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Amusement.
Amusement.
Emma Crewe Delint. C. W. White Sculpt.
Published as the Act Directs, by C. W. White No. 2 Queen St. Chelsea. Feb. y. 1st. 1781.
Stipple with printed colour. Round within plate mark. 125 x 150mm 4¾ x 6". Trimmed to plate and taken from album, time stained.
Emma Crewe (active 1787 - 1818) was a 'gifted amateur artist' who, along with Diana Beauclerk (1734-1808) and Elizabeth Templetown (1747-1823), contributed designs in 'Romantic style' to Josiah Wedgewood for reproduction in his studio in Rome.
[Ref: 12158]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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The Bird Catcher. L'Oiseleur. [&] The Kite Compleated. Le Cerfvolant Acheve.
The Bird Catcher. L'Oiseleur. [&] The Kite Compleated. Le Cerfvolant Acheve.
Painted by J. Barney. Engraved by T. Gaugain.
London. Published April 28th 1800 by S. Morgan, No 22 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, & J. Barney, Maize Hill, Greenwich.
Pair of colour-printed stipples. Each c. 365 x 390mm (14¼ x 19¼"). Creasing in margins; the extra 'a' of 'Compleated' crossed out with old ink. Small margins. Slight creasing
Fine decorative images showing two boys playing: the first sets a trap for a bird with seeds and blocks of wood; the second finishes a kite with a sun emblem.
[Ref: 43447]   £650.00   view all images for this item
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Blind - Man's Buff.
Blind - Man's Buff.
Painted by David Wilkie RA. Engraved by Abraham Raimbach, _ Hon.y Member of the IMP.L Academy at St. Petersberg.
Published 1.st June, 1822 by D. Wilkie and A. Raimbach, London.
Very fine engraving, pen letter state. 510 x 640mm (20 x 25¼"), with wide margins, uncut. Damage to lower edge of sheet.
A lively interior scene. A blindfolded man feels his way around a room, as many adults and children try to remain out of his reach. A small boy cheekily tugs on the blindfolded man’s jacket. David Wilkie (1785-1841) painted the original oil version of ‘Blind Man’s Buff’ in 1812. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy the following year, having been commissioned by the Prince Regent (later George IV), who paid the considerable sum of 500 guineas for the work. The painting remains in the Royal Collection today. An oil sketch, made in preparation for the work, is in the Tate Collection.
Provenance: Hooton Pagnell Hall, Yorkshire.
[Ref: 39981]   £360.00  
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Well, I'm Blowed'.
Well, I'm Blowed'. Sketches by A.C. No. 2.
London W Spooner [n.d. c.1840].
Coloured lithograph. 220 x 330mm (8½ x 13") large margins. Tear in bottom edge taped.
One boy admires another's massive soap bubble.
[Ref: 41824]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Les Cadeaux de Nöel.
Les Cadeaux de Nöel.
Peint par T. Lobrichon. Gravé par L. Massard. Entered according to act of congress in the year 1876 by M. Knoedler & Co. in the office of the Librarian of congress at Washington.
Berlin Verlag von Goupil & Co. Imprimé & Publié par Goupil & Cie. Editeurs le. 1er. 8bre_1876_Paris_Londres_La Have. New York_Published by M.Knoedler.
Rare engraving. 489 x 362mm. 19¼ x 14¼".
A group of children around the fireplace with their Christmas presents, the youngest looking up the chimney for Santa Claus.
[Ref: 15448]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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La Charmante Catin. [The Charming Doll.]
La Charmante Catin. [The Charming Doll.]
[Anon.]
[Paris, n.d., c.1775.]
Etching printed in red, laid paper, very scarce, 170 x 120mm. 6¾ x 4¾".
Four lines of verse below title; numbered '29' upper right. After Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) famous series "Etudes dans le bas peuple prises ou les cris de Paris" Bouchardon executed drawings of Paris street merchants, Cris de Paris, that were widely distributed as engravings; some figures were reproduced in porcelain by the Meissen porcelain manufactory.
[Ref: 22946]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Le Charriot.
Le Charriot. Le Bon Génie, Journal des Enfans, 3e année. No.4. Lith. No.1.
Marlet. Lith. de Marlet.
[n.d. c.1830.]
Lithograph, rare. 165 x 210mm (6½ x 8¼"). Creasing, cut.
