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Jack Bristowe.
J. Shackleton pinxt. I. Faber fecit 1746.
Mezzotint. 225 x 330mm. Thread like margins outside the platemark
John Faber the Younger [c.1695 - 1756]. In pencil on the reverse is a claim that the sitter is Colonel in the Guards, while the British Museum supports the suggestion he is Robert Bristowe, a clerk comptroller in the royal household whose sister married John 1st Earl of Buckingham, and also keeper of the Punch House on London Bridge.
CS:46:ii
[Ref: 13870] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
J. Shackleton pinxt. I. Faber fecit 1746.
Mezzotint. 225 x 330mm. Thread like margins outside the platemark
John Faber the Younger [c.1695 - 1756]. In pencil on the reverse is a claim that the sitter is Colonel in the Guards, while the British Museum supports the suggestion he is Robert Bristowe, a clerk comptroller in the royal household whose sister married John 1st Earl of Buckingham, and also keeper of the Punch House on London Bridge.
CS:46:ii
[Ref: 13870] £130.00 (£156.00 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)
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"), with 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
P. Mercier Pinx.t. J. Faber fecit 1739.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1739.
Mezzotint, platemark 275 x 325mm (10¾ x 12¾"), with 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
Harry Carey.
J. Worsdale pinx / J Faber Fecit [1729]
Mezzotint, platemark 190 x 150mm (7½ x 6"). Small margins. Rare.
Henry Carey (1687-1743), poet and songwriter. Allegedly the illegitimate son of the George Savile, marquess of Halifax, Carey is best known for his satires and comedies for the theatre today. He also taught music and published poetry. The great music historian Charles Burney wrote of him: 'Honest Harry Carey … invented many very pleasing and natural melodies, which neither obscured the sense of the words, nor required much science to hear'. A defender of indigenous musical traditions, Carey attacked Italian opera, and sometimes paticular continental performers, in satires like 'Faustina, or, The Roman Songstress'. Despite the great success of works such as 'the Dragon of Wantley' (1737), whose popularity eclipsed even 'The Beggar's Opera', Carey committed suicide soon after the death of his son in 1743.
Ex Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; CS 58 i/ii [with 1729 date seemingly scratched out]
[Ref: 36507] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J. Worsdale pinx / J Faber Fecit [1729]
Mezzotint, platemark 190 x 150mm (7½ x 6"). Small margins. Rare.
Henry Carey (1687-1743), poet and songwriter. Allegedly the illegitimate son of the George Savile, marquess of Halifax, Carey is best known for his satires and comedies for the theatre today. He also taught music and published poetry. The great music historian Charles Burney wrote of him: 'Honest Harry Carey … invented many very pleasing and natural melodies, which neither obscured the sense of the words, nor required much science to hear'. A defender of indigenous musical traditions, Carey attacked Italian opera, and sometimes paticular continental performers, in satires like 'Faustina, or, The Roman Songstress'. Despite the great success of works such as 'the Dragon of Wantley' (1737), whose popularity eclipsed even 'The Beggar's Opera', Carey committed suicide soon after the death of his son in 1743.
Ex Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; CS 58 i/ii [with 1729 date seemingly scratched out]
[Ref: 36507] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Henry ye VIIIth. King of England, France & Ireland.
H. Holbein pinx. J. Faber jun.r Fecit.
Cum privilegio Regis. Sold by John Bowles, opposite to Stocks Market & at Mercers Hall Cheapside [n.d. c.1730.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Narrow margins top and right, vertical fold.
Henry VIII (1491-1547), after Holbein by John Faber the younger, one of the leading mezzotinters of the early eighteenth century.
CS 185 ii/ii; see ref. 12797 for first state, published by Edward Cooper.
[Ref: 57302] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
H. Holbein pinx. J. Faber jun.r Fecit.
Cum privilegio Regis. Sold by John Bowles, opposite to Stocks Market & at Mercers Hall Cheapside [n.d. c.1730.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Narrow margins top and right, vertical fold.
