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Miss Bowles.
Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A. Samuel Cousins, R.A.
London Published by P. & D., Colnaghi & C.o. 14. Pall Mall East _ T. M.c.Lean, 7, Haymarket and Grundy & Smith Exchange Street, Manchester 18.th. March 1875.
Mezzotint, on india, Printsellers' Association blind stamp Plate: 395 x 520mm (15½ x 20½"). Light foxing. Thread margins.
Jane Palmer (1772 - 1812) as a young girl, sitting whole-length on the ground, with both arms around the neck of a spaniel. Daughter of Oldfield Bowles of Oxfordshire, she married Richard Palmer in 1791. The original painting, in the Wallace Collection, has also engraved by William Ward as 'Juvenile Amusement'.
Whitman: 23, II of II.
[Ref: 39936] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A. Samuel Cousins, R.A.
London Published by P. & D., Colnaghi & C.o. 14. Pall Mall East _ T. M.c.Lean, 7, Haymarket and Grundy & Smith Exchange Street, Manchester 18.th. March 1875.
Mezzotint, on india, Printsellers' Association blind stamp Plate: 395 x 520mm (15½ x 20½"). Light foxing. Thread margins.
Jane Palmer (1772 - 1812) as a young girl, sitting whole-length on the ground, with both arms around the neck of a spaniel. Daughter of Oldfield Bowles of Oxfordshire, she married Richard Palmer in 1791. The original painting, in the Wallace Collection, has also engraved by William Ward as 'Juvenile Amusement'.
Whitman: 23, II of II.
[Ref: 39936] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Bowling. North East View of the Saracens Head Bowling Green, Worcester, Dedicated to the Subscribers by their Obliged Servant, Hames Clements.
Drawn and Engraved by Ja.s Clements. Aquatinted by Jos.h Gleadah.
Published by Ja.s Clements, 62 Broad Str.t Worcester.
Rare aquatint, printed in colours and hand finished. Framed without glass, sight size 290 x 460mm (11½ x 18").
A locally-produced view of a game of bowls. Each of the players is identified in a later key pasted on the back of the frame.
[Ref: 60433] £600.00
Drawn and Engraved by Ja.s Clements. Aquatinted by Jos.h Gleadah.
Published by Ja.s Clements, 62 Broad Str.t Worcester.
Rare aquatint, printed in colours and hand finished. Framed without glass, sight size 290 x 460mm (11½ x 18").
A locally-produced view of a game of bowls. Each of the players is identified in a later key pasted on the back of the frame.
[Ref: 60433] £600.00
![[Peasants playing bowls outside a village inn]](jpegs/47998.jpg)
[Peasants playing bowls outside a village inn]
D Teniers [in plate] C. Weisbrodt 1773.
Etching, platemark 205 x 265mm (8 x 11½"). Proof with small margins.
Etching after one of several scenes by David Teniers the Younger showing peasants playing bowls (another is in the National Gallery). Etched by Carl Guillaume Weisbrod (1743-1806), Stuttgart-born printmaker who studied and worked in France before returning to Germany in 1780.
[Ref: 47998] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
D Teniers [in plate] C. Weisbrodt 1773.
Etching, platemark 205 x 265mm (8 x 11½"). Proof with small margins.
Etching after one of several scenes by David Teniers the Younger showing peasants playing bowls (another is in the National Gallery). Etched by Carl Guillaume Weisbrod (1743-1806), Stuttgart-born printmaker who studied and worked in France before returning to Germany in 1780.
[Ref: 47998] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
![[Bowls.]](jpegs/60897.jpg)
[Bowls.]
[Kronheim & Co., London.]
[London: Kronheim, c.1870.]
Baxter-process print. Sheet 90 x 145mm (3½ x 5¾"). Trimmed to image, mounted on album paper.
Men bowling on rough ground beside a church. Joseph M Kronheim licenced the Baxter Process in 1850, altering it to use zinc plates rather than woodblocks to print the layers of colour. The company stopped using the process in 1875 because of the rise of steam-powered lithography.
[Ref: 60897] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[Kronheim & Co., London.]
[London: Kronheim, c.1870.]
Baxter-process print. Sheet 90 x 145mm (3½ x 5¾"). Trimmed to image, mounted on album paper.
Men bowling on rough ground beside a church. Joseph M Kronheim licenced the Baxter Process in 1850, altering it to use zinc plates rather than woodblocks to print the layers of colour. The company stopped using the process in 1875 because of the rise of steam-powered lithography.
[Ref: 60897] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
The Diversion of Bowls. Ls Joue de Boules 1736.
[after David Teniers the younger.]
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving. Sheet 140 x 190mm (5½ x 7½"). Trimmed within plate, rust spot, creasing.
Peasants playing boules outside an inn.
[Ref: 55613] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[after David Teniers the younger.]
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving. Sheet 140 x 190mm (5½ x 7½"). Trimmed within plate, rust spot, creasing.
Peasants playing boules outside an inn.
[Ref: 55613] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Design of a Bridge in imitation of the Aqueducts of the Ancients proposed to be built over the Lake at Bowood Park, in Wiltshire. One of the Seats of the Earl of Shelburne.
R.t Adam Architect 1768. Bened: Pastorini incidit.
Published as the Act directs 1778.
Engraving. 440 x 590mm (17¼ x 23¼"), with large margins. Central crease as normal.
A bridge designed by Robert Adam (1728-92) to resemble a half-ruined classical bridge, with classical rustic figures fishing. It was intended for Bowood House in Wiltshire, during Adam's work on the interiors as well as creation of an orangerie, menagerie and mausoleum. Published in Adam's 'Works on Architecture'.
[Ref: 55680] £390.00
R.t Adam Architect 1768. Bened: Pastorini incidit.
Published as the Act directs 1778.
Engraving. 440 x 590mm (17¼ x 23¼"), with large margins. Central crease as normal.
A bridge designed by Robert Adam (1728-92) to resemble a half-ruined classical bridge, with classical rustic figures fishing. It was intended for Bowood House in Wiltshire, during Adam's work on the interiors as well as creation of an orangerie, menagerie and mausoleum. Published in Adam's 'Works on Architecture'.
[Ref: 55680] £390.00
John Bowring, L.L.D. Proof.
Drawn by C.A. Du Val. Engraved by J. Stephenson.
Published by Mess.rs Ackermann & Co. London and Tho.s Agnew, Repository of Arts, Manchester, Oct.r 21st 1844.
