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![[John Wilkes] The Patriots deceived, or Townsend triumphant.](jpegs/61757.jpg)
[John Wilkes] The Patriots deceived, or Townsend triumphant. Vol. IV. No. XXXIII.
[London: A. Hamilton, November 1772.]
Engraving. Sheet 110 x 175mm (4¼ x 7"), with separate letterpress description.
John Wilkes, carrying the Cap of Liberty, is prevented entering his carriage by James Townsend, Lord Mayor of London. In the election of 1772 Wilkes had come first in the polls but Sheriff Richard Oliver manipulated the voting process to give Townend the position, leading to riots. From the Town and Country Magazine.
BM 4967.
[Ref: 61757] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
[London: A. Hamilton, November 1772.]
Engraving. Sheet 110 x 175mm (4¼ x 7"), with separate letterpress description.
John Wilkes, carrying the Cap of Liberty, is prevented entering his carriage by James Townsend, Lord Mayor of London. In the election of 1772 Wilkes had come first in the polls but Sheriff Richard Oliver manipulated the voting process to give Townend the position, leading to riots. From the Town and Country Magazine.
BM 4967.
[Ref: 61757] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Wilkes] Out of Place and Unpensioned.](jpegs/41931.jpg)
[John Wilkes] Out of Place and Unpensioned.
J. Collett inv.t et del.
Published as the Act directs, Nov.r 9.th 1769 by Jn.o Smith, N.o 35 in Cheapside, & Rob.t Sayer, N.o 53 in Fleet Street London.
Engraving. Sheet: 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"). Trimmed within plate and tipped into album sheet.
A portrait of radical politician and writer John Wilkes (1725-1797) who, after returning from exile in France, was elected MP for Middlesex in 1769. However, as parliament considered him an outlaw at the time he was expelled from the House of Commons, he was then re-elected and the expelled again and Henry Luttrell was given the seat. Supporters of his campaign for re-election were John Wheble, editor of the Middlesex Journal and the Society of Gentlemen Supporters of the Bill of Rights, who signed a petition calling George III to allow Wilkes to stand for the seat as barring him was an invasion of the rights of electors to choose their elective. Wilkes stands, his chin resting on a stick, on the table beside him is a copy of 'The Middlesex Journal' and on the wall hangs 'The Middlesex Petition', based on an earlier mezzotint droll of a man in a similar stance.
[Ref: 41931] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
J. Collett inv.t et del.
Published as the Act directs, Nov.r 9.th 1769 by Jn.o Smith, N.o 35 in Cheapside, & Rob.t Sayer, N.o 53 in Fleet Street London.
Engraving. Sheet: 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"). Trimmed within plate and tipped into album sheet.
A portrait of radical politician and writer John Wilkes (1725-1797) who, after returning from exile in France, was elected MP for Middlesex in 1769. However, as parliament considered him an outlaw at the time he was expelled from the House of Commons, he was then re-elected and the expelled again and Henry Luttrell was given the seat. Supporters of his campaign for re-election were John Wheble, editor of the Middlesex Journal and the Society of Gentlemen Supporters of the Bill of Rights, who signed a petition calling George III to allow Wilkes to stand for the seat as barring him was an invasion of the rights of electors to choose their elective. Wilkes stands, his chin resting on a stick, on the table beside him is a copy of 'The Middlesex Journal' and on the wall hangs 'The Middlesex Petition', based on an earlier mezzotint droll of a man in a similar stance.
[Ref: 41931] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Hercules Cleaning the Augean Stable. The Figure on the Pedastal is the Symbol of bribery, Corruption & Hypocrisy.
[Illustration to the Politcal Register, 1768.]
Engraving, sheet 200 x 120mm (8 x 4¾"). Trimmed to plate on right. Thread margins left and top.
A satire on the hope of John Wilkes (1726-1797) cleaning bribery and corruption from the house of commons. Wilkes as Hercules leaps over the fallen figure of Discord to seize the arm of the Speaker, Sir John Cust (1718-1770), while MPs' flee in all directions. In the front, to right, is Fletcher Norton (1716-1789), holding a bag of money while other coins fall from his pocket as he steps over the mace, lettered "A Mere Bauble" (quoting Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658). In the background, on a pedestal decorated with the mournful figure of Britannia, a bloated figure squats over "Magna Charta". It has three heads, a wolf, a snake and a sheep; one outstretched hand is in the form of a claw, the other holds a bag of money. Behind this figure, Lord Bute (1713-1792), emerges raising hands in shock at the sight of the scene.
BM Satires 4186
[Ref: 58439] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
[Illustration to the Politcal Register, 1768.]
Engraving, sheet 200 x 120mm (8 x 4¾"). Trimmed to plate on right. Thread margins left and top.
A satire on the hope of John Wilkes (1726-1797) cleaning bribery and corruption from the house of commons. Wilkes as Hercules leaps over the fallen figure of Discord to seize the arm of the Speaker, Sir John Cust (1718-1770), while MPs' flee in all directions. In the front, to right, is Fletcher Norton (1716-1789), holding a bag of money while other coins fall from his pocket as he steps over the mace, lettered "A Mere Bauble" (quoting Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658). In the background, on a pedestal decorated with the mournful figure of Britannia, a bloated figure squats over "Magna Charta". It has three heads, a wolf, a snake and a sheep; one outstretched hand is in the form of a claw, the other holds a bag of money. Behind this figure, Lord Bute (1713-1792), emerges raising hands in shock at the sight of the scene.
BM Satires 4186
[Ref: 58439] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Wilkes.] Hieroglyphics.](jpegs/54337.jpg)
[John Wilkes.] Hieroglyphics.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Etching. 110 x 180mm (4¼ x 7"). With small margins.
A satire on attempts to keep John Wilkes from taking his seat in 1769, showing him accosted by two attack dogs with the heads of Sir Norton Fletcher and the Duke of Grafton. On the left are two of his supporters, wearing clerical dress: John Horne Tooke says ''They know not what they do.''; and the lawyer, John Glynn, says ''There is no Precedent for this, either in Law or Equity! I declare it to be illegal''. On the right are other canines: Henry Fox, the Duke of Bedford and Lord Mansfield. Originally published in the Oxford Magazine, 1769.
BM Satires 4268.
[Ref: 54337] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1770.]
Etching. 110 x 180mm (4¼ x 7"). With small margins.
A satire on attempts to keep John Wilkes from taking his seat in 1769, showing him accosted by two attack dogs with the heads of Sir Norton Fletcher and the Duke of Grafton. On the left are two of his supporters, wearing clerical dress: John Horne Tooke says ''They know not what they do.''; and the lawyer, John Glynn, says ''There is no Precedent for this, either in Law or Equity! I declare it to be illegal''. On the right are other canines: Henry Fox, the Duke of Bedford and Lord Mansfield. Originally published in the Oxford Magazine, 1769.
BM Satires 4268.
[Ref: 54337] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Hon.ble. John Wilkes Esq, Lord Mayor of the City of London
R.E. Pine pinx.t. W. Dickinson fecit.
