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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

Located in Langweer, NL

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

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19th 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

During his lifetime Pennell produced more than 900 etchings and mezzotints and more than 600 lithographs on architectural and landscape subjects ranging from the Panama Canal and Yos...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

Pair Of Early 19th Century English Oil Paintings In The Manner Of Sawrey Gilpin
Pair Of Early 19th Century English Oil Paintings In The Manner Of Sawrey Gilpin

Pair Of Early 19th Century English Oil Paintings In The Manner Of Sawrey Gilpin

Located in Dublin, IE

In 1768, and 1770-1, he exhibited a series of pictures illustrating "Gulliver's visit to the Houyhnhnms", one of which was engraved in mezzotint by Valentine Green; in 1770 a drawing...

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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Canvas

L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes)
L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes)

L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes)

By James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Located in Fairlawn, OH

As was popular during the late 19th century, Tissot dabbled in mysticism and attended Spiritualist séances. His famous mezzotint from the Fine Arts Museums’ collection, The Apparitio...

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1880s Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching

The Thames, 1894 - Victorian aquatint etching of London by Joseph Pennell
The Thames, 1894 - Victorian aquatint etching of London by Joseph Pennell

The Thames, 1894 - Victorian aquatint etching of London by Joseph Pennell

By Joseph Pennell

Located in London, GB

In the early years of the 20th Century the Pennells made several trips to America resulting in a famous group of iconic etchings and mezzotints of the buildings of the growing New Yo...

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1890s Realist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Aquatint

Old Master John Linnell Landscape Collector Painting Oil on Canvas Museum Art
Old Master John Linnell Landscape Collector Painting Oil on Canvas Museum Art

Old Master John Linnell Landscape Collector Painting Oil on Canvas Museum Art

By John Linnell (b.1792)

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Several of his portraits he engraved in line and mezzotint. He painted many subjects like the "St John Preaching," the "Covenant of Abraham," and the "Journey to Emmaus," in which, w...

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19th Century European Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Large Antique Engraving of a Pastoral Scene with Cows and Sheep, c.1770
Large Antique Engraving of a Pastoral Scene with Cows and Sheep, c.1770

Large Antique Engraving of a Pastoral Scene with Cows and Sheep, c.1770

By Kilian Bros

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Wie manchen hört von Kunst und den Antiquitaeten - Man als ein groses Kind und dümes Schafe reden'. Mezzotint of a pastoral scene showing sheep and cattle.

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18th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Sarah Porter, "Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells" Engraving, circa 1770
Sarah Porter, "Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells" Engraving, circa 1770

Sarah Porter, "Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells" Engraving, circa 1770

Located in Lowestoft, GB

After Vander Smissen 'Mrs Sarah Porter, Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells', a mezzotint, engraved by William Pether circa 1770, glazed in ebonised, gilt & gesso wood frame.

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Late 18th Century English Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Glass, Pine, Paper

ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN VIOLINISTS PHOTO & PERIOD FRAME CASED INSIDE DISPLAY CASE
ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN VIOLINISTS PHOTO & PERIOD FRAME CASED INSIDE DISPLAY CASE

ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN VIOLINISTS PHOTO & PERIOD FRAME CASED INSIDE DISPLAY CASE

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

The company originally dealt in prints, mezzotints, etching and engravings and in 1908 they decided to broaden their horizons by opening in the capital.

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Glass, Wood

Robert Thegerström Painting oil on canvas signed and dated 1906
Robert Thegerström Painting oil on canvas signed and dated 1906

Robert Thegerström Painting oil on canvas signed and dated 1906

Located in Paris, IDF

From 1895 to 1896, he studied graphic arts with Axel Tallberg, and began creating mezzotints. He also produced paintings for the staircase at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.

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Early 20th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Original Map of the Kingdom of Bohemia, with Silesia, Moravia and Lusatia, 1804
Original Map of the Kingdom of Bohemia, with Silesia, Moravia and Lusatia, 1804

Original Map of the Kingdom of Bohemia, with Silesia, Moravia and Lusatia, 1804

Located in Langweer, NL

Robert Laurie (c. 1755–1836) was an Anglo-Scottish mezzotint engraver and publisher. He signed his name as Lowery, Lowry, Lowrie, Lawrey, Lawrie, or Laurie.

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Early 1800s Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Portugal by P. Schenk, circa 1700
Antique Map of Portugal by P. Schenk, circa 1700

Antique Map of Portugal by P. Schenk, circa 1700

Located in Langweer, NL

Peter Schenk the Elder (1660-1711) moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and began to learn the art of mezzotint. In 1694 he bought some of the copperplate stock of the mapmaker Johannes Jansso...

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Early 18th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Lincoln and His Family, Philadalphia 1866

Lincoln and His Family, Philadalphia 1866

By William Sartain

Located in Paonia, CO

Lincoln and His Family, Philadelphia 1866 is a mezzotint engraving from the painting by Samual B.

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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Engraving

Twixt Dawn and Day
Twixt Dawn and Day

Twixt Dawn and Day

By Sir Frank Short

Located in Plano, TX

He revived the practices of mezzotint and pure aquatint, while expanding the expressive power of line in drypoint etching and engraving.

