Grosvenor Prints

Ammon's great Son, who ravag'd Asia thro, Sigh'd, that more Thrones were wanting to Subdue, / Ye slaves to Glory, and an empty Name, / I envy not your Thirst of toilsome Fame; / Go, take in Worlds by Conquest as you please, / Leave me but Master of two Globes like these.
Ph. Mercier inv.t et pinx.t. I.Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to the Act of Parliament.
Mezzotint. 325 x 230mm (12¾ x 9"). Trimmed to image. Slight staining on bosom.
A beauty en deshabille washing herself before a mirror.
CS 409. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67358] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Anne, Princess Royal] Son Altesse Royale Anne Princesse d'Orange.
Ph: Mercier Pictor & Bibliothecarius Principis Pinxit. I. Faber fecit. 1734.
Sold by J. Faber at ye Golden head ye South side of Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint. 350 x 248mm (13¾ x 9¾").
Anne, Princess of Orange (1709-1759), Princess Royal, daughter of King George II; wife of William IV, Prince of Orange.
NPG: D9252. CS: 264.
[Ref: 17113] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[Anne, Princess Royal] Anna, nata Regia Princeps Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, et Hiberniæ, Brunsvic-Luneburgica Ducissa...
Joh. Christian Leopold excudit. [Augsburg, n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 295 x 190mm. Trimmed to plate, paper crack in image.
Anne, Princess of Orange (1709-1759), Princess Royal, daughter of King George II; wife of William Henry Friso, Prince of Orange. From a portrait by Philip Mercier, originally engraved by Faber. Johann Christian Leopold (1699-1755), publisher of Augsburg.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 3863] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Anne, Princess Royal] Son Altesse Royale Anne Princesse d'Orange.
Ph: Mercier Pictor & Bibliothecarius Principis Pinxit. J Faber dfecit 1734.
Sold by J. Faber at ye Golden headm ye South side of Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), large margins. Small paper crack in top edge of image..
Anne, Princess of Orange (1709-1759), Princess Royal, daughter of King George II; wife of William Henry Friso (1711-51), Prince of Orange.
CS 264. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69696] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Anne, Princess Royal] Son Altesse Royale Anne Princesse d'Orange.
Ph: Mercier pinx.t 1734. J. Faber fecit.
[Printed for Thos. Bowles in St Pauls Church-yard, and John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhil.]
Mezzotint. 310 x 220mm (12¼ x 8½"), large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed into plate at bottom, losing publication line.
Anne, Princess of Orange (1709-1759), Princess Royal, daughter of King George II; wife of William Henry Friso (1711-51), Prince of Orange.
CS 265, state uncertain. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69695] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Bacchus in the Character of Cupid.
Phi. Mercier Inv.t et pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Backed with newspaper.
Bacchus, crowned with vine-leaves and holding a bow, gestures to a heart on a target hanging on a tree. To the right is a leopard. A pair to 'Cupid the the Character of Bacchus'.
CS: 406a. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67538] £320.00

Bacchus in the Character of Cupid.
Phi. Mercier Inv.t et pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"), large margins. Paper slightly soiled.
Bacchus, crowned with vine-leaves and holding a bow, gestures to a heart on a target hanging on a tree. To the right is a leopard. A pair to 'Cupid the the Character of Bacchus'.
CS: 406a. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67537] £320.00

Bacchus in the Character of Cupid.
Phi. Mercier Inv.t et pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Mezzotint, fine impression. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"), very large margins. Creased in centre
Bacchus, crowned with vine-leaves and holding a bow, gestures to a heart on a target hanging on a tree. To the right is a leopard. A pair to 'Cupid the the Character of Bacchus'.
CS: 406a. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67539] £320.00

A Scene in the Careless Husband.
P. Mercier Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Mezzotint. 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"), with large margins. Few miniscule wormholes.
Act V, Scene IV of the play 'The Careless Husband' by Colley Cibber, depicting the characters Mrs Edging, Sir Charles Easy and Lady Easy; the last is supposed by some to be a portrait of Kitty Clive (1711-85). A pair to ''A Scene in the Recruiting Officer''.
CS 414. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See Ref: 67263.
[Ref: 67266] £360.00

