The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-16 00:00:00

STKAWBERRY-HILL.

The sale yesterday cornpri.ed the English portraits of the
reigns of King Charles 11., James IL, and William 111., many
of the rarest description, but sadly mutilated, and their va:ue
consequently deteriorated. _

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3(13. Three divines seated at a table, opened books before
them, portraits of John Dolben, Bishop of Rochester. who is
in the middle ; John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, seated on his
right ; and Dr. Richard Allestry on his left. They were
known at Oxford, as Chipley, Chopley, and Chepley, but a
manuscript note by Walpole, appended to the print, states
" King Charles the Second, on seeing the original picture (by
Lely) in the hall of Christ Church, Oxford, in which Fell is
so lean, Allestry middling, and Dolben so plump, at once said,
Chip ain, Chaplain, Chaplain.'" The print, "D. Logan ex-
cudit.," is of extreme rarity ; at Sir Al. M. Sykes's sale it sold
for '271. 16s. 6d. Walpole's, yesterday, though in fine condi-
tion, produced only 71. Mess: s. Smith.
331. John Barefoot, letter doctor (i. e. carrier or postman),
to the University of Oxon, 1681, half-length, presenting a
letter, hat under his left arm, twelve lines in English verse be-
low, Mich. Burghers, sculpist, half-sheet, very rare. The print
of Barefoot at Bindley's sale sold for 51 12s. 6d.
336. Josiah Keeling. discoverer of the Rye-house Plot, in
1683. engraved by Robert White, line and very rare, 21. 4s.
Colonel Darrant. Sold at Bindley's sale for nine guineas, and
at Sir M. M. Sykes's for seven pounds.
339. Eight portraits of the Bowdon Family, octavo size, en-
graved by Hobert NA hire, of the first degree of rarity. Thoreshy
who appears to have of iginally possessed this series,hasrecorded,
" they wer. ergiaved tor a genealogical history Gf the Rawdon
family, of York, written by MarmAdtike Rawdon, who died in
l6tB ;" but this family history not having been printed, the
copperplates have been since lost, and impressions are almost
unique. At Sir M. M. by kes's sale, these produced 25 guineas,
the set yesterday sold for only 6/. 153. Evans, Great Queen..
street.

361. Eleanor Gwynne, a three-quarter length, in loose
attire, seated under the simile of trees, earressaig a lamb ; this
eouplet below :-- •
" The sculptor's part is Cone, the features hitt,
Of Madam Gwin—no art can sh,,w her win."
engraved after a paining by Lely, by Valck, 21. 125., Graves.
365. Stephen College, styled the Prote.tant Joiner, rare.
Two satirical prints of " Bob Ferguson, or the Baree Show of
Mamamouchee Alufty." Feu oil was enoloyed by the Earl
of Shaftesian y to write libels, but Walpole believedthese prints,
notwithstanding the name given, had reference to 'I itus Oates,
who was also another of Shaftesbury's writers. 3/. ss, E. W.
Martin, Esq.
382. George Jeffries, Earl of Flint, Viscount Wickham,
Baron of Weim, Lord High Chanc,llor of England, in robes,
half-length, after Kneller, engraved by Cooper, 2/. 12s. 6d.
Graves. This print is remarkable from the circumstance of its
mentioning a title—the Earl of Flint—unknown to all our
heralds and historians.
443. William Bullock, comedian, a half-sheet mezzotint by
Johnson ; Thomas I3etterton, after Kneller, by Williams, a fine
mezzotint° ; Cave Underhill, comedian, after Byng, a mezzo-
tint, octavo size, by Faber the Younger; all very scarce, 6/.
Adamson. . .

comprise the portraits The prints to be sold this day
illustra-
tive of the reigns of Queen Anne and the first two Georges,
many of them of considerable rarity. The amount of the three
past days' sale has been 9051., but the volumes of prints to
come will greatly advance the proceeds. The produce of the
ten days' sale has been estimated at 4,000/.

throne of Great
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Britain. The lady to whom his Royal Highness is about to be
united is the Princess Alexandrine Maria Wilhelmina Cathe-
rine Charlotte Tin resa Henrietta Louisa Paulina Elizabeth
Frederica Georgina of Saxe Altenbourg (tormerly Hilbourg.
hausen), who has lately completed her 24th year, hating been
born on the 14th of April, 1818. Her Serene Highness is the
eldest daughter of his Serene Highness Joseph Frederick Ernest
George Charles Duke of Saxe Altenbourg, who was born oa
the 27th of August, 1789, and succeeded his father, Duke
Frederick, on the 29th of September, 1834, having been mar-
ried on the 24th of April, 1817, to the Princess Amelia Theresa
Louisa Wilhelmina Philippine, daughter of Louis Duke of
Wirtemberg, boric on the 28th of June, 1799.