Grosvenor Prints

Age & Dress. The Ruling Passion be it what it will, / The Ruling Passion conquers Reason still.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, at No 53 in Fleet Street, London. [n.d., c.1770.]
Rare & fine mezzotint. 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Small margins.
An elderly lady in the fashionable dress of a young woman, seated at her dressing table looking in her mirror holding a cosmetic box. Appears to be after Charles Antoine Coypel's (1694-1752) pastel 'Folly embellishing Old Age with the adornments of Youth.'
BM Satires 4593. Ex Lennox-Boyd & Oettingen-Wallerstein collections.
[Ref: 51884] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Age & Dress. The Ruling Passion be it what it will, / The Ruling Passion conquers Reason still.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, London. [n.d., c.1770.]
Rare & fine mezzotint. 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Thread margins.
An elderly lady in the fashionable dress of a young woman, seated at her dressing table looking in her mirror holding a cosmetic box. Appears to be after Charles Antoine Coypel's (1694-1752) pastel 'Folly embellishing Old Age with the adornments of Youth.'
Not in BM. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 51885] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

An Aristocrat.
London: Printed for Bowles & Carver, No.69 St Pauls Church Yard. [n.d., c.1790.]
Rare and fine hand-coloured mezzotint. 155 x 115 (6 x 4½") very large margins. Abrasion in publication line. Slight foxing.
A man (half length), his elbow on a table, smokes a long pipe and holds out a paper: 'An [H]onest Man will Fear God Honour the King and do as he would be Done By'. He is directed to the right and looks at the spectator.
BM 9054 companion to BM 9055 Democrat
[Ref: 63170] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

An Aristocrat.
Dighton del.
London: London Printed for Bowles & Carver, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard. [n.d. c, 1790]
Mezzotint. Plate: 110 x 145mm (4¼ x 5¾"). Large margins. Some slight paper tone.
Portrait of a man in an oval smoking a long pipe, who holds a piece of paper on which is written 'AN HONEST MAN will FEAR GOD. HONOUR the KING. and DO as HE would be DONE BY.' Beside the man rests a glass, a decanter of wine and a book titled 'British Peerage', whilst on the wall behind hangs a diagram of 'British Constitution' in which 'Lords', 'Commons' and 'King' form an equilateral triangle with 'Public Good' in the centre. A framed portrait of George III rests below.
BM 9045. Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 35002] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

The Bachelor.
Painted by J. Jenkins. Engraved by H.B.Jenkins.
[n.d., c.1836.]
Mezzotint. Sheet: 310 x 355mm (12 x 14"). Trimmed to platemark.
An interior scene in which a young man sits relaxed in a large chair with a cup of tea, surrounded by his dogs, while a young maid brings him a boiled egg.
[Ref: 42048] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Strolling Bagpiper.
[after Abraham Bloemaert.]
[Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles No 69 St Paul's Church Yard London. Published as the Act directs.]
Mezzotint with fine hand colour. Sheet 135 x 110mm (5¼ x 4"). Trimmed to image, losing inscriptions, title excised and pasted below.
A bagpipe being played by a man wearing a bright jerkin, with a floppy hat with a feather and rose.
[Ref: 55934] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

My Charming Boy! 431
Dighton del.
London printed for Bowles & Carver, No. 69 St Paul's Church Yard. Published 5 March 1795.
Mezzotint. 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"), with large margins. Small stain in title area.
A woman shown three-quarters length to right, smiling towards the viewer and holding a little boy in skirts, while he plays with her hair; in an oval.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32845] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Ha! Ha! Hah! ___ I've got the Chink.
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Bowles & Carver, 69 St. Paul's Chruch Yard, London. [n.d., c.1780].
Hand coloured mezzotint, large margins on 3 sides. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Trimmed to plate at bottom edge.
A young man with a pile of gold coins in his hands stands directed to right, grinning at the viewer.
Ex CLB iii/iii. Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32995] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Confidants or Le Billet Doux.
E.Martin pinx. T.Watson Excudit.
London, Publish'd May 20th 1780 for Watson & Dickinson No. 158 New Bond Street.
Sepia mezzotint. 255 x 180mm. Crease in title area.
[Ref: 4112] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The content Family.
J.Philipp Haid del. J.J.Haid et filius exc. A.V.
[Augsburg, c.1760]
Mezzotint. 155 x 165mm. Very fine.
[Ref: 2883] £330.00

