Grosvenor Prints

Phillips Glover Esqr. of Wispington in Lincolnshire. a steady disinterested Friend who never courted popularity but was ever deserving of it.
J. Russel pinxt. Crayon Painter to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. James Watson fecit. from the original Picture in the Possession of George Stacpoole Esqr. at Grosvenor Place.
[British, n.d., c.1790s.]
Mezzotint, with small margins, private plate. 430 x 280mm, 17 x 11". Slight surface damage top.
Memorial portrait of Phillips Glover (d.1796), a Quaker of Wispington Lincolnshire; the sitter in middle age, facing slightly left, in a plain oval border, his hair curled and wearing a brimmed hat.
Goodwin 150. Chaloner Smith 62.
[Ref: 26801] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Sarah Countess of Kinnoull. From a painting in miniature of the same size by Sam. Shelly_ Engraved by Caroline Watson engraver to her Majesty. [1798]
Stipple, early impression, platemark 285 x 210mm (11¼ x 8¼"), very large margins.
Sarah Harley (1760-1837), daughter of Sir Thomas Harley; she married Robert Hay-Drummond, later 10th Earl of Kinnoul, in 1781.
[Ref: 42483] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Frontispiece to the Second Volume of Hayley's Memoirs. Vide page 233.
Engraved by Caroline Watson, From a painting by Romney.
London Published by Henry Colburn & Co. and Simpkin & Marshall April, 10, 1823.
Stipple engraving 257 x 315mm. 10 x 12 inches. Collectors mark for Madam Anderson Weston.
William Hayley (1745-1820), an English writer best known as the friend and biographer of William Cowper.
Horne: 65b.
[Ref: 13720] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The Parting of Hector and Andromache.
E. Burney Esq.r del. R. Cooper sculp.
[Published June 21, 1814, by S & J Fuller, at the Temple of Fancy, 34, Rathbone Place.]
Fine colour-printed stipple. Sheet 230 x 290mm (9 x 11½). Trimmed, losing publication line, title pasted on.
Andromache and Hector on the walls of Troy. Hector holds his infant son Astyanax and is about to pass him to a nurse. Over the battlements the Greek fleet can be seen.
[Ref: 44237] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Augustus Hervey] The Right Hon.ble Augustus John Earl of Bristol, Rear Adm.l of the Blue Squadron of His Majesty's Fleet.
Thomas Gainsborough pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
[n.d., c.1775.]
Fine mezzotint with separate title plate, total 565 x 355mm (22¼ x 14"). Small stain in inscription area.
Full-length portrait of Admiral Augustus John Hervey (1724-79), 3rd Earl of Bristol, in uniform, with his ship Dragon and Castle Moro (the Cuban fortress he attacked during the Seven Years' War) in the background. The portrait was originally published before his elevation to the peerage in 1775.
CS 74, state II. Horne 41 II of III. Goodwin 97 II of III. Ex: collection of Minto Wilson.
[Ref: 57388] £750.00

Ann Holme Aet suae 77.
J. Smith pinx 1782 P. M Morland delin 1799 Caroline Watson engraver to her Majesty sculp
Stipple, platemark 240 x 200mm (9½ x 8"). Small margins.
Portrait engraved by Caroline Watson (1760/1-1814), printmaker specializing in the stipple technique, and daughter of the Irish mezzotinter James Watson. Watson was made engraver to the queen in 1785, and was also patronized by the Bute family. While she did not exhibit in public exhibitions, Watson was one of few women who maintained an independent printmaking practice, signing her name rather than working unacknowledged, and seemingly operating a successful business judging from her wealth at the time of her death.
[Ref: 43523] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[Elizabeth Percy, countess of Northumberland.]
Painted by Sir Peter Lely. Engrav'd by Tho.s Watson.
Publish'd Jan.y 10 1779 for W. Shropshire No 158, & T. Watson, No. 112, New Bond Street, London.
Fine mezzotint. 460 x 335mm (18 x 13¼"), with large margins. Paper tone. Stain top left margin.
Elizabeth Percy, countess of Northumberland (1646-90), courtier. A daughter of Thomas Wriothesley, fourth earl of Southampton (1607-77), Elizabeth married twice: firstly to Joceline Percy, eleventh earl of Northumberland; and secondly, after his death in 1670, to Ralph Montagu, first duke of Montagu. From a set of prints after a series of paintings by Sir Peter Lely of women at the court of Charles II, known as 'The Beauties of Windsor'.
CS 5 II of III; Goodwin 34 (4.) ii/iii. For others in the set see refs. 24903, 46988 & 43746
[Ref: 46880] £380.00

