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Dining room with Ionic columns looking towards the west end conservatory.
Dining room with Ionic columns looking towards the west end conservatory.
Merchants: Of great benefit to the public. Letterpress sample beneath a chest of foreign riches.
Merchants: Of great benefit to the public. Letterpress sample beneath a chest of foreign riches.
Plan and Elevation in the Corinthian Order
Plan and Elevation in the Corinthian Order
The Lower Vestible. The original Henry Holland design has been recently altered, and the original wall replaced with scagliola corinthian columns.
The Lower Vestible. The original Henry Holland design has been recently altered, and the original wall replaced with scagliola corinthian columns.
de Neufforge: Facade. 1775. An original antique copper engraving. 9" x 14". [ARCHp933]
Oddy: Doric & Tuscan Orders. c1800. An original antique copper engraving. 10" x 8". [ARCHp910]
Corinthian and Composite Orders: Plinth, shaft, capital, abacus and entablature.
Corinthian and Composite Orders: Plinth, shaft, capital, abacus and entablature.
Shaving Table & Basin Stand. Plate LIV.
Shaving Table & Basin Stand. Plate LIV.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Illustrating the life of Aeneas, prince of Troy, protagonist of Virgil's Aeneid.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Illustrating the life of Aeneas, prince of Troy, protagonist of Virgil’s Aeneid.
Cole: Architectural Elevation. c1720. An original antique copper engraving. 22" x 12". [ARCHp902]
Merchandize: Letterpress sample with the HMS Nonsuch that voyaged between England and Hudson Bay in 1668.
Merchandize: Letterpress sample with the HMS Nonsuch that voyaged between England and Hudson Bay in 1668.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 15.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 15.
Chippendale: Chamber Organs. c1760. An original antique copper engraving. 14" x 10". [DECp77]
British Nation: Letterpress sample.
British Nation: Letterpress sample.
Russian Imperial Collection. Gilded Cabriolet chair with floral tapestry.
Russian Imperial Collection. Gilded Cabriolet chair with floral tapestry.
Tuscan and Doric Orders: Plinth, shaft, capital, abacus and entablature.
Tuscan and Doric Orders: Plinth, shaft, capital, abacus and entablature.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 24.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 24.
Chelsea Arts Club Bal des Quat'z'Arts at the Royal Albert Hall. By the Australian WWI artist Fred Leist.
Chelsea Arts Club Bal des Quat’z’Arts at the Royal Albert Hall. By the Australian WWI artist Fred Leist.
How to get Riches: Letterpress sample with British Ships and naval themed coat of arms.
How to get Riches: Letterpress sample with British Ships and naval themed coat of arms.
Baroque Wall Design: Long side of a main walk in a central hall.
Baroque Wall Design: Long side of a main walk in a central hall.
Red Marble and Ormolu Urn.
Red Marble and Ormolu Urn.
Russian Imperial Collection: Boule inlay Side Chair with blue damask seat.
Russian Imperial Collection: Boule inlay Side Chair with blue damask seat.
How to get Riches: Letterpress sample with Italian proverbs.
How to get Riches: Letterpress sample with Italian proverbs.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 9.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 9.
Bowles: St. Paul's Cathedral. 1732. An original antique copper engraving. 18" x 27". [LDNp10315]
City of London: Letterpress sample applying Telemachus's, son of Odysseus, description of Tyre to London.
City of London: Letterpress sample applying Telemachus’s, son of Odysseus, description of Tyre to London.
Honesty: Letterpress sample.
Honesty: Letterpress sample.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 21.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 21.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of the gods Athena (Minerva), Apollo, Artemis (Diana) and Hermes (Mercury) at Olympus for a bedroom.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of the gods Athena (Minerva), Apollo, Artemis (Diana) and Hermes (Mercury) at Olympus for a bedroom.
Bricklayer's Bill: Letterpress sample.
Bricklayer’s Bill: Letterpress sample.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 10.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 10.
Observations on marriage by way of advice. Letterpress sample with Virgil's quote Connubio jungam stabil (Stable yoke of union).
Observations on marriage by way of advice. Letterpress sample with Virgil’s quote Connubio jungam stabil (Stable yoke of union).
