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Dr. Lort.
Dr. Lort.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Very rare etching. 90 x 75mm (3½ x 3").
Portrait of Michael Lort (1725 - 1790), Welsh poet, clergyman, academic and antiquary.
[Ref: 68289]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[The Holy Family.]
[The Holy Family.] From an Orig.l Picture by Bar.o Schidone in the Collection of Doctor Brag.
WB. [monogram of Captain William Baillie.]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼").
The Holy Family; the Virgin holding the infant Jesus in her lap, with St John as a child leaning in towards them from left, and St Joseph, leaning on a stick. Engraved after Bartolomeo Schedoni by Capt William Baillie (1723 - 1810) who retired from the army and became a picture dealer. He was also an amateur then semi-professional printmaker, later selling his plates to Boydell who reissued them in 1792 and 1806..
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 3 of 3. See [Ref: 68478] & [Ref: 68479] for earlier states.
[Ref: 68477]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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[The Holy Family.]
[The Holy Family.] [From an Orig.l Picture by Bar.o Schidone in the Collection of Doctor Brag.]
[Captain William Baillie.]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Fine mezzotint, early proof before letters, inscription area uncleaned, faint 18th century watermark. 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼").
The Holy Family; the Virgin holding the infant Jesus in her lap, with St John as a child leaning in towards them from left, and St Joseph, leaning on a stick. Engraved after Bartolomeo Schedoni by Capt William Baillie (1723 - 1810) who retired from the army and became a picture dealer. He was also an amateur then semi-professional printmaker, later selling his plates to Boydell who reissued them in 1792 and 1806.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 1 of 3. See [Ref: 68479] & [Ref: 68477] for later states.
[Ref: 68478]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[The Holy Family.]
[The Holy Family.] [From an Orig.l Picture by Bar.o Schidone in the Collection of Doctor Brag.]
[Captain William Baillie.]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, inscription area not completely cleaned, faint 18th century watermark. 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼").
The Holy Family; the Virgin holding the infant Jesus in her lap, with St John as a child leaning in towards them from left, and St Joseph, leaning on a stick. Engraved after Bartolomeo Schedoni by Capt William Baillie (1723 - 1810) who retired from the army and became a picture dealer. He was also an amateur then semi-professional printmaker, later selling his plates to Boydell who reissued them in 1792 and 1806..
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 2 of 3. See [Ref: 68478] for earlier state & [Ref: 68477] for later state.
[Ref: 68479]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[Lord Melcombe & Lord Winchelsea.]
[Lord Melcombe & Lord Winchelsea.] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Earl of Exeter.
W.Hogarth del.t. F.Bartolozzi Sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Etching. Sheet 210 x 140mm (8¼ x 5½"). Trimmed top & bottom and crease.
Portrait of George Bubb Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe (1691-1762), .in profile, wearing a long wig, gesturing with his left hand while holding his hat in the other, positioned on the left. Lord Winchelsea appears on the right, shown from behind, wearing a sash draped diagonally and a long wig, holding a paddle against his right shoulder, with his left arm slightly extended to the side. Lord Melcombe was a British Whig politician who represented Winchelsea and Bridgwater in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1715 to 1761. Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham (1689–1769), was a British peer, politician and governor of Foundling Hospital.
de V 2227.
[Ref: 68251]   £90.00   (£108.00 incl.VAT)
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John Milton.
John Milton. This picture belong'd to Deborah Milton [...]
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, Jan.ry 4. 1786 by Caroline Watson, Fitzroy Street.
Fine stipple. 165 x 230mm (6½ x 9"). Narrow margins.
Portrait of poet John Milton (1608-74), after a miniature by Samuel Cooper. The portrait is set in a roundel set upon a plinth, carved with his name and scenes from 'Paradise Lost'. Leaning up against the plinth is a roundel on which is transcribed the inscription on the back of the miniature, relating the ownership of the miniature. Beneath the image is a description by Joshua Reynolds (1723-92), with a facsimile signature, correcting some of those details
BM 9,4.194.
[Ref: 67963]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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John Duke of Montague.
John Duke of Montague.
Tho.s Hudson Pinx.t. J. M.cArdell Fecit.
[n.d., 1750.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 420 x 300mm (16½ x 11¾"). Trimmed into plate, laid on album paper at edges
Half-length portrait of John Montagu (1690-1749), 2nd Duke of Montagu, in dark jacket with Garter sash. Behind is the Tower of London, a reference to his role as Master-General of the Ordnance 1740-2. He was also a member of the acclaimed Kit Kat Club and a founding governor of the Foundling Hospital.
