Grosvenor Prints

[Sir Jeffery Amherst, Knight of the Most honorable Order of the Bath, Governor of Virginia...]
J. Reynolds pinxt. J. Watson fecit. 1766.
[Sold by Ryland and Bryer, at the Kings Arms, in Cornhill.] [n.d., 1766.]
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title and publication line, inscription area uncleaned. 455 x 330mm (18 x 13"), with good margins. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797), Field Marshal, wearing star and sash over armour in a landscape; his helmet on plan of Montreal before him. Arms below image. Amherst was responsible for a series of sweeping victories against the French, 1758-60, during the Seven Years War, leading to the conquest of Canada. Commander-in-Chief and Governor of North America, 1761. After Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92).
Chaloner Smith: 2. Goodwin: 38 i of v. Hamilton: pg.1.
[Ref: 61619] £780.00

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The Children in the Wood.
S.r Jos.ua Reynolds pinx.t. Ja.s Watson Fecit.
publish'd according to Act of parliament June 2.d 1772, by James Watson Queen Ann Street.
Rare mezzotint, rare scratched letter proof before title. 370 x 275mm (14½ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, repaired crack in image. Crease
A scene from the folk tale better known as the 'Babes in the Wood'. The two children, taken to the woods by men paid by their uncle to kill them, die lost in the woods and are covered with leaves by robins. Behind, one of the men has killed the other.
[Ref: 58736] £320.00

[Helena Beatson] Miss Beatson.
C. Read pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.
Published as the Act directs Jan.y 1768. Printed for Rob.t Sayer, N.º 53 in Fleet Street.
Mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½").
Half-length portrait of Helena Beatson (1762-1839) wearing a turban and necklace, drawing a portrait of a woman and child with a pen.. The British Museum's example of the larger mezzotint identifies her as Catherine Read's niece. A gifted amateur artist, taught by her aunt, she exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1774 (aged twelve!) and accompanied Read to India, where she married Sir Charles Oakley, later governor of Madras.
Goodwin 55. Not in Chaloner Smith. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65867] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Lady Beauchamp Procter.
Painted by Ben. West Historical Painter to his Majesty. Engraved by James Watson.
Published March 25.th, 1779, by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside. London.
Mezzotint, sheet 380 x 285mm (15 x 11¼"). Thread margins. Repairs.
Three quarter length portrait of Lady Mary Beauchamp Proctor (1760-1848), wife of Sir Thomas Beauchamp Proctor, 2nd Baronet, (1756-1827). She is seen placing wreath of flowers on statue of Hymen, which a putto is clinging to. She wears a loose, flowing gown and her hair dressed high. In the background are pillars and curtains. Born Mary Palmer, she was a noted beauty who was also painted by George Romney (now in the Huntington Library).
CS 121.II
[Ref: 61690] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Lady Bingham.
Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. James Watson fecit.
Printed and Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1st April 1776, by James Bretherton, No 134 New Bond Street.
Mezzotint. 500 x 380mm (19¾ x 15"). Small repaired tear top left & very few repaired wormholes, small margins.
Full-length portrait of painter of miniatures Margaret Bingham (née Smith, c.1740-1814), seated, leafing through a print portfolio on a table. The daughter of Sir James Smith, she married Charles Bingham (1735-1799), 1st Earl of Lucan in 1760. This portrait was first published by James Watson in 1775.
CS: 10. Goodwin: 101. Alexander: 22. See 27752 for a proof.
[Ref: 43487] £480.00

[Countess of Cork.]
H.D. Hamilton delin. R. Sayer Excudit. Jas. Watson fecit.
Published as the Act directs 4. Dec.r 1771.
A rare mezzotint. Proof. Plate: 375 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"). Slight creasing. Title in manuscript. Small margins.
A profile portrait of Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery (1746-1840).
Ex: Collection the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 47267] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Frances, Lady Bridges.]
F. Cotes R.A. pinx.t 1768. James Watson Fecit.
R. Sayer excudit. [n.d. c.1769.]
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Thread margins.
Lady France Bridges (d.1825), wife of Sir Brook Bridges, 3rd Bt. (1733-1791), the British Whig politician. They married in 1765 at St George's, Hanover Square London.
Goodwin 63: i/iii. CS 14: i/ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66360] £480.00

