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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Apollo, plate 11 from the series of The Gods in Niches
Located in Middletown, NY
by Jacopo Caraglio (after Rosso Fiorentino)
Rome: Carlo Losi, 1526. Engraving on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches, 215 x 110 mm), thread margins. In very good condition with a...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Laid Paper, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Carte Pour Servir a l'Histoire Philosophique.. - Etching by Rigobert Bonne- 1780
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper.
From Guillaume-Thomas Raynal, Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens et du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes, Geneva 1780.
This interestin...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching
'Dei Praestitis Signumexaere' — 18th Century Classical Italian Realism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Giovanni Domenico Campiglia, 'Dei Praestitis Signumexaere' (God's Providence Signumexaere), engraving, 1734, edition unknown. Signed 'Dom. Campiglia del.' in the plate, lower left. E...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Engraving
Beggar man and woman coming from behind a bank – after Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper laid down to a wove paper support, 4 x 2 5/8 inches (101 x 67 mm) (sheet). In good condition with scattered light areas of discoloration. Printed early 19...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Laid Paper, Etching
Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife
Located in Middletown, NY
Sadeler, Aegidius II, after Bartholomeus Spranger
Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife, Christina Muller
Engraving on hand made laid paper wit...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving
View of Fountain Court, Middle Temple, City of London
Located in Middletown, NY
An 18th century view of the first permanent water fountain in London.
London: J.Boydell, 1753.
Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on white laid paper, laid down to a modern...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving
Bellos Consejos (Wonderful Advice)
Located in Chicago, IL
An impression from the 1st edition published in 1799, the only edition published during Goya's lifetime.
References: Los Caprichos Plate 15; Delteil 52; Harris 50 III.1
Prado ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Apuleius, Ancient Roman, C18th Grand Tour Classical antique engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Apuleio' (Apuleius)
Copper-line engraving by N Billy after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. Plate number top right corner of image.
Giovanni...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta della Basilica di S. Lorenzo fuor della mura" (Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls), published in Rome in 1750 in Piranesi's Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome), This etching depicts the Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls, which is a Roman Catholic papal basilica and parish church, located in Rome, Italy. The Basilica is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome and one of the five "papal basilicas". It was built as a shrine to the martyred Roman deacon St. Lawrence.
This Piranesi etching is held by many museums and institutions, including: The Metropolitan Museum, The British Museum, The National Gallery of Art, The Yale University Art Gallery, and The Harvard Museum of Art.
This magnificent etching is presented in a brown-colored wood frame and a tan French...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching
The Roman Colosseum: A Framed 18th Century Etching of the Interior by Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta dell'interno dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo" (View of the interior of the Flavian Amph...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Appearance - Etching by C.N. Cochin the Elder - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Appearance is a black and white etching on cream-colored paper, realized by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder (1688-1754) in 1750s.
Good condition.
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
The Golden Calf - Nuremberg Chronicle, (528 Years Old)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
NUREMBERG CHRONICLE, 1493
THE GOLDEN CALF (THE CALF OF GOD) 1493
Woodcut. from "Liber Chronicarum." Printed by Anton Koberger text by Hartmann Sc...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Pair of Hand-colored Romantic French Engravings after Francois Boucher
By (After) Francois Boucher
Located in Alamo, CA
A pair of French classical romantic prints original created in the 18th century by Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet (1731-1797) after paintings by Francois Boucher (1703-1770), utilizing ...
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Romantic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
A Man of Mangea 1784 final voyage of Captain Cook by John Webber
By John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A Man of Mangea is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official a...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Heracles in Combat With Centaur - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Heracles in Combat With Centaur from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen after Camillus Paderni in the 18th C...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching
Shunga - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga is an original modern artwork realized by Katsukawa Schuncho (1726 – 1793) in the half of the 18th Century.
Erotic scene from the series "Koshuko zue juni ko".
A courtesan with a customer under a kimono stand...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
The Donkey - Etching by Pierre Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
The donkey is an etching realized by Pierre Charles Baquoy in 1771.
It belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi".
Pa...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
The Windmill by François Vivares, after Rembrandt
Located in Middletown, NY
Engraving on cream laid paper, 8 x 5 7/8 inches (202 x 149 mm), trimmed at the platemark. Adhered at each corner to a small sheet of archival laid paper. Horizontal edge loss at the ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching by Filippo Morghen - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the Series Antiquities of Herculaneum is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen.
