Late 18th Century Art

Artist: Mark Catesby (English, 1638-1749) Title: "Putorius & Pseudo Phalangium (The Pole-Cat) (Skunk)" (Plate/Tab 62) Portfolio: Natural History of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands *Monogram signed by Catesby in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1771-1810 (third edition) Medium: Original Hand-Colored Etching on cream J. Ruse handmade paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown Publisher: Benjamin White, London, UK Framing: Recently framed in a black and gold moulding with 100% cotton linen fabric matting Framed size: 21.63" x 25.19" Sheet size: 13.75" x 21.13" Platemark size: 10.25" x 13.75" Condition: UV staining to sheet and mat stain in margins. Some soft handling creases. In otherwise good condition Very rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Miami, FL. Comes from Catesby's famous two volume portfolio "Natural History of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands" (1771-1810) (third edition), which consists of 220 hand-colored etchings. "J. Ruse 1800" watermark lower right. Mark Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands is generally credited as the first published work to provide illustrations and descriptions of North American flora and fauna. From 1722-1726 Catesby, an English naturalist, ranged over South Carolina, Georgia and the Bahamas sketching and collecting specimens of native plants and animals. Skunks are North and South American mammals in the family Mephitidae. While related to polecats and other members of the weasel family, skunks have as their closest Old World relatives the stink badgers. The animals are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant scent. Biography: Mark Catesby (24 March 1683 – 23 December 1749) was an English naturalist. Between 1729 and 1747 Catesby published his Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America. It included 220 plates of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, mammals and plants. Mark Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands is generally credited as the first published work to provide illustrations and descriptions of North American flora and fauna. From 1722-1726 Catesby, an English naturalist, ranged over South Carolina, Georgia and the Bahamas sketching and collecting specimens of native plants and animals. Little is known of Catesby's early life. He was born in eastern England in 1683. Although Catesby does not appear to have attended university or studied for the Bar, he was sufficiently educated to write clear English and Latin. His interest in and knowledge of plants may have derived from his uncle, who maintained a botanical garden. Catesby also appears to have benefited from an acquaintance with John Ray, a leading English naturalist of the 17th century and the co-author of an early classic study of birds...

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"Dessine par Gallier" is a hand-colored engraving and etching by Pierre Laurent (1739-1809) and Pierre Audouin (1768-1822) after a painting by Eustache Le Sueur...

Antonio Diziani (Venice 1737 - Venice 1797) - Bucolic landscape with characters and wagon. 45 x 101.5 cm without frame, 55.5 x 111.5 cm with frame. Ancient oil painting on canvas, ...

Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro the First (Japanese, 1754-1806) Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō (Japanese, 1750 - 1797) Page Size: 10 x 15 in. Frame Size: 16 x 22 in. An Edo Period color woodb...

Que se la Llevaron! is an original etching realized by Francisco Goya in 1799, from Los Caprichos series. The artwork is the plate 8 (as printed on plate on the higher right margin) from the series Los Caprichos, first edition. Good conditions. Los Caprichos. Put on sale the 6 February 1799, at the end of the last carnival of the century, Los Caprichos, first Goya’s printed...

View of St. Mark Square is an original old master artwork realized in the late 18th century by artist of the School of Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto). An impressive old master a...

18th Century Military portrait of a young officer in Napoleonic period military dress. The painting is not signed but the subject is Major Alexander Brown. The work is oil on canvas later mounted on board and presented in a fine 'Regence style' carved gilt frame. There are labels to the back referring to the subject, 'Major Brown of Trinity' and a framers trade label from Edinburgh. A magnificent and imposing portrait of a young military officer in the prime of his life. His red uniform adorned with fine buttons, fringed epaulettes and high gilt collar. His ruddy complexion offset by his stylish hair, a quiff and swept forward to the sides as was the fashion at the time. Sir David Wilkie RA (18 November 1785 – 1 June 1841) was a Scottish painter, especially known for his portraits, including formal royal ones, and scenes from his travels to Europe and the Middle East. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes. His main base was in London, but he died and was buried at sea, off Gibraltar, returning from his first trip to the Middle East. He was sometimes known as the "people's painter". He was Principal Painter in Ordinary to King William IV and Queen Victoria. Apart from royal portraits, his best-known painting today is probably The Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Waterloo Dispatch of 1822 in Apsley House. Sir David Wilkie was actually admitted in 1799 (despite only being 14) through the influence of the Earl of Leven...

