Two 17th Century Engravings of Herbs

These 2 engravings from Jacques Callot are part of a series of 21 prints called "the Gobbis". Numbered 11 and 19, there were published with the 19 others between 1620 and 1622. The l...

17th century pair of engravings by Carlo Cesio, (Italian 1626-1686) depicting painting by Annibale Carracci.

17th century pair of engravings by Carlo Cesio, (Italian 1626-1686) depicting paintings by Annibale Carracci.

Beautiful set of nine 17th Century Dutch botanical engravings from Rheede's Hortus Indicus Malabaricus. Presented in hand painted faux bamboo frames with hessian mounts and Ar70 art ...

Humorous engraving typical of Flemish representations of the 17th 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...

This beautiful engraving is entitled "Country Market" and was made by AF. Bargas (1659-17...), a painter and engraver of the late 17th and early 18th century. This print depicts a ...