Engraved Portrait, Signed (44 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. An offprint from the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, Volume Sixty, Fourth Quarter, 1966, 21 pages (numbered 418 to 438), black and white plate, good condition in paper covers, tears at the inner edge of the stapled covers, other edges creased, text in very good, clean condition. From the collection of the bookseller, John Lawson, with a presentation inscription from the author on the front cover. Loosely enclosed is an engraved portrait of Samuel Butler (9 x 12cm). Inscribed by Author(s).

broadside. Goudy, Frederic W. (illustrator). folio. broadside. Signed in the plate by the artist, Alexander Stern, 1938. (15.5 x 12 inches). Great for your office wall. A near fine copy.

no binding. Condition: very good. This elegant 1840 steel engraved print titled Portrait of a Lady is from OUR GLOBE: A Universal Picturesque Album, edited by The North American Bibliographic Institution in Philadelphia. The image is based on an original painting by John Russell, R.A. (Royal Academician), as noted by the inscription "John Russell, R.A. pinxt" beneath the title. The portrait, rendered in a rich, tonal style typical of high-quality steel engravings of the era, captures a romanticized and intimate image of a young woman in profile. Her soft features are framed by flowing, voluminous curls partially covered by a translucent veil, which gently drapes over her shoulders. Her gaze is lowered in a graceful, contemplative pose, with one hand lightly resting on her chest, suggesting modesty and introspection. The engraving showcases Russell's renowned skill in depicting delicate texture, emotional subtlety, and refined feminine beauty. This particular piece was likely chosen for OUR GLOBE to represent idealized 18th-century portraiture, a genre popular with both European and American audiences during the Victorian period, emphasizing sentimentality, poise, and grace. The engraving is signed within the image area "J. Russell R.A. Sept. 1789," identifying the original artwork's date and further authenticating the subject's historical origin. IMAGE SIZE: approx 8 1/2 X 6 1/4 INCHES. CONDITION: As scanned. Heavy card stock. The image has beautiful depth and detail. Blank on Reverse side. This beautiful rare item would look great matted and framed. An art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures. This is a GENUINE Antique PRINT It is NOT a modern reproduction, ie. a laser scan, photocopy etc. It is the original from the Antique publication. This print was published on the date mentioned, or circa of the date mentioned at the top of the page. The term "print" is referred to an image on a piece of paper. The print I have for sale, like many antique maps prints that you see online, originate from an antique book or atlas publication. The publication may not always be known. If you have any questions, emails are welcome.

Kennedy was admitted to the bar in 1816. He served three terms as a Whig member of Congress and was later Secretary of the Navy. He was the provost of the University of Maryland and wrote several novels. He was a close friend of Thackerary's and actually wrote a chaper of The Virginians. He was also a friend of Edgar Alen Poe's.

Engraving with stipple, before title, on laid India paper, SIGNED BY ENGRAVER.

Engraving with stipple, before title, on laid India paper, SIGNED BY ENGRAVER.

Engraving with stipple, before title, on laid India paper, SIGNED BY ENGRAVER. Frances Abington was a famous comic actress who worked on the stage in London and Dublin. When only a girl she sold flowers in Covent Garden and then became an assistant to a milliner.

Engraving with stipple, before title, on laid India paper, SIGNED BY ENGRAVER. Margaret Woffington, known as 'Peg' Woffington, took leading roles in Dublin and London. 'Peg' was supreme in comic parts, but was also celebrated for her Shakespearean roles. She was known for her bitter rivalries with other actresses (she stabbed Mrs Bellamy during a performance), and for her supposed love affairs, most notably with David Garrick who wrote 'My Lovely Peggy' and other songs for her.This print is based on an eighteenth century mezzootint by Peter van Bleeck.