Goodwin: 135. CS: 132, only state. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68457]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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[Lady Elizabeth Montagu.]
[Lady Elizabeth Montagu.]
[J.Reynolds pin.t. J:McArdell fecit.]
[Publish'd according to Act of Parliam.t, 1756, by J.s. McArdell; & sold at the Golden Head in Covent Garden.]
Mezzotint, proof before all letters, inscription area uncleaned. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Thread margins, laid on card and album paper. Repairs, bit messy.
Elizabeth Montagu (1743-1825), daughter of the Earl of Cardigan, who was created the Duke of Montagu in 1766. She married Henry, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch in 1767.
CS: 131, i of iv; Goodwin: 55, state i of v. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 1 of 6.
[Ref: 68428]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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S.r John Moore Kn.t, Lord Mayor of London 1682,
S.r John Moore Kn.t, Lord Mayor of London 1682, One of the Representatives in Parliament for the said City & President of Christ-Hospital; To whom King Charles the Second, for his faithful Services to the Crown, granted, Viz, On a Canton, Gules, A Lion of England, as an Augmentation to his Arms and to those of his family.
S.r Peter Lely Pinx.t. Ja.s Mc.Ardell fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margins.
Sir John Moore (1620-1702), M.P. for the City of London 1685-1687.
Goodwin: 127, iii of iii. CS: 133, state iii of iii. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 68348]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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John Mudge. M.D. F.R.S.
John Mudge. M.D. F.R.S.
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds Pinx.t. Engraved by W. Dickinson.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Mezzotint. 395 x 275mm (15½ x 10¾"), large margins. Repaired tear on left through inscription area into printed frame.
A half-length portrait of Plymouth physician John Mudge (1720-93), in gown and cap, his right hand turning the pages of a book. An amateur telescope-maker, he won the Copley medal for his 'Copley medal for his 'Directions for making the best Composition for the Metals for reflecting Telescopes; together with a Description of the Process for Grinding, Polishing, and giving the great Speculum the true Parabolic Curve'.
CS 50; Russell 50, iii of iii; Hamilton p.52, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68013]   £480.00  
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Miss Fanny Murray.
Miss Fanny Murray. Here sportive Loves inviting seem to say, / Behold this Face, and gaze your Heart away.
H. Morland Pinx.t. J. Mc.Ardell fecit.
Sold by J. M.cArdell at the Golden Head, Covent Garden [n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint, sheet 325 x 220mm (12¾ x 8¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed into plate on three sides, thread margins at bottom.
A full-length portrait of famous courtesan Fanny Murray (c.1729-78). Murray eventually settled down, marrying first Sir Richard Atkins, 6th Baronet, then actor David Ross.
CS 134, state with 70mm gap between plate and artist and engraver's names. Goodwin 184. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68349]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Jane Myddelton.] [Lady Middleton. Done from the Original Picture, Painted by Sr. Peter Lely In the Royal Palace at Windsor By James McArdell.]
[Jane Myddelton.] [Lady Middleton. Done from the Original Picture, Painted by Sr. Peter Lely In the Royal Palace at Windsor By James McArdell.]
[Engraved by James McArdell after Peter Lely.]
[n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint, fine proof before letters with uncleaned title area. Verso in pencil "from the Stowe Sale"; 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Trimmed just within plate at bottom.
Jane Needham (1645-92), who married Charles Myddelton in 1660, becoming one of the ladies at court known as the ''Windsor Beauties''.
Goodwin:124, ii of iv. Chaloner Smith: 129, i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68312]   £420.00  
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[Jane Myddleton] [Lady Middleton.
[Jane Myddleton] [Lady Middleton. Done from the Original Picture, Painted by S.r Peter Lely In the Royal Palace at Windsor By James McArdell.]
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint, unfinished proof before letters, before light added in eyes. Sheet 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, restoration top right, laid on restorer's paper, image taller than published state.
A three-quarter portrait of Mrs (not 'Lady') Jane Myddleton (1645-92, neé Needham), one of the 'Windsor Beauties'. In 1660 she married Charles Myddelton of Ruabon (1635-91)
Goodwin: 124, state i of iv. CS: 129, state i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 1 of 5.
[Ref: 68458]   £360.00  
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[Jane Myddleton] Lady Middleton.
