Grosvenor Prints

[Der Gute Alchimyst wird nun den Barth Verbrennen, da er zum Schuld-Process die Feder Schneiden muss: Gold Macher!]
[by Valentin Daniel Priesler.]
[n.d., c.1760.]
Scarce mezzotint. Sheet 310 x 260mm (12¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed to image, losing title, creased.
The alchemist sits at a desk lit by a lamp, sharpening a quill.
[Ref: 66195] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

William Anderson Esq.re Late Provost of Stirling. Printed and Engraved at the particular request of the Principal Booksellers n Scotland, as a mark of their high esteem, on his retiring from Business, in which he had been engraved for upwards of half a Century.
Painted by A. Geddes. Engraved by W.m Ward, A.R.A. Engraver to their R.H. the Prince Regent & the Duke of York.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Mezzotint. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with large margins.
A three-quarter seated portrait of bookseller William Anderson (1746-1830), of 12 Broad Street, Sterling. He was elected Provost five times (1793, 1794, 1813, 1814 and 1829) and also served as a Justice of the Peace.
CS 3, Frankau 9, i. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66443] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

General Sir Charles Asgill Bar.t G.C.G.O. &c. &c. &c.
Painted by T. Philips Esq.r. Engraved by C. Turner.
London Published April 20th 1822, by C. Turner No 55. Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Rare mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (20 x 13¾"), with very large margins. Paper slightly toned.
Half-length portrait of Charles Asgill (1762-1823) in his dress uniform. Asgill found fame when, having being taken prisoner at the surrender at Yorktown, he was sentenced to death by George Washington in retaliation for the death of an American captain at Loyalist hands. Asgill's mother appealed to Louis XVI, who sent an ambassador who successfully requested a reprieve. Asgill later wrote a letter to an American newspaper detailing the treatment he received in captivity, including beatings by drunken revellers who had paid money to enter his cell.
Whitman 20.
[Ref: 66486] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

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)

[Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, K.C.B. D.C.L. Corr. Mem. Inst. France, F.R.S. Hydrographer to the Navy from 1829 to 1855. From the original Portrait presented to Greenwich Hospital by the Subscribers to the Beaufort Testimonial.] F. Beaufort [facsimile signature].
Painted by Stephen Pearce. Engraved by James Scott.
London, Published by Henry Graves & Com.py. March 17th. 1857; Printsellers to the Queen__6 Pall Mall.
Mezzotint, artist's proof before title. 540 x 415mm (21¼ x 16½"), large margins, PSA blindstamp.
Three quarter seated portrait of Francis Beaufort (1774-1856), naval officer and hydrographer, creator of the Beaufort wind scale. Stephen Pearce's original oil is in the Royal Museums Greenwich.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66255] £320.00

[Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, K.C.B. D.C.L. Corr. Mem. Inst. France, F.R.S. Hydrographer to the Navy from 1829 to 1855. From the original Portrait presented to Greenwich Hospital by the Subscribers to the Beaufort Testimonial.]
[Painted by Stephen Pearce. Engraved by James Scott.]
London, Published by Henry Graves & Comp.y. March 17th. 1857; Printsellers to the Queen__6 Pall Mall.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters on chine collé. 540 x 415mm (21¼ x 16½"), Limited edition 200 proofs; PSA blindstamp. Foxing. Small margins.
Three quarter seated portrait of Francis Beaufort (1774-1856), naval officer and hydrographer, creator of the Beaufort wind scale. Stephen Pearce's original oil is in the Royal Museums Greenwich.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66256] £320.00

[Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, K.C.B. D.C.L. Corr. Mem. Inst. France, F.R.S. Hydrographer to the Navy from 1829 to 1855. From the original Portrait presented to Greenwich Hospital by the Subscribers to the Beaufort Testimonial.]
[Painted by Stephen Pearce. Engraved by James Scott.]
London, Published by Henry Graves & Comp.y. March 17th. 1857; Printsellers to the Queen__6 Pall Mall.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters on chine collé. 540 x 415mm (21¼ x 16½"), Limited edition 200 proofs; PSA blindstamp. Paper toned, narrow margins, chipped into plate bottom right corner.
Three quarter seated portrait of Francis Beaufort (1774-1856), naval officer and hydrographer, creator of the Beaufort wind scale. Stephen Pearce's original oil is in the Royal Museums Greenwich.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66257] £320.00

