Grosvenor Prints

Carolus II.dus D:G: Ang: Sco: Fra: et Hib: Rex Fidei Defensor. &c.
G. Kneller pinx: [R. Williams fecit:]
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-Street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1685.]
Mezzotint. Plate 336 x 247mm. 13¼ x 9¾". Trimmed to plate.
Portrait of Charles II, half length in an oval, wearing wig, lace cravat, robes, sash, chain and George. King Charles II (1630-1685), reigned from 1660 to 1685 after he claimed the throne following the execution of his father, however he wasn't crowned until after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660.
Ex Collection: R. Hobson of Hove. CS: 11, iii.
[Ref: 25410] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles II Seeking Revenge]
Huych Allaert Exc.
[n.d., c.1651.]
Scarce engraving. Sheet: 420 x 340mm (16½ x 13½"). Trimmed to image, central vertical fold, Small loss on left bottom corner.
A Dutch satirical scene showing Charles II standing, sword in hand while two men kneel before him, on the table behind is a parchment stating 'Charles the Second, King of England, Scotland and Ireland'. In the corner is a hydra while in the background is a scene showing the beheading of Charles I in front of Banqueting House.
[Ref: 42686] £680.00

Carolus Secundus Dei Gratia Mag.Nae Britanniae Franciae et Hib:erniae Rex.etc.
Th.van Merlen exc Antverpiae.
[n.d. c.1660.]
Engraving. 165 x 115mm. 6½ x 4½". Trimmed to image.
King Charles II (1630-1685), reigned from 1660 to 1685.
Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 18640] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus Secundus Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiber:niae Rex.etc.
Franciscus vanden Wÿngaerde exc.
[n.d. c.1660.]
Engraving. 171 x 115mm. 6¾ x 4½". Trimmed to image.
King Charles II (1630-1685), reigned from 1660 to 1685.
Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 18641] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Natus May 29 Ano 1630 Aetatis suae 19.
[n.d. c.1649.]
Rare engraving. 127 x 88mm. 5 x 3½". Trimmed to image.
Charles II (1630-1685) aged 19; he reigned from 1660 to 1685.
Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 18642] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

The high and mighty Monarch Charles ye 2.d by ye grace of God King of Great Britt. France and Irel: defender of ye Faith etc.
Sould by Rob.t Gibbs at ye Ball in Chancery Lane. [n.d. c.1660.]
Rare engraving. 140 x 102mm (5½ x 4"). Trimmed to image, crease.
King Charles II (1630-1685), reigned from 1660 to 1685.
Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 18643] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus II. Teghenwoordighen Coninck van Enghelandt etc.
A. Lommelin Sculp.
[n.d. c.1720.]
Engraving. Paper watermarked. 272 x 190mm. 10¾ x 7½". Trimmed to the plate. Crease through centre; ink loss to top right-hand corner.
Charles II [1630-1685], reigned 1660 - 1685. Probably published in Antwerp, after painting by Van Dyck.
See Ref: 3945 & 19030 for different impressions.
[Ref: 19029] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus II. Teghenwoordighen Coninck van Enghelandt etc.
A. Lommelin Sculp.
[n.d. c.1720.]
Engraving. Paper watermarked. Plate 272 x 190mm. 10¾ x 7½". Damage to the plate, splodging.
Charles II [1630-1685], reigned 1660 - 1685. Probably published in Antwerp, after painting by Van Dyck.
See Ref: 3945 & 19029 for different impressions.
[Ref: 19030] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Augustissimi Caroli Secundi Dei, Gratia Angliae Scotiae~Francias et Hiberniae Regis Effigies.
A: Hertochs Fecit.
[n.d. c.1700.]
Engraving. 146 x 95mm. 5¾ x 3¾". Water staining.
King Charles II (1630-1685), reigned from 1660 to 1685.
Ex Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18716] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus II. Dei Gratia Angliae Scotias Francias et Hibernae Rex
P.Lely pinxit. A.Blooteling fecit et ex 1680.
Mezzotint, 350 x 260 (13¾ x 10¼"), on 17th century watermarked paper. Narrow margins, edged with archival paper. Slight central crease.
A fine head and shoulders portrait in oval of Charles II (1630-85), wearing wig, cravat and armour. Engraved by Abraham Blooteling after Sir Peter Lely.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Wesseley No 8., CS-H.
[Ref: 64771] £360.00

