Grosvenor Prints

[Anne of Austria] Anne DAustriche Royne de France et de Navarre.
Balt. Moncornet excud avec Privilege du Roy [n.d., c.1660].
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4¼"), very large margins.
Anne of Austria (1601-1666), eldest daughter of Philip III of Spain, queen of France as the wife of Louis XIII, regent for her son, Louis XIV, 1643-51.
[Ref: 56416] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Louis de Bourbon duc d'Engvien Prince du Sang et Pair de France. [Below image.] Sonnet. Rome ne vente plus tes illustres Cesars, Grece, ne parle point de ton jeune Alexandre...Vous Grecs, & vous Romains parlez moy sans enuie, Ce que ce jeune Prince a fair en deuz Estez Vos Heros l'ont ils fait en trente ans de leur vie. Desfontaines.
B. Moncornet excudit Cum Privilegio Regis.
[n.d. c.1650.]
Paper watermarked. Sheet 324 x 210mm. 12¾ x 8¼".
Louis II de Bourbon-Condé (1621-1686) was a French General during the Thirty Years War and one of the leaders of the Fronde des Princes. Enghien heroically won the Battle of Rocroi, destroying the reputation of the Spanish invincibility.
[Ref: 15455] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

C. Iulius Caesar. Il Vaut Mieux Une Fois Mourir Que Perdre La Vie En Tousious Esperant. Il fuit miserablement massacré en plein Senat de 23.coups de poignard le V.an de son Empire & le 56. de son âgé.
B. Moncornet excu.
[n.d. c.1670.]
Hand-coloured engraving. 157 x 117mm. 6¼ x 4½". Stuck down on sheet.
Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC-44 BC). Roman military and political leader. Standing strong holding a staff, with Rome in the background and a small fire in the far left-hand background.
[Ref: 12786] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Charles par la grace de Dieu Roy d'Angleterre.
[after Anthony van Dyck.]
Balth Moncornet excu. [n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½") very large margins.
A half-length portrait of Charles I in armour, one of a series of portraits after Anthony van Dyck, via engravings by Pieter de Jode II and others. First state, before decorations in the borders.
[Ref: 56410] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Christianus IV. Par la Grace de Diev Roy de Denmark.
Balth Moncornet excud [n.d., c.1660].
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), very large margins.
A half-length portrait of Christian IV of Denmark (1577-1648), who reigned for nearly 60 years.
[Ref: 56405] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Croatia] Iean Lovys Comte d'AbIsolani General de Croates.
B. Moncornet excu.
[n.d. c.1770.]
Etching and engraving. Plate 152 x 114mm. 6 x 4½".
Ludovic Isolani, the Croatian leader who was killed on the bridge at Spoy c.1750.
[Ref: 20887] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