Condition: Very good. - Signature on a piece of vellum, approximately 1-3/4 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide, clipped from the close of a document. Signed "George Anson" beside his printed title "General, / Commander-in-Chief / East Indies". Together with an engraved portrait of Anson, 3-3/4 inches high by 2-1/4 inches wide. There is a tiny area of soiling to the portrait's bottom edge. Very good. British army officer George Anson [1797-1857] was promoted to the rank of C in 1853. The following year he was appointed to the command of the Madras Army and in early 1856 became Commander-in-Chief in India. He caused resentment by his bias against the Indian Army and its sepoys. He was quoted as saying that he could never see a sepoy sentry "without turning away in disgust at his unsoldierlike appearance". Anson's appointment coincided with the tensions leading up to the Indian Mutiny of 1857. In May 1857, he sent troops to secure the arsenals in the Punjab. He intended to join the Meerut Brigade and to press on to retake Delhi, but four days into the march he died of cholera at the age of 59.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Exposed paper with signature is 1.5 x 3.5", some glue spots, "I am, Dear Sir, Respectfully yours." AND SIGNED "LEWIS CASS"; the engraved portrait above is 9.5 x 6" with engraved signature and publishing information below the image, nice; matted and framed to 15 x 11". A nice presentation.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Copper engraving, sheet size 19 x 15", image size 9.5 x 7.25". Minor soiling & chipping else very good. During one of his stays in London, his friend Charles Robert Leslie painted his portrait, possibly around 1820, just after Irving's "Sketchbook" was published. Thomas Johnson, 1843-1904, also engraved portraits of George Eliot, Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln. Hey Curtis A., do you have this one? SIGNED BELOW THE IMAGE "T. JOHNSON".

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Copper engraving, sheet size 19 x 15", image size 9.5 x 7.25". Minor soiling & chipping else very good. During one of his stays in London, his friend Charles Robert Leslie painted his portrait, possibly around 1820, just after Irving's "Sketchbook" was published. Thomas Johnson, 1843-1904, also engraved portraits of George Eliot, Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln. Hey Curtis A., do you have this one? SIGNED BELOW THE IMAGE "T. JOHNSON".

Letter, docketed 'Mrs Honey', addressed to ' Esqre | York - Leeds - or Hull | Theatre Royal'. Three pages, quarto. Good, though aged and creased, and with small section cut away on breaking seal. Text clear and complete. Small strip of mount adhering to one edge. Interesting and intriguing letter addressed to 'Dearest Papa' and beginning 'Barnett has never been near me nor do I know where to find him - write by return and tell me where I commence and what you would like me to '. Ends by saying she is 'very busy indeed just now'. Signed 'Laura'. There follows a list, ending 'I can just think of these', of what appear to be the titles of eighteen songs, plays or burlettas (e.g. '70 and 17', 'She wants a Guardian' [with the note 'Barnett to read'], 'Womans the devil', 'Barrack room', 'Beulah Spa', 'Midas', 'Day in Paris', 'The British Legion' [with note 'very good']. The engraved portrait, roughly five inches by three and a half, is of Mrs Honey from the waist up, in country costume, with straw hat and straw basket on her arm, holding a flower. It is on what would seem to be the title leaf of a piece of sheet music (roughly ten inches by eight and a half; aged and frayed, with a couple of closed tears repaired with archival tape), and has the engraved title 'THE YOUNG COQUETTE. | THE CELEBRATED BALLAD, | Sung with the most flattering and enthusiastic applause by | MRS. HONEY, | to whom it is most respectfully dedicated by | The Composer | LOUIS LEO.'.

This powerful New York senator (1885-91) also served as U.S. attorney general (1868-69) and secretary of state (1877-81); he served as chief defense counsel in President Johnson's impeachment proceedings and as president of the New York City bar association spearheaded a reform movement in response to the "Tweed Ring" scandal. Bold signature from closing of LS (preceded by "I am yours very truly" and followed by "W.H. Michael, Esq." in another hand), 4½" X 1 3/4" slip, n.p., n.y. Very good. Bit of mild uneven age toning. Accompanied by a superb steel-engraved portrait, 5 3/4" X 8½", n.p., n.y. Near fine. Head-and-shoulders portrait of a steely-eyed Evarts gazing to the viewer's left, with facsimile signature beneath. A handsome pair.

Unbound. Condition: Near fine condition. First Edition. 1" x 3 1/2" signed card by Cleveland U. S. President 1885-89 and 1893-97; matted with lithograph portrait. No date, circa 1897. Americana. Signed by Author(s). Autograph.

