18th Century Figurative Prints

This is an 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta del Tempio detto della Tosse su la Via Tiburtina, un miglio vicino a Tivoli" (View of the so-called Tem...

This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta dell'interno dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo" (View of the interior of the Flavian Amph...

"House Cleaning in Preparation for the New Year" - Japanese Woodblock on Paper House cleaning scene by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). This print was originally published around 1796-1799, with this example being a later reprint. The full scene is five sheets - there are two more sheets to the right that show more members of the house. However, it is these three sheets that contain the majority of the action - a maid sweeping at a mouse, a lady fainting, and a painting moved aside to allow for cleaning. Presented in a new black mat. Mat size: 24"H x 38"W Paper size: 17.75"H x 33"W Print Impression: 14.63"H x 29.5"W Utamaro Kitagawa...

"Que pico de Oro" (What a Golden Beak) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper 5th or 8th edition print of "Que pico de Oro" from the Los Caprichos with burnished aquatints, drypoints etchi...

Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet L, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized in the 18th century. Good conditions ...

"A sua Eccellenza il Signor Henry Hope Cav. Scozzese Amatore delle Belle Arti from "Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, Ed Ornamenti Antichi", (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ancient ornaments) is an etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published in 1778. It depicts stone caryatids...

View of the Capitoline Hill is an original etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1775. Very precious and rare lifetime impression. Roman edition. II ...

Libra is an original etching on paper realized by Charles De la Haye after Andrea Stech, in the 18th century. Signed in the plate on the lower. Good conditio...

This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta del Mausoleo d'Elio Adriana ora chiamato Castello S. Angelo nella parte opposta alla Facciata de...

AMERICAN REVOLUTION THE ABLE DOCTOR IN AMERICA SWALLOWING THE BITTER DRAUGHT, 1774 (LC Cresswell 664). Engraving and etching. Originally from "The London Magazine", April 1774. Pl...

Convento di S.Pietro in Montorio is an original etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions. Giuseppe Vas...

This is a framed 18th century Giovanni Battista Piranesi etching entitled: "Veduta interna del Sepocro di Santa Costanza, fabbricat...

Etching on paper. The architect is Paolo Posi, and the image is engraved by Giuseppe Vasi.  The title: Prospetto della prima Machina rappresentante una Deliziosa ornata di verdure,...

Shunga is an original modern artwork realized by Katsukawa Schuncho (1726 – 1793) in the half of the 18th Century. Erotic scene from the series "Koshuko zue juni ko". A courtesan with a customer under a kimono stand...

Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...

WILLIAM HOGRATH (1767- 1764) THE BATHOS / Tail Piece 1764 (Paulson 1989: 216 I/I Paulson 1965/70: 216 I/I) Engraving Plate 12 7/8 x 13 3/8, sheet 17 ¾ x 18 ¾ Designed & Engrav’d by Wm Hogarth at left and Published according to Act of Parliam’t March 3, 1764 at right. Good condition on thick laid paper Small bit of tape on the left & right sheet edges small stan lower sheet edge all on recto. This Hogarth’s last print is fascinating as it is prophacy about death. Various institutions have interesting commentaries - to wit: Chicago Art Institute: Hogarth created The Bathos toward the end of his life. It is considered one of the bleakest artworks of the 18th century because it depicts the Apocalypse without an afterlife. The Angel of Death even collapses in exhaustion after having destroyed the world. In his hand is an execution decree and around him lies a mass of broken objects. Princeton: Hogarth’s last print, The Bathos,….. is filled with all manner of images denoting the end of life as we know it. Entry no. 216 in Ronald Paulson’s catalogue raisonne Hogarth’s Graphic Works, 3rd revised edition says “This print is the culmination of such pessimistic images . . . . [taking] his general composition, the configuration of objects, and some of the particular items, from Dürer’s engraving, Melancholia; but he also recalls Salvator Rosa’s Democritus in Meditation (which derives from Dürer’s print) with a scroll at the bottom of the etching: ‘Democritus the mocker of all things, confounded by the ending of All Things’ (Antal, p.168).” Newfields (Indianapolis Museum of Art): Hogarth intended this engraving to serve as the tailpiece to bound volumes of his collected engravings and, appropriately, it proved to be his last engraving. Father Time has died and his last will and testament has been witnessed by the three Fates. He is surrounded by a landscape of death, decay, and ruin. Hogarth aimed this print at dealers in “dark” Old Masters paintings who promoted the idea that ruins evoked sublime feelings in viewers—a sentiment, Hogarth wrote, that was reducing the world to ruin. British Caricature...

