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  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Surrender of Calais. "It is surprising that so generous a prince should ever have entertained such a barbarous purpose against such men, and still more that he should seriously persist in the resolution of executing it; but the intreaties of his queen saved his memory from that infamy; she threw herself on her knees before him, and begged the lives of these citizens." (R. Smirke, R. A.)|Surrender of Calais. "It is surprising that so generous a prince should ever have entertained such a barbarous purpose against such men, and still more that he should seriously persist in the resolution of executing it; but the intreaties of his queen saved his memory from that infamy; she threw herself on her knees before him, and begged the lives of these citizens."]] réalisée par R. Smirke, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 19.8 £. [1]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Archbishop Cranmer and Edward VI. "But the young king, though in such tender years, had more sense than all his counsellors and preceptors; and he long refused to sign the warrant of her (Joan of Kent's) execution. Cranmer was employed to persuade him to compliance; and he said, that there was a great difference between errors in other points of divinity and those which were in direct contradiction to the apostle's creed: these latter were impieties against God, which the prince, being God's deputy, ought to repress; in like manner, as inferior magistrates were bound to punish offences against the king's person. Edward, overcome by importunity, at last submitted, though with tears in his eyes; and he told Cranmer, that if any wrong were done, the guilt should lie entirely on his own head." -- Vide Hume, Vol. IV. p.324. oct. edit. (R. Smirke, R. A.)|Archbishop Cranmer and Edward VI. "But the young king, though in such tender years, had more sense than all his counsellors and preceptors; and he long refused to sign the warrant of her (Joan of Kent's) execution. Cranmer was employed to persuade him to compliance; and he said, that there was a great difference between errors in other points of divinity and those which were in direct contradiction to the apostle's creed: these latter were impieties against God, which the prince, being God's deputy, ought to repress; in like manner, as inferior magistrates were bound to punish offences against the king's person. Edward, overcome by importunity, at last submitted, though with tears in his eyes; and he told Cranmer, that if any wrong were done, the guilt should lie entirely on his own head." -- Vide Hume, Vol. IV. p.324. oct. edit.]] réalisée par R. Smirke, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 8.8 £. [2]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Trial of the Marriage of Henry VIII. "The two legates meanwhile opened their court at London, and cited the king and queen to appear before it. They both presented themselves; and the king answered to his name, when called: but the queen instead of answering to hers, rose from her seat, and throwing herself at the king's feet, made a very pathetic harangue, which her virtue, her dignity, and her misfortunes rendered the more affecting. She told him, that she was a stranger in his dominions, without protection, without council, without assistance; exposed to all the injustice which her enemies were pleased to impose upon her: that she had quitted her native country without other resource than her connections with him and his family, and had expected, that, instead of suffering thence any violence, she was assured in them of a safeguard against every misfortune: that she had been his wife during twenty years, and would here appeal to himself, whether her affectionate submission to his will had not merited better treatment than to be thus, after so long a time, thrown from him with so much indignity." -- Vide Hume, Vol. IV. p.87, oct. edit. (R. Smirke, R. A.)|Trial of the Marriage of Henry VIII. "The two legates meanwhile opened their court at London, and cited the king and queen to appear before it. They both presented themselves; and the king answered to his name, when called: but the queen instead of answering to hers, rose from her seat, and throwing herself at the king's feet, made a very pathetic harangue, which her virtue, her dignity, and her misfortunes rendered the more affecting. She told him, that she was a stranger in his dominions, without protection, without council, without assistance; exposed to all the injustice which her enemies were pleased to impose upon her: that she had quitted her native country without other resource than her connections with him and his family, and had expected, that, instead of suffering thence any violence, she was assured in them of a safeguard against every misfortune: that she had been his wife during twenty years, and would here appeal to himself, whether her affectionate submission to his will had not merited better treatment than to be thus, after so long a time, thrown from him with so much indignity." -- Vide Hume, Vol. IV. p.87, oct. edit.]] réalisée par R. Smirke, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 8.8 £. [3]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Lord William Russell's last Interview with his Family. "Finding all applications vain, she (Lady Russel) collected courage, and not only fortified herself against the fatal blow, but endeavoured by her example to strengthen the resolution of her unfortunate lord. With a tender and decent composure they took leave of each other on the day of execution." "The bitterness of death is now past," said he, "when he turned from her." -- Vide Hume, Vol. VIII. p. 194. oct. edit. (R. Smirke, R. A.)