Item 1032Burra Burra Copper Mines
C1875. Steel-engraving. C1875. 125mm by 175mm (image) 200mm by 270mm (sheet). From 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth. Prout was an English artist who emigrated to Sydney in 1840."
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Item 2625HB - Deficiency - Surplus
1836. Lithograph. 1836. 340mm by 250mm (sheet). On a personal comparison with Mr. Pattison, the governor of the Bank of England, Mr. Spring Rice, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is sadly deficient ; while of Mr. Pattison there is a surplus of the †too too solid flesh. Of the.....
Item 2060Eliza Cook
1872. Steel engraving. 1872. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Eliza Cook (1818 - 1889) was an English author, Chartist poet and writer born in London Road, Southwark.A couple of small foxing spots outside the image area."
Item 231HB - Another Sign of the Times
1831. Lithograph. 1831. 370mm by 275mm (image). 'Another Sign of The Times, or Symptoms of what Modern Architects, complaisantly term-Settling' Political sketches of H.B. (no.154)Relates to the attitude of The Times to the Reform Bill. Depicts Henry Brougham (1778-1868) and Lord John Russell.A few marks at the edge of the.....
Item 4073A Canine Aesculapius
Wood-engraving, 1878. 400mm by 595mm (sheet). English 19th century fold-out wood-engraving, 1878, from 'The Graphic'.
Item 3168London Sketches - An Opium Den at the East End
1880. Wood-engraving. 1880. 410mm by 300mm (sheet). John Charles Dollman RWS RI ROI was an English painter and illustrator. Dollman was born in Hove on 6 May 1851 and moved to London to study at South Kensington and the Royal Academy Schools, after which he set up a studio at.....
Item 2283The Town of Port Glasgow
1825. Colour aquatint. 1825. 455mm by 600mm (sheet). On the right is Newark Castle, then amidst a completely undeveloped coast. The planted area behind the castle was known as Lord Belhaven's Gardens. The centre of the print shows the 150 ft. spire of the Town Buildings built in 1815 by.....
Item 1460Fan-tailed Flycatcher
C1835. Watercolour. C1835. 140mm by 180mm (sheet). A Victorian watercolour on embossed card after the John Latham engraving of the New Zealand fan-tailed flycatcher. The embossed card is marked 'Dobbs'.Titled 'Fan-tailed Flycatcher' in ink below the image and on reverse. A couple of small marks. Remains of hinges on reverse."
Item 2254Beaudesert Park, Staffordshire
C1820. Steel-engraving. C1820. 120mm by 190mm (sheet). From Neale's "The Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen", London, c.1820-25. Beaudesert was a stately home on the eastern edge of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. It was one of the family seats of the Paget family _ the Marquesses of Anglesey. The estate was.....
Item 994George Shaw
C1830. Stipple engraving. C1830. 195mm by 115mm (sheet). George Shaw (1751-1813) was an English naturalist. He published the first descriptions with scientific names of several of the common and best known Australian animals, for example, the platypus, echidna, wombat, budgerigar and black snake. He provided the well-known generic name (Macropus).....
Item 909View at Anamooka
1784. Copper-line engraving. 1784. 157mm by 200mm (platemark). Engraving showing islanders on Nomuka Island, Tonga with Captain Cook's party, structures, boats and palm trees and other vegetation. A reduced version from the engraving in Cook's 'Voyage to the Pacific Ocean'."
Item 2494Break of Day Plains, Tasmania
1874. Steel-engraving. 1874. 125mm by 180mm (image) 220mm by 285mm (sheet). Prout was an English artist who emigrated to Sydney in 1840. From 1844-1848 he lived and worked in Tasmania. A number of his works were used for engravings in Edwin Carton Booth's 'Australia'. From 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth."
Item 2498Cataract Glen, Mount Wellington, Tasmania
1874. Steel-engraving. 1874. 180mm by 120mm (image) 285mm by 220mm (sheet). Prout was an English artist who emigrated to Sydney in 1840. From 1844-1848 he lived and worked in Tasmania. A number of his works were used for engravings in Edwin Carton Booth's 'Australia'. From 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth.Light.....
