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The Combate in Paris betwixt John de Astley and Peter de Masse 29 Aug: Aº 1438. The Combate in Smithfeild betwixt the same John de Astley and Sr Philip Boyle, 30 Jan: An: 1441.
[Wenceslaus Hollar.]
[London, 1656.]
Rare etching, 17th century watermark. 290 x 370mm (11½ x 14½"). Small margins.
Two tournament scenes involving Sir John Astley of Patshull Hall, one of the most famous tournament knights of his time, flanked by eight panels with scenes before, during and after the action. The joust against Pierre de Massie in the upper scene was in the presence of Charles VII of France, ending; the lower scene is a duel, hand-to hand in armour with Philip de Boyle, before Henry VI of England. Astley was inducted into the Order of the Garter for his second victory. A plate from Dugdale's History of Warwickshire, 1656.
Pennington 530, i of ii.
[Ref: 62177] £480.00
[Wenceslaus Hollar.]
[London, 1656.]
Rare etching, 17th century watermark. 290 x 370mm (11½ x 14½"). Small margins.
Two tournament scenes involving Sir John Astley of Patshull Hall, one of the most famous tournament knights of his time, flanked by eight panels with scenes before, during and after the action. The joust against Pierre de Massie in the upper scene was in the presence of Charles VII of France, ending; the lower scene is a duel, hand-to hand in armour with Philip de Boyle, before Henry VI of England. Astley was inducted into the Order of the Garter for his second victory. A plate from Dugdale's History of Warwickshire, 1656.
Pennington 530, i of ii.
[Ref: 62177] £480.00
![[Skipping] Caught Tripping.](jpegs/62341.jpg)
[Skipping] Caught Tripping.
Printed by L.H. Lefevre, Newman St.
London: Published by William Spooner, 377, Strand.
Lithograph with fine hand colour. Sheet 380 x 280mm (15 x 11") Slight surface soiling.
A young woman, in a dress that bares her shoulders, is tangled in her skipping rope, which reveals her calves and petticoats.
[Ref: 62341] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Printed by L.H. Lefevre, Newman St.
London: Published by William Spooner, 377, Strand.
Lithograph with fine hand colour. Sheet 380 x 280mm (15 x 11") Slight surface soiling.
A young woman, in a dress that bares her shoulders, is tangled in her skipping rope, which reveals her calves and petticoats.
[Ref: 62341] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)