Anon

His Most Gracious Majesty William IV King of Great Britain

Published by T. Bird, 40 Wigmore St. July 1^st 1830

Mezzotint with original hand-colouring.

Sheet: 194 x 149 mm

Good Impression. In Good condition.

Price: £80 for pair

Portrait of William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland between 1830 and 1837 the penultimate monarch of the House of Hanover. He was the third son of George III and younger brother and successor to George IV.

Anon

Her Most Gracious Majesty  Adelaide, Queen of Great Britain

Published by T. Bird, 40 Wigmore St. July 1^st 1830

Mezzotint with original hand-colouring

Sheet: 194 x 150 mm

Good Impression. In good condition.

Price: £80 for pair

Portrait of Queen Adelaide, wife of William IV. Formerly known as the Princess of Saxe-Meiningen (daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen), she was 25 years of age when she married William; half his age. Despite this difference in age, the marriage was successful and lasted almost 20 years.

John Bromley after R. Bowyer

His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Fourth

Published by R. Bowyer & M. Parkes, Pall Mall 1827

Mixed method PROOF engraving

Sheet: 546 x 429 mm

Slight surface abrasion (faint line across the centre of the image). Otherwise in excellent condition.

 Price: £95

Anthony Cardon after H. Edridge

Portrait of the Right Honble. William Pitt

Published December 1804 by H. Edridge

Stipple engraving printed onto rolled paper. Trimmed within the plate mark.

Sheet: 421 x 285 mm

Surface abrasion in the left hand margin which has been repaired.Otherwise, goo impression.

Price: £60

Portrait of the Right Honourable William Pitt, who became the youngest serving British Prime minister, aged only 24 in 1783 when he came into power.

Davis after John Baptist Caspers

Her Royal Highness, Queen Catherine

Copper engraving

Sheet: 485 x 281 mm

Bottom right-hand corner damaged (small tear) Good impression.

Price: £85

Portrait of Catherine of Braganza; a Portuguese Infanta who became the wife and Queen Consort of Charles II.

J. Faber after G. Kneller

Portrait of her Royal Highness, Mary II

Mezzotint printed onto laid paper. Watermark visible.

Sheet: 348 x 254 mm

Slight marginal tear (top left hand corner). Small wormhole (bottom of image.

Price: £60

Portrait of Mary II; Queen of England and Ireland from February 1689 and Queen of Scots from April 1689 till her death. Daughter of James II, she ruled jointly with her husband (and first cousin) William II. They ruled jointly due to the fact that Mary was the blood sovereign, and although William wielded more power when in England, he depended heavily on his wife; especially when he was out of the country on military campaigns. On these occasions, she ruled alone, proving herself to be a firm and powerful figure head.

E. Fifher after Sir J. Reynolds

Portrait of the Right Noble Charles Marquis of Rockingham

Published August 15^th 1774 by E. Fifher, London

Mixed method engraving laid onto backing card.

Sheet: 614 x 408 mm

Several marginal tears, some encroaching on the image; several patches of surface abrasion; traces of old creases. Very damaged.

Price: £38

Portrait of Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of Rockingham who twice served as Prime minister (from 1765-66 and 27^th March till 1^st July 1782). He took his seat in the House of Lords in 1751. He was also a Lord of the Bedchamber to George II.

Edward Finden after Richard Westall

Her Royal Highness,  Princess Victoria

Published April 1834 by Hodgson, Boys & Graves of London

Coper engraving printed onto rolled paper.

Sheet: 406 x 322 mm

Excellent impression. In very good condition.

Price: £85

Portrait of Princess Victoria (later to gain the title of Queen Victoria) by Richard Westall, who was the Princess’s drawing master between 1827 and 1836. She was his first and only pupil.

P.V Gunst after Van Dyke

Henrietta Maria, Queen of Great Britain

Published by Boydell of London.

Copper engraving printed onto rolled paper (19^th Century)

Sheet: 521 x 327 mm

Small repaired marginal tears (top and bottom margin). Otherwise good impression.

Price: £75

Portrait of Henrietta Maria; a Princess of France and Queen Consort of England Scotland and Ireland (a title she obtained from becoming the wife Charles I). She was the mother of Charles II and James II who both became Kings of England, Scotland and Ireland).

S.W. Reynolds after John Hoppner

The Right Honble. Lord Grenville, One of His Majesty’s Most Honble. Privy Council, and Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

London, John Jeffryes August 1800

Mezzotint

Sheet: 490 x 345 mm

Trimmed within the plate mark, slight overall browning, repair to right margin affecting engraved surface.

