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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. vn. APRIL 27, 1907.

copy occurring in the Sykes Sale, lot 1302, was bought by Molteno at 151. 4s. 6d. It is described as from the Gulston Collection, and of it Sir M. Masterman Sykes had written " only three other impressions are known." This was lot 108, twenty-sixth night of the Gulston Sale, 27 Feb., 1786.

Caulfield's suggestion that this was the scarcest of Faithorne's works was incorrect. The Paston portrait was considered his finest work, and the Margaret Smith, Lady Herbert, obtained the highest price.

Johannes Bulfinch [151]. "tf. 6*. The Portrait of Bnlnnch is very rare ; Brand bought one at the duplicate sale of Sir W. Musgrave for 41. 4-s. Colnaghi had an uncommon fine one which he sold Mr. Lloyd for the same sum. At Musgrave's last sale by Richardson an inferior impression was bought by Lord Spencer for 1L Is. but 6/. 6-s. is

.about the value of a good one." & Co. were then at 23, Cockspur Street. The copy was bought by the Duke of Devon- shire on the twenty-third day of the Mus- grave Sale, where it is lot 47, Si. 8s. A copy in the Sykes Sale, lot 1138, " fine and rare," sold for 21. (Rodd). In reviewing these prices it must be remembered that Bulfinch was only a printseller, the artist mediocre, and the print but 8vo.
 * ' Brand " I cannot identify ; Colnaghi

Sir William Wood [103]." '251. Mr. Waring, the celebrated Toxophilite, has an original painting of Wood similar to this print in the Pepysian Library, which Harding has copied for his 'Biographical Mirror.' Many of oiir mezzotints are very scarce, and some so rare that they have sold for pro- digious i trices. I have no doubt but the prints of Sir W m Wood, if offered to sale, would bring from twenty to thirty Pounds."

" Mr. Waring " was joint-founder with Sir Ashton Lever of the Toxophilite Society, and proprietor of the Archery Grounds at Bayswater. " The original painting " of Wood in his possession was the portrait or rather portraits painted on the doors of the case containing the silver badge or shield presented by Catherine of Braganza in 1676 to the marshal of the Fraternity of Finsbury Archers. It was first entrusted to Sir William Wood, and afterwards passed in succession to the oldest members of the fraternity. Finally, these portraits with the badge were presented to the Society by Mr. Philip Constable (vide ' A History of the Royal Toxophilite Society,' &c., 1870, pp. 45, 126-8). Harding's reissue of the portrait is contained in ' The Biographical Mirror,' 4to, 1795, i. 66. Bromley, 192. A copy of the print, with six others, was offered in lot 1025 at a sale by Dodd, 27 Jan., 1809. John, commonly called Jack, Adams [110]. " 3/. 3-s. The original print of Jack Adams is pre-

fixed to some old almanack of Charles II. 's time. Grave was the first person who is said to have discovered the Print; and from the first he had, Granger drew up the account, as Grave told me. He sold it to Mr. Bull for 2^. 2*. He had another since that time, which he offered me for 3/. 3.s-., and must have sold it in his lifetime, as it did not appear in the Sale of his valuable collection."

This was engraved by Caulfield, 30 May, 1792, and published in the first edition of his ' Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters of Remarkable Persons,' &c., 1794. Dodd in Ms sale of British portraits, 4 April, 1811, had a copy in lot 7, with seven other por- traits, but it sold for Is. only to Parker ; and at his sale, 27 Jan., 1809, there was a copy in lot 1027, which with four others sold for 15s.

Zebelina '(149). This should read " Richard le Beloman, named Zebelina the Writing master." Granger makes two im- portant blunders :

" There is a print of Zebelina, a teacher of short- hand, by Faithorne ; and another of Le Beloman or Beloman, who was of the same profession, and very probably by the same engraver." This was a single individual, and there was only one engraved portrait. Caulfield values it at 20 L, and writes :

"There is scarcely a collection but wants the Print of Zebelina, it is one of the finest as well as rarest of this artist's works. It has not been in any _Sale for the last fifteen years, and no question but it would produce at least 20/."

The two following extracts from the sale catalogue of the Sykes Sale, 10 April, 1824, are worth quoting verbatim :

" Lot 1313. Richard Le Beloman, cogn. Zebelina, Writing Master (anonymous), in a cloak with plain band and tassels. Latin "inscription (quotation from Eccle. 9 and 10) under the portrait, oval of foliage, large 4to. From the collection of Sir James Lake. 14/. 3.s. 6c/., Way."

" 1314. Le Beloman, or Zebelina (the original drawing in Reel chalk). Thane, 41. 4.s."

The print and drawing are both by William Faithorne.

A copy of the print was included in a sale of prints by Greenwood at Leicester Square, 7 Feb., 1786. On the twentieth night lot 103 was " Mr. Rich. Le Beloman, short- hand writer by old Faithorne, very fine, rare, and curious." It sold for 31. Qs.

" Jane, Dutchess of Norfolk. So. R. Collins [152]. 10/. 10*. This fine print of the Dutchess of Norfolk was in Musgrave's sale, and one by Tomkins of another Dutchess of Norfolk. Clarke, the Bookseller of Bond Street, had a commission from Mr. Beckford for the last, and Coram a commis- sion for the first. By mistake, Clarke's man ran Collins's Print up to IO/. lo.s., at which price he bought it ; but when Tomkins's Print appeared he discovered the mistake, and [the] print was again put up. Coram bid 10^. 10-s., but Richardson,