Mixed-method engraving. 370 x 280mm (14½ x 11"), blind stamp of Agnew's Manchester, with large margins. Uncut. Foxing in margins
Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), linguist and traveller, diplomatist and author; seated, looking to front, his left elbow on a table and wearing a dark coat, holding spectacles in his left hand. Bowring promoted reforms to the keeping of public accounts and obtained the issue of the florin as the first step towards a decimal system of currency. A friend of John Stuart Mill and editor of the radical 'Westminster Review'; after a varied career as journalist, poet, financial and economic expert, MP, traveller and diplomat, he became consul at Canton in 1847. He was later appointed plenipotentiary to China and governor, commander-in-chief and vice -admiral of Hong Kong.
[Ref: 46347] £360.00
Drawn by C.A. Du Val. Engraved by J. Stephenson.
Published by Mess.rs Ackermann & Co. London and Tho.s Agnew, Repository of Arts, Manchester, Oct.r 21st 1844.
Mixed-method engraving. 370 x 280mm (14½ x 11"), blind stamp of Agnew's Manchester, with large margins. Uncut. Foxing in margins
Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), linguist and traveller, diplomatist and author; seated, looking to front, his left elbow on a table and wearing a dark coat, holding spectacles in his left hand. Bowring promoted reforms to the keeping of public accounts and obtained the issue of the florin as the first step towards a decimal system of currency. A friend of John Stuart Mill and editor of the radical 'Westminster Review'; after a varied career as journalist, poet, financial and economic expert, MP, traveller and diplomat, he became consul at Canton in 1847. He was later appointed plenipotentiary to China and governor, commander-in-chief and vice -admiral of Hong Kong.
[Ref: 46347] £360.00
John Bowring, L.L.D.&c.&c.
Painted by H. W. Pickersgill Esqr. R.A. Engraved by W.m Ward Engraver to His Majesty.
London Published June 4th 1832 by W.m Ward 12 Mornington Place Hampstead Road.
Mezzotint, 375 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"), wide margins. Paper a little browned, a good impression.
Portrait of Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), linguist and traveller, diplomatist and author; seated, looking to front, his left elbow on a table and wearing a dark coat, holding spectacles in his left hand. Bowring promoted reforms to the keeping of public accounts and obtained the issue of the florin as the first step towards a decimal system of currency. A friend of John Stuart Mill and editor of the radical 'Westminster Review'; after a varied career as journalist, poet, financial and economic expert, MP, traveller and diplomat, he became consul at Canton in 1847. He was later appointed plenipotentiary to China and governor, commander-in-chief and vice -admiral of Hong Kong. Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875).
NPG D32026.
[Ref: 27218] £450.00
Painted by H. W. Pickersgill Esqr. R.A. Engraved by W.m Ward Engraver to His Majesty.
London Published June 4th 1832 by W.m Ward 12 Mornington Place Hampstead Road.
Mezzotint, 375 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"), wide margins. Paper a little browned, a good impression.
Portrait of Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), linguist and traveller, diplomatist and author; seated, looking to front, his left elbow on a table and wearing a dark coat, holding spectacles in his left hand. Bowring promoted reforms to the keeping of public accounts and obtained the issue of the florin as the first step towards a decimal system of currency. A friend of John Stuart Mill and editor of the radical 'Westminster Review'; after a varied career as journalist, poet, financial and economic expert, MP, traveller and diplomat, he became consul at Canton in 1847. He was later appointed plenipotentiary to China and governor, commander-in-chief and vice -admiral of Hong Kong. Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875).
NPG D32026.
[Ref: 27218] £450.00
John Bowring, L.L.D.&c.&c.
Painted by H. W. Pickersgill Esqr. R.A. Engraved by W.m Ward Engraver to His Majesty.
London Published June 4th 1832 by W.m Ward 12 Mornington Place Hampstead Road.
Mezzotint. 375 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"). Good impression. Slight crease at top.
Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), linguist and traveller, diplomatist and author; seated, looking to front, his left elbow on a table and wearing a dark coat, holding spectacles in his left hand. Bowring promoted reforms to the keeping of public accounts and obtained the issue of the florin as the first step towards a decimal system of currency. A friend of John Stuart Mill and editor of the radical 'Westminster Review'; after a varied career as journalist, poet, financial and economic expert, MP, traveller and diplomat, he became consul at Canton in 1847. He was later appointed plenipotentiary to China and governor, commander-in-chief and vice -admiral of Hong Kong. Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875).
NPG D32026.
[Ref: 55991] £450.00
Painted by H. W. Pickersgill Esqr. R.A. Engraved by W.m Ward Engraver to His Majesty.
London Published June 4th 1832 by W.m Ward 12 Mornington Place Hampstead Road.
Mezzotint. 375 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"). Good impression. Slight crease at top.
Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), linguist and traveller, diplomatist and author; seated, looking to front, his left elbow on a table and wearing a dark coat, holding spectacles in his left hand. Bowring promoted reforms to the keeping of public accounts and obtained the issue of the florin as the first step towards a decimal system of currency. A friend of John Stuart Mill and editor of the radical 'Westminster Review'; after a varied career as journalist, poet, financial and economic expert, MP, traveller and diplomat, he became consul at Canton in 1847. He was later appointed plenipotentiary to China and governor, commander-in-chief and vice -admiral of Hong Kong. Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875).
NPG D32026.
[Ref: 55991] £450.00
![[Samuel Bowring] Tydus-pooh-pooh - Our Man of Genius.](jpegs/34971.jpg)
[Samuel Bowring] Tydus-pooh-pooh - Our Man of Genius. Translator of The Poetry of the Sandwich Islands.
[after Daniel Maclise.]
[n.d., 1831.]
Lithograph. Sheet 185 x 120mm (7¼ x 4¾"). Trimmed and laid on album paper.
Satire portrait of Sir John Bowing published in volume 4 of 'Fraser's Magazine'. As well as being the 4th governor of Hong Kong, he is regarded as being one the world's greatest hyperpolyglots: he claimed he knew 200 languages and could speak 100. He published works on the poetry of Russia, Poland, Spain, Serbia, Hungary, as well as descriptions of Batavia, Siam and the Philippines. Here he is satirised as the Hawaiian Tydus-pooh-pooh, who is described in the text (on-line) as 'the undisputed monarch of Owyheian literature', but depicted with his compatriots snoozing behind.
Houghton: Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900, p.468.