[John Duke of Argyll. Hereditary Great Master of the Household in Scotland, Colonel of His Majesty's Grey Dragoons, Governor of Limerick, General of Horse & Kn.t of the most Antient Order of the Thistle.]
Tho.s Gainsborough Pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.
J. Boydell excudit Jan.ry 12th 1769.
Fine mezzotint, scratched-letter proof before title. 620 x 390mm (12½ x 15¼"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere, mounted on album sheet, some creasing.
Full length portrait of John Campbell (General John Campbell (c.1693-1770), 4th Duke of Argyll, wearing peer's robes, the chain of the Order of the Thistle, one hand on his coronet, the other holding the baton of Hereditary Master of the King's Household. Gainsborough's original oil is part of the National Galleries of Scotland's collection at Duff House.
CS 4 i of ii.
[Ref: 43495] £450.00

[Lady Carpenter.]
[Sir Joshua Reynolds. James Watson.]
[London: Robert Sayer, n.d., c.1768.]
Mezzotint. Plate: 345 x 280mm (13½ x 11"). Scratches and creasing in margins.
A half-length portrait of Lady Almeria Carpenter (1752-1809), hair dressed high. A noted beauty, she was painted by Joshua Reynolds, Richard Cosway and Angelica Kauffman.
CS: 26 I of III.
[Ref: 56273] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Lady Almeria Carpenter.]
[Sir Joshua Reynolds. James Watson.]
[London: Robert Sayer, n.d., c.1768.]
Mezzotint. Plate: 345 x 280mm (13½ x 11"). Scratches and creasing in margins.
A half-length portrait of Lady Almeria Carpenter (1752-1809), mistress of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester. Collector's stamp of Thomas Kirk (1765-1797) an associate of Richard Cosway and EMH.
CS: 26 I of III.
[Ref: 46175] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Caelia, Lamenting her Dead Sparrow. Ah! stretch'd in Death my Coelias' Sparrow lies...
J. Reynolds pinxt. Graham Sculp.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill [n.d. c.1800]
Mezzotint, 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), with large margins. Two brown spots in publication area.
Half-length seated portrait of Lady Christiana Collier (née Gwyn) (fl.1786–1813) looking over at dead bird on table. She wears loose robe over light dress with sash and flower at breast. Lettered with title and three lines from Catullus in English and Latin.
See also reference 61583.
[Ref: 61600] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Lady Christiana Collier] Passer mortuus est meae puellae...
J. Reynolds pinxt. J. Watson fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn Fleet Street. [n.d. c.1780]
Mezzotint, sheet 375 x 285mm (14¾ x 11¼"). Trimmed and tipped into album sheet at sides.
Half-length seated portrait of Lady Christiana Collier (née Gwyn) (fl.1786–1813) looking over at dead bird on table. She wears loose robe over light dress with sash and flower at breast. The portrait is also known by the title 'Celia Lamenting her Dead Sparrow' or 'Chloe Lamenting her Dead Sparrow.'
CS 32 II of II. See also reference 61600.
[Ref: 61583] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

David, a Portrait. -and there came a Lion, and took a Lamb out of the flock: & I went out after him and when he arose against me, I caught him by the beard and smote him & slew him.
Nath.l Hone pinxit James Watson fecit
Printed & Published March 20th 1778 by Ja.s Bretherton No. 134 New Bond Street.
Very scarce mezzotint, platemark 385 x 280mm (15¼ x 11"). Very slight creasing and time stained.
Fine mezzotint of the Irish artist Nathaniel Hone's (1718-84) portrait of his son Horace, as the shepherd David, which was first exhibited to acclaim at the Royal Academy in 1771. Horace Hone himself became a notable miniaturist, who found employment at the court of George IV.
[Ref: 40861] £420.00

[Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark.]
F. Cotes P. Watson Sc: [ms]
[n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint with small margins, platemark 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Very fine proof before letters; slight creasing.
Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark (1751-1775). The youngest child of Frederick, Prince of Wales, she married her cousin, Christian VII of Denmark, at the age of fifteen. After the birth of their first child, produced for the sake of the succession, Christian turned his attentions to a young courtesan, leaving Caroline unhappy and lonely. By 1770 she had taken Johann Friedrich Struensee, the new royal physician, as a lover, and as the king's health declined, their influence increased. However, in 1772, both were arrested, Struensee was executed soon after, and the marriage of Caroline and Christian was dissolved by divorce. She was deported on board a British Frigate and resided in Celle Castle (in Hanover, the territory of her brother, George III). her brother's territory of Hanover. She hoped to return to Denmark, but died suddenly of scarlet fever in 1775 at the age of 23. After the 1766 pastel by Francis Cotes (versions in Schloßmuseum Marienburg bei Nordstemmen and Nationalhistoriske Museum, Frederiksborg), probably executed shortly before Caroline Matilda's marriage to Christian VII.
Goodwin 107.i; CS 24.i; Neil Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists before 1800.
[Ref: 34660] £390.00

The Dishabille.
Metzu pinxit. Ja.s Watson Sculp.
[n.d., c.1776.]
Mezzotint, scratched-letter proof. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Small margins.
A woman in plain 17th century dress, including white cloth bonnet, fichu and apron, sitting before a mirror on her dressing table. The original painting by Gabriel Metsu, c.1665, is in the Harold Samuel collection of the Guildhall.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. BM 1861,1109.149, dated 'June 21 1776' in pencil. Goodwin: 179 iii of iii.
[Ref: 43548] £300.00

Andrew Drummond Esq.r.
J. Zoffany pinx.t. James Watson fecit.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 540 x 385mm (21¼ x 15¼"). Cut to image on 3 sides, old ink mss. in title area.
Andrew Drummond (1688-1769), seated on a rustic bench, holding walking stick and snuff box, dog beside him. He founded Drummonds Bank in Charing Cross in 1711, now part of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
CS 48. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 38195] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

