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The Late Bloody and Brutal Exhibition of Horrid Military Torture, or, Aristocratic Bastards in Their Glory!!! [The Political Drama. No.46.] [Number in ink]
[Charles Jameson Grant.]
[G. Drake.][n.d., c.1835.]
Wood engraving. Sheet: 240 x 360mm (9½ x 14¼'') Trimmed, stained, tears, creasing, laid on album sheet at corners, damaged.
A satirical print military officers laughing as a man is brutally whipped. By Charles Jameson Grant (fl. 1830-1852).
BM Satire Undescribed.
[Ref: 50322] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Jameson Grant.]
[G. Drake.][n.d., c.1835.]
Wood engraving. Sheet: 240 x 360mm (9½ x 14¼'') Trimmed, stained, tears, creasing, laid on album sheet at corners, damaged.
A satirical print military officers laughing as a man is brutally whipped. By Charles Jameson Grant (fl. 1830-1852).
BM Satire Undescribed.
[Ref: 50322] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Posting in Ireland, - 'Forward immediately your honour: But sure a'nt I waiting for the I waiting for the Girl with the Poker just to give this Mare a burn your honour ' tis just to make her start your honour!
C. Loraine Smith Esqr. _ pinxt. [but James Gillray.]
Publish'd April 8th 1805. by H. Humphrey St. James's Street.
Coloured aquatint. 305 x 400mm (12 x 15¾"). Three small marginal tears. One effecting wash border and title lower right, another effecting upper wash border.
A scene by James Gillray satirising a Charles Loraine Smith coaching scene.
BM: 10478.
[Ref: 50339] £680.00
C. Loraine Smith Esqr. _ pinxt. [but James Gillray.]
Publish'd April 8th 1805. by H. Humphrey St. James's Street.
Coloured aquatint. 305 x 400mm (12 x 15¾"). Three small marginal tears. One effecting wash border and title lower right, another effecting upper wash border.
A scene by James Gillray satirising a Charles Loraine Smith coaching scene.
BM: 10478.
[Ref: 50339] £680.00
La Revanche, eller Europæerne i Misouri. "Her see De, mine Herrer og Damer, Ant. le Coreque, 1ste. Livjæger hos Kong Carl X, dette er et Pragt, Stykke af en Eurpæer; ved Siden af ham Jeanette Pauline de Ceour, 1ste. Kammerpige hos Hertuginden af Angoulême; Manden til Venstre er Hertug C. af Bruns-vigs Ven og Gesandt, Baron Bender v: Bienenthal, han er födt i Schweinfurth og opdraget i London. Bagved Jeanette see De Marquis af Queluz, Don Miguels Premier-Minister, forhen Pirez, Strobarbeer af Portugal. Disse Mennesker leve af Kjöd, Fisk, Grönt, Viin, Brændeviin."
Danchell lith. N.B. Krossing.
Kglt. Steentr. A . Dir. [Swedish, n.d. c.1720]
Etching with hand colour. Sheet 260 x 340mm (10¼" x 13½"). Some creasing.
A satire of reversing European attitudes to the American natives: a lecturer points to four Europeans in outlandish dress and explains the anthropological background. The woman is described as '1st. Chambermaid of the duchess of Angoulême'.
[Ref: 50343] £450.00
Danchell lith. N.B. Krossing.
Kglt. Steentr. A . Dir. [Swedish, n.d. c.1720]
Etching with hand colour. Sheet 260 x 340mm (10¼" x 13½"). Some creasing.
A satire of reversing European attitudes to the American natives: a lecturer points to four Europeans in outlandish dress and explains the anthropological background. The woman is described as '1st. Chambermaid of the duchess of Angoulême'.
[Ref: 50343] £450.00
New Appointment of Directions for the Royal Ranger.
[John Doyle.]
[n.d., c.1841.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 270 x 355mm (10½ x 14'').
A satirical scene showing Queen Victoria and Prince Albert having a conversation surrounded by courtiers, Prince Albert is dressed in a rangers costume which is amusing to the courtiers present. Queen Victoria appointed Prince Albert Grand Ranger in 1841.
[Ref: 49210] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
[John Doyle.]
[n.d., c.1841.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 270 x 355mm (10½ x 14'').
A satirical scene showing Queen Victoria and Prince Albert having a conversation surrounded by courtiers, Prince Albert is dressed in a rangers costume which is amusing to the courtiers present. Queen Victoria appointed Prince Albert Grand Ranger in 1841.
[Ref: 49210] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Sketches of Temperance No. 1. The Interview. With No 17 of The Star.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph with stencilled gilt border. Sheet 265 x 210mm (10½ x 8¼").
