Grosvenor Prints

Abbeville.
Albany E. Howarth. [signed in pencil.]
1922.
Etching, with publisher's stamp on left of Alfred Bell & Co. Plate: 385 x 235mm (15¼ x 9¼''). Mint.
A view in the French town of Abbeville with the church of St. Vulfan in the background. An etching by artist Albany E. Howarth (1872-1936).
[Ref: 49349] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

Abbeville-France. [in pencil.]
Louis Whirter [signed in pencil.]
Etching, publisher's blind stamp. Plate: 300 x 200mm (11¾ x 8'') very large margins. Printer's crease.
A view of the French town of Abbeville, with the cathedral in the backround.
[Ref: 49383] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

After the Storm [pencil] Just Published. Original Etching by John G. Mathieson. (Limited Edition)
John G Mathieson [signed in pencil.]
[London: Alfred Bell & Co., n.d., c.1930.]
Drypoint etching, signed by the artist. 300 x 200mm (11¾ x 8"), with wide margins. In original mount with printed label with publisher's logo of a black bell with ABC in white. Mint.
The edge of a wood, with fallen trees. John George Mathieson, a Scottish painter and etcher of landscapes who lived and worked in Stirling, exhibiting between 1918 and 1940.
[Ref: 49226] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Ahoy [in pencil]
Nat. Long. [in image and signed in pencil]
[n.d., c.1920.]
Very fine etching, titled and signed by the artist. Limited edition numbered 3 of 75. Plate 200 x 265mm (8 x 10½"), with mint, uncut margins.
A nude woman waves a towel from the sands of a wet beach. Nathaniel Long (1893-1955), book and magazine illustrator and printmaker who specialized in eroticised female etching. In 1948 he illustrated editions of both 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' and 'The Coral Island'.
Provenance: From the Artist's Studio.
[Ref: 62508] £360.00

[Lili Alvarez].
[Helen Wills]
[n.d. c.1930s].
Etching, proof. 170 x 135mm (6¾ x 5¼"), with very large margins. Slight creasing.
A portrait of Lili Alvarez 1905-1998) playing tennis. A pioneer in Spanish tennis, she reached the Wimbledon finals three times and was twice defeated by Helen Wills, who described her play as 'unusually daring'. Etching by Helen Wills (1905-1998), who painted all her life and exhibited her paintings and etchings in New York galleries.
[Ref: 54845] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Amiens. France. The Water Market. [in pencil.]
Louis Whirter [signed in pencil.]
Etching, publisher's blind stamp. Plate: 305 x 200mm (12 x 8'') very large margins. Mint.
A view of the market in the city of Amiens with the cathedral of Our Lady in the background.
[Ref: 49384] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[The Shepherds Pool, River Orchy].
Norman Wilkinson [signed in pencil] .
[n.d., 1930.]
Drypoint etching. 160 x 225mm (6¼ x 8¾"), large margins.
An angler waist-deep in the River Orchy, a tribuary of Loch Awe in the Western Highlands of Scotland. Wilkinson (1878-1971) was an illustrator for the Illustrated London News, and during both World Wars worked developing camouflage techniques.
[Ref: 67164] £320.00

[Ape.]
[Edward Julius Detmold.]
[n.d., c.1925.]
Etching with aquatint. In pencil bottom left "3rd" proof, 330 x 390mm (13 x 15¼"). Narrow margins top and bottom.
Two apes feeding. Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957) began etching with his twin, Maurice, and exhibited at The Royal Academy aged 13. In 1908 Maurice committed suicide and Edward, traumatised, stopped etching. In 1922 an appreciative article about the Detmolds in the Print Collector's Quarterly inspiring Edward to return to printmaking.
[Ref: 64304] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