The Dutch Cook Maid.
Metzu pinxit. Jas. Watson Sculp.
Se vend chez Mr. Fouquet. a Amsterdam & Mr. Boydel a Londres June 21 1778.
Mezzotint, scratched letter publication line. 320 x 225mm (12½ x 8¾").
A woman in plain a white bonnet, broad collar and apron of 17th century style, sitting outside by the corner of a building, looking distractedly to left, holding an apple and a knife, other fruit in her lap and a bowl of peaches on the table to left. After Dutch painter Gabriel Metsu (1629-67).
Not in CS. Goodwin 187, this later state not recorded.
[Ref: 4200] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Dutch Cook Maid.
Metzu pinxit. Ja.s Watson Sculp.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, scratched letter title. 320 x 225mm (12½ x 8¾").
A woman in plain a white bonnet, broad collar and apron of 17th century style, sitting outside by the corner of a building, looking distractedly to left, holding an apple and a knife, other fruit in her lap and a bowl of peaches on the table to left. After Dutch painter Gabriel Metsu (1629-67).
Not in CS. Goodwin 187.
[Ref: 8127] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Dutch Cook Maid.
Metzu pinxit. Ja.s Watson Sculp.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, scratched letter title. 320 x 225mm (12½ x 8¾"). Crease top right, slightly messy title area.
A woman in a plain white bonnet, broad collar and apron of 17th century style, sitting outside by the corner of a building, looking distractedly to left, holding an apple and a knife, other fruit in her lap and a bowl of peaches on the table to left. After Dutch painter Gabriel Metsu (1629-67).
Not in CS. Goodwin 187. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state of i of ii .
[Ref: 65863] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Reverend Mr. John Edwards, Minister of the Gospel, at Leeds in York-shire.
J. Russell pinxit. J. Watson fecit.
Printed for John Binns Leeds. Published as the Act directs July 2d. 1772.
Mezzotint. Plate: 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾''). Surface dirt.
A portrait, in an oval of John Edwards (1714-1785) who was a dissenting minister who had been a Methodist minister but broke with the Wesleyans and ministered at White Chapel in Hunslet Lane, Leeds.
[Ref: 49036] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Miss Kitty Fischer.
J. Reynolds pinxt. J. Watson fecit.
Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill [n.d., c.1760].
Mezzotint, 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Glued to album page at corners.
Catherine Maria ('Kitty') Fisher (d.1767) as Cleopatra dissolving the pearl. Although originally a milliner, she became an aspiring actress known for her beauty, wit, daring horsemanship and high-profile affairs with men of wealth. She was a favourite model of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Chaloner Smith: 53a, II of II. Hamilton: p.98, III of III. Goodwin: 10, II of II. Ex: Collection of Alec Clunes.
[Ref: 7876] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Fitzroy] Augustus Henry Duke of Grafton.
Pompeio Battoni pinx.t 1762. James Watson fecit.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 360 x 270mm (14¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed at bottom, thread margins elsewhere.
Half-length oval portrait of politician Augustus Henry Fitzroy (1735-1811), 3rd Duke of Grafton, against a country landscape. He wears a braid-trimmed coat and holds a staff over his shoulder. He served as Prime Minister 1768-70,
CS 63, only state.Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65856] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Fitzroy] Augustus Henry Duke of Grafton.
Pompeio Battoni pinx.t 1762. James Watson fecit.
Mezzotint, sheet 360 x 270mm (14¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed at bottom.
Half-length oval portrait of politician Augustus Henry Fitzroy (1735-1811), 3rd Duke of Grafton, against a country landscape. He wears a braid-trimmed coat and holds a staff over his shoulder. He served as Prime Minister 1768-70,
CS 63 only state.
[Ref: 61582] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Miss Fordyce.
J. Reynolds pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
Sold by Ja.s Watson, N.º 16 Craven Buildings, Drury Lane. Pr. 2s. [n.d., c.1765.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), with large margins, 18th century watermark.
A circular portrait of Mrs Mary Greenwood (née Fordyce) playing a guitar from a music book, a veil over her hair, after the portrait now in Waddeston Manor.
CS 54, state ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Hamilton p. 100.
[Ref: 64887] £320.00

[Miss Fordyce.]
[J. Reynolds pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.]
[Sold by Ja.s Watson, N.º 16 Craven Buildings, Drury Lane.] [n.d., c.1765.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Trimmed to plate, laid on card.
A circular portrait of Mrs Mary Greenwood (née Fordyce) playing a guitar from a music book, a veil over her hair, after the portrait now in Waddeston Manor.
CS 54, state i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Hamilton pg 100
[Ref: 64886] £320.00

Miss Fordyce.
J. Reynolds pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
Printed for Carington Bowles near the Chapter House in S.t Paul's CHurch Yard, London [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, on 18th century watermarked paper. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), with large margins.
A circular portrait Mrs Mary Greenwood (née Fordyce) playing a guitar from a music book, a veil over her hair, after the portrait now in Waddeston Manor.
CS 54, unlisted state after ii of ii. Hamilton p.100, iii of iii.
[Ref: 64888] £320.00

