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Period: 18th Century
J Haid, Martin Van Meytens, Engraving, Portrait Count Ferdinand Plettenberg
Located in Greven, DE
Johann Jakob Haid (1704-1767), engraver
Johann Stenglin (1715-1770), engraver
Martin van Meytens (1695-1770), inventor
Ferdinand Count of Plettenber...
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Baroque 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
"House Cleaning in Preparation for the New Year" - Japanese Woodblock on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"House Cleaning in Preparation for the New Year" - Japanese Woodblock on Paper
House cleaning scene by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). This print was originally published around 1796-1799, with this example being a later reprint. The full scene is five sheets - there are two more sheets to the right that show more members of the house. However, it is these three sheets that contain the majority of the action - a maid sweeping at a mouse, a lady fainting, and a painting moved aside to allow for cleaning.
Presented in a new black mat.
Mat size: 24"H x 38"W
Paper size: 17.75"H x 33"W
Print Impression: 14.63"H x 29.5"W
Utamaro Kitagawa...
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Edo 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Rice Paper, Woodcut
Vervain Three-leaved, Verbena triphylla Plate 367
Located in Columbia, MO
Vervain Three-leaved, Verbena triphylla Plate 367
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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Naturalistic 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Epidendrum Aloe-leaved, Epdendrum aloides Plate 387
Located in Columbia, MO
Epidendrum Aloe-leaved, Epdendrum aloides Plate 387
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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Naturalistic 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Ward after Morland - 1797 Mezzotint, Inside of a Country Alehouse
Located in Corsham, GB
W. Ward after George Morland. Title, artists and date inscribed in print. Presented in a part gilt frame. On paper.
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Mezzotint
$277 Sale Price
20% Off
Lady Stanhope, English mezzotint portrait print after Sir Joshua Reynolds, c1780
By Joshua Reynolds
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Honourable Lady Stanhope'
Anne Hussey (Delaval), Lady Stanhope (died 1811) was the wife of Sir William Stanhope of Whig Park.
James Watson (c1739-...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Etching, Mezzotint
XXXIII Fig. I Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce
Located in Fairlawn, OH
XXXIII Fig. I Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce .View of the Remains of the Peristyle of the House of Nero,
Etching, 1756
Signed in the plate (see photo)
From: Le Antichità Roma...
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Old Masters 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Johann Weinmann : Mezzotint engravings in decalcomania frames.
Located in Richmond, GB
Price is for each framed print (nine available).
From a wonderful selection of hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: "Phytanthoza Iconographia", c1739, presented in a hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frame...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Mezzotint
Magdalen College, Oxford engraving by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan
Located in London, GB
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692)
Magdalen College, Oxford
Engraving
12 x 16 cm
A magnificent eighteenth-century view of Magdalen, engraved by Pieter van...
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Realist 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Ancient Views of Paris - Etching - 1748
Located in Roma, IT
4 Etchings on paper realized in 1748. Each cm. 17x22.
Very good condition except for some minor foxing.
Includes a wooden frame cm. 27.5x41.5
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Modern 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Framed eighteenth century botanical engraving in a decalcomania frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
From a wonderful selection of hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: "Phytanthoza Iconographia", c1739, presented in a hand- made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frame. So...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Handmade Paper, Engraving, Mezzotint
Two Hand Coloured 18th Century Engravings from "Small Riding School" No 26 & 32
Located in Cotignac, FR
Two Mid 18th century hand coloured copper plate engravings of equestrian subjects by Johann Elias Ridinger. Initial signed 'in the plate' bottom right. Presented in fine gilt wood fr...
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Rococo 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
George Edwards: c18th Engravings of Birds in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: "A History of Uncommon Birds", 1749-1761.
A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural Histo...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
18th Century Hand Colored Engravings of Herculaneum Frescos by Nicola Fiorillo
Located in Rochester, NY
Set ancient Roman frescos from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", an original etching on paper by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th Century. Three hand colored copper engravings of classical roman. Each print is matted in a custom made silk mat that matches the clothing. Engraving with two figures measures 21.25" x 18.25". The other two prints measure 20.5" x 16.5". Size includes mat.
# greek Pompeii Grand tour
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Paper
VEDUTA DEGLI AVANZI De’MAUSOLEI E DELLE FABBRICHE…...
