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WILLIAM J.WARD, after SIR FRANCIS GRANT, Portrait of Admiral Sir Philip Charles Calderwood Henderson Durham, GCB, Mezzotint, 45cm x 35cm, and two other prints (3)

SCHEUCHZER, J.J. Geestelyke natuurkunde. In 't Nederlands vert. (d. F.H.J. v. Halen). Versierd met byschriften in poëzy, d. G. Tysens (en L. Paludanus). Amst., P. Schenk, 1735-39. 15 in 8 vols. W. engr. front., 15 engr. ti-vign., engr. portr. of the author (mezzotint) & 758 engr. plates (incl. 5 double-p.) by J.A. Pfeffel after J.M. Fueslin, numb. 1-750. Fol. Cont. blind tooled vellum w. raised bands. (Vellum a bit soiled/stained in places, small dam. to 1 spine, engr. portr. of the engraver lacks, some marginal waterstains to a few vols., but altog. a clean set).NOTE: Von Fauber zu Faur, 1855: "In Scheuchzer's gigantic work, 'Physica Sacra', the Baroque attains, philosophically as well as artistically, its high point and its conclusion. It is the last of those elegant works which do not really contain illustrations to a text but which are, in effect, composed of splendid plates with a text to accompany them (…) Scheuchzer hit upon the idea of investigating and supporting with modern methods all places in which the Bible poses problems of natural science." The work deals with all aspects of nature and natural history: Zoology, ichtology, botany, astronomy, etc., following the Bible from Genesis to Apocalypse. The plates are numbered 1-750, extra: 39A, 99B, 133A, 217A, 223A, 340A-B, 446A-C, 463A & 470A. Illustrations 37-39 on 1 plate; nrs. 340 and 446 left out. - Fine set. Nissen, ZBI, 3661; Poortman II, 173.

CALL, J. v. Admirandorum quadruplex spectaculum, delectum, pictum, et aeri incisum. Vierdubbeld schouwspel van wonderheden, uitgesocht, geteekend, en op koper gebracht. Amst., P. Schenk, (c. 1700). 4 parts in 1 vol. (4) pp. W. engr. ti., 4 divisional letterpress ti., engr. mezzotint portr. of Duke Frederick I, 71 engr. views, & 1 engr. register leaf, (and 6 extra engr. views of Versailles by N. de Poilly). 4°-obl. Cont. cf. w. raised bands & richly dec. gilt back. (Bind. a bit rubbed/chafed, upper joint partly split).NOTE: Extremely rare (over)complete copy. - 1: Vermakelijke gesichten, aan den Rhijnstroom (19 plates). 2: Uitgeleesene gesichten, soo van het wijdvermaarde Loo; als andere vorstelijke huisen (25 plates). 3: Vermaakelijke gesichten van het overschoone 's Gravenhaghe (10 plates). 4: Heerlijke en grootsche gesichten van Amsteldam (17 plates). - Wurzbach 4; cf. Hollstein 1273-89 (The Hague), 1444-60 (Palace Het Loo) and 1478-96 (Views of the Rhine).

SLAVERY -- "SLAVE TRADE. Lo! the poor Captive with distraction wild. Views his dear Partner torn from his embrace! A diff'rent Captain buys his Wife and Child. What time can from his Soul such ills erase?" Lond., 1791. Cont. handcoloured mezzotint by J.R. Smith after George Morland. 500 x 685 mm. Laid down on cardboard. (Lower captions partly touched up in black ink, margins a bit stained/soiled (partly due to previous framing), a bit browned).NOTE: In 1788, the popular English artist George Morland (1763-1804) produced an oil painting which he originally titled "The Affectionate Slaves" or "Execrable Human Traffic." The scene of an African man torn from his family by European slavers was engraved by John Raphael Smith for this 1791 print, produced in a large and popular edition, most of which were not colored. Along with the engraving of the slave ship Brookes, it provided an enduring visual image to help promote the abolitionist cause. - Dawe, 'Life of George Morland', p. 152; Frankau, 'John Raphael Smith: His Life and Works', 321. - Sold w.a.f., not subject to return.

