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Hair - The Physiognomy -  Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Hair - The Physiognomy - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Hair - The Physiognomy 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 ...

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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Physiognomy - Profile - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

The Physiognomy - Profile - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

The Physiognomy - 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 Lov...

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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Physiognomy - Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

The Physiognomy - Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

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

Category

1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Physiognomy - Skulls - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

The Physiognomy - Skulls - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

The Physiognomy - Skulls 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...

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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Profile of Boy - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Profile of Boy - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Located in Roma, IT

Profile Of Boy 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 Mankin...

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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Roman Busts - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

The Roman Busts - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

The Roman busts 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 Manki...

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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Physiognomy- Insects - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

The Physiognomy- Insects - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

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

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1810s Post-Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Profile - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 18th Century

The Profile - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 18th Century

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

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",...

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Cart Driver Stuck in the Mud - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #164
The Cart Driver Stuck in the Mud - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #164

The Cart Driver Stuck in the Mud - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #164

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Cart Driver Stuck in the Mud, 1952 Original etching Unsigned Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) RE...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Clown, The Man and his Image - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #99
The Clown, The Man and his Image - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #99

The Clown, The Man and his Image - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #99

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Clown, The Man and his Image, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 1...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Wolf, the Goat and the Lamb - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #140
The Wolf, the Goat and the Lamb - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #140

The Wolf, the Goat and the Lamb - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #140

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Wolf, the Goat and the Lamb, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Wolf,  The Fox and The Monkey - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #107
The Wolf,  The Fox and The Monkey - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #107

The Wolf, The Fox and The Monkey - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #107

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Wolf, The Fox and The Monkey , 1952 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Limited to 200 copies unnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 1...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Horse and Rider  - Original Etching by Marino Marini - 1963
Horse and Rider  - Original Etching by Marino Marini - 1963

Horse and Rider - Original Etching by Marino Marini - 1963

Located in Roma, IT

Horse and Rider is an original etching contemporary artwork realized by Marino Marini in 1963.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

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Etching

Original Etching by Francisco Goya, Aquatint, Circa 1863, Signed

Original Etching by Francisco Goya, Aquatint, Circa 1863, Signed

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Original Etching on paper. The artwork belongs to the famous series "Los Desastres de la Guerra" realized during the years of the Independence Spanish War, published in 1863 and re...

Category

1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Tal Para Qual - Original Etching, Aquatint, Goya, 1868, Old Masters

Tal Para Qual - Original Etching, Aquatint, Goya, 1868, Old Masters

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Original etching on paper. The plate is part of the Third Edition of "Los Caprichos" that was published in 1868 by the Calcografia Nacional for the Real Academia.

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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Portrait of Erasmusis - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Portrait of Erasmusis - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Erasmusis 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 Ma...

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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Portrait of Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Portrait of Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Man 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 Manki...

Category

1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Portrait of Erasmus -  Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Portrait of Erasmus - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Erasmus 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 M...

Category

1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Portrait of Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Portrait of Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Man 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 Manki...

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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Portrait of Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Portrait of Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Man 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 Manki...

Category

1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Portraits of  Kleinjogg - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Portraits of Kleinjogg - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Portraits of Kleinjoggis 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...

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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Henry Fuseli Esqrra - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Henry Fuseli Esqrra - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Henry Fuseli Esqrra is an original etching artwork realized in 1796 by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the L...

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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Voltaire after Hubert - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Voltaire after Hubert - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Voltaire after Hubert 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...

Category

1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Portraits of men - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Portraits of men - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Portraits of men 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 Mank...

Category

1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Portrait of men - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Portrait of men - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of men 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 Manki...

Category

1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Profiles of Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Profiles of Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Profiles of man 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 Manki...

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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Heads of Men - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Heads of Men - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Heads of men is an original etching realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", Londo...

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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Sanos y Enfermos - Original Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863

Sanos y Enfermos - Original Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Original Etching on paper. The artwork belongs to the famous series "Los Desastres de la Guerra" realized during the years of the Independence Spanish War and published for the fir...

Category

1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Bird on a Branch - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1970

Bird on a Branch - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1970

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

Original Etching on paper. Titled, hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower margin: PA "Uccello sul Ramo" 1970 Leo Guida.

Category

1970s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Portrait of Wocher - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810

Portrait of Wocher - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810

By John Hall 3

Located in Roma, IT

Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Bensley, 1810.

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1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints

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Etching

Leonor Fini - Purple Surrealist Cat - Original Etching
Leonor Fini - Purple Surrealist Cat - Original Etching

Leonor Fini - Purple Surrealist Cat - Original Etching

By Leonor Fini

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Leonor Fini - Cats - Original Engraving Mme.Helvetius' Cats Original etching created in 1985, Printed Signature (LF).

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1980s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

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Original Etching For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact original etching you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Surrealist version. Making the right choice when shopping for an original etching may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right original etching for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, white and brown. There have been many interesting original etching examples over the years, but those made by Salvador Dalí, Leo Guida, Anselmo Bucci, Francisco Goya and Giacomo Porzano are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in etching, aquatint and engraving — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, you can find a small original etching measuring 1.42 high and 0.04 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 104.34 across to better suit those in the market for a large original etching.

How Much is a Original Etching?

An original etching can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $468, while the lowest priced sells for $99 and the highest can go for as much as $55,000.

Finding the Right Prints And Multiples for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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Questions About Original Etching

  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    An original etching is a print produced during the first production run of a print series. After making an etching plate, an artist will create a limited number of etchings. Collectively, these prints are the original etchings. They differ from restrike etchings made years later, sometimes after the death of the artist. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of etchings.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024
    To tell if an etching is original, first gently run your hand along its surface. An original etching will usually have a slight indentation in the image area left behind by the pressure applied by the plate during the printing process. Next, grab a magnifying glass and view the image up close. On an original, you won't see small dots making up the picture, but many reproductions do display dots due to their printing methods. Finally, look at the signature. Most original etchings will be hand-signed. If the signature is printed on your piece, it may be a reproduction. Consult a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer for an expert opinion on your print. Find a wide variety of etchings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 30, 2024
    Yes, some original etchings are worth something. Original signed prints by Old Masters like Rembrandt and Albrecht Dürer are particularly valuable, as are those made by modern artists such as Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Martin Lewis and David Hockney. Generally, the artist, age, historical significance, image quality and overall conditions of etchings all contribute to their value. To learn how much your etching may be worth, seek the opinion of a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer. Explore a large collection of etchings on 1stDibs.