1780s Collection (#7)

Chaetodon Imperator (Emperor Fish), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving)
986202 Chaetodon Imperator (Emperor Fish), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); 27.9x47.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chaetodon Imperator (Emperor Fish)

Descartes Composing His World System, c. 1786-1792 (colour aquatint)
985865 Descartes Composing His World System, c.1786-1792 (colour aquatint) by Desfontaines, (fl.1800) (after); 32x22.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Descartes Composing His World System)

Charles de Crequi is killed during the liberation of the town of Breme, c
985798 Charles de Crequi is killed during the liberation of the town of Breme, c.1786-1792 (colour aquatint engraving) by Sergent-Marceau

Portrait of King Louis XVI of France, bust-length, 1787 (oil on panel)
990121 Portrait of King Louis XVI of France, bust-length, 1787 (oil on panel) by Wertmuller, Adolf Ulrich (1751-1811); 16.2x13.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette, 1793 (oil on panel)
990120 Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette, 1793 (oil on panel) by Wertmuller, Adolf Ulrich (1751-1811); 16.2x13.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette)

Salmo Fario (Brown Trout), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving)
991238 Salmo Fario (Brown Trout), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); 27.9x47.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Salmo Fario (Brown Trout)

The Fountain of Love, 1780s (oil on canvas)
990396 The Fountain of Love, 1780s (oil on canvas) by Fragonard, Jean-Honore (1732-1806); 62.2x51.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fountain of Love. Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806)

Portrait of a Lady as the Cumaean Sibyl, 1778-1789 (oil on canvas)
990393 Portrait of a Lady as the Cumaean Sibyl, 1778-1789 (oil on canvas) by Home, Robert (1752-1834); 76.2x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Lady as the Cumaean Sibyl)

A Young Lady Seated by a Table with a Book, 1785 (pencil and red chalk
659237 A Young Lady Seated by a Table with a Book, 1785 (pencil and red chalk, pen and black ink and watercolour heighten) by Moreau

The Mordaunt Family, (oil on canvas)
652135 The Mordaunt Family, (oil on canvas) by Vaslet, Lewis (1770-1808); 62.2x74.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mordaunt Family. Lewis Vaslet (1742-1808). Oil on canvas

Taste (from the Series The Five Senses ), 1784 (pen and brown ink)
651895 Taste (from the Series The Five Senses ), 1784 (pen and brown ink) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 17.5x24.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Taste (from the Series The Five Senses )

Portrait of King George III, Small Half Length, Wearing Windsor Uniform and Ribbon
651843 Portrait of King George III, Small Half Length, Wearing Windsor Uniform and Ribbon and Star of the Garter, 1787 (pencil, watercolour and stump with touches of white heightening) by Dowman

Writing the Will, 1786 (pen and grey ink and watercolour)
651829 Writing the Will, 1786 (pen and grey ink and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 23x32 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Writing the Will. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

A British Fleet in Table Bay, c. 1780 (watercolour)
828338 A British Fleet in Table Bay, c.1780 (watercolour) by English School, (18th century); 24.7x40.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A British Fleet in Table Bay. English School (circa 1780)

A View of Moorea, 1787 (handcoloured aquatint)
828319 A View of Moorea, 1787 (handcoloured aquatint) by Cleveley, John the Younger (1747-86); 43.2x60.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A View of Moorea. John Cleveley the Younger (1747-86)

A View of Huaheine, 1787 (handcoloured aquatint)
828318 A View of Huaheine, 1787 (handcoloured aquatint) by Cleveley, John the Younger (1747-86); 43.2x60.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A View of Huaheine. John Cleveley the Younger (1747-86)

A View of Owhyhee in the Sandwich Island in the south Seas (The Death of Cook)
828317 A View of Owhyhee in the Sandwich Island in the south Seas (The Death of Cook), 1779 (handcoloured aquatint) by Cleveley, John the Younger (1747-86); 43.2x60.9

Spanish battering ships, port and starboard, used between 1781 and 1783 during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Date: circa 1781

The Plough Kensal Green
View of The Plough Inn in 1820. In the 1780s the Plough was a haunt of the artist George Morland. Date: 1875

Death of Major Peirson at St Helier, Jersey (British defence against French invasion). 1781

Holy Thursday, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour)
985823 Holy Thursday, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 19.8x12.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Thursday. Plate 8 from Songs of Innocence)

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Meditating on the Proliferation of Worlds
985797 Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Meditating on the Proliferation of Worlds, 1786-1792 (colour-printed aquatint engraving) by Sergent-Marceau

A View of Matavai Bay, Tahiti, 1787 (handcoloured aquatint)
828316 A View of Matavai Bay, Tahiti, 1787 (handcoloured aquatint) by Cleveley, John the Younger (1747-86); 43.2x60.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A View of Huaheine)

