Grosvenor Prints

Her Royall Highness the Princess Ann of Denmark.
G Kneller Eques pinx. I.Smith fec: et excudit.
[n.d., c.1690.][But later]
Mezzotint, plate 345 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). Small margins, laid on paper at edges
Three-quarter length seated portrait of Queen Anne (1665 -1714), when Princess Ann of Denmark, wearing dress and ermine robe; ornamental Cupids on wall to right, coronet on table to left, and, in the distance, trees. Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707 merging the kingdoms of England and Scotland, until her death in 1714. During the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Anne abandoned her Catholic father, James II & VII, to support her Protestant brother-in-law, William of Orange (William III), and her sister, Mary II. She succeeded William III in 1702 as the last Stuart monarch, continuing the Protestant line.
CS 4 II or III of III. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 69367] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Her Royall Highness the Princess Ann of Denmark.
G Kneller Eques pinx. I.Smith fec: et excudit.
[n.d., c.1690.]
Fine mezzotint. 345 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). False mount added to margins.
Three-quarter length seated portrait of Queen Anne (1665 -1714), when Princess Ann of Denmark, wearing dress and ermine robe; ornamental cherubs on wall to right, coronet on table to left, and, in the distance, trees. Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707 merging the kingdoms of England and Scotland, until her death in 1714. During the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Anne abandoned her Catholic father, James II & VII, to support her Protestant brother-in-law, William of Orange (William III), and her sister, Mary II. She succeeded William III in 1702 as the last Stuart monarch, continuing the Protestant line.
CS 4 II of III. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 69366] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Her Highness Princess Ann. Eldest Daughter to his Royal Highness George Prince of Wales.
G. Kneller Baronet pinx. 1719. Ab Originali J. Simon fec. 1720.
Sold by J. Simon at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russsel Covent Garden.
Very fine mezzotint 345 x 245mm (13½ x 9¾"). Small margins.
Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Hanover (1709-1759), was the second child and eldest daughter of George II and his consort, Queen Caroline. She was the wife of William IV of Orange, the first hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands. Princess Anne was the second daughter of a British sovereign to hold the title Princess Royal.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS11 I of II.
[Ref: 69365] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Giovanna Baccelli] Mademoiselle Baccelli.
Painted by S.r Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by J.R. Smith.
Pub.d. Jan.y 20, 1793 by J.R. Smith N.º 83 Oxford Street.
Mezzotint, sheet 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed to plate with printer's crease.
A half-length portrait in oval of Venetian ballerina Giovanna Bacchelli (Francesca Antonia Giuseppa Zanerini, 1753-1801), holding a mask. She was the mistress of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, who commissioned this portrait from Reynolds (now at Knole, Kent).
CS 6.
[Ref: 69346] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Untitled portrait of a young lady] Tiré du Cabinet de Cusiosités de Sa. Majesté Danoise, dessiné d'après le tableau original du fameux Titian, de 4 piés de hauteur sur 2 piés de largeur par J.M. Preisler Graveur du Roi.
[after Federico Barocci.]
Val. Dan. Prsisler Norib sc. et exc. 1755.
Mezzotint. 385 x 255mm (15¼ x 10"). Repaired tears in large margins. Restoration in left of inscription area and margin top right.
A three-quarter portrait of a woman in 16th century costume, after a painting once thought to be by Titian. Now attributed to Federico Barocci (c.1535-1612), the painting is in the Danish 'Statens Museum for Kunst'.
[Ref: 69480] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Madame la Comtesse du Barry.]
B Wilson delin. W.m Humphrey fecit. R Sayer Ecudit.
London Printed for Rob.t Sayer N.o 53 in Fleet Street, Published as the Act Directs 1.st Dec.r 1779.
Fine & rare mezzotint proof before title, 395 x 280mm (15½ x 11"), with very large margins.
Three-quarter-length standing portrait of Madame du Barry, turned to the right and glancing at the viewer, leaning her left elbow on a table, or windowsill, while holding a cameo, her right hand resting on her wrist, dressed in a low-neck gown with a pearl choker and pearls in her hair, with a curtain to the left and a landscape seen through a window on the right. Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (1743-93) was the last mistress of King Louis XV of France, she was renowned for her influence in the court of Versailles. During the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, Jeanne was imprisoned over accusations of treason by her servant Zamor; particularly being suspected of assisting émigrés to flee from the Revolution. She was executed by guillotine on 8th December 1793.
CS 8 I of III. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68621] £480.00

