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Antique engraving of Datchet Bridge on the Thames, Tombleson, c.1832–1834
Antique engraving of Datchet Bridge on the Thames, Tombleson, c.1832–1834

Antique engraving of Datchet Bridge on the Thames, Tombleson, c.1832–1834

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique engraving of Datchet Bridge on the Thames, Tombleson, c.1832–1834 This elegant antique engraving presents a rare and atmospheric view of Datchet Bridge, which once spanned t...

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Antique 1830s British Prints

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Paper

Engraving of Maori Dwellings from Tolaga Bay and the Inseln-Bay, 1836
Engraving of Maori Dwellings from Tolaga Bay and the Inseln-Bay, 1836

Engraving of Maori Dwellings from Tolaga Bay and the Inseln-Bay, 1836

Located in Langweer, NL

The carvings, a hallmark of Maori craftsmanship, symbolize status and lineage, with particular attention paid to the chief’s house, which features elaborate embellishments and a rais...

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Antique 1830s Swiss Prints

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Paper

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Crested Bittern by Seligmann, ca.1770
Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Crested Bittern by Seligmann, ca.1770

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Crested Bittern by Seligmann, ca.1770

Located in Langweer, NL

Created by Johann Michael Seligmann, a masterful German engraver and natural history illustrator, this piece is part of his distinguished series *Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer...

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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

Knight of the Holy Virgin Mary in Winter Attire: 18th-Century Engraving
Knight of the Holy Virgin Mary in Winter Attire: 18th-Century Engraving

Knight of the Holy Virgin Mary in Winter Attire: 18th-Century Engraving

Located in Langweer, NL

A deep green or burgundy mat board will enhance the red crosses, creating a visually striking presentation. This rare and finely crafted engraving is a testament to the historical a...

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Antique 1790s Prints

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Paper

Ottoman Rituals and Dancers – 1734 Engraving of Turkish Love, Ceremony and Dance
Ottoman Rituals and Dancers – 1734 Engraving of Turkish Love, Ceremony and Dance

Ottoman Rituals and Dancers – 1734 Engraving of Turkish Love, Ceremony and Dance

Located in Langweer, NL

Ottoman Rituals and Dancers – Rare 1734 Engraving of Turkish Love, Ceremony, and Dance This finely executed copperplate engraving, published in 1734 as part of the monumental work L...

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Antique 1730s Prints

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Paper

Hand-Colored Engraving of a Bearded Barbet – Exotic Ornithological Print, c.1808
Hand-Colored Engraving of a Bearded Barbet – Exotic Ornithological Print, c.1808

Hand-Colored Engraving of a Bearded Barbet – Exotic Ornithological Print, c.1808

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Rare 19th-Century Hand-Colored Engraving of a Bearded Barbet – Exotic Ornithological Print Description: This stunning hand-colored engraving, titled "Crinon barbu, mâle,"...

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Antique Early 1800s Prints

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Paper

Mexican Gods and Priests – 1734 Engraving of Aztec Deities and Religious Ritual
Mexican Gods and Priests – 1734 Engraving of Aztec Deities and Religious Ritual

Mexican Gods and Priests – 1734 Engraving of Aztec Deities and Religious Ritual

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Mexican Gods and Priests – 1734 Engraving of Aztec Deities and Religious Ritual Description: This rare 1734 copperplate engraving presents four vivid representations of Aztec...

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Antique 1730s Prints

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Paper

Napoleon’s Last Stand: Views of Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte After Waterloo
Napoleon’s Last Stand: Views of Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte After Waterloo

Napoleon’s Last Stand: Views of Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte After Waterloo

Located in Langweer, NL

Napoleon’s Last Stand: Views of Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte After Waterloo Description: This rare engraving, published in 1816 as part of *The Campaign of Waterloo*, presents...

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Antique 1810s Prints

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Paper

Aurora Engraving after Guido Reni Fresco by R.S. Morghen, c.1787
Aurora Engraving after Guido Reni Fresco by R.S. Morghen, c.1787

Aurora Engraving after Guido Reni Fresco by R.S. Morghen, c.1787

Located in Savannah, GA

Raffaello Sanzio Morghen (Italian, 1758-1833) Apollo in his Chariot preceded by Aurora, engraving after Guido Reni, c.1787. A rare original engraving with most examples being house...