[Jane Myddleton] Lady Middleton. Done from the Original Picture, Painted by S.r Peter Lely In the Royal Palace at Windsor By James McArdell.
Sold by E. Fisher at the Golden head in Leicester Square, & by Ryland and Bryer at the Kings Arms in Cornhill, London [n.d., c.1765].
Mezzotint, Sheet 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, creases, laid on album paper. Slight mark left entre edge.
A three-quarter portrait of Mrs (not 'Lady') Jane Myddleton (1645-92, neé Needham), one of the 'Windsor Beauties'. In 1660 she married Charles Myddelton of Ruabon (1635-91)
Goodwin: 124, state iv of iv. CS: 129, state after ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 5 of 5.
[Ref: 68459]   £320.00  
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The Reverend Mr Thomas Newman.
The Reverend Mr Thomas Newman.
S. Webster Pinx:t. J. M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint, 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), with large margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas Newman (1692-1758), a presbyterian dissenting minister who officiated at Blackfriars, Carter's-lane and Salter's Hall.
CS 137; Goodwin 157. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68351]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[John Nicoll] Johannes Nicol D:D:
[John Nicoll] Johannes Nicol D:D: Eccllesiæ Westmonasteriensis Prebendarius, Scholæ per Annos XX. Archidadascalus. Ædis Christi Canonicus. A.D. MDCCLV. Ætat: LXXI.
R. Taylor pinx.t. J. McArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1755.]
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), large margins.
Dr. Nicholls, Prebendary of Westminster and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford.
CS 139, only state; Russell ii of iii. Goodwin 45, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68352]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[John Nicoll] [Johannes Nicol D:D:
[John Nicoll] [Johannes Nicol D:D: Eccllesiæ Westmonasteriensis Prebendarius, Scholæ per Annos XX. Archidadascalus. Ædis Christi Canonicus. A.D. MDCCLV. Ætat: LXXI.]
[R. Taylor pinx.t. J. McArdell fecit.]
[n.d., c.1755.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before letters, inscription area partially uncleaned. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Old ink mss. in inscription area.
Dr. Nicholls, Prebendary of Westminster and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford.
CS 139, predating only state; Russell i of iii. Goodwin 45, i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68353]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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M.r William Noble of Bampton in Westmoreland, and of Pall Mall, London.
M.r William Noble of Bampton in Westmoreland, and of Pall Mall, London. The Friend of Man.
Adam Buck del.t. Orme Jun.r sculp.t.
Published as the Act directs Jan.y 1796.
Stipple engraving. 210 x 125mm (8¼ x 5").
A half-length portrait, set within an oval of banker and philanthropist William Noble (fl. c. 1796). Frontis to a 'Fortnight Ramble to the Lakes'.
See also [Ref: 46845] .
[Ref: 68339]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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Mr John Norden.
Mr John Norden. Surveyor to James 1st, 1614.
R.Grave sculp.
[n.d., c.1800.] Published by W.Smith, 24, Lisle Street, Leicester Sq.
Engraving. Sheet 185 x 115mm (7¼ x 4½"). Trimmed.
Portrait of John Norden (c.1547 - 1625), English cartographer, mapmaker, chorographer and antiquary. He planned a series of county maps and accompanying county histories of England, the Speculum Britanniae, but these were not completed.
[Ref: 68333]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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The Right Reverend D.r Rich.d Osbaldeston Lord Bishop of Carlisle.
The Right Reverend D.r Rich.d Osbaldeston Lord Bishop of Carlisle.
T. Hudson Pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fec.t.
[n.d., c.1764.]
Mezzotint, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Small margins.
A three-quarter seated portrait of Richard Osbaldeston (1691-1764), Bishop of Carlisle from 1747 to 1762 and Bishop of London from 1762 to 1764. Thomas Hudson's painting, now in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (46/1925/25), is dated 1764.
CS 141, ii of ii; Russell ii of iii; Goodwin 169, ii of iv. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68354]   £110.00   (£132.00 incl.VAT)
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[Theophilia Palmer.]
[Theophilia Palmer.]
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engrav'd by J.R. Smith.
Publish'd June 11th 1777 by W.m Humphrey Gerrard Street & J.R. Smith N.º 10 Batemans Buildings Soho Square London.
Mezzotint, 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Repaired tear left centre margin.
An untitled half-length portrait of Theophilia Palmer 1757-1848), niece of the artist. Her daughter by Robert Lovell Gwatkinm, Theophilia Gwatkin, was Reynolds' 'Strawberry Girl'.
