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![[Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleugh, with her daughter Lady Mary Scott]](jpegs/61709.jpg)
[Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleugh, with her daughter Lady Mary Scott]
[James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds]
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 1st 1775 by Ja. Watson, No. 64 Little Queen Anne Street, Portland Chapel, & B. Clowes, No. 8 Gutter Lane Cheapside.
Mezzotint, sheet 625 x 380mm (24½ x 15"). Trimmed to platemark. Nicks to edges.
Elizabeth Scott (née Montagu), Duchess of Buccleuch (1743-1827), the only daughter and heir of George, duke of Montagu. In 1767 she married Henry Scott, third Duke of Bucchleuch. She inherited the Montagu estates, largely in Northamptonshire, in 1790. Together with her husband she was involved in charitable work such as the founding of Edinburgh's Royal Blind Asylum and School.
Hamilton p.86 ii/iii; Goodwin 100 ii/iii. CS 16.I.
[Ref: 61709] £420.00
[James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds]
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 1st 1775 by Ja. Watson, No. 64 Little Queen Anne Street, Portland Chapel, & B. Clowes, No. 8 Gutter Lane Cheapside.
Mezzotint, sheet 625 x 380mm (24½ x 15"). Trimmed to platemark. Nicks to edges.
Elizabeth Scott (née Montagu), Duchess of Buccleuch (1743-1827), the only daughter and heir of George, duke of Montagu. In 1767 she married Henry Scott, third Duke of Bucchleuch. She inherited the Montagu estates, largely in Northamptonshire, in 1790. Together with her husband she was involved in charitable work such as the founding of Edinburgh's Royal Blind Asylum and School.
Hamilton p.86 ii/iii; Goodwin 100 ii/iii. CS 16.I.
[Ref: 61709] £420.00
Lady Henrietta Mordaunt, only Daughter of Charles Earl of Peterborough & Monmouth, afterwards Dutchess of Gordon. From the Original Picture, in the Possession of Lord Adam Gordon.
Sir Peter Lely pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
[n.d. c.1760.]
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 390 x 285mm (15½ x 11¼"). Thread margins.
A full-length portrait of Henrietta Mordaunt (c.1688-1760), as a child with a dog pawing at her skirt. She married General Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon, who fought with the Jacobites at Sheriffmuir in 1715 but managed to secure a pardon
CS: 105. Goodwin: 158. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65842] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Peter Lely pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
[n.d. c.1760.]
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 390 x 285mm (15½ x 11¼"). Thread margins.
A full-length portrait of Henrietta Mordaunt (c.1688-1760), as a child with a dog pawing at her skirt. She married General Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon, who fought with the Jacobites at Sheriffmuir in 1715 but managed to secure a pardon
CS: 105. Goodwin: 158. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65842] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Rev.d M.r Zachariah Mudge, Prebend of Exeter &c. &c.
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms Cornhill [n.d., c.1766].
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), very large margins. Repaired tears.
Reverend Zachariah Mudge (1694-1769), a clergyman known for his sermons, painted by Reynolds three times, in 1761, 1762 & 1766. When his friend John Smeaton finished the Eddystone Lighthouse in 1759, the pair sang the Old Hundredth Psalm as a thanksgiving from the top of the lighthouse.
[Ref: 61378] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms Cornhill [n.d., c.1766].
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), very large margins. Repaired tears.
Reverend Zachariah Mudge (1694-1769), a clergyman known for his sermons, painted by Reynolds three times, in 1761, 1762 & 1766. When his friend John Smeaton finished the Eddystone Lighthouse in 1759, the pair sang the Old Hundredth Psalm as a thanksgiving from the top of the lighthouse.
[Ref: 61378] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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The Musical Boy. Done from the Original Picture of the same size, in the Collection of the Right Honourable Lord Mountstuart.
Frans Halls pinxit. James Watson Sculpsit.
Published July 24,,th 1777 by John Boydell engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint. 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"). Thread margins, laid on collector's monogram in image.
A young Dutchman playing a violin in an interior, a lute hanging on the wall behind. On the table is a small loaf of bread and a jug. The monogram, that of Thomas Blayds (1795-1849), a banker of Surrey, was identified in 1977. The British Museum has antiquities and drawings from his collection.
CS 159, ii of ii. Goodwin 181, ii of ii. Lugt L.416a. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66282] £380.00
Frans Halls pinxit. James Watson Sculpsit.
Published July 24,,th 1777 by John Boydell engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint. 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"). Thread margins, laid on collector's monogram in image.
A young Dutchman playing a violin in an interior, a lute hanging on the wall behind. On the table is a small loaf of bread and a jug. The monogram, that of Thomas Blayds (1795-1849), a banker of Surrey, was identified in 1977. The British Museum has antiquities and drawings from his collection.
CS 159, ii of ii. Goodwin 181, ii of ii. Lugt L.416a. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66282] £380.00
The Musical Lady. From the Original Picture, in the Collection of his Royal Highness the Prince of Ornage, To whom this Plate is Dedicated by his most Obedient Humble Servant, John Boydell.
Metzu Pinxit. James Watson Sculpsit.
Published April 8th 1777 by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint, platemark 460 x 330mm (18 x 13"), with very large margins. Two tears in margins.
A woman sits at a table with a quill and paper, while a young man looks over at her and another woman plays the lute. In an interior with artworks on the wall and a lapdog in foreground. Mezzotint of Gabriel Metsu's (1629-67) 'A Young Woman Composing a Piece of Music' (c.1662-3, The Hague, Mauritshuis). The painting was in the collection of William V, Prince of Orange at the time this print was published by John Boydell.
Goodwin 180.ii
[Ref: 40371] £620.00
Metzu Pinxit. James Watson Sculpsit.
Published April 8th 1777 by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint, platemark 460 x 330mm (18 x 13"), with very large margins. Two tears in margins.
A woman sits at a table with a quill and paper, while a young man looks over at her and another woman plays the lute. In an interior with artworks on the wall and a lapdog in foreground. Mezzotint of Gabriel Metsu's (1629-67) 'A Young Woman Composing a Piece of Music' (c.1662-3, The Hague, Mauritshuis). The painting was in the collection of William V, Prince of Orange at the time this print was published by John Boydell.
Goodwin 180.ii
[Ref: 40371] £620.00
The Musical Lady. From the Original Picture, in the Collection of his Royal Highness the Prince of Ornage, To whom this Plate is Dedicated by his most Obedient Humble Servant, John Boydell.
Metzu Pixit. James Watson Sculpsit.
published April 8th 1777 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint. 455 x 330mm (18 x 13"), with large margins.
An expensively-dressed woman writes music with a quill, while a younger woman plays a theorbo (a type of long-necked lute). A man stands watching, with a spaniel at his feet. After a painting by the Dutch painter Gabriel Metsu (1629-67), 'A Woman Composing Music and an Inquisitive Man'.
Goodwin: 180, ii/ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Oettingen Collection.
[Ref: 66283] £480.00
Metzu Pixit. James Watson Sculpsit.
published April 8th 1777 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint. 455 x 330mm (18 x 13"), with large margins.
An expensively-dressed woman writes music with a quill, while a younger woman plays a theorbo (a type of long-necked lute). A man stands watching, with a spaniel at his feet. After a painting by the Dutch painter Gabriel Metsu (1629-67), 'A Woman Composing Music and an Inquisitive Man'.
Goodwin: 180, ii/ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Oettingen Collection.
[Ref: 66283] £480.00
The Musical Lady. From the Original Picture, in the Collection of his Royal Highness the Prince of Ornage, To whom this Plate is Dedicated by his most Obedient Humble Servant, John Boydell.
