May 29 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2706 -

Sale 2706 - Lot 325

Estimate: $ 500 - $ 900
(SATIRE.) Group of 10 hand-colored etched and engraved nineteenth-century British socio-political cartoons. London, vd

Additional Details

- S.W. Fores. John Bull in Lilliput or Theatricals for the Nineteenth Century. Watermarked laid paper, 10x14½ inches sheet size; mat stain. 1805.

- S.W. Fores. 'Twas Nobody saw the Lover's Leap & Let the Cat out of the Bag. 10¼x14½ inches sheet size; central scene beneath the arch excised and strangely reinstated (from another copy?), heavy backing. 1786.

- McCleary, after Rowlandson. Love Laughs at Locksmiths. Wove paper, 12½x9¼ inches sheet size; small repairs. Circa 1815.

- George Woodward/Tegg. A Long Headed Minuet!! Watermarked wove paper, 10½x16 inches sheet size; small repairs. Circa 1810.

- William Heath. A Snug Birth in a Shower. Wove paper, 16x10½ inches sheet size; edge repairs. Circa 1825.

- Thomas Rowlandson. Returning from the Review. Wove paper, 10¾x15 inches sheet size; light soiling and edge wear. Circa 1800.

- Geoffry Missen. Signs of the times. O! Tempora, O! Mores. Watermarked wove paper, 10¼x15¾ inches sheet size, margins trimmed to the image; stains and small repairs. Circa 1825.

- William Heath. A Pair of Fashionables / Enough to Turn Any One's Head. Wove paper, 15x10½ inches; light soiling and small tears. Circa 1825.

- William Heath. Nothing Extenuate nor Aught Set Down in Malice. Wove paper, 16x10½ inches sheet size; large closed tear at lower left. 1827.

- George Woodward. A Cure for a Smoky Chimney. Wove paper, 10¾x15½ inches sheet size; light age tone, small stains. Circa 1810.