Darly Caricature: The Fruit Stall
Engraving by Matthew and Mary Darly of a woman’s towering hairstyle entitled “Fruit Stall” – Dated July 11, 1777. Copies
18th Century
Oh Heigh Oh – 1776 Darly Caricature: A Woman from the Ohio Country
Engraving by Matthew (and Mary?) Darly of a woman’s towering hairstyle seen from the back, and embellished with plumes. Entitled
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
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
Portrait of Lutheran theologian Martinus Chladenius – Martin Chladni – Small copperplate engraving
Small copperplate potrait of the Lutheran theologian Martinus Chladenius or Martin Chladni (October 25, 1669 Kremnitz – September 12, 1725,
Woodpeckers – 18th Watercolor by Detlef Hartwig Zander after Mark Catesby
Working in the late 18th or early 19th Century, German artist Detlef Hartwig Zander created a series of ornithological illustrations
Tufted Titmouse- 18th Watercolor by Detlef Hartwig Zander after Mark Catesby
Working in the late 18th or early 19th Century, German artist Detlef Hartwig Zander created a series of ornithological illustrations
Maria Sibylla Merian – Opossum “Rat de Forest” plate 66 from “Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium”
Maria Sibylla Merian Plate 66 Insects of Surinam showing an opossum “Rat de Forest” with young and insects in a tropical setting.
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
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.
A Droitte – Antique Engraving of an 18th Century Soldier in Red Uniform
Elegant beautifully hand colored copperplate engraving of a soldier in a red uniform standing at attention and carrying a rifle
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.
Vue de l’Areopage d’Athenes – Areopagus, Hill of Ares in Athens
Antique engraving of the Areopagus or Hill of Ares in Athens, Greece.
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
Italian Peasant Girl – Contadina – Drawing attributed to Jean-Michel Moreau
Sanguine sketch attributed to Jean-Michel Moreau / Moreau Le Jeune. Jean-Michel Moreau (26 March 1741 – 30 November 1814), also called Moreau
Louis de la Trémouille -18th Century Copperplate Engraving
Louis de la Tremouille, Price de Talmont and Vicomte de Thouars, known as the Knight Sans Peur et Sans Reproche.
John Jones after William Redmore Bigg – Departure for School and Return from School
Two beautifully colored framed handcolored mezzotint engravings by John Jones (English, 1745-1797) after William Redmore Bigg (English, 1755-1828). Although dated