Grosvenor Prints

[J.P. Addenbrook] To General Sir W.m Augustus Pitt, K.B. This Portrait of J.P. Addenbrook, Esq.r is, with Permission, dedicated by his most obedient Servant W.W. Barney.
Katherine Bell pinxit. W. Barney sculp.t.
Published, Jan.y 1 1805, by W. Barney, No. 3, Little George St. Westm.r.
Scarce mezzotint. 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"), with large margins.
A half length portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat. The BM describes him as 'Major of the 54th Foot; MP for Berwick; Director of the East India Company', with dates 1764/5-1820. However his name does not appear in any list of Berwick-on-Tweed MPs or E.I.C. directors. A 'John Paul Addenbrooke' was a major in the 54th: his dates are 1753-1821) and his career included being Gentleman Usher to Queen Charlotte & Equerry to Princess Charlotte.
Not in CS. BM 2010,7081.2241. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66957] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Yours truly R Barclay Allardice [facsimile signature.]
Painted by James Giles Esqr. R.S.A. Engraved by R.M. Hodgetts.
Published January 1843 by Andrew Anderson 33 Queen Street Aberdeen.
Mezzotint portrait with engraved iscription area. Total 465 x 350mm (18¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed into plate at bottom. Large margins on 3 sides.
Robert Barclay Allardice (1779-1854), Scottish pedestrian, generally known as Captain Barclay. He is regarded as the father of the 19th century sport of pedestrianism, a precursor to racewalking, attracting much publicity with the feat of walking of 1,000 miles in 1000 hours for 1000 guineas in 1809. This portrait, after James William Giles (1801-70), shows him with his usual paisley waistcoat and walking cane.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66134] £380.00

Yours truly R Barclay Allardice [facsimile signature.] First Proof.
Painted by James Giles Esqr. R.S.A. Engraved by R.M. Hodgetts.
Published January 1843 by Andrew Anderson 33 Queen Street Aberdeen.
Mezzotint portrait with engraved inscription area. Total 465 x 350mm (18¼ x 13¾"). Large margins on 3 sides. Cut to platemark at bottom.
Robert Barclay Allardice (1779-1854), Scottish pedestrian, generally known as Captain Barclay. He is regarded as the father of the 19th century sport of pedestrianism, a precursor to racewalking, attracting much publicity with the feat of walking of 1,000 miles in 1000 hours for 1000 guineas in 1809. This portrait, after James William Giles (1801-70), shows him with his usual paisley waistcoat and walking cane.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66133] £380.00

[Anne, Princess Royal & Willem IV] Haar Doorlugtige en Koninglyke Hoogheden Willem en Anna Prins en Princess van Oranjen en Nassau &c. &c. &c.
P. van Dijk pinx.t. J. Faber Londini fecit.
[n.d. c.1734.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 315 x 380mm (12¼ x 15"). Trimmed into plate on three sides, into image at top. Foxing.
A double portrait of Anne, Princess Royal (1709-59, daughter of George II of England) and her husband Willem IV of Orange (1711-51), probably published to commemorate their marriage in 1734.
CS 268. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Budleigh James Collection.
[Ref: 66997] £320.00

[Anne, Princess Royal & Willem IV] Their Serene Royal Highnesses William & Anne Prince & Princess of Orange & Nassau &c. &c. &c. Done from ye Original Painting which their Highnesses presented to ye Right Hon.ble Algernon Seynour Earl of Hartford &c. To whom this Plate is most himbly Dedicated by his Lordhips most obedient Servant John Faber.
P. van Dyk pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
[n.d. c.1734.]
Rare mezzotint. 355 x 430mm (14 x 17"). Trimmed to plate, several repaired tears.
A double portrait of Anne, Princess Royal (1709-59, daughter of George II of England) and her husband Willem IV of Orange (1711-51), probably published to commemorate their marriage in 1734.
CS 267. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66996] £320.00

[Anne, Princess Royal & Willem IV] Haar Doorlugtige en Koninglyke Hoogheden Willem en Anna Prins en Princess van Oranjen en Nassau &c. &c. &c.
P. van Dijk pinx.t. J. Faber Londini fecit.
[n.d. c.1734.]
Very fine and rare mezzotint, 325 x 380mm (12¾ x 15"). Small margins. Creasing in centre.
A double portrait of Anne, Princess Royal (1709-59, daughter of George II of England) and her husband Willem IV of Orange (1711-51), probably published to commemorate their marriage in 1734.
CS 268. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection.
[Ref: 66995] £480.00