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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Aquatint

Set of Six The Works of Sir Wm Stirling Maxwell, Ltd #178/250
Set of Six The Works of Sir Wm Stirling Maxwell, Ltd #178/250

Set of Six The Works of Sir Wm Stirling Maxwell, Ltd #178/250

Located in valatie, NY

Illustrated with 24 doubled (48) tissue guarded steel engravings and mezzotints with numerous wood engravings. There are two copies on heavy stock of each engraving, so one could be ...

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Late 19th Century English Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Leather, Paper

Bay Harbor
Bay Harbor

Bay Harbor

By David Rosenthal

Located in San Francisco, CA

After this period, he concentrated primarily on etchings, mezzotints and aquatints and in 1939 he shared a studio with Max Pollak who was an etcher and printer of other artists in C...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching

Plate LXXVIII  Pears (Valley, Petit Russelet, Doyenne, or Saint Michael, ...
Plate LXXVIII  Pears (Valley, Petit Russelet, Doyenne, or Saint Michael, ...

Plate LXXVIII Pears (Valley, Petit Russelet, Doyenne, or Saint Michael, ...

By George Brookshaw

Located in Fairlawn, OH

George Brookshaw’s brother, Richard Brookshaw (1736—c.1804) was a portrait painter and engraver well versed in mezzotint and copperplate engraving techniques, and may have instructed...

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Early 1800s English School Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Aquatint

Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida
Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida

Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida

By David Rosenthal

Located in San Francisco, CA

After this period, he concentrated primarily on etchings, mezzotints and aquatints and in 1939 he shared a studio with Max Pollak who was an etcher and printer of other artists in C...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Village in France
Village in France

Village in France

By David Rosenthal

Located in San Francisco, CA

After this period, he concentrated primarily on etchings, mezzotints and aquatints and in 1939 he shared a studio with Max Pollak who was an etcher and printer of other artists in C...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Atlantic City
Atlantic City

Atlantic City

By David Rosenthal

Located in San Francisco, CA

After this period, he concentrated primarily on etchings, mezzotints and aquatints and in 1939 he shared a studio with Max Pollak who was an etcher and printer of other artists in C...

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching

Portrait of William Wallace Currie, First Mayor of Liverpool, England, 1837
Portrait of William Wallace Currie, First Mayor of Liverpool, England, 1837

Portrait of William Wallace Currie, First Mayor of Liverpool, England, 1837

Located in Langweer, NL

Untitled mezzotint of William Wallace Currie. William Wallace Currie was the first "Mayor of Liverpool" under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.

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1830s British Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Printemps Breton

Printemps Breton

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

The dark sky was created using a roulette tool, ordinarily used in preparing a plate for a mezzotint, which makes tiny pin-pointed marks in the plate which can hold ink; this tool wa...

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1920s Realist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis

Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis

By Herman van Swanevelt

Located in Middletown, NY

They are found stamped on several prints: for example on a mezzotint by Wallerant Vaillant (sale 1995, November 28, London, Christie’s, n° 336); on an etching by Daniel Chodowiecki (...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching

The Plank Bridge – Landschap met een bruggetje van planken
The Plank Bridge – Landschap met een bruggetje van planken

The Plank Bridge – Landschap met een bruggetje van planken

By Anthonie Waterloo

Located in Middletown, NY

They are found stamped on several prints: for example on a mezzotint by Wallerant Vaillant (sale 1995, November 28, London, Christie’s, n° 336); on an etching by Daniel Chodowiecki (...

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17th Century Old Masters Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching, Laid Paper

Quai aux Fleurs
Quai aux Fleurs

Quai aux Fleurs

By Tavik Frantisek Simon

Located in San Francisco, CA

Šimon was also a master of the mezzotint but completed very few prints in this difficult medium, most of them being female nudes in subtle tones of black.

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Antique Giltwood Mirror
Antique Giltwood Mirror

Antique Giltwood Mirror

By W. Froom

Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Sotheby’s New York 16 April 2005 lot 46, information from Edgar Harden), while that of Froom & Cribb can be found on the frame of an impression of Henry Dawe’s mezzotint, John Philip...

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Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Giltwood

Wareham Bridge
Wareham Bridge

Wareham Bridge

By Seymour Haden

Located in Missouri, MO

Some of his mezzotints are: "An Early Riser," a stag seen through the morning mists, "Grayling Fishing" and "A Salmon Pool on the Spey."

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1870s Other Art Style Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching

Shere Mill Pond
Shere Mill Pond

Shere Mill Pond

By Sir Francis Seymour Haden, R.A.

Located in Missouri, MO

Some of his mezzotints are: "An Early Riser," a stag seen through the morning mists, "Grayling Fishing" and "A Salmon Pool on the Spey."

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

1806 Printed Linen Kerchief Glorifying George Washington, Germantown, Penn
1806 Printed Linen Kerchief Glorifying George Washington, Germantown, Penn

1806 Printed Linen Kerchief Glorifying George Washington, Germantown, Penn

Located in York County, PA

The portrait is based on a mezzotint after Gilbert Stuart’s very famous painting of Washington in his later years, most often referred to as the Landsdowne portrait.

Category

Early 1800s American Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Cotton

David Loggan Cambridge portrait Charles Duke of Somerset 1690

David Loggan Cambridge portrait Charles Duke of Somerset 1690

By David Loggan

Located in London, GB

David Loggan (1634-1692) Charles Duke of Somerset Mezzotint 1690 35x25cm Chancellor of Cambridge University, the Duke of Somerset's portrait was in Loggan's Cantabrigia Illustrata.

Category

1690s Realist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Mezzotint

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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.