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Engraved by C. G. Lewis, A.R.A.

Size 34 by 27 inches. INDIA PROOF BEFORE LETTERS. Price £1. 15s. Published at £7. 78.

This is a very fine and spirited engraving, representing a Grey' Cover Hack' outside a stable, with various Dogs around.

Landseer's celebrated Pictures,
Engraved on a reduced scale; comprising

THE STAG AT BAY.

LAYING DOWN THE LAW.
DIGNITY AND IMPUDENCE.
MACAW AND LOVE BIRDS.
BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE.
LION DOG OF MALTA.
LADY AND SPANIELS.

The Series of Seven beautiful Prints. PROOFS BEFORE LETTERS.
Price £3. 138 6d. Published at £11. 118.

These most beautiful compositions, though executed on a smaller scale than the originals, are much more elaborately engraved, and present a truly charming appearance.

Landseer's Bolton Abbey,

IN THE OLDEN TIME.

Engraved by S. Cousins.

Size 30 by 25 inches. Price 16s. Published at £5. 58.

Landseer's Highland Breakfast.

Beautifully engraved in line by Outrim.
Size 19 by 17 inches. BRILLIANT INDIA PROOF.
Price 15s. Published at £3. 38.

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Landseer's Etchings.

Painted by Sir G. Hayter, engraved by Ryall.
Size 36 by 25 inches. FINE IMPRESSION.

Price £1. 118 6d. Published at £6. 6s.

This is a most splendid and highly interesting engraving, of a very large size. It comprehends faithful portraits of most of the great personages who were present. Accompanying it is a Key to the Portraits.

Marriage of the Queen and Prince
Albert.

Painted by Sir G. Hayter, engraved by Wagstaff.

A very large & most splendid engraving. Size 36 by 25 inches. Price £1. 11s 6d. Published at £6. 68.

This magnificent eugraving presents finished engravings of the flower of the English Nobility. It is intended as a companion to the preceding print.

The Christening of the Princess Royal.
Painted by C. R. Leslie, R.A., engraved by Ryall.
Size 27 by 46 inches. PROOF IMPRESSION.
Price £5. 108. Published at £12. 128.

This very large and interesting engraving introduces Portraits of the Queen, Prince Albert, Queen Adelaide, Duke of Sussex, Duchesses of Kent, Cambridge, and Sutherland, King of the Belgians, Duke of Wellington, &c. &c.

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PROOF BEFORE LETTERS.

Price £4. 10s. Published at £12. 128.

This very splendid and interesting engraving introduces Portraits of the Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and Princess Helena.

Wilkie's The School.

Beautifully engraved in line by John Burnet.

Size 33 by 23 inches. Price £1. 15s. Published at £3. 38. INDIA PROOF. Price £2. 108. Published at £6. 68. A very large and beautiful engraving, one of the last productions of Sir D. Wilkle, full of character, variety, and amusement.

Wilkie's Spanish Mother and Child. Engraved in line by Raimbach. Size 18 by 16 inches. PROOF. Price 78 6d. Published at £2. 28.

Wilkie's First Ear-Ring.

Painted for John Duke of Bedford, engraved in line by
Chevalier.

Size 16 by 20 inches. INDIA Proof.
Price 10s 6d. Published at £3. 3s.

Wilkie's The Village Recruits.

Finely engraved in line by C. Fox.

A series of 17 charming plates, INDIA PROOFS, in a portfolio. Size 24 by 20 inches. FIRST PROOF BEFORE LETTERS. £1.58.

Price £2. 28. Published at £6. 68.

These beautiful etchings comprise, the Return from Deer Stalking, Landscape, the Sweeps, the Frog, Low Life, the Traveller's Rest, Mountain Torrent, Four Dogs' Heads, the Donkeys, the Eagle, Highland Shepherd's Dog, &c.

The Queen's First Council after her Accession to the Throne.

Painted by Sir D. Wilkie, engraved by C. Fox.

Size 36 by 28 inches. INDIA PROOF.

Price £3. 38. Published at £7. 7s.

The above beautiful national engraving introduces portraits, from actual sitting, of some of the most distinguished British Statesmen.

Wilkie's The Rent-Day.

Engraved by A. Raimbach.

Size 24 by 16 inches. Price 10s 6d.

Wilkie's The Reading of the Will, Engraved by John Burnet.

Size 23 by 16 inches. Price 10s 6d.

Wilkie's Blind-Man's Buff.
Engraved by A. Raimbach.

Size 24 by 16 inches. Price 10s 6d.

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Turner's Mercury and Argus.
Most beautifully engraved in line by Willmore.
Size 27 by 19 inches. Price £1. 16s. (Scarce.)

This celebrated picture is in the possession of Sir Robert Feel, Bart. As the copper-plate has been destroyed, impressions will always be very scarce and valuable.

Affection's First Offering.

Painted by Brooks, engraved by Simmons.

Size 24 by 19 inches. INDIA PROOF BEFORE LETTERS. Price 12s. Published at £3. 38.

A very pleasing composition, representing a Rustic Courtier presenting flowers to his Beloved.

