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Click here to subscribe* Shooting. Sayer (R. & Bennett J. publisher), Cock Shooting, 1775, mezzotint with contemporary hand-colouring, title repeated in French, 250 x 350 mm, together with Burford (Thomas). Partridge Shooting, March 25th 1770, uncoloured mezzotint, slight spotting and surface abrasion, 250 x 350 mm, uniformly framed and glazedQTY: (2)
* Turner (Charles, 1773-1857). Tiger & Crocodile, London: James Daniell & Co. No. 6, Great Charlotte Street, Blackfriars Road, December 7th 1799, mezzotint with etching after James Northcote, printed in colours and finished by hand, occasional marginal closed tears, the margins strengthened and repaired on verso, slight staining, one small wormhole, 485 x 600 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:Alfred Whitman, Nineteenth Century Mezzotinters: Charles Turner (1907), 802. A rare image. The last copy to appear in an auction was at Christie's in 1993.
BOTANY -- TREW, C.J. Plantae Selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini in hortus curiosorum. Nuremberg, 1750-1773. Text-pp. present: 23-56, (2). W. 1 engr. title, (letters in red, black, and gold), 3 fine mezzotint portraits of Trew, G.D. Ehret, and J.J. Haid, 50 (of 100) handcold. engr. plates (nrs. 51-100) after Ehret by Haid, each with the first word of the caption highlighted in gold & 1 extra (unnumb.) plate by Ehret ('Agaricus Ramosus'). - Bound with: 21 handcold. engr. plates taken from Knorr's 'Thesaurus rei herbariae hortensisque universalis'. - Tog. in 1 vol. Lge-fol. Cont. cf. w. dec. gilt back (Bind. dam. and sides loose, free endpaper torn, faint waterstain in outer blank margin of some lvs., but else fine (apart from some minor foxing spots/yellowing) and with the plates in good condition). NOTE: Second half of one of the greatest eighteenth-century botanical colour-plate books. The Plantae Selectae is considered by Nissen to be the finest botanical work ever printed in Germany. Trew, physician at Nuremberg and amateur botanist, admired the talent and skill of his younger countryman, Georg Ehret, a gardener and flower painter. Ehret is one of the great painters of flowering plants in the eighteenth century and all 100 plates of the Plantae selectae were painted by him. Trew died in 1769, leaving the last three parts uncompleted. The work was finished by Benedict Christian Vogel, Professor of Botany at the University of Altdorf. The work was conceived as early as 1742 when Trew wrote to Christian Thran in Carlsruhe: "Every year I receive some beautifully painted exotic plants (by Ehret) and have already more than one hundred of them, which with other pieces executed by local artists, should later on, Deo volante, constitute an appendicem to Weinmann’s publication but will, I hope, find a better reception than his". In 1748, agreement was reached that Johann Jacob Haid from Augsburg should provide the engravings, and the first part appeared in 1750. - Dunthorne 309; Great Flower Books, p. 78; Hunt 539; Nissen, BBI, 1997; Pritzel 9499; Plesch Coll. 771. For the Knorr plates see: Hunt 538; Nissen, BBI, 1081; Pritzel 4757.
After Reynolds Coloured Mezzotint, "Figures Gathered Together - Storytelling," 50cms x 61cms (19 3/4" x 24"); together with a collection of miscellaneous Engravings, etc., and including after Hoppner, "Miss Cholmondeley," engraved by Turner in a burr walnut frame, with gilt slip, 35.5cms x 27cms (14" x 10 3/4"); a black and white Engraving "Le Jemes de Couvre la Verite," and two sepia in verre eglomise frames. (5)
A MEZZOTINT ENGRAVING OF “ADMIRAL LORD NELSON OF THE NILE”, ENGRAVED BY J. YOUNG, AFTER MATTHEW KEYMER “from a Portrait by a Celebrated Artist at Palermo, Portrait Painter to the King”, circa 1800, framed, 14 x 10 ½in. (35.5 x 27cm.); together with another framed portrait print of Admiral Lord Nelson, after Lemuel Abbott(2)
After Catherine Read Portrait of Elizabeth Duchess of Hamilton, mezzotint, 53 x 38cm; together with a further mezzotint of Lady Christian Moray of Abercairny (2)Provenance: Heydon Grange, NorfolkThe measurements for the frames are 62cm x 46.5cm and 58cm x 43cm. Both mezzotints have heavy abrasians to the paper. The portrait of the Dutchess of Hamilton has a couple of tears which have been crudely repaired. There are also signs of foxing on both mezzotints, mainly in the corners or border sections of the sheet. The paper has also discoloured with heavy marking on both works. There is foxing on the Duchess Of Hamilton's face. There is signifcant creasing to the corners of the Moray mezzotint. A professional clean and restoration would recommended.
