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Period: Late 18th Century
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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Hermes Oak, Windsor Park, late 18th century English sepia aquatint, 1799
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Hermes Oak, Windsor Park'
Aquatint published by Samuel Ireland. From his 'Picturesque Views on the River Thames'. Ireland was an author and engraver who p...
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
Ancient Roman Frescoes - Etching Vanni Delin - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes is an etching on paper hand watercolored, realized by Niccolò Vanni the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions
The etching belongs to the p...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"The Fern Gatherers" 18th Century Antique Mezzotint Engraving by John R. Smith
Located in Carmel, CA
"The Fern Gatherers" After a painting by George Morland. 1763-1804. - Mezzotint engraving by John Raphael Smith. 1752-1812.
Print: 20.75" x 26" - With Frame: 28" x 33.5"
Published:...
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Realist Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Mezzotint
Veduta del Tempio della Fortuna Virile, from Raccolta delle più belle Vedute ...
Located in Middletown, NY
By Giuseppe Vasi after Giovanni Piranesi: Etching and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on laid paper with an E and R watermark, full margins. Minor...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
Maniere De Construire Les Bazes, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Maniere de Construire Les Bazes, Les Chapiteaux et Les Entablements en Bois'
French copper-line engraving by Berthault after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid waterm...
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French School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Letter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 1780
Located in Roma, IT
Letter T is an Etching hand watercolored realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century.
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Letter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 1780
Located in Roma, IT
Letter T is an Etching hand watercolored realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century.
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
A Night Dance by Women in Tonga: Original 18th C. Engraving, Cook's 3rd Voyage
By John Webber
Located in Alamo, CA
"A Night Dance by Women in Hapaee" is an original 18th century engraving from a drawing by John Webber (1751-1793), who was the artist who accompanied Captain Cook on his third voyag...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
"Shooting" after George Stubbs
Located in GB
William Woollett (1735–1785)
William Woollett was one of the most accomplished British engravers of the 18th century, renowned for his precision and his ability to capture the paint...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Allegory of the four seasons. Four engravings on two framed sheets.
Located in Paris, FR
Allegory of the four seasons. A pair of engravings.
These engravings are framed in white gold covered french frames.
From the publication published in Milan in 1782.
"Different ornam...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Cream-coloured Plover, 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The etchin...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Chertsey Bridge, Surrey, Thames, late 18th century English sepia aquatint, 1799
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Chertsey Bridge, Surrey'
Aquatint published by Samuel Ireland. From his 'Picturesque Views on the River Thames'. Ireland was an author and engraver who published several series of ...
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
Captain James Cook: 18th C. Portrait by William Hodges After Cook's 2nd Voyage
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th Century copper plate engraved portrait of Captain James Cook as a young man. It was engraved by J. Basire after a painting by William Hodges, published in London by W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand in 1777 as the frontispiece to the official journal publication of Cook's 2nd voyage of discovery, "A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World. Performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775". The journal was written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution, which was the ship used for the voyage and William Hodges, who was the artist on board the ship. This famous image has been used in many articles and tributes to Captain Cook, including a Norfolk Island stamp celebrating his many accomplishments.
This engraved head-and-shoulders portrait of Captain Cook is enclosed in an oval with the appearance of a stone border. Captain Cook is dressed in his naval dress uniform, with a topcoat over a lace shirt. The engraving is printed on watermarked laid, chain-linked paper. The sheet measures 11.5" high x 9" wide. There is some spotting, most prominently in the margins. The print is otherwise in excellent condition.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) was an English explorer, navigator, surveyor and cartographer, who dramatically changed what was known about the world through his three voyages of discovery in the 1770's. Cook's achievements are too numerous to include here, but for example, Cook charted much of the Pacific Ocean and discovered many island groups, including the Hawaiian islands, which he named the Sandwich Islands, in honor of the head of the British Admiralty and a patron of Cook's. Cook was the first European to explore the eastern coast of Australia, and he was the first to map the New Zealand coastline. He sailed farther south than any other explorer before him, disproving the belief that a huge land mass occupied the South Pole. He also explored the northwest coast of North America, including present day Alaska and adjacent portions of Russia. He proved that the Northwest Passage did not exist.
