1820s Art

Artist: John Latham (English, 1740-1837) Titles: "Parrot-billed Grosbeaks" (Plate LXXXVII - 87), "White backed Coly" (Plate LXXXVI - 86), "Banksian Cockatoo" (Plate XXVII - 27), and "Variegated Tanager" (Plate XCIII - 93) Portfolio: A General History of Birds Year: 1821-1828 (second edition) Medium: Set of Four Original Hand-Colored Engravings on watermarked wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Jacob & Johnson, Winchester, UK Publisher: John Latham, Winchester, UK Sheet size (each): approx. 11.25" x 8.88" Image size (each): approx. 5.75" x 4.75" Reference: Brunet III, 872; Lowndes II, page 1314; Fine Bird Books page 87; Nissen IVB 532; Zimmer page 376 Condition: "Parrot-billed Grosbeaks" and "White backed Coly" have light offsetting to their sheets. "Banksian Cockatoo" and "Variegated Tanager" have moderate offsetting to their sheets. The "Variegated Tanager" also has a few light spots of discoloration at top in margins. They are all otherwise in good condition with strong colors Rare Notes: Provenance: acquired from Christie's, New York, NY, December 19, 1990. Comes from Latham's famous eleven volume portfolio "A General History of Birds" (1821-1828) (second edition), which consists of 193 hand-colored prints, made from engraved plates. "Parrot-billed Grosbeaks" and "Variegated Tanager" have an unidentified "1821" watermark lower right and upper right respectively. "Banksian Cockatoo" as a partially visible "1820?" watermark lower right. Biography: John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and General History of Birds (1821–1828). He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds...

My Cousin in the Army (original title "My cousin in the Army, or Johnny Newcome on the Peace Establishment") is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - London, 1878) in 1822. Published by Johnston, London. Original First Edition. Format: in 8°. The book includes 316 pages with 16 full page hand colored aquatints. Mint conditions. George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - London, 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend di lui Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience. For Charles Dickens, Cruikshank illustrated Sketches by Boz...

Watercolour on paper stuck on grey cardboard, 1820 c.a. Wonderful watercolour both for the drawing and for the fineness of the colours representing a typical Italian scene of ordina...

Ristauro del Tempio della Fortuna Prenestina. From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)” a Virtuous proof concerning the restoration of the Fortuna Prenestina Temple, with artchitectural plan, sections and some notes. Signed on plate “Rossini dis. e inc.” lower-left corner, with date and place “Roma, 1826”. In Excellent condition with some light stains. Image Dim: cm 67.5 x 51 , Dim: cm 70 x 53 Luigi Rossini (1790 – 1857) Like Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Luigi Rossini was an architect and his etchings have the same tendency to emphasize the massive constructions of the Ancient Rome. He became famous thanks to his etchings representing Roman landscapes and antique monuments...

Watercolor on paper by the Swiss artist, Simon Daniel Lafond. Signed and dated lower right, 1820. In very good condition, wth minor toning. Colors are strong with incredible detail ...

Francesco I and Titian in the painter's studio is a wonderful original painting (graphite pencil, pen, China ink and watercolor) on squared paper, realized by Francesco Camuccini (Ro...

A. Tofanelli, P. Fontana, “Gran Cratere marmoreo, con baccanale” (Big marble Crater, with Bacchanal). Image Dim: cm 48x33, Dim: cm 59x44; Passepartout Dim: cm 69 x 49. Precious Etching on copper: Hand-Watercolored subject on black ink bottom. Designed by Agostino Tofanelli...

Planetary System - From Nuovo atlante di geografia universale is an original print realized in 1820 by Luigi Rossi. Original black and white etching. Prin...

Roman Views is an original etching realized by Agapito Franzetti in the 1820s. Signed on the plate. good conditions. Included a. Passepartout: 35 x25 cm...

“Tiberio con corona civica” (Tiberius with a civic crown) is a beautiful black and white burin and etching on paper, realized by the artist Pietro Fontana (Caslano 1763 – Rome 1829),...

