Grosvenor Prints

[Great Seal of Charles II]
[Wenceslaus Hollar?, c.1670]
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 295 x 160mm (11¾ x 6½"). Trimmed and glued to backing sheet.
The great seal of King Charles II, dated 1653 (during the interregnum while he was in exile on the continent), published in volume of the history of Britain. From Ashmoles "Garter".
[Ref: 43083] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

Charles II by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland etc. Defendor of the Faith.
P. Lely pinx: P. Bouttats Sculp
att Amsteldam by Nicolaus Visscher with Priviledge of ye High and Mighty States Generall. [c.1670]
Engraving, sheet 375 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"). Tipped into album sheet.
Charles II (1630 - 1685), king of England, Scotland and Ireland. The son of Charles I, Charles campaigned with his father until sent abroad for safety in 1646 as the Royalist cause fell into decline. After the execution of his father, Charles unsuccessfully invaded England in 1651: after the rout of Royalist forces at the Battle of Worcester he escaped (initially hiding in a nearby oak tree), eventually fleeing to the continent. The death of Cromwell in 1658 paved the way for the restoration of the monarchy, which saw Charles return as king in 1660. Fine engraving after a portrait by Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680), portrait painter whose work provides a record of the court of Charles II as potent and evocative of that which van Dyck left of his father's court.
[Ref: 43022] £350.00

[Charles II.] Redivivo Phœnici / Lucifero Nebulas Fuganti / Soli Tenebras Penitus Abolenti / Carolo Ii D. G. Magnæ Britanniæ Franciæ Et Hiberniæ Regi.
['Abr: a Diepenbecke deli WHollar fe.]
[n.d., c.1650.]
Etching, very scarce. Sheet 455 x 280mm (17¾ x 11"). Trimmed into image at least 3cm in left, 1cm of engraving from another print pasted over margin at bottom. Some repairs, damaged.
A half-length portrait of Charles II, wearing armour, holding a baton, his crown and sceptre on a table; behind is a battle scene; above a goddess holding a thunderbolt, chases a harpy, owl and bats. The title translates: 'To the Phoenix, restored to life, / To the Morning Star [Lucifer], putting the mists to flight, / To the Sun, utterly abolishing the darkness, To Charles II D. G. King of Great Britain and Ireland'. The print was probably published soon after the execution of Charles I in 1649.
Pennington: 1444 II of IV.
[Ref: 42977] £750.00

[Charles II Seeking Revenge]
Huych Allaert Exc.
[n.d., c.1651.]
Engraving, scarce. Sheet: 420 x 340mm (16½ x 13½"). Trimmed to image, central vertical fold, Small loss on left bottom corner.
A Dutch satirical scene showing Charles II standing, sword in hand while two men kneel before him, on the table behind is a parchment stating 'Charles the Second, King of England, Scotland and Ireland'. In the corner is a hydra while in the background is a scene showing the beheading of Charles I in front of Banqueting House.
[Ref: 42686] £680.00

Carolus II.dus D:G: Ang: Sco: Fra: et Hib: Rex Fidei Defensor. &c.
G. Kneller pinx: R. Williams fecit:
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-Street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1685.]
Mezzotint, sheet 336 x 247mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate; tipped into album sheet.
Charles II (1630-1685), king of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1660 to 1685. Following the execution of his father Charles I, he was forced into exile but returned with the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 (as alluded to be the vignette below his coat of arms, showing his triumphant return to London). One of many engravings of Charles II after Sir Godfrey Kneller. Following the death of Sir Peter Lely in 1680, Kneller became the undoubted favourite court painter of the king. After Charles II died in 1685, Kneller easily fought of competition from William Wissing and John Riley to maintain his position under the new king, James II.
CS 11; for earlier state see ref. 25410
[Ref: 42908] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Charles the Second, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, &c.
G Kneller pinx. R. Sheppard Sculp [n.d., c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 380 x 220mm (15 x 8¾"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
Charles II (1630-1685), king of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1660 to 1685. Following the execution of his father Charles I, he was forced into exile but returned with the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 (as alluded to be the vignette below his coat of arms, showing his triumphant return to London). One of many engravings of Charles II after Sir Godfrey Kneller. Following the death of Sir Peter Lely in 1680, Kneller became the undoubted favourite court painter of the king. After Charles II died in 1685, Kneller easily fought of competition from William Wissing and John Riley to maintain his position under the new king, James II.
[Ref: 42901] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles II.]
[PNason pinxit. C. V. Dalen J. Sculp:]
[n.d., c.1670.]
Engraving. Sheet 330 x 275mm (13 x 10¾"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
An untitled three-quarter length portrait of Charles II, baton in hand, crown and orb on table lower left, engraved by Cornelis van Dalen II after Pieter Nason. On this example artist and engraver's names in the sky top right have been removed.
O'Donoghue 25 82.
[Ref: 42962] £360.00

