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Affection. One day pass'd by and nothing saw but Love / another came and still 'twas only Love. / The Sun, was weary'd out, with looking on [...]
G.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
London Publish'd June 1.st 1782 by J. Walker Carver, Gilder & Printseller No. 148, opposite Catherine Street, Strand.
Stipple printed in sepia, platemark 210 x 150mm (8¼ x 6") very large margins.
An oval stipple engraving of a haf-naked woman by Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815) after his frequent collaborator Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-85).
Calabi & De Vesme 571 iii/iii.
[Ref: 44205] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
G.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
London Publish'd June 1.st 1782 by J. Walker Carver, Gilder & Printseller No. 148, opposite Catherine Street, Strand.
Stipple printed in sepia, platemark 210 x 150mm (8¼ x 6") very large margins.
An oval stipple engraving of a haf-naked woman by Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815) after his frequent collaborator Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-85).
Calabi & De Vesme 571 iii/iii.
[Ref: 44205] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
L'Amour Victorieux de la Vertu.
Dessiné et Gravé par Wolff l’ainé.
A Paris chez Noël Freres. M.ds d’Estampes Rue S.t Jacques No.16 et Rue des Prêtres St. Germain l’Auxerois No.22. [n.d. c.1770.]
Rare stipple. 278 x 203mm. 11 x 8". Cut and trimmed.
Cupid victorious in winning Virtue.
[Ref: 19735] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Dessiné et Gravé par Wolff l’ainé.
A Paris chez Noël Freres. M.ds d’Estampes Rue S.t Jacques No.16 et Rue des Prêtres St. Germain l’Auxerois No.22. [n.d. c.1770.]
Rare stipple. 278 x 203mm. 11 x 8". Cut and trimmed.
Cupid victorious in winning Virtue.
[Ref: 19735] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
L'ecole de l'amour
Clermont pinx: F. Pedro sculp. ap N. Cavalli Venetys [c.1770]
Fine engraving, platemark 285 x 220mm (11¼ x 8¾"). Very large margins.
Decorative scene after Jean François Clermont (1717-1817), French artist who also spent time in England working for Horace Walpole, Lord Stafford and the Prince of Wales.
[Ref: 38323] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Clermont pinx: F. Pedro sculp. ap N. Cavalli Venetys [c.1770]
Fine engraving, platemark 285 x 220mm (11¼ x 8¾"). Very large margins.
Decorative scene after Jean François Clermont (1717-1817), French artist who also spent time in England working for Horace Walpole, Lord Stafford and the Prince of Wales.
[Ref: 38323] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Celestial Harmony! Raise the full choral lay Seraphic choir And to your mellow notes altune to lyre..Celestial Love! Hail heav'n-born passion! Hail celestial love, Which forms the union of the blest above. Bellamy.
T. Cheesman del.t et sculp.t
P. Sintzenich Excud.t 5, Charles Street, Midd.x Hosptial. London: Published June 12, 1799, by P. Sintzenich No.5 Charles Street Middlesex Hospital.
Stipple. Plate 114 x 228mm (4½ x 9"), with large margins.
Two oval frames on one plate, to the left: cherubs playing music on a cloud, one to the left reading a score with one to the right playing a lyre, other cherubs sit around the cloud listening. To the right: a unwinged cherubim down one knee proposing to a winged cherub.
[Ref: 23225] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
T. Cheesman del.t et sculp.t
P. Sintzenich Excud.t 5, Charles Street, Midd.x Hosptial. London: Published June 12, 1799, by P. Sintzenich No.5 Charles Street Middlesex Hospital.
Stipple. Plate 114 x 228mm (4½ x 9"), with large margins.
Two oval frames on one plate, to the left: cherubs playing music on a cloud, one to the left reading a score with one to the right playing a lyre, other cherubs sit around the cloud listening. To the right: a unwinged cherubim down one knee proposing to a winged cherub.
[Ref: 23225] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Cupid and Psyche?]](jpegs/12273.jpg)
[Cupid and Psyche?]
[Engraved by W. Baillie. n.d., c.1800.]
Stipple, 240 x 180mm. 9½ x 7".
Decorative stipple by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810). Baillie retired from the army in 1761 with the rank of Captain and thereafter devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques.
[Ref: 12273] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by W. Baillie. n.d., c.1800.]
