Grosvenor Prints

C.J. Abraham [facsimile signature].
George Richmond. Francis Holl. Printed by McQueen.
[n.d., 1853.]
Stipple on chine collé. 560 x 430mm (22 x 17"), with large margins. Some spotting of backing paper.
Charles John Abraham (1814-1903) was the first Anglican Bishop of Wellington, 1858. He was educated King's College, Cambridge, becoming a Fellow.
[Ref: 48494] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[The Active Bellows and the Spirit of Erasmus, Leaving the City Where he was Born to Visit the three Cities of Holland not Affected by Share-trading.] De Eklips der Zuider Zon doet veele in 't duister zitten Veroorzaakt door de onpolitike Maan der Brn
[1720.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Plate: 340 x 260mm (13¼ x 10¼'') very large margins. Crease as normal.
A Dutch satirical print satirising the financial crisis of 1720. Mercury, representing trade, stands in the centre with Erasmus, behind them is an obelisk with the coat of arms of Amsterdam, Haarlam and Leyden. On the left two men throw themselves off a cliff. Below the image are columns in French and Dutch.
BM Satire 1645.
[Ref: 48468] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Précieuse (Pouliniere Anglaise.) No 18.
V. Adam. Imprimé par A. Godard.
A Paris chez les editeurs quai aux fleurs, 19. et Tessari & C.ie quai des Grands Augustins, 55.
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Printed area 340 x 415mm (13½ x 16¼"). Back board staining.
A brood mare and her foal running in a field, chased by a Jack Russell Terrier.
[Ref: 48277] £420.00

The Addressers.
[1769]
Engraving. Sheet: 130 x 200mm (5 x 8"). Trimmed within plate. Bit messy.
A poitical satire showing a fight in the Kings Arms which took place during a meeting of merchants which had been called to sign an address to the King expressing their confidence in the government.
BM Satire 4273.
[Ref: 48418] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

To the President & Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries and to all the other Lovers of the Antique. Elizabeth Alexander, Widow, aged 104, humbly dedicates this Portrait of Herself. Price, 5s. :Pray remember the Poor.
[Drawn & etched by Maria Catherine Fanshawe]
Published as the Act directs May 8, 1806, for Eliza.h Alexander & Eliz.h Atkins, No.11, Hanway Yard.
Etching with aquatint. Sheet: 330 x 230mm (13 x 9''). Trimmed, rubbing and tear in bottom edge. Messy.
A seated portrait of centenarian Elizabeth Alexander. Catherine Maria Fanshawe (1765-1834) was best known for her poetry, including the 'Riddle on the Letter H', which was originally mistakenly ascribed to Lord Byron.
[Ref: 48673] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