|Lord William Russell's last Interview with his Family. "Finding all applications vain, she (Lady Russel) collected courage, and not only fortified herself against the fatal blow, but endeavoured by her example to strengthen the resolution of her unfortunate lord. With a tender and decent composure they took leave of each other on the day of execution." "The bitterness of death is now past," said he, "when he turned from her." -- Vide Hume, Vol. VIII. p. 194. oct. edit.]] réalisée par R. Smirke, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 7.7 £. [4]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Death of Cardinal Wolsey. "The Cardinal, partly from the fatigues of his journey, partly from the agitation of his anxious mind, was seized with a disorder which turned into a dysentery; and he was able, with some difficulty, to reach Leicester Abbey. When the abbot and the monks advanced to receive him with much respect and reverence, he told them that he was come to lay his bones among them; and he immediately took to his bed, whence he never rose more. A little before he expired, he addressed himself in the following words to Sir William Kingston, constable of the tower, who had him in custody." "I pray you, have me heartily recommended unto his royal majesty, and beseech him on my behalf to call to his remembrance all matters that have passed between us from the beginning, especially with regard to his business with the queen, and then he will know in his conscience whether I have offended him." "He is a prince of a most royal carriage, and hath a princely heart; and rather than he will miss or want any part of his will, he will endanger the one half of his kingdom." -- Vide Hume, Vol. IV. p.105 oct. edit. (R. Smirke, R. A.)|Death of Cardinal Wolsey. "The Cardinal, partly from the fatigues of his journey, partly from the agitation of his anxious mind, was seized with a disorder which turned into a dysentery; and he was able, with some difficulty, to reach Leicester Abbey. When the abbot and the monks advanced to receive him with much respect and reverence, he told them that he was come to lay his bones among them; and he immediately took to his bed, whence he never rose more. A little before he expired, he addressed himself in the following words to Sir William Kingston, constable of the tower, who had him in custody." "I pray you, have me heartily recommended unto his royal majesty, and beseech him on my behalf to call to his remembrance all matters that have passed between us from the beginning, especially with regard to his business with the queen, and then he will know in his conscience whether I have offended him." "He is a prince of a most royal carriage, and hath a princely heart; and rather than he will miss or want any part of his will, he will endanger the one half of his kingdom." -- Vide Hume, Vol. IV. p.105 oct. edit.]] réalisée par R. Smirke, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 4.4 £. [5]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Treachery of Colonel Kirke. "One story, commonly told of him, is memorable for the treachery, as well as barbarity, which attended it. A young maid pleaded for the life of her brother, and flung herself at Kirke's feet, armed with all the charms, which beauty and innocence, bathed in tears, could bestow upon her. The tyrant was inflamed with desire, not softened into love or clemency. He promised to grant her request, provided that she, in her turn, would be equally compliant to him. The maid yielded to the conditions; but after she had passed the night with him, the wanton savage, next morning, skewed her from window her brother, the darling object for whom she had sacrificed her virtue, hanging on a gibbet, which he had secretly ordered to be there erected for the execution." -- Vide Hume, VIII. p.232, oct. edit. (R. Smirke, R. A.)|Treachery of Colonel Kirke. "One story, commonly told of him, is memorable for the treachery, as well as barbarity, which attended it. A young maid pleaded for the life of her brother, and flung herself at Kirke's feet, armed with all the charms, which beauty and innocence, bathed in tears, could bestow upon her. The tyrant was inflamed with desire, not softened into love or clemency. He promised to grant her request, provided that she, in her turn, would be equally compliant to him. The maid yielded to the conditions; but after she had passed the night with him, the wanton savage, next morning, skewed her from window her brother, the darling object for whom she had sacrificed her virtue, hanging on a gibbet, which he had secretly ordered to be there erected for the execution." -- Vide Hume, VIII. p.232, oct. edit.]] réalisée par R. Smirke, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 5.15 £. [6]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Mary Queen of Scots reproved by Knox. "The ringleader of all these insults on majesty was John Knox; who possessed an uncontrouled authority in the church, and even in the civil affairs of the nation; and who triumphed in the contumelious usage of his sovereign. His usual appellation for the queen was Jezebel; and though she endeavoured, by the most gracious condescension, to win his favour, all her insinuations could gain nothing on his obdurate heart. She promised him access to her whenever he demanded it; and she even desired him, if he found her blameable in any thing, to reprehend her freely in private, rather than vilify her in the pulpit before the whole people." -- Vide Hume, Vol. V. p.49, oct. edit. (R. Smirke, R. A.)