Sales catalogue 430: Maggs Bros

Date:
1922
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/17
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 430: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NAVAL PORTRAITS: Nelson (Admiral, Lord) —continued. 4I Another portrait. -Full half length, naval uniform, sash, star, right sleeve fastened to breast. of coat, left hand on sword, ships engaged on sea in distance, Arms under. . Mezzotint by R. Laurie from a miniature Picture in the possession of Lady Nelson, Painted at Leghorn. S1ze 13 by tog inches, with margins. 1797. £10 10s 42 ———— Another portrait. Full length, standing in uniform, on the deck of a battleship, L’ Orient and other ships firing. Mezzotint. Published Oct. 13thl, 1798, by John Fairburn, Size 14 by 9? inches, full inscription, and narrow margins top and sides (not mentioned in C., Smith). £6 6s Inscription ‘‘ Baron — of the Nile, and of Burnham Thorpe, in the County of Norfolk.’’ ‘Nelson, thy name from shore to shore shall ring, F’en Arabs shout Britannia rule the waves!!!” 43 Ditto. Another portrait. Half length in oval, uniform, hat, Stipple engraving by R. Shipster after Rigaud. Size 7% by 5% inches, with margins. 1797. Printed in colours. | £3 3s 44 PALMER (Sir Henry, Bart., died r6rr). Half length, long hair, laced collar. Water-colour drawing. ey Size 83 by 7+ inches. Circa 1800. £1 10s Naval Commander; on active service between 1576 and 1611; fought against the Spanish Armada, 1588; Comptroller of the Navy, 1598. 45 RODNEY (Admiral Sir George, 1718-1792) . Whole length standing, on quarter deck, looking and pointing LO: Ter, hand on sword. Mezzotint by G. Dupont after Gainsborough. Size 23% -by 15% inches, with narrow margins. 1788. Brilliant impression in early state. (SEE ILLUSTRATION. Prate No. V.). £84 Admiral; Governor of Newfoundland, 1748-52; reduced Martinique and took pos- session of St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent, 1762; defeated French under De Grasse off Dominica.
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