Grosvenor Prints

[Abraham casting out Hagar and Ishmael.]
[Thomas Worlidge after Rembrandt.]
[n.d., c.1750.]
Etching. Plate: 125 x 95mm (5 x 3¾"). Small margins
A biblical scene showing Abraham casting Hagar and Ishmael out of his hat while Isaac and Sarah watch behind him. After Rembrandt's 1637 etching.
[Ref: 47377] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Abraham offering up his son Isaac.]
T Worlidge 1758
Etching. Plate: 195 x 155mm (7¾ x 6"), with large margins. Dusty.
Abraham offering up his son Isaac, as recounted in the Hebrew Bible. God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, before preventing him from doing so at the last minute, having received proof that he is god-fearing. Etching by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt', a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
W.36.
[Ref: 49743] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Abraham offering up his son Isaac]
T Worlidge 1758.
Etching, platemark 190 x 150mm (7¾ x 6"). Trimmed inside platemark; surface loss top right.
Abraham offering up his son Isaac, as recounted in the Hebrew Bible. God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, before preventing him from doing so at the last minute, having received proof that he is god-fearing. Etching by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Later impression on wove paper after engraved numbers excised.
State iii/iii; W36; D2
[Ref: 32780] £40.00 (£48.00 incl.VAT)

[Abraham offering up his son Isaac]
T Worlidge 1758
Etching, platemark 195 x 155mm (7¾ x 6"). Ink stains top left and right (possibly to cover up etched numbers 37 and 18); good impression and margins.
Abraham offering up his son Isaac, as recounted in the Hebrew Bible. God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, before preventing him from doing so at the last minute, having received proof that he is god-fearing. Etching by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression.
State i/iii; W36; D2
[Ref: 32777] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

Sir Bernard Astley.
[etched by Thomas Worlidge 1758.]
[published by T & H Rodd, 1827]
Etching, plate 165 x 132mm (6½ x 5¼"). Small margins.
Sir Bernard Astley (d.1645) was a Royalist who fell at Bristol; he was the son of Jacob Astley. Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. This plate was seemingly not offered for sale in Mary Worlidge's 1767 sale of Worlidge prints. This impression is from a 19th century republication.
State ii/ii; D8; Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32945] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

Walter Baker by Worlidge [ms]
[by Thomas Worlidge, c.1755]
Etching, platemark 200 x 155mm (8 x 6"). Fine impression; slight stains.
Portrait by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with number '61' added top right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced. Dack reproduces an impression of this print with the following inscription in ms: 'This Portrait of Walter Baker (M.D. so created by himself) Painter, Designed & Etched by Thomas Worlidge Painter in the Little Piazza Covent Garden'.
State i/ii; W61; D15; O'D incorrectly identifies this as a portrait of scientist Henry Baker, F.R.S.
[Ref: 32864] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Dr Walter Baker] [61]
[by Thomas Worlidge.]
Etching in sepia, Collector's mark at bottom; platemark 200 x 160mm (7¾ x 6½"). Printed on thick paper
Posthumous impression of an etching by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). Born in Peterborough, Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. After his death, his widow published further impressions of his plates, adding new numbers to the plates to correspond with her own catalogue numbers, as here. The identity of the sitter follows that on the British Museum's impression of the same print.
see BM 1877,0811.1275. Ex: Collection of the Late Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32593] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

