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L’Escamoteur – The Illusionist: French Satirical Engraving (SOLD)

Wonderful colored engraving by Morette after a work by Pasquier. A magician or illusionist entrances an audience at a French

In this wonderful satire, the French Foreign Minister asks a British diplomat how he is faring. The British Diplomat says

Elegant circa 1830 engraving by French engraver François Forster after the painting known as “La Femme au Miroir” (The Woman

Portrait of George Canning (11 April 1770 – 8 August 1827) a British Tory statesman who served twice as Foreign Secretary and also occupied various

Image Size Approximately 26 x 21 inches. Color mezzotint circa 1790 by William Ward after the painting by his brother

Beautiful watercolor in soft autumn shades shows a covered bridge and a modern bridge in a Swiss landscape. We believe

Charming copperplate engraving of an adorable little terrier (perhaps a wire-haired jack russell or a fox terrier) by the well-known

Vinzenz Daxelhofer, also known as “Dax” studied architecture at Zurich’s technical institute ETH, but has devoted himself to painting since

Expressionist style summer hillside with mountains in the background. The work is signed O. Leu, 1960. We are uncertain of

Les Merveilleuses – Original Engraving by Carle Vernet (French, 1758 – 1836) Two Merveilleuses, accompanied by an “Incroyable” take a

Les Incroyables et Merveilleuses – The Fashionable Post-Revolutionary Set 19th Century hand colored engraving from the group of 24 designs

Une Merveilleuse – Plate No. 4 The Fashionable Post-Revolutionary Set – Paris Circa 1796 19th Century hand colored engraving from

Heraclitus of Ephesus was a pre–Socratic Greek philosopher from Ephesus. He was said to have been melancholic and is known as the he was

Democritus ( c. 460 – c. 370 BC) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher known for his formulation of an atomic theory

Colorful limited edition lithograph showing a cluster of houses on a rocky mediterranean coast. Numbered 39 / 100 and signed

Le Grand Plongeon Tachete, L’Eider Male, Le Fou de L’Isle de Java, Le Cormoran – Loon, Eider, Gannet, Cormorant Original

Piette Male, Le Canard Siffleur, Le Petrel, Puffin – Smew, Widgeon, Petrel and Puffin Original 18th Century copperplate print after

Ibis, La Spatule, La Pie de Mer, Le Grisard Ibis, Spoonbill, Eurasian oystercatcher, Gull Original 18th Century copperplate print after a

“Chevrette” – Drawing of a Small Goat by Pierre de Salis-Soglio Dimensions: 9 x 7 cm Condition: Light but even

“Chevre” – Drawing of a Goat by Pierre de Salis-Soglio Dimensions: 11.5 x 12.5 Condition: Light but even discoloration of the

Historic 19th Century French Print, Framed in Period Frame Rouget de Lisle, Composer of the Marseillaise, sings the French National