Grosvenor Prints

Age & Dress. The Ruling Passion be it what it will, / The Ruling Passion conquers Reason still.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, at No 53 in Fleet Street, London. [n.d., c.1770.]
Rare & fine mezzotint. 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Small margins.
An elderly lady in the fashionable dress of a young woman, seated at her dressing table looking in her mirror holding a cosmetic box. Appears to be after Charles Antoine Coypel's (1694-1752) pastel 'Folly embellishing Old Age with the adornments of Youth.'
BM Satires 4593. Ex Lennox-Boyd & Oettingen-Wallerstein collections.
[Ref: 51884] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Age & Dress. The Ruling Passion be it what it will, / The Ruling Passion conquers Reason still.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, London. [n.d., c.1770.]
Rare & fine mezzotint. 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Thread margins.
An elderly lady in the fashionable dress of a young woman, seated at her dressing table looking in her mirror holding a cosmetic box. Appears to be after Charles Antoine Coypel's (1694-1752) pastel 'Folly embellishing Old Age with the adornments of Youth.'
Not in BM. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 51885] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

An Aristocrat.
Dighton del.
London: London Printed for Bowles & Carver, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard. [n.d. c, 1790]
Mezzotint. Plate: 110 x 145mm (4¼ x 5¾"). Large margins. Some slight paper tone.
Portrait of a man in an oval smoking a long pipe, who holds a piece of paper on which is written 'AN HONEST MAN will FEAR GOD. HONOUR the KING. and DO as HE would be DONE BY.' Beside the man rests a glass, a decanter of wine and a book titled 'British Peerage', whilst on the wall behind hangs a diagram of 'British Constitution' in which 'Lords', 'Commons' and 'King' form an equilateral triangle with 'Public Good' in the centre. A framed portrait of George III rests below.
BM 9045. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 35002] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

The Bachelor.
Painted by J. Jenkins. Engraved by H.B.Jenkins.
[n.d., c.1836.]
Mezzotint. Sheet: 310 x 355mm (12 x 14"). Trimmed to platemark.
An interior scene in which a young man sits relaxed in a large chair with a cup of tea, surrounded by his dogs, while a young maid brings him a boiled egg.
[Ref: 42048] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Bachelors Hall. 609.
[after Robert Dighton.]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 24 June, 1791.
Mezzotint with hand colour. 355 x 250mm (14 x 10") very large margins.
Men in riding garb eating and drinking around a table, a parson drinking near the window. On the wall is a rack of guns and ramrods.
[Ref: 51825] £380.00

Mr Deputy Dumpling and Family enjoying a Summer Afternoon. 463.
[after Robert Dighton.]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs [n.d., c.1781].
Mezzotint with fine hand colour. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x10"). Thread margins on three sides, trimmed into plate at bottom, worm holes, mounted on card..
A fat citizen, his wig awry and dripping with perspiration, carries a little girl who holds a whip. Behind is his equally fat wife, his son, who pulls a cart, in which is a small girl and her doll. This scene, taking place outside Bagnigge Wells, one of the most popular 18th-century spas (on the King's Cross Road, London), is a burlesque of William Hogarth's 'Evening'.
BM Satires 5955.
[Ref: 58497] £550.00

The Strolling Bagpiper.
[after Abraham Bloemaert.]
[Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles No 69 St Paul's Church Yard London. Published as the Act directs.]
Mezzotint with fine hand colour. Sheet 135 x 110mm (5¼ x 4"). Trimmed to image, losing inscriptions, title excised and pasted below.
A bagpipe being played by a man wearing a bright jerkin, with a floppy hat with a feather and rose.
[Ref: 55934] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Well! I Can't Help It.
[after Robert Dighton]
Printed for & Sold by Bowles & Carver / No. 69 St Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1796] 400
Mezzotint with hand-colouring, sheet 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed to image; late impression.
Man making a 'horns' sign with his right hand. One of many 'droll' mezzotints in roundels made from the designs of Robert Dighton (1751-1814) who, after the death of John Collet in 1780, became the foremost designer of such images.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; BM Satires 8918.
[Ref: 32366] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Well! I Can't Help It.
[after Robert Dighton]
Printed for & Sold by Bowles & Carver / No. 69 St Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1796] 400.
Mezzotint. 155 x 110mm (6 x 4½"), with large margins,
Man making a 'horns' sign with his right hand. One of many 'droll' mezzotints in roundels made from the designs of Robert Dighton (1751-1814) who, after the death of John Collet in 1780, became the foremost designer of such images.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; BM Satires 8918.
[Ref: 32365] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