[Old man with a white beard]
Etched by T. Worlidge. Pub. by R. Pollard, Spa Fields, 1790
Etching with very large margins, with Collector's mark at bottom; platemark 165 x 125mm (6½ x 5").
Posthumous impression of an etching by Thomas Worlidge. Worlidge etched his plate in the 1750s (before aquatint was used in England), but Robert Pollard republished several of Worlidge's plates in 1790 with aquatint which he presumably added to take advantage of the popularity of the medium at that time. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
For impression before aquatint see ref. 32571. Ex: Collection of the Late Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32603] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[A Beggar Man]
Thos. Worlidge Fecit 1754.
Etching, platemark 160 x 115mm (6¼ x 4½"). Large margins; on cream laid paper; good impression.
Study of a man on crutches by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Later impression after number '80' in top right removed (this was first put there when Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '80' corresponding with its number in the catalogue of his prints she produced, and in which this print was listed as 'a beggar man').
State ii/ii; W46; D17; Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33037] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[A Beggar Man]
Thos. Worlidge Fecit 1754.
Etching, platemark 160 x 115mm (6¼ x 4½"). Small margins; on cream laid paper; good impression.
Study of a man on crutches by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '80' added upper right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced (in which this print was listed as 'a beggar man').
State i/ii; W46; D17; Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33036] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Mr. Berry in the Character, of Dominic, in the Spanish Friar.
T. Worlidge pinx.t R.d. Houston fec.t
London, Printed for John Bowles and Son, at the Black Horse, in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 355 x 254mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate. Slight damage on right.
Edward Berry (1697-1750), actor, shown in character for Dryden's 'Spanish Friar' (1681), wearing a Dominican habit and holding a large rosary in left hand at waist level.
CS: 10. Russell: 9.
[Ref: 27255] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Mr. Berry in the Character, of Dominic, in the Spanish Friar.
T. Worlidge pinx.t R.d. Houston fec.t
[London, Printed for John Bowles and Son, at the Black Horse, in Cornhill.] [n.d. c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 355 x 254mm (14 x 10"), large margins. Publication line scratched out. Slight rubbing.
Edward Berry (1697-1750), actor, shown in character for Dryden's 'Spanish Friar' (1681), wearing a Dominican habit and holding a large rosary in left hand at waist level.
CS: 10. Russell: 9.
[Ref: 43552] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Portrait of a bishop]
TW [Thomas Worlidge.]
Etching, platemark 165 x 125mm (6½ x 5"). Trimmed on platemark; false margins added.
By Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow issued new impressions in 1767 with number '4' added in top right.
State i/iii; W31; D21; Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 32772] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Portrait of a bishop] [top left 32 in reverse]
TW [Thomas Worlidge.]
Etching, platemark 150 x 115mm (6 x 5½"). Trimmed inside platemark.
By Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression with number '4' added in top right.
State ii/iii; W31; D21.
[Ref: 32773] £100.00 (£120.00 incl.VAT)

[Portrait of a bishop] [top left 32 in reverse; 4 top right]
TW [Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, platemark 160 x 120mm (6¼ x 5½"). Trimmed inside platemark.
By Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Later impression. Reworking to lower part of plate.
State iii/iii; W31; D21.
[Ref: 32774] £100.00 (£120.00 incl.VAT)

[Portrait of a bishop.]
TW [Thomas Worlidge.]
Etching, platemark 165 x 125mm (6½ x 5"). Good impression on cream laid paper; good margins.
By Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow issued new impressions in 1767 with number '4' added in top right.
State i/iii; W31; D21; Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 32771] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[A boy's head.][No 5 top right]
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge]
[n.d., c.1760]
Etching, platemark 85 x 70mm (3¼ x 2¾"). Small margins; cream laid paper.
Portrait study of a long-haired youth by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '100' added top right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State ii/iii; W100; D233.
[Ref: 32906] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[A boy's head.]
T.W. 1751
Etching, sheet 120 x 90mm (4¾ x 3½"). Trimmed inside platemark; surface dirt; paper tone.
Study of a head, by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before number '11' added by Worlidge's widow in her posthumous sale of his prints.
State i/iv; W11; D29
[Ref: 32740] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[A boy's head.]
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge]
[n.d., c.1760]
Etching, platemark 85 x 70mm (3¼ x 2¾"). Good impression; small margins; cream laid paper; pencil inscription 'Worlidge___ Boy'
Portrait study of a long-haired youth by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Early impression.
State i/iii; W100; D233.
[Ref: 32905] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[A boy's head.]
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge] Fecit 1752
Etching, platemark 195 x 145mm (7¾ x 5¾"). Very good impression; thread margins; white laid paper.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66) who specialised in etchings either copied from, or in the style of Rembrandt. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression.
State i/iii; W87. D27
[Ref: 32886] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[A boy's head.]
Etched by T. Worlidge. Pub.d by R. Pollard Spa Fields 1790.
Etching and aquatint, sheet 195 x 145mm (7¾ x 5¾"). Trimmed on platemark; white wove paper. Crease on lower left.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66) who specialised in etchings either copied from, or in the style of Rembrandt. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Later impression after the publisher Robert Pollard added aquatint to make new impressions in 1790 from a plate by that time nearly forty years old.
State iii/iii; W87, D28.
[Ref: 32889] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