[Benn's Club.]
T. Hudson Pinxit. J. Faber Fecit.
Scarce mezzotint. 380 x 530mm (15 x 20¾"). Old ink mss in bottom margin, laid on paper. Small margins, bit messy.
The so-called 'Benn's Club', five aldermen persuaded by William Benn, Lord Mayor of London in 1746-7, to travel to his house Bowcombe on the Isle of Wight in December 1747 and send a message of support to Charles Stuart, the Young Pretender. The aldermen are (R-L): John Blachford, William Benn, Robert Alsop, Edward Ironside, Sir Humphrey Marshall & Sir Thomas Rawlinson. John Blachford, who commissioned the portrait, was Lord Mayor of London in 1750. His brother is acting as butler, standing behind the group.
Sharp 710. CS: 31.
[Ref: 66555] £420.00

William Beveridge DD. Ld Bishop of St Asaph Aetatis Sue 71
B Ferrers pinx. W Sherwin fe.
[n.d., c.1709.]
Mezzotint. 205 x 155mm (8 x 6"). Trimmed to plate, ink library stamp on the reverse.
A portrait in oval of William Beveridge (1637-1708), writer and clergyman who served as Bishop of St Asaph from 1704 until his death. A reversed copy of the painting by Benjamin Ferrers now in the Bodleian Library. During his lifetime Beveridge refused to sit for his portrait: Ferrers (c. 166-1732), a relative, painted this portrait from his corpse.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. CS 5.
[Ref: 66416] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

William Beveridge DD. Ld Bishop of St Asaph Aetatis Sue 71
B Ferrers pinx. W Sherwin fe.
[n.d., c.1709.]
Mezzotint. 205 x 155mm (8 x 6"). Trimmed to plate.
A portrait in oval of William Beveridge (1637-1708), writer and clergyman who served as Bishop of St Asaph from 1704 until his death. A reversed copy of the painting by Benjamin Ferrers now in the Bodleian Library. During his lifetime Beveridge refused to sit for his portrait: Ferrers (c. 166-1732), a relative, painted this portrait from his corpse.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. CS 5.
[Ref: 66415] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Frances, Lady Bridges.]
F. Cotes R.A. pinx.t 1768. James Watson Fecit.
R. Sayer excudit. [n.d. c.1769.]
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Thread margins.
Lady France Bridges (d.1825), wife of Sir Brook Bridges, 3rd Bt. (1733-1791), the British Whig politician. They married in 1765 at St George's, Hanover Square London.
Goodwin 63: i/iii. CS 14: i/ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66360] £480.00

