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The Death of Arcite No. 2 of Macklin's British Poets Vide Chaucers Palamen & Arcite moderniz'd by Dryden.
W. Hamilton R.A. pinxt. F. Bartolozzi R.A & Engraver to his Majesty sculpt.
London. Pubd. Feby. 20. 1790 by Thos. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.
Stipple engraving with etching, 430 x 500mm, very large margins. Small tears repaired with tape, one just going into the plate mark at the top. Two small holes in image.
Arcite on his deathbed, wounded in a joust he held with his sworn brother Palamon to compete for the love of Emelye. She stands beside the bed, her hand in his, removing her veil, while Palamon approaches on the right and Theseus sits watching on the left. Illustration from 'Palamon and Arcite' by John Dryden (1631 - 1700), based on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (Tale of the Knight). Published by Thomas Macklin (c.1760 - 1800) for his series of 'British Poets', begun in 1787.
[Ref: 63752] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
W. Hamilton R.A. pinxt. F. Bartolozzi R.A & Engraver to his Majesty sculpt.
London. Pubd. Feby. 20. 1790 by Thos. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.
Stipple engraving with etching, 430 x 500mm, very large margins. Small tears repaired with tape, one just going into the plate mark at the top. Two small holes in image.
Arcite on his deathbed, wounded in a joust he held with his sworn brother Palamon to compete for the love of Emelye. She stands beside the bed, her hand in his, removing her veil, while Palamon approaches on the right and Theseus sits watching on the left. Illustration from 'Palamon and Arcite' by John Dryden (1631 - 1700), based on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (Tale of the Knight). Published by Thomas Macklin (c.1760 - 1800) for his series of 'British Poets', begun in 1787.
[Ref: 63752] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
The Booroom Slave.
H. Thomson, R.A., del.t E. Finden sculp.t
[Pub. by R. Ackermann, 1828.]
Steel engraving sheet 110 x 75mm (4 x 3"). Trimmed inside platemark, losing publication line and glued to backing sheet.
Young slave kneeling in prayer, from an 1827 painting by Henry Thomson. This print was published in the 'Forget Me Not' of 1828, where it was accompanied by a short story, 'The Booroom Slave', by the Sarah Bowditch, wife of African traveler Thomas Edward Bowditch. Bowditch's story described the plight of Inna, an African chief's daughter abducted by slave traders of Bowditch's story. The same image was subsequently used as the frontispiece for the first antislavery book published in the United States, Lydia Maria Child's 'An Appeal in Favour of That Class of Americans Called Africans'. The popularity of the image can be seen from its later use in banners in other abolitionist materials in the US. Early state before text altered.
For more information, see: Jo-Ann Morgan, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin as Visual Culture'; William Dillon Pierson, 'Black Legacy: America's Hidden Heritage'; and particularly Jill Rappoport, 'Giving Women: Alli
[Ref: 63746] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
H. Thomson, R.A., del.t E. Finden sculp.t
[Pub. by R. Ackermann, 1828.]
Steel engraving sheet 110 x 75mm (4 x 3"). Trimmed inside platemark, losing publication line and glued to backing sheet.
Young slave kneeling in prayer, from an 1827 painting by Henry Thomson. This print was published in the 'Forget Me Not' of 1828, where it was accompanied by a short story, 'The Booroom Slave', by the Sarah Bowditch, wife of African traveler Thomas Edward Bowditch. Bowditch's story described the plight of Inna, an African chief's daughter abducted by slave traders of Bowditch's story. The same image was subsequently used as the frontispiece for the first antislavery book published in the United States, Lydia Maria Child's 'An Appeal in Favour of That Class of Americans Called Africans'. The popularity of the image can be seen from its later use in banners in other abolitionist materials in the US. Early state before text altered.
