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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

$522Sale 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

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

", one of which was engraved in mezzotint by Valentine Green; in 1770 a drawing of "Darius gaining the

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Canvas

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

, one of them, a Titian landscape, which he engraved in mezzotint. At first he supported himself mainly

Category

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

$608Sale Price|20% Off

H 20.48 in W 14.97 in D 0 in

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

By Kilian Bros

Located in Langweer, NL

und dümes Schafe reden'. Mezzotint of a pastoral scene showing sheep and cattle. Artists and

Category

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

Category

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

name of Frost & Reed formally came into being. The company originally dealt in prints, mezzotints

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Glass, Wood

John Phillip Kemble as Hamlet, Act V, Scene I

John Phillip Kemble as Hamlet, Act V, Scene I

By Eastman Johnson

Located in Fairlawn, OH

engraved in mezzotint in 1805 by S. W. Reynolds (1773-1835) recorded in Garlick 1989; 451d. An impression

Category

1840s Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Charcoal

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

graphic arts with Axel Tallberg, and began creating mezzotints. He also produced paintings for the

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Knackers
Knackers

Knackers

By William Strang, R.A., R.E.

Located in New Orleans, LA

worked mostly in etching, but experimented with other techniques including drypoint, mezzotint

Category

1890s Modern Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching

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

$1,028

H 24.22 in W 20.79 in D 0.02 in

Antique Map of Portugal by P. Schenk, circa 1700

Located in Langweer, NL

Schenk the Elder (1660-1711) moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and began to learn the art of mezzotint. In 1694

Category

Early 18th Century Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Paper

Twixt Dawn and Day
Twixt Dawn and Day

Sir Frank ShortTwixt Dawn and Day, 1919

$500Sale Price|39% Off

H 9.88 in W 11.5 in D 0.5 in

Twixt Dawn and Day

By Sir Frank Short

Located in Plano, TX

revived the practices of mezzotint and pure aquatint, while expanding the expressive power of line in

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Aquatint

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

Category

Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Engraving

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

edge. Illustrated with 24 doubled (48) tissue guarded steel engravings and mezzotints with numerous

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Leather, Paper

Le Matin - Etching by James Tissot - 1886
Le Matin - Etching by James Tissot - 1886

Le Matin - Etching by James Tissot - 1886

By James Tissot

Located in Roma, IT

Wonderful mezzotint and etching on China paper applied. The inscription reads: "Le matin/ J. J

Category

1880s Modern Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Bay Harbor
Bay Harbor

David RosenthalBay Harbor, c.1930

$325

H 8.25 in W 10.5 in D 0.01 in

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

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching

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

Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida

By David Rosenthal

Located in San Francisco, CA

period, he concentrated primarily on etchings, mezzotints and aquatints and in 1939 he shared a studio

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Village in France
Village in France

David RosenthalVillage in France, 1927

$383

H 14.75 in W 11.25 in D 0.01 in

Village in France

By David Rosenthal

Located in San Francisco, CA

primarily on etchings, mezzotints and aquatints and in 1939 he shared a studio with Max Pollak who was an

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Atlantic City
Atlantic City

David RosenthalAtlantic City, c.1930

$383

H 9.75 in W 14 in D 0.01 in

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

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

$690Sale Price|30% Off

H 24.41 in W 15.56 in D 0.01 in

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

Category

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

Category

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

Category

Mid-17th Century Old Masters Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching

Quai aux Fleurs
Quai aux Fleurs

Tavik Frantisek SimonQuai aux Fleurs, 1922

$700

H 14.6 in W 16.75 in D 0.01 in

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

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Antique Giltwood Mirror
Antique Giltwood Mirror

Antique Giltwood Mirror

$30,015

H 106 in W 77 in D 10 in

Antique Giltwood Mirror

By W. Froom

Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

), while that of Froom & Cribb can be found on the frame of an impression of Henry Dawe’s mezzotint, John

Category

Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Giltwood

Wareham Bridge
Wareham Bridge

Wareham Bridge

By Seymour Haden

Located in Missouri, MO

in 1880. During later years Haden began to practise the sister art of mezzotint engraving, with a

Category

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

practise the sister art of mezzotint engraving, with a measure of the same success that he had already

Category

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

Principle, Behold the Man”. The portrait is based on a mezzotint after Gilbert Stuart’s very famous painting

Category

Early 1800s American Antique Mezzotints

Materials

Cotton

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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.