Grosvenor Prints

23. [Alderman.]
[Drawn & engraved by William Henry Pyne.]
Published by William Miller, Albemarle Street Jan.y 1. 1805.
Hand coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 10").
An alderman in red robe and wig, standing on a building side south of the Thames, with St Paul's Cathedral clearly visible. The print was published in 'The Costume of Great Britain', a work notable for portraying British life on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
Abbey Life 430.
[Ref: 28721] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Archery and Cricket.
Drawn & Etch'd by W.H. Pyne.
Pub. by Pyne & Nattes 1805. London, Pub.d Oct.r 1805 by Pyne & Nattes.
Aquatint. Plate 228 x 305mm. 9 x 12". Very slight crease.
From Pyne's ‘Microcosm: or, a picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufacturers, &c. of Great Britain…’. William Henry Pyne was an English writer, painter and illustrator. He trained at a drawing academy in London. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1790. He specialized in picturesque settings including groups of people rendered in pen, ink and watercolour. Pyne was one of the founders of Royal Watercolour Society in 1804.
[Ref: 24934] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

No. 47. [Baker.]
[Drawn & engraved by William Henry Pyne.]
Published by William Miller, Albemarle Street Jan.y 1. 1805.
Hand coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 10").
A man with a white apron carrying two large baskets of bread down a path. The print was published in 'The Costume of Great Britain', a work notable for portraying British life on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
Abbey Life 430.
[Ref: 28715] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

No. 35. [Barges.]
[Drawn & engraved by William Henry Pyne.]
Published by William Miller, Albemarle Street Jan.y 1. 1805. [but c.1820.]
Hand coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet 260 x 365mm, 10½ x 14¼".
A view of workers on barges, published in 'The Costume of Great Britain', a work notable for portraying British life on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
Abbey Life 430, 35.
[Ref: 27026] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

43. [Butcher.]
[Drawn & engraved by William Henry Pyne.]
Published by William Miller, Albemarle Street Jan.y 1. 1805.
Hand coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 10").
A butcher wearing the traditional red-striped shirt, with sleeve guards. Astride a horse, an adapted saddle holds a joint of meat. The print was published in 'The Costume of Great Britain', a work notable for portraying British life on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
Abbey Life 430.
[Ref: 28720] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[4. Fireman.]
[Drawn & engraved by William Henry Pyne.]
Published by William Miller, Albemarle Street Jan.y 1. 1805.
Hand coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 10").
A fireman holding an axe in one hand and a flare in the other, the logo of the Sun Fire Office on his arm. Behind him is a water wagon, with a dozen men manning the pump, another the hose. The print was published in 'The Costume of Great Britain', a work notable for portraying British life on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
Abbey Life 430.
[Ref: 28717] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

No. 42. [Fishermen.]
[Drawn & engraved by William Henry Pyne.]
Published by William Miller, Albemarle Street Jan.y 1. 1805. [but c.1820.]
Hand coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet 260 x 365mm, 10½ x 14¼".
Fishermen with nets, published in 'The Costume of Great Britain', a work notable for portraying British life on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
Abbey Life 430, 42.
[Ref: 27027] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