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Prints

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Paper

18 Century Engraving of the Royal Menagerie at Versailles by Antoine Aveline
18 Century Engraving of the Royal Menagerie at Versailles by Antoine Aveline

18 Century Engraving of the Royal Menagerie at Versailles by Antoine Aveline

By Antoine Aveline

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A rare 18 century perspective view engraving of the Salon de la Menagerie at Versailles, attributed to Antoine Aveline retailed in Paris by Nicolas Langlois and executed with the per...

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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Drawings

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Paper

Earliest Depiction of Bali, Dutch Engraving of the King of Bali, c.1601
Earliest Depiction of Bali, Dutch Engraving of the King of Bali, c.1601

Earliest Depiction of Bali, Dutch Engraving of the King of Bali, c.1601

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Earliest Depiction of Bali, Dutch Engraving of the King of Bali c.1601 Description: Exceptionally rare early 17th-century Dutch engraving showing the King of Bali in a ceremo...

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Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Exotic Fish Prints - Set of Five Hand-Colored Engravings by John Nieuhoff, c1704
Exotic Fish Prints - Set of Five Hand-Colored Engravings by John Nieuhoff, c1704

Exotic Fish Prints - Set of Five Hand-Colored Engravings by John Nieuhoff, c1704

Located in Langweer, NL

John Nieuhoff Exotic Fish Prints Set of Five Hand-Colored Engravings c1704 This rare and attractive group of five hand-colored engravings depicts a diverse selection of exotic marin...

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Antique Early 1700s Dutch Prints

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Paper

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Island Goose by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730
Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Island Goose by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Island Goose by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Island Goose by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730 Description: This rare antique hand-colored engraving depicts the Island Goose, titled Anser Bassanus...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints

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Paper

Bahama Finch Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, Hand-Colored Bird Print, 18th century
Bahama Finch Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, Hand-Colored Bird Print, 18th century

Bahama Finch Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, Hand-Colored Bird Print, 18th century

Located in Langweer, NL

Keywords: Bahama Finch engraving, J.M. Seligmann, George Edwards, hand-colored print, 18th-century bird illustration, rare exotic birds, ornithological art, botanical elements, antiq...

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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

Large Red and Small Brown Hummingbirds Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, 18th Century
Large Red and Small Brown Hummingbirds Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, 18th Century

Large Red and Small Brown Hummingbirds Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, 18th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

Seligmann, George Edwards, 18th-century ornithological print, hand-colored engraving, exotic bird illustration, Avis mellivora major rubra macroura, antique natural history prints, r...

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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

Original Antique Engraving of Various Birds of Prey, like Eagles & Harrier, 1657
Original Antique Engraving of Various Birds of Prey, like Eagles & Harrier, 1657

Original Antique Engraving of Various Birds of Prey, like Eagles & Harrier, 1657

Located in Langweer, NL

.' - This plate shows various birds of prey; Haliaetus, Adler, Meer Adler (White-tailed Eagle, Sea Eagle) - Aquila, Adler (Eagles species) - Pygargus, Weis geschwenzter Adler (Harrie...

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Antique 1650s Prints

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Paper

Funeral Rites and Burial of Inca Nobles – 1734 Engraving of Old Peruvian Customa
Funeral Rites and Burial of Inca Nobles – 1734 Engraving of Old Peruvian Customa

Funeral Rites and Burial of Inca Nobles – 1734 Engraving of Old Peruvian Customa

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Funeral Rites and Burial of Inca Nobles – Rare 1734 Engraving of Peruvian Customs Description: This detailed 1734 copperplate engraving presents two dramatic scenes depicting...

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Antique 1730s Prints

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Paper

Map of Saint Helena Island: Early 18th-Century Copper Engraving by F. Bernard
Map of Saint Helena Island: Early 18th-Century Copper Engraving by F. Bernard

Map of Saint Helena Island: Early 18th-Century Copper Engraving by F. Bernard

Located in Langweer, NL

Map of Saint Helena Island: Early 18th-Century Copper Engraving by F. Bernard This rare and beautifully detailed copper engraving of Saint Helena Island dates from around 1722 and...