[London, Publish'd Nov.r 9th 1774, at Mrs. Sledges Henrietta Street Covent Garden.]
Mezzotint. 320 x 235mm (12½ x 9¼"). Trimmed to plate and inside plate at bottom, publication line lost.
Politician, MP for Middlesex, Lord Mayor of London, poet, writer and publisher of a weekly paper "The North Briton".
CS:88.
[Ref: 14664] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
R.E. Pine pinx.t. W. Dickinson fecit.
[London, Publish'd Nov.r 9th 1774, at Mrs. Sledges Henrietta Street Covent Garden.]
Mezzotint. 320 x 235mm (12½ x 9¼"). Trimmed to plate and inside plate at bottom, publication line lost.
Politician, MP for Middlesex, Lord Mayor of London, poet, writer and publisher of a weekly paper "The North Briton".
CS:88.
[Ref: 14664] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
John Wilkes, Esqr. Engraved for the Universal Magazine.
Printed for J. Hinton, at the King's Arms in Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1775].
Engraving. 100 x 180mm.
Political reformer noted for his published attacks on George III and for his support of the rights of American colonists [1727 - 1797]. Became Lord Mayor of London in 1774.
[Ref: 3200] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Printed for J. Hinton, at the King's Arms in Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1775].
Engraving. 100 x 180mm.
Political reformer noted for his published attacks on George III and for his support of the rights of American colonists [1727 - 1797]. Became Lord Mayor of London in 1774.
[Ref: 3200] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
The Patriot. Dedicated to the Freeholders of Middlesex.
[n.d., c.1769.]
Engraving. 190 x 260mm. Some wear, laid on album paper.
In 1764 John Wilkes was found guilty of seditious libel and was declared an outlaw, causing him to flee to France. He returned in 1768 and was elected MP for Middlesex. He was arrested on the old charges and expelled from Parliament in February 1769, only to be re-elected in March, expelled and re-elected again in April. This satire praises the electors of Middlesex for insisting on their candidate, while their fellow in Brentfold were being intimidated by hired ruffians.
[Ref: 6852] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1769.]
Engraving. 190 x 260mm. Some wear, laid on album paper.
In 1764 John Wilkes was found guilty of seditious libel and was declared an outlaw, causing him to flee to France. He returned in 1768 and was elected MP for Middlesex. He was arrested on the old charges and expelled from Parliament in February 1769, only to be re-elected in March, expelled and re-elected again in April. This satire praises the electors of Middlesex for insisting on their candidate, while their fellow in Brentfold were being intimidated by hired ruffians.
[Ref: 6852] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Wilkes] The Devils Triumphant or the Messengers in the Suds.](jpegs/63590.jpg)
[John Wilkes] The Devils Triumphant or the Messengers in the Suds.
[by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale.]
[n.d., 1763.]
Etching with engraving. Sheet 230 x 310mm (9 x 12¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper at edges.
A satire on Wilkes's release from custody in April 1763 and the successful actions for damages by printers of the North Briton newspaper. In the Guildhall (identified by the legs of Mag and Magog upper left), a demon grasps the collar of Nathan Carrington, the King's Messenger who had arrested the printers. Two other demons attack three other Messengers (Money, Watson and Blackmore) who are prostrate. In the centre Wilkes takes the hand of Pratt, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, who had released him from the Tower. To the right a group of printers delight in their good fortune in the substantial sums they have been awarded.
BM Satires 4065.
[Ref: 63590] £360.00
[by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale.]
[n.d., 1763.]
Etching with engraving. Sheet 230 x 310mm (9 x 12¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper at edges.
A satire on Wilkes's release from custody in April 1763 and the successful actions for damages by printers of the North Briton newspaper. In the Guildhall (identified by the legs of Mag and Magog upper left), a demon grasps the collar of Nathan Carrington, the King's Messenger who had arrested the printers. Two other demons attack three other Messengers (Money, Watson and Blackmore) who are prostrate. In the centre Wilkes takes the hand of Pratt, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, who had released him from the Tower. To the right a group of printers delight in their good fortune in the substantial sums they have been awarded.
BM Satires 4065.
[Ref: 63590] £360.00
John Wilkes, Esqr. Member of Parliament for the County of Middlesex, Alderman of the Ward of Farringdon Without Friend to Liberty, a Lover of his King, Opposer of Ministerial Tyranny, and Defender of his Country.
G. Bock _ fecit.
[Published as the Act directs April 14, 1769.]
Mezzotint, very rare & scarce. 355 x 253mm. 14 x 10". Publication line cut. Cut to plate.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. Arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year.
CS: 25. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 14800] £360.00
G. Bock _ fecit.
[Published as the Act directs April 14, 1769.]
Mezzotint, very rare & scarce. 355 x 253mm. 14 x 10". Publication line cut. Cut to plate.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. Arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year.
CS: 25. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 14800] £360.00
John Wilkes Esq.r
Engraved by E. Bocquet. From an Original Picture by Pine.
Pub. by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1815.]
Stipple. 257 x 196mm (10¼ x 7¾"). Repaired tear at bottom.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year.
[Ref: 28708] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by E. Bocquet. From an Original Picture by Pine.
Pub. by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1815.]
Stipple. 257 x 196mm (10¼ x 7¾"). Repaired tear at bottom.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year.
[Ref: 28708] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
John Wilkes, Schildknaap, Lid van het Parlement van Engeland, wegens Aylesbury, in't Graaschap Buckingham.
R.V. 1764.
Rare engraving. Sheet: 120 x 65mm (4¾ x 2½''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A Dutch portrait of John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year.
[Ref: 49105] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
R.V. 1764.
Rare engraving. Sheet: 120 x 65mm (4¾ x 2½''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A Dutch portrait of John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year.
[Ref: 49105] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
John Wilkes Esq.r.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving. Sheet: 155 x 100mm (6 x 4'') Trimmed.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year. A copy of Magna Carta on desk.
[Ref: 49106] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving. Sheet: 155 x 100mm (6 x 4'') Trimmed.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year. A copy of Magna Carta on desk.
[Ref: 49106] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Iohn Wilkes Elected Knight of the Shire for Middlesex on the XXVIII.th of March, MDCCLXVIII by the Free Voice of the People.
[1768.]
Engraving. Sheet: 180 x 110mm (7 x 4¼''). Trimmed, paper tone.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year. Two books on Locke: Works & Sidney on Government on floor.
[Ref: 49107] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[1768.]
Engraving. Sheet: 180 x 110mm (7 x 4¼''). Trimmed, paper tone.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year. Two books on Locke: Works & Sidney on Government on floor.
[Ref: 49107] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
John Wilkes Esq.r.
[n.d., c.1763.]
Engraving. Plate: 155 x 105mm (6 x 4'') very large margins.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year. On the desk is a copy of the Magna Carta.
[Ref: 49118] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1763.]
Engraving. Plate: 155 x 105mm (6 x 4'') very large margins.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year. On the desk is a copy of the Magna Carta.
