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Grosvenor Prints is back open!

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                 We are thrilled to be back open to the public at our usual opening times  Monday-Friday 10am-6pm!

Easter Extravaganza Catalogue 107 is here!

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  Portrait of the late extraordinary Artist, Thomas Girtin, Natus Feb.y 18. 1775 Obiit Nov. 9. 1802. To Sir George Beaumont Bar.t, One of his earliest Patrons This Print is with Permission respectfully dedicated by his very obliged & grateful Serv.t John Girtin. J.Girtin in the recent fire in Broad Str.t having lost all his property, excepting some prints & c. which with this portrait of his late Brother, he respectfully offers to a liberal Public. Painted by John Opie Esq.r R.A. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds. London: Pub.d May 16, 1817, by J. Girtin, Engraver, Printer &c. No 25 Old Compton Street, 3 doors from Princes Street, Soho. Fine mezzotint. 375 x 255mm (14¾ x 10"0. Trimmed to plate. Half-length portrait of Thomas Girtin (1775-1802), holding a porte-crayon and sketch-book. Watercolourist, friend and rival of J.M.W. Turner. , with whom he closely worked. He died aged just twenty-seven, shortly after comple...

Catalogue 106 is here!

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     Cover: [Satan Alarmed.] R. Westall R.A. F. Graves. Printed by J Yates. Printed 1835 James [sic, recte John] Macrone, 3 St, James Square & E Graves King William Street West Strand. Engraving and etching, scratched-letter state, proof before title, printed on chine collé. 210 x 150mm (8¼ x 6"). Trimmed to plate, some spotting. Satan standing on the top of the globe, holding shield and spear, illustrating Book IV Line 986 of 'Paradise Lost'. 'On the other side, Satan alarm'd, Collecting all his might, dilated stood, Like Teneriffe, or Atlas, unremoved: His stature reach'd the sky, and on his crest Sat horrour plumed; nor wanted in his grasp, What seem'd both spear and shield.' Published as a frontispiece to ''The Poetical Works of John Milton'. [Ref: 55518 ]       We look forward to welcoming you back in person to Covent Garden very soon....

Winter Miscellany: Catalogue 105!

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  We hope you are all well and not too bored. We are all keeping safe; working behind the scenes and Nigel has had his vaccination! We have put together this listing of over 200 prints to help keep you entertained! It includes:  Views Overseas  including  Americana  and  Australiana ,   Views UK ,  Satire ,  Drolls ,  Sports & Pastimes ,  Science ,  Natural History ,  Ephemera ,  Portraits ,  Decorative  and some  Fine Art items . Browse the whole catalogue here. A few highlights: [The] Sweets of Liberty. 45. Painted by J. Collet. Engrav'd by S. Okey. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament May 31st 1770 and Sold by S. Okey the engraver [illegible, but also Reake, John Smith & John Swan]. £1450 Stock Ref:  55366 For more Satire  click here The Quadrangular Passion Flower. Henderson pinx.t. Hopwood sculp.t. London. Published by Dr Thornton June 1st 1802. £950 Stock Ref:  55285 For...

Holiday Opening dates!

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      Robin.   Printed & Sold by W.Belch, 258 Hight S.t Borough London. £85 Stock Ref: 42624 For more Christmas prints click here     It has been a difficult year for everyone, here's hoping next year will be more joyful! We are thankfully still allowed to be open under the Tier 3 rules however we are closing for a well deserved break from 2pm on 23rd December and opening again 10am 4th January 2021. Just to let you know anything posted via Royal Mail for overseas shipping from now onwards is not guaranteed to get there in time for Christmas and we won't be posting anything for UK delivery after this Friday . For more details click here: https://www.royalmail.com/christmas/last-posting-dates FedEx last posting dates differ so please email us for enquiries and prices. We are happy to hold off on posting until the New Year and appreciate any orders made for shipping then.   Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Nigel, Henrietta, Sasha ...

Part Two of our special 100th Catalogue is out now!

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      The Royal Charlotte Auricula. Printed for Carington Bowles, N.o 69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London. £1800 Stock Ref: 54818 For more Natural History click here   Welcome to Part Two! It includes: Views Overseas including Americana and Australiana , George Stubb s , Books , Satire and some Fine Art items .   A few highlights:     Cortège du Grand Mogol à Delhi. Lith par de Rudder lith d'après le dessin du Prince A. Soltykoff. Paris Imp. par Auguste Bry, G.de Medaille d'Or de S.M. l'Empereur de Russie. £2300 Stock Ref: 55155 For more Soltykoff 's click here       Defeat of the British Army, 12,000 strong under the Command of Sir Edward Packenham... Dessine par H.the Laclotte. Grave par PL Debucourt. [c.1817.] £6500 Stock Ref: 55078 For more military prints click here     A New Book of Chinese Designs... By Mess.rs Edwards & Darly. Published & Sold by the Authors, the first House on the right han...

Part One of our special 100th Catalogue is out now!

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    John Rennie. Chantrey R.A. Sc.t. Reynolds Eng.r. [n.d. c. 1820] Mezzotint. 505 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Framed. Unexamined out of frame. An engraving of Sir Francis Chantrey's bust of civil engineer John Rennie (1761-1821), set in an arched alcove, now in the National Portrait Gallery. Rennie is most famous for his Waterloo Bridge (1811-7). Chantrey (1781-1841) was the leading portrait sculptor in Regency England, His subjects included George III (now in the Guildhall), George IV (equestrian statue in Trafalgar Square) and George Washington (Massachusetts State House). Whitman: 245. [Ref: 54622 ]   £360.00     We are back open!     We have split our special Catalogue 100 as originally it was going to be 100 items, however we have too many lovely things to share with you! Welcome to Part One! This selection, of over two hundred items, contai...