18th Century Art

By Giuseppe Vasi after Giovanni Piranesi: Etching and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on laid paper with an E and R watermark, full margins. Minor...

'Developments des Appuis et Des Museaux des Stalles' French copper-line engraving by P Le Cor after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper. From Roubo's...

Ancient Roman Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Azzerboni and Casanova in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Fair cond...

Bartolomeo Pedon (1665-1732) – Fantasy Landscape Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 84 x 121 cm (unframed), 98 x 132 cm (framed) Provenance: Private collection This captivating oil ...

Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 64 x 82.5 x 7 cm

'Maniere de Coller Les Bois Droit et Les Paneaux Cintree en Plan' French copper-line engraving by Michelinot after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper...

Castelli Maiolica, plate with classical ruins, Nicola Cappelletti, atelier. Castelli maiolica, small plate with spinner and classical ruins, attributed to Nicola Cappelletti, 18th ce...

'Maniere de Determiner La Hauteur Des Lambris Dappuis' French copper-line engraving by Berthault after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper. From Roub...

Roman Temple and Tower from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching b...

Etching and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream laid paper. 6 3/4 X 9 5/8 inches (170 x 244 mm), margins trimmed, image intact. Rubbing in the lower left image area obscuring the publishing information (which reads Published by Mm. Darchery, St. James Street March 11, 1783), scattered light foxing, corner loss, top left corner, well outside of image area. "SMP" collector's stamp in red ink on the verso (not in Lugt), and the name "Renier" and the initials "AR" in black ink on the verso. Colors are extremely fresh. Impressions of this work may be found in the permanent collection of the British Museum, and the Yale Center for British Art. Ex-Collection of Anne & Ferdinand Gabriel (F.G.) Renier, reknowned for their inspriational collection of children's books and works on paper, now housed in the Victoria & Albert Museum. _____ The devil officiates at the wedding of Tory Lord North, and Charles James Fox, the Whig statesman whose career spanned almost four decades in Parliament. The satirical scene is the signing of the Fox-North coalition, which was a short-lived partnership the two formed while combining forces in the House of Commons to oust then Prime Minister William Petty, Earl of Shelburne. Fox had fallen out of favor with the Irish born Shelburne, also a Whig, whose ministry remained in power just long enough to see the American War of Independence...

'Elevations de Diverses Armoires Pour Les Sacristies' French copper-line engraving by Berthault after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper. From Roubo...

'Maniere de Construire Les Colonnes en Bois' French copper-line engraving by Michelinot after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper. From Roubo's 'L'Ar...

This is an early 18th century etching of the Grand Canal in Venice entitled "Veduta del Canal Grande dirimpetto la Pescaria di Rialto" by Domenico Lovisa, first published in 1720 in ...

A Harlot's Progress is an etching print realized after William Hogarth in 1732 Signature on the plate on the lower right. Good conditions, with some foxing. A Harlot's Progress" i...

Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Cottages Beside a Canal, B228, Year: Of Original 1645, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches, Size: 13.75 ...

Deutzia Flowers: The Wife of Kasamori - Original Woodblock Print Deutzia Flowers: The Wife of Kasamori, from the Series "Beauties of the Floating World Associated with Flowers" by S...

Engraving on light wove paper with a large Amsterdam Coat of Arms watermark, 9 5/16 x 7 1/2 inches (236 x 190 mm), narrow margins. Scattered lig...

Baroque painting depicting a young woman, probably an aristocratic monastery student, in a black dress with white lace in an implied interior scene. She is seated at a piano with she...

Tears of sensibility- sympathy a poem- let's all be unhappy together ie the Whig club in distress etc. &c London: S.W. Fores, 1798. Etching on white wove paper, 9 1/2 x 15 3/4 inche...

Magot is an etching realized by Pierre Francois Tardieu in 1771. It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon". The Artist's signature is engraved lower right. Good condi...

Leda With The Swan from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching ...

Pieter van der Aa (1659 - 1733), after David Loggan (1634 - 1692) Emmanuel College, Cambridge Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, engrave...

Etching and burin on paper. Image dimension: 37.8x29 On the lower margin from left to right under the composition "Fran. co Maggiotto inv." and then "Gio. Volpato Sculp. appo Nic. ...

Le Chat Domestique is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabin...

London [WERNER, Friedrich Bernard]. Georg. Balthasar Probst, Augsburg, [c.1730]. A beautiful large, coloured panorama of ‘post fire’ London by Friedrich Bernhard Werner, a German pr...

With King's Privilege is an Original Etching (chez Huquier) realized by Pierre Charles Trémolières (1703-1739 Paris). The artwork is in good condition on a yellowed paper, included ...

Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper. John Latham was the leading English or...

Portraits after Raphael is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Signed in the plate. Good conditions with foxing. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. Th...

Etching on paper realized in 1748. Very good condition except for some minor foxing. Includes a wooden frame cm. 27.5x41.5

Fine Art Print Hahnemuehle, edition, Giovanni Battista Piranesi print in Verlag von Ad Lehmann in Wien, end of 19 Century.

Etching on paper realized in 1748. Very good condition except for some minor foxing. Includes a wooden frame cm. 27.5x41.5

Etching on paper realized in 1748. Very good condition except for some minor foxing. Includes a wooden frame cm. 27.5x41.5

Etching realized in 1748. Very good condition except for some minor foxing. Includes a wooden frame cm. 27.5x41.5

Oil on Canvas. The noblewoman is richly attired, with an elegant red cape resting on her shoulders, leaving her lace-trimmed dress uncovered; her hairstyle is embellished with pearls...

Anonymous Queen's College and the High, Oxford Watercolour 12 x 16 cm Initialled to bottom left This highly-detailed watercolour depicts everyday life in front of Queen's College...

