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The Sleeping Child.
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by Will.m Doughty.
London Publishd as the Act directs, March 13th 1780 by W.m Doughty and at Watson & Dickinson's No 158 New Bond Street.
Mezzotint, fine & rare, scratched letter proof. 385 x 410mm (15¼ x 16"). Small margins.
A small child, covered to his chest, lies asleep propped up by a pillow.
BM 1840,0808.129, trimmed losing publication line.
[Ref: 45367] £480.00
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by Will.m Doughty.
London Publishd as the Act directs, March 13th 1780 by W.m Doughty and at Watson & Dickinson's No 158 New Bond Street.
Mezzotint, fine & rare, scratched letter proof. 385 x 410mm (15¼ x 16"). Small margins.
A small child, covered to his chest, lies asleep propped up by a pillow.
BM 1840,0808.129, trimmed losing publication line.
[Ref: 45367] £480.00
The Sleeping Girl.
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by John Jones.
Publish'd as the Act directs, April 1st. 1790, by J. Jones, No. 75 Great Portland Street.
Stipple engraving and etching, 375 x 275mm. Light soiling.
A young woman seated in a landscape, lying against a large rock, her head resting on her right arm. A strong impression.
Hamilton: 149, II.
[Ref: 8078] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by John Jones.
Publish'd as the Act directs, April 1st. 1790, by J. Jones, No. 75 Great Portland Street.
Stipple engraving and etching, 375 x 275mm. Light soiling.
A young woman seated in a landscape, lying against a large rock, her head resting on her right arm. A strong impression.
Hamilton: 149, II.
[Ref: 8078] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sleeping nudes unveiled by putti.]](jpegs/9644.jpg)
[Sleeping nudes unveiled by putti.]
G.B. Cipriani invt. F. Bartolozzi sculpt.
London Pubd. as the Act directs Marh. 1 1787 by F. Bartolozzi.
Etching, image 225 x 280mm. 8¾ x 11". Trimmed to plate; some spotting.
From the collection of Cecil Bisshopp Harmsworth, 1st Baron Harmsworth.
[Ref: 9644] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
G.B. Cipriani invt. F. Bartolozzi sculpt.
London Pubd. as the Act directs Marh. 1 1787 by F. Bartolozzi.
Etching, image 225 x 280mm. 8¾ x 11". Trimmed to plate; some spotting.
From the collection of Cecil Bisshopp Harmsworth, 1st Baron Harmsworth.
[Ref: 9644] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
To Sir John Fleming Leicester Bar.t This Plate of the Sleeping Nymph From the original Picture in his possession is by permission respectfully dedicated by his very obliged & obedient Serv.t W.m Ward.
Painted by John Hoppner Esq.r R.A. Engraved by Will.m Ward Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of York.
Published Jan.y 20, 1808 by the Engraver. No 24 Buckingham Place, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint. 530 x 630mm.
Said to be Georgina Maria Cottin (1794-1859), who married the painting's owner in 1810.
Frankau: 264. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 3292] £960.00
Painted by John Hoppner Esq.r R.A. Engraved by Will.m Ward Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of York.
Published Jan.y 20, 1808 by the Engraver. No 24 Buckingham Place, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint. 530 x 630mm.
Said to be Georgina Maria Cottin (1794-1859), who married the painting's owner in 1810.
Frankau: 264. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 3292] £960.00
![[His First Night From Home.]](jpegs/50057.jpg)
[His First Night From Home.]
HD. Herbert Dicksee [pencil signature].
Pub. London Nov. 1901 by the Fine Art Society Ltd. 148, New Bond St. W.
Etching on vellum, signed by the artist. 205 x 290mm (8 x 11½). Frame with Frost and Reed label. Small scratch in image. Unexamined out of frame.
A tiny puppy curled up asleep.
[Ref: 50057] £750.00
HD. Herbert Dicksee [pencil signature].
Pub. London Nov. 1901 by the Fine Art Society Ltd. 148, New Bond St. W.
Etching on vellum, signed by the artist. 205 x 290mm (8 x 11½). Frame with Frost and Reed label. Small scratch in image. Unexamined out of frame.
A tiny puppy curled up asleep.
[Ref: 50057] £750.00
![[Woman asleep beside a candle.]](jpegs/32353.jpg)
[Woman asleep beside a candle.]
Godf. Schalken pinx.t. Cha/s Spooner fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Printseller in Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint with large margins, platemark 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Glue stains lower left.
Interior after Dutch painter Godfried Schalken (1643-1706), known for his candlelight scenes. This print is a mid-18th century copy of an image that had already been copied three times previously (by John Smith, Schenk and Gole). Charles Spooner prints were usually (if not always) copied from earlier prints.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 32353] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Godf. Schalken pinx.t. Cha/s Spooner fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Printseller in Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint with large margins, platemark 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Glue stains lower left.
Interior after Dutch painter Godfried Schalken (1643-1706), known for his candlelight scenes. This print is a mid-18th century copy of an image that had already been copied three times previously (by John Smith, Schenk and Gole). Charles Spooner prints were usually (if not always) copied from earlier prints.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 32353] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
The Sleeping Nymph. Whilst Sylvia Slumbers in the Grove, Behold! the Urchin Pow'r of Love Whose Darts such anguish gave; Steals to the Nymph those lips to kiss Which he jad fill'd with every Bliss, And feels himself a Slave.
Painted by John Opie. Engraved by Peter Simon.
Published July 2.d, 1787, by John & Josiah Boydell, Cheapside, London
Fine stipple engraving with etching, rich impression, plate 355 x 265mm (14 x 10½) very large margins. Repaired creases in centre. Mark on Cupid's nose.
