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Antique Prints of Fauns, Centaurs and the eternal erotic Beauty of Classical Nudes in Greek and Roman Mythology. Gods and Godesses, Heros and Heroines. EROS - spelled here with Capital Letters... Prints are in Good condition unless otherwise mentioned. Sale! Discount! 30% Discount on All Prints with a CLASSICNUDE number on this page! Take 30% off the listed price. |
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Upper image: "Fils Niobé" By F. Godefroy after Jean Baptiste Wicar (1762-1834) Lower image: "Pierres Gravés Antiques" By F. Godefroy after Chasselat. Copper etching from "Tableaux, statues, bas-reliefs et camées de la Galerie de Florence et du Palais Pitti" 1786-93 Two tiny repaired tears on lower margin edge. Light ly rubbed area to right of upper image. Some spotting Page size: 54.5 x 34.5 cm (
21.4 x 13.5 ") $180.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 126.00 Order Nr. CLASSIC NUDE 7817 |
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"La Nourriture" Copper etching by Jaspar Isaac (1585-1654) Published in: "Les Images ou Tableaux de Platte Peinture des deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs et les Statues de Callistrate" by Flavius Philostratus. French translation by Blaise de Viginere. Paris, 1609 Upper margin has been widened above title. Pleasant general age toning. Reverse side has related text (incomplete). 22,5 x 18,7 cm (ca. 8.9 x 7.4") $ 180.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 126.00 Order Nr. CENTAUR243170 |
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"Captiui qui in utraque Porticus fronte Persei atque Andromedes tabulas brachys, et lumeris fulciunt; ydemque portas ornamento sunt" Baroque painting in the PalazzoDoria Pamphili in Rome. Painted by Pietro Berrettini pf Cortona. This is a copper engraving by Carlo Cesi published 1690. There is a spot in upper right
area and a crease in lower margin. Image: Size owithin plarte:
19.5 x 28.5 cm ( 7.6 x 11.2") $ 185.00 minus 40% Discount = $111.00 Order Nr. CALASSICNUDE256894 |
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"Les Centaurelles" The centaur family. Copper etching by Jaspar Isaac (1585-1654) Published in: "Les Images ou Tableaux de Platte Peinture des deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs et les Statues de Callistrate" by Flavius Philostratus. French translation by Blaise de Viginere. Paris, 1609 Rare depiction of female centaurs and a centaur family. Upper margin has been widened above title. Pleasant general age toning. Reverse side has related text (incomplete). 23,3 x 19 cm (ca. 9.2 x 7.5") $ 180.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 126.00 Order Nr. CENTAUR243171 |
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"Ercole E Il Centauro" Copper etching by Gaetano Vascellini (1745-1805) after his own drawing. From "Statue e gruppi nel Giardino di Boboli", 1779 Page size: 52 x 37.5 cm ( 20.4
x 14.7 ") $ 180.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 126.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE7836 |
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"Ciparisso" Hand-colored copper etching by Bernardo Consorti (1785-?) After the drawing by Nicola La Volpe (1789-1876) Kyparissos was one of Apollo's lovers, who held a tame deer like a close friend for years. When he accidentally killed the animal, he was so unhappy that he wanted to die. But Apollo convinced him to live. He transformed him into a cyprus tree (symbol for mourning). La Volpe shows the two adolescent boys (Apollo with a musicial instrument and Kyparissos with hunting lance and his friend, the deer by his feet- Very clean. The hand-coloring translucent and light. Published in an unknown book as plate nr. LXXXVIII (88) Image: 14 x 13 cm (ca. 5.5 x 5.1") $ 70,00 (Please look for discount at top of this page) CLASSICALNUDE253481 |
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"Pscyche" Very finely executed copper etching by J. J. Avril. After the drawing by Jean-Pierre Granger (1779-1840) Published in Musée des Antiques; Recueil Des Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs Qui Existaient Au Louvre Avant 1815. by Jean Duchesne Aine (author) Henri-Guillaume Chatillon (1780 - 1856) artist and engraver. Paris, ca. 1825 Large folio copper etching in high quality.Very minimal signs of age and use in margins. Image:26 cm high (10..2") Page size: 57 x 43 cm (22,4 x16.9") $ 280.00 Order Nr. CLASSIC253076 |
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The Reaper with wings Approaching an athletic classical male marble torso Statues of Rome "Icones et Segmenta Nobil. Signorum et Statuarum quae Romae extant" Dedication title frontispiece Ill.mo D.D. Rogerio Duplesseis domino de Liancourt, marchioni de Montfort ... Segmenta nobilium signorum e[t] statuar?, quae temporis dentem invidium evasere Vrbis aeternae ruinis erepta typis aeneis abce commissa, perpetuae venerationis monumentum Franciscus Perrier, D. D. D. 1638. Heroi virtutum et magnarum artium eximio cultori. Aurorum pace belloque praestantium et qeui melioris decora referenti. Segmenta nobilium signorum e[t] statuaru[m], quae temporis dentem inuidium euasere vrbis aeternae ruinis erepta typis aeneis ab se commissa perpetuae uenerationis monumentum / Franciscus Perrier. D.D.D. Francois Perrier (ca. 1590-ca.1650) Rome, 1638 Image: 24 x 15,5 cm (ca. 9.5 x 6.1") $ 220.00 (Please look for discount at top of this page. Here 40% = $ 132.00) Order Nr. PERRIER254146 |