For more information, see: Jo-Ann Morgan, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin as Visual Culture'; William Dillon Pierson, 'Black Legacy: America's Hidden Heritage'; and particularly Jill Rappoport, 'Giving Women: Alli
[Ref: 63746] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Funeral Procession of His late Royal Highness the Duke of York, leaving S.t James's Palace, at 8 o'clock on the morning of Jan.ry 20.th 1827.
Drawn & Etch'd by Jos.h Nash.
Published Jan.y 26 1827 by R. Ackermann 101 Strand.
Etching. Sheet 205 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
After his lying in state at the Chapel Royal, Frederick cortege is shown leaving the North Gate of St James's Place, proceeding up St James's Street on route to his funeral in St George's Chapel, Windsor.
[Ref: 63601] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Etch'd by Jos.h Nash.
Published Jan.y 26 1827 by R. Ackermann 101 Strand.
Etching. Sheet 205 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
After his lying in state at the Chapel Royal, Frederick cortege is shown leaving the North Gate of St James's Place, proceeding up St James's Street on route to his funeral in St George's Chapel, Windsor.
[Ref: 63601] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Gordon Riots] The Mob destroying & setting Fire to the Kings Bench Prison & House of Correction in S.t Georges Fields.](jpegs/63772.jpg)
[Gordon Riots] The Mob destroying & setting Fire to the Kings Bench Prison & House of Correction in S.t Georges Fields.
[London: Fielding & Walker, n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Sheet 190 x 315mm (7½ x 12½"). Trimmed, mounted in album paper, original fold.
A satirical scene of the mob rampaging in the street, with the building behind ablaze. One man carries a flag 'No Popery'.
See Ref: 63615
[Ref: 63772] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Fielding & Walker, n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Sheet 190 x 315mm (7½ x 12½"). Trimmed, mounted in album paper, original fold.
A satirical scene of the mob rampaging in the street, with the building behind ablaze. One man carries a flag 'No Popery'.
See Ref: 63615
[Ref: 63772] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Grand Jubilee of 1814] The Illuminated Temple of Concord, Erected in the Park to celebrate the glorious Peace of 1814.](jpegs/63610.jpg)
[The Grand Jubilee of 1814] The Illuminated Temple of Concord, Erected in the Park to celebrate the glorious Peace of 1814.
Published & Sold, Aug.t 12.th 1814, by Edw.d Orme, Bond St. London.
Rare aquatint. 175 x 125mm (7 x 5"). Mounted in album paper.
A view of a building in Green Park designed by Sir William Congreve to transform from a 'Temple of Discorde' to a 'Temple of Concorde' during the course of a fireworks display. It created for the triple celebration of the 100th anniversary of the accession of George I, the 16th anniversary of Nelson's victory at the Battle of the Nile and the recent signing of the Treaty of Paris, bringing a short pause in the Napoleonic Wars. The print was published in a souvenir publication only two weeks after the event.
[Ref: 63610] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Published & Sold, Aug.t 12.th 1814, by Edw.d Orme, Bond St. London.
Rare aquatint. 175 x 125mm (7 x 5"). Mounted in album paper.
A view of a building in Green Park designed by Sir William Congreve to transform from a 'Temple of Discorde' to a 'Temple of Concorde' during the course of a fireworks display. It created for the triple celebration of the 100th anniversary of the accession of George I, the 16th anniversary of Nelson's victory at the Battle of the Nile and the recent signing of the Treaty of Paris, bringing a short pause in the Napoleonic Wars. The print was published in a souvenir publication only two weeks after the event.
[Ref: 63610] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Grand Jubilee of 1814.] The Chinese Bridge on Fire, Erected in the Park to celebrate the glorious Peace of 1814.](jpegs/63611.jpg)
[The Grand Jubilee of 1814.] The Chinese Bridge on Fire, Erected in the Park to celebrate the glorious Peace of 1814.
Published & Sold, Aug.t 12.th 1814, by Edw.d Orme Bond St. London.
