Each: 9.3cm (3.6in) x 9.3cm (3.6in)
Provenance: Rear-Admiral Mongomerie, CVO, CB, CMG, RN (1855-1908)
Three hand-coloured printed aquatints from Orme’s ‘Record of British Naval Valour’ - ‘Lord Nelson boarding the San Joseph’, ‘Lord Nelson, Trafalgar’ and the ‘Boarding the Chesapeake’ - contained within gilt metal frames.
Edward Orme (1775-1848) was by turns an engraver, printseller and property developer. The son of a Manchester cloth manufacturer who came to London around 1794, his first engraving was published by his brother Daniel in that year. In 1799 he was appointed print seller in ordinary to George III and in 1820 editor of prints in ordinary to George IV. In May 1800 he had a shop in Conduit Street, London (at the corner of George Street), and in 1801 exhibited a portrait at the Royal Academy. In the same year he established himself at 59 New Bond Street, London, at the corner of Brook Street. In a second career as a property developer, he helped build Orme Square in Bayswater, as well as other places in the area.