[A boy's head.]
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge] Fecit 1752
Etching, platemark 195 x 145mm (7¾ x 5¾"). Good impression; small margins; cream laid paper; staining.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66) who specialised in etchings either copied from, or in the style of Rembrandt. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression.
State i/iii; W87. D27.
[Ref: 32887] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[A boy's head.]
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge]
[n.d., c.1760]
Etching, platemark 85 x 70mm (3¼ x 2¾"). Very large margins; uncut; cream laid paper.
Portrait study of a long-haired youth by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '100' & '5' added top right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State iii/iii; W100; D233.
[Ref: 32907] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Mrs. Brooks.
C. Spooner Fecit.
[London: J. Bowles, c.1770.]
Mezzotint with etching on thin laid paper, heavily reworked, painter's name erased. Image 315 x 250mm, 12½ x 9¾". Trimmed within plate. One crease.
Portrait of Mrs Brooke, actress, wife of James Brooke, who trained as an engraver and was afterwards associated with the stage. Seated at a writing desk, arms folded in her lap with a miniature portrait of a gentleman in her right hand and a fan in the other; she wears a mantilla cape, a dress with fanned lace sleeves, and crescent hat. On the table is an inkstand, quills and papers. Prominent beauty patch on right temple. After Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766).
Chaloner Smith 3 (undescribed state).
[Ref: 23503] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Cherubim's Head.]
[by Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, platemark 35 x 35mm (1¼ x 1¼"). Large margins; good impression on laid paper.
Study of a cherub by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '119' added to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
W119; D45; Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33038] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[Rome] [Cicero]
[n.d., c.1760.]
Etching, sheet 420 x 220mm (16½ x 8½"). Trimmed inside platemark; paper tone and crease bottom left; some stains. Unfinished proof with label reading 'this drawing was in the studio portfolio of Messrs Worlidge & Barker'. Laid on blue sugar paper.
A striking statue of Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), Roman orator made consul in 63 BC., holding a scroll in his left hand at waist level, another object in his right. Based on one of the ancient Greek and Roman statues from the collection of the Countess of Pomfret, which formerly belonged to the Earl of Arundel before later being passed to the University of Oxford. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766).
State ii/iv; D56
[Ref: 33064] £350.00

[Rome] Marcus Tullius Cicero, is Humbly Dedicated to the Right Honble. the Countess of Pomfret,
by her Most Obedt. Humble Servant Thos. Worlidge.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Etching, platemark 480 x 340mm (18¾ x 13¼"). Good impression with (large but chipped and torn) margins.
A striking statue of Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), Roman orator made consul in 63 BC., holding a scroll in his left hand at waist level, another object in his right. Based on one of the ancient Greek and Roman statues from the collection of the Countess of Pomfret, which formerly belonged to the Earl of Arundel before later being passed to the University of Oxford. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766).
State iii/iv; D56
[Ref: 33065] £320.00

[Rome] [Cicero]
[n.d., c.1760.]
Etching, sheet 405 x 205mm (16 x 8"). Trimmed inside platemark; crudely repaired tear upper right. Early unfinished proof with label reading 'this drawing was in the studio portfolio of Messrs Worlidge & Barker'.
A striking statue of Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), Roman orator made consul in 63 BC., holding a scroll in his left hand at waist level, another object in his right. Based on one of the ancient Greek and Roman statues from the collection of the Countess of Pomfret, which formerly belonged to the Earl of Arundel before later being passed to the University of Oxford. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766).
State i/iv; D56
[Ref: 33063] £350.00

