Grosvenor Prints

      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 and Jenny!   Pleasing Past

      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 hand in Northumberland Court, in the Strand,

    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, contains: some fine Portraits , Views UK , Mod

 As you know Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second lock-down from 00.01am on Thursday 5 November. As per government guidelines we shall be open for click-and-collect service and we shall continue shipping (although shipping services could be a bit slower than usual). If you are coming for click-and-collect service the items must be paid for in advance, you will have to make an appointment (either via email or telephone) and we shall hand you the items at the door. The door shall be locked so either knock loudly or give us a ring. Please keep in mind the government guidelines of hands, face, space.  We shall be working 10am-5pm Monday-Friday. We are playing it by ear so any changes we shall let you know. On a lighter note yesterday we put out a new newsletter containing Ten of the Best Male Nudes ! You can browse other nudes here.     St. John in the Wilderness. Saint Jean Baptiste dans le Desert. To His most Serene Highness Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine, Rei

    Pierre Jeliote. Peint par L. Toqué. Gravé par L. J. Cathelin. A Paris chés l'Auteur Quay de l'Ecole dans l'Allée entre les deux Cafés. £260 Stock Ref: 54290 For more music related items click here     In these ever changing times, we hope you will enjoy our latest Autumn Miscellany of over 100 items! Highlights include: East African plain animal etchings by Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore Himely plates from a series Voyage of the Favorite Bonnart plates from a series of 17th century French costume & fashion and much much more! Browse the full catalogue here!     La queue luy pend au petit bon homme. J. Frosne sc. [n.d., c.1670.] £680 Stock Ref: 54714 For more decorative items click here     [Siege of Buda] [Belegering [or Verovering]... R. de Hooghe unv: et fecit. 1686. [c.1686.] £480 Stock Ref: 54296 For more historical scenes click here     Harry Peckham 1778. Romney Pinxit. J.K. Sherwin Sculp. [n.d. c.1780.] £320 Stock Ref: 54653 For more portrai

    Cover image : [Mrs Jordan] Lubber's-hole, -alias- The Crack'd Jordan. [Ref: 54605 ]  For more royal satire click here   In these ever changing times, we have pleasure in offering our customers and friends a new listing of over 300 images of satire. Notable artists include Gillray , Cruikshank , Bunbury , Darly , Davison , Woodward , Hogarth and both the Heath 's, William and Henry . From 18th century onwards satirical images were a way of bringing scandal and amusement to the general public on a daily basis - nothing has changed! We hope you enjoy the content.   We are still open in a very empty central London, but by appointment only. We look forward to seeing you in Covent Garden.   Our long awaited special Catalogue 100 will be online from November 18th, 2020. Happy browsing and keep healthy,   Nigel, Henrietta, Sasha and Jenny . Browse the full catalogue here or on issu here A few highlights:    

  [John Fane] Lord Burghersh.   [Ref: 53432 ]   From the mid-16th century until around the late 19th century young boys in the Western world typically wore dresses or gowns.  They generally wore these until they were toilet trained and old enough to be able to undo the fastening of their breeches or trousers, which could be very complicated! This rite of passage was called breeching. The first stage of this was to wear shortened gowns from when they were babies allowing them to walk and move more freely. You can still see the remnants of these long baby gowns in the modern day christening attire. In the second stage they would move onto trousers of breeches. For poor children this often symbolised their movement into the workplace.   Just Breech'd.  (From the pair) [Ref: 48174 ]  The print above shows a boy in his first pair of breeches, his petticoats lie discarded on a stool beside him. He looks very pleased with himself. A younger child stares at the

What is a proof? A proof is an impression of a print printed before the regular, published edition of the print, making them often rarer. There are several different types of proof in printing: A trial or working proof ; a test to see what work the artist needs to do to the plate. For example:       [This View of the Royal Dock Yard at Chatham...PROOF . ] [Painted by R. Paton, the Figures by J. Mortimer. [right] Engraved by P.C. Canot.] [R. Paton, Wardour Street., Soho, London, 14 February 1775. ] Rare etching, working proof from the unfinished plate, laid paper. Image 450 x 650mm (17¾ x 25½"). Trimmed within plate, and to image on three sides. Centrefold crease and nicks to extremities. An interesting progress proof impression, before the plate was engraved with fine detail. The published state carries the following full title and inscription "TO THE King's most Excellent Majesty, This View of the Royal