CANTEMIR, D. The history of the growth and decay of the Othman Empire. Containing the growth of the Othman Empire, from the reign of Othman the founder, to the reign of Ahmed III. Transl. by N. Tindal. Lond., 1734-35. 2 in 1 vol. (2), 4, xv, (1), 272; 273-460 pp. W. engr. mezzotint front.-portr. of the author, fold. plan of Constantinople & 22 engr. portrs. Fol. Cont. panelled cf., blindtooled & mottled, spine w. raised bands & brown letterpiece w. gilt lettering. (Both hinges broken at the top but holding, front.-portr. repaired on v° w. paper, otherwise a fine and clean copy).NOTE: Demetrius Cantemir (1673-1723), descending from a celebrated family of Tatar origin, was made prince of Moldavia in 1710. He was known as one of the greatest linguists of his time, speaking and writing eleven languages, and being well versed in Oriental scholarship. - Graesse II, 38. - Rare, no copy in NCC.

After Henry Wigstead (1745-1793). Fasting for Lent, hand coloured mezzotint, printed by Carrington Bowles, 35cm x 25cm.

Ernest Stamp (1869-1942). The Art collectors, artist signed mezzotint, 34cm x 26cm.Published by The Gainsborough Galleries London Copyright 1919.

19th century mezzotint after W. Kidd - The Music Makers, published by Tilt 1835, in period glazed frame, total size 49 x 40cm

Fred Marriott (1860-1941) mezzotint - ‘A French Farm’, signed and titled, 20cm x 25cm, unframed

Arthur Hogg (1872-1949) After Mierevelt, Portrait of a Dutch Lady, mezzotint, signed Arthur Hogg in pencil bottom right, paper label verso, framed. (38cmx30cm)

'A Vista View of Harrow, From the South Side of the Park' Mezzotint Published 1847 by Lloyd Brothers, 22 Ludgate Hill, London 46cm x 36cm including marginsLot UpdatesAll lots are subject to 25% Buyer's Premium plus VAT

Rolt (Richard) Lives of the Principal Reformers..., 21 mezzotint portrait plates, some foxing, and occasional finger soiling or damp-staining, modern cloth-backed marbled boards, for E. Bakewell and H. Parker, 1759 § Boehme (Jacob) The Works, 3 vol. only (of 4), engraved portrait frontispiece, 18 plates only (of 25 in all 4 vol.), three of which with moveable onlays, occasional spotting, modern drab cloth, library labels, t.e.g., others uncut, for M. Richardson [-G. Robinson], 1764-72 § [Smith (Elisha)] The Cure of Deism, 2 vol., woodcut decorations, some browning and foxing, hinges repaired, modern drab cloth, for the author, 1736, scattered library stamps in ink and blind to all three; and a quantity of others similar, theological and ecclesiastical, all 18th century, mostly in library cloth or rebacked with labels and lettering to spines, v.s. (c.60)

Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob) Kupfer-Bibel in welcher die Physica Sacra, 4 vol., first edition in German, vol.1 with half-title and engraved frontispiece, fine mezzotint portrait, many engraved plates, some foxing (mainly marginal) and occasional browning, contemporary calf, covers stamped with central gilt coronet-surmounted monogram within circle, spines gilt, vol. 4 upper cover detached and other joints cracked but holding, vol. 2 lacking back-strip, others variously chipped, covers and extremities rubbed, Augsburg & Ulm, Christian Ulrich Wagner, 1731-35.*** First edition in German of this monumental work by the Swiss polymath Scheuchzer, attempting to marry the scriptures with the sciences, including paleontology, zoology, biology, astronomy and geology. The plates are after drawings by Johann Melchior Fuessli and are set within borders, often allegorical, by J.D. Preissler.

After John Nost Sartorius 'Warter' mezzotint, hand coloured, pub. Laurie & Whittle, 25 x 34.5cm; and Edward Duncan - carthorse in a stable, chromolithograph, 20.5 x 30cm. (2)

Louis Busière (1880-1960) A mother suckling her infant, with children alongside, mezzotint circa 1935, pencil signed to the margin, 59 x 40cm

18TH CENTURY SCHOOL 'Winter' hand coloured mezzotint 38cm x 26cm and a stipple engraving of Prince Lee Boo, in rosewood frame, 29cm x 23cm

Queen Charlotte: a particularly rare Worcester baluster shaped mug of small size printed en-grisaille with a most unusual half-length portrait looking down and slightly to sinister dressed in an elaborately jeweled costume, flanked by a scrolling ribbon inscribed ‘Charlotte Queen of Great Britain’, circa 1762, 85mm(commemorative, pottery, royal, royalty, coronation).* This depiction of Charlotte is a mirror image of the portrait by Thomas Frye, a mezzotint of which was published in 1762 (see National Portrait Gallery: NPG D9089).A pair of Worcester mugs of George III and Charlotte, depicted as on this mug, was sold a Sotheby’s in London on 4th May 2017 as lot 205.See also a mug, printed in rouge-de-fer with the original mezzotint version, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number C.50-1938.It is quite possible that both versions were engraved by Thomas Billinge.

