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John Hawkesworth, L.L.D.
Warren sc.
London Published Sep.r 1 1802 by Longman & Rees Paternoster Row.
Stipple, sheet 160 x 105mm (6¼ x 4¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; false margins added. Good impression.
John Hawkesworth (c.1720 - 1773), writer. He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744, he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the Gentleman's Magazine. In company with Johnson and others, he started a periodical called 'The Adventurer', which ran to 140 issues, of which 70 were from the pen of Hawkesworth himself. Hawkesworth was a close imitator of Johnson both in style and thought, and was at one time on very friendly terms with him. It is said that he presumed on his success, and lost Johnson's friendship as early as 1756. Hawkesworth is most remembered today for his compiling of the three-volume 'An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', which contained the official account of James Cook's first circumnavigation, on which Cook mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia accurately for the first the time.
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Warren sc.
London Published Sep.r 1 1802 by Longman & Rees Paternoster Row.
Stipple, sheet 160 x 105mm (6¼ x 4¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; false margins added. Good impression.
John Hawkesworth (c.1720 - 1773), writer. He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744, he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the Gentleman's Magazine. In company with Johnson and others, he started a periodical called 'The Adventurer', which ran to 140 issues, of which 70 were from the pen of Hawkesworth himself. Hawkesworth was a close imitator of Johnson both in style and thought, and was at one time on very friendly terms with him. It is said that he presumed on his success, and lost Johnson's friendship as early as 1756. Hawkesworth is most remembered today for his compiling of the three-volume 'An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', which contained the official account of James Cook's first circumnavigation, on which Cook mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia accurately for the first the time.
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John Hawkesworth L.L.D. Done from an Original Picture in the possession of the Hon.ble Mr Fitzmaurice.
Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx. / J. Hall sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Jan. 1.st 1775 by T. Cadell in the Strand.
Engraving, sheet 175 x 100mm (7 x 4"). Trimmed inside platemark.
John Hawkesworth (c.1720 - 1773), writer. He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744, he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the Gentleman's Magazine. In company with Johnson and others, he started a periodical called 'The Adventurer', which ran to 140 issues, of which 70 were from the pen of Hawkesworth himself. Hawkesworth was a close imitator of Johnson both in style and thought, and was at one time on very friendly terms with him. It is said that he presumed on his success, and lost Johnson's friendship as early as 1756. Hawkesworth is most remembered today for his compiling of the three-volume 'An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', which contained the official account of James Cook's first circumnavigation, on which Cook mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia accurately for the first the time. 'As a man of versatile talents who was widely read and a leading figure in the cultural life of eighteenth-century London, his virtual eclipse in the twentieth century seems curious' (DNB). Frontispiece to 'The Adventurer'.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx. / J. Hall sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Jan. 1.st 1775 by T. Cadell in the Strand.
Engraving, sheet 175 x 100mm (7 x 4"). Trimmed inside platemark.
John Hawkesworth (c.1720 - 1773), writer. He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744, he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the Gentleman's Magazine. In company with Johnson and others, he started a periodical called 'The Adventurer', which ran to 140 issues, of which 70 were from the pen of Hawkesworth himself. Hawkesworth was a close imitator of Johnson both in style and thought, and was at one time on very friendly terms with him. It is said that he presumed on his success, and lost Johnson's friendship as early as 1756. Hawkesworth is most remembered today for his compiling of the three-volume 'An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', which contained the official account of James Cook's first circumnavigation, on which Cook mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia accurately for the first the time. 'As a man of versatile talents who was widely read and a leading figure in the cultural life of eighteenth-century London, his virtual eclipse in the twentieth century seems curious' (DNB). Frontispiece to 'The Adventurer'.
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John Hawkesworth L.L.D. Done from an Original Picture in the possession of the Hon.ble Mr Fitzmaurice.
Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx. / J. Hall sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Jan. 1.st 1775 by T. Cadell in the Strand.
Engraving, sheet 170 x 105mm (7 x 4"). Trimmed inside platemark.
John Hawkesworth (c.1720 - 1773), writer. He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744, he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the Gentleman's Magazine. In company with Johnson and others, he started a periodical called 'The Adventurer', which ran to 140 issues, of which 70 were from the pen of Hawkesworth himself. Hawkesworth was a close imitator of Johnson both in style and thought, and was at one time on very friendly terms with him. It is said that he presumed on his success, and lost Johnson's friendship as early as 1756. Hawkesworth is most remembered today for his compiling of the three-volume 'An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', which contained the official account of James Cook's first circumnavigation, on which Cook mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia accurately for the first the time. 'As a man of versatile talents who was widely read and a leading figure in the cultural life of eighteenth-century London, his virtual eclipse in the twentieth century seems curious' (DNB). Frontispiece to 'The Adventurer'.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx. / J. Hall sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Jan. 1.st 1775 by T. Cadell in the Strand.
Engraving, sheet 170 x 105mm (7 x 4"). Trimmed inside platemark.
John Hawkesworth (c.1720 - 1773), writer. He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744, he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the Gentleman's Magazine. In company with Johnson and others, he started a periodical called 'The Adventurer', which ran to 140 issues, of which 70 were from the pen of Hawkesworth himself. Hawkesworth was a close imitator of Johnson both in style and thought, and was at one time on very friendly terms with him. It is said that he presumed on his success, and lost Johnson's friendship as early as 1756. Hawkesworth is most remembered today for his compiling of the three-volume 'An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', which contained the official account of James Cook's first circumnavigation, on which Cook mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia accurately for the first the time. 'As a man of versatile talents who was widely read and a leading figure in the cultural life of eighteenth-century London, his virtual eclipse in the twentieth century seems curious' (DNB). Frontispiece to 'The Adventurer'.
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Dr. Hawkesworth. Of Dr. John Hawkesworth, one of our most amiable moral writers, few particulars are known [...]
Sir Jos. Reynolds Pin.t / A. Smith sculp.
Publish'd by Harrison & Co Dec.r 1794.
Line engraving with letterpress, sheet 215 x 135mm (8½ x 5¼").
John Hawkesworth (c.1720 - 1773), writer. He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744, he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the Gentleman's Magazine. In company with Johnson and others, he started a periodical called 'The Adventurer', which ran to 140 issues, of which 70 were from the pen of Hawkesworth himself. Hawkesworth was a close imitator of Johnson both in style and thought, and was at one time on very friendly terms with him. It is said that he presumed on his success, and lost Johnson's friendship as early as 1756. Hawkesworth is most remembered today for his compiling of the three-volume 'An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', which contained the official account of James Cook's first circumnavigation, on which Cook mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia accurately for the first the time. 'As a man of versatile talents who was widely read and a leading figure in the cultural life of eighteenth-century London, his virtual eclipse in the twentieth century seems curious' (DNB). Plate from the 'Biographical Magazine' of 1794 with biographical sketch.
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Sir Jos. Reynolds Pin.t / A. Smith sculp.
Publish'd by Harrison & Co Dec.r 1794.
Line engraving with letterpress, sheet 215 x 135mm (8½ x 5¼").
