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The Attack and Capture of Naples, by the French, after a Most Obstinate Resistance.
Engraved by Mr George Cruikshank from the original design of C. Vernet. executed at Paris by L. Duplessi Bertaux.
Published December 27, 1823 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"), watermarked 1822. Folded twice as issued, small split, album paper stuck over left edge.
The capture of Naples in 1806, shortly after the evacuation of Anglo-Russian forces sent to suppress the pro-French Parthenopaean Republic. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 53355] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Mr George Cruikshank from the original design of C. Vernet. executed at Paris by L. Duplessi Bertaux.
Published December 27, 1823 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"), watermarked 1822. Folded twice as issued, small split, album paper stuck over left edge.
The capture of Naples in 1806, shortly after the evacuation of Anglo-Russian forces sent to suppress the pro-French Parthenopaean Republic. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 53355] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Der Himmel Italiens. I. Neapolitanische Fischer. Le ciel l'Italie. I. Pecheurs De Naples. The sky of Italy. I. Fishermen of Naples.
Lith. v. Bulow. Druck v J. Hesse in Berlin.
Verlag v. Brigl & Lobeck in Berlin.
Fine tinted lithograph. Sheet 440 x 560mm (17¼ x 22").
Neapolitan fishermen and women on the quayside with their nets.
[Ref: 56647] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Lith. v. Bulow. Druck v J. Hesse in Berlin.
Verlag v. Brigl & Lobeck in Berlin.
Fine tinted lithograph. Sheet 440 x 560mm (17¼ x 22").
Neapolitan fishermen and women on the quayside with their nets.
[Ref: 56647] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
View of Naples, From the South-East.
W.M. Craig del. T. Smith sculp.
[n.d., c.1816.]
Engraving. Sheet 210 x 270mm (8¼ x 10½"). Trimmed within plate.
A view of Naples from the south.
[Ref: 67136] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
W.M. Craig del. T. Smith sculp.
[n.d., c.1816.]
Engraving. Sheet 210 x 270mm (8¼ x 10½"). Trimmed within plate.
A view of Naples from the south.
[Ref: 67136] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Giocatori della Morra. Gruppi di Napoli.
[Luigi Pittori.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9"). Slight stain in sky.
Men play Morra in the foreground; fish vendor behind with others drinking and chatting. Morra is a traditional game very popular in Italy, particularly in the regions bordering the Mediterranean. The game consists of guessing the sum of the numbers that are shown by the players' fingers. Simultaneously the two players stretch their arms showing their fist or spreading a number of fingers of their choice, while shouting (as if to intimidate the opponent) a number from two to ten (the "punch" is equivalent to one and ten is also called proper "morra") generally in the local language , sometimes crippled with very colourful expressions that vary from region to region.
[Ref: 52432] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Luigi Pittori.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9"). Slight stain in sky.
Men play Morra in the foreground; fish vendor behind with others drinking and chatting. Morra is a traditional game very popular in Italy, particularly in the regions bordering the Mediterranean. The game consists of guessing the sum of the numbers that are shown by the players' fingers. Simultaneously the two players stretch their arms showing their fist or spreading a number of fingers of their choice, while shouting (as if to intimidate the opponent) a number from two to ten (the "punch" is equivalent to one and ten is also called proper "morra") generally in the local language , sometimes crippled with very colourful expressions that vary from region to region.
[Ref: 52432] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Venditore di Meloni d'Acqua. Gruppi di Napoli.
[Luigi Pittori.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Very fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9").
People gather round the watermelon vendor who cuts and prepares fresh watermelon; a store of melons to the left; a sign depicting Harlequins with melons above right; melon skins on the floor around.
[Ref: 52435] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Luigi Pittori.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Very fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9").
People gather round the watermelon vendor who cuts and prepares fresh watermelon; a store of melons to the left; a sign depicting Harlequins with melons above right; melon skins on the floor around.
[Ref: 52435] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Entrée des Français dans Naples, le 4 Pluviose an 7.e No. 138.
Duplessi-Bertaux, inv. & del. Desaulx Sculp.
[Paris: Auber, 1804.]
Etching. 241 x 310mm (9½ x 12¼"), with large margins
The arrival of the French in Naples. In January 1799. Napoleon Bonaparte, in the name of the French Republic, captured Naples and proclaimed the Parthenopaean Republic. Published in the 'Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française'.
[Ref: 28290] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Duplessi-Bertaux, inv. & del. Desaulx Sculp.
[Paris: Auber, 1804.]
Etching. 241 x 310mm (9½ x 12¼"), with large margins
The arrival of the French in Naples. In January 1799. Napoleon Bonaparte, in the name of the French Republic, captured Naples and proclaimed the Parthenopaean Republic. Published in the 'Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française'.
[Ref: 28290] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Napoli.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Fine lithograph with fine original hand colour. 280 x 890mm (11 x 35"). Framed. Some spotting. Unexamined out of frame.
A prospect looking east across the Bay of Naples, with Vesuvius smoking in the distance.
[Ref: 55120] £1,250.00
[n.d., c.1840.]
Fine lithograph with fine original hand colour. 280 x 890mm (11 x 35"). Framed. Some spotting. Unexamined out of frame.
A prospect looking east across the Bay of Naples, with Vesuvius smoking in the distance.
