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![[Praia Rodrigues, near Rio de Janeiro]](jpegs/59894.jpg)
[Praia Rodrigues, near Rio de Janeiro] Praya Rodriguez. Près de Rio de Janeiro.
Villeneuve del. fig. par V. Adam. dess d'ap nat. par Rugendas
Lith. de Engelmann, Rue Louis-le-Grand No 27 a Paris
Lithograph with hand colour. Printed area 295 x 340mm (11¾ x 13½") very large margins.
Landscape in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with hunters in foreground. Plate from 'Voyage pittoresque au Brésil' (1827-35), a volume of lithographs after drawings by Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-58). Rugendas, who came from a family including several notable artists, travelled to Brazil in 1821 as draughtsman with the Russian diplomat Baron de Langsdorff's scientific expedition. However, Rugendas left the expedition, discovering Brazil for himself and returning to Europe in 1825 with the extraordinary collection of drawings which provided the material for 'Voyage pittoresque'. Encouraged by the German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Rugendas returned to Latin America in 1831, living until 1845 in Mexico and Chile with shorter stays in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay, and drawing and painting prolifically throughout this time. He returned to Bavaria, where nearly 3000 drawings and paintings were acquired by the local government, but he then went back to live in Brazil between 1845 and 1846. This particular plate is of added interest owing to the involvement of the landscape painter Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-28) as a draughtsman. Bonington lived in Paris for part of his short career, sharing a studio with Delacroix, and despite his death from tuberculosis at the age of 25, his work has consistently been held in high esteem.
See Ref: 45564 for uncoloured version.
[Ref: 59894] £320.00
Villeneuve del. fig. par V. Adam. dess d'ap nat. par Rugendas
Lith. de Engelmann, Rue Louis-le-Grand No 27 a Paris
Lithograph with hand colour. Printed area 295 x 340mm (11¾ x 13½") very large margins.
Landscape in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with hunters in foreground. Plate from 'Voyage pittoresque au Brésil' (1827-35), a volume of lithographs after drawings by Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-58). Rugendas, who came from a family including several notable artists, travelled to Brazil in 1821 as draughtsman with the Russian diplomat Baron de Langsdorff's scientific expedition. However, Rugendas left the expedition, discovering Brazil for himself and returning to Europe in 1825 with the extraordinary collection of drawings which provided the material for 'Voyage pittoresque'. Encouraged by the German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Rugendas returned to Latin America in 1831, living until 1845 in Mexico and Chile with shorter stays in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay, and drawing and painting prolifically throughout this time. He returned to Bavaria, where nearly 3000 drawings and paintings were acquired by the local government, but he then went back to live in Brazil between 1845 and 1846. This particular plate is of added interest owing to the involvement of the landscape painter Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-28) as a draughtsman. Bonington lived in Paris for part of his short career, sharing a studio with Delacroix, and despite his death from tuberculosis at the age of 25, his work has consistently been held in high esteem.
See Ref: 45564 for uncoloured version.
[Ref: 59894] £320.00
![[View of Rio de Janeiro from the Carioca aqueduct]](jpegs/59893.jpg)
[View of Rio de Janeiro from the Carioca aqueduct] Vue de Rio-Janeiro. prise de l'Acqueduc.
Dess d'ap nat. par Rugendas Villeneuve del. fig. par V. Adam.
Lith. de Engelmann, rue du faub Montmartre No.6 [1827-35]
Lithograph with hand colour. Printed area 280 x 355mm (11 x 14"), very large margins.
View of Rio de Janeiro with leisurely hunting party in foreground. Plate from 'Voyage pittoresque au Brésil' (1827-35), a volume of lithographs after drawings by Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-58). Rugendas, who came from a family including several notable artists, travelled to Brazil in 1821 as draughtsman with the Russian diplomat Baron de Langsdorff's scientific expedition. However, Rugendas left the expedition, discovering Brazil for himself and returning to Europe in 1825 with the extraordinary collection of drawings which provided the material for 'Voyage pittoresque'. Encouraged by the German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Rugendas returned to Latin America in 1831, living until 1845 in Mexico and Chile with shorter stays in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay, and drawing and painting prolifically throughout this time. He returned to Bavaria, where nearly 3000 drawings and paintings were acquired by the local government, but he then went back to live in Brazil between 1845 and 1846.
