Grosvenor Prints

General The Hon.ble Sir Charles Stuart K.B. To his Military Friends who directed the Engraving to be executed. This Plate is Inscribed by their mosr obliged Servant P. Colnaghi.
Painted by G. Romney. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
Published May 21 1803, Colnaghi & Co. 23, Cockspur Street.
Mezzotint, large margins with collector's mark. Plate 484 x 354mm (19 x 14"). Paper toned. Water stained.
Portrait, three-quarter length, standing, directed to front, facing towards right, wearing military uniform with star, holding a sword in his right hand; in the background on the right, fortification on hilltop; with coat of arms below the image. Major General Charles Stuart (1753-1801), son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. Throughout his army career he was stationed both in America, during the War of Independence, and throughout the Mediterranean, fighting against Napoleon and the French.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. Horne: 116. See Ref: 29153 for unfinished stipple proof. Whitman: 277.
[Ref: 29139] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

John Stuart, Lord Mountstuart, Baron Cardiff.
G. Romney pinx.t. F. Bartolozzi R.A. sculp.t.
Published as the Act directs Nov.r 17th 1790.
Stipple. 315 x 220mm (12½ x 8¾"), large margins. Uncut. Slight crease in centre.
John Stuart (1713-92), 3rd Earl of Bute, as a young man, wearing ceremonial robes. He served as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1762-3), when he negoatiated the end of thre Seven Years' War.
De Vesme: 876.
[Ref: 45368] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[John Walter Tempest.]
Painted by G.Romney. Engraved by James Walker.
Publish'd as the Act directs Feb.y 1st 1781, by J.Walker No 51 Great Portaland Street.
Very scarce mezzotint, proof before title. 630 x 385mm.
Son of MP John Tempest, died young at Brighton, 1793.
CS: 17. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 5073] £550.00