George Howard Esqr. Lieut General of his Majesty's Forces, & Colonell of the Buffs. or third Regiment of Foot.
J. Reynolds Pinxt. Js. Watson fecit.
London printed for John Bowles & Son at ye Black horse in Cornhill. [n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint. 250 x 355mm
Sir George Howard (1718-1796), Field Marshal and politician. He participated in the American Revolution, and before attaining the rank of field marshal, he commanded various regiments, including the 3rd Regiment of Foot, the 1st Regiment of Dragoon Guards (the King's), and the 7th Regiment of Dragoons (the Queen's). He became field marshal on October 12, 1793, and was previously made a Privy Councillor and a Knight of the Bath.
CS:76.ii
[Ref: 4851] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

S.r Edward Hulse Bar.t M.D. Æt. 75. Physician to his Majesty George II.d.
F. Cotes pinx.t 1757. J. Watson fecit.
[c.1757.]
Fine & rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"), large margins.
Half length portrait in oval of Dr Sir Edward Hulse (1682-1759). Physician to Queen Anne and George I.
CS 78, state ii. Goodwin 3, ii.
[Ref: 59644] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Jacob Jordaens and family.] Rubens and Family. In the Cabinet at Houghton.
Jacques Jordans Pinxit. G. Farrington delin.t. James Watson Sculpsit.
John Boydell excudit 1780. Published Mar: 25th 1780 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside, London.
Mezzotint. 560 x 400mm, 22 x 16". Tear in right margin repaired.
Despite the title this is not a portrait of Rubens, but a self-portrait of Jacob Jordaens with his parents, brothers & sisters, with a family servant. The three cherubs represent deceased children. The original oil was purchased from Houghton by Catherine II of Russia and now resides in The Hermitage, St. Petersburg. From Houghton Gallery. Jordaens (1593-1678), a Flemish Baroque painter based in Antwerp. When Rubens died in 1640 he became the most important painter in Antwerp for large-scale commissions.
CS: Watson 128, still described as Rubens. Whitman: 124.iii/iii [Rubens & Family].
[Ref: 23877] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Ruins of Thebes Temple of Karnac.
Bon. de Bufsierre del. Hullmandel & Walton lithographers.
Richard Bentley New Burlington Street [n.d., c.1850].
Tinted lithograph, sheet 145 x 220mm. 5¾ x 8¾".
Possibly plate to Richard Lepsius's ' Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia and the Peninsular of Sinai in the years 1842-1845' 1853.
Not in Abbey.
[Ref: 10265] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

[Mrs Lascelles.]
[J. Reynolds pinxit. J. Watson fecit.]
[London, Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street.] [n.d. c.1780.]
Mezzotint, very scarce proof before all letters. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with wide margins.
Portrait of Mrs Anne Lascelles and her daughter Frances, after Joshua Reynolds; seated almost whole-length slightly to left, eyes to front, resting on her left arm, wearing loose robe and band in her hair, her child lying back on her lap, hands on her mother's face; curtain and pillar behind, with trees beyond at left. Lady Anne Lascelles (c.1742-1805), wife of Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood. Frances Douglas (1762-1817), wife of Hon. John Douglas, son of James, Earl of Morton.
Hamilton 114: i/ii. CS 87: i/ii. Goodwin 31: i/ii. See Ref: 29028 for portrait of Edward Lascelles. Ex Collection: The Late Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 29051] £620.00

