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William Roxby Beverley (1811-1889, British)
Durham Cathedral From the North East (c.1860)
16 cm x 24 cm Watercolour Provenance: Sotheby's lot 25, 25th January 1989. William Roxby Beverley was an English theatrical scene painter, known also as an artist in oils and watercolours. William John Lawrence, writing in the Dictionary of National Biography, considered him second only to Clarkson Stanfield among British scene painters of the nineteenth century. Condition: Slight loss of colour in sky area and very light foxing in same, otherwise generally very good. -
William Alistair MacDonald (1861-1948)
Middle Temple Lane, London
Signed Watercolour 26x17cm The buildings of Middle Temple Lane were constructed between 1684 and 1780. MacDonald is best known for his scenes of London landmarks. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Elizabeth Byrne (1777 - 1849) after Joseph Farington RA (1747 - 1821)
North View of Whitehaven, Cumbria
Hand-coloured engraving 27.5 x 56.5 cm A view of the cliffs and port of Whitehaven in Cumbria. Joseph Farington RA was an 18th-century English landscape painter and diarist. He drew a north and south view of Whitehaven, which were engraved by Elizabeth Byrne in the early 19th century. Byrne was a London-born etcher and landscape painter, who was taught by her father, the etcher William Byrne. She and her father contributed etchings to the 'Magna Britannia' and 'Britannia depicta', books illustrating the most interesting views in various English counties, published by Samuel Lysons in the late 1810s. Condition: good. Two folds and some light age toning. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
J Black (early 19th century) after Frederick Mackenzie (1788 - 1854)
East Side of St Erasmus' Chapel, Westminster Abbey (1812)
Hand-coloured aquatint 28 x 19 cm Published by Rudolph Ackermann (1764 - 1834). An engraving of the east side of the chapel of St Erasmus in Westminster Abbey. Mackenzie's drawing was engraved by Black and published by Ackermann in his 1812 "History of Westminster Abbey". The chapel was built in the late 15th century by order of Edward IV's wife, Elizabeth Woodville. It would have been used to worship St Erasmus, also known as St Elmo (a Christian saint and martyr venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain). The Abbey is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United Kingdom's most notable religious buildings and since Edward the Confessor, a burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. Since the coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066, all coronations of English and British monarchs have occurred in Westminster Abbey. Sixteen royal weddings have occurred at the abbey since 1100. According to a tradition first reported circa 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorney Island) in the seventh century, in the time of Mellitus, Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245 on the orders of Henry III. Frederick Mackenzie (1788 - 1854) was a British watercolourist and architectural draughtsman. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1804, and contributed eleven drawings between that year and 1828. He contributed to the Society of Painters in Water Colours exhibitions from 1813, becoming an associate in 1822, and a full member the following year. From 30 November 1831 till his death he was treasurer to the society. In later life Mackenzie was no longer commissioned to illustrate books. Rudolph Ackermann was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman. In 1795 he established a print-shop and drawing-school at 96 Strand. Here Ackermann set up a lithographic press and began a trade in prints. He later began to manufacture colours and thick carton paper for landscape and miniature painters. Within three years the premises had become too small and he moved to 101 Strand, in his own words "four doors nearer to Somerset House", the seat of the Royal Academy of Arts. Between 1797 and 1800 Ackermann rapidly developed his print and book publishing business, encompassing many different genres including topography, caricature, portraits, transparencies and decorative prints. Condition: good. Some age toning. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
J Black (early 19th century) after Frederick Mackenzie (1788 - 1854)
East End of South Aisle, Westminster Abbey (1812)
Hand-coloured aquatint 31 x 24 cm Published by Rudolph Ackermann (1764 - 1834). An engraving of the East End of Westminster Abbey's south aisle. Mackenzie's drawing was engraved by Black and published by Ackermann in his 1812 "History of Westminster Abbey". Charles II, Queen Anne, Queen Mary II and her husband King William III, and Mary, Queen of Scots are all buried in the south aisle. The Abbey is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United Kingdom's most notable religious buildings and since Edward the Confessor, a burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. Since the coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066, all coronations of English and British monarchs have occurred in Westminster Abbey. Sixteen royal weddings have occurred at the abbey since 1100. According to a tradition first reported circa 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorney Island) in the seventh century, in the time of Mellitus, Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245 on the orders of Henry III. Frederick Mackenzie (1788 - 1854) was a British watercolourist and architectural draughtsman. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1804, and contributed eleven drawings between that year and 1828. He contributed to the Society of Painters in Water Colours exhibitions from 1813, becoming an associate in 1822, and a full member the following year. From 30 November 1831 till his death he was treasurer to the society. In later life Mackenzie was no longer commissioned to illustrate books. Rudolph Ackermann was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman. In 1795 he established a print-shop and drawing-school at 96 Strand. Here Ackermann set up a lithographic press and began a trade in prints. He later began to manufacture colours and thick carton paper for landscape and miniature painters. Within three years the premises had become too small and he moved to 101 Strand, in his own words "four doors nearer to Somerset House", the seat of the Royal Academy of Arts. Between 1797 and 1800 Ackermann rapidly developed his print and book publishing business, encompassing many different genres including topography, caricature, portraits, transparencies and decorative prints. Condition: good. Some age toning. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
