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The Taking of the La Rocque Battery on 6th
January, 1781 This original handcoloured lithograph from a watercolour by P J Ouless, was published in 1840. The actual image measures 18 cm x 32 cm. The La Rocque Battery fell to the French invading soldiers who had set sail from Granville several days before, and landed at St Clement after having been kept at sea by a storm and unfavourable winds. Overpowering the Jersey Militia garrison, they then marched on Jersey's capital St Helier, where they were finally defeated in a fierce battle in the Royal Square, by soldiers under the command of Major Francis Pierson. £425 |
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The West Prospect of Elizabeth Castle, Jersey, original handcoloured copperplate engraving, by W H Toms after Captain Clement Lempriere, published by John Tinngy at The Golden Lion, Fleet Street, London in 1731. 26 cm x 42 cm Image size. One of a series of eight views of Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney, this magnificent copperplate engraving is one of the earliest printed views of the islands, and a fine historical record of the island from more than two and a half centuries ago. £925 |
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John le Capelain
1812 - 1848 was commissioned to produce a series
of watercolour views of Jersey to commemorate Queen
Victoria's visit to the island in 1846. The final 26
watercolours were presented to the Queen and are now held
in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. To enable the
general public to enjoy the views, a series of
lithographs were published in 1847. Hand coloured in
watercolour, and each one now more than 150 years old,
these original antique lithographs are beautiful examples
of 19th century art. This example shows St Brelade's Church, on the western side of the island, in the parish of St Brelade. The most popular church in the island for marriages, (the attractively sited graveyard is also full to bursting) this view is a splendid example of a Jersey 'bay', as well as a popular wedding gift. 'St Brelade's Church' R Carrick after J Le Capelain 35 cm x 53 cm £850 |
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The town of St
Helier in Jersey, was a great centre of trade in
the 19th century. The island's main port of St Helier
Harbour was the key to Jersey's sea born trade and
industry. From here plied ships to all the corners of the
world, often making fortunes for their captain's, and the
ships owners. For Jersey and it's capital St Helier, this trade formed the island's life blood. In this view entitled 'Halkett place and Entrance to the Market, St Helier Jersey' the street and market on the left, is dominated by Fort Regent, the Napoleonic period military complex, built to house the Jersey Militia garrison, in it's role of defender against a potential French invasion. This original antique lithograph, hand coloured in watercolour, captures perfectly the St Helier of the early 19th century. 'Halkett Place and Entrance to the Market, St Helier, Jersey' by Day & Hague after Peter Le Lievre, original antique lithograph by Day & Hague, published by M Moss in Guernsey, between 1829 and 1839 19 cm x 27 cm £385 |