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The Superb Lily.
Reinagle pinx.t. Earlom sculp.t.
London, Published June 1, 1799 by D.r Thornton.
Mezzotint, printed in colours and hand-finished. 475 x 355mm (18¾ x 14"), with large margins, watermarked 'J. Whatman 1794'. Colour faded.
An illustration of Lilium superbum, called the Turk's-cap lily or American Tiger Lily, native to the eastern and central regions of North America. One of the most desirable and plates from Dr Robert John Thornton's (1768-1837) 'Temple of Flora' (1799-1807), the greatest English colour-plate flower book, the first series of flower prints to show the plant within a habitat. Thornton had two plates engraved (the other by William Ward), an extravagence that helped Thornton into bankruptcy.
Dunthorne p.249: plate 'B', state I of IV.
[Ref: 54698] £850.00
Reinagle pinx.t. Earlom sculp.t.
London, Published June 1, 1799 by D.r Thornton.
Mezzotint, printed in colours and hand-finished. 475 x 355mm (18¾ x 14"), with large margins, watermarked 'J. Whatman 1794'. Colour faded.
An illustration of Lilium superbum, called the Turk's-cap lily or American Tiger Lily, native to the eastern and central regions of North America. One of the most desirable and plates from Dr Robert John Thornton's (1768-1837) 'Temple of Flora' (1799-1807), the greatest English colour-plate flower book, the first series of flower prints to show the plant within a habitat. Thornton had two plates engraved (the other by William Ward), an extravagence that helped Thornton into bankruptcy.
Dunthorne p.249: plate 'B', state I of IV.
[Ref: 54698] £850.00
Vue de Thun du Côté du Midi. Dedié à S.A.Royale M.e F. Sophie Wilhelmine Princess d'Orange et de Nassau Née Princesse de Prusse, Par son très humble et très respectueus serviteur Henzi.
Wolff pinx. J. Janinet sculp. Gravé sous la direction de M.r Vernet, Peintre du Roi.
Se vend à Paris Rue des deux Portes S.t Sauveur chez Mr Graff [n.d., c.1785].
Aquatint and etching with fine hand colour. 320 x 450mm (12½ x 17¾"). Small margins.
A fine view of Castle Thun with a footbridge over the Aare river. Plate 6 of ''Vues Remarkables des Montagnes de la Suisse, Dessinees et Peintes d'apres Nature, Avec Leur Description'', one of the earliest and rarest alpine colour plate books. Orignally published by Wagner in Bern in 1782, the plates passed to Bern publisher Rodolphe Hentzi who published them in 1785. This example has Graff's name added.
[Ref: 54919] £350.00 (£420.00 incl.VAT)
Wolff pinx. J. Janinet sculp. Gravé sous la direction de M.r Vernet, Peintre du Roi.
Se vend à Paris Rue des deux Portes S.t Sauveur chez Mr Graff [n.d., c.1785].
Aquatint and etching with fine hand colour. 320 x 450mm (12½ x 17¾"). Small margins.
A fine view of Castle Thun with a footbridge over the Aare river. Plate 6 of ''Vues Remarkables des Montagnes de la Suisse, Dessinees et Peintes d'apres Nature, Avec Leur Description'', one of the earliest and rarest alpine colour plate books. Orignally published by Wagner in Bern in 1782, the plates passed to Bern publisher Rodolphe Hentzi who published them in 1785. This example has Graff's name added.
[Ref: 54919] £350.00 (£420.00 incl.VAT)
A Tigress.
Engraved by John Murphy by Permission of Mr. George Stubbs from the Picture Painted by himself and in his Possession.
London, Published July 27, 1798 by J. Murphy, North side Paddington Green.
Coloured mezzotint. Sheet 490 x 610mm (19¼ x 24"). Trimmed to platemark. Very slight hole above tiger's head.
A very rare mezzotint, probably engraved from the life-size portrait of the Royal Tiger in Stubbs's possession when he died. The painting had originally been engraved by John Dixon in 1772; however that mezzotint plate had been destroyed, so John Murphy was allowed to engrave a new plate. A beautifully-coloured example of one of the finest images produced in the history of mezzotint.
Lennox-Boyd 133: ii of ii.
[Ref: 54787] £4,500.00
Engraved by John Murphy by Permission of Mr. George Stubbs from the Picture Painted by himself and in his Possession.
London, Published July 27, 1798 by J. Murphy, North side Paddington Green.
Coloured mezzotint. Sheet 490 x 610mm (19¼ x 24"). Trimmed to platemark. Very slight hole above tiger's head.