Parents pull along a small cradle on wheels; a boy pushes from behind. In the cradle sits a small baby girl holding a whip, and perched on the front is a lion dog barking. One of a series published in a children's magazine.
[Ref: 29682]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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La Chasse aux Papillons.
La Chasse aux Papillons. Le Bon Génie, Journal des Enfants. N.2 année, No.5. Lith. No.1.
Marlet. Lith de Marlet.
[n.d. c.1830.]
Lithograph, rare. 165 x 210mm (6½ x 8¼"). Cut.
Children with nets trying to catch butterflies; once caught a boy pins them onto a board. One of a series published in a children's magazine.
[Ref: 29678]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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[Children at Play.]
[Children at Play.]
W. Hamilton R.A. Del.t P.W. Tomkins Sculp.t late pupil of F. Bartolozzi R.A.
Publish'd as the Act Directs Jany. 1791 by S Vivaris & Son.
Stipple printed in brown ink, proof before title. Collector's stamp. Plate 220 x 246mm (8¾ x 9¾").
Ex: Adolphe Frederich, Duke of Cambridge (1744-1850), 7th son of George III.
[Ref: 28912]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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Jeû d'enfans.
Jeû d'enfans. De la Mode, et des ses boutades, Ce Jeû d'enfans rend les excés, Ces atours, malagré leur succés, Sont bien souvent des mascarades.
Peint par Ch. Coypel. gravé par Lepecie.
a Paris chez L'auteur rue St. Jacques au dessus des Jacobins, et chez L. Surugue graveur du Roy rue des Noyers vis avis St. Yves avec privelege du Roy. Le Tableau est dans le Cabinet de Monsieur Fagon Conseiller d'Etat ordinaire, et au Counseil Royal. [n.d., c.1731.]
Engraving with very large margins, rare. Platemark: 450 x 525mm (17¾ x 20½"). Laid on board. Tears and creases to sheet. Light foxing to sheet.
An interior scene within an elegant bedroom. An unusual representation of nine partially naked children masquerading in contemporary fashions and play-acting at adult behaviour. After french painter Charles Antoine Coypel (1694 - 1752), who became 'premier peintre du roi' and director of the Académie Royale in 1747. He received a number of commissions for paintings for the Palais de Versailles.
[Ref: 35784]   £450.00  
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[Three children fighting over a bird.]
[Three children fighting over a bird.]
G.Lairesse Pinxit.
Sold by J.Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d., c.1680.].
Mezzotint. 180 x 170mm.
A reversed copy of a part of Gerard Lairesse's 'Immoderatum Dulce Amarrum' of c.1675. The engraver's name has been removed, but it is believed to be Isaac Beckett.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 3650]   £380.00  
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[A boy and his dog.]  [&]  [A girl and her dog.]
[A boy and his dog.] [&] [A girl and her dog.] d'apres le Tableau de Mr. Greuze Peintre/ par C.G. Schultze [&] ...par P.C. Ingouf.
A Paris ches Chereau rue de Mathurins [&] ...rue S. Jacques [n.d., c.1775].
Pair of engravings, each c.240 x 180mm, 9½ x 7". Full margins.
The boy wears a hat and has been playing a game with his spaniel - he holds a whip and ball. The young girl is dressed in night clothes, seated on a chair and holding a toy dog on her lap. After Jean Baptiste Greuze (1725 - 1805).
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The Children's Ball.
The Children's Ball.
[n.d., c.1860.]
Chromolithograph with some figures pasted on. Sheet 185 x 265mm (7¼ x 10½"). Trimmed to image and around title.
A dance, with a conductor and orchestra, overseen by adults.
[Ref: 56619]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[Four scraps of Chinese boys with toys.]
[Four scraps of Chinese boys with toys.]
R.J. Hamerton.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Four lithographs with fine hand colour, cut around image. Each c.140 x 180mm (5½ x 7"), laid on two album sheets.
Four idealised scenes of Chinese boys with toys including musical instruments and windmills.
[Ref: 44770]   £250.00   (£300.00 incl.VAT)
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Les Exercices.
Les Exercices.
Fr. Mich Daenzel inv et delt.
ches Haid. [n.d. c.1780.]
Stipple with etching, printed in brown ink. Plate 185 x 134mm. 7¼ x 5¼". Mint.
A boy and girl confront each other, she holds a rifle and he a sword.
