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![[Charles W. Alcock.] The Man of the World. ''Association Football.''](jpegs/58846.jpg)
[Charles W. Alcock.] The Man of the World. ''Association Football.''
Saturday, February 8, 1890.
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 375 x 230mm (14¾ x 9"). Trimmed, creased, small splits in folds.
Charles William Alcock (1842-1907) captained England in a football international against Scotland in 1875. He also proposed the F.A. Cup in 1872 and refereed the 1875 and 1879 FA Cup Finals.
[Ref: 58846] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Saturday, February 8, 1890.
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 375 x 230mm (14¾ x 9"). Trimmed, creased, small splits in folds.
Charles William Alcock (1842-1907) captained England in a football international against Scotland in 1875. He also proposed the F.A. Cup in 1872 and refereed the 1875 and 1879 FA Cup Finals.
[Ref: 58846] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
S.ir Jeffery Amherst, Knight of the most honorable Order of the Bath, Governor of Virginia, Colonel of His Majesty's 15.th & 60.th Regiments of Foot Lieutenant General, & Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in North America from 1758 to 1764.
J. Reynolds pinx.t. R.P [within image]
[n.d. c.1766]
Fine mezzotint, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). With collectors stamp of Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) below artist. Unexamined outside of frame.
Three-quarter length portrait of Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797) resting his chin on his right hand, looking to left; wearing star and sash over armour, his helmet on plan of Montreal before him and landscape behind him. Amherst was an army officer and field marshal. Fought in North America 1758-61; governor of Virginia 1763.
Hamilton: Pg2.
[Ref: 58984] £750.00
J. Reynolds pinx.t. R.P [within image]
[n.d. c.1766]
Fine mezzotint, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). With collectors stamp of Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) below artist. Unexamined outside of frame.
Three-quarter length portrait of Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797) resting his chin on his right hand, looking to left; wearing star and sash over armour, his helmet on plan of Montreal before him and landscape behind him. Amherst was an army officer and field marshal. Fought in North America 1758-61; governor of Virginia 1763.
Hamilton: Pg2.
[Ref: 58984] £750.00
The R.t Hon.ble George Lord Anson. Baron of Soberton, First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Vice Admiral of Great Britain. Admiral of the Blue Squadron, & one of his Majesty's most Hon.ble Privy Council.
[After Sir Joshua Reynolds][Engraver James McArdell]
[Published by James McArdell] [n.d. c.1755]
Mezzotint proof before artist, engraver and publisher were added. Print 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Crease through middle.
Three-quarter length portrait of naval officer and politician George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697-1762), with his right hand on his hip and left resting on anchor, ship and foliage behind. He wears shoulder-length wig and embroidered coat and waistcoat. Anson served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre during the War of the Austrian Succession. Anson went on to be First Lord of the Admiralty during the Seven Years' War.
CS 2. Goodwin 43. Hamilton page 2.
[Ref: 58873] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
[After Sir Joshua Reynolds][Engraver James McArdell]
[Published by James McArdell] [n.d. c.1755]
Mezzotint proof before artist, engraver and publisher were added. Print 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Crease through middle.
Three-quarter length portrait of naval officer and politician George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697-1762), with his right hand on his hip and left resting on anchor, ship and foliage behind. He wears shoulder-length wig and embroidered coat and waistcoat. Anson served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre during the War of the Austrian Succession. Anson went on to be First Lord of the Admiralty during the Seven Years' War.
CS 2. Goodwin 43. Hamilton page 2.
[Ref: 58873] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Artemise aprez avoir épuisé la Nature et lassé les Arts, pour eterniser son deuil et la memoire de mausolea, aval eses cendres et luy fait un second Monument de son corps. Strabo lib. 14.
Vignon inuent.
Mariette excud. cum priuil. Regis. [n.d. c.1647.]
Etching and engraving, plate 340 x 220mm (13½ x 9¾"). Some nicks and tears on left margin slightly going into plate.
Full-length portrait of Artemisia, wearing mourning clothes and drinking Mausolus’ ashes from a cup. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus she built for her late brother and husband is visible in the background. The illustration was included in ‘La Gallerie des femmes fortes’ by Le Moyne.
Meyer: 340. Blum: 1500. Duplessis: 1494. Lothe: 1444.
[Ref: 58973] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Vignon inuent.
Mariette excud. cum priuil. Regis. [n.d. c.1647.]
Etching and engraving, plate 340 x 220mm (13½ x 9¾"). Some nicks and tears on left margin slightly going into plate.
Full-length portrait of Artemisia, wearing mourning clothes and drinking Mausolus’ ashes from a cup. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus she built for her late brother and husband is visible in the background. The illustration was included in ‘La Gallerie des femmes fortes’ by Le Moyne.
Meyer: 340. Blum: 1500. Duplessis: 1494. Lothe: 1444.
[Ref: 58973] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Attwood, Esq.re. Founder of Political Unions.
Printed by C. Kellow, 13, Red Lions St, Holborn.
Published for the Proprietor by J. Drake, New Street, Birmingham [n.d., c.1832].
Rare lithograph. Sheet 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"). Taped into mount. Slight mountburn.
Thomas Attwood (1783-1856), political reformer, founded the Birmingham Political Union in 1830 campaigning for cities and large towns to be directly represented in Parliament. The portrait seems to pre-date his election to Parliament in December 1832, after the passing of the Great Reform Act.
[Ref: 58915] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Printed by C. Kellow, 13, Red Lions St, Holborn.
Published for the Proprietor by J. Drake, New Street, Birmingham [n.d., c.1832].
Rare lithograph. Sheet 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"). Taped into mount. Slight mountburn.
Thomas Attwood (1783-1856), political reformer, founded the Birmingham Political Union in 1830 campaigning for cities and large towns to be directly represented in Parliament. The portrait seems to pre-date his election to Parliament in December 1832, after the passing of the Great Reform Act.
[Ref: 58915] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Rt. Hon.ble Sr. Joseph Banks K.B. European Magazine.
Engraved by Ridley.
Pub by J Sewell Cornhill Oct 1 1802 [but later].
Stipple. 165 x 115mm (6½ x 4½").
Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), the English botanist, naturalist and patron of the natural sciences. Banks took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage (1768-1771). He was the leading founder of the African Association, the British organization dedicated to the exploration of Africa, and a member of the Society of Dilettanti, which helped to establish the Royal Academy.
[Ref: 58704] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Ridley.
Pub by J Sewell Cornhill Oct 1 1802 [but later].
Stipple. 165 x 115mm (6½ x 4½").
Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), the English botanist, naturalist and patron of the natural sciences. Banks took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage (1768-1771). He was the leading founder of the African Association, the British organization dedicated to the exploration of Africa, and a member of the Society of Dilettanti, which helped to establish the Royal Academy.
[Ref: 58704] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
S.r John Barnard.
A. Ramsay pinxit. J. Faber fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament A.o D 1739.
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom and glued to album sheet. Damaged top right.
Three-quarters portrait of Sir John Barnard (1685-1764) wearing a fur trimmed robe, eyes to front, his left hand pointing at paper on table at right. He was a politician: MP for the City of London, (1722-61); alderman and Lord Mayor, 1737; his main business interest was in marine insurance and was opponent of Robert Walpole
CS 24 II.
[Ref: 58818] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A. Ramsay pinxit. J. Faber fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament A.o D 1739.
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom and glued to album sheet. Damaged top right.
Three-quarters portrait of Sir John Barnard (1685-1764) wearing a fur trimmed robe, eyes to front, his left hand pointing at paper on table at right. He was a politician: MP for the City of London, (1722-61); alderman and Lord Mayor, 1737; his main business interest was in marine insurance and was opponent of Robert Walpole
CS 24 II.
[Ref: 58818] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
William Benn Esq.r Lord Mayor of the City of London 1746.
T. Hudson Pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1746.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 9"). Repaired tears, one entering inscription area.
