Set of Six Framed Engravings Cries of London, 1688

A gorgeous pair of 18th century etchings featuring battle scenes of Greco-Roman mythological characters set over a fountain. The scenes feature Hercules, the muses, cherubs, griffins...

Stunning 18th century colored botanical study print after Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (French 1656-1708) of Fucus algae seaweed sourced from "Elements de Botanique", printed in 1797....

Interesting trio of English Sir William Hamilton Greco-Roman neoclassical hand-colored engravings set of images made in the Grand Tour style. Hamilton was a British ambassador to the...

Magnificent set of three French oil on canvas paintings made in the chinoiserie revival period of 19th century, Europe. The center painting feature...

Fascinating set of six 19th century steel engraved etchings or prints of marine biology species. Five of the six prints were engraved by William Lizars London, England with signature...

19th century pair of English Sir William Hamilton Greco-Roman neoclassical hand-colored engravings. Head of a woman profile made in the Grand Tour style. Hamilton was British Ambassa...

Antique print, titled: 'De Spinneweb Tarantula.' - This original antique print shows spiders of Crete. Dutch text on verso. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers...

Antique print titled 'Quoveli', a Turkish Buddhist hermit. This print originates from ''Nauwkeurige Beschrijving van gansch Syrie, en Palenstijn of Heilige Lant'' by O. Dapper, Amste...

This set of eight European fire-related wood engravings were drawn by G. Freeman and engraved by Dutch engraver Jan Kip from Richard Blome's Commentary on the Bible, 1695. They are titled as follows, starting upper left: 1) Manner of Burning the Martyrs in Smithfield; 2) The Siege of Jerusalem...

Twenty framed steel engravings of English monarchs and rulers from Illustrations of English & Scottish History, by Thomas Archer. Published 1880 in Lo...

Large Picture containing Six Different Engravings of Grouping of Birds, Histoire Naturelle, Ornithologie by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,...

Antique hand colored riverscape / landscape copperplate engraving based on a painting by Jacob Maurer and engraved by Paul Fourdrinier - A View of Westminster Bridge from Lambeth, published according to Act of Parliament 1754 for Stowe’s Survey of London. BIO: Paul Fourdrinier sometimes referred to as Peter or Pierre Fourdrinier, was an 18th Century engraver in England. Paul Fourdrinier, engraver and printseller, was born on 20 December 1698 in Groningen in the Netherlands, the son of Jacques Fourdrinier and his wife, Jeanne Theroude, Huguenot refugees from Dieppe, Normandy. He was a pupil of Bernard Picart at Amsterdam for six years, and came to England in 1720. He was employed in engraving portraits and book illustrations. He also engraved two works by Peter Monamy, marine paintings displayed in Vauxhall Gardens. The engravings were published in 1743, but may have been executed earlier. Starting in 1742 Fourdrinier produced a series of books consisting of numerous folding charts showing "The Succession of Colonels to all his Majesties Land Forces from their Rise to 1742", as well as many other details of British military and naval personnel. The 2004 edition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography makes it clear that in the 19th century edition of the Dictionary of National Biography this engraver's works and career were assigned to two individuals, Peter (or Pierre) and Paul Fourdrinier. Peter/Pierre is now seen to be a fictitious individual resulting from an accidental misnaming of Paul. Paul Fourdrinier is mentioned as the engraver of some of the works listed above, and he has been identified with the Paul Fourdrinier who was of the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, married to Susanna Grolleau, and who died in January or February 1758. The couple had at least five children, including a son Henry Fourdrinier, whose daughter, or granddaughter, Jemima Fourdrinier was the mother of Cardinal John Henry Newman...