Grosvenor Prints

Her Highness Ann Princess of Orange. Done from the Painting w.ch Her Royal High.ss presented to the late Countess of Sussex, & now Inscrib'd to the Right Hon.ble Earl of Sussex Knight of ye most Hon.ble Order of the Bath by his most obedient Servant John Faber.
H. Hysing ad vivum pinx.
[n.d. c.1735.]
Rare mezzotint. 355 x 430mm (14 x 17"). Creases. Small margins.
A three-quarter portrait of Anne, Princess Royal (1709-59), daughter of George II of England), one hand resting on a crown. It was probably published to commemorate her marriage to William IV of Orrange in 1734.
CS 263. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68781] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Her Royal Highness Augusta Princess of Wales, &c.
C. Philips pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark; 325 x 225mm (12¾ x 8¾"). Mounted in album paper. Small margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Augusta, Princess of Wales (1719-72), wearing a low dress with frilled sleeves. Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, married Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1736. She was mother of George III. National Golf country club Augusta, named after her.
CS 18, i of ii. Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68529] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Her Royal Highness the Princess Carolina. Third Daughter to his Majesty George 2.d. Done from the Painting which Her Highness Presented to ye late Countess of Sussex, & now Inscribed to the Right Hon.ble the Earl of Sussex Knight of the most Hon.ble Order of the Bath by his Lordships most obedient Serv.t john Faber.
H. Husing ad vivum pinx.
Mezzotint. Sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), Trimmed to plate, to image lower left. Laid on album sheet at edges.
A three-quarter portrait of 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 66.
[Ref: 68562] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Her Royal Highness the Princess Carolina. Third Daughter to his Majesty George 2.d. Done from the Painting which Her Highness Presented to ye late Countess of Sussex, & now Inscribed to the Right Hon.ble the Earl of Sussex Knight of the most Hon.ble Order of the Bath by his Lordships most obedient Serv.t john Faber.
H. Husing ad vivum pinx.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), Some soiling in inscription area. Small margins.
A three-quarter portrait of 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 66. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68565] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Queen Caroline] Serenissima Carolina D.G Mag. Brit. Fran. et Hib. Regina.
J. Highmore Pinx. J. Faber Fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square [n.d., c.1734].
Mezzotint. Sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on left, into plate at bottom and to plate top and left, laid on album paper.
Three quarter length portrait of Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737), Queen of George II, wearing ermine-trimmed robes with strings of pearls tied in bows at the shoulders, her left hand resting on a crown on a table beside her.
CS 59, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68561] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Queen Caroline] Serenissima Carolina D.G Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina.
S.r Godfrey Kneller Pinxit. J. Faber jun.r. Fecit.
Printed for & Sold by Tho. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard. And John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside. [n.d. c.1727]
Mezzotint. Sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate and laid on album paper at edges.
Three quarter length portrait of Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737), Queen of George II, wearing ermine-trimmed robes with strings of pearls tied in bows at the shoulders, her left hand resting on a crown on a table beside her. The remains of the original title, 'Her Royal Highness Wilhelmina Charlotte Princess of Wales', partially visible.
CS 60, unlisted later state. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68558] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Queen Caroline] Serenissima et Potentissima Carolina Dei Gra: Mag: Brit: Fran. et Hiber: Regina. Crown'd Octr: 11. 1727.
G. Kneller pinxit.
Sold by H. Overton and J. Hoole at the White Horse without Newgate [n.d., c.1727].
Mezzotint. Sheet 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9½"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom
Three quarter length portrait of Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737), Queen of George II, wearing ermine-trimmed robes with strings of pearls tied in bows at the shoulders, her left hand resting on a crown on a table beside her.
Not in CS. BM 1851,0208.177. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68566] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Queen Caroline] Her Royal Highness Wilhelmina Charlotta Princess of Wales.
G. Kneller Baronetus Pinxit. J. Faber fec. 1726.
Very rare mezzotint. Sheet 330 x 245mm (13 x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom, laid on album paper.
A half-length portrait of Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737), Queen of George II, hand raised to touch a curl of hair. An unrecorded early state with her title of Princess of Wales rather than queen, the year before George II took the throne. Chaloner Smith records it with a Latin title ('Serenissima et Potentissima Carolina...'], reworked with a crown and pearls around her neck and on her shoulder.
CS 62, unlisted state before i of ii. Russell unlisted state before i of iii.
[Ref: 68567] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Queen Caroline] Serenissima Carolina D.G Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Regina.
S.r Godfrey Kneller Pinxit. J. Faber jun.r. Fecit.
Printed for & Sold by Tho. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard. And John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside. [n.d. c.1727]
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Old ink mss. in bottom margin. Small margins.
Three quarter length portrait of Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737), Queen of George II, wearing ermine-trimmed robes with strings of pearls tied in bows at the shoulders, her left hand resting on a crown on a table beside her. An earlier state of this print names her as 'Her Royal Highness Wilhelmina Charlotte Princess of Wales'.
CS 60, unlisted later state. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68557] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Corruptibilem pro incorruptibile.
W. Faithorne fec.
E. Cooper ex. [n.d., c.1695.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet: 310 x 195mm (12½ x 8"). Trimmed within plate, repaired tears.
A portrait of Charles I (1600–49) shown standing with his hands raised, a hand holding a crown of glory shining light on his head. Lines of verse below criticise Ludlow and other opponents of the king.
CS 4, ii of ii, with 'Profanely' spelt correctly. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd /
[Ref: 68777] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus D: G: Ang: Sco: Fra: et Hib: Rex. from S.r Peter Lely's Copy of the Celebrated Original Picture painted by S.r Anthony Vandyke, which was Destroy'd in the Fire at Whitehall, Anno 1697.
J. Faber fecit. 1738 [after Sir Peter Lely].
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark; 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") Trimmed to plate.
Charles I, arm in a velvet sling, star on his arm, hand on table.
CS: 75, between ii of iii (with ring added and address not yet erased). Ex collection of Lady Lucas of Credwell.
[Ref: 68571] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

