Grosvenor Prints

To Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, This Plate of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince Arthur, The Prince Leopold, & The Princess Louise Is Most respectfully dedicated by Her Majesty's devoted Subjects and Servants, Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & C.º.
F. Winterhalter, Pinx.t. G. Zobel, Sculp.t.
London: Published Sept.r 16.th 1857, by P. & D. Colnaghi & C.º, 13 & 14 Pall Mall East. _ Publishers to Her Majesty.
Scarce mixed method mezzotint. 550 x 405mm (21¾ x 16"), large margins Repaired tears in margins.
A group portrait of three of Queen Victoria's four youngest children, under a tree: Prince Arthur (1850-1942), Leopold (1853-84) & Louise (1848-1939).
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68210] £360.00

Charles Ashton D.D. late Master of Jesus Coll. Camb. and Prebendary of Ely.
R. Pyle Pinx.t. [J.s McArdell fecit.]
Sold by J. Ryall & R. Withy at Hogarth's Head in Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint, 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Small rust spot, hole lower middle.
A three-quarter seated portrait of Charles Ashton (1665-1752), Chaplain of Chelsea Hospital (1698), Master of Jesus College, Cambridge (1701) and Vice-Chancellor of the University (1702). McArdell's signature has been erased.
CS 4, unlisted state between i & ii of ii; Russell ii of iii, not mentioning the removal of engraver's signature; Goodwin 143. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68220] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Thomas Ashton D.D.
T. Gainsborough Pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Fine mezzotint. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), with very large margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas Ashton (1716-75), rector of St Botolph's Bishopsgate. McArdell also engraved a portrait of Ashton after Reynolds.
CS 5. Goodwin 180. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68344] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Thomas Ashton D.D.
T. Gainsborough Pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Plate worn, narrow margins, scrape over engraver's name.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas Ashton (1716-75), rector of St Botolph's Bishopsgate. McArdell also engraved a portrait of Ashton after Reynolds.
CS 5. Goodwin 180. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68343] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Francis Atterbury] The Right Reverend Father in God Francis Lord Bishop of Rochester and Dean of Westminster.
[G. Kneller S.R. Imp & Mag. Brit. Bart.ts pinx. 1718.]
J. Simon fec et ex. [n.d. c.1720.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate, losing inscriptions at bottom, old ink mss. in title area.
A half=length portrait of Francis Atterbury (1662 - 1732), Bishop of Rochester, who was deprived of his offices in 1723 for corresponding with James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender).
CS: 19. Sharp 279.
[Ref: 68519] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[Francis Atterbury] The Lord Bishop of Rochester.
J. Smith excud [n.d. c.1740].
Mezzotint. 195 x 150mm (7¼ x 6") Trimmed to plate, laid on album paper.
A half-length portrait in oval of Francis Atterbury (1662-1732), Bishop of Rochester, who was deprived of his offices in 1723 for corresponding with James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender).
CS: 3, 'possibly by G. White. Sharp 283, ii of ii.
[Ref: 68518] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Charle Banks Gentilhomme Suedois Peintre a L'Encre de L'Achine en Mignature. 1748. Le Chevalier Du Halley Descazeaux dédit, struxit, et inscripsit, 1748.
C. Bancks pinx.t. J. Mac'Ardell Fecit.
Rare mezzotint, with engraved armorial and text. Sheet 210 x 125mm (8¼ x 5"), with large margins.
A self-portrait in oval of Charles Bancks (fl. 1738), a Swedish miniaturist working in England. The dedication is to a Frenchman, born 1710, who joined the Prussian army but had to flee after a duel, settling in London. He was confined in Fleet Prison because of debt, where he wrote a lot of poetry (very little published).
CS 10. Goodwin 5.
[Ref: 68362] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[John Barnard] To the Worthy Livery men of the City of London. The Honour which you have done me, in choosing me fix Times one of your Representatives in Parliament, calls for my most sincere and hearty Thanks...I beg Leave to assure You and of my best Endeavours to promote the Good of this City in particulary, and of this Nation in General. I am with the greatest Respect, Gentlemen, You highly obliged, and most Obedient Humble Servat. John Barnard. May 7.th 1754.
A. Ramsay pinx.t. J.s Mc.Ardell fecit.
Publish'd according to act of Parliament Sept.r 6.th 1754 & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver, at the Unicorn ye corner of Queen Street Cheapside, London.
Mezzotint with extensive engraved text, 18th century watermark. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10").
A half-length portrait in roundell of Sir John Barnard (c.1685-1764), wearing a fur lined robe and his Lord Mayor's chain. A Whig politician and Lord Mayor of London, he was elected at the 1722 general election as one of the four Members of Parliament for the City of London; a seat which he held for nearly 40 years. A detail of a portrait by Allan Ramsay as engraved by John Faber jnr.
CS: 11, only state. Goodwin: 33. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state i of ii.
[Ref: 68364] £320.00

