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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
![[Dutch Peasants] Ni pateat fundus, nova massica non tibi fundo,](jpegs/62225.jpg)
[Dutch Peasants] Ni pateat fundus, nova massica non tibi fundo, / In funde cordis namque profunda latent.
A. Ostaden pinxit. J. Suyderhoef sculpsit.
F. de Wit excudit [n.d., c.1670].
Engraving. 230 x 190mm (9 x 7½"). Trimmed close to plate, small tear repaired.
A peasant couple seated at a table, the man holding a jug and about to fill the woman's wine-glass, nuts and smoking accessories on the table. Originally published by Clement de Jonghe.
[Ref: 62225] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A. Ostaden pinxit. J. Suyderhoef sculpsit.
F. de Wit excudit [n.d., c.1670].
Engraving. 230 x 190mm (9 x 7½"). Trimmed close to plate, small tear repaired.
A peasant couple seated at a table, the man holding a jug and about to fill the woman's wine-glass, nuts and smoking accessories on the table. Originally published by Clement de Jonghe.
[Ref: 62225] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Interior of a tavern]](jpegs/62252.jpg)
[Interior of a tavern]
Prestel sc 1779.
Scarce aquatint and mixed method. 335 x 275mm (13¼ x 10¾"). Collector's mark on reverse. Narrow left margin.
An interior with barrels, with a man reading a letter to his three companions. A very jovial bar scene.
[Ref: 62252] £360.00
Prestel sc 1779.
Scarce aquatint and mixed method. 335 x 275mm (13¼ x 10¾"). Collector's mark on reverse. Narrow left margin.
An interior with barrels, with a man reading a letter to his three companions. A very jovial bar scene.
[Ref: 62252] £360.00
![[The Epicure's Prayer!!]](jpegs/62434.jpg)
[The Epicure's Prayer!!]
[Etched by Thomas Rowlandson after George Moutard Woodward.]
Pub.d May 20th 1801 by R. Ackermann N 101 Strand.
Coloured etching. Framed, sight size 195 x 250mm (7¾ x 9¾"). Unexamined out of frame, trimmed, losing letterpress title and description.
An obese man with swollen ankles kneels before his wheelchair, praying to Epicurus for 'plenty of Viands, and a good Digestion'. One of a series of broadside 'prayers'.
See The Metropolitan Museum of Art 59.533.807 for image with full text. Not in BM Satires.
[Ref: 62434] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Etched by Thomas Rowlandson after George Moutard Woodward.]
Pub.d May 20th 1801 by R. Ackermann N 101 Strand.
Coloured etching. Framed, sight size 195 x 250mm (7¾ x 9¾"). Unexamined out of frame, trimmed, losing letterpress title and description.
An obese man with swollen ankles kneels before his wheelchair, praying to Epicurus for 'plenty of Viands, and a good Digestion'. One of a series of broadside 'prayers'.
See The Metropolitan Museum of Art 59.533.807 for image with full text. Not in BM Satires.
[Ref: 62434] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[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)