Grosvenor Prints

Anna, nata Regia Princeps Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, et Hiberniæ, Brunsvic-Luneburgica Ducissa...
Joh. Christian Leopold excudit. [Augsburg, n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 295 x 190mm. Trimmed to plate, paper crack in image.
Anne, Princess of Orange (1709-1759), Princess Royal, daughter of King George II; wife of William Henry, Prince of Orange. From a portrait by Philip Mercier, originally engraved by Faber. Johann Christian Leopold (1699-1755), publisher of Augsburg.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 3863] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Anne, Princess Royal] Son Altesse Royale Anne Princesse d'Orange.
Ph: Mercier Pictor & Bibliothecarius Principis Pinxit. I. Faber fecit. 1734.
Sold by J. Faber at ye Golden head ye South side of Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint. 350 x 248mm (13¾ x 9¾").
Anne, Princess of Orange (1709-1759), Princess Royal, daughter of King George II; wife of William IV, Prince of Orange.
NPG: D9252. CS: 264.
[Ref: 17113] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

A Scene in the Careless Husband.
P. Mercier Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street.
Mezzotint. 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"). Laid on album paper, some wear.
Act V, Scene IV of the play 'The Careless Husband' by Colley Cibber, depicting the characters Mrs Edging, Sir Charles Easy and Lady Easy; the last is supposed by some to be a portrait of Kitty Clive (1711-85).
CS 414.
[Ref: 45058] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

A Scene in the Careless Husband.
P. Mercier Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Mezzotint, platemark 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"), large margins. Slight printer's crease bottom left.
Scene from the play 'The Careless Husband' by Colley Cibber, engraved from a painting by Philip Mercier, showing a moment in Act V, Scene IV of the play with the characters Mrs Edging, Sir Charles Easy and Lady Easy; the last is supposed by some to be a portrait of Kitty Clive (1711-85). Originally a pendant to another theatrical scene after Mercier, 'A Scene from the Recruiting Officer'.
Lennox-Boyd 1994 cat 2 (only state); CS 414; for the pendant see ref 7855. Ex: The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd Collection.
[Ref: 38880] £380.00

Her Royal Highness the Princess Carolina &c.
P. Mercier Pictor Principis. J. Simon fec: et excud.
Mezzotint. Sheet 475 x 305mm (18¾ x 12"). Trimmed close to plate.
Princess Caroline Elizabeth (1713-57), fourth child of George II. She died, unmarried and childless, on 28 December 1757, aged 44, at St James's Palace.
CS 33..
[Ref: 43553] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Cupid in the Character of Bacchus. [&] Bacchus in the Character of Cupid.
Phi. Mercier Inv.t et pinx.t. J.Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Pair of mezzotints. Each 330 x 230mm.
Bacchus with a bow and Cupid with a wine flask.
CS: 406. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 4190] £880.00 view all images for this item

His Royal Highness Frederick Prince of Wales &c.
P. Mercier Pictor Principis pinxit ano: 1730. J. Simon fe. et excudit.
Mezzotint. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾")
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-51), the eldest son of George II and father of George III.
[Ref: 4192] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness Frederick Prince of Wales &c.
P. Mercier Serenissimi Walliæ Principis Pictor & Biblithecarius Pinx Ano: 1734. J. Simon fe. et excudit.
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed close to plate, tear in inscription, taped on right and tear on left.
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-51), the eldest son of George II and father of George III, half-length in oval.
CS: 66; however 'shadows' in the mezzotint frame suggest it is a reworked version of CS 65. The oval is likely to have been added to match a portrait of his wife Augusta, whom he married in 1736. Ex
[Ref: 34365] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Free as their thoughts and Wanton as the Air, Thro Life's bright Morning Sports this Infant Pair. Smiles in their Looks and Whinsys in Their Hearts Fir'd of their own They'd act each others part. Miss proves the Joys which Tommy's Cloaths afford,. Struts in his Hat and Hectors with his Sword. Whilt Tommy Drest with Miss's Capa nd Coat on Courtseys and Prins as if he'd Learnt with Haughton Th' observing Eye your Little Pastime teach. what grave Fools Dictate and what pedants preach. The Lust of Change [Disguise it as we can] Dawns as the Child and Rages in the Man.
P. Mercier Pinx. I. Faber fecit 1744.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliamt. March 25th. 1756.
Mezzotint, small margins. 250 x 355mm (9¾ x 14"). Bit tatty.
A young boy and girl standing in a landscape in front of a classical urn on a pedestal, the boy wearing the girl's collar and cap and holding her fan, hands folded in front of her, the girl in the boy's jacket, right hand on hip with a cane hanging from a ribbon on her wrist, a sword slung over right shoulder, placing a tricorn on her head with left hand. There is no clue to the identity of the children other than 'Tommy' in the verse; however the companion print (Ref: 4193) depicts the three children of Frederick Prince of Wales. Originally published 1744.
CS: 416, this state not listed. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34426] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Free as their thoughts and Wanton as the Air, Thro Life's bright Morning Sports this Infant Pair. Smiles in their Looks and Whinsys in Their Hearts Fir'd of their own They'd act each others part. Miss proves the Joys which Tommy's Cloaths afford,. Struts in his Hat and Hectors with his Sword. Whilt Tommy Drest with Miss's Capa nd Coat on Courtseys and Prins as if he'd Learnt with Haughton Th' observing Eye your Little Pastime teach. what grave Fools Dictate and what pedants preach. The Lust of Change [Disguise it as we can] Dawns as the Child and Rages in the Man.
P. Mercier Pinx. I. Faber fecit 1744.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliamt. March 25th. 1744
Mezzotint, small margins. 350 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Fine impression; collector's stamp of Christopher Lennox-Boyd verso.
A young boy and girl standing in a landscape in front of a classical urn on a pedestal, the boy wearing the girl's collar and cap and holding her fan, hands folded in front of her, the girl in the boy's jacket, right hand on hip with a cane hanging from a ribbon on her wrist, a sword slung over right shoulder, placing a tricorn on her head with left hand. There is no clue to the identity of the children other than 'Tommy' in the verse; however the companion print depicts the three children of Frederick Prince of Wales.
CS: 416 (only state listed); Ex Oettingen-Wallenstein collection and collection of the Late Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. For the pendant see ref 34425.
[Ref: 38881] £360.00