F. Bartolozzi, R:A:
Sir Joshua Reynolds Pinxit. J. Watson Fecit.
Publishd Sep.r 24. 1785 by T. Watson N.º 33, Strand London.
Mezzotint. 375 x 275mm (14¾ x 10¾"), large margins.
A half-length portrait of Florentine engraver Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815), in fur-trimmed jacket.
CS 3, ii of ii; Russell 3, iii of iii; Goodwin 46, iii of iii; Hamilton p.6, ii of iii. Ex: collections of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and Mrs. E.M. Hamilton (EMH ink stamp), and other Collector'
[Ref: 67985] £320.00

[F. Bartolozzi, R:A:]
Sir Joshua Reynolds Pinxit. J. Watson Fecit.
Publishd Sep.r 24. 1785 by T. Watson N.º 33, Strand London.
Fine mezzotint, proof, 375 x 275mm (14¾ x 10¾"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper.
A half-length portrait of Florentine engraver Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815), in fur-trimmed jacket.
CS 3, ii of ii; Russell 3, iii of iii; Goodwin 46, iii of iii; Hamilton p.6, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68023] £420.00

[John Beard] M.r Beard.
Tho.s Hudson pinx.t. Ja.s M.cArdell fecit.
Published according to Act of Parliament by Ja.s M.cArdell, in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Thread margin at bottom. Small margins.
A half-length portrait of tenor John Beard (c.1716-91), wearing an embroidered jacket. He created roles in the operas of Thomas Arne and George Frideric Handel and was one of the quartet that premiered Arne's "God save great George our King", which evolved into the National Anthem. In 1743 Beard became a member of the Sublime Society of Beefsteaks, alongside William Hogarth.
Goodwin 194; CS 14, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68439] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[John Beard] M.r Beard.
Tho.s Hudson pinx.t. Ja.s M.cArdell fecit.
Published according to Act of Parliament by Ja.s M.cArdell, in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Small margins.
A half-length portrait of tenor John Beard (c.1716-91), wearing an embroidered jacket. He created roles in the operas of Thomas Arne and George Frideric Handel and was one of the quartet that premiered Arne's "God save great George our King", which evolved into the National Anthem. In 1743 Beard became a member of the Sublime Society of Beefsteaks, alongside William Hogarth.
Goodwin 194; CS 14, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68440] £360.00

John Beard Esq.r . From a Picture in his possession, at Hampton.
Publish'd as the Act directs, 17 Dec.r 1787.
Fine mezzotint. 300 x 225mm (12 x 8¾"), with large margins. Uncut.
A half-length seated portrait of tenor John Beard (c.1716-91), wearing wig and plain jacket. He created roles in the operas of Thomas Arne and George Frideric Handel and was one of the quartet that premiered Arne's "God save great George our King", which evolved into the National Anthem. In 1743 Beard became a member of the Sublime Society of Beefsteaks, alongside William Hogarth.
CS ENA III, 22, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of iii.
[Ref: 68441] £320.00

[Princess Beatrice, aged 6½.]
Painted by Lauchert. Engraved by George Zobel.
London, Published Sept.r 1.st 1864, by P. & D. Colnaghi Scott & C.º 13 & 13, Pall Mall, East.
Mezzotint on chine collé, with Printsellers' Association blindstamp. 500 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"). Tear entering platemark on backing sheet outside plate.
A full-length portrait of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944), the youngest child of Victoria and Albert, standing on the terrace of the Rosenau, the palace in Saxe-Coburg where her father was born. She holds a miniature portrait of him. It was painted by Richard Lauchert in 1863 for Victoria, two years after Albert's death. Despite her marriage to Prince Henry of Battenberg, Beatrice remained at her mother's side, acting as her secretary until Victoria died.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68202] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Edmund Beckett-Denison] Edmund Denison, Esq. Chairman of the Great Northern Railway.
Painted by H.W. Pickersgill, Esq.re R.A. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
Published April 4.th 1848 by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & C.º 13 & 14 Pall Mall East, Publishers to Her Majesty.
Mezzotint. Sheet 505 x 380mm (20 x 15"). Trimmed to plate, repaired tear through title, creasing.
A three quarter portrait of Edmund Beckett-Denison (1787-1874), Chairman of the Great Northern Railway, with a copy of the Act of Parliament approving the railway. Because of opposition, the cost of getting the bill passed by Parliament was £600,000, the most expensive in British railway history
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68200] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

