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Period: Late 18th Century
¿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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Aquatint
Esper Antique 18th century Moth engraving with original hand-colouring
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A German copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring of a moth, caterpillars and chrysalis. Printed on hand made laid paper. Engraved by JC Bock.
From Eugenius Esper's "Die S...
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Study for Self-Portrait - Original Lithograph by Raoul Dufy - 1920
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Roma, IT
Study for Self-portrait is an original lithograph realized by Raoul Dufy in 1920.
Good condition on a white paper.
No signature.
Raoul Dufy (3 June 1877 – 23 March 1953) was a Fre...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
William Woollett, engraver, late 18th century artist portrait engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
William Woollett, Engraver
Proof before letters. Etching by Francesco Bartolozzi after Thomas Hearne, 1795. Wove paper.
William Woollett (1735-85) was an important English 18th cen...
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Les Cabinets D'Histoire Naturelle, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Differentes Sortes D'Armoires Pour Les Cabinets D'Histoire Naturelle'
French copper-line engraving by Pelletier after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked p...
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French School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Le Compliment & Les Bouquets, pair French aquatints by Debucourt , 1787 and 1788
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Le Compliment ou La Matinee du Jour de L'an, Dediee aux Peres de Famille' (The Compliment, or New Year's Morning, Dedicated to the Fathers of the Family) and it's pair 'Les Bouquets...
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Romantic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Aquatint
Queen's College, Cambridge, engraving by Richard Bankes Harraden
Located in London, GB
Richard Bankes Harraden
Queen's College, Cambridge
Engraving
40 x 54 cm
Inscribed to the bottom: 'Published June 16th 1798 by R. Harraden.'
A late eighteenth-century view of Queens'...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Bidet Shaving and Night Tables, Hepplewhite Georgian furniture design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Bidet Shaving Table and Night Table'
From George Hepplewhite's 'Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide', published by I. and J. Taylor in 1788. These en...
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English School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Esper Antique 18th century Butterfly engraving with original hand-colouring
By JC Bock
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A German copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring of butterflies. Printed on hand made laid paper. Engraved by JC Bock.
From Eugenius Esper's "Die Schmetterlinge in Abbild...
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
'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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
La Chevre Naine - Etching by Madeline Rousselet - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
La Chevre Naine is an etching realized by Juste Madeline Rousselet in 1771.
It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
The Artist's signature is engraved lower right.
...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Flowering Cactus: A Framed 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving by Redoute
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed hand-colored stipple engraving entitled "Cactus Peruvianus Cierge du Pérou" by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Plate 58 from his illustrated publication 'Plantarum Historia Succulentarum ou Histoire des Plantes Grasses', published in Paris in 1799. It depicts a branching limb of a cactus with a beautiful flower. There is a separate detail of the anatomy of a seed with early growth. Redoute was a pioneer of the stipple engraving technique, which he used to create this image. It involves utilizing a series of small dots worked into a copper plate rather than the more common lines. These dots can be made smaller or thicker depending on the degree of opacity the artist intends for various areas of the print. When inked and applied to paper, this allows for a greater portion of the paper to be seen, which accentuates the appearance of luminosity of the subject the artist is creating. Different color inks are used in the printing process, a time consuming technique known as "a la poupee". The engraving is then finished with watercolor to further enhance the beauty and realism of the print subject.
This engraving of a flowering cactus is presented in silver-colored ribbed wood frame and a double mat; cream-colored outer mat and heather green inner mat. The frame measures 21.25" high by 17.25" wide by 1.13" deep. The sheet measures 19.88" high by 14" wide. There are wide margins with a few short tears and chips along the the left, right and upper edges, which are all covered by the mat. There are small spots predominantly in the margins, with a few present in the image area. The print is otherwise in very good condition. There is another Redoute flowering cactus listed on 1stdibs, LU117326853392, which is framed and matted identically to this one. The pair would make an attractive display grouping.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), was a painter and botanist originally from Belgium, who pursued his extremely successful artistic career in France. He is well known for his watercolor paintings of roses, lilies and other flowers and their subsequent folio-sized, color stipple engravings. Some believe him to be the greatest botanical illustrator of all time. Redouté was a favorite of the French royal court at the time and of the post French...