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[Mary Tighe.]
Comerford after Romney pinx.t Caroline Watson Engraver to her Majesty sculp.t
Published as the act directs May 10. 1811, by Longman & Co: Paternoster Row.
Stipple. 292 x 217mm. 11½ x 8½".
Mary Tighe (1772-1810) was an Anglo-Irish poet. In 1805 she published 'Psyche', a six-canto allegorical poem in Spenserian stanzas, which was admired by many and praised by Thomas Moore. She suffered a serious attack of tuberculosis in 1805 and survived another five years.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute.
[Ref: 24360] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[Anthony Todd Esqr.]
Painted by G. Romney. Engraved by J. Jones.
Publish'd as the Act directs April 17.th by John Jones. No.75 Gr. Portland Street. [n.d. c.1770.]
Very fine mezzotint with large margins, proof before title. Plate 380 x 274mm (15 x 10¾").
Anthony Todd (c.1718-1798), Anthony Todd, the Postmaster General from 1762-65 and 1768-1798. Portrait seated half-length to right, eyes to front, wearing short wig and plain coat and waistcoat. Romney befriended Daniel Braithwaite, the clerk to the Postmaster General, who introduced him Todd, who became one of Romney's first high-profile sitters. The oil is now in the British Postal Museum & Archive Collection.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. Horne: 125. CS: 72, i/ii.
[Ref: 29141] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Anthony Todd Esqr.
Painted by G. Romney. Engraved by J. Jones.
Publish'd as the Act directs April 17.th by John Jones. No.75 Gr. Portland Street. [n.d. c.1770.]
Mezzotint, platemark 380 x 274mm (15 x 10¾"). Very large margins. Crease bottom right.
Anthony Todd (c.1718-1798), foreign secretary of the Post Office. This made him responsible for supervising the opening and copying of foreign correspondence, liaison with the deciphering branch to deal with intercepted items in code, and making recommendations to be laid before the king. He fulfilled the position (albeit with interruptions during which his rival Henry Potts was favoured) under several governements and in both the Seven Year' War and American War of Independence. Following his marriage in 1758, Todd purchased an estate of around 150 acres in Walthamstow, Essex (now London), to which he retired after 1787. The painter George Romney befriended Daniel Braithwaite, the clerk to the Postmaster General, who introduced him Todd, who became one of Romney's first high-profile sitters. The oil is now in the British Postal Museum & Archive Collection.
CS 72 ii/ii; for proof before letters see ref. 29141.
[Ref: 38372] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Thomas Walker.
Romney Pinx.t. W.Sharp Sculp.
London published Nov.r 5th 1794, by Will.m Sharp, No. 8 Charles Street near Middlesex Hospital, London.
Engraving. Platemark: 310 x 230mm. (12¼ x 9"). Iron spot to right margin.
Portrait of Thomas Walker (1749 - 1817), cotton merchant, political reformer, and abolitionist. He was also a member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society founded in 1781 to promote improvements in local health and sanitary issues. Walker helped found the Manchester Constitutional Society which advocated parliamentary reform and equality for dissenters. This was not seen favourably by the supporters of 'church and king' and he was accused of conspiring to overthrow the king, constitution and government. A trial was held at the Lancaster Assizes in June 1794 but Walker was acquitted because the key witness, Thomas Dunn, was shown to have lied under oath. After George Romney (Male; 1734 - 1802).
[Ref: 28489] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Thomas Walker].
Romney Pinx.t. Sharp Sculp.
Published Nov.r 5th 1794 at No. 8 Charles Street near Middlesex Hospital, London.
Proof before title. Platemark: 310 x 230mm. (12¼ x 9"). Small tears along right and bottom edges.
Portrait of Thomas Walker (1749 - 1817), almost half-length directed to left, glancing towards the viewer, wearing a plain coat buttoned up with a white waistcoat and cravat, with curly hair brushed forwards over the ear. Walker was a cotton merchant as well as a political reformer, and also a leader of an anti-slavery group. He was also a member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society founded in 1781 to promote improvements in local health and sanitary issues. Walker helped found the Manchester Constitutional Society which advocated parliamentary reform and equality for dissenters. This was not seen favourably by the supporters of 'church and king' and he was accused of conspiring to overthrow the king, constitution and government. A trial was held at the Lancaster Assizes in June 1794 but Walker was acquitted because the key witness, Thomas Dunn, was shown to have lied under oath. After George Romney (Male; 1734 - 1802); scratched-letter state before title and border.
[Ref: 28486] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Anne Warren.]
Painted by G. Romney. Engraved by C. Hodges.
[n.d. c.1790.]
A scarce mezzotint. 500 x 340mm (19¾ x 13½"), with large margins. Time stained.
Portrait of Anne Warren, who was one of two daughters to William Powell the actor and theatre manager (1735/6-1769). According to Chaloner Smith, this was the only state from a private plate and that it was never published.
CS: 32, ii; Horne: 126.
[Ref: 21925] £850.00

The Right Reverend John Warren, D.D. Late Lord Bishop of Bangor. Ob: Jan:ry 27:th 1800.
Painted by G: Romney. Engraved by V. Green Mezzotinto Engraver to His Majesty.
[n.d. c.
Mezzotint with collector's mark. 509 x 380mm (20 x 15"). Trimmed at bottom.
John Warren (1730-1800) was Bishop of St David's from 1779-1783, and Bishop of Bangor from 1783 until his death. Portrait after George Romney, three-quarter length, sitting, directed towards right, looking to front, wig, robes, right arm on chair, left holding cap.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. Horne: 127.
[Ref: 29142] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Richard Watson Bishop of Landaff.
Painted by George Romney. Engraved by I. Jones Engraver Extraordinary to His R.H. the Prince of Wales, and Principal Engraver to His R.H. the Duke of York.
Published as the Act directs May 29.th 1793, by I. Jones Engraver No.74 Great Portland Street.
Very fine mezzotint with large margins, and collector's marks, A Anderson Weston. Image area 495 x 349mm (19½ x 13¾").
Portrait standing three-quarter length to right with his left hand on stick, eyes to front, wearing dark hat and walking dress, landscape behind. Richard Watson, Bishop of Llandaff (1737-1816), and author of several religious and political works; chemist.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. Horne: 129. CS: 80. Lugt: 65.
[Ref: 29143] £420.00

