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[Joseph Chalier] Philipe Sidney.
[Joseph Chalier] Philipe Sidney.
peint par H.F. Tassaert. gravé par J.J. Tassaert.
A Paris et a Londres chez Tessari et Comp.ie [n.d., c.1835.]
Sripple, printed in colours. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"), large margins.
A portrait taken from a bust of Joseph Chalier (1747-93) who was a French lawyer and revolutionary politician. It is apparently a reissue of a portait of Chalier that Jean Joseph François Tassaert engraved, originally attributed to painter Jacques Philippe Caresme. This version has the title changed, Henriette-Félicité Tassaert as painter, and the revolutionary symbols in the borders removed.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60318]   £380.00  
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Garde Francaises sortant du Cabaret.
Garde Francaises sortant du Cabaret.
dessiné par le Chev De Berny.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Etching. 240 x 160mm (9½ x 6¼"), large margins. Mint.
A drunken soldier of the French Guards staggers the street.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60340]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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A Parmesan Lady. In the Collection of John Taylor Esq.r.
A Parmesan Lady. In the Collection of John Taylor Esq.r.
W.m Peters pinxit. Engraved by J.R. Smith.
Published July 1st, 1776 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint. 260 x 200mm (10¼ x 7¾"). Thread margins.
A half-length profile portrait within an oval border, one of four 'Ladies in Foreign Dress'. The artist is Matthew William Peters (1742-1814), most famous for his provocative painting of a courtesan (known as 'Lydia' in the mezzotint copy). He came to regret his choice of subject, as he was ordained in 1781, becoming the Royal Academy's chaplain (1784-8), then chaplain to the Prince of Wales.
D'Oench: 74. Frankau 271 II.
[Ref: 60127]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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Philippus II Catholicus, Hispaniarum Rex et Indiarum  Noviq' Orbis Monarcha Potentissimus.
Philippus II Catholicus, Hispaniarum Rex et Indiarum Noviq' Orbis Monarcha Potentissimus.
Ant. Moro Pinxit. J. Suÿderhoef Sculpsit.
P. Southman Effigiauit et excud. Cum Priuil Sa. Cæ. M. [n.d., c.1645.]
Very fine etching with engraving. Plate 405 x 275mm (16 x 11").
Philip II (1527-98), King of Spain from 1556, wearing a black hat and garments with a white ruff, and the Order of the Golden Fleece. Although this print is attributed to Antonis Mor, it more resembles that by Sofonisba Anguissola now in the Prado (P001036).
[Ref: 60219]   £320.00  
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[Aleksandr Vasilyevich Suvorov] General Suwarrow.
[Aleksandr Vasilyevich Suvorov] General Suwarrow. (from the Life)
Published 12th Dec.r 1799, by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London.
Mezzotint. 115 x 90mm (4½ x 3½"), large margins. Some staining and spotting.
Oval half-length portrait of Alexander Vasilievich Suvoroff (c.1729-1800), in uniform. The fourth (and last) Generalissimo of Russia, Suvoroff was famed for never losing a battle when he was in command.
[Ref: 60254]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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