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![[Achilles.]](jpegs/65735.jpg)
[Achilles.]
Rembrandt Pinxt. J.G.Haid fecit.
John Boydell excudit 1764.
Mezzotint, proof before title. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Some time-staining and foxing. Small margins.
A half-length portrait of a young man in armour. Profile to the left, a sheild on his left arm and holding a lance in his right hand.
Charrington 67 i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65735] £480.00
Rembrandt Pinxt. J.G.Haid fecit.
John Boydell excudit 1764.
Mezzotint, proof before title. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Some time-staining and foxing. Small margins.
A half-length portrait of a young man in armour. Profile to the left, a sheild on his left arm and holding a lance in his right hand.
Charrington 67 i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65735] £480.00
Colonel Barré.
H.D. Hamilton del. R. Sayer Excudit. R. Houston fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs, 2 July 1771.
Mezzotint. Platemark: 375 x 275mm (14¾ x 10¾"). Large margins. Bottom left corner cut outside of platemark.
A portrait of Irish soldier and politician Isaac Barré (1726 - 1802) in profile to the right. Barré earned distinction serving with the British army during the Seven Years' War, and later became a prominent Member of Parliament where he became a vocal supporter of William Pitt. He is known for coining the term 'Sons of Liberty' in reference to American Whigs opposed to the British government's policies.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Chaloner Smith: 5. II/II.
[Ref: 37709] £320.00
H.D. Hamilton del. R. Sayer Excudit. R. Houston fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs, 2 July 1771.
Mezzotint. Platemark: 375 x 275mm (14¾ x 10¾"). Large margins. Bottom left corner cut outside of platemark.
A portrait of Irish soldier and politician Isaac Barré (1726 - 1802) in profile to the right. Barré earned distinction serving with the British army during the Seven Years' War, and later became a prominent Member of Parliament where he became a vocal supporter of William Pitt. He is known for coining the term 'Sons of Liberty' in reference to American Whigs opposed to the British government's policies.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Chaloner Smith: 5. II/II.
[Ref: 37709] £320.00
![[The Fox Petition, 1769.] William Beckford Esq.r Member of Parliament for the City of London, chosen Alderman of Billingsgate ward, 1752.](jpegs/27578.jpg)
[The Fox Petition, 1769.] William Beckford Esq.r Member of Parliament for the City of London, chosen Alderman of Billingsgate ward, 1752. Ja.s Townsend Esq.r Member for Westloe in Cornwall, chosen Aldermann of Bishopsgte ward, June 23.d 1769. John Sawbridge Esq.r Member for Hithe in Kent, chosen Ald.n of Langbourn Ward, July 1st 1769.
R. Houston del et fecit.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Sep.r 29th 1769 by Jn.o Smith No 35 in Cheapside; and Rob.t Sayer No 53 in Fleet Street, London.
Scarce mezzotint. 305 x 390mm (12 x 15¼"). Narrow margins, slight damage on right; glued to backing sheet.
Portraits of three important London politicians, all supporters of John Wilkes and all Lord Mayors of London in the 1760s and 1770s. They are shown here preparing their petition against the Paymaster General of the Forces, Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, who was believed to have amassed a personal fortune of £400,000 in his eight years as Paymaster. Beckford (then Lord Mayor) holds the petition scroll in his hand, which is opened to the section which refers to Fox as 'the public defaulter of unaccounted millions'. Although he escaped from the charges Fox died an embittered man. Sawbridge, on the right, rests upon a volume of 'Locke on Government'.
C.S.Houston 9.
[Ref: 27578] £360.00
R. Houston del et fecit.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Sep.r 29th 1769 by Jn.o Smith No 35 in Cheapside; and Rob.t Sayer No 53 in Fleet Street, London.
Scarce mezzotint. 305 x 390mm (12 x 15¼"). Narrow margins, slight damage on right; glued to backing sheet.
Portraits of three important London politicians, all supporters of John Wilkes and all Lord Mayors of London in the 1760s and 1770s. They are shown here preparing their petition against the Paymaster General of the Forces, Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, who was believed to have amassed a personal fortune of £400,000 in his eight years as Paymaster. Beckford (then Lord Mayor) holds the petition scroll in his hand, which is opened to the section which refers to Fox as 'the public defaulter of unaccounted millions'. Although he escaped from the charges Fox died an embittered man. Sawbridge, on the right, rests upon a volume of 'Locke on Government'.
C.S.Houston 9.
[Ref: 27578] £360.00
![[The Fox Petition, 1769.] William Beckford Esq.r Member of Parliament for the City of London, chosen Alderman of Billingsgate ward, 1752.](jpegs/62769.jpg)
[The Fox Petition, 1769.] William Beckford Esq.r Member of Parliament for the City of London, chosen Alderman of Billingsgate ward, 1752. Ja.s Townsend Esq.r Member for Westloe in Cornwall, chosen Aldermann of Bishopsgte ward, June 23.d 1769. John Sawbridge Esq.r Member for Hithe in Kent, chosen Ald.n of Langbourn Ward, July 1st 1769.
R. Houston del et fecit.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Sep.r 29th 1769 by Jn.o Smith No 35 in Cheapside; and Rob.t Sayer No 53 in Fleet Street, London.
Scarce mezzotint. 305 x 390mm (12 x 15¼"). Tears taped.
Portraits of three important London politicians, all supporters of John Wilkes and all Lord Mayors of London in the 1760s and 1770s. They are shown here preparing their petition against the Paymaster General of the Forces, Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, who was believed to have amassed a personal fortune of £400,000 in his eight years as Paymaster. Beckford (then Lord Mayor) holds the petition scroll in his hand, which is opened to the section which refers to Fox as 'the public defaulter of unaccounted millions'. Although he escaped from the charges Fox died an embittered man. Sawbridge, on the right, rests upon a volume of 'Locke on Government'.
C.S.Houston 9.
[Ref: 62769] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
R. Houston del et fecit.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Sep.r 29th 1769 by Jn.o Smith No 35 in Cheapside; and Rob.t Sayer No 53 in Fleet Street, London.
Scarce mezzotint. 305 x 390mm (12 x 15¼"). Tears taped.
Portraits of three important London politicians, all supporters of John Wilkes and all Lord Mayors of London in the 1760s and 1770s. They are shown here preparing their petition against the Paymaster General of the Forces, Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, who was believed to have amassed a personal fortune of £400,000 in his eight years as Paymaster. Beckford (then Lord Mayor) holds the petition scroll in his hand, which is opened to the section which refers to Fox as 'the public defaulter of unaccounted millions'. Although he escaped from the charges Fox died an embittered man. Sawbridge, on the right, rests upon a volume of 'Locke on Government'.
C.S.Houston 9.
[Ref: 62769] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Fox Petition, 1769.] William Beckford Esq.r Member of Parliament for the City of London, chosen Alderman of Billingsgate ward, 1752.](jpegs/63173.jpg)
[The Fox Petition, 1769.] William Beckford Esq.r Member of Parliament for the City of London, chosen Alderman of Billingsgate ward, 1752. Ja.s Townsend Esq.r Member for Westloe in Cornwall, chosen Aldermann of Bishopsgte ward, June 23.d 1769. John Sawbridge Esq.r Member for Hithe in Kent, chosen Ald.n of Langbourn Ward, July 1st 1769.
R. Houston del et fecit.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Sep.r 29th 1769 by Jn.o Smith No 35 in Cheapside; and Rob.t Sayer No 53 in Fleet Street, London.
Scarce mezzotint, very fine impression; 305 x 390mm (12 x 15¼"), large margins on 3 sides. Loss in inscription area.
