James Nasmyth Paintings & Artwork for Sale | James Nasmyth Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 20, 2024
PRINTS IN BOOK, Moon, Nasmyth
Est: $1,000 - $1,300
Selenology with 25 Woodburytypes. Moon. James Nasmyth, The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite, 1885 (published). Black & White. This fascinating selenology was created by James Nasmyth in collaboration with James Carpenter and features 26 plates depicting the moon, including 25 Woodburytypes and one tinted plate. Patented in 1864 by English inventor and photographer Walter Bentley Woodbury, the woodburytype photomechanical reproduction process became widely used in fine book illustration in the latter part of the 19th century as the only commercially successful method of replicating the details of a photograph. Nasmyth was a British engineer and passionate amateur astronomer who spent several decades making observations of the moon. The images included in this work are based on Wilhelm Beer and Johann Heinrich Mädler's 1834 map of the moon, updated based on Nasmyth and Carpenter's observations and enhanced to reflect the topography of the surface of the moon. Nasmyth was intent on creating images that better reflected how the moon looked through a telescope; however, astrophotography was not yet advanced enough at the time to capture crisp, detailed images through a telescope. Nasmyth resolved this issue by creating plaster-of-Paris models of certain regions of the moon, placing them in front of black backgrounds, and then photographing them with light illuminating them to mimic the sun. The result was realistic-looking photos that portrayed the surface of the moon in great detail, albeit with slightly exaggerated features. This is the third edition in octavo format; the first two editions were both published in 1874 in quarto format. Despite being a slightly smaller format, the third edition includes more Woodburytypes than the prior two. Octavo; title page; dedication; preface (vii-x); table of contents; list of plates; 213 pp.; 26 plates. Hardbound in contemporary blue cloth covers; black and silver embossed lunar craters on front cover; gilt titling on spine.
Old World Auctions
Jun. 06, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1808-1890)
Est: £500 - £800
ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1808-1890) NEAR LOCH KATRINE Inscribed and dated ‘April 10, 1888’ verso, titled to an old label verso, oil on panel 23cm x 33cm (9in x 13in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 27, 2024
James Nasmyth - Christopher Columbus and his son Diego outside the convent of La Rabida an illustration from 'Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus'
Est: £200 - £300
James Nasmyth, Scottish 1808-1890 Christopher Columbus and his son Diego outside the convent of La Rabida; an illustration from 'Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus'; pen and brown ink heightened with white on paper, signed and dated 'J Nasmyth 1835' (lower right), inscribed 'Columbus begging a little bread and water for his son Diego / at the gates of the convent of La Rabida / for Washington Irvings . Life of Columbus . Vol II', 20 x 18.3 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The present work illustrates a scene from 'A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus' written in 1828 by Washington Irving (1783-1859). Christopher Columbus stayed at the La Rábida Friary in 1490, two years before his first expedition before the Atlantic, in order to consult with the Franciscans about his plan to organise a voyage. The subject of Columbus and his son was depicted by a number of 19th-century artists, such as Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863).
