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Bonavontur Peeters 53
Ioannes Meyssens pinxit et excudit. W. Hollar fecit.
J. Meyssens [Antwerp, n.d. c.1694].
Etching. 165 x 110mm (6½ x 4¼"). Faint foxing.
A portrait of Bonaventure Peeters (1614-1652), who was recognised as a leading marine painter by his contemporaries. This is one of nine portraits etched by Hollar, when in Antwerp, for a collection of portraits published there by Meyssens in 1649 under the title 'Image de divers hommes desprit sublime'. Peeters was based in Antwerp and this etching is taken from a portrait by the publisher himself. Below the portrait is a biographical note, as Pennington notes, 'in execrable French'.
Pennington p.1480. iv of v
[Ref: 56577] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Ioannes Meyssens pinxit et excudit. W. Hollar fecit.
J. Meyssens [Antwerp, n.d. c.1694].
Etching. 165 x 110mm (6½ x 4¼"). Faint foxing.
A portrait of Bonaventure Peeters (1614-1652), who was recognised as a leading marine painter by his contemporaries. This is one of nine portraits etched by Hollar, when in Antwerp, for a collection of portraits published there by Meyssens in 1649 under the title 'Image de divers hommes desprit sublime'. Peeters was based in Antwerp and this etching is taken from a portrait by the publisher himself. Below the portrait is a biographical note, as Pennington notes, 'in execrable French'.
Pennington p.1480. iv of v
[Ref: 56577] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Bonavontur Peeters. Tres bon Peinctre de Mers Calmes [...] il est natif d'Anvers, et fut ne en l'an 1614.
Joannes Meyssen pinxit et excudit. W: Hollar fecit.
[1649]
Etching, platemark 162 x 113mm (6? x 4?"). Laid onto album sheet.
Portrait of Flemish artist Bonaventure Peeters (1614-52) by Wenceslaus Hollar. This is one of nine portraits etched by Hollar, when in Antwerp, for a collection of portraits published there by Meyssens in 1649 under the title 'Image de divers hommes desprit sublime'. Peeters was based in Antwerp and this etching is taken from a portrait by the publisher himself. Below the portrait is a biographical note, as Pennington notes, 'in execrable French'.
Pennington: 1480 ii/v
[Ref: 23797] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Joannes Meyssen pinxit et excudit. W: Hollar fecit.
[1649]
Etching, platemark 162 x 113mm (6? x 4?"). Laid onto album sheet.
Portrait of Flemish artist Bonaventure Peeters (1614-52) by Wenceslaus Hollar. This is one of nine portraits etched by Hollar, when in Antwerp, for a collection of portraits published there by Meyssens in 1649 under the title 'Image de divers hommes desprit sublime'. Peeters was based in Antwerp and this etching is taken from a portrait by the publisher himself. Below the portrait is a biographical note, as Pennington notes, 'in execrable French'.
Pennington: 1480 ii/v
[Ref: 23797] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Peg-Leg Beggar Girl.]](jpegs/24959.jpg)
[Peg-Leg Beggar Girl.] For Pity's sake bestow a few Scraps And your poor Petitioner will ever pray.
[n.d. c.1825.]
Hand-coloured lithograph. 235 x 165mm. 9¼ x 6½".
A young girl acting as a peg-legged cupid; she has a strap-on peg, eye-patch and a bow and arrow. On the ground in front is an up-turned hat with various papers.
[Ref: 24959] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1825.]
Hand-coloured lithograph. 235 x 165mm. 9¼ x 6½".
A young girl acting as a peg-legged cupid; she has a strap-on peg, eye-patch and a bow and arrow. On the ground in front is an up-turned hat with various papers.
[Ref: 24959] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Peggy,
Drawn & Engrav'd by Wickstead.
London Publish'd May 1st. 1786 by Wm. Dickinson Bond Street.
Stipple printed in brown ink, rare, 175 x 125mm. 7 x 5". Stitching holes to left margin; a fine impression.
A young woman in a tartan or patterned dress and hat, shepherd's crook(?) over her shoulder. An oval illustration to Allan Ramsay's dramatic pastoral 'The Gentle Shepherd' (1725). Four line verse quotation from the poem below title. By Irish caricaturist James Wicksteed (1786 - 1787; fl). who shared an address in 1780s with G.T.Stubbs, who may have worked from his designs.
[Ref: 21466] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Engrav'd by Wickstead.
London Publish'd May 1st. 1786 by Wm. Dickinson Bond Street.
Stipple printed in brown ink, rare, 175 x 125mm. 7 x 5". Stitching holes to left margin; a fine impression.
A young woman in a tartan or patterned dress and hat, shepherd's crook(?) over her shoulder. An oval illustration to Allan Ramsay's dramatic pastoral 'The Gentle Shepherd' (1725). Four line verse quotation from the poem below title. By Irish caricaturist James Wicksteed (1786 - 1787; fl). who shared an address in 1780s with G.T.Stubbs, who may have worked from his designs.
[Ref: 21466] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Attack and Capture of the Forts at the Entrance of the River Pei-Ho_ China on the 20th May 1858. By the Allied British and French Gun Boats and Boats of the Squadron in the Gulf of Pechili. Respectfully dedicated by permission to their Excellencies Rear Admiral Sir M. Seymout K.C.B. and Rear Admiral E. Reigault de Genouilby G.E.L.H. K.C.B.
From a Sketch by F.J.E.B. Bedwell. _ T.Picken Lith. Day & Son, Chromolith. to the Queen.
London Published by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 400 x 600mm (15¾ x 23½"). Image trimmed and laid on sheet with printed titles, as issued. A few knocks to edges.
In 1858 a British naval squadron with Royal Marines attempted to capture the Taku forts at the entrance to the Pei-Ho River, and were ignominiously defeated.
[Ref: 571] £360.00
From a Sketch by F.J.E.B. Bedwell. _ T.Picken Lith. Day & Son, Chromolith. to the Queen.
London Published by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 400 x 600mm (15¾ x 23½"). Image trimmed and laid on sheet with printed titles, as issued. A few knocks to edges.
In 1858 a British naval squadron with Royal Marines attempted to capture the Taku forts at the entrance to the Pei-Ho River, and were ignominiously defeated.