Portraits of three important London politicians, all supporters of John Wilkes and all Lord Mayors of London in the 1760s and 1770s. They are shown here preparing their petition against the Paymaster General of the Forces, Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, who was believed to have amassed a personal fortune of £400,000 in his eight years as Paymaster. Beckford (then Lord Mayor) holds the petition scroll in his hand, which is opened to the section which refers to Fox as 'the public defaulter of unaccounted millions'. Although he escaped from the charges Fox died an embittered man. Sawbridge, on the right, rests upon a volume of 'Locke on Government'.
C.S. 9.
[Ref: 63173] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
R. Houston del et fecit.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Sep.r 29th 1769 by Jn.o Smith No 35 in Cheapside; and Rob.t Sayer No 53 in Fleet Street, London.
Scarce mezzotint, very fine impression; 305 x 390mm (12 x 15¼"), large margins on 3 sides. Loss in inscription area.
Portraits of three important London politicians, all supporters of John Wilkes and all Lord Mayors of London in the 1760s and 1770s. They are shown here preparing their petition against the Paymaster General of the Forces, Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, who was believed to have amassed a personal fortune of £400,000 in his eight years as Paymaster. Beckford (then Lord Mayor) holds the petition scroll in his hand, which is opened to the section which refers to Fox as 'the public defaulter of unaccounted millions'. Although he escaped from the charges Fox died an embittered man. Sawbridge, on the right, rests upon a volume of 'Locke on Government'.
C.S. 9.
[Ref: 63173] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Mr. Berry in the Character, of Dominic, in the Spanish Friar.
T. Worlidge pinx.t R.d. Houston fec.t
London, Printed for John Bowles and Son, at the Black Horse, in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 355 x 254mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate. Slight damage on right.
Edward Berry (1697-1750), actor, shown in character for Dryden's 'Spanish Friar' (1681), wearing a Dominican habit and holding a large rosary in left hand at waist level.
CS: 10. Russell: 9.
[Ref: 27255] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
T. Worlidge pinx.t R.d. Houston fec.t
London, Printed for John Bowles and Son, at the Black Horse, in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 355 x 254mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate. Slight damage on right.
Edward Berry (1697-1750), actor, shown in character for Dryden's 'Spanish Friar' (1681), wearing a Dominican habit and holding a large rosary in left hand at waist level.
CS: 10. Russell: 9.
[Ref: 27255] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Mr. Berry in the Character, of Dominic, in the Spanish Friar.
T. Worlidge pinx.t R.d. Houston fec.t
[London, Printed for John Bowles and Son, at the Black Horse, in Cornhill.] [n.d. c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 355 x 254mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. Publication line scratched out. Slight rubbing.
Edward Berry (1697-1750), actor, shown in character for Dryden's 'Spanish Friar' (1681), wearing a Dominican habit and holding a large rosary in left hand at waist level.
CS: 10. Russell: 9.
[Ref: 43552] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
T. Worlidge pinx.t R.d. Houston fec.t
[London, Printed for John Bowles and Son, at the Black Horse, in Cornhill.] [n.d. c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 355 x 254mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. Publication line scratched out. Slight rubbing.
Edward Berry (1697-1750), actor, shown in character for Dryden's 'Spanish Friar' (1681), wearing a Dominican habit and holding a large rosary in left hand at waist level.
CS: 10. Russell: 9.
[Ref: 43552] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Blank, the Property of His Grace, the Duke of Ancaster. [...] by the Earl of Godolphin's Arabia, his Dam the little Hartley Mare...
[Engraved by Richard Houston after William Shaw.]
[Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles] N.º 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London.
Scarce mezzotint. 240 x 345mm (9½ x 13½"). Trimmed into image on three sides, into inscription at bottom, losing publisher's name, repair lower left with loss of text.
Blank, the horse of General Peregrine Bertie (1714-1778), 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. He was Master of the Horse from 1766 to 1778 and from 1765 for a year he held the position of Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte. All matters connected with the horses of the sovereign, the stables, the coach houses, the stud, mews were all within his jurisdiction. This plate was originally published in 1757; in this state the plate was cut down and the inscriptions re-engraved.
[Ref: 65675] £320.00
[Engraved by Richard Houston after William Shaw.]
[Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles] N.º 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London.
Scarce mezzotint. 240 x 345mm (9½ x 13½"). Trimmed into image on three sides, into inscription at bottom, losing publisher's name, repair lower left with loss of text.
Blank, the horse of General Peregrine Bertie (1714-1778), 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. He was Master of the Horse from 1766 to 1778 and from 1765 for a year he held the position of Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte. All matters connected with the horses of the sovereign, the stables, the coach houses, the stud, mews were all within his jurisdiction. This plate was originally published in 1757; in this state the plate was cut down and the inscriptions re-engraved.
[Ref: 65675] £320.00
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His most Serene Highness Charles Hereditary Prince of Brunswick & Lunenberg
I.G. Qisenis [Ziesenis] pinx.t. R. Houston fecit
[Printed for John Bowles, in Cornhill, & Carington Bowles, in St Pauls Church Yard, London]
Rare mezzotint; sheet 145 x 115mm (5¾ x 4½"). Trimmed inside platemark, losing publication line; glued to backing sheet.
Charles II, Duke of Brunswick-Luneberg (1735-1806), nephew of Friedrich II of Prussia. In 1764 he married Augusta, daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and in 1780 succeeded his father as Duke of Brunswick. His 'Brunswick manifesto' threatening France and ordering the restoring of monarchy (25 July 1792), led to the fall of the Tuileries and the imprisonment of the royal family. Later that year Charles led the Austro-Prussian army against the French revolutionaries but lost at Valmy. He died in battle at Auerstedt in 1806. Engraved after the portrait by Johann Georg Ziesenis (1716-1776), Danish painter who became court artist to George II in Hannover in 1760.
CS 14
[Ref: 35276] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
I.G. Qisenis [Ziesenis] pinx.t. R. Houston fecit
[Printed for John Bowles, in Cornhill, & Carington Bowles, in St Pauls Church Yard, London]
Rare mezzotint; sheet 145 x 115mm (5¾ x 4½"). Trimmed inside platemark, losing publication line; glued to backing sheet.
Charles II, Duke of Brunswick-Luneberg (1735-1806), nephew of Friedrich II of Prussia. In 1764 he married Augusta, daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and in 1780 succeeded his father as Duke of Brunswick. His 'Brunswick manifesto' threatening France and ordering the restoring of monarchy (25 July 1792), led to the fall of the Tuileries and the imprisonment of the royal family. Later that year Charles led the Austro-Prussian army against the French revolutionaries but lost at Valmy. He died in battle at Auerstedt in 1806. Engraved after the portrait by Johann Georg Ziesenis (1716-1776), Danish painter who became court artist to George II in Hannover in 1760.
CS 14
[Ref: 35276] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Burgomaster.]](jpegs/65709.jpg)
[The Burgomaster.]
[Rembrandt Pinxit. R.Houston fecit.]
[n.d, c.1760.]
Mezzotint, proof before all letters, 18th century watermark. Sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Creasing in upper left of image and faint foxing. Trimmed to platemark.
Portrait of a Burgomaster, the Mayor of a Dutch, Flemish, German, Austrian or Swizz town. He wears a a white ruff and a wide hat.
CS 147.Charrington 79 i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65709] £420.00
[Rembrandt Pinxit. R.Houston fecit.]
[n.d, c.1760.]
Mezzotint, proof before all letters, 18th century watermark. Sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Creasing in upper left of image and faint foxing. Trimmed to platemark.
Portrait of a Burgomaster, the Mayor of a Dutch, Flemish, German, Austrian or Swizz town. He wears a a white ruff and a wide hat.
CS 147.Charrington 79 i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65709] £420.00
Champion. Got by Pot _8_0s _ His Dam, was call'd Huncamunca, by Eclipse. For his Pedigree and Performances, See Mr. Wetherbys, Stud Book.