Price: £130

Portrait of the Tory Statesman William Wyndham Grenville 1^st Baron Grenville (1759-1834). From an aristocratic family, in 1782 he became chief secretary to his brother George Nugent Temple Grenville, Earl Temple (afterwards marquis of Buckingham), lord-lieutenant of Ireland, and was sworn a member of the Irish privy council; the beginning of a long and successful political career. A fervent supporter of his cousin William Pitt the Younger, Grenville is principally remembered for his support of Wilberforce and the suppression of the slave trade and his desire for Catholic Emancipation, although in later life he opposed the Great Reform Bill of 1832. The painting by Hoppner is now in the National Portrait Gallery.

S.W. Reynolds after I.R. Smith

Portrait of the Right Honble Charles Earl Grey

Published London 1816.

Stipple engraving printed onto chine colé, laid onto backing card. PROOF copy.

Sheet: 395 x 280 mm

Slight damage in the lower right-hand corner of the sheet. Otherwise, a good impression.

Price: £48

Portrait of Charles Earl Grey, 2^nd oldest surviving son of the General Sir Charles Grey and his wife Elizabeth. Served as prime minister from 1830 till 1834.

L. Sailliar after Richard Cosway

His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales

Published by Richard Cosway, August 24^th 1787

18^th Century stipple engraving printed onto laid  paper.

Plate: 328 x 239 mm

Excellent, clear impression.

Price: £100

Portrait of Prince George of Wales; the Prince Regent, who later became King George IV.

James Scott after Henry Gales/John Gilbert

The Derby Cabinet, deciding upon the expedition to Abyssinia

Published by Henry Graves & Co. July 2^nd 1870

Mixed method engraving printed onto chine colé.

Sheet: 574 x 784 mm

Tear approximately 1 inch in length into sheet (top right-hand corner). Otherwise, good impression.

Price: £100

Image showing the Derby Cabinet discussing the expedition to Abyssinia; the purpose of which was to free a group of British captives in duress there. The Derby Cabinet was a select group of Conservative politicians formed by Lord Derby.

Anon

A design showing the general plan of the Parliament of Scotland; of the Order of Precedence of the members of that Body on entering the House and of the sitting of that illustrious Body.

18^th Century copper engraving printed onto laid paper.

Plate: 359 x 459 mm

In very good condition.

Price: £70

A design showing the general plan of the Parliament of Scotland; of the Order of Precedence of the members of that Body on entering the House and of the sitting of that illustrious Body.

Collins

A Prospect of Lodge the Seat of the Right Honorable Lord Toynham at Linstead in Kent.

Printed for and sold by I. Smith in Exeter

18^th Century copper engraving printed onto laid paper.

Plate: 425 x 546 mm

Crease line down the centre of the image. Slight marginal tears (top and bottom margins). Otherwise, a good impression.

Price: £175

A Prospect of Lodge the Seat of the Right Honorable Lord Toynham at Linstead in Kent.

A View of the Seat of Lord Teynham of Linstead in Kent. The title of Baron Teynham was created in 1616 for Sir John Roper.

I. Kip after Knuff

Windsor Castle

18/19^th century copper engraving printed onto laid paper.

Plate:

Repaired tear down the centre of the image. A good impression.

Price: £120

Windsor Castle

A view of the Queen’s Palace at Windsor. Windsor Castle is the largest inhabited castle in the World and is the oldest in continuous occupation, dating back to William the Conquerer. Together with Buckingham Palace in London and Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Windsor castle is one of the principal official residences of the Queen.

***Anon

Apollo and supplicants

18^th century drawing (pencil and ink)

Sheet: 510 x 790 mm

Crease down the centre, edges slightly damaged.

Price: £450

The naked figure tied to the chair is believed to represent the god Apollo whose voice is being drowned by the fool [Fame?]  with a trumpet on the braying ass.

Apollo is being tormented[?] by the figure in the hat behind him.

This might be a Phillistine patron who seemingly tries to imprison or hold back the god.

Alternatively it is Death who rings time with his little bell.

The figures kneeling at his feet show:

A foolish artist with asses ears and a palette,

Another figure appears to be a writer, corrupted by money and with Masonic symbols by the piles of gold coins.

 Next to him appears to be a poet bowing in obsequiousness,

The figure disappearing to the left seems to be Mercury, messenger of the gods, also portrayed with two asses heads [ .

The parlous state of the arts is reinforced by the fresco behind, where Father Time weeps (or sleeps) alongside other mourners; the allegorical busts of painting, architecture and sculpture, lifeless and empty.

The nakedness of the participants emphasises the satirical intent of the piece.

 It could be a satire on the patronage of the Arts with the good artist being persecuted or discriminated against by the bad and mercenary artists, or perhaps a criticism of the control and censorship of the Arts with artists refusing to follow their true inspiration (the voice of Apollo) because of their stupidity and greed, while Time has not yet come to revive the good Arts.

J.F. Blondel after Salléy

Cross section of the Hotel de Ville with its decorations and illuminations for the Ball held on the night of 30^th August 1739 to celebrate the marriage of Madame Louise Elizabeth of France and Prince Philippe of Spain

18^th century copper engraving printed onto laid paper. Watermark visible.