From a wonderful selection of hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: "Phytanthoza Iconographia", c1739, presented in a hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frame...

Etching on paper from "Antiquities of Herculaneum", realized by Filippo Morghen in the late 18th Century. Signed in the plate. Good conditions with some folding. The etching belon...

Mejor es holgar from Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching and a...

A finely detailed engraving by the German painter, engraver, and publisher Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767). The work depicts an impressive horse with a mottled coat, being led by a...

Japanese Original Woodblock Print Harunobu Suzuki (né Hozumi) (Japanese, 1724 - 1770) Presented in a black mat. Mat: 16"H x 12"W Paper: 12"H x 9"W I...

Devota profesion from Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching and a...

Artist proof, printed on contemporary filigree paper, large margins, representing an antique marble vase , whose details are described in the ending note . The piece is dedicated to ...

Tu que no puedes from "Los Caprichos" is an original artwork realized by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. The work is an etching and aquat...

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Well, Carcere XIII , from “ Images of Prisons”, Buchard , Rome, 1749-50 Etching on laid paper. Signed on plate “ Piranesi F.” lower-right. Very good ...

Ruins of an Ancient Tomb is an original etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1762. Image dimensions: 41.5x56 cm Very precoius and rare lifetime spec...

Engraving on cream laid paper, 8 x 5 7/8 inches (202 x 149 mm), trimmed at the platemark. Adhered at each corner to a small sheet of archival laid paper. Horizontal edge loss at the ...

Etching on laid and watermarked paper (a double circles visible near the bell tower). 38 th Plate from the series " Views of Rome". Signed on plate on lower-left margin "Piranesi F....

La obra es de autor anónimo La obra se presenta enmarcada con un marco bastante actual Medidas obra: 66 cm altura x 54 cm ancho. Medidas marco: 94 cm altura x 83 cm ancho. El est...

¿De qué mal morirá? from the first edition of Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published in 1799. Etching and aquatint on paper. The etching is part of the First Edition of "Los Caprichos" published by the Calcografia Nacional for the Real Academia of Madrid. Plate N. 40. Numbered on the upper right corner, with very fresh inking and sheet in good condition. Titled on the lower central margin " ¿De qué mal morirá? " (What's going to happen?). Good conditions. Dimensions of plate: 2 x 3.4 cm. Assez bonnes marges. A scene that makes us reflect upon the condition of poor people during the Spanish court...

William Hogarth (1697-1764). Character vs. Charicature, 1743. Engraving on laid paper, plate measuring 8.25 x 9.25 inches. Framed measurement: 16.25 x 20.25 inches. Characters and...

Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1767–1771 – Tom. V, Pl. XXVII (p. 300): Le Lévrier Copper engraving depicting Le Lévrier (Greyhound) standing in elegant profile within a landscaped esta...

A fascinating image of a well-known theif robbing a merchant of goods held atop her head. Paris: circa 1670. Etching and engraving on cream laid paper, 6 3/4 x 4 15/16 inches (17...

An Inland View in Atooi ( Hawaii ) is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. This engraving depicts ...

Le Lionee is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi...

Le Lapin Domestique is an artwork realized  by Jacques de Seve in 1771.   Etching B./W. print  on ivory paper. Signed on  plate on the lower left margin. The work is glued on cardb...

A Man of Mangea is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official a...

These extraordinary early 18th-century botanical engravings come from Johann Christoph Volckamer's celebrated *Nürnbergische Hesperides*, one of the most imaginative and beautiful wo...

