1826 George Smith’s The Upholsterer’s Guide 11 Hand Tinted Textile Engravings

After Vander Smissen 'Mrs Sarah Porter, Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells', a mezzotint, engraved by William Pether circa 1770, glazed in ebonised, ...

A fine ink and hand tinted etching by Peter Jacques Little is known about Peter, he was a printmaker, working in etching and watercolour, who studied ...

Two bejewelled and gold threaded Afghan embroidered textile door pelmets. In very much country house untouched condition, with areas of wear and discolouration The lager of th...

A fine ink and hand tinted etching by Peter Jacques Little is known about Peter, he was a printmaker, working in etching and watercolor, who studied a...

A fine ink and hand tinted etching by Peter Jacques Little is known about Peter, he was a printmaker, working in etching and watercolour, who studied...

A wonderful folk art hand penned and coloured portrait of the Brighton Match Maker 1828. Housed in its original frame with a decorative perforated border and wee verse that reads ...

1826 hand-colored engraving of Nicolas 1st, Emperor of Russia. Printed by George Dawe and engraved by John Henry Robinson. Unframed, small edge paper loss,...

A beautifully detailed print from Prideaux John Selby's "Illustrations of British Ornithology," depicting the Little Gull in various stages of plumage. The artwork features an adul...

Large original hand-colored antique ornithological print made by Selby and published around 1826. This engraving is an exquisite print fro...

Large original hand-colored antique ornithological print made by Selby and published around 1826. The print from Prideaux John Selby's "Il...

Picturesque 1822 engraving of the pyramid built as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, circa 18 BC. Luigi Rossini (1790-1857) was an Italian artist celebrated for his view...

Early 19th century pair of engravings - 'George IV visiting Dublin' After Joseph Haverty RHA (1794-1864) 'The Triumphant Entry of George IV into Dublin'. 'His Majesty's Arrival', 'His Majesty's Embarkation'. A pair of coloured aquatints by Robert Havell. These prints record the visit of George IV to Ireland in 1821, when official business was overshadowed by the Kings' wish to visit Slane Castle. These are rare first state prints before the flags were re-engraved to fly at half mast for the death of Queen Caroline. This pair of aquatint prints by Robert Havell, are based on paintings by Joseph Haverty, a close friend of 'The Liberator', Daniel O'Connell. Haverty based his depictions on sketches made by John Lushington Reilly, whom Haverty has thoughtfully included in the embarkation scene. The figure of Reilly can be found in the central foreground sketching on horseback. The 18 day visit by George IV began on August 12th 1820, the Kings 59th birthday, and a mere three weeks after his coronation. The visit was arguably the first time a British monarch had visited the country without an accompanying army, in the traditional sense at least. George IV's visit was universally greeted with rejoicing from the populace. One of the first to extend his warmest welcome was Daniel O'Connell, who saw the visit as welcome support in his endeavours to achieve Catholic Emancipation...