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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
A Promenade to a Rout on a fair Evening
By Isaac Cruikshank
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Allen & West, 1797.
Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper, 8 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches (213 x 270 mm), wide margins. Scattered toning, mat tone, and dog-e...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Carolus de Mallery, by Lucas Vorsetman the Elder after van Dyck
Located in Middletown, NY
An exalted portrait of fellow Flemish engraver and publisher Karel van Mallery.
Lucas Vorsterman the Elder (after Anthony van Dyck).
Carolus de Mallery, from Icones Principum Viror...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
Maximilien de Bethune, Duc de Sully
By (After) Frans Pourbus the Younger
Located in Middletown, NY
A portrait of Maximilien de Bethune, Duc de Sully, the Ambassador from Henry IV of France to James I of England; by Gerard Edelinck, after Franz Pourbus the Younger
Etching on fine ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Etching
Shunga - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga is an original modern artwork realized by Katsukawa Schuncho (1726 – 1793) in the half of the 18th Century.
Erotic scene from the series "Koshuko zue juni ko".
A courtesan with a customer under a kimono stand...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
A Chinese Nobleman, 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 Portrait Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Portrait of Marquard Freher, aged forty-nine
Located in Middletown, NY
Engraving on hand made laid paper, 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches (210 x 148 mm), thread margins. An approximately 1-inch vertical repaired tear extends into the image area at the top center ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving
Old man with a long beard and cap - After Rembrandt, copy
By Ferdinand Bol
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper, 3 x 2 1/4 inches (76 x 57 mm), margins. In very good condition with some minor losses at the extreme lower right corner. Pencil inscriptions on the ver...
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Flemish School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper
Holy Family with Two Saints, after Parmigianino
By Antonio Da Trento
Located in Middletown, NY
Chiaroscuro woodcut on cream laid paper with a partial anchor in a circle watermark, printed from two blocks in black and olive-green, 10 3/4 x 8 3...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper, Woodcut
The Triumph of Caesar: Plate IV of IX
By Andrea Mantegna
Located in Middletown, NY
Andreani, Andrea, after Andrea Mantegna
The Triumph of Caesar: Plate IV of IX
1599. Chiaroscuro woodcut in colors printed from four blocks on laid paper in dark brown, grey, and thr...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Ink, Woodcut
18th C. Portrait of Edward Stanley from Henry VIII
s Court after Holbein Drawing
By Hans Holbein
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century engraved portrait of "Edward Stanley" created by Francesco Bartolozzi (1728–1815), after a drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497- 1543) in the 16th century. Holbein was the official artist in the court of King Henry VIII. Bartolozzi used both etching and stipple engraving techniques to create the work which was published by John Chamberlaine in London in 1793 in "The Book of Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein in the Collection of His Majesty".
Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Holbein Hand-colored Portrait of Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury for Henry VIII
By (After) Hans Holbein The Younger
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed hand colored stipple engraving and etching portrait of William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury under King Henry VII and his son King Henry VIII was created by Francesco Bartolozzi (1728–1815) after a drawing and a painting by Hans Holbein (1497-1543), who was Henry VIII's court painter. The print was published in London by John Chamberlaine in 1795. The print was created utilizing stipple engraving and etching techniques by the Italian artist Francesco Bartolozzi, who was employed as the royal engraver by King George III of England. The publisher, John Chamberlaine, was Keeper of the King's Drawings and Medals. The inscription beneath the portrait reads" "In His Majesty's Collection", "Engraved by F. Bartolozzi R A Historical Engraver to His Majesty'' in the lower right, and ''From an original drawing by Hans Holbien'' in the lower left. The original painting by Holbein is displayed at Lambeth Castle and the original drawing is in the art collection at Windsor Castle. The engraving is held by many museums, including: The British Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The National Portrait Gallery, The Chicago Art Institute and The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
This portrait depicts Archbishop William Warham facing to his right, wearing a black cap covering his ears and fur trimmed clerical robes. The print is presented in a decorative gold-colored wood frame with a blue-grey fabric mat. The frame measures 26.5" x 20.13" x 1". The print is in excellent condition.