William Woollett (illustrator). THE RARE CATALOGUE RAISONNE OF ENGRAVINGS BY AND AFTER WOOLLETT. 123 prints by Woollett and 16 after Woollett exhaustively described, with precise descriptions of states. Frontispiece portrait of Woollett by Fagan. Printed on extremely fine laid paper. 4to. Publisher's cloth with printed paper label on front cover. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Tiny traces of wear to corners of binding, else FINE AND BRIGHT, a pristine copy.

A one page undated handwritten note from Ruskin to his dentist, signed "ever affectionately yours J Ruskin" on cream paper in black/brown ink. Presented with an engraved portrait of Ruskin with facsimile signature at bottom from the circa 1870 Elliot and Fry Ruskin photograph. Octavo, the portrait roughly 4.5 by 3 inches, presented together with the letter and matted under sage board, glazed and in a fine gilt frame. A very fine letter, perfectly preserved and handsomely presented. A SIGNED AUTOGRAPH NOTE FROM RUSKIN TO the dentist who cared for him from 1866 to 1883. Ruskin's diary reveals his view of the importance of a dentist in his life, and is a reminder that to patients the retirement or death of a dentist can be a form of bereavement. When he lost his dentist, Dr. Rogers of Sackville Street, he quickly found a replacement in Alfred Woodhouse, who was in practice at 1 Hanover Square. In the letter Ruskin informs Dr. Woodhouse that his back tooth feels all right, but that, "the front one is very tender to pressure and hinders eating." He informs the doctor that he has remained in town and asks if he should come in the next day or wait. Woodhouse made a name for himself as one of the foremost practitioners of his day. In 1880 he became President of the Odontological Society of Great Britain, and he was a founder member of the British Dental Association, of which he became vice-president. Ruskin was one of the foremost thinkers and writers of his day. He was a renown social theorist, art critic, artist, architect and gardener. From 1858 onward Ruskin was involved in a complex courtship of Rose La Touche, a courtship initially very much disapproved of by her parents on various grounds. (When Ruskin first proposed marriage Rose was 17 and he 50). It has been suggested that Ruskin chose Woodhouse because he was the dentist of the La Touche family, but it is more convincing from their long association that he found in Woodhouse a sympathetic and expert practitioner. Two letters from Ruskin to Woodhouse are preserved in the Ruskin archive in the Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum, New York.

Large 8vo, pp. xii, 392, [4], with an engraved frontispiece and 12 full-page engraved plates; a very good copy, entirely unopened, in the original stiff paper wrappers, printed paper dust-jacket, spine restored.First edition thus, printed on papier vélin and signed by the publisher, one of a number of bibliophile editions of Russian classics brought out by Gautier in the 1890s. Copies were also printed on japon.In 1861 Aleksei Tolstoy retired to devote himself to a literary career, and published this, his only novel, the following year. Following Prince Nikita Romanovich Serebriannyi (his name means 'silver'), the work received an English translation in 1874 by Princess Galitzin (Prince Serebrenni).Fekula 5310 (this copy). OCLC shows five copies: Bowdoin, Columbia, New York Public Library, Oklahoma, and Stanford.

IRVING, Washington. Engraved Portrait. A 7-inch by 10-inch steel-engraved portrait, probably late 19th century, of Washington Irving- engraved by T. Johnson from a painting by C. R. Leslie. Signed by Johnson in pencil beneath the image. The engraving is printed on a larger 15-inch by 19-inch sheet. $75.00.

Softcover. Condition: Fair copy. [Bart?k B?la] - Borsos Mikl?s: An engraved portrait of the composer signed by the artist ? No place or date. 190x145 mm ? 1082/1100. Fine.

Condition: Very Good. 1 folded sheet creating 4 pages; handwritten letter on 2 pages (signed), 1 page blank, address on the 4th page. Teignmouth notes that "Lady Teignmouth has lately presented me with another son." The engraved portrait (drawn by J. Richmond, engraved by W. Walker) was published by Hatchard & Sons in 1843. John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth (1751-1834) was an official of the East India Co. and served as Governor General of Bengal from 1793 to 1797; the following year he was created Baron Teignmouth. He was also the first president of the British and Foreign Bible Society. In Very Good Condition: letter is lightly creased; lightly soiled; print is lightly soiled in margins; indentation at upper edge; image is clean and crisp.

