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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
La Panthere - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
La Panthere is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du R...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Fountains of Rome
Located in Middletown, NY
A charming scene with romping dogs and spectators watching the cascading water play a trick on an unsuspecting man who is sprayed as he descends the steps, ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

Skeleton of a Deer - Etching by Jean C. Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon". Good conditions with slight foxing.
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Architectura Curiosa Nova, Chalice Garden Fountain
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
George Andreas Böckler, 'Chalice Garden Fountain', antique copperplate engraving, 1664, from the book 'Architectura Curiosa Nova'. A fine, richly inked ...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Engraving

The plan of St. Martin s Church, St. Martin in the Fields
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Society of Antiqauries London, 1744. Engraving on buff wove paper with a large heraldic watermark with Strasbourg lily with a crown and shied and the letters LVG, 9 1/2 x 14 ...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Handmade Paper

Bellos Consejos (Wonderful Advice)
Located in Chicago, IL
An impression from the 1st edition published in 1799, the only edition published during Goya's lifetime. References: Los Caprichos Plate 15; Delteil 52; Harris 50 III.1 Prado ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Aquatint, Etching

Vaso Anzio di Marmo press S.E. il Sig. Schowvaloff-Etching by G.B. Piranesi-1778
Located in Roma, IT
Artist proof, printed on contemporary filigree paper, large margins, representing an antique marble vase , whose details are described in the ending note . The piece is dedicated to ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Court wrestlers of the Sultan of Turkey-dressed for outdoors, resting and fighti
Located in Middletown, NY
Bruyn, Abraham de (after). Court wrestlers of the Sultan of Turkey-dressed for outdoors, resting and fighting. 1577. Engraving on hand made laid paper, 10 5/8 x 6 7/8 inches (268 x 1...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving

18th-century celestial - Eridanus Orion Lepus
Located in London, London
18th-century celestial FLAMSTEED, John. Eridanus Orion Lepus London, C. Nourse, 1753. A fine star chart from the Atlas Coelestis, the largest and most accurate star atlas publish...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

A Chinese Watchman, from The Costume of China, by G.H. Mason, engr. John Dadley
Located in Middletown, NY
London: 1799. Copperplate stipple engraving with hand coloring in watercolor, 17 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (445 x 260 mm) (sheet), full margins. In very good condition with some minor, lig...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving

Le Cocuqar - Etching by Jean C. Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized in 1771. It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon". Good conditions with slight foxing.
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Le Lagopede - Etching by Carl Guttenberg - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized in 1771. It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon". Good conditions with slight foxing.
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Johann Weinmann: set of 12 mezzotint engravings in decalcomania frames
Located in Richmond, GB
Price is for the set of 12 framed engravings. Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made pa...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Venus and the Rose (2nd State)
Located in Chicago, IL
Engraving after Luca Penni
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Flowering Jasmine and Laurel Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper-plate engraving entitled "Gelsiminum Catalonicum, Mairana Latifollia, Euphasiaramosa Pratensis Flore Albo, Euphasia Minus Ramosa Flore Excereruleo Purpurascente", depicting flowering Jasmine, Mountain Laurel...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Chamomile Safflower: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Chamemelum Romanum flore simplici (Chamomile), Cincus Sativus (False saffron, Safflower), Chamaemelum Romanum Flore (Roman Chamomile)", depicting flowering Chamomile, Safflower and Roman Chamomile plants respectively from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thin laid chain-linked paper with wide margins. There are a few small spots and some irregularity of the lower edge. There is some bleed-through of text from the verso. The print is otherwise in excellent condition with striking hand-coloring. The sheet measures 22.25" high and 17.38" wide. Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Zebra - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Zebra is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon". The Artist's signature is en...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Flowering Feverfew Plants: A 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Matricaria Flore Simplici, Matricaria Flore Pleno, depicting flowering Feverfew and Double-flowered Feverfew plants, from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. The feverfew plant is also known as featherfew, featherfoil, or bachelor’s buttons...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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The Organ Grinder
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper with a large heraldic watermark which is partially trimmed, 4 3/16 x 3 5/8 inches (105 x 84 mm), margins trimmed but preserving the signature in the lower...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Fresh Gathered Peas: An 18th C. Engraving From the Series The Cries of London
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a beautifully framed engraving, printed in colors with additional hand coloring, from the famous "Cries of London" series, depicting the lives and professions of the common p...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Engraving