[Ref: 34971] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[after Daniel Maclise.]
[n.d., 1831.]
Lithograph. Sheet 185 x 120mm (7¼ x 4¾"). Trimmed and laid on album paper.
Satire portrait of Sir John Bowing published in volume 4 of 'Fraser's Magazine'. As well as being the 4th governor of Hong Kong, he is regarded as being one the world's greatest hyperpolyglots: he claimed he knew 200 languages and could speak 100. He published works on the poetry of Russia, Poland, Spain, Serbia, Hungary, as well as descriptions of Batavia, Siam and the Philippines. Here he is satirised as the Hawaiian Tydus-pooh-pooh, who is described in the text (on-line) as 'the undisputed monarch of Owyheian literature', but depicted with his compatriots snoozing behind.
Houghton: Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900, p.468.
[Ref: 34971] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[Thomas Bowser] General Orders. Head Quarters, Ghoultry Plain, Bangalorem the 15th of December, 1824.](jpegs/62478.jpg)
[Thomas Bowser] General Orders. Head Quarters, Ghoultry Plain, Bangalorem the 15th of December, 1824. G.O. by Lieutenant-General Bowser, Commanding the Army in Chief. Bangalore, 15th December, 1824. Lieutenant-General Bowser succeeds to the Command of the Madras Army...
[1824.]
Letterpress. Sheet 325 x 200mm (12¾ x 7¾"). Folds and stains, laid on album paper.
General orders announcing the appointment of Sir Thomas Bowser (1749-1833) to the command of the Madras Army, replacing Sir Alexander Campbell (1760-1824), who had died in Madras aged 64. Bowser returned to England in 1826. General Sir Thomas Bowser joined the Madras European Regiment of the East India Company as an ensign in 1773. He subsequently rose through the ranks and was eventually being appointed governor of Madras. These orders also reference General Sir Archibald Campbell (1769-1843) who, as Brigadier General, was fighting the First Anglo-Burmese War at this time.
[Ref: 62478] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[1824.]
Letterpress. Sheet 325 x 200mm (12¾ x 7¾"). Folds and stains, laid on album paper.
General orders announcing the appointment of Sir Thomas Bowser (1749-1833) to the command of the Madras Army, replacing Sir Alexander Campbell (1760-1824), who had died in Madras aged 64. Bowser returned to England in 1826. General Sir Thomas Bowser joined the Madras European Regiment of the East India Company as an ensign in 1773. He subsequently rose through the ranks and was eventually being appointed governor of Madras. These orders also reference General Sir Archibald Campbell (1769-1843) who, as Brigadier General, was fighting the First Anglo-Burmese War at this time.
[Ref: 62478] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[William Bowyer.] Bowyer II](jpegs/19010.jpg)
[William Bowyer.] Bowyer II
[n.d., c.1840.]
Wood engraving on yellow paper, printed area 115 x 80mm (4½ x 3¼").
Portrait of William Bowyer (1699-1777), printer and literary editor, shown within a frame-like engraved border. In 1729 he was appointed printer of the votes of the House of Commons; in 1736 printer to the Society of Antiquaries; in 1761 printer to the Royal Society; and in 1767 printer of the rolls of the House of Lords and the journals of the House of Commons.
[Ref: 19010] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1840.]
Wood engraving on yellow paper, printed area 115 x 80mm (4½ x 3¼").
Portrait of William Bowyer (1699-1777), printer and literary editor, shown within a frame-like engraved border. In 1729 he was appointed printer of the votes of the House of Commons; in 1736 printer to the Society of Antiquaries; in 1761 printer to the Royal Society; and in 1767 printer of the rolls of the House of Lords and the journals of the House of Commons.
[Ref: 19010] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
William Bowyer.
J.Chapman sculpsit.
London, Publish'd as the Act directs. April 22nd, 1800 by J.Wilkes.
Colour-printed stipple. 165 x 115mm, 6½ x 4½". Paper toned and spotted.
Portrait of William Bowyer (1699-1777), printer and literary editor, shown within a frame-like engraved border. In 1729 he was appointed printer of the votes of the House of Commons; in 1736 printer to the Society of Antiquaries; in 1761 printer to the Royal Society; and in 1767 printer of the rolls of the House of Lords and the journals of the House of Commons.
[Ref: 19011] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
J.Chapman sculpsit.
London, Publish'd as the Act directs. April 22nd, 1800 by J.Wilkes.
Colour-printed stipple. 165 x 115mm, 6½ x 4½". Paper toned and spotted.
Portrait of William Bowyer (1699-1777), printer and literary editor, shown within a frame-like engraved border. In 1729 he was appointed printer of the votes of the House of Commons; in 1736 printer to the Society of Antiquaries; in 1761 printer to the Royal Society; and in 1767 printer of the rolls of the House of Lords and the journals of the House of Commons.
[Ref: 19011] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
The Box.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. Sheet 170 x 270mm (6¾ x 10½") Trimmed.
From a series 'Trees and their Uses', with vignettes of the uses of Box wood, including wood engraving, clarinets and crochet work.
[Ref: 52795] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. Sheet 170 x 270mm (6¾ x 10½") Trimmed.
From a series 'Trees and their Uses', with vignettes of the uses of Box wood, including wood engraving, clarinets and crochet work.
[Ref: 52795] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Le point d'honneur anglais. Moi boxer toi !..
Lith du Cheyère [after P.J. Feuchere].
Genty Editeur [Paris: n.d., 1827].
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 230 x 345mm (9 x 13½"). Creases and stains.
A simian-faced Englishman squares up to a guard dog with a spiked collar and chain, watched by his wife and a dog standing on its hind legs. Boxing item.
[Ref: 62294] £360.00
Lith du Cheyère [after P.J. Feuchere].
Genty Editeur [Paris: n.d., 1827].
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 230 x 345mm (9 x 13½"). Creases and stains.
A simian-faced Englishman squares up to a guard dog with a spiked collar and chain, watched by his wife and a dog standing on its hind legs. Boxing item.
[Ref: 62294] £360.00
Les Boxeurs anglais.
Lith de C.Molle, R.des marais.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. Sheet 160 x 190mm, 6¼ x 7½".
A rare boxing print,.with the fighters using rudimentary gloves.
[Ref: 10341] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Lith de C.Molle, R.des marais.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph. Sheet 160 x 190mm, 6¼ x 7½".
A rare boxing print,.with the fighters using rudimentary gloves.