Located in Santa Monica, CA
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (Italian 1720-1778)
VEDUTA DEGLI AVANZI De’MAUSOLEI E DELLE FABBRICHE…c 1756 (Hind 83; Focillon 20.A.293; Giesecke 116; Wilton-E...
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Old Masters 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
$2,000 Sale Price
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¿De qué mal morirá? - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
¿De qué mal morirá? from the first edition of Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published in 1799.
Etching and aquatint on paper.
The etching is part of the First Edition of "Los Caprichos" published by the Calcografia Nacional for the Real Academia of Madrid.
Plate N. 40. Numbered on the upper right corner, with very fresh inking and sheet in good condition.
Titled on the lower central margin " ¿De qué mal morirá? " (What's going to happen?).
Good conditions.
Dimensions of plate: 2 x 3.4 cm. Assez bonnes marges.
A scene that makes us reflect upon the condition of poor people during the Spanish court...
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Modern 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
A Promenade to a Rout on a fair Evening
By Isaac Cruikshank
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Allen & West, 1797.
Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper, 8 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches (213 x 270 mm), wide margins. Scattered toning, mat tone, and dog-e...
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English School 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engraving of Fruit in a Decalcomania Frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames.
Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Mezzotint
Glaucus and Scylla - Etching after Salvator Rosa - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This etching, representing Glaucus and Scylla, is an 18th century copy after Salvator Rosa (ca. 1661).
Signed lower right “S.Rosa”
The state of preservation is very good. Foxings d...
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Old Masters 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Dream of Aeneas - Etching after Salvator Rosa - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This etching, representing The Dream of Aeneas, is an 18th century proof after Salvator Rosa (ca. 1663).
Signed lower left “S.Rosa”
The state of preservation is good. Some foxings ...
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Old Masters 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Statue of Louis XIV - Original etching, Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Jacques Rigaud (c. 1671/91-1754)
Statue of Louis XIV
Original etching
Signed in the plate
On Arches vellum 38 x 56.5 cm (14.9 x 22.2 inch)
INFORMATION : Published by the Chalcograp...
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Other Art Style 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Chrysanthemums and the Rising Moon
Located in Middletown, NY
An image that originally appeared in an astrological calendar for the year 1766.
Tokyo: Shuei-Sha, 1766. Woodblock print in colors printed on laid mulberry paper, 10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in...
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Edo 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Woodcut
Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engraving of Fruit in a Decalcomania Frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames.
Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Mezzotint
Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engraving of Fruit in a Decalcomania Frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
Price is for one framed print. Prints sold individually.
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised ...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Mezzotint
Johann Weinmann : Mezzotint engraving in a decalcomania frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
From a wonderful selection of hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: "Phytanthoza Iconographia", c1739, presented in a hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frame...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Man and Soldier with an Urn - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1785
Located in Roma, IT
Man and soldier with an urn is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo in 1785.
A woman looks out of the print. Two characters, a man and a soldier, are in front of a funeral ...
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Old Masters 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
$2,345 Sale Price
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George Edwards: c18th Engravings of Birds in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: "A History of Uncommon Birds", 1749-1761.
A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural Histo...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
Amida, a Deity of Japan – English School, 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Amida, a Deity of Japan; One plate from A new and complete collection of voyages and travels containing all that have been remarkable from the earliest period to the present time Vol...
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English School 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Cocoa plant, caterpillar, ..., Plate 26, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Located in Middletown, NY
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 26; Cocoa plant, caterpillar, pupa, and butterflies. The Netherlands: 1705. En...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engraving of Fruit in a Decalcomania Frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames.
Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Mezzotint
A portrait of Charles Etienne Bonnet
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Thomas Holloway, 1794.
Engraving on cream laid paper, 9 3/4 x 8 inches (246 x 201 mm), full margins. In good condition with some light discoloration throughout the sheet. As...
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English School 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
Lemons "Limon Peretto": An Early 18th Century Volckamer Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an early 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of the anatomy of lemons by Johann Christoph Volkhamer, entitled "Limon Peretto" from his publication "Nurmbergische ...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Johann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
A wonderful selection of hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames.
Joha...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Mezzotint
Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engraving of Fruit in a Decalcomania Frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames.
Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Mezzotint
Fresh Gathered Peas: An 18th C. Engraving From the Series 'The Cries of London'
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a beautifully framed engraving, printed in colors with additional hand coloring, from the famous "Cries of London" series, depicting the lives and professions of the common p...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Portrait after Raphael - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait after Raphael is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
The etching was...
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Modern 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
$252 Sale Price
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'Vue des Montagnes du Val-Travers, Neuchatel, Switzerland, engraving, 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Vue des Montagnes du Val-Travers, d'ou aperçoit le Lac de Neuchatel'
French copper-line engraving by Duparc after Claude Louis Chatelet (1753-1794).
From 'Th...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engraving of Fruit in a Decalcomania Frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames.
Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Mezzotint
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 Prints and Multiples
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Etching
'Digging for the Fox' & 'Death of a Fox'
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
James Seymour (1702-1752)
Digging for the Fox
Death of the Fox
A pair of Mezzotints
Image size 10 x 14 in
Framed size 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 in
James Seymour was an English artist renowned...
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Old Masters 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Mezzotint
Apollo Emerging from the Waters
By Simon Thomassin
Located in Houston, TX
Antique engraving titled "Apollon Sortant Des Eaux" over 250 years old by Simon Henri Thomassin, circa 1720. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white ma...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engraving of Fruit in a Decalcomania Frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames.
Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Mezzotint
Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engraving of Fruit in a Decalcomania Frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames.
Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Mezzotint
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
John Flamsteed, astronomer, 18th century portrait engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Flamsteed'
Copper-line engraving by Joseph Baker after T Gibson. 1790.
John Flamsteed FRS (1646 - 1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. He catalogued ov...
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English School 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Le Roy Mene au Trone from Series Le Sacre de Louis XV 1722-1731
Located in Paonia, CO
Le Roy Mene au Trone from the Series Le Sacre de Louis XV (1722-1731 ) is an etching by French artist Charles Nicolas Cochin the Elder ( 1688-1754...
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French School 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Ruine di Sepolcro antico
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ruine di Sepolcro antico
Etching, 1743
Signed in the plate bottomleft in the caaption plate
From: Prima Parte, 1743
Second edition: 1750-1778
Watermark: R 37-39
A lifetime impression printed during Piranesi’s life, before the plates are moved to Paris by his sons in the 1790’s
Coniditon: Excellent/Very good
Image size: 14 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches
Reference: Robison 17 iii/V
Piranesi In Rome: Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive
"Although Piranesi studied architecture in Venice, he never was able to find work in the field other than a few jobs involving remodeling in Rome. While Piranesi was struggling to support his architectural endeavors upon his arrival in Rome in 1740, he spent a short period of time in the studio of master painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) in addition to his apprenticeship with Giuseppe Vasi. The first production of Piranesi’s early years in Rome and a culmination of his training under Vasi, Tiepolo, and his uncle, was the Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive (1743). The Prima Parte was a collection of twelve etchings of imaginary temples, palaces, ruins, and a prison. During this time, Piranesi was still developing the unique style of etching he is known for today, and as such the Prima Parte differs significantly in technique compared to later works. In the Frontispiece of the Prima Parte, Piranesi’s lines are definite and exact with very little flow to them, designed in the form of traditional etching. The detail is immaculate, and yet perspective of the piece is oddly simple and familiar to the viewer. Piranesi’s technique employs miniscule markings and lines, intricately woven together to create a stippling effect. The Prima Parte, described as “rigid” by art historian Jonathan Scott, came to be seen as a stark contrast to his later sketches, which were much lighter and freer. Influenced by the style of Tiepolo, which epitomized the lightness and brightness of the Rococo period, Piranesi adopted some of the more painterly techniques of the masters he apprenticed under. Piranesi made the medium of etching appear as though it was a sketch or a painting, hence a “freer” and more fluid design in his later works. For example, the frontispiece of the Prima Parte read as an etching to Piranesi’s audience, but in his later vedute, the style of etching almost appears to be made of brushstrokes. Moreover, at the same time Piranesi was working on the Prima Parte, he aided the artist Giambattista Nolli. There is a small section of Nolli’s map...
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Old Masters 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Pineapple with foliage.
Located in London, GB
[MERIAN, Maria Sibyl].
Pineapple with foliage.
The Hague, Gosse, 1719.