William Benn Esq.r Lord Mayor of the City of London 1746.
T. Hudson Pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1746.]
Fine mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 9"). Small margins.
A half-length portrait of William Benn (c.1682-1755), a merchant of the Fletchers Company of London, Lord Mayor in 1746, founder of the Jacobite 'Benn's Club', consisting of himself and five other Tory aldermen.
CS 15. Goodwin 148. Sharp 313. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68422] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

William Benn Esq.r Lord Mayor of the City of London 1746.
T. Hudson Pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1746.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 9"). Trimmed to plate at bottom left.
A half-length portrait of William Benn (c.1682-1755), a merchant of the Fletchers Company of London, Lord Mayor in 1746, founder of the Jacobite 'Benn's Club', consisting of himself and five other Tory aldermen.
CS 15. Goodwin 148. Sharp 313. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68421] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Timothy Bennett of Hampton=Wick in Middlesex Shoemaker, Aged 75, 1752. This True Briton *(unwilling; to leave the World Worse than be found it) By a Vigorous Application of the Laws of this Countrey In the Cause of Liberty obtained a Free Passage thorough Bushy Park Which had many Years been with held from the People. * His own favourite Expression.
G. Budd Pinx.t, J.as Mc:Ardell Fecit.
[n.d. c.1752.]
Rare mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom, creased and rubbed, laid on card. Damaged.
A three-quarter seated portrait of corwainer Timothy Bennett (c.1676-1756) wearing a plain coat buttoned to the lower chest, with a white cravat, holding walking stick and gloves. In 1752 Bennett realised that because Lord Halifax, the Park Ranger, had closed the path through Bushy Park, people were detouring away from his shop on their way to Kingston Market. He joined the campaign to establish public right of way through the park, becoming a figurehead. At first he was dismissed by the ranger as an 'impertinent fellow', but soon Halifax realised that the public had a strong case and, fearing an embarassing defeat, summoned Bennett to a meeting, at which this portrait was sketched. A path was restored, still bearing the name Cobbler's Walk.
CS: 16. Goodwin: 152. Whitman: 152. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68366] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Timothy Bennett of Hampton=Wick in Middlesex Shoemaker, Aged 75, 1752. This True Briton *(unwilling; to leave the World Worse than be found it) By a Vigorous Application of the Laws of this Countrey In the Cause of Liberty obtained a Free Passage thorough Bushy Park Which had many Years been with held from the People. * His own favourite Expression.
G. Budd Pinx.t, J.as Mc:Ardell Fecit.
[n.d. c.1752.]
Rare mezzotint, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Margins stained and rubbed, slight creasing.
A three-quarter seated portrait of cordwainer Timothy Bennett (c.1676-1756) wearing a plain coat buttoned to the lower chest, with a white cravat, holding walking stick and gloves. In 1752 Bennett realised that because Lord Halifax, the Park Ranger, had closed the path through Bushy Park, people were detouring away from his shop on their way to Kingston Market. He joined the campaign to establish public right of way through the park, becoming a figurehead. At first he was dismissed by the ranger as an 'impertinent fellow', but soon Halifax realised that the public had a strong case and, fearing an embarassing defeat, summoned Bennett to a meeting, at which this portrait was sketched. A path was restored, still bearing the name Cobbler's Walk.
CS: 16. Goodwin: 152. Whitman: 152. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68365] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Mary Bertie] Mary Dutchess of Ancaster 1757.
Tho.s Hudson Pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
[1757.]
Mezzotint. 485 x 350mm (15¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate on three sides, into plate at bottom, creases. Bottom right corner margin made up.
A full-length portrait of Mary Bertie, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven (1735-1793), standing in a van Dyke dress, golding ostrich feathers. Behind is the Rotunda of Ranelagh Gardens. Mary was the wife of Gen. Peregrine, 3rd Duke of Ancaster; she served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Charlotte from 1761 until her death.
CS 1, ii or iii of iii; Goodwin: 62.
[Ref: 68322] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Rev.d John Blachford D.D. Chancellor of S.t Patrick's and Minister of S.t Werburgh's Dublin. Died 25th of October 1748 Aged 64.
Ja.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint, 325 x 230mm (12¾ x 9"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Creases bottom left.
A half-length portrait in oval of the Rev Dr John Blachford (1684-1748), who benefited from the friendship of Dean Jonathan Swift. According to family tradition, Swift was staying with the family and chanced upon Blachford's wife Elinor reading aloud to her children. Swift derisively remarked, ''Is it a woman pretending to teach?''; ''Yes, Sir'', Mrs Blachford replied, '''tis a very foolish book lately published called 'Gulliver’s Travels'''. The Blachfords were the grandparents of poet Mary Tighe (1772-1810)
CS 20. Goodwn 134. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68363] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles Blakes] Mr. Blakes, in the Character of Mons:r le Medicine.
J. M.cArdell delin. et fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map & Printseller, at N.º 53 in Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Narrow margins.
A full-length portrait of actor Charles Blakes (d.1763), on stage in character 'Monsieur le Médecin' in the farce 'The Anatomist', wearing dark wig and a muff on his left arm, holding a cane to his mouth. Behind a corpse rises from a coffin. Edward Ravenscroft's farce 'The Anatomist or the Sham Doctor' was first performed in 1696; it was revived in 1743 and remained popular into the 19th century. Blakes was originally a peruke-maker; his speciality was playing French fops.
Chaloner Smith 22, iii of iii; Goodwin 167. Harvard p.120. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 4 of 4.
[Ref: 68442] £320.00

