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copperplate engraver, Etcher, Water color painter

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  • J. BRETHERTON (18th) after BUNBURY (*1750), Caricature, French Courier, Etching
    Feb. 17, 2024

    J. BRETHERTON (18th) after BUNBURY (*1750), Caricature, French Courier, Etching

    Est: €300 - €400

    James Bretherton (18th century) after Henry William Bunbury (1750 - 1811 ): Caricature, French courier on horseback, messenger on horseback, 18th century, Etching Technique: Hand colored Etching on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "HWBunbury Delin. / Js. Bretherton f.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Courier Francois". Date: 18th century Description: The colour print shows a dynamic scene with a messenger on horseback, drawn by William Bentley, the work is entitled "COURIER FRANCOIS". The rider, dressed in traditional costume, whips his horse into a full gallop. A rural landscape with a thatched hut and a striking, densely sheeted tree forms the background. The scene is probably an expression of the sense of haste and urgency in the transmission of news at the time. Keywords: Print; Messenger; Horse; Whip; Gallop; Rider; Outfit; Rural landscape; Straw hut; Tree; Messaging; Dynamics; Tradition; Haste; Urgency; William Bentley; Art; Scene; History, 18th century, Classicism, Professions, France,

    Fichter Kunsthandel
  • James Bretherton (active 1770-1781), after Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811)
    Jan. 20, 2022

    James Bretherton (active 1770-1781), after Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811)

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    Property removed from Fenton House to be sold on behalf of the 7th Earl of Durham James Bretherton (active 1770-1781), after Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811) A City Hunt [8th February, 1781] engraving titled, framed and glazed (three sheets pasted together) 170cm. wide, 66cm. deep; 5ft. 7in., 2ft. 2in.

    Sotheby's
  • Caricatures.- Bretherton (James) A Tour to Foreign Parts, [1787]; and two others (3).
    Jun. 18, 2020

    Caricatures.- Bretherton (James) A Tour to Foreign Parts, [1787]; and two others (3).

    Est: £200 - £300

    NO RESERVE Caricatures.- Bretherton (James, fl. 1750-1799) A Tour to Foreign Parts, large satire after Henry William Bunbury, illustrating a scene in the courtyard of a French posting inn with a young gentleman on a Grand Tour accompanied by his clergyman, etching on laid paper without watermark, sheet 395 x 510 mm. (15 1/2 x 20 1/8 in), trimmed to image and remargined, old folds, minor surface dirt, publication date partly burnished out, unframed, [BM Satires 4732], [1787 or slightly later]; together with a slightly compromised impression of The Kitchen of a French Post House, La Cuisine de la Poste, [BM 4764], and A Family Piece, after Bunbury, from an edition published aside from William Dickinson's series, etching and stipple with original hand-colouring on wove paper, platemark 260 x 350 mm. (10 1/4 x 13 3/4 in), sheet 295 x 405 mm. (11 5/8 x 15 3/4 in), marginal loss to upper left corner, surface dirt and minor handling creases, unframed, [BM 5921], [circa 1780s] (3)

    Forum Auctions - UK
  • James Bretherton, British c.1750-c.1790- Riding
    Feb. 04, 2012

    James Bretherton, British c.1750-c.1790- Riding

    Est: £50 - £70

    James Bretherton, British c.1750-c.1790- Riding lessons, after Bunbury; hand-coloured etching, 36x54.5cm Subject to VAT

    Roseberys
  • James Bretherton (late 18th century), after Henry
    Jun. 30, 2009

    James Bretherton (late 18th century), after Henry

    Est: £600 - £800

    James Bretherton (late 18th century), after Henry William Bunbury 'Hyde Park' and 'A City Hunt' etchings, published 1780 each 56 x 161 cm (22 x 63 1/2 in)

    Holloway's
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