J Black (early 19th century) after Frederick Mackenzie (1788 - 1854)
Screen Over the Chantry of Henry V, Westminster Abbey (1812)
Hand-coloured aquatint 26 x 31 cm Published by Rudolph Ackermann (1764 - 1834). An engraving of the gothic screen of the elaborately carved chantry chapel dedicated to Henry V, and below which lies his tomb, in Westminster Abbey. Mackenzie's drawing was engraved by Black and published by Ackermann in his 1812 "History of Westminster Abbey". The Abbey is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United Kingdom''s most notable religious buildings and since Edward the Confessor, a burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. Since the coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066, all coronations of English and British monarchs have occurred in Westminster Abbey. Sixteen royal weddings have occurred at the abbey since 1100. According to a tradition first reported circa 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorney Island) in the seventh century, in the time of Mellitus, Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245 on the orders of Henry III. Frederick Mackenzie (1788 - 1854) was a British watercolourist and architectural draughtsman. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1804, and contributed eleven drawings between that year and 1828. He contributed to the Society of Painters in Water Colours exhibitions from 1813, becoming an associate in 1822, and a full member the following year. From 30 November 1831 till his death he was treasurer to the society. In later life Mackenzie was no longer commissioned to illustrate books. Rudolph Ackermann was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman. In 1795 he established a print-shop and drawing-school at 96 Strand. Here Ackermann set up a lithographic press and began a trade in prints. He later began to manufacture colours and thick carton paper for landscape and miniature painters. Within three years the premises had become too small and he moved to 101 Strand, in his own words "four doors nearer to Somerset House", the seat of the Royal Academy of Arts. Between 1797 and 1800 Ackermann rapidly developed his print and book publishing business, encompassing many different genres including topography, caricature, portraits, transparencies and decorative prints. Condition: good. Some age toning. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Violet Hilda Drummond
The Tower of London
Watercolour 33 x 42 cm An evocative view of the Thames and The Tower in Drummond's distinctive style. Provenance: The Arthur Andersen Collection, The Deloitte Collection. Click here for other works by the artist and biographical details. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
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. -
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. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Jacob de Bye (1685-?) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 33. Vidit Iesus quandam vidnam pauperculam mittentem ara minuta duo: Et dixit, Velre dico vobis, quia vidua hec pauper, plusquam omnes misit. Luke. 22.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 22 "Vidit Iesus quandam vidnam pauperculam mittentem ara minuta duo: Et dixit, Vere dico vobis, quia vidua hec pauper, plusquam omnes misit. Luke. 22.” Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Cornelius Galle (1576-1650) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 37. Qui aute tradidit eu, dedit illis fignu, dicens, Quemcumq osculatus fuero, ipse est, tenete eu. Et confestim accedes ad Iesum, dixit, Aue rabbi. Matth. 26.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 26 "The one I kiss, that’s the one—seize him.” He went straight to Jesus, greeted him, “How are you, Rabbi?" and kissed him.” Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Adrian Collaert (1560-1618) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 41. Vulneratus est propter iniquitates nostra, attritus est propter scelera nostra. Disciplina pacis nostrae super eum, et liuore eius sanati sumus. Isai. 53.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Isaiah, Chapter 53 "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed." Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. Adrian Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 - a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle's daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Johannes Collaert (1525-1580) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 42. Plectentes coronam de spinis, posuerunt super caput eius, et arundinem in dextra eius. Et genu flexo ante eum, illudebant ei. Matth. 27.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 27 "When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him." Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. Adrian Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 - a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle's daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Jacob de Bye (1685-?) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 31. Videtis hec omnia? Amen dico vobis, non relinquetur hic lapis super lapidem, qui non destruatur. Matth. 24.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 24 "You see all of this? Verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (1571 – 1633), Iacob de Bye (1581-1640) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 29. Sinite paruulos, et nolite eos prohibere ad me venire : talium est enim reguum coelorum. 19.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 16.5x21.8cm Hand-finished wooden frame included (UK shipping only) From the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 19 "Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Adrian Collaert (c.1560-1618) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 44. Pilatus accepta aqua, lauans manus coram populo, dixit, Innocens ego sum a sanguine insti huius vos videritus. Matth. 27.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 27 "When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it."" Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. Adrian Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 - a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle's daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Adriaen Collaert (c. 1560-1618) Jacob de Bye (1581-1640) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 34. Coenantibus eis accepit Iesus panem, et benedixit et fregit; deditq discipulis suis, et ait, accipite et comedite; hoc est corpus muem. Matth 16.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm Hand-finished black frame included (UK shipping only) From the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 16 "And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body". Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. Adrian Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 - a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle's daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Jan Collaert (1545-1628) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 49. Accepto corpore Ioseph inuoluit in sindone munda: et posuit illud in monumento suo nouo, quod exciderat in petra. Matth. 27.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 27 "Taking the body, wrapped in a linen cloth and placed it in his own new tomb, which had been cut into the rock." Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Jan Baptist Barbé (1578-1649) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 40. Vt cognouit Pilatus quod de Herodis potestate esset, remisit eum Herodem, qui et ipse Hierosolymis erat illis diebus. Luc 23.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 23 "When he discovered that he came under Herod’s jurisdiction, he passed him on to Herod who happened to be in Jerusalem at that time." Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Jan Collaert (1545-1628) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 50. Penetrabo omnes inferiores partes terre, et inspiciam omnes dormientes, et illuminabo omnes sperantes in Domino. Eccles. 24.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm
From the Gospel of Ecclesiasticus, Chapter 24 "Penetrate all the lower parts of the earth, and behold all and illuminate all who hope in the Lord." Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. Adriaen Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 - a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle's daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Jacob de Bye (1685-?) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 30. Iesus voce magna clamauit; Lazare, veni foras. Et statim proijt qui fuerat mortuus. Iohn. 11.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of John, chapter 11 "Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out.” Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Adrian Collaert (c.1560-1618) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 47. In Caluarie loco crucifixerunt eum, et cum eo alios duos, hinc, medium autem Iesum. Ioan. 19.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of John, Chapter 19 "There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle." Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. Adriaen Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 - a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle's daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Adrian Collaert (c.1560-1618) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 46. Et postquam venerunt in locum qui voctur Caluarie, ibi crucifixerunt eum. Luc. 23.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 23 "When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there." Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. Adriaen Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 - a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle's daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Jan Baptist Barbe (1578-1649) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 43. Exiuit ergo Iesus portans coronam spineam, et purpureum vestimentum. Et dicit eis Pilatus; Ecce homo. Ioan. 19.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of John, Chapter 19 "Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Behold the Man!" Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Adrian Collaert (1560-1618) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 38. Tunc Princeps Sacerdotum scidit veftimenta sua, dicens, Blasphemauit: Quid adhuc egemus testibus. Matth. 26.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 26 "Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses?” Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Adrian Collaert (c.1560-1618) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 45. Susceperunt autem Iesum eduxerunt. Et baiulans sibi crucem, exiuit in eum qui dicitur Caluarie locum. Ioan. 19.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of John, Chapter 19 "And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull." Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. Adriaen Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 - a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle's daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Jan Baptist Barbé (1578-1649) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 39. Mane consilium facientes summi sacerdotes cum Senioribus et Scribis, vincientes Iesum, duxerunt et tradiderunt Pilato. Marci. 15.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 15 "In the morning, the high priests and elders and teachers, binding Jesus, led him away and delivered him to Pilate." Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Theodoor Galle (c. 1571-1633) Cornelius Galle (1576-1650) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 35. Pater mi, possibile est, transeat a me calix iste. veruntamen non ficut ego volo, sed sicut tu. Matth. 26.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 26 "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Theodoor Galle was the son of Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, from whom he learnt the craft. Theodoor married a daughter of the prominent family of Plantin in Antwerp. His marriage established the productive partnership between the Galle workshop and the Plantin Moretus printing house. A talented workman, Galle quickly became a respected engraver, print publisher and a member of the guild of St Luke, a city guild for artists in 1595. In the years to follow he became the guild's deacon. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Joseph Collyer (1748 - 1827) after Francis Wheatley (1747 - 1801)
The Volunteers of the City and County of Dublin
Monochrome print 28 x 31 cm A monochrome print depicting Dublin regiments of the Irish Volunteers meeting on College Green. Francis Wheatley depicted the scene in oils in 1779, and Joseph Collyer engraved it in 1781. Wheatley went to Dublin in 1779 and established himself there as a portrait-painter; this view of the Dublin Volunteers became the basis for a best-selling print bought by numerous Irish Patriots. Volunteers were local Irish militias raised by community initiative in Ireland in 1778. Their original purpose was to guard against invasion and to preserve law and order at a time when British soldiers were withdrawn from Ireland to fight abroad during the American Revolutionary War and the government failed to organise its own militia. Taking advantage of Britain's preoccupation with its rebelling American colonies, the Volunteers were able to pressure Westminster into conceding legislative independence to the Dublin parliament. Francis Wheatley was an English portrait and landscape painter who studied at the Royal Academy, and won several prizes from the Society of Arts. He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1790, and an academician in the following year. Joseph Collyer was a British engraver. In 1770 where he exhibited at the Royal Academy for the first time; he was elected an associate engraver of the Royal Academy, and appointed portrait engraver to Queen Charlotte in 1786. Condition: fair. Some browning and staining. In handsome rosewood frame. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Vanity Fair Spy Magazine President of St john's College Oxford
1 April 1893 Lithograph If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Lucas Vorsterman (1595 - 1675) after Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640)
The Flight into Egypt (1620)
Engraving 30 x 45 cm Rare. We have only been able to trace one copy at auction, 2019, Izegem, Belgium. A copy of this print is held by the British Museum (R,3.50). Mary, Joseph, and the infant Christ escape into Egypt on a donkey. Lucas Vorsterman was a Baroque engraver. He worked with the artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, as well as for patrons such as Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Charles I of England. Condition: mounted to old paper; trimmed to platemarks; two areas of repair in region of Mary's left hand and Christ's right knee (see photo). In old ebonised frame. 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. -
J Black (early 19th century) after Frederick Mackenzie (1788 - 1854)
The Choir, Westminster Abbey (1812)
Hand-coloured aquatint 28 x 19 cm Published by Rudolph Ackermann (1764 - 1834). An engraving of the vast and soaring interior of Westminster Abbey. Mackenzie's drawing was engraved by Black and published by Ackermann in his 1812 "History of Westminster Abbey". The Abbey is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United Kingdom's most notable religious buildings and since Edward the Confessor, a burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. Since the coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066, all coronations of English and British monarchs have occurred in Westminster Abbey. Sixteen royal weddings have occurred at the abbey since 1100. According to a tradition first reported circa 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorney Island) in the seventh century, in the time of Mellitus, Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245 on the orders of Henry III. Frederick Mackenzie (1788 - 1854) was a British watercolourist and architectural draughtsman. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1804, and contributed eleven drawings between that year and 1828. He contributed to the Society of Painters in Water Colours exhibitions from 1813, becoming an associate in 1822, and a full member the following year. From 30 November 1831 till his death he was treasurer to the society. In later life Mackenzie was no longer commissioned to illustrate books. Rudolph Ackermann was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman. In 1795 he established a print-shop and drawing-school at 96 Strand. Here Ackermann set up a lithographic press and began a trade in prints. He later began to manufacture colours and thick carton paper for landscape and miniature painters. Within three years the premises had become too small and he moved to 101 Strand, in his own words "four doors nearer to Somerset House", the seat of the Royal Academy of Arts. Between 1797 and 1800 Ackermann rapidly developed his print and book publishing business, encompassing many different genres including topography, caricature, portraits, transparencies and decorative prints. Condition: good. Some age toning. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