Item 1338Native Encampment
1874. Steel-engraving. 1874. 120mm by 175mm (image) 200mm by 270mm (sheet). From 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth. Prout was an English artist who emigrated to Sydney in 1840.One small foxing spot beneath title area."
Item 1505South Bank of the Yarra, near Melbourne
1874. Steel-engraving. 1874. 120mm by 175mm (image) 200mm by 270mm (sheet). From 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth. Prout was an English artist who emigrated to Sydney in 1840.A couple of small marks in outer margins. A couple of very faint lines in image from printing."
Item 4033Sydney Heads
Steel-engraving, 1874. 110mm by 175mm (image) 210mm by 270mm (sheet). From 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth. Prout was an English artist who emigrated to Sydney in 1840. From 1844-1848 he lived and worked in Tasmania. A number of his works were used for engravings in Edwin Carton Booth's 'Australia'. CONDITION.....
Item 4045Tasman's Island
Steel-engraving, 1874. 110mm by 175mm (image) 210mm by 270mm (sheet). From 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth. Prout was an English artist who emigrated to Sydney in 1840. From 1844-1848 he lived and worked in Tasmania. A number of his works were used for engravings in Edwin Carton Booth's 'Australia'. CONDITION.....
Item 2031The Death of General Montgomery at Quebec
C1880 (originally 1808). Copper-line engraving. C1880 (originally 1808). 380mm by 495mm (platemark). Printed by Andrew Maverick. Title in English and French. This impression appears to be a late nineteenth century impression rather than 1808.On the night of December 31, 1775, Major General Richard Montgomery attempted to enter Quebec during a......
Item 3010Arundel Mill and Castle
1855. Mezzotint on steel. 1855. 190mm by 240mm (platemark) 290mm by 425mm (sheet). From 'English Landscape Scenery', 1855. John Constable RA was an English Romantic landscape painter. He believed that imagination and emotion were an important part of artistic expression and so incorporated these tenets into his lush, idyllic scenes.....
Item 3007Castle Acre Priory
1855. Mezzotint on steel. 1855. 170mm by 250mm (image) 290mm by 425mm (sheet). From 'English Landscape Scenery', 1855. John Constable RA was an English Romantic landscape painter. He believed that imagination and emotion were an important part of artistic expression and so incorporated these tenets into his lush, idyllic scenes.....
Item 3006A Cottage in a Cornfield
1855. Mezzotint on steel. 1855. 130mm by 185mm (image) 290mm by 425mm (sheet). From 'English Landscape Scenery', 1855. John Constable RA was an English Romantic landscape painter. He believed that imagination and emotion were an important part of artistic expression and so incorporated these tenets into his lush, idyllic scenes.....
Item 3012A Dell, Helmingham Park, Suffolk
1855. Mezzotint on steel. 1855. 170mm by 225mm (platemark) 290mm by 425mm (sheet). From 'English Landscape Scenery', 1855. John Constable RA was an English Romantic landscape painter. He believed that imagination and emotion were an important part of artistic expression and so incorporated these tenets into his lush, idyllic scenes.....
Item 3011East Bergholt
1855. Mezzotint on steel. 1855. 185mm by 235mm (platemark) 290mm by 425mm (sheet). East Bergholt House was the birthplace of Constable. From 'English Landscape Scenery', 1855. John Constable RA was an English Romantic landscape painter. He believed that imagination and emotion were an important part of artistic expression and so.....
Item 3013Flatford Mill
1855. Mezzotint on steel. 1855. 170mm by 205mm (platemark) 290mm by 425mm (sheet). From 'English Landscape Scenery', 1855. John Constable RA was an English Romantic landscape painter. He believed that imagination and emotion were an important part of artistic expression and so incorporated these tenets into his lush, idyllic scenes.....
Item 3016Gillingham Mill, Dorsetshire
1855. Mezzotint on steel. 1855. 245mm by 185mm (platemark) 425mm by 290mm (sheet). From 'English Landscape Scenery', 1855. John Constable RA was an English Romantic landscape painter. He believed that imagination and emotion were an important part of artistic expression and so incorporated these tenets into his lush, idyllic scenes.....