J.N. Sartorius Pinx.t. [engraved by Richard Houston]
Published Jan.y 1st. 1802, by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street London.
Mezzotint. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"), large margins. Surface abrasion in margins.
A racehorse with saddle, held by a groom.
Silzer p.243, 'engraved by Houston'. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65681] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J.N. Sartorius Pinx.t. [engraved by Richard Houston]
Published Jan.y 1st. 1802, by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street London.
Mezzotint. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"), large margins. Surface abrasion in margins.
A racehorse with saddle, held by a groom.
Silzer p.243, 'engraved by Houston'. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65681] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Honourable Francis Charteris Esqr.
J. Reynolds pinxt. Rd. Houston fecit.
[n.d. c.1757.]
Mezzotint, with large margins. Plate 330 x 228mm. 13 x 9".
Francis Wemyss Charteris (1723-1808) was a Scottish landowner, 6th Earl of Wemyss. His elder brother David, Lord Elcho, was implicated in the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and was attainted in 1746, and died childless in 1787, therefore Charteris inherited the title as 7th Earl of Wemyss.
Hamilton: p.17, ii. CS: 27, ii.
[Ref: 24767] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
J. Reynolds pinxt. Rd. Houston fecit.
[n.d. c.1757.]
Mezzotint, with large margins. Plate 330 x 228mm. 13 x 9".
Francis Wemyss Charteris (1723-1808) was a Scottish landowner, 6th Earl of Wemyss. His elder brother David, Lord Elcho, was implicated in the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and was attainted in 1746, and died childless in 1787, therefore Charteris inherited the title as 7th Earl of Wemyss.
Hamilton: p.17, ii. CS: 27, ii.
[Ref: 24767] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Portraiture of the fine Chestnut Arabian.
T. Spencer delin. R. Houston fecit.
Publish'd 26th April 1756 as the Act directs.
Scarce early issue & rare mezzotint with engraved rococo border. 305 x 355mm (12 x 14"), with large margins. Uncut. Repaired tears in the top margin.
A famous stud horse, also known as ' Wilson's Arabian', probably from near Aleppo in Syria; after being purchased by George Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoul, for £200 while Hay was ambassador to the court of Constantinople, he was brought to England by a Mr. Fitzhugh, and sold to Charles Wilson, who stood him at Oran, near Catterick in Yorkshire. Amongst others he sired the "famous" chestnut mare Primrose (1754), the racehorse Narcissus (1756), Miss Teasdale (1755) and Negro (1758). Published in "12 Portraits of Racehorses", engraved by Richard Houston after Thomas Spencer and James Seymour.
Siltzer p.389.
[Ref: 52180] £680.00
T. Spencer delin. R. Houston fecit.
Publish'd 26th April 1756 as the Act directs.
Scarce early issue & rare mezzotint with engraved rococo border. 305 x 355mm (12 x 14"), with large margins. Uncut. Repaired tears in the top margin.
A famous stud horse, also known as ' Wilson's Arabian', probably from near Aleppo in Syria; after being purchased by George Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoul, for £200 while Hay was ambassador to the court of Constantinople, he was brought to England by a Mr. Fitzhugh, and sold to Charles Wilson, who stood him at Oran, near Catterick in Yorkshire. Amongst others he sired the "famous" chestnut mare Primrose (1754), the racehorse Narcissus (1756), Miss Teasdale (1755) and Negro (1758). Published in "12 Portraits of Racehorses", engraved by Richard Houston after Thomas Spencer and James Seymour.
Siltzer p.389.
[Ref: 52180] £680.00
Ha! Ha! Hah! ___ I've got the Chink.
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Bowles & Carver, 69 St. Paul's Chruch Yard, London. [n.d., c.1780].
Hand coloured mezzotint, large margins on 3 sides. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Trimmed to plate at bottom edge.
A young man with a pile of gold coins in his hands stands directed to right, grinning at the viewer.
Ex CLB iii/iii. Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32995] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Bowles & Carver, 69 St. Paul's Chruch Yard, London. [n.d., c.1780].
Hand coloured mezzotint, large margins on 3 sides. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Trimmed to plate at bottom edge.
A young man with a pile of gold coins in his hands stands directed to right, grinning at the viewer.
Ex CLB iii/iii. Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32995] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Portraiture of Dormouse Who was bred by the R.t Hon.ble the Earl of Godolphin...
Spencer del. Houston fecit.
Publish'd March 1756 as the Act directs.
Mezzotint with engraved rococo border, early printing, 18th century watermark. 300 x 350mm (11¾ x 13¾"). Damage in inscription area.
A stallion being led by a groom. Published in "12 Portraits of Racehorses", engraved by Richard Houston after Thomas Spencer and James Seymour.
Siltzer p.389. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65679] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Spencer del. Houston fecit.
Publish'd March 1756 as the Act directs.
Mezzotint with engraved rococo border, early printing, 18th century watermark. 300 x 350mm (11¾ x 13¾"). Damage in inscription area.
A stallion being led by a groom. Published in "12 Portraits of Racehorses", engraved by Richard Houston after Thomas Spencer and James Seymour.
Siltzer p.389. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65679] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Eclipse the property of Cap.t O. Kelly was got by Mask when in the Possession of Mr Wildman, he won the following Prizes Viz. in 1769 six Kings Plates of 100 G.s each at Winchester, Canterbury, Newmarket, Salisbury, Lewis & Litchfield, most of which he walked over the course alone, no Horse daring to start against him, at Newmarket 17 April 1770 he beat ye famous Horse Bucephalus & on ye 19.th following he won the Kings 100 G.s against some of the most famous Horses double distanced them ye second heat.
F. Sartorius pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer. No 53 Fleet Street [n.d., c.1854].
Mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), paper watermarked 'J King Alton Mill 1854), with large margins.
First published 1770.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 64838] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
F. Sartorius pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer. No 53 Fleet Street [n.d., c.1854].
Mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), paper watermarked 'J King Alton Mill 1854), with large margins.
First published 1770.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 64838] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus. Natus A.º 1467. Obÿt A.º 1536.
R. Houston Fecit [after Holbein].
Printed for E. Bakewell & H. Parker, in Cornhill, London [n.d., 1759].
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 260 x 200mm (10¼ x 8") large margins. Mounted in album paper at edges.
Half-length portrait in oval of Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536), Dutch Renaissance humanist and a Catholic theologian, engraved by Richard Houston for Rolt's 'The Lives of the Principal Reformers'.
CS 58.
[Ref: 61647] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
R. Houston Fecit [after Holbein].
Printed for E. Bakewell & H. Parker, in Cornhill, London [n.d., 1759].
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 260 x 200mm (10¼ x 8") large margins. Mounted in album paper at edges.
Half-length portrait in oval of Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536), Dutch Renaissance humanist and a Catholic theologian, engraved by Richard Houston for Rolt's 'The Lives of the Principal Reformers'.
CS 58.
[Ref: 61647] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Desiderius Erasmus.
Holbein pinxit. Houston fecit.
[Published by Benjamin White, 1758-60.]
Mezzotint. 255 x 200mm (10 x 8"). Narrow right margin, with stitch marks.
Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536), Dutch Renaissance humanist and a Catholic theologian, engraved by Richard Houston as the frontispiece to Jortin's 'Life of Erasmus'. It is reversed from the original oil by Hans Holbein, painted in 1523, now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Not in CS.
[Ref: 40508] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Holbein pinxit. Houston fecit.
[Published by Benjamin White, 1758-60.]
Mezzotint. 255 x 200mm (10 x 8"). Narrow right margin, with stitch marks.
Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536), Dutch Renaissance humanist and a Catholic theologian, engraved by Richard Houston as the frontispiece to Jortin's 'Life of Erasmus'. It is reversed from the original oil by Hans Holbein, painted in 1523, now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Not in CS.
