Grosvenor Prints

The Children of the Royal Highnesses Frederick & Augusta Prince & Princess of Wales. Princess Elizabeth Born 30 Dec.r 1740 [...]
Du Pan Pinx.t. J. Faber Fecit
Printed for John Bowles, at No. 43 in Cornhill, and Carington Bowles, at No. 69 in St Paul's Church Yard.
Mezzotint with large margins, scarce, platemark 355 x 505mm (14 x 19¾"). Slight creasing.
Group portrait of the six children of Frederick and Augusta (identified by key below), and two dogs: (from left to right) Princess Elizabeth, Princess Augusta (holding) Prince Henry, Prince William, Prince George (the future George III, holding a bow) and Prince Edward. The Swiss painter Barthélémy du Pan (1712-63), who arrived in England in 1743 and obtained Royal Patronage soon after, painted the picture on which this print is based in 1746. The picture remains in the Royal Collection.
CS 147 iii/iii; Ex: Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 34659] £650.00

[Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany] The Great Chamber at St. James's Palace. with the Remains of His Royal Highness The Duke of York. Lying in State.
Drawn on Stone by J.D. Harding from a Sketch taken from the Scene by Authority, on the Morning of the 18th January, the Figures outlined by T. Dighton.
Printed by C. Hullmandel. / London. Published as the Act directs, by R. Ackermann, Strand; Jan.y 20.th 1827.
Rare lithograph, sheet 165 x 175mm (6½ x 7"). Trimmed to edges of printed area; glued to album sheet.
The Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827), second son of King George III, lying in state in London. He died of dropsy and apparent cardio-vascular diseases. Frederick's remains were then interred in St George's Chapel, at Windsor. A key below the image identifies the figures in the image (grenadier guards, herald etc).
For uncut impression see ref. 28671.
[Ref: 32289] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

Georg I. Konig in Engeland. Tom.5. pag.47.
[Anon., German, n.d., c.1720.]
Etching, with large margins, 160 x 110mm. 6¼ x 4¼".
Portrait of King George I (1660 - 1727), in full coronation robes, with crown, orb and sceptre. George became King in 1714 at the death of Queen Anne under the terms of the Act of Settlement which was designed to ensure a Protestant succession. His coronation was followed by the ill-prepared 1715 Jacobite Rising in Scotland. A distinguished soldier and Elector of Hanover from 1698, George I continued to spend much of his time at Hanover after his accession to the British throne. A book illustration.
[Ref: 24935] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

[George I] Prince de Hanover.
[G. Kneller pin.] [R. Tompson excud.]
[n.d., c.1690.]
Mezzotint, 17th century watermark, sheet 330 x 250mm (13 x 10"). Trimmed within plate. Loss in title.
A three-quarter length portrait of George I (1660-1727) as Prince of Hanover, standing and wearing a long wig, lace cravat, breastplate, embroidered sleeves, and sash. He holds a baton in one hand while resting the other on a plumed helmet placed on a block. In the background to the left, a castle and a cavalry battle can be seen in the distance.
CS17. Blackett-Ord T34 II of II. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65047] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Georgio I.mo Augustissimo Magnae Britanniae, Franc. et Hib. Regi, Defensori Fidei, Duci Brunsvic. et Lunaeb. S.R.I. Archithesaurario et Electori...Hoc Pietatis et Demisissimi Cultus Monumentum L.M.Q.D.D.D. Augustissimi Nominis Eius et Reg. Maiestatis Devotissimus Cultor B. Picartus, Calcographus.
B. Picart Effigiem Sculpsit 1714.
Worden verkogt op de Cingel ten huise van B. Picart in de star.
Etching and engraving, paper watermarked, rare. 420 x 260mm (16½ x 10¼"). Slight foxing, trimmed.
Dutch portrait of George I, half-length, face to right, in cuirass and mantle, in oval frame with crown, globe, insignia of the Order of St George, hat and medal at the bottom, on each side of the coat of arms.
[Ref: 28957] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[George I] O! fortunatos nimium sua si bona norint Anglicanos. Georgius D.G. Mag. Br. Fr. Et. Hib. Rex. F.D. On the Picture of the King by Joseph Addison Esq. This Image on the Medal place Wtih its Bright Round on Titles graced And Stamp.st on British Coins shall Live To Richest Ores the Value give. Or wrought within ye Curious Mould Shape and Adorn the running Gold. To bear this Form the Genial Sun. Has daily since his Course begun. Rejoyced the Metal to Resine. And Ripen'd the Peruvian Mine.
J. Cole Sculp.
[n.d. c.1700.]
Engraving. Plate 209 x 159mm. 8¼ x 6¼". False margins added
Portrait of George I (1660-1727) as a design for a coin/medal. George was the first King to oversee the establishment of the Bank of England in 1694. With verses by Joseph Addison below.
[Ref: 24868] £320.00