A miscellaneous collection of antique prints to include An Exact Perspective View of Dunmow, Essex, engraved by C. Mosley after David Ogborne, 1806; a mezzotint portrait of Robert Walpole, engraved by John Simon after Hans Hysing, [c. 1727-1742]; The North-West View of Grace Dieu-Nunnery in the County of Leicester, etching by Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, 1730 or later; Freiburg, etching by Helmut Philipp, limited edition numbered 34/50, signed & dated, 1977; Street in Toledo, etching by Albany E. Howarth, signed & numbered 194; portrait of Jacob Epstein, after Jacob Kramer, lithograph, and 17 other prints, including portraits, various sizes, together with two Acts published by John Baskett - one for erecting a workhouse in Canterbury, 1728; one for establishing a hospital in Bath, 1739 (25)
His Majesty Mahommed Shah of Persia, Proof state of a mezzotint by J. E. Coombs, after a painting by J. H. Twigg (fl. 1839), published by Welch and Gwynne: 24 St. James's Street and printed by James Kahee and Co., dedicated by Twigg to Sir John N.R. Cambell Captain of the 2nd Regiment Madras Light Cavalry, Envoy from the Supreme Government of India to the Court of Tehran, depicted three-quarters length portrait, seated, turned to left, holding a paper on lap. He wears an elaborate crown and plumes and diamonds, a gown studded with stones and pearl, pearl chains, a jewelled belt and arm bands with Tehran in the background, in an early 20th century painted and gilt decorated frame, 59 x 46.5cm. Footnotes: Another state of this mezzotint is in the Royal Collection Trust (RCIN 818294); another is in the British Museum (1902,1011.519).Mohammad Shah, born Mohammad Mirza, was the third Qajar shah of Iran from 1834 to 1848, having succeeded his grandfather Fath-Ali Shah. From a young age, Mohammad Mirza was under the tutelage of Haji Mirza Aqasi, a local dervish from Tabriz whose teachings influenced the young prince to become a Sufi-king later in his life. After his father Abbas Mirza died in 1833, Mohammad Mirza became the Crown Prince of Iran and was conferred the title of Governor of Azarbaijan. Not long after, Fath-Ali Shah died on his way to Shiraz, leading some of his sons—including Ali Shah Mirza and Hossein Ali Mirza—to revolt but Mohammad Shah, with the support of his grand vizier, Abol-Qasem Qa'em-Maqam, suppressed the rebellions and asserted his authority.After Fatḥ-ʿAlī Shah’s death in October 1834 Sir John Campbell played an effective role in securing the throne for his grandson Moḥammad Mīrzā. ʿAbbās Mīrzā had died before his father, and a British army detachment that had arrived in Persia in November, 1833, to support his succession was then employed in Azerbaijan training the troops of the new heir apparent; nevertheless at the time of his grandfather’s death Moḥammad Mīrzā was not yet ready to march from Tabrīz against the two rival Qajar claimants in Shiraz and Tehran. On Campbell’s advice military assistance was provided for the advance of Moḥammad Mīrzā’s troops to the capital, counteracting a similar offer by the Russians. On 10 November, less than three days after news of the shah’s death had reached Tabrīz, the troops commanded by British officers set out for Tehran. It was a combination of British military leadership and an advance of 30,000 pounds sterling from Campbell to pay Moḥammad Mīrzā’s troops that won the throne for him.
Edward Hacker (British 1813-1905) after William Barraud (British 1810-1850): 'The Beaufort Hunt - William Long on Bertha', mezzotint engraving with hand colouring 36cm x 50cm; after George Morland (British 1763-1804): 'St James Park' and 'Christmas Present to Old Nurse', two engravings with hand-colouring max 46cm x 38cm (3)
* Smith (John Raphael, 1751-1812). Portrait of John Harrison, surgeon of Derby, after Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), circa 1781, mezzotint on wove paper, half-length in three-quarter profile to left within oval frame, wearing plain dark vest, coat and white cravat, lettered with the title, and a quotation on friendship from a play by Plautus: 'Non invenies alterum Lepidiorem ad omnes res, nec qui amico sit magis', ('You will not find another more graceful in all things, nor one who is more of a friend'), and ‘Painted by J. Wright / Engraved by J.R. Smith’, plate size 375 x 275 mm (14 3/4 x 10 3/4 ins), some spotting and a few marginal closed tears to margins, sheet size 405 x 305 mm (16 x 12 ins), framed and glazed QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Private Collection Gloucestershire, UK.For the original oil portrait by Joseph Wright of Derby see preceding lot 45.