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.
Mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (20 x 13¾") Tear entering plate taped in left margin. Small margins.
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. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66485] £360.00

[Lewis Bagot, L.L.D. Bishop of S.t Asaph.]
[Painted by J. Hoppner Esq. R.A. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.]
[Published by S.W. Reynolds Bayswaster 1819.]
Mezzotint, working proof before letters. 500 x 350mm (19¾ x 13¾"), with large margins. Some slight foxing.
A three-quarter length portrait of Lewis Bagot (1740-1802) in clerical robes seated inside the cathedral with an open Bible in front of him. He had previously been bishop of Bristol (1782-3) and Norwich (1783-90). The painting is in the collection of Christ Church, Oxford, where Bagot studied.
Whitman 14, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66628] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[M,,rs Banks.]
H.D. Hamilton Pinx.t. R. Lowrie [Robert Laurie] fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, as the Act directs, 8 July 1772.
Mezzotint, fine & scarce scratched letter proof before title, 18th century watermark. 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"), large margins
A profile portrait in oval of a woman with jewellery in her hair. Chaloner Smith suggests this is probably Mary Banks (1747-1817), ''the daughter of William Southouse, Esq., of Wimbledon, Surrey; married, 1768, the Rev. Mr. Banks, nephew to Sir Henry Banks, Knt., and alderman of London".
CS 6, state i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66994] £360.00

[Double portrait of Napoleon] [Fac Simile d'un Dessin de Girodet-Trioson, fait d'après nature à la Chapelle de l'Empereur, le 8 Mars 1812.]
[G. Maile sc.]
[Published by R.G. Jones 34 Brewer Street Golden Square London October 1827.]
Mezzotint, very scarce proof before etched border and letters. Sheet 305 x 255mm (12 x 10"). Trimmed to plate.
Double portrait of Napoleon, after a drawing by Anne-Louis Girodet (1767-1824), who was closely associated with the emperor. He was commissioned to paint an allegory based on James Macpherson's Ossianic legends for Napoleon's country retreat at Malmaison, while Vivant Denon commissioned him to paint Napoleon receiving the keys to Vienna and the Revolt at Cairo (both now in Versailles). In 1812 he was commissioned to paint 36 portraits of Napoleon in his Coronation Robes for the Imperial Courts and had completed 26 by 1814, but the following year Napoleons abdicated for the final time and Girodet came into a considerable inheritance. Thereafter his output decreased.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. For Girodet's 'Napoleon receiving the keys to Vienna' see ref. 30836.
[Ref: 65217] £230.00 (£276.00 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"), 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: 66399] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[India] Charles Cartwright, Esq. Accountant General to the Hon.ble East India Company. Engraved at the Request of his Official Friends.
Painted by G.F. Joseph, Esq. A.RA. Engraved by T. Hodgetts. Westborne Green, Paddington.
[n.d., c.1825.]
Mezzotint, 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with large margins. Damp stains on left and foxing.
A seated portrait of Charles Cartwright (1753-1825), who joined the East India Company in 1773 and was Accountant General from 1798 until he retired in 1822. As Deputy he was the author of "An abstract of the orders and regulations of the Honourable Court of Directors of the East-India Company".
[Ref: 66858] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Josephus Champion S.M. & c.
[n.d. c.1760]
Fine mezzotint, 240 x 160mm (9½ x 6¼"), with large margins.
Bust portrait of Joseph Champion (1709-65), in an oval frame, an open book and a plaque labelled 'Vive la Plume' with calligraphic swirls. Champion was a writing master, famous works include “The Parallel or Comparative Penmanship” 1750, “The Living Hands” 1762 and was a large contributor of full rounded script calligraphy to George Bickham's work
CS:40
[Ref: 66882] £320.00