[Ref: 49118] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
John Wilkes.
[After Franz Heissig.]
[n.d., c.1770.]
Scarce mezzotint. Plate: 175 x 190mm (7 x 7½''). Trimmed within plate.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year.
[Ref: 49123] £350.00
[After Franz Heissig.]
[n.d., c.1770.]
Scarce mezzotint. Plate: 175 x 190mm (7 x 7½''). Trimmed within plate.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. He was arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year.
[Ref: 49123] £350.00
Mr. Serjeant Glyn, Member of Parliament for the County of Middlesex. John Wilkes Esq.r Elected Knight of the Shire for the County of Middlesex, 29th March 1768. Alderman of the Ward of Faringdon without. The Rev.d John Horne, Minister of New Brentford.
Rich.d Houston inv.t delin. et fecit.
[Publish'd as the Act directs, Feb.y 6. 1769, by Rob.t Sayer, at No.53 in Fleet Street, & J.no Smith at No. 35 in Cheapside, London.]
Mezzotint. Sheet: 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15½''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
Group portrait, seated around a table, John Glyn (1722-1779), Serjeant-at-law and recorder of London, to left wearing bands and short wig, right hand on his knee, holding quill in left, John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), radical political writer, opposite him, leaning forward and gesturing as he speaks, and between them John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and satirical writer, especially of "The North Briton", who wears a fur-trimmed cloak and points at papers on the table labelled 'Addresses to County County of Middlesex Constitutional Legal Liberty / General Warrants Seizure of Papers Habeas Corpus Alteration of Records Informations ex Office Close Imprisonment / Treatise on Inclosing Commons Freedom of Elections Trial by Jury Letters to Sr. J. Gibbons and Sir W. B. Proctor', with a folding screen to right and a picture behind of an allegorical female figure holding a scroll of Magna Charta.
CS: 48. Russell: 48.
[Ref: 49124] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Rich.d Houston inv.t delin. et fecit.
[Publish'd as the Act directs, Feb.y 6. 1769, by Rob.t Sayer, at No.53 in Fleet Street, & J.no Smith at No. 35 in Cheapside, London.]
Mezzotint. Sheet: 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15½''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
Group portrait, seated around a table, John Glyn (1722-1779), Serjeant-at-law and recorder of London, to left wearing bands and short wig, right hand on his knee, holding quill in left, John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), radical political writer, opposite him, leaning forward and gesturing as he speaks, and between them John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and satirical writer, especially of "The North Briton", who wears a fur-trimmed cloak and points at papers on the table labelled 'Addresses to County County of Middlesex Constitutional Legal Liberty / General Warrants Seizure of Papers Habeas Corpus Alteration of Records Informations ex Office Close Imprisonment / Treatise on Inclosing Commons Freedom of Elections Trial by Jury Letters to Sr. J. Gibbons and Sir W. B. Proctor', with a folding screen to right and a picture behind of an allegorical female figure holding a scroll of Magna Charta.
CS: 48. Russell: 48.
[Ref: 49124] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
John Wilkes Esq.r.
Drawn from the Life and Etched in Aquafortis by Willm. Hogarth.
Price 1 Shilling. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament May ye 16. 1763.
Etching. 355 x 230mm (14 x 9"). Trimmed just within plate at bottom, crease across top.
Caricature portrait of John Wilkes (1725 - 1797), holding a pole topped by the cap of Liberty. The personal friendship of Hogarth & Wilkes did not stop the two attacking each other in caricature and pamphlet. Early in 1763 Wilkes had antagonised Hogarth by mocking his acceptance of royal payment; here Hogarth retaliates with this satirical portrait of Wilkes during his trial for an attack on George III in his satirical journal 'The North Briton'. On the reverse is pasted an election bill for Montgomery for the General Election of 1802, advertising the support of 'Lady Harriot'. (Henrietta Clive, sister of George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, and daughter-in-law of Clive of India) and 'two Clives for Ever' for an unnamed candidate. Very scarce local publication line 'Griffiths Printers Bishop's Castle'.
Paulson: 214, I of II, with price. BM 4050.
[Ref: 58307] £360.00
Drawn from the Life and Etched in Aquafortis by Willm. Hogarth.
Price 1 Shilling. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament May ye 16. 1763.
Etching. 355 x 230mm (14 x 9"). Trimmed just within plate at bottom, crease across top.
Caricature portrait of John Wilkes (1725 - 1797), holding a pole topped by the cap of Liberty. The personal friendship of Hogarth & Wilkes did not stop the two attacking each other in caricature and pamphlet. Early in 1763 Wilkes had antagonised Hogarth by mocking his acceptance of royal payment; here Hogarth retaliates with this satirical portrait of Wilkes during his trial for an attack on George III in his satirical journal 'The North Briton'. On the reverse is pasted an election bill for Montgomery for the General Election of 1802, advertising the support of 'Lady Harriot'. (Henrietta Clive, sister of George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, and daughter-in-law of Clive of India) and 'two Clives for Ever' for an unnamed candidate. Very scarce local publication line 'Griffiths Printers Bishop's Castle'.
Paulson: 214, I of II, with price. BM 4050.
[Ref: 58307] £360.00
![[John Wilkes.] Hieroglyphics.](jpegs/59972.jpg)
[John Wilkes.] Hieroglyphics.
[Oxford Magazine, 3rd February 1769.]
Etching. 110 x 180mm (4¼ x 7").
A satire on attempts to keep John Wilkes from taking his seat in 1769, showing him accosted by two attack dogs with the heads of Sir Norton Fletcher and the Duke of Grafton. On the left are two of his supporters, wearing clerical dress: John Horne Tooke says ''They know not what they do.''; and the lawyer, John Glynn, says ''There is no Precedent for this, either in Law or Equity! I declare it to be illegal''. On the right are other canines: Henry Fox, the Duke of Bedford and Lord Mansfield. Originally published in the Oxford Magazine, 1769.
BM Satires 4268.
[Ref: 59972] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
[Oxford Magazine, 3rd February 1769.]
Etching. 110 x 180mm (4¼ x 7").
A satire on attempts to keep John Wilkes from taking his seat in 1769, showing him accosted by two attack dogs with the heads of Sir Norton Fletcher and the Duke of Grafton. On the left are two of his supporters, wearing clerical dress: John Horne Tooke says ''They know not what they do.''; and the lawyer, John Glynn, says ''There is no Precedent for this, either in Law or Equity! I declare it to be illegal''. On the right are other canines: Henry Fox, the Duke of Bedford and Lord Mansfield. Originally published in the Oxford Magazine, 1769.
BM Satires 4268.
[Ref: 59972] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
John Wilkes Esq.r. Member of Parliament for the County of Middlesex. Friend to Libery, a Lover of his King, opposer of Ministerial Tyranny & Defender of his Country._
R.E Pine pinxt. Kitcheman delin.
London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map adn Printseller, N.o53 Fleet Street. [n.d. c.1768]
Fine mezzotint, 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Very faint foxing.
