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Group of 3 period French
engravings of John Paul Jones, Esek Hopkins, and Benjamin Franklin.
Each about
9 x 6 inches; minimal wear.
Paris: Esnauts et Rapilly, circa 1780
[800/1,200]
The Jones is uncredited, but after the Notté portrait above; it is listed in Cresswell, 113b. The
Hopkins is credited to Dupin as engraver; it is after the Corbutt portrait above. The Franklin is
credited to LeBeau after Desrayes, and is after the Cochin portrait (sans glasses).
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PRINTS.)
Group of 13 prints, many
of them satirical cartoons relating to
English politics and the Revolution.
Various sizes (most 8vo) and conditions,
all apparently taken from period books
and magazines; 3 laid down on later paper.
Vp, circa 1765-1800
[1,000/1,500]
“
The Unfortunate Death of Major Andre.”
Folio, from Barnard’s New and Complete
History of England, [1783?] * “The
Convivial Associates, or the Modern Method of
Signing a Treaty.” Source unidentified, circa
1783 * “The Pillars of State,” from the
Political Register, nd * “Hieroglyphics,” nd *
“The Colonies Reduced, Its Companion,”
from the Political Register, nd (2 copies) *
“Oh, Liberty do Thou Inspire Our Souls,”
frontispiece from an unknown volume, nd *
“An Attempt to Land a Bishop in America,”
[from the Political Register, September 1769],
laid down * “The Last Shift,” source
unknown, laid down, apparently re the Stamp
Act, circa 1765 * “News from America, or the
Patriots in the Dumps,” from London
Magazine, laid down, November 1776 *
“American Stage Waggon,” [from Weld’s Travels through the states of North America, circa 1798] *
[“Hibernia in Distress, from London Magazine, February 1772, caption cropped] * “Dress of the
Inhabitants of California, with their Manner of Rafts for Fishing,” folio, [from Millar’s New,
Complete & Universal System of Geography, circa 1782].
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