Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Pair of Framed Giovanni Battista Piranesi Architectural Vases Etchings C.1770

Circa 1770

Xavier Viramontes "Chocolate Kisses" Studio Proof Pencil Signed Color Etching Mexican American artist, printmaker and art instructor Xavier Viramontes Studio proof color etching P...

18th C. Etching "The Mote, One of the Seats of Ye Right Honorable the Lord Romney" C.1717 Plate dimensions 19.75" wide x 13.25" high Paper dimensions 24" wide x 20.75" high Frame dimensions 29.25" wide x 25.5" high A fine detailed bird's eye view of 'The Mote', showing the house, gardens and the avenues of trees stretching out into the surrounding park. Title along top edge, coat of arms at center. Published in Dr. Harris's History of Kent. Engraved by Kip. This is 1 of 6. We have 5 others not currently listed. If interested, send us a message. Johannes Kip (1652–1722) was a Dutch draftsman, engraver and print dealer. Together with Leonard Knyff, he specialized in engraved views of English country houses. They created some of the most important English topographical prints...

Red Door (In Blue). Typical Laurie style, well collected artist. Signed limited edition etching. Numbered 18 of 25. Each one of the edition is ...

This is a 19th century colored aquatint and stipple engraving finished by hand entitled "Silver Rock Melon", drawn and engraved by George Brookshaw and published in London in 1812 as plate 67 in his 'Pomona Britannica; or, A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits'. It depicts a Silver Rock Melon still on the vine, but the melon lies on a heater green mat. A wedge of the melon has been dissected to reveal its inner anatomy, including the seeds. The melon skin is a heather and light green color, while the inner portions are a light peach color. The vine and leaves are shown attractive shades of light green and there are soft yellow flowers. The plant is displayed on a light brown textured background with shadows to impart 3-dimensionality. The scene is reminiscent of an engraving in an 18th century artistically stylized human anatomy atlas. There are wide white margins. The title and inscription lies within the lower border. This striking engraving is presented in a reddish brown decorative wood frame with a darker brown scroll-work outer trim and a gold-colored inner fillet and a thick heather green mat. The frame measures 25.75" high, 21.5" wide and 1.13" deep. It is glazed with UV conservation glass. There is a short thin vertical line of discoloration in the lower margin through the word "melon" and a tiny spot in the upper margin on the left. The print and frame are otherwise in excellent condition. There is a second Brookshaw engraving that is framed in identical moulding, although a slightly different size and a different color mat. t depicts a cluster of grapes. The two prints would make a striking display pairing...