My Charming Boy! 431
Dighton del.
London printed for Bowles & Carver, No. 69 St Paul's Church Yard. Published 5 March 1795.
Mezzotint. 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"), with large margins. Small stain in title area.
A woman shown three-quarters length to right, smiling towards the viewer and holding a little boy in skirts, while he plays with her hair; in an oval.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32845] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Ha! Ha! Hah! ___ I've got the Chink.
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Bowles & Carver, 69 St. Paul's Chruch Yard, London. [n.d., c.1780].
Hand coloured mezzotint, large margins on 3 sides. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Trimmed to plate at bottom edge.
A young man with a pile of gold coins in his hands stands directed to right, grinning at the viewer.
Ex CLB iii/iii. Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32995] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Ha! ha! hah! _ I've got the Chink.
Chas. Corbutt fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street. [n.d. c.1760.]
Mezzotint with additional line engraving, large margins. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Publication line weakly printed (late impression with plate reworked).
A sailor newly ashore (his boat seen through the window behind) counts his coins as a barmaid serves him. Corbutt is traditionally considered a pseudonym of Richard Purcell.
Not in BM Satire but see BM 2010,7081.1114. Ex Collection of the Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 31753] £320.00

The Confidants or Le Billet Doux.
E.Martin pinx. T.Watson Excudit.
London, Publish'd May 20th 1780 for Watson & Dickinson No. 158 New Bond Street.
Sepia mezzotint. 255 x 180mm. Crease in title area.
[Ref: 4112] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The content Family.
J.Philipp Haid del. J.J.Haid et filius exc. A.V.
[Augsburg, c.1760]
Mezzotint. 155 x 165mm. Very fine.
[Ref: 2883] £330.00

Death in a Frolic or the Misers exit.
London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett No.53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs 21 Aug.t 1778.
Mezzotint with large margins, very scarce. Plate 355 x 254mm (14 x 10"). Crinkling and creasing. Tatty.
Death, as a skeleton with a violin, fiddling before a bearded old man seated at a desk covered with coins and documents, spectacles in one hand and one gouty foot on a stool in front of him; in the background, to right, seen through a door, Death visiting a younger gentleman wearing a plumed hat. A mezzotint by Bernard Lens II, in reverse direction, may have been the source for this. First state [recorded in the Lennox-Boyd database].
BM: 2010.7081.942
[Ref: 30668] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Woman in enormous hat.]
Rob. Dighton pinxit. R. Laurie Fecit.
London: Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett No 53 Fleet Street, 26 Feb.y 1778, as the Act directs.
Extremely rare mezzotint. 115 x 90mm (4½ x 3½"), with large margins. Uncut; glued to backing sheet along left side.
Decorative mezzotint by engraver and printseller Robert Laurie (1755?-1836), after Robert Dighton (1751-1814), draughtsman and singer. After the death of John Collett in 1780, Dighton became the foremost designer of droll mezzotints such as this. As business in the art world declined during the Napoleonic Wars, Dighton began stealing prints from the British Museum, only getting caught after several years of theft.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallenstein collection and collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; not in CS.
[Ref: 36691] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Woman holding quill and letter.]
Rob. Dighton pinxit. R. Laurie Fecit.
London: Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett No 53 Fleet Street, and J. Smith No 35 Cheapside, as the Act directs, 1st January 1778
Extremely rare mezzotint. 115 x 95mm (4¼ x 3½"), with large margins. Glued to backing sheet at lower left corner.
Decorative mezzotint by engraver and printseller Robert Laurie (1755?-1836), after Robert Dighton (1751-1814), draughtsman and singer. Shows a woman holding a letter inscribed 'My Lord Duke' and seemingly contemplating what to write next. After the death of John Collett in 1780, Dighton became the foremost designer of droll mezzotints such as this. As business in the art world declined during the Napoleonic Wars, Dighton began stealing prints from the British Museum, only getting caught after several years of theft.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallenstein collection and collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; not in CS.
[Ref: 36690] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Disturbers of the Dead Put to Flight. Whether Doctor, or Balaam, is most to be prais'd, / Our Readers are left in some doubt, / The good Doctor 'tis sure, the Outcry first rais'd; / But the braying compleated the Rout.
Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller; No 69 in St Paul's Church Yard, London, Publish'd 2 May 1771.
Rare mezzotint. 265 x 360mm (10½ x 14¼"). Trimmed to plate at top, narrow margins elsewhere; repaired tears, backed with paper at top.
Three grave-robbing doctors startled by a donkey. The British Museum has a later Bowles & Carver state, bought from the Lennox-Boyd collection. This state is only guessed at in their description so it must be rare.
See BM 2010,7081.963 for the later state.
[Ref: 51230] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Dutch Guittar Man.
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint, 150 x 115mm. Small tear to top left corner.
[Ref: 805] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

