Smyth Hervey (3 results)
Published by Robert Sayer & Thomas Jefferys c.1768, London, 1768
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Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, CanadaAlexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 2,889.55
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Rare view of Quebec. This view shows British troops in small boats approaching a French settlement in the Gulf of St. Lawrence."The items in the Scenographia of greatest interest to Canada are the six prints of the St. Lawrence done after the sketches of Captain Hervey Smyth, A.D.C. to General Wolfe. The Si…x Views of the Most Remarkable Places of the Gulf and River St. Laurence were published in 1760 by Thomas Jefferys, London, with a dedication to William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. The prints are line-engravings of good quality, engraved by various well-known engravers of the period."--George Spendlove pg.7, Image Size : 328x511 (mm), 12.91x20.12 (Inches), Platemark Size : 365x528 (mm), 14.37x20.79 (Inches), Paper Size : 415x582 (mm), 16.34x22.91 (Inches), Black & White, Copper Engraving.
Published by London: [c1760's]., 1760
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, CanadaD & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 13 x 17 1/2 inches (engraved surface; 33 x 44.2 cm). modern colour. engraving (upper corner of right margin restored, soiling, chips & tears to margins, two affecting small portion of engraved surface, backed on archival tissue). Bowles, Bakewell, Parker & Sayer issue of Smyth's A View of…Quebec. This view of Quebec was drawn by Captain Smyth, the aide-de-camp to General Wolfe, and executed by Swain. The print shows Admiral Saunder's fleet in the St. Lawrence with Quebec in the distance. The keyed reference identifies the batteries and buildings, including the Governor's House, Jesuits College, Bishops Palace, Seminary, Hotel Dieu, Intendants Palace, Hospital &c. Jefferys, A Catalogue Of The Sigmund Samuel Collection, 377. de Volpi, Quebec, Plate 12. Toronto Public Library, Landmarks of Canada, 2083.
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller4-star sellerVery good. Slight edge wear and mat burn. Size 16 x 22.5 Inches. This is the rare 1868 Hervey Smyth view of Quebec City, published in 1768. It is one of the earliest obtainable views of Quebec City, offering a look at the city shortly after the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763). The view was published for the Scenographia Amer…icana , one of the most influential and monumental pre-Revolutionary graphic works on North America. A Closer Look The view looks on Quebec from Point Peres Pointe de Peres), southeast of the city, across the Saint Lawrence River. The Citadelle de Québec appears at the high point on the left, emphasizing the city's defensibility. The Basse-Ville or 'Lower Town' sprawls at the base of the cliffs, facing a busy waterfront. Watercraft ply the waters of the Saint Lawrence. Quebec at this time was one of the largest and most important cities in North America and the center of regional British power. Despite the transition from French to British rule at the end of the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763), the city managed to harmoniously balance French and British influences. The city served as a military fortress and as a collection point for Canadian furs and lumber, which were then shipped to markets elsewhere in the Americas and Europe. Scenographia Americana The view is part of a series of 28 images of American subjects known collectively as Scenographia Americana, a joint project involving many of London's top printers, engravers, and publishers. The individual drawings, including cities, seascapes, and natural scenes, were generally drawn on the spot, by military artists and surveyors, most serving in the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763) - like Pownall. The full Scenographia Americana is an object of legendary rarity, with only a single example (Christies, 2022) appearing at auction in the last 30 years. The publication of the Scenographia marked a sea change in the European sensibilities and perspectives on America. While America's dense forests, rugged mountains, endless plains, and enormous rivers were understood from a strategic and commercial perspective, little weight was given to their stunning visual appeal. While many celebrate the Hudson River School of the 19th century as bringing America's natural beauty to the forefront of the art world, it was, in fact, recognized much earlier. Well-educated French and British officers, engineers, and nobility sent to fight the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763) were rightly sensitive to the beauty around them and recorded it with passion, both visually and in their written accounts. Scenographia consolidated these impressions into a series of compelling and evocative engraved images. Publication History and Census The view was issued jointly in 1868 by London's premier map and print publishers: John Bowles, Carington Bowles, Thomas Jefferys, Robert Sayer, and Henry Parker. It is a composite of several sketches compiled on the spot by Hervey Smyth, aide-de-camp to General James Wolfe. Rare outside of long-standing institutional holdings. Of the full Scenographia Americana , we are aware of only six surviving examples, four in the U.S., another in England, and a sixth in private hands. All views from the Scenographia are exceedingly rare to the market. References: Cresswell, Donald H., The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints, 357. George Washington Presidential Library, Mount Vernon Repository, Drawer: 122 : L : 4, Section: 4 (Maps). New York Public Library, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, EM4518 / NYPG95-F228. Yale Center for British Art, B2001.2.1536.