[Ref: 571] £360.00
Attack and Capture of the Forts at the Entrance of the River Pei-Ho_ China on the 20th May 1858. By the Allied British and French Gun Boats and Boats of the Squadron in the Gulf of Pechili. Respectfully dedicated by permission to their Excellencies Rear Admiral Sir M. Seymout K.C.B. and Rear Admiral E. Reigault de Genouilby G.E.L.H. K.C.B.
From a Sketch by F.J.E.B. Bedwell. _ T.Picken Lith. Day & Son, Chromolith. to the Queen.
London Published by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Tinted lithograph with fine hand colour. Printed area 400 x 600mm (15¾ x 23½"), with very large margins. Image trimmed and laid on sheet with printed titles, as issued.
In 1858 a British naval squadron with Royal Marines attempted to capture the Taku forts at the entrance to the Pei-Ho River, and were ignominiously defeated.
[Ref: 51390] £750.00
From a Sketch by F.J.E.B. Bedwell. _ T.Picken Lith. Day & Son, Chromolith. to the Queen.
London Published by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Tinted lithograph with fine hand colour. Printed area 400 x 600mm (15¾ x 23½"), with very large margins. Image trimmed and laid on sheet with printed titles, as issued.
In 1858 a British naval squadron with Royal Marines attempted to capture the Taku forts at the entrance to the Pei-Ho River, and were ignominiously defeated.
[Ref: 51390] £750.00
![Sincerely yours John Piele [facsimile signature].](jpegs/48504.jpg)
Sincerely yours John Piele [facsimile signature].
Painted by Sir George Reid, P.R.S.A. Photogravure by T. & R. Annan & Sons.
[n.d., 1902.]
Photogravure on chine collé. 430 x 345mm (17 x 13½"), with very large margins. Laid on board.
John Peile (1838-1910), an English philologist, feminist, educated at Repton, St. Bees School and Christ's College, Cambridge, before being elected Master of Christ's in 1887. He took a great interest in the higher education of women and became president of Newnham College.
[Ref: 48504] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Sir George Reid, P.R.S.A. Photogravure by T. & R. Annan & Sons.
[n.d., 1902.]
Photogravure on chine collé. 430 x 345mm (17 x 13½"), with very large margins. Laid on board.
John Peile (1838-1910), an English philologist, feminist, educated at Repton, St. Bees School and Christ's College, Cambridge, before being elected Master of Christ's in 1887. He took a great interest in the higher education of women and became president of Newnham College.
[Ref: 48504] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Peine forte et dure] The Punishment formerly inflicted on those who Refused Pleading to an Indictment.](jpegs/62099.jpg)
[Peine forte et dure] The Punishment formerly inflicted on those who Refused Pleading to an Indictment. Engraved for the Malefactor's Register.
Vangro delin. Roberts sculp.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Etching. Sheet 195 x 115mm (7¾ x 4½"). Trimmed into plate at sides, some time staining.
A prisoner being subjected to 'Peine forte et dure' (Law French for 'hard and forceful punishment'), having more and more weights added to a tray on his chest in an attempt to force him to enter a plea of 'guilty' or 'not guilty'. Defendants charged with capital offences would refuse to plead in order to prevent their property withheld from their heirs.
[Ref: 62099] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Vangro delin. Roberts sculp.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Etching. Sheet 195 x 115mm (7¾ x 4½"). Trimmed into plate at sides, some time staining.
A prisoner being subjected to 'Peine forte et dure' (Law French for 'hard and forceful punishment'), having more and more weights added to a tray on his chest in an attempt to force him to enter a plea of 'guilty' or 'not guilty'. Defendants charged with capital offences would refuse to plead in order to prevent their property withheld from their heirs.
[Ref: 62099] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Nicholaus Fabricius de Pierese. [In image] Ant Van Dyck pinxit. De Larmessin Sculp.
From 'Academie des Science et des Arts', Amsterdam 1682.
Engraving. Sheet 190 x 135mm (5¼ x 7¾"). Trimmed to image and laid on album paper. Minor toning.
Half portrait of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580-1637), inclined to the right. Peiresc was a French astronomer and well respected in the scientific community.
[Ref: 53795] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
From 'Academie des Science et des Arts', Amsterdam 1682.
Engraving. Sheet 190 x 135mm (5¼ x 7¾"). Trimmed to image and laid on album paper. Minor toning.
Half portrait of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580-1637), inclined to the right. Peiresc was a French astronomer and well respected in the scientific community.
[Ref: 53795] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![[A Pekinese asleep.]](jpegs/54840.jpg)
[A Pekinese asleep.]
HD. Herbert Dicksee [Signed in pencil.]
Copyright 1924 by Frost & Reed Ltd. (of Bristol, England) in the United States of America.
Etching, signed by the artist. 125 x 260mm (5 x 10¼"), with publisher's blind stamps. Limited edition 100, plate destroyed. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Herbert Thomas Dicksee (1862-1942) was an English painter who specialised in paintings of dogs and animals. He studied at the Slade School of Art and his first painting was exhibited in 1881. His paintings were usually done from life; he kept numerous dogs as pets and frequented London Zoo. His daughter, Dorothy was the executor of his will, which directed her to destroy most of the plates for his etchings.
From the celebrated collection of Bryan & Valerie Steele.
[Ref: 54840] £980.00
HD. Herbert Dicksee [Signed in pencil.]
Copyright 1924 by Frost & Reed Ltd. (of Bristol, England) in the United States of America.
Etching, signed by the artist. 125 x 260mm (5 x 10¼"), with publisher's blind stamps. Limited edition 100, plate destroyed. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Herbert Thomas Dicksee (1862-1942) was an English painter who specialised in paintings of dogs and animals. He studied at the Slade School of Art and his first painting was exhibited in 1881. His paintings were usually done from life; he kept numerous dogs as pets and frequented London Zoo. His daughter, Dorothy was the executor of his will, which directed her to destroy most of the plates for his etchings.
From the celebrated collection of Bryan & Valerie Steele.
[Ref: 54840] £980.00
![[A Pekinese.]](jpegs/39993.jpg)
[A Pekinese.]
Herbert Dicksee [Signed in pencil.]
Copyright 1924 by Frost & Reed Ltd. (of Bristol, England) in the United States of America.
Etching on vellum in a titled frame. Platemark: 385 x 355mm (15¾ x 14") Unexamined out of frame.
