Grosvenor Prints

[Marguerite Gardiner, countess of Blessington] Woman. The Greatest Social Gift.
E.T. Parris J.B. Forrest
Engraved for this Work [c.1850]
Engraving, sheet 220 x 135mm (8½ x 5¼").
Marguerite Gardiner, countess of Blessington (1789-1849), author. Marguerite's best-known book is her 'Journal of Conversations with Lord Byron', initially published in installments in 1832-3 before appearing in one volume eleven years later. It was based on Marguerite's daily encounters with Byron after they both settled in Genoa in 1823. Engraved after a portrait by Edmund Thomas Parris (1793-1873), whose drawings were published alongside verses by Marguerite in 1836-8.
[Ref: 41384] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

Blue Beard.
John Parry. On Stone by J. Brandard. M. & N. Hanhart Chromo. lith Printers.
[n.d., c. 1860.]
Chromolithograph, with gilt highlights. Sheet (at most) 365 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed as scrapsheet, laid on album paper.
The cover of a music sheet, depicting the Bluebeard character as an Ottoman rather than the European of early versions of the story. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, regularly staged a pantomime version from 1798.
[Ref: 33879] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Patrick O' Brien.
J. Parry delt. A. Van Assen sculpt.
London Pub. Feby. 16. 1805 by J. Parry, No.5 Bentinck Street, Soho.
Hand coloured etching. Watermark John Wise 1804; Plate: 170 x 110mm (6¾ x 4¼") very large margins.
Caricature portrait of Patrick Cotter (O'Brien) (1760 or 1761 - 1806), Irish giant; a tiny woman tugs at his breaches. With accompanying letterpress sheet from 'Extraordinary characters of the nineteenth century' published by J. Parry 1805. Contains plates and descriptions of 18 characters including William Henry West Betty, John Boydell and Giovanni Baptista Belzoni.
[Ref: 39987] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Flying Dutchman. Composed by John Parry. The Poetry by Richard Ryan.
Designed by John Parry. Lith. by J. Brandard. M. & N. Hanhart, Lith. Printers, 64 Charlotte St. Rathbone Sq.
London; D'Almaine & C.o Royal Piano Forte Saloon, 20, Soho Square.
Folio (360 x 270mm, 14¼ x 10¾"), lithographic cover & 7pp. engraved music sheets, letterpress ads on back cover. Disbound, wear and ink ownership inscription on cover. Bit tatty.
The cover depicts a ship in rough seas threatened by a ghostly pirate ship. The librettist, Richard Ryan (1797-1849), also produced the first Irish biographical dictionary, 'Biographia Hibernica, a Biographical Dictionary of the Worthies of Ireland, from the earliest periods to the present time in 1819 and 1821'. The Welsh composer John Parry (1776-1851) was commonly known by his bardic name Bardd Alaw and was also a harpist.
[Ref: 60739] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

The Greek Wife.
Drawn by E. T. Parris. Engraved by L. Stocks.
London, 1836. Charles Tilt, Fleet Street.
Line engraving with large margins. 220mm x 150mm (8¾" x 6").
A greek woman sits in an ornate balcony, looking outwards over the countryside, with a small child asleep in her lap. Illustration to 'The Keepsake' in a subsequent state.
[Ref: 31932] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

The Harp of Erin.
E.T. Parris. B. Holl.
Peter Jackson, London & Paris. [n.d. c.1840.]
Steel engraving. 272 x 210mm. 10¾ x 8¼".
A young maiden playing a harp, with her left foot on the an anchor; seated by the sea with another maiden to her left. In her head sits a clover headpiece and a clover armlet around her upper left arm. Irish interest.
[Ref: 22632] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

Danse a l'Italienne Il vous est doux, Iris, que tous ces Spectateurs/ De vos pas gracieux approuvent la Cadence,/ Et deviennent pour vous autant d'admirateurs;/ Mais d'un plaisir plus grand j'aurois la jouissance,/ Si vous applaudissiez aux tendres mouvements/ Qu'inspirent à mon Coeur vos divins agréments. C. Moraine
C. Parrocel delineavit Le Bas Sculp
a Paris chez Le Bas graveur du Roy, au bas de la rüe de la Harpe vis a vis la rüe Percée chez un Fayancier.
Etching, 260 x 380mm. 10¼ x 15". Wide margins. Uncut sheet.
A large group of spectators watch a couple dancing, as described in the French verses by Moraine inscribed beneath.
[Ref: 8676] £320.00