[Woman in enormous hat.]
Rob. Dighton pinxit. R. Laurie Fecit.
London: Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett No 53 Fleet Street, 26 Feb.y 1778, as the Act directs.
Extremely rare mezzotint. 115 x 90mm (4½ x 3½"), with large margins. Uncut; glued to backing sheet along left side.
Decorative mezzotint by engraver and printseller Robert Laurie (1755?-1836), after Robert Dighton (1751-1814), draughtsman and singer. After the death of John Collett in 1780, Dighton became the foremost designer of droll mezzotints such as this. As business in the art world declined during the Napoleonic Wars, Dighton began stealing prints from the British Museum, only getting caught after several years of theft.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallenstein collection and collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; not in CS.
[Ref: 36691] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Woman holding quill and letter.]
Rob. Dighton pinxit. R. Laurie Fecit.
London: Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett No 53 Fleet Street, and J. Smith No 35 Cheapside, as the Act directs, 1st January 1778
Extremely rare mezzotint. 115 x 95mm (4¼ x 3½"), with large margins. Glued to backing sheet at lower left corner.
Decorative mezzotint by engraver and printseller Robert Laurie (1755?-1836), after Robert Dighton (1751-1814), draughtsman and singer. Shows a woman holding a letter inscribed 'My Lord Duke' and seemingly contemplating what to write next. After the death of John Collett in 1780, Dighton became the foremost designer of droll mezzotints such as this. As business in the art world declined during the Napoleonic Wars, Dighton began stealing prints from the British Museum, only getting caught after several years of theft.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallenstein collection and collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; not in CS.
[Ref: 36690] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Diogenes looking for an Honest Man. 346.
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.º 69 in St. Pauls Church yard, London. Publish'd as the Act directs [n.d., c1780.]
Mezzotint with strong original colour. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), very large margins. Creasing, margins chipped.
A scene showing the Greek philosopher Diogenes walking through a contemporary English villlage in the middle of the day, using a lit lamp to searching for a good man. The villagers point and laugh. The plate was first published in 1777.
BM Satires 5392. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69256] £380.00

Diogenes looking for an Honest Man. 346.
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.º 69 in St. Pauls Church yard, London. Publish'd as the Act directs, 1.Jan. 1777.
Mezzotint with strong original colour. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), large margins. Repaired tear in centre, laid on restorer's tissue.
A scene showing the Greek philosopher Diogenes walking through a contemporary English villlage in the middle of the day, using a lit lamp to searching for a good man. The villagers point and laugh.
BM Satires 5392, later state with date erased. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69257] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Disturbers of the Dead Put to Flight. Whether Doctor, or Balaam, is most to be prais'd, / Our Readers are left in some doubt, / The good Doctor 'tis sure, the Outcry first rais'd; / But the braying compleated the Rout.
Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller; No 69 in St Paul's Church Yard, London, Publish'd 2 May 1771.
Rare mezzotint. 265 x 360mm (10½ x 14¼"). Trimmed to plate at top, narrow margins elsewhere; repaired tears, backed with paper at top.
Three grave-robbing doctors startled by a donkey. The British Museum has a later Bowles & Carver state, bought from the Lennox-Boyd collection. This state is only guessed at in their description so it must be rare.
See BM 2010,7081.963 for the later state.
[Ref: 51230] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Drowsy Dame. What Raptures steal thro' ev'ry Nerve and Vein, / Whenthe Mouth Yawns, and when the Muscles Strain. / Smile ye Alert, and all ye Critics Green, / Ye ne'er can prove that Stretching is a Sin.
Published as the Act directs, A.D. 1769. Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at N.º 69 St Pauls Church Yard, London.
Scarce mezzotint,Sheet 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed to image on three sides, to plate at bottom, tear in inscription area.
A woman stretches and yawns in a dark interior, her sewing on a table by her side.
[Ref: 66207] £420.00

