Grosvenor Prints

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)

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 Rev.d. George Costard. M.A.
I.C.Barnes, Soc. Art. Sci. del.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Engraving. Sheet 195 x 110mm (7¾ x 4¼"). Trimmed into left side of plate.
Portrait of George Costard (1710 - 1780), vicar of Twickenham, local antiquarian and astronomical writer.
W692
[Ref: 68335] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

Rev.d Sir John Cullum, Bart F.R.S. F.R.A.
Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. 1778.
Published by J.Nichols, Son & Bentley, May 1813.
Engraving. Sheet 210 x 125mm (8¼ x 5"). Trimmed into right side of plate.
Portrait of Sir John Cullum, 6th Baronet (1733 - 1785), English clergyman and antiquary.
[Ref: 68337] £50.00 (£60.00 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)

[The entombment of Christ] From a Capital Drawing by Rembrandt, in the Collection of M.r Hudson.
Engrav'd by C.t Baillie.
[n.d., c.1769.]
Mezzotint with etching, printed in black and brown, some hand colour, 18th century watermark. 265 x 325mm (10½ x 12¾"). Small indentation in top printed border.
A scene of the entombment of Christ after a sketch by Rembrandt. Joseph of Arimatheia and one of the apostles on the left, laying Christ on a ledge in a rock tomb. According to the BM: ''This is one of very few English colour prints to have been printed using more than one plate. It was advertised for seven shillings and sixpence as ‘printed in colours from separate plates’ (Public Advertiser, 8 June 1769). This information supplied by David Alexander (via email, February 2019)''.
BM 1872,1012.4729. Charington 23. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68475] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[The entombment of Christ] From a Capital Drawing by Rembrandt, in the Collection of M.r Hudson.
Engrav'd by C.t Baillie.
[n.d., c.1769.] [But later]
Mezzotint with etching. 265 x 325mm (10½ x 12¾"). Trimmed to plate.
A scene of the entombment of Christ after a sketch by Rembrandt. Joseph of Arimatheia and one of the apostles on the left, laying Christ on a ledge in a rock tomb. 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.
BM 1872,1012.4729. Charington 23. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68476] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Rev. Henry Etough.] Such Tophet was-so grind the bawling Fiend...
[Michael Tyson.]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving. Sheet 210 x 125mm (8¼ x 5"). Trimmed.
Portrait of Rev. Henry Etough (1688 - 1757), Rector of Therfield from 1734 until his death in 1757, and he was interred there. He was awarded the degree of Master of Arts by mandamus in 1717 at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. Following the death of Robert Watkins, Etough was appointed Rector of Colmworth in 1736.
[Ref: 68260] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Lady Mary Fenwick Relict of S.r John Fenwick Bar.t of Northumberland. And Daughter to Charles Earl of Carlile.
Dhal [Michael Dahl] pinxit. G. Lumley Fec.
[n.d., c1737.]
Scarce mezzotint, Collector's mark verso. Sheet 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9½"). Trimmed into image top and left, into plate elsewhere.
A three-quarter portrait of Lady Mary Fenwick (1658-1708), wearing widow's weeds and holding a miniature of her husband. Sir John Fenwick c.1645-97), 3rd Baronet, was involved in an assassination plot against William III. He was the last person to be executed under an Act of Attainder, but had his revenge. When his estate was seized by the Crown, it included a horse, White Sorrel: it was a fall from this horse (stumbling on a molehill) that hastened William's death.
CS 2, state ii of iii. Sharp 401.
[Ref: 68522] £320.00

Rev.d. John Cole Galloway M.A. Vicar of Hinckley.
[n.d., c.1782.]
Engraving. Sheet 150 x 120mm (6 x 4¾"). Cut into plate and title pasted onto top of sheet. Time staining.
Portrait of Rev.d. John Cole Galloway M.A (c.1720 - 1804), Vicar of Hinckley. Author of sermons and an Exposition on the Church Catechism.
Part of Print - See BM. O'Donoghue 1908-25 (1). See [Ref: 68342]
[Ref: 68341] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

Rev.d. John Cole Galloway M.A. Vicar of Hinckley.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Engraving. Sheet 210 x 125mm (8¼ x 5"), on 19th century watermarked paper.
Portrait of Rev.d. John Cole Galloway M.A (c.1720 - 1804), Vicar of Hinckley. Author of sermons and an Exposition on the Church Catechism.
See [Ref: 68341].
[Ref: 68342] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

