Grosvenor Prints

Adam Bearing the Murdered Body of Abel_and sighing under the sad burthen slowly moved towards his dwelling. Gessner's Death of Abel, Book the IV. Plate the 1.st [&] The Departure of Cain. They left their cottage Mahala with weeping eyes beheld the dwellings of her parents and of Mirza. Gessner’s Death of Abel. Book V.
H. Singleton pinxit. John Murphy excudit 1799. James Godby sculpsit. [&] H. Singleton pinxit. John Murphy excudit 1800. James Godby sculpsit.
London: Published Jan.y 7. 1799, by John Murphy, North-side Paddington Green. [&] London: Published Jan.y 2. 1800, by John Murphy. No.19 Howland Street Fitzroy Square.
A pair of stipples. Each 596 x 515mm (23½ x 20¼"), with large margins. First of pair cut into platemark along both side edges, some foxing to edges, but images excellent.
Adam and Eve, wearing animal skins, Adam carrying the dead body of his son Abel over his shoulder, approaching across a landscape, with Eve walking behind him, covering her face in her hands, mourning; [&] Cain, wearing animal skins, one hand to his head in despair, holding a son by the other hand, his wife beside him carrying a child and looking behind her sadly at the home they have left, two other children walking just ahead of them, pointing onward.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection.
[Ref: 28444] £300.00 view all images for this item

M.r William Austin, Drawing Master of Brighton. This Print is humbly dedicated to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with every mark of respect by his Highnesses much obliged & very humble Servant. W. Austin.
Edm.d Scott del.t. Ja.s Godby sculp.t.
Published as the Act directs March 25 1809 by W. Austin, No.20, Great Russell Street Brighton.
A fine stipple. Plate: 215 x 290mm (8½ x 11½"), very large margins. Dusty.
A seated portrait of drawing master and caricaturist William Austin (1721-1820). A pupil of George Bickham, Austin worked first as an artist and then as a drawing master in Brighton, he also owned a print shop which sold caricatures many of which supported Charles James Fox. Austin is shown holding a folio titled 'Patriotic Elections, Westminster, Middlesex, Surrey and Bedford' while a portfolio labelled 'Portraits of Mr Fox and other illustrious Characters' leans up against a table.
[Ref: 44589] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[Rev.d John Bartlam, A.M.]
[Painted by Geo. Dawe Esq.r R.A. Engraved by James Godby.]
[London: Edward Orme, 1823.]
Stipple, rare proof before letters, with very large margins. 375 x 285mm (14¾ x 11¼").
John Bartlam (1770-1823), vicar of Ponseland, Northumberland and Beoley, Worcestershire.
NPG D21485.
[Ref: 34383] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

The Young Roscius in the Character of Douglas.
[Engraved by Godby from the original drawing in the possession of his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales.]
[London, Edward Orme, 1805.]
Stipple engraving, printed in colours. Image 280 x 215mm, 11 x 8". Trimmed to printed border.
William Henry West Betty (1791-1874) as Douglas in the black verse tragedy by John Home. Betty. was a child actor billed as the 'Young Roscius' for his performances in adult roles like Hamlet and Romeo, 1804-1806, at Covent Garden.
Harvard Vol.I: p105, 45.
[Ref: 24252] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

