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The story of Alexander the Great and his doctor, Philip,
is told by many ancient authors including Plutarch in his
'Parallel Lives'. Plutarch relates how, after Alexander
fell ill, one of his generals wrote him a letter warning
that Philip, Alexander's doctor and old friend, had been
corrupted by the Persian enemy. Alexander nevertheless
trusted Philip and fearlessly drank the medicine which
the latter had prepared. This print shows Alexander
drinking as Philip reads the accusatory letter.
throughout, the vessel also boasted numerous technical
innovations which would become more standardised in
the twentieth-century. Apart from an engraving of the
Ross Winans’ cradle launching held by the National
Maritime Museum, no other images of the ship are
known, making this lithograph incredibly rare.
Johann Peter Pichler (1765 - 1807) was an Austrian
mezzotinter, trained from 1783 under Jacobe in Vienna
Academy. He spent 1796-7 in Dessau, returning to
Vienna 1797 as Jacobe's successor (and whose daughter
he married). Some of his prints were published by the
Chalcographische Gesellschaft.
Heinrich Friedrich Füger (1751 – 1818 ) was a German
portrait and historical painter. He was a pupil of Guibal
in Stuttgart and of Oeser in Leipzig. Afterward he
traveled and spent some time in Rome and Naples,
where he painted frescoes in the Palazzo Caserta. On his
return to Vienna he was appointed court painter,
professor and vice director of the Academy, and in 1806
director of the Belvedere Gallery.
Pichler 21, Le Blanc 37 i/ii, Lennox-Boyd ii/ii
Ex.Col.: Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
Condition: Repaired tear to upper-middle section of the
image.
[27306]
£300
Condition: Trimmed just inside of plate to the lower
margin, repaired tears to the upper & left margins just
affecting image. Some minor creases to the top of sheet.
Repaired loss to top right hand corner of margin not
affecting image. Crease to top right hand corner. Some
scratches to the top of sheet.
[27761]
£600
Maritime
123. The Steam-Yacht “Ross Winans” (Cigar Ship)
Lithograph
Anonymous
c. 1866
Image 248 x 353 mm, Sheet 327 x 440 mm
unmounted
The concept of the ‘cigar ship,’ one of the nineteenthcentury’s
most bizarre examples of naval engineering,
was invented by the Winan brothers. Wealthy and
successful railway engineers, the Winans brothers
rejected the prevailing view that steam propulsion was
merely a useful adjunct to sail whilst the theory of their
so called ‘cigar ships’ was to discard all masts, sails and
rigging. There were four of these ships in total; the first
was launched in Baltimore in 1858, the second and
third, St. Petersburg and Le Havre, respectively. This
print depicts the fourth and largest of the ships, built at
Hepsworth’s Yard on the Isle of Dogs, and launched in
1866. Classed as a yacht and named the Ross Winans,
the ship was 256 feet long and powered by propellers at
both bow and stern. Lavishly furnished and appointed
124. Clipper Ship Red Jacket, Captain Reed, of the
White Star Line of Australian Packets among Lice on
her passage from Melbourne to Liverpool in Lat 53’,
47 S Long 47’, 43’. 27 August 1854.
Lithograph with hand colouring
John R. Isaac
Drawn on Stone by John R.Isaac 62 ,Castle Street c
1855
Image 400 x 515 mm
mounted
Red Jacket' was a famous clipper ship, one of the largest
and fastest ever built. She was named after
Sagoyewatha, a famous Seneca Indian chief, called
"Red Jacket" by settlers. She was designed by Samuel
Hartt Pook, built by George Thomas in Rockland,
Maine, and launched in 1853.
[23799]
£850