Isaac and Ede

Genre Scenes

 
Carington Bowles Calash

Carington Bowles

Miss Calash in Contemplation
This Lady reads, then tripping thro' the grove, Turns all her thoughts to rural bliss and love

A mezzotint droll in original hand colour; published by Carington Bowles in London 1780.

£650

Framed
 
Green Opie School

Valentine Green after John Opie

A School

A large-scale mezzotint engraving by Green after Opie; published in London in 1785.

£950

Unframed
 
Beham Old Master Trajan

(Hans) Sebald Beham

Trajan's Justice

A detailed etching and line engraving by (Hans) Sebald Beham; published in Frankfurt in 1537. 1st state of 3.

£2200

Framed
 
Beham Old Masters

(Hans) Sebald Beham

[A pair of C16th woodcuts from Beham's series "The Passion"]

[The Last Supper]
[Ecce Homo]

Woodcut prints by (Hans) Sebald Beham; published in Nuremburg in 1535. 2nd state.

£1200
Pair
Unframed
 
Tinney Chardin Spinning Top

John Tinney after Chardin

[The Spinning Top]

As turns this Toy, spun by a wanton Child;
So human life, as various and as wild:
Its Motion spent, the Totum stops, so men
Settle, as Chance decides where how and when.

A charming and scarce mezzotint engraving by Tinney after Chardin; published in London by John Bowles circa 1755.

SOLD
 
Probst Prodigal Son

Georg Balthazar Probst

[The Prodigal Son]

1. Filius Deperditus Cum Patre Bona Dividens
2. Vale Filii Deperditi
3. Gaudium Patris Propter Filium Inventum
4. Filius Deperditus Subulcus
5. Filius Deperditus Rovertitur Ad Patrem Petens Veniam
6. Filius Deperditus Inter Scorta

A magnificent set of six, unusually large, copper plate engravings in crisp, original hand colour; published in Bassano, Italy, circa 1784.

£2500
Set of 6
Unframed
 
Beauvarlet Ecureuse

Jacques Beauvarlet after Jean Baptiste Greuse

L'Ecureuse

A charming etching by Beauvarlet after the drawing by Greuse; published in Paris circa 1770.

£375

Unframed
 
Dequevauviller Concert

Francois Dequevauviller after Nicolas Lafrensen

L'Assemblee au Concert
Dedie a Son Serenissime Mademoiselle de Conde

A charming copper plate engraving by Francois Dequevauviller after Nicolas Lafrensen; published in Paris circa 1810.

£650

Unframed
 
Frith Railway

Francis Hall after William Frith

The Railway Station

A large-scale etching by Francis Hall after the famous painting by William Powell Frith (1819-1909); published in Pall Mall, London by Henry Graves and Co. in 1866.

£2600

Framed
 
Petit Boilly Poussez

Simon Petit after Louis Boilly.

[Poussez Ferme.]

A black and white stipple plate engraving by Simon Petit (1760-1812), proof before title, after the painting by Louis Boilly (1761-1845; published in Paris c. 1800.

£1100

Framed
 
Soiron Morland St James's Tea Garden

Francois Davide Soiron after George Morland

St. JAMES'S PARK [&] A TEA GARDEN

A magnificent pair of colour printed stipple plate engravings by F. D. Soiron after the paintings of George Morland; published in London in 1790. These prints are engraved in an oval format that was very fashionable at the time.

£4500
Pair
Unframed
 
Vivares Hop Pickers

Francis Vivares

The Hop Pickers

A black and white etching by Francis Vivares (1709-1780); published in London in 1760.

£450

Unframed
 
Buck Children

Samuel Freeman after Adam Buck

MAMA AT ROMPS [&] THE DARLING DANCING

An exceptional pair of aquatint engravings in full original colour, engraved on copper by Samuel Freeman after the paintings by Adam Buck; published in London in 1810.

£1600
Pair
Framed
 
Ward Anglers Repast

William Ward after George Morland

The Anglers Repast.

A mezzotint engraving by Ward after the painting by George Morland; published in London in 1789.

£450

Unframed
 
Ward Dram

William WARD after George Morland.