Hazy October Day on the Apperley Canal, with Thackley and Greengates, Bradford.
J.C. Jones [? pencil signature]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching, signed by the artist in pencil. 125 x 220mm (5 x 8¾"). Mounted on card in top corners as normal. Slight glue stains in top corners. Small margins.
A view near Apperley Bridge, near Bradford, West Yorkshire.
[Ref: 62570] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[An Arab and his camel in the desert.]
[Edward Julius Detmold.]
[n.d., c.1925.]
Etching. 205 x 430mm (8 x 17"). Platemark cracked, reinforced on reverse.
An Arab stands before this camel, rifle over his shoulder, looking down at something coming out of the ground. Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957) began etching with his twin, Maurice, and exhibited at The Royal Academy aged 13. In 1908 Maurice committed suicide and Edward, traumatised, stopped etching. In 1922 an appreciative article about the Detmolds in the Print Collector's Quarterly inspiring Edward to return to printmaking. An edition of 'The Arabian Nights' illustrated by Detmold was published in 1924.
See V&A SP.215 for a reversed colour etching of the same subject.
[Ref: 64345] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Street of the Twelve Apostles Armentieres.
J. Empson Tindall Major R.E.
1917.
Rare etching signed by the artist, 250 x200mm (10 x 8"), with very large margins. Creasing in margins. Top right corner missing.
A view of a dilapidated street in Armentieres, France, most likely the aftermath of the Battle of Lille during World War One.
[Ref: 62597] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[The arrival of 'Point d'Interrogation' at Bourget, 25th October, 1930.]
L.M. Myr [pencil signature.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Scarce etching, limited edition 42/50, signed by the artist. 350 x 435mm (13¾ x 17"). Creases.
Maurice Bellonte (1896-1983) arriving back at Bourget having completed the first Paris to New York flight, in 'Point d'Interrogation', a Bréguet 19 biplane.
[Ref: 66210] £480.00

Washing sheds, Avranches [in pencil].
G. Hayes [in pencil].
[n.d., c.1900.]
Etching signed by the artist, 150 x 225mm (6 x 8¾"), with very large margins. Faint foxing.
Women wash laundry at a lavoir. By Gertrude Ellen Hayes (1872-1956), who married Alfred Kedington. Both were art tutors at Rugby School.
[Ref: 62607] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

J.S. Bach.
Henry Chapront.
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching, signed in pencil by the artist, "eprevve d'artiste". 170 x 120mm (6¾ x 4¾"), large margins.
Head portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), one of a series of 12 portraits of composers by Henry Chapront (1876-1965).
[Ref: 66199] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

The Chinese Lantern [pencil].
E. Gordon Carter [pencil].
[London: Alfred Bell & Co., n.d., c.1930.]
Drypoint etching, signed by the artist, numbered 12 of 100. 200 x 135mm (8 x 5¼"), with large margins. In original mount with printed gallery label with artist's name and publisher's logo of a black bell with ABC in white. Mint.
A ballet dancer standing under a Chinese lantern.
[Ref: 49154] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

In the Limelight [pencil].
E. Gordon Carter [pencil].
[London: Alfred Bell & Co., n.d., c.1930.]
Drypoint etching, signed by the artist, numbered 4 of 100. 125 x 170mm (5 x 6¾") very large margins. In original mount with printed gallery label with artist's name and publisher's logo of a black bell with ABC in white. Mint.
A ballet dancer on pointe, in tutu, hair bobbed.
[Ref: 49151] £350.00

The little dancer [pencil].
E. Gordon Carter [pencil].
[London: Alfred Bell & Co., n.d., c.1930.]
Drypoint etching, signed by the artist, numbered 5 of 100. 170 x 125mm (6¾ x 5"), with large margins. In original mount with printed gallery label with artist's name and publisher's logo of a black bell with ABC in white. Mint.
A ballet dancer, on pointe with back arched.
[Ref: 49153] £350.00

Bamburgh Castle.
Original Etching by Frank H. Mason, R.B.A. Edition linited to 175 impressions. Plate to be destroyed.
[London: Alfred Bell & Co., n.d., c.1935.]
Drypoint, signed in pencil by the artist. 140 x 230mm (5½ x 9"), very large margins, publisher's blind stamps. In original mount with printed label with title as above, with publisher's 'Minerva's Head' & 'A B C' logo. Mint.
By Frank Henry Mason (1875-1965), an artist best known for his maritime, shipping, coastal and harbour paintings and as a creator of art deco travel and British railway posters. From 1900 onwards he exhibited at the RA, and was awarded R.I. in 1929.
[Ref: 49158] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Ye Old Woolpack,] 2 proof slight burnishing on shade side.
[R.H. Eason.]
[n.d., c.1950.]
Etching. 130 x 185mm (5 x 7¼"), with very large margins. 'Banstead' added in different hand.
The Woolpack pub, 186 High Street, Banstead. A proof before extra etching on the pub sign and on the bracket holding the lantern.
[Ref: 61053] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