[Anne Brett] The Lady Brandon.
W. Wissing Pinxit. I. Smith fecit.
Cum Privilegio Regis. Sold by E.Cooper at y.e 3 Pidgeons in Bedford Street. [n.d. c.1700]
Very rare mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). 'E.M.H.' ink stamp of collector Mrs. E.M. Hamilton on reverse. Trimmed to plate.
Three-quarter-length portrait of Anne Brett, while Lady Brandon (also Anna; née Mason. c.1668-1753) seated and wearing a low-cut dress trimmed with lace, adorned with pearls, jewels, and brooches at the shoulders. A stone block appears to the left, with a column and flowers behind her. In the distance are formal gardens featuring a statue and fountain, with palatial buildings beyond. A courtier and the daughter of Sir Richard Mason, she was born in Shropshire. She married first Charles Gerard, Viscount Brandon, in 1683, and later Henry Brett in 1700. During her separation from Gerard, she had two illegitimate children with Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers.
CS 22 II of II. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69450] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Lady Sarah Bunbury.
J Reynolds pinx.t. E Fisher Sculp.t.
Publish'd as the Act directs Nov: 8, 1766, & Sold by E . Fisher at the Golden head in Leicester Square.
Fine mezzotint. 600 x 340mm (23½ x 14½"). Narrow margins.
Lady Sarah Napier (1745-1826), noblewoman and society beauty, offering incense to a statue of the Three Graces. A great-granddaughter of Charles II and daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Lennox, she married Charles Bunbury in 1762, shortly after which he commissioned this portrait. The marriage was not successful, and she was soon involved in affairs, becoming pregnant by her cousin Lord William Gordon.
CS: 6, ii of ii. Hamilton: p.87, ii of iv. The painting is now in the Kimball Collection, Art Institute of Chicago.
[Ref: 68731] £520.00