[Miss Lascelles.]
[F. Cotes pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engrvers at the Kings Arms in Cornhill.]
Mezzotint, rare proof before all letters. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), large margins. Sprinkling of pinprick wormholes in image.
Frances Lascelles (1762-1817) as a child, petting a greyhound. She later married the Hon. John Douglas, son of James, 16th Earl of Morton.
CS 88, state i. Goodwin 155, i.
[Ref: 59675] £390.00

[Robert Lilburne, Heir of the ancient Family of Lilburne of Thickley Puncherdon in the Bishoprick of Durham...]
[S. Cooper pinx.t. C. Watson sculp.]
[London, Published 1st May 1807 by R.t Wilkinson, No. 58 Cornhill.]
[Stipple and etching, proof before all letters. Sheet 265 x 210mm (10½ x 8¼"). A little surface soiling.
Colonel Robert Lilburne (1613-65), a signatory to the death warrant of King Charles I in 1649 and forty-seventh of the fifty nine Commissioners. After the restoration he was found guilty of high treason: his sentence of being hung, drawn and quartered was commuted to life in prison. His younger brother was John Lilburne, the well known Leveller. According to Alexander this print was published to meet the demand from extra-illustrators, particularly those who wanted to enlarge Clarendon's 'History of the Great Rebellion'.
Alexander 89.
[Ref: 56660] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[University College London}.
A.Watson Turnbull. [pencil]
[n.d. c.1935.]
Etching, signed by the artist. 250 x 380mm (9¾ x 15")
Andrew Watson Turnbull was a painter, etcher and stained glass artist who exhibited at the R.A. and elsewhere.
[Ref: 45947] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Lucinda.
P. Falconet Pinx.t J. Watson Sculp.t
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Sep. 15.th 1767 by Ryland & Bryer in Cornhill.
Mezzotint. Plate 330 x 229mm. 13 x 9". Few rust spots.
Portrait of (?)Miss Moore seated half-length to left and leaning on cushion, eyes to front, wearing dark cape over loose-sleeved dress and dark, wide-brimmed hat with rouched decoration The sitter's identity is unclear: Goodwin concurs with Chaloner Smith's suggestion that she may be "the Miss Moore who was afterwards Lady [Catherine] Bampfylde".
Ex Collection: E. M. Hallenstein. CS: 104. Goodwin: 85.
[Ref: 25238] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Rev.d Mr Madan & Rev.d Mr De Coetlogon.
George James pinx.t. James Watson fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament April 15th 1774.
Rare mezzotint. 620 x 380mm (24½ x 15"). Narrow margins top and bottom, some foxing & wear to edges. Tear into middle left margin and image.
Martin Madan (1726-90), Methodist clergyman and barrister, with Charles Edward De Coetlogon (1746-1820, his assistant chaplain, apparently debating the Gospel of St John. Madan is best known for his collection of Methodist music, 'Psalms and Hymns extracted from various Authors' (1760) and 'Thelyphthora, or A Treatise on Female Ruin', in which he advocated polygamy as a means of ''removing or lessening the causes of seduction''. The latter caused some controversy: one angry responce was the 'Anti-Thelyphthora' by William Cowper, Madan's first cousin. De Coetlogon, author of 'The Temple of Truth : Or the Best System of Reason, Philosophy, Virtue and Morals, Analytically Arranged' (1807) became Vicar of Godstone in 1794.
CS ii of ii; Goodwin 98, ii of ii.
[Ref: 48499] £480.00