Stipple, 240 x 180mm. 9½ x 7".
Decorative stipple by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810). Baillie retired from the army in 1761 with the rank of Captain and thereafter devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques.
[Ref: 12273] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![Love supported by Hope. [&] Cupid going Post.](jpegs/31776.jpg)
Love supported by Hope. [&] Cupid going Post.
From a Paper cut by the R.t Hon. Lady Templeton. Engrav'd by P.W. Tompkins.
Publish'd as the Act directs May 10: 1791 by P.W. Tomkins No. 49 New Bond St., London.
Pair of stipple engravings with large margins. Each 100 x 80mm (4 x 3¼").
A pair of stipples after papercuts by Elizabeth Upton, Lady Templetown (1747-1823), an artist who provided designs for Josiah Wedgewood.
[Ref: 31776] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
From a Paper cut by the R.t Hon. Lady Templeton. Engrav'd by P.W. Tompkins.
Publish'd as the Act directs May 10: 1791 by P.W. Tomkins No. 49 New Bond St., London.
Pair of stipple engravings with large margins. Each 100 x 80mm (4 x 3¼").
A pair of stipples after papercuts by Elizabeth Upton, Lady Templetown (1747-1823), an artist who provided designs for Josiah Wedgewood.
[Ref: 31776] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
A Sacrifice to Cupid. From an Original by J.B. Cipriani in the possession of W. Palmer.
I.B. Cipriani R.A. Inv.t F. Bartolozzi R.A. Sculp.t
Publish'd Nov.r 1:st 1783 by W. Palmer No.139 Strand.
Stipple 246 x 285mm (9¾ x 11¼"). Trimmed.
Cupid, in the middle, standing on an altar, holding a torch in his left hand; behind him, a globe; in front of the altar, a burning fire; on the left and right, seven young women playing tribute to Cupid with offerings, music and prayer; another Cupid lits his torch.
De Vesme 395: iv/iv.
[Ref: 30029] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
I.B. Cipriani R.A. Inv.t F. Bartolozzi R.A. Sculp.t
Publish'd Nov.r 1:st 1783 by W. Palmer No.139 Strand.
Stipple 246 x 285mm (9¾ x 11¼"). Trimmed.
Cupid, in the middle, standing on an altar, holding a torch in his left hand; behind him, a globe; in front of the altar, a burning fire; on the left and right, seven young women playing tribute to Cupid with offerings, music and prayer; another Cupid lits his torch.
De Vesme 395: iv/iv.
[Ref: 30029] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Nuptiae Cupidinis et Psychae.]](jpegs/20469.jpg)
[Nuptiae Cupidinis et Psychae.]
G.B. Cipriani delt. I. Geremia inc.t
[n.d. c.1800.]
Stipple and etching. Plate 222 x 152mm. 8¾ x 6".
The marriage of Cupid and Psyche. The veiled couple walk holding a bird and mourning; Hymen carrying a basket of fruit behind and two cupids leading the way. A copy of Bartolozzi's print after Cipriani's study from a cameo by Tryphon.
De Vesme: 2307; copy. See ref 20470.
[Ref: 20469] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
G.B. Cipriani delt. I. Geremia inc.t
[n.d. c.1800.]
Stipple and etching. Plate 222 x 152mm. 8¾ x 6".
The marriage of Cupid and Psyche. The veiled couple walk holding a bird and mourning; Hymen carrying a basket of fruit behind and two cupids leading the way. A copy of Bartolozzi's print after Cipriani's study from a cameo by Tryphon.
De Vesme: 2307; copy. See ref 20470.
[Ref: 20469] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Ex Dactyliotheca Ducis Malburiensis.
G.B. Cipriani del. I.K. Sherwin Sculp.
[n.d. c.1800.]
Stipple and etching in red ink. 255 x 210mm. 10 x 8¼".
The marriage of Cupid and Psyche. The veiled couple walk holding a bird and mourning; Hymen carrying a basket of fruit behind and two cupids leading the way. A copy of Bartolozzi's print after Cipriani's study from a cameo by Tryphon.
De Vesme: 2307; copy. See ref 20469.
[Ref: 20470] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
G.B. Cipriani del. I.K. Sherwin Sculp.
[n.d. c.1800.]
Stipple and etching in red ink. 255 x 210mm. 10 x 8¼".