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
L'Ours Blanc - Etching by Pierre Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
L'Ours Blanc is an etching realized by Pierre Charles Baquoy in 1771.
It belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi".
...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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
"A Dance in Otaheite" (Tahiti), Engraving from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage
By John Webber
Located in Alamo, CA
"A Dance in Otaheite" (Tahiti) is an engraving created by William Sharp (1749-1824), from a drawing by John Webber (1752-1793), who was the artist on Captain James Cook's 3rd and final voyage of discovery. It is a plate in the atlas of "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere", the official British Admirality sanctioned journal published upon completion of the voyage in London in 1784 by Strahan & Cadell.
Two women and two men wearing ceremonial costumes, performing a dance outdoors standing on a mat. Three men are playing the drums in the background, in front of a thatched roof building. An audience of men are sitting on both sides of the stage. By the time Webber arrived in Tahiti, 'south sea' imagery had become familiar. Webber gave concentrated attention to dance. He had the opportunity to distinguish the Tahitian dance from the more formalized dancing of Tonga. Whereas they seem to have called to mind the more formal dances of antiquity, the Tahitian dancing aroused memories of peasant and folk dancing.
This engraving is professionally framed in Koa wood. Koa wood is legendary in Hawaii. Not only is this amazing wood native to Hawaii, but it is known for the deep rich colors and varied grain pattern. Koa has an honored heritage in Hawaii and is highly revered and sacred. The word “koa” means “warrior” in Hawaiian. The warriors of King Kamehameha the Great, created canoes and weapons from a wood plentiful on the Big Island of Hawaii. This wood became synonymous with the warriors themselves, and it became known as koa.
The print is in excellent condition.
There are three other engravings listed from the official journal of Captain Cook's 3rd voyage available that are presented in identical Koa wood frames and double mats (LU117324682432, LU117324684052, LU117324684062). They would make a wonderful grouping for a display of 2, 3 or 4 prints. A discount is available for a grouping depending on the number of items included.
Hawaii was discovered by Captain Cook during this voyage. Hawaii was originally called The Sandwich Islands in honor of The Earl of Sandwich...
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Realist Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
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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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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
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
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, mezzotint portrait print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672 - 1733) was a Swiss traveller naturalist and geologist. His best known scientific works are his paleontological 'Lithographia Helvetica' (1726) and his 'Physica Sacra...
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Mezzotint, Etching
Tears of Sensibility –Sympathy a Poem – Let's all be unhappy together. Wig Club
Located in Middletown, NY
Tears of sensibility- sympathy a poem- let's all be unhappy together ie the Whig club in distress etc. &c
London: S.W. Fores, 1798. Etching on white wove paper, 9 1/2 x 15 3/4 inche...
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English School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Handmade Paper, Etching
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
Shooting. English engraving by Woollett after George Stubbs, 1799
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Shooting - Plate II', engraving from George Stubb's famous set of four shooting engravings.
Copper-line engraving with later hand-colouring by William...
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Victorian Late 18th Century 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Elevations de Diverses Armoires, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Elevations de Diverses Armoires Pour Les Sacristies'
French copper-line engraving by Berthault after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper.
From Roubo...
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French School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Maniere de Construire Les Colonnes, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Maniere de Construire Les Colonnes en Bois'
French copper-line engraving by Michelinot after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper.
From Roubo's 'L'Ar...
