Grosvenor Prints

The Patent Wigg. No fit you zir, perhaps you got de paine in you Head, make you tink so [...]
Wetherell.
Pub, Aug.t. 1. 1793 by S. Fores. No. 3, Picadilly.
Etching with hand-colouring, platemark 185 x 175mm (7¼ x 7") large margins. Slight mark on top left. Remainder of album sheet on reverse.
Interior scene in which Charles James Fox stands in a wigseller (carrying a royal patent) but is told a certain wig doesn't fit him because he has a [Thomas] 'paine' in the head. Commentary on the influence of republican ideas on Fox's Whig party.
BM Satires 8338; for uncoloured impression see ref.36447.
[Ref: 44822] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Requirements of the Age; Annual List for 1858.
The International Patent Office, 33, Essex Street, Strand, London.
Letterpress pamphlet, pp. 4. Folds.
A list of 100 suggestion for inventors, including: '1. Efficient and economical methods of effecting Agricultural Operations by Steam'; '20. A Method of simultaneously Lighting Street Lamps by Electricity, or otherwise'; and the eternal quest, '53 A Motor working without fuel...'.
[Ref: 53268] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

John Paterson Esquire. MDCCCLXXVII. His Life was gentle, and the Elements so mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up and say to all the World, ''This was a Man!''.
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engrav'd by Thomas Watson.
[n.d., c.1789.]
Fine mezzotint. 380 x 275mm (15 x 11''). Thread margins.
A portrait of John Paterson (1705-89), painted by Joshua Reynolds in 1777 on a commission from architect Robert Mylne. As Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means 1765-8, Paterson played a key role in securing the finance for Mylne's Blackfriar's Bridge. The bridge is referenced by the paper Paterson holds: 'A plan to raise 300,000 £ for the purpose of completing the bridge at Blackfriars and redeeming the toll thereon, and embanking the north side of the Thames'. Paterson was the first Clerk of the Barbers' Comany after a break from the Surgeons in 1745, becoming Master in 1776. The company acquired the original painting in 1890.
CS: 29. ii of ii.
[Ref: 64579] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[John Paterson Esquire. MDCCCLXXVII. His Life was gentle, and the Elements so mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up and say to all the World, ''This was a Man!''.]
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engrav'd by Thomas Watson.
[n.d., c.1789.]
Mezzotint, proof before title. 380 x 275mm (15 x 11''), large margins Title added in old ink mss. Repaired tear through inscription into image, two worm holes in margin, spotting. Damaged.
A portrait of John Paterson (1705-89), painted by Joshua Reynolds in 1777 on a commission from architect Robert Mylne. As Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means 1765-8, Paterson played a key role in securing the finance for Mylne's Blackfriar's Bridge. The bridge is referenced by the paper Paterson holds: 'A plan to raise 300,000 £ for the purpose of completing the bridge at Blackfriars and redeeming the toll thereon, and embanking the north side of the Thames'. Paterson was the first Clerk of the Barbers' Comany after a break from the Surgeons in 1745, becoming Master in 1776. The company acquired the original painting in 1890.
CS: 29. i of ii. Goodwin 30, i of ii. Hamilton p.54, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of iii.
[Ref: 68048] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

John Paterson Esquire. MDCCCLXXVII. His Life was gentle, and the Elements so mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up and say to all the World, ''This was a Man!''.
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engrav'd by Thomas Watson.
[n.d., c.1789.]
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 380 x 275mm (15 x 11''). Small margins.
A portrait of John Paterson (1705-89), painted by Joshua Reynolds in 1777 on a commission from architect Robert Mylne. As Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means 1765-8, Paterson played a key role in securing the finance for Mylne's Blackfriar's Bridge. The bridge is referenced by the paper Paterson holds: 'A plan to raise 300,000 £ for the purpose of completing the bridge at Blackfriars and redeeming the toll thereon, and embanking the north side of the Thames'. Paterson was the first Clerk of the Barbers' Comany after a break from the Surgeons in 1745, becoming Master in 1776. The company acquired the original painting in 1890.
CS: 29. ii of ii. Goodwin 30, ii of ii. Hamilton p.54, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of iii.
[Ref: 68049] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[John Paterson Esquire. MDCCCLXXVII. His Life was gentle, and the Elements so mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up and say to all the World, ''This was a Man!''.]
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engrav'd by Thomas Watson.
[n.d., c.1789.]
Mezzotint, unfinished proof before all letters, 18th century watermark. 380 x 275mm (15 x 11''), with large margins Creasing centre.
A portrait of John Paterson (1705-89), painted by Joshua Reynolds in 1777 on a commission from architect Robert Mylne. As Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means 1765-8, Paterson played a key role in securing the finance for Mylne's Blackfriar's Bridge. The bridge is referenced by the paper Paterson holds in the completed plate (but not present here): 'A plan to raise 300,000 £ for the purpose of completing the bridge at Blackfriars and redeeming the toll thereon, and embanking the north side of the Thames'. Paterson was the first Clerk of the Barbers' Comany after a break from the Surgeons in 1745, becoming Master in 1776. The company acquired the original painting in 1890. In
CS: 29. before i of ii. Goodwin 30, before i of ii. Hamilton p.54, before i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state i of iii.
[Ref: 68050] £360.00