The R:t Hon:ble Lady Susan O'Brien.
F. Cotes Pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
Printed and Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1.st April 1776 by J. Brethertob. N.º 134 Bond Street.
Mezzotint. 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Repaired tear in narrow margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Susan Fox-Strangways (1743-1827), cousin of Charles James Fox, who eloped and married Irish actor and playwright William O'Brien, after which the couple lived in New York for six years.
Goodwin: 88, iv of iv; CS 108, iv of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65849] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The R:t Hon:ble Lady Susan O'Brien.
F. Cotes Pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
Publish'd According to Act of Parliament May 20 1772 by James Watson, N.º 45. little Queen Anne Street, and B,, Clowes, N.º Gutter Lane, Cheapside.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark, 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Trimmed within plate.
A half-length portrait in oval of Susan Fox-Strangways (1743-1827), cousin of Charles James Fox, who eloped and married Irish actor and playwright William O'Brien, after which the couple lived in New York for six years.
Goodwin: 88, iii of iv; CS 108, iii of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65848] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales, and Prince Frederick.
C. Read pinxt. J. Watson fecit.
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engraver & Printseller, at the Kings Arms Cornhill.] [n.d., 1765].
Fine mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed into plate, laid on card at corners.
Portrait of the future George IV and Prince Frederick as young children, standing three-quarter length side by side. George holds a wand decorated with berries and leaves; Frederick strokes the ear of a large dog.
CS:61, ii of iii ; Goodwin 148, ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of iv.
[Ref: 65870] £350.00

[His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales, and Prince Frederick.]
[C. Read pinxt. J. Watson fecit.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engraver & Printseller, at the Kings Arms Cornhill.] [n.d., 1765].
Mezzotint, rare proof before letters. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, large margins on 3 sides.
Portrait of the future George IV and Prince Frederick as young children, standing three-quarter length side by side. George holdings a wand decorated with berries and leaves; Frederick strokes the ear of a large dog.
CS:61, proof not listed; Goodwin 149, proof before i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state i of iii.
[Ref: 65846] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Phillips Glover Esqr. of Wispington in Lincolnshire. a steady disinterested Friend who never courted popularity but was ever deserving of it.
J. Russel pinxt. Crayon Painter to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. James Watson fecit. from the original Picture in the Possession of George Stacpoole Esqr. at Grosvenor Place.
[British, n.d., c.1790s.]
Mezzotint, with small margins, private plate. 430 x 280mm, 17 x 11". Slight surface damage top.
Memorial portrait of Phillips Glover (d.1796), a Quaker of Wispington Lincolnshire; the sitter in middle age, facing slightly left, in a plain oval border, his hair curled and wearing a brimmed hat.
Goodwin 150. Chaloner Smith 62.
[Ref: 26801] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

The Parting of Hector and Andromache.
E. Burney Esq.r del. R. Cooper sculp.
[Published June 21, 1814, by S & J Fuller, at the Temple of Fancy, 34, Rathbone Place.]
Fine colour-printed stipple. Sheet 230 x 290mm (9 x 11½). Trimmed, losing publication line, title pasted on.
Andromache and Hector on the walls of Troy. Hector holds his infant son Astyanax and is about to pass him to a nurse. Over the battlements the Greek fleet can be seen.
[Ref: 44237] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

George Howard Esqr. Lieut General of his Majesty's Forces, & Colonell of the Buffs. or third Regiment of Foot.
J. Reynolds Pinxt. Js. Watson fecit.
London printed for John Bowles & Son at ye Black horse in Cornhill. [n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint. 250 x 355mm
Sir George Howard (1718-1796), Field Marshal and politician. He participated in the American Revolution, and before attaining the rank of field marshal, he commanded various regiments, including the 3rd Regiment of Foot, the 1st Regiment of Dragoon Guards (the King's), and the 7th Regiment of Dragoons (the Queen's). He became field marshal on October 12, 1793, and was previously made a Privy Councillor and a Knight of the Bath.
CS:76.ii
[Ref: 4851] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Maria Howard] The R,,t Hon,,ble Maria Constantia Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire. AD: 1766. Æ: 23.
C. Read Pinx.t. J. Watson Fecit.
[n.d., c.1766.]
Mezzotint with engraved title plate. Sheet 410 x 285mm (16 x 11¼"). Trimmed to image, into title plate at bottom, laid on album paper.
Half-length portrait of Maria Trevor (c.1743-67), who married Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, in 1764, dying in childbirth three years later.
CS 138, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 66374] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Maria Howard] The R,,t Hon,,ble Maria Constantia Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire. AD: 1766. Æ: 23.
C. Read Pinx.t. J. Watson Fecit.
[n.d., c.1766.]
Mezzotint with engraved title plate, total 405 x 280mm (16 x 11"). Small margins.
Half-length portrait of Maria Trevor (c.1743-67), who married Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, in 1764, dying in childbirth three years later.
CS 138, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 66373] £360.00

