The Biographical Mirrour, Ancient and Modern English Portraits (1798)

The Biographical Mirrour, comprising a series of
Ancient and Modern Potraits of
Eminent and Distinguished Persons, from
Original Pictures and Drawings:
with some account of their lives and works.

London: Printed for Silvester Harding, et. al.
(1798 [as stated on title page], some prints dated as late as 1810)

Original Etchings and Engravings over 200 years old

on woven paper with crown or Whatman watermark
Sheet size: approx. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches, with some irregularities

NOTE: THE PAPER, WHICH IS OVER 210 YEARS OLD, IS IN GENERALLY VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE MAY BE SOME SIGNS OF AGE SUCH AS FOX MARKS OR AGE TONING. PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THE PROVIDED ENLARGEMENTS TO ASSESS THE CONDITION OF EACH PRINT.

RICHARD EEDES

From a Picture in the
Bodleian Gallery, Oxford

$15

DR JOSEPH TRAPP

From an Original Picture
in the Bodlean Gallery, Oxford

$15

DR ADAM SAMUEL HARTMAN

From a unique Print in the Pepysian Collection

$15

BAPTIST MAY

From an Original Picture by Sir P. Lely, in the Collection of R.A. Neville Esq. at Billingbear

$15

JOHN TAYLOR, Painter

From an Original Picture by Himself, in the Bodleian Gallery, Oxford

John Mills, the Elder

From an Original Picture in the collection of Miss Pope, of Drury Lane Theatre

$15

SIR THOMAS OVERBURY

From an Original Picture by C. Jansen in the Bodlean Gallery, Oxford

$15

SOPHIA OF ZELL, WIFE OF KING GEORGE THE FIRST

From a Drawing at Strawberry Hill

$10

CHARLES LORD NORTH AND GREY

From the Original Picture by Lely, in the Collection of the Earl of Guilford

$15

EDWARD FIRST LORD NORTH

From an Ancient Picture in Peterhouse Colledge, Cambridge

$15

SIR WILLIAM DUGDALE

From an Original in the Bodleian Gallery, Oxford

$15

AUDLEY LORD CHANCELLOR

From the Original in the Possession of Lord Howard, at Audley End

$15

THEODORE HAAK

From an Original in the Bodleian Gallery, Oxford

$15

THOMAS TICKELL

From an Original Picture in the Hall of Queen's College, Oxford

$15

JOHN TAYLOR
the Water Poet

From an Original Picture in the Bodleian Gallery, Oxford

JOHN BRAMHALL,
the Arch Bishop of Armagh

From an Original Picture in Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

$15

DR. GEORGE HAKEWELL

From an Original Picture in the Chapell of Exeter College, Oxford

$15

HENRY HOWARD,
Earl of Northampton

From an Original Picture in the Collection of Mr. Harding

$15

DR HENRY HAMMOND

From an Original Picture in the Hall of Magdalene College, Oxford

$15

WILLIAM BUTLER

From an Original Picture in the Clare Hall, Cambridge

$15

SIR HAREBOTTLE GRIMSTOW

From an Original Picture by Sir P. Lely in the Collection of Lord Verulam

$15

JOSIAH PULLEN AM.

From an Original Picture by Byng in the Bodleian Gallery, Oxford

$15

RICHARD CORBET
BISHOP OF NORWICH

From an Original Picture in the Hall of Christ Church, Oxford

$20

DR WILLIAM GILBERT,
Physician to Queen Elizabeth

From an Original Picture in the Bodleian Library, Oxford

$15

SIR RICHARD RAINSFORD

From an Original Picture in the Collection of Rainsford Esq.

$15

SPRANGER BARRY ESQ.

From an Original Picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the Collection of Portis Esq.