[Ref: 10341] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[La boxe.] [Boxing.]](jpegs/11358.jpg)
[La boxe.] [Boxing.]
Chaurand [signed in plate lower right.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Limited edition proof lithograph, numbered 4/24 in pencil lower left. Sheet 450 x 560mm, 17¾ x 22".
A black and a white boxer fighting. From a series of lithographs depicting Olympic sports, 'Les jeux Olympiques', possibly designs for posters, by Jean Raoul Chaurand-Naurac (1878 - 1948).
[Ref: 11358] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
Chaurand [signed in plate lower right.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Limited edition proof lithograph, numbered 4/24 in pencil lower left. Sheet 450 x 560mm, 17¾ x 22".
A black and a white boxer fighting. From a series of lithographs depicting Olympic sports, 'Les jeux Olympiques', possibly designs for posters, by Jean Raoul Chaurand-Naurac (1878 - 1948).
[Ref: 11358] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
Boxers of Bangor or Messengers of Peace.
Pub.d Aug.t 6. 1796 by S.W. Fores No 50 Piccadilly NB Folios of Caricatures Lent out for the Evening.
Hand-coloured etching. J. Whatman 1794 watermark; S.W.F. ink stamp on right. Plate: 255 x 395mm (10 x 15½"). Stain in small margins. Very slight printer's crease.
A satirical scene showing the Bishop of Bangor leading a riot to remove Samuel Grindley from a building attached to the Cathedral. Kneeling at the Bishop's feet are two young women, one of which is Mrs Elizabeth Warren who succeeded in calming the mob.
BM Satire 8882.
[Ref: 46736] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Pub.d Aug.t 6. 1796 by S.W. Fores No 50 Piccadilly NB Folios of Caricatures Lent out for the Evening.
Hand-coloured etching. J. Whatman 1794 watermark; S.W.F. ink stamp on right. Plate: 255 x 395mm (10 x 15½"). Stain in small margins. Very slight printer's crease.
A satirical scene showing the Bishop of Bangor leading a riot to remove Samuel Grindley from a building attached to the Cathedral. Kneeling at the Bishop's feet are two young women, one of which is Mrs Elizabeth Warren who succeeded in calming the mob.
BM Satire 8882.
[Ref: 46736] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Scènes Anglaises dessinées à Londres, par un français prisonnier de Guerre. Les Boxeurs. [&] Le Boxeur Blesse et ses Parieurs Consternes.
A Paris, chez Martinet Libraire, Rue du Coq St. Honore. [1814.]
Pair of hand coloured etchings, each c.255 x 330mm. 10 x 13".
Interesting scenes of an informal street boxing match, as viewed by a Frenchman in England; in the first plate a crowd of interested onlookers (including a ragged woman, to left) watch two pugilists, stripped to the waist, square off. In the second, one fighter is slumped exhausted on the knee of a supporter; a fat publican pours the contents of a tankard into his mouth. Two deeply dejected men stand by, having presumably lost their bets, and the woman kneels, gazing up at the injured man. Behind (right) the other boxer stands in back view, surrounded by a little group of backers. For the series 'Scènes Anglaises dessinées à Londres...' by Aaron Martinet (1762 - 1841). Plates numbered '3' and '4'.
BM Satires: 12352.
[Ref: 14007] £650.00 view all images for this item
A Paris, chez Martinet Libraire, Rue du Coq St. Honore. [1814.]
Pair of hand coloured etchings, each c.255 x 330mm. 10 x 13".
Interesting scenes of an informal street boxing match, as viewed by a Frenchman in England; in the first plate a crowd of interested onlookers (including a ragged woman, to left) watch two pugilists, stripped to the waist, square off. In the second, one fighter is slumped exhausted on the knee of a supporter; a fat publican pours the contents of a tankard into his mouth. Two deeply dejected men stand by, having presumably lost their bets, and the woman kneels, gazing up at the injured man. Behind (right) the other boxer stands in back view, surrounded by a little group of backers. For the series 'Scènes Anglaises dessinées à Londres...' by Aaron Martinet (1762 - 1841). Plates numbered '3' and '4'.
BM Satires: 12352.
[Ref: 14007] £650.00 view all images for this item
Marchand de Cartons. cartons a champignon, cartons tout neufs, cartons utiles et commodée. a dix, a douze, a quinze, et a vingt cinq. No 41.
Carle Vernet. S. lith de Delpech.
[Paris, n.d., c.1820.]
Coloured lithograph with very large margins. Printed area 300 x 140mm (11¾ x 5½").
A box seller, carrying his wares on a frame balanced on his shoulder. One of a series, 'Cris de Paris', depicting Parisian street vendors, lithographed by François Séraphin Delpech (1778-1825) after Antoine Charles Horace (Carle) Vernet (1758-1836).
[Ref: 33223] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Carle Vernet. S. lith de Delpech.
[Paris, n.d., c.1820.]
Coloured lithograph with very large margins. Printed area 300 x 140mm (11¾ x 5½").
A box seller, carrying his wares on a frame balanced on his shoulder. One of a series, 'Cris de Paris', depicting Parisian street vendors, lithographed by François Séraphin Delpech (1778-1825) after Antoine Charles Horace (Carle) Vernet (1758-1836).
[Ref: 33223] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Boxiana; or Sketches of Antient & Modern Pugilism.
[Pierce Egan.]
[n.d. c.1813.]
4to; green-speckled board covers with title in gilt on green leather spine. 63 pages, illustrations and frontis; some doubles.
Boxiana was the title given to a series of volumes of boxing articles written by Pierce Egan (1772-1849). He gathered his boxing articles in a bound volume and published them under the title "Boxiana; or Sketches of Antient & Modern Pugilism". Includes images of Broughton, Dan Donnelly, Harry Jones, Peter Crawley, Jem Ward, Thomas Belcher, Tom Owen, Ned Painter, Cribb, Dick Curtis, Bill Neat, Molineux, Johnson and Slack.
[Ref: 23818] £1,450.00
[Pierce Egan.]
[n.d. c.1813.]
4to; green-speckled board covers with title in gilt on green leather spine. 63 pages, illustrations and frontis; some doubles.
Boxiana was the title given to a series of volumes of boxing articles written by Pierce Egan (1772-1849). He gathered his boxing articles in a bound volume and published them under the title "Boxiana; or Sketches of Antient & Modern Pugilism". Includes images of Broughton, Dan Donnelly, Harry Jones, Peter Crawley, Jem Ward, Thomas Belcher, Tom Owen, Ned Painter, Cribb, Dick Curtis, Bill Neat, Molineux, Johnson and Slack.