Three-quarter length portrait of John Wilkes (1725 - 1797), seated at a table wearing a coat with braiding and large cuffs, and frilled cravat, powdered hair brushed back, left hand on his thigh, right hand holding quill poised over sheets of paper, looking up to left at a classical statuette of a female figure holding a mirror and large shield decorated with a shining sun, a volume labelled 'Sydney on Gov', a letter addressed 'To Hump,,y Cotes Esqr London' and a scroll labelled 'Magna Charta' on the table, and a plaque with a bust of Hampden leaning against it to lower left. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament. The painting by Robert Edge Pine (1730-1788) is in the Parliamentary Art Collection.
CS ENA 161 i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68784] £360.00
R.E Pine pinxt. Kitcheman delin.
London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map adn Printseller, N.o53 Fleet Street. [n.d. c.1768]
Fine mezzotint, 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Very faint foxing.
Three-quarter length portrait of John Wilkes (1725 - 1797), seated at a table wearing a coat with braiding and large cuffs, and frilled cravat, powdered hair brushed back, left hand on his thigh, right hand holding quill poised over sheets of paper, looking up to left at a classical statuette of a female figure holding a mirror and large shield decorated with a shining sun, a volume labelled 'Sydney on Gov', a letter addressed 'To Hump,,y Cotes Esqr London' and a scroll labelled 'Magna Charta' on the table, and a plaque with a bust of Hampden leaning against it to lower left. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament. The painting by Robert Edge Pine (1730-1788) is in the Parliamentary Art Collection.
CS ENA 161 i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68784] £360.00
The Right Honourable John Wilkes Esq.r Lord Mayor of the City of London. And Member of Parliament for the County of Middlesex in the year 1775.
[after John Dixon?] Carrington Bowles excudit
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls ChurchYard, London. Published as the Act directs Nov.r 9.th 1774.
Mezzotint with hand-colour, 350 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Small margins. Foxed. Light creasing, bit tatty.
Whole length seated portrait of John Wilkes (1727-97), wearing fur lined robes and chains of office, holding a scroll marked 'Magna Charta', leaning on a table on which is a copy of his letter 'To the Gentlemen Clergy & Freeholders of the County of Middlesex', and 'Bill of Rights'. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament.
CS undescribed. Russell 161. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68788] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[after John Dixon?] Carrington Bowles excudit
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls ChurchYard, London. Published as the Act directs Nov.r 9.th 1774.
Mezzotint with hand-colour, 350 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Small margins. Foxed. Light creasing, bit tatty.
Whole length seated portrait of John Wilkes (1727-97), wearing fur lined robes and chains of office, holding a scroll marked 'Magna Charta', leaning on a table on which is a copy of his letter 'To the Gentlemen Clergy & Freeholders of the County of Middlesex', and 'Bill of Rights'. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament.
CS undescribed. Russell 161. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68788] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Honourable John Wilkes Esq.r Lord Mayor of the City of London. And Member of Parliament for the County of Middlesex in the year 1775.
[after John Dixon?] Carrington Bowles excudit
[Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls ChurchYard, London. Published as the Act directs Nov.r 9.th 1774.]
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 255mm (13½ x 10"), with large margins on three sides. On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed within plate at the bottom losing the publication line.
Whole length seated portrait of John Wilkes (1727-97), wearing fur lined robes and chains of office, holding a scroll marked 'Magna Charta', leaning on a table on which is a copy of his letter 'To the Gentlemen Clergy & Freeholders of the County of Middlesex', and 'Bill of Rights'. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament.
CS undescribed. Russell 161. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68791] £320.00
[after John Dixon?] Carrington Bowles excudit
[Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls ChurchYard, London. Published as the Act directs Nov.r 9.th 1774.]
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 255mm (13½ x 10"), with large margins on three sides. On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed within plate at the bottom losing the publication line.
Whole length seated portrait of John Wilkes (1727-97), wearing fur lined robes and chains of office, holding a scroll marked 'Magna Charta', leaning on a table on which is a copy of his letter 'To the Gentlemen Clergy & Freeholders of the County of Middlesex', and 'Bill of Rights'. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament.
CS undescribed. Russell 161. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68791] £320.00
John Wilkes Esq; before the Court of King's Bench.
Gent. Mag. May 1768.
Engraving. 145 x 195mm (5¾ x 7¾"), with large margins. Three vertical folds as normal.
John Wilkes (1725-97), before the Kings Bench shortly before his imprisonment in 1768. A fold-out plate to the Gentleman's Magazine.
[Ref: 53524] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Gent. Mag. May 1768.
Engraving. 145 x 195mm (5¾ x 7¾"), with large margins. Three vertical folds as normal.
John Wilkes (1725-97), before the Kings Bench shortly before his imprisonment in 1768. A fold-out plate to the Gentleman's Magazine.
[Ref: 53524] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
John Wilkes Esq.r.
Engraved by Caroline Watson after a Picture by Pine about the Year 1763.
Publish'd Nov. 10 1804 by Richard Philips 11 S.t Paul's Churchyard.
Stipple sheet: 175 x 110mm (7x 4¼"). Trimmed within plate.
A portrait of English radical, journalist and politician John Wilkes (1725-1797).
[Ref: 65194] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Caroline Watson after a Picture by Pine about the Year 1763.
Publish'd Nov. 10 1804 by Richard Philips 11 S.t Paul's Churchyard.
Stipple sheet: 175 x 110mm (7x 4¼"). Trimmed within plate.
A portrait of English radical, journalist and politician John Wilkes (1725-1797).
[Ref: 65194] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Malice and Fortitude. There is no terror in your threats; For Jam arm'd so strong in honesty, That they have pass by me, as the idle wind, Which I respect not - Shakespeare.
[n.d. c.1768]
Scarce etching, sheet 150 x 120mm (6 x 4¾"). Trimmed within plate on three sides. Left slightly stained.
Satire that praises John Wilkes (1726-97) and disparages his opponents. He is standing behind a low picket fence beneath a palm tree, with one hand resting on a low column that reads "fortitude" and the other pointing to his chest, which has the words "magna Charta" written on it as though it were a collar. A group of threatening people approach him, led by Lord Bute (1713-92), who is brandishing a drawn sword. Princess Augusta (1719-72) is standing next to him, holding a dagger, seemingly ready to stab Wilkes. The figure behind them is likely a blindfolded version of King George III (1738-1820) , and Lord Mansfield (1705-93) is carrying a scroll with the words "Nulli differemus justiciam." Sir Fletcher Norton (1716-89) raises his fist, while Lord Sandwich (1718-92), wearing a jockey's cap and holding a cricket bat, watches furiously from behind. Four quotes from Act IV, scene three of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" are below. An early cricket item.
See BM Satires 4239 for different copy.
[Ref: 62039] £360.00
[n.d. c.1768]
Scarce etching, sheet 150 x 120mm (6 x 4¾"). Trimmed within plate on three sides. Left slightly stained.