Roseberys
Feb. 13, 2024
JAMES NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1808-1890) PENSHURST - JULY 18TH, 1869
Est: £400 - £600
JAMES NASMYTH PENSHURST - JULY 18TH, 1869 Signed, dated July 18th 1869 and inscribed with title to backboard, oil on board 33cm x 40cm (13in x 16in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 06, 2023
Lunar Photography: Three-quarter view of the moon and constructed view of the moon's surface
Est: €300 - €400
Photographers: Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816-1892) and James Nasmyth (1808-1890). Three-quarter view of the moon and constructed view of the moon's surface. 1877. 2 woodburytypes. Each circa 11 x 8,8 cm. Mounted to book page with printed title and author/photographer on page. - - Lews Morris Rutherfurd and James Nasmyth were pioneering astrophotographers known for their groundbreaking lunar and celestial object photographs, greatly advancing the field of astronomy. These photographic plates from Camille Flammarion's publication "Les Terres du Ciel," (1877) show a three-quarter view of the moon captured by L.M. Rutherfurd and a meticulously constructed representation of the moon's surface by James Nasmyth, sourced from his seminal book "The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite" from 1874. – Prints in very good condition, fold marks on pages. - - Lit.: Camille Flammarion. Les Terres du Ciel: Description Astronomique, Physique, Climatologique, Géographique des Planètes Qui Gravitent Avec la Terre Autour du Soleil et de l'État Probable de la Vie a Surface. Paris: 1877. pl. 322, p. 336. ; James Nasmyth.The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite. London: 1874. pl. XXI, p. 156. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
Oct. 18, 2023
JAMES NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1808-1890) PENSHURST - JULY 18TH, 1869
Est: £600 - £800
JAMES NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1808-1890) PENSHURST - JULY 18TH, 1869 Signed, dated and inscribed to backboard, oil on board (33cm x 40cm (13in x 16in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 24, 2023
Nasmyth & Carpenter - Aspect of an Eclipse of the Sun by the Earth, as it would appear as seen from the Moon. 22
Est: $400 - $800
This fascinating illustration is from James Hall Nasmyth & James Carpenter's The Moon considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite. This is from the second edition of the work published in London by J. Murray in 1874. This second edition was published the same year as the first edition. The images are mounted to a larger sheet. They were printed using different processes including Woodburytype, photogravure, autotype, lithography, and chromolithography. The work was influential in the study of lunar geology. "Nasmyth's models of the moon's surface reflected his desire to present a rational explanation of the surface details... The photographs and resulting Woodburytype illustrations were a means of making his ideas available to a wider public." (Hannavy S. p. 977) Nasmyth's visuals helped perpetuate the idea of a volcanic surface of the moon. James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890) studied the moon for decades through a telescope of his own design. He was an amateur astronomer and produced numerous studies and maps of the moon. He and Carpenter ultimately created intricate plaster models based on Nasmyth's decades of observations so that they could closely frame and magnify the surface of the moon. "Photographers sometimes adopted realism over naturalism in order to render motifs more literally. On occasion, however, the reverse was true: photographers attempted to deceive through extremely literal treatment. The artist Les Levine once claimed iconoclastically that the folksaying 'the camera never lies' is a lie. Nasmyth and Carpenter's The Moon presents an elaborately devised model photographed with the clarity of a subject at an arm's distance. The deception was necessary because successful astronomical photographs of sharp definition and good contrast were not possible until the twentieth century with the advent of sensitive films and efficient lenses. The Woodburytype proved to be exceptionally effective illustrations and, doubtless, many readers were misled to think that they were seeing the face of the moon itself." (Truthful Lens, pp. 38)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Jun. 24, 2023
Nasmyth & Carpenter - Full Moon / Glass Globe. 19
Est: $400 - $800
This fascinating illustration is from James Hall Nasmyth & James Carpenter's The Moon considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite. This is from the second edition of the work published in London by J. Murray in 1874. This second edition was published the same year as the first edition. The images are mounted to a larger sheet. They were printed using different processes including Woodburytype, photogravure, autotype, lithography, and chromolithography. The work was influential in the study of lunar geology. "Nasmyth's models of the moon's surface reflected his desire to present a rational explanation of the surface details... The photographs and resulting Woodburytype illustrations were a means of making his ideas available to a wider public." (Hannavy S. p. 977) Nasmyth's visuals helped perpetuate the idea of a volcanic surface of the moon. James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890) studied the moon