1826-1829. (1) After Samuel Prout (Brit., 1783-1852). Prison Ship At Deptford, 1826. Engraving on chine collé, artist, date and title in plate below image, 19 x 27.9cm. Text reads “Drawn by Sam’l Prout. Engraved by George Cooke 1826.” Held in British Library. One of the long boats has Prout’s name..... More

1831. Hand-coloured lithograph, text including artist, title and “pl. 122” above and below image, 26 x 42.1cm (image). Minor cockling, foxing to edges. Framed. Text reads “de Sainson pinxt. Vander-Burch lith. 1831. J. Tastu, editeur. Lith. A. Bes.” Held in ANMM; NLA. More

c1833-1835. Pair of lithographs, text including plate numbers “37” and “50”, artist and title above and below image, “Voyage de L’Astrolabe” blindstamp in lower margin, 20 x 31.8cm to 21.5 x 34.7cm. Slight stains and creases. Text reads “de Sainson pinxt. A. St. Aulaire [or] Deroy lith. J. Tatsu, editeur..... More

1837. Tinted lithograph with hand-colouring, signed, dated “Oct. 1837” and titled in image lower left to right, 29.9 x 42cm. Minor foxing to upper and left edge of image, old mount burn. More

1838. Pair of silhouette cut-outs, signed, dated and captioned in ink below each image, 18.8 x 8.6cm (approx. each). Old mount burn. Framed. Captions read “Sophia Avery” and “Charlotte Avery.” Born in Dunkirk, Auguste Edouart “left France in 1814, and established himself in London, where he began his career making portraits..... More

c1835-1840. Colour woodcut, signed and titled in Japanese in block, 36 x 24.3cm. Old stains, repaired paper loss to centre of image and to margins. An original certificate of purchase from a Japanese dealer in 1958 is attached to the mount verso. More

c1840s. Colour woodcut, printed on two sheets, signed with Japanese characters, censor’s and printer’s seals in block lower left, poem in Japanese characters in image upper left to right, 65.5 x 22.2cm. Slight soiling and repaired chips to edges. Laid down on acid-free paper. The poem, Morning Glory, is a haiku..... More

1839/1845. Engraving, artist and date “1839” in image lower right, engraver, title and date in plate below image, 32.8 x 42.8cm (image). Trimmed platemark, repaired tears and creases to image upper right, creases, slight tears and missing portions to margins. Laid down on acid-free backing. Text reads “Engraved by Alfred..... More

c1842-1846. Pair of tinted lithographs, text including plate numbers “181” and “182”, artist and title above and below image, 18.2 x 31cm to 23.5 x 39.7cm. One with repaired tears to image including upper margin, slight crinkles and stains to both. Text reads “Voyage au Pole Sud et Dans L’oceanie..... More

1847. Colour woodcut, signed with artist’s and censors’ seals “Muramatsu, Yoshimura” in block centre right, 36.1 x 24.4cm. Perforations to left side of image. Held in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with full description “Actors Bando Hikosaburo IV as Ichimonjiya Saihei [right panel], Onoe Kikujiro II as Okaru [centre panel]..... More

c1848. Four lithographs, all initialled in image lower left, title, printer’s line and captions above and below image, 35.9 x 23.7cm (paper; approx. each). Foxing and slight stains overall, minor tears to edges. Images are from series Les Alarmistes et Les Alarmés; Physionomie de l’Assemblee; Tout ce Qu’on Voudra; and..... More

c1850s. Colour lithograph, text including title in image upper centre and lower left to right, 10.3 x 15.7cm. Minor crease and discolouration to edges. Text includes “Cultivation and preparation of tea. Moore Brothers, 35 King William Street, City, London Bridge. Blades, East & Blades, Chromo. London.”. More

1854-1855. Etching, initialled in plate upper centre, 14.5 x 26cm. Minor foxing overall, slight tears, perforations and stains to margins, old mount burn. Held in The Met, NY, with the comment “Whistler made his first etching while employed as a draftsman at the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in Washington..... More