Satire that praises John Wilkes (1726-97) and disparages his opponents. He is standing behind a low picket fence beneath a palm tree, with one hand resting on a low column that reads "fortitude" and the other pointing to his chest, which has the words "magna Charta" written on it as though it were a collar. A group of threatening people approach him, led by Lord Bute (1713-92), who is brandishing a drawn sword. Princess Augusta (1719-72) is standing next to him, holding a dagger, seemingly ready to stab Wilkes. The figure behind them is likely a blindfolded version of King George III (1738-1820) , and Lord Mansfield (1705-93) is carrying a scroll with the words "Nulli differemus justiciam." Sir Fletcher Norton (1716-89) raises his fist, while Lord Sandwich (1718-92), wearing a jockey's cap and holding a cricket bat, watches furiously from behind. Four quotes from Act IV, scene three of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" are below. An early cricket item.
See BM Satires 4239 for different copy.
[Ref: 62039] £360.00
John Wilkes Esq; before the Court of Kings Bench.
Gen.t Mag. May 1768.
Engraving. 18th century watermark; Plate: 195 x 150mm, (7¾ x 6"), with very large margins. Vertical folds as issued.
A scene showing the Court of the King's Bench during John Wilke's (1725-1797) trial for libel. Having been found guilty in absentia in 1764 Wilke's had fled to France, however, forced by French creditors he returned to London in 1768, in a bid to change the government in the hopes of overturning his sentence he stood as a candidate for parliament for Middlesex. After losing the election he handed himself into the Court of the Kings Bench and was fine £1000 and sentenced to two years in prison. Following his imprisonment, Wilke's supporters gathered by the Court of Kings Bench and were fired upon by troops. Seven men were killed and fifteen injured in what became known as the St George's Field Massacre.
[Ref: 41515] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Gen.t Mag. May 1768.
Engraving. 18th century watermark; Plate: 195 x 150mm, (7¾ x 6"), with very large margins. Vertical folds as issued.
A scene showing the Court of the King's Bench during John Wilke's (1725-1797) trial for libel. Having been found guilty in absentia in 1764 Wilke's had fled to France, however, forced by French creditors he returned to London in 1768, in a bid to change the government in the hopes of overturning his sentence he stood as a candidate for parliament for Middlesex. After losing the election he handed himself into the Court of the Kings Bench and was fine £1000 and sentenced to two years in prison. Following his imprisonment, Wilke's supporters gathered by the Court of Kings Bench and were fired upon by troops. Seven men were killed and fifteen injured in what became known as the St George's Field Massacre.
[Ref: 41515] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![Mr Alderman W[ilke]s in his Magisterial Character at the Sessions House in the Old Baily](jpegs/58647.jpg)
Mr Alderman W[ilke]s in his Magisterial Character at the Sessions House in the Old Baily Assisted by L[or]d M[ansfiel]d, the L[or]d M[ayor]r, Ald[erma]n H[arle]y, Ald[erman]n Tre[cothic]k, the Rec[or]d[e]r, &c &c. Engraved for the Oxford Magazine.
[1770.]
Etching, 115 x 165mm (4½ x 6½"). Trimmed into plate at top, laid on album paper.
A satire on John Wilkes being elected as an alderman of the City of London and therefore sitting as a magistrate, despite his recent prison sentence. It shows a trial with William Beckford presiding as Lord Mayor, with Alderman Thomas Harley, Wilkes, James Eyre (Recorder of the City), Lord Mansfield and Alderman Barlow Trecothick on the bench.
BM Satires
[Ref: 58647] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[1770.]
Etching, 115 x 165mm (4½ x 6½"). Trimmed into plate at top, laid on album paper.
A satire on John Wilkes being elected as an alderman of the City of London and therefore sitting as a magistrate, despite his recent prison sentence. It shows a trial with William Beckford presiding as Lord Mayor, with Alderman Thomas Harley, Wilkes, James Eyre (Recorder of the City), Lord Mansfield and Alderman Barlow Trecothick on the bench.
BM Satires
[Ref: 58647] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
John Wilkes Esq.r.
Engraved by Caroline Watson after a Picture by Pine about the Year 1763.
[n.d, c.1804.]
Stipple. Sheet: 155 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Trimmed within plate.
A portrait of English radical, journalist and politician John Wilkes (1725-1797).
[Ref: 46327] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Caroline Watson after a Picture by Pine about the Year 1763.
[n.d, c.1804.]
Stipple. Sheet: 155 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Trimmed within plate.
A portrait of English radical, journalist and politician John Wilkes (1725-1797).
[Ref: 46327] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
John Wilkes Esq.r. Formerly a Great Champion of Liberty, now Chamberlain of London &c. &c.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving with 3 sheets of letterpress. Plate: 135 x 100mm (5¼ x 4") with large margins.
A portrait of English radical, journalist and politician John Wilkes (1725-1797) with three pages of letterpress discussing Wilkes's career.
[Ref: 46328] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving with 3 sheets of letterpress. Plate: 135 x 100mm (5¼ x 4") with large margins.
A portrait of English radical, journalist and politician John Wilkes (1725-1797) with three pages of letterpress discussing Wilkes's career.
[Ref: 46328] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[John Wilkes.] Arms of Liberty and Slevery.](jpegs/68935.jpg)
[John Wilkes.] Arms of Liberty and Slevery. To the Gentlemen, Clergy, and Freeholders of the County of Middlesex [...] I am, With gratitude and esteem, Gentlemen, Your faithful and obedient humble Servant, John Wilkes. King's Bench Prison. Saturday, June 18, 1768.
[1768]
Broadside, etching and letterpress. Sheet 370 x 245mm (14½ x 9½"), large margins. Folds and creasing.
A very rare broadside, purporting to be written by John Wilkes soon after his imprisonment in 1768 for publishing the North Briton and the Essay on Woman in 1764. Mock coats-of-arms for Wilkes show his portrait supported by John Glynn and Earl Temple with the motto "Always Ready in a Good Cause"; those for Lord Mansfield show Lord Bute and the Devil with the motto "Justice Sans Pitie".
BM Satires 4207.
[Ref: 68935] £1,350.00 (£1620.00 incl.VAT)
[1768]
Broadside, etching and letterpress. Sheet 370 x 245mm (14½ x 9½"), large margins. Folds and creasing.
A very rare broadside, purporting to be written by John Wilkes soon after his imprisonment in 1768 for publishing the North Briton and the Essay on Woman in 1764. Mock coats-of-arms for Wilkes show his portrait supported by John Glynn and Earl Temple with the motto "Always Ready in a Good Cause"; those for Lord Mansfield show Lord Bute and the Devil with the motto "Justice Sans Pitie".
BM Satires 4207.
[Ref: 68935] £1,350.00 (£1620.00 incl.VAT)
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Joseph Wilkes.
Painted by Thomas Walker. Engraved by George Clint.
London.Published, Decr.1.1893, by T.Walker 32, Grafton St. Fitzroy Sqr.
Mezzotint. Plate 359 x 270mm.
Engineer, Canal Builder. Died at Croydon in 1805.
[Ref: 6388] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Thomas Walker. Engraved by George Clint.
