Grosvenor Prints

Freaks of Fancy No 5. Acuteness of Scent. Bless me what a Terrible Smell of Rags a Burning Back'ards.
C.J.G. [Charles Jameson Grant.]
Pub by S. Gans, 1830, Southampton Street, Strand.
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 290 x 230mm (11½ x 9"), on paper watermarked 'J Whatman 1830'. Glue stains and creasing in corners.
A figure holding a candle, unaware of the flames raging up his back.
[Ref: 41835] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Adair near Limerick.
Walmesley del. Hill sculp.
London Published June 25. 1810 by John Murphy
Aquatint, sheet 255 x 325mm (10 x 12¾"). Trimmed to plate. Bit messy.
A view of Adare in Ireland. People walk along a country road, on the right is a Church, possibley the Franciscan Abbey, Adare Friary or Trinitarian Abbey.
[Ref: 63052] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The extraordinary Manner of the Trial for Adultery, among the Malays.
[William Elmes.]
[London Pub. by T. Tegg, Oct. 7. 1808.]
Hand-coloured aquatint. Sheet size: 260 x 175mm (10¼ x 7"). Trimmed, creases, edges damaged and paper toned.
A fascinating image from a very scarce series of plates by the caricaturist William Elmes depicting shipwrecks and maritime disasters, attacks by native Americans and by other indigenous peoples and pirates, ceremonies, punishments and torture. Published by Thomas Tegg.
[Ref: 44680] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Entrance Into Kojak Pass from Parush.
[James Atkinson.]
[n.d., c.1842.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 330 x 515mm (13 x 20¼'').
A view of a mountain pass through which a crowd of men and soldiers walk attented by tribesmen. Plate 9 from 'Sketches in Afghanistan' by James Atkinson, one of the earliest studies of Afghanistan.
[Ref: 50134] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Troops Emerging from the Narrow Part of the Defile.
[J. Atkinson.]
[London: H. Graves & Co., 1842.]
Sepia tinted lithograph heightened in white, image 250 x 365mm. 9¾ x 14¼".
Anglo-Indian troops with camels on a narrow mountain pass observed by commanding officers in the foreground. The First Anglo-Afghan War was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. From 'Sketches in Afghaunistan' by James Atkinson of the East India Company’s Bengal Medical Service. Lithography by Louis and Charles Haghe.
Abbey Travel: 508, 11. British Library: 000135888.
[Ref: 20457] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

Ajunta. General View Of Caves Comprising Caves N.o 21 & 26. Plate II.
From A Sketch By Ja.s Fergusson Esq.r. T.C. Dibdin Del & Lith. M & N Hanhart Imp.
Published by John Weale, 59 High Holborn. [1845]
Tinted lithograph, sheet 370 x 485mm (14½ x 19").
A perspective view of a few of the Ajanta Caves; 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. Universally regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, the caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form. From 'Illustrations Of The Rock-Cut Temples Of India: Selected From The Best Examples Of The Different Series Of Caves At Ellora, Ajunta, Cuttack, Salsette, Karli, And Mahavellipore. Drawn On Stone By Mr. T.C. Dibdin, From Sketches Carefully Made On The Spot, With The Assistance Of The Camera-Lucida, In The Years 1838-9, By James Fergusson, Esq. - London:: [1845]'.
Abbey 467 plate III.
[Ref: 62939] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Ajunta.Verandah Of Vihara N.o 2.. Plate N.o IX.
From A Sketch By Ja.s Fergusson Esq.r. T.C. Dibdin Del & Lith. M & N Hanhart Imp.
Published by John Weale, 59 High Holborn. [1845]
Tinted lithograph, sheet 370 x 485mm (14½ x 19") very large margins. Creases and repaired tears to top and bottom margins.
A view the veranda of one the Ajanta Caves; 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. Universally regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, the caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form. From 'Illustrations Of The Rock-Cut Temples Of India: Selected From The Best Examples Of The Different Series Of Caves At Ellora, Ajunta, Cuttack, Salsette, Karli, And Mahavellipore. Drawn On Stone By Mr. T.C. Dibdin, From Sketches Carefully Made On The Spot, With The Assistance Of The Camera-Lucida, In The Years 1838-9, By James Fergusson, Esq. - London:: [1845]'.
Abbey 467 plate X.
[Ref: 62938] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

