Grosvenor Prints

Richard Arkwright [junior].
Painted by R.R. Reinagle, R.A. 1813. Engraved by Henry Cousins. 1843.
Scarce mezzotint, printed on chine collé. 485 x 370mm (19 x 14½"). Small margins.
A three-quarter seated portrait of Richard Arkwright (1755-1843), son of the Industrial Revolution's inventor of the same name. His income from his father's patents and his own business acumen made him one of the the richest non-aristocrats of the period. The original oil is held in Chesterfield Town Hall (PCF3).
[Ref: 68709] £360.00

Richard Arkwright [junior].
Painted by R.R. Rienagle, R.A. 1813. Engraved by Henry Cousins. 1843.
Mezzotint, printed on chine collé. 510 x 385mm (20 x 15¼"). Loss of printed surface on subject's boot, tears in backing sheet taped.
A three-quarter seated portrait of Richard Arkwright (1755-1843), son of the Industrial Revolution's inventor of the same name. His income from his father's patents and his own business acumen made him one of the the richest non-aristocrats of the period. The original oil is held in Chesterfield Town Hall (PCF3).
[Ref: 67789] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[John Barnard] To the Worthy Livery men of the City of London. The Honour which you have done me, in choosing me fix Times one of your Representatives in Parliament, calls for my most sincere and hearty Thanks...I beg Leave to assure You and of my best Endeavours to promote the Good of this City in particulary, and of this Nation in General. I am with the greatest Respect, Gentlemen, You highly obliged, and most Obedient Humble Servat. John Barnard. May 7.th 1754.
A. Ramsay pinx.t. J.s Mc.Ardell fecit.
Publish'd according to act of Parliament Sept.r 6.th 1754 & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver, at the Unicorn ye corner of Queen Street Cheapside, London.
Mezzotint with extensive engraved text, 18th century watermark. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10").
A half-length portrait in roundell of Sir John Barnard (c.1685-1764), wearing a fur lined robe and his Lord Mayor's chain. A Whig politician and Lord Mayor of London, he was elected at the 1722 general election as one of the four Members of Parliament for the City of London; a seat which he held for nearly 40 years. A detail of a portrait by Allan Ramsay as engraved by John Faber jnr.
CS: 11, only state. Goodwin: 33. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state i of ii.
[Ref: 68364] £320.00

S.r John Barnard.
T. Ryley Fecit [after Allan Ramsay].
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed into inscription area at bottom.
A three-quarter length of politician Sir John Barnard (1685-1764) who served as MP for the City of London, as an alderman and Lord Mayor. A copy of John Faber's mezzotint.
CS 2, only this state listed, but a second state exists with publication line of Jefferys & Herbert (see stock 66425). Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66426] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

S.r John Barnard.
T. Ryley Fecit [after Allan Ramsay].
Sold by T. Jefferys at the Corner of St. Martins Lane Charing Cross and W. Herbert at the Golden Globe on London Bridge. [n.d., c.1750.]
Fine mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), with very large margins.
A three-quarter length of politician Sir John Barnard (1685-1764) who served as MP for the City of London, as an alderman and Lord Mayor. A copy of John Faber's mezzotint.
CS 2, a second state, with publication line, not listed. (For first state see Stock 66426) Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66425] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

S.r John Barnard.
A. Ramsay pinxit. J. Faber fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament A.o D 1739.
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom and glued to album sheet. Damaged top right.
Three-quarters portrait of Sir John Barnard (1685-1764) wearing a fur trimmed robe, eyes to front, his left hand pointing at paper on table at right. He was a politician: MP for the City of London, (1722-61); alderman and Lord Mayor, 1737; his main business interest was in marine insurance and was opponent of Robert Walpole
CS 24 II.
[Ref: 58818] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

