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Catalogue: Satire
![[Northumberland election duel (Untitled).]](jpegs/13690.jpg)
[Northumberland election duel (Untitled).]
[Anon., 1826.]
Etching, 225 x 320mm. 9 x 12½". Waterstain to right side of plate; full margins.
The duellists are John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham (1792 – 1840) and Thomas Wentworth Beaumont (1792 - 1848), who had made a personal attack upon Lambton in a speech during the Northumberland election. Each turns to speak to his second, smoke curling round their heads. Beaumont (left) stands aggressively, saying to a naval officer: I'll sacrifice a Pig rather than make any concession. His second, Captain Plunkett: By the powers, that was near a finisher for you my dear boy! never mind, if any thing should happen, its snug lying in the Abbey, give him another Pepper-corn or two just by way of encouraging the lead trade. The other second, General Sir H. G. Grey, Howick's uncle, stands with legs astride, flourishing a pistol; he says to Lambton: We have done all that the laws of honor require, & in order to save a return of Kill'd & Wounded, we will send in a Flag of Truce, & put an end to hostilities. Lambton bows deprecatingly, saying, I'm perfectly Satisfied if my honor is preserv'd. The scene takes place on the Northumberland sea-shore, with Bamborough castle in the distance to left. On paper watermarked 1823. From a set of satirical prints concerning electioneering in South Northumberland in 1826. see ref:13629,13685.
BM Satires: 15142.
[Ref: 13690] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon., 1826.]
Etching, 225 x 320mm. 9 x 12½". Waterstain to right side of plate; full margins.
The duellists are John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham (1792 – 1840) and Thomas Wentworth Beaumont (1792 - 1848), who had made a personal attack upon Lambton in a speech during the Northumberland election. Each turns to speak to his second, smoke curling round their heads. Beaumont (left) stands aggressively, saying to a naval officer: I'll sacrifice a Pig rather than make any concession. His second, Captain Plunkett: By the powers, that was near a finisher for you my dear boy! never mind, if any thing should happen, its snug lying in the Abbey, give him another Pepper-corn or two just by way of encouraging the lead trade. The other second, General Sir H. G. Grey, Howick's uncle, stands with legs astride, flourishing a pistol; he says to Lambton: We have done all that the laws of honor require, & in order to save a return of Kill'd & Wounded, we will send in a Flag of Truce, & put an end to hostilities. Lambton bows deprecatingly, saying, I'm perfectly Satisfied if my honor is preserv'd. The scene takes place on the Northumberland sea-shore, with Bamborough castle in the distance to left. On paper watermarked 1823. From a set of satirical prints concerning electioneering in South Northumberland in 1826. see ref:13629,13685.
BM Satires: 15142.
[Ref: 13690] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Canvassing in Northumberland (Untitled).]](jpegs/13685.jpg)
[Canvassing in Northumberland (Untitled).]
[Anon., 1826.]
Etching, 210 x 235mm. 8¼ x 9¼". A good impression.
A stout pugnacious-looking man walks between two others, who both take his arm, the man on the right being the candidate, hat in hand. He addresses a plainly dressed elector (left) who uses two sticks, as if gouty; he throws out his right arm across the insignificant-looking candidate's chest, saying, In behalf of Mr L——l and in the Name of my N——le R——tive [Noble Relative] I solicit your Vote for the next General Election. The elector looks over his shoulder to say: None of your flummery to me about R——tives Ive given a Plumper to Bell, and Ill stand to him. The other canvasser, who wears fashionable riding-dress, says: Then Sir the first time I catch you with a Gun in your Hand Ill commit you under the Game Act. From a set of satirical prints concerning the South Northumberland election of 1826. seeRef:13629
BM Satires: 15121.
[Ref: 13685] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon., 1826.]
Etching, 210 x 235mm. 8¼ x 9¼". A good impression.
A stout pugnacious-looking man walks between two others, who both take his arm, the man on the right being the candidate, hat in hand. He addresses a plainly dressed elector (left) who uses two sticks, as if gouty; he throws out his right arm across the insignificant-looking candidate's chest, saying, In behalf of Mr L——l and in the Name of my N——le R——tive [Noble Relative] I solicit your Vote for the next General Election. The elector looks over his shoulder to say: None of your flummery to me about R——tives Ive given a Plumper to Bell, and Ill stand to him. The other canvasser, who wears fashionable riding-dress, says: Then Sir the first time I catch you with a Gun in your Hand Ill commit you under the Game Act. From a set of satirical prints concerning the South Northumberland election of 1826. seeRef:13629
BM Satires: 15121.
[Ref: 13685] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Iohn Bull and the Baronet of Belsay.
[Anon., c.1832.]
Etching, 215 x 300mm. 8½ x 11¾". Slightly soiled; two faint horizontal creases through plate.
Sir Charles Monck (1779 - 1867) of Belsay Castle, Whig M.P. for Northumberland, in riding dress, hat in hand, bowing to John Bull. He says: 'I really thought Mr Bull after you had read my Essay on Reform you would have chosen me your Representative in Parliament but I still find you are determin'd to have none but who are friends to the whole Bill I have therefore no alternative but with-drawing my Pretensions on this Occasion'. John Bull, stout and elderly, in old-fashioned dress, leans with both hands on his stick; he answers: 'A Fig for your Essay on Reform, it is something like the Reform you intended the Lobsters, when you took them out of their own Element to Thrive better in your own Fish Pond, never ask me another favour I'm done with you for ever. Since 1820 Monck had drifted from the Whigs; at a County meeting at Morpeth on the eve of the Reform Act he opposed the freeholders' resolutions for the measure, publishing his reasons in a pamphlet, 'Address to the County of Northumberland on the Bills for the reform of the House of Commons'. After the passing of the Act he issued an election address, canvassing as "a genuine Reformer", but the Whigs refused to accept him (nominating Beaumont and Ord) and he withdrew, and thereafter he voted for Tories. From a set of South Northumberland election prints.
BM Satires: 17308.
[Ref: 13682] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon., c.1832.]
Etching, 215 x 300mm. 8½ x 11¾". Slightly soiled; two faint horizontal creases through plate.
Sir Charles Monck (1779 - 1867) of Belsay Castle, Whig M.P. for Northumberland, in riding dress, hat in hand, bowing to John Bull. He says: 'I really thought Mr Bull after you had read my Essay on Reform you would have chosen me your Representative in Parliament but I still find you are determin'd to have none but who are friends to the whole Bill I have therefore no alternative but with-drawing my Pretensions on this Occasion'. John Bull, stout and elderly, in old-fashioned dress, leans with both hands on his stick; he answers: 'A Fig for your Essay on Reform, it is something like the Reform you intended the Lobsters, when you took them out of their own Element to Thrive better in your own Fish Pond, never ask me another favour I'm done with you for ever. Since 1820 Monck had drifted from the Whigs; at a County meeting at Morpeth on the eve of the Reform Act he opposed the freeholders' resolutions for the measure, publishing his reasons in a pamphlet, 'Address to the County of Northumberland on the Bills for the reform of the House of Commons'. After the passing of the Act he issued an election address, canvassing as "a genuine Reformer", but the Whigs refused to accept him (nominating Beaumont and Ord) and he withdrew, and thereafter he voted for Tories. From a set of South Northumberland election prints.
BM Satires: 17308.
[Ref: 13682] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Real Independence Alias Reelingdependence.
[Anon., c.1826.]
Woodcut, sheet 235 x 260mm. 9¼ x 10¼". Sheet trimmed. A few stain spots.
Political satire; a drunken gentleman with a bottle in one hand and glass in the other, as a political banner design. Possibly the figure is intended to be Henry Thomas Liddell, first Earl of Ravensworth (1797 -1878), though there appears no great evidence of a reputation for drunkenness. In February 1826 Liddell unsuccessfully contested the county of Northumberland in the Tory interest. At the general election in June of the same year, after a poll of fifteen days, in which great sums of money were spent, Liddell and Matthew Bell were returned. An interesting piece of local popular political printing. See ref:13688
[Ref: 13693] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon., c.1826.]
Woodcut, sheet 235 x 260mm. 9¼ x 10¼". Sheet trimmed. A few stain spots.
