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Silhouette (circa 1870)
David Barclay Chapman
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm David Barclay Chapman was a partner in the bank which in 1896 became the Limited Company Barclay & Co, known today as Barclay's. Two of his daughters appear in other silhouettes from this particular set. Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally good; some staining to upper edge. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Captain Thursby, 9th Lancers
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Captain Piers Thursby was born in 1834 and served in the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, with whom he served during the Indian Mutiny of the 1850s. He was the son of Revd. W. Thursby of Ormerod House and died in 1904. Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good; some staining to right edge. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Major Chaplin, 3rd Dragoon Guards
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Silhouettes of Mrs F Chaplin and Miss Chaplain, likely the Major's wife and daughter, are also available. Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good; some staining to right edge. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Duncan Davidson RN
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Captain Duncan George Davidson was born in 1833 served in the Royal Navy. He became a Captain in 1872 and captained H.M.S. Serapis between 1876 and 1879; he retired a year later. Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Miss Fletcher
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Miss Chaplin
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: good. Some staining at upper and right edges. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Mrs Taylor
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Mrs Warburton
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good; some light staining at upper edge. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Mrs Gillon
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good; some light staining. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Lady Fletcher
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good; some light staining to right edge. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Marton
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Maitland
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Watt
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette of Lady I (circa 1870)
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally good; some staining to upper edge. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette of Lady II (circa 1870)
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally good; some staining to edges. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette of a Lady III (circa 1870)
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Captain Warburton
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good; occasional spots. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette of a Gentleman I (circa 1870)
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Mrs F Chaplin
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally good; some staining. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Miss Guinness
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Silhouettes of other members of the Guinness family of brewers and bankers are also available in this set. The Guinness family seat is Elveden Hall in Suffolk. Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally good; some staining to edges. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Miss Taylor
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: good; some staining to right edge. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Lady Headley
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm A silhouette depicting Lady Headley, likely the wife of the 6th or 7th Baron Headley. Lord Headley, Baron Allanson and Winn, of Aghadoe in the County of Kerry, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland, first created in 1797. Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally good; some staining. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Miss Kerr Lloyd
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Miss Hay Newton
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm The Hay-Newtons were a wealthy family from East Lothian in Scotland. Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Miss Alice Lowneley
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally good; some staining. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
The Hon Miss Winn
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Major Chaplin, 3rd Dragoon Guards
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm A silhouette of Featherstone (Christian name and rank unknown) of the Royal Artillery. Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Silhouette (circa 1870)
Captain Adams, 20th Regt
Gouache, pen, and ink 52 x 44 cm Prior to photography, silhouettes were the easiest way of recording a person's appearance. This set might record the group present at a country house party, a wedding, or other similar convivial occasion. Condition: generally good; some staining to upper and right margins. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other silhouettes. -
Johannes 'Joan' Blaeu (1596 - 1673)
Comitatus Northumbria, Vernacular Northumberland (1662)
Engraving with later hand-colouring 43 x 52 cm A decorative map of Northumberland by the celebrated Dutch mapmaker and artist Joan Blaeu, (son of the cartographer Willem Blaeu). Crests of the local gentry appear in the top right hand corner. Blaeu moved to Amsterdam in 1920 to join the family firm of mapmakers. In 1635, the business published the Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus in two volumes - the largest and most expensive book published in the seventeenth century, and the venture for which the Blaeu were most famed. Joan and his brother Cornelius took over the studio after their father died in 1638; Joan became the official cartographer for the Dutch East India Company, as his father had been before him. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other maps. -