_ ''like Patience on a Monument, smiling at Grief.'' Shakespear's Twelfth Night.
Painted by Maria Cosway. Engraved by V. Green, Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty, & to the Elector Palatine.
Publish'd June 4.th 173, by V. Green, N.º 20 Newman Street, & Sold by J. Brydon, N.º 7, opposite Northumberland House, CHaring Cross, London.
Scarce mezzotint, 540 x 410mm (21½ x 16"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Bottom margin repaired, nicks in edges. Thread margins.
A young woman sits on a stone slab, hands resting in her lap, looking down at an old woman hiding her head in her veils, a serpent twined around her waist.
CS 152a. Whitman 229.
[Ref: 65704] £360.00

Patience. ''Her meek hands folded on her modest breast / In mute Submission lifts th'adoring Eye, / Ev'n to the Storm that wrecks her''. Mason's Caracticus P.15.
Angelica Kauffman Pinx.t. Gul. Wynne Ryland Sculp.t.
Published for the Author May 27.th 1777 at No.159 Strand London.
Stipple. Sheet 375 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"). Trimmed within plate, a few nicks to edges.
A woman (probably Evilina, daughter of Caractacus), stands barefoot on a rock on the seashore, lightning crossing the sky behind. A scene from 'Caractacus' (1759) by the poet and garden designer William Mason (1725-97). After Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807).
[Ref: 57802] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Patience. ''Her meek hands folded on her modest breast / In mute Submission lifts th'adoring Eye, / Ev'n to the Storm that wrecks her''. Mason's Caracticus P.15.]
[Angelica Kauffman Pinx.t. Gul. Wynne Ryland Sculp.t.]
[Published for the Author May 27.th 1777 at No.159 Strand London.]
Stipple, proof before letters, printed in sanguine. Sheet 365 x 275mm (14½ x 10¾"). Trimmed within plate, small tear in left edge.
A woman (probably Evilina, daughter of Caractacus), stands barefoot on a rock on the seashore, lightning crossing the sky behind. A scene from 'Caractacus' (1759) by the poet and garden designer William Mason (1725-97). After Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807).
[Ref: 57803] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Patientiae Triumphus. Elegantissimis Imaginibus Expressus. Ac velut angustas rosa candida pullulat inter. Spimas, nec premitur: florent & lilia Vere: Sic iam magnifico vehitur Patientia Curru, Cui Fortuna potens, fractis concessit honorem Viribus, & vinclis sequitur constricta, pudore: Hunc spes alma trahit, volucristudio comitata.
M. Ieemskerck inventor. Ioan Galle excud.
[n.d. c.1700.]
Engraving. Plate 209 x 260mm. 8¼ x 10¼". Some foxing and repair.
The Triumph of Patience.
H.120 II
[Ref: 15378] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

The Test of Patience.
[n.d., c.1810.]
Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet: 145 x 190mm (5¾ x 7½"). Foxing, trimmed.
A comic scene set in a kitchen in which a man with a brush hits a woman who then falls over a pig which is one of four running around the kitchen.
[Ref: 46154] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

"Patience". 6/75.
Horace Williamson. [Signed in pencil.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching. Platemark: 175 x 240mm (7 x 9½"). Very large margins. Light mountburn.
A polar bear peering into an icy pool of water below. Limited edition of 75 prints by Horace W. Williamson.
[Ref: 37815] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)