Political satire; a drunken gentleman with a bottle in one hand and glass in the other, as a political banner design. Possibly the figure is intended to be Henry Thomas Liddell, first Earl of Ravensworth (1797 -1878), though there appears no great evidence of a reputation for drunkenness. In February 1826 Liddell unsuccessfully contested the county of Northumberland in the Tory interest. At the general election in June of the same year, after a poll of fifteen days, in which great sums of money were spent, Liddell and Matthew Bell were returned. An interesting piece of local popular political printing. See ref:13688
[Ref: 13693] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
State of the Poll. At the Close of the memorable Contest for Northumberland.
[Anon., 1826.]
Etching, sheet 310 x 235mm. 12¼ x 9¼". Trimmed to plate. Closed tear to upper edge.
Political satire; Henry Thomas Liddell, first Earl of Ravensworth (1797 -1878) stands triumphantly atop the poll for the June 1826 general election in Northumberland; his rivals are left behind as the attempt to scale the podium. The victor is supported by rope tied around his waist and has been hoisted by numerous miniature figures in background clouds to left and right. The votes cast for each candidate are recorded below the title; the two Tory candidates Liddell and Matthew Bell were returned.
[Ref: 13691] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon., 1826.]
Etching, sheet 310 x 235mm. 12¼ x 9¼". Trimmed to plate. Closed tear to upper edge.
Political satire; Henry Thomas Liddell, first Earl of Ravensworth (1797 -1878) stands triumphantly atop the poll for the June 1826 general election in Northumberland; his rivals are left behind as the attempt to scale the podium. The victor is supported by rope tied around his waist and has been hoisted by numerous miniature figures in background clouds to left and right. The votes cast for each candidate are recorded below the title; the two Tory candidates Liddell and Matthew Bell were returned.
[Ref: 13691] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Northumberland election fight.]](jpegs/17797.jpg)
[Northumberland election fight.]
[Anon., 1826.]
Rare Etching, sheet 225 x 275mm. 9 x 10¾".
Political satire: two Tory candidates for a by-election in Northumberland held February/March 1826 face each other stripped to the waist as pugilists, their supporters gathered in opposing camps. The boxers are Matthew Bell (left) and Henry Thomas Liddell, first Earl of Ravensworth (1797 -1878). Bell is winning, and blood pours from Liddell's nose. Bell's backers include a stout parson, his uncle Ralph Henry Brandling, and C. J. Clavering (High Sheriff of Durham 1829-33) who seconded Bell's nomination in June. Liddell's fat bottle-holder is probably Sir Thomas Burdon. The by-election was called as a result of the death of Charles Brandling, Bell's uncle; result, in a poll of thirteen days: Bell 1,186, Liddell 1,150. (Lord Howick retired after a week's canvass.) Ill-feeling was caused by Liddell's canvassing immediately on Brandling's death, a week before Bell began his canvass, and also by Bell's 'disturbing the peace of the county' on the eve of a general election by contesting the seat after Liddell had announced his candidature. A Boxing print from a series of Northumberland election prints.
BM Satires: 15120.
[Ref: 17797] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon., 1826.]
Rare Etching, sheet 225 x 275mm. 9 x 10¾".
Political satire: two Tory candidates for a by-election in Northumberland held February/March 1826 face each other stripped to the waist as pugilists, their supporters gathered in opposing camps. The boxers are Matthew Bell (left) and Henry Thomas Liddell, first Earl of Ravensworth (1797 -1878). Bell is winning, and blood pours from Liddell's nose. Bell's backers include a stout parson, his uncle Ralph Henry Brandling, and C. J. Clavering (High Sheriff of Durham 1829-33) who seconded Bell's nomination in June. Liddell's fat bottle-holder is probably Sir Thomas Burdon. The by-election was called as a result of the death of Charles Brandling, Bell's uncle; result, in a poll of thirteen days: Bell 1,186, Liddell 1,150. (Lord Howick retired after a week's canvass.) Ill-feeling was caused by Liddell's canvassing immediately on Brandling's death, a week before Bell began his canvass, and also by Bell's 'disturbing the peace of the county' on the eve of a general election by contesting the seat after Liddell had announced his candidature. A Boxing print from a series of Northumberland election prints.
BM Satires: 15120.
[Ref: 17797] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
March of the Per-y Tenantry or the Dukes Own.
[Anon., c.1832.]
Etching, 250 x 410mm. 9¾ x 16". Tear in lower margin, another into upper left part of plate.
Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (1785 – 1847) drives a cart transformed into a prison by an arch-topped cage of bars fastened by a huge padlock. This is crowded with his tenants, going unwillingly to the poll. Some sit, glum and angry, others stand, to thrust heads, arms, or heads and shoulders through the bars. One exclaims: 'Let us mutiny! we will not be driven to the Poll like Sheep'. Two, who are very thin, struggle out at the back, where there is a crowd (right) with banners, headed by Beaumont and Ord; Beaumont exclaims: 'I see O—d we'll catch a few of the lean ones. John Bull stands beside them, applauding the escapers. The Duke, who is thin and dandified, with a Garter star dangling from his neck on a ribbon, leans forward to lash his pair of wretched plodding horses. The Duke's preferred (Tory) candidate Matthew Bell, small and dapper, rides a shaggy pony just in front of the cart, playing bagpipes; he has a crescent on his sleeve. Northumberland: 'Play up Matthew they are turning unruly, give them the Conservative Rant'. The Duke’s seat of Alnwick Castle in the background to left. Northumberland had attempted to coerce his tenants over the signature of an anti-Reform Address. From a set of South Northumberland election prints.
BM Satires: 17310.
[Ref: 13681] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon., c.1832.]
Etching, 250 x 410mm. 9¾ x 16". Tear in lower margin, another into upper left part of plate.
Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (1785 – 1847) drives a cart transformed into a prison by an arch-topped cage of bars fastened by a huge padlock. This is crowded with his tenants, going unwillingly to the poll. Some sit, glum and angry, others stand, to thrust heads, arms, or heads and shoulders through the bars. One exclaims: 'Let us mutiny! we will not be driven to the Poll like Sheep'. Two, who are very thin, struggle out at the back, where there is a crowd (right) with banners, headed by Beaumont and Ord; Beaumont exclaims: 'I see O—d we'll catch a few of the lean ones. John Bull stands beside them, applauding the escapers. The Duke, who is thin and dandified, with a Garter star dangling from his neck on a ribbon, leans forward to lash his pair of wretched plodding horses. The Duke's preferred (Tory) candidate Matthew Bell, small and dapper, rides a shaggy pony just in front of the cart, playing bagpipes; he has a crescent on his sleeve. Northumberland: 'Play up Matthew they are turning unruly, give them the Conservative Rant'. The Duke’s seat of Alnwick Castle in the background to left. Northumberland had attempted to coerce his tenants over the signature of an anti-Reform Address. From a set of South Northumberland election prints.
BM Satires: 17310.
[Ref: 13681] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Peasant of the Alps.
Pubd. accordg to Act of Parllt. June 7th: 1771 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 150 x 105mm. 6 x 4".
A pregnant? woman facing left with her hands in a huge muff. Possibly after Henry William Bunbury (1750 - 1811). From '24 Caricatures by several ladies, gentlemen, artists, etc.', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.1' upper left and '6' upper right.
BM Satires: 4674.
[Ref: 14158] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
Pubd. accordg to Act of Parllt. June 7th: 1771 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 150 x 105mm. 6 x 4".
A pregnant? woman facing left with her hands in a huge muff. Possibly after Henry William Bunbury (1750 - 1811). From '24 Caricatures by several ladies, gentlemen, artists, etc.', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.1' upper left and '6' upper right.
BM Satires: 4674.
[Ref: 14158] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
![[Lord Amherst.]](jpegs/60069.jpg)
[Lord Amherst.] 7.
JS. [James Sayers.]
Published 6 April 1782 by C. Bretherton.
Etching, 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼") with large margins. Tape stains on outer margins.
Portrait of Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797), wearing his uniform and his ribbon of the Bath. Amherst was responsible for a series of sweeping victories against the French, 1758-60, during the Seven Years War, leading to the conquest of Canada.
BM Satires 6053.
[Ref: 60069] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
JS. [James Sayers.]
Published 6 April 1782 by C. Bretherton.