[Rome] Marcus Tullius Cicero, is Humbly Dedicated to the Right Honble. the Countess of Pomfret,
by her Most Obedt. Humble Servant Thos. Worlidge.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Etching, platemark 480 x 340mm (18¾ x 13¼"). Good impression with (chipped and torn) margins. Tear into image upper left. Stained.
A striking statue of Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), Roman orator made consul in 63 BC., holding a scroll in his left hand at waist level, another object in his right. Based on one of the ancient Greek and Roman statues from the collection of the Countess of Pomfret, which formerly belonged to the Earl of Arundel before later being passed to the University of Oxford. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766).
State iii/iv; D56
[Ref: 33066] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Rome] Marcus Tullius Cicero, is Humbly Dedicated to the Right Honble. the Countess of Pomfret,
by her Most Obedt. Humble Servant Thos. Worlidge.
London, Published by Robert Wilkinson, No. 125 Fenchurch Street & Richard Holmes Laurie, No. 53 Fleet Street [c.1820].
Etching, platemark 480 x 340mm (18¾ x 13¼"). Worn impression; margins except for upper right where missing and tear inside platemark.
A striking statue of Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), Roman orator made consul in 63 BC., holding a scroll in his left hand at waist level, another object in his right. Based on one of the ancient Greek and Roman statues from the collection of the Countess of Pomfret, which formerly belonged to the Earl of Arundel before later being passed to the University of Oxford. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766) but here in early 19th century reprint by Wilkinson and Laurie.
State iv/iv; D56
[Ref: 33067] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Rome] Marcus Tullius Cicero, is Humbly Dedicated to the Right Honble. the Countess of Pomfret,
by her Most Obedt. Humble Servant Thos. Worlidge.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Etching, 480 x 340mm (18¾ x 13¼"). Upper right margin chipped, with staining into plate. Repaired marginal tear into plate upper left.
A striking statue of Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), Roman orator made consul in 63 BC., holding a scroll in his left hand at waist level, another object in his right. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766).
[Ref: 10384] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Head of Cleopatra.]
Thos. Worlidge 1750.
Etching, platemark 65 x 50mm (2½ x 2"). Good impression; very large margins, uncut.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '108' added upper left to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced (in which she listed this print as 'head of Cleopatra').
State iii/iii; W108; D58.
[Ref: 32915] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Head of Cleopatra.]
[by Thomas Worlidge]
[1750]
Etching, platemark 65 x 50mm (2½ x 2"). Good impression; large margins.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Early impression before Worlidge added his name. In her catalogue of prints after Worlidge's death, his widow Mary listed this print as 'head of Cleopatra'.
State i/iii; W108; D58.
[Ref: 32913] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Head of Cleopatra.]
Thos. Worlidge 1750.
Etching, platemark 65 x 50mm (2½ x 2"). Good impression; margins.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '108' added upper left to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced (in which she listed this print as 'head of Cleopatra').
State ii/iii; W108; D58.
[Ref: 32914] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Pietro da Cortona
Thos. Worlidge Fecit 1757
Etching, platemark 140 x 95mm (5½ x 3¾"). Thread margins; good impression on laid paper.
Portrait of Pietro da Cortona (?1596-1669), one of the leading artists of the Roman Baroque. Pietro was also an architect, in which he was less influential. All of Pietro's major works were engraved in his lifetime or the late 17th century, spreading his influence across Europe. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
W41; D61; Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33041] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[A Dutch consul]
Thos Worlidge Fecit 1758.