S.r John Barnard.
T. Ryley Fecit [after Allan Ramsay].
Sold by T. Jefferys at the Corner of St. Martins Lane Charing Cross and W. Herbert at the Golden Globe on London Bridge. [n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint. Plate: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate.
A three-quarter length of politician Sir John Barnard (1685-1764) who served as MP for the City of London, as an alderman and Lord Mayor. A copy of John Faber's mezzotint.
CS 2, a second state, with publication line, not listed.
[Ref: 47340] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[John Barnard] To the Worthy Livery men of the City of London. The Honour which you have done me, in choosing me fix Times one of your Representatives in Parliament, calls for my most sincere and hearty Thanks...I beg Leave to assure You and of my best Endeavours to promote the Good of this City in particulary, and of this Nation in General. I am with the greatest Respect, Gentlemen, You highly obliged, and most Obedient Humble Servat. John Barnard. May 7.th 1754.
A. Ramsay pinx.t. J.s Mc.Ardell fecit.
[Publish'd according to act of Parliament Septr. 6th. 1754 & sold by J. Boydell Engraver, at the Unicorn ye corner of Queen Street Cheapside, London]
Mezzotint with extensive engraved text. 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed into plate, losing publication line at bottom.
A half-length portrait in roundell of Sir John Barnard (c.1685-1764), wearing a fur lined robe and his Lord Mayor's chain. A Whig politician and Lord Mayor of London, he was elected at the 1722 general election as one of the four Members of Parliament for the City of London; a seat which he held for nearly 40 years. A detail of a portrait by Allan Ramsay as engraved by John Faber jnr.
CS: 11 [only state]. Goodwin: 33.
[Ref: 30932] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Master John Prideaux Basset.
A. Ramsay Pinx. J. Faber Fecit.
[n.d., c.1756.]
Fine mezzotint, 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margins.
A full length portrait of John Prideaux Basset (1740-56), dressed in Van Dyke costume, with a greyhound. He was the son of John Pendarves Basset (1713-39) of Tehidy Park, one of the richest men in Cornwall, who died before his birth. He too died young, aged sixteen while at Eton College. An elaborate funeral procession took him by foot from Slough to his family's vault at Illogan, Cornwall.
CS 26. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection and that of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68530] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[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)

Sir Charles Merrik Burrell, Bar.t M.P.
Painted by R. Reinagle, R.A. Engraved by J. Jenkins.
[n.d. c.1810.]
Stipple. Plate 356 x 279mm. 14 x 11".
Sir Charles Merrik Burrell (1774-1862) was an English Conservative politician, who represented the seat of New Shoreham for fifty-six years, becoming the Father of the House of Commons.
NPG: D32448.
[Ref: 22792] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

Walter Burrell, Esq.re Member for Sussex during five Parliaments.
Painted by R. Reinagle, R.A. Engraved by J. Jenkins.
[n.d. c.1810.]
Steel engraving. Plate 356 x 279mm. 14 x 11".
Walter Burrell (1777-1831) was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1812 to 1831. He was educated at Westminster School and during the 1812 general election he was elected at Member of Parliament for Sussex; he was re-elected three times, and held the seat until his death shortly before the 1831 general election.
[Ref: 22794] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

John Campbell. Duke of Argyll & Greenwich &c. Hereditary Justice General of the Shire of Argyll, the Western Islands &c [...]
A. Ramsay pinx.t 1740. J. Faber fecit.
Mezzotint. Sheet 505 x 355mm (20¼ x 14"). Collector's mark on reverse: E.M.H. (Mrs. E. M. Hamilton). Trimmed to plate; small tear at bottom.
John Campbell (1680-1743), army officer and politician. Commissioner for negotiating Union with Scotland in 1705, Campbell served with distinction at Ramillies, Oudenard, Malplaquet and other battlefields in the War of the Spanish Succession. In 'the Fifteen', Argyll led the government army at Sheriffmuir and defeated the Jacobites led by the Earl of Mar. He was Master General of the Ordnance from 1725-1740 and was promoted to Field Marshal in 1736. In 1742, a year before his death, he was given the position of Commander in Chief of the British Army. Engraved after the full-length portrait by Allan Ramsay (Inverary Castle).
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; CS 15 (only state); for another portrait of Campbell see ref. 7108.
[Ref: 34103] £420.00

