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Et moi aussi j'ai servi la patrie! Un jeune officier arrêta un cabriolet dans la rue et monta dedans malgré le cocher qui tui observait, que revenant de la champagne, son cheval ne pouvait plus aller, et qu’en outré il n’était pas sur la place. En vain, il fit ses efforts pour le faire descendre; voyant qu’il ne pouvait en obtenir que des menaces et des injures il le conduisit chez le commissaire de police qui donnant tort à l’officier l’obligea de laisser aller le cocher. L’officier indigné sauta sur le conducteur le frappe d’un coup de cravache, celui-ci prit de suite deux témoins et le provoqua en duel; l’officier répondit avec mépris qu’il ne rendait pas raison à un home de son espece le cocher lui montrant sa decoration lui dit avec sang froid et moi aussi j’ai servi la patrie vous voyez ce signe me rendrez vous raison des mauvais traitm.ts que vous me faites éprouver? L’officier ne balança plus; ils conveniennet du rendez-vous, à l’heure fixée le conducteur (propiétaire de 5 ou 6 cabriolets) et officier de la garde nationale s’y trouva en uniforme, il previent son adversaire qu’il était très fort tireur ayant été maítre d’armes le jeune officier ne voulant rien entendre attaqua le premier injuria encore son combatant qui poussé à bout l’étend à ses pieds. (Anecdote exécuté d’après la notice du journal de l’indépendant.)
[n.d. c.A Paris Chez Basset rue St. Jacques No 64. Dèposé.
Hand-coloured etching. 248 x 351mm. 9¾ x 13¾". Cut and laid on scrap sheet.
An officer stops a chariot as the somewhat inebriated driver comes along the road. After a tiffle between the two, the driver then reveals his identity as a senior army officer.
[Ref: 14486] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.A Paris Chez Basset rue St. Jacques No 64. Dèposé.
Hand-coloured etching. 248 x 351mm. 9¾ x 13¾". Cut and laid on scrap sheet.
An officer stops a chariot as the somewhat inebriated driver comes along the road. After a tiffle between the two, the driver then reveals his identity as a senior army officer.
[Ref: 14486] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Engraver preparing his etching plate.]](jpegs/21313.jpg)
[Engraver preparing his etching plate.]
[Sir Hubert von Herkomer.]
[n.d., 1891.]
Etching. 200 x 151mm (7¾ x 6").
An etcher at work, the ghostly outline of his subject floating behind. Etched by Sir Hubert von Herkomer RA (1849-1914) for his 'Etching and mezzotint engraving' volume.
[Ref: 21313] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[Sir Hubert von Herkomer.]
[n.d., 1891.]
Etching. 200 x 151mm (7¾ x 6").
An etcher at work, the ghostly outline of his subject floating behind. Etched by Sir Hubert von Herkomer RA (1849-1914) for his 'Etching and mezzotint engraving' volume.
[Ref: 21313] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
The Etcher's Handbook. Giving an Account of the Old Processes, and of Processes recently discovered. Illustrated by the Author. "What, then, is the amount and kind of previous knowledge and skill required by the etcher?...Finally, it is the acumen to perceive the near relationship that expression bears to form, and the skill to draw them - not separately, but together."-Fine Arts Quarterly Review.
By Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Author of "Etching and Etchers."
London: Charles Roberson & Co., 99, Long Acre. 1871. Dryden Press: J. Davy and Sons, 137, Long Acre, London.
8vo. Original cloth covers with gilt lettering.
Twenty-two chapters and five etching and one dry point illustrations on the art and processes of etching, including chapters on dry point, etching from nature, Haden's negative process and Hamerton's negative process. A manual more concerned with the materials than with the grammar of etching, including some of Hamerton's own developments, such as positive white etching ground.
[Ref: 21982] £80.00 view all images for this item
By Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Author of "Etching and Etchers."
London: Charles Roberson & Co., 99, Long Acre. 1871. Dryden Press: J. Davy and Sons, 137, Long Acre, London.
8vo. Original cloth covers with gilt lettering.
Twenty-two chapters and five etching and one dry point illustrations on the art and processes of etching, including chapters on dry point, etching from nature, Haden's negative process and Hamerton's negative process. A manual more concerned with the materials than with the grammar of etching, including some of Hamerton's own developments, such as positive white etching ground.
[Ref: 21982] £80.00 view all images for this item
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The Art and Practice of Etching; with Directions for Other Methods of Light and Entertaining Engraving.
By Henry Alken.
London: S. & J. Fuller, 34 & 35, Rathbone Place, Oxford Street. 1849.
8vo. Gilt title on canvas cover, stamped design on covers both sides.
A manual of the art and practice of etching; covering terminology such as: turpentine varnish, biting-in, smoking taper and many other processes and terms. Split into four parts for etching, engraving in soft ground, aqua-tinta etching, and resin-ground etching; images at the back.
Collection: Christopher Dobson.
[Ref: 21980] £120.00
By Henry Alken.
London: S. & J. Fuller, 34 & 35, Rathbone Place, Oxford Street. 1849.
8vo. Gilt title on canvas cover, stamped design on covers both sides.
A manual of the art and practice of etching; covering terminology such as: turpentine varnish, biting-in, smoking taper and many other processes and terms. Split into four parts for etching, engraving in soft ground, aqua-tinta etching, and resin-ground etching; images at the back.
Collection: Christopher Dobson.
[Ref: 21980] £120.00
Etching & Etchers. With etchings by the Author.
by Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Author of the 'Intellectual Life,' etc.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1902.
Book: 4to (235 x 158mm), gilt illustrated cloth; pp. xxx + 439, twelve etched plates. Binding worn, back board detached, spine loose, inner hinges strained, with prelims loose.
A very comprehensive and illustrated guide to etchings. One volume divided into five books and an appendix. Book I: Powers and Qualities of the Art. Book II: The Dutch and Other Schools. Book III: The French School. Book IV: The English School. Book V: The Interpreters of Painting, and Copying in Facsimile. Appendix: Practical Notes and Catalogue Index.
[Ref: 10252] £45.00
by Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Author of the 'Intellectual Life,' etc.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1902.
Book: 4to (235 x 158mm), gilt illustrated cloth; pp. xxx + 439, twelve etched plates. Binding worn, back board detached, spine loose, inner hinges strained, with prelims loose.
A very comprehensive and illustrated guide to etchings. One volume divided into five books and an appendix. Book I: Powers and Qualities of the Art. Book II: The Dutch and Other Schools. Book III: The French School. Book IV: The English School. Book V: The Interpreters of Painting, and Copying in Facsimile. Appendix: Practical Notes and Catalogue Index.
[Ref: 10252] £45.00
Etching Craft. A Guide for Students and Collectors.
by W.P.Robins, R.E. With a Foreward by Martin Hardie, R.E.
London : from the Office of The Bookman's Journal & Print Collector. 173/5 Fleet Street, E.C.4. 1922.
Book: 8vo (252 x 158mm). pp. vii-xvi + 243. Cloth spine with boards. Gilt title stamped into spine. Binding scuffed and rubbed with a small stain. Binding pulling away from book at spine.