[Charles II] Carolus II D.G. Magnae Britanniae Fra.ciae et Hiberniae Rex etc natus Ao 1630 [...]
Ant van Dycke pinxit. W. Hollar fecit
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 250 x 180mm (9¾ x 7"). Trimmed; hole lower right; tipped into album sheet
Charles II (1630-85), king of England, Scotland and Ireland. Charles was king of Scotland from 1649 until his deposition in 1651, after which he was exiled before becoming king at the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. Portrait published at the time he became king of Scotland, after van Dyck, by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77), Bohemian printmaker who spent most of his career working in England after meeting Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, in Cologne in 1636.
Pennington 1442 vi /vii
[Ref: 42219] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus II. Dei Gratia Anglae Scotiae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex.
P. Lely Pinxit. A. Blooteling Fecit et ex.
1680.
Mezzotint. Platemark: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). A fine impression. Thread margins. F. B. Daniell frame. Unexamined out of frame.
A fine portrait, in oval, of King Charles II (1630-1685), King of England, Scotland and Ireland, whose restoration to the throne in 1660 marked the end of republican rule in England. Charles's reign saw the rise of colonisation and trade in India, the East Indies and America, and the Passage of Navigation Acts that secured Britain's future as a sea power. He also founded the Royal Society in 1660.
For different state see item ref: 8431.
[Ref: 32813] £360.00

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Here Maistie is vaildd by splendancy of Mistris Lane whole Royal constancy did travell much & undertake such paine with her Father, King Charles his life to gaine.
[Anon.]
[n.d., c.1651-1680.]
Engraving. Verso in pencil "From Lord Analys? sale 187? Plate: 90 x 110mm (3¾ x 4¼''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A historical scene showing Charles II making his escape after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester September 1651. On escaping the battle Charles II made his way to Bently Hall, home of Royalist Col. Jone Lane, Lane's sister Jane had received military permission to travel to Bristol to visit a friend so Charles II disguised himself as her servant and travelled in her entourage, failing to find a ship in Bristol they travelled to Weymouth. It was discovered that Jane Lane had helped in the escape and so was herself forced into exile, where she continued her friendship with the King and she was rewarded with a pension after the Restoration.
[Ref: 50270] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Portrait of Charles II with procession (through the Hague?) behind] Karel Stuart de Tweede, Koningk van Groot Britangie, Vranckrijck, Schotland en Yrlandt.
[Anon., c.1660]
Engraving, sheet 400 x 530mm (15¾ x 20¾"). Trimmed; crease through centre. Part of Broadside.
Dutch print presumably made to commemorate the restoration of Charles II in 1660. A number of prints relating to the event were produced in the Netherlands, since it was there that Charles II made the declaration of Breda before travelling through Delft and the Hague en route to England. He was lavishly entertained in the Hague, and it may be this occasion that is depicted in the procession behind. If it is intended for the king's coronation procession in London, the topography seems inaccurate.
[Ref: 42876] £650.00

King Charles II [&] Queen Catherine
[Anon., c.1690]
Two mezzotints, each approx 175 x 125mm (7 x 5"). Trimmed. Glued to same backing sheet.
Charles II (1630-85) and his queen Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705).
[Ref: 42888] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus II. D. G. Mag: Brit: Fran: & Hiber: Rex &c. [&] Serenissima Catherina Mag: Brit: Fran: & Hiber Regina &c.
R. White Sculpsit. [&] Iohn Baptist Caspers Pinxit. Ed. Davis Sculpsit.
Sold by Moses Pitt at the Angel in St. Pauls Churchyard. [n.d. c.1680]
Pair of engravings. Sheets: 280 x 475mm (11 x 18¾"). Trimmed. Diagonal crease at bottom Carolus II
A pair of full-length portraits of Charles II (1630-1685) and his wife Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705).
Griffiths Print in Stuart Britain No 100.
[Ref: 42416] £480.00