[Ref: 23818] £1,450.00
Sparring at the Fives Court.
Drawn & Etched by H. Alken Esq.r.
London, Publlished as the Act directs, by Jones & C.º May 1st 1821.]
Hand coloured etching. 125 x 205mm (5 x 8"). Trimmed within plate, colour faded.
Gentlemen stand watching two men boxing in a raised ring at the Fives Court in St Martins Street, London. After an illustration by Henry Alken from 'Real Life in London, or, the Further Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin The Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis'.
[Ref: 63954] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Etched by H. Alken Esq.r.
London, Publlished as the Act directs, by Jones & C.º May 1st 1821.]
Hand coloured etching. 125 x 205mm (5 x 8"). Trimmed within plate, colour faded.
Gentlemen stand watching two men boxing in a raised ring at the Fives Court in St Martins Street, London. After an illustration by Henry Alken from 'Real Life in London, or, the Further Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin The Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis'.
[Ref: 63954] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
Le Maitre de Chausson.
Pouquet. Porret.
[n.d., c.1842.]
Etching. Sheet: 250 x 165mm (9¾ x 6½''). Foxing.
A portrait of a boxer from Théophile Gautier's 'Le Maitre de Chausson' 1842.
[Ref: 49029] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Pouquet. Porret.
[n.d., c.1842.]
Etching. Sheet: 250 x 165mm (9¾ x 6½''). Foxing.
A portrait of a boxer from Théophile Gautier's 'Le Maitre de Chausson' 1842.
[Ref: 49029] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Art of Self Defence. Tom and Jerry receiving Instructions from Mr. Jackson, at his Rooms in Bond Street.
Drawn & Eng.d. by I.R. & G. Cruikshank.
[Published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, London, 1821.]
Hand-coloured etching and aquatint. 185 x 125mm (7¼ x 5"). Trimmed within plate. Slight time staining.
Satirical print of Tom and Jerry boxing. One of the coloured illustrations for the 1821 a popular book with the title Life in London or, The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis.
BM Satires 14329
[Ref: 63186] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Eng.d. by I.R. & G. Cruikshank.
[Published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, London, 1821.]
Hand-coloured etching and aquatint. 185 x 125mm (7¼ x 5"). Trimmed within plate. Slight time staining.
Satirical print of Tom and Jerry boxing. One of the coloured illustrations for the 1821 a popular book with the title Life in London or, The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis.
BM Satires 14329
[Ref: 63186] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Sparring at the Fives Court.
Drawn & Etched by H.Alken Esq.r.
[London, Published as the Act directs, by Jones & C.º May 1st 1821.]
Hand coloured etching. 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼"). Trimmed around the title.
Gentlemen stand watching two men boxing in a raised ring at the Fives Court in St Martins Street, London. After an illustration by Henry Alken from 'Real Life in London, or, the Further Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin The Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis'.
[Ref: 63187] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Etched by H.Alken Esq.r.
[London, Published as the Act directs, by Jones & C.º May 1st 1821.]
Hand coloured etching. 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼"). Trimmed around the title.
Gentlemen stand watching two men boxing in a raised ring at the Fives Court in St Martins Street, London. After an illustration by Henry Alken from 'Real Life in London, or, the Further Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin The Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis'.
[Ref: 63187] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
The Daffy Club. , or a Musical Muster of the Fancy.
Drawn & Engraved by R. Cruikshank.
Published March 1.1824 by Sherwood Jones & Co.
Coloured aquatint. 240 x 150mm (9½ x 6").
A view of the interior of the Daffy Club meeting at the Castle Tavern, Holborn. The club was for members of The Fancy to enjoy a bit of gin and sport and featured a long room adorned with portraits of the great boxers.
[Ref: 63188] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Engraved by R. Cruikshank.
Published March 1.1824 by Sherwood Jones & Co.
Coloured aquatint. 240 x 150mm (9½ x 6").
A view of the interior of the Daffy Club meeting at the Castle Tavern, Holborn. The club was for members of The Fancy to enjoy a bit of gin and sport and featured a long room adorned with portraits of the great boxers.
[Ref: 63188] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
True Nobility of Blood, a scene at Brighton.
[n.d.]
Etching with hand colouring. 170 x 110mm (6¾ x 4¼"). Trimmed
Four dishevelled men in noble dress stand with their fists poised in the street, a couple of their hats lay discarded on the ground. A crowd is gathered behind them and an older man in a nearby first floor window cries out gesturing for them to stop.
Not in BM
[Ref: 56584] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d.]
Etching with hand colouring. 170 x 110mm (6¾ x 4¼"). Trimmed
Four dishevelled men in noble dress stand with their fists poised in the street, a couple of their hats lay discarded on the ground. A crowd is gathered behind them and an older man in a nearby first floor window cries out gesturing for them to stop.
Not in BM
[Ref: 56584] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A Prize Fight.
H. Alken del.t. I. Clark sculp.t.
London, Published by T. McLean, Jan.y 1. 1820.
Fine hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 280 x 380mm (11 x 15"), with very large margins. Stain on left margin
A sporting scene showing two men in a boxing match watched by a large crowd. From 'The National Sports of Great Britain' by Henry Alken.
[Ref: 46245] £340.00
H. Alken del.t. I. Clark sculp.t.
London, Published by T. McLean, Jan.y 1. 1820.
Fine hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 280 x 380mm (11 x 15"), with very large margins. Stain on left margin
A sporting scene showing two men in a boxing match watched by a large crowd. From 'The National Sports of Great Britain' by Henry Alken.
[Ref: 46245] £340.00
Sockos se boxant. No.10.
Lith. de A. Cheyère.
Gentry, Editeur. [n.d., c.1830.]
Scarce hand-coloured lithograph. Sheet: 335 x 240mm (13¼ x 9½''). Foxing.
A scene showing two monkeys dressed in human clothes boxing.
[Ref: 49028] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Lith. de A. Cheyère.
Gentry, Editeur. [n.d., c.1830.]
Scarce hand-coloured lithograph. Sheet: 335 x 240mm (13¼ x 9½''). Foxing.
A scene showing two monkeys dressed in human clothes boxing.
[Ref: 49028] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Boxing. Set of 12 Plates].](jpegs/56648.jpg)
[Boxing. Set of 12 Plates].
