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HAND - TINTED BY J.M.W. TURNER
EIGHTH (OR THE KINGS) REGIMENT OF FOOT - 1685
C.H. Hodges after Edward Dayes. London, 1792.
V. RARE. Original hand coloured Etching.
A Very Rare, beautifully
finished coloured plate from a series of nine military mezzotint/
etchings showing the dress of the Foot Guards and the first nine
regiments of foot with two figures on each plate. Published in
London by Captain Hewgill of the Coldstream Guards and sold by
John & Josiah Boydell. 1792-3, after a drawings
by Edward Dayes. Nevill considers these to be " the most attractive
representations of English uniforms ever executed" (page XXXI).
The Eighth or Kings Regiment of Foot was raised in 1685, and was
posted to Canada in late 1787 being stationed in Ontario & Quebec
until 1797.
Apart from their rarity (very limited numbers being produced),
the desirability of these fine images is assured as it is the work
of the colourist that makes them so collectable. For they examples
of the watercolour work of Joseph Mallord
William Turner (1775-1851)
who as a lad of seventeen was Dayes' apprentice, and it was to
him that the task of tinting these fine military images fell. (Carman
xvii) The technique of minimalist etched guidelines allowed full
scope for the talented colourist to create subtle and interesting
shading. A technique and individual style which was to be perfected
to such great effect in his later works.
Edward Dayes began his career as a pupil of William
Pether and rose to become draughtsman to H.R.H. the Duke of York. Known
as a painter of watercolours of a simple, yet graceful, character
producing views of considerable merit; much like the character
of the man himself. He taught drawing and wrote a book upon the
subject. Although frequently praised for the excellence of his
figure drawings (as may be seen from this fine plate) he, alas,
took his own life, as a result of a loss of a contract, in May
1804.
The plate was engraved by Charles Howard
Hodges (1774-1837). A
pupil of John Raphael Smith, Hodges rose to become a fine portrait
painter but who was renown as a mezzotint engraver, particularly
of the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, his technique of a simple
etched line with shading tones of mezzotint are a fine example
of understated excellence.
Click for more information on the printing technique.
Reference:
Nevill, R. British Military Prints.
Carman, W.Y. British Military Uniforms, from contemporary pictures.
RARE.
Original hand coloured Etching. Slight age staining.
Double matted (conservation standards). Fillet & Gilt line.
Black & giltwood frame.
Approx. excluding letters. Frame 13 X 15" 33 X 38 cm.
Frame 22 X 23"
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HAND - TINTED BY J.M.W. TURNER
EIGHTH (OR THE KINGS) REGIMENT OF FOOT - 1685
C.H. Hodges after Edward Dayes. London, 1792.
V. RARE. Original hand coloured Etching.
A Very Rare, beautifully
finished coloured plate from a series of nine military mezzotint/
etchings showing the dress of the Foot Guards and the first nine
regiments of foot with two figures on each plate. Published in
London by Captain Hewgill of the Coldstream Guards and sold by
John & Josiah Boydell. 1792-3, after a drawings
by Edward Dayes. Nevill considers these to be " the most attractive
representations of English uniforms ever executed" (page XXXI).
The Eighth or Kings Regiment of Foot was raised in 1685, and was
posted to Canada in late 1787 being stationed in Ontario & Quebec
until 1797.
Apart from their rarity (very limited numbers being produced),
the desirability of these fine images is assured as it is the work
of the colourist that makes them so collectable. For they examples
of the watercolour work of Joseph Mallord
William Turner (1775-1851)
who as a lad of seventeen was Dayes' apprentice, and it was to
him that the task of tinting these fine military images fell. (Carman
xvii) The technique of minimalist etched guidelines allowed full
scope for the talented colourist to create subtle and interesting
shading. A technique and individual style which was to be perfected
to such great effect in his later works.
