Grosvenor Prints

Benton Castle, Looking down the Reach to Milford Haven.
[Paul Sandby.]
Published Sept.r 1775 by J Boydell in Cheapside.
Fine aquatint. 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12¼"). Some creasing in sky.
A view of the remains of the castle from the river, by Paul Sandby (1725-1809), from his 'XII Views in Aquatinta from Drawings taken on the spot in South Wales', the first British book of aquatint views.
Abbey Scenery 511.
[Ref: 56747] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[View of the Eagle Tower at Caernarvon.] [Twelve] Views in [North & South] Wales [No D].
[P. Sandby.]
[London Publishd by P Sandby St Georges Row Oxford Turnpike.] [n.d., c.1786.]
Fine coloured aquatint with etched line. Image size 205 x 290mm. Trimmed to image losing title, laid on card. Book title on rock partly rubbed off.
The title plate for the fourth part of Paul Sandby's series of views in Wales, published a decade after the first three parts. The figures in the foreground include a man playing a harp. The first set of twelve aquatints, published 1775, was the first British topographical book in aquatint.
This Part not in Abbey, but see Scenery 511 for the first three parts.
[Ref: 57517] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Cardiff Castle from the West. II.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St Georges Row Oxford Turnpike Sep.r 1777.
Aquatint, printed in sepia. 315 x 240mm (12½ x 9½").
In 1771 the topographical artist Paul Sandby set off with his wealthy patron, Sir Joseph Banks, for a tour of Wales, sketching the magnificent scenery. His ''Twelve Views of South Wales'' were some of the first aquatints published in England, catching the fashion for landscape as part of the Romantic movement. Two further sets of twelve were published: this view is from the third.
[Ref: 8379] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Chepstow Castle in Monmouthshire.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Published Sepr. 1st 1775. by J. Boydell Cheapside
Aquatint 315 x 240mm. number 'I' above the image. Closed letters on aquatint ground.
Views in Wales: First set: In 1771 the topographical artist Paul Sandby set off with a wealthy patron [Sir Joseph Banks] for a tour of Wales, sketching the magnificent scenery, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic movement. His "Twelve Views of south Wales" were some of the first aquatints published in England.
[Ref: 8375] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Inside of Chepstow Castle.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Published by T. Palser Surry fide Westminster Bridge 1812.
Coloured aquatint, sheet 210 x 285mm (8¼ x 11¼). Trimmed within plate.
A views of the ruins of Chepstow Castle in Monmouthshire Wales. It is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain with its construction beginning in 1067 under the instruction of the Norman Lord William FitzOsbern (1020 – 1071). Sandby toured North Wales with Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn around 1771.
[Ref: 56168] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

No 3. Chirk Castle &c. from Wynnstay Park.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row, Sep.r 1st 1776.
Aquatint with etching, printed in brown. Sheet 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Trimmed to plate.
A distant view of Chirk Castle, now a National Trust property, published in Part II of Sandby's 'Views in Wales', the first series of aquatints published in Britain. Wynnstay was the estate of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (1749-89), patron of the arts and friend of Handel and Garrick, who commissioned Robert Adam to design his house at 20 St James's Square in London.
Abbey Scenery: 511.
[Ref: 31548] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

No. 11. Conway in the County of Caernarvon.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row, Sep.r 1st 1776.
Aquatint with etching, printed in brown, finished by hand, 18th century watermark; Sheet 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½") very large margins. Some spotting, mount burn outside plate.
View of Conwy Castle at sunset, published in Part II of Sandby's 'Views in Wales', the first series of aquatints published in Britain.
Abbey Scenery: 511.
[Ref: 57404] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

No. 11. Conway in the County of Caernarvon.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row, Sep.r 1st 1776.
Aquatint with etching, printed in brown. Sheet 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Small margins.
View of Conwy Castle at sunset, published in Part II of Sandby's 'Views in Wales', the first series of aquatints published in Britain.
Abbey Scenery: 511.
[Ref: 57403] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

IX. View of the River Dee 3 Miles short of Bala with Cader-Idris Mountain near Dolgelli 30 Miles distant.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publishd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row Sep.r 1777.
Aquatint with etching, printed in brown. Sheet 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Trimmed to plate.
View of the river among wooded hills, featuring Sandby sketching in the foreground, published in Part III of Sandby's 'Views in Wales', the first series of aquatints published in Britain.
Abbey Scenery: 511.
[Ref: 31544] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Harlech Castle in Merioneth Shire with Snowden at a distance. N.o7
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row, Sep.r 1st 1776.
Aquatint with etching, printed in brown, 18th century watermark. Sheet 245 x 315mm (9¾ x 12½"). Trimmed to plate on three sides.
Harlech Castle, described by UNESCO as 'the finest examples of late 13th century and early 14th century military architecture in Europe'. Published in Part II of Sandby's 'Views in Wales', the first series of aquatints published in Britain.
Abbey Scenery: 511.
[Ref: 60617] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