[Charles Blakes] Mr. Blakes, in the Character of Mons:r le Medicine.
J. M.cArdell delin. et fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map & Printseller, at N.º 53 in Fleet Street [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Narrow margins, paper toned, slight damage, lower right corner, laid on album paper at edges
A full-length portrait of actor Charles Blakes (d.1763), on stage in character 'Monsieur le Médecin' in the farce 'The Anatomist', wearing dark wig and a muff on his left arm, holding a cane to his mouth. Behind a corpse rises from a coffin. Edward Ravenscroft's farce 'The Anatomist or the Sham Doctor' was first performed in 1696; it was revived in 1743 and remained popular into the 19th century. Blakes was originally a peruke-maker; his speciality was playing French fops.
Chaloner Smith 22, iii of iii; Goodwin 167. Harvard p.120. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 4 of 4.
[Ref: 68443] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles Blakes] Mr. Blakes, in the Character of Mons:r le Medicine.
[Drawn and engraved by James McArdell.]
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament & Sold at the Golden Head in Covent Garden [n.d., c.1747].
Fine mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Small margins.
A full-length portrait of actor Charles Blakes (d.1763), on a plain stage in character 'Monsieur le Médecin' in the farce 'The Anatomist', wearing dark wig and a muff on his left arm, holding a cane to his mouth. Only in Robert Sayer's reissue was MacArdell's name added. Edward Ravenscroft's farce 'The Anatomist or the Sham Doctor' was first performed in 1696; it was revived in 1743 and remained popular into the 19th century. Blakes was originally a peruke-maker; his speciality was playing French fops.
Chaloner Smith 22, ii of iii; Goodwin 167. Harvard p.120. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 2 of 4.
[Ref: 68444] £360.00

M.r Edw.d Bright late of Malden in Essex. Who died November 10, 1750, Aged 29 Years. He weigh'd 43 Stone & ½ (14tt to ye Stone) which is 609 pounds.
Ogborne Pinx.t. Ja. M.cArdell fecit.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Jan. 1. 1750.
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), large margins on 3 sides. Small tear in left margin.
A portrait of Edward Bright (1721-50), a grocer from Maldon, Essex, famed for his corpulence.
CS 31, iii of iii, Goodwin 14. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68423] £360.00

His most Serene Highness Charles Hereditary Prince of Brunswick & Lunenburg. Done from the Original in the Possession of Gen,,l Conway
J.G. Ziesenis pinx.t Hanover. J. Mc.Ardell fecit.
Publish'd by J.M.cArdell according to Act of Parliament Jan.y 20.th 1764, and Sold at the Corner of Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. 515 x 360mm (20¼ x 14¼"). Thread margins with nicks in edges, mounted on album paper.
Charles II, Duke of Brunswick-Luneberg (1735-1806), nephew of Friedrich II of Prussia. In 1764 he married Augusta, daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and in 1780 succeeded his father as Duke of Brunswick. His 'Brunswick manifesto' threatening France and ordering the restoring of monarchy (25 July 1792), led to the fall of the Tuileries and the imprisonment of the royal family. Later that year Charles led the Austro-Prussian army against the French revolutionaries but lost at Valmy. He died in battle at Auerstedt in 1806. Engraved after the portrait by Johann Georg Ziesenis (1716-1776), Danish painter who became court artist to George II in Hannover in 1760.
CS 32, ii of ii. Goodwin 111, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68373] £420.00

