Our Autumn Listing is here!





Our Autumn listing has arrived!

In this months listing we have a selection of early portraits varying from stipples to mezzotints most notably the Beauties of Windsor and Napoleon's death mask.

Additionally we have natural history prints, sporting items and decorative scenes. Highlights to look out for are Archibald Thorburn's game birds and Spencer's portraits of Racehorses.

See below for some images to whet your appetite:

The Most Noble George Grenville Nugent Temple, Marquis of Buckingham, K.G. &c. &c. &c. Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the County of Bucks. From the Original painted as a Mark of Respect to his Memory for the Magistrates of the County.
J. Jackson A.R.A. pinxit. Wm. Ward ARA sculpt Engraver to their R.H. the Prince Regent & the Duke of York.
Printed by J. Lahee. [n.d. c.1813-1826.]
Mezzotint. Plate 656 xc 406mm (25¾ x 16"). Tear at top. Small margins. Missing top left border.
Portrait standing whole-length to front holding plumed hat in his right hand, his left on his hip, head turned to face l; wearing robes of the Garter; curtain, pillars and balustrade behind, landscape beyond. George Nugent Temple Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham (1753-1813); politician, son of the Prime Minister George Grenville (q.v.); 1779, succeeded his uncle, Richard Temple, as third Earl Temple and prefixed the names Nugent-Temple to his surname; December 1784, created Marquess of Buckingham. His brother was William Wyndham Grenville (q.v.) and his son was Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos- Temple, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (q.v.).
CS: 15 II of III. Frankau: 41. Ex collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 52503]   £320.00



 St. Cicilia.
G.B. Cipriani delin. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
Published according to Act of Parliament. Jun 1. 1774.
Very fine stipple printed in sanguine. Plate 280 x 252mm (11 x 10") large margins.
Bust of St Cecilia, wearing a turban, turning to the right, her head lifted upwards and her eyes turned towards the sky; in a vertical oval.
See Calabi & De Vesme (1928): 239.
[Ref: 52411]   £290.00


The Portraiture of the fine Chestnut Arabian.
T. Spencer delin. R. Houston fecit.
Publish'd 26th April 1756 as the Act directs.
Scarce early issue & rare mezzotint with engraved rococo border. 305 x 355mm (12 x 14"), with large margins. Uncut. Repaired tears in the top margin.
A famous stud horse, also known as ' Wilson's Arabian', probably from near Aleppo in Syria; after being purchased by George Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoul, for £200 while Hay was ambassador to the court of Constantinople, he was brought to England by a Mr. Fitzhugh, and sold to Charles Wilson, who stood him at Oran, near Catterick in Yorkshire. Amongst others he sired the "famous" chestnut mare Primrose (1754), the racehorse Narcissus (1756), Miss Teasdale (1755) and Negro (1758). Published in "12 Portraits of Racehorses", engraved by Richard Houston after Thomas Spencer and James Seymour.
Siltzer p.389.
[Ref: 52180]   £680.00 









 
 

Popular posts from this blog

Houghton

The Life of Napoléon Bonaparte in prints

Napoleon - The Man Who Changed Europe?