The Death of Cleopatra
Attribution on print:"H.C. Shelton finished by H. Bourne"
Size of Bourne engraving: 7.9 x 9.7 in (20 x 24.6 cm)
Estimated date engraved: about 1853
Source of print: This print from the Art Journal, September, 1861 by James Virtue. Probably first appeared in Royal Gallery of Art, Ancient and Modern: Engravings from the Private Collection of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Albert, edited by Samuel Carter Hall, 2 vol., London, Virtue & Co., 1854.. This engraving was started by H. C. Shenton and finished by Bourne.
Printed by: James S Virtue.
Title of source painting: Cleopatra with the Asp
Painter: Guido (Reni)
Probable date of source painting: 1628
Current location of painting: Royal Collection (Great Britain)
Note: Note that Guido Reni also created a work titled Tod der Kleopatra (Death of Cleopatra), but that painting has a different pose and the asp is in the opposite hand. The British Museum acquired a copy of the Agnew version in 1861 and the Virtue print in 1872. The original painting was in the Royal Collection in 1861
Rarity 2 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is very common (offered about one time per month).
Size of Bourne engraving: 7.9 x 9.7 in (20 x 24.6 cm)
Estimated date engraved: about 1853
Source of print: This print from the Art Journal, September, 1861 by James Virtue. Probably first appeared in Royal Gallery of Art, Ancient and Modern: Engravings from the Private Collection of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Albert, edited by Samuel Carter Hall, 2 vol., London, Virtue & Co., 1854.. This engraving was started by H. C. Shenton and finished by Bourne.
Printed by: James S Virtue.
Title of source painting: Cleopatra with the Asp
Painter: Guido (Reni)
Probable date of source painting: 1628
Current location of painting: Royal Collection (Great Britain)
Note: Note that Guido Reni also created a work titled Tod der Kleopatra (Death of Cleopatra), but that painting has a different pose and the asp is in the opposite hand. The British Museum acquired a copy of the Agnew version in 1861 and the Virtue print in 1872. The original painting was in the Royal Collection in 1861
Rarity 2 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is very common (offered about one time per month).
| Sales statistics since Jan. 1, 2007 |
| This print has appeared for sale 184 times and has sold 14 times. |
| Offer prices have ranged from $1.31 to $242.95 |
| Average sale price: $21.25 |
| Highest sale price ever recorded: $85.00 |
Death of Sir Philip Sidney
Attribution on print:"H. K. Bourne"
Size of Bourne engraving: 4.3 x 5.9 in (10.9 x 15.1 cm)
Estimated date engraved: unknown
Source of print: unknown
Printed by: Virtue & Co.
Title of source painting: unknown
Painter: Jean Francis Rigaud
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Rarity 5 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is somewhat scarce (offered about one time per year).
Size of Bourne engraving: 4.3 x 5.9 in (10.9 x 15.1 cm)
Estimated date engraved: unknown
Source of print: unknown
Printed by: Virtue & Co.
Title of source painting: unknown
Painter: Jean Francis Rigaud
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Rarity 5 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is somewhat scarce (offered about one time per year).
| Sales statistics since Jan. 1, 2007 |
| This print has appeared for sale 29 times and has sold 0 times. |
| Offer prices have ranged from $5.95 to $1622.00 |
| Never seen sold |
Grand Durbar at Cawnpore: after the suppresion of the Sepoy Revolt, Lord Canning investing the loyal Rajahs with decorations and proprietary rights
Attribution on print:"Engraved by H. Bourne"
Size of Bourne engraving: 6.8 x 4.6 in (17.2 x 11.7 cm)
Estimated date engraved: before 1882
Source of print: Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History: from the introduction of Christianity to the present time, Volume 2, page 168 by Thomas Archer
Printed by: Blackie & Son
Title of source painting: unknown
Painter: Marshall Claxton
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Rarity 5 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is somewhat scarce (offered about one time per year).
Size of Bourne engraving: 6.8 x 4.6 in (17.2 x 11.7 cm)
Estimated date engraved: before 1882
Source of print: Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History: from the introduction of Christianity to the present time, Volume 2, page 168 by Thomas Archer
Printed by: Blackie & Son
Title of source painting: unknown
Painter: Marshall Claxton
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Rarity 5 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is somewhat scarce (offered about one time per year).
| Sales statistics since Jan. 1, 2007 |
| This print has appeared for sale 32 times and has sold 2 times. |
| Offer prices have ranged from $0.69 to $24.95 |
| Average sale price: $4.76 |
| Highest sale price ever recorded: $8.01 |
Last Moments of the Czar
Attribution on print:"H. Bourne"
Size of Bourne engraving: 6.5 x 4.3 in (16.5 x 11 cm)
Estimated date engraved: about 1857
Source of print: Edward Henry Nolan, The History of the War Against Russia
Printed by: Virtue & Co.
Title of source painting: unknown
Painter: artist unknown
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Rarity 7 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is very scarce (offered about one time every five years).