[Ref: 59893] £360.00
Dess d'ap nat. par Rugendas Villeneuve del. fig. par V. Adam.
Lith. de Engelmann, rue du faub Montmartre No.6 [1827-35]
Lithograph with hand colour. Printed area 280 x 355mm (11 x 14"), very large margins.
View of Rio de Janeiro with leisurely hunting party in foreground. Plate from 'Voyage pittoresque au Brésil' (1827-35), a volume of lithographs after drawings by Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-58). Rugendas, who came from a family including several notable artists, travelled to Brazil in 1821 as draughtsman with the Russian diplomat Baron de Langsdorff's scientific expedition. However, Rugendas left the expedition, discovering Brazil for himself and returning to Europe in 1825 with the extraordinary collection of drawings which provided the material for 'Voyage pittoresque'. Encouraged by the German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Rugendas returned to Latin America in 1831, living until 1845 in Mexico and Chile with shorter stays in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay, and drawing and painting prolifically throughout this time. He returned to Bavaria, where nearly 3000 drawings and paintings were acquired by the local government, but he then went back to live in Brazil between 1845 and 1846.
[Ref: 59893] £360.00
![[General Burgoyne.]](jpegs/60072.jpg)
[General Burgoyne.] 23.
JS ff. [James Sayers.]
Published 17.th June 1782 by C. Bretherton.
Etching, 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼") with large margins. Tape stains on outer margins.
Caricature portrait of John Burgoyne (1722-1792), holding out a paper in his right hand as if making a speech and wearing his general's uniform. Burgoyne was a politician and playwright, notable for his service in the Seven Years War and American Revolutionary War. The surrender of his army in 1777 at Saragota was a turning point in the war.
BM Satires 6068.
[Ref: 60072] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
JS ff. [James Sayers.]
Published 17.th June 1782 by C. Bretherton.
Etching, 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼") with large margins. Tape stains on outer margins.
Caricature portrait of John Burgoyne (1722-1792), holding out a paper in his right hand as if making a speech and wearing his general's uniform. Burgoyne was a politician and playwright, notable for his service in the Seven Years War and American Revolutionary War. The surrender of his army in 1777 at Saragota was a turning point in the war.
BM Satires 6068.
[Ref: 60072] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Californian Wedding.
Benezec del. Fitter sculp.
Published by John Trusler, Sept. 1. 1790.
Engraving, sheet 120 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark top and bottom. Light foxing.
A wedding ceremony of the indigenous peoples of California.
[Ref: 60066] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Benezec del. Fitter sculp.
Published by John Trusler, Sept. 1. 1790.
Engraving, sheet 120 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark top and bottom. Light foxing.
A wedding ceremony of the indigenous peoples of California.
[Ref: 60066] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
The Chevalier D'_n producing his evidence against certain persons.
[Oxford Magazine, 12th Auguest, 1769.]
Etching. 115 x 175mm (4½ x 7").
An ape-faced Chevalier d'Eon kneels on a platform, vomiting over Bute and other members of the Grafton admininstration. Joining the attack are Horne Tooke, Beckford and an American Indian, who draws his bow and aims at Hillsborough, Secretary of State for the North American Colonies. Behind the Chevalier is Dr Musgrave, who holds a clyster pipe and says 'If the Etetic does not operate sufficiently Chevalier, I have this Ready'. Having acted as minister-plenipotentiary for France in London, the Chevalier d'Eon refused to be recalled, publishing libels against the French embassy members. When Musgrave accused the Grafton administration and the Princess of Wales of taking bribes to sway the settlement of the Treaty of Paris in the favour of the French, he attempted to get the Chevalier to back up his claims, which D'Eon refused to do.
BM 4308.
[Ref: 59973] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Oxford Magazine, 12th Auguest, 1769.]
Etching. 115 x 175mm (4½ x 7").
An ape-faced Chevalier d'Eon kneels on a platform, vomiting over Bute and other members of the Grafton admininstration. Joining the attack are Horne Tooke, Beckford and an American Indian, who draws his bow and aims at Hillsborough, Secretary of State for the North American Colonies. Behind the Chevalier is Dr Musgrave, who holds a clyster pipe and says 'If the Etetic does not operate sufficiently Chevalier, I have this Ready'. Having acted as minister-plenipotentiary for France in London, the Chevalier d'Eon refused to be recalled, publishing libels against the French embassy members. When Musgrave accused the Grafton administration and the Princess of Wales of taking bribes to sway the settlement of the Treaty of Paris in the favour of the French, he attempted to get the Chevalier to back up his claims, which D'Eon refused to do.