The Dutch Guittar Man.
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1780.]
Mezzotint, 150 x 115mm. Small tear to top left corner.
[Ref: 805] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

A Dutch Songster. The Clownish Boor_ the Evening long, Cons o'er and o'er his fav'rite Song:- Meanwhile devoid of Care or fear, He quaffs his jug of Ale or Beer.
[n.d. 1790].
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London.
Mezzotint, 155 x 115mm. A fine impression.
[Ref: 13459] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

Edward & Eliza.
Publish'd 12th. May, 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London.
Mezzotint with fine colour. 150 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Small margins.
A couple embracing in a wood, the man writing the woman's name on a tree. Originally published by Robert Sayer, 1787.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 51886] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

The English Coachman. 192.
[after George van der Mijn.]
Printed for Carington Bowles, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard [n.d., 1769].
Mezzotint. 150 x 115mm (5¾ x 4½"), with large margins. Margins toned.
A coachman sits in the kitchen of an inn, with a foaming tankard in one hand and a serving girl on his knee.
BM Satires 4501 (small version).
[Ref: 58394] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The English Coachman. 157.
[after George van der Mijn.]
Carington Bowles excudit. London, Published as the Act directs. Printed for Carington Bowles, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard [n.d., 1769].
Mezzotint. 355 x 250 (14 x 9¾"), with wide margins. Abrasion in title area, repair in margin.
A coachman sits in the kitchen of an inn, with a foaming tankard in one hand and a serving girl on his knee.
BM Satires 4501.
[Ref: 57330] £360.00

Fatal Curiosity. But now when urg'd by tender Woes / I speed to meet by Dear / This hiiden Trap my hopes oppose / And checks my fond Career.
London, Publish'd as the Act directs, Oct.r 1.st 1784, by R. Sayer & J. Bennett, Map, Chart & Printsellers, No. 53, Fleet Street.
Mezzotint with fine hand colour. Framed. Sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, into plate at bottom, Some creasing. Unexamined out of frame.
A young man steps into a gin trap as he tries to approach a beautifully-dressed woman sitting on the bank of a river.
[Ref: 66089] £450.00

The Fighting Boys.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint, 150 x 115mm.
[Ref: 5388] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

The Method of High-finishing Family Pictures.
Printed for Carington Bowles, N.º 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London. Publish'd 1.st August 1771.
Coloured mezzotint. Sheet 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed into image on three sides, bottom corners rounded, edged with album paper.
A man, who is about to join a woman on a couch, reaches up to draw the cuckold's horns in chalk on a man's portrait. At that moment the same man looks around the door. The BM suggests that the couple are Lady Henrietta Grosvenor and Henry, Duke of Cumberland (brother of George III), who were discovered in flagrante delicto in 1769, leading to Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl, bringing an action against the Duke for ''criminal conversation''.
BM 2010,7081.1300.
[Ref: 63422] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Fortune Teller.
London, Published June 24th 1805 by P. Gally, No.7, Beauchamps Street, Leather Lane, Holborn.
Mezzotint and engraving, with strong hand colour. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Loss of margins, slight colour oxidisation, small hole in foliage.
A fortune teller with a baby in a shawl reads the palm of a young man, watched by a man in the tree behind.
[Ref: 69252] £360.00

