THIS SERIES OF PORTRAITS, ILLUSTRATIVE OF ENGLISH HISTORY, is engraved
from highly-finished Drawings of ORIGINAL PICTURES, existing in
various Galleries and Family Collections throughout the country, made
with scrupulous accuracy by Mr. G.P. Harding; the greater portion
never having been previously engraved.
M.M. HOLLOWAY, having purchased the whole of the impressions and
plates, now offers the Sets in a Folio Volume, bound in cloth, and
including Biographical Letter-press to each subject, at the greatly
reduced price of £2 12s. 6d., and £4 4s. 0d. for Proofs before
Letters, of which but 18 copies remain.
The Collection consists of the following Portraits:
KING HENRY VIII. and the EMPEROR CHARLES V., from the Original,
formerly in the Strawberry Hill Gallery.
QUEEN KATHARINE OF ARRAGON, from a Miniature by Holbein, in the
possession of the Duke of Buccleugh.
SIR ANTHONY BROWNE, K.G., from the Original in the possession of
Thomas Baylis, Esq., F.S.A.
ANTHONY BROWNE, VISCOUNT MONTAGUE, K.G., from the Collection of the
Marquess of Exeter.
EDWARD VERE, EARL OF OXFORD, from the Original Picture in the
Collection of the Duke of Portland.
SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL, BARON THORNHAUGH, LORD DEPUTY OF IRELAND, from
the Original Picture in the Collection of the Duke of Bedford.
WILLIAM CAMDEN, CLARENCEUX KING OF ARMS, from the Picture in the
possession of the Earl of Clarendon.
SIR ANTHONY SHIRLEY, AMBASSADOR FROM THE COURT OF PERSIA TO JAMES I.,
from the Original Miniature by Peter Oliver.
HENRY CAREY, LORD FALKLAND, LORD DEPUTY OF IRELAND, from the Original
by Vansomer, formerly in the Strawberry Hill Collection.
SIR ROBERT DUDLEY, SON OF THE EARL OF LEICESTER, from an Original
Miniature by N. Hilliard, in the possession of Lord De l'Isle and
Dudley.
THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM LENTHALL, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, from
a Miniature by J. Cooper, in the possession of R.S. Holford, Esq.
MARGARET CAVENDISH, DUCHESS OF NEWCASTLE, from the Original Picture in
the Collection of F. Vernon Wentworth, Esq.
SIR THOMAS BROWNE, M.D., of NORWICH, from an Original Picture in the
College of Physicians, London.
SIR CHARLES SCARBOROUGH, M.D., PHYSICIAN TO CHARLES II., JAMES II.,
and WILLIAM III., from the Original Picture in the Barber-Surgeons'
Hall.
FLORA MACDONALD, from the Original by A. Ramsay, 1749, in the Picture
Gallery, Oxford.
M.M. Holloway, 25. Bedford Street, Covent Garden.
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CHRONOLOGICAL CHART of BRITISH ARCHITECTURE, with the Genealogy and
Armorial Bearings of the Sovereigns of England, and parallel Tables
of the most important events in British and General History; with an
Explanatory Volume. By Archibald Barrington. Price, Four sheets, in
wrapper, 15s. In French case, or on roller, 21s. Roller, varnished,
26s. Volume of Plain Hints, 4s. in addition.
"A most splendid and elaborate Chart or Scheme, illustrated
with numerous coloured engravings, presenting a synoptical
view of the subjects in the title. A glance or two at such
a plan will sometimes give a truer, a larger, and certainly
a more vivid idea of the subject, than many pages of
reading."--_British Critic_.
POCKET CHART OF BRITISH ARCHITECTURE chronologically arranged, neatly
printed in red and black, and containing seventy-five figures, with
a Descriptive Manual. By Archibald Barrington. Price, on sheet, with
Manual, 2s. In cloth, with Manual, 3s.
POCKET CHART OF FOREIGN ARCHITECTURE. Printed uniformly with the
above, in red and black, with a Descriptive Manual. By Archibald
Barrington. Price, on sheet, with Manual, 2s. In cloth case, with
Manual, 3s.
DISPLAY of HERALDRY, presenting at one view an Epitome of the Science,
with Descriptive Letter-press. By Archibald Barrington. Price, on
sheet, partly coloured, 8s. In case, or on roller, ditto, 10s. 6d.
On roller, varnished, 12s. 6d. Fully coloured, 4s. 6d. extra.
TABULAR DISPLAY OF BRITISH ARCHITECTURE, with a Manual for Beginners,
by which the dates of our Cathedral and other Churches may be easily
known. By Archibald Barrington. Price, with the Manual, on sheet,
4s. In case, 5s. On roller, 7s. 6d. On roller, varnished, 8s. 6d.
The Manual, by itself, 1s.
"By the aid of this little pamphlet, and the 'Tabular Display'
which it accompanies, any person previously unacquainted with
architecture may learn to discriminate the various styles
and dates of Gothic structures. The examples are sufficiently
numerous and characteristic to embrace the peculiarities
of each style, and the text referring to them supplies the
requisite verbal information."--_Spectator_.
THE GENEALOGY and ARMORIAL BEARINGS of the SOVEREIGNS of ENGLAND, with
an Explanatory Volume, entitled, "Genealogy Simplified, and applied to
the Illustration of British History." By Archibald Barrington. Price
of the sheet, coloured, 6s. In case, or on roller, 9s. Varnished, 11s.
The Explanatory Volume of Genealogy Simplified, 3s. in addition.
"A very clear explanation of the origin and meaning of the
various heraldic devices of British Monarchs, and exhibiting
the lineal descent of Queen Victoria from the Saxon Egbert.
The Chart is set forth in bold characters, and not encumbered
with superfluous details. The source of each line of monarchs
and the events that led to the interruption of the succession
are explained with such simplicity as to be perfectly
intelligible to the youngest readers."--_Spectator_.
London: George Bell, 186. Fleet Street.
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Printed by Thomas Clark Shaw, of No. 8. New Street Square, at No. 5.
New Street Square, in the Parish of St. Bride, in the City of London;
and published by George Bell, of No. 186. Fleet Street, in the Parish
of St. Dunstan in the West, in the City of London, Publisher, at No.
186. Fleet Street aforesaid.--Saturday, March 23. 1850.