London.Published, Decr.1.1893, by T.Walker 32, Grafton St. Fitzroy Sqr.
Mezzotint. Plate 359 x 270mm.
Engineer, Canal Builder. Died at Croydon in 1805.
[Ref: 6388] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Catalogue of the Works of the Late Sir David Wilkie R.A. together with a Selection of Pictures by Ancient Masters, with which The Proprietors have favoured the Institution. June 1842.
[London: The British Institution, 1842.]
4to, disbound; pp. (10) (numbered 7-16).
A list of the 193 paintings of Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841) exhibited at the British Institution a year after his death, listing the owners of the paintings.
Ink ownership inscription of Richard James.
[Ref: 40884] £120.00
[London: The British Institution, 1842.]
4to, disbound; pp. (10) (numbered 7-16).
A list of the 193 paintings of Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841) exhibited at the British Institution a year after his death, listing the owners of the paintings.
Ink ownership inscription of Richard James.
[Ref: 40884] £120.00
David Wilkie, ESQ. R.A.
Engraved by H. Meyer, from an original Drawing by J. Jackson.
Published July 1. 1815, By T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London.
Stipple engraving 380 x 330mm (15 x 13"), J. Whatman 1813 watermarked paper; with large margins top and bottom, left and right decent margins.
Bust portrait of Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841). A Scottish painter. He was a pioneering genre painter and an original portraitist, and his scenes of Scottish peasant life won him much attention when he moved from Edinburgh to London in 1805. He was the friend of B.R. Haydon with whom he visited France in 1814. He was patronised by the Prince Regent and was made painter to King William IV, who later knighted him in 1836. His death on his return from India in 1841 was commemorated by Turner's painting, Burial at Sea.
[Ref: 59031] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by H. Meyer, from an original Drawing by J. Jackson.
Published July 1. 1815, By T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London.
Stipple engraving 380 x 330mm (15 x 13"), J. Whatman 1813 watermarked paper; with large margins top and bottom, left and right decent margins.
Bust portrait of Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841). A Scottish painter. He was a pioneering genre painter and an original portraitist, and his scenes of Scottish peasant life won him much attention when he moved from Edinburgh to London in 1805. He was the friend of B.R. Haydon with whom he visited France in 1814. He was patronised by the Prince Regent and was made painter to King William IV, who later knighted him in 1836. His death on his return from India in 1841 was commemorated by Turner's painting, Burial at Sea.
[Ref: 59031] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
D. Wilkie Esq RA.
G. H. H. delt.
1812.
Engraving. 250 x 175mm (9¾ x 7¼"). Slight foxing.
A head and shoulders portrait of David Wilkie (1785-1841). Wilkie was a successful British artist known for his paintings of genre scenes.
[Ref: 53868] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
G. H. H. delt.
1812.
Engraving. 250 x 175mm (9¾ x 7¼"). Slight foxing.
A head and shoulders portrait of David Wilkie (1785-1841). Wilkie was a successful British artist known for his paintings of genre scenes.
[Ref: 53868] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![Sir David Wilkie R.A. [facsimile signature.] &c. &c. &c.](jpegs/24071.jpg)
Sir David Wilkie R.A. [facsimile signature.] &c. &c. &c.
From a Drawing by Madame Munier, made at Geneva, 1827 ____ Drawn on Stone by R.J. Lane A.R.A.
London Published October, 28, 1836, by F.G. Moon. Printseller to the King, 20 Threadneedle St. Printed by J. Graf.
Rare lithograph on india, with very large margins. Sheet 532 x 355mm. 21 x 14".
Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841) was a Scottish painter. He was a pioneering genre painter and an original portraitist, and his scenes of Scottish peasant life won him much attention when he moved from Edinburgh to London in 1805. He was the friend of B.R. Haydon with whom he visited France in 1814. He was patronised by the Prince Regent and was made painter to King William IV, who later knighted him in 1836. His death on his return from India in 1841 was commemorated by Turner's painting, Burial at Sea.
See NPG: D22521.
[Ref: 24071] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
From a Drawing by Madame Munier, made at Geneva, 1827 ____ Drawn on Stone by R.J. Lane A.R.A.
London Published October, 28, 1836, by F.G. Moon. Printseller to the King, 20 Threadneedle St. Printed by J. Graf.
Rare lithograph on india, with very large margins. Sheet 532 x 355mm. 21 x 14".
Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841) was a Scottish painter. He was a pioneering genre painter and an original portraitist, and his scenes of Scottish peasant life won him much attention when he moved from Edinburgh to London in 1805. He was the friend of B.R. Haydon with whom he visited France in 1814. He was patronised by the Prince Regent and was made painter to King William IV, who later knighted him in 1836. His death on his return from India in 1841 was commemorated by Turner's painting, Burial at Sea.
See NPG: D22521.
[Ref: 24071] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Sir David Wilkie, R.A.
Painted by Sir W.Beechey, R.A. Engraved by H.Robinson.
[n.d. c.1830]
Engraving. Sheet 168 x 127mm. Letter 201 x 126.
Accompanying letter written by Wilkie and signed 1830.
[Ref: 587] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Sir W.Beechey, R.A. Engraved by H.Robinson.
[n.d. c.1830]
Engraving. Sheet 168 x 127mm. Letter 201 x 126.
Accompanying letter written by Wilkie and signed 1830.
[Ref: 587] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Andrew Wilkinson, Esqr: late Captain of his Majesty's Ship the Grafton, Done from an Original Picture in the possession of Thos. Thornton Esqr. Of Thornville, and Dedicated by permission to the Members of the Hammerton Hunt by their most obliged and obedient Servt. Henry Hudson.
Painted by W. Tate. Engraved by H. Hudson.
Publish'd Octr.26, 1787, by H. Hudson, Petersham, Surrey; and Sold by J. Young No.28 Newman Street, Oxford Street, London.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm. One prominent rust spot in title area, others outside platemark.
Andrew Wilkinson (died 1784), captain and sportsman.
[Ref: 5868] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by W. Tate. Engraved by H. Hudson.
Publish'd Octr.26, 1787, by H. Hudson, Petersham, Surrey; and Sold by J. Young No.28 Newman Street, Oxford Street, London.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm. One prominent rust spot in title area, others outside platemark.
Andrew Wilkinson (died 1784), captain and sportsman.
[Ref: 5868] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Andrew Wilkinson.]](jpegs/12795.jpg)
[Andrew Wilkinson.]
Gabrl: Mathias Pinxt. J. Mc.Ardell fecit.
Publish'd according to the Act of Parliament 1755, Price 2s.
Mezzotint. 364 x 253mm. 14¼ x 10". Trimmed close to plate.
Captain Andrew Wilkinson (1757-1785), R.N, British politician and racehorse breeder. Retired to his native Boroughbridge in Yorkshire and became a leading member of the Hammerston Hunt. He is shown splicing a rope, a ship behind him..
Parker: 1125. From the Collection of Viscount Hood.
[Ref: 12795] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Gabrl: Mathias Pinxt. J. Mc.Ardell fecit.