Hampton Court Cartoon Gallery.
Hampton Court Cartoon Gallery.
Architectural Elevation: Corps de Logis with Carytides and Atlantes by Inigo Jones.
Architectural Elevation: Corps de Logis with Carytides and Atlantes by Inigo Jones.
Campbell: Plumptre House, Nottingham. 1720. An original antique copper engraving. 10" x 15". [ARCHp913]
Music: Music resembles poetry letterpress sample.
Music: Music resembles poetry letterpress sample.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: With text relating to materials to be used.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: With text relating to materials to be used.
Russian Imperial Collection. Iron and Brass Campaign Chair.
Russian Imperial Collection. Iron and Brass Campaign Chair.
Designed by Herbert McNair, Margaret and Francis MacDonald, who with Charles Rennie MacIntosh were known as 'The Four' of Scottish Art Nouveau.
Designed by Herbert McNair, Margaret and Francis MacDonald, who with Charles Rennie MacIntosh were known as ‘The Four’ of Scottish Art Nouveau.
Baroque Wall Design: An antechamber to an audience room.
Baroque Wall Design: An antechamber to an audience room.
Campbell; Bath-House, Chiswick Gardens. 1720. An original antique copper engraving. 10" x 15". [ARCHp914]
Business: Letterpress sample with ships unloading beneath the motto Sine his nihil (Without these there is nothing).
Business: Letterpress sample with ships unloading beneath the motto Sine his nihil (Without these there is nothing).
Baroque Wall Design: Third side of the Parade room with pastoral frescos and ornate mirror.
Baroque Wall Design: Third side of the Parade room with pastoral frescos and ornate mirror.
Russian Imperial Collection: Six coordinating painted interior patterns.
Russian Imperial Collection: Six coordinating painted interior patterns.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 22.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 22.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 19.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 19.
Promissory Notes: Letterpress sample with notes being drawn up and an ink well with quills.
Promissory Notes: Letterpress sample with notes being drawn up and an ink well with quills.
Poetry: Letterpress sample.
Poetry: Letterpress sample.
Wansted House, Essex: Profiles of interior and exterior sections.
Wansted House, Essex: Profiles of interior and exterior sections.
Campbell: Facade. c1720. An original antique copper engraving. 16" x 14". [ARCHp759]
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 7.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 7.
Picart: Facade. 1715. An original antique copper engraving. 10" x 13". [ARCHp950]
Bronze Caryatid Ormolu and Marble Candelabra.
Bronze Caryatid Ormolu and Marble Candelabra.
Sculpture: Letterpress sample
Sculpture: Letterpress sample
Mercury and Apollo.
Mercury and Apollo.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 11.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 11.
Fountain of Don John of Austria, Victor of the Battle of Lepanto: Garden of Aranjuez.
Fountain of Don John of Austria, Victor of the Battle of Lepanto: Garden of Aranjuez.
Picart: Facade. 1715. An original antique copper engraving. 10" x 13". [ARCHp942]
Elevation and plans of the ground and principal stories.
Elevation and plans of the ground and principal stories.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate12.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate12.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 14.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 14.
Baroque Wall Design: Parade Hall with pastoral frescos.
Baroque Wall Design: Parade Hall with pastoral frescos.
Apollo with a lyre and Pan with pipes.
Apollo with a lyre and Pan with pipes.
Tuscan Order. Anterior view of a portico without pedestals.
Tuscan Order. Anterior view of a portico without pedestals.
Gaming: Letterpress sample with etching of Scaramouch and Harlequin with a slapstick
Gaming: Letterpress sample with etching of Scaramouch and Harlequin with a slapstick
Russian Imperial Collection: Iron, Brass and Painted Campaign Table. Front and side perspectives.
Russian Imperial Collection: Iron, Brass and Painted Campaign Table. Front and side perspectives.
Excise: Letterpress sample with the British crown and a cornucopia.
Excise: Letterpress sample with the British crown and a cornucopia.
Cole: Carew Manor, Sutton. c1720. An original antique copper engraving. 22" x 12". [ARCHp904]
Russian Imperial Collection: Five coordinating painted interior patterns.