The Right Reverend Father in God Gilbert Lord Bishop of Sarum & Chancellor of y.e most Noble Order of y.e Garter.
Painted from y.e life by M:r In.o Riley Principall Painter in Ordinary to their Maj:tys. I. Smith fecit. Cum Privilegio Regis.
Sold by R Tompson at y.e Sun in Bedford-berry & E Cooper at y.e 3 Pidgeons in Bedford Street. [n.d. c.1690].
Rare mezzotint, sheet 365 x 270mm (14½ x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate.
Bust portrait of religious official and writer, Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) within oval frame, eyes to front, wearing cloak, bands, badge of the Garter and pendant, his dark hair loose. Raised in the Scottish Presbyterian Church, he remained a committed Protestant throughout his life, though he showed a degree of tolerance toward Catholics. He was disliked by Charles II, whom he openly rebuked for his profligacy, and by James II, but enjoyed the favour of William III. In 1689, he was appointed Bishop of Salisbury and Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. He authored, ‘The History of the Reformation in England and History of His Own Times.’
CS 29 II of III. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69381] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Reverend Father in God Gilbert Lord Bishop of Sarum & Chancellor of y.e most Noble Order of y.e Garter.
[after Mary Beale] [Engraved by John Smith the mezzotinter]
Sold by J. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1730].
Fine mezzotint, 235 x 190mm (9¼ x 7½"). Tripped into album paper at edges.
Bust portrait of religious official and writer, Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) within oval frame, eyes to front, wearing robes, bands, jewel of the Garter around his neck, his dark hair loose. Raised in the Scottish Presbyterian Church, he remained a committed Protestant throughout his life, though he showed a degree of tolerance toward Catholics. He was disliked by Charles II, whom he openly rebuked for his profligacy, and by James II, but enjoyed the favour of William III. In 1689, he was appointed Bishop of Salisbury and Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. He authored, ‘The History of the Reformation in England and History of His Own Times.’
CS 30. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69425] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Reverend Father in God Gilbert Lord Bishop of Sarum & Chancellor of y.e most Noble Order of y.e Garter.
[after Mary Beale] [Engraved by John Smith the mezzotinter]
Sold by J. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1730].
Fine mezzotint, 235 x 190mm (9¼ x 7½"). Small margins
Bust portrait of religious official and writer, Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) within oval frame, eyes to front, wearing robes, bands, jewel of the Garter around his neck, his dark hair loose. Raised in the Scottish Presbyterian Church, he remained a committed Protestant throughout his life, though he showed a degree of tolerance toward Catholics. He was disliked by Charles II, whom he openly rebuked for his profligacy, and by James II, but enjoyed the favour of William III. In 1689, he was appointed Bishop of Salisbury and Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. He authored, ‘The History of the Reformation in England and History of His Own Times.’
CS 30. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69423] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Isabella the Sister of Rob.t Burns. Dedicated to John Wilson, Professor of Moral Philosophy In The University of Edin.r By his Ob.t Serv.ts W. & J. Bonnar.
Painted by W. Bonnar Jun.r & Eng.d by W. T. Bonnar 28 London S.t Edin.r. Printed by A M.c Glashon.
Edinburgh Published July 19.th 1844.
Rare mezzotint proof on chine collé, sheet 330 x 250mm (13 x 10"). Trimmed to image.
Bust portrait of Isabella Burns (1771-1858) wearing a dark shawl and a lace bonnet tied with a dark bow under the chin; set within in an oval frame. Isabella (or Isobel) Burns, the youngest sister of poet Robert Burns, was the last surviving member of his immediate family. During her final sixteen years at Bridge House in Alloway, she welcomed visitors interested in Burns and provided many published insights into his life, character, and relationships. Isabella married John Begg.
Not in O'Dench. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69347] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The most Noble Prince James, Duke, Marquis and Earle of Ormond, Earl of Brecknock and, Ossery, Baron of Lanthony and Lord Butler of Moor Park, Baron of Arclo and Cheif Butler of the Kingdome of Ireland Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, &c.
G. Kneller S.R.Emp. et Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1701]
Mezzotint, 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾") Thread margins reworked.
Three-quarter portrait of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond (1665-1745), wearing long wig, armour, chain and St George, embroidered sash around waist, sword, and holding a baton. A plumed helmet sits on a block to right with a tree in the background to right. A battle involving cavalry rages on in the background to left. Butler was an army officer and politician, born Dublin Castle; succeeded his grandfather James Butler as Duke of Ormond. Jacobite, though reconciled to William III and fought at the battle of the Boyne. He was involved in the 1715 rebellion against the Hanoverians and thereafter lived in exile.
CS 193 III of III. Sharp 557 III of III. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68700] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