[Ref: 16187]   £110.00   (£132.00 incl.VAT)
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The Falling Out.
The Falling Out.
G. Quinton Fecit. 1794.
Hand-coloured stipple. 133 x 95mm. 5¼ x 3¾".
A young girl lashes out to hit a young boy.
[Ref: 16281]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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[Children gathered around a goldfish bowl.]
[Children gathered around a goldfish bowl.]
[n.d., c.1850.]
Rare lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 210 x 275mm (8¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed into image, creased, laid on card. Some marking.
[Ref: 58538]   £75.00   (£90.00 incl.VAT)
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[The Fair.]
[The Fair.]
F. Wheatley inv. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1789.]
Stipple, fine with very large margins. Proof impression before letters. Platemark: 200 x 230mm (8 x 9").
An exterior scene at a country fair, with five children standing beside a stall. The two boys in the centre play a small drum, hanging from one of their necks, as a girl sits on a basket to the left, playing a small clarinet shaped instrument. To the right, a girl holds a rifle over her shoulder, most likely used at the shooting gallery at the fair to win prizes.
De Vesme. 1274: I of III.
[Ref: 36416]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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The Hoop Race.
The Hoop Race.
Published Aug. 26.th, by John Fairburn, Minories London.
Stipple printed in red. 134 x 108mm. 5¼ x 4¼". Cut. Small tear to right, nicks along lower edge.
Three boys racing down the hill with three hoops; a man walking his dog seen in the middleground and a church up on the hill in the background.
[Ref: 27009]   £110.00   (£132.00 incl.VAT)
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The Castle in Danger.
The Castle in Danger.
W. Hamilton R.A. del. T. Gaugain sculp.
[London Pub. May 1789 by J. Brydon Charing Cross.]
Stipple. Sheet 190 x 230mm (7½ x 9"). Trimmed within plate, losing publication line.
Three boys build a house of cards, but a girl creeps up to push one of them from behind.
[Ref: 54202]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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Hunt the Slipper [&] Hot Cockles.
Hunt the Slipper [&] Hot Cockles.
W. Hamilton inv.t. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t.
Publish'd July 2.d, 1787 by W. Palmer No. 163 Strand.
Pair of fine stipples. Platemarks 195 x 225mm (7¾ x 8¾"). Thread margins.
Two scenes of children playing: in 'Hunt the Slipper' a group of children sit in a circle playing, as one boy searches for the hidden slipper; in 'Hot Cockles' one person places their head in anothers lap and guesses who is hitting them from behind, a variation of the classic 'Blind Man’s Buff'.
De Vesme. 1263 & 1264, both IV of IV.
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The Infant Academy.
The Infant Academy.
Engraved by William Walker from a Picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
London: Published February 1st 1854, by Evans & Son, 403, Strand.
Stipple, platemark 330 x 380mm (13 x 15"). Stained.
A young boy painting on an oval canvas a young girl with a fashionable hat, who is flanked by two other children; curtain and pillar behind, landscape beyond at left. The same picture by Reynolds had earlier been engraved as a small mezzotint by S.W. Reynolds.
Not in Hamilton; for S.W. Reynolds' mezzotint, see ref. 21500
[Ref: 34847]   £420.00  
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[The Infant Academy.]
[The Infant Academy.]
[Engraved by William Walker from a Picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
London: Published February 1st 1854, by Evans & Son, 403, Strand.]
Stipple, unique proof before letters. 330 x 380mm (13 x 15"). Trimmed to plate, damage to edges, old pencil mss inscription.
A young boy painting on an oval canvas a young girl with a fashionable hat, who is flanked by two other children; curtain and pillar behind, landscape beyond at left. As well as giving the title and artist, the manuscript also notes 'Engraved for W. Walker during my Apprenticeship - J.B. Bird', contradicting the attribution on the finished plate. The same picture had earlier been engraved as a small mezzotint by S.W. Reynolds.
Not in Hamilton; for S.W. Reynolds' mezzotint, see ref. 21500
[Ref: 57398]   £480.00  
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[Innocent Mischief.]
[Innocent Mischief.]
R. Westall del. C Jossi sculp.
Publish'd Jany 20. 1796. by E.M. Diemar Strand London.
Stipple engraving with etching in sepia, scratched letter proof before title, 453 x 355mm. Trimmed to plate.