John Hawkesworth (c.1720 - 1773), writer. He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744, he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the Gentleman's Magazine. In company with Johnson and others, he started a periodical called 'The Adventurer', which ran to 140 issues, of which 70 were from the pen of Hawkesworth himself. Hawkesworth was a close imitator of Johnson both in style and thought, and was at one time on very friendly terms with him. It is said that he presumed on his success, and lost Johnson's friendship as early as 1756. Hawkesworth is most remembered today for his compiling of the three-volume 'An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', which contained the official account of James Cook's first circumnavigation, on which Cook mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia accurately for the first the time. 'As a man of versatile talents who was widely read and a leading figure in the cultural life of eighteenth-century London, his virtual eclipse in the twentieth century seems curious' (DNB). Plate from the 'Biographical Magazine' of 1794 with biographical sketch.
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Dr. Hawkesworth. Of Dr. John Hawkesworth, one of our most amiable moral writers, few particulars are known [...]
Sir Jos. Reynolds Pin.t / A. Smith sculp.
Publish'd by Harrison & Co Dec.r 1794.
Line engraving with letterpress, sheet 210 x 130mm (8½ x 5¼").
John Hawkesworth (c.1720 - 1773), writer. He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744, he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the Gentleman's Magazine. In company with Johnson and others, he started a periodical called 'The Adventurer', which ran to 140 issues, of which 70 were from the pen of Hawkesworth himself. Hawkesworth was a close imitator of Johnson both in style and thought, and was at one time on very friendly terms with him. It is said that he presumed on his success, and lost Johnson's friendship as early as 1756. Hawkesworth is most remembered today for his compiling of the three-volume 'An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', which contained the official account of James Cook's first circumnavigation, on which Cook mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia accurately for the first the time. 'As a man of versatile talents who was widely read and a leading figure in the cultural life of eighteenth-century London, his virtual eclipse in the twentieth century seems curious' (DNB). Plate from the 'Biographical Magazine' of 1794 with biographical sketch.
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Sir Jos. Reynolds Pin.t / A. Smith sculp.
Publish'd by Harrison & Co Dec.r 1794.
Line engraving with letterpress, sheet 210 x 130mm (8½ x 5¼").
John Hawkesworth (c.1720 - 1773), writer. He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744, he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the Gentleman's Magazine. In company with Johnson and others, he started a periodical called 'The Adventurer', which ran to 140 issues, of which 70 were from the pen of Hawkesworth himself. Hawkesworth was a close imitator of Johnson both in style and thought, and was at one time on very friendly terms with him. It is said that he presumed on his success, and lost Johnson's friendship as early as 1756. Hawkesworth is most remembered today for his compiling of the three-volume 'An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', which contained the official account of James Cook's first circumnavigation, on which Cook mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia accurately for the first the time. 'As a man of versatile talents who was widely read and a leading figure in the cultural life of eighteenth-century London, his virtual eclipse in the twentieth century seems curious' (DNB). Plate from the 'Biographical Magazine' of 1794 with biographical sketch.
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Isaac Hawkins Browne Esq. F.R.S.
Highmore pinxt. Ravenet sculpt.
[n.d. c.1760.]
Engraving with etching. 196 x 132mm (7¾ x 5¼"), with wide margins.
Portrait, bust facing front, head turned three-quarter to right, looking towards the viewer, with a wig, five buttons on his jacket all open; in an oval frame; below image, a coat-of-arms with dragon and shell charges in four fields. Author of "A Pipe", smoking related. Isaac Hawkins Browne (1705-1760) the English poet who also acted as MP for Much Wenlock, Shropshire from 1744 to 1754. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1750.
W. 445
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Highmore pinxt. Ravenet sculpt.
[n.d. c.1760.]
Engraving with etching. 196 x 132mm (7¾ x 5¼"), with wide margins.
Portrait, bust facing front, head turned three-quarter to right, looking towards the viewer, with a wig, five buttons on his jacket all open; in an oval frame; below image, a coat-of-arms with dragon and shell charges in four fields. Author of "A Pipe", smoking related. Isaac Hawkins Browne (1705-1760) the English poet who also acted as MP for Much Wenlock, Shropshire from 1744 to 1754. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1750.
W. 445
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John Hawksworth, L.L.D.
Engraved by J. Hopwood.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Stipple engraving, 176 x 115mm (7 x 4½").
John Hawkesworth (c.1715 - 1773) compiled ‘An Account of the Voyages undertaken by order of his present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', 1773, which contained the official account of Captain Cook's first circumnavigation. Adverse criticism to the book affected his health and he died the year of publication. This is engraved from a portrait by Reynolds. According to DNB, 'Hawkesworth appears to have sat to Sir Joshua Reynolds four times, viz.: in September 1769, January 1770, October 1772, and July 1773'. It also notes that 'Malone also records that Sir Joshua Reynolds told him that Hawkesworth was latterly ‘an affected insincere man and a great coxcomb in his dress'.
[Ref: 7739] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by J. Hopwood.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Stipple engraving, 176 x 115mm (7 x 4½").
John Hawkesworth (c.1715 - 1773) compiled ‘An Account of the Voyages undertaken by order of his present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...', 1773, which contained the official account of Captain Cook's first circumnavigation. Adverse criticism to the book affected his health and he died the year of publication. This is engraved from a portrait by Reynolds. According to DNB, 'Hawkesworth appears to have sat to Sir Joshua Reynolds four times, viz.: in September 1769, January 1770, October 1772, and July 1773'. It also notes that 'Malone also records that Sir Joshua Reynolds told him that Hawkesworth was latterly ‘an affected insincere man and a great coxcomb in his dress'.
[Ref: 7739] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
Frontispiece to the Second Volume of Hayley's Memoirs. Vide page 233.
Engraved by Caroline Watson, From a painting by Romney.
London Published by Henry Colburn & Co. and Simpkin & Marshall April, 10, 1823.
Stipple engraving 257 x 315mm. 10 x 12 inches. Collectors mark for Madam Anderson Weston.
William Hayley (1745-1820), an English writer best known as the friend and biographer of William Cowper.
Horne: 65b.
[Ref: 13720] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Caroline Watson, From a painting by Romney.
London Published by Henry Colburn & Co. and Simpkin & Marshall April, 10, 1823.
Stipple engraving 257 x 315mm. 10 x 12 inches. Collectors mark for Madam Anderson Weston.
William Hayley (1745-1820), an English writer best known as the friend and biographer of William Cowper.
Horne: 65b.
[Ref: 13720] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Richard Head. The Globe's thy Studye; for thy boundless mind... I.F.
Published 1795 by I. Caulfield.
Engraving, 19th century copy of the frontispiece to Head's 'The English Rogue', 160 x 95mm. 6¼ x 3¾". Laid to card.
Portrait of Richard Head (1637? - 1686?), author, born in Ireland. Head is chiefly known as the author of a racy pretended autobiography of a professional thief, entitled ‘The English Rogue, described in the life of Meriton Latroon, a witty extravagant, being a compleat history of the most Eminent Cheats of both Sexes', first published 1665. It appears that when the manuscript was first presented to the censors of the press, license was refused on the ground of its indecency, and that it was first distributed secretly and sold largely as a forbidden book.
Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 18489] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Published 1795 by I. Caulfield.
Engraving, 19th century copy of the frontispiece to Head's 'The English Rogue', 160 x 95mm. 6¼ x 3¾". Laid to card.