A portrait of a Pekingese, looking directly at the viewer, within a circle. Framed with a titled slip. By Herbert Thomas Dicksee (1862 - 1942), published by Frost & Reed, founded in 1808 in Bristol.
[Ref: 39993] £950.00
Herbert Dicksee [Signed in pencil.]
Copyright 1924 by Frost & Reed Ltd. (of Bristol, England) in the United States of America.
Etching on vellum in a titled frame. Platemark: 385 x 355mm (15¾ x 14") Unexamined out of frame.
A portrait of a Pekingese, looking directly at the viewer, within a circle. Framed with a titled slip. By Herbert Thomas Dicksee (1862 - 1942), published by Frost & Reed, founded in 1808 in Bristol.
[Ref: 39993] £950.00
![[Pekinese]](jpegs/34690.jpg)
[Pekinese]
L. Fraser [pencil signature]
Etching. 155 x 105mm (6 x 4"), with very large margins.
Limited-edition etching of a Pekinese.
[Ref: 34690] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
L. Fraser [pencil signature]
Etching. 155 x 105mm (6 x 4"), with very large margins.
Limited-edition etching of a Pekinese.
[Ref: 34690] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Bimbo the Clown, Pekinese.]](jpegs/60131.jpg)
[Bimbo the Clown, Pekinese.]
Cecil Aldin.
Printed by Eyre and Spottiswode (Publishers) Limited, London, E.C.4. Printed in England [n.d., c.1930].
Photolithograph. Printed area 270 x 215mm (10½ x 8½"). Laid on mount board, named in pencil on mount.
A white pekingese after Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin (1870-1935).
[Ref: 60131] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Cecil Aldin.
Printed by Eyre and Spottiswode (Publishers) Limited, London, E.C.4. Printed in England [n.d., c.1930].
Photolithograph. Printed area 270 x 215mm (10½ x 8½"). Laid on mount board, named in pencil on mount.
A white pekingese after Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin (1870-1935).
[Ref: 60131] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
The Imperial City of Peking wth. part of the great Wall & Mountains that divide Tartary and China.
Heckel Delin. J. Couse Sculp.
London Printed for C. Dicey and Co. in Aldermary Church Yard. [n.d., c.1755.]
Engraving on laid paper, 185 x 275mm. 7¼ x 10¾". A good impression.
A prospect of the Imperial Palace, Peking (Beijing), China; figures on the winding road leading to one of the city gates. Numbered '4' upper right. From a set of views in China, probably reduced copies of earlier engravings, published by Cluer Dicey (c.1713 - 1775).
[Ref: 20293] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Heckel Delin. J. Couse Sculp.
London Printed for C. Dicey and Co. in Aldermary Church Yard. [n.d., c.1755.]
Engraving on laid paper, 185 x 275mm. 7¼ x 10¾". A good impression.
A prospect of the Imperial Palace, Peking (Beijing), China; figures on the winding road leading to one of the city gates. Numbered '4' upper right. From a set of views in China, probably reduced copies of earlier engravings, published by Cluer Dicey (c.1713 - 1775).
[Ref: 20293] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
The Welcoming dor by the Lipu half and hower without the Towne Pecking.
[Johannes Nieuhof.]
[London: John Ogilby, c.1673.]
Engravin, 17th century watermark. 295 x 355mm (11½ x 14"). Tears in lower margin. Time staining.
A view showing a meeting between ambassadors of the Dutch East India Company and the Chinese, as the Dutch attempt to convince China to open up their ports to Dutch trade. A plate from the English edition of Johannes Nieuhof's 'Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China'.
[Ref: 55453] £320.00
[Johannes Nieuhof.]
[London: John Ogilby, c.1673.]
Engravin, 17th century watermark. 295 x 355mm (11½ x 14"). Tears in lower margin. Time staining.
A view showing a meeting between ambassadors of the Dutch East India Company and the Chinese, as the Dutch attempt to convince China to open up their ports to Dutch trade. A plate from the English edition of Johannes Nieuhof's 'Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China'.
[Ref: 55453] £320.00
The City of Peking from Nieuhof.
J. Basire sculp.
[London: Henry Lintot, 1744.]
Engraving. Plate 220 x 340mm (8¾ x 13½"), with large margins. Trimmed to platemark at bottom.
A view of Peking and the surrounding countryside. Although based on the view by Johan Nieuhof, this engraving comes from 'A Collection of Voyages and Travels by Philip Baldaeus, accompanying The True & Exact Description of the Most Celebrated East'.
[Ref: 53066] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
J. Basire sculp.
[London: Henry Lintot, 1744.]
Engraving. Plate 220 x 340mm (8¾ x 13½"), with large margins. Trimmed to platemark at bottom.
A view of Peking and the surrounding countryside. Although based on the view by Johan Nieuhof, this engraving comes from 'A Collection of Voyages and Travels by Philip Baldaeus, accompanying The True & Exact Description of the Most Celebrated East'.
[Ref: 53066] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![Peking. [No.34. Brücke bei Peking.]](jpegs/46878.jpg)
Peking. [No.34. Brücke bei Peking.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt von R.Steinbock nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Finely coloured chromolithograph. Image 260 x 380mm (10¼ x 15"), trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, title label on reverse as usual. Board foxed.
A Chinese bridge, with a pagoda and a pavilion, after a watercolour by by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-69). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolors, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs from voyages was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 46878] £420.00
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt von R.Steinbock nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Finely coloured chromolithograph. Image 260 x 380mm (10¼ x 15"), trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, title label on reverse as usual. Board foxed.
A Chinese bridge, with a pagoda and a pavilion, after a watercolour by by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-69). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolors, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs from voyages was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 46878] £420.00
![Peking. [No.29. Runde Strasse in Peking.]](jpegs/46879.jpg)
Peking. [No.29. Runde Strasse in Peking.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt von R.Steinbock nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Finely coloured chromolithograph. Image 260 x 380mm (10¼ x 15"), trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, title label on reverse as usual. Board foxed.
A Peking street scene, after a watercolour by by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-69). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolors, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs from voyages was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 46879] £550.00
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt von R.Steinbock nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Finely coloured chromolithograph. Image 260 x 380mm (10¼ x 15"), trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, title label on reverse as usual. Board foxed.
A Peking street scene, after a watercolour by by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-69). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolors, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs from voyages was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 46879] £550.00
The Royall Banquet.
[Johannes Nieuhof.]
[London: John Ogilby, c.1673.]