CS 128, ii of iii. Hamilton pg 125, ii of iii. Frankau 266, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iv, 'false 2nd state... line added to left eyelid'. See [Ref: 66380
[Ref: 68019]   £380.00  
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[Theophilia Palmer.]
[Theophilia Palmer.]
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engrav'd by J.R. Smith.
Published June 24th 1778, by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint. 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"), with very large margins.
An untitled half-length portrait of Theophilia Palmer 1757-1848), niece of the artist. Her daughter by Robert Lovell Gwatkinm, Theophilia Gwatkin, was Reynolds' 'Strawberry Girl'.
CS 128, iii of iii. Hamilton pg 125, iii of iii. Frankau 266, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See [Ref: 68022] for scratched letter proof. See [Ref: 66380] & [Ref: 6138
[Ref: 68021]   £360.00  
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The Hon.ble M.rs Parker.
The Hon.ble M.rs Parker.
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engrav'd by Thomas Watson.
Publish'd Oct.r 25.th 1773 for S. Hooper N.o 25 Ludgate Street, W: Shropshire N.o 158 & T.Watson N.o New Bond Street.
Mezzotint, 615 x 380mm (24¼ x 15"). Ink collector's stamp 'E.M.H.' on reverse. Thread margins. Laid on card. Light creasing.
Full-length portrait of Theresa Parker (née Robinson) (1745 –75). She stands facing forward, her head turned in profile to the right, leaning her right elbow on a pedestal topped with a large urn while her left hand rests on her right arm. Her hair is styled high and curled, and she wears a robe draped over her dress. A wooded landscape forms the background, with a stream visible to the right. Parker was an English noblewoman, art patron, and the second wife of John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon (c.1734-88). She purchased paintings by Joshua Reynolds and Angelica Kauffman and supervised the interior design during the golden age of Saltram House.
CS 28 II of II. Hamilton: pg 125 ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and Mrs. E. M. Hamilton.
[Ref: 68485]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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Lady Catherine Powlet _ daughter of his Grace the Duke of Bolton.
Lady Catherine Powlet _ daughter of his Grace the Duke of Bolton.
Painted by S.r Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by J.R. Smith.
Publishd Feb.y 28 1778 by J.R. Smith Nº 10 Batemans Buildings Soho Square & W.m Humphrey Nº 70 S.t Martin's Lane London.
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof, 18th century watermark. 505 x 355mm 19¾ x 14"). Small margins.
A portrait of Lady Catherine Powlet (1766-1807), seated on the ground, one hand on a dog's head. The daughter of the sixth and last Duke of Bolton, she married William Henry Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington and Duke of Cleveland, in 1787
DCS 139, i of iii; Russell 139, ii of iv; Frankau 282, ii of iv; Hamilton 127, i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68072]   £420.00  
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[An old man with flat cap.] Agli Dilitanti che ano il Sapere senza preguidizio Questa e dedicata.
[An old man with flat cap.] Agli Dilitanti che ano il Sapere senza preguidizio Questa e dedicata.
Rembrandt 1646. WBaillie f. 1765.
Etching with drypoint, printed in brown, 18th century watermark. 290 x 240mm (11½ x 9½").
An old man with a white beard, facing the viewer. Engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810), who retired from the army in 1761 and devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques.
Charington 25. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68464]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[John Revoult, A.M. Master of the Walworth Academy.
[John Revoult, A.M. Master of the Walworth Academy. From an Original Painting by Sir Will.m Beechey R.A. presented to Mr. Revoult by the Gentlemen who had been educated under him as a token of their high respect and affectionate regard towards him. 1798.]
[Engraved by James Ward.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before letters, 18th century watermark. 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"), large margins. Inscriptions added in pencil.
A half-length seated portrait of John Revoult (c.1729-1811), holding a closed book lettered 'Introduction to the Arts & Sciences. 1798'. Revoult, a French refugee from the supression of the Jesuits in 1764, ran a private school in Wandsworth, the Walworth Academy, teaching pupils including the explorer Francis Rawdon Chesney (1789-1872) and the actor Thomas Denning.
Frankau 67 i of ii; CS 32 i of ii. Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68324]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[John Revoult, A.M. / Master of the Walworth Academy.
[John Revoult, A.M. / Master of the Walworth Academy. From an Original Painting by Sir Will.m Beechey R.A. presented to Mr. Revoult by the Gentlemen who had been educated under him as a token of their high respect and affectionate regard towards him. 1798.]