for decades through a telescope of his own design. He was an amateur astronomer and produced numerous studies and maps of the moon. He and Carpenter ultimately created intricate plaster models based on Nasmyth's decades of observations so that they could closely frame and magnify the surface of the moon. "Photographers sometimes adopted realism over naturalism in order to render motifs more literally. On occasion, however, the reverse was true: photographers attempted to deceive through extremely literal treatment. The artist Les Levine once claimed iconoclastically that the folksaying 'the camera never lies' is a lie. Nasmyth and Carpenter's The Moon presents an elaborately devised model photographed with the clarity of a subject at an arm's distance. The deception was necessary because successful astronomical photographs of sharp definition and good contrast were not possible until the twentieth century with the advent of sensitive films and efficient lenses. The Woodburytype proved to be exceptionally effective illustrations and, doubtless, many readers were misled to think that they were seeing the face of the moon itself." (Truthful Lens, pp. 38)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Jun. 24, 2023
Nasmyth & Carpenter - Group of Lunar Mountains, Ideal Lunar Landscape. 23
Est: $400 - $800
This fascinating illustration is from James Hall Nasmyth & James Carpenter's The Moon considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite. This is from the second edition of the work published in London by J. Murray in 1874. This second edition was published the same year as the first edition. The images are mounted to a larger sheet. They were printed using different processes including Woodburytype, photogravure, autotype, lithography, and chromolithography. The work was influential in the study of lunar geology. "Nasmyth's models of the moon's surface reflected his desire to present a rational explanation of the surface details... The photographs and resulting Woodburytype illustrations were a means of making his ideas available to a wider public." (Hannavy S. p. 977) Nasmyth's visuals helped perpetuate the idea of a volcanic surface of the moon. James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890) studied the moon for decades through a telescope of his own design. He was an amateur astronomer and produced numerous studies and maps of the moon. He and Carpenter ultimately created intricate plaster models based on Nasmyth's decades of observations so that they could closely frame and magnify the surface of the moon. "Photographers sometimes adopted realism over naturalism in order to render motifs more literally. On occasion, however, the reverse was true: photographers attempted to deceive through extremely literal treatment. The artist Les Levine once claimed iconoclastically that the folksaying 'the camera never lies' is a lie. Nasmyth and Carpenter's The Moon presents an elaborately devised model photographed with the clarity of a subject at an arm's distance. The deception was necessary because successful astronomical photographs of sharp definition and good contrast were not possible until the twentieth century with the advent of sensitive films and efficient lenses. The Woodburytype proved to be exceptionally effective illustrations and, doubtless, many readers were misled to think that they were seeing the face of the moon itself." (Truthful Lens, pp. 38)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Jun. 17, 2023
Nasmyth & Carpenter - Full Moon. 3
Est: $400 - $800
This fascinating illustration is from James Hall Nasmyth & James Carpenter's The Moon considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite. This is from the second edition of the work published in London by J. Murray in 1874. This second edition was published the same year as the first edition. The images are mounted to a larger sheet. They were printed using different processes including Woodburytype, photogravure, autotype, lithography, and chromolithography. The work was influential in the study of lunar geology. "Nasmyth's models of the moon's surface reflected his desire to present a rational explanation of the surface details... The photographs and resulting Woodburytype illustrations were a means of making his ideas available to a wider public." (Hannavy S. p. 977) Nasmyth's visuals helped perpetuate the idea of a volcanic surface of the moon. James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890) studied the moon for decades through a telescope of his own design. He was an amateur astronomer and produced numerous studies and maps of the moon. He and Carpenter ultimately created intricate plaster models based on Nasmyth's decades of observations so that they could closely frame and magnify the surface of the moon. "Photographers sometimes adopted realism over naturalism in order to render motifs more literally. On occasion, however, the reverse was true: photographers attempted to deceive through extremely literal treatment. The artist Les Levine once claimed iconoclastically that the folksaying 'the camera never lies' is a lie. Nasmyth and Carpenter's The Moon presents an elaborately devised model photographed with the clarity of a subject at an arm's distance. The deception was necessary because successful astronomical photographs of sharp definition and good contrast were not possible until the twentieth century with the advent of sensitive films and efficient lenses. The Woodburytype proved to be exceptionally effective illustrations and, doubtless, many readers were misled to think that they were seeing the face of the moon itself." (Truthful Lens, pp. 38)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Jun. 17, 2023