Etching, 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼") with large margins. Tape stains on outer margins.
Portrait of Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797), wearing his uniform and his ribbon of the Bath. Amherst was responsible for a series of sweeping victories against the French, 1758-60, during the Seven Years War, leading to the conquest of Canada.
BM Satires 6053.
[Ref: 60069] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![No. IV. No. V. [Mrs G_n_r. Lord Amherst?]](jpegs/45428.jpg)
No. IV. No. V. [Mrs G_n_r. Lord Amherst?] [Americanus and Eliza.]
[n.d., c.1769.]
Engraving, proof before title. Plate: 105 x 170mm (4 x 6¾"). Small margins.
A pair of portraits of Jeffrey Amherst and an unidentified mistress; Amherst liberated Canada from the French. From the 'Histories of the Tête à Tête annexed...' series that appeared in 'Town and Country Magazine', a monthy magazine which featured articles on the scandals and romantic affairs of the nobility.
BM Satire 4347.
[Ref: 45428] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1769.]
Engraving, proof before title. Plate: 105 x 170mm (4 x 6¾"). Small margins.
A pair of portraits of Jeffrey Amherst and an unidentified mistress; Amherst liberated Canada from the French. From the 'Histories of the Tête à Tête annexed...' series that appeared in 'Town and Country Magazine', a monthy magazine which featured articles on the scandals and romantic affairs of the nobility.
BM Satire 4347.
[Ref: 45428] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Amicitia si stringa, il tutto e'in pace. 4.
J.B. Intenari fecit. J. Canale Scul.
[Dresden, c.1763.]
Etching, with large margins. Paper watermarked. Plate 343 x 235mm. 13½ x 9¼". Slight worming outside plate on left, 3 repaired wormholes in image.
Friendship strengthened, everything in order and peaceful. Giovanni Battista Internari (1671-1769) specialised in reduction drawings after old masters for engraving. Giuseppe Canale (1725-1802) was an Italian painter and engraver, when in 1751 he was invited to Dresden to assist in engraving plates for the pictures in their gallery, and was appointed engraver to the Court. From "Karikatur zweier Herren".
[Ref: 23879] £230.00
J.B. Intenari fecit. J. Canale Scul.
[Dresden, c.1763.]
Etching, with large margins. Paper watermarked. Plate 343 x 235mm. 13½ x 9¼". Slight worming outside plate on left, 3 repaired wormholes in image.
Friendship strengthened, everything in order and peaceful. Giovanni Battista Internari (1671-1769) specialised in reduction drawings after old masters for engraving. Giuseppe Canale (1725-1802) was an Italian painter and engraver, when in 1751 he was invited to Dresden to assist in engraving plates for the pictures in their gallery, and was appointed engraver to the Court. From "Karikatur zweier Herren".
[Ref: 23879] £230.00
Aminadab.
Pubd. accordg. to Act by MDarly Novr. 2d. 1771 No.39 Strand.
Etching, 155 x 105mm. 6 x 4".
A man standing in profile, his mouth wide open as if declaiming. He wears a low broad-brimmed hat, and is plainly dressed. His gloved hands appear to be clasped upon his stomach. Perhaps the portrait of a dissenting preacher. From '24 Caricatures by several ladies, gentlemen, artists, etc.', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.1' upper left and '11' upper right.
BM Satires: 4914.
[Ref: 14151] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Pubd. accordg. to Act by MDarly Novr. 2d. 1771 No.39 Strand.
Etching, 155 x 105mm. 6 x 4".
A man standing in profile, his mouth wide open as if declaiming. He wears a low broad-brimmed hat, and is plainly dressed. His gloved hands appear to be clasped upon his stomach. Perhaps the portrait of a dissenting preacher. From '24 Caricatures by several ladies, gentlemen, artists, etc.', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.1' upper left and '11' upper right.
BM Satires: 4914.
[Ref: 14151] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[An amorous monk.]](jpegs/31982.jpg)
[An amorous monk.]
L. Castro pin. Jo. Smith ex.
[n.d. c.1720.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 145 x 120mm (5¾ x 4¾"). Trimmed close to the plate.
A monk, a drink in one hand, the other arm around a woman's shoulders.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd and Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 31982] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
L. Castro pin. Jo. Smith ex.
[n.d. c.1720.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 145 x 120mm (5¾ x 4¾"). Trimmed close to the plate.
A monk, a drink in one hand, the other arm around a woman's shoulders.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd and Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 31982] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
The Amorous Thief__or The Lover's Larceny. From the Original Picture by John Collet, in the possession of Carington Bowles.
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No 69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London / Published as the Act directs, 10th Nov.r 1777
Mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; false margins added; slight staining. 'CL-B' collector's stamp verso.
While a young woman sleeps, a man leans over to kiss her. The maid closes the door. Two books are inscribed 'Chloe caught napping' and 'The Agreeable Dream realiz'd'. On the wall is a picture of cupid (a common feature of romantic 'drolls' such as this). A squirrel ferrets on the table. The theme of young women leaving themselves prey to male attention by falling asleep was a common one in Georgian art such as that of John Collet.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; BM Satires 4554
[Ref: 36226] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No 69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London / Published as the Act directs, 10th Nov.r 1777
Mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; false margins added; slight staining. 'CL-B' collector's stamp verso.
While a young woman sleeps, a man leans over to kiss her. The maid closes the door. Two books are inscribed 'Chloe caught napping' and 'The Agreeable Dream realiz'd'. On the wall is a picture of cupid (a common feature of romantic 'drolls' such as this). A squirrel ferrets on the table. The theme of young women leaving themselves prey to male attention by falling asleep was a common one in Georgian art such as that of John Collet.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; BM Satires 4554
[Ref: 36226] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
The Amorous Hollander.
Ostade Pinx.t. Philip Corbutt fecit.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Collections mark of Count G. Archinto of Milan on verso. Plate: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾''). Creasing, tears in edges. Small margins.
A scene in a tavern showing a man resting against a woman, patting her stomach. After a painting by Dutch artist Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685). The engraver was Richard Purcell, who often used the alias of 'Corbutt', generally with the prefix of 'Charles', but sometimes 'Philip' or initials, when pirating other plates
[Ref: 48845] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Ostade Pinx.t. Philip Corbutt fecit.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Collections mark of Count G. Archinto of Milan on verso. Plate: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾''). Creasing, tears in edges. Small margins.
A scene in a tavern showing a man resting against a woman, patting her stomach. After a painting by Dutch artist Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685). The engraver was Richard Purcell, who often used the alias of 'Corbutt', generally with the prefix of 'Charles', but sometimes 'Philip' or initials, when pirating other plates
[Ref: 48845] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Les Amours du Bon Ton. No.6. Mon Mari!!!
Ch. Philipon [signed in plate]. Lith. de Villain.
Chez Alexdre. Tessier rue St Jacques No.10 [Paris, n.d., c.1820s].
Lithograph, sheet 275 x 280mm. 10¾ x 11". Repaired holes in the upper title area with some of the original paper missing.
Social satire: a woman is surprised to see her husband burst into a room in which she is taking tea with a fashionable and handsome young man. After Charles Philipon (1800 - 1862), a satirical print for Paris periodical 'Le Charivari', published in that title's first year. Under the regime of Charles X until the Revolution of 1830 the political caricature was prohibited by censorship and therefore Philipon's work focused more on social classes and Parisian types. In November 1830 he started publishing 'La Caricature', devoted to political satire. In 1832 he published the 'Charivari' with his brother-in-law Gabriel Aubert, with whom he founded the famous publishing house Maison Aubert.
See BNF FRBNF41518303.
[Ref: 22411] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Ch. Philipon [signed in plate]. Lith. de Villain.
Chez Alexdre. Tessier rue St Jacques No.10 [Paris, n.d., c.1820s].
Lithograph, sheet 275 x 280mm. 10¾ x 11". Repaired holes in the upper title area with some of the original paper missing.
Social satire: a woman is surprised to see her husband burst into a room in which she is taking tea with a fashionable and handsome young man. After Charles Philipon (1800 - 1862), a satirical print for Paris periodical 'Le Charivari', published in that title's first year. Under the regime of Charles X until the Revolution of 1830 the political caricature was prohibited by censorship and therefore Philipon's work focused more on social classes and Parisian types. In November 1830 he started publishing 'La Caricature', devoted to political satire. In 1832 he published the 'Charivari' with his brother-in-law Gabriel Aubert, with whom he founded the famous publishing house Maison Aubert.