Henry VIII (1491-1547), after Holbein by John Faber the younger, one of the leading mezzotinters of the early eighteenth century.
CS 185 ii/ii; see ref. 12797 for first state, published by Edward Cooper.
[Ref: 57302] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Henry ye VIIIth. King of England, France & Ireland.
H. Holbein pinx. J.Faber jun.r Fecit.
Cum privilegio Regis. Sold by E. Cooper at the 3 Pigeons in Bedford Street.
Fine mezzotint. Sheet: 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet at edges.
A half-length portrait of Henry VIII set within an oval.
CS 185.1.
[Ref: 46319] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
H. Holbein pinx. J.Faber jun.r Fecit.
Cum privilegio Regis. Sold by E. Cooper at the 3 Pigeons in Bedford Street.
Fine mezzotint. Sheet: 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet at edges.
A half-length portrait of Henry VIII set within an oval.
CS 185.1.
[Ref: 46319] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Kings and Queens of England, plate 1]](jpegs/40561.jpg)
[Kings and Queens of England, plate 1] King William I; King William II; King Henry I; King Stephen.
Sold by Tho: Bowles in St Pauls Churchyard, and John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside London [1731]
Rare mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"); large margins on 3 sides. Small margin on right; margins messy. Crease top right.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.)This first plate in the set depicts William I (reigned 1066-87), William II (1087-1100), Henry I (1100-35) and Stephen (1135-54). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Rare complete. Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i
[Ref: 40561] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Sold by Tho: Bowles in St Pauls Churchyard, and John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside London [1731]
Rare mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"); large margins on 3 sides. Small margin on right; margins messy. Crease top right.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.)This first plate in the set depicts William I (reigned 1066-87), William II (1087-1100), Henry I (1100-35) and Stephen (1135-54). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Rare complete. Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i
[Ref: 40561] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Kings and Queens of England, plate 2]](jpegs/40562.jpg)
[Kings and Queens of England, plate 2] King Henry II; King Richard I; King John; King Henry III.
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), with large margins.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This second plate in the set depicts Henry II (reigned 1154-89), Richard I (1189-99), John (1199-1216), and Henry III (1216-72). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40562] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), with large margins.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This second plate in the set depicts Henry II (reigned 1154-89), Richard I (1189-99), John (1199-1216), and Henry III (1216-72). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40562] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
![[Kings and Queens of England, plate 4]](jpegs/40563.jpg)
[Kings and Queens of England, plate 4] King Henry IV; King Henry V; King Henry VI; King Edward IV.
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"); large margins..
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This fourth plate in the set depicts Henry IV (reigned 1399-1413), Henry V (1413-22), Henry VI (1422-61 and 1470-71), and Edward IV (1461-70 and 1471-83). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40563] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"); large margins..
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This fourth plate in the set depicts Henry IV (reigned 1399-1413), Henry V (1413-22), Henry VI (1422-61 and 1470-71), and Edward IV (1461-70 and 1471-83). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40563] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
![[Kings and Queens of England, plate 5]](jpegs/40564.jpg)
[Kings and Queens of England, plate 5] King Edward V; King Richard III; King Henry VII; King Henry VIII.
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Large messy margins. Creasing lower left and right.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This fifth plate in the set depicts Edward V (reigned 1483), Richard III (1483-5), Henry VII (1485-1509), and Henry VIII (1509-47). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40564] £320.00
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Large messy margins. Creasing lower left and right.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This fifth plate in the set depicts Edward V (reigned 1483), Richard III (1483-5), Henry VII (1485-1509), and Henry VIII (1509-47). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40564] £320.00
![[Kings and Queens of England, plate 6]](jpegs/40565.jpg)
[Kings and Queens of England, plate 6] King Edward VI; Lady Jane Gray; Queen Mary 1st; Queen Elizabeth.