Veduta della Gran Caduta dell'Aniene in Tivoli Image dimensions: 63x46 cm. From the series “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)” an artist's proof of technical virtuosity with sh...

Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820.c.a.. Representing a woman in typical Italian costumes of XIX century carrying some baskets. Good conditions with some minor stains. Very b...

Keisai Eisen Yui: Shigesaki of the Owariya, from the series A Tôkaidô Board Game of Courtesans: Fifty-three Pairings in the Yoshiwara (Keisei dôchû sugoroku/Mitate Yoshiwara gojûsan ...

“Sagrifizio Trionfale” is a beautiful black and white burin and etching on paper, realized by the Italian artist Francesco Cecchini (1790-1820), after Agostino Tofanelli (Lucca 177...

Peter Schlemihl’s Wundersame Geschichte is an original modern rare book written by Adelbert von Chamisso (Châlons-en-Champagne,1781 – Berlin, 1838) and illustrated by George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - London, 1878) in 1827. Published by Leonhard Schrag, Nürnberg. Original First Edition. Format: in 12°. The book includes 213 pages with Six full page Etchings and one Frontispiece. Mint conditions. George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - London, 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend di lui Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience. For Charles Dickens, Cruikshank illustrated Sketches by Boz...

“Busto di Nerone” (Bust of Nerone) is a beautiful black and white burin and etching on paper, realized by the Italian artist Pietro Fontana, after Bernardino Nocchi as the inscriptions on plates on lower margins report “Bernardino Nocchi delineò./ Pietro Fontana incise Roma”. This original print is numbered on plate in Roman numerals on higher margin: “Tom II. /Tav. XVII" and is a plate from the series "Illustrazioni de'Monumenti scelti Borghesiani già esistenti nella Villa sul Pincio (..)date ora per la prima volta in luce dal cav. Gio. Gherardo De Rossi e da Stefano Piale sotto la guida di Vincenzo Feoli", by Ennio Quirino Visconti, published by Stamperia de Romanis in Rome, 1821. This old master’s original prints shows a precious piece of the Borghese's collection, the marble bust of the Roma Emperor, Nerone, realized with neoclassical style and a wise touch In excellent conditions with some light signs of the time, with some sporadic minor stains along the margins above all on the lower, and a usual yellowing of the paper on the lower margin, this wonderful burin has preserved still today his fresh impression. Illustrazioni de' Monumenti scelti Borghesiani This collection in two volumes is a beautifully detailed catalog of classical sculptures collected by Prince Borghese (1730-1800) in his Villa on the Pincio. Ennio Quirino Visconti (1751 - 1818) wrote the texts that accompany the large branches depicting. To these writings, which were available by the son of the illustrious archaeologist, the publishers added only a few illustrations relating to some minor monument of which copper had already been engraved. The engraved title-plate are signed by draughtsmen like Agostino Tofanelli, Stefano Tofanelli, Bernardino Nocchi, Domenico de Angelis or Teodoro Matteini, and by engravers Pietro Fontana Veneto, P. Vitali, Pietro Bettelini, Giovanni Folo Veneto, Giovanni Brunetti da Ravenna, Giovanni Ottaviani, Francesco Cecchini, Gio. Batta. Leonetti, Girolamo Carattoni, Domenico Cunego, Luigi Cunego, Alessandro Mochetti, Luigi Pizzi, Angelo Campanella or Giacomo Bossi. The Volume I shows ancient full-length statues, of the Borghese warrior by Agasias (two plates), Greek gods and heroes and Roman famous historical figures; the last two plates represents antique Egyptian deities. There are plates representing ancient bas-reliefs, sarcophagi, of mythological subjects, the Borghese Vase, portrait busts, a vase on an altar, two statues of Amor; and two modern statues, by Bernini (the Apollo and Daphne, and the David). «Très bel ouvrage» writes Brunet, «Grand ouvrage, le seul qui mérite, parmi ceux sur la villa Borgese, de figurer dans le chapitre aux Galeries et Collections» Vinet said, looking at this plate. Pietro Fontana (Bassano Romano,1762 – Rome, 1837) The Italian artist and engraver, Pietro Fontana was active in Rome and specialized in subjects dealing with the Vatican and the Papacy. He started his career as a student of Raffaello...