Nathaniel Buck.
J. M.cArdell fec.t.
Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, Fleet Street, London.
Mezzotint. Sheet 315 x 225mm (12½ x 8¾"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, losing publication line, thread margins elsewhere.
Engraver and topographical draughtsman, publisher (with his brother Samuel) of 'Buck's Antiquities', 1712-53, and a series of large panoramas of English cities. This plate was one of McArdell's last, being unfinished when he died in 1765.
CS: 33, state ii of ii. Goodwin 113. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68361] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Nathaniel Buck.]
[engraved by James McArdell]
[n.d., c.1765.] [But later]
Mezzotint, unfinished proof. 325 x 225mm (12¾" x 8¾).
A half-length portrait of engraver and topographical draughtsman, Nathaniel Buck (died after 1759), best known for 'Buck's Antiquities' (1712-53), and a series of large prospects of English cities, both with his brother Samuel. This plate was one of McArdell's last, being unfinished when he died in 1765. It was completed and published by Laurie & Whittle in 1794.
CS: 33, state iof ii. Whitman 113. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68360] £360.00

Jane Lady Cathcart, Daughter of the late Lord Archibald Hamilton & their Second Son Cha.s Allan Cathcart.
Sir Jos.a Reynolds Pinx.t. Ja.s M.cArdell delineavit R. Houston perfecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller N.º 53 Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs 10 July 1770.
Mezzotint. Sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾). Trimmed to image at corners on three sides, into plate at bottom, creases, laid on album paper. Mark on son's face.
A three-quarter portrait of Jane (or Jean) Cathcart (née Hamilton, 1726-71), sister of Sir William Hamilton and wife of Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart, ambassador at St Petersburg 1768-72. While in Russia Jane became a friend of Catherine the Great: she influenced the empress in her decision to commission the 944-piece Green Frog Service from Wedgwood, a coup for the pottery. Her son Charles Allan Cathcart (1759-88) is famed for his expedition to open up China, although he died en route.
CS 39; Goodwin 1174, Hamilton pg 89 ii of ii.
[Ref: 68357] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Charlotte Queen of Great Britain.
Done & Publish'd as the Act directs, Nov.r 25.th 1761, by J.s McArdell.
Mezzotint. 505 x 360mm (19¾ x 14¼"). Trimmed to plate, some staining backed with paper. Bit messy.
A profile portrait of Queen Charlotte, published as a pair to one of her husband, George III, after Jeremiah Meyer.
CS 41, ii of iii. Goodwin 84, iii of iv. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68372] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Charlotte Queen of Great Britain.
J. M:cArdell del:t & fec:t.
Publish'd as the Act directs, & Sold by J. M.cArdell in Covent Garden, J. Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhill, & R. Sayer in Fleet Street, Feb, 10th. 1762.
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark; 505 x 360mm (19¾ x 14¼"). Trimmed into plate at bottom. Small margins on 3 sides.
A profile portrait of Queen Charlotte, published as a pair to one of her husband, George III. after Jeremiah Meyer.
CS 41, iii of iii. Goodwin 84, iv of iv.
[Ref: 68317] £450.00

Charlotte Queen of Great Britain.
Done & Publish'd as the Act directs, Nov.r 25.th 1761 by J.s M.cArdell.
Mezzotint, 505 x 360mm (19¾ x 14¼"), uncut with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Slight mount burn, tear in right margin taped.
A profile portrait of Queen Charlotte, published as a pair to one of her husband, George III, after Jeremiah Meyer.
CS 41, ii of iii. Goodwin 84, ii of iv. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68462] £590.00

Robert Lord Clive Baron of Plassey.
T. Gainsborough Pinx.t J. M.Ardell Fecit.
Printed for John Ryall, at Hogarth's Head, in Fleet Street, London [n.d., c.1762].
Rare & fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 505 x 350mm (19¾ x 13¾"). Plate mark reinforced on reverse.
A half-length portrait of Robert Clive (1725-74), in a plain coat and wig, the arms of the East India Company in the inscription area. Clive was made Baron of Plassey in 1762; the plate was reworked to add the star of the Order of the Bath which he received in 1764.
CS 42, between i & ii of ii. Russell ii of iii. Goodwin: 100, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68461] £490.00

