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Thomas Rowlandson – John Bull’s Turnpike Gate

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 WCL 2352 Views

Thomas Rowlandson satirises the Test Acts, a series of discriminatory laws in Great Britain which prohibited anyone who had not

17thCentury Antique Prints British Fine Art Office

Shooting Flying – 17th Century Yorkshire Hunting Scene Engraving

June 6, 2020 WCL 3230 Viewsbird hunting, horses, hunting

In this bird hunting scene from Richard Blome’s “Gentleman’s Recreation” entitled “Shooting Flying” two men on horseback are taking aim

19th Century Antique Prints Caricatures Caricatures Chalet Style French

Les Savoyardes – Caricature by Louis-Léopold Boilly

June 5, 2020June 13, 2020 WCL 2474 Views

Caricature of the women of the French region of Savoy (Savoie) – les Savoyardes. Lithograph from “Recueui des Grimaces” (Collection

Antique Prints Bedroom Costume French Country

Modista – Marchande des Modes Antique Costume Engraving

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 WCL 2053 Views

Handcolored antique engraving of a fashion accessories sales girl from a bygone era. Texts read: Modista / Marchande des Modes

Fine Art Prints German Woodcut

Richard Flockenhaus – Child Playing with Daisies

May 24, 2020November 7, 2023 WCL 3064 Viewswoodblock, woodcut

Richard Flockenhaus Child Playing with Daisies – Woodblock print on Japan Paper. Dimensions: 26 x 32 cm Condition: As shown.

20th Century Austrian Chalet Style Fine Art Fine Art Prints German Woodcut

Vintage German or Austrian Folklore Woodblock Holzschnitt Prints

May 20, 2020 WCL 2038 Views

Two vintage German or Austrian woodblock prints, possibly Tirolean region. Early 20th Century. They are annoted in German at the

19th Century Antique Prints Swiss Landscapes Switzerland Topographical

Geneva from the Ramparts Antique WH Bartlett Steel Engraving (Sold)

May 18, 2020August 28, 2022 WCL 2850 ViewsGeneva, William Henry Bartlett

Beautiful handcolored print “Geneva from the Ramparts” – Antique Steel Engraving by R Wallis after W.H. Bartlett. Text below the

Chalet Style Costume Costumes Fine Art German

Folk Costumes of Altenburg Charming Antique Lithographs

May 17, 2020 WCL 1676 Views

Altenburger Nationaltracht – National Costumes of Altenburg Two charming antique lithographs showing the traditional costumes of the city of Altenburg

Animals Antique Prints Natural History

Old Master Engravings of Animals by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder

May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 WCL 2716 Viewsanimals, unicorn

Exceptionally rare 16th century series of engravings of animals -both fantastic and real by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder published by

Animals Antique Prints Natural History

Three Old Master Engravings of Animals by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder

May 17, 2020 WCL 3122 Viewsanimals, unicorn

Exceptionally rare 16th century series of engravings of animals -both fantastic and real by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder published by

20th Century Birds / Ornithology Fine Art German Kitchen

Chickens in a Farmyard Artist’s Print from Worpswede

May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 WCL 1603 Viewschickens

Two chickens and a rooster in a traditional farmyard. The work is dated [19]89 and signed by the artist, but

20th Century Fine Art Folk Art Gouache

Harvest – Chinese Folk Art Painting by Cao Deyi

May 16, 2020 WCL 2833 Views

Striking large Chinese folk art painting by Cao Deyi. Surrounded by chickens and livestock, girls with their long braids flying

Fine Art Prints Lithograph

Mid-Century Modern Abstract Lithograph by Ernst Morgenthaler

May 16, 2020May 21, 2020 WCL 1584 ViewsErnst Morgenthaler

Elegant mid-century lithograph by Swiss artist Ernst Morgenthaler. Dimensions: 45 cm X 59 cm Signed Lower Right / Numbered 49/50

19th Century Christianity Fine Art Horses Mixed-Media Swiss Watercolor

St. George and the Dragon Mixed Media By Ulrich Rorschach

May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 WCL 2753 Views

St. George and the Dragon by Ulrich Rorschach. Pen and watercolor sketch in grisaille, in the style of a baroque

20th Century Chalet Style Fine Art Fine Art Prints Landscape Lithograph Swiss

Farm buildings in the Snow by David Albert Häubi

May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 WCL 1747 Views

The artist and art teacher David Albert Häubi ( 1891 Bern – 1963 Ligerz) studied in Munich from 1920 to

20th Century Drawing Fine Art Swiss Symbolist

New Year Celebration with Carnival Motifs by Paul Racle

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 WCL 1997 Views

This line drawing is part of the Swiss artistic tradition of offering a New Year’s illustration to one’s friends at

Engraving Fine Art Fine Art Prints Food and Wine

Peasant Women Gathering Apples by Pierrre Bazire

May 14, 2020May 15, 2020 WCL 1602 ViewsPierre Bazire

“Les Ramasseuses des Pommes” (The Apple Pickers). Amusing engraving of four elderly peasant women by Pierre Bazire (French, born 1938)

20th Century Chalet Style Cows Expressionist Fine Art Fine Art Prints German Sheep Woodcut

German Expressionist Woodblock Farmer and His Livestock

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 WCL 3549 Views

Striking expressionist landscape: Farmer and his livestock in the alps. Early 20th Century German woodblock print.

Antique Prints Dining Room Food and Wine Kitchen

Distillateur Liquoriste Limonadier Antique Engraving from Diderot’s Encyclopedia

May 14, 2020 WCL 2061 Viewsalcohol, coffee, drinking, liquor

Antique engraving entitled “Distillateur Liquoriste Limonadier, moulure du Café” depicting tools for the distillation of alcohol as well as a

20th Century Birds / Ornithology Fine Art French Mixed-Media Modern Modern Classicism

Swan – Mixed Media by Paris School Artist Henry de Waroquier (SOLD)

May 14, 2020May 16, 2020 WCL 1925 Views

Elegant mixed media on paper by Paris School (Ecole de Paris) artist Henry de Waroquier depicting an elegant swan, egret or other long-necked bird.

Fine Art Watercolor

City Street Scene Original Watercolor

May 13, 2020 WCL 2773 Views

This lovely street scene is signed, but we have not been able to make out the artist’s name or identify