All three items in good condition, with light signs of age, and minor traces of previous mounting. The two letters are both 2pp., 12mo, on bifoliums. ONE: Letter to Rücker of 12 May 1898. He explains that if he is 'not at the Society ready to give the Paper at 4.30' it is because he is 'engaged in getting new results [.] In any case I will appear if all goes well.' TWO: Letter to Lady Rücker of 30 May 1907. His wife has had an attack of bronchitis and 'is in the hands of Nurses and Doctor. In fact this place has almost become a permanent hospital for some years.' While he would be happy to join her party in 'happier circumstances', 'Under these circumstances it would be hopeless to make any future engagements.' THREE: Engraving of portrait of a middle-aged Dewar at his desk, pencil in hand, with papers and chemical instruments in front of him. Dimensions of print 8 x 11 cm; dimensions of paper 12 x 14.5 cm. In very good condition. Signed in pencil by Dewar in bottom right-hand corner of border: 'Very Sincerely | James Dewar'. No copy of this portrait in the National Portrait Gallery collection.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ("Edwin Booth" with a paraph) in pencil on 1/2 length youthful vignette pose. 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" on heavy mount; very good (minor signs of handling); 1880. Signed and inscribed: "With kind regards of Edwin Booth March 24, 1880." Booth (1833-1893), born November 13, 1883, Bel Air, Maryland; died June 7, 1893, New York City; American actor and brother of John Wilkes Booth (Lincoln's assassinator); noted Shakespearean actor and founder of the Players Club. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. Wood engraved profile portrait of William Morris from the Laus Pictorum series. The image measures about 11.5 x 6 cm and is printed on a sheet measuring about 35.5 x 28 cm. Held within folded card with a die-cut opening revealing the picture. Beneath this the subject's name is stamped in blind.Number 12 of 175 copies signed by the artist.The cover is very slightly creased with some faint marks on the rear. The image is fine.

Newton, Isaac (1642-1727). Color mezzotint portrait by William Jeans after the painting from the studio of Enoch Seeman (ca. 1689 - 1744), signed in pencil by the engraver. London: The Museum Galleries, 1922. 279 x 354 mm. (platemark); 362 x 519 mm. (sheet). Slight foxing but very good. Attractive color mezzotint after the portrait of Newton produced by the studio of Enoch Seeman, showing Newton seated at a table with a celestial globe and an open volume of what appears to be the third edition of his Principia Mathematica. The Seeman portrait, now in London's National Portrait Gallery, was painted circa 1726-1730. .

Document. Original, large engraved portrait of Longfellow surrounded by vignette scenes from his best-loved poems (Hiawatha, Blacksmith, Hesperus, Revere, etc.), with plenty of room for all as the engraving measures @ 21" x 30" and is on its original 25-1/4" x 34" stretcher set in a white wooden frame without glass that measures 29-1/2" x 38-1/4." SIGNED "Henry W. Longfellow" in pencil at the lower center and in pencil by Marshall in the lower right corner. William Edgar Marshall began his life in art as an engraver of watch-cases, graduated to vignette work for the American Bank Note Company, and studied painting in Europe in 1863-65. He returned to America in the latter year, when he painted and engraved a portrait of the late President Lincoln. In 1866 he opened a studio in New York, where he painted and engraved portraits of many distinguished 19th-century Americans for the next forty years. Some areas of very light foxing but Very Good overall and quite uncommon.

1) Antverpiae ( Antwerpen ) , Philippe Galle, 1595, in-1°, 242 x 160 mm , title (verso blank) + preface ( by F. Raphelengius, dated 1587) + index + 50 portrait engravings printed on verso side of leaf, versos blank, portraits numbered in right lower corner; 1-3, (4), 5-12, (13), 14-50. Only the unnumbered plates are signed (4) Gisb. Venius fecit - Ioan. Bochius ; (13) T. Galle sculpsit - Laurent Beyerlinck Com. 2) Antverpiae ( Antwerpen ) , Philippe Galle, 1572, (46) leaves ; engraved title page + index (printed on verso of title) + (A )(blank) + 44 portraits printed on recto side , versos blank. The portraits contain engraved captions which are latin verses by Arias Montanus. Bound and put in order by the French 19th-century binder Capé (binding signed on the inside of the front cover). Bound in full red morocco, raised gilt spine, large central gilt floral decoration on both covers, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Fine complete copies with clear strong imprints of the humanist portrait collections published and engraved by Philippe Galle. The first work, published by Frans Raphelengius in 1595 , was intended as a supplement to the second work; Galle's Virorum. from 1572. It can either be treated as a continuation of the latter or as a separate publication ( Oxford, Ashmolean Museum). Leaf A from the second work remained blank. There exist at least two states of this suite. Some appear to have a dedication on leaf A . Both suites contain some very famous or well known portraits of 16th-century scientist and or humanists; e.g. Mercator, Vesalius, Plantin, Vives, Budé, Dodoens, Thomas More.