"Patience".
Horace Williamson. [Signed in pencil.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching. Proof. Platemark: 175 x 240mm (7 x 9½"). Very large margins.
A polar bear peering into an icy pool of water below. A proof impression from a limited edition of 75 prints by Horace W. Williamson.
[Ref: 37816] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[A suffering patient.]
[Artist unidentified.]
[British, n.d., c.1830.]
Etching and aquatint with early colour by hand, sheet/image 185 x 158m. 7¼ x 6¼". Lacking margins.
Caricature of an unwell man, sitting in an armchair close to the fireplace, his left hand and wrist bandaged, as well as his head. A book of 'gripes' and a 'composing draught' are on the table in foreground, and he stares mournfully at a tall bottle of medicine on the mantelpiece.
[Ref: 27926] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles Patin.]
I.L.Durant ad innum pinx et sculps.
1673.
Engraving. Sheet 130 x 70mm (5 x 2¾"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper at edges.
Portrait of Charles Patin (1633-93), French physician and numismatist. He was the son of Guy Patin, dean of the school of medicine in Paris.
Wellcome 2247.
[Ref: 67697] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

M.e Guido Patin doctor medicus parisiensis medicus et professor Regius.
Ant. Masson ad vivum ping. et scul. 1670 [but later].
Engraving. Sheet 220 x 170mm (8¾ x 6¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on card.
A head and shoulders portrait of Guido (or Guy) Patin (1601-72), a French medical doctor and man of letters.
Wellcome: 2248-5
[Ref: 67854] £320.00

Patmos.
W. Clerk, lith, 202 High Holborn.
Lithograph. Sheet: 280 x 205mm, (11 x 8").
A view of the island of Patmos in the Aegean sea with the monastary of St John the Theologian in the background.
[Ref: 39484] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Vue du Couvent de Pathmos.
Petermanns del. Lithographié à la Calcographie Royale de J. Goubaud à Bruxelles.
[Brussels, 1822-9.]
Lithograph, rare. Printed area 240 x 350mm (9½ x 13¾").
View of the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian on Patmos. The view was published in a Brussels edition of Choiseul-Gouffier's 'Voyage Pittoresque de la Grèce', but which also contained Melling's 'Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore'.
[Ref: 35153] £270.00 (£324.00 incl.VAT)

British Interests.
Frank Paton [pencil signature].
Published by Leggatt Bro.s., 62 Cheapside, London, E.C., 1899.
Engraving, small margins; signed by the artist. 205 x 260mm (8 x 10¼").
A bulldog, Scottish Terrier & Irish Terrier take exception to the arrival of a poodle. The eight remarques are on a similar theme of 'interest', with 'Compound interest', 'no interest', etc. Frank Paton (1855-1909), best known for his paintings of animals and scenes of rural life. This print is from his series of etched Christmas cards published annually by Edward Ernest Leggatt from 1880 until Paton's death in 1909, costing half-a-guinea each. Each year a number of the prints would be sent from the printers to be signed in pencil by Paton.
[Ref: 31339] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

Eight Above the Line.
Frank Paton [pencil signature].
Published by Leggatt Bro.s., 62 Cheapside & 30 St James's St, London, 1907.
Engraving, small margins, signed by the artist. 205 x 260mm (8 x 10¼").
Eight grouse flying over a farmland, one just being shot, the title being a reference to card-playing. The eight remarques are on a similar theme, with fish being 'Two under the line', a fleeing bookmaker saying 'I Leave it to You Partner', a golfer snapping his clubs, etc. Frank Paton (1855-1909), best known for his paintings of animals and scenes of rural life. This print is from his series of etched Christmas cards published annually by Edward Ernest Leggatt from 1880 until Paton's death in 1909, costing half-a-guinea each. Each year a number of the prints would be sent from the printers to be signed in pencil by Paton.
[Ref: 31338] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

''A Meeting of the Unemployed''.
Frank Paton. [signed in pencil].
Published by E.C. Leggatt, 62 Cheapside, London. 1886.
Etching, signed by the artist. 200 x 265mm (8 x 10½").
Fox hunters gather outside a country inn. The scene is surrounded by satirical vignettes. Frank Paton (1856-1909) was a successful artist during his lifetime and could even count Queen Victoria as an admirer of his work. He is perhaps most widely known for his series of etched Christmas cards published annually by Edward Ernest Leggatt from 1880 until Paton's death in 1909. They were intended to be a cut above the average Christmas card and sold for half a guinea each. Their format became quite formulaic over the years. A central subject reflecting the title of the print was usually complemented by a series of often humorous sketches around its border. A number of the prints would be sent from the printers to be signed in pencil by Paton.
[Ref: 56538] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