An illustrated volume divided into seven sections. Part I: A Brief Outline of the Development of Etching. Part II: The Practical Side of Etching. Part III: The Great Etchers and Their Work. Part IV: Drypoint, Aquatint and Soft-Ground Etching. Part V: Printing, Mounting, and the Care of Prints. Part VI: Conclusion. Part VII: Bibliography of Works on Etching and Etchers.
[Ref: 10244] £45.00
by W.P.Robins, R.E. With a Foreward by Martin Hardie, R.E.
London : from the Office of The Bookman's Journal & Print Collector. 173/5 Fleet Street, E.C.4. 1922.
Book: 8vo (252 x 158mm). pp. vii-xvi + 243. Cloth spine with boards. Gilt title stamped into spine. Binding scuffed and rubbed with a small stain. Binding pulling away from book at spine.
An illustrated volume divided into seven sections. Part I: A Brief Outline of the Development of Etching. Part II: The Practical Side of Etching. Part III: The Great Etchers and Their Work. Part IV: Drypoint, Aquatint and Soft-Ground Etching. Part V: Printing, Mounting, and the Care of Prints. Part VI: Conclusion. Part VII: Bibliography of Works on Etching and Etchers.
[Ref: 10244] £45.00
Etching and Other Graphic Arts. An Illustrated Treatise with An Original Etching Frontispiece and Twenty-Six Illustrations
by George T. Plowman
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head. New York: John Lane Company MCMXV.
Book: 8vo (204 x 135mm). Original cloth gilt; pp. 148, with etched frontis. and 26 half-tone and wood-engraved plates. Binding worn.
An illustrated reference to etching. Divided into two parts. Part one: outlines the different techniques of print making. Part two: details the production of etching from the preparation to the reworking.
[Ref: 10421] £25.00
by George T. Plowman
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head. New York: John Lane Company MCMXV.
Book: 8vo (204 x 135mm). Original cloth gilt; pp. 148, with etched frontis. and 26 half-tone and wood-engraved plates. Binding worn.
An illustrated reference to etching. Divided into two parts. Part one: outlines the different techniques of print making. Part two: details the production of etching from the preparation to the reworking.
[Ref: 10421] £25.00
On the Making of Etchings.
by Frank Short.
London. Robert Dunthorne, at the sign of the Rembrandt Head in Vigo Street. W. 1888.
Book: 8vo (212 x 175mm). pp. 34 with 4 b/w plates. Small b/w illustrations throughout. Board binding with cloth spine. Printed title and illustration front and back. Binding worn with some staining. Some spotting across the pages.
An illustrated narrative on the making of etchings. Outlines the methods, techniques and tools required to produce etchings.
[Ref: 10423] £60.00
by Frank Short.
London. Robert Dunthorne, at the sign of the Rembrandt Head in Vigo Street. W. 1888.
Book: 8vo (212 x 175mm). pp. 34 with 4 b/w plates. Small b/w illustrations throughout. Board binding with cloth spine. Printed title and illustration front and back. Binding worn with some staining. Some spotting across the pages.
An illustrated narrative on the making of etchings. Outlines the methods, techniques and tools required to produce etchings.
[Ref: 10423] £60.00
Etching. Modern Methods of Intaglio Printmaking.
Julian Trevelyan.
First Published in 1963 by Studio Books (Longacre Press Ltd). 161, Fleet Street, London, EC4.
Book: 8vo (238 x 177mm). pp. vi-viii + 96. Profusely illustrated with b/w and colour images. Modern printed and laminated board binding. A few marks.
A clear concise narrative with illustrations on the methods of intaglio printmaking.
[Ref: 10346] £30.00
Julian Trevelyan.
First Published in 1963 by Studio Books (Longacre Press Ltd). 161, Fleet Street, London, EC4.
Book: 8vo (238 x 177mm). pp. vi-viii + 96. Profusely illustrated with b/w and colour images. Modern printed and laminated board binding. A few marks.
A clear concise narrative with illustrations on the methods of intaglio printmaking.
[Ref: 10346] £30.00
Etching in England with 50 Illustrations.
by Frederick Wedmore.
London. George Bell and Sons. 1895.
Book: 8vo (231 x 169mm). pp.184. 50 b/w illustrations. Cloth and board binding with patterning and title stamped onto both the spine and frontcover. Binding torn on spine. Some spotting.
An illustrated narrative of the different classes of etching in England, and prominent British etchers.
[Ref: 10347] £65.00
by Frederick Wedmore.
London. George Bell and Sons. 1895.
Book: 8vo (231 x 169mm). pp.184. 50 b/w illustrations. Cloth and board binding with patterning and title stamped onto both the spine and frontcover. Binding torn on spine. Some spotting.
An illustrated narrative of the different classes of etching in England, and prominent British etchers.
[Ref: 10347] £65.00
A History of British and American Etching
by James Laver Assistant in the Department of Engraving Illustration and Design. Victorai & Albert Museum.
Ernest Benn Limited Bouverie House, Fleet Street, London, E.C.4. 1929.
Book: 4to (278 x 217mm). pp. vii-xiv + 363 pages with 84 b/willustrations. Two-tone cloth binding with title in gilt stamped into spine. Binding a little worn around the spine.
An illustrated narrative of the various themes and genres in British and American etching.
[Ref: 10357] £60.00
by James Laver Assistant in the Department of Engraving Illustration and Design. Victorai & Albert Museum.
Ernest Benn Limited Bouverie House, Fleet Street, London, E.C.4. 1929.
Book: 4to (278 x 217mm). pp. vii-xiv + 363 pages with 84 b/willustrations. Two-tone cloth binding with title in gilt stamped into spine. Binding a little worn around the spine.
An illustrated narrative of the various themes and genres in British and American etching.
[Ref: 10357] £60.00
Etch'd Thoughts.
London: Printed for the Etching Club. 1844.
Large folio, green morocco boards, 62 etched plates. Bottom right corner of front board damaged.
From the only edition, as issued in 1844 in one of the Etching Club's earliest publications.
[Ref: 37004] £1,500.00 view all images for this item
London: Printed for the Etching Club. 1844.
Large folio, green morocco boards, 62 etched plates. Bottom right corner of front board damaged.
From the only edition, as issued in 1844 in one of the Etching Club's earliest publications.
[Ref: 37004] £1,500.00 view all images for this item
Etchings of Today
Introduction by W. Gaunt. Edited by Geoffrey Holme.
London: The Studio Limited. 44 Leicester Square, W.C.2. [n.d. c.1920].
Book: 4to (290 x 210mm). Cloth binding covered in a plastic cover. Complete with see-through plastic dust jacket. Dust-jacket torn and dirty.
A small introduction and detail on etchings by specific nations, plus 120 illustrations.
[Ref: 10457] £25.00
Introduction by W. Gaunt. Edited by Geoffrey Holme.
London: The Studio Limited. 44 Leicester Square, W.C.2. [n.d. c.1920].
