[Portraits & Autographs of Composers and Performers] Busby, Thomas. (1754–1838)
Concert Room and Orchestra Anecdotes, of Music and Musicians, Ancient and Modern. - EXTRA ILLUSTRATED WITH 150+ ORIGINAL PERIOD PORTRAITS & AUTOGRAPH INSERTIONS
London: 1825. 3 volumes. 12mo, crushed brown morocco with gilt-lettered spine by Rivière & Son, edges rubbed, some bowing to boards; bookplates of Frances Amelia Adams, front hinge of first volume cracked with front free endpaper detached, moderate foxing and offsetting scattered throughout. An extraordinary set, extra-illustrated with 5 autographs and over 150 18th and 19th-century engravings bound in, with many inlaid to size. Most illustrations are cut down to 12mo, some with slight losses to the images; some are flush mounted to an inset window; some are larger formats folded down. Engravings are generally in very good to fine condition, many with toning to the edges, some with light foxing and some with light plate marks.A remarkable collection and veritable encyclopedia of portraiture of the period, assembled with great care, whereby at nearly every mention of a name within the printed Busby text, whether in passing or as the object of more extended focus, the collector (Frances Amelia Adams?) has found and inserted a relevant portrait (or, in a few cases, an original document) of that person.
Thomas Busby, himself a composer, published several notable works on music, including A Grammar of Music and A General History of Music. The present work is charmingly gossipy, informative and highly entertaining, and yields all manner of insights into musical life through history. Approximately a thousand anecdotes are assembled across the three volumes as a delightful potpourri. Among much else, Volume 1 includes discussion of Sir John Hawkins and Beethoven's eccentricity, Volume 2 with entries on Italian castrato Farinelli and English lutist Thomas Mace, and Volume 3 includes pieces on the music of ancient Greece and Rome, along with the work's index.
A detailed catalogue of the complete illustrations and insertions is found below:
The autographs bound in include:
George III; King of England. Clipped Signature, "George R," on a scrap of vellum probably removed from a document. 1 1/4x3 1/2 inches; mounted to paper trimmed to size and inlaid, faint scattered foxing and soiling. Np, nd. [First volume]
John Frederick William Herschel. Autograph Letter Signed, "JFWHerschel," to "Dear Sir," inviting him and his sister to tea, and adding that it "is very improbable that the Moon will shew herself in such a Sky as has prevailed During the greater part of the day, but we can but take our chances." 1 page, 12mo; some loss to few letters at points along left edge, folds, inlaid. Slough, "Thursdy Evg" no year. [First volume]
William Edward Parry. Clipped portion of an Autograph Letter Signed, "WParry," in full: "return from the Hecla to town to-morrow, when we get underway." 3 1/4x4 1/2 inches; mounted to a page. Np, nd. [Second volume]
Thomas Moore. Autograph Letter Signed, to "My dear Sir," wittily declining to break off an engagement with someone else. 1 page, 12mo; toning to edges, folds. Np, "Saturday Morning" no year. [Third volume]
John Braham. Brief Autograph Letter Signed, "Dear Sir, I think I can come on Monday next. Will that be convenient to you." 1 page, oblong 12mo; folds. Brompton, 14 July no year. [Third volume]
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First volume:
Engraving captioned "View of the magnificent Box erected for their Majesties, in Westminster Abbey under the Direction of Mr. James Wyatt, at the Commemoration of Handel." First published in the European Magazine and London Review by J. Sewell, June 30, 1784. Engraved by W & J Walker. 18.5 x 27.5 cm; folds, creased and rough edges.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Engraved portrait by an unknown artist [possibly not listed in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits], published by the Verlag vom Bibliographischen Institut zu Hildburghausen. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Ludwig van Beethoven. Engraved portraits of the composer in full-length, walking, and in bust "after an original drawing" ("nach einer Original Handzeichnung"), with two facsimile signatures. [Not listed in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Luigi Cherubini. Engraved portrait of the composer as a young man, half-length, right profile [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue no. 3]. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Richard Corbet, Bishop of Norwich, and noted poet. Engraved by J. Romney after J. Thurston "from a picture by Cornelius Jansen in the hall of Christ Church College, Oxford." 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Joseph Haydn. Engraved portrait, bust, to right, looking to front. From the painting by T. E. Mansfeld, engraved by J. Newton [not listed in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits]. Published September 1, 1784, by J. Sewell. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Thomas Arne. Engraved portrait, bust, to left, oval. From the painting by R. Dunkarton, engraved by Rhodes [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 2]. Published by Harrison & co., March 1, 1794. 6.8 x 8 cm.
Georg Friedrich Handel. Engraved portrait, half length, to left, in a long wig and fancy coat. From the painting by Thomas Hudson [Royal Collection 405649], engraved by J. Thomson [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 6]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Engraved portrait, bust, right profile, oval in rectangular frame. After the print by C. Kohl, 1793, engraved by J. Thomson [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 11]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Angelica Catalani. Engraved portrait with the caption "Madame Catalina" [sic], half length, to right, with a flower in her hair. From the painting by S. DeWilde, engraved by Cheesman [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 10]. 10.5 x 17 cm.