[The children of Frederick, Prince of Wales.] Just Emblem of the genuine British Fire!
P.Mercier Pinx.t. I.Faber fecit 1744.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 25th, 1744.
Coloured mezzotint. 350 x 250mm.
Group portrait of the three eldest children of Frederick: George (later George III) on left, Augusta, and Edward Augustus (Duke of York and Albany). George is making a spaniel perform tricks. Philippe Mercier (1689 - 1760). Painter and engraver; pupil of Pesne in Berlin, then in Paris; London 1716. Remained in England for the rest of his life. Painter to Frederick Prince of Wales 1729-36; moved to York 1739-51; then returned to London, where he died. Main business in portraits, but made fancy pictures in the manner of Watteau for engraving.
[Ref: 7300] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[The children of Frederick, Prince of Wales.] Just Emblem of the genuine British Fire!...
P.Mercier Pinx.t. I.Faber fecit 1744.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 25th, 1744.
Mezzotint with large margins. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Repaired tear top right.
Group portrait of the three eldest children of Frederick: George (later George III) on left, Augusta, and Edward Augustus (Duke of York and Albany). George is making a spaniel perform tricks. Philippe Mercier (1689 - 1760). Painter and engraver; pupil of Pesne in Berlin, then in Paris; London 1716. Remained in England for the rest of his life. Painter to Frederick Prince of Wales 1729-36; moved to York 1739-51; then returned to London, where he died. Main business in portraits, but made fancy pictures in the manner of Watteau for engraving.
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. CS 148.
[Ref: 34425] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Front View of the Royal Palace of Holy Rood House.
Ph. Mercier delin 1781.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Dec.r 1782.
Aquatint and etching, a very rich aquatint; paper watermarked. 280 x 375mm (11 x 14¾"). Crease, cut.
A front view of Holyrood Palace with the 16th century north-west tower on the left; the rest of the palace dates fron the 17th century. Holyrood Abbey was founded in 118 by David, King of Scots, and in the early 16th century, James IV constructed a palace adjacent to the abbey.
In the Hunteratina Museum and Art Gallery: GLAHA 9126.
[Ref: 30983] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Who would not here the Pilgrim's State approve…
Ph: Mercier Pictor. Principis Pinxit. J.Faber fecit 1736.
Sold by Faber at ye Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm. Repairs to margins.
A shepherdess and a pilgrim.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 4196] £330.00

A Scene in the Recruiting Officer.
Ph. Mercier invt. et pinxt. I. Faber fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, 1739.
Mezzotint, 276 x 323mm. Foxing, small marginal tear upper left.
Illustrates George Farquhar's 1706 play 'The Recruiting Officer'. Farquhar (1677 or 1678 – 1707) was an Irish dramatist noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy. The play follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury as they recruit soldiers.
Ex: Collection of Alec Clunes.
[Ref: 7855] £320.00