The Ordeal by Fire.
Frank Paton [pencil signature].
Published by Leggatt Bro.s., 62 Cheapside E.C. 1895.
Engraving, small margins; signed by the artist. 205 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"). Ink spot in sky.
Grouse shooting in moorland. The eight remarques are puns on a shooting theme, two dark coloured men playing cards being 'Black Game', two old ladies cooking eggs being 'Old Poachers', etc. Frank Paton (1855-1909), best known for his paintings of animals and scenes of rural life. This print is from his series of etched Christmas cards published annually by Edward Ernest Leggatt from 1880 until Paton's death in 1909, costing half-a-guinea each. Each year a number of the prints would be sent from the printers to be signed in pencil by Paton.
[Ref: 31343] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

Our Grandfathers' Hobbies.
Frank Paton [pencil signature].
Published by Leggatt Bro.s., 62 Cheapside E.C. 1898.
Engraving, small margins; signed by the artist. 205 x 260mm (8 x 10¼").
The central image is a copy of William Mason's painting 'A Country Racecourse', published 1786. The ten remarques are other pursuits: gambling, badger-baiting, bare-knuckle boxing, billiards, etc. Frank Paton (1855-1909), best known for his paintings of animals and scenes of rural life. This print is from his series of etched Christmas cards published annually by Edward Ernest Leggatt from 1880 until Paton's death in 1909, costing half-a-guinea each. Each year a number of the prints would be sent from the printers to be signed in pencil by Paton.
[Ref: 31344] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[Two Puppies] A Merry Christmas.
Frank Paton. [signed in pencil].
[London: E.C. Leggatt, c.1880.]
Etching, signed by the artist. 200 x 265mm (8 x 10½").
Two puppies in a barn, with a bowl of Turkey bones. The scene is surrounded by satirical vignettes of Christmas, dogs and cats. Frank Paton (1856-1909) was a successful artist during his lifetime and could even count Queen Victoria as an admirer of his work. He is perhaps most widely known for his series of etched Christmas cards published annually by Edward Ernest Leggatt from 1880 until Paton's death in 1909. They were intended to be a cut above the average Christmas card and sold for half a guinea each. A number of the prints would be sent from the printers to be signed in pencil by Paton. Between 1880-85 the cards did not have a specific title
[Ref: 56539] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Ye Seven Champions of Christendom Wish You A Right Merrie Christmas.
Frank Paton. [signed in pencil].
[London: E.C. Leggatt, c.1880.]
Etching, signed by the artist. 200 x 265mm (8 x 10½").
Seven different breeds of dog (representing Holland, Russia, Italy, Switzerland, Germany England & France) with a sword and gauntlets. Around the image are satitrical remarques about Christmas, including a snowball fight and Father Christmas pictured in the margin. Frank Paton (1856-1909) was a successful artist during his lifetime and could even count Queen Victoria as an admirer of his work. He is perhaps most widely known for his series of etched Christmas cards published annually by Edward Ernest Leggatt from 1880 until Paton's death in 1909. They were intended to be a cut above the average Christmas card and sold for half a guinea each. A number of the prints would be sent from the printers to be signed in pencil by Paton.
[Ref: 56540] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.] Recollections of a Record Reign
Frank Paton [pencil signature].
Published by Leggatt Bro.s., 62 Cheapside E.C. 1898.
Engraving, small margins; signed by the artist. 205 x 260mm (8 x 10¼").
A coach passing through Temple Bar, London. It had been dismantled very carefully in 1878 and was rebuilt in Paternoster Square in 2004. The central image is surrounded by vignettes representing each year of Victoria's reign until 1896, the year of her Diamond Jubilee. These include: portraits of Prince Albert, Wellington, Disraeli, Dickens, W.C. Grace; buildings including St Paul's Cathedral, the Forth Railway Bridge and the Crystal Palace; and inventions including chlorogorm for surgery, dynamite, telephones and bicycles. Frank Paton (1855-1909), best known for his paintings of animals and scenes of rural life. This print is from his series of etched Christmas cards published annually by Edward Ernest Leggatt from 1880 until Paton's death in 1909, costing half-a-guinea each. Each year a number of the prints would be sent from the printers to be signed in pencil by Paton.
[Ref: 31345] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