William Shakespeare. Engraved portrait, half length, to right, stipple and line engraving, mid- to late-eighteenth century. Unknown artist and engraver [National Portrait Gallery D5944]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Robert Ker Porter. Engraved portrait, bust, looking to left, stipple engraving and etching. From the painting by John Wright, engraved by Samuel Freeman [Yale Center for British Art B1977.14.12524]. Published by Verner, Hood, & Sharpe, 1809. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Hugo Grotius. Engraved portrait, bust, to left, stipple engraving and etching. Oval, with a small rectangular vignette below showing actors on stage. Engraved by J. Chapman [Stanford Special Collections, Leon Kolb Collection 0567]. Published by J. Wilkes, 1805. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Louis XIV of France. Engraved portrait, bust, to left, with long wig and armor. After a print by Robert Nanteuil, engraved by Parker [British Museum 1869,0612.72]. Published by John White and John Scott, 1808. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Queen Anne of England. Engraved portrait, three quarter length, looking to left, with right hand to bust and left hand to side. Crown visible at left, window visible at right. Possibly after the portrait by Godfrey Kneller (in mirror image), by an unidentified engraver. 10 x 12.7 cm.
Christoph Willibald Gluck. Engraved portrait, half length, profile to left, in oval. By an unidentified engraver, possibly after a mirror image of the engraving by Edmé Quenedey [Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Musique, Est. Gluck013], which was based on the bust by Houdon. [Not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Mary Ann Paton. Engraved portrait as Mandane in Artaxerxes, full length, standing and looking up to left in costume. After the painting by T. Wageman, engraved by T. Woolnoth [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 28]. Published by John Cumberland, 1828. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Queen Elizabeth I of England. Engraved portrait, full length, in ornate dress and holding orb and scepter. By an unidentified engraver, probably after the engraving by Crispijn de Passe the Elder [National Portrait Gallery D25180]. Cut to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Joseph Vernon. Engraved portrait as Macheath in The Beggar's Opera, full length, looking to left and holding a glass in his right hand. After the drawing by J. Roberts, engraved by Thornthwaite [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 4.] Published for Bell's British Theatre, 1777. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul. Engraved portrait, bust, left profile, in octagon. After Quenedey, engraved by Wachsmann [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 2]. Mounted below, a short biography of Méhul in German. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
King Edward VI of England. Engraved portrait, three quarter length, facing front. After a portrait formerly attributed to Holbein, now attributed to Scrots, engraved by T. A. Dean [see Royal Collection RCIN 600932, with a different caption.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Engraved portrait, bust, right profile, in clouds. Engraved by Carl Mayer after his own drawing [Beethoven-Haus Bonn B1291. Not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
King George III of England. Engraved portrait, bust, looking to left, with Garter star on left breast. After Hopwood, engraved by Thomas Woolnoth [Royal Collection RCIN 604459]. Published by Dean & Munday, 1820. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
John Wilkins, D.D., Bishop of Chester. Engraved portrait, bust, looking to right, in oval with ribbons above. By an unknown engraver, probably after Mary Beale, for The Gospel Magazine, February 1780. Published by Vallance and Hogg, 1780. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Samuel Johnson. Engraved portrait, half length, seated, with a book on the table in front of him, looking to right. In an ornate engraved frame. Engraved by R. Page. Published by Bumpus, 1822. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. Engraved portrait, bust, to left, looking to front. In oval, above a pedestal with "Ioseph II." Engraved by H. Lips. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Maria (Poole) Dickons. Engraved portrait, half length, to left, almost full face, holding music. Engraved by Marie Anne Bourlier [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits, no. 4]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Engraving captioned "View of the Orchestra, Organ, &c erected in Westminster Abbey under the Direction of Mr. James Wyatt, for the Commemoration of Handel." First published in the European Magazine and London Review by J. Sewell, May 25, 1784. Engraved by W & J Walker. 1 page, 28 x 18.5 cm; folds, slightly creased edges.
Ann Maria Tree. Engraved portrait as Viola, full length, standing, with feathered hat in left hand. By an anonymous engraver [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits, no. 20]. Published by W. C. Wright. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
King Henri IV of France. Engraved portrait, half length, full face. After Mme. de Léomenil, engraved by Pannier. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
André Grétry. Engraved portrait, full length, seated at a spinet with books and quills. After J. B. Isabey, engraved by Geille [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits, no. 3]. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Jean Jacques Rousseau. Engraved portrait, half length, to right, looking to front. Engraved by Robert Hart, published in Arthur Thomas Malkin, The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs, vol. 5 (1835). Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm, with a caption partially visible at the foot.