A nymph sleeping against a tree trunk with a cupid flying above and another woman behind holding her finger in the air.
[Ref: 56644] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by John Opie. Engraved by Peter Simon.
Published July 2.d, 1787, by John & Josiah Boydell, Cheapside, London
Fine stipple engraving with etching, rich impression, plate 355 x 265mm (14 x 10½) very large margins. Repaired creases in centre. Mark on Cupid's nose.
A nymph sleeping against a tree trunk with a cupid flying above and another woman behind holding her finger in the air.
[Ref: 56644] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sleeping women observed by passing man]](jpegs/44226.jpg)
[Sleeping women observed by passing man] No. 332
A. Van Dyck del.
J.G. Hertel exc. A.V. [c.1770]
Etching platemark 195 x 285mm (7¾ x 11¼") very large margins.
German etching after a genre scene by Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641), perhaps after Rubens the leading Flemish painter of the first half of the 17th century. Van Dyck produced history paintings, tapestry designs, etchings and landscape drawings, although it is chiefly as a portrait painter that he is remembered. He was court painter first to Archduchess Isabella of the Spanish Netherlands and then Charles I of England, who had him buried in St Paul’s Cathedral and erected a lavish monument in his honour on his death in 1641.
[Ref: 44226] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A. Van Dyck del.
J.G. Hertel exc. A.V. [c.1770]
Etching platemark 195 x 285mm (7¾ x 11¼") very large margins.
German etching after a genre scene by Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641), perhaps after Rubens the leading Flemish painter of the first half of the 17th century. Van Dyck produced history paintings, tapestry designs, etchings and landscape drawings, although it is chiefly as a portrait painter that he is remembered. He was court painter first to Archduchess Isabella of the Spanish Netherlands and then Charles I of England, who had him buried in St Paul’s Cathedral and erected a lavish monument in his honour on his death in 1641.
[Ref: 44226] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Sleepy Eye that Spoke the Melting Soul.
[after Richard Wilson]
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1770]
Mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), with wide margins. Crease lower right
Young lady in cap and shawl sitting with books on table. The title is a quotation from Alexander Pope's 'Imitations of Horace'. This print is one of at leasts four versions of the images. Earlier prints name Richard Wilson (best known for his landscapes) as the artist from whose painting the image derives.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 32371] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[after Richard Wilson]
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1770]
Mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), with wide margins. Crease lower right
Young lady in cap and shawl sitting with books on table. The title is a quotation from Alexander Pope's 'Imitations of Horace'. This print is one of at leasts four versions of the images. Earlier prints name Richard Wilson (best known for his landscapes) as the artist from whose painting the image derives.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 32371] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
The Sleepy Eye that Spoke the Melting Soul.
[after Richard Wilson.]
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1770].
Coloured mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed close to platemark.
Young lady in cap and shawl sitting with books on table. The title is a quotation from Alexander Pope's 'Imitations of Horace'. This print is one of at leasts four versions of the images. Earlier prints name Richard Wilson (best known for his landscapes) as the artist from whose painting the image derives.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32372] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[after Richard Wilson.]
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1770].
Coloured mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed close to platemark.
Young lady in cap and shawl sitting with books on table. The title is a quotation from Alexander Pope's 'Imitations of Horace'. This print is one of at leasts four versions of the images. Earlier prints name Richard Wilson (best known for his landscapes) as the artist from whose painting the image derives.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32372] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Sleepy Eye that spoke the Melting Soul. Pope
Richard Wilson Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit.
[c.1770.]
Scarce mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Repaired tears to lower edge faint; creases.
Young seductive lady in cap and shawl sitting with books on table. The title is a quotation from Alexander Pope's 'Imitations of Horace'. This print is one of at leasts four versions of these images, some of which include it as one of a set of the four 'Times of Day'. A wall clock in background.
Ex: Collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; CS 418.
[Ref: 47652] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Richard Wilson Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit.
[c.1770.]
Scarce mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Repaired tears to lower edge faint; creases.
Young seductive lady in cap and shawl sitting with books on table. The title is a quotation from Alexander Pope's 'Imitations of Horace'. This print is one of at leasts four versions of these images, some of which include it as one of a set of the four 'Times of Day'. A wall clock in background.
Ex: Collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; CS 418.
[Ref: 47652] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Sleepy Eye that spoke the Melting Soul. Pope.
Richard Wilson Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit.
Printed for Tho. Bowles in S.t Pauls Church Yard, & John Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill [c.1770.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Small margins on 3 sides, trimmed at bottom.
A young lady in cap and shawl sitting with books on table looks at the viewer from under heavy lids. A clock in is on the wall behind. The title is a quotation from Alexander Pope's 'Imitations of Horace'. A very suggestive image.
Ex: Collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; CS 418.
[Ref: 67006] £320.00
Richard Wilson Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit.
Printed for Tho. Bowles in S.t Pauls Church Yard, & John Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill [c.1770.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Small margins on 3 sides, trimmed at bottom.
A young lady in cap and shawl sitting with books on table looks at the viewer from under heavy lids. A clock in is on the wall behind. The title is a quotation from Alexander Pope's 'Imitations of Horace'. A very suggestive image.
Ex: Collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; CS 418.
[Ref: 67006] £320.00
The Sleepy Eye that spoke the Melting Soul. Pope.
Richard Wilson Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit.
Printed for Tho. Bowles in S.t Pauls Church Yard, & John Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill [c.1770.]
Mezzotint, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), with large margins.
A young lady in cap and shawl sitting with books on table looks at the viewer from under heavy lids. A clock in is on the wall behind. The title is a quotation from Alexander Pope's 'Imitations of Horace'.
Ex: Collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; CS 418.
[Ref: 67005] £360.00
Richard Wilson Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit.
