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(after) Jean Cocteau - copper plate engraving

(after) Jean Cocteau - copper plate engraving

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: copper plate engraving (after the drawing). Printed in Paris in 1928 on Abbey Mills Greenfield laid paper and published in an edition of 250.

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1920s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Antique Engraving - Crucifixion Christ  - Silver Plated Copper - After Van Dyck
Antique Engraving - Crucifixion Christ  - Silver Plated Copper - After Van Dyck

Antique Engraving - Crucifixion Christ - Silver Plated Copper - After Van Dyck

By Anthony van Dyck

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

Engraved on a copper panel, silver plated. After Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641).

Category

Antique 1880s French Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Silver Plate, Copper

Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Set of etchings of views of a Greek ceremonial klismos chair. In his fifties, G.B. Piranesi was interested in archaeology and studied in Southern Italy where he produced drawings o...

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Antique 1770s Italian Neoclassical Drawings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in San Francisco, CA

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: circa...

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Prints

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in San Francisco, CA

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...

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Drawings

Set of 3 Copper Plate Engravings, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Set of 3 Copper Plate Engravings, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Set of 3 Copper Plate Engravings, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Lyndhurst, NJ

A Set of 3 large engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi depicting 2 neoclassical Pedestals and 1 Neoclassical urns from the copper plate catalogue of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (17...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Baroque Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Antique Copper Plate Engraving of a Sculpture of Two Men Wrestling
Antique Copper Plate Engraving of a Sculpture of Two Men Wrestling

Antique Copper Plate Engraving of a Sculpture of Two Men Wrestling

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Italian Copper plate engraving of a famous classical statue of two men wrestling, plate XXIX from the Roman publication of 1704, Raccolta di statue antiche e moderne, by Domenico de...

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Antique Early 1700s Italian Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Dragonfly Prints, Neuropteres Plates 3 & 6, Copper Engravings, ca.1800
Antique Dragonfly Prints, Neuropteres Plates 3 & 6, Copper Engravings, ca.1800

Antique Dragonfly Prints, Neuropteres Plates 3 & 6, Copper Engravings, ca.1800

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Dragonfly Prints, Neuropteres Plates 3 & 6, Copper Engravings, ca.1800 This refined pair of antique natural history engravings depicts dragonflies and related Neuroptere...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

1750 SUITE OF 12 COPPER PLATE ENGRAViNGS OF SEPIA OF AMORINI "CHERUBS AT PLAY"
1750 SUITE OF 12 COPPER PLATE ENGRAViNGS OF SEPIA OF AMORINI "CHERUBS AT PLAY"

1750 SUITE OF 12 COPPER PLATE ENGRAViNGS OF SEPIA OF AMORINI "CHERUBS AT PLAY"

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely collectable suite of twelve original copper plate prints of Sepia of Amorini "Cherubs at Play" c...

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Antique 1750s European George II Decorative Art

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Copper

Antique Copper Plate Engraving Depicting Natives of Tahiti Dancing, 1803
Antique Copper Plate Engraving Depicting Natives of Tahiti Dancing, 1803

Antique Copper Plate Engraving Depicting Natives of Tahiti Dancing, 1803

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Dans van O-Tahiti'. Antique print depicting natives of Tahiti, dancing. Originates from 'Reizen Rondom de Waereld door James Cook (..)'. Artists and Eng...

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Antique Early 1800s Prints

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Paper

Old Nautical Print by Engraving on Copper Plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie
Old Nautical Print by Engraving on Copper Plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie

Old Nautical Print by Engraving on Copper Plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie

Located in Milan, IT

Print by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the 18th century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on ...

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Antique 1790s French Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique English Silver Plated Serving Tray with Ornate Accents & Engraving
Antique English Silver Plated Serving Tray with Ornate Accents & Engraving

Antique English Silver Plated Serving Tray with Ornate Accents & Engraving

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This ornate silver plated serving tray was made in England in approximately 1920 in a Victorian style. The tray has ornately decorated handles and outer rim done with a scrolling flo...

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Early 20th Century English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

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Copper

Small Antique Styled English Silver Plated Serving Tray with Ornate Engraving
Small Antique Styled English Silver Plated Serving Tray with Ornate Engraving

Small Antique Styled English Silver Plated Serving Tray with Ornate Engraving

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This antique styled silver plated serving tray was made by Dobman of England in approximately 1950 in a Victorian style. The tray is rectangular in shape with a rope styled beaded bo...

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Early 20th Century English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

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Copper

Antique Botanical Print of Astragalus Verus, Copper Engraving, c.1831
Antique Botanical Print of Astragalus Verus, Copper Engraving, c.1831

Antique Botanical Print of Astragalus Verus, Copper Engraving, c.1831

Located in Langweer, NL

Framing tips: A pale grey or parchment mat with a simple dark frame complements the scientific elegance of the plate. Technique: Copper engraving with original hand coloring Maker: ...