An Albanian.
London Published by James Cawthorne, 24 Cockspur Street 1812. [But 1813.]
Coloured aquatint with fine colour. 255 x 185mm (10 x 7¼").
A costume plate from John Cam Hobhouse's 'A Journey Through Albania, and other Provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople'. Hobhouse (1st Baron Broughton, 1786-1869), met Byron at Trinity College, Cambridge, and travelled with him through Italy, Greece and Turkey, a journey which resulted in this book. Hobhouse became Byron's executor after the poet's death in 1824. Despite being imprisoned in Newgate for writing a Radical pamphlet in 1819 Hobhouse became a successful Whig politician, serving in government as Secretary at War, Chief Secretary for Ireland, First Commissioner of Woods and Forests and President of the Board of Control. He became a Privy Councillor in 1832.
[Ref: 34546] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

The Queen & Prince Albert taking an airing in Hyde Park.
Painted by J. Pollard.
Lithd. & Pubd. by Dean & Co. Threadneedle St. [n.d., c.1845.]
Hand coloured lithograph, sheet 220 x 280mm. 8¾ x 11". Sheet trimmed. On linen backing.
The Royal Carriage passing the Wellington Monument (Achilles) on Hyde Park Corner. Very fine colour published for the fashionable pastime of compiling scrap albums. After James Pollard (1792 - 1867).
See: Ref 56957, 58569, 12939 & 14256
[Ref: 11712] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Henricus Aldegrever Vestphalus Pictor et Sculptor. Henry Aldegraef. Aldegraef estoir originaire de Westphalie. On ignore de que il a appris l'Art de peindre, & de graver: … Il mourit a Soest, & y fut entrerre sans beacoups d'appareil: main un Peintre de ses amis passant par cette Ville honora son Sepulchre d'un marbre.
N. de. Larmessin, Sculp.
[n.d. c.1750.]
Coppe engraving. 265 x 152mm. 10 x 6".
Henry Aldegraef (1502-1558), famous German artist and engraver.
[Ref: 14309] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

Alkou and The Lake of Shahee.
James Morier del.t T. Fielding sculp.t
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London March 31.st 1818.
Aquatint. 185 x 227mm (7¼ x 9"). Some scuffing and small creases. Cut inside platemark.
A view in Persia. From Morier's "A Second Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816".
Abbey Travel: 358.9.
[Ref: 29644] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Yours truly R Barclay Allardice [facsimile signature.]
Painted by James Giles Esqr. R.S.A. Engraved by R.M. Hodgetts.
Published January 1843 by Andrew Anderson 33 Queen Street Aberdeen.
Mezzotint portrait with engraved iscription area. Total 465 x 350mm (18¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed into plate at bottom. Large margins on 3 sides.
Robert Barclay Allardice (1779-1854), Scottish pedestrian, generally known as Captain Barclay. He is regarded as the father of the 19th century sport of pedestrianism, a precursor to racewalking, attracting much publicity with the feat of walking of 1,000 miles in 1000 hours for 1000 guineas in 1809. This portrait, after James William Giles (1801-70), shows him with his usual paisley waistcoat and walking cane.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66134] £380.00

Yours truly R Barclay Allardice [facsimile signature.] First Proof.
Painted by James Giles Esqr. R.S.A. Engraved by R.M. Hodgetts.
Published January 1843 by Andrew Anderson 33 Queen Street Aberdeen.
Mezzotint portrait with engraved inscription area. Total 465 x 350mm (18¼ x 13¾"). Large margins on 3 sides. Cut to platemark at bottom.
Robert Barclay Allardice (1779-1854), Scottish pedestrian, generally known as Captain Barclay. He is regarded as the father of the 19th century sport of pedestrianism, a precursor to racewalking, attracting much publicity with the feat of walking of 1,000 miles in 1000 hours for 1000 guineas in 1809. This portrait, after James William Giles (1801-70), shows him with his usual paisley waistcoat and walking cane.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66133] £380.00

