Water-colour drawings, choice modern prints, books, fishing tackle, curiosities, &c. : catalogue of the select and choice collection of engravings, water-colour drawings, pictures, books, and books of prints, and other effects, of the late William Ensom, Esq. The drawings include five beautiful specimens of the late R. P. Bonington. The prints comprise beautiful presentation proofs of the most distinguished modern engravers. Engraved works of the late Mr. Ensom. To which is added, his extensive and choice selection of capital fishing tackle, fishing rods, miscellaneous effects, &c. Which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Sotheby and Son, at their house, Wellington Street, Strand, on Wednesday, the 12th of December, 1832, and following day, at twelve o'clock ...

By: Sotheby and Son
Contributor(s): Ensom, William, 1796-1832
Publisher: [London] : printed by J. Davy, [1832]Description: 16 p. ; 22 cm.Subject(s): Ensom, William, 1796-1832 -- Art collections -- Catalogs | Prints -- Catalogs | Engraving -- Catalogs | Drawing -- Catalogs | Fishing tackle -- Catalogs
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Sc.B.2.16 (13) A catalogue of a small but very valuable collection of prints and drawings, the property of a distinguished amateur : selected from the most important collections sold during the last ten years, but principally from Mr. Baker's; amongst which are works of William Woollett, most beautiful proofs, including his principal productions; works of Wille, fine proofs, Raphael Morghen's works, nearly all proofs, capital productions of the principal modern engravers of the Italian and French schools ... A choice selection of the most admired English prints of the present day ... topographical and other drawings by Hearne, Gainsborough, Buckler, Trotter, &c. &c. Which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Wheatley, (late Stewart, Wheatley, and Co.) at his great room, 191, Piccadilly, on Wednesday, the 18th, and Thursday, the 19th of April, 1832, at twelve o'clock ... Sc.B.2.16 (14) A catalogue of a valuable collection of engravings, the property of a late distinguished collector : consisting of an extensive variety of the works of the most celebrated modern engravers, particularly of the English school, including the principal works of Woollett, Strange, Sharp, Schiavonetti, Heath, Bartolozzi, &c. .... a most beautiful set of proofs of the Houbraken heads, in the most perfect condition; British portraits, and various miscellaneous prints and drawings, books of prints, portfolios, &c. Which will be sold by auction by Mr. Sotheby and Son, at their house, Wellington Street, Strand, on Wednesday, the 13th of June, 1832, and following day, at twelve o'clock ... Sc.B.2.16 (15) A catalogue of a small but very valuable collection of prints and drawings, the property of an amateur, (deceased,) : consisting of the most capital productions of the modern English school, particularly of Woollett, his works being nearly complete, and chiefly beautiful proofs, choice set of the works of Wilkie, proofs; works of Sharp, Martin, &c. ... a few very rare and interesting early British portraits ... a few modern drawings by Hearne, Shepherd, Boys, and Reynolds ... Which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Wheatley, at his great room, 191, Piccadilly, on Monday, 16th of July, 1832, at twelve o'clock, and following day ... Sc.B.2.16 (16) Water-colour drawings, choice modern prints, books, fishing tackle, curiosities, &c. : catalogue of the select and choice collection of engravings, water-colour drawings, pictures, books, and books of prints, and other effects, of the late William Ensom, Esq. The drawings include five beautiful specimens of the late R. P. Bonington. The prints comprise beautiful presentation proofs of the most distinguished modern engravers. Engraved works of the late Mr. Ensom. To which is added, his extensive and choice selection of capital fishing tackle, fishing rods, miscellaneous effects, &c. Which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Sotheby and Son, at their house, Wellington Street, Strand, on Wednesday, the 12th of December, 1832, and following day, at twelve o'clock ... Sc.B.2.16 (17) A catalogue of a valuable collection of engravings : consisting of the productions of distinguished ancient & modern artists, including Andrea Mantegna, Marc Antonio, Rembrandt, &c. &c. Fine specimens of the works of Wille, Woollett, Strange, Raffaelle Morghen, &c. .... Rare early English and foreign portraits, by Pass, Delaram, Faithorne, Hollar, &c. ... Early curious theatrical portraits, a few lots of interesting drawings, sets of prints, &c. Which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Wheatley, at his great room, 191, Piccadilly, on Thursday, the 6th of March, 1833, and following day, at twelve o'clock precisely ... Sc.B.2.16 (18) Catalogue of the extensive, genuine, and highly valuable collection of pictures, late the property of the Hon. John Clerk of Eldin : works of...Raffaele, Titian, Proccacini, Tintoretto, Pordenone, Paduanino, Paulo and Alexander Veronese, Corregio, Parmigiano, Cigoli, Annibal Caracci, Guido, Garofolo, Nicolo and Gasper Poussin, Claude, Mignard, Rubens, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Gerard Dow, Netscher, David Teniers, Isaac and Adrian Ostade, Schalken, Both, Carl Du Jardin, Adrian and William Van de Velde, Philip Wouvermans, Van der Neer, and other favourite painters...British artists, Wilkie, Stothard, Rev. J. Thomson, Runciman, Geddes, P. Nasmyth, &c. &c., also the superb and entire collection of engravings, painters' etchings, and original drawings by the greatest masters and a splendid and rare assemblage of ancient china, bronzes, terra-cottas, casts from the antique, coins, &c. &c. Which will be unreservedly sold by auction by Messrs Thomas Winstanley & Sons (of Liverpool), at no. 16, Picardy Place, Edinburgh, on Thursday the 14th day of March 1833, and thirteen following days, at one o'clock precisely each day, by order of the executors ... Sc.B.2.16 (19) A catalogue of a valuable assemblage of prints, in the portfolio : the genuine property of a gentleman, and collected on the continent and in this country, comprising proofs and fine impressions of the works of M. Antonio, the Mantuani, R. Morghen, Audran, Drevet, Edelinck, Bervic, Desnoyers, A. Durer, L. V. Leyden, Pontius, Bolswert, Rembrandt, Wille, Bartolozzi, Strange, Sharp, Woollett, J. Heath, Earlom ... Which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie & Manson, at their great room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Wednesday, March 27, 1833, and following day, at one o'clock precisely ...

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