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[John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll] Archibaldus D. Afgatheliæ.
A. Ramsay pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
1744.
Rare mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10").
A three-quarter portrait of John Campbell (1680-1743), 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich, in dark coat and white wig, standing in a library. Chaloner Smith writes that there were only 'Two known' of this state; the second state has an 'x' scored across the face, apparently deliberately.
CS 13, i of ii. Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68526] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll] Archibaldus D. Afgatheliæ.
A. Ramsay pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
1748.
Mezzotint, 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾''). On 18th century watermarked paper. Collector's stamp of Alfred Morrison (1821-97) on reverse. Scrape in background upper left. Small margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of John Campbell (1680-1743), 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich, in dark coat and white wig. This example is dated 1748, the year before state i of Chaloner Smith, of which he records ''Two known''; Russell writes 'I have a reliable note of an impression with the date 1748'.
CS 15, before i of iii. Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. Lugt 151.
[Ref: 68527] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll] Archibaldus D. Afgatheliæ.
A. Ramsay pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
1749
Fine mezzotint, 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾''). On 18th century watermarked paper. Small margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of John Campbell (1680-1743), 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich, in dark coat and white wig.
CS 15, i of iii. Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68528] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Chinese Lady.
Ramsay pinx.t. C. Corbutt fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No 53 in Fleet Street.
Mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½") very large margins. Printer's crease top left corner, laid on album paper.
A young woman shown bust-length to left, wearing a blouse with large sleeves and a fichu tucked into a bodice decorated with bows at each side, with a collar, three strings of pearls and a striped veil over her hair. Engraved by Richard Purcell, using the pseudonym of Corbutt, after Allan Ramsay. According to Chaloner Smith it is a reversed copy of Macardell (197), ''Lady with turban'', ''Sometimes called Marshal Keith's Mistress''.
CS: 87.
[Ref: 60088] £360.00

Tho.s W.m Coke, Esq.r M.P. Dedicated (by permission) to the Holkham grand Annual Sheep Shearing Meeting: Andto the Agriculturists of the United Kingdom, by their Most Ob.dt humble Servant, R.R. Reinagle.
Painted by R.R. Reinagle A.R.A. Engraved by E. Scriven, Historical Engraver to H.R.H the Prince Regent.
[n.d., c.1815.]
Proof engraving on chine collé. Sheet: 525 x 350mm (20¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed to printed border.
A portrait of member of parliament and agricultural reformer Thomas William Coke (1754-1842) with his pointer.
[Ref: 47482] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

John Couts Esq.r. Late Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t. Ja.s McArdell Fecit.
[Edinburgh: Alexander Palmer, n.d., c.1745.]
Scarce mezzotint. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), with large margins. Small tear entering inscription area taped.
John Coutts (1699-1750), a Scottish merchant and banker, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1742-4. His sons James and Thomas were founders of the banking house of Coutts & Co. The British Museum's biographer of the publisher consists of a vague date for this mezzotint.
CS 46.
[Ref: 65264] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

John Couts Esq.r. Late Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh. Price 2.s.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t. Ja.s McArdell Fecit.
Printed for and Sold by Alex.r Palmer Picture Framer at the Windmill Edinb.r [n.d., c.1745].
Fine mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 9"), with large margins. Hair in printed background.
John Coutts (1699-1750), a Scottish merchant and banker, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1742-4. His sons James and Thomas were founders of the banking house of Coutts & Co. The British Museum's biography of the publisher consists of a vague date for this mezzotint.
CS 46. Ex The Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd Collection.
[Ref: 68358] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

