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A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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Beauty & Time.
Published according to Act of Parliament the 1.st of January 1781[?] by [illegible] Humprey.
Fine stipple, printed in sepia. 250 x 180mm (9¾ x 7"), with very large margins. Mint.
A bare-breasted young woman and Chronos tussle over his scythe. Ozias Humphrey (1742-1810), miniaturist and publisher, is best known for commissioning William Blake's 'A Small Book of Designs' and 'A Large Book of Designs', containing colour-printed plates from his other works.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60292] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Published according to Act of Parliament the 1.st of January 1781[?] by [illegible] Humprey.
Fine stipple, printed in sepia. 250 x 180mm (9¾ x 7"), with very large margins. Mint.
A bare-breasted young woman and Chronos tussle over his scythe. Ozias Humphrey (1742-1810), miniaturist and publisher, is best known for commissioning William Blake's 'A Small Book of Designs' and 'A Large Book of Designs', containing colour-printed plates from his other works.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60292] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Charitas.
[after Aegidius Sadeler II.]
[n.d., c.1670-1700's.]
Very scarce mezzotint. 260 x 200mm (10¼ x 8"). Thread margins.
A woman breastfeeding one child while two more children embrace, representing charitas, one of the seven virtues. Derived from an engraving in the same direction by Aegidius Sadeler II (1570-1629).
see Hollstein 119 for Sadeler's engraving.
[Ref: 60164] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[after Aegidius Sadeler II.]
[n.d., c.1670-1700's.]
Very scarce mezzotint. 260 x 200mm (10¼ x 8"). Thread margins.
A woman breastfeeding one child while two more children embrace, representing charitas, one of the seven virtues. Derived from an engraving in the same direction by Aegidius Sadeler II (1570-1629).
see Hollstein 119 for Sadeler's engraving.
[Ref: 60164] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Fire. From the Original Drawing in the Possession of W. Palmer.
G.B. Cipriani Inveni.t. F. Bartolozzi Sculpi.t.
Publish'd by W. Palmer N.o 163 Strand Oct:r 1784.
Very fine stipple, printed in sepia. 185 x 225mm (7¼ x 8¾"), with large margins. A little spottting mostly in margins.
An allegorical figure of Fire as a woman in classical robe in a cloud, holding fire in her right hand and a salamander in her left. One of the two winged cherubs blows a wind.
De Vesme 611. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60295] £350.00
G.B. Cipriani Inveni.t. F. Bartolozzi Sculpi.t.
Publish'd by W. Palmer N.o 163 Strand Oct:r 1784.
Very fine stipple, printed in sepia. 185 x 225mm (7¼ x 8¾"), with large margins. A little spottting mostly in margins.
An allegorical figure of Fire as a woman in classical robe in a cloud, holding fire in her right hand and a salamander in her left. One of the two winged cherubs blows a wind.
De Vesme 611. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60295] £350.00
Fortitudo.
[Jacob Gole?]
[n.d., c.1700.]
Mezzotint. 260 x 190mm (10¼ x 7½"), with very large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed to plate on right, toning in top margin, old ink number bottom right of plate. Stain top left & right.
An opulently-dressed woman representing 'Courage', with high headress, seated on a fallen column, armour and a trumpet at her feet. Through a window is a triumphal columan and a palace. The blackness of the background mezzotint suggests it has been reworked.
[Ref: 60180] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[Jacob Gole?]
[n.d., c.1700.]
Mezzotint. 260 x 190mm (10¼ x 7½"), with very large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed to plate on right, toning in top margin, old ink number bottom right of plate. Stain top left & right.
An opulently-dressed woman representing 'Courage', with high headress, seated on a fallen column, armour and a trumpet at her feet. Through a window is a triumphal columan and a palace. The blackness of the background mezzotint suggests it has been reworked.
[Ref: 60180] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Genius and Beauty. Genius describing Beauty and Cupid dictating Him.
G.B. Cipriani inv.t F. Bartolozzi sculp.t 1782
Pub.d as the Act directs Sep.r 15th 1782 by A. Torre No 44 Market Lane London. A Paris chez L. Torre Porte St Antoine A.P.D.R.