Book: 4to (290 x 210mm). Cloth binding covered in a plastic cover. Complete with see-through plastic dust jacket. Dust-jacket torn and dirty.
A small introduction and detail on etchings by specific nations, plus 120 illustrations.
[Ref: 10457] £25.00
National Types. Ethiopia.
G. Bridgman delin. Printed by C.F. Kell, Castle St, Holborn E.C. Deposé.
Reynolds & Co. 32 St James St. London [n.d., c.1880.].
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 335 x 205mm (13¼ x 8") large margins.
An appallingly-racist caricature of an Ethiopian in smart European dress, but bandy-legged and feet pointing sideways. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art identifies the artist as the Canadian George Bridgman (1864-1943) who taught anatomy for artists at the Art Students League of New York for some 45 years.
See Amon Carter Museum of American Art 1974.45 for 'America' from this series.
[Ref: 55659] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
G. Bridgman delin. Printed by C.F. Kell, Castle St, Holborn E.C. Deposé.
Reynolds & Co. 32 St James St. London [n.d., c.1880.].
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 335 x 205mm (13¼ x 8") large margins.
An appallingly-racist caricature of an Ethiopian in smart European dress, but bandy-legged and feet pointing sideways. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art identifies the artist as the Canadian George Bridgman (1864-1943) who taught anatomy for artists at the Art Students League of New York for some 45 years.
See Amon Carter Museum of American Art 1974.45 for 'America' from this series.
[Ref: 55659] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Das Thal des oberen blauen Flusses vom Gebel - Fezoghlu aus Gesehen. La Vallée du Flueve Blue supérieur vue du Gébel-Feroghlou. The Valley of the Upper Blue River taken from the Gebel-Fazoghloo.
Nach. Orig. Skizz v. R. Hartmann, gez. v. Bellermann. Ficus populifolia. Lith Anst.v.W. Loeillot in Berlin.
[n.d. c.1860.]
Rare coloured lithograph. 414 x 564mm. 16¼ x 22¼". Some creasing in margins and chip to lower right corner.
From "Reise in Nordost Africa"; in which the Prussian Baron Adalbert was accompanied by the physician Robert Hartmann on an expedition centred around the blue Nile river in 1859-1860.
[Ref: 26645] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Nach. Orig. Skizz v. R. Hartmann, gez. v. Bellermann. Ficus populifolia. Lith Anst.v.W. Loeillot in Berlin.
[n.d. c.1860.]
Rare coloured lithograph. 414 x 564mm. 16¼ x 22¼". Some creasing in margins and chip to lower right corner.
From "Reise in Nordost Africa"; in which the Prussian Baron Adalbert was accompanied by the physician Robert Hartmann on an expedition centred around the blue Nile river in 1859-1860.
[Ref: 26645] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Irbou (Galla de Borokote) Billo (Azebo Galla).
Dessine par Vignaud et Lefebvre. Grave par Himely.
Paris. Arthus Bertrand, editeur [1845-1851].
Two images from one plate, hand coloured aquatint with gum arabic. Sheet 340 x 505mm, 13½ x 19¾". Some light spotting and soiling; crease through lower right corner. Slight foxing.
Ethnographic portrait studies of two Ethiopians, their heads in profile. From the folio 'Album historique, ethnologique et archéologique', part of 'Voyage en Abyssinie exécuté pendant les années 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843' by Théophile Lefèbvre (1811 - 1860).
BL FRBNF30772566.
[Ref: 20596] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Dessine par Vignaud et Lefebvre. Grave par Himely.
Paris. Arthus Bertrand, editeur [1845-1851].
Two images from one plate, hand coloured aquatint with gum arabic. Sheet 340 x 505mm, 13½ x 19¾". Some light spotting and soiling; crease through lower right corner. Slight foxing.
Ethnographic portrait studies of two Ethiopians, their heads in profile. From the folio 'Album historique, ethnologique et archéologique', part of 'Voyage en Abyssinie exécuté pendant les années 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843' by Théophile Lefèbvre (1811 - 1860).
BL FRBNF30772566.
[Ref: 20596] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Habit of an Ethiopian, in 1581. Ethiopian. 91.
[Thomas Jefferys, n.d., c.1772.]
Hand coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. Plate 260 x 200mm (10¼ x 8"). Large margins.
A portrait of a man, whole-length standing, directed to the right, his face in profile. He is wearing a turban, and has a knife and sword on his belt. He holds a bow in his left hand, his right arm is bent at the elbow with the hand up. Plate 91 from 'Collection of the dresses of different nations, antient [sic] and modern. Particularly old English dresses; after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, with an account of the authorities from which the figures are taken, and some short historical remarks on the subject. To which are added the habits of the principal characters on the English stage', published by Thomas Jefferys between 1757 - 1772.
[Ref: 62873] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Thomas Jefferys, n.d., c.1772.]
Hand coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. Plate 260 x 200mm (10¼ x 8"). Large margins.
A portrait of a man, whole-length standing, directed to the right, his face in profile. He is wearing a turban, and has a knife and sword on his belt. He holds a bow in his left hand, his right arm is bent at the elbow with the hand up. Plate 91 from 'Collection of the dresses of different nations, antient [sic] and modern. Particularly old English dresses; after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, with an account of the authorities from which the figures are taken, and some short historical remarks on the subject. To which are added the habits of the principal characters on the English stage', published by Thomas Jefferys between 1757 - 1772.
[Ref: 62873] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Who's Dat Knockin at De Door; & Dere's Some One In De House Wid Dinah. Sung by the Ethiopian Serenaders. Negro Musical Bouquet Songs.
London: Musical Bouquet Office, 192, High Holborn: & J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row.
Frontis and music sheet. Sheet: 335 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾").
The five members of the Ethiopian Serenaders - Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood & Germon; in evening dress, seated in a line, with their instruments. A music sheet from a series of music sheets by the Negro Musical Bouquet Songs. The Ethiopian Serenaders were an American troupe of blackface minstrels who performed for President John Tyler at the White House in 1844. When they toured England 1846-7 they were mistaken for real black men and had to publish portraits of themselves without make-up.
[Ref: 46063] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
London: Musical Bouquet Office, 192, High Holborn: & J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row.
Frontis and music sheet. Sheet: 335 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾").
The five members of the Ethiopian Serenaders - Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood & Germon; in evening dress, seated in a line, with their instruments. A music sheet from a series of music sheets by the Negro Musical Bouquet Songs. The Ethiopian Serenaders were an American troupe of blackface minstrels who performed for President John Tyler at the White House in 1844. When they toured England 1846-7 they were mistaken for real black men and had to publish portraits of themselves without make-up.
[Ref: 46063] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
San Tucker & Jim Crack Com. Sung by the Ethiopian Serenaders. Musical Bouquet.
London: Musical Bouquet Office, 192, High Holborn: & J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row.
Frontis and music sheet. Sheet: 335 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾").
A music sheet from a series of music sheets by the Negro Musical Bouquet Songs. The Ethiopian Serenaders were an American troupe of blackface minstrels who performed for President John Tyler at the White House in 1844. When they toured England 1846-7 they were mistaken for real negros and had to publish portraits of themselves without make-up.