|Mary Queen of Scots reproved by Knox. "The ringleader of all these insults on majesty was John Knox; who possessed an uncontrouled authority in the church, and even in the civil affairs of the nation; and who triumphed in the contumelious usage of his sovereign. His usual appellation for the queen was Jezebel; and though she endeavoured, by the most gracious condescension, to win his favour, all her insinuations could gain nothing on his obdurate heart. She promised him access to her whenever he demanded it; and she even desired him, if he found her blameable in any thing, to reprehend her freely in private, rather than vilify her in the pulpit before the whole people." -- Vide Hume, Vol. V. p.49, oct. edit.]] réalisée par R. Smirke, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 7.7 £. [7]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Death of Sir Philip Sidney. "After the last action, while he was lying on the field mangled with wounds, a bottle of water was brought to him to relieve his thirst; but observing a soldier near him in a like miserable condition, he said, This man's necessity is still greater than mine; and resigned to him the bottle of water. The King of Scots, struck with admiration of Sidney's virtue, celebrated his memory in a copy of Latin verses which he composed on the death of the young hero." -- Vide Hume, Vol. V. p.276, oct. edit. (J. F. Rigaud, R. A.)|The Death of Sir Philip Sidney. "After the last action, while he was lying on the field mangled with wounds, a bottle of water was brought to him to relieve his thirst; but observing a soldier near him in a like miserable condition, he said, This man's necessity is still greater than mine; and resigned to him the bottle of water. The King of Scots, struck with admiration of Sidney's virtue, celebrated his memory in a copy of Latin verses which he composed on the death of the young hero." -- Vide Hume, Vol. V. p.276, oct. edit.]] réalisée par J. F. Rigaud, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 39.18 £. [16]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Rowena introduced to Vortigern, King of the Britons. Mr. Hume thought it unnecessary to his History to describe this interview; but Rapin mentions the following particulars respecting that circumstance: "Hengist perceiving with joy the sudden effect of Rowena's charms upon Vortigern, is unwilling to give his growing passion time to cool. He makes a sign to his neice, who immediately going to the sideboard, fills a gold cup with wine, and presents it to the king, saying in her language, "Dear king, your health." Vortigern, agreeably surprised, turns to his interpreter, and asks what she said, and how he must answer after the Saxon manner. Being informed, he looks very amorously on Rowena, and answers in Saxon, Drink heal, that is Do yourself drink the health. Whereupon Rowena, just putting the cup to her lips, presents it to the king, who taking it, rises up immediately and gives her a salute; Rowena receives it in a very respectful manner, as sensible of the great honor done her, and making a profound reverence, withdraws, leaving the monarch full of love and desire." -- Vide Rapin, folio edit Vol I. p.32 (W. Hamilton, R.A.)|Rowena introduced to Vortigern, King of the Britons. Mr. Hume thought it unnecessary to his History to describe this interview; but Rapin mentions the following particulars respecting that circumstance: "Hengist perceiving with joy the sudden effect of Rowena's charms upon Vortigern, is unwilling to give his growing passion time to cool. He makes a sign to his neice, who immediately going to the sideboard, fills a gold cup with wine, and presents it to the king, saying in her language, "Dear king, your health." Vortigern, agreeably surprised, turns to his interpreter, and asks what she said, and how he must answer after the Saxon manner. Being informed, he looks very amorously on Rowena, and answers in Saxon, Drink heal, that is Do yourself drink the health. Whereupon Rowena, just putting the cup to her lips, presents it to the king, who taking it, rises up immediately and gives her a salute; Rowena receives it in a very respectful manner, as sensible of the great honor done her, and making a profound reverence, withdraws, leaving the monarch full of love and desire." -- Vide Rapin, folio edit Vol I. p.32]] réalisée par W. Hamilton, R.A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 23.2 £. [17]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Druids. "Suetonius, exhorting his troops to despise the menaces of a superstition which they despised, impelled them to the attack, drove the Britons off the Field, and burned the Druids in the same fires which those priests had prepared for their captive enemies." -- Vide Hume, Vol. I. p.8, oct. edit. (Hodges, R. A.)|The Druids. "Suetonius, exhorting his troops to despise the menaces of a superstition which they despised, impelled them to the attack, drove the Britons off the Field, and burned the Druids in the same fires which those priests had prepared for their captive enemies." -- Vide Hume, Vol. I. p.8, oct. edit.]] réalisée par Hodges, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 3.3 £. [18]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Death of Prince Edward. "Queen Margaret and her son were taken prisoners, and brought to the king, who asked the prince, after an insulting manner, how he dared to invade his dominions? The young prince, more mindful of his high birth than of his present fortune, replied, that he came thither to claim his just inheritance. The ungenerous Edward, insensible to pity, struck him on the face with his gauntlet: and the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester, Lord Hastings, and Sir Thomas Gray, taking the blow as a signal for further violence, hurried the prince into the next apartment, and there dispatched him with their daggers." -- Vide Hume, Vol. III. (Graham, R. A.)