Grosvenor Prints

  A Representation of the Royal Fire-Work perform'd by the directions of Coll. Hopkey and Coll. Borgard on the River of Thames near Whitehall, y.e 7.th of July 1713. being y.e day appointed for a publick Thanksgiving for the General Peace. B. Lens fec. et exc. [n.d. 1713] Extremely rare & fine mezzotint. 520 x 410mm (20½ x 16"). Trimmed to plate mark. Horizontal centre fold crease with minor creasing and scratches across the image. Small nicks to the edges. Loss to bottom left corner filled in with ink. An architectural facade of paired columns adorned with statues and the royal crest. Fireworks burst into the sky in the background as well as on the Thames in the foreground. The statues take the allegorical form of Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude, Justice, Courage, Victory, Peace and Conduct. The year of peace, or Anno Pacis, refers to the Peace of Utrecht signed in April 1713 by Queen Anne, Louis

 Is a beloved Professor retiring? A long-standing lecturer leaving? Or do you just want to show your teacher some appreciation after a long school year? Check out some great gift ideas below!   Prints of  specific schools  Eton College from the River Thames.] David Law [pencil signature; 'D Law' etched in image.] [British, n.d., c.1885.] Drypoint etching on india paper, artist's presentation proof with his personal dedication in pencil lower right (dedicatee unclear). 250 x 355mm, 9¾ x 14". Remarque of books with lamp and ink pot to lower margin. A very fine impression with full margins, mint. Artist's signature in lower right. Inscribed 'Private proof' in pencil lower left. David Law (1831 - 1901), etcher and landscape painter, born in Edinburgh; moved to London in 1850s, one of the founders of the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers, Engravers in 1881. Died in Sussex.