Henry William
Bunbury (1750-1811)
Henry William
Bunbury (1750 - 1811) was the son
of Sir William Bunbury of Mildenhall,
Suffolk. After completing his studies
at Cambridge University he began to
draw caricatures and other comic
subjects, the first of which were
etched and published in 1771. Bunbury
then quickly rose to become one of the
greatest satirical artists of the day
with his etchings such as the series
entitled, Hints to Bad Horsemen. He
also became close friends with the
great artist, Thomas Rowlandson, who
later engraved many of Bunbury's
designs. Throughout his career, Henry
Bunbury enjoyed the patronage of the
Duke of York who appointed him his
Equerry in 1787.
Info
London.Thomas Macklin, Poets
Gallery. 1792. Image size, 17 3/4 x 13
3/4 ins. Page size, 18 1/4 x 16 1/4
ins. Original line and stipple
engraving by I.Chapman,
The Bunbury-Macklin
Shakespeare stipple engravings
represent the best examples of this
complicated process. Macklin created
'The Poet's Gallery' (1788-1799), which
became England's second largest
publishing house next to John Boydell's
'Shakespeare Gallery'.Macklin responded
to Boydell's series by issuing his own
Shakespeare etchings from 1792 to 1796.
These works of art, however, were
significantly different from Boydell's
grandiose engravings. The entire series
of twenty-five engravings and etchings
was designed by Henry Bunbury, who
chose mainly the comedies
John Chapman:
One of the most gifted stipple
engravers of the late eighteenth
century, relatively little is known of
the life of John Chapman. It is
believed he was born to a poor family
and that most of his considerable
skills were self taught. During his
career, Chapman engraved exceptional
allegorical subjects after the designs
of J. Smith and Raphael
Corbould.
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Helena in the Dress of a Pilgrim
a little age soiling no foxing cut to
plate mark but still good borders except
at base edge £85
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Helena in the Dress of a Pilgrim(2)
a little age soiling no foxing cut to
plate mark but still good borders includes
full title description £125
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Helena in the Dress of a Pilgrim(3)
a little age soiling no foxing cut to
plate mark but still good borders includes
full title description side edge tear
repaired to left edge;creasing at top
small pin sized worm hole in tree top left
£85
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Dogberry and Verges with the Watch
a little age soiling no foxing cut to
plate mark but still good borders includes
full title description;soft crease in top
area of pic £85
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Prospero Disarming Ferdinand
a little age soiling no foxing full
page £125
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Prospero Disarming Ferdinand (2)
a little age soiling no foxing full
page £125
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The Supposed Death of Imogen
a little age soiling no foxing full
page; old tear to left side through
picture repaired well except in margin
£125
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Launce, teaching his dog crab to behave
as a dog in all things - Shakespeare - The
Two Gentlemen from Verona.
full page old professional repair to
left edge where it has been torn in its
past in border area
£85
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Rosalind, Celia & Touchstone -
Shakespeare As You Like It. Act II, Scene
III
a little age soiling no foxing cut to
plate mark but still good
borders£95
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Rosalind, Celia & Touchstone (2)-
Shakespeare As You Like It. Act II, Scene
III
a little age soiling no foxing cut to
plate mark but still good borders small
area of loss in pic centre
£85
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Falstaff Playing the Prince the prince
Playing the King
a little age soiling cut to plate mark
old tears restored and some loss to title
area some tears needs a better reapair
some loss in title area
£35
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Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Sir Toby
Belch,& the Clown - Shakespeare -
Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene3.
Some age soiling no foxing ; cut
slightly to plate mark and laid many years
ago to heavy rag paper a nice copy that
with a skillful mount will look brill
£95
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Falstaff Reproved by King Henry
a little age soiling no foxing cut to
plate mark and into bottom title area . .
would restore or frame without it
£85
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Falstaff Reproved by King Henry (2)
a little age soiling no foxing full
borders
£105
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Falstaff at Herns Oak
a little age soiling no foxing cut to
plate mark and rubbing in bottom title
area . . would restore or frame without it
£75
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Falstaff at Herns Oak(2)
a little age soiling no foxing cut to
plate mark and rubbing in bottom title
area . . would restore or frame without it
£85
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How to Lose Your
Way
H.Bunbury esq.
delin.