Georgius D.G. Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Rex F.D. Brun: et Lunen: Dux S.R.J. Arch: Thesau: et Princeps Elector &c. Inauguratus 20 die Octobris 1714.
G. Kneller Baronet pinx 1719. P. Pelham fecit 1720.
cum privilegio Regis. Sold by E. Cooper at the 3 pigeons in Bedford Street.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. Crack in left platemark, crease in printed border top right.
Bust portrait in oval of George I, wearing coronation robes with ermine cape, chain, lace stock, crown and long brown wig. The engraver, Peter Pelham, emigrated to Boston in 1727, becoming America's first mezzotinter. In 1748 he married John Singleton Copley's mother.
CS 19.. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64848] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius I.mus G. Mag. Brit. Fran. et Hib. Rex. F.D. brun. et Lunen. Dux S.R.J. Arch. Thesau. et Princeps Elector &c. Inauguratus 20 die Octobris 1714.
D. Stevens pinx. John Faber Fecit 1722.
Sold by John Bowles Print and Map seller at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Very fine and rare mezzotint, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Some creasing top right.
Bust portrait of George I in an oval, shown facing forward with his head inclined toward the right shoulder. He wears an ermine-trimmed cape, lace cravat, bow on the right shoulder, a long curly wig, and the chain of the Order of the Garter. After a painting by an unknown British artist, D. Stevens (fl. 1714-1722), whose only other painting was of Sir John Blunt (fl. 1732).
CS 154 II.
[Ref: 66905] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius I Rex Magn. Britania.
Mentzel fc. Lips 1717.
Very rare engraving, sheet 175 x 140mm (7 x 5½). With ink mss underneath. Trimmed and pasted onto backing sheet.
Full length portrait of King George I (1660-1727) in the robes of the Order of the Garter. Johann Georg Mentzel (1677-1743) was a German engraver based in Leipzig.
[Ref: 66968] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius Primus D.G. Magnae Britanniae Franc. Et Hib. Rex Defensor. Fidei, Dux Brunsvic et Lunaeb. S.R.I. Archithes. Et Elector. &c. &c. &c.
B. Picart del, et scul 1716.
Fine engraving, 230 x 175mm (9 x 7") Small margins.
Half-length portrait of George I, turned slightly to the left, wearing fur lined robe and St George, set within an oval frame, with a crown, orb, and sceptres below and a coat of arms displayed beneath.
[Ref: 66969] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius D. G. Mag. Britanniæ Franciæ et Hibern. Rex. Fidei Defensor. Brun & Lunen: Dux SRI Arch Thesau: & Elector Inauguratus XX.die &c Octobris 1714.
Godfridus Kneller S.R.Imp et Mag: Brit: Baron:et pinxit. Nath.l Parr Sculpsit.
[n.d. c.1750]
Engraving, sheet 290 x 195mm (11½ x 7¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing sheet.
Half-length portrait of George I (1660-1727), with his head turned slightly to the right; dressed in fur robes, a lace collar, and the collar of the Order of the Garter; set within an oval frame adorned with the coat of arms beneath.
[Ref: 66983] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[George I] Georgius Augustus Dux Hanover. Design. Succ. Regn. M. Brit. Eq. Periscel.
Christoph Weigel excudit Norimbergae. [n.d. c.1725.]
Rare mezzotint, sheet 345 x 235mm (13½ x 9¼"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges.
Bust portrait of King George I (1660-1727), in an oval frame placed on a plinth with the royal arms.
[Ref: 59392] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius D.G. Mag: Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun: et Lunen: Dux S.R.I. Arch: Thesau: et Princeps Elector &c. Inauguratus XX die Octobris 1714.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp: etc Mag: Brit: Baronet: pinx. Ab Originali I. Smith Fec: et ex: 1715.
[1715]
Fine mezzotint. Mounted on an album page. Image 348 x 250mm. 13¾ x 9¾". Cut and laid on sheet.
King George I (1660-1727); reigned 1714-27. The great-grandson of James I; he became King in 1714 at the death of Queen Anne under the terms of the Act of Settlement which was designed to ensure a Protestant succession. His coronation was followed by the ill-prepared 1715 Jacobite Rising in Scotland. A distinguished soldier and Elector of Hanover from 1698, George I continued to spend much of his time at Hanover after his accession to the British throne.
From the Belton House Collection assembled in the 18th Century by the Rt. Hon. John Ld. Brownlow, Baron Charleville, & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lenno
[Ref: 12832] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