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Antique 1830s German Prints

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Paper

Copper Engraving "Boxing Match in Hapaee from Cook's Voyages" after John Webber
Copper Engraving "Boxing Match in Hapaee from Cook's Voyages" after John Webber

Copper Engraving "Boxing Match in Hapaee from Cook's Voyages" after John Webber

By John Webber

Located in San Francisco, CA

Webber: A boxing match in Hapaee (Hawaii). An original copper plate engraving on paper depicting a boxing match as witnessed during Cook's third voyage.

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Antique 18th Century English Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

English Georgian Coat of Arms Engravings
English Georgian Coat of Arms Engravings

English Georgian Coat of Arms Engravings

By Joseph Edmondson

Located in Queens, NY

7 English Georgian (18th Cent) hand-colored copper plate engravings of coat of arms in blue with gold trimmed frames (by Joseph Edmondson, 1770) (PRICED EACH)

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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Paintings

Materials

Copper

English Georgian Coat of Arms Engravings
English Georgian Coat of Arms Engravings

English Georgian Coat of Arms Engravings

By Joseph Edmondson

Located in Queens, NY

5 English Georgian (18th Cent) hand-colored copper plate engravings of coat of arms in orange with gold trimmed frames (by Joseph Edmondson, 1770) (PRICED EACH)

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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Flowering Henbane : A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Flowering Henbane : A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

Flowering Henbane : A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

By Basilius Besler 1

Located in Alamo, CA

These were then engraved on copper plates by master artists, resulting in the 367 beautiful and detailed engravings which comprise Besler's monumental florilegium Hortus Eystettensis...

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Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Buttercup Flowers: A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Buttercup Flowers: A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

Buttercup Flowers: A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

By Basilius Besler 1

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 ...

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Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Cactus & Rose of Jericho Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Cactus & Rose of Jericho Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

Cactus & Rose of Jericho Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

By Basilius Besler 1

Located in Alamo, CA

These were then engraved on copper plates by master artists, resulting in the 367 beautiful and detailed engravings which comprise Besler's monumental florilegium Hortus Eystettensis...

Category

Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Amaranthus tricolor: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Amaranthus tricolor: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

Amaranthus tricolor: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

By Basilius Besler 1

Located in Alamo, CA

These were then engraved on copper plates by master artists, resulting in the 367 beautiful and detailed engravings which comprise Besler's monumental florilegium Hortus Eystettensis...

Category

Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Bur Reed & Water Hemlock: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Bur Reed & Water Hemlock: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

Bur Reed & Water Hemlock: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

By Basilius Besler 1

Located in Alamo, CA

These were then engraved on copper plates by master artists, resulting in the 367 beautiful and detailed engravings which comprise Besler's monumental florilegium Hortus Eystettensis...

Category

Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

18th Century Set of Four Engravings by J Audran
18th Century Set of Four Engravings by J Audran

18th Century Set of Four Engravings by J Audran

By Gérard Audran

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Set of four 18th Century engravings by J Audran. These fabulously detailed copper plate engravings show Alexander The Great in various Battle scenes, one riding an elephant, spear in...

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Prints

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Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Rare Engraving by William Home Lizars Circa 1826 Hand Colored
Rare Engraving by William Home Lizars Circa 1826 Hand Colored

Rare Engraving by William Home Lizars Circa 1826 Hand Colored

By William Home Lizars

Located in Hudson, NY

Lizars took an active part in the foundation of the Royal Scottish Academy Dimensions given are with the frame dimensions of copper plate engraving only are approximately 11 in wide...

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Antique 1820s Scottish George II Prints

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Paper

Old Biblical Engravings – Luke: Simon, Simeon’s Prophecy & Circumcision, c.1735
Old Biblical Engravings – Luke: Simon, Simeon’s Prophecy & Circumcision, c.1735

Old Biblical Engravings – Luke: Simon, Simeon’s Prophecy & Circumcision, c.1735

Located in Langweer, NL

This work captures both the Jewish ritual and its Christian theological significance. Each engraving was created with copper plate engraving, resulting in precise, crisp lines and d...

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Antique 1730s English Prints

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Paper

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Set of six 18th Century beautiful hand coloured copper plate engravings from '1770- 1786 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' Paris Imprimerie Royale by Le Comte de Buffon Georges- Louis ...

