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JUSTIN F SKREBOWSKI
Ground Floor, The World Famous
Arcade, 177 Portobello Road, London, W11 2DY, UK.
Telephone: 020 7792 9742 Mobile:
07774 612474
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LATEST
ADDITIONS
Items of stock will be
added throughout December 2008
Items starred
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added most recently
The next antique book and
print fair at which we are exhibiting is
The PBFA Fair on
Sunday 14th
December 2008, London at the Holiday Inn, Coram St ( near Russell
Square);
Midday - 6pm, entry
is free
Latest Portraits
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Anon
His Most
Gracious Majesty William IV King of Great Britain
Published by
T. Bird, 40 Wigmore St. July 1st 1830
Mezzotint
with original hand-colouring.
Sheet: 194 x
149 mm
Good
Impression. In Good condition.
Price: £80
for pair |
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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. |
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Anon
Her Most
Gracious Majesty Adelaide, Queen of Great Britain
Published by
T. Bird, 40 Wigmore St. July 1st 1830
Mezzotint
with original hand-colouring
Sheet: 194 x
150 mm
Good
Impression. In good condition.
Price: £80
for pair |
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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. |
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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 |
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Portrait of
King George IV, who ruled between 1820 and 1830 and acted as Prince Regent
whilst his father, George III, suffered from a relapse into insanity; thought to
have been caused by the illness, porphyria. Known for his extravagant lifestyle
and even more extravagant diet which lead to him increasing in size over the
years, till he had a corset specifically made for him which measured 50 inches.
He commissioned many buildings, most famously the Royal Pavilion in Brighton
(designed by John Nash), the remodelling of Buckingham Palace and Windsor
Castle. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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Portrait of
Catherine of Braganza; a Portuguese Infanta who became the wife and Queen
Consort of Charles II. |
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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 |
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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. |
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E.
Fifher
after Sir
J. Reynolds
Portrait of
the Right Noble Charles Marquis of Rockingham
Published
August 15th 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 |
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Portrait of
Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of Rockingham who twice served as Prime
minister (from 1765-66 and 27th March till 1st July 1782).
He took his seat in the House of Lords in 1751. He was also a Lord of the
Bedchamber to George II. |
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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 |
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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. |
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P.V Gunst
after Van
Dyke
Henrietta
Maria, Queen of Great Britain
Published by
Boydell of London.
Copper
engraving printed onto rolled paper (19th Century)
Sheet: 521 x
327 mm
Small
repaired marginal tears (top and bottom margin). Otherwise good impression.
Price: £75 |
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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). |
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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 |
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Portrait of the
Tory Statesman William Wyndham Grenville 1st 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. |
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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 |
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Portrait of
Charles Earl Grey, 2nd oldest surviving son of the General Sir
Charles Grey and his wife Elizabeth. Served as prime minister from 1830 till
1834. |
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L. Sailliar
after
Richard Cosway
His Royal
Highness George Prince of Wales
Published by
Richard Cosway, August 24th 1787
18th
Century stipple engraving printed onto laid paper.
Plate: 328 x
239 mm
Excellent,
clear impression.
Price: £100 |
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Portrait of
Prince George of Wales; the Prince Regent, who later became King George IV. |
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James Scott
after
Henry Gales/John Gilbert
The Derby
Cabinet, deciding upon the expedition to Abyssinia
Published by
Henry Graves & Co. July 2nd 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 |
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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. |
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Latest Foreign/UK
Topography
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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.
18th
Century copper engraving printed onto laid paper.
Plate: 359 x
459 mm
In very good
condition.
Price: £70 |
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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. |
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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
18th
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 |
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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. |
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I. Kip
after Knuff
Windsor
Castle
18/19th
century copper engraving printed onto laid paper.
Plate:
Repaired tear
down the centre of the image. A good impression.
Price: £120 |
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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. |
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Latest Decorative Prints

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***Anon
Apollo and supplicants
18th century drawing (pencil
and ink)
Sheet: 510 x 790 mm
Crease down the centre, edges slightly
damaged.
Price: £450 |
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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. |
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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 30th August 1739 to celebrate the marriage of Madame
Louise Elizabeth of France and Prince Philippe of Spain
18th
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 |
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Cross section
of the Hotel de Ville with its decorations and illuminations for the Ball held
on the night of 30th 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. |
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Keating
after
Jordaens
Filial Piety
Published 25th
March 1790 by Keating
Mezzotint
Plate:
One or two
small marginal tears. Good Impression.
Price: £75 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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J. F. Polctnich
after Jordaens
Le Roy de la
Feve
(The King of the Party)
Painted in
1639 and printed in 1796
18th
century copper engraving.
Sheet: 441 x
592 mm
A few very
small marginal tears. One larger repaired marginal tear (bottom margin).
Price: £250 |
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Le Roy de
la Feve
(The King of the Party)
Based on the
painting by Jacob Jordaens (one of the leading Flemish Baroque artist of the 17th
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. |
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Wynne Ryland
after Kauffman
‘Achilles
sese ob Mortem Patrocli Afflictat’
Published on
4th December 1777
Stipple
engraving printed in sanguine onto laid paper.
Plate: 306 x
395 mm
Strong
impression. In good condition.
Price: £150 |
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Wynne Ryland
after Kauffman
[Cleopatra
mourning the death of Marc Antony]
Published 25th
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 |
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[Cleopatra
mourning the death of Marc Antony] |
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Wynne Ryland
after Kauffman
Penelope
awakened by Euryclea
Published 12th
May 1785 by John Boydell
Stipple/line
engraving printed onto laid paper.
Plate: 302 x
392 mm
Good
Impression.
Price: £170 |
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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. |
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Wynne Ryland
after Kauffman
‘Perseverance’
Published 9th
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 |
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A decorative, allegorical image portraying the moral attribute, perseverance.
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Latest Watercolours
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Anon
19th 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 |
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A decorative piece (one
of a pair) depicting a bird perched amongst some flowers. Probably originally
used as an album cover. |
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Anon
19th 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 |
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A decorative floral piece
(one of a pair). Probably originally used as an album cover. |
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Anon
19th/20th C watercolour
Sheet: 317 x 480 mm
In good condition.
Price: £145 |
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A Watercolour view of the Ponte Rialto in Venice. |
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Anon
Watercolour c.1820
Sheet: 243 x 333 mm
Watermark visible - J.Whatman, Turkey Mills
Price: £295 |
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A Social scene depicting three men seated being read to from a newspaper by a
gentleman, stood amongst them. |
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Anon
[La Spezia]
Watercolour 1877
Sheet: 243 x 350 mm
Bottom left-hand corner slightly damaged.
Price: £225 |
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A charming watercolour view of Lake Como in Italy. |
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