Engraving of a Pineapple with foliage by J. Mulder, P. Sluyter and D. Stoopendaal after Merian, with later hand-colour, from Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphasibus Insectorum Surinamensium. Framed and glazed, overall dimensions: 40cm by 53.2cm by 4.5cm.
Superb engravings which depict the metamorphoses of South American insects and the exotic plants on which they feed.
Maria Sybilla, daughter of the German engraver and publisher Matthias Merian, devoted herself to the study of European insects and their metamorphoses. As a result of the wealth of tropical varieties being brought back by the Dutch West Indies Company...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
"Que pico de Oro" (What a Golden Beak) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Que pico de Oro" (What a Golden Beak) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper
5th or 8th edition print of "Que pico de Oro" from the Los Caprichos with burnished aquatints, drypoints etchi...
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Northern Renaissance 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Etching, Aquatint, Laid Paper
"Cormorant and Egret" Japanese Woodblock Print of Birds in Water & Nature Poem
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro the First (Japanese, 1753 - 1806)
Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō (Japanese, 1750 - 1797)
Page Size: 10 x 15 in.
Frame Size: 16 x 22 in.
An Edo Period color woo...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
La Baiser Envoye - Etching by Augustin de Saint-Aubin -Mid 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
La Baiser Envoye is a splendid etching realized around the mid-XVIII century in France by the engraver Augustin de Saint-Aubin (Paris, 1736 – 1807), belonging to an important dynasty...
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Modern 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
John Gould - Alca Torda - Razorbill from 'Birds Europe' C. 1832
By John Gould
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Alca Torda (Razorbill) - John Gould lithograph with hand-coloured
size 54 cm X 36 cm
Good Condition
FREE SHIPPING
This remarkable ornithology l...
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18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..
Located in Middletown, NY
Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: CI; CII; CIII & CIV.
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation.
Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Piranesi 18th C. Etching "Reliquiae Theartri Pompejani" an Ancient Roman Theater
Located in Alamo, CA
This a framed Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) etching entitled "Reliquiae Theartri Pompejani" (Remains of the Theatre of Pompey) from "Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma" (The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome), published in Rome in 1762. It depicts the remains of an ancient theater in Rome with exposed seating and an arch still standing in the foreground. An inset shows an architectural side view of a portion of the structure.
The etching is presented in an antiqued silver-colored wood frame with a cream-colored French mat. The frame measures 24" x 20.75" x 1.25". The print is in excellent condition.
The Theatre of Pompey (Latin: Theatrum Pompeii, Italian: Teatro di Pompeo) was a structure in Ancient Rome built during the latter part of the Roman Republican era by Pompey the Great...
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Old Masters 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Hand Coloured 18th Century Copper engraving from "Small Riding School" No 32
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 18th century hand coloured copper plate engraving of an equestrian subject by Johann Elias Ridinger. Initial signed 'in the plate' bottom right. Presented in a fine gilt wood fra...
Category
Rococo 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..
Located in Middletown, NY
Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: No.1:I; No. 2:1; II & III.
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation.
Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Veduta in Prospettiva della gran Fontana dell'Acqua Vergine detta di Trevi
Located in New York, NY
Etching, 1773.
From the Vedute di Roma.
Framed dimensions 25.5 x 34.5 inches.
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Old Masters 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Part of the City of Paris from the Rue Saint-Germain-de... - 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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
[ Bird of Paradise] La Pie de paradise, vue par derriere, No.21
Located in Paonia, CO
[ Bird of Paradise] La Pie de paradise, vue par derriere , No.21, Paris 1801-1806 [Astrapia nigra]. Color-printed engraving with hand-coloring. French botanical and zoological illustrator Jacques Barraband (1767-1809) was known as one of the finest ornithological artists of his time .He is best known for his watercolors and engravings that were commissioned by François LeVaillant, French explorer, naturalist, zoological collector , noted ornithologist and author. Levaillant’s Histoire naturelle des perroquets (1801-05) and his Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis (Birds of Paradise, 1801-06), both of which Barraband contributed to, are still considered some of the most beautiful bird books of all times because of their exceptional scientific accuracy, rich color and detail. The Astrapia nigra is a Bird of Paradise that inhabits the Vogelkop Peninsula of West Papua...
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Other Art Style 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
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