[Lady Christiana Collier] On Chloe's Sparrow.
J. Reynolds pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Carington Bowles next the Chapter House in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London [n.d., c.1770].
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), large margins. Slight creasing.
A half-length portrait of Lady Christiana Collier in the character of Chloe, despairing over her dead bird, with verse in English and Latin. The poem is part of Catullus 3, a eulogy to the pet bird of his girlfriend, named Lesbia rather than Chloe. In 1763 Christiana Gwyn (b.1749) married Vice-Admiral Sir George Collier (1732-1795), who was best known for destroying the American fleet in Penobscot Bay in 1779, the worst naval defeat of the Americans until Pearl Harbour. They divorced in 1772.
Hamilton 91; CS 29. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67976] £320.00

The Revd: Mr. Emanl: Collins A.M. On me when Coxcombs are Satyrie, / I take it for a Panegyric. / Hated by Fools, and Fools to hate; / Be this my Motto, and my Fate. Swift.
N. Hone pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Mounted on album paper at top. Small margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of clergyman and poet Emanuel Collins (1711- after 1762), after Nathaniel Hone (1718-84). Collins was famed for keeping the Duke of Marlborough Inn in Bedminster, from where he would perform marriage ceremonies for the modest fee of ''a crown a couple'', before the Clandestine Marriages Act 1753 ruined his business. He published the satirical 'Miscellanies in Prose and Verse' in 1762.
Chaloner Smith 44, i of ii. Goodwin: 166 i of ii. Ex The Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd Collection.
[Ref: 68359] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The R.t Hon.ble Catherine Compton, Countess of Egmont, Daughter of Charles Compton Esq.r and Sister to Spencer Compton, now Earl of Northampton. With Master Charles Perceval, Her Eldest Son.
T. Hudson pinxit. J. M.cArdell fecit.
Pub.d accord.g to Act of Parliam.t 1765.
Mezzotint. 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"). Laid on album paper at margins.
A three-quarter seated portrait of Catherine Compton (1731-84), second wife of John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, wearing ermine-trimmed robes, holding her eldest son, Charles George Perceval (1756-1840, later Baron Arden) on a table in front of her. Her fourth child was Spencer Perceval (1762–1812), the only Prime Minister to be assassinated in office.
CS 60, Russell ii of ii. Goodwin 112 ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68356] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Samuel Cousins.]
[After Edwin Long.]
London, Published 9.th May 1884 by The Fine Art Society (Lim.d) 148, New Bond Street. New York, M. Knoedler & Co.
Mixed-method engraving on chine collé, Artist's Proof. 525 x 405mm (20¾ x 16").
Portrait of the mezzotint engraver Samuel Cousins (1801-87), engraved by Cousins himself. He sits at his etching table, in profile to right, head turned to look towards the viewer, with engraving tools in his hands. The portrait demonstrates, with unusual clarity, the tools and working process of a printmaker like Cousins. After the painting in the collection of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Exeter. Cousins (1801-1887) one of the leading engravers of the nineteenth century, was elected as a full member of the Royal Academy in 1885.
Whitman: 46. PSA: [Vol.I.] AP.175. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68218] £580.00