Her Most Excellent Majesty Charlotte, Queen of Great Britain, &c. 2.
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Printseller, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 3 Aug, 1775
Very fine mezzotint, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. Repaired tear on right margin.
Portrait, whole-length directed to right, looking ahead of her, right hand at her side, left hand on her crown which rests on a cushion next to crossed sceptres on a table to right, wearing coronation robes, with frills of lace at the elbows and neck, a rope of pearls around her waist, ermine lined cloak, which is spread over her throne behind her, hair dressed up with pearls. Crown decorated with fleurs-de-lis. Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz (1744-1818) was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III. She was also the electress consort of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire until her husband was made King of Hanover.
See also [Ref: 24003].
[Ref: 66884] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[To His Royal Highness William Frederick Duke of Gloucester &c. &c. &c. This Portrait of Thomas Clarkson, Esq.re M.A. Is Dedicated with permission by His Royal Highness’s Most Obedient Obliged & very humble Servant S. Piper. Ipswich.]
Painted by A.E. Chalon Esq.r R.A. Engraved by C. Turner, Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty.
[London: Published April 19, 1828, by S. Piper, Bookseller. Colnaghi, Son & Co. Pall Mall East. & Darton & Harvey, Grace Church Street, London.]
Mezzotint and etching, proof before title. Sheet 520 x 385mm (20½ x 15¼"). Trimmed within plate, losing publication line, tears and scuffing. Damaged.
Whole-length seated portrait of the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846), quill in his hand, surrounded by artifacts of Africa, busts of Wilberforce and Granville Sharp on the mantelpiece. A founder member of the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade with Granville Sharp and Josiah Wedgwood, it was Clarkson who persuaded Wilberforce to join, also providing the material for Wilberforce's speeches in the House of Commons.
Whitman: 117, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66483] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen.]
[after John Lucas.]
[n.d., c.1873.]
Mezzotint. proof before letters, signed by the siter; 510 x 405mm (20 x 16"). Trimmed within plate.
A nearly-full length seated portrait of William Willoughby Cole (1807-86), Anglo-Irish Conservative MP and peer. A keen amateur palaeontologist, his collection of fossil fish was acquired by the British Museum, now transferred to the Natural History Museum. The original oil still resides at Florence Court, his estate at Enniskillen, now a National Trust property.
See NT Accession 631040 for the oil.
[Ref: 66984] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Elizabeth Cox] Miss Cox.
[Engraved by Robert Laurie after Hugh Douglas Hamilton.]
R. Sayer Excudit. London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer N.º 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs 20 August 1772.
Mezzotint. 380 x 280mm (15 x 11). Trimmed into plate at bottom, surface rubbed.
A half-length portrait of a woman, within an oval border. After Irish artist Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1740-1808). After building up a reputation at home, Hamilton moved to Italy for thirteen years in 1779, where his work was popular among Irish Grand Tourists, before reluctantly returning to Ireland due to political events on the continent.
CS 15, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66960] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Lieu.t General Sir John Cradock, K.B. & K.C. Commander in Chief at Madras.
Painted by T. Lawrence Esq.r R.A. Engraved by W.m Way.
Published by Edw.d Orme, 59 Bond Street, London, 1805.
Fine stipple engraving. 200 x 260mm, large margins.
Three-quarter portrait of John Cradock (1762 - 1839), in uniform, pyramids behind, a reference to him serving in Egypt under Abercromby. Cradock served as Governor of Gibraltar (1809) and Cape Colony (1811-4).
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66114] £320.00

Sir Nathaniel Dance, To the Society of East India Commanders, This Print is respectfully dedicated by their oblig'd & obed.t. Serv.t Robt: Cribb.
R. Westall Esq.r R.A. pinx.t. C. Turner sculp.t.
London Published July. 24, 1805, by R. Cribb, 288, Holborn.
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate, repaired loss in lower left corner.
Half-length portrait of Sir Nathaniel Dance (1748-1827), commander in the service of the East India Company, famed for the Battle of Pulo Aura (1804) in which he protected a Company convoy from a French attack.
Whitman 150, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66150] £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.
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)

To the Independent Electors of the Borough of Hertford, this Portrait of Tho.s Slingsby Duncombe, Esq.r M.P. [Is Respectfully Dedicated by the Engraver.]
Painted by S.W. Reynolds, Jun.r. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds Engraver to the King.
[Published May, 1831, by S.W. Reynolds, Bayswater.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 405 x 290mm (16 x 11½"). Trimmed within plate, losing end of dedication and publication line.
A portrait of politician Thomas Slingsby Duncombe (1796-1861), considered one of the most stylish politicians of the time. A chartist and helped with Jewish interests.
Whitman 79, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66964] £320.00