Demetrius Cantemir. S. Rossiaci Imperiii, et Moldaviae Princeps Petri. M. Russoru Imperatoris Senator, et Ab Intimis Consiliis.
[n.d. c.1734]
Rare mezzotint, 215 x 145mm (8¾ x 5¾"), with margins. Stained. Laid on album paper.
Half-length portrait of Moldavian encyclopaedist, poet and author, Demetrius Cantemir (1673-1723), standing to right, looking towards the viewer, wearing armour, ermine-lined cloak, frilled cravat and long pale wig, holding a baton on a table in front of him, with books piled beside it. Information from the Lennox-Boyd database: this print is found bound into the sitter's 'History of the Growth and Decay of the Othman Empire', part I, translated from the original Latin by N. Tindal (London, James, John & Paul Knapton, 1734)
CS: undescribed. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69359] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Miss Carter.
Painted & Engraved by J. R. Smith.
Publishd 24 June, 1777 by J. R. Smith, N.º 10, Batesmans Buildings, Soho Square & W.m Humphrey, Gerrard Street.
Mezzotint, 265 x 200mm (10½ x 8"), with margins. Light foxing.
Portrait of a Miss Carter wearing a shawl and large hat with tassels and hair in curls, within an oval frame. Probably a relative of George Carter, who painted a 'Miss Carter' as Maria in Yorick's Sentimental Journey, also engraved by Smith (BM 1981,U.590).
CS: 34. Frankau: 64; O' Dench: 100 I of II. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69348] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Lady Cartteret [in ink].
I. Kerseboom pinxit. I. Smith fecit. 1693 [in ink]
[Sold by E. Cooper at ye 3 Pidgeons in Bedford street. Cum privilegio Regis.]
Very fine & rare proof before letters mezzotint, 375 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"), with large margins Foxing, mostly localised to margins. Wormhole left margin.
Full-length portrait, probably of Grace Carteret (c.1667-1744), seated and dressed in a loose gown, holding a bunch of grapes. A bowl of fruit stands beside her, while a curtain and fluted pillar frame the scene. In the distance, a formal garden with fountains can be seen. Carteret was Countess Granville in her own right and the wife of George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret. She was the second daughter of Sir John Granville, and his wife, Jane Wyche. In 1660, her father was raised to the peerage as Earl of Bath.
CS 34 I of IV. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69448] £650.00

[John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter] The Lord Burleigh.
W. Wissing Pinx. J. Smith Fecit.
[n.d., c.1700.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate.
Whole-length standing portrait of John Cecil (1674-1721) as a youth, with long hair, wearing a lace cravat, coat, scarf, and boots, and holding a long-barrelled gun; one foot on a rock, by which is a dog; trees in the background Cecil was the 6th Earl of Exeter, known as Lord Burghley from 1678 to 1700.
CS 28, state II of III, with the plate cut down and title transferred into the plate. Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69331] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter] The Lord Burleigh.
W. Wissing Pinx. J. Smith Fecit.
[n.d., c.1700.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 10"). With unidentified collector's ink stamp on verso. Trimmed to plate.
Whole-length standing portrait of John Cecil (1674-1721) as a youth, with long hair, wearing a lace cravat, coat, scarf, and boots, and holding a long-barrelled gun; one foot on a rock, by which is a dog; trees in the background Cecil was the 6th Earl of Exeter, known as Lord Burghley from 1678 to 1700.
CS 28, state I of III.
[Ref: 69332] £320.00