[Ref: 40508] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Little Executioner.]](jpegs/53119.jpg)
[The Little Executioner.]
Rp f. [Engraved by Richard Houston.]
[1755.]
Mezzotint. 130 x 160mm (5¼ x 6¼"). Folded twice as issued, folds taped on verso.
A copy of the first mezzotint to be published in England, which had been engraved by Prince Rupert of the Rhine, who introduced the technique to England when he returned with the Restoration in 1660. Rupert demonstrated the process to associates, including John Evelyn, who persuaded Rupert to contribute this portrait to his history of printmaking, 'Sculpura', in 1662. According to Chaloner Smith this version was engraved for the second edition of 'Sculpura'.
CS: 7.ii Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 53119] £330.00
Rp f. [Engraved by Richard Houston.]
[1755.]
Mezzotint. 130 x 160mm (5¼ x 6¼"). Folded twice as issued, folds taped on verso.
A copy of the first mezzotint to be published in England, which had been engraved by Prince Rupert of the Rhine, who introduced the technique to England when he returned with the Restoration in 1660. Rupert demonstrated the process to associates, including John Evelyn, who persuaded Rupert to contribute this portrait to his history of printmaking, 'Sculpura', in 1662. According to Chaloner Smith this version was engraved for the second edition of 'Sculpura'.
CS: 7.ii Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 53119] £330.00
The Fair Quaker. Nor Gold, nor Gems are wanting to the Maid, [/] In neat simplicity, like this, Array'd; [/] Plain native Beauty, ore delights the hearts, [/] Than all the Glittering Ornaments of Art.
R. Houton delin & fecit.
Printed for John Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Mezzotint with large margins top & bottom. Plate: 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed to platemark left & right. Repaired tears in edges. Bit messy.
A three-quarter length portrait of Hannah Gurney (neé Middleton)(1742-1779) wife of the quaker Joseph Gurney. She is depicted in simple quaker dress and bonnet.
CS: 132.II, Russell 132.
[Ref: 36843] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
R. Houton delin & fecit.
Printed for John Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Mezzotint with large margins top & bottom. Plate: 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed to platemark left & right. Repaired tears in edges. Bit messy.
A three-quarter length portrait of Hannah Gurney (neé Middleton)(1742-1779) wife of the quaker Joseph Gurney. She is depicted in simple quaker dress and bonnet.
CS: 132.II, Russell 132.
[Ref: 36843] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Frederic III, Roi de Prusse, Electeur de Brandebourg.
Pesne Pinx.t. 1756. R. Houston Fecit.
London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1775.]
Mezzotint. 360 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, laid on album page. Small margins on 3 sides.
Frederick Hohenzollern (1657-1713) who, in exchange for an alliance against King Louis XIV in the War of the Spanish Succession, persuaded the Holy Roman Emperor to allow the elevatation of Brandenburg and Prussia to a kingdom, crowning himself the king of Prussia in 1701. Originally published by John Bowles.
Chaloner Smith 96.
[Ref: 64012] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Pesne Pinx.t. 1756. R. Houston Fecit.
London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1775.]
Mezzotint. 360 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, laid on album page. Small margins on 3 sides.
Frederick Hohenzollern (1657-1713) who, in exchange for an alliance against King Louis XIV in the War of the Spanish Succession, persuaded the Holy Roman Emperor to allow the elevatation of Brandenburg and Prussia to a kingdom, crowning himself the king of Prussia in 1701. Originally published by John Bowles.
Chaloner Smith 96.
[Ref: 64012] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
George II.d by the Grace of God, King of Great Britian, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith. Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburgh, Elector of Hanover, Arch Treasurer, & Prince of the Sacred Roman Empire, &c.
[After Thomas Worlidge] [Print made by Richard Houston]
[n.d. 1760]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Some creasing.
Bust portrait of George II, head in profile, within an oval frame on a plinth. State after inscription moved from plaque to a space cleared below image, artists' names removed, before publication line.
CS 39a.III;
[Ref: 58794] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[After Thomas Worlidge] [Print made by Richard Houston]
[n.d. 1760]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Some creasing.
Bust portrait of George II, head in profile, within an oval frame on a plinth. State after inscription moved from plaque to a space cleared below image, artists' names removed, before publication line.
CS 39a.III;
[Ref: 58794] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Reverend Andrew Gifford, D.D.
From the Original Picture painted by J. Russel. Carington Bowles, Excudit. R. Houston fecit. Published as the Act directs, 2d. June 1774.
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London.
Mezzotint. 260 x 365mm. Light foxing.
[1700 - 1784]. Baptist minister and assistant librarian at the British Museum
CS: 47.
[Ref: 5298] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
From the Original Picture painted by J. Russel. Carington Bowles, Excudit. R. Houston fecit. Published as the Act directs, 2d. June 1774.
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London.
Mezzotint. 260 x 365mm. Light foxing.
[1700 - 1784]. Baptist minister and assistant librarian at the British Museum
CS: 47.
[Ref: 5298] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
The Reverend Andrew Gifford, D.D.
From an Original Picture painted by J. Russel. R. Houston fecit.
Published as the Act directs, 2nd June 1774.
Mezzotint. Platemark: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Very large margins.
A portrait of Andrew Gifford (1701 - 1784), a Baptist minsister in Nottingham. Gifford was a great collector of coins, books, and manuscripts and was appointed the assistant librarian to the British Museum.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Chaloner Smith: 47.
[Ref: 37695] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
From an Original Picture painted by J. Russel. R. Houston fecit.
Published as the Act directs, 2nd June 1774.
Mezzotint. Platemark: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Very large margins.
A portrait of Andrew Gifford (1701 - 1784), a Baptist minsister in Nottingham. Gifford was a great collector of coins, books, and manuscripts and was appointed the assistant librarian to the British Museum.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Chaloner Smith: 47.
[Ref: 37695] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
Mr. Serjeant Glyn, Member of Parliament for the County of Middlesex. John Wilkes Esq.r Elected Knight of the Shire for the County of Middlesex, 29th March 1768. Alderman of the Ward of Faringdon without. The Rev.d John Horne, Minister of New Brentford. Pr. 5.s.
Rich.d Houston inv.t delin. et fecit.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Feb.y 6. 1769, by Rob.t Sayer, at No.53 in Fleet Street, & J.no Smith at No. 35 in Cheapside, London.
Very rare mezzotint. 305 x 389mm (12 x 15¼"), with wide margins Few small creases.
Group portrait, seated around a table, John Glyn (1722-1779), Serjeant-at-law and recorder of London, to left wearing bands and short wig, right hand on his knee, holding quill in left, John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), radical political writer, opposite him, leaning forward and gesturing as he speaks, and between them John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and satirical writer, especially of "The North Briton", who wears a fur-trimmed cloak and points at papers on the table labelled 'Addresses to County County of Middlesex Constitutional Legal Liberty / General Warrants Seizure of Papers Habeas Corpus Alteration of Records Informations ex Office Close Imprisonment / Treatise on Inclosing Commons Freedom of Elections Trial by Jury Letters to Sr. J. Gibbons and Sir W. B. Proctor', with a folding screen to right and a picture behind of an allegorical female figure holding a scroll of Magna Charta.
CS: 48. Russell: 48.
[Ref: 30871] £490.00
Rich.d Houston inv.t delin. et fecit.
Publish'd as the Act directs, Feb.y 6. 1769, by Rob.t Sayer, at No.53 in Fleet Street, & J.no Smith at No. 35 in Cheapside, London.
Very rare mezzotint. 305 x 389mm (12 x 15¼"), with wide margins Few small creases.