[A satire comparing the sovereign power of Charles II and Pope Alexander VII.]
[London, 1665.]
Engraving. Sheet 340 x 450mm (13½ x 17¾"). Trimmed into image at top.
A scene with Charles II enthroned on the left, Pope Alexander VII on the right. Charles holds (B) the Church of England on the point of his sword. The key marks: (C) the Lords, with the Lord Chancellor, Lord Clarendon, closest to the king; (D) the Commons; (E) judges; (F) mayors, aldermen, etc.; (G) military and naval commanders; (H) sheriffs of counties, justices of the peace, etc.; (I) St Peter & (K) St Paul; (L) the English bishops, led by Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury; (M) Protestant clergymen; (N) doctors and scholars; (O) English martyrs at the stake; Prynne (P) kneels at the king's feet presenting his work; and (Q) a group of Protestant gentlewomen. A number of the figures appear to be intended as portraits. The Pope, triple crown slipping from his head, has: (2) Catholic lords, ladies and nuns kneeling before the pope as if worshipping him; (3) cardinals, two of whom support the toppling throne; (4) archbishops, bishops, canons, etc.; (5) abbots and priors; (6) priests; (7) Jesuits and doctors on canon law; and (8) monks, hermits and nuns. Published as the frontispiece to the second volume of Prynne's 'Records' ('An Exact Chronologicall Vindication ... of our King's Supreme Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction').
BM Satires 1029.
[Ref: 37782] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

S. Konings Aankomst in Engelandt.
[n.d. c.1685.]
Etching. 95 x 108mm. 3¾ x 4¼".
Charles II set out for England in May 1660 and arrived in Dover, where he was greeted by General Monck, the Dukes of Gloucester and York, the Earl of Clarendon and Sir John Grenvill, amongst many others and a huge welcoming party. Anonymous engraving probably Dutch from a Broadside that would have small engravings arranged in rows or alternatively around one central etching.
[Ref: 17469] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Gezanten aan den Koning tot Breda gezonden.
[n.d. c.1685.]
Etching. 95 x 108mm. 3¾ x 4¼". Repaired tear.
Charles II made his "Declaration of Breda" on the 4th April 1660. In it he gave his promise to pardon the cromes of the Civil War. By the 8th May he had been declared King. Anonymous engraving probably Dutch from a Broadside that would have small engravings arranged in rows or alternatively around one central etching.
[Ref: 17468] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles II] Carolus II Dei Gratia Magna Britanniae, Franciae, et Hiberniae Rex.
Gonzales Coques pinxit. Q. Boel fecit aqua fortis [c.1660]
Etching, sheet 230 x 170mm (9 x 6¾"). Trimmed inside platemark and glued to album sheet with hand-drawn border. Rare.
Charles II (1630-85), king of Britain following the execution of his father during the English Civil War. He was crowned after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660. Engraved after a portrait by Gonzales Coques (1614-84), Antwerp-based painter known as 'little Van Dyck'. Coques was well-known for his portraits (he had also painted Charles I), and helped to introduce to the southern Netherlands a new genre of group portraits showing the sitters going about their everyday activities.
[Ref: 37364] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Coronation of Charles II, 1661.]
[Wenceslaus Hollar, 1662.]
[John Ogilby]
Etching. Sheet 360 x 465mm (14¼ x 18¼"). Trimmed to image, central fold as normal, repairs to damage in central fold.
The coronation of Charles II at Westminster Abbey on 23 April 1661. Published in 'The entertainment of His most excellent Majestie Charles II...' (1662) by John Ogilby. Ogilby had obtained exclusive publishing rights for the coronation procession days before it took place, rushing out a simple and unillustrated text in time for the event, and over the next year worked on this sumptuous account with engravings by leading engravers including (as here) Wenceslaus Hollar, (1607-77), Bohemian printmaker who spent most of his career working in England. Hollar's technical skill has ensured that his prints have always been keenly collected, and comprehensive collections of his work are at institutions in London, Berlin and Prague.
P 575
[Ref: 68296] £450.00