King George I.
G. Kneller pinxit. J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1746.
At Kensington Palace. Impensis J. & P. Knapton, Londini.
Line engraving. Dated in the platemark, but a later impression. 394 x 245mm. Small tear centre-bottom, outside the platemark.
King George I (1660-1727), Reigned 1714-27. The great-grandson of James I; he became King in 1714 at the death of Queen Anne under the terms of the Act of Settlement which was designed to ensure a Protestant succession. His coronation was followed by the ill-prepared 1715 Jacobite Rising in Scotland. A distinguished soldier and Elector of Hanover from 1698, George I continued to spend much of his time at Hanover after his accession to the British throne. (The Elector was one of the princes who elected the German King who was then crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope).
[Ref: 12663] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius I.D.G. Magnae Britanniae Franciae Et Hiberniae Rex ... Et Elector.
Chr: Weigel exc [Nuremberg, Germany, c.1715].
Mezzotint, with large margins, watermarked laid paper, 345 x 235mm. 13½ x 9¼". A generally fine impression.
Portrait in oval frame of King George I (1660 - 1727); crown, orb and sceptre and other royal emblems, including coat of arms, below. The great-grandson of James I; he became King in 1714 at the death of Queen Anne under the terms of the Act of Settlement which was designed to ensure a Protestant succession. His coronation was followed by the ill-prepared 1715 Jacobite Rising in Scotland. A distinguished soldier and Elector of Hanover from 1698, George I continued to spend much of his time at Hanover after his accession to the British throne. By Christoph Weigel (1654 - 1725).
[Ref: 24060] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius D.G. Mag: Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun: et Lunen: Dux. S.R.J. Arch: Thesau: et Princeps Elector & Inauguratus XX die Octobris 1714.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp: et Mag: Brit: Baronet pinx. Simon fec: et ex: 1716.
Sold by H. Overton at ye White Horse Without Newgate. [n.d., c.1730.]
Mezzotint with very large margins. Plate 355 x 253mm. 14 x 10". Repaired tears to margins.
King George I (1660-1727) became King in 1714 at the death of Queen Anne under the terms of the Act of Settlement which was designed to ensure a Protestant succession. His coronation was followed by the ill-prepared 1715 Jacobite Rising in Scotland. A distinguished soldier and Elector of Hanover from 1698, George I continued to spend much of his time at Hanover after his accession to the British throne.
CS: 71, ii/ii.
[Ref: 27904] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