A Scene in the Careless Husband.
P. Mercier Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Mezzotint, platemark 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"), with large margins. Slight printer's crease bottom left.
Scene from the play 'The Careless Husband' by Colley Cibber, engraved from a painting by Philip Mercier, showing a moment in Act V, Scene IV of the play with the characters Mrs Edging, Sir Charles Easy and Lady Easy; the last is supposed by some to be a portrait of Kitty Clive (1711-85). Originally a pendant to another theatrical scene after Mercier, 'A Scene from the Recruiting Officer'.
Lennox-Boyd 1994 cat 2 (only state); CS 414; for the pendant see ref 7855. Ex: The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd Collection.
[Ref: 38880] £380.00

A Scene in the Careless Husband.
P. Mercier Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint. 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"). Laid on album paper, some wear.
Act V, Scene IV of the play 'The Careless Husband' by Colley Cibber, depicting the characters Mrs Edging, Sir Charles Easy and Lady Easy; the last is supposed by some to be a portrait of Kitty Clive (1711-85).
CS 414.
[Ref: 45058] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

A Scene in the Careless Husband.
P. Mercier Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"). Trimmed into image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on album paper at borders. Cockling.
Act V, Scene IV of the play 'The Careless Husband' by Colley Cibber, depicting the characters Mrs Edging, Sir Charles Easy and Lady Easy; the last is supposed by some to be a portrait of Kitty Clive (1711-85). A pair to ''A Scene in the Recruiting Officer''.
CS 414. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. From the Belton House Collection assembled in the 18th Century by the Rt. Hon. John Ld. Brownlow, Baron Charleville, & Viscount Tyrconnel,
[Ref: 67267] £320.00

Her Royal Highness the Princess Carolina &c.
P. Mercier Pictor Principis pinx. 1728. J. Simon fec: et excud.
Rare mezzotint, very fine & impressive. Sheet 475 x 305mm (18¾ x 12"). Trimmed close to plate. Slight crease bottom right.
Princess Caroline Elizabeth (1713-57), fourth child of George II. She died, unmarried and childless, on 28 December 1757, aged 44, at St James's Palace.
CS 33, i of iv. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67553] £360.00

Her Royal Highness the Princess Carolina &c.
P. Mercier Pictor Principis pinx. 1728. J. Simon fec: et excud.
Mezzotint. Sheet 475 x 305mm (18¾ x 12"). Trimmed close to plate.
Princess Caroline Elizabeth (1713-57), fourth child of George II. She died, unmarried and childless, on 28 December 1757, aged 44, at St James's Palace.
CS 33, i of iv.
[Ref: 43553] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[The Choice] By Pray'r but more by Gold, the Miser Swain / would tempt ye Nymph to Love, but rempts in vain...
P. Mercier Pictor Principis pinx 1739. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsury Square.
Fine mezzotint, 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margins.
A young woman pushes away a rich old man who points at coins on the table as a younger man shows off his muscles.
CS 412. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67363] £320.00

Cupid in the Character of Bacchus.
Phi. Mercier Inv.t et pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Mezzotint, 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), with large margins.
Cupid pouring wine from flask to a glass.
CS: 406b. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67003] £320.00

Cupid in the Character of Bacchus.
Phi. Mercier Inv.t et pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Fine mezzotint, sheet 325 x 225mm (12¾ x 8¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed into image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on album paper.
Cupid pouring wine from flask to a glass.
CS: 406b. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd & Belton House.
[Ref: 67373] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Cupid in the Character of Bacchus. [&] Bacchus in the Character of Cupid.
Phi. Mercier Inv.t et pinx.t. J.Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Pair of mezzotints. Each 330 x 230mm.
Bacchus with a bow and Cupid with a wine flask.
CS: 406. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 4190] £880.00 view all images for this item

