand towards him.
Chronological checklist of singly issued English prints after Angelica Kauffman.
[Ref: 54833] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Angelica Kauffman ex acad.a Regoli Art.rn Londini Pinx.t. Guli.s Wynne Ryland Chalcog.s Regis Britain.a sculp.t.
Published Dec 7. 1778 for the proprie[tor No.159 Strand]
Coloured stipple partly in colour, 12 x 14" (305 x 360mm) Cut to the plate on three sides. Repaired tears. Repair causing loss to dedication and publication lines.
In Homer's Odyssey, under the influence of Athena, Telemachus leaves Ithaca in search of knowledge of his father who left for Troy twenty years ago. He first visits Nestor who regales him with tales of Odysseus' glory. Telemachus then departs with Nestor's son Peisistratus who accompanies him to see Menelaus and Helen. While there Menelaus and Helen tell complementary yet contradictory stories of his father's exploits at Troy. This print depicts this happening as he stands in the colonaded interrior and he burries his face in his robes in grief seemingly giving up, to the suprise of Menelaus enthroned at right and Helen standing at left, who extends her hand towards him.
Chronological checklist of singly issued English prints after Angelica Kauffman.
[Ref: 54833] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)