The Blitz: A Civil Defence Firefighter In Action before St Paul's Cathedral with Search Lights and Stretcher Bearers
Charcoal c. 1940 30x24cm A World War II Civil Defence firefighter, with 'CD' armband operates a fire hose as stretcher bearers work behind him, St Paul's cathedral being illuminated by searchlights. A typical night-time scene from London during the 1940 Blitz. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
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. -
Claude Muncaster (1903 - 1974)
Stromness, Orkney
Pencil drawing 23 x 53 cm A drawing of Stromness, Orkney, with two figures in the foreground. The buildings seem tiny in comparison to the huge cliffs overlooking the town. Claude Grahame Muncaster, RWS ROI RBA SMA was the son of Oliver Hall RA. He was born Grahame Hall (his father was the Royal Academician Oliver Hall, who taught his son to paint from an early age) but adopted the name Claude Muncaster in 1922, hoping to strike out on his own and dissociate his career from that of his father. His career as a landscape painter began when he was fifteen; he spent the 1920s and 30s travelling the world with his sketchbook by boat. Muncaster’s primary choice of subject matter came from a genuine love of the sea. He made several long-distance sea voyages, including one around the Horn as a deckhand in the windjammer Olivebank in 1931, which he described in ‘Rolling Round the Horn’, published in 1933. Armed with a sketchbook, his aim was to be able to ‘paint ships and the sea with greater authority’. This he certainly achieved, perfectly capturing the limpid first light of morning over the Port of Aden, the choppy rain-grey waters of the Bay of Biscay and a streak of sunlight through gathering storm clouds at dusk in Exeter. He became an Associate of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1931 and was a founder member, and later President, of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. When the Second World War broke out, Muncaster joined the Royal Naval Reserves, training as a navigator before going on to advise on the camouflage of ships. He also worked as an official war artist. In ‘Still Morning at Aden’ (1944) he depicts Allied warships in this safe anchorage in the Middle East; the back is stamped with Admiralty approval. In 1946-7 he was commissioned by the Queen to produce watercolours of the royal residences (some of which are available below); the Duke of Edinburgh, in a foreword to a biography of Muncaster, recalls looking at these and considering the artist’s ‘unerring instinct for a subject’, his sense of atmosphere. Other commissions included large panoramas of the Thames and of Bradford. His career also included work as an etcher, illustrator, writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and his paintings can be found in the Royal Academy, Tate, National Maritime Museum Cornwall, National Railway Museum and Royal Air Force Museum. He was a frequent guest at Sandringham for the rest of his life. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works by the artist. -
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692)
Stonehenge (1727)
Engraving 12 x 16 cm Two eighteenth-century views of the pagan and mystical Stonehenge, engraved by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsman, and painter. Pieter van der Aa of Leiden was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He is noted for the many engravings he produced after David Loggan's series of Oxford and Cambridge colleges and costumes. In 1727 Van Der Aa illustrated "Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne & de L'Irelande" by James Beeverell, the book in which this engraving appears. Condition: a good impression. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Gerald Mac Spink (flourished 1920 - 1940)
Stagecoach
Pencil 32 x 53 cm Signed 'Spink' lower right. Spink was a skilled artist, illustrator, and designer who produced a series of posters in the inter-war period for companies including the London Underground, Southern Railways, LNER, Hawker Engineering, and British Steel. He won a prize in 1933 from the Imperial Institute for his poster artwork. He also worked as an aeronautical engineer in Kingston-on-Thames for Hawker Engineering; his greatest achievement was the creation of the 'Squanderbug', a 500cc racing car which he built in 1947, and which races even to this day. Provenance: the artist's estate. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works by the artist. -
Samuel Howitt (1765-1822) after Thomas Williamson (1758-1817)
Exhibition of a Battle between a Buffalo & a Tiger' from Oriental Field Sports (1819)
Hand-coloured aquatint 35 x 47 cm Captain Thomas Williamson served in a British regiment in Bengal, India. He was known as a keen sportsman and, after returning to England, his notable interest in contemporary Indian sports attracted the attention of the publisher Edward Orme. Orme was a British engraver, painter and publisher of illustrated books, and in 1805 he commissioned Williamson to produce a work focused on Oriental sports and animals. The book took two years to complete, with the painter Samuel Howitt commissioned to produce watercolours based on original sketches by Williamson, most of which he had created while in India. The book in which the aquatint plates after Howitt were published was called Oriental Field Sports, which describes itself as 'being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the wild sports of the East and exhibiting, in a novel and interesting manner, the natural history of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, and other undomesticated animals'. -