Earth.
Ph. Mercier pinx.t. Rich.d Houston fecit.
Published according to Act of Parliament, October 1.st 1756. London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street & Eliza.th Bakewell in Cornhill. Prince 1s-6d.
Mezzotint, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Top left margin rebuilt, nicks and rubbing in margins. Bit messy.
A pretty gardiner pots a flowering plant in a garden. One of a set of the Four Elements.
CS 134, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68839] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness Frederick Prince of Wales &c.
P. Mercier Pictor Principis pinxit ano: 1730. J. Simon fe. et excudit.
Mezzotint. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾")
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-51), the eldest son of George II and father of George III.
[Ref: 4192] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness Frederick Prince of Wales &c.
P. Mercier Serenissimi Walliæ Principis Pictor & Biblithecarius Pinx Ano: 1734. J. Simon fe. et excudit.
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed close to plate, tear in inscription, taped on right and tear on left.
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-51), the eldest son of George II and father of George III, half-length in oval.
CS: 66; however 'shadows' in the mezzotint frame suggest it is a reworked version of CS 65. The oval is likely to have been added to match a portrait of his wife Augusta, whom he married in 1736. Ex
[Ref: 34365] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Free as their thoughts and Wanton as the Air, Thro Life's bright Morning Sports this Infant Pair. Smiles in their Looks and Whinsys in Their Hearts Fir'd of their own They'd act each others part. Miss proves the Joys which Tommy's Cloaths afford,. Struts in his Hat and Hectors with his Sword. Whilt Tommy Drest with Miss's Capa nd Coat on Courtseys and Prins as if he'd Learnt with Haughton Th' observing Eye your Little Pastime teach. what grave Fools Dictate and what pedants preach. The Lust of Change [Disguise it as we can] Dawns as the Child and Rages in the Man.
P. Mercier Pinx. I. Faber fecit 1744.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliamt. March 25th. 1756.
Mezzotint, small margins. 250 x 355mm (9¾ x 14"). Bit tatty.
A young boy and girl standing in a landscape in front of a classical urn on a pedestal, the boy wearing the girl's collar and cap and holding her fan, hands folded in front of her, the girl in the boy's jacket, right hand on hip with a cane hanging from a ribbon on her wrist, a sword slung over right shoulder, placing a tricorn on her head with left hand. There is no clue to the identity of the children other than 'Tommy' in the verse; however the companion print (Ref: 4193) depicts the three children of Frederick Prince of Wales. Originally published 1744.
CS: 416, this state not listed. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34426] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Free as their thoughts and Wanton as the Air, Thro Life's bright Morning Sports this Infant Pair. Smiles in their Looks and Whinsys in Their Hearts Fir'd of their own They'd act each others part. Miss proves the Joys which Tommy's Cloaths afford,. Struts in his Hat and Hectors with his Sword. Whilt Tommy Drest with Miss's Capa nd Coat on Courtseys and Prins as if he'd Learnt with Haughton Th' observing Eye your Little Pastime teach. what grave Fools Dictate and what pedants preach. The Lust of Change [Disguise it as we can] Dawns as the Child and Rages in the Man.
P. Mercier Pinx. I. Faber fecit 1744.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliamt. March 25th. 1744
Mezzotint, small margins. 350 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Fine impression; collector's stamp of Christopher Lennox-Boyd verso.
A young boy and girl standing in a landscape in front of a classical urn on a pedestal, the boy wearing the girl's collar and cap and holding her fan, hands folded in front of her, the girl in the boy's jacket, right hand on hip with a cane hanging from a ribbon on her wrist, a sword slung over right shoulder, placing a tricorn on her head with left hand. There is no clue to the identity of the children other than 'Tommy' in the verse; however the companion print depicts the three children of Frederick Prince of Wales.
CS: 416 (only state listed); Ex Oettingen-Wallenstein collection and collection of the Late Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. For the pendant see ref 34425.
[Ref: 38881] £360.00

[The children of Frederick, Prince of Wales.] Just Emblem of the genuine British Fire!...
P. Mercier Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1744.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 25th, 1756.
Fine mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Thread margins, mounted on album paper on left margin.
Group portrait of the three eldest children of Frederick: George (later George III) on left, Augusta, and Edward Augustus (Duke of York and Albany). George is making a spaniel perform tricks. Philippe Mercier (1689 - 1760). Painter and engraver; pupil of Pesne in Berlin, then in Paris; London 1716. Remained in England for the rest of his life. Painter to Frederick Prince of Wales 1729-36; moved to York 1739-51; then returned to London, where he died. Main business in portraits, but made fancy pictures in the manner of Watteau for engraving.
CS 148, unlisted later state. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein & the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67251] £320.00