Cook was an exceptional seaman, navigator and leader of men, which contributed to the success of his explorations, but also saved his ship and crew on many occasions when faced with challenges, such as storms in previously unexplored waters, like occurred in the Great Barrier Reef off the eastern coast of Australia. He is also the first to require his crew to eat citrus fruit which markedly reduced the incidence of survey, which had led to large scale illness and death during earlier ocean voyages. As outstanding as Cook's skills were, they are even more impressive since they were self-taught. Having grown up the son of a farmhand in Northern England he had only four years of formal schooling. He taught himself astronomy, mathematics and other disciplines which were helpful when he continued his education, first in the merchant marine and then in the British Navy. Cook's adventurous career came to a sudden and unfortunate end in 1779, when he was killed in a confrontation with Hawaiian natives...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
New Zealand War Canoe: Original 18th C. Engraving from Captain Cook's 1st Voyage
Located in Alamo, CA
"War Canoe of New Zealand, with a View of the Gable End Foreland" is an engraving created by Thomas Prattent, from a drawing by Sydney Parkinson, who was the artist on Captain James ...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Maniere de Coller Les Bois Droits, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Maniere de Coller Les Bois Droit et Les Paneaux Cintree en Plan'
French copper-line engraving by Michelinot after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper...
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French School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Plan et Elevation d'un Buffet en Niche, Roubo French design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Plan et Elevation d'un Buffet en Niche'
French copper-line engraving by Berthault after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper.
From Roubo's 'L'Art du ...
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French School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Different Profils Des Cimaisses, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Different Profils Des Cimaisses et Des Plainthes'
French copper-line engraving by Berthault after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper.
From Roubo's ...
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French School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Chinese Jacana, 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
View of Greenwich from Deptford Yard, Thames, London, C18th English aquatint
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'View of Greenwich from Deptford Yard, Thames, London'
Aquatint by JC Stadler after J Farmington.
Published c1795 for Boydell's 'History of the River Thames'. Joseph Constantine St...
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Differents Manieres de Coller, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Differents Manieres de Coller les Bois Courbes'
French copper-line engraving by Berthault after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper.
From Roubo's 'L...
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French School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Silvery Marmoset Amazon Monkey: Framed Audebert 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 18th century folio-sized colored stipple engraving with hand-finishing entitled "Le Mico. Buff, Simia Argentata. Linn", which was drawn and engraved by Jean Baptiste Audebert...
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Late 18th Century 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Plan et Elevation d'une Alcove, Roubo French design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Plan et Elevation d'une Alcove'
French copper-line engraving by Berthault after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper.
From Roubo's 'L'Art du Menuisie...
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French School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
North Side of the Great Court, Sommerset Palace
Located in Middletown, NY
Aquatint printed in brownish ink with extensive hand coloring in watercolor on buff paper, 10 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches (260 x 317 mm) (sheet), uneven narrow to full margins. Laid down to a contemporary wove paper support. Scattered condition issues on the sheet (excluding the mount) include surface soiling, creasing, a significant vertical repaired tear, and toning, despite these issues, the hand coloring remains good. Suitable for framing.
From A Picturesque Tour Through the Cities of London and Westminster, Illustrated With the most interesting Views, accurately delineated And executed in Aquatinta By Thomas Malton, published by Thomas Malton, London 1796. The work was published serially, in twenty-five numbers. The plates in Volume I carry the dates 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796 or 1797; those in Volume II, the dates 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800 or 1801. In most copies the title page of Volume I carries the publisher's later address, of 103 Long Acre...
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English School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Aquatint
Campi Phlegraei - View of a section of a part of the cone of Astruni, Italy
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Campi Phlegraei - View of a section of a part of the cone of Astruni taken at the entrance of this volcano
Copper-line engraving with gouache. 1776.
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
El Vergonzoso (Plate 54) (Los Caprichos Series)
Located in London, GB
Francisco Jose Goya Y Lucientes
El Vergonzoso (Plate 54)
(Los Caprichos Series)
1799
Etching with aquatint
31.5 x 20.5 cms (12.4 x 8.1 ins)
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Three Heads of Women, Old Masters Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Three Heads of Women, Year: of original: 1637, Medium: Etching, Size: 12 in. x 10 in. (30.48 cm x 25.4 cm), Printer: ...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
$600 Sale Price
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Piranesi, Hand Coloured Period Engraving, Vue d'un Superb Palais de Rome
Located in Cotignac, FR
A fine hand coloured 18th Century engraving after the original by Piranesi (Rome 1743), published by Danisy, Paris. Presented in period gold leaf frame, under glass.