Carolus II D.G.M. Brit &ct. Rex.
[n.d., engraved c.1660, but later]
Engraving. Sheet 280 x 210mm (11 x 8¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
An equestrian portrait of Charles II before a prospect of Pre-Fire London, with the Norman St Paul's Cathedral and London Bridge with buildings and criminals' heads, suggesting the print was published between the Restoration of 1660 and the Great Fire of 1666.
BM: 1880,1113.1138, Crace Collection, with an annotation stating the plate was altered from an earlier portrait of Charles, Elector of the Palatinate.
[Ref: 42959] £320.00

[Charles II's Departure for England.] Qvo Fas Et Fata Nos Vocant.
N. Venne: P. Philippe Fe: 1660.
Engraving. Very scarce. 17th century watermark; Sheet: 310 x 390mm (12¼ x 15¼"). Trimmed and tipped into album sheet; crease as normal.
A scene showing Charles II's departure for England from Scheveningen to reclaim the crown of England, Scotland and Ireland in May 1660. The scene shows Charles standing on the beach about to board a boat decorated with a crown, a huge crowd forms around made up of people and carriages. In the distance several canon are fired in salute.
[Ref: 42947] £450.00

Carolus II D.G. Angliae Scotiae Franciae & Hiberniae Rex, etc etc
P. Willemsen fecit
London Printet for John Williams at the Crowne in St Pauls church yard 1669 Cum Privilegio
Engraving, sheet 315 x 235mm (12½ x 9¼"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
Charles II (1630-1685), king of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1660 to 1685. Following the execution of his father Charles I, he was forced into exile but returned with the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 (as alluded to be the vignette below his coat of arms, showing his triumphant return to London). One of few engravings by Peter Williamson (1662-80, fl.), engraver connected with the better-known David Loggan. The spelling of his name here suggests Dutch origins.
[Ref: 42926] £360.00

Carolus II.us Dei Gratia Magnae Brittanniae, Franciae et Hiberniae Rex.
Adrianus Hanneman Pinxit Hend. Dankes Haga-Batavus Sculp
Frederick de Widt excudit [c.1670]
Engraving, sheet 370 x 265mm (14½ x 10½"). False margins top and bottom; 'J.B.' (John Barnard) inscription verso. Crease not visible from front.
Charles II (1630-1685), king of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1660 to 1685. Following the execution of his father Charles I, he was forced into exile but returned with the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 (as alluded to be the vignette below his coat of arms, showing his triumphant return to London). Engraving after a portrait by Adriaen Hanneman (1604-71), Dutch artist who drew his clientele primarily from English citizens staying in the Netherlands. These included Charles, who was painted by Hanneman while prince of Wales, c.1648-9. Fine impression from the collection of John Barnard (1709-84), distinguished collector of prints and drawings and one of the foremost connoisseurs of his day.
[Ref: 42925] £350.00

[Charles II at the restoration] Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my People, thou hast kept me to be head etc [...]
[Anon., c.1660]
Engraving, sheet 145 x 100mm (5¾ x 4"). Trimmed; glued to backing sheet at edges.
The restoration of Charles II in the 1660, ending the interregnum of the 1650s in England. Biblical verses alluding to his status as king.
[Ref: 42877] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Charles le Second Roy de la Grande Bretagne.
Abr: van Diepenbeeck inv: C. Caukercken fecit.
[London: John Brindley, 1743.]
Engraving, sheet 380 x 500mm (15 x 19¾"). Crease through centre as usual;
Equestrian portrait of Charles II in front of a pre-Fire prospect of London. Newcastle's treatise on horsemanship, 'La Methode et Invention nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux' was first published in Antwerp by Jacob van Meurs c.1658. This example from the first English edition, 'A General System of Horsemanship in All Its Branches'. After the defeat of the Royalist cause in the Civil War William Cavendish (1592-1676) settled in Antwerp, where this work was engraved. His estates at Bolsover and Welbeck Abbey were often the backdrop of these famous dressage plates
[Ref: 42848] £550.00

