1780s Collection (#8)

General view of Madrid, Spain. circa 1788

General view of Lisbon, Portugal. circa 1788

View of Florence, Italy. circa 1788

View of Dublin from Magazine Hill in Phoenix Park
View of Dublin, Ireland, from the Magazine Hill in Phoenix Park. circa 1788

Admiralty Office, Dock Yard, Storehouse, Amsterdam
Admiralty Office, Dock Yard and Storehouse, Amsterdam, Netherlands. circa 1788

A St Jamess Beauty. 1783

King George III and Queen Charlotte Stag Hunting
A Royal Chase - King George III and Queen Charlotte Stag Hunting. 1780

Mendoza and Humphries in a boxing match. 1788

View of a Morai or burial place in Atooi, Sandwich Islands
External view of a Morai or burial place in Atooi, one of the Sandwich Islands (now the Hawaiian Islands). circa 1788

A View at Bolcheretzkoi, in Kamtschatka, Russia
Scene at Bolcheretzkoi, in Kamchatka, Russia. 1785

France 1789, French Revolution
France 1789 by J H Banks - French Revolution. 1789

Scene from Tristram Shandy, a novel by Laurence Sterne. 1781

Ladies dress for 1787. 1787

Burning of the Floating Batteries before Gibraltar - Siege of Gibraltar, 1782. 1782

A Royal Chase - their Majesties stag hunting. 1780

Refugees from Pompeii, AD 79, 1873 (oil on canvas)
659852 Refugees from Pompeii, AD 79, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Topham, Francis William (1808-77); 123x186.7. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Refugees from Pompeii, AD 79)

Lady enjoying the air on the Champs Elysees, engraved by Papin
STC444578 Lady enjoying the air on the Champs Elysees, engraved by Papin, illustration from Galeries des Modes, 1780 (coloured engraving) by Watteau

The Qutb Minar, Delhi, c. 1789 (pencil and w / c)
1196907 The Qutb Minar, Delhi, c. 1789 (pencil and w/c) by Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840) & William (1769-1837); 37.4x55.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Mausoleum of Makhdum Shah Daulat, Maner, Bihar, c. 1788-1796 (pencil, pen and grey ink
1196891 The Mausoleum of Makhdum Shah Daulat, Maner, Bihar, c.1788-1796 (pencil, pen and grey ink, w/c) by Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840) & William (1769-1837)

Public bathhouse, 1780
1574228 Public bathhouse, 1780 by Kiyonaga, Torii (1752-1815); (add.info.: Scene in a public bathhouse where several women are bathing)

Portrait of Queen Charlotte, Small Half Length Wearing a Blue and White Dress
651844 Portrait of Queen Charlotte, Small Half Length Wearing a Blue and White Dress, Her Crown Beside Her, 1787 (pencil, watercolour and stump with touches of white heightening) by Dowman

Portrait of Mrs. Fisher, half length, in a White Dress Adorned with Blue Ribbons
651802 Portrait of Mrs. Fisher, half length, in a White Dress Adorned with Blue Ribbons, 1788 (black chalk, stump and watercolour) by Dowman

Portrait of Mrs. Boyd, 1784 (black chalk, stump and watercolour)
651801 Portrait of Mrs. Boyd, 1784 (black chalk, stump and watercolour) by Dowman, John (1750-1824); 19.3x15.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Mrs. Boyd. John Downman (1750-1824)

Portrait of Mrs. Hartop and Her Child, 1780 (black and white chalk
651799 Portrait of Mrs. Hartop and Her Child, 1780 (black and white chalk, stump and watercolour) by Dowman, John (1750-1824); 21x17.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Mrs)

An Extensive View of Dover and Dover Castle (oil on canvas)
824244 An Extensive View of Dover and Dover Castle (oil on canvas) by Nelson, Arthur (fl.1766-90); 123.2x171.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Extensive View of Dover and Dover Castle)

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Mangifera indica (Mango). From Icones Plantarum Rariorum, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin (1727-1817, Baron von). Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840) and Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826)

Title Page from Hortus Romanus, 1772-1784 (hand-coloured engraving)
986068 Title Page from Hortus Romanus, 1772-1784 (hand-coloured engraving) by Italian School, (18th century); 55.5x39 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Title Page)