John Couts Esq.r. [Late Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh.]
A. Ramsay Pinx.t. Ja.s McArdell Fecit.
[Printed for and Sold by Alex.r Palmer Picture Framer at the Windmill Edinb.r.] [n.d., c.1745.]
Scarce mezzotint. Sheet 285 x 230mm (11½ x 9"). Trimmed within plate, losing the title and publication line. Bit damaged.
John Coutts (1699-1750), a Scottish merchant and banker, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1742-4. His sons James and Thomas were founders of the banking house of Coutts & Co. The British Museum's biography of the publisher consists of a vague date and this mezzotint.
CS 46.
[Ref: 48149] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Honourable John Earl of Stair, Viscount Dalrymple, Lord Glenluce & Stranraer, Colonel of the Royal Regiment of North British Dragoons, Governour of Minorca, Knight of the most Ancient Order of the Thistle, one of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, Field Marshal and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in South Britain.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t. I. Faber Fecit
Price 2s. Sold by Faber at the Golden Head Bloomsbury Square. [n.d. c.1735]
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), large margins.
Three-quarter portrait of Scottish diplomat and army officer, John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747), leaning on truncheon beside hat on stone tablet, his right hand on hip. He wears a breastplate and long wig. Against a landscape with foliage.
CS 335, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67326] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Honourable John Earl of Stair, Viscount Dalrymple, Lord Glenluce & Stranraer, Colonel of the Royal Regiment of North British Dragoons, Governour of Minorca, Knight of the most Ancient Order of the Thistle, one of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, Field Marshal and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in South Britain.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t. I. Faber Fecit
Price 2s. Sold by Faber at the Golden Head Bloomsbury Square. [n.d. c.1735]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 350 x 240mm (13¾ x 9½"). Trimmed to plate and tipped into album paper at edges.
Three-quarter portrait of Scottish diplomat and army officer, John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747), leaning on truncheon beside hat on stone tablet, his right hand on hip. He wears a breastplate and long wig. Against a landscape with foliage. Menorca interest.
CS 335 I of II.
[Ref: 65779] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Honourable John Earl of Stair, Viscount Dalrymple, Lord Glenluce & Stranraer, Colonel of the Royal Regiment of North British Dragoons, Governour of Minorca, Knight of the most Ancient Order of the Thistle, one of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, Field Marshal and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in South Britain.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t. I. Faber Fecit
Price 2s. Sold by Faber at the Golden Head Bloomsbury Square. [n.d. c.1735]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate, laid on album paper at edges.
Three-quarter portrait of Scottish diplomat and army officer, John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747), leaning on truncheon beside hat on stone tablet, his right hand on hip. He wears a breastplate and long wig. Against a landscape with foliage.
CS 335, i of ii.
[Ref: 67323] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Honourable John Earl of Stair, Viscount Dalrymple, Lord Glenluce & Stranraer, Colonel of the Royal Regiment of North British Dragoons, Governour of Minorca, Knight of the most Ancient Order of the Thistle, one of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, Field Marshal and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in South Britain.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t. I. Faber Fecit
Price 2s. Sold by Faber at the Golden Head Bloomsbury Square. [n.d. c.1735]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Small margins.
Three-quarter portrait of Scottish diplomat and army officer, John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747), leaning on truncheon beside hat on stone tablet, his right hand on hip. He wears a breastplate and long wig. Against a landscape with foliage.
CS 335, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67321] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

To His Royal highness The Prince Regent This Portrait of L.t General Sir John Doyle Bar.t G.C.B. K.C. Is humbly Dedicated by His Royal Highnesses most obedient & devoted Serv.t John P Thompson. Proof
James Ramsay Esq. pinxit. W.Say sculp Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.
London. Pub. Nov 1., 1817. by Thompson. 26 St James's Street.
Mezzotint. 540 x 390mm (21¼ x 15¼"), with large margins. Chips to edges of margins.
A three-quarter portrait of General Sir John Doyle (1756-1834), in uniform, with horse and Arab groom. In the background is the French Régiment de Dromadaires, which Doyle persuaded to surrender without a fight in 1801. Doyle served in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, fighting with Abercromby in Egypt. After active service he became Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales (later George IV) and lieutenant-governor of Guernsey from 1802 to 1813. A mason, he was Deputy Grand Master of the Orange Lodge No.116, and a member of the Prince of Wales Lodge and Premier Grand Lodge
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. For lettered impression see Ref 66306.
[Ref: 67836] £420.00