Nasmyth & Carpenter - Back of Hand & Wrinkled Apple to Illustrate the Origin of Certain Mountain Ranges resulting from Shrinking of the Interior. 2
Est: $400 - $800
This fascinating illustration is from James Hall Nasmyth & James Carpenter's The Moon considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite. This is from the second edition of the work published in London by J. Murray in 1874. This second edition was published the same year as the first edition. The images are mounted to a larger sheet. They were printed using different processes including Woodburytype, photogravure, autotype, lithography, and chromolithography. The work was influential in the study of lunar geology. "Nasmyth's models of the moon's surface reflected his desire to present a rational explanation of the surface details... The photographs and resulting Woodburytype illustrations were a means of making his ideas available to a wider public." (Hannavy S. p. 977) Nasmyth's visuals helped perpetuate the idea of a volcanic surface of the moon. James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890) studied the moon for decades through a telescope of his own design. He was an amateur astronomer and produced numerous studies and maps of the moon. He and Carpenter ultimately created intricate plaster models based on Nasmyth's decades of observations so that they could closely frame and magnify the surface of the moon. "Photographers sometimes adopted realism over naturalism in order to render motifs more literally. On occasion, however, the reverse was true: photographers attempted to deceive through extremely literal treatment. The artist Les Levine once claimed iconoclastically that the folksaying 'the camera never lies' is a lie. Nasmyth and Carpenter's The Moon presents an elaborately devised model photographed with the clarity of a subject at an arm's distance. The deception was necessary because successful astronomical photographs of sharp definition and good contrast were not possible until the twentieth century with the advent of sensitive films and efficient lenses. The Woodburytype proved to be exceptionally effective illustrations and, doubtless, many readers were misled to think that they were seeing the face of the moon itself." (Truthful Lens, pp. 38)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Jun. 10, 2023
Nasmyth & Carpenter - Picture Map of the Moon. 4
Est: $400 - $800
This fascinating illustration is from James Hall Nasmyth & James Carpenter's The Moon considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite. This is from the second edition of the work published in London by J. Murray in 1874. This second edition was published the same year as the first edition. The images are mounted to a larger sheet. They were printed using different processes including Woodburytype, photogravure, autotype, lithography, and chromolithography. The work was influential in the study of lunar geology. "Nasmyth's models of the moon's surface reflected his desire to present a rational explanation of the surface details... The photographs and resulting Woodburytype illustrations were a means of making his ideas available to a wider public." (Hannavy S. p. 977) Nasmyth's visuals helped perpetuate the idea of a volcanic surface of the moon. James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890) studied the moon for decades through a telescope of his own design. He was an amateur astronomer and produced numerous studies and maps of the moon. He and Carpenter ultimately created intricate plaster models based on Nasmyth's decades of observations so that they could closely frame and magnify the surface of the moon. "Photographers sometimes adopted realism over naturalism in order to render motifs more literally. On occasion, however, the reverse was true: photographers attempted to deceive through extremely literal treatment. The artist Les Levine once claimed iconoclastically that the folksaying 'the camera never lies' is a lie. Nasmyth and Carpenter's The Moon presents an elaborately devised model photographed with the clarity of a subject at an arm's distance. The deception was necessary because successful astronomical photographs of sharp definition and good contrast were not possible until the twentieth century with the advent of sensitive films and efficient lenses. The Woodburytype proved to be exceptionally effective illustrations and, doubtless, many readers were misled to think that they were seeing the face of the moon itself." (Truthful Lens, pp. 38)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Jun. 10, 2023
Nasmyth & Carpenter - Crater of Vesuvius, the Moon, 1864. 1
Est: $400 - $800