The marriage of Cupid and Psyche. The veiled couple walk holding a bird and mourning; Hymen carrying a basket of fruit behind and two cupids leading the way. A copy of Bartolozzi's print after Cipriani's study from a cameo by Tryphon.
De Vesme: 2307; copy. See ref 20469.
[Ref: 20470] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
![[Cupid Burning Armour.]](jpegs/18830.jpg)
[Cupid Burning Armour.]
[London: J. Boydell, 1782.]
Fine stipple, proof before title, image 130 x 160mm. 5 x 6¼". Trimmed within lower platemark; a strong impression.
Cupid holding a torch and burning a helmet; bow, quiver and books scattered to right. Coat of arms to lower margin. After Elisabetta Sirani (1638 - 1665). From 'The Houghton Gallery', a set of 162 prints reproducing paintings from the collection of Sir Robert Walpole at Houghton. The project was initiated by John Boydell after it had become increasingly likely that the collection would have to be sold (the paintings were eventually sold to Catherine of Russia in 1778 and are now part of the Hermitage Museum's collections). The plates were published from 1774 to 1788 in two volumes.
[Ref: 18830] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
[London: J. Boydell, 1782.]
Fine stipple, proof before title, image 130 x 160mm. 5 x 6¼". Trimmed within lower platemark; a strong impression.
Cupid holding a torch and burning a helmet; bow, quiver and books scattered to right. Coat of arms to lower margin. After Elisabetta Sirani (1638 - 1665). From 'The Houghton Gallery', a set of 162 prints reproducing paintings from the collection of Sir Robert Walpole at Houghton. The project was initiated by John Boydell after it had become increasingly likely that the collection would have to be sold (the paintings were eventually sold to Catherine of Russia in 1778 and are now part of the Hermitage Museum's collections). The plates were published from 1774 to 1788 in two volumes.
[Ref: 18830] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[Cupid Sleeping.]](jpegs/26589.jpg)
[Cupid Sleeping.] Qu'il possede de Charmes / Dans son Sommeil! / Qu'il causera de larmes / A son Réveil.
Guido Reni Pinxit. Vendramini scu.t.
[n.d., 1780.]
Stipple. Sheet 135 x 140mm, 5¼ x 5½". Trimmed and mounted in album paper.
Cupid asleep on a couch, his chin on his hand, the elbow propped on a cushion on the right, with a curtain above to right.
probably derived from Robert Strange's engraving of the same image, for which see ref. 19734
[Ref: 26589] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Guido Reni Pinxit. Vendramini scu.t.
[n.d., 1780.]
Stipple. Sheet 135 x 140mm, 5¼ x 5½". Trimmed and mounted in album paper.
Cupid asleep on a couch, his chin on his hand, the elbow propped on a cushion on the right, with a curtain above to right.
probably derived from Robert Strange's engraving of the same image, for which see ref. 19734
[Ref: 26589] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
L'Amitié. P.5.
Huquier ex.
[A Paris chez Huquier rue des Mathurins près celle de Sorbonne. C.P.R.] [n.d., c.1760.]
Fine and rare etching. 160 x 110mm (6¼ x 4¼"), with large margins. Slightly foxed.
A rococo design, engraved and published by Gabriel Huquier (1695-1772), representing friendship, with two chained hearts.
[Ref: 59314] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Huquier ex.
[A Paris chez Huquier rue des Mathurins près celle de Sorbonne. C.P.R.] [n.d., c.1760.]
Fine and rare etching. 160 x 110mm (6¼ x 4¼"), with large margins. Slightly foxed.
A rococo design, engraved and published by Gabriel Huquier (1695-1772), representing friendship, with two chained hearts.
[Ref: 59314] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Infancy sporting with Love.
[After Anthony Van Dyck].
Printed for Carington Bowles, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London.
Mezzotint with very large margins. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Small tear in lower margin. Light rubbing to title area.
A scene depicting Cupid, nude and holding a dove, playing with a boy, nude apart from a loose sheet. A quiver with arrows can be seen on the ground. A dense woodland can be seen in the background.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32982] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[After Anthony Van Dyck].
Printed for Carington Bowles, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London.
Mezzotint with very large margins. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Small tear in lower margin. Light rubbing to title area.
A scene depicting Cupid, nude and holding a dove, playing with a boy, nude apart from a loose sheet. A quiver with arrows can be seen on the ground. A dense woodland can be seen in the background.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32982] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Love and Affection.