Rare aquatint, pt Whatman watermark. 175 x 125mm (7 x 5"). Mounted in album paper with another engraving of the bridge.
A Chinese-style bridge and pagoda built across the canal in St James's Park, designed by John Nash for the triple celebration of the 100th anniversary of the accession of George I, the 16th anniversary of Nelson's victory at the Battle of the Nile and the recent signing of the Treaty of Paris, bringing a short pause in the Napoleonic Wars. On the night of the Jubilee, 1st August, fireworks caused the bridge to catch fire, killing a man. The print was published in a souvenir publication only two weeks after the event.
[Ref: 63611] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Published & Sold, Aug.t 12.th 1814, by Edw.d Orme Bond St. London.
Rare aquatint, pt Whatman watermark. 175 x 125mm (7 x 5"). Mounted in album paper with another engraving of the bridge.
A Chinese-style bridge and pagoda built across the canal in St James's Park, designed by John Nash for the triple celebration of the 100th anniversary of the accession of George I, the 16th anniversary of Nelson's victory at the Battle of the Nile and the recent signing of the Treaty of Paris, bringing a short pause in the Napoleonic Wars. On the night of the Jubilee, 1st August, fireworks caused the bridge to catch fire, killing a man. The print was published in a souvenir publication only two weeks after the event.
[Ref: 63611] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Mariage de Malvina avec Edmond Seymour. 2.
Deveria del.t. Johannot Frères Sculp.t.
A Paris Chez Bulla M.d d Estampes Rue S.t Jacques N.º 38. Déposé à la Direction de la Libr.ie [n.d., c.1809.
Stipple with etching. 280 x 340mm (11 x 13½"), with large margins. Tears to edges, spotting and surface soiling.
A scene from Sophie Cottin's romantic novel ''Malvina'', published anonymously in 1801. A young French widow leaves France for Scotland after a loveless marriage and unexpectedly finds love with Edmond, opening her heart to pain.
[Ref: 63696] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Deveria del.t. Johannot Frères Sculp.t.
A Paris Chez Bulla M.d d Estampes Rue S.t Jacques N.º 38. Déposé à la Direction de la Libr.ie [n.d., c.1809.
Stipple with etching. 280 x 340mm (11 x 13½"), with large margins. Tears to edges, spotting and surface soiling.
A scene from Sophie Cottin's romantic novel ''Malvina'', published anonymously in 1801. A young French widow leaves France for Scotland after a loveless marriage and unexpectedly finds love with Edmond, opening her heart to pain.
[Ref: 63696] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Restoration] Loyalty Restored.](jpegs/63624.jpg)
[The Restoration] Loyalty Restored. The Second Triumphall Arch Erected near ye Royall Exchange for ye Entertainment of our Gratious Sovereigne Charles ye Second in [H]is Passage through ye City of London to His Coronation Aprill ye 22.th Composed by John Ogilby Esq. and performed at ye Charge of the City of London by their Artificers.
D. Log. [David Loggan] fecit.
Sold by W.m Morgan near ye Blew Boar in Ludgate Street. Prince 6.d.
Engraved broadside. Sheet 485 x 295mm (19 x 11¼"). Trimmed into image on three sides, loss at corners (slightly affecting title) and centre right.
A rare illustration of one of the arches erected for the coronation procession of Charles II from The Tower of London to Whitehall, on St George's Day, April 23rd, 1661. At each arch the procession would pause to listen to speeches and song composed by John Ogilby (1600-72), 'Master of the Royal Imprimerie'. Ogilby is best known for his 1675 'Britannia', Europe's first road atlas, and the large-scale map of London, completed after his death by his wife's grandson William Morgan, publisher of this plate. This is an early English work by David Loggan, who came to England in the late 1650s, having been born in Danzig of English and Scottish parents.
[Ref: 63624] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
D. Log. [David Loggan] fecit.
Sold by W.m Morgan near ye Blew Boar in Ludgate Street. Prince 6.d.