[Ref: 46064] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
London: Musical Bouquet Office, 192, High Holborn: & J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row.
Frontis and music sheet. Sheet: 335 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾").
A music sheet from a series of music sheets by the Negro Musical Bouquet Songs. The Ethiopian Serenaders were an American troupe of blackface minstrels who performed for President John Tyler at the White House in 1844. When they toured England 1846-7 they were mistaken for real negros and had to publish portraits of themselves without make-up.
[Ref: 46064] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Sung by the Ethiopian Serenaders.
[n.d. c.1850.]
Lithograph. Sheet 170 x 255mm (6¾ x 10"). Trimmed from larger sheet, a few stains, laid on album paper..
A section of a music sheet cover. The Ethiopian Serenaders were an American troupe of blackface minstrels who performed for President John Tyler at the White House in 1844. When they toured England 1846-7 they were mistaken for real black men and had to publish portraits of themselves without make-up. The tour line up was: Gilbert Pelham (playing the bones); George Alfred Harrington & George Warren White (banjos, a new instrument), Moody G. Stanwood (accordion) and Francis Carr Germon (tambourine).
[Ref: 62125] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1850.]
Lithograph. Sheet 170 x 255mm (6¾ x 10"). Trimmed from larger sheet, a few stains, laid on album paper..
A section of a music sheet cover. The Ethiopian Serenaders were an American troupe of blackface minstrels who performed for President John Tyler at the White House in 1844. When they toured England 1846-7 they were mistaken for real black men and had to publish portraits of themselves without make-up. The tour line up was: Gilbert Pelham (playing the bones); George Alfred Harrington & George Warren White (banjos, a new instrument), Moody G. Stanwood (accordion) and Francis Carr Germon (tambourine).
[Ref: 62125] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Musical Bouquet. Negro Songs. My Skiff on the Shore, Popular Negro Melody. Sung by the Ethiopian Serenaders.
London: Musical Bouquet Office, 192, High Holborn; & J. Allen, 20 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row.
Illustrated songsheet. Sheet: 250 x 340mm (9¾ x 13¼").
A songsheet in which a man urges a woman to hurry to his boat in order to sale to the 'Norden Country.' The Ethiopian Serenaders were an American troupe of blackface minstrels who performed for President John Tyler at the White House in 1844. When they toured England 1846-7 they were mistaken for real black men and had to publish portraits of themselves without make-up.
[Ref: 42648] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
London: Musical Bouquet Office, 192, High Holborn; & J. Allen, 20 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row.
Illustrated songsheet. Sheet: 250 x 340mm (9¾ x 13¼").
A songsheet in which a man urges a woman to hurry to his boat in order to sale to the 'Norden Country.' The Ethiopian Serenaders were an American troupe of blackface minstrels who performed for President John Tyler at the White House in 1844. When they toured England 1846-7 they were mistaken for real black men and had to publish portraits of themselves without make-up.
[Ref: 42648] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Female American] Serenaders.](jpegs/62126.jpg)
[The Female American] Serenaders.
[n.d. c.1850.]
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 215 x 330mm (8½ x 13"). Trimmed as scrap, part of title pasted on.
A group portrait of the Female American Serenaders, a troupe of blackface minstrels that toured England in 1847, named as Cora, Jumba, Woski, Miami, Yarico, Womba and Rosa. They play banjos, tambourines, bells and a keyboard.
[Ref: 62126] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1850.]
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 215 x 330mm (8½ x 13"). Trimmed as scrap, part of title pasted on.
A group portrait of the Female American Serenaders, a troupe of blackface minstrels that toured England in 1847, named as Cora, Jumba, Woski, Miami, Yarico, Womba and Rosa. They play banjos, tambourines, bells and a keyboard.
[Ref: 62126] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Ethiopians, or Abissinians, coming down the Nile, with floats of small wood, to sell at Bulac, the port of Cairo...
R. Dalton del et sculp.
[London, n.d., c.1780s.]
Copper engraving on laid paper, 280 x 430mm. 11 x 17". Good margins.
African traders travelling to Cairo on a floating wooden barge; an Egyptian 'gardener' swimming in the River Nile to foreground, dragging a floating bundle of produce behind him. Title in English and French; numbered 'Pl XIV' lower right. From a series of prints depicting the customs, manners, costume etc. of Turkey and Egypt, drawn and engraved by Richard Dalton (1715? - 1791). Dalton, who was trained as an artist, went to Rome to pursue his studies, and in 1749 travelled with Roger Kynaston and John Frederick to Naples and Sicily, where they joined a party consisting of James Caulfeild, Earl of Charlemont, Francis Pierpoint Burton, and others. From thence Dalton accompanied Lord Charlemont on his tour to Constantinople/Istanbul, Greece, and Egypt. Dalton managed to obtain the position of librarian to George III. He was subsequently appointed keeper of the pictures and antiquary to his majesty. He was one of the original members of the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1765, and became their treasurer. He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1767. 'Antiquities and Views in Greece and Egypt, with the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, from Drawings made on the Spot.' was published in London in 1791 and is all three of Dalton's Tours in one volume.
DNB.
[Ref: 21955] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
R. Dalton del et sculp.
[London, n.d., c.1780s.]
Copper engraving on laid paper, 280 x 430mm. 11 x 17". Good margins.
African traders travelling to Cairo on a floating wooden barge; an Egyptian 'gardener' swimming in the River Nile to foreground, dragging a floating bundle of produce behind him. Title in English and French; numbered 'Pl XIV' lower right. From a series of prints depicting the customs, manners, costume etc. of Turkey and Egypt, drawn and engraved by Richard Dalton (1715? - 1791). Dalton, who was trained as an artist, went to Rome to pursue his studies, and in 1749 travelled with Roger Kynaston and John Frederick to Naples and Sicily, where they joined a party consisting of James Caulfeild, Earl of Charlemont, Francis Pierpoint Burton, and others. From thence Dalton accompanied Lord Charlemont on his tour to Constantinople/Istanbul, Greece, and Egypt. Dalton managed to obtain the position of librarian to George III. He was subsequently appointed keeper of the pictures and antiquary to his majesty. He was one of the original members of the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1765, and became their treasurer. He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1767. 'Antiquities and Views in Greece and Egypt, with the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, from Drawings made on the Spot.' was published in London in 1791 and is all three of Dalton's Tours in one volume.
DNB.
[Ref: 21955] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Eton] The New Boy.](jpegs/62353.jpg)
[Eton] The New Boy.
Aussie.
[n.d., c.1920.]
Ink and watercolour sketches. Sheet 360 x 265mm (14¼ x 10½"). Some scuffing and staining.
A sheet with five satirical sketches of the life of a boy starting at Eton, being bullied and playing cricket.
[Ref: 62353] £350.00
Aussie.
[n.d., c.1920.]
Ink and watercolour sketches. Sheet 360 x 265mm (14¼ x 10½"). Some scuffing and staining.
A sheet with five satirical sketches of the life of a boy starting at Eton, being bullied and playing cricket.
