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[A Midsummer Night's Dream] Titania.
[A Midsummer Night's Dream] Titania. Puck. What Hempen Home-Spuns Have We Swaggering Here... From the original picture in the possession of William Chamberlayne Esq.r to whom this print is respectfully inscribed by His most obliged & obedient humble Servant, Henry Thompson.
Painted by Henry Thomson R.A. Engraved by W. Say, Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.
London Published March 21, 1814 by T. MacDonald, 39 Fleet Street.
Colour-printed mezzotint. 620 x 415mm. Framed. Trimmed within platemark at bottom.
A scene from 'A Midsummer's Night Dream', with Titania asleep, watched by Puck. In the background is Bottom with an ass's head.
Ex: Collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 7112]   £520.00  
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Belinda at her Toilet.
Belinda at her Toilet. "A heavenly image in the glass appears, "To that she bends to that her eyes she rears." Pope. The Rape of the Lock. Canto I. To John Fitz-Gerald Esqr. Of Naseby in the County of Northampton &c.&c.&c. This plate from a picture in his collection is with his permission respectfully dedicated by his most obliged and devoted Servant. H. Fradelle.
Painted by Henry Fradelle. Engraved by W. Say, Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester. No.9. Mortimer Street, Cavendish Square.
London, Published June 24. 1824 by Messrs Colnaghi & Co. 23. Cockspur Street.
Mezzotint, very fine, plate 858 x 681mm. 33¾ x 26¾". Trimmed to plate. Tear in title area.
A young woman gazing into the mirror on her vanity table, with a letter in her left had. A young lady attends to her hair and a servant enters through the doorway. A dog stands bottom right. After a painting by Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle (1778-1865).
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 14767]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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James Bindley Esq.A.M.F.S.A. Aetat Suae.48.
James Bindley Esq.A.M.F.S.A. Aetat Suae.48.
Engraved by W.Say, from an Original Drawing.
London, Published June 1.1819, for the Revd.T.F.Dibdin's Typographical Antiquities, by Messrs.Longman,Hurst,Rees & Co.
Mezzotint. 314 x 233mm.
James Bindley (1737-1818), Commissioner of stamps; book collector.
[Ref: 5372]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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Colonel John Blackwood.
Colonel John Blackwood.
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by W. Say, Engraver to T.R.H the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
London, Published May 1st. 1821 by the Engraver. 92, Norton Street Fitzroy Square.
Rare mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins,
Col. John Blackwood (19thC); sitter turned and looking to the right, wearing military uniform. A handsome portrait. After an untraced portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Mannings (cat. 188) cites several appointments Reynolds had in 1755 with sitters surnamed Blackwood, but notes 'it is not entirely certain that they are... all with the same person'.
Hamilton undescribed.
[Ref: 21782]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Felix Harbour.
Felix Harbour.
J. Ross. W.Say. Printed in colors by J.Lahee.
London. Published 1834 by Captain J.Ross, R.N.
Mezzotint, printed in colours. Printed area 150 x 150mm, 6 x 6". Trimmed within plate.
From Sir John Ross' 'Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage', which he undertook between 1829-33. This plate, one of only three mezzotint plates in the work, shows Ross's ship, the 'Victory', caught in the ice that stranded them for four years!
Abbey Travel: 636.
[Ref: 10938]   £65.00   (£78.00 incl.VAT)
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North Hendon. Snow cottages of the Boothians.
North Hendon. Snow cottages of the Boothians.
J. Ross. W.Say. Printed in colors by J.Lahee.
London. Published 1834 by Captain J.Ross, R.N.
Mezzotint, printed in colours. Printed area 140 x 170mm, 5½ x 6¾". Trimmed within plate.
From Sir John Ross' 'Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage', which he undertook between 1829-33. This plate, one of only three mezzotint plates in the work, shows Inuit igloos on the Boothia Peninsula. Ross named the area after his patron Felix Booth, and located the North Magnetic Pole there.
Abbey Travel: 636.
