Grosvenor Prints

[Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni?] Amplissimo Atq. Eruditiss. Card. Petro Octobono Alexandri PP VIII Nepoti S.R.E. [...]
P. Fr. Hilarion a S. Petro Sacri Reg. ac Milit Ord. B. Mariae de Mercede [...]
Engraving, 17th century watermark; platemark 310 x 210mm (12¼ x 8¼"). Small margins. Small wormhole.
Plate from an unidentified Italian volume of martyrs.
[Ref: 41409] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Child reaching for coins on a tray] Illustrissimae Dominae D. Josephae de Amato VI Baronissae Castricastagnetae [...]
P. Fr. Hilarion a S. Petro Sacri Reg. ac Milit Ord. B. Mariae de Mercede [...]
Engraving, 17th century watermark; platemark 310 x 210mm (12¼ x 8¼"). Small margins. Small wormhole.
Plate from an unidentified Italian volume of martyrs.
[Ref: 41410] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Cardinal in a bearpit] Ill.mo D.D. Andreae Casimiro De Ambrosio E Crechii Baronibus Nobili Amalphitano [...]
P. Fr. Hilarion a S. Petro Sacri Reg. ac Milit Ord. B. Mariae de Mercede [...]
Engraving, platemark 310 x 210mm (12¼ x 8¼"). Small margins.
Plate from an unidentified Italian volume of martyrs.
[Ref: 41411] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Beheading of a cardinal] Em.mo et Reu.mo Dom Fr. Vincentio Mariae Ursino e Familia P.P. Praedicatorum [...]
P. Fr. Hilarion a S. Petro Sacri Reg. ac Milit Ord. B. Mariae de Mercede [...]
Engraving, 17th century watermark; platemark 310 x 210mm (12¼ x 8¼"). Small margins.
Plate from an unidentified Italian volume of martyrs.
[Ref: 41408] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Cardinal] Imp. Caesari divi Stephani F. Divo P. Fausto Januario Sanctis Aug. Pio. Fel. Hostico [....]
A. Magliar Sclp.
P. Fr. Hilarion a S. Petro Sacri Reg. ac Milit Ord. B. Mariae de Mercede [...]
Engraving, 17th century watermark; platemark 310 x 210mm (12¼ x 8¼"). Small margins.
Plate from an unidentified Italian volume of martyrs.
[Ref: 41407] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Allegory of death with city view in background] Ill.no et excell.mo Dom D. Nicolaeo Mariae Januario Principi Sancti Martini Duci Cantalupi [...]
P. Fr. Hilarion a S. Petro Sacri Reg. ac Milit Ord. B. Mariae de Mercede [...]
Engraving, platemark 310 x 210mm (12¼ x 8¼"). Small margins.
Plate from an unidentified Italian volume of martyrs.
[Ref: 41406] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Cardinal martyred in a fire] Ill.no et excell.mo Dom D. Josepho Albertino Principi Sanctae Severinae et Marchioni [...]
P. Fr. Hilarion a S. Petro Sacri Reg. ac Milit Ord. B. Mariae de Mercede [...]
Engraving, platemark 310 x 210mm (12¼ x 8¼"). Small margins. Small wormhole.
Plate from an unidentified Italian volume of martyrs.
[Ref: 41405] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Cardinal escorted in a convoy.] Ill.no et excell.mo comiti D.D. Agnello Ravascherio e Lavaniae Comitibus Patririo [...]
P. Fr. Hilarion a S. Petro Sacri Reg. ac Milit Ord. B. Mariae de Mercede [...]
Engraving, platemark 310 x 210mm (12¼ x 8¼"). Small margins. Small wormhole.
Plate from an unidentified Italian volume of martyrs.
[Ref: 41404] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Zusammenkunft Jhrer Majestaten... Entrevue De Leurs Majestes...[Francis I of Austria and Nicholas I of Russia] Munchengratz 10 September 1833.
F. Wolf lith.
Journal pitoresque. Eigenthum der Herausgeber Wolf und Weissenbach [n.d., c.1850].
Fine coloured lithograph, sheet 330 x 440mm. 13 x 17¼".
Münchengrätz, now in the Czech Republic, saw Prussia, Austria and Russia sign the Munchengratz Agreement in September 1833. This established a three-power alliance to 'support conservative causes' in Europe and the wider world. To counter the Munchengratz Agreement, Britain, France, Spain and Portugal signed the Quadruple Treaty in April 1834. This established the idea of two opposing power blocs in European politics for the first time. The first major event in which the two sides opposed each other was the Portuguese throne crisis of 1833-39. Francis II (1768 - 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz. In 1804 he had founded the Austrian Empire and became Francis I of Austria (Franz I.), the first Emperor of Austria, ruling from 1804 to 1835. Nicholas I (1796 - 1855), was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855. Fine original colour. Publisher's blindstamp lower centre.
[Ref: 9044] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Treaty of Nystad] Vreede tekening tusschen de Plenipotentiarisen van den Kyser van Groot Rusland [...] [parallel text in Latin]
Pet:Schenk Exc Amst: C.Priv. [n.d. c.1730.]
Engraving, sheet 155 x 185mm (6 x 7¼"). Trimmed to plate, folding creases, tear on bottom edge, some spots. Central crease as normal.
A scene showing the signing of the Treaty of Nystad between Russia and Sweden on 20 August 1721, which ended the Great Northern War (1700-1721).
[Ref: 59267] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

