Benjamin (1721) Wilson Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Benjamin (1721) Wilson Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 26, 2023
[Wilson (Benjamin)] A Treatise on Electricity, first edition, dedicatee association copy inscribed to Granville Hastings Wheler, 1750.
Est: £400 - £600
[Wilson (Benjamin)] A Treatise on Electricity, first edition, dedicatee association copy inscribed "Granville Hastings Wheler the gift of Christopher Wilson Esq", 5 folding engraved plates, scattered faint spotting, bookplate, contemporary calf, gilt, red morocco spine label ,bumping to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, 1750. ⁂ Benjamin Wilson (1721-88), was a painter and scientist. He opposed Benjamin Franklin's theory of positive and negative electricity. His most well known experimental work was on the electrical properties of tourmaline, which gained him international recognition. Granville Wheler (1701-1770) was a fellow scientist who was the first in England to electrify a live animal. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728. Wilson dedicated this work to him.
Forum Auctions - UK
May. 19, 2022
Chemistry.- Wilson (Benjamin) A Series of Experiments on the subject of Phosphori, and their Prismatic Colours..., second edition, John Nourse, 1776 & others (6)
Est: £250 - £350
Chemistry.- Wilson (Benjamin) A Series of Experiments on the subject of Phosphori, and their Prismatic Colours..., second edition, lacking final advertisement leaf, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with red roan label, rubbed, splits to joints, corners worn, John Nourse, 1776 § Huxham (John) Medical and Chemical Observations upon Antimony, first separate edition, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, a few spots, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, a few gouges, rebacked, [Duveen 304; Wellcome III, 323], J.Hinton, 1756 § Payen (Anselme) Mémoires sur les Développements des Végétaux, first edition in book form, presentation copy from the author to the chemist and colour-theorist Michel Chevreul inscribed on front free endpaper, half-title, 16 folding engraved plates, 11 hand-coloured, some foxing, light water-staining to lower margin affecting a few plates, bookplate of the nutritionist John Yudkin, original cloth-backed printed boards, rubbed, Paris, 1844; and 3 others, 8vo & 4to (6)
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 26, 2021
Benjamin Wilson (Leeds 1721-1788 London) Portrait of Henry Pye, standing full-length before a landscape
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Benjamin Wilson (Leeds 1721-1788 London) Portrait of Henry Pye, standing full-length before a landscape oil on canvas 91.9 x 71.2cm (36 3/16 x 28 1/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 27, 2021
Attributed to Benjamin Wilson (British 1721-1788), Mr & Mrs Norton, a pair of portraits
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Attributed to Benjamin Wilson (British 1721-1788)Portrait of the Rev. Edward Norton in clerical dress; and Portrait of Mrs Norton wearing a grey dressOil on canvas, a pair 58.5 x 49cm (23 x 19¼ in.) (2) In carved wood Rococo frames
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jan. 22, 2021
Benjamin WILSON (1721-1788). The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss Ame=Stamp.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Benjamin WILSON (1721-1788). The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss Ame=Stamp. [London: Benjamin Wilson, 18 March 1766]. Wilson's celebrated engraving commemorating the repeal of the Stamp Act. One of the most famous and popular of the political satires commenting on the Stamp Act is this one ... An instant success, it became one of the most copied satires of the period. Later impressions carry lengthy explanation of the tax and its repeal beneath the picture (Dolmetsch). Dolmetsch, Rebellion and Reconciliation. pp.38-39. Engraving. 11 5/8 x 14 in (295 x 470mm). Mounted to an archival mat (light soiling, several pencilled notations in margins, small spot at lower left margin). Framed.
Christie's
Jul. 03, 2019
BENJAMIN WILSON (LEEDS 1721-1788 LONDON) - Portrait of Charles James Fox
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
BENJAMIN WILSON (LEEDS 1721-1788 LONDON) Portrait of Charles James Fox, full-length, standing in a landscape oil on canvas 90.4 x 70.8cm (35 9/16 x 27 7/8in). in a Kent-style frame
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2017
AMERICAN REVOLUTION – WILSON, Benjamin (1721-1788). The Repeal, or the...