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"Centaure" With riding Amor pulling centaur's hair. Copper etching by Abraham Girardet (1764-1823) After the drawing of sculptor Achille Valois (1785-1862) Paris, ca. 1820 Very good condition. Image including title: 34 x 18,5 cm (ca. 13.4 x 7.3") Sheet size: 59 x 43 cm (ca. 23.2 x 16.9") $ 180.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 126.00 Order Nr. CLASSICCENTAUR248710 |
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"Venus de Medicis" The Venus Medici is a statue
created in ca 100 BC. In the 16th Century it was acquired by
the Medici Fine copper engraving by Jean Baptiste Raphael Urbain Massard (1775-1843) after Bouillon. From"Le Musee Francais, Recueil
complet des tableaux, Statues et Bas Reliefs qui
composent Very good condition except for minor spots on margin edges. Image: 35 x 25 cm ( 13.7 x
9.8") Order Nr. CLASSIC253450SLD |
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"Personage Romain En Forme
De Mercure" Fine copper engraving by Jean Baptiste Raphael Urbain Massard (1775-1843) after Roger.. From"Le Musee Francais, Recueil
complet des tableaux, Statues et Bas Reliefs qui
composent Very good condition except fora crease in the upper part of the upper margin. Image: 35 x 25 cm ( 13.7 x
9.8") $ 280.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 196.00 Order Nr. CLASSIC253451 |
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"Statues Antiques" Left: Statue of a lady. Right: Bacchus adorned with grapes. Copper etching by Philippe Triere (1756-1815) after a drawing by Jean Baptiste Josepf Wicar (1762-1834) Published in ãTableaux, Statues, Bas-Reliefs et Camees de la Galerie de Florence et du Palais Pitti". Florence, 1789 Some minor traces of age and
use in margins. Lower margin is narrow. 27 x 21.3 cm (10.6 x 8.4") $ 125.00 minus 40% Discount = $ 75.00 Order Nr. WINE235560 |
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"A Study" Wood engraving printed in sepia
color. Image: 16 x 18.5 cm ( 6.2 x
7.2") $ 40.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 28.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE256436 |
Arpocrate o sia Oro Nume Egizio del Silenzio e della agricoltura col fior di Loto in capo, il dito al
labbro e il cornucopio nella sinistra Lavoro Greco dissotterrato nella Villa Adriana, ora nel Museo Capitolino."Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rome - Paris 1810) stepped into the artistic and editorial tradition of his father Giovanni Battista Piranesi. His subjects of attention was just as classical. Between the years 1780 and 1786 he engraved and published, as folio-size copper plates, his "Collection of exact renderings of the 30 best Marble Statues located in Rome", which was later augmented by 10 additional plates. Here is our available stock from this stunningly beautiful collection.
Image size: 41.5 x 31 cm ( 16.3 x 12.2 ")
Page size: 72 x 51 cm ( 28.3 x 20 ")A few light scattered spots in margins.
$ 680.00
Order Nr. PIRANESISTATUE4136
Giasone che chiamato dalláratro al sacrificio di Pelia si allaccia il solo calzare destro e, verifica in se
i caratteri disegnati dallÓracolo. Si conserva a Versailles ed é conosciuto sotto il nome di Cincinnato.Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rome - Paris 1810) stepped into the artistic and editorial tradition of his father Giovanni Battista Piranesi. His subjects of attention was just as classical. Between the years 1780 and 1786 he engraved and published, as folio-size copper plates, his "Collection of exact renderings of the 30 best Marble Statues located in Rome", which was later augmented by 10 additional plates. Here is our available stock from this stunningly beautiful collection.
Image size: 42 x 31 cm ( 16.4 x 12.2 ")
Page size: 72 x 51 cm ( 28.3 x 20 ")$ 680.00
Order Nr. PIRANESISTATUE 4137
Statua di Germanico Cesare in sembianza di Mercurio calla testuggine à piede simbolo di quel Nume: Opera
Greca di Cleomene ammirata già in Roma nella Villa Montalto, ora Reggia di Versailles.Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rome - Paris 1810) stepped into the artistic and editorial tradition of his father Giovanni Battista Piranesi. His subjects of attention was just as classical. Between the years 1780 and 1786 he engraved and published, as folio-size copper plates, his "Collection of exact renderings of the 30 best Marble Statues located in Rome", which was later augmented by 10 additional plates. Here is our available stock from this stunningly beautiful collection.