Samuel & Nathaniel Buck
Byland Abbey, Yorkshire
Engraving 37x19cm, c. 1770 "Byland Abbey is an interesting ruin about five miles from Helmsley. It was a fine specimen of ecclesiastical architecture, founded by the monks of Furness, who were driven from their establishment in Lancashire during an incursion of the Scots. When the abbey was dissolved in 1540 its revenues amounted to 238l. 9s. 4d." (Source: The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge 25 June 1836.) -
Gerald Mac Spink (flourished 1920 - 1940)
Sailing ship
Pencil 31 x 38 cm A stormy sea and the wind in her sails. Spink was a skilled artist, illustrator, and designer who produced a series of posters in the inter-war period for companies including the London Underground, Southern Railways, LNER, Hawker Engineering, and British Steel. He won a prize in 1933 from the Imperial Institute for his poster artwork. He also worked as an aeronautical engineer in Kingston-on-Thames for Hawker Engineering; his greatest achievement was the creation of the 'Squanderbug', a 500cc racing car which he built in 1947, and which races even to this day. Provenance: the artist's estate. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works by the artist. -
Robert Tavener (1920-2004)
Eton College from the Lock
Watercolour 36x48cm Signed and inscribed Please click here for biographical details and other works by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Robert Morden (1650-1703) Nottingham Shire (or Nottinghamshire)
Engraving with recent hand colouring 34x42cm First published in 1695 for Camden's Britannica (1695-1772) and reprinted several times during the succeeding century. -
Robert Bonfils (French: 1886-1972) Design for scarf for Bianchini Ferrier
No.332 Goyescas 65x50cm Gouache and pencil Provenance: Christies, 25-27 July 2001 Bianchini Textiles sale Born in Paris, Bonfils spent between 1903-1909 at various Parisian art schools: the École Germain Pilon, the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (where he subsequently taught for thirty-two years), and the École des Beaux Arts. From 1909 he exhibited regularly at the Salon d'Automne, by 1912 he was exhibiting at Salon des Artistes Décorateurs and then subsequently at Tuileries and abroad. He was an organiser of the 1925 Paris International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, and the 1937 Exposition. His relationship with Bianchini commenced in 1915 who produced many of his textile designs. He was made Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1926, being promoted to Officier in 1938. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition; Good. -
Robert Bonfils (French: 1886-1972)
Designs for scarf for Bianchini Ferrier Bull Fighting 31x15cm Gouache and pencil Provenance: Christies, 25-27 July 2001 Bianchini Textiles sale Born in Paris, Bonfils spent between 1903-1909 at various Parisian art schools: the École Germain Pilon, the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (where he subsequently taught for thirty-two years), and the École des Beaux Arts. From 1909 he exhibited regularly at the Salon d'Automne, by 1912 he was exhibiting at Salon des Artistes Décorateurs and then subsequently at Tuileries and abroad. He was an organiser of the 1925 Paris International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, and the 1937 Exposition. His relationship with Bianchini commenced in 1915 who produced many of his textile designs. He was made Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1926, being promoted to Officier in 1938. -
Robert Bonfils (French: 1886-1972) Design for scarf for Bianchini Ferrier
'Haiti' 66x50cm Gouache and pencil Provenance: Christies, 25-27 July 2001 Bianchini Textiles sale Born in Paris, Bonfils spent between 1903-1909 at various Parisian art schools: the École Germain Pilon, the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (where he subsequently taught for thirty-two years), and the École des Beaux Arts. From 1909 he exhibited regularly at the Salon d'Automne, by 1912 he was exhibiting at Salon des Artistes Décorateurs and then subsequently at Tuileries and abroad. He was an organiser of the 1925 Paris International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, and the 1937 Exposition. His relationship with Bianchini commenced in 1915 who produced many of his textile designs. He was made Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1926, being promoted to Officier in 1938. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition; Good. -
Schnebbelie (Robert Blemmell, circa 1785-1849) The Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing Lane, City of London (c. 1814)
Pencil, pen, ink & watercolour 25 x 42 cm Captioned to mount, "Used as the Custom House after the Original House was Burnt from 1814 to 1817". With engraving of the same image pasted to reverse of frame, published by James Whittle & Richard H. Laurie, Jan. 16th, 1815. Schnebbelie was an English painter and illustrator who produced many views of London. His father, Jacob, was a confectioner who was subsequently employed by the Society of Antiquaries of London as a draughtsman, but who died at the age of 31. Following his death, Robert took up his father's profession. Between 1803 and 1821 he exhibited at the Royal Academy; Engravings based on his drawings were widely published - most notably in Robert Wilkinson's Londina Illustrata (1808-1825), David Hughson's Description of London and the Gentleman's Magazine. His works are in the collections inter alia of the Museum of London, the Guildhall Art Gallery and the Huntington Museum of Art in West Virginia. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
