Fine 18th c Engraving the text is faint so we haven't been able to get information on it. matted 14" by 18" NOTE the last 3 images were heavily altered to attempt to make the text legible.

A vintage, original dated hand tinted copper plate stipple engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi dated 1786. This print measures 11" x 8-3/8" (imprint size) and it is in a later (c.1900) painted and gilt 14-3/4" x 11-3/4" frame. It has the following inscriptions: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds", London. Published Dec 12th 1786 by E.M. Diemar, No. 114 Strand, and "Engraved by F. Bartolozzi, R.A. Engraver to His Majesty...

William Woollett, British, 1735-1785, "Solitude," Engraving by William Woollett after the painting by R. Wilson, image size 15 1/4 x 21 inches, published June 4 1778, titled "Solitude" with a remarque of a shield in the lower center margin. This is a rare early proof before additional lettering.

A beautiful Eighteenth Century Samson Et Cie. “Fish Seller” Figurine 9 inch tall. The figurine holding a fish pastry pie delicately painted and sculptured

A beautiful antique Old Master drawing with great patina, the subject a bridge over a Venice canal, with figures and fascinating detail, unsigned, in the style of Guardi. Francesco Guardi (1712-1793) is the most famous practitioner in the style, but Giacomo (1764-1835) accounts for his share of the production of such works, the so-called "Vedute" popular with tourists of the time...

Antique 18th-century Russian Orthodox Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir.The Most Holy Theotokos Vladimirskaya.

The icon is finely hand-painted in tempera on a wooden panel in the traditional Byzantine style. The Mother of God is represented half-length, with the Christ Child sitting on her right arm, tenderly embracing her neck with both hands...

James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds Jemima Countess Cornwallis, mezzotint on laid paper 16x11.5 inch lower center in plate: R. Sayer Excudit.; lower left in plate: Sr. Jos Reynolds Pinxt.; lower right in plate: Jos. Watson fecit.; lower center in plate: Published as the Act directs 20 April 1771 Hey beautiful work professionally framed in a museum quality Frame

18th century Miniature Portrait Painting by Heinrich Friedrich Fuger (1751- 1818); Lady in Blue Dress with Black Coat & Fichu. Signed by the Listed Artist: Fuger. 3 1/8" x 2.5". Good condition.

Nicholas-Barthelemy Francois Dequevauviller, French, 1745-1807, engraving after Vernet, "Le Phare", image size: 10 x 13 9/16 inches, sheet size: 18 7/8 x 24 3/4 inches

A beautifully painted miniature by Jeremiah Meyer. The sitter is a blue-eyed older woman wearing a lace cap, a white gown and scarf with a large ribbon at the neck, and a taupe shawl. The 15K gold case is another extraordinary work of art, blue foil backed glass, and the same on the reverse surrounding and centering an oval woven plait of hair.

Condition of the painting and case is superb, with no issues. Sight size is 2.4" by 1.8", while the case size is 4" by 2.8".

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A miniature of a beautiful young child who unfortunately passed away in 1798. The theme here is blue and white: in the clouds, in Harriet's eyes, and the ribbon in her hair. In contrast to that are the small areas where red makes its appearance: in the necklace, the child's lips and cheeks, and, to a lesser extent, in her hair.

The reverse of the case is engraved "Harriet Franklyn/B. 9 Oct 1795 D. 31 August 1798/Daughter of/Richard Franklyn/One of the Moneyers/of H...

A fine miniature painting done with watercolors on natural material. The sitter is dressed in a diaphanous white gown edged in pale blue at the bodice, with a similar scarf trailing from her towering hair style.

The reverse of the portrait deserves special mention as it depicts a sheaf of wheat done with meticulous hairwork, cinched with a gold band and set against a mother of pearl background. Wheat was often used to symbolize immortality and resurrection...