Portrait of Richard Head (1637? - 1686?), author, born in Ireland. Head is chiefly known as the author of a racy pretended autobiography of a professional thief, entitled ‘The English Rogue, described in the life of Meriton Latroon, a witty extravagant, being a compleat history of the most Eminent Cheats of both Sexes', first published 1665. It appears that when the manuscript was first presented to the censors of the press, license was refused on the ground of its indecency, and that it was first distributed secretly and sold largely as a forbidden book.
Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 18489] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
![[Felicia Hemans] F. Hemans [facsimile signature].](jpegs/51790.jpg)
[Felicia Hemans] F. Hemans [facsimile signature].
Engraved by Thomson, from a Bust by Fletcher.
London, Published for Henry Colburn, July 1, 1835.
Stipple. Sheet 220 x 140mm (8¾ x 5½"). Trimmed to platemark.
Angus Fletcher's bust of Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), poet. Her poem 'Casabianca' (1826) is better known by its first line, 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'; 'The Homes of England' (1827) is the origin of the phrase 'stately home'.
[Ref: 51790] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Thomson, from a Bust by Fletcher.
London, Published for Henry Colburn, July 1, 1835.
Stipple. Sheet 220 x 140mm (8¾ x 5½"). Trimmed to platemark.
Angus Fletcher's bust of Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), poet. Her poem 'Casabianca' (1826) is better known by its first line, 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'; 'The Homes of England' (1827) is the origin of the phrase 'stately home'.
[Ref: 51790] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![Felicia Hemans [facsimile signature].](jpegs/51792.jpg)
Felicia Hemans [facsimile signature].
W.E. West pinx.t. Engraved by W. Holl.
Joseph Rogerson London [n.d., 1836.].
Stipple on steel. Sheet 250 x 150mm (9¾ x 6"). Trimmed to platemark
Portrait of Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), poet, painted in 1827 by American artist William Edward West (1788-1859). Her poem 'Casabianca' (1826) is better known by its first line, 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'; 'The Homes of England' (1827) is the origin of the phrase 'stately home'.
[Ref: 51792] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
W.E. West pinx.t. Engraved by W. Holl.
Joseph Rogerson London [n.d., 1836.].
Stipple on steel. Sheet 250 x 150mm (9¾ x 6"). Trimmed to platemark
Portrait of Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), poet, painted in 1827 by American artist William Edward West (1788-1859). Her poem 'Casabianca' (1826) is better known by its first line, 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'; 'The Homes of England' (1827) is the origin of the phrase 'stately home'.
[Ref: 51792] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![Felicia Hemans [facsimile signature].](jpegs/51793.jpg)
Felicia Hemans [facsimile signature].
R. Roffe sc.t [after Edward Robertson].
London. Published by John Limbird, 143, Strand.
Stipple. Sheet 220 x 140mm (8¾ x 5½"). Trimmed to platemark.
Portrait of Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), poet. Her poem 'Casabianca' (1826) is better known by its first line, 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'; 'The Homes of England' (1827) is the origin of the phrase 'stately home'.
[Ref: 51793] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
R. Roffe sc.t [after Edward Robertson].
London. Published by John Limbird, 143, Strand.
Stipple. Sheet 220 x 140mm (8¾ x 5½"). Trimmed to platemark.
Portrait of Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), poet. Her poem 'Casabianca' (1826) is better known by its first line, 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'; 'The Homes of England' (1827) is the origin of the phrase 'stately home'.
[Ref: 51793] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![Felicia Hemans [facsimile signature].](jpegs/51791.jpg)
Felicia Hemans [facsimile signature].
W.m E. West pinx.t. Edw.d Scriven sc.
Edinburgh, April 4th 1839 by W.m Blackwood & Sons.
Stipple on steel. Sheet 165 x 95mm (6½ x 3¾"). Publication line faint. Trimmed within plate.
Portrait of Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), poet, painted in 1827 by American artist William Edward West (1788-1859). Her poem 'Casabianca' (1826) is better known by its first line, 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'; 'The Homes of England' (1827) is the origin of the phrase 'stately home'.
[Ref: 51791] £50.00
W.m E. West pinx.t. Edw.d Scriven sc.
Edinburgh, April 4th 1839 by W.m Blackwood & Sons.
Stipple on steel. Sheet 165 x 95mm (6½ x 3¾"). Publication line faint. Trimmed within plate.
Portrait of Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), poet, painted in 1827 by American artist William Edward West (1788-1859). Her poem 'Casabianca' (1826) is better known by its first line, 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'; 'The Homes of England' (1827) is the origin of the phrase 'stately home'.
[Ref: 51791] £50.00
![Felicia Hemans [facsimile signature].](jpegs/51950.jpg)
Felicia Hemans [facsimile signature].
W.E. West pinx.t. Engraved by W. Holl.
Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris.
Stipple on steel. Sheet 250 x 150mm (9¾ x 6"). Trimmed to platemark
Portrait of Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), poet, painted in 1827 by American artist William Edward West (1788-1859). Her poem 'Casabianca' (1826) is better known by its first line, 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'; 'The Homes of England' (1827) is the origin of the phrase 'stately home'.
[Ref: 51950] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
W.E. West pinx.t. Engraved by W. Holl.
Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris.
Stipple on steel. Sheet 250 x 150mm (9¾ x 6"). Trimmed to platemark
Portrait of Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), poet, painted in 1827 by American artist William Edward West (1788-1859). Her poem 'Casabianca' (1826) is better known by its first line, 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'; 'The Homes of England' (1827) is the origin of the phrase 'stately home'.
[Ref: 51950] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Robert Herrick. Tempora cinxisset Foliorum densior umbra...Omnibus Ingenio Mente Lepore, Stylo. Scripsit I.H.C. W.M.
[W. Marshall fecit.]
Published as the Act directs March 1, 1795, by W. Richardson, Castle Street Leicester Square.
Engraving. Plate 178 x 114mm. 7 x 4½".
Sculptured bust of Robert Herrick on a pedestal with inscription; the garden of the Hesperides in the background; above, putti with wreaths; to the right, Pegasus on Mount Helicon. Robert Herrick (1591-1674) was an English poet.
[Ref: 24707] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
[W. Marshall fecit.]
Published as the Act directs March 1, 1795, by W. Richardson, Castle Street Leicester Square.
Engraving. Plate 178 x 114mm. 7 x 4½".
Sculptured bust of Robert Herrick on a pedestal with inscription; the garden of the Hesperides in the background; above, putti with wreaths; to the right, Pegasus on Mount Helicon. Robert Herrick (1591-1674) was an English poet.
[Ref: 24707] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
The Rev.d James Hervey, A.M.
Engraved by I. Collyer.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Stipple, partly printed in colour. Sheet size: 235 x 150mm (9¼ x 6"). Trimmed inside plate at top and bottom edges. Light paper toning.
A portrait of English clergyman and writer James Hervey (1714 - 1758) half-length, in an oval, slightly turned to the right, dressed in an academic gown with bands at his neck and a powdered wig. Hervey was a writer of devotional texts and had a lasting impact on art through William Blake, whom he influenced greatly.
[Ref: 35377] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by I. Collyer.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Stipple, partly printed in colour. Sheet size: 235 x 150mm (9¼ x 6"). Trimmed inside plate at top and bottom edges. Light paper toning.
A portrait of English clergyman and writer James Hervey (1714 - 1758) half-length, in an oval, slightly turned to the right, dressed in an academic gown with bands at his neck and a powdered wig. Hervey was a writer of devotional texts and had a lasting impact on art through William Blake, whom he influenced greatly.