Doot van Koning Karel de tweede op den 12 feb. 1685.
[n.d. c.1685.]
Etching. 95 x 108mm. 3¾ x 4¼".
Charles II (1630-1685) on his deathbed surrounded by family, his company and cardinals. Kneeling by his bed is his brother James II of England, who succeeded him as King of England and Ireland and James VII of Scotland. Anonymous engraving probably Dutch from a Broadside that would have small engravings arranged in rows or alternatively around one central etching.
[Ref: 17465] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Allerdurchleuchtigs grossmächtigst und Unüberwündtlichister Römischer kayßer, Auch zu Hispanien, Hungarn und Böhaim könig, erz herzog zu Österreich, etc. Allergnädigster kayßer König und herr, herr.
[German publication; c.1700.]
Engraved letterpress, very decorative frontispiece, extremely fine. Plate 496 x 577mm. 19½ x 22¾". Damage to margins.
Charles II of Spain.
[Ref: 26197] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Banquet held for Charles II at the Prins Mauritshuis, the Hague, 1660]
J. T. vliet in. Pierre Philippe Sculpsit [1660]
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 415 x 505mm (16¼ x 19¾"). Crease through centre.
Charles II moved to the Hague during the Civil War as a guest of the prince of Orange, until 1660, when parliament proclaimed him king and invited him to return. This print shows a banquet held for Charles II. Charles II is on the right, between his aunt Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, and his sister Mary, Princess of Orange. It was one of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660'. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42831] £450.00

[Charles II entering the Hague in a carriage, Mauritshuis on right]
J. T. vliet in. Pierre Philippe Sculpsit [1660]
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 295 x 375mm (11½ x 14¾"). Fold through centre as normal.
Charles II moved to the Hague during the Civil War as a guest of the prince of Orange, until 1660, when parliament proclaimed him king and invited him to return. This print shows Charles II entering the Hague en route to England: he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. He sailed for England on 23 May 1660, arriving in triumph six days later. One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42870] £320.00

[Embarkation of Charles II from the Netherlands to England, 1660]
AV. Venne Inv P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Engraving, sheet 300 x 380mm (11½ x 14¾"). Trimmed to image, losing letterpress text above and below; fold through centre as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. This print shows him departing for England from Scheveningen on 23 May 1660 (he arrived there in triumph six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who lived in the Hague from 1625 onwards. He played an active role in the Guild of St Luke in the city.
[Ref: 42871] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Arrival of Charles II at Delft, 1660]
AV. Venne Inv P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Engraving, sheet 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"). Trimmed to image; centre fold as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. Having waited in Breda for the summons to return, he sailed to Delft by yacht (this print depicts his brief visit) before travelling on to the Hague, from where he departed for England on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who had a connection with both Delft (his birthplace) and the Hague (where he lived from 1625 onwards).
[Ref: 42872] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Arrival of Charles II at Delft, 1660]
AV. Venne Inv. P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"). Trimmed to plate; centre fold as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. Having waited in Breda for the summons to return, he sailed to Delft by yacht (this print depicts his brief visit) before travelling on to the Hague, from where he departed for England on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who had a connection with both Delft (his birthplace) and the Hague (where he lived from 1625 onwards).
[Ref: 67677] £330.00

[Charles II issuing the declaration of Breda, 1660]
T.vliet in. T. Matham fc.
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 345 x 460mm (13½ x 18"). Trimmed to image; crease through centre as normal.
Charles II issuing the declaration of Breda, which stated the terms on which he was prepared to return to England as king. The declaration was issued on 4 April 1660, and a little over a month later Charles II was proclaimed king by both houses of parliament in England. Charles II turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. He sailed from Breda to Delft by yacht, from there to the Hague, and eventually departed for England from nearby Scheveningen on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660 describing and depicting the king's journey through the Netherlands to England. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42873] £390.00