After Sir Joshua Reynolds Mezzotint Henry Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, engraved by J. Dixon, published 1779, framed and glazed, 46.5cm x 31.5cm, together with after Lowes Dickinson, mezzotint of Lieutenant General Lord Viscount Gough G.C.B, engraved by Henry Cousins, framed and glazed, 72cm x 43cm and five prints (7)
William Ward (1829-1908)/The Snowdrop/after Abraham Pether/mezzotint in colours, 44 x 33cm/with two further prints by different hands CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
Print after Thomas Gainsborough, detail from a portrait of Georgiana Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire by Henry Graves & Co, mezzotint80cm x 59cmQty: 1Toning commensurate with age. Surface dirt with white splashes down the paper, noticeable in the lower left and upper right. Water marks down the face and body ni the centre, and around the edges of the plate.
JOSEPH GROZER, AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS MRS SEAFORTH (A LADY AND CHILD) Mezzotint, 1787, the first state before letters Visible sheet: 48 x 35.5cm (18¾ x 13¾ in.)Please note measurements do not include the frame unless otherwise stated. Condition Report: Some undulation to the sheet, staining and foxing visible to the lower margin. Under glass and unexamined out of frame.Condition Report Disclaimer
JAMES WATSON, AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS SIR JEFFREY AMHERST K.B. Mezzotint, first state (of four) Plate: 45 x 32.5cm (17½ x 12¾ in.)Please note measurements do not include the frame unless otherwise stated. Condition Report: Foxing and staining to the sheet, notably to lower margin with some scattered foxing through the image. Under glass and unexamined out of frame.Condition Report Disclaimer
SAMUEL WILLIAM REYNOLDS, AFTER JAMES NORTHCOTE THE FALCONER Mezzotint, 1797, a proof before letters Sheet: 51 x 35.5cm (20 x 13¾ in.)Please note measurements do not include the frame unless otherwise stated. Condition Report: Foxing and staining evident to the lower margin. Under glass and unexamined out of frame.Condition Report Disclaimer
JAMES MACARDELL, AFTER THOMAS HUDSON MARY, DUCHESS OF ANCASTER Mezzotint, 1757, first state (of five) Plate: 50 x 35cm (19½ x 13¾ in.)Please note measurements do not include the frame unless otherwise stated. Condition Report: In generally good condition. Under glass and unexamined out of frame.Condition Report Disclaimer
ERNEST STEPHEN LUMSDEN RSA RE (BRITISH 1883 - 1948), INDIAN MARKET oil on board, signed and dated 1914 mounted, framed and under glass image size 25cm x 35cm, overall size 46cm x 55cm Note: Lumsden studied at Reading Art School from 1889 under Frank Morley Fletcher and briefly at the Académie Julian in Paris in 1903. In 1908 he accepted an appointment at the Edinburgh College of Art, where he taught for a few years. He travelled several times to India between 1912 and 1927 and is noted for his prints of Benares on the River Ganges. Between 1905 and 1946 E.S. Lumsden produced some 350 etchings most of which are represented in a collection held in the Burnaby Art Gallery, British Columbia, Canada. He always printed his own plates. Lumsden was elected an associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers in 1909 and raised to the full membership in 1915. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1923 and a full member in 1933; and he was President of the Society of Artist Printers from 1929 to 1947.In 1925 the publishers Seeley Service issued what is still regarded as the seminal treatise on the subject of etching, called The Art of Etching. In the book Lumsden describes the various techniques of intaglio printing using etching, drypoint, mezzotint and aquatint; he describes the history and development of etching through Rembrandt, Goya and the etching revival; and he reproduced personal, illustrated notes from several eminent etchers of the period on their techniques including: Marius Bauer, Frank Benson, Muirhead Bone, George Clausen, David Young Cameron, Frank Short, Augustus John, Frank Brangwyn, James McBey, Edmund Blampied, Percy Smith, Christopher Nevinson, Laura Knight, and John Everett. The book was published as a trade edition, which is still in print, and as a limited edition of 150 copies containing four original etchings by Lumsden. In 1913 Lumsden married Mabel Allington Royds, a noted artist in woodcuts.
Goldener Filigrananhänger mit innenliegendem Schabstein, deutsch, 17./18. Jhdt. Runder, sehr aufwendig aus 18kt Gold gearbeiteter, im Scharnier zu öffnender Anhänger. Darin schwärzlicher runder Schabstein. Ausgezeichneter Zustand. Durchmesser 2,85 cm, Gewicht 11 g. A German golden filigree pendant with inlaid mezzotint, 17th/18th century A German golden filigree pendant with inlaid mezzotint, 17th/18th centuryRunder, sehr aufwendig aus 18kt Gold gearbeiteter, im Scharnier zu öffnender Anhänger. Darin schwärzlicher runder Schabstein. Ausgezeichneter Zustand. Durchmesser 2,85 cm, Gewicht 11 g.Condition: I -
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