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![[Anne, Princess Royal] Son Altesse Royale Anne Princesse d'Orange.](jpegs/69695.jpg)
[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)
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)
![[Anne, Princess Royal] Son Altesse Royale Anne Princesse d'Orange.](jpegs/69696.jpg)
[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)
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)
![[The Choice] By Pray'r but more by Gold, the Miser Swain](jpegs/67363.jpg)
[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
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
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)
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)
![[The Jeweller] The Morning Rose, What Shall Poor Harpax Do!](jpegs/67361.jpg)
[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)
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!](jpegs/67241.jpg)
[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
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
![A Scene in the Careless Husband. [&] A Scene in the Recuiting Officer.](jpegs/67521.jpg)
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
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
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.](jpegs/60190.jpg)
[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)
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
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)
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)
![[Untitled schoolroom scene.]](jpegs/67004.jpg)
[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)
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)
![[Summer] Sommer. L'Etè. Aestas.](jpegs/60191.jpg)
[Summer] Sommer. L'Etè. Aestas.
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. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾") large margins. Damage to margins and inscription area, laid on card.
A very decorative image showing a young woman leaning against a tree, holding a wildflower and a fan. A German copy of an English print by Purcell.
[Ref: 60191] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾") large margins. Damage to margins and inscription area, laid on card.
A very decorative image showing a young woman leaning against a tree, holding a wildflower and a fan. A German copy of an English print by Purcell.
[Ref: 60191] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A Venetian Courtezan. How diffr'ent Beauty from its Self appears...
Ph. Mercier inv.t et pinx.t. I. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament.
Mezzotint, 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"), with large margins. Tear in image repaired, stains in margins.
A woman beckons from a window.
CS 408.
[Ref: 67002] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Ph. Mercier inv.t et pinx.t. I. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament.
Mezzotint, 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"), with large margins. Tear in image repaired, stains in margins.
A woman beckons from a window.
CS 408.
[Ref: 67002] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)