Metzu Pixit. James Watson Sculpsit.
published April 8th 1777 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint, with hand colour and gum arabic highlights. 455 x 330mm (18 x 13"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, mount burn, tears taped.
An expensively-dressed woman writes music with a quill, while a younger woman plays a theorbo (a type of long-necked lute). A man stands watching, with a spaniel at his feet. After a painting by the Dutch painter Gabriel Metsu (1629-67), 'A Woman Composing Music and an Inquisitive Man'.
Goodwin: 180, ii/ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66284] £480.00
Metzu Pixit. James Watson Sculpsit.
published April 8th 1777 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint, with hand colour and gum arabic highlights. 455 x 330mm (18 x 13"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, mount burn, tears taped.
An expensively-dressed woman writes music with a quill, while a younger woman plays a theorbo (a type of long-necked lute). A man stands watching, with a spaniel at his feet. After a painting by the Dutch painter Gabriel Metsu (1629-67), 'A Woman Composing Music and an Inquisitive Man'.
Goodwin: 180, ii/ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66284] £480.00
![[The Right. Hon. Lady Susan O'Brien.]](jpegs/47591.jpg)
[The Right. Hon. Lady Susan O'Brien.]
F. Cotes pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
Publish'd According to Act of Parliament May 10 1772 by Jas. Watson Queen Anne Street.
Rare mezzotint. Proof before title. Plate: 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Trimmed to platemark. Repair in centre
A portrait of Susan O'Brien (1743-1827), wife of actor and playwright William O'Brien.
Goodwin: 88; CS 108
[Ref: 47591] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
F. Cotes pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
Publish'd According to Act of Parliament May 10 1772 by Jas. Watson Queen Anne Street.
Rare mezzotint. Proof before title. Plate: 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Trimmed to platemark. Repair in centre
A portrait of Susan O'Brien (1743-1827), wife of actor and playwright William O'Brien.
Goodwin: 88; CS 108
[Ref: 47591] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[William O'Brien.] M.r O'Brien.](jpegs/65847.jpg)
[William O'Brien.] M.r O'Brien.
F. Cotes pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer Sayer, Printseller, near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1775].
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 9"). Some creasing. Small margins.
Half-length portrait in oval of Irish actor and playwright William O'Brien (c.1740-1815), described by diarist James Boswell as ''a lively little fellow, but priggish" and ''quite the fine man about town''. He eloped with and married Susan Fox-Strangways (1742-1827), cousin of Charles James Fox, and had to decamp to New York for six years.
Goodwin: 159, state ii of iv; CS: 108, ii of iii
[Ref: 65847] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
F. Cotes pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer Sayer, Printseller, near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1775].
Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 9"). Some creasing. Small margins.
Half-length portrait in oval of Irish actor and playwright William O'Brien (c.1740-1815), described by diarist James Boswell as ''a lively little fellow, but priggish" and ''quite the fine man about town''. He eloped with and married Susan Fox-Strangways (1742-1827), cousin of Charles James Fox, and had to decamp to New York for six years.
Goodwin: 159, state ii of iv; CS: 108, ii of iii
[Ref: 65847] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[James Paine, Architect, and James Paine Jun.r.]](jpegs/60736.jpg)
[James Paine, Architect, and James Paine Jun.r.]
[Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill.] [n.d. c.1767.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 415 x 335mm (16¼ x 13¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing inscriptions.
James Paine (1717-89), the British architect, with his son James Paine (1745-1829) the British sculptor and architect. James Paine Senior was an architect of considerable practice and published plates of Mansion House at Doncaster, 1751. He edited volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus," and published two large volumes on "Mansions" in 1783. In 1785 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey. The younger James bequeathed the original oil to the Bodleian Library.
CS: 111, ii of iii. Goodwin: 52, iii of iv. See also references 46990 & 19663.
[Ref: 60736] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill.] [n.d. c.1767.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 415 x 335mm (16¼ x 13¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing inscriptions.
James Paine (1717-89), the British architect, with his son James Paine (1745-1829) the British sculptor and architect. James Paine Senior was an architect of considerable practice and published plates of Mansion House at Doncaster, 1751. He edited volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus," and published two large volumes on "Mansions" in 1783. In 1785 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey. The younger James bequeathed the original oil to the Bodleian Library.
CS: 111, ii of iii. Goodwin: 52, iii of iv. See also references 46990 & 19663.
[Ref: 60736] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
James Paine, Architect, and James Paine Jun.r.
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1767.]
Mezzotint. 450 x 330mm (17¾ x 13"). Trimmed to the plate and laid on card.
James Paine (1717-89), the British architect, with his son James Paine (1745-1829) the British sculptor and architect. James Paine Senior was an architect of considerable practice and published plates of Mansion House at Doncaster, 1751. He edited volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus," and published two large volumes on "Mansions" in 1783. In 1785 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey.
CS: 111, ii of iii. Hamilton, p.54: ii of iii.
[Ref: 19663] £420.00
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1767.]
Mezzotint. 450 x 330mm (17¾ x 13"). Trimmed to the plate and laid on card.
James Paine (1717-89), the British architect, with his son James Paine (1745-1829) the British sculptor and architect. James Paine Senior was an architect of considerable practice and published plates of Mansion House at Doncaster, 1751. He edited volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus," and published two large volumes on "Mansions" in 1783. In 1785 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey.
CS: 111, ii of iii. Hamilton, p.54: ii of iii.
[Ref: 19663] £420.00
James Paine, Architect, and James Paine Jun.r.
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1767.]
Mezzotint. 450 x 330mm (17¾ x 13"). Small repair in inscription area.
James Paine (1717-89), the British architect, with his son James Paine (1745-1829) the British sculptor and architect. James Paine Senior was an architect of considerable practice and published plates of Mansion House at Doncaster, 1751. He edited volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus," and published two large volumes on "Mansions" in 1783. In 1785 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey.
CS: 111, ii of iii. Hamilton, p.54: ii of iii.
[Ref: 62736] £420.00
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1767.]
Mezzotint. 450 x 330mm (17¾ x 13"). Small repair in inscription area.
James Paine (1717-89), the British architect, with his son James Paine (1745-1829) the British sculptor and architect. James Paine Senior was an architect of considerable practice and published plates of Mansion House at Doncaster, 1751. He edited volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus," and published two large volumes on "Mansions" in 1783. In 1785 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey.
CS: 111, ii of iii. Hamilton, p.54: ii of iii.
[Ref: 62736] £420.00
James Paine, Architect, and James Paine Jun.r.
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1767.]
Mezzotint. 450 x 330mm (17¾ x 13"), with large margins.
James Paine (1717-89), the British architect, with his son James Paine (1745-1829) the British sculptor and architect. James Paine Senior was an architect of considerable practice and published plates of Mansion House at Doncaster, 1751. He edited volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus," and published two large volumes on "Mansions" in 1783. In 1785 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey.
CS: 111, ii of iii. Hamilton, p.54: ii of iii.
[Ref: 46990] £450.00
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1767.]
Mezzotint. 450 x 330mm (17¾ x 13"), with large margins.
James Paine (1717-89), the British architect, with his son James Paine (1745-1829) the British sculptor and architect. James Paine Senior was an architect of considerable practice and published plates of Mansion House at Doncaster, 1751. He edited volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus," and published two large volumes on "Mansions" in 1783. In 1785 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey.
CS: 111, ii of iii. Hamilton, p.54: ii of iii.
[Ref: 46990] £450.00
![[Jeane Antoinette Poisson] Madame la Marquise de Pompadour.](jpegs/65862.jpg)
[Jeane Antoinette Poisson] Madame la Marquise de Pompadour. Morte En 1764.
F. Boucher Pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.
[n.d., c. 1770.]