[Charles II making a speech at the Estates General of Holland]
[Anon., 1660]
Etching, sheet 355 x 460mm (13¾ x 18"). Trimmed; crease through centre as normal.
Charles II on right, standing under a canopy, with Count Willem Frederik and Prince Jan Maurits either side. Soon after issuing the declaration of Breda on 4 April 1660, Charles II was proclaimed king by both houses of parliament in England. He turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. He travelled from Breda to Delft, from there to the Hague, and eventually departed for England from nearby Scheveningen on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660 describing and depicting the king's journey through the Netherlands to England. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42874] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

De KoningVertrekt met syn Broeders van Schevelingen.
[n.d. c.1685.]
Etching. 95 x 108mm. 3¾ x 4¼".
Charles II preparing to embark at Scheveningen. Anonymous engraving probably Dutch from a Broadside that would have small engravings arranged in rows or alternatively around one central etching.
[Ref: 17471] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

The Departure of Charles Stuward the II Kinge of England Scotland, France and Yrland from the Hollands coast at Scheveling for England the 2 of June Anno 1660
T'Amsterdam, bÿ Dancker Danckerts Inde Calverstraet inde Danckbaerheyt. [n.d., c.1660.]
Etching, very scarce. 380 x 500mm. Several repaired tears.
A scene of crowds gathering to watch Charles II leaving Holland to return to England to take his throne after the Interregnum caused by the Civil War.
[Ref: 24481] £320.00

Carolo II Caesari Britanico Patriae Patri Regum Optimo Clementissimo Augustissimo. Generis humani Delicijs Utriusq, Fortunae Victori Pacis Europae Arbitro, Maris Domino et Vindici. Societas Mercatorum Adventurum Angliae Quae per ccc jam prope Annos Regia Benignitate Floret Fidei intemeratae Gratitudinis Aeternae Hoc Testimonium Venerabunda Posuit Anno Sas: Humanae MDCLXXXIV. LI.
Ex Marmorea Statua a G. Gibbons Sculpta. P. Vandrebanc Sculp:
London Printed and Sold by David Mortier at ye Sign of Erasmus's head in ye Strand. [n.d. c.1684.]
Engraving. Plate 672 x 481mm (26½ x 19"). Creasing and folded, water staining down right hand edge.
The statue of Charles II in the Royal Exchange, after Grinling Gibbons. As the dedication on the pedestal records, this statue of Charles II in the habit of a Roman Emperor with laurel about his head was erected in the Royal Exchange by the Society of Merchant Adventurers of England in 1684. It was destroyed by the fire that razed the Exchange in 1838, though a similar one in bronze is at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. Vertue (IV 35) records that the stone statue was actually carved by Arnold Quellin, with whom Gibbons had entered into partnership in 1681. This was dissolved in 1683, presumably after the statue had been finished (see Katharine Gibson, in The Royal Exchange, ed.A.Saunders, 1997, pp.151-7). Gibbons obtained a most unusual type of patent to protect his statue. The 'London Gazette' for 15 May 1684 carries an announcement: 'His Majesty, being well satisfied with the performance of Mr Grinling Gibbons in the making his Majesties statue lately set up in the Royal Exchange, hath been pleased to forbid all persons to copy the same in graving, etching or in mezzotinto, without the approbation of the said Mr Gibbons.' Gibbons must have been very much in Charles's favour, for the London Gazette of 10 May 1686 announces an exceptional Royal permission for Gibbons and Parry Walton to hold a sale of pictures in the Banqueting House in Whitehall. This print was advertised in the Observator of 12 January 1685: 'The exact draught of the marble statue of his Majesty in the Royall Exchange so long expected is now (by permission of authority) finished. Curiously engraven by Mr Vandrebanc, and printed on a large sheet of imperiall paper. To be sold by Dorman Newman at the Kings Arms in the Poultry. Price 2s 6d.' Newman was a large-scale book publisher who issued a few prints between 1665 and his bankruptcy in 1694. He also put a notice of this plate in the Term Catalogues for February 1685 and November 1687: in the latter the price was reduced to 1s 6d. From Newman, the plate passed into the hands of David Mortier, a bookseller who sold at the sign of Erasmus Head in the Strand. Mortier died c.1728, and the plate passed to John King in the Poultry, the great reprinter of old plates (an impression published by King is in Crowle XII 49).
[Ref: 28955] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine] Carolus Cardinalis A Lotharingia [...]
[1660]
Engraving with accompanying letterpress sheet, 17th century watermark, each 470 x 350mm (18½ x 13¾"), with very large margins.
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (1524-74), French Cardinal who as Archbishop of Reims crowned, in succession, Henry II, Francis II and Charles IX. He was the protector of the great writer Rabelais, and established Reims University, although he is often considered to be responsible for the outbreak of the French Wars of Religion (1562-98). From 'Les Portraits des Hommes Illustres Francois qui sont Peints dans la Galerie du Palais Cardinal de Richelieu' (1660). The book reproduces the portraits of great men hanging in Richelieu's 'Galerie des hommes illustres' by Simon Vouet and Philippe de Champaigne (although only four of the original paintings survive). The final 'illustrious figure' was Richelieu himself.
[Ref: 39895] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness The Arch-Duke Charles Commander in Chief of the Imperial Armies in Germany &c. &c. &c. Dedicated by Permission to his Excellency the Count Starhemberg, His Imperial Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary to his Britannic Majesty, By his obliged humble Serv.t H. Johns.
Painted by H. Johns Portrait Painter to his R.H. the Arch Duke Charles. Engraved by Anth.y Cardon.
Published Oct.r 25. 1796, by Anth.y Cardon, & Sold by Mess.rs Colnaghi, Sala & Co. No. 192, Pall Mall, London.
Engraving. Plate: 230 x 180mm (9 x 7'') very large margins. Tipped into album sheet.
A portrait of Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847) brother of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II.
[Ref: 48258] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Charles Street. [&] Charles Street, Looking East.
No.74 of R: Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub.d Feb.y 1.1822. [&] No.75 of R: Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub.d March 1.1822.
A pair of coloured aquatints. 222 x 145mm. 8¾ x 5¾".
Two views of Charles Street from opposite ends, with figures working in the foreground, figures walking, dogs and horses.
Collage: p5424093.
[Ref: 26476] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item