This fascinating illustration is from James Hall Nasmyth & James Carpenter's The Moon considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite. This is from the second edition of the work published in London by J. Murray in 1874. This second edition was published the same year as the first edition. The images are mounted to a larger sheet. They were printed using different processes including Woodburytype, photogravure, autotype, lithography, and chromolithography. The work was influential in the study of lunar geology. "Nasmyth's models of the moon's surface reflected his desire to present a rational explanation of the surface details... The photographs and resulting Woodburytype illustrations were a means of making his ideas available to a wider public." (Hannavy S. p. 977) Nasmyth's visuals helped perpetuate the idea of a volcanic surface of the moon. James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890) studied the moon for decades through a telescope of his own design. He was an amateur astronomer and produced numerous studies and maps of the moon. He and Carpenter ultimately created intricate plaster models based on Nasmyth's decades of observations so that they could closely frame and magnify the surface of the moon. "Photographers sometimes adopted realism over naturalism in order to render motifs more literally. On occasion, however, the reverse was true: photographers attempted to deceive through extremely literal treatment. The artist Les Levine once claimed iconoclastically that the folksaying 'the camera never lies' is a lie. Nasmyth and Carpenter's The Moon presents an elaborately devised model photographed with the clarity of a subject at an arm's distance. The deception was necessary because successful astronomical photographs of sharp definition and good contrast were not possible until the twentieth century with the advent of sensitive films and efficient lenses. The Woodburytype proved to be exceptionally effective illustrations and, doubtless, many readers were misled to think that they were seeing the face of the moon itself." (Truthful Lens, pp. 38)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Jul. 07, 2022
James Nasmyth (Scottish, 1808-1890)
Est: £400 - £500
James Nasmyth (Scottish, 1808-1890) ‘Helen's Island, Loch Katrine' oil on mahogany panel, signed, inscribed and dated ‘Aug 19 1888' verso, English, late 19th century, water gilded running pattern frame 12 x 16in. (30.5 x 40.6cm.) * Provenance: Malcolm Innes Gallery, Edinburgh, 1992
Martel Maides
Mar. 09, 2022
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) Scottish, An extensive mountain river landscape with a horse and figure crossing a b
Est: £150 - £200
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) Scottish, An extensive mountain river landscape with a horse and figure crossing a bridge, oil on panel, signed, old label and inscription verso, 9.75" x 13".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 12, 2021
James Nasmyth (British, 1808-1890), Renaissance scientist, 1840, ink on paper, 6 1/4 x 7 3/4in (16 x 19.5cm)
Est: $500 - $700
James Nasmyth (British, 1808-1890) Renaissance scientist, 1840 ink on paper signed lower right J NASMYTH and dated
Andrew Jones Auctions
Dec. 01, 2021
James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890) and James Carpenter (1840-1899)
Est: £800 - £1,200
James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890) and James Carpenter (1840-1899) James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890) and James Carpenter (1840-1899) THE MOON: CONSIDERED AS A PLANET, A WORLD, AND A SATELLITE, 1874, publisher John Murray (Albemarie Street, London), second edition, one plate detached but complete, original binding, Woodburytype frontispiece, 46 text illustrations, and 24 mounted Woodburytypes and one chromolithograph, image size, approx. 225 x 175mm, with typed title.
Chiswick Auctions
Sep. 15, 2021
James Nasmyth (1808-1890)
Est: £300 - £500
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) James Nasmyth (1808-1890) 'Near Loch Katrine' inscribed, signed and dated '195 Near Loch Katrine/James Nasmyth April 10 1888' verso, oil on panel 24.5 x 33cm
Sworders
Nov. 05, 2020
Astronomy.- Nasmyth (James) and James Carpenter. The Moon: considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite, 1874; and a later edition of the same (2)
Est: £150 - £200
Astronomy.- Nasmyth (James) and James Carpenter. The Moon: considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite, 24 plates, most photographic, some misbound, pp.vii-viii detached, occasional faint marginal damp-staining, advertisements at end, later cloth with original label to upper cover, rubbed and worn, 1874; and an 1885 edition of the same, 4to & 8vo (2)
Forum Auctions - UK
Feb. 05, 2020
James Nasmyth (Scottish 1808-1890) Highland Mary
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Inscribed verso with copy of original annotation ''To my dear wife A.E.M ,March 24, 1864' oil on canvas (Dimensions: 51cm x 41cm (20in x 16in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Jan. 25, 2020
James Hall Nasmyth, 1808-1890, 2 counterparts:landscapes
Est: €500 - €1,000
James Hall Nasmyth, 1808-1890, 2 counterparts:landscapes with persons, oil / canvas, on the back signed, each approx. 23x32cm, frame approx. 39x48cm . German Description: James Hall Nasmyth, 1808-1890, 2 Gegenstücke: Landschaften mit Personen, Öl/Lwd, rückseitig signiert, je ca. 23x32cm, R. ca. 39x48cm
Henry's Auktionshaus
May. 15, 2019
James Nasmyth (British, 1808-1890) The Alchemist 23 x 29 cm. (9 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
James Nasmyth (British, 1808-1890) The Alchemist bears title, signature and date 'An Alchemist/James Nasymth/1861' to label (verso) oil on panel23 x 29 cm. (9 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Bonhams
Dec. 14, 2017
NASMYTH, JAMES HALL and CARPENTER, JAMES The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite...