Mezzotint. 245 x 185mm (9¾ x 7¼"). Trimmed to plate, laid on album paper at sides.
Half-length portrait in a circle of Jeane Antoinette Poisson (1721-64), mistress of Louis XV, made Marquise de Pompadour by him in 1745.
CS: 118. Goodwin 162, ii of ii, Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 65862] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
F. Boucher Pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.
[n.d., c. 1770.]
Mezzotint. 245 x 185mm (9¾ x 7¼"). Trimmed to plate, laid on album paper at sides.
Half-length portrait in a circle of Jeane Antoinette Poisson (1721-64), mistress of Louis XV, made Marquise de Pompadour by him in 1745.
CS: 118. Goodwin 162, ii of ii, Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 65862] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Jeane Antoinette Poisson] Madame la Marquise de Pompadour.](jpegs/65861.jpg)
[Jeane Antoinette Poisson] Madame la Marquise de Pompadour. Morte En 1764.
F. Boucher Pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.
[n.d., c. 1770.]
Fine mezzotint. 245 x 185mm (9¾ x 7¼"), with large margins. Slight rippling.
Half-length portrait in a circle of Jeane Antoinette Poisson (1721-64), mistress of Louis XV, made Marquise de Pompadour by him in 1745.
CS: 118. Goodwin 162, ii of ii, Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 65861] £320.00
F. Boucher Pinx.t. J. Watson fecit.
[n.d., c. 1770.]
Fine mezzotint. 245 x 185mm (9¾ x 7¼"), with large margins. Slight rippling.
Half-length portrait in a circle of Jeane Antoinette Poisson (1721-64), mistress of Louis XV, made Marquise de Pompadour by him in 1745.
CS: 118. Goodwin 162, ii of ii, Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 65861] £320.00
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![[Paulus Pontius.]](jpegs/36397.jpg)
[Paulus Pontius.]
Ant van Dyck pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
[Publish'd by Ja.s Watson, N. 16, Craven Buildings, Drury Lane; & Hen.y Parker opposite Birchin Lane, Cornhill.] [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, scratch letter proof before publisher's line. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Crease across image.
Paulus Pontius (1603-58), Flemish engraver who worked with Rubens and van Dyck in Antwerp.
Ex: The collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS 119, state i of iii. Goodwin: 47 i of iii.
[Ref: 36397] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Ant van Dyck pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
[Publish'd by Ja.s Watson, N. 16, Craven Buildings, Drury Lane; & Hen.y Parker opposite Birchin Lane, Cornhill.] [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, scratch letter proof before publisher's line. Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Crease across image.
Paulus Pontius (1603-58), Flemish engraver who worked with Rubens and van Dyck in Antwerp.
Ex: The collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. CS 119, state i of iii. Goodwin: 47 i of iii.
[Ref: 36397] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Paulus Pontius.]](jpegs/65860.jpg)
[Paulus Pontius.]
Ant van Dyck pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
[Publish'd by Ja.s Watson, N. 16, Craven Buildings, Drury Lane; & Hen.y Parker opposite Birchin Lane, Cornhill.] [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, scratch letter rare proof before publication line, inscription area not wholly cleaned. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Slight creasing on bottom left.
Paulus Pontius (1603-58), Flemish engraver who worked with Rubens and van Dyck in Antwerp.
CS 119, state i of iii. Goodwin: 47 i of iii. Ex: The collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65860] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Ant van Dyck pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
[Publish'd by Ja.s Watson, N. 16, Craven Buildings, Drury Lane; & Hen.y Parker opposite Birchin Lane, Cornhill.] [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, scratch letter rare proof before publication line, inscription area not wholly cleaned. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Slight creasing on bottom left.
Paulus Pontius (1603-58), Flemish engraver who worked with Rubens and van Dyck in Antwerp.
CS 119, state i of iii. Goodwin: 47 i of iii. Ex: The collection of the Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65860] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Claude Louis Francois de Regnier, Compte de Guerchy, Marquis de Nangais &c. Chevalier des Ordres du Roy, Lieutenant Géneral de Ses Armées, Colonel Lieutenant de son Regiment d'Infanterie, Gouverneur des ville et Château de huningue, et Son Ambassadeur auprès de Sa Majesté Britannique. 1766
M. Vanloo pinx.t. J. Whatson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the Kings Arms Cornhill.
Mezzotint. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), with large margins. Paper lightly toned.
A half-length portrait in oval of Claude-Louis-François Régnier (1715-67), French ambassador to London from the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763 to 1766, when he was recalled after disagreements with the Chevalier d'Eon.
CS 67, ii of iii; Goodwin 39, ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65857] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
M. Vanloo pinx.t. J. Whatson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the Kings Arms Cornhill.
Mezzotint. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"), with large margins. Paper lightly toned.
A half-length portrait in oval of Claude-Louis-François Régnier (1715-67), French ambassador to London from the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763 to 1766, when he was recalled after disagreements with the Chevalier d'Eon.
CS 67, ii of iii; Goodwin 39, ii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65857] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Claude Louis Francois de Regnier, Compte de Guerchy, Marquis de Nangais &c. Chevalier des Ordres du Roy, Lieutenant Géneral de Ses Armées, Colonel Lieutenant de son Regiment d'Infanterie, Gouverneur des ville et Château de huningue, et Son Ambassadeur auprès de Sa Majesté Britannique. 1766]
[M. Vanloo pinx.t. J. Whatson fecit.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the Kings Arms Cornhill.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, 18th century watermark. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Very small printer's crease in inscription area on left. Small margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Claude-Louis-François Régnier (1715-67), French ambassador to London from the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763 to 1766, when he was recalled after disagreements with the Chevalier d'Eon.
CS 67, i of iii; Goodwin 39, i of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65858] £320.00
[M. Vanloo pinx.t. J. Whatson fecit.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the Kings Arms Cornhill.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters, 18th century watermark. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Very small printer's crease in inscription area on left. Small margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of Claude-Louis-François Régnier (1715-67), French ambassador to London from the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763 to 1766, when he was recalled after disagreements with the Chevalier d'Eon.
CS 67, i of iii; Goodwin 39, i of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65858] £320.00
[Claude Louis Francois de Regnier, Compte de Guerchy, Marquis de Nangais &c. Chevalier des Ordres du Roy, Lieutenant Géneral de Ses Armées, Colonel Lieutenant de son Regiment d'Infanterie, Gouverneur des ville et Château de huningue, et Son Ambassadeur auprès de Sa Majesté Britannique. 1766]
[M. Vanloo pinx.t. J. Whatson fecit.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the Kings Arms Cornhill.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before letters, 18th century watermark. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). With the blind stamp of John Charrington. Trimmed into plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere.
A half-length portrait in oval of Claude-Louis-François Régnier (1715-67), French ambassador to London from the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763 to 1766, when he was recalled after disagreements with the Chevalier d'Eon. John Charrington (1856-1939) was Honorary Keeper of Prints at the Fitzwilliam Museum, cataloguing their entire collection. In 1933 he donated to the museum 5000-6000 prints it did not already possess and funded a new print room to house them.
CS 67, i of iii; Goodwin 39, i of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Lugt L572.
[Ref: 65859] £320.00
[M. Vanloo pinx.t. J. Whatson fecit.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the Kings Arms Cornhill.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before letters, 18th century watermark. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). With the blind stamp of John Charrington. Trimmed into plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere.
A half-length portrait in oval of Claude-Louis-François Régnier (1715-67), French ambassador to London from the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763 to 1766, when he was recalled after disagreements with the Chevalier d'Eon. John Charrington (1856-1939) was Honorary Keeper of Prints at the Fitzwilliam Museum, cataloguing their entire collection. In 1933 he donated to the museum 5000-6000 prints it did not already possess and funded a new print room to house them.