King Charles II of England. Engraved portrait, half length, seated, looking to right, with armor, holding helmet and baton. From Charles Gavard's 'Galeries historiques de Versailles' published in the 1830's and 1840's [Royal Collection, RCIN 602463]. Cut down significantly to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Clara Fisher. Engraved portrait as Madame Josephine in Actress of All Work, three-quarter length, holding castanets; in an ornate rectangular frame. After T. Wageman, engraved by J. Rogers [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 12]. Published by T. & I. Elvey, 1822. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Ludwig van Beethoven. Engraved portrait, bust, looking to left, in oval. After Joseph Stieler, engraved by Rudolf Rahn [Beethoven-Haus Bonn B589; not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits.] 8.5 x 12 cm, mounted to 12mo.
Gertrude Elizabeth (Schmeling) Mara. Engraved portrait, half length, left profile, with a scarf around her head, in oval. After J. L. David, engraved by W. Ridley [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits, no. 1]. 9 x 13 cm.
Gioachino Rossini. Engraved portrait, bust, looking to right, wearing a high collar and cravat. With the caption above: "La Romance." By an unidentified engraver [possibly not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Elizabeth (Weichsel) Billington. Engraved portrait, half length, to front, looking to left, wearing a hat with feathers. After R. Cosway, engraved by H. Adlard [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 13]. Dated 1790. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
James Hook. Engraved portrait, bust, looking to right, wearing spectacles. After S. Drummond, engraved by T. Blood [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 1]. Published by Asperne, 1813. 10.5 x 17.5 cm; fine. With 4 pp. numbered 91-94 from the European Magazine and London Review of August 1813, titled "Memoir of James Hook, Esq." 21 x 12 cm.
John Frederick William Herschel. Autograph Letter Signed, "JFWHerschel," to "Dear Sir," inviting him and his sister to tea, and adding that it "is very improbable that the Moon will shew herself in such a Sky as has prevailed During the greater part of the day, but we can but take our chances." 1 page, 15.3 x 10.5 cm; some loss to few letters at points along left edge, folds, inlaid. Slough, "Thursdy Evg" no year. With an engraved portrait of Herschel, half-length, to left, holding an astronomical document. Engraved by E. Scriven [after John Russell] [National Portrait Gallery D35725]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
George III; King of England. Clipped Signature, "George R," on a scrap of vellum probably removed from a document. 9.3 x 4.5 cm; faint scattered foxing and soiling. Np, nd.
Étienne Méhul. Engraved portrait, bust, looking to left, with bold pencil marks. By an unknown engraver [Bibliothèque nationale de France IFN-8422484; not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits]. Cut down significantly to 10.5 x 17.5 cm, with caption cut separately and mounted below.
Thomas Warton [the younger]. Engraved portrait, half length, to left, in oval frame. Engraved by R. Stanier after Sir Joshua Reynolds [National Portrait Gallery D14136]. Published in the European Magazine. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Jean-Philippe Rameau. Engraved portrait, bust, right profile, oval in rectangle with ornaments and birth and death dates. [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no.1]. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm; wear to edges.
Lekain (Henri Louis Cain). Engraved portrait, full length, seated with right elbow on a table, looking up to the left. Engraved by Mauduison after Chasselat [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 4]. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm with caption mounted at the foot.
King Louis XVIII of France. Engraved portrait, bust, wearing sash and badge of S. Esprit, in an oval frame with crown and sword above. By an unknown engraver [for La Belle Assemblée, No.57; Royal Collection RCIN 617508]. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Carl Maria von Weber. Engraved portrait, half length, looking to left. Engraved by H. Adlard [not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Friedrich Gottfried Klopstock. Engraved portrait, half length, left profile. With rectangular frame below with a harp and a banner labeled "Messiah." Engraved by J. Chapman [Stanford Special Collections, Leon Kolb Collection 0756] and published by Adlard & Jones, 1812.
Catherine the Great of Russia. Engraved portrait, half length, looking to right, in large and very ornate frame. By an unidentified engraver. Cut down to 10 x 17.5 cm.
Jean-François Le Sueur. Engraved portrait, half length, looking to left. By an unidentified engraver (perhaps from a set with the above engraving of Étienne Méhul?). Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm with caption mounted at foot.
Frederick II ("the Great") of Prussia. Engraved portrait, half length, to left, in an oval frame with stonework, captioned in French. Engraved in 1788 by Marais, after Graf. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Emma, Lady Hamilton. Engraved portrait, half length, with flower crown. Engraved by Jean Condé, after George Romney [National Portrait Gallery D46093]. 9 x 14.3 cm.
André Ernest Modeste Grétry. Engraved portrait, bust, to right, oval in rectangle. Engraved by Gottschick after Lebrun [not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Engraving captioned, "Commemoration of Handel in Westminster Abbey, 1784." Engraved by W. Read. 20 x 17 cm; folded down the center.
Alexander Pope. Engraved portrait, half length, with right elbow on table and hand supporting head. Oval in rectangle with ornate frame. Engraved by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Sir Godfrey Kneller [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 6; National Portrait Gallery D27572]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Engraved portrait, half length, to left, seated. Engraved by H. Adlard [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 6]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Charles Borde. Engraved portrait, half length, to left, in oval frame with cherub, instruments, and telescope. Engraved by C. Boily [Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, Coste 13347]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Jean-Baptiste Lully. Engraved portrait, full length, seated with score of "Armide." Engraved by Geille after Johannot [Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Musique, Est.LullyJ.B.020; not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits.] Cut down significantly to 10.5 x 17.5 cm, with caption mounted at foot.
