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A pair of 20th century celestial charts after Peter Schenk and Gereld Valk.
Handcoloured engraved charts of the zodiac and the heavens, bordered by figures of scientists and astronomers,
signed in the plate. framed and glazed
19 x 25in. (48.26 x 63½cm)
Estimate €200-€300 £170-£260
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 56
1786 List of Honour, The English Grammar School or Whyte’s Academy
and an 8-page manuscript poem.
A letterpress printed list of candidates for Premiums at the General
Examination, December 1786. The candidates are listed so that ‘every young
Gentleman is classed and ranked strictly according to his respective merit
and improvement’. Printed by R. Marchbank, 11 New Buildings, Dame Street.
A manuscript poem in ink to the reverse. A scarce document relating to
education in Dublin in the late 18th century. Together with an 8-page, 413-
line manuscript poem. Samuel Whyte’s poster
Samuel Whyte was the illegitimate son of Captain Solomon Whyte, deputy
governor of The Tower of London, who owned an extensive estate in County
Down. Most of Solomon’s estate went to his niece, Frances, who married
Thomas Sheridan. Sheridan encouraged and financed Samuel Whyte to open
an English grammar school. In 1758, he opened his school in Aungier Street,
moving later to Grafton Street, now the site of Bewley’s. Whyte quickly rose to
some acclaim, and it became one of the premier schools in the city. His pupils
included Robert Emmet, Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington),
Thomas Moore and the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan, son of his
patron, Thomas Sheridan.
22 x 18in. (55.88 x 45.72cm)
Estimate €300-€500 £260-£430
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 6