''A Deep Dream of Peace''. (Leigh Hunt.)
Frank Paton. [signed in pencil].
[London: E.C. Leggatt, c.1880.]
Etching, signed by the artist. 200 x 265mm (8 x 10½").
A pair of terrier puppies asleep on a carpet with a ripped-up map of South Africa. The scene is surrounded by satirical vignettes of soldiers in South Africa, returning from war and indulging in sports, including polo, shooting, hunting, racing and coaching. A Victoria Cross is also illustrated. Frank Paton (1856-1909) was a successful artist during his lifetime and could even count Queen Victoria as an admirer of his work. He is perhaps most widely known for his series of etched Christmas cards published annually by Edward Ernest Leggatt from 1880 until Paton's death in 1909. They were intended to be a cut above the average Christmas card and sold for half a guinea each. A number of the prints would be sent from the printers to be signed in pencil by Paton. Between 1880-85 the cards did not have a specific title
[Ref: 58038] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Three kittens] A Merry Christmas.
Frank Paton. [signed in pencil].
[London: E.C. Leggatt, c.1880.]
Etching, signed by the artist. 200 x 265mm (8 x 10½").
Three kittens climbing out of a basket. The scene is surrounded by satirical vignettes of Christmas. Ballet dancer & Harlequin pictured in the margin. Frank Paton (1856-1909) was a successful artist during his lifetime and could even count Queen Victoria as an admirer of his work. He is perhaps most widely known for his series of etched Christmas cards published annually by Edward Ernest Leggatt from 1880 until Paton's death in 1909. They were intended to be a cut above the average Christmas card and sold for half a guinea each. A number of the prints would be sent from the printers to be signed in pencil by Paton. Between 1880-85 the cards did not have a specific title
[Ref: 56543] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[John Baker Holroyd & Charlotte Fisher] No. XIX. Miss Charlotte F_r. No. XX. The Patriotic Orater.
London Publish'd Aug.. 1: 1783, by A. Hamilton Jun.r. Fleet Street.
Engraving. Plate: 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼"). Small margins.
Two portrait busts in ovals, on the left Miss Charlotte Fisher, a courtesan is depicted while on the right is John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821). From the 'Histories of the Tête à Tête annexed...' series that appeared in 'Town and Country Magazine', a monthy magazine which featured articles on the scandals and romantic affairs of the nobility.
BM Satire 6301.
[Ref: 38567] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Patriotic Petitions on the Convention.
Js.Gillray, inv.t & fec.t.
[n.d., c.1808.] London Publish'd by H.Humphrey, 87 St.James's Street.
Coloured etching. Sheet 405mm x 280mm (16 x 11"). Trimmed into plate. Some damage to edges at top.
Four satirical scenes. In London, two city officials are dismissed by the King for their "Cockney Petition." In Westminster, radicals are thrown out of Horne Tooke’s room as Burdett breaks ties with them. In Chelmsford, old politicians rant to a crowd of symbolic "calves," blaming the government for military blunders. In Middlesex, fiery orators call for extreme justice, demanding officials be executed before trial, as a crowd cheers them on.
BM 11048.
[Ref: 66279] £490.00

A Patriotic Toast.
A. Sharpshooter Fect.
Pub. Feb 25, by S. Gans, 15 Southampton St. Strand.
Hand-coloured etching, 255 x 370mm (10 x 14½"), with large margins. On paper watermarked '1829'. Slightly cockled paper. Slightly time stained.
Wellington, Peel, Lyndhurst, and Scarlett toast as they display indifference to the distress agricultural and industrial workers alluded to in the King's Speech of 1830.
BM Satire: 16044.
[Ref: 60706] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