William Benn (c.1682-1755), a merchant of the Fletchers Company of London, Lord Mayor in 1746, founder of the Jacobite 'Benn's Club', consisting of himself and five other Tory aldermen.
CS 15, only state. W 148 only state.
[Ref: 59083] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
T. Hudson Pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1746.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 9"). Repaired tears, one entering inscription area.
William Benn (c.1682-1755), a merchant of the Fletchers Company of London, Lord Mayor in 1746, founder of the Jacobite 'Benn's Club', consisting of himself and five other Tory aldermen.
CS 15, only state. W 148 only state.
[Ref: 59083] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Portrait of Bennilong; a native of New Holland, who after experiencing for two years the Luxuries of England, returned to his own Country and resumed all his savage Habits.
[London, 1817.]
Engraving. 210 x 160mm (8¼ x 6¼"). Trimmed to plate at top, narrow margins elsewhere.
Bennelong (c.1764-1813) was an aborigine kidnapped by Governor Philip in 1789 and forced to learn English, following orders from King George III to open relations with the locals. He was brought to England in 1792 and was said to have had an audience with the king, although there is no evidence. He returned to Australia in 1795 where he returned to the bush and led a clan. His grave was found in 2011 in the garden of a private house in present-day Putney, New South Wales, which is being turned into a museum. From George Alexander Cooke's 'Modern and Authentic System of Universal Geography'.
Rex Nan Kivell Collection, NK4777. A similar portrait thought to depict Bennelong, signed 'W.W.' is now in the Dixson Galleries of the State Library of New South Wales.
[Ref: 58729] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[London, 1817.]
Engraving. 210 x 160mm (8¼ x 6¼"). Trimmed to plate at top, narrow margins elsewhere.
Bennelong (c.1764-1813) was an aborigine kidnapped by Governor Philip in 1789 and forced to learn English, following orders from King George III to open relations with the locals. He was brought to England in 1792 and was said to have had an audience with the king, although there is no evidence. He returned to Australia in 1795 where he returned to the bush and led a clan. His grave was found in 2011 in the garden of a private house in present-day Putney, New South Wales, which is being turned into a museum. From George Alexander Cooke's 'Modern and Authentic System of Universal Geography'.
Rex Nan Kivell Collection, NK4777. A similar portrait thought to depict Bennelong, signed 'W.W.' is now in the Dixson Galleries of the State Library of New South Wales.
[Ref: 58729] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
D.r George Berkeley Bishop of Cloyne. This Plate is Inscrib'd to his Lordship as a mark of Gratitude by his Lordships most Obe.t Servant John Brooks.
J.s Lathem Pinx. J.n Brooks Fecit.
[n.d. c.1740.]
Scarce mezzotint, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") with small margins. Repaired nicks and tears on margins slighlty going into image, some wormholes and creases.
Bust portrait of George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne (1685-1753), in a circular frame on a balcony. He wears clerical robes, bands and a chin-length wig. The mitre, crook, Bible and two volumes labelled 'Minute Philosopher Siris' are visible in the front, while a curtain is behind on the left and palm trees on the right.
CS: 4.
[Ref: 59035] £320.00
J.s Lathem Pinx. J.n Brooks Fecit.
[n.d. c.1740.]
Scarce mezzotint, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") with small margins. Repaired nicks and tears on margins slighlty going into image, some wormholes and creases.
Bust portrait of George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne (1685-1753), in a circular frame on a balcony. He wears clerical robes, bands and a chin-length wig. The mitre, crook, Bible and two volumes labelled 'Minute Philosopher Siris' are visible in the front, while a curtain is behind on the left and palm trees on the right.
CS: 4.
[Ref: 59035] £320.00
![[Ambrosius Karl Bieler]](jpegs/58853.jpg)
[Ambrosius Karl Bieler] Ambrosius Carolus Bielerus M. D. Reipublicæ Ratisbonensis Physicus Ordinarius. Nat. A.S.R. MDCXCIV, d. III Mart.
M.C. Hirschmann junior pinxit. J. Jac. Haid sculps. Aug. Vind.
[n.d., c.1737]
Fine mezzotint printed in blue. 320 x 200mm (12½ x 8").
Half-length portrait of Ambrosius Karl Bieler (1693-1747) physician of Regensburg, holding a book on botany.
Wellcome Library no. 1103i
[Ref: 58853] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
M.C. Hirschmann junior pinxit. J. Jac. Haid sculps. Aug. Vind.
[n.d., c.1737]
Fine mezzotint printed in blue. 320 x 200mm (12½ x 8").
Half-length portrait of Ambrosius Karl Bieler (1693-1747) physician of Regensburg, holding a book on botany.
Wellcome Library no. 1103i
[Ref: 58853] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Matthew Boulton, Esq.r.
Painted by C.F. de Breda R.A. of Stockholm & Painter to the King of Sweden. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
London: Published March 1st 1796 by S.W. Reynolds. No 6 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Slight scuffing.
Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) the Birmingham industrialist and entrepreneur, who was called 'the first manufacturer in England' by Josiah Wedgwood. He was the founder of the Soho Works in Birmingham in 1762, known for its high quality ornamental objects. In 1775 Boulton entered into partnership with the Scottish engineer James Watt who invented the steam engine; he supplied machinery for the new Mint on Tower Hill in 1805. Boulton also designed for the commercial art market, devising ormolu (gilt brass) mounts for the English potter Josiah Wedgwood's decorative wares. Both men belonged to the Lunar Society, a group of prominent Midlands men who developed ideas and techniques in science, manufacturing and transport. The original painting, by Carl Frederik von Breda (1759-1818), is in the Birmingham Museums Trust.
Whitman 34.
[Ref: 59084] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by C.F. de Breda R.A. of Stockholm & Painter to the King of Sweden. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
London: Published March 1st 1796 by S.W. Reynolds. No 6 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Slight scuffing.
Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) the Birmingham industrialist and entrepreneur, who was called 'the first manufacturer in England' by Josiah Wedgwood. He was the founder of the Soho Works in Birmingham in 1762, known for its high quality ornamental objects. In 1775 Boulton entered into partnership with the Scottish engineer James Watt who invented the steam engine; he supplied machinery for the new Mint on Tower Hill in 1805. Boulton also designed for the commercial art market, devising ormolu (gilt brass) mounts for the English potter Josiah Wedgwood's decorative wares. Both men belonged to the Lunar Society, a group of prominent Midlands men who developed ideas and techniques in science, manufacturing and transport. The original painting, by Carl Frederik von Breda (1759-1818), is in the Birmingham Museums Trust.
Whitman 34.
[Ref: 59084] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Hon.ble Henry Lord Brougham & Vaux. Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain &c.&c.&c. To The Kings Most Excellent Majesty. The Plate is with permission respectfully Dedicated by His Majesty's most dutiful Subject and Servant Tho.s Lupton.
Painted by James Lonsdale Esq.r 1831. 8. Berners Street Oxford Street. Engraved by Thomas Lupton. 4, Leigh Street, Burton Crescent.
Published January 1. 1832, by Will.m Walker, Portrait Engraver, N.o 64 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, London; & No. 22 Street, Edinburgh.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 570 x 410mm (22½ x 16¼"), with large margins.
Portrait of Henry Peter, Lord Brougham (1778-1868) ; full-length seated directed to left, looking ahead, his legs crossed, right hand on his knee, elbows on the arms of his chair, wearing chancerial robes with heavy brocade, lace bands and long wig, with burse and mace on a table to the left, books on the floor to the right.
[Ref: 59039] £360.00
Painted by James Lonsdale Esq.r 1831. 8. Berners Street Oxford Street. Engraved by Thomas Lupton. 4, Leigh Street, Burton Crescent.
Published January 1. 1832, by Will.m Walker, Portrait Engraver, N.o 64 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, London; & No. 22 Street, Edinburgh.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 570 x 410mm (22½ x 16¼"), with large margins.