A Dutch Songster. The Clownish Boor_ the Evening long, Cons o'er and o'er his fav'rite Song:- Meanwhile devoid of Care or fear, He quaffs his jug of Ale or Beer.
[n.d. 1790].
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London.
Mezzotint, 155 x 115mm. A fine impression.
[Ref: 13459] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

Edward & Eliza.
Publish'd 12th. May, 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London.
Mezzotint with fine colour. 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Small margins.
A couple embracing in a wood, the man writing the woman's name on a tree. Originally published by Robert Sayer, 1787.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 51886] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

The English Coachman. 192.
[after George van der Mijn.]
Printed for Carington Bowles, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard [n.d., 1769].
Mezzotint. 150 x 115mm (5¾ x 4½"), with large margins. Margins toned.
A coachman sits in the kitchen of an inn, with a foaming tankard in one hand and a serving girl on his knee.
BM Satires 4501 (small version).
[Ref: 58394] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The English Coachman. 157.
[after George van der Mijn.]
Carington Bowles excudit. London, Published as the Act directs. Printed for Carington Bowles, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard [n.d., 1769].
Mezzotint. 355 x 250 (14 x 9¾"), with wide margins. Abrasion in title area, repair in margin.
A coachman sits in the kitchen of an inn, with a foaming tankard in one hand and a serving girl on his knee.
BM Satires 4501.
[Ref: 57330] £360.00

Father Paul disturbed, or the Lay Brother reprov'd. The Door resounds, the toping Fathers Fly,/ Behind the Curtain, to Elude the Eye./ The Lay Brother, who Acts as Clark, comes in,/ His Visage Pale, his Figure, lank and Thin./ How now, says Paul, what mean you by these Airs,/ Why knock so loud, while we are all at Prayers;/ For shame_You eat, you drink_we fast we Pray;/ Hence Glutton, hence;_We must to prayers, away.
London, Printed for R.Sayer & J.Bennett Map & Print Sellers No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs 25 April 1778.
Mezzotint with thick original colour. 355 x 255mm. Tears left and right; laid on card.
A novice is scolded by Father Paul for disturbing the monks at their drinking which is taking place behind a curtain in the church.
[Ref: 9782] £360.00

Father Paul in his Cups, or the Private Devotion of a Convent. In the Duenna.
[After Robert Dighton.]
Printed for Carington Bowles, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs [10 Nov. 1777].
Mezzotint. 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Date scratched out. Small margins.
A group of eight monks seated round a table in their monastery carousing with glasses of wine. On the floor are two books, ''The Roman Ritual'' and ''The Woman of Pleasure''.
BM Satire 3781. Ex. Collection the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 51690] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Father Paul disturb'd or the Lay-Brother reprov'd. The Door resounds, the toping Father's fly...
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs 10.th Nov.r 1777.
Mezzotint. Sheet: 370 x 250mm (14½ x 9¾''). Trimmed, damage to edges.
A scene in a monastry in which a fat monk berrates a younger, tall monk for disturbing their prayers. In the background a third monk goes behind a curtain behind which women can be seen. Text from R.B. Sheridan's hugely popular comic opera 'The Duenna' are inscribed below the image.
BM Satire 3782. Ex. Collection the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 48829] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Father Paul in his Cups, or the Private Devotion of a Convent. See, with these Friars how religion thrives...
[After Robert Dighton.]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs.
Mezzotint. Plate: 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾''). Damaged., marking. Tears in edges.
A scene in a monastery in which a group of monks drink around a large table, at the head of the table sits a very large monk. Text from R.B. Sheridan's hugely popular comic opera 'The Duenna' are inscribed below the image. Two open books on floor The Roman Ritual and The Woman of Pleasure.
BM Satire 3781. Ex. Collection the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 48831] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Father Paul in his Cups_or, The private Devotion of a Convent. In the Duenna.
Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church yard, London, Publish'd as the Act directs.
Mezzotint. Plate: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼'') very large margins.
A scene in a monastery in which a group of monks drink around a large table, at the head of the table sits a very large monk. Reference to R.B. Sheridan's popular comic opera 'The Duenna'. Two open books on floor The Roman Ritual and The Woman of Pleasure.
BM Satire 3781 (reduced version). Ex. Collection the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 48833] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Father Paul in his Cups, or the Private Devotion of a Convent. See with these friars how Religion thrives...
London, printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett Map & Printsellers No.53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs 25 April 1778.
Original hand-coloured mezzotint. Plate: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾''). Small margins. Paper tone, foxing and damage to edges & margins. Few worm holes on left.
A group of monks sit around a table drinking. Text from R.B. Sheridan's popular comic opera 'The Duenna' is inscribed below the image.
BM Satire 4626. Ex. Collection the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 48844] £320.00