A View of the Aviary and Flower Garden at Kew.
T. Sandby delin. C. Grignion sculp.
[London, 1763.]
Etching, 305 x 460mm. 12 x 18". Fine impression, with full margins.
A pond surrounded by flower beds in the foreground of an aviary at Kew Gardens, with trees surrounding. Kew Gardens originated in the exotic garden at Kew Park formed by Lord Capel John of Tewkesbury. It was enlarged and extended by Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales, the widow of Frederick, Prince of Wales, for whom Sir William Chambers built several garden structures. One of these, the lofty Chinese pagoda built in 1761 still remains. From Chambers's 'Plans, elevations, sections and perspective views of the gardens and buildings at Kew...' After Thomas Sandby (1721 - 1798).
British Library: 004870442.
[Ref: 16627] £320.00

A View of the Menagerie, and its Pavillion, at Kew.
T. Sandby delin. C. Grignion sculp.
[London, 1763.]
Etching, 305 x 460mm. 12 x 18". Fine impression, small hole in sky, with full margins.
An ornamental pond surrounded by a fence with a chinoiserie pavilion on an island at centre, elegant figures on the walkway, a neo-classical building ('the temple of Bellona') in the background to left surrounded by trees. Kew Gardens originated in the exotic garden at Kew Park formed by Lord Capel John of Tewkesbury. It was enlarged and extended by Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales, the widow of Frederick, Prince of Wales, for whom Sir William Chambers built several garden structures. One of these, the lofty Chinese pagoda built in 1761 still remains. From Chambers's 'Plans, elevations, sections and perspective views of the gardens and buildings at Kew...' After Thomas Sandby (1721 - 1798).
British Library: 004870442.
[Ref: 16628] £320.00

Llangollin in the County of Denbigh, from the Turnpike Road above the River Dee.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row, Sepr. 1st. 1776' and numbered in upper left corner 'No. 4'.
Aquatint. 315 x 240mm.
Views in Wales: Second set: Sandby toured North Wales with Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn around 1771.
From the Kenyon Collection.
[Ref: 8376] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Llangollin in the County of Denbigh, from the Turnpike Road above the River Dee.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row, Sepr. 1st. 1776' and numbered in upper left corner 'No. 4'.
Coloured aquatint, plate 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½). Margins worn.
Views in Wales: Second set: Sandby toured North Wales with Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn around 1771.
[Ref: 56167] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[The Bridge at Llanrwst in Denbigh Shire]
[Etched by Paul Sandby.]
[n.d., c.1786.]
Fine aquatint with hand colour. Image 215 x 290mm (8½ x 11½"). Trimmed to image, losing inscriptions, laid on card.
The famous Pont Fawr, Llanrwst, with an angler in the foreground. From the rare Fourth 'D' set of 'Views of Wales'.
Not in Abbey.
[Ref: 57521] £140.00

[Manorbier Castle] Manerbawr Castle in Pembroke Shire
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row Sep.r 1st. 1775.
Aquatint with etching in brown ink, state with title in open letters, fine impression. 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Trimmed to plate.
The remains of Manorbier Castle, Dyfed, which was slighted in 1645. Eighth plate of 12 from Part I of 'Views in South Wales' published in folio by Paul Sandby (1725 - 1809).
Abbey Scenery: 511. Ex: Bayntun Williams Collection.
[Ref: 58101] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Manorbier Castle] Manerbawr Castle From the Inward Court.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row Sep.r 1st. 1775.
Aquatint with etching in brown ink, state with title in open letters. 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Trimmed to plate. A strong impression.
The remains of Manorbier Castle, Dyfed, men working to restore it and other figures with carts in the foreground. Ninth plate of 12 from Part I of 'Views in South Wales' published in folio by Paul Sandby (1725 - 1809).
Abbey Scenery: 511, 9.
[Ref: 12164] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Rural church]
P.S. Munn 1815
Lithograph, printed area 150 x 205mm (6 x 8"). Creases
Early lithograph by Paul Sandby Munn (1773 - 1845). Munn was named after his godfather, Paul Sandby, who gave him his first instructions in watercolour painting. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1798 and was a frequent contributor of topographical drawings to that and other exhibtions. He drew some of the views of Britton's "Beauties of England and Wales" and published several volumes of lithographs, 1810-15. Munn painted little after 1832, when he devoted himself chiefly to music.
[Ref: 47682] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

