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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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[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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