The Rev.d John Wesley, A.M. Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. Born at Epworth in Lincolnshire June 28.th 1703. Died in London. March 2.d 1791. [Remarque:] Epworth Church.
Painted by G. Romney, 1789. Engraved by W. Ward, A.R.A. Mezzotinto Engraver to His Majesty & H.R.H. the Duke of York. [Remarque:] Drawn by J. Jackson, R.A. July 18.th 1825.
Published Aug.t 1.st. 1825 by the Rev.d Tho.s Roberts, Bristol.
Mezzotint and etching with remarque of Epworth Church. Plate 349 x 252mm. 13¾ x 10". Some time staining.
John Wesley (1703-1791) the founder of the Methodist movement which, under his organisation, grew from the 'Holy Club' of his Oxford friends into a great religious rival. An indefatigable traveller, preacher and writer, Wesley averaged 8,000 miles a year on horseback and gave 15 sermons a week. He was the brother of Charles, the divine and hymn-writer, and uncle of Samuel Wesley, the composer and organist. The movement took form from its third rise in the early 1740s with Wesley, along with others, itinerant field preaching and the subsequent founding of religious societies for the formation of believers. This was the first widely successful evangelical movement in the United Kingdom. Wesley's Methodist Connexion included societies throughout England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland before spreading to other parts of the English-speaking world and beyond. He divided his religious societies further into classes and bands for intensive accountability and religious instruction.
NPG: D37653.
[Ref: 27645] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness Prince William of Gloucester, of Trinity-College, Cambridge. From a Miniature of the same size Painted by W. Grimaldi, A.R. Miniature and Enamel Painter to their Royal Highness's the Duke and Duchess of York.
George Romney Esq.r Pinx.t Engraved by I. Jones Engraver Extraordinary to His R.H. the Prince of Wales, and Principal Engraver to His R.H. the Duke of York.
Pub.d as the Act directs, May 1.st 1793, by W. Grimaldi. No.7. King Street, St James's, and sold by I:Jones, No.47 Great Portland Street, Portland Place.
Stipple, etching and engraving with small margins and collector's mark. Plate 252 x 202mm (10 x 8"). Crease in centre left.
Portrait, three-quarter length in an oval, directed to left, head turned to look away to right, in a uniform coat with rich embroidery, loose wavy hair to shoulders, left arm across his waist, drawing opposite hem of coat towards him; with royal arms below and crown descending from clouds above. Prince William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1834), great-grandson of King George II and nephew and son-in-law of King George III. In 1816 he married the Princess Mary, his cousin and fourth daughter of George III.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. Horne: 34.
[Ref: 29132] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