Ch. Genty.
[n.d. c. 1923.]
Set of twelves coloured etchings. 135 x 110mm (5¼ x 4¼").
A set of twelve etchings by Charles Genty that follow the narrative of a boy who is inspired to become a boxer and, with hard work, achieves his goal.
[Ref: 56648] £480.00 view all images for this item
Ch. Genty.
[n.d. c. 1923.]
Set of twelves coloured etchings. 135 x 110mm (5¼ x 4¼").
A set of twelve etchings by Charles Genty that follow the narrative of a boy who is inspired to become a boxer and, with hard work, achieves his goal.
[Ref: 56648] £480.00 view all images for this item
![[Going to a Fight.]](jpegs/56766.jpg)
[Going to a Fight.]
Isaac Robert Cruikshank.
Sherwood & co [n.d. September 1st 1819.]
Etching and aquatint. 60 x 495mm (2¼ x 19½"). Some creasing and staining with nicks and holes in the margins.
The seventh strip in Cruikshank's 'Going to a Fight' series, which measured roughly four feet in total. When altogether the strips were rolled tightly into a container with a printed inscription reading '[Illustra]ting the sporting world in all its variety of style and costume along the road from Hyde Park Corner to Moulsey Hurst.' In this strip parts 27-34 are labelled from right to left. The central scene depicts a popular boxing match, with large semi-circular crowd and a 'betting stand' at the back.
F. Siltzer: 325.
[Ref: 56766] £480.00
Isaac Robert Cruikshank.
Sherwood & co [n.d. September 1st 1819.]
Etching and aquatint. 60 x 495mm (2¼ x 19½"). Some creasing and staining with nicks and holes in the margins.
The seventh strip in Cruikshank's 'Going to a Fight' series, which measured roughly four feet in total. When altogether the strips were rolled tightly into a container with a printed inscription reading '[Illustra]ting the sporting world in all its variety of style and costume along the road from Hyde Park Corner to Moulsey Hurst.' In this strip parts 27-34 are labelled from right to left. The central scene depicts a popular boxing match, with large semi-circular crowd and a 'betting stand' at the back.
F. Siltzer: 325.
[Ref: 56766] £480.00
December_ ''Boxing Day''.
George Cruikshank.
[n.d. 1843]
Etching. 95 x 140mm (3¾ x 5½"). Laid on album paper with trimmed corners.
A boxing day scene with a distinct 'boxing' theme; each sign or activity has is relating to box or boxing, from the 'Box Office' to two men boxing.
[Ref: 56649] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
George Cruikshank.
[n.d. 1843]
Etching. 95 x 140mm (3¾ x 5½"). Laid on album paper with trimmed corners.
A boxing day scene with a distinct 'boxing' theme; each sign or activity has is relating to box or boxing, from the 'Box Office' to two men boxing.
[Ref: 56649] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
![[Election fight for south Northumberland.]](jpegs/61467.jpg)
[Election fight for south Northumberland.]
[Anon. 1832.]
Etching, sheet 285 x 365mm (11¼ x 14¼"). Tears to edges just going into the plate. Top plate mark lost. Small margins.
A satire on the South Northumberland election. The candidates with their arms up ready to box face each other. Matthew Bell (1793-1871) is on the left looking small and dapper, wearing top-boots, he is supported by five other men. On the right facing Bell are Thomas Wentworth Beaumont (1792-1841) and William Ord (1781–1855) taller, heavier, older, and wearing trousers and long frock-coats.
BM Satires 17311.
[Ref: 61467] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Anon. 1832.]
Etching, sheet 285 x 365mm (11¼ x 14¼"). Tears to edges just going into the plate. Top plate mark lost. Small margins.
A satire on the South Northumberland election. The candidates with their arms up ready to box face each other. Matthew Bell (1793-1871) is on the left looking small and dapper, wearing top-boots, he is supported by five other men. On the right facing Bell are Thomas Wentworth Beaumont (1792-1841) and William Ord (1781–1855) taller, heavier, older, and wearing trousers and long frock-coats.
BM Satires 17311.
[Ref: 61467] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Voila-t-on Mort!!! Boxing Extraordinary _ or _ a Noble Fall _!!!!!!
Etch'd by G. Cruikshank.
Pub.d July 17.th 1819 by G. Humphrey 27 S.t James's S.t London.
Etching with letterpress, on Turkey Mill Whatman paper; 210 x 250mm (8¼ x 9¾").
A man lies on the floor of a stately room in complete disarray with blood gushing from his nose after the man to his right has just thrown a punch. A third man exclaims in the doorway, dropping his bottle of champagne. A small dog barks in the corner.
[Ref: 56586] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Etch'd by G. Cruikshank.
Pub.d July 17.th 1819 by G. Humphrey 27 S.t James's S.t London.
Etching with letterpress, on Turkey Mill Whatman paper; 210 x 250mm (8¼ x 9¾").
A man lies on the floor of a stately room in complete disarray with blood gushing from his nose after the man to his right has just thrown a punch. A third man exclaims in the doorway, dropping his bottle of champagne. A small dog barks in the corner.
[Ref: 56586] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A Boxing Match, in Hapaee.
J.Webber del. I.Taylor sc.
[London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving. 300 x 225mm, 11¾ x 8¾".
Two Tongans sparring, with thongs over their knuckles. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 11057] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J.Webber del. I.Taylor sc.
[London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving. 300 x 225mm, 11¾ x 8¾".
Two Tongans sparring, with thongs over their knuckles. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 11057] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Description of a Boxing Match, June 9th 1812.
Rowlandson 1812.
Pub.d March 1st 1812 by Th. Rowlandson, N1 James Street, Adelphi.
Coloured etching. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Paper slightly toned. Cut without nine-line description of the fight.
A caricature of the brutal bare-knuckled match with Rowlandson giving as much attention to the braying spectators as to the boxers. Ward, the better boxer, was beaten by Quirk, the stronger man.
Not in the BM.
[Ref: 58502] £650.00
Rowlandson 1812.
Pub.d March 1st 1812 by Th. Rowlandson, N1 James Street, Adelphi.
Coloured etching. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Paper slightly toned. Cut without nine-line description of the fight.
A caricature of the brutal bare-knuckled match with Rowlandson giving as much attention to the braying spectators as to the boxers. Ward, the better boxer, was beaten by Quirk, the stronger man.
Not in the BM.
