18th Century Portrait Prints

Brownish black ink on dark cream, handmade, laid paper, 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (208 x 260 mm). Uniform age tone with several scattered, unobtrusive spots of brown discoloration, consistent with age. Right top corner loss, evenly trimmed, paper tape remnants at top left corner, recto. Collector's stamp in blue ink ("PRB"), lower left corner, recto. On the verso is a neoclassical graphite and brown ink study of a procession showing a woman being carried in a birthing sedan chair. The woman is being carried backwards, with putti, and horn players, leading her up an embankment, across a river. In her wake we see a crowned man...

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...

Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Jean Francois Poletnich in 1755. Good conditions with foxing. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. The etching was realized...

Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with foxing and folding. Signed in the plate. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes....

This is an 18th century mezzotint portrait of Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland, Baroness Percy by Richard Houston after a painting by Joshua Reynolds, published in London by Robert Sayer in 1763. It is a rare, full length portrait of Elizabeth, who was known as Lady Betty. Lady Betty stands, facing to the right, holding her coronet, and wearing her peeress’s ermine and velvet robes over a brocade dress. In the background are a column, a billowing drape, and the grounds of Alnwick Castle...

Etching and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream laid paper. 6 3/4 X 9 5/8 inches (170 x 244 mm), margins trimmed, image intact. Rubbing in the lower left image area obscuring the publishing information (which reads Published by Mm. Darchery, St. James Street March 11, 1783), scattered light foxing, corner loss, top left corner, well outside of image area. "SMP" collector's stamp in red ink on the verso (not in Lugt), and the name "Renier" and the initials "AR" in black ink on the verso. Colors are extremely fresh. Impressions of this work may be found in the permanent collection of the British Museum, and the Yale Center for British Art. Ex-Collection of Anne & Ferdinand Gabriel (F.G.) Renier, reknowned for their inspriational collection of children's books and works on paper, now housed in the Victoria & Albert Museum. _____ The devil officiates at the wedding of Tory Lord North, and Charles James Fox, the Whig statesman whose career spanned almost four decades in Parliament. The satirical scene is the signing of the Fox-North coalition, which was a short-lived partnership the two formed while combining forces in the House of Commons to oust then Prime Minister William Petty, Earl of Shelburne. Fox had fallen out of favor with the Irish born Shelburne, also a Whig, whose ministry remained in power just long enough to see the American War of Independence...

'Benj. West RA' Soft ground etching by William Daniell RA (1769-1837) after George Dance the Younger (1741-1825), 1809. Benjamin West PRA (1738 – 1820) was an Anglo-American painter of historical scenes around and after the time of the American War of Independence...

Portrait after Raphael is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Signed in the plate. Good conditions with foxing and folding. The artwork is depicted through confident s...

Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana. Signed on the plate, on the lower right. Good cond...

General Washington is an Original Etching hand Watercolored realized by Thomas Holloway in 1794. The artwork is in good condition except for some s...

Jacques Casanova is an Etching realized by Johann Berka (1758-1805) The artwork is depicted through confident strokes in a well-balanced composition.

Religious copper-line engraving by CM after Francesco Petrucci after (Paolo Caliari) Veronese. Depicts Saint Benedict and other holy figures. Paolo Vero...

Toute Sorte le Têtes is an original etching artwork realized by the austrian engraver Ferdinand Landerer (1730-1795), "from Character Heads, after Martin Johann Schmidt". The state ...

“Statua incognita di qualche Greco illustre” (Tav. X, Tom. I) Im. Dim: cm 48 x 33, Dim: cm 59 x 44. Precious Etching on copper: Hand-colored subject on black ink bottom. Designed by Bernardino Nocchi...

Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Pietro Campana in the 18th century. Sig...

French 18th century engraving, published in Paris, of the Emperor of Persia, Tahmasp Quli Khan (c.1688-1747), also known as Nader Shah. 150mm by 100mm (platemark) 170mm by 120mm (sh...

Etching and burin on paper. Image dimension: 37.8x29 On the lower margin from left to right under the composition "Fran. co Maggiotto inv." and then "Gio. Volpato Sculp. appo Nic. ...

Ancient Roman statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lowe...

Original etching. 'Janus' the Roman Two-Faced God of Duality Beginnings and Endings. Signed in plate. Well presented in a white card mount and gilt-effect frame. On paper.

'Diogene Cinico' Copper-line engraving by Pazzi after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia (1692-1768). From 'Musei Capitolini' a series of engravings showing the sculpture of the Capitoline Museum in Rome. 240mm by 170mm (platemark) 420mm by 270mm (sheet) Diogenes, also known as Diogenes the Cynic, was a Greek philosopher...

A Young Woman of Taheite Dancing (Tahiti) is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook.John Webber (1752-...

Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. Good condition. Units of meas...