[Ref: 10939]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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Vice Admiral The R.t Hon.ble Sir George Cockburn G.C.B.
Vice Admiral The R.t Hon.ble Sir George Cockburn G.C.B.
Painted by S.r Will.m Beechey R.A. Portrait Painter to Her Late Majesty. Engraved by W. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.
London. Published July 2, 1837 for the Proprietor by the Engraver, 9, Mortimer Street, Cavendish Street.
Mezzotint. 720 x 415mm (28¼ x 16¼"). Small margins.
Fine & rare full-length portrait of Sir George Cockburn (1772-1853), Admiral and First Sea Lord. During the 'War of 1812' Cockburn was second in command to Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren. Cockburn cruised the American east coast and Chesapeake Bay, seizing American shipping, disrupting and raiding ports. His most significant action was the capture and burning of Washington on August 24, 1814. He later served as Commander-in-Chief on the North American station (1833-6). In this portrait Cockburn's hand is on a chart showing the Barrow Straits, Cockburn's Island, Melville's Peninsular etc.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 45848]   £990.00  
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Daniel in the Lions Den.
Daniel in the Lions Den.
Painted by James Northcote Esq.r R.A. Engraved by W. Say, Engraver to His R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.
London, Published for the Proprietor, April 1st 1813 and Sold by T. Macdonald, 39 Fleet Street.
A very fine impression of rare mezzotint. 655 x 420mm (25¾ x 16½"), with very large margins. Repaired tears in margins.
The prophet Daniel surrounded by snarling lions.
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd
[Ref: 49972]   £580.00  

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A Danish Terrier - From the original Picture in the possession of T. Lister Parker Esq.r.
A Danish Terrier - From the original Picture in the possession of T. Lister Parker Esq.r.
Painted by J. Northcote Engraved by Will. Say
London. Published Novr. 22 1804, by the Engraver, 92 Norton Street, Marylebone.
Mezzotint 275 x 380mm
[Ref: 4432]   £480.00  
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The Hon.ble Caroline Lucy Douglas.
The Hon.ble Caroline Lucy Douglas. Proof.
Drawn by C.L.D. Engraved by W. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Glocester.
London: Pub.d & Sold by Edwd. Orme, Printseller to the King & Royal Family Bond Str.t Corner of Brook Street.
Proof mezzotint. 610 x 480mm (24 x 18¾"). Trimmed to plate mark at top, margins agged, tear entering plate on right,
A self-portrait of the daughter of the 1st Baron Douglas of Douglas, Caroline Lucy Douglas (1784-1857) standing on battlements. She married Vice Admiral Sir George Scott.
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennoc Boyd. See Ref: 8282 for the pair.
[Ref: 56263]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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The Hon.ble Caroline Lucy Douglas [&] Capt.n The Hon.ble George Douglas R.N.
The Hon.ble Caroline Lucy Douglas [&] Capt.n The Hon.ble George Douglas R.N.
Drawn by C.L.D. Engraved by W. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Glocester.
London: Pub.d & Sold by Edwd. Orme, Printseller to the King & Royal Family Bond Str.t Corner of Brook Street. & Publication line trimmed away on George Douglas R.N.
Pair of mezzotints, possibly private plates. 608 x 478mm (24 x 18¾") [&] 595 x 478mm (23½ x 18¾"). Trimmed to plate mark second plate publication line lost minor foxing and outer edges a little dirty.
A fantastic pair of romantic portraits of the children of the 1st Baron Douglas of Douglas, by the daughter, Caroline Lucy Douglas (1784-1857, later known as Caroline Lucy Scott after marrying Vice Adml.Sir George Scott). The son, George Douglas (1788-1838), became a commander in the Royal Navy .
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Charles Dundas Esq.r M.P. for the County of Berks. Thirty Years Chairman of the Committee of the Kennet and Avon Canal Company.
Charles Dundas Esq.r M.P. for the County of Berks. Thirty Years Chairman of the Committee of the Kennet and Avon Canal Company.
