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Mr Bannister Jun.r and Mr Parsons as Scout and Sheepface in the Village Lawyer.
Painted by S. De Wilde. Engraved by J.R. Smith Mezzotinto Engraver to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
London Published as the Act directs July 1. 1796, by I.R. Smith King Str.t Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, open-letter state. 635 x 480mm (25 x 19"). Narrow margins, a few marks and small knocks in edges.
John Bannister (1760-1836, son of actor Charles Bannister) as the lawyer Scout on the left, trying to persuade William Parsons (1735-95) as Sheepface beside him. A scene from George Colman's comedy 'The Village Lawyer', premiered as an afterpiece at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 28 August 1787.
CS 11, ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64588] £320.00
Painted by S. De Wilde. Engraved by J.R. Smith Mezzotinto Engraver to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
London Published as the Act directs July 1. 1796, by I.R. Smith King Str.t Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, open-letter state. 635 x 480mm (25 x 19"). Narrow margins, a few marks and small knocks in edges.
John Bannister (1760-1836, son of actor Charles Bannister) as the lawyer Scout on the left, trying to persuade William Parsons (1735-95) as Sheepface beside him. A scene from George Colman's comedy 'The Village Lawyer', premiered as an afterpiece at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 28 August 1787.
CS 11, ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64588] £320.00
M.r Bannister Jun.r and M.r Parsons. as Scout and Sheepface in the Village Lawyer.
Painted by S. De Wilde. Engraved by J.R. Smith Mezzotinto Engraver to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
London Published as the Act directs July 1. 1796, by I.R. Smith King Str.t Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, printed in colours and hand-finished. 635 x 480mm (25 x 19"), with large margins. Repaired margins. Repaired tear top right.
John Bannister (1760-1836, son of actor Charles Bannister) as the lawyer Scout on the left, trying to persuade William Parsons (1735-95) as Sheepface beside him. A scene from George Colman's comedy 'The Village Lawyer', premiered as an afterpiece at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 28 August 1787.
CS 11, iii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64589] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by S. De Wilde. Engraved by J.R. Smith Mezzotinto Engraver to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
London Published as the Act directs July 1. 1796, by I.R. Smith King Str.t Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, printed in colours and hand-finished. 635 x 480mm (25 x 19"), with large margins. Repaired margins. Repaired tear top right.
John Bannister (1760-1836, son of actor Charles Bannister) as the lawyer Scout on the left, trying to persuade William Parsons (1735-95) as Sheepface beside him. A scene from George Colman's comedy 'The Village Lawyer', premiered as an afterpiece at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 28 August 1787.
CS 11, iii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64589] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Henry IV] [Falstaff with Hotspur on His Back. Vide 1.st part Henry 4.th Act 5 Sc. 4.th.](jpegs/64412.jpg)
[Henry IV] [Falstaff with Hotspur on His Back. Vide 1.st part Henry 4.th Act 5 Sc. 4.th. From the original drawing in the collection of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York to whom this Plate is by Her Royal Highness's most Gracious Permission humbly Dedicated by Her most Obed.t Serv.t Tho.s Macklin.]
[H. Bunbury Esq.r del. J.J. Vanden Bergh, sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd April 30.th 1793. by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple with etching, unfinished proof before title. Sheet 380 x 480mm (15 x 19"). Trimmed within plate, tear through inscription area taped.
Falstaff carrys the body of the rebel Harry Hotspur (Henry Percy) from the battlefield, intending to claim the kill. Act 2, Scene 6 from 'Romeo & Juliet', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64412] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[H. Bunbury Esq.r del. J.J. Vanden Bergh, sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd April 30.th 1793. by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple with etching, unfinished proof before title. Sheet 380 x 480mm (15 x 19"). Trimmed within plate, tear through inscription area taped.
Falstaff carrys the body of the rebel Harry Hotspur (Henry Percy) from the battlefield, intending to claim the kill. Act 2, Scene 6 from 'Romeo & Juliet', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64412] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Henry IV] Falstaff with Hotspur on His Back. Vide 1.st part Henry 4.th Act 5 Sc. 4.th.](jpegs/64411.jpg)
[Henry IV] Falstaff with Hotspur on His Back. Vide 1.st part Henry 4.th Act 5 Sc. 4.th. From the original drawing in the collection of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York to whom this Plate is by Her Royal Highness's most Gracious Permission humbly Dedicated by Her most Obed.t Serv.t Tho.s Macklin.
H. Bunbury Esq.r del. J.J. Vanden Bergh, sculp.t.
London, Publish'd April 30.th 1793. by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.
