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	F Basan after Frans Van Mieris.(1635-1681)
click to enlarge	LE LEVER HOLLANDOIS Engraved by F Basan mid to late 18th century after a painting by Frans Van Mieris.(1635-1681) A Dutch Lady and her maid. Her dog dances for her. A very fine engraving by Basan. It has been trimmed to just outside the plate mark, and there is minor brown staining on the verso, otherwise it is in excellent condition. It has been printed on racked paper. The paper size is approx 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches.                                                                Code PFB 01	£145
click to enlarge	LE DEJEUNER HOLLANDOIS. Engraved by F Basan mid to late 18th century after a painting by Frans Van Mieris.(1635-1681) A Dutch Lady being offered oysters and wine. Her dog waits patiently behind her. A very fine engraving by Basan. It has been trimmed to just outside the plate mark, and there is minor brown staining on the verso, otherwise it is in excellent condition. It has been printed on watermarked racked paper. The paper size is approx 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches.                                                                Code PFB 02	£145

Assorted Engravers and Print Makers

THE WALK AT KEW. Engraved by C.H.Jeens after Thomas Gainsborough. London Virtue & Co. C1860. From the Art Journal. A steel oval engraving, with later handcolouring. In excellent condition, with no foxing or stains. The oval size is approx 10 x 7 1/4 inches, and the paper size is approx 13 1/4 x 10 inches	.	A PORTRAIT OF A LADY by ANTOINE GAYMARD C1920. Signed in pencil. A Colour Mezzotint laid onto thick watercolour paper. In good condition without any blemishes on the image. The plate size is 9 3/4"x 7 1/2" and the paper size is 17 1/4" x 12 1/2"
Code #PWK 01 Price £35		Code #AG 01 Price £45
	JACKS COURTSHIP & JACKS EVENTIDE. A pair of sentimental Victorian chromolthographs. Published by John Harrop Ltd., 91 Piccadilly. Manchester. Printed in Holland. Artist: C.T. Howard who was famous for his postcards. He also painted naval shipping, aircraft and military subjects as well as landscapes. Date Late 1800's Size of each image including border is 24 3/4"x 12 7/8" They have never been mounted or framed. There are a few minor repaired tears, and the overall condition is very good. The colours are still strong. Code #PJC E1 Price £100 the pair
ADMIRAL VISCOUNT KEPPEL. Artist's Proof. Engraved by J Scott after Sir Joshua Reynolds. London, Henry Graves & Co. 1863. Image size 5 1/4"x 4 1/4" Plate mark 9"x 7" Paper size 19 3/4"x 13 3/4" In good condition, with faint brown motleling in the paper, and a line indentation mark in the image, approx 1" long, These do not distract from the image at all.	SIR CHARLES DAVERS BARt . Artist's Proof. Engraved by R B Parkes after Sir Joshua Reynolds. London, Henry Graves & Co. 1866. Image size 5"x 4"Plate mark 8 1/2"x 6 1/2" Paper size 20"x 13 1/"  All in very good clean condition.	SIR JOHN HONEYWOOD, BARt . Artist's Proof. Engraved by C.A.Tomkins after Sir Joshua Reynolds. London, Henry Graves & Co. 1879. Image size 6 "x 6 "Plate mark 8 1/2"x 6 1/2" Paper size 20"x 13 1/2"  All in very good clean condition.
Code #POR 008 Price £75	Code #POR 009 Price £50	Code #POR 009 Price £50
GEORGE BRYDGES, BARON RODNEY. K.B., A wonderful artist's proof engraving printed on india paper and laid onto good quality heavy paper. The quality of this engraving is outstanding, and is as fresh as the day it was printed. Image size 11"x 7" Plate m. 11 1/2"x 7 1/2" Paper size 20"x 13 3/4"	SIR PHILIP MUSGRAVE BARt M.P. Artist's Proof. Engraved by J Scott after Sir Joshua Reynolds. London, Henry Graves & Co. 1876. Image size 5"x 4"Plate mark 9"x 8" Paper size 20"x 13 1/2" very good clean condition	ADMIRAL VISCOUNT KEPPEL ., Artist's Proof. Engraved by J Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds. London, Henry Graves & Co. 1864. Image size 5 "x 3 3/4" "Plate mark 9 1/2"x 6 3/4" Paper size 20"x 13 1/2"  Paper outside the plate mark is a little grubby
Code #POR 012 Price £85	Code #POR 011      Price £45	Code #POR 013      Price £65
LORD VERNON .,   Artist's Proof. Engraved by R Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds., printed on india paper and laid onto good quality heavy paper. London, Henry Graves & Co. 1876. Image size 5"x 4" "Plate mark 9"x 6 1/2" Paper size 20"x 13 3/4"  In good clean condition.	ADMIRAL VERNON ., Artist's Proof. Engraved by A.N.Sanders, after Sir Joshua Reynolds., printed on india paper and laid onto good quality heavy paper. London, Henry Graves & Co. 1879. Image size 5 1/2 "x 4 1/2 " Plate mark 9"x 7 " Paper size 20"x 13 3/4" In good clean condition.	CHARLES 1st MARQUESS OF DROGHEDA., Artist's Proof. Engraved by R.B.Parkes, after Sir Joshua Reynolds., printed on india paper and laid onto good quality heavy paper. London, Henry Graves & Co. 1865. Image size 5"x 4" Plate mark 9"x 6 3/4" Paper size 20"x 13 1/2"  In good clean condition.
Code #POR 014 Price £35	Code #POR 012 Price £60	Code #POR 012 Price £40