[Charles V] Progenies Diuûm Quintus sic Carolus ille Imperii Caesar Lumina et ora Tulit. Aetat suae XXXI, Ann M.D. XXXI. Impenum oceano: famam qui lerminat astris.
PLombart Sculp A londre.
[n.d. c.1660.]
Fine engraving, sheet 195 x 130mm (7¾ x 5"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges. Slightly foxed.
Bust portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558), also known as Charles I of Spain. Looking towards the left, wearing a flat cap, embroidered robes and a chain with a hanging sheep. His dominions in Europe included the Holy Roman Empire, extending from Germany to Northern Italy, the Kingdom of Spain with its southern Italian possessions of Naples, Sicily, and Sardinia, and the Spanish and German colonies in America: the personal union of the European and American territories of Charles V was the first realm to be labelled as 'the empire on which the sun never sets'.
[Ref: 59379] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles V, Duke of Lorraine] Carolus V Dei Gratia Lotharingiæ Barri: Dux.
B.A. delineavit:
A. Blooteling fecit et Excudit Cum Privilegio Ordinum Hollandiae et West-Frisiae [n.d., c.1670.]
Mezzotint, 17th century watermark. 355 x 260mm (14 x 16¼"), very large margins. Repaired tear entering image on right, some creasing.
Charles V (1643-90), Duke of Lorraine but not allowed to rule, as Lorraine was under French occupation during his lifetime. He entered Habsburg service, becoming one of their most successful generals, defeating the Turks at the Siege of Vienna, 1683. He died suddenly in 1690. According to Voltaire, Louis XIV paid tribute to him with the words "I have lost the greatest, wisest and most generous of my enemies".
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Not recorded in Le Blanc.
[Ref: 64805] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles V, Duke of Lorraine] Serenissimus Princeps Carolus a Lotharingia.
Nanteuil ad vivum faciebat 1660.
Engraving with small margins. 320 x 250mm (12½ x 9¾"). Fine impression.
Charles V (1643-90), Duke of Lorraine but not allowed to rule, as Lorraine was under French occupation during his lifetime. He entered Habsburg service, becoming one of their most successful generals, defeating the Turks at the Siege of Vienna, 1683. He died suddenly in 1690. According to Voltaire, Louis XIV paid tribute to him with the words "I have lost the greatest, wisest and most generous of my enemies". The portrait was engraved by Robert Nanteuil, the most celebrated of French 17th century portrait engravers, published in his 'Portraits de Nanteuil Tome I'.
R.D. 63
[Ref: 28526] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Coronation of Charles VI] De Krooning van zyn Rooms Keyserlyke Majesteyt Carel de VI [...] [parallel text in Latin]
Pet:Schenk exc: Amst: cum Priv. [n.d. c.1730.]
Engraving, sheet 160 x 185mm (6¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed to plate, some foxing.
A scene showing the coronation of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI (1685-1740) as King of Bohemia, on 5 September 1723.
[Ref: 59258] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, after declaring himself king of Spain in 1700] Charles III Roi d'Espagne et des Indes &. née Archiduc d'Austriche.
J. Gole fecit et ex: Amstelodami cum Privilegio [c.1700]
Mezzotint, fine impression; sheet 245 x 185mm (9½ x 7¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; glued to backing sheet.
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, as claimant to the Spanish crown. His relative, Charles II of Spain, died in 1700 with no direct heir, leading to the War of the Spanish Succession, which pitted the Austrian Charles against the French candidate, Louis XIV's grandson Philip, duke of Anjou. During the war, Charles' brother, Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, died, and Charles returned to Vienna to assume the imperial crown. Philip, duke of Anjou became king of Spain (as Philip V).
[Ref: 42250] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Emperor Charles VI.]
Sac. Caes. Maj Geographus. Joh. Bapt. Homann excudit. Jacob Weisshoff Sculpsit.
Noriberge. 1717.
Fine engraving. 490 x 290mm (19¼ x 11¼"). Remains of guard over left edge, a small area of worming just touching image.
A portrait of Charles VI (1685 -1740) full length, turned slightly to the right, facing towards the left, in a long curled wig, wearing armour, a mantle fastened with a jewelled strap, and a sash, his right hand extended with baton. In the background is drapery printed with portraits of emperors and other figures, titled, within ovals. In the lower right corner, a child looks up, wearing a helmet and cape, holding onto a globe which depicts 'Africa', 'America' and 'Europa', with the latin phrase 'Constantia et fortitudine', meaning, 'through perseverance and bravery', below. A crown sits on a plinth with the crest of Charles VI underneath, to the left.
[Ref: 40593] £390.00

