Grosvenor Prints

Eclipse the property of Cap.t O. Kelly was got by Mask when in the Possession of Mr Wildman, he won the following Prizes Viz. in 1769 six Kings Plates of 100 G.s each at Winchester, Canterbury, Newmarket, Salisbury, Lewis & Litchfield, most of which he walked over the course alone, no Horse daring to start against him, at Newmarket 17 April 1770 he beat ye famous Horse Bucephalus & on ye 19.th following he won the Kings 100 G.s against some of the most famous Horses double distanced them ye second heat.
F. Sartorius pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer. No 53 Fleet Street [n.d., c.1854].
Mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), paper watermarked 'J King Alton Mill 1854), with large margins.
First published 1770.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 64838] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Epsom?]
[Charles Turner]
[n.d., c.1807.]
Scarce etching with mezzotint. 170 x 260mm (6¾ x 10¼").
A general scene of the crowds at a racecourse, with a race in progress.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Not in Siltzer. See Whitman C. Turner Nos 906-8 part set of 4?
[Ref: 64837] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[A horse being led from a stable.]
J. Seymour delin. T. Burford fecit. 6.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament~. [n.d., c.1752.]
Mezzotint. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Laid on card. Wormhole on left just touching platemark
With two foxhounds. Plate six of ''Twelve Sporting Mezzotints''; the same image published by Carington Bowles is titled 'The stables, & two famous running horses belonging to His Grace the Duke of Bolton'.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd, his state i of ii, before etched holes in headband; hunters belonging to the Duke of Bolton.
[Ref: 64836] £380.00

[The Stables and Two Famous Running Horses Belonging to His Grace, the Duke of Bolton]
Seymour pinx. T. Burford sc.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint. 255 x 355mm (10 x 114").
A groom bringing grain to feed two hunters. The original oil, by James Seymour (1702-52), is now in the Yale Center for British Art (B2001.2.26)
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of iii, with a sideburn on groom's face.
[Ref: 64827] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Two horses and rider resting during a hunt.] 249.
D. Morier pinxt. T. Burford fecit.
London Printed for Robert Sayer, Map & Printseller, N.º 53 Fleet Street [n.d., c.1790].
Mezzotint with hand colour. 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"), with large margins.
Two hunters, one showing his tack with a groom leaning against him. A fox hunt is in progress in the background. After David Morier (1702 - 1770). Brought to England from his native Switzerland in 1743 by the Duke of Cumberland who appointed him 'Limner' in 1751 with a salary of £100. After the Duke's death in 1765, royal patronage declined and he died in poverty. A plate re-issued by Sayer.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64833] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

Miss Slamerkin, with her Colt Othello, now the famous Horse Black & all Black, She was likewise ye Dam of L.d Portmor's Oroonoko.
F. Seymour pinx.t. T. Burford fec.
Published according to Act of Parliament 1752.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark,. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Small repaired tear entering picture area on left,
The foal is the famous English racehorse Othello or Black and all Black who raced under Sir Ralph Gore. After his racing career, he was imported to Maryland by Deputy Governor Horatio Sharpe in the late 1750s and he went on to stand stud in the colonies for about 13 years. Plate 10 of a set of twelve horses.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64829] £350.00

Miss Slamerkin, with her Colt Othello, now the famous Horse Black & all Black, She was likewise ye Dam of L.d Portmor's Oroonoko.
F. Seymour pinx.t. T. Burford fec.
Published according to Act of Parliament 1752.
Mezzotint. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"), with large margins.
The foal is the famous English racehorse Othello or Black and all Black who raced under Sir Ralph Gore. After his racing career, he was imported to Maryland by Deputy Governor Horatio Sharpe in the late 1750s and he went on to stand stud in the colonies for about 13 years. Plate 10 of a set of twelve horses.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64830] £390.00

[Rubbing Down After A Fox-Chase.]
[Henry Carington Bowles]
[London: Carington Bowles?, c.1793.]
Fine coloured mezzotint. Sheet 235 x 350mm (9¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed into image, losing title, small tear top right.
Three stablehands groom a horse after a ride, as the owner looks away indifferently. The artist's initials are on the water bucket.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64819] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Two jockeys on racehorses running neck-and-neck.]
J. Seymour invent. T. Burford fecit 12.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"), with large margins.. Old ink mss in margins.
Two racehorses approaching the winning post. According to the BM, the title 'Careless Beating Atlas' was added to the plate by Robert Sayer in 1787. As the plate was first published in 1752, eight years before that race (York, 30th August 1760), this was merely opportunism.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of vi.
[Ref: 64820] £360.00

[Two jockeys on racehorses running neck-and-neck.]
J. Seymour invent. T. Burford fecit 12.
Published according to Act of Parliament June 15; 1780 by R. Sayer & J. Bennett N,,º 53 Fleet Street.
Mezzotint. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Tears in margins. Small margins.
Two racehorses approaching the winning post. According to the BM, the title 'Careless Beating Atlas' was added to the plate by Robert Sayer in 1787. As the plate was first published in 1752, eight years before that race (York, 30th August 1760), this was merely opportunism.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iv of vi.
[Ref: 64826] £320.00 (£384.00 incl.VAT)

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