To The Noble Hugh, Duke of Northumberland K.B. This View near Alnwick, with the Castle in the Distance, Is most respectfully dedicated by His Grace's much Oblige'd & most Obedient Servant S. Humble.
Drawn on Stone by J. D. Harding from a Sketch by S. Humble. Printed by G. Hullmandel.
Published by S. Humble Drawing Master Alnwick & by R. Ackerman Strand London.
Lithograph, scarce. Sheet: 420 x 550mm (16½ x 21¾''). Repaired tears, messy margins.
A view of Alnwick Castle with the River Aln.
[Ref: 47950] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Glacier Table, on the Mer de Glace.
Drawn from Nature by Professor Forbes. L.Haghe lith. Day & Haghe. :ith.rs to the Queen.
[Edinburgh, A. & C. Black, c.1843.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 145 x 200mm, 6 x 8". Rare and interesting image showing scientific instruments.
From Professor James Forbes's 'Travels Through the Alps of Savoy'.
Abbey 62
[Ref: 10949] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

A View of an Homeward-Bound American Ship taking her departure from the Lands End.
Designed & Engraved by W. Elmes.
Published March 6, 1797 by John Fairburn 146 Minories London.
A very rare aquatint, fine impression; 265 x 380mm (10½ x 15"). Narrow margins, several tiny worm holes.
A merchantman under full sail in choppy seas. The Stars and Stripes flag on the stern is Francis Hopkinson's flag for the U.S. Navy, with 13 six-pointed stars in five rows and a red stripe uppermost, although the number of stars had increased to 15 in 1795.
[Ref: 54740] £680.00

Inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands.
London, Published by H.Bailliere, 1842.
Coloured aquatint. 9¼ x 6".
From 'Dr.Prichard's Natural History of Man'.
[Ref: 4729] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

J. Ames F.R.S. & F.S.A. J. Ames [facsimile signature.]
J.Price.
[n.d., c.1860.]
Etching. 150 x 100mm, 6 c 4".
Joseph Ames (1689-1759), author of an account of printing in England from 1471-1600, 'Typographical Antiquities' (1749), and 'English Printers from 1471 to 1700".
[Ref: 19014] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

Ancient Vessel Discovered in the Channel of the Rother in the Beginning of July, 1822. This Vessel which is supposed to be one of the Fleet abandoned by the Danes after their defeat in the reign of Alfred the Great... This most interesting and extraordinary remnant of antiquity is in so high a state of preservation that it is the intention of the proprietor, if possible, to float and bring her round to the Capital.
Drawn from Nature, Augt. 3d. & Stone by J.D. Harding. Printed by C: Hullmandel.
London. Pub by Rodwell and Martin, New Bond St. Augt.8.1822.
A very scarce lithograph. Sheet 412 x 513mm. 16¼ x 20¼".
A vessel discovered off the River Rother in Kent. It is believed to be one of the fleet abandoned by the Danes.
[Ref: 15300] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Great Seal of Queen Ann.
J. Mynde sc.
[c.1730]
Engraving, platemark 325 x 200mm (12¾ x 8").
The seal of Queen Anne (1665-1714), who ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1702. She favoured moderate Tory politicians, who shared her Anglican religious views over their opponents, the Whigs. The Whigs however grew more powerful during the course of the War of the Spanish Succession, until in 1710 Anne dismissed many of them from office. Despite many pregnancies, Anne died without surviving children and was the last monarch of the House of Stuart.
[Ref: 43081] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