King Louis XV of France. Engraved portrait, half length, with sash and badge. Engraved by Basan after Le Moine. Published in Paris by Odieuvre. [Royal Collection RCIN 617226]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Johann Adolf Hasse. Engraved portrait, half length, to right, in oval frame with fabric and sheet music below. Engraved by Kauxe after Rotari [Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Musique, Est.Hasse001; not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits.] 7.5 x 14.3 cm.
Faustina Hasse (Bordoni), "Signora Faustina." Engraved portrait, bust, to right, looking to left, in oval. Engraved by Grignion after Rosalba Carriera [New York Public Library Muller Collection (Bordoni, Faustina #2); possibly Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 2.] 8 x 10 cm.
Stéphanie Félicité, Comtesse de Genlis, "Madame de Genlis." Engraved portrait, half length, to right, with headscarf. Engraved by Henry Meyer from an original drawing [Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Musique, Est.Genlis002].10.5 x 16.5 cm.
Pietro Metastasio. Engraved portrait, half length, in oval with ribbons and trumpet above. Engraved by Gaucher after Steiner [Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Handschriftenabteilung, Inventar-Nr. Portr. Slg / Lit. m / Metastasio, Pietro, Nr. 2, b043753]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Joseph Haydn. Engraved portrait, half length, to right. Engraved by H. Adlard [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 9.] 9.5 x 16.3 cm.
Abraham Gottlob Werner. Engraved portrait, bust, left profile, in octagon. Engraved by Rosmäsler after Derniani and published by Schumann, Zwickau. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Chart entitled "Sound. Compass of voices and instruments, shewing the extent of each." The ranges of various voices and string, wind, and brass instruments are displayed on a large table. Published by Neele & Son. 18 x 25 cm; folds and creased edges.
Second volume:
Engraving titled, "Flight and Robson's Apollonicon." 10 x 17 cm.
Torquato Tasso. Engraved portrait, bust, right profile, in oval frame with cherubs and harp. Engraved by Lapi, 1777, and published in an early edition of La Gerusalemme Liberata. 12.3 x 6.7 cm.
Martin Luther. Engraved portrait, half length, seated, with book and quill. Engraved by C. E. Wagstaff and published in The Gallery of Portraits with Memoirs (1833). 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
King Louis XI of France. Engraved portrait, bust, profile to left. Engraved by Pinssio after Boizot. Published in Paris by Odieuvre. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Francois Marie Voltaire. Engraved portrait, half length, to left. Engraved by Bosselman and published by Furne, Paris. [The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Voltaire." Not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
William Pitt the Younger. Engraved portrait, half length, seated, to left. Engraved by S. Freeman after Gainsborough. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Leonardo da Vinci. Engraved portrait, half length, to right. Engraved by J. Posselwhite [Wellcome Library ICV No 6273L]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
King Francis I of France. Engraved portrait, half length, to left. Engraved by Francis Holl after Titian. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
William Edward Parry. Engraved portrait, to right, with telescope and waves in the background. Engraved by James Thomson (Thompson) after Samuel Drummond [National Portrait Gallery NPG D38801] and published in the European Magazine. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
With an autograph from Parry, taken from the closing of a letter: "...return from the Hecla to town to-morrow, when we get underway. Believe me my dear Sir yours very truly obliged, W. Parry." Undated. Light foxing. 11.5 x 8.5 cm.
Charles Burney. Engraved portrait, half length, to left, holding scroll of music. Engraved by H. Adlard [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 2.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Isaac Newton. Engraved portrait, three-quarter-length, seated, to right. After John Vanderbank [National Portrait Gallery NPG D27326], published by William Cole, Feb. 1925. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
I. H. Rolle. Engraved portrait, bust, in oval, with book and branch below. Engraved by Geyser after Fischer [Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I. H. Rolle."] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Niccolo Jomelli. Engraved portrait, bust, to front, facing and looking to right. By an unidentified engraver [possibly Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 3; see upper half of Halberstadt, Gleimhaus, Inventar-Nr. P3 Jomelli 2.] Cut down to 10.5 x 15.6 cm.