To His Royal highness The Prince Regent This Portrait of L.t General Sir John Doyle Bar.t G.C.B. K.C. Is humbly Dedicated by His Royal Highnesses most obedient & devoted Serv.t John P Thompson.
James Ramsay Esq. pinxit. W.Say sculp Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.
London. Pub. Nov 1., 1817. by Thompson. 26 St James's Street.
Mezzotint. 540 x 390mm (21¼ x 15¼"). Trimmed to plate, chips to edges in inscription area.
A three-quarter portrait of General Sir John Doyle (1756-1834), in uniform, with horse and Arab groom. In the background is the French Régiment de Dromadaires, which Doyle persuaded to surrender without a fight in 1801. Doyle served in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, fighting with Abercromby in Egypt. After active service he became Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales (later George IV) and lieutenant-governor of Guernsey from 1802 to 1813. A mason, he was Deputy Grand Master of the Orange Lodge No.116, and a member of the Prince of Wales Lodge and Premier Grand Lodge
[Ref: 66306] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Lady Erskine.
A. Ramsay pinxt. J. Johnson fecit.
Price 2s. [British, n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, reworked state with Johnson substituted for Brookshaw's name. 350 x 250mm, 13¾ x 9¾". Some surface scrapes and scuffs.
Portrait of Janet (Wedderburn), Lady Erskine (d.1797), wife of Sir Henry Erskine, Bt; standing in profile to right, head turned to smile towards the viewer, arms drawn together in front of her. She wears a lace shawl, ruff, a posy at her breast, her hair up with flowers. After Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784). This is a copy in reverse of the mezzotint by J. Watson.
See Chaloner Smith 9 ('Brookshaw').
[Ref: 23456] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[The Right Honourable Henry Fox Esqr Paymaster General of His Majesty's Forces.]
[A. Ramsay Pinx.t. J. M.Ardell Fecit.]
[n.d., 1762.]
Mezzotint, unfinished proof before letters, inscription area uncleaned, 18th century watermark. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Creasing. Small margins.
Half-length portrait in oval of Henry Fox, 2st Baron Holland (1705-1774), a leading figure of 18th century politics. He notably held the posts of Secretary for War, Southern Secretary, Secretary of State and Paymaster of the Forces during the Seven Years' War. He was the father of Charles James Fox.
Goodwin: 41, before only state. CS: 71, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. G93 i of ii.
[Ref: 68456] £380.00

George the Third King of Great Britain &c &c. &c.
A. Ramsay pinx.t. W. Woollett sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1763.]
Engraving. Plate: 240 x 340mm (9½ x 13¼"). Repaired damage to bottom right corner and right edge. Small tear in lower left printed area. Small margins.
George III (1738 - 1820), in profile facing left, wearing sash and star.
Fagan: 52 III of III.
[Ref: 39860] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The R.t Hon.ble William Grant Esq.r His Majesty's Advocate for Scotland.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t 1751. J. M.cArdell Fecit.
Sold by J. M.cArdell at the Golden Head in Covent Garden. Price 2s.
Mezzotint. 325 x 225mm (12¾ x 8¾"). Thread margins, mounted on album paper at corners.
A half-length portrait in oval of William Grant (c.1700-64), Lord Prestongrange, in his judge's robes. The painting is in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland (Accession number PG 1509).
CS:92. Goodwin: 139. Ex: Collections of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd & Mrs. E.M. Hamilton.
[Ref: 68418] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The R.t. Hon.ble Henry Grattan, M.P. This Print is with permission Dedicated to the Rt. Hon.ble Earl Fitzwilliam by his ob.t. & very h.ble Serv.t J. Ramsay.
Painted by J. Ramsay. Engraved by C. Turner.
London Pub. Oct.r 25. 1806 by J. Ramsay, No. 23, Great Pultney Street, Golden Square, & by C. Turner (for the proprietor) 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Fine mezzotint. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with very large margins.
Henry Grattan (1746-1820) was a member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century. He opposed the Act of Union 1800 that merged the Kingdoms of Ireland and Great Britain. A member of the Anglo-Irish elite of Protestant background, Grattan was a distinguished student at Trinity College, Dublin where he began a lifelong study of classical literature, and was especially interested in the great orators of antiquity.
NPG: D34801. Whitman 232.
[Ref: 49141] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Sir Charles Hardy, Admiral of the White Squadron and Commander of the Grand British Fleet.
[Painted by Allan Ramsay. Engraved by James McArdell.]
London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, Map & Printsellers No. 53, Fleet Street; as the Act directs, 18th. Novr. 1779.
Mezzotint, 355 x 255mm. 14 x 10". Missing lower margin.
Admiral Sir Charles Hardy (c.1713 - 1780) made Governor of New York in 1755, and Admiral of the White in command of the grand fleet in 1779. His left hand points out towards a squadron of ships on a calm sea to left. After Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784), state after title altered from Richard Tyrrell, published posthumously in 1779.
See Chaloner Smith: 180, IV. Russell: 180, VI. Goodwin: 75, IV. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 10842] £490.00