BM 4308.
[Ref: 59973] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Augustus FitzRoy] The great Duke of Grafton mortally wounded before the Walls of Cork.](jpegs/59975.jpg)
[Augustus FitzRoy] The great Duke of Grafton mortally wounded before the Walls of Cork.
S,, Wale delin. C, Grignion sculp.
[Oxford Magazine, 1769.]
Engraving. 90 x 110mm (3½ x 4¼").
A satire comparing the condition of Prime Minister Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke (1735-1811), with that of great-grandfather, the first duke (Henry FitzRoy (1663 –90)). He resigned in January the following year.
BM 4331.
[Ref: 59975] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
S,, Wale delin. C, Grignion sculp.
[Oxford Magazine, 1769.]
Engraving. 90 x 110mm (3½ x 4¼").
A satire comparing the condition of Prime Minister Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke (1735-1811), with that of great-grandfather, the first duke (Henry FitzRoy (1663 –90)). He resigned in January the following year.
BM 4331.
[Ref: 59975] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Home on a Furlough. To the Loyal Mothers, Wives and Daughters, of our Country This Engraving is Respectfully Dedicated.
From the Original design by C. Schussele. Engraved by John Sartain, Phil.a.
Bradley & Co. Publishers, 66 N. Fourth St. Philadelphia,
Mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 455mm (14 x 18"). Tears in edges.
A Union soldier is greeted by his family during a break in fighting in the American Civil War. Christian Schussele (1824-79), a German-born artist, is credited with designing the American Medal of Honor.
[Ref: 59780] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
From the Original design by C. Schussele. Engraved by John Sartain, Phil.a.
Bradley & Co. Publishers, 66 N. Fourth St. Philadelphia,
Mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 455mm (14 x 18"). Tears in edges.
A Union soldier is greeted by his family during a break in fighting in the American Civil War. Christian Schussele (1824-79), a German-born artist, is credited with designing the American Medal of Honor.
[Ref: 59780] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Duke of Richmond.]](jpegs/60020.jpg)
[Duke of Richmond.] 26.
JS ff. [James Sayers.]
Published 3.d July 1782 by C. Bretherton.
Etching, 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼") with large margins. Tape stains on outer margins.
Portrait of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1735-1806), standing in profile to the left holding his cockaded hat in his right hand. Lennox was a soldier, diplomat, politician and art patron. He was a leading Whig statesman who advocated parliamentary reform and supported the aspirations of the American colonists for greater independence. His motion in the House of Lords in 1778 for the withdrawal of British troops from America was opposed by Chatham who collapsed the ensuing debate.
BM Satires 6077.
[Ref: 60020] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
JS ff. [James Sayers.]
Published 3.d July 1782 by C. Bretherton.
Etching, 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼") with large margins. Tape stains on outer margins.
Portrait of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1735-1806), standing in profile to the left holding his cockaded hat in his right hand. Lennox was a soldier, diplomat, politician and art patron. He was a leading Whig statesman who advocated parliamentary reform and supported the aspirations of the American colonists for greater independence. His motion in the House of Lords in 1778 for the withdrawal of British troops from America was opposed by Chatham who collapsed the ensuing debate.
BM Satires 6077.
[Ref: 60020] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[Aztec portraits.]](jpegs/59923.jpg)
[Aztec portraits.]
[London: Awnsham and John Churchill, 1704.]
Two engravings, 18th century watermark. Each 210 x 165mm (8¼ x 6½"), set in letterpress, printed back to back, large margins.
Portraits of five Aztec rulers, including Moctezuma II & Cuauhtémoc (the last ruler independent of the Spanish), a portrait of a Mexican soldier, Tlaloc the Rain god, and an illustration of a mine shaft. From 'A Collection of Voyages and Travels'.
[Ref: 59923] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
[London: Awnsham and John Churchill, 1704.]
Two engravings, 18th century watermark. Each 210 x 165mm (8¼ x 6½"), set in letterpress, printed back to back, large margins.