Edward Dayes began his career as a pupil of William
Pether and rose to become draughtsman to H.R.H. the Duke of York. Known
as a painter of watercolours of a simple, yet graceful, character
producing views of considerable merit; much like the character
of the man himself. He taught drawing and wrote a book upon the
subject. Although frequently praised for the excellence of his
figure drawings (as may be seen from this fine plate) he, alas,
took his own life, as a result of a loss of a contract, in May
1804.
The plate was engraved by Charles Howard
Hodges (1774-1837). A
pupil of John Raphael Smith, Hodges rose to become a fine portrait
painter but who was renown as a mezzotint engraver, particularly
of the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, his technique of a simple
etched line with shading tones of mezzotint are a fine example
of understated excellence.
Click for more information on the printing technique.
Reference:
Nevill, R. British Military Prints.
Carman, W.Y. British Military Uniforms, from contemporary pictures.
RARE.
Original hand coloured Etching. Slight age staining.
Double matted (conservation standards). Fillet & Gilt line.
Black & giltwood frame.
Approx. excluding letters. Frame 13 X 15" 33 X 38 cm.
Frame 22 X 23"
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FIRST REGIMENT OF FOOT GUARDS - 1660
Thomas Kirk after Edward Dayes. London, 1792.
A Very Rare, beautifully finished coloured
plate from a series of nine military mezzotint/etchings showing
the dress of the Foot Guards and the first nine regiments of
foot with two figures on each plate. Published in London by Captain
Hewgill of the Coldstream Guards and sold by John & Josiah
Boydell. 1792-3, after a drawings by Edward Dayes. Nevill considers
these to be "the
most attractive representations of English uniforms ever executed" (page
XXXI).
The regiment was raised at Bruges in 1656 by King Charles II
whilst he was in exile in Belgium. The King, allied to the Spanish,
was short of funds and so only five regiments were raised, the
most loyal supporters formed 'the Royal Regiment of Guards'.
Upon his restoration to England the King raised another Regiment
of Foot Guards, namely the King's Regiment of Guards, for his
protection. On the death of Thomas, Lord Wentworth in 1665, these
two Regiments were joined to form the First Regiment of Foot
Guards. this title remained from thence until 1815 when, due
to the Regiment's actions at Waterloo, it was granted the present
title - The Grenadier Guards. Often referred to as 'Pontius Pilate's
Body Guard' the First Regiment of Foot is the oldest in the British
Army, and was posted to North America during the French & Indian War 1757-1763; stationed
in Canada & New York serving in Louisburg, Nova Scotia & Ticonderoga.
Apart from their rarity (very limited numbers being produced),
the desirability of these fine images is assured as it is the
work of the colourist that makes them so collectable. For they
examples of the watercolour work of Joseph Mallord William Turner
(1775-1851) who as a lad of seventeen was Dayes' apprentice,
and it was to him that the task of tinting these fine military
images fell (Carman xvii).
The technique of minimalist etched guidelines allowed full scope
for the talented colourist to create subtle and interesting shading.
A technique and individual style which was to be perfected to
such great effect in his later works.
Edward Dayes who began his career as a pupil of William
Pether and rose to become draughtsman to H.R.H. the Duke of York. Known
as a painter of watercolours of a simple, yet graceful, character
producing views of considerable merit; much like the character
of the man himself. He taught drawing and wrote a book upon the
subject. Although frequently praised for the excellence of his
figure drawings (as may be seen from this fine plate) he, alas,
took his own life, as a result of a loss of a contract, in May
1804.
The outline plate was etched by Thomas
Kirk (fl.1785-97). A
pupil of R. Cosway, Kirk became well known as an artist and engraver.
He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1785 and twelve years
later died of consumption, continuing to work right up to the
end and being supported in his chair the day before his death
to put the finishing touches to a proof. Dayes said of him that "He
passed like a meteor through the region of art."
Click for more information on the printing technique.