Carolus III Hispaniarum et Indiarum Rex Catholicus &c. Natus Oct. 1 1685. Proclamatus Rex Hispaniae Sep.t 1 1703.
G Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques Aur Pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1710].
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 250 (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image and laid on backing sheet at edges. Slight cockling.
Half-length portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685-1740) wearing long wig, neckcloth, ermine cloak fastened by jewelled brooch, armour, chain and order of the Golden Fleece; set within an oval.
CS 241 III of III. Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69337] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus III Hispaniarum et Indiarum Rex Catholicus &c. Natus Oct. 1 1685. Proclamatus Rex Hispaniae Sep.t 1 1703.
G Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques Aur Pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1710].
Mezzotint, plate 345 x 250 (13½ x 9¾"), with small margins. Laid on backing sheet at edges.
Half-length portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685-1740) wearing long wig, neckcloth, ermine cloak fastened by jewelled brooch, armour, chain and order of the Golden Fleece; set within an oval.
CS 241 III of III. Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69338] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus III Hispaniarum et Indiarum Rex Catholicus &c. Natus Oct. 1 1685. Proclamatus Rex Hispaniae Sep.t 1 1703.
G Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques Aur Pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1710].
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 250 (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image and laid on backing sheet at edges. Stain just outside of oval on left.
Half-length portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685-1740) wearing long wig, neckcloth, ermine cloak fastened by jewelled brooch, armour, chain and order of the Golden Fleece; set within an oval.
CS 241 III of III. Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69339] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus III Hispaniarum et Indiarum Rex Catholicus &c. Natus Oct. 1 1685. Proclamatus Rex Hispaniae Sep.t 1 1703.
G Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques Aur Pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russel street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1710].
Mezzotint, plate 345 x 250 (13½ x 9¾"). Small margins on three sides and trimmed to plate at bottom.
Half-length portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685-1740) wearing long wig, neckcloth, ermine cloak fastened by jewelled brooch, armour, chain and order of the Golden Fleece; set within an oval.
CS 241 III of III. Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69340] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus XII. D.G. Suecorum, Gothorum, et Vandalorum Rex Augustissimus, &c. Qui, stratis ad Narvam Moschis, die XX.o Novembris, Anno 1700; Aetatis suae paulo plus XVIII.o, Justas et Graves a Faedifrago Hoste sumpsit Paenas: et et Que Progressus Admirabiles, contra Ipsos et Polonos, violento Marte ad huc Prosequitur.
Ad Vivum Pinxit D. Craft suae Svecicae Ma.tis Pictor praecipuus Anno 1701. Iohannes Smith Anglus Fecit. Anno 1701-2.
Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon and Crown in Russel Street Covant Garden.
Rare mezzotint, sheet 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Trimmed to image.
Half-length portrait of Charles XII, King of Sweden (1682-1718), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer over right shoulder, wearing a wig with a ribbon, a lace cravat, and armour.
CS 249. Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69336] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Charlotte Queen of Great Britain.
Published 1.st Sep.r 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, N.o53, Fleet Street, London.
Mezzotint sheet Trimmed to plate and laid on paper at edges. Paper toned. Slight stain.
An almost full-length portrait of Charlotte, Queen of George III (1744-1818) seated slightly to the left, facing forward. Her right arm rests on a cushion atop an ornate table, while her hands are gently clasped. She wears pearls and a voluminous lace-trimmed gown, with a draped curtain overhead. This is a later state of the print, reworked to remove the flowers from the table; her hairstyle has been altered to a half-up arrangement adorned with a plume. The plate was also reduced in size, and the publisher changed to Laurie & Whittle.
CS 25. Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69342] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Praestantissimus, Nobilissimusque, Johannes Churchill Marchio de Blandford Illustrissimorums Johannis et Sarae Ducis et Ducisae de Marlborough Filius Summa Parentum Nobilitate inter primos Clars Virtutibus fuit non minus celebris, Corporisque ac animi dotibus paucos habuit pares, priorem neminem. Natus I:d Jan: Aer: Christ: MDCLXXXVI. Obÿt X Kal: Mart: MDCCII.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1708.]
Mezzotint, sheet 405 x 250mm (16 x 9¾"). Trimmed and laid on album paper at edges.
Portrait of John Churchill (1686-1703), Marquess of Blandford, the only son of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. Full-length, leaning against the pedestal of a fountain, a terrace and landscape, probably Blenheim, behind.
CS: 18 II of III. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69373] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Praestantissimus, Nobilissimusque, Johannes Churchill Marchio de Blandford Illustrissimorums Johannis et Sarae Ducis et Ducisae de Marlborough Filius Summa Parentum Nobilitate inter primos Clars Virtutibus fuit non minus celebris, Corporisque ac animi dotibus paucos habuit pares, priorem neminem. Natus I:d Jan: Aer: Christ: MDCLXXXVI. Obÿt X Kal: Mart: MDCCII.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1708.]
Mezzotint, sheet 405 x 250mm (16 x 9¾"). Trimmed and laid on album paper.
Portrait of John Churchill (1686-1703), Marquess of Blandford, the only son of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. Full-length, leaning against the pedestal of a fountain, a terrace and landscape, probably Blenheim, behind.
CS: 18 II of III. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69380] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Mademoiselle Clermont.
Painted & Engraved by J. R. Smith.
Pub.d 8 July, 1777 by W.m Humphrey, Gerrard Street, Soho & J. R. Smith, N.º 10, Batesmans Buildings, Soho Square.
Mezzotint, 265 x 200mm (10½ x 8"), with very large margins. Very light foxing mostly localised outside of the image.
A half-length portrait shown in profile facing right, enclosed within an oval frame. The sitter wears an embroidered gown with lace-trimmed cuffs and a shawl, while her hair is styled high and full, secured with a ribbon.
CS: 42. Frankau: 85; O' Dench: 104. II of II. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69351] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Mademoiselle Clermont.
Painted & Engraved by J. R. Smith.
[Pub.d 8 July, 1777 by W.m Humphrey, Gerrard Street, Soho & J. R. Smith, N.º 10, Batesmans Buildings, Soho Square.]
Mezzotint, 265 x 200mm (10½ x 8") Very light staining, small margins.
State with plate cut above publication line. A half-length portrait shown in profile facing right, enclosed within an oval frame. The sitter wears an embroidered gown with lace-trimmed cuffs and a shawl, while her hair is styled high and full, secured with a ribbon.
CS: 42. Frankau: 85; O' Dench: 104. III of III. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69350] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Mademoiselle Clermont.
Painted & Engraved by J. R. Smith.
Pub.d 8 July, 1777 by J. R. Smith, N.º 10, Batesmans Buildings, Soho Square & W.m Humphrey, Gerrard Street.
Scratched letter proof mezzotint, 265 x 200mm (10½ x 8"), with large margins. 'E.M.H.' ink stamp of collector Mrs. E.M. Hamilton, on reverse. Foxing mostly localised outside of the image.
A half-length portrait shown in profile facing right, enclosed within an oval frame. The sitter wears an embroidered gown with lace-trimmed cuffs and a shawl, while her hair is styled high and full, secured with a ribbon.
CS: 42. Frankau: 85; O' Dench: 104. I of II. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69352] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