Engraving. 295 x 355mm (11½ x 14"), large margins. Central vertical fold as normal. Slight time staining.
A view of a Royal banquet in a large hall in which figures sit at multiple tables. With key beneath the image in English and Dutch. From the English edition of Johannes Nieuhof's account of the 'Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China'.
[Ref: 55452] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[Johannes Nieuhof.]
[London: John Ogilby, c.1673.]
Engraving. 295 x 355mm (11½ x 14"), large margins. Central vertical fold as normal. Slight time staining.
A view of a Royal banquet in a large hall in which figures sit at multiple tables. With key beneath the image in English and Dutch. From the English edition of Johannes Nieuhof's account of the 'Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China'.
[Ref: 55452] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
The Observatory at Pe-kin from Le Comte. Plate 30 No.13 page 19.
G. Child Sculpt.
[n.d, c.1750.]
Engraving. Plate: 155 x 240mm (6 x 9½"), with large margins.
A view of the ancient observatory in Peking. Built 1442, it was modernised in 1673 by the Jesuit Father Ferdinand Verbiest, who built many of the instruments here.
[Ref: 47881] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
G. Child Sculpt.
[n.d, c.1750.]
Engraving. Plate: 155 x 240mm (6 x 9½"), with large margins.
A view of the ancient observatory in Peking. Built 1442, it was modernised in 1673 by the Jesuit Father Ferdinand Verbiest, who built many of the instruments here.
[Ref: 47881] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[A view in Peking.]](jpegs/48036.jpg)
[A view in Peking.]
Vsevolod Bryant Zeff, Peking 1939.
Watercolour, signed. Sheet: 240 x 305mm (9½ x 12'').
A view probably in the forbidden city. See Olgas Story by Stephanie Williams.
[Ref: 48036] £450.00
Vsevolod Bryant Zeff, Peking 1939.
Watercolour, signed. Sheet: 240 x 305mm (9½ x 12'').
A view probably in the forbidden city. See Olgas Story by Stephanie Williams.
[Ref: 48036] £450.00
A View in the Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Pekin. 29.
W.Alexander del.t. S.Smith sculp.t.
London Published April 12, 1796 by G.Nicol.
Engraving. Platemark: 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"), with very large margins.
A detailed view of the gardens of the Imperial Palace in Peking, China. From Sir George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China', describing the expedition of Lord Macartney (1737 - 1806) as the first British ambassador to China.
[Ref: 60055] £320.00
W.Alexander del.t. S.Smith sculp.t.
London Published April 12, 1796 by G.Nicol.
Engraving. Platemark: 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"), with very large margins.
A detailed view of the gardens of the Imperial Palace in Peking, China. From Sir George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China', describing the expedition of Lord Macartney (1737 - 1806) as the first British ambassador to China.
[Ref: 60055] £320.00
Entrée Triomphale des Armées Alliées a Pékin, le 25 8.bre 1860.
Lith de Haguenthal, Pont-à-Mousson. Comp, et lith par G.C. de Fortavion.
[Haguenthal, Pont-a-Mousson [and] Guerin-Muller, Paris, 1862.]
Lithograph. Printed area 270 x 395mm. Tear in margin.
View of the French troops of Genenal Montauban entering Peking in 1860, during the Second Opium War. The Summer Palace had already been looted and burnt. From Fortavion's 'La Guerre de Chine grand panorama illustre historique et anecdotique'.
[Ref: 7598] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Lith de Haguenthal, Pont-à-Mousson. Comp, et lith par G.C. de Fortavion.
[Haguenthal, Pont-a-Mousson [and] Guerin-Muller, Paris, 1862.]
Lithograph. Printed area 270 x 395mm. Tear in margin.
View of the French troops of Genenal Montauban entering Peking in 1860, during the Second Opium War. The Summer Palace had already been looted and burnt. From Fortavion's 'La Guerre de Chine grand panorama illustre historique et anecdotique'.
[Ref: 7598] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
A West View of the Entrance into the City of Pekin the Metropolis of China.
[British, n.d., c.1800.]
Hand-coloured engraving, image 165 x 260mm. 6½ x 10¼".
A view of Peking (Beijing), China. Plate to a book, probably George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy... to the Emperor of China' (1797).
[Ref: 22525] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[British, n.d., c.1800.]
Hand-coloured engraving, image 165 x 260mm. 6½ x 10¼".
A view of Peking (Beijing), China. Plate to a book, probably George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy... to the Emperor of China' (1797).
[Ref: 22525] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Vue Perspective du pont et du Port de la Ville de Pekin, Ville de la Chine.
a Paris chez Daumont rue de St. Martin [n.d., c.1770].
Hand coloured copper engraving, image 260 x 400mm (10¼ x 15¾"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, laid on card in near-contemporary presentation, ink ownership inscription 'E J Myles' on reverse.
A prospect of the bridge and port of Peking, with several figures to foreground beside the water, loading boats with goods carried by ox-driven carts. The title in in reverse above the image identifies this as a vüe-d'optique, designed to be viewed through a zograscope, an optical viewer.
[Ref: 55456] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
a Paris chez Daumont rue de St. Martin [n.d., c.1770].
Hand coloured copper engraving, image 260 x 400mm (10¼ x 15¾"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, laid on card in near-contemporary presentation, ink ownership inscription 'E J Myles' on reverse.
A prospect of the bridge and port of Peking, with several figures to foreground beside the water, loading boats with goods carried by ox-driven carts. The title in in reverse above the image identifies this as a vüe-d'optique, designed to be viewed through a zograscope, an optical viewer.
[Ref: 55456] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Vue perspective de la grande Ceremonie du Couronnement de l'Empereur de la Chine.
A Paris chez Mondhare rue S. Jacques a l'Hotel Saumur [n.d., c.1770].
Hand coloured engraving, image 260 x 400mm 10¼ x 15¾") Laid on card in near-contemporary presentation, old ink ownership inscxription 'E J Myles' on reverse. Slightly soiled and stained.
A view of the Emperor's coronation ceremony at the Imperial Palace, Peking
[Ref: 55455] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A Paris chez Mondhare rue S. Jacques a l'Hotel Saumur [n.d., c.1770].
Hand coloured engraving, image 260 x 400mm 10¼ x 15¾") Laid on card in near-contemporary presentation, old ink ownership inscxription 'E J Myles' on reverse. Slightly soiled and stained.