King David playing the harp, as a angel holds an open book before him, and another holds a gigantic sword while writing in a book; after Domenichino Engraving 1718-1729 12.2" by 9" trimmed water stain as sen on back. For the same image see The British Museum collection donated in 1919.

Engraving "The natives of Otaheite Attacking Capt Wallis" C1780 . Copper plate London 1780 engraving size 8" by 6.75"

A very fine Spanish early 16th century carved wood santos of Christ with original paint measuring about 48”

Engraving on paper, the sheet 16 1/8" by 19" (18" by 20 1/2" as framed), the subject a bewigged magistrate type at his desk, surrounded by a salon of 18th century folk, the title line underneath beginning with "Here Justice Triumphs in his Elbow Chair.......". This is a moralizing work by one of the most famous satirists and social commentators of all time, WILLIAM HOGARTH of England (1697-1764)...

A fine miniature portrait painting, on natural organic material, attributed, by two experts, to Joseph Saunders. The sitter is a young boy dressed in blue garb with gray trim. Condition is excellent, with no issues. The piece is actually much better in person than the photos indicate...

Cassini, Giovanni-Marie, "Graffitto, c. 1780, hand-colored copper plate engraving, Crisp impressions with sharp features, full original color and margins as issued. All in excellent condition, rare. Dimensions are 24" x 19" with the frame.

A finely limned painting, done in watercolor on natural wafer, and attributed to Francois Ferriere. The sitter is a woman dressed in a white gown with a ruffled collar and shown against a grayish blue background.

The frame is period and the painting is mounted so that the backing paper is under glass and visible on the reverse of the frame, displaying the following identification "Ann Moffat died 20th May 1805 aged 32 years"...

Nicholas Dorigny, European, 1657-1746, Engraving after Zampeire from the fresco in the church of St. Andrew della Valle at Rome, "Saint Luke", image size: 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches, plate size: 24 3/8 x 17 3/4 inches, Prov. JW Randal: 2528

Hand colored stipple engraving botanical print, titled "LONICERA Alpigena", and "CHEVREFEUILLE Alpigene" in French (a type of honeysuckle), after the highly important Belgian-born botanical artist of the late years of the 18th century and early years of the 19th, PIERRE-JOSEPH REDOUTE (1759-1840). The original drawings from which the images derive were created sometime around 1810 and the prints were created not long thereafter...

18th c Venetian View of the Church of RR. PP of the Madonna di Seru, hand water colored engraving by Domenico Lovisa known for his "Venduta" views of Venice . Good condition for its age hand hand colored and matted . Image paper is 19" by 25" there are slight tears at paper edge from handling. see images.

A charming portrait miniature that can be strongly attributed to the highly thought of artist Francois Dumont (1751-1831). The sitter is an attractive young woman wearing a white dress tied over a blue shirt that is accented by the blue ribbon in her hair. The overall diameter of the fabric-backed brass frame is 2 1/8".

A very similar work by Dumont is coming up at a European auction house in December 2022, with an estimate of 1500 Euro, not including premium...

For your high-end traditional interior, an impressive beautifully framed mid 18th century hand colored copper engraving of a species of duck, by the noted German artist known for his ornithological artwork, JOHANN MICHAEL SELIGMANN (1720-1762). Seligmann in his work "Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel" ("Collection of various foreign and rare birds") of 1749, which included plates based on works of pioneering natural history artists Mark Catesby (1683-1749) and George Edw...

Capt Cook Voyage Engraving "The inside of a Hippa New Zealand" 1790 9 by 14.5 trimmed . the Third Voyage of Captain Cook. Medium: Engraving Year: published in 1790 Size: Plate mark: 8.5 x 14.25 inches. Sheet: 9.5 x 15.25 inches Description: Landscape engraved by S. Middiman, figures engraved by J. Hall. Drawing by John Webber

An engraving of Classical images from artist Pierre Gravee entitled “Le Soleil” due to the images of Apollo.