Stipple with etching, J. Whatman watermark. 415 x 480mm (16¼ x 18¾") large margins. Chips and stains in the margins.
Falstaff carrys the body of the rebel Harry Hotspur (Henry Percy) from the battlefield, intending to claim the kill. Act 2, Scene 6 from 'Romeo & Juliet', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64411] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
H. Bunbury Esq.r del. J.J. Vanden Bergh, sculp.t.
London, Publish'd April 30.th 1793. by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.
Stipple with etching, J. Whatman watermark. 415 x 480mm (16¼ x 18¾") large margins. Chips and stains in the margins.
Falstaff carrys the body of the rebel Harry Hotspur (Henry Percy) from the battlefield, intending to claim the kill. Act 2, Scene 6 from 'Romeo & Juliet', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64411] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Henry V] [Fluellen Making Pistol Eat the Leek.]](jpegs/64414.jpg)
[Henry V] [Fluellen Making Pistol Eat the Leek.]
[H. Bunbury Esq.r del. Meddows sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd August 1. 1795 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple and etching, scarce progress proof before letters. Sheet 390 x 485mm (15¾ x 19¼"). Trimmed within plate, edges chipped and soiled.
In France campaigning with Henry V, Pistol feuds with Fluellen, who knocks him down and forces him to eat a raw leek. From the series 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64414] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[H. Bunbury Esq.r del. Meddows sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd August 1. 1795 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple and etching, scarce progress proof before letters. Sheet 390 x 485mm (15¾ x 19¼"). Trimmed within plate, edges chipped and soiled.
In France campaigning with Henry V, Pistol feuds with Fluellen, who knocks him down and forces him to eat a raw leek. From the series 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64414] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Merry Wives of Windsor] [Falstaff at Hern's Oak.]](jpegs/64415.jpg)
[Merry Wives of Windsor] [Falstaff at Hern's Oak.]
[[H. Bunbury Esq.r del. Benedetti sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd May 30th 1793 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple with etching, scarce progress proof before letters. Sheet 380 x 470mm (15 x 18½"). Trimmed within plate, etches chipped and soiled.
Falstaff wearing antlers, with a young women on each side, a procession approaching at right and a priest with horns watching from the tree at left. From the series 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64415] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[[H. Bunbury Esq.r del. Benedetti sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd May 30th 1793 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple with etching, scarce progress proof before letters. Sheet 380 x 470mm (15 x 18½"). Trimmed within plate, etches chipped and soiled.
Falstaff wearing antlers, with a young women on each side, a procession approaching at right and a priest with horns watching from the tree at left. From the series 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64415] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Much Ado About Nothing] [Dogberry and Verges with the Watch.](jpegs/64407.jpg)
[Much Ado About Nothing] [Dogberry and Verges with the Watch. From the original drawing in the collection of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.]
[H. Bunbury Esq.r del. R.M. Meadows Sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1794 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple with etching, unfinished proof before letters. Sheet 390 x 480mm (15¼ x 19"). Trimmed to plate on three sides, into blank inscription area at bottom, right edge chipped and stained.
Dogberry, the chief of Messina's citizen-police, stands with members of his watch. His character was a satire of the English amateur policemen of the period. A scene from 'Much Ado About Nothing', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64407] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[H. Bunbury Esq.r del. R.M. Meadows Sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1794 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple with etching, unfinished proof before letters. Sheet 390 x 480mm (15¼ x 19"). Trimmed to plate on three sides, into blank inscription area at bottom, right edge chipped and stained.
Dogberry, the chief of Messina's citizen-police, stands with members of his watch. His character was a satire of the English amateur policemen of the period. A scene from 'Much Ado About Nothing', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64407] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Much Ado About Nothing] Dogberry and Verges with the Watch.](jpegs/64406.jpg)
[Much Ado About Nothing] Dogberry and Verges with the Watch. From the original drawing in the collection of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.
H. Bunbury Esq.r del. R.M. Meadows Sculp.t.
London, Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1794 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.
Stipple with etching. 420 x 485mm (16½ x 19"). Area of loss in top margin just entering plate.
Dogberry, the chief of Messina's citizen-police, stands with members of his watch. His character was a satire of the English amateur policemen of the period. Spire of St. Pauls in background. A scene from 'Much Ado About Nothing', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64406] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
H. Bunbury Esq.r del. R.M. Meadows Sculp.t.
London, Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1794 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.
Stipple with etching. 420 x 485mm (16½ x 19"). Area of loss in top margin just entering plate.
