OEUVRES CHOISIES DE J.-B. PIRANESI: Frontispices, Compositions, Prisons, Trophees, Plan et Vues de Rome dessines et Graves de 1746 a 1778. Paris: Auguste Vincent, 1905. Reprint of 1778 edition. Folio. [4], 7, [i] pp and 114 numbered plates (the 18 double-page and folding plates each account for 2 plate numbers).....
Attributed to Auguste Couder. "Study of the Comte de Rochambeau for the Siege of Yorktown, c. 1835." Watercolor and graphite on paper, 8 7/8 x 11 3/8 in., 10 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (view), conservation matted within UV-glazed frame. Louis-Charles-Auguste Couder or Auguste Couder (1789-1873) was a French painter.....
1829. 10th. BAKER, Ezekiel. "Remarks On Rifle Guns. Being The Result Of Upwards Of Fifty Years Practice And Observations, With Specific Remarks On Fowling Pieces, the Percussion Lock, And Fire Arms In General. To Which Are Subjoined Descriptions Of A new Bullet Mould And Clipper, Various Improvements In Gun And.....
1808. A CORPORAL OF RIFLEMEN [CAPTAIN HENRY BEAUFOY]. "Scloppetaria: or Considerations on the Nature and Use of Rifled Barrel Guns, with Reference to their Forming the Basis of a Permanent System of National Defence, Agreeable to the Genius of the Country." Printed by C. Roworth.for T. Egerton, T E Gerton.....
Copperplate on paper, 2.25 inch-diameter, engraved portrait on sheet of paper, underneath window mat with gilded brass edging within a carved and painted oval frame. Joseph Whipple (1738-1816) was a noted Portsmouth merchant and the brother of William Whipple, signer of the Declaration of Independence. He served briefly as a......
Copperplate on paper, 3.5 inches (view), within carved frame. William Rodman (1757-1824) served as a justice of the peace in Pennsylvania, 1791-1800, a state senator, 1804-1808, and as a representative to the U.S. Congress, 1811-1813. Provenance: deaccessioned from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2013. .
2 volumes. London: Charles Rivington for the Author et al., 1771. 7 engraved plates, all but 2 folding, and 9 folding engraved maps and plans. viii, [2], 379, [1]; [4], 414 pages. 4to, 295x228 mm, spine of modern calf with raised bands and gilt, with worn contemporary tree sheep covers.....
London: Thomas Jefferys, 1757-1772. [COSTUME]. A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern, particularly Old English Dresses, in English and French. London: Thomas Jefferys, 1757-72. 479 (of 480) plates. 4 volumes. Large quarto with original 1/2 vellum binding with marbled boards (some chipping and loss to the.....
Np. [London]: “Publd. M. Darly, Augt. 1. 1778.” Etching on laid paper with early hand-coloring; platemark 245 x 355 mm (9 5/8 x 14 inches); sheet 270 x 380 mm (10 5/8 x 14 7/8 inches); with some light toning in places, marginal loss to center right, small marginal chip.....
THOMAS DIXON after SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS. Henry, Earl of Pembroke & Montgomery. Mezzotint by Thomas Dixon, pub. 5 Feb. 1771 by William Wynne Ryland, Cornhill, London; 18 x 13 in. platemark with wide margins; within French mat. Pembroke, then a major general, was colonel-commandant of the 1st or Royal Dragoons.....
London: Longman and Hurt, 1814. First. [COSTUME]. Walker, George. The Costume of Yorkshire, Illustrated by a Series of Forty Engravings, Being Fac-Similes of Original Drawings. With Descriptions in English and French. Published by Printed by T. Bensley for Longman, Hurt, London, 1814. Descriptive of the Peculiar Dress, Occupation, and Manners.....
1794. Stipple and line engraving by W. Nutter, published by John Jefferys, London, 1 Nov. 1794; 19 x 24 in. (plate-mark). Brigadier General Simon Fraser commanded the Advance Corps of “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne’s army and distinguished himself in combat during the 1777 Northern Campaign. While leading his troops during the.....