Group portrait, seated around a table, John Glyn (1722-1779), Serjeant-at-law and recorder of London, to left wearing bands and short wig, right hand on his knee, holding quill in left, John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), radical political writer, opposite him, leaning forward and gesturing as he speaks, and between them John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and satirical writer, especially of "The North Briton", who wears a fur-trimmed cloak and points at papers on the table labelled 'Addresses to County County of Middlesex Constitutional Legal Liberty / General Warrants Seizure of Papers Habeas Corpus Alteration of Records Informations ex Office Close Imprisonment / Treatise on Inclosing Commons Freedom of Elections Trial by Jury Letters to Sr. J. Gibbons and Sir W. B. Proctor', with a folding screen to right and a picture behind of an allegorical female figure holding a scroll of Magna Charta.
CS: 48. Russell: 48.
[Ref: 30871] £490.00
Inscribed to the Noble & most Hon.ble Charles Watson Wentworth, Marquiss of Rockingham; By his Lordship's most Obedient & Devoted Servant, Reginald Heber. The Pedigree and Perormances of Bay Malton.~The Pedigree & Performance of the Grey Horse Gimcrack. "Bay Malton was got by Sampson his Dam by Old Cade, his Grand Dam by Old Traveller, his Great Grand Dam..............Gimcrack was got by Cripple, a Son of Lord Godolphin's late Arabian, jis Dam by Grisewood Partner, a Son of Old-Partner, got by Jigg..."
Fra. Sartorius pinx. R. Houston del et fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 10th March 1766, by R. Heber in Chancery Lane & Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, in Fleet Street. right. Price 5s.
Scarce mezzotint, 18th century watermark, 335 x 455mm (13 x 17¾"). Tears in margins, abrasions and creases in image all repaired. Small margins.
Francis Sartorius 1734-1804, John's son and pupil, was born in 1734. His first important work was a portrait of a racehorse owned by the Duke of Grafton. Other portraits followed including Bay Malton, for the Marquis of Rockingham. Sartorius was a prolific and a favourite of the racing fraternity. To various London galleries he contributed thirty-eight works, including twelve to the Royal Academy. He lived in Soho, lastly, at 17 Gerrard Street and he died on 5 March 1804, in his seventieth year. Houston, Richard 1721?-1775, mezzotint engraver, born in Dublin about 1721, became a pupil of John Brooks, who was also the master of McArdell and Spooner. Like his fellow-pupils, he possessed much natural talent, and led a dissipated life. He came to London about 1747, where he fell into debt being imprisoned in Fleet Prison. Robert Sayer paid his debts and it wasn't until after 1760 that Houston was free of his commitment to Sayer. Bay Malton:Prior to the start of his second season on the turf Bay Malton was purchased by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquis of Rockingham. A stout and honest runner he was started only once or twice each season and had a lengthy and lucrative career. He earned his owner and his backers huge sums of money although his finest victory was likely that at York in 1766 where he set a new course record. He lost only two races, both of them in his final two seasons. He retired to Lord Rockingham's stud at Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham, Yorkshire, where he stood privately. He left no stock that bred on although he sired a few runners, including Mr. Preston's Flaunter. Bay Malton died at Wentworth in 1786. Gimcrack: Making his first start at Epsom in 1764 he won all seven of his races that year. Among his victories at Newmarket was the Whip, allegedly given by Charles 2nd and later said to include hair from the mane and tail of Eclipse. Throughout his active turf career he ran in nearly forty races, the majority of them in heats and over long distances. He was beaten only ten times in eight years. In 1766 when owned by Count Lauraguais he performed the remarkable feat of running twenty-two and a half miles in one hour in France. He is still remembered today for his racing excellence and commemorated by the Gimcrack Stakes held at York,
Siltzer: 242. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65880] £620.00
Fra. Sartorius pinx. R. Houston del et fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 10th March 1766, by R. Heber in Chancery Lane & Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, in Fleet Street. right. Price 5s.
Scarce mezzotint, 18th century watermark, 335 x 455mm (13 x 17¾"). Tears in margins, abrasions and creases in image all repaired. Small margins.
Francis Sartorius 1734-1804, John's son and pupil, was born in 1734. His first important work was a portrait of a racehorse owned by the Duke of Grafton. Other portraits followed including Bay Malton, for the Marquis of Rockingham. Sartorius was a prolific and a favourite of the racing fraternity. To various London galleries he contributed thirty-eight works, including twelve to the Royal Academy. He lived in Soho, lastly, at 17 Gerrard Street and he died on 5 March 1804, in his seventieth year. Houston, Richard 1721?-1775, mezzotint engraver, born in Dublin about 1721, became a pupil of John Brooks, who was also the master of McArdell and Spooner. Like his fellow-pupils, he possessed much natural talent, and led a dissipated life. He came to London about 1747, where he fell into debt being imprisoned in Fleet Prison. Robert Sayer paid his debts and it wasn't until after 1760 that Houston was free of his commitment to Sayer. Bay Malton:Prior to the start of his second season on the turf Bay Malton was purchased by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquis of Rockingham. A stout and honest runner he was started only once or twice each season and had a lengthy and lucrative career. He earned his owner and his backers huge sums of money although his finest victory was likely that at York in 1766 where he set a new course record. He lost only two races, both of them in his final two seasons. He retired to Lord Rockingham's stud at Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham, Yorkshire, where he stood privately. He left no stock that bred on although he sired a few runners, including Mr. Preston's Flaunter. Bay Malton died at Wentworth in 1786. Gimcrack: Making his first start at Epsom in 1764 he won all seven of his races that year. Among his victories at Newmarket was the Whip, allegedly given by Charles 2nd and later said to include hair from the mane and tail of Eclipse. Throughout his active turf career he ran in nearly forty races, the majority of them in heats and over long distances. He was beaten only ten times in eight years. In 1766 when owned by Count Lauraguais he performed the remarkable feat of running twenty-two and a half miles in one hour in France. He is still remembered today for his racing excellence and commemorated by the Gimcrack Stakes held at York,
Siltzer: 242. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65880] £620.00
Wishing a happy New Year to Grand Papa.
Canot Pinx. R. Houston fecit.
London Printed for John Bowles_ at No 13 _ in Cornhill. [n.d., c.1760.]
Fine mezzotint, with small margins, very fine and rare image, 370 x 250mm. 13¾ x 9¾".
A pair of small children are presented to their grandfather.
[Ref: 24485] £390.00
Canot Pinx. R. Houston fecit.
London Printed for John Bowles_ at No 13 _ in Cornhill. [n.d., c.1760.]
Fine mezzotint, with small margins, very fine and rare image, 370 x 250mm. 13¾ x 9¾".
A pair of small children are presented to their grandfather.
[Ref: 24485] £390.00
He... igh_Ho.
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Bowles & Carver, St. Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1800].
Mezzotint. 110 x 145mm (4¼ x 5¾"), with large margins.
Half-length portrait of a woman wearing a white bonnet and scarf, yawning,
[Ref: 63431] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Bowles & Carver, St. Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1800].
Mezzotint. 110 x 145mm (4¼ x 5¾"), with large margins.
Half-length portrait of a woman wearing a white bonnet and scarf, yawning,
[Ref: 63431] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
He... igh_Ho.
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Bowles & Carver, St. Pauls Church Yard, London [n.d., c.1800].
Mezzotint. 110 x 145mm (4¼ x 5¾"), with good margins.
Half portrait of a man yawning, he has his hand tucked in his waistcoat.
BM 1873,0712.816.
[Ref: 35003] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Bowles & Carver, St. Pauls Church Yard, London [n.d., c.1800].
Mezzotint. 110 x 145mm (4¼ x 5¾"), with good margins.
Half portrait of a man yawning, he has his hand tucked in his waistcoat.
BM 1873,0712.816.
[Ref: 35003] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
He...igh____Ho.
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
[Printed for Rob.t sayer near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street. n.d., c.1780].