A very rare mezzotint, probably engraved from the life-size portrait of the Royal Tiger in Stubbs's possession when he died. The painting had originally been engraved by John Dixon in 1772; however that mezzotint plate had been destroyed, so John Murphy was allowed to engrave a new plate. A beautifully-coloured example of one of the finest images produced in the history of mezzotint.
Lennox-Boyd 133: ii of ii.
[Ref: 54787] £4,500.00
![[A large dead tree.]](jpegs/52805.jpg)
[A large dead tree.]
R. West.
Rare pen lithograph. 225 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Thread margins. Central crease not visible from front.
Men resting under an ancient dead tree. The artist, Raphael Lamar West (1769-1850), son of Benjamin West, contributed to Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.
[Ref: 52805] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
R. West.
Rare pen lithograph. 225 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Thread margins. Central crease not visible from front.
Men resting under an ancient dead tree. The artist, Raphael Lamar West (1769-1850), son of Benjamin West, contributed to Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.
[Ref: 52805] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Nuovo ponte sul Po in Torino. Nouveau Pont du Po a Turin.
Nicolosini dis. Stucchi inc.
Torino presso Gio. Batta. Maggi Negro.te di Stampa in Via de Po [n.d., 1827.]
Aquatint, printed in sepia. 230 x 325mm (9 x 12¾"), with large margins. Uncut. Slight crease top right.
A view of the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele I, Turin, with washerwomen working on the riverbank.
From the Berkeley Collection, Spetchley Park.
[Ref: 54963] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Nicolosini dis. Stucchi inc.
Torino presso Gio. Batta. Maggi Negro.te di Stampa in Via de Po [n.d., 1827.]
Aquatint, printed in sepia. 230 x 325mm (9 x 12¾"), with large margins. Uncut. Slight crease top right.
A view of the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele I, Turin, with washerwomen working on the riverbank.
From the Berkeley Collection, Spetchley Park.
[Ref: 54963] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Piazza Reale a Torino. Place Royale a Turin.
Nicolosini dis. Stucchi inc.
Torino presso Gio. Batta. Maggi Negro.te di Stampa in Via de Po [n.d., 1827.]
Aquatint, printed in sepia. 230 x 325mm (9 x 12¾"), with large margins. Uncut.
A view of the Piazza San Carlo, Turin, before the placing of the 'Caval 'd brons'.
From the Berkeley Collection, Spetchley Park.
[Ref: 54964] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Nicolosini dis. Stucchi inc.
Torino presso Gio. Batta. Maggi Negro.te di Stampa in Via de Po [n.d., 1827.]
Aquatint, printed in sepia. 230 x 325mm (9 x 12¾"), with large margins. Uncut.
A view of the Piazza San Carlo, Turin, before the placing of the 'Caval 'd brons'.
From the Berkeley Collection, Spetchley Park.
[Ref: 54964] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
![[Album of 43 sketched portraits after Anthony van Dyck.]](jpegs/54925.jpg)
[Album of 43 sketched portraits after Anthony van Dyck.]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Folio, half calf with marbled boards; 43 portraits, of which 41 are red crayon, two pencil, all bordered with gilt. A little wear to the binding, a few plates with stains from glue.
Most of the portraits have been named in pencil; the sitters include Erasmus and Inigo Jones.
[Ref: 54925] £2,600.00 view all images for this item
[n.d., c.1780.]
Folio, half calf with marbled boards; 43 portraits, of which 41 are red crayon, two pencil, all bordered with gilt. A little wear to the binding, a few plates with stains from glue.
Most of the portraits have been named in pencil; the sitters include Erasmus and Inigo Jones.
[Ref: 54925] £2,600.00 view all images for this item
![[Piazza San Marco, Venice] Prospectus Plateae Divi Marci Venetiarum, et ejusdem Basilicae cum Redibus D. Marci Procuratorum. 1.](jpegs/55122.jpg)
[Piazza San Marco, Venice] Prospectus Plateae Divi Marci Venetiarum, et ejusdem Basilicae cum Redibus D. Marci Procuratorum. 1.
Mich.e Mariaschi Del. Apud Theordorum Viero in via Mercatoria vulgo dicta dell'Orologlio Vemetiis.
Teodoro Viero, Venice [1760-1800.]
Etching and engraving, triple crescent moon watermark. 320 x 430mm (12½ x 17"), with large margins. Substantial loss of margin to lower right corner, trimmed to plate mark. Some minor creasing and light toning in right margin.
The Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking towards the Basilica and Campanile. A copy of Marieschi's etching of the same view from his series 'Magnificentiores Selectioresque Urbis Venetiarum Prospectus', published in 1741.
[Ref: 55122] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Mich.e Mariaschi Del. Apud Theordorum Viero in via Mercatoria vulgo dicta dell'Orologlio Vemetiis.
Teodoro Viero, Venice [1760-1800.]
Etching and engraving, triple crescent moon watermark. 320 x 430mm (12½ x 17"), with large margins. Substantial loss of margin to lower right corner, trimmed to plate mark. Some minor creasing and light toning in right margin.
The Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking towards the Basilica and Campanile. A copy of Marieschi's etching of the same view from his series 'Magnificentiores Selectioresque Urbis Venetiarum Prospectus', published in 1741.
[Ref: 55122] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
A Perspective View of the City of Venice. Vue Perspective de la Ville de Venise.
Published 12th May 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, N.o 53 Fleet Street, London. c. 1810
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 280 x 425mm (11 x 16¾"), with margins. Laid on album paper.
A birds-eye view of Venice and ships sailing the surrounding Adriatic Sea.
[Ref: 55173] £380.00
Published 12th May 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, N.o 53 Fleet Street, London. c. 1810
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 280 x 425mm (11 x 16¾"), with margins. Laid on album paper.
A birds-eye view of Venice and ships sailing the surrounding Adriatic Sea.
[Ref: 55173] £380.00
A Perspective View of the Venice.
Giorg.. Fossati Archit.t delin.t. Bowles Sculp.t.
Published according to Act of Parliament. Printed for Robert Wilkinson, 58 _ in Cornhill, & Bowles & Carver 69, St. Pauls Church Yard, London [n.d., c.1814].
Coloured engraving. 290 x 425mm (11½ x 16¾"), paper watermarked 'J Whatman 1814', with margins. Top left margin corner missing.
An elevated prospect of Venice, the Bucentaur (the Doge's ceremonical barge) in the background right. Giorgio Domenico Fossati ((1705-85), Swiss-born artist and architect.
[Ref: 54658] £340.00 (£408.00 incl.VAT)
Giorg.. Fossati Archit.t delin.t. Bowles Sculp.t.
Published according to Act of Parliament. Printed for Robert Wilkinson, 58 _ in Cornhill, & Bowles & Carver 69, St. Pauls Church Yard, London [n.d., c.1814].
Coloured engraving. 290 x 425mm (11½ x 16¾"), paper watermarked 'J Whatman 1814', with margins. Top left margin corner missing.
An elevated prospect of Venice, the Bucentaur (the Doge's ceremonical barge) in the background right. Giorgio Domenico Fossati ((1705-85), Swiss-born artist and architect.
[Ref: 54658] £340.00 (£408.00 incl.VAT)
Nuova Pianta Iconografica dell'Inclita Città di Venezia.
[after Ludovico Ughi.]
In Venezia 1816 Presso Teodoro Viero.
Very decorative and fine engraved map, with original outline colour, 18th century watermark 490 x 565mm (19¼ x 22¼") very large margins.
A detailed plan of Venice after Ludovico Furlanetto's version of the large map by Ludovico Ughi, with a grid and extensive key to street names and buildings. First published in 1792 this popular plan went through 15 states before 1847, mostly with just the date changed.
From the Berkeley Collection, Spetchley Park.
[Ref: 54982] £850.00
[after Ludovico Ughi.]
In Venezia 1816 Presso Teodoro Viero.
Very decorative and fine engraved map, with original outline colour, 18th century watermark 490 x 565mm (19¼ x 22¼") very large margins.
A detailed plan of Venice after Ludovico Furlanetto's version of the large map by Ludovico Ughi, with a grid and extensive key to street names and buildings. First published in 1792 this popular plan went through 15 states before 1847, mostly with just the date changed.
From the Berkeley Collection, Spetchley Park.
[Ref: 54982] £850.00
A View from the Pillar of S.t Theodore to the Entrance of the Great Canal at Venice.
Ant. Canale delin.
London Printed for & sold by J. Boydell Engraver, at the Unicorn the corner of Queen Street, Cheapside, & R. Sayer, Map & Printseller; facing Fetter Lane End; Fleet Street.
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 275 x 430mm (10¾ x 17"), with very large margins. Laid on album paper. Foxing top left corner.
A bustling street view of the area between Piazza San Marco and the canal.
[Ref: 55170] £320.00
Ant. Canale delin.