Signed on the plate, on the lower right.
Good conditions ...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching
Canal with a large Boat and Bridge – after Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Middletown, NY
Heliogravure on cream laid paper, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches (80 x118 mm), thread margins. In good condition with a soft vertical crease and minor uniform toning. Printed early 19th centur...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Photogravure
Muse Terpsichore: Framed Hand-colored 19th C. Engraving after 17th C. Painting
Located in Alamo, CA
"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...
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Romantic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Landscape - Original Etching by Adam Pérelle - 18th Century
By Adam Perelle
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an etching realized by Adam Pérelle in 18th Century.
Good conditions.
Signed on Plate.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
The Temple of Asclepius with the Chariot - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - 1753
Located in Roma, IT
The architect is Paolo Posi, and the image is engraved by Giuseppe Vasi.
The title: Prospetto della prima machina de fuochi d'artifizio, rappresentante il Tempio di Esculapio figl...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching
The Well, Carcere XIII - Etching by G.B.Piranesi - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Well, Carcere XIII , from “ Images of Prisons”, Buchard , Rome, 1749-50
Etching on laid paper. Signed on plate “ Piranesi F.” lower-right. Very good ...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching
Al Dolo - Etching by Giovanni Antonio Canal - 1735/44
By Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto)
Located in Roma, IT
Al Dolo is an original Artwork realized by Giovanni Antonio Canal, commonly known as Canaletto (Venice, 1697 - 1768).
Original Etching on Laid paper...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching
Christ and the Woman of Samaria Among Ruins by James Bretherton after Rembrandt
Located in Middletown, NY
Bretherton, James (After Rembrandt van Rijn).
Christ and the Woman of Samaria Among Ruins.
London: c 1775.
Etching on light cream laid paper, 4 3/4...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
Shunga - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga is an original modern artwork realized by Katsukawa Schuncho (1726 – 1793) in the half of the 18th Century.
Oban yokoe.
Erotic scene from the series "Koshuko zue juni ko" (Erotic pictures...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut, Paper
El Vergponzoso (The Shamefaced One)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
El Vergponzoso (The Shamefaced One)
etching & aquatint, 1799
Unsigned (as are all Goya etchings)
From: Los Caprichos, Plate 54
From the First Edition, printed 1799, on laid paper
Ref...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint
The Crucifixion (Christ on the Cross) /// Jesus after Albrecht Dürer Old Masters
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Lambrecht Hopfer (German, Active c. 1525-1550)
Title: "The Crucifixion (Christ on the Cross)"
Portfolio: (after) The Engraved Passion
*Issued unsigned, though monogram signed by Hopfer in the plate (printed signature) lower right
Circa: 1530 (second state of three, published c. 1690)
Medium: Original Etching on laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: The Hopfer family, Augsburg, Germany; (David Funck, Nuremberg, Germany)
Publisher: The Hopfer family, Augsburg, Germany; (David Funck, Nuremberg, Germany)
Reference: Bartsch No. VIII.527.12; Hollstein No. 12.II
Framing: Recently framed, the sheet is floated over, and top-matted with a 100% cotton fabric rag mat from Holland in a wood moulding and Museum glass
Framed size: 14.88" x 13.88"
Sheet size: 5.5" x 3.63"
Condition: Trimmed to platemark. A few tiny professional repairs: at elbow of Jesus's right arm and the inside thigh of Jesus. Some light skinning upper right corner and lower right area. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Green Bay, WI; acquired from Sotheby's, New York, NY in c. 2015. The artist Lambrecht Hopfer's printed monogram signature "LH" lower right. The printer/publisher David Funck's (plate) number "182" lower right. This etching is after Albrecht Dürer’s 1511 engraving "The Crucifixion (Christ on the Cross)", ("Dürer-Katalog" - Meder No. 13, page 73). Printed in black from an iron plate. The image depicts Christ on the cross at center, the Virgin at left, two Maries behind her, St. John standing at right, a Roman solider behind him. It is after the eleventh plate of Dürer's sixteen plates from his 1507-1513 "The Engraved Passion" series, ("Dürer-Katalog" - Meder No. 3-18, page 70-74).