Thomas Britton. Engraved portrait, half length, to right. Engraved by T. Maddocks, after John Wollaston [National Portrait Gallery NPG D27353; not in Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Horace Walpole. Engraved portrait, half-length, standing to left, with head turned to look to front, supporting a book with his left hand upright on a table. Engraved by G. E. Madeley after Eccardt [British Museum 1913,1101.54.] Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
William Congreve. Engraved portrait, half-length, seated, to right, with left hand on book. Engraved by J. Fittler after J. Thurston [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 17] and published by W. Walker, London, 1820. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Peter Pindar (John Wolcot). Engraved portrait, half length, to right. Engraved by Corner after Opie [British Museum 1865,0520.133] and published in the European Magazine. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Benjamin Incledon. Engraved portrait as Captain Macheath in Gay's "The Beggar's Opera," half-length, to right, with drinking glass. Engraved by H. R. Cook after Clater [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 12] and published by Simkin & Marshall, 1818. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
King Henry VIII of England. Engraved portrait, half length, to right, wearing chain and feathered hat. By an unidentified engraver [late 18th-early 19th century]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Anna Selina Storace (Miss Storace). Engraved portrait as Euphrosyne in Miton's "Comus," full length, to right, standing, with cup. Engraved by Thornthwaite after DeWilde [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 8] and published by J. Bell, 1791. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Thomas Lowe. Engraved portrait "at Sadler's Wells," full-length, in character holding a whip. By an unknown engraver [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 2] and published by J. Bow, 1778. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I. Engraved portrait, three quarter length, standing with right hand resting on a table beside a vase filled with flowers and a crown. Engraved by H. T. Ryall after Van Dyke [Royal Collection RCIN 602001]. 9.5 x 13.5 cm with caption mounted below.
King Charles II of England. Engraved portrait, three-quarter-length, to right, in armor with crown in the background. By an unidentified engraver [after Lely; similar content but not the same engraver as Royal Collection RCIN 602450.] 9.5 x 12.5 cm.
Henry Purcell. Engraved portrait, half-length, to right. Engraved by H. Adlard after John Closterman [British Museum 1944,1014.277; not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits]. 10 x 17.5 cm.
Cardinal Richelieu. Engraved portrait, full-length, to left, in long robes. By an unidentified engraver. Cut down significantly to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
King Henry IV of France. Hand-colored engraved portrait, half-length, to left, in ruff & armour, badge of St Esprit on blue ribbon, blue cloak over shoulder. Engraved by Ridé after Sergent [Royal Collection RCIN 616649]. Cut down to 10.5 x 15 cm.
Jean de la Fontaine. Engraved portrait, bust-length, to right. Engraved by James Hopwood the Younger after Hyacinthe Rigaud [British Museum 1926,1230.13]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Pépin le Bref, King of the Franks. Engraved portrait, half-length, to right, wearing crown and holding sceptre. Engraved by Pannier after Amiel. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Giovanni Boccaccio. Engraved portrait, half length, to left, wearing laurel crown and holding book. Engraved by W. H. Worthington after Raphael and published by Pickering, London, 1825 [as frontispiece to his edition of The Decameron.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca.) Engraved portrait, half-length with wreath of laurel and holding book. Engraved by Robert Hart after Stefano Tofanelli [British Museum 1868,0822.1479]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Dante Alighieri. Engraved portrait, bust, to right, wearing laurel crown. Engraved by Gerhard von Kügelgen and published by Felix Halm [Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Inventar-Nr. A 4338]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Oliver Goldsmith. Engraved portrait, bust, to right, nearly profile. Engraved by P. Audinet after J. Reynolds [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 23]. 6.5 x 8.3 cm.
John Gay. Engraved portrait, half-length, to right, wearing turban. By an unidentified engraver [not in Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits], published by John Wood, 1761. 7.6 x 14.1 cm.
William Hogarth. Engraved portrait after his self-portrait in the Tate; half-length to right in an oval; the artist is portrayed as if on an oval canvas resting on a pile of books; his dog stands in the right foreground. Engraved by J. Mollison after Hogarth [British Museum 1927,1126.1.28.27]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
William Shield (Shields). Engraved portrait, half-length, to left, oval. Engraved by Ridley after Opie [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 5] and published by Bellamy for the Monthly Mirror, 1798. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Emma (née Lyon), Lady Hamilton. Engraved portrait, half-length, to left, wearing feathered hat. Engraved by K. Mackenzie after William Mineard Bennett [National Portrait Gallery D23540]. 7 x 11.4 cm.
Rev. Rowland Hill. Engraved portrait, half-length, to right, as an older man wearing preaching bands, in rectangular frame. Engraved by Derby after Freeman. [The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Rev. Rowland Hill."] 7.3 x 10.5 cm.
Rev. George Whitefield. Engraved portrait, half-length, in an oval, slightly turned to the left, dressed in an academic gown with bands at his neck and a powdered bobwig on his head, the title in a cartouche below, illustration to the Universal Magazine. By an unknown engraver, published by John Hinton [British Museum 1868,0822.4944]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Maurice de Saxe. Engraved full-length portrait. Unknown engraver, origin. 10 x 17.2 cm.
Farinelli. Engraved portrait, bust, to right, looking to front. Engraved by H. Adlard [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 2]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Philip V of Spain. Engraved portrait, three-quarter-length, to left, seated with wig, sash, badge, and sword. By an unidentified engraver (name cut off, beginning with Le) after Hyancinthe Rigaud. With plate number 2491 at the head. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Engraved portrait, bust, to right, wearing white lace cravat and fur collar. By an unidentified engraver (publisher's name cut off, leaving the address: Rue des Petits Augustins 5). Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Hannah Pritchard. Engraved portrait as Harriet in Garrick's play 'The Guardian'; full-length standing in profile to left, holding out a furled fan. Engraved by Garnett Terry after Thomas Stothard [British Museum K,62.239; not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits], published by Harrison,1779.