[Ref: 55120] £1,250.00
A Perspective View of the City of Naples. Vue Perspective de la Ville de Naples.
Published 12th May 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, N.o 53 Fleet Street, London. c. 1810
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 260 x 395mm (10¼ x 15½"), with very large margins. Laid on album paper. A slight mark in the sky.
A birds-eye view of the city and harbour of Naples.
[Ref: 55168] £320.00
Published 12th May 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, N.o 53 Fleet Street, London. c. 1810
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 260 x 395mm (10¼ x 15½"), with very large margins. Laid on album paper. A slight mark in the sky.
A birds-eye view of the city and harbour of Naples.
[Ref: 55168] £320.00
Venditore de' Maccaroni cotti. Gruppi di Napoli.
Luigi Pittori [lower right corner of image.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9").
A spaghetti chef and vendor by the coast; people stand around eating from their hands with two beggars to the right. Behind in the background, Vesuvius can be seen.
[Ref: 52433] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Luigi Pittori [lower right corner of image.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9").
A spaghetti chef and vendor by the coast; people stand around eating from their hands with two beggars to the right. Behind in the background, Vesuvius can be seen.
[Ref: 52433] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Naples.]](jpegs/47431.jpg)
[Naples.]
Robert Rive. Naples [blind stamp.]
[n.d., c.1870.]
Albumen silver print, 265 x 370 (10½ x 14½"), mounted on card with the photographer's blind stamp, with pencil title. Dealer's label on reverse.
A view of Naples, looking across the bay towards a smoking Vesuvius. Photographer Robert Rive (1817-68) was born in Breslau from a French Huguenot family, but was active in Italy from the 1850s with his younger brother Julius. In the mid 1860s he started using the more Italian 'Roberto'. Although he travelled around the county he had a studio in Naples. After Robert's death Julius continued the firm without changing the name.
[Ref: 47431] £350.00
Robert Rive. Naples [blind stamp.]
[n.d., c.1870.]
Albumen silver print, 265 x 370 (10½ x 14½"), mounted on card with the photographer's blind stamp, with pencil title. Dealer's label on reverse.
A view of Naples, looking across the bay towards a smoking Vesuvius. Photographer Robert Rive (1817-68) was born in Breslau from a French Huguenot family, but was active in Italy from the 1850s with his younger brother Julius. In the mid 1860s he started using the more Italian 'Roberto'. Although he travelled around the county he had a studio in Naples. After Robert's death Julius continued the firm without changing the name.
[Ref: 47431] £350.00
Naples- From my Window at the Villoria Hotel Oct.r 20 1844.
F:W: Trench.
[1844.]
Lithograph, scarce. Sheet: 175 x 490mm (7 x 19½"). Creasing.
A panoramic view looking across the Bay of Naples. A lithograph by British army officer Sir Frederick William Trench (1775-1859).
[Ref: 47491] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
F:W: Trench.
[1844.]
Lithograph, scarce. Sheet: 175 x 490mm (7 x 19½"). Creasing.
A panoramic view looking across the Bay of Naples. A lithograph by British army officer Sir Frederick William Trench (1775-1859).
[Ref: 47491] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
La Famiglia di Pulcinella.
Lit. Muller
[Naples, 1818.]
Lithograph with fine colour and large margins. Sheet 240 x 405mm. Paper toned at lateral edges, old ink ownship inscription under image. A Punch caricature pasted on reverse.
A man and his three small sons, all wearing the 'Pulcinella' mask and costume, eating spaghetti from a shallow dish with their hands. To the right is the old Mole lighthouse of Naples. 'Pulcinella' is the Neapolitan antecessor of the 'Punch' puppet. From a series 'Life in Naples', lithographed by Carlo Muller.
[Ref: 33107] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Lit. Muller
[Naples, 1818.]
Lithograph with fine colour and large margins. Sheet 240 x 405mm. Paper toned at lateral edges, old ink ownship inscription under image. A Punch caricature pasted on reverse.
A man and his three small sons, all wearing the 'Pulcinella' mask and costume, eating spaghetti from a shallow dish with their hands. To the right is the old Mole lighthouse of Naples. 'Pulcinella' is the Neapolitan antecessor of the 'Punch' puppet. From a series 'Life in Naples', lithographed by Carlo Muller.
[Ref: 33107] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
A Perspective View of the City of Naples.
G. Fossati 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.1800].
Coloured engraving. 290 x 425mm (11½ x 16¾"), with margins.
A prospect of Naples from the sea, Vesuvius smoking in the background. Giorgio Domenico Fossati ((1705-85), Swiss-born artist and architect.
[Ref: 54657] £340.00 (£408.00 incl.VAT)
G. Fossati 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.1800].
Coloured engraving. 290 x 425mm (11½ x 16¾"), with margins.
A prospect of Naples from the sea, Vesuvius smoking in the background. Giorgio Domenico Fossati ((1705-85), Swiss-born artist and architect.
[Ref: 54657] £340.00 (£408.00 incl.VAT)
Calesso di Napoli.
[after Giacomo Lenghi.]
[n.d., c.1854.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Printed area 200 x 140mm (8 x 5½") Old ink mss. in margin.
A Neapolitan two-wheeled cab, drawn by two horses. From Lenghi's 'Raccolta di Costumi Napoletani'.