Publish'd according to the Act of Parliament 1755, Price 2s.
Mezzotint. 364 x 253mm. 14¼ x 10". Trimmed close to plate.
Captain Andrew Wilkinson (1757-1785), R.N, British politician and racehorse breeder. Retired to his native Boroughbridge in Yorkshire and became a leading member of the Hammerston Hunt. He is shown splicing a rope, a ship behind him..
Parker: 1125. From the Collection of Viscount Hood.
[Ref: 12795] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
'Gemini Cracks!' if be isn't going to give me as much trouble as any of the others!'' Mr. Wilkinsonas Geoffrey Muffincap, in the Musical afterpiece produced at the Theatre Royal English Opera House, called Amateurs & Actors.
Drawn & Engraved by R.B. Peake.
Published Dec.r 1. 1818, by Colnaghi & Co. Cockspur Street, & by Fearman, Library, 170 Old Bond Street.
Engraving. Plate: 405 x 280mm (16 x 11"), with large margins. Foxing in margins.
A portrait of James Pimbury Wilkinson (b.1787) depicted in the comic character of Geoffrey Muffincap. Under in pencil "J. Taylor Esq. with RBK compliments"
Provenance: Edge Hall Library, Cheshire
[Ref: 46709] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Engraved by R.B. Peake.
Published Dec.r 1. 1818, by Colnaghi & Co. Cockspur Street, & by Fearman, Library, 170 Old Bond Street.
Engraving. Plate: 405 x 280mm (16 x 11"), with large margins. Foxing in margins.
A portrait of James Pimbury Wilkinson (b.1787) depicted in the comic character of Geoffrey Muffincap. Under in pencil "J. Taylor Esq. with RBK compliments"
Provenance: Edge Hall Library, Cheshire
[Ref: 46709] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Colonel Mark Wilkes.]](jpegs/64968.jpg)
[Colonel Mark Wilkes.]
[Engraved by Charles Turner, after Charles Jagger?]
[n.d., c.1820.]
Very rare mezzotint, proof before letters. 245 x 180mm (9¾ x 7"), with large margins.
A half-length portrait of Colonel Mark Wilks (1759-1831), an army officer who served during the storming of Srirangapatna in 1799, before becoming governor of St Helena in 1813. His three-year term included the arrival of Napoleon Bonaparte. A pencil annotation attributes the painting to 'Jagger', probably Charles Jagger (1770-1824).
Whitman 614?, possibly a plate in the Turner sale catalogue. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64968] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by Charles Turner, after Charles Jagger?]
[n.d., c.1820.]
Very rare mezzotint, proof before letters. 245 x 180mm (9¾ x 7"), with large margins.
A half-length portrait of Colonel Mark Wilks (1759-1831), an army officer who served during the storming of Srirangapatna in 1799, before becoming governor of St Helena in 1813. His three-year term included the arrival of Napoleon Bonaparte. A pencil annotation attributes the painting to 'Jagger', probably Charles Jagger (1770-1824).
Whitman 614?, possibly a plate in the Turner sale catalogue. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64968] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Charles by Divine Providence Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan, To our Well beloved in Christ James Turner the natural and lawful son of Elizabeth Turner late of Blo:norton in the County of Norfolk, widow deceased - Greweting whearas the said Elizabeth Turner (is as alledged) lately died intestate...
[1817.]
Letterpress certificate with two blindstamps and a wax seal. Sheet 185 x 200mm, 7¼ x 8". Tipped onto album sheet.
A certicated recognising the deceased's son the rights to her property. A probate.
[Ref: 13413] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
[1817.]
Letterpress certificate with two blindstamps and a wax seal. Sheet 185 x 200mm, 7¼ x 8". Tipped onto album sheet.
A certicated recognising the deceased's son the rights to her property. A probate.
[Ref: 13413] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Will Waddle and the Baker, or, 20 Stone reduced to a mere Skeleton. Will Waddle, whose temper was studious and lonely, / Hir'd lodgings that took Single Gentlemen only [...]
Published July 12, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle 53 Fleet Street, London
Etching with hand-colouring, sheet 200 x 240mm (8 x 9½"). Trimmed to platemark.
Song about obese Will Waddle and how he was 'reduced to a mere skeleton' after moving into lodgings directly above a baker's oven, accompanied by image of a confrontation between him (right) and his landlord (left).
[Ref: 41573] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Published July 12, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle 53 Fleet Street, London
Etching with hand-colouring, sheet 200 x 240mm (8 x 9½"). Trimmed to platemark.
Song about obese Will Waddle and how he was 'reduced to a mere skeleton' after moving into lodgings directly above a baker's oven, accompanied by image of a confrontation between him (right) and his landlord (left).
[Ref: 41573] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Will Watch, the Bold Smuggler. Star no 26.
Cunthorp del.
Alvey, lith. London R.d.
Fine coloured lithograph. Sheet 265 x 205mm (10½ x 8"). Tear through inscription taped.
A illustration of a famous ballad. Will Watch takes his leave of Sue for his last smuggling trip before mending his ways; however he is killed in a sea chase.
[Ref: 52067] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Cunthorp del.
Alvey, lith. London R.d.
Fine coloured lithograph. Sheet 265 x 205mm (10½ x 8"). Tear through inscription taped.
A illustration of a famous ballad. Will Watch takes his leave of Sue for his last smuggling trip before mending his ways; however he is killed in a sea chase.
[Ref: 52067] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? I hae sworn by the heavens to my Mary...before I leave Scotia's strand. Burns' Song.
Bouvier del. Printed by W. Kohler, 22, Denmark St. Soho.
London, Published by William Spooner, 377, Strand. [1800.]
Lithograph with hand-colour and added gum arabic. 361 x 260mm. 14¼ x 10¼".
Robert Burns (1759-1796). This particular poem was written at the time that he met Mary Campbell, in 1786, and fell in love with her. The poem suggests that they planned to emigrate to Jamaica together.
See Ref: 16286
[Ref: 16285] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Bouvier del. Printed by W. Kohler, 22, Denmark St. Soho.
London, Published by William Spooner, 377, Strand. [1800.]
Lithograph with hand-colour and added gum arabic. 361 x 260mm. 14¼ x 10¼".
Robert Burns (1759-1796). This particular poem was written at the time that he met Mary Campbell, in 1786, and fell in love with her. The poem suggests that they planned to emigrate to Jamaica together.
See Ref: 16286
[Ref: 16285] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Willem I] Guillaume Premier Prince d'Orange.](jpegs/45008.jpg)
[Willem I] Guillaume Premier Prince d'Orange.
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. G. Valck sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), with large margins.
Medallion portrait of Willem I (1533-84), known as the Silent, leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45008] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Adr.n vander Werff pinx. G. Valck sculpt.
[Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, c.1707.]
Fine engraving. 360 x 235mm (14¼ x 9¼"), with large margins.
Medallion portrait of Willem I (1533-84), known as the Silent, leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War. An illustration to Isaac de Larrey's 'L'Histoire de l'Angleterre'.