S.r Edward Hulse Bar.t M.D. Æt. 75. Physician to his Majesty George II.d.
F. Cotes pinx.t 1757. J. Watson fecit.
[c.1757.]
Fine & rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"), large margins.
Half length portrait in oval of Dr Sir Edward Hulse (1682-1759). Physician to Queen Anne and George I.
CS 78, state ii. Goodwin 3, ii.
[Ref: 59644] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Polly Kennedy] [Miss Jones.]
C. Read pinxit. J. Watson fecit.
[Publish'd according to Act of Parliament July 24th. 1767 & sold by J. Watson in Queen Ann Street, near Titchfield Street, Oxford Road. Price 2s.]
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title. 335 x 230mm (12½ x 9"). Collector's ink stamp on reverse. Trimmed at bottom, narrow margins elsewhere.
Polly Kennedy (alias Jones) d.1781, courtesan and mistress of Sir Charles Bunbury. She reads a book and wears an elaborate dress with lace frills, shawl and cap, and a pearl necklace. After Catherine Read (1723 - 1778).
Goodwin: 49, state i of iii. Chaloner Smith: 85. Ex: collections of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Reverend J. Burleigh James (1811-91), Lugt 1425.
[Ref: 66636] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Polly Kennedy] Miss Jones.
C. Read pinxit. J. Watson fecit.
[Publish'd according to Act of Parliament July 24th. 1767 & sold by J. Watson in Queen Ann Street, near Titchfield Street, Oxford Road. Price 2s.]
Mezzotint. 320 x 230mm (12½ x 9"). Trimmed at bottom, losing publication line. Top right corner of margin lacking. Small margins.
Polly Kennedy (alias Jones) d.1781, courtesan and mistress of Sir Charles Bunbury. She reads a book and wears an elaborate dress with lace frills, shawl and cap, and a pearl necklace. After Catherine Read (1723 - 1778).
Goodwin: 49, state ii or iii of iii. Chaloner Smith: 85.
[Ref: 66634] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Lady Sitting in a Chair. In the Gallery at Houghton.]
[Rubens Pinxit. G. Farington delin.t. James Watson sculpsit. John Boydell excudit 1778.]
[Published Dec.r 1.st 1778 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, inscription area not completely cleaned. 455 x 305mm (18 x 12"). Trimmed into plate at bottom.
A three-quarter seated portrait of an unknown woman wearing a fur-trimmed embroidered robe, ruff and cap, a muff on her lap. It was issued as Plate 49 of Vol.1 of the 'Houghton Gallery', a set of 129 prints after paintings in the collection of Sir Robert Walpole at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, most of which were sold to Catherine the Great in 1778, becoming part of the collection of the Hermitage.
CS 167, only state. Goodwin 182, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state i of iii. Ink stamp of collector Fritz Reiss (Lugt 2178) on reverse and Benoni Whites (Lugt 2592
[Ref: 66367] £450.00