|The Death of Prince Edward. "Queen Margaret and her son were taken prisoners, and brought to the king, who asked the prince, after an insulting manner, how he dared to invade his dominions? The young prince, more mindful of his high birth than of his present fortune, replied, that he came thither to claim his just inheritance. The ungenerous Edward, insensible to pity, struck him on the face with his gauntlet: and the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester, Lord Hastings, and Sir Thomas Gray, taking the blow as a signal for further violence, hurried the prince into the next apartment, and there dispatched him with their daggers." -- Vide Hume, Vol. III.]] réalisée par Graham, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 6.16 £. [19]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Conference between Wallace and Bruce. "In this general rout of the army, Wallace's military skill and presence of mind enabled him to keep his troops entire; and retiring behind the Carron, he marched leisurely along the banks of that small river, which protected him from the enemy. Young Bruce, who had already given many proofs of his aspiring genius, but who served hitherto in the English army, appeared on the opposite banks; and distinguishing the Scottish chief, as well by his majestic port, as by the intrepid activity of his behaviour, called out to him, and desired a short conference." (W. Artaud)|Conference between Wallace and Bruce. "In this general rout of the army, Wallace's military skill and presence of mind enabled him to keep his troops entire; and retiring behind the Carron, he marched leisurely along the banks of that small river, which protected him from the enemy. Young Bruce, who had already given many proofs of his aspiring genius, but who served hitherto in the English army, appeared on the opposite banks; and distinguishing the Scottish chief, as well by his majestic port, as by the intrepid activity of his behaviour, called out to him, and desired a short conference."]] réalisée par W. Artaud, vendue par Bowyer au prix de 8.18 £. [20]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Earl of Sandwich refusing to quit his Ship when it had been set on Fire in the Battle of Solebay. "He himself meanwhile rushed into battle with the Hollanders; and by presenting himself to every danger, had drawn upon him all the bravest of the enemy. He killed Van Ghent, a Dutch admiral, and beat off his ship; he sunk another ship which ventured to lay him aboard; he sunk three fire-ships which endeavoured to grapple with him; and though his vessel was torn in pieces with shot, and of a thousand men she contained, near six hundred were killed, he continued still to thunder with all his artillery in the midst of the enemy. But another fireship, more fortunate than the preceding, having laid hold of his vessel, her destruction was now inevitable. Warned by Sir Edward Haddock, his captain, he refused to make his escape, and bravely embraced death as a shelter from the ignominy which a rash expression of the Duke of York he thought had thrown upon him." -- Vide Hume, Vol. VII. p.485. oct. edit. (R. Smirke, R. A.)|The Earl of Sandwich refusing to quit his Ship when it had been set on Fire in the Battle of Solebay. "He himself meanwhile rushed into battle with the Hollanders; and by presenting himself to every danger, had drawn upon him all the bravest of the enemy. He killed Van Ghent, a Dutch admiral, and beat off his ship; he sunk another ship which ventured to lay him aboard; he sunk three fire-ships which endeavoured to grapple with him; and though his vessel was torn in pieces with shot, and of a thousand men she contained, near six hundred were killed, he continued still to thunder with all his artillery in the midst of the enemy. But another fireship, more fortunate than the preceding, having laid hold of his vessel, her destruction was now inevitable. Warned by Sir Edward Haddock, his captain, he refused to make his escape, and bravely embraced death as a shelter from the ignominy which a rash expression of the Duke of York he thought had thrown upon him." -- Vide Hume, Vol. VII. p.485. oct. edit.]] réalisée par R. Smirke, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 42.0 £. [21]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Charles the IId. in the Forest of Boscobel. And the Landscape by T. Farrington, R. A. "The king left Worcester at six o'clock in the afternoon, and...went to Boscobel, in a lone house on the borders of Staffordshire, inhabited by one Penderell, a farmer. To this man Charles entrusted himself. The man had dignity of sentiments much above his condition; and though death was denounced against all who concealed the king, and a great reward promised to any one who should betray him, he professed and maintained unshakened fidelity. He took the assistance of his four brothers, equally honorable with himself; and having clothed the king in a garb like their own, they led him into the neighbouring wood, put a bill into his hand, and pretended to employ themselves in cutting faggots. Some nights he lay upon the straw in the house, and fed on such homely fare as it afforded. For a better concealment, he mounted upon an oak, where he sheltered himself among the leaves and branches for twenty-four hours. He saw several soldiers pass by...The tree was afterwards denominated the Royal Oak; and for many years was regarded by the neighbourhood with great veneration." The preceding was excerpted (R. Smirke, R. A.)|Charles the IId. in the Forest of Boscobel. And the Landscape by T. Farrington, R. A. "The king left Worcester at six o'clock in the afternoon, and...went to Boscobel, in a lone house on the borders of Staffordshire, inhabited by one Penderell, a farmer. To this man Charles entrusted himself. The man had dignity of sentiments much above his condition; and though death was denounced against all who concealed the king, and a great reward promised to any one who should betray him, he professed and maintained unshakened fidelity. He took the assistance of his four brothers, equally honorable with himself; and having clothed the king in a garb like their own, they led him into the neighbouring wood, put a bill into his hand, and pretended to employ themselves in cutting faggots. Some nights he lay upon the straw in the house, and fed on such homely fare as it afforded. For a better concealment, he mounted upon an oak, where he sheltered himself among the leaves and branches for twenty-four hours. He saw several soldiers pass by...The tree was afterwards denominated the Royal Oak; and