CS 67, i of iii; Goodwin 39, i of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Lugt L572.
[Ref: 65859] £320.00
S.r Joshua Reynolds.
Painted by himself. R. Sayer Excudit. Engraved by James Watson.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer. Map & Printseller, No.53, Fleet Street; Published as the Act directs 10 July 1770.
Mezzotint. 450 x 325mm (17¾ x 12¾"). Framed. Slight creasing in centre. Unexamined out of frame.
A self portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), painter and first President of the Royal Academy.
CS: 123 ii of ii; Goodwin: 71 iii of iii; Hamilton p.57 ii.
[Ref: 57865] £380.00 (£456.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by himself. R. Sayer Excudit. Engraved by James Watson.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer. Map & Printseller, No.53, Fleet Street; Published as the Act directs 10 July 1770.
Mezzotint. 450 x 325mm (17¾ x 12¾"). Framed. Slight creasing in centre. Unexamined out of frame.
A self portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), painter and first President of the Royal Academy.
CS: 123 ii of ii; Goodwin: 71 iii of iii; Hamilton p.57 ii.
[Ref: 57865] £380.00 (£456.00 incl.VAT)
[Sir William Robinson Bar.t. From an Original Painting by Mr Peters in the Possession of His Grace the Lord Primate of Ireland & Baron Rokeby of Armagh.]
[W.m Peters R.A. pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.]
[Private plate, n.d., c.1777.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before letters, with armorial but inscription area not completely cleaned. 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"), large margins.
Sir William Robinson (1705-1785), second Baronet of Rokeby Park, Yorkshire. The painting was in the collection of his younger brother, The Most Rev. Dr Richard Robinson, Church of Ireland Lord Primate of All Ireland and Lord Archbishop of Armagh, who was made Baron Rokeby of Armagh, also in 1777. The artist is Matthew William Peters (1742-1814), most famous for his provocative painting of a courtesan (known as 'Lydia' in the mezzotint copy). He came to regret his choice of subject, as he was ordained in 1781, becoming the Royal Academy's chaplain (1784-8), then chaplain to the Prince of Wales. The portrait was published between Robinson's succession to the baronetcy in 1777 and Peters' ordination in 1781.
CS: 125, i of ii. Goodwin 163, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66368] £320.00
[W.m Peters R.A. pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.]
[Private plate, n.d., c.1777.]
Fine mezzotint, proof before letters, with armorial but inscription area not completely cleaned. 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"), large margins.
Sir William Robinson (1705-1785), second Baronet of Rokeby Park, Yorkshire. The painting was in the collection of his younger brother, The Most Rev. Dr Richard Robinson, Church of Ireland Lord Primate of All Ireland and Lord Archbishop of Armagh, who was made Baron Rokeby of Armagh, also in 1777. The artist is Matthew William Peters (1742-1814), most famous for his provocative painting of a courtesan (known as 'Lydia' in the mezzotint copy). He came to regret his choice of subject, as he was ordained in 1781, becoming the Royal Academy's chaplain (1784-8), then chaplain to the Prince of Wales. The portrait was published between Robinson's succession to the baronetcy in 1777 and Peters' ordination in 1781.
CS: 125, i of ii. Goodwin 163, i of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66368] £320.00
Sir William Robinson Bar.t. From an Original Painting by Mr Peters in the Possession of His Grace the Lord Primate of Ireland & Baron Rokeby of Armagh.
W.m Peters R.A. pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
[Private plate, n.d., c.1777.]
Fine mezzotint. 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"), with large margins.
Sir William Robinson (1705-1785), second Baronet of Rokeby Park, Yorkshire. The painting was in the collection of his younger brother, The Most Rev. Dr Richard Robinson, Church of Ireland Lord Primate of All Ireland and Lord Archbishop of Armagh, who was made Baron Rokeby of Armagh, also in 1777.
CS: 125, ii of ii. Goodwin 163, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66369] £320.00
W.m Peters R.A. pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
[Private plate, n.d., c.1777.]
Fine mezzotint. 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"), with large margins.
Sir William Robinson (1705-1785), second Baronet of Rokeby Park, Yorkshire. The painting was in the collection of his younger brother, The Most Rev. Dr Richard Robinson, Church of Ireland Lord Primate of All Ireland and Lord Archbishop of Armagh, who was made Baron Rokeby of Armagh, also in 1777.
CS: 125, ii of ii. Goodwin 163, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66369] £320.00
Sir William Robinson Bar.t. From an Original Painting by Mr Peters in the Possession of His Grace the Lord Primate of Ireland & Baron Rokeby of Armagh.
W.m Peters R.A. pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
[Private plate, n.d., c.1777.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 375 x 275mm (14¾ x 10¾"). Trimmed into plate.
Sir William Robinson (1705-1785), second Baronet of Rokeby Park, Yorkshire. The painting was in the collection of his younger brother, The Most Rev. Dr Richard Robinson, Church of Ireland Lord Primate of All Ireland and Lord Archbishop of Armagh, who was made Baron Rokeby of Armagh, also in 1777.
CS: 125, ii of ii. Goodwin 163, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66370] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
W.m Peters R.A. pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
[Private plate, n.d., c.1777.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 375 x 275mm (14¾ x 10¾"). Trimmed into plate.
Sir William Robinson (1705-1785), second Baronet of Rokeby Park, Yorkshire. The painting was in the collection of his younger brother, The Most Rev. Dr Richard Robinson, Church of Ireland Lord Primate of All Ireland and Lord Archbishop of Armagh, who was made Baron Rokeby of Armagh, also in 1777.
CS: 125, ii of ii. Goodwin 163, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66370] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Elizabeth Dutchess of Buccleugh and Lady Mary Scott.
Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx.t. James Watson fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament March 1.st 1775 by Ja.s Watson No. 64 Little Queen Ann Street, Portland Chapel & B. Clowes No. 18 Gutter Lane Cheapside.
Mezzotint. 580 x 375mm (22¾ x 14¾"), with a separate title plate, 35 x 375 (1½ x 14¾"). Trimmed to image at top, margin replaced, cracks in platemarks, repaired tears, trimmed into title plate at bottom.
A full-length portrait of Elizabeth Scott (neé Montagu, 1743-1827), wife of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, with their daughter Mary (1769-1823) and two dogs, under a tree with a canopy.
CS 16, state ii.
[Ref: 64737] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx.t. James Watson fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament March 1.st 1775 by Ja.s Watson No. 64 Little Queen Ann Street, Portland Chapel & B. Clowes No. 18 Gutter Lane Cheapside.
Mezzotint. 580 x 375mm (22¾ x 14¾"), with a separate title plate, 35 x 375 (1½ x 14¾"). Trimmed to image at top, margin replaced, cracks in platemarks, repaired tears, trimmed into title plate at bottom.
A full-length portrait of Elizabeth Scott (neé Montagu, 1743-1827), wife of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, with their daughter Mary (1769-1823) and two dogs, under a tree with a canopy.
CS 16, state ii.
[Ref: 64737] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleugh, with her daughter Lady Mary Scott]](jpegs/35022.jpg)
[Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleugh, with her daughter Lady Mary Scott]
[James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds]
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 1st 1775 by Ja. Watson, No. 64 Little Queen Anne Street, Portland Chapel, & B. Clowes, No. 8 Gutter Lane Cheapside.
Mezzotint, 625 x 380mm (24½ x 15"). Trimmed to platemark; nicks to edges;
Elizabeth Scott (née Montagu), Duchess of Buccleuch (1743-1827), the only daughter and heir of George, duke of Montagu. In 1767 she married Henry Scott, third Duke of Bucchleuch. She inherited the Montagu estates, largely in Northamptonshire, in 1790. Together with her husband she was involved in charitable work such as the founding of Edinburgh's Royal Blind Asylum and School.