Portrait of Henry Peter, Lord Brougham (1778-1868) ; full-length seated directed to left, looking ahead, his legs crossed, right hand on his knee, elbows on the arms of his chair, wearing chancerial robes with heavy brocade, lace bands and long wig, with burse and mace on a table to the left, books on the floor to the right.
[Ref: 59039] £360.00
Illustrissimus Princeps Jacobus Dux Ormondiae, Equitum Legatus Praefectus Praetorianus; nec non Legionum Gentium Confaederatarum apud Vigonem Imperator; cujus sub Auspicijs, in Sinu illo Vigoniensi, Penitus, aut Periere, aut captae sunt Galliae atque Hispaniae Classes, XII.o die Octobris 1702.
G. Kneller S.R.Emp. et Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1710]
Mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Nicks at edge top right.
Head and shoulders portrait of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond (1665-1745), wearing long wig, lace cravat, chain and St George, and robes with a ribbon on the shoulder. Butler was an army officer and politician, born Dublin Castle; succeeded his grandfather James Butler as Duke of Ormond. Jacobite, though reconciled to William III and fought at the battle of the Boyne. He was involved in the 1715 rebellion against the Hanoverians and thereafter lived in exile.
CS 194.
[Ref: 58824] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R.Emp. et Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1710]
Mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Nicks at edge top right.
Head and shoulders portrait of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond (1665-1745), wearing long wig, lace cravat, chain and St George, and robes with a ribbon on the shoulder. Butler was an army officer and politician, born Dublin Castle; succeeded his grandfather James Butler as Duke of Ormond. Jacobite, though reconciled to William III and fought at the battle of the Boyne. He was involved in the 1715 rebellion against the Hanoverians and thereafter lived in exile.
CS 194.
[Ref: 58824] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
George Byng Lord Torrinton. In the Collection of the Right Hon: the Lord Visc.t Torrington
G. Kneller pinxit. J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1747
Impensis J & P Knapton Londini 1747.
Fine engraving, plate 350 x 215mm (13½ x 8½"), with margins. Glued to album sheet. One small crease.
Bust portrait of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733), in an architectural oval with draped curtain beyond; a seascape with a seabattle in a cartouche below; a mythical sea creature in lower left. He wears a long wig and neckerchief. From the series Birch's heads. In the mid-eighteenth century, the British historian Thomas Birch (1705 – 1766) published a series of short biographies of famous figures from his nation’s past. Accompanying each of the 108 biographies was an engraved portrait of the subject, whose likeness was presented within an elaborate decorative setting. These ornamental frames were designed by Hubert-François Bourguignon (1699 – 1773)—commonly known as Gravelot—a Parisian artist then working in London. After finishing the drawing, Gravelot sent sheets to Amsterdam. There, the Dutch printmaker Jacob Houbraken (1698 – 1780) created the final image by combining Gravelot’s design with portraits. Byng was one of the young army officers who supported William III's accession; 1691, transferred to the navy; 1704, played an important part in the capture of Gibraltar,which resulted in a knighthood; August 1718, decisive victory against the Spanish off Cape Passaro, Sicily; 1721, he was raised to the peerage with the title Baron Byng of Southill; 1725, created Viscount Torrington; 1727, first lord of the Admiralty.
O' Donoghue 4.
[Ref: 58871] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller pinxit. J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1747
Impensis J & P Knapton Londini 1747.
Fine engraving, plate 350 x 215mm (13½ x 8½"), with margins. Glued to album sheet. One small crease.
Bust portrait of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733), in an architectural oval with draped curtain beyond; a seascape with a seabattle in a cartouche below; a mythical sea creature in lower left. He wears a long wig and neckerchief. From the series Birch's heads. In the mid-eighteenth century, the British historian Thomas Birch (1705 – 1766) published a series of short biographies of famous figures from his nation’s past. Accompanying each of the 108 biographies was an engraved portrait of the subject, whose likeness was presented within an elaborate decorative setting. These ornamental frames were designed by Hubert-François Bourguignon (1699 – 1773)—commonly known as Gravelot—a Parisian artist then working in London. After finishing the drawing, Gravelot sent sheets to Amsterdam. There, the Dutch printmaker Jacob Houbraken (1698 – 1780) created the final image by combining Gravelot’s design with portraits. Byng was one of the young army officers who supported William III's accession; 1691, transferred to the navy; 1704, played an important part in the capture of Gibraltar,which resulted in a knighthood; August 1718, decisive victory against the Spanish off Cape Passaro, Sicily; 1721, he was raised to the peerage with the title Baron Byng of Southill; 1725, created Viscount Torrington; 1727, first lord of the Admiralty.
O' Donoghue 4.
[Ref: 58871] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
John Duke Of Argyle And Greenwich. In the collection of Sr. Anthony Wescomb Bart.
Aikman Pinxit. J. Houbraken Sculp. Amst. 1735.
[Thomas Birch]
Fine engraving, print 360 x 220mm (14 x 9"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Tear in left edge.
Bust portrait of army officer and politician John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1678-1743), in an architectural oval; below armour and a cartouche with coat of arms, with objects surrounding; swords, fabric, cannon balls, pikes/spears and a helmet. He wears armour with as sash going across and a long wig. From the series Birch's heads. In the mid-eighteenth century, the British historian Thomas Birch (1705 - 1766) published a series of short biographies of famous figures from his nation’s past. Accompanying each of the 108 biographies was an engraved portrait of the subject, whose likeness was presented within an elaborate decorative setting. These ornamental frames were designed by Hubert-François Bourguignon (1699 - 1773)—commonly known as Gravelot—a Parisian artist then working in London. After finishing the drawing, Gravelot sent sheets to Amsterdam. There, the Dutch printmaker Jacob Houbraken (1698 - 1780) created the final image by combining Gravelot’s design with portraits. Campbell was instrumental in the union of Scotland with England; 1708-10, general under Marlborough in War of Spanish Succession; led the army supporting the Hanoverian cause in Scotland against the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion; supported Walpole until the aftermath of the Porteousriots when he voted against the reprisals on Edinburgh; 1741, led the successful opposition to Walpole in Scottish elections, but resigned all offices himself in 1742. Succeeded by his brother as 3rd Duke of Argyll
O' Donoghue 2.
[Ref: 58868] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Aikman Pinxit. J. Houbraken Sculp. Amst. 1735.
[Thomas Birch]
Fine engraving, print 360 x 220mm (14 x 9"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Tear in left edge.
Bust portrait of army officer and politician John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1678-1743), in an architectural oval; below armour and a cartouche with coat of arms, with objects surrounding; swords, fabric, cannon balls, pikes/spears and a helmet. He wears armour with as sash going across and a long wig. From the series Birch's heads. In the mid-eighteenth century, the British historian Thomas Birch (1705 - 1766) published a series of short biographies of famous figures from his nation’s past. Accompanying each of the 108 biographies was an engraved portrait of the subject, whose likeness was presented within an elaborate decorative setting. These ornamental frames were designed by Hubert-François Bourguignon (1699 - 1773)—commonly known as Gravelot—a Parisian artist then working in London. After finishing the drawing, Gravelot sent sheets to Amsterdam. There, the Dutch printmaker Jacob Houbraken (1698 - 1780) created the final image by combining Gravelot’s design with portraits. Campbell was instrumental in the union of Scotland with England; 1708-10, general under Marlborough in War of Spanish Succession; led the army supporting the Hanoverian cause in Scotland against the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion; supported Walpole until the aftermath of the Porteousriots when he voted against the reprisals on Edinburgh; 1741, led the successful opposition to Walpole in Scottish elections, but resigned all offices himself in 1742. Succeeded by his brother as 3rd Duke of Argyll
O' Donoghue 2.
[Ref: 58868] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Charles Emanuel Victor; King of Sardinia &c Done from the Originall Picture in the Possession of His Excellency The Sardinian Ambasscidor.