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French School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Holbein Hand-colored Portrait of Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury for Henry VIII
By (After) Hans Holbein The Younger
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed hand colored stipple engraving and etching portrait of William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury under King Henry VII and his son King Henry VIII was created by Francesco Bartolozzi (1728–1815) after a drawing and a painting by Hans Holbein (1497-1543), who was Henry VIII's court painter. The print was published in London by John Chamberlaine in 1795. The print was created utilizing stipple engraving and etching techniques by the Italian artist Francesco Bartolozzi, who was employed as the royal engraver by King George III of England. The publisher, John Chamberlaine, was Keeper of the King's Drawings and Medals. The inscription beneath the portrait reads" "In His Majesty's Collection", "Engraved by F. Bartolozzi R A Historical Engraver to His Majesty'' in the lower right, and ''From an original drawing by Hans Holbien'' in the lower left. The original painting by Holbein is displayed at Lambeth Castle and the original drawing is in the art collection at Windsor Castle. The engraving is held by many museums, including: The British Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The National Portrait Gallery, The Chicago Art Institute and The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
This portrait depicts Archbishop William Warham facing to his right, wearing a black cap covering his ears and fur trimmed clerical robes. The print is presented in a decorative gold-colored wood frame with a blue-grey fabric mat. The frame measures 26.5" x 20.13" x 1". The print is in excellent condition.
William Warham (1450-1532) was the last of the pre-Reformation archbishops of Canterbury, serving under King Henry VII and then under King Henry VIII. He was a quiet, unassuming intellectual whose career ended with a strong and brave stance against the divorce of King Henry VIII and the king's resultant withdrawal of England from the Catholic church and his draconian actions against the clergy. As Lord Chancellor...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Etching
Vue d'une partie du Lac de Geneve, Switzerland, engraving, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French copper-line engraving depicting the Lake of Geneva, Switzerland.
From 'The Scenery and Science of Switzerland illustrated', by Antoine Baron de Zurlauben (1720-1795) & Jean B...
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Le Mangabey 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 Mangabey, Buff, Simia Aethiops, Linne", which was drawn and engraved by Jean Baptiste Audebert...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Chiesa di S.Paolo alle tre Fontane - Etching by G. Vasi - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa di S.Paolo alle tre Fontane is an etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
Signed and titled on plate lower margin.
Good conditions except for consumed m...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Eagle /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Saverio Manetti (Italian, 1723-1785)
Title: "Eagle" (Plate V - 5)
Portfolio: Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)
Year: 1767-1776
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on watermarked laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: heirs of Francesco Mouck (Vols. I-III), Gaetano Cambiagi (Vol. IV), Giuseppe Vanni (Vol. V), Florence, Italy
Reference: Ayer/Zimmer page 241; Fine Bird Books page 120; McGill/Wood, page 450; Nissen IVB No. 588
Sheet size: 16.75" x 14.5"
Platemark size: 13.63" x 10.88"
Condition: Some minor surface marks mainly in margins. In excellent condition with strong colors
Rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Haarlem, Netherlands. Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo Lorenzi (Active: 1750-1780) and Violante Vanni (1732-1776). Latin and Italian texts by Saverio Manetti. Comes from Manetti's monumental five volume "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", (1767-1776), which consists of 600 hand-colored engravings. Unidentified watermark in very center of sheet. Comes with its accompanying information sheet.
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 60 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa.
Manetti's extraordinary "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", 1767-1776 was commissioned by Maria Luisa, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany. It is a massive 5 book volume set...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Engraving, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Intaglio
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
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 the original designs of Claude le Lorrain...
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Italian School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Mezzotint, Etching
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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
George II, King of England, royalty portrait engraving, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'George II'
Copper-line engraving by Pierre Francois Basan (1723-1797) after Founan.
Basan (1723-1797) was a French engraver and publisher.
George II (1683-1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Leneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. He was the last British monarch to have been born outside Great Britain, and was famous for his numerous conflicts with his father and, subsequently, with his son. As king, he exercised little control over policy in his early reign, the government instead being controlled by Great Britain's de facto first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole...
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Renaissance Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Capital Letter for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed-Etching -18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very good condition, except for some st...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Ancient Greek Coins - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Greek Coins from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo De Grado in the 18th Century.
Good conditions.
Signed on the lower.
The...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Grand Cricket Match at Lord's Ground, Marylebone, sport engraving, 1793
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Title : 'Grand Cricket Match, played in Lord's Ground Mary-le-bone, on June 20th and following day between the Earl's of Winchelsea and darnley for 1000 Guineas.'