London: Pub.d Jan.y 1. 1814 by Jn.o Burgis, 32, Southampton Street, Strand.
Fine stipple, printed in colours and hand-finished. Plate 255 x 305mm (10 x 12"). Narrow margins.
A vignette scene of Venus standing over a brazier with Cupid (with bird's wings) and Affection (with butterfly wings). Two doves coo at their feet. The printed colour is particularly fine.
[Ref: 60208] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
London: Pub.d Jan.y 1. 1814 by Jn.o Burgis, 32, Southampton Street, Strand.
Fine stipple, printed in colours and hand-finished. Plate 255 x 305mm (10 x 12"). Narrow margins.
A vignette scene of Venus standing over a brazier with Cupid (with bird's wings) and Affection (with butterfly wings). Two doves coo at their feet. The printed colour is particularly fine.
[Ref: 60208] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
In Heaven as on Earth Eternally United. No Time the Dear Remembrance can Remove. No Time Shall Cancel thy Desert. Ev'n o'er your Marble Tomb my Constant Heart will ever Mourn. He Sleeps in Dust & all the Muses Mourn. The Obvious Ills which Checker Human Life to the Sweet Babe are Happily Unknown. In Silent Sorrow o'er they Tomb I'll Mourn. Why do thou Mourn while he with Kindred Angels Reign. The Feeling Heart alone should Tarry here. In grief of Heart I drop the Dutious Tear. Like a Flower in Early Bloom in Early Bloom she Died. Still shall thy Grave with rising Flowers be Drest and the Green Turf lye lightly on they Brest. Here shall the Morn her Earliest Tears bestow Here the First Rose in the year shall Blow. [Numbered stipple ovals:] 1. Conjugal Sorrow. 2. Dito....D.o. 3. Disappointed Hope. 4. Peace & Love. 5. Friendship & Sincerity...15. Hope. 16. Parental Sorrow. 17. Love & Fidelity. 18. Hope & Sincerity. 19. Maternal Sorrow. 20. Filial Sorrow. 21. Conjugal Sorrow.
Designed by J. Hopkins.
[n.d. c.1797.]
Stipple and etching, rare. Sheet 305 x 204mm (12 x 8").
A collection of oval stipples depicting love, hope, courtship, harmony, friendship, sincerity, fidelity, affection, peace and sorrow.
[Ref: 30459] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Designed by J. Hopkins.
[n.d. c.1797.]
Stipple and etching, rare. Sheet 305 x 204mm (12 x 8").
A collection of oval stipples depicting love, hope, courtship, harmony, friendship, sincerity, fidelity, affection, peace and sorrow.
[Ref: 30459] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Sacrifice to Love.
[Cosway pinx.t. Menageot Sculp.t.]
[London, Pub.d Dec.r 11, 1780, by E. Hedges, No. 92 Cornhill.]
Stipple, printed in sanguine. Trimmed to image, oval 180 x 130mm, 7 x 5" at most, title pasted underneath. On album paper. Cut.
A nymph alighting, waving her arms and holding a torch, from a carriage behind in which cupid sits at right, his bow aimed to front, a smoking altar beside at left and two doves embracing on the ground before it.
Daniell 201.
[Ref: 26434] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[Cosway pinx.t. Menageot Sculp.t.]
[London, Pub.d Dec.r 11, 1780, by E. Hedges, No. 92 Cornhill.]
Stipple, printed in sanguine. Trimmed to image, oval 180 x 130mm, 7 x 5" at most, title pasted underneath. On album paper. Cut.
A nymph alighting, waving her arms and holding a torch, from a carriage behind in which cupid sits at right, his bow aimed to front, a smoking altar beside at left and two doves embracing on the ground before it.
Daniell 201.
[Ref: 26434] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Love and Honour. To The Right hon.ble the Countess of Eustonm This Print from an Original Drawing by H. Bunbury Esq,,r is with the gratest respect Dedicated by Her Ladyships Obedient Humble Servant W. Dickinson.
H. Bunbury Esq,,r Delint. Engraved by F. Bartolozzi.
London, Publish'd: Dec.r 1st; 1786 by W. Dickinson, Engraver & Printseller No.158 New Bond Street.
Stipple, printed in colours. Sheet 405 x 350mm. Some restoration.