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). No margin to right edge.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the antient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This sixth plate in the set depicts Edward VI (reigned 1547-53), Lady Jane Grey (1553), Mary I (1553-8), and Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40565] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). No margin to right edge.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the antient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This sixth plate in the set depicts Edward VI (reigned 1547-53), Lady Jane Grey (1553), Mary I (1553-8), and Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40565] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Kings and Queens of England, plate 8]](jpegs/40566.jpg)
[Kings and Queens of England, plate 8] King Charles II; Queen Catherine; King James II; Queen Mary.
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Large messy margins on 3 sides.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This eighth plate in the set depicts Charles II (reigned 1660-85), his queen Catherine of Braganza, James II (reigned 1685-8), and his queen Mary of Modena. Rare complete. Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40566] £350.00
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Large messy margins on 3 sides.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This eighth plate in the set depicts Charles II (reigned 1660-85), his queen Catherine of Braganza, James II (reigned 1685-8), and his queen Mary of Modena. Rare complete. Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40566] £350.00
![[Kings and Queens of England, plate 9.]](jpegs/40567.jpg)
[Kings and Queens of England, plate 9.] King William III; Queen Mary II; Queen Anne; King George I.
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Crease to top left. Large margins on 3 sides; slight loss & stain top right.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This ninth plate in the set depicts William III (reigned 1689-1702), his joint Sovereign Mary II (1689-1694), Anne (1702-7), and George I (1714-27). Rare complete. Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40567] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Crease to top left. Large margins on 3 sides; slight loss & stain top right.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the ancient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This ninth plate in the set depicts William III (reigned 1689-1702), his joint Sovereign Mary II (1689-1694), Anne (1702-7), and George I (1714-27). Rare complete. Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40567] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![The Right Honourable John Lord Gower, Lord Privy Seal [...] Anno 1743.](jpegs/34230.jpg)
The Right Honourable John Lord Gower, Lord Privy Seal [...] Anno 1743.
Vanlo Pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by C. Hitch in Paternoster Row, London, and by S. Parsons at Newcastle Under Lime.
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Small margins; glued to backing sheet at corners; rubbed.
John Leveson-Gower, first Earl Gower (1694-1754), politician. Leader of the Tories in the Lords in the 1730s, after Walpole's fall he was the one Tory to take high office (as lord privy seal and a privy councillor, from 1742) in the new ministry, as delebrated here. However, he resigned in December 1743, soon after this print was published. He subsequently regained his position as lord privy seal and held it until his death. Gower's proximity to the whig administration provoked suspicion that he had deserted Tory principles (Dr Johnson included him in his dictionary definition for 'renegado' although the printer removed the reference).
CS: 163. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34230] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Vanlo Pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by C. Hitch in Paternoster Row, London, and by S. Parsons at Newcastle Under Lime.
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Small margins; glued to backing sheet at corners; rubbed.
John Leveson-Gower, first Earl Gower (1694-1754), politician. Leader of the Tories in the Lords in the 1730s, after Walpole's fall he was the one Tory to take high office (as lord privy seal and a privy councillor, from 1742) in the new ministry, as delebrated here. However, he resigned in December 1743, soon after this print was published. He subsequently regained his position as lord privy seal and held it until his death. Gower's proximity to the whig administration provoked suspicion that he had deserted Tory principles (Dr Johnson included him in his dictionary definition for 'renegado' although the printer removed the reference).
CS: 163. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34230] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
The Hon.ble Alexander Murray Esq.r.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t 1751. J. Faber fecit.
Price 1s/6d. Sold by W.m Bizet Bookseller in S.t Clements Church Yard, Strand. According to Act of Parliament.
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"), with large margins. Small tear in margin.
A half-length portrait in oval of Alexander Murray of Elibank (1712-78), an active, but discreet Jacobite. He lent Charles Edward Stuart hundreds of pounds at high interest at a time when Charles was short of money, but took no part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. However he became involved in a plot to kidnap George II (the Elibank Plot, 1751-2). Although it was never carried out, Murray spent the next 20 years in exile and in 1759 James Francis Edward Stuart created him Earl of Westminster. He was allowed to return to Britain in 1771.