Right Rev.d Chr Wilson D.D. Lord Bishop or Bristol.
Painted by George Romney. Engraved by John Jones.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Oct.r 25. 1788, by J. Jones, No.75 Great Portland Street, Portland Place.
Mezzotint with very large margins. Plate 502 x 350mm (19¾ x 13¾"). Repairs to lower margins.
Portrait seated three-quarter length to left with his cap in his right hand, eyes to front, wearing episcopal robes and short wig; with inscription in open letters and coat of arms in margin below image. Christopher Wilson (1714-1792), Bishop of Bristol from 1758; previously served as Prebendary of Westminster and canon of St Paul's.
Horne: 128. CS: 85.
[Ref: 29146] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Honourable Mr. Justice Wilson.
G. Romney pinx.t. J. Murphy Sculp July 1792
Mezzotint, platemark 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Very large margins. Collector's stamp of A. Anderdon Weston verso.
Sir John Wilson (1741-93), one of the most respected judges of the late 18th century. After George Romney (1734 - 1802). From the collection of Alexander Anderdon Weston (1822-1901), who inherited the fine collection of British mezzotint portraits formed by his uncle James Hughes Anderdon.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; L.65; O'D 1; Horne 134; CS 19
[Ref: 37367] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Edwd. Wortley Montagu Esq. in his Turkish Dress.
Romney pinxt. Conde sculpt.
Published by J. Sewell, 32 Cornhill, 1 April 1793.
Engraving, 145 x 100mm. 5¾ x 4". Large margins.
Bust portrait of Edward Wortley Montagu (1713 - 1776), writer and traveller; son of traveller Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. He wears a turban and long beard. Edward Wortley Montagu was a traveller, linguist and eccentric. He was much influenced by his childhood visit to Constantinople with his parents between 1716-18. Using his inheritance as security against his creditors he left England permanently in 1762 and travelled in the Middle East as an enthusiastic archaeologist for a little over a decade. In 1773, Edward settled in Venice and lived, according to one of his contemporaries, with 'the manners, habit and magnificence of a Turk.' For the 'European Magazine' periodical.
[Ref: 22345] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

Edw.d Wortley Montagu Esq. in his Turkish Dress. European Magazine.
Romney pinx.t Conde Sculp.t
Published by J. Sewell, 32 Cornhill, 1 April 1793.
Engraving with large margins. Plate 152 x 102mm. 6 x 4".
Bust portrait of Edward Wortley Montagu (1713 - 1776), writer and traveller; son of traveller Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. He wears a turban and long beard. Edward Wortley Montagu was a traveller, linguist and eccentric. He was much influenced by his childhood visit to Constantinople with his parents between 1716-18. Using his inheritance as security against his creditors he left England permanently in 1762 and travelled in the Middle East as an enthusiastic archaeologist for a little over a decade. In 1773, Edward settled in Venice and lived, according to one of his contemporaries, with 'the manners, habit and magnificence of a Turk.'
[Ref: 26441] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

The Young Moralist. So lovely, young & yet so good, How blest those Parents are, To see the seed of Virtue bud, Which they had planned there.
G. Romney pinx.t T. Nugent, sculp.t
Published 14.th Feb.y 1797, by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London, Fleet Street, London.
Stipple, in brown ink. 240 x 202mm (9½ x 8"). Trimmed to platemark.
A girl sitting whole-length to left on rocks, holding an open book in her left hand and looking to front with smiling expression.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. See Ref: 29150 for coloured copy, and Ref: 29152 for proof.
[Ref: 29151] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

The Young Moralist. So lovely, young & yet so good, How blest those Parents are, To see the seed of Virtue bud, Which they had planned there.
G. Romney pinx.t T. Nugent, sculp.t
Published 14.th Feb.y 1797, by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London, Fleet Street, London.
Coloured stipple, with Collector's Mark. 235 x 178mm (9¼ x 7"). Trimmed, cut along lower edge.
A girl sitting whole-length to left on rocks, holding an open book in her left hand and looking to front with smiling expression.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. See Ref: 29151 for uncoloured copy, and Ref: 29152 for proof.
[Ref: 29150] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[The Young Moralist. So lovely, young & yet so good, How blest those Parents are, To see the seed of Virtue bud, Which they had planned there.]
[G. Romney pinx.t T. Nugent, sculp.t,]
[Published 14.th Feb.y 1797, by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London, Fleet Street, London.]
Stipple, proof before all letters. 240 x 196mm (9½ x 7¾"). Foxing, faint crease. Trimmed.
A girl sitting whole-length to left on rocks, holding an open book in her left hand and looking to front with smiling expression.
Ex Collection: Earl of Bute. See Ref: 29150 for coloured copy, and Ref: 29151 for uncoloured copy.
[Ref: 29152] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

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