Witherington William Frederick (6 results)

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 4 9/16 X 3 5/8". Mounted On Card. One Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. John Romney (June 1785 - 1 February 1863) Was An English Artist In Printmaking And Watercolor Who Lived And Worked In London And Chester. Much Of His Work Consisted Of Reproductions Of The Work Of Other Artists, But He Produced Some Original Prints, Paintings And Drawings. Like The Great Majority Of Contemporary Printmakers He Worked In Both Engraving And Etching, Often On The Same Plate, And Descriptions Of His Prints As Being In One Or The Other Technique Should Be Taken Loosely. His Best Known Original Prints Are Series Of Views Of The Chester Area And His Part Of One On The Antiquities In The British Museum. He Was Apparently Not Related To The Famous Portraitist George Romney (1734-1802). …

Condition: Good. 5.75 x 8.25 inches. Very Good+. Single sheet, printed both sides. Extremely Scarce.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Original red embossed calf, gilt dentelles; all edges gilt. Paper spine label; cover corners very slightly worn; spine edges and cover edges a little rubbed; foxing. [v], viii-xiii, 362 pp. 12 plates. George B. Ellis, John B. Neagle, Asher Brown Durand, Francis Kearny, Clarkson Stanfield, Williams Collins, Charles Robert Leslie, Samuel Finley Morse, John Burnet, William Frederick Witherington (illustrator).…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Remains of prior mounting on blank last page. Folded for mailing. ; W. F. Witherington handwritten signed letter, three pages, approx. 4 3/8" wide by 7 3/8". Handwritten heading 8 Leigh St, Burton Crescent, Feb 17th, 1846. To Jas. Stark regarding an upcoming art exhibition: ". The pictures are to be sent to the Royal Academy , on Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th of March, and I trust you will have time enough to compleat what you intend for the Exhibition. . I have had some disease in my eyes, a sort of inflamation, which has prevented me from doing any thing for near to months [sic], . I shall have very little for the ensuing exhibition. .".…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Large (22 x 18 inches), stipple engraving magnificently PRINTED IN COLOURS. This is probably a proof as the artist's and engraver's names have not been added to the plate as yet and the quality is exceptional. One small marginal tear repaired, not affecting the image and the margins are a little browned but quite acceptable. This is the rare large size version of this well known image in the ultimate de luxe version, printed in colours (not a later uncoloured version) which is very scarce. Such was the difficulty of this method of colour printing only small numbers were issued. PRINTS/MAPS HOPS PRINTS/MAPS.…

Condition: Good. Mezzotint on laid paper. 34.5 x 26cm. Margins on three side. Two lines of text beneath the image. Publication information trimmed off. Printed by Chatfield, Coleman & C.º. Published byG.H.Phillips, 30 G.t George Street, Euston Square,May 1st 1826. Very rare; no listing in the British Museum.A travelling showman bangs a drum, while two dogs dance, dressed in clothes.After William Frederick Witherington (1785-1865), who was elected to the Royal Academy in 1840. . From the collection of Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr (1926-2014) , the founder of Gale Research, Detroit.…