Fishermen is a lithograph on paper realized by an Anonymous artist in 1824. Good conditions with slight foxing, The artwork is realized through perfect hatching and deft strokes, c...

Entire Title : Veduta degl’Avanzi del Maestoso Ingresso della Villa d’Adriano tre miglia da Tivoli Like G.B.Piranesi, Rossini, well know as the “Piranesi’s heir”, trained as an arch...

Scena D'Armi In Vaticano is a precious hand-colored etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli. The inscriptions appears at the bottom, inside the matrix, and just below the image. Not signed. T...

Watercolour on ivory colored paper stuck on ivory colored cardboard, 1820 c.a. Hand-signed and hand-titled "Costume di S.Giovanni", with autograph caption black ink "Vicino Napoli" ...

Simulacro Di Diana is an original print realized by Giovanni Folo After Agostino Tofanelli. Original etching on copper. Hand-colored on black ink backgr...

Map of France is an Original Etching realized by an unknown artist of 19th century in 1820. Very good condition on two sheets of white paper joined at t...

“Busto di Settimio Severo” (Bust of Settimio Severo) is a beautiful black and white burin and etching on paper, realized by the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Leonetti , after Bernardino Nocchi...

Beggars is an original Modern artwork realized in the first decades of the 19th Century by Dominique Vivant Denon (Chalon-sur-Saône, 1747 - Paris, 1825). ...

Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-titled "Costume di Villa pianezza" with a caption "Provincia dell'Aquila nel Regno di Napoli" in black ink on lower margin at the ...

“Nascita di Telefo, Bassorilievo” (Birth of Telefo, Bas-relief) is a beautiful black and white burin and etching on paper, realized by the artist Angelo Campanella, after Bernardino Nocchi, as the inscriptions on plates on lower margins report “Bernardino Nocchi delineò/ Angelo Campanella incise Roma”. This original print is numbered on plate in Roman numerals on higher margin: “Tom II. /Tav. IX" and is a plate from the series "Illustrazioni de'Monumenti scelti Borghesiani già esistenti nella Villa sul Pincio (..)date ora per la prima volta in luce dal cav. Gio. Gherardo De Rossi e da Stefano Piale sotto la guida di Vincenzo Feoli", by Ennio Quirino Visconti, published by Stamperia de Romanis in Rome, 1821. This old master’s original prints shows a beautiful piece of the Borghese's collection, a classical bas-rilief representing the birth of Telefo, a Greek hero and myth. In excellent conditions with some light signs of the time with some sporadic minor stains along the higher margins,this wonderful etching has preserved still today his beauty and his fresh impression. Illustrazioni de' Monumenti scelti Borghesiani This collection in two volumes is a beautifully detailed catalog of classical sculptures collected by Prince Borghese (1730-1800) in his Villa on the Pincio. Ennio Quirino Visconti (1751 - 1818) wrote the texts that accompany the large branches depicting. To these writings, which were available by the son of the illustrious archaeologist, the publishers added only a few illustrations relating to some minor monument of which copper had already been engraved. The engraved title-plate are signed by draughtsmen like Agostino Tofanelli, Stefano Tofanelli, Bernardino Nocchi, Domenico de Angelis or Teodoro Matteini, and by engravers Pietro Fontana Veneto, P. Vitali, Pietro Bettelini, Giovanni Folo Veneto, Giovanni Brunetti da Ravenna, Giovanni Ottaviani, Francesco Cecchini, Gio. Batta. Leonetti, Girolamo Carattoni, Domenico Cunego, Luigi Cunego, Alessandro Mochetti, Luigi Pizzi, Angelo Campanella or Giacomo Bossi. The Volume I shows ancient full-length statues, of the Borghese warrior by Agasias (two plates), Greek gods and heroes and Roman famous historical figures; the last two plates represents antique Egyptian deities. There are plates representing ancient bas-reliefs, sarcophagi, of mythological subjects, the Borghese Vase, portrait busts, a vase on an altar, two statues of Amor; and two modern statues, by Bernini (the Apollo and Daphne, and the David). «Très bel ouvrage» writes Brunet, «Grand ouvrage, le seul qui mérite, parmi ceux sur la villa Borgese, de figurer dans le chapitre aux Galeries et Collections» Vinet said, looking at this plate. Angelo Campanella (Rome, 1748 – 1815) Angelo Campanella was an Italian painter and engraver, learned his art under Giovanni Volpato. He engraved the statues of twelve apostles found in the church of St. John Lateran in Rome, and some of the plates for Gavin Hamilton's Schola Itálica including The Presentation in the Temple after Fra Bartolommeo...