[The children of Frederick, Prince of Wales.] Just Emblem of the genuine British Fire!
P.Mercier Pinx.t. I.Faber fecit 1744.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 25th, 1744.
Coloured mezzotint. 350 x 250mm.
Group portrait of the three eldest children of Frederick: George (later George III) on left, Augusta, and Edward Augustus (Duke of York and Albany). George is making a spaniel perform tricks. Philippe Mercier (1689 - 1760). Painter and engraver; pupil of Pesne in Berlin, then in Paris; London 1716. Remained in England for the rest of his life. Painter to Frederick Prince of Wales 1729-36; moved to York 1739-51; then returned to London, where he died. Main business in portraits, but made fancy pictures in the manner of Watteau for engraving.
[Ref: 7300] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[The children of Frederick, Prince of Wales.] Just Emblem of the genuine British Fire!...
P.Mercier Pinx.t. I.Faber fecit 1744.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 25th, 1744.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), with large margins. Repaired tear top right.
Group portrait of the three eldest children of Frederick: George (later George III) on left, Augusta, and Edward Augustus (Duke of York and Albany). George is making a spaniel perform tricks. Philippe Mercier (1689 - 1760). Painter and engraver; pupil of Pesne in Berlin, then in Paris; London 1716. Remained in England for the rest of his life. Painter to Frederick Prince of Wales 1729-36; moved to York 1739-51; then returned to London, where he died. Main business in portraits, but made fancy pictures in the manner of Watteau for engraving.
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. CS 148.
[Ref: 34425] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Front View of the Royal Palace of Holy Rood House.
Ph. Mercier delin 1781.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Dec.r 1782.
Aquatint and etching, a very rich aquatint; paper watermarked. 280 x 375mm (11 x 14¾"). Crease, cut.
A front view of Holyrood Palace with the 16th century north-west tower on the left; the rest of the palace dates fron the 17th century. Holyrood Abbey was founded in 118 by David, King of Scots, and in the early 16th century, James IV constructed a palace adjacent to the abbey.
In the Hunteratina Museum and Art Gallery: GLAHA 9126.
[Ref: 30983] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[The Jeweller] The Morning Rose, What Shall Poor Harpax Do! / He Came, he lov'd, enjoy'd the Nymph 'tis true, / All that he wish'd, he had,, but thinks at last, Tis mighty hard to pay for Pleasures past...
P. Mercier pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Jn.º and Rob.t Withy in Fleet Street, 1756.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, narrow margins, repaired tears.
A young woman encourages her older admirer to pay for a pair of earrings held by a jeweller. He reluctantly reaches into his money-bag. Behind is a maid carrying a coffee pot and cups on a tray. Jewellery interest.
CS 411c, this later state not listed. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67361] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[The Jeweller] The Morning Rose, What Shall Poor Harpax Do! / He Came, he lov'd, enjoy'd the Nymph 'tis true, / All that he wish'd, he had,, but thinks at last, Tis mighty hard to pay for Pleasures past...
P. Mercier pinx. J. Faber fecit 1744.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Mar: 25, 1744.
Mezzotint, fine impression, 18th century watermark. 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾") very large margins. Crease in inscription area, wear in margins with tears taped, paper toned.
A young woman encourages her older admirer to pay for a pair of earrings held by a jeweller. He reluctantly reaches into his money-bag. Behind is a maid carrying a coffee pot and cups on a tray.
CS 411c. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67241] £360.00

The Sleepy Maid
P. Mercier pinx.t. C. Corbutt fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street.
Mezzotint with very large margins. Platemark 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Faint crease lower left. Small stain in lower right margin.
Girl sits sleeping, a needle in her left hand and cloth held in her right. Plates and funnel on shelf behind. Engraved after Philip Mercier (1691-1761), who spent much of his career in London. 'While he found plentiful employment as a portrait painter, he [Mercier] also produced an increasing number of fancy pieces, reminiscent of Chardin. These addressed a popular market and included literary illustrations, domestic scenes, groups of children, and sets of, for example, the Seasons, the Times of Day, and the Senses' (DNB).
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; not in BM.
[Ref: 33812] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

