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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
View of the Castle of Versailles - Etching - 1748
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper realized in 1748.
Very good condition except for some minor foxing.
Includes a wooden frame cm. 27.5x41.5
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
View of the City of Paris from the side of the island called... - Etching - 1748
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper realized in 1748.
Very good condition except for some minor foxing.
Includes a wooden frame cm. 27.5x41.5
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Ancient View of Lyon - Etching - 1748
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper realized in 1748.
Very good condition except for some minor foxing.
Includes a wooden frame cm. 27.5x41.5
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
View of a Part of the City of Paris from the College of the... - Etching - 1748
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized in 1748.
Very good condition except for some minor foxing.
Includes a wooden frame cm. 27.5x41.5
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Map of Mar Del Nort - Etching by Johannes Janssonius - 1650s
Located in Roma, IT
Antique Map -Mar Del Nort is an antique map realized in 1650 by Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664).
The Map is Hand-colored etching, with coeval watercolorang.
Good conditions with sl...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
St. Paul's Cross
By James Stow
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Robert Wilkinson, c1620
Engraving on thin Japon paper,16 1/8 x 11 3/4 iches (408 x 297 mm), narrow margins. In good condition with some age-related toning and edge wear, including two small horizontal tears which appear at the right and left center sheet edges. There is a vertical edge tear on the the lower sheet edge which is expertly repaired with a tab of paper tape mounted to the verso, and a soft horizontal fold, as issued. Plate created circa 1620, however printed later, likely early 19th century.
Dr. John King preaching at St. Paul's Cross for James I, his Queen, Charles Prince of Wales...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Handmade Paper, Engraving
Landscape - Etching - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an old master artwork realized by Artist of late 17th Century.
Etching on paper.
Includes frame 31.8 x 37 cm
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Niccolò Vanni in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate....
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Le Paysage au Dessinateur (B219), Heliogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Le Paysage au Dessinateur (B219), Year: 1878 (of original 1645), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 5 x 8 in. (12.7 x 20....
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Giant Petrel, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper.
John Latham was the leading English or...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
The Spectacle Seller
By Adriaen Jansz van Ostade
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper, 4 x 3 3/8 inches (102 x 86 mm), 1/4 inch margins. Signed in the plate, lower left corner. The 3rd state (of 6), after the rounding of the pl...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, Laid Paper, Etching
Newstead Priory, Nottinghamshire. Paul Sandby C18th English landscape engraving
By Paul Sandby
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Newsted Priory, Nottinghamshire'
Engraving by W Walker And W Angus After Paul Sandby (1731-1809).
From Paul Sandby's 'The Virtuosi's Museum, Containing Select Views in England, Sc...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Soldiers On Horses - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Soldiers On Horses is a print realized by the French School of 18th Century.
Etching, with coeval hand watercolor on paper.
Applied on a Passepartout...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
$205 Sale Price
24% Off
Beggar with a Wooden Leg
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on handmade wove paper, 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches (95 x 70 mm), thread margins. Third state (of five), likely printed early 19th century. In very good condition with light handlin...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Handmade Paper
Skeleton - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy of Animals is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807).
It belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet ...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Peach varieties, fruit engraving with later hand-colouring, circa 1770
By HL Duhamel Du Monceau
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Peaches, Copper-line engraving with later hand-colouring, from Duhamel du Monceau’s 'Traité des Arbres Fruitiers', circa 1770.
Duhamel du Monceau (1700-1782) was one of outstanding ...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
1.ere Vue d'un passage du Mont St Gothard, Switzerland, engraving, 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1.ere Vue d'un passage du Mont St Gothard'
French copper-line engraving by Nee after Claude Louis Chatelet (1753-1794).
From 'The Scenery and Science of Switzerland illustrated', ...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
HOMANN, Johann Baptist (1663-1724) Nova Anglia. Septentrionali Americæ implantat
Located in Bristol, CT
Map Sz: 18 3/4"H x 22 5/8"W
Frame Sz: 27 1/2"H x 31"W
Nuremberg: Homann Heirs, [circa 1740]. Copper-engraved map, with full original colour.
A highly fascinating and attractive ma...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Paper
Alexandria, Egypt, copper-line engraving by Cornelius de Bruyn , 1690
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Alexandria'
A view of Pompey's Pillar with Alexandria in the background. Cornelis de Bruijn was a Dutch artist and traveler. He is best known for his drawings of the ruins of Perse...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Engraving
Landscape with Monuments and Figures - Etching by F. Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape With Monuments and Figures is an Etching realized by Francesco Cepparuli (1750-1767).