The Great Seal of King George I
J. Mynde sc. [c.1730]
Engraving, 18th century watermark; platemark 325 x 200mm (12¾ x 8"). Paper tone.
The seal of George I (1660-1727), who became king of Great Britain in 1714 following the death of Queen Anne under the terms of the Act of Settlement which was designed to ensure a Protestant succession. His coronation was followed by the ill-prepared 1715 Jacobite Rising in Scotland. A distinguished soldier and Elector of Hanover from 1698, George I continued to spend much of his time at Hanover after his accession to the British throne, with a good view of London in background.
[Ref: 43091] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[George II in profile] The Portrait of King George the 2d. / Painted Designed & Etched by Thomas Worlidge Portrait Painter in the Little Piazza Covent Garden [in early ms verso]
[Thomas Worlidge]
[n.d., c.1753.]
Etching on laid paper, sheet 195 x 145mm (7¾ x 5¾"). Trimmed inside platemark
Early state (between BM i and ii) of the portrait of George II by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). Various 18th century portraits of George II derive from this image. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge, 'the English Rembrandt', was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. His widow issued his plates in 1766 and 1767 after his death with added numbers in the top right corner.
O'D 48. W40; D81. Ex: Collection Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32575] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Memorial to George II.]
S. Wale del. C. Grignion Sculp.
[n.d. c.1760.]
Engraving. Sheet 200 x 115mm (8 x 4½"). Trimmed within plate on three sides, to printed border at top, laid on album paper.
A group of allegorical figures around a column and an urn with the profile of George III. The new king George III stands among them, with an angel with his crown in the cloud over his head.
[Ref: 58653] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[George II] His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales &c. Born Oct. the 30, 1683.
I. Hirseman pinx. I Smith fec, 1706.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10). Trimmed to plate. Light creasing where previously folded. Bit tatty.
Half-length portrait of the future George II (1683-1760) wearing wig, lace collar, and armour, his curls falling slightly out of the oval.
CS 102. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See [Ref: 68824] for state with different lettering.
[Ref: 68826] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[George II] Georgius Augustus Electoral Prince of Brunswick Grandson to the most Illustrious Princess Sophia Electrice Dowager of Brunswick. Born Oct. the 30. 1683
I. Hirseman pinx. I Smith fec, 1706.
Sold by I. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint, sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10). Trimmed to plate. Laid on paper.
Half-length portrait of the future George II (1683-1760) wearing wig, lace collar, and armour, his curls falling slightly out of the oval.
CS 102. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See [Ref: 68826] for state with different lettering.
[Ref: 68824] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

George, II.d.
R.E. Pine pinx. 1759. W. Dickinson fecit.
Published according to Act of Parliament, 1766.
Very scarce mezzotint. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"), with large margins. Backed on card.
A full-length portrait of George II in court dress, soldiers with guns and bayonets behind the staircase. Painted by Robert Edge Pine the year before George died, it was published six years into the reign of George III.
CS 26, between state II and iii, with price removed. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34273] £450.00

His most Excellent Majesty George the Second. Etched from a Late Painting 1756
[after Thomas Worlidge]
Etching on laid paper with 18th century watermark, sheet 155 x 130mm (6 x 5"). Trimmed inside platemark; slight crease on left caused by hinge against backing sheet; on white laid paper.
Copy in reverse of the portrait of George II by Thomas Worlidge (see ref. 32575) from which various 18th century portraits of George II derive. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge, 'the English Rembrandt', was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
D82 [as by Worlidge]
[Ref: 32786] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[George II in profile]
[after Thomas Worlidge]
Etching on laid paper, with 18th century watermark; sheet 140 x 115mm (5½ x 4½"). Trimmed inside platemark; slight crease on left caused by hinge against backing sheet; on white laid paper.
Copy of the portrait of George II by Thomas Worlidge (see ref. 32575) from which various 18th century portraits of George II derive. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge, 'the English Rembrandt', was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
compare: O'D 48; W40; D81.
[Ref: 32785] £35.00 (£42.00 incl.VAT)