[Ref: 35377] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
The Rev.d James Hervey, A.M.
[Anon.]
[n.d., c.1790.]
Engraving. Platemark: 135 x 85mm (5½ x 3¼"). Tipped into backing sheet.
A shoulder length portrait of English clergyman and writer James Hervey (1714 - 1758), within an oval on a plinth, held by an angelic figure emerging from clouds above. Hervey is slightly turned to the right, dressed in an academic gown with bands at his neck and a powdered wig. Behind to the right, a figure holds a large crucifix outside the facade of a church. To the left, a hooded female figure rests her hand on the portrait, as bats fly away in the distance. Below, a skeleton wearing a crown looks up towards Hervey, holding aloft a broken arrow. Hervey had a lasting impact on art through William Blake, whom he influenced greatly. Blake painted the 'Epitome of James Hervey’s ‘Meditations among the Tombs'' between 1820 - 1825, which depicts similar themes of death, mortality and religion.
[Ref: 35376] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon.]
[n.d., c.1790.]
Engraving. Platemark: 135 x 85mm (5½ x 3¼"). Tipped into backing sheet.
A shoulder length portrait of English clergyman and writer James Hervey (1714 - 1758), within an oval on a plinth, held by an angelic figure emerging from clouds above. Hervey is slightly turned to the right, dressed in an academic gown with bands at his neck and a powdered wig. Behind to the right, a figure holds a large crucifix outside the facade of a church. To the left, a hooded female figure rests her hand on the portrait, as bats fly away in the distance. Below, a skeleton wearing a crown looks up towards Hervey, holding aloft a broken arrow. Hervey had a lasting impact on art through William Blake, whom he influenced greatly. Blake painted the 'Epitome of James Hervey’s ‘Meditations among the Tombs'' between 1820 - 1825, which depicts similar themes of death, mortality and religion.
[Ref: 35376] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
The Reverend Mr. James Hervey A.M.
London Printed for John Bowles. [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint with very large margins. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Slight time staining.
A portrait of English clergyman and writer James Hervey (1714 - 1758) half-length seated at a rectangular table, slightly turned to right, wearing dark clerical vestments, bands and chin-length wig, looking towards the viewer, with his right hand resting on a large volume on the table. Hervey was a writer of devotional texts and had a lasting impact on art through William Blake, whom he influenced greatly.
[Ref: 35378] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
London Printed for John Bowles. [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint with very large margins. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Slight time staining.
A portrait of English clergyman and writer James Hervey (1714 - 1758) half-length seated at a rectangular table, slightly turned to right, wearing dark clerical vestments, bands and chin-length wig, looking towards the viewer, with his right hand resting on a large volume on the table. Hervey was a writer of devotional texts and had a lasting impact on art through William Blake, whom he influenced greatly.
[Ref: 35378] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Silas Hocking. Vanity Fair Supplement.
Spy.
Vincent Books, Day & Son Ltd. lith.
Chromolithograph. 400 x 266mm. 15¾ x 10½".
Silas Kitto Hocking (1850-1935) was a Cornish novelist and Methodist preacher. He wrote his first novel, Alec Green, while living in Liverpool in 1878. It was his second novel, Her Benny, a story of the street children of Liverpool, that won great fame. He was also politically active, for the Liberal party.
[Ref: 25123] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Spy.
Vincent Books, Day & Son Ltd. lith.
Chromolithograph. 400 x 266mm. 15¾ x 10½".
Silas Kitto Hocking (1850-1935) was a Cornish novelist and Methodist preacher. He wrote his first novel, Alec Green, while living in Liverpool in 1878. It was his second novel, Her Benny, a story of the street children of Liverpool, that won great fame. He was also politically active, for the Liberal party.
[Ref: 25123] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
John Hollis Esqr.
Engraved by Charles Warren, from a picture by the late J. Opie R.A.
[n.d. c.1820.]
Line engraving. Plate 426 x 324mm. 16¾ x 12¾".
John Hollis (1757-1824). Sceptic and freethinker.
In the NPG.
[Ref: 12726] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Charles Warren, from a picture by the late J. Opie R.A.
[n.d. c.1820.]
Line engraving. Plate 426 x 324mm. 16¾ x 12¾".
John Hollis (1757-1824). Sceptic and freethinker.
In the NPG.
[Ref: 12726] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Homer. Taken from a Gem presented to the British Museum by the Earl of Exeter.
J. Chapman, Sc.
London Published Nov. 11. 1809. by J. Wilkes.
Stipple printed in colours, 175 x 115mm. 7 x 4½".
Homer (9th century BC - 8th century BC; fl.c.), epic poet presumed to be the author of the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'. Oval portrait with vignette of his two famous volumes below.
[Ref: 15004] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
J. Chapman, Sc.
London Published Nov. 11. 1809. by J. Wilkes.
Stipple printed in colours, 175 x 115mm. 7 x 4½".
Homer (9th century BC - 8th century BC; fl.c.), epic poet presumed to be the author of the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'. Oval portrait with vignette of his two famous volumes below.
[Ref: 15004] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Homer. Taken from a Gem presented to the British Museum by the Earl of Exeter.
J. Chapman, Sc.
London Published Nov. 11. 1809. by J. Wilkes.
Stipple, 175 x 115mm. 7 x 4½".
Homer (9th century BC - 8th century BC; fl.c.), epic poet presumed to be the author of the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'. Oval portrait with vignette of his two famous volumes below.
[Ref: 15007] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
J. Chapman, Sc.
London Published Nov. 11. 1809. by J. Wilkes.
Stipple, 175 x 115mm. 7 x 4½".
Homer (9th century BC - 8th century BC; fl.c.), epic poet presumed to be the author of the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'. Oval portrait with vignette of his two famous volumes below.
[Ref: 15007] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
A Head of Homer. From the Collection of Lyde Browne Esqr.
J. B. Cipriani.d. Engrav'd by Js. Basire.
[n.d., c.1775.]
Etching, sheet 240 x 175mm. 9½ x 7". Trimmed within plate; diagonal crease upper right.
Homer (9th century BC - 8th century BC; fl.c.), epic poet presumed to be the author of the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'. Bust profile from a relief plaque.
[Ref: 19925] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
J. B. Cipriani.d. Engrav'd by Js. Basire.
[n.d., c.1775.]
Etching, sheet 240 x 175mm. 9½ x 7". Trimmed within plate; diagonal crease upper right.
Homer (9th century BC - 8th century BC; fl.c.), epic poet presumed to be the author of the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'. Bust profile from a relief plaque.
[Ref: 19925] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Homerus. De Aereo Capite olim penes illustriss. Comitem Arundellium, nunc in Museo Richardi Mead. M.D.
Wood del. B. Baron sculp.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Etching, 360 x 250mm. 14¼ x 9¾". A fine impression with full margins.
Head of Homer ( 9th century BC - 8th century BC; fl.c.), epic poet; presumed author of the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'. In profile in an oval frame, wearing a circlet; from an antique bas-relief in copper in the collection of Richard Mead and previously in the collection of the Earl of Arundel. Lettered below title with five lines of Latin quotation from Cedrenus's history describing how the head as from an ancient and celebrated statue of Homer said to have been destroyed by fire in Constantinople in the time of Emperor Justinian. After Thomas Wood.
[Ref: 22356] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Wood del. B. Baron sculp.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Etching, 360 x 250mm. 14¼ x 9¾". A fine impression with full margins.