D. Antonius van Dyck Eques. [In image] Ant Van Dyck pinxit. De Larmessin Sculp.
From 'Academie des Science et des Arts', Amsterdam 1682.
Engraving. Sheet 190 x 135 (7½ x 5¼"). Trimmed to image and laid on album paper. Foxing along the left margin.
Half portrait of Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), back turned and looking over his shoulder. Van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist and, after artistic success in the Netherlands and Italy, was recruited as a court painter in England. He was granted a knighthood by Charles I.
[Ref: 53791] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Samuel James Arnold] S. Arnold [facsimile signature]
S.J. Arnold Esq.re pinx.t. W.P. Sherlock fecit.
Printed by Lefevre & Co, 52, Newman St. [n.d., c.1835.]
Lithograph on chine collé. Sheet 155 x 220mm (6 x 8¾"), with large backing sheet and margins. Some rubbing of backing sheet.
Self-portrait of Samuel James Arnold (1740-1802) an English composer and organist, born in London. He began writing music for the theatre in about the year 1764. A few years later, he became the director of music at Marylebone Gardens, for which he wrote much of his popular music.
[Ref: 62169] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[The Aqueduct of Hadrian.]
Stuart del.t. Lerpiniere Sculp.t.
[London: Elizabeth Stuart, 1794.]
Engraving, with large margins. 330 x 500mm, 13 x 19½".
A view of the remains of the Aqueduct of Hadrian, on the slopes of Anchesmos, to the north east of the Acropolis in Athens, published in the 'Antiquities of Athens and Other Monuments of Greece' by James 'Athenian' Stuart & Nicholas Revett. Stuart (1713–88) and Revett (1720–1804) joined Gavin Hamillton and Matthew Brettingham on a Grand Tour of Italy, the Balkans & Greece between 1748-55. On their return they started work on the 'Antiquities', which was the first accurate survey of the surviving classical buildings of Athens, with the first volume published in 1762, the second 1789, third 1794, fourth 1816 and fifth 1830 (nearly 80 years after the first). The work was incredibly influential, fueling the Greek revivalist style in 18th-century English architecture. The attention to detail was such that it attracted the attention of Hogarth, who satirised the work with his 'Five Orders of Periwig'.
[Ref: 26794] £350.00

[The Arch of Hadrian.]
Stuart del.t. Lerpiniere Sculp.t. [&] Stuart del.t. W. Lowry sculp[&] N. Revett del.t.
[London: Elizabeth Stuart, 1794.] [&] Published as the act direct. [&] Pub.d as the Act directs April 3 1792.
Three engravings with large margins. 330 x 455mm, 13 x 18"; 395 x 300mm, 15¼ x 12"; & 400 x 300mm, 15¾ x 11¾".
A view and elevations of the front and sides of the Arch of Hadrian, south east of the Acropolis in Athens, published in the 'Antiquities of Athens and Other Monuments of Greece' by James 'Athenian' Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The view shows the existing remains, with a family of shepherds; the elevations show it as it would have been complete, although not guessing what statuary would be used. Stuart (1713–88) and Revett (1720–1804) joined Gavin Hamillton and Matthew Brettingham on a Grand Tour of Italy, the Balkans & Greece between 1748-55. On their return they started work on the 'Antiquities', which was the first accurate survey of the surviving classical buildings of Athens, with the first volume published in 1762, the second 1789, third 1794, fourth 1816 and fifth 1830 (nearly 80 years after the first). The work was incredibly influential, fueling the Greek revivalist style in 18th-century English architecture. The attention to detail was such that it attracted the attention of Hogarth, who satirised the work with his 'Five Orders of Periwig'.
Stuart's gouache of the Arch is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, RIBA Library Drawings Collection, SD145/9.
[Ref: 26791] £390.00 view all images for this item

[View of the Bridge over the Ilissus River connecting the Panathenaic Stadium with the city of Athens. ]
Stuart del.t. Tho.s Medland Sculp.t.
Published Jan.y 30th 1791 by Eliz:th Stuart Leicesterfields.
Engraving with large margins on 3 sides. 350 x 490mm, 13¾ x 19".
A view of the bridge over the Ilissus, south-east of the Acropolis, published in the 'Antiquities of Athens and Other Monuments of Greece' by James 'Athenian' Stuart & Nicholas Revett. In the foreground are shepherds, two with musical instruments, a third with a pipe. The bridge led to the Panathenaic Stadium, now rebuilt and site of the first modern Olympic Games. Stuart (1713–88) and Revett (1720–1804) joined Gavin Hamillton and Matthew Brettingham on a Grand Tour of Italy, the Balkans & Greece between 1748-55. On their return they started work on the 'Antiquities', which was the first accurate survey of the surviving classical buildings of Athens, with the first volume published in 1762, the second 1789, third 1794, fourth 1816 and fifth 1830 (nearly 80 years after the first). The work was incredibly influential, fueling the Greek revivalist style in 18th-century English architecture. The attention to detail was such that it attracted the attention of Hogarth, who satirised the work with his 'Five Orders of Periwig'.
Stuart's gouache of the bridge is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, RIBA Library Drawings Collection, SD146/1.
[Ref: 26796] £330.00