A Patriotic Toast.
A. Sharpshooter Fect.
Pub. Feb 25, by S. Gans, 15 Southampton St. Strand.
Hand-coloured etching with a 1829 watermark. Plate: 255 x 370mm (10 x 14½"). Surface dirt in margins and repaired tears in edges.
Wellington, Peel, Lyndhurst, and Scarlett toast as they display indifference to the distress agricultural and industrial workers alluded to in the King's Speech of 1830.
BM Satire: 16044.
[Ref: 43637] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Die Patrouille. [The Patrol]
Conrad Gessner inv. et pinx. Franz Hegi Sculp.
Zurich, bey Dikenmann, Mahler. [c.1800]
Aquatint with title printed on separate plate; rare, total printed area 510 x 640mm (20 x 25¼") large margins. Repair in top margin.
Soldiers patrolling countryside in a storm, after Konrad Gessner (1764-1826), Swiss painter and etcher whose major works were produced between 1799 and 1803 while living on the Scottish estate of his patron Mitchell Horner. Many of Gessner's works from this period remain in English and Scottish private collections, although he is well represented in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Zurich Kunsthaus.
[Ref: 45435] £380.00

[Kingdom of Pattani] The way of Trafficking by Exchange.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 120 x 145mm (4¾ x 5¾"), set in text, very large margins
An illustration of an international trading town on the Malay Peninsula, with a letterpress description. An illustration from 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58625] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Margaret Patten. Born in the Parish of Loghnugh near Pairsley in Scotland now Living in the Work House of St Marg.ts Westminster Aged 136. Anno 1737.
J.Cooper ad vivum Pinx:t et fecit.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint. 325 x 230mm.
Margaret Patten (née Gibson) (1596-1739), centenarian.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 1374] £320.00

Margaret Patten. Born in the Parish of Loghnugh near Pairsley in Scotland now liveing in the Work House of St Marg.ts Westminster Aged 136. Anno. 1737.
I.Cooper ad vivum Pinxt. et fecit.
[n.d., c.1737.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 325 x 225mm (12¾ x 9"). Stained and creasing to upper plate.
Portrait of Margaret Patten (1596-1739), a centenarian.
Cs 5 i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65513] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

A Pattern Adjutant. 20.
Pubd. accorg. to Act, Decr. 24th. 1772, by MDarly (39) Strand.
Etching, paper watermarked. Plate 178 x 128mm (7 x 5").
Portrait of a stout man in military dress in profile to right. He appears to be marching with his right leg raised, and his body thrown stiffly backward. In his left hand he holds a sabre. His hair is in a long thin stiffened queue ad he wears high boots with spurs.
BM Satires: 052.
[Ref: 38214] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Pattern of Artillery Uniform. Recommended by the Committee on Volunteer Clothing. R. Ackermann's Costumes of the Volunteer Corps. No. 4.
Drawn by Orlando Norie. Engraved by J. Harris.
London; Published Feb.y 16.th 1860; by Rudolph Ackermann; at his Eclipse Sporting & Military Gallery, 191, Regent Stret.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Plate 375 x 292mm. 14¾ x 11½".. Paper toning, nicks and tears to upper margin edge.
Three officers with rifles stand dressed in blue military uniform with red striped highlights down the seam of the leg, jacket edges and hat rim; a manned cannon behind. From Rudolph Ackermann's "Costumes of the Volunteer Corps".
Ogilby: 26; 4.
[Ref: 21389] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

Pattern of Watchstand. Plate 6.V.
[For R.Ackermann's Repository of Arts, &c.] [n.d. c.1810.]
A rare engraving. 234 x 140mm. 9¼ x 5½".
The design for a watchstand to sit on a mantelpiece. Ackermann's Repository of Arts was an illustrated, British periodical published from 1809-1829 by Rudolph Ackermann. The formal title of the publication was "Respository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics", and it did cover all of these fields. At the time, it was considered to be of great influence to the English taste in fashion, architecture, and literature.
[Ref: 19097] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[Set of five patterns.] Ornaments for Painting on Wood & Fancy Work. [x 3] [&] Black and White Borders. [&] Black and White Pattern.
Published Dec.r 1 1816 [& Feb.y 1 1817], at R.Ackermann's, 101 Strand.
Three aquatints & two lithographs (undated), sheets c.150 x 240mm, 6 x 9½". Some foxing on some.
Eight patterns from 'Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions'. Ackermann was one of the first British publishers to take up the lithographic process.
[Ref: 19138] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item

[Set of five.] Muslin Patterns.
[Rudolph Ackermann, n.d., 1812 & 1815.]
Five lithographs, sheets c.130 x 230mm, 5 x 9". Trimmed, losing publication lines. Some staining on some.
Five muslin patterns from 'Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions', vols 6 & 14. Ackermann was one of the first British publishers to take up the lithographic process.
[Ref: 19136] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item