[Portrait of Charles II, with three prints relating to his escape following the battle of Worcester]
[various printmakers, early eighteenth century]
Four etchings and engravings, various dimensions, tipped into album sheets.
Soon after the battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, the fugitive Charles II met with the royalist army officer William Careless, and on 6 September they hid together in boughs of an oak tree to hide from pursuing Commonwealth forces. That night they retired to nearby Boscobel House, before Charles II made his way south disguised (unconvincingly) as a servant, narrowly avoiding capture several times before finally obtaining passage to the continent via Shoreham six weeks after the battle. This group of prints includes: a portrait of Charles II; an image of Charles II and Careless 'advising under the Royal Oak'; Charles II travelling in disguise with royalist army officer Henry Wilmot in attendance; and a bird's-eye view of Boscobel House, the Royal Oak, and the surrounding area.
[Ref: 42844] £320.00 view all images for this item

Carolus II. Dei Gratia Angliae Scotias Francias et Hibernae Rex
P.Lely pinxit. A.Blooteling fecit et ex 1680.
Mezzotint, 17th century watermark; sheet 335 x 255mm (13¼ x 10"). Laid at edges to album sheet.
Very impressive portrait of Charles II (1630-1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Fine mezzotint after a portrait by Peter Lely (1618-80), Dutch painter whose portraits evoke the court of Charles II as potently as van Dyck did for that of Charles I. In 1661 Charles II granted Lely an annual pension of £200 as Principal Painter.
O'D 78; for earlier state see ref. 8431.
[Ref: 42787] £350.00

Carolus II. D. G. Mag: Brit: Fran: & Hiber: Rex &c. [&] Serenissima Catherina Mag: Brit: Fran: & Hiber Regina &c.
R. White Sculpsit. [&] Iohn Baptist Caspers Pinxit. Ed. Davis Sculpsit.
Sold by Moses Pitt at the Angel in St. Pauls Churchyard. [n.d. c.1680]
Pair of engravings. Sheets: 280 x 475mm (11 x 18¾"). Trimmed. Diagonal crease at bottom Carolus II
A pair of full-length portraits of Charles II (1630-1685) and his wife Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705).
Griffiths Print in Stuart Britain No 100.
[Ref: 42416] £480.00

King Charles II [&] Queen Catherine
[Anon., c.1690]
Two mezzotints, each approx 175 x 125mm (7 x 5"). Trimmed. Glued to same backing sheet.
Charles II (1630-85) and his queen Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705).
[Ref: 42888] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Coronation of Charles II, 1661]
[Wenceslaus Hollar, 1662]
Etching, sheet 360 x 465mm (14¼ x 18¼"). Trimmed to image; central fold as normal;
The coronation of Charles II at Westminster Abbey on 23 April 1661. Published in 'The entertainment of His most excellent Majestie Charles II...' (1662) by John Ogilby. Ogilby had obtained exclusive publishing rights for the coronation procession days before it took place, rushing out a simple and unillustrated text in time for the event, and over the next year worked on this sumptuous account with engravings by leading engravers including (as here) Wenceslaus Hollar, (1607-77), Bohemian printmaker who spent most of his career working in England. Hollar's technical skill has ensured that his prints have always been keenly collected, and comprehensive collections of his work are at institutions in London, Berlin and Prague.
P 575
[Ref: 42920] £450.00

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[Banquet held for Charles II at the Prins Mauritshuis, the Hague, 1660]
J. T. vliet in. Pierre Philippe Sculpsit [1660]
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 415 x 505mm (16¼ x 19¾"). Crease through centre.
Charles II moved to the Hague during the Civil War as a guest of the prince of Orange, until 1660, when parliament proclaimed him king and invited him to return. This print shows a banquet held for Charles II. Charles II is on the right, between his aunt Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, and his sister Mary, Princess of Orange. It was one of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660'. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42831] £450.00

[Charles II entering the Hague in a carriage, Mauritshuis on right]
J. T. vliet in. Pierre Philippe Sculpsit [1660]
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 295 x 375mm (11½ x 14¾"). Fold through centre as normal.
Charles II moved to the Hague during the Civil War as a guest of the prince of Orange, until 1660, when parliament proclaimed him king and invited him to return. This print shows Charles II entering the Hague en route to England: he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. He sailed for England on 23 May 1660, arriving in triumph six days later. One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42870] £320.00