The Fighting Boys.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint, 150 x 115mm.
[Ref: 5388] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

[Gin] Tis the Juniper Berry, that makes the Heart merry. 96
Printed for Carington Bowles, No.69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d. c.1770.]
Rare mezzotint with hand colour. 152 x 114mm (5 x 4½"). Creasing. Bit messy.
A gin satire, referring to the berry used to flavour the drink: an interior, with a couple kissing, a vomiting man holding a pipe and another looking at the viewer.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 59618] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Happy Villagers.
London, Printed for Robert Sayer No.53 in Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1770].
Hand coloured mezzotint with large margins. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Stained in corners where previously mounted.
A rustic exterior scene outside an Inn. A group of four men gather around a table on which is a jug. To the left, a woman comes through a door, holding a bowl in her right hand. In the distance to the right, a man walks with a stick.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33000] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

He..igh_Ho.
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Bowles & Carver, St. Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1750].
Mezzotint. Plate: 110 x 145mm (4¼ x 5¾"). Good margins.
Half portrait of a man yawning, he has his hand tucked in his waistcoat.
BM 1873,0712.816
[Ref: 35003] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

He_igh........Ho.
C. Spooner pinx.t.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1780].
Mezzotint. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Trimmed to bottom edge losing platemark. Small stain in right bottom corner.
A man, directed, facing and looking to front. His left hand is tucked into his waistcoat and his mouth is wide open in a large yawn. One of a pair showing a woman half-length in profile to right, also yawning broadly. See item ref: 32823.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33106] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

He_igh........Ho.
[C. Spooner fecit]
Printed for Rob.t sayer near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1780].
Mezzotint. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Very large margins.
A man, directed, facing and looking to front. His left hand is tucked into his waistcoat and his mouth is wide open in a large yawn. One of a pair showing a woman half-length in profile to right, also yawning broadly. See item ref: 32823.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33004] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

He...igh____Ho.
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
[Printed for Rob.t sayer near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street. n.d., c.1780].
Hand coloured mezzotint. Sheet size: 150 x 125mm (6 x 5"). Trimmed at bottom edge losing platemark. Creasing to sheet. Damaged.
A man, directed, facing and looking to front. His left hand is tucked into his waistcoat and his mouth is wide open in a large yawn. One of a pair showing a woman half-length in profile to right, also yawning broadly. See item ref: 32823.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33105] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

HE...IGH_HO [Male] [&] HE..IGH_HO [Female] [Pair].
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
[n.d., c.1780].
A pair of hand coloured mezzotints. Sheet size: 145 x 110mm (5¾ x 4¼") each. Bright colours. Trimmed to image. Glued to backing sheet.
A pair. A man, directed, facing and looking to front. His left hand is tucked into his waistcoat and his mouth is wide open in a large yawn. A woman shown half-length in profile to right, yawning broadly, her hands in her lap, wearing a white bonnet and scarf.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33006] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Independent Voter.
Painted by C. Hancock. Engraved by W.H. Simmons.
[Etched in plate:] C Hancock 1838.
Mixed method mezzotint, very scarce. 465 x 577mm (18¼ x 22¾"). Cut inside platemark; laid on conservation tissue; some foxing. Bit messy.
A man slumped over his horse, drunk through the efforts of two party canvassers to buy his vote, helped by two men with cockades in their hats indicating political parties and accompanied by three yapping dogs, on the country road towards a town hung with banners, in the distance to right.
Ex Collection: The Late Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 29048] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Intelligence on the Change of the Ministry.
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 20 May 1782.
Mezzotint. Plate: 250 x 360mm (10 x 14"). Large margins.
Interior view of a run-down barber shop with a broken window. On the left a gentleman in a wig sits upon a stool reading 'Morning Chronicle' while an apprentice looks up while combing the curls on a wig. On the right a man being shaved looks alarmed as his barber waves his razor dangerously close to the customer's nose as he is distracted by the figures reading the paper. On the floor in the bottom left are two hat boxes, one labelled 'Mr. Deputy Grizzle' and the other 'Mr Snipp'. One of the many satires on the intense interest taken by mechanics and tradesmen in politics at the time.
Ex collection of Christopher Lennox-Boyd. BM Satires ref: 6348.
[Ref: 50342] £520.00

