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We start this section with a number of elegant Shakespere stage depictions as published by Tallis in 1852. Where specific actors are named they were engraved from contemporary daguerreotypes (early photographs) - excluding such as that of Garrick who had been drawn by Hogarth. The first named prints are of that type, the second group is of scenes from the plays where the actors are not named. The commentary on the plays was by Halliwell. Later, similar engravings were done in 1858 in America so we have used the later date for the prints. Each print is exquisitely engraved and is enhanced by a splendid and unique ornamental border. They are all hand coloured and mounted.

Item

Date

Description

Artist/Engraver or Publisher

Mounted Coloured

Overall size

Price £
AR 095 1858 Hamlet - Mr.H. Hall & Mr. Vaudrey as the Gravediggers (in a wider mount)   Mounted Coloured 330x415 19
AR 067 1858 Henry IV, Part I - Mr. Creswick as Hotspur, daguerreotype by Paine eng. Sherratt Mounted Coloured 260x350 19
AR 096 1858 Henry IV - Mr. Macready in the title role (in a wider mount)   Mounted Coloured 330x416 23
AR 071 1858 Henry IV, Part I - Mr. Hackett (famous American thespian) as Falstaff - daguerreotype by Hass of New York  eng. C. Jeens Mounted Coloured 260x350 25
AR 072 1858 Henry IV, Part I - Mr. H Marston as Hotspur and Mr. F Robinson as Prince   Mounted Coloured 330x275 21
AR 073 1858 Henry V - Mr. W. Davidge as Pistol - daguerreotype by Meade Brothers of N.Y. eng. Sherratt Mounted Coloured 355x260 20
AR 074 1858 Henry V - Madame Celeste as Princess Katherine - daguerreotype by Mayall eng. Hollis Mounted Coloured 254x340 21
AR 063 1858 Henry VI - Charles Pitt as Gloster from a daguerreotype by Paine eng. Sherratt Mounted Coloured 254x345 19
AR 092 1858 Henry VIII - Miss Glyn as Queen Katherine form a daguerreotype by Paine of Islington (in a wider mount) eng. Moore Mounted Coloured 330x415 20
AR 101 1858 Henry VII - Mr. MacReady as Wolsey, not a daguerreotype - a fine hand coloured engraving.   after the oil by C.H. Jeens Mounted Coloured 254x350 17
AR 060

1858

 King John. Mr. Henry Betty as Faulconbridge from a daguerreotype by Paine of Islington. eng. Hollis Mounted Coloured 255x345 19
AR 062 1858 King John - Miss Glyn as Constance from a daguerreotype by Paine of Islington eng. George Greatbach Mounted Coloured 325x270 22
AR 070 1858 King John - Mr. MacReady as John and Mr. Cooper as Hubert, from an original painting by Reed eng. Hollis Mounted Coloured 260x350 23
AR 094 1858 The Merchant of Venice - Mr. G. V. Brooke as Shylock (in a wider mount)   Mounted Coloured 330x415 25
AR 093 1858 Othello - Mr. G. V. Brooke in the title role from a daguerreotype by Fitzgibbon of St. Louis (in a wider mount) eng. Hollis Mounted Coloured 330x415 25
AR 059

1858

 Richard III played by David Garrick. Hogarth/ eng. Portbury. Mounted Coloured 350x275 25
AR 061

1858

 Richard III played by Mr. Couldock from a daguerreotype by McGlees & Germon eng. Hollis Mounted Coloured 254x350 19
AR 064 1858 Richard III - J.W.Wallack as Gloster from a daguerreotype by Haas of New York   Mounted Coloured 260x350 19
AR 099 1858 Richard III - Mr. C. Kean as Gloster drawn from the original painting by Reid [not a daguerreotype]. Later hand colouring.  After Reid Mounted Coloured 254x350 17
AR 100 1858 Richard III - Mr. MacReady as Richard , not a daguerreotype - a fine hand coloured engraving.     Mounted Coloured 254x350 17
AR 066 1858 Titus Andronicus - Mr. Ira Aldridge ( a black actor) as Aaron. Daguerreotype by Paine   Mounted Coloured 250x345 22    SOLD
The next batch are the Shakespere prints that are not specific to famous thespians. The quality of these steel engravings is astonishingly fine and vivid. Tallis took advantage of some masterworks as the originals and employed the best of engravers.
AR 032