Dogberry, the chief of Messina's citizen-police, stands with members of his watch. His character was a satire of the English amateur policemen of the period. Spire of St. Pauls in background. A scene from 'Much Ado About Nothing', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64406] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Much Ado About Nothing] [Dogberry and Verges with the Watch.](jpegs/64408.jpg)
[Much Ado About Nothing] [Dogberry and Verges with the Watch. From the original drawing in the collection of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.]
[H. Bunbury Esq.r del. R.M. Meadows Sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1794 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple with etching, unfinished proof before letters, 18th century watermark. Sheet 400 x 470mm (15¾ x 18½"). Trimmed to plate.
Dogberry, the chief of Messina's citizen-police, stands with members of his watch. His character was a satire of the English amateur policemen of the period. A scene from 'Much Ado About Nothing', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64408] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[H. Bunbury Esq.r del. R.M. Meadows Sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1794 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple with etching, unfinished proof before letters, 18th century watermark. Sheet 400 x 470mm (15¾ x 18½"). Trimmed to plate.
Dogberry, the chief of Messina's citizen-police, stands with members of his watch. His character was a satire of the English amateur policemen of the period. A scene from 'Much Ado About Nothing', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64408] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[Romeo and Juliet in Friar Lawrence's Cell. From the original drawing in the collection of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.]
]H. Bunbury Esq.r del. J.J. Vandenbergh, sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1794 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple with etching, unfinished proof before letters. 375 x 480mm (14¾ x 19"). Trimmed into blank inscription area.
The young lovers meet under the protection of Friar Lawrence. Act 2, Scene 6 from 'Romeo & Juliet', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64410] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
]H. Bunbury Esq.r del. J.J. Vandenbergh, sculp.t.]
[London, Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1794 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.]
Stipple with etching, unfinished proof before letters. 375 x 480mm (14¾ x 19"). Trimmed into blank inscription area.
The young lovers meet under the protection of Friar Lawrence. Act 2, Scene 6 from 'Romeo & Juliet', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64410] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Romeo and Juliet in Friar Lawrence's Cell. From the original drawing in the collection of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.
H. Bunbury Esq.r del. J.J. Vandenbergh, sculp.t.
London, Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1794 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.
Stipple with etching. 420 x 485mm (16½ x 19"), with large margins.
The young lovers meet under the protection of Friar Lawrence. Act 2, Scene 6 from 'Romeo & Juliet', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64409] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
H. Bunbury Esq.r del. J.J. Vandenbergh, sculp.t.
London, Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1794 by Tho.s Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street.
Stipple with etching. 420 x 485mm (16½ x 19"), with large margins.
The young lovers meet under the protection of Friar Lawrence. Act 2, Scene 6 from 'Romeo & Juliet', produced for 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
[Ref: 64409] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Tempest] [Prospero Disarming Ferdinand.]](jpegs/64413.jpg)
[The Tempest] [Prospero Disarming Ferdinand.]
[H.W. Bunbury. Engraved by F. Bartolozzi.]
[Published according to Act of Parliament by Thomas Macklin of the Poets Gallery London 1792.]
Stipple and etching, scarce progress proof before title. Sheet 395 x 480mm (15½ x 19"). Trimmed within plate, losing scratched publication line? Top right corner torn off, tear through blank inscription area taped, some creasing at edges.
Outside Prospero's grotto, the Duke stands waving a wand in the direction of Ferdinand at left, while Miranda kneels beside her father, tugging at his arm; behind in the cave Ariel plays a harp. Illustration of William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' (Act 1, Scene 2), after Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811), from the series 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
See BM 1872,0511.127 for a proof, described as De Vesme 1831.I but with a stippled border not on this example.
[Ref: 64413] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[H.W. Bunbury. Engraved by F. Bartolozzi.]
[Published according to Act of Parliament by Thomas Macklin of the Poets Gallery London 1792.]
Stipple and etching, scarce progress proof before title. Sheet 395 x 480mm (15½ x 19"). Trimmed within plate, losing scratched publication line? Top right corner torn off, tear through blank inscription area taped, some creasing at edges.
Outside Prospero's grotto, the Duke stands waving a wand in the direction of Ferdinand at left, while Miranda kneels beside her father, tugging at his arm; behind in the cave Ariel plays a harp. Illustration of William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' (Act 1, Scene 2), after Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811), from the series 'Macklin's Shakespeare Gallery'.
See BM 1872,0511.127 for a proof, described as De Vesme 1831.I but with a stippled border not on this example.
[Ref: 64413] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)