[Anatomy of the Stock Broker or Bombario Gone to the Devil.] Anatomie der Wind-Negotie, of Bombario voor den Drommel.
[Anon.]
[1720.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Plate: 280 x 275mm (11 x 10¾'') very large margins. Crease as normal.
A satirical scene commenting on the financial crisis following the collapse of serveral stock schemes in Europe. A stock broker is shown laid out on a table while several figures perform an autopsy on him, pulling objects out of his stomach; in the foreground a man sleeps in a giant cradle and on the left the devil blindfolds a man and two monkeys rob him.
[Ref: 48481] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Apollo's Verdict on the Stock Sellers.] Vonnis van Apol over de bubbels.
[1720.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Plate: 285 x 360mm (11¼ x 14'') very large margins. Crease as normal and repaired tears.
A satirical scene showing Apollo, sitting on a cloud, deciding whether Hercules should strike the wild looking stock brokers running towards him. A commentary on the financial crisis on 1720 in which stock speculation collapsed ruining the financial markets of several European countries.
[Ref: 48477] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Thomas Arnold.] Most sincerely & affect.ly yours, T. Arnold.
Tho.s Phillips, R.A. B. Holl.
Published May, 1844 by B. Fellowes, Ludgate Street, London.
Engraving. Plate: 230 x 150mm (9¼ x 6''), with large margins. Laid on album sheet.
A half length portrait of Dr Thomas Arnold (1795-1842) who was Headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 and 1841.
Ex: Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 48541] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Atlas.
[Anon.]
[1720.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Plate: 290 x 360mm (11½ x 14'') very large margins. Crease as normal.
A Dutch satirical print commenting on collapse of the Mississippi and South Sea Bubbles. Figures, including Atlas and John Law hold up giant bubbles above their heads.
[Ref: 48482] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Sarah Austin] Mrs Austin.
Painted by H.P. Taylor, R.A. _ Drawn on Stone by Weld Taylor.
Published by Weld Taylor, 15 G.t Portland St Aug.st 1835.
Lithograph on chine collé, backing paper printed with title. Printed area 370 x 280mm (14½ x 11"). Tears in backing paper.
Sarah Austin (née Taylor) (1793-1867), translator of of German literature and editor of the 'Memoirs of Sydney Smith' (1855) and 'Letters from Egypt' (1865) by Lady Duff-Gordon (Austin's own daughter, Lucie). Her husband, John Austin (1790-1859), was an influential writer on law, especially with his ' The Province of Jurisprudence Determined' (1832). The couple were good friends with both Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.
[Ref: 48445] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[Celebration of the Dutch Giving of Liberal Gifts.] Eere-Prent ter Gedactenisse Voor De Inwoonders Van Gantsch Nederlandt Over Het Geven Hunner Liberale Giften Van Der 50. Penning, Ten Diensten Van Den Landen, In Het Jaar 1747.
Te Amsterdam by Steven van Esveldt, Boekverkoper in de Beursteeg, het tweede Huis van den Dam. 1747.
Broadside. Sheet: 510 x 370mm (20 x 14½''). Trimmed and creased. Tears & losses at edges top & bottom left.
An allegorical scene celebrating the raising of money to support the Dutch during the War of Austrian Succession. The scene shows William IV of Orange and Nassau (1711-1751) standing in the centre with the Dutch Lion and the figure of Justice. On the left Dutch people clamour to offer their donations while on the right the vicitms of the war as well as soliders and sailors stand watching proceedings.
[Ref: 48459] £480.00

Arthur James Balfour [facsimile signature].
Fiddes Watt 1919 [?] Fiddes Watt A.R.S.A. pinxit. Emery Walker ph. sc.
[?1919 in image]
Photogravure on chine collé. 635 x 405mm (25 x 16"), with large margins.
A three-quarter lenth portrait of Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930), hands on lapels of his jacket. He read moral sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge (1866-9).
[Ref: 48493] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[The Right Hon.ble A.J. Balfour, M.P.]
L. Alma-Tadema. M. Cormack. [pencil signatures]
London Published 25th May, 1832, by P & D. Colnaghi & Co. 13 & 14 Pall Mall East, S.W.
Proof mezzotint on chine collé, one of 225 signed by the artist and engraver. Sheet size: 520 x 390mm (20¼ x 15¼"). Printsellers' Association blindstamp. Some spotting of backing card.
Seated portrait of Arthur James Balfour (1848 - 1930), 1st Earl of Balfour, Prime Minister from July 1902 to December 1905. He read moral sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge (1866-9).
[Ref: 48496] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Bat. Water Rat. Short tail'd field Mouse. Long tail'd field Mouse.
P. Paillou pinx. P. Mazell sculp.
[n.d., c.1766.]
Hand-coloured etching, 18th century watermark. Plate: 385 x 300mm (15¼ x 11¾'')very large margins.
A diagram of a bat, water rat and mice in a naturalistic setting from 'The British Zoology' 1766 by Thomas Pennant.
[Ref: 48381] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Sequel to the Battle of Temple Bar.
[n.d. c.1769.]
Engraving. Sheet: 130 x 210mm (5 x 8¼''). Bit messy. Small margins.
A follow on from the riot that began at temple bar; numerous merchants, bankers, and others, set out from the City, to present an address, opposing Wilkes, to the King at St James's, but on arriving they were confronted by a threatening mob who closed the gates by force, and thus prevented the deputation from proceeding. Some more determined opponents to Wilkes managed to get through to the Palace and present their address, but not without difficulty and it was with this that the palace had to call out the troops.
BM Satires: 4281.
[Ref: 48420] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

