Australian portraits
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[BARRINGTON] ANON.
Portrait of George Barrington.
London, 1804- 1809.
Stippled engraving, 98 x 75 mm.; very good.
A very good portrait of Barrington, within an octagonal border. George Barrington was convicted of felonry and...
Nan Kivell and Spence, p. 23.
Australian: $450 (Approx. US $470, Euro €326) Quote ref.
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[LA PEROUSE] MAGUE (engraver).
“Célèbre Navigateur Français” [Portrait of La Pérouse].
Paris, Blaisot, n.d., but circa, 1800.
Line engraving, 190 x110 mm. (plate size), fine.
Fine portrait of the navigator published while his fate was still a mystery.
La Pérouse, inscribed "Célèbre...
Nan Kivell & Spence, p. 171.
Australian: $450 (Approx. US $470, Euro €326) Quote ref.
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[LA PEROUSE] MAUDUISON (sculp.).
Portrait of La Pérouse.
Paris, Dufour & Mulat, n.d., but circa, 1820.
Engraving, 210 x 150 mm. (plate size); fine.
A fine portrait. La Pérouse, was born at Alby in 1741. Compte de la Perouse was commissioned in 1785 by the King of...
Australian: $450 (Approx. US $470, Euro €326) Quote ref.
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NAN KIVELL, Rex and Sidney SPENCE.
Portraits of the Famous and Infamous. Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific 1492-1970.
London, 1970.
Folio, extensively illustrated; original printed boards and decorated glacine jacket (small tear to jacket).
Still the standard reference work on the subject: all portraits known to the knowledgeable joint authors are listed.
Australian: $250 (Approx. US $261, Euro €181) Quote ref.
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NAN KIVELL, Rex and Sidney SPENCE.
Portraits of the Famous and Infamous. Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific 1492-1970.
London, 1970.
Folio, extensively illustrated; original printed boards and decorated glacine jacket (small tears to jacket).
Still the standard reference work on the subject: all portraits known to the knowledgeable joint authors are listed.
Australian: $265 (Approx. US $277, Euro €192) Quote ref.
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NOBLE, John.
Captain James Cook.
London, Alex Hogg., n.d., but circa, 1784.
Engraving, 380 x 235 mm.; some wear.
Naïve oval portrait prepared as frontispiece for Anderson's New, Authentic and Complete Collection (1784-86)....
Beddie, 3522.
Australian: $525 (Approx. US $548, Euro €381) Quote ref.
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[PHILLIP] WHEATLEY, F. (after).
Portrait of Arthur Phillip Esq...
London, Joyce Gold, 31 January, 1812.
Engraved oval portrait, 95 x 75 mm.; tipped onto an early album leaf, with ink border, fine.
Uncommon: one of the last published portraits of Arthur Phillip, issued two years before his death, and updated to...
Not in Nan Kivell and Spence.
Australian: $750 (Approx. US $783, Euro €544) Quote ref.
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[PORT ESSINGTON] FISCHER, T. Paul.
Portrait of Augustus Leopold Kuper...
London, June, 1823.
Watercolour over pencil on artist's board, 195cm x 235 mm., signed Paul Fischer, lower left, and dated; in original...
A charming portrait of Kuper as a young man in naval uniform. Kuper served as first lieutenant under Captain Bremer on...
Australian: $13,500 (Approx. US $14,086, Euro €9788) Quote ref.
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[PORTRAIT] HERDIVILLER (sculp.).
J. Banks.
London, 1835.
Engraving, 230 x 140 mm.; fine.
An uncommon portrait of Sir Joseph Banks, after Phillips.
Although evidently an accomplished image, and while...
Not in Nan Kivell & Spence.
Australian: $320 (Approx. US $334, Euro €232) Quote ref.
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[PORTRAIT] LAWRENCE, Sir Thomas.
Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B.
Edinburgh, Engraved for the Naturalist's Library, circa, 1835.
Engraving, 160 x 100 mm.; in good condition.
An attractive and well-executed portrait of Sir Joseph Banks, engraved by William Home Lizars.
As the full...
Not in Nan Kivell & Spence.
Australian: $375 (Approx. US $391, Euro €272) Quote ref.
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