DECORATIVE PRINTS

Francesco Bartolozzi after Angelika Kauffman.

Coriolanus. From an original painting in the collection of George Shepherd Esq.

A stipple plate engraving printed in sanguine ink, engraved by Bartolozzi after Angelika Kauffman and published in London in 1785.

William Hamilton

Etruscan Vase Design (number 74)

Copper plate engraving in original colour from the second volume of William Hamilton's "Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities from the Cabinet of The Honble. W. Hamilton", published in Naples in 1767.

Pietro Bettelini & Giuseppe Fabris after Tommaso Minardi

Milone Crotoniate (Milo of Croton)

An etching by Bettelini [&] Fabris after Minardi, published in Rome in 1824.

Pierce Tempest after Marcellus Lauron

Cries of London

1 Old Satten, old Taffety or Velvet
2 Buy my Dutch Biskets
3 Hott Bak'd Wardens Hott
4 Ripe Strawberryes
5 Buy my Dish of great Eeles
6 Sis pence a pound Fair Cherries

A group of six charming etchings by Pierce Tempest published in London in 1711.

Henry Matthew Brock.

The Sorcerer.

A magnificently vibrant theatre poster produced for The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in London in the 1920s.

John Jones after J. Roberts

Pair of Marlborough Theatricals

Plate 1
Hon. Richard Edgcumbe in the character of Young Clackitt
Lord William Russell in the character of Mr. Heartly
Lady Caroline Spencer in the character of Harriet

Plate 2
Lady Charlotte Spencer in the character of Miss Rivers
Lord Charles Spencer in the character of Colonel Rivers

A pair of mezzotint engravings by John Jones after Roberts; published in London in 1788.

Carington Bowles.

Boy taking a Birds Nest.

A reverse glass print published by Carington Bowles and issued circa 1800.

Claude Randon.

[Classical Male Nudes.]

A series of 5 engravings depicting male nudes taken from the classical statuary in and around Rome; etched on copper plates by Randon and published in Rome in 1704.

William Hamilton

Etruscan Vase Designs

A pair of copperplate engravings with watercolour and gouache colouring after the classical designs in the collection of William Hamilton; published in London circa 1800.

John Tinney after Charles Le Brun

[PASSIONS of the SOUL]
Desire [&] Terror

Two etched copper plate engravings by John Tinney after the drawings of the famous French artist, Charles le Brun. These plates were published in London in 1730 and sold by Tinney at his shop in Fleet Street.

Richard Earlom after Frans Snyders

A Fruit Market
In the Gallery at Houghton

A mezzotint engraving by Richard Earlom after the painting by Snyder [and John Pinxerunt]; published by John Boydell in London in 1765.

Joseph Strutt after William Taverner

Adam and Eve

A striking stipple plate engraving printed in sanguine, by Strutt after Taverner; published in London circa 1780.

Richard Houston after Francis Hayman.

The Five Senses.

A scarce set of five mezzotint portraits, engraved by Houston after Hayman and published in London in 1753.

House of Astra.

[Set of six plates of Ladies' fashion from the 1960s.]

Six chromolithographs produced for the House of Astra for the summer of 1967.

After Marcellus Laroon.

[The Cryes of the City of London Drawne after the Life.]

Set of six etchings after Marcellus Laroon, published by Henry Overton in London in 1711.

Eugène Alain Séguy.

[Six 'Suggestions for Stuffs and Carpets'.]

Six pochoir prints, published in Paris by Massin & Cie in 1923.

Le Bon Genre

Costumes Francais et Uniformes Anglais

Hand coloured etching published in Paris, circa 1830.

Scotson-Clark

Marguerite Cornille

A charming coloured lithograph by G. Scotson-Clark; published in London by Fisher Unwin circa 1900.

Bernard Picart

Academic Drawing

Etching on copper by Bernard Picart; published in Paris circa 1700.

Bernard Picart

Academic Drawing

Etching on copper by Bernard Picart; published in Paris circa 1700.

A. P. Waltener

Lenief

A lithograph with pochoir colouring published in Paris in 1931.

Caietani Albizzini

Shells

Pair of etchings with later hand colour; engraved by Pazzi afet Menabuaoni and published in Florence in 1742

William Leney after Henry Fuseli RA

Shakespeare, second part of King Henry the Fourth, Act II Scene IV
Doll Tearsheet, Falstaff, Henry & Poins

Large scale etching from Boydell's "Shakespeare" published in London in 1795.

J. Fairburn

The Young Governess [&] The Faithful Friend

Etchings with vibrant hand colour; published by J. Fairburn in London circa 1870.

Carlo Antonio Porporati after Antonio Corregio

Leda Bathing

A very fine etching on copper executed by Porporati (1741-1816) after the painting by Corregio and published in Paris during the 1770s.

John Fairburn

The Four Seasons

A scarce set of four mezzotint engravings depicting the four seasons, with captions taken from Thompson's Seasons, published by John Fairburn in London June 1st 1796.

G. F. Scotson-Clark

The Halls.

A group of 12 charming chromolithographs by G. Scotson-Clark; published in London by Fisher Unwin circa 1900.

Francesco Bartolozzi after Cipriani

Classical Friezes

A pair of very unusual etched copper plates with original black gouache; engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi after Cipriani and published by Colnaghi in London circa 1780.