Portraits of five Aztec rulers, including Moctezuma II & Cuauhtémoc (the last ruler independent of the Spanish), a portrait of a Mexican soldier, Tlaloc the Rain god, and an illustration of a mine shaft. From 'A Collection of Voyages and Travels'.
[Ref: 59923] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
![[Viscount Stormont.]](jpegs/60073.jpg)
[Viscount Stormont.] 33.
JS f. [James Sayers.]
Published by Ja.s Bretherton 14.th July 1784.
Etching, 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼") with large margins. Tape stains on outer margins.
Caricature portrait of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (1727 - 1796), diplomat and statesman; right hand on hip, left thrust into his waistcoat. He wears the ribbon of the Thistle and a Sword (Knight of the Thistle). Ambassador to Vienna and then to France in the early years of the American War of Independence.
BM Satires 6637.
[Ref: 60073] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
JS f. [James Sayers.]
Published by Ja.s Bretherton 14.th July 1784.
Etching, 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼") with large margins. Tape stains on outer margins.
Caricature portrait of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (1727 - 1796), diplomat and statesman; right hand on hip, left thrust into his waistcoat. He wears the ribbon of the Thistle and a Sword (Knight of the Thistle). Ambassador to Vienna and then to France in the early years of the American War of Independence.
BM Satires 6637.
[Ref: 60073] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Treaty of Paris] A Prophecy. The Coach Overturn'd: or, the fall of Mortimer.](jpegs/60100.jpg)
[The Treaty of Paris] A Prophecy. The Coach Overturn'd: or, the fall of Mortimer.
H: Tucker Sculp.t [after Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale].
[n.d., c.1762.]
Etching. 160 x 135mm (6¼ x 5¼"). Creases and folds as normal.
A satire on the negotiations for the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Year's War. A coach carrying the George III and Queen Charlotte (depicted as lions) crashes into a rock, after Lord Bute (the driver) has lost control having been blinded by 'Havana Snuff'. The horses (bearing names connected with British actions in the Seven Years War: "Germany", "Guardeloup", "Pondechery", "America", "Martinico" and "Quebec") run off. Lord Bute was accused of taking bribes to ease the negotiations in France's favour. This is a copy of a satire published by John Williams, lacking 16 lines of verse underneath.
See BM 3966 for the original.
[Ref: 60100] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
H: Tucker Sculp.t [after Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale].
[n.d., c.1762.]
Etching. 160 x 135mm (6¼ x 5¼"). Creases and folds as normal.
A satire on the negotiations for the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Year's War. A coach carrying the George III and Queen Charlotte (depicted as lions) crashes into a rock, after Lord Bute (the driver) has lost control having been blinded by 'Havana Snuff'. The horses (bearing names connected with British actions in the Seven Years War: "Germany", "Guardeloup", "Pondechery", "America", "Martinico" and "Quebec") run off. Lord Bute was accused of taking bribes to ease the negotiations in France's favour. This is a copy of a satire published by John Williams, lacking 16 lines of verse underneath.
See BM 3966 for the original.
[Ref: 60100] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
The Portraictuer of Captayne Iohn Smith / Admirall of New England. There are the Lines that Shew thy Face but those That shew thy Grace and Glory, brighter bee Thy Faire-Discoueries and Fowle-Overthrowes Of Salvages, much Civilliz'd by thee Best Shew they Spirit and to it Glory Wyn: So, though art Brasse without-but Golde within.
[Simon van de Passe.]
[n.d. c.1680.]
Engraving. Sheet 150 x 95mm (5¾ x 3¾"). Trimmed within plate, damage in image at top, laid on album paper.
Captain John Smith (1580-1631), soldier and adventurer who led the 1606 expedition to Virginia from Blackwall. He was largely responsible for the establishment of a trading settlement at Jamestown. During his stay in Virginia his life was saved by the Indian Pocahontas.
[Ref: 59877] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
[Simon van de Passe.]
[n.d. c.1680.]
Engraving. Sheet 150 x 95mm (5¾ x 3¾"). Trimmed within plate, damage in image at top, laid on album paper.
Captain John Smith (1580-1631), soldier and adventurer who led the 1606 expedition to Virginia from Blackwall. He was largely responsible for the establishment of a trading settlement at Jamestown. During his stay in Virginia his life was saved by the Indian Pocahontas.
[Ref: 59877] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)