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London. View. Engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 12" x 15.75". Hunt scene engraved by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851), circa 1820. Light scattered foxing in the margins. More
London. View. Engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 12" x 15.75". Hunt scene engraved by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851), circa 1820. Light scattered foxing in the margins. More
1778. Two-sided etching, line-engraving and aquatint on paper. Image measures 18 x 14 1/2". This etching depicts William Pitt (1708-78), first Earl of Chatham and known as "the Great Commoner," who was a long-time opponent of Britain's policy towards its American colonies. Barry published these two prints in 1778 in posthumous support of the Earl, writing at the bottom, "This print is most respectfully addressed to the Patriotic members of both houses of Parliament and to all who preserve a...... More
Paris: Pichot Imprimerie. Color lithograph. 48" x 32.5". Paper backed with linen. In very good condition. Inter war poster titled 'The Great Peace', shows three women dance joyfully in a circle, patterns on their dresses indicate their nationalities as American, French, and British. Bernard Becan (1890-1943) was a French painter. More
Optic View. Etching with original hand coloring. Page measures 14 1/4" x 20". A stand off takes place on February 3, 1781 when fifteen large British ships and numerous other smaller ships carrying soldiers and supplies filled the harbor at St. Eustache prepared to invade and take control from the Dutch. George Brydges Rodney the British commander of the fleet had over 1,000 cannons compared to the 12 held by Dutch Governor De Graaff. Ultimately, De Graaff surrendered the island..... More
London: Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., 1915. Original poster. Color lithograph. 40 x 25 inches. This poster features an illustration of an idyllic English village scene. Villagers sit beneath large trees on the grass in front of a church. They are surrounded by cottages with thatched roofs. The text at the top indicates the motivational nature of the poster, reminding the viewer what they were fighting for. It reads: "The Underground Railways of London, knowing how many of..... More
London: G. C. & J. Robinson, 1798. Engraving, and etching. Image measures 13 3/8 x 15 7/8". Sheet measures 16 1/4 x 21". Often referred to as the French and Indian War (1756-1763), the otherwise known Seven Years War reignited British concerns of a French invasion, as well as a culturally-ingrained anti-French feeling among the populace. With his usual skill for satirical detail, Hogarth allows us to gain the British perspective of a war so often only considered an American..... More
Edinburgh: John Miller, 1818. Etching with hand coloring. Image measures 9.5 x 13". Sheet measures 9.5 x 13.5". As a part in a 4-part series, this print depicts several "errors" in ice-skating such as skating with a walking cane or not being aware of where you are skating. Popularized in the late eighteenth century, ice-skating became a favorite winter recreation which in some ways could be at extreme odds with the societal emphasis on respectability. Always having a keen eye..... More
Edinburgh: John Miller, 1818. Etching. Image measures 12.5 x 9.75". Sheet measures 16.5 x 12". After nearly nursing the life out of the personification of England John Bull' sow in an earlier caricature entitled "More Pigs than Teats," the politicians in Grenville's Government are again portrayed as piglets in this print by James Gillray. William Wyndham, Lord Grenville, came into as the new prime minister after the early death of the then Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, in 1806..... More
London: Henry Bohn, 1847. Etching. Image measures 12.5 x 15.75." This print comments on the pathetic attempt in September 1792 by British emissaries to flatter the Chinese Emperor with gifts such as toys and other curiosities in their efforts to improve trade relations for British merchant firms such as the East India Company, which had long had a monopoly over the spice trade with Southeast Asia and also served as an instigator of British imperialism into places such as India..... More
London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1822. Engraving. Image measures 16.5 x 21.5". Sheet measures 18 x 23.5". This print by William Hogarth represents a myriad of many Hogarthian characters which often straddle the line between humor and tragedy. In this scene, English troops are shown marching northward into Scotland to quell uprisings by the Jacobites, who were loyal supporters of the recently dethroned Stuart monarch James II. Here, despite their dangerous mission, the soldiers have become distracted by the bustling..... More
London. View. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Page measures 16 1/8" x 21", plate measures 13.75" x 17". Beautifully detailed garden landscape, circa 1708. Johannes Kip (1653-1722) was a Dutch draughtsman, engraver, and print dealer who accompanied the court of William of Orange to England following the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He settled in Westminster where besides having a thriving print selling business, he worked for various London publishers producing engravings. This print was published in "Britannia Illustrata or Views of..... More
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee London, 1915. Poster. Original lithograph. 27 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches. Mounted on linen, chips all around to margins with some small losses. Union Jack flag inside is draped inside a blue frame and green border, text in white and black above and below - It's our flag Fight for it Work for it - WWI UK. More