[Ref: 62353] £350.00
The Oppidan's Museum, or Eton Court of Claims at the Christopher.
Drawn & Engraved by R. Cruikshank.
Published March 1. 1824 by Sherwood, Jones & Co.
Fine coloured aquatint. Sheet 150 x 120mm (6 x 9"). Trimmed within plate, binding marks along bottom edge.
A view in the cellars of the Christopher Hotel in Eton, where 'Oppidans' (i.e. pupils who could afford to lodge in town rather than at the school) would stay. Curios hang from the ceiling. A drinking scene. A plate from 'The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous. Comprising Scenes and Sketches in Every Rank of Society, Being Portraits of the Illustrious, Eminent, Eccentric, and Notorious Drawn from the Life by Bernard Blackmantle', described by Abbey as 'perhaps the most daring book ever published' because many of the people in the narrative could be recognised.
Abbey Life 325.
[Ref: 60823] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Engraved by R. Cruikshank.
Published March 1. 1824 by Sherwood, Jones & Co.
Fine coloured aquatint. Sheet 150 x 120mm (6 x 9"). Trimmed within plate, binding marks along bottom edge.
A view in the cellars of the Christopher Hotel in Eton, where 'Oppidans' (i.e. pupils who could afford to lodge in town rather than at the school) would stay. Curios hang from the ceiling. A drinking scene. A plate from 'The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous. Comprising Scenes and Sketches in Every Rank of Society, Being Portraits of the Illustrious, Eminent, Eccentric, and Notorious Drawn from the Life by Bernard Blackmantle', described by Abbey as 'perhaps the most daring book ever published' because many of the people in the narrative could be recognised.
Abbey Life 325.
[Ref: 60823] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Eton from the 15 arch'd Bridge.
Eton, Published June 1821...by J. Ingalton.
Etching, printed on chine collé. Plate: 165 x 240mm (6½ x 9½'') very large margins. Foxing.
A view of Eton College with three figures playing cricket on the green.
[Ref: 49117] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Eton, Published June 1821...by J. Ingalton.
Etching, printed on chine collé. Plate: 165 x 240mm (6½ x 9½'') very large margins. Foxing.
A view of Eton College with three figures playing cricket on the green.
[Ref: 49117] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Eton. From Windsor Castle.
Drawn by W. Westall. A. R. A. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London Published by Rodwell & Martin, 40 Argyll St. & 46 New Bond St. Dec. 1. 1821.
Fine coloured lithograph, on india paper. Sheet 415 x 290mm (16¼ x 11½"), very large margins.
View from Windsor Castle looking down towards Eton, in the background. People are sat on the bench, and standing on the grass in the foreground. Eton College Chapel stands tall in the centre.
[Ref: 63168] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by W. Westall. A. R. A. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
London Published by Rodwell & Martin, 40 Argyll St. & 46 New Bond St. Dec. 1. 1821.
Fine coloured lithograph, on india paper. Sheet 415 x 290mm (16¼ x 11½"), very large margins.
View from Windsor Castle looking down towards Eton, in the background. People are sat on the bench, and standing on the grass in the foreground. Eton College Chapel stands tall in the centre.
[Ref: 63168] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Eaton.
J.Farington R.A.del.t. J.C.Stadler, Sculp.t.
Pub. June 1.1793, by J & J.Boydell, Shakespeare Gallery Pall Mall, & N°90, Cheapside London.
Engraving with fine colour. Sheet 320 x 215mm (12½ x 8½"). Trimmed and edges of plate laid on album paper at edges.
A view of Eton, the River Thames in the foreground, with houses lining the bank. On the opposite side of the river, three cows graze in a field, beyond which Eton College rises in the background. Several boats are visible on the water, including a large barge positioned to the right.
[Ref: 68417] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
J.Farington R.A.del.t. J.C.Stadler, Sculp.t.
Pub. June 1.1793, by J & J.Boydell, Shakespeare Gallery Pall Mall, & N°90, Cheapside London.
Engraving with fine colour. Sheet 320 x 215mm (12½ x 8½"). Trimmed and edges of plate laid on album paper at edges.
A view of Eton, the River Thames in the foreground, with houses lining the bank. On the opposite side of the river, three cows graze in a field, beyond which Eton College rises in the background. Several boats are visible on the water, including a large barge positioned to the right.
[Ref: 68417] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Eton College Chapel.]](jpegs/67181.jpg)
[Eton College Chapel.]
Day & Haghe, lith.rs to the Queen.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Rare tinted lithograph. Sheet 380 x 525mm (15 x 20¾"). Repaired tears in margins, surface soiling.
A view of the Chapel from Baldwin's End.
[Ref: 67181] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Day & Haghe, lith.rs to the Queen.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Rare tinted lithograph. Sheet 380 x 525mm (15 x 20¾"). Repaired tears in margins, surface soiling.
A view of the Chapel from Baldwin's End.
[Ref: 67181] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![Cloisters, Eton [pencil]](jpegs/38922.jpg)
Cloisters, Eton [pencil]
W.H. Wallace Hester [pencil signature]
[n.d., c.1912.]
Etching, blind stamped 'Artist's Proof', inked '24'. 175 x 250mm (7 x 9¾"). Very large margins.
By Wallace Hester, etcher and illustrator responsible for 12 cartoons for Vanity Fair, 1910, 1911, 1913.
[Ref: 38922] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
W.H. Wallace Hester [pencil signature]
[n.d., c.1912.]
Etching, blind stamped 'Artist's Proof', inked '24'. 175 x 250mm (7 x 9¾"). Very large margins.
By Wallace Hester, etcher and illustrator responsible for 12 cartoons for Vanity Fair, 1910, 1911, 1913.
[Ref: 38922] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
![Eton [pencil]](jpegs/38924.jpg)
Eton [pencil]
W.H. Wallace Hester [pencil signature]
[n.d., c.1912.]
Etching, blind stamped 'Artist's Proof', faded ink '26'. 175 x 255mm (7 x 10"). Very large margins.
By Wallace Hester, etcher and illustrator responsible for 12 cartoons for Vanity Fair, 1910, 1911, 1913.
[Ref: 38924] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
W.H. Wallace Hester [pencil signature]
[n.d., c.1912.]
Etching, blind stamped 'Artist's Proof', faded ink '26'. 175 x 255mm (7 x 10"). Very large margins.
By Wallace Hester, etcher and illustrator responsible for 12 cartoons for Vanity Fair, 1910, 1911, 1913.
[Ref: 38924] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[Eton] [Say, Father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace.](jpegs/56252.jpg)
[Eton] [Say, Father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace. Gray's Ode.]
[JC pinxit. Silvester sculpsit.]
[London, Published June 1 1803, by R Silvester, No. 27, Strand]
Rare & large stipple, proof before letters. 505 x 660mm (20 x 26"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
A distant view of Eton, with cherubic boys playing in the foreground, with cricket, boating, punting, swimming, and playing at being horses and carriage driver. To the right older pupils read.
See also [Ref: 67359].