Danse a l'Italienne. Il vous est doux, Iris, que tous ces Spaetateurs...Qu'inspirent a mon Coeur vos divins agrements. C. Moraine.
C. Parrocel delineavit. Le Bas Sculp.
a Paris chez le Bas graveur du Roy, au bas de la rue de la Harpe vis a vis la rue Percee chez un Fayancier. [n.d. c.1736.]
Etching and engraving with large margins. Plate 260 x 375 One small fox mark in sky.
Italian dance: party of young men and women gathered in a park and watching a couple dancing; on the left, a fountain, and on the right several figures leaning on the parapet of a terrace.
[Ref: 30054] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

A Front View of the Royal Palace of Kensington.
Parr delin. et sculp.
London Printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 265 x 405mm (10½ x 16"), very large margins. A little creasing.
Kensington Palace with figures strolling, the women in hooped skirts.
[Ref: 45285] £360.00

A Front View of the Royal Palace of Kensington. Vüe en Front du Palais Royal de Kensington.
Parr delin. et sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. London Printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1760.]
Very fine hand-coloured engraving. Sheet: 255 x 405mm (10 x 16''). Trimmed and laid on card, title excised and laid on verso as normal for the Vue D'Optique machines.
A view of Kensington Palace with groups of figures walking around the gardens. Trimmed and borders darkened to allow print to be used in a zograscope.
[Ref: 50539] £360.00

Pic de Lantao, Pres de l'entree du Bocca Tigris, Dessine sur le lieu meme par T.S. Parry. Il git N-E. mi-Est a huit Milles de distance. / On appercoit les petites Iles de Taipak et de Botow.
[Anon, 1794]
Engraving, very scarce; 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"). Trimmed on platemark, top edge.
Lantau Island, the largest island in Hong Kong, which is located at the mouth of the Pearl River near the strait of Bocca Tigris. From the first French edition of "Collection de Cartes Geographiques, Vues, Marines, Plans et Portraits, relatifs aux Voyages du Capitaine J. Meares".
Not in Chater.
[Ref: 33196] £620.00

Ship Building at Limehouse the President on the Stocks.
W. Parrott, Del et Lithog.
[H. Brooks, London, c.1840.]
Handcoloured lithograph. Framed. Printed area: 415 x 235mm, (16½ x 9½"). Frame: 600 x 430mm, (23¾ x 17"). Unexamined out of frame.
A view of the shipyard at Limehouse n the London docks. From 'London from the Thames' by William Parrott, one of the most important series of London views of the period.
[Ref: 39568] £420.00

Anne Longman.
J. Parry delt. A: Van Assen Sculpt.
London Published Jany.18.1805, by J. Parry, No.5, Bentinck Street, Soho.
Hand coloured etching with text. Watermarked: John Wise 1804. Plate 171 x 108mm. 6¾ x 4¼". Some offset.
Anne Longman, a misfortunate woman, married to a foot-guard soldier, who lost her sight by suckling twin children. She had a little knowledge of music so accompanies her songs with the guitar, as depicted here.
[Ref: 16237] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[To Sam.l Oldknow Esqr. _The Proprietor, This West View of Mellor Mill in Derbyshire is with the greatest respect, inscribed by his obedient H.ble Servants, F.Jukes & V.Zanetti.]
[From an original Picture by J.Parry. Engraved by F.Jukes.]
[Published July 12th 1803 by Francis Jukes, No. 10 Howland Street _ And Vittore Zanetti, Repository of Arts, Manchester.]
Aquatint with very fine original hand colour, very large margins, proof before all letters 370 x 480mm (14½ x 18¾"), on paper watermarked 'J Ruse'. Several tears in margin, one just entering plate at bottom. Slight time staining.
Mellor Mill, a six-story cotton mill in Marple (now Greater Manchester), built by Samuel Oldknow 1793-5. Extremely rare & fine image. Oldknow (1756-1828) was a cotton manufacturer at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution. Early in his career he used the 'putting-out' system of production, distributing raw cotton to spinners and yarn to weavers who worked in their own homes and workshops. This could not compete against the Indian muslin trade, so he secured money to built this factory. A financial crisis caused by the French Revolutionary Wars put him on the brink of bankrupcy, but he was saved by a partnership with Richard Arkwright. By the time this print was published the mill had over 500 employees, including a number of parish apprentices who were brought up from London. He was known as a good employer: his farming interests allowed him to supply his workers with food and he built them housing. He also introduced his own system of paper money to pay his workforce which could be exchanged for goods at the village shop or for cash via third parties. However by the time of his death he was £206,000 in debt. Oldknow also invested in the Peak Forest Canal, on which was the Marple Aqueduct, which was also the subject of an aquatint by Joseph Parry and Francis Jukes.
See Ref: 35461
[Ref: 56183] £620.00