Hand coloured mezzotint. Sheet size: 150 x 125mm (6 x 5"). Trimmed at bottom edge losing platemark. Creasing to sheet. Damaged.
A man, directed, facing and looking to front. His left hand is tucked into his waistcoat and his mouth is wide open in a large yawn. One of a pair showing a woman half-length in profile to right, also yawning broadly. See item ref: 32823.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33105] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
[Printed for Rob.t sayer near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street. n.d., c.1780].
Hand coloured mezzotint. Sheet size: 150 x 125mm (6 x 5"). Trimmed at bottom edge losing platemark. Creasing to sheet. Damaged.
A man, directed, facing and looking to front. His left hand is tucked into his waistcoat and his mouth is wide open in a large yawn. One of a pair showing a woman half-length in profile to right, also yawning broadly. See item ref: 32823.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33105] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Henricus VIII. D.G. Ang. Fr. & Hiberniæ, Rex, F.D.
R. Houston fecit [after Hans Holbein].
Printed for E. Bakewell & H. Parker, in Cornhill London.
Mezzotint. 260 x 200mm (10¼ x 8"), with large margins. Slightly time stained.
A half-length portrait of Henry VIII wearing a fur robe, feathered cap and large chains.
[Ref: 55061] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
R. Houston fecit [after Hans Holbein].
Printed for E. Bakewell & H. Parker, in Cornhill London.
Mezzotint. 260 x 200mm (10¼ x 8"), with large margins. Slightly time stained.
A half-length portrait of Henry VIII wearing a fur robe, feathered cap and large chains.
[Ref: 55061] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Dr. John Hill.
F. Cotes ad Vivum delt. 1757. R: Houston Fecit.
Mezzotint. Plate 350 x 223mm. 13¾ x 8¾". Uncut, stain on left.
Dr Sir John Hill ( c. 1714-1775), MD; naturalist and writer. He won the Order of Vasa from the King of Sweden, after which he called himself "Sir John" Hill. Died of gout which he professed to cure in others!
CS: 64: i.
[Ref: 15779] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
F. Cotes ad Vivum delt. 1757. R: Houston Fecit.
Mezzotint. Plate 350 x 223mm. 13¾ x 8¾". Uncut, stain on left.
Dr Sir John Hill ( c. 1714-1775), MD; naturalist and writer. He won the Order of Vasa from the King of Sweden, after which he called himself "Sir John" Hill. Died of gout which he professed to cure in others!
CS: 64: i.
[Ref: 15779] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![HE...IGH_HO [Male] [&] HE..IGH_HO [Female] [Pair].](jpegs/33006.jpg)
HE...IGH_HO [Male] [&] HE..IGH_HO [Female] [Pair].
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
[n.d., c.1780].
A pair of hand coloured mezzotints. Sheet size: 145 x 110mm (5¾ x 4¼") each. Bright colours. Trimmed to image. Glued to backing sheet.
A pair. A man, directed, facing and looking to front. His left hand is tucked into his waistcoat and his mouth is wide open in a large yawn. A woman shown half-length in profile to right, yawning broadly, her hands in her lap, wearing a white bonnet and scarf.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33006] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
[n.d., c.1780].
A pair of hand coloured mezzotints. Sheet size: 145 x 110mm (5¾ x 4¼") each. Bright colours. Trimmed to image. Glued to backing sheet.
A pair. A man, directed, facing and looking to front. His left hand is tucked into his waistcoat and his mouth is wide open in a large yawn. A woman shown half-length in profile to right, yawning broadly, her hands in her lap, wearing a white bonnet and scarf.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33006] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Head of the Executioner]](jpegs/3316.jpg)
[Head of the Executioner]
[Engraved by Richard Houston after Prince Rupert.]
[c.1755.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 130 x 160mm (5¼ x 6¼"). Trimmed to platemark, small hole top centre.
Houston's copy of one of the most celebrated of all mezzotints, Prince Rupert's study of the executioner's head from a painting of the executioner with the head of John the Baptist, attributed to a follower of Ribera, in Munich. With Rupert's monogram mezzotinted top right.
[Ref: 3316] £450.00
[Engraved by Richard Houston after Prince Rupert.]
[c.1755.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 130 x 160mm (5¼ x 6¼"). Trimmed to platemark, small hole top centre.
Houston's copy of one of the most celebrated of all mezzotints, Prince Rupert's study of the executioner's head from a painting of the executioner with the head of John the Baptist, attributed to a follower of Ribera, in Munich. With Rupert's monogram mezzotinted top right.
[Ref: 3316] £450.00
The Hunter in a Flying Leap.
J. Seymour Pinxt.. R. Houston Fecit~.
Printed for J. Bowles & Son at tahe Black Horse in Cornhil.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm. Carrying the stamp of the Duke of Cambridge's collection on bottom right corner.
[Ref: 5471] £520.00
J. Seymour Pinxt.. R. Houston Fecit~.
Printed for J. Bowles & Son at tahe Black Horse in Cornhil.
Mezzotint. 350 x 250mm. Carrying the stamp of the Duke of Cambridge's collection on bottom right corner.
[Ref: 5471] £520.00
William Kingsley Esq.r Major General of his Majesty's Forces, Colonel of the 20 Regiment of Foot, and Governor of Fort William in North Britain.
J. Reynolds pinx.t. R. Houston fecit 1760.
Printed for Rich.d Houston at Charing Cross, Tho.s Jefferys the Corner of St. Martins Lane, & Rob.t Sayer, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street.
Fine mezzotint. 390 x 280mm (15¼ x 11"), with very large margins.
Half-length portrait of William Kingsley (c.1698-1769). In May 1745 he served at the battle of Fontenoy, where a cannon-ball passed between his legs and killed four men behind him. In the December of the same year, during the Jacobite Rebellion and the 'March to Finchley', he was sent to Northamptonshire by the Duke of Cumberland to obtain information of the enemy's movements. During the Seven Years war he distinguished himself at the battle of Minden on 1 August 1759, and was appointed Governor of Fort William in March 1760 but did not reside there as he was still on active duty against France, becoming Lieutenant General in December that year.
CS 67, i. Hamilton p.44.I
[Ref: 59586] £420.00
J. Reynolds pinx.t. R. Houston fecit 1760.
Printed for Rich.d Houston at Charing Cross, Tho.s Jefferys the Corner of St. Martins Lane, & Rob.t Sayer, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street.
Fine mezzotint. 390 x 280mm (15¼ x 11"), with very large margins.
Half-length portrait of William Kingsley (c.1698-1769). In May 1745 he served at the battle of Fontenoy, where a cannon-ball passed between his legs and killed four men behind him. In the December of the same year, during the Jacobite Rebellion and the 'March to Finchley', he was sent to Northamptonshire by the Duke of Cumberland to obtain information of the enemy's movements. During the Seven Years war he distinguished himself at the battle of Minden on 1 August 1759, and was appointed Governor of Fort William in March 1760 but did not reside there as he was still on active duty against France, becoming Lieutenant General in December that year.
CS 67, i. Hamilton p.44.I
[Ref: 59586] £420.00
The Reverend John Langford, V.D.M.
J. Russel pinxt. Carington Bowles excudit. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Publish'd as the Act directs, August 1. 1775.
Mezzotint. Image 255 x 330mm. 'Price 2s.' inscribed lower right. Trimmed to image. Crease through top left corner.
Dissenting minister.
CS: 68. Only state.
[Ref: 5299] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
J. Russel pinxt. Carington Bowles excudit. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Publish'd as the Act directs, August 1. 1775.
Mezzotint. Image 255 x 330mm. 'Price 2s.' inscribed lower right. Trimmed to image. Crease through top left corner.
Dissenting minister.
CS: 68. Only state.
[Ref: 5299] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Stringer Lawrence Esq.r, Major General and Commander in Chief in the East Indies.