Three Figures in a Landscape Continental School, late 18th century after the earlier painting by Murillo oil on canvas, framed Framed: 31.5 x 35 inches Canvas: 26 x 36.5 inches Prove...

The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha after the painting by his father, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (see photo) Etching, c. 1780 Signature: unsigned Watermark: Letter A (similar to Bromberg 4...

Greek icon Oil on wood, gold background 18th / 19th century

La obra no va firmada Buen estado de conservación el de la pintura, solo comentar que la tela está reentelada Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas obra: 72 cm x 54 cm. Medidas m...

We are pleased to offer a captivating portrait, most likely painted in the late 18th century, attributed to an artist within the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. This oil ...

Nude female figure is a print realized by Scottish artist Allan Ramsay (1713-1784) after Salvator Rosa, in the late 18th century. Etching on paper. Good conditions, with foxing on ...

Oil Painting Pair circle of by George Romney "Portraits of a Lady and Gentleman" 1734 - 1802 Romney was a leadway society portrait painter of the Georgian ear...

Ya es hora from Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching and aquatin...

Finely carved mythological roman subject of Minerva in Marble Travertino . Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto. Measurements: Statue cm 180 . Minerva (Pallas Athena in Greek...

This is a beautifully framed engraving, printed in colors with additional hand coloring, from the famous "Cries of London" series, depicting the lives and professions of the common p...

Hercules and Omphale is an original painting realized in France between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th Century. Original oil painting on canvas. Dimensions: 73 x...

Allà Và Eso from Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching and aquat...

Porta Pia Viminalis is an original etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions except for consumed margins...

Four table sculptures - Concertino with musicians and singer. Venice, late 18th century. 9 x 7 x h 20 cm each. Entirely in wood, finely carved and painted in polychrome. Condition...

French or Italian school of the 18th century Animated landscape with a ruin Oil on canvas 27 x 33 cm (34 x 40 cm with the frame) Signed and dated lower right "1772 / Contencin? / fec...

Deer horns is an artwork realized  by  Buvée l'Américain in 1771.   Etching B./W. print  on ivory paper. Signed on  plate on the lower left margin. The work is glued on cardboard. ...

Mejor es holgar from Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching and a...

Aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colours and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora. Framed and glazed. London, 1...

The Fish is a beautiful drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1755 ca. Hand-signed and dated on the lower in pencil. In good condition, and aged. The artwo...

Antique oil on canvas of a Russian or Polish nobleman, painted by Rembrandt van Rijn in 1637. There is much controversy about this painting, currently housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. and has previously been owned by such luminaries as Catherine the Great and Andrew Mellon. It has been referred to as both a Polish and Russian nobleman, the sitter wears a Russian sable hat...

Le Chat d'Espagne 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 Cabine...

This interesting Italian 18th century Old Master oil painting is by noted artist Marco Marcola, also known as Marco Marcuola. It was painted circa 1770 and has excellent provenance. ...

Le Serval 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 Cabinet du Roi...

Wonderful 18th century Irish or English portrait, attributed to the Irish painter Nathaniel Hone. Nathaniel Hone was born in Dublin but by 1748 had set...

Le Chats Des Chartreux is an etching realized by Louis-Simon Lempereur in 1771. It belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet ...

Le Fer a Cheval is an etching realized in 1771 by Juste Chevillet (1729–1802) Signed in plate. The piece belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, géné...

Veduta del Romano Camipidpglio con scalinata che va alla chisea d’Araceli (The Capitol and the Steps of S. Maria in Aracoeli) Etching, 1775 Watermark: Double Circle Fleur de Lys A lifetime impression with the price etching in the plate Printed in Rome, before the plates are moved to Paris and the numerous posthumous editions Reference: Hind 38 ii/IV Robison 38 ii/V with the price Wilton Ely 190 Condition: A fine Roman...

Étienne Fessard is a Etching print realized by Étienne Fessard in 1771. Good conditions. The artwork id depicted through confident strokes in a well-balanced composition.

Sujets d’histoire et de Mythologie is an etching made by the French draftsman and engraver Philippe-Louis Parizeau (Paris, 1740 – 1801), also known for realizing the first prints au ...