Piranesi was born in Venice, in the parish of S. Moisè where he was baptised. His father was a stonemason. His brother Andrea introduced him to Latin literature and ancient Greco-Roman civilization, and later he was apprenticed under his uncle, Matteo Lucchesi, who was a leading architect in Magistrato delle Acque, the state organization responsible for engineering and restoring historical buildings.
From 1740, he had an opportunity to work in Rome as a draughtsman for Marco Foscarini, the Venetian ambassador of the new Pope Benedict XIV. He resided in the Palazzo Venezia and studied under Giuseppe Vasi, who introduced him to the art of etching and engraving of the city and its monuments. Giuseppe Vasi found Piranesi's talent was much greater than that of a mere engraver. According to Legrand, Vasi told Piranesi that "you are too much of a painter, my friend, to be an engraver."
After his studies with Vasi, he collaborated with pupils of the French Academy in Rome to produce a series of vedute (views) of the city; his first work was Prima parte di Architettura e Prospettive (1743), followed in 1745 by Varie Vedute di Roma Antica e Moderna.
From 1743 to 1747, he was mainly in Venice where, according to some sources, he often visited Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, a leading artist in Venice. It was Tiepolo who expanded the restrictive conventions of reproductive, topographical and antiquarian engravings. He then returned to Rome, where he opened a workshop in Via del Corso. In 1748–1774, he created an important series of vedute of the city which established his fame. In the meantime Piranesi devoted himself to the measurement of many of the ancient buildings: this led to the publication of Le Antichità Romane de' tempo della prima Repubblica e dei primi imperatori ("Roman Antiquities of the Time of the First Republic...
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Baroque Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Dyeing Paper
Located in Middletown, NY
Japan: circa 1770.
Woodcut on cream laid paper, 7 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (182 x 63 mm), narrow margins. Laid down to non-archival board with scattered soiling and some adhesive staining...
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Edo Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Woodcut
The Moralist - Etching by William Nutter - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mezzotint and etching with hand-colouring on paper realized by William Nutter (1750-1802) after J.R. Smith.
Not signed, as issued.
Very good condition.
An elderly clergyman or mor...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Mezzotint
Logge di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican) Plate X Pilaster
By Gaetano Savorelli
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artists: Raffaello Sanzio d’Urbino.(1483 – 1520)
Gateano Savorelli, artist. (unk.- 1791)
Ludovico Teseo, draughtsman. (1731-1782)
Pietro Camporesi, architect (1726 - 1781)
Giovanni Ottoviani (1735-1808) & Giovanni Volpato (1735 – 1803), engravers
Title: Delle Logge di Rafaele nel Vaticano, Plate X (10)
Year: 1772-1777
Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
Sight size: 42 x 16 inches.
Framed size: 55.5 x 28.5 inches
Condition: Very good
Frame: Frame in very good condition
A tall and incredibly detailed printed panel, “Delle Logge di Rafaele nel Vaticano” (“Raphael Loggia...
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Renaissance Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Watercolor
Developments des Appuis, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Developments des Appuis et Des Museaux des Stalles'
French copper-line engraving by P Le Cor after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper.
From Roubo's...
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French School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Maniere de Determiner La Hauteur, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Maniere de Determiner La Hauteur Des Lambris Dappuis'
French copper-line engraving by Berthault after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper.
From Roub...
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French School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching N.Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Nicolo Billy in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions e...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Le Chat d'Espagne - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Chat Domestique is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabin...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
$165 Sale Price
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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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Le Tapir - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Tapir is an etching realized by Juste Chevillet in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi". Pa...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
$127 Sale Price
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Sacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: François-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800)
Title: "Sacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel" (Plate 949)
Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux
*Signed by Martinet in the...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
"Shooting" after George Stubbs
Located in GB
William Woollett (1735–1785)
William Woollett was one of the most accomplished British engravers of the 18th century, renowned for his precision and his ability to capture the paint...
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Academic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Anticaglie Preso Il Ponte Palatino - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Anticaglie Preso Il Ponte Palatino is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
Signed and titled on plate lowe...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Shakespeare's Midsummer-Night's Dream- Etching-J.P. Simon After J.H. Fussli-1796
Located in Roma, IT
Midsummer-Night's Dream is an original etching engraved by Jean Pierre Simon after the iconic romantic painting by Heinrich Füssli in 1790.
Titled on plate: Midsummer-Night's Dream, Act IV, Scene I: A wood - Titania, Queen of the fairies, Bottom, fairies attending
Mint conditions with little tears along the margin, and a glued tear in the center. Some light little foxings.
The original oil painting is displayed at Tate Britain in London. It was commissioned for the Boydell Shakespeare...
