Portraits from Donald Heald Rare Books

Brooklyn, New York: W. L Ormsby, 116 Fulton St. Printed by Cole and Co, 1876. Print. Steel-plate engraving with a key to the signers of the Declaration of Independence and their positions in Trumbull's scene. Image size: 20 x 30 1/8 inches. The fine Ormsby engraving after Trumbull of the most indelible image of the founding of the United… Read more about this item

Brooklyn, New York: W. L Ormsby, 116 Fulton St. Printed by Cole and Co, 1876. Print. Steel-plate engraving with a key to the signers of the Declaration of Independence and their positions in Trumbull's original scene. Image size: 20 3/8 x 30 1/8 inches Sheet size: 23 7/8 x 31 3/4 inches. The fine Ormsby engraving after Trumbull of… Read more about this item

1950. Hand-coloured mezzotint, engraved by Charles Stuart. Beautifully printed in the mid-20th century from the original 19th century copper plate, with wide margins, on hand-made paper. A striking and lovely image of a central figure in the mythology of the American West. Davy Crockett (1786-1836) remains the archetype of the early American frontiersman: fighting Indians, guiding settlers, and… Read more about this item

1809. Each pencil sketch on a sheet 10 x 8 inches. Matted to 15 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Minor toning and soiling. Very good. This pencil drawing by William Daniell, likely created as a preparatory work for his engraved portraits in A Collection of Portraits Sketched from the Life (1809-1814), offers a rare glimpse into the intricate process… Read more about this item

New York: M. B. Brady, F. d'Avignon, C. Edwards Lester, 1850. Folio. (21 x 15 inches). Letterpress title and salutation leaf. 12 lithograph portraits on india paper, mounted as issued, by d'Avignon after daguerreotypes by Brady (11) and a painting by S[piridione] Gambardella (1). Each plate with the publisher's blindstamp in the lower margin. Expertly bound to style in… Read more about this item

1950. Hand-coloured mezzotint, engraved by Charles Stuart. Beautifully printed in the mid-20th century from the original 19th century copper plate, with wide margins, on hand-made paper. A striking and lovely image of a central figure in the mythology of the American West. Davy Crockett (1786-1836) remains the archetype of the early American frontiersman: fighting Indians, guiding settlers, and… Read more about this item

Breclav: Moravia Press, 1996. Large quarto. 12 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches. #299 of 300 copies, text in Czech; vi, 96pp. 83 mounted black and white photographs (from 2 x 1 1/2" to 9 x 6 1/2") reproduced in photolithography to their original sizes, captioned by the original Sudek notes below each photograph in facsimile pencil as in Sudek's… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: James Wise, 1844. Mezzotint by John Sartain. Framed (1 1/2" gold leaf Federal frame with ribbed panel and acanthus lead corners, archival Antique white mat and UV Plexiglas). 17 x 11 1/2 inches. A striking, full length portrait of Clay sitting in the country near his home, Ashland. This full length portrait was issued during the 1844… Read more about this item

London: C. Shepherd, 1775. Mezzotint engraving. Image size (including text): 14 x 9 5/16 inches. Sheet size: Uncut, 18 3/4 x 12 3/8 inches. Framed (1 1/2" gold leaf Federal frame with ribbed panel and acanthus lead corners, archival Antique white mat and UV Plexiglas). A rare image showing Hancock standing at a writing table, holding a letter addressed… Read more about this item

London: 'C. Shepherd', 1775. Mezzotint engraving, 14 x 10 inches, superb impression with full margins. Framed (1 1/2" gold leaf Federal frame with ribbed panel and acanthus lead corners, archival Antique white mat and UV Plexiglas). A striking and very rare mezzotint portrait of John Hancock as president of the Continental Congress. This portrait was already highly valued… Read more about this item

London, 1875. Oil on board. Signed and dated 'W. Greaves 1875' (lower left). Framed. Provenance: The Rosenbach Museum & Library (ex-Christie's, June 22, 2011, Lot 162) Christie's notes re. 26 January 2011, lot 233 (a full-length portrait). 'Walter Greaves was the son of a Chelsea boat builder and, along with his brother Henry, devotees of James McNeill Whistler… Read more about this item

London: H. Hudson, 1787. 25 x 15 3/4 inches. Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), was a British diplomat, antiquarian, and vulcanologist. He served as British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764 to 1800 and, soon after, began studying the volcanoes Vesuvius and Etna, publishing several papers on their activity. He had an extensive art and vase collection, many… Read more about this item

London, 1751. Mezzotint portrait, by Faber after John Giles Echardt. Image size: 13 x 9 inches. Sheet size: 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches. This portrait of Conyers Middleton by Faber shows him in a dark clerical robe and short white wig. John Faber Jr., the son of John Faber, also an engraver, was born in Amsterdam but… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: William Smith, No. 102 South 3rd Street, 1856. Mixed method mezzotint engraving and stipple on cream wove paper. Lightly foxed in lower left-hand corner. Large format, full-length mezzotint portrait of President Andrew Jackson, positioning him as the protector of America's Union. Full-length portrait of President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) standing and facing left, right hand at his side,… Read more about this item

[Nuremberg], [n.d.]. Mezzotint, on laid paper. An important mezzotint portrait by Johann Jakob Haid, of one of the greatest 18th botanical artists, after an original portrait by Heckell. Johann Jakob Haid came from a German family of artists and printmakers. Haid worked initially with the animal painter Johann Elias Ridinger, but he soon went on to found a… Read more about this item

[London: G. Nicol & T. Cadell, 1784. Etched and engraved by T. Cook after a drawing by Webber. Image size: 10 1/4 x 7 inches. John Webber, R.A. was born in London of Swiss parents. He was the draughtsman on Captain Cook's third and final voyage to the South Seas. In this intriguing portrait, Webber depicted the strange ritual… Read more about this item

London: Published by J. Jones No. 75 Great Portland Street, 1791. Mezzotint. Proof before title. Printed on fine laid paper. In pristine condition. Image size: 17 3/16 x 13 13/16 inches. A magnificent proof impression of John Jones's stunning portrait of William Osborne, the famous man-midwife. William Osborne was a renowned man-midwife, whose inventions and voluminous writings greatly… Read more about this item

London: Published by C. Shepherd, 1775. Mezzotint. A fine impression of this early print of Charles Lee, the famous General of the American Revolution. Public demand for portraits of Revolutionary heroes was not limited to America but spread to English and European print shops, where an inquisitive audience clamored for a glimpse of the key figures of the… Read more about this item

New York, 1861. Engraving. Plate mark: 25 x 18 1/2 inches. Minor foxing. Large format Civil War portrait of McClellan. Scarce first state; after McClellan was dismissed by Lincoln from command of the Army the plate was changed to "Late Maj. Gen..." This impressive portrait of McClellan on horseback, evidently rushed to publication soon after he became the… Read more about this item

London: J. Webber, 1784. Oval stipple-engraved portraits, by Bartolozzi after Webber. Image sizes approx. 5 x 4 inches, sheet sizes approx. 8 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches. Trimmed to or just within the platemark. Rare separately issued portraits of Cook and King after third voyage expedition artist John Webber. The original portrait of Cook was painted by Webber… Read more about this item