Printed for Tho. Bowles in S.t Pauls Church Yard, & John Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill [c.1770.]
Mezzotint, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), with large margins.
A young lady in cap and shawl sitting with books on table looks at the viewer from under heavy lids. A clock in is on the wall behind. The title is a quotation from Alexander Pope's 'Imitations of Horace'.
Ex: Collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; CS 418.
[Ref: 67005] £360.00
The Sleepy Macaroni Ste-aling a Nap
Sam Sharp-Eye del advivum 1772 [Bunbury?]. J.Bretherton f.
Publish'd as the Act directs June 1 1772 by J.Bretherton No.134, in New Bond Street.
Engraving. 90 x 115mm. Trimmed outside platemark. Very small margins
Caricature of Stephen Fox, 2nd Lord Holland
BM Satire 5005.
[Ref: 1082] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Sam Sharp-Eye del advivum 1772 [Bunbury?]. J.Bretherton f.
Publish'd as the Act directs June 1 1772 by J.Bretherton No.134, in New Bond Street.
Engraving. 90 x 115mm. Trimmed outside platemark. Very small margins
Caricature of Stephen Fox, 2nd Lord Holland
BM Satire 5005.
[Ref: 1082] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
The Sleepy Maid.
P. Mercier pinx.t. C. Corbutt fecit. Printed for Rob.t Sayer N.o 53 in Fleet Street.
London, [n.d.].
Mezzotint. 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"), with margins.
A maid nodding off as she darns a piece of clothing.
[Ref: 54083] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
P. Mercier pinx.t. C. Corbutt fecit. Printed for Rob.t Sayer N.o 53 in Fleet Street.
London, [n.d.].
Mezzotint. 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"), with margins.
A maid nodding off as she darns a piece of clothing.
[Ref: 54083] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
The Sleepy Politician.
Pub by MDarly Strand. [n.d., c.1775.]
Etching, early unnumbered state, 170 x 125mm. 6¾ x 5".
A caricature politician in a chair asleep at his desk, which is covered by books and newspapers (one inscribed 'The London Chronicle'); he wears a coat, wig and spectacles. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
BM Satires: undescribed.
[Ref: 14498] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Pub by MDarly Strand. [n.d., c.1775.]
Etching, early unnumbered state, 170 x 125mm. 6¾ x 5".
A caricature politician in a chair asleep at his desk, which is covered by books and newspapers (one inscribed 'The London Chronicle'); he wears a coat, wig and spectacles. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
BM Satires: undescribed.
[Ref: 14498] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[George III] The Sleepy Shepherd.](jpegs/59976.jpg)
[George III] The Sleepy Shepherd.
Engrav'd for the Oxford Magazine.
[n.d., 1769.]
Engraving. Sheet 115 x 165mm. Trimmed within plate, laid on album paper.
George III asleep leaning on the 'Pillar of too much Security', while he is undermined by, among others, Lord Mansfield, the Duke of Grafton, & Lord Weymouth. Lord Bute flies away on a broomstick with money bags hanging down.
BM: 4320.
[Ref: 59976] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Engrav'd for the Oxford Magazine.
[n.d., 1769.]
Engraving. Sheet 115 x 165mm. Trimmed within plate, laid on album paper.
George III asleep leaning on the 'Pillar of too much Security', while he is undermined by, among others, Lord Mansfield, the Duke of Grafton, & Lord Weymouth. Lord Bute flies away on a broomstick with money bags hanging down.
BM: 4320.
[Ref: 59976] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![Traineau Russe ['Russian Sleigh'].](jpegs/8521.jpg)
Traineau Russe ['Russian Sleigh'].
Ph. Ledieu 1835 [signed and dated in plate lower left.] Ledieu pinxt. Hurliman sculpt.
Paris, publie par Rittner & Goupil, Boulevart Montmartre 15.
Aquatint, 680 x 865mm. 26¾ x 34". Light spotting. Water stain encroaching on lower left corner of image.
Dramatic image showing a pack of wolves attacking a horse-drawn sleigh in a wintry Russian landscape. The male passenger shoots one of the wolves with his pistol.
[Ref: 8521] £550.00
Ph. Ledieu 1835 [signed and dated in plate lower left.] Ledieu pinxt. Hurliman sculpt.
Paris, publie par Rittner & Goupil, Boulevart Montmartre 15.
Aquatint, 680 x 865mm. 26¾ x 34". Light spotting. Water stain encroaching on lower left corner of image.
Dramatic image showing a pack of wolves attacking a horse-drawn sleigh in a wintry Russian landscape. The male passenger shoots one of the wolves with his pistol.
[Ref: 8521] £550.00
Schlitten=fahrt auf der Elbe. 36
Kliedertracht u. Gebrauche in Hamburg.
Fine coloured aquatint; Sheet 175 x 265mm (6¾ x 10½"). Trimmed to image, small tear top right.
'A Sleigh-Ride on the Elbe'. A horse-drawn sleigh driven by a man seated on the back, a woman passenger under a leopard-skin, the outline of Hamburg in the background.
[Ref: 37989] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Kliedertracht u. Gebrauche in Hamburg.
Fine coloured aquatint; Sheet 175 x 265mm (6¾ x 10½"). Trimmed to image, small tear top right.
'A Sleigh-Ride on the Elbe'. A horse-drawn sleigh driven by a man seated on the back, a woman passenger under a leopard-skin, the outline of Hamburg in the background.
[Ref: 37989] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Sleighing in North America.
H. Alken [ms]
London, Pub.d 1844 by J.W. Laird, 1 Leadenhall St.
Aqautint with hand-colouring, rare, platemark 250 x 325mm (9¾ x 12¾"). Repairs.