[Ref: 39771] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
[after Giacomo Lenghi.]
[n.d., c.1854.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Printed area 200 x 140mm (8 x 5½") Old ink mss. in margin.
A Neapolitan two-wheeled cab, drawn by two horses. From Lenghi's 'Raccolta di Costumi Napoletani'.
[Ref: 39771] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Caserte. La façade. Caserta. La facciata.
Dessiné d'après nature par Ph. Benoist. Imp par Lemercier à Paris. Lith par. Bachelier.
Paris. Bullas éditeur, 18 rue Tiquetonne et (Mon. Aumont) François Delarue, succ. rue J.J.Rousseau 10.
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 460 x 320mm (18 x 12½"); very large margins. Repaired tear well off image bottom left.
A view of the Palace of Castera, palace of the Bourbon Kings of Naples, built in the eighteenth century by Charles VII of Naples and one of the largest palaces in the world.
[Ref: 41868] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Dessiné d'après nature par Ph. Benoist. Imp par Lemercier à Paris. Lith par. Bachelier.
Paris. Bullas éditeur, 18 rue Tiquetonne et (Mon. Aumont) François Delarue, succ. rue J.J.Rousseau 10.
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 460 x 320mm (18 x 12½"); very large margins. Repaired tear well off image bottom left.
A view of the Palace of Castera, palace of the Bourbon Kings of Naples, built in the eighteenth century by Charles VII of Naples and one of the largest palaces in the world.
[Ref: 41868] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Costumes du Village de Sessano, dans le Royaume de Naples.
Daname Deinartrais sculp.
[Paris: Didot, 1818.]
Rare aquatint. 310 x 235mm (12¼ x 9¼") very large margins.
A costume plate of Italian peasants, from 'Collection de Costumes du Royaume de Naples' by Michel-Francois Damame de Martrais.
[Ref: 51817] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Daname Deinartrais sculp.
[Paris: Didot, 1818.]
Rare aquatint. 310 x 235mm (12¼ x 9¼") very large margins.
A costume plate of Italian peasants, from 'Collection de Costumes du Royaume de Naples' by Michel-Francois Damame de Martrais.
[Ref: 51817] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Costumes du Village de Chieti, dans le Royaume de Naples.
Daname Deinartrais sculp.
[Paris: Didot, 1818.]
Rare aquatint. 310 x 235mm (12¼ x 9¼") very large margins.
A costume plate of Italian peasants, from 'Collection de Costumes du Royaume de Naples' by Michel-Francois Damame de Martrais.
[Ref: 51818] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Daname Deinartrais sculp.
[Paris: Didot, 1818.]
Rare aquatint. 310 x 235mm (12¼ x 9¼") very large margins.
A costume plate of Italian peasants, from 'Collection de Costumes du Royaume de Naples' by Michel-Francois Damame de Martrais.
[Ref: 51818] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Costumes du Village de Badessa, dans le Royaume de Naples.
Daname Deinartrais sculp.
[Paris: Didot, 1818.]
Rare aquatint. 310 x 235mm (12¼ x 9¼"), very large margins.
A costume plate of Italian peasants, from 'Collection de Costumes du Royaume de Naples' by Michel-Francois Damame de Martrais.
[Ref: 51819] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Daname Deinartrais sculp.
[Paris: Didot, 1818.]
Rare aquatint. 310 x 235mm (12¼ x 9¼"), very large margins.
A costume plate of Italian peasants, from 'Collection de Costumes du Royaume de Naples' by Michel-Francois Damame de Martrais.
[Ref: 51819] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Costumes du Village de Collelungo, dans le Royaume de Naples.
Daname Deinartrais sculp.
[Paris: Didot, 1818.]
Rare aquatint. Sheet 310 x 235mm (12¼ x 9¼"). Trimmed to plate.
A costume plate of Italian peasants, from 'Collection de Costumes du Royaume de Naples' by Michel-Francois Damame de Martrais.
[Ref: 51815] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Daname Deinartrais sculp.
[Paris: Didot, 1818.]
Rare aquatint. Sheet 310 x 235mm (12¼ x 9¼"). Trimmed to plate.
A costume plate of Italian peasants, from 'Collection de Costumes du Royaume de Naples' by Michel-Francois Damame de Martrais.
[Ref: 51815] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Costumes du Village de Massagrognia, dans le Royaume de Naples.
Daname Deinartrais sculp.
[Paris: Didot, 1818.]
Rare aquatint. 310 x 235mm (12¼ x 9¼") very large margins on 3 sides. Narrow top margin.
A costume plate of Italian peasants, from 'Collection de Costumes du Royaume de Naples' by Michel-Francois Damame de Martrais.
[Ref: 51816] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Daname Deinartrais sculp.
[Paris: Didot, 1818.]
Rare aquatint. 310 x 235mm (12¼ x 9¼") very large margins on 3 sides. Narrow top margin.
A costume plate of Italian peasants, from 'Collection de Costumes du Royaume de Naples' by Michel-Francois Damame de Martrais.
[Ref: 51816] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![Gruppi di Costumi, Napoletani. [printed on title label on front binding.]](jpegs/32149.jpg)
Gruppi di Costumi, Napoletani. [printed on title label on front binding.]
