Anglo Saxon Lady of the IX Century. A.D. 850. Etched by L. A. Atkinson with aquatint by Hill after Charles Hamilton Smith. Published October 1, 1812 by Colnaghi and Company, 23 Cockspur Street, London. Page 27 of Charles Hamilton Smith’s Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century. Collections of the Wellcome Library. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/b30448487/page/n27/mode/1upKing Edgar and an Anglo Saxon Youth of Distinction.Etched by L. A. Atkinson with aquatint byR. Havell after Charles Hamilton Smith. Published by Colnaghi and Company, 23 Cockspur Street, London in 1814. Page 39 of Charles Hamilton Smith’s Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century. Collections of the Wellcome Library. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/b30448487/page/n39/mode/1upAlberic de Vere, second Earl of Oxford, Lord High Chamberlain of England and Adelisia his Countess. 1215.Etched by L. A. Atkinson with aquatint byJ. Hill after Charles Hamilton Smith. Published April 1, 1812 by Colnaghi and Company, 23 Cockspur Street, London in 1814. Page 39 of Charles Hamilton Smith’s Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century. Collections of the Wellcome Library. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/b30448487/page/n63/mode/1upHabits of Ladies in the reign of Henry III. 1250. Etched by L. A. Atkinson with aquatint byJ. Hill after Charles Hamilton Smith. Published March 1, 1813 by Colnaghi and Company, 23 Cockspur Street, Londonin 1814. Page 71 of Charles Hamilton Smith’s Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century. Collections of the Wellcome Library. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/b30448487/page/n71/mode/1upFools, or Jesters. 1272.Etched by L. A. Atkinson with aquatint by J. Hill after Charles Hamilton Smith. Published October 1, 1813 by Colnaghi and Company, 23 Cockspur Street, London in 1814. Page 71 of Charles Hamilton Smith’s Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century. Collections of the Wellcome Library. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/b30448487/page/n91/mode/1upA Knight Templar of the XIV Century in his military habit. 1309.Etched by L. A. Atkinson with aquatint byR. Havell after Charles Hamilton Smith. Published on September 1, 1812 by Colnaghi and Company, 23 Cockspur Street, London in 1814. Page 103 of Charles Hamilton Smith’s Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century. Collections of the Wellcome Library. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/b30448487/page/n103/mode/1upPhillippa of Hainault, Queen of England. 1369.Etched by L. A. Atkinson with aquatint byR. Havell after Charles Hamilton Smith. Published on February 1, 1814 by Colnaghi and Company, 23 Cockspur Street, London in 1814. Page 119 of Charles Hamilton Smith’s Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century. Collections of the Wellcome Library. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/b30448487/page/n119/mode/1upA Lady of the reign of King Henry V. 1420. Etched by L. A. Atkinson with aquatint by J. Hill after Charles Hamilton Smith. Published October 1, 1813 by Colnaghi and Company, 23 Cockspur Street, London in 1814. Page 179 of Charles Hamilton Smith’s Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century. Collections of the Wellcome Library. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/b30448487/page/n179/mode/1upHenry VI, King of England and France and Lord of Ireland, surnamed of Windsor. 1450. Etched by L. A. Atkinson with aquatint byR. Havell after Charles Hamilton Smith. Published on February 1, 1815 by Colnaghi and Company, 23 Cockspur Street, London in 1814. Page 211 of Charles Hamilton Smith’s Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century. Collections of the Wellcome Library. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/b30448487/page/n211/mode/1upCostumes of Pages and Valets in the reign of King Edward the IV. 1475.Etched by L. A. Atkinson with aquatint by J. Hill after Charles Hamilton Smith. Published March 1, 1814 by Colnaghi and Company, 23 Cockspur Street, London in 1814. Page 235 of Charles Hamilton Smith’s Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century. Collections of the Wellcome Library. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/b30448487/page/n235/mode/1up
I didn’t find this one by myself. I found another copy of it up for bid in a current Swann auction and then went looking for an archive with a scanned version.