The Dram.

A sepia mezzotint engraved on copper by William Ward after the painting by George Morland, published in London by J. R. Smith in 1796.

£850

Unframed
 
Sayer: Four Seasons

Robert Sayer.

The Four Seasons.
SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN and WINTER

A very decorative set of four mezzotints in vibrant original hand colour, published by Robert Sayer in London, 1786. This set is offered in its highly unusual, original hand carved frame.

£3200
Set of 4
Framed
 
Bartolozzi Children of George & Charlotte.

Francesco Bartolozzi after John Singleton Copley

Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Mary, Sophia and Amerlia, To her most excellent Majesty Charlotte, Queen of Great Britain &c &c &c This plate is by her most gracious permission most humbly dedicated by her Majesty's most devoted & dutiful Servt. John Singleton Copley.

A charming stipple plate engraving in full original colour depicting the three youngest daughters of George III and Queen Charlotte. This plate was engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi after the painting by John Singleton Copley and was published in London in 1792.

£750

Framed
 
Nugent: Fetching Water

Thomas Nugent after John Hoppner

Fetching Water.

A colour printed stipple plate engraving by Thomas Nugent after the painting by John Hoppner RA; published in London in 1804.


£1200

Framed
 
Ward: Children

William Ward after George Morland

A Visit to the Boarding School [&] A Visit to the Child at Nurse

A pair of colour printed mezzotint engravings by William Ward after the paintings by George Morland, published in London in 1789 and 1788 respectively.


£1600
Pair
Unframed
 
Wheatley: Gingerbread

Vendramini after Francis Wheatley

Hot Spice Gingerbread Smoking Hot! (Vendramini, 1796) [&] Sweet China Oranges, sweet china (Schiavonetti, 1794)

A pair of stipple plate engravings printed in sepia ink. Engraved by Luigi Schiavonetti, Giovanni Vendramini and Anthony Cardon after the paintings by Francis Wheatley and published in London between 1793 and 1796.


£975
Pair
Framed
 
Jones: Departure and Return from School
Jones: Departure and Return from School

John Jones after William Redmore Bigg

DULCE DOMUM or the Return from SCHOOL [&] BLACK MONDAY or the Departure for SCHOOL

A magnificent pair of mezzotint engravings by John Jones (Principal Engraver to His Majesty The Duke of York) after the paintings by William Redmore Bigg, published in London in 1790.


£4500
Pair
Framed
 
Reynolds Ugolino

John DIXON after Sir Joshua Reynolds

Ugolino

A scarce mezzotint engraving by John Dixon after the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, published in London in 1774.

£2600

Framed
 
Bartolozzi: Hours

Francesco BARTOLOZZI after Maria Cosway

The Hours

A stipple plate engraving printed in sepia. Engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi after the painting by Maria Cosway and published in London in 1780..

£675
Framed

 
Bigg: Sunshine and Rain
Bigg: Sunshine and Rain

John OGBORNE after William Bigg

Sunshine [&] Rain

A pair of colour printed stipple plate engravings by John Ogborne after the paintings by William Bigg, published in London in 1792. In original hand carved frames and glass.

£1400
Pair
Framed

 
Bunbury: Gleaners

Charles KNIGHT after Henry Bunbury

Gleaners

A pair of oval stipple plate engravings printed in sepia ink, engraved by Charles Knight after the drawings of Henry William Bunbury, published in London by W. Dickinson 1787.

£750
Pair
Unframed

 
Cries of London: Gingerbread

Giovanni VENDRAMINI after Francis WHEATLEY

THE CRIES OF LONDON: Hot Spice Gingerbread Smoking Hot!

Stipple engraving by Vendramini, printed in exquisite coloured inks and completed by hand. Published by Colaghi in London 1796.

SOLD

 
Cries of London: Matches

Anthony CARDON after Francis WHEATLEY

THE CRIES OF LONDON: Do you want any Matches?

Stipple engraving by Cardon, printed in exquisite coloured inks and completed by hand. Published by Colaghi in London 1796.