FRANCISCO de GOYA y LUCIENTES (1746 -1828) OBSEQUIO á el MAESTRO (‘A gift for the master’) Plate 47 from the 1st edition of Los Caprichos (Blas, ...

The architect is Paolo Posi, and the image is engraved by Giuseppe Vasi.  The title:  Prospetto della prima machina de fuochi d'artifizio, rappresentante il Tempio di Esculapio figl...

Image dimensions: 51x38.4 cm. Beautiful Artist's Proof, representing the apparatus for firework built in occasion of the Feast of S. Peter and Paolo (29th June 1776) by Paolo Posi. ...

The Roman general Mark Antony dies in the arms of his lover Cleopatra in this finely detailed engraving by Johann Georg Wille (1715-1808) after a 1763 painting by Pompeo Batoni (1708...

This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta della Basilica di S. Lorenzo fuor della mura" (Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls), published in Rome in 1750 in Piranesi's Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome), This etching depicts the Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls, which is a Roman Catholic papal basilica and parish church, located in Rome, Italy. The Basilica is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome and one of the five "papal basilicas". It was built as a shrine to the martyred Roman deacon St. Lawrence. This Piranesi etching is held by many museums and institutions, including: The Metropolitan Museum, The British Museum, The National Gallery of Art, The Yale University Art Gallery, and The Harvard Museum of Art. This magnificent etching is presented in a brown-colored wood frame and a tan French...

Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...

The Temple of Peace is an original black and white etching realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Good conditions except for the trace of being fold at the middle. Sheet dimention:42 x 56 The...

Spiaggia detta La Regola is original black and white etching realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Beautiful etching representing a glimpse of Rome. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. ...

Etching on paper. Not signed. Framed cleanly within a perfect circular medallion, the profile view depicts the celebrated soprano. She wears a highly stylized, elaborate classical ...

Al Dolo is an original Artwork realized by Giovanni Antonio Canal, commonly known as Canaletto (Venice, 1697 - 1768). Original Etching on Laid paper...

The Temple of Neptune is an original black and white etching realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Good conditions except for the trace of being fold at the middle and a folding on the top-rig...

Etching realized by Giambattista Albrizzi (1698-1777) for Thomas Salmon's Lo Stato presente di tutti i Paesi e Popoli do Mondo. Regno di Spagna. Includes a contemporary wooden frame...

Correcion from Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching and aquatint on paper. The etching is pa...

Copper-line engraving by Massard after Charles Monnet (1732-1808). Theseus returns from the Calydonian hunt and is met by the river god Achelous. From...

Etching realized by Giambattista Albrizzi (1698-1777) for Thomas Salmon's Lo Stato presente di tutti i Paesi e Popoli do Mondo. Regno di Spagna. Includes a contemporary wooden frame...

Copper-line engraving by Binet after Charles Monnet (1732-1808). Agenor tells Cadmus to go and look for his sister Europae. From 'Les Metamorphoses d'...

View of Castel of Acqua Felice is an original etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1751. Very precoius and rare lifetime impression. Roman edition. I...

"Veduta del Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzia per la Strada Che Conduce da Roma a Tivoli vicino a Ponte Lugano" from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities), one of the most famous works by Piranesi. "Antichita" illustrates the tombs along the Appian Way...

English Title: "Antique Villa with a Scene of Joust " Beautiful Proof, showing the second complex apparatus for firework built in occasion of the Feast of S. Peter and Paolo (29th J...

This etching is a reverse copy after Dürer's original (ca. 1495-1496), executed in 18th century. Dürer's monogram at the bottom centre. Provenance: Aglietti Gallery, 1969 Passepar...

A Harlot's Progress is an etching print realized after William Hogarth in 1732 Signature on the plate on the lower right. Good conditions, with some foxing. A Harlot's Progress" i...

Italian physician and botanist Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501–1577) created one of the most influential botanical works of Renaissance Europe by expanding upon the ancient medicinal wr...