[Emperor Charles VI.]
Sac. Caes. Maj Geographus. Joh. Bapt. Homann excudit. Jacob Weisshoff Sculpsit.
Noriberge. 1717.
Engraving. 490 x 290mm (19¼ x 11¼"). Sheet slightly toned. Some damage to left and lower margins. Hinged to backing sheet on right edge. A damaged example of a rare print.
A portrait of Charles VI (1685 -1740) full length, turned slightly to the right, facing towards the left, in a long curled wig, wearing armour, a mantle fastened with a jewelled strap, and a sash, his right hand extended with baton. In the background is drapery printed with portraits of emperors and other figures, titled, within ovals. In the lower right corner, a child looks up, wearing a helmet and cape, holding onto a globe which depicts 'Africa', 'America' and 'Europa', with the latin phrase 'Constantia et fortitudine', meaning, 'through perseverance and bravery', below. A crown sits on a plinth with the crest of Charles VI underneath, to the left.
[Ref: 37446] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Coronation procession of Charles VII] Pourtrait d'une tapisserie faite y a deux cens ans, où est représenté le Roy Charles VII allant faire son entree en la Ville de Rheims pour y estre sacre à la conduite de la Pucelle d'Orleans 1429.
J. Poinsart f.
[n.d., c.1630.]
Scarce engraving 235 x 300mm (9¼ x 11¾"). Trimmed to plate, tears and folds repaired, laid on card.
A procession of knights and retainers, including Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans, Engraved after a 200-year-old tapestry.
From Duke of Sutherland Collection?
[Ref: 55534] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[All Saint's Avenue Cemetry, Royal Berkshire.]
C.W.Cope, E.C.
[n.d. c.1890.]
Fine etching. 146 x 102mm (5¾ x 4").
A soldier looks on at a headstone that reads "Herelift C.W. Cope". Charles West Cope (1811-1890), painter of historical, literary and genre subjects, studied in Paris and first exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1833. He won a prize in a competition in 1843 to decorate the Houses of Parliament, where he complete several commissions. He was one of the founding members of the Etching Club.
[Ref: 14521] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