[Malta] A Mohammedan Family, from Salonica Baptized at Malta in 1853. The father and two of the sons are at present under instruction in the Malta Protestant College, the latter as Free Pupils.
from a Daguerrotype. Hullmandel & Walton, Lith.
Lithograph on india paper, printed area 170 x 100mm. Glues stains in margins.
Provenance: Bracebridge Archive. Selina Bracebridge, maiden-name Mills, was a pupil of Samuel Prout. Her husband was the Bracebridge celebrated in Washington Irving’s Bracebridge Hall. From the mid-1830s, they settled for some years in Athens. He owned large properties in Karea and Euboca, the latter of which he sold to the Noel family; and they both lived in a large house on Adrianou Street. 1850, saw the publication of Mr. Bracebridge’s 'Letter on the Affairs of Greece'. Bracebridge was Florence Nightingale’s uncle. Their time spent in Athens and the Levant is not clear; however it seems likely that they were settled in Athens from about 1835 to 1839, with frequent trips to England. Similarly, it is most likely that on their return back to the UK, they continued to own property in Greece. A painting by Selina is in the possession of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
[Ref: 3375] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Hon.ble John Manners, Marquis of Granby, One of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, Colonel of his Majesties Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, Commander in Chief of his Majesties Forces, and Master General of the Ordnance &c. &c.
J. Reynolds pinx.t J. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland, Bryer, & Co at the King's Arms, in Cornhill. [n.d., c.1766.]
Mezzotint. 610 x 470mm (24 x 18½"). Scratch in sky area, a few repairs, laid on archival paper. Small margins.
Portrait of John Manners (1721 - 1770), Marquess of Granby, standing by his horse, a negro groom behind. In the background a battle rages.
CS 64.
[Ref: 50086] £450.00

Maternal Tuition Draws the clean vestments o'er the little Limbs, / And as the fearful eye of Paion swims, / With mild authority commanding, / Repressing ill and good expanding. / Careful she weeds the tender heart betimes! / Ere ill propensions thrive and ripen into crimes.
Catherine Maria Fanshawe del.t. Caroline Walton Engraver to her Majesty, Sculp.t.
Re-issue circa 1820, of plate inscribed: London. Pub.d Jan.y 1 1793 by A.Molteno Printseller to her Royal Highness the Duchess of York No. 76 St. James's Street
Stipple, rare, printed in sepia. 280 x 290mm. Crack in platemark.
A classical view of sibling rivalry.
[Ref: 21392] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Dutch Cook Maid.
Metzu pinxit. Jas. Watson Sculp.
Se vend chez Mr. Fouquet. a Amsterdam & Mr. Boydel a Londres June 21 1778.
Proof mezzotint. 320 x 225mm.
[Ref: 4200] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Miranda.
Engraved by Caroline Watson, (engraver to Her Majesty) from the original Picture.
Published April 14th, 1809, by Thomas Payne, Pall Mall.
Stipple, 315 x 260mm. 12½ x 10¼". Uncut sheet.
Detail from a scene from William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' (act I, scene II) also engraved by Caroline Watson and later published by Boydell. The painting, after Robert Edge Pine (1733 - 1788), was exhibited with six other subjects from Shakespeare at the Great Room in Spring-Gardens on the 22nd April 1782. The accompanying catalogue includes proposals for a series of engravings after the paintings.
Provenance Drax Family, Charborough Park, Wareham, Dorset.
[Ref: 13695] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Lady Molineaux.]
Kettle pin.t. J. Watson fecit.
[London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map and Printseller No 53 in Fleet Street.] [n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint, scratch-letter proof before title. 390 x 280mm (15½ x 11"). Narrow margins.
A seated portrait of a woman with a pearl necklace and pearls in her hair. The name 'Lady Molineaux' was added to the third state of the plate (dated 1769), but Chaloner Smith writes that the likeness does not resemble another portrait of Molineaux, but is very similar to a portrait of Anne Barry ('Mrs Barry', the actress) engraved by J.S. Paul.
CS 101; Goodwin 61, i of iii.
[Ref: 32990] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleugh, with her daughter Lady Mary Scott]
[James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds]
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 1st 1775 by Ja. Watson, No. 64 Little Queen Anne Street, Portland Chapel, & B. Clowes, No. 8 Gutter Lane Cheapside.
Mezzotint, sheet 625 x 380mm (24½ x 15"). Trimmed to platemark. Nicks to edges.
Elizabeth Scott (née Montagu), Duchess of Buccleuch (1743-1827), the only daughter and heir of George, duke of Montagu. In 1767 she married Henry Scott, third Duke of Bucchleuch. She inherited the Montagu estates, largely in Northamptonshire, in 1790. Together with her husband she was involved in charitable work such as the founding of Edinburgh's Royal Blind Asylum and School.
Hamilton p.86 ii/iii; Goodwin 100 ii/iii. CS 16.I.
[Ref: 61709] £420.00