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Antique 1720s Maps

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Paper

"Liberty In the Form of the Goddess of Youth" Stipple Engraving, E. Savage, 1796
"Liberty In the Form of the Goddess of Youth" Stipple Engraving, E. Savage, 1796

"Liberty In the Form of the Goddess of Youth" Stipple Engraving, E. Savage, 1796

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Presented is a rare stipple engraving of “Liberty. In the form of the Goddess of Youth giving Support to the Bald Eagle.”

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Antique 1790s American Federal Prints

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Paper

Tomb of King Edward IV – Engraving of Vault & Effigy, St George’s Chapel, 1790
Tomb of King Edward IV – Engraving of Vault & Effigy, St George’s Chapel, 1790

Tomb of King Edward IV – Engraving of Vault & Effigy, St George’s Chapel, 1790

Located in Langweer, NL

Tomb of King Edward IV – Engraving of Vault & Effigy, St George’s Chapel, 1790 This rare and atmospheric antique engraving captures the tomb and burial vault of King Edward IV in St...

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Antique 18th Century English Prints

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Paper

C.-A. Waltner (1846-1925) Engraving of a sketch by the famous Eugène Delacroix
C.-A. Waltner (1846-1925) Engraving of a sketch by the famous Eugène Delacroix

C.-A. Waltner (1846-1925) Engraving of a sketch by the famous Eugène Delacroix

Located in Argenteuil, IDF

Rare and beautiful engraving on vellum paper, signed, titled, and published by the Société Française des Amis des Arts, dated 1900.

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Antique Early 1900s French Restauration Prints

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Paper

DECORATION  -  Rare -  1 of only 4 signed Impressions
DECORATION  -  Rare -  1 of only 4 signed Impressions

DECORATION - Rare - 1 of only 4 signed Impressions

By Paul Landacre

Located in Santa Monica, CA

PAUL LANDACRE (1893 – 1963) DECORATION (Design for Green Mansions) 1932-3 (Wien 125), Wood engraving. RARE. Only four titled and signed impressions, this being no 3. 3 x 2”.

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1930s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Rare Hand-Painted Prints of Antique Carriages, France, 18th Century
Rare Hand-Painted Prints of Antique Carriages, France, 18th Century

Rare Hand-Painted Prints of Antique Carriages, France, 18th Century

By Denis Diderot

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

ST/530 - Very rare French Horsemanships 1774-1775 engravings by the famous Diderot & D'Alembert Encyclopedie - Paris - They are the only two engravings of carriages in the intere...

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Antique Late 18th Century French Other Prints

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Paper

Rare Original Map of New Amsterdam (New York) – “Restitutio”, ca. 1674 –
Rare Original Map of New Amsterdam (New York) – “Restitutio”, ca. 1674 –

Rare Original Map of New Amsterdam (New York) – “Restitutio”, ca. 1674 –

Located in Dronten, NL

An exceptionally rare and original 17th-century engraving of New Amsterdam, now New York City, published by the renowned Amsterdam cartographer Carel (Carolus) Allard around 1674.

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Antique 17th Century Dutch Maps

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Paper

Rare Antique Victorian Gold Old Cut Diamond Enamel Adjustable Bangle Bracelet
Rare Antique Victorian Gold Old Cut Diamond Enamel Adjustable Bangle Bracelet

Rare Antique Victorian Gold Old Cut Diamond Enamel Adjustable Bangle Bracelet

Located in Montclair, NJ

Rare Antique Victorian Hand Engraving, Blue Enamel Foliage Open Bangle Bracelet. -- Stone(s) -- (3) Natural Genuine Diamonds -Chunky Old Mine Cut - Prong Set - Very Brilliant & Clea...

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Antique 19th Century Victorian Bangles

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Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Meister Floh - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Otto Nückel - 1922
Meister Floh - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Otto Nückel - 1922

Meister Floh - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Otto Nückel - 1922

Located in Roma, IT

Meister Floh is an original modern rare book illustrated with woodcut engravings by Otto Nückel (Cologne, 1888 – Cologne, 1955) in 1922 and written by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffma...

