C. Turner after Huet Villiers ***

Hebe

Published July 1^st 1814, by T. Macdonald, 39 Fleet Street, London

19^th century mixed method engraving with original hand-colouring.

Plate: 342 x 508 mm

Some very slight surface abrasion. A good impression.

Price: £190

An dramatic allegorical image of Hebe, the Greek goddess of youth. Daughter of Zeus and Hera, she was the cupbearer to the gods and goddesses of Olympus, serving them their nectar and ambrosia (hence the appearance of a chalice in her hand). The eagle, sipping from the chalice, is Zeus in disguise.

D. Weiss after G. Morland ***

A Tea Garden

Published August 1800 by , 132 Pall Mall, London.

Early 19^th century stipple engraving printed on rolled paper.

Sheet: 515 x 404 mm

Repaired damage to bottom margin (publishers line partially visible). Some slight surface abrasion on image. A good impression.

Price: £100

A decorative scene depicting a familial group enjoying tea in the garden. The original painting was by the English painter George Morland, who excelled in painting this type of outdoor scene, and who also specialised in more rustic scenery.

Anon ***

[Portrait of Queen Marie-Louise of Spain]

18^th century mezzotint, printed on laid paper.

Plate: 246 x 305 mm

In good condition.

Price: £48

Portrait of Marie Louise d’Orléans, Queen consort of Spain from 1679 to 1689, as the wife of Charles II.

Anon ***

[Italian landscape]

Early 19th century pencil and ink drawing with ink wash

Sheet: 341 x 230 mm

Some very mild spotting. Otherwise, in good condition.

Price: £295

A picturesque Italian landscape.

Anon ***

[View of and Italian hill-top village]

Early 19th century pencil and ink drawing with ink wash.

Sheet: 335 x 229 mm

Some very mild spotting. Otherwise in good condition.

Price: £295

A picturesque view of a road leading up to a hill-top village. Two figures are walking on the road and one can be seen knelt in prayer before a cross on the roadside.

Anon ***

Fort Jean destroyed 1825

Early 19^th century pencil and ink drawing with ink wash.

Sheet: 339 x 230 mm

Some time staining.

Price: £295

A picturesque view of a ruined fort.

William Blake Richmond ***

[Study of a hand]

19^th century pencil drawing.

Sheet: 268 x 209

In good condition.

Price: £65

A delicate study of a hand by the 19^th century painter and decorator Sir William Blake Richmond (named after William Blake; his father was a devotee of the artist). The son of George Richmond RA (a successful miniature painter), he became an Academician in 1895 and few years later became professor of painting at the Royal Academy. Having travelled extensively in Italy and been influenced by the frescoes of Giotto and the work of the Venetian artists, he began painting high art subjects on a monumental scale and was even commissioned to design frescoes and mosaics for the ceiling of St Paul’s cathedral.

F. Guerard (Publ) ***

Les Embaras de Paris

17^th century copper engraving with original hand-colouring (mounted on backing paper).

Sheet: 187 x 290 mm

Surface abrasion located above the cart in the centre of the image. A good impression.

Price: £100

An entertaining image recording the ‘embarrassments’ of living in Paris. Falling into a ditch, a carriage being over-turned and a house fire are amongst the possible scenarios recorded.

Wilson after Reynolds ***

Lady Broughton

London, Printed for Robert Sayer Map & Printseller, 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs 1^st September 1771

18^th century mixed method print (mezzotint with some etched lines), printed on laid paper.

Sheet: 269 x 361 mm

Trimmed within the plate mark (bottom margin only). Slight surface abrasion near the left-hand margin and on the book. Otherwise, a good impression.

Price: £90

A three-quarter length portrait of Maria, Lady Broughton.  

J. Mc Ardell after A. Ramsay ***

[Portrait of Woman with fur coat]

Published by J. Mc Ardell (Painting by Ramsay done in 1753)

18^th century mezzotint printed on laid paper.

Sheet: 238 x 333 mm

Trimmed outside the plate mark. Good impression.

Price: £100

A portrait of an unidentified woman wearing a fur-trimmed coat. The original image was painted by Allan Ramsay – a Scottish portrait painter – who was one of the leading figures in portraiture painting of the period. His style was heavily influenced by French art of the time and can be seen in the elegance of his compositions and the delicate handling of the paint in the form of soft colours and execution of the flesh tones.

