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to England. During his years in the southern
Netherlands, he also regularly supplied Elizabeth's privy
council with invaluable information about political
affairs and finances.
Francis Delaram (1590-1627). A contemporary of
Elstracke and the Van de Passes, Francis Delaram
engraved several hundred plates over his career. He was
especially successful as an engraver of portraits.
O’Donoghue 11, Globe 160.I, Hind II.223.14
Ex.Col.: Edgar Seligman
Ex.Col.: Alfred Morrison
Condition: Very light foxing to sheet in areas. Two
collectors’ marks on verso (Edgar Seligman: composed
of The sword of the Master-fencer, the maulstick of the
painter and monogram. Alfred Morrison: composed of
interlocking monogram)
[27608]
£65
Explorers
I, and spent much of James’ reign in the Tower. He was
executed for treason in 1618.
Simon De Passe (c.1595-1647) was the son of
prominent Dutch engraver and publisher Crispijn Van
De Passe the Elder. His father was the founder of a
distinguished publishing house in Cologne that
produced portraits of European nobility and religious
and other prints. The family were forced to leave
Cologne because of their Anabaptist faith. They moved
to Utrecht, and in 1616 Simon settled in London where
he established for himself a successful portrait
engraving practice. He contributed portraits to Henry
Holland's Baziliologia (1618) and made a number of
portraits of the royal family, noblemen and scholars. In
1624, he moved to Copenhagen as royal engraver to the
king of Denmark, a post he held for the rest of his life.
O’ Donoghue 21, Hollstein 107, Franken 826
[27603]
£130
53. The true and lively portraiture of the honourable
and learned Knight Sr. Walter Ralegh
Copper engraving
Simon de Passe
Compton Holland 1617
Image 137 x 110 mm, Plate 180 x 116 mm, Sheet 192 x
125 mm
unmounted
Frontis to his History of the World.
Sir Walter Ralegh (1552-1618). A poet, explorer,
soldier, sailor, courtier and favourite of Elizabeth I,
Ralegh was a true ‘Renaissance Man’. Much of his
literary work is lost, but about thirty short poems and
various prose works survive, including The History of
the World. He organised and financed a number of
expeditions to North America, and in later life made
several unsuccessful attempts to find gold in South
America. Ralegh was accused of plotting against James
54. Edmd. Wortley Montagu Esqr. in his dress as an
Arabian Prince
Mezzotint
John Raphael Smith after Reverend Matthew William
Peters
Published 15 August 1776
Image 477 x 354 mm, Plate 505 x 353 mm, Sheet 517 x
365 mm
unmounted
Edward Wortley Montagu (1713-1776) was a traveller,
linguist and eccentric. The oldest son of Edward and
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu he was much influenced
by his childhood visit to Constantinople between 1716-