See BNF FRBNF41518303.
[Ref: 22411] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Characteristic Sketches of the London Club House. The Amphibs.
Etched by John Phillips.
London: Pub. by G. Humphrey, 24 S.t James's Street July 29 1829.
Aquatint. Sheet 210 x 280mm (8¼ x 11"). Trimmed within plate, close to printed border at bottom.
Three men in top hats stand at the Doric-columned entrance to a club. On the left, a man with military coat and spurs is probably the Duke of Wellington.
Rare: not in BM Satires.
[Ref: 61767] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Etched by John Phillips.
London: Pub. by G. Humphrey, 24 S.t James's Street July 29 1829.
Aquatint. Sheet 210 x 280mm (8¼ x 11"). Trimmed within plate, close to printed border at bottom.
Three men in top hats stand at the Doric-columned entrance to a club. On the left, a man with military coat and spurs is probably the Duke of Wellington.
Rare: not in BM Satires.
[Ref: 61767] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Amusing the old ones Wife.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Coloured lithograph. Printed area 230 x 320mm (9 x 12½"), large margins. Creasing in margins.
A corpulent man sits before a fire, smoking a pipe. Behind a much younger man feeds cherries to the old man's wife.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 40604] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1820.]
Coloured lithograph. Printed area 230 x 320mm (9 x 12½"), large margins. Creasing in margins.
A corpulent man sits before a fire, smoking a pipe. Behind a much younger man feeds cherries to the old man's wife.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 40604] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Anatomy of the Stock Broker or Bombario Gone to the Devil.]](jpegs/48481.jpg)
[Anatomy of the Stock Broker or Bombario Gone to the Devil.] Anatomie der Wind-Negotie, of Bombario voor den Drommel.
[Anon.]
[1720.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Plate: 280 x 275mm (11 x 10¾'') very large margins. Crease as normal.
A satirical scene commenting on the financial crisis following the collapse of serveral stock schemes in Europe. A stock broker is shown laid out on a table while several figures perform an autopsy on him, pulling objects out of his stomach; in the foreground a man sleeps in a giant cradle and on the left the devil blindfolds a man and two monkeys rob him.
[Ref: 48481] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon.]
[1720.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Plate: 280 x 275mm (11 x 10¾'') very large margins. Crease as normal.
A satirical scene commenting on the financial crisis following the collapse of serveral stock schemes in Europe. A stock broker is shown laid out on a table while several figures perform an autopsy on him, pulling objects out of his stomach; in the foreground a man sleeps in a giant cradle and on the left the devil blindfolds a man and two monkeys rob him.
[Ref: 48481] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
An Ancient & Modern Apostle.
London, Published by Tho.s McLean, 26, Haymarket, 1827.
Fine coloured aquatint. Sheet 195 x 285mm (7¾ x 11¼") Trimmed, affecting text, tear bottom right corner.
A lord in dress uniform refuses to recognise the ragged vistor who claims to be his brother.
[Ref: 54447] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
London, Published by Tho.s McLean, 26, Haymarket, 1827.
Fine coloured aquatint. Sheet 195 x 285mm (7¾ x 11¼") Trimmed, affecting text, tear bottom right corner.
A lord in dress uniform refuses to recognise the ragged vistor who claims to be his brother.
[Ref: 54447] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Ancient and Modern Ladies. 1829 - 1729. Contrasts No 2.
[Monogram of Paul Pry - William Heath] Esq. del.
[Pub by T. McLean 26 Haymarket.] [n.d., c.1829.]
Coloured etching. Sheet 235 x 340mm (9¼ x 13¼), watermarked 1827. Trimmed into printed border, affecting monogram & publication line, mounted in album paper.
Contrasting the differences in ladies's fashion of different centuries. William Heath (1794-1840) used the pseudonym Paul Pry (the name of a character John Poole's 1825 comedy, a very inquisitive person) between 1827-9, with a monogram of emblem of a small man holding a walking stick. However this figure began to be copied by other caricaturists (including Sharpshooter ) and so Heath reverted to his own name. A companion print to item ref: 36734.
BM: Not in.
[Ref: 36726] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Monogram of Paul Pry - William Heath] Esq. del.
[Pub by T. McLean 26 Haymarket.] [n.d., c.1829.]
Coloured etching. Sheet 235 x 340mm (9¼ x 13¼), watermarked 1827. Trimmed into printed border, affecting monogram & publication line, mounted in album paper.
Contrasting the differences in ladies's fashion of different centuries. William Heath (1794-1840) used the pseudonym Paul Pry (the name of a character John Poole's 1825 comedy, a very inquisitive person) between 1827-9, with a monogram of emblem of a small man holding a walking stick. However this figure began to be copied by other caricaturists (including Sharpshooter ) and so Heath reverted to his own name. A companion print to item ref: 36734.
BM: Not in.
[Ref: 36726] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Anglo-Gallic Salutations in London_or Practice makes perfect! "Gode a morning Sare, did it rain towmorrow? "yase it vas"
G.C.k sculp.
Pub.d June 6th 1822 by G. Humphrey- 27 S.t James's Stre.t London.
Fine hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; tear and holes..
A comic scene in which two French men staying in London greet each other in ungrammatical English. They are outside the White Bear, Piccadilly, ''The Original Paris Coach Office'', advertising coaches to France. Pair to 'Anglo-Parisian Salutations' (ref. 43642).
BM Satire 14440.
[Ref: 54397] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G.C.k sculp.
Pub.d June 6th 1822 by G. Humphrey- 27 S.t James's Stre.t London.
Fine hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; tear and holes..
A comic scene in which two French men staying in London greet each other in ungrammatical English. They are outside the White Bear, Piccadilly, ''The Original Paris Coach Office'', advertising coaches to France. Pair to 'Anglo-Parisian Salutations' (ref. 43642).
BM Satire 14440.
[Ref: 54397] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
The Anglo-Indian Juggernaut or the Triumph of Civilization. A True Picture of Our Real Advancement.
Morris & Newman, 34 Booksellers Row, Strand. W.C. [n.d., c.1876.]
Rare wood-engraved broadside. Sheet 440 x 570mm (17¼ x 22½"). Splits in folds.
A satire comparing 'Pagan Laws' & 'Hindoo Morals' with British 'Civilization', published around the time Queen Victoria assumed the title of 'Empress of India'. The Governor-General of India (probably Robert Bulwer-Lytton, in office 1876-80) sits in a Car of Juggernaut topped with the Lion & Unicorn, and decorated with the ills of British society, including 'Outrage & Robbery', 'Drunkenness', 'Plunder', 'Wife Kicking' and 'Murder & Mutilation - Wainwright' (a reference to Henry Wainwright who was hanged for murdering and dismembering his mistress in 1875). The studded wheels are marked 'Taxes'. On either side is an Indian figure: one carries a sheet 'Touch Not Wine'; the other 'Love Your Wife & Family. Respect Old Age'. Underneath are four quadrains explaining the print.
[Ref: 59206] £360.00
Morris & Newman, 34 Booksellers Row, Strand. W.C. [n.d., c.1876.]
Rare wood-engraved broadside. Sheet 440 x 570mm (17¼ x 22½"). Splits in folds.
A satire comparing 'Pagan Laws' & 'Hindoo Morals' with British 'Civilization', published around the time Queen Victoria assumed the title of 'Empress of India'. The Governor-General of India (probably Robert Bulwer-Lytton, in office 1876-80) sits in a Car of Juggernaut topped with the Lion & Unicorn, and decorated with the ills of British society, including 'Outrage & Robbery', 'Drunkenness', 'Plunder', 'Wife Kicking' and 'Murder & Mutilation - Wainwright' (a reference to Henry Wainwright who was hanged for murdering and dismembering his mistress in 1875). The studded wheels are marked 'Taxes'. On either side is an Indian figure: one carries a sheet 'Touch Not Wine'; the other 'Love Your Wife & Family. Respect Old Age'. Underneath are four quadrains explaining the print.