The Fishing Cormorants. Hand-colored etchings with aquatint. China – Plate 3, image 20 from William Alexander’s Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions. Published in London in January 1814. Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/representationsdres00alex/page/n19/mode/1upA mandarin. Hand-colored etchings with aquatint. China – Plate 5, image 28 from William Alexander’s Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions. Published in London in January 1814. Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/representationsdres00alex/page/n27/mode/1upA juggler. Hand-colored etchings with aquatint. China – Plate 7, image 35 from William Alexander’s Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions. Published in London in January 1814. Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/representationsdres00alex/page/n35/mode/1upA Lady and her Son. Hand-colored etchings with aquatint. China – Plate 10, image 48 from William Alexander’s Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions. Published in London in January 1814. Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/representationsdres00alex/page/n47/mode/1upA Common Sedan Chair. Hand-colored etchings with aquatint. China – Plate XVII, image 77 from William Alexander’s Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions. Published in London in January 1814. Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/representationsdres00alex/page/n76/mode/1upA Female Comedian. Hand-colored etchings with aquatint. China – Plate 30, image 127 from William Alexander’s Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions. Published in London in January 1814. Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/representationsdres00alex/page/n127/mode/1upChildren Eating Their Meal. Hand-colored etchings with aquatint. China – Plate 40, image 167 from William Alexander’s Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions. Published in London in January 1814. Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/representationsdres00alex/page/n167/mode/1upA Sedan Chair. Hand-colored etchings with aquatint. China – Plate 41, image 172 from William Alexander’s Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions. Published in London in January 1814. Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/representationsdres00alex/page/n171/mode/1upWoman selling Chow-Chow. Hand-colored etchings with aquatint. China – Plate 49, image 204 from William Alexander’s Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions. Published in London in January 1814. Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/representationsdres00alex/page/n203/mode/1up
William Alexander was born in Maidstone, Kent, in Southeast England, in 1767. He became a student at the Royal Academy in 1784. In 1792, at the age of just 25, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime: he was chosen to accompany Lord Macartney’s embassy to China as a junior draughtsman. For whatever reason the senior artist appears to have produced little or no work or else it has all been lost. Expeditions always sailed with artists who recorded what they saw.
These images are from the Internet Archive where I find many wonderful images and am by now familiar with their software, how to enlarge pictures, etc. But I found the book these are from on the website of rare book dealer Charles Agvent who was one of the vendors at the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair which I attended last weekend.
Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, William Hamilton (1730–1803) William Hamilton (1730-1803) was a British diplomat who served as Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies whose capital was Naples. Present for the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius during the mid-to-late eighteenth century, Hamilton wrote Campi Phlegraei in two parts, with a tertiary supplement, based on his 1772 Observations on Mount Vesuvius for the Royal Society. Published in French and English, he hired local artist Pietro Fabris to illustrate it. These images are colored etchings after gouaches by Fabris. They are taken from a recent post from publicdomainreview.org with the etchings being part of the Wellcome Collection.
Please note that the last one is an oil on canvas that has turned up in a Bonhams Auction and is a later update.
“Ancient Kitchen, Windsor Castle.” Image 29. Collections of and digitalized by the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=gri.ark:/13960/t7qp2n24k&view=1up&seq=31“Ancient Bell Tower, Windsor Castle.” Image 52. Collections of and digitalized by the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. viahttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=gri.ark:/13960/t7qp2n24k&view=1up&seq=52“Staircase, Windsor Castle.” Image 108. Collections of and digitalized by the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. viahttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=gri.ark:/13960/t7qp2n24k&view=1up&seq=108Hampton Court Palace. Image 6 from The history of the royal residences of Windsor Castle, Saint James’s Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore. 1819. W. H. Pyne, author. Published in London, England. Collections of and digitalized by the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125012272262/page/n5/mode/1upThe Chapel, Hampton Court. Image 16 from The history of the royal residences of Windsor Castle, Saint James’s Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore. 1819. W. H. Pyne, author. Published in London, England. Collections of and digitalized by the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125012272262/page/n15/mode/1upBanqueting Hall, Hampton Court. Image 34 from The history of the royal residences of Windsor Castle, Saint James’s Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore. 1819. W. H. Pyne, author. Published in London, England. Collections of and digitalized by the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125012272262/page/n33/mode/1upGrand Stair Case, Hampton Court. Image 50 from The history of the royal residences of Windsor Castle, Saint James’s Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore. 1819. W. H. Pyne, author. Published in London, England. Collections of and digitalized by the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125012272262/page/n50/mode/1up