Sir Francis Burdett Bar.t.
C. Renrut [Turner] pinx.t. C. Turner sculp.t.
London Pub.d for the Proprietor Jan.y 12.th 1805. N.º 50 Warren St. Fitzroy Sq.r.
Mezzotint. 460 x 305mm (18 x 12"). Margin lost lower right. Small margins.
Half-length portrait in oval of Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844), 5th Baronet, supporter of the Radicals and opponent of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act.
Whitman 82, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66484] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Robert Burns. Born MDCCLIX. Died MDCCXCVI.
RB Parkes [pencil signature] [after Alexander Naysmyth.]
London, Published June 5.th 1888, by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. 13 & 14, Pall Mall East.
Mezzotint, printed on chine collé, limited edition of 150 signed by the engraver, PSA blindstamp. 515 x 410mm (20¼ x 16¼"), with large margins.
Alexander Nasmyth's famous portrait, which was painted so that it could be engraved for the 1787 second edition of 'Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect'. His oil is now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (PG 1063). Engraved by Robert Bowyer Parkes (1830-1904)
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. PSA p.42.
[Ref: 66396] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Robertus Camell, LL D
[Engraved by John Theodore (Dietrich) Heins Senior.]
[n.d. c.1750]
Mezzotint. Sheet 300 x 225mm (11¼ x 8¾). Trimmed into plate, laid on album paper at sides.
Three-quarter length seated portrait of Robert Camell (d. 1732), Rector of Bradwell, Suffolk.. He is seated at a table, turning away from a book in which he writes with right hand with his left arm resting on the edge of his chair. He wears a loose coat over dark robe with a broad waist-band, bands and a soft hat. He is lit by the candle on the table. This state is after plate reduced and artist's name removed.
CS 1 ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66519] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Robertus Camell, LL D
[Engraved by John Theodore (Dietrich) Heins Senior.]
[n.d. c.1750]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 300 x 225mm (11¼ x 8¾). Trimmed into plate.
Three-quarter length seated portrait of Robert Camell (d. 1732), Rector of Bradwell, Suffolk. He is seated at a table, turning away from a book in which he writes with right hand with his left arm resting on the edge of his chair. He wears a loose coat over dark robe with a broad waist-band, bands and a soft hat. He is lit by the candle on the table. This state is after plate reduced and artist's name removed.
CS 1 ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66518] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Lord Frederick Campbell, Lord Register of Scotland, And One of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council.
Thos. Gainsborough pinxt: G. Dupont Sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1785.]
Mezzotint. 270 x 195mm (10½ x 7¾"), with large margins.
Portrait in oval of Lord Frederick Campbell (1729-1816), Lord Clerk Register of Scotland from 1768 until his death. The third son of John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll, he was also MP for Glasgow Burghs (1761-80) and Argyllshire (1780-99). After Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88).
Chaloner Smith: 1. Horne: 15 only state. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66400] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Sarah Capel-Coningsby] Sarah Countess of Essex.
R.t Fagan Pinx.t a Romæ 1792. C. Turner Sculp.t 1816.
London, Pub.d Aug.t 28, 1816, by C. Turner, Warren S.t Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. Uncut.
Sarah Bazett (1759-1838), an English amateur artist who married George Capel-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex, in 1786.
Whitman 188, state ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 66481] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

['The Captive']
[Engraved by J.R. Smith after Sir Joshua Reynolds.]
[n.d., c.1777.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. Sheet 325 x 250mm (12¾ x 9¾"). Thread margins on three sides, trimmed into plate at bottom.
An untitled portrait after the painting known as 'The Captive', depicting an old man with a thin face, moustache and hair swept back, looking up to right. According to the BM the title ''derives from a comment on a prisoner in the Bastille in Sterne's 'A Sentimental Journey'''. Also named "Study from Nature Beggar Man"
BM 1839,1012.54. D'Oench 111. Not in CS. Ex: collections of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and Walter Francis (1806-84), 5th Duke of Buccleuch (Lugt 402).
[Ref: 66381] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Geof.y Chaucer.
Geo. Naylor H.C. fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Fine mezzotint. 155 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
A very fine impression of this half-length portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400), bearded and wearing a hood, with a pen case hanging from a ribbon around his neck. Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400), a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy of vernacular Middle English at a time when French and Latin dominanted England, particularly with his unfinished frame narrative 'The Canterbury Tales'. The only known print by George Naylor.
For a similar mezzotint of Chaucer but facing in the other direction see ref. 24004. Not in Chaloner Smith.
[Ref: 66533] £360.00