Statuit cos Sacerdotes magnos et beatificavit illos in gloria. Eccle. 95.
W. Hollar fecit.
[n.d., but 1672.]
Engraving. Plate: 315 x 180mm (12¼ x 7''), 17th century watermark.
A genealogical tree of the Order of St. Benedict (the Benedictine Tree), an illustration from 'The Monasticon' 1655 by William Dugdale. St Benedict is shown at the bottom of the tree flanked by St. Dunstan, St Gregory, St Augustus and St Cuthbert.
Pennington: 227, state iii of iv.
[Ref: 48364] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Dessin de Nicolas Berghem de Harlem. No. 12.
M.C. Prestel sc.
[n.d., 1797.]
Rare. Crayon manner stipple with white highlights, 270 x 405mm (10¾ x 16"), mounted on original backing sheet with engraved border and title, outside platemark 370 x 475mm (14½ x 18¾"). Repaired tear at top centre into image.
A rocky landscape with peasants, from a catalogue of the drawings in the collection of Paulus Praun II (1548–1616) in Nuremberg, prior to their sale in 1801. Written by by Christoph Murr, the catalogue was illustrated with engravings by husband and wife team Johann Gottlieb Prestel (1739-1808) and Maria Katharina (maiden name Höll, 1747-94), despite their separation in 1786, when Maria Katharina moved to London, working for John Boydell and others.
[Ref: 48602] £320.00

[Bolton Abbey on the River Wharfe.]
[John Charles Bromley after Thomas Girtin.]
[1825.]
Mezzotint. Proof before all letters; Plate: 200 x 275mm (8 x 10¾'') large margins. Foxing.
A view of Bolton Abbey in Yorkshire. Plate 14 from Rivers of England by Thomas Girtin.
[Ref: 48617] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[Richard Parkes Bonington.]
[Charles Damour.]
[n.d., c.1852.]
Aquatint. Sheet: 130 x 100mm (5 x 4''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet with the collector's stamp of Alfred Beurdeley.
A portrait of Romantic landscape painter Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-1828). Frontispiece to 'Oeuvres inédités de Bonington' 1852.
[Ref: 48674] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Encounter of the Carousing Bubble Lords and Menacing Poverty.] Stryd tuszen de smullende bubbel heeren, en de aanstaande armoede.
[1720.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Plate: 370 x 400mm (14½ x 15¾'') very large margins. Crease as normal.
A Dutch satirical print commenting on the financial bubbles of 1720. In the image two figures, formed of bubbles fight with one another while egged on by men and women covered in comodities like fish and sausages and bread.
[Ref: 48475] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius Buchanus.
R. Blokhÿsen Fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving, rare. Collectors mark of George Usslaub. Plate: 215 x 165mm (8½ x 6½''). Trimmed.
A portrait bust of Scottish historian and humanist scholar George Buchanan (1506-1582).
[Ref: 48686] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Lord Byron. (oeuvres de Chateaubriand).
Emile Giroux.
Paris. Imp. Lesauvage r. de Sorbonne, 6. [n.d., c.1845.]
Engraving. Plate: 190 x 120mm (7½ x 4¾'') very large margins.
A portrait of Romantic poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824).
[Ref: 48678] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