Engraved by W. Say, Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.
From the Original Picture by Sir Will.m Beechey R.A. painted at request of the Committee 1823.
Mezzotint. Plate 503 x 350mm (19¾ x 13¾") with very large margins.
Portrait of Lord Dundas; nearly whole-length, sitting, directed to the left, facing and looking to the front, left hand on his knee, right hand holding a small book, resting on the table beside him, landscape and a bridge through the window on the left. Charles Dundas, Baron of Amesbury (1751-1832); apart from his political career he was also the first chairman of the Kennet and Avon Canal Company (the waterway in southern England, made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal; from Bristol to Bath) and the Dundas Aqueduct was named after him.
[Ref: 52499]   £320.00  
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John Heaviside Esq.r.
John Heaviside Esq.r. Surgeon Extraordinary to the King F.R.S. F.A.S. &c.
Painted by Sr Willm Beechey, R..A. Engraved by Willm Say.
London Published July 5th. 1803 [E. Orme; remainder inscription erased.]
Mezzotint, 375 x 275mm. (14¾ x 10¾"). Some surface soiling; a rich impression.
John Heaviside (c.1748 - 1828), surgeon to George III and owner of an anatomical museum. After Sir William Beechey (1735 - 1839).
Wellcome: 1332-1.
[Ref: 12456]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Edward Jenner, M.D. F.R.S. &c.&c.
[Edward Jenner, M.D. F.R.S. &c.&c. From an original picture Painted by J. Northcote, for the Medical Society of Plymouth & Plymouth Dock.]
[Painted by J. Northcote Esq.re R.A. Engraved by W. Say.]
[London Published Jan.y 1. 1803, by W Say. No 5. Quicksett Row, New Road, opposite Fitzroy Square..]
Fine mezzotint, very scarce proof before letters. 430 x 305mm (17 x 12"), large margins. Glued to backing sheet at corners.
A seated portrait of Edward Jenner (1749-1823), discoverer of vaccination. His hand flicks the pages of a book to a page 'Pustules of the Cow Pox in its successive stages'.
See NPG D19467 for the published state. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 57171]   £1,250.00  
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Edward Jenner, M.D. F.R.S. &c.&c.
Edward Jenner, M.D. F.R.S. &c.&c. From an original picture Painted by J. Northcote, for the Medical Society of Plymouth & Plymouth Dock.
Painted by J. Northcote Esq.re R.A. Engraved by W. Say.
Publish'd Aug.t 20 1804 by Thomas Palser, Surrey St Westminster.
Fine mezzotint. 430 x 305mm (17 x 12"). Trimmed to plate, publisher's inscription weakly inked.
Edward Jenner (1749-1823), discoverer of vaccination. His hand flicks the pages of a book to a page 'Pustules of the Cow Pox in its successive stages'. Top left image of "sacred cow" with Ancient (David?) symbols.
W. 1527.
[Ref: 57005]   £490.00  
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[Kirkstall Abbey, on the River Aire.
[Kirkstall Abbey, on the River Aire. From a Drawing in the possession of B.G. Windus Esq.r. Rivers of England Plate 9.]
[Drawn by Thomas Girtin. Engraved by W. Say.]
[London, Published July 1. 1824 by W. B. Cooke 9, Soho Square.]
Mezzotint, rare proof before all letters. 175 x 265mm (7 x 10½"), with very large margins.
Kirkstall Abbey, a Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall, founded c. 1152 and disolved in 1539, during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII. The ruins now stand in a public park in Leeds.
[Ref: 55990]   £250.00   (£300.00 incl.VAT)
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The Rt. Rev.d W.m Lort Mansel, D.D. Lord Bishop of Bristol.
The Rt. Rev.d W.m Lort Mansel, D.D. Lord Bishop of Bristol. And Master of Trinity College in the University of Cambridge.
Painted by T. Kirkby, Esq.r Engraved by W. Say, Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester, 92, Norton Street.