His Excellency James Kieth, Lieutenant Collonel of One of the Regiments of Foot-Guards, and General in Chief of the Armys of His Imperial Majesty of all the Russias.
A. Ramsay pinxit. A.Van Haecken fecit.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Rare mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, repaired tear, edge slightly chipped lower right, paper toned and laid on archival paper. Damaged.
A half length portrait of Scottish soldier James Francis Edward Keith (1696-1758), in wig and armour. After participating in the Jacobite uprisings of 1715 and the abortive invasion of 1719, he escaped to the continent, eventually being made a field marshal by Frederick the Great of Prussia in 1747. He was killed in the Battle of Hochkirch, during the Seven Years War.
CS10, this version, without oval fame and pedestal, undescribed. Sharpe: 438
[Ref: 66441] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

His Excellency James Kieth, Lieutenant Collonel of One of the Regiments of Foot-Guards, and General in Chief of the Armys of His Imperial Majesty of all the Russias.
A. Ramsay pinxit. A.Van Haecken fecit.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint, 355 x 250mm. 14 x 9¾". Very scarce.
James Francis Edward Keith (1696 - 1758), Scottish field marshal of Prussia. Keith participated in the Jacobite uprising of 1715 and in the abortive invasion of 1719 with his brother; escaping to the Continent, he first entered the service of Spain and then went to Russia, where he gained honour in both civil and military offices, and was given command of a regiment of guards in 1728. Later he went to Prussia and became close friends with Frederick the Great, who made him a field marshal in 1747. Keith entered the circle of Europe's leading intellectuals and rendered great service to Prussia in the early part of the Seven Years War, and was killed in the battle of Hochkirch. After Scottish portrait painter Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784).
See Chaloner Smith: 10. This version, without oval fame and pedestal, undescribed.
[Ref: 12199] £350.00

[Louisa Lennox] Lady George Lennox.
A. Ramsay pinx.t. J. M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"), with large margins. Repairs to top right corner.
Lady Louisa Lennox (1739-1830) was the wife of Lord George Henry Lennox, son of Charles, 2nd Duke of Richmond.
CS: 116 ii of ii. Goodwin 196 ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68327] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Louisa Lennox] Lady George Lenox.
Ramsay pinx.t. Corbutt fecit.
London, printed for Rob.t Sayer. Printseller, near Serjeants Inn Fleet Street [n.d., c.1765].
Mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), 18th century watermark. Small tear in inscription repaired.
Lady Louisa Lennox (1739-1830) was the wife of Lord George Henry Lennox, son of Charles, 2nd Duke of Richmond. As this plate is a pirated copy of one by James McArdell, the engraver Richard Purcell has used his pseudonym of Corbutt to avoid prosecution.
CS: 51, state before the polished round table removed.
[Ref: 62764] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Lady Lenox.
[Allan Ramsay pinx.]
[John Bowles. n.d. c.1779.]
Mezzotint. 152 x 114mm. 6 x 4½".
Lady Louisa Lenox (1739-1830) was the wife of Lord George Henry Lennox, son of Charles, 2nd Duke of Richmond.
See CS: p.1763.
[Ref: 20952] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

The Rev.d John Lingard, D.D.
Painted by Jam.s Ramsay Engraved by Cha.s Fox London. Published June 5 1823 for the Proprietor by Colnaghi & C.o Cockspur Street and Molteno Pall Mall. Printed by Tomkins.
Colnaghi & Co, London. 1823.
Engraving. 285 x 225mm (11¼ x 9"), with large margins.
A half portrait of John Lingard (1771-1851), Roman Catholic priest and historian.
[Ref: 53885] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

[Rebecca Lockhart] Lady Boyd.
A. Ramsay Pinx. Ja.s M.cArdell fecit 1749.
Price 2 Shill. [n.d., c.1749.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate.
A three quarter portrait of Rebecca Lockhart (d.1761) dressed as Diana, with spear and dog. She was first wife of James Boyd (son of the executed Jacobite, William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock), who changed his surname to Hay when he became Earl of Errol. The painting was comissioned the year of their marriage.
CS 28. Goodwin 9. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68346] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

John Lockley, Esqr. Formerly of Boscobel House, in the Country of Salop, but now of Amerie Court, Pershore, in the County of Worcester. Father of the Field.
Painted by J. Ramsay. Engraved by Thos. Lupton.
London, Published May 10, 1825, by J. Pittman, Warwick Square, & W.B. Cooke, 9. Soho Square.
Scarce mezzotint. 430 x 320mm (17 x 12½") very large margins.
John Lockley (1750-1829) was born at Barton Hall, once the residence of Oliver Cromwell. He occasionally ran horses at the country races; however fox-hunting was his favourite amusement. While hunting with the fox-hounds of T. Boycott, esq. he fell from his horse but re-mounted his horse gallantly to end the chase. He was rather unwell that evening and died the following day.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64760] £360.00