Russian Imperial Collection: Five coordinating painted interior patterns.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 18.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 18.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of Zeus, Ares, Athena, Hephaestus and Hades with father Time at Olympus with Apollo, Artemis, Hera and Poseidon at the corners.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of Zeus, Ares, Athena, Hephaestus and Hades with father Time at Olympus with Apollo, Artemis, Hera and Poseidon at the corners.
Diane D'Ephese: Statue of the goddess Diana, 1st century Roman copy of the lost Diana by Leochares.
Diane D’Ephese: Statue of the goddess Diana, 1st century Roman copy of the lost Diana by Leochares.
Ionic Order: Ancient and modern plinth, shaft, capital, abacus and entablature.
Ionic Order: Ancient and modern plinth, shaft, capital, abacus and entablature.
Marriage: Hail Wedded Love. Letterpress sample.
Marriage: Hail Wedded Love. Letterpress sample.
Seaton Delaval, Northumberland: Plan and elevation of one the North's great Halls designed by Sir John Vanbrugh.
Seaton Delaval, Northumberland: Plan and elevation of one the North’s great Halls designed by Sir John Vanbrugh.
Plate CV.
Plate CV.
Horse and Foot Guards East Facade. Destroyed in the fire of 1698 and replaced by Royal Horseguards.
Horse and Foot Guards East Facade. Destroyed in the fire of 1698 and replaced by Royal Horseguards.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 5.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 5.
Corinthian Order: Chapel exterior.
Corinthian Order: Chapel exterior.
Commerce: Letterpress sample with merchants unfurling a bill of lading.
Commerce: Letterpress sample with merchants unfurling a bill of lading.
Baroque Wall Design: Grand salon fenestration looking onto a garden.
Baroque Wall Design: Grand salon fenestration looking onto a garden.
Elevation of North prospect.
Elevation of North prospect.
Duncomb Park, Yorkshire: The Seat of Thomas Duncomb, Esq., designed by William Wakefield in 1713.
Duncomb Park, Yorkshire: The Seat of Thomas Duncomb, Esq., designed by William Wakefield in 1713.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 3.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 3.
Russian Imperial Collection. Carver with tressle back and inlay.
Russian Imperial Collection. Carver with tressle back and inlay.
Tuscan Order: Methods of setting off columns.
Tuscan Order: Methods of setting off columns.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 20.
Rare: Fantaisies Oceanographiques. Designs inspired by corals, anemones, planktons, jellyfish etc. Limited to 250 editions. Plate 20.
Plan and Elevation of an entrance in the Doric Order
Plan and Elevation of an entrance in the Doric Order
Vanity mirror with elaborate marble decoration.
Vanity mirror with elaborate marble decoration.
St James's Palace Guard Chamber.
St James’s Palace Guard Chamber.
Credit: Letterpress sample with the motto of the City Domine dirige nos (Lord guide us)
Credit: Letterpress sample with the motto of the City Domine dirige nos (Lord guide us)
Promises: Letterpress sample.
Promises: Letterpress sample.
Baroque Wall Design: A side of a parade chamber.
Baroque Wall Design: A side of a parade chamber.
Architectural Elevation: Design by the great seventeenth-century architect Inigo Jones.
Architectural Elevation: Design by the great seventeenth-century architect Inigo Jones.
Ormolu mounted Red Marble Mantle Clock with Bronze classical figures.
Ormolu mounted Red Marble Mantle Clock with Bronze classical figures.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of Apollo at Olympus with figures for the constellations of Ursa Major, Leo, Scorpio and Taurus for a King's audience chamber.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of Apollo at Olympus with figures for the constellations of Ursa Major, Leo, Scorpio and Taurus for a King’s audience chamber.
Russian Imperial Collection: Four coordinating painted interior patterns.
Russian Imperial Collection: Four coordinating painted interior patterns.
Industry: Letterpress sample
Industry: Letterpress sample
Study: Letterpress sample with advice to students.
Study: Letterpress sample with advice to students.
Chap Book Thanksgiving Number. Cover for the short lived American Literary magazine.
Chap Book Thanksgiving Number. Cover for the short lived American Literary magazine.
Elevation after Inigo Jones.
Elevation after Inigo Jones.