M. Bar Van Coehoorn, Gen. van de Artell. Lieut Gen. van de Inf, Directeur Gen. van der Fortif. van der Staat der Vereen, Nederl. Gouvern. en Lieut. Gen. van Vlaenderen, mitsgaders van der Sterkten, gelegen, op de Scheldre, in Brab. &c.
Pet Schenk fec: et exc: Amst: cum Privileg [n.d., c.1700].
Scarce mezzotint. 275 x 175mm (10¾ x 7"). Thread margin at bottom, spotting.
A half-length portrait in oval of Dutch general Menno van Coehoorn (1641-1704), wearing wig, cravat and armour, a city under bombardment behind. He was an expert in designing, taking and defending fortifications, most famously the Second Siege of Namur (1695), a key event of the Nine Years War in Flanders.
[Ref: 69427] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Catherine Copley] [The Lady Copley]
G. Kneller Eques pinx: I Smith fec & exc:
[n.d. c.1700]
Fine proof before title mezzotint, 340 x 240mm (13½ x 9½"). Narrow margins.
Three-quarter length seated portrait of Catherine, Lady Copley (née Purcell) (c. 1657–1699) wearing pearls in her hair, a loose dress, and resting her elbow on a pedestal; curtain in background. She was the daughter of Welsh politician John Purcell (c.1594 - 1665) from Nantcribba, Montgomeryshire (now Powys). A noted English beauty of the late 17th century she was a popular sitter for several eminent painters of the Restoration era. She is best remembered as the first wife of the prominent politician, virtuoso, and scientific patron Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet
CS 55 I or II of III. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69432] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[The Right Honourable Lady Elizabeth Cromwell.]
[G. Kneller S R Imp: et Angl. Eques. Aur: pinx: J. Smith fec:]
[Sold by J. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.] [n.d. c.1702]
Very fine & rare proof before letters mezzotint, 420 x 265mm (16½ x 10½"). Small margins.
A full-length portrait of Lady Elizabeth Cromwell (1674-1709), in a landscape with a greyhound. The only child of the 7th Baron Cromwell, she married Edward Southwell, Principal Secretary of State (Ireland), in 1704. She died of consumption in 1709.
CS 69 I of II. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69454] £480.00