Head of Homer ( 9th century BC - 8th century BC; fl.c.), epic poet; presumed author of the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'. In profile in an oval frame, wearing a circlet; from an antique bas-relief in copper in the collection of Richard Mead and previously in the collection of the Earl of Arundel. Lettered below title with five lines of Latin quotation from Cedrenus's history describing how the head as from an ancient and celebrated statue of Homer said to have been destroyed by fire in Constantinople in the time of Emperor Justinian. After Thomas Wood.
[Ref: 22356] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Francois de Malherbe.
Jac. Lubin sculp.
[n.d., c.1700].
Engraving with original eighteenth century gilt border. Trimmed. Dimensions to outer border 320 x 260mm. (12½ x 10¼).
Portrait of French poet, critic and translator Francois de Malherbe (1555 - 1628) in oval frame with coat of arms in lower part. Originally issued in Perrault's 'Les Hommes illustres', a series of biographies written by Perrault with portraits engraved by Edelinck, Jacques Lubin, Louis Simonneau and Van Schuppen.
[Ref: 28343] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Jac. Lubin sculp.
[n.d., c.1700].
Engraving with original eighteenth century gilt border. Trimmed. Dimensions to outer border 320 x 260mm. (12½ x 10¼).
Portrait of French poet, critic and translator Francois de Malherbe (1555 - 1628) in oval frame with coat of arms in lower part. Originally issued in Perrault's 'Les Hommes illustres', a series of biographies written by Perrault with portraits engraved by Edelinck, Jacques Lubin, Louis Simonneau and Van Schuppen.
[Ref: 28343] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![Theodore E. Hook [facsimile signature.]](jpegs/21819.jpg)
Theodore E. Hook [facsimile signature.]
A D'Orsay fecit 1839 [signed in plate].
London, Published Augst. 1839 by J. Mitchell, Royal Library 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 205 x 165mm. 8 x 6½".
Portrait of Theodore Edward Hook (1788 - 1841), novelist and wit. Noted for his ebullient personality and wayward lifestyle, Hook procured post as accountant-general in Mauritius, 1813, but was later imprisoned for mismanagement of funds. He became editor of the anti-Radical John Bull, 1820, and enjoyed popular success for his novels collected as Sayings and Doings, 1826-29. His last years, in his own words, were spent 'done up in purse, in mind, and in body'. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time.
See O'Donoghue.
[Ref: 21819] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
A D'Orsay fecit 1839 [signed in plate].
London, Published Augst. 1839 by J. Mitchell, Royal Library 33, Old Bond St. J. Graf, Printer to Her Majesty.
Lithograph on india paper, india 205 x 165mm. 8 x 6½".
Portrait of Theodore Edward Hook (1788 - 1841), novelist and wit. Noted for his ebullient personality and wayward lifestyle, Hook procured post as accountant-general in Mauritius, 1813, but was later imprisoned for mismanagement of funds. He became editor of the anti-Radical John Bull, 1820, and enjoyed popular success for his novels collected as Sayings and Doings, 1826-29. His last years, in his own words, were spent 'done up in purse, in mind, and in body'. From a series of portraits by Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay (1801 - 1852), Paris-born artist and gentleman of fashion. His profile sketches of his contemporaries, to the number of 125, include among them nearly all the literary, artistic, and fashionable celebrities of that time.
See O'Donoghue.
[Ref: 21819] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![[Henry Howard]](jpegs/47697.jpg)
[Henry Howard] To his Family and Friends, who value his exalted Character and Excellencies, This engraving of Henry Howard, Esq.re of Corby, Is offered by his affectionate amd grateful wife Catherine, Mary Howard.
Painted by James A. Oliver, Esq. R.A. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
Private Plate. London, Published for the Proprietor, May 16th, 1839, by Mr Turner, No 50 Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
A rare mezzotint, privately printed at Corby Castle. Sheet 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate.
Henry Howard (1757-1842), antiquarian and family historian. He and Charles Butler helped Charles James Fox trace the papers of James II to the Scotch College in Paris.
Whitman 268.
[Ref: 47697] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by James A. Oliver, Esq. R.A. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
Private Plate. London, Published for the Proprietor, May 16th, 1839, by Mr Turner, No 50 Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
A rare mezzotint, privately printed at Corby Castle. Sheet 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate.
Henry Howard (1757-1842), antiquarian and family historian. He and Charles Butler helped Charles James Fox trace the papers of James II to the Scotch College in Paris.
Whitman 268.
[Ref: 47697] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[James Howell]](jpegs/59383.jpg)
[James Howell]
C. Melan et Bosse Sculp.
[n.d. c.1641.]
Etching and engraving, sheet 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"). Trimmed to image, glued on album sheet. Slightly stained and scuufed.
Full length portrait of Welsh historian and writer James Howell (1594-1666). Standing in a wood and leaning against a tree, with his coat of arms on the left. The portrait was the frontispiece to a French edition of James Howell's Dendrologia: Dodona's Grove, or the Vocall Forrest' (Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1641).
IFF 338.IV. Montaiglon 195.III. Blum 197. Duplessis 1243. Lothe 1309.
[Ref: 59383] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
C. Melan et Bosse Sculp.
[n.d. c.1641.]
Etching and engraving, sheet 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"). Trimmed to image, glued on album sheet. Slightly stained and scuufed.
Full length portrait of Welsh historian and writer James Howell (1594-1666). Standing in a wood and leaning against a tree, with his coat of arms on the left. The portrait was the frontispiece to a French edition of James Howell's Dendrologia: Dodona's Grove, or the Vocall Forrest' (Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1641).
IFF 338.IV. Montaiglon 195.III. Blum 197. Duplessis 1243. Lothe 1309.
[Ref: 59383] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![Victor Hugo [facsimile.]](jpegs/15645.jpg)
Victor Hugo [facsimile.]
Hré. Lefevre Impr. 25, R. Grange-aux Belles, Paris.
A. Fayard, Editeur, 78. Bd St. Michel, Paris. [n.d. c.1840.]
Lithograph. 405 x 297mm. 16 x 11¾".
Victor-Marie Hugo (1802-1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France. His best known works are Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris.
[Ref: 15645] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Hré. Lefevre Impr. 25, R. Grange-aux Belles, Paris.
A. Fayard, Editeur, 78. Bd St. Michel, Paris. [n.d. c.1840.]
Lithograph. 405 x 297mm. 16 x 11¾".
Victor-Marie Hugo (1802-1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France. His best known works are Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris.
[Ref: 15645] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Victor Hugo.
L. Bonnart Pinxt. Leopold Massard Sculpt.
Imp. Ch. Chardon aine Paris. [n.d., c.1880.]
Etching on india laid paper, 540 x 420mm. 21¼ x 16½". A fine impression.
Victor-Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885) is recognized as the most influential Romantic writer of the 19th century and is often identified as the greatest French poet. His best-known works are doubtless the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Poetry was another of his vocations: among many volumes, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem. Though extremely conservative in his youth, he moved to the political left as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism and of a European Union. His work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time. Here Hugo is seated with his left elbow resting on a large book on a table, staring intently at the viewer. The arresting portrait in oil by Léon Bonnat (1833 - 1922) is in the Musée National du château de Versailles, France.