The Rev.d M.r Zachariah Mudge, Prebend of Exeter &c. &c.
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms Cornhill [n.d., c.1766].
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), very large margins. Repaired tears.
Reverend Zachariah Mudge (1694-1769), a clergyman known for his sermons, painted by Reynolds three times, in 1761, 1762 & 1766. When his friend John Smeaton finished the Eddystone Lighthouse in 1759, the pair sang the Old Hundredth Psalm as a thanksgiving from the top of the lighthouse.
[Ref: 61378] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Musical Lady. From the Original Picture, in the Collection of his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange [...]
Metzu Pinxit. James Watson Sculpsit.
Published April 8th 1777 by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint, platemark 460 x 330mm (18 x 13"), with very large margins. Two tears in margins.
A woman sits at a table with a quill and paper, while a young man looks over at her and another woman plays the lute. In an interior with artworks on the wall and a lapdog in foreground. Mezzotint of Gabriel Metsu's (1629-67) 'A Young Woman Composing a Piece of Music' (c.1662-3, The Hague, Mauritshuis). The painting was in the collection of William V, Prince of Orange at the time this print was published by John Boydell.
Goodwin 180.ii
[Ref: 40371] £620.00

[The Right Reverend Thomas Newton D.D. Lord Bishop of Bristol, and Dean of St Pauls.]
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engrav'd by Thos: Watson.
Publish'd May 1st 1775 for Thos: Watson No 142 New Bond Street.
Mezzotint, proof before title, 455 x 330mm. 18 x 13". Small margins.
Portrait of Thomas Newton (1704 - 1782), Bishop of Bristol from 1761; standing holding mortar board cap in left hand, wearing bishop's robes and short wig; curtain behind partially drawn to reveal St Paul's Cathedral at left. After Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792).
Chaloner Smith 27, ii. Hamilton p.53, ii. Whitman: 23, ii/iii.
[Ref: 22370] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Interior of the Great Rock Temple Of Ibsamboul, Nubia.
Schrantz del. Hullmandel & Walton lithographers.
Richard Bentley New Burlington Street [n.d., c.1850].
Tinted lithograph, sheet 140 x 225mm. 5½ x 8¾".
Possibly plate to Richard Lepsius's ' Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia and the Peninsular of Sinai in the years 1842-1845' 1853.
Not in Abbey.
[Ref: 10266] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

[The Right. Hon. Lady Susan O'Brien.]
F. Cotes pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
Publish'd According to Act of Parliament May 10 1772 by Jas. Watson Queen Anne Street.
Rare mezzotint. Proof before title. Plate: 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Trimmed to platemark. Repair in centre
A portrait of Susan O'Brien (1743-1827), wife of actor and playwright William O'Brien.
Goodwin: 88; CS 108
[Ref: 47591] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Opera Season. Quadrille by F. Godfrey. On Airs from Favourite Operas.
M. Watson lith.
London: Edwin Ashdown, Hanover Square W. [n.d., c.1870.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 345 x 260mm (13½ x 10¼"). Damage at top.
The cover of a music sheet, with five roundel scenes. Frederick Godfrey was bandmaster of the Coldstream Guards 1863-1880.
[Ref: 41773] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

[James Paine, Architect, and James Paine Jun.r.]
[Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill.] [n.d. c.1767.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 415 x 335mm (16¼ x 13¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing inscriptions.
James Paine (1717-89), the British architect, with his son James Paine (1745-1829) the British sculptor and architect. James Paine Senior was an architect of considerable practice and published plates of Mansion House at Doncaster, 1751. He edited volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus," and published two large volumes on "Mansions" in 1783. In 1785 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey. The younger James bequeathed the original oil to the Bodleian Library.
CS: 111, ii of iii. Goodwin: 52, iii of iv. See also references 46990 & 19663.
[Ref: 60736] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