Sleighing scene by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851), one of a famous family of painters and engravers. Beginning in 1813, Henry designed prints for London's leading sporting printsellers, specializing in field sports and coaching scenes. While Alken occasionally provided illustrations for travel books (including one on Rio de Janeiro), this American scene is an oddity in his work as a whole.
Not in Abbey
[Ref: 43411] £480.00
H. Alken [ms]
London, Pub.d 1844 by J.W. Laird, 1 Leadenhall St.
Aqautint with hand-colouring, rare, platemark 250 x 325mm (9¾ x 12¾"). Repairs.
Sleighing scene by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851), one of a famous family of painters and engravers. Beginning in 1813, Henry designed prints for London's leading sporting printsellers, specializing in field sports and coaching scenes. While Alken occasionally provided illustrations for travel books (including one on Rio de Janeiro), this American scene is an oddity in his work as a whole.
Not in Abbey
[Ref: 43411] £480.00
Jonas Slichting à Bukowiez Eques Polonius. Natus A. 1592. Den Selcihoviæ in MArch Brandenb, d. 1. Novembr. A. 1661.
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving. 135 x 105mm (5¼ x 4¼") very large margins. Crease.
Jonas Slichting von Bukowicz (1592-1661), a Polish theologian.
[Ref: 51189] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving. 135 x 105mm (5¼ x 4¼") very large margins. Crease.
Jonas Slichting von Bukowicz (1592-1661), a Polish theologian.
[Ref: 51189] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Slight of Hand by a Monkey _ or the Lady's Head Unloaded.
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs 25th October, 1776.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Some surface wear.
A monkey rips the elaborate wig off the head of a woman, revealing her sparse hair pulled back. A fruit-picker and butcher's boy laugh.
BM: 4546. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 51769] £420.00
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs 25th October, 1776.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Some surface wear.
A monkey rips the elaborate wig off the head of a woman, revealing her sparse hair pulled back. A fruit-picker and butcher's boy laugh.
BM: 4546. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 51769] £420.00
![La Pan Toufle [The Slipper]](jpegs/43320.jpg)
La Pan Toufle [The Slipper] Dedié a Monsieur Wistan de Scharp par son très humble et très obeissant Serviteur Nerbé
[Anon., c.1770]
Se vend à Paris rue du petit Bourbon près la Foire St. Germain No. 23
Engraving, sheet 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"). Trimmed. Creasing; tear upper right.
A woman uses her slipper to defend herself against attempted rape.
[Ref: 43320] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon., c.1770]
Se vend à Paris rue du petit Bourbon près la Foire St. Germain No. 23
Engraving, sheet 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"). Trimmed. Creasing; tear upper right.
A woman uses her slipper to defend herself against attempted rape.
[Ref: 43320] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Hans Sloane.
Angus Sculp.
[n.d. c.1790.]
Engraving. 152 x 109mm. 6 x 4¼". Cut.
Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) studied medicine in France, followed by a short stint in Jamaica as physician to the Governor. He then returned to England with a major collection of plant and animal specimens and became physician to Queen Anne in 1712, and physician-general to the army in 1716, and was made a baronet. In 1713 he purchased the Manor of Chelsea and its estate and leased it to the Society of Apothecaries. In 1727 he became President of the Royal Society, a post he held for fourteen years. His collection and library formed the nucleus of the British Museum. Plate to 'Literary Mag. & Brit. Review, 1790'.
Wellcome: 2750-10; for an uncut impression see ref. 27114
[Ref: 24547] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Angus Sculp.
[n.d. c.1790.]
Engraving. 152 x 109mm. 6 x 4¼". Cut.
Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) studied medicine in France, followed by a short stint in Jamaica as physician to the Governor. He then returned to England with a major collection of plant and animal specimens and became physician to Queen Anne in 1712, and physician-general to the army in 1716, and was made a baronet. In 1713 he purchased the Manor of Chelsea and its estate and leased it to the Society of Apothecaries. In 1727 he became President of the Royal Society, a post he held for fourteen years. His collection and library formed the nucleus of the British Museum. Plate to 'Literary Mag. & Brit. Review, 1790'.
Wellcome: 2750-10; for an uncut impression see ref. 27114
[Ref: 24547] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Hans Sloane. Literary Magazine & British Review.
Angus Sculp.
Published as the Act directs 1st. Decr. 1790, by C. Forster, 41, Poultry.
Engraving, 170 x 110mm. 6¾ x 4¼".
Profile portrait in an oval: Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) studied medicine in France, followed by a short stint in Jamaica as physician to the Governor. He then returned to England with a major collection of plant and animal specimens and became physician to Queen Anne in 1712, and physician-general to the army in 1716, and was made a baronet. In 1713 he purchased the Manor of Chelsea and its estate and leased it to the Society of Apothecaries. In 1727 he became President of the Royal Society, a post he held for fourteen years. His collection and library formed the nucleus of the British Museum. From a periodical.
Wellcome 2750-10.
[Ref: 27114] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Angus Sculp.
Published as the Act directs 1st. Decr. 1790, by C. Forster, 41, Poultry.
Engraving, 170 x 110mm. 6¾ x 4¼".
Profile portrait in an oval: Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) studied medicine in France, followed by a short stint in Jamaica as physician to the Governor. He then returned to England with a major collection of plant and animal specimens and became physician to Queen Anne in 1712, and physician-general to the army in 1716, and was made a baronet. In 1713 he purchased the Manor of Chelsea and its estate and leased it to the Society of Apothecaries. In 1727 he became President of the Royal Society, a post he held for fourteen years. His collection and library formed the nucleus of the British Museum. From a periodical.
Wellcome 2750-10.