A girl tickles the nose of a sleeping boy with a feather. Issued as one of a pair with 'Innocent Revenge'. A fine early proof impression by Christian Josi (1768 - 1828), Dutch stipple engraver, publisher, dealer, and collector. He was a pupil of John Raphael Smith, and father of Henry Josi. He was born and worked in Amsterdam, coming to in London from August 1791 to October 1795, and he maintained his connection with England thereafter.
[Ref: 8089]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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Jumping in Sacks.
Jumping in Sacks.
[Drawn by W.H.Pyne.] Engraved by G.Hunt. Rob.t Cruikshank, fecit. [Etched by Cruikshank.]
[Published by Pyall & Hunt, 18 Tavistock Str.t Covent Garden.]
Coloured aquatint with etching. Sheet 230 x 310mm (9 x 12¼"). Trimmed to printed border and around title, losing most of the inscriptions, laid on album paper.
A sack race, with yokels in sacks tied around their necks, two falling over each other.
BM: 15009. Hickman: p.105.
[Ref: 44277]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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Just Breech'd. [&] First Bite.
Just Breech'd. [&] First Bite.
Stothard Pinx.t. W. Nutter sculp.
London Publish'd 1 Aug. 1791 by Bull & Jeffryes Ludgate Hill.
Pair of stipples, printed in sepia. Plate: 230 x 170mm (9 x 6¾''), with large margins.
A pair of childhood scenes, the first shows a boy in his first pair of breeches, his petticoats lie discarded on a stool beside him. A younger child stares at the breeches admiringly. The second scene shows a boy taking a bite out of an apple while a girl attempts to take it from him.
[Ref: 48085]   £390.00  
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Juvenile Navigators.
Juvenile Navigators.
Painted by G.Morland. Engraved by W.Ward.
London Publish'd Oct.r 28, 1789 by J.R.Smith, no 31 King Street, Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. 455 x 550mm (18 x 21½"). Small nick just touching the publication line; two small holes in margin.
Children around a pond, one attempting to move his yacht with bellows.
[Ref: 4294]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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I will be a Lady. [&] I will be a Soldier.
I will be a Lady. [&] I will be a Soldier.
H. Singleton Delin.t. C. Knight Sculp.t.
London Publish'd Jan. 1.st 1795 by C. Knight No.53 Piccadilly.
Pair of stipples. Plate: 240 x 180mm (9½ x 8''). Trimmed.
A pair of childhood scenes, in one a little girl tries on a woman's hat and in the second a little boy tries on a soldier's hat.
[Ref: 48086]   £360.00  
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Le Petit Physician. The Little Philosopher.
Le Petit Physician. The Little Philosopher.
Pub.d Nov.r 1828, by A. Friedel, 34, Surrey Street, Strand, from a Painting by Caspar Netscher.
Rare lithograph. 406 x 266mm (16 x 10½"), with wide margins.
A young boy sat at a ledge, inside an arched frame on a window; he plays with bubbles and holds a pin ready to burst them.
[Ref: 24880]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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The Little Volunteer [and] Young Sailors.
The Little Volunteer [and] Young Sailors.
Painted by R.M.Paye. Engraved by Jn.Young Engraver in Mezzotinto to his R.H. the Prince of Wales.
London, Published June 24th 1799, by Jn.Young, 58 Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square.
Pair of mezzotints. Each plate 585 x 430mm.
These prints show a juvenile curiosity about British military involvement during the Napoleonic Wars (the ship in 'Young Sailors' bears the legend 'Nelson', explicitly linking the childrens' play to contemporary events).
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Mamma's Muff & Tippet. [&] Papa's Hat & Stick.
Mamma's Muff & Tippet. [&] Papa's Hat & Stick.
Miss Keate del. B. Tanner sc. [&] C. Tieboul.
Philadelphia Published by M. Carey No. 118 Market Street. [n.d., c.1800.]
A pair of stipples with hand colour, rare. Sheet: 230 x 175mm (9 x 7''). Trimmed. Bit dusty.
A pair of stipples showing a young boy and girl wearing their parents clothes. The pair are American copies, printed in Philadelphia by Matthew Carey, of Josiah Boydell's stipples originally printed in 1795.
[Ref: 48083]   £320.00  
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The Village Champion.
The Village Champion. Specimens of Art. Plate 17.
