18th Century French Hand Colored Engraving of a Dutch Mother and Child

Pair of hand colored engravings of the Royal Palace and Brussels Park by Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt (also spelled Leizel, active 1750–1800) a German artist and copperplate engraver working from Augsburg. These are beautiful and evocative renderings of architecture, open space and perspective. 1- Place Royal A Bruxelles 2- Vue Du Parc A Bruxelles 22 inches wide 18 high Leizelt produced a series of European and American scenic views at a time when pictures of foreign countries and people were popular and designed for use in optical viewers. As is normal for these prints the series title is a mirror image because optical viewers made use of mirrors which reversed the image. The Age of Enlightenment sparked a great interest in science, so that optical toys...

Pair of hand colored engravings by Jacques Grasset de Sainte-Sauveur, 1797 Paris publication, 'Costumes de Different Pays', (Costumes of Different Countries). This pair depicting two...

Stipple and etching, printed in dark brown ink with hand-coloring.  Likely the original late 18th century frame and thus the print is in excellent condition. Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi...

18th century Italian capriccio depicting ruins based on the Roman Temple of Vesta being visited by a group of Grand Tour travelers. With an arched bridge and another columned structu...

Antique costume print titled 'Eine Moskauerin'. This print depicts a Lady from Moscow with a child, Russia. Originates from a rare costume book titled...

French Engraving Hand Colored Galerie des Modes Costumes Francais, 1779. Rare antique French fashion print hand colored published first ...

A fine watercolour study depicting a mother embracing her infant child. The artist's accomplished hand captures the fine drapery covery the woman, showing the folds of the material i...

Antique Original Charcoal and Chalk Study Depicting a Woman and Her Baby An extremely charming portrait study sensitively and skillfully executed. Framed...