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The R.t Hon.ble Lord Collingwood, Vice Admiral of the Red Major General of Marines and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships in the Mediterranean.
Engraved by Charles Turner. From an original Paining in the possession of Lady Collingwood to whom this Print is most respectfully dedicated by her Ladyships obed.t & very h.ble Serv.t J. Colnaghi.
London, Published July 1.st 1811 by Mess.rsColnaghi & Co. Printsellers, Cockspur Street, Hay Market.
Fine mezzotint. 500 x 350mm (19¾ x 13¾"), with large margins.
A portrait of Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron Collingwood (1748 - 1810) standing on board a ship, wearing a naval uniform with epaulettes and medals, one suspended from a ribbon around his neck. He is holding the hilt of a sword with his left hand, lettered with '[Eng]land expects evry man to do his duty'. A naval battle is seen in the background. Collingwood was notable as a partner with Lord Nelson in several of the British victories of the Napoleonic Wars, and frequently as Nelson's successor in commands. He died in Menorca and was buried next to Nelson in St. Pauls.
[Ref: 38139] £480.00
Engraved by Charles Turner. From an original Paining in the possession of Lady Collingwood to whom this Print is most respectfully dedicated by her Ladyships obed.t & very h.ble Serv.t J. Colnaghi.
London, Published July 1.st 1811 by Mess.rsColnaghi & Co. Printsellers, Cockspur Street, Hay Market.
Fine mezzotint. 500 x 350mm (19¾ x 13¾"), with large margins.
A portrait of Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron Collingwood (1748 - 1810) standing on board a ship, wearing a naval uniform with epaulettes and medals, one suspended from a ribbon around his neck. He is holding the hilt of a sword with his left hand, lettered with '[Eng]land expects evry man to do his duty'. A naval battle is seen in the background. Collingwood was notable as a partner with Lord Nelson in several of the British victories of the Napoleonic Wars, and frequently as Nelson's successor in commands. He died in Menorca and was buried next to Nelson in St. Pauls.
[Ref: 38139] £480.00
![[Sir Francis Drake]](jpegs/37214.jpg)
[Sir Francis Drake] Franciscus Draeck Nobilissimus Eques Anglia An Aet Sue 43 [...]
[Jodocus Hondius and George Vertue, c.1733, but 19th century impression.]
Engraving, platemark 400 x 315mm (15¾ x 12½"), with large margins.
Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) the most famous of all English seafarers, large globe in left background. This print has an interesting history: the plate was started during Drake's lifetime, hence the date of 1580 on the print (the artist is widely believed to be Jodocus Hondius although Remigius Hogenburg has also been suggested). The plate was left unfinished (an example of the print in its unfinished state is in the British Museum, registration no. O,8.86) until in the 18th century the printmaker and antiquary George Vertue purchased the plate from Drake's descendants and completed it. Drake earned his fame and fortune through his skilful seamanship and outstandindingly successful piracy. His circumnavigation of the globe from 1577-81 involved a number of very profitable raids on Spanish ships and ports. His increasingly frequent and serious attacks during the 1580s were an important factor contributing to Philip II's decision to launch the Armada against English in 1588. Drake served as vice-admiral of the English fleet which defeated the Armada.
[Ref: 37214] £1,250.00
[Jodocus Hondius and George Vertue, c.1733, but 19th century impression.]
Engraving, platemark 400 x 315mm (15¾ x 12½"), with large margins.
Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) the most famous of all English seafarers, large globe in left background. This print has an interesting history: the plate was started during Drake's lifetime, hence the date of 1580 on the print (the artist is widely believed to be Jodocus Hondius although Remigius Hogenburg has also been suggested). The plate was left unfinished (an example of the print in its unfinished state is in the British Museum, registration no. O,8.86) until in the 18th century the printmaker and antiquary George Vertue purchased the plate from Drake's descendants and completed it. Drake earned his fame and fortune through his skilful seamanship and outstandindingly successful piracy. His circumnavigation of the globe from 1577-81 involved a number of very profitable raids on Spanish ships and ports. His increasingly frequent and serious attacks during the 1580s were an important factor contributing to Philip II's decision to launch the Armada against English in 1588. Drake served as vice-admiral of the English fleet which defeated the Armada.
[Ref: 37214] £1,250.00
![[John Earl of St Vincent, Admiral of the Red & Gen.l of Marines, F.R.S. &c &c &c.]](jpegs/31141.jpg)
[John Earl of St Vincent, Admiral of the Red & Gen.l of Marines, F.R.S. &c &c &c.]
[Painted by Sir W. Beechey, R.A. Engraved by C. Turner.]
London Pub.d Nov.r 11. 1816 by C. Turner, 50, Warren St. Fitzroy Square.]
Mezzotint, proof before all letters, very large margins. 620 x 420mm (24½ x 16½").
John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent (1735-1823). As commander in chief in the Mediterranean he blockaded the French at Toulon (1795) before defeating the Spanish off the Coast of St. Vincent in 1797. Jervis later served as the first Lord of the Admiralty (1801-4) where he instigated reform in the administration of the navy. A globe and volumes on the table with a painting of a sea battle on the wall behind.
