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Bateau à vapeur. Chemin de Fer.
Bateau à vapeur. Chemin de Fer.
[Schaarbeek, Hemeleers & Van Houter, c.1860.]
Two wood engravings on one sheet. Sheet 280 x 375mm (11 x 14¾"). Creases, nicks to edges.
A naive popular print, illustrating a paddle steamer and steam locomotive.
[Ref: 58587]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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[Lydia Sterne de Medalle.]
[Lydia Sterne de Medalle.]
[Painted] by B. West. Engraved by S. Cald[wall].
[Publish'd by T Becket according to Act of Parliament August 10th 1775.]
Engraving. Sheet 130 x 80mm (5 x 3¼"). Trimmed to image and around title, losing part of artist & engraver's signatures and all of the publication line.
A portrait of Laurence Sterne's daughter Lydia (1747-80), posed with a bust of her father, the frontispiece to her edition of his 'Letters'.
[Ref: 58662]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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A View of the House from the Parterre [Stowe].
A View of the House from the Parterre [Stowe].
[after Jean Baptiste Claude Chatelain.]
London Printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane. Fleet Street [n.d. c.1750].
Engraving, plate 175 x 275mm (7 x 10¾"), with large margins. Some creasing within margins. Some surface dirt in margins.
A view of the magnificent country house in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. Some figures occupy the foreground of the garden.
[Ref: 58639]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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[General Tom Thumb, in his carriage.]
[General Tom Thumb, in his carriage.]
[Dean & C.o Threadneedle S.t][n.d. c.1845]
Hand coloured lithograph, sheet 175 x 260mm (6¾ x 10¼") Trimmed and glued to scrapbook paper. Some surface dirt.
Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838 -1883), better known by his stage name “General Tom Thumb” in one of his custom built carriages, drawn by ponies, the coachmen children. Onlookers watch amused. Stratton often rode around in his carriage in the cities he was performing in as advertising.
See rference 61738 fro framed version.
[Ref: 58569]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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[Lord Bute] The Pillars of the State.
[Lord Bute] The Pillars of the State. Design'd & Engrav'd for the Political Register.
[1768.]
Etching. Sheet 185 x 100mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed within plate on three sides, laid on album paper, ink date added on surtitle.
A satire on the continued influence of Lord Bute. Lord Mayor Thomas Harley and Samuel Gillam, J.P., stand on pedestals holding up a beam with a hangman's noose. Above is a scene of a ship crashing onto rocks, on which a figures shouts 'Oh D_n that Scottish Pilot!' He has run us on Rocks & is now fled to ye Enemy. Behind is another scene, of soldiers firing on a crowd at St George’s Fields on 10th May.
BM Satires 4235.
[Ref: 58649]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Sweet William's Farewell, to Black Eyed Susan.
Sweet William's Farewell, to Black Eyed Susan.
P. Monemie Pinx.t. Foudrinier sculp from the Original Painting in Vaux-hall Garden.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. Published by F. West, 83, Fleet S.t, London [n.d., c.1830].
Coloured engraving. 295 x 365mm (11½ x 14¼"), with large margins. Mount burn, spot on left edge.
An illustration to John Gay's poem of the same name which tells the tale of Susan, whose eyes are black from crying. The scene shows Susan standing in a boat heading away from the ship. Gay's poem was set to music by Richard Leveridge and became a popular song amongst sailors. Originally published 1743, this example was issued by Francis West, along with many other Bowles plates. Australian & American interest.
See Ref: 47341 for an earlier cut version.
[Ref: 58537]   £290.00   (£348.00 incl.VAT)
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D.r Swift.
D.r Swift. Cives aliquos virtutibus pares, & habemus & habemimus, gloria neminem. Plin. Epist.
Ravenet sculp. [after Rupert Barber.]
[n.d., 1752.]
Fine etching with engraving. Sheet 145 x 85mm (5¾ x 3¼"). Trimmed within plate, laid on album paper.
Oval bust portrait of Jonathan Swift, the frontispiece to the second edition of Lord Orrery's 'Remarks on the Life and Writings of Swift'.
[Ref: 58544]   £75.00   (£90.00 incl.VAT)
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John Thelwall.
John Thelwall.
H. Richter del.t.
Publish'd Dec: 8 1794 by H. Richter, G.t Newport Street.
Stipple. Sheet 220 x 120mm (8¾ x 4¾"). Trimmed within plate.
Oval portrait of John Thelwall (1764-1834), radical orator and political reformer, shortly after his aquittal of high treason. He had to flee to Wales to avoid mobs, but in 1800 he reappeared as an elocution teacher (in practice a combination of speech therapist and rhetoric teacher). A poet friend of Wordsworth & Coleridge, he was the first to publish a book on speech therapy "The Legopaedis".
Not in Wellcome
[Ref: 58615]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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View Of The Tower.
View Of The Tower.
Rowlandson & Pugin delt. et sculpt. Sunderland, aquat.