George, Gordon, Byron, Lord Byron.
Lithographié par Delorieux d'après le tableau original de G. H. Harlow. Imprimeries Lithog: de C. Motte.
A Paris chez Ladvocat libraire Editeur de la traduction des oeuvres complétes de Lord Byron (3 volumes in 8.o prix 18 F) Palais Royal galeries de bois N.o 197 et 198.
Lithograph, rare. Sheet: 290 x 220mm (11½ x 8¾'') large margins. Repaired damage in bottom right edge.
A portrait of Romantic poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824).
[Ref: 48677] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The R.t Hon.ble the Earl of Loudoun. Capt.n General & Governour in Chief, of his Majestys Forces in North America: and one of the Sixteen Peers of Scotland.
Lond: Mag.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. Sheet: 200 x 115mm (8 x 4½''). Trimmed.
A full-length portrait of Scottish nobleman and army officter John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (1705-1782).
[Ref: 48687] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Elizabeth Canning.
TW [Thomas Worlidge] 1754.
Etching. Plate: 190 x 150mm (7½ x 6''). Damage in top left corner.
Elizabeth Canning (1734-1773) in the witness box, portrayed here by Thomas Worlidge, the 'English Rembrandt'. Canning was a London scullerymaid whose alleged kidnapping caused a sensation in 1753. She disappeared for a month before returning to her mother's home. Susannah Wells and Mary Squires, Canning's alleged captors, were tried and found guilty. However, Crisp Gascoyne, trial judge and Lord Mayor of London, was unhappy with the verdict and began his own investigation which led to information proving Squires and her family to be innocent. Several of the prosecution witnesses recanted their earlier testimonies and Canning was tried and found guilty of perjury. She was sentenced to one month's imprisonment and seven years of transportation.
[Ref: 48672] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Stratford Canning] Canning de Radcliffe [facsimile signature].
[after George Richmond.]
[1853.]
Stipple on chine collé, with Printsellers' Association blindstamp. 560 x 430mm (22 x 17") very large margins. Some spotting.
Stratford Canning (1786-1880), 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire 1842-58, during which he was involved with the dispute between the Ottomans and Russia that led to the Crimean War.
[Ref: 48507] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

The Carlton House Botchers.
For the Oxford Mag.
[1770.]
Engraving. Plate: 160 x 105mm (6¼ x 4¼'') large margins. Foxing.
A satirical scene in a tailors workroom showing early image of an iron, above the figures heads hangs the petticoats of the Princess of Wales. A group including Lord Mansfield, Sir Fletcher Norton, the Duke of Bedford and the Duke of Grafton who stand around Mr Jeremiah Dyson who is sewing a coat probably intended for the King. A masonic image.
BM Satire 4425.
[Ref: 48431] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

The Resentment of Queen Catherine. The Queen was sitting at work with her Maidens, when the Cardinals Wolsey & Campeggio...
Will.m Hamilton R.A. pinx. J. Thane ex. John Ogborne sculp.
London, Publish'd Apr. 1. 1790, by J. Thane, Rupert Street, Hay Market.
Stipple. Plate: 400 x 340mm (16 x 9½''). Small margins.
A historical scene showing Catherine of Aragon in heated discussion with Cardinal Wolsey.
[Ref: 48098] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

''So Fond of Listening to Those Dear Little Birds'' [&] ''Coming Out in the World''.
Louisa Corbaux del. et lith. Stannard & Co. Imp.t.
A pair of chromolithographs. Each sheet: 320 x 270mm (12½ x 10½'').
Trimmed.
A pair of portraits of cats by artist and illustrator Louisa Corbaux (1808-1889).
[Ref: 48313] £320.00

Edvardus Cave, ob. 10 Jan. 1754. Ætatis 62.
F. Kyte pinx. 1740. T. Worlidge fecit.
[n.d., c.1755.]
Etching. Plate: 200 x 120mm (8 x 4¾''). Trimmed to plate.
A portrait of Edward Cave (1691-1754), founder and editor of the Gentleman's Magazine.
[Ref: 48684] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

S.t. Cecilia.
Benjamin West inv. F. Bartolozzi Sculpsit.
London Published June 1.st 1784, by A: Poggi, No.7, St. Georges Row, Hyde Park.
Stipple, printed in sepia. Plate: 220 x 190mm (8¾ x 7½'') very large margins.
A portrait of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, shown playing the organ.
De Vesme 2217 III.
[Ref: 48293] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

View of the Celestial Influx on the Body of Woman as illustrated in Culpepers Family Physician and Sibley's Occult Sciences. [&] View of the Celestial Influx on the Body of Man as illustrated in Culpepers Family Physician and Sibley's Occult Sciences.
Dodd Delin. Prattent Sculp.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Pair of stipples. Plate: 245 x 190mm (9¾ x 7½''). Small margins, bit dusty.
A pair of diagrams showing the areas of the body influenced by various celestial bodies according to Ebenezer Sibley and Nicholas Culpeper.
[Ref: 48076] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Certain Petitioners requesting a Master to discharge his Servants.
[1769.]
Engraving. Plate: 105 x 180mm (4 x 7") large margins. Some staining.
A scene showing the Lord Mayor, Samuel Turner kneels before the King. Next to him are Peter Roberts, Sir Robert Ladbroke, Aldermen Beckford and Trecothick and two sheriffs.
BM Satire 4295.
[Ref: 48423] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