William Warham (1450-1532) was the last of the pre-Reformation archbishops of Canterbury, serving under King Henry VII and then under King Henry VIII. He was a quiet, unassuming intellectual whose career ended with a strong and brave stance against the divorce of King Henry VIII and the king's resultant withdrawal of England from the Catholic church and his draconian actions against the clergy. As Lord Chancellor...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
San Benedetto Con Altri Nanti, religious engraving after Veronese, circa 1700
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Religious copper-line engraving by CM after Francesco Petrucci after (Paolo Caliari) Veronese. Depicts Saint Benedict and other holy figures.
Paolo Vero...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
Hercule Gaulois, ou L’Éloquence
By Charles-Nicolas II Cochin
Located in Middletown, NY
A classical chiaroscuro woodcut after Raphael executed by Charles Nicolas Cochin Père (1688-1754) & Vincent Le Sueur (1668-1743) . Printed from two bloc...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Woodcut
A portrait of Charles Etienne Bonnet
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Thomas Holloway, 1794.
Engraving on cream laid paper, 9 3/4 x 8 inches (246 x 201 mm), full margins. In good condition with some light discoloration throughout the sheet. As...
Category
English School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
A Man of the Sandwich Islands, Dancing (Hawaii) from Captain Cooks travels engra
By John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A Man of the Sandwich Islands Dancing (Hawaii) is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist for the third voyage of Captain James Cook (1728-1779). The purpose of this voyage was to discover the Northwest Passage and to explore the Pacific Ocean north of the Equator. These engravings were published in 1784-85 by G. Nichol and Thomas Cadell of London in the four large format atlas, Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Captain Cook was an extraordinary explorer known for discovering and mapping unknown territory and for his many contributions to the scientific world. These original engravings from Webber’s drawings and paintings are only a glimpse into this great man’s historical contributions that make him one of the greatest explorers of all times.
This image shows a Hawaiian dancer...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
The Mother Seated in an Inn
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper with an indiscernible horizontal watermark, 6 1/8 x 4 11/16 inches (154 x 120 mm). Thread margins. The first state (of two), before the additional work on...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Lady Stanhope, English mezzotint portrait print after Sir Joshua Reynolds, c1780
By Joshua Reynolds
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Honourable Lady Stanhope'
Anne Hussey (Delaval), Lady Stanhope (died 1811) was the wife of Sir William Stanhope of Whig Park.
James Watson (c1739-...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching, Mezzotint
Cainus fratri necem molitur (Cain kills his brother), Plate I Battles from Old T
Located in Middletown, NY
Rome: Nicolas van Aelst, 1613.
Engraving on cream laid paper with a foolscap watermark, 8 x 11 1/4 inches (203 x 282 mm), thread margins. Scattered expert repairs including minor pu...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving
Fishermen resting by a riverbank
Located in Middletown, NY
Copperplate stipple engraving with hand coloring in watercolor, 17 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (445 x 260 mm), the full sheet, full margins. In very good condition with some minor, light sta...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving
18th Century Engraved Portrait of George Savile, Marquis of Halifax by Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
A superb 18th century engraved portrait of George Savile, Marquis of Halifax, Plate 82 in "The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain", written by...
Category
Realist 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving
A Calvary Skirmish - by Jan van Huchtenburg
Located in Middletown, NY
Haarlem: c1700.
Mezzotint on watermarked laid paper, 11 1/2 x 18 1/4 inches (290 x 462 mm), thread margins. In good condition with expert repairs at the right corners, and upper-lef...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Mezzotint
Venetian School: Neoclassical banquet scene with angels and putti.
Located in Middletown, NY
Brownish black ink on dark cream, handmade, laid paper, 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (208 x 260 mm). Uniform age tone with several scattered, unobtrusive spots of brown discoloration, consistent with age. Right top corner loss, evenly trimmed, paper tape remnants at top left corner, recto. Collector's stamp in blue ink ("PRB"), lower left corner, recto. On the verso is a neoclassical graphite and brown ink study of a procession showing a woman being carried in a birthing sedan chair. The woman is being carried backwards, with putti, and horn players, leading her up an embankment, across a river. In her wake we see a crowned man...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper
Portrait of Thomas Moore - Original Etching by B. Moncernet - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Thomas Moore is an original etching on paper realized by Balthasar Moncernet in the second half of 17th Century.
The state of preservation is good.
