Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was an English poet and satirist of the Augustan period and one of its greatest artistic exponents.[1] Considered the foremost English poet of the early 18th century and a master of the heroic couplet, he is best known for satirical and discursive poetry, including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An Essay on Criticism, and for his translation of Homer...

A beautifu Eighteenth Century, hand colored Etching exotic monkey 10 x 8“ Frame size 16 x 14 l

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...

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

Hand colored botanical print, 8 3/8" by 4 3/8" inside the mat (the actual print as trimmed just a bit larger), 16" by 11 3/4" as framed, the words "Pub. by Wm. Curtis St. Geo: Crescent Aug. 1. 1798. S. Edwards del. ESansom sculp" below and "No. 417" at upper right corner. This is a decorative work with fresh colors, in the tradition of 18th century botanical engravings and etchings, by a noted artist...

18th c English Caricature By James Gillray published by Ms Hannah Humphrey St James St Nov 4 1798. Title "Gentle manners, with affections mild, in wit a man simply a child" good condition mat board and mounted to 18th c paper no apparent damage or foxing. sight 10" by 7" mat 14" by 18"

By 18th century German etcher and engraver GEORG FRIEDRICH SCHMIDT (1712-1775), this is a fine and beautiful print, titled "Der Bartige Orientale" (The Bearded Oriental), signed in the plate at upper left "G F Schmidt fec" and dated there 1750. Engraved in the plate at lower left in French: "dedie a Monsieur le Comte Algarotti Chambellan de su Majeste Russienne par su tres humble et tres obeissant serviteur Schmidt" (dedicated to Mr...

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

Dutch Artist Antonius Van Dyke 1599-1641 “Contessa” 20” x 17” , framed…………Sir Anthony van Dyck (Dutch: Antoon van Dyck or Van Dyke [ˈɑntoːɱ vɑn ˈdɛik];[a] 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641)[2] was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy. The seventh child of Frans van Dyck, a wealthy Antwerp silk merchant, Anthony painted from an early age...

A beautifu Eighteenth Century, hand colored Etching exotic monkey 10 x 8“ Frame size 16 x 14 English

Portret van broeder Michael Ophovius in Dominicaans habijt michael ophovius print maker: Nicolas van den Bergh after: Peter Paul Rubens Antwerp Dating 1735 - 1774 Material and Technique Material paper Technique etching Measurement sh 286 mm × w 217 mm Good condition mounted to larger sheet 13.5" by 19.5"

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...

This etching with aquatint by the German artist, Johann Gottlieb Theophilus Amadeus Prestel, measures 12 5/8 x 18 1/2 inches, 1784, in two colors on green paper, plate signed and dated, after Parmigianino, artist info on backing, thread margins all around.

Eighteenth Century Etching of King George I done in 1748 London edition. Measuring 14x9” … George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg within the Holy Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727..

"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...

Beautiful print etching of Eighteenth Century etching of Sophienberg Palace 7x10”

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...

WILLIAM HOGARTH ENGRAVINGS 1751 4 Stages of Cruelty one of Hogarth's most sought after sets of engravings , this set is a life time printing in good condition for the age there is some light foxing and paper loss please see pictures for condition , please email if you need more images. We do have a Heath set as well in great condition for $950.00 (Largest) H 15.25" x W 20.5"