Bathers [in pencil]
Nat. Long. [in image and signed in pencil]
[n.d., c.1920.]
Very fine etching, titled and signed by the artist. Plate 200 x 265mm (8 x 10½"), with mint, uncut margins.
Two women in a rowing boat. One is fully nude about to dive into the water while the other holds the oars. Nathaniel Long (1893-1955), book and magazine illustrator and printmaker who specialized in eroticised female etching. In 1948 he illustrated editions of both 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' and 'The Coral Island'.
Provenance: From the Artist's Studio.
[Ref: 62506] £380.00

Battersea.
C W Sherborn aqua forti [in image].
[n.d. c.1873]
Etching 80 x 120mm (3¼ x 4¾"), with very large margins. Lightly time stained.
View across the Thames with the moon rising over tall chimneys. Charles William Sherborn (1831 - 1912). Etcher and engraver, prominent designer working with Seymour Haden and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
[Ref: 62610] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[The Crown, Bawtry.]
Gerald M. Burn. [signed in pencil.]
[n.d., c.1920.][Alfred Bell & Co.]
Etching. Publisher's blind stamp in mount. Plate: 65 x 110mm (2½ x 4¼'') very large margins. Mint.
A view of an inn in Bawtry in Yorkshire.
[Ref: 49377] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

Beethoven.
Henry Chapront.
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching, signed in pencil by the artist "epreuve d'artiste". 175 x 125mm (7 x 5"), large margins.
Head and shoulders portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), one of a series of 12 portraits of composers by Henry Chapront (1876-1965).
[Ref: 66196] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Beethoven showing Goethe around a garden.]
[Illegible pencil signature]
[n.d., c.1900.]
Etching. 220 x 300mm (8¾ x 11¾"), very large margins. Serval wormholes filled, laid on archival tissue.
In 1809 Ludwig van Beethoven was commissioned to write incidental music for Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's play 'Egmont'; he set his 'Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt' for choir and orchestra in 1815.
[Ref: 60804] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Ben Venue.
John Fullwood. [Signed in pencil]
Etching. Plate: 190 x 150mm (7½ x 6'') very large margins. Mint.
A view of Ben Venue, a mountain in the Trossachs National Park.
[Ref: 49374] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Eileen Bennett
Helen Wills [pencil signature].
[n.d. c.1930s].
Etching signed by artist. 175 x 125mm (7 x 5"), with large margins, in original mount.
Portrait of Eileen Bennett (1907-1979) playing tennis. Bennett was a UK tennis player who won six Grand Slam titles. Bennett made it to the finals of both the French and US Championships and lost on two occasions to Helen Wills. Etching by Helen Wills (1905-1998), who painted all her life and exhibited her paintings and etchings in New York galleries.
[Ref: 54853] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Eileen Bennett].
Helen Wills [pencil signature].
[n.d. c.1930s].
Etching, proof, signed by artist. 175 x 140mm (7 x 5½"), with very large margins. Holes in margins where previously bound.
Portrait of Eileen Bennett (1907-1979) playing tennis. Bennett was a UK tennis player who won six Grand Slam titles. Bennett made it to the finals of both the French and US Championships and lost on two occasions to Helen Wills. Etching by Helen Wills (1905-1998), who painted all her life and exhibited her paintings and etchings in New York galleries.
[Ref: 54851] £350.00

[Eileen Bennett].
Helen Wills [pencil signature].
[n.d. c.1930s].
Etching, proof, signed by artist. 100 x 125mm (4 x 5"), with very large margins.
Etching of Eileen Bennett (1907-1979) playing tennis, by Helen Wills (1905-1998), who painted all her life and exhibited her paintings and etchings in New York galleries.. Bennett was a UK tennis player who won six Grand Slam titles. Bennett made it to the finals of both the French and US Championships and lost on two occasions to Helen Wills.
[Ref: 54852] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Hector Berlioz.]
A. Legros [pencil signature].
[n.d., c.1900.]
Etching, signed in pencil by the artist. 210 x 145mm (8¼ x 5¾"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Portrait of Louis-Hector Berlioz (1803-69), French Romantic composer and conductor.
[Ref: 64040] £320.00