Lit. Gatti & Dura.
Oblong 4to, original cloth-backed boards; 41 very fine coloured lithographic plates. Inside cover Label of Detken Napoli. Covers rubbed, inner hinges strained.
41 views of Italian peoples and their costume according to occupation and geographic location.
[Ref: 32149] £2,500.00 view all images for this item
Lit. Gatti & Dura.
Oblong 4to, original cloth-backed boards; 41 very fine coloured lithographic plates. Inside cover Label of Detken Napoli. Covers rubbed, inner hinges strained.
41 views of Italian peoples and their costume according to occupation and geographic location.
[Ref: 32149] £2,500.00 view all images for this item
The Palace of Monte Alto at Naples.
Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 195 x 250mm, 7¾ x 9¾".
Capper Album.
[Ref: 10677] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 195 x 250mm, 7¾ x 9¾".
Capper Album.
[Ref: 10677] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A View of the Sea deom the Palace of the Vice Roy at Naples.
Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 195 x 250mm, 7¾ x 9¾". Some staining.
Capper Album.
[Ref: 10685] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 195 x 250mm, 7¾ x 9¾". Some staining.
Capper Album.
[Ref: 10685] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Le Bagattelle.
[after Giacomo Lenghi.]
[n.d., c.1854.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Printed area 200 x 140mm (8 x 5½") Old ink mss. in large margins.
A puppet booth in a street in Naples, in which Pulcinella, the inspiration of Punch and Judy, can be seen. In the background the volcano Vesuvius is smoking. From Lenghi's 'Raccolta di Costumi Napoletani'.
[Ref: 39767] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
[after Giacomo Lenghi.]
[n.d., c.1854.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Printed area 200 x 140mm (8 x 5½") Old ink mss. in large margins.
A puppet booth in a street in Naples, in which Pulcinella, the inspiration of Punch and Judy, can be seen. In the background the volcano Vesuvius is smoking. From Lenghi's 'Raccolta di Costumi Napoletani'.
[Ref: 39767] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
A View of the Royal Palace at Naples.
Dubois fecit.
Printed for J. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill [n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 200 x 260mm (7¾ x 10"). Margins missing on left.
For a similar view see ref. 10676.
[Ref: 38639] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Dubois fecit.
Printed for J. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill [n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 200 x 260mm (7¾ x 10"). Margins missing on left.
For a similar view see ref. 10676.
[Ref: 38639] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
A View of part of the Royal Gardens at Naples, towards the Sea.
Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 195 x 250mm, 7¾ x 9¾".
From the Capper album.
[Ref: 10978] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 195 x 250mm, 7¾ x 9¾".
From the Capper album.
[Ref: 10978] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A View of the Royal Palace at Naples.
Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 195 x 250mm, 7¾ x 9¾". Small stain in title.
Capper Album.
[Ref: 10676] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 195 x 250mm, 7¾ x 9¾". Small stain in title.
Capper Album.
[Ref: 10676] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
A view of the Salfatara, a remarkable mountain near Naples which continually sends forth streams of smoke, and where Sulphur and Allum is made of the Earth.
Printed for H.Overton at the White Hhorse without Newgate. [n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving. 200 x 250mm, 8 x 9¾". Trimmed within plate top and bottom
Solfatara, a shallow volcanic crater at Pozzuoli, part of the Campi Flegrei volcanic area.
Capper Album.
[Ref: 10684] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Printed for H.Overton at the White Hhorse without Newgate. [n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving. 200 x 250mm, 8 x 9¾". Trimmed within plate top and bottom
Solfatara, a shallow volcanic crater at Pozzuoli, part of the Campi Flegrei volcanic area.
Capper Album.
[Ref: 10684] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Set of eight scenes of daily life in Naples after Hfalmar Mörner.]](jpegs/20408.jpg)
[Set of eight scenes of daily life in Naples after Hfalmar Mörner.]
Mörner [signed in plates.]
[Naples, Italy, c.1827.]
Set of eight lithographs with fine hand colour. Trimmed around titles and laid on album pages.
Charming semi-caricatured vignettes of Neapolitan street life, in vibrant contemporary hand colour, from the series 'Nuova Raccolta di scene popolari e costumi di Napoli disegnati esattamente dal vero'. They include crowd watching a Punch and Judy show, a religious procession with icon commemorating the Holy Virgin, a water-seller and soldier refreshing, a barber, roast chestnut seller, and a tambourine-seller. Hfalmar Mörner (1794 - 1837) was a Swedish count and amateur etcher; in Rome 1816-28.
[Ref: 20408] £980.00 view all images for this item
Mörner [signed in plates.]
[Naples, Italy, c.1827.]
Set of eight lithographs with fine hand colour. Trimmed around titles and laid on album pages.
Charming semi-caricatured vignettes of Neapolitan street life, in vibrant contemporary hand colour, from the series 'Nuova Raccolta di scene popolari e costumi di Napoli disegnati esattamente dal vero'. They include crowd watching a Punch and Judy show, a religious procession with icon commemorating the Holy Virgin, a water-seller and soldier refreshing, a barber, roast chestnut seller, and a tambourine-seller. Hfalmar Mörner (1794 - 1837) was a Swedish count and amateur etcher; in Rome 1816-28.