Image size: 41 x 31 cm ( 16.1 x 12.2 ")
Page size: 72 x 51 cm ( 28.3 x 20 ")$ 680.00
Order Nr: PIRANESISTATUE 4138
Sileno educatore di Bacco conosciuto volgarmente sotto la denominazione
di Saturno. Statua maggiore del naturale nella Villa Borghese.Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rome - Paris 1810) stepped into the artistic and editorial tradition of his father Giovanni Battista Piranesi. His subjects of attention was just as classical. Between the years 1780 and 1786 he engraved and published, as folio-size copper plates, his "Collection of exact renderings of the 30 best Marble Statues located in Rome", which was later augmented by 10 additional plates. Here is our available stock from this stunningly beautiful collection.
Image size: 42 x 31 cm ( 16.5 x 12.2 ")
Page size: 72 x 51 cm ( 28.3 x 20 ")$ 680.00
Order Nr.PIRANESISTATUE 4139
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No title. Dionysos with Satyr. Copper etching by Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671) Published in "Signorum veteran Icones (Bisschop)" Amsterdam, 1668 Statue in Rijksmuseum Leiden, The Netherlands Minor sigs of age and use.Watermark Image within plate marks: 22,1 x 10,7 cm (ca. 8.7 x 4.2") Sheet: 30 x 18,5 cm (ca. 11.8 x 4.6") Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE245423SOLD |
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No title. Centaur and two male figures. Below another wall fresco. Wall fresco in Pompei. Copper line etching by Christof Friedrich Buerglen after drawings by Georg Christoph Kilian (1709-1781) Published in "Abbildungen der Gemälde und Altertümer É Pompei und Herculaneum". von Christoph Gottlieb Murr Augsburg, 1778 - 1793 Printed on thin paper. 31,5 x 21,8 cm (ca. 12.4 x 8.6") $ 80.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 48.00 Order Nr. CLASSICCENTAUR248700 |
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"Venus, dite la Venus du Capitole" Copper etching by Bourgois After the drawing by Ducq Publlished in "Musee Royal" By Henri Laurant Paris, 1816 Venus modeled in the typical chaste rendering of the Aphrodite de Knidos. It is now in the possession of "Musei Capitolini" in Rome. Very good condition. Only minimal traces of age and use in wide margins Image: 34 x 26 cm (ca. 13.4 x 10.2") Sheet: 59 x 41 cm (ca. 23.2 x 16.1") $ 350.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 210.00 Order Nr.MYTHOLOGY252908 |
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No Title. Hercules, holding the club in his right hand and the apple of the Hesperides in his left. Brass - original size Stipple engraving by John Samuel Agar (1773-1858) After his own drawing. Published in "Speciments of Ancient Sculpture, Aegyptian, Etruscan, Greek and Roman: Selected from different collections in Great Britain" Page XXXVIII By Richard Payne Knight (1751-1824) London, 1809 Agar's work as an engraver was hailed as "The finest ever made of Sculpture" (Nicholas Penny) Very good condition. A couple of very faint spots offside image. Image within plate marks: 28 x 22,8 cm (ca. 11 x 9") Sheet size: 49 x 35 cm (ca. 19.3 x 13.8") $ 250.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 175.00 Order Nr.CLASSICSTATUE252886 |
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No title. Dionysos Satyr-Group Copper etching by Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671) Published in "Signorum veteran Icones (Bisschop)" Amsterdam, 1668 Statue in Rijksmuseum Leiden, The Netherlands Left margin has been cut tapered. Image is printed on a slight slant. Otherwise very good condition. Watermark Image within plate marks: 22,5 x 13,8 cm (ca. 8.9 x 5.4") Sheet: 30 x 18,5 cm (ca. 11.8 x 4.6"). Bottom width: 16,8 cm (ca. 6.6") Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE245422SOLD |
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No title. Hercules in combat with centaur. Line etching with toning and a toned double border line by Richard Earlom after the drawing by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785). Published by Boydell in London, dated 1789 Very good condition Measurement including bordure: 24,5 x 28,3 cm (ca. 9.6 x 11.1") $ 130.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 91.00 Order Nr. CLASSICCENTAUR248697 |
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No title. Faun and Pan as well as other classical statues. Anonymous copper etching. Published in "Utriusque Thesauri Antiquatum Romanorum Graecarumque nova Supplementa congesta ab Ioanne Poleno (Giovanno Poleni 1683-1761) (Roman and Greek Antiquities) Published Venice, 1737 Light general age toning. Image: 31,5 x 19 cm (ca. 12.4 x 7.4") Sheet size: 43 x 27,5 cm ( ca. 16.9 x 10.8") $ 120.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 84.00 Order Nr. CLASSIC NUDE 243677 |