[George II in profile] Drawn from the Life at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane by Tho. Worlidge Painter, in the Little Piazza Covent Garden, the Corner of James Street where the Painting may be seen, and the Etching sold.
[by Thomas Worlidge]
Etching, sheet 165 x 135mm (6½ x 5¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; false margins added; surface loss top right.
Portrait of George II by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). Various 18th century portraits of George II derive from this image. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge, 'the English Rembrandt', was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. The surface loss in the top right may be a deliberate scratching out to conceal the number '40' added by his widow to correspond with the catalogue number in the posthumous sale of Worlidge's prints in 1767.
O'D 48; W40; D81.
[Ref: 32784] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[George II in profile]
[by Thomas Worlidge?]
Etching on laid paper, sheet 190 x 150mm (7½ x 6"). Trimmed inside platemark; fine impression.
Variant of the portrait of George II by Thomas Worlidge (see ref. 32575) from which various 18th century portraits of George II derive. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge, 'the English Rembrandt', was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
compare: O'D 48; W40; D81.
[Ref: 32783] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[George II in profile]
[by Thomas Worlidge?]
Etching on laid paper, sheet 150 x 135mm (6 x 5¼"). Thread margins; good condition.
Variant of the portrait of George II by Thomas Worlidge (see ref. 32575) from which various 18th century portraits of George II derive. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge, 'the English Rembrandt', was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
compare: O'D 48; W40; D81.
[Ref: 32782] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[George II in profile] 1.
Thomas Worlidge fecit 1753.
Etching on laid paper, sheet 165 x 135mm (6½ x 5¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; false margins added; surface loss top right.
Portrait of George II by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). Various 18th century portraits of George II derive from this image. Born in Peterborough, Worlidge, 'the English Rembrandt', was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married. The surface loss in the top right may be a deliberate scratching out to conceal the number '40' added by his widow to correspond with the catalogue number in the posthumous sale of Worlidge's prints in 1767.
O'D 48; W40; D81; Ex: Collection Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32781] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

George II.d by the Grace of God, King of Great Britian, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith. Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburgh, Elector of Hanover, Arch Treasurer, & Prince of the Sacred Roman Empire, &c.
[After Thomas Worlidge] [Print made by Richard Houston]
[n.d. 1760]
Very rare mezzotint, print 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed within plate and glued to album sheet. Some creasing.
Bust portrait of George II, head in profile, within an oval frame on a plinth. State after inscription moved from plaque to a space cleared below image, artists' names removed, before publication line.
CS 39a.III;
[Ref: 58794] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius II. Magn. Brit. Franc. et Hibern. Rex. Dux Brunsvic. et Luneburg. et Elector. nat. d.10. gbr 1682.
Joanes Michael Germiller et comp: excudit Aug. Vindelicor. [n.d., c. 1745.]
Mezzotint. 530 x 390mm. Trimmed close to plate.
King George II (1683-1760), reigned 1727-60. He was the last sovereign to command in the field, at Dettingen in 1743. Depicted in military uniform.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 2679] £450.00

Georg. II. Mag. Britt. Franc. & Hibern. Rex. Dux Bruns. et Lun. S.R.I. TH. et Ele[...]
Joh. Christoph Hafner ex.
[Augsburg, c.1750.]
Mezzotint. 290 x 200mm. Collector's ink stamp in margin. Stain in margin.
King George II (1683-1760), reigned 1727-60.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 2878] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius II.dus D.G. Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Rex F.D. Brun: et Lunen: Dux S.R.J. Arch: Thesau: et Princeps Elector &c. &c. &c. Inauguratus II die Octobris 1727.
J. Faber ad vivam fecit.
Sold by by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square [n.d. c.1735.]
Mezzotint. 330 x 220mm (13 x 8¼"). Thread margins, laid on album paper.
A half length portrait in oval of of George II (1683-1760) wearing a shoulder-length white wig and plain jacket with the badge of the garter.
CS 156, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68493] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius II. Rex Magmæ Britanniæ et Elector Hanoveranus. &c &c.
Ioachim Kaÿser ad vivum pinx.
Gabriel. Bodenehr exc. Aug Vind. [n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint. 395 x 265mm.
King George II (1683-1760), reigned 1727-60.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 3563] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius II.dus D.G. Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Rex F.D. Brun: et Lunen: Dux S.R.J. Arch: Thesau: et Princeps Elector &c. Inauguratus II die Octobris 1727.
Done from Sr. Godfrey Kneller's Painting in the South Sea House. Faber jun.r Fecit.
[Printed for & Sold by Tho. Bowles next the Chapter House in St Pauls Church Yard and Iohn Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside] [n.d. c.1730.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, losing publication line, thread margins elsewhere, folded, partially laid on album sheet.
Three-quarter length portrait of George II (1683-1760) right hand on hip, wearing richly embroidered robes, an ermine cape, lace cravat, chain of the George, belt and long white wig. The portrait was painted while he was Prince of Wales, accounting for the feathered hat on the table.
CS 155, ii of ii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68492] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius Augustus Princeps Wallae.
Phil: a Gunst Sculpsit. M. Marrebeeck excudit.
[n.d. c.1720]
Engraving, print 365 x 265mm (14½ x 10½"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet.
Bust portrait of of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760), while he was the Prince of Wales, wearing armour. Set in an oval flanked by laurel branches.
O' Donoghue 14.
[Ref: 58863] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