"The print was originally designed without the number engraved in the lower margin (First state: Lambrecht Hopfer, c. 1530). The Hopfers' descendant David Funck (Nuremberg, 1642–1705) acquired over two hundred of their original iron plates, engraved numbers into them, and re-printed them around 1686-1700. The "182" indicates that "The Crucifixion" was the 182nd print in Funck’s series (Second state: David Funck, c. 1686-1700). About a century later, 92 of these plates were acquired by Carl Wilhelm Silberberg in Frankfurt and printed for the third and final time in the book "Opera Hopferiana", of which "The Crucifixion" was the 90th print (Third state: Carl Wilhelm Silberberg for "Opera Hopferiana", 1802)". - Elizabeth Upper, Cambridge University Library, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Biography:
Lambrecht (Lambert) Hopfer (Active c. 1525-1550) was a German Old Masters printmaker. He was the brother of Hieronymus Hopfer (Active c. 1520-1530) and son of Daniel Hopfer...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching, Laid Paper
Que se la Llevaron! - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching
Ancient Roman Marble Vase: 18th C. Piranesi Etching Vaso Cinerario di Gran Mole
Located in Alamo, CA
"Vaso Cinerario di Gran Mole. Le Teste dei Giovenchi mostrano di reggere it pesante Festone composto di Frutti Fiori Grans ed use. Il tuto Necefsario all Vita Umana. Il Restante degl...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching
Ya es hora from Los Caprichos - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1878
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
'The Deluge' from 'The Temple of the Muses' — 18th Century Engraving
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Bernard Picart, 'The Deluge' from 'The Temple of the Muses', engraving, 1730. Signed in the plate and dated
'1730' lower left. Titled in French, English, German, and Dutch. A superb...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Young man looking down to right, fr Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on tissue thin laid paper. 4 3/8 x 3 1/16 inches (110 x 78 mm), trimmed at plate mark. A very good, well inked impression. Only known state. Adhered at all four corners to ar...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Tissue Paper, Etching
Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching by Nicola Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Nicola Billy in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditi...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching
Aurora sive Tempus Matutinum; Der Wohl und Übel angewandte Morgen /// Old Master
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737)
Title: "Aurora sive Tempus Matutinum; Der Wohl und Übel angewandte Morgen (Dawn or Morning Time; The Morning Used for Better or For Worse)"
Portfolio: Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)
Year: 1723
Medium: Original Etching and Engraving on laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: likely Johann Balthasar Probst, Augsburg, Germany
Publisher: Jeremias Wolff (Erben), Augsburg, Germany
Reference: Le Blanc No. 255, 38; Nagler No. 23
Sheet size: 22.57" x 16.38"
Image size: 17.75" x 14"
Condition: Soft handling creases, folds, and scattered faint areas of discoloration to sheet. Three tears skillfully repaired from verso. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition with full margins
Extremely rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by German artist Johann Balthasar Probst (1673-1750) after a drawing by German artist Johann Daniel Preissler (1666-1737). Comes from Preissler's 1723 "Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)" portfolio of four etchings and engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. Descriptions of the portrayed image are printed in Latin and German.
Biography:
Johann Daniel Preissler, or Preisler (1666–1737) was a German painter and director of Nuremberg's Academy of Fine Arts. He was a notable member of a German artistic family, originating in Bohemia. His children included Johann Justin Preissler (1698–1771), Georg Martin Preisler (1700–1754), Barbara Helena Preisler (1707–1758; married to Oeding), Johan Martin Preisler (1715–1794), and Valentin Daniel Preisler (1717–1765), all in their time renowned artists. Most notable for his portraits, nudes and history paintings, Johann Daniel Preissler also produced drawings and frescoes. He was particularly known beyond his native Nuremberg for his "Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic", a sequence of works on art theory – the individual works were translated into several other languages and served as textbooks for students such as the Swiss Salomon Gessner...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
Limon Lavrae: A 17th C. Hand-colored Engraving of Lemon Anatomy by G. Ferrari
By Giovanni Battista Ferrari
Located in Alamo, CA
This 17th century hand-colored engraving of a lemon entitled "Limon Lavrae", plate 219 from Giovanni Baptista Ferrari's publication "Hesperides, sive, De Malorum Aureorum Cultura Etu...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Nude Female Figure after Salvator Rosa - Etching by Allan Ramsay - 18th Century
By Allan Ramsay
Located in Roma, IT
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 ...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
'Bacchus Cumampelo' — 18th Century Classical Italian Realism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Giovanni Domenico Campiglia, 'Bacchus Cumampelo', engraving, 1734, edition unknown. Signed 'Dom. Campiglia del.' in the plate, lower left. Engraving by Gabbugiani, after the original...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Framed Rubbing of 1550 Brass Monument in Grote Kerk Church, Breda, Netherlands
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an engraving of a tomb monument rubbing that has been highlighted with gold color on a dark grey to black background. The rubbing is of a brass plaque on a stone slab. It has...