Whistling Dalmahoy and the Shads.
W.H Pyne del.t. Smart & Hunt sculp.t.
London, Published Nov.r 1, 1822, by S. & I. Fuller, 34, Rathbone Place.
Coloured aquatint. 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"). Trimmed within plate.
A scene in the life of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton KG (1663-90), the illegitimate son of Charles II by Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine. Grafton, a keen boxer, apparently used to challenge hackney coachmen to a fight, offering a guinea for his fare or nothing depending on the outcome. Here he is shown with a Thames waterman, who, having agreed to fight the Duke on a coal lighter, is leaving him stranded. Published in Pyne's 'The World in Miniature', the portrait of the Duke seems unfair: the reddness and lines of his face mark him as considerably older than the 27 years he attained before his death at the Siege of Cork.
For another plate from the same series see ref. 18360
[Ref: 27139] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Old Copper the Waterman and the Duke of Grafton.
W.H. Pyne del.t Smart & Hunt sculp.t
London, Published Nov.r 1. 1822, by S.& J. Fuller, 34, Rathbone Place.
Hand-coloured aquatint and etching. Plate 222 x 278mm. 8¾ x 11". Repaired tear to right-hand side.
Scene on the Thames. A rather muscular sailor rowing a boat away from a pier at right upon which stands the Duke shaking his fist, his coat over his arm and hat flying off in the wind. A group of men and women in an adjacent vessel cheering. St Paul's Cathedral seen in the background. Henry Fitzroy (1760-1844), 4th Duke of Grafton was a politician, originally a tory by voting as a whig from c.1810 onwards.
[Ref: 18360] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Houses by a stream, with a bridge.]
W.H. Pyne 1806 [in image].
London, printed from stone at the polyautographic office, No. 9 Buckingham-Place, Fitzroy-Square.
Pen lithograph (polyautograph), rare, sheet 255 x 330mm. 10 x 13". Tape residue to upper corners; laid on conservation tissue.
This print appeared in the first published portfolio of drawings made by artists specifically for multiplication by lithography. Entitled 'Specimens of Polyautography', the collection was brought out by Philippe André in London in 1803 and consisted solely of pen lithographs. Contributors included Thomas Stothard R.A. and Richard Corbould. Six parts of six prints were planned but in the event only two parts appeared. The portfolio was re-issued in 1806 by G J Vollweiler, with additions. William Henry Pyne (1769-1843) was an English writer, painter and illustrator, who first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1790. He specialized in picturesque settings including groups of people rendered in pen, ink and watercolour. Pyne was one of the founders of Royal Watercolour Society in 1804.
Not in Abbey. See V&A E.1136-1899.
[Ref: 26890] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

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A Country Fair Pl. 1.
Drawn & Etch'd by W. H. Pyne.
Pub.d July 1804 by Pyne & Nattes.
Hand coloured aquatint with etching, very large margins. Platemark: 230 x 295mm (9 x 11½").
A busy composition featuring several popular entertainers. To the left is a stage, with a sign inscribed, 'The Grand Pantomine', upon which is a masked clown and dancing women. A crowd has gathered to watch below and to the side, with stalls and sellers in front. More stalls can be seen in the distance. William Henry Pyne (1769-1843), the son of a London weaver who became an artist and writer, was commissioned to write and illustrate a book by the publisher, William Miller of Albermarle Street, London. The illustrations are particularly notable as they portray British life on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
[Ref: 36756] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Country Cottage Scene.]
W.H. Pyne. 1806.
Pen lithograph. 190 x 280mm (7½ x 11"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A country scene of three thatched cottages along a lane; a woman and child walking past a stream and a horse and cart crossing over a small stone bridge. By William Henry Pyne (1769-1843), painter, etcher, draughtsman on wood and publisher. Author of 'Microcosm of Great Britain' 1803.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 19983] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

No. 38. [Waggon.]
[Drawn & engraved by William Henry Pyne.]
Published by William Miller, Albemarle Street Jan.y 1. 1805. [but c.1820.]
Hand coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet 260 x 365mm, 10½ x 14¼", watermarked 'J Whatman 1818'.
A covered wagon drawnby eight horses, published in 'The Costume of Great Britain', a work notable for portraying British life on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
Abbey Life 430, 38.
[Ref: 27028] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

No. 27. [Waterman to a Coach Stand.]
[Drawn & engraved by William Henry Pyne.]
Published by William Miller, Albemarle Street Jan.y 1. 1805.
Hand coloured etching with aquatint. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 10").
A man carrying two buckets of water to horses harnessed to their coaches. The print was published in 'The Costume of Great Britain', a work notable for portraying British life on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
Abbey Life 430.
[Ref: 28716] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

Whist.
Drawn by W.H. Pyne. Engraved by G. Hunt. Etched by Smart.
Published by Pyall & Hunt, 18, Tavistock Str.t Covent Garden.
Etching and aquatint with fine hand colour. Sheet 240 x 325mm (9½ x 12¾"). Creases.
Social satire: groups of men and women in an interior playing cards at round tables; an officer in full dress uniform with sword and plumed helmet admires himself in a looking-glass at right. William Henry Pyne (1769-1843) was an English writer, painter and illustrator, who first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1790. He specialized in picturesque settings including groups of people rendered in pen, ink and watercolour. Pyne was one of the founders of Royal Watercolour Society in 1804.
BM Satires 15011. Hickman: p.107.
[Ref: 27999] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

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