John Garnett, D.D. Lord Bishop of Clogher. Consecrated A.D. MDCCLII.
T. Gainsborough Pinx.t. J. M'Ardell Fecit.
[n.d., c.1752,]
Mezzotint, 325 x 225mm (12¾ x 8¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed into plate, mounted in album paper.
A half-length portrait in oval of John Garnett (c.1707-82), an English cleric who went to Ireland in 1751 as chaplain to the 1st Duke of Dorset, the Lord Lieutenant. He became bishop of Clogher in the Church of Ireland.
CS 74, ii of ii. Goodwin 190. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68451] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Reverend D.r Thomas Gooch, Lord Bishop of Ely, A.D. 1754.
Tho.s Hudson pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"),with large margins.
A three quarter seated portrait of bishop Sir Thomas Gooch (1674-1754), 2nd Baronet. This state has been updated to the year of his death. He also served as chaplain to Queen Anne, Master of Gonville and Caius from 1716 and 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.
Goodwin 10, iii of iii; CS 90, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68437] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Reverend D.r Thomas Gooch, Lord Bishop of Ely, A.D. 1749.
Tho.s Hudson pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fecit.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Thread margins.
A three quarter seated portrait of bishop Sir Thomas Gooch (1674-1754), 2nd Baronet. He also served as chaplain to Queen Anne, Master of Gonville and Caius from 1716 and 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.
Goodwin 10, ii of iii; CS 90, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68438] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

The most Rev.d Father in God D.r Thomas Herring by Divine Providence Archbishop of Canterbury; Primate of all England; & Metropolitan And one of His Majesty's most Hon.ble Privy Council, &c. &c.
S. Webster Pinx.t. J,,s M,,cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Fine & scarce engraving, sheet: 365 x 215mm (14½ x 8½''), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed, creasing and laid on album sheet.
A portrait of Thomas Herring (1693-1757) probably painted soon after he become Archbishop of Canterbury in 1747. William Hogarth painted Herring while he was Archbishop of York.
CS 105. Goodwin 155.
[Ref: 68367] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

David Jennings, S.T.P.
Jones Pinx.t.. M.cArdell fecit.
London, Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at N.º 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"), large margins.
A half-length portrait of dissenting minister and tutor David Jennings (1691-1762). Four years after his death, his lecture notes on Thomas Godwyn's 'Moses and Aaron, or Civil and Ecclesiastical Rites Used by the Ancient Hebrews' (1625) was published as 'Jewish Antiquities'.
CS 110, iii of iii. Goodwin 163, iii of iii, but before addition of '65' and price. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68379] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[The Holy Family.] From an Orig.l Picture by Bar.o Schidone in the Collection of Doctor Brag.
WB. [monogram of Captain William Baillie.]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼").
The Holy Family; the Virgin holding the infant Jesus in her lap, with St John as a child leaning in towards them from left, and St Joseph, leaning on a stick. Engraved after Bartolomeo Schedoni by Capt William Baillie (1723 - 1810) who retired from the army and became a picture dealer. He was also an amateur then semi-professional printmaker, later selling his plates to Boydell who reissued them in 1792 and 1806..
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 3 of 3. See [Ref: 68478] & [Ref: 68479] for earlier states.
[Ref: 68477] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[The Holy Family.] [From an Orig.l Picture by Bar.o Schidone in the Collection of Doctor Brag.]
[Captain William Baillie.]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Fine mezzotint, early proof before letters, inscription area uncleaned, faint 18th century watermark. 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼").
The Holy Family; the Virgin holding the infant Jesus in her lap, with St John as a child leaning in towards them from left, and St Joseph, leaning on a stick. Engraved after Bartolomeo Schedoni by Capt William Baillie (1723 - 1810) who retired from the army and became a picture dealer. He was also an amateur then semi-professional printmaker, later selling his plates to Boydell who reissued them in 1792 and 1806.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 1 of 3. See [Ref: 68479] & [Ref: 68477] for later states.
[Ref: 68478] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[The Holy Family.] [From an Orig.l Picture by Bar.o Schidone in the Collection of Doctor Brag.]
[Captain William Baillie.]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, inscription area not completely cleaned, faint 18th century watermark. 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼").
The Holy Family; the Virgin holding the infant Jesus in her lap, with St John as a child leaning in towards them from left, and St Joseph, leaning on a stick. Engraved after Bartolomeo Schedoni by Capt William Baillie (1723 - 1810) who retired from the army and became a picture dealer. He was also an amateur then semi-professional printmaker, later selling his plates to Boydell who reissued them in 1792 and 1806..
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 2 of 3. See [Ref: 68478] for earlier state & [Ref: 68477] for later state.
[Ref: 68479] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Edward Maurice, Bishop of Ossory] [Rura mihi, et rigui placeant in Vallibus Amnes; Flumina amem, Sylvasq; inglorius!]
[Tho.s Hudson Pinx.t. J. M.cArdell Fecit.]
[n.d., c.1755.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, 18th century watermark. Sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate, printer's creases, creasing top right.
A three-quarter portrait of Anglican bishop Edward Maurice, Bishop of Ossory from 1755 until his death in 1756. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, after which he was Rector of Armagh.
CS 126, state i of ii. Goodwin 150. Ex: collections of John Chaloner Smith, J. Gulson, James Norman, D. Lewis & The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68426] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item

