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Copied from Capt. Phillip's Voyage to Botany Bay, by permission of the Proprietor.
H. Webber inv.t. T. Holloway sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Engraving. Sheet: 80 x 70mm (3 x 2¾''). Trimmed.
An allegorical scene showing Hope addressing Peace, Industry and Art by the coast. A copy of a roundel which appeared in the frontispiece of 'The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay' published by John Stockdale in 1789.
[Ref: 51142] £230.00
(£276.00 incl.VAT)
War. [&] Peace.
H. Singleton pinx.t. J. Whessell sculp.t.
London, Published June, 1. 1798, by T. Simpton, St Paul's Church Yard; and Darling & Thompson, G.t Newport Street.
Pair of stipple engravings. 650 x 505mm (25½ x 20") with large margins. One repaired tear on each, entering inscription area on 'War'
A pair of allegorical scenes. In 'War' an army officer embraces his wife and child before leaving for war, watched by a maid and a negro pageboy, with massed troops and ships in the background. 'Peace' depicts a cottage interior, with a soldier with a scythe on his shoulder, a farmer gesturing trough the door to other harvesters working in a field with a windmill. Singleton's original oils were sold at a Sotheby's sale of Important British Pictures in November 2007.
[Ref: 51464] £680.00
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