B. P. Grimaud

[A pair of Playing Card Trompe l'oeil prints]

A pair of intriguing and very unusual chromolithographs published by B. P. Grimaud, the famous French playing card manufacturers, in Paris in the 1890s.

Lemercier after Lacour

Tableaux Vivants

A group of four lithographs in full original colour; printed by Lemercier in Paris after the designs of Lacour and published in Paris circa 1850.

Carington Bowles

PEACE

An important mezzotint droll with historical significance, engraved on copper and in full original hand colour. Published in St. Paul's Churchyard by Carington Bowles in 1783.

William Hamilton

[Two Sirens (one playing the double flute)]

Copper plate engraving printed with black ink on a terracotta ground; published in Naples in 1767

Pierre Charles CANOT after Jean Baptiste Pillement

L' abreuvoir des ruines

An etching on copper by Pierre Canot after the painting by Pillement; published in London in 1760.

William ELLIOT after Jean Baptiste Pillement

Le Retour de la Peche

An etching on copper by William Elliot after the painting by Pillement; published in London in 1761.

William WOOLLETT after Jean Baptiste Pillement

La Chasse au Sanglier

An etching on copper by William Elliot after the painting by Pillement; published in London in 1760.

Cherubino Alberti after Polidoro da Caravaggio

FRESCO ~ The Garden of the Hesperides

Copper plate engraving by Cherubino Alberti (1553-1615) after the wall painting by Polidoro da Caravaggio, published in Rome circa 1600.

GANGEL and DIDION

The Four Seasons
1. LA PRINTEMPS ~ LA PRIMAVERA
2. L’ETE ~ EL VERANO
3. L’AUTOMNE ~ EL OTONIO
4. L’HIVER ~ EL INVIERNO

A set of four hand coloured lithographs depicting the four seasons of the year as personified by elegantly dressed French ladies.These prints were published by Gangel and Didion in Metz, France circa 1860.

Porporali after Angelica Kauffmann.

Garde a Vous.

A charming copper plate engraving, with additional etching and stipple, executed by the French engraver Porporali after the work of Angelica Kauffmann. Published in Paris circa 1790.

Thomas Williamson after A. Leyson.

Waltzing. [&] Don Juan And Zerline.

A pair of exquisite colour printed stipple engravings depicting theatrical dancing scenes. Engraved by Thomas Williamson after the drawings of Leyson and published in London in 1827.

Les Maitres de l'Affiche.

Mevisto.

Chromolithographed plate, number 78 from the Maitre de l'Affiche series, published by Edouard Delanchy in Paris in 1890.

Astra Fashion House

Ladies Fashions for the summer of 1967

A group of six chromolithographed fashion plates produced by the House of Astra to publicise their designs for the summer of 1967.

Watercolour

Emperor and Empress

A pair of Chinese watercolours depicting Imperial Chinese figures, painted in southern China circa 1860.

William Hamilton

Meidias Hydria

Copper plate engraving in original colour from the second volume of William Hamilton’s “Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities from the Cabinet of The Honble. W. Hamilton”, published in Naples in 1767.

William Hamilton

Dionysus, Maenad and Hermes

Copper plate engraving in original colour from the second volume of William Hamilton’s “Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities from the Cabinet of The Honble. W. Hamilton”, published in Naples in 1767.

Franz von BAYROS

Tales of The Dressing Table

A group of four erotic lithographs by Franz von Bayros (1866- 1924) published in Germany in 1908 as a series entitled Choisy le Conin.

Richard WESTALL

[The Four Seasons.]

A charming set of four stipple plate engravings by Richard Westall (1735 – 1836) depicting the four English seasons personified in aristocratic young ladies of the day, published in London circa 1800.

L. HALBOU after Lallie and Fragonard

Le Messager Fidel [&] L’Inspiration Favourable

A pair of romantic copper plate engravings by L. Halbou after the paintings by Etienne Lallie and Jean-Honoreé Fragonard respectively, published in Paris circa 1780.

Willem Pieter LEEUW after Peter Paul Rubens

Bear Hunting

A magnificent copper plate engraving by Willem Pieter Leeuw after the painting by Peter Rubens, published in Antwerp circa 1640

Philip DAWE after Henry Moreland

PUSS ALARM’D

A very scarce, colour printed mezzotint engraving by Philip Dawe after the painting by Henry Moreland, published in London circa 1800.

Johan Tischbein after William HAMILTON

A Group of Six Classical Vase Designs

Copper plate engravings in later hand colour, published in Florence by Johan Tischbein between 1801 and1808.
24 x 18¼".

LONDON BURLINGTON FASHIONS

The Latest American Fashion for Gentlemen Spring and Summer 1928

Chromolithographs, 13¼ x 16¾".

William HAMILTON

An Athlete with Long Jump Weights
Copper plate engraving in original colour from Hamilton's "Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities", published in Naples in 1767.

Eduard Gerhard.

Chromolithograph, published in Berlin, 1850.

Richard EARLOM after Claude LORRAIN.

A selection of mezzotints from the "Liber Veritatis", published by John Boydell in London, 1776-7.

Philip Dawe after Henry Morland

Lady's Maid Ironing [&] Lady's Maid Soaping Linen

A pair of mezzotint engravings by Philip Dawe after the paintings by Henry Morland, published in London in 1774.