Early 19th Century Art

Portrait of After Raphael is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827). Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Know...

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

Hand-watercolored Etching, 1819, Image Dim: cm 28 x 20, Dim: cm 28x39. Etching and Watercolor technique. In Good condition. Signed and dated on plate lower margin "Pinelli dis. e ...

Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748-1827). Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love ...

Image dimensions: 26.2 x 34 cm. Il Gran Diavolo Distributore dell'Oro (The Great Devil Distributor of Gold) is a beautiful hand-watercolored etching, realized by an anonymous Italia...

Rare and precious lifetime edition published by the Venetian publisher Picotti in 1817. Pages: 223 + 17 not numbered. In-4° with editorial binding and original "varies" paper "alla b...

“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...

“Amore che scherzo, Statua” (Joking Eros, Statue) is a wonderful black and white etching on paper, realized by the artist Giovanni Brunetti da Ravenna, after Bernardino Nocchi as the inscriptions on plates on lower margins report “Bernardino Nocchi delineò/ Gio Brunetti da Ravenna inc. Roma 1795”. This original print is numbered on plate in Roman numerals on higher right corner “Tav. XXIX” 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 representing a precious piece of the Borghese collection, an Eros statue caressing a sparrow, is in excellent conditions with some light signs of the time (some little whormholes on the left margin beyond the marginal line of the matrix) but with 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 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...

The Battle is original lithograph "d'après" drawing of F.A. Pernot, realized by the artist Richard Parkes Bonington (1802- 1828) Signed on the plate on the lower left. Printed by V...

An accomplished watercolour study depicting a woman on her knees in prayer. The piece is signed with Westall's monogram to the lower right. Presented in a part gilt frame. Label vers...

Sepolcro Regio o Consolare inciso nella rupe del Monte Albano, or nel Convento di Fr. Frances. ni di Palazzuolo is an original etching realized by Luigi Rossini. From the series “Le ...

This beautiful artwork is a piece of paper with studies and notes. On one side, eleven subjects are drawn in ink, among which La Pietà in different poses, a female figure, and a prof...

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 ...

Study of Figures is a Pencil Drawing realized by Hortense Haudebort-Lescot (1784-1845). Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature, but stamped on the lower left corner. Ant...

Ancient View of Uxmal is an original modern artwork realized in Italy in the first Early 19th Century. Original Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted in capital letters on the low...

Altra Veduta presa sotto il grand' Arco dell'interno dell'Emissario di Albano is an original etching belonging to the series "Le Antichità di contorni di Roma” (…)". Beautiful proof...

Horses is an etching realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Bensley, 1810. Good conditions. Johann Caspar Lavater was a swiss theologian and philosopher known throughout Europe for his studies on physiognomy. Following the physiognomy tradition of Della Porta and of many Renaissance and Baroque philosophers, he believed that the character of a person could be elucidated through examining their “lines of countenance" i.e. tracing a profile outline portrait. Being able to "read outside" was the key to "know the inside". Lavater's thought largely influenced Art in the late 18th and early 19th century, as in the case of Johann Fuseli and William Blake (who realized two etchings for Lavater's English edition of his Essay). Lavater was convinced that he could show his theories by analyzing the portraits of some of the main historical figures of the past, in some cases taken from paintings or (mainly for antiquity...

Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 98 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper realized by the Italian artist L...

Ciociare, vicino a Subiaco; passato Tivoli is a precious hand-colored etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli. The inscriptions appear at the bottom of the artwork, inside the matrix, and just...

"Uditore di Rota con Croce Papale" is an Artwork realized in 1827 by the Engraver, Giuseppe Capparoni (Rome 1800- 1879). Etching hand colored on ivory paper. Signed on plate and dat...

Plate 23 – From Liber Veritatis Aquatint on Copper, Imag. Dim: cm 33x47.5, Dim: cm 21x27, Beautiful Artist’s Proof, representing a shepherd with his herd pastouring at the shore o...

Heads of a man is an original artwork realized by Anker Smith for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the...