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Antique 18th Century French Prints

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Paper

The Passion of Christ – Twelve Dramatic Scenes, Pieter Mortier Engravings, c1700
The Passion of Christ – Twelve Dramatic Scenes, Pieter Mortier Engravings, c1700

The Passion of Christ – Twelve Dramatic Scenes, Pieter Mortier Engravings, c1700

Located in Langweer, NL

The Passion of Christ – Twelve Dramatic Scenes, Pieter Mortier Engravings, c.1700 Description: This powerful sequence of six large copper engravings (each plate containing two scene...

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Antique Early 1700s Dutch Prints

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Paper

Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject 1782-1832
Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject 1782-1832

Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject 1782-1832

Located in Milan, IT

Print by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the 18th century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on ...

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Antique 1790s French Nautical Objects

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Paper

Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject 1782-1832
Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject 1782-1832

Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject 1782-1832

Located in Milan, IT

Print by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the 18th century,volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on t...

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Antique 1790s French Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject, 1782-1832
Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject, 1782-1832

Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject, 1782-1832

Located in Milan, IT

Print by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the 18th century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on ...

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Antique 1790s French Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Late 17th C John Stalkers "A Treatise of Japanning & Varnishing" Engravings
Late 17th C John Stalkers "A Treatise of Japanning & Varnishing" Engravings

Late 17th C John Stalkers "A Treatise of Japanning & Varnishing" Engravings

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A collection of six copper plate engravings from John Stalkers "A Treatise of Japanning & Varnishing" 1688.

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Antique Late 17th Century English James II Decorative Art

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Paper

Antique French Belle Epoque Figurative Hand-Painted Engravings - Set of 3
Antique French Belle Epoque Figurative Hand-Painted Engravings - Set of 3

Antique French Belle Epoque Figurative Hand-Painted Engravings - Set of 3

Located in Austin, TX

Produced in France in 1913 and 1914, from a copper-plate engraving, each original piece pictured here was part of a larger folio printed on paper that represented the work of several...

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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Drawings

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Paper

'The Market Square at Pirna' - Antique Engraving - Germany - 18th/19th Century
'The Market Square at Pirna' - Antique Engraving - Germany - 18th/19th Century

'The Market Square at Pirna' - Antique Engraving - Germany - 18th/19th Century

Located in Chatham, ON

'The Market Square at Pirna' (After Bernardo Bellotto) - Antique copper plate engraving on paper - titled (in German) in pencil lower left - signed in pencil lower right (unidentifie...

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Antique Early 19th Century German Renaissance Prints

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Paper

1777 Engraving of Tongan Weapons & Artifacts from Captain Cook's Third Voyage
1777 Engraving of Tongan Weapons & Artifacts from Captain Cook's Third Voyage

1777 Engraving of Tongan Weapons & Artifacts from Captain Cook's Third Voyage

Located in Langweer, NL

Printmaking and Distribution: The engraving, produced using copper-plate techniques, allowed for high levels of detail and could be widely reproduced.

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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

GEORGE EDWARDS - Two Hand Colored Ornithological Engravings - U.K. - C.1741-1759
GEORGE EDWARDS - Two Hand Colored Ornithological Engravings - U.K. - C.1741-1759

GEORGE EDWARDS - Two Hand Colored Ornithological Engravings - U.K. - C.1741-1759

By George Edwards

Located in Chatham, ON

GEORGE EDWARDS (Naturalist, ornithologist and artist 1694-1773) - 'A Natural History of Uncommon Birds' (Published in several volumes between 1743 and 1764) - Antique pair of mid 18t...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Rare Copperplate Engraving of the Extinct Dodo and an Ostrich, 1805
Rare Copperplate Engraving of the Extinct Dodo and an Ostrich, 1805

Rare Copperplate Engraving of the Extinct Dodo and an Ostrich, 1805

Located in Langweer, NL

Alongside the dodo are male and female Ostriches (Struthio camelus), the largest living birds, rendered with exquisite detail, showcasing their striking plumage and characteristic po...

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Antique Early 1800s British Prints

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Paper

Westras: A Jan van Aveelen Engraving from 'Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna', 1701
Westras: A Jan van Aveelen Engraving from 'Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna', 1701

Westras: A Jan van Aveelen Engraving from 'Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna', 1701

Located in Langweer, NL

It is an authentic copper engraving made from two plates. The artist responsible for this work is Jan van Aveelen, who was born in Leiden in 1650 and died in Stockholm in 1727.

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Antique Early 1700s Prints

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Paper

Jacques Callot "Misères Et Malheurs De La Guerre" Collection of Engraving 17th
Jacques Callot "Misères Et Malheurs De La Guerre" Collection of Engraving 17th

Jacques Callot "Misères Et Malheurs De La Guerre" Collection of Engraving 17th

By Jacques Callot

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Good general condition despite some foxing on certain engravings. The 18 copper plates of these engravings are today kept at the Musée Lorrain in Nancy.