With the descriptio...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Saint Paul, from the series of Standing Saints
By Lucas van Leyden
Located in Middletown, NY
Engraving on cream laid paper laid down to wove paper, 4 1/4 x 2 5/8 inches (109 x 68), trimmed inside the platemark. Scattered discoloration and uniform age tone, all consistent wit...
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Dutch School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving
Lady Stanhope - Original Etching
Located in Paris, IDF
John Raphael SMITH (1752-1812)
Lady Stanhope
Original etching after a painting of Joshua Reynolds
Unsigned
On vellum 51.5 x 37 cm (c. 20,27 x 14.56 in)
Very good condition, little...
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Romantic 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Judith Grasping The Head Of Holofernes... by Giovanni A. Sirani after Guido Reni
By Guido Reni
Located in Middletown, NY
Judith Grasping The Head Of Holofernes By The Hair And Looking To The Left, and Old Woman to the Right. circa 1640
Etching on cream laid paper with a foolscap watermark, 10 x 7 inche...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Etching
To Drink in Excess
By Cornelis Visscher
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper, full margins. Trimmed at the plate mark. Scattered light caramel colored areas of discoloration in the sheet corners, light skinning on the verso at the ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Etching
Louis XI, Roi de France
By Jean Morin
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching, engraving and stippling on cream laid paper with an indiscernible watermark in the sheet center, 11 15/16 x 8 3/16 inches (302 x 207 mm), trimmed at the plate mark. A very g...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
William Woollett, engraver, late 18th century artist portrait engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
William Woollett, Engraver
Proof before letters. Etching by Francesco Bartolozzi after Thomas Hearne, 1795. Wove paper.
William Woollett (1735-85) was an important English 18th cen...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
The Actors Nakajima Wadaemon as Bōdara Chōzaemon and Nakamura Konozō as Gon of t
Located in Middletown, NY
Two minor villains from "Medley of Tales of Revenge" square off, as performed at the Kiri theatre, Tokyo, in May of 1794.
Toyko: Tsutaya Juzaburo, 1794.
Woodblock (nishiki-e) with ...
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Edo 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Woodcut
Benjamin West, history painter, portrait, soft ground etching, 1809
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Benj. West RA'
Soft ground etching by William Daniell RA (1769-1837) after George Dance the Younger (1741-1825), 1809.
Benjamin West PRA (1738 – 1820) was an Anglo-American painter of historical scenes around and after the time of the American War of Independence...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
N. Lambert Seigneur de Thorigny: 17th C. Engraved Portrait After Largillière
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 17th century engraving entitled "Messire Nicolas Lambert Seigneur de Thorigny, Conseiller du Roy" by Pierre Drevet after a painting by Noicolas de Largillière, published in Paris in 1698. This portrait depicts a three-quarter length view of Nicolas Lambert de Thorigny, who is dressed in elaborate robes and collar of a wealthy Parisian nobleman of the time. He is seated directed to the left and looking directly at the viewer. He is holding an inscribed note in his right hand. A magnificent billowing curtain is in the background. Lambert's coat of arms is shown in the center of the lower inscription area. In the inscription area is lettered with title, production detail: "Nic. Largilliere pinxit" and "Petr. Drevet sculpsit", and publication detail: "Se vend a Paris chez Drevet rüe du Foin au coin du College de Maître Gervais".
Nicolas Lambert, Seigneur de Thorigny (1600-1664), was a French nobleman and military commander who lived in the 17th century. He served in the French army during the Thirty Years' War, a conflict that took place from 1618 to 1648 and involved many European powers. Lambert fought in several battles during the war and rose to the rank of colonel. After the war, Lambert returned to France and became involved in politics. He served as a member of the Estates General, a legislative body that advised the king, and as a governor of several provinces. He was a counsellor and confidant of King Louis XIV. He had the title of Président de la Chambre des Comptes. He also became a member of the French Academy of Sciences, a prestigious institution that promotes scientific research and scholarship. Lambert was known for his military expertise, his intelligence, and his commitment to public service. He iInherited the Hôtel Lambert in Paris from his brother Jean Baptiste in 1644 and hired some of the most prominent artists of the time, including Charles Le Brun to decorate and furnish the building.