no binding. Condition: very good. Exquisite 1840s Steel Engraving - Published by THE LONDON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY Approximate Portrait Image Area Size: 4 X 5 inches Approximate Size With Decorated Border and vignettes: 6 X 7 1/2 inches Approximate Overall Size with margins: 7 X 10 1/2 inches Enlarged view of the top vignette. A beautiful elaborate fleur de lis scrollwork decorative border surrounds the image, with a tiny vignette at the top of the portrait image. The vignette may represent the family coat of arms or crest.The celtic like ornamental perimeter scrollwork surrounding the portrait is a beautiful work of art, typical of a John Tallis type production. A great historical portrait print for a genealogy buff looking for family heritage or royalty type prints. This antique english portrait depicts Wentworth in a medieval renaissance era suit of armor. Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of Strafford (1593 1641), English statesman. Regularly elected to Parliament from 1614 on, he became one of the critics of George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham, and of the war with Spain. Charles I made him sheriff of Yorkshire in order to exclude him from the Parliament of 1626, but Wentworth continued his opposition and was imprisoned (1627) for refusing to pay the forced loan. In the Parliament of 1628 he advocated a moderate version of the Petition of Right, but when Sir John Eliot and Sir Edward Coke succeeded in carrying their more severe form of the petition, he lost influence. At this point Charles sought his adherence by creating him baron and viscount and president of the council of the north (1628), and Wentworth realigned himself as a firm supporter of royal prerogative. With William Laud , Wentworth evolved the policy known as Thorough to achieve an absolutist but just and efficient regime. As lord deputy of Ireland (1632-40) he systematically applied this policy. He cleared the sea of pirates, bolstered trade and industry (always with an eye to England's interest), began a reorganization of the church in Ireland, and enforced reforms in financial administration that doubled the state's revenue. However, his methods were ruthlessly despotic, and he aroused even more fear and hatred. After Charles I's humiliation by the Scots in the first Bishops' War, Wentworth was recalled (1639) to England to become the king's chief adviser. Created earl of Strafford in 1640, he obtained money from the Irish Parliament to raise Irish troops to fight the Scots, but he was unable to get a similar grant of supplies from the Short Parliament (summoned on his advice) in England. An English army of sorts was mustered and placed under Strafford's command, but it was easily defeated by the Scots in a second war. When the Long Parliament assembled (1640), it suspected that Strafford had intended to use Irish troops against the king's English opponents (although in fact the Irish army had never materialized). Impeachment proceedings were begun, but Strafford defended himself so ably that the opposition changed its tactics and introduced a legislative enactment of guilt, a bill of attainder, against him. The bill was finally passed in the panic following the discovery of the so-called army plot, by which the king had hoped to rescue Strafford and dissolve the Parliament. After anguished hesitation, Charles signed the bill, and Strafford was beheaded. CONDITION: Very Good Condition. Portrait Image area is clean, clear and sharp with beautiful detail and in Excellent Condition. Blank on Reverse side and printed heavier paper. This beautiful print would look great matted and framed. An art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures.

showing him head and shoulders with full wig and cravat, naval battle below, 8" x 6¼" in margins 11¼" x 9¼", G. Kearsley, Fleet Street, 1st June laid down by side margins Russell was one of the seven who in June 1688 signed the invitation to the Prince of Orange to become King. For the Battle of Barfleur and St. Vaast-la-Hougue (1692), in which Russell defeated the last great fleet to attempt an invasion of England, to replace James II on the throne, see e.g. Nigel Calder, 'The English Channel', pp. 102-105.