Est: $500 - $800
NASMYTH, JAMES HALL and CARPENTER, JAMES The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite... London: John Murray, 1874. Stated second edition (same year, size and format as the first). Publisher's blue cloth with design in gold and black. 11 x 8 1/2 inches (28 x 21.5 cm); half title, xvi, 189, [1] pp., with 2 pp. ads dated December 1874. With 25 plates on 24 leaves (including frontispiece), with mounted Woodburytypes, photogravures, autotypes, and lithographs (one colored). Some wear to binding, soiling to the margins of some leaves. This copy has a Woodburytype portrait of the author (from Men of Mark) laid-in. Important as an photographic desideratum, this work also includes some pioneering astronomical art, in the form of photographs of sculpted models of lunar features. Truthful Lens 125. C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 17, 2016
Nasmyth, James Hall and Carpenter, James - The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite,
Est: £250 - £350
Nasmyth, James Hall and Carpenter, James - The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite, 2nd edition, with frontis (disbound) and 23 plates (plate 23 disbound), 4to, original blue cloth (rubbed), London 1874
Gorringes
Mar. 18, 2015
A C19th oil on canvas, landscape with figures near a ruined castle, in a gi
Est: £300 - £400
A C19th oil on canvas, landscape with figures near a ruined castle, in a gilt frame, labelled, 'said to be by James Nasmyth' relined, 17½'' x 14''
Crow's Auction Gallery Ltd
May. 23, 2013
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) British. Figures in a
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) British. Figures in a Landscape beside a River, Oil on Panel, Framed Arch, 10" by 14", Signed with Initials and dated '76, Inscribed on reverse "A Recollection of a Picture by my brother PATk Naysmyth', also Inscribed 'By One James Naysmyth 17 May 1876', with a HVS mark.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 12, 2012
[ Books ]
Est: £200 - £300
Nasmyth (James, 1808-1890). A group of eight uncoloured lithographs after Nasmyth, 1855, titled and dated in the narrow margins, a few plts. with light monochrome hand-tinting, all somewhat spotted, 24 x 39cm and similar. See James Nasmyth's 'Autobiography', edited Samuel Smiles: 'Now and then I drew upon my fancy, and with pen and ink conjured up "the Castle of Udolpho", "A Bit of Old England"... [and listing the six other titles found here]... I need not say with how much pleasure I executed these drawings in my evening hours. They were not "published", but I drew them with lithographic ink, and had them printed by Mr Maclure. I afterwards made presents of the series to some of my intimate friends'. The original pen and ink drawing of the Alchemist is catalogued in the Wellcome Library. The British Museum has a copy of the Robinson Crusoe print. (8) Please Note: Buyer's Premium for this lot is 23.4%
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 05, 2012
DE LA RUE, WARREN. 1815-1889, attributed.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
2 views of the Moon, from south-east England, c.1855, albumen prints mounted, 6 x 6½ inches (155 x 165 mm) and 4½ x 5½ inches (115 x 140 mm), framed together. AMONGST THE EARLIEST PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MOON. De la Rue was inspired by his friend James Nasmyth (1808-1890) to build a reflecting telescope in 1850. He began to make drawings of celestial objects, but upon seeing George P. Bond's daguerreotype of the Moon at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, de la Rue turned his attention to photography. Using the new wet collodion process, he was by 1854 producing well-defined photographs of the Moon (Hannavy vol 1 pp 394-395). De la Rue's images were widely reproduced: see lot 30 for a published set in carte-de-visite format.
Bonhams
Nov. 22, 2012
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) British. 'Path Through
Est: £800 - £1,200
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) British. 'Path Through The Wood' Near Cranbrook Kent, a Lady walking down a tree lined path , Oil on Board, Signed and Inscribed on the reverse, 'Path Through The Wood' Near Cranbrook Kent, in remembrance of a delightful visit to Thos Webster R.A. Oct 18 1864, 17" x 14"
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Sep. 24, 2011
JAMES NASMYTH (SCOTTISH, 1808-1890) LANDSCAPE Oil on panel: 9 x 12 3/4 in.
