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Strephon & Chloe
London James Bretherton 1772 Première édition. Gravure originale. Tirée sur une feuille de papier blanc. Satire sur l'âge et la prétention, faisant référence au poème de Jonathan Swift : un couple de personnes âgées caricaturées danse ensemble ; derrière, deux personnes se moquent d'eux à travers une fenêtre ; sur le mur de droite, un billet portant l'inscription "Assembly / Hockley in the Hole / H Hog master of the ceremonies". 28 novembre 1772. Bon état. Propre et net avec une très légère usure des bords. 24 cm x 30,5 cm. Trouvé au British Museum Ref J,6.82 : Leurs commentaires : "Strephon et Chloé est un poème scatalogique de Jonathan Swift, publié en 1734. Hockley in the Hole était une zone insalubre connue pour ses appâts pour animaux. Stephens décrit à tort le sujet comme une représentation théâtrale. Selon le catalogue non publié de Tim Clayton sur les estampes de Bunbury, la planche a été vendue par Bretherton en 1799, deuxième jour, lot 151, 'Two, Strephon and Chloe and Robin Grey', et probablement achetée par Fores qui l'a rééditée en 1801 (une impression se trouve à la Lewis Walpole Library)".
First edition. Original engraving. tipped onto a white backing sheet. Satire on age and pretension referencing the Jonathan Swift poem: a caricatured elderly couple dancing together; behind two people laugh at them through a window; on the wall to right is a bill lettered, "Assembly / Hockley in the Hole / H Hog master of the ceremonies". 28 November 1772. Good condition. Clean and neat with very slight edgewear. 24cm x 30.5cm. Found in the British Museum Ref J,6.82: Their comments: "Strephon and Chloe was a scatalogical poem by Jonathan Swift, published in 1734. Hockley in the Hole was an unsalubrious area notorious for animal baiting. Stephens mistakenly describes the subject as a stage performance. According to Tim Clayton's unpublished catalogue of Bunbury's prints, the plate was sold by Bretherton 1799, second day, lot 151, 'Two, Strephon and Chloe and Robin Grey', and probably purchased by Fores who reissued it in 1801 (an impression in the Lewis Walpole Library)." .
The Inflexible Porter, a Tragedy
London J.R. Smith 1783
Stipple print engraving. Conforms to British Museum Satires 6343 - Museum number J,6.58. The engraving shows a porter lifting up both hands to show the impossibility of access to his master. He is addressing a would-be visitor, who faces him with his hat in hand, pointing towards his companion, a young man who stands with one hand is in his pocket, and the other, holding his hat, rests on the head of his cane. Under passe-partout. In excellent condition. 245 x 265 mm (9Ÿ x 10œ inches).
An Academy for Horsemen Containing the completest Instructions for Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. The Annals of Horsemanship: Containing Accounts of accidental Experiments and Experimental Accidents,... Illustrated ...
London, Vernor, Hood et al., 1808. Small 8vo. Fine red full morocco. Uncut. Top edge gilt. (Signed by Hallhards. 87 Picadelly). Triple gilt borders on covers. Gilt spine. Gilt lettering to spine and upper cover. (2),XVI,28XVI,69,(1) pp. (2) pp. advertisements. With 29 fine engraved and handcoloured plates by Rawlanson and others.
First Rowlandson-edition.