John Lockley, Esqr. Formerly of Boscobel House, in the Country of Salop, but noe of Amerie Court, Pershore, in the County of Worcester. Father of the Field.
Painted by J. Ramsay. Engraved by Tho.s Lupton.
London, Published May 10, 1825, by J. Pittman, Warwick Square, & W.B. Cooke, 9. Soho Square.
Mezzotint. 432 x 318mm (17" x 12½"). Some creasing across the image.
John Lockley (1750-1829) was born at Barton Hall, once the residence of Oliver Cromwell. He occasionally ran horses at the country races; however fox-hunting was his favourite amusement. While hunting with the fox-hounds of T. Boycott, esq. he fell from his horse but re-mounted his horse gallantly to end the chase. He was rather unwell that evening and died the following day.
[Ref: 8514] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

M:rs Flora Macdonald.
A. Ramsay pinx.t. Ja.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d. c.1765.]
Very fine and scarce mezzotint sheet 325 x 230mm (12¾ x 9"). Trimmed within plate losing publication line. Laid on album paper at edges.
Flora Macdonald (1722 - 1790), Scottish Jacobite heroine who helped Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, claimant to the British throne, to escape from Scotland after his defeat in the Jacobite rebellion of 1745-46. She was wife of Allan Macdonald of Kingsburgh. In oval frame, the sitter with flower garland in her left hand, eyes to front, wearing tartan shawl and flowers in her hair, and at her breast. After Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784).
CS 124. Goodwin 133. Sharp: 517. W: 190. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68383] £490.00

Louis Jules Barbon Mazarini Mancini. Duc de Nivernois, Donjiois, Pair de France, [...]
A. Ramsay pinx.t. J. McArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1764.]
Rare mezzotint. Plate: 225 x 330mm (9 x 13"). Small margins, slightly foxed.
A half-length portrait of Louis Jules Barbon Mazarini Mancini (1716-1798) a french aristocrat who served as French Ambassador in Rome, Berlin and London where he negotiated the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years's War. He stayed in France after the Revolution which led to the loss of his money and his imprisonment.
CS 140 i of ii; Goodwin 108 ii of iii.
[Ref: 41343] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Louis Jules Barbon Mazarini Mancini. Duc de Nivernois, Donjiois, Pair de France, [...]
A. Ramsay pinx.t. J. M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1764.]
Mezzotint, 225 x 330mm (9 x 13"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Bottom corners torn and repaired. Small margins.
A half-length portrait of Louis Jules Barbon Mazarini Mancini (1716-1798), 4th Duke of Nevers, who served as French Ambassador in Rome, Berlin and London where he negotiated the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years's War. He stayed in France after the Revolution which led to the loss of his money and his imprisonment.
CS 140 i of ii; Goodwin 108 ii of iii. Ex: collections of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Mrs. E.M. Hamilton.
[Ref: 68355] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Al. Monro Sen.r. M. D. and F.R.S. Fellow of the R. College of Physicians and P of Physic and Anatomy in the University of Edinburgh A.D. 1749 Aetat 52.
A. Ramsay pinxit. Tho.s. Donaldson delin & sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1749.]
Etching. Sheet: 185 x 225mm (7¼ x 8¾"). Trimmed within plate. Laid on album sheet.
A half-length portrait of Alexander Monro (1697-1767) a physician and professor of anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, a founding member of the Edinburgh medical school.
Not in Wellcome: 2039.
[Ref: 36451] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Alexander Monro Senr. M.D. Professor of Anatomy, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh, and F.R.S.
Painted by Allan Ramsay Esqr. Engarved by James Basire 1775.
Published as the Act directs, for C. Elliot, Edinburgh 1781.
Engraving. Sheet: 215 x 270mm (8½ x 10½"). Trimmed within plate. Very slight stain marks.
Half-length portrait of Alexander Monro (1697 - 1767), physician The frontispiece to 'The Works of A. Monro published by his son A. Monro...' after Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784).
Wellcome: 2039-1.
[Ref: 39985] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

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