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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIII Prints

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Paper

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Framed Copper Plate Engraving After Joseph Vernet
Framed Copper Plate Engraving After Joseph Vernet

Framed Copper Plate Engraving After Joseph Vernet

Unavailable

H 20.87 in W 26.38 in D 0.4 in

Framed Copper Plate Engraving After Joseph Vernet

Located in London, GB

Titled "Le Midi". From a collection titled "A Monsieur Le Marquis De Marigny", engraved by L.J Cathelin, France, c.1780. Framed in contemporary handmade gessoed ...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Prints

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Copper

Martinet Copper Plate Engraving of a Parrot
Martinet Copper Plate Engraving of a Parrot

Martinet Copper Plate Engraving of a Parrot

Unavailable

H 24 in W 18 in D 0.25 in

Martinet Copper Plate Engraving of a Parrot

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Sheffield, MA

A large hand-colored copper plate engraving on hand woven paper of a colorful parrot perched on a tree stump by Francois Nicolas Martinet, French, (b.1731-c.1804).

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Drawings

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Paper

The Royal Castle and Palace of Windsor Original copper plate engraving
The Royal Castle and Palace of Windsor Original copper plate engraving

The Royal Castle and Palace of Windsor Original copper plate engraving

Located in New York, NY

Original copper plate engraving with original hand color; printed for Robert Wilkinson, no 58, in Cornhil, and Bowles & Carver, no.69, St Paul's Church Yard London.

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Early 1800s Realist Landscape Prints

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Engraving

Pair of Copper Plate Engravings of French Ports after Joseph Vernet
Pair of Copper Plate Engravings of French Ports after Joseph Vernet

Pair of Copper Plate Engravings of French Ports after Joseph Vernet

By Claude-Joseph Vernet

Located in London, GB

'Vue de la Ville et du Port de Bayonne' and 'Le Port de La Rochelle' From the series 'Les Ports de France' commisioned by Louis XV. Framed in ebonised and gilt Napoleon III period fr...

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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Prints

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Copper

French Antique Copper Plate Engraving of the Luxor Obelisk
French Antique Copper Plate Engraving of the Luxor Obelisk

French Antique Copper Plate Engraving of the Luxor Obelisk

Unavailable

H 42.5 in W 30.5 in D 0.5 in

French Antique Copper Plate Engraving of the Luxor Obelisk

Located in San Francisco, CA

A Grand Tour Louvre embossed engraving of three sides of the obelisk from the Luxor Temple of Thebes, a pink granite monolith that was given to the French in 1829 by the viceroy of E...

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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Decorative Art

Regency Early 19th Century Copper Plate Engraving of a Tiger
Regency Early 19th Century Copper Plate Engraving of a Tiger

Regency Early 19th Century Copper Plate Engraving of a Tiger

Located in London, GB

A Regency period copper plate engraving of a Tiger by William Darton.

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Antique 1820s English Regency Prints

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Paper

Regency Early 19th Century Copper Plate Engraving of a Crocodile
Regency Early 19th Century Copper Plate Engraving of a Crocodile

Regency Early 19th Century Copper Plate Engraving of a Crocodile

Located in London, GB

A Regency period copper plate engraving of a Crocodile by William Darton.

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Antique 1820s English Regency Prints

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Paper

Italian Print Illustration of Two Men Wrestling, Copper Plate Engraving
Italian Print Illustration of Two Men Wrestling, Copper Plate Engraving

Italian Print Illustration of Two Men Wrestling, Copper Plate Engraving

Located in New York, NY

Italian copper plate engraving of a famous classical statue of two men wrestling, plate XXIX from the Roman publication of 1704 Raccolta di statue antiche e moderne, by Domenico de R...

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Antique Early 1700s Italian Baroque Prints

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Paper

Pair of Rare Original Copper Plate Engraving by Henry Moses, 1820
Pair of Rare Original Copper Plate Engraving by Henry Moses, 1820

Pair of Rare Original Copper Plate Engraving by Henry Moses, 1820

By Henry Moses

Located in Lentate sul Seveso (Mb), IT

Pair of rare original copper plate engraving by Henry Moses, London, 1820 Greek vases and pots from the collection of Sir Henry Englefield Dimensions each piece height cm 33, width...

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Antique 19th Century English Posters

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Paper

Emanuel Sweert - Maria Merian - Daniel Rabel - Copper engraving 4 tulips plate 5
Emanuel Sweert - Maria Merian - Daniel Rabel - Copper engraving 4 tulips plate 5

Emanuel Sweert - Maria Merian - Daniel Rabel - Copper engraving 4 tulips plate 5

By Daniel Rabel, Maria Sibylla Merian, Emanuel Sweert

Located in EINDHOVEN, NL

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TULIP ENGRAVINGS EVER PUBLISHED Four Tulips PL.V. (plate 5), copper engraving made by Em(m)anuel Sweert(s) and published by Daniel Rabel in Paris 1622-1633 ...