A dragoon embraces a young woman before leaving, as another rider holds his rearing horse. A scene from 'The Tobacco Box', author unknown. After Henry William Bunbury (1750 - 1811). The colour is particularly fine.
[Ref: 51468] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
H. Bunbury Esq,,r Delint. Engraved by F. Bartolozzi.
London, Publish'd: Dec.r 1st; 1786 by W. Dickinson, Engraver & Printseller No.158 New Bond Street.
Stipple, printed in colours. Sheet 405 x 350mm. Some restoration.
A dragoon embraces a young woman before leaving, as another rider holds his rearing horse. A scene from 'The Tobacco Box', author unknown. After Henry William Bunbury (1750 - 1811). The colour is particularly fine.
[Ref: 51468] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Love and Hope.
H. Bunbury Esqr,, Delint:
Pub.d Dec.r 1st; 1786 by W. Dickinson No.24 New Bond Street.
Stipple and etching, printed in brown ink. 160 x 200mm (6¼ x 8").
Two young women standing either side of a gate, looking over to a soldier seated holding a rifle at left; oval design. After Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811).
[Ref: 26899] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
H. Bunbury Esqr,, Delint:
Pub.d Dec.r 1st; 1786 by W. Dickinson No.24 New Bond Street.
Stipple and etching, printed in brown ink. 160 x 200mm (6¼ x 8").
Two young women standing either side of a gate, looking over to a soldier seated holding a rifle at left; oval design. After Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811).
[Ref: 26899] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Love Disappointed.
W.Beachy pinx.t. R. Read sc.
London, Published Jan.y 1.st 1784 by J. Birchall No.473 Strand.
Stipple, printed in sepia. Sheet: 240 x 255mm (9½ x 10"). Slight staining.
An allegorical scene in which a woman holds one of cupid's arrows aloft.
[Ref: 46904] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
W.Beachy pinx.t. R. Read sc.
London, Published Jan.y 1.st 1784 by J. Birchall No.473 Strand.
Stipple, printed in sepia. Sheet: 240 x 255mm (9½ x 10"). Slight staining.
An allegorical scene in which a woman holds one of cupid's arrows aloft.
[Ref: 46904] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Love Masked
Published as the Act directs Oct 10 1799 by P.W.Tomkins, No.49 New Bond Street London.
Fine stipple, printed in colours. 180 x 165mm (7 x 6½"), with large margins. Tears in margins, some soiling of edges. Uncut. Publishing line slightly faded.
An infant Cupid hides behind a huge Tragic mask. A pair to 'Cupid Unmasked'.
[Ref: 54209] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Published as the Act directs Oct 10 1799 by P.W.Tomkins, No.49 New Bond Street London.
Fine stipple, printed in colours. 180 x 165mm (7 x 6½"), with large margins. Tears in margins, some soiling of edges. Uncut. Publishing line slightly faded.
An infant Cupid hides behind a huge Tragic mask. A pair to 'Cupid Unmasked'.
[Ref: 54209] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Love Sheltered. It's a cold, rainy night, and I'm wet to the skin / And I have lost my way, Ma'am: so pray let me in [...]
H. Thomson Pinx.t W.m Say Sculp.t
London, Published Nov.r 10.th 1806 by H. Macklin, 39, Fleet Street
Mezzotint, Open-letter proof, rare, platemark 655 x 415mm (25¾ x 16¼"), with very large margins.
Allegorical scene after one of the major works of Henry Thomson (1777-1843), engraved the same year as the Thomson painted the picture. Thomson was elected as a Royal Academician two years earlier, in 1804, and in 1825 would succeed Henry Fuseli as keeper of the Royal Academy. The publisher, Hannah Macklin, was the widow of Thomas Macklin, continuing his business after his death in 1801.
[Ref: 45436] £420.00
H. Thomson Pinx.t W.m Say Sculp.t
London, Published Nov.r 10.th 1806 by H. Macklin, 39, Fleet Street
Mezzotint, Open-letter proof, rare, platemark 655 x 415mm (25¾ x 16¼"), with very large margins.
Allegorical scene after one of the major works of Henry Thomson (1777-1843), engraved the same year as the Thomson painted the picture. Thomson was elected as a Royal Academician two years earlier, in 1804, and in 1825 would succeed Henry Fuseli as keeper of the Royal Academy. The publisher, Hannah Macklin, was the widow of Thomas Macklin, continuing his business after his death in 1801.