London Pub. Octr. 1st. 1809, at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101 Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint on J. Whatman paper watermarked 1808. Plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with large margins.
Tower Hill, London. Plate to Volume III of Rudolph Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London', 3 vols., 1808-10. Numbered 'Plate 85, Second.' upper right. On Whatman paper watermarked 1808.
Abbey, Scenery: 212, 85.
[Ref: 58327]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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The New Church From The Common.
The New Church From The Common.
Lithographed by W. Clerk 202 High Holborn.
Published by R. Nash, Royal Library, Parade, Tunbridge Wells. [n.d., c.1830.]
Very rare lithograph, sheet 250 x 315mm (10 x 12½"). Some foxing and some surface dirt largely in margins. Some creasing that goes into the image.
A birds eye view of a church, houses and a common. Presumably in Tunbridge Wells. Possibly Holy Trinity Church, consecrated on 3rd September 1829, in 1982 it became Trinity Theatre.
[Ref: 58574]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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[Turkish Baths] No. 6. The bather retires to a cooling room,
[Turkish Baths] No. 6. The bather retires to a cooling room, & after reposing a short time, goes forth, with his system thoroughly cleansed & invigorated.
TO [monogram of Thomas Onmhyn].
Rock & Co. London. June 11th 1861.
Wood engraving. 125 x 110mm (5 x 4¼"). Trimmed close to image, stains, laid on album paper.
A man lies wrapped in a towel, smoking a long pipe. The sixth and final illustration from a series of satirical scenes of a Turkish bath, suggesting torture rather than pleasure..
[Ref: 58527]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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[Thoothukudi] Tutecornyn
[Thoothukudi] Tutecornyn
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraved map, 18th century watermark. 290 x 350mm (11½ x 14"). Original binding folds, trimmed to plate on left.
A plan of the sea port Thoothukdi (or Tuticorin) in Tamil Nadu. This plate was first published in Amsterdam in 1672 to illustrate the account of Philips Baelde's travels in India; this example was issued in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58603]   £260.00  
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Antonio van Diemen, Gouverneur Generaal van Nederlands Indiën.
Antonio van Diemen, Gouverneur Generaal van Nederlands Indiën.
M. Balen Delineavit ad effig. D. Jongman schulp.
[Dordrecht & Amsterdam, I. Van Braam & G.O. Linden, n.d., c.1726.]
Engraving. 275 x 170mm (10¾ x 6¾"). Trimmed around portrait, laid on album paper.
Portrait of Anthony van Diemen (1593-1645), governor-general of the Dutch East Indies 1636-45, who commissioned the expedition of Abel Tasman in 1642-45, during which he charted the southern coast of Tasmania, which he named 'Van Diemen’s Land'.
[Ref: 58611]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[Venus and Cupids.]
[Venus and Cupids.]
[after Richard Westall R.A.]
[n.d., c.1840.]
Steel engraving, proof before letters, printed on chine collé. 190 x 245mm (7½ x 9½"), with large margins.
Venus, half-naked, reclining in a bower with two cherubs, one of whom draws a bow. A copy of a stipple engraved by Robert Mitchell Meadows (BM 1934,0113.5).
[Ref: 58584]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[The Kingdom of Tonquin] Their New Years Pastime & Feats of Agility, of Bady, w.th other hocus Pocus Tricks.
[The Kingdom of Tonquin] Their New Years Pastime & Feats of Agility, of Bady, w.th other hocus Pocus Tricks. The Manner & Order of Choosing Literadoes
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 140 x 160mm (5½ x 6¼"), set in letterpress, large margins. Crease in margin.
Illustrations from Jean-Baptiste Tavernier's 'A New and Sigular Relation of the Kingsom of Tunquin', northern Vietnam, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'. A circus image.
[Ref: 58636]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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[Matsya, the fish avatar of the god Vishnu] The Idol of Vistnum.
[Matsya, the fish avatar of the god Vishnu] The Idol of Vistnum.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 210 x 165mm (8¼ x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
An illustration of the upper body of Vishnu protruding from a fish's mouth., with a letterpress description. An illustration from the account of Philips Baelde (or Father Philippus Baldaeus) of India and Sri Lanka, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58626]   £90.00   (£108.00 incl.VAT)
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[Robert Walpole?]
[Robert Walpole?]
[n.d., c.1747]
Etching. Sheet 190 x 110mm (7½ x 4¼"). Trimmed within plate.
A satire with demons attacking the base of a Corinthian column on which is a vignette scene of a man (Robert Walpole?) leading a deputation to present a paper to a seated angel. In the angel's right hand is a scroll with 'Volventur Sœcular' written on it. The base of the column is dated 'MDCCXXXI' (1731). The inference is a mob attacking the status quo.
BM 1868,0808.3819, dated c.1747.
[Ref: 58652]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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[Warfield Park] A View of the Gardens of Tho.s Hart Esq.r from the India House at Warfield, Berkshire.