Sir Thomas De Veil Knight, One of his Majesties Justies of the Peace for the Counties of Middx, Essex, Surrry, & Hertfordshire: the City & Liberty of Westm,r - the Tower of London & the Liberties thereof.
De la Cour pinxit ad vivum. T. Ryley fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliam.t June ye 1. 1747. Sold by De la Cour Katherine Street in ye Strand.
Mezzotint. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Thread margins, creasing, laid on album paper at corners.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas De Veil (1684-1746), Bow Street's first magistrate, whose implementation of the Gin Act of 1736 led to his appearence in William Hogarth's 'Night', one of the 'Four Times of Day' set.
CS 7, only state. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66428] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Sir Thomas De Veil Knight, One of his Majesties Justies of the Peace for the Counties of Middx, Essex, Surrry, & Hertfordshire: the City & Liberty of Westm,r - the Tower of London & the Liberties thereof.
De la Cour pinxit ad vivum. T. Ryley fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliam.t June ye 1. 1747. Sold by De la Cour Katherine Street in ye Strand.
Mezzotint. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), with large margins. Paper toned, crease on left.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas De Veil (1684-1746), Bow Street's first magistrate, whose implementation of the Gin Act of 1736 led to his appearence in William Hogarth's 'Night', one of the 'Four Times of Day' set.
CS 7, only state. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66427] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Harriot Lady Dundas, Lawrence Lord Dundas, and the Hon.ble John Charles Dundas.
Painted by C.W. Pegler. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
London, Published March 8, 1832, by Mr. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint. 465 x 365mm (18¼ x 14¼"). Trimmed to plate. Bit messy.
A group portrait of Lawrence Dundas (1766-1839), 1st Earl of Zetland, with his wife and their youngest son, John Charles Dundas (1808-66). Dundas was Lord Mayor of the City of York 1811 and 1821.
Whitman: 166. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66480] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Harriot Lady Dundas, Lawrence Lord Dundas, and the Hon.ble John Charles Dundas.
Painted by C.W. Pegler. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A.
London, Published March 8, 1832, by Mr. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint. 465 x 365mm (18¼ x 14¼"), with large margins. Uncut.
A group portrait of Lawrence Dundas (1766-1839), 1st Earl of Zetland, with his wife and their youngest son, John Charles Dundas (1808-66). Dundas was Lord Mayor of the City of York 1811 and 1821
Whitman: 166. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66479] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[St Dunstan.] To the Worshipful Company of the Mistery of Goldsmiths in the City of London this plate is Humbly Dedicated by their most humble Servant G.Bockman. St. Dunstan was well-extracted, being related to King Athelston.
B.[Gerhard Bockman] Pinxit & fecit 1743.
Mezzotint. Sheet 380 x 265mm (15 x 10¾"). Trimmed into plate, stains, repairs in title.
St. Dunstan (c.909-88), abbot of Glastonbury, bishop of Worcester, bishop of London, and archbishop of Canterbury, as well as serving as minister of state to several Saxon kings. A late 11th century legend tells that the Devil tempted Dunstan disguised as a woman, but was caught by the nose with the tongs shown in this portrait.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS 6, only state.
[Ref: 66438] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Saskia van Uylenburgh] [The Dutch Lady.]
Rembrandt pinx. Bryer excudit. Read sculp.
Publish'd as the Act directs Oct.r 1.st 1776, by H. Bryer, Cornhill.
Mezzotint, proof before title. 265 x 210mm (10½ x 8¼"). Narrow margins, foxing.
A half-length portrait in oval of Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612-42), Rembrandt's wife, wearing a black cape with a smocked white collar, chain and gauzy veil decorated in flowers over her head and shoulders, and drop earrings. The painting is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington (1942.9.71).
CS 2, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66419] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[A Dutch Lady, After a Picture by Rembrandt in the possession of William Baillie Esq.r,]
[J. Spilsbury Fecit.]
[n.d., c.1760.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before letters, title area uncleaned. 350 x 255mm (13¼ x 10") Thread margins.
A portrait of a young woman; bust, in an oval frame, directed to the left, tilting her chin and smiling slightly towards the viewer. She is wearing a gown with a rose at the breast, pearl earrings, a cloak and a veil.
Chaloner Smith: 40. Charington 159, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66280] £450.00