[Embarkation of Charles II from the Netherlands to England, 1660]
AV. Venne Inv P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Etching, sheet 300 x 380mm (11½ x 14¾"). Trimmed to image, losing letterpress text above and below; fold through centre as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. This print shows him departing for England from Scheveningen on 23 May 1660 (he arrived there in triumph six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who lived in the Hague from 1625 onwards. He played an active role in the Guild of St Luke in the city.
[Ref: 42871] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Arrival of Charles II at Delft, 1660]
AV. Venne Inv P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Etching, sheet 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"). Trimmed to image; crease through centre as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. Having waited in Breda for the summons to return, he sailed to Delft by yacht (this print depicts his brief visit) before travelling on to the Hague, from where he departed for England on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who had a connection with both Delft (his birthplace) and the Hague (where he lived from 1625 onwards).
[Ref: 42872] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles II issuing the declaration of Breda, 1660]
T.vliet in. T. Matham fc.
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 345 x 460mm (13½ x 18"). Trimmed to image; crease through centre as normal.
Charles II issuing the declaration of Breda, which stated the terms on which he was prepared to return to England as king. The declaration was issued on 4 April 1660, and a little over a month later Charles II was proclaimed king by both houses of parliament in England. Charles II turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. He sailed from Breda to Delft by yacht, from there to the Hague, and eventually departed for England from nearby Scheveningen on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660 describing and depicting the king's journey through the Netherlands to England. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42873] £390.00

[Charles II making a speech at the Estates General of Holland]
[Anon., 1660]
Etching, sheet 355 x 460mm (13¾ x 18"). Trimmed; crease through centre as normal.
Charles II on right, standing under a canopy, with Count Willem Frederik and Prince Jan Maurits either side. Soon after issuing the declaration of Breda on 4 April 1660, Charles II was proclaimed king by both houses of parliament in England. He turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. He travelled from Breda to Delft, from there to the Hague, and eventually departed for England from nearby Scheveningen on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660 describing and depicting the king's journey through the Netherlands to England. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42874] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, after declaring himself king of Spain in 1700] Charles III Roi d'Espagne et des Indes &. née Archiduc d'Austriche.
J. Gole fecit et ex: Amstelodami cum Privilegio [c.1700]
Mezzotint, fine impression; sheet 245 x 185mm (9½ x 7¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; glued to backing sheet.
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, as claimant to the Spanish crown. His relative, Charles II of Spain, died in 1700 with no direct heir, leading to the War of the Spanish Succession, which pitted the Austrian Charles against the French candidate, Louis XIV's grandson Philip, duke of Anjou. During the war, Charles' brother, Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, died, and Charles returned to Vienna to assume the imperial crown. Philip, duke of Anjou became king of Spain (as Philip V).
[Ref: 42250] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel] Carolus D.G. Landgravius Hassiae Princeps Hersfeldiae &c.
J. Gole fecit.
Nicolaus Visscher Ex cum Privil. Ordin. General Belaii Federati Ao 1696
Mezzotint, sheet 470 x 360mm (18½ x 14¼"). Trimmed to image; crease through centre not visible from front.
A large impressive portrait of Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1654-1730), who governed Hesse-Kassel during the Thirty Years' War and War of the Spanish Succession.
[Ref: 42394] £320.00

The Right Honourable Sr. John Coke K.t Secretary of State to King Charles the first.
G. White fec. 1724
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 235mm (13½ x 9¼"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet. Loss at top right & left.
Sir John Coke (1563-1644), politician. Coke played a major role in Charles I's ministry who has been criticized as 'humdrum' and servile, but his work was a function of his conservative nature and his need for survival at court.
[Ref: 43033] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Ichnography of Colchester. To the Honourable Philip Dorke Esq.r and his Consort The Lady Marchioness of Grey this Plate is most humbly inscrib'd.
[Philip Morant, n.d., c.1748.]
Engraving. Sheet: 305 x 540mm (12 x 21¼"). Trimmed, central vertical fold as normal.
A detailed plan of Colchester with a key from 'The History and Antiquities of Colchester in the County of Essex', 1748 by Philip Mordant.
[Ref: 42933] £220.00