[Warfield Park] A View of the Gardens of Tho.s Hart Esq.r from the India House at Warfield, Berkshire.
J. Harris Pinx.t. J. Wood Sculp.t.
Published 10th Jan.y 1753 by J. Harris.
Scarce engraving, fine impression. Sheet 390 x 560mm (15¼ x 22"). Trimmed within plate. Slight creasing on right.
A view of a landscaped estate, a 'Grecian temple' folly on a hill, with a couple being rowed in a canopied boat.
[Ref: 58512]   £320.00  
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John Wesley, A.M.
John Wesley, A.M.
J. Tookey del et sculp.
Published by W. Bent April 2 1791
Engraving. Sheet 130 x 80mm (5 x 3"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
Oval portrait of John Wesley (1703-1791), Church of England clergyman and a founder of Methodism, preaching.
[Ref: 58659]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Mr Alderman W[ilke]s in his Magisterial Character at the Sessions House in the Old Baily
Mr Alderman W[ilke]s in his Magisterial Character at the Sessions House in the Old Baily Assisted by L[or]d M[ansfiel]d, the L[or]d M[ayor]r, Ald[erma]n H[arle]y, Ald[erman]n Tre[cothic]k, the Rec[or]d[e]r, &c &c. Engraved for the Oxford Magazine.
[1770.]
Etching, 115 x 165mm (4½ x 6½"). Trimmed into plate at top, laid on album paper.
A satire on John Wilkes being elected as an alderman of the City of London and therefore sitting as a magistrate, despite his recent prison sentence. It shows a trial with William Beckford presiding as Lord Mayor, with Alderman Thomas Harley, Wilkes, James Eyre (Recorder of the City), Lord Mansfield and Alderman Barlow Trecothick on the bench.
BM Satires
[Ref: 58647]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Thomæ Wilson Vera Effigies.
Thomæ Wilson Vera Effigies.
T. Cross Sculspit.
[n.d., c.1655.]
Engraving. Sheet 230 x 155mm (9 x 6"). Trimmed within plate, laid on album paper.
Oval portrait of Thomas Wilson (1563-1622), Anglican rector of St. George the Martyr, Canterbury, published as the frontispiece of the sixth edition of his 'Christian Dictionarie', expanded by Andrew Symson. This work was one of the earliest attempts made at a concordance of the Bible in English.
[Ref: 58547]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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Winchester Tower.
Winchester Tower.
P. Sandby Fecit. 1780.
Published by T. Palser Surry Side Westminster Bridge 1812.
Etching with some aquatint, hand-coloured. Sheet 195 x 265mm (7¾ x 10½"). Trimmed within plate, hole in sky.
A view of Winchester Tower, Windsor, with a man standing on the walls. The original title is written to his right. Originally published as an outline etching, this later state has some added aquatint.
Ex Collection of Sarah Baynton-Williams.
[Ref: 58533]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Winchester Tower.
Winchester Tower.
P. Sandby Fecit. 1780.
Published by T. Palser Surry Side Westminster Bridge 1812.
Etching with some aquatint. Sheet 205 x 280mm (8 x 11"). Trimmed within plate.
A view of Winchester Tower, Windsor, with a man standing on the walls. The original title is written to his right. Originally published as an outline etching.
Ex Collection of Sarah Baynton-Williams.
[Ref: 58534]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Wolstenhome's British Field Sports, Now Publishing by Subscription, by Richard Reeve, Engraver & Publisher,
Wolstenhome's British Field Sports, Now Publishing by Subscription, by Richard Reeve, Engraver & Publisher, No 7, Vere Street, New Bond Street, London; Being Pictures by the Above Master, Consisting of Fox Hunting, Stag Hunting, Hare Hunting, Coursing, and Shooting.
London: Printed by Nichols, Earl's-court, Leicester-square [n.d., 1806].
Letterpress prospectus. Sheet 220 x 140mm (8¾ x 5½"). Binding stitch holes, a few spots.
A prospectus for Dean Wolstenholme's four-aquatint sets. According to the text, 'Fox Hunting' and 'Stag Hunting' had already been published (1806).
[Ref: 58557]   £75.00   (£90.00 incl.VAT)
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[Joseph Sidney York, Aged Three Years.]
[Joseph Sidney York, Aged Three Years.]
Cath. Read pinxit. Val.Green fecit. John Boydell excudit.
Publish'd by John Boydell Cheapside Feby. 17th 1772 .
Mezzotint, a rare scratched letter proof before title. 455 x 325mm. Small margins.
Oval portrait of Joseph Yorke (1768-1831), hugging a fluffy white dog. He grew up to be Admiral of the Blue, KCB and MP. Sailing between Portsmouth and Hamble, a squall upset the 14-ton yacht he was on, drowning everyone.
Whatman: 35 & CS 145, neither mentioning this proof state. See Ref: 4799
[Ref: 58478]   £320.00  
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