[Ref: 20408] £980.00 view all images for this item
Discesa al Vesuvio.
G. Lenghi. Lit.
[n.d., c.1854.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Printed area 135 x 195mm (5¼ x 7¾"). Old ink mss. in large margins.
Sightseers struggling down the steep slopes of Vesuvius, stumbling over the volcanic rubble. From Lenghi's 'Raccolta di Costumi Napoletani'.
[Ref: 39769] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
G. Lenghi. Lit.
[n.d., c.1854.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Printed area 135 x 195mm (5¼ x 7¾"). Old ink mss. in large margins.
Sightseers struggling down the steep slopes of Vesuvius, stumbling over the volcanic rubble. From Lenghi's 'Raccolta di Costumi Napoletani'.
[Ref: 39769] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Salita al Vesuvio.
G. Lenghi. Lit.
[n.d., c.1854.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Printed area 135 x 195mm (5¼ x 7¾"). Old ink mss. in large margins.
Sightseers struggling up the steep slopes of Vesuvius, aided over the volcanic rubble by guides. One woman is carried in a chair. From Lenghi's 'Raccolta di Costumi Napoletani'.
[Ref: 39768] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
G. Lenghi. Lit.
[n.d., c.1854.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Printed area 135 x 195mm (5¼ x 7¾"). Old ink mss. in large margins.
Sightseers struggling up the steep slopes of Vesuvius, aided over the volcanic rubble by guides. One woman is carried in a chair. From Lenghi's 'Raccolta di Costumi Napoletani'.
[Ref: 39768] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Rissa di Donne.
[after Giacomo Lenghi.]
[n.d., c.1854.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Printed area 200 x 140mm (8 x 5½") Old ink mss. in margin.
A squabble among women in a street in Naples, overlooking the bay. In the background the volcano Vesuvius is smoking. From Lenghi's 'Raccolta di Costumi Napoletani'.
[Ref: 39770] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[after Giacomo Lenghi.]
[n.d., c.1854.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Printed area 200 x 140mm (8 x 5½") Old ink mss. in margin.
A squabble among women in a street in Naples, overlooking the bay. In the background the volcano Vesuvius is smoking. From Lenghi's 'Raccolta di Costumi Napoletani'.
[Ref: 39770] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![[Portraits of Napoleon and his circle.]](jpegs/36058.jpg)
[Portraits of Napoleon and his circle.]
[n.d., c.1860.]
Zincograph and letterpress. Sheet 765 x 505mm (30½ x 20"). Tears to edges and folds.
An uncut sheet of 16 portraits of Napoleon and his family, designed to be folded and cut for an 8vo book, with one portrait per page. Thus half the portraits are printed upside down on this sheet. The other members of the family are: his wives Josephine & Marie Louisa and son Napoleon II; his parents Charles & Letitia and uncle Cardinal Fesch; his siblings Joseph, Louis, Lucien, Jerome, Eliza, Pauline and Caroline; and sister-in-law Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of Prussia. The outsider in the collection is Count Metternich who, despite facilitating the marriange of Napoleon to Maria Louisa, did much to rally the Allied opposition to him.
[Ref: 36058] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
[n.d., c.1860.]
Zincograph and letterpress. Sheet 765 x 505mm (30½ x 20"). Tears to edges and folds.
An uncut sheet of 16 portraits of Napoleon and his family, designed to be folded and cut for an 8vo book, with one portrait per page. Thus half the portraits are printed upside down on this sheet. The other members of the family are: his wives Josephine & Marie Louisa and son Napoleon II; his parents Charles & Letitia and uncle Cardinal Fesch; his siblings Joseph, Louis, Lucien, Jerome, Eliza, Pauline and Caroline; and sister-in-law Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of Prussia. The outsider in the collection is Count Metternich who, despite facilitating the marriange of Napoleon to Maria Louisa, did much to rally the Allied opposition to him.
[Ref: 36058] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
Napoleon and the Invasion of Britain.
Alexandra Franklin and Mark Philip, with contributions by Katrina Navickas.
Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2003.
4to, illustrated soft covers, pp.131, profusely illustrated.
The catalogue of an exhibition of satire and propaganda pieces at the Bodleian Library.
[Ref: 59736] £70.00
Alexandra Franklin and Mark Philip, with contributions by Katrina Navickas.
Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2003.
4to, illustrated soft covers, pp.131, profusely illustrated.
The catalogue of an exhibition of satire and propaganda pieces at the Bodleian Library.
[Ref: 59736] £70.00
The Latest Portrait of Napoleon. (On Board the Bellerophon) Painted by C.L. Eastlake R.A. in 1815.
Eng.d by J. Roberts from the Original Picture by C.L. Eastlake, R.A.
Published exclusively in the Art-Journal
Engaving, sheet 280 x 210mm (11 x 8¼"). Trimmed; unidentified 'R.J.' collector's stamp verso.
Detail of Charles Eastlake's full-length portrait of Napoleon in the uniform of the Chasseurs, on board the Bellerophon with soldiers around him. Eastlake's painting was enormously popular when first exhibited in 1815 and established the painter's reputation. The painting is now in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Collector's stamp not in Lugt.
[Ref: 41420] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Eng.d by J. Roberts from the Original Picture by C.L. Eastlake, R.A.
