Portraits from Donald Heald Rare Books

New York: M. B. Brady, F. d'Avignon, C. Edwards Lester, 1850. Folio. (21 x 15 inches). Letterpress title and salutation leaf. 12 lithograph portraits on india paper, mounted as issued, by d'Avignon after daguerreotypes by Brady (11) and a painting by S[piridione] Gambardella (1). Each plate with the publisher's blindstamp in the lower margin. Expertly bound to style in… Read more about this item

1950. Hand-coloured mezzotint, engraved by Charles Stuart. Beautifully printed in the mid-20th century from the original 19th century copper plate, with wide margins, on hand-made paper. A striking and lovely image of a central figure in the mythology of the American West. Davy Crockett (1786-1836) remains the archetype of the early American frontiersman: fighting Indians, guiding settlers, and… Read more about this item

Breclav: Moravia Press, 1996. Large quarto. 12 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches. #299 of 300 copies, text in Czech; vi, 96pp. 83 mounted black and white photographs (from 2 x 1 1/2" to 9 x 6 1/2") reproduced in photolithography to their original sizes, captioned by the original Sudek notes below each photograph in facsimile pencil as in Sudek's… Read more about this item

London: C. Shepherd, 1775. Mezzotint engraving. Image size (including text): 14 x 9 5/16 inches. Sheet size: Uncut, 18 3/4 x 12 3/8 inches. Framed (1 1/2" gold leaf Federal frame with ribbed panel and acanthus lead corners, archival Antique white mat and UV Plexiglas). A rare image showing Hancock standing at a writing table, holding a letter addressed… Read more about this item

London: 'C. Shepherd', 1775. Mezzotint engraving, 14 x 10 inches, superb impression with full margins. Framed (1 1/2" gold leaf Federal frame with ribbed panel and acanthus lead corners, archival Antique white mat and UV Plexiglas). A striking and very rare mezzotint portrait of John Hancock as president of the Continental Congress. This portrait was already highly valued… Read more about this item

London, 1875. Oil on board. Signed and dated 'W. Greaves 1875' (lower left). Framed. Provenance: The Rosenbach Museum & Library (ex-Christie's, June 22, 2011, Lot 162) Christie's notes re. 26 January 2011, lot 233 (a full-length portrait). 'Walter Greaves was the son of a Chelsea boat builder and, along with his brother Henry, devotees of James McNeill Whistler… Read more about this item

London: H. Hudson, 1787. 25 x 15 3/4 inches. Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), was a British diplomat, antiquarian, and vulcanologist. He served as British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764 to 1800 and, soon after, began studying the volcanoes Vesuvius and Etna, publishing several papers on their activity. He had an extensive art and vase collection, many… Read more about this item

London, 1751. Mezzotint portrait, by Faber after John Giles Echardt. Image size: 13 x 9 inches. Sheet size: 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches. This portrait of Conyers Middleton by Faber shows him in a dark clerical robe and short white wig. John Faber Jr., the son of John Faber, also an engraver, was born in Amsterdam but… Read more about this item

London: Published by C. Shepherd, 1775. Mezzotint. A fine impression of this early print of Charles Lee, the famous General of the American Revolution. Public demand for portraits of Revolutionary heroes was not limited to America but spread to English and European print shops, where an inquisitive audience clamored for a glimpse of the key figures of the… Read more about this item

New York, 1861. Engraving. Plate mark: 25 x 18 1/2 inches. Minor foxing. Large format Civil War portrait of McClellan. Scarce first state; after McClellan was dismissed by Lincoln from command of the Army the plate was changed to "Late Maj. Gen..." This impressive portrait of McClellan on horseback, evidently rushed to publication soon after he became the… Read more about this item

London: J. Webber, 1784. Oval stipple-engraved portraits, by Bartolozzi after Webber. Image sizes approx. 5 x 4 inches, sheet sizes approx. 8 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches. Trimmed to or just within the platemark. Rare separately-issued portraits of Cook and King after third voyage expedition artist John Webber. The original portrait of Cook was painted by Webber in… Read more about this item

New York: Burton and Valentine, 1825. Engraving. Trimmed just outside or to the platemark. Sheet size: 17 x 12 3/8 inches. Unrecorded proof of a seminal American engraving. Asher Durand was hailed as the most famous engraver in America" and "the father of American landscape painting. His bold clean style was an immediate success, and he consequently produced… Read more about this item

London: George Rees, 1885. Aquatint engraving, printed in colours and finished by hand, by E.H. Hunt (corners rounded). Image:18 7/8 x 25 inches ; sheet size:24 1/8 x 30 1/4 inches. A portrait of the most famous British jockey of the 19th century, Fred Archer, up on Melton, winner of the 1885 St Leger and the Epsom Derby. … Read more about this item

London: Published by John Jeffryes, Ludgate Hill, 1795. Stipple engraving. Faint collectors stamp on verso of sheet. In pristine condition. This portrait of George IV, is one of the most celebrated eighteenth century archery prints. The latter half of the eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of numerous clubs and societies, which the English gentry were keen to join.… Read more about this item

1800. Engraving, 5 x 4 inches. Light soiling. A few contemporary ink notations on verso. Engraved portrait of Governor Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic, governor of the island of Mauritius. The portrait is a line-drawing, done in profile and framed in an oval. Flags flank either side of the oval frame and it is captioned beneath.… Read more about this item

Tinted lithograph in octagonal format, signature as title "W. J. Hooker"; artist's printed signature l. l. "T. H. Maguire 1851". Printed by M. & N. Hanhart. A fine, genial portrait of one of the leading botanists of the Victorian era. Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was born into a prominent Norwich family and was able to pursue his… Read more about this item

{Ipswich: George Ransome, 1850. Tinted lithograph in octagonal format, signature "John Lindley" as title, artist's printed signature in image l.r "T. H. Maguire 1849". Printed by M. & N. Hanhart. Fine portrait of the great English botanist. John Lindley (1799-1865) was born in Norwich and attended Norwich School. His father was a gardener and could not afford to… Read more about this item

[Ipswich: George Ransome, 1851. Tinted lithograph in octagonal format, with signature as title: "J. S. Henslow", with artist's printed signature in image lower left: "T. H. Maguire 1851" A handsome portrait of a brilliant Anglican scientist. John Stevens Henslow (1796-1861), passionate about natural history as a boy, grew up to be one of the leading botanists of his… Read more about this item

[Ipswich: George Ransome, 1851. Tinted lithograph in octagonal format with signature " Jos. D Hooker" as title, and artist's printed signature in image: "T. H. Maguire 1851" A fine, sensitive portrait of one of England's greatest botanists. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1912) was one of the leading lights of Victorian science. A close friend of Darwin's and son… Read more about this item

Paris, 1583. Engraved portrait, oval with surrounding legend and text beneath, on laid paper (6 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches). Cut to just within platemark and inlaid into later wove paper sheet. Later ink inscription on verso reading "from Holland / 1809." Minor wear and soiling. Very good. A very early engraved portrait of Sir Francis Drake. A… Read more about this item