[Edward Maurice, Bishop of Ossory] Rura mihi, et rigui placeant in Vallibus Amnes; Flumina amem, Sylvasq; inglorius!
Tho.s Hudson Pinx.t. J. M.cArdell Fecit.
[n.d., c.1755.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Old ink mss in inscription area and top margin, mounted in album paper at edges. Small margins.
A three-quarter portrait of Anglican bishop Edward Maurice, Bishop of Ossory from 1755 until his death in 1756. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, after which he was Rector of Armagh.
CS 126, state ii of ii. Goodwin 150. Ex: collections of John Channloner Smith, J. Gulson, James Norman, D. Lewis & The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68427] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

The Reverend Mr Thomas Newman.
S. Webster Pinx:t. J. M.cArdell fecit.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint, 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), with large margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Thomas Newman (1692-1758), a presbyterian dissenting minister who officiated at Blackfriars, Carter's-lane and Salter's Hall.
CS 137; Goodwin 157. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68351] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Reverend D.r Rich.d Osbaldeston Lord Bishop of Carlisle.
T. Hudson Pinx.t. J.s M.cArdell fec.t.
[n.d., c.1764.]
Mezzotint, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Small margins.
A three-quarter seated portrait of Richard Osbaldeston (1691-1764), Bishop of Carlisle from 1747 to 1762 and Bishop of London from 1762 to 1764. Thomas Hudson's painting, now in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (46/1925/25), is dated 1764.
CS 141, ii of ii; Russell ii of iii; Goodwin 169, ii of iv. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68354] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester & Thomas Spratt A.M. Archdeacon of Rochester.
M. Dahll pinx. J. Smith fec. et ex. 1712.
Mezzotint. Sheet 285 x 365mm (11¼ x 14¼"). Trimmed into image on three sides, into plate at bottom, folded, laid on album paper.
A double portrait of Thomas Sprat (1635-1713), Bishop of Rochester, pointing to his son, also Thomas Sprat, Archdeacon of Rochester (1679-1720). In 1692 an attempt was made to frame the bishop as a Jacobite, the so-called 'flowerpot plot', with his signature (and Marlborough's) forged on a document detailing a plot against William III, hidden under a flowerpot in Bromley Palace. He and the Duke were arrested for high treason but soon released.
CS 243.
[Ref: 68524] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Francis L.d B.pp of Ely.
W. Vincent fe.
[n.d., c.1690.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper at edges.
A half-length portrait in oval of Francis Turner (1637-1700), Bishop of Ely from 1684-90, when he was deposed for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to William III.
CS 12. Sharp 654.
[Ref: 68523] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman.]
[Painted by T.R. Herbert, R.A. Engraved by G.R. Ward.]
[London: Published March 1.st 1855, by the Engraver at 31, Fitzroy Square.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, printed on chine collé. 515 x 375mm (20¼ x 14¾"). Chine collé scraped in lower left corner, backing sheet cracked top right corner.
A three-quarter length seated portrait of Nicholas Wiseman (1802-1865), Cardinal and first Archbishop of Westminster, in his robes.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68311] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman.]
[Painted by T.R. Herbert, R.A. Engraved by G.R. Ward.]
[London: Published March 1.st 1855, by the Engraver at 31, Fitzroy Square.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. 515 x 375mm (20¼ x 14¾"), with large margins. Repaired nicks to margins.
A three-quarter length seated portrait of Nicholas Wiseman (1802-1865), Cardinal and first Archbishop of Westminster, in his robes.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68206] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Nicholas Wiseman] N. Card. Wiseman [facsimile signature].
[ainted by T.R. Herbert, R.A. Engraved by G.R. Ward.
London: Published March 1.st 1855, by the Engraver at 31, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint on chine collé, signed in ink by sitter. 515 x 375mm (20¼ x 14¾"), withlarge margins. Tear entering plate but not image on right.
A three-quarter length seated portrait of Nicholas Wiseman (1802-1865), Cardinal and first Archbishop of Westminster, in his robes.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68207] £360.00

[Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman.]
[Painted by T.R. Herbert, R.A. Engraved by G.R. Ward.]
[London: Published March 1.st 1855, by the Engraver at 31, Fitzroy Square.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, printed on chine collé. 515 x 375mm (20¼ x 14¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, surface scrapes, tears in backing sheet.
A three-quarter length seated portrait of Nicholas Wiseman (1802-1865), Cardinal and first Archbishop of Westminster, in his robes.
Ex Collection Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68205] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Master Wynn in the character of St John.]
Sir Joshua Reynolds Pinxit. John Dean Fecit.
Publish'd November the 1st 1776 by In. Walker No.13 Parliament Street.
Rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark, scratched letter proof, inscription area uncleaned. 330 x 400mm (13 x 15¾"), very large margins. 2 stains verso. Slight loss above lamb's head.
Portrait of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (1772-1840) depicted as John the Baptist as a child with a lamb beside him, holding a cup to a waterfall.
CS 23, i of ii; Hamilton p.74, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67991] £420.00

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