[Ref: 58502] £650.00
Les Boxeurs.
Peint par Bristow. Grave par Designe.
Imprime par Aze [n.d., c.1840].
Mezzotint on india paper, very large margins; 225 x 255mm. 9 x 10". A good impression.
One of the popular anthropomorphic prints showing monkeys forgetting their better nature due to drinking. Here the apes are embroiled in a brawl over a card game in an interior. A Boxing print. French copy of a plate by Edmund Bristow (1787 - 1876), one of his typical subjects.
[Ref: 27815] £320.00
Peint par Bristow. Grave par Designe.
Imprime par Aze [n.d., c.1840].
Mezzotint on india paper, very large margins; 225 x 255mm. 9 x 10". A good impression.
One of the popular anthropomorphic prints showing monkeys forgetting their better nature due to drinking. Here the apes are embroiled in a brawl over a card game in an interior. A Boxing print. French copy of a plate by Edmund Bristow (1787 - 1876), one of his typical subjects.
[Ref: 27815] £320.00
![[Modern Boxing - The Referee.] [Mss. to verso in pencil, also to label in ink.]](jpegs/21072.jpg)
[Modern Boxing - The Referee.] [Mss. to verso in pencil, also to label in ink.]
Harry Rountree [signed in paint, lower right.]
[British, n.d., c.1920.]
Original pencil, watercolour and bodycolour study for an illustration; paper mounted on original "Whatman" artists' board, rare. 365 x 270mm, 14¼ x 10½". Some foxing and surface blemishes.
A striking composition showing two boxers "holding" in the centre of a ring, the referee in black a tiny and marginal figure lower left; and utterly helpless spectator, he is powerless to separate the fighters and wrings his hands. A crowd is skilfully suggested through the ropes in the background. Harry Rountree (1880 - 1950) is most famous for his work illustrating Bernard Darwin's The Golf Courses of the British Isles; but he was also an illustrator for several British magazines.
[Ref: 21072] £680.00
Harry Rountree [signed in paint, lower right.]
[British, n.d., c.1920.]
Original pencil, watercolour and bodycolour study for an illustration; paper mounted on original "Whatman" artists' board, rare. 365 x 270mm, 14¼ x 10½". Some foxing and surface blemishes.
A striking composition showing two boxers "holding" in the centre of a ring, the referee in black a tiny and marginal figure lower left; and utterly helpless spectator, he is powerless to separate the fighters and wrings his hands. A crowd is skilfully suggested through the ropes in the background. Harry Rountree (1880 - 1950) is most famous for his work illustrating Bernard Darwin's The Golf Courses of the British Isles; but he was also an illustrator for several British magazines.
[Ref: 21072] £680.00
Boy turn thy Laughter into Floods of Tears And Tune thy Instrument to mournful airs… E' Collectione Nath. Oldham Armig.
Fran. Hals pinx. G.White fecit 1732.
Sold by Sam.l Sympson at his Print Shop in Maiden Lane Cov.t Garden.
Mezzotint. 375 x 260mm (14¾ x 10¼"), with large margins. Faint mount burn.
A fine impression of this magnificent composition of a laughing boy playing the fiddle framed by an ivy-covered window.
CS: 59
[Ref: 47318] £480.00
Fran. Hals pinx. G.White fecit 1732.
Sold by Sam.l Sympson at his Print Shop in Maiden Lane Cov.t Garden.
Mezzotint. 375 x 260mm (14¾ x 10¼"), with large margins. Faint mount burn.
A fine impression of this magnificent composition of a laughing boy playing the fiddle framed by an ivy-covered window.
CS: 59
[Ref: 47318] £480.00
Boy & Dog. In the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk.
B. Murillo Pinxit. Caroline Watson Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 1st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Stipple with very large margins. 230 x 180mm (9 x 7"). Uncut.
An oval portrait of a boy feeding his dog, after Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-82). The engraver, Caroline Watson (1760-1814), was the daughter of James Watson: she was one of the few female print engravers and publishers of the period.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36468] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
B. Murillo Pinxit. Caroline Watson Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 1st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Stipple with very large margins. 230 x 180mm (9 x 7"). Uncut.
An oval portrait of a boy feeding his dog, after Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-82). The engraver, Caroline Watson (1760-1814), was the daughter of James Watson: she was one of the few female print engravers and publishers of the period.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36468] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![Boy and Fighting Cocks. [&] Girl and Favourite Cat.](jpegs/53269.jpg)
Boy and Fighting Cocks. [&] Girl and Favourite Cat.
W. Hamilton pinx.t. N. Colibert sculp.t.
London, Pub. Jan.y 1. 1796 by T. Simpson, S.t Paul's Church Yard, and Darling & Thomson, G.t Newport Street.
Pair of stipples. Sheets c.210 x 155mm (8¼ x 6"). Trimmed within plate and laid on album paper.
A boy egging on a pair of fighting cockerels; and a girl carrying an evil-looking cat wrapped in her skirts.
[Ref: 53269] £380.00
W. Hamilton pinx.t. N. Colibert sculp.t.
London, Pub. Jan.y 1. 1796 by T. Simpson, S.t Paul's Church Yard, and Darling & Thomson, G.t Newport Street.
Pair of stipples. Sheets c.210 x 155mm (8¼ x 6"). Trimmed within plate and laid on album paper.
A boy egging on a pair of fighting cockerels; and a girl carrying an evil-looking cat wrapped in her skirts.
[Ref: 53269] £380.00
Boy and Birds Nest. In the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk.
B. Murillo Pinxit. Caroline Watson Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 1st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Stipple. 225 x 180mm (8¾ x 7"), on wove paper with very large margins.
A boy stroking a bird in a nest, after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618-82).
[Ref: 55604] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
B. Murillo Pinxit. Caroline Watson Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 1st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Stipple. 225 x 180mm (8¾ x 7"), on wove paper with very large margins.
A boy stroking a bird in a nest, after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618-82).
[Ref: 55604] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Boy & Dog. In the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk. Size of the Picture F.1. 1.6 ½ by F.1 2.1 high.
B. Marillo Pinxit. Caroline Watson Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 1.st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Stipple, printed in sanguine. Plate: 230 x 180mm (9 x 7"), with very good margins.
A scene showing a young boy feeding his small dog.
[Ref: 47271] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
B. Marillo Pinxit. Caroline Watson Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 1.st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Stipple, printed in sanguine. Plate: 230 x 180mm (9 x 7"), with very good margins.