for many years was regarded by the neighbourhood with great veneration." The preceding was excerpted]] réalisée par R. Smirke, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 26.5 £. [22]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Holy Maid of Kent. "Elizabeth Barton, of Aldington in Kent, commonly called the Holy Maid of Kent, had been subject to hysterical fits, which threw her body into unusual convulsions; and having produced an equal disorder in her mind, made her utter strange sayings, which, as she was hardly conscious of them during the time, had soon after entirely escaped her memory. The silly people in the neighbourhood were struck with these appearances, which they imagined to be supernatural; and Richard Masters, vicar of the parish, a designing fellow, founded on them a project, from which he hoped to acquire both profit and consideration. He went to Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, then alive: and having given him an account of Elizabeth's revelations, he so far wrought on that prudent, but superstitious prelate, as to receive orders from him to watch her in her trances, and carefully to note down all her future sayings." -- Vide Hume, Vol. IV. p.135 oct. edit. (Henry Tresham, R. A.)|The Holy Maid of Kent. "Elizabeth Barton, of Aldington in Kent, commonly called the Holy Maid of Kent, had been subject to hysterical fits, which threw her body into unusual convulsions; and having produced an equal disorder in her mind, made her utter strange sayings, which, as she was hardly conscious of them during the time, had soon after entirely escaped her memory. The silly people in the neighbourhood were struck with these appearances, which they imagined to be supernatural; and Richard Masters, vicar of the parish, a designing fellow, founded on them a project, from which he hoped to acquire both profit and consideration. He went to Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, then alive: and having given him an account of Elizabeth's revelations, he so far wrought on that prudent, but superstitious prelate, as to receive orders from him to watch her in her trances, and carefully to note down all her future sayings." -- Vide Hume, Vol. IV. p.135 oct. edit.]] réalisée par Henry Tresham, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 15.15 £. [23]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Mary Queen of James II. secretly embarking at Gravesend, previous to the Abdication of the King. Although Hume did not consider it necessary to his narration to mention this circumstance, the particular manner of thee queen's departure has been described by other writers of credit; and therefore, being an admitted fact, the publisher was happy in having an opportunity to introduce an additional illustration of the English history, by what he flatters himself will be deemed an honourable example of the English art (J. Opie, R. A.)|Mary Queen of James II. secretly embarking at Gravesend, previous to the Abdication of the King. Although Hume did not consider it necessary to his narration to mention this circumstance, the particular manner of thee queen's departure has been described by other writers of credit; and therefore, being an admitted fact, the publisher was happy in having an opportunity to introduce an additional illustration of the English history, by what he flatters himself will be deemed an honourable example of the English art]] réalisée par J. Opie, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 21.0 £. [24]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Assassination of Becket. "The four assassins, though they took different roads to England, arrived nearly about the same time at Saltwoode, near Canterbury and being there joined by some assistants they proceeded in great haste to the archiepiscopal palace. They found the primate, who trusted entirely to the sacredness of his character, very slenderly attended; and though they threw out many menaces and reproaches against him, he was so incapable of fear, that, without using any precautions against their violence, he immediately went to St. Benedict's church to hear vespers. They followed him thither, attacked him before the altar, and, having cloven his head with many blows, retired without meeting any opposition." -- Vide Hume, Vol. I. p.417, oct. edit. (J. Opie, R. A.)|The Assassination of Becket. "The four assassins, though they took different roads to England, arrived nearly about the same time at Saltwoode, near Canterbury and being there joined by some assistants they proceeded in great haste to the archiepiscopal palace. They found the primate, who trusted entirely to the sacredness of his character, very slenderly attended; and though they threw out many menaces and reproaches against him, he was so incapable of fear, that, without using any precautions against their violence, he immediately went to St. Benedict's church to hear vespers. They followed him thither, attacked him before the altar, and, having cloven his head with many blows, retired without meeting any opposition." -- Vide Hume, Vol. I. p.417, oct. edit.]] réalisée par J. Opie, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 23.2 £. [25]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Seizing of Mortimer. "The castle of Nottingham was chosen for the scene of the enterprise. The queen-dowager and Mortimer lodged in that fortress: the king also was admitted, though with a few only of his attendants: and as the castle was strictly guarded, the gates locked every evening, and the keys carried to the queen, it became necessary to communicate the design to Sir William Eland, the governor, who zealously took part in it. By his direction the king's associates were admitted through a subterraneous passage, which had formerly been contrived for a secret outlet from the castle, but was now buried in rubbish; and Mortimer, without having it in his power to make resistance was suddenly seized in a an apartment adjoining to the queen's." -- Vide Hume, Vol. II p.378, oct. edit. (J. Opie, R. A.)