I. Brooks Fecit.
[n.d. c.1740-1756] [Sold by T. Jefferys at the Corner of St. Martins Lane Charing Cross, & W. Herbert at ye Golden Globe on London Bridge.]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia (1701-1773) wearing armour with an ermine trimmed cloak decorated with crosses over his left shoulder and holding a baton in his right hand. To the right of him are military tents and a cavalry battle rages on in the background.
CS 30b.
[Ref: 58798] £320.00
I. Brooks Fecit.
[n.d. c.1740-1756] [Sold by T. Jefferys at the Corner of St. Martins Lane Charing Cross, & W. Herbert at ye Golden Globe on London Bridge.]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia (1701-1773) wearing armour with an ermine trimmed cloak decorated with crosses over his left shoulder and holding a baton in his right hand. To the right of him are military tents and a cavalry battle rages on in the background.
CS 30b.
[Ref: 58798] £320.00
Charles Emanuel King of Sardinia, Duke of Savoy, Prince of Piemont, &c. &c. Taken from an Original Painting in the Posession of his Exellency the Chevalier Ossorio to whom this Plate is mots Humbly
Clementina Turin pinx. Burford Londini fecit.
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Slight damage top left.
Half-length portrait of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia (1701-1773), wearing ermine-lined cloak and breastplate with cravat and long white wig.
CS 15.
[Ref: 58796] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Clementina Turin pinx. Burford Londini fecit.
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Slight damage top left.
Half-length portrait of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia (1701-1773), wearing ermine-lined cloak and breastplate with cravat and long white wig.
CS 15.
[Ref: 58796] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Queen Caroline] Serenissima Carolina D.G Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina.](jpegs/58884.jpg)
[Queen Caroline] Serenissima Carolina D.G Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina.
S.r Godfrey Kneller Pinxit. J. Faber jun.r. Fecit
Printed for & Sold by Tho. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard. And John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside. [n.d. c.1727]
A fine impression of a rare mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight central crease.
Three quarter length portrait of Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737). She wears ermine-trimmed robes with strings of pearls tied in bows at the shoulders, right hand holding up a fold of her cloak, left hand resting on a crown on a table beside her. An earlier state of this print names her as 'Her Royal Highness Wilhelmina Charlotte Princess of Wales'.
CS 60.
[Ref: 58884] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
S.r Godfrey Kneller Pinxit. J. Faber jun.r. Fecit
Printed for & Sold by Tho. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard. And John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside. [n.d. c.1727]
A fine impression of a rare mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight central crease.
Three quarter length portrait of Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737). She wears ermine-trimmed robes with strings of pearls tied in bows at the shoulders, right hand holding up a fold of her cloak, left hand resting on a crown on a table beside her. An earlier state of this print names her as 'Her Royal Highness Wilhelmina Charlotte Princess of Wales'.
CS 60.
[Ref: 58884] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Queen Caroline] Serenissima et Potentissima Carolina D:G: Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina.](jpegs/58883.jpg)
[Queen Caroline] Serenissima et Potentissima Carolina D:G: Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina. Inaugurata II die Octobris 1727.
G. Kneller Baronetus Pinxit. Fac.
Sold by J. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1727]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Some cockling. Slight central crease.
Half-length portrait of Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737), touching a lock of hair at her shoulder with right hand. She wears a gown with loops of pearls at the shoulders decorated with rows of small rectangular jewels down the centre of her bodice, a crown plus pearl necklace and earrings.
CS 62.
[Ref: 58883] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Baronetus Pinxit. Fac.
Sold by J. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1727]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Some cockling. Slight central crease.
Half-length portrait of Caroline, Queen of George II (1683-1737), touching a lock of hair at her shoulder with right hand. She wears a gown with loops of pearls at the shoulders decorated with rows of small rectangular jewels down the centre of her bodice, a crown plus pearl necklace and earrings.
CS 62.
[Ref: 58883] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Carolus Primus Dei Gratia Angliæ Scotiæ & Hiberniæ Rex Fidei Defensor &ct.
Ant: Van Dyck Eques Pinxit. [Engraved by Alexander Browne.]
Sold by Th: Taylor at the Golden Lion in Fleet Stree[t]. Printed & Sold by Taylor & Jordan at ye Golden Lion In Fleetstreet [n.d., c.1729].
Scarce mezzotint. 480 x 295mm (19 x 11½"). Repair in bottom right corner with slight loss of inscription.
A full-length seated portrait of Charles I with Prince Charles, wearing infant cap and gown, standing at his knee. Behind is a table with crown, orb and sceptre on it, with buildings in the background. The plate was engraved and published by Alexander Browne c.1680, with later states published by Edward Cooper, Thomas Taylor, this state published by Thomas Bakewell and Timothy Jordan on the death of Taylor in 1729, and W. Scott.
CS: Browne 2, state v of vii. (See also CS: Browne 3 for the same image in reverse.) Turner B4, V of IX.
[Ref: 59081] £480.00
Ant: Van Dyck Eques Pinxit. [Engraved by Alexander Browne.]
Sold by Th: Taylor at the Golden Lion in Fleet Stree[t]. Printed & Sold by Taylor & Jordan at ye Golden Lion In Fleetstreet [n.d., c.1729].
Scarce mezzotint. 480 x 295mm (19 x 11½"). Repair in bottom right corner with slight loss of inscription.
A full-length seated portrait of Charles I with Prince Charles, wearing infant cap and gown, standing at his knee. Behind is a table with crown, orb and sceptre on it, with buildings in the background. The plate was engraved and published by Alexander Browne c.1680, with later states published by Edward Cooper, Thomas Taylor, this state published by Thomas Bakewell and Timothy Jordan on the death of Taylor in 1729, and W. Scott.
CS: Browne 2, state v of vii. (See also CS: Browne 3 for the same image in reverse.) Turner B4, V of IX.
[Ref: 59081] £480.00
Carolus XII. D.G. Suecorum, Gothorum, et Vandalorum Rex Augustissimus, &c. Qui, stratis ad Narvam Moschis, die XX.o Novembris, Anno 1700; Aetatis suae paulo plus XVIII.o, Justas et Graves a Faedifrago Hoste sumpsit Paenas: et et Que Progressus Admirabiles, contra Ipsos et Polonos, violento Marte ad huc Prosequitur.
Ad Vivum Pinxit D. Craft suae Svecicae Ma.tis Pictor praecipuus Anno 1701. Iohannes Smith Anglus Fecit. Anno 1701-2.
Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon and Crown in Russel Street Covant Garden.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Small tear to left edge, nick to right edge.
Half-length portrait of Charles XII, King of Sweden (1682-1718), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer over right shoulder, wearing a wig with a ribbon, a lace cravat, and armour.
CS 249.
[Ref: 58870] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Ad Vivum Pinxit D. Craft suae Svecicae Ma.tis Pictor praecipuus Anno 1701. Iohannes Smith Anglus Fecit. Anno 1701-2.
Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon and Crown in Russel Street Covant Garden.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Small tear to left edge, nick to right edge.
Half-length portrait of Charles XII, King of Sweden (1682-1718), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer over right shoulder, wearing a wig with a ribbon, a lace cravat, and armour.
CS 249.
[Ref: 58870] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Charlotte Queen of Great Britain
London Published Jan.y 18 1783 by J. Birchall No. 473 Strand.
Stipple. 125 x 180mm (5 x 7"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
Oval portrait of the young Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818), wife of George III.
[Ref: 58664] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
London Published Jan.y 18 1783 by J. Birchall No. 473 Strand.
Stipple. 125 x 180mm (5 x 7"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
Oval portrait of the young Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818), wife of George III.
[Ref: 58664] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
His Grace John, Duke of Marlborough, Marquis of Blanford, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Churchill, of Sandridge and Baron Churchill of Aumouth; Captain General of all Her Majesty's Forces; Master General of the Ordnance; One of ye Lords of her Majestys most Honourable Privy-Council, and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter. Her Majestys Ambassador Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary to the States General of the United Provinces and General of the Confederate Armies.