The Avon & Severn from Pen Pole Point.
Drawn by M.H. Holmes. Clerk & Co. lith.rs 808 High Holborn.
Published by George Davey, 1 Broad Street, Bristol. [n.d., c.1840.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 230 x 290mm, 9 x 11½".
A view from Penpole Point looking down onto the Avon entering the Severn Estuary, with ocean-point shipping.
Not in Abbey.
[Ref: 26417] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Badminton House] To the Most Noble Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort, Lord High Steward of the City of Bristol, This View of Badminton House, Gloucestershire, is most respectfully Dedicated by The Publisher.
On stone by l. Haghe from a drawing by M. Holmes. Day & Haghe Lith.rs to the Queen.
Published by George Davey, Bookseller, 1 Broad St., Bristol [n.d., c.1840].
Rare lithograph on india. India 255 x 335mm (10 x 13¼").
Badminton House from across the lake, deer in the foreground. From a series of views in Gloucestershire and Bristol.
Not in Abbey.
[Ref: 58047] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[Badminton House] To the Most Noble Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort, Lord High Steward of the City of Bristol, This View of Badminton House, Gloucestershire, is most respectfully Dedicated by The Publisher.
On stone by L. Haghe from a drawing by M. Holmes. [Printed by Day & Haghe.]
Published by George Davey, Bookseller, 1 Broad St., Bristol [n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph. Sheet 255 x 310mm (10 x 12¼"). Slightly trimmed at bottom, losing most of printers' inscription.
Badminton House from across the lake, deer in the foreground. From a series of views in Gloucestershire and Bristol.
Rare: not in Abbey.
[Ref: 56361] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Bagan] Pagahm-Mew, [Drawn on the spot by Capt: Kershaw, 13th Light Infantry.]
[Engraved by William Daniell after James Kershaw.]
[London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1831.]
Coloured aquatint, plate 350 x 475mm (13¾ x 18¾"). Mount burn and laid onto card.
An elevated view of Bagan, filled with pagodas. James Kershaw served with the 13th (Somerset) Light Infantry during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-6), sketching as the army advanced.
Abbey Travel 406.
[Ref: 63359] £650.00

Major General Sir David Baird K.C.
Drawn by A.J. Oliver. Engraved by A. Cardon
London Pub. 1805 & Sold by Ant. Cardon 31 Clipstone Street Fitzroy Square.
Fine stipple. 250 x 200mm (10 x 8"). Small margins.
Sir David Baird, first baronet (1757-1829), army officer. Baird served in India (1780-1801). In the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799, Baird (who twenty years earlier had been held captive by the Indians for nearly four years) led the British troops in their assault. In the palace Baird discovered the body of Tipu Sultan (an event commemorated by Sir David Wilkie's painting 'General Sir David Baird discovering the body of the Sultaun Tippoo Sahib' (National Gallery of Scotland). Baird also served in Egypt before heading a British attack on Cape Colony in 1806, culminating in the Battle of Blauberg near Cape Town. He then served in Spain before relinquishing his command for executive office in later years.
[Ref: 35838] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

[A View of Barrackpore House, with the Reach of the River.]
Drawn by James B. Fraser. Engraved by Rob.t Havell Jun.r 79 Newman Str.t Oxford Str.
[London, Published for the Proprietor by Mess.rs Rodwell & Martin, New Bond Street, March 1 1825.]
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 305 x 470mm (12 x 14½"). Trimmed within plate, title and publication line exised. some surface wear.
From a series of views showing Calcutta life in the early 19th century, 'Views of Calcutta and its Environs", by James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856). Fraser, an amateur artist, banker and merchant was based in Calcutta from 1813 to 1820. His famous series of views of Calcutta record the topography of this metropolis during the most dynamic period of its history. He was influenced by other artists working in Calcutta including George Chinnery and William Havell. The publication of these views was begun by Rodwell and Martin in 1824, publishers of his 'Views in the Himalaya Mountains' in 1820, but completed and extended by Smith, Elder by 1826.
Abbey: 494.
[Ref: 60807] £380.00

