C1840. Steel-engraving. C1840. 265mm by 175mm (sheet). George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB (1718 - 1792) was a British naval officer. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782. In.....
C1880 (originally 1832). Soft ground etching. C1880 (originally 1832). 190mm by 140mm (platemark). Originally published 1832, this impression c1880. Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815) was the son of a goldsmith, studied painting in Florence, trained as an engraver in Venice and began his career in Rome. In 1763 Richard Dalton, art dealer.....
1811. Soft Ground etching. 1811. 380mm by 315mm (platemark). Payne Knight (1750-1824) of Downton Castle in Herefordshire, and of 5 Soho Square, London, England, was a classical scholar, connoisseur, archaeologist and numismatist best known for his theories of picturesque beauty and for his interest in ancient phallic imagery. With original.....