Turbith, plante de l isle de Zeilan, 1784 (hand-coloured engraving)
985697 Turbith, plante de l isle de Zeilan, 1784 (hand-coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); 43.7x28.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Turbith, plante de l isle de Zeilan)

Section of Findlater Castle from the North West to the South East, 1789 (pen and grey ink
659218 Section of Findlater Castle from the North West to the South East, 1789 (pen and grey ink, grey, pink and yellow wash) by Adam

The Green Boy : A Portrait of a Boy Half Length
652168 The Green Boy : A Portrait of a Boy Half Length, in a Green Coat and Black Hat with a Feather Plume, 1782 (oil on canvas) by Hone

The Battle of Doggerbank, 5 August 1781, 1834 (oil on canvas)
652142 The Battle of Doggerbank, 5 August 1781, 1834 (oil on canvas) by Luny, Thomas (1759-1837); 59x85 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Doggerbank, 5 August 1781)

Place Victoire a Paris, 1784 (pencil, pen and ink and watercolour)
651948 Place Victoire a Paris, 1784 (pencil, pen and ink and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 38.2x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Place Victoire a Paris)

Ramnagar, Near Benares [Varanasi], Uttar Pradesh, c. 1788-9 (pencil, pen and black ink
1196895 Ramnagar, Near Benares [Varanasi], Uttar Pradesh, c. 1788-9 (pencil, pen and black ink, w/c) by Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840) & William (1769-1837)

Embassy of Hyderbeck to Calcutta, from the Vizier of Oude, by Way of Patna
1196946 Embassy of Hyderbeck to Calcutta, from the Vizier of Oude, by Way of Patna, in the Year 1788, to Meet Lord Cornwallis, c

The Coachman; Cocher de Place, 1781 or later (hand-coloured engraving)
1195459 The Coachman; Cocher de Place, 1781 or later (hand-coloured engraving) by Brand, Johann Christian (1722-95) (after); 48.4x34 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Brand)

Portrait of the Louise Marie Josephine, Comtesse de Provence
990179 Portrait of the Louise Marie Josephine, Comtesse de Provence, later Queen of France (1733-1810), half-length, wering a white dress with a blue sash and ribbons

Chaetodon Aureus (Pomacanthus arcuatus) (Fig. 1) and Lookdown Fish (Selen vomer), c
986079 Chaetodon Aureus (Pomacanthus arcuatus) (Fig. 1) and Lookdown Fish (Selen vomer), c.1785-88 (hand coloured engraving) by Schmidt

Spring, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour)
985826 Spring, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 19.8x12.8. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring. Plate 24 from Songs of Innocence)

Night, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour)
985825 Night, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 19.8x12.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Night. Plate 21 from Songs of Innocence)

The Divine Image, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour)
985822 The Divine Image, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 19.8x12.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Divine Image)

Infant Joy, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour)
985821 Infant Joy, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 19.8x12.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Infant Joy. Plate 26 from Songs of Innocence)

Pulmonaria Maritima, 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving)
991241 Pulmonaria Maritima, 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); 27.9x47.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pulmonaria Maritima)

Chaetodon Glaucus, 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving)
991237 Chaetodon Glaucus, 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); 27.9x47.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chaetodon Glaucus)

A View of the Acropolis, Athens, from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, c
827573 A View of the Acropolis, Athens, from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, c.1786-87 (black lead, pen, black ink and watercolour) by Cassas, Louis Francois (1756-1827); 19.7x28.7

Portrait of Miss Bentley, Seated Full Length, Wearing a White Dress
652196 Portrait of Miss Bentley, Seated Full Length, Wearing a White Dress, Holding a Rabbit in a Landscape, c.1781 (oil on canvas) by Wright of Derby

The Sortie made by the Harrison Of Hibraltar in the morning of the 27 of November 1781
2905922 The Sortie made by the Harrison Of Hibraltar in the morning of the 27 of November 1781 by Trumbull, John (1756-1843) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Francis Holvering (oil on canvas)
TW426976 Sir Francis Holvering (oil on canvas) by Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810); 76.2x64.1 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: Sir Francis Holvering is shown with a relaxed)

An Open-Beaked Stork, c. 1780 (pencil and w / c)
1196933 An Open-Beaked Stork, c. 1780 (pencil and w/c) by Indian School, (18th century); 63.3x46.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Indian, out of copyright

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