Etching, platemark 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"). Very large margins; good impression.
Rembrandtesque print by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66) who specialised in etchings either copied from, or in the style of Rembrandt. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression from the reissue by Worlidge's widow Mary in 1767 with the number '70' added in the top right corner.
State iv/v; W7-; D59 and 157.
[Ref: 32876] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[A Dutch consul]
Thos Worlidge Fecit 1758.
Etching with very large margins, platemark 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾").
Rembrandtesque print by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66) who specialised in etchings either copied from, or in the style of Rembrandt. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression from the reissue by Worlidge's widow Mary in 1767 with the number '70' added in the top right corner.
State iv/v; W7-; D59 and 157. Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32877] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[A Dutch consul]
Thos Worlidge fecit 1758
Etching, platemark 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"). Good impression; trimmed on platemark; 'J.B.' verso (for John Barnard).
Rembrandtesque print by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66) who specialised in etchings either copied from, or in the style of Rembrandt. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression from Collection of John Barnard (1709-84), print-collector and one of the foremost connoisseurs of his day.
State iii/v; W7-; D59 and 157.
[Ref: 32875] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Bust of Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany]
[by Thomas Worlidge, c.1760.]
Etching, platemark 160 x 150mm (6¼ x 6"). Worn impression with small margins
Head of Prince Edward, Duke of York (1739-1767), younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom, the second son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Admiral and second in command of the Channel Fleet with Earl Howe as his flag captain. He took part in the expedition to Cherbourg in 1758, Quiberon Bay in 1759 and against Manilla in 1761. By Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). Posthumous impression: after Worlidge's death, his prints were republished by his widow with numbers added in the plate corners to correspond with her 1767 sale catalogue of Worlidge prints. This impression postdates that sale, with the number erased. The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge (1700-66) was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
State ii/ii; W6; D236
[Ref: 32736] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[Bust of Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany 6]
[by Thomas Worlidge, c.1760.]
Etching, platemark 160 x 150mm (6¼ x 6"). Good impression with large margins.
Head of Prince Edward, Duke of York (1739-1767), younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom, the second son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Admiral and second in command of the Channel Fleet with Earl Howe as his flag captain. He took part in the expedition to Cherbourg in 1758, Quiberon Bay in 1759 and against Manilla in 1761. By Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). Posthumous impression: after Worlidge's death, his prints were republished by his widow with numbers added in the plate corners to correspond with her 1767 sale catalogue of Worlidge prints. The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge (1700-66) was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
State i/ii; W6; D236
[Ref: 32735] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Epicurus, on Onyx, Dr. Chauncey.
T. Worlidge sc.
According to Act of Parliam.t [n.d., c.1760]
Etching, platemark 80 x 70mm (3 x 2½"), with very large margins.
A cameo of ancient philosopher Epicurus, founder of Epicureanism, a school of philosophy holding that pleasure is the greatest good (although obtained through living modestly and gaining knowledge of the workings of the world). From a collection of 180 prints the 'English Rembrandt' Thomas Worlidge (1700-66) made from antique gems.
For another print from the same collection see refl. 32584.
[Ref: 39758] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