[Ref: 45436] £420.00
Market of Love.
F. Bartolozzi R.A. Engraver to His Majesty, invt. & sculpt.
Publish'd 4th May, 1801, by Anth.y Molteno, Printseller to her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, No.29 Pall Mall, London.
Stipple and etching, on later paper, 225 x 265mm (9 x 10½").
In front of a tree, four classical women kneeling and standing around a fenced enclosure holding three winged putti; in the background on the left, another nymph carrying away a putto on her shoulder. A reissue of the plate published in 1795 by Molteno and C. Guisan, with evidence of wear. By Francesco Bartolozzi (1728 - 1815).
De Vesme 440, undescribed state. See BM 1951,0723.21.
[Ref: 22471] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
F. Bartolozzi R.A. Engraver to His Majesty, invt. & sculpt.
Publish'd 4th May, 1801, by Anth.y Molteno, Printseller to her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, No.29 Pall Mall, London.
Stipple and etching, on later paper, 225 x 265mm (9 x 10½").
In front of a tree, four classical women kneeling and standing around a fenced enclosure holding three winged putti; in the background on the left, another nymph carrying away a putto on her shoulder. A reissue of the plate published in 1795 by Molteno and C. Guisan, with evidence of wear. By Francesco Bartolozzi (1728 - 1815).
De Vesme 440, undescribed state. See BM 1951,0723.21.
[Ref: 22471] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Maternal Affection. From a Bas Relief in Hurst Church.
R. Westmacott R.A. sculpr. Drawn on Stone by H. Corbould.
[London: F. Moser, 1820.]
Lithograph on india paper, india 305 x 275mm. 12 x 10¾". India paper creased and bubbled.
Classical design in a roundel; a young woman kneeling in profile to right holding a child in her lap which looks up at her while two other children lean against her back. From an edition of four lithographs of which there is a complete set in original wrappers in the BM. The wrapper is lettered: 'The Art of Design of the English School, in a Series of Drawings on Stone: from original works in Painting & Sculpture'. Sir Richard Westmacott (1775 - 1856) is the sculptor. A Royal Academician and Professor of Sculpture at the Royal Academy, Westmacott was responsible for the design of 'The Progress of Civilization', the sculpture for the British Museum pediment. He received commissions for monuments in all parts of the country, as well as in India and the colonies.
BM 1893,0803.84.
[Ref: 22157] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
R. Westmacott R.A. sculpr. Drawn on Stone by H. Corbould.
[London: F. Moser, 1820.]
Lithograph on india paper, india 305 x 275mm. 12 x 10¾". India paper creased and bubbled.
Classical design in a roundel; a young woman kneeling in profile to right holding a child in her lap which looks up at her while two other children lean against her back. From an edition of four lithographs of which there is a complete set in original wrappers in the BM. The wrapper is lettered: 'The Art of Design of the English School, in a Series of Drawings on Stone: from original works in Painting & Sculpture'. Sir Richard Westmacott (1775 - 1856) is the sculptor. A Royal Academician and Professor of Sculpture at the Royal Academy, Westmacott was responsible for the design of 'The Progress of Civilization', the sculpture for the British Museum pediment. He received commissions for monuments in all parts of the country, as well as in India and the colonies.
BM 1893,0803.84.
[Ref: 22157] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Matrimonial Map.
A. Houghton.
[n.d. c.1830]
Pen and ink drawing, sheet 180 x 230mm (7¼ x 9"), including large margins. Some surface dirt in margins.
An allegorical map of Matrimony, with the Gulf of Matrimony, Petticoat Government and Land of Spinsters.
[Ref: 62271] £180.00
A. Houghton.
[n.d. c.1830]
Pen and ink drawing, sheet 180 x 230mm (7¼ x 9"), including large margins. Some surface dirt in margins.
An allegorical map of Matrimony, with the Gulf of Matrimony, Petticoat Government and Land of Spinsters.
[Ref: 62271] £180.00
The Universal Power of Love. Motto.
Kirke pinx. Ant. Cardon sculp.
Tomkins scrip. Cooper sculp. [n.d., c.1813.]
Scarce stipple. 365 x 290mm (14¼ x 11½"), with large margins.