G. Kneller S.R Imp. & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. 1705. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1705.]
Mezzotint, print 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9½"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Slightly scuffed on right.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, a lace cravat, a chain of the Order of the Garter and his armour. The Duke of Marlborough was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France.
CS 163.II. Reworked state.
[Ref: 58878] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R Imp. & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. 1705. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1705.]
Mezzotint, print 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9½"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Slightly scuffed on right.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, a lace cravat, a chain of the Order of the Garter and his armour. The Duke of Marlborough was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France.
CS 163.II. Reworked state.
[Ref: 58878] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
John Churchill Duke of Marlborough & C. Between 5 & 6
G. Kneller Bart. Pinxt. J. Faber Fecit 1733
Mezzotint, good impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight creasing.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), with a crest below the image with the title, with the motto 'Feal Pero Disdechado'. Churchill has his left hand on hip beside sword-hilt and his right holding up a baton. He wears a long light wig, velvet coat and sash hanging diagonally from his left shoulder. He stands with curtain behind and cavalry battle raging in the background. From the Kit-Cat Club series. Churchill was great general of the wars against Louis XIV, rewarded with Blenheim.
CS (208 (between 5 & 6)). O' Donoghue 27.
[Ref: 58887] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Bart. Pinxt. J. Faber Fecit 1733
Mezzotint, good impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight creasing.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), with a crest below the image with the title, with the motto 'Feal Pero Disdechado'. Churchill has his left hand on hip beside sword-hilt and his right holding up a baton. He wears a long light wig, velvet coat and sash hanging diagonally from his left shoulder. He stands with curtain behind and cavalry battle raging in the background. From the Kit-Cat Club series. Churchill was great general of the wars against Louis XIV, rewarded with Blenheim.
CS (208 (between 5 & 6)). O' Donoghue 27.
[Ref: 58887] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Capt.n Hugh Clapperton. R.N.
Painted by Gildon Manton. Engraved by Tho.s Lupton.
London, Published Dec.r 1, 1828, by John Murray, Albermarle Street,
Mezzotint on chine collé. 255 x 200mm (10 x 8"), very large margins. Tear entering image repaired, creases, small scuff in title. Bit messy.
Half-length portrait of Bain Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827), in naval uniform. Born in Annan in Scotland, he went to sea at thirteen and was impressed into the Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1810 he was first in the breach at the storming of St Louis on Mauritius, and hauled down the French flag. In 1822 Clapperton joined Walter Oudney and Major Dixon Denham on an expedition to central Africa to trace the river Niger. Oudney died during the journey but Clapperton returned to England in 1825. Convinced that the way to the Niger was via West Africa, he went back that year as commander of a new expedition, but he died in 1827, suffering from malaria, depression, and dysentery. This portrait, after an oil now in the National Gallery of Scotland, was used as the frontispiece of Clapperton's 'Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the years 1822–1823 and 1824'.
[Ref: 58707] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Gildon Manton. Engraved by Tho.s Lupton.
London, Published Dec.r 1, 1828, by John Murray, Albermarle Street,
Mezzotint on chine collé. 255 x 200mm (10 x 8"), very large margins. Tear entering image repaired, creases, small scuff in title. Bit messy.
Half-length portrait of Bain Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827), in naval uniform. Born in Annan in Scotland, he went to sea at thirteen and was impressed into the Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1810 he was first in the breach at the storming of St Louis on Mauritius, and hauled down the French flag. In 1822 Clapperton joined Walter Oudney and Major Dixon Denham on an expedition to central Africa to trace the river Niger. Oudney died during the journey but Clapperton returned to England in 1825. Convinced that the way to the Niger was via West Africa, he went back that year as commander of a new expedition, but he died in 1827, suffering from malaria, depression, and dysentery. This portrait, after an oil now in the National Gallery of Scotland, was used as the frontispiece of Clapperton's 'Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the years 1822–1823 and 1824'.
[Ref: 58707] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Tho.s Clarkson, Esq.r Born at Wisbech, 1760. Died near Ipswich, 1846.
Drawn on Stone by Ja.s P. Hunter, (by Permission) from the Portrait by Sam.t Lane, in the Council Chamber, at the Town Hall, Wisbech.
Published by J.P. Hunter, Wisbeach Nov.r 1846.
Scarce lithograph, sheet 435 x 310mm (17¼ x 12¼"), large margins. Slightly foxed.
Three-quarter length seated portrait of English religious cleric and abolitionist Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846). He wears a waistcoat cravat and double breasted jacket. Holds a quill in his right hand with elbow resting on a table with paper, pot of ink and candle. Two rolled wall maps of Africa & West Indies in background.
[Ref: 58992] £420.00
Drawn on Stone by Ja.s P. Hunter, (by Permission) from the Portrait by Sam.t Lane, in the Council Chamber, at the Town Hall, Wisbech.
Published by J.P. Hunter, Wisbeach Nov.r 1846.
Scarce lithograph, sheet 435 x 310mm (17¼ x 12¼"), large margins. Slightly foxed.
Three-quarter length seated portrait of English religious cleric and abolitionist Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846). He wears a waistcoat cravat and double breasted jacket. Holds a quill in his right hand with elbow resting on a table with paper, pot of ink and candle. Two rolled wall maps of Africa & West Indies in background.
[Ref: 58992] £420.00
Captain James Cook .F.R.S
[n.d. c.1784]
Engraving, plate 200 x 130mm (8 x 5¼"). Proof before artist & engraver. With small margins. Nicks to margins.
What looks like a proof engraving of the 'Frontispiece to the third & final voyage as serially published in the London magazine July 1785 issue. Bust portrait of Captain James Cook (1728 - 1779) in an oval adorned with palm leaves, a crest below oval with an anchor draped with fabric and oars either side. The son of a Yorkshire labourer, Cook learned his seamanship on small East-coast traders. Although only a warrant officer, he was chosen to command the Endeavour in 1768. He made three important voyages of discovery to the South and North Pacific - charting land, sea and stars - and was the first British captain to land in Australia. He was killed in Hawaii during a skirmish.
[Ref: 58991] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1784]
Engraving, plate 200 x 130mm (8 x 5¼"). Proof before artist & engraver. With small margins. Nicks to margins.
What looks like a proof engraving of the 'Frontispiece to the third & final voyage as serially published in the London magazine July 1785 issue. Bust portrait of Captain James Cook (1728 - 1779) in an oval adorned with palm leaves, a crest below oval with an anchor draped with fabric and oars either side. The son of a Yorkshire labourer, Cook learned his seamanship on small East-coast traders. Although only a warrant officer, he was chosen to command the Endeavour in 1768. He made three important voyages of discovery to the South and North Pacific - charting land, sea and stars - and was the first British captain to land in Australia. He was killed in Hawaii during a skirmish.
[Ref: 58991] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![W.m Corder [facsimile signature]. Red Barn.](jpegs/58776.jpg)
W.m Corder [facsimile signature]. Red Barn.
[n.d., c.1828.]
Wood engraving. Sheet 170 x 110mm (6¾ x 4¼").
William Corder (1803-28), convicted for the 'Red Barn Murder' of 1827. Corder, a fraudster and ladies' man, made a rendezvous with his girlfriend Maria Marten at the barn on the pretext of eloping. Instead he killed her, stuffed her body in a sack and buried her. Corder disappeared but wrote home pretending the two were together, but her body was discovered and a hunt for Corder started. He was discovered, arrested, tried and convicted, and sentenced to be hung and dissected. The hanging attracted a huge crowd; the dissection was performed before an audience of Cambridge students. A battery was connected to his limbs to demostrate muscle contraction; Corder's skin was tanned by the surgeon George Creed and used to bind an account of the murder; and his skeleton was put on display in the Hunterian Museum in the Royal College of Surgeons
[Ref: 58776] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1828.]
Wood engraving. Sheet 170 x 110mm (6¾ x 4¼").