|The Seizing of Mortimer. "The castle of Nottingham was chosen for the scene of the enterprise. The queen-dowager and Mortimer lodged in that fortress: the king also was admitted, though with a few only of his attendants: and as the castle was strictly guarded, the gates locked every evening, and the keys carried to the queen, it became necessary to communicate the design to Sir William Eland, the governor, who zealously took part in it. By his direction the king's associates were admitted through a subterraneous passage, which had formerly been contrived for a secret outlet from the castle, but was now buried in rubbish; and Mortimer, without having it in his power to make resistance was suddenly seized in a an apartment adjoining to the queen's." -- Vide Hume, Vol. II p.378, oct. edit.]] réalisée par J. Opie, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 15.15 £. [26]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Margaret and the Robber. "She took an opportunity of making her escape with her son into the thickest of the forest, where she wandered for some time, overspent with hunger and fatigue, and sunk with terror and affliction. While in this wretched condition, she saw a robber approach with a naked sword; and finding that she had no means of escape, she suddenly embraced the resolution of trusting entirely for protection to his faith and generosity. She advanced towards him, and presenting to him the young prince, called out to him, "Here, my friend, I commit to your care the safety of your king's son." The man, whose humanity and generous spirit had been obscured, not entirely lost, by his vicious course of life, was struck with the singularity of the event, was charmed with the confidence reposed in him; and vowed, not only to abstain from all injury against the princess, but to devote himself entirely to her service." -- Vide Hume, Vol. III. (R. Smirke, R. A.)|Margaret and the Robber. "She took an opportunity of making her escape with her son into the thickest of the forest, where she wandered for some time, overspent with hunger and fatigue, and sunk with terror and affliction. While in this wretched condition, she saw a robber approach with a naked sword; and finding that she had no means of escape, she suddenly embraced the resolution of trusting entirely for protection to his faith and generosity. She advanced towards him, and presenting to him the young prince, called out to him, "Here, my friend, I commit to your care the safety of your king's son." The man, whose humanity and generous spirit had been obscured, not entirely lost, by his vicious course of life, was struck with the singularity of the event, was charmed with the confidence reposed in him; and vowed, not only to abstain from all injury against the princess, but to devote himself entirely to her service." -- Vide Hume, Vol. III.]] réalisée par R. Smirke, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 31.10 £. [27]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Death of Archbishop Sharpe. "The covenanters were much enraged against Sharpe, the primate, whom they considered as an apostate from their principles, and whom they experienced to be an unrelenting persecutor of all those who dissented from the established worship. He had an officer under him, one Carmichael, no less zealous than himself against conventicles, and who by his violent prosecutions had rendered himself extremely obnoxious to the fanatics. A company of these way-laid him on the road near St. Andrews, with an intention, if not of killing him, at least of chastising him so severely as would afterwards render him more cautious in persecuting the nonconformists. While looking out for their prey, they were surprised at seeing the archbishop's coach pass by; and they immediately interpreted this incident as a declaration of the secret purpose of providence against him. But when they observed that almost all his servants, by some accident, were absent, they no longer doubted but heaven had here delivered their capital enemy into their hands. Without farther deliberation they fell upon him; dragged him from his coach; tore him from the arms of his daughter, who interposed with cries and tears; and piercing him with redoubled wounds, left him dead upon the spot, and immediately dispersed themselves." -- Vide Hume, Vol. VIII. p.113. oct. edit. (J. Opie, R. A.)|The Death of Archbishop Sharpe. "The covenanters were much enraged against Sharpe, the primate, whom they considered as an apostate from their principles, and whom they experienced to be an unrelenting persecutor of all those who dissented from the established worship. He had an officer under him, one Carmichael, no less zealous than himself against conventicles, and who by his violent prosecutions had rendered himself extremely obnoxious to the fanatics. A company of these way-laid him on the road near St. Andrews, with an intention, if not of killing him, at least of chastising him so severely as would afterwards render him more cautious in persecuting the nonconformists. While looking out for their prey, they were surprised at seeing the archbishop's coach pass by; and they immediately interpreted this incident as a declaration of the secret purpose of providence against him. But when they observed that almost all his servants, by some accident, were absent, they no longer doubted but heaven had here delivered their capital enemy into their hands. Without farther deliberation they fell upon him; dragged him from his coach; tore him from the arms of his daughter, who interposed with cries and tears; and piercing him with redoubled wounds, left him dead upon the spot, and immediately dispersed themselves." -- Vide Hume, Vol. VIII. p.113. oct. edit.]] réalisée par J. Opie, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 31.10 £. [28]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[William the First accepting the Crown of England. "Before he (William) came within sight of the city, all the chief nobility, and Edgar Atheling himself, the new-elected king, came into his camp, and declared their intention of yielding to his authority. They requested him to mount their throne, which they now considered as vacant; and declared to him that, as they had always been ruled by royal power, they desired to follow, in this particular, the example of their ancestors, and knew of no one more worthy than himself to hold the reins of governmnet." -- vide Hume, vol. I. p.234, oct. edit. (B. West, P. R. A.)