Rare Burlesque Engraving print Rancor Cuts the Hat of Ragotin, 18th Century

Interesting engraving by Jacques-Philippe Le Bas depicts the illuminations set up on the evening of 29 August 1739 at the crossroads of St Denys and La Ferronnerie for the wedding of...

This wonderful engraving belongs to a set of three engravings representing children's games. This series dates from the 18th century. It consists of the game of hide and seek, the game of the four corners and the game of the ox leg. The scene depicted here is immersed in an abundance of nature. In the centre is a young girl walking away with her eyes poorly concealed. A young man is also walking away in the opposite direction, holding a handkerchief in his left hand. Behind them, seven other girls are sitting down and seem to be paying no attention to the two young men in the foreground. In the background is a bust resting on a pillar, all decorated with roses. This scene is taken from a painting by Nicolas Lancret...

Beautiful set of 5 engravings by Jacques Renaud Bernard representing the parade hall and the apartments of the Duchess of Orleans at the Royal Palace in Paris, architectural ensemble designed by the architect of Louis XV Pierre Contant D'Ivry. The engravings represent the architectural details of the different rooms (moldings, sculptures, furniture etc.) This set of engravings...

Humorous engraving typical of Flemish representations of the 18th century, representing two seated drinkers . We can see a woman with a glass in her left hand and a carafe in her right, while a man who probably drunk sleeps on the table. Beautiful achievement typical of the Flemish school of the 17th century. Gerard ter Borch - or Terburg - also known as "the young man" was born in 1617 in Zwolle near Amsterdam and died in 1681 in Deventer. He worked as a genre painter and portraitist and was very active especially in Münster and Amsterdam. He discovered his talent for drawing at the age of eight and became a pupil of his father Gerard ter Borch, known as "the old man". The Dutch painter Hendrick Avercamp supported Terburg. He studied with Pieter de Molyn (Dutch painter, draughtsman, engraver and publisher) for three years (1632-1635). He travelled extensively between London, Germany, France and Italy. He in turn became the master of his pupil Caspar Netscher...

Antique print titled 'France XVIIIth Cent - France XVIIIe, Siecle - Frankreich XVIIItes Jahr'. Chromolithograph of French 18th Century Women's Hats...

Antique horse print titled 'La Vraije Methode (..)'. Antique print depicting the schooling of horses. This print originates from 'Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Che...

The print titled "Batiment Leger des Isles des Larrons" is an antique engraving depicting a proa, a type of outrigger canoe, from the Ladrones Island...

Antique engraving prints, make a great gift! Fine crisp impression of great rarity; it is particularly unusual to find a 18th century color engraving print of this quality and condi...