Search Results: Authors starting with K from Sebra Prints

1838. Etching. 110mm by 65mm (platemark). 19th century impression of an engraving originally dating to 1793.Thomas Muir was the most celebrated of Australia's first political prisoners, five men who became known as the 'Scottish Martyrs'. Campaigning for parliamentary reform, they were sentenced in Scotland for sedition in 1793-94 and transported to Sydney in 1794 and 1795.John Kay was a Scottish caricaturist and engraver. His portraits were collected by Hugh Paton and published under the title 'A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay, with biographical sketches and illustrative anecdotes', Edinburgh, 1838.

1838. Engraving with later hand-colouring. 110mm by 65mm (platemark). 19th century impression of an engraving originally dating to 1793. Thomas Muir was the most celebrated of Australia's first political prisoners, five men who became known as the 'Scottish Martyrs'. Campaigning for parliamentary reform, they were sentenced in Scotland for sedition in 1793-94 and transported to Sydney in 1794 and 1795.

1785. Copper-line engraving. 330mm by 250mm (platemark). Portrait of William Woollett; half-length, seated three-quarters to right, a burin in his hand, resting the right forearm on a plate propped at an angle under his right elbow, looking studiously towards the viewer, with an angled pane to reflect light, visible in upper right, wearing a soft hat, coat, ruffled cravat and waistcoat. Lettered below the image with title and information about the engraver: 'Gravee par G. Kisling, Eleve de l'ecole de Gravure l'Universite de Vilno. (Planchel.)'French engraving after the original portrait engraving by John Keyse Sherwin, published in 1784.William Woollett (1735-85) was an important English 18th century line engraver.Woollett engraved several plates in Captain Cook's 'A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World. Performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution ...', 1777.Wove paper.

1794. Line engraving with later hand-colouring. 625mm by 530mm (image). A General Map of England & Wales Divided into its Counties corrected from the best surveys and Astron. Observations by Tho. Kitchin Geogr. Hydrographer to His Majesty' Published by Laurie and Whittle, London, 1794.Engraved map with outline hand colour and illustrated hand coloured cartouche.Rare map showing a detailed view of England and Wales with county delineations and generous amounts of information on roads, crossroads and market towns. An inset provides information on the Isles of Scilly. The map has a landscape style cartouche featuring a great ship, cannon, cornucopia and an allegorical figure.

1755. Copper-line engraving. 105mm by 105mm (platemark). Admiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke KB, PC (1705 -1781) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He is best remembered for his service during the Seven Years' War.

1860. Steel engraving. 275mm by 185mm (sheet). Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork (1694-1753) was an architect and patron of the arts; his profound architectural knowledge and his position in society made him the arbiter of English architectural taste; he promoted the Palladian style, a reaction against the Baroque, inspired by the work of Palladio and Inigo Jones. An early patron of Handel, he encouraged the production of Italian opera in London. 'The Apollo of the Arts', according to Horace Walpole.

1865. Steel-engraving. 275mm by 175mm (sheet). John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, GCB, GCSI, PC (1811 - 1879) was a prominent British Imperial statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.

1802. Stipple engraving with original hand-colouring. 135mm by 90mm (image) 205mm by 120mm (sheet). From 'De mensch, zoo als hij voorkomt op den bekenden aardbol beschreven door Martinus Suart, afgebeeld door Jacques Kuyper.', 1st ed. in 6 parts, published by Johannes Allart, Amsterdam, 1802.

1802. Stipple engraving with original hand-colouring. 135mm by 90mm (image) 205mm by 120mm (sheet). From 'De mensch, zoo als hij voorkomt op den bekenden aardbol beschreven door Martinus Suart, afgebeeld door Jacques Kuyper.', 1st ed. in 6 parts, published by Johannes Allart, Amsterdam, 1802. Slight waviness to sheet.