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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Other Paintings

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Paper, Paint, Parchment Paper

Pair of 17th Century Copper Plate Engraving First Edition 1613 by B.Besler
Pair of 17th Century Copper Plate Engraving First Edition 1613 by B.Besler

Pair of 17th Century Copper Plate Engraving First Edition 1613 by B.Besler

By Basilius Besler

Located in Lentate sul Seveso (Mb), IT

Pair of 17th century original decorative copper plate Engraving first edition 1613 by Basilius Besler "Hortus Eyestettensis" Basilius Besler (1561-1629) was a respected Nuremberg ap...

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Antique Early 17th Century Picture Frames

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Paper

Plate 33: Japanse Afgoden.
Plate 33: Japanse Afgoden.

Plate 33: Japanse Afgoden., 1725

Unavailable

H 14.97 in W 19.3 in

Plate 33: Japanse Afgoden.

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

This plate shows Japanese idols, a pagoda, Persian slaughter of a camel, temples etc. Extremely rare in any edition. Copperplate engraving on a verge type hand laid paper with waterm...

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1720s Figurative Prints

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Copper

Basil Besler, Caryophyllus Flore Original Engraving in Custom Frame
Basil Besler, Caryophyllus Flore Original Engraving in Custom Frame

Basil Besler, Caryophyllus Flore Original Engraving in Custom Frame

By Basilius Besler

Located in Nashville, TN

Hortus Eystettensis. Eichstat & Nurnberg, 1613, Basil Besler. Original engraving with later hand-coloring. Acid free custom three color wash French mat with painted gold-leaf bevel i...

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Antique 17th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Copper

Copper Plate Etching on Paper Portrait of the Arc Angel Gabriel
Copper Plate Etching on Paper Portrait of the Arc Angel Gabriel

Copper Plate Etching on Paper Portrait of the Arc Angel Gabriel

Located in Antwerp, BE

Copper plate etching engraving on paper of the Arc Angel Gabriel signed and dated 1983, in the original silver leaf frame.

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Late 20th Century European Prints

Plate 31: 'Temple de Dayboth a Meaco en Japon - Tempel van Dajboth.
Plate 31: 'Temple de Dayboth a Meaco en Japon - Tempel van Dajboth.

Plate 31: 'Temple de Dayboth a Meaco en Japon - Tempel van Dajboth.

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

(Temple of Dayboth in Meaco / Miyako / Kyoto in Japan.) This plate shows a temple scene with statues, a golden bull, a procession, trumpet players etc. Extremely rare in this edition...

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1720s Figurative Prints

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Copper

Anthony Walker (1726-1765) - The Mowhawk Indian Warrior – 18thC  Engraving
Anthony Walker (1726-1765) - The Mowhawk Indian Warrior – 18thC  Engraving

Anthony Walker (1726-1765) - The Mowhawk Indian Warrior – 18thC Engraving

Located in Meinisberg, CH

• Mid 18th Century copper plate engraving on laid paper • Sheet, ca. 20.7 x 12.7 cm • Presented in a later, vintage/somewhat tired simple mount, ca. 30 x 21 cm (Visible image ca. 1...

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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Figurative Prints

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Ink, Laid Paper, Engraving

Aegidius Sadeler II (1570 1629) 16thC Engraving - Woodland Scene with Travelers
Aegidius Sadeler II (1570 1629) 16thC Engraving - Woodland Scene with Travelers

Aegidius Sadeler II (1570 1629) 16thC Engraving - Woodland Scene with Travelers

By Aegidius Sadeler II

Located in Meinisberg, CH

Aegidius Sadeler (Flemish, 1570–1629) Romantic woodland scene with traveler and his laden mule passing by a seated figure resting on the roadside • 16th, possibly early 17th centu...

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16th Century Naturalistic Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper, Engraving

Plate 856.  Pitcairnia Latifolis.  (Bromeliad)

Plate 856. Pitcairnia Latifolis. (Bromeliad)

By William Curtis

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Each installment featured three carefully hand colored copper plate engravings along with accompanying text on the cultivation and origins of the plants.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish 1550-1600) – Engraving 1582 - Jonah and the Whale I
Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish 1550-1600) – Engraving 1582 - Jonah and the Whale I

Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish 1550-1600) – Engraving 1582 - Jonah and the Whale I

By Johannes Sadeler I

Located in Meinisberg, CH

Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish, ∗ 1550 in Brussels, Belgium – † 1600 Venice, Italy) Jonah thrown to the Whale (First Sheet) Engraved by Sadeler after an image created by Theodor Berna...