[Colonel Isaac Barré.]
J.S. f.
Published 17th June 1782 by C. Bretherton.
Etching. Sheet: 115 x 175mm (4½ x 7"). Trimmed within plate and tipped into album sheet. Some marking.
A full-length portrait of Colonel Isaac Barré (1726-1802) by caricaturist James Sayers, shown holding his hat in his right hand, his left thrust into his waistcoat. Barré was an Irish soldier and MP who earned distinction during the Seven Years War and supported William Pitt during his time in Parliament.
BM Satire 6066.
[Ref: 42134] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

James Barry Esq.r late R.A. From a Picture Painted by himself about the Year 1783. European Magazine.
[James Barry.] Engraved by Ridley & Holl.
Published by J. Asperne, at the Bible, Crown & Constitution, 32, Cornhill April 30, 1806.
Stipple with small margins. Plate 159 x 114mm. 6¼ x 4½".
James Barry (1741-1806), the English painter who attracted the patronage of the statesman Edmund Burke who then sent him to Italy. Inspired by antique art, he executed several large historical works in a neo-classical style and, from 1777 to 1783, he decorated the great room of the Society of Arts. An ardent spokesman for high art, he became disillusioned with contemporary patronage and quarrelled with most of his colleagues.
[Ref: 27704] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[Spranger Barry] M.r Barry in the Character of Macbeth. Axt 2.d Scene 3.
Ja.s Gwim. [engraved by Michael Jackson.]
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map & Printseller in Fleet Str.t. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament
Scarce mezzotint. 345 x 240mm (13½ x 9½"), large margins. Edges rubbed. Messy.
A full-length portrait of Irish actor Spranger Barry (1719-77), a daggar in each hand. He was a rival of David Garrick: in 1750 the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane and the Covent Garden Theatre put on competing performances of 'Romeo and Juliet', and the critics preferred Barry's Romeo to Garrick's.
CS I, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66076] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

A Bâsque of the Valley of Baïgorry.
Designed and Drawn on Stone by J.D. Harding from a Sketch by J. Johnston Esq.r. Printed by C. Hullamdel.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 255 x 195mm (10 x 7¾"). Some spotting. Slight central vertical crease.
A variant of the portrait published in 'Thirty Drawings of the Male and Female Peasantry of the Pyrenean Valleys', with a complete rectangular background.
[Ref: 62790] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Partis' College, Near Bath, An Institution for the Residence and Support of Thirty Gentlewomen in reduced Circumstances Founded and Endowed by Mrs Ann Partis of Bath in the Year 1824. Sam.l Flood Page, & Philip Flood Page, Architects, Gower Street London.
Drawn of Stone by J.D. Harding. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
[n.d., c.1825.]
Lithograph with large margins, rare. Printed area 195 x 385mm, 7¾ x 15¼". Vertical crease at centre, repaired tear in margin, wear to edges.
On his retirement in 1820 as a lawyer and conveyancer, Fletcher Partis and his wife Ann planned to open a home for distressed gentlewomen. Only six weeks after buying a property Fletcher died, leaving Ann to become Founder and Benefactor of the college in 1825. It consists of thirty terraced houses set around three sides of a quadrangle, with a chapel in the centre of the middle block, redesigned by Gilbert Scott in 1862. It continues its work today.
[Ref: 27775] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Nelson's Victory; _ or _ Good-news operating upon Loyal-Feelings.
[after James Gillray.]
[n.d., c.1798.]
Etching. 175 x 230mm (7 x 9"). Trimmed into plate, folded as issued, some soiling.
The reactions of senior members of the Whig Opposition to the news of Nelson's victory at Abukir (the Battle of the Nile), 1798; Burdett, Jekyll, Lansdowne, Bedford, Erskine, Norfolk, Tierney, Sheridan & Fox, who is hanging himself, leaving a note 'Farewell to the Whig Club'. A copy of the Gillray satire published by Hannah Humphrey.
BM Satires 9248a.
[Ref: 54331] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Le Fidèle Caissier. 12. Musee de Moeurs en Actions.
Peint par Mes. Regnier Bettannier et Morlon lith.
Imp. Lemercier r.de Seine 57 Paris. Paris Eugene Jouy boulev.t de Sebastopol 46. New York Emile Seitz 413 Broadway. [n.d. c.1850.]
Rare lithograph. 629 x 460mm (24¾ x 18¼").
The Faithful Cashier: a dog seated holding a bowl in his mouth to collect the pennies of passers-by. Blind beggar and his dog.
[Ref: 22763] £360.00