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
AMERICAN REVOLUTION – WILSON, Benjamin (1721-1788). The Repeal, or the...
Christie's
Dec. 02, 2016
att. Benjamin Wilson (English, 1721-1788), Portrait of a Man with a Dog
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
oil on canvas (lined), unsigned, presented in an antique period gilt composition frame with gallery plaque. SS 35 x 27.25 in.; DOA 43.25 x 35 in. This full length portrait of a man and his dog depicted on a country walk is a typical convention of 18th century English portraiture and relates to a similar work by Wilson in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum. Wilson was an English painter, printmaker and scientist. Upon moving to London, he was encouraged by William Hogarth to study painting. His portrait work garnered the favors of several gentlemen and Wilson was appointed as Painter to the Board of Ordnance in 1773. Retaining a late 19th century label on the verso from Thomas Agnew & Sons, London From the Estate of Mrs. Camilla Hammond Smith Strange of Annandale Farm, Gordonsville, VA and Warrenton, VA Born in Washington, D.C., Mrs. Strange was a proud member of the Society of the Lees of Virginia. Like her mother and grandmother, she had a great knowledge and appreciation of antiques and enjoyed decorating with them throughout her home.
Leland Little Auctions
Jul. 22, 2016
THE VANDELEUR FAMILY ATTRIBUTED TO BENJAMIN WILSON (ENGLAND, 1721-1788).
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
THE VANDELEUR FAMILY ATTRIBUTED TO BENJAMIN WILSON (ENGLAND, 1721-1788). Oil on canvas, unsigned. Well-done double portrait of mother and daughter in an outdoor setting. Restoration. 50"h. 40"w., framed, 56"h. 46"w. Donation tag on the back to the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami by Mr. Carmon Messore.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 19, 2011
[FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. B. Franklin of Philadelphia L.L.D., F.R.S. Mezzotint engraving by James McArdell after Benjamin Wilson (1721-1788). Mezzotint engraving, [London, 1761].
Est: $3,500 - $5,500
[FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. B. Franklin of Philadelphia L.L.D., F.R.S. Mezzotint engraving by James McArdell after Benjamin Wilson (1721-1788). Mezzotint engraving, [London, 1761]. Large folio (13¼ x 9 7/8 in). Mezzotint engraving on laid paper. (Minor mends to lower corners, trimmed close to plate mark on three sides, lower margin cropped with loss of Franklin's degrees). Matted and framed. FRANKLIN AS SCIENTIST. This striking three-quarter portrait of Franklin was one of the first portraits available to the public, showing the Pennsylvania amateur scientist at the height of his scientific fame. Gordon S. Woods writes "his fame was extraordinary; it was not simply that he was a world class scientist but that he was a colonial from the wilderness...So celebrated was he that enterprising individuals could make money from his image: one of his portraitists, Benjamin Wilson, had engraver James McArdle make mezzotints for sale to the general public" (p.87). Gazing directly at the viewer, the be-wigged Franklin holds a book in his right hand labeled "Electricity Experiments." His right hand points at a stormy sky with bright lightning flashes over a distant city. To the right, behind Franklin, is a table with papers and experimental apparatus including a large glass globe. Sellers, Franklin in Portraiture, p. 413. This print is extremely rare.
Christie's
Jul. 08, 2010
BENJAMIN WILSON
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
BENJAMIN WILSON LEEDS 1721 - 1788 LONDON PORTRAIT OF SIR GEORGE SAVILE, 8TH BT. (1727-1784), WITH A MAP OF HALIFAX oil on canvas 241.5 by 155 cm.; 95 by 61 in.
