Grosvenor Prints

Langley Park, Norfolk. The Seat of Sir William Beauchamp Proctor Bar.t.
E.F.P. [Payne?] del et lithog. Printed by Hullmandel & Walton.
[n.d., c.1850.]
Rare tinted lithograph. Sheet 340 x 420mm (13½ x 16½"). Trimmed within printed border at sides, inscription area with repaired cracks and tear, top right corner cracked.
The facade of the 18th century Palladian hall built by Matthew Brettingham, set in a landscape park attributed to Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. It is now home to Langley School. The print predates Sir William changing his surname to Proctor-Beauchamp in 1852.
[Ref: 62171] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Thomas Clarkson. Playford Hall. Aug. 31. 1846, aged 87. Thomas Clarkson penned the original Autograph, (of which the above is a perfect facsimile, obtained by the Anastatic Press) in ink pre-pared for the purpose; about 4 weeks before his death, which took place on the 26th of the 9th month, 1846, in his 87th year. The windows immediately opposite the gate are these of his usual sitting room, the two above them of that where he ended his mortal career. WDS.
W.m Dillwyn Sims [facsilimile within plate].
Ipswich Anastatic Press. [n.d., c.1846.]
Lithograph. Sheet size: 275 x 385mm (10¾ x 15¼"), with very large margins.
A view of Playford Hall, Suffolk, with abolitionist Thomas Clarkson (1760 - 1846), walking towards the gates. Clarkson was founding member of The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade (also known as the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade) and helped achieve passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves. Clarkson rented Playford Hall in around 1813 and lived there until his death in 1846.
[Ref: 62208] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

[Reading] Caversham Bridge.
Drawn and Engraved by W.H. Timms.
Published April 1823 [by J. Rusher, King Street Reading].
Aquatint, printed in colour and and finished. 185 x 250mm (7¼ x 9¾"), watermarked 'J Whatman 1822'.
A view looking down on Caversham Bridge, mostly stone but with a wooden span. The colour is particularly fine. From 'Views of Reading Etc.'
Abbey 294.
[Ref: 62385] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Reading] Part of Castle Street from the Turnpike.
Drawn and Engraved by W.H. Timms.
Published May 1823 [by J. Rusher, King Street Reading].
Aquatint, printed in colour and and finished. Plate 185 x 250mm (7¼ x 9¾").
From 'Views of Reading Etc.' The colour is particularly fine.
Abbey 294.
[Ref: 62386] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Courtyard of the Mermaid Inn, Rye.] 43. [The best view of the Mermaid Inn from the exterior is of the courtyard, which is of typical sixteenth century construction, and has been described as the most photographed inn in Sussex. It is certainly one of the most famous, for as far back as can be traced there has always been a Mermaid Inn at Rye. The town was for many years the headquarters of gangs of smugglers, who committed many violent crimes in the neighbourhood, and who used to frequent this famous inn. Many exciting stories are told of their association with the place. It is reported to have a secret staircase and a hidden well used by the smugglers. Whether all the stories are true or not, the Inn is still a most picturesque and fascinating survival from a very early age.]
Arthur Spencer [pencil signature to the bottom left-hand side outside the image]
Copyright. F. & M. Ltd., Bedford, Eng. [n.d. c.1920.]
Etching. 280 x 255mm (11 x 10"), very large margins. Mint.
[Ref: 62270] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

Prison Gate S.t Albans.
J.C.B. del.t [John Cart Burgess].
Pub.d 1816.
Rare pen lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 140 x 195mm (5½ x 7¾"). Trimmed to printed border.
A view looking through a medieval archway, after John Cart Burgess (1798-1863), painter and writer. He was the son of William Burgess and brother of Henry William Burgess and Thomas Burgess.
[Ref: 62107] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[The Strand Gate, Winchelsea.] No. 44. [Winchelsea was once a Cinque Port of first magnitude, but owing to the action of the sea it is now some distance inland and "where fisherman once dropped their nets shepherds now watch their sheep." For many years the town was frequented by smugglers, and William Thackeray in "Dene Duvel" dramatically recalls those thrilling bygone days. It was here that John Wesley preached his last open air sermon under what is now known as Wesley's Tree at the west side of the churchyard. The Strand Gate was one of three gates ereceted under royal patronage when the "New" Winchelsea was replanned in 1287. The monasteries and other religious houses were quickly reproduced and a prosperous town was soon established. It was at Old Winchelsea some three miles away that William the Conqueror landed. The stone bearing the Arms of the Cinque Ports, which was taken from the Gate at the time of its destruction, may be seen fixed to one of the remaining walls.]
Arthur Spencer [pencil signature to the bottom left-hand side outside the image]
Copyright. F. & M. Ltd., Bedford, Eng. [n.d. c.1920.]
Etching. 259 x 281mm (10¼ x 11¼"), very large margins. Mint.
[Ref: 62269] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[Scrap sheets with the engraved title and 63 plates from 'Views in York, Wood Engravings Printed by John Hill, Marygate, 1838.]
[York, 1838.]
26 scrap book pages, each 410 x 260mm (16 x 10½"), with many other scraps, both prints and letterpress.
A collection of 64 wood engravings from the extremely scarce series 'Eighty Three Views in York'.
[Ref: 62249] £400.00 view all images for this item

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