[Execution of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt] 13 Mey 1619. Ik ben wel gerust te sterven: maer kan geen redenen bedenken waerom ik sterven met [...]
[Anon., c.1650]
Etching, sheet 130 x 165mm (5 x 6½"). Repaired tear.
Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619) led to his execution at the Binnehof in the Hague. Van Oldenbarnevelt held the influential position of Land's Advocate of Holland for thirty-two years, but after he proposed that the States of Holland raise a force of 4000 men to keep the peace, this was interpreted as a declaration of independence by the States-General, who arrested Oldenbarnevelt and sentenced him to death.
For another image of Oldenbarnevelt's execution see ref. 42795.
[Ref: 44191] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[History of the 13th century.] Linea Impator Adolffus. Ordo Celestinorum. Linea summor pontifici Bonifacius octavus. Benedictus undecimus. Ludovic. eps tholosan. ordinis minorum.
[Woodcuts engraved by either Wilhelm Pleydenwurff or Michael Wolgemut.]
[Nuremberg, July 13th 1493.]
Five woodcuts, one coloured, set in Latin letterpress. Sheet 400 x 290mm (15¾ x 11½"). Repaired tear.
An incunable sheet, with an historical text covering from the mid-thirteenth century to the early 14th. It covers the foundation of the Celestine Order (1254), portraits of popes Boniface VIII (pope 1294-1303, after which Dante consigned him to the Eighth Circle of Hell) and Benedict XI (1303-4). The coloured woodcut shows the Celestine Order's headquarters. It was published in the Hartmann Schedel's famous 'Nuremberg Chronicle', the most profusely-illustrated book of the period, printed over 500 years ago. It is the oldest print we have in stock.
[Ref: 30673] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item

Ausfuhrlicher Plan Borauss zu erfehen / wie 3. Viertlstund von Passarowiz [...]
[n.d., c.1718.]
Engraved plan, 190 x 255mm (7½ x 10"), set in letterpress, with 2pp. 'Extract von der Accords-Buncten' Some creasing.
A plan of the encampment outside Požarevac (Serbia) at which the Treaty of Passarowitz was negotiated in 1718. A 22-point key notes the layout of the camp, with the tents of the delegates and the English and Dutch mediators. A sheet of German text gives the main points of the treaty. The Holy League's ambassadors entered Ottoman territory to end the wars between the Holy League (primarily Venice and Hapsburg Austria) and the Ottomans. The successess of each side were recognised: Venice gave up its claims in Greece (especially the Morea) and the Ottomans lost lands including the Banat of Temeswar to Austria.
For an English translation of the treaty see: https://archive.org/stream/generalcollectio00lond#page/412/mode/2up
[Ref: 52990] £450.00

[Peace of Utrecht] Den 29 Ianuary, is tot Uytrecht op het Stadhuys het Congres geopent [...] [parallel text in Latin]
P. Schenk exc: Amst: C.Pr. [n.d. c.1730.]
Engraving, sheet 160 x 190mm (6¼ x 7½"). Trimmed to plate, some spots, small tear on bottom edge.
A scene showing the opening of the Congress of Utrecht on 29 January 1712, the peace conference called to end the hostilities of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Representatives of Great Britain, France, Savoy and the Dutch Republic sit around the table, while representatives of the Holy Roman Empire appear to be late on the right, as they only joined the congress on 10 February 1712.
[Ref: 59233] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

