Grosvenor Prints

A list of prints which include maps, plans, globes or charts as decorative elements or for their value as symbols: A map of Mildmay Fane with a map behind him which shows the area between his estate at Apethorpe (at the bottom) and Hull (at the top):   The Efiges of the right Honnorable Mildmay Earl of Westmorland Baron LeDespencer & Burghersh and Knight of the Bath etc. JBN Invent [intials in the form of a monogram]. P. Williamson Sculp. 1662. Engraving, with large margins. Plate 260 x 203mm. 10¼ x 8". Portrait of Mildmay Fane, half length in an oval wreath, short beard and moustache, wearing cap, collar and sash; curtain to the left, and map of part of Lincolnshire on the right. Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, (1602-1665) was an English nobleman, politician and writer. Ex Collection: Norman Blackburn. NPG: D8277. [Ref: 24082]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT) ...

During the 18th and early 19th century London received visitors from all over the world who were immortalised in paintings and prints. Some came willingly, others less so. Some performed important diplomatic duties while others were exhibited to feed the public's thirst for novelty. Sometimes both functions were served simultaneously. The following selection of prints demonstrates both the diversity of overseas visitors during this period, and the range of artists and methods involved in portraying them. In 1709 the Portuguese ambassador Joaõ Gomes da Silva, Count of Tarouca (1671-1738) resided in London, and was painted by England's pre-eminent portrait painter of the period, Godfrey Kneller. Joaõ Gomes da Silva, Conde de Tarouca. G.Kneller S.R Imp. & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. I. Simon Fecit. [n.d., c.1715.] Rare mezzotint. 340 x 250mm, 13¼ x 9¾". Trimmed to image, laid on album paper, some suface wear. CS: 149, state ii of iii. [Ref: 1...