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16th Century Renaissance Figurative Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish 1550-1600) – Engraving 1582 - Jonah and the Whale II
Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish 1550-1600) – Engraving 1582 - Jonah and the Whale II

Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish 1550-1600) – Engraving 1582 - Jonah and the Whale II

By Johannes Sadeler I

Located in Meinisberg, CH

Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish, ∗ 1550 in Brussels, Belgium – † 1600 Venice, Italy) Jonah Spat Up by the Whale (Sheet II) Engraved by Sadeler after an image created by Theodor Bernard...

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16th Century Renaissance Figurative Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

House Wren and its Hat House, from the Bien edition of Birds of America
House Wren and its Hat House, from the Bien edition of Birds of America

House Wren and its Hat House, from the Bien edition of Birds of America

By John James Audubon

Located in New York, NY

Bien transferred the images from Robert Havell’s original copper engraving plates of Audubon's Masterpiece, "Birds of America," onto lithographic printing stones.

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1860s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Set of Six Johann Bayer Celestial Engravings

Set of Six Johann Bayer Celestial Engravings

By Johann Bayer

Located in New York, NY

JOHANN BAYER (1572-1625) From Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata... Copper-plate engravings with hand-coloring Paper size: approx 12 x 16”; Framed size: 24 x 27 ...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Prints

Antique Engraving of Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Framed
Antique Engraving of Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Framed

Antique Engraving of Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Framed

By George Louis Le Rouge

Located in Pataskala, OH

From le Rouge's "Atlas Nouveau Portatif à l'usage des militaires et du voyageur" published from Paris this antique old French copper-plate engraving depicts two globes: a terrestrial...

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Antique 1760s French Louis XVI Drawings

Plate 1851.  Cycad.

William CurtisPlate 1851. Cycad., 1787

Unavailable

H 15 in W 17 in D 1 in

Plate 1851. Cycad.

By William Curtis

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Each installment featured three carefully hand colored copper plate engravings along with accompanying text on the cultivation and origins of the plants.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Plate 1838.  Cycad

William CurtisPlate 1838. Cycad, 1787

Unavailable

H 15 in W 17 in D 1 in

Plate 1838. Cycad

By William Curtis

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Each installment featured three carefully hand colored copper plate engravings along with accompanying text on the cultivation and origins of the plants.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Plexiglass, Rag Paper, Wa...

Goosander "plate CCCXXXI, " 1836

Goosander "plate CCCXXXI, " 1836

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H 27.88 in W 36.5 in D 0.2 in

Goosander "plate CCCXXXI, " 1836

By John James Audubon

Located in Houston, TX

This copper plate engraving by Robert Havell, Goosander (plate CCCXXXI), was beautifully designed by John James Audubon.

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Antique Mid-19th Century British Prints

1675 King James Bible Cambridge Complete Illustrated 178 Van Hove Engravings
1675 King James Bible Cambridge Complete Illustrated 178 Van Hove Engravings

1675 King James Bible Cambridge Complete Illustrated 178 Van Hove Engravings

By F.H. van Hove

Located in Albany, OR

Gilt edges, though fading, with 178 copper plate engravings by F. H. van Hove from his first ed. 1671 with title.

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Antique 17th Century English Charles II Books

Materials

Paper

François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) Le pigeon ramier de Madacascar Engraving
François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) Le pigeon ramier de Madacascar Engraving

François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) Le pigeon ramier de Madacascar Engraving

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Meinisberg, CH

François Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731 - c. 1800) Le Pigeon Ramier de Madacascar (The Wood Pigeon of Madagascar) • 18th century hand colored Copper Plate engraving • Plate No. 192...

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18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper

Set of Five Engravings by Ottaviani and Volpato After Raphael's Frescoes
Set of Five Engravings by Ottaviani and Volpato After Raphael's Frescoes

Set of Five Engravings by Ottaviani and Volpato After Raphael's Frescoes

By Giovanni Ottaviani, Giovanni Volpato 1

Located in Long Island City, NY

Rome 1774-1776 by D’urbino Raphael Sanzio, Delle Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano from the elephant folio. Copper-plate engravings with original hand color A highly decorative se...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Gouache

A Set Of Twenty Four Early 19th Century Bird Engravings In Handmade Frames
A Set Of Twenty Four Early 19th Century Bird Engravings In Handmade Frames

A Set Of Twenty Four Early 19th Century Bird Engravings In Handmade Frames

By George Edwards

Located in London, GB

Copper plate engravings with original hand colouring after paintings by George Edwards and others from The Encyclopaedia Londinensis, published by John Wilkes Circa 1800.