Pierce Egan. Author of the Original Works Of Life In London, Tom & Jerry, Life of an Actor, Trip to Ascot Races, Boxiana, Show Folks, Walks through Bath. Book Of Sports, &c.&c. and Life In Dublin, produced at the Theatre Royal, Hawkins Street, Dublin, on Tuesday, Feby. 18, 1834, with the most decided success.
Drawn by George Sharples. Engraved on Steel by C. Turner.
Printed for Pierce Egan, Jun.r June 1st. 1832, 4. Paget Place, Waterloo Road, London.
Mezzotint on steel. Sheet 320 x 225mm (12½ x 8¾"), large margins. with Egan's ink mss presentation label. Trimmed within plate, surface crack through image, mounted in album paper,
A very scarce portrait of Pierce Egan the elder (1772-1849), author of ‘Life of London' and other social journals. He wrote first about boxing in his serial publication, 'Boxiana, or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism' (1813-28). The presentation label, addressed to the Birmingham Theatre and dated August 9th 1838, consists of seven hand-written lines. This example is a reissue of the plate, first published in 1823, by his novelist son Pierce Egan the younger (1814-80).
Whitman: 175, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66473] £480.00

Pierce Egan. Author of the Original Works Of Life In London, Tom & Jerry, Life of an Actor, Trip to Ascot Races, Boxiana, Show Folks, Walks through Bath. Book Of Sports, &c.&c. and Life In Dublin, produced at the Theatre Royal, Hawkins Street, Dublin, on Tuesday, Feby. 18, 1834, with the most decided success.
Drawn by George Sharples. Engraved on Steel by C. Turner.
Printed for Pierce Egan, Jun.r June 1st. 1832, 4. Paget Place, Waterloo Road, London.
Mezzotint on steel. 360 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"), with large margins. Splits in lower plate mark taped, rubbed.
A very scarce portrait of Pierce Egan the elder (1772-1849), author of ‘Life of London' and other social journals. He wrote first about boxing in his serial publication, 'Boxiana, or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism' (1813-28). This example is a reissue of the plate, first published in 1823, by his novelist son Pierce Egan the younger (1814-80).
Whitman: 175, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66459] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Catherine Fitz-Gerald (the long lived) Countess of Desmond. From an Original Family Picture if the same size Painted on Board, in the Possession of The Right Honourable Maurice Fitz-Gerald, Knight of Kerry &c. &c. &c. To whom this Plate is most respectfully Dedicated by his very obedient and much obliged humble servant. Henry Pelham. This illustrious Lady was born about 1464, was married in the Reign of Edward IV, lived during the entire Reigns of Edward V, Richard III, Henry VII, Henry VIIII, Edward VI, Mary & Elizabeth. and died in the latter ed of James I. or the begining of Charles I.sts Reigns at the great Age (as is generally supposed) of 162 years.
Engraved in Cork by N. Grogan.
Published as the act directs at Bear Island June 4 1806 by Henry Pelham Esq.r. Sold by Edw. Evans, N.o 1, Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Very fine mezzotint, 350 x 235mm (13¾ x 9¼''), with large margins. Partial 19th century watermark.
A portrait of Katherine FitzGerald (c. 1504-1604) as an old woman. In 1529 she became the second wife of Thomas FitzGerald (1454-1534), 11th Earl of Desmond, producing a daughter (also Katherine). The earl's will granted her a life tenancy in Inchiquin Castle: when the 14th earl was attaindered in 1582 his land was granted to Walter Raleigh, who let her keep her tenancy, but suprised him by lasting longer than he expected. Raleigh helped popularise the nickname of 'the old Countess of Desmond' as a nickname for her, thus helping to creat her legend. Irish interest. Henry Pelham (c.1748 – 1806) was an American painter, engraver, and cartographer, son of Peter Pelham (c.1697–1751) and half-brother of John Singleton Copley (1738–1815).
[Ref: 66889] £420.00

The Right Honourable Charles James Fox.
Painted by Ant: Hickel. Engraved by J.G. Huck.
[n.d., c.1793.]
Rare mezzotint. 490 x 385mm (19¼ x 15¼"), large margins. Spotting and stains.
A three-quarter portrait of Charles James Fox (1749-1806), on a bench in an ornamental park, papers in hand. The original oil painting by Karl Anton Hickel, painted 1794, is in the National Portrait Gallery.
See NPG 743. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66649] £480.00