LONDON, Pubsifh'd Sept
1st 1786; by W.Dickinfon No.158 New Bond
Street.
Stipple Engraving . 345
x 290mm. Laid to Museum Board £35 inc
mounted
from . . Hints to Bad
Horsemen.
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Henry
William Bunbury (1750-1811)
Henry William
Bunbury (1750 - 1811) was the son of
Sir William Bunbury of Mildenhall,
Suffolk. After completing his studies
at Cambridge University he began to
draw caricatures and other comic
subjects, the first of which were
etched and published in 1771. Bunbury
then quickly rose to become one of the
greatest satirical artists of the day
with his etchings such as the series
entitled, Hints to Bad Horsemen. He
also became close friends with the
great artist, Thomas Rowlandson, who
later engraved many of Bunbury's
designs. Throughout his career, Henry
Bunbury enjoyed the patronage of the
Duke of York who appointed him his
Equerry in 1787.
mainly from from . .
Hints to Bad Horsemen. . . " Geoffrey
Gambado Esq. " etched by
W.Dickinson after a picture by
H.W.Bunbury and published in Gambado's
Annals of Horsemanship, London, 1808.
Copper plate stipple engraving this was
the golden era of the stipple
engraving, where the artist employed
masses of dots or flicks to create the
most delicate tonal values.
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How to Turn Any Horse
Mare or Gelding
H.Bunbury esq.
delin.
LONDON, Pubsifh'd
March. 25th 1791; by W.Dickinfon No.24 Old
Bond Street.
Stipple Engraving . 345
x 290mm. Laid to Museum Board £55 inc
in original frame etc
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A Horse With a
Nose
H.Bunbury esq.
delin.
LONDON, Pubsifh'd
March. 25th 1791; by W.Dickinfon No.24 Old
Bond Street.
Stipple Engraving . 345
x 290mm. Laid to Museum Board £75 inc
in original frame etc
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Doctor Cassock
H.Bunbury esq.
delin.
LONDON, Pubsifh'd
March. 25th 1791; by W.Dickinfon No.24 Old
Bond Street.
Stipple Engraving . 345
x 290mm. Laid to Museum Board £75 inc
in original frame etc
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Tricks Upon
Travellers
H.Bunbury esq.
delin.
LONDON, Pubsifh'd
March. 25th 1791; by W.Dickinfon No.24 Old
Bond Street.
Stipple Engraving . 345
x 290mm. Laid to Museum Board £75 inc
in original frame etc
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How to prevent a Horse
Slipping his Girths
H.Bunbury esq.
delin.
LONDON, Pubsifh'd
March. 25th 1791; by W.Dickinfon No.24 Old
Bond Street.
Stipple Engraving . 345
x 290mm. Laid to Museum Board £75 inc
in original frame etc
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The Tumbler or its
Affinities
H.Bunbury esq.
delin.
LONDON, Pubsifh'd
March. 25th 1791; by W.Dickinfon No.24 Old
Bond Street.
Stipple. 345 x 290mm.
Laid to Museum Board £75 inc in
original frame etc
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How to ride Without a
Bridle
H.Bunbury esq.
delin.
LONDON, Pubsifh'd
March. 25th 1791; by W.Dickinfon No.24 Old
Bond Street.
Stipple. 345 x 290mm.
Laid to Museum Board £75 inc in
original frame etc
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A Visit to the
Camp
H.W.Bunbury Esq. . .
Watson & .Dickinfon Execd No.158 New
Bond Street.
In early frame; Laid to
board some age discolouration old pin
holes to corner "well loved" 360 x 295mm.
£50 inc
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