Europe - Prints

Great image of mushrooms. Unframed. Published, circa 1900.

Antique print titled 'A slap on the back, more pleasant than it looks'. Old print of a Chinese man giving a massage and a Chinese man smoking opium. This print originates from 'Sketc...

Antique map titled 'Plan der Stad en 't Kasteel Batavia'. A very rare late 18th century detailed plan of Batavia, Indonesia, with an alpha-numeric key showing the main areas and buil...

Antique print titled 'Palais de la Legion d'Honneur (Paris)'. View of the Palais de la Légion d'honneur in Paris, France. Originates from 'Meyers Universum'. Artists and Engraver...

The engraving titled "Natives Of Caria, A Province Of Anatolia In Turkey In Asia" depicts two individuals from Caria, a historical region in what is now modern Turkey. The attire and...

Antique print titled 'Cochinchine'. Two portaits of Vietnamese men one showing in military attire and the second in civilian dress. Originates from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers...

Antique print titled 'Homme et Femme Hottentots'. Old print showing Hottentots, nowadays called Khoikhoi. This print originates from Prevost's 'Histoire Generale des Voyages'. Ar...

Antique print, titled: 'Diss ist die herrlichkeit ermudete Soldaten Im marquetensters Zelt Taback, Bier und ein braten' Mezzotint of soldiers taking a rest near the sutler's tent...

Title: Grid of French Renaissance Artistic Designs, 1887 Description: This compilation features nine prints from the French Renaissance, illustrating the intricate typographic decorations, model printing, tapestry, and architectural ornaments that characterized the period. These prints are detailed engravings of various decorative arts, including textiles, stonework, and wood carvings, showcasing elaborate patterns and vibrant colors typical of the era. Maker and Publication: These prints were created by Heinrich Dolmetsch and are part of "Der Ornamentenschatz," a collection published in 1884 by Julius Hoffmann in Stuttgart. This work is an exhaustive encyclopedic compilation that includes a variety of European artistic styles and is highly valued for its precision and attention to historical detail. Attractiveness and Decorative Appeal: - Complexity and Detail: Each print is filled with complex geometric patterns, organic forms, and figurative representations that are meticulously crafted. - Historical Accuracy: The authenticity in the depiction of Renaissance motifs appeals to both historians and art lovers. - Aesthetic Diversity: The collection showcases a wide range of colors and designs, from monochrome engravings to polychrome decorations, making each print visually unique and appealing. - Cultural Significance: These prints not only serve as decorative art but also provide insights into the cultural and artistic practices of the French Renaissance, reflecting the period’s social values and aesthetic preferences. These elements make the prints not only valuable pieces of historical documentation but also highly decorative artworks suited for both scholarly study and aesthetic enjoyment. The prints from Heinrich Dolmetsch's "Der Ornamentenschatz" utilize **chromolithography**, a method for making multi-color prints. This technique became very popular in the 19th century for its ability to produce vivid, detailed, and colorful images. It involves using multiple lithographic stones, one for each color, and was especially prized for its effectiveness in replicating the textures and hues of a wide range of materials, including the lustrous quality of gold. How the Gold Highlights Were Achieved: The gold highlights in these prints likely utilized a technique within chromolithography where a special gold ink or a layer of finely powdered bronzing was applied. This method can mimic the shimmer of real gold: - Gold Ink: Made from various components, including a metallic powder suspended in a medium, gold ink can be used to print directly onto the image areas intended to look gilded. - Bronzing: After printing an adhesive layer, finely powdered bronze is applied, adhering to the sticky areas and producing a gold-like effect when the excess powder is removed. These techniques enabled Dolmetsch to replicate the opulent and intricate designs typical of the French Renaissance with a realistic metallic sheen, adding richness and depth to the prints and enhancing their decorative appeal. When searching for prints like those in Heinrich Dolmetsch's "Der Ornamentenschatz," particularly those with intricate Renaissance designs and metallic highlights, people often use the following keywords: 1. **Chromolithography Prints** 2. **Renaissance Art Reproductions** 3. **Antique Art Prints...

Set of two antique botany prints. These prints originate from 'The floral magazine; comprising figures and descriptions of popular garden flowers'. Published by L. Reeve & Co, circa ...

Wonderful image after Carracci Fine Steel engraving. Published by Jones & Co. C.1850 Unframed.

Pair framed antique engravings of ottoman personages. Set of 12 hand coloured antique engravings of 36 diverse personages of Ottoman and Oriental background spectacularly attired in ...