  Catalogue 102 Cover image: [Bear hunt] Ense Urbum invadit rabidum cataphractus: et Ursus / Ungibus arripens hominem conatutur hamatis / Sternere... 26 & XIIII [Ref: 54130 ] On this lovely summer day we have pleasure in issuing Cat102. An exciting collection of over 200 items including portraits , topography , some shipping documents in our ephemera section and decorative items including some Richard Gaywood's. A few highlights:    To the British Navy, This Print representing The Battle of Navarino, is respectfully dedicated by the Publisher. Peint par C. Langlois. Commencé par S.W. Reynolds et Terminé par Sixdeniers. London, Published by W.Spooner 259 Regent Street. à Paris chez Schroth, Editeur rué St Honoré Nos 363 bis. New York published by Bailly Ward & Co. Jeune.[n.d. c.1830.] £1500 Stock Ref: 54273 See also 54240 & 54259       His Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland... 1747 £340 Stock Ref: 54068 See als

  This is “London’s Book Fair week” and we have pleasure in issuing Cat101.  An exciting collection of portraits , topography, ephemera and decorative items   including a good selection of prints after Mortimer. A few highlights:   Vaisseau du troisiême rang a la Voille. Twee Decks Schip vande derde Rang. a Amsterdam Chez Gerard Valk Avec Privil. [n.d., c.1720.] £520 Stock Ref: 54058 Fore more ships click here [The Battle of Anghiari.] L. d'la finse [Leonardo da Vinci], pin. G. Edelinck Sc. [n.d, 1660.] £360 Stock Ref: 53906 To see more battle scenes and military prints click here Vue de la Ville d'Orleans. Desinnée par AT Desfriches Negociant a Orléans en 1761. Gravé par PP Choffard en 1766. £650 Stock Ref: 54043 For more overseas views click here The Yellow Doors will hopefully open on June 15th subject to Government approval. Under Covid-19 rules, we will be operating by appointment only, with reduced hours 10a

This new exciting listing  of over 300 items, includes a selection of  Ephemera ,  Decorative ,  UK  &  Foreign Topography,   Natural History  and 17th & 18th century portraits. Some highlights: [Elephanta Caves]  Painted by Ja.s Wales from a Drawing by Ja.s Forbes Esq.r. Ja.s Phillips Sculp.t. Pub.d , March 20, 1790 by James Wales. £550 Stock Ref:  53757 St. Paul's from Cheapside. Published Sep.r 29th. 1797 by T.Malton. £320 Stock Ref:  53 666 To view more Malton's  click here Joh. Henr. Biehler, Joh. Georg. II et Joh. Georg. III. Electorum Sax. Cubicular. in Dresden. D. Richter pinx. Pet. Schenck fec: et exc: Amstelod: cum Privilegio. [n.d., c.1700.] £380 Stock Ref:  53349 To see more portraits  click here You can view the whole catalogue here. Our next listing will hopefully be 3rd June.

Catalogue 98 is here! This new exciting listing covers a range of different topics. It contains portraits including eminent authors, satirical and arts related prints . In addition we have decorative scenes , some of which are mythological and beautiful views of locations ranging from Oxford University to Asia . Some interesting ephemera such as tickets to performances endorsed by the Guild of Literature and some natural history. A few highlights:   Illustrations to Knickerbocker's History Of New York. Drawn and Eng.d by Steeden [on plates]. London Published June 21st 1830, by T. Palser, 67 Fleet Street. £900 Stock Ref: 53338 [Jerusalem Delivered] J. Collins Pinx.t. J. Wood Sculp.t. [Published by Elizabeth Jane Collins.] £280 Stock Ref: 53228 For more Jerusalem prints from this catalogue click here     [Eglinton Tournament] [The Banquet.] [James Henry Nixon.] London: March 1st 1842. Published by Colnaghi & Puckle, Cockspur St. £