09 Natural History.pdf - Grosvenor Prints

them and and hung up their bodies at the sanctuary at
Gibeah. Rizpah stood guard over the bodies for five
months, preventing them from being devoured by wild
animals, before David finally had them buried. From
Turner's 'Liber Studiorum".
Finsberg: 46, iv of iv. Rawlinson: 46, iv of iv.
Ref: 8307
376. [Laboratory.]
Frank Hall [n.d., c.1920.]
Etching, 155 x 230mm. 6 x 9". £70
Unusual image of a woman surrounded by
disproportionately large bottles and receptacles. On a
board in the background is a list of elements- "oxygen,
hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, a little sulphur, + a few
grains of iron"- that make up the human body.
Ref: 9293
377. [Leith & Edinburgh.]
W.L. Wyllie [signed in pencil]. [n.d., c.1930.]
Drypoint. 165 x 375mm. Framed. Unexamined out of
frame. £450
William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931). In the early 1870s
Wyllie became an illustrator for the Graphic. He held
several exhibitions at galleries of the Fine Art Society
and elsewhere. In 1889 he was elected an associate of
the Royal Academy, and exhibited his work their in
1901. He worked for the White Star Shipping Line and
served in the Royal Navy during WWI. It was his
etchings and watercolours showing working life on the
Thames and the Medway that brought him widespread
popularity. Later in his life he played an important role
in the restoration of the Victory.
Ref: 8464
NATURAL HISTORY
378. Cedar of Lebanon. Plate 15. [top
right-hand corner]
H.W. Burgess delt. 1828. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
[J.Dickinson, 114 New Bond Street, London.]
Lithograph. 335 x 419mm. 13¼" x 16½". Cut and laid
on paper. £95
From 'Eidodendron : views of the general character and
appearance of trees foreign and indigenous connected
with picturesque scenery'. (published 1827)
Ref: 8770
379. The Cotton Plant. Dedicated to the
Cotton Planters of the South.
From Nature By T.B. Thorpe Esq. Of Louisiana. Lith.
Of G. & W. Endicott N. York. Lithographed And
Published By G. & W. Endicott No.59 Beekman St.
New York [n.d., c.1860].
Coloured lithograph, sheet 470 x 600mm. 18 x 23"
Some marginal staining and tears. Paper surface
scuffed through part of title. Image good. £490
Parts of image numbered in white with key below title.
Ref: 8535
380. Red Cedar. In the Grounds at
Wimbledon House. Plate 21. [top righthand
corner]
H.W. Burgess delt. 1829. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
[J.Dickinson, 114 New Bond Street, London.]
Lithograph. 432 x 348mm. 17" x 13¾". Cut and laid on
paper. £90
From 'Eidodendron : views of the general character and
appearance of trees foreign and indigenous connected
with picturesque scenery'. (published 1827)
Ref: 8773
381. [Draught Horses.] Engraved from
the Original Picture in the Collection of Sir
J.E. Swinburne. Bart. to whom this Plate is
humbly dedicated by his obedient Servants.
A. Cooper & W. Giller. ]
Painted by A. Cooper Esqr. R.A. Engraved by W.
Giller. London, Published Feby. 14. 1829. by Messrs.
Moon Boys & Graves, Pall Mall.
Mezzotint, proof before title. 360 x 410mm. £490
Fine engraving of two shire horses in a stable.
Ref: 8233
382. The Elephant &.c.
[n.d., c.1850.]
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 125 x 165mm, 5 x 6½".
Trimmed to image, laid on album sheet with title
separate. £50
An elephant in a zoo enclosure, with a zebra in the next
cage.
Ref: 9217
383. Head of a Lion. The Drawing in the
possession of Sir J.E.Swinburne, Bart.
Drawn & Engraved by J.F. Lewis. London, Published
May, 1st. 1824, W.B.Cooke, 9, Soho Square.
Etching. 298 x 226mm. 11¾" x 8" 7/8. Fine. £160
John Frederick Lewis (1804 – 1876) is best known for
his glittering scenes of oriental life inspired by a
decade living in Cairo. As a young artist in London,
however, Lewis showed great promise as a painter and
draughtsman of animals. This image is from his "Six
Studies of Wild Animals".