Georgius I.mus G. Mag. Brit. Fran. et Hib. Rex. F.D. brun. et Lunen. Dux S.R.J. Arch. Thesau. et Princeps Elector &c. Inauguratus 20 die Octobris 1714.
D. Stevens pinx. John Faber Fecit 1722.
Sold by John Bowles Print and Map seller at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Very fine and rare mezzotint, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Some creasing top right.
Bust portrait of George I in an oval, shown facing forward with his head inclined toward the right shoulder. He wears an ermine-trimmed cape, lace cravat, bow on the right shoulder, a long curly wig, and the chain of the Order of the Garter. After a painting by an unknown British artist, D. Stevens (fl. 1714-1722), whose only other painting was of Sir John Blunt (fl. 1732).
CS 154 II.
[Ref: 66905] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[George III] His Majesty Reviewing the Third or Prince of Wales's Regiment of Dragoon Guards & the Tenth or Prince of Wales's Regiment of Light Dragoons attended by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Sir W.m Fawcit General & Adjutant General & Knight of the Bath Lieu.t Gen.l Dundas Quar.r Master General & Maj.r Gen.l Goldsworthy His Majestys First Equerry. To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty this Print is (by her most gracious permission) dedicated by her most grateful & devoted Servant J. Ward.
Painted by Sir W.m Beechy R.A. Portrait Painter to Her Majesty. Engraved by James Ward Painter & Engraver in Mezzotinto to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Published June 1 1800 by Mess.rs Wards & Co 6 Newman Street London.
Mezzotint. 585 x 655mm (23 x 25¾"). Stains, worm hole in inscription area and top right, tear in bottom margin.
A group portrait of George III on his white charger Adonis, with George, Prince of Wales and Frederick Augustus, Duke of York, with other officers, a mock battle raging behind. James Ward engraved two plates of this scene, of which the British Museum have multiple progress proofs. This is from the first plate, originally dated June 1 1799.
Frankau: 40, this later state not listed; CS: 21. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66647] £380.00

[George III] His Majesty Reviewing the Third or Prince of Wales's Regiment of Dragoon Guards & the Tenth or Prince of Wales's Regiment of Light Dragoons attended by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Sir W.m Fawcit General & Adjutant General & Knight of the Bath Lieu.t Gen.l Dundas Quar.r Master General & Maj.r Gen.l Goldsworthy His Majestys First Equerry. To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty this Print is (by her most gracious permission) dedicated by her most grateful & devoted Servant J. Ward.
Painted by Sir W.m Beechy R.A. Portrait Painter to Her Majesty. Engraved by James Ward Painter & Engraver in Mezzotinto to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Published June 1 1799, by J. Ward & C.º, N.º 6 Newman Street London.
Mezzotint. 590 x 660mm (23¼ x 26"). Thread margins.
A group portrait of George III on his white charger Adonis, with George, Prince of Wales and Frederick Augustus, Duke of York, and other officers, a mock battle raging behind. Rare in good condition. James Ward engraved two plates of this scene, of which this is the first. Frankau writes of seeing an impression of this state with a note in Ward's handwriting, 'This plate has been retouched by a very bad engraver', a clue to why he felt he had to create a duplicate.
Frankau: 40, ii of iii; CS: 21. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66645] £580.00

[George III] His Majesty Reviewing the Third or Prince of Wales's Regiment of Dragoon Guards & the Tenth or Prince of Wales's Regiment of Light Dragoons attended by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Sir W.m Fawcit General & Adjutant General & Knight of the Bath Lieu.t Gen.l Dundas Quar.r Master General & Maj.r Gen.l Goldsworthy His Majestys First Equerry. To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty this Print is (by her most gracious permission) dedicated by her most grateful & devoted Servant J. Ward.
Painted by Sir W.m Beechy R.A. Portrait Painter to Her Majesty. Engraved by James Ward Painter & Engraver in Mezzotinto to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Pub April 10, 1800, by Mess.rs Ward & C.º 6 Newman Street London.
Mezzotint. 590 x 660mm (23¼ x 26"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, some restoration. Small margins on 3 sides.
A group portrait of George III on his white charger Adonis, with George, Prince of Wales and Frederick Augustus, Duke of York, and other officers, a mock battle raging behind. James Ward engraved two plates of this scene, of which this is the second, with 'Light Dragoons' in italics. Frankau writes of seeing an impression of the first state with a note in Ward's handwriting, 'This plate has been retouched by a very bad engraver', a clue to why he felt he had to create a duplicate.
Frankau: 41; CS: 22. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66646] £420.00