The Young Roscius in the Character of Douglas.
Engraved by Godby from the original drawing in the possession of his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales.
Published Jan.y 1st 1805, by Edward Orme, His Majesty's Printseller, Bond Street, the Corner of Brook Street. Sold also by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co. Cockspur Street, & J. Ginger, Booksellers to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Piccadilly.
Stipple engraving, printed in colours. Sheet 325 x 240mm (12¾ x 9½"). J. Whatman watermark 1801. Trimmed within plate.
William Henry West Betty (1791-1874) as Douglas in the black verse tragedy by John Home. Betty was a child actor billed as the 'Young Roscius' for his performances in adult roles like Hamlet and Romeo, 1804-1806, at Covent Garden.
Harvard Vol.I: p105, 45.
[Ref: 41881] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Columbus.
Cipriani pinx.t. J. Godby sculp.
[Published either by Edward Orme in 1815 or William Darton, c.1820.]
Stipple with engraving. Sheet 380 x 305mm (15 x 12"). Trimmed within plate, losing publication line.
A full length portrait of Christopher Columbus, standing with one hand on a globe, the other holding a telescope. According to the BM (1880,0110.131) the original Cipriani portrait was of Galileo.
See also reference 60531.
[Ref: 60368] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Columbus.
Cipriani pinx.t. J. Godby sculp.
London: William Darton & Son, 58 Holborn Hill.]
Hand-coloured stipple with engraving. Sheet 415 x 270mm (16¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed within plate on three sides, pinholes in unprinted area of plate.
A full length portrait, standing with one hand on a globe, the other holding a telescope. According to the BM (1880,0110.131) the original Cipriani portrait was of Galileo. The plate was also published by Edward Orme in 1815.
See Ref: 60368.
[Ref: 60531] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Krass Phoroche or Cranbery liquor good.
G. Orlowski del.t. J. Godby sculp.t.
Pub.d March 25 1809 & Sold by Edw.d Orme Printseller to the King. Engraver & Publisher, Bond St corner of Brook S.t. London.
Hand-coloured stipple. Plate: 240 x 315mm (9½ x 12½"). Slight crease.
A portrait of a liquor seller wearing a fur hat and holding a jug. An illustration from 'Russian Cries, in Correct Portraiture from Drawings done on the spot by G. Orlowski...' 1809.
[Ref: 44603] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Alto-relievo by Niccola Pisano, over the door of the Cathedral Church at Lucca.
Wy.O. [monogram of William Young Ottley] del.t. Ja.s Godby Sc.t.
Pub.d March 16th 1809 by W.Y Ottley. London.
Stipple, half circle. Image area (at most) 150 x 265mm (6 x 10½), set in letterpress.
A relief of Christ being taken down from the Cross, a chapter heading for William Young Ottley's 'The Italian School of Design: Being a Series of Fac-Similes of Original Drawings by the Most Eminent Painters and Sculptors of Italy'.
[Ref: 59177] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[John Philip Kemble] Tragedy.
R.K. Porter del. J. Godby sculp.
Published by Edw.d Orme, Bond Street, April 4th 1806.
Stipple with etching. 240 x 185mm (9½ x 7¼"). Crease at edge of plate top right, hole in top margin. Small margins.
John Philip Kemble in classical dress, clasping a goblet to his chest.
[Ref: 62409] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Mother's Pride.
Singleton Pinx.t Godby Sculp.t [c.1815]
Aquatint with hand-colouring, sheet 290 x 240mm (11½ x 9½"). Trimmed inside platemark. Slight staining at corners.
Sentimental scene after Henry Singleton (1766-1839), London-born painter who began painting large and ambitious historical scenes such as 'Paul I Granting Liberty to Kosciuszko' (1797) and 'The Death of Captain Alexander Hood' but turned increasingly to book illustrations and genre scenes in his later years.
[Ref: 42462] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Funeral Procession of Lord Viscount Nelson, Jan.y 9th 1806.]
[W.M. Craig del. Edw.d Orme excu.t. J. Godby sculp.t.]
[Published & Sold Jan.y 12 1806 by Edwd Orme Engraver, Printseller to the King & Royal Family, 59, Bond Street, London.]
Coloured aquatint, sheet 270 x 395mm (10¾ x 15½"). Trimmed to image, losing all letters, tear in right edge.
Nelson's hearse in Ludgate Street, with St Paul's Cathedral behind. The design mimicked the 'Victory', with a figurehead and ship's stern. This example is apparently an early state: most examples have the shadows of spectators in the upper windows of Ludgate Street, all blank here. A plate from 'Orme's Graphic History of the Life, Exploits, and Death of Horation Nelson', published only three days after the funeral.
Abbey Life in England 327.
[Ref: 39092] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Funeral Procession of Lord Viscount Nelson, Jan.y 9th 1806.
W.M. Craig del. Edw.d Orme excu.t. J. Godby sculp.t.
Published & Sold Jan.y 12 1806 by Edwd Orme Engraver, Printseller to the King & Royal Family, 59, Bond Street, London.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 330 x 430mm (13 x 17''). Central vertical crease as issued.
Nelson's hearse in Ludgate Street, with St Paul's Cathedral behind. The design mimicked the 'Victory', with a figurehead and ship's stern. A plate from 'Orme's Graphic History of the Life, Exploits, and Death of Horation Nelson', published only three days after the funeral.
Abbey Life 327.
[Ref: 39094] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson. The Original Bust was executed in Marble from the Life, and presented to the City of London, by the Hon.ble Anne Seymour Bamer and is now placed in the Council Chamber of Guild Hall.
Engraved by Ja.s Godby.
Published July 10.th 1806 by Edw.d Orme Bond Street London.
Stipple. Plate: 350 x 235mm (13¾ x 9¼''). Diagonal creasing in bottom left corner
A print of a bust of Horation Nelson (1758-1805) who served as a naval commander during the Napoleonic Wars, famously defeating the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. A plate from 'Orme's Graphic history of the life, exploits, and death of Horatio Nelson...' 1806.
Abbey Life 327.
[Ref: 50894] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Funeral Procession of Lord Viscount Nelson, Jan.y 9th 1806.
W.M. Craig del. Edw.d Orme excu.t. J. Godby sculp.t.
Published & Sold Jan.y 12 1806 by Edwd Orme Engraver, Printseller to the King & Royal Family, 59, Bond Street, London.
Fine hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 330 x 430mm (13 x 17'') with very large margins. Central vertical crease as issued.
Nelson's hearse in Ludgate Street, with St Paul's Cathedral behind. The design mimicked the 'Victory', with a figurehead and ship's stern. A plate from 'Orme's Graphic History of the Life, Exploits, and Death of Horation Nelson', published only three days after the funeral.
Abbey Life 327.
[Ref: 50898] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Earl of Moira. To the R.t Hon.ble the Countess of Loudown & Moira, This Engraving is most respectfully Inscribed by her Ladyship's obedient Servant, Edw.d Orme.
Bull pinx.t. Godby Sculp.t.
Published & Sold Sept.r 1. 1805, by Edw.d Orme, 59 Bond Street, London.
Stipple with very large margins. 250 x 175mm (9¾ x 7").
Head & shoulders portrait of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira and later 1st Marquess of Hastings Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826) fought with distinction in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars, before becoming a politician serving as Governor General of India from 1813 to 1823. This portrait was published while Moira was serving as a general in Scotland.
[Ref: 31988] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Edward Snape.
Whitby pinx.t. Godby sculp.
London, Publish'd by the Author, May 1, 1791.
Stipple. 195 x 150mm (7¾ x 6"), with very large margins.
Portrait of Edward Snape (b.1728), a farrier, holding an book illustrating blood vessels. In 1766 Snape proposed the establishment of a 'hippiatric [horse] infirmary' as a school for the 'instruction of pupils in the profession', which eventually opened in Knightsbridge in 1778, the same year he published a print, 'A Muscular Preparation of a Horse', on which he described himself as 'Farrier to their Majesty’s & the 2nd Troop of the Horse Guards' with an address in Berkeley Square. In 1791 he published 'A Practical treatise on farriery including remarks on all diseases incident to horses', which had a second edition in 1805.
[Ref: 43391] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

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