A man spies a demure young lady in a tea garden.
[Ref: 49521] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph with stencilled gilt border. Sheet 265 x 210mm (10½ x 8¼").
A man spies a demure young lady in a tea garden.
[Ref: 49521] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
The Tragical Story of ''The Children in the Wood,'' who were left to starvation and destruction by their false Guardian. No. 3. Price One Penny.
[Charles Jameson Grant.]
[n.d., c.1832.]
Etching. Sheet: 195 x 285mm (7¾ x 11¼''). Trimmed, stained, creased and laid on album sheet at corners.
A satirical print from 'The Caricaturist' series showing Wellington and other politicians dressed in costume. The characters are labelled as 'First Ruffian', 'Second Ruffuan-Good Master Walter', 'Hibernia and Britannia'. By Charles Jameson Grant (fl. 1830-1852).
BM Satire Undescribed.
[Ref: 50261] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Jameson Grant.]
[n.d., c.1832.]
Etching. Sheet: 195 x 285mm (7¾ x 11¼''). Trimmed, stained, creased and laid on album sheet at corners.
A satirical print from 'The Caricaturist' series showing Wellington and other politicians dressed in costume. The characters are labelled as 'First Ruffian', 'Second Ruffuan-Good Master Walter', 'Hibernia and Britannia'. By Charles Jameson Grant (fl. 1830-1852).
BM Satire Undescribed.
[Ref: 50261] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Twelve Elegant and Humorous Prints of Rural Scenes, adorned with Comic Figures, by Robert Dighton.
Printed for & Sold by Bowles & Carver, No.69 in St.Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1800.]
Set of twelve numbered engravings, each c. 170 x 260mm (6¾ x 10¼"). Trimmed to image & laid on album paper.
Rural pastimes, from fencing and skating to garden parties.
[Ref: 50333] £1,450.00 view all images for this item
Printed for & Sold by Bowles & Carver, No.69 in St.Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1800.]
Set of twelve numbered engravings, each c. 170 x 260mm (6¾ x 10¼"). Trimmed to image & laid on album paper.
Rural pastimes, from fencing and skating to garden parties.
[Ref: 50333] £1,450.00 view all images for this item
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[William IV] Billy's Birth Day! The Political Drama No.36.
[Charles Jameson Grant.]
[G. Drake., n.d., c.1833.]
Wood engraving. Sheet: 380 x 250mm (15 x 9¾''). Trimmed, slight staining. Loss in top centre title.
A satirical print showing Queen Adelaide with a child-like William IV on her knee, a group of politicians and courtiers approach with toys and presents. By Charles Jameson Grant (fl. 1830-1852).
BM Satire Undescribed.
[Ref: 50174] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Jameson Grant.]
[G. Drake., n.d., c.1833.]
Wood engraving. Sheet: 380 x 250mm (15 x 9¾''). Trimmed, slight staining. Loss in top centre title.
A satirical print showing Queen Adelaide with a child-like William IV on her knee, a group of politicians and courtiers approach with toys and presents. By Charles Jameson Grant (fl. 1830-1852).
BM Satire Undescribed.
[Ref: 50174] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Youth and Age. 586.
[after Robert Dighton.]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, No.69 St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs [****] [1793?]
Mezzotint with fine hand colour. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Cut inside platemark at bottom.
An old fruit seller sits asleep beside a table on which her apples and strawberries are arranged, with baskets under the table, her dog sleeping beside her. A finely-dressed little boy pushes an ear of corn up her nose as a little girl eggs him on. The scene is in the fields near London, as the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral can be seen on the horizon. To the right is a wooden box with a closed door (sentry box?) with a recruitment poster: 'All able bodied [men] willing to serve five guineas.' According to Fortescue, 'Hist. of the British Army', iv. 887, by 1793 the recruitment bounty had already jumped to ten guineas.
BM Satires 8414; ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 50341] £360.00
[after Robert Dighton.]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, No.69 St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs [****] [1793?]
Mezzotint with fine hand colour. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Cut inside platemark at bottom.
An old fruit seller sits asleep beside a table on which her apples and strawberries are arranged, with baskets under the table, her dog sleeping beside her. A finely-dressed little boy pushes an ear of corn up her nose as a little girl eggs him on. The scene is in the fields near London, as the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral can be seen on the horizon. To the right is a wooden box with a closed door (sentry box?) with a recruitment poster: 'All able bodied [men] willing to serve five guineas.' According to Fortescue, 'Hist. of the British Army', iv. 887, by 1793 the recruitment bounty had already jumped to ten guineas.
BM Satires 8414; ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 50341] £360.00