Grosvenor Prints

[Man looking to his right]
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge]
[n.d., c.1760]
Etching, platemark 80 x 65mm (3 x 2½"). Small margins.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '7' added top right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State ii/iii; W101; D139.
[Ref: 32909] £200.00 (£240.00 incl.VAT)

[Man's head looking to his right]
[by Thomas Worlidge]
[n.d., c.1760]
Etching, platemark 85 x 65mm (3¼ x 2½"). Large margins; on bluish laid paper; foxing around edges.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '126' added top right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
W126; D134.
[Ref: 32925] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Man's head looking to his right]
[by Thomas Worlidge]
[n.d., c.1760]
Etching, platemark 85 x 65mm (3¼ x 2½"). Very large margins; uncut; on cream laid paper.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '126' added top right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
W126; D134.
[Ref: 32926] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Young Man with Short Curls] [5 - 17 top right]
Tho. Worlidge Fecit 1754
Etching, with large margins; 5 in ink at bottom right; platemark 130 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Fine.
Posthumous impression of an etching by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). Born in Peterborough, Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. After his death, his widow published further impressions of his plates, adding new numbers to the plates to correspond with her own catalogue numbers. In this instance the '5' was etched by Worlidge himself, with the '17' added for posthumous impressions.
W17; D159. Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32592] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Young man with short curls]
Thos Worlidge Fecit 1754.
Etching, platemark 135 x 100mm (5½ x 4"). Large margins
Study of a young man, by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Later impression with numbers erased (numbers '5' and '17' present in earlier state).
State ii/ii; W17; D159
[Ref: 32749] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[Bust of a man] 3.
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, platemark 195 x 135mm (7¾ x 5¼"). Glued to backing sheet at edges. Small margins.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number added to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
[Ref: 47689] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[A man's head in profile, looking upwards]
Thos Worlidge 1751
Etching, sheet 160 x 120mm (6¼ x 4¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; very good impression; 'J.B.' (for John Barnard) verso.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Early impression from Collection of John Barnard (1709-84), print-collector and one of the foremost connoisseurs of his day.
State i/iv; W121; D205.
[Ref: 32934] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[A man's head in profile, looking upwards]
Thos Worlidge 1751.
Etching, sheet 160 x 120mm (6¼ x 4¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; very good impression; glued to backing sheet in corners.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '121' added lower right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State i/iv; W121; D205. Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32933] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[A man's head in profile, looking upwards]
Thos Worlidge 1751.
Etching, platemark 165 x 130mm (6½ x 5"). Good impression; very large margins; uncut; on cream laid paper.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '121' added lower right and '10' upper left to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State ii/iv; W121; D205.
[Ref: 32935] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[A man's head in profile, looking upwards]
Thos Worlidge 1751.
Etching, sheet 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed inside platemark; on cream laid paper; collector's stamp of Thomas Clutterbuck (L.2424) top right?
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
State iii/iv; W121; D205.
[Ref: 32936] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[A man's head in profile, looking upwards]
Etched by T. Worlidge. Pub.d by R. Pollard, Spa Fields 1790.
Etching and aquatint, sheet 165 x 130mm (6½ x 5"). Trimmed on platemark; strong crease; on laid paper.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Later impression after publisher Robert Pollard added aquatint to the aging plate.
State iii/iv; W121; D205.
[Ref: 32937] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

Andrew McDouall of Bankton / one of the Lords of the Court of Session in Scotland
TW [by Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, platemark 235 x 165mm (9¼ x 6½"). Good impression; very large margins; on cream laid paper.
Portrait of Andrew McDouall, Lord Bankton (1685-1760), judge, by Thomas Worlidge (1770-66), 'the English Rembrandt'. Between 1751 and 1753 McDouall published his famous 'Institute of the Laws of Scotland', a comprehensive work still cited to this day.
D130
[Ref: 33052] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Andrew McDouall of Bankton / one of the Lords of the Court of Session in Scotland]
[by Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, sheet 135 x 160mm (5¼ x 6¼"). Unfinished working proof trimmed to around half size of orginal plate but otherwise good condition; on white laid paper.
Portrait of Andrew McDouall, Lord Bankton (1685-1760), judge, by Thomas Worlidge (1770-66), 'the English Rembrandt'. Between 1751 and 1753 McDouall published his famous 'Institute of the Laws of Scotland', a comprehensive work still cited to this day.
D130
[Ref: 33051] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