Sotheby's
Feb. 02, 2010
Benjamin Wilson, American, 1721-1788- "The Repeal,
Est: £200 - £300
Benjamin Wilson, American, 1721-1788- "The Repeal, Or The Funeral Of Miss Americ-Stamp", published march 18th, 1766; engraving, 25x35cm: French School c.1778- The Olive rejected or the Yankees Revenge"; published May 4th 1778, hand-coloured engraving, Note: One of the most famous and popular of the political satires commenting on the Stamp Act, this print actually celebrates the end of the tax. An instant success, the print became one of the most copied satirical prints of the period. The print depicts a funeral procession composed of supporters of the act carrying a small coffin containing the remains of the bill toward an open vault. The vault has been prepared for the burial of all unjust acts that would alienate Englishmen. Leading the procession and preparing to deliver the funeral eulogy is the Reverend W. Scott, who is followed by the mourners: Grenville (carrying the coffin), Bute, Bedford, and Temple, some of the same Englishmen who were responsible for passing the act. By setting the action on a dock, Wilson is able to show the large unshipped cargoes destined for America that accumulated during the period when the act was in force. Ships labeled "Conway," "Rockingham," and "Grafton" that represent the Parliamentary leaders responsible for the repeal of the bill now stand ready to carry the goods to America. Stamps just returned from America are also stacked on the wharf. Source: Joan D. Dolmetsch, Rebellion and Reconciliation: Satirical Prints on the Revolution at Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va., 1976), pp. 38-39. (a lot) (unframed) Plus Vat on hammer price
Roseberys
Apr. 21, 2009
Benjamin Wilson (Leeds 1721-1788 London) Portrait of a gentleman,
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Portrait of a gentleman, full-length, in a brown coat with a white waistcoat, holding a cane and standing before a table oil on panel, oval 123 x 102.3cm (48 7/16 x 40 1/4in).
Bonhams
Mar. 28, 2009
B. FRANKLIN OF PHILADELPHIA AFTER BENJAMIN WILSON (ENGLAND, 1721-1788)
Est: $400 - $600
B. FRANKLIN OF PHILADELPHIA AFTER BENJAMIN WILSON (ENGLAND, 1721-1788) Colored mezzotint on laid paper. A slight variation of a 1761 mezzotint by James McArdell (England, ca.1729-1765), which was based on Wilson's 1759 oil on canvas portrait. A three-quarters length portrait of Franklin holding a book on his electricity experiments, and with lightening striking in the background. Overall toning. 15"h. 11"w., in a modern frame, 16 5/8"h. 12 5/8"w.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 06, 2009
Attributed to Benjamin Wilson (British, 1721-1788) Portrait of Colonel Henry Smart Unsigned, ...
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Attributed to Benjamin Wilson (British, 1721-1788) Portrait of Colonel Henry Smart Unsigned, identified on labels from the Mead Art Building, Amherst College, and the Ehrich Galleries, New York, affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, craquelure, minor scattered losses, surface grime.
Skinner
Feb. 26, 2009
OIL PAINTING: ATTRIBUTED BENJAMIN WILSON
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
OIL PAINTING: ATTRIBUTED BENJAMIN WILSON (1721-1788) BRITISH Portrait of David Garrick as Periander in Eurydice Oil on canvas 36 x 32ins.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 05, 2008
Benjamin Wilson , 1721-1788 Portrait of Anthony Chamier M.P., F.R.S. (1725-1780) oil on canvas, held in a 'Carlo Maratta' style frame
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
full length, wearing a maroon coat and breeches seated at a table before a window oil on canvas, held in a 'Carlo Maratta' style frame
Sotheby's
Oct. 03, 2006
Benjamin Wilson (British, 1721-1788)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Portrait of William Pratt, seated half-length, behind a desk with quill pen inscribed 'William Pratt' (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 50 x 39 1/2 in. (127 x 100.3 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 07, 2006
BENJAMIN WILSON 1721-1788
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
PORTRAIT OF TWO GENTLEMEN PORTRAIT OF TWO GENTLEMEN measurements note 62 by 74 cm., 24½ by 29 in. One standing, wearing uniform, one seated at a table wearing a blue coat oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Nov. 23, 2004
Benjamin Wilson (1721-1788)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Group portrait of the Hussey family, small full-length, in the garden of Wargrave Hill House, Berkshire oil on canvas 40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127 cm.)
Christie's