Prise de Corbeil.
R. de Hooghe fec. El Cap.n Ing.o Ledesma Disp.
[n.d., c.1670-1699.]
Rare engraving. Plate: 265 x 325mm (10½ x 12¾"). Thread margins.
A battle scene showing the battle at Corbeil in 1590 in which Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and governor of the Spanish Netherlands, fought on the side of the Catholics during the French Wars of Religion 1562-1598. The scene shows a vicious battle on the bridge into Corbeil, Farnese is shown mounted in full armour leading a charge. An illustration from 'Histoire de la Guerre de Flandre' by Famianus Strada, written with the help of Farnese which discussed the beginning of the Eighty Years War which led up to the Dutch Revolt.
Rijksmuseum: BI-1929-10-28.
[Ref: 43020] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Olivier Cromwell Luytenant Generael van de Armee vant Parlement van Engeland.
[Cornelis Visscher after Caspar Casteleyn]
Clemendt de Jonghe Excudit
Etching, rare, sheet 250 x 200mm (9¾ x 8"). Trimmed to plate, mounted on album paper.
An anti-Commonwealth portrait of Oliver Cromwell, still giving his military rank rather than 'Lord Protector', his rank post 1653. Among the allegorical figures in the borders are several references to his desire to be made king. This print originated as a portrait of Dirk Rafaelsz. Camphuysen (1586-1627), painter, poet and cleric by Cornelis Visscher after Caspar Casteleyn. The portrait was subsequently changed to that of Cromwell, the text changed, and new vignettes added in the top corners. The three female personifications are substantially the same as for the Camphuysen state, but they have been subtly changed to yield different meanings in the new context.
O'D 92; for earlier state before de Jonghe publication line see ref. 31756.
[Ref: 42613] £320.00

Serenissimus Ac Potentissimus Princeps Olivarius Cromwel Reipubl: Angliæ Scotiæ et Hiberniæ Protector.
[n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving; extremely scarce. Sheet 500 x 370mm (19¾ x 14½") Trimmed to plate, some wear, folded onto album sheet; very damaged.
An equestrian portrait of Oliver Cromwell in armour, based on Lombart's famous 'headless horseman' plate, with a page carrying Cromwell's helmet to the right. However in this version the figure of Fame, one cherub holding a wreath above Cromwell's head and two more holding his armorial fill the sky. This portrait is rare: the only example we have traced was in the 1908 sale of 'The Unequalled Collection of Engraved Portraits Belonging to Hon. James T. Mitchell, Chief Justice Of Pennsylvania', by Davis & Harvey, Auctioneers of Philadelphia.
[Ref: 42857] £650.00

[Dog and the Lion Dance.] Dogg en Leeuwen-Dans.
[n.d., c.1658.]
Illustrated broadside, very scarce. Sheet: 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Damaged with large repaired tears below image right. Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A Dutch satirical print commenting on Oliver Cromwell's rule of Britain and his relationship with the Netherlands. Cromwell, wearing the triple crown is shown standing on a tattered royal standard while leading two men with chains, to his right a Spaniard points out of a window at two ships. To the right the Dutch Lion raises a sword topped with the cap of Liberty, while some Dutchmen stand behind him. Above are three scenes, the central shows the Dutch Lion attacking Cromwell, on the left the figures of Liberty and Justice hand Charles II the sceptre and on the right Liberty frees two imprisoned men.
[Ref: 42930] £750.00

O. Cromwell.
R. Walker pinx. F. Bartolozzi R.A. sculp 1st Nov. 1802
London Published Octr. by H.W. Mortimer, No 6 Hereford Street, Fitzroy Square.
Stipple engraving, rare, sheet 485 x 370mm (19 x 14½"). Repaired small hole lower left; trimmed to platemark.
An impressive image of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), lord protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi, cropping Robert Walker's half-length portrait of Cromwell with his Page (Aylesbury, Chequers Court) to eliminate the background and focus on Cromwell and his armour.
De Vesme 798 (listed as 'published...Oct.r 11.th 1802')
[Ref: 42399] £420.00

O. Cromwell D.G. Angl. Scot. Franc. et Fib. Protector.
P. a Gunst sculp. et exc. t'Amsterdam op de binnen Amstel op de hoek van de Keysers-graft. [n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving, scarce. Sheet 560 x 410mm (22 x 16¼"). Trimmed to image, repaired crease & tear.
A large oval portrait of a young Oliver Cromwell in armour, within a wreath border. Engraved by Pieter van Gunst (c.1659-c.1731), best known for engraving the anatomical plates of Gerard de Lairesse, 1685.
Rare: not found in the BM, NPG or Dutch Rijksmuseum.
[Ref: 42861] £850.00

