Grosvenor Prints

Abraham Offering Up His Son. [And the angel of the Lord called unto him...]
Painted by J.S. Copley R.A. Engraved by R. Dunkarton.
[London Published Nov.r 1. 1797, by J.S. Copley, George Street, Hanover Square.]
Mezzotint, printed in colours and hand finished. 670 x 495mm (26½ x 19½"). Trimmed to plate at sides, into inscription area at bottom, losing contination of title and publication line, margin chipped upper right. Few repairs.
Abraham, about to sacrifice his son Isaac, throws his knife away when the angel appears to tell him to kill the ram instead.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64607] £520.00

[John Adams.] Iohn Adams, L.L.D. Vice President of the United States of America.
Painted by Copley. Engraved by Hall.
[n.d.c.1790.]
Engraving. Sheet 220 x 130mm (8¾ x 5"), with large margins. Some foxing at bottom.
Portrait of John Adams (1735 - 1826), American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain. During the latter part of the Revolutionary War and in the early years of the new nation, he served the U.S. government as a senior diplomat in Europe. Adams was the first person to hold the office of vice president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
[Ref: 64069] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Key to Charles I Demanding in the House of Commons the Five Impeached Members]
[after John Singleton Copley]
[n.d., 1795.]
Rare etched keyplate. Sheet 200 x 240mm (8 x 9¼"). Trimmed within plate, central fold.
The keyplate to John Singleton Copley's painting of Charles I demanding the surrender of five MPs accused of encouraged the Scots to invade England in the recent Bishops' Wars, listing 58 of the figures.
[Ref: 66345] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Honourable Viscount Duncan.
Painted by J.S.Copley R.A. Engraved by R.Earlom
Published & Sold March,1,1798, by J.S.Copley, George Street, Hanover Square.
Mezzotint, proof before full title. 510 x 360mm. Small hole on plate mark. Some surface abrasion.
Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan of Camperdown (1731-1804). His defeat of the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797, is considered one of the most significant in naval history. This portrait depicts Admiral Duncan on the deck of his flagship, the Venerable, during the battle.
CS 12. This proof state not listed. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 1385] £330.00