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (origina...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute.
Henry Redoute was the bro...
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Victorian 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute.
Henry Redoute was the bro...
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Victorian 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Aranzo Gigante Verrucoso & Limon di Fior Doppio, 4 prints
Located in Middletown, NY
Joseph de Montalegre (after)
Aranzo Gigante Verrucoso & Limon di Fior Doppio, 4 prints
1702-1725. Four (4) reproductive prints with handcoloring on thick C.M. Fabriano cotton wove ...
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French School 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Antique Birds - 17th Century Hand Watercolor Engraving
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique Birds - 17th Century Hand Watercolored Etching
Antique Birds, from a collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational History of the Di...
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French School 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
$772 Sale Price
20% Off
View at Ifley, near Oxford, late 18th century English sepia aquatint, 1799
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'View at Ifley, near Oxford'
Aquatint published by Samuel Ireland. From his 'Picturesque Views on the River Thames'. Ireland was an author and engraver who published several series ...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
Architectura Curiosa Nova, Sunburst Garden Fountain
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
George Andreas Böckler, 'SunBurst Garden Fountain', antique copperplate engraving, 1664, from the book 'Architectura Curiosa Nova'. A fine, richly inked...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Flowering Livid Amaranth: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th century color printed in addition to hand colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) depicting the following flowering amaranthus p...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Mezzotint
Portrait of an infamous thief
Located in Middletown, NY
A fascinating image of a well-known theif robbing a merchant of goods held atop her head.
Paris: circa 1670.
Etching and engraving on cream laid paper, 6 3/4 x 4 15/16 inches (17...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
Materials
Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching
UNTITLED
Located in Dallas, TX
Raul Anguiano. Untitled. Mexico. Signed and dated 1974, Technique: Lithography. Size: 26 x 32 inches.
Anguiano is a renowned Mexican painter who was born in Guadalajara on February 26th, 1915, and died in Mexico City on January 13th, 2006. In his works you can see subjects related to rural and indigenous Mexico, festivals, traditions, religion and landscapes. In 1922 he collaborated with Diego Rivera and joined the group of Mexican muralists...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Italianate Landscape, mezzotint by Richard Earlom after Claude le Lorrain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Sepia mezzotint by Richard Earlom (1743-1822) After Claude Gellee ('Claude Lorrain') (1600-82).
From 'Liber Veritatis; or A Collection of Prints after ...
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Italian School 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Mezzotint, Etching
Bird of Prey: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored engraving of a parrot bird entitled "La Bondree (Bird of Prey)" by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 420 from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' in association wi...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Winslow Homer Framed Original 19th Century Wood Engraving "On the Beach"
Located in Alamo, CA
This Winslow Homer wood engraving entitled "On the Beach at Long Branch, The Children's Hour", was published in Harper's Weekly in the August 15, 1874 ed...
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American Impressionist 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Map of the Russian Empire: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "A New & Accurate Map of The Whole Russian Empire, As Contain'd Both In Europe and Asia, Drawn from Authentic Journals, Sur...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Sheep Anatomy - Etching by Jacques De Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Sheep anatomy is an artwork realized by Jacques de Seve in 1771.
Etching B./W. print on ivory paper. Signed on plate on the lower left margin.
The work is glued on cardboard. ...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
18th Century Engraving "Attack with a Battering Ram" by Montfaucon
Located in Alamo, CA
This early original copper-plate engraving entitled "Attaque avec le Belier" from 'L'antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures' (Antiquity Explained and Represented in Diagrams), published in Paris in 1719 by Bernard de Montfaucon. It depicts an ancient...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Landscape
By Cornelis Ploos van Amstel
Located in New York, NY
Original engraving by old master print-maker Ploos Van Amstel after Jan van Goyen. Holland, 1767. Unframed. Trimmed to size.
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Paper
$325
Map of Northumberland by Joannem Janssonium 17th century
Located in London, GB
To see our other original maps, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the poster you want....
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Building a Ship - Original etching
Located in Paris, IDF
PERELLE Family (17th Century)
Building a Ship
Original Engraving
Signed in the plate
On laid paper, 15.5 x 28 cm
INFORMATION: This family of artists, led by Gabriel, the father, an...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Emperor Trajan Addressing the Roman Soldiers by Pietro Santi Bartoli - 1672
Located in Roma, IT
Emperor Trajan addressing the Roman soldiers is an artwork realized by Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635-1700) in 1672.
Etching.
Good condition.