[George III] His Majesty Reviewing the Third or Prince of Wales's Regiment of Dragoon Guards & the Tenth or Prince of Wales's Regiment of Light Dragoons attended by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Sir W.m Fawcit General & Adjutant General & Knight of the Bath Lieu.t Gen.l Dundas Quar.r Master General & Maj.r Gen.l Goldsworthy His Majestys First Equerry. [To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty this Print is (by her most gracious permission) dedicated by her most grateful & devoted Servant J. Ward.]
Painted by Sir W.m Beechy R.A. Portrait Painter to Her Majesty. Engraved by James Ward Painter & Engraver in Mezzotinto to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
[Pub April 10 1800 by Mess.rs Wards & Co 6 Newman Street London.]
Mezzotint. 565 x 655mm (22¼ x 25¾"), large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed into plate at bottom, losing dedication and publication line, tear entering image at top, creased.
A group portrait of George III on his white charger Adonis, with George, Prince of Wales and Frederick Augustus, Duke of York, with other officers, a mock battle raging behind. James Ward engraved two plates of this scene, of which the British Museum have multiple progress proofs. This is from the first plate, originally dated June 1 1799.
Frankau: 40, this later state not listed; CS: 21. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66648] £620.00

His Most Gracious Majesty King George IVth Dedicated to his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, by his very obliged and humble servant David Hatton.
Sir Henry Raeburn Pinx.t. Tho.s Hodgetts sculp.t. Printed by Chatfield.
Published by David Hatton, Printseller to His Majesty, 98 Princes Street, Edin.h.
Mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Foxed. Small margins.
A portrait of George IV, seated in an upholstered arm-chair, a finger holding his place in a book.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66667] £360.00

[His Most Gracious Majesty George the Fourth.]
Painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A. Engraved by Thomas Hodgetts.]
London, June 1829, Published by Colnaghi Cockspur Street.
Mezzotint. Sheet 665 x 485mm (26¼ x 19"). Trimmed within plate, damage to edges, obscuring title, with restoration. Stain at top.
A full-length portrait of a youthful George IV, standing in ceremonial robes.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66665] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[William Gibbs.]
Painted by William Boxall, R.A. Engraved by Samuel Cousins, R.A.
London, Published July 20th, 1864, by Holloway & Son, 25, Bedford Street, Strand.
Mezzotint on chine collé, signed in pencil by the engraver. 530 x 410mm (21 x 16"), with large margins.
''William Gibbs made his dibs, Selling the turds of foreign birds.'' William Gibbs (1790-1875), importer of guano from South America to sell as fertilizer. He retired in 1858 and in 1864, the year of this portrait, he started to withdraw his money from the firm he helped found, Antony Gibbs, becoming the richest non-noble in England. He became a major benefactor of Keble College, Oxford. Gibbs rebuilt Tyntesfield, near Wraxall, North Somerset, now a National Trust property. Part owner of SS Great Britain, supporter of the "Oxford Movement"
Whitman 66. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66661] £320.00

[5th Duke of Gordon] [To Her Grace the Duchess of Gordon His Grace George, Duke of Gordon, G.C.B. &c. &c. &c. From the original picure in the posession of Her grace. Is by special permission respectfully dedicated by her most obedient humble Servant Thomas Boys.]
Painted by George Sanders. Engraved by John Lucas.
London Published Sept.r 1 1836 By Thomas Boys, Printseller to the King XI. Golden Square.
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title. 505 x 320mm (20 x 12").
Three quarter portrait of George Duncan Gordon (1770-1836), 5th Duke of Gordon, in a mountainous landscape. He wears Scottish dress with kilt, dirk, two pistols in his belt, plumed beret and velvet jacket with a star, and holds a hunting horn.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66129] £480.00

[5th Duke of Gordon] [To Her Grace the Duchess of Gordon His Grace George, Duke of Gordon, G.C.B. &c. &c. &c. From the original picure in the posession of Her grace. Is by special permission respectfully dedicated by her most obedient humble Servant Thomas Boys.]
Painted by George Sanders. Engraved by John Lucas.
London Published Sept.r 1 1836 By Thomas Boys, Printseller to the King XI. Golden Square.
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title. 505 x 320mm (20 x 12"). Narrow margins with chips.
Three quarter portrait of George Duncan Gordon (1770-1836), 5th Duke of Gordon, in a mountainous landscape. He wears Scottish dress with kilt, dirk, two pistols in his belt, plumed beret and velvet jacket with a star, and holds a hunting horn.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66130] £450.00