[Ref: 45008] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Netherlands] Willem De V Prins Van Orange En Nassau, Erfstadhouder Der Vereenigde Nederlanden. Enz. Enz. Enz. Gebooren d. 8. Meerte. A. 1748.](jpegs/499.jpg)
[Netherlands] Willem De V Prins Van Orange En Nassau, Erfstadhouder Der Vereenigde Nederlanden. Enz. Enz. Enz. Gebooren d. 8. Meerte. A. 1748.
Georg. Balthasar Probst. Sculp. Et…. [remainder trimmed off].
Cum Gratia et Privilegio Sac. Caes. Majestatis. [n.d. c.1770].
Engraving. Image 380 x 270mm. Trimmed into image on right side, inside plate mark at top.
d. 1806. Very scarce.
[Ref: 499] £380.00
Georg. Balthasar Probst. Sculp. Et…. [remainder trimmed off].
Cum Gratia et Privilegio Sac. Caes. Majestatis. [n.d. c.1770].
Engraving. Image 380 x 270mm. Trimmed into image on right side, inside plate mark at top.
d. 1806. Very scarce.
[Ref: 499] £380.00
![[Willersley Castle] The Beautiful Mansion of the late Sir Rich.d Arkwright, at Cromford; neat Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.](jpegs/56869.jpg)
[Willersley Castle] The Beautiful Mansion of the late Sir Rich.d Arkwright, at Cromford; neat Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Designed by W.m Thomas, Architect; and executed in 1789-90.
Engrav'd by J. Cartwright.
Published July 1st 1805 by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London.
Rare engraving. 295 x 445mm (11½ x 17¾"). Repaired tears.
Originally Willersley Hall, it was built for the industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright, known for the development of the water-powered spinning frame. However he never lived there: in 1791, when the building was nearly finished, a fire broke out and before the damage could be repaired Arkwright died. Now a Grade II* listed building, it was operating as a hotel but it closed because of the pandemic and is now up for sale.
[Ref: 56869] £320.00
Engrav'd by J. Cartwright.
Published July 1st 1805 by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London.
Rare engraving. 295 x 445mm (11½ x 17¾"). Repaired tears.
Originally Willersley Hall, it was built for the industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright, known for the development of the water-powered spinning frame. However he never lived there: in 1791, when the building was nearly finished, a fire broke out and before the damage could be repaired Arkwright died. Now a Grade II* listed building, it was operating as a hotel but it closed because of the pandemic and is now up for sale.
[Ref: 56869] £320.00
![[Willersley Castle] The Beautiful Mansion of the late Sir Rich.d Arkwright, at Cromford; near Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.](jpegs/60717.jpg)
[Willersley Castle] The Beautiful Mansion of the late Sir Rich.d Arkwright, at Cromford; near Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.
Designed by W.m Thomas, Architect; and Executed in 1789-90. Engrav'd by J. Cartwright.
Published July 1. 1805, by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London.
Hand-coloured engraving. 290 x 445mm (11½ x 17½"). Repaired tear entering image in sky centre, paper lightly toned, a little wear to edges of margins.
A view of Willersley Castle, situated above the River Derwent at Cromford, Derbyshire. This house was built for the occupation of industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright (1733-92), who was responsible for the creation of the spinning frame, later renamed the water frame following the transition ot water power. The mansion was designed by William Thomas. A man sitting on the river bank fishing; a merchant and his cart return from market, following a horse and trap.
[Ref: 60717] £320.00
Designed by W.m Thomas, Architect; and Executed in 1789-90. Engrav'd by J. Cartwright.
Published July 1. 1805, by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London.
Hand-coloured engraving. 290 x 445mm (11½ x 17½"). Repaired tear entering image in sky centre, paper lightly toned, a little wear to edges of margins.
A view of Willersley Castle, situated above the River Derwent at Cromford, Derbyshire. This house was built for the occupation of industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright (1733-92), who was responsible for the creation of the spinning frame, later renamed the water frame following the transition ot water power. The mansion was designed by William Thomas. A man sitting on the river bank fishing; a merchant and his cart return from market, following a horse and trap.
[Ref: 60717] £320.00
The Right Honourable S.r John Willes, Lord Chief Justice of his Majesty's Court of Comon Pleas, And one of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council.
Johnson fecit [after Thomas Hudson].
[n.d., c.1746.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 265 x 195mm (10½ x 7¾"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper at edges.
Three-quarter seated portrait of Sir John Willes (1685-1761), the longest-serving Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas since the 15th century. He was also notorious for gambling and womanising, and was said to have several illegitimate children. William Hogarth portrayed Willes unflatteringly in a pair of paintings, 'Before' and 'After' (sex). now in the Tate.
CS p.731.
[Ref: 61648] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Johnson fecit [after Thomas Hudson].
[n.d., c.1746.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 265 x 195mm (10½ x 7¾"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper at edges.
Three-quarter seated portrait of Sir John Willes (1685-1761), the longest-serving Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas since the 15th century. He was also notorious for gambling and womanising, and was said to have several illegitimate children. William Hogarth portrayed Willes unflatteringly in a pair of paintings, 'Before' and 'After' (sex). now in the Tate.
CS p.731.
[Ref: 61648] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
A View of Wilsden Church near Edgware Middlesex.
M. Hollogan Pinxt. J. Hassell Sculpt.
[n.d. c.1800].
Etching and aquatint in colour. Image 370 x 280mm. Trimmed to plate mark, probably within publication line at bottom. Tear c.4cm through lower left corner outside image.
Rare.
[Ref: 3253] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
M. Hollogan Pinxt. J. Hassell Sculpt.
[n.d. c.1800].
Etching and aquatint in colour. Image 370 x 280mm. Trimmed to plate mark, probably within publication line at bottom. Tear c.4cm through lower left corner outside image.
Rare.
[Ref: 3253] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Adumbratio Quaedam Effigiei Dni Andreae Willetti Sacrae Theologiae Doctoris.
[n.d., c.1630.]
Etching and engraving, sheet 235 x 155mm. 9¼ x 6". Trimmed to plate, glued to album page.
Andrew Willet (1562 - 1621), controversial divine. Frontispiece to his magnum opus 'Synopsis Papismi, or a General View of Papistri'. This argument against the papal theory at once took a foremost place in the controversial literature of the time, and rapidly passed through eight editions. It was designed as a reply to the scholarly and elaborate treatise of the jesuit Bellarmine. Six lines of Latin verse below image.
[Ref: 9891] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1630.]
Etching and engraving, sheet 235 x 155mm. 9¼ x 6". Trimmed to plate, glued to album page.
Andrew Willet (1562 - 1621), controversial divine. Frontispiece to his magnum opus 'Synopsis Papismi, or a General View of Papistri'. This argument against the papal theory at once took a foremost place in the controversial literature of the time, and rapidly passed through eight editions. It was designed as a reply to the scholarly and elaborate treatise of the jesuit Bellarmine. Six lines of Latin verse below image.
[Ref: 9891] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)