Oliverius Cromwell Exercitum Angliæ Reipublicæ Dux Generalis. Locum-Tens et Gubernator Hiberniæ. Oxoniensis Academiæ Cancellarius Parliamento Reipublicæ Anglicanæ Hanc sui Ducis effigiem offert. Dicat. consecratque omni officiorum genere mancipatus. Petrus Lombardus.
[Lombart sculpsit A Londre.] [after Robert Walker.]
[n.d., c.1651.]
Engraving. Sheet 360 x 265mm (14¼ x 10½"). Trimmed to printed border, losing artist's inscription, mounted in album sheet. Slight foxing.
Lombart's engraving of Walker's famous portrait of Oliver Cromwell, regarded as the closest likeness. It shows Cromwell as General of the Army of the English Republic, Governor of Scotland and Chancellor of Oxford University, in armour, with a page tying his waist sash. Lombart has dedicated it to Parliament. This is an example of the first state, before the addition of Thomas Hinde's name as publisher.
Griffiths: 'The Print in Stuart Britain', cat. 116.
[Ref: 42860] £650.00

Iean Lord Cutts, Baron de Gowran, Colonel des Gardes angloises, et Lieutenant General des Armeés de la Reine, Capitaine General et Governeur de l'Isle de Wight Conêtable du Chateau Royale de Carisbrooke &c, &c.
[n.d., c.1690.]
A rare engraving. Sheet: 265 x 185mm (10½ x 7¼"). Trimmed within plate and tipped into an album sheet.
An equestrian portrait of John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts (1661-1707) a soldier and author who was William of Orange's companion during the Glorious Revolution and who served with distinction at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. In 1705 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.
[Ref: 43052] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Jean Lord Cutts, Baron de Gowran, Colonel des Gardes angloises, et Lieutenant...
Pet: Schenck, ad vivam delin: Hagae Com: Sculp: Amstelaed: Cum Privil:
[n.d., c.1690.]
Rare mezzotint. Plate: 275 x 185mm (10¾ x 7¼"). Trimmed to plate with thread margins.
A portrait of John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts (1661-1707) a soldier and author who was William of Orange's companion during the Glorious Revolution and who served with distinction at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. In 1705 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.
[Ref: 43050] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Count D'Ada. The Popes Nuntio to King James the Second.
I. Beckett fecitt.
I. Savage ex: [n.d. c.1685.]
Mezzotint. Sheet: 240 x 190mm (9½ x 7½"). Trimmed and tipped into album sheet.
Portrait of Ferdinando D'Adda (1649-1719) half length in oval, wearing gown, collar and cross suspended from neck. D'Adda was prefect of the Congregation of Rites and the Papal Nuncio to James II of England. In 1690 he was made a Cardinal-Priest and in 1715 he was made Cardinal Bishop of Albano.
CS: 29.
[Ref: 43072] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Hon.ble John Earl of Stair Viscount Dalrymple Lord Glenluce & Stranraer Lt. General of his maj.ties Forces [...]
[Anon., c.1740]
Engraving, very rare; sheet 335 x 270mm (13¼ x 10½"). Trimmed.
John Dalrymple, second earl of Stair (1673-1747), diplomat and army officer. Dalrymple's early career was characterized by military service during the Nine Years' War; the duke of Marlborough became Dalrymple's mentor and patron. After succeeding his father as Earl of Stair he became ambassador to Paris, attempting to combat the threat of Jacobitism and contributing to the eventual removal of the Jacobite court to Italy (Sir Winston Churchill considered him 'one of the most capable ambassadors...ever sent to Paris'). Stair withdrew from politics in the 1720s, dedicating himself to agricultural reform, before rehabilitating himself after the fall of Robert Walpole, when he became (non-resident) governor of Minorca.
[Ref: 42897] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Sir William D'Avenant K.t.
Jo. Greenhill pinx. W. Faithorne Sculp. [c.1672.]
Engraving, sheet 250 x 165mm (9¾ x 6½"). Trimmed and glued to backing sheet.
A portrait of Sir William Davenant (1606-68), poet and playwright, showing his nose severely disfigured by syphilis. Made Poet Laureate by Charles I in 1638, he had to flee to France in 1641 after being found guilty of high treason by Parliament for his participation in the First Army Plot, a Royalist plan to occupy London. He returned to fight in the Civil War until the defeat at Naseby in 1645, after which he returned to France. In exile Charles II appointed him to the symbolic post of treasurer of the colony of Virginia in 1649; in 1650 he was made lieutenant governor of Maryland but was captured at sea by Parliament and sentenced to death. He was reprieved but spent 1651 in the Tower of London before being released. Davenant made much of a personal connection to Shakespeare. His parents owned the Crown Tavern in Oxford, where the Bard often stayed when travelling from London to Stratford-upon-Avon. In some accounts Shakespeare was Davenant's godfather; according to John Aubrey, Davenant even suggested Shakespeare was his real father. This portrait was the frontispiece to his 'Works of Sir William Davenant Kt, Consisting of those which were formerly Printed, and those which he design'd for the Press: Now Published out of the Authors Originall Copies'.
Fagan p.32.
[Ref: 42245] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Murder of the de Witt brothers, with letterpress description and portraits of the brothers]
R. de Hooghe del et sc. 1672 [and similar, murder scenes only]
Four etched and engraved sheets, dimensions 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½") to 315 x 200mm (12½ x 8"). All trimmed and tipped into album sheets.
The murders of the De Witt brothers, Cornelis (1623-72) and Jan (1625-72), shown in four panels (originally printed on one sheet). Etched by Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708), exponent of the late Dutch Baroque best known for his political caricatures of Louis XIV and his prints glorifying William III and the Glorious Revolution. Jan de Witt opposed the appointment of William of Orange as stadtholder, and after the French invasion of the United Provinces in 1672 the people called for William and demonstrated against Jan. That same year Cornelis de Witt was suspected of treason and condemned to exile for life. As a result Jan resigned his position as councillor pensionary, but when he visited Cornelis in prison in the Hague, a mob gathered, dragged both brothers outside, and murdered them (as shown here). Offered with description of the events and double portrait of the brothers (probably not by de Hooghe).
Landwehr Bookplates 26.
[Ref: 42538] £320.00 view all images for this item