Published May 1, 1812, by R. Harraden & Son, Cambridge. Publishers of a History of the University & Town of Cambridge. Illustrated with 36 Views of Colleges, Halls, Public Buildings &c. &c. forming an elegant Q.to Vol._Price 4.4.0.
Mezzotint with very small margins, fine. Plate 507 x 350mm (20 x 13¾"). Laid on album sheet.
William Lort Mansel (1753-1820) Bishop of Bristol and in 1798 he was appointed master of Trinity College, Cambridge. Three-quarter length portrait wearing a gown with large sleeves and a dark stole, holding a cap in his right hand and rolled paper in his left hand, left arm resting on the back of a chair.
[Ref: 29067]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Love Sheltered.
Love Sheltered. It's a cold, rainy night, and I'm wet to the skin / And I have lost my way, Ma'am: so pray let me in [...]
H. Thomson Pinx.t W.m Say Sculp.t
London, Published Nov.r 10.th 1806 by H. Macklin, 39, Fleet Street
Mezzotint, Open-letter proof, rare, platemark 655 x 415mm (25¾ x 16¼"), with very large margins.
Allegorical scene after one of the major works of Henry Thomson (1777-1843), engraved the same year as the Thomson painted the picture. Thomson was elected as a Royal Academician two years earlier, in 1804, and in 1825 would succeed Henry Fuseli as keeper of the Royal Academy. The publisher, Hannah Macklin, was the widow of Thomas Macklin, continuing his business after his death in 1801.
[Ref: 45436]   £420.00  
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Samuel Mercer Esq.r
Samuel Mercer Esq.r
Painted by Mr. Illidge / Engraved by W. Say, Engraver to the Duke of Gloucester.
Published by Agnew and Zanetti, Repository of Arts, No 10 Exchange Street, Manchester, June, 1831.
Mezzotint, proof impression, scarce with large margins; platemark 550 x 395mm (21½ x 15½"). Publishers' blindstamp.
Portrait of Samuel Mercer with his dogs, and estate in background. After T.H. Illidge (1799-1851), who worked as a portraitist in the large manufacturing towns of Lancashire, painting the local civic and financial celebrities.
Ex: Collection of Thomas Agnew.
[Ref: 31872]   £380.00  
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Nelson.
Nelson. Nelson Bronte [Facsimile left hand.]
Painted by Sir Will.m Beechey Portrait Painter to the Queen. Engraved by Will.m Say.
[London, Published Jan.y 9th. 1806. by the Engraver, No.92 Norton Street, Marylebone.]
Scarce mezzotint. Sheet 495 x 355mm (19½ x 14"). Trimmed close to plate on three sides, into inscription area losing publisher's line and description of the facsimile signature. Small damage top left in borders.
A three-quarter length portrait Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), hero of the Battle of Trafalgar, published posthumously. The head-and-shoulders portrait by Beechey used as a basis for this print was commissioned by the City of Norwich in 1800; it is regarded as the most faithful likeness of him, and is now in the National Portrait Gallery.
Ex collection of the Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34263]   £350.00  
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His Imperial Majesty Nicolas the First.
His Imperial Majesty Nicolas the First.
Lonsdale Pinxit. Engraved by W. Say.
Published March 1826, by W. Sams, Royal Subscription Library, No 1 St James's Street.
Rare mezzotint, proof, 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Wear to small margins, laid on archival paper.
A portrait of Nicholas I (1796-1855) King of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland.
[Ref: 52702]   £290.00   (£348.00 incl.VAT)
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[Othello relating the history of his Life to Brabantio and Desdemonda, These things to hear Which ever as she could with haste dispatch. Would Desdemona seriously incline: She'd come again, and with a greedy ear But still the house affairs would her
[Othello relating the history of his Life to Brabantio and Desdemonda, These things to hear Which ever as she could with haste dispatch. Would Desdemona seriously incline: She'd come again, and with a greedy ear But still the house affairs would her thence: Devour up my discourse. Shakespeare Othello. Act I. Scene 3. From a Picture in the Collection of John Marshall Esq.r.]