A scene showing a young boy feeding his small dog.
[Ref: 47271] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[Boy and dog.]](jpegs/26873.jpg)
[Boy and dog.] Alt: 18. Lat: 14, unc.
v. Prenner delt et Inc.
[Vienna, n.d., c.1730.]
Etching with engraved ornamental border printed from a separate plate; laid paper, with large margins. 325 x 265mm, 12¾ x 10½". Paper a little age-toned, otherwise good.
After Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588), for the 'Theatrum Artis Pictoriae' (often referred to as the 'Galerie Impériale de Vienne'), a series of plates of paintings in the Imperial collection in the Belvedere in Vienna executed by Anton Joseph Prenner (Austrian, 1683 - 1761). Published in Vienna in four parts, each of 40 plates, from 1728 to 1733.
[Ref: 26873] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
v. Prenner delt et Inc.
[Vienna, n.d., c.1730.]
Etching with engraved ornamental border printed from a separate plate; laid paper, with large margins. 325 x 265mm, 12¾ x 10½". Paper a little age-toned, otherwise good.
After Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588), for the 'Theatrum Artis Pictoriae' (often referred to as the 'Galerie Impériale de Vienne'), a series of plates of paintings in the Imperial collection in the Belvedere in Vienna executed by Anton Joseph Prenner (Austrian, 1683 - 1761). Published in Vienna in four parts, each of 40 plates, from 1728 to 1733.
[Ref: 26873] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A Boy Angling.
[London, John & Josiah Boydell, 1 May 1802.]
Fine colour-printed stipple. Sheet 280 x 350mm, 11 x 13¾". Trimmed within plate, losing publication line, small repaired tear and hole.
A boy fishing while crouched on one knee. Another version of this scene was engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi.
Beazley: 226.
[Ref: 24491] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[London, John & Josiah Boydell, 1 May 1802.]
Fine colour-printed stipple. Sheet 280 x 350mm, 11 x 13¾". Trimmed within plate, losing publication line, small repaired tear and hole.
A boy fishing while crouched on one knee. Another version of this scene was engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi.
Beazley: 226.
[Ref: 24491] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Boy dangling key whilst studying.]](jpegs/14440.jpg)
[Boy dangling key whilst studying.]
Thomson delin. Easling sculp.
[n.d. c.1820.]
A fine mezzotint, printed in colour. Image 209 x 183mm. 8¼ x 7¼". Trimmed into the title area.
[Ref: 14440] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Thomson delin. Easling sculp.
[n.d. c.1820.]
A fine mezzotint, printed in colour. Image 209 x 183mm. 8¼ x 7¼". Trimmed into the title area.
[Ref: 14440] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Boy in a Cap.]](jpegs/49902.jpg)
[Boy in a Cap.]
[Watteau]
[n.d., c.1770.]
Etching, proof. Plate: 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½''), with large margins.
Proof after Watteau.
[Ref: 49902] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Watteau]
[n.d., c.1770.]
Etching, proof. Plate: 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½''), with large margins.
Proof after Watteau.
[Ref: 49902] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Boy Sleeping on a Bed.]](jpegs/53324.jpg)
[Boy Sleeping on a Bed.]
Elisabetta Sirani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
[n.d. c.1780.]
Stipple and etching, printed in sepia. 245 x 310mm (9¾ x 12¼"), with large margins.
A naked little boy sleeping on the bed, lying on his back with two pillows underneath his head. Elisabetta Sirani (1636-1665), painter and etcher of Bologna. The daughter of painter Giovanni Andrea Sirani, she took over his studio when he became incapacitated by gout. Her success was cut short by her death at 27.
De Vesme: 1225.
[Ref: 53324] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Elisabetta Sirani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
[n.d. c.1780.]
Stipple and etching, printed in sepia. 245 x 310mm (9¾ x 12¼"), with large margins.
A naked little boy sleeping on the bed, lying on his back with two pillows underneath his head. Elisabetta Sirani (1636-1665), painter and etcher of Bologna. The daughter of painter Giovanni Andrea Sirani, she took over his studio when he became incapacitated by gout. Her success was cut short by her death at 27.
De Vesme: 1225.
[Ref: 53324] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Boy Sleeping on a Bed.]](jpegs/21914.jpg)
[Boy Sleeping on a Bed.]
Elisabetta Sirani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
[n.d. c.1780.]
Stipple and etching. 245 x 310mm (9¾ x 12¼"). Slight crease vertically down by torso.
A naked little boy sleeping on the bed, lying on his back with two pillows underneath his head. Elisabetta Sirani (1636-1665), painter and etcher of Bologna. The daughter of painter Giovanni Andrea Sirani, she took over his studio when he became incapacitated by gout. Her success was cut short by her death at 27.
Ex: Norman Blackburn Collection. De Vesme: 1225.
[Ref: 21914] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Elisabetta Sirani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
[n.d. c.1780.]
Stipple and etching. 245 x 310mm (9¾ x 12¼"). Slight crease vertically down by torso.
A naked little boy sleeping on the bed, lying on his back with two pillows underneath his head. Elisabetta Sirani (1636-1665), painter and etcher of Bologna. The daughter of painter Giovanni Andrea Sirani, she took over his studio when he became incapacitated by gout. Her success was cut short by her death at 27.
Ex: Norman Blackburn Collection. De Vesme: 1225.
[Ref: 21914] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Boy with a cat and mouse.]](jpegs/31185.jpg)
[Boy with a cat and mouse.]
[n.d. c.1690; but 1805.] [John Boydell.]
Mezzotint. Plate 134 x 95mm (5¼ x 3¾").
A boy with a cat and a mouse; he sits smiling towards the viewer and holding a snarling cat in front of him, snug under his right arm, teasing it with a mouse attached to a string, held in the other hand. According to the BM; this state republished by Boydell in his 'Collection of Portratis', with a scratch through the image.
Recorded by Ganz: ii/ii.
[Ref: 31185] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1690; but 1805.] [John Boydell.]
Mezzotint. Plate 134 x 95mm (5¼ x 3¾").
A boy with a cat and a mouse; he sits smiling towards the viewer and holding a snarling cat in front of him, snug under his right arm, teasing it with a mouse attached to a string, held in the other hand. According to the BM; this state republished by Boydell in his 'Collection of Portratis', with a scratch through the image.
Recorded by Ganz: ii/ii.
[Ref: 31185] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)