The Military Portait - The Appearance of Our Lady- The Classroom is an original Lithograph realized by Denis Auguste Marie Raffet. Signed on the center and numbered (9). Edition by...

The Military Portait - The Appearance of Our Lady - The Classroom is an original Lithograph realized by Denis Auguste Marie Raffet. Signed on the center and numbered (9). Edition b...

Assembly is an original lithography on paper, realized by G. Engelmann in 1825, the artwork is signed and dated on plate. Sheet dimensions: 27 x 27 cm. Includes a white passepartou...

Watercolour on paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-titled "Ballo de' Zampognari" (Dance of Pipers), hand-signed on lower-left margin. Very good conditions except for some ripples on the lower ma...

“Agrippina Giovane” (The young Agrippina) is an original etching realized by A. Tofanelli and A. Mochetti. Image Dim: cm 48x33, Dim: cm 59x44; Passepartout Dim: cm 69 x 49. Precious Etching on copper: Hand-colored subject on black ink bottom. Designed by Agostino Tofanelli and engraved by Alessandro...

Veduta interna delle Sostruzioni dei Portici del tempio d'Ercole in Tivoli (...) is an original etching realized by Luigi Rossini. From the series “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)” it is an artist's proof with real technical virtuosity, with sharp details, representing the walkways under the portici of Hercules Temple in Tivoli. Signed on plate “Rossini dis. e inc.” lower-left corner, with indication of date and place “Roma, 1824”. In very good conditions. Luigi Rossini (1790 – 1857) Like Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Luigi Rossini was an architect and his etchings have the same tendency to emphasize the massive constructions of the Ancient Rome. He became famous thanks to his etchings representing Roman landscapes and antique monuments...

Artist: Pierre Corneille Van Geel (Flemish, 1796-1838) Title: "Iris" Portfolio: Sertum Botanicum Year: 1828 (First edition) Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper Lim...

Palace with Vignettes of Scenes of Royal Court Life Early 19th century Rajput School Gouache on heavy paper, mounted to gold flecked support board c. 1820 Unsigned as usual Inscribed...

Théâtre des Variétés is an original Hand-colored etching on paper realized in 1820 ca. by the french engraver Godefroy Engelmann. With the description on the lower, at the top and ...

Théâtre des Variétés is an original Hand-colored etching on paper realized in 1820 ca. and attributed to the french engraver Godefroy Engelmann. With the description on the lower an...

Like G.B.Piranesi, Rossini, well know as the “Piranesi’s heir”, trained as an architect and his etchings have the same tendency to emphasize the massive structure of the Ancient Rome...

Image dimensions: 33.7 x 48.6 cm. “Ara con tripode” (Ara with tripod) is a beautiful black and white burin and etching on paper, realized by the artist Vincenzo Feoli, after Bernardino Nocchi as the inscriptions on plates on lower margins report “Bernardino Nocchi delineò/ Vincenzo Feoli incise in Roma”. This original print is numbered on plate in Roman numerals on higher margin: “Tom II. /Tav. XXVIII" and is a plate from the series "Illustrazioni de'Monumenti scelti Borghesiani già esistenti nella Villa sul Pincio (..)date ora per la prima volta in luce dal cav. Gio. Gherardo De Rossi e da Stefano Piale sotto la guida di Vincenzo Feoli", by Ennio Quirino Visconti, published by Stamperia de Romanis in Rome, 1821. Original Title: Ara con Tripode di quindecemviri, e la corona...

