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Daniel Orme (circa 1766-1832) - Etching in colours - "The Marquis Cornwallis Receiving the Hostage Princes, Sons of Tippoo Sultan", 1792, 23ins x 30ins, framed and glazedCondition ReportThis work has not been inspected out of its frame. It appears to be in good condition with no obvious damage/loss/restoration. The colours are bright.
Sidney Tushingham (British, 1884-1968), Church of St. John & St. Paul, Rome, and Via Dell' Oliviera, a pair, dry point etchings, signed in pencil, together with another etching by the same artist, The morning of the Fair, signed in pencil, framed and a Pre-Raphaelite style pencil drawing of a girl, with provenance (4)
Edward J. Cherry F.R.S.A"King's College Chapel, Cambridge"Signed, etching, 17cm by 11cm; together with various other decorative prints including three views of Exeter College, Oxford, "Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge", an engraving by M. Bourlier after W. Evans, and two Naval prints "Scene on the deck of the Queen Charlotte" and "The cutting out of the Corvette la Chevrette", various sizes (7)
Ballooning.- First gas balloon to carry people.- Lenoir (Paris-based printseller, active 1775-1820) A L'Honneur de Mrs. Charles et Robert, etching and engraving on laid paper with French text-based watermark, platemark 404 x 272 mm (15 3/4 x 10 3/4 in), sheet 475 x 320 mm (18 3/4 x 12 1/2 in), several marginal tears and small losses, handling creases, surface dirt, spotting and browning, unframed, Se vend à Paris chez le Noir Md. Fournisseur du Cabinet des Estampes du Roi. Demeurent a Louvre, [circa 1783]Provenance:Bears Lenoir's blindstamp of a Moor within the lettered margin [see Lugt 3885]⁂ Print showing the departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tulieres, on December 1st, 1783. Tuileries Palace is in the background, and the caption indicates that 8,000 spectators were present.
Ballooning.- Fores & Co. (Samuel William, publisher) Montgolfier in the clouds/ Constructing of air balloons for the grand monarque, satirical print relating to the unsuccessful launch of a 'grand aerostatic machine' on 19 Jan. at Lyons, in which Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier and others ascended, etching on thick laid paper with watermark of Fleur-de-lis, platemark 350 x 245 mm (13 3/4 x 9 5/8 in), sheet 384 x 285 mm (15 1/4 x 11 1/4 in), handling creases, horizontal fold, minor surface dirt and light browning, unframed, 1784Literature:BM Satires 6435
Ballooning.- Echard (Charles) Tour de Calais, etching, on thick laid paper with late 18th century text-based watermark, platemark 325 x 235 mm (12 3/4 x 9 1/4 in), sheet 370 x 275 mm (14 1/2 x 10 3/4 in), minor handling creases and surface dirt, small nicks, inscribed 'no. 12' in brown ink to upper centre, unframed, A Paris chez Le Campion Md d'Estampes au vestibule du chateau des Tuileries et chez les Campion frères Mds d'Estampes à la ville de Rouen rue St Jacques, [circa 1785]⁂ Showing M. Pilatre de Rozier attempting to cross the English Channel by balloon, 15th June 1785.
Ballooning.- First crossing of the English Channel by air.- Rowlandson (Thomas) Departure of Blanchard and Jeffries' Balloon from Dover, January 7, 1785, etching with full hand-colouring, on thick wove paper with watermark of Strasbourg lily, sheet 214 x 314 mm (8 1/4 x 12 1/4 in), possibly laid onto support, trimmed to borderline of image, minor spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [S.W. Fores, 1794]⁂ On January 7, 1785, the French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard and his American backer John Jeffries travelled from Dover to Calais in a gas balloon, becoming the first to cross the English Channel by air.
Ballooning.- London.- Murray (John, publisher) The Ascent of Mr Sadler and Captn. Paget from Hackney, 12th Augst. 1811, etching with pale wash, on cream wove paper without watermark, sheet 300 x 185 mm (11 3/4 x 7 1/4 in), trimmed to or just within the platemark, minor surface dirt, handling creases, numbered in brown ink to upper margin, unframed, [circa 1811 but possibly slightly later]Illustrated:Turnor, Hatton, Astra Castra. Experiments and Adventures in the Atmopshere, Chapman and Hall, 1865, illus. p. 262⁂ Showing James Sadler's balloon flight to mark the birthday of George, Prince of Wales (later George IV) on 12th August 1811. He took off from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern in Hackney, along with Captain Paget of the Royal Navy, who was a paying passenger, and landed near Tilbury Fort 73 minutes later.
Ballooning.- Sadler, Windham.- Pitts (J[ohn]) Jubilee in St James's Park. The Chinese Bridge and Pagoda with the Tents in St James Park, soft-ground etching printing with plate tone on laid paper with small armorial watermark, platemark 255 x 320 mm (10 x 12 1/2 in), sheet 295 x 350 mm (11 5/8 x 13 3/4 in), handling creases, minor marginal nicks, unframed, September 16th, 1814⁂ The Prince Regent (and future King George IV) declared a Grand Jubilee in celebration of the recent victory over Napoleon and to mark a centenary of Hanoverian rule. English aeronaut Windham Sadler ascended in the balloon which can be seen flying overhead.