1834

 Shakespeare. "Christopher Sly & The Hostess" from the Taming of the Shrew, Act I, Scene I. Hand coloured engraving. I. Nash/ T. Hope

Mounted Coloured

260x265

14
AR 075 1858 Strolling Players Rehearsing in a Barn - the Hogarth masterwork. Hogarth/ eng. G.Presbury Mounted Coloured 300x275 19
AR 085 1858 Richard II - death of the King with vignette of the battle of Otterborne 1388. F. Wheatley R.A./J. Rogers Mounted Coloured 250x360 15
AR 083

1858

 Richard III - Edward, Duke of York parting with his mother and some superb vignetted scenes as well. G.B. Cipriano R.A./J. Rogers Mounted Coloured 340x255 15
AR 076 1858 Richard III -murder of the two Princes in the Tower. Decoration includes vignette of the battle of Bosworth Field and vignettes of Richard III and Henry Tudor. Northcote/J. Rogers Mounted Coloured 275x335 15
AR 087 1858 Henry IV, Part 2 - Falstaff at Justice Shallows J,Durno/J. Hollis Mounted Coloured 320x255 15
AR 084 1858 Henry VI reproving Prince Henry. Extra fine vignetted supporting scenes. R.Smirke R.A./J. Rogers Mounted Coloured 285x355 15
AR 077 1858 Henry VI, Part I - the death of Mortimer, splendid supporters and vignettes framing this engraving. Jas. Northcote/J. Rogers Mounted Coloured 277x360 15
AR 098 1858 Henry VI, Part 2 - the death of Cardinal Beaufort with a foot vignette of Joan of Arc appearing before the ecclesiastical court at Rouen.  Splendid supporters and vignettes framing this engraving. H. Fuseli/J. Rogers Mounted Coloured 277x360 15
AR 080 1858 Henry VIII - Cardinal Wolsey entering the Abbey of Leicester, vignettes, decorative border R.Westall R.A./A.H. Payne Mounted Coloured 354x274 15
AR 081 1858 Henry VIII with Catherine Parr, vignettes, fine border R.Smirke R.A./J. Rogers Mounted Coloured `265x355 16
AR 086  1858 King John - death of Prince Arthur with a vignette of the surrender of Rochester Castle to John, armorial supporters. W.Hamilton R.A./J. Rogers Mounted Coloured 270x325 15
AR 088 1858 King John - Prince Arthur & Hubert - the 4 surrounding vignettes are wonderful J. Northcote R.A./J. Rogers Mounted Coloured 250x360 15
AR 089 1858 Shakespere. Complete Bookplate to Halliwell's commentary on the Histories with 8 vignetted views of scenes from the plays. In original uncoloured form. T.D. Scott/ G. Greatbach Mounted Uncoloured 260x340 12
AR 090 1858 A Wonderful frontispiece to the Tallis edition of the Histories with a very fine portrait of the  Bard (the Somerset portrait) and 8 scenes from the plays in miniature. Exceptional. G. Greatbach Mounted Coloured 260x360 22
The remainder of our listing comprises theatrical and fine arts prints of a host of origins, not just Shakespeare. 

AR 031

1810

Wimbledon, "Painted Glass in a window of Wimbledon Church" - original colouring of a detail showing an armed crusader in a curlicue window. Quite a handsome item.

Cadell & Davies

Mounted Coloured

300x330

14

AR 028

1812

Windsor, St. George's Chapel, large architectural detail of part of the Choir Stalls, showing the extensive ornaments.

F. Nash/J.Lee

Mounted Uncoloured

320x500

16

AR 030

1812

Windsor, St. George's Chapel, large architectural detail of part of the Nave.

F. Nash/J.Lee

Mounted Uncoloured

320x500

16

AR 029

1812

Windsor, St. George's Chapel, large architectural detail of the half of the Edward IV Iron Monument, showing the extensive ornaments.