Engraved by James Ward.
Rare mezzotint, sheet 350 x 280mm (13¾ x 11"). Trimmed within plate losing title. Creasing towards bottom.
John Revoult, who ran a private school, the Walworth Academy, in south London. Its pupils included the explorer Francis Rawdon Chesney (1789-1872) and the actor Thomas Denning. Sitting here with a closed book lettered' Introduction to the Arts & Sciences. 1798'.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. Frankau 67 ii/ii; CS 32 ii/ii. See [Ref: 34111].
[Ref: 68411]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight,
Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight, President of the Royal Academy, Member of the Imperial Academy at Florence, Doctor of Laws of the Universities of Oxford and Dublin, and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Painted by himself, for the Royal Academy, 1780. Engrav'd by V. Green, Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty, and to the Elector Palatine.
Publish'd by V. Green, Dec.r 1.st 1780. N.º 29, Newman Street, Oxford Street.
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 480 x 380mm (19 x 15"), very large margins. With Queen Victoria's collector's blindstamp in inscription area.
A three-quarter self-portrait of Reynolds wearing his robes as President of the Royal Academy, one hand holding a scroll, resting on a table with a bust of Michelangelo.
CS 110, i of ii; Russell ii of vi; ; Hamilton p.57, ii of iv; Whitman 105, ii of v. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68073]   £480.00  
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[Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight,
[Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight, President of the Royal Academy, Member of the Imperial Academy at Florence, Doctor of Laws of the Universities of Oxford and Dublin, and Fellow of the Royal Society.]
[Painted by himself, for the Royal Academy, 1780. Engrav'd by V. Green, Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty, and to the Elector Palatine.]
[Publish'd by V. Green, Dec.r 1.st 1780. N.º 29, Newman Street, Oxford Street.]
Mezzottint, proof before letters. 480 x 380mm (19 x 15"). Small margins.
A three-quarter self-portrait of Reynolds wearing his robes as President of the Royal Academy, one hand holding a scroll, resting on a table with a bust of Michelangelo.
CS 10, before i of ii; Russell ii of vi; ; Hamilton p.57, ii-iii of v; Whitman 105, iii of v. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68076]   £360.00  
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Sir Joshua Reynolds, ~ Painted by Himself.
Sir Joshua Reynolds, ~ Painted by Himself. Drawn and Engraved by Charles Townley Member of the Royal Academy of Painting in Florence, From the Original Portrait in the Medici Collection.
Published as the Act directs June 30th 1777, and to be had of C.Townley, No.7 New Bond Street.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 420 x 280mm (16½ x 11"). Repaired loss bottom left corner. Old ink mss on roll.
A half-length portrait of Joshua Reynolds, in the robes of an Oxford Doctor of Civil Law, holding a roll. The old ink mss on the roll, 'Disegno del Divino Michel Angolo Bono[...]', copies the lettering on the original oil, now in the Uffizi Gallery.
Hamilton p.57, i of ii. CS 24, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67983]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[Untitled self portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds.] Tum demum sanæ mentis Oculus acutè cernere [...] Seneca.
[Untitled self portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds.] Tum demum sanæ mentis Oculus acutè cernere [...] Seneca.
Sir Joshua Reynolds Pinx.t. Caroline Watson Engraver to her Majesty sculpsit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament March 1. 1789 by T. Cadell; Strand.
Rare mezzotint with stipple and etching. 225 x 150mm (8¾ x 6"), with very large margins.
One of the last of 27 self-portraits of Sir Joshua Reynolds, showing the artist wearing a white wig, curled to resemble his own hair, and 'wig spectacles', designed with extra-long, double-jointed sides to reach around a wigged head. Painted c.1788, it is his only self-portrait with spectacles, painted when he was about 65. The original oil is in the Kenwood House collection.
Hamilton p.58, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67982]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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Charles Rogers Esq.r. F.R.S. and S.A.I.
Charles Rogers Esq.r. F.R.S. and S.A.I.
Sir Joshua Reynolds Pinx.t 1777. W.m Wynne Ryland Sculp.t 1778.
Mezzotint and stipple, printed in brown. Sheet 280 x 185mm (11 x 7¼"). Trimmed within plate.
Charles Rogers (1711-1784), a customs official and art collector. Rogers commissioned this portrait and used the mezzotint as the frontispiece to his work 'A Collection of Prints in Imitation of Drawings'. He had reservations about the portrait, writing to Horace Walpole that he thought it made him look too young; Walpole responded that 'posterity will not know at what age the Likeness was taken'.