OBSEQUIO á el MAESTRO (‘A gift for the master’)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FRANCISCO de GOYA y LUCIENTES (1746 -1828) OBSEQUIO á el MAESTRO (‘A gift for the master’) Plate 47 from the 1st edition of Los Caprichos (Blas, ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Samuel 14 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Genesis 14 -Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Buttercup Flowers: A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving depicting Ranunculus (Persian Buttercup) flowers from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thick laid chain-linked paper. There is latin text on the verso. There are central horizontal creases and two small holes on the right and another in the left lower corner. It is otherwise in excellent condition. Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Engraving

L Empereur Henri IV aux pieds du Pape Grégoire VII
Located in Middletown, NY
(after Federico Zuccari) The image depicts an event which occurred during the Investiture Controversy in 1077. Here we see the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV humbling himself before Pop...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Woodcut

Le Mococo - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Mococo is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

18th-century celestial - Camelopardal Auriga
Located in London, London
18th-century celestial FLAMSTEED, John. Camelopardal & Auriga London, C. Nourse, 1753. Hand coloured star chart heightened with gold and silver, engraved by John Mynde, from the s...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

Chiesa e Monastero di S. Chiara - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa e Monastero di S. Chiara is a black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions and aged ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

18th-century celestial - Cetus
Located in London, London
18th-century celestial FLAMSTEED, John. Cetus London, C. Nourse, 1753. A fine star chart from the Atlas Coelestis, the largest and most accurate star atlas published up to that ti...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

The Lion - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
Located in Roma, IT
The lion is a wonderful black and white etching on thick laid paper, realized by the Italian master Antonio Tempesta (1555-1630). Not signed. In excellent conditions. Including a...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ceremonies in the Hudson Bay - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
Located in Roma, IT
Joy in the Hudson Bay as they take a Difonto into a hut – Manner of accompanying him to the hut. Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate LIII Image...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Portrait of Jacob Cats, poet – engraved by Michiel Nöel Natalis
Located in Middletown, NY
Amsterdam: Francois Halma, circa 1700. Engraving on laid paper, 13 x 7 3/4 inches (350 x 197 mm); sheet 15 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (400 x 248 mm), full margins. In very good condition wi...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving

The Harvest, Cherubs Disporting with a Goat, Fine Framed 18th Century Engraving
By Jean Jacques Lagrenée the Younger
Located in Cotignac, FR
Fine 18th century engraving by French artist Jean-Jacques Lagrenée. Presented with hand cut mount and gilt filet in fine wood and gilt 'ribbon and reed' frame. Very charming renditi...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Paper, Printer s Ink

Flowering Peppermint Plants: A 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Pulegium Cervinum, Pseudo Pulegium Struthium, Pulegium Regium", depicting flowering Peppermint, Weld and Pennyroyal plants respectively from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thin laid chain-linked paper. There are subtle creases in the right upper corner, very common with Besler's relating to the drying of the paper during its production. The right margin is thinner than the others. The print is otherwise in excellent condition with striking hand-coloring. Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Engraving

"Plovers at Tamagawa" from "Six Jewel Rivers" - Woodblock Print on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Plovers at Tamagawa" from "Six Jewel Rivers" - Woodblock Print on Paper This print, sometimes titled "Chidori No Tamagawa" "Plovers at Tamagawa", is from the series Mu Tamagawa ("Six Views of Tama River", also known as "Six Jewel Rivers" or "Six Crystal Rivers") by Kubo Shunman...
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Edo 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Temples of Iside and Serapi - Etching by G. B. Piranesi - 1759
Located in Roma, IT
Temples of Iside and Serapi is an etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1759. Image dimensions: 41.5 x 55.5 cm. Very precious lifetime impression. C...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Celestial Music - Etching by C.N. Cochin the Elder - Early 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Celestial Music is an original black and white etching on cream-colored paper, realized by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder (1688-1754), the well-known ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Artemis Goddess - Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Artemis Goddess from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some folding. ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Theseus and Achelous, Ovid s Metamorphoses, French Classical engraving, 1768
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving by Massard after Charles Monnet (1732-1808). Theseus returns from the Calydonian hunt and is met by the river god Achelous. From...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Ya es hora from Los Caprichos - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1878
Located in Roma, IT
Ya es hora from Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching and aquatin...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

