Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after asketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'LiberVeritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire atChatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific andsuccessful landscape painter, and, even during hislifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. Tocombat this Claude made up six albums of tintedsketches of his completed works, each sketch with thename of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributedaround Europe so that his genuine paintings could beauthenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'LiberVeritatis' contained 200 drawings, including afrontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelateddrawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, RichardEarlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777,when they were published by Boydell in two volumes,each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A thirdvolume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in1819, which was numbered separately, containingmezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claudein various collections.Stock: 2957730. Miss Stitch at her Morning Amusement.[n.d., c.1800].Mezzotint. Platemark: 351 x 253mm. (13¾ x 10")Proof before letters. Title in ink in manuscript belowimage. £350Two young women dressed in fine clothes in a roomwith decorated wallpaper, one sitting in front of thewindow looking onto the street, with a pet squirrel onher lap, turning to smile towards the viewer andpointing at herself, while the other stands behind herchair on the right.It would seem that this impression was made from thesame plate as 'The Frail Sisters', Published 12th May1794 by Laurie & Whittle, (BM ref: 1872,0511.528). Itappears that the oval shape has been rubbed out fromthe original plate, and some details such as the windowmakings have been etched in.Stock: 3000231. [Narcissus and Echo.] From the OriginalDrawing in the Collection of the Duke ofDevonshire. No.77.Claude le Lorrain delin.t R. Earlom fecit. PublishedNov.r 1.st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver inCheapside.Mezzotint with etching line, printed in brown ink withvery large margins. Plate 210 x 260mm (8¼ x 10¼").£140Narcissus admiring his own reflection, with the nymphEcho pining on the left.Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after asketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'LiberVeritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire atChatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific andsuccessful landscape painter, and, even during hislifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. Tocombat this Claude made up six albums of tintedsketches of his completed works, each sketch with thename of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributedaround Europe so that his genuine paintings could beauthenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'LiberVeritatis' contained 200 drawings, including afrontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelateddrawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, RichardEarlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777,when they were published by Boydell in two volumes,each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A thirdvolume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in1819, which was numbered separately, containingmezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claudein various collections.Stock: 2957632. Quis novis hic doctor populi? quis cultoreremi? Ioannes, Christo qui tuba prima fuit.A. Bloemaert inven. Fred: Bloem: sculp. [n.d. c.1640-90]Etching, paper watermarked with small margins. Plate165 x 125mm (6½ x 5"). Small repaired tear top. £60Christ preaching-probably an illustration toBloemaert's 'Tekenboek'.Stock: 2957233. Erasistratus the Physician discovers theLove of Antiochus for Stratonice.Painted by B. West, Hist.l Painter to his Majesty.Engrav'd by Geo.g Graham. Publish'd June 24, 1793,by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside, & at the ShakespeareGallery Pall Mall London.Stipple and etching. Plate 323 x 391mm (12¾ x 15½").Some creasing. Backed. Repaired hole in title area.£280King Seleucus sits in a melancholy pose, supportingthe head of his son Antiochus who lies in bed, attendedby his physician; the patient looks towards Stratonice,who stands at the foot of the bed with four femaleattendants; a further four onlookers stand solemnly atthe right behind a table with crown and staff.Engraving after the 1772 painting by Benjamin West(Birmingham Museum of Art).Stock: 2995434. A Sacrifice to Cupid. From an Originalby J.B. Cipriani in the possession of W.Palmer.I.B. Cipriani R.A. Inv.t F. Bartolozzi R.A. Sculp.tPublish'd Nov.r 1:st 1783 by W. Palmer No.139 Strand.Stipple 246 x 285mm (9¾ x 11¼"). Trimmed. £260Cupid, in the middle, standing on an altar, holding atorch in his left hand; behind him, a globe; in front ofthe altar, a burning fire; on the left and right, sevenyoung women playing tribute to Cupid with offerings,music and prayer; another Cupid lits his torch. DeVesme 395: iv/iv.Stock: 3002935. La Danse de Village. [&] Le VillageAbondonné.J.K. Sherwin Del. Chaponnier Sculp. AParis chezBance, Rue du petit Pont au Grand Balcon Quartier St.Jacques. [n.d.].