Lady Sitting in a Chair. In the Gallery at Houghton.
Rubens Pinxit. G. Farington delin.t. James Watson sculpsit. John Boydell excudit 1778.
Published Dec.r 1.st 1778 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint. 460 x 305mm (18 x 12"), with large margins. Stains in edges on left.
A three-quarter seated portrait of an unknown woman wearing a fur-trimmed embroidered robe, ruff and cap, a muff on her lap. It was issued as Plate 49 of Vol.1 of the 'Houghton Gallery', a set of 129 prints after paintings in the collection of Sir Robert Walpole at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, most of which were sold to Catherine the Great in 1778, becoming part of the collection of the Hermitage.
CS 167, only state. Goodwin 182, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 66366] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Mrs Lascelles.]
[J. Reynolds pinxit. J. Watson fecit.]
[London, Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street.] [n.d. c.1780.]
Mezzotint, very scarce proof before all letters. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with wide margins.
Portrait of Mrs Anne Lascelles and her daughter Frances, after Joshua Reynolds; seated almost whole-length slightly to left, eyes to front, resting on her left arm, wearing loose robe and band in her hair, her child lying back on her lap, hands on her mother's face; curtain and pillar behind, with trees beyond at left. Lady Anne Lascelles (c.1742-1805), wife of Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood. Frances Douglas (1762-1817), wife of Hon. John Douglas, son of James, Earl of Morton.
Hamilton 114: i/ii. CS 87: i/ii. Goodwin 31: i/ii. See Ref: 29028 for portrait of Edward Lascelles. Ex Collection: The Late Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 29051] £620.00

Miss Lascelles.
[F. Cotes pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.]
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers at the Kings Arms in Cornhill.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), large margins.
Frances Lascelles (1762-1817) as a child, petting a greyhound. She later married the Hon. John Douglas, son of James, 16th Earl of Morton.
CS 89, state ii of iii. Goodwin 156, iii of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iv of v.
[Ref: 65845] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Miss Lascelles.]
[F. Cotes pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers at the Kings Arms in Cornhill.]
Mezzotint, rare proof before all letters, inscription area uncleaned. Sheet 330 x 255mm (13 x 10"). Trimmed to plate on three sides and into inscription area at bottom, laid on paper.
Frances Lascelles (1762-1817) as a child, petting a greyhound. She later married the Hon. John Douglas, son of James, 16th Earl of Morton.
CS 89, state i of iii. Goodwin 158, i of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state i of v.
[Ref: 65843] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Miss Lascelles.]
[F. Cotes pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engrvers at the Kings Arms in Cornhill.]
Mezzotint, rare proof before all letters. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), large margins. Sprinkling of pinprick wormholes in image.
Frances Lascelles (1762-1817) as a child, petting a greyhound. She later married the Hon. John Douglas, son of James, 16th Earl of Morton.
CS 88, state i. Goodwin 155, i.
[Ref: 59675] £390.00

Lucinda.
P. Falconet Pinx.t J. Watson Sculp.t
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Sep. 15.th 1767 by Ryland & Bryer in Cornhill.
Mezzotint. Plate 330 x 229mm. 13 x 9". Few rust spots.
Portrait of (?)Miss Moore seated half-length to left and leaning on cushion, eyes to front, wearing dark cape over loose-sleeved dress and dark, wide-brimmed hat with rouched decoration The sitter's identity is unclear: Goodwin concurs with Chaloner Smith's suggestion that she may be "the Miss Moore who was afterwards Lady [Catherine] Bampfylde".
Ex Collection: E. M. Hallenstein. CS: 104. Goodwin: 85.
[Ref: 25238] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Rev.d Mr Madan & Rev.d Mr De Coetlogon.
George James pinx.t. James Watson fecit.
[Publish'd according to Act of Parliament April 15th 1774.]
Rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark; Sheet 560 x 385mm (22 x 15¼"). Trimmed into image on three sides, into title at bottom, losing publication line, mounted in album paper at edges.
Martin Madan (1726-90), Methodist clergyman and barrister, with Charles Edward De Coetlogon (1746-1820, his assistant chaplain, apparently debating the Gospel of St John. Madan is best known for his collection of Methodist music, 'Psalms and Hymns extracted from various Authors' (1760) and 'Thelyphthora, or A Treatise on Female Ruin', in which he advocated polygamy as a means of ''removing or lessening the causes of seduction''. The latter caused some controversy: one angry responce was the 'Anti-Thelyphthora' by William Cowper, Madan's first cousin. De Coetlogon, author of 'The Temple of Truth : Or the Best System of Reason, Philosophy, Virtue and Morals, Analytically Arranged' (1807) became Vicar of Godstone in 1794.
CS ii of ii; Goodwin 98, ii of ii.
[Ref: 65869] £380.00