CS 251. Sharpe 538. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64681] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
A. Ramsay Pinx.t 1751. J. Faber fecit.
Price 1s/6d. Sold by W.m Bizet Bookseller in S.t Clements Church Yard, Strand. According to Act of Parliament.
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"), with large margins. Small tear in margin.
A half-length portrait in oval of Alexander Murray of Elibank (1712-78), an active, but discreet Jacobite. He lent Charles Edward Stuart hundreds of pounds at high interest at a time when Charles was short of money, but took no part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. However he became involved in a plot to kidnap George II (the Elibank Plot, 1751-2). Although it was never carried out, Murray spent the next 20 years in exile and in 1759 James Francis Edward Stuart created him Earl of Westminster. He was allowed to return to Britain in 1771.
CS 251. Sharpe 538. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64681] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
The Hon.ble Alexander Murray Esq.r.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t 1751. J. Faber fecit.
Price 1s/6d. Sold by W.m Bizet Bookseller in S.t Clements Church Yard, Strand. According to Act of Parliament.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Horizontal centre fold.
A half-length portrait in oval of Alexander Murray of Elibank (1712-78), an active, but discreet Jacobite. He lent Charles Edward Stuart hundreds of pounds at high interest at a time when Charles was short of money, but took no part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. However he became involved in a plot to kidnap George II (the Elibank Plot, 1751-2). Although it was never carried out, Murray spent the next 20 years in exile and in 1759 James Francis Edward Stuart created him Earl of Westminster. He was allowed to return to Britain in 1771.
CS 251. Sharpe 538. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64682] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
A. Ramsay Pinx.t 1751. J. Faber fecit.
Price 1s/6d. Sold by W.m Bizet Bookseller in S.t Clements Church Yard, Strand. According to Act of Parliament.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Horizontal centre fold.
A half-length portrait in oval of Alexander Murray of Elibank (1712-78), an active, but discreet Jacobite. He lent Charles Edward Stuart hundreds of pounds at high interest at a time when Charles was short of money, but took no part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. However he became involved in a plot to kidnap George II (the Elibank Plot, 1751-2). Although it was never carried out, Murray spent the next 20 years in exile and in 1759 James Francis Edward Stuart created him Earl of Westminster. He was allowed to return to Britain in 1771.
CS 251. Sharpe 538. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64682] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
The Hon.ble Alexander Murray Esq.r.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t 1751. J. Faber fecit.
Price 1s/6d. Sold by W.m Bizet Bookseller in S.t Clements Church Yard, Strand. According to Act of Parliament.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark, 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾") large margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Alexander Murray of Elibank (1712-78), an active, but discreet Jacobite. He lent Charles Edward Stuart hundreds of pounds at high interest at a time when Charles was short of money, but took no part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. However he became involved in a plot to kidnap George II (the Elibank Plot, 1751-2). Although it was never carried out, Murray spent the next 20 years in exile and in 1759 James Francis Edward Stuart created him Earl of Westminster. He was allowed to return to Britain in 1771.
CS 251. Sharpe 538. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64683] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
A. Ramsay Pinx.t 1751. J. Faber fecit.
Price 1s/6d. Sold by W.m Bizet Bookseller in S.t Clements Church Yard, Strand. According to Act of Parliament.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark, 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾") large margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Alexander Murray of Elibank (1712-78), an active, but discreet Jacobite. He lent Charles Edward Stuart hundreds of pounds at high interest at a time when Charles was short of money, but took no part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. However he became involved in a plot to kidnap George II (the Elibank Plot, 1751-2). Although it was never carried out, Murray spent the next 20 years in exile and in 1759 James Francis Edward Stuart created him Earl of Westminster. He was allowed to return to Britain in 1771.
CS 251. Sharpe 538. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64683] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
The Hon.ble Alexander Murray Esq.r.
A. Ramsay Pinx.t 1751. J. Faber fecit.
Price 1s/6d. Sold by W.m Bizet Bookseller in S.t Clements Church Yard, Strand. According to Act of Parliament.
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Trimmed to plate, laid on album paper at corners, stains in inscription area.