Image dimensions: 48.4 x 33.2 cm Busto di Geta (Bust of Geta) is a superb black and white burin and etching on paper, realized by the artist Pietro Fontana, after Agostino Tofanelli, as the inscriptions on plate on the lower margin report “Agostino Tofanelli delineò / Pietro Fontana incise Roma”. This original print is numbered on plate in Roman numerals on the higher margin: “Tom II. / Tav. XXII" and is a plate from the series "Illustrazioni de' Monumenti scelti Borghesiani già esistenti nella Villa sul Pincio (..) date ora per la prima volta in luce dal cav. Gio. Gherardo De Rossi e da Stefano Piale sotto la guida di Vincenzo Feoli", by Ennio Quirino Visconti, published by Stamperia de Romanis in Rome in 1821. This old master’s original print shows a beautiful piece of the Borghese's collection: a marble bust of Geta in a neoclassical style. Geta (full name Publius Septimius Geta) was the son of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna, and the brother of Caracalla. He was a Roman co-emperor from 209 to 212 AD, first with his father and then with his brother. His biography is very interesting: he was the younger son of Septimius Severus and his second wife; his face was obliterated because of the damnatio memoriae ordered by his brother Caracalla, who had him assassinated. In excellent conditions, with some light signs of time, some sporadic minor stains along the lower margin, and a usual and imperceptible yellowing of the paper on the margins. This wonderful etching has preserved its charming and fresh impression. Pietro Fontana (Bassano Romano, 1762 – Rome, 1837) The Italian artist and engraver Pietro Fontana was active in Rome and specialized in subjects dealing with the Vatican and the Papacy. He started his career as student of Raffaello Morghen...

Acquaiolo In Strada is an original watercolor on paper, realized in 1828, by an anonymous artist whose signature seems to be G.M. (hand-written in pencil on lower left corner) Good ...

Costume napolitano, il ritorno di Montevergine is an enchanting original artwork, a watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by the talented artist Michela De Vito in 1820 ca. Ha...

"Amore incatenato Statua” (Unchained Eros, Statue) is a wonderful black and white burin and etching on paper, realized by the Italian artist Francesco Cecchini (1790-1820), after Bernardino Nocchi (Lucca, 1741 - Rome, 1812) as the inscriptions on plates on lower margins report “Bernardino Nocchi delineò/ Francesco Cecchini incise Roma”. This original print is numbered on plate in Roman numerals on higher right corner “Tom. II.Tav. XXX” and is a plate from the series "Illustrazioni de'Monumenti scelti Borghesiani già esistenti nella Villa sul Pincio (..)date ora per la prima volta in luce dal cav. Gio. Gherardo De Rossi e da Stefano Piale sotto la guida di Vincenzo Feoli", by Ennio Quirino Visconti, published by Stamperia de Romanis in Rome, 1821. The Borghese Collection is known to be the most important antique statue one, after the Torlonia Collection in Rome. This old master’s original prints representing a precious piece of the Borghese collection, an Eros statue unchained, is in excellent conditions with some minor stains on the margins, some signs of the time and a usual yellowing of the paper along the external margins, do not affect the image. Illustrazioni de'Monumenti scelti Borghesiani This collection in two volumes is a beautifully detailed catalog of classical sculptures collected by Prince Borghese (1730-1800) in his Villa on the Pincio. Ennio Quirino Visconti (1751 - 1818) wrote the texts that accompany the large branches depicting. To these writings, which were found and made available by the son of the illustrious archaeologist, the publishers added only a few illustrations relating to some minor monument of which copper had already been engraved. The engraved title-plate are signed by draughtsmen like Agostino Tofanelli, Stefano Tofanelli, Bernardino Nocchi, Domenico de Angelis or Teodoro Matteini, and by engravers Pietro Fontana Veneto, P. Vitali, Pietro Bettelini, Giovanni Folo Veneto, Giovanni Brunetti da Ravenna, Giovanni Ottaviani, Francesco Cecchini, Gio. Batta. Leonetti, Girolamo Carattoni, Domenico Cunego, Luigi Cunego, Alessandro Mochetti, Luigi Pizzi, Angelo Campanella or Giacomo Bossi. The Volume I shows ancient full-length statues, of the Borghese warrior...