Intemperance._The Animal. "Though you can guess what temperance should be, you know not what it is_" Shakespeare.
Alfred Crowquill del.t. T.W.Huffam sculp.t.
London. Published 1843, by R.C.Lambe, Gracechurch St.
Mezzotint. Sheet: 335 x 260mm (13¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed to platemark.
A portrait of a large man sitting in a chair, on the table next to him is a decanter, several glasses and some food. His hand is bandaged due to gout! On the wall behind are paintings of livestock and a painting of a banquet.
[Ref: 42047] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Jackey and the Cow. [There were farmer Thrasher and he had a Cow, And grammer were very fond on un...]
[Published 12th April, 1796, by Laurie & Whittle. 53 Fleet Street, London.]
Mezzotint, sheet 295 x 265mm (11½ x 10½") Trimmed below title, losing text; creased. 'CL-B' collector's stamp verso.
A young man from the country returns home as a dandy, much to the hilarity of his family. They laugh that the cow which has followed him home has lost its tail, while he has gained tails, along with a monocle and other trappings of city life.
For colour-printed impression with full text, see ref. 233.
[Ref: 36217] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

A Jolly Dog.
[After Robert Dighton].
Printed for & sold by Bowles & Carver. No.69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1790].
Mezzotint with very large margins. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Very small holes in upper margin. Light crease to upper right corner of sheet.
Design in an oval with borders; a man (half length) seated in a chair, directed to the right, holds a long (lighted) pipe, grinning and looking towards the viewer. His wig is sliding from his head.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. BM Satires Ref: 7819.
[Ref: 32983] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

A Journeyman Parson going on Duty.
[after Robert Dighton.]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, No.69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 9 Nov.r 1785. [But later]
Mezzotint, watermark 1832. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Several tears.
A parson says farewell to his family outside a thatched cottage near a milestone indicating that they are 70 miles from London. A paper in his jacket reads 'Charity Sermon'. His small son holds a copy of 'The Youth's Instructor'.
[Ref: 60439] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Jovial Toper.
[After Adriaen Brouwer].
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Small margins. Small surface damage to shoulder.
A peasant man seated at a table, wearing a fur hat, with his head tilted to right, grinning and clutching a jug or tankard. Pieces of bread can be seen lying on the table to the left.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32984] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

A Knowing One.
[n.d.].
Printed for & Sold by Bowles & Carver, No.69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs.
Mezzotint, 155 x 115mm.
Profile of a man in uniform. Plate 357.
[Ref: 241] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

A Knowing One. 357
[After Robert Dighton].
Printed for & Sold by Bowles & Carver, No.69 St.Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1795].
Mezzotint. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Small margins.
In an oval, a man stands directed, facing, and lookingto left in profile. He wears a frill around his neck, with a high collar anda tri-corn hat. He holds a cane under his left arm.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32986] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The Knowing-One's Rib. 358
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles. No. 69 St Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 9 Nov.r 1790.
Mezzotint with fine hand colour. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4¼"), large margins. Pinholes in corners of margin.
A three-quarter portrait in oval of a young woman with a raffish air.
[Ref: 60968] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Lady Gorget raising Recruits for the Army.
[after Robert Dighton.]
Printed for Bowles & Carver, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs. [n.d., c.1795].
Mezzotint. 150 x 112mm (6 x 4¼"). Small margins.
An interior scene in which a lady, wearing a riding dress, officers coat, gorget and a large feathered hat, is seated on a settee to the right, with a cane in her left hand. She is looking towards, and addressing, three modestly dressed men who stand to the left. Through the window to the left, the tents of an army camp can be seen. Military interest.
Ex CLB ii/ii. Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32969] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Lady Gorget raising Recruits for Cox-Heath.
[after Robert Dighton.]
Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 4 June 1781.
Mezzotint with fine hand colour. 150 x 112mm (6 x 4¼"). Time staining.
An interior scene in which a lady, wearing a riding dress, officers coat, gorget and a large feathered hat, is seated on a settee to the right, with a cane in her left hand. She is looking towards, and addressing, three modestly dressed men who stand to the left. Through the window to the left, the tents of an army camp can be seen. Coxheath in Kent was often used as a military camp, with reviews and mock battles common there.
[Ref: 58390] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Lady Gorget raising Recruits for the Army.
[after Robert Dighton.]
Printed for Bowles & Carver, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs. [n.d., c.1795].
Mezzotint. 150 x 112mm (6 x 4¼"), with wide margins. Small holes in upper margin.
An interior scene in which a lady, wearing a riding dress, officers coat, gorget and a large feathered hat, is seated on a settee to the right, with a cane in her left hand. She is looking towards, and addressing, three modestly dressed men who stand to the left. Through the window to the left, the tents of an army camp can be seen. Military interest.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33104] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

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