George Frederick Handel. Engraved portrait, to right, nearly full face, in wig and gown. Engraved by H. Adlard [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 13]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Torquato Tasso. Engraved portrait, half-length, to left, wearing laurel crown and holding book. Engraved by Robert Hart after Raffaelle Morghen [The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Tasso. From a print by Raffaelle Morghen. Under the Superintendence of The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge."] Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. Engraved portrait; half length, to the left, looking to the front; left hand on hip, wearing sash and star; illustration to Walpole's 'Anecdotes of Painting in England' (1762-1771). Engraved by Thomas Chambars after Godfrey Kneller [British Museum G,5.76]. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 with caption 19.5 cm wide and folded in.
John Milton. Engraved portrait; bust, to the right, looking at viewer; with shoulder length waved hair, wearing cloak and white collar; in oval; illustration to Knight's 'The Gallery of Portraits with Memoirs' (London: 1833-1837). Engraved by Thomas Woolnoth after William Faithorne [British Museum 1920,1211.944]. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Lewis Francis Roubiliac. Engraved portrait; three-quarter length, standing in three-quarter profile to left, working on the model for his marble figure of Shakespeare; illustration to Walpole's 'Anecdotes of Painting in England' (London: 1762). Engraved by Thomas A. E. Chambars after Adrien Carpentiers [British Museum 1862,1011.648]. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Jean-Antoine Watteau. Engraved portrait, three-quarter length, standing, to left, leaning on a book and holding a paintbrush. By an unidentified engraver (name cut off, beginning W. Hibbar...). Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Mary, Queen of Scots. Engraved portrait, three-quarter-length with hair under a lace cap, left arm at side and right raised, holding jewelled pendant. Engraved by J. Thomson after "the original in the collection of the right hon.ble the Earl of Morton." Plate to Edmund Lodge's Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain. [Royal Collection RCIN 618280]. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. Engraved portrait, three-quarter-length, to the left, one glove held in his hand, a feathered hat on his head and a sword and poniard hanging at his side. Engraved by H. Robinson after Hans Eworth and published in Edmund Lodge's Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain [Royal Collection RCIN 618338]. 9.5 x 12.7 cm with caption mounted separately directly below the image.
Mary Ann Wrighten. Engraved portrait as Peggy in "The Gentle Shepherd," full-length, to front, standing, with flowers in right hand. Plate to Bell's British Theatre, 1777 [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 5]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. Engraved portrait, bust, forward with head very slightly to right, wearing uniform and medals, in an ornate rectangular frame. By an unidentified engraver, printed by A. Adlard and published by Knight & Lacry, London, 1827. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
André Ernest Modeste Grétry. Engraved portrait, bust, facing forward, in oval, with harp and quills below. Engraved by Jean-Pierre Simon after Jean-Baptiste Isabey [Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Musique, Est.GrétryA.-E.-M.017; not in the Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits]. 9 x 15.5 cm.
Engraving entitled, "Fac Similes of Celebrated Composers." 2 sheets, folded in, 30 and 32 x 16.5 cm.
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Engraving entitled, "Fac Similes of Celebrated Composers." 1 sheet, folded in, 31 x 17.5 cm.
St. Louis (King Louis IX of France). Engraving of his statue, full-length, standing on plinth, holding sceptre and book. Engraved by Pigeot. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
William Collins. Engraved portrait at the age of 14, half-length, to left, looking forward, in oval. Published by James Asperne and "engraved for the European Magazine from an Original Drawing in the possession of the late William Seward" [National Portrait Gallery D13926]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Thomas Moore. Engraved portrait, half-length, to front, looking to left; wearing black neckerchief with pin, and high white collar. With facsimile signature below image. Engraved by G. Adcock after F. Sicurec and published by Fisher, Son, & Co, London, 1831. Illustration to Jerdan's 'National Portrait Gallery' (1829-32). [British Museum 1865,0114.469.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
With an Autograph Letter Signed, to "My dear Sir," wittily declining to break off an engagement with someone else. 1 page, 10.5 x 17.5 cm. Toning to edges, folds. Np, "Saturday Morning" no year.
Jean Baptiste Lully. Engraved portrait, bust, to left, in long wig. Engraved by H. Adlard [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits, no. 1]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Athanasius Kircher. Engraved portrait, bust, to right, wearing cornered hat. Engraved by Johann Friedrich Schmidt after C. Bloemaert [Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Inventar-Nr. A 11048.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Charlemagne. Engraved portrait, full-length, stepping to right, looking to left, wearing robes and crown, carrying orb and sceptre. By an unknown engraver [possibly British Museum 1900,1231.226?]. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Jean Baptiste Lully. Engraved portrait, bust, to left, looking forward, wearing long wig, in oval. By an unidentified engraver. Cut down to 10.5 x 17.5 cm with caption mounted separately below image.
Thomas Arne. Engraved portrait, half-length, profile to right, in wig and making a grimace. Engraved by H. Adlard [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 7.] 10.5 x 16.5 cm.
