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Owen Jones
Initial Letters "C" (Alphabet)

1864

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  • Mucuna Bennetti (Jade Vine Red, New Guinea Creeper)
    By Paul Jones b.1921
    Located in Florham Park, NJ
    Paul Jones. (1921-1997) Flora Magnifica. London, 1976. Edition of 506. Lithographs. The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones are quite impressive with dramatic backgrounds and ...
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    1970s Academic Prints and Multiples

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    Lithograph

  • Acanthus Kelch
    By Walter Gropius
    Located in Florham Park, NJ
    ARCHIV FUR ORNAMENTALE KUNST. W. Gropius, L. Lohde, P. Lehfeldt. Lithographs with Later Hand-Color. Berlin, 1870. 13” x 19” Unframed. A fine German work, the illustrations are of classical and neo-classical decorative designs. The acanthus leaf, Greco-Roman busts, mythical animals and ornamental relief show the preferred style of architectural ornament over the centuries and from country to country. A trick of the lithographer was to use the occasional solid ground to give better dimension to the plate. Measuring 19” x 13”, many designs include a scale to show actual size. Only two of the 72 illustrations were printed in full color, another pair in sepia tones, and six in burnt orange and black to show typical Etruscan designs. Several have toned backgrounds. It has been the fashion to apply hand coloring to black and white engravings and lithographs for centuries. The superb condition can be attributed to the individual paper guards placed between each plate. Many of the pieces illustrated are in museums; i.e. a Greek painted portrait medallion is preserved in the Classical Museum...
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    Late 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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    Lithograph

  • Dalmation
    By Diana Thorne
    Located in Florham Park, NJ
    Diana Thorne’s Dogs: An Album of Drawings. Diana Thorne. Julian Messner, Inc. New York, 1944. 24 Drawings in Lithography. “In drawing them,” she writes, “I have tried to ma...
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    1940s Academic Prints and Multiples

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  • Initial Letters: "O"
    By Owen Jones
    Located in Florham Park, NJ
    ONE THOUSAND AND ONE INITIAL LETTERS Owen Jones (1806-1889) Day & Sons London, 1864 Chromolithographs One Thousand and One Initial Letters playfully describes an artistic endeavo...
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    Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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    Lithograph

  • Initial Letters "W" (Alphabet)
    By Owen Jones
    Located in Florham Park, NJ
    ONE THOUSAND AND ONE INITIAL LETTERS Owen Jones (1806-1889) Day & Sons London, 1864 Chromolithographs One Thousand and One Initial Letters playfully describes an artistic e...
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    Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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    Lithograph

  • Thye Countess Montijo
    By Samuel Sidney
    Located in Florham Park, NJ
    The Book of the Horse Samuel Sidney London, 1873 Cassell Petter & Galpin Chromolithography 10.75” x 8.25” Man’s fascination with the horse has spanned many centuries. Admir...
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    Late 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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