Plate: 517 x 704 mm

Several repaired marginal tears. Crease line down the centre of the image. Slight spotting. Good impression.

Price: £245

Cross section of the Hotel de Ville with its decorations and illuminations for the Ball held on the night of 30^th August 1739 to celebrate the marriage of Madame Louise Elizabeth of France and Prince Philippe of Spain

An architectural cross-section showing the Hotel de Ville in Paris is all its finery for the marriage celebration of Louise Elizabeth and Prince Philippe of Spain. Madame Louise Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of King Louis XV of France and his Queen Consort Maria Leszczyńska, and the elder twin sister of Henriette-Anne. She married Prince Philippe of Spain, becoming ‘Madame Infante’ and later became the Duchess of Parma.

Keating after Jordaens

Filial Piety

Published 25^th March 1790 by Keating

Mezzotint

Plate:

One or two small marginal tears. Good Impression.

Price: £75

Filial Piety

Image showing the condemned disciple Simon being suckled by his daughter, Pero. The Judges, so overwhelmed by such a show of filial piety, pardoned Simon for his daughter’s actions.

Née after ?

L’Amour de la Gloire (The Love of Glory)

Copper engraving printed onto laid paper.

Sheet:

Several marginal tears (top and bottom margins). A good impression.

Price: £140

L’Amour de la Gloire (The Love of Glory)

An image depicting a recruiting sergeant signing up a young man. The young man’s mother laments as he signs up.

J. F. Polctnich after Jordaens

Le Roy de la Feve (The King of the Party)

Painted in 1639 and printed in 1796

18^th century copper engraving.

Sheet: 441 x 592 mm

A few very small marginal tears. One larger repaired marginal tear (bottom margin).

Price: £250

Based on the painting by Jacob Jordaens (one of the leading Flemish Baroque artist of the 17^th Century), this scene depicts the Flemish celebration of the Epiphany. One person is appointed King for the evening and in this particular scene, Jordaens has depicted the oldest member of the party as King. From the facial expressions and the rowdy chaotic nature of the scene, Jordaen’s is showing his distaste for drunkenness; on the original painting, the words “Nothing seems more like a madman than a drunkard” are inscribed at the top.

Wynne Ryland after Kauffman

‘Achilles sese ob Mortem Patrocli Afflictat’

Published on 4^th December 1777

Stipple engraving printed in sanguine onto laid paper.

Plate: 306 x 395 mm

Strong impression. In good condition.

Price: £150

Wynne Ryland after Kauffman

[Cleopatra mourning the death of Marc Antony]

Published 25^th March 1778 by W W Ryland, London

Stipple engraving printed in sanguine onto laid paper.

Sheet: 368 x 284 mm

Strong impression. In good condition.

Price: £180

[Cleopatra mourning the death of Marc Antony]

Wynne Ryland after Kauffman

Penelope awakened by Euryclea

Published 12^th May 1785 by John Boydell

Stipple/line engraving printed onto laid paper.

Plate: 302 x 392 mm

Good Impression.

Price: £170

Penelope awakened by Euryclea

Euryclea was a servant of Penelope and Odysseus. She was the first to recognize Odysseus on his return and in this scene, she is waking Penelope to inform her of her husband’s return.

Wynne Ryland after Kauffman

‘Perseverance’

Published 9^th July 1777, London

Stipple engraving printed onto rolled paper. Watermark visible in the paper – ‘1794 J. Whatman’

Plate: 378 x 290 mm

In very good condition.

Price: £180

A decorative, allegorical image portraying the moral attribute, perseverance.

Anon

19^th century Chinese watercolour on hand-made paper.

Sheet: 231 x 342 mm

Slight surface abrasion and creasing, Otherwise in good condition.

Price: £350 for the pair

A decorative piece (one of a pair) depicting a bird perched amongst some flowers. Probably originally used as an album cover.

Anon

19^th century Chinese watercolour on hand-made paper.

Sheet: 231 x 347 mm

Paint has cracked and very slight surface abrasion.

Price: £350 for the pair

A decorative floral piece (one of a pair). Probably originally used as an album cover.

Anon

19^th/20^th C watercolour

Sheet: 317 x 480 mm

In good condition.

Price: £145

A Watercolour view of the Ponte Rialto in Venice.

Anon

Watercolour c.1820

Sheet: 243 x 333 mm

Watermark visible - J.Whatman, Turkey Mills

Price: £295

A Social scene depicting three men seated being read to from a newspaper by a gentleman, stood amongst them.

Anon

[La Spezia]

Watercolour 1877

Sheet: 243 x 350 mm

Bottom left-hand corner slightly damaged.

Price: £225

A charming watercolour view of Lake Como in Italy.

More items will be added throughout December 2008 and January 2009