Engravings from the Choicest Works of Sir Thomas Lawrence.

Sir Thomas Lawrence.

Published by Henry Graves & Co, Printsellers to The Queen. ( Hodgson, Boys & Graves, Graves & Warmsley.), London, England,, 1846

About this Item

50 engravings with page of details opposite. Book size 17 x 12 inch. Still well bound with just a couple of inches at top of front hinge cracked. Each plate dated between 1835 and 1846 and various combinations of publishers - Hodgson, Boys & Graves, Graves & Warmsley, etc. Apart from some foxing mainly in margins to plates interior in nice clean condition. Frontispiece portrait of King George IV more foxed than others. Armorial bookplate of Walling Everard on marbled end-papers, all edges gilt. Index at front names the plates, name of owner of original picture, and the engraver. Huge and heavy tome - Weighs 5Kg, additional P&P may apply for overseas buyers, please ask bookseller for a quote before ordering. Plates are 1 Nature. 2 His Majesty William the IV. 3 Donna Maria, Queen of Portugal. 4 Lady Lyndhurst, 5 The Persian Ambassador,.6. Master Hope. 7 the Archbishop of York. 8. Lady Peel. 9 Earl of Hardwicke, 10 Francis Emperor of Austria. 11 Countess of Blessington. 12 Lord Ashburton 13 Countess of Wilton 14 the Earl of Durham. 15 Lady Dover & Child. 16 Lady Wallscourt. 17 John Kemble as Hamlet. 18 Miss Murray. 19. Viscount Melbourne. 20. Marshal Blucher. 21. Master Locke. 22 Cardinal Gonsalvi. 23 the Gypsy. 24 Master Lambton. 25. Pope Pius the Viith. 26 Duchess of Sutherland & Child. 27 His Majesty George the IV, 28 the Dew Branch. 29, John Abernethy. 30. Sir William Grant. 31 Lady Georgina Fane. 32 the Baring Family. 33 Prince Metternich. 34 Lord Viscount Castlereagh. 35 Right Hon. J. P. Curran. 36 Little Red Riding Hood. 37 Henry Viscount Melville. 38 the Rose Bud Lady Ashley 39 Sir Walter Scott Bart. 40 Duke of Wellington. 41 Countess of Grosvenor. 42 Earl of Aberdeen. 43. Gent, Sir John Moore. 44 the Lord Chancellor Eldon. 45 Duchess of Northumberland. 46 Marquess of Anglesea. 47 Earl of Liverpool. 48 the Archbishop of Canterbury. 49 Samuel Shepherd. 50 The Faithful Friends.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Engravings from the Choicest Works of Sir Thomas Lawrence.
• Publisher: Henry Graves & Co, Printsellers to The Queen. ( Hodgson, Boys & Graves, Graves & Warmsley.), London, England,
• Publication Date: 1846
• Language: English
• Binding: Half Leather & Marbled Boards.
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good