[Ref: 59206] £360.00
Anglo-Parisian Salutations_or Practice par excellence! "Commong porty vous munseer?_O Oui_il est un tres belle jour"!
G.C.k sculp.
Pub.d June 10th 1822 by G. Humphrey- 27 S.t James's Stre.t London.
Fine hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 250 x 340mm (9¾ x 13½"). Trimmed to printed border, edges messy.
A comic scene in which two English men staying in Paris greet each other in stilted French. On the walls are various posters for plays and operas such as 'Jean Bull en Paris'.
BM Satire 14441. See ref: 54397 for Pair
[Ref: 43642] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
G.C.k sculp.
Pub.d June 10th 1822 by G. Humphrey- 27 S.t James's Stre.t London.
Fine hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 250 x 340mm (9¾ x 13½"). Trimmed to printed border, edges messy.
A comic scene in which two English men staying in Paris greet each other in stilted French. On the walls are various posters for plays and operas such as 'Jean Bull en Paris'.
BM Satire 14441. See ref: 54397 for Pair
[Ref: 43642] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Answer to John Bulls Complaint. 233.
T Tegg Cheapside [n.d.]
Hand-coloured etching. Watermark 1819; Plate 350 x 248mm (13¾ x 9¾").
The Regent, seated sideways on his chair, is in back view, holding out his hand in an oratorical gesture towards a ragged and despairing John Bull, who stands hat in hand addressing him. He says: "Why you unatural Grumbler after I have done all I could to get rid of your Money you Still grumble did I not give you a Fète did I not Build you a Bridge did I not Treat you with a Smell of all the nice things at my Feast did I not sign the Corn Bill did I not refuse the [scored through] your Address have I not drank whole Pipes of Wine for fear it should be waste'd have I not spent all your money because you should not spend it your self have you not got the Income Tax to keep you sober, & as for your Dress the Thinner the better for the Sumer Season so Johnny go Home to work its all for the good of your Country." The Regent wears a powdered wig and whiskers, a tight-waisted coat with small pointed tails over very tight breeches, sleeves puffed at the shoulders. John has no coat, wears a tattered waistcoat, shirt, and breeches, has one ragged stocking with a pad over the knee, and one bare leg covered with a twisted straw rope, with dilapidated shoes, thus resembling a destitute day labourer instead of a 'cit' or farmer. He registers despair and alarm.
BM Satires 12556. W: 395.
[Ref: 52272] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
T Tegg Cheapside [n.d.]
Hand-coloured etching. Watermark 1819; Plate 350 x 248mm (13¾ x 9¾").
The Regent, seated sideways on his chair, is in back view, holding out his hand in an oratorical gesture towards a ragged and despairing John Bull, who stands hat in hand addressing him. He says: "Why you unatural Grumbler after I have done all I could to get rid of your Money you Still grumble did I not give you a Fète did I not Build you a Bridge did I not Treat you with a Smell of all the nice things at my Feast did I not sign the Corn Bill did I not refuse the [scored through] your Address have I not drank whole Pipes of Wine for fear it should be waste'd have I not spent all your money because you should not spend it your self have you not got the Income Tax to keep you sober, & as for your Dress the Thinner the better for the Sumer Season so Johnny go Home to work its all for the good of your Country." The Regent wears a powdered wig and whiskers, a tight-waisted coat with small pointed tails over very tight breeches, sleeves puffed at the shoulders. John has no coat, wears a tattered waistcoat, shirt, and breeches, has one ragged stocking with a pad over the knee, and one bare leg covered with a twisted straw rope, with dilapidated shoes, thus resembling a destitute day labourer instead of a 'cit' or farmer. He registers despair and alarm.
BM Satires 12556. W: 395.
[Ref: 52272] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Anti-British propaganda relating to 4th Anglo-Dutch War]](jpegs/30062.jpg)
[Anti-British propaganda relating to 4th Anglo-Dutch War] Algemeene Staatkundige Konstplaat Van't Jaar 1780 [parallel text in French below]
[Amsterdam, 1780]
Etching, sheet 485 x 455mm (19 x 18"). Trimmed inside platemark on left, folds. Very scarce.
Fifteen satirical images directed against the British preceding the outbreak of war between the English and the United Provinces in 1780, a war related to the American Revolutionary War. Most of the plate is composed of reduced of reduced versions of previously published plates. Some have explicit American content, such as 8 (which mentions Florida) and 15 (Philadelphia). In the wake of the Gordon Riots in London, 'the intention here seems to be to identify English sailors with the plundering London mob' (George).
BM Satires 5728; plate also includes copies of BM Satires 5712-22
[Ref: 30062] £650.00
[Amsterdam, 1780]
Etching, sheet 485 x 455mm (19 x 18"). Trimmed inside platemark on left, folds. Very scarce.
Fifteen satirical images directed against the British preceding the outbreak of war between the English and the United Provinces in 1780, a war related to the American Revolutionary War. Most of the plate is composed of reduced of reduced versions of previously published plates. Some have explicit American content, such as 8 (which mentions Florida) and 15 (Philadelphia). In the wake of the Gordon Riots in London, 'the intention here seems to be to identify English sailors with the plundering London mob' (George).
BM Satires 5728; plate also includes copies of BM Satires 5712-22
[Ref: 30062] £650.00
Anticipation. hus let me wipe dishonor from my name, And hurl thee from the earth, thou stain to goodness. Perdition take thee, villain, for thy falshood! Now nothing but thy life can make atonement.
Second Sketch - Published Feby 9. 1784 as the act directs, by S. Fores No.3 Piccadilly.
Etching, printed on Portal watermarked paper. 240 x 221mm. 9½ x 8¾". Chip to upper left corner.
Fox (left) and North (right), stripped to the waist, are engaged in a pugilistic encounter. Fox's torso is so hairy that it suggests the effect of tarring and feathering. They stand in profile with clenched fists, Fox's left being near North's nose; both are fat, clumsy, and muscular. A boxing print.
BM Satires: 6407.
[Ref: 25568] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Second Sketch - Published Feby 9. 1784 as the act directs, by S. Fores No.3 Piccadilly.
Etching, printed on Portal watermarked paper. 240 x 221mm. 9½ x 8¾". Chip to upper left corner.
Fox (left) and North (right), stripped to the waist, are engaged in a pugilistic encounter. Fox's torso is so hairy that it suggests the effect of tarring and feathering. They stand in profile with clenched fists, Fox's left being near North's nose; both are fat, clumsy, and muscular. A boxing print.
BM Satires: 6407.
[Ref: 25568] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![Anticipation - Bringing them to the Scratch, - Hercules in the Church; or, the Church [crossed out and replaced with] Tithes in Danger.](jpegs/33198.jpg)
Anticipation - Bringing them to the Scratch, - Hercules in the Church; or, the Church [crossed out and replaced with] Tithes in Danger.
[Monogram of A. Sharpshooter, probably John Phililips] fec.
Pub. By S.W. Fores 41, Piccadilly May 1829.
Coloured engraving. Sheet 235 x 350mm (9¼ x 13¾"). Timmred to printed border, laid on album paper, small tear in left edge.
Wellington forcing two fat bishops to regurgitate gold sovereigns into a vat marked ''Receptacle for the poor Curates, Repairs of Churches; and Support of Paupers'. Wellington's Ministry had been rumoured to be planning reforms of the Tithe System in England and Wales. This was untrue. 'A. Sharpshooter' was a pseudonym used by John Phillips.
BM Satires 15771.
[Ref: 33198] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Monogram of A. Sharpshooter, probably John Phililips] fec.
Pub. By S.W. Fores 41, Piccadilly May 1829.
Coloured engraving. Sheet 235 x 350mm (9¼ x 13¾"). Timmred to printed border, laid on album paper, small tear in left edge.
Wellington forcing two fat bishops to regurgitate gold sovereigns into a vat marked ''Receptacle for the poor Curates, Repairs of Churches; and Support of Paupers'. Wellington's Ministry had been rumoured to be planning reforms of the Tithe System in England and Wales. This was untrue. 'A. Sharpshooter' was a pseudonym used by John Phillips.
BM Satires 15771.
[Ref: 33198] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Antique Statue Gallery.
A. Ducôte's Lithogy. 70, St. Martins Lane. A. Hervieu delt.
[n.d. c.1840]
Lithograph. 190 x 114mm. 7½ x 4½".