"Billing Mill" Northants. [Billing Mill, Northamptonshire.]
J.S. Adams [pencil signature].
[1924.]
Dry-point etching. 260 x 180mm (10 x 7”).
Two young boys sit fishing on a boat across the Billing river from a Mill.
[Ref: 62583] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[A Brig at Anchor].
Seymour Haden. [in image].
1870.
Etching, 135 x 205mm (5¼ x 8¼"), with very large margins. Very faint foxing in margins.
View of a river bank, with a brig anchored at centre; a barge sailing towards the brig from the right; more sailing boats seen in the distance. One of the pioneers of the 19th century etching revival, Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910) married the sister of James McNeill Whistler and became an important influence on the American-born etcher's style
[Ref: 62625] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[Old Brittany.]
George Huardel-Bly. [signed in pencil.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching. Plate: 230 x 175mm (9 x 7'') very large margins. Mint.
A view of the medieval streets in Brittany in northern France.
[Ref: 49381] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

Brixham Landing Stage [pencil]. Just Published. Original Etching by Henry G. Walker (Limited Edition).
H G W [in plate]. Henry G. Walker [pencil signature.]
[London: Alfred Bell & Co., n.d., c.1930.]
Drypoint etching, signed by the artist. 200 x 130mm (8 x 5") very large margins. In original mount with printed label with publisher's logo of a black bell with ABC in white. Slight mount stains.
Henry G. Walker (1876-1932).
[Ref: 49218] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[Buckingham Palace & Victoria Memorial.]
Fred. A. Farrell [signed in pencil].
[n.d. c.1925]
Etching, 175 x 430mm (7 x 17"), with very large margins. Blindstamps lower left. Very faint mountburn. Some foxing marks on right.
Buckingham Palace on the left, with the Queen's Gardens and Victora Memorial on the right. Etched by Fred Farrell (b.1882) Scottish printmaker and Official Artist with the 51st Highlanders 1914-1918.
[Ref: 61468] £320.00

[Budapest.]
J. Conrad [pencil]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching, signed by the artist in pencil. 130 x 190mm (5¼ x 7½"), very large margins.
A view of Budapest showing the Danube with the Erzsébet Bridge on the right and Buda Castle on the left. From the series 'Budapest' by Hungarian artist Julius (Gyula) Conrad (1877-1959).
[Ref: 63551] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

''Robert Burns'' Original Drypoint by R.G. Matthews (Limited Edition).
[London: Alfred Bell & Co., n.d., c.1920.]
Drypoint etching, signed by the etcher. 225 x 165mm (9 x 6½") very large margins. In original mount with printed gallery label with artist's name and a publisher's logo of a black bell with ABC in white. Mint.
A reversed copy of Alexander Nasmyth's famous portrait. Robert Burns, also known as Rabbie Burns, the National Bard, Bard of Ayrshire, was a Scottish poet and lyricist born in January 1759.
[Ref: 49163] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

Caernarvon Castle [in pencil]
Cyril Anning [in pencil]
[n.d. c.1900]
Etching, 130 x 245mm (5 x 9½), with very large margins. On paper watermarked, 'F J Head & Co.'
Etching of Caernarvon Castle and part of the River Seiont in Gwynedd, North Wales.
[Ref: 65921] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

Caernarvon Castle N. Wales. N.o2
W. Yetts.
[n.d. c.1850]
Etching, 225 x 150mm (9 x 6"), with margins. Glued to backing sheet at four corners.
A view of Caernarvon Castle and part of the River Seiont in Gwynedd, North Wales.
[Ref: 62596] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

[Where's Master?]
Published at 8 Clare Street, Bristol by Frost & Reed Printsellers of Bristol, Clifton & London January 2.nd 1911.
Etching. Sheet size 400 x 490mm (15¾ x 19¼"). Trimmed within image at sides.
'Caesar, I belong To the King', in remarque of a dog collar. Portrait of a wire fox terrier by an empty chair. Caesar (1898–1914) was a dog owned by Edward VII and was a constant companion. He achieved worldwide fame in 1910 when he joined the funeral procession of his master.
[Ref: 62499] £380.00