Offered together as a pair, these are hand colored stipple engraving botanical prints, one titled "Neottia speciosa", the other "Paonia albiflora", by the highly important Belgian-born botanical artist of the late years of the 18th century and early years of the 19th, PIERRE-JOSEPH REDOUTE (1759-1840). The original drawings from which the images derive were created sometime around 1810. Redoute was renowned in his own time for his skills, patronized by none other than Marie Antoinette and the ...

"Thomas West Fellow of Magdelen Collage Oxford" , colored engraving c 1792 sight 7" by 8" mat board some damage the print has staining and foxing as seen in pictures, mat size 14" by 18". Thomas West by Charles Knight, published by John Thane line engraving, published 1 November 1782 Knight resided in 1781 in Berwick Street, Soho, London, enrolled in London's Royal Academy Schools in 1788, and in 1792 resided in Brompton. He is best known for his engravings, but he also worked as a miniatur...

A nicely done portrait miniature of a gentleman, executed in watercolor on natural organic material. Housed in its original ebonized wood frame which has an interesting musical motif as the hanger base.

No condition issues for either the painting or the frame. Sight size is 2 7/8" by 2 1/4", and the framed size is 4 3/4" by 4 1/4".

Self portrait of Adriaen van der Werff (1659 - 1722), from the series Raccolta di 324 Ritratti di Artisti Excellenti / Collection of 324 portraits of excellent artists, published 1790 – 1796. Coloured copper engraving based on Van der Werff’s self portrait. Adriaen van der Werff was a renowned Dutch painter. In the original oil painting from 1699 (now in the Rijksmuseum) the artist is holding one of his own paintings depicting his wife Margaretha and daughter Maria. A hundred years later ho...

A pen and ink with grey wash drawing on laid paper of mostly sail boats in what appears to be an estuary with a substantial building in the distance and an expansive sky framed in an older, probably early 20th century, mat and worn gilt frame. On the back of the drawing in pencil are various writings including, “Van de Velde” in the upper left corner. Though the writing is considerably later than the drawing it is a solid attribution to the Van de Velde family of painters. The one whose styl...

A set of SIX framed engravings, each 14" by 9" and 16 1/2" by 12 1/2" identically framed, featuring architectural facades and urns, by the very well known eighteenth century Flemish architect and engraver JEAN FRANCOIS DE NEUFFORGE (1714-1791). Neufforge is known for his "Recueil Elementaire d'Architecture", a landmark publication of its time, late editions containing 900 engravings of all aspects of 18th century architecture. The work went through a number of editions beginning in the 1750's,...

1774 Dated Color Lithograph “Humorus Thought of a Schoolboy” Measuring 15x11”

Pitt is shown half length with document on a desk. The engraving has been cut down within the plate marks and the legend at the bottom is rather damaged but still readan=ble.The engraved portrait is in good condition and has long ago been mounted on a strengthenoing sheet of paper. Sherwin was a well regarded follower of the more famous Bartolozzi. The portrait was engraved in the year of the French Revolution. Pitt's India Bills of 1784 established the complicated rule of India by Crown and Com...

Original eighteenth century engraving by the famous artist GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778), titled "Veduta interna di una delle tre sale sepulcrale credute della Famiglia di Augusto". This is a classic print by the undisputed master of architectural views, the sheet measuring 19 5/8" by 22 3/4". Condition is fair with old oxidation, foxing, and stains in the extreme lower corners, and, the piece has the normal center fold. More photos on request.

1760 Lithograph by artist L. Boilly, “Les Medecins” 12x9”, Frame size 18 x 14, c Louis-Léopold Boilly, self-portrait Louis-Léopold Boilly (French 5 July 1761 – 4 January 1845) was a French painter and draftsman. A gifted creator of popular portrait paintings, he also produced a vast number of genre paintings vividly documenting French middle-class social life. His life and work spanned the eras of monarchical France, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Empire, the Bourbon Resto...