River Landscape with Boats
Located in Middletown, NY
Denon, Baron Dominique Vivant, after Jan Van Goyen Etching with engraving on buff wove paper, 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (120 x 158 mm); sheet 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (394 x 299 mm), full ...
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French School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching

Le Saki - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Saki is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. Signed in plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description d...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Le Leopard - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Leopard is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Ro...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lowe...
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Contemporary 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Chiesa di Paolo Primo Eremita - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa di Paolo Primo Eremita is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower mar...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Le Margay - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Margay is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807). Titled and Signed on the plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulièr...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Appearance - Etching by C.N. Cochin the Elder - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Appearance is a black and white etching on cream-colored paper, realized by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder (1688-1754) in 1750s. Good condition.
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Etching

Kampf dreier Männer (Man fighting with two couples on horseback)
Located in Middletown, NY
Frankfurt: c1550. Engraving on laid paper, 1 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches (47 x 92 mm), thread margins. Ex-collection D.G. de Arozarena (Lugt 109) with his collector's mark in blue ink on ver...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving

Besler Hand Colored Botanical Engraving of Wood Pink Cottage Pink Flowers
Located in Alamo, CA
A 17th century hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Caryophyllus Maior Sylve Strisvarie Gatus" (Wood Pink & Cottage Pink Flowers) from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. This engraving is presented in a silver and gold-colored wood frame with a green edge and three elaborate cream-colored French mats...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Le Serval - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Serval is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Veduta della Basilica di S. Paolo Fuor delle Mura - Etching
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on laid and watermarked paper (a double circles visible near the bell tower). 38 th Plate from the series " Views of Rome". Signed on plate on lower-left margin "Piranesi F....
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Anatomy Studies - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with foxing and folding. Signed in the plate. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes....
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Surrealist 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Bur Reed Water Hemlock: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Orobanche, Cicuta Maxima, Sparganium (Bur Reed, Water Hemlock, Broomrape) ", depicting a flowering Bur Reed, Water Hemlock, Broomrape plants from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thin laid chain-linked paper with wide margins. There us spotting and some discoloration, most prominently in the upper and lower margins. There is irregularity and some loss along the right paper edge. The print is otherwise in excellent condition with striking hand-coloring. The sheet measures 21.5" high and 17.25" wide. Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Thisbe and Pyramus, Ovid s Metamorphoses, French Classical Myth engraving, 1768
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving by Nicolas de Launay after Charles Monnet (1732-1808). Thisbe, finding the dead body of Pyramus, throws herself on a sword. Fro...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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L once - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
L'once is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi". ...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Tabula Indiae Orientalis - Etching by Frederick de Wit - 1680ca
Located in Roma, IT
This double-page etching with contemporary coloring, entitled Tabula Indiae orientalis, was realized by the cartographer Frederick de Wit for the famous Atlas published in Amsterdam ...
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The Human Body - De Humani Corporis Fabrica- by Andrea Vesalio - 1642
Located in Roma, IT
The Human Body is a original etching realized as plate no. 8 of Andrea Vesalio's "De Humani Corporis Fabrica". The "De Humani Corporis Fabrica is commonly considered a major advanc...
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Aries - Etching by Charles De la Haye - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Aries is an original etching on paper realized by Charles De la Haye after Andrea Stech, in the 18th century. Signed in the plate on the lower. Good conditio...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Pietro Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by P. Campana in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower rig...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman painting - Original Etching by Philip Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman painting - The reverence scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Philippus...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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The Hunchbacked Fiddler (3rd State)
Located in Chicago, IL
The Hunchbacked Fiddler (3rd State), 1654 Etching 266 x 113 mm.; 6 1/2 x 4 7/16 inches Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in a Crowned Shield References: Godefroy 44 III/VI Hollstein 44 III/VI Pelletier, Adrian van Ostade...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Prints

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