Susannah Maria Cibber. Engraved portrait as Monimia in Otway's "The Orphan," full-length, standing, left profile, left arm extended in gesture. Engraved by Thornthwaite [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 11.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. Engraved portrait, bust-length in profile to left, in oval frame surrounded by two laurel branches. Engraved by J. Corner and published by J. Sewell. Illustration to the 'European Magazine' (1787). [British Museum 1865,0520.145.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Charles Wesley. Engraved portrait, half length, seated, to left, holding bible. Facsimile signature below. Engraved by T. A. Dean after "an original painting in the possession of the Family." 10.5 x 16.5 cm. Slight wear and soiling.
Richard Suett. Engraved portrait as Bayes in Duke of Buckingham's "The Rehearsal," full-length, to right, bowing slightly in the street. Engraved by W. Skelton after J. Graham. Plate to Bell's British Library, 1796 [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 4]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Frederick William III, King of Prussia. Engraved portrait in uniform with medals; bust, to right. Engraved by Thomas Blood after Johann Friedrich Bolt and published in the European Magazine, 1814 [British Museum 1875,0710.5748]. 8.5 x 13.5 cm.
Louis Lazare Hoche. Engraved portrait, bust, to right, in oval. By an unidentified engraver [Coburg, Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Inventar-Nr. XIII,124,64]. 6.3 x 10 cm.
George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron. Engraved portrait, half-length, seated to front, with head in three-quarter profile to left. Engraved by H. Robinson after R. Westall. Illustration to William Jerdan's 'National Portrait Gallery of Illustrious and Eminent Personages of the Nineteenth Century' (London: 1831). [British Museum 1866,1013.615.] 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Captain Cook. Engraved portrait, bust-length, slightly turned to the left and looking to the right, seated. Engraved by Edward Scriven after Nathaniel Dance and published by William Mackenzie [British Museum 1901,1022.1749]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
John Wesley. Engraved portrait, half-length, to right, wearing preaching bands and wig; oval in rectangle. Engraved by J. Posselwhite after J. Fittler and J. Barry [Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Bildarchiv und Grafiksammlung, Porträtsammlung, Inventar-Nr. PORT_00134179_01]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Catherine Essex (Miss Stephens), Countess. Engraved portrait, half-length, to front, looking to right. Engraved by H. Meyer after G. H. Harlow and published in the European Magazine by J. Asperne, 1818 [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 2]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Engraved portrait, half-length, to right, in doublet, chain, and flat hat. Engraved by W. Holl after Holbein [University of Edinburgh Corson P.7046]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Engraved portrait at age 27, bust, left profile, in oval. Engraved by C. A. Schwerdgeburth after Chodowiecky and G. M. Kraus [Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig G II/14]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Geoffrey Chaucer. Engraved portrait, bust, to left, with cloth headpiece, in oval. On a plinth with relief of men on horseback and Chaucer's name. By an unidentified engraver, published by D. Bogue, London, in "Literary History of the Middle Ages," by Rev. Joseph Berington, 1846. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Engraving entitled "Cannons in Middlesex, the seat of Wm. Hallett Esqr." View of Cannons House, in north London; looking down the approach to the manor house, horses and cows on either side of path, a wide gate with iron fence before formal grounds of house. Engraved by William Watts after John Alexander Gresse [British Museum 1927,1126.1.17.54]. 20 x 17.5 cm, bound in as 2 pp.
Engraving entitled "View of the Orchestra in Vauxhall Garden." Showing ladies and gentlemen standing and walking in a garden, listening to an orchestra and singer perform in an elevated pavilion. Published by J. Bew as frontispiece to the "Vocal Magazine," 1 May 1778. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
John Edwin. Engraved portrait as Autolycus in "The Winter's Tale," full-length, standing, holding up a purse in left hand; oval in rectangle. Engraved by C. Grignion after H. Ramberg and published by J. Bell as a plate to "British Theatre," 1785 [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 5]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Pietro Aretino (Pierre Aretin). Engraved portrait, bust, forward, looking slightly to left, wearing hat with peak to left. In oval frame with inscriptions in French. By an unidentified engraver after Titian, published by Daumont, Paris [Münster, LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur, Porträtarchiv Diepenbroick, Inventar-Nr. C-507647 PAD]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Eight small engraved portraits of Shakespearean actors: Hannah Pritchard, Sarah Siddons, George Frederick Cooke, Charles Macklin, John Henderson, Charles Kemble, Thomas Betterton, and David Garrick. Each portrait is individually cut out in an oval and laid down separately, over 2 pp. of four portraits. From one engraving of all eight in ornate frames, by Robert Cooper, published by Sherwood & co., 1825 [British Museum 1868,0808.1336]. Each portrait approx 2 x 4 cm.
