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[Albert VII, archduke of Austria, and Isabella Clara Eugenia]
[Albert VII, archduke of Austria, and Isabella Clara Eugenia] Serenissimo et Potentissimo Alberto Austriae Archiduci, Burgundiae, Duci, Principi [...]
Joannes Muller Sculptor devotionis ergo. D.D. Ex Archetypo Petri Pauli Rubenii Serenitatis Suae Pictoris.
[1615]
Two fine engravings, each sheet approx. 410 x 285mm (16 x 11¼"). Trimmed; false lower margins.
Portraits of Albert VII (1559-1621), briefly archduke of Austria in 1619 before abdicating in favour of Ferdinand II, and his wife Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1598-1621. Fine engravings after portraits by Rubens, who was appointed court painter to Albert and Isabella although he was permitted to remain in his hometown of Antwerp and accept commissions from whoever he chose.
[Ref: 43005]   £2,000.00  
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Antiope, Sleeping, Suprized by Jupiter in the Form of a Satyr.  Jupiter sous la Forme d'un Satyre, Suprenant Antiope Endormie.
Antiope, Sleeping, Suprized by Jupiter in the Form of a Satyr. Jupiter sous la Forme d'un Satyre, Suprenant Antiope Endormie. To The Most Serene Highness Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine Reigning Duke of Bavaria, &c. &c. &c. This Plate Engraved by His Gracious Permission from the Original Picture in the Electoral Gallery in Dusseldorf, is dedicated by His Most Devoted and Obedient Humble Servants. Valentine Gree. Rupert Green.
Painted by Anthony Vandyke. Engraved by V. Green Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty, & to the Elector General.
In Mons.r. Pigage's Catalogue of the Dusseldorf Gallery this Subject is N.o.22. Published Jan.y. 2.d.1792, by V. & R. Green Newman Street, London.
Rare mezzotint. 510 x 610mm (20 x 24"), with wide margins. Some light foxing. Repaired damage in margins. Stain on right.
A sleeping Antiope, daughter of the river god Asopus, is approached by the god Zeus in the form of a satyr. Several cherubs play amongst the tree tops while an eagle, the symbol of Zeus, holds thunderbolts in its mouth behind the couple. No. 113 in Green's Catalogue of his Dusseldorf Gallery Exhibition.
Goodwin: 278
[Ref: 36537]   £520.00  
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A Con-Cert.
A Con-Cert. From the Original Picture, painted by Michel Angel da Caravaggio in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire;_To Whom this Plate is most humble inscribed, by his Grace's most Obliged,_and most Obedient humble Servant, _ J. Boydell. Size of the Picture, 3F. 1In. by 4F. 3In in Length. No.7.
Michel Angel da Caravaggio Pinxt. E. Edwards delint. Thomas Chambars Sculpsit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament March 1st. 1764, by J. Boydell Engraver, in Cheapside: London.
Engraving. Plate 431 x 532mm (17 x 21"). Very large margins.
Very fine image three musicians, seen half-length, to the left a man playing guitars and looking towards the viewer; nearby his companion, who has put his hand around his shoulders, is singing whilst raising his glass; to the right is a flute player; on the far right, a pitcher. After a painting attributed on plate to Caravaggion, and to Valentin. Dedication to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire.
Ex Collection Duke of Westminster.
[Ref: 38266]   £420.00  
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[The Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca]. A. S. A la Sig.ra Principessa Alessandrina di Dietrichstein Proshau, Lesley &. &. &.
[The Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca]. A. S. A la Sig.ra Principessa Alessandrina di Dietrichstein Proshau, Lesley &. &. &. Nata Contessa di Schouvaloff Accademica di S. Luca. Pietro Parboni D. D. D.
Claudio di Lorena inv. e dip. Pietro Parboni incise. Nicola de Antoni impresse e vende in Roma N. 35 Via del Corso.
Rome, [n.d. c.1800-1841].
