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My Bible, by William Jolly.
London, Published July 16th 1812 by William Darton Jun.r 58 Holborn Hill.
Coloured etching. 240 x 395mm (9½ x 15½). Trimmed to plate, split in centre fold, laid on album paper.
Six scenes illustrating 12 verses of Christian morality. Centre bottom shows image of an African.
[Ref: 58498] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
London, Published July 16th 1812 by William Darton Jun.r 58 Holborn Hill.
Coloured etching. 240 x 395mm (9½ x 15½). Trimmed to plate, split in centre fold, laid on album paper.
Six scenes illustrating 12 verses of Christian morality. Centre bottom shows image of an African.
[Ref: 58498] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
The Church Militant. See M.r Pennant's literary life. P.21.
[c.1793.]
Mezzotint with etching, with hand colour. 250 x 200mm (9¾ x 8"). Folded as issued. Small margins.
A man dressed half as a soldier, half as a parson, the soldier saying 'Come Jolly Bacchus God of Wine!', the parson 'Hear Me O Lord for I am poor & needy. A paper on the left is a tailor's final demand. From Pennant's autobiography (first published 1793), satirising what he calls ''the unguarded admission of persons of the most discordant professions into the sacred pale, who, urged by no other call than that of poverty, do not prove either ornamental or useful in their new character''.
[Ref: 58311] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[c.1793.]
Mezzotint with etching, with hand colour. 250 x 200mm (9¾ x 8"). Folded as issued. Small margins.
A man dressed half as a soldier, half as a parson, the soldier saying 'Come Jolly Bacchus God of Wine!', the parson 'Hear Me O Lord for I am poor & needy. A paper on the left is a tailor's final demand. From Pennant's autobiography (first published 1793), satirising what he calls ''the unguarded admission of persons of the most discordant professions into the sacred pale, who, urged by no other call than that of poverty, do not prove either ornamental or useful in their new character''.
[Ref: 58311] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A Clerical Manoeuvre or the Way to Finish a Charity Sermon.
C.W. fecit. [Charles Williams]
by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside. [Date of Nov.r 1.st 1815 removed from plate]
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
A clerk takes round the plate collecting donations with a sly smile. The congregation eagerly hasten to contribute handsomely, making various remarks. Despite the parson's insistence that anyone 'not in a state of solvency' should not make a donation, the congregation clearly feel under pressure to do so, borrowing from their neighbour where necessary.
BM Satires 16252.
[Ref: 58386] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
C.W. fecit. [Charles Williams]
by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside. [Date of Nov.r 1.st 1815 removed from plate]
Hand-coloured etching. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
A clerk takes round the plate collecting donations with a sly smile. The congregation eagerly hasten to contribute handsomely, making various remarks. Despite the parson's insistence that anyone 'not in a state of solvency' should not make a donation, the congregation clearly feel under pressure to do so, borrowing from their neighbour where necessary.
BM Satires 16252.
[Ref: 58386] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Going on Duty.
T.A. Del.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Very rare etching. 175 x 175mm (7 x 7"), large margins. Album paper pasted over platemark on left.
A journeyman parson going on duty, riding a reluctant horse that has dug its front hooves in.
[Ref: 58299] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
T.A. Del.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Very rare etching. 175 x 175mm (7 x 7"), large margins. Album paper pasted over platemark on left.
A journeyman parson going on duty, riding a reluctant horse that has dug its front hooves in.
[Ref: 58299] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Long Sermons and Long Seiges are apt to Lull the Senses.
Pub Feby 1780 by H. Humphrey Strand.
Hand-coloured etching. 165 x 152mm (6½ x 6"), with large margins. Nicks to margins. Some surface dirt.
An army officer with a wooden leg, points up to a portrait of bygone days, with a clergyman sitting opposite him falling asleep. A woman walks in carrying a cooked chicken. Map of the Battle of Dettingham on wall.
Not in BM. Grego I 107.
[Ref: 58435] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Pub Feby 1780 by H. Humphrey Strand.
Hand-coloured etching. 165 x 152mm (6½ x 6"), with large margins. Nicks to margins. Some surface dirt.
An army officer with a wooden leg, points up to a portrait of bygone days, with a clergyman sitting opposite him falling asleep. A woman walks in carrying a cooked chicken. Map of the Battle of Dettingham on wall.
Not in BM. Grego I 107.
[Ref: 58435] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
A Master Parson with a Good Living.
[Robert Dighton]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 25 June 1782.
Mezzotint with very fine hand colour. 360 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"), with large margins. Edges of left margin chipped. Slight marking lower centre.
A fat parson and his family feasting in an opulent residence, a servant in livery uncorking a bottle. The parson's wife wears spectacles. A pair to 'A Journeyman Parson' (BM Satires 3754).
[Ref: 58491] £780.00
[Robert Dighton]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 25 June 1782.
Mezzotint with very fine hand colour. 360 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"), with large margins. Edges of left margin chipped. Slight marking lower centre.
A fat parson and his family feasting in an opulent residence, a servant in livery uncorking a bottle. The parson's wife wears spectacles. A pair to 'A Journeyman Parson' (BM Satires 3754).
[Ref: 58491] £780.00
The Road to London or the Countryman and the Quakers!
Woodward Delin.t.
Pub.d, April 22nd, 1812 by T.Tegg no.111 Cheapside.
Coloured etching. 245 x 350mm (9½ x 13½"). Narrow margins top and bottom. Time stained.
A countryman asks directions from a pair of Quakers. They are standing by a sign post which points to London. The countryman, a bundle over his shoulder asks, 'This beant the way to Lunnen Gemmen - be it?' The two Quakers, both dressed in long dark coats, buckled shoes and black broad-brimmed hats, look disapprovingly and one replies,'Verily I do not understand thy meaning. Thou first tellest us a Lye, and then thou asketh us a question!'.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 58369] £260.00
Woodward Delin.t.
Pub.d, April 22nd, 1812 by T.Tegg no.111 Cheapside.
Coloured etching. 245 x 350mm (9½ x 13½"). Narrow margins top and bottom. Time stained.
A countryman asks directions from a pair of Quakers. They are standing by a sign post which points to London. The countryman, a bundle over his shoulder asks, 'This beant the way to Lunnen Gemmen - be it?' The two Quakers, both dressed in long dark coats, buckled shoes and black broad-brimmed hats, look disapprovingly and one replies,'Verily I do not understand thy meaning. Thou first tellest us a Lye, and then thou asketh us a question!'.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 58369] £260.00
How to Vault in the Saddle. Or a New Invented Patent Crane for the Accomodation or Rheumatic Rump'd Rectors. 270.
Rowlandson del 1813 [but later].
Coloured etching. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), large margins. Staining in left edge.
A clergyman is hoisted onto his horse by a pulley-system attached to the wall of the rectory, with two girls pulling on a rope tied around his waist.
[Ref: 58297] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Rowlandson del 1813 [but later].
Coloured etching. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), large margins. Staining in left edge.
A clergyman is hoisted onto his horse by a pulley-system attached to the wall of the rectory, with two girls pulling on a rope tied around his waist.
[Ref: 58297] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)