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Antique Botanical Engraving of Tree Mallow Flowers – Weinmann, 1737
Antique Botanical Engraving of Tree Mallow Flowers – Weinmann, 1737

Antique Botanical Engraving of Tree Mallow Flowers – Weinmann, 1737

Located in Langweer, NL

of the plates. Phytanthoza Iconographia was groundbreaking in its use of mezzotint combined with

Category

Mid-18th Century German Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Antique Portrait Prints of Noblewomen, Early 20th Century France
Antique Portrait Prints of Noblewomen, Early 20th Century France

Antique Portrait Prints of Noblewomen, Early 20th Century France

$746Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 31.5 in W 21.66 in D 0.04 in

Antique Portrait Prints of Noblewomen, Early 20th Century France

By Thomas Watson & Company

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

- reproduced by Goupil & Co. from the mezzotint by Thomas Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds 1907. Printed

Category

Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Pair Of English Color Prints With Golden Frames
Pair Of English Color Prints With Golden Frames

Pair Of English Color Prints With Golden Frames

$659 / set

H 13.78 in W 16.15 in D 0.79 in

Pair Of English Color Prints With Golden Frames

By John Raphael Smith

Located in Prato, Tuscany

English painter, engraver, and pastelist; it was his discovery of mezzotint engraving that decided his

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Late 18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Turban, 18th Century Pastel Drawing

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Turban, 18th Century Pastel Drawing

By Thomas Frye

Located in London, GB

original sketch for one of the heads depicted in Frye's collection 'Twelve Mezzotint Prints' of 1760 and it

Category

1750s English School Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper

Antique Portrait of Hendrik Casimir II by Schenk, c.1690
Antique Portrait of Hendrik Casimir II by Schenk, c.1690

Antique Portrait of Hendrik Casimir II by Schenk, c.1690

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique portrait titled 'Henricus Casimirus'. Portrait (mezzotint) of Hendrik Casimir II, after a

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17th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

19th Century Derby Porcelain Figure Of John Falstaff The Merry Wives Of Windsor
19th Century Derby Porcelain Figure Of John Falstaff The Merry Wives Of Windsor

19th Century Derby Porcelain Figure Of John Falstaff The Merry Wives Of Windsor

By Derby Porcelain

Located in Dublin, IE

character of John Falstaff in The Merry Wives Of Windsor. Modelled by Farnsworth, based on a mezzotint by

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Porcelain

“Stirling Castle Links” Antique Golf Etching by George Aikman, 1893
“Stirling Castle Links” Antique Golf Etching by George Aikman, 1893

“Stirling Castle Links” Antique Golf Etching by George Aikman, 1893

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

scenes and portraits, in etching, mezzotint, oil paint, and watercolor. He was elected ARSA in 1880

Category

1890s Scottish High Victorian Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Antique Portrait of Sir John McMahon by Turner '1815'
Antique Portrait of Sir John McMahon by Turner '1815'

Antique Portrait of Sir John McMahon by Turner '1815'

Located in Langweer, NL

Print, half-length portrait of Sir John McMahon, mezzotint by Charles Turner after Thomas Lawrence

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

View of Camaldoli - Etching  by Thomas Lupton - 1833

View of Camaldoli - Etching by Thomas Lupton - 1833

Located in Roma, IT

Lupton was a mezzotint engraver and miniature painter who was the first artist to use soft steel plates

Category

1850s Modern Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching

View of Camaldoli -  Etching  by Thomas Lupton - 1833

View of Camaldoli - Etching by Thomas Lupton - 1833

Located in Roma, IT

Lupton was a mezzotint engraver and miniature painter who was the first artist to use soft steel plates

Category

1850s Modern Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching

Pineapple Engraving
Pineapple Engraving

Pineapple Engraving

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in New York, NY

. This plate: No. 113 Ananas Folio Latiore. Mezzotint engraving printed in color and finished by hand at

Category

Early 18th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Laid Paper

Aloe Plant Engraving
Aloe Plant Engraving

Aloe Plant Engraving

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in New York, NY

. This plate: N. 304 Caranna.[Palm Tree]. Mezzotint engraving printed in color and finished by hand at

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Early 18th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Laid Paper

Flowering Cactus Engraving

Flowering Cactus Engraving

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in New York, NY

. This plate: Cereus Minimus Serpens Americanus. [Cactus]. Mezzotint engraving printed in color and

Category

Early 18th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Laid Paper

Rare Original Antique Print of a Landscape with Cattle, 1819
Rare Original Antique Print of a Landscape with Cattle, 1819