Hamilton p.86 ii/iii; Goodwin 100 ii/iii
[Ref: 35022] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds]
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 1st 1775 by Ja. Watson, No. 64 Little Queen Anne Street, Portland Chapel, & B. Clowes, No. 8 Gutter Lane Cheapside.
Mezzotint, 625 x 380mm (24½ x 15"). Trimmed to platemark; nicks to edges;
Elizabeth Scott (née Montagu), Duchess of Buccleuch (1743-1827), the only daughter and heir of George, duke of Montagu. In 1767 she married Henry Scott, third Duke of Bucchleuch. She inherited the Montagu estates, largely in Northamptonshire, in 1790. Together with her husband she was involved in charitable work such as the founding of Edinburgh's Royal Blind Asylum and School.
Hamilton p.86 ii/iii; Goodwin 100 ii/iii
[Ref: 35022] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Winter. Pleasure is fled - save where the Ball or play, / Or Opera, invite the Young and Gay; / Now Blustering Winds & rude inclement Skies / The Tippett, Muff, and Cardinal defies.
R. Pyle Pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
Printed for Carington Bowles, next the Chapter House in St Paul's Church Yard London. [n.d., c.1765.]
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Trimmed just within plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere. Slight creasing.
A three-quarter length portrait of a fashionably-dressed young woman in a winter landscape, arms folded in an ermine-trimmed cloak (tippet). From a set of Seasons by Robert Pyle, which was also engraved by Richard Houston, Charles Corbett (pseudonym used by both Richard Purcell and Houston) & Georg & Johann Rugendas.
[Ref: 53387] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
R. Pyle Pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
Printed for Carington Bowles, next the Chapter House in St Paul's Church Yard London. [n.d., c.1765.]
Mezzotint. 355 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Trimmed just within plate at bottom, thread margins elsewhere. Slight creasing.
A three-quarter length portrait of a fashionably-dressed young woman in a winter landscape, arms folded in an ermine-trimmed cloak (tippet). From a set of Seasons by Robert Pyle, which was also engraved by Richard Houston, Charles Corbett (pseudonym used by both Richard Purcell and Houston) & Georg & Johann Rugendas.
[Ref: 53387] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[William Campbell Skinner, Ætat 5.]](jpegs/65864.jpg)
[William Campbell Skinner, Ætat 5.]
F. Cotes pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
[n.d., c. 1765.]
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title, 18th century watermark. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Trimmed to plate.
A half-length portrait of a young boy within a stonework window with a curtain. Challoner Smith identifies the boy as the son of Lieutenant-General William Skinner (1700-80), Chief Royal Engineer from 1757 until his death); however General Skinner's only son, Captain William Campbell, was killed on Dominica in 1761. It is probable that this is a grandson: a William Campbell Skinner, captain of the Royal Engineers was killed in 1787.
Goodwin 48, i of ii. CS 130, i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65864] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
F. Cotes pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
[n.d., c. 1765.]
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title, 18th century watermark. 330 x 230mm (13 x 9"). Trimmed to plate.
A half-length portrait of a young boy within a stonework window with a curtain. Challoner Smith identifies the boy as the son of Lieutenant-General William Skinner (1700-80), Chief Royal Engineer from 1757 until his death); however General Skinner's only son, Captain William Campbell, was killed on Dominica in 1761. It is probable that this is a grandson: a William Campbell Skinner, captain of the Royal Engineers was killed in 1787.
Goodwin 48, i of ii. CS 130, i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65864] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Arthur Smyth Lord Archbishop of Dublin 1771.
Francis West Pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
[n.d., c.1771.]
Mezzotint. 375 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"), large margins. Trimmed into arms at bottom, new margin added.
Three-quarter portrait of Arthur Smyth (1706-1771), standing in a library, one hand resting on an upright book. He served as Archbishop of Dublin from 1766 until his death in 1771, which this portrait was probably published to commemorate.
CS 131; Goodwin 83. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of ii, 'Commas after names burnished from plate but still just visible'.
[Ref: 65853] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Francis West Pinx.t. James Watson Fecit.
[n.d., c.1771.]
Mezzotint. 375 x 280mm (14¾ x 11"), large margins. Trimmed into arms at bottom, new margin added.
Three-quarter portrait of Arthur Smyth (1706-1771), standing in a library, one hand resting on an upright book. He served as Archbishop of Dublin from 1766 until his death in 1771, which this portrait was probably published to commemorate.
CS 131; Goodwin 83. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of ii, 'Commas after names burnished from plate but still just visible'.
[Ref: 65853] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Caroline Duchess of Marlborough with Lady Caroline Spencer her daughter.]](jpegs/24818.jpg)
[Caroline Duchess of Marlborough with Lady Caroline Spencer her daughter.]
J. Reynolds pinx.t J. Watson Fecit.
[n.d. c.1768.]
Very fine mezzotint, artist's names in etched letters, before plate was cleaned. Proof before title and publication line. Plate 451 x 330mm. 17¾ x 13".
Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough (1743-1811), daughter of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, married George Spencer, Duke of Marlborough in 1762; and Caroline Welbore, Viscountess Clifden (1763-1813).
Hamilton: p.117, i/iii. CS: 99, i. Goodwin: 56, i.
[Ref: 24818] £360.00
J. Reynolds pinx.t J. Watson Fecit.
[n.d. c.1768.]
Very fine mezzotint, artist's names in etched letters, before plate was cleaned. Proof before title and publication line. Plate 451 x 330mm. 17¾ x 13".
Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough (1743-1811), daughter of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, married George Spencer, Duke of Marlborough in 1762; and Caroline Welbore, Viscountess Clifden (1763-1813).
Hamilton: p.117, i/iii. CS: 99, i. Goodwin: 56, i.
[Ref: 24818] £360.00
John Stacpoolee Esq:r of Cragbrien Castle in the County of Clare [...]
Barrett pinx.t. James Watson fecit.
[1771 or after]
Very rare mezzotint, platemark 430 x 280mm (17 x 11"). Small margins.
Half-length portrait in oval of John Stacpoole (c.1674-1771), issued posthumously. Underneath is engraved text paying tribute to his philanthropy, which went alongside his acquiring 'one of the Largest and best Circumstanced Estates in Ireland'. Engraved by James Watson after the Irish portrait painter Jeremiah 'Jerry' Barrett (c.1723-70). Watson also engraved a portrait of Richard Stacpoole which states that the 'Stacpooles of the County of Clare' such as John Stacpoole are descended from him. Both appear to have been issued as private plates for the Stacpoole family and their acquaintances.
Whitman 84; CS 133; for Watson's portrait of Richard Stacpoole see ref. 37927. Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 37928] £450.00
Barrett pinx.t. James Watson fecit.
[1771 or after]
Very rare mezzotint, platemark 430 x 280mm (17 x 11"). Small margins.
Half-length portrait in oval of John Stacpoole (c.1674-1771), issued posthumously. Underneath is engraved text paying tribute to his philanthropy, which went alongside his acquiring 'one of the Largest and best Circumstanced Estates in Ireland'. Engraved by James Watson after the Irish portrait painter Jeremiah 'Jerry' Barrett (c.1723-70). Watson also engraved a portrait of Richard Stacpoole which states that the 'Stacpooles of the County of Clare' such as John Stacpoole are descended from him. Both appear to have been issued as private plates for the Stacpoole family and their acquaintances.
Whitman 84; CS 133; for Watson's portrait of Richard Stacpoole see ref. 37927. Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 37928] £450.00
John Stacpoole Esq:r of Cragbrien Castle in the County of Clare [...]
Barrett pinx.t. James Watson fecit.
[n.d., c.1771.]