King Charles II. Queen Catherine. King James II. Queen Mary.
[John Faber jr.]
[n.d., c.1731.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), large margins. Damaged top right.
Bust portraits in niches of Charles II, Catherine of Braganza, James II and Mary of Modena, from a series of ten plates of the Kings and Queens of England.
CS 124. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68587] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles II.]
PNason pinxit. C.V.Dalen F.Sculp:
[n.d., c.1670.]
Engraving, 17th century watermark. Sheet 340 x 285mm (13¼ x 11¼"). Trimmed within plate, edges mounted to album paper at edges.
An untitled three-quarter length portrait of Charles II, baton in hand, crown and orb on table lower left.
[Ref: 68672] £320.00

King Edward V. King Richard III. King Henry VII. King Henry VIII.
[John Faber jr.]
[n.d., c.1731.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Repaired tears, creases. Small margins.
Bust portraits in niches of four monarchs, from a series of ten plates of the Kings and Queens of England.
CS 124. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68588] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness Prince Frederick & c.
Printed at Hanover by M.r Fountain. [Gabriel Fontaine?] J. Smith fec.t.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1740]
Mezzotint, sheet 340 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). Trimmed to plate. Cockled in corners where laid on paper.
Half-length portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-51) as a young man, wearing armour, fur-trimmed cloak and curled wig, and set in an oval.
CS 93 I of II.
[Ref: 68828] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness Frederick Prince of Wales.
[after Bartholomew Dandridge.]
[n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint, 345 x 255mm (13½ x 10"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed into plate at bottom, narrow margins elsewhere, crease at bottom.
An equestrian portrait of Frederick Louis (1707-51), son and heir apparent to George II until his early death. Dandridge's oil featured a figure believed to be Thomas Bloodworth, Frederick's Groom of the Bedchamber, standing behind the horse. Faber's mezzotint (CS 143) shows him, but this close copy omits him.
Not in CS, Russell or BM. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68835] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[George II] His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales &c. Born Oct. the 30, 1683.
I. Hirseman pinx. I Smith fec, 1706.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10). Trimmed to plate. Light creasing where previously folded. Bit tatty.
Half-length portrait of the future George II (1683-1760) wearing wig, lace collar, and armour, his curls falling slightly out of the oval.
CS 102. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See [Ref: 68824] for state with different lettering.
[Ref: 68826] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[George II] Georgius Augustus Electoral Prince of Brunswick Grandson to the most Illustrious Princess Sophia Electrice Dowager of Brunswick. Born Oct. the 30. 1683
I. Hirseman pinx. I Smith fec, 1706.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10). Trimmed to plate. Laid on paper.
Half-length portrait of the future George II (1683-1760) wearing wig, lace collar, and armour, his curls falling slightly out of the oval.
CS 102. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See [Ref: 68826] for state with different lettering.
[Ref: 68824] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The First Meeting of the Princess of Brunswick, with the Prince of Wales. at the Royal Palace, S,,t James's on Sunday 5.th, 1795.
Published 18th May 1795, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London.
Mezzotint. 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Narrow bottom margin. Small margins on 3 sides.
Caroline of Brunswick meets her husband-to-be, the future George IV, one of a series of romanticised prints of the Royal Wedding published by Laurie and Whittle. There is no indication of their mutual disappointment.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68767] £320.00