His Most Excellent Majesty George the II.d King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c. From the Original in the New Treasury by the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster; put up there by Order of the Lord Chief Justice Willes [...]
Tho: Hudson pinx.t J. Faber Fecit 1745.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square Where may be had the Print of the late Queen Carolin from an Original at the Duke of Richmonds by Vanderbank.
Rare mezzotint, platemark 510 x 360mm (20 x 14"), with large margins. Repaired tears in margins. Some damage at bottom centre.
George II (1683-1760), king of Great Britain and Ireland whose reign saw the Jacobite threat reduced to nothing, the Hanoverian succession securely established, and his country transformed into a great world power. Fine and rare mezzotint after the 1744 full-length portrait by Thomas Hudson, now in the National Portrait Gallery.
O'D 24; CS 9; for another print from the same Hudson portrait see ref. 40865.
[Ref: 43771] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

[George II] Optimus. Britons Behold the Best of Kings. Beloved by the bravest of People, Justly admired by all [...].
[M Darly.]
To be had facing Hungerford at the Acorn Strand. [n.d., c.1756.]
Etching. Platemark: 80 x 110mm (3¼ x 4¼"). Damaged lower left.
A satire comparing the popularity of George II to the people's dislike of the Newcastles ministry. Plate 41 from Matthew Darly's volume of political and social caricatures, 'A Political and Satirical History of the Years 1756 and 1757.' A profile bust of George II with verse below.
BM Satires 3531.
[Ref: 38765] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[George II.] I:G:I:M:E:D Vivat.
J. Basire Sculp. 1728.
Rare & scarce engraving. Sheet 180 x 135mm (7 x 5¼"). Trimmed within plate. Stained on right.
A profile portrait of George II in wig and armour, within a round frame with curtains and cherubs.
[Ref: 58697] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales &c.
Fountin pinx. ad Vivam. Simon fecit
Cum privilegio Regis. Sold by E. Cooper at ye 3 Pigeons in Bedford Street & H. Overton at ye White Horse without Newgate. [n.d. c.1725.]
Mezzotint. 350 x 254mm. Cut to image.
Portrait short half length, in oval, directed towards right, facing towards and looking to front, long wig, lace cravat, collar, badge, and George medal. King George II (1683-1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 1727 until his death. In 1705 he married Caroline of Brandenburg-Anspach.
CS: 72.i/ii.
[Ref: 24347] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[George II] His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales.
J. Faber Fecit & Excud.t 1716.
Rare mezzotint. 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾"), with wide margins. Tear into plate and image with creasing. Damaged.
A head and shoulders portrait of George II (1683-1760), published shortly after his father became the first Hanovarian king of Great Britain as George I.
CS: 38,only state.
[Ref: 24348] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius II.
Rosbag Sculps.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Engraving, rare. Sheet: 300 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼''). Trimmed.
A portrait of George II (1683-1760) who ruled Great Britain from 1727. Engraved by Johann Friedrich Rosbach.
[Ref: 48640] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius II. Magn: Brit: Franc: et Hibern: Rex. Dux Brunsv: et Luneb et Elector nat. d. 10 gbr. 1682.
Inventé et grave par J.E. Nilson.
Se vend a Augsbourg chez L'Auteur et à Paris chez Rosselin rue S.t Jacques a l'hotel Saumur. [n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving. Plate: 220 x 160mm (8¾ x 6¼''), with large margins. Staining on left bottom.
A portrait of George II (1683-1760) who ruled Great Britain from 1727.
[Ref: 48646] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[George II] Georgius Secondus D.G. Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Rex F.D.
G. Kneller Pinx.t. S. Taylor Fecit.
Sold by Robert Hulton the Corner of Pall Mall [n.d., c.1730].
Rare mezzotint. Sheet 205 x 150mm (8 x 6"). Trimmed into plate, laid on album paper.
A head and shoulders portrait of George II in his coronation robes.
CS 2. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66418] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius II.dus D.G. Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Rex F.D. Brun: et Lunen: Dux S.R.J. Arch: Thesau: et Princeps Elector &c Inauguratus II die Octobris 1727.
I. Highmore Pinx. I. Faber Fecit.
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square [n.d. c.1740].
Rare mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed to plate and glued to album sheet. Slight crease in middle. Two tears. Slight paper toning.
Three-quarter length portrait of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760) right hand on hip, left hand at his side, head tilted to right shoulder. He wears richly embroidered robes, an ermine cape, lace cravat, chain of the George, belt and long white wig. There is a crown on a cushion behind to right.
CS 157.
[Ref: 58882] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Het Hoog-en Lager-Huys van Engelandt/Hinc Gloria Regni Hinc Felicitas Publica.
R. De. Hooge Fecit. [Romeyn de Hooghe.]
Edit a J. Covens et C. Mortier c.1730.
Etching. 433 x 582mm. 17 x 23inches, with large margins. A fairly good impression with margins, fold marks visible on verso where once folded.
Session of House of Commons, session of Lords inset. This plate is a later reissue of the portrait of William III printed in 1689, it was later changed in 1702 showing Queen Anne and third in 1728, as here, showing George II. In this state it was published in De Larrey, Geschiedenis van Engelandt, Amsterdam 1728-30.
FM 2738b (a later variant) showing George II but otherwise with the characteristics of (b); Landwehr p. 159, third state.
[Ref: 43076] £600.00