A scene from the important representation of Tenno Kabuki's Play "Kanjincho", held during the Meiji Era in the House of Minister Kaoru Inoue at the presence of the Emperor Akinori Aki and of the Princess Akira Terada. Attributed to the Ukiyo-e Master Kinichika Toyohara (Oshima Yasohachi), specialised in the representations of Kabuki Scenes on Woodcut blocks...

Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Fine watercolour representing a female figure in traditional Italian costumes. Hand-signed on lower margin at the center (the signature...

“Baccanale con Bacco, Sileno, Fauni, e Menadi” is a beautiful black and white burin and etching on paper, realized by the Italian artist Pietro Fontana (Bassano Romano,1762 – Rome, ...

Watercolour on ivory colored stuck on paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-signed on lower-right and hand-titled "Costume di Tortorella", with autograph caption black ink "Provincia di Salerno" on...

Costume dell'Isola di Procida is an enchanting watercolour on ivory colored paper made by the artist Michela De Vito in 1820 ca., representing the Province of Naples. Hand-titled in...

Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Beautiful watercolour representing a monk. Hand-titled black ink on lower margin. Excellent conditions. Michela De Vito In the XIX century, Michela De Vito native of Abruzzi, worked in Naples and became a famous artist. She was maybe the daughter or sister of Camillo de Vito...

Full Title: Piazza di Palestrina costruita sulle rovine del famoso Tempio della Fortuna Prenestina Image dimensions: 41 x 52 cm. From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di R...

Avanzi delle grandi Mura Ciclopee da Vitruvio Opus Incertum, nella città di Cora Image dimensions: 47x67 cm. From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)” an artist's...

Androne della Villa di Mecenate a Tivoli, per cui passava l'antica Via Consolare Tiburtina Image dimensions: 50x60 cm. From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)” a...

Napoléon à Montereau is an original artwork realized by Hippolyte Bellangé in 1828. Original lithograph on paper. Passepartout included (cm 32.5 x...

Artist: William Roscoe (English, 1753-1831) Title: "Maranta Arundinacea (Arrowroot)" and "Phrynium Grandiflorum" Portfolio: Monandrian Plants of the order Scitamineae, Chiefly Drawn ...

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Omori Hikoshichi, 1820 Oban Sheet size 36.5 x 24.5 cm A young 'innocent' woman has persuaded a warrior (Omori Hikoshichi, a samurai from the 14th c...

Edward William Cooke was born in Pentonville. His father, George Cooke, and uncle William Bernard Cooke were also well-known line engravers. Growing up in an environment of artists,...

Artist: Samuel Rush Meyrick (English, 1783-1848) Title: "John Duke of Somerset" (Vol. 2, Plate XLIX - 49) Portfolio: A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour Year: 1824 (First edition)...

Wonderful historic boultos by New Mexico artist Jose Aragon (1796-1850) Titled: “Jesus de Nazarino.” Painted wood, gesso and polychrome. Measures: 20 3/4"h x 9 ½”w x 5"d. In wonde...

Edward William Cooke was born in Pentonville. His father, George Cooke, and uncle William Bernard Cooke were also well-known line engravers. Growing up in an environment of artists,...

Edward William Cooke was born in Pentonville. His father, George Cooke, and uncle William Bernard Cooke were also well-known line engravers. Growing up in an environment of artists,...

Edward William Cooke was born in Pentonville. His father, George Cooke, and uncle William Bernard Cooke were also well-known line engravers. Growing up in an environment of artists,...