John Couts Esq.r. Late Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh. Price 2.s.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t. Ja.s McArdell Fecit.
Printed for and Sold by Alex.r Palmer Picture Framer at the Windmill Edinb.r [n.d., c.1745].
Fine mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 9"), with large margins. Hair in printed background.
John Coutts (1699-1750), a Scottish merchant and banker, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1742-4. His sons James and Thomas were founders of the banking house of Coutts & Co. The British Museum's biography of the publisher consists of a vague date for this mezzotint.
CS 46. Ex The Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd Collection.
[Ref: 68358] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Anne Damer] [The Hon.ble Mrs Damer.]
Painted by S.r Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by J.R. Smith.
[n.d., c.1774]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark, scratched letter proof before title, fine impression. Sheet 385 x 280mm (15¼ x 11") Trimmed to plate.
Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway) (1749 - 1828), sculptor, standing in a landscape. Damer was a writer and honorary exhibitor as an amateur sculptor at the Royal Academy 1784-1818. She executed busts of George III, Fox and Nelson and of the actress Elizabeth Farren. She inherited Strawberry Hill from her cousin, Horace Walpole, but lived in nearby York House.
D'Oench 34; CS 51, i of iv; Frankau 105, i of iv; Hamilton p.94. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67975] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Lady Ann Dawson. 6th Daughter to Thomas Fermor Earl of Pomfret Aged 21, 1754.
J. Reynolds pinx.t. J. M.cArdell fecit.
Sold at the Golden Head in Covent Garden [n.d., c.1754.]
Mezzotint, 385 x 280mm (15¼ x 11"). Creasing, tears in small margins.
Lady Anne Dawson (1733-69), wife of Thomas Dawson, afterwards Viscount Cremorne. She is portrayed as Diana, with a crescent moon diadem, spear and hunting dog. The painting was executed the year of their marriage.
CS 52, state ii of ii, published state. Goodwin 35. Hamilton p95 II. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68424] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Lady Ann Dawson. 6th Daughter to Thomas Fermor Earl of Pomfret Aged 21, 1754.]
J. Reynolds pin.t. J. McArdell fecit.
[Sold at the Golden Head in Covent Garden] [n.d., c.1754.]
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title, 385 x 280mm (15¼ x 11").On 18th century watermarked paper. Small margins.
Lady Anne Dawson (1733-69), wife of Thomas Dawson, afterwards Viscount Cremorne. She is portrayed as Diana, with a crescent moon diadem, spear and hunting dog. The painting was executed the year of their marriage.
CS 52, state i of ii, published state. Goodwin 35. Hamilton p95 I. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68425] £380.00

[Netherlands] Cor.s De Witt. Saevo Furor Ore Trucidat. Natus Ano. 1623. Mortuus Ano. 1672.
W. Baillie Sc. June 17.th 1774.
Mezzotint, 225 x 180mm (9 x 7"), with very large margins
Portrait of Cornelis de Witt, bust in an oval frame directed to left, looking towards the viewer, with shoulder-length curling hair, moustache and a stiff, embroidered collar, swathed in a dark cloak. Cornelis de Witt (1623-1672) was a prominent Dutch politician during the Stadtholderless Period of 1650-1672. He represented the States General in the field and in 1667 he accompanied the fleet that attacked the English naval base at Chatham. In the summer of 1672 he came under suspicion of conspiring against Prince William III, but despite the lack of evidence and the absence of a confession under torture, he was condemned to exile for life. On the day of his release from prison, an angry mob dragged him outside, with his brother, and killed them. Captain William Baillie (1723-1810) was a well-known amateur engraver and etcher from Ireland. He fought at the Battle of Culloden and served in various campaigns on the continent. retiring early to hold an appointment of Commissioner of Stamps. He executed over one hundred plates, 113 of which are contained in Boydell's collective edition of 1792; the most admired are those made from Rembrandt's etchings. Nearly all of Baillie's prints were collected, mostly in the collection of the Earl of Bute, and issued by Boydell in 1792 and re-issued in 1803.
CS: 2 I of II. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68407] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Cor.s De Witt. Saevo Furor Ore Trucidat. Natus Ano. 1623. Mortuus Ano. 1672.
W. Baillie Sc. June 17.th 1774 [after Caspar Netscher].
Mezzotint, 230 x 180mm (9 x 7"), with large margins.
A fine, dark impression of this oval portrait of Cornelis de Witt (1623-72), with shoulder-length curling hair, moustache and a stiff, embroidered collar, swathed in a dark cloak. A prominent Dutch politician during the Stadtholderless Period of 1650-1672, he represented the States General in the field and in 1667 accompanied the fleet that attacked the English naval base at Chatham. In the summer of 1672 he came under suspicion of conspiring against Prince William III; despite the lack of evidence and the absence of a confession under torture, he was condemned to exile for life. On the day of his release from prison, an angry mob dragged him outside to be killed with his brother. Captain William Baillie (1723-1810) was a well-known amateur engraver and etcher from Ireland. He fought at the Battle of Culloden and served in various campaigns on the continent. retiring early to hold an appointment of Commissioner of Stamps. Over 200 of Baillie's prints were republished by Boydell in a collected edition of 1792, re-issued in 1803.
CS: 2, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See also [Ref: 24561].
[Ref: 68471] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Fra. Douce, M.D. Aetat 75.
William Keable Pinx.t. Ja.s M.cArdell Fecit.
[n.d. c.1752.]
Scarce & rare mezzotint. 505 x 345mm (20 x 13½"), large margins. Damage to margins repaired.
An equestrian portrait of Dr Francis Douce (1676-1760), a very eccentric physician. The same year this portrait was painted he hired architect John Blake of Winchester to design his tomb, inspired by the ancient pyramids of Egypt. The 15-foot tall monument, believed to be the first funerary pyramid in Great Britain. It sits, aligned along meridian lines, in the churchyard of St. Andrews in Nether Wallop, Hampshire, a Grade II listed historical site. Douce was the grand-uncle of the well-known antiquary of the same name.
Goodwin: 25. CS: 57. Wellcome: 843-2. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68316] £480.00