A pair of stipples, very fine, printed in colour. Plate481 x 596mm (19 x 23½"). Trimmed to plate, somescuffing and rubbing. Repaired tear to 'VillageAbondonné'. £550Pair of French rural scenes after the British artist J.K.Sherwin. In 'La Danse de Village' villagers dancearound a tree, a man standing playing a pipe andtambourine in the middle; a water mill seen to theright. In 'Le Village Abondonné' a family leave theirvillage, accompanied by a laden donkey, a small boy atthe front carries a small white kitten and a bouncingdog.Stock: 2995736. La Séparation douloureuse. [&] La Visitedu Pasteur.A. Westall pinx.t A.e Cardon sculp.t Publié à Paris enJuin 1807. Chez Bance ainé, rue St. Denis.A pair of stipples printed in colour with small margins.Plate 387 x 427mm (15¼ x 16¾"). Some repairs. £420Women weeping and upset as the young and older manset off on their travels; three goats in the foreground.[&] A visit from the pastor: three women with childrenoutside a cottage are greeted by the minister; a churchseen in the background, and a young man seen hidinginside the cottage.Stock: 3004137. A Flower painted by Varelst. FromPrior. [...] From the Original Picture, in thepossession of Geo.e Bowles, Esq.r.Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. Thomas Burke Fecit.Publish'd Jan.y 1st 1784 by Tho.s Burke, Kemp's RowChelsea.Stipple and etching with large margins. 410 x 310mm(16 x 12¼"). £320A tribute to the still-life painter Simon Verelst (c.1644-1721). Thomas Prior's poem on a painting by Verelst isaccompanied by an engraving after Kauffmandepicting Flora herself lending a hand to the painter'swork: 'When fam'd Varelst this little Wonder drew; /Flora vouchsaf'd the growing work to view: / Findingthe painter's science at a stand, / The Goddess snatch'dthe pencil from his Hand; / And finishing the Piece,she smiling said; Behold one work of mine, that ne'ershall fade.'Stock: 2979138. Cupid and Cephisa, One Day as I waswalking in the Woods [...] From the OriginalPicture, in the possession of George Bowles,Esqr.Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. Thomas Burke Fecit.London, Publish'd July 10th. 1789 by T Burke, No. 5,Great College Street, Westminster.Stipple and etching, with large margins; 475 x 340mm(18¾ x 13½". Damage to title area. £320A scene from Montesquieu's 'Céphise et l'Amour':Cupid is discovered by Cephisa and a male companion,asleep in a bush of flowers. The man is intended to bethe author (Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de laBrède et de Montesquieu, 1689-1755).Stock: 2979039. Cupid and Gamymede. From Prior. [...]From the Original Picture, in the possession ofGeo.e Bowles, Esq.r.Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. Thomas Burke Fecit.Publish'd Jan.y 1st 1784 by Tho.s Burke, Kemp's RowChelsea.Stipple and etching with large margins. 410 x 310mm(16 x 12¼"). £320Cupid, crying with his face in his hands, complains tohis mother Venus that Ganymede has cheated him outof his arrows with false dice. Ganymede, holding thearrows, protests his innocence. An illustration to thepoem 'Cupid And Ganymede' by Matthew Prior (1664-1721).Stock: 2978940. [The Twelve Months.]W. Hamilton R.A. Pinx.t. F. Bartolozzi R.A. sculp.t.[10] [&] W.N. Gardner sculp.t. [2] Published by John& Josiah Boydell, London. [n.d., c.1800.]Set of twelve colour printed stipples. Each c. 355 x280mm (14 x 11"). Platemark cracked on two plates.£4000The full set of twelve very fine colour-printed stipples,mostly agricultural scenes but also skating and angling.De Vesme 673-682.Stock: 3006541. Barbet. Pudel. Uszkàr. 73.[n.d. c.1847.]Lithograph, rare with large margins. 240 x 368mm (9½x 14½"). £140A small poodle tied to a post by a stream.From "Panorama der Saeugethiere lithographirt undherausgegeben von H. Reichert".Stock: 2948742. Pudel mit geschorenem Haar. Barbetpoil ras. Uszkàr. 45.[n.d. c.1847.]Lithograph with large margins. 240 x 368mm (9½ x14½"). £120A Barbet mother sat by a barrel, with three puppies;one suckling, the other two resting.From "Panorama der Saeugethiere lithographirt undherausgegeben von H. Reichert".Stock: 2948443. Pudel. Uszkar. Barbet. 67.[n.d. c.1847.]Lithograph, rare with large margins. 240 x 368mm (9½x 14½"). £140A Barbet dog sat on ice, a hole seen in front of himwith a slab of ice floating ; a top hat seen to the left.From "Panorama der Saeugethiere lithographirt undherausgegeben von H. Reichert".Stock: 2948844. Löwenhündchen. Le Chin lion. bojtoseb.Spitz. Le chin Loup. Màmorka. Bologueser. LeBichon. bolognai ebecske. 70.[n.d. c.1847.]
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