Two engravings made by Reinier Vinkeles, mounted in a passe partout. The overall dimensoins are 31 x 23,5 cm. ,the prints are in good condition. Engraving on the left, In a room a man receives a letter from another man, Amsterdam 1782, size of image, 12 x 8 cm. Appeared as an illustration in: Pigault-Lebrun, Charles Antoine Guillaume. Karel and…
Engraving of 2 standing female statues with fruit decorations on the head. The print is signed at the bottom left in the Marbol inu plate. The images are 28 x 18 cm, the leaves are 29 x 20 cm. The print is delivered in a passe partout. The condition is reasonable, with a damp spot at the bottom right
A crowd of nude figures, flying in clouds, sweeping towards the lower left, including a female figure in the centre, with a male figure to her left, one arm around her and looking up at her face, after Pordenone. The original drawing was incorrectly attributed to Corregio. The mezzotint was made by William Baillie in 1777. The image is 17,5…
Mezzotint by Richard Purcell after a painting by David Teniers, published by Robert Sayer, ca. 1750. The image is 35 x 23.5 cm in size and in excellent condition. The print is delivered in a beautiful passe partout.
Engraving of the Aalmoesseniers orphanage in Vooren. The image shows the Amsterdam almsmen / orphanage. The print comes from the book;Amsterdam in zyne opkomst, aanwas geschiedenissen, voorregten, koophandel, gebouwen, kerkenstaat, schoolen, schutterye, gilden en regeeringe, beschreven door Jan Wagenaar, historieschryver der Stad Amsterdam. Published in Amsterdam by Isaak Tirion in 1760. Image is 39 x 29 cm and is in…
Abraham and Isaac (Gen. XXII); standing in front of a pyre built of logs, the knife lying on the ground beside them, Isaac holding a bundle of kindling and a torch, looking up at his father, who stands looking at him sadly, with folded arms. Etching by William Bailie between in 1765. The image is 16 x 12,5 cm (excluding…
Very refined engraving made by Reinier Vinkeles after Jacob Buys. It shows an allegorical representation in which one woman holds up the freedom hat and the other holds the cornucopia. In this combination it refers to free trade as a source of abundance. The image is oval with a diameter of 8 cm and a diameter of 6 cm. the…
Anatomical copper engraving from: "Diderot Ou Dictionnaire raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers par une Société De Rivière gens de Lettres." This was published by Diderot and D'Alembert, with 17 text plates and 11 volumes between 1751 and 1772. It contained 72,000 articles by more than 140 contributors. This encyclopdia became a reference work for the arts and…
Engraving of anise, from the book; Traité des arbres fruitiers ; contenant leur figure, leur description, leur culture.. by Henry Louis Duhamel du Monceau. This book was published by Saillant et Desaint in Paris in 1768. The engraving is made after a drawing by Magdeleine Basseporte. The plate edges are 26 x 21.5 cm. The print is in good condition.
Large etching of a classical vase made by Cavalier Giovanni Battista Piranesi. The print is subtitled "Al signor Thomasso Moore". The image is 66 x 26 cm large (excluding text). The print is professionally framed. Total dimensions 104 x 69 cm. Condition of the item is good. Best known for his representations of on the archaeological reconstructions of ruins and…
As you like it, Act V, scene IV Ros. To you I give myself, for I am yours Orla. If there is truth insight, you are my Rosalind Colored engraving from the Shakspeare collection published by Boydell in 1791. The print is after a painting by William Hamilton, the engraving is by Peter Simon. The image is 59 x 44…
The famous Dutch artist Romain de Hooghe engraved this beautiful allegorical title page. The resplendent scene depicts Europa receiving tribute from the peoples of Asia, Africa and the Americas. Opposite, the figure of Geography is unfurling a map for Mars. In the background Atlas holds up the heavens and Apollo drives his chariot across the sky. In the foreground, several…