[Four lithographs in original wrappers] Etchings No. 4
P.S. Munn [1811]
Four lithographs in wrappers, Plates II & IV watermarked 'J. Whatman 1810'; 240 x 410mm (9½ x 16").
Four sheets of tree studies. Early lithographs by Paul Sandby Munn (1773 - 1845). Munn was named after his godfather, Paul Sandby, who gave him his first instructions in watercolour painting. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1798 and was a frequent contributor of topographical drawings to that and other exhibtions. He drew some of the views of Britton's "Beauties of England and Wales". He painted little after 1832, when he devoted himself chiefly to music.
[Ref: 36808] £450.00 view all images for this item

[Tree studies] Elm [and] Birch.
P. S. Munn 1810.
Pen lithograph, from a drawing book; sheet 215 x 325mm. 8½ x 12¾". Pencil doodle of wagon and horses between the images.
Sketches of an elm tree on the left and a birch on the right by Paul Sandby Munn (1773 - 1845). Munn was named after his godfather, Paul Sandby, who gave him his first instructions in watercolour painting. Plate numbered '2' upper right. Paul Sandby Mann (1773-1845) first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1798 and was a frequent contributor of topographical drawings to that and other exhibtions. He drew some of the views of Britton's "Beauties of England and Wales". He painted little after 1832, when he devoted himself chiefly to music.
DNB.
[Ref: 21448] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Four studies of tree branches.]
P. S. Munn 1811.
Pen lithograph, from a drawing book; sheet 230 x 315mm. 9 x 12½".
Sketches from nature by Paul Sandby Munn (1773 - 1845). Munn was named after his godfather, Paul Sandby, who gave him his first instructions in watercolour painting. Plate numbered '1' upper right. Paul Sandby Mann (1773-1845) first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1798 and was a frequent contributor of topographical drawings to that and other exhibtions. He drew some of the views of Britton's "Beauties of England and Wales". He painted little after 1832, when he devoted himself chiefly to music.
DNB.
[Ref: 21446] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

X. Pimble Meer.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publishd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row Oxford Turnpike Sep.r 1777.
Aquatint with etching, printed in brown. Sheet 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Trimmed to plate. Very slight stain at corner.
Lake Bala, published in Part III of Sandby's 'Views in Wales', the first series of aquatints published in Britain.
Abbey Scenery: 511.
[Ref: 31545] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

No. 12. Pont y Pair over the River Conway above Llanrwst in the County of Denbigh.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row, Sep.r 1st 1776.
Aquatint with etching, printed in brown. Sheet 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Trimmed to plate.
A view of Pont-y-Pair Bridge over the River Llugwy, published in Part II of Sandby's 'Views in Wales', the first series of aquatints published in Britain.
Abbey Scenery: 511.
[Ref: 31557] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

XII Views in North Wales Being Part of a Tour through that Fertile and Romantick Country. under the Patronage of the Honourable Sir Watkin Williams Wynn Bart. to whom they are most Humbly Inscribed by his most Obedient and most Humble Servant Paul Sandby R.A. MDCCLXXV No 2.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St Georges Row Oxford Turnpike Sep.r 1st 1776
Aquatint with large margins, platemark 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Excellent condition
Title page to the set of views in north Wales published in 1776 by Paul Sandby (bap. 1731, d. 1809). Sandby, one of the foremost landscape artists of his generation, had published a similar set of views in south Wales the previous year, having collected material during sketching tours in 1771 and 1773 with Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Charles Greville, and Joseph Banks, the dedicatees of the two sets. Over the coming decades Wales became highly popular amongst tourists searching for romantic and picturesque landscapes, due in no small part to Sandby's popular depictions.
Abbey 511; For a view from the series see ref. 8376.
[Ref: 33693] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Episcopal Palace at St. Davids. XII
L.Wynn Delt. P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row Sepr. 1st 1775.
Aquatint 315 x 240mm. Number 'XII' above the image.
Views in Wales: First set: In 1771 the topographical artist Paul Sandby set off with a wealthy patron [Sir Joseph Banks] for a tour of Wales, sketching the magnificent scenery, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic movement. His "Twelve Views of south Wales" were some of the first aquatints published in England.
[Ref: 8351] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