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Romantic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Crested Pheasant, 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Spur-winged Goose, 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Christ Appearing to the Apostles, Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Christ Appearing to the Apostles, Year: Of Original 1656, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 6.5 x 8.25 inches, Size: 14 ...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Oil Lamp - Etching by Giovanni Battista Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Giovanni Battista Casanova (1735-1810).
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Seascape with Monument and Figures - Etching by F. Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape With Monument and Figures is an Etching realized by Francesco Cepparuli (1750-1767).
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original ...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Le Herisson - Etching by Pierre Francois Tardieu - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Herisson is an etching realized by P.F. Tardieu in 1771.
It belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi".
Artist's s...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
$46 Sale Price
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Capital Tanager, 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum" - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various artists in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions except for som...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Malabar Shrike, 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Etching, Mezzotint
Pink-headed Duck, 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Gold-breasted Trumpeter, 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Portrait of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: Rare Framed Mezzotint after Brompton
By Edward Fisher
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a large framed very rare hand-colored copperplate mezzotint engraved portrait of William Pitt, the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham by Edward Fisher, published in London in 1779 after a painting by Richard Brompton. Pitt is depicted attired in a flowing regal appearing cape, standing in an ornate room with his left hand outstretched over a serious of manuscripts and scrolls that are laying on a table or desk to his left. The table is covered by a beautiful oriental carpet. The manuscripts include the Magna Carta, a map of the colonies, including Long Island and Staten Island, and papers entitled "A Plan for the Reconciliation between Great Britain and the Colonies", "A Motion Made in 1775 for the Recall of Troops from Boston", "A Provisional Act for Settling the Troubles in America Offered to the House of Lords in 1775", and "It is doing Nothing to repeal a few Scraps of Paper or Pieces of Parchment called Acts of Parliament. But our Business is to repeal the Ill-Will and the Animosity unfortunately now subsisting between Great Britain and North America". This engraving is held by the British Museum and the British Royal Collection Trust.
This large framed mezzotint engraving is presented in a brown wood frame with gold-colored beaded inner and outer trim, and a cream-colored French mat. The frame measures 31.63" high by 26.63" wide by 0.75" deep. There are three short tears along the right edge and mild creasing in the left upper, left lower and right lower corners. It is otherwise in very good condition.
William Pitt (1708-1778) was a member of the British parliament from 1735 to 1761 and prime minister from 1766 to 1768. Pitt was an advocate for the American colonies leading up to the War of Independence. He called for an amiable relationship between Great Britain and the colonies and opposed the Stamp Act and military action in America. He advocated for a withdrawal of English troops from Boston in 1775 and the settling of troubles in America, as two of his manuscripts on the table outline. Pitt's colleague, Lord Shelburne (later the Marquess of Lansdowne) shared his sympathies and after Pitt's death, signed a peace treaty with the United States in 1782.
The American city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is named for William Pitt, the Elder. The name originated when the conflict between the British and French over territorial claims in the Northeast were settled in 1758. General John Forbes and his British army, supported by the American colonial troops, expelled the French from Fort Duquesne (which had been constructed by the French in 1754). Forbes re-named the site for William Pitt the Elder, who at the time was a British statesman. The earliest known reference to the new name, Pittsburgh, is in a letter sent from General John Forbes to Pitt, dated November 27, 1758. Pitt's son, William Pitt, the Younger, like his father, also served as British Prime Minister.
Edward Fisher (1730-1785) was born in Ireland in 1730. He was originally a hatter, but learned engraving in London. He became a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1766, and exhibited there fourteen times between 1761 and 1776. He engraved more than sixty portraits. In addition to this portrait of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, after Richard Brompton he engraved several portraits after Brompton, including George, Earl of Albemarle, as well as engraved portraits after paintings by Joshua Reynolds, including the Shakespearean actor David Garrick, Hugh, Earl of Northumberland, and Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland and Laurence Sterne, and Hope Nursing Love, as well as Robert Brown, after Mason Chamberlin, Colley Cibber, after Jean-Baptiste van Loo, Christian VII of Denmark, after Nathaniel Dance, Simon, Earl Harcourt, after Hunter, Roger Long, after Benjamin Wilson...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Mezzotint
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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.
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
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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.
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Category
Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
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Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) John Hamilton Mortimer (English, 1740-1779)
Title: "Packhorse and Soldier"
Year: 1783
Medium: Original Etching on watermarked laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
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Category
Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Laid Paper, Etching, Intaglio
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