Hamilton p 61. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67966]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Charles Rogers Esq.r. F.R.S. and S.A.I.
Charles Rogers Esq.r. F.R.S. and S.A.I.
Sir Joshua Reynolds Pinx.t 1777. W.m Wynne Ryland Sculp.t 1778.
Mezzotint and stipple, printed in sepia. 335 x 235mm (13¼ x 8¾"), very large margins. Repaired hole in unprinted area of plate
Charles Rogers (1711-1784), a customs official and art collector. Rogers commissioned this portrait and used the mezzotint as the frontispiece to his work 'A Collection of Prints in Imitation of Drawings'. He had reservations about the portrait, writing to Horace Walpole that he thought it made him look too young; Walpole responded that 'posterity will not know at what age the Likeness was taken'.
Hamilton p 61.
[Ref: 67952]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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Shooting.
Shooting.
Sartorius pinx.t Reynolds sculp.t
London, Published July 4. 1801. for S.W. Reynolds by John Jeffryes, Clapham Road.
Fine & rare mezzotint. 460 x 555mm (18 x 21¾"). Trimmed to plate left and bottom, repaired tears in margin.
A man sits on a shaggy horse holding a gun, with his pointer and English setter. Another man stands by a gate.
Whitman 446. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68217]   £520.00  
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[Sir Sidney Smith.]
[Sir Sidney Smith.]
[Robert Ker Porter pinxt. W. Say sculpt.]
[London Published as the Act directs, June 19, 1802, John P. Thompson, Printseller to his Majesty and their Royal Highness's the Duke & Duchess of York. Gt.Newport Street, and No.51 Dean Street, Soho.]
Mezzotint, rare proof before letters. 630 x 440mm (24¾ x 17¼"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, repaired tears in margins. Top margin messy.
A full-length portrait of Sir William Sidney Smith (1764-1840), in uniform, with a turk, flag and broken sword behind. A naval officer, Smith fought in the American Revolutionary War, where he saw action in 1778 against the American frigate Raleigh. He also distinguished himself in the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1780), Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) and the Battle of the Saintes (1782). His subsequent career included important service during the Napoleonic Wars, notably in the defence and relief of Acre. Napoleon said of him "That man made me miss my destiny", concerning his defence of Acre.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68216]   £850.00  
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Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester & Thomas Spratt A.M. Archdeacon of Rochester.
Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester & Thomas Spratt A.M. Archdeacon of Rochester.
M. Dahll pinx. J. Smith fec. et ex. 1712.
Mezzotint. Sheet 285 x 365mm (11¼ x 14¼"). Trimmed into image on three sides, into plate at bottom, folded, laid on album paper.
A double portrait of Thomas Sprat (1635-1713), Bishop of Rochester, pointing to his son, also Thomas Sprat, Archdeacon of Rochester (1679-1720). In 1692 an attempt was made to frame the bishop as a Jacobite, the so-called 'flowerpot plot', with his signature (and Marlborough's) forged on a document detailing a plot against William III, hidden under a flowerpot in Bromley Palace. He and the Duke were arrested for high treason but soon released.
CS 243.
[Ref: 68524]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Emily St Clare] Hilaria.
[Emily St Clare] Hilaria. From the Original Picture, in the Possession of Sir J.F> Leicester Bart.t &c.&c.
Painted by H. Thomson Esq.r. R.A. Engraved by W.m Say/
London, Published May 20, 1806 by the Engraver, 92 Norton Street, Marylebone.
Fine & rare mezzotint, title in open letters. Sheet 300 x 250mm (11¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed, losing part of title.
A full-length portrait of Emily St Clare (fl 1800-10) in a landscaped garden, pointing at a barn owl in a tree above an ornamental pedestal. In the title are four lines of verse The BM's example of this print is titled 'Portrait of a Lady', also in open letters, with the same inscriptions, but only two lines of verse. Emily was the mistress of John Fleming Leicester, 1st Baron de Tabley, before his marriage to Georgiana Maria Cottin in 1810; he commissioned several portraits of her, including at least three that were published.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68213]   £420.00  
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Henry St John, late Lord Viscount Bolingbroke.
Henry St John, late Lord Viscount Bolingbroke.
T. Murray pinxit.
[n.d., c.1751.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9½"). Trimmed to plate, mounted in album paper.