[Siege of Dendermonde.] Belangerung und Eroberung der Festung Dendermonde.
Georg Phil. Rugendas del. Abraham Drentwett Ornam: del. Ioh: August: Corvinus Sculpsit.
Cum Gratia et Privileg: Sac: Caes: Maj. Ieremias Wolff excudit Aug. Vind. [n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving. Sheet: 355 x 435mm (14 x 17¼"). Trimmed to image, light staining on edges. Creasing hardly visible from front.
A battle scene showing the Siege of Dendermonde in 1706, the scene is framed with an ornate & decorative border with a plan of the city engraved above. A plate from 'Repraesentatio belli ob successionem in Regno Hispanico...' published by Wolff.
[Ref: 42530] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Christian V and Charlotte Amelia of Denmark] Le Roy et la Reyne de Danemarck.
S. Thomassin Sculptor Regius 1697.
Se vend a Paris chez Thomassin rue St Jacques vis a vis la rue de Plastre a l'Annonciation Avec Privil du Roy
Engraving sheet 230 x 170mm (9 x 6¾"). Trimmed; tipped into album sheet.
Christian V (1646-99), king of Denmark and Norway, and his queen-consort Charlotte Amelie of Hesse-Kassel (1650-1714). Christian's general popularity was marred by his failure, in the Scanian War, to regain the Scanian lands ceded to the Sweden in the 1658 Treaty of Roskilde.
[Ref: 42986] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[Frederick III of Denmark and Norway] Fridericus III, Haereditarius Rex Daniae et Norwegiae, Dux Slesvici, Holsatiae, Stormariae [...]
J Sandrart Sculpsit
Engraving, sheet 240 x 135mm (9½ x 5¼"). Trimmed and glued to backing sheet at edges.
Frederick III (1609-70), king of Denmark and Norway. Ruler of both countries from 1648, Frederick instituted absolute monarchy in 1660 and fought two wars against Sweden (losing the first, winning the second). His son Christian succeeded him as king. Portrait with putti holding a crown above Frederick's head and military scene visible beyond curtain.
[Ref: 42987] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The differance of Times, between those Times, and there Times. Britannia's Isle, like Fortune's Wheel, In Politicks does daily reel...
[n.d., c.1739.]
Engraving. Sheet: 265 x 195mm (10½ x 7¾"). Trimmed, folds and laid on album sheet.
A satirical broadside which comments on Robert Walpole's reluctance to go to war in the 1730s. It is a print of a medal struck during the rule of Oliver Cromwell which commented on France and Spain's subservience to him, however in this print Cardinal Fleury of France replaces Cromwell and the Dutch ambassador and Walpole replace the Spanish and the French ambassadors. Fleurey, resting his head in the lap of Britannia presents his bare behind while Walpole and the Dutch Ambassador debate who has to kiss it first.
[Ref: 42691] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Mr. Stephen Dugdale. Discoverer of the horrid Plott.
R. White delin. et sculp [1681]
Etching, sheet 230 x 150mm (9 x 6"). Trimmed. Glued to album sheet at edges.
Stephen Dugdale (d.1683), informer. Imprisoned for debt in 1678, Dugdale turned informer, claiming to have knowledge of the 'Popish Plot' to assassinate Charles II. He confirmed the evidence of the plot's chief fabricator Titus Oates, and created a minor sub-plot of his own, based in Staffordshire. At the Popish Plot trials of 1679, however, Dugdale was unpersuasive in his testimony and his respectability ebbed away under bouts of venereal disease and drunkenness. He continued to earn well as an informant until his death, however.
[Ref: 42811] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[The Compleat Ambassador: or two Treaties of the intended marriage of Qu: Elizabeth of Glorious Memory...]
[Gu. Faythorne sculp;]
[Sold by Ga: Bedell, and Tho: Collins, at the Middle Temple Gate: 1655.]
Rare engraving. Sheet 190 x 160mm (7½ x 6¼") Trimmed, losing bottom third including title & inscription, mounted in album paper.
A portrait of Elizabeth I, flanked by her two most trusted advisors, Secretary of State William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham. Title page to 'The Compleat Ambassador... Faythfully collected by the truly honourable, S.r Dudley Diggs Kt, late M.r of the Rolls'.
Fagan: p4
[Ref: 42972] £320.00