Lambeth & Westminster. From Millbank [in plate lower left].
W. Parrott, Del Et Lith.
Published November 1841 by Henry Brooks, 319 Regent St. Portland Place. M & N Hanhart Printers.
Lithograph with colour added by hand, image 274 x 443mm. 10¾ x 17½". Two tears into the plate bottom left-hand corner. Toning across the image.
Westminster Abbey and St John, Smith Square, with Lambeth Palace on the opposite bank of the River Thames across Westminster Bridge. In the foreground a horse and cart transports timber.
[Ref: 14252] £520.00

Samuel Wyld Mitchell.
J. Parry delt. A: Van Assen Sculpt.
London Published Jany.27.1805, by J. Parry, No.5, Bentinck Street, Soho.
Hand coloured etching with text. Watermarked: John Wise 1804. Plate 178 x 115mm. 7 x 4½". Some offset.
Samuel Wyld Mitchell, a weaver by trade, was found guilty for the wilful murder of his only child, a nine year old girl. He was executed at about the age of 60 years on January 14th. 1805.
See ref: 62060, 16232 & 16243
[Ref: 16235] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The Palace of Monte Alto at Naples.
Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 195 x 250mm, 7¾ x 9¾".
Capper Album.
[Ref: 10677] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

A View of the Sea deom the Palace of the Vice Roy at Naples.
Parr Sculp.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 195 x 250mm, 7¾ x 9¾". Some staining.
Capper Album.
[Ref: 10685] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Battle of Naisby. This Battle which gave the fatal turn to the Kings Affairs happen’d on the 14 June 1645, the first charge was given by the right wing of Horse & Foot commanded by Prince Rupert & his Brother, who bore down all before them; the left wing & the Northern Horse engaging Cromwell & the Enemies right wing against odds of num.rs & ye advantage Ground were put to Flight...caused them all to turn their Horses & ride upon ye Spur as if every Man was to shift for himself after this Disorder ye K. not being able to prevail w.th his Troops to rally & charge ye Enemy He retreated as well as He could & left Fairfax entire Master of the Field. [Translated into French].
Parrocel Pinx. Dupuis Sculp.
London 1727.
Fine etching and engraving, paper watermarked. Plate 412 x 470mm (16¼ x 18½"). Some creasing and scuffing to paper.
The Battle of Naseby was the key battle of the first English Civil War, where the main army of King Charles I was destroyed by the Parliamentarian New Model Army commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. Extensive letterpress description below image.
See NAM: 35605.
[Ref: 28993] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

William Neild. Would'st thou be happy; Turn, instantly, from every Evil way; Seekest thou for Peace...
Parry Pinx.t I. Jehner Fecit.
Feb, 25, 1777.
Rare mezzotint, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), with large margins. On laid 18th century watermarked paper. Some foxing.
Three-quarter seated portrait of William Neild (d.1786). He sits in a high-backed chair and wears trousers, waistcoat, coat with shirt poking out of the sleeves and a cravat.
CS 8 II of II.
[Ref: 61580] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Series of 6 portraits of soldiers and bandits after Charles Parrocel.] To Sir William Forbes Bart. the following Plates are humbly inscribed by His much obliged, & most humble serv.t. Robert Blyth.
C. Parrocel Inv.t. R: Blyth Sculp.
[n.d., c.1780.]
6 etchings, stitched on left edge, rare complete. Each plate: 205 x 140mm (8 x 5½"), with large margins.
A series of six etchings showing soldiers and bandits, after Charles Parrocel (1688-1752).
From Forkes Sale Sothebys.
[Ref: 45976] £360.00 view all images for this item

Maladies du Cheval.
Ch. Parrocel. Jn. J.Audran. sculpt.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving, 420 x 555mm. Trimmed to border, some creasing, glue stain on right edge.
Diagram of a horse, with three keys listing what can go wrong.
[Ref: 4541] £490.00