Painted by Henry Fradelle. Engraved by W.m Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester, 9. Mortimer Street, Cavendish Square. [Printed by J. Lahee.]
[London, May 15th. 1826, Published by H. Fradelle, 8 Somerset Street, Portman Square. A Paris chez Chailloux Portelle Rue St. Honore.]
Fine & scarce mezzotint, printed in colours and hand-finished. Sheet 390 x 480mm (15¼ x 18¾"). Trimmed to plate on three sides, into inscription area at bottom, backed on linen.
Othello tells his father-in-law and beloved Desdemona of his travels and life being a soldier. Indian cityscape in background. After a painting by Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle (1778-1865), now in the collection of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
[Ref: 41324]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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Othello relating the history of his Life to Brabantio and Desdemonda, These things to hear Which ever as she could with haste dispatch. Would Desdemona seriously incline: She'd come again, and with a greedy ear But still the house affairs would her
Othello relating the history of his Life to Brabantio and Desdemonda, These things to hear Which ever as she could with haste dispatch. Would Desdemona seriously incline: She'd come again, and with a greedy ear But still the house affairs would her thence: Devour up my discourse. Shakespeare Othello. Act I. Scene 3. From a Picture in the Collection of John Marshall Esq.r.
Painted by Henry Fradelle. Engraved by W.m Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester, 9. Mortimer Street, Cavendish Square. Printed by J. Lahee.
London, May 15th. 1826, Published by H. Fradelle, 8 Somerset Street, Portman Square. A Paris chez Chailloux Portelle Rue St. Honore.
Mezzotint, very fine with full margins, plate 442 x 512mm. 17¼ x 20".
Othello tells his father-in-law and beloved Desdemona of his travels and life being a soldier. After a painting by Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle (1778-1865), now in the collection of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 14768]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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Sir Charles Morice Pole, Bar.t K.G.C.B.
Sir Charles Morice Pole, Bar.t K.G.C.B. Admiral of the Red.
Painted by Sir. Will.m Beechey R.A. Portrait Painter to Her late Majesty and their Royal Highnesses the Duke andDuchess of Gloucester. Engraved by Will.m Say. Engraver to their Royal Highness the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester.
92 Norton Street, Fitzroy Square, 1820.
Mezzotint with very large margins. Platemark: 395 x 285mm (15½ x 11¼"). Fine impression. Very light spotting in margins.
A portrait of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Morice Pole, 1st Baronet (1757 - 1830), half-length, standing, in naval uniform, directed to the left, facing and looking to the left. Pole entered the Royal Academy in 1770 and served in the East Indies. He had also participated in the siege of Pondicherry and at the occupation of Toulon in 1793. Pole was promoted rear-admiral in 1795 and served in the West Indies. He was promoted Admiral of the Fleet in 1830. Pole was appointed governor of Newfoundland on 3 June 1800. His term ended in 1801.
Ex collection of Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36552]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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Rembrandt's Peasant Girl. From the Original Picture in the Collection of the late Noel Desenfnas Esq.
Rembrandt's Peasant Girl. From the Original Picture in the Collection of the late Noel Desenfnas Esq.
Rembrandt Pinxt. W. Say Sculpt.
London, Published Jany. 27. 1814, by T Macdonald 39 Fleet Street.
Mezzotint printed in colour. 348 x 470mm 15 x 18½ inches. Trimmed inside plate in elaborate gilt frame with with an F. B. Daniell label on reverse, the frame has some damage on lower moulding. Unexamined out of frame
Rembrandt's Girl at a Window, painted in 1645: who is she? The painting now hangs in the Dulwich Picture Gallery with the title "Girl at a Window". This particular engraving from the Estate of Mrs. Olive Pearson of Brook House, Norton Wiltshire.