On the Sambre Old Namur.
J. Alphege Brewer. [pencil signature.]
Coloured etching. 357 x 527mm. 14 x 20¾".
The Sambre is a river in northern France and Wallonia, southern Belgium. Namur, as seen here, is at the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers.
Guichard: pg.71, Appendix 1 'Minor Etchers'.
[Ref: 14893] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[Beltrami] The Author, In his Dress when among the Indians.
Drawn on Stone by J.W.Giles. from a Drawing by Stephanhoff.
Printed by C.Hullmandel.
Lithograph on india paper. India 161 x 102mm.
Giacomo Costantino Beltrami (1779-1855) from 1822 explored the United States, finding the source of the Mississippi; after which he travelled in Mexico. This portrait appeared in his account of his travels.
[Ref: 2694] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)

Count Roupee. - Vide. Hyde Park.
[James Gillray]
Pub.d June 5.th 1797. by H. Humphrey 27. S.t James's Street
Very rare hand-coloured etching, sheet 385 x 540mm (15¼ x 21"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing card.
Caricature of Paul Benfield (1741-1810), of the East India Company, who made a fortune in India as a trader, banker, and contractor, and was notorous through Burke's (published) speech on the debts of the Nabob of Arcot oppresser. He lost his fortune establishing a mercantile firm in London, called Boyd, Benfield, & Co which engaged in speculations which turned out badly, and Benfield's fortune collapsed rapidly. He died in Paris in poverty. A small dark-complexioned man wearing spectacles rides a galloping horse through Hyde Park. There is a background of grass and trees, and in the distance a building with a pediment, evidently the new Knightsbridge Barracks.
BM Satires 9066.
[Ref: 61958] £780.00

[Berkeley Castle] To the R.t H.Hon.ble William Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley, Baron Segrave, Lord Lieutenant of the Counties of Gloucester & Bristol, This View of Berkeley Castle,is most respectfully Dedicated by The Publisher.
On stone by l. Haghe from a drawing by M. Holmes.
Published by George Davey, Bookseller, 1 Broad St., Bristol. [1838 added in old ink mss.]
Lithograph on india. India 255 x 335mm (10 x 13¼").
Berkeley Castle, cows and sheep in the foreground. From a series of views in Gloucestershire and Bristol.
Rare: not in Abbey.
[Ref: 41893] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

D.r George Berkeley Bishop of Cloyne. This Plate is Inscrib'd to his Lordship as a mark of Gratitude by his Lordships most Obe.t Servant John Brooks.
J.s Lathem Pinx. J.n Brooks Fecit.
[n.d. c.1740.]
Scarce mezzotint, plate 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") with small margins. Repaired nicks and tears on margins slighlty going into image, some wormholes and creases.
Bust portrait of George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne (1685-1753), in a circular frame on a balcony. He wears clerical robes, bands and a chin-length wig. The mitre, crook, Bible and two volumes labelled 'Minute Philosopher Siris' are visible in the front, while a curtain is behind on the left and palm trees on the right.
CS: 4.
[Ref: 59035] £320.00

W.m. Henry West Betty, Ætatis Suæ 13. From the first and only original Portrait in the possession of Tho.s Lister Parker Esq.r.
Painted by J. Northcote Esqr. R.A. Engraved by J. Ward Painter & Engraver to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.
Published March, 16. 1805. by Mr. Betty, at Messrs. Colnaghi & Co. Printsellers, Cockspur Street.
Fine mezzotint, open letter proof. 275 x 380mm (10¾ x 15"), with large margins. Pencil annotations in lower margin.
William Henry West Betty (1791-1874), a child actor billed as the 'Young Roscius' for his performances in adult roles like Hamlet and Romeo, 1804-6, at Covent Garden. He paid for the publication of this portrait before he was fifteen.
CS: 4: II of III.
[Ref: 50088] £350.00