Ref: 8455

387. Sleeping Lion. The Drawing in the
possession of Sir Thos. Lawrence, P.R.A.
Drawn & Engraved by J.F. Lewis. London, Published
June, 1. 1824, by W.B. Cooke, 9, Soho Square.
Etching. 248 x 330mm. 9¾" x 13". Fine. £160
John Frederick Lewis (1804 – 1876) is best known for
his glittering scenes of oriental life inspired by a
decade living in Cairo. As a young artist in London,
however, Lewis showed great promise as a painter and
draughtsman of animals. This image is from his "Six
Studies of Wild Animals".
Ref: 8456
384. Lion & Lioness (Prowling). The
Drawing in the possession of Sir Thos.
Lawrence, P.R.A. Proof.
Drawn & Engraved by J.F. Lewis. London, Published
Septr. 10. 1825, by W.B. Cooke, 9, Soho Square.
Etching. 248 x 330mm. 9¾" x 13". £300
John Frederick Lewis (1804 – 1876) is best known for
his glittering scenes of oriental life inspired by a
decade living in Cairo. As a young artist in London,
however, Lewis showed great promise as a painter and
draughtsman of animals. This image is from his "Six
Studies of Wild Animals".
Ref: 8707
385. [Peace]
HD 1906 [In the bottom right-hand corner of the
image] KH [stamp to the bottom left-hand side of the
plate] Copyright 1906, in the United States of America
by Frost & Reed, Bristol England. Published at 8, Clare
Street, Bristol by Frost & Reed, Printsellers of Bristol,
Clifton, and London. November 30th. 1906 Berlin
Stiefbold & Co. No. 25, Mankgrafenstrausse copyright
registered.
Signed etching on vellum. Plate 362 x 571mm. 14¼" x
22½". Laid on a sheet. £950
Lioness and cubs, drinking, at side of a stream.
Ref: 9191
386. A Short Horned Heifer, 7 Years old.
Bred & fed by Mr Robert Colling of
Barmpton, near Darlington, in the County
of Durham, to whom this Print is
respectfully inscribed by his obedient
Servant, Wm. Robinson.
Painted by Thos. Weaver. Engraved by Willm Ward,
Engraver extraordinary to their R.H. the Prince Regent
& Duke of York. Published Decr 13, 1811, by W.
Robinson, Darlington.
Coloured mezzotint engraving. 602 x 505mm.
Unexamined out of frame, but appears to have
undergone repair work. £680
Boalch: 28.
Ref: 9306
388. King Eider. Male and Female. Half
natural size [in ink].
[Illegible artist's signature in pencil lower left.] [n.d.,
c.1860.]
Watercolour over pencil, sheet 430 x 335mm. 17 x
13¼". Tatty extremities, some spotting. £240
The King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) is a large sea
duck, which breeds along northern hemisphere Arctic
coasts of northeast Europe, North America and Asia.
This species is smaller than Common Eider. The male
is unmistakable with its black body, white breast and
multicoloured head.
Ref: 9311
389. Trichoglossus concinnus.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Etching with watercolour, 275 x 225mm. 10¾ x 9".
£140
A handsome portrait, in fine contemporary colour, of
the Musk Lorikeet. These birds are only found in
south-eastern Australia, being widespread in eastern
New South Wales, all regions of Victoria and in the
south-east of South Australia.
Musk Lorikeets live in tall, open, dry forest and
woodlands, dominated by eucalypts and are usually
found in the canopy.
Plate 34 (as numbered upper right) to Volume 1 of
'Illustrations of Ornithology by Sir W. Jardine, Bart.,
and Prideaux John Selby, with the co-operation of J. E.
Bicheno, J. G. Children, T. Hardwicke, T. Horsfield, R.
Jameson, Sir T. S. Raffles, N. A. Vigors.' Published in
Edinburgh by Daniel Lizars in 2 vols c.1830.
Offered with titlepage.
Ref: 9102
390. In the Reeds.
[Signed in pencil Herbert Dicksee.] Frost & Reed,
1928.
Etching 385 x 220mm, 15¼ x 8½inches. £750
A pensive tiger.