[Ref: 11765]   £850.00  
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The Shipwrecked Mariner.
The Shipwrecked Mariner. From an original picture in the collection of Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Bart, at Stowe Head Wiltshire, to whom this plate ia dedicated by his obliged humble serv.t H. Macklin.
Painted by H. Thomson. Engrtaved by W. Say.
Published July 1st. 1806, by H.Macklin, 39, Fleet Street.
Mezzotint, printed in colours and hand finished. 650 x 415mm (25¾ x 16¼"). Inscription area excised, replaced by a skilled restorer, top margin restored.
A bare-footed sailor sits on a rocky outcrop, waves crashing below him. Over his head an eagle flies, waiting to pick his bones. The original painting, exhibited at the R.A. in 1804, is still at Stourhead, now a National Trust property. Sir Richard Colt Hoare (1758-1838) was an antiquarian and archaeologist. He and William Cunnington made the first recorded excavations at Stonehenge in 1798 & 1810; they discovered that the fallen stones had once been vertical.
[Ref: 56249]   £390.00  
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Sir James Edward Smith.
Sir James Edward Smith. President of the Linnean Society Aged 68.
Bust by F. Chantry, R.A. H.B. Love, delin. Engraved by W. Say.
Pub.d by Longman & Co. London, Aug.t 1832.
Mezzotint. Sheet: 220 x 135mm (8¾ x 5¼'').
A portrait of English botanist and founder of the Linnean society Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828).
[Ref: 49361]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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Sir Sidney Smith.
Sir Sidney Smith.
Robert Ker Porter pinxt. W.Say sculpt.
London Published as the Act directs, June 19, 1802, John P.Thompson, Printseller to his Majesty and their Royal Highness's the Duke & Duchess of York. Gt.Newport Street, and No.51 Dean Street, Soho.
Coloured mezzotint. 630 x 440mm (24¾ x 17¼") Slight repair in image.
Sir William Sidney Smith KCB (21 June 1764 - 26 May 1840) fought in the American Revolutionary War, where he saw action in 1778 against the American frigate Raleigh. He also distinguished himself in the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1780), Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) and the Battle of the Saintes (1782). His subsequent career included important service during the Napoleonic Wars, notably in the defence and relief of Acre. Napoleon said of him "That man made me miss my destiny" concerning his defence of Acre.
[Ref: 4705]   £850.00  
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[Spanish Peasant Boys.]
[Spanish Peasant Boys.]
[Murillo pinxt.] [W. Say sculpt.]
[London, Published June 1st. 1814 by T.Macdonald 39 Fleet Street.]
Fine mezzotint. Proof before letters. 660 x 417mm. 26" x 16½".
Mezzotint after the painting by Bartolomé Estebán Murillo (1618-1682) in the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London. It has been suggested that the two figures represent Industry and Idleness. Engraved by William Say (1768-1834).
[Ref: 8311]   £380.00  
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Abraham Tucker Esqr. of Betchworth Castle.
Abraham Tucker Esqr. of Betchworth Castle.
Engraved by W. Say. June 1st. 1803. (after Enoch Seeman.)
Mezzotint. 257 x 168mm. 10 x 6½".
Abraham Tucker (1705-1774), philosophic writer, born in London, and educated at Oxford, was a country gentleman, who devoted himself to the study of philosophy, and wrote, under the name of Edward Search, a work in 7 volumes, The Light of Nature Pursued (1768-78). It is rather a miscellany than a systematic treatise, but contains much original and acute thinking. He strongly influenced Paley and is thought to have had some influence on Malthus.
In the NPG.
[Ref: 12767]   £65.00   (£78.00 incl.VAT)
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Juvenile Tricks.
Juvenile Tricks.
Drawn & Etched by J.M.W. Turner Esq. R.A. Engraved by W. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester
Published Jan.y 1 1811, by Mr. Turner, Queen Ann Street West
Etching and mezzotint, with large margins, platemark 210 x 290mm (8¼ x 11½"). Stamp of art dealer C.W. Dowdeswell verso.