William Corder (1803-28), convicted for the 'Red Barn Murder' of 1827. Corder, a fraudster and ladies' man, made a rendezvous with his girlfriend Maria Marten at the barn on the pretext of eloping. Instead he killed her, stuffed her body in a sack and buried her. Corder disappeared but wrote home pretending the two were together, but her body was discovered and a hunt for Corder started. He was discovered, arrested, tried and convicted, and sentenced to be hung and dissected. The hanging attracted a huge crowd; the dissection was performed before an audience of Cambridge students. A battery was connected to his limbs to demostrate muscle contraction; Corder's skin was tanned by the surgeon George Creed and used to bind an account of the murder; and his skeleton was put on display in the Hunterian Museum in the Royal College of Surgeons
[Ref: 58776] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
A Correct Likeness of William Corder, Taken in Bury Gaol, previous to his Trial for the Murder of Maria Marten, in the Red Barn.
Published Aug.t 4, 1828, by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill.
Scarce etching with hand colour, plate 230 x 150mm (9 x 6"), large margins. Some very light foxing and surface dirt.
William Corder (1803-28), the Red Barn murderer. Corder, a fraudster and ladies' man, made a rendezvous with his girlfriend Maria Marten at the barn (which is shown here below the portrait) on the pretext of eloping. Instead he killed her, stuffed her body in a sack and buried her. Corder disappeared and wrote home pretending the two were together, but Marten's body was discovered and a hunt for Corder started. He was, arrested, tried, and sentenced to be hung and dissected. The hanging attracted a huge crowd; the dissection was performed before an audience of Cambridge students. A battery was connected to his limbs to demonstrate muscle contraction; Corder's skin was tanned by the surgeon George Creed and used to bind an account of the murder; and his skeleton was put on display in the Hunterian Museum in the Royal College of Surgeons.
[Ref: 58993] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Published Aug.t 4, 1828, by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill.
Scarce etching with hand colour, plate 230 x 150mm (9 x 6"), large margins. Some very light foxing and surface dirt.
William Corder (1803-28), the Red Barn murderer. Corder, a fraudster and ladies' man, made a rendezvous with his girlfriend Maria Marten at the barn (which is shown here below the portrait) on the pretext of eloping. Instead he killed her, stuffed her body in a sack and buried her. Corder disappeared and wrote home pretending the two were together, but Marten's body was discovered and a hunt for Corder started. He was, arrested, tried, and sentenced to be hung and dissected. The hanging attracted a huge crowd; the dissection was performed before an audience of Cambridge students. A battery was connected to his limbs to demonstrate muscle contraction; Corder's skin was tanned by the surgeon George Creed and used to bind an account of the murder; and his skeleton was put on display in the Hunterian Museum in the Royal College of Surgeons.
[Ref: 58993] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Drummond, Esq.r Captain of Engineers, and Under Secretary to the Lord Liuetenant of Ireland, To the Most Noble The Marquis of Normanby, this plate is respectfully dedicated by His Lordship's obedient humble Servants, Paul & Dominic Colgnaghi & Comp.y.
Painted by H.W. Pickersgill, R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
Published at No. 14 Pall Mall East, June 20th. 1841, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. Print Publishers to Her Majesty.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"), very large margins.
Three-quarter length standing portrait of Thomas Drummond (1797-1840) facing the front, leaning with his left fist on papers on a table to right, with two books behind it, left hand on his hip, looking ahead and to right, wearing a dark tail-coat suit, velvet waistcoat, jacket collar and bow-tie and wing collar. He was was a Scottish army officer, civil engineer and senior public official. He used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland. He is sometimes mistakenly given credit for the invention of limelight, at the expense of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (1793 –1875). It was Drummond, however, who realised its value in surveying.
[Ref: 59037] £320.00
Painted by H.W. Pickersgill, R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
Published at No. 14 Pall Mall East, June 20th. 1841, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. Print Publishers to Her Majesty.
Rare and fine mezzotint, plate 505 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"), very large margins.
Three-quarter length standing portrait of Thomas Drummond (1797-1840) facing the front, leaning with his left fist on papers on a table to right, with two books behind it, left hand on his hip, looking ahead and to right, wearing a dark tail-coat suit, velvet waistcoat, jacket collar and bow-tie and wing collar. He was was a Scottish army officer, civil engineer and senior public official. He used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland. He is sometimes mistakenly given credit for the invention of limelight, at the expense of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (1793 –1875). It was Drummond, however, who realised its value in surveying.
[Ref: 59037] £320.00
Chang, & Eng. the Siamese Youths, Aged 18.
TLB [Thomas Lord Busby] 1829.
London Pub.d Dec.r 1829 at the Artist's Depository 87 Charlotte St Rathbone Place.
Coloured etching. Sheet 135 x 100mm (5¼ x 4"). Trimmed to printed border on three sides, into plate at bottom, remains of album paper on reverse.
Eng and Chang Bunker (1811-74), conjoined Siamese twins, shown here with badminton rackets and shuttlecock. When the boys were 17, they joined the Scottish merchant Robert Hunter, who managed a tour in which they displayed themselves, and were examined by doctors across the United States and Europe. In 1832 they realised that their new manager, Captain Coffin, was taking most of their profits, and made a separate arrangement with the circus owner Phineas T Barnum, with whom they toured until 1839.
[Ref: 58805] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
TLB [Thomas Lord Busby] 1829.
London Pub.d Dec.r 1829 at the Artist's Depository 87 Charlotte St Rathbone Place.
Coloured etching. Sheet 135 x 100mm (5¼ x 4"). Trimmed to printed border on three sides, into plate at bottom, remains of album paper on reverse.
Eng and Chang Bunker (1811-74), conjoined Siamese twins, shown here with badminton rackets and shuttlecock. When the boys were 17, they joined the Scottish merchant Robert Hunter, who managed a tour in which they displayed themselves, and were examined by doctors across the United States and Europe. In 1832 they realised that their new manager, Captain Coffin, was taking most of their profits, and made a separate arrangement with the circus owner Phineas T Barnum, with whom they toured until 1839.
[Ref: 58805] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Fredericus Rex Bor. E.B.
J. E. Nilson fec. et excud. A. V.
[n.d. c.1770.]
Engaving, 18th century watermark, plate 255 x 160mm (10 x 6¼"), large margins. Large stains on top margin, going into the plate. Repaired wormhole, some creases.
Bust portrait of Frederick II, King of Prussia (1712-1786), in an oval decorated with crown, bay and oak leaves above. Coat of arms, bay and oak leaves below the oval with two putti underneath.
[Ref: 58907] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J. E. Nilson fec. et excud. A. V.
[n.d. c.1770.]
Engaving, 18th century watermark, plate 255 x 160mm (10 x 6¼"), large margins. Large stains on top margin, going into the plate. Repaired wormhole, some creases.
Bust portrait of Frederick II, King of Prussia (1712-1786), in an oval decorated with crown, bay and oak leaves above. Coat of arms, bay and oak leaves below the oval with two putti underneath.
[Ref: 58907] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
His Royal Highness Frederick Prince of Wales.
J. Richardson Pinx.t. A. Miller fecit 1738.
Sold by Andrew Miller at the Coffin the upper end of Wytch street near y.e New Church in the Strand.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), he has his left hand on his hip, right on a book on a table beside him next to his plumed hat. He wears Garter robes with the collar and badge, sword, sash, lace cravat and long fair wig.
CS 17.
[Ref: 58879] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J. Richardson Pinx.t. A. Miller fecit 1738.
Sold by Andrew Miller at the Coffin the upper end of Wytch street near y.e New Church in the Strand.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), he has his left hand on his hip, right on a book on a table beside him next to his plumed hat. He wears Garter robes with the collar and badge, sword, sash, lace cravat and long fair wig.
CS 17.
[Ref: 58879] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Their Royall Highness' Frederick Prince of Wales & Princess Ann.