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Antique 19th Century British Prints

Plymouth to London Royal Mail
Plymouth to London Royal Mail

Plymouth to London Royal Mail

Located in New York, NY

Richly aquatinted restrike copper-plate engraving of an original engraving published in 1881 in London by G.R.

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1980s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Paeonia polyanthos maior flore  (Peony)

Paeonia polyanthos maior flore (Peony)

By Basilius Besler

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Altdorf, 1613, 1640, 1713 – 50. Copper plate engravings with modern hand-color 374 plates. 21 ¼” to 21 ½” x 16” to 18”.

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1710s Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Simia (Monkies)

John WilkesSimia (Monkies), 1801-1829

Unavailable

H 19 in W 16 in D 1 in

Simia (Monkies)

By John Wilkes

Located in Florham Park, NJ

JOHN WILKES (1750-1810) Encyclopedia Londoninensis London, 1801-1828 Copper Plate Engraving Original Hand-Color 9” x11” Unframed At its best, the zoological art of the early...

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Canis  (Wolf & Hyena)
Canis  (Wolf & Hyena)

John WilkesCanis (Wolf & Hyena), 1801-1828

Unavailable

H 19 in W 16 in D 1 in

Canis (Wolf & Hyena)

By John Wilkes

Located in Florham Park, NJ

JOHN WILKES (1750-1810) Encyclopedia Londonensis London, 1801-1828 Copper Plate Engraving Original Hand-Color 9” x11” Unframed At its best, the zoological art of the early n...

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Sukotyro Sus  (Warthog)
Sukotyro Sus  (Warthog)

John WilkesSukotyro Sus (Warthog), 1801-1828

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H 19 in W 16 in D 1 in

Sukotyro Sus (Warthog)

By John Wilkes

Located in Florham Park, NJ

JOHN WILKES (1750-1810) Encyclopedia Londinensis London, 1801-1828 Copper Plate Engraving Original Hand-Color 9” x11” Unframed At its best, the zoological art of the early n...

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

1772 Map of Part of "West Florida"
1772 Map of Part of "West Florida"

1772 Map of Part of "West Florida"

Located in New York, NY

Original 1772 hand-colored copper plate engraving full title "A Map of Part of West Florida, from Pensacola to the Mouth of the Iberville River, with a view to shew the proper spot f...

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1770s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Bradypus (Three-toed Sloth)
Bradypus (Three-toed Sloth)

Bradypus (Three-toed Sloth)

By John Wilkes

Located in Florham Park, NJ

JOHN WILKES (1750-1810) Encyclopedia Londinensis after Reinhold and Edwards London, 1801-1828 Copper Plate Engraving Original Hand-Color 9” x11” Unframed At its best, the z...

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Asterias (Starfish)
Asterias (Starfish)

John WilkesAsterias (Starfish), 1801

Unavailable

H 17.5 in W 14.5 in

Asterias (Starfish)

By John Wilkes

Located in Florham Park, NJ

JOHN WILKES (1750-1810) Encyclopedia Londinensis after Reinhold and Edwards London, 1801-1828 Copper Plate Engraving Original Hand-Color At its best, the zoological art of ...

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Papauer Flore.  (Poppy Flower)
Papauer Flore.  (Poppy Flower)

Papauer Flore. (Poppy Flower)

By Emanuel Sweert

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Academic Florilegia. Copper Plate Engravings with Hand-Coloring. Sweert, a botanical writer and florist, was born at Zevenbergen in 1552 and died at Amsterdam in 1612.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Framed 18th Century Prints of Historical Figures
Framed 18th Century Prints of Historical Figures

Framed 18th Century Prints of Historical Figures

Unavailable

H 21 in W 16.5 in D 1.5 in

Framed 18th Century Prints of Historical Figures

Located in By Appointment Only, Ontario

Set of six copper plate engravings from Joachim Von Sandrart's Teutsch Academie.

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Antique 1740s German Prints

Materials

Copper

Paeonia polyanthos flore rubro.  Peony
Paeonia polyanthos flore rubro.  Peony

Paeonia polyanthos flore rubro. Peony

By Basilius Besler

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Altdorf, 1613, 1640, 1713 – 50. Copper plate engravings with modern hand-color 374 plates. 21 ¼” to 21 ½” x 16” to 18”.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Ficus Indica (Prickly Pear Cactus)
Ficus Indica (Prickly Pear Cactus)

Ficus Indica (Prickly Pear Cactus)

By Basilius Besler

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Altdorf, 1613, 1640, 1713 – 50. Copper plate engravings with later hand-color 374 plates. 21 ¼” to 21 ½” x 16” to 18” Unframed.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Piper Indicum (Pepper)
Piper Indicum (Pepper)