Rare mezzotint. 430 x 280mm (17 x 11"). Small margins.
Half-length portrait on oval of John Stacpoole (c.1674-1771), issued posthumously. Underneath is engraved text paying tribute to his philanthropy, which went alongside his acquiring 'one of the Largest and best Circumstanced Estates in Ireland'. Engraved by James Watson after the Irish portrait painter Jeremiah 'Jerry' Barrett (c.1723-70). Watson also engraved a portrait of Richard Stacpoole which states that the 'Stacpooles of the County of Clare' such as John Stacpoole are descended from him. Both appear to have been issued as private plates for the Stacpoole family and their acquaintances.
Whitman 84; CS 133; for Watson's portrait of Richard Stacpoole see ref. 37927. Ex collection of the Hon. Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65854] £320.00
Barrett pinx.t. James Watson fecit.
[n.d., c.1771.]
Rare mezzotint. 430 x 280mm (17 x 11"). Small margins.
Half-length portrait on oval of John Stacpoole (c.1674-1771), issued posthumously. Underneath is engraved text paying tribute to his philanthropy, which went alongside his acquiring 'one of the Largest and best Circumstanced Estates in Ireland'. Engraved by James Watson after the Irish portrait painter Jeremiah 'Jerry' Barrett (c.1723-70). Watson also engraved a portrait of Richard Stacpoole which states that the 'Stacpooles of the County of Clare' such as John Stacpoole are descended from him. Both appear to have been issued as private plates for the Stacpoole family and their acquaintances.
Whitman 84; CS 133; for Watson's portrait of Richard Stacpoole see ref. 37927. Ex collection of the Hon. Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65854] £320.00
Sir Richard Stacpoole of Pembrokeshire. Who was knighted by William the Conqueror. The different Welch Historians & the old Records of that Principality mention him amoung the most respectable Men in the Year one thousand & ninety one, being the fourth Year of the Reign of King William Rufus. He married Margaret, second Sister of Sir Richard Turbervile Lord of Coyty, and died without Issue. Robert the only Brother of Sir Richard Stacpoole, married a Daughter of Sir John Sitsylt or Cecill, Ancestor to Sir William Cecil Lord Burghley, & Lord High Treasurer of England in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. Sir William Stacpoole his eldest Son married a Daughter of Howel ap Ithel, Lord of Roos & Ryuonioc, now Denbighland. Said Sir William had a Command in an army raised in the Reign of King Stephen, against David King of Scots, but died young, leaving three Sons & one Daughter. His eldest Son Sir Richard Stacpoole of Stacpoole in the County of Pembroke, married a Daughter of Sir Henry Vernon of Haddon in the Peke. No mention is made of the second Son, but Robert the youngest encouraged by his Cousin Robert Fitz Stephen, went over to Ireland with Richard Earl of Strigule known by the Name of Strongbow, & was a Captain of Archers in that Division of the Army which Fitz Stephen commanded under Strongbow, in the Year eleven hundred & sixty eight, being the fourteenth Year of King Henry the second. Said Robert afterwards settled in Ireland & from him the Stacpooles of the County of Clare are descended. The old Mansion of Stacpoole Court, & a large Estate in Pembrokeshire descended to a Grand-daughter of the second Sir Richd. Stacpoole, & is now the Property of the Son of the late Pryse Campbell Esq. who was Member for that County.
Segulta pinxt. from a Profile on a Monu.t. James Watson fecit.
[n.d. c.1780].
Mezzotint, platemark 435 x 280mm (17 x 11"). Small margins. Slight damage (three repaired tears extending inside platemark).
Rare and unusual portrait of a Pembrokeshire knight from the time of William the Conqueror, with extensive biographical text. Issued as a private plate. Engraved by the well-known mezzotint engraver James Watson, after 'Segulta', who is unknown and may be a misspelling of another artist's name.
CS: 134 (only state); Goodwin 164: Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. For Watson's portrait of Stacpoole's descendant John Stacpoole see ref 37928.
[Ref: 37927] £380.00
Segulta pinxt. from a Profile on a Monu.t. James Watson fecit.
[n.d. c.1780].
Mezzotint, platemark 435 x 280mm (17 x 11"). Small margins. Slight damage (three repaired tears extending inside platemark).
Rare and unusual portrait of a Pembrokeshire knight from the time of William the Conqueror, with extensive biographical text. Issued as a private plate. Engraved by the well-known mezzotint engraver James Watson, after 'Segulta', who is unknown and may be a misspelling of another artist's name.
CS: 134 (only state); Goodwin 164: Ex collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. For Watson's portrait of Stacpoole's descendant John Stacpoole see ref 37928.
[Ref: 37927] £380.00
The Honourable Lady Stanhope.
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer at the Kings Arms in Cornhill.
Mezzotint. 620 x 380mm (24½ x 15"). Laid on old French mount board, small margins.
Anne Hussey (Delaval), Lady Stanhope (died 1811), Wife of Sir William Stanhope.
CS 135, ii of ii; Goodwin 53 iii of iv.
[Ref: 52976] £490.00
Reynolds pinx.t. Watson fecit.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer at the Kings Arms in Cornhill.
Mezzotint. 620 x 380mm (24½ x 15"). Laid on old French mount board, small margins.
Anne Hussey (Delaval), Lady Stanhope (died 1811), Wife of Sir William Stanhope.
CS 135, ii of ii; Goodwin 53 iii of iv.
[Ref: 52976] £490.00
![[A Storm, after a Picture of Vandehagen in the Possession of M.r Cotes.]](jpegs/64878.jpg)
[A Storm, after a Picture of Vandehagen in the Possession of M.r Cotes.]
[Vanderhagen Pinxit. J. Watson fecit.]
[J. Boydell excudit 1787. Publishd according to Act of Parliament, by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.]
Mezzotint, working proof, uncleared inscription area, 18th century watermark. 460 x 530mm (18 x 21"). Thread margins.
Three ships in a storm, two being driven onto rocks in the foreground and to right, the mast of one snapping, the third sinking in the distance to left;
Goodwin 174, state i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64878] £520.00
[Vanderhagen Pinxit. J. Watson fecit.]
[J. Boydell excudit 1787. Publishd according to Act of Parliament, by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.]
Mezzotint, working proof, uncleared inscription area, 18th century watermark. 460 x 530mm (18 x 21"). Thread margins.
Three ships in a storm, two being driven onto rocks in the foreground and to right, the mast of one snapping, the third sinking in the distance to left;
Goodwin 174, state i of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64878] £520.00
A Storm, after a Picture of Vandehagen in the Possession of M.r Cotes.
Vanderhagen Pinxit. J. Watson fecit.
J. Boydell excudit 1787. Publishd according to Act of Parliament, by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint. 460 x 530mm (18 x 21"). Thread margins.
Three ships in a storm, two being driven onto rocks in the foreground and to right, the mast of one snapping, the third sinking in the distance to left;
Goodwin 174, state ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64877] £380.00
Vanderhagen Pinxit. J. Watson fecit.
J. Boydell excudit 1787. Publishd according to Act of Parliament, by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint. 460 x 530mm (18 x 21"). Thread margins.
Three ships in a storm, two being driven onto rocks in the foreground and to right, the mast of one snapping, the third sinking in the distance to left;
Goodwin 174, state ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64877] £380.00
A Storm, after a Picture of Vandehagen in the Possession of M.r Cotes.
[Vanderhagen Pinxit. J. Watson fecit.]
[J. Boydell excudit 1787.] [Publishd according to Act of Parliament, by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.]
Mezzotint, proof with title but no other inscriptions. 460 x 530mm (18 x 21"). Thread margins, vertical fold through image, remargined with album paper on left edge.