[Ref: 15108] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
A. Ducôte's Lithogy. 70, St. Martins Lane. A. Hervieu delt.
[n.d. c.1840]
Lithograph. 190 x 114mm. 7½ x 4½".
[Ref: 15108] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Apartments Furnish'd. A Lady having occasion to visit her Mantua Maker, sat in a chair whereon a bill to let Apartments laid with waters wet; she unobserved left the house with the placard sticking to her dress.
Designed by T. L. Busby.
Pub.d 1827 at the Artist's Depository 21 Charlotte St., Fitzroy Sq.
Coloured etching. Sheet: 235 x 140mm (9¼ x 5½"). Trimmed.
A young woman is approached by a young man who comments on a handbill accidentally stuck to her dress. Thomas Lord Busby (fl. 1804-37).
[Ref: 43785] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Designed by T. L. Busby.
Pub.d 1827 at the Artist's Depository 21 Charlotte St., Fitzroy Sq.
Coloured etching. Sheet: 235 x 140mm (9¼ x 5½"). Trimmed.
A young woman is approached by a young man who comments on a handbill accidentally stuck to her dress. Thomas Lord Busby (fl. 1804-37).
[Ref: 43785] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![[Apocrypha Combatants. Being a Series of Twelve Caricatures, Illustrative of that Controversy.]](jpegs/18281.jpg)
[Apocrypha Combatants. Being a Series of Twelve Caricatures, Illustrative of that Controversy.]
[Published by Thomas Sinclair, West Regester Street Edinburgh, n.d., 1828.]
Oblong quarto, original card covers, stitched, ink mss. title, rubbed; 16 lithographs (5 with old colour) from the two 'Apocrypha Combatants' series (1-5, 8-12 of the First Series, 1-6 of the second series; and six further lithographs in the same style. Lacking title sheets. Scarce collection. Some wear, one of the extra plates with a tear into image.
A scarce series of caricatures satirising the controversy over which of the Apocrypha should be included in the bible. Andrew Mitchell Thomson (1779–1831) resigned from the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1824, on the grounds that they had bound up the Apocrypha with the Bible. He used his ‘Christian Instructor’ to condemn them, creating this controversy, lasting until 1836. Apocrypha means 'hidden things' in Greek. The Apocryphical books of the Bible fall into two categories: texts which were included in some canonical version of the Bible at some point, and other texts of a Biblical nature which have never been canonical. Thomas Sinclair (1805-81), born in the Orkney Isles, studied lithography in Edinburgh. He had emigrated to Philadelphia by 1833, where he worked for Kennedy & Lucas before setting up his own firm in 1838. He was one of the first printers in Philadelphia to experiment with colour lithography.
See BM Satire: 15573, etc. As the BM only has 1-6 of the second series it is unlikely more were published (they have only a photostat of plate 2.)
[Ref: 18281] £950.00 view all images for this item
[Published by Thomas Sinclair, West Regester Street Edinburgh, n.d., 1828.]
Oblong quarto, original card covers, stitched, ink mss. title, rubbed; 16 lithographs (5 with old colour) from the two 'Apocrypha Combatants' series (1-5, 8-12 of the First Series, 1-6 of the second series; and six further lithographs in the same style. Lacking title sheets. Scarce collection. Some wear, one of the extra plates with a tear into image.
A scarce series of caricatures satirising the controversy over which of the Apocrypha should be included in the bible. Andrew Mitchell Thomson (1779–1831) resigned from the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1824, on the grounds that they had bound up the Apocrypha with the Bible. He used his ‘Christian Instructor’ to condemn them, creating this controversy, lasting until 1836. Apocrypha means 'hidden things' in Greek. The Apocryphical books of the Bible fall into two categories: texts which were included in some canonical version of the Bible at some point, and other texts of a Biblical nature which have never been canonical. Thomas Sinclair (1805-81), born in the Orkney Isles, studied lithography in Edinburgh. He had emigrated to Philadelphia by 1833, where he worked for Kennedy & Lucas before setting up his own firm in 1838. He was one of the first printers in Philadelphia to experiment with colour lithography.
See BM Satire: 15573, etc. As the BM only has 1-6 of the second series it is unlikely more were published (they have only a photostat of plate 2.)
[Ref: 18281] £950.00 view all images for this item
![[Apollo's Verdict on the Stock Sellers.]](jpegs/48477.jpg)
[Apollo's Verdict on the Stock Sellers.] Vonnis van Apol over de bubbels.
[1720.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Plate: 285 x 360mm (11¼ x 14'') very large margins. Crease as normal and repaired tears.
A satirical scene showing Apollo, sitting on a cloud, deciding whether Hercules should strike the wild looking stock brokers running towards him. A commentary on the financial crisis on 1720 in which stock speculation collapsed ruining the financial markets of several European countries.
[Ref: 48477] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[1720.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Plate: 285 x 360mm (11¼ x 14'') very large margins. Crease as normal and repaired tears.
A satirical scene showing Apollo, sitting on a cloud, deciding whether Hercules should strike the wild looking stock brokers running towards him. A commentary on the financial crisis on 1720 in which stock speculation collapsed ruining the financial markets of several European countries.
[Ref: 48477] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Tableau de Paris. Galerie des Negociauts. No. 10. Apparition nocturne.
Hautecoeur Martinet. Lith de Feillet.
[n.d. c.1830.]
Hand-coloured lithograph. 272 x 280mm. 10¾ x 11".
A man sat up in bed startled by his apparition of bleeding dogs at the end of the bed.
[Ref: 21571] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Hautecoeur Martinet. Lith de Feillet.
[n.d. c.1830.]
Hand-coloured lithograph. 272 x 280mm. 10¾ x 11".
A man sat up in bed startled by his apparition of bleeding dogs at the end of the bed.
[Ref: 21571] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
No. XXXI. The elegant M.rs. O_n. N.o. XXXII. The approved Magistrate.
London, Publish'd' by A. Hamilton Jun.r. Fleet Street Dec.r. 1; 1783.
Engraving. Plate: 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼"). Small margins.
Two portrait busts in ovals. The figure of the 'approved Magistrate' may be Nathaniel Newnham Lord Mayor of London 1782-3. Mrs O being a widow is said to have been impressed by the Magistrate when he presented her with a snuff-box which contained his portrait and a £500 note. From the 'Histories of the Tête à Tête annexed...' series that appeared in 'Town and Country Magazine', a monthy magazine which featured articles on the scandals and romantic affairs of the nobility.
BM Satire 6305.
[Ref: 38571] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
London, Publish'd' by A. Hamilton Jun.r. Fleet Street Dec.r. 1; 1783.
Engraving. Plate: 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼"). Small margins.
Two portrait busts in ovals. The figure of the 'approved Magistrate' may be Nathaniel Newnham Lord Mayor of London 1782-3. Mrs O being a widow is said to have been impressed by the Magistrate when he presented her with a snuff-box which contained his portrait and a £500 note. From the 'Histories of the Tête à Tête annexed...' series that appeared in 'Town and Country Magazine', a monthy magazine which featured articles on the scandals and romantic affairs of the nobility.
BM Satire 6305.
[Ref: 38571] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
The April Fool consigned to Infamy and Ridicule.
[by Charles Williams]
Pubd April 1st 1801 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caricatures lent out for the Evening
Etching with hand-colouring, platemark 280 x 390mm (11 x 15¼"). 18th century watermark. Trimmed to platemark.
The titular April Fool (possibly John James Hamilton, first marquis of Abercorn) stands with his arms around two women, wearing handbands labelled 'Ridicule' and 'Infamy'. On the right a third woman gestures towards the scene, proclaiming 'I have made him a fixed figure for the hand of Scorn to point her slow-moving finger at'. Etching by Charles Williams (1797 - 1830, fl.), prolific etcher of satires from his own designs and those of other artists (especially Woodward). Almost all his plates are anonymous and little work has been done to establish for certain which prints he made. As a result Williams is little-known in comparison with contemporaries such as Rowlandson and Gillray in spite of the comparable quality of some of his work.
BM Satires 9776.
[Ref: 46558] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams]
Pubd April 1st 1801 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Caricatures lent out for the Evening
Etching with hand-colouring, platemark 280 x 390mm (11 x 15¼"). 18th century watermark. Trimmed to platemark.
