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126 - Jacobite Rebellion.- Bickham the Younger (George), Circle of. The Procession, Stature, Dress, and Likeness of the three Rebel Lords, broadside with woodcut vignette and three columns of letterpress text, on laid paper affixed to board support, sheet 460 x 358 mm (18 1/4 x 14 1/8 in), some small perforations and losses within the sheet, marginal nicks and losses, particularly to the upper right corner, damp-stains, toning and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1746]

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£500 (€597)

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Estimation

£600 - 800 (€710 - 960)

Sale fees

32.4%

Jacobite Rebellion.- Bickham the Younger (George), Circle of. The Procession, Stature, Dress, and Likeness of the three Rebel Lords, broadside with woodcut vignette and three columns of letterpress text, on laid paper affixed to board support, sheet 460 x 358 mm (18 1/4 x 14 1/8 in), some small perforations and losses within the sheet, marginal nicks and losses, particularly to the upper right corner, damp-stains, toning and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1746] Literature: cf. BM Satires 2818 *** Scarce, possibly unrecorded; variants of the vignette are held in the National Library of Scotland, and the British Museum. A satire on the Jacobite rebels showing three condemned Scottish lords (George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie; William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock; Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerino) standing in an open space, possibly at the Tower of London. In the background on the left is an execution scene on a platform with a man holding up a severed head.

Auction details

Fine Books, Manuscripts & Works on Paper
Thursday, November 19
11:30 AM
4 Ingate Pl, Nine Elms
SW8 3NS London, United Kingdom

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