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Caroline of Ansbach [Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach] (1683-1737), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and Electress ofBiblio.com

Caroline of Ansbach signing as Regent 'Guardian of the Kingdom' to her husband King George II. Autograph Signature 'Carolina R. C. R.' i.e. 'Regina Custos Regni' to warrant also signed by Sir William Strickland Secretary at War.

réf. 21436'Given at the Court at Kensington this 23d. Day of June 1732. In the Sixth Year of His Majesty's Reign.'. The Oxford DNB explains the context of the document: 'During his four absences in Hanover in 1729 1732 1735 and 1736–7 George II left her as regent entrusted with “all domestic matters”. Foreign affairs were dealt with by the king and the secretaries of state one of whom accompanied him to Germany but other affairs were left “entirely to the Queen with the advice of the Lords of the Council”'. 2pp foolscap 8vo. On bifolium the verso of the second leaf of which is endorsed: 'Warrant for placing upon Half Pay Captain Stanhope Yarborough'. In good condition lightly aged and worn with short closed cut at head of first leaf and thin strip of paper from mount adhering at edge of second leaf and four crease lines from the folding of the document into a packet. The thirty-nine lines of the document's text are in a secretarial hand with the queen's signature 'Carolina R. C. R.' written boldly beneath the heading: 'By Her Majesty the Queen Guardian of the Kingdom &c.' The warrant instructs the Paymaster General Henry Pelham to place 'Captain Stanhope Yarborough and Captain Claude de Lavabre Two Reduc'd Officers of the Irish Establishment' on half pay of five shillings a day each 'which is the amount of the Half Pay of a Lieutent. Colonel of Dragoons' it having been 'humbly represented unto Us' that the half pay of 'Brigadier General John Moyle the Reduced Lieutenant Colonel of Brigadier General Newton's late Regiment of Dragoons' is 'equal to that of Two Reduced Captains of Foot'. From the distinguished autograph collection of Richard Hunter son of Ida Macalpine whose collection of 7000 books relating to psychiatry is in Cambridge University Library. Macalpine and Hunter had a particular interest in the illness of King George III and their book 'George III and the Mad Business' 1969 suggested the diagnosis of porphyria popularised by Alan Bennett in his play 'The Madness of George III'. 'Given at the Court at Kensington this 23d. Day of June 1732. In the Sixth Year of His Majesty's Reign.' unknown

Richard M. Ford Ltd · Royaume-Uni350,00 £GB≈ 418,02 €

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A View near Scheveling painted by DeVlieger

1788réf. 10351London: Published by Molteno & Co. No. 132 Pall Mall 1788. Etching and aquatint with hand-colour. Lovely contemporary colour. As usual text line is attached on verso of sheet. In excellent condition. Trimmed as usual and mounted on washline background. Mounting sheet is watermarked laid paper. Image size: 14 7/16 x 20 5/8 inches. A charming seaside view by Samuel Ireland the engraver and collector connected with the infamous Shakespeare forgeries. Ireland was a minor engraver and publisher who worked in London at the close of the eighteenth century. He was an avid art and manuscript collector and many of the works that he engraved and published were after pieces found in his own collection. This romantic view is after a painting by DeVlieger which was in Ireland's collection at the time. This image operates as both an example of the picturesque tradition in eighteenth century landscape prints and as an advertisement and promotion of Ireland's celebrated collection. With this image Ireland presents himself as both a serious engraver and a respected collector. Unfortunately today Ireland is better remembered for his involvement in the Shakespeare forgeries than for his evocative prints. Over a period of many years Ireland's son William Henry sold his father a series of forged manuscripts which he claimed to be written in Shakespeare's hand. Ireland who willingly trusted his son added these forgeries to his collection and presented them in an exhibition to the literary community who accepted them as genuine. The charade progressed so far that an invented play entitled 'Vortigern' which William Henry had written and presented as a missing work by Shakespeare was performed at Sheridan's Drury Lane theatre by some of the leading actors of the age. When the hoax was eventually discovered Ireland's reputation was ruined and his son was disgraced. This print is from the famed Oettingen-Wallerstein collection which was compiled over two centuries by various members of the royal household. The collection is known for its stunning impressions and the immaculate condition of its prints. Dictionary of National Biography; Lugt Les Marques de Collections Supplement 2715a. Published by Molteno & Co. No. 132, Pall Mall unknown

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