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King William III and Queen Mary, though there are no
known portraits by him of either as sovereign.
According to the Lennox-Boyd catalogue the young
man has been identified as the geographer Edward
Wells (1667 - 1730).
Chaloner Smith 22 i/ii, Russell 22, Goodwin - James
Watson 106, O Donoghue 1 i/ii, Lennox-Boyd ii/iii
Ex. Col.: Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
Condition: A very strong impression. Some light foxing
and toning to sheet, margins have been pressed flat but
were once folded. Some creases to image an minor tears
to margins. Some worm holes to the lower margin not
affecting image or plate.
[27620]
£390
Angler (1750), The Works and Rest of the Creation
(1752) and The Excellency of the Knowledge of Jesus
Christ (1772).
Johann Sebastian Müller (1715-1792) was a German
printmaker and publisher. Müller trained in Nuremberg
and emigrated to England in 1744. By 1748 he was
working in London at The Golden Head, on the corner
of James Street Long Acre. Best-known for his portraits
and engravings of historical and topographical subjects,
he remained in England for the rest of his career.
O’Donoghue 1
Ex. Col.: Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
Condition: Trimmed within teh plate, hand written text
on verso:
“He was a methodist vicar of Olney, Buks. He wrote a
book of bad poems. Publish’d Waltons book of Angling
& his life./R: of Geo:II with / Whitfield & c / Jn
Granger’s writing. / Died 1787. aged 84.”
[27764]
£35
71. Mr. Moses Browne
Copper engraving
Johann Sebastian Müller after P. Brookes
1752
Image 135 x 75 mm, Sheet 147 x 81 mm
unmounted
Frontis to his Sunday Thoughts
Moses Browne (1704-1787) was a pen-cutter from
Clerkenwell, London, who became a poet and
eventually rose amongst the ranks of the Church of
England. Browne made many contributions to the
Gentleman’s Magazine, and met many distinguished
literary figures of the time, including Samuel Johnson.
Browne married Ann Wibourne in 1738, and went on to
have nine children. Some records indicate he may have
had up to thirteen. He was appointed vicar of Olney,
Buckinghamshire in 1753. In 1764, he took the post of
chaplain at Morden College, Blackheath, London;
claiming that his wage at Olney was not enough to
support his large family. However, he remained vicar of
Olney at the same time as vicar of Sutton, Lincolnshire
until his death in 1787. Browne’s notable works
include: Piscatory Eclogues (1729), The Compleat
72. Guiliemus Alabaster Anno Aetatis Svae LXVI
Studii Arcanae Theologiae 33. [William Alabaster]
Copper engraving
John Payne after Cornelius Johnson
1633
Image 165 x 115 mm, Sheet 173 x 123 mm
unmounted
William Alabaster (1567–1640) was an English poet,
playwright, and religious writer.
John Payne (1607-1647) was the finest native-born
engraver working during the reign of Charles I. He was
probably the pupil of Dutch engraver Simon De Passe.
Over fifty of his plates are known about; although they
vary widely in quality, the best are outstanding
examples of the art of engraving.