Andrew McDouall of Bankton / one of the Lords of the Court of Session in Scotland
TW [by Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, platemark 235 x 165mm (9¼ x 6½"). Trimmed on platemark; creasing; paper tone.
Portrait of Andrew McDouall, Lord Bankton (1685-1760), judge, by Thomas Worlidge (1770-66), 'the English Rembrandt'. Between 1751 and 1753 McDouall published his famous 'Institute of the Laws of Scotland', a comprehensive work still cited to this day.
D130
[Ref: 33054] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[Sarah Delaval, Countess of Mexborough]
[by Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, platemark 105 x 85mm (4 x 3¼"). Large margins; good impression on laid paper.
Portrait of Sarah Delaval (d.1821), countess of John Savile, first earl of Mexborough. It was at a visit to their residence at Cannon Park, Hampshire, that actor and playwright Samuel Foote suffered his famous accident after being thrown from the Duke of York's horse. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
W42; D65; Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33039] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Sarah Delaval, Countess of Mexborough]
[by Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, platemark 105 x 85mm (4 x 3¼"). Thread margins; good impression on laid paper; glued to backing sheet.
Portrait of Sarah Delaval (d.1821), countess of John Savile, first earl of Mexborough. It was at a visit to their residence at Cannon Park, Hampshire, that actor and playwright Samuel Foote suffered his famous accident after being thrown from the Duke of York's horse. By Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
W42; D65; Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33040] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

The Reverend Doc.r Nicoll
T.W. Fecit 1756
Etching with large margins, printed from oval plate, printed on laid paper, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Lifetime impression.
Portrait of John Nicoll (1683-1765), headmaster of Westminster School and prebendary of Westminster. Etched by Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766), 'the English Rembrandt'. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. His widow issued his plates in 1766 and 1767 afater his death with added numbers in the top right corner to correspond with the numbers in the catalogue of his prints which she produced.
W124; D174. Ex: Collection Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32577] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Reverend Doc.r Nicoll.
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge] Fecit 1756
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Small margins; paper tone and foxing.
Dr. Nicholls, Prebendary of Westminster and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford. Portrait printed from an oval plate, by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '124' added upper centre to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State i/ii; W124; D174.
[Ref: 32928] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

The Reverend Doc.r Nicoll.
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge] Fecit 1756.
Etching, sheet 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Trimmed on platemark; good impression; light foxing; glued to backing sheet.
Dr. Nicholls, Prebendary of Westminster and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford. Portrait printed from an oval plate, by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '124' added upper centre to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State i/ii; W124; D174; Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32927] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

The Reverend Doc.r Nicoll.
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge] Fecit 1756.
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Large margins; on thin laid paper; light foxing.
Dr. Nicholls, Prebendary of Westminster and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford. Portrait printed from an oval plate, by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '124' added upper centre to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State i/ii; W124; D174.
[Ref: 32929] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

The Reverend Doc.r Nicoll.
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge] Fecit 1756.
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Margins; good impression; strong horizontal crease. Foxed.
Dr. Nicholls, Prebendary of Westminster and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford. Portrait printed from an oval plate, by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '124' added upper centre to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State i/ii; W124; D174.
[Ref: 32930] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

The Reverend Doc.r Nicoll.
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge] Fecit 1756.
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Margins; good impression; strong horizontal crease.
Dr. Nicholls, Prebendary of Westminster and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford. Portrait printed from an oval plate, by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '124' added upper centre to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State ii/ii; W124; D174.
[Ref: 32931] £30.00 (£36.00 incl.VAT)

The Reverend Doc.r Nicoll.
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge] Fecit 1756.
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Margins; good impression; strong horizontal crease.
Dr. Nicholls, Prebendary of Westminster and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford. Portrait printed from an oval plate, by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '124' added upper centre to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State ii/ii; W124; D174.
[Ref: 32932] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