Calendarium Londinense or the London Almanack for the Year 1930. The City of Westminster and Charing Cross Bridge.
W. Monk [pencil signature.]
London. Published by W. Monk at 118, New Bond Street, W.1. Drawn, & Etched. by W. Monk.
Etched image, 180 x 250mm (7 x 9¾"), with calendar underneath, sheet 400 x 290mm (15¾ x 12"). Foxing. Horizontal fold through centre of "Calendarium".
The view past the Hungerford Railway Bridge towards the House of Parliament with Big Ben's clock tower. Boats on the Thames An issue of 'Monk's Calendar', a publication for print collectors founded in 1902 by William Monk (1863-1937) and published yearly until the year 2004.
[Ref: 36784] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Calton Hill, Edinburgh.
Original Etching by Frank H. Mason, R.B.A. Edition linited to 175 impressions. Plate to be destroyed.
[London: Alfred Bell & Co., n.d., c.1930.]
Drypoint, signed in pencil by the artist. 230 x 140mm (9 x 5½"), large margins, publisher's blind stamps. In original mount with printed label with title as above, with publisher's 'Minerva's Head' & 'A B C' logo. Mint.
A view of Calton Hill from Waterloo Place, showing the Dugald Stewart Monument, the National Monument and the Nelson Monument. By Frank Henry Mason (1875-1965), an artist best known for his maritime, shipping, coastal and harbour paintings and as a creator of art deco travel and British railway posters. From 1900 onwards he exhibited at the RA, and was awarded R.I. in 1929.
[Ref: 49157] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[Gate of Virtue, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.]
E. Joyde Shillington Scales. 1922 [pencil]
Etching, signed by the artist. 175 x 135mm (7 x 5¼").
The Gate of Virtue at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, one of three gates designed by college founder John Caius. Students pass through the Gate of Humility upon matriculation, the Gate of Virtue while they are students and the Gate of Honour on their way to the neighbouring Senate House to receive their degrees.
[Ref: 58763] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[Cambridge. Gonville & Caius College, Gate of Honour.] 60. [Gonville and Caius College was founded in 1348 as the Hall of Annunciation by Edmund Gonville, who intended it to be a purely theological institution. It was removed to its present site in 1351, and re-founded in 1557 by Dr. Caius, who set his mark so firmly on the College that to-day it is commonly known as Caius (pronounced Keys). Now the College is famous for its association with natural sciences and medicine. In the early days, the College was entered through a small and insignificant doorway, called the Gate of Humility, now placed in the Master's garden. From there the student passed along a straight roadm shaded as now by trees, until he reached the Gate of Virtue (sometimes called the Gate of Wisdom). In the chambers adjoining, the student spent three years practising humility and acquiring virtue, after which he passed through the Gate of Honour to the Schools, where he received his degree. The Gate of Honour, besides being a university curiosity, is a most interesting example of early renaissance work.]
Arthur Spencer [pencil signature to the bottom left-hand side outside the image]
[n.d. c.1920.] [Copyright. F. & M. Ltd., Bedford, Eng.]
Etching, 280 x 260mm (11 x 10¼"), with very large margins. Mint.
The gate of honour at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.
[Ref: 62265] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[Jesus College, Cambridge.]
Sydney R. Jones.
[n.d. c.1925.]
Drypoint etching, signed by the artist in pencil. 200 x 255mm (8 x 10"), with very large margins.
The gatehouse of Jesus College from the walled passage known as the 'Chimney'. Sydney Robert Fleming Jones (1881-1961) was a notable watercolourist and etcher, particularly of architectural views; he also wrote several books on the English countryside and provided illustrations for several publications including The Times, Illustrated London News and The Studio.
[Ref: 54643] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[King's College Cambridge.]
Sydney R. Jones.
[n.d., c.1920.]
Drypoint etching, signed by the artist. 225 x 300mm (9 x 11¾"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
A view of King's College Chapel and the Gibbs Building, from the Cam. Sydney Robert Fleming Jones (1881-1961) was a notable watercolourist and etcher, particularly of architectural views; he also wrote several books on the English countryside and provided illustrations for several publications including The Times, Illustrated London News and The Studio.
[Ref: 54629] £320.00