St. Quintins Castle near Cowbridge in Glamorganshire.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Published Sepr. 1st 1775. by J. Boydell Cheapside.
Aquatint 315 x 240mm. number 'III' above the image. Closed letters on aquatint ground. Damage in margins from silverfish filled.
Views in Wales: First set: In 1771 the topographical artist Paul Sandby set off with a wealthy patron [Sir Joseph Banks] for a tour of Wales, sketching the magnificent scenery, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic movement. His "Twelve Views of south Wales" were some of the first aquatints published in England.
[Ref: 8373] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Traeth Mawr in the Road to Caenarvon from Festiniog. VI.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St Georges Row, Oxford Turnpike, Sep.r 1777.
Aquatint printed in sepia; 18th century watermark. 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Small margins.
Traeth Mawr, a polder near Porthmadog. The sixth plate of the third set of Sandby's 'XII Views in Aquatinta from Drawings taken on the spot in South Wales', the first British book of aquatint views. In 1771 the topographical artist Paul Sandby set off with a wealthy patron [Sir Joseph Banks] for a tour of Wales, sketching the magnificent scenery, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic movement.
Abbey Scenery of Great Britain And Ireland: 511, 30.
[Ref: 45214] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

VI. Traeth Mawr in the Road to Caernarvon from Festiniog.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row Oxford Turnpike Sep.r 1777.
Aquatint with etching, printed in brown. Sheet 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Trimmed to plate, small tear.
A view of a lake and mountains, published in Part III of Sandby's 'Views in Wales', the first series of aquatints published in Britain.
Abbey Scenery: 511, 30.
[Ref: 31542] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

The Abbey of Llan Egwerst or Vale Crucis, and Castle Dinas Bran.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row, Sep.r 1st 1776.
Aquatint with etching, printed in brown. Proof before plate number. Sheet 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Trimmed to plate.
A view of Valle Crucis Abbey (Valley of the Cross), a Cistercian abbey in Denbighshire, built 1201 and dissolved 1537, plate V of Part II of Sandby's 'Views in Wales', the first series of aquatints published in Britain.
Abbey Scenery: 511.
[Ref: 31551] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

The Abbey of Llan Egwerst or Vale Crucis, and Castle Dinas Bran. 5
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row, Sep.r 1st 1776.
Coloured aquatint with etching. Sheet 235 x 315mm (9¼ x 12½"). Trimmed to plate.
A view of Valle Crucis Abbey (Valley of the Cross), a Cistercian abbey in Denbighshire, built 1201 and dissolved 1537, plate V of Part II of Sandby's 'Views in Wales', the first series of aquatints published in Britain.
Abbey Scenery: 511.
[Ref: 56166] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

View from the North side of the Virginia River, near the Manour Lodge.
T. Sandby Delin. P. Sandby Sculp.
[n.d., c.1754-5.]
Etching with hand colour. 345 x 585mm (13½ x 23"), with large margins. Repaired crack in left platemark.
Frederick and Augusta, Prince and Princess of Wales, descending from a carriage at the shore of Virginia Water, where the Royal Barge waits. They are being guided by his brother, William, Duke of Cumberland, who was Ranger of the Park. From the folio 'Eight Views of Windsor Great Park' by Thomas Sandby (1723-98), engraved by his younger brother Paul (1731-1809). Thomas Sandby had been private secretary and draughtsman to Cimberland since 1743, and when Cumberland was made Ranger Thomas was made his deputy and invited Paul to live with him. While Thomas laid out improvements to the Park, including the creation of Virginia Water from a stream, he drew these eight scenes which Paul then engraved. In this case examination of the preparatory drawing (now in the British Museum) has led experts to believe Paul drew the figures. The series was reissued by Boydell in 1772 with his address added.
BM: 1871,0812.2556, the drawing 1868,0328.303.
[Ref: 49805] £340.00

No 2. Wynnstay, Seat of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn Bar.t from a Cottage above the New Bridge over the River Dee, Denbigh Shire.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row, Sep.r 1st 1776.
Aquatint with etching, printed in brown. Sheet 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Trimmed to plate.
A view of a meander on the River Dee, in English 'Swallow Falls', published in Part II of Sandby's 'Views in Wales', the first series of aquatints published in Britain. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (1749-89), patron of the arts and friend of Handel and Garrick, commissioned Robert Adam to design his house at 20 St James's Square in London.
Abbey Scenery: 511.
[Ref: 31547] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

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