A view of the Emperor's coronation ceremony at the Imperial Palace, Peking
[Ref: 55455] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![The Emperor. [In pencil.]](jpegs/40103.jpg)
The Emperor. [In pencil.]
A.Watson Turnbull. [Signed in Pencil. ]
[n.d. c.1935.]
Etching. Plate: 200 x 150mm (8 x 6"), with large margins. Mark in top left corner.
A portrait of a pekingese. Andrew Watson Turnbull (British, 1874) was a painter, etcher and stained glass artist who exhibited at the R.A. and elsewhere.
[Ref: 40103] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
A.Watson Turnbull. [Signed in Pencil. ]
[n.d. c.1935.]
Etching. Plate: 200 x 150mm (8 x 6"), with large margins. Mark in top left corner.
A portrait of a pekingese. Andrew Watson Turnbull (British, 1874) was a painter, etcher and stained glass artist who exhibited at the R.A. and elsewhere.
[Ref: 40103] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Pekingese.]](jpegs/2925.jpg)
[Pekingese.]
Halpern [ signed in pencil. ]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching. 160 x 180mm.
[Ref: 2925] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Halpern [ signed in pencil. ]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching. 160 x 180mm.
[Ref: 2925] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Pekingese.]](jpegs/4536.jpg)
[Pekingese.]
Signed in pencil M. Panzani? Ltd. 039/350.
Galerie Madsen on Rue St. Honore in Paris, stamp left corner of paper.
Coloured etching 310 x 245mm.
[Ref: 4536] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Signed in pencil M. Panzani? Ltd. 039/350.
Galerie Madsen on Rue St. Honore in Paris, stamp left corner of paper.
Coloured etching 310 x 245mm.
[Ref: 4536] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Pekingese.]](jpegs/4792.jpg)
[Pekingese.]
H.Rayner. Drypoint Study [pencil].
[n.d., c.1939]
Drypoint etching, printed in sanguine, signed in pencil. 180 x 140mm.
Rayner (1902-1957) worked in the Antipodes before studying at the Royal Academy. He was a friend of Sickert.
[Ref: 4792] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
H.Rayner. Drypoint Study [pencil].
[n.d., c.1939]
Drypoint etching, printed in sanguine, signed in pencil. 180 x 140mm.
Rayner (1902-1957) worked in the Antipodes before studying at the Royal Academy. He was a friend of Sickert.
[Ref: 4792] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![['The Emperor' - Pekinese.]](jpegs/6199.jpg)
['The Emperor' - Pekinese.]
A.Watson Turnbull [pencil].
[n.d. c.1935.]
Etching, signed by the artist. 150 x 200 mm (6 x 8").
Andrew Watson Turnbull (British, 1874) was a painter, etcher and stained glass artist who exhibited at the R.A. and elsewhere.
[Ref: 6199] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
A.Watson Turnbull [pencil].
[n.d. c.1935.]
Etching, signed by the artist. 150 x 200 mm (6 x 8").
Andrew Watson Turnbull (British, 1874) was a painter, etcher and stained glass artist who exhibited at the R.A. and elsewhere.
[Ref: 6199] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Pekingese]](jpegs/6631.jpg)
[Pekingese]
D. G. Williams signed in pencil.
[n.d. 1940.]
Etching. 110 x 150mm.
[Ref: 6631] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
D. G. Williams signed in pencil.
[n.d. 1940.]
Etching. 110 x 150mm.
[Ref: 6631] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
![[Wedding feast of Peleus and Thetis.]](jpegs/63991.jpg)
[Wedding feast of Peleus and Thetis.]
Pet. Paul. Rubenius invenit. Franciscus vanden Wyngaerde fecit et excud.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Etching. Sheet 310 x 415mm (12¼ x 16¼"), on 19th century wove paper. Trimmed within plate, tears, paper toning.
The marriage feast of Thetis, one of the 50 Nereids, and the mortal Peleus. Their son was Achilles, the hero of the Trojan War.
[Ref: 63991] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Pet. Paul. Rubenius invenit. Franciscus vanden Wyngaerde fecit et excud.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Etching. Sheet 310 x 415mm (12¼ x 16¼"), on 19th century wove paper. Trimmed within plate, tears, paper toning.
The marriage feast of Thetis, one of the 50 Nereids, and the mortal Peleus. Their son was Achilles, the hero of the Trojan War.
[Ref: 63991] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A View near the Town of Pelew the Capital of the Pelew-Islands representing the Causeway or Landing Place &c.
Engraved for Baldwyn's New System of Universal Geography. Eastgate sculp.t
[n.d. c.1794.]
Copper engraving. 209 x 235mm. 8¼ x 9¼".
A view of the Palau Islands in the Pacific; from George Augustus Baldwyn 'A New, Royal, Authentic, Complete, and Universal System of Georgraphy...'. c.1794.
[Ref: 20765] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved for Baldwyn's New System of Universal Geography. Eastgate sculp.t
[n.d. c.1794.]
Copper engraving. 209 x 235mm. 8¼ x 9¼".
A view of the Palau Islands in the Pacific; from George Augustus Baldwyn 'A New, Royal, Authentic, Complete, and Universal System of Georgraphy...'. c.1794.
[Ref: 20765] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Holles Pelham Duke of Newcastle, &cc. Henry Clinton Earl of Lincoln, &cc.
G. Kneller Bart. pinxt. J. Faber fecit 1733.
Mezzotint, fine impression, 355 x 500mm (14 x 19¾"), on 18th century watermarked paper, with large margins. Central fold, mount burn.
Double portrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1693-1768, at left pouring wine), and Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1684 - 1728), seated at a table, holding a glass. A view of the Belvedere Tower at Claremont (the Duke of Newcastle's house) through a window behind at right. Engraved by John Faber Jr, the only double plate in Sir Godfrey Kneller's series of portraits of members of the Kitcat Club. A drinking image.
Chaloner Smith 208, plate 8. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67548] £520.00
G. Kneller Bart. pinxt. J. Faber fecit 1733.
Mezzotint, fine impression, 355 x 500mm (14 x 19¾"), on 18th century watermarked paper, with large margins. Central fold, mount burn.
Double portrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1693-1768, at left pouring wine), and Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1684 - 1728), seated at a table, holding a glass. A view of the Belvedere Tower at Claremont (the Duke of Newcastle's house) through a window behind at right. Engraved by John Faber Jr, the only double plate in Sir Godfrey Kneller's series of portraits of members of the Kitcat Club. A drinking image.