R. Farrier, Pinx.t. J. Rogers, sc.
Published by J. & F. Hatwood, 26 Fenchurch St.t.
Mezzotint with fine colour and large margins. 210 x 160mm (8¼ x 6¼").
A game of marbles degenerating into an argument.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34544]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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A Ghost. L'Apparition.
A Ghost. L'Apparition.
Painted by R. Westall. Engrav'd by Schiavonetti.
London, Pub.d March 1. 1791, by T Simpson St. Paul's Church Yard.
Stipple, printed in colours. Framed, sight size 230 x 255mm (9 x 10". Unexamined out of frame.
Two girls huddle, one points, in fear of a "ghost", which is in fact a young boy playing around with a sheet over his head. As the pair, 'The Mask' after Joshua Reynolds, depicted two of the daughters of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough (who owned the painting), it is likely these are also his children.
See also reference 60316.
[Ref: 60369]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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A Ghost. L'Apparition.
A Ghost. L'Apparition. From the Original Picture in the possession of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough.
Sir Joshua Reynolds pinxit. A. Zaffonato sculp.t.
Publish'd November 30th.1792 by A. Suntach.
Rare stipple. 228 x 254mm (9 x 10").
Two girls huddle, one points, in fear of a "ghost", which is in fact a young boy playing around with a sheet over his head. This is a close copy in reverse of a plate engraved by Niccolo Schiavonetti after Richard Westall, showing the children of the Duke of Marlborough. The pair, 'The Mask', was by Reynolds.
[Ref: 17023]   £320.00  
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The Mask. [&] The Ghost.
The Mask. [&] The Ghost.
[Mask after Joshua Reynolds, Ghost after Richard Westall.]
Dublin Publish'd by W. Allen, 32 Dame Street.
Pair of stipples. Each c. 210 x 265mm (8¼ x 10½") large margins A few repairs.
A pair of scenes of children playing games, close copies of stipples by Luigi and Niccolo Schiavonetti. 'Mask' depicts two of the daughters of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, who owned the painting: Charlotte (1769-1802), holding a Graecian theatrical mask, and Anne (1773-1865).
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[Military Band.]
[Military Band.]
C.W. White Sculpt.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Stipple, 140 x 140mm. 5½ x 5½".
Children dressed as a military band, playing the drum and flute.
[Ref: 8565]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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[Military Band.]
[Military Band.]
C.W. White Sculpt.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Stipple, printed in sanguine. Printed area: 140 x 140mm (5½ x 5½"). Trimmed inside plate. Small stain to right edge of sheet, outside of printed area.
Children dressed as a military band, playing the drum and flute.
[Ref: 40121]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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The Mischievous Boy.
The Mischievous Boy.
Charles Knight, sculp.
Sep.t 5. 1792, by Jee & Eginton.
Stipple engraving printed in sanguine, platemark 160 x 185mm (6¼ x 7¼"). Damage to left of image.
Scene with a girl comforting a dog, seemingly to protect it from a boy from the titular 'mischievous boy'. Engraved by Charles Knight (1742-1825).
[Ref: 23153]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Nestling.
Nestling. 19.
G.B. O'Neill.
[London, 1872.]
Etching on india. Plate 140 x 185mm. 5½ x 7¼".
Children outside the farmhouse playing in the hay, two girls nestled in a pile, a boy hiding in the hay by the girl to the left, another boy adding hay to the pile; workers in the background piling hay onto a laden horse-drawn cart. Plate 19 from "Etchings for The Art-Union of London By The Etching Club, 1872".
The original oil in the Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
[Ref: 19913]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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The New Toy.
The New Toy.
London Published June 1. 1828, by A. friedel, 34. Surry Street, Strand.
Framed lithograph. Sheet size: 220 x 195mm. (8¾ x 7¾"). Cut. Title and publication line glued to reverse.
A woman peers through her spectacles at a child who is holding a toy; in trompe l'oeil frame. Possibly after Gerrit Dou (1613-75), Dutch Golden Age painter who frequently used windows as framing devices in his paintings.
[Ref: 30295]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Behold two RoseBuds, look on these pure Gems,...And Orphans' Tongues are lisping of her Praise.
Behold two RoseBuds, look on these pure Gems,...And Orphans' Tongues are lisping of her Praise.