After Christopher Saxton (1540-1610) An engraved and coloured map of Oxfordshire, 28 x 30cm, framed and a Mezzotint portrait of Thomas Earl Stafford Viscount framed 35 x 25cm

After Louis Rosenberg (American 1890-1983) monochrome etching 'The Fountain' Aya Sophia, signed in pencil to margin, entitled to mount, within a grained wood frame, under glass 14.5cm x 17.5cm & 39.5cm x 34.5cm overall sold along with an indistinctly signed mezzotint 'Ingleboro' mounted (slipped) framed and glazed 19cm x 19cm & 42cm x 33cm overall.

After Henry Thompson, "Crossing the Brook", mezzotint by Louis Busiere, signed by etcher, 61 x 40 (image size). 

Hardie (Martin) The Liber Studiorum Mezzotints of Sir Frank Short after J.M.W. Turner, one of 110 copies with mezzotint frontispiece after Turner signed in pencil by Frank Short, from an edition limited to 510, illustrations, some marginal foxing to frontispiece, original cloth, Baynard Press for The Print Collectors' Club, 1938; Samuel Palmer, one of 500 copies, black and white plates, bookplate of Richard Burnett, original cloth-backed boards, couple very small nicks to spine ends, some light toning and surface soiling, some rubbing to extremities, Print Collectors' Club, 1928 § Image (Selwyn) Some Reflections on the Art of Thomas Rowlandson & George Morland, one of 500 copies, black and white plates, some foxing, original cloth-backed boards, spine very slightly faded, some soiling and light toning, little rubbed, Print Collectors' Club, 1929; and others Print Collectors' Club, 4to (9)  

Edward Savage (1761-1817) President George WashingtonMezzotint, published by E. Savage, London, 1793together with a framed facsimile of a letter from George Washington to The Reverand Mr Gordon

Robert Sayer, publisher 18th century The Usurer; and The Miser after G. Van der Mijn, and R. Huston mezzotints, published by R. Sayer, Fetter Lane, London37 x 27cmtogether with another mezzotint of The Usurer published by Carington Bowles, London

GELL (William) Pompeiana: The Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii, the Result of Excavations Since 1819, 2 vols., Jennings and Chaplin, 1832, large 8vo, engraved portrait and added title, numerous engraved plates, engraved vignettes on india paper, half calf; MILTON (J) Paradise Lost. London: Henry Washbourne & Co 1858, large 8vo, 24 mezzotint plates by John Martin, as called for, original red cloth gilt, neatly rebacked (3)

Thomas Park, after Sir Joshua Reynolds, mezzotint, Doctor John Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester, 20ins x 14ins, together with one other engraving after Hogarth, a reproduction print after Mary Fedden and one other 

Boxes and Objects - A Trio of inlaid framed mezzotint prints with diamond shaped frames, Victorian brush, cigarette and tea cards, cut throat razors, etc, qty

* Portraits. A Collection of approximately 140 portraits, 18th & 19th century, mezzotint portraits by or after R. Earlom, J. Crozer, H. Hudson, P. Overton, J. Jones, E. Fisher. J. Watson, J. Faber, W. Doughty, J. Finlayson, J. Dixon, R. Dunkarton and W. Dickinson, occasional duplicates, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx.140)

* Cousins (Samuel, 1801 - 1887). A collection of approximately 75 prints, 19th century, mezzotint portraits of women and children, some duplicates, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx.75)

* Portraits. A Collection of approximately 160 portraits, 18th & 19th century, mezzotint portraits by or after J. R. Smith, A. Purcel, J. Watson, J. Houston, J. McArdell, S. W. Reynolds, J. Dixon, C. Hodges, E. Fisher, V. Green, J. Jones, E. Haid, C. Spencer and T. Lupton, occasional duplicates, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx.160)