J. Reynolds Pinx.t. 1761. R. Houston Londini fec.t 1761.
Printed for John Bowles and Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Mezzotint. 390 x 275mm (15¼ x 10¾"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame. Small margins.
Stringer Lawrence (1698-1775), the first Commander-in-Chief of Fort William. 'Father of the Indian army', Lawrence served in Gibraltar and fought in the Battle of Culloden before being placed in command of the East India Company's troops in 1748. While acting as the governor of Fort St. David, he recognised the abilities of his junior, Robert Clive and assisted in his rise. He left India in 1759 after being elevated to the rank of Major-General. A rare portrait, after Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792).
CS 69, state i of ii. Hamilton: Pg 45 i of ii. See Ref: 44436
[Ref: 63664] £480.00
J. Reynolds Pinx.t. 1761. R. Houston Londini fec.t 1761.
Printed for John Bowles and Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Mezzotint. 390 x 275mm (15¼ x 10¾"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame. Small margins.
Stringer Lawrence (1698-1775), the first Commander-in-Chief of Fort William. 'Father of the Indian army', Lawrence served in Gibraltar and fought in the Battle of Culloden before being placed in command of the East India Company's troops in 1748. While acting as the governor of Fort St. David, he recognised the abilities of his junior, Robert Clive and assisted in his rise. He left India in 1759 after being elevated to the rank of Major-General. A rare portrait, after Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792).
CS 69, state i of ii. Hamilton: Pg 45 i of ii. See Ref: 44436
[Ref: 63664] £480.00
Law.
A. Ostade Pinx.t R. Houston fecit [c.1780]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 335 x 255mm (13¼ x 10"). Trimmed inside platemark, losing publication line;
Engraving of a painting by Dutch artist Adriaen Jansz van Ostade (1610 - 1685) with library books on right, it was the basis of at least three different engravings in Georgian England.
For other versions of this image see refs. 14391 and 13836.
[Ref: 43443] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A. Ostade Pinx.t R. Houston fecit [c.1780]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 335 x 255mm (13¼ x 10"). Trimmed inside platemark, losing publication line;
Engraving of a painting by Dutch artist Adriaen Jansz van Ostade (1610 - 1685) with library books on right, it was the basis of at least three different engravings in Georgian England.
For other versions of this image see refs. 14391 and 13836.
[Ref: 43443] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Her Royal Highness princess Louisa Anne. Born March y.e 8,th 1749.
J. St. Liotard pinx.t. Rich.d Houston Fecit.
[Publish'd by Sam.l Okey the Corner of St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street.]
Rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, losing publication line, thread margins elsewhere.
A half-length portrait of Louisa Anne (1749-68), aged about five. The daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales and sister of George III, she died of tuberculosis, aged 19. Jean-Etienne Liotard's original pastel on vellum was commissioned by Augusta, Princess of Wales, in 1754. It it still in the Royal Collection (RCIN 400900).
CS 72. Ex Collection: Lawsonii
[Ref: 62760] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J. St. Liotard pinx.t. Rich.d Houston Fecit.
[Publish'd by Sam.l Okey the Corner of St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street.]
Rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, losing publication line, thread margins elsewhere.
A half-length portrait of Louisa Anne (1749-68), aged about five. The daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales and sister of George III, she died of tuberculosis, aged 19. Jean-Etienne Liotard's original pastel on vellum was commissioned by Augusta, Princess of Wales, in 1754. It it still in the Royal Collection (RCIN 400900).
CS 72. Ex Collection: Lawsonii
[Ref: 62760] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
D. Martinus Lutherus. Natus Islebiae die X. Novemb. 1483 Denatus Ibedem die XVIII Febr. 1546.
R. Houston Fecit.
Printed for H. Parker, & E. Bakewell, in Cornhill, London. [n.d. c.1770.]
Mezzotint, with large margins. Plate 260 x 202mm. 10¼ x 8".
Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation.
[Ref: 24535] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
R. Houston Fecit.
Printed for H. Parker, & E. Bakewell, in Cornhill, London. [n.d. c.1770.]
Mezzotint, with large margins. Plate 260 x 202mm. 10¼ x 8".
Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation.
[Ref: 24535] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[Anthony Maddox.]](jpegs/49848.jpg)
[Anthony Maddox.] To long, unjust to our own country's cause, / On foreigners we wasted our applause, / On home-bred merit seldom known to smile, / Nor praise the product of our Native Isle. / But now each artist from abroad must yield, / And Mahomet to Maddox quits the field, / Who's form'd alike t'astonish & to please, / And adds to matchless skill a gracefull ease, / The sweetly smiling fair in crowds appear, / And love that art, they used to view with fear.
T. King Pinx.t. R. Houston Fecit.
Printed for & Sold by John Smith Map & Printseller at Hogarth's Head, in Cheapside, & Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street, London.
Mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Small margins.
A three-quarter length portrait of the entertainer Anthony Maddox, wearing a rich suit with an emboidered waistcoat, holding a straw. Maddox was a successful slack-wire acrobat: his signature trick was standing on the wire and passing the straw from his foot to his mouth, accounting for its inclusion here. He drowned in 1758 when 'The Dublin Trader' was wrecked off the Scottish coast en route to Dublin, along with his travelling companion, actor Theophilus Cibber, and Edward, fifth Earl of Drogheda..
CS 75.
[Ref: 49848] £490.00
T. King Pinx.t. R. Houston Fecit.
Printed for & Sold by John Smith Map & Printseller at Hogarth's Head, in Cheapside, & Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street, London.
Mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Small margins.
A three-quarter length portrait of the entertainer Anthony Maddox, wearing a rich suit with an emboidered waistcoat, holding a straw. Maddox was a successful slack-wire acrobat: his signature trick was standing on the wire and passing the straw from his foot to his mouth, accounting for its inclusion here. He drowned in 1758 when 'The Dublin Trader' was wrecked off the Scottish coast en route to Dublin, along with his travelling companion, actor Theophilus Cibber, and Edward, fifth Earl of Drogheda..
CS 75.
[Ref: 49848] £490.00
Ladys Maid Ironing.
Hen. Moreland pinxt. Rich.d Houston fecit.
Carington Bowles excudit. [n.d. c.1772.]
Mezzotint, in pencil Maria Gunning; sheet 500 x 375mm (19¾ x 14¾"). Trimmed within plate on bottom edge losing publication line. Slightly foxed and scuffed. Time stained.
A young woman wearing a cap and printed cotton dress, seated before a board pressing linen with an iron. A good example of an 18th century "risque" image.
[Ref: 59408] £450.00
Hen. Moreland pinxt. Rich.d Houston fecit.
Carington Bowles excudit. [n.d. c.1772.]
Mezzotint, in pencil Maria Gunning; sheet 500 x 375mm (19¾ x 14¾"). Trimmed within plate on bottom edge losing publication line. Slightly foxed and scuffed. Time stained.
A young woman wearing a cap and printed cotton dress, seated before a board pressing linen with an iron. A good example of an 18th century "risque" image.
[Ref: 59408] £450.00
![[A Man with a Knife.]](jpegs/65705.jpg)
[A Man with a Knife.]
[Rembrandt Pinx.t.] Rich.d Houston Fecit.
1757.
Mezzotint proof. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Small margins. Trimmed at bottom.
A man with one hand at his chin, the other holding a knife.
Charrington 82 ii of iii. CS 146. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65705] £320.00
[Rembrandt Pinx.t.] Rich.d Houston Fecit.
1757.
Mezzotint proof. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Small margins. Trimmed at bottom.
A man with one hand at his chin, the other holding a knife.
Charrington 82 ii of iii. CS 146. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65705] £320.00
![[A Man with a Knife.]](jpegs/65706.jpg)
[A Man with a Knife.]