[19 military subjects by and after Charles Parrocel]
Parrossel Pinx Sculp
A Paris chez M.me Marel Rue St Jacques 39 [c.1740]
Nineteen etchings with original stitching, each sheet 305 x 225mm (12 x 9). Mint condition, very large margins. Mint condition.
Volume of military prints designed by Charles Parrocel (1688-1752), twelve of which are etched by J.G. Wille and the remainder by Parrocel himself. The set appears to be made up of prints from two different publications, 'Recueil de 19 Planches Différentes études de Soldats' (etched by Parrocel) and 'Reitres et Lansquenets' (etched by Wille after Parrocel). Like his father Joseph, Parrocel was principally a painter of battles and hunts. He was present at several battles during the War of the Austrian Succession which he intended to depict in a series of pictures for the chateau of Choisy (although he only completed two, now at Versailles).
[Ref: 40289] £750.00 view all images for this item

The Pool from London Bridge, Morning.
W. Parrott del et lith.
Published by Henry Brooks, 919, Regent Street, Portland Place, and 87, New Bond Street, April 15.th. 1841. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
Lithograph with very large margins. Sheet: 545 x 365mm, (21½ x 14½").
A view of the Thames crowded with steam ships loaded with people, the sun rises in the East. From 'London from the Thames' by William Parrott, one of the most important series of London views of the period.
[Ref: 36746] £480.00

George Romondo.
J. Parry delt. A: Van Assen Sculpt.
London Published Nov.r 8.1804, by J. Parry, No.5, Bentinck Street, Soho.
Hand coloured etching with text. Watermarked: E & P 1801. Plate 172 x 114mm. 6¾ x 4½". Spotting and some offset.
George Romondo, native of Lisbon, Portugal, was known for his ability to imitate a variety of musical instruments.
See Ref: 62060
[Ref: 16243] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Reitres et Lansquenets Dédiés à Monsieur Wasserschlebe Premier Secretaire des affaires Etrangeres de S.M. le Roi de Dannemark et de Norwege, par son Ami et très-humble Serviteur Will.
C. Parrocel inv. J.G. Will fecit.
A Paris, Chez l'Auteur, Quay des Augustines, à côté de l'Hotel d'Augurgne. [c.1753.]
Complete set of 12 numbered etchings. Each sheet c. 190 x 140mm (7½ x 5½"). Trimmed within plate, mounted on album paper, a few signs of wear.
Twelve plates of 'ruffian soldiers', etched by Johann Georg Will after Charles Parrocel (1688 - 1752). The second plate is dated 1753.
[Ref: 40310] £480.00 view all images for this item

Somerset House, St Paul's & Blackfriars Bridge from Waterloo Bridge.
W. Parrott Del et Lithog.
[Published by Henry Brooks, 319 Regent Street, Portland Place, and 87 New Bond Street, April 15th , 1841. / Printed by Hullmandel]
Tinted lithograph, printed area 220 x 410mm (8¾ x 16"). Very large margins. Full sheet as published.
Strollers on the terrace of Somerset House look out at the activity on the Thames, with many people boarding steam boats and a procession of ceremonial barges. On the south side of Blackfriars Bridge one of London's several shot manufactories occupies a prominent position. From 'London from the Thames' (12 plates, 1842) by William Parrott (1813-69). Like his predecessors Prout, Bonington and T.S. Boys, Parrott used the 19th century medium of lithography to turn his own designs into prints.. Lithography, which unlike other forms of printmaking in use at the time, did not require long apprenticeships, so artists who before (and after) collaborated with specialist printmakers to turn their designs into prints, were instead able to control the reproduction of their work. Artists such as Gericault, Goya and Delacroix were enthusiastic early converts to lithography.
Adams 198.13
[Ref: 37198] £480.00