Ref: 9333
391. Lioness Sleeping
[Signed in pencil Herbert Dicksee] Frost & Reed
limited to 125 signed proofs.
Etching. 305 x 185mm, 12 x 7¼". £750
Ref: 9322

392. [A Tiger.]
[Signed in pencil by Herbert Dicksee] Frost & Reed.
Etching 17½ x 7¼ inches, 445 x 198mm. £750
Ref: 9334
393. Plovers. 9th Plate of the British
Feather Game.
Barenger pinx.t. Turner sculp.t. London Publish'd Sept.
1 1810 at R.Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101
Strand.
Mezzotint, printed in colours. 365 x 435mm, 14¼ x
17¼". Some damage in title area. £320
James Barenger (1780 - 1831), nephew of William
Woollett, the eminent engraver. He obtained some
celebrity as a painter of racehorses, dogs, deer, and
other animals, which he exhibited at the Royal
Academy from 1807 until his death.
From a series of fourteen prints ""British Feather
Game", depicting English game birds, all engraved by
Charles Turner and published 1810-12.
Whitman: 659. Siltzer: pg. 79.
Ref: 8669
Déssiné Et Gravé par P. T le Grand. Chez le Grand
Rue des noyers no. 13. [n.d., c.1850.]
Aquatint partly printed in colours, very fine and rare.
510 x 405mm. 20 x 16". Several small tears and
creases around image. £750
Depicting a bouquet of flowers.
Ref: 8609
398. The Quadrangular Passion Flower.
Henderson pinx.t. Hopwood sculp.t. London. Published
by Dr Thornton June 1st 1802.
Aquatint with stipple, printed in colours and handfinished.
540 x 425mm, 21¼ x 16½". Watermarked
"H.Smith 1810". Faint mount burn £1500
Published in Thornton's 'Temple of Flora', the first
series our flower prints to have the plant in its natural
habitat. Although originally from South America the
plant is shown here climbing a column, with a Grecian
temple in the background.
State ii of ii. Dunthorne, p.251: "One of the best
examples of colour printing".
Ref: 9081
394. Snipes. 3.d Plate of the British
Feather Game.
C.Turner del.t et sculp.t. London Published March 1
1810 at R.Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand.
Mezzotint, printed in colours. 365 x 435mm, 14¼ x
17¼". £780
From a series of fourteen prints "British Feather
Game", depicting English game birds, all engraved by
Charles Turner and published 1810-12. Other birds in
the series were painted by James Barenger (1780 -
1831), nephew of William Woollett.
Not in Whitman. Siltzer: pg. 79.
Ref: 8670
395. Woodcocks 4th Plate of the British
Feather Game.
C.Turner del.t et sculp.t. London Published March 1
1810 at R.Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand.
Mezzotint, printed in colours. 365 x 435mm, 14¼ x
17¼". £780
From a series of fourteen prints ""British Feather
Game", depicting English game birds, all engraved by
Charles Turner and published 1810-12. Other birds in
the series were painted by James Barenger (1780 -
1831), nephew of William Woollett.
Not in Whitman. Siltzer: pg. 79.
Ref: 8672
396. [Fleurs Naturelles.]
[le Grand.] [n.d., c.1850.]
Very fine and rare aquatint partly printed in colours,
510 x 405mm. 20 x 16". Several small tears and
creases around image. £650
Depicting a bouquet of flowers.
Ref: 8611
397. Fleurs Naturelles. Déposé à la
Bibliotheque nationale.
399. The Winged Passion Flower.
Henderson del.t. Warner sculp.t. London. Published by
Dr Thornton June 1st 1802.
Aquatint with stipple and line, printed in colours and
hand-finished. 540 x 425mm, 21¼ x 16½".
Watermarked "H.Smith 1810". Faint mount burn£1500
Published in Thornton's 'Temple of Flora', the first
series our flower prints to have the plant in its natural
habitat. Although originally from Peru the plant is
shown here climbing a column, with a Grecian temple
in the background.
State ii of ii. Dunthorne, p.251: "One of the best
examples of colour printing".
Ref: 9080

400. ('Black Buck') The Alarm [in pencil]
Horace W. Williamson [signature in pencil] [n.d.
c.1930.]