Whitman: 508.
[Ref: 31141] £680.00
[Painted by Sir W. Beechey, R.A. Engraved by C. Turner.]
London Pub.d Nov.r 11. 1816 by C. Turner, 50, Warren St. Fitzroy Square.]
Mezzotint, proof before all letters, very large margins. 620 x 420mm (24½ x 16½").
John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent (1735-1823). As commander in chief in the Mediterranean he blockaded the French at Toulon (1795) before defeating the Spanish off the Coast of St. Vincent in 1797. Jervis later served as the first Lord of the Admiralty (1801-4) where he instigated reform in the administration of the navy. A globe and volumes on the table with a painting of a sea battle on the wall behind.
Whitman: 508.
[Ref: 31141] £680.00
![[The Right Hon.ble Lord Rodney K.B. Vice Adm.l of Great Britain & Adm.l of the White &c &c &c]](jpegs/36624.jpg)
[The Right Hon.ble Lord Rodney K.B. Vice Adm.l of Great Britain & Adm.l of the White &c &c &c]
[Painted by Thomas Gainsborough R.A. Engraved by G. Dupont]
[Published 12th. April, 1788. by B. Beale Evans in the Poultry, London.]
Mezzotint, a very fine proof before letters. 610 x 390mm (24 x 15¼"), with large margins. Slight paper tone.
A full-length portrait of George Bridges Rodney (1719 - 1792), first Baron Rodney, naval officer and politician, famous for his victories against the Spanish off Cape St. Vincent in 1780, relieving Gibraltar, and against the French at the Battle of the Saintes in the Caribbean in 1782. The Hon. Thomas Harley commissioned Gainsborough to paint this portrait (now Earl of Rosebery collection, Dalmeny) to commemmorate the Battle of the Saintes. It was engraved by the artist's nephew Gainsborough Dupont.
Horne 57 ii; CS 9 (undescribed state); Russell 9 i.
[Ref: 36624] £950.00
[Painted by Thomas Gainsborough R.A. Engraved by G. Dupont]
[Published 12th. April, 1788. by B. Beale Evans in the Poultry, London.]
Mezzotint, a very fine proof before letters. 610 x 390mm (24 x 15¼"), with large margins. Slight paper tone.
A full-length portrait of George Bridges Rodney (1719 - 1792), first Baron Rodney, naval officer and politician, famous for his victories against the Spanish off Cape St. Vincent in 1780, relieving Gibraltar, and against the French at the Battle of the Saintes in the Caribbean in 1782. The Hon. Thomas Harley commissioned Gainsborough to paint this portrait (now Earl of Rosebery collection, Dalmeny) to commemmorate the Battle of the Saintes. It was engraved by the artist's nephew Gainsborough Dupont.
Horne 57 ii; CS 9 (undescribed state); Russell 9 i.
[Ref: 36624] £950.00
![[William IV] [His Royal Highness Prince William Henry. Serving as Midshipman on board His Majesty's Ship Prince George.]](jpegs/36361.jpg)
[William IV] [His Royal Highness Prince William Henry. Serving as Midshipman on board His Majesty's Ship Prince George.]
B. West Pinxt. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t. P Sandby Aquat.t.
Publish'd as the Act Directs Jan.y 15 1782 by A. Poggi No.4 Orchard Street, Portman Square.
Etching and aquatint in sepia, rare; sheet 565 x 445mm (22¼ x 18¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; creases and tears, some professionally repaired.
King William IV (1765-1837) when a prince. Prince William was sent into the Royal Navy at the age of thirteen, 'chiefly to prevent him from falling under the influence of his eldest brother, George' (Oxford DNB). He joined the (ironically named) 98-gun ship 'Prince George' in 1779 as a midshipman, an event commemorated here. After a portrait (c.1781) by Benjamin West, the American artist later to become President of the Royal Academy. The print was made by Francesco Bartolozzi and Paul Sandby, both printmakers with strong connections to the Hanoverian monarchy.
De Vesme 926 ii/iii.
[Ref: 36361] £420.00
B. West Pinxt. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t. P Sandby Aquat.t.
Publish'd as the Act Directs Jan.y 15 1782 by A. Poggi No.4 Orchard Street, Portman Square.
Etching and aquatint in sepia, rare; sheet 565 x 445mm (22¼ x 18¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; creases and tears, some professionally repaired.
King William IV (1765-1837) when a prince. Prince William was sent into the Royal Navy at the age of thirteen, 'chiefly to prevent him from falling under the influence of his eldest brother, George' (Oxford DNB). He joined the (ironically named) 98-gun ship 'Prince George' in 1779 as a midshipman, an event commemorated here. After a portrait (c.1781) by Benjamin West, the American artist later to become President of the Royal Academy. The print was made by Francesco Bartolozzi and Paul Sandby, both printmakers with strong connections to the Hanoverian monarchy.
De Vesme 926 ii/iii.
[Ref: 36361] £420.00