$15

JOHN WILSON MUS:D:

From a Unique Print in the Pepysian Library, Magdalen College, Cambridge

MR CHIFFINCH

From an Original Picture in the Collection of Lord Verulam at Gorhambury

$15

CHRISTOPHER CODRINGTON

From an Original Picture by Sir James Thornhill, in All Souls College, Oxford

$15

DR ALEXANDER NOWEL

From an Original Picture in the Hall of Brazen Nose College, Oxford

$15

SIR AMIAS POULETT
Chancellor of the
Order of the Garter

From an Original Picture in the Possession of the Earl of Poulett at Hinton St. George

$15

The pourtraicture of the Right Honorable the Lord Munjoy Blunt &c

$15

SIR ASTON COCKAIN

From a Scarce Print

$15

CATHERINE PARR

From a Miniature by Holbein in the Collection at Strawberry Hill

$15

LUCY BARLOW alias WATERS

From a Miniature by Cooper
at Strawberry Hill

$15

LUCY BARLOW alias WATERS

From the fine Miniature by Isaac Oliver,
at Strawberry Hill

$15

LADY VENETIA DIGBY

From the fine Miniature by Isaac Oliver,
at Strawberry Hill

$15

ROBERT CARR,
Earl of SOMERSET

From the Miniature, by Hoskins,
at Strawberry Hill

$15

CHARLES STUART,
DUKE OF RICHMOND

From the Miniature of the same size, by S. Cooper, in the Collection of Lord Orford at Strawberry Hill

$15

COLONEL LANGHORNE

From a scarce Print in Englands Worthys in the Collection of S. Crowl Esq.

$15

RICHARD BROWN MAJOR GENERAL

From a scarce Print in Englands Worthys in the Collection of S. Crowle Esq.

$15

COLONEL MITTON

From a scarce Print in Englands Worthys in the Collection of S. Crowle Esq.

$15

SIR THOMAS MIDDLETON

From a scarce Print in Englands Worthys in the Collection of S. Crowle Esq.

$15

EFFIGIES GULIELMI BAGWELL

$15

EDWARD LLOYD

From an Original Drawing in the Manuscript account of Benefactors a Ashmoles Museum, Oxford

$15

ESTHER ANGLOISE
{Esther Inglis or Langlois}
FRAN CLOISE
IN PROVERBIA SALOMONIS

From a Drawing by Herself, in the Bodleian Library

$15

ROBERT WILLIAMS

From an Original Drawing in the Collection of R. Bull Esq.

$15

THOMAS GALE, D.D.

From a Drawing in the Pepy's Collection,
at Cambridge

$15

SIR WILLIAM LOCKHART

From a Drawing in the Collection of R. S. Tyghe Esq.

$15

SIR ROBERT PEAKE

From an Original Drawing in the Collection of R. Bull Esq.

$15

SIR GEORGE VILLIERS

From a Picture by Cornelius Jansen at Strawberry Hill

$20

DR ROBERT PLOT

From an Original in the Bodleian Gallery, Oxford

$20

TOBIAS RUSTAT

From an Original Picture by Sir P. Lely in the Hall of Jesus College, Cambridge

$20

ABRAHAM CROWLEY

From a Picture by Sir P. Lely,
at Strawberry Hill

$20

SIR JOHN MOOR

From a scarce Print in the Collection of R. Bull Esq.

$20

GENERAL T. DALZIEL

From a scarce Print in the Collection of R. Bull Esq.

$20

SIR ROBERT VINER

From a scarce Print by Fairhorne in the Collection of Anthony Storer Esq.

$20

LADY MARY LANGHAM

From a scarce Print in the Collection of Reverend M. Cracherode

$20

The Illustrious Lord Robert Deureux, Earl of Essex and Ew, Viscount Hereford Baron of Ferrers of Chartley, Lo. Bourchier & Loiain, &c.

$25

The portraiture of the illustreous [sic] Princess Frances, Duchess of Richmond and Lenox, daughter of Thomas Lord Howard of Bindon...

$25

SIR HENRY SAVILLE

By Marcus Garrett.
From an Original Picture in the Bodleian Gallery, Oxford

[note: this print is slightly larger than the others and was probably bound into the volume with a 'fly leaf' and thus has a fold at the bottom and a fly leaf cut in the lower right corner.]

$30

Henry Prince of Wales
& Lord Harrington

From the Original Picture in the Collection of the Earl of Guilford at Wroxton

[note: this print is slightly larger than the others and was probably bound into the volume with a 'fly leaf' and thus has a fold at the bottom and a fly leaf cut in the lower right corner.]

$50

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