Boys playing around a trough, with a row of houses in background- 'the scene is evidently in Hyde Park' (Rawlinson). Plate from J.M.W.'s 'Liber Studiorum', which was published between 1807 and 1819. By this time Turner's position of the pre-eminent British landscape painter of his day was assured, but with this series it was the French artist Claude Lorraine whom Turner was emulating. Claude's 'Libro di Verita', a book of drawings sold to the Duke of Devonshire in the eighteenth century, had been engraved by Richard Earlom around thirty years earlier to much acclaim, and in many ways Turner was publishing his work in a format which invited direct comparison with that of Claude.
Rawlinson: 18 (first published state). Finberg 22.
[Ref: 27359]   £350.00  
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Marine Dabblers.
Marine Dabblers.
Drawn & Etched by J.M.W. Turner Esq. R.A. Engraved by W. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester
Published June 1811 by J.M.W. Turner, Queen Ann Street West.
Etching and mezzotint. 210 x 290mm (8¼ x 11½"), with very large margins. Small tear top margin.
Group of children playing with miniature boats on a sandy shore, next to fishing boats. Plate 29, issued in Part VI of Turner's 'Liber Studiorum', 1807-1819.
Rawlinson 29; Finberg 29, state ii of ii.
[Ref: 50879]   £380.00  
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[The sorceress Urganda la Desconocida] Her seat o'er Elna's mouth involv'd in smoke, / And pillow'd by the flames, Urganda took.
[The sorceress Urganda la Desconocida] Her seat o'er Elna's mouth involv'd in smoke, / And pillow'd by the flames, Urganda took.
C.F. delin. W. Say sculp 92 Norton Street.
[London, Published Jan.y 1. 1812. by J. Hatchard, Piccadilly]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 280 x 215mm (11 x 8½"). Trimmed within plate, losing publication line.
A grim-faced sorceress in classical robe, sitting on a cloud with a two-headed snake. Urganda la Desconocida (the Unknown), a mythological witch in Portuguese romances, including 'Orlando in Love' and 'Don Quixote', taking a role similar to a Fate, Merlin or Medea.
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[William IV as Lord High Admiral & the Duke of Wellington] The Navy! [&] The Army!
[William IV as Lord High Admiral & the Duke of Wellington] The Navy! [&] The Army!
Painted by M.W. Sharpe. Engraved by W. Say, Engraver to T.R.H. The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester, 9, Mortimer Street.
London, Published April 23 1828, by Wm.Sams Book & Printseller to the Royal Family, 1, St James's Street.
Very scarce pair of mezzotints. Each 495 x 390mm (19½ x 15¼"). Small margins.
A pair of portraits of the heads of the armed services. 'The Navy' depicts William, Duke of Clarence, during his short term as Lord High Admiral (1827-8, a post he was sacked from two years before becoming William IV). He stands aboard, raising his tricorn, using a capstan as a drinks table. 'The Army' is a portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington as Commander in Chief of the British Army. He stands in uniform and chain of office, standing beside a table and toasting a glass to the viewer. A view of London from Apsley House, his London residence at Hyde Park Corner, can be seen through the window on the left. This print was also published with the title 'Health! And Long Life To The King!' with the same publication date. After Michael William Sharp (1776/7-1840).
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The Right Hon.ble Will.m Windham M.P.
The Right Hon.ble Will.m Windham M.P.
Painted by J. Hoppner Esq.r R.A. Engraved by W. Say.
London Published May 2: 1803, by the Engraver. 91 Norton Street.
Mezzotint with small margins. Plate 387 x 280mm (15¼ x 11"). Sight foxing.
William Windham (1750-1810), the British Whig statesman who was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1783. Pitt made him Secretary at War from 1794 to 1801, during the first phase of the conflict with France. In 1806 he was appointed Secretary for War and Colonies.
Provenance: Elizabeth Anne Hippisley of Ston Easton.
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