Grosvenor Prints

      Christmas 1882. The Sunday Schools. St John's Parish, Detroit, Michigan. [1882] Pamphlet, 4pp, 240 x 160mm (9½ x 6¼"), printed in green. The programme for a Christmas service, with the lyrics of ten carols. American interest. [Ref: 63756 ]   £60.00   Season's Greetings!  Grosvenor Prints is now closed until 10am 2nd January 2025. If you would like anything reserving over the festive period, please place an order and follow up with an email. Orders automatically reserve the prints and you won't be charged. We'll reply in chronological order when we reopen, so please be patient with us.   We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!   The New Christmas Pantomime. HB. Sketches N.o 846. H.B. printed at 70. St Martins Lane. Published Dec.r 22.nd 1845, by Tho.s M.cLean, 26 Haymarket. Lithograph, sheet 305 x 4...

Daughters of Sir Thomas Frankland Bar.t. Painted by J. Hoppner R.A. Portrait Painter to His Royal Higness the Prince of Wales. Engraved by W. Ward. Publish'd March 1. 1797 by W. Ward, Delancy Place, Hampstead Road. Fine mezzotint. 580 x 455mm (22¾ x 18"). Framed in a very good 'Daniel' type frame. Small margins. Unexamined out of frame. A portait of Marianne and Emilia Frankland in a landscape, a spaniel asleep at their feet. Amelia holds a crayon and a portfolio of sketches. They were two of the many daughters of the naval officer and politician Sir Thomas Frankland (1718-84), fifth baronet. Extremely fine and decorative image. Engraved by William Ward from the 1795 portrait by John Hoppner. The painting hangs in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., having previously been in the collection of Andrew Mellon. CS 38 iii/iv; Frankau 125 iii/iv. Provenance Brussels Gentleman's Club. ...

 Not sure what to get the person who seems to have everything for Christmas? How about the unique gift of an antique print!? This gift guide will be focussing on Christmas themed items. For more general themes and ideas check out our other gift guides here: General Gift Guide Teachers/Professors Gift Guide Mother's Day Gift Guide Romantic Gift Guide For the Foodie     A Welcome Visitor at Christmas. For the History of this Jovial Personage See the "Book of Christmas". W. Spooner 250 Regent Street. [n.d., c.1837.] Hand coloured etching, 230 x 320mm (9 x 12½"). A scene showing a figure made up of traditional Christmas food such as Christmas pudding, turkey, wine and ham standing in the middle of a tabel while cards, a jug and glasses play around him. The title makes reference to 'The Book of Christmas' 1837 by Thomas K. Hervey, which explained the customs and traditions of the Christmas season and was also published by W. Spooner. [Ref: 41367 ]  ...