John Evelyn Esq.r
Tho.s Worlidge Fecit 1753.
Etching with drypoint, large margins. Plate 140 x 95mm (5½ x 3¾"). Good impression.
John Evelyn (1620-1706) the English writer, gardener and diarist, whose diaries, like those of Pepys, are significant records of 17th-century life. Both he and Pepys corresponded frequently, and much of this correspondence has been preserved. Etching by Thomas Worlidge, the 'English Rembrandt', after Nanteuil and used as the frontispiece to 'Sculptura' (1755).
D72. Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32601] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Lord Fairfax from an Original of Cowpers in the Collection of George Scott Esqr.
Thos. Worlidge Fecit 1755.
Etching, platemark 85 x 65mm (3¼ x 2½"). Large margins; good impression; white laid paper.
Portrait of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax (1612 - 1671). Perhaps the most accomplished Parliamentarian officer, Fairfax was appointed Lord General of the New Model Army after his victory at Marston Moor, 1644. His decisive string of victories, beginning with the battle of Naseby in 1645, won the Civil War for Parliament. Extremism alarmed him and he refused to serve on the court which tried the King or to lead the army into Scotland in 1650. He retired from public life until 1660, when he supported General Monck's march to London to demand a free parliament and was one of those who went to the Hague to greet Charles II before his Restoration to the throne. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '95' added bottom right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State ii/iii; W95; D74.
[Ref: 32896] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Lord Fairfax from an Original of Cowpers in the Collection of George Scott Esqr.
Thos. Worlidge Fecit 1755.
Etching, platemark 85 x 65mm (3¼ x 2½"). Good margins; good impression; white laid paper.
Portrait of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax (1612 - 1671). Perhaps the most accomplished Parliamentarian officer, Fairfax was appointed Lord General of the New Model Army after his victory at Marston Moor, 1644. His decisive string of victories, beginning with the battle of Naseby in 1645, won the Civil War for Parliament. Extremism alarmed him and he refused to serve on the court which tried the King or to lead the army into Scotland in 1650. He retired from public life until 1660, when he supported General Monck's march to London to demand a free parliament and was one of those who went to the Hague to greet Charles II before his Restoration to the throne. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '95' added bottom right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State iii/iii; W95; D74.
[Ref: 32897] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Lord Fairfax from an Original of Cowpers in the Collection of George Scott Esqr.
Thos. Worlidge Fecit 1755.
Etching, platemark 85 x 65mm (3¼ x 2½"). Large margins; good impression; white laid paper.
Portrait of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax (1612 - 1671). Perhaps the most accomplished Parliamentarian officer, Fairfax was appointed Lord General of the New Model Army after his victory at Marston Moor, 1644. His decisive string of victories, beginning with the battle of Naseby in 1645, won the Civil War for Parliament. Extremism alarmed him and he refused to serve on the court which tried the King or to lead the army into Scotland in 1650. He retired from public life until 1660, when he supported General Monck's march to London to demand a free parliament and was one of those who went to the Hague to greet Charles II before his Restoration to the throne. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '95' added bottom right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State iii/iii; W95; D74.
[Ref: 32898] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Lord Fairfax from an Original of Cowpers in the Collection of George Scott Esqr.]
Thos. Worlidge Fecit 1755.
Etching, platemark 85 x 65mm (3¼ x 2½"). Good margins; white laid paper.
Portrait of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax (1612 - 1671). Perhaps the most accomplished Parliamentarian officer, Fairfax was appointed Lord General of the New Model Army after his victory at Marston Moor, 1644. His decisive string of victories, beginning with the battle of Naseby in 1645, won the Civil War for Parliament. Extremism alarmed him and he refused to serve on the court which tried the King or to lead the army into Scotland in 1650. He retired from public life until 1660, when he supported General Monck's march to London to demand a free parliament and was one of those who went to the Hague to greet Charles II before his Restoration to the throne. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Early proof before text added below the image.
State i/iii; W95; D74.
[Ref: 32895] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Man in feathered hat]
Tho.s Worlidge Fecit 1751
Etching, sheet 160 x 125mm (6¼ x 5"). Trimmed inside platemark; glued to backing sheet at corners; surface loss on left.
Posthumous impression of an etching in the manner of Rembrandt by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). After Worlidge's death, his prints republished by his widow who added numbers in the top corner (as here) to correspond with the catalogue of his prints which she prepared. The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge (1700-66) was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; for an earlier impression see BM 1852,0214.253
[Ref: 32599] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Simon Fraser]
Thos. Worlidge. fecit
Etching, platemark 90 x 75mm (3½ x 3"). Fine but trimmed on platemark; false margins added; good impression on laid paper; 'Gen. Frazer' ms in early hand verso.
Scarce portrait of Simon Fraser (1729-1777), army officer. Fraser served at Louisburg and fought under General Wolfe at Quebec in 1759 in the Seven Years' War. In the American War of Independence he was posted on the St Lawrence River in 1776, and was involved in attacks in upstate New York and Vermont before he was mortally wounded in the battle of Bemis Heights (near Saratoga, New York). By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
W71; D79; Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33044] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

William Freind D.D. Dean of Canterbury.
T Worlidge del et sc.
according to Act of Parliament [n.d., c.1755]
Etching, platemark 95 x 75mm (3¾ x 3"). Thin margins.
Portrait of William Freind (1715 bap.-1766), Dean of Canterbury and collector of books, paintings and prints. By Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression with number '23' added in top right and top left in reverse by Worlidge's widow to correspond with number in her 1767 catalogue of his prints.
ii/iii; W22; D78.
[Ref: 32752] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

William Freind D.D. Dean of Canterbury.
T. Worlidge del. et sc.
according to Parliament [n.d., c.1750]
Etching, small margins, platemark 95 x 75mm (3¾ x 3"), Slight staining bottom left. Early ms. verso 'Hayes's sale / Jan. 24th 1784' 2d.
Portrait of William Freind (1715 bap.-1766), Dean of Canterbury and collector of books, paintings and prints. Etched by portrait painter and printmaker Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766)
O'D 1 (only engraved likeness); W23; D78. Ex: Collection of the Late Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 32583] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

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