A Literary Party at Sir Joshua
Reynolds',

Introducing faithful and highly finished portraits of Dr. Johnson, Reynolds, Burke, Boswell, Goldsmith, Garrick, Gen. Paoli, T. Warton, Dr. Burney: a large and beautiful engraving, with AUTOGRAPHS.

Price £1. 18. Published at £4. 4s.

This is a fine plate and most interesting to every literary man, as it represents portraits of nine of the most eminent literary characters of the last century.

Raphael's Cartoons.

Exquisitely engraved in line by Holloway, from the originals at Hampton Court.

The set of 7 very large and splendid engravings, INDIA PROOFS.
Price £4. 108. Published at £42.

Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper.
Engraved in line at Rome by Giovanni Folo.
Size 36 by 20 inches. FINE IMPRESSION.
Price £1. 11s 6d.

Grace Darling and her Father,

RESCUING THE SURVIVORS OF THE WRECK OF THE
FORFARSHIRE STEAMER.

Painted by Parker and Carmichael, engraved by Lewis.
Size 22 by 27 inches. PROOF IMPRESSION.

Price 128. Published at £2. 28.

PROOF BEFORE THE LETTERS.
Price 158. Published at £3. 38.

A large and beautiful engraving, of national interest.

Inskipp's

Pastorale of the Sabine Mountains.

Beautifully engraved in line by Chevalier. Size 18 by 15 inches. INDIA PROOF BEFORE LETTERS. Price 4s 6d. Published at £2. 28

The subject of this engraving is an Italian Peasant Girl sitting on a rock knitting.

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Three-quarter Length.

Painted by Winterhalter, engraved in line by Forster and Louis. Size 23 by 18 inches. INDIA PROOFS BEFORE LETTERS. The Pair, price £3. 38. Published at £12. 12s.

The above engravings are taken from the same paintings as the preceding ones. Though executed on a smaller scale, they are more highly fluished line engravings than the large ones, and shew more of the figure.

The Queen and Prince Albert.
Three-quarter Length.

Painted by Partridge, engraved in line by Robinson and Doo.
Size 24 by 17 inches. PROOFS BEFORE LETTERS.
The Pair. Price £2. 10s. Published at £16. 16s.

The Queen and Prince Albert.

Full Length, in the Robes of the Most Noble Order of the

Garter.

Painted by Winterhalter, engraved by Atkinson.
Size 30 by 18 inches. BRILLIANT PROOFS.
Price £1. 11s 6d. Published at £6. 6s.

Portrait of Prince Albert.
Three-quarter Length, in Huzzar Uniform.
Painted by Partridge, engraved in line by Doo.

Size 24 by 17 inches. Price 10s. Published at £3. 38.
A beautiful and highly finished engraving, and a good likeness.

Portrait of Prince Albert.

Life Size. Painted by Winterhalter, engraved by F. C. Lewis.
Size 30 by 23 inches. INDIA PROOF.
Price £1. 18. Published at £2. 2s.

This noble engraving represents Prince Albert the size of life.

Portrait of the Duke of Wellington.
Full Length, in Military Costume.
Painted by Salter, engraved in line by Greatbach.
PROOF IMPRESSION. Price £1. 4s. Published at £4. 4s.

AT VERY REDUCED PRICES.

BEAUMONT'S SKETCHES IN

Denmark, Sweden and Lapland,

25 large and beautiful plates of picturesque Views and Buildings, Carefully coloured in exact imitation of the original Drawings, Monnted on tinted cardboards, in a portfolio.

Price £5. 58. Published at £10. 10s.

RICHARDSON'S SKETCHES IN

Italy, Switzerland, France, &c. 26 large and beautiful plates of Views and Buildings, Carefully coloured in exact imitation of the original Drawings, Mounted on tinted cardboards, in a large portfolio. Price £5. 58. Published at £10. 10s.

Nash's Old Mansions of England and Wales,

AS NOW EXISTING,

A complete set of this beautiful and interesting work,

consisting of nearly

100 FINE LARGE PLATES, BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED LIKE

DRAWINGS,

Mounted on tinted card-boards, aud enclosed in 4 portfolios. Price £24. Published at £42.

Nash's Windsor Castle.

25 LARGE AND MOST BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED PLATES, Equal to Drawings, illustrating the magnificent Apartments and Gorgeous Decorations, &c. in Windsor Castle, Mounted on tinted card-boards, and enclosed in a portfolio. Price £10. 108. Published at £21.

Nash's Architecture of the Middle Ages.

35 large and fine plates, beautifully coloured like drawings. Imperial folio, in a portfolio.

Price £6. 6s. Published at £10. 108,

Hagbe's Sketches in Belgium,

26 large and fine plates of splendid Old Mansions, and Architectural Grandeur, &c.

BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED LIKE DRAWINGS, Mounted on tinted card-boards, and enclosed in a portfolio. Price £6. Gs. Published at £10. 10s.

Hering's Sketches on the Danube, in Hungary, and Transylvania,

26 large and picturesque plates, BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED LIKE DRAWINGS, Mounted on tinted card-boards, and enclosed in a portfolio. Price £5. 10s. Published at £10. 10s.

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