[King's College, Cambridge.]
Sydney R. Jones.
[n.d. c.1920.]
Drypoint etching, signed by the artist in pencil. 305 x 200mm (12 x 8"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
A view of King's College Cambridge, with the portico of the Gibbs Building and the side of the Chapel. An outline of a scholar is etched in the foreground. Sydney Robert Fleming Jones (1881-1961) was a notable watercolourist and etcher, particularly of architectural views; he also wrote several books on the English countryside and provided illustrations for several publications including The Times, Illustrated London News and The Studio.
[Ref: 54632] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[King's College, Cambridge.]
Sydney R. Jones.
[n.d. c.1920.]
Drypoint etching, final trial proof on white paper, signed by the artist in pencil. 305 x 200mm (12 x 8"), with very large margins.
A view of King's College Cambridge, with the portico of the Gibbs' Building and the side of the Chapel. An outline of a scholar is etched in the foreground. Sydney Robert Fleming Jones (1881-1961) was a notable watercolourist and etcher, particularly of architectural views; he also wrote several books on the English countryside and provided illustrations for several publications including The Times, Illustrated London News and The Studio.
[Ref: 54646] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Cambridge. King's College, The Chapel.] 62. [The original designer is believed to have been Richard Close, Fellow of the College, and Bishop of Lichfield. The first stone of the Chapel was laid in 1446 by Henry VI., but the stonework was not complete until 1515, and the high altar was set up in 1545, ninety-nine years after the laying of the foundation stone. No building of the same date in England is better known that this Chapel, which is in many respects the most beautiful and most complete in this country. It is the standard specimen of that period of English pointed architecture to which the name of 'perpendicular' has been applied. The design is most striking and combines richness with simplicity of decoration, which justifies its being regarded as the pride and glory of Cambridge architecture. The workmanship throughout is of the most careful finish and of the boldest execution. The beautiful Italian scene was set up when Anne Boleyn was queen, and has her initials together with those of Henry VIII. It was the College of the poet, Rupert Brooke.]
Arthur Spencer [pencil signature to the bottom left-hand side outside the image]
[n.d. c.1920.] Copyright. F. & M. Ltd., Bedford, Eng.
Etching. 259 x 284mm (10¼ x 11¼"), with very large margins. Mint
[Ref: 62263] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[Cambridge. King's College, Gateway.] 57. [King's College was founded on its present site in 1440 by Henry VI., a second site being purchased in 1443-49, the King's intention being to unite the College exclusively with the school at Eton which he had recently founded. The influence of the royal founder lasted for many years, and up to 1850 undergraduates of the College received their degree without undergoing the University examinations. For many years it was the most unpopular college in Cambridge by reason of the privileges granted by the King and its immunity from University control. From the very beginning the King had intended the foundation to be regarded as separate from other colleges, at least in degree if not in kind. The gateway to the College is of elaborate but tasteless design, although at the time of its erection it was highly praised. It consists of a rectangular tower and dome 82ft. high standing in the centre of the four pairs of turrets ending in three spires with small pinnacles at each corner of the building. The whole design seems incongruous and lacking in dignity, standing as it does near to and overshadowed by the magnificence of the chapel.]
Arthur Spencer [pencil signature to the bottom left-hand side outside the image]
[n.d. c.1920.] Copyright. F. & M. Ltd., Bedford, Eng.
Etching. 250 x 280mm (9¾ x 11"), with very large margins. Mint.
[Ref: 62267] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[Cambridge Pembroke College.]
Sydney R. Jones.
[n.d. c.1920.]
Drypoint etching, edition 100 on white paper, signed by the artist in pencil. 350 x 220mm (13¾ x 8¾") with very large margins.
A view of Pembroke College Cambridge, showing the public street outside the building. Pedestrians walk the cobbled streets and cyclists ride past an open top car. Sydney Robert Fleming Jones (1881-1961) was a notable watercolourist and etcher, particularly of architectural views; he also wrote several books on the English countryside and provided illustrations for several publications including The Times, Illustrated London News and The Studio.
[Ref: 55000] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

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