The titular April Fool (possibly John James Hamilton, first marquis of Abercorn) stands with his arms around two women, wearing handbands labelled 'Ridicule' and 'Infamy'. On the right a third woman gestures towards the scene, proclaiming 'I have made him a fixed figure for the hand of Scorn to point her slow-moving finger at'. Etching by Charles Williams (1797 - 1830, fl.), prolific etcher of satires from his own designs and those of other artists (especially Woodward). Almost all his plates are anonymous and little work has been done to establish for certain which prints he made. As a result Williams is little-known in comparison with contemporaries such as Rowlandson and Gillray in spite of the comparable quality of some of his work.
BM Satires 9776.
[Ref: 46558] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Major-General William John Arabin] (Sir Call. O'Brall:) _ ''only look at the General, Madam!''](jpegs/58373.jpg)
[Major-General William John Arabin] (Sir Call. O'Brall:) _ ''only look at the General, Madam!'' _ See Love a la Mode.
[James Gillray]
Pub.d March 5th 1802, by H. Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching. 250 x 200 (9¾ x 8"), very large margins. Creased at top. Slightly time stained.
A caricature portrait of General Arabin (1750-1828) in uniform with epaulettes, sword, and gorget and a spotted foulard or nightcap on his head. His head is turned, showing a Jewish profile and broad ogling grin. The BM records that Arabin was 'in Angelo's opinion the best amateur actor in the Pic Nics (see BMSat 9916, &c), and outstanding in anecdote, song, and imitation'.
BM Satires 9917.
[Ref: 58373] £380.00
[James Gillray]
Pub.d March 5th 1802, by H. Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching. 250 x 200 (9¾ x 8"), very large margins. Creased at top. Slightly time stained.
A caricature portrait of General Arabin (1750-1828) in uniform with epaulettes, sword, and gorget and a spotted foulard or nightcap on his head. His head is turned, showing a Jewish profile and broad ogling grin. The BM records that Arabin was 'in Angelo's opinion the best amateur actor in the Pic Nics (see BMSat 9916, &c), and outstanding in anecdote, song, and imitation'.
BM Satires 9917.
[Ref: 58373] £380.00
Archery.
Sketched Etched & Published by George Cruikshank. [n.d., c.1835.]
Etching on india laid paper, 190 x 280mm. 7½ x 11".
Eight vignettes, featuring female hairstyles, the largest showing putti in an archery tournament. A satirical print from 'My Sketch Book' 1834 by George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878).
[Ref: 12017] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Sketched Etched & Published by George Cruikshank. [n.d., c.1835.]
Etching on india laid paper, 190 x 280mm. 7½ x 11".
Eight vignettes, featuring female hairstyles, the largest showing putti in an archery tournament. A satirical print from 'My Sketch Book' 1834 by George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878).
[Ref: 12017] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Act the 2.d of the New Drury Lane Brewery or a Managers Spur to Progress.
Afrus Inv.t. [Walker f.]
Pub.d Jan.y 1812 by Walker & Knight No 7 Cornhill.
Engraving. 300 x 400mm. Creased.
When the Drury Lane Theatre burnt down in 1809 Sheridan was ruined. He turned to his friend Samuel Whitbread (the brewer) for help rebuilding it. However because Sheridan's creditors had to accept 25% of their due it was decided that Sheridan should be banned from management of the new theatre.
BM: 11936.
[Ref: 447] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Afrus Inv.t. [Walker f.]
Pub.d Jan.y 1812 by Walker & Knight No 7 Cornhill.
Engraving. 300 x 400mm. Creased.
When the Drury Lane Theatre burnt down in 1809 Sheridan was ruined. He turned to his friend Samuel Whitbread (the brewer) for help rebuilding it. However because Sheridan's creditors had to accept 25% of their due it was decided that Sheridan should be banned from management of the new theatre.
BM: 11936.
[Ref: 447] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Aristides in Grenada on Trial Per_Jury.
[c.1820.]
Hand coloured etching with aquatint, 215 x 150mm. 8½ x 6".
An unidentified man walking to left in profile.
[Ref: 15692] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[c.1820.]
Hand coloured etching with aquatint, 215 x 150mm. 8½ x 6".
An unidentified man walking to left in profile.
[Ref: 15692] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
An Aristocrat.
Dighton del.
London: London Printed for Bowles & Carver, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard. [n.d. c, 1790]
Mezzotint. Plate: 110 x 145mm (4¼ x 5¾"). Large margins. Some slight paper tone.
Portrait of a man in an oval smoking a long pipe, who holds a piece of paper on which is written 'AN HONEST MAN will FEAR GOD. HONOUR the KING. and DO as HE would be DONE BY.' Beside the man rests a glass, a decanter of wine and a book titled 'British Peerage', whilst on the wall behind hangs a diagram of 'British Constitution' in which 'Lords', 'Commons' and 'King' form an equilateral triangle with 'Public Good' in the centre. A framed portrait of George III rests below.
BM 9045. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 35002] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Dighton del.
London: London Printed for Bowles & Carver, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard. [n.d. c, 1790]
Mezzotint. Plate: 110 x 145mm (4¼ x 5¾"). Large margins. Some slight paper tone.
Portrait of a man in an oval smoking a long pipe, who holds a piece of paper on which is written 'AN HONEST MAN will FEAR GOD. HONOUR the KING. and DO as HE would be DONE BY.' Beside the man rests a glass, a decanter of wine and a book titled 'British Peerage', whilst on the wall behind hangs a diagram of 'British Constitution' in which 'Lords', 'Commons' and 'King' form an equilateral triangle with 'Public Good' in the centre. A framed portrait of George III rests below.
BM 9045. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 35002] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
The First of April.
[Anon., c.1780]
Etching, platemark 160 x 100m (6 x 4"). Small margins.
Satire on a dissolute aristocrat, probably first issued in a magazine. A richly dressed young man, his hair tied in an elaborate queue, grasps a creditor, who holds a lengthy bill amounting to £500, by the shoulder and raises his stick at him; to the right, three other creditors look on in alarm, one holding a bill amounting to £2000; to the left, are two young women with hair dressed high one holding a lapdog; a monkey, dressed like the young man, squats on a chair aiming a gun at the creditors and two small dogs bark. On the wall behind are six pictures illustrating forms of self destruction: a huntsman is attacked by his hounds; a fallen rider is kicked by his horse; a man pulls down his own house on his head; a man sitting in front of a mirror places a gun in his mouth; two lovers on a bed are surprised by the woman's husband who stabs the man with his sword; two men fight a duel under the gaze of an owl, or parrot, on a stand while a body hangs from a gallows in the distance.
[Ref: 43918] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon., c.1780]
Etching, platemark 160 x 100m (6 x 4"). Small margins.
Satire on a dissolute aristocrat, probably first issued in a magazine. A richly dressed young man, his hair tied in an elaborate queue, grasps a creditor, who holds a lengthy bill amounting to £500, by the shoulder and raises his stick at him; to the right, three other creditors look on in alarm, one holding a bill amounting to £2000; to the left, are two young women with hair dressed high one holding a lapdog; a monkey, dressed like the young man, squats on a chair aiming a gun at the creditors and two small dogs bark. On the wall behind are six pictures illustrating forms of self destruction: a huntsman is attacked by his hounds; a fallen rider is kicked by his horse; a man pulls down his own house on his head; a man sitting in front of a mirror places a gun in his mouth; two lovers on a bed are surprised by the woman's husband who stabs the man with his sword; two men fight a duel under the gaze of an owl, or parrot, on a stand while a body hangs from a gallows in the distance.
[Ref: 43918] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Arithmetic Plate 1st. Addition.
Drawn and Etched by H.Heath.
Pub.d July 1827 by William Cole. 10 Newgate Street.
Hand coloured etching. Sheet 195 x 255mm (7¾ x 10"). Trimmed within plate. Small spots.
Two porters pile bundles of household items on the back of an already-overloaded third porter. From the satirical series 'Arithmetic' by Henry Heath (1822-1851; fl..).
[Ref: 58284] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn and Etched by H.Heath.
Pub.d July 1827 by William Cole. 10 Newgate Street.