Printed and Sold by John Bowles Printseller at Mercers hall in Cheapside & Tho. Bowles Printseller in St. Pauls Church Yard. [n.d. c.1730]
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Very slight central crease.
Full length double portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751) and Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1709-1759), against a classical architectural backdrop. prince Frederick standing to left, right hand on his hip, gesturing with left hand. He wears robes lined with pale satin, a cloak thrown back over right elbow, tied with a rope ending in a large tassell, with the chain of the garter, his own hair curling over his shoulders. His sister Anne standing to right, holds out a wreath of laurel to her brother. She wears pearls in her hair and a cloak attached to left shoulder, hooked up at the waist.
CS 47
[Ref: 58880] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Printed and Sold by John Bowles Printseller at Mercers hall in Cheapside & Tho. Bowles Printseller in St. Pauls Church Yard. [n.d. c.1730]
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Very slight central crease.
Full length double portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751) and Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1709-1759), against a classical architectural backdrop. prince Frederick standing to left, right hand on his hip, gesturing with left hand. He wears robes lined with pale satin, a cloak thrown back over right elbow, tied with a rope ending in a large tassell, with the chain of the garter, his own hair curling over his shoulders. His sister Anne standing to right, holds out a wreath of laurel to her brother. She wears pearls in her hair and a cloak attached to left shoulder, hooked up at the waist.
CS 47
[Ref: 58880] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Fredericus Guillelmus D.G. Borussorum Rex, S.R.J. Princeps & Elector &c. &c Magna Britainnia Regis Gener & Nepos. Nat die 4 Aug. 1688.
F.W. Weideman Pinx. Berolini 1714. J. Smith Fec. Londini 1715.
Sold by J. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, print 345 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Some abrasions to edges. Damaged.
Half-length portrait of Frederick William I, King of Prussia (1688-1740), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer with his head slightly turned to right, wearing armour, sash, ermine-trimmed cloak and long, curled wig. Father of Frederick the Great.
CS 204.II. Published state.
[Ref: 58867] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
F.W. Weideman Pinx. Berolini 1714. J. Smith Fec. Londini 1715.
Sold by J. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, print 345 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Some abrasions to edges. Damaged.
Half-length portrait of Frederick William I, King of Prussia (1688-1740), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer with his head slightly turned to right, wearing armour, sash, ermine-trimmed cloak and long, curled wig. Father of Frederick the Great.
CS 204.II. Published state.
[Ref: 58867] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
George II.d by the Grace of God, King of Great Britian, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith. Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburgh, Elector of Hanover, Arch Treasurer, & Prince of the Sacred Roman Empire, &c.
[After Thomas Worlidge] [Print made by Richard Houston]
[n.d. 1760]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Some creasing.
Bust portrait of George II, head in profile, within an oval frame on a plinth. State after inscription moved from plaque to a space cleared below image, artists' names removed, before publication line.
CS 39a.III;
[Ref: 58794] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[After Thomas Worlidge] [Print made by Richard Houston]
[n.d. 1760]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Some creasing.
Bust portrait of George II, head in profile, within an oval frame on a plinth. State after inscription moved from plaque to a space cleared below image, artists' names removed, before publication line.
CS 39a.III;
[Ref: 58794] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[George II.] I:G:I:M:E:D Vivat.](jpegs/58697.jpg)
[George II.] I:G:I:M:E:D Vivat.
J. Basire Sculp. 1728.
Rare & scarce engraving. Sheet 180 x 135mm (7 x 5¼"). Trimmed within plate. Stained on right.
A profile portrait of George II in wig and armour, within a round frame with curtains and cherubs.
[Ref: 58697] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
J. Basire Sculp. 1728.
Rare & scarce engraving. Sheet 180 x 135mm (7 x 5¼"). Trimmed within plate. Stained on right.
A profile portrait of George II in wig and armour, within a round frame with curtains and cherubs.
[Ref: 58697] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Georgius II.dus D.G. Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Rex F.D. Brun: et Lunen: Dux S.R.J. Arch: Thesau: et Princeps Elector &c Inauguratus II die Octobris 1727.
I. Highmore Pinx. I. Faber Fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square [n.d. c.1740].
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight crease in middle. Two tears. Slight paper toning.
Three-quarter length portrait of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760) right hand on hip, left hand at his side, head tilted to right shoulder. He wears richly embroidered robes, an ermine cape, lace cravat, chain of the George, belt and long white wig. There is a crown on a cushion behind to right.
CS 157.
[Ref: 58882] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
I. Highmore Pinx. I. Faber Fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square [n.d. c.1740].
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight crease in middle. Two tears. Slight paper toning.
Three-quarter length portrait of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760) right hand on hip, left hand at his side, head tilted to right shoulder. He wears richly embroidered robes, an ermine cape, lace cravat, chain of the George, belt and long white wig. There is a crown on a cushion behind to right.
CS 157.
[Ref: 58882] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Georgius Augustus Princeps Wallae.
Phil: a Gunst Sculpsit. M. Marrebeeck excudit.
[n.d. c.1720]
Engraving, print 365 x 265mm (14½ x 10½"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet.
Bust portrait of of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760), while he was the Prince of Wales, wearing armour. Set in an oval flanked by laurel branches.
O' Donoghue 14.
[Ref: 58863] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Phil: a Gunst Sculpsit. M. Marrebeeck excudit.
[n.d. c.1720]
Engraving, print 365 x 265mm (14½ x 10½"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet.
Bust portrait of of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760), while he was the Prince of Wales, wearing armour. Set in an oval flanked by laurel branches.
O' Donoghue 14.
[Ref: 58863] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[George III] His Royal Highness, Prince George,](jpegs/58682.jpg)
[George III] His Royal Highness, Prince George, eldest son of his most serene Highness Frederick Prince of Wales, born May 24th 1738.
Wilson pinx. Ravenet Sculp.
Printed for W.m Sandby at the Ship opposite St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet according to Act of Parliam.t 1749.
Rare engraving. Sheet 200 x 110mm (8 x 4¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
Half-length portrait of George III when about ten years of age, in an oval stone frame, on ledge.
[Ref: 58682] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Wilson pinx. Ravenet Sculp.
Printed for W.m Sandby at the Ship opposite St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet according to Act of Parliam.t 1749.
Rare engraving. Sheet 200 x 110mm (8 x 4¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
Half-length portrait of George III when about ten years of age, in an oval stone frame, on ledge.
[Ref: 58682] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
George, III. King of Great Britain, &c. &c.
J. Ryland. Sculp. [after Jeremiah Meyer]
Fine & rare engraving. 175 x 105mm (6¾ x 4¼"). Thread margins, mounted in album paper.
A flattering profile portrait of George III as a youngish man, wearing embroidered coat, frilled cravat, sash and badge of the garter, and powdered wig tied with a large bow at the nape. Jeremiah Meyer (1735-89), a German-born portrait painter, was commissioned to paint the King's miniature portrait to be set in an oval of diamonds in the pearl bracelet given to Princess Charlotte as an engagement present. He also drew George's profile for the new coinage which earned him a gold medal from the Society of Arts in 1761. He was appointed Miniature Painter to the Queen and Enamel Painter to the King in 1764. He was also a founder member of the Royal Academy.
[Ref: 58679] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
J. Ryland. Sculp. [after Jeremiah Meyer]
Fine & rare engraving. 175 x 105mm (6¾ x 4¼"). Thread margins, mounted in album paper.
A flattering profile portrait of George III as a youngish man, wearing embroidered coat, frilled cravat, sash and badge of the garter, and powdered wig tied with a large bow at the nape. Jeremiah Meyer (1735-89), a German-born portrait painter, was commissioned to paint the King's miniature portrait to be set in an oval of diamonds in the pearl bracelet given to Princess Charlotte as an engagement present. He also drew George's profile for the new coinage which earned him a gold medal from the Society of Arts in 1761. He was appointed Miniature Painter to the Queen and Enamel Painter to the King in 1764. He was also a founder member of the Royal Academy.
