1840s Interior Prints

This is an original 19th century duotone lithograph entitled "The Ghawazees, or Dancing Girls of Cairo" by David Roberts, from his Egypt and Nubia volumes of the large folio edition,...

This is an original 19th century hand-colored lithograph entitled "Church of St. Helena, Bethlehem" by David Roberts, plate 43 in volume II from his Egypt and Nubia volumes of the large folio edition, published in London by F. G. Moon in 1842. The lithographs were prepared by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) from drawings and paintings by Roberts. The resultant large folio editions of 'The Holy Land' and 'Egypt & Nubia' are considered the greatest lithographically illustrated works issued in the 19th century. The print depicts a view of the interior of the Church of St. Helena (also known as the Church of the Nativity), near the altar. The church is located in Bethlehem, in the West Bank of Palestine. Roberts visited the site between April 4-6, 1839. Men, women and children dressed in colorful traditional local garb are involved in various activities, some praying at the shrine, as part of a religious service, others talking in small groups or resting on the steps. The church was originally commissioned in 327 by Constantine the Great and his mother Helena over the site that was traditionally considered to be located over the cave that marks the birthplace of Jesus. Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He made Christianity the official religion of Rome. He founded Constantinople, which became the most powerful city in the world. The Church of the Nativity site's original basilica was completed in 339, but it was destroyed by fire during the Samaritan Revolts in the 6th century. A new basilica was built 565 by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian...

This is an original 19th century hand-colored lithograph entitled "Karnac, Nov. 29, 1838" by David Roberts, from his Egypt and Nubia volumes of the large folio edition, published in ...

This is an original 19th century hand-colored lithograph entitled "View from Under the Portico of the Temple of Dendera" by David Roberts, from his Egypt and Nubia volumes of the lar...

"Karnac, The Hall of Columns" is a 19th century full folio sized duotone lithograph, from the Egypt and Nubia volumes of David Roberts’ large folio edition, published in London by F....

"Interior of the Mosque of the Sultan El-Ghoree" is a 19th century folio sized hand-colored lithograph from the Egypt and Nubia volume of David Roberts’ large folio edition, publishe...

Intricate Japanese woodblock print triptych of a sumo match between the wrestlers Inazuma and Abumatsu in the the dohyo, or sumo ring, by the popular artist Utagawa Kunisada in the 1840's. Artist Biography: Kunisada was born in 1786 in Honjo, an eastern district of Edo. His given name was Sumida Shōgorō, and he was also called Sumida Shōzō. While growing up, he developed an early talent for painting and drawing. His early sketches at that time impressed Toyokuni, the great master of the Utagawa school and prominent designer of kabuki and actor-portrait prints. In the year 1800 or shortly thereafter Kunisada was accepted by Toyokuni I as an apprentice in his workshop. In keeping with a tradition of Japanese master-apprentice relations, he was then given the official artist name of "KUNI-sada", the first character of which was derived from the second part of the name "Toyo-KUNI". Almost from the first day of his activity, and even at the time of his death in 1865, Kunisada was a trendsetter in the art of the Japanese woodblock print. About 14,500 individual designs have been catalogued (polyptych sets counted as a single design) corresponding to more than 22,500 individual sheets. It seems probable based on these figures that Kunisada actually produced between 20,000 and 25,000 designs for woodblock prints during his lifetime (i.e. 35,000 to 40,000 individual sheets). Following the traditional pattern of the Utagawa school, Kunisada's main occupation was kabuki and actor prints, and about 60% of his designs fall in this category. From 1820 to 1860 he likewise dominated the market for portraits of sumo wrestlers...

Original 19th century Japanese woodblock print. O-Roku stands in a place of luxurious surroundings, a basket of wooden prayer-sticks behind her. She is ...

HONORE DAUMIER (1808 – 1879) LES GENS DE JUSTICE 1847 (D.1368ii/ii) Lithograph on sur blanc - white paper.”. 10 ¾” x 7 5/8” incl. text. Good impr...