[The Douglas Children] Juvenile Retirement.
Painted by J. Hoppner RA. Painter to His ROyal Highness the Prince of Wales. Engraved by Ja.s Ward, Painter & Engraver in Mezzotinto to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Pub.d March 1, 1799 by J. Ward, near the Turnpike Paddington.
Mezzotint. 555 x 455mm (21¾ x 18"). Tears in margins, splits in platemark, some repaired, printer's creases.
The four children of The Hon. John Douglas (1756-1818) and Frances Lascelles, daughter of Edward, 1st Earl of Harewood. The eldest, Harriet (who later married George, 4th Earl of Aberdeen) is seated with two unbreeched boys, Charles (later a reverend) and Edward Gordon (later 1st Baron Penryn). Standing is the second child, George Sholto Douglas (later 17th Earl of Morton). The painting, now in the Rothschild Collection, was painted as a companion to 'Children Bathing' which depicted Hoppner's own children.
Frankau 48, iii of iii; CS 14, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68313] £360.00

[The Douglas Children] Juvenile Retirement.
Painted by J. Hoppner RA. Painter to His ROyal Highness the Prince of Wales. Engraved by Ja.s Ward, Painter & Engraver in Mezzotinto to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Pub.d March 1, 1799 by J. Ward, near the Turnpike Paddington.
Mezzotint, 555 x 455mm (21¾ x 18"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Narrow margins. Some restoration
The four children of The Hon. John Douglas (1756-1818) and Frances Lascelles, daughter of Edward, 1st Earl of Harewood. The eldest, Harriet (who later married George, 4th Earl of Aberdeen) is seated with two unbreeched boys, Charles (later a reverend) and Edward Gordon (later 1st Baron Penryn). Standing is the second child, George Sholto Douglas (later 17th Earl of Morton). The painting, now in the Rothschild Collection, was painted as a companion to 'Children Bathing' which depicted Hoppner's own children.
Frankau 48, iii of iii; CS 14, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68315] £480.00

Johannes Duns Scotus Doctor Subtilis done from the painting in ye publick Library in Oxford
J. Faber Fecit & Excudit
Printed & Sold by Tho. Bakewell against Birchin Lane in Cornhill [n.d. c.1720]
Scarce mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Repairs. Trimmed to plate
John Duns Scotus (c.1265-1308), Franciscan friar and theologian born at Duns, in the Scottish borders. One of the most important philosopher-theologians of the High Middle Ages, Scotus has had considerable influence on Catholic and secular thought. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1993.
CS 30. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67881] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Johannes Duns Scotus Doctor Subtilis done from the painting in ye publick Library in Oxford
J. Faber Fecit & Excudit
[n.d.c.1720]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed to plate. Crease in lower third where previously folded.
John Duns Scotus (c.1265-1308), Franciscan friar and theologian born at Duns, in the Scottish borders. One of the most important philosopher-theologians of the High Middle Ages, Scotus has had considerable influence on Catholic and secular thought. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1993.
CS 30.
[Ref: 67880] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[François Duquesnoy] Fiamingo. Done from an Original Picture in the Collection of Mr Hudson by Ja.s M.cArdell. Price 2'.
Sold at the Golden Head in Covent Garden [n.d., c.1750].
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark; 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾") large margins.
A half-length portrait of Flemish sculptor François Duquesnoy (1597-1643), holding a statuette of three putti. The title is Italian for 'Fleming'.
Goodwin 119, ii of iii. CS 64, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68329] £320.00

[François Duquesnoy] Fiamingo. Done from an Original Picture in the Collection of Mr Hudson by Ja.s M.cArdell. Price 2'.
Publishd by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street London [n.d., c.1794]. [But later]
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Small margins. Bit rubbed.
A half-length portrait of Flemish sculptor François Duquesnoy (1597-1643), holding a statuette of three putti. The title is Italian for 'Fleming'.
Goodwin 119, iii of iii. CS 64, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68431] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

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