[William H.W. Betty Engraved by S.W.Reynolds from a drawing in the possession of Her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire to whom this plate is with permission respectfully inscribed by Her Grace's most humble servants S.W.Reynolds & J.s Ramsay.]
[Drawn by J.s Ramsay Sheffield Sept 1804 and published in London Feb.y 1805 by S.W.Reynolds 47 Poland Street, R.Ramsay Duke Street, Strand and sold by Ramsay Sheffield.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before all letters. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Thread margins reinforced on verso, creasing.
William Henry West Betty (1791-1874), a child actor billed as the 'Young Roscius' for his performances in adult roles like Hamlet and Romeo, 1804-6, at Covent Garden. After leaving the stage in 1808 to study at Christ's College, Cambridge, his attempts to return to the stage as an adult all failed. This plate is unusual in that the entire surface is mezzotinted. The published state also had 'The Young Roscius' written in the lower image.
Whitman: 26, state i of ii.
[Ref: 51180] £360.00

[Thomas Bewick.]
[Painted by James Ramsay.]
[n.d., c.1840.]
Steel engraving, proof before all letters on india paper. India 270 x 180mm. Small holes in india where glued to backing sheet top right and lower left. Pin-sized hole to right of Bewick's head. Two rust spots on image.
Thomas Bewick (1753 - 1828), wood-engraver. Taken from the 1823 portrait by James Ramsay.
NP: 319.
[Ref: 7377] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Thomas Bewick. Engraver on Wood.
Ja.s Ramsay Pinx.t Henry Hoppner Meyer, Sculp.t
Edwin Pearson Excudit. [n.d., c.1840.]
Stipple. 279 x 215mm. 11 x 8½".
Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), wood-engraver. At the age of fourteen Bewick was apprenticed to Ralph Beilby, an engraver in Newcastle. He devoted himself to engraving on wood, and is credited with reviving this art and establishing it as a major form of printmaking. Bewick developed the technique of cutting a design into hardwood cut across, rather than with, the grain, using a sharp tool called a bruin. In 1775, he received a payment from the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce for a wood engraving of the Huntsman and the Old Hound. Bewick's most important works are illustrations for books such as A General History of Quadrupeds (1790) and A History of British Birds (1797 and 1804).
[Ref: 18949] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

Thomas Bewick [facsimile siganture.]
[Frederick Bacon, after James Ramsay.]
R. Turner [stamped.] [n.d. c.1852.]
Engraving on india with small margins, scarce, printseller's association stamp, publisher's blindstamp of R. Turner Newcastle. Limited edition 150 Autograph proofs on india paper; Plate 405 x 305mm (16 x 12").
Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), the British wood-engraver. He is credited with reviving this art and establishing it as a major form of printmaking. He developed the technique of cutting a design into hardwood cut across, rather than with, the grain, using a sharp tool called a bruin. In 1775, he received a payment from the Royal Society for the Encouragment of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce for a wood engraving of the 'Huntsman and the Old Hound'. Bewick's most important works are illustrations for books such as 'A General History of Quadrupeds' (1790) and 'A History of British Birds' (1797).
NPG: D31747.
[Ref: 29928] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

Billingsgate Market 1851.
G. Hawkins Lith. J.B. Bunning Archt. J. King Litho. College Hill.
[n.d. c.1851].
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 381 x 554mm. 15 x 21¾". Staining in the sky to the left-hand side.
In 1849, the old riverside fish market in the City of London ward of Billingsgate was moved off the streets and into this building, which was later demolished c.1873 and replaced by an arcaded market hall in 1875, now known as Old Billingsgate Market and used as a corporate events venue.
[Ref: 16263] £320.00

[William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck & Elizabeth Billington] The Bulstrode Siren. Blest as th'immortal Gods is he / The youth who fondly sists by thee, / And sees and hears thee all the while / Softly Sing and sweetly smile.
J. Gillray del.t. 1803.
London, Published by John Miller, Bridge Street & W. Blackwood, Edinburgh. [n.d., c.1820.]
Coloured engraving. 285 x 215mm (11¼ x 8½").
Caricature of William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck (1738-1809), 3rd Duke of Portland and Elizabeth Billington (1768-1818), a famed opera singer whom he paid to sing for him at his estate at Bulstode. A copy of Gilray's original caricature, as published by Humphrey.
BM: 10168.
[Ref: 42447] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

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