Frankfurt: Mattheus Merian. View. Uncolored copper engraving. Image measures 11.5 x 14.5". This incredible circa 1655 view depicts a scene from the important naval battle during the first Anglo-Dutch War. The Battle of Ter Heijde or the Battle of Scheveningen was fought in July 31 1653 (10 August according to the Gregorian calendar) off the Dutch coast between the Commonwealth of England and the United Provinces. This final battle resulted in both sides claiming a victory and eventually led to..... More
Engraving. Page measures 10 1/4" x 13". This colorful engraving depicts the surprise attack by the French against the British at St. Eustache in 1781 during the American Revolution. St. Eustache, the Dutch owned island in the Caribbean was a major port and trading post during the Revolution and at this time was ultimately captured by the French thus ending British control. The hand coloring distinguishes the French and British uniforms showing the French overpowering the battle scene. Colonial architecture..... More
Frankfurt: Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato, 1673. View. Uncolored copper engraving. Image measures 11.5 x 15.75". This striking 1673 view depicts a scene from the important naval battle during the Third Anglo-Dutch War. The Battle of Solebay took place on 7 June 1672 at Sole Bay near Suffolk, England. Fought between the Kingdom of England and the Dutch Republic and a part of the larger Franco-Dutch War, the Battle of Solebay was the first battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War. The Dutch..... More
New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1899. Color lithograph. Sheet measures 20 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches. Two folds with some wear, otherwise in good condition. Persuasive map of John Bull and Uncle Sam holding the earth aloft, with an angel of peace flying around the globe. The two figures symbolize power and reach and confidence following the Spanish American war. More
London: I. Dickinson, 1823. View. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 6.75" x 10.5". Little is known about this charming lithograph depicting two horses and their riders at a hunt with the hounds leading the way. Minor wear and aging to edges and margins. Lower right corner has slight crease. Small tear to bottom edge. More
Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, 1850. Engraving, with some stipple. Image measures 7.75 x 5.75 inches. Sheet measures 14.75 x 10.5 inches. This print which was originally published in 1736 illustrates Hogarth's ability to find humor even in the most sacred and solemn of places. Hogarth presents The Sleeping Congregation as an Anglican church filled with parishioners who are so bored by the service that most have drifted off to sleep. This is in contrast to the fanatical enthusiasm of the Methodist..... More
Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, 1850. Six engravings. Image 6.5 x 8.5". Sheet measures 10.5 x 14.75". Determined to prove that eighteenth-century society could witness tragedy and moral catharsis in their own time and city, rather than only in paintings of Ancient Greece or the New Testament, William Hogarth created this modern moral series about a naïve young woman who is seduced into prostitution and suffers the terrible consequences for her transgressions. Throughout the series, Hogarth meant to highlight the many temptations..... More
Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, 1850. Engraving, with some stipple. Image measures 7.75 x 5.75". Sheet measures 14.75 x 10.5". This print which, originally published in 1736, illustrates Hogarth's ability to find humor even in the most sacred and solemn of places. Here, the parishoners of an Anglican church are so bored by the service that most have drifted off to sleep. Even the minister is barely awake enough to read the lines of Scripture which appropriately read, "Come unto me all..... More
London. View. Uncolored engraving. Plate measures 4 11/16" x 5 7/8". View of William of Orange arriving at the English coast at Torbay in his claim for the British crown. John Seller (c. 1630-1697) was an English instrument maker and cartographer and in 1671 he was appointed Hydrographer to the King. Seller instigated the first English maritime atlas, in an effort to compete with the successful Dutch maps at the time. This print was published in "A New Systeme of..... More
Stipple engraving. Image measures 17" x 13.5". This beautiful stipple engraving of a girl playing a hurdy-gurdy beside a fireplace is modeled on William Hogarth's 1749 painting "The Savoyard Girl." This later print was made in 1798 and published in 1799. For many years, remained the only source of knowledge about Hogarth's painting, which remained in a private collection. The girl depicted is a savoyard, or a wandering street musician common in 18th-century London whose favorite instrument was the hurdy-gurdy..... More
Charles Bestland, 1802. Stipple engraving. Proof before letters. 22.5 x 30 inches. Founding members of the Royal Academy of Arts are assembled in the Council Chamber at New Somerset House surrounded by paintings and classical sculptures. At the center, the American artist Benjamin West is shown with a hat. Standing to the right are the painters John Singleton Copley and Joseph Farington. There are only two women founders near the back of the image, Mary Moser and Angelica Kauffman. Standing..... More
London: Alexander Hogg. Copper line engraving with hand-coloring. Image measures 6.75" x 10.75". This hand-colored engraving, published circa 1784, provides a view toward Westminster Bridge in London, taken from the tree-lined riverside walk near the Buckingham (York) Water Gate. A number of small boats float on the river. In the foreground, a couple walks on the promenade, their dog in tow. A decorative border surrounds the image and title. The print was published in Walpoole's "New and Complete British Traveller."..... More
London: James Linnell, 1806. Original aquatint. Page measures 15" x 17.5". Beautiful aquatint engraved by William Ward (engraver to the Duke of York) in 1806 after painting by George Morland. Three dogs make their way through a forest scene. After George Morland (British, London 1763 -1804, London). More
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