A half-length portrait in oval of Henry St John, styled first Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1851), politician, diplomatist and author. St John first entered parliament in 1701 and was appointed secretary at war in 1704 before resigning in 1708. He was subsequently secretary of state (1710-14) and aligned himself with the Jacobite cause to secure power for himself and the Tories (spending several years in exile in France from 1716-23 as a result). Pardoned in 1723, Bolingbroke returned to England and tried to rally tory opposition in parliament, but was mostly active as a writer in later years.
CS 8. Sharp 332.
[Ref: 68520]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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Henry St John, late Lord Viscount Bolingbroke.
Henry St John, late Lord Viscount Bolingbroke.
[T. Murray pinxit.] T. Murray pinxit. [engraved by George White.]
[n.d., c.1751.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 335 x 240mm (13¼ x 9¼"). Trimmed within plate, losing artist's name, creased, mounted in album paper.
A half-length portrait in oval of Henry St John, styled first Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1851), politician, diplomatist and author. St John first entered parliament in 1701 and was appointed secretary at war in 1704 before resigning in 1708. He was subsequently secretary of state (1710-14) and aligned himself with the Jacobite cause to secure power for himself and the Tories (spending several years in exile in France from 1716-23 as a result). Pardoned in 1723, Bolingbroke returned to England and tried to rally tory opposition in parliament, but was mostly active as a writer in later years.
CS 7. Sharp 332.
[Ref: 68521]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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The Student.
The Student.
Painted by S,,r Joshua Reynolds. Engrav'd by J.R.Smith.
London, Publish'd June 14 1814 by A. Wivell, 57 Great Portland Street.
Mezzotint. 385 x 280mm (15¼ x 11"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere
A seated young man looks at his drawing of the classical sculpture on the table behind. A landscape is seen through the window beyond.
D'Oench: 107. Hamilton: 158. Chaloner Smith: 189, between iii of iv. Frankau: 337, between iv of v. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state v of vi.
[Ref: 67953]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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The Student.
The Student.
Painted by S,,r Joshua Reynolds. Engrav'd by J.R.Smith.
London, Publish'd Dec.r 1: 1786 by W. Dickinson, Engraver, Bond Street.
Mezzotint. 385 x 280mm (15¼ x 11"). Thread margins. Repaired small hole by back neck.
A seated young man looks at his drawing of the classical sculpture on the table behind. A landscape is seen through the window beyond.
D'Oench: 107. Hamilton: 158, iii of iii. Chaloner Smith: 189, iii of iv. Frankau: 337, iv of v. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iv of iv.
[Ref: 67955]   £320.00  
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Francis L.d B.pp of Ely.
Francis L.d B.pp of Ely.
W. Vincent fe.
[n.d., c.1690.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper at edges.
A half-length portrait in oval of Francis Turner (1637-1700), Bishop of Ely from 1684-90, when he was deposed for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to William III.
CS 12. Sharp 654.
[Ref: 68523]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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[George Duke of Buckingham with his Brother Francis, 1636.
[George Duke of Buckingham with his Brother Francis, 1636. To his Grace Charles Duke of Grafton, &c. This Plate is humbly Inscrib'd by his Graces most Oblig'd Servant James M..'Ardell.]
[Done by Ja.s M'Ardell from a Capital Picture of Van Dyck in the Royal Pallace at Kensington, 1752.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before letters, 500 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Narrow margins.
Double portrait of George Villiers, second duke of Buckingham (1628-87), left, and his brother Lord Francis Villiers (1629-48) right. Buckingham went on to a career of varying fortunes as a politician, including being appointed to the Order of the Garter and being imprisoned in the Tower of London; Francis was killed during the Civil War, during a minor engagement near Kingston upon Thames. Engraved after the 1635 painting by Van Dyck in the Royal Collection.
CS: 34, ii of iii; Goodwin 22, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68314]   £480.00  
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George Duke of Buckingham with his Brother Francis, 1636.
George Duke of Buckingham with his Brother Francis, 1636. To his Grace Charles Duke of Grafton, &c. This Plate is humbly Inscrib'd by his Graces most Oblig'd Servant James M..'Ardell.
Done by Ja.s M'Ardell from a Capital Picture of Van Dyck in the Royal Pallace at Kensington, 1752.
Fine mezzotint. 500 x 355mm (19¾ x 14") Trimmed to plate, mounted on album paper at corners, some creasing in corners.