A Dutch Toper. Specimens of Art, Plate 24.
D. Teniers Pinx.t. J. Rogers, Sc.
London, Published by J. M.cCormick, 68 Paternoster Row [n.d., c.1835].
Mezzotint with etching on steel. 255 x 190mm (10 x 7½"). Trimmed.
A Dutchman in rustic dress raising a roemer glass. Begind a man lights his pipe. A drinking scene.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66277] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Espartero.
[after John Sartain.]
[n.d., c.1845.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 295 x 220mm (11½ x 8¾"). Trimmed within plate, tears. Bit messy.
Half-length portrait of Baldomero Fernández-Espartero y Álvarez de Toro (1793-1879), Prime Minister and Regent of Spain for Isabella II (1840- 43).
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66391] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Isabella Bennet Fitzroy] Her Grace the Dutchess of Grafton.
[S.r G. Kneller S.R.I. pinx.. B. Lens fec. Cum Privilegio.]
[Printed for Tho: Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Paul's Church-yard.] [n.d., c.1710.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 8"). Trimmed to plate on three sides, into plate at bottom, losing inscriptions.
Portrait of Isabella Bennet (c. 1668-1723), who married Henry Fitzroy (illegitimate son of Charles II by Barbara Villiers), becoming Duchess of Grafton in 1675. She also inherited her father's estate and title, becoming 2nd Countess of Arlington suo jure.
CS 12 ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66467] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[The Fortune Teller]
[N: Verkolje Pinx: et fecit.]
[G: Valck Excud: Cum Previl: Ord: Holl: et West-frisiae.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 300 x 240mm (11¾ x 9½"). Trimmed to image. Loose attachment to original mount.
A ragged girl reads the palm of a woman on a terrace, a fountain behind, after a painting by Nicolass Verkoje in the Toledo Museum of Art (inv.55-39).
BM: 1875,0710.1382, 'a rare example by Verkolje of an outdoor scene during daylight'. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66521] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness the Duke of York Field Marshall, &c. &c. &c. Dedicated by Permission to Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York.
Painted in Crayons by Henry Shroeder, Painter to the Duke of Brunswick. Engraved by S. De Koster.
London, Published May 4. 1795, at J. Brydon's Charing Cross.
Mezzotint. 490 x 355mm (19¼ x 14"). Trimmed to plate, edges frayed.
A half-length portrait of Frederick Augustus (1763-1827), Duke of York & Albany, in uniform.
CS p.170, ii of ii. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66525] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Fruit-barrow.
Painted by H. Walton. Engraved by J.R. Smith.
London, Published March 6.th 1780, by J.R. Smith N.º 10 Batemans Buildings, Soho Square, Torre, printseller Market Street S.t James's & N.º 171 Strand.
Fine mezzotint, scratched letter proof. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), large margins. Paper lightly toned.
The wife and three children of the artist, Henry Walton (c.1746 - 1813), buy fruit from a vendor in a London street.
D'Oench: 148. Chaloner Smith: 172, state i of ii. Russell: 172, iii of v. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66359] £750.00

[George II] Georgius Secondus D.G. Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Rex F.D.
G. Kneller Pinx.t. S. Taylor Fecit.
Sold by Robert Hulton the Corner of Pall Mall [n.d., c.1730].
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 205 x 150mm (8 x 6"). Trimmed into plate, laid on album paper.
A head and shoulders portrait of George II in his coronation robes.
CS 2. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66418] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

George the III, King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c.
G. Spooner Fecit [after Jeremiah Meyer].
[n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint, proof before artist's name. 500 x 355mm (19¾ x 13¾"), with large margins. Paper toned, repair affecting edge of image on right.
Half-length profile portrait of George III, in embroidered coast with sash and star. A very large mezzotint portrait.
CS 17, i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66287] £480.00