G. Dedham?

[Fuchow/Foochow/Fuh-chau/Fuh-chow/Fuzhou]

Late19^th century / early 20th C. watercolour on paper laid on board.

Size: 353 x 530 mm

In good condition.

Price: £495

A townscape of one of the Treaty ports in China, possibly Fuchow. The island depicted could be Zhongzhou. Here we see the length of the Jiefang bridge, which was originally a floating bridge comprised of 120 boats on which it rested. It was rebuilt as a stone bridge in the Yuan Dynasty. For more information on the Fiejang bridge, visit http://www.arch-bridges.cn/Conf.asp?PaperID=405.

After A.A. Lejeune

 [Trompe l’oiel of ‘assignats’ and coins]

Published after 1795 by Tassart.

Late 18^th century engraving with roulette work, finished by hand with a watercolour wash. Laid onto backing board.

Size (backing board): 760 x 635

Surface abrasions. Repaired tear on left-hand side. Time staining throughout.

Price: £295

A decorative trompe l’oiel of 'assignats' and coins and explanatory table on the left-hand side. The central figure is that of a beggar (a man made poor by paper money). 'Assignats' were paper money issued by the National Assembly during the French Revolution, in an attempt to alleviate the government’s debt. They were issued after the confiscation of church properties in 1790 and were representative of the value of these properties.

Lucas Vorsterman after Cornelis Cort after Federico Barocci

[The Holy Family on the flight to Egypt, resting]

Copy in reverse by Lucas Vorsterman of the engraving by Cornelis Cort after the painting by Federico Barroci (circa 1575). Copy ‘L’, Hollstein 40.

Sheet: 281 x 408 mm

Some slight browning at the edges of the image. Top right hand corner slightly damaged. Excellent impression.

Price: £1500

A decorative image of the Holy family on the flight to Egypt, resting on the bank of a woodland stream. Joseph is handing down a branch with berries on it to Christ, whilst Mary collects water from the stream with a small dish.

Piercy Roberts and J.G. Stadler after Adam Buck

Un Minuet a la Francoise

Un Minuet a l’Angloise

Both Published 1^st January 1816 by T.Palser, Surrey side Westminster Bridge

Early 19^th century mixed method engraving with some hand colouring (framed).

Sight size: 240 x 349 mm

(Francoise) Some repaired damage in the top and bottom margin and the left hand folds of the figure’s dress. A good impression.

(Angloise) Some damage in the top margin and some repaired damage in the left hand folds of the figure’s dress. A good impression.

Price: Pair for £275

Two decorative images of young ladies dancing by the Irish neo-classical portraitist and miniature painter Adam Buck. These two images are very good examples of his elegant, neo-classical style which was influenced by the Greek Revival.

Anon

[Views of the Stourhead Estate Gardens]

19^th century pen and ink wash

Sheet:     263 x 163 mm

                267 x 164 mm

                164 x 175 mm

In good condition.

Price: £30 each

Some decorative views of the Stourhead Estate gardens and the lake. Stourhead is situated at the source of the river Stour, near Mere in Wiltshire. The gardens, which are depicted in these sketches, were designed by Henry Hoare II in the mid 18^th century.

Charlotte Bonaparte 

Palais des Cesars

Published by Salucci in 1828

19^th century lithograph

Sheet: 238 x 203 mm

Some slight spotting. Otherwise, in good condition.

Price: £60

A picturesque view of the Palace of the Caesars by the Napoleon’s niece, Charlotte (daughter of Joseph Bonaparte, the Emperor’s older brother). She was an accomplished artist, who studied engraving and lithography under Louis-Leopold Robert in Paris.

I.D.L 

Floraes Gecks-kap

17^th century engraving printed on laid paper.

Sheet: 535 x 423 mm

Printer’s creases on the image. Some very slight surface abrasion. Otherwise, a good impression.

Price: £250

An allegorical image depicting the Dutch phenomenon, ‘Tulip Mania’. The central focus of the image is the fool’s cap in which a group of Dutch merchants stand and conduct business; one man is portrayed using a set of weighing scales. To the left of the fools cap, a man can be seen pouring gold into the gutter; this is symbolic of the importance of tulips in this period, and how they became as valuable, in some cases more so, than gold. In the background, riding on a donkey, is the figure of Flora, the goddess of spring, flowers and fertility.

More items will be added throughout 2010