Serenissimus Potenissimusq Princeps Carolus DEI gratia Magna Britannia et Hibern. Rex.
Anton. van Dyck pinxit. Petrus de Iode fecit.
[n.d., c.1641.]
Engraving. Plate: 170 x 120mm (6¾ x 4¾'') very large margins.
A portrait of Charles I (1600-1649) after a painting by Anthony van Dyck.
[Ref: 48650] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus Magnæ Britanniæ Princeps, Caroli Regis filius, Dux Cornubiæ et Rothsalæ & Natus anno, Christi MDCXXXI.
P. de Iode excud. Anton. van Dyck Pinxit.
[n.d., c.1641.]
Engraving. Plate: 170 x 120mm (6¾ x 4¾'').
A portrait of Charles II (1630-1685) while he was Prince of Wales, after a painting by Anthony van Dyck.
[Ref: 48651] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Charles Stuard. Deuxsieme du Nom Par La Grace de Dieu Roÿ d'Angleterre.
De Larmessin sculpsit.
Aparis Chez P Bertrand Rüe S.t Jacques à la Pome dOr Pres St. Seuerin. Avec Privilege du Roÿ. [n.d., c.1675.]
Engraving. Sheet: 220 x 150mm (8¾ x 6''). Trimmed.
A portrait of Charles II (1630-1685) who became king of Great Britain following the restoration of 1660.
[Ref: 48643] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus Secundus Dei gratia Magna Britaniæ Franciæ et Hiberniæ Rex.
D: Loggan fecit.
G. Tomlÿn. excud: Cumprivilegio. [n.d., c.1670.]
Engraving, 17th century watermark. Plate: 235 x 155mm (9¼ x 6''). Trimmed, repaired damage on left.
A portrait of Charles II (1630-1685) who became king following the restoration of 1660.
[Ref: 48642] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus. II. D. G. Angliæ, Scotiæ, et Hibernæ Rex.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Engraving. Plate: 180 x 120mm (7 x 4¾''), with very large margins.
A portrait of Charles II (1630-1685) who became king following the restoration of 1660.
[Ref: 48641] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Charlotte.
Hancock sc.t.
Publish'd April 9th 96 by J. Hancock Congreve St. Birm.m.
Stipple. Plate: 160 x 110mm (6¼ x 4¼''). Trimmed to plate.
A portrait of a young woman with a muff. Thomas Hancock was an engraver and printseller of Congreve Street, Birmingham.
[Ref: 48079] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[The Game of Chess.]
[James Bretherton after Henry William Bunbury.]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Etching, scarce; 18th century watermark; Sheet: 315 x 365mm (12¼ x 14¼''). Trimmed.
A scene showing three women in large headresses playing a game of chess.
[Ref: 48618] £360.00