The T...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Great Landscapes II, (4th State)
Located in Chicago, IL
Watermark:
Schellenkappe (Foolscap) Similar to Churchill no. 340
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Different Profils Pour Les Bordures, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Different Profils Pour Les Bordures de Glaces avec leurs Ornements'
French copper-line engraving by Michelinot after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked pa...
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French School 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Black faced Ibis, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper with watermark.
John Latham was the lea...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Framed 18th Century Engravings - The Monument & St. James's Palace
Located in Corsham, GB
A pair of 18th-century engravings of London, framed as one. The Monument to the Great Fire of London (top). St James's Palace (bottom). Inscribed i...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Northern Italy: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Abraham Ortelius
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 16th century hand-colored copperplate map of northern Italy entitled "Veronae Urbis Territorium a Bernardo Bragnolo Descriptium" by Abraham Ortelius from his atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", which was the first modern atlas of the world, with the first volume published in 1570. This map was part of a subsequent volume, published in Antwerp in 1584. It was based on an earlier map by Bernardo Brognoli.
This beautiful map of northern Italy is focussed on Verona and its environs, including Mantua. Lake Garda and the South Tyrol mountains are prominently depicted. There is a very large striking cartouche in the upper left and a decorative distance scale in the lower right.
This striking hand-colored map of northern Italy is presented in a gold-colored wood frame and an olive green-colored mat. It is glazed with UV conservation glass. All mounting materials used are archival. The frame measures 21.5" high by 28" wide by 0.75" deep. There is a central vertical fold, as issued, with slight separation of the lower portion of the fold. There are faint spots in the upper and right margins, but the map is otherwise in very good condition.
Abraham Ortelius (also known as Ortels, Orthellius, and Wortels) (1527-1598) was a Dutch cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer. He began his career as a map colorist. In 1547 he entered the Antwerp guild of St Luke as an "illuminator of maps". He had an affinity for business from an early age and most of his journeys before 1560, were for business. He was a dealer in antiques, coins, maps, and books.
His business income allowed him to acquire an extensive collection of medals, coins, and antiques, as well as a large library of books...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Maniere de Disposer La Menuiserie, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Maniere de Disposer La Menuiserie pour Recevoir La Sculpture'
French copper-line engraving by Berthault after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper.
F...
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French School 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
After Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) - 1627 Engraving, The Agony in the Garden
Located in Corsham, GB
A 17th century engraving by Lucas Vorsterman I (1595-1675) after 'The Agony in the Garden' by Annibale Carracci (1560-1609). According to the lettering, this plate was made at the co...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Saint Paul, from the series of Standing Saints
By Lucas van Leyden
Located in Middletown, NY
Engraving on cream laid paper laid down to wove paper, 4 1/4 x 2 5/8 inches (109 x 68), trimmed inside the platemark. Scattered discoloration and uniform age tone, all consistent wit...
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Dutch School 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper, Engraving
Landscape with Fishermen - Original etching
Located in Paris, IDF
PERELLE Family (17th Century)
Landscape with Fishermen
Original Engraving
Signed in the plate
On laid paper, 15.5 x 28 cm
INFORMATION: This family of artists, led by Gabriel, the f...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
French Neoclassical design for a Pulpit, engraving after Delafosse
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. C1768.
Delafosse was a French decorative designer, engraver and architect. Apprenticed for a time to a sculptor, by 1767 he styled himself an 'architect and professor of design'. He published the first volume of his most important work, 'Nouvelle Iconologie Historique' in 1768, containing 110 plates of his designs for furniture, decorative arts and architectural...
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French School 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Ceremonies of a Floridian King - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm.
Ceremonies of a Floridian King is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati.
This original print, representi...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
French pipe organ design, late 18th century engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Elevation Geometralle d'Un Buffet D'Orgue d'Une Nouvelle Decoration'
Copper-line engraving. C1770.
380mm by 420mm (platemark) 460mm by 560mm (sheet)
From Roubo's 'L'Art du Menui...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Ancient Roman Medici Marble Vase: An 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi is entitled "Vaso antico di Marmo adornato di eccellenti Sculture si nella parte anteriere che nell' opposta, le quail r...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Jacob Caressing Benjamin, Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Jacob Caressing Benjamin, Year: of Original: 1637, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 4.5 x 3.5 inches, Size: 12 x 10 in....
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Landscape with a Bridge and Fishermen - Original etching
Located in Paris, IDF
PERELLE Family (17th Century)
Landscape with a Bridge and Fishermen
Original Engraving
Signed in the plate
On laid paper, 15.5 x 28 cm
INFORMATION: This family of artists, led by G...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Vue de la Ville et du Lac de Geneve, Switzerland, copper-line engraving, c1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French copper-line engraving depicting the Town and Lake of Geneva, Switzerland.