Ludovicus Goupy Pictor.
[Se ip]se pinx. G. White fec.
[c.1750]
Rare mezzotint. 235 x 175mm (9¼ x 6¾"). Trimmed into plate lower left and bottom, blind stamp of the Milne Cooper Collection lower left.
A self-portrait of Louis Goupy (c.1694-1747), French-born artist active in London, working in a variety of media, and teaching. He was patronized by Richard Boyle, third earl of Burlington, who he accompanied to Italy in 1714.
CS 19 (only state).
[Ref: 66439] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Lieu.t General Thomas Graham, of Balgowan.
J. Hoppner R.A. pinx.t. S.W. Reynolds sculp.
Published May 21.st 1811 by Tho.s Palser Surry Side Westminster Bridge. [later]
Mezzotint. 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9½"), with large margins.
Half-length portrait of Thomas Graham (1748-1843), later 1st Baron Lynedoch, in uniform. He was aide-de-camp to Sir John Moore in the Peninsula and was present when Moore was killed at Corunna. First published in 1802, with the title continuing 'Colonel of the 90th Reg.t of Foot'.
Whitman 185, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66335] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

D Franciscus Grant de Cullen, in Com: Bamf...
Jo: Smibert pinxit. Sam.l Taylor Fecit.
[n.d., 1744.]
Rare mezzotint. 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾"). Crease.
Head and shoulders portrait in oval of Scottish judge Sir Francis Grant (c.1658-1726), Lord Cullen, in wig and band. One of his mottoes the words 'Jehovah Jireh', the Lord will provide, the only instance in Scottish heraldry of a Hebrew motto.
CS 3. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66517] £320.00

[Charles Grey] [Shall I Resign? Earl Grey Musing after a day's labour in his room, Downing Street. Sketched from Life, with the furniture and room of the First Lord of the Treasury faithfully copied.]
Painted by R. B. Haydon. Engraved by G. R. Ward.
[London, Published Feb.y. 1. 1836, by F. G. Moon, Printseller to the King, 20 Threadneedle Street.]
Mezzotint, rare proof before title and publication line. 270 x 330mm (10½ x 13"), with large margins.
An interior scene showing Prime Minister Charles Grey (1764-1845), 2nd Earl Grey, in his rooms at Downing Street. The 'Literary Gazette' 1836 stated 'A more interesting peep at a distinquished statesman, in his private moments of meditation was never produced'.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. O'd 387/2
[Ref: 66394] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Sr. Walter Hawksworth of Hawksworth Barr.t
G. Lumley Fecit.
[n.d. c.1750.]
Fine mezzotint. 300 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼"), large margins.
Sir Walter Hawksworth (died 1735), 2nd Bt of Hawkesworth. He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1721, but following his death the title became extinct due to the vast number of women born at Hawksworth Hall.
CS: 3. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66304] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

The Rev:d John Herries, A. M.
Martin, Pinx.t 1775. Read fecit.
Publish'd March 1.st 1776 by H. Bryer in Cornhill.
Mezzotint. 370 x 275mm (14½ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate on three sides into inscription area at bottom, laid on album paper at corners.
Half-length portrait of Reverend John Herries (d.1781) clergyman and elocutionist in an oval. He wears a dark robe, bands and powdered wig and holds a scroll in his left hand. His book 'The elements of speech,' published in 1773 became widely used and frequently cited as an important work. However often criticised by his contemporaries as he was Scottish.
CS 1, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66423] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

The Rev:d John Herries, A. M.
Martin, Pinx.t 1775. Read fecit.
Publish'd March 1.st 1776 by H. Bryer in Cornhill.
Mezzotint. 370 x 275mm (14½ x 10¾"). Narrow margins on three sides, trimmed into inscription area at bottom, affecting the publication line collector's blindstamp in inscription area,
Half-length portrait of Reverend John Herries (d.1781) clergyman and elocutionist in an oval. He wears a dark robe, bands and powdered wig and holds a scroll in his left hand. His book 'The elements of speech,' published in 1773 became widely used and frequently cited as an important work. However often criticised by his contemporaries as he was Scottish.
CS 1, ii of ii. Ex: collections of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and Milne Cooper (Lugt L.1816c).
[Ref: 66424] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Maria Howard] The R,,t Hon,,ble Maria Constantia Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire. AD: 1766. Æ: 23.
C. Read Pinx.t. J. Watson Fecit.
[n.d., c.1766.]
Mezzotint with engraved title plate. Sheet 410 x 285mm (16 x 11¼"). Trimmed to image, into title plate at bottom, laid on album paper.
Half-length portrait of Maria Trevor (c.1743-67), who married Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, in 1764, dying in childbirth three years later.
CS 138, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 66374] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Maria Howard] The R,,t Hon,,ble Maria Constantia Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire. AD: 1766. Æ: 23.
C. Read Pinx.t. J. Watson Fecit.
[n.d., c.1766.]
Mezzotint with engraved title plate, total 405 x 280mm (16 x 11"). Small margins.
Half-length portrait of Maria Trevor (c.1743-67), who married Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, in 1764, dying in childbirth three years later.
CS 138, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 66373] £360.00