[Elizabeth of France] D Elisabethæ Borboniæ Principi serenissimæ Philippi in Hispaniarum Indiarumq. Coniugi Ineomparabili.
[Balthasar Moncornet, n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4¼"), very large margins.
Elisabeth of France (or Isabella of Bourbon, 1602-1644), eldest daughter of Henry IV of France, wife of Philip IV of Spain.
[Ref: 56401] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Eleonora Gonzaga] Ferdinandi II Uxor, Dei Gratia Imperatrix semper Augusta Germaniæ, Hungariæ et Bohemiæ Regina, Austriæ, Ardux Burgundiæ Dux &.
Balthasar Moncornet excu. [n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), very large margins.
A half-length portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga (1598-1655), daughter of the Duke of Mantua, second wife of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II.
[Ref: 56403] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Henriette Marie par la grace de Dieu Royne d'Angleterre.
[after Anthony van Dyck.]
Balth Moncornet excu. [n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½") very large margins Slight stain.
A half-length portrait of Charles I in armour, one of a series of portraits after Anthony van Dyck, via engravings by Pieter de Jode II and others. First state, before decorations in the borders.
[Ref: 56411] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Messire Isaac De Laffemas Con.er du Roy en ses Conseilz d'Estat & prive M.e des Requestes ordinaires de son hostel, Lieutenant Civil en la ville Prevoste & vicomté des Paris.
[Balthasar Moncornet, n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4¼"), very large margins.
Isaac de Laffemas (c. 1587-1657), French poet and playwright, lieutenant civil de la prévôté de Paris, author of 'L'histoire du commerce de France', 1606.
[Ref: 56399] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[François Leclerc du Tremblay] Vraye effigie du R.P. Joseph de Paris predicateur Capuchin Provincial de Tournaine superior des missions estrangers er de Poitou fondateur des Religieuses de Calvaire A rendu lespirit entre les mains de ses superieurs le December 1638.
[Balthasar Moncornet, n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4¼"), very large margins.
François Leclerc du Tremblay (1577-1638, also known by his monastic name Father Joseph), a Capuchin friar who was the confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu. He was the original 'éminence grise' (grey eminence), a powerful advisor working behind the scenes.
[Ref: 56412] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Marie Eleonore D. G. Royne de Suedois.
Balthasar Moncornet [n.d., c.1660].
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), very large margins.
A half-length portrait of Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (1599-1655), Queen of Sweden as the consort of King Gustav II Adolph.
[Ref: 56406] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Maria of Austria] Serenissima et Augustissima Domina Domina Maria Rom Imperatrix. Germ. Hung. et Bohemiæ Regina. Infans Hispaniarum.
Balthasar Moncornet excu. [n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), very large margins. Staining.
A half-length portrait of Archduchess Maria of Austria (1528-1603), daughter of Charles V and brother of Philip II of Spain, empress consort and queen consort of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary.
[Ref: 56402] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Marie de Bourbon] Anne Marie de Bourbon Fille de Monseigneur le Duc D'Orleans Souve.ne de Dombes Duchesse de Montpensier etc.
B. Moncornet excu. [n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4¼") very large margins.
Marie de Bourbon (October 1605-27), Duchess of Montpensier and Duchess of Orléans after her marriage to Gaston de France, Duke of Orléans, the younger brother of Louis XIII and heir presumptive. She died aged 21, shortly after childbirth.
[Ref: 56415] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Maria de Medicis. Trium Regnum Mater.
B. Moncornet excu. [n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4¼"), very large margins. Crease on left top.
Marie de' Medici (1575-1642), wife of Henry IV of France and mother of Louis XIII, Elisabeth, Queen of Spain, and Henrietta Maria, Queen of England.
[Ref: 56417] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Marguerite Charlote de Montmorenci Princesse de Condé Pr.re Princesse du Sang.
Par Son tres-humble serviteeur Balt. Montcornet.
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4¼"), very large margins.
Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (1594-1650) married Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Condé aged 15, on the orders of the elderly Henry IV who wanted her on hand as a mistress. However the newly-weds fled to Brussels to thwart the ploy, only returning after the king's death.
[Ref: 56413] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Armand Jean du Plessis] Armand Cardinal de Richlieu Duc et Pair de France Grand M. Chef et Sur:Intendant de la Navigation Gouvernateur , et Lieuten.t g.nal poun le Roy au pais de Bretaigne.
B. Moncornet ex. [n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), very large margins. Stains.
A half-length portrait of Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), French clergyman and statesman.
[Ref: 56408] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Tsar Michael Fedorovich Romanov] Michel Phedorwitz Grand Duc de Moscovie de l'an 1612 il est de la religion des grecs Schiematiques, et grand Capitaine:
B. Moncornet ex. [n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4¼") large margins. Staining in margins.
Oval portrait of Tsar Michael I (Mikhaíl Fyodorovich Románov, 1596-1645), Russia's first Romanov ruler.
[Ref: 58661] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Amelia van Solmes, Princess of Orange] Amalia Dei gratia principissa Arausionensium; Comitissæ Nassaviæ...
[after Anthony van Dyck.]
Balthasar Moncornet excu. [n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), very large margins.
A half-length portrait of Amelia von Solms-Braunfels (1602-75), wearing low cut dress, pearl jewellery and a large lace collar. She was maid-of-honour to Elizabeth Stuart, the exiled Queen of Bohemia, until her marriage to Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. One of a series of portraits after Anthony van Dyck, via engravings by Pieter de Jode II and others.
[Ref: 56397] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Ambrogio Spinola] Ambroise Spinola Marquis de Seste Duc de San Severin, General de L'Armée du Roy d'Espaigne.
Balthasar Moncornet excu. [n.d., c.1660.]
Engraving. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"), very large margins.
A half-length portrait of Marquis Ambrogio Spinola (1569-1630), Genoese condottiero, almost half-length, facing front, wearing armour breast-plate, ruff and Order of the Golden Fleece. He served Spain in the several wars in Flanders, gaining fame for the capture of Breda (1624) but spending all of the vast fortune of his family funding the wars.
[Ref: 56400] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

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