James Seymour (1702-1752) Digging for the Fox Death of the Fox A pair of Mezzotints Image size 10 x 14 in Framed size 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 in James Seymour was an English artist renowned...

Artist: Saverio Manetti (Italian, 1723-1785) Title: "Sparrowhawk" (Plate XXI - 21) Portfolio: Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds) Year: 1767-1776 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on watermarked laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown Publisher: heirs of Francesco Mouck (Vols. I-III), Gaetano Cambiagi (Vol. IV), Giuseppe Vanni (Vol. V), Florence, Italy Reference: Ayer/Zimmer page 241; Fine Bird Books page 120; McGill/Wood, page 450; Nissen IVB No. 588 Sheet size: 17.88" x 14.07" Platemark size: 13.69" x 11.69" Condition: A few small minor areas of discoloration in margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition with strong colors Rare Notes: Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo Lorenzi (Active: 1750-1780) and Violante Vanni (1732-1776). Latin and Italian texts by Saverio Manetti. Comes from Manetti's monumental five volume "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", (1767-1776), which consists of 600 hand-colored engravings. Unidentified watermark in center of sheet. The Eurasian sparrowhawk, also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown barring below. Manetti's extraordinary "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", 1767-1776 was commissioned by Maria Luisa, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany. It is a massive 5 book volume set of 600 hand-colored engraved plates of birds. Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo Lorenzi (Active: 1750-1780) and Violante Vanni (1732-1776). Latin and Italian texts by Manetti. Manetti created the drawings almost exclusively from real specimens, beginning with the extensive collection of Marquis Giovanni Gerini, an affluent Florentine Senator. Manetti saw the work was published in parts of 12 plates, issued every two months or so, most plates dedicated to a prominent member of the Italian nobility and gentry. Printed on handmade watermarked laid paper and published by heirs of Francesco Mouck (Vols. I-III), Gaetano Cambiagi (Vol. IV), Giuseppe Vanni (Vol. V), between 1767-1776 in Florence, Italy. It took 10 years to complete and at its time, was one of the largest surveys of ornithology attempted and the finest set of bird books to ever be created. Biography: Francesco Saverio Manetti...

Cityscape (Genova) is an original etching print on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XVIII century. Titled on the lower. Included a Passepartout: 34 x 49 cm. The State ...

Two adult Purple Martins are feeding their two fledglings at the nest. This chromolithograph is from The Birds of America by John James Audubon and is ...

Marble vase with frieze of arabesques. Artist proof, printed on contemporary laid paper, wide margins, representing “an antique marble vase frieze of arab...

Unidentified Artist, 18th Century – Theatrical or Satirical Scene Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 80 x 116 cm (unframed), 82 x 119 cm (framed) Provenance: Private collection No s...

Italian painter (18th century) - The fruit seller. 70.5 x 58.5 cm without frame, 88.5 x 75.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved wooden frame (not signed). ...

This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of the 17th century physician and scientist Thomas Willis, MD from "The Heads of Illustrious Person...

Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Le Marchand de Mort aux Rats (B121), Year: 1878 (of original 1632), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 5.5 x 5 in. (13.97 ...

Etching and engraving on handmade cream laid paper, 3 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches (97 x 173 mm), full margins. In good condition, consistent with age. Several small notations in pencil in t...

Ancient Roman statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized in the 18th century. Signed on the ...

Copper-line engraving. C1768. Delafosse was a French decorative designer, engraver and architect. Apprenticed for a time to a sculptor, by 1767 he styled himself an 'architect and professor of design'. He published the first volume of his most important work, 'Nouvelle Iconologie Historique' in 1768, containing 110 plates of his designs for furniture, decorative arts and architectural...

This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "Digitalis rubra floribus albis maculatis. Digitalis angustifolia flore fe...

Copper-line engraving. C1768. Delafosse was a French decorative designer, engraver and architect. Apprenticed for a time to a sculptor, by 1767 he styled himself an 'architect and professor of design'. He published the first volume of his most important work, 'Nouvelle Iconologie Historique' in 1768, containing 110 plates of his designs for furniture, decorative arts and architectural...

'Marie' Copper-line engraving by Pierre Francois Basan (1723-1797) after Van der vaart. Mary II (1662-1694) reigned as Queen of England, Scotland, a...

This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "An Accurate Chart of The Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea's; with the Archipelago & Part of the Black Sea. Exhibiting all th...

Ancient Roman Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Niccolò Vanni in the 18th Century. Signed on the plat...

Allegory of the four seasons. A pair of engravings. These engravings are framed in white gold covered french frames. From the publication published in Milan in 1782. "Different ornam...

Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Les Pelerins d'Emmaus (B87), Year: 1878 (of original 1633), Medium: Heliogravure on laid paper, Size: 8.5 x 6.5 in....

Oil on Canvas. Of flavor bucolic and serene, the scene set in the countryside on the edge of the hamlet that can be glimpsed on the left shows a woman and her son standing near a st...

Attributed to MILLOT, Henri. Portrait of a Lady. Oil on canvas. Unsigned, inscribed Millot on the reverse. 18th century. 85 x 69 cm. Framed. 85 x 69 cm. Portrait of a young woman in ...

Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Jan Six, Year: of Original: 1647, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches, Size: 18 x 15 in. (45.72 x 38.1 c...

Portrait after Raphael is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Signed in the plate. Good conditions with foxing and folding. The artwork is depicted through confident s...

Pen and sepia ink wash on cream laid paper, 4 1/8 x 6 3/16 inches (103 x 152 mm). In good condition with scattered areas of light brown discoloration, and un...

The So-Called Tempio della Tosse, Near Tivoli. Interior Upright (Veduta interna del Tempio della Tosse) "Temple of the Cough" Etching, 1764 Signed in the plate From: Vedute di Roma...