Est: $300 - $500
JAMES NASMYTH (SCOTTISH, 1808-1890) LANDSCAPE Oil on panel: 9 x 12 3/4 in. Framed: lower right signed: J. Nasmyth
Potomack Company
Sep. 08, 2011
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) Yorkshire landscape with castle, 8.5 x 11.5in.
Est: £400 - £600
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) oil on board, Yorkshire landscape with castle, signed and dated 1865, 8.5 x 11.5in.
Gorringes
Jan. 25, 2011
JAMES NASMYTH
Est: $900 - $1,200
JAMES NASMYTH 1808 - 1890 CASTLE UDOLPHO, FROM MRS RADCLIFFE'S ' THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO' (1794) signed JN 1859 lower left, further inscribed Castle of Udolpho lower right pen and brown ink over pencil 7 by 8 3/4 in. 17.6 by 22 cm
Sotheby's
Mar. 17, 2010
James Nasmyth (1808-1890)
Est: -
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) Figures and a horse in an extensive landscape signed and dated 'J. Nasmyth 1867' (lower left) oil on canvas 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.8 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 18, 2009
James Nasmyth (1808-1890)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) A view in Hampshire signed with initials and dated 'J.N.76' (lower right) and further inscribed '"A VIEW IN HAMPSHIRE"/A RECOLLECTION/OF A PICTURE BY MY BROTHER/PATυK NASMYTH/BY ONE JAMES NASMYTH/19 MAY 1876/HYS MARKE', with a cuneiform seal, an unidentified device and a thumbprint (on the reverse) oil on board 9 7/8 x 14 in. (25.1 x 35.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 24, 2008
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) A Poor Alchemist 4.5 x 5.75in.
Est: £200 - £300
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) unframed oil on copper panel A Poor Alchemist inscribed verso and dated 1862 4.5 x 5.75in.
Gorringes
Jun. 17, 2008
NASMYTH, James (1808-1890) and James CARPENTER (1840-1899). The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and A Satellite . London: John Murray, 1874.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
NASMYTH, James (1808-1890) and James CARPENTER (1840-1899). The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and A Satellite. London: John Murray, 1874. 4o (282 x 220 mm). Frontispiece and 23 plates, diagrams in text. (Half-title and front free endpaper detached.) Original blue cloth, front cover with inset image of a volcanic eruption in black and gilt, spine gilt, top edge gilt (hinges cracked, some wear at corners and estremities). Provenance: James Gaston Bower, Jr. (signature on front free endpaper). FIRST EDITION. In response to the limitations of photographing accurate images of the moon, Nasmyth and Carpenter devised a solution to the problem. Taking Nasmyth's observed drawings of the moon along with photographs, the two made large-scale plaster models of the lunar surface and photographed them under controlled conditions, allowing for close examinations of the moon's surface. Parr and Badger, The Photobook I, p.51.
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Jul. 03, 2007
A citadel above a river
Est: £600 - £800
James Nasmyth (1808-1890) A citadel above a river signed and dated 'James Nasmyth Dec. 6. 46' (lower left) brown ink 7 x 8 7/8 in. (17.8 x 22.3 cm.)
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Sep. 08, 2006
JAMES NASMYTH (1808-1890)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Full Moon Exhibiting Bright Streaks Radiating from Tycho and Tycho and Its Surroundings, 1874 2 Woodburytypes each with printed credit, title, plate number and scale (on the mount) each approx. 5 x 3 3/4 in. (12.7 x 9.5cm.) (2)
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Mar. 06, 2003
James Nasmyth (1808-1890)
Est: $6,400 - $9,600
The Alchemist oil on panel 113/4 x 16 1/8 in. (29.8 x 41 cm.) PROVENANCE with The Fine Art Society, London. EXHIBITION possibly Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, 1834, no. 14.
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Jan. 17, 2001
JAMES NASMYTH (1808-1890)
Est: $500 - $700
Full Moon Exhibiting the Bright Streaks from Tycho (1874) Woodburytype. Printed later. Printed title and plate number on the mount. 5 x 4in. (12.7 x 10.2cm.) Framed.
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