Henriette d'Angletterre, Duchesse d'Orleans derniere fille de Charles 1,err du nom Roy de la grande Bretagne et de Henriette Marie de France [...]
Graignon sculpsit.
A Paris chez L Boisseuvin. Avec privile du Roy [n.d., c.1665].
Fine etching, pl 17th century watermark. 205 x 150mm (8 x 6"). Narrow margins, old ink mss. in inscription area.
A portrait of Henrietta of England (1644-1670), daughter of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France. She fled England with her mother as an infant in the midst of the English Civil War, to the court of King Louis XIV and married her cousin Phillipe of France, Duc D'Orleans.
[Ref: 69006] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Henrietta of England] Henriette Stuard, Duchesse d'Orleans Fille de Charles Stuard Roy d'Angleterre [...]
De Larmessin sculpsit.
A Paris chez P. Bertrand Rüe St Jacques à la Pomme d'or Proche St Severin Avec Privil. du Roy [n.d., c.1665.]
Engraving. 155 x 220mm (6 x 8¾"), with large margins.
A portrait of Henrietta of England (1644-1670), daughter of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France. She fled England with her mother as an infant in the midst of the English Civil War, to the court of King Louis XIV and married her cousin Phillipe of France, Duc D'Orleans.
[Ref: 69007] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Mary II?]
[after Sir Godfrey Kneller.]
[n.d., c.1690.]
Fine & rare mezzotint, proof before letters. 340 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Thread margins, repaired hole, old ink mss. in inscription area.
A three-quarter portrait of a lady, probably Mary II, seated in an interior with a curtain, wearing low dress adorned with jewels. There is no known example with Mary's name, but a portrait of the Countess of Rutland, engraved by John Smith after Kneller, uses the same dress and posture, but with a much narrower face and a scenic background. Chaloner Smith described them as different plates, but Russell believed them to be the same, without mentioning the altered face.
CS ENA 1, 69, also CS 218. Russell 218, i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See [Ref: 68684]
[Ref: 68683] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Her Royall Highness the Princess Ann of Denmark.
W.Wifsing and I.Vanderuaart Pinxit. I.Smith fecit.
[n.d., c.1687.] Sold by E.Cooper at ye 3 Pidgeons in Bedford Square.
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 415 x 255mm (16¼ x 10"). Small margins.
Portrait of Queen Anne (1665 -1714), when Princess Ann of Denmark. Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707 merging the kingdoms of England and Scotland, until her death in 1714. During the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Anne abandoned her Catholic father, James II & VII, to support her Protestant brother-in-law, William of Orange (William III), and her sister, Mary II. She succeeded William III in 1702 as the last Stuart monarch, continuing the Protestant line.
CS 10. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 68628] £320.00

[James Duke of Monmouth.]
Wissing pinx. J. Smith fec:
Printed & sold by W. Herbert at the Golden Globe under the Piazzas, on London Bridge [n.d., c.1750].
Mezzotint. 180 x 135mm (7 x 5¼").. Narrow margin lower left, laid on card at corners.
A half-length portrait in oval of James Scott (1649-1685), Duke of Monmouth, wearing long wig and armour. The illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter, Scott was executed after making an unsuccessful attempt to depose his uncle, James II, in the Monmouth Rebellion.
CS 183, iv of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68622] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

James Duke of Monmouth. Mortuus 15 July 1685. Ætat 36. The Gods from Heaven survey the fatal Strife And mourn the Miseries of human Life [...] From a Painting by Netcher and Wyke, in the Collection of W.m Baillie Esq.r.
W.Baillie fec.
30 Sep.t 1774.
Rare mezzotint. 405 x 420mm (16 x 16½"), title printed on separate plate. Trimmed to title plate at bottom, narrow margins elsewhere, backed with album paper. Slight foxing in title area.
An equestrian portrait of James Scott (1649 -1685), 1st Duke of Monmouth and of Buccleuch, the illegitimate son of Charles II, with a battle scene, probably the Seige of Maastrict (1673) behind. He was executed without trial after the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685. The plate was engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810) after Jan Wyck (1652-1700) and Caspar Netscher (c.1635-84). Baillie retired from the army in 1761 and devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques.
CS: 4, state i of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. v of vi.
[Ref: 68874] £490.00