A Scene in the Careless Husband. [&] A Scene in the Recuiting Officer.
P. Mercier Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739. [&] Ph. Mercier Inv.t et Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739. [&] Printed for Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Two mezzotints, both 18th century watermarks. Husband: 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"); Officer 240 x 325mm (9½ x 13¼"). Both with thread margins.
Two theatrical scences by Philippe Mercier, both originally published in 1736. The first shows Act V, Scene IV of the play 'The Careless Husband' by Colley Cibber, depicting the characters Mrs Edging, Sir Charles Easy and Lady Easy; the last is supposed to be a portrait of Kitty Clive (1711-85). The second is a scene from George Farquhar's 1706 play 'The Recruiting Officer', which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, recruiting soldiers in Shrewsbury.
CS 414 & 415, officer an unlisted later state with the upper part of plate cut down. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection & that of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67521] £750.00 view all images for this item

Philippus Mercier. Armiger. Primarius Pictor et Bibliothecarius Serenssimi Walliae Principus.
Ipse pinxit. I. Faber fecit 1735.
Sold by I. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Very fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Small margins.
Half-length portrait of artist Philippe Mercier (c. 1689-1760) facing left, shown painting at an easel with eyes looking toward the viewer; bookshelves in the background. Based on a self-portrait.
CS 239.
[Ref: 65914] £320.00

[Midnight] Mitternacht. La Minuit. Septentrio.
P. Mercier pinx. J.S. Negges Sc. et exc.
Cum Gratia et Privil. S.C.M. Acad. Fr. A.A.L.L. [n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), large margins.
A very decorative image showing a young woman in a ball gown, holding a staff, lifts her mask to reveal her face. A German copy of an English print.
[Ref: 60190] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Miser.
Ph.Mercier Pinx.t. Rich.d Houston Fecit.
[n.d., c.1770.] Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Maps & Printseller, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street.
Very fine and rare mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Frame measures 535 x 425mm (21½ x 16¾"). Unexamined out of frame.
Portrait of an old man startled as he counts his money, glancing over his shoulder towards the open door on the right, clutching a money bag, reaching to gather up coins. An open treasure chest, padlock and key are on the table in front of him, a barred round window in the background.
[Ref: 66039] £450.00

John Philips Gent: Aged 117. of Thorner near Bramham Park in Yorkshire. Born in Cleveland 1625. Dyed Jan: y.e 4.th 1741/2.
P. Mercier pinx.t. J: Faber fecit.
Price 2.d Sold by Faber at y.e Golden Head Bloomsbury Square. [n.d. c.1735].
Mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10). Trimmed to plate. Crease in left corner. Stain in right corner where previously glued to album paper.
Three-quarter-length portrait, of centenarian John Philips (1625-1741/42), facing left, right hand on a walking stick and left hand holding gloves on a table. He looks toward the viewer, wearing a plain buttoned coat and a wide-brimmed hat over a dark, shoulder-length wig.
CS 288. Ex Collection of Hon C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67742] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Who would not here the Pilgrim's State approve…
Ph: Mercier Pictor. Principis Pinxit. J.Faber fecit 1736.
Sold by Faber at ye Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm. Repairs to margins.
A shepherdess and a pilgrim.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 4196] £330.00

The Prudent Mother.
[After Phillipe Mercier].
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church yard, London. [n.d., c.1770].
Mezzotint. Sheet size: 153 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed to image and around title.
A young woman sitting and pointing at a book open on her lap, for the benefit of a little boy who stands at her knee, supporting his head on his hands, looking toward the viewer. For hand coloured impression see item ref: 32833.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32834] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

The Prudent Mother.
[After Phillipe Mercier].
[Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London.]
Rare mezzotint. Plate: 225 x 325mm (9 x 12¾''). Trimmed within plate on lower edge, paper tone. Publication line missing.
A young woman sitting and pointing at a book open on her lap, for the benefit of a little boy who stands at her knee, supporting his head on his hands, looking toward the viewer, while behind a young girl looks at some material.
[Ref: 49318] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