[Ref: 27114] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
D.nus Hans Sloane Baronettus Collegii Regii Medicorum Londinensiu, & Regniæ Societatis Præses, &c.
T. Murray pinx. J. Faber fecit 1728.
Sold by Philip Overton at ye Golden Buck neat St Dunstans Church Fleet Street.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark; 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Narrow margins Slight central crease.
A half-length portrait in oval of physician Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), best known for his collections and library that formed the nucleus of the British Museum.
CS 328, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67527] £320.00
T. Murray pinx. J. Faber fecit 1728.
Sold by Philip Overton at ye Golden Buck neat St Dunstans Church Fleet Street.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark; 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Narrow margins Slight central crease.
A half-length portrait in oval of physician Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), best known for his collections and library that formed the nucleus of the British Museum.
CS 328, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67527] £320.00
Sir Hans Sloane Bar.t.
T. Prescott, sculp.
Pub.d by C. Dyer, Soho [n.d., c.1810].
Stipple, printed in brown, watermark 1809. Printed area 140 x 105mm (5½ x 4¼"). Trimmed within plate.
Profile portrait of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), physician and botanist, founder of the British Museum.
Wellcome Library no. 8800i.
[Ref: 59825] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
T. Prescott, sculp.
Pub.d by C. Dyer, Soho [n.d., c.1810].
Stipple, printed in brown, watermark 1809. Printed area 140 x 105mm (5½ x 4¼"). Trimmed within plate.
Profile portrait of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), physician and botanist, founder of the British Museum.
Wellcome Library no. 8800i.
[Ref: 59825] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
D.nus Hans Sloane Baronettus Collegii Regii Medicorum Londinensiu, & Regniæ Societatis Præses, &c.
T. Murray pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by Robert Sayear at ye Golden Buck near St Dunstans Church Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on album paper.
Head and shoulders portrait in oval of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), in long wig and lace cravat. In 1716 he was appointed physician-general to the army; in 1727 he became President of the Royal Society. His collection and library formed the nucleus of the British Museum.
Wellcome: 2750-1; CS 328, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Belton House.
[Ref: 67372] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
T. Murray pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by Robert Sayear at ye Golden Buck near St Dunstans Church Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on album paper.
Head and shoulders portrait in oval of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), in long wig and lace cravat. In 1716 he was appointed physician-general to the army; in 1727 he became President of the Royal Society. His collection and library formed the nucleus of the British Museum.
Wellcome: 2750-1; CS 328, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Belton House.
[Ref: 67372] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
D.nus Hans Sloane Baronettus Collegii Regii Medicorum Londinensiu, & Regniæ Societatis Præses, &c.
T. Murray pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by Robert Sayear at ye Golden Buck near St Dunstans Church Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint. Sheet 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on on album paper.
Head and shoulders portrait in oval of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), in long wig and lace cravat. In 1716 he was appointed physician-general to the army; in 1727 he became President of the Royal Society. His collection and library formed the nucleus of the British Museum.
Wellcome: 2750-1; CS 328, ii of ii.
[Ref: 65785] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
T. Murray pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by Robert Sayear at ye Golden Buck near St Dunstans Church Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint. Sheet 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on on album paper.
Head and shoulders portrait in oval of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), in long wig and lace cravat. In 1716 he was appointed physician-general to the army; in 1727 he became President of the Royal Society. His collection and library formed the nucleus of the British Museum.
Wellcome: 2750-1; CS 328, ii of ii.
[Ref: 65785] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Hans Sloane Bar.t.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Engraving, plate 175 x 105mm (7 x 10¼"), with large margins on three sides. Small right margin.
Half-length portrait of Sir Hans Sloane (1660 - 1753), physician and botanist, founder of the British Museum.
[Ref: 59826] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1800.]
Engraving, plate 175 x 105mm (7 x 10¼"), with large margins on three sides. Small right margin.
Half-length portrait of Sir Hans Sloane (1660 - 1753), physician and botanist, founder of the British Museum.
[Ref: 59826] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Hans Sloane M.D.
W. Holl.
A. Fullarton & Co. London & Edinburgh [n.d., c.1840.]
Steel engraving, plate 215 x 145mm (8½ x 5¾"). Small margins except top.
Sir Hans Sloane (1660 - 1753), physician and botanist, founder of the British Museum. Copied from the mezzotint by Faber after T. Murray.
Not in BM. W 2750-8.
[Ref: 61114] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
W. Holl.
A. Fullarton & Co. London & Edinburgh [n.d., c.1840.]
Steel engraving, plate 215 x 145mm (8½ x 5¾"). Small margins except top.
Sir Hans Sloane (1660 - 1753), physician and botanist, founder of the British Museum. Copied from the mezzotint by Faber after T. Murray.
Not in BM. W 2750-8.
[Ref: 61114] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Sr. Hans Sloane B.t
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving, unique. Plate: 200 x 150mm (8 x 6").
A trimmed portrait of Sir Hans Sloane laid on a decorative, printed background. Title in manuscript below.
[Ref: 46466] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving, unique. Plate: 200 x 150mm (8 x 6").
A trimmed portrait of Sir Hans Sloane laid on a decorative, printed background. Title in manuscript below.
[Ref: 46466] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Sad Sloppy Weather.
[James Gillray.]
London, Publish'd February 10th 1808 by H. Humphrey No.27 St. James's Street.
Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet: 240 x 185mm (9½ x 7¼''). Trimmed.
A comic scene showing a large man splashing himself in a muddy puddle.
BM Satire 11096.
[Ref: 48768] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[James Gillray.]
London, Publish'd February 10th 1808 by H. Humphrey No.27 St. James's Street.
Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet: 240 x 185mm (9½ x 7¼''). Trimmed.