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Northern Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
17th century etching Rembrandt biblical scene crucifixion figures
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Rembrandt's print 'Christ Crucified Between Two Thieves: an oval plate' is one of the most captivating of the artist's oeuvre. Etched to an oval rather than a rectangular plate and t...
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Dutch School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching, Printer's Ink, Drypoint
Meridies; Der Mittag (Noon; The Midday) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737)
Title: "Meridies; Der Mittag (Noon; The Midday)"
Portfolio: Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)
Year: 1723
Medium: Original Etching and Engraving on laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: likely Johann Balthasar Probst, Augsburg, Germany
Publisher: Jeremias Wolff (Erben), Augsburg, Germany
Reference: Le Blanc No. 255, 38; Nagler No. 23
Sheet size: 22.5" x 16.32"
Image size: 18.13" x 14.32"
Condition: Soft handling creases and folds to sheet. A few light areas of staining and scattered small areas of discoloration in margins. Two small tears skillfully repaired from verso in margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition with full margins
Extremely rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by German artist Johann Balthasar Probst (1673-1750) after a drawing by German artist Johann Daniel Preissler (1666-1737). Comes from Preissler's 1723 "Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)" portfolio of four etchings and engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. Descriptions of the portrayed image are printed in Latin and German.
Biography:
Johann Daniel Preissler, or Preisler (1666–1737) was a German painter and director of Nuremberg's Academy of Fine Arts. He was a notable member of a German artistic family, originating in Bohemia. His children included Johann Justin Preissler (1698–1771), Georg Martin Preisler (1700–1754), Barbara Helena Preisler (1707–1758; married to Oeding), Johan Martin Preisler (1715–1794), and Valentin Daniel Preisler (1717–1765), all in their time renowned artists. Most notable for his portraits, nudes and history paintings, Johann Daniel Preissler also produced drawings and frescoes. He was particularly known beyond his native Nuremberg for his "Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic", a sequence of works on art theory – the individual works were translated into several other languages and served as textbooks for students such as the Swiss Salomon Gessner...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
Tu que no puedes - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737)
Title: "Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening)"
Portfolio: Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)
Year: 1723
Medium: Original Etching and Engraving on laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: likely Johann Balthasar Probst, Augsburg, Germany
Publisher: Jeremias Wolff (Erben), Augsburg, Germany
Reference: Le Blanc No. 255, 38; Nagler No. 23
Sheet size: 22.5" x 16.63"
Image size: 17.38" x 13.63"
Condition: Soft handling creases and folds to sheet. Some scattered foxmarks in left margin. Two small tears skillfully repaired from verso in margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition with full margins
Extremely rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by German artist Johann Balthasar Probst (1673-1750) after a drawing by German artist Johann Daniel Preissler (1666-1737). Comes from Preissler's 1723 "Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)" portfolio of four etchings and engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. Descriptions of the portrayed image are printed in Latin and German.
Biography:
Johann Daniel Preissler, or Preisler (1666–1737) was a German painter and director of Nuremberg's Academy of Fine Arts. He was a notable member of a German artistic family, originating in Bohemia. His children included Johann Justin Preissler (1698–1771), Georg Martin Preisler (1700–1754), Barbara Helena Preisler (1707–1758; married to Oeding), Johan Martin Preisler (1715–1794), and Valentin Daniel Preisler (1717–1765), all in their time renowned artists. Most notable for his portraits, nudes and history paintings, Johann Daniel Preissler also produced drawings and frescoes. He was particularly known beyond his native Nuremberg for his "Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic", a sequence of works on art theory – the individual works were translated into several other languages and served as textbooks for students such as the Swiss Salomon Gessner...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
Hadrian's Mausoleum, Castel S. Angelo: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta del Mausoleo d'Elio Adriana ora chiamato Castello S. Angelo nella parte opposta alla Facciata de...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Terence, Ancient Roman, C18th Grand Tour Classical antique engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'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...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
A Wild Boar, and a Bear, from Animalium Quadrupedum
Located in Middletown, NY
Drypoint etching in brownish black ink on J. Whatman watermarked cream laid paper. 7x12 1/4 inches (177 x 312 mm), full margins. Signed and numbered 36/75 in pencil, lower margin. In...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving
Death Holds an Audience - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1785
Located in Roma, IT
Death holds an audience is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo in 1785.