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1920s Modern More Art

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Paper, Woodcut

Peruvian Eclipse Panic and Antis Ritual Sacrifice – Rare 1734 Ethnographic Print
Peruvian Eclipse Panic and Antis Ritual Sacrifice – Rare 1734 Ethnographic Print

Peruvian Eclipse Panic and Antis Ritual Sacrifice – Rare 1734 Ethnographic Print

Located in Langweer, NL

Peruvian Eclipse Panic and Antis Ritual Sacrifice – Rare 1734 Ethnographic Print This rare 1734 copperplate engraving presents two dramatic scenes interpreting South American indige...

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Antique 1730s Prints

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Paper

Rare 18th Century View of a Papal Ceremony in the Vatican, 1734
Rare 18th Century View of a Papal Ceremony in the Vatican, 1734

Rare 18th Century View of a Papal Ceremony in the Vatican, 1734

Located in Langweer, NL

Originally published in 1734 as part of the monumental work 'The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of Various Nations of the Known World', this image was drawn by the eminent engraver...

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Antique 1730s Prints

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Paper

Dutch Troops Winter Quarters in a Cheese, Rare Belgium 1830 Satirical Cartoon
Dutch Troops Winter Quarters in a Cheese, Rare Belgium 1830 Satirical Cartoon

Dutch Troops Winter Quarters in a Cheese, Rare Belgium 1830 Satirical Cartoon

Located in Langweer, NL

The intricate details, ladders scaling the cheese, and soldiers chopping their way in add to the surreal and witty imagery. This engraving is rare because it represents a niche mome...

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Antique 1830s Belgian Prints

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Paper

Venetian Naval Battle Print – Rare Optical Vue of Venice versus Turks, c.1770
Venetian Naval Battle Print – Rare Optical Vue of Venice versus Turks, c.1770

Venetian Naval Battle Print – Rare Optical Vue of Venice versus Turks, c.1770

Located in Langweer, NL

Keywords: Venetian naval battle print, Ottoman fleet, vue d’optique maritime, 18th-century naval engagement, Turkish-Venetian war art, Gulf of Venice battle 1749, optical view war pr...

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Antique Late 18th Century French Prints

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Paper

Rare Visions of a Dormant Titan: The Ancient Volcano of Owyhee or Hawaii, 1815
Rare Visions of a Dormant Titan: The Ancient Volcano of Owyhee or Hawaii, 1815

Rare Visions of a Dormant Titan: The Ancient Volcano of Owyhee or Hawaii, 1815

Located in Langweer, NL

Plate 466. Year: 1815 The rare image 340depicts an engraving titled "Truncated Mountain, with the focus of an extinguished volcano in the island of Owyhee."

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Antique Early 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Rare 17th Century Map of Batavia and Castle on Java by Isaac de l'Obel
Rare 17th Century Map of Batavia and Castle on Java by Isaac de l'Obel

Rare 17th Century Map of Batavia and Castle on Java by Isaac de l'Obel

Located in Langweer, NL

Rare 17th Century Map of Batavia and Castle on Java by Isaac de l'Obel This finely detailed and vividly hand-colored copperplate engraving offers a rare and early view of Batavia (p...

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Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Maps

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Paper

William Blake “ The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins”
William Blake “ The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins”

William Blake “ The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins”

By William Blake

Located in San Francisco, CA

The frame measures 24“ x 22 1/2“. These engravings are very rare and hardly come up for sale The condition is very good.

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Late 19th Century Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Salvador Dalí­, "Man Kissing Shoe" Contemporary Art Surrealist Hand Colored
Salvador Dalí­, "Man Kissing Shoe" Contemporary Art Surrealist Hand Colored

Salvador Dalí­, "Man Kissing Shoe" Contemporary Art Surrealist Hand Colored

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Artist: Salvador Dalí­ Title: Man Kissing Shoe Medium: Engraving on Paper Image Size: 5 7/8" x 4 3/4" Frame Size: 23" x 18.5" Edition: 25/145 Condition: Museum quality Salvador Dalí...

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Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Engraving

Negres Americains a Saint-Nazaire

Negres Americains a Saint-Nazaire

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

A fine impression of this important and rare cubist-influenced engraving. One of the most popular and engaging of Laboureur’s early images of World War I, Negres Americains a Saint-N...