Publication line ...
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Victorian Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Veduta della Magnifica Sostruzione Fabricata - Etching by G. B. Piranesi -1760s
Located in Roma, IT
View of the magnificent substructure is an original etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi.
Very precoius and rare specimen. Roman edition.
Complete tit...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Ancient Roman Architecture: Framed Original 18th C. Etching by G. Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
"A sua Eccellenza il Signor Henry Hope Cav. Scozzese Amatore delle Belle Arti from "Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, Ed Ornamenti Antichi", (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ancient ornaments) is an etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published in 1778. It depicts stone caryatids...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
L'Elephant - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
L'elephant is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
The Artist's signature ...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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
Study of Five Heads - Original Etching by J.-J. Boissieu
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Five Heads is a beautiful black and white etching with drypoint interventions on paper, realized at the end of XVIII century by the French artist Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (Lyon, 1736- 1810).
Five study of heads of which two profiles (a female and a male) are lightly sketched with the drypoint technique, and we could appreciate the incredible draftsmanship. Instead, the bigger three portraits are very detailed and etched with a superb technique. Although the subjects are drawn in different scales and with different degrees of finish, each portrait has the dignity of a unique piece and the composition is very balanced.
In particular on the lower margin at the center there is the portrait of "Le Père Cotrot, Garçon Teinturier à Lyon'", an elderly man, toothless and with a large-nosed, slightly turned to left, with a hat and unbuttoned jacket over waistcoat, shows all his wrinkles in a very realistic way.
Signed on plate on lower right margin “De Boissieu”.
This old master’s original print with fresh impressions, is in very good conditions, except for a usual yellowing of the paper above all on the edges and some signs of the time and light foxing along the margins, do not affect the image.
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (Lyon,1736 –1810)
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu was a French artist studied at the École de Dessin in Lyon, but he was mostly self-taught.
His first prints were realized between 1758–64. When he went to Italy in the retinue of the ambassador and Duc de la Rochefoucauld d’Enville, he had the lifechanging encounter: he met Voltaire and he entered in the world of luminaries, he had the opportunity of realizing some plates for the Diderot-d’Alembert’s Encyclopèdie. Then he continued to produce prints in Lyon, Boissieu made many etchings of the Roman and Dutch countryside, as well as the French countryside around Lyon, which earned him a reputation as the last representative of the older etching...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Eglise de San Domeico - Aquatint After Fragonard by Abbé de Saint Non
By Jean Claude Richard Abbe de Saint-Non
Located in Roma, IT
Eglise de San Domenico is a wonderful etching and aquatint realized in 1772 by the Abbot of Saint-Non, after Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Titled, dated and sign...
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Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Aquatint
Magot - Etching by Pierre Francois Tardieu - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Magot is an etching realized by Pierre Francois Tardieu in 1771.
It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
The Artist's signature is engraved lower right.
Good condi...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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
Letter A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter A is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli.
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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
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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
L'Axis Male - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
L'Axis Male 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 Cabinet du R...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Goldweigher's Field, Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - The Goldweigher's Field, Year: Of Original 1651, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 5 x 12.5 inches, Size: 13 x 19.5 in. ...
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Late 18th Century 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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
William Chambers Georgian Architecture - Chimney Pieces
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving by Pierre Foudrinier (1698-1758) after Sir William Chambers (1723-1796), 1794.
Sir William Chambers (1723-1796) was a renown 18th century British architect. He traveled to China, France and Italy before establishing an architectural practice in London. He became Architect of the King's Works and worked for Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales, making fanciful garden buildings...
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Victorian Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
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 Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint, Etching
Came, the Seat of the Hon. Lionel Damer /// Dorsetshire John Hutchins English
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Hutchins (English, 1698-1773)
Title: "Came, the Seat of the Hon. Lionel Damer" (Plate 48)
Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset
Year: 1796-1815 ...
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Old Masters Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
La Cresserelle - Etching by Juste Madeline Rousselet - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
La Cresserelle is an etching realized by Juste Madeline Rousselet in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabi...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
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