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No title. Female Centaur Wall fresco in Pompei. Hand-colored copper line etching by Georg Christoph Kilian (1709-1781) Published in "Abbildungen der Gemälde und Altertümer É Pompei und Herculaneum". Publisher: Christoph Gottlieb Murr Augsburg, 1778-1793 Printed on thin paper. Some traces of age and use in wide margins. 20,8 x 24,2 cm (ca. 8.2 x 9.5") $ 95.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 66.50 Order Nr. CLASSICCENTAUR248701 |
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No Title Copper engraving ca 1780. Hand coloring. Black gouache background. Page size: 15 x 24 cm ( 5.9 x 9.4") $ 65.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 45.50 Order Nr. CLASSICCENTAUR236380 |
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"Bronzes Antiques" Bacchus - Hercules Two statues, Bacchus crowned with grapes and vine leaves on the left, and Hercules with the skin of the lion draped around his shoulder. Copper etching by Triere and Forster After the drawing by Jean Baptiste Joseph Wicar Published in "Tableaux, Statues, Bas-Reliefs et Camees de la Galerie de Florence et du Palazzo Pitti" Florence, 1789-1807 Very good condition Image: 25 x 24,5 cm (ca. 9.8 x 10") $ 140.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 98.00 Order Nr.CLASSICSTATUE252854 |
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"Icari essayant ses ailes" The story is commonly known.
Here the gist of it: Ikaros, son of Daedalos escaping from
prison on the island of Crete by flying with wings made by
his father, He flew so high that the sun's heat melted the
wax by which the wings were held together. Lithographgby Grass after Antoine Rivoulon ( 1810-1864). dated 1841. Print has a few minor light spots, light creasing and has pleasant light patina that does not show on this image.. Page size: 30 x 22 cm ( 11.8 x 8.6 ") $ 140.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 98.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE245419 |
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No title. Apollo with a deer in his right hand and a (missing) bow in his left Stipple engraving by John Samuel Agar (1773-1858) After his own drawing. Published in "Speciments of Ancient Sculpture, Aegyptian, Etruscan, Greek and Roman: Selected from different collections in Great Britain" Page XII By Richard Payne Knight (1751-1824) London, 1809 Agar's work as an engraver was hailed as "The finest ever made of Sculpture" (Nicholas Penny) Very good condition. The wide margins a bit wrinly. Image within plate marks: 28 x 22,8 cm (ca. 11 x 9") Sheet size: 49 x 35 cm (ca. 19.3 x 13.8") $ 220.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 154.00 Order Nr. CLASSICSTATUE252885 |
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"Triomphe D'Ariadne" Copper etching by Hippolyte Lous Pauquet after the drawing by Jean Baptiste Wicar. Published in ãTableaux, Statues, Bas-Reliefs et Camees de la Galerie de Florence et du Palais Pitti". Florence, 1789 Ariadne on her way to become wife of wine God Bacchus (Dionysos). Crowned with vine leaves, vine leaves and grapes in her left hand, is Ariadne sitting in he wagon, drawn by two lionesses and accompanied by two fauns holding grapes in their hands. The bas-relief after which this copper etching was done is a part of the bronze portals of the Florence Baptistry. Very good condition. 16.3 x 21.3 cm (6.4 x 8.4") $ 160.00 minus 40% Discount = $ 96.00 Order Nr. WINE235582 |
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"Shepard & Shepardess - Hirt und Schäferin" Steel engraving by A.H. Payne after C. Netscher, ca 1850. 16.5 x 13.7 cm ( 6.5 x 5.4 ") $ 60.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 42.00 Order Nr. FAUN7819 |
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"Meleagre" Meleagros, Argonaut hero, famous for his youthful strength and for hunting and killing the Kalydonic boar Meleager, Argonaut, beruehmt fuer seine jugendliche Staerke und dafuer, dass er den kalydonischen Eber gejagt und getoetet hat Very finely executed copper etching by Jean Urbain Guerin (1760-1836) After the drawing by Jean-Pierre Granger (1779-1840) Published in Musée des Antiques; Recueil Des Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs Qui Existaient Au Louvre Avant 1815. by Jean Duchesne Aine (author) Henri-Guillaume Chatillon (1780 - 1856) artist and engraver. Paris, ca. 1825 Large folio copper etching in high quality. Margins have slight foxing.Image itself clean. Image: 34,2 x 25,7 cm (ca. 13.5 x 10.1") Platemarks: 42,5 x 32,2 (ca. 16.7 x 12.7") Page size: 52,5 x 37,5 cm (ca. 20 x 14.8") Order Nr.CLASSICNUDE251806 SOLD |