Chaloner Smith 208, plate 8. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67548] £520.00
Thomas Holles Pelham Duke of Newcastle, &cc. Henry Clinton Earl of Lincoln, &cc.
G. Kneller Bart. pinxt. J. Faber fecit 1733.
Mezzotint, 355 x 500mm (14 x 19¾"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Creases. Small margins.
Double portrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1693-1768, at left pouring wine), and Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1684 - 1728), seated at a table, holding a glass. A view of the Belvedere Tower at Claremont (the Duke of Newcastle's house) through a window behind at right. Engraved by John Faber Jr, the only double plate in Sir Godfrey Kneller's series of portraits of members of the Kitcat Club. A drinking image.
Chaloner Smith 208, plate 8. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67549] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller Bart. pinxt. J. Faber fecit 1733.
Mezzotint, 355 x 500mm (14 x 19¾"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Creases. Small margins.
Double portrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1693-1768, at left pouring wine), and Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1684 - 1728), seated at a table, holding a glass. A view of the Belvedere Tower at Claremont (the Duke of Newcastle's house) through a window behind at right. Engraved by John Faber Jr, the only double plate in Sir Godfrey Kneller's series of portraits of members of the Kitcat Club. A drinking image.
Chaloner Smith 208, plate 8. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67549] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Holles Pelham Duke of Newcastle, &cc. Henry Clinton Earl of Lincoln, &cc.
G. Kneller Bart. pinxt. J. Faber fecit 1733.
Mezzotint, good impression. 355 x 500mm (14 x 19¾"). Thread margins, split in central fold taped.
Double portrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1693-1768, at left pouring wine), and Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1684 - 1728), seated at a table, holding a glass. A view of the Belvedere Tower at Claremont (the Duke of Newcastle's house) through a window behind at right. Engraved by John Faber Jr, the only double plate in Sir Godfrey Kneller's series of portraits of members of the Kitcat Club. A drinking image.
Chaloner Smith 208, plate 8. Ex: collections of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Oettingen-Wallerstein
[Ref: 67550] £420.00
G. Kneller Bart. pinxt. J. Faber fecit 1733.
Mezzotint, good impression. 355 x 500mm (14 x 19¾"). Thread margins, split in central fold taped.
Double portrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1693-1768, at left pouring wine), and Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1684 - 1728), seated at a table, holding a glass. A view of the Belvedere Tower at Claremont (the Duke of Newcastle's house) through a window behind at right. Engraved by John Faber Jr, the only double plate in Sir Godfrey Kneller's series of portraits of members of the Kitcat Club. A drinking image.
Chaloner Smith 208, plate 8. Ex: collections of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Oettingen-Wallerstein
[Ref: 67550] £420.00
The Right Honourable Henry Pelham, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and John Roberts Esq.r.
J.Shackleton Pinx.t. R.Houston fecit.
Printed and Sold by Jos. Edmondson, at his House in Warwick Street, Golden Square, St James's. [n.d., c.1752.]
Mezzotint. 395 x 390mm (15½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Tears in margins, laid on archival paper.
Henry Pelham, 1695-1754, Prime Minister from 1743 until his death. At the same time he was First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons. He is pictured here with John Roberts ( 1712?72), his secretary from 1743 to 1754. Pelham holds a letter dated 1752.
See NPG 871 for Shackleton's oil (without Roberts); CS 87.
[Ref: 49960] £330.00
J.Shackleton Pinx.t. R.Houston fecit.
Printed and Sold by Jos. Edmondson, at his House in Warwick Street, Golden Square, St James's. [n.d., c.1752.]
Mezzotint. 395 x 390mm (15½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Tears in margins, laid on archival paper.
Henry Pelham, 1695-1754, Prime Minister from 1743 until his death. At the same time he was First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons. He is pictured here with John Roberts ( 1712?72), his secretary from 1743 to 1754. Pelham holds a letter dated 1752.
See NPG 871 for Shackleton's oil (without Roberts); CS 87.
[Ref: 49960] £330.00
The Right Hon.ble Henry Pelham, first Lord Commissioner of ye Treasury, Chancellor, and Under:Treasurer of the Exchequer. one of his Majesty's Moat Hon:ble Privy Council, and One of the Lords of the Regency.
William Hoare Pinx.t 1752. Richard Houston Fecit.
To be had at Russel's Toyshop Charing Cross London and of Mr Hoare at Bath [n.d., c.1752.]
Mezzotint. 395 x 290mm (15½ x 11½"). Split in left platemark repaired.
Henry Pelham, 1695-1754, Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1743 until his death. At the same time he was First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons.
CS 86, ii of ii.
[Ref: 49569] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
William Hoare Pinx.t 1752. Richard Houston Fecit.
To be had at Russel's Toyshop Charing Cross London and of Mr Hoare at Bath [n.d., c.1752.]
Mezzotint. 395 x 290mm (15½ x 11½"). Split in left platemark repaired.
Henry Pelham, 1695-1754, Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1743 until his death. At the same time he was First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons.
CS 86, ii of ii.
[Ref: 49569] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton.]](jpegs/28772.jpg)
[Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton.]
[S.W. Reynolds.]
[n.d. c.1820.]
Mezzotint with large margins, very fine proof before all letters. Plate 405 x 305mm (16 x 12").
Portrait of the 4th Duke of Newcastle, three-quarter length standing in Garter robes and hand on pommel of sword. Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1785-1851), politician who played a leading part in British politics in the late 1820s and early 1830s. According to the BM, this plate was never completed, and is known throgh three working proofs, of which two are in the BM.
Ex Collection: The Late Hon.ble Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Whitman: 210.
[Ref: 28772] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[S.W. Reynolds.]
[n.d. c.1820.]
Mezzotint with large margins, very fine proof before all letters. Plate 405 x 305mm (16 x 12").
Portrait of the 4th Duke of Newcastle, three-quarter length standing in Garter robes and hand on pommel of sword. Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1785-1851), politician who played a leading part in British politics in the late 1820s and early 1830s. According to the BM, this plate was never completed, and is known throgh three working proofs, of which two are in the BM.
Ex Collection: The Late Hon.ble Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Whitman: 210.
[Ref: 28772] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Most Noble Prince Thomas Holles. Duke of Newcastle.