This beautiful old master engraving was created with impressive detailed technique. It is printed on laid, chain-linked paper. The sheet measures 18.5" high and 13.38" wide. The sheet is adhered to an archival backing paper at the top. There is a faint horizontal center fold and mild discoloration in the inscription area and in the upper margin on the right, with mild wrinkling here. The print is otherwise in very good condition, considering its age. This engraving is so rare, that no comparable prints could be identified for sale online. It is currently only listed in museum collections, including: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The British Museum, The Louvre, The Riksmuseum, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Fitzwilliam Museum at the U. of Cambridge, The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Harvard Art Museums, The Finnish National Museum, The Philadelphia Museum. It is shown in the Metropolitan Museum's Cataloque of French paintings entitled: "French Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, published in 2018, page 36. The page is included in the photos.
Nicolas de Largillière (1656-1746) was a French portrait painter who achieved great success and acclaim during the late Baroque and Rococo periods. He was born in Paris and trained under the painter Antoine Goubeau. He studied in Antwerp and London before returning to France. While in England he was a favorite painter of King Charles II and King James II of England...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
John Flamsteed, astronomer, 18th century portrait engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Flamsteed'
Copper-line engraving by Joseph Baker after T Gibson. 1790.
John Flamsteed FRS (1646 - 1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. He catalogued ov...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
"Earl Sandwich Refusing to Leave His Ship": An 18th Century Etching/Engraving
By Robert Smirke
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th century etching and engraving entitled "Earl Sandwich Refusing to Leave His Ship While on Fire in the Battle of Sole Bay" by William Byrne (1743-1805), after a painting by Robert Smirke (1753-1845). It was published in London in 1798.
The print is presented in a cream-colored mat. The mat measures 17.13" in height and 13" in width. The print is in excellent condition.
Edward Montagu, the 1st Earl of Sandwich...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland: Mezzotint After a Painting by J. Reynolds
By Joshua Reynolds
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century mezzotint portrait of Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland, Baroness Percy by Richard Houston after a painting by Joshua Reynolds, published in London by Robert Sayer in 1763. It is a rare, full length portrait of Elizabeth, who was known as Lady Betty. Lady Betty stands, facing to the right, holding her coronet, and wearing her peeress’s ermine and velvet robes over a brocade dress. In the background are a column, a billowing drape, and the grounds of Alnwick Castle...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Elderly Shepherd Leaning on a Staff (after Parmigianino)
Located in Middletown, NY
A lovely chiaroscuro woodcut by Antonio Maria Zanetti the elder after a work by Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola). Printed on cream laid paper, laid down to a cream lai...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Woodcut
Profile of Man, Old Masters Lithograph after Andrea del Sarto
By Andrea Del Sarto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andrea del Sarto, After by Alphonse Leroy, Italian (1486 - 1530) - Profile of Man, Medium: Lithograph, Image Size: 10.25 x 7.5 inches, Size: 19.5 x 14 in. (49.53 x 35.56 cm), Fram...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Crucifixion: 18th Century Etching by Conrad Metz after Daniele da Volterra
Located in Alamo, CA
"Crucifixion" is an etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink by Conrad M. Metz after a painting by Daniele da Volterra. It was published in London in 1789 in 'Imitations Of Ancient...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Portrait of James Caulfield
by William Hogarth, Etching
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 21" x 18" etching was produced by William Hogarth in the mid-18th century. The work has been newly matted and framed with archival materials. The subject, identified as James Caulfield, 4th Viscount, 1st Earl of Charlemont (1728-1799), became commander in chief of the Irish Volunteers...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Peasant with a Crooked Back
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on on laid paper, adhered along left sheet edge to archival wove paper. A rich inking impression in very good condition. From the Picart Edition of 1710.
- Ex-collection Fer...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Etching
Anatomy Studies - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755.
Signed in the plate.
Good conditions with foxing and folding.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes....
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Surrealist 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Profile of Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Pietro Campana.
Signed on the plate, on the lower right.
Go...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait after Raphael - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait after Raphael is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755.
Signed in the plate.
Good conditions with foxing and folding.
The artwork is depicted through confident s...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Carlos de Colonna, Marques de la Espinar
By Paulus Pontius
Located in Middletown, NY
(after Anthonie Van Dyck) Engraving on cream laid paper, 9 1/4 x 6 3/8 inches (234 x 161 mm), full margins. Water stain throughout bottom, diagonal creases in the area of the bottom right corner, paper tape along top edge on recto. A very well inked impression.