Rev.d Mr Madan & Rev.d Mr De Coetlogon.
George James pinx.t. James Watson fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament April 15th 1774.
Rare mezzotint. 620 x 380mm (24½ x 15"). Narrow margins top and bottom, some foxing & wear to edges. Tear into middle left margin and image.
Martin Madan (1726-90), Methodist clergyman and barrister, with Charles Edward De Coetlogon (1746-1820, his assistant chaplain, apparently debating the Gospel of St John. Madan is best known for his collection of Methodist music, 'Psalms and Hymns extracted from various Authors' (1760) and 'Thelyphthora, or A Treatise on Female Ruin', in which he advocated polygamy as a means of ''removing or lessening the causes of seduction''. The latter caused some controversy: one angry responce was the 'Anti-Thelyphthora' by William Cowper, Madan's first cousin. De Coetlogon, author of 'The Temple of Truth : Or the Best System of Reason, Philosophy, Virtue and Morals, Analytically Arranged' (1807) became Vicar of Godstone in 1794.
CS ii of ii; Goodwin 98, ii of ii.
[Ref: 48499] £480.00

[Hortense Mancini] [The Dutchess of Mazareen & Count Colbert, in the Characters of Vertumnus and Pomona...]
Netscher Pinxit. James Watson sculpsit.
Published Oct.r 24th. 1777 by John Boydell Engraver, in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), large margins. Tear in bottom margin, creasing in right margin. Right margin bit tatty.
A three-quarter length portrait of Hortense Mancini, Duchess of Mazarin (1646-99), seated, wearing a low-cut dress and pearls in her curled hair. Standing behind is Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-83), Marquess of Seignelay and chief minister of Louis XIV from 1665 until his death Mancini, the niece of Cardinal Mazarin, was the mistress of Charles II.
CS 100, i of ii. Goodwin 110, ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66362] £360.00

The Right Hon.ble John Manners, Marquis of Granby, One of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, Colonel of his Majesties Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, Commander in Chief of his Majesties Forces, and Master General of the Ordnance &c. &c.
J. Reynolds pinx.t J. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland, Bryer, & Co at the King's Arms, in Cornhill. [n.d., c.1766.]
Mezzotint. 610 x 470mm (24 x 18½"). Scratch in sky area, a few repairs, laid on archival paper. Small margins.
Portrait of John Manners (1721 - 1770), Marquess of Granby, standing by his horse, a negro groom behind. In the background a battle rages.
CS 64.
[Ref: 50086] £450.00

[Lady Molineaux.]
Kettle pin.t. J. Watson fecit.
[London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map and Printseller No 53 in Fleet Street.] [n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint, scratch-letter proof before title. 390 x 280mm (15½ x 11"). Narrow margins.
A seated portrait of a woman with a pearl necklace and pearls in her hair. The name 'Lady Molineaux' was added to the third state of the plate (dated 1769), but Chaloner Smith writes that the likeness does not resemble another portrait of Molineaux, but is very similar to a portrait of Anne Barry ('Mrs Barry', the actress) engraved by J.S. Paul.
CS 101; Goodwin 61, i of iii.
[Ref: 32990] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

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