Published exclusively in the Art-Journal
Engaving, sheet 280 x 210mm (11 x 8¼"). Trimmed; unidentified 'R.J.' collector's stamp verso.
Detail of Charles Eastlake's full-length portrait of Napoleon in the uniform of the Chasseurs, on board the Bellerophon with soldiers around him. Eastlake's painting was enormously popular when first exhibited in 1815 and established the painter's reputation. The painting is now in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Collector's stamp not in Lugt.
[Ref: 41420] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
The Tomb of Napoleon.
Sketched Etched and Published by G. Cruikshank. [n.d., c.1834.]
Etching on india laid paper, 190 x 280mm (7½ x 11").
A view of the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean, where Napoleon Bonaparte died on 5th May 1821, surrounded by eight military and Napoleonic vignettes. A satirical print from 'My Sketch Book' 1834 by George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878).
[Ref: 12016] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Sketched Etched and Published by G. Cruikshank. [n.d., c.1834.]
Etching on india laid paper, 190 x 280mm (7½ x 11").
A view of the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean, where Napoleon Bonaparte died on 5th May 1821, surrounded by eight military and Napoleonic vignettes. A satirical print from 'My Sketch Book' 1834 by George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878).
[Ref: 12016] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Ham. What looked he frowningly? / Hor. A countenance more in sorrow than in anger. Star No. 33.
T.C. Wilson. T.C. Wilson sc. Alvey lith 128 London Road.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. Sheet 255 x 200mm (10 x 8"). Tear taped.
The ghost of Napoleon Bonaparte admonishes Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte.
[Ref: 49495] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
T.C. Wilson. T.C. Wilson sc. Alvey lith 128 London Road.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. Sheet 255 x 200mm (10 x 8"). Tear taped.
The ghost of Napoleon Bonaparte admonishes Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte.
[Ref: 49495] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Napoleons Besuch bei Churfürst Friedrich II. Kronprinz Wilhelm in der Schlacht v. Brienne.
Baisch fecit.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Two lithographs on one sheet. Total printed area 180 x 285mm (7 x 11¼")
Two scenes: on the left Napoleon visits Frederick II of Württemberg at the royal palace in Ludwigsburg in 1803, seeking a new ally; on the right Frederick's son William fights at the Battle of Brienne, 1814.
[Ref: 66234] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Baisch fecit.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Two lithographs on one sheet. Total printed area 180 x 285mm (7 x 11¼")
Two scenes: on the left Napoleon visits Frederick II of Württemberg at the royal palace in Ludwigsburg in 1803, seeking a new ally; on the right Frederick's son William fights at the Battle of Brienne, 1814.
[Ref: 66234] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Public Execution of a Tyrant. A gibbet formed by the Allies, well supported by Old England. The British Oak & Lion, crushing & tearing the Corsican Viper, whose sting falls down harmless upon the Oak.
TH.
Published as the Act directs March 1814.
Hand-coloured aquatint, rare. Framed. Printed area: 240 x 190mm (9½ x 7½"). Frame: 370 x 300mm (14½ x 11¾"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene showing a large snake, who represents Napoleon and the French, being hung from a gibbet carved with the names of the Allies (though Prussia is missing). The gibbet is supported by a oak tree representing England, while the English lion bites and claws at the snake's tail.
BM Satire 12200.
[Ref: 43876] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
TH.
Published as the Act directs March 1814.
Hand-coloured aquatint, rare. Framed. Printed area: 240 x 190mm (9½ x 7½"). Frame: 370 x 300mm (14½ x 11¾"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene showing a large snake, who represents Napoleon and the French, being hung from a gibbet carved with the names of the Allies (though Prussia is missing). The gibbet is supported by a oak tree representing England, while the English lion bites and claws at the snake's tail.
BM Satire 12200.
[Ref: 43876] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
The Emperor Napoleon I.
Inventor and Patentee G. Baxter, 11 & 12 Northampton Square [embossed stamp below image]
Baxter print with large margins; very fine, image 110 x 80mm (4¼ x 3¼"), sheet 205 x 165mm (8 x 6½"). Uncut.
Colour print of Napoleon when Emperor (1804-14), taken from a miniature and printed by George Baxter (1804 - 1867), wood-engraver, colour printer and lithographer; patentee of a method of colour printing for which he sold licences.
C.L. 224; Ball and Martin p.156
[Ref: 36762] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Inventor and Patentee G. Baxter, 11 & 12 Northampton Square [embossed stamp below image]
Baxter print with large margins; very fine, image 110 x 80mm (4¼ x 3¼"), sheet 205 x 165mm (8 x 6½"). Uncut.
Colour print of Napoleon when Emperor (1804-14), taken from a miniature and printed by George Baxter (1804 - 1867), wood-engraver, colour printer and lithographer; patentee of a method of colour printing for which he sold licences.
C.L. 224; Ball and Martin p.156
[Ref: 36762] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Peace of Tilsit] Friedens-Bündniss der Kaiser Alexander I. Napoleon I. und des Friedrich Wilhelm III.](jpegs/61049.jpg)
[Peace of Tilsit] Friedens-Bündniss der Kaiser Alexander I. Napoleon I. und des Friedrich Wilhelm III. zu Tilsit im Pavillon auf dem Nieman am 26 Junius 1807.
bei Remnoni in Wien [n.d., c.1807].