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1910s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Agony in the Garden (Christ on the Mount of Olives); Plate 2 from The Passion
Agony in the Garden (Christ on the Mount of Olives); Plate 2 from The Passion

Agony in the Garden (Christ on the Mount of Olives); Plate 2 from The Passion

By Hendrick Goltzius

Located in Middletown, NY

According to Mulnard, Victor Conard was also a talented artist who enjoyed drawing, painting, and engraving. His colleagues also knew him as a collector of drawings, prints, and rare...

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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving

The Resurrection; Plate 12 from The Passion of Christ
The Resurrection; Plate 12 from The Passion of Christ

The Resurrection; Plate 12 from The Passion of Christ

By Hendrick Goltzius

Located in Middletown, NY

According to Mulnard, Victor Conard was also a talented artist who enjoyed drawing, painting, and engraving. His colleagues also knew him as a collector of drawings, prints, and rare...

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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving

Venus and Adonis (after Teodoro Ghisi)
Venus and Adonis (after Teodoro Ghisi)

Venus and Adonis (after Teodoro Ghisi)

By Giorgio Mantovano Ghisi

Located in Middletown, NY

Rome: Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, c1570. Engraving on cream laid paper with a large heraldic watermark, laid down to a cream laid paper matrix, 12 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (324 x 222 mm), ...

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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving

Trophies of War, title page
Trophies of War, title page

Trophies of War, title page

Located in Middletown, NY

Rome: M. Scheap, 1658. Engraving on cream laid paper, 4 5/8 x 5 7/8 inches (117 x 125 mm); sheet 5 x 6 1/8 inches (128 x 151 mm), narrow margins.

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving

The Resurrection
The Resurrection

The Resurrection

Located in Middletown, NY

A rare and beautiful 18th century bible illustration by a female artist.

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18th Century Italian School Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving

The Birth of Adonis; Plate 1 from The Story of Adonis
The Birth of Adonis; Plate 1 from The Story of Adonis

The Birth of Adonis; Plate 1 from The Story of Adonis

By Herman van Swanevelt

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching with engraving on thin laid paper with an early and large unidentified heraldic watermark with a windmill, and the collector's stamp of Count F.

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

Thistle and Moths, plate no. 6, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

Thistle and Moths, plate no. 6, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

The lower caterpillar is yellow, adorned with black patches and long hairs, and is of a rare variety. They lie together in groups, the head of one always gripping the tail of another...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

“Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of waterma...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

“Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of waterma...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

“Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of waterma...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

“Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of waterma...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

3 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

3 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

“Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of waterma...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

“Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: JF Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermar...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

Tree with moth, caterpillar..., Plate 39, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

Tree with moth, caterpillar..., Plate 39, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

The Netherlands: 1705. Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream laid Honig paper with a large heraldic watermark with a Strasbourg Lily and the initials WR. 12 7/8 x 9 5/8...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

Cocoa plant, caterpillar, ..., Plate 26, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

Cocoa plant, caterpillar, ..., Plate 26, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

The Netherlands: 1705. Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on watermarked Honig cream laid paper. 12 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (327 x 245 mm), sheet 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 354), f...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

The Great Fire of London, 1666
The Great Fire of London, 1666

The Great Fire of London, 1666

By James Stow

Located in Middletown, NY

A rare early 19th century view of the Great Fire of London over Ludgate, enhanced with hand coloring.

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Early 19th Century English School Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

The Penance of St. Chrysostom by Albrecht Dürer
The Penance of St. Chrysostom by Albrecht Dürer

The Penance of St. Chrysostom by Albrecht Dürer

By Albrecht Dürer

Located in New Orleans, LA

Chrysostom Monogrammed in the plate lower center "AD" Copper engraving on laid paper “Whatever was mortal in Albrecht Dürer lies beneath this mound.” — Albrecht Dürer’s epitaph T...

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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters More Art

Materials

Copper

The Great Fire of London, 1666
The Great Fire of London, 1666

The Great Fire of London, 1666

By James Stow

Located in Middletown, NY

A rare early 19th century view of the Great Fire of London over Ludgate, enhanced with hand coloring.

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Early 19th Century English School Interior Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Watercolor

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