[Titus Oates [?]]
T Worlidge Fecit 1751
Etching, 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Fine impression; trimmed inside platemark.
Portrait supposedly representing Titus Oates, best known as an informer against Catholics, although quite different to other portraits of him. Oates was expelled from the navy for homosexual practices and the DNB notes that 'early writers were repelled as much by his homosexuality as by his personality'. Etched by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), the 'English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression.
State i/iv; W16; D176; Not in O'D or NPG under Oates
[Ref: 32745] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Titus Oates [?]] [16 top right]
T Worlidge Fecit 1751.
Etching, 130 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Fine impression; small margins; top right missing.
Portrait supposedly representing Titus Oates, best known as an informer against Catholics, although quite different to other portraits of him. Oates was expelled from the navy for homosexual practices and the DNB notes that 'early writers were repelled as much by his homosexuality as by his personality'. Etched by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), the 'English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression.
State ii/iv; W16; D176; Not in O'D or NPG under Oates
[Ref: 32746] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[Titus Oates [?]] [16 top right & left]
T Worlidge Fecit 1751.
Etching, 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Trimmed on platemark.
Portrait supposedly representing Titus Oates, best known as an informer against Catholics, although quite different to other portraits of him. Oates was expelled from the navy for homosexual practices and the DNB notes that 'early writers were repelled as much by his homosexuality as by his personality'. Etched by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), the 'English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression.
State iii/iv; W16; D176; Not in O'D or NPG under Oates
[Ref: 32747] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[Bust of an old man]
T.W. [...] Worlidge Fecit [in image]
Etching, platemark 195 x 135mm (7¾ x 5¼"). Glued to backing sheet. Etching of man playing hurdy-gurdy (by Callot?) verso. Small margins.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with a number added to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
[Ref: 47685] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Head of an old man]
T Worlidge fecit 1752
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Trimmed on platemark; light foxing; signed verso 'J.B.' (for John Barnard, Lugt 1419).
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression from the collection of John Barnard (1709-84), print-collector and one of the foremost connoisseurs of his day.
State ii/iv; W24; D150
[Ref: 32761] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Head of an old man]
T Worlidge fecit 1752.
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Trimmed on platemark; light foxing; glued to backing sheet; lifetime impression.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
State ii/iv; W24; D150
[Ref: 32760] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Head of an old man] [3 top left, 24 top right, 25 in reverse bottom right]
T Worlidge fecit 1752.
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Good impression with margins.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression with number '24' added in top right by Worlidge's widow to correspond with number in her 1767 catalogue of his prints.
State iii/iv; W24; D150
[Ref: 32762] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Head of an old man]
[after Thomas Worlidge, c.1800.]
Etching, platemark 135 x 100mm (5¼ x 4"). Margins; on 19th century laid paper; rare.
Copy in reverse of a portrait study by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
W24 (copy); D150 (copy). For Worlidge's print see refs 32760-3.
[Ref: 32764] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

[An old woman's head] [22 in reverse top left]
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, platemark 95 x 80mm (3¾ x 3"). Thread margins; good impression; tipped into album sheet.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '127' added upper right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State i/iii; W127; D227.
[Ref: 32938] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[An elderly peasant woman]
T. Worlidge inv. H. Roberts sculp.
[n.d., c.1760]
Etching, platemark 195 x 140mm (7¾ x 5½"). Later impression with very large margins. Slight vertical crease.
An elderly woman, after a drawing by Thomas Worlidge, the 'English Rembrandt', and showing his interest in 17th century Dutch portraiture. Etched by Henry Roberts (1737-1771, fl.), printmaker and publisher whose small number of reproductive prints cover a range of subjects and styles.
[Ref: 32567] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[An old woman's head]
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, platemark 95 x 80mm (3¾ x 3"). Very large margins; on cream wove paper.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Late impression after retouching to the plate, erasing numbers in top corners.
State iii/iii; W127; D227.
[Ref: 32939] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[An old woman's head]
T.W. [Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, platemark 95 x 80mm (3¾ x 3"). Thread margins; good impression; tipped into album sheet.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '127' added upper right to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
State i/iii; W127; D227.
[Ref: 33021] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[Bust of an old woman] 4
T.W. [in image]
Etching, platemark 195 x 135mm (7¾ x 5¼"). Glued to backing sheet, trimmed etching by Callot verso. Small margins.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with a number added to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced.
For a copy of this print by Henry Roberts see ref. 32567.
[Ref: 47686] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

To the Right Hon.ble the Earl of Westmorland, Chancellor; to the Right Hon.ble the Earl of Litchfield, High Steward; to the Reverend the Vice-chancellor; all the Doctors, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Oxford, this Plate is humbly dedicated By their most Obedient Servant Thos Worlidge.
T. Worlidge del. Et Sculp.t.
Pub'd According to Act of Parliam.t March 28th. 1761.
Etching with drypoint. 460 x 615mm (18 x 24¼"), with large margins. Creasing. Vertical fold down centre not visible from front.
The Installation of the 7th Earl of Westmorland as Chancellor of Oxford University in July 1759, held at the Sheldonian Theatre. With subscription sales in mind, Worlidge depicts nearly 200 faces, most now unknown; however Worlidge can be seen between the right pillar and the edge, pen in hand.
Dack 71, 'Worlidge's largest and most important work'. See Oxoniensia, Vol LVI (1991), "The Oxford Installation of 1759" by Richard Sharp; a detailed study of the events and history of this print.
[Ref: 29230] £680.00