* Reynolds (S. W.). Engravings from the Pictures and Sketches Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds Comprising the whole of his Works, 4 volumes, London: S. W. Reynolds, July 1820, uncoloured mezzotint portrait frontispiece, calligraphic title and dedication to George IV, numerous uncoloured mezzotint portraits, each with a paper guard, later endpapers, bookplate of Tring Park to front pastedowns, top edge gilt, early 20th-century half morocco gilt, a little rubbed and worn, folio, together with Earlom (Richard & Turner Charles). Portraits of Characters Illustrious in British History from the Reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of the Reign of James the Second..., London: S. Woodburn, circa 1815, calligraphic title page, index list, 100 (complete) uncoloured mezzotint portraits, very slight spotting throughout, all edges gilt, contemporary crimson straight-grained gilt morocco with gilt decorated turn-ins, some wear, staining and rubbing to extremities, 4to, with approximately 80 loose uncoloured mezzotint portraits after Sir Joshua Reynolds, all contained in a modern 'drop-back' box, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx.85)NOTE:Sold as a collection of prints, not subject to return.

* Portraits. A Collection of approximately 180 Portraits, 18th & 19th century, mezzotint male and female portraits, including examples by or after S. W. Reynolds, C. Turner, C. Wagstaff, J. Clutterbuck, J. Coombs, B. Pym, E. Radclyffe, H. Meyer and J. Porter, occasional diplicates, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx.180)

* Vaillant (Wallerant, 1623-1677). Young Hunter, mezzotint on laid paper, published by I Covens and C Mortier, plate size 27.7 x 22.5 cm, some closed tears (repaired to verso), four small chips to left edge, two creases to upper and lower left corners of image, some soiling to blank margins, 1069 in pencil to lower edge, sheet size 37.4 x 28.6 cm, adhered to card mount by two sections of adhesive tape to upper edge, (43.5 x 35.5 cm)QTY: (1)

Henry Macbeth Raeburn, after Sir Henry Raeburn - The Tenant General Hay MacDowall, coloured mezzotint, signed in pencil, pair of 19th c prints of young girls and a reproduction of Bubbles, after Sir John Everett Milliais and a contemporary giltwood and composition framed mirror, 71 x 51cm Mirror with numerous chips and lossesMacbeth Raeburn print with chips and losses to frame

Signed Mezzotint print by Antoine Gaynard - View of Venice

A Marina Kim mezzotint print "Claire Reading" of a nude female, signed and numbered 98/120

Charles Bird after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, mezzotint, Boy with a Dog. With pencil inscription below signed by Charles Bird, a British early 20th century engraver. Image size 13.5cm x 11.5cm, framed and glazed.

After John Constable, The Lock, rare David Lucas proof mezzotint, plate 14cm x 18cm, framedLight foxing in the margin

Follower of John Constable 'Watermill and Church, Dedham, Rain Storm Passing'titled verso and further inscribed 'By John Constable R.A. / Collection / James Orrock R.I. 1886'oil on board25 x 33cmProvenance:James Orrock RI ROI (1829-1913), according to label versoThis composition relates to 'The Mill', a mezzotint by David Lucas after Constable, published in 1833 (see Tate Britain T04047). James Orrock is known to have owned both genuine works by Constable and copies commissioned after him. 40 x 47cm framed

A PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTION PORTRAIT OF THOMAS TOMPIONTAKEN FROM THE MEZZOTINT PORTRAIT ENGRAVED BY JOHN SMITH AFTER SIR GODFREY KNELLOR, 20th CENTURYThe likeness wearing a wig and buttoned jacket and holding a watch movement in his right hand, within oval reveal titled Tho: Tompion Automatopoeus to lower border and bearing further text inscriptions G: Kneller Eques. Pinx: opposing I: Smith fe it ex. to lower margin, framed and glazed.The image approx. 34.5cm (13.5ins) by 25cm (9.5ins). 

A collection of six portrait prints J. Godby after J. Hoppner RA (English 1758-1810), 'Captain Peter Parker', aquatint; Charles Heath after Gerhard von Kügelgen (German 1772–1820), 'Alexander I Emporer of all of the Russians'; a Pre-Revolutionary print of the three estates offering France to Louis XVI and Mr Neckher; Her Grace The Duchess of Richmond, mezzotint; Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette, etchings, framed as a pair; and Charles-François Lebrun, aquatint.The largest 36cm x 27cmQty: 6In generally good condition commensurate with age and use.