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"Silene avec Bacchus enfant, dit le Faune a L'enfant" Silen (satyr) with the infant Bacchus, called "Le Faune a L'enfant" Eilen (Satyr) mit dem kleinen Bacchus, genannt "Le Faune a L'enfant" Marble Satue is in possession of Musee du Louvre in Paris and called there: "Silene portant Dionysos" Very finely executed copper etching by Henry- Guillaume Chatillon (1780-1856) After the drawing by Jean-Pierre Granger (1779-1840) Published in Musée des Antiques; Recueil Des Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs Qui Existaient Au Louvre Avant 1815. by Jean Duchesne Aine (author) Henri-Guillaume Chatillon (1780 - 1856) artist and engraver. Paris, ca. 1825 Large folio copper etching in high quality. Clean. Watermark: Publisher's name and Initials. Image: 37,5 x 26,3 cm (ca. 14.8 x 10.4") Plate mark measurements: 48,2 x 34 cm (ca. 19 x 13.4") Sheet: 58 x 42 cm (ca. 22.8 x 16.5") Order Nr.CLASSICNUDE251807 SOLD |
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"Heros combattant dit le Gladiateur Borghese" Fighting hero called "Gladiator Borghese" Kämpfender Gladiator genannt "Der Gladiator Borghese" Original statue is in the possession of "Musee du Louvre" in Paris Very fine copper etching b y Abraham Girardet (1764-1823) After the drawing by Jean-Pierre Granger (1779-1840) Published in Musée des Antiques; Recueil Des Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs Qui Existaient Au Louvre Avant 1815. by Jean Duchesne Aine (author) Henri-Guillaume Chatillon (1780 - 1856) artist and engraver. Paris, ca. 1825 Large folio copper etching of high quality. Clean. Very light and pleasant general age toning. Along paper edges some traces of age and use. Plate mark measurements: 35,4 x 49,7 cm (ca. 14.3 x 19.6") Sheet size: 41,5 x 56 cm (ca. 16.3 x 22") Order Nr.CLASSICNUDE251808 SOLD |
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"Antinous en Hercule" Antinous in the pose of Hercules with the skin of the Nemean Lion (First of his 12 tasks) Copper etching by Jean Nicolas Laugier (1785-1875) After the drawing by Achille Valois (1785-1862) of the 2nd century statue in the possession of the Louvre Museum in Paris. Paris, ca. 1830 Light and very pleasant general age patina. Wide margins with 2 small repaired tears far away from image. Measurements: Image (black border line): 39,1 x 25,7 cm (ca. 15.4 x 10.1") Plate marks measurement: 47,5 x 33,2 cm (ca. 18.7 x 13") Sheet size: 58 x 43 cm (ca. 22.8 x 16.9") Order Nr.CLASSICNUDE251819 SOLD |
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"Le Laocoon" Laokoon Very fine copper etching by Charles-Clement Bervic (1756-1822) After the drawing by Pierre Bouillon (1776-1831) Published in Musée des Antiques; Recueil Des Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs Qui Existaient Au Louvre Avant 1815. by Jean Duchesne Aine (author) Henri-Guillaume Chatillon (1780 - 1856) artist and engraver. Paris, ca. 1825 Large folio copper etching of high quality. Clean. Very light and pleasant general age toning. Image measurements: 33,8 x 28 cm (ca. 13.3 x 11") Plate Marks: 42 x 31,3 cm (ca. 16.5 x 12.3") Sheet: 58 x 42 cm (ca. 22.8 x 16.5") Order Nr.CLASSICNUDE251809 SOLD |
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No title. Hercules taming the hide. Marble relief. Stipple engraving by John Samuel Agar (1773-1858) After his own drawing. Published in "Speciments of Ancient Sculpture, Aegyptian, Etruscan, Greek and Roman: Selected from different collections in Great Britain" Page XI By Richard Payne Knight (1751-1824) London, 1809 Agar's work as an engraver was hailed as "The finest ever made of Sculpture" (Nicholas Penny) Very good condition. The wide margins a bit wrinkly. Image within plate marks: 28 x 22,8 cm (ca. 11 x 9") Sheet size: 47 x 33,5 cm (ca. 18.5 x 13.2") $ 240.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 168.00 Order Nr. CLASSICSTATUE252884 |
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No title. Dionysos with kneeling Satyr. Copper etching by Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671) Published in "Signorum veteran Icones (Bisschop)" Amsterdam, 1668 Statue in Uffizi Florence Traces of age and use.. Watermark Image within plate marks: 21,2 x 9,2 cm (ca. 8.3 x 3.6") Sheet: 30 x 18,5 cm (ca. 11.8 x 4.6") $ 90.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 63.00 Order Nr.CLASSICNUDE245424 |
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"Centaurenkampf" ( fight of the Centaurs ) Wood engraving after a painting
by A. Boecklin ca 1875- Below the image is an article ( in
German ) 17 x 31 cm ( 6.6 x 12.2 ") $ 40.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 28.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE247500 |
