Grosvenor Prints

    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:     ...

Just in case you missed it our new listing for the ABA Chelsea Rare Book Fair is here! This catalogue of over 400 interesting & curious items, contains a large selection of satire , UK & foreign topography , portraits , natural history , sporting , decorative scenes and of course ephemera .  Highlights to look out for are a beautiful mezzotint portrait of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar II I   and some wonderful animal etchings by A. Radclyffe Dumore. See below for some images to whet your appetite:   [Fencing.] Tabula I. J. Gelle Collonien sculp: [Leiden: B. & A. Elzevir: 1630.] Large engraving. 490 x 700mm (15¾ x 27½"), with large margins. Tear at top, two creases as normal. Small margins. A plate from Gerard Thibault's 'L'académie de l'espée', illustrating the geometry that the author considered of utmost importance in sword fighting. Of particular interest is the use of Thibault's 'mysterio...