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Catalogue 147: India, Portraits and more!

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Cover image: [Dr Mizer of Manchester.] [n.d., c.1780.] Rare mezzotint, proof before title, printed in brown. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), with large margins. Crease An oval portrait of a blind man, wearing dark spectacles, queue wig and cravat, identified by the BM as 'Dr Mizer of Manchester'. BM: 1874,1010.16, their example trimmed to oval. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. [Ref: 66212 ]   £320.00       We are pleased to present our summer listing: Catalogue 147!   It contains just under 480 items including the following subjects: India Portraits Satire Mezzotint Portraits Decorative Items Views Overseas Views UK Natural History Books Sports and Pastimes Military Naval Music Maps Napoleon   A few highlights:   [Francis Rawdon Hastings] Right Hon.ble Earl of Moira. ...