[Set of eight Needlework Patterns.]
London, Pub. Sept.r 1 1814 at R.Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand. [etc.]
Eight aquatints with etching, different dates. sheets c.150 x 240mm, 6 x 9½". Some staining on some.
Eight needlework patterns from 'Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions'.
[Ref: 19137] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item

Robert Patterson [facsimile autograph].
T.H. Maguire 1849.
M. & N. Hanhart Lith. Printers.
Lithograph on india. Printed area 345 x 240mm (13½ x 9½).
Robert Patterson (1802–1872) Belfast-born businessman and naturalist, founder member of the Belfast Natural History Society (1821), elected fellow of the Royal Society in 1859. He wrote 'Patterson's Zoological Diagrams, prepared for the Department of Science and Art' (1859), which was illustrated by Joseph Wolf. His son and grandson, both Roberts, were also naturalists.
Wellcome 2249.
[Ref: 51181] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

John Patteson [facsimile signature].
[London: Thomas & William Boone, 480 Strand. 1823.]
Coloured engraving. Printed area 100 x 80mm, 4 x 3¼".
A half-length portrait of Sir John Patteson (1790-1861), in barrister's wig and gown. He was described by Arnould as ‘one of the very best and ablest judges that ever sat in Westminster Hall’. Published in "Portraits of the Worthies of Westminster-Hall, with their Autographs; being Fac-Similies of Original Sketches, Found in the Note-Book of a Briefless Barrister". Only Part I of this work was published: an attempt to fund Part II by subscription failed.
[Ref: 16670] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison, known as Sister Dora]
C.H.Jeens [Etched in plate]
[n.d. c.1875]
Engraving on india paper, proof before title. Plate 216 x 141mm.
Philanthropist and Nurse. [1832-1878]
[Ref: 3458] £30.00 (£36.00 incl.VAT)

Patty.
H.W. Bunbury Esq.r. Cha.s White Sculp.t.
Publish'd Decem.r the 1 1783 by C. White, Stafford Row Pimlico and Mess.rs Torre Market Lane, London.
Oval stipple, printed in brown. 230 x 170mm (9 x 6¾") very large margins. Crack in platemark at top, dusty.
A portrait of a woman carrrying a straw hat, wearing 'pattens', shoes with an iron ring designed to raise the foot from muddy ground. The plate was originally issued with a rectangular image, without the cottage and trees in the background, and with a quote from John Gay: ''The patten now Supports each frugal Dame, Which from the blue eyd Patty takes the Name'' (BM 1940,1109.114).
[Ref: 54713] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Patty.
Hancock sc.t.
Publish'd Apr.l 9th 96 by J. Hancock Congreve St. Birm.m.
Stipple, printed in sanguine. Plate: 160 x 110mm (6¼ x 4¼''). Trimmed to plate.
A portrait of a woman carrying a basket, wearing 'pattens', shoes with an iron ring designed to raise the foot from muddy ground. Thomas Hancock was a skilfull engraver working in Birmingham during the latter part of the eighteenth and early part of the nineteenth centuries.
[Ref: 48077] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Temple of Pau Lin Shi from Nieuhof. No.114. Vo.3, Palte LII, p.413.
J. Basire sculp.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving. Plate: 155 x 210mm (6 x 8¼'').
A view of the temple of Pau Lin Shi after the work of Nieuhof who produced some of the earliest views of China. This plate appears in 'A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels' published by Astley.
[Ref: 48761] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Sanctus Paulus.
J.B. Piazzetta. Ven: Ping. J.G. Haid fecit, Londini.
Sold by Henry Bryer, Engraver Map & Printseller No. 28 Cornhill.
Scarce mezzotint. 420 x 310mm (16¼ x 12¼.), large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed to plate at bottom, creases.
Head and shoulders portrait of St Paul, after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682-1754), one in a series of portraits of the Holy Family and Apostles. Originally published in 1764 by John Spilsbury, with a date by Haid's name.
[Ref: 57671] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

St Paulus. 3. Book: 6: pag: 208. N:o 39.
[after Gerard Segers.]
[English, c.1700.]
Engraving, 17th century watermark. Sheet 225 x 155mm (8¼ x 6"). Trimmed within plate.
A half-length portrait of St Paul, holding a sword and book. A reversed copy of the engraving by Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert after Segers, with an inset scene added top right.
[Ref: 58507] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

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