[Ref: 16232] £360.00
L. Bonnart Pinxt. Leopold Massard Sculpt.
Imp. Ch. Chardon aine Paris. [n.d., c.1880.]
Etching on india laid paper, 540 x 420mm. 21¼ x 16½". A fine impression.
Victor-Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885) is recognized as the most influential Romantic writer of the 19th century and is often identified as the greatest French poet. His best-known works are doubtless the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Poetry was another of his vocations: among many volumes, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem. Though extremely conservative in his youth, he moved to the political left as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism and of a European Union. His work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time. Here Hugo is seated with his left elbow resting on a large book on a table, staring intently at the viewer. The arresting portrait in oil by Léon Bonnat (1833 - 1922) is in the Musée National du château de Versailles, France.
[Ref: 16232] £360.00
Victor Hugo. Salon de 1879
L. Bonnat 1879 [etched in image]. L. Bonnat pinx. P. Rajon sc.
L'Art. Imp. E. Delarue Paris. [n.d. c.1880.]
Etching with very large margins. Plate 310 x 228mm. 12¼ x 9".
Victor-Marie Hugo (1802-1885) is recognised as the most influential Romantic writer of the 19th century and is often identified as the greatest French poet. His best-known works are doubtless the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Poetry was another of his vocations: among many volumes, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem. Though extremely conservative in his youth, he moved to the political left as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism and of a European Union. His work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time. Here Hugo is seated with his left elbow resting on a large book on a table, staring intently at the viewer. The oil by Léon Bonnat (1833-1922) is in the Musée National du château de Versailles, France.
[Ref: 27966] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
L. Bonnat 1879 [etched in image]. L. Bonnat pinx. P. Rajon sc.
L'Art. Imp. E. Delarue Paris. [n.d. c.1880.]
Etching with very large margins. Plate 310 x 228mm. 12¼ x 9".
Victor-Marie Hugo (1802-1885) is recognised as the most influential Romantic writer of the 19th century and is often identified as the greatest French poet. His best-known works are doubtless the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Poetry was another of his vocations: among many volumes, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem. Though extremely conservative in his youth, he moved to the political left as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism and of a European Union. His work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time. Here Hugo is seated with his left elbow resting on a large book on a table, staring intently at the viewer. The oil by Léon Bonnat (1833-1922) is in the Musée National du château de Versailles, France.
[Ref: 27966] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
V. Hugo
Gravé par Pollet
Publié par Blaisot
Engraving, platemark 195 x 125mm (7¾ x 5") very large margins.
Victor-Marie Hugo (1802-1885), influential novelist and poet whose works include Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Though a conservative royalist in his youth, he moved to the political left as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism and of a European Union. His work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time. Engraving after an 1829 lithograph by Achille Devéria (1800-57).
[Ref: 41235] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
Gravé par Pollet
Publié par Blaisot
Engraving, platemark 195 x 125mm (7¾ x 5") very large margins.
Victor-Marie Hugo (1802-1885), influential novelist and poet whose works include Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Though a conservative royalist in his youth, he moved to the political left as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism and of a European Union. His work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time. Engraving after an 1829 lithograph by Achille Devéria (1800-57).
[Ref: 41235] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
Victor Hugo.
Lith. de Delpech.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 255 x 170mm (10 x 6¾'').
A portrait of French poet, novelist Victor Hugo (1802-1885).
[Ref: 48753] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Lith. de Delpech.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 255 x 170mm (10 x 6¾'').
A portrait of French poet, novelist Victor Hugo (1802-1885).
[Ref: 48753] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Victor Hugo.
Lith. de V. Ratier.
A Paris chez Aubert Editeur Galerie...[faded] a Bruxelles. [n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph, sheet 350 x 270mm. 13¾ x 10½". Lightly soiled.
Victor-Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885) is recognized as the most influential Romantic writer of the 19th century and is often identified as the greatest French poet. His best-known works are doubtless the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Poetry was another of his vocations: among many volumes, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem. Though extremely conservative in his youth, he moved to the political left as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism and of a European Union. His work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time.
For a series of portraits, 'Celebrites Modernes'.
[Ref: 13606] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Lith. de V. Ratier.
A Paris chez Aubert Editeur Galerie...[faded] a Bruxelles. [n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph, sheet 350 x 270mm. 13¾ x 10½". Lightly soiled.
Victor-Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885) is recognized as the most influential Romantic writer of the 19th century and is often identified as the greatest French poet. His best-known works are doubtless the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Poetry was another of his vocations: among many volumes, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem. Though extremely conservative in his youth, he moved to the political left as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism and of a European Union. His work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time.
For a series of portraits, 'Celebrites Modernes'.
[Ref: 13606] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
J. H.L. Hunt.
Painted by R. Bowyer Miniature Painter to the King. Eng.d by Parker.
[n.d. c.1810.]
Engraving. Plate 177 x 114mm. 7 x 4½".
James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) was an English critic, essayist, poet and writer. He is best known for his promotion of younger writers such as Keats and Shelley. In 1808 he established a political periodical called the 'Examiner'. Celebrated for its reformist line, the Examiner also promoted the works of Keats, Shelley, Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt. It deliberately antagonised the government and in 1812, Hunt and his brother John were sentenced for an article criticising the Prince Regent. It continued in production from their prison cells, but lost momentum after their release. In 1822, Leigh Hunt travelled to Italy with Shelley and Byron and founded a radical journal called 'The Liberal'.
[Ref: 24530] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by R. Bowyer Miniature Painter to the King. Eng.d by Parker.
[n.d. c.1810.]
Engraving. Plate 177 x 114mm. 7 x 4½".
James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) was an English critic, essayist, poet and writer. He is best known for his promotion of younger writers such as Keats and Shelley. In 1808 he established a political periodical called the 'Examiner'. Celebrated for its reformist line, the Examiner also promoted the works of Keats, Shelley, Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt. It deliberately antagonised the government and in 1812, Hunt and his brother John were sentenced for an article criticising the Prince Regent. It continued in production from their prison cells, but lost momentum after their release. In 1822, Leigh Hunt travelled to Italy with Shelley and Byron and founded a radical journal called 'The Liberal'.
[Ref: 24530] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
The Rev. James Hurdis, D.D. Late Fellow of Magdalen College and Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford.
J.H. Hurdis Fa: in aqua forte etc: 1842 Newick Sussex. J.H. AB. Coll: Mag. An. Aet. 21 Sharples delin. London 1784.
[1842.]
Rare etching, printed on chine collé. Plate: 380 x 305mm (15 x 12'').
A half-length, profile portrait of poet and clergyman James Hurdis (1763-1801) etched by his son James Henry Hurdis (1800-1857) after a drawing done in 1784 when Hurdis was 21.
[Ref: 48778] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
J.H. Hurdis Fa: in aqua forte etc: 1842 Newick Sussex. J.H. AB. Coll: Mag. An. Aet. 21 Sharples delin. London 1784.
[1842.]
Rare etching, printed on chine collé. Plate: 380 x 305mm (15 x 12'').
A half-length, profile portrait of poet and clergyman James Hurdis (1763-1801) etched by his son James Henry Hurdis (1800-1857) after a drawing done in 1784 when Hurdis was 21.
[Ref: 48778] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
The R.t Hono.ble Edward Earl of Clarendon Lord High Chancellor of England and Chancellor of the University of Oxford Anno Dom. 1667
Zoust pinx T. Johnson fc.
cum privilegio Regis. Sold by H. Overton & J. Hool at the White horse without Newgate Sold by E. Cooper at the 3 pidgeons in Bedford Street.