Thomas Gooch S.T.P. Episc. Norvic.
Heins Pinx. & Fecit 1741.
[1742]
Mezzotint, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper, watermark too faint to read.
Seated portrait of Sir Thomas Gooch (1674-1754), 2nd Baronet. He served as chaplain to Queen Anne, Master of Gonville and Caius from 1716, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1717, Bishop of Bristol in 1737, Bishop of Norwich in 1738 and Bishop of Ely in 1747. The print was advertised for sale in the Norwich Gazette in April 1742.
CS 3, ii of ii. BM 1853,0112.1881. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66948] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Thomas Griffin Esq.r Admiral of the White Squadron of his Majesties Fleet. Born 1.st Sept.r 1693. Died 23.d of Dec.r 1771.
T. Hudson pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
[n.d. c.1772]
Rare & scarce mezzotint, 380 x 280mm (15 x 11") Small margins. Tears repaired with old paper tape.
Three-quarter length portrait of Admiral Thomas Griffin (1693-1771), standing turned to the right before a tree, his right elbow resting on a ledge and his left hand on his sword’s hilt. He faces the viewer, dressed in a richly brocaded suit with broad cuffs, a pale waistcoat, and a shoulder-length wig. In the background to the right, a ship sails on the water. Griffin was a Royal Navy officer who served in the War of Jenkins' Ear. He later became Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
CS 54.
[Ref: 66906] £380.00

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[Geo. Webb Hall Esq. From a Painting by Ja.s Lonsdale, Esq,,re Painter to H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex. Presented by the Agricultural Associations of Great Britian, to M.rs Webb Hall. In the back ground are Sneed Park & the River Avon, Kings Weston & the Bristol Channel.]
[Engraved by S.W. Reynolds, Engraver to the King.]
[Published Feb.y 7.th 1822, by M.r Lonsdale, 8, Berners St.t London.]
Scarce mezzotint, proof before letters. 630 x 400mm (24¾ x 15¾"). Trimmed into plate at bottom. Small repaired tears at bottom, rubbing of edges.
A full length portrait of George Webb Hall (1765-1824), standing in a landscape with a ploughing scene. A lawyer, he was Chairman to the Committee of the Agricultural Associations of Great Britain
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66988] £480.00

Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante, after Romney, 1786.
H.A.O. Mackenzie, fecit.
[n.d., c.1890.]
Mezzotint, printed in colours. 280 x 230mm (11 x 9"), large margins. Cracks in platemark, creases.
Portrait of Emma Hamilton (1765-1815) posing as a baccante.
BM 2010,7081.4625. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66959] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Honourable William Harcourt Earl Viscount and Baron Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, and Viscount Nuneham of Nunham Courtnay in the County of Oxford...
Painted by H. Edridge 1818. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds Bayswater.
Mezzotint. 355 x 275mm (14 x 10¾"). Trimmed close to plate.
A three-quarter portrait of William Harcourt (1743-1830), 3rd Earl Harcourt, seated in chair surmounted by a coronet, holding a large book propped upright on his knee. He wears a ceremonial robe over his uniform. A career soldier, Harcourt commanded his regiment at the Battle of White Plains and then captured General Charles Lee at Basking Ridge during the American Revolutionary War, and succeeded the Duke of York as commander of the British Army during the Flanders Campaign in 1795. This portrait was painted to celebrate him being appointed Governor of Portsmouth in July 1811. He was promoted to field marshal in 1821.
Whitman 128, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66944] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Sir Charles Hardy, Admiral of the White Squadron, and Commander in Chief of the Grand British Fleet. 409.
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Publish'd as the Act directs. [n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Tears repaired with tape.
Very fine Naval portrait of 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. He leans against a cannon, holding telescope in his left hand, looking towards the viewer. In the background an officer directing a row-boat towards a ship, the 'Victory'.
Russell: 81a. Chaloner Smith: undescribed.
[Ref: 66891] £420.00