Rare Original Antique Print of a Landscape with Cattle, 1819

$306Sale Price|20% Off

H 10.44 in W 16.54 in D 0 in

Rare Original Antique Print of a Landscape with Cattle, 1819

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print of a landscape with cattle. Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. Engraved

Category

19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Rare Original Antique Engraving of a Landscape with Cattle in England, 1775
Rare Original Antique Engraving of a Landscape with Cattle in England, 1775

Rare Original Antique Engraving of a Landscape with Cattle in England, 1775

$344Sale Price|20% Off

H 10.63 in W 16.54 in D 0 in

Rare Original Antique Engraving of a Landscape with Cattle in England, 1775

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print of a landscape with cattle. Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. Engraved

Category

18th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

18th-Century Set of Engravings of Seasons Signed by M. E. and J. J. Ridinger
18th-Century Set of Engravings of Seasons Signed by M. E. and J. J. Ridinger

18th-Century Set of Engravings of Seasons Signed by M. E. and J. J. Ridinger

$1,244Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 19.3 in W 16.34 in D 0.79 in

18th-Century Set of Engravings of Seasons Signed by M. E. and J. J. Ridinger

Located in Opole, PL

- “Winter” and “Fall.” The engravings were made by using the etching technique, the type is mezzotint. The

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18th Century Austrian Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

King George I Ambassadorial Secrétaire-Cabinet
King George I Ambassadorial Secrétaire-Cabinet

King George I Ambassadorial Secrétaire-Cabinet

$348,500

H 89.75 in W 42.5 in D 21 in

King George I Ambassadorial Secrétaire-Cabinet

Located in New Orleans, LA

bear mezzotint portraits of George I and his father, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover. An etching

Category

18th Century English Georgian Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Brass

Rare Antique Print of a Landscape with Cattle, 1774
Rare Antique Print of a Landscape with Cattle, 1774

Rare Antique Print of a Landscape with Cattle, 1774

$306Sale Price|20% Off

H 10.44 in W 16.54 in D 0 in

Rare Antique Print of a Landscape with Cattle, 1774

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print of a landscape with cattle. Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. Engraved

Category

18th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of Charles v by Woodburn, 1816
Antique Print of Charles v by Woodburn, 1816

Antique Print of Charles v by Woodburn, 1816

$287Sale Price|20% Off

H 16.15 in W 10.04 in D 0.02 in

Antique Print of Charles v by Woodburn, 1816

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'His Imperial Majesty, Charles the Fifth, Emperor of Germany (..)'. Mezzotint

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Print of a Fruit named the Averrhoa Carambola
Original Antique Print of a Fruit named the Averrhoa Carambola

Original Antique Print of a Fruit named the Averrhoa Carambola

$229Sale Price|20% Off

H 11.42 in W 8.67 in D 0.02 in

Original Antique Print of a Fruit named the Averrhoa Carambola

Located in Langweer, NL

engravings, along with a variety of techniques including mezzotint and hand coloring. The prints are also

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of the Vegetable Marrow
Antique Print of the Vegetable Marrow

Antique Print of the Vegetable Marrow

$181Sale Price|20% Off

H 11.23 in W 9.26 in D 0.02 in

Antique Print of the Vegetable Marrow

Located in Langweer, NL

engravings, along with a variety of techniques including mezzotint and hand coloring. The prints are also

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Antique Fruit Print of a Winter Melon or Ash Gourd
Antique Fruit Print of a Winter Melon or Ash Gourd

Antique Fruit Print of a Winter Melon or Ash Gourd

$181Sale Price|20% Off

H 11.3 in W 9.26 in D 0.02 in

Antique Fruit Print of a Winter Melon or Ash Gourd

Located in Langweer, NL

engravings, along with a variety of techniques including mezzotint and hand coloring. The prints are also

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Antique Fruit Print of Mr. Knight's Seedling Plums
Antique Fruit Print of Mr. Knight's Seedling Plums

Antique Fruit Print of Mr. Knight's Seedling Plums

$181Sale Price|20% Off

H 11.15 in W 8.78 in D 0.02 in

Antique Fruit Print of Mr. Knight's Seedling Plums

Located in Langweer, NL

engravings, along with a variety of techniques including mezzotint and hand coloring. The prints are also

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Antique Fruit Print of the Elton Pear
Antique Fruit Print of the Elton Pear

Antique Fruit Print of the Elton Pear

$181Sale Price|20% Off

H 11.46 in W 8.51 in D 0.02 in

Antique Fruit Print of the Elton Pear

Located in Langweer, NL

engravings, along with a variety of techniques including mezzotint and hand coloring. The prints are also