A half-length portrait in oval of Alexander Murray of Elibank (1712-78), an active, but discreet Jacobite. He lent Charles Edward Stuart hundreds of pounds at high interest at a time when Charles was short of money, but took no part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. However he became involved in a plot to kidnap George II (the Elibank Plot, 1751-2). Although it was never carried out, Murray spent the next 20 years in exile and in 1759 James Francis Edward Stuart created him Earl of Westminster. He was allowed to return to Britain in 1771.
CS 251. Sharpe 538. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64684] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
A. Ramsay Pinx.t 1751. J. Faber fecit.
Price 1s/6d. Sold by W.m Bizet Bookseller in S.t Clements Church Yard, Strand. According to Act of Parliament.
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Trimmed to plate, laid on album paper at corners, stains in inscription area.
A half-length portrait in oval of Alexander Murray of Elibank (1712-78), an active, but discreet Jacobite. He lent Charles Edward Stuart hundreds of pounds at high interest at a time when Charles was short of money, but took no part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. However he became involved in a plot to kidnap George II (the Elibank Plot, 1751-2). Although it was never carried out, Murray spent the next 20 years in exile and in 1759 James Francis Edward Stuart created him Earl of Westminster. He was allowed to return to Britain in 1771.
CS 251. Sharpe 538. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64684] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Hon.ble Baptist Noel Earl of Gainsborough &c.
H. Hysing pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at ye Golden head ye south side of Bloomsbury Square. [n.d., c.1740.]
Rare mezzotint. 360 x 265mm (14¼ x 10½"). Mount pasted over platemark, some staining.
A three-quarter portrait of Baptist Noel (1708-51), 4th Earl of Gainsborough, in peer's robes. The plate was originally full-length.
CS 150, ii of ii. Sharpe 405. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64688] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
H. Hysing pinx. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at ye Golden head ye south side of Bloomsbury Square. [n.d., c.1740.]
Rare mezzotint. 360 x 265mm (14¼ x 10½"). Mount pasted over platemark, some staining.
A three-quarter portrait of Baptist Noel (1708-51), 4th Earl of Gainsborough, in peer's robes. The plate was originally full-length.
CS 150, ii of ii. Sharpe 405. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64688] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[The] Right Hon.ble Baptist Noel Earl of Gainsborough & c.](jpegs/64689.jpg)
[The] Right Hon.ble Baptist Noel Earl of Gainsborough & c.
[H. Hysing pinx]. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at ye Golden head ye south side of Bloomsbury Square. [n.d., c.1740.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 325 x 215mm (13¾ x 8½"). Trimmed within plate losing parts of the title and publication line. Creased.
A three-quarter portrait of Baptist Noel (1708-51), 4th Earl of Gainsborough, in peer's robes. The plate was originally full-length.
CS 150, ii of ii. Sharpe 405. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64689] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
[H. Hysing pinx]. J. Faber fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at ye Golden head ye south side of Bloomsbury Square. [n.d., c.1740.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 325 x 215mm (13¾ x 8½"). Trimmed within plate losing parts of the title and publication line. Creased.
A three-quarter portrait of Baptist Noel (1708-51), 4th Earl of Gainsborough, in peer's robes. The plate was originally full-length.
CS 150, ii of ii. Sharpe 405. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64689] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Honourble Humphry Parsons Esq.r, Lord Mayor of London, one of the Representatives of this hon.ble City and President of the Hospitals of Bridewell and Bethlem.
J. Elleys pinx.t 1730. J. Faber Fecit.2
[Sold by J. Faber in the Strand, and W. Banks in the Minories.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 345 x 255mm (13½ x 10"). Trimmed to plate on three sides, into plate at bottom, losing publication line; some surface wear with loss of surface in title. Damaged.
A three-quarter portrait of Humphrey Parsons (1676-1741), brewer and twice Lord Mayor of London, standing with St Paul's Cathedral dominating the background. Parsons owned the Red Lion brewery in East Smithfield and was principal exporter of beer to France because his goods were exempt from import duty, thanks to his personal relationship with Louis XV. Thus he became the Old Pretender's leading contact in the City of London.