George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron. Engraved portrait, bust-length to front, with head in three-quarter profile; wearing neckerchief and frill. Engraved by Thomas Blood after Richard Westall and published by James Asperne as illustration to the 'European Magazine,' 1814 [British Museum 1868,0808.1399]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Anna Maria Crouch. Engraved portrait as Princess Lodoiska (Lodoisk), half-length, to left, looking to front, in hat, right hand holding scarf on shoulder. Engraved by J. Rogers after Stevens and published by Simpkin & Marshall, 1824 [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 15]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
James II, King of England. Engraved portrait while Duke of York; three-quarter-length with long hair, lace collar, armour and sash over right shoulder. With left hand on helmet and right holding gauntlet. With French inscription below. By an unknown engraver, published in Charles Gavard's 'Galeries historiques de Versailles' published in the 1830s and 1840s [Royal Collection RCIN 602793]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Jonathan Swift (Dr. Swift). Engraved portrait, bust-length, in an architectural oval, in profile to the right, his head bare with an open collar and a mantle. By an unidentified engraver after Rupert Barber, published by Robert Baldwin in the London Magazine, 1754 [British Museum 1901,1022.1732]. 10.5 x 16.5 cm.
Ben Jonson. Engraved portrait, half-length, turned slightly to the right, looking at viewer; wearing high lace-trimmed collar and embroidered gown; with short hair and beard. Engraved by Edward Scriven and published by Charles Knight in 'The Gallery of Portraits with Memoirs' (London: 1833-1837) [British Museum 1871,1209.916]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
John Gay. Engraved portrait, bust, to left, wearing turban, in oval. Engraved by P. Rothwell after W. Aikman and published by Harrison & co., 1795 [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 2]. 6.5 x 8 cm.
Julius Caesar. Engraved portrait on a coin, half-length, profile to left, holding shield and orb. With Latin inscriptions on coin and "Julianus Imperator" at the foot. By an unidentified engraver. Cut down significantly to 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
William Herschel. Engraved portrait, half-length, in an oval frame, in profile to the left, in oval with a globe, a celestial map and telescopes below, the title on a cartouche below. By an unidentified engraver, published by John Sewell in the European Magazine (1785) [British Museum 1865,0520.79]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Thomas D'Urfey. Engraved portrait, half-length, in profile to the left, holding two closed books under left arm, and reading sheet of music held in right hand. Engraved by Charles Pye after J. Thurston and published by W. Walker, 1821 [British Museum 1920,1211.527]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin. Engraved portrait, half-length, in a frame, slightly turned to the left, seated and resting one arm on a pile of books, dressed in a dark tailcoat over his waistcoat. Engraved by Henry Meyer after Henry Edridge, published by Lackington & Co, 1816 [British Museum 1859,0709.1313]. Cut down significantly to 10 x 13.8 cm.
Queen Mary II. Engraved portrait, bust-length directed to right; wearing fur-trimmed, jewelled dress, pearl jewellery; in oval frame. Engraved by J. Taylor after Godfrey Kneller and published by James Buckland, 1776 [British Museum 1873,0510.940]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Joseph Addison. Engraved portrait, half-length, to the left, eyes to viewer; wearing long white curled wig, jacket, and open-necked white shirt. Engraved by J. Thomson after Charles Jervas and published in Knight's 'The Gallery of Portraits with Memoirs' (London: 1833-1837) [British Museum 1875,0508.544]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Sir Hans Sloane, Bt. Engraved portrait, half-length, to right, looking forward, wearing a long wig, in oval. By an unidentified engraver [National Portrait Gallery NPG D27596]. 9 x 13 cm.
Thomas Topham. Engraving of the strong man performing a feat of lifting three barrels, standing on a scaffold. One of several versions of this engraving, by an unknown engraver after C. Leigh[Wellcome Library, London ICV No 7498L]. Cut down significantly to 10.5 x 17.5 cm, with caption mounted above.
John Braham. Engraved portrait, half-length, looking to right. Engraved by H. Adlard [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 7]. 8.5 x 13 cm.
With brief autograph letter signed, "Dear Sir, I think I can come on Monday next. Will that be convenient to you." Brompton, 14 July no year. 10 x 17.5 cm with folding creases and light foxing.
John Palmer. Engraved portrait, half-length, to left, facing and looking to right. Engraved by W. Ridley [Harvard Theatre Collection Catalogue of Dramatic Portraits no. 20]. 8 x 11 cm.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Engraved portrait, half-length to right, with head turned to look towards the viewer; wearing fur mantle, sash over armour and neckerchief. Engraved by James Posselwhite after Godrey Kneller [British Museum 1900,1231.41]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
William Mason. Engraved portrait, half-length, in an oval with ribbons, in profile to the right, dressed in a dark frockcoat with his hair powdered and curled. Engraved by William Angus and published in the European Magazine by Fielding, 1783 [British Museum 1865,0520.108]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Aristotle. Engraved portrait, bust, profile to right, wearing round cap, with French caption below. Engraved by Anton Pailler [Münster, LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur, Porträtarchiv Diepenbroick, Inventar-Nr. C-500616 PAD]. 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Engraved portrait, half-length, to left, in dress uniform with sash and medals. Engraved by T. Blood for the European Magazine and published by J. Asperne, 1814. 10.5 x 17.5 cm. (11367)
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