[Ref: 56252] £950.00
[JC pinxit. Silvester sculpsit.]
[London, Published June 1 1803, by R Silvester, No. 27, Strand]
Rare & large stipple, proof before letters. 505 x 660mm (20 x 26"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
A distant view of Eton, with cherubic boys playing in the foreground, with cricket, boating, punting, swimming, and playing at being horses and carriage driver. To the right older pupils read.
See also [Ref: 67359].
[Ref: 56252] £950.00
![[Eton. Absence, in School Yard.]](jpegs/22068.jpg)
[Eton. Absence, in School Yard.]
[Pencil signatures:] G Woolliscroft Rhead. Tom M Hemy. [Etched in image:] G Woolliscroft Rhead Sc. Tom M Hemy 1887.
London, Published August 12.th 1887, by Mess.rs Dickinson & Fosters, Publishers to The Queen. 114, New Bond Street, W. Copyright Registered.
Etching. Proof before title, signed in pencil. Printseller's Association stamp. Plate 387 x 552mm. 15¼ x 21¾".
Students and masters gathered in the main courtyard, all dressed formally with top-hats. Eton College, founded in 1440 by Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor", located in Eton, near Windsor, Berkshire.
PSA: Vol.I. AP. 300.
[Ref: 22068] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Pencil signatures:] G Woolliscroft Rhead. Tom M Hemy. [Etched in image:] G Woolliscroft Rhead Sc. Tom M Hemy 1887.
London, Published August 12.th 1887, by Mess.rs Dickinson & Fosters, Publishers to The Queen. 114, New Bond Street, W. Copyright Registered.
Etching. Proof before title, signed in pencil. Printseller's Association stamp. Plate 387 x 552mm. 15¼ x 21¾".
Students and masters gathered in the main courtyard, all dressed formally with top-hats. Eton College, founded in 1440 by Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor", located in Eton, near Windsor, Berkshire.
PSA: Vol.I. AP. 300.
[Ref: 22068] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Eton College from the River Thames.]](jpegs/21879.jpg)
[Eton College from the River Thames.]
David Law [pencil signature; 'D Law' etched in image.]
[British, n.d., c.1885.]
Drypoint etching on india paper, artist's presentation proof with his personal dedication in pencil lower right (dedicatee unclear). 250 x 355mm, 9¾ x 14". Remarque of books with lamp and ink pot to lower margin. A very fine impression with full margins, mint. Artist's signature in lower right.
Inscribed 'Private proof' in pencil lower left. David Law (1831 - 1901), etcher and landscape painter, born in Edinburgh; moved to London in 1850s, one of the founders of the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers, Engravers in 1881. Died in Sussex.
[Ref: 21879] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
David Law [pencil signature; 'D Law' etched in image.]
[British, n.d., c.1885.]
Drypoint etching on india paper, artist's presentation proof with his personal dedication in pencil lower right (dedicatee unclear). 250 x 355mm, 9¾ x 14". Remarque of books with lamp and ink pot to lower margin. A very fine impression with full margins, mint. Artist's signature in lower right.
Inscribed 'Private proof' in pencil lower left. David Law (1831 - 1901), etcher and landscape painter, born in Edinburgh; moved to London in 1850s, one of the founders of the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers, Engravers in 1881. Died in Sussex.
[Ref: 21879] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Eton - Upper School_"Speeches."
Painted by T.M. Hemy. Etched by C.O. Murray. [Etched into image:] Tom M Hemy 1887. CO Murray Sc.
London, Published January 16.th 1888, by Mess.rs Dickinson & Foster, Publishers to The Queen. 114, New Bond St, W. Copyright Registered.
Etching. Plate 532 x 388mm. 21 x 15¼". Overall paper toning, crease lower right-hand corner of margin.
Upper school speeches held at Eton College, Eton, near Windsor. This famous independent school for boys was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor".
PSA: Vol.I. Present. 25.
[Ref: 22038] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by T.M. Hemy. Etched by C.O. Murray. [Etched into image:] Tom M Hemy 1887. CO Murray Sc.
London, Published January 16.th 1888, by Mess.rs Dickinson & Foster, Publishers to The Queen. 114, New Bond St, W. Copyright Registered.
Etching. Plate 532 x 388mm. 21 x 15¼". Overall paper toning, crease lower right-hand corner of margin.
Upper school speeches held at Eton College, Eton, near Windsor. This famous independent school for boys was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor".
PSA: Vol.I. Present. 25.
[Ref: 22038] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Eton - Upper School_"Speeches."]](jpegs/22039.jpg)
[Eton - Upper School_"Speeches."]
[Pencil signature:] Chas O. Murray. [Etched into image:] Tom M Hemy 1887. CO Murray Sc.
London, Published January 16.th 1888, by Mess.rs Dickinson & Foster, Publishers to The Queen. 114, New Bond St, W. Copyright Registered.
Etching. Proof before title, signed in pencil. Printseller's Association stamp. Plate 532 x 392mm. 21 x 15½".
Upper school speeches held at Eton College, Eton, near Windsor. This famous independent school for boys was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor".
PSA: Vol.I. AP. 150.
[Ref: 22039] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Pencil signature:] Chas O. Murray. [Etched into image:] Tom M Hemy 1887. CO Murray Sc.
London, Published January 16.th 1888, by Mess.rs Dickinson & Foster, Publishers to The Queen. 114, New Bond St, W. Copyright Registered.
Etching. Proof before title, signed in pencil. Printseller's Association stamp. Plate 532 x 392mm. 21 x 15½".
Upper school speeches held at Eton College, Eton, near Windsor. This famous independent school for boys was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor".
PSA: Vol.I. AP. 150.
[Ref: 22039] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Eton - Upper School_"Speeches."]](jpegs/22040.jpg)
[Eton - Upper School_"Speeches."]
[Pencil signature:] Tom. M. Hemy. Chas O. Murray. [Etched into image:] Tom M Hemy 1887. CO Murray Sc.
London, Published January 16.th 1888, by Mess.rs Dickinson & Foster, Publishers to The Queen. 114, New Bond St, W. Copyright Registered.
Etching. Proof before title, signed in pencil. Printseller's Association stamp. Remarque in the title area. Plate 528 x 393mm. 20¾ x 15½".
Upper school speeches held at Eton College, Eton, near Windsor. This famous independent school for boys was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor". Remarque of the arms of Eton College.
PSA: Vol.I. Rem.Proofs. 60.
[Ref: 22040] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Pencil signature:] Tom. M. Hemy. Chas O. Murray. [Etched into image:] Tom M Hemy 1887. CO Murray Sc.
London, Published January 16.th 1888, by Mess.rs Dickinson & Foster, Publishers to The Queen. 114, New Bond St, W. Copyright Registered.
Etching. Proof before title, signed in pencil. Printseller's Association stamp. Remarque in the title area. Plate 528 x 393mm. 20¾ x 15½".
Upper school speeches held at Eton College, Eton, near Windsor. This famous independent school for boys was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor". Remarque of the arms of Eton College.
