Dolfino

Portrait of Ludovico Ariosto - Original Lithograph by Dolfino - 19th Century

19th Century

The Portrait is an original lithograph print on ivory-colored paper, realized in the 19th Century by Giuseppe Balbiani. Signed on the plate Good condition with some folding and a c...

Portrait of Petrarque is an original modern artwork realized by Henri Grevedon in 1834. Original Black and White Lithograph on paper. Printed original by Lemercier, Paris, "Paris chez Aumont,rue JJ Rousseau N°10/ et chez Tessari et Cie du cloître Notre Dame N4". Hand-signed and dated on the lower right corner: H. Revedon 1834. Excellent conditions. Excellent black and white lithograph depicting the portrait of the great Italian author and poet Francesco Petrarca. The figure is in pose and express a great magniloquence and monumentality with a refined and elegant stroke. Henri Grévedon (Paris, 1776 - Paris, 1860). Grévedon studied painting in the Parisian workshop of Jean-Baptiste Regnault, professor of painting at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Henri Grévedon exhibited from 1798 to 1806 and received a second medal in 1790. He was a first class gold medal in 1805 and won the first prize of the torso in 1806. He competed without success for the Prix de Rome in 1805 and 1806. According to Henri Beraldi, he "traveled the world, going to seek success in Russia in 1806 where he became an associate of the Academy of Saint Petersburg. He stayed in Stockholm in 1812, then in London, finally retured to Paris in 1816. Soon he devoted himself completely to lithography, and found there a reputation which would not have come to him with painting". He executed many painted portraits, paintings and miniatures, then he drew directly on the lithographic stone, working in particular for the workshop of Charles Motte during the 1820s. At the Salon of 1824, he won for the second time a gold medal for first class. Among the personalities he represented between 1825 and 1845, there were many actresses and dancers of his time such as the Taglioni, Fanny...

Portrait is an etching realized by Ottavio Leoni in the 19th Century. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.

Etching realized by Félix Milius d'après Van Dyck in 1872. Very good condition.

'Terenzio' (Terence) Copper-line engraving by Silvestro Pomared after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. Plate number top right corner of image. Giovanni Domenico Campiglia (1692–1768) w...

Jean Morin, After by Amand Durand, French (1590 - 1650) - Portrait du Cardinal Guido, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 13 x 9.5 in. (33.02 x 24.13 cm), Printer: Amand Durand, Descripti...

Antique French Costume Print of François Dauphin de Viennois, Renaissance Attire, 19th Century Description: This impressive antique French costume print, titled “François Dauphin de...

A fine 19th century watercolour copy of Italian Renaissance painter, Moretto's, Portrait of a Man. Dated in Roman numerals to the lower right (1562). Presented in an ornate gilt effe...