By W. Sanford. 12, Gloucester Place, Gloucester Crescent, Regents Park. F. Noyce [in plate lower right.]
Stannard & Dixon, 7, Poland St [n.d., c.1850].
Lithograph, sheet 360 x 260mm. 14¼ x 10½". Repaired tear into inscription.
Two young orphaned children, the older holding a card inscribed 'to the Orphan's Friend'. The younger child holds a hoop and stick. The verse below in two columns seems to be in praise of Queen Victoria and her encouragement of philanthropic schemes to help orphans during the early years of her reign.
[Ref: 10262]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[Peg-Leg Beggar Girl.]
[Peg-Leg Beggar Girl.] For Pity's sake bestow a few Scraps And your poor Petitioner will ever pray.
[n.d. c.1825.]
Hand-coloured lithograph. 235 x 165mm. 9¼ x 6½".
A young girl acting as a peg-legged cupid; she has a strap-on peg, eye-patch and a bow and arrow. On the ground in front is an up-turned hat with various papers.
[Ref: 24959]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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[Buffeting the Bear] [&] [Playing at Leapfrog.]
[Buffeting the Bear] [&] [Playing at Leapfrog.]
[Possibly published by P. Stampa c.1800.]
Two mezzotints with engraving. Sheets c.165 x 230mm (6½ x 9"). Trimmed within plate, losing title at bottom, pasted on album sheet.
A pair of ovals depicting children at play. The London publisher P Stampa published very similar versions (BM 2010,7081.1678 & 2010,7081.2030) but, as these examples have been reworked (with line engraving around the eyes), it is impossible to tell whether they are the same plates).
[Ref: 60173]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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Playing at the Ring.
Playing at the Ring. 7.
Van Lee Berghi del. James Godby sculp.
Published & Sold Jan.y 1. 1806, by Edw.d Orme. 52, Bond Street, London.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Paper watermarked: J. Whatman 1817. Plate 248 x 336mm. 9¾ x 13¼". Very slight offsetting.
Boys on the shoreline playing at the ring. The scenery behind which includes a volcano Vesuvius. No:7 from a series of scenes of Italian Scenery. See ref:22866 A ring stuck into the sand through which boys hit balls with a wooden paddle.
[Ref: 22863]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[Playing on a Log]
[Playing on a Log]
[Eileen A. Soper.]
[n.d., c.1925.]
Etching, 140 x 200mm
Children playing on a log
[Ref: 5666]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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The Mother's Favourite, playing his Tricks with the Candle.
The Mother's Favourite, playing his Tricks with the Candle.
Printed for Carington Bowles, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint. Plate: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼'') very large margins.
A scene showing a young boy holding a candle in one hand and shielding the flame with another.
[Ref: 48836]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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La Ronde.
La Ronde. Le Bon Génie, Journal des Enfants. No.17. Lith No.4.
Marlet del. Lith de Marlet.
[n.d. c.1830.]
Lithograph, rare. 170 x 210mm (6¾ x 8¼"). Cut.
Children dancing in a circle with the statue of Pan playing panpipes behind. A doll lies on the ground. One of a series published in a children's magazine.
[Ref: 29680]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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Tom and his Pidgeons. [&] The Favorite Rabbit.
Tom and his Pidgeons. [&] The Favorite Rabbit.
J.Russell Esq.r pinx.t. C.Knight sculp.t.
Published June 1. 1792 by C.Knight, Stoke Bucks & Random, Stainbank & Sayer, 17 Old Bond Street, London.
Pair of oval stipples. Each 160 x 170mm. Trimmed to platemarks.
Tom protecting his pigeons from a cat, and a girl feeding her rabbit.
[Ref: 5309]   £250.00   (£300.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
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See-Saw.
See-Saw. When young together we resort...
F. Wheatley inv.t. Delatree sculp.t.
Pub.d by R. Pollard Spa Fields London. [n.d., c.1790.]
Stipple. Plate: 175 x 185mm (7 x 7¼"). Trimmed to plate on right and left sides.
A scene showing three children playing on a see-saw.
[Ref: 42499]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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See-saw.
See-saw.
London, Published by Tobart & Co. July 13 1804.
Etching. Sheet 125 x 80mm (5 x 3¼"). Trimmed. Laid on album paper.
Young girls on a seesaw, probably from a series of children's pastimes.
[Ref: 56341]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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