The Flower Garden – 18th Century Caricature by Matthew and Mary Darly
Engraving by Matthew (and Mary?) Darly of a woman in profile, with a towering coiffure, adorned by a flower garden
Antique Prints
Wigs – Rococo Period Caricature by Mary and Matthew Darly
Amusing caricature print by Matthew (and?) Mary Darly showing the heads of 14 aristocratic gentlemen in the fashionable wigs of
La Chinoise de Province et Son Magot – Napoleonic Period Caricature by Adrien Victor Auger
Handcolored Napoleonic period caricature entitled: La Chinoise de Province et Son Magot, ou le Bon Goût transplanté Engraved in 1813
Adorning the Term of Hymen – Engraving after Sir Joshua Reynolds
Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen after the painting in the Tate Museum by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Three women
18th Century Print of Two Bichon Dog Breeds – Bolognese and Petit Chien Lion
Fabulous small 18th century Buffon illustration of two Bichon toy small dog breeds: the Bolognese (das Bologneserhundchen) and the Löwchen
Maria Sibylla Merian – Opossum “Rat de Forest” plate 66 of Merian’s “Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium”
The Seventeenth-century German artist and natural history illustrator Anna Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717) is best known for her travels and
The Kings and Queens of England – Jean Dassier
Kings and Queens of England, circa 1731: Famous set of antique medals in damascened bronze by the Swiss artist Jean
Cereus Cactus Flower – Plantae Selectae
Tab XXXII – Cereus Original 18th Century engraving from Plantae Selectae. Condition: Very good. Some light spotting. The high light
Cereus – Night Blooming Cactus – Plantae Selectae Plate XIV
Plantae Selectae – Tab XIV – CEREUS – Night Blooming Cactus Condition: Very good. Some light spotting. The high light
Red Pineapple – Plate III – Ehret / Trew – Plantae Selectae
Plate III – Ananas folio fix ferato Original 18th Century engraving from one of the greatest botanical books ever published.
Pineapple – Ehret / Trew – Plantae Selectae
Plate II – Ananas (Hawaiian Pineapple) from Plantae Selectae Condition: Very good. Some light spotting and creasing. The high light
Vespucci Observing the Stars at Night – Stradanus Nova Reperta
This rare and striking original renaissance period engraving shows Amerigo Vespucci finding the Crux or Southern Cross constellation with an
Phyllis Holding a Lamb – 18th Century Stipple Engraving Sintzenich after Dolci
18th Century Engraving of Phyllis holding a lamb by Heinrich Sintzenich after Carlo Dolci.
Le Moulin Merveilleux – The Miraculous Mill – Imagerie Pellerin Wood Engraving
The “Imagerie d’Epinal” established in 1796 by Jean Charles Pellerin popularized printed images of everyday scenes. The pochoir (hand painted
Satire on False Perspective – Antique Engraving after William Hogarth
This wonderful work, an antique reproduction after William Hogarth illustrates the pitfalls that an artist who does not properly employ the principles of perspective may encounter.
Geneve – Engraving showing Geneva in the Age of the Escalade – Nicolas Tassin 1634
Geneva, Switzerland around the time of the Escalade. Original antique 1634 Copperplate engraving by Nicolas Tassin.
The Devil’s Bridge – Vue du Pont du Diable – 18th Century Engraving by Chatelet / Masquelier
Vue of the Devil’s Bridge in the Swiss Alps – IIe Vue du Pont du Diable – a famous scenic
Gallicus – Antique Engraving of a Horse from Stradanus’ Renaissance Work Equile (SOLD)
Gallicus – a stallion from France. Original antique print from Equile, the famous renaissance work about horses.
Stadanus – Appulus – Orig. Engraving from Equile
Appulus – Magnificent Stallion from Puglia. Renaissance period engraving by Stradanus.
Stadanus – Achivus – Orig. Engraving from Equile
Magnificent copperplate engraving of a Stallion – 16th century late Renaissance print on old hand laid paper. Stradanus.
Stadanus – Saxo – Renaissance Period Engraving of Saxon Stallion from Equile
A Saxon Stallion from the rare and exceptional Renaissance series of engravings of horses in the famous work Equile – The Stables of Don Juan of Austria – by Stradanus.