“Testa quasi colossale di Lucio Vero” (Almost colossal head of Lucio Vero) is a wonderful black and white etching on paper, realized by the Italian artist Pietro Fontana (Bassano Romano,1762 – Rome, 1837), after Teodoro Matteini (Pistoia, 1754 - Venice, 1831), as the inscriptions on plates on lower margins report “Teodoro Matteini del./ Pietro Fontana inc. Roma”. This original print is numbered on plate in Roman numerals on higher margin: “Tom II. /Tav. XXVI" 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 representing a precious piece of the Borghese's collection, the marble bust of the Roman Empero Lucio Vero, is in excellent conditions with a usual yellowing of the paper at the edges, some light signs of the time( some light thinning of paper along the margin do not affect the image) but with 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 Morghen...

Les Alpes is an original modern artwork realized in France in the Early 19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the upper central margin: Dormeilleuse,...

Women profiles is a china ink and watercolor on paper realized by an anonymous Italian artist of the end of XVIII-XIX century. Representing two portrait...

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...

Religiosi is a wonderful hand-colored etching on paper, representes a Capuchin friar, a Dominican friar and an Agostian with their typical cassocks, as the pencil inscription on the ...

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 ...

Portrait of Malvieu is an original artwork realized after John Hall (1737 - 1797). Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and...

Leonardo Roda (Racconigi, 1868 - Turin, 1933) When the day is over Oil on canvas, 120 x 170 cm Framed, 151 x 201 cm Signed at lower right: "L.Roda" The majestic canvas under con...

Ancient View of the Bosphorus is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the 19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower margin...

Ancient View of Damascus is an original modern artwork realizedin the first half of the 19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower margin: Damas...

Greek Bishop is an Artwork realized in 1828 by the Engraver, Giuseppe Capparoni (Rome 1800- 1879). Etching hand colored on ivory paper. Signed on plate and dated on the right margin...

Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Representing a woman in typical Italian costumes of XIX century. Good conditions with burnished margins and some stains. Very beautiful...

Attitudes is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", L...

Original Title: Veduta del Tempio Esastilo Perittero dalla Parte di Ponente Tempera painting on paper, cm 34x46.5, including coeval gilded frame, cm 42.7x1.6x54.3 Wonderful View of...

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...

The Senator and the Pages is an Artwork realized in 1827 by the Engraver, Giuseppe Capparoni (Rome 1800- 1879). Etching hand colored on ivory paper. Signed on plate and dated on the...

The Father Master of the Sacred Apostolic Palace is an Artwork realized in 1827 by the Engraver, Giuseppe Capparoni (Rome 1800- 1879). Etching hand colored on ivory paper. Signed on...

Portrait of Raphael is an original artwork realized by William Bromley (1769 - 1842). Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge ...

Real Life in London is an original couple of books written by William Combe (25 March 1742 – 19 June 1823) and illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson (13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827) in 1821...

Scene at Colgong on the Ganges is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the 19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower margin...

Attitudes is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, ...

Study of Figures is a Pencil Drawing realized in the early 19th Century by Hortense Haudebort-Lescot (1784-1845). Good condition with foxing on the margins. Stamped on the lower left corner. Antoinette-Cécile-Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot (14 December 1784 – 2 January 1845) was a French...

Map of the War between Hungary and Prussia is an etching realized during the 19th century. Good condition.

F. L. Griggs Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Lithograph 31 x 47 cm Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs was a British etcher, draughtsman, and illustrator known for his highly detailed and atm...

Engraved by F. L. Griggs, drawn by Sir Muirhead Bone The Ashmolean and Balliol College, Oxford Lithograph 31 x 47 cm Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs was a British etcher, draughtsman...

Ancient View of Corynth is an original modern artwork realized in the mid-19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower margin in Capital Letters:...

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,...

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 ...

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,...

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,...

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,...

The Physiognomy - Profile is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Lov...

Costume di Sinagreci is a lovely watercolour on ivory-colored paper stuck on cardboard, created by the artist Michela De Vito in 1820 ca. Hand-titled "Costume di Sinagreci", in black ink on the lower margin at the center. Hand-signed in black ink on the lower right. Very good conditions, including a passepartout. This original old master watercolor represents a standing woman wearing a typical costume of Sinagreci: a beautiful and lavish blue long dress...

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,...