G. Kneller S.R.I. et Mag. Brit. Baronet pinx.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russell-Street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1750.]
Mezzotint, sheet 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet on three sides at edges. Slightly scuffed. Small margins.
Three-quarter length portrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (1693-1768). Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, robes, with a wand in his right hand. Below a crest with the mottoes 'Vicit Amor Patria' and 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense'. In 1711 inherited the enormous wealth of his uncle John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle whose surname he took. Created Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1715 as a reward for his support of the Hanoverian cause at the time of the first Jacobite rebellion. Held political office almost continuously from 1724. First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister), 1754-56 and 1757-62, and Lord Privy Seal 1765-66.
CS 255.III of IV. Russell 255.V.
[Ref: 59398] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
G. Kneller S.R.I. et Mag. Brit. Baronet pinx.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russell-Street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1750.]
Mezzotint, sheet 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet on three sides at edges. Slightly scuffed. Small margins.
Three-quarter length portrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (1693-1768). Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, robes, with a wand in his right hand. Below a crest with the mottoes 'Vicit Amor Patria' and 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense'. In 1711 inherited the enormous wealth of his uncle John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle whose surname he took. Created Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1715 as a reward for his support of the Hanoverian cause at the time of the first Jacobite rebellion. Held political office almost continuously from 1724. First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister), 1754-56 and 1757-62, and Lord Privy Seal 1765-66.
CS 255.III of IV. Russell 255.V.
[Ref: 59398] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Holles Duke of Newcastle, &c, &c, &c. Price 5 Shil
William Hoare Pinx.t. J. M. Ardell Fecit
[n.d. c.1750]
Mezzotint, print 390 x 275mm (15½ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Almost whole-length, seated portrait of politician Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (1693-1768), his right hand extended, eyes to front. He wears Garter robes and wig. Seems to be the published state before publication line added. In 1711 inherited the enormous wealth of his uncle John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle whose surname he took. Created Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1715 as a reward for his support of the Hanoverian cause at the time of the first Jacobite rebellion. Held political office almost continuously from 1724. First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister), 1754-56 and 1757-62, and Lord Privy Seal 1765-66.
Goodwin 176.II. CS 136.II.
[Ref: 58888] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
William Hoare Pinx.t. J. M. Ardell Fecit
[n.d. c.1750]
Mezzotint, print 390 x 275mm (15½ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet.
Almost whole-length, seated portrait of politician Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (1693-1768), his right hand extended, eyes to front. He wears Garter robes and wig. Seems to be the published state before publication line added. In 1711 inherited the enormous wealth of his uncle John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle whose surname he took. Created Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1715 as a reward for his support of the Hanoverian cause at the time of the first Jacobite rebellion. Held political office almost continuously from 1724. First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister), 1754-56 and 1757-62, and Lord Privy Seal 1765-66.
Goodwin 176.II. CS 136.II.
[Ref: 58888] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
Nimersatt! Auf der Donau zwischen Peterwarden und Belgrad Anno 1740 geschoßen und nach dem Leben gezeichnet. 48.
J.E. Ridinger fec.
[Verfertigt und herausgegeben von Johann Elias Ridinger, Mahlern in Augspurg. Anno 1740.]
Copper engraving. Plate 348 x 280mm. 13¾ x 11".
Johann Elias Ridinger, (1698 - 1767) Painter, draughtsman, etcher and publisher of prints, specialist in animal and hunting subjects. A pelican on the edge of a lake or river, in the water flapping its wings with opened beak. From 'Abbildung Der Jagtbaren Tiere mit derselben angefügten Faehrten und Spuhren, Wandel, Gänge, Absprünge, Wendungen, Widergängen, Flucht, und anderer Zeichen mehr mit vielem Fleiss, Zeit und Mühe nach der Natur gezeichnet , samt Einer Erklaerung darüber'.
[Ref: 21901] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
J.E. Ridinger fec.
[Verfertigt und herausgegeben von Johann Elias Ridinger, Mahlern in Augspurg. Anno 1740.]
Copper engraving. Plate 348 x 280mm. 13¾ x 11".
Johann Elias Ridinger, (1698 - 1767) Painter, draughtsman, etcher and publisher of prints, specialist in animal and hunting subjects. A pelican on the edge of a lake or river, in the water flapping its wings with opened beak. From 'Abbildung Der Jagtbaren Tiere mit derselben angefügten Faehrten und Spuhren, Wandel, Gänge, Absprünge, Wendungen, Widergängen, Flucht, und anderer Zeichen mehr mit vielem Fleiss, Zeit und Mühe nach der Natur gezeichnet , samt Einer Erklaerung darüber'.
[Ref: 21901] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Der bassan'sche Pelikan - Mannchen. Pelecanus bassanus. Lin.
von J.C. Susemihl Sen: gemahlt gestochen und unter dessen aussicht gedruckt und illuminet.
[Darmstadt, 1805.]
Engraving with original hand colour, 18th century watermark. 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9¾"), large margins.
A pelican, drawn, engraved and coloured by Johann Conrad Susemihl (1767-1847) for his 'Teutsche Ornithologie oder Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Teutschlands in naturgetreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen', produced in collaboration with his brother, Johann Theodore, and later his son, Eduard. The 'Teutsche Ornithologie' was an attempt to produce a German equivalent to the works of Levaillant and Barraband.
[Ref: 45661] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
von J.C. Susemihl Sen: gemahlt gestochen und unter dessen aussicht gedruckt und illuminet.
[Darmstadt, 1805.]
Engraving with original hand colour, 18th century watermark. 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9¾"), large margins.
A pelican, drawn, engraved and coloured by Johann Conrad Susemihl (1767-1847) for his 'Teutsche Ornithologie oder Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Teutschlands in naturgetreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen', produced in collaboration with his brother, Johann Theodore, and later his son, Eduard. The 'Teutsche Ornithologie' was an attempt to produce a German equivalent to the works of Levaillant and Barraband.
[Ref: 45661] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Children Endow'd and Property Secured by the Pelican Life Insurance Company.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Stipple. Sheet 155 x 305mm (6 x 12"). Trimmed, laid on album paper, glue stains.
A scene of classical figures, probably the head piece to an insurance policy. The group was designed by Lady Diana Beauclerk and sculptured by John de Veere of the Coade stone factory. It is now in Horniman Museum.