London Printed for & sold by J. Boydell Engraver, at the Unicorn the corner of Queen Street, Cheapside, & R. Sayer, Map & Printseller; facing Fetter Lane End; Fleet Street.
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 275 x 430mm (10¾ x 17"), with very large margins. Laid on album paper. Foxing top left corner.
A bustling street view of the area between Piazza San Marco and the canal.
[Ref: 55170] £320.00
![Eruption du Mont Vesuve au Jour. [&] Eruption du Mont-Vesuve à la Nuit.](jpegs/54742.jpg)
Eruption du Mont Vesuve au Jour. [&] Eruption du Mont-Vesuve à la Nuit.
Gravé par P.L. Deboucourt d'après le dessin fait à Naples.
à Paris, chez Ch.les Bance, rue J.J. Rousseau, No 10, et Rue Porte, Près le Temple, No. 15 [n.d., 1813].
Fine pair of scarce aquatints. 220 x 275mm (8¾ x 10¾"). Trimmed close to plate top and bottom, some ink offset from text on 'Jour'.
Day and night scenes of the volcano Vesuvius erupting, from the Bay of Naples by Philibert Louis Debucourt (1755-1832). It is likely to be the eruption of 1794.
[Ref: 54742] £950.00 view all images for this item
Gravé par P.L. Deboucourt d'après le dessin fait à Naples.
à Paris, chez Ch.les Bance, rue J.J. Rousseau, No 10, et Rue Porte, Près le Temple, No. 15 [n.d., 1813].
Fine pair of scarce aquatints. 220 x 275mm (8¾ x 10¾"). Trimmed close to plate top and bottom, some ink offset from text on 'Jour'.
Day and night scenes of the volcano Vesuvius erupting, from the Bay of Naples by Philibert Louis Debucourt (1755-1832). It is likely to be the eruption of 1794.
[Ref: 54742] £950.00 view all images for this item
La Dance de Village. La Bergere en Simple Cornette/ Dansante au son des Chatumeaux/ Fait Souvent plus d'Amans nouveaux/ Que la Demoiselle Coquette.
N. Arnoult f. A Paris chex N. Arnoult rue de la Fromagerie a l'Image S.t Claude aux halles Avec Pri. du Roy.
Paris. [n.d. c. 1680-92]
Engraving. 290 x 190mm (11½ x 7½"). Small margins on 3 sides. Trimmed in left side. Staining in margins. Crease affecting title area.
A group of young women and a man dance around a tree. In the tree sits a man playing the pipes. Engraving by Nicolas Arnoult (1650 - c.1722), specialist in fashion plates and historical costume.
[Ref: 54717] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
N. Arnoult f. A Paris chex N. Arnoult rue de la Fromagerie a l'Image S.t Claude aux halles Avec Pri. du Roy.
Paris. [n.d. c. 1680-92]
Engraving. 290 x 190mm (11½ x 7½"). Small margins on 3 sides. Trimmed in left side. Staining in margins. Crease affecting title area.
A group of young women and a man dance around a tree. In the tree sits a man playing the pipes. Engraving by Nicolas Arnoult (1650 - c.1722), specialist in fashion plates and historical costume.
[Ref: 54717] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
A Virginia Pilot Boat Getting Underway. No.13.
Drawn on stone by J. Rogers.
Printed by Rowney & Forster. Published by T. McLean. 26, Haymarket [n.d., c.1824].
Rare lithograph. Sheet 305 x 435mm (12 x 17") large margins.
A two-masted schooner, 'Anne of Norfolk' on its foresail, compling with a Virginia law of 1791 which required boats to have their names and home port painted on the foresail in letters at least nine inches high.
[Ref: 55043] £450.00 (£540.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn on stone by J. Rogers.
Printed by Rowney & Forster. Published by T. McLean. 26, Haymarket [n.d., c.1824].
Rare lithograph. Sheet 305 x 435mm (12 x 17") large margins.
A two-masted schooner, 'Anne of Norfolk' on its foresail, compling with a Virginia law of 1791 which required boats to have their names and home port painted on the foresail in letters at least nine inches high.
[Ref: 55043] £450.00 (£540.00 incl.VAT)
Representation of the election of Members of Parliament for Westminster, 1818. Representation des Elections des Membres de Parlement pour Westminster, 1818.
Drawn & Etched by G. Scharf. Engraved by Rob.t Havell & Son. 3 Chapel St. Tottenham Court Road.
[London, Published Nov.r 1818, by G. Scharf, 3, St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, and Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co, Printsellers, Cockspur Street.]