Death, an old nun with a veiled head leafs through a large book and holds an audience. In front of ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
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Etching
The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Letter B - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter B is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli.
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
The plan of St. Martin's Church, St. Martin in the Fields
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Society of Antiqauries London, 1744. Engraving on buff wove paper with a large heraldic watermark with Strasbourg lily with a crown and shied and the letters LVG, 9 1/2 x 14 ...
Category
English School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving, Handmade Paper
Devota Profesion from Los Caprichos - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
Devota profesion from Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799.
Etching and a...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint, Etching
Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving of Flowering Tulip & Wild Garlic Plants
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copperplate engraving entitled "Tulipa viridiscoloris, Fritillaria iuncifolns, Allium Vrsinum" depicting flowering tulip, fritillary and wild garlic plants fro...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Church of St. Costanza, Rome: An 18th Century Piranesi Architectural Etching
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 18th century Giovanni Battista Piranesi etching entitled: "Veduta interna del Sepocro di Santa Costanza, fabbricat...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Grotesque Figures - Etching by Pierre Firens- 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Grotesque Figures is an original etching realized by Pierre Firens in the early 17th century
It represents two grotesque figures in 17th century clothing.
Pierre Firens (1580-1636/...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Mejor es Holgar from Los Caprichos - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
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...
Category
Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint, Etching
Old Testament Plates - Original Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Testament plates is a wonderful black and white set of prints realized by the Italian master Antonio Tempesta (1555-1630) in the XVII century.
The eight plates depicting scenes of the Old testament with Inscriprions on plates
They are mounted on a cardboard passepartout and in a gilded frame.
Antonio Tempesta, also known as Il Tempestino (Florence, 1555 - Rome, 1630), was an Italian painter and engraver of the early Baroque period. Antonio Tempesta trained in the culture of late Mannerism, with a naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni Stradano, with whom he collaborated in the decoration of Palazzo Vecchio.
Moving to Rome in 1573, he worked for Pope Gregory XIII, frescoing some maps of Rome in the Vatican, including the famous Map of Rome (1593). In the pontifical capital, he worked for many noble families and for important cardinals, such as Alessandro Farnese and Scipione Borghese. His works are in San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, at the villa in Caprarola, in Tivoli.
He returned to Florence for a brief stay, where he collaborated with Alessandro Allori...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Quartet No. 1
By Eugene Larkin
Located in Kansas City, MO
Eugene Larkin
Quartet No. 1
Woodcut in two colors
Signed and titled by hand
Size: 20 x 29.5 inches
COA provided
Eugene Larkin (1921-2010)
The late Eugene Larkin was an artist who worked in the Twin Cities area for many years and needs little introduction. His works have been shown, collected and appreciated by numerous galleries, museums and collectors throughout the United States.
Larkin was influential both as an artist and as a teacher. He taught at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design between 1954 and 1969, where he was head of printmaking and Chairman of the Division of Fine Arts. From 1969-1991 he was a professor in the Design Department at the University of Minnesota.
Eugene Larkin, a lithographer, teacher and artist who left behind scores of works, some of them in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art. He was considered an early promoter of lithography education, Larkin introduced it into arts programs while teaching at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the University of Minnesota. He held a prominent place in the art world through decades of working and teaching in Minneapolis. His work depicted a wide range of subjects, from musicians to nature, including a series of woodcuts based on William Blake's ""Songs of Innocence and Experience."
Larkin also wrote a textbook, ""Design: The Search for Unity."" It was his work with lithography, an 18th-century printmaking process, for which he was best known.
His last local exhibit was a retrospective at The University of Minnesota Weisman Museum in 2005. ""Sometimes I start the artistic process from a literary source - Adam and Eve, the Egyptian nature gods, or classical Greek themes but sometimes I start from nature. Trees have always been a favorite subject. I see trees as people, as vertical objects...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