[Ref: 58679] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![His Majesty's Most Gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliam[ent]](jpegs/58686.jpg)
His Majesty's Most Gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliam[ent] On Tuesday the Eighteenth Day of November, 1760.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Scarce engraving, printed in sanguine. Sheet 265 x 220mm (10½ x 8¾"). Split in centre fold.
A full-length portrait of George III, wearing his coronation robes and seated on a throne, holding his speech and a sceptre. This print was probably the headpiece to a broadside of his speech.
[Ref: 58686] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1760.]
Scarce engraving, printed in sanguine. Sheet 265 x 220mm (10½ x 8¾"). Split in centre fold.
A full-length portrait of George III, wearing his coronation robes and seated on a throne, holding his speech and a sceptre. This print was probably the headpiece to a broadside of his speech.
[Ref: 58686] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[George IV as Prince of Wales.]](jpegs/58672.jpg)
[George IV as Prince of Wales.]
[n.d., c.1770.]
Scarce etching, proof before letters. Sheet 95 x 60mm (3¾ x 2¼"). Trimmed within plate, doodles in ink under image, mounted in album paper.
Half-length portrait in oval of George IV as a young boy, with short hair, frilled collar, coat with Garter star and with sash around waist, holding a dagger.
Royal Collection Trust RCIN 605085, also a proof.
[Ref: 58672] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1770.]
Scarce etching, proof before letters. Sheet 95 x 60mm (3¾ x 2¼"). Trimmed within plate, doodles in ink under image, mounted in album paper.
Half-length portrait in oval of George IV as a young boy, with short hair, frilled collar, coat with Garter star and with sash around waist, holding a dagger.
Royal Collection Trust RCIN 605085, also a proof.
[Ref: 58672] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[George IV] His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales.](jpegs/58673.jpg)
[George IV] His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales.
W. Walker sculp.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Etching. 125 x 65mm (5 x 2½"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
Half-length portrait in oval of George IV as a young boy, with frilled collar, coat with Garter star, holding a book.
[Ref: 58673] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
W. Walker sculp.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Etching. 125 x 65mm (5 x 2½"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
Half-length portrait in oval of George IV as a young boy, with frilled collar, coat with Garter star, holding a book.
[Ref: 58673] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Natives of Greenland.
W.H. Brown del. Thornthwaite sculp.
[London: J. Debrett, 1800.]
Engraving. 210 x 165mm (8¼ x 6½"). Trimmed to plate on two sides, narrow margins elsewhere.
From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 58737] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
W.H. Brown del. Thornthwaite sculp.
[London: J. Debrett, 1800.]
Engraving. 210 x 165mm (8¼ x 6½"). Trimmed to plate on two sides, narrow margins elsewhere.
From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 58737] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Samuel Greg Esq.re
Painted by C. Massot Esq.re. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
London Published July 16th 1835 by Colnaghi Son & C.o Printsellers to the Royal Family Pall Mall East.
Rare & fine mezzotint, plate 355 x 255mm (14 x 10) very large margins.
Half-length seated portrait of Samuel Greg (1758 –1834) to the right, head turned to look to front; wearing a dark coat and waistcoat, with white neckerchief and frill. Greg was an Irish-born industrialist and entrepreneur of the early Industrial Revolution and a pioneer of the factory system. He built Quarry Bank Mill, which at his retirement was the largest textile mill in the UK. He and his wife Hannah Greg assumed welfare responsibilities for their employees, many of whom were children, building a model village alongside the factory. At the same time, Greg inherited and operated a slave plantation in the West Indies.
[Ref: 59036] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by C. Massot Esq.re. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
London Published July 16th 1835 by Colnaghi Son & C.o Printsellers to the Royal Family Pall Mall East.
Rare & fine mezzotint, plate 355 x 255mm (14 x 10) very large margins.
Half-length seated portrait of Samuel Greg (1758 –1834) to the right, head turned to look to front; wearing a dark coat and waistcoat, with white neckerchief and frill. Greg was an Irish-born industrialist and entrepreneur of the early Industrial Revolution and a pioneer of the factory system. He built Quarry Bank Mill, which at his retirement was the largest textile mill in the UK. He and his wife Hannah Greg assumed welfare responsibilities for their employees, many of whom were children, building a model village alongside the factory. At the same time, Greg inherited and operated a slave plantation in the West Indies.
[Ref: 59036] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![Arthur G. Guillemard [facsimile signature].](jpegs/58843.jpg)
Arthur G. Guillemard [facsimile signature].
[Sporting Mirror, 1883.]
Lithograph. Sheet 205 x 130mm (8 x 5").
Head and shoulders portrait of Arthur George Guillemard (1845-1909), within borders with illustrations of Rugby football. He was fullback for England in the world's first Rugby Union international in 1871, against Scotland. After his playing career he refereed and was president of the Union 1878-82. He also travelled, writing 'Over Land and Sea: A Log of Travel Round the World in 1873-1874', which includes his account of Australia.
[Ref: 58843] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
[Sporting Mirror, 1883.]
Lithograph. Sheet 205 x 130mm (8 x 5").
Head and shoulders portrait of Arthur George Guillemard (1845-1909), within borders with illustrations of Rugby football. He was fullback for England in the world's first Rugby Union international in 1871, against Scotland. After his playing career he refereed and was president of the Union 1878-82. He also travelled, writing 'Over Land and Sea: A Log of Travel Round the World in 1873-1874', which includes his account of Australia.
[Ref: 58843] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
![[Maria Gunning] The Countess of Coventry.](jpegs/58677.jpg)
[Maria Gunning] The Countess of Coventry.
[John] June.
Printed for R. Sayer in Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Engraving, pt 18th century watermark. 50 x 55mm (2 x 2¼"), with large margins.
A watch paper. Maria Gunning (bap.1732-1760), married the 6rh Earl of Coventry in 1752. A noted beauty, she died at 27, said to be caused by lead and mercury poisoning, absorbed from her makeup. As Sayer moved to Fleet Street in 1760 it seems likely this print was published to commemorate her early death. Designs in miniature for Watch-Cases.
See Robert Sayer Cat 1774 (Watch-Cases No 53) See Ref: 58675, 59047
[Ref: 58677] £390.00
[John] June.
Printed for R. Sayer in Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Engraving, pt 18th century watermark. 50 x 55mm (2 x 2¼"), with large margins.
A watch paper. Maria Gunning (bap.1732-1760), married the 6rh Earl of Coventry in 1752. A noted beauty, she died at 27, said to be caused by lead and mercury poisoning, absorbed from her makeup. As Sayer moved to Fleet Street in 1760 it seems likely this print was published to commemorate her early death. Designs in miniature for Watch-Cases.
See Robert Sayer Cat 1774 (Watch-Cases No 53) See Ref: 58675, 59047
[Ref: 58677] £390.00
The Celebrated Miss Gunning.
Boitard Inv.t.
Printed for R. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1750.]
Scarce engraving. 175 x 175mm (6¾ x 6¾"), with large margins.
A watch paper. Maria Gunning (bap.1732-1760), married the 6th Earl of Coventry in 1752. A noted beauty, she died at 27, said to be caused by lead and mercury poisoning, absorbed from her makeup. Designs in miniature for Watch-Cases.
See Robert Sayers Cat 1774 (Watch-Cases no 24) Ref: 58677
[Ref: 58675] £390.00
Boitard Inv.t.
Printed for R. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1750.]
Scarce engraving. 175 x 175mm (6¾ x 6¾"), with large margins.
A watch paper. Maria Gunning (bap.1732-1760), married the 6th Earl of Coventry in 1752. A noted beauty, she died at 27, said to be caused by lead and mercury poisoning, absorbed from her makeup. Designs in miniature for Watch-Cases.
See Robert Sayers Cat 1774 (Watch-Cases no 24) Ref: 58677
[Ref: 58675] £390.00