The Sleepy Maid
P. Mercier pinx.t. C. Corbutt fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street.
Mezzotint with very large margins. Platemark 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Faint crease lower left. Small stain in lower right margin.
Girl sits sleeping, a needle in her left hand and cloth held in her right. Plates and funnel on shelf behind. Engraved after Philip Mercier (1691-1761), who spent much of his career in London. 'While he found plentiful employment as a portrait painter, he [Mercier] also produced an increasing number of fancy pieces, reminiscent of Chardin. These addressed a popular market and included literary illustrations, domestic scenes, groups of children, and sets of, for example, the Seasons, the Times of Day, and the Senses' (DNB).
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; not in BM.
[Ref: 33812] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Midnight] Mitternacht. La Minuit. Septentrio.
P. Mercier pinx. J.S. Negges Sc. et exc.
Cum Gratia et Privil. S.C.M. Acad. Fr. A.A.L.L. [n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), large margins.
A very decorative image showing a young woman in a ball gown, holding a staff, lifts her mask to reveal her face. A German copy of an English print.
[Ref: 60190] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Prudent Mother.
[After Phillipe Mercier].
[Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London.]
Rare mezzotint. Plate: 225 x 325mm (9 x 12¾''). Trimmed within plate on lower edge, paper tone. Publication line missing.
A young woman sitting and pointing at a book open on her lap, for the benefit of a little boy who stands at her knee, supporting his head on his hands, looking toward the viewer, while behind a young girl looks at some material.
[Ref: 49318] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

The Prudent Mother.
[After Phillipe Mercier].
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church yard, London. [n.d., c.1770].
Mezzotint. Sheet size: 153 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed to image and around title.
A young woman sitting and pointing at a book open on her lap, for the benefit of a little boy who stands at her knee, supporting his head on his hands, looking toward the viewer. For hand coloured impression see item ref: 32833.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32834] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

Rural Life. Plate II.
P. Mercier pinx.t C. Corbutt fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, at No.53 in Fleet Street. [n.d. c.1760.]
Coloured mezzotint with large margins. Plate 152 x 114mm (6 x 4½").
A girl spinning, standing a landscape, holding a spindle and drawing thread down to right; wearing a coned hat.
[Ref: 30889] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Rural Life.
Ph, Mercier: Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
Printed for John Bowles, at No 13 in Cornhill. [n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint. 18th century watermarked paper; 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Very large margins. Creased.
Exterior scene, with a boy shearing a sheep.
Ex Collection of the late Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 37587] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Rural Life.
Ph, Mercier: Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint. Plate: 230 x 330mm (9 x 13"). Large margins on right and upper sides. Stains in title area. Large repaired tear in left edge. Pin holes in upper edge.
Exterior scene in which a young man holds a tankard in his right hand while a scythe rests across his lap.
For reduced copy titled 'The Scythe, Man's Refreshment' see ref: 32343. Ex Collection of the late Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36043] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)

The Scythe, Man's Refreshment.
[n.d. 1790].
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London.
Mezzotint, 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Very fine.
Reduced copy of an earlier print, 'Rural Life' (one from a set of six) by Jan Faber after Philip Mercier. A boy sits drinking from from a tankard, resting his scythe on his knee.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; for another impression see ref. 797
[Ref: 32343] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Scythe Man's Refreshment.
[after Philip Mercier.]
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d. 1790].
Fine mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Small margins.
A boy sits drinking from from a tankard, resting his scythe on his knee.
[Ref: 52798] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Sleepy Maid.
P. Mercier pinx.t. C. Corbutt fecit. Printed for Rob.t Sayer N.o 53 in Fleet Street.
London, [n.d.].
Mezzotint. 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"), with margins.
A maid nodding off as she darns a piece of clothing.
[Ref: 54083] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

Smit with the Pleasure of the coming Course, How pleas'd the Infants mount their Wooden Horse.
Ph. Mercier pinx.t. J.Faber fecit, 1744.
Publishe'd according to Act of Parliament, March 25th 1744.
A very scarce mezzotint. 280 x 325mm. Trimmed to plate.
Children with a rocking horse. Philippe Mercier (1689 - 1760). Painter and engraver; pupil of Pesne in Berlin, then in Paris; London 1716, recommended from Hanover. Remained in England for the rest of his life. Painter to Frederick Prince of Wales 1729-36; moved to York 1739-51; then returned to London, where he died. Main business in portraits, but made fancy pictures in the manner of Watteau for engraving.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 4197] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

[Summer] Sommer. L'Etè. Aestas.
P. Mercier pinx. J.S. Negges Sc. et exc.
Cum Gratia et Privil. S.C.M. Acad. Fr. A.A.L.L. [n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾") large margins. Damage to margins and inscription area, laid on card.
A very decorative image showing a young woman leaning against a tree, holding a wildflower and a fan. A German copy of an English print by Purcell.
[Ref: 60191] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Toilet.
P. Mercier pinx.t C. Spooner fecit.
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, London [c.1780]
Mezzotint, platemark 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Time stained; trimmed to platemark.
Copy of a larger mezzotint after Philippe Mercier by John Faber the younger. The publisher Carington Bowles and the engraver Charles Spooner both specialised in copies of well-known prints.
[Ref: 47099] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

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