__________Flemish painter and engraver Paulus Pontius was born in Antwerp in 1603, and it was in this city that his full life would unfold. At the young age of 13, he was apprenticed to the still life painter Osias Beert, and subsequently to Lucas Vosterman, who was heavily associated with the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens. Vosterman trained Pontius in the skill of engraving, which he took to immediately, finding he had great skill at recreating paintings. Pontius was able to capture the minutiae of light and shadow found on the canvas, and mastered the ability to accurately render the subtleties of brushwork in this alternate media. His success as an engraver cemented his role in the workshop of Rubens, and in 1624, when Vosterman found himself at odds with Rubens, and left Antwerp for England, Pontius assumed his role as foremost engraver in the workshop. It was in this year that Pontius took up lodgings in Rubens's home, and continued to live there until 1631, when courtship and marriage (the first of three) brought him away. After the death of Rubens in 1640, Pontius embarked on a very successful career engraving reproductions of master works by artists including Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, Pieter van Avont, Abraham van Diepenbeeck...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving
Union - Whom --- Has Join
d, Let No Man put Asunder!
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream laid paper. 6 3/4 X 9 5/8 inches (170 x 244 mm), margins trimmed, image intact. Rubbing in the lower left image area obscuring the publishing information (which reads Published by Mm. Darchery, St. James Street March 11, 1783), scattered light foxing, corner loss, top left corner, well outside of image area. "SMP" collector's stamp in red ink on the verso (not in Lugt), and the name "Renier" and the initials "AR" in black ink on the verso. Colors are extremely fresh. Impressions of this work may be found in the permanent collection of the British Museum, and the Yale Center for British Art.
Ex-Collection of Anne & Ferdinand Gabriel (F.G.) Renier, reknowned for their inspriational collection of children's books and works on paper, now housed in the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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The devil officiates at the wedding of Tory Lord North, and Charles James Fox, the Whig statesman whose career spanned almost four decades in Parliament. The satirical scene is the signing of the Fox-North coalition, which was a short-lived partnership the two formed while combining forces in the House of Commons to oust then Prime Minister William Petty, Earl of Shelburne. Fox had fallen out of favor with the Irish born Shelburne, also a Whig, whose ministry remained in power just long enough to see the American War of Independence...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Las Meninas Etching Print, Renaissance Style, 16th Century, Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This etching reproduction of Las Meninas was produced by the Louvre Museum, meticulously capturing the essence of Velázquez’s most iconic masterpiece. Printed using the calcolgraphie...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
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Crispin de Passe Engraving of the Grand Écuyer (Squire) of France
Located in New York, NY
Crispin van de Passe The Younger (c. 1594-1670)
Grand Écuyer de France or Grand Squire of France, c. 1620-1660
Engraving
Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.
Framed: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in.
Crisp...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Filippo Morghen - 1700s
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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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
The Study of Hand after Bouchardon - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
The Study of Hand after Bouchardon is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
The...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Amelia Elisabetha, mid 17th century Flemish portrait engraving, 1651
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Flemish portrait engraving, dated 1651, of Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (1602–1651), who was Landgravine consort and Regent of Hesse-Kassel. From a series of portraits of the Dignitaries at the Peace of Münster (Pacis Antesignani sive Icones legatorum).
Lettered in open letters around portraits: 'PVR ET LOYAL'. Lettered in cartouche below portrait: 'Amelia Elisabetha / ... / ... Nomine P.T. Regens.' and "Anselmus van Hulle...
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Flemish School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
18th C. Portrait of William Harvey, MD: 17th C. Circulatory System Discoveries
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th century engraved portrait of William Harvey, MD by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Wilhem von Bemmel, from "The Heads of Illustrious Pers...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
Thamas Kouli-Kan, Roy de Perse, 1742 (Nader Shah), portrait engraving, 1742
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French 18th century engraving, published in Paris, of the Emperor of Persia, Tahmasp Quli Khan (c.1688-1747), also known as Nader Shah.
150mm by 100mm (platemark)
170mm by 120mm (sh...
Category
French School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
Queen Mary, Queen of England, royalty portrait engraving, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Marie'
Copper-line engraving by Pierre Francois Basan (1723-1797) after Van der vaart.