FINDEN'S GALLERY OF THE GRACES. 1833 Portrait Illustrations of British Poets Handcoloured in watercolour. Image size 8"x 6" Mount size approx 12"x 10"

MEDORA.  'Lord Byron' Date of Print 1833. Plate No 14                                               Code #POR 001 Price £10	EDDERLINE. 'Professor Wilson' Date of Print 1834. Plate No 33 Code #POR 002 Price £10	"ON THY SWEET BROW IS SORROW" Date of Print 1833. Plate No 6  Code POR 003 Price £10
THE WILD FLOWER. 'Professor Wilson' Date of Print 1833. Plate No 30 Code POR 004 Price #£10	NATURES FAVOURITE Date of Print 1833. Plate No 17 Code POR 005 Price #£10	ELEANORE     'Alfred Tennyson' Date of Print 1833. Plate No 18 Code POR 006 Price #£10

Fine quality steel-line engravings. Circa 1890. Image sizes approx 4 3/4"x 3 3/4" The size of the print is approx 11" x 7 1/2". There is a slight dustiness to the margins Source: The History of England by David Hume and William Cooke Stafford. Published by The London printing and publishing company.

King Henry the Eighth OB 1547 From the original Holbein. Code # POR 30 Price £15	Queen Catherine Par OB 1548 From the original Holbein Code # POR 37 Price £12	King Edward the Sixth OB 1553 From the original Holbein Code # POR 35 Price £15
Lady Jane Grey OB 1554 From the original Code # POR 31 Price £15	Queen Mary OB 1558 From the original Holbein Code # POR 34 Price £15	Mary, Queen of Scots OB 1587 From the original Code # POR 32 Price £15
Queen Elizabeth The Founder of our Colonial Empire OB 1603 From the original Zucchero Code # 031 Price £15	Queen Victoria Image size 7 1/4"x 6 1/4" Code # 038 Price £20	Oliver Cromwell OB 1658 From the original Walker Code # 039 Price £15

 

 

These artist's proofs are first strike impressions by:
Henry Graves (17 July 1806 - 23 August 1892) was a printseller and publisher in Victorian London.

Graves married Mary Squire and they had 2 sons, Boydell and Algernon..

Henry Graves & Company published reproductive engravings and compiled cataloged works of the artists they published, such as "Works of the Late Sir Edwin Landseer" He also had a publishing partnership, Hodgson & Graves, with Richard Hodgson.

Henry Graves published many artists whose works were exhibited at the Royal Academy and National Portrait Gallery..

Graves is buried in the family vault at Highgate Cemetery.