Hand coloured etching. Sheet 195 x 255mm (7¾ x 10"). Trimmed within plate. Small spots.
Two porters pile bundles of household items on the back of an already-overloaded third porter. From the satirical series 'Arithmetic' by Henry Heath (1822-1851; fl..).
[Ref: 58284] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Arithmetic. The Multiplication Table. Addition _ Division _ Fractions.
[Drawn and engraved by William Heath.]
[n.d., c.1820.]
Coloured etching. Sheet 215 x 180mm (8½ x 11"). Trimmed and laid on album paper.
A large woman falls from a gallery onto a dining table, scattering the fare. One from a series of satires on educational subjects.
[Ref: 54314] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[Drawn and engraved by William Heath.]
[n.d., c.1820.]
Coloured etching. Sheet 215 x 180mm (8½ x 11"). Trimmed and laid on album paper.
A large woman falls from a gallery onto a dining table, scattering the fare. One from a series of satires on educational subjects.
[Ref: 54314] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
D.r Arne. Done from an Original Sketch by F. Bartolozzi.
Pub.'d as the Act directs, May, 10th, 1782. by W.m Humphrey, No. 227 Strand [but later?].
Scarce chalk manner stipple. Sheet 260 x 170mm (10¼ x 6¾"), on wove paper. Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper at edges.
A caricature portrait of composer Thomas Augustine Arne (1710 - 1778), wearing a bag-wig and sword, playing a harpsicord. Arne's most famous work is the patriotic song, 'Rule, Britannia!'.
BM Satires 8240; De Vesme 750.
[Ref: 61953] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Pub.'d as the Act directs, May, 10th, 1782. by W.m Humphrey, No. 227 Strand [but later?].
Scarce chalk manner stipple. Sheet 260 x 170mm (10¼ x 6¾"), on wove paper. Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper at edges.
A caricature portrait of composer Thomas Augustine Arne (1710 - 1778), wearing a bag-wig and sword, playing a harpsicord. Arne's most famous work is the patriotic song, 'Rule, Britannia!'.
BM Satires 8240; De Vesme 750.
[Ref: 61953] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
The Arrest.
Printed & sold by R. Harrild, 20 Great Eastcheap. [n.d., c.1810.]
Coloured etching with letterpress underneath. Sheet 245 x 190mm (9¾ 7½"). Some wear. Bit messy.
A song sheet telling the story of a wily bailiff pretending to be a barrel organist to serve a writ on a debt-dodger in Dublin. Robert Harrild established his printing and publishing firm c.1801; his family kept the business going for over a century.
[Ref: 41580] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Printed & sold by R. Harrild, 20 Great Eastcheap. [n.d., c.1810.]
Coloured etching with letterpress underneath. Sheet 245 x 190mm (9¾ 7½"). Some wear. Bit messy.
A song sheet telling the story of a wily bailiff pretending to be a barrel organist to serve a writ on a debt-dodger in Dublin. Robert Harrild established his printing and publishing firm c.1801; his family kept the business going for over a century.
[Ref: 41580] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Ars-musica.
[After Brownlow North.] [By James Gillray.]
[n.d. c.1800.]
Rare hand-coloured etching with aquatint. 180 x 238mm (7 x 9½"). Damaged. Trimmed. Small hole left, right & centre.
Ars-Musica; a grinning woman playing a square piano, at her feet is a dog, two men on either side playing a violin and cello respectively.
BM Satires: 9586.
[Ref: 52244] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[After Brownlow North.] [By James Gillray.]
[n.d. c.1800.]
Rare hand-coloured etching with aquatint. 180 x 238mm (7 x 9½"). Damaged. Trimmed. Small hole left, right & centre.
Ars-Musica; a grinning woman playing a square piano, at her feet is a dog, two men on either side playing a violin and cello respectively.
BM Satires: 9586.
[Ref: 52244] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Drawing for the Million_No.1. My Father Draws such Prime Things, "What, Landscape? No, Better than that, "Portraits, Then? Better Than That. "Not History? No, When there is a large dinner, He Draws the Corks out of the Vine Bottles.
Dean & Co. Threadneedle St. [n.d. c.1840.]
Fine coloured lithograph, rare. 280 x 222mm. 11 x 8¾".
Satire; a young man up-turns the paint pot, as the artist looks upon shocked, holding a palette in his left hand and a brush in his right; a canvas in front, a bust sculpture on a pedastal behind.
[Ref: 23957] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Dean & Co. Threadneedle St. [n.d. c.1840.]
Fine coloured lithograph, rare. 280 x 222mm. 11 x 8¾".
Satire; a young man up-turns the paint pot, as the artist looks upon shocked, holding a palette in his left hand and a brush in his right; a canvas in front, a bust sculpture on a pedastal behind.
[Ref: 23957] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Art of Tormenting. "This will habituate them them to that true badness of heart: which is the foundation of our Science!" Suppose you stock of Children too large, and that by your care for their support you should be abridged of some of your own luxuries and pleasures, Then suffer them to climb without contradiction to heights from whenc' they may break their Neck's!!
H. Heath Delt.
Published by Charles Tilt 86 Fleet Street, Apl. 1830.
Hand-coloured etching. 247 x 203mm. 9¾ x 8". Fine colour. Cut and laid on scrap sheet.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 14481] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
H. Heath Delt.
Published by Charles Tilt 86 Fleet Street, Apl. 1830.
Hand-coloured etching. 247 x 203mm. 9¾ x 8". Fine colour. Cut and laid on scrap sheet.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 14481] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
The Artillery Driver. 'I once was a Waggoner sly and dry, As e'er joggd over the Downs, . . . But hating a tiresome, lazy life, And fearless of wounds and death, I set out on a tramp, to follow the Camp, And drive, to the jig of a drum and a fife, King's cattle on Bagshot heath...'
[Robert Dighton.]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, No.69 St. Pauls Church Yard, London.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Surface dirt, crease in upper right,
A camp scene. In the foreground (right) stands a yokel in a smock-frock, his hair falling on his shoulders but wearing a military hat. He holds a long whip and points with his right forefinger as if addressing an audience. Beneath the title are the words of his song (39 lines) beginning: 'I once was a Waggoner sly and dry, As e'er joggd over the Downs... But hating a tiresome, lazy life, And fearless of wounds and death, I set out on a tramp, to follow the Camp, And drive, to the jig of a drum and a fife, King's cattle on Bagshot heath.' Behind are tents and cannon in a landscape with small figures: sentries, officers, and ladies. The nearest tent (right) has the Prince of Wales's feathers and the word 'Demezy'.
[Ref: 7249] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Robert Dighton.]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, No.69 St. Pauls Church Yard, London.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Surface dirt, crease in upper right,
A camp scene. In the foreground (right) stands a yokel in a smock-frock, his hair falling on his shoulders but wearing a military hat. He holds a long whip and points with his right forefinger as if addressing an audience. Beneath the title are the words of his song (39 lines) beginning: 'I once was a Waggoner sly and dry, As e'er joggd over the Downs... But hating a tiresome, lazy life, And fearless of wounds and death, I set out on a tramp, to follow the Camp, And drive, to the jig of a drum and a fife, King's cattle on Bagshot heath.' Behind are tents and cannon in a landscape with small figures: sentries, officers, and ladies. The nearest tent (right) has the Prince of Wales's feathers and the word 'Demezy'.
[Ref: 7249] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Artillery Duty.
[after Matthew Darly.]
Printed for Robert Sayer, No 53, Fleet Steet [n.d., c.1775].
Coloured etching. 250 x 175mm (9¾ x 7"). Paper loss lower left margin.
Two military macaronis in uniform; a very tall soldier holds a huge umbrella or parasol over the head of a diminutive officer. A re-issue of Matthew Darly's plate of 1773.
See BM Satires 4646 for the original issue.
[Ref: 60981] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[after Matthew Darly.]
Printed for Robert Sayer, No 53, Fleet Steet [n.d., c.1775].
Coloured etching. 250 x 175mm (9¾ x 7"). Paper loss lower left margin.
Two military macaronis in uniform; a very tall soldier holds a huge umbrella or parasol over the head of a diminutive officer. A re-issue of Matthew Darly's plate of 1773.
See BM Satires 4646 for the original issue.
[Ref: 60981] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)