Mary II (1662-1694) reigned as Queen of England, Scotland, a...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
St. Simon from Les Grands Apôtres Debout Original 17th Century Etching
Located in Soquel, CA
St. Simon from "Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres" Original 17th Century Etching by Jacques Callot.
This portrait of St. Simon depicts him standing in a street, holding a book and leaning on a saw. The saw is typical of St. Simon's depictions as he was said to have been martyred by being sawed in half. Very good impression of this print, with bold lines and high contrast. This leaflet contains the words "Callot fec." in the bottom right, shorthand for the Latin fecit, meaning Callot made this. This edition contains no publishers mark or numbering on the piece, indicating that it is from the first printing state.
Jacques Callot was born in the Duchy of Lorraine around 1592 to an important family in the court. He started an apprenticeship as a goldsmith at the age of 15, but later began learning etching. He is known for his technical skill in etching and for developing the echoppe style etching needle. Callot's etchings featured religious figures as well as soldiers, common people, beggars, and court individuals. His series "The Miseries and Misfortunes of War," published while Lorraine was invaded during the Thirty Years War, later influenced Goya's "Los Desastres de la Guerra...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper, Etching
Sir Francis Bacon: 18th C. Portrait of Philosopher, Scientist, Author, Statesman
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of Sir Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor by Jacobus Houbraken in 1738 after a p...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, mezzotint portrait print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672 - 1733) was a Swiss traveller naturalist and geologist. His best known scientific works are his paleontological 'Lithographia Helvetica' (1726) and his 'Physica Sacra...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint, Etching
Aegidius Sadeler II Engraving "Petronia, First Wife of Vitellius, Roman Emperor"
By Aegidius Sadeler II
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Aegidius Sadeler II
Petronia, First Wife of Vitellius, from set of Roman Emperors and Empresses, c. 16th-17th century
Engraving
Publisher: Marcus Christoph Sadeler
Sight: 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.
Framed: 19 3/4 x 15 1/4 x 1 in.
This image was conceived in the 16th century by Aegidius Sadeler II and published by Marcus Christoph Sadeler. It is unclear when the present version was executed.
Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II[1] (1570–1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and his successors. Sadeler was born in Antwerp in the Sadeler family of print dealers and engravers. He was the son of Emmanuel de Sayeleer and the nephew of Aegidius I, Jan I en Raphael Sadeler.[2] He was trained by his uncle Jan I and became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1589. He was active in Munich the next year in 1590, in Rome in 1593, in Naples and then again in Munich in 1594–1597. From 1597 he settled in Prague where he became court engraver for Rudolf II and made engraved portraits of notables and engravings after artworks there, most notably paintings by Bartholomeus Spranger, Roelant Savery, Hans von Aachen, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, and sculptures by Giambologna and Adriaen de Vries.
His early engravings were mostly faithful copies of works by Albrecht Dürer in the Imperial collection and copies of paintings by notable Italian painters such as Raphael, Tintoretto, Parmigianino, Barocci and Titian or by Northern painters who worked there, such as Paul Bril and Denys Calvaert. In Prague he also engraved portraits of the notables of Rudolf's court, and collaborated with Spranger, Joseph Heintz the Elder, Jacobus Typotius and his friend Anselmus Boece de Boodt (1550-1632), Rudolf II's gemologist and physician.[3]
After Rudolf II died he enjoyed the favour and protection of the two succeeding Emperors, Matthias and Ferdinand II.[4][5] According to Michael Bryan...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
Diogenes the Cynic, Greek philosopher. C18th Grand Tour Roman bust engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Diogene Cinico'
Copper-line engraving by Pazzi after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia (1692-1768).
From 'Musei Capitolini' a series of engravings showing the sculpture of the Capitoline Museum in Rome.
240mm by 170mm (platemark)
420mm by 270mm (sheet)
Diogenes, also known as Diogenes the Cynic, was a Greek philosopher...
Category
Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
Galileo, late 18th century science astronomy portrait engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Galileo Galilei (1564- 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution....
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
Figure with Their Head Leaning Against...- Etching by Castiglione - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized by Castiglione (Il Grechetto) in 1640 ca. From the Series Small Studies of Heads
Good condition.
Ref. Bartsch 46.43
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