Ballooning.- McLean (Thomas) New Principles or the March of Invention, etching and aquatint, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 235 x 365 mm (9 1/4 x 14 1/4 in), trimmed, numbered 'no. 24' in brown ink to upper left, marginal nicks, minor surface dirt and handling creases, unframed, [c. 1824-1830].
Ballooning.- Montgolfiér-style hot air balloon.- Wallis (John, publisher) Representation of the Air Baloon of Mr. Montgolfier, in the field of Mars near Paris, broadside with descriptive text below relating details of the public demonstration of Montgolfier's air balloon, etching and engraving, on laid paper with watermark of fleur-de-lis, platemark 390 x 268 mm (15 1/4 x 10 1/2 in), sheet 405 x 285 mm (15 7/8 x 11 1/4 in), two horizontal creases, some minor browning and surface dirt, handling creases, numbered '6' in brown ink to upper right quadrant, faint pencil markings, unframed, Map Warehouse, Ludgate Street, 1783.
Ballooning.- Montgolfiér-style hot air balloon.- Experiénce de la Machine Aréostatique de Mrs. de Montgolfier, etching and engraving, the balloon with original hand-colouring, French descriptive text below, on laid paper with indistinct text-based watermark, sheet 400 x 298 mm (15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in), trimmed to or just within the platemark, some spotting and scattered surface dirt, minor damp-stain to upper right edge, two horizontal creases, minor nicks and handling creases, unframed, Le Noir, Paris, 1783.
Ballooning.- Darchery (Elizabeth, publisher) The Montgolsier, a First Rate of the French Aerial Navy, satirical print, inscribed in the plate "Observator del.", "Recordum Sculpt", etching with hand-colouring on wove paper with partial watermark dated '[?]1828', platemark 355 x 250 mm (14 x 9 3/4 in), sheet 430 x 290 mm (16 7/8 x 11 1/2 in), tear running from edge into plate at centre left, another smaller tear to right, minor spotting and surface dirt, unframed, 1783 [but printed slightly later]; and another duplicate impression of the same print without watermark, uncoloured, trimmed to or just within the platemark, unframed, [circa 1783 or slightly later] (2)⁂ Thought to be the first reaction of an English caricaturist to the possibilities of aerial navigation.
Ballooning.- First balloon flight with animals.- Expérience aërostatique faite à Versailles le 19 septembre 1783 en présence de leurs Majestés, de la famille royale, etching and engraving, on thick laid paper without watermark, platemark 245 x 340 mm (9 1/2 x 13 1/2 in), sheet 270 x 390 mm (10 5/8 x 15 1/4 in), lower corners trimmed off within the platemark, spotting and browning, inscribed 'no. 15' in brown ink in the upper centre, some tears to edges, unframed, A Paris : Chez le Noir Md. Fournisseur du Cabinet des Estampes du Roi demeurant au Louvre, [1783]Illustrated:Turnor, Hatton, Astra Castra. Experiments and Adventures in the Atmopshere, Chapman and Hall, 1865, illus. p. 72⁂ Scarce. We can trace only one copy held in the Library of Congress collection. The print shows the balloon of Etienne Montgolfier decorated with King Louis XVI's monogram above the Palace of Versailles, which carries the first passengers in a balloon flight: a rooster, a sheep and a duck.
Pear Tree Press.- Poe (Edgar Allen) Some Poems of Edgar Allen Poe, first edition, limited edition of 150 copies, proof copy, part I only, introduction by J.C. Wright, illustrations by James Guthrie, loose etching "Voces Trepidantium" titled and signed by Guthrie, loose sheets printed on one side only in colours, introduction and note on the illustrations printed in red, rest of text in black, frontispiece in grey/blue, some other illustrations in colour, wrapper of part I, Shorne, Kent, Pear Tree Press, 1901.
Tanner (Robin).- Gray (Thomas) Elegy written in a Country Churchyard, number 35 of 100 copies signed by the artist and with an original initialled etching by Robin Tanner, original brown morocco, gilt, g.e., dust-jacket with paper label, preserved in original card box with lid, 1981 § Tanner (Heather & Robin) A Country Book of Days, number 113 of 200 copies signed by the author and artist, original morocco-backed patterned-paper boards, slip-case, 1986, illustrations by Robin Tanner, neat ownership signature to front free endpapers, Old Stile Press; and 7 others by or on Tanner, some pamphlets/catalogues, 4to & 8vo (9).
NO RESERVE Williamson (George C) Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, 5 vol., lithograph and plain plates, occasional light spotting or foxing, vol. 5 lower hinge weak, original cloth, spine gilt, spine ends bumped, 1909 § Hind (Arthur M.) The Etchings of D. Y. Cameron, etched and plain plates, original pictorial cloth, gilt, 1924 § Hodnett (Edward) English Woodcuts 1480-1535, book label, original cloth, a few small stains to spine, 1973; and a quantity of others on etching, engraving, illustration and printmaking, v.s. (qty)
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