[Rembrandt Pinx.t.] Rich.d Houston Fecit.
1757.
Proof mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), large margins on 3 sides.
A man with one hand at his chin, the other holding a knife.
Charrington 82 ii of iii. CS 146. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Reuss Collection.
[Ref: 65706] £320.00
[Rembrandt Pinx.t.] Rich.d Houston Fecit.
1757.
Proof mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), large margins on 3 sides.
A man with one hand at his chin, the other holding a knife.
Charrington 82 ii of iii. CS 146. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Reuss Collection.
[Ref: 65706] £320.00
![[A Man with a Knife.]](jpegs/65708.jpg)
[A Man with a Knife.] Done from an Original Picture in the Collection of John Blackwood Esq.r. 66
Rembrandt Pinx.t. R. Houston Fecit.
[n.d., c.1757.]
Mezzotint, with Collector's Mark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾") large margins Some very faint marks across image.
A man with one hand at his chin, the other holding a knife.
Charrington 82 iii of iii. C.S. 146. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65708] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Rembrandt Pinx.t. R. Houston Fecit.
[n.d., c.1757.]
Mezzotint, with Collector's Mark. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾") large margins Some very faint marks across image.
A man with one hand at his chin, the other holding a knife.
Charrington 82 iii of iii. C.S. 146. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65708] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[A Man with a Knife.] Done from an Original Picture in the Collection of John Blackwood Esq.r.](jpegs/58713.jpg)
[A Man with a Knife.] Done from an Original Picture in the Collection of John Blackwood Esq.r. Rembrandt (f.1661.
Rembrandt Pinx.t. R. Houston Fecit.
Sold by Rd. Houston at Charing Cross, London [n.d., c.1757].
Mezzotint. 320 x 255mm (12½ x 10"), large margins.
A man with one hand at his chin, the other holding a knife.
Charrington 82, state iii of iii. CS 146. Ref: 45203 for state II.
[Ref: 58713] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Rembrandt Pinx.t. R. Houston Fecit.
Sold by Rd. Houston at Charing Cross, London [n.d., c.1757].
Mezzotint. 320 x 255mm (12½ x 10"), large margins.
A man with one hand at his chin, the other holding a knife.
Charrington 82, state iii of iii. CS 146. Ref: 45203 for state II.
[Ref: 58713] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
The Most Noble John Manners, Marquis of Granby, &c.
J. Reynolds pinxt. R. Houston fecit.
London, Printed for Bowles & Carver, No.69 St. Paul's Church Yard [n.d., c.1760s].
Mezzotint, 150 x 110mm. 6 x 4¼".
Portrait of John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1721 - 1770), Commander-in-Chief of the Army. John Manners was the oldest son and heir of John Manners, third Duke of Rutland, who survived him. He was known by his father's subsidiary title of Marquess of Granby. Granby entered Parliament as an MP in 1741. His fame is based on his activities as a commander in the Seven Years War, where he served in Western Germany under Ferdinand of Brunswick. He was extremely popular as a commander, and this is reflected in the number of inns and pubs named after him. Granby became master-general of the ordnance in 1763, and the twelfth commander-in-chief from 1766 until 1770 when he retired from office. Numbered '36' lower right. After Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792), in reverse direction to the other versions of this portrait by Richard Houston.
See Chaloner Smith 50. See NPG D2649. Hamilton Pg.33
[Ref: 22357] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
J. Reynolds pinxt. R. Houston fecit.
London, Printed for Bowles & Carver, No.69 St. Paul's Church Yard [n.d., c.1760s].
Mezzotint, 150 x 110mm. 6 x 4¼".
Portrait of John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1721 - 1770), Commander-in-Chief of the Army. John Manners was the oldest son and heir of John Manners, third Duke of Rutland, who survived him. He was known by his father's subsidiary title of Marquess of Granby. Granby entered Parliament as an MP in 1741. His fame is based on his activities as a commander in the Seven Years War, where he served in Western Germany under Ferdinand of Brunswick. He was extremely popular as a commander, and this is reflected in the number of inns and pubs named after him. Granby became master-general of the ordnance in 1763, and the twelfth commander-in-chief from 1766 until 1770 when he retired from office. Numbered '36' lower right. After Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792), in reverse direction to the other versions of this portrait by Richard Houston.
See Chaloner Smith 50. See NPG D2649. Hamilton Pg.33
[Ref: 22357] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
The Most Noble John Manners, Marquis of Granby, Commander in Chief of the British Forces in Germany. Lieutenant General of the Ordnance and Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards.
J. Reynolds Pinx.t Richd. Houston fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street.
Mezzotint. Plate 349 x 248mm. 13¾ x 9¾". Rubbed and creasing.
Portrait of John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1721 - 1770), Commander-in-Chief of the Army; in profile to left, wearing uniform, his right hand leaning on his sword, his left arm resting on a rock to right, with his hand in his sash. Battle beyond to left; John Manners was the oldest son and heir of John Manners, third Duke of Rutland, who survived him. He was known by his father's subsidiary title of Marquess of Granby. Granby entered Parliament as an MP in 1741. His fame is based on his activities as a commander in the Seven Years War, where he served in Western Germany under Ferdinand of Brunswick. He was extremely popular as a commander, and this is reflected in the number of inns and pubs named after him. Granby became master-general of the ordnance in 1763, and the twelfth commander-in-chief from 1766 until 1770 when he retired from office. After Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792).
CS: 33. Hamilton p.32. See Ref: 22380 for Published by Richd. Houston.
[Ref: 24418] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
J. Reynolds Pinx.t Richd. Houston fecit.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street.
Mezzotint. Plate 349 x 248mm. 13¾ x 9¾". Rubbed and creasing.
Portrait of John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1721 - 1770), Commander-in-Chief of the Army; in profile to left, wearing uniform, his right hand leaning on his sword, his left arm resting on a rock to right, with his hand in his sash. Battle beyond to left; John Manners was the oldest son and heir of John Manners, third Duke of Rutland, who survived him. He was known by his father's subsidiary title of Marquess of Granby. Granby entered Parliament as an MP in 1741. His fame is based on his activities as a commander in the Seven Years War, where he served in Western Germany under Ferdinand of Brunswick. He was extremely popular as a commander, and this is reflected in the number of inns and pubs named after him. Granby became master-general of the ordnance in 1763, and the twelfth commander-in-chief from 1766 until 1770 when he retired from office. After Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792).
CS: 33. Hamilton p.32. See Ref: 22380 for Published by Richd. Houston.
[Ref: 24418] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Reverend Mr. Thomas Maxfield, Assistant Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon.
T. Beach pinxit. Houston fecit.
Carington Bowles excudit. Printed for Carington Bowles, Maps & Printfeller, No.69 in St.Pauls Church Yard LONDON. Published as the Act directs 24th.June 1772.
Very rare mezzotint, state after '76' added lower left. 350 x 250mm. 13¾ x 9¾". A little rubbed. Generally a good impression.
Portrait of Thomas Maxfield (d.1784), Methodist preacher, born in Bristol; one hand solemnly raised, the other resting on an open book. After Thomas Beach (1738 - 1806).
Chaloner Smith 78, II of II.
[Ref: 26152] £340.00
T. Beach pinxit. Houston fecit.
Carington Bowles excudit. Printed for Carington Bowles, Maps & Printfeller, No.69 in St.Pauls Church Yard LONDON. Published as the Act directs 24th.June 1772.
Very rare mezzotint, state after '76' added lower left. 350 x 250mm. 13¾ x 9¾". A little rubbed. Generally a good impression.
Portrait of Thomas Maxfield (d.1784), Methodist preacher, born in Bristol; one hand solemnly raised, the other resting on an open book. After Thomas Beach (1738 - 1806).
Chaloner Smith 78, II of II.
[Ref: 26152] £340.00