|William the First accepting the Crown of England. "Before he (William) came within sight of the city, all the chief nobility, and Edgar Atheling himself, the new-elected king, came into his camp, and declared their intention of yielding to his authority. They requested him to mount their throne, which they now considered as vacant; and declared to him that, as they had always been ruled by royal power, they desired to follow, in this particular, the example of their ancestors, and knew of no one more worthy than himself to hold the reins of governmnet." -- vide Hume, vol. I. p.234, oct. edit.]] réalisée par B. West, P. R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 48.6 £. [29]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Duke of York, Brother to Edward the Fifth, resigned by the Queen. "The Archbishops of Canterbury and York employed every argument, accompanied with earnest entreaties, exhortations, and assurances, to bring her over to the same opinion. She long continued obstinate, and insisted that the Duke of York, by living in the sanctuary, was not only secure himself, but gave security to the king, whose life no one would dare to attempt, while his successor and avenger remained in safety. But finding that none supported her in these sentiments, and that force, in case of refusal, was threatened by the council, she at last complied, and produced her son to the two prelates. She was here on a sudden struck with a kind of presage of his future state: she tenderly embraced him; she bedewed him with tears; and, bidding him an eternal adieu, delivered him, with many expressions of regret and reluctance, into their custody." -- Vide Hume, Vol. III. p.271, oct. edit. (J. Opie, R. A.)|The Duke of York, Brother to Edward the Fifth, resigned by the Queen. "The Archbishops of Canterbury and York employed every argument, accompanied with earnest entreaties, exhortations, and assurances, to bring her over to the same opinion. She long continued obstinate, and insisted that the Duke of York, by living in the sanctuary, was not only secure himself, but gave security to the king, whose life no one would dare to attempt, while his successor and avenger remained in safety. But finding that none supported her in these sentiments, and that force, in case of refusal, was threatened by the council, she at last complied, and produced her son to the two prelates. She was here on a sudden struck with a kind of presage of his future state: she tenderly embraced him; she bedewed him with tears; and, bidding him an eternal adieu, delivered him, with many expressions of regret and reluctance, into their custody." -- Vide Hume, Vol. III. p.271, oct. edit.]] réalisée par J. Opie, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 42.0 £. [30]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Boadicea haranguing the Britons. "The Britons, taking advantage of his absence, were all in arms: and headed by Boadicea, queen of Iceni, who had been treated in the most ignominious manner by the Roman tribunes, had already attacked with success several settlements of their insulting conquerors." -- Vide Hume, vol. I. p.8, oct. edit. (J. Opie, R. A.)|Boadicea haranguing the Britons. "The Britons, taking advantage of his absence, were all in arms: and headed by Boadicea, queen of Iceni, who had been treated in the most ignominious manner by the Roman tribunes, had already attacked with success several settlements of their insulting conquerors." -- Vide Hume, vol. I. p.8, oct. edit.]] réalisée par J. Opie, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 19.19 £. [31]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Mary Queen of Scots previous to her Execution. "Her servants seeing her in this condition, ready to lay her head upon the block, burst in tears and lamentations; and an attendant covered her eyes with an handkerchief." -- vide Hume, vol. v. p.319, oct. edit. (J. Opie, R. A.)|Mary Queen of Scots previous to her Execution. "Her servants seeing her in this condition, ready to lay her head upon the block, burst in tears and lamentations; and an attendant covered her eyes with an handkerchief." -- vide Hume, vol. v. p.319, oct. edit.]] réalisée par J. Opie, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 24.3 £. [32]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[The Submission of John to his brother Richard I. "During this war Prince John deserted from Philip, threw himself at his brother's feet, craved pardon for his offences, and, by the intercession of Queen Eleanor, was received into favour. -- I forgive him, said the King, and hope I shall as easily forget his injuries as he will my pardon." -- vide Hume, vol. II. p.31, oct. edit. (B. West, P.R.A.)