Very fine stipple, printed in colours. 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with large margins. Title and publication line slightly faded. Mint.
Allegorical scene, with Genius (as an artist) drawing the female personification of Beauty, under instruction from Cupid.
De Vesme 620. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. For one printed in sanguine see 40368. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60287] £620.00
G.B. Cipriani inv.t F. Bartolozzi sculp.t 1782
Pub.d as the Act directs Sep.r 15th 1782 by A. Torre No 44 Market Lane London. A Paris chez L. Torre Porte St Antoine A.P.D.R.
Very fine stipple, printed in colours. 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with large margins. Title and publication line slightly faded. Mint.
Allegorical scene, with Genius (as an artist) drawing the female personification of Beauty, under instruction from Cupid.
De Vesme 620. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. For one printed in sanguine see 40368. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60287] £620.00
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[Harmony.]
[C.B. Cipriani Delin.t. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd Feb.y 1.st 1786 by W. Dickinson Engraver & Printseller No. 158 Bond Street.]
Fine proof before letters stipple, printed in sepia. Plate 260 x 205mm (10¼ x 8"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margins. Foxing.
A portrait of the figure of Harmony, shown playing a harp.
De Vesme 625 II of III. See Ref. 47256 for fully lettered version.
[Ref: 60326] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[C.B. Cipriani Delin.t. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd Feb.y 1.st 1786 by W. Dickinson Engraver & Printseller No. 158 Bond Street.]
Fine proof before letters stipple, printed in sepia. Plate 260 x 205mm (10¼ x 8"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margins. Foxing.
A portrait of the figure of Harmony, shown playing a harp.
De Vesme 625 II of III. See Ref. 47256 for fully lettered version.
[Ref: 60326] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Midnight] Mitternacht. La Minuit. Septentrio.](jpegs/60190.jpg)
[Midnight] Mitternacht. La Minuit. Septentrio.
P. Mercier pinx. J.S. Negges Sc. et exc.
Cum Gratia et Privil. S.C.M. Acad. Fr. A.A.L.L. [n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), large margins.
A very decorative image showing a young woman in a ball gown, holding a staff, lifts her mask to reveal her face. A German copy of an English print.
[Ref: 60190] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
P. Mercier pinx. J.S. Negges Sc. et exc.
Cum Gratia et Privil. S.C.M. Acad. Fr. A.A.L.L. [n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), large margins.
A very decorative image showing a young woman in a ball gown, holding a staff, lifts her mask to reveal her face. A German copy of an English print.
[Ref: 60190] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Summer] Sommer. L'Etè. Aestas.](jpegs/60191.jpg)
[Summer] Sommer. L'Etè. Aestas.
P. Mercier pinx. J.S. Negges Sc. et exc.
Cum Gratia et Privil. S.C.M. Acad. Fr. A.A.L.L. [n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾") large margins. Damage to margins and inscription area, laid on card.
A very decorative image showing a young woman leaning against a tree, holding a wildflower and a fan. A German copy of an English print by Purcell.
[Ref: 60191] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
P. Mercier pinx. J.S. Negges Sc. et exc.
Cum Gratia et Privil. S.C.M. Acad. Fr. A.A.L.L. [n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾") large margins. Damage to margins and inscription area, laid on card.
A very decorative image showing a young woman leaning against a tree, holding a wildflower and a fan. A German copy of an English print by Purcell.
[Ref: 60191] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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[Taste.]
[Engraved by Pieter Schenck after Andries Both.]
[n.d., c.1720.][Bit Later]
Mezzotint. 220 x 175mm (8¾ x 7"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere.
A group of hungry peasants devour pancakes made by an elderly woman outside. A reversed copy of an etching by Jan Both, one of the 'Five Senses' after his brother Andries.
BM: Sheepshanks.6683.
[Ref: 60167] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by Pieter Schenck after Andries Both.]
[n.d., c.1720.][Bit Later]
Mezzotint. 220 x 175mm (8¾ x 7"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere.
A group of hungry peasants devour pancakes made by an elderly woman outside. A reversed copy of an etching by Jan Both, one of the 'Five Senses' after his brother Andries.
BM: Sheepshanks.6683.
[Ref: 60167] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)