19th Century Scottish Engraving of Ring Tail Eagle Sea Eagle by J.G. Warnicke

This beautiful piece emerged from the graphic compendium Costumes civils, militaires et religieux, du Mexique civil, work of the renowned Italian artist Claudio Linati (1 February 1790 – 11 December 1832), written in French and printed in Brussels in 1828. This original and signed watercolor is the outcome of Linati’s artistic values and expert lithographic technique. In words of the author “I have chosen the most elegant gears, as well as the most bizarre, like the one on this plate, which may contrast by its severity with the alluring of the more feathery costume of the palencanas. (…) The basket carried by the woman is carefully made of woven cane. For a better characterization of the country, this young native female carries an anona, known among the Spaniards as pineapple due to its similarities with the pinecone”. This plate is the sole image of the style composition prevailing in Costumes civils, militaires et religieux, du Mexique civil consisting in precise details of costume and material culture, as can be recognized in the representation where even though the female figure is placed in the foreground, the focus of the image falls into gear: a blue checkered shawl and skirt.

This signed plate emerged from the graphic compendium entitled Costumes civils, militaires et réligieux du Mexique. In this work, Linati included not only picturesque representations of the common people, but also a few historical figures, meticulously commented on and chosen out of a commitment to the ideals of the independence and reform of Mexico. The frontispiece of the book, this plate is the only one that shows the subject from the torso up; by doing so, the image resembles the classical style in the busts of antiquity. The presence of the Emperor sets...

Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764 — 1846).

Magnificent restored mid-19th century lithograph in it's original frame. Transporting your senses to a place far away is what great art does, thus being the case with this. The waves...

Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764-1846).

Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764-1846).

This drawing is representing a half nuded woman led on a bed. The frame is in a Gilt color, and the drawing is done on a white support. It has made during the 19th Century in France.

Fine colourful engraving presenting a wedding dance and all the guests around. France, circa 1890.  

A large early 19th century Empire period engraving. depicting Belisarius receiving Almas, original ilded frame in classical taste, with original gl...

Two engravings from the book "The Description of Egypt", a major publication by the scholars who accompanied Napoleon, which included descriptions and engravings made by these schola...