Ex. Collection Ronald Searle.
Unless otherwise stated dimensions are plate size.
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 1. 'Launching a Frigate' (A312). Hand coloured etching. 'Newton del / Rowlandson Fecit'. Publ. posthumously by Thomas Tegg, 1st Feb 1809. Prov: Ronald Searle. 245x350mms.
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 2. ‘On a Journey to a Courtship in Wales’ (A173): Satire on the Welsh interest in Pedigree. Hand coloured etching. ‘Designed and etched by R Newton 1795’. Published by William Holland June 16th 1795. Prov: Ronald Searle. 290x440mms. (Sheet Size).
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 3. ‘Babes in the Wood’ (A110). Hand coloured etching. ‘Drawn and etched by R Newton’. Publ. by William Holland, March 1st 1794 (Price 2s). Prov: Ronald Searle. 250x312mms. £250.
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 4. ‘Contrasted Lovers’ (A218): Duty on Wine was raised by 6d a bottle in April 1796. Hand coloured etching. ‘Rd Newton delin’. Published by William Holland August 3rd 1796. Prov: Ronald Searle. 258x368mms (Sheet size – cropped within the margins).
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 5. ‘Over Weight _ Or The Sinking Fund _ Or the Downfall of Faro’ (A236): Lady Buckinghamshire too heavy for the scales, her arms composed of cards, dice, a wine bottle and a glass. On 30th January, just before the Countess of Buckinghamshire and friends were about to start playing cards, a box of 500 Guineas containing their money (‘The Faro Bank’) was stolen. The theft led to evidence being given against the Countess that she and others held gaming parties at their house on rotation. The affair led to numerous satires, notably by Gillray (see ‘Exaltation of Faro’s Daughters’). Hand coloured etching. ‘Rd Newton del et fecit’. Published by S. W. Fores March 14th 1797. Prov: Ronald Searle. 275x375mms.
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 6. ‘The First Interview, or an Envoy from Yarmony to Improve the Breed’ (A245): The meeting of the Prince of Würtemberg (1754-1826) (Later Frederick I) and Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766-1828) (Later Queen of Würtemberg). Hand coloured etching. ‘R Newton del et Fecit’. Published by S. W. Fores April 19th 1797. Prov: Ronald Searle. 242x337mms (Sheet size – cropped within the margins).
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 7. ‘The Retort Courteois or the Disloyal Address Returned without Ceremony’ (A240): The Duke of Portland (with Pitt in profile behind him) refusing the City Sheriffs entry to St James’s Palace on the instruction of the King. Fox, in a Bonnet-Rouge below the steps. An address to the King asking him to dismiss his ministers as a step toward peace with France was voted by the Livery in Common Hall on the 24th March. Hand coloured etching. ‘Rd Newn del et Fecit’. Published by S.W. Fores March 27th 1797. Prov: Ronald Searle. 246x368mms (Sheet size – cropped within the margins).
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 8. ‘Which Way Shall I Turn Me’ (A129). Hand coloured etching and stipple engraving. ‘Richard Newton del’. Published by William Holland July 1st 1794. Prov: Ronald Searle. 231x302 (Irregular) (Sheet size – cropped within the margins).
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 9. ‘Soliciting a Vote’ (A310): A candidate addresses a country voter who is suspicious of his having voted in favour of the Catholic Bill. The print refers to the Catholic Relief Act of 1791 but was re-issued by Tegg in 1807 during the general election, when the Catholic Emancipation was still a major issue. Hand coloured etching. ‘R Newton del et Sc’. Originally published c.1791. Published posthumously by T. Tegg June 20th 1807. Prov: Ronald Searle. 245x345mms.
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 10. ‘An Apparition’ (A1). Traditionally ascribed to the young Newton, but if etched by him, probably after Woodward, under whose name the print was published again in 1794. Hand coloured etching and aquatint. Published by William Holland May 1st 1790. Prov: Ronald Searle. 342x248mms (Sheet size – cropped within the margins).
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 11. ‘Progress of a Scotsman’ (A121): one of a group of ‘Progresses’ Newton produced in 1794. Hand coloured etching. ‘Drawn & Etched by R Newton’. Published by William Holland April 22nd 1794. This print watermarked 1825. Prov: Ronald Searle. 403x520mms.
Richard Newton (1777-1798) 12. ‘An Apparition’ (A1). Traditionally ascribed to the young Newton, but if etched by him, probably after Woodward, under whose name the print was published again in 1794. Hand coloured etching and aquatint. Published by William Holland May 1st 1790. Prov: Ronald Searle. 342x248mms (Sheet size – cropped within the margins).