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Beautiful copper etching. The author and artist was François Perrier (who went by the name of Bourguignon), a famous French painter and engraver born 1590 in Salins (other sources say Macon or St. Jean-de-Losne), died 1650 in Paris. He travelled to Rome in 1635 and fell in love with the Eternal City, stayed until 1645 and was heavily influenced by the abundance of antique art there. In 1638 he published "Icones et Segmenta Nobil. Signorum et Statuarum quae Romae extant" a total of 100 copper etchings A few minor signs of age and use. Image 21.5 x 12.5 cm ( 8.4 x 4.9 ") Page size: 28 x 22.5 cm ( 11 x 8.8 " $ 180.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 126.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE249240 |
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Beautiful copper etching. The author and artist was François Perrier (who went by the name of Bourguignon), a famous French painter and engraver born 1590 in Salins (other sources say Macon or St. Jean-de-Losne), died 1650 in Paris. He travelled to Rome in 1635 and fell in love with the Eternal City, stayed until 1645 and was heavily influenced by the abundance of antique art there. In 1638 he published "Icones et Segmenta Nobil. Signorum et Statuarum quae Romae extant" a total of 100 copper etchings A few minor signs of age and use. Image 21.5 x 13 cm ( 8.4 x 5.1 ") Page size: 28 x 22.5 cm ( 11 x 8.8 " $ 180.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 126.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE249239 |
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No title. Copper etching by Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671). Published in "Signorum vetera Icones Bisschop"" Published in 1668. This marble statue was found on
the grounds of the Villa Ludovisi in the 17th Century. In the left margins are tiny holes from the book binding. Good condition. Image: 22.3 x 17.3 (8.8 x 6.8 ") $90.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 63.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE245401 |
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Herculi Romano DD. Copper etching by Mulder from
"Thesaurus Antiquitatum Romanarum", a work on Roman
History. Light browning on margin edges. 31 x 21 cm ( 12.2 x 8.2 ") Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE7801SOLD |
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No title: Jupiter Copper etching by Francesco Cepparoli. Hand-colored and surrounded by black in gouache. After the drawing by Niccolo Vanni Published in "Le Pitture Antique d'Ercolano" Napoli (Naples), 1757-79 Condition: Very good. Wide margins. Image: 32 x 21,5 cm (ca. 12.6 x 8.5") Sheet size: 43 x 32 cm (ca. 17 x 12.5") $ 220.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 154.00 Order Nr.CLASSICALNUDE240347 |
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"Cup donner en prix par le Jockey-Club aux courses du 25 avril 1869" Trophy for the winner of Paris Jockey-Club. 1869" Wood engraving by Robert. Published in Paris, 1869 Print is surrounded on three sides by text print. Reverse side is printed. 26 x 13 cm (ca. 10.2 x 5.1") $ 35.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 24.50 Order Nr. CLASSICCENTAUR248709 |
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"Ajax foudroye. - Statue de M. Coutant prix de Rome" Wood engraving published 1878. On the reverse side is text about Ajax. 22 x 14.5 cm ( 8.6 x 5.7 ") $ 30.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 21.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE249781 |
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No title. The elder son of Laokoon. Detail of the Laokoon Group in the Vatican Museum shows the priest Laokoon and his two sons shortly before their death. Copper etching by Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671) Published in "Signorum veterum icones" Amsterdam, 1668 Excellent condition with only very minor signs of age. Image: 23 x 10 cm (ca. 9 x 3.9") Page: 30,3 x 18 cm (a. 11.9 x 7.1"9 Order Nr. CLASSIC NUDE245847 SOLD |
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"Statue Antique" Title and description on a separate sheet "Hermaphrodite" Copper etching by Henri Marais after the drawing by Jean-Baptiste Wicar (1762-1834) Published in "Galerie de Florence et du Palais Pitti". By Antoine Mongez. There are minimal traces of age and use. Image including title: 22 x 38,3 cm (ca.8.7 x 15") Sheet: 33,3 x 52,2 cm (ca. 13.1 x 20") $ 180.00 Order Nr. SLEEP243178 |
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"Pallas" Pallas Athene or Minerva. Gravure after Sandro Boticelli. Published in Stuttgart, 1895 Good condition. Reverse side has print 23,7 x 16,8 cm (ca. 9.3 x 6.6") $ 25.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 17.50 Order Nr. CLASSICCENTAUR248708 |