Three ships in a storm, two being driven onto rocks in the foreground and to right, the mast of one snapping, the third sinking in the distance to left;
Goodwin 174, unlisted state between i and ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64879] £380.00
[Vanderhagen Pinxit. J. Watson fecit.]
[J. Boydell excudit 1787.] [Publishd according to Act of Parliament, by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.]
Mezzotint, proof with title but no other inscriptions. 460 x 530mm (18 x 21"). Thread margins, vertical fold through image, remargined with album paper on left edge.
Three ships in a storm, two being driven onto rocks in the foreground and to right, the mast of one snapping, the third sinking in the distance to left;
Goodwin 174, unlisted state between i and ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64879] £380.00
![[M,,rs Sturt and Master Humphrey Sturt.]](jpegs/62701.jpg)
[M,,rs Sturt and Master Humphrey Sturt.]
C. Read Pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
published according to Act of Parliament by R. Sayer June 12, 1771.
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"), with large margins. Ink collector's stamp on reverse. Time stained. Tear from left edge to plate mark and around plate mark repaired.
A half length portrait of Mary Stuart (d. 1807), wife of M.P. Humphrey Sturt, with her son Humphrey Ashley Sturt (1760-1825). Sayer published the plate on the 20th June with the title 'Miss Sturt...' before hurriedly correcting it to 'Mrs'. Chaloner Smith, apparently unaware of the third state, questions whether the pair are siblings.
CS 137,i of ii; Goodwin 79, i of iii. Lugt L.2178, Fritz Reiss of London, whose collection of mezzotints is described by Lugt as 'l'une des plus belles de ce genre'; It was dispersed in 1914.
[Ref: 62701] £420.00
C. Read Pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
published according to Act of Parliament by R. Sayer June 12, 1771.
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"), with large margins. Ink collector's stamp on reverse. Time stained. Tear from left edge to plate mark and around plate mark repaired.
A half length portrait of Mary Stuart (d. 1807), wife of M.P. Humphrey Sturt, with her son Humphrey Ashley Sturt (1760-1825). Sayer published the plate on the 20th June with the title 'Miss Sturt...' before hurriedly correcting it to 'Mrs'. Chaloner Smith, apparently unaware of the third state, questions whether the pair are siblings.
CS 137,i of ii; Goodwin 79, i of iii. Lugt L.2178, Fritz Reiss of London, whose collection of mezzotints is described by Lugt as 'l'une des plus belles de ce genre'; It was dispersed in 1914.
[Ref: 62701] £420.00
M,,rs Sturt and Master Humphrey Sturt.
C. Read Pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, N.º 53 in Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs 20 June 1771.
Mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"), 18th century watermark. Small margins.
A half length portrait of Mary Stuart (d. 1807), wife of M.P. Humphrey Sturt, with her son Humphrey Ashley Sturt (1760-1825). Sayer originally published the plate with the title 'Miss Sturt...' before hurriedly correcting it to 'Mrs'. Chaloner Smith, apparently unaware of the third state, questions whether the pair are siblings.
CS 137; Goodwin 79, iii of iii.
[Ref: 62772] £380.00
C. Read Pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, N.º 53 in Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs 20 June 1771.
Mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"), 18th century watermark. Small margins.
A half length portrait of Mary Stuart (d. 1807), wife of M.P. Humphrey Sturt, with her son Humphrey Ashley Sturt (1760-1825). Sayer originally published the plate with the title 'Miss Sturt...' before hurriedly correcting it to 'Mrs'. Chaloner Smith, apparently unaware of the third state, questions whether the pair are siblings.
CS 137; Goodwin 79, iii of iii.
[Ref: 62772] £380.00
M,,rs Sturt and Master Humphrey Sturt.
C. Read Pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, N.º 53 in Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs 20 June 1771.
Fine mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Small margins.
A half length portrait of Mary Stuart (d. 1807), wife of M.P. Humphrey Sturt, with her son Humphrey Ashley Sturt (1760-1825). Sayer originally published the plate with the title 'Miss Sturt...' before hurriedly correcting it to 'Mrs'. Chaloner Smith, apparently unaware of the third state, questions whether the pair are siblings.
CS 137; Goodwin 79, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Unidentified collector's stamp on reverse.
[Ref: 66371] £380.00
C. Read Pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, N.º 53 in Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs 20 June 1771.
Fine mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Small margins.
A half length portrait of Mary Stuart (d. 1807), wife of M.P. Humphrey Sturt, with her son Humphrey Ashley Sturt (1760-1825). Sayer originally published the plate with the title 'Miss Sturt...' before hurriedly correcting it to 'Mrs'. Chaloner Smith, apparently unaware of the third state, questions whether the pair are siblings.
CS 137; Goodwin 79, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Unidentified collector's stamp on reverse.
[Ref: 66371] £380.00
![M [,,rs] Sturt and Master Humphrey Sturt.](jpegs/66372.jpg)
M [,,rs] Sturt and Master Humphrey Sturt.
C. Read Pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, N.º 53 in Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs 20 June 1771.
Mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Title partially scratched out and corrected in old ink mss, ink mss lower right. Narrow margins.
A half length portrait of Mary Stuart (d. 1807), wife of M.P. Humphrey Sturt, with her son Humphrey Ashley Sturt (1760-1825). Sayer originally published the plate with the title 'Miss Sturt...' before hurriedly correcting it to 'Mrs'. Chaloner Smith, apparently unaware of the third state, questions whether the pair are siblings.
CS 137; Goodwin 79, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66372] £380.00
C. Read Pinx.t. Ja.s Watson fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, N.º 53 in Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs 20 June 1771.
Mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (19¾ x 14"). Title partially scratched out and corrected in old ink mss, ink mss lower right. Narrow margins.
A half length portrait of Mary Stuart (d. 1807), wife of M.P. Humphrey Sturt, with her son Humphrey Ashley Sturt (1760-1825). Sayer originally published the plate with the title 'Miss Sturt...' before hurriedly correcting it to 'Mrs'. Chaloner Smith, apparently unaware of the third state, questions whether the pair are siblings.
CS 137; Goodwin 79, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66372] £380.00
Miss Anna Swan.
W.m Thompson Pinx.t. J.Watson Fecit.
London Printed for Henry Parker opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhill.
Mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾")
Half-length portrait of a young woman, book in hand. The second state of two, with the original dark background reworked to show a tree and fluted column.
CS: 139.
[Ref: 6122] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
W.m Thompson Pinx.t. J.Watson Fecit.
London Printed for Henry Parker opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhill.
Mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾")
Half-length portrait of a young woman, book in hand. The second state of two, with the original dark background reworked to show a tree and fluted column.
CS: 139.
[Ref: 6122] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Miss Anna Swan.
W.m Thompson Pinx.t. J.Watson Fecit.
London Printed for Henry Parker opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhill.
Fine mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾")
Half-length portrait of a young woman, book in hand. The second state of two, with the original dark background reworked to show a tree and fluted column.
CS: 139. Goodwin 41. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65865] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
W.m Thompson Pinx.t. J.Watson Fecit.
London Printed for Henry Parker opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhill.
Fine mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾")
Half-length portrait of a young woman, book in hand. The second state of two, with the original dark background reworked to show a tree and fluted column.
CS: 139. Goodwin 41. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65865] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[James Tamesz Grieve] [John Tamesz Esq.r of Mosco.]](jpegs/66375.jpg)
[James Tamesz Grieve] [John Tamesz Esq.r of Mosco.]
[Grose Pinxit. James Watson Sculpsit.]
[Published June 1st,, 1781.]
Rare mezzotint, without separate title plate. 380 x 280mm (15 x 11). Trimmed to plate on three sides, decorative border pasted over edge of plate in places. Old ink mss. in inscription area.