F. Nash/J.Lee

Mounted Uncoloured

320x500

16
AR 060

C. 1835

 Drake, Sir Frances from an original portrait in the possession of the Drake family. Should be an authentic portrait. eng. W.Holl Mounted Coloured 218x275

14
AR 045 

1820

 Etretat in Normandy (now the site of  a casino but then a small fishing village). Hand-coloured etching of a fisher family and their dwelling. Very unusual. In a handsome double mount. S.Prout

Mounted Coloured

380x310

20
AR 097

1835

 Death of Llewellyn (Llewellyn ap Gruffyd). The Prince is attended by two men-at-arms and a priest who administers the last rites. the setting is forest bower, with a small spring. G. Cattermole/W. Radclyffe

Mounted Uncoloured

250x215

11
AR 039

1852

 Turner, his engraving of The Birdcage (from Boccaccio's Decameron). A genuine hand-coloured engraving. Turner/C.H. Jeens

Mounted Coloured

 330x410

19
AR 056 C.1860 "Accident or Design?", a not quite accidental meeting between a young gallant and a pretty lady. She sketching on a bench ; he pretending to read from a book. Nice hand coloured engraving. The costumes are C. 1740 G.Pope/G.Greatbach Mounted Coloured 354x298

16

AR 005

1867

Theatrical. Surrey Theatre. On stage view of "King Chess" a costume play - long before Lloyd-Webber.

I.L.N.

Mounted Coloured

242x180

12
AR 098 C.1870 Ophelia. Quite stunning large engraving by Cousen after Arthur Hughes' 1852 oil painting. Handsomely shaped in an arch form and with superb hand colouring. This is so admired that it is frequently reproduced as a poster. You have the chance to acquire it is genuine antique form. See picture at head of this page. A. Hughes/G. Cousen for the Art Journal Mounted Coloured 390x300

22
AR 053 C.1870 Shakespeare. The Taming of the Shrew, a large and well-executed lithotint from a famous painting. C.H.Leslie R.A./Chas. Rolls Mounted Coloured 390x340

18
AR 046

1872

 The Penny Wedding. A hand-coloured engraving of the famous picture. Sir David Wilkie/W. Greatbach

Mounted Coloured

 355x315

18
AR  055 C. 1875 Theatrical. Scene from the opera "Robin Hood" at Her Majesty's Theatre. Large hand-coloured wood engraving. Slight paper flaw at bottom border, not quite hidden by mount but not detracting much. A vivid portrayal. I.L.N. Mounted Coloured 440x345

15
AR 040

1870

 Theatrical.  Scene from "Living at Ease", at the Strand Theatre. Attractive hand-coloured wood engraving, showing 6 figures (Unnamed). I.L.N. Mounted Coloured 340x275

12
AR 099

C.1880

 Undine. The water nymph of Teutonic legend. This elegant hand coloured engraving by Sharpe is from the MacLise oil painting. Undine is shown with her lover, her friends and enemies in small vignettes woven in the background in a rich tapestry of design. D. MacLise/C.W. Sharpe

Mounted Coloured

 370x310

22

AR 026

1890

"A Tournament Scene", actually 3 engravings on one sheet of a mediaeval joust about 1450, taken from a Florentine chest. Very, very handsome sepia tint. See previous page for picture.

Anon

Mounted Uncoloured

420x350

15

AR 022

1898

At the Door of their Inn, a fine litho print tipped on heavy cartridge. The legend is in pencil below.

After Thomas Rowlandson

Mounted Coloured

270x225

10

AR 021

1898

The Cobbler's Happy Family, a fine litho print tipped on heavy cartridge. The legend is in pencil below.

After Thomas Rowlandson

Mounted Coloured

270x225

10

AR 027

1890

"Prince Rupert" an engraving after Gainsborough's copy of the Rembrandt original! Sepia tint.

After Gainsborough

Mounted Coloured

300x425

14
AR 043

C. 1900

 "A Welcome Visitor". Sentimental lithograph - a fashionable lady in riding habit has arrived to visit an old lady, two children, 2 dogs. Anon Mounted Coloured 315x388

10

AR 024

1908

Banff Bridge, a scene of the bridge and harbour across barley fields. A small lighthouse on the headland beyond. A fine colour print of the original of 1901

Robert W. Allan

Mounted Coloured

322x270

10

AR 025

1908

View on the Exe. Chromolitho print of the 1820 original. A very nice river estuary scene with sailing vessels and small boats

After Samuel Prout

Mounted Coloured

345x260

10

100

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