Alexandre Chaponnier after Jules Antoine Vauthier (French 1774-1832) Louis XVIII, a quarter-length portrait, mezzotint on paper, published by C. Bance, Pairs; and a silkwork of the Napoleon after Baron François Gérard's portrait of Napoleon I as Emporer.The mezzotint 47cm high x 40cm wide. The silkwork 39cm x 29cm.Qty: 2The mezzotint with some water staining notable on the right side. Some foxing to the paper. A small tear in the paper in the lower middle.The silkwork with some rips across the face and minor losses in the upper left and signs of moth damage in the lower left.

Thomas Lewis Atkinson (1817-1898) After Henrietta Ward (1832-1924) Elizabeth Fry visiting Newgate Jail, mezzotint, seemingly signed in pencil in the margin by both artist and engraver.The picture depicting Elizabeth Fry, Quaker and prison reformer. 55cm x 75.5cm Qty: 1 The picture in generally good condition, with minor marks to the frame.

A collection of six prints After Johann Sebastian Müller (German 1715-c.1792), a pair of classical studies, the first of Athena and the second of a male figure in a toga, etchings taken from a book; together with 'A Competition Between Love and Music', etching with aquatint; and a print commemorating fallen soldiers in a French war; B. Bordiga after Louis Lafitte (1770-1828), 'Euterpe', hand-coloured aquatint and engraving; a maiden with a censor with a Greek temple in the background, mezzotint.The largest 39cm x 22cm to the plate markQty: 6

A COLLECTION OF LIMITED EDITION ETCHINGS AND PRINTS BY VARIOUS ARTISTS, comprising two Ingrid Allen mezzotint etchings, Sarah Van Niekerk print of sheep, Jim Munnion woodblock print, Sheila Stafford sailing themed print, Rita Farrugia abstract study print, an indistinctly signed etching of an Italian town and two S. Pooley prints signed to the mounts, together with a maps of Rutlandshire and Shropshire and two Wallace and Gromit posters

Joseph B. Pratt after James Ward, mezzotint, "Coursing in Sussex", pencil signed, in birds eye maple frame. 39 x 54cm.                                                 

James Ward (British 1769-1859) after Sir William Beechey (British 1753-1839): 'King George III on his charger Adonis reviewing the Third or Prince of Wales’s Regiment of Dragoon Guards and the Tenth or Prince of Wales’s Regiment of Light Dragoons', late 18th century mezzotint engraving with hand-colouring pub. 1799, 51cm x 64cm

TERENCE MILLINGTON (b.1942) A framed mezzotint titled 'Spade', 1978. pencil signed and 81/350. 43cm x 21cm

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669)Jan Cornelis SylviusEtching, 1633, but a later impression of New Hollstein's third state (of three) with the mezzotint rocker rework, showing signs of wear in the densely cross hatched areas, laid onto old paper support, trimmed to or just within the platemark, some plate tone, sheet 164 x 140 mm (6 3/8 x 5 1/2 in) (unframed)Literature:Bartsch 266; New Hollstein 124 iii/iii

Bartolozzi mezzotint engraving, The meeting of Edward V and his brother the Duke of York after Ramberg, published 1789, 32.5cm x 38cm (Please note condition does not form part of the catalogue description. We strongly advise viewing to satisfy yourself as to condition. If you are unable to view and a condition report is not already available, please request one and it will be provided in writing).

After Smirke & Emes, Meeting of the Society of Royal British Archers in Gwersyllt Park, Denbighshire, mezzotint engraving, published 1794, 49cm x 62cm; also after John Varley (1778-1842), Figures before a castle, mezzotint engraving, 19cm x 30cm (Please note condition does not form part of the catalogue description. We strongly advise viewing to satisfy yourself as to condition. If you are unable to view and a condition report is not already available, please request one and it will be provided in writing).

After Angelica Kaufmann, two classical mezzotint engravings including 'Diana and the Nymphs', en rotunde, in similar gilt frames, 33.5cm diameter including frames (Please note condition does not form part of the catalogue description. We strongly advise viewing to satisfy yourself as to condition. If you are unable to view and a condition report is not already available, please request one and it will be provided in writing).