His Royal Highess George Prince of Wales &c.
G. Kneller S. R. Imp. et Mag. Brit. Baronet.s Pinx.
J. Smith Fec. et ex. [n.d., c.1715.]
Mezzotint. Plate: 200 x 150mm (8 x 6"). Thread margins. Slight worm loss top left.
A half-length portrait of George II (1683-1760) while still the Prince of Wales.
CS: 104 I of II.
[Ref: 45538] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

His Most Excellent Majesty George the II.d King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c.
T. Ryley fecit [c.1750]
A rare mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Slight paper tone and trimmed margins
George II (1683-1760), king of Great Britain and Ireland whose reign saw the Jacobite threat reduced to nothing, the Hanoverian succession securely established, and his country transformed into a great world power. Fine and rare mezzotint after the 1744 full-length portrait by Thomas Hudson, now in the National Portrait Gallery.
O'D 24; CS 9.
[Ref: 40865] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[George II in profile]
Thomas Worlidge fecit 1753.
Etching. 165 x 135mm (6½ x 5¼"), with large margins.
Portrait of George II by Thomas Worlidge (1700-66). Born in Peterborough, Worlidge, 'the English Rembrandt', was a pupil of Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, whose daughter Arabella he married.
O'D 48; W40; D81; Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 64091] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales. &c.
G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Mag. Brit. Baronets. Pinx 1716. Ab Originali J. Smith Fecit. 1717.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden -
Mezzotint. Mounted on an album page. Image 344 x 251mm. 13½ x 10". Cut and laid on sheet.
King George II (1683-1760); reigned 1727-60. The only son of George I: still a Hanoverian at heart, British affairs being guided mainly by Queen Caroline and Sir Robert Walpole and, later, by William Pitt the elder. An enthusiast for army dress and uniform; the last sovereign to command in the field, at Dettingen in 1743. This portrait of George when he was the Prince of Wales.
From the Belton House Collection assembled in the 18th Century by the Rt. Hon. John Ld. Brownlow, Baron Charleville, & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lenno
[Ref: 12833] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius II.us D.G. Mag. Brit. Fra. & Hib. Rex &c.
Jos. Highmore pinxit. J. Tinney fecit.
Printed & Sold by J. Tinney at the Golden Lion in Fleet Street London [n.d. c.1740].
Fine mezzotint. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate, tipped onto album paper on left side.
A profile portrait of George II, wearing wig and armour with lion-head epaulette, medal on a ribbon around his neck.
CS 3.
[Ref: 62086] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

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