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"Apollon Vainqueur de Python - dit l'Apollon de Belvedere" Apollo, victor over Python, the dragon guarding the Oracle of Delphi Apollo als Sieger über Python, den Drachen, der das Orakel von Delphi bewachte. The outstanding antique marble statue is in the possession of the Vatcan Museum in Rome. To be seen in the Vatican "Belvedere". Very finely executed copper etching by Jean Jacques Avril (1744-1831) After the drawing by Jean-Pierre Granger (1779-1840) Paris, ca. 1825 Large folio copper etching in high quality. Clean. Minimal traces of age and use along paper edges. Published in Musée des Antiques; Recueil Des Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs Qui Existaient Au Louvre Avant 1815. by Jean Duchesne Aine (author) Henri-Guillaume Chatillon (1780 - 1856) artist and engraver. Image: 38,8 x 32 cm (ca. 15.3 x 12.6") Plate mark measurements: 48 x 36,5 cm (ca. 18.9 x 14.4") Sheet: 58 x 41 cm (ca. 22.8 x 16.1") Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE251810SOLD |
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"Genie Funebre" Gloomy youth Trübsinniger (manche sagen liebestoller) Juengling Copper etching by Jean Jacques Avril (1744-1831) After the drawing by Jean-Pierre Granger (1779-1840) Published in Musée Antiques; Recueil Des Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs Qui Existaient Au Louvre Avant 1815. by Jean Duchesne Aine (author) Henri-Guillaume Chatillon (1780 - 1856) artist and engraver. Paris, ca. 1825 Clean. Along paper etches some wear Image: 35,3 x 26,3 cm (ca. 13.9 x 10.4") Plate marks: 47 x 34,3 cm (ca. 18.5 x 13.5") Page: Page size: 55 x 42 cm (ca. 21.7 x 16.5") Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE251811 SOLD |
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"Jeune Athlete Remerciant Les Dieux (Statue de Bronze)" Young athlete thanking the Gods Junger Athlet den Göttern dankend Very finely executed folio copper etching by Pierre Audouin (1768-1822) After the drawing by Pierre Bouillon (1776-1831) Published in Musée des Antiques; Recueil Des Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs Qui Existaient Au Louvre Avant 1815. by Jean Duchesne Aine (author) Henri-Guillaume Chatillon (1780 - 1856) artist and engraver. Very good condition. Image: 35,7 x 25,4 cm (ca. 14 x 10") Plate marks: 47,4 x 34 (ca. 18.7 x 13.4") Sheet: 58 x 41,5 cm (ca. 22.8 x 16.3") Order Nr.CLASSICNUDE251812 SOLD |
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"Euterpe" Muse of Musical art, Lyric Poetry and gaiety Muse des Flötenspiels, der lyrischen Poesie und des Frohsinns Very finely executed folio copper etching by Jean Baptiste Raphael Urbain Massard (1^775-1843) After the drawing by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) Published in Musée des Antiques; Recueil Des Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs Qui Existaient Au Louvre Avant 1815. by Jean Duchesne Aine (author) Henri-Guillaume Chatillon (1780 - 1856) artist and engraver. Scattered foxing, mainly in margins. Light general age toning. A crease in upper margin far away from image. Image: 33 x 24,5 cm (ca. 11.8 x 9.6") Plate marks: 41,5 x 30,9 cm (ca. 16.3 x 12.2") Sheet: 52 x 40,5 cm (ca. 20.5 x 16") Order Nr.CLASSICNUDE251813 SOLD |
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No title. Meleagros Copper etching by Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671) Published in "Signorum veterum icones" Amsterdam, 1668 Excellent condition with only very minor signs of age. Image: 22,2 x 12,2 cm (ca. 8.7 x 34.8") Page: 30,3 x 18 cm (a. 11.9 x 7.1"9 $ 80.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 56.00 Order Nr. CLASSIC NUDE245842 |
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David Del Medmo. Cavalier
Bernini" Copper engraving from: "Raccolta Di Statue Antiche e Moderne Data In Luce Sotto I Gloriosi Auspici Della Santita Di N.S: Papa Clemente XI" by Domenico de Rossi. Illustrata Colle sposizioni a ciascheduna immagine Di Pávolo Alessandro Maffei Patrizio Volterrano E Cav. Dell'Ordine Di S. Stefano E Della Guardia Pontificia. Published in Rome 1704. Print has very wide margins. Light spot in lower margin. $ 180.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 126.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE 7816 |
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No title. Hercules in combat with Centaur. Most likely Nessus trying to abduct Deianeira. Wall fresco in Pompei. Copper line etching by Georg Christoph Kilian (1709-1781) Published in "Abbildungen der Gemälde und Altertümer É Pompei und Herculaneum". Publisher: Christoph Gottlieb Murr Augsburg, 1778-1793 Printed on thin paper. Some
traces of age and use along margin edges. 23,3 x 32,6 cm (ca. 9.2 x 12.8") $ 85,00 minus 30% Discount = $ 59.50 Order Nr. CLASSICCENTAUR248699 |
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"Venus" Hand-colored Copper etching by Carlo Lasinio (1759-1838) After a wall fresco by Raphael Sanzio or Raffael d'Urbino (1483-1520) Below image a line from Ovid's Metamorphosis: "Orta Salo Suscepta, Patre Edita Caelo, Alma Venus, noctem tremula quae luce Serenas" Traces of age and use in margins. Image very nice! 31 x 37 cm (ca. 12.2 x 14.5") Order Nr. CLASSIC243505SOLD |