Stipple. 260 x 205mm (10¼ x 8"), large margins. Some foxing.
A propaganda portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte standing between Alexander I of Austria and Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, clasping their hands, as they agreed the Treaties of Tilsit in 1807. The exchange looks friendly: Alexander said afterwards ''Never did I love any man as I loved that man''; however Napoleon had just appropriated half of Prussia's territory.
[Ref: 61049] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
bei Remnoni in Wien [n.d., c.1807].
Stipple. 260 x 205mm (10¼ x 8"), large margins. Some foxing.
A propaganda portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte standing between Alexander I of Austria and Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, clasping their hands, as they agreed the Treaties of Tilsit in 1807. The exchange looks friendly: Alexander said afterwards ''Never did I love any man as I loved that man''; however Napoleon had just appropriated half of Prussia's territory.
[Ref: 61049] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Napoleon as First Consul] Die Dreÿ Konsuln Franckreichs.](jpegs/60731.jpg)
[Napoleon as First Consul] Die Dreÿ Konsuln Franckreichs. 1. Ponaparte. 2. Cambuceres. 3 Le Brun.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Scarce engraving, 18th century watermark. 185 x 280mm (7¼ x 11"). Trimmed to plate at top.
A popular print published as the coup of 18 Brumaire (10th November, 1799) replaced the Directory with the Consulate, a triumvirate of Napoleon Bonaparte, Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès & Charles-François Lebrun.
[Ref: 60731] £360.00
[n.d., c.1800.]
Scarce engraving, 18th century watermark. 185 x 280mm (7¼ x 11"). Trimmed to plate at top.
A popular print published as the coup of 18 Brumaire (10th November, 1799) replaced the Directory with the Consulate, a triumvirate of Napoleon Bonaparte, Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès & Charles-François Lebrun.
[Ref: 60731] £360.00
L'Apothéose.
[after Horace Vernet.]
[n.d., c.1830.]
Scarce aquatint. Sheet 505 x 675mm (19¾ x 26½"). Trimmed within plate and into title at bottom. Ink stamp on right.
An engraved version of Horace Vernet's memorial to the death of Napoleon, ''Le Tombeau de Napoléon à Sainte-Hélène ou L’apothéose de Napoléon'' painted in 1822. It depicts Napoleon's aides on St Helena, Generals Charles-Tristan Montholon (1783-1853) and Henri-Gatien Bertrand (1773-1844), with Bertrand's family, consoling one another, watched by ghostly figures from Napoleon's armies and Sultan Selim III of Egypt. St Helena is depicted as a rock in a stormy sea, with wreckage representing Napoleon's victories in the sea. Napoleon's grave is adorned with his bicorne hat and sword. The painting was first engraved by Jazet in 1822 with the title 'Le Songe de Bertrand'.
[Ref: 56164] £480.00
[after Horace Vernet.]
[n.d., c.1830.]
Scarce aquatint. Sheet 505 x 675mm (19¾ x 26½"). Trimmed within plate and into title at bottom. Ink stamp on right.
An engraved version of Horace Vernet's memorial to the death of Napoleon, ''Le Tombeau de Napoléon à Sainte-Hélène ou L’apothéose de Napoléon'' painted in 1822. It depicts Napoleon's aides on St Helena, Generals Charles-Tristan Montholon (1783-1853) and Henri-Gatien Bertrand (1773-1844), with Bertrand's family, consoling one another, watched by ghostly figures from Napoleon's armies and Sultan Selim III of Egypt. St Helena is depicted as a rock in a stormy sea, with wreckage representing Napoleon's victories in the sea. Napoleon's grave is adorned with his bicorne hat and sword. The painting was first engraved by Jazet in 1822 with the title 'Le Songe de Bertrand'.
[Ref: 56164] £480.00
Entrée dans Berlin. Le 27 Octobre 1806. Troupes francaises.
Imp. F. Judenne. P. Merlens Marché aux Poulets No 4 [c.1830]
Lithograph, rare, printed area 255 x 305mm (10 x 12").
Napoleon's triumphant entry into Berlin, having crushed the Prussians quickly in the War of the Fourth Coalition (1806-7).
[Ref: 43158] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Imp. F. Judenne. P. Merlens Marché aux Poulets No 4 [c.1830]
Lithograph, rare, printed area 255 x 305mm (10 x 12").
Napoleon's triumphant entry into Berlin, having crushed the Prussians quickly in the War of the Fourth Coalition (1806-7).
[Ref: 43158] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
The Tomb of Napoleon.
Sketched Etched and Published by G. Cruikshank. [n.d., c.1834.]
Coloured etching, pt J. Whatman 18.. watermark. Sheet 185 x 265mm (7¼ x 10½"). Trimmed.
A view of the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean, where Napoleon Bonaparte died on 5th May 1821, surrounded by eight military and Napoleonic vignettes. A satirical print from 'My Sketch Book' by George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878).
[Ref: 55792] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Sketched Etched and Published by G. Cruikshank. [n.d., c.1834.]
Coloured etching, pt J. Whatman 18.. watermark. Sheet 185 x 265mm (7¼ x 10½"). Trimmed.