PSA: Vol.I. Rem.Proofs. 60.
[Ref: 22040] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
To Joseph Goodall, D.D. Provost, and the Reverend the Fellows, This View of Eton College, is by Permission, most humbly dedicated, by their much obliged and devoted Servant, John Buckler.
Drawn & Etched by J. Buckler, F.S.A. Engraved by R. Reeve.
Published May 1814, by J. Buckler, Bermondsey, Surrey.
A very fine etching and aquatint. Plate 478 x 649mm. 18¾ x 25½". Toning and staining. Small tears into the margins. Very large margins, uncut.
A gateway with a large bay window made up of smaller windows, between angular towers with little cupolas, with castellated walls extending to either side, a square tower on the right, the nave of a separate chapel at right angles to the wall and people in the court between them, including small boys playing and two women looking at a statue surrounded by iron railings. One of a series of engraved views, begun in 1800 with the encouragement of Martin Routh, President of Magdalene College, Oxford. The first was an engraving of Lincoln Cathedral; by 1814 the series included all the English cathedrals and many major collegiate and parish churches. From around 1810, John Buckler's son, John Chessell Buckler (1793-1894) assisted his father in producing a vast number of drawings; J C Buckler's son George (1811-1886) later became involved in the enterprise also and in 1822, J C Buckler published the 'Views of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales', for which he wrote a text and in which he incorporated his father's engravings.
[Ref: 23367] £650.00
Drawn & Etched by J. Buckler, F.S.A. Engraved by R. Reeve.
Published May 1814, by J. Buckler, Bermondsey, Surrey.
A very fine etching and aquatint. Plate 478 x 649mm. 18¾ x 25½". Toning and staining. Small tears into the margins. Very large margins, uncut.
A gateway with a large bay window made up of smaller windows, between angular towers with little cupolas, with castellated walls extending to either side, a square tower on the right, the nave of a separate chapel at right angles to the wall and people in the court between them, including small boys playing and two women looking at a statue surrounded by iron railings. One of a series of engraved views, begun in 1800 with the encouragement of Martin Routh, President of Magdalene College, Oxford. The first was an engraving of Lincoln Cathedral; by 1814 the series included all the English cathedrals and many major collegiate and parish churches. From around 1810, John Buckler's son, John Chessell Buckler (1793-1894) assisted his father in producing a vast number of drawings; J C Buckler's son George (1811-1886) later became involved in the enterprise also and in 1822, J C Buckler published the 'Views of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales', for which he wrote a text and in which he incorporated his father's engravings.
[Ref: 23367] £650.00
Eton College, from Crown Corner.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Jan.y 1st. 1776, by P. Sandby St. Georges Row Oxford Turnpike.
A fine and rare etching with aquatint, printed in sepia. Platemark: 340 x 490mm. (13¼ x 19¼"), with large margins Repaired tear to top edge in margin.
The River Thames near Eton with stone masons, barges, and other depictions of 18th century life on the river bank. Paul Sandby and his fellow artist and elder brother, Thomas, began their careers apprenticed to the Nottingham surveyor. From early in his career Sandby was also busy as a drawing master, counting several of his patrons, such as Lord Harcourt and Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, among his pupils. In 1768 he was appointed chief drawing master at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
[Ref: 30015] £650.00
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Jan.y 1st. 1776, by P. Sandby St. Georges Row Oxford Turnpike.
A fine and rare etching with aquatint, printed in sepia. Platemark: 340 x 490mm. (13¼ x 19¼"), with large margins Repaired tear to top edge in margin.
The River Thames near Eton with stone masons, barges, and other depictions of 18th century life on the river bank. Paul Sandby and his fellow artist and elder brother, Thomas, began their careers apprenticed to the Nottingham surveyor. From early in his career Sandby was also busy as a drawing master, counting several of his patrons, such as Lord Harcourt and Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, among his pupils. In 1768 he was appointed chief drawing master at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
[Ref: 30015] £650.00
History of Eton College.
[London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1816 but later]
Extract. 4to, later maroon cloth gilt; pp. 72; nine aquatints and one etching, all with original hand colour. Some spotting.
An extract containing all the plates and text relating to Eton from Ackermann's 'Public Schools', first published 1816. The plates are are four exterior views, interiors of the chapel, School Room, Hall and Library and a portrait of a scholar.
Abbey: Scenery 438.
[Ref: 53764] £450.00 view all images for this item
[London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1816 but later]
Extract. 4to, later maroon cloth gilt; pp. 72; nine aquatints and one etching, all with original hand colour. Some spotting.
An extract containing all the plates and text relating to Eton from Ackermann's 'Public Schools', first published 1816. The plates are are four exterior views, interiors of the chapel, School Room, Hall and Library and a portrait of a scholar.
Abbey: Scenery 438.
[Ref: 53764] £450.00 view all images for this item
![[Eton College, Gateway, "Entrance to School Yard".]](jpegs/20388.jpg)
[Eton College, Gateway, "Entrance to School Yard".]
H Jamyn Brooks. FG Stevenson [signed in pencil].
London, Published Sept. 12th 1891, by Mess.rs Dickinson & Foster, Publishers to the Queen, 111 New Bond Street W. Copyright Registered.
Hand coloured etching, signed artist's proof from an edition limited to 100. 400 x 540mm, 15¾ x 21¼". Some age toning to paper.
Pupils in a courtyard at Eton College, in traditional uniform of top hat, black tailcoat and waistcoat, and pinstriped trousers. Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor". Printsellers' Association blindstamp lower left. After Henry Jamyn Brooks (1865 - 1925).
Printsellers' Association p.111.
[Ref: 20388] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
H Jamyn Brooks. FG Stevenson [signed in pencil].
London, Published Sept. 12th 1891, by Mess.rs Dickinson & Foster, Publishers to the Queen, 111 New Bond Street W. Copyright Registered.
Hand coloured etching, signed artist's proof from an edition limited to 100. 400 x 540mm, 15¾ x 21¼". Some age toning to paper.
Pupils in a courtyard at Eton College, in traditional uniform of top hat, black tailcoat and waistcoat, and pinstriped trousers. Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor". Printsellers' Association blindstamp lower left. After Henry Jamyn Brooks (1865 - 1925).
Printsellers' Association p.111.
[Ref: 20388] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Collegium Beatæ Mariæ de Etona.
[n.d., 1702.]
Engraved scrap, sheet 80 x 70mm. Trimmed, laid on album sheet.
The arms of Eton College.
[Ref: 7084] £35.00 (£42.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., 1702.]
Engraved scrap, sheet 80 x 70mm. Trimmed, laid on album sheet.
The arms of Eton College.
[Ref: 7084] £35.00 (£42.00 incl.VAT)
![[Eton College. Playing Fields. Eton Winchester Match.]](jpegs/24021.jpg)
[Eton College. Playing Fields. Eton Winchester Match.]
F.G. Stevenson Sculps. H. Jamyn Brooks. [Pencil signature:] FGStevenson.
London Published Dec.2nd 1889 by Messrs Dickinson & Foster Publishers to The Queen, 114 New Bond Street, W. Copyright Registered.