CS 275. Sharpe 582. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64680] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
J. Elleys pinx.t 1730. J. Faber Fecit.2
[Sold by J. Faber in the Strand, and W. Banks in the Minories.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 345 x 255mm (13½ x 10"). Trimmed to plate on three sides, into plate at bottom, losing publication line; some surface wear with loss of surface in title. Damaged.
A three-quarter portrait of Humphrey Parsons (1676-1741), brewer and twice Lord Mayor of London, standing with St Paul's Cathedral dominating the background. Parsons owned the Red Lion brewery in East Smithfield and was principal exporter of beer to France because his goods were exempt from import duty, thanks to his personal relationship with Louis XV. Thus he became the Old Pretender's leading contact in the City of London.
CS 275. Sharpe 582. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64680] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Michael Rysbrack, Sculptor. Antwerpiae Natus.
J: Vanderbank pinx.t 1728 J: Faber fecit 1734
Mezzotint, very fine with small margins; platemark 360 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Stain lower left.
Portait of Michael Rijsbrack (1693-1770), Antwerp-born sculptor resident in England from 1720 until his death. Adapted from the portrait by Vanderbank in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London (currently exhibited at Beningbrough Hall, Yorkshire).
CS: 314.i
[Ref: 27207] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
J: Vanderbank pinx.t 1728 J: Faber fecit 1734
Mezzotint, very fine with small margins; platemark 360 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Stain lower left.
Portait of Michael Rijsbrack (1693-1770), Antwerp-born sculptor resident in England from 1720 until his death. Adapted from the portrait by Vanderbank in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London (currently exhibited at Beningbrough Hall, Yorkshire).
CS: 314.i
[Ref: 27207] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Shepherdess. As harmless as a Turtle of the Woods, / Fair as the Summer Beauty of the Fields [...]
Hen.y Pickering Pinx.t [...] John Faber Fecit [c.1740]
Mezzotint, fine, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed;
One of a pair of prints of shepherdesses engraved by John Faber the younger after portrait painter Henry Pickering (1700-1720, fl.).
CS 417; for the pendant see ref.36823.
[Ref: 47651] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Hen.y Pickering Pinx.t [...] John Faber Fecit [c.1740]
Mezzotint, fine, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed;
One of a pair of prints of shepherdesses engraved by John Faber the younger after portrait painter Henry Pickering (1700-1720, fl.).
CS 417; for the pendant see ref.36823.
[Ref: 47651] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Maria Clementia Sobieska]](jpegs/64678.jpg)
[Maria Clementia Sobieska]
F. Trevisiani Romæ pinxit. J. Faber Londini fecit.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Mezzotint. 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾") large margins. Crease through inscription area.
Untitled three-quarter portait of Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-35), wearing a low-necked gown with jewels down the front, trimmed in ermine with a cloak from the shoulders, holding a rose. The granddaughter of King Jan Sobieki III, she married James Francis Edward Stuart (the 'Old Pretender') in 1719, becoming the mother of Charles Edward Stuart, 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'.
Sharpe: 184. CS: 339, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64678] £320.00
F. Trevisiani Romæ pinxit. J. Faber Londini fecit.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Mezzotint. 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾") large margins. Crease through inscription area.
Untitled three-quarter portait of Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-35), wearing a low-necked gown with jewels down the front, trimmed in ermine with a cloak from the shoulders, holding a rose. The granddaughter of King Jan Sobieki III, she married James Francis Edward Stuart (the 'Old Pretender') in 1719, becoming the mother of Charles Edward Stuart, 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'.
Sharpe: 184. CS: 339, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64678] £320.00
![[Maria Clementia Sobieska.]](jpegs/64679.jpg)
[Maria Clementia Sobieska.]
F. Trevisiani Romæ pinxit. J. Faber Londini fecit.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 360 x 265mm (14¼ x 10½"). Damaged in inscription area and bottom corners of image.
