Antique Calendar of Saints Days With Symbols 1806
A calendar of saints’ days from the book “Britannia: or, a chorographical description of the flourishing kingdoms of England, Scotland
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Black Hamborough Grapes by Mrs. Withers
Augusta Innes Withers (Mrs. Withers) Black Hamborough Grapes The well known English botanical illustrator Augusta Hanna Elizabeth Innes Withers (maiden
Precursor of Bicycle: Pedestrian Hobbyhorse or Pedestrian Curricle
Aquatint engraving circa 1820 from Ackermann’s Repository entitled Pedestrian Hobbyhorse. An elegant gentleman rides one of the “pedestrian curricles” patented
Wigs – Rococo Period Caricature by Mary and Matthew Darly
Amusing caricature print by Matthew (and?) Mary Darly showing the heads of 14 aristocratic gentlemen in the fashionable wigs of
Adorning the Term of Hymen – Engraving after Sir Joshua Reynolds
Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen after the painting in the Tate Museum by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Three women
Cereus Cactus Flower – Plantae Selectae
Tab XXXII – Cereus Original 18th Century engraving from Plantae Selectae. Condition: Very good. Some light spotting. The high light
Cereus – Night Blooming Cactus – Plantae Selectae Plate XIV
Plantae Selectae – Tab XIV – CEREUS – Night Blooming Cactus Condition: Very good. Some light spotting. The high light
Red Pineapple – Plate III – Ehret / Trew – Plantae Selectae
Plate III – Ananas folio fix ferato Original 18th Century engraving from one of the greatest botanical books ever published.
Pineapple – Ehret / Trew – Plantae Selectae
Plate II – Ananas (Hawaiian Pineapple) from Plantae Selectae Condition: Very good. Some light spotting and creasing. The high light
Aira Force, Ullswater by Thomas Robert Colman Dibdin from Wanderings in the Woods
Charming landscape of a wanderer admiring the waterfall at Aira Force, Ullswater – 1854 Lithograph by T.C. Dibdin from his book “Wanderings in the Woods and Green Lanes of England.”
Satire on False Perspective – Antique Engraving after William Hogarth
This wonderful work, an antique reproduction after William Hogarth illustrates the pitfalls that an artist who does not properly employ the principles of perspective may encounter.
The Anatomy of Melancholy – Original 17th Century Frontispiece Engraving
Original 17th Century engraving: allegorical frontispiece to the Robert Burton’s work The Anatomy of Melancholy engraved by Jakob Christof LE
Love the Conqueror 1899 Pre-Raphaelite Engraving by Byam Shaw
Byam Shaw (British, 1872 – 1919) “LOVE THE CONQUEROR signed and dated 1899 70 x 99 cm Framed original signed
John Jones after William Redmore Bigg – Departure for School and Return from School
Two beautifully colored framed handcolored mezzotint engravings by John Jones (English, 1745-1797) after William Redmore Bigg (English, 1755-1828). Although dated
English Political Caricature – Between Two Stools the Bottom goes to the Ground
English political caricature from 1802 – “Between two stools the Bottom goes to the Ground”. The text at the top
Thomas Rowlandson – John Bull’s Turnpike Gate
Thomas Rowlandson satirises the Test Acts, a series of discriminatory laws in Great Britain which prohibited anyone who had not
Shooting Flying – 17th Century Yorkshire Hunting Scene Engraving
In this bird hunting scene from Richard Blome’s “Gentleman’s Recreation” entitled “Shooting Flying” two men on horseback are taking aim
Whitehall – 18th Century Engraving of the Royal Banqueting House
18th Century engraving of the Royal Banqueting House of Whitehall in London.
Selling Rabbits Antique Mezzotint Engraving by William Ward after James Ward
Image Size Approximately 26 x 21 inches. Color mezzotint circa 1790 by William Ward after the painting by his brother
George Edwards – Double Headed Snake and Black Butterflies from Barbados 1758
A Small Double Headed Snake from the Island of Barbados Plate 207 -Engraving from Gleanings of Natural History – 1758
William Hogarth – “The Bruiser” Antique Engraving
This wonderful work by William Hogarth represents the quarrel between two great 18th century satirists. Hogarth depicts British poet and