[A Collection of Studies.]
Worlidge del. J. le Claussin f. 1808.
Pub. Mar. 1. 1815 by Ed Doreell. No.13 Upper Castle St Leicester Square.
Etching. Plate: 170 x 190mm (6¾ x 7½"). Small margins.
A plate from 'A Collection of Etchings by Joseph Claussin'.
[Ref: 47618] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Rembrandt's Head.]
[Thomas Worlidge, 1758]
Etching, platemark 80 x 65mm (3 x 2½"). Unfinished proof; good impression; large margins.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. In her catalogue of Worlidge prints, his widow Mary listed this plate as 'Rembrandt's head'.
State i/iv; W111; D189.
[Ref: 32916] £320.00

[Rembrandt's Head.]
Thos Worlidge 1758.
Etching, platemark 80 x 65mm (3 x 2½"). Good impression; large margins.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Lifetime impression before Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '111' added upper left to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced (in which she listed this print as 'Rembrandt's Head').
State ii/iv; W111; D189.
[Ref: 32917] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

[Rembrandt's Head.]
Thos Worlidge 1758.
Etching, platemark 80 x 65mm (3 x 2½"). Very large margins; uncut; cream laid paper.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge Senior (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression after Worlidge's widow Mary issued new impressions in 1767 with the number '111' added upper left to correspond with the catalogue of his prints she produced (in which she listed this print as 'Rembrandt's Head').
State iii/iv; W111; D189.
[Ref: 32919] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Rocius]
Thos. Worlidge Fecit 1753.
Etching, sheet 200 x 150mm (7¾ x 5¾"). Very large margins; uncut, good impression.
Male bust by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. In Mary Worlidge's posthumous sale of Worlidge's prints (from which time this impression dates) this plate was listed as 'Rocius' (possibly a mispelling of 'Roscius', the ancient Roman actor often referenced in Georgian Britain).
State iii/iii; W57; D198.
[Ref: 32863] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Rocius]
Thos. Worlidge Fecit 1753.
Etching, sheet 180 x 145mm (7 x 5¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; glued to backing sheet at top; good impression.
Male bust by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. In Mary Worlidge's posthumous sale of Worlidge's prints this plate was listed as 'Rocius' (possibly a mispelling of 'Roscius', the ancient Roman actor often referenced in Georgian Britain). Lifetime impression.
State ii/iii; W57; D198.
[Ref: 32861] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Man wearing a ruff]
TW [Thomas Worlidge] 1751
Etching, platemark 120 x 95mm (4¾ x 3¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; good impression; 'J.B.' for John Barnard verso (Lugt 1419).
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Previously in the collection of the famous print collector John Barnard.
State i/ii; D146.
[Ref: 33059] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Man wearing a ruff]
TW [Thomas Worlidge] 1751.
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Good margins; good impression on cream laid paper.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
State i/ii; D146.
[Ref: 33058] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Man wearing a ruff]
TW [Thomas Worlidge] 1751.
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Very large margins; on white wove paper.
Portrait study by Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Later impression after number added top left and then erased.
State ii/ii; D146.
[Ref: 33060] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

[Abraham offering up his son Isaac] [37, 18, 36]
T. Worlidge 1753.
Etching, sheet 190 x 155mm (7½ x 6"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Abraham leads Isaac to his sacrifice, pointing to the heavens as he guides his son. Scene from Genesis (22:7). Posthumous impression of an etching by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). After Worlidge's death, his prints were republished by his widow who added additional numbers to the plates to correspond with the numbers in the catalogue of Worlidge's prints which she produced. The 'English Rembrandt', Worlidge (1700-66) was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
W36; D2. See BM 1925,0511.185. Ex: Collection of the Late Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32600] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Saint with a cross]
[by Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Good margins.
By Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression with number '47' added in top right by Worlidge's widow to correspond with number in her 1767 catalogue of his prints.
State i/ii; W47; D197.
[Ref: 32791] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Saint with a cross]
Etched by T. Worlidge. Pub. by R. Pollard, Spa Fields, 1790.
Etching, platemark 125 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Good margins; on white wove paper.
By Thomas Worlidge (1700-66), 'the English Rembrandt' and a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. Posthumous impression reworked with aquatint added, as republished by Thomas Pollard after the plate was sold to him
State i/ii; W47; D197.
[Ref: 32792] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

[Unidentified sitting woman] [16]
T.W. 1753
Etching with small margins, platemark 195 x 140mm (7¾ x 5½").
Etching by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66) who specialised in etchings either copied from, or in the style of Rembrandt. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. His widow issued his plates in 1766 and 1767 afater his death with added numbers in the top right corner to correspond with the numbers in the catalogue of his prints which she produced.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 32587] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

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