|The Submission of John to his brother Richard I. "During this war Prince John deserted from Philip, threw himself at his brother's feet, craved pardon for his offences, and, by the intercession of Queen Eleanor, was received into favour. -- I forgive him, said the King, and hope I shall as easily forget his injuries as he will my pardon." -- vide Hume, vol. II. p.31, oct. edit.]] réalisée par B. West, P.R.A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 100.16 £. [33]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Defeat of the Spanish Armada. This wonderful event has a peculiar claim on the pencil, and in transmitting it to the canvas Mr. Loutherbourg has chosen the moment of the greatest confusion in the Spanish Fleet before Calais, as affording the finest opposition of lights, and therefore the greatest contrast of coloring and composition. Accordingly, on the right he has represented the English fleet immersed in clouds of smoke, darkened by the remaining gloom of a stormy night, not yet dispelled by the commencing dawn, which is breaking through clouds scattered by the wind. The Ship of the Lord High Admiral of England, with the Royal Standard at the main top-mast head, the arms of England, as they then were, on the foresail, and all the streamers and signals taken from the most authentic documents existing, and drawn at the time, is seen pursuing, firing her chase-guns on, and sinking a small Spanish galley in the centre of the picture...The preceding was excerpted (P.J. De Loutherbourg, R. A.)|Defeat of the Spanish Armada. This wonderful event has a peculiar claim on the pencil, and in transmitting it to the canvas Mr. Loutherbourg has chosen the moment of the greatest confusion in the Spanish Fleet before Calais, as affording the finest opposition of lights, and therefore the greatest contrast of coloring and composition. Accordingly, on the right he has represented the English fleet immersed in clouds of smoke, darkened by the remaining gloom of a stormy night, not yet dispelled by the commencing dawn, which is breaking through clouds scattered by the wind. The Ship of the Lord High Admiral of England, with the Royal Standard at the main top-mast head, the arms of England, as they then were, on the foresail, and all the streamers and signals taken from the most authentic documents existing, and drawn at the time, is seen pursuing, firing her chase-guns on, and sinking a small Spanish galley in the centre of the picture...The preceding was excerpted]] réalisée par P.J. De Loutherbourg, R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 204.15 £. [34]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Great Fire of London. The point of view of this Picture Mr. Loutherbourg has taken from the last arch of old London Bridge, on the Surrey side of the Thames, towards the city of London, as in that angle old St. Paul's comes in a most conspicuous part, lighted by that dreadful conflagration, which, by the strong easterly wind, then blowing most vehemently, is approaching rapidly with its destructive flames towards this once noble building. -- This object of old St. Paul's is a proper mark of the city of London, and a curious relique of that ancient edifice. The arch of old London Bridge, judiciously chosen by Mr. Loutherbourg as a foreground to his picture, gives it at once novelty, grandeur, and a strong effect is produced by the contrast of the shade of the arch with the enflamed atmosphere of the sky, in opposition to the coolness of the silvery moon, peeping from behind clouds, receiving at once the tints of this luminary, and those of the conflagration of the vast city beneath...The preceding was excerpted (P. J. De Loutherbourg, Esq. R. A.)|Great Fire of London. The point of view of this Picture Mr. Loutherbourg has taken from the last arch of old London Bridge, on the Surrey side of the Thames, towards the city of London, as in that angle old St. Paul's comes in a most conspicuous part, lighted by that dreadful conflagration, which, by the strong easterly wind, then blowing most vehemently, is approaching rapidly with its destructive flames towards this once noble building. -- This object of old St. Paul's is a proper mark of the city of London, and a curious relique of that ancient edifice. The arch of old London Bridge, judiciously chosen by Mr. Loutherbourg as a foreground to his picture, gives it at once novelty, grandeur, and a strong effect is produced by the contrast of the shade of the arch with the enflamed atmosphere of the sky, in opposition to the coolness of the silvery moon, peeping from behind clouds, receiving at once the tints of this luminary, and those of the conflagration of the vast city beneath...The preceding was excerpted]] réalisée par P. J. De Loutherbourg, Esq. R. A., vendue par Bowyer au prix de 246.15 £. [35]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[Lady Jane Grey in Prison, &c. "The queen's zeal, under color of tender mercy to the prisoner's soul, induced her to send divines who harrassed her with perpetual disputation, and even a reprieve for three days was granted her, in hopes that she would be persuaded, during that time, to pay, by a timely conversion, some regard to her eternal welfare. But Lady Jane Grey had presence of mind in those melaneholy circumstances, to defend her religion." -- vide Hume (Northcote)|Lady Jane Grey in Prison, &c. "The queen's zeal, under color of tender mercy to the prisoner's soul, induced her to send divines who harrassed her with perpetual disputation, and even a reprieve for three days was granted her, in hopes that she would be persuaded, during that time, to pay, by a timely conversion, some regard to her eternal welfare. But Lady Jane Grey had presence of mind in those melaneholy circumstances, to defend her religion." -- vide Hume]] réalisée par Northcote, vendue par Bowyer au prix de 81.18 £. [36]
  • 1807.05.30/ maison de ventes : Coxe (Peter). Vente de l'œuvre décrite comme [[One beautiful coloured Drawing and one small Painting in Oil, Vignettes to the Reigns of Edward VI. and James I. representing Edward granting the Charers to Christ's, Bethlem, and St. Thomas's Hospital, &c. and James's entrance into England, from Scotland (Stothard)|One beautiful coloured Drawing and one small Painting in Oil, Vignettes to the Reigns of Edward VI. and James I. representing Edward granting the Charers to Christ's, Bethlem, and St. Thomas's Hospital, &c. and James's entrance into England, from Scotland]] réalisée par Stothard, vendue par Bowyer au prix de 4.1 £. [37]
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