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The Rev.d John Blachford D.D. Chancellor of S.t Patrick's and Minister of S.t Werburgh's Dublin. Died 25th of October 1748 Aged 64.
Ja.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint. 325 x 230mm (12¾ x 9"), with large margins. Creases bottom left.
A half-length portrait in oval of the Rev Dr John Blachford (1684-1748), who benefited from the friendship of Dean Jonathan Swift. According to family tradition, Swift was staying with the family and chanced upon Blachford's wife Elinor reading aloud to her children. Swift derisively remarked, ''Is it a woman pretending to teach?''; ''Yes, Sir'', Mrs Blachford replied, '''tis a very foolish book lately published called 'Gulliver’s Travels'''. The Blachfords were the grandparents of poet Mary Tighe (1772-1810)
CS 20. Goodwn 134. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69872] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Ja.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint. 325 x 230mm (12¾ x 9"), with large margins. Creases bottom left.
A half-length portrait in oval of the Rev Dr John Blachford (1684-1748), who benefited from the friendship of Dean Jonathan Swift. According to family tradition, Swift was staying with the family and chanced upon Blachford's wife Elinor reading aloud to her children. Swift derisively remarked, ''Is it a woman pretending to teach?''; ''Yes, Sir'', Mrs Blachford replied, '''tis a very foolish book lately published called 'Gulliver’s Travels'''. The Blachfords were the grandparents of poet Mary Tighe (1772-1810)
CS 20. Goodwn 134. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69872] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
M.r Richard Steele.
J. Richardson pinx. 1712. J. Smith fec.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1712.]
Mezzotint, 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Small margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729); dramatist, essayist and Whig politician; noted for his periodical essays in The Tatler 1709-11, The Spectator 1711-12 and various political papers. He was also a prominent member of the Kit-cat Club.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS:244: ii of iii.
[Ref: 69543] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
J. Richardson pinx. 1712. J. Smith fec.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1712.]
Mezzotint, 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Small margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729); dramatist, essayist and Whig politician; noted for his periodical essays in The Tatler 1709-11, The Spectator 1711-12 and various political papers. He was also a prominent member of the Kit-cat Club.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS:244: ii of iii.
[Ref: 69543] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
M.r Richard Steele.
J. Richardson pinx. 1712. J. Smith fec.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1712.]
Mezzotint, 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margins, ink collector's stamp on reverse.
A half-length portrait in oval of Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729); dramatist, essayist and Whig politician; noted for his periodical essays in The Tatler 1709-11, The Spectator 1711-12 and various political papers. He was also a prominent member of the Kit-cat Club.
CS:244: ii of iii. Ex: collection of Alfred Morrison & The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 69545] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
J. Richardson pinx. 1712. J. Smith fec.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1712.]
Mezzotint, 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margins, ink collector's stamp on reverse.
A half-length portrait in oval of Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729); dramatist, essayist and Whig politician; noted for his periodical essays in The Tatler 1709-11, The Spectator 1711-12 and various political papers. He was also a prominent member of the Kit-cat Club.
CS:244: ii of iii. Ex: collection of Alfred Morrison & The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 69545] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
M.r Richard Steele.
J. Richardson pinx. 1712. J. Smith fec.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1712.]
Mezzotint, 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Glue stains in corners.
A half-length portrait in oval of Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729); dramatist, essayist and Whig politician; noted for his periodical essays in The Tatler 1709-11, The Spectator 1711-12 and various political papers. He was also a prominent member of the Kit-cat Club.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS:244: ii of iii.
[Ref: 69544] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
J. Richardson pinx. 1712. J. Smith fec.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1712.]
Mezzotint, 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Glue stains in corners.
A half-length portrait in oval of Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729); dramatist, essayist and Whig politician; noted for his periodical essays in The Tatler 1709-11, The Spectator 1711-12 and various political papers. He was also a prominent member of the Kit-cat Club.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS:244: ii of iii.
[Ref: 69544] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Glen Malour C.º Wicklow.
Published by J. Fisher April 1793 [but 1795].
Aquatint, printed in sepia. 205 x 290mm (8 x 11½"). Bit messy.
A view of Glenmalure, a glacial valley in County Wicklow, with a cottage and mountain goats. Plate 27 of 60 in 'Scenery of Ireland Illustrated in a Series of Prints of Select Views, Castles and Abbies, Drawn & Engraved in Aquatinta by Jonathan Fisher'.
Abbey 452.
[Ref: 69966] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Published by J. Fisher April 1793 [but 1795].
Aquatint, printed in sepia. 205 x 290mm (8 x 11½"). Bit messy.
A view of Glenmalure, a glacial valley in County Wicklow, with a cottage and mountain goats. Plate 27 of 60 in 'Scenery of Ireland Illustrated in a Series of Prints of Select Views, Castles and Abbies, Drawn & Engraved in Aquatinta by Jonathan Fisher'.
Abbey 452.
[Ref: 69966] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)