Elizabeth par la grace de Dieu Reyne d'Angleterre [...]
AParis Chez Habert rüe de la Harpe a la Bible d'Or. [n.d., c.1710.]
Rare engraving. Sheet 245 x 160mm (9½ x 6¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper.
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1602, queen from 1558), holding prayer book and sceptre, within a frame-like border, engraved text below. An unattractive image of Elizabeth by the French for propaganda reasons, with letterpress portraying Elizabeth as an enemy of Catholicism. This state has the publisher's imprint moved from the right to the left side of the plate, apparently when Habert moved from 'rue St Jacq. proche St Severin'.
[Ref: 42969] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[Elizabeth Regina.]
[by Francis Delaram, after Nicholas Hilliard.]
[n.d. c.1630.]
Engraving. Sheet 215 x 155mm (8½ x 6¼"). Trimmed within plate, laid on album paper, creasing.
Queen Elizabeth, crowned by stars and encircled in clouds, carrying a fan of ostrich feathers. Originally published c.1617 with text above the stars and title (as above) and three lines of verse by John Davies under the image, the plate was cut down, losing the title and text, and used as frontispiece to Camden's 'Annales' of 1630. The original portrait, before trimming of the plate, was the only Jacobean portrait to refer to a privilege, bought by Hilliard for the substantial sum of 13s. 4d. a year.
See A.Griffiths, The Print in Stuart Britain' cat.11, for the early state.
[Ref: 42968] £450.00

Elizabeth D.G. Angliae, Franciae, et Hiberniae Regina.
Phil: a Gunst Sculpsit
M. Marrebeeck excudit [c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 355 x 260mm (14 x 10¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; crease through centre not visible from front.
Elizabeth I (1533-1603), queen of England and Ireland, reigned 1558-1603. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth came to the throne on the death of her half-sister, Mary I. Her long reign, beginning in 1558, saw the secure establishment of the Church of England. It was characterised by relative peace and prosperity, a great increase in foreign trade and exploration, the defeat of the Armada, and a flourishing literary culture epitomised by Shakespeare. Despite receiving many proposals of marriage, Elizabeth never married and became legendary as the 'virgin queen'.
[Ref: 42384] £320.00

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