The Right Honourable Lady Elizabeth Cromwell.
G. Kneller S R Imp: et Angl. Eques. Aur: pinx: J. Smith fec:
Sold by J. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. 425 x 265mm (16¾ x 10½"). Small margins
A full-length portrait of Lady Elizabeth Cromwell (1674-1709), in a landscape with a greyhound. The only child of the 7th Baron Cromwell, she married Edward Southwell, Principal Secretary of State (Ireland), in 1704. She died of consumption in 1709.
CS 69.
[Ref: 69385] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Honourable Lady Elizabeth Cromwell.
G. Kneller S R Imp: et Angl. Eques. Aur: pinx: J. Smith fec:
Sold by J. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1702]
Mezzotint, sheet 420 x 265mm (16½ x 10½"). Trimmed to image.
A full-length portrait of Lady Elizabeth Cromwell (1674-1709), in a landscape with a greyhound. The only child of the 7th Baron Cromwell, she married Edward Southwell, Principal Secretary of State (Ireland), in 1704. She died of consumption in 1709.
CS 69 II of II. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69453] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Letitia Cross.] M.rs Cross.
Tho.Hill pinx.
[n.d., c.1700.] Sold by J.Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden.
Rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark; 355 x 245mm (14 x 9¾"), with very large margins. Small holes in margins. Light staining. Abrasions in title area.
Portrait of Letitia Cross (1682 - 1737), British actress and soprano. She appeared at the Drury Lane Theatre and was the mistress of Peter the Great (1672-1725) while he visited England.
CS 70 ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69449] £360.00

Madam D'Avenant.
G. Kneller pinxit. I. Smith fecit et excudit.
[n.d. 1689.]
Mezzotint, 340 x 250mm (13½ x 10"), with large margins.
Full length portrait of Frances D'Avenant, seated in an idyllic garden holding a loose bunch of flowers in her lap.
CS 76 I of II. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69455] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

M.de D'Avenant. [in ink]
G. Kneller pinxit. I. Smith fecit et excudit.
[n.d. 1689.]
Fine mezzotint proof before title, 340 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). On 17th century watermarked paper. Small margins.
Full length portrait of Frances D'Avenant, seated in an idyllic garden holding a loose bunch of flowers in her lap.
CS 76 I of II. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69456] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Johann Christian Dietrich] John Christien Dietricht.
[Engraved by John Lodge.]
[n.d., c.1770.]
Very fine and scarce mezzotint, proof before letters. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Narrow margins.
A self-portrait of painter Johann Christian Dietrich (1705-75), leaning on a portfolio, another man painting in the background.
[Ref: 69477] £380.00

La drolesse contante.
C.D. In. I.Gole fec et Exc. cum Privilegio Amstelod.
[n.d., c.1720.]
Very rare mezzotint, 245 x 165mm (9¾ x 6½"). Small margins.
A smiling woman holds up her coin purse suggestively, implying she is a prostitute.
Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69343] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton.] Lord Euston.
G. Kneller pinx: 1685. J. Smith fe; & exc: 1689.
Fine mezzotint, 340 x 255mm (13½ x 10"). 'E.M.H.' ink stamp of collector Mrs. E.M. Hamilton, on reverse. Small margins. Laid on paper.
Portrait of the young Charles FitzRoy (1683-1757), grandson of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, wearing feathered cap, loose robe, and sandals, reaching towards a parrot in a tree to the right. Kneller painted Grafton again as a member of the Kit-Kat Club.
CS 86 I of II. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69371] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton.] Lord Euston.
G. Kneller pinx: 1685. J. Smith fe; & exc: 1689.
Fine mezzotint, sheet 340 x 255mm (13½ x 10"). Timmed to plate. Laid on paper.
Portrait of the young Charles FitzRoy (1683-1757), grandson of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, wearing feathered cap, loose robe, and sandals, reaching towards a parrot in a tree to the right. Kneller painted Grafton again as a member of the Kit-Kat Club.
CS 86 I of II. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. & Lady Lucas of Credwell.
[Ref: 69372] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