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No title. CENTAUR Hand-colored copper etching by Georg Christoph Kilian (1709-1781) Published in "Abbildungen der Gemälde und Alterthümer, welche seit 1738 sowohl in der verschütteten Stadt Herkulaneum, als auch in den umliegenden Gegenden an das Licht gebracht worden". (Wall frescos and antiquities found in the excavations of Heruculaneum and vicinity after 1738) Augsburg, 1793-1797 Light general age toning with minor signs of age and use in margins.. . Wide margins. Image: 20,5 x 24,7 cm (ca. 8 x 9.7") $ 130.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 91.00 OIrder Nr. CLASSICNUDECENTUER254048 |
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No title. CENTAUR (Female) Hand-colored copper etching by Georg Christoph Kilian (1709-1781) Published in "Abbildungen der Gemälde und Alterthümer, welche seit 1738 sowohl in der verschütteten Stadt Herkulaneum, als auch in den umliegenden Gegenden an das Licht gebracht worden". (Wall frescos and antiquities found in the excavations of Heruculaneum and vicinity after 1738) Augsburg, 1793-1797 Light general age toning with minor signs of age and use in margins.. Wide margins. Image: 18 x 28,7 cm (ca. 7 x 11.3") $ 130.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 100.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDECENTAURS254049 |
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"L'Educazione di Achille" - The education of Achill.Copper etching by Pompeo Batoni. Printed in Milano. Ca. 1900 Very good condition. Ample margins. Image with title: 25,5 x 18,8 cm (ca. 10 x 7.4") $ 120.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 84.00 Order Nr. CLASSICCENTAUR248707 |
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"Bacchantenzug an der Furt" Wood engraving after a painting
by Albert Welti, 1913. Reverse side is printed. 25 x 39.5 cm ( 9.8 x 15.3 ") $ 65.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 45.50 Order Nr. FAUN245275 |
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Narcissus (Narkissos) Narcissus (Narkissos), son of river God Kephissos and Leiriope, who fell in love with his own reflection. Narcissos, because of his beauty, wooed and courted equally by young women and men was punished with insatiable self-love. When he sat down next to a spring of water he looked at his own reflection and fell in love with himself.
No title. Narcissus. Looking lovingly at his own reflection in a spring of water. A winged putto at his side. Above two figures Hand-colored copper etching. Ca. 1850. This was Very good condition. Sheet size: 23,5 x 15 $ 60.00 Order Nr. MYTHOLOGY243185 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
No title. Narcissus. Looking lovingly at his own reflection in a spring of water. A winged putto at his left side After a wall fresco in Pompei. Hand-colored copper etching by Philippo Morghen after the drawing by Camillo Paderni Published in "Le Antichita di Ercolano esposte" Naples, 1760 This extensive (8 volumes) work shows magnificently the discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompei which had been covered by ashes and lava since the gigantic Vesuvius-erruption in the year 79. Good condition. Minor blemishes and traces of age and use. In a matting.
Image, including black border: 28 x 28 cm (ca. 11 x 11") $ 650.00 Order Nr. MYTHOLOGY243187 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
No title. Narcissus. Looking lovingly at his own reflection in a spring of water. A winged putto at his right side After a wall fresco in Pompei. Hand-colored copper etching by Philippo Morghen after the drawing by Camillo Paderni Published in "Le Antichita di Ercolano esposte" Naples, 1760 This extensive (8 volumes) work shows magnificently the discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompei which had been covered by ashes and lava since the gigantic Vesuvius-erruption in the year 79. Good condition. Minor blemishes. In a matting. Image, including surrounding black: 28 x 27,5 cm (ca. 11 x 10.8") Order Nr. MYTHOLOGY243188 SOLD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
No title. Narcissus. Looking pensively into the distance, his own reflection in a spring of water. copper etching by Nicola Fiorillo after the drawing by Ferdinando Campana Published in "Le Antichita di Ercolano esposte" Naples, 1760 This extensive (8 volumes) work shows magnificently the discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompei which had been covered by ashes and lava since the gigantic Vesuvius-erruption in the year 79. Good condition. Very minor blemishes and traces of age and use.In a matting. Image: 32,5 x 27,5 cm (ca. 12.8 x 10.8") Order Nr.MYTHOLOGY243186 SOLD |
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"Salon de 1870, Sculpture. - Jeune vainqueur au combat de coqs, par