The Husband's Fortune Told. When gay Eighteen to Sixty weds, How just the Scheme of seoerate Beds; This Dotard beeds no Gypsy's Prate, His Wife and Betty know his Fate.
Published as the Act directs, [date erased from this impression] Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d. c.1784]
Rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark; 250 x 355mm (10 x 14"). Small margins. Damaged.
An elderly gypsy woman reading the palm of a newly married old man, whose young wife holds two fingers up behind his head, the sign of a cuckold, while her maid laughs.
CS undescribed. BM Satires undescribed. Ex Collection of the Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68915] £320.00

The Wife's Fortune Told. With Maid or Widow e'er so old, A Youth of Spirit gets the Gold; Why then to know your Fate so silly? "You gave your Cash to keep a _ filly.
Published as the Act directs, [date erased from this impression] Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d. c.1784]
Rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark; sheet 250 x 355mm (10 x 14"). Trimmed to plate on all but right side. Creases. Foxing.
An elderly gypsy woman, dressed in worn, ragged clothing and carrying a baby on her back, reads tea leaves to foretell the future of an unattractive woman seated at a round table. As the woman pays her with a coin, her husband stands behind her, gently stroking the chin of a young servant girl who leans against the back of her chair.
CS undescribed. BM Satires undescribed. Ex Collection of the Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 68914] £320.00

[Gin] Tis the Juniper Berry, that makes the Heart merry. 96
Printed for Carington Bowles, No.69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d. c.1770.]
Rare mezzotint with hand colour. 152 x 114mm (5 x 4½"). Creasing. Bit messy.
A gin satire, referring to the berry used to flavour the drink: an interior, with a couple kissing, a vomiting man holding a pipe and another looking at the viewer.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 59618] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Happy Villagers.
London, Printed for Robert Sayer No.53 in Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1770].
Hand coloured mezzotint with large margins. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Stained in corners where previously mounted.
A rustic exterior scene outside an Inn. A group of four men gather around a table on which is a jug. To the left, a woman comes through a door, holding a bowl in her right hand. In the distance to the right, a man walks with a stick.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33000] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

He... igh_Ho.
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Bowles & Carver, St. Pauls Church Yard, London [n.d., c.1800].
Mezzotint. 110 x 145mm (4¼ x 5¾"), with good margins.
Half portrait of a man yawning, he has his hand tucked in his waistcoat.
BM 1873,0712.816.
[Ref: 35003] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

He... igh_Ho.
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
Printed for Bowles & Carver, St. Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1800].
Mezzotint. 110 x 145mm (4¼ x 5¾"), with large margins.
Half-length portrait of a woman wearing a white bonnet and scarf, yawning,
[Ref: 63431] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

He_igh........Ho.
C. Spooner pinx.t.
Printed for Rob.t Sayer near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1780].
Mezzotint. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Trimmed to bottom edge losing platemark. Small stain in right bottom corner.
A man, directed, facing and looking to front. His left hand is tucked into his waistcoat and his mouth is wide open in a large yawn. One of a pair showing a woman half-length in profile to right, also yawning broadly. See item ref: 32823.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33106] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

He...igh____Ho.
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
[Printed for Rob.t sayer near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street. n.d., c.1780].
Hand coloured mezzotint. Sheet size: 150 x 125mm (6 x 5"). Trimmed at bottom edge losing platemark. Creasing to sheet. Damaged.
A man, directed, facing and looking to front. His left hand is tucked into his waistcoat and his mouth is wide open in a large yawn. One of a pair showing a woman half-length in profile to right, also yawning broadly. See item ref: 32823.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33105] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

