Catalogue 115 is here!
[The Connoisseurs.]
[Painted by Edwin Landseer R.A. Engraved by Samuel Cousins, A.R.A.]
London; Published Dec.r 10th 1867, by Henry Graves & Co
the Proprietors, Publishers to H.M. the Queen, and T.R.H. the Prince
& Princess of Wales _ 6 Pall Mall. Copyright Registered.
Mezzotint on india, proof before letters, 'Printsellers'
Association' blindstamp. Plate mark 580 x 430mm (23 x 17"), very large
margins. Very slight foxing mainly in large margins.
Landseer's self portrait, accompanied by two dogs.
Whitman: Samuel Cousins, 99, state II of II.
[Ref: 57856] £450.00
We are pleased to present our new spring catalogue!
This miscellaneous listing of just under 200 items contains:
Portraits including Mezzotints.
Decorative items.
Satire.
Views Overseas and UK, Sports and Pastimes.
Some Naval and Military.
Several prints relating to Shakespeare.
Plus selected Natural History, Ephemera and Biblical scenes.
View the whole catalogue here!
London Plate III.
Drawn, Engraved & Published by William Daniell.
N.o 9 Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London, June 1, 1804.
Fine aquatint, printed in colours and hand finished. Framed, visible area 470 x 710mm (18½ x 28"). Unexamined out of frame.
A view looking down on London Bridge, with St Paul's Cathedral and the Monument to the Great Fire of London. From William Daniell's 'Six Views of the Metropolis of the British Empire'. The bridge is Old London Bridge, showing it after the 1762 renovation by George Dance the Elder, following the removal of all the buildings the previous year. He built a central Great Arch to help water flow, although the famed rapids are stil shown here, in this case following upsteam. Also shown are the alcoves built to shelter pedestrians and the balustrade. William Daniell RA (1769-1837) was one of the few artists of the period who was as skilled as an aquatinter as he was a painter. The margins have been given a grey wash in imitation of watercolour presentation of the period.
[Ref: 57897] £1,250.00
The Game at Cricket as play'd in the Artillery Ground, London. Engraved for the New Universal Magazine, 1752.
B. Cole sculp. [after Francis Hayman.]
[London, 1752.]
Engraving. Framed, visible area 180 x 300mm (7 x 11¾"). Original folds, unexamined out of frame.
An early cricket print, showing a game at the Artillery Ground in Finsbury belonging to the Honourable Artillery Company. The bat is curved; the wicket only has two stumps; and the bowling is underarm. This is a copy of a 1743 engraving by Antoine Benoist after a painting by Francis Hayman, one of twelve sporting pictures designed to decorate supper boxes at Vauxhall Gardens, and is now hanging at Lord's. The wicket keeper is said to be William Hogarth.
[Ref: 58010] £680.00
Painted by Frederick Goodall, R.A. Engraved by Richard Josey.
London, April 17th, 1888. Published by Fairless & Beeforth, Doré Gallery, 35 New Bond Street W. Copyright Registered. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1888 by Frank Hunter Potter in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, USA.
Mint mezzotint on India laid paper, Open letters. 785 x 585mm (31 x 23"), Uncut.
Engraving after the painting by Frederick Goodall (1822-1904). Goodall was taught by his artist father, Edward, and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1838. After painting landscapes and rural scenes early in his career, a trip to Egypt in 1858-9 led to a change in direction. Thereafter Goodall painted mainly scenes from Egyptian life with Biblical associations. Goodall was elected RA in 1864 and enjoyed great popularity during this time, but his fortunes later declined greatly and in 1902 he was declared bankrupt.
Briony Llewellyn, 'Edward Goodall', in the Grove Dictionary of Art.
[Ref: 57989] £450.00