James Paine, Architect, and James Paine Jun.r.
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1767.]
Mezzotint. 450 x 330mm (17¾ x 13"). Trimmed to the plate and laid on card.
James Paine (1717-89), the British architect, with his son James Paine (1745-1829) the British sculptor and architect. James Paine Senior was an architect of considerable practice and published plates of Mansion House at Doncaster, 1751. He edited volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus," and published two large volumes on "Mansions" in 1783. In 1785 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey.
CS: 111, ii of iii. Hamilton, p.54: ii of iii.
[Ref: 19663] £420.00

James Paine, Architect, and James Paine Jun.r.
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1767.]
Mezzotint. 450 x 330mm (17¾ x 13"), with large margins.
James Paine (1717-89), the British architect, with his son James Paine (1745-1829) the British sculptor and architect. James Paine Senior was an architect of considerable practice and published plates of Mansion House at Doncaster, 1751. He edited volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus," and published two large volumes on "Mansions" in 1783. In 1785 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey.
CS: 111, ii of iii. Hamilton, p.54: ii of iii.
[Ref: 46990] £450.00

Lady Mary Pierrepont. 1710. No.1
Engraved by Caroline Watson (engraver to her Majesty) from a Miniature in the collection of the Marquis of Bute.
Published June 1.1803, by Richard Phillips, No.71, St Paul's Church Yard London.
Stipple with some etching, with large margins, Plate 190 x 120mm. 7½ x 4¾".
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) was an English aristocrat and writer born on 26 May 1689. She is remembered for her letters from Turkey, as wife to the ambassador, which have been described by Billie Melman as 'the very first example of a secular work by a woman about the Muslim Orient'. Portrait after a miniature; three-quarters length standing with her right arm resting on a tree branch, her cheek against her hand, her left hand at her side, wearing a simple gown with her hair dressed half up; in an oval; number 1 of a set.
[Ref: 24238] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Paulus Pontius.]
Ant van Dyck pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
[Publish'd by Ja.s Watson, N. 16, Craven Buildings, Drury Lane; & Hen.y Parker opposite Birchin Lane, Cornhill.] [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, scratch letter proof before publisher's line. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Crease across image.
Paulus Pontius (1603-58), Flemish engraver who worked with Rubens and van Dyck in Antwerp.
Ex: The collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS 119, state i of iii. Goodwin: 47 i of iii.
[Ref: 36397] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Paulus Pontius.]
Ant van Dyck pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
Publish'd by Ja.s Watson, N. 16, Craven Buildings, Drury Lane; & Hen.y Parker opposite Birchin Lane, Cornhill. [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, scratch letter proof before publisher's line. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Crease across image.
Paulus Pontius (1603-58), Flemish engraver who worked with Rubens and van Dyck in Antwerp.
Ex: The collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS 119 II of III, Goodwin 47 II of III.
[Ref: 47273] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Church St Taringa. No. 7/50. [in pencil.]
E.S. Watson 29 [scratched in plate.] ['E.S. Watson' signed in pencil.]
[Queensland, 1929.]
Etching, edition limited to 50. 177 x 120mm (7 x 4¾"). Image age-toned.
View in Taringa, Queensland, Australia.
[Ref: 7651] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Recruits.]
[W. H. Bunbury delin.t. Watson & Dickinson Excud.t.]
[London, Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1780 by Watson & Dickinson No 158 New Bond Street.]
Scarce etching, unfinished proof before stippling and lettering. Sheet 325 x 270mm (12¾ x 10½"). Trimmed within platemark on three sides.
A motley group of recruits being drilled by two soldiers outside an inn called 'The Old Fortune'. The inn sign depicts a old soldier with one eye, arm and leg, begging. The second of a series by Bunbury, with 'A Visit to thje Camp' and 'Nancy', published during the American War of Independence.
[Ref: 56436] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