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Set of 2 Antique Prints of the Gravenstein Apple and Alexander Apple
Set of 2 Antique Prints of the Gravenstein Apple and Alexander Apple

Set of 2 Antique Prints of the Gravenstein Apple and Alexander Apple

$315Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 11.15 in W 8.67 in D 0.02 in

Set of 2 Antique Prints of the Gravenstein Apple and Alexander Apple

Located in Langweer, NL

techniques including mezzotint and hand coloring. The prints are also enhanced with gum arabic so the fruits

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Impressive Pair 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Export Blue Porcelain Vases
Impressive Pair 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Export Blue Porcelain Vases

Impressive Pair 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Export Blue Porcelain Vases

Located in Los Angeles, CA

; but the main business was in 18c & 19c British and French mezzotints, stipples, and colour prints

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 2 Antique Prints of the Duchesse d'Angouleme Pear and Others
Set of 2 Antique Prints of the Duchesse d'Angouleme Pear and Others

Set of 2 Antique Prints of the Duchesse d'Angouleme Pear and Others

$315Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 11.46 in W 9.26 in D 0.02 in

Set of 2 Antique Prints of the Duchesse d'Angouleme Pear and Others

Located in Langweer, NL

a variety of techniques including mezzotint and hand coloring. The prints are also enhanced with gum

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Little Girl With Flat Cap
Little Girl With Flat Cap

Little Girl With Flat Cap

Located in Middletown, NY

Color mezzotint on fibrous, buff wove paper, 19 x19 inches (482 x 484 mm), full margins. Titled in

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Set of 2 Original Antique Prints of various Pears and Apples, c.1835
Set of 2 Original Antique Prints of various Pears and Apples, c.1835

Set of 2 Original Antique Prints of various Pears and Apples, c.1835

Located in Langweer, NL

plates were used for the engravings, along with a variety of techniques including mezzotint and hand

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Antique Portrait of John Wilson-Patten by Graves, 1884
Antique Portrait of John Wilson-Patten by Graves, 1884

Antique Portrait of John Wilson-Patten by Graves, 1884

By Henry Graves

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique mezzotint of John Wilson-Patten, Baron Winmarleigh. He was a British Conservative

Category

19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of Travellers being robbed by Bandits, c.1745
Antique Print of Travellers being robbed by Bandits, c.1745

Antique Print of Travellers being robbed by Bandits, c.1745

$526Sale Price|20% Off

H 17.72 in W 23.04 in D 0 in

Antique Print of Travellers being robbed by Bandits, c.1745

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Illyricus magno veles irae fluctuat cestu (..)'. Mezzotint of travellers

Category

18th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Antique Print Made after the Painting 'The March of Silenus' by Rubens '1785'
Antique Print Made after the Painting 'The March of Silenus' by Rubens '1785'

Antique Print Made after the Painting 'The March of Silenus' by Rubens '1785'

$1,149Sale Price|20% Off

H 18.12 in W 19.69 in D 0.02 in

Antique Print Made after the Painting 'The March of Silenus' by Rubens '1785'

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Baccha Nalians'. Rare large-sized mezzotint made after the painting 'The

Category

Late 18th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Old Houses, Milbank Grosvenor Road London 1906
Old Houses, Milbank Grosvenor Road London 1906

Old Houses, Milbank Grosvenor Road London 1906

By Joseph Pennell

Located in Soquel, CA

Library of Congress. During his lifetime Pennell produced more than 900 etchings and mezzotints and more

Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

Antique Portrait of Thomas Hawksley by Von Herkomer, circa 1885
Antique Portrait of Thomas Hawksley by Von Herkomer, circa 1885

Antique Portrait of Thomas Hawksley by Von Herkomer, circa 1885

$526Sale Price|20% Off

H 23.23 in W 17.92 in D 0.01 in

Antique Portrait of Thomas Hawksley by Von Herkomer, circa 1885

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique mezzotint of Thomas Hawksley, an English civil engineer of the 19th century. With facsimile

Category

19th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

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Antique Mezzotints For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique mezzotints for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique mezzotints was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and giltwood. Antique mezzotints have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Rococo, Georgian and Baroque antique mezzotints are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made antique mezzotints over the years, but those made by John Martin, Johann Wilhelm Weinmann and John Faber are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Mezzotints?

Prices for antique mezzotints can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique mezzotints begin at $50 and can go as high as $47,639, while the average can fetch as much as $676.