Children feeding Chickens.
Picture painted by J. Russel Crayon Painter to his Majesty & his R.H. the Prince of Wales. Walker Foccad. P. W. Tomkins Sculp.t late pupil of Bartolozzi.
London Pub. Ian 1. 1790 by I. Walker Nr. 7 Cornhill & N. 106 New Bond Street Printseller to his R.H. the Prince of Wales.
Stipple. Plate: 345 x 360mm (13½ x 14''), with very large margins. Repaired hole in middle.
A scene showing two children feeding and playing with chickens.
[Ref: 48101] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Chinese Barber.
Drawn & Engraved by Thos.& Will.m Daniell.
Published by Mess.rs Longman Hurst, Ress & Orme Paternoster Row. Aug.st 1. 1810.
Aquatint. Plate: 185 x 250mm (7¼ x 9¾'') large margins. On card as issued.
A portrait of a travelling barber, carrying his tools through the streets; text verso.
Abbey 516
[Ref: 48436] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Christ and Saints.]Illustrissimo ac Præstantissimo Viro, Petro Segnuier, Francæ Cancellario Humillimus Cliens Greg. Huret D.D.D. Non Habet Amaritudinem Conversatio Illorum. Sapientaie.
Huret jnu. et f. cum Privilegio 1636.
Engraving. Plate: 520 x 330mm (20½ x 13''), with large margins. Creasing & foxed.
A portrait of Christ and two saints walking in the Garden engraved by Gregoire Huret.
[Ref: 48588] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Christian Slavery at Algiers. 1816. Cap.t Croker Visiting the Hospital at Algiers. [&] Cap.t Croker Horror Striken at Algiers.
G. Cruikshank.
Publish'd by W. Hone, 55 Fleet Street.
Etching. Sheet: 220 x 140mm (8¾ x 5½'').
Two scenes showing Captain Croker's discovery of European slaves in Algiers, between the 16th-19th centuries the corsairs of the Barbary states would raid small coastal towns in the Mediterrenean and ships, selling those they captured into slavery. Croker had been a commander of one of the ships Lord Exmouth had sent to attack Algiers in an attempt to end the slavery practices and free European slaves. The scenes show Croker visiting the hospital in which many slaves were treated for injuries and Croker watching lines of slaves being driven back to the city after working in the fields. Illustrations from 'Cruelties of the Algerine pirates...',1816 by William Hone.
[Ref: 48119] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Christian Reichs Freyherr v. Münch. Herr zu Aÿstenen Vils...
Ant. Graff pinx. 1787. I.F. Bause sculps. 1789.
Engraving. Sheet: 310 x 230mm (12 x 9''). Trimmed.
A half-length portrait of German banker Christian von Münch (1752-1821), set with in an oval.
[Ref: 48561] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

The Church in Danger, or a very uncommon Parish Dinner The Churchwarden's got a wide mouth And his Grinders are like a Sledge Hammer. Vide old Song.
London, Published by Tho.s McLean 26 Haymarket. [n.d. c.1830.]
Hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 410 x 285mm (16 x 11'') large margins.
Satire showing an announcement from a pulpit in a church requesting the wardens to meet to consider 'the best method of eating the church'.
BM Satires: undescribed.
[Ref: 48408] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

The Citizens of London lamenting the Death of Beckford.
Engrav'd for the Oxford Magazine.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving. Plate: 120 x 175mm (4¾ x 7'') large margins on 3 sides.
The citizens of London lamenting the death of Beckford"; scene with Bechford's coffin, covered by a pall, surrounded by mourning citizens including John Horne, the Earl of Chatham, Earl Temple, and John Wilkes.
BM Satire 4394.
[Ref: 48426] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

The City Carriers.
[n.d. c.1769.]
Engraving. Sheet: 110 x 180mm (4¼ x 7''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet. Stain on right.
At the entrance to St James’s Palace, a procession approaches in order to present the King the petition of the Livery of London. Mr Turner, Lord Mayor of London accompanied by Liberty, leads a mule on which sits a figure of Truth naked with a sun on her head and carrying a palm branch. The mule is then followed by William Beckford; Alderman Barlow Trecothick; and Sir Robert Ladbroke. The fourth representative of Parliament is Thomas Harley, represented here by an effigy stuck on crossed poles. Lord Holland lurks in a sentry post, whispering to a soldier whilst pointing to fool’s cap on the ground “it fits exactly”, intended probably for the head of Samuel Turner.
BM Satires: 4296.
[Ref: 48422] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

Vera Effigies Iohannis Clenche, Equitis aurati unius Iusticiariorum Serensis.ma Dominæ nuper Reginæ Elizabethæ ad placita corum ipsa Regina tenenda assignati.
W: Hollar sculp 1664.
Engraving, 17th century watermark. Verso in pencil "Bought in Paris May 1875". Sheet: 295 x 195mm (11½ x 7¾'').
A portrait of English judge John Clench (d. 1607) from Dugdale's 'Origines' either the 1671 or 1680 editions.
Pennington 1376 II of II.
[Ref: 48360] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. Commandant en Chef les Troupes de Sa Majesté Britannique dans l'Amérique.
Smart pinx. Dupin Sculp.
[n.d., c.1795.]
Engraving. Sheet: 180 x 110mm (7 x 4¼''). Trimmed.
A portrait of British army officer Sir Henry Clinton (1730-1795) who commanded British forces during the American Revolutionary Wars.
[Ref: 48679] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

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