Engraving. 480 x 600mm (19 x 23¾"), with large margins. Mint.
A pastoral scene of people dancing and playing instruments by the edge of a river. Also known as 'The Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca' after the oil painting by Claude Lorrain (c.1800-1882) completed in 1648.
From the Berkeley Collection, Spetchley Park.
[Ref: 55088]   £520.00  
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Judas returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver to the Chief Priest and Elders.
Judas returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver to the Chief Priest and Elders. From the original Picture in the possession of J, Fanshaww Esq, to whom this Plate is respectfully inscribed by his much obliged and very obedient Servant, B.B. Evans.
Painted by Rembrandt. Engrav'd by R. Dunkarton.
Publish'd Jan.y 1 1791, by B.B. Evans, Poultry London.
A fine and rare mezzotint. 480 x 590mm (19 x 23¼") very large margins. Small tears in margins.
Judas kneeling on the on the ground, his hands joined in a gesture of abjuration, having thrown the thirty pieces of silver on the floor before the throne of the High Priest.
Charrington: 46 unidentified state.
[Ref: 51974]   £590.00  
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To S.r Hugh Smithson Bar.t, This View of the City of London
To S.r Hugh Smithson Bar.t, This View of the City of London Taken through one of the Centers of the Arches of the New Bridge at Westminster and Engrav'd from a Painting of Canaletti, is most hum.bly Dedicated by hus most Obliged Humble Servant. John Brindley.
Canaletti Pinx. S. Wale delin. R. Parr Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1747.
Very Scarce engraving. 435 x 590mm (17 x 23¼"), with large margins. Slight centre fold.
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal, 1697-1768) lived in London from 1746 to 1756, the early part coinciding with the building of Westminster Bridge, which was only the second bridge to be built in the metropolis. This view of London was taken from under one of the arches of the bridge, with the wooden buttressing in place, three years before the bridge opened. The original oil is in the Duke of Northumberland's collection in Syon House. Canaletto also painted both Sion House and the Duke's London home, Northumberland House. A fine panorama of London from the River.
[Ref: 52903]   £1,150.00  
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A Fruit Market.
A Fruit Market. In the Gallery at Houghton.
Snyders & Long John Pixerunt. Joseph Farington delin.t. Richard Earlom Sculpsit.
Published March 25th 1775 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint. 420 x 575mm (16½ x 22½"), large margins.
A Dutch market scene, with a woman examining a peach. A table laden with fruits is being ravaged by a monkey. One of a set of four markets engraved by Earlom after after Frans Snyders and Jan Boeckhorst. The original painting is now in the Hermitage Museum, having being bought by Catherine II.
[Ref: 60687]   £580.00  
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[Heads. Representing the Various Passions of the Soul]
[Heads. Representing the Various Passions of the Soul] Drawn by that Great Master Mons.r Le Brun]
[n.d., c.1763.]
18 (of 20) plates, each c. 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½") vry large margins. Stitch holes in left margins.
A collection of sketched portraits of heads, highlighting expressions: Attention; Admiration; Admiration with Astonishment; Veneration; Rapture; Desire; Joy with Tranquility; Laughter; Acute Pain; Simple Bodily Pain; Sadness; Weeping; Compassion; Terrour or Fright; Anger; Hatred or Jealousy; Dispair; Horreur; and Scorn. This series was first published by Henry Parker in his 'Compleat Drawing Master' in 1763.
[Ref: 60580]   £680.00   view all images for this item
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Calisto in her Retirement.
Calisto in her Retirement. From the Original Picture, in the Collection of the Right Honourable the Earl of Besborough.
Painted by S.r Anthony Van Dyke. Engraved by Rich.d Earlom.
Published Dec.r 15th 1778 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint, printed in colours. Sheet 410 x 540mm. Framed. Trimmed within plate, laid on board.
Having been raped by Zeus, Callisto's pregnancy is revealed while she is bathing.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 6265]   £780.00  
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