Size of Bourne engraving: 6.5 x 4.3 in (16.5 x 11 cm)
Estimated date engraved: about 1857
Source of print: Edward Henry Nolan, The History of the War Against Russia
Printed by: Virtue & Co.
Title of source painting: unknown
Painter: artist unknown
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Rarity 7 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is very scarce (offered about one time every five years).
| Sales statistics since Jan. 1, 2007 |
| This print has appeared for sale 5 times and has sold once. |
| Offer prices have ranged from $4.77 to $59.30 |
| Sold for $25.00 |
| Highest sale price ever recorded: $25.00 |
Morning of the Battle of Inverlochy
Attribution on print:"Herbert Bourne."
Size of Bourne engraving: 6.3 x 4.3 in (15.9 x 10.8 cm)
Estimated date engraved: 1860s
Source of print: unknown
Printed by: Blackie & Son
Title of source painting: unknown
Painter: Keeley Halswelle
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Note: The origin of this engraving and its source painting by Halswelle remaiin unknown. The size of the print (6.6 x 9.5-in) indicates the print came from a book. Halswelle is known to have illustrated several books of poems published in Edinburgh by William P. Nimmo and others in the 1860s, but this image is NOT found in books of poems of Lord Byron or Thomas Moore. While a castle is seen in the far distance in this engraving, the image bears no resemblance to a more famous painting by Halswelle titled, Inverlochy Castle
Rarity 8 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is rare (offered about one time or fewer per decade).
Size of Bourne engraving: 6.3 x 4.3 in (15.9 x 10.8 cm)
Estimated date engraved: 1860s
Source of print: unknown
Printed by: Blackie & Son
Title of source painting: unknown
Painter: Keeley Halswelle
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Note: The origin of this engraving and its source painting by Halswelle remaiin unknown. The size of the print (6.6 x 9.5-in) indicates the print came from a book. Halswelle is known to have illustrated several books of poems published in Edinburgh by William P. Nimmo and others in the 1860s, but this image is NOT found in books of poems of Lord Byron or Thomas Moore. While a castle is seen in the far distance in this engraving, the image bears no resemblance to a more famous painting by Halswelle titled, Inverlochy Castle
Rarity 8 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is rare (offered about one time or fewer per decade).
| Sales statistics since Jan. 1, 2007 |
| This print has appeared for sale 1 times and has sold once. |
| Offer prices have ranged from $6.41 |
| Sold for $6.41 |
| Highest sale price ever recorded: $6.41 |
Murder of Archbishop Sharpe
Attribution on print:"H. Bourne"
Size of Bourne engraving: 6.9 x 4.7 in (17.4 x 12 cm)
Estimated date engraved: unknown
Source of print: unknown
Printed by: Virtue & Co.
Title of source painting: The Death of Archbishop Sharpe (unconfirmed)
Painter: Sir William Allan
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Rarity 3 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is common (offered about 6 times per year).
Size of Bourne engraving: 6.9 x 4.7 in (17.4 x 12 cm)
Estimated date engraved: unknown
Source of print: unknown
Printed by: Virtue & Co.
Title of source painting: The Death of Archbishop Sharpe (unconfirmed)
Painter: Sir William Allan
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Rarity 3 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is common (offered about 6 times per year).
| Sales statistics since Jan. 1, 2007 |
| This print has appeared for sale 88 times and has sold 3 times. |
| Offer prices have ranged from $5.82 to $64.66 |
| Average sale price: $7.87 |
| Highest sale price ever recorded: $11.48 |
Wycliffe On His Sickened Bed Assailed By His Friars At Oxford in 1378, after George Thomas
Attribution on print:"Engraved by H. Bourne"
Size of Bourne engraving: 6.4 x 4.6 in (16.2 x 11.7 cm)
Estimated date engraved: before 1878
Source of print: Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History: from the introduction of Christianity to the present time, Volume 1, page 54 by Thomas Archer
Printed by: Blackie & Son
Title of source painting: 1854
Painter: George H Thomas
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Note: The genuine title of this work is questionable, since the work was commissioned by Blackie & Son for their work.
Rarity 5 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is somewhat scarce (offered about one time per year).
Size of Bourne engraving: 6.4 x 4.6 in (16.2 x 11.7 cm)
Estimated date engraved: before 1878
Source of print: Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History: from the introduction of Christianity to the present time, Volume 1, page 54 by Thomas Archer
Printed by: Blackie & Son
Title of source painting: 1854
Painter: George H Thomas
Probable date of source painting: unknown
Current location of painting: unknown
Note: The genuine title of this work is questionable, since the work was commissioned by Blackie & Son for their work.
Rarity 5 based on sales appearances (on a scale of 1 to 8). This print is somewhat scarce (offered about one time per year).
| Sales statistics since Jan. 1, 2007 |
| This print has appeared for sale 16 times and has sold 0 times. |
| Offer prices have ranged from $7.34 to $115.00 |
| Never seen sold |