Rare mezzotint; sheet 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
Edward Hyde, first earl of Clarendon (1609-74), politician and historian. As a politician, Clarendon dominated royalist counsels during the 1650s and 1660s, helping the cause to survive throughout the interregnum. He was made lord chancellor in 1658 , and elected chancellor of Oxford University in 1660. He is chiefly remembered, however, for writing what has been described (DNB) as 'the most sophisticated and finely balanced history yet written in English'. His account of the Civil War, 'History of the Rebellion' (published posthumously, 1702-4) is 'a distinctive work of art based on a highly wrought style, a forensic dissection of character and issue, and a sense of the individuals' moral responsibility for their actions'. Mezzotint after a portrait by Gilbert Soest (c.1605-81), little-known portrait painter probably born in the Netherlands but active only in London.
CS: 3 III
[Ref: 42899] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Zoust pinx T. Johnson fc.
cum privilegio Regis. Sold by H. Overton & J. Hool at the White horse without Newgate Sold by E. Cooper at the 3 pidgeons in Bedford Street.
Rare mezzotint; sheet 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
Edward Hyde, first earl of Clarendon (1609-74), politician and historian. As a politician, Clarendon dominated royalist counsels during the 1650s and 1660s, helping the cause to survive throughout the interregnum. He was made lord chancellor in 1658 , and elected chancellor of Oxford University in 1660. He is chiefly remembered, however, for writing what has been described (DNB) as 'the most sophisticated and finely balanced history yet written in English'. His account of the Civil War, 'History of the Rebellion' (published posthumously, 1702-4) is 'a distinctive work of art based on a highly wrought style, a forensic dissection of character and issue, and a sense of the individuals' moral responsibility for their actions'. Mezzotint after a portrait by Gilbert Soest (c.1605-81), little-known portrait painter probably born in the Netherlands but active only in London.
CS: 3 III
[Ref: 42899] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Iohn Ireland Esq. Author of Hogarth Illustrated, etc. ob. Nov. 1808. Belive me with unaffected sincerity, 26th: Sepr: 1798. To Mr: Mills. truly yr. J: Ireland [facsimile.]
I. Mills Sculpt. 1884. I.R. Smith. Pinxt.
[n.d. c.1798.]
Engraving. Plate 277 x 173mm. Sheet 313 x 208mm.
John Ireland (1742?-1808). Biographer of Hogarth: "Hogarth illustrated, from his own manuscripts".
[Ref: 12690] £35.00 (£42.00 incl.VAT)
I. Mills Sculpt. 1884. I.R. Smith. Pinxt.
[n.d. c.1798.]
Engraving. Plate 277 x 173mm. Sheet 313 x 208mm.
John Ireland (1742?-1808). Biographer of Hogarth: "Hogarth illustrated, from his own manuscripts".
[Ref: 12690] £35.00 (£42.00 incl.VAT)
Washington Irving.
H.T.W.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Pen and ink sketch with highlights in white paint, sheet 195 x 150mm. 7¾ x 6". Some light soiling/staining.
A drawing by an amateur artist of Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra. Irving also served as the U.S. minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846.
[Ref: 9915] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
H.T.W.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Pen and ink sketch with highlights in white paint, sheet 195 x 150mm. 7¾ x 6". Some light soiling/staining.
A drawing by an amateur artist of Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra. Irving also served as the U.S. minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846.
[Ref: 9915] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Washington Irving, Esq.r From a Picture in the Possession of John Murray, Esq.r
Painted by C. Stuart Newton Esq.r / Engraved by C. Turner Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty
Pub.d April 11th 1825 by John Miller 5 Bridge Street London and Carey & Lea Philadelphia.
Mezzotint, sheet 375 x 260mm (14¾ x 10½"). Trimmed to platemark left and right. Bit rubbed.
Washington Irving (1783-1859), American writer, historian and diplomat. Engraved after a painting by Canadian artist Gilbert Stuart Newton (1794-1835), a close friend of Irving who he first met in London in 1818.
Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. Whitman: 275 II of II.
[Ref: 34035] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by C. Stuart Newton Esq.r / Engraved by C. Turner Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty
Pub.d April 11th 1825 by John Miller 5 Bridge Street London and Carey & Lea Philadelphia.
Mezzotint, sheet 375 x 260mm (14¾ x 10½"). Trimmed to platemark left and right. Bit rubbed.
Washington Irving (1783-1859), American writer, historian and diplomat. Engraved after a painting by Canadian artist Gilbert Stuart Newton (1794-1835), a close friend of Irving who he first met in London in 1818.
Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. Whitman: 275 II of II.
[Ref: 34035] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Mr. Eyles Irwin.
Painted by George Romney. Engrav'd by James Walker.
London Publish'd as the Act directs July 2.d 1780; by James Walker No.50 Frith Street, Soho, and sold also, by I. Dodsley, in Pall Mall.
Mezzotint very rare with small margins and collector's mark. Plate 249 x 186mm (9¾ x 7¼").
Portrait, half length facing foward but looking to left, holding a rolled paper, wearing cloak and curled hair. Eyles Irwin (c.1751-1817), the Irish poet and writer. He rose in the East India Company from a servant in civil capacity to superintendent of the company's affairs in China.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. Horne: 71, ii/ii. CS: 8.
[Ref: 29154] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by George Romney. Engrav'd by James Walker.
London Publish'd as the Act directs July 2.d 1780; by James Walker No.50 Frith Street, Soho, and sold also, by I. Dodsley, in Pall Mall.
Mezzotint very rare with small margins and collector's mark. Plate 249 x 186mm (9¾ x 7¼").
Portrait, half length facing foward but looking to left, holding a rolled paper, wearing cloak and curled hair. Eyles Irwin (c.1751-1817), the Irish poet and writer. He rose in the East India Company from a servant in civil capacity to superintendent of the company's affairs in China.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. Horne: 71, ii/ii. CS: 8.
[Ref: 29154] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Mr. Jerome K. Jerome.
W. & D. Downey.
57 & 61 Ebury Street, London.
Photograph. Sheet: 240 x 180mm (9.5 x 7").
A portrait of English writer Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859-1927) who is perhaps most famour for his novel 'Three Men in a Boat'.
[Ref: 45813] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
W. & D. Downey.
57 & 61 Ebury Street, London.
Photograph. Sheet: 240 x 180mm (9.5 x 7").
A portrait of English writer Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859-1927) who is perhaps most famour for his novel 'Three Men in a Boat'.
[Ref: 45813] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Dr Johnson awaiting an audience of Lord Chesterfield.
E.M. Ward R.A. Del. Lumb Stocks R.A. Sc.
Art Union of London 1880.
Mixed-method engraving. 580 x 710mm (22¾ x 28"), with very large margins.
Dr. Johnson in the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield in Chesterfield House, Westminster. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, was a patron of Samuel Johnson's, but Johnson felt that what little Chesterfield had done was too late to be of any use. This scene shows Johnson sitting with irritation among a multitude of others waiting for his Lordship. It has hogarthian levels of detail, with portraits on the walls and figures including a black pageboy with a lute. It was published the year after the painter, Edward Matthew Ward, committed suicide during a mental episode. Ward's son, Leslie Ward, found fame working as a caricaturist for Vanity Fair as 'Spy'.