D'Heer Simon Fokk Engraver. Born & lived at Amsterdam [old ink mss.]
J. Buys pinxit. J. Greenwood fecit.
[n.d., 1761-3.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 285mm (15¼ x 11¼"). Trimmed close to image.
A three-quarter portrait of Dutch engraver & etcher Simon Fokke (1712-84), seated with his own print of the plundering of the house of the wine merchant Gerrit Hagedooren in Rotterdam in 1751. John Greenwood (1727-92), the engraver of this portrait, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but learned mezzotint in Amsterdam.
Le Blanc 6. CS undescribed.
[Ref: 65265] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Frederick Augustus] His Royal Highness the Duke of York.
Painted by J. Hoppner Portrait Painter to the Prince of Wales. Engraved by C H Hodges
London Publish'd Dec:r 1st 1791 by W Dickinson Engraver & Printseller to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales N.º 24 Old Bond Street.
Fine mezzotint. 660 x 455mm (26 x 18"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere, repaired tear through title in centre.
A full-length portrait of Frederick Augustus (1763-1827), Duke of York & Albany, in uniform, standing in a landscape.
CS 36; Russell 36, ii of ii.
[Ref: 69498] £320.00

His Royal Highness Prince Frederick & c.
Printed at Hanover by M.r Fountain. [Georg Wilhelm Lafontaine] J. Smith fec.t.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1740]
Fine mezzotint, 340 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). Small margins, laid on album paper at edges.
Half-length portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-51) as a young man, wearing armour, fur-trimmed cloak, lacey cravat and curled wig, and set in an oval.
CS 92 II of II. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69370] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness Prince Frederick & c.
Printed at Hanover by M.r Fountain. [Georg Wilhelm Lafontaine] J. Smith fec.t.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden. [n.d. c.1740]
Fine mezzotint, sheet 340 x 250mm (13½ x 10"). Trimmed to imageand laid on album paper at edges.
Half-length portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-51) as a young man, wearing armour, fur-trimmed cloak, lacey cravat and curled wig, and set in an oval.
CS 92 II of II. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69369] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Frederic William King of Prussia.
F.W. Weidemann.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street. [n.d. c.1715.]
Mezzotint, plate 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"). Thread margins, laid on album paper at edges.
A half-length portrait of Frederic William I of Prussia.
CS 205 III of III. Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69335] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Frederic William King of Prussia.
F.W. Weidemann.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street. [n.d. c.1715.]
Mezzotint, plate 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"), with large margins. Paper slightly toned verso.
A half-length portrait of Frederic William I of Prussia.
CS 205 I of III. Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69334] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Henry Gally Knight Esq.e.]
Painted by Henry Edridge. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
[London, n.d., 1825.]
Rare mezzotint proof before letters 495 x 370mm (19½ x 14½") Trimmed. Small repaired tears.
A romantic & fine image showing Henry Gally-Knight (1786-1846), in oriental costume and turban, holding the hilt of a sword and a long pipe. He was an MP and author of several Oriental tales and books on architecture. Lord Byron, in his ''Ballad to the Tune of Salley in our Alley'', accused Gally-Knight of being a dandy.
Whitman 95 II of IV. O' Donoghue 1. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69357] £320.00

Georgius II.dus D.G. Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Rex F.D. Brun: et Lunen: Dux S.R.J. Arch: Thesau: et Princeps Elector &c Inauguratus II die Octobris 1727.
I. Highmore Pinx. I. Faber Fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square [n.d. c.1740].
Rare & fine mezzotint, 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Small margins.
Three-quarter length portrait of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760) right hand on hip, left hand at his side, head tilted to right shoulder. He wears richly embroidered robes, an ermine cape, lace cravat, chain of the George, belt and long white wig. There is a crown on a cushion behind to right.
CS 157 II of II. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69363] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius II.dus D.G. Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Rex F.D. Brun: et Lunen: Dux S.R.J. Arch: Thesau: et Princeps Elector &c Inauguratus II die Octobris 1727.
I. Highmore Pinx. I. Faber Fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square [n.d. c.1740].
Rare mezzotint, 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Small margins. Damaged (restored)
Three-quarter length portrait of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760) right hand on hip, left hand at his side, head tilted to right shoulder. He wears richly embroidered robes, an ermine cape, lace cravat, chain of the George, belt and long white wig. There is a crown on a cushion behind to right.
CS 157 I of II.
[Ref: 69364] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

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