Charles Hereditary Prince of Brunswick &c.
Engraving. 130 x 100mm (5 x 4"). Trimmed almost to plate on right edge. Faint staining along the bottom margin.
Head and shoulders portrait of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (1735-1806), inclined to the left and framed in an oval. He was recognised for his prowess in military command. Charles was mortally wounded at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt against one of Napoleon's armies.
[Ref: 53877] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

Legitimacy in Commotion or All Wrong with Divine Right.
H.B. [John Doyle.]
Published by T. McLean, 28, Haymarket, 28 Aug 1830.
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 275 x 375mm (10¾ x 14¾"). Trimmed to printed border, laid on album paper, at corners, tears glued down.
A satire on the July Revolution of 1830, which forced Charles X (1757-1836) to abdicate. He and the duc d'Angoulême stand in the foreground, the former king saying 'Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the fate of kings'. To the left the Dey of Algiers wanders off, having been deposed by French action earlier in the year. Behind, a long fishing rod from the 'Times office' snags the crown off the king's head. John Doyle (1797-1868), worked under the pseudonym 'HB' from 1827, usually issuing one satire a month during parliamentary seasons. Doyle preserved his anonymity as 'H.B.' until 1843, when he revealed himself to Sir Robert Peel in a letter justifying his motives and principles as a cartoonist.
BM Satire 16237.
[Ref: 51585] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

[Funeral of Charles XII] De Lyk-Statie van de Koning van Sweden Carel de XII; op den 16 Febr: 1719. [parallel text in Latin]
Pet:Schenk Exc: Amst: C.Priv. [n.d. c.1730.]
Engraving, sheet 160 x 185mm (6¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed to plate.
A scene showing the funeral procession of Charles XII, King of Sweden (1682-1718).
[Ref: 59242] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

Carolus XII. D.G. Suecorum, Gothorum, et Vandalorum Rex Augustissimus, &c. Qui, stratis ad Narvam Moschis, die XX.o Novembris, Anno 1700; Aetatis suae paulo plus XVIII.o, Justas et Graves a Faedifrago Hoste sumpsit Paenas: et et Que Progressus Admirabiles, contra Ipsos et Polonos, violento Marte ad huc Prosequitur.
Ad Vivum Pinxit D. Craft suae Svecicae Ma.tis Pictor praecipuus Anno 1701. Iohannes Smith Anglus Fecit. Anno 1701-2.
Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon and Crown in Russel Street Covant Garden.
Rare mezzotint, fine impression, print 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet. Small tear to left edge, nick to right edge.
Half-length portrait of Charles XII, King of Sweden (1682-1718), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer over right shoulder, wearing a wig with a ribbon, a lace cravat, and armour.
CS 249.
[Ref: 58870] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

N. Charles P. De Physique. Charles par un prodig a terrasse l'envie; Par l'eloquence, le Genie, Le Scavoir, l'intrepidite; Il assure ses droits a l'immortalite.
Se vend a Paris, chez Frieze Graveur Rue de Harlay, Maison de Mr. Berthoud [n.d. c.1785].
Etching. 150 x 210mm. Light foxing except for one bad spot inside plate mark just outside image to left.
Probably French physicist, aviator and inventor Jacques Charles [1746 - 1823].
[Ref: 2585] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

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