[Ref: 46264] £350.00
E.M. Ward R.A. Del. Lumb Stocks R.A. Sc.
Art Union of London 1880.
Mixed-method engraving. 580 x 710mm (22¾ x 28"), with very large margins.
Dr. Johnson in the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield in Chesterfield House, Westminster. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, was a patron of Samuel Johnson's, but Johnson felt that what little Chesterfield had done was too late to be of any use. This scene shows Johnson sitting with irritation among a multitude of others waiting for his Lordship. It has hogarthian levels of detail, with portraits on the walls and figures including a black pageboy with a lute. It was published the year after the painter, Edward Matthew Ward, committed suicide during a mental episode. Ward's son, Leslie Ward, found fame working as a caricaturist for Vanity Fair as 'Spy'.
[Ref: 46264] £350.00
![[Samuel Johnson.]](jpegs/57841.jpg)
[Samuel Johnson.]
Will. Henderson [pencil signature].
Published 1923 by The Museum Galleries, 28, Museum Street, London, W.C. Copyright.
Mezzotint on chine collé, printed in colours, signed by the engraver, publisher's blind stamp lower left. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"), very large margins, with a letterpress biography.
A copy of the famous half length portrait of writer Samuel Johnson (1709-84), painted by Sir Joshua Reybolds c.1772.
[Ref: 57841] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Will. Henderson [pencil signature].
Published 1923 by The Museum Galleries, 28, Museum Street, London, W.C. Copyright.
Mezzotint on chine collé, printed in colours, signed by the engraver, publisher's blind stamp lower left. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"), very large margins, with a letterpress biography.
A copy of the famous half length portrait of writer Samuel Johnson (1709-84), painted by Sir Joshua Reybolds c.1772.
[Ref: 57841] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Sam.l Johnson, LL.D.
Engraved by Heath from an Original Painting by Opie, in the Possession of Mr. Harrison. The Sarcophagus, and other Ornamental Parts, designed by Mr. R. Smirke.
London: Published as the Act directs, March 14 1786, by Harrison & Co. No 18, Paternoster Row.
Engraving. 370 x 230mm (14½ x 9"). Small margins.
Portrait of Dr Johnson, with sarcophagus and image of man clubbing a serpent. Frontispiece to 1786 edition of Johnson's famous dictionary.
[Ref: 29436] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Heath from an Original Painting by Opie, in the Possession of Mr. Harrison. The Sarcophagus, and other Ornamental Parts, designed by Mr. R. Smirke.
London: Published as the Act directs, March 14 1786, by Harrison & Co. No 18, Paternoster Row.
Engraving. 370 x 230mm (14½ x 9"). Small margins.
Portrait of Dr Johnson, with sarcophagus and image of man clubbing a serpent. Frontispiece to 1786 edition of Johnson's famous dictionary.
[Ref: 29436] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Dr. Samuel Johnson.
London Published July 1. 1811, by Adlard & Jones.
Stipple, printed in colours. Sheet 275 x 215mm (10¾ x 8½"). Trimmed within plate
Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) the English author, poet, critic, and lexicographer.
[Ref: 53307] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
London Published July 1. 1811, by Adlard & Jones.
Stipple, printed in colours. Sheet 275 x 215mm (10¾ x 8½"). Trimmed within plate
Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) the English author, poet, critic, and lexicographer.
[Ref: 53307] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Dr. Johnson.
Opie p.t. Audinet sc.
Publish'd by Harrison & Co March 1. 1794.
Engraving. 75 x 60mm (3 x 2¼"), set in page of letterpress with large margins.
Oval portrait of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). The title comes from the letterpress biography.
[Ref: 45297] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Opie p.t. Audinet sc.
Publish'd by Harrison & Co March 1. 1794.
Engraving. 75 x 60mm (3 x 2¼"), set in page of letterpress with large margins.
Oval portrait of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). The title comes from the letterpress biography.
[Ref: 45297] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Samuel Johnson. Sentimental and Masonic Magazine
Sir Jos.a Reynolds Pinx.t 1756 H. Brocas Sculp.
[c.1795]
Stipple, sheet 210 x 115mm (8¼ x4½").
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, novelist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and political conservative, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature": James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson. After working as a teacher he moved to London, where he began to write essays for The Gentleman's Magazine. His later works included essays, an influential annotated edition of William Shakespeare's plays, and the widely read novel Rasselas. In 1763, he befriended James Boswell, with whom he later travelled to Scotland; Johnson described their travels in A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. Towards the end of his life, he produced the massive and influential Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, a collection of biographies and evaluations of 17th- and 18th-century poets. Engraving after the portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, published in the Dublin journal, the 'Sentimental and Masonic Magazine', published by John Jones of Grafton Street between 1792 and 1795.
Not in O'D; for another engraving from the same Reynolds portrait see ref. 26473.
[Ref: 43326] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Jos.a Reynolds Pinx.t 1756 H. Brocas Sculp.
[c.1795]
Stipple, sheet 210 x 115mm (8¼ x4½").
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, novelist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and political conservative, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature": James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson. After working as a teacher he moved to London, where he began to write essays for The Gentleman's Magazine. His later works included essays, an influential annotated edition of William Shakespeare's plays, and the widely read novel Rasselas. In 1763, he befriended James Boswell, with whom he later travelled to Scotland; Johnson described their travels in A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. Towards the end of his life, he produced the massive and influential Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, a collection of biographies and evaluations of 17th- and 18th-century poets. Engraving after the portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, published in the Dublin journal, the 'Sentimental and Masonic Magazine', published by John Jones of Grafton Street between 1792 and 1795.
Not in O'D; for another engraving from the same Reynolds portrait see ref. 26473.
[Ref: 43326] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
O Rare Ben: Johnson. Wit, and Humour. No. XIII. MDCCXXXV.
E. Austin Scripsit. G. Bickham sculp.
[London: Henry Overton, 1743.
Engraving. 330 x 200mm (13 x 8").
A portrait of Ben Jonson after an oil by Abraham Blyenberch (now in the National Portrait Gallery, above three examples of Jonson's verse, each in a distinctive script. A page from George Bickham's 'Universal Penman', a treatise on handwriting.
[Ref: 41331] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
E. Austin Scripsit. G. Bickham sculp.
[London: Henry Overton, 1743.
Engraving. 330 x 200mm (13 x 8").
A portrait of Ben Jonson after an oil by Abraham Blyenberch (now in the National Portrait Gallery, above three examples of Jonson's verse, each in a distinctive script. A page from George Bickham's 'Universal Penman', a treatise on handwriting.
[Ref: 41331] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Ben Jonson. In the Collection of D.r. Mead.
J.Houbraken sculpsit. I. Oliver pinx.
Impensis I. & P. Knapton Londini 1738.
Engraving. 230 x 370mm (9 x 14½"). Slight foxing.
A half-length portrait of the playwright and poet Ben Jonson (1572-1637) from 'The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain' (1743-1752).
[Ref: 39501] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
J.Houbraken sculpsit. I. Oliver pinx.
Impensis I. & P. Knapton Londini 1738.
Engraving. 230 x 370mm (9 x 14½"). Slight foxing.
A half-length portrait of the playwright and poet Ben Jonson (1572-1637) from 'The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain' (1743-1752).
[Ref: 39501] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)