His Majesty James the First, King of England, and his Royal Progeny; Together with the Family of the King of Bohemia. Proof.
Engraved by Charles Turner from an extreme rare Print by Passe.
London: Pub.d 1814 by S. Woodburn, 112 S.t Martin's Lane.
Mezzotint. 340 x 440mm (13¼ x 17¼"), with large margins.
A group portrait of the Royal house, James I enthroned at the centre. Winged cherubs hold up banners with the names of the personages to left and right. The members of James's family who have died hold skulls. A copy of the engraving by Willem de Passe, published by John Bill and Thomas Jenner in 1622. From a series of 15 copies of early engravings, 'Portraits of Royal Personages', by Turner, Earlom and Dunkarton, issued by Samuel Woodburn in book form in 1816.
Whitman: 469, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66489] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[James the First, King of Great Britain. Engraved by Charles Turner from an extreme rare print by Delaram.]
[London: Published by S. Woodburn, 112 S.t Martin's Lane.] [n.d., c.1816.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before all letters. 260 x 340mm (10 x 13½"), large margins Some foxing. Uncut.
An equestrian portrait of James I of England and VI of Scotland, the City of London depicted behind him. Proof of a plate published in Samuel Woodburn's series of mezzotints after early engravings titled 'Portraits of Royal Personages', published in book form in 1816.
Whitman: 468, i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66492] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

James the First, King of Great Britain. Engraved by Charles Turner from an extreme rare print by Delaram.
London: Published by S. Woodburn, 112 S.t Martin's Lane. [n.d., 1816.]
Fine mezzotint. 260 x 340mm (10 x 13½"), large margins. Uncut.
An equestrian portrait of James I of England and VI of Scotland, the City of London depicted behind him. Proof of a plate published in Samuel Woodburn's series of mezzotints after early engravings titled 'Portraits of Royal Personages', published in book form in 1816.
Whitman: 468, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66493] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

S.t John. ''And I heard as it were a Trumpet talking with me.'' Revelat.s Chap. 4.th Ver. 1.st. From the Original Picture in the Collection of Sam.l More Esq.r.
P.P. Rubens Pinx.t. R. Laurie Sculp.t.
Published as the act directs, Nov.r 1.st 1786, by B.B. Evans, Poultry, London.
Mezzotint. 380 x 300mm (15 x 11¾"). Trimmed to plate, mounted on album paper at sides.
A portrait of an old man, naked to the waist, weeping as he venerates a crucifix, a skull and parchment on a rocky ledge to the side. Above is a trumpet held by an angel.
Not in CS. Ex: collections of Oettingen-Wallerstein & the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66403] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

S.t John. ''And I heard as it were a Trumpet talking with me.'' Revelat.s Chap. 4.th Ver. 1.st. From the Original Picture in the Collection of Sam.l More Esq.r.
P.P. Rubens Pinx.t. R. Laurie Sculp.t.
Published as the act directs, Nov.r 1.st 1786, by B.B. Evans, Poultry, London.
Fine mezzotint. 380 x 300mm (15 x 11¾") very large margins.
A portrait of an old man, naked to the waist, weeping as he venerates a crucifix, a skull and parchment on a rocky ledge to the side. Above is a trumpet held by an angel.
Not in CS. Ex: collections of Oettingen-Wallerstein & the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66402] £360.00

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)

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