S.r Joshua Reynolds.
Painted by himself. R. Sayer Excudit. Engraved by James Watson.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer. Map & Printseller, No.53, Fleet Street; Published as the Act directs 10 July 1770.
Mezzotint. 450 x 325mm (17¾ x 12¾"). Framed. Slight creasing in centre. Unexamined out of frame.
A self portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), painter and first President of the Royal Academy.
CS: 123 ii of ii; Goodwin: 71 iii of iii; Hamilton p.57 ii.
[Ref: 57865] £380.00 (£456.00 incl.VAT)

Three portraits of Romney by himself at different periods of his life, in Oil, in water colours and in crayons, all painted at Eartham.
Engraved by Caroline Watson, (engraver to Her Majesty) from the original Pictures.
Published April 14.th 1809, by Thomas Payne, Pall Mall.
Stipple with collector's mark. Plate 330 x 265mm (13 x 10½"). Large margins.
George Romney (1734-1802), the English portrait painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures - including his artistic muse, Emma Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson. From "Life of Romney" by William Hayley.
Horne: 107 (b). Ex Collection: Earl of Bute.
[Ref: 29090] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Portrait of Romney from a Medallion by Thomas Hayley.
Drawn by Maria Denman. Engrav'd by Caroline Watson, (engraver to Her Majesty).
Publish'd April 14.th 1809 by Thomas Payne, Pall Mall.
Stipple. Plate 305 x 252mm (12 x 10"). Large margins.
A bust portrait of George Romney from a medallion by Thomas Alphonso Hayley (1780-1800). George Romney (1734-1802), the English portrait painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures - including his artistic muse, Emma Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson. From "Life of Romney" by William Hayley.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute.
[Ref: 29091] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[Rebeccas Rushout] [A Lady and her Children.]
Painted by D. Gardiner. Engraved by Tho.s Watson.
Publish'd Jan.y 1st 1778. for T. Watson no.142 New Bond Street, & W. Dickinson, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London.
Mezzotint, proof before title. 485 x 525mm (19 x 20¾"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
A superb impression of this group portrait of Lady Rebecca Rushout and her three eldest children by John Rushout, 1st Baron Northwick: Anne, Harriet, and John. Anne, Harriet and a third sister, Elizabeth, were dubbed 'The Charming Sisters' by the artist Andrew Plimer (1763-1837).
CS: 31. Goodwin 32, state ii of iv.
[Ref: 59437] £1,250.00

[Sergius, Prince and Princess Gagarin, with their child.]
Sir Joshua Reynolds pinxt. Caroline Watson sculpsit, Engraver to her Majesty.
Published according to the Act of Parliament, Aug.t 2, 1785; by Caroline Watson, Fitzroy Street.
Stipple. Plate 240 x 175mm (13½ x 7"). Crease running horizontally through the centre of the plate.
Prince and Princess Gagarin or the Rurik Dynasty in Russia. The engraver, Caroline Watson (1760-1814), was the daughter of James Watson born in London: she was one of the few female printmakers in late Georgian England. 2014 marked the 200th anniversary of her death.
Hamilton: p.63. i of ii.
[Ref: 53567] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleugh, with her daughter Lady Mary Scott]
[James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds]
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 1st 1775 by Ja. Watson, No. 64 Little Queen Anne Street, Portland Chapel, & B. Clowes, No. 8 Gutter Lane Cheapside.
Mezzotint, 625 x 380mm (24½ x 15"). Trimmed to platemark; nicks to edges;
Elizabeth Scott (née Montagu), Duchess of Buccleuch (1743-1827), the only daughter and heir of George, duke of Montagu. In 1767 she married Henry Scott, third Duke of Bucchleuch. She inherited the Montagu estates, largely in Northamptonshire, in 1790. Together with her husband she was involved in charitable work such as the founding of Edinburgh's Royal Blind Asylum and School.
Hamilton p.86 ii/iii; Goodwin 100 ii/iii
[Ref: 35022] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Winter. Pleasure is fled - save where the Ball or play, / Or Opera, invite the Young and Gay; / Now Blustering Winds & rude inclement Skies / The Tippett, Muff, and Cardinal defies.
R. Pyle Pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
Printed for Carington Bowles, next the Chapter House in St Paul's Church Yard London. [n.d., c.1765.]
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Trimmed just within plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere. Slight creasing.
A three-quarter length portrait of a fashionably-dressed young woman in a winter landscape, arms folded in an ermine-trimmed cloak (tippet). From a set of Seasons by Robert Pyle, which was also engraved by Richard Houston, Charles Corbett (pseudonym used by both Richard Purcell and Houston) & Georg & Johann Rugendas.
[Ref: 53387] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