HE...IGH_HO [Male] [&] HE..IGH_HO [Female] [Pair].
Ostade pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
[n.d., c.1780].
A pair of hand coloured mezzotints. Sheet size: 145 x 110mm (5¾ x 4¼") each. Bright colours. Trimmed to image. Glued to backing sheet.
A pair. A man, directed, facing and looking to front. His left hand is tucked into his waistcoat and his mouth is wide open in a large yawn. A woman shown half-length in profile to right, yawning broadly, her hands in her lap, wearing a white bonnet and scarf.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 33006] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Hoodwinked Taylor. Behold a Taylor, who could not for his Life, / With all his skill contrive to please his Wife...
Printed for Carington Bowles, at No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London.
Scarce mezzotint with hand colour. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Worm holes and other damage, narrow margins, laid on board. Ink collector's stamp in inscription area. Damaged.
A woman embraces her husband to ensure he does not see her lover leaving.
BM Satires 4512. Ex collection of Sir W. A. FRASER (1826-1898), Lugt 2830.
[Ref: 69160] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

[The House-Maid Asleep].
[Published by Carington Bowles. n.d., c.1780].
Proof mezzotint with hand colour. Sheet size: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Trimmed to image with small lower margin. Small puncture marks below image. Small hole to top edge of sheet.
An interior scene showing a girl asleep, sitting facing front on a wooden chair, with her head tilted to left, and her hands in her lap. She is holding a needle and piece of dark material, and wears a simple dress and white frilled cap. A cupboard full of plates can be seen behind her, to the right.
Ex CLB: ii/iii. Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32976] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

I saw a Smith stand with his Hammer Thus, / The Whilst his Iron did on his Anvil cool, / With open Mouth Swallowing a Taylors' News ___ King John act IV scene IV.
[Engraved by Richard Houston after Edward Penny.]
London, Printed for Robert Sayer; Map & Printseller, N.º 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs. 12 Oct. 1786.
Coloured mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), large margins.
A scene in blacksmith's workshop, reduced from 'The English Politicians', also engraved by Houston. The smith at his anvil raises his head to listen to a tailor's news.
CS 142. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state 3 of 3.
[Ref: 69175] £320.00

I'm Ready for You. 361
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 9 Nov.r 1790.
Mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6¼ x 4½"), large margins.
A half-length portrait in oval of a young woman smiling at the viewer, wearing a tall hat.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. Not in BM.
[Ref: 63435] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

I'm the Thing, A'nt I? 364
[after Robert Dighton]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 25 April, 1791.
Mezzotint. 155 x 115mm (6¼ x 4½"), large margins.
A half length portrait of a smiling dandy, a single eye-glass held to his right eye. His hair is much frizzed out at the sides and tied in a queue. He wears a coat with a high collar and a fringed cravat tied in a bow. One of many 'droll' mezzotints in roundels made from the designs of Robert Dighton (1751-1814) who, after the death of John Collet in 1780, became the foremost designer of such images.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; BM Satires 8053, Bowles & Carver edition.
[Ref: 63432] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Independent Voter.
Painted by C. Hancock. Engraved by W.H. Simmons.
[Etched in plate:] C Hancock 1838.
Mixed method mezzotint, very scarce. 465 x 577mm (18¼ x 22¾"). Cut inside platemark; laid on conservation tissue; some foxing. Bit messy.
A man slumped over his horse, drunk through the efforts of two party canvassers to buy his vote, helped by two men with cockades in their hats indicating political parties and accompanied by three yapping dogs, on the country road towards a town hung with banners, in the distance to right.
Ex Collection: The Late Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 29048] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Intelligence on the Change of the Ministry.
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 20 May 1782.
Mezzotint. Plate: 250 x 360mm (10 x 14"). Large margins.
Interior view of a run-down barber shop with a broken window. On the left a gentleman in a wig sits upon a stool reading 'Morning Chronicle' while an apprentice looks up while combing the curls on a wig. On the right a man being shaved looks alarmed as his barber waves his razor dangerously close to the customer's nose as he is distracted by the figures reading the paper. On the floor in the bottom left are two hat boxes, one labelled 'Mr. Deputy Grizzle' and the other 'Mr Snipp'. One of the many satires on the intense interest taken by mechanics and tradesmen in politics at the time.
Ex collection of Christopher Lennox-Boyd. BM Satires ref: 6348.
[Ref: 50342] £520.00