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Walker E. after Thomas G.H. Parade of the Scots Fusileer [sic] Guards at Buckingham Palace (before her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince), on the morning of their departure for the seat of war March 2nd. 1854
Colour Aquatint, double matted, glazed, cherry wood frame SIZE 15 1/4 x 19 inc letters (38.7x 48.3 cm.) 23 x 27"
Ref. RY7 (179)/ALN/r.ando> LNN PRICE CODE C
Decorative and hard to find view of the parade of the Scots Fusilier Guards, prior to their departure for the Crimean War.
First established in 1805, the Scots Fusilier Guards were deployed in the Napoleonic Wars and later in the Crimean War.
In 1854, the Crimean War began, which pitted the United Kingdom, France and the Ottoman Empire against the Russian Empire. The 1st Battalion of the Scots Guards Fusiliers were dispatched as part of the Guards Brigade to the East, being deployed to Malta, Bulgaria and Turkey, before, in September, the British finally landed in the Crimea, at a place called Calamity Bay.
The British and their French allies then began the advance on Sevastopol, a Russian naval base, but was blocked at the River Alma by Russian forces. And here came the Battalion's first engagement at the Battle of Alma, an action that saw chaotic and heavy hand-to-hand combat between the British and Russians. The road to Sevastopol runs through a gap between two hills, one to the east, known as Kourgane Hill and the other to the west, known as Telegraph Hill. On Kourgane Hill there consisted two earthworks, one known as the 'Great Redoubt' on the western side of the hill, while the other was on the eastern side, known as the 'Lesser Redoubt'.
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AN ENGLISH COLONEL
FULL LENGTH PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER ON THE AMERICAN STATION
Henry Macbeth Raeburn. Published H. Graves & Co., London 1928
Progress proof before title Signed (bottom Left) below image. Colour mezzotint Original reverse painted lacquer and gilt glazing giltwood frame. Bears blind stamp of the Printsellers Association.
A progress proof before title. Signed in pencil on bottom margin and printed on thick wove paper. Depicts a full length standing portrait of a field officer in the British army - a colonel, whilst on the North American station, during the British Hanovarian colonial era, ca. 1788 - 1790. He wears his naturally dark hair unpowdered.His full tailed scarlet jacket has yellow facings and cuffs is doubled breasted, with gold buttons un-looped, with no lace, and worn closed as was then the fashion. Gold epaulets are worn on both shoulders. The jacket is white linen lined and worn over a white waist coat and white pantaloons, offset by a black stock and black Hessian boots, around his waist he wares a burgundy sash. The waist belt is worn over his right shoulder following the military dress order of 1788. He stands with his right hand resting on his ornate silver sword hilt , his hand also clasps his black hat, which has a black cockade. Behind him is a flag draped disassembled heavy field canon suggesting that the sitter may have been an ordnance officer. Alas no regimental numbers or badges are distinguishable, but in all this is a handsome military portrait by an artist who reveled in depicting the glory of the colonial era. This would be a handsome addition to grace the walls of any C/O. or military enthusiast.
Henry Macbeth Raeburn RA. RE. 1860 -1947
A noted Scottish painter and mezzotint engraver of portraits after the late 18th. and early 19th. century British painters, which reproduced with accuracy and finesse the glory of these earlier masters. etcher of sentimental subjects, landscapes and architectural views after his contemporaries, notably Gainsborough, Reynolds and Sargent, and his own designs. He was a member of the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers, and Engravers. He was the brother of R.W.Macbeth and took the name Raeburn to,distinguish himself. He studied at the RSA. schools and in Paris. Lived in Edinburgh and London.
Reference: Benezit, Dictionnaire de Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, vol. 8, p. 905; Thieme/Becker, Allgemeines Lexicon der bilden Künstler, Vol. 23/24, p. 505; Dictionary of National Biography; O'Donoghue, Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits... in the British Museum.
Plate size 26 1/4 x 16 1/8 (66.7 x 41 cm) Frame 35 3/4 x 24 1/4”
Ref. RI 450/RVL> d.ns> VOL SOLD PRICE CODE D
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