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[India] Warren Hastings Esq.r.
Painted by Tho.s Lawrence Esq.r R.A. Principal Painter in Ordinary to His Majesty. Engraved by W. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.
London, Published May 21st. 1812, by the Engraver 92 Norton Street, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint. 410 x 290mm (15 ½ x 11½"), with very large margins.
Half-length seated portrait of Warren Hastings (1732-1818). Hastings was a British colonial administrator, who served as the first governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal).
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66117] £320.00

[John Pemberton Heywood.] Private Plate.
Painted by George Richmond Esq.re R.A. D.C.L. Engraved by Samuel Cousins, Esqr. R.A.
[n.d., 1870.]
Mezzotint, printed on chine collé. 535 x 405mm (21 x 15¾"), with large margins.
A half-length seated portrait of Liverpool banker John Pemberton Heywood (1803–1877), who was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1855.
W.83. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66660] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Miss Hill.]
J. Russell Pinxit. J. Dean Fecit.
Published June the 2d by J. Walker N.º13 Parliament Street 1777.
Rare mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title. 325 x 405mm (12¾ x 16"). Trimmed just into plate at bottom.
A young Henrietta Maria Hill (d.1831) dressed as a shepherdess, leading a flock out from behind a rock. She married Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury in 1793. A very decorative image.
CS 12. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66956] £480.00

[Thomas Holcroft.]
[J. Opie Pinx.t.] [Engraved by Thomas Hodgetts.]
[Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April 1816.]
Mezzotint, proof better letters. Sheet 255 x 195mm (10 x 7¾"). Trimmed within plate.
A half-length portrait of Thomas Holcroft (1745-1809), holding spectacles. A dramatist, poet and political activist, he was indicted for high treason in 1794. He helped Thomas Paine publish the first part of "The Rights of Man".
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66669] £360.00

Thomas Holcroft.
J. Opie Pinx.t. [Engraved by Thomas Hodgetts.]
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April 1816.
Mezzotint. 305 x 225mm (12 x 9"), with large margins. Stains. Rubbed.
A half-length portrait of Thomas Holcroft (1745-1809) dramatist, poet and political activist indicted for high treason in 1794. He helped Thomas Paine publish the first part of "The Rights of Man".
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66668] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Joseph Hume.]
[Painted by J. Graham. Engraved by T. Hodgetts.]
[London Published June 1823, by Mr. Graham, 63 Upper Charlotte Str.t Fitzroy Sq.e.]
Rare mezzotint, proof before letters. 555 x 405mm (21¾ x 16"). Very narrow lateral margins.
A three-quarter portrait of Joseph Hume (1777-1855), standing by a pillar, hand resting on papers on a table. After serving as a surgeon to the East India Company's 7th Sepoy Regiment, he became Tory MP for Weymouth in 1812. He became more radical: in 1830 he set up the 'Metropolitan Political Union' in London, with Henry Hunt and Daniel O'Connell.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66670] £360.00

[The Right Hon.ble William Huskisson, M.P. Engraved after the original picture in 1830, in the possession of M.rs Huskisson.]
Painted by R. Rothwell. M.R.H.A. Engraved by Thomas Hodgetts.
London, August 1832, Published by M. Colnaghi, 23, Cockspur Street, Charing Cross.
Mezzotint engraving, proof before title, printed on chine collé. 370 x 280mm (14½ x 11"), with large margins. Creasing in margins.
Half-length seated portrait of William Huskisson (1770-1830), who served as colonial secretary and leader of the House of Commons under Viscount Goderich and the Duke of Wellington (1827-28), resigning after a dispute with Wellington over parliamentary reform. He was killed by George Stephenson's 'Rocket' at the opening of the Manchester and Liverpool Railway.
[Ref: 66652] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Hon.ble William Huskisson, M.P. Engraved after the original picture in 1830, in the possession of M.rs Huskisson. Proof.
Painted by R. Rothwell. M.R.H.A. Engraved by Thomas Hodgetts.
London, August 1832, Published by M. Colnaghi, 23, Cockspur Street, Charing Cross.
Proof mezzotint. 370 x 280mm (14½ x 11"), large margins.
Half-length seated portrait of William Huskisson (1770-1830), who served as colonial secretary and leader of the House of Commons under Viscount Goderich and the Duke of Wellington (1827-28), resigning after a dispute with Wellington over parliamentary reform. He was killed by George Stephenson's 'Rocket' at the opening of the Manchester and Liverpool Railway.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66651] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

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, printed in brown. 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.
[Ref: 66490] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

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