Intemperance._The Animal. "Though you can guess what temperance should be, you know not what it is_" Shakespeare.
Alfred Crowquill del.t. T.W.Huffam sculp.t.
London. Published 1843, by R.C.Lambe, Gracechurch St.
Mezzotint. Sheet: 335 x 260mm (13¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed to platemark.
A portrait of a large man sitting in a chair, on the table next to him is a decanter, several glasses and some food. His hand is bandaged due to gout! On the wall behind are paintings of livestock and a painting of a banquet.
[Ref: 42047] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Jackey and the Cow. [There were farmer Thrasher and he had a Cow, And grammer were very fond on un...]
[Published 12th April, 1796, by Laurie & Whittle. 53 Fleet Street, London.]
Mezzotint, sheet 295 x 265mm (11½ x 10½") Trimmed below title, losing text; creased. 'CL-B' collector's stamp verso.
A young man from the country returns home as a dandy, much to the hilarity of his family. They laugh that the cow which has followed him home has lost its tail, while he has gained tails, along with a monocle and other trappings of city life.
For colour-printed impression with full text, see ref. 233.
[Ref: 36217] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[William Jackson] A Jack in Office. 403.
[after Robert Dighton.]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles No. 69 St Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 1 Dec.r, 1792.
Mezzotint. 150 x 120mm (6 x 4½"), large margins.
A caricature portrait of exciseman William Jackson shown with his excise book, quill and ink in his pockets. Dighton also published a full-length version of this portrait, with a poodle urinating on his legs (BM Satires 8395, see refs 50997 & 60039).
Not in BM Satires. Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 63439] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

A Jolly Dog.
[After Robert Dighton].
Printed for & sold by Bowles & Carver. No.69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1790].
Mezzotint. 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"), with wide margins. Very small holes in upper margin. Light crease to upper right corner of sheet.
Design in an oval with borders; a man (half length) seated in a chair, directed to the right, holds a long (lighted) pipe, grinning and looking towards the viewer. His wig is sliding from his head.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. BM Satires Ref: 7819.
[Ref: 32983] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

A Jolly Dog.
[After Robert Dighton.]
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1780].
Coloured mezzotint. 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, paper toned and brittle, loss in bottom cornera, small worm holes. Damaged.
An oval portrait of a man seated in a chair, holds a long pipe, grinning and looking towards the viewer. His wig is sliding from his head.
BM Satires 7819, a Bowles and Carver edition.
[Ref: 63428] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

A Journeyman Parson going on Duty.
[after Robert Dighton.]
Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, No.69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 9 Nov.r 1785. [But later]
Mezzotint, watermark 1832. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Several tears.
A parson says farewell to his family outside a thatched cottage near a milestone indicating that they are 70 miles from London. A paper in his jacket reads 'Charity Sermon'. His small son holds a copy of 'The Youth's Instructor'.
[Ref: 60439] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Jovial Toper.
[After Adriaen Brouwer].
Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Small margins. Small surface damage to shoulder.
A peasant man seated at a table, wearing a fur hat, with his head tilted to right, grinning and clutching a jug or tankard. Pieces of bread can be seen lying on the table to the left.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32984] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

A Knowing One. 357
[After Robert Dighton].
Printed for & Sold by Bowles & Carver, No.69 St.Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d., c.1795].
Mezzotint. Platemark: 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"). Small margins.
In an oval, a man stands directed, facing, and lookingto left in profile. He wears a frill around his neck, with a high collar anda tri-corn hat. He holds a cane under his left arm.
Ex: collection of the late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32986] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

A Knowing One.
[n.d.].
Printed for & Sold by Bowles & Carver, No.69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs.
Mezzotint, 155 x 115mm.
Profile of a man in uniform. Plate 357.
[Ref: 241] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

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