Antique print titled 'Renaissance - Renaissance - Renaissance'. Chromolithograph of jewelry designs from Italian manuscripts 15th and 16th centuries ornaments. This print originates ...

Antique print titled ‘Costume Militaire, XVe Siecle.’ Original antique print of a military costume, 15th century. This print originates from 'Costumes historiques de femmes du XIII, ...

Great map of Ancient Greece. Showing the region of Boeotia, including Thebes Drawn by J.D. Barbie Du Bocage Copper plate engraving by P.F T...

Antique print titled 'Collustrationis typus'. Optical view depicting an illuminated square of an unidentified town (probably in Germany) on the occasion of the coronation of the Germ...

Wonderful image by Arthur Rackham. It is one of the illustrations for Wagner's " The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie " Tipped in plate. On card Lithograph. Published 1910 The measurem...

Antique costume print titled 'Shah de Perse'. Original antique print of a Shah of Persia. This print originates from 'Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde' by Augu...

The antique print titled 'Zweyte Vorstellung' is a historical military print published by the 'Militarischen Gesellschaft in Zurich.' This society was known for producing a series of prints focused on infantry warfare and infantry training. The etchers who contributed to these prints over the years include: - J. G. Sauter, active during 1748-51 and 1754-87. - J. R. Holzhalb, also active during 1748-51 and 1754-87. - J. H. Meyer, who worked on the prints from 1788 to 1795. - J. B. Bullinger, H. Brupbacher, and several others. These prints likely served as educational and instructional materials for military training...

Title: "Ornate Baroque Stairs: Van der Horst's Design Mastery" Description: These original antique engravings are from Tieleman van der Horst's comprehensive architectural work, illustrating the intricacy and grandeur of Baroque staircase designs. Engraving XVII reveals a dual staircase...

Chromolithograph titled 'New York Tribune'. The New-York Tribune was an American newspaper founded in 1841 by editor Horace Greeley. This print originates from 'Vanity Fair'. Publish...

Antique map titled 'Kentucky'. Original antique map of Kentucky, United States. This print originates from 'Encyclopaedia Britannica', Ninth E...

Description of the Print This print, titled "Het Nieuwe Diep" (The New Deep), depicts a dramatic maritime scene near the coast of Texel, an island in the Netherlands. The scene features a sailboat struggling against turbulent waters, its sails billowing under the force of strong winds. The sky is filled with dark, stormy clouds, adding to the tension of the scene. In the background, other ships are visible, likely heading towards the same destination, navigating through the rough sea. On the left side of the print, a small group of figures is seen standing on a rocky outcrop or pier, possibly awaiting the arrival of the vessels or simply observing the unfolding drama at sea. Artist: - P.J. Schotel: The artist responsible for the original artwork. Schotel was a renowned Dutch marine painter, known for his detailed and dynamic representations of seascapes and naval scenes...

Original Antique prints of butterflies that are hand-colored in the late 19th century. More details about the butterflies: 1. **Venus Fritillary (Argynnis pandora)**: This is not a ...

Antique map titled 'Leoverdia.' Bird's-eye view plan of Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands. With key to locations and coats of arms. Text in Dutch on verso. This plan origina...

Antique map of part of the United States showing Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and part of Florida. With inset maps of the southern ...

Antique costume print titled 'Woman of the neighbourhood of Antwerp'. Old costume print depicting a woman of the neighbourhood of Antwerp, Belgium. This print originates from 'The Co...

Antique print titled 'Dame Japonaise'. Lithograph of a Japanese lady. This print originates from 'Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde...

This print, titled "Reptiles and Insects of Various Parts of the World," is an 18th-century engraved work issued around 1778 in London for Middleton. It features an array of meticulo...

Antique print titled 'The Ascension'. Original antique print on chine collé, made after the painting by Perugino. Source unknown, to be determined. P...

Antique Botanical Print – Exotic Orchid Selenipedium Hybridum Grande, c.1888 Description: A captivating and rare botanical illustration of Selenipedium hybridum grande, one of the m...

Antique print titled 'Pivoine'. Print of peony (or paeony) flowering plant. This print originates from 'Musée d'Histoire Naturelle' by M. Achille Comte. Artists and Engravers: Publ...

This work is a hand-colored toned lithograph, likely created by Théodore du Moncel around 1840. It depicts a picturesque view of a fortified hill with a bustling waterfront and a var...

Antique original hand-colored print of the Nose-Carp. This print originates from 'Icones Piscium Austriae Indigenorum' by the Baron von Meidinger.