Etching. Plate 203 x 266mm. 8" x 10½". Small crease
in the paper. £180
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a species of
antelope found mainly in India, but also in parts of
Pakistan and Nepal.
Ref: 8951
NAVAL & MILITARY
401. Faits Mémorables. de la Vie Militaire
et Privée de sa Majesté L'Empereur des
Français et Roi d'Italie.
Paris, chez Ostervald Ainé, rue du Petit-Lion-Saint-
Sulpice, No 20. 1807 [-1809].
Large oblong folio, original half calf with marbled
boards, rubbed, front board detached, endpapers
creased; engr. title, 1pp. text, 33 engraved plates. Some
creasing and tears throughout. £850
The achievements of Napoleon Bonaparte including,
despite the date on the titlepage, the Battle of Wagram
in 1809.
Ref: 8838
402. The Landing of the British Forces
under Lord Hood on the Island of Corsica.
Publish'd as the Act directs Sep.r 4th by C.Sheppard,
No 15, St Peters Hill Doctors Commons.
Engraving. Sheet 170 x 275mm. Trimmed within plate,
laid on album sheet. £160
Ref: 8537
403. [Taking of Delhi.]
[Signed by Orlando Norrie.] [n.d. c.1850.]
Watercolour Sandwiched between old mount boards,
although not laid flat. £650
Orlando Norrie (1832-1901) was a popular and prolific
painter of military subjects. He exhibited at the Royal
Academy between 1876 and 1889 and had a studio at
Aldershot to study his military subjects at first hand.
The Sepoy Mutiny: On the morning of 11 May,
mutineers stormed into the Red Castle in Delhi, killed
what British officers they found, and begged Bahadur
Shah, the aging Moghul king, to lead them. He knew
the likely outcome, but felt compelled to cooperate. His
sons quickly joined the uprising, Mirza Moghul taking
command of the army. More sepoys in Delhi killed
their British officers and joined the mutiny. After a few
hours’ defense, the British blew up the magazine rather
than have it fall into rebel hands. Most Europeans,
living outside the city, fled for Meerut or Karnal. Fifty
British civilians, including women and children, were
held for a few days, then hacked to pieces when they
refused to convert to Islam. The Britsh regained the
city and showed very little mercy on their return. It
lead to the downfall of the Moghul Dynasty.
Ref: 8855
404. The New York & London Packet
Ship Devonshire, 1300 Tons. To Captain
E.E. Morgan, this print is by permission
most respectfully dedicated by his obedient
Servant, Thomas G. Dutton.
T.G. Dutton del & lith. Day & Son Lith.rs to the
Queen. Published June 1848 by the Artist, at Bale's
Cottage, Wandsworth Road, Vauxhall, also by
Ackermann & Co Strand, & W.Foster Fenchurch
Street.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 340 x 460mm. £1250
Very scarce. One of Dutton's very first shipping scenes.
NMM: PAH061.
Ref: 8444
405. Paul Jones Attaque une Flotte
Anglaise commandée par Pearson revenant
de la Baltique en 1793.
Dessiné et lith par Ferd. Perrot. Imp. par Lemercier.
London, published 15th March 1844, by the
Anaglyphic Company, 25 Berniers St., Oxford St.
Paris, publié par V.or Delarue & C.ie, Place de Louvre,
10.
Lithograph on india. 380 x 495mm, 15 x 19½".
Publisher's blind stamp in title. £580
The Battle of Flamborough Head, 23 September 1779
[not 1793 as the title], was one of the most bitter naval
contests of the century. The American naval
commander, John Paul Jones, attacked a British
convoy escorted by Captain Richard Pearson in HMS
Serapis. Jones took the Serapis but his own ship was so
badly damaged that she sank two days later. The
convoy escaped
Ref: 9071
406. 'Mirage', R.Y..S., 200 Tons. 5th
October 1872.
T.G. Dutton, del.t et lith. M. & N. Hanhart, Imp.t.
London: Published March 1st 1873 by Arthur
Ackermann, 191, Regent Street.
Colour tinted lithograph. Printed area 420 x 600mm.
£1450
Ref: 8402