Joannem Janssonium (1588 - 1664)
Map of Northumberland (1646)
Engraving 41 x 50 cm The 1646 Latin edition. A decorative map of Northumberland by the noted Dutch mapmaker and publisher Joannem Janssonium. Condition: very good; later hand coloured. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other maps. -
John Cantiloe Joy (1805 - 1859) / William Joy (1803 - 1865) (attributed)
Trident on the Shore
Pencil and wash 28 x 42 cm A 19th century engraving of a ship near a shore. Various figures, including one wielding a trident, appear in the foreground. John Cantiloe Joy and William Joy were brothers who worked together as English marine artists. During the 1820s, the brothers' paintings were exhibited at the Norwich Society of Artists, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Academy and at the British Institution. They belonged to the Norwich School of painters which specialised in maritime scenes and views of rural Norfolk and Norwich. Condition: generally very good; mounted to board. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Ken Messer (1931 - 2018)
The County Hall, Abingdon (1974)
Watercolour 24 x 32 cm Signed and dated lower right. The painter and draughtsman Ken Messer is closely related to Oxford and its architecture in several ways. Born in Newport, South Wales, he was educated at the City of Oxford High School for Boys in Oxford, and then spent six years working as an accountant in Oxford. He then joined British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) as a steward, flying internationally. Injury due to a car accident during the 1960s meant that he joined the design department of Pergamon Press in Oxford at the age of 33. Six years later, he was appointed to the position of studio manager, in charge of art and design. In 1974, Messer left Pergamon Press to become a freelance graphic designer. He started painting more watercolours, becoming a full-time artist. During the 1980s, his ink drawings were regularly published in the Oxford Times. He has sometimes been called "The Oxford Artist" because of his large number of works depicting Oxford. He and his wife Dilys lived at first in Richmond upon Thames and then in Abingdon, just south of Oxford. Messer's work has been shown at the Mall Galleries for the annual exhibitions of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours annual exhibitions. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Purana Qila Fort, Delhi, India
Watercolour 13 x 20 cmA 20th century watercolour by an unknown artist of Purana Qila, one of the oldest forts in Delhi. We have three other Indian architectural views by the same artist available.Condition: generally very good; one or two small scratches as visible in photographs. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works from the same series. -
Taj Mahal, India
Watercolour 13 x 20 cmA 20th century watercolour by an unknown artist of the Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan's 1631 mausoleum for his wife. We have three other Indian architectural views by the same artist available.Condition: generally very good; one or two small scratches as visible in photographs. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works from the same series. -
Tughlaqabad Fort, Delhi
Watercolour 13 x 20 cmA 20th century watercolour by an unknown artist of Tughlaqabad Fort, a ruined 14th-century fort in Delhi. We have three other Indian architectural views by the same artist available.Condition: generally very good; one or two small scratches as visible in photographs. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works from the same series. -
Akbar's Tomb, Agra
Watercolour 13 x 20 cmA 20th century watercolour by an unknown artist of Akbar's Tomb, Agra, the mausoleum of the Mughal emperor Akbar. We have three other Indian architectural views by the same artist available.Condition: generally very good; one or two small scratches as visible in photographs. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works from the same series. -
Leslie Carr (1891 - 1969)
Paddlesteamer
Gouache 19 x 29 cm Signed lower right. A steamship on a bright blue ocean, complete with frothing waves. Leslie Carr was a painter and poster designer from London. He served in the Tank Corps in the First World War and then became a professional artist, mainly producing maritime and architectural scenes. He designed posters for Southern Railway, the London and North Eastern Railway, and British Railways (among others). Carr served as a fireman in the Second World War and was a part of several firemen artists' exhibitions. Carr was a member of the Society of Marine Artists. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other maritime pictures. -
Leslie Carr (1891 - 1969)
Paddlesteamer
Mixed media with pencil bodycolour 19 x 18 cm From one of Carr's sketchbooks. A steamship rendered in monochrome, seen head-on and casting a turbid shadow on the water. Leslie Carr was a painter and poster designer from London. He served in the Tank Corps in the First World War and then became a professional artist, mainly producing maritime and architectural scenes. He designed posters for Southern Railway, the London and North Eastern Railway, and British Railways (among others). Carr served as a fireman in the Second World War and was a part of several firemen artists' exhibitions. Carr was a member of the Society of Marine Artists. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other maritime pictures. -
Leslie Carr (1891 - 1969)
1440 Great Northern Railway (1910)
Pen and ink 19 x 41 cm Signed and dated lower right. The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company incorporated in 1846 with the object of building a line from London to York. Although many local lines have been closed, much of the network remains active today. Leslie Carr was a painter and poster designer from London. He served in the Tank Corps in the First World War and then became a professional artist, mainly producing maritime and architectural scenes. He designed posters for Southern Railway, the London and North Eastern Railway, and British Railways (among others). Carr served as a fireman in the Second World War and was a part of several firemen artists' exhibitions. Carr was a member of the Society of Marine Artists. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other pictures by the artist. -