Double portrait of George Villiers, second duke of Buckingham (1628-87), left, and his brother Lord Francis Villiers (1629-48) right. Buckingham went on to a career of varying fortunes as a politician, including being appointed to the Order of the Garter and being imprisoned in the Tower of London; Francis was killed during the Civil War, during a minor engagement near Kingston upon Thames. Engraved after the 1635 painting by Van Dyck in the Royal Collection.
CS: 34, iii of iii; Goodwin 22, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and Lady Lucas of Credwell.
[Ref: 68370]   £460.00  
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George Duke of Buckingham with his Brother Francis, 1636.
George Duke of Buckingham with his Brother Francis, 1636. To his Grace Charles Duke of Grafton, &c. This Plate is humbly Inscrib'd by his Graces most Oblig'd Servant James M..'Ardell.
Done by Ja.s M'Ardell from a Capital Picture of Van Dyck in the Royal Pallace at Kensington, 1752. [But later]
Mezzotint. 500 x 355mm (19¾ x 14") Thread margins.
Double portrait of George Villiers, second duke of Buckingham (1628-87), left, and his brother Lord Francis Villiers (1629-48) right. Buckingham went on to a career of varying fortunes as a politician, including being appointed to the Order of the Garter and being imprisoned in the Tower of London; Francis was killed during the Civil War, during a minor engagement near Kingston upon Thames. Engraved after the 1635 painting by Van Dyck in the Royal Collection.
CS: 34, iii of iii; Goodwin 22, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68371]   £360.00  
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[Charles Watson-Wentworth] [The Right Noble Charles Marquis of Rockingham,
[Charles Watson-Wentworth] [The Right Noble Charles Marquis of Rockingham, Earl of Malton and of Wath and Harowden, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of the County of York and Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of the said County and Vice Admiral of all the Maritime Parts thereof and F.R.S.]
[Painted by B. Wilson. R. Houston Sculp.]
[Sold by R. Houston near Drummond's, Charing Cross.] [n.d., c.1760].
Rare mezzotint, proof before letters. 390 x 275mm (15¼ x 10¾"). Repaired tears, creasing. Small margins. Title area uncleaned.
Three quarter length portrait of Charles Watson-Wentworth (1730-82), 2nd Marquis of Rockingham, standing in profile to the left. Rockingham was a British Whig statesman, most notable for his two terms as Prime Minister, in 1765-6 and 1782.
CS 104, state i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68323]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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David Wells Esq. F.S.A.
David Wells Esq. F.S.A.
Pub. by J.Nichols & Co March 1, 1815.
Etching. Sheet 195 x 215mm (7¾ x 8½"). Crease and trimmed within plate.
A lightly caricatured portrait of David Wells, a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, playing a piano or harpsichord. Published by another fellow of SAL, John Nichols (1745–1826), an English printer, author and antiquary. He is remembered as an influential editor of the Gentleman's Magazine for nearly 40 years.
[Ref: 68250]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Rev. William Whiston, M.A.
Rev. William Whiston, M.A. Born at Norton, 1667; Died 1752.
[After Benjamin Wilson.]
[n.d., c.1810.]
Etching, 175 x 105mm (7 x 4").
Portrait of William Whiston (1667 - 1752), English theologian, historian, natural philosopher, and mathematician, a leading figure in the popularisation of the ideas of Isaac Newton. Best known for helping to instigate the Longitude Act in 1714 and his important translations of the Antiquities of the Jews and other works by Josephus.
W3172-3
[Ref: 68269]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman.]
[Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman.]
[Painted by T.R. Herbert, R.A. Engraved by G.R. Ward.]
[London: Published March 1.st 1855, by the Engraver at 31, Fitzroy Square.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, printed on chine collé. 515 x 375mm (20¼ x 14¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, surface scrapes, tears in backing sheet.
A three-quarter length seated portrait of Nicholas Wiseman (1802-1865), Cardinal and first Archbishop of Westminster, in his robes.
Ex Collection Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68205]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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[Nicholas Wiseman] N. Card. Wiseman [facsimile signature].
[Nicholas Wiseman] N. Card. Wiseman [facsimile signature].
[ainted by T.R. Herbert, R.A. Engraved by G.R. Ward.
London: Published March 1.st 1855, by the Engraver at 31, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint on chine collé, signed in ink by sitter. 515 x 375mm (20¼ x 14¾"), withlarge margins. Tear entering plate but not image on right.
A three-quarter length seated portrait of Nicholas Wiseman (1802-1865), Cardinal and first Archbishop of Westminster, in his robes.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68207]   £360.00  
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