Thomas Sugden.
J. Parry delt. A: Van Assen Sculpt.
London Published Decr.28.1804, by J. Parry, No.5, Bentinck Street, Soho.
Hand coloured etching with text. Watermarked: John Wise 1804. Plate 172 x 114mm. 6¾ x 4½". Spotting and some offset..
Thomas Sugden, a misfortunate man from Yorkshire who lost his sight during a storm aboard a merchant ship called the Gregson. He was known in London for walking around the streets with two, maybe three, tame pidgeons on his shoulders, with a staff, a dog his hat upturned for any spare change.
See ref: 16231, 16235 & 16243
[Ref: 16242] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Toby.
J. Parry del.t. A: Van Assen Sculp.t.
London, Pub.d Nov.1 1804, by J. Parry, No.5, Bentinck Street.
Coloured etching. 145 x 115mm (5¾ x 4½"). Stained.
A fell-length caricature portrait of a black man walking along, supporting himself on two sticks, a bandana covering his eyes. According to 'Portraits of Curious Characters in London', 1814, he worked on a merchant ship sailing from Bermuda to Memel (Lithuania) during which time he lost his toes to frostbite. He then travelled aboard the Lord Nelson Privateer to London, where he ended up on the streets begging. However he exaggerated his infirmities and spoke Bermudan patois to confuse potential benefactors.
See ref: 16231, 16235, 16242 & 16243
[Ref: 62060] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

General Union.
E. T. Parris, Inv.t. et Sculp.t.
Published as the Act Directs by G. Walker, No.105 & 106 Gt. Portland St. 1815.
Hand coloured etching with small margins. Platemark: 145 x 115mm (5¾ x 4½"). Light staining to sheet. Damage to corners of sheet.
An extremely rare 'puzzle' print, depicting a bunch of flowers, with a rose, representing England, a thistle, representing Scotland, and several clovers, representing Ireland. The outline profiles of Wellington and others can be seen within the flowers.
[Ref: 35780] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Miss Lucy Wanman
J. Parry delt. A: Van Assen Sculpt.
London, Pubd. Novr.29.1804, by J. Parry, No.5, Bentinck Street, Soho.
Hand coloured etching with text. Plate 176 x 115mm. 7 x 4½". Some offset.
Lucy Wanmer, was exhibited in London in 1801, aged 45; a small woman of 2ft 6ins.
See ref: 62060, 16235 & 16243
[Ref: 16231] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Waterloo Bridge from the West with a Boat Race [in plate lower right].
W. Parrott Del Et Lith.
Published by Henry Brooks, 319, Regent Street, Portland Place, and 87, New Bond Street, June 25th. 1841. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
Tinted lithograph with colour added by hand, image 225 x 405mm. 9 x 16".
View of Waterloo Bridge from the west, showing watermen and lightermen competing in the boat race for Doggett's Coat and Badge on the River Thames in the foreground. To the left is Victoria Embankment and to the right is Walker's Shot Manufactory at Lambeth with the Royal barge in front. From 'London from the Thames' (12 plates, 1842) by William Parrott (1813 - 1869).
Adams 198, 10. See Abbey Scenery 237 for a first issue (without titles).
[Ref: 22286] £480.00

West India Docks, from the South East [in plate lower left].
W. Parrott Del Et Lithog.
[London: H. Brooks, n.d., c.1842.]
Tinted lithograph with colour added by hand, rare, image 240 x 420mm. 9½ x 16½".
From 'London from the Thames' (12 plates, 1842) by William Parrott (1813 - 1869). Very fine view of a busy dock scene.
Adams 198, 4. See Abbey Scenery 237 for a first issue (without titles).
[Ref: 22290] £480.00

Westminster & Hungerford from Waterloo Bridge.
W. Parrott Del et Lithog.
[London: H. Brooks, n.d., c.1842.]
Tinted lithograph, scarce & rare. Printed area 210 x 405mm. 8¼ x 16".
A view looking up the Thames, with children fishing and swimming in the foreground. Westminster Abbey dominates the skyline. From 'London from the Thames' (12 plates, 1842) by William Parrott (1813-69).
Adams 198, 5.
[Ref: 27795] £330.00

Westminster and Hungerford from Waterloo Bridge.
W. Parrott Del et Lithog.
[Published by Henry Brooks, 319 Regent Street, Portland Place, and 87 New Bond Street, April 15th , 1841. / Printed by Hullmandel]
Tinted lithograph, printed area 220 x 410mm (8¾ x 16"). Very large margins. Full sheet as published.
A view looking up the Thames at low tide, from the north side of Waterloo Bridge towards Westminster Abbey and Bridge. Children fishing and swimming in the foreground, with a detailed view of the buildings along the north side of the river. Next to Hungerford Market a jetty protrudes into the river. Shortly after this print was made, Brunel's short-lived Hungerford Suspension Bridge was built across the Thames to service the market. From 'London from the Thames' (12 plates, 1842) by William Parrott (1813-69).
Adams 198.5
[Ref: 37199] £480.00

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