[Ref: 58957] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1800.]
Stipple. Sheet 155 x 305mm (6 x 12"). Trimmed, laid on album paper, glue stains.
A scene of classical figures, probably the head piece to an insurance policy. The group was designed by Lady Diana Beauclerk and sculptured by John de Veere of the Coade stone factory. It is now in Horniman Museum.
[Ref: 58957] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Mashal Pelissier, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army in the Crimea.
London Publised Feby. 12th 1856, by Read & Co., 10, Johnson's Ct., Fleet St. Paris H. Mandeville, Paris.
Sepia-tinted lithograph, sheet 465 x 310mm. 18¼ x 12¼". Creasing to lower part.
Portrait of Aimable Jean Jacques Pélissier, 1st Duc de Malakoff (1794-1864), maréchal of France. On 16 May 1855 he succeeded Marshal Canrobert as commander-in-chief of the French forces before the Siege of Sevastopol, during the Crimean War. His storming of the Tower of Malakoff on 8 September marked the successful end of the Siege of Sebastopol, crowing the Anglo-French Crimean War against Russia with victory; he was thus promoted to Marshal of France and was named a senator. His title 'Duc de Malakoff' was awarded personally by Napoleon III. A commemorative publication printed shortly after hostilities had ceased. From March 1858 to May 1859 Pelissier was French ambassador in London.
[Ref: 25928] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
London Publised Feby. 12th 1856, by Read & Co., 10, Johnson's Ct., Fleet St. Paris H. Mandeville, Paris.
Sepia-tinted lithograph, sheet 465 x 310mm. 18¼ x 12¼". Creasing to lower part.
Portrait of Aimable Jean Jacques Pélissier, 1st Duc de Malakoff (1794-1864), maréchal of France. On 16 May 1855 he succeeded Marshal Canrobert as commander-in-chief of the French forces before the Siege of Sevastopol, during the Crimean War. His storming of the Tower of Malakoff on 8 September marked the successful end of the Siege of Sebastopol, crowing the Anglo-French Crimean War against Russia with victory; he was thus promoted to Marshal of France and was named a senator. His title 'Duc de Malakoff' was awarded personally by Napoleon III. A commemorative publication printed shortly after hostilities had ceased. From March 1858 to May 1859 Pelissier was French ambassador in London.
[Ref: 25928] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
M.lle. Pelissier. Par un Art delicat, par un jeu patetique, [/] Pelissier, vous donnez a la Scene Lyrique [/] Du Theatre François tous les charmes divers: [/] Sans vous les Opera ne sont que des Concerts. [/] M. Roy.
H. Droüias peinx. Gravé par J. Daullé. avec Privilege du Roy.
Se vend a Paris chez Basan Graveur rue de Foin. [n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving with very large margins. Plate: 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½").
A portrait of French opera singer Marie Pelissier (1707-1749) holding a garland, after a painting by Francois-Herbert Droüais (1727-1775).
[Ref: 35419] £360.00
H. Droüias peinx. Gravé par J. Daullé. avec Privilege du Roy.
Se vend a Paris chez Basan Graveur rue de Foin. [n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving with very large margins. Plate: 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½").
A portrait of French opera singer Marie Pelissier (1707-1749) holding a garland, after a painting by Francois-Herbert Droüais (1727-1775).
[Ref: 35419] £360.00
Paul Pelisson. Maitre des Requestes et de l'Academie francoise.
Edelinck Sculp. C.P.R.
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving. 250 x 195mm (9¾ x 7¾"), large margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of French writer Paul Pellisson (1624-93), official historian to Louix XIV. From "Les Hommes illustres qui ont paru en France pendant ce siècle, avec leurs portraits au naturel", by Gerard Edelinck.
[Ref: 66742] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Edelinck Sculp. C.P.R.
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving. 250 x 195mm (9¾ x 7¾"), large margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of French writer Paul Pellisson (1624-93), official historian to Louix XIV. From "Les Hommes illustres qui ont paru en France pendant ce siècle, avec leurs portraits au naturel", by Gerard Edelinck.
[Ref: 66742] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Pellet, M.D. Præses Coll. Reg. Medicorum Londinens. Anno 1739.
MDahl pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins on three sides. Trimmed to platemark on top. Paper toned, edges chipped.
A three-quarter portrait of physician Thomas Pellet (c.1671-1744), wearing wig and embroidered gown, seated in an upholstered chair, a bust of Artistole behind. This portrait, by Michael Dahl, hangs on the staircase of the College of Physicians. Pellet's portrait was also painted by William Hogarth.
CS 280. Wellcome: 2262-1. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67522] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
MDahl pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins on three sides. Trimmed to platemark on top. Paper toned, edges chipped.
A three-quarter portrait of physician Thomas Pellet (c.1671-1744), wearing wig and embroidered gown, seated in an upholstered chair, a bust of Artistole behind. This portrait, by Michael Dahl, hangs on the staircase of the College of Physicians. Pellet's portrait was also painted by William Hogarth.
CS 280. Wellcome: 2262-1. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67522] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Pellet M.D. Praeses Coll: Reg: Medicorum Londinens, Anno 1739.
MDahl pinx.t. J. Faber fecit
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint, sheet 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"). Thread margins.
Thomas Pellett (c.1671-1744), physician. A resident of Covent Garden (he was buried in the churchyard of St Paul's, Covent Garden), Pellett was a fellow of the Royal Society and Royal College of Physicians. This engraving is done from a 1737 portrait by Swedish painter Michael Dahl in the Royal College of Physicians. The engraving shows various changes from the oil painting, most notably on the right where a classical bust has been inserted. Pellett was also painted by Hogarth.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; CS 280 (only state). Wellcome Ref: 7748i.
[Ref: 34101] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
MDahl pinx.t. J. Faber fecit
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint, sheet 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"). Thread margins.
Thomas Pellett (c.1671-1744), physician. A resident of Covent Garden (he was buried in the churchyard of St Paul's, Covent Garden), Pellett was a fellow of the Royal Society and Royal College of Physicians. This engraving is done from a 1737 portrait by Swedish painter Michael Dahl in the Royal College of Physicians. The engraving shows various changes from the oil painting, most notably on the right where a classical bust has been inserted. Pellett was also painted by Hogarth.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; CS 280 (only state). Wellcome Ref: 7748i.
[Ref: 34101] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)