Etching and aquatint with hand colour. Sheet 350 x 465mm (13¾ x 18¼"). Trimmed within plate, losing publication line.
A scene of the Westminster Election of 1818, with the hustings infront of St Paul`s, Covent Garden. In the foreground a figure holds a placard giving the results of the last day's poll, with Reformist politicians Samuel Romilly (1757-1818) and Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844) in the lead, being the eventual winners. This is one of George Scharf`s earliest print commissions after arrival in London. He reissued it two years later with minor changes for the election caused by the death of George III.
BM Satires 13006.
[Ref: 54776] £750.00
Drawn & Etched by G. Scharf. Engraved by Rob.t Havell & Son. 3 Chapel St. Tottenham Court Road.
[London, Published Nov.r 1818, by G. Scharf, 3, St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, and Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co, Printsellers, Cockspur Street.]
Etching and aquatint with hand colour. Sheet 350 x 465mm (13¾ x 18¼"). Trimmed within plate, losing publication line.
A scene of the Westminster Election of 1818, with the hustings infront of St Paul`s, Covent Garden. In the foreground a figure holds a placard giving the results of the last day's poll, with Reformist politicians Samuel Romilly (1757-1818) and Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844) in the lead, being the eventual winners. This is one of George Scharf`s earliest print commissions after arrival in London. He reissued it two years later with minor changes for the election caused by the death of George III.
BM Satires 13006.
[Ref: 54776] £750.00
Vue Générale des Alpes et Glacieres Prise du Chateau de Worb. Dedié à S.A.Royale Frederic Guillaume D Prince heréditaire de Prusse, Par son très humble et très respectueus serviteur Henzi.
Clement pin.x. Descourtis sculp.t. Imprimé par Guyant le jeune.
Se vend à Paris Rue des deux Portes S.t Sauveur chez Mr Graff [n.d., c.1785].
Aquatint and etching with fine hand colour. 320 x 450mm (12½ x 17¾"). Small margins
A large & fine view of the Alps, Worb Castle in the foreground. From ''Vues Remarkables des Montagnes de la Suisse, Dessinees et Peintes d'apres Nature, Avec Leur Description'', one of the earliest and rarest alpine colour plate books. Orignally published by Wagner in Bern in 1782, the plates passed to Bern publisher Rodolphe Hentzi who published them in 1785. This example has Graff's name added.
[Ref: 54921] £480.00 (£576.00 incl.VAT)
Clement pin.x. Descourtis sculp.t. Imprimé par Guyant le jeune.
Se vend à Paris Rue des deux Portes S.t Sauveur chez Mr Graff [n.d., c.1785].
Aquatint and etching with fine hand colour. 320 x 450mm (12½ x 17¾"). Small margins
A large & fine view of the Alps, Worb Castle in the foreground. From ''Vues Remarkables des Montagnes de la Suisse, Dessinees et Peintes d'apres Nature, Avec Leur Description'', one of the earliest and rarest alpine colour plate books. Orignally published by Wagner in Bern in 1782, the plates passed to Bern publisher Rodolphe Hentzi who published them in 1785. This example has Graff's name added.
[Ref: 54921] £480.00 (£576.00 incl.VAT)
Sunshine + Cloud B/4.
Stuart E. Wade 13/4.
[n.d., c.1920.]
Signed etching. 235 x 170mm (9¼ x 6¾"), with large margins. Good condition.
View of a yacht sailing.
[Ref: 54030] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Stuart E. Wade 13/4.
[n.d., c.1920.]
Signed etching. 235 x 170mm (9¼ x 6¾"), with large margins. Good condition.
View of a yacht sailing.
[Ref: 54030] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Yarra / Melbourne].](jpegs/54017.jpg)
[The Yarra / Melbourne]. Genuine original etching limited edition by Fabian Swire (London Artist) / Series One Views of Victoria.
[n.d. after 1930].
Signed etching, with original label as issued. 85 x 125mm (3¼ x 5") with margins. Sheet laid at top in original mount. Slight printer's crease on left margin.
A view of the Yarra River, which flows from the Yarra Ranges and through Greater Melbourne, published as part of Fabian Swire's first series Views of Victoria.
[Ref: 54017] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. after 1930].
Signed etching, with original label as issued. 85 x 125mm (3¼ x 5") with margins. Sheet laid at top in original mount. Slight printer's crease on left margin.
A view of the Yarra River, which flows from the Yarra Ranges and through Greater Melbourne, published as part of Fabian Swire's first series Views of Victoria.
[Ref: 54017] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)