Untitled three-quarter portait of Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-35), wearing a low-necked gown with jewels down the front, trimmed in ermine with a cloak from the shoulders, holding a rose. The granddaughter of King Jan Sobieki III, she married James Francis Edward Stuart (the 'Old Pretender') in 1719, becoming the mother of Charles Edward Stuart, 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'.
Sharpe: 184. CS: 339, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64679] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
F. Trevisiani Romæ pinxit. J. Faber Londini fecit.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 360 x 265mm (14¼ x 10½"). Damaged in inscription area and bottom corners of image.
Untitled three-quarter portait of Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-35), wearing a low-necked gown with jewels down the front, trimmed in ermine with a cloak from the shoulders, holding a rose. The granddaughter of King Jan Sobieki III, she married James Francis Edward Stuart (the 'Old Pretender') in 1719, becoming the mother of Charles Edward Stuart, 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'.
Sharpe: 184. CS: 339, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64679] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Mr Cave Underhill ye Famous Comedian in ye Habit of Obadiah ye Fanatick Elder.
R Bing pinx J. Faber Junior fecit 1712.
Rare mezzotint, sheet 130 x 85mm (5 x 3¼"). Trimmed; false margins added.
Cave Underhill (1634-1713), actor, here playing the role of Obadiah in 'The Committee' by Sir Robert Howard. Underhill had an acting career of almost fifty years, in which he specialised in eccentric and stupid characters. In the words of Colley Cibber, Underhill was 'a correct and natural Comedian, his particular Excellence was in Characters that may be called Still-life, I mean the Stiff, the Heavy, and the Stupid; to these he gave the exactest and the most expressive colours, and in some of them look'd as if it were not in the power of human Passions to alter a Feature of him … His Face was full and long; from his Crown to the end of his Nose was the shorter half of it, so that the Disproportion of his lower Features, when soberly compos'd, with an unwandering Eye hanging over them, threw him into the most lumpish, moping Mortal that ever made beholders merry!' Engraved after the oil painting by Robert Byng, now in the Garrick Club, London.
[Ref: 42091] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
R Bing pinx J. Faber Junior fecit 1712.
Rare mezzotint, sheet 130 x 85mm (5 x 3¼"). Trimmed; false margins added.
Cave Underhill (1634-1713), actor, here playing the role of Obadiah in 'The Committee' by Sir Robert Howard. Underhill had an acting career of almost fifty years, in which he specialised in eccentric and stupid characters. In the words of Colley Cibber, Underhill was 'a correct and natural Comedian, his particular Excellence was in Characters that may be called Still-life, I mean the Stiff, the Heavy, and the Stupid; to these he gave the exactest and the most expressive colours, and in some of them look'd as if it were not in the power of human Passions to alter a Feature of him … His Face was full and long; from his Crown to the end of his Nose was the shorter half of it, so that the Disproportion of his lower Features, when soberly compos'd, with an unwandering Eye hanging over them, threw him into the most lumpish, moping Mortal that ever made beholders merry!' Engraved after the oil painting by Robert Byng, now in the Garrick Club, London.
[Ref: 42091] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Madam Wright
John Vanderbank pinx.t 1729. J. Faber Fec.t
Mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; glued to backing sheet; repair top left.
Portrait of an unidentified sitter, after John Vanderbank (1694-1739), painter and draughtsman whose sitters included Sir Isaac Newton, the sculptor John Michael Rysbrac, and the poet James Thomson.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; O'D 1 (only likeness); CS 396. For Vanderbank's portraits of Newton and Rysbrac see refs. 33218 and 27207.
[Ref: 36692] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
John Vanderbank pinx.t 1729. J. Faber Fec.t
Mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; glued to backing sheet; repair top left.
Portrait of an unidentified sitter, after John Vanderbank (1694-1739), painter and draughtsman whose sitters included Sir Isaac Newton, the sculptor John Michael Rysbrac, and the poet James Thomson.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; O'D 1 (only likeness); CS 396. For Vanderbank's portraits of Newton and Rysbrac see refs. 33218 and 27207.
[Ref: 36692] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)