A comic scene showing a large man splashing himself in a muddy puddle.
BM Satire 11096.
[Ref: 48768] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
The Castle of Arva, on the Borders of Gallicia.
G.Hering del_ J.B.Pyne Lith.
[Day & Hague Lithrs. to the Queen, c.1838.]
Lithograph. 375 x 300mm (14¾ x 11¾"). Some surface dirt on the right of image. Edges chipped.
View of the Orava Castle situated on a high rock above Orava river in the village of Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia. The castle was built in the Kingdom of Hungary, with the oldest parts being built in the thirteenth century and the most recent parts in the early seventeenth century. Plate 14 from a series of 26 lithographs, titled 'Sketches on the Danube, Hungary and Transylvania' by George Hering. The views illustrate Hering's tour to Hungary and Transylvania in 1835, countries then little known to the English. It is dedicated to Count Szenchenyi, the leading Hungarian light of his day.
Abbey 79.
[Ref: 65298] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
G.Hering del_ J.B.Pyne Lith.
[Day & Hague Lithrs. to the Queen, c.1838.]
Lithograph. 375 x 300mm (14¾ x 11¾"). Some surface dirt on the right of image. Edges chipped.
View of the Orava Castle situated on a high rock above Orava river in the village of Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia. The castle was built in the Kingdom of Hungary, with the oldest parts being built in the thirteenth century and the most recent parts in the early seventeenth century. Plate 14 from a series of 26 lithographs, titled 'Sketches on the Danube, Hungary and Transylvania' by George Hering. The views illustrate Hering's tour to Hungary and Transylvania in 1835, countries then little known to the English. It is dedicated to Count Szenchenyi, the leading Hungarian light of his day.
Abbey 79.
[Ref: 65298] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Tokey on the Theis.
G.Hering del_ J.B.Pyne Lith.
[c.1838.]
Lithograph. 390 x 260mm (15¼ x 10¼"). Edges chipped.
View of the Dunabe river. Plate 17 from a series of 26 lithographs, titled 'Sketches on the Danube, Hungary and Transylvania' by George Hering. The views illustrate Hering's tour to Hungary and Transylvania in 1835, countries then little known to the English. It is dedicated to Count Szenchenyi, the leading Hungarian light of his day.
Abbey 79.
[Ref: 65299] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
G.Hering del_ J.B.Pyne Lith.
[c.1838.]
Lithograph. 390 x 260mm (15¼ x 10¼"). Edges chipped.
View of the Dunabe river. Plate 17 from a series of 26 lithographs, titled 'Sketches on the Danube, Hungary and Transylvania' by George Hering. The views illustrate Hering's tour to Hungary and Transylvania in 1835, countries then little known to the English. It is dedicated to Count Szenchenyi, the leading Hungarian light of his day.
Abbey 79.
[Ref: 65299] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Betsko Castle Waag Thal.
G. Hering del. J.B. Pyne Lith.
[London, 1838.]
Tinted lithograph heightened in white, sheet 380 x 555mm. 15 x 21¾".
Dramatic view of Beckov Castle near the village of Beckov in western Slovakia. From 'Sketches on the Danube, in Hungary and Transilvania' by George Edwards Hering (1805 - 1879).
Abbey Travel: 79, 10. Provenance Sitwell family, Renishaw Hall, Sheffield, Derbyshire.
[Ref: 13702] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
G. Hering del. J.B. Pyne Lith.
[London, 1838.]
Tinted lithograph heightened in white, sheet 380 x 555mm. 15 x 21¾".
Dramatic view of Beckov Castle near the village of Beckov in western Slovakia. From 'Sketches on the Danube, in Hungary and Transilvania' by George Edwards Hering (1805 - 1879).
Abbey Travel: 79, 10. Provenance Sitwell family, Renishaw Hall, Sheffield, Derbyshire.
[Ref: 13702] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Allegorical print with town view of Filakovo, Slovakia in background]](jpegs/46384.jpg)
[Allegorical print with town view of Filakovo, Slovakia in background] Nimb dich nicht mehr an, als du kanst.
[Sebastian Furck, c.1625]
[Frankfurt am Main: Eberhard Kieser, 1623-32.]
Engraving, sheet 100 x 145mm (4 x 5¾"). Trimmed and glued to backing sheet.
One of 830 emblematic views made for Daniel Meisner's (1585-c.1625) 'Thesaurus philopoliticus', also called 'Politisches Schatzkästlein', published in two volumes, 1623-26 and 1627-32. Each volume contained eight parts of 52 prints per part (there is one part containing merely 50 prints). Kieser made some of the etchings himself; others were made by Sebastian Furck, Georg Keller, Matthäus Merian and Johann Eckard Löffler among others.
[Ref: 46384] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
[Sebastian Furck, c.1625]
[Frankfurt am Main: Eberhard Kieser, 1623-32.]
Engraving, sheet 100 x 145mm (4 x 5¾"). Trimmed and glued to backing sheet.
One of 830 emblematic views made for Daniel Meisner's (1585-c.1625) 'Thesaurus philopoliticus', also called 'Politisches Schatzkästlein', published in two volumes, 1623-26 and 1627-32. Each volume contained eight parts of 52 prints per part (there is one part containing merely 50 prints). Kieser made some of the etchings himself; others were made by Sebastian Furck, Georg Keller, Matthäus Merian and Johann Eckard Löffler among others.
[Ref: 46384] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
The Gate of Kremnitz.
G. Hering del._ J.B. Pyne lith:
[London: T. McLean, 1838.]
Sepia-tinted lithograph, image 380 x 280mm. 15 x 11".