SOLD

 
Cries of London: Primroses

Luigi SCHIAVONETTI after Francis WHEATLEY

THE CRIES OF LONDON: Two bunches penny primroses, two bunches a penny

Stipple engraving by Schiavonetti, printed in exquisite coloured inks and completed by hand. Published by Colaghi in London 1793.

SOLD

 
Cries of London: Sweet China Oranges

Luigi SCHIAVONETTI after Francis WHEATLEY

THE CRIES OF LONDON: Sweet China Oranges, sweet china

Stipple engraving by Schiavonetti, printed in exquisite coloured inks and completed by hand. Published by Colaghi in London 1794.

SOLD

 
Young Sailors
Young Volunteers
John YOUNG after Richard Morton Paye

Young Sailors

The Young Volunteers

A very decorative pair of colour printed mezzotint engravings by J. Young after the paintings by R. M. Paye, published in London in 1799.

£2,300
Pair

 
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Northcote: Daniel in the Lion's Den

William SAY after James Northcote

The Disobedient Prophet

Daniel in the Lion's Den

A pair of mixed method engravings by William Say, Engraver to HRH The Duke of Gloucester, after the paintings by James Northcote R.A.

 

£2,200
Pair

 
Gaugain: Girl and Boy
Gaugain: Girl and Boy

Thomas Gaugain after Barker

A GIRL GOING TO MARKET [&] A BOY RETURNING FROM FISHING

A pair of colour printed stipple plate engravings by Thomas Gaugain after the paintings by Barker, published in London circa 1800.


£2200
Pair
Framed
 
Earlom: A Fruit Piece

Richard EARLOM after Peter Paul Rubens

 A Fruit Piece

Mezzotint engraving by Richard Earlom after the drawings of Josiah Boydell and the painting by Peter Paul Rubens.  Proof before title, published by Boydell in London in 1785.
23½ x 19½"

£1,500

 
Young: The Country Girl

John YOUNG after R.M. PAYE
The Country Girl Carrying a Present to the Lord of the Manor meets with an unwelcome Reception.
Mezzotint, published by Young in London in 1792.
17 x 24¾"

£750

 
Whessel: Fisherman pair

John WHESSELL after J.T.Serres

Fisherman Going Out
Fisherman's Return

Pair of stipple engravings, published London, 1806.
25¼ x 22".

£1,600
 
Gaugain: Shipwreck'd  Sailor Boy Thomas GAUGAIN after William Redmore BIGG
[Pair]
The Sailor Boy's Return from a Prosperous Voyage.

A Shipwrck'd Sailor Boy telling his Story at a Cottage Door.

Pair of stipple engravings, printed in colours, by Gaugain after Bigg, published by Gaugain in 1791.

£4,500

 
Barnard: The Woodman

William BARNARD after S. Drummond

The Woodman

A colour printed mezzotint engraving by William Barnard after the painting by S. Drummond, published in London in 1801.

£1,250

 
Barney: The Thatcher

Joseph BARNEY

The Thatcher

A colour printed stipple plate engraving by Joseph Barney, published in London in 1802.

£1,250

Bigg: Plundering Vagrants & Peasants' Integrity

William BARNARD after William Redmore Bigg

The Plundering Vagrants or Gipsies Detected
The Peasants Integrity or The Lamb Restored

A scarce pair of colour printed mezzotint engravings by William Barnard after the paintings of his contemporary, William Bigg, published in London in 1802.

£5,500
(Pair)

 
Bonnefoy: Innocent Revenge

BONNEFOY after Richard Westall

INNOCENT REVENGE


A charming, colour printed stipple plate engraving by Bonnefoy after the painting by Richard Westall RA, published in London in 1799.

£1,200

 

Joseph BARNEY

The Cottage Fireside
The Dairy

Pair of colour printed stipple engravings, drawn and engraved by Joseph Barney, published in London in 1794.

£1,400
(Pair)

 
Bigg: Truants

William WARD after William Bigg

THE TRUANTS
THE ROMPS


A pair of black and white mezzotint engravings by William Ward after the painting by William Bigg, published in London in 1796.

£2,800
(Pair)

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