Half-length portrait of merhcant John Tamesz Grieve (1724-87, baptised James), born in St Petersburg while his father, Dr James Grieve (1703-63), was Physician to Empress Elizabeth. He died in Petersham, Surrey, and a memorial was erected in Bath Abbey, near one for his mother, Elizabeta Tamesz (1724-1758).
CS 140. Goodwin 126. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66375] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Grose Pinxit. James Watson Sculpsit.]
[Published June 1st,, 1781.]
Rare mezzotint, without separate title plate. 380 x 280mm (15 x 11). Trimmed to plate on three sides, decorative border pasted over edge of plate in places. Old ink mss. in inscription area.
Half-length portrait of merhcant John Tamesz Grieve (1724-87, baptised James), born in St Petersburg while his father, Dr James Grieve (1703-63), was Physician to Empress Elizabeth. He died in Petersham, Surrey, and a memorial was erected in Bath Abbey, near one for his mother, Elizabeta Tamesz (1724-1758).
CS 140. Goodwin 126. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66375] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Sir John Trenchard Kn.t Chief Justice of of Chester and Principal Secretary of State to their Majesty's King William & Queen Mary.
James Watson fecit.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint. 450 x 330mm (17¾ x 13"), unidentified star collector's stamp on reverse.
Three-quarter seated portrait of Sir John Trenchard (1649-95), wearing wig and robes, holding a scroll. He was active in the schemes to remove James, Duke of York, from the succession, although he fled England during the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.
CS 144, ii of iii. Goodwin 166. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66376] £360.00
James Watson fecit.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint. 450 x 330mm (17¾ x 13"), unidentified star collector's stamp on reverse.
Three-quarter seated portrait of Sir John Trenchard (1649-95), wearing wig and robes, holding a scroll. He was active in the schemes to remove James, Duke of York, from the succession, although he fled England during the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.
CS 144, ii of iii. Goodwin 166. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66376] £360.00
Miss Trimmer.
C. Read pinx.t. J. Watson.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the King's Arms in Cornhill [n.d., c.1770].
Mezzotint. 515 x 355mm (20½ x 14"). Rust marks from stretcher nails in left margin, repaired tear in inscription area. Some damage.
A young girl holding a cat. Although the DNB calls this a portrait of Sarah Trimmer (1741-1810), evangelist and children's writer, the NPG notes that it ''is in fact one of Mrs Trimmer's six daughters'', one of whom was Selina (1764-1829), who became governess to the family of the Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
[Ref: 59674] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
C. Read pinx.t. J. Watson.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the King's Arms in Cornhill [n.d., c.1770].
Mezzotint. 515 x 355mm (20½ x 14"). Rust marks from stretcher nails in left margin, repaired tear in inscription area. Some damage.
A young girl holding a cat. Although the DNB calls this a portrait of Sarah Trimmer (1741-1810), evangelist and children's writer, the NPG notes that it ''is in fact one of Mrs Trimmer's six daughters'', one of whom was Selina (1764-1829), who became governess to the family of the Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
[Ref: 59674] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Miss Trimmer.
C. Read pinx.t. J. Watson.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the King's Arms in Cornhill [n.d., c.1770].
Mezzotint. 515 x 355mm (20½ x 14"). Trimmed into plate at bottom.
A young girl holding a cat. Although the DNB calls this a portrait of Sarah Trimmer (1741-1810), evangelist and children's writer, the NPG notes that it ''is in fact one of Mrs Trimmer's six daughters'', one of whom was Selina (1764-1829), who became governess to the family of the Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
CS 145, ii of ii. Goodwin 167. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66377] £320.00
C. Read pinx.t. J. Watson.
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the King's Arms in Cornhill [n.d., c.1770].
Mezzotint. 515 x 355mm (20½ x 14"). Trimmed into plate at bottom.
A young girl holding a cat. Although the DNB calls this a portrait of Sarah Trimmer (1741-1810), evangelist and children's writer, the NPG notes that it ''is in fact one of Mrs Trimmer's six daughters'', one of whom was Selina (1764-1829), who became governess to the family of the Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
CS 145, ii of ii. Goodwin 167. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66377] £320.00
![[Miss Trimmer.]](jpegs/66378.jpg)
[Miss Trimmer.]
[C. Read pinx.t. J. Watson.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the King's Arms in Cornhill.] [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. 490 x 355mm (19¼ x 14"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, narrow margins elsewhere. Slightly time stained.
A young girl holding a cat. Although the DNB calls this a portrait of Sarah Trimmer (1741-1810), evangelist and children's writer, the NPG notes that it ''is in fact one of Mrs Trimmer's six daughters'', one of whom was Selina (1764-1829), who became governess to the family of the Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
CS 145, i of ii. Goodwin 167.
[Ref: 66378] £320.00
[C. Read pinx.t. J. Watson.]
[Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the King's Arms in Cornhill.] [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. 490 x 355mm (19¼ x 14"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, narrow margins elsewhere. Slightly time stained.
A young girl holding a cat. Although the DNB calls this a portrait of Sarah Trimmer (1741-1810), evangelist and children's writer, the NPG notes that it ''is in fact one of Mrs Trimmer's six daughters'', one of whom was Selina (1764-1829), who became governess to the family of the Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
CS 145, i of ii. Goodwin 167.
[Ref: 66378] £320.00
![[The Musical Boy]](jpegs/34016.jpg)
[The Musical Boy] [Done from the Original Picture of the same size, in the Collection of the Right Honourable Lord Mountstuart.]
F. Halls Pinxit. James Watson Sculpsit
Publish'd July 24th 1777 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint, platemark 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Good impression; very rare;
Boy playing the violin; fruit, knife and flask on table in front, two listeners behind with lute hanging on wall. From a picture attributed here to Frans Hals but probably since reattributed.
Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; Goodwin 182 i/ii; CS 159 i/ii.
[Ref: 34016] £360.00
F. Halls Pinxit. James Watson Sculpsit
Publish'd July 24th 1777 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint, platemark 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Good impression; very rare;
Boy playing the violin; fruit, knife and flask on table in front, two listeners behind with lute hanging on wall. From a picture attributed here to Frans Hals but probably since reattributed.
Ex collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; Goodwin 182 i/ii; CS 159 i/ii.
[Ref: 34016] £360.00
Sir Robert Walpole, afterwards Earl of Orford. Prime Minister to King George the First, & King George the Second. In the Blue Damask Bed Chamber at Houghton.
Vanloo Pinxit. James Watson Sculpsit.
Published Jan.y 1.st 1788, by John & Josiah Boydell, No.90, Cheapside London.
Very fine mezzotint. Plate 502 x 349mm (19¾ x 13¾").
A full length portrait of Robert Walpole (1676-1745) who dominated Parliament as de facto Prime Minister between 1721 and 1742. This portrait was published as frontispiece to Volume II of Boydell's series of prints of Walpole's art collection at Houghton, engraved after the collection was sold by the 3rd Earl in 1779, including 206 sold to Catherine the Great of Russia to decorate her Hermitage palace.
NPG: D39367. Goodwin: 131. CS: 149.
[Ref: 27338] £480.00
Vanloo Pinxit. James Watson Sculpsit.
Published Jan.y 1.st 1788, by John & Josiah Boydell, No.90, Cheapside London.
Very fine mezzotint. Plate 502 x 349mm (19¾ x 13¾").
A full length portrait of Robert Walpole (1676-1745) who dominated Parliament as de facto Prime Minister between 1721 and 1742. This portrait was published as frontispiece to Volume II of Boydell's series of prints of Walpole's art collection at Houghton, engraved after the collection was sold by the 3rd Earl in 1779, including 206 sold to Catherine the Great of Russia to decorate her Hermitage palace.
NPG: D39367. Goodwin: 131. CS: 149.
[Ref: 27338] £480.00