Basilius BeslerPiper Indicum (Pepper), 1613

Unavailable

H 35 in W 30.5 in D 3 in

Piper Indicum (Pepper)

By Basilius Besler

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Altdorf, 1613, 1640, 1713 – 50. Copper plate engravings with modern hand-color 374 plates.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Narcissus totos luteus  (Daffodil)
Narcissus totos luteus  (Daffodil)

Narcissus totos luteus (Daffodil)

By Basilius Besler

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Altdorf, 1613, 1640, 1713 – 50. Copper plate engravings with modern hand-color 374 plates. 21 ¼” to 21 ½” x 16” to 18”.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Alcea Syriaca (Hollyhocks)
Alcea Syriaca (Hollyhocks)

Alcea Syriaca (Hollyhocks)

By Basilius Besler

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Altdorf, 1613, 1640, 1713 – 50. Copper plate engravings with modern hand-color 374 plates. 21 ¼” to 21 ½” x 16” to 18”.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Pseudo Narcissus (Daffodil, Buttercups)
Pseudo Narcissus (Daffodil, Buttercups)

Pseudo Narcissus (Daffodil, Buttercups)

By Basilius Besler

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Altdorf, 1613, 1640, 1713 – 50. Copper plate engravings with modern hand-color 374 plates. 21 ¼” to 21 ½” x 16” to 18”.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Rosa (Roses)
Rosa (Roses)

Basilius BeslerRosa (Roses), 1730

Unavailable

H 28 in W 25 in D 1.25 in

Rosa (Roses)

By Basilius Besler

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Altdorf, 1613, 1640, 1713 – 50. Copper plate engravings with modern hand-color 374 plates. 21 ¼” to 21 ½” x 16” to 18”.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Solanum Pomiferum (Tomato)
Solanum Pomiferum (Tomato)

Basilius BeslerSolanum Pomiferum (Tomato), 1613

Unavailable

H 35 in W 30.5 in D 3 in

Solanum Pomiferum (Tomato)

By Basilius Besler

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Altdorf, 1613, 1640, 1713 – 50. Copper plate engravings with modern hand-color 374 plates.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Melocactos Melocactus (Cactus)
Melocactos Melocactus (Cactus)

Melocactos Melocactus (Cactus)

By Basilius Besler

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Altdorf, 1613, 1640, 1713 – 50. Copper plate engravings with modern hand-color 374 plates. 21 ¼” to 21 ½” x 16” to 18”.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Solanum Pomiferum Tomato Vegetable
Solanum Pomiferum Tomato Vegetable

Solanum Pomiferum Tomato Vegetable

By Basilius Besler

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Altdorf, 1613, 1640, 1713 – 50. Copper plate engravings with modern hand-color 374 plates. 21 ¼” to 21 ½” x 16” to 18”.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

18th Century Black and White Floral Prints, Set of Six
18th Century Black and White Floral Prints, Set of Six

18th Century Black and White Floral Prints, Set of Six

Located in High Point, NC

Set of six 18th century black and white copper plate engravings of various British plants with their scientific names.

Category

Antique 18th Century English Other Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood, Glass

Pair of Large Prints of Corals and Starfish in Faux Bamboo Frame, Albertus Seba
Pair of Large Prints of Corals and Starfish in Faux Bamboo Frame, Albertus Seba

Pair of Large Prints of Corals and Starfish in Faux Bamboo Frame, Albertus Seba

By Albertus Seba 1

Located in Richmond, London

Why we like it Exquisitely engraved and hand-coloured, the prints evoke the fashion for exoticism in the Enlightenment era Europe. Hand-colored copper-plate engraving, signed in the...

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20th Century Dutch Modern Prints

Materials

Paper, Faux Bamboo, Paint

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Framed Etching of Massive Urn, Piranesi Plate 549, Circa 1820

By Francesco Piranesi, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Downingtown, PA

Piranesi Etching of an Antique Roman Vase and Pedestal, Vasi e Candelabri Paris Edition, Circa 1800–1835 Etching with engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), f...

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Georgian Prints

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Paper

Neoclassical Etching of a Roman Candelabrum by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Neoclassical Etching of a Roman Candelabrum by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Neoclassical Etching of a Roman Candelabrum by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Stamford, CT

Neoclassical Etching of three ancient Roman urn on pedestal, two oil lamps and a vase by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) originally published in 1778 as "Vasi, candelabri, cip...

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Materials

Paper

Neoclassical Etching of Roman Candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Neoclassical Etching of Roman Candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Neoclassical Etching of Roman Candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Stamford, CT

Neoclassical Etching of three ancient Roman candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) originally published in 1778 as Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne ...

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

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