Engraved broadside. Sheet 485 x 295mm (19 x 11¼"). Trimmed into image on three sides, loss at corners (slightly affecting title) and centre right.
A rare illustration of one of the arches erected for the coronation procession of Charles II from The Tower of London to Whitehall, on St George's Day, April 23rd, 1661. At each arch the procession would pause to listen to speeches and song composed by John Ogilby (1600-72), 'Master of the Royal Imprimerie'. Ogilby is best known for his 1675 'Britannia', Europe's first road atlas, and the large-scale map of London, completed after his death by his wife's grandson William Morgan, publisher of this plate. This is an early English work by David Loggan, who came to England in the late 1650s, having been born in Danzig of English and Scottish parents.
[Ref: 63624] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Roman legion lamenting before a group of women and children.]](jpegs/44338.jpg)
[Roman legion lamenting before a group of women and children.]
B West 1785.
Crayon-manner stipple, proof before inscriptions. 420 x 670mm (16½ x 26½"). Large repaired tear in printed border, split in centre fold, surface soiling, creasing in margins. Damaged.
A very scarce print of a classical scene, which we have been unable to trace. After Benjamin West.
[Ref: 44338] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
B West 1785.
Crayon-manner stipple, proof before inscriptions. 420 x 670mm (16½ x 26½"). Large repaired tear in printed border, split in centre fold, surface soiling, creasing in margins. Damaged.
A very scarce print of a classical scene, which we have been unable to trace. After Benjamin West.
[Ref: 44338] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Frontispiece to 'The School of Venus: Or, the Lady's Miscellany: Being, a Collection of Original Poems and Novels Relating to Love and Gallantry'.]](jpegs/63581.jpg)
[Frontispiece to 'The School of Venus: Or, the Lady's Miscellany: Being, a Collection of Original Poems and Novels Relating to Love and Gallantry'.]
Parr Sculp.
[London: E. Curll, 1739.]
Engraving, proof before letters. 140 x 75mm (5½ x 3") very large margins. Some spotting, mounted in album paper at edges
Promenaders and a sedan chair.
[Ref: 63581] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Parr Sculp.
[London: E. Curll, 1739.]
Engraving, proof before letters. 140 x 75mm (5½ x 3") very large margins. Some spotting, mounted in album paper at edges
Promenaders and a sedan chair.
[Ref: 63581] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Les Nageurs. Dédié a Messire Françoi de Baussan, Chevalier Seig.r de Blanville, Richgroux, et autr.s Lieux Conseiller du Roi en ses Conseils; M.e des Requetes ord.re deson Hotel Intendant de Justice, Police et Finances, de la Generalite d'Orleans. Grave d'Apres le Tableau Original de dix huit pounces de large sur quatorze de haut. Qui est au Cabinet de M.r Barez.
P. Wouvermens pinx. Beaumont Sculp.
A Paris, chez Basan. [n.d. c.1754]
Etching with engraving. 345 x 450mm (13½ x 17¾"), with very large margins Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins.
An early swimming image. Riders watering their horses under a rickety footbridge, with swimmers and washerwomen. Engraved by Pierre François Beaumont and originally published by him in 1738 as part of a set of four scenes after after Philips Wouverman. This was published by Francois Basan circa 1754.
See ref: 55417 for a later version.
[Ref: 63844] £360.00
P. Wouvermens pinx. Beaumont Sculp.
A Paris, chez Basan. [n.d. c.1754]
Etching with engraving. 345 x 450mm (13½ x 17¾"), with very large margins Some light foxing, mostly localised to the margins.
An early swimming image. Riders watering their horses under a rickety footbridge, with swimmers and washerwomen. Engraved by Pierre François Beaumont and originally published by him in 1738 as part of a set of four scenes after after Philips Wouverman. This was published by Francois Basan circa 1754.
See ref: 55417 for a later version.
[Ref: 63844] £360.00