AFTER NICHOLAS A. WATTS "Jaguar - the competition years" artist's proof, signed in pencil lower right, 72 cm x 54 cm together with AFTER ALLAN PERERA-LIYANAGE "The King's course at Gleneagles Hotel" limited edition colour print No'd 11/500, signed in pencil lower left, 28.5 cm x 40 cm together with a Johnnie Walker advertising print and GEORGE R. DEAKINS "Galleons at sea" acrylic on board, signed lower left, bearing label verso, 51 cm x 38 cm together with AFTER GEORGE MORLAND No. XIV "Cottage family" coloured mezzotint, published London, February 1st 1803 by I.R. Smith, King Street, Covent Garden, 54 cm x 40 cm, "The corn bin" coloured mezzotint, published London, May 1st 1799 by I.R. Smith, King Street, Covent Garden, 45 cm x 56 cm and "The horse feeder" coloured mezzotint, published London, May 1st 1799 by I.R. Smith, King Street, Covent Garden, 45 cm x 55.5 cm (7) CONDITION REPORTS Please note the two framed AFTER MORLAND prints - there is no movement to the picture within the frame and not able to remove frames easily

After Peter Eduard Stroehling (1768-1826) -Lord Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860) -Mezzotint -63 x 46cm - 88 x 66cm framed -Engraved by Charles Turner (1774-1857) -Published 1809

Signed coloured mezzotint, portrait of a lady after Gainsborough, 49 x 31cm, gilt framed, together with three other various framed prints

A striking and historically significant portrait of Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), published on the day of his state funeral at St Paul’s Cathedral. This finely executed mezzotint by Charles Turner, based on a painting by John Hoppner, captures Nelson at the height of his fame, commemorating Britain’s most celebrated naval hero. Artist: Charles Turner after John Hoppner Date: c.1806 Publication: Published on the day of Nelson’s funeral at St Paul’s Cathedral Condition Report: Wide margins, Some tears to the upper margin, Signs of wear consistent with age. Size of image: 59 x 40 cm. Keywords: Horatio Nelson, Napoleonic Wars, British naval history, mezzotint portrait, John Hoppner, Charles Turner, Trafalgar, maritime history, 19th-century prints.

Prints to include after L Cox mezzotint; A.M. Turner - Clematis, Jackman print, topographical engravings, carriage prints, sporting prints, monochrome engravings etc (a lot)

After P. Wouvermens - Depart pour la chasse a L'Oiseau, monochrome engraving by J Moyreau, published 1756, 44 x 65.5cm, in Hogarth glazed frame; together with a unframed colour mezzotint - The United Irish Patriots of 1798 (2)

A 19th century reverse mezzotint on glass, depicting Pamona the goddess of fruit, 23 x 18cm23

* Unterberger (Ignaz, 1748-1797). Venus, surrounded by cupids with torches, mezzotint on laid paper with indistinct watermark, upper left with area of restoration (60 x 22 mm), small puncture hole to back of Venus's upper arm, light crease to lower edge, blue ink collector's stamp to verso (indistinct), adherred to card mount with adhesive tape at verso corners and midway at edges, plate size 200 x 198 mm (7 7/8 x 7 6/8 ins), sheet size 217 x 211 mm (8 1/2 x 8 5/16 ins), framed and glazed (34 x 39 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Unterberger was a painter, mezzotinter, and inventor, born into a family of artists from Cavalese (Trento). Around 1769, he worked with his older brother Christoph in Rome, in the circle of Mengs. By 1776, he had returned to Vienna and gained recognition in 1795 when the exhibition of his Hebe caused a sensation. The Emperor purchased it and subsequently appointed Unterberger as court painter. In the 1780s, he began printmaking and developed a grounding machine which shortened the time for preparing a copper plate for mezzotinting from three weeks to just one day.

* Morland (George, 1762/63-1804). Mutual Joy, or The Ship in Harbour, circa 1788, oil on wood panel, 31 x 25.5 cm (12 1/4 x 10 ins) mount aperture, period recessed gilt moulded frame, glazed, with old hand written label to verso 'R. L. Foster. This picture was bequeathed to him by F. C. Foster of Prospect House, Queensbury, Yorks', frame size 46 x 40.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provanance: Frederick Charles Foster (born 1852), wool manufacturer of Prospect House, Queensbury, Yorkshire; Robert Lionel Foster (1870-1952); thence by descent.The present work is the original painting by George Morland from which the 1788 mezzotint engraving by Philip Dawe (circa 1745-1809), published by W. Dickinson in May 1788 with this title, is derived. The mezzotint has a printed caption below the image with the title and four lines of verse: 'The Ship safe moord, - like light'ning William flies/To kiss the pearly tears from Nancy's eyes/With open arms he views the constant Fair/And throbs to find his pleasant Harbour there'. Affixed to the back of the frame is the engraved caption for the published print. For an impression of the engraving see British Museum, 1872,0511.241.