The Right Honorable Lord Viscount Duncan. Admiral of the Blue Squadron.
J.S. Copley R.A. Pinx. Ridley Sculp.
Publishd by Bunney & Gold London. Sep 1.1800.
Stipple. 222 x 140mm. 8¾ x 5½".
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1731-1804) was a British admiral who defeated the Dutch fleet off Camperdown on 11 October 1797. This victory was considered one of the most significant actions in naval history.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove.
[Ref: 25387] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Hon.le William Pitt, First Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.
J.S. Copley Pinx. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.
Publish'd Jany. 19th.1789 by W. Dickinson New Bond Street.
A very fine stipple. Plate 272 x 216mm. 10¾ x 8½".
William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) was a British politician. By 1783 he had become the Right Hon. William Pitt when he joined the government of Lord Shelburne as Chancellor of the Exchequer and was appointed a member of the Privy Council. He became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24. Following the impact of the American Revolution on the Fox-North coalition, Pitt took advantage of this to secure his administration, and began to enact his agenda. His first major piece of legislation as Prime Minister was the India Act 1784. The Regulating Act had been enacted to primarily weed-out corruption in the East India Company in the Bengal. This Act provided for the appointment of a board of control, and a joint government of the company on the crown. The governors of Bombay and Madras were deprived of their independence and given lesser authority in decision making. Calcutta was given great powers in matters of wat, revenue and diplomacy; thus becoming in effect the administrative capital of compnay possessions in India.
[Ref: 17309] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[William II of the Netherlands] His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Orange. Proof.
J.S Copeley Esq.r R.A. pinxt. F.A.A. M.A.A.A. Cha.s Turner sculp.t.
London Pub.d Dec.r 4.th 1813. by C. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square & Colnaghi & Cº Cockspur Street.
Mezzotint, printed in brown. 355 x 235mm (14 x 9¼"), with large margins Slight crease.
Head and shoulders portrait of William II (1792-1849) when Prince of Orange, in dress uniform, sabre drawn. Having grown up in England, William joined the British army aged 19, serving as aide-de-camp in the headquarters of Arthur Wellesley. Gaining promotion because of his status rather than ability, he was a general by the age of 22, and commanded the I Allied Corps at Waterloo, where he was wounded.
Whitman 410, i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65244] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[William II of the Netherlands] His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Orange. Proof.
J.S Copeley Esq.r R.A. pinxt. F.A.A. M.A.A.A. Cha.s Turner sculp.t.
London Pub.d Dec.r 4.th 1813. by C. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square & Colnaghi & Cº Cockspur Street.
Mezzotint, printed in brown. 355 x 235mm (14 x 9¼"), with large margins. Crease.
Head and shoulders portrait of William II (1792-1849) when Prince of Orange, in dress uniform, sabre drawn. Having grown up in England, William joined the British army aged 19, serving as aide-de-camp in the headquarters of Arthur Wellesley. Gaining promotion because of his status rather than ability, he was a general by the age of 22, and commanded the I Allied Corps at Waterloo, where he was wounded.
Whitman 410, i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65245] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[William II of the Netherlands] His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Orange.
J.S Copeley Esq.r R.A. pinxt. F.A.A. M.A.A.A. Cha.s Turner sculp.t.
London Pub.d Dec.r 4.th 1813. by C. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square & Colnaghi & Cº Cockspur Street.
Mezzotint, printed in brown. 355 x 235mm (14 x 9¼"), with large margins. Laid on canvas.
Head and shoulders portrait of William II (1792-1849) when Prince of Orange, in dress uniform, sabre drawn. Having grown up in England, William joined the British army aged 19, serving as aide-de-camp in the headquarters of Arthur Wellesley. Gaining promotion because of his status rather than ability, he was a general by the age of 22, and commanded the I Allied Corps at Waterloo, where he was wounded.
Whitman 410, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65246] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[William II of the Netherlands] His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Orange.
J.S Copeley Esq.r R.A. pinxt. F.A.A. M.A.A.A. Cha.s Turner sculp.t.
London Pub.d Dec.r 4.th 1813. by C. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square & Colnaghi & Cº Cockspur Street.
Fine mezzotint, printed in brown. 355 x 235mm (14 x 9¼").
Head and shoulders portrait of William II (1792-1849) when Prince of Orange, in dress uniform, sabre drawn. Having grown up in England, William joined the British army aged 19, serving as aide-de-camp in the headquarters of Arthur Wellesley. Gaining promotion because of his status rather than ability, he was a general by the age of 22, and commanded the I Allied Corps at Waterloo, where he was wounded.
Whitman 410, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65247] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[A Youth rescued from A Shark. This representation is founded on the following Fact: a Youth bathing in the Harbour of the Havannah, was twice seized by a Shark, from which, (though with the Loss of the Flesh & Foot, torn from the Right Leg,) He disentangled himself, & was by the assistance of a Boat's crew, sav'd from the Jaws of the voracious Animal: for in the Moment it was attempting to seize it's Prey, (a Third Time,) a Sailor with a Boat Hook, drow it from it's pursuit.]
[after John Singleton Copley.]
[n.d., c.1779.]
Mezzotint with etching, proof before letters. 370 x 425mm (14½ x 16¾"). A very fine impression on 18th century watermarked paper. Narrow margins top and bottom. Long crease from top middle diagonally down towards the left. Laid on album paper.
A reversed copy of Copley's painting, 'Watson and the Shark' as engraved by Valentine Green and published in 1779, with the added vignette of Neptune riding a seahorse and the title repeated in French. The scene depicts the shark attack on Sir Brook Watson, 1st Baronet (1735-1807) as a boy that resulted in the loss of his right leg below the knee. This happened when he was swimming alone in Havana harbour, Cuba, in 1749. Watson was a British merchant, soldier, and later Lord Mayor of London. Watson and the artist John Singleton Copley met in 1774: some say they travelled on the same ship from Boston to England, and some that they met in London. Whatever the circumstances of their meeting, Watson commissioned Copley to produce the work, known as Watson and the Shark which was completed in 1778. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1778 and caused a sensation. Upon Watson wife's death the painting was bequeathed to Christ's hospital which was accepted in 1819, however was purchased by the National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C in 1963.
See Australian National Maritime Museum 00036375 for the published state. See also [Ref: 64744].
[Ref: 61720] £2,000.00

[A Youth rescued from A Shark.] L'Heroisme du Sentiment ou le Jeune Espanol sauvé de la dent de Requin.
Peint par J.S. Copley. Gravé par Picquenot.
AParis chéz l'Auteur, Rue S.t Hyasinthe, N.º 61.
Scarce engraving. Sheet 270 x 330mm (10½ x 9"). Trimmed within plate on three sides, pair of tiny worm holes in title.
A reduced copy of John Singleton's Copley's painting, 'Watson and the Shark' as engraved by Valentine Green and published in 1779. The scene actually depicts the shark attack on Sir Brook Watson (1735-1807), 1st Baronet, as a boy that resulted in the loss of his right leg below the knee. This happened when he was swimming alone in Havana harbour, Cuba, in 1749. Watson was a British merchant, soldier, and later Lord Mayor of London. Watson and the artist John Singleton Copley met in 1774: some say they travelled on the same ship from Boston to England, and some that they met in London. Whatever the circumstances of their meeting, Watson commissioned Copley to produce the work, known as Watson and the Shark which was completed in 1778. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1778 and caused a sensation. Upon Watson wife's death the painting was bequeathed to Christ's hospital which was accepted in 1819, however was purchased by the National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C in 1963.
See also [Ref: 61720].
[Ref: 64744] £480.00

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