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Period: Late 18th Century
The Skeleton - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
The Skeleton is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807). Titled and Signed on the plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particul...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples

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Champignon de la France, a French antique mushroom engraving, 1791
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Le Bolet Parasite' & 'Le Bolet Poivre' A French copper-line engraving with original printed colouring of mushrooms by Jean Baptiste Francois Buillard (1742-1793). From Bulliard's 'Histoire des Champignons de la France', a series of engravings describing the mushrooms of France, published in Paris in 1791. This series of engravings are 'probably the first botanical work completely colour-printed without retouching by hand' (Great Flower Books...
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Naturalistic Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples

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Letter P - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter P 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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Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter S 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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Capital letter M from the Antiquities of Herculaneum - 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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Human Heads - Original Etching by Various Masters - End of 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Human Heads from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters. In very good con...
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Letter I - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter I 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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Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter L is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Er...
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Letter N - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter N is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli of 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Er...
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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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Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter S 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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Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter S 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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The Organs - Etching by Pierre Francois Tardieu - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
The Organs 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 si...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples

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Letter B - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter B 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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Ancient Roman Landscape - Etching by F. Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Landscape from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparuli in the 18th Centur...
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Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter S 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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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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Fetus - Dog - Etching by Jacques De Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Fetus - Dog is an artwork realized  by Jacques de Seve in 1771.   Etching B./W. print  on ivory paper. Signed on  plate on the lower left margin. The work is glued on cardboard. To...
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The Artist's Mother (B343), Heliogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - The Artist's Mother (B343), Year: 1878 (of original 1631), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 5.75 x 5 in. (14.61 x 12.7...
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Christ presented to the people, Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Christ presented to the people, Year: of Original 1655, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 15.5 x 18 inches, Size: 22 x 2...
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Monument of King Edward IV, Windsor (1790), engraving by James Basire
Located in London, GB
James Basire & Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie Monument of King Edward IV in St George's Chapel at Windsor Engraving 50 x 32 cm This engraving was originally published by the Societ...
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Realist Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples

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Side Board, Hepplewhite English Georgian furniture design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Side Board' From George Hepplewhite's 'Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide', published by I. and J. Taylor in 1788. These engravings are the only evidence of Hepplewhite's style ...
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English School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples

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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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Vue de la Ville et du Lac de Geneve, Switzerland, copper-line engraving, c1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French copper-line engraving depicting the Town and Lake of Geneva, Switzerland. Claude-Louis Chatelet was a distinguished French painter, draftsman an...
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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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Champignon de la France, a French antique mushroom engraving, 1791
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'L'Agaric Piedfu' A French copper-line engraving with original printed colouring of mushrooms by Jean Baptiste Francois Buillard (1742...
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A Group of Six Hyacinths
Located in London, GB
BUCHOZ, Pierre Joseph A Group of Six Hyacinths. Collection coloriée des plus belles variétés de Jacinthes, qu'on monte aux Curieux dans les Jardins des Fleuristes d’Harlem. Paris, T...
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The Chancel of Chatham Church, Kent (1790), engraving by James Basire
Located in London, GB
James Basire & Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie The Chancel of Chatham Church, Kent Engraving 48 x 33 cm This engraving was originally published by the Society of Antiquaries of Londo...
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The Holy Sepulchre at Northwold in Norfolk (1795), engraving by James Basire
Located in London, GB
James Basire & Robert Blemmel Schnebbelie The Holy Sepulchre at Northwold in the county of Norfolk Engraving 45 x 60 cm This engraving was originally published by the Society of ...
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Dressing Glasses, Hepplewhite English Georgian furniture design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Dressing Glasses' From George Hepplewhite's 'Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide', published by I. and J. Taylor in 1788. These engravings are the o...
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English School Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples

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Champignon de la France, a French antique mushroom engraving, 1791
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'L'Agaric Glutineux' A French copper-line engraving with original printed colouring of mushrooms by Jean Baptiste Francois Buillard (1742-1793). From Bulliard's 'Histoire des Champignons de la France', a series of engravings describing the mushrooms of France, published in Paris in 1791. This series of engravings are 'probably the first botanical work completely colour-printed without retouching by hand' (Great Flower Books...
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Vue d'un pont sur le Tesin dans le Mont St Gothard, Switzerland, engraving, 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Vue d'un pont sur le Tesin, dans le Mont St Gothard' French copper-line engraving by Maillet after Claude Louis Chatelet (1753-1794). From 'The Scenery and Science of Switzerland ...
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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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Wainflete School, Lincolnshire (1790), engraving by James Basire
Located in London, GB
James Basire & Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie Wainflete School, Lincolnshire Engraving 50 x 32 cm This engraving was originally published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, an...
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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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Fonts in Suffolk (1792), engraving by James Basire
Located in London, GB
James Basire, after James Johnson and John Carter The Chancel of Chatham Church, Kent Engraving 50 x 32 cm This engraving was originally published by the Society of Antiquaries of...
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Al Conde Palatino from "Los Caprichos”- Etching by F. Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
Al conde Palatino from "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...
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Modern Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Grazing - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Grazing is an artwork realized in the 18th century. It is an etching after a painting by Giuseppe Zais. Number of plate, author, and titled printed on ...
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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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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 brother of the great botanical artist Pierre Joseph Redout...
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La Medee ou Le Mariage de Jason (B112), Heliogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - La Medee ou Le Mariage de Jason (B112), Year: 1878 (of original 1648), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 9.5 x 7 in. (24....
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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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Letter of the Alphabet T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet T, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good cond...
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"King of the Friendly Islands" (Tonga); Engraving from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage
Located in Alamo, CA
"Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands, Drinking Kava" 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 was published 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. Captain Cook visited Tonga on his 3rd voyage, which he named The Friendly Islands because of the warm welcome he and his crew received, unlike some of the other more hostile Pacific islands. The engraving depicts Cook and his men observed a kava ceremony at the village of Mu’a on Tongatapu. King Paulaho sits in the centre foreground, his back to the spectator with a man kneeling before him. The ceremonial mat depicted behind Paulaho indicates that nobody was allowed to sit behind him. The figure in the centre holds a single cup, referring to the Tongan custom of offering the cup to the king first. Kava is native to the islands of the South Pacific and was first described for English readers in 1768 by Captain James Cook. The kava root has been used for centuries as a central feature of ceremonies and celebrations because it was able to bring about a calming and pleasant social atmosphere. The root was crushed and processed into coconut milk to become the focal ceremonial beverage, simply referred to as kava. This engraving is presented in a Koa wood frame and a white mat. Koa wood is legendary in Hawaii. There are occasional faint spots, but the print is otherwise in very good condition. This amazing Koa wood is native to Hawaii and 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. 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 mats (LU117324682422, LU117324684052, LU117324684032). 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. Captain Cook is remembered as one of the greatest explorers and navigators in history. His explorations included Australia, New Zealand and islands of the South Pacific and the northwest coast of North America. 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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Antique French Copper Engraving - Cathedral
Located in Houston, TX
Bold antique copper engraving of the floor plan of a French cathedral from Recueil d'Architecture, 1780. Original artwork on paper displayed on a whi...
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Chandelier designs. A pair of engravings
Located in Paris, FR
Chandelier designs. A pair of architectural engravings. These engravings are framed in white gold covered french frames. From the publication published in Milan in 1782. "Different o...
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Ceiling designs. A set of three architectural engravings.
Located in Paris, FR
Ceiling designs. A set of three architectural engravings. These engravings are framed in white gold covered french frames. From the publication publishe...
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Grazing Herds with Figures - Original Print by Jean-Honoré Fragonard - 1772
Located in Roma, IT
Grazing herds with figures is a wonderful etching and aquatint realized in 1772 by the Abbot of Saint-Non, after Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Titled, dated and signed on plate on the lower...
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Etching, Aquatint

Decoration With Fishes - Etching by F. Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Decoration With Fishes is an Etching realized by Francesco Cepparuli (1750-1767). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le An...
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"A Dance in Otaheite" (Tahiti), Engraving from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage
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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Corpo Satollo on Crede al Digiuno - Hand Colored Etching by C. Lasinio - 1788
Located in Roma, IT
Corpo Satollo Non Crede Al Digiuno is an original print realized in 1788 by Carlo Lasinio. Original etching hand-colored. Printed by Niccolò Pagni and Giovanni Bardi, Firenze (Ital...
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Portrait of General Washington - Original Etching by T. Holloway - 1794
Located in Roma, IT
General Washington is an Original Etching hand Watercolored realized by Thomas Holloway in 1794. The artwork is in good condition except for some s...
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Amaryllis Waved-flowerd, Amaryllis undulatea Plate 369
Located in Columbia, MO
Amaryllis Waved-flowerd, Amaryllis undulatea Plate 369 1797 Hand-colored etching Ed. 1st ed. 9 x 5.25 inches
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A View at Bolcheretzko (Russia) 1784 Captains Cook Final Voyage by John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A View at Bolcheretzko (Russia) is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook.John Webber (1752-1793) was ...
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Satyr on Horseback - Etching by Carl Wilhelm Kolbe the Elder - 1795
Located in Roma, IT
Satyr on Horseback is an original etching realized in 1795/1796 by Carl Wilhelm Kolbe the Elder (1759-1835). Good Conditions except for being aged....
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Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by G. Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditi...
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Deer horns - Etching by Buvée l'Américain - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Deer horns is an artwork realized  by  Buvée l'Américain in 1771.   Etching B./W. print  on ivory paper. Signed on  plate on the lower left margin. The work is glued on cardboard. ...
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Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching F. Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good co...
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UNTITLED
Located in Dallas, TX
Raul Anguiano. Untitled. Mexico. Signed and dated 1974, Technique: Lithography. Size: 26 x 32 inches. Anguiano is a renowned Mexican painter who was born in Guadalajara on February 26th, 1915, and died in Mexico City on January 13th, 2006. In his works you can see subjects related to rural and indigenous Mexico, festivals, traditions, religion and landscapes. In 1922 he collaborated with Diego Rivera and joined the group of Mexican muralists...
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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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