St. Caecilia. [Mrs. Sheridan as Saint Cecilia]
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by Thos. Watson.
London, Published July 20th. 1779 for Watson & Dickinson No. 158 New Bond Street.
Stipple engraving. 295 x 385mm. Trimmed to plate.
Elizabeth Sheridan, shown here in the guise of the patron saint of music, was a beautiful and talented singer. She was also the wife of the playwright and politician, Richard Brinsley Sheridan. After their marriage Sheridan prevented her from singing in public, even in Joshua Reynolds's house. [Tate]
Goodwin 37, i of iii.. Hamilton i of iii.
[Ref: 7041] £350.00

[Sidgismonda.]
Painted by F: Wheatley. Engrav'd by Thos: Watson.
London, Publish'd March 10th. 1779, by Dickinson & Watson No.158, New Bond Street.
Mezzotint, proof before title, 265 x 200mm. Some age toning.
Sigismunda, a character in Giovanni Boccaccio's 'Decameron'. She was the daughter of Tancredi, Prince of Salerno, married to the Duke of Capua, and falls in love with her father's page, Guiscardo. She poisons herself, drinking from the cup in which her father sends her Guiscardo's heart, having murdered him. A strong impression.
Chaloner Smith 44, I of II. Goodwin 55, between I & II; for lettered state see ref. 28424
[Ref: 7890] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Sidgismonda.
Painted by F. Wheatley. Engrav'd by Tho.s Watson.
London, publish'd March 10th, 1779 by Dickinson & Watson No.158, New Bond - Street.
Mezzotint. Platemark: 260 x 195mm. (10¼ x 7¾"). Small piece missing from bottom left corner, and top left corner, outside platemark.
Sigismunda, a character from Boccaccio's 'Decameron', holding a chalice with the heart of her lover Guiscardo. Her father had Guiscardo murdered and sent his heart to Sigismunda, as a result of which she poisoned herself. One of two mezzotints for which Francis Wheatley produced designs before his Irish period, the other being 'Thais'. 'Amongst the most popular subjects of the early 1770s were single figures, usually allegorical, the allegory generally being either mythological [...] or literary' (Webster).
From the Oettingen-Wallerstein Collection. Webster: E8. For earlier state see ref. 7890; For 'Thais' see ref. 28425.
[Ref: 28424] £330.00

[Caroline Duchess of Marlborough with Lady Caroline Spencer her daughter.]
J. Reynolds pinx.t J. Watson Fecit.
[n.d. c.1768.]
Very fine mezzotint, artist's names in etched letters, before plate was cleaned. Proof before title and publication line. Plate 451 x 330mm. 17¾ x 13".
Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough (1743-1811), daughter of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, married George Spencer, Duke of Marlborough in 1762; and Caroline Welbore, Viscountess Clifden (1763-1813).
Hamilton: p.117, i/iii. CS: 99, i. Goodwin: 56, i.
[Ref: 24818] £360.00

Domestick Amusement. The Lovely Spinner.
Heillmann pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, & Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint with etching. Fine impression. Platemark: 355 x 255mm (14 x 10").
A young woman spinning thread, sitting directed to right, looking toward the viewer, wearing a frilled cap, and dark apron with long sleeves and ruffles at the elbow. A fireplace with a work-bag hanging from a chair in front of it is seen on the right.
Chaloner Smith: 160; Goodwin:191. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40337] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

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