These prints belong to an era when scientific expeditions were beginning to bring back exotic species from distant lands, inspiring a surge of interest in documenting and classifying...

Very decorative antique original German school wall chart, made in Germany 1967. Featuring the ''common'' wild rabbit (latin Lepus Europaeus) as it runs, bone structure, footprints....

Antique bird print titled 'Anser Fabalis'. Old bird print depicting the taiga bean goose. This print originates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wr...

Description: Antique print, untitled. This original old antique print shows an ancient Roman tomb and a floor plan in Rome, Italy. This original old ant...

Antique print titled 'Etudes et Croquis, Pl. 48'. Old lithograph of a blackberry bush with blackberries. This print originates from 'Etudes et croq...

Antique map titled 'South America agreeable to the most approved maps and charts'. Rare map of South America depicting Chili, La Plata, Paraguay, Brazil, ...

White Stork Antique Dutch Bird Print by Sepp and Nozeman, 18th Century This elegant hand-colored copper engraving titled 'Ardea Ciconia' presents the white stork (*Ciconia ciconia*)...

Antique print titled 'Naturels de la Nouvelle-Guinée'. Original old print with natives of New Guinea. This print originates from 'Voyage autour du monde exécuté par ordre du roi, sur...

Antique print titled 'De Mizmoune'. Old print depicting a music sheet with the 'Mizmoune' (Moorish song), a Dance and a Turkish song. Originates from the first Dutch editon of an int...

Elegant hand-watercoloured print representing Jellyfishs, from the Japanese Sea Life Series This marine style print is available in 6 different natural representations to create a br...

Antique print titled 'General View of Tyre'. Tinted lithograph of Tyre. Tyre, modern Arabic Ṣūr, French Tyr or Sour, Latin Tyrus, Hebrew Zor or Tsor, town on the Mediterranean coast ...

Set of 4 original prints of 'McIan's Costumes of the Clans of Scotland'. Included are: Matheson, Lamond, Mac Nicol and Urquhart. This is the reprint of the famous 1845 version, published by David Bryce...

Antique map titled 'A Map of Leicestershire from the best Authorities'. Original old county map of Leicestershire, England. Engraved by John Cary. Originates from 'New British Atlas'...

Antique print titled 'Le Serpent à plusieurs Testes: dans le Labyrinte de Versailles'. This print illustrates the fable 'The Snake with several heads' of the labyrinth of Versailles ...

Antique print titled 'The Music Lesson'. Original antique print on chine collé made after a painting by A. Watteau. This print originates from volume ...

Antique print titled 'This New Design of my Invention, is most humbly inscrib'd to the Rt. Honble Robert Walpole (..)'. Old print depicting a new de...

These botanical prints from "Les Plantes à Feuillage Coloré, Tome Second," published in 1880 by J. Rothschild in Paris, are exquisite examples of 19th-century botanical illustration....

Antique costume print titled 'Woman of the neighbourhood of Rotterdam'. Old costume print depicting a woman from the region of Rotterdam. This print originates from 'The Costume of t...

Large antique print of the presentation of Mary. Published by Mosella-Verlag, 1913. This print originates from a series titled 'Kathol. Schulbibelwerk von Dr. Ecker'.

Antique print titled 'S. A. R. Madame, Duchesse D'Angoulême'. Lithograph of Marie-Thérèse Charlotte of France, eldest child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. This print originates f...

These chromolithographs, originally published in the *Revue Horticole*, represent some of the finest examples of 19th-century botanical art, showcasing an exquisite level of detail a...

Antique print titled 'CHARLOTTE- MARGUERITE DE MONTMORENCI' Original antique print of Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency. Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (11 May 1594 – 2 Dec...

"Armiger et Ephebus Indi" — Hand-Coloured Engraving from the Grand Carrousel of 1662 An exceptional hand-coloured copperplate engraving from the celebrated Grand Carrousel held at t...

Antique print titled 'Europa XVII, XVIIIth Cent - Europe XVII, XVIIIe Siecle - Europa XVII, XVIIItes Jahr'. Chromolithograph of European 17th-18th century costumes...

Engraving printed in black on laid paper framed with a neoclassical style gold leaf frame. The engraving shows a beautiful view from the Aqueduct of Corigliano, Calabria. Marks with ...

Antique print titled 'Englische Salonmoebel im Chippendale Karakter'. Lithograph of salon furniture. This print originates from 'Det Moderna Hemmet' by...