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    • William Elmes , Hand coloured Satirical print , '
      Nov. 06, 2015

      William Elmes , Hand coloured Satirical print , '

      Est: £120 - £180

      William Elmes , Hand coloured Satirical print , ' Jolly Jack steering down Wapping in ballast trim ', Referring to a returning sailor ( from the Port of London ) looking for women and drink which was always to be found in Ratcliffe Highway , Wapping. Published by Thos Tegg 1813, Aperture 9 3/4 x 14 1/4". Please Note - we do not make reference to the condition of lots within catalogue descriptions. We are however happy to provide additional information regarding the condition of items on request.

      Claydon Auctioneers
    • ** West Indies.- [Elmes (William)] - Adventures of Johnny Newcome. Pl.1 [- Pl.2],
      Jun. 25, 2015

      ** West Indies.- [Elmes (William)] - Adventures of Johnny Newcome. Pl.1 [- Pl.2],

      Est: £250 - £350

      2 sheets each featuring six illustrations of "Johnny's" arrival & experiences in the West Indies, including his eventual marriage to the plantation manager's daughter, etchings comprising 6 compartments over 2 horizontal rows, each c.245 x 350 mm., closed & repaired tear affecting one compartment, [BM Satires 11983 & 11984], [ Thomas Tegg , 1812] (2)

      Dreweatts 1759
    • Elmes (William) - Little Bony Sneaking into Paris _ with a white Feather in his tail,
      Jun. 25, 2015

      Elmes (William) - Little Bony Sneaking into Paris _ with a white Feather in his tail,

      Est: £300 - £500

      The Oath of Allegiance to the Infant King of Rome; Bonaparte adressing the Legislative Body, Napoleon escapes from the disasters of Russia to attend to affairs at home in January and February of 1813, 3 original hand-coloured etchings, each c.245 x 350mm., or the reverse, the second with marginal tears, [BM Satires 11997, 11998 and 12014], Thomas Tegg, 1813; with 2 other satires on Napoleon's return to Paris, Boney tir'd of War's Alarms, Flies for Safety to his darlings Arms, by George Cruikshank, [not in BM Satires] , and Nap's Glorious Return or the Conclusion of the Russian Campaign, by Charles Williams, [BM Satires 12059], 1813 (5)

      Dreweatts 1759
    • Elmes (William) - A Tit-Bit for a Cossack, Or the Platoff Prize - for the Head of Buonaparte;
      Jun. 25, 2015

      Elmes (William) - A Tit-Bit for a Cossack, Or the Platoff Prize - for the Head of Buonaparte;

      Est: £300 - £500

      Cossack Sports _ or the Platoff Hunt in full cry after French Game, 2 plates satirising the rumour that General Platoff had offered his daughter's hand in marriage to anyone who brought him Napoleon's head, the first from January of 1813, a full-length portrait of the daughter, the second reviving the story in November after the battle of Leipzig, depicting Napoleon as a Corsican fox, original hand-coloured etchings, 350 x 245mm. and 240 x 340mm., respectively, [BM Satires 11994 and 12094, respectively], Thomas Tegg, 1813; The Corsican Bloodhound, beset by the Bears of Russia, a similar satire by Elmes on the French retreat, original hand-colouring, 240 x 350mm., [BM Satires 12024], Tegg, 1813 (3)

      Dreweatts 1759
    • Elmes (William) - A group of 3 satires on Napoleon's retreat from Moscow,
      Jun. 25, 2015

      Elmes (William) - A group of 3 satires on Napoleon's retreat from Moscow,

      Est: £400 - £600

      General Frost Shaving Little Boney; Jack Frost attacking Bony in Russia; Polish Diet, with French Desert, the first two depicting the horrors of the brutal cold that defeated the French army in the winter of 1812, the last another 'kitchen' satire depicting General Benningsen and a bear roasting Napoleon on a spit, original hand-coloured etchings, the first 335 x 230mm., trimmed to image and title, the other two each c.245 x 345mm., 'Jack Frost' with marginal tears and surface dirt, [BM Satires 11917, 11918 and 11919, respectively], Thomas Tegg, 1812 § Cruikshank (George) Boney Hatching a Bulletin or Snug Winter Quarters!!! a similar satire on the disastrous Russian campaign, as Napoleon, up to his neck in snow, seeks to prevent the truth from reaching home, original hand-coloured etching, 240 x 350mm., [BM Satires 11920], Walker & Knight, 1812; with another satire by Elmes from earlier the same year, A Rosey Picture of the Times, depicting Lord Melville standing in a tub of water, Napoleon and George Rose with their heads submerged looking up his kilt, [BM Satires 11880], Thomas Tegg, 1812 (5)

      Dreweatts 1759
    • Elmes (William) - A group of 3 satires on Napoleon's son, the infant King of Rome,
      Jun. 25, 2015

      Elmes (William) - A group of 3 satires on Napoleon's son, the infant King of Rome,

      Est: £300 - £500

      The Debuteys aPointed by the Legislative Body doing Homage to the King of Rome in the Nursery at St Cloud, mocking the humiliating ceremony in July of 1811, as grotesque deputies queue to kiss the baby's farting bottom, watched from behind a curtain by Napoleon and two washerwomen; The Gallic Magi led by the Imperial Comet, and The Imperial Comet Sheding its Baneful Influence, both satires on the imperial dynastic aspirations embodied in the infant king, 3 original hand-coloured etchings, each c.245 x 345mm., [BM Satires 11735, 11737 and 11738, respectively], Thomas Tegg, 1811 (3)

      Dreweatts 1759
    • Elmes, Little Belt Sloop, Lithograph
      Aug. 24, 2014

      Elmes, Little Belt Sloop, Lithograph

      Est: $300 - $500

      "The Little Belt Sloop of War", lithograph, Wm Elmes sculp., Wm Elmes del, 16" x 20" (view), 26 1/4" x 32 1/2" (frame). Provenance: MA estate.

      Kaminski Auctions
    • Thornton. William Elmes (fl. late 18th/early 19th - The Persian Cyclamen,
      Jul. 24, 2014

      Thornton. William Elmes (fl. late 18th/early 19th - The Persian Cyclamen,

      Est: £400 - £600

      Thornton. William Elmes (fl. late 18th/early 19th - The Persian Cyclamen, after Pether for Dr. Robert Thornton's Temple of Flora, original hand-coloured aquatint, 1804, Thornton, 490 x 380mm. (20 1/4 x 15 in), unframed.

      Dreweatts 1759
    • WILLIAM ELMES (FL EARLY 19TH CENTURY) BONAPARTE
      Sep. 16, 2011

      WILLIAM ELMES (FL EARLY 19TH CENTURY) BONAPARTE

      Est: £80 - £120

      WILLIAM ELMES (FL EARLY 19TH CENTURY) BONAPARTE ADRESSING THE LEGISLATIVE BODY (BM 1868) etched caricature coloured in a contemporary hand, mounted to just without the plate mark, 189 upper right, published by Thos Tegg, Feby 24 1813, 36 x 25cm

      Mellors & Kirk
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