Etching, signed by the artist. Printseller's Association stamp. Plate 425 x 628mm. 16¾ x 24¾".
A cricket match between Eton College and Winchester, held on the playing fields at Eton.
[Ref: 24021] £350.00
F.G. Stevenson Sculps. H. Jamyn Brooks. [Pencil signature:] FGStevenson.
London Published Dec.2nd 1889 by Messrs Dickinson & Foster Publishers to The Queen, 114 New Bond Street, W. Copyright Registered.
Etching, signed by the artist. Printseller's Association stamp. Plate 425 x 628mm. 16¾ x 24¾".
A cricket match between Eton College and Winchester, held on the playing fields at Eton.
[Ref: 24021] £350.00
![[Rev. Henry Etough.]](jpegs/68260.jpg)
[Rev. Henry Etough.] Such Tophet was-so grind the bawling Fiend...
[Michael Tyson.]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving. Sheet 210 x 125mm (8¼ x 5"). Trimmed.
Portrait of Rev. Henry Etough (1688 - 1757), Rector of Therfield from 1734 until his death in 1757, and he was interred there. He was awarded the degree of Master of Arts by mandamus in 1717 at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. Following the death of Robert Watkins, Etough was appointed Rector of Colmworth in 1736.
[Ref: 68260] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Michael Tyson.]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving. Sheet 210 x 125mm (8¼ x 5"). Trimmed.
Portrait of Rev. Henry Etough (1688 - 1757), Rector of Therfield from 1734 until his death in 1757, and he was interred there. He was awarded the degree of Master of Arts by mandamus in 1717 at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. Following the death of Robert Watkins, Etough was appointed Rector of Colmworth in 1736.
[Ref: 68260] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
L'Etourderie.
Se vend ches Haid. [n.d. c.1780.]
Stipple and etching with large margins, printed in brown ink, paper watermarked. Plate 190 x 133mm (7½ x 5¼"). Some slight foxing, crease along the upper edge.
'Thoughtlessness' an animal on a table top with two girls standing behind, one sharpening a knife and the other holding a pan. From a series of prints of prints showing children performing 'adult' tasks.
[Ref: 28738] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Se vend ches Haid. [n.d. c.1780.]
Stipple and etching with large margins, printed in brown ink, paper watermarked. Plate 190 x 133mm (7½ x 5¼"). Some slight foxing, crease along the upper edge.
'Thoughtlessness' an animal on a table top with two girls standing behind, one sharpening a knife and the other holding a pan. From a series of prints of prints showing children performing 'adult' tasks.
[Ref: 28738] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Les Etrennes. Le Bon Génie, Journal des Enfans. No.21 Lith No.5.
Marlet del. Lith de Marlet.
[n.d. c.1830.]
Lithograph, rare. 165 x 210mm (6½ x 8¼"). Slight creasing, cut.
'Les étrennes' (French tradition of Surprises). A father sat in his chair surrounded by children playing with their new presents, including a tambourine, violin, drum and dolls. A child on the right is dressed as a soldier and rides a toy horse. This military theme is echoed by the painting of a military inspection which hangs on the wall. One of a series published in a children's magazine.
[Ref: 29679] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Marlet del. Lith de Marlet.
[n.d. c.1830.]
Lithograph, rare. 165 x 210mm (6½ x 8¼"). Slight creasing, cut.
'Les étrennes' (French tradition of Surprises). A father sat in his chair surrounded by children playing with their new presents, including a tambourine, violin, drum and dolls. A child on the right is dressed as a soldier and rides a toy horse. This military theme is echoed by the painting of a military inspection which hangs on the wall. One of a series published in a children's magazine.
[Ref: 29679] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
L’Étudiant a Paris. (1.re Semaine du Mois). 30. La Lanterne Comique.
Linder pinx.t Pinson lith.
Bulla Frères, 66, rue Tiquetonne Paris. Imp. Lemercier & C.ie Paris. [n.d. c.1860.]
Tinted lithograph. 452 x 319mm.17¾ x 12½". Some mount burn.
A brothel scene with man sat on an arm of a chair holds three 200 Franc bills over the face of a woman who coyly leans back on his leg with a cigar in her right hand; a butler at the doorway holding a tray with refreshments; champagne on the table.
[Ref: 26612] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
Linder pinx.t Pinson lith.
Bulla Frères, 66, rue Tiquetonne Paris. Imp. Lemercier & C.ie Paris. [n.d. c.1860.]
Tinted lithograph. 452 x 319mm.17¾ x 12½". Some mount burn.
A brothel scene with man sat on an arm of a chair holds three 200 Franc bills over the face of a woman who coyly leans back on his leg with a cigar in her right hand; a butler at the doorway holding a tray with refreshments; champagne on the table.
[Ref: 26612] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
Euclid.
[n.d., 1689.]
Engraving. 145 x 85mm (5¾ x 3¼"). Trimmed close to image, laid on album sheet.
Euclid (fl. 300 BC), ancient Greek mathematician active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I. The frontispiece of Deshales edition of Euclid's Elements.
[Ref: 64364] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., 1689.]
Engraving. 145 x 85mm (5¾ x 3¼"). Trimmed close to image, laid on album sheet.
Euclid (fl. 300 BC), ancient Greek mathematician active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I. The frontispiece of Deshales edition of Euclid's Elements.
[Ref: 64364] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
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Euclide Margarean. [m.s.]
[n.d., c.1650]
Etching, 170 x 140mm. 6½ x 5½". Trimmed to image and glued to album sheet.
Euclid (fl. 300 BC), ancient Greek mathematician active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I.
[Ref: 15825] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1650]
Etching, 170 x 140mm. 6½ x 5½". Trimmed to image and glued to album sheet.
Euclid (fl. 300 BC), ancient Greek mathematician active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I.
[Ref: 15825] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Eudocia. O, Phocyas, for thy sake, no rival else [...] And we shall meet again, to part no more. Siege of Damascus Act. V
[Anon.]
London Pub.d Sep.t 7th 1801 by M. Bovi No.12 Piccadilly.
Stipple with very large margins. Platemark: 320 x 250mm (12½ x 9¾"). Creases.
A portrait of a young woman in oriental dress shown almost half-length leaning inward from the left and looking back up to left, with her hair loose under a plumed turban. Lettered below the image with the title, and two verses of six lines each from poet John Hughes' (1677-1720) successful tragedy 'Siege of Damascus'.
For trimmed impression see item ref: 36819.
[Ref: 36318] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon.]
London Pub.d Sep.t 7th 1801 by M. Bovi No.12 Piccadilly.
Stipple with very large margins. Platemark: 320 x 250mm (12½ x 9¾"). Creases.
A portrait of a young woman in oriental dress shown almost half-length leaning inward from the left and looking back up to left, with her hair loose under a plumed turban. Lettered below the image with the title, and two verses of six lines each from poet John Hughes' (1677-1720) successful tragedy 'Siege of Damascus'.
For trimmed impression see item ref: 36819.
[Ref: 36318] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)