A Lion attacking a Goat, 1785 (oil on canvas)
827846 A Lion attacking a Goat, 1785 (oil on canvas) by Peter, Johan Wenzel (1745-1829); 73.7x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lion attacking a Goat. Wenzel Peter (1745-1829). Oil on canvas

The Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 1789 (pencil and w / c)
1196904 The Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 1789 (pencil and w/c) by Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840) & William (1769-1837); 54.9x80.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Bird and Flower Study, c. 1780 (gouache on paper)
1196802 Bird and Flower Study, c.1780 (gouache on paper) by Persian School, (18th century); 15x7.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian, out of copyright

La Toilette de Venus, After Francois Boucher, 1783 (etching with engraving printed in
659434 La Toilette de Venus, After Francois Boucher, 1783 (etching with engraving printed in colour (black, blue, red and y) by Janinet

The Loggia Erected in Campo San Zanipolo, Venice, in Front of the Scuola di San Marco for
659399 The Loggia Erected in Campo San Zanipolo, Venice, in Front of the Scuola di San Marco for the Benediction of Pope Pius VI in 1782, (oil on canvas) by Guardi

Portrait of Countess Catherine Skavronska, Seated Three-Quarter Length
652120 Portrait of Countess Catherine Skavronska, Seated Three-Quarter Length, in Neo-Classical Dress, by a Draped Curtain, Adorning a Helmet, Inscribed Potemkin Taurico, with a Wreath

Designs for a Neo-Classical House for Lord Charleville: Three Sections (nos
651983 Designs for a Neo-Classical House for Lord Charleville: Three Sections (nos.9-11), 1789 (pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour) by Byres

Portrait of Sarah Whitmore, Seated by a Column, 1787 (black chalk, stump and watercolour)
651800 Portrait of Sarah Whitmore, Seated by a Column, 1787 (black chalk, stump and watercolour) by Dowman, John (1750-1824); 20.6x17.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Sarah Whitmore)

Frontispiece, from Songs of Innocence, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etched
986380 Frontispiece, from Songs of Innocence, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etched printed plate) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 19x13.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece)

Front elevation of a classical building, Volume II, Chapter I, Plate III
986354 Front elevation of a classical building, Volume II, Chapter I, Plate III, from The Antiquities of Athens, by James Stuart (1713-1788) & Nicholas Revett (1720-1804), 1787 (engraving) by Stuart

General Map of the whole of Europe, divided into its main countries
986324 General Map of the whole of Europe, divided into its main countries, 1782 (hand-coloured engraving.) by German School

Map of Asia, 1786 (hand-coloured engraving)
986319 Map of Asia, 1786 (hand-coloured engraving) by Desnos, Louis-Charles (c.1725-c.1800); 100x119 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Asia; L Asie.... Louis-Charles Desnos (c.1725-c.1800)

Red, Blue, and White Lotus, of Hindostan, 1781 (hand-coloured engraving)
986311 Red, Blue, and White Lotus, of Hindostan, 1781 (hand-coloured engraving) by Forbes, James (1749-1819); 33.6x27.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Red, Blue, and White Lotus, of Hindostan)

A Map of Bermuda, 1775-85 (hand coloured engraving)
986112 A Map of Bermuda, 1775-85 (hand coloured engraving) by Italian School, (18th century); 17x13in cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Map of Bermuda; La Isole Bermude)

Street scene at St Germain, Paris, 1789 (painting)
5672208 Street scene at St Germain, Paris, 1789 (painting) by Naudet, Thomas (1773-1810); Universal History Archive/UIG; French, out of copyright

Woman Reading a Book
RAF63510 Woman Reading a Book by Schall, Jean-Frederic (1752-1825); Private Collection; (add.info.: French rococo painter. ); Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

The Holy Family, by Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Holy Family with the Infant St John, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the National Gallery, London. Date: 1788-9

Woman of Kamtschatka (Kamchatka), Russia
Woman of Kamtschatka (Kamchatka), north-east Russia. circa 1780s

Native of King Georges Sound, Australia, by John Webber, 1783, in a book about the voyages of Captain James Cook. 1783

The River Seine, Paris, France
View of the River Seine, Paris, France. circa 1788

General view of Stockholm, Sweden. circa 1788

Rome in its original splendour. circa 1788

Noblity in Costume - Lady Charlotte Spencer as Miss Rivers, Lord Charles Spencer as Colonel Rivers. 1788

Memorial, at Portsea to the Crew of HMS Royal George
Memorial at Portsea to the Crew of HMS Royal George, sunk on the heel of Spithead on 29 August 1782. 1780s

General view of Madrid, Spain. circa 1788

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