A portrait of the figure of love shown holding a torch and bow and arrow, with verse by Erasmus Darwin.
[Ref: 47505] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Kirke pinx. Ant. Cardon sculp.
Tomkins scrip. Cooper sculp. [n.d., c.1813.]
Scarce stipple. 365 x 290mm (14¼ x 11½"), with large margins.
A portrait of the figure of love shown holding a torch and bow and arrow, with verse by Erasmus Darwin.
[Ref: 47505] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Amores Naturales. Ex. Plinio Lib. 36. Cap. 5. Varroni docto celebratum opus Arcesilia, Pulchre haec, Spectator, picta Tabella refert. Marmoreo lapidj torua est incisa Leaena, Parte omni aligeris cincta Cupidinibus. [...]
Ioan. Stradanus delineabat. Theodor. Galle Sculp. Phl.s Galle excud.
Antwerp, [n.d. c.1600]
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 235 x 175mm (9¼ x 7"). Trimmed to plate. Some minor creasing.
An allegorical scene of Natural Love in which a group of putti play with a marble lion sculpted by Arcesilaus, celebrated for his art throughout Rome in the first century BCE. This scene is from Pliny the Elder's 'Natural History' book 36 chapter 4, rather than 5 as the inscription claims.
[Ref: 54098] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Ioan. Stradanus delineabat. Theodor. Galle Sculp. Phl.s Galle excud.
Antwerp, [n.d. c.1600]
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 235 x 175mm (9¼ x 7"). Trimmed to plate. Some minor creasing.
An allegorical scene of Natural Love in which a group of putti play with a marble lion sculpted by Arcesilaus, celebrated for his art throughout Rome in the first century BCE. This scene is from Pliny the Elder's 'Natural History' book 36 chapter 4, rather than 5 as the inscription claims.
[Ref: 54098] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Our Grandmother's Courtship. What a lucky dog were you Grandpapa! Frederick Locker.
[n.d. c.1880]
Proof steel engraving, 290 x 230mm (11½ x 9").
A young couple embrace next to a highly decorated wall and fireplace. With a line from Frederick Locker-Lampson's (1821–1895) poem, 'To my Grandmother.'
[Ref: 62273] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1880]
Proof steel engraving, 290 x 230mm (11½ x 9").
A young couple embrace next to a highly decorated wall and fireplace. With a line from Frederick Locker-Lampson's (1821–1895) poem, 'To my Grandmother.'
[Ref: 62273] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
The Sacrifice to Love.
London, Publish'd July 2, 1787 by C. Taylor, No 10 near Castle Street, Holborn.
Stipple with large margins, printed in brown. 175 x 120mm, 7 x 4¾".
A classical scene, with a woman presentign a garland of flowers to a winged Cupid, who is seated on the smoke from a brazier. It was published in 'The Cabinet of Genius: containing frontispieces and characters adapted to the most popular poems', a colection of 95 stipples engraved by Charles Taylor and John Ogborne mostly after designs by Samuel Shelley and Robert Smirke.
[Ref: 24688] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
London, Publish'd July 2, 1787 by C. Taylor, No 10 near Castle Street, Holborn.
Stipple with large margins, printed in brown. 175 x 120mm, 7 x 4¾".
A classical scene, with a woman presentign a garland of flowers to a winged Cupid, who is seated on the smoke from a brazier. It was published in 'The Cabinet of Genius: containing frontispieces and characters adapted to the most popular poems', a colection of 95 stipples engraved by Charles Taylor and John Ogborne mostly after designs by Samuel Shelley and Robert Smirke.
[Ref: 24688] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
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[A woman and cupid.]
J.H. Benwell Delin. Engraved by C: Knight.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Hand coloured stipple with etching, sheet 170 x 135mm. 6¾ x 5¼". Trimmed within plate. Soiled.
Cupid has loosed an arrow that seems about to penetrate the heart of a seated woman, who thinks about her love. After John Hodges Benwell (1764 - 1785).
[Ref: 10012] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
J.H. Benwell Delin. Engraved by C: Knight.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Hand coloured stipple with etching, sheet 170 x 135mm. 6¾ x 5¼". Trimmed within plate. Soiled.
Cupid has loosed an arrow that seems about to penetrate the heart of a seated woman, who thinks about her love. After John Hodges Benwell (1764 - 1785).
[Ref: 10012] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)