Terrence Cuneo (1907 - 1996)
Eastern Counties Otter Hounds (1971)
Lithograph 56 x 80 cm The meet at Guist Bridge, River Wensum, 31 August 1970. Terence Tenison Cuneo CVO OBE RGI FGRA trained at the Slade School of Art. He worked for the War Artists' Advisory Committee during the Second World War and also produced anti-Nazi propaganda. He most known for his postwar pictures of railways, locomotives, and industry. He was the official artist for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Condition: very good. Unsigned proof copy. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other hunting pictures. -
Student of the National Art Training School (now Royal College of Art)
Decorative Vase
Gouache 40 x 26 cm Stamped 'ESK' ('Examined South Kensington) to reverse. This gouache study of a vase was made by a Royal College of Art (then known as the National Art Training School) student for their examinations. Condition: generally very good; a little discolouration to paper. In attractive frame made from period moulding. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Illuminated psalter - Psalm 31
Illuminated manuscript on vellum 15 x 11 (sheet), 11 x 9 cm (framed area) A beautifully illuminated psalter page, including the Latin text of Psalm 31. Condition: generally very good; some creases to vellum; age toning to margins (not affecting the illuminated area). Will be framed two-sided with age-toned margins not visible. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Verner Longe (1857-1924)
The University Challenge Whip (1900)
Watercolour 29 x 45 cm Signed and inscribed "Choristor ii just beats Loddon ii". Inscribed 'Cambridge University Meeting, Cottenham, March 1909' to mount. A lively racing scene by William Verner Longe, and English artist noted for his scenes of racing, hunting, and other equestrian activities. He was educated at the Ipswich School of Arts and then the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Condition: generally good; some spots to mount. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other Cambridge pictures. -
Raymond Weston
Fabric design
Gouache 32 x 37 cm Label to reverse. A fabric design for a dress, produced by a student at the Loughborough College of Art. The colours and forms suggest a mid-century design; the label to the reverse indicates that it would have been machine printed on silk, to be made into a dress. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
John Speed (1551 or 1552 - 1629)
Map of Cambridgeshire
Engraving with later hand colouring 39 x 53 cm A beautifully coloured map of Cambridgeshire, with an antique description of the county to the reverse. The map, along with many others, was published in Speed's atlas, 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine', first published in 1611. The map is populated by four figures in academic dress, and bordered on all sides by college crests. John Speed was an English cartographer, chronologer and historian. The son of a citizen and Merchant Taylor in London, he rose from his family occupation to accept the task of drawing together and revising the histories, topographies and maps of the Kingdoms of Great Britain as an exposition of the union of their monarchies in the person of King James I and VI. He accomplished this with remarkable success, with the support and assistance of the leading antiquarian scholars of his generation. He drew upon and improved the shire maps of Christopher Saxton, John Norden and others, being the first to incorporate the hundred-boundaries into them, and he was the surveyor and originator of many of the town or city plans inset within them. His work helped to define early modern concepts of British national identity. His Biblical genealogies were also formally associated with the first edition of the King James Bible. He is among the most famous of English mapmakers. Condition: generally very good; one tiny hole to right side just beyond plate mark. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more Cambridge pictures. -
after Samuel Buck (1696 - 1779) and Nathaniel Buck (active 1724 - 1759)
The South View of Bindon Abbey, in the County of Dorset (1733)
Engraving 20 x 37 cm An engraved view of Bindon Abbey, a Cistercian monastery on the River Frome in Dorset. The monastery was founded in 1149 by William de Glastonia on the site since known as Little Bindon near Bindon Hill. In 1172 the monastery moved to a site near Wool, and was supported by the house of Plantagenet. The abbey was scheduled for Dissolution in 1536, and finally dissolved in 1539. Only ruins remain. Samuel and Nathaniel Buck were brothers and notable 18th century architectural artists, best known for their depictions of ancient castles and monasteries entitled 'Buck's Antiquities' and those of townscapes of England and Wales, ''Sea-Ports and Capital Towns''. Little is known about the brothers' lives. Samuel was born in Yorkshire and died in penury in London in 1779, and was buried in the churchyard of St Clement Danes. Nathaniel pre-deceased him, dying between 1759 and 1774. Condition: generally good; some age toning; mounted to board; sheet trimmed outside platemark. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Kip (active 1598 - 1610) after Christopher Saxton (1540 - 1610)
Map of Cambridgeshire (1637)
Engraving with later hand colouring 29 x 32 cm An antique map of Cambridgeshire. The map was originally published in William Camden's atlas 'Britannia', which was first published in 1586. William Kip was a goldsmith and map engraver. He was born in Utrecht in the Netherlands and moved to London to pursue his career as an engraver. Alongside William Hole, Kip re-engraved Christopher Saxton's 1574 county maps for publication in Camden's 'Britannia', and it is this venture for which he is most well-known. Christopher Saxton was an English cartographer who produced the first county maps of England and Wales. Between 1574 and 1578 he engraved maps of every county in Britain, and compiled them into an atlas in 1579. These maps bore Queen Elizabeth I's arms as well as those of Saxton's patron, Thomas Seckford. Condition: generally good; faint evidence of old staining. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more maps and general pictures of Cambridge.