Kremnica is a well-preserved medieval town in central Slovakia. Kremnica was among the major mining towns of the world during the Middle Ages due to the abundant gold ore deposits in the Kremnica Mountains. From 'Sketches on the Danube, in Hungary and Transylvania' (26 plates), by George Edwards Hering (1805-1879).
Abbey Travel 79, 9.
[Ref: 26804] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
G. Hering del._ J.B. Pyne lith:
[London: T. McLean, 1838.]
Sepia-tinted lithograph, image 380 x 280mm. 15 x 11".
Kremnica is a well-preserved medieval town in central Slovakia. Kremnica was among the major mining towns of the world during the Middle Ages due to the abundant gold ore deposits in the Kremnica Mountains. From 'Sketches on the Danube, in Hungary and Transylvania' (26 plates), by George Edwards Hering (1805-1879).
Abbey Travel 79, 9.
[Ref: 26804] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
A Sclavonian Lady.
Painted by Wm. Peter. Engraved by J.R.Smith.
Published July 30th, 1776 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint. 260 x 200mm.
Half-length portrait within an oval border. One of four 'Ladies in Foreign Dress'. The artist is Matthew William Peters (1742-1814), most famous for his provocative painting of a courtesan (known as 'Lydia' in the mezzotint copy). He came to regret his choice of subject, as he was ordained in 1781, becoming the Royal Academy's chaplain (1784-8), then chaplain to the Prince of Wales.
D'Oench: 75. From the Oettingen-Wallerstein Collection, Sotheby's London 1997; Lady Victoria Manners, 'Matthew William Peters, R.A.' p.65, ii/ii
[Ref: 4615] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Wm. Peter. Engraved by J.R.Smith.
Published July 30th, 1776 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint. 260 x 200mm.
Half-length portrait within an oval border. One of four 'Ladies in Foreign Dress'. The artist is Matthew William Peters (1742-1814), most famous for his provocative painting of a courtesan (known as 'Lydia' in the mezzotint copy). He came to regret his choice of subject, as he was ordained in 1781, becoming the Royal Academy's chaplain (1784-8), then chaplain to the Prince of Wales.
D'Oench: 75. From the Oettingen-Wallerstein Collection, Sotheby's London 1997; Lady Victoria Manners, 'Matthew William Peters, R.A.' p.65, ii/ii
[Ref: 4615] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![Upper Carniola [Slovenia]](jpegs/57589.jpg)
Upper Carniola [Slovenia]
L. Mansion 1831.
[London: William Spooner, 1832.]
Lithograph with fine hand colour. Sheet 285 x 230mm (11¼ x 9"). Trimmed to printed border, title separated, laid on album sheet.
A young woman in colourful native dress with a picturesque background. Regional Costume Studies from Fancy Ball Dresses, a collection of ethnic designs by Andre Leon Larue, called Mansion (1785-1834)
See: Ref: 22872, 17087
[Ref: 57589] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
L. Mansion 1831.
[London: William Spooner, 1832.]
Lithograph with fine hand colour. Sheet 285 x 230mm (11¼ x 9"). Trimmed to printed border, title separated, laid on album sheet.
A young woman in colourful native dress with a picturesque background. Regional Costume Studies from Fancy Ball Dresses, a collection of ethnic designs by Andre Leon Larue, called Mansion (1785-1834)
See: Ref: 22872, 17087
[Ref: 57589] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
The Sluggard, by Dr. Watts.
Published September 18. 1810 by William Darton Jun.r, Holborn Hill.
Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet: 180 x 215mm (7 x 8½"). Trimmed, publication line trimmed, some text missing.
An illustrattion of a comic peom by Isaac Watts which warns of the dangers of being lazy, the scene shows the sluggard fast asleep as two children walk by.
[Ref: 46155] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Published September 18. 1810 by William Darton Jun.r, Holborn Hill.
Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet: 180 x 215mm (7 x 8½"). Trimmed, publication line trimmed, some text missing.
An illustrattion of a comic peom by Isaac Watts which warns of the dangers of being lazy, the scene shows the sluggard fast asleep as two children walk by.
[Ref: 46155] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
The Slumbers of Ragotin Interrupted
Mr. Bunbury del. Js.Bretherton f. Scarron B 2d.
Engraving. 310 x 220mm. Trimmed outside platemark
Illustration to Scarron's 'Roman Comique' 1665, Book II, Chapter XX.
BM Satire 5218.
[Ref: 1083] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Mr. Bunbury del. Js.Bretherton f. Scarron B 2d.
Engraving. 310 x 220mm. Trimmed outside platemark
Illustration to Scarron's 'Roman Comique' 1665, Book II, Chapter XX.
BM Satire 5218.
[Ref: 1083] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
The Slumbers of Ragotin Interrupted.
M.r Bunbury del. J.s Bretherton.
Scaroon B 2.d. Publish'd May 29.th 1773.
Etching. Sheet: 225 x 330mm (9 x 13''). Trimmed and foxing; slight mark on chimney breast.
An illustration to Scarron's 'Roman Comique'. The character of Ragotin sits on a chair in a tavern about to be butted by a ram while other figures watch.
BM Satire 5218.
[Ref: 49184] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
M.r Bunbury del. J.s Bretherton.
Scaroon B 2.d. Publish'd May 29.th 1773.
Etching. Sheet: 225 x 330mm (9 x 13''). Trimmed and foxing; slight mark on chimney breast.
An illustration to Scarron's 'Roman Comique'. The character of Ragotin sits on a chair in a tavern about to be butted by a ram while other figures watch.
BM Satire 5218.
[Ref: 49184] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Smack the Coachman, Tipling within Doors; while his Fare are fretting without.
Riley [Thomas Ryley] del et fecit.
Published according to Act of Parliament, Feb.y 1, 1768. Printed for John Bowles, at No 13 in Cornhill, London.
Mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Top margin cut to plate, elsewhere toned. Small margins.
A smiling coachman lifts a foaming tankard, his arm hooked over a chair, whip in hand and his pipe and tobacco on the table.
[Ref: 58392] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Riley [Thomas Ryley] del et fecit.
Published according to Act of Parliament, Feb.y 1, 1768. Printed for John Bowles, at No 13 in Cornhill, London.
Mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Top margin cut to plate, elsewhere toned. Small margins.
A smiling coachman lifts a foaming tankard, his arm hooked over a chair, whip in hand and his pipe and tobacco on the table.
[Ref: 58392] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Reverend Richard Smalbroke D.D. Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry.
T. Murray pinx. Geo. Vertue Sculpsit 1733.
Engraving. Plate: 385 x 270mm (15¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate. Thread margins.
A portrait of Richard Smalbroke (1672-1749) who served as Bishop of Lichfield.
Alexander: 649.
[Ref: 46825] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
T. Murray pinx. Geo. Vertue Sculpsit 1733.
Engraving. Plate: 385 x 270mm (15¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate. Thread margins.
A portrait of Richard Smalbroke (1672-1749) who served as Bishop of Lichfield.
Alexander: 649.
[Ref: 46825] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Small Beer and Porter!
London Published by J.L. Marks 17 Artillery Street, Bishopsgate [c.1820]
Etching and aquatint with hand-colouring, paper watermarked 'John All'; sheet 170 x 170mm (6¾ x 6¾"). Trimmed.
Contast between drinking habits of the rich and poor. Print published by (and probably engraved by) J. Lewis Marks (c.1796-1855). A tradecard describes Marks as 'Engraver & Printer in General' and promises 'Aquatinting Tastefully Executed'. In keeping with the subject of this print, Marks in later life was also landlord of the Portland Arms pub in Long Lane, London.
[Ref: 41476] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
London Published by J.L. Marks 17 Artillery Street, Bishopsgate [c.1820]
Etching and aquatint with hand-colouring, paper watermarked 'John All'; sheet 170 x 170mm (6¾ x 6¾"). Trimmed.
Contast between drinking habits of the rich and poor. Print published by (and probably engraved by) J. Lewis Marks (c.1796-1855). A tradecard describes Marks as 'Engraver & Printer in General' and promises 'Aquatinting Tastefully Executed'. In keeping with the subject of this print, Marks in later life was also landlord of the Portland Arms pub in Long Lane, London.
[Ref: 41476] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
A Small Breeze.
Brooking Pinx.t Tho.s Boydell Sculp. Harvarden 1755. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament & Sold by Jn.o Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London.
London, 1755.
Very fine hand coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"), large margins. Top margin trimmed to platemark.
A seascape of ships and sail boats under a clearing sky.
[Ref: 55568] £360.00
Brooking Pinx.t Tho.s Boydell Sculp. Harvarden 1755. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament & Sold by Jn.o Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London.
London, 1755.
Very fine hand coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"), large margins. Top margin trimmed to platemark.
A seascape of ships and sail boats under a clearing sky.
[Ref: 55568] £360.00
![[The Small Indian Civit] The Rasse.](jpegs/50353.jpg)
[The Small Indian Civit] The Rasse. Viverricula Malaccensis.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 230 x 335mm (9 x 13¼"), with a letterpress description, very large margins.
The small Indian civet, Viverricula indica, widespread through India and Incochina. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 50353] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 230 x 335mm (9 x 13¼"), with a letterpress description, very large margins.
The small Indian civet, Viverricula indica, widespread through India and Incochina. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 50353] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Regiones et villæ rusticæ ducatus potissimum Brabantiæ, Ducatus Potiossimum Brabantiæ, a Cornelio Curtio in Pictorum gratiam artificiose depictæ:
A Joanne Gallæo excuæ & in lucem editæ. Anterpiæ, Pars Prima [n.d., c.1650.]
Etched titlepage. Sheet 125 x 200mm (5 x 8"). On 17th century watermarked paper. Trimmed to printed border, mounted in album paper.
The title page of 'The Small Landscapes', a series first published by Philips Galle (grandfather of Jan, publisher of this example) in 1601,
[Ref: 60214] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A Joanne Gallæo excuæ & in lucem editæ. Anterpiæ, Pars Prima [n.d., c.1650.]
Etched titlepage. Sheet 125 x 200mm (5 x 8"). On 17th century watermarked paper. Trimmed to printed border, mounted in album paper.
The title page of 'The Small Landscapes', a series first published by Philips Galle (grandfather of Jan, publisher of this example) in 1601,
[Ref: 60214] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
John Smeaton. Civil Engineer. F.R.S. Died Oct. 28. MDCCLXXXXII Aged 68 Years.
Painted by Mr. Brown for Al.r Aubert Esquire. Engraved by Mr. Bromley and Published for the Society of Civil Engineers, by W. Faden Feb. 1st 1798
Engraving, platemark 215 x 165mm (8½ x 6½") large margins.
John Smeaton (1724-92), civil engineer, portrayed here with Eddystone Lighthouse (which he designed in 1755-9) in the background. Smeaton was responsible for numerous bridges, canals and harbours.
[Ref: 43613] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Mr. Brown for Al.r Aubert Esquire. Engraved by Mr. Bromley and Published for the Society of Civil Engineers, by W. Faden Feb. 1st 1798
Engraving, platemark 215 x 165mm (8½ x 6½") large margins.
John Smeaton (1724-92), civil engineer, portrayed here with Eddystone Lighthouse (which he designed in 1755-9) in the background. Smeaton was responsible for numerous bridges, canals and harbours.
[Ref: 43613] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)