Claude-Louis Chatelet was a distinguished French painter, draftsman an...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Set of Two Engravings from Campbell's "Vitruvius Britannicus" /// Architecture
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Colen Campbell (Scottish, 1676-1729)
Titles: "The Plan of Lindsey House in Lincolns Inn Fields" (Vol. 1, Plate 49) and "Lindsey House in Lincolns Inn Fields" (Vol. 1, Plate 5...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
A Chinese Nobleman, from The Costume of China, by G.H. Mason, engr. John Dadley
Located in Middletown, NY
London: 1799. Copperplate stipple engraving with hand coloring in watercolor, 17 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (445 x 260 mm) (sheet), full margins. In very good condition with some minor, lig...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving
A View at Bolcheretzko (Russia) 1784 Captains Cook Final Voyage by John Webber
By John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A View at Bolcheretzko (Russia) 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 ...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
A Man of Kamtschatka (Russia) 1784 Captain Cooks Final voyage by John Webber
By John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A Man of Kamtschatka (Russia) 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 t...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Shunga: Twelve Signs of the Zodiac - Goat
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Shunga: Twelve Signs of the Zodiac - Goat
Color woodcut with gauffrage (embossing)
Unsigned (as usual)
Format: Shikishiban
Publisher: Privately produced
Unusually well preserved with the fugitive blue still intact
Image size: 5-1/8 x 5-3/4"
Sheet size: 5 3/8 x 6 1/4"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Japanese name, the surname is Isoda.
Isoda Koryūsai (礒田 湖龍斎, 1735–1790) was a Japanese ukiyo-e print designer and painter active from 1769 to 1790.
Life and career
Koryūsai was born in 1735 and worked as a samurai in the service of the Tsuchiya clan. He became a masterless rōnin after the death of the head of the clan and moved to Edo (modern Tokyo) where he settled near Ryōgoku Bridge in the Yagenbori area. He became a print designer there under the art name Haruhiro in 1769, at first making samurai-themed designs. The ukiyo-e print master Harunobu died in 1770, and about that time Koryūsai began making prints in a similar style of life in the pleasure districts.
Koryūsai was a prolific designer of individual prints and print series,[1] most of which appeared between 1769 and 1881.
In 1782, Koryūsai applied for and received the Buddhist honour hokkyō ("Bridge of the Law") from the imperial court and thereafter used the title as part of his signature. His output slowed from this time, though he continued to design prints until his death in 1790.
Works
Koryūsai created a total of 2,500 known designs, or an average of four a week. According to art historian Allen Hockley, "Koryūsai may ... have been the most productive artist of the eighteenth century".
The series Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsumoyō, 1776–1781) ran for 140 prints, the longest known ukiyo-e print series of beauties. He designed at least 350 hashira-e pillar prints, numerous kachō-e bird-and-flower prints, a great number of shunga erotic prints, and others. Ninety of his nikuhitsu-ga paintings are known, making him one of the most productive painters of the period.
Legacy
Despite Koryūsai's productivity and popularity—both in his time and amongst later collectors—his work has attracted little scholarship. The first ukiyo-e histories written in the West in the 19th century elevated certain artists as exemplars; Koryūsai's work came to be seen as too indebted to Harunobu, who died in 1770, and inferior to that of Kiyonaga, whose peak period came in the 1880s. An example is Woldemar von Seidlitz's Geschichte des japanischen Farbenholzschnittes ("History of Japanese colour prints", 1897), the most popular of the early ukiyo-e histories, which paints Koryūsai as a successor to Harunobu and a rival of Kiyonaga in the 1770s who slipped into mediocrity and imitation of his rival by the end of the decade.[5] Interest lay mainly in the details of Koryūsai's life—a samurai who received court honours was unusual in the proletarian world of ukiyo-e. In 2021, contemporary woodblock printmaker David Bull...
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Other Art Style 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
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The world’s top designers explain how they display art to elicit the natural (and supernatural) energy of home interiors.
Welcome (Back) to the Wild, Wonderful World of Walasse Ting
Americans are rediscovering the globe-trotting painter and poet, who was connected to all sorts of art movements across a long and varied career.
Shapero Modern’s Director Tells Us All about 20th-Century Prints
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Yoshitomo Nara Puts a Punk Rock Twist on the Traditional Prints of His Ancestors
The forever-rebellious Japanese artist craftily defaces famous Edo Period woodblock prints with “In the Floating World.”