A Scene in the Recruiting Officer.
Ph. Mercier inv.t et pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, 1739.
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 275 x 330mm (10¾ x 13"). Crease top left, narrow margins, mounted on album paper on left.
A woman stands holding a basket of poultry. Behind, a man slips an arm into the basket while pushing another man away. A scene from George Farquhar's 1706 play 'The Recruiting Officer', which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury as they recruit soldiers. A pair to 'A Scene in the Careless Husband'.
CS: 415. See Ref: 67266
[Ref: 67263] £350.00

A Scene in the Recruiting Officer.
Ph. Mercier invt. et pinxt. I. Faber fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, 1739.
Mezzotint, 276 x 323mm. Foxing, small marginal tear upper left.
Illustrates George Farquhar's 1706 play 'The Recruiting Officer'. Farquhar (1677 or 1678 - 1707) was an Irish dramatist noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy. The play follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury as they recruit soldiers.
Ex: Collection of Alec Clunes.
[Ref: 7855] £320.00

Rural Life.
Ph. Mercier: Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Repairs at bottom. Small margins.
A boy playing bagpipes. One of a set of six with the same title. Musical interest.
CS 405 for set. Ex Collection of the late Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67354] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Rural Life.
Ph, Mercier: Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint. Plate: 230 x 330mm (9 x 13"). Large margins on right and upper sides. Stains in title area. Large repaired tear in left edge. Pin holes in upper edge.
Exterior scene in which a young man holds a tankard in his right hand while a scythe rests across his lap.
For reduced copy titled 'The Scythe, Man's Refreshment' see ref: 32343. Ex Collection of the late Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36043] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)

Rural Life.
Ph. Mercier: Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Withy at the Dunciad the 3.d Door from the East end of the Royal Exchange in Cornhil [n.d., c.1762].
Mezzotint. Sheet 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Trimmed within plate, laid on album paper at corners.
A girl in a coned hat standing with a distaff propped on her left hip drawing thread down. One of a set of six with the same title.
CS 405 for set, this state not listed. of Ex Collection of the late Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67350] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Rural Life.
Ph. Mercier: Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Laid on album paper. Small margins. Papaer toned. Left margin damaged.
A boy resting on a bale, scythe on his lap, holding a tankard. One of a set of six with the same title.
CS 405 for set. of Ex Collection of the late Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67353] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Rural Life.
Ph, Mercier: Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
Printed for John Bowles, at No 13 in Cornhill. [n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), wide margins, 18th century watermark. Creased.
Exterior scene, with a boy shearing a sheep.
Ex Collection of the late Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 37587] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Rural Life. Plate II.
P. Mercier pinx.t C. Corbutt fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, at No.53 in Fleet Street. [n.d. c.1760.]
Coloured mezzotint with large margins. Plate 152 x 114mm (6 x 4½").
A girl spinning, standing a landscape, holding a spindle and drawing thread down to right; wearing a coned hat. The engraver was Richard Purcell, who often used the alias of 'Corbutt', generally with the prefix of 'Charles', but sometimes 'Philip' or initials, when pirating other plates
[Ref: 30889] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Untitled schoolroom scene.] This Scene but shews us, how we first began; / How practise the same Lesson up to Man, / From earliest Date some stand ye Buts of Laught.r / Anf the School Blockhead is a Dunce hereafter...
Ph. Mercier inv.t et pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Scarce mezzotint. 280 x 330mm (11 x 13"). Trimmed to plate.
The interior of a boy's school, the master pulling a boy's ear, holding a whip in right hand, as other boys point and laugh. A pair with a scene of a girl's school.
CS 411. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67004] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Scythe, Man's Refreshment.
[n.d. 1790].
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London.
Mezzotint, 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Very fine.
Reduced copy of an earlier print, 'Rural Life' (one from a set of six) by Jan Faber after Philip Mercier. A boy sits drinking from from a tankard, resting his scythe on his knee.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; for another impression see ref. 797
[Ref: 32343] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Scythe Man's Refreshment.
[after Philip Mercier.]
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d. 1790].
Fine mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Small margins.
A boy sits drinking from from a tankard, resting his scythe on his knee.
[Ref: 52798] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Sleepy Maid.
P. Mercier pinx.t. C. Corbutt fecit. Printed for Rob.t Sayer N.o 53 in Fleet Street.
London, [n.d.].
Mezzotint. 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"), with margins.
A maid nodding off as she darns a piece of clothing.
[Ref: 54083] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

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