This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of Joseph Addison, Esq. by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, from "The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain", published in London in 1748 by John & Paul Knapton. It depicts a bust portrait of Addison in an ornamental oval. He is turned to his right, but he is looking directly at the viewer. He is wearing a dark coat over a white shirt. Below the oval are items relating to plays, music, as well as the rod of Asclepius and books lying in foreground on the right. Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. he founded The Spectator magazine with his friend Richard Steele. In 1712, Addison wrote his most famous work, "Cato, a Tragedy". It focussed on the last days of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, He was dealing with issues of individual liberty versus government tyranny. The play was particularly popular in America. It is credited as an inspiration for the American Revolution. General George Washington had Cato performed for the Continental Army at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-78. Several famous quotations from the American Revolution were inspired by passages in Cato, including: Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me death!", inspired by Act II, Scene 4: "It is not now time to talk of aught, But chains or conquest, liberty or death.") and Nathan Hale...

This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of Sir Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor by Jacobus Houbraken in 1738 after a p...

Signed: Eisho zu From the series: "Contest of Beauties in the Pleasure District" (Kakuchi bijin-kurabe) Format: Oban Publisher: Yamaguchi ya Chusuke The courtesan Midorigi of the Wakamatsu ya bordello depicted against a decorated ground, holding an ornamental sculpture of an ox. Eisho Chokosai was a pupil of Eisho Hosoda, and is also known as Eisho Hosoda. Reference: Richard Lane...

Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with slight foxing. Signed in the plate. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. The...

Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Signed in the plate. Good conditions with foxing and folding. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes....

Galileo Galilei (1564- 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution....

Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli. Signed on the plate, on the lower right. Very Good...

Portrait of Sculptor John Michael Rysbrack, from John Vanderbank is an original mezzotint artwork realized in 1734 by John Faber II (L'Aia 1684 ca. - Londra 1756). Signed and dated ...

Gathering is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.

This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of the 17th century physician and scientist Thomas Willis, MD from "The Heads of Illustrious Person...

An Old Prophet Preaching is an etching realized after Henry Fuseli by Bromky published by T. Halloway in the late 18th century. signed on the plate. Good conditions.

Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Casanova in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower left....

This is a hand-colored portrait of John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury, engraved and etched by the Dutch master of portraits Jacobus Houb...

Ancient Roman Statues, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the pl...

This is an 18th century engraved and etched portrait of Johannes Wesselius by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Jan Maurits Quinkhard. It depicts a half-height image of Wesselius...

Phallus fascinum in ancient Roman religion, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized in the 18th century...

Study of Horse - Plate 80 is an etching realized by Jean François Poletnich in 18th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confi...

Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicolas-Dauphin de Beauvais in the 18th Century. Good conditions with foxing. Signed on plate. The artwork is depicted through confident ...

Portraits after Raphael is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Signed in the plate. Good conditions with foxing. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. Th...

The Profile is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind",...

An 18th century engraved portrait of William Harvey, MD by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Wilhem von Bemmel, from "The Heads of Illustrious Pers...

Portrait after Raphael is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Signed in the plate. Good conditions with foxing and folding. The artwork is depicted through confident s...

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...

This is a very rare early 18th century old master religious themed engraving entitled "Les Mages...Trouverent l'Enfant avec Marie sa Mere, et se prosternant entere ils l'adorent Puis ouvrant leurs tresors ils tuy offrirent pour present de lor de l'encens et de la myrrhe" by S. Vale after Calmaret, published in Paris by Pierre Drevet (1663-1738). The scene depicts the Magi bowing before Jesus, who is held by his mother Mary, and bringing him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to demonstrate their adoration and respect. Winged cherubs fly overhead and a ray of light is focused on the spiritual couple. A cattle stall and buildings are in the background and a crown and scepter are dropped in the foreground, symbolically demonstrating that these nobles place Jesus above their titles and rank. Little is known about the artist Calmarat or the engraver S...

Jesus and Virgin Mary is an original modern artwork realized in the the Second half of the 18th Century. Original B/W Etching on paper. Sheet dimensions: 14 x 13 cm. Passepartou...

Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with foxing and folding. Signed in the plate. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes....

Portrait after Michelangelo is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions. Signed in plate. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. The etching wa...

Camel is an artwork realized  in the 18th Century by an artisti follower of Stefano della Bella. Pencil Drawing.  The artwork is in good conditions . The artwork is depicted skill...

Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th century. Signed on plate on the lower le...

Phallus fascinum in ancient Roman religion, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized in the 18th century...

Roman Medal from the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. In very good cond...

The Study of Hand after Bouchardon is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. The...

Portrait after Domenichino is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions. signed on plate. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. The etching was...

Portrait after Raphael is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. The etching was...

Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with slight foxing. Signed in the plate. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. The...

Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Vincenzo Aloja after Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century....

Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the l...

Apollon is an etching realized by Jean François Poletnich in 18th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.