Rare Antique Engraving of a Large Ornamental Bacchic Altar or Pedestal, 1740

Roman Funerary Monument and Relief Sculpture – Montfaucon Engraving, 1721 DESCRIPTION Large classical engraving depicting Roman funerary and commemorative monuments, recorded after ...

Antique print, titled: 'Basis Columnae Rostratae (?)' - This original old antique print shows a rostral column in Rome, Italy. It is a type of victory column, originating in ancient Greece and Rome where they were erected to commemorate a naval military victory. This original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Beschryving van Oud en Nieuw Rome. Verdeelt in drie Deelen. In 't Fransch beschreven door den Heer Francois Desseine. En in 't Nederduitsch vertaalt.', by Francois Desseine and published by Francois Halma in 1704, first published in French in 1690. Copies of this work are rarely complete as the maps and engravings are of high quality matching the work of Piranesi. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'P. Sluiter' after 'Jan Goeree'. Made by P. Sluiter after Jan Goeree. Jan Goeree (1670-1731) was a Dutch engraver and poet. He was the son of the Middelburg bookseller Willem Goeree. Born in Middelburg, but soon they moved to Amsterdam. Initially he focussed on painting, assumably a student of Gerard de Lairesse. But he is best known for his engraving skills, depicting mosttly emblematic and historic scenes. In 1705 he was commisioned by the Mayor of Amsterdam to design the drawings for the ceiling paintings for the grand hall of the old city hall...

Élévation de l’Autel de la Chapelle du Château d’Écouen – Engraving by Louis-Pierre Baltard A refined architectural engraving by Louis-Pierre Baltard (1764–1846), titled Élévation g...

Antique religion print titled 'Het Heilige der Heilige binnen den Tempel van Salomon'. This print depicts Solomon's Temple, the Holy of Holies, showing the Ark of the Covenant...

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...

G. B. Piranesi, in his fifties, was interested in archaeology and studied in Southern Italy where he produced drawings of Greek architecture. Medium: Etching on laid paper. Year: c...

Italian Neo-classic engravings of an ionic base pedestal blueprint in a burl wood frame with an ivory double-mat (Companion pieces: NWL6074, NWL6075 & NWL6076)

Italian Neo-classic engravings of a tuscan base pedestal blueprint in a burl wood frame with an ivory double-mat (Companion pieces: NWL6074, NWL6075 & NWL6077)