A view of the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean, where Napoleon Bonaparte died on 5th May 1821, surrounded by eight military and Napoleonic vignettes. A satirical print from 'My Sketch Book' by George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878).
[Ref: 55792] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Napoleon.] Arrivée en France.](jpegs/55809.jpg)
[Napoleon.] Arrivée en France. Les Anglais ayant buile Ajaccio Bonaparte en fut bani a perpétuité, avec lui s'embarqua toute cette famille de rois futurs.
[n.d., c.1825.]
Lithograph. Printed area 185 x 200mm (7¼ x 8"), very large margins.
Napoleon at the tiller of a boat taking him and his family from Corsica to mainland France. Although originally a Corsican nationalist, Napoleon was such a supporter of the French Revolution that he left the island in June 1793 when Corsica declared formal secession from France, establishing the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom which lasted until 1796.
[Ref: 55809] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1825.]
Lithograph. Printed area 185 x 200mm (7¼ x 8"), very large margins.
Napoleon at the tiller of a boat taking him and his family from Corsica to mainland France. Although originally a Corsican nationalist, Napoleon was such a supporter of the French Revolution that he left the island in June 1793 when Corsica declared formal secession from France, establishing the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom which lasted until 1796.
[Ref: 55809] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[Napoleon and his family arrive in France from Corsica, 1793.]](jpegs/55814.jpg)
[Napoleon and his family arrive in France from Corsica, 1793.]
[n.d., c.1825.]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 325 x 385mm (12¾x 15"). Trimmed to image.
Napoleon at the tiller of a boat taking him and his family from Corsica to mainland France. Although originally a Corsican nationalist, Napoleon was such a supporter of the French Revolution that he left the island in June 1793 when Corsica declared formal secession from France, establishing the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom which lasted until 1796.
[Ref: 55814] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1825.]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 325 x 385mm (12¾x 15"). Trimmed to image.
Napoleon at the tiller of a boat taking him and his family from Corsica to mainland France. Although originally a Corsican nationalist, Napoleon was such a supporter of the French Revolution that he left the island in June 1793 when Corsica declared formal secession from France, establishing the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom which lasted until 1796.
[Ref: 55814] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Delicious Dreams! Castles in the Air!_ Glorious Prospects!
J.s Gillray inv & fec.t.
Publish'd April 10th 1808 by H.Humphrey 27 St.James Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting five key British Cabinet members asleep around a table. The table is covered with drink, and the ministers; William, 3rd Duke of Portland, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Spencer Perceval, Robert Stewart, and George Canning are portrayed as physically and mentally disengaged, lost in a shared dream. Their dream, floating above them in clouds, shows Britannia victorious in a chariot, with a chained and defeated Napoleon, subdued Russia, and other captive monarchs, followed by cheering crowds under a tattered Union Jack.
BM Satire 10979.
[Ref: 66034] £680.00
J.s Gillray inv & fec.t.
Publish'd April 10th 1808 by H.Humphrey 27 St.James Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting five key British Cabinet members asleep around a table. The table is covered with drink, and the ministers; William, 3rd Duke of Portland, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Spencer Perceval, Robert Stewart, and George Canning are portrayed as physically and mentally disengaged, lost in a shared dream. Their dream, floating above them in clouds, shows Britannia victorious in a chariot, with a chained and defeated Napoleon, subdued Russia, and other captive monarchs, followed by cheering crowds under a tattered Union Jack.
BM Satire 10979.
[Ref: 66034] £680.00
Napoléon et Son fils.
Paintd by Steuben. Engraved by G. Zobel.
London: Published Dec.r 1st. 1842, for the Proprietor, by the Engraver, 7, Commercial Road, Pimlico.
Mixed method mezzotint, printed in colours. Sheet 490 x 390mm (19¼ x 15¼"). Trimmed within plate, repaired tears, inscription area rubbed and soiled. Repairs.
Napoleon reading in a library, with and his son, Napoléon François Charles Joseph, asleep resting on his thigh. On the mantle of the fireplace is the bust of Alexander the Great, at the time his only known portrait, which is now in the Louvre.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68184] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Paintd by Steuben. Engraved by G. Zobel.
London: Published Dec.r 1st. 1842, for the Proprietor, by the Engraver, 7, Commercial Road, Pimlico.
Mixed method mezzotint, printed in colours. Sheet 490 x 390mm (19¼ x 15¼"). Trimmed within plate, repaired tears, inscription area rubbed and soiled. Repairs.
Napoleon reading in a library, with and his son, Napoléon François Charles Joseph, asleep resting on his thigh. On the mantle of the fireplace is the bust of Alexander the Great, at the time his only known portrait, which is now in the Louvre.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68184] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Napoleon on his Death Bed.]](jpegs/49113.jpg)
[Napoleon on his Death Bed.]
Horace Vernet.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint. Sheet: 175 x 205mm (7 x 8''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A portrait of Napoleon (1769-1821) on his deathbed on St. Helena. After the original oil painting by Horace Vernet painted in 1823.
[Ref: 49113] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Horace Vernet.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint. Sheet: 175 x 205mm (7 x 8''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A portrait of Napoleon (1769-1821) on his deathbed on St. Helena. After the original oil painting by Horace Vernet painted in 1823.
[Ref: 49113] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)