Tu que no puedes from "Los Caprichos" is an original artwork realized by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. The work is an etching and aquat...

Allegoric engraving of the French Revolution, designed by François Marie Beaurain and Jean-Baptiste Mallet between 1793 and 1794. Both Beaurain ...

Late 18th Century pastel portrait on paper of a bearded gentleman. Presented under glass in a fine period gilded carved wood frame. A cha...

This superb vibrant Dutch 18th century Old Master floral oil painting is attributed to circle of Gerard Van Spaendonck. Painted circa 1790, it is a beautiful mixed floral still life flower arrangement in an ornate urn on a marble ledge against a landscape. The flowers include roses, tulips, blue iris and trailing blue morning glory. The carved ornate grey/blue urn on the cream marble ledge create a strong textural contrast with the soft petals and leaves. This is a wonderful example of Dutch 18th century floral oil paintings with fine detail and brushwork. Provenance. Private Collection, UK (by descent). Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 25 inches unframed and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ebonised frame, 39 by 34 inches framed and in good condition. Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) was a Dutch painter. Gerard was born in Tilburg, an older brother of Cornelis van Spaendonck...

Work on canvas Work re-lined Plaster and gilded wood frame 86 x 105 x 7 cm

Artist: James Sowerby (English, 1757-1822) Title: "Glaucium Violaccum (Violet Horned-Poppy)" (Vol. 3, Plate 201) Portfolio: English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants Year: 1794 (First edition) Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on cream wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: J. Davis...

What is so wonderful and unusual about this 18th Century portrait is the relatability of the sitter. There is an openness to the world in his gaze, curiosity, a sense of humour, pass...

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...

This original oil on canvas is a refined and characterful 18th-century British portrait, signed and dated in the lower left: "Js. Jones P.X. 1780." The work depicts a gentleman of st...

The Passenger is an original artwork realized by Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy in 1775. Original etching on paper. Titled on the lower margin at the center. The artwork is glued on ca...

Miniature Portrait French School, late 18th/ early 19th century framed: 5.5 x 5.5 inches board: 2 x 2 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound c...

French Master (18th century) - Allegory of the Arts. 53 x 72 cm without frame, 63 x 83 cm with frame. Ancient oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame (not signed). Condi...

A large, beautifully patinated hand hammered late 18th century French copper watering can with exaggerated loop handle. This charming 18th-century French watering can...

Francesco Tironi (Venice 1745 - Venice 1797) - Venetian landscape with shepherds and herds. 95 x 130 cm without frame, 107 x 140 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a...

A rare, richly hand-painted, 18th century oil-on-panel portrait of a crane set against a moody sky amidst a lush landscape of mountains, forest, architecture, and water. Held in a ne...

Attributed to Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Younger (Paris, 1715 – 1790) Dancing Couple Circa 1765–1770 Red chalk on cream paper; verso in black and red chalk 34 × 21 cm Unsigned Pro...

Enoch Seeman Oil on Canvas Canvas Size: 30 x 25" (76 x 64cm) Outside Framed Size: 37 x 32" (94 x 82cm) He was born in Danzig, now Gdansk, Poland, around 1694. His father, also En...

Night Thoughts is an original Modern Rare book written by Edward Young (1683 – 1765) and engraved by Sir William Blake (London, 1757 - London, 1827) in 1797. It includes a suite of ...

Work on canvas Black wooden frame 71 x 91 x 3 cm

'George II' Copper-line engraving by Pierre Francois Basan (1723-1797) after Founan. Basan (1723-1797) was a French engraver and publisher. George II (1683-1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Leneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. He was the last British monarch to have been born outside Great Britain, and was famous for his numerous conflicts with his father and, subsequently, with his son. As king, he exercised little control over policy in his early reign, the government instead being controlled by Great Britain's de facto first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole...

Rare pair of portraits from the second half of the 18th century. Oil on canvas artworks depicting two splendid male figures, a hunter with his dog and a player with a stringed instru...

Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - The Windmill, Year: Of Original 1641, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 6 x 8 inches, Size: 13 x 14 in. (33.02 x 35.56 ...

This is an original 18th century hand-colored copper-plate engraving by Giovanni Volpato after a drawing by Camporesi. It was the frontispiece for volume one of the rare and valuable...