[James Duke of Monmouth.]
Wissing pinx. J. Smith fec:
E. Cooper ex. [n.d., c.1685.]
Rare mezzotint, 17th century watermark. Sheet 180 x 125mm (7½ x 5½"). Trimmed into image, hole in unprinted area, old ink mss, edged with album paper.
A half-length portrait in oval of James Scott (1649-1685), Duke of Monmouth, wearing long wig and armour. The illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter, Scott was executed after making an unsuccessful attempt to depose his uncle, James II, in the Monmouth Rebellion.
CS 183, ii of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68619] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness William Augustus Duke of Cumberland, Knight of the most Honble: order of the Bath &c.
J. Highmore ad Vivum Pinxt. J. Smith Fecit 1729.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). Small margins, laid on paper at edges.
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765); General and third son of George II. His victory at Culloden in 1746 ended the Jacobite threat, but his severe treatment of the rebels earned him the nickname of 'Butcher of Culloden'.
CS74 III of III. Modern; published in Boydell's Catalogue. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. NPG: D11644.
[Ref: 68702] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness William Augustus Duke of Cumberland, &c, &c, &c.
I. Faber ad Vivum Delin.t et Fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square [n.d., c.1740].
Mezzotint. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Narrow margins, glue stains in corners, laid on album sheet at corners.
A three-quarter portrait of Prince William Augustus (1721-65), Duke of Cumberland, as a boy, standing with his right hand tucked inside his coat. He wears a wig with a bow at the nape, sash and star, his cocked hat on a table. A statue of a classical warrior in a landscape in the left background.
Chaloner Smith: 99. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Belton House Collection.
[Ref: 68649] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness William Augustus Duke of Cumberland, &c, &c, &c.
I. Faber ad Vivum Delin.t et Fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square [n.d., c.1740].
Mezzotint. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"), with large margins. Crack in top plate mark, crease.
A three-quarter portrait of Prince William Augustus (1721-65), Duke of Cumberland, as a boy, standing with his right hand tucked inside his coat. He wears a wig with a bow at the nape, sash and star, his cocked hat on a table. A statue of a classical warrior in a landscape in the left background.
Chaloner Smith: 99. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68648] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[William Duke of Gloucester] A Young Duke in his Robes.
[T. Murray pinx. I:Smith fe: et ex:]
[London, c.1700.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), large margins. Old ink mss. in bottom margin. Margins time-stained.
A full-length portrait of William (1689-1700), Duke of Gloucester, wearing the robes of the Garter, with chain and George. To the left is his page Benjamin Bathurst (1692-1767). William was the son of Anne and Frederick of Denmark, their only child to survive infancy but dying before she became queen. Bathurst served as an MP for 54 years but left no record of him ever speaking in the house. Originally published in 1697 by John Smith as 'His Highness William Duke of Glocester & Mr Benj: Bathhurst'. For this third state of three, probably published after William's early death, the printing plate has been slightly trimmed and the original title replaced.
CS: Smith 115, iii of iii.
[Ref: 68832] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Gulielmus Tertius D.G. Angliae Scotiae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex &c.
G: Kneller Eques ad vivum pinx:
J: Smith fec: et exc: [n.d. c.1695.]
Mezzotint, 340 x 245mm (13½ x 9¾"), with large margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of William III (1650-1702), wearing long wig, lace cravat, ermine robes, large collar, chain and George.
CS: 271, ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68882] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Gulielmus Dei Gratia Angliae Scot: Franciae & Hiberniae Rex.
[after William Wissing.] J. Smith Fecit.
Cum Privilegio Regis. Sold by E. Cooper at ye 3 pidgeons in Bedford Street [n.d., c.1688.]
Mezzotint. 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Narrow margins, chipped to plate bottom left corner. Time stained.
A half-length portrait in oval of William III (1650-1702), wearing long wig, lace cravat, ermine robes, large collar, chain and George.
CS: 276, state ii of ii, image completely reworked. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68884] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[William III] Guilielimus D:G: Angliæ Scot: Fran: et Hiberniæ, Rex:
G. Valck Excudit [n.d., c.1690].
Scarce & fine mezzotint. Sheet 260 x 185mm (10¼ x 7¼").` Trimmed within plate.
A head and shoulders portrait in oval of William of Orange, wearing Garter robes with badge and collar, lace cravat and long dark wig.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68885] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[William III as Prince of Orange] Wilhem Henrick Prins van Oranje en van Nassov etc. Stad-Hovder Capiteyn Admirael Generael der Vereenighde Nederlanden.
R. de Hooge f.
uytgegeven 't Amsterdam by M. Doornick [n.d., c.1686].
Rare etching with original colour with gold highlights. Sheet 475 x 570mm (18¾ x 22½"). Trimmed into plate, some oxidation of colour, edges chipped.
A fine & decorative equestrian portrait of William III of Orange wearing a brocaded coat and feathered hat, before a battle scene, with statues of his ancestors and predecessors as Stadtholder, musicians and pages. Underneath is a view of his entry into Amsterdam, 12 August, 1672. The statues are named in two keys in the bottom corners: William I of Orange (William the Silent); his elder son, Maurits; William's father William II; and Frederik Hendrik, William III's grandfather and youngest son of William I. The print celebrates the reinstatement of the joint post of Stadtholder and Captain General after the Republican faction had abolished it in 1668. In 1672, faced with a French invasion, William took control of the Dutch army and was appointed Stadtholder of Holland and West-Friesland.
Landwehr p 257 (this state illustrated), with Doornick's address and William with a feathered hat.
[Ref: 68993] £690.00

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