[Peace of Utrecht] Vredehandel tusschen den Koning van Vrankryk, en de Algemeene Staten [...] [parallel text in Latin]
P. Schenk exc: Amst: Cum Priv. [n.d. c.1730.]
Engraving, sheet 160 x 190mm (6¼ x 7½"). Trimmed to plate, some spots.
A scene showing the public proclamation of the Peace of Utrecht, signed on 11 April 1713. The peace ended the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714).
[Ref: 59301] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

Clemens VIII. Pont. Opt. Max. Pace inter potentissimos Henricum IV. Gallie ac Navarre Philippumque II. Hispaniarum Reges conciliata felicissimus extat A. MDXCVIII. All Eminentissimo, e Reverendissimo Principe il Sig. Cardinarle Francesco Bertazzoli Prefetto della S.C. sugli studj.
Giovanni di Matio Bertazzoni dif e inc. [in image.] Giovanni de Mateo Bertazzoni e Guiseppe Meloni D: O: C:
A very scarce engraving printed in brown ink. 330 x 361mm. 13 x 14¼". Vertical crease. Scuffing and spotting. Water stain across the top.
Giovanni de Matteo Bertazzoni (1805-1884). Pope Clement VIII (1536-1605); Henry IV (1553-1610) of France and Navarre; & Philip II of Spain (1527-1598). Probably around the 1593 with the Reconciliation of France bringing years of religious war to an end and forming alliances.
[Ref: 14423] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Sacro Concilio Generale di Trento. Incomunicato sotto il Pontificato di Paolo III Regnando l'Imperatore Carlo V. L'Anno 1545 terminato l'Anno 1564 Intervenero 7 Cardinali, 4 Arcivescovi, 7 Prelati, 227 Vescovi, 12 Generali di tutte le Re: ligioni, 12 Dottori e Teolejhi, 8 Ambasciatori di Principi.~
A: Schiavonette Sc:
Trento presso Giuseppe Anton Marietti Librajo. [n.d. c.1780.]
Engraving with accompaniment slip detailing sitters in ink. 185 x 228mm. 7¼ x 9".
Pope Paul III begain the Counil of Trent as a commission of cardinals given the task to devise various institutional reforms to resolve disputes, for example, the issue of corruption of bishops and priests and other financial abuse.
[Ref: 15481] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item

De overgaave van het Eyland Sicilien in de Middellandse Zee, door den Spaanse Generaal de Marquis de Leede [...] [parallel text in Latin]
Pet:Schenk Exc: Amst: C.Pr. [n.d. c.1730.]
Engraving, sheet 160 x 190mm (6¼ x 7½"). Trimmed to plate, slightly stained on bottom left corner.
A scene showing the formal handover of power over Sicily from Spain to Austria on May 1720. The handover was a consequence of The War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) and the Treaty of The Hague (February 1720), in which Spain agreed to renounce the claims to their former Italian possessions.
[Ref: 59287] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

[St Anthony of Padua] St Antoine de Padoüe Prechant aux Oiseaux.
J.P. Le Bas invenit et fecite.
a Paris chez Le Bas rüe de la Harpe chez un Fayancie a la Rose rouge 1735.
Engraving. 155 x 225mm (6¼ x 9"). Trimmed to plate at top and left.
A scene of Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), preaching to birds on a shore. However the artist, Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707-83), has conflated two saints: Anthony preached to fish because the residents of Rimini were unworthy to hear God's word; St Francis of Assisi preached a sermon about God's love for birds.
[Ref: 56531] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Steenwyk door den graef van Rennenberg vergeefs belegert in den Jaaren MDLXXX, en MDLXXXI.
Jan Luyken invenit. et fecit.
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving, rare. Sheet 275 x 345mm, 11 x 13¾". Mounted on album paper, torn.
A view of the city of Steenwijk under siege by George van Lalaing, count Rennenberg (c. 1550-81), with troop battling around the main gate. The Protestant Netherlands were in revolt against their Catholic Spanish overlords, but as a Catholic himself, Renneberg fought for the Spanish. He failed to capture Steenwijk and was killed at Groningen in 1581. His replacement, Francisco Verdugo, captured Steenwijk in 1582.
[Ref: 26731] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Trappist monks working the land and making cider] Les Religieux de la Trappe travaillent des mains Cultivent les Terres de leur Jardins et font leur Cydre.
De Rochefort sculpsit
à Paris chez Basset rue S. Jacques
Engraving, platemark 190 x 300mm (7½ x 11¾") with large margins. Rare; repaired tear on right.
[Ref: 44503] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Vreede-handelingh tot Breda, gesloten op den XXXI Iuly, Ende Geratificeert...]
[Romeyn de Hooghe]
[Nicolaes Visscher I] [c.1670]
Etching, very rare; sheet 240 x 335mm (9½ x 13¼"). Trimmed and tipped into album sheet; folds.
Probably a later edition, or a contemporary to the time copy of the Dutch print. The scene shows the Peace conference at Breda with delegates in conference chamber. The Peace of Breda, or Treaty of Breda was signed in the Dutch city of Breda, on 31 July 1667. It consisted of three separate treaties between England and each of its opponents in the Second Anglo-Dutch War: the Dutch Republic, France, and Denmark–Norway. It also included a separate Anglo-Dutch commercial agreement.
[Ref: 42796] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

[Treaty of Passarowitz] De vreede tekening tussen den Roomsen Kyser, de Repub: van Venetie en de Turkse Kyser, [...] [parallel text in Latin]
Pet:Schenk Exc: Amst: Cum Priv. [n.d. c.1730]
Engraving, sheet 155 x 185mm (6¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed to plate, folding creases in the middle, some foxing.
A scene showing the signing of the Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria of the Habsburg monarchy and the Republic of Venice on 21 July 1718, which ended the Seventh Ottoman-Venetian War (1714-1718).
[Ref: 59141] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

[Execution of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt.]
Etching, sheet 255 x 170mm (10 x 6¾"). Trimmed to image. Tipped into album sheet.
A scene showing the execution of Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619) at the Binnehof in the Hague. Van Oldenbarnevelt was arrested for his role in the struggle for Dutch independence from Spain, he is depicted kneeling on a platform while a crowd looks on.
[Ref: 42795] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Triumphal Entry of the Duke of Wellington into Madrid. To His Royal Highness the Duke of York this Engraving from a Picture in the Possession of His Majesty [...]
Painted by William Hilton R.A. Engraved by John Bromley
Pub.d by R. Bowyer Pall Mall March 1825.
Mezzotint on india, proof; platemark 390 x 525mm (15¼ x 20¾"), with very large margins. India paper slight lifting.
The liberation of Madrid in 1812 following Wellington's victory at the Battle of Salamanca, one of his finest victories. Fine engraving after a painting by William Hilton (1786-1839), who specialised in dramatic historical, biblical and mythological subjects.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 40378] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

[The Grote Markt in the Hague, with triumphal arch in honour of William III] Eerepoort opde Market.
[Romeyn de Hooghe, published the Hague by Arnold Leers, 1691]
Etching, 17th century watermark; platemark 330 x 440mm (13 x 17¼"). Fold through centre as normal.
Illustration to Govert Bidloo's 'Komste van Zyne Majesteit Willem III in Holland' (1691), etched by Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708), exponent of the late Dutch Baroque best known for his political caricatures of Louis XIV and his prints glorifying William III and the Glorious Revolution. De Hooghe's output as an artist was broad, however, and he had other talents and responsibilities: in 1689 he was placed in charge of obtaining building materials for the royal hunting lodge of Het Loo; the same year he became a Doctor of Law at Harderwijk University; he designed ceiling paintings for municipal buildings and church windows; and he wrote several political and historical treatises.
Landwehr: 79
[Ref: 42403] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

William Tell. Tell shooting the Apple from his Son's head.
[n.d. c.1840.]
Hand-coloured wood engraving. Image 235 x 368mm. 9¼ x 14½". Laid down.
William Tell is folk hero of Switzerland. In Altdorf, the newly appointed Austrian Vogt hung his hat in the central square demanding that all bow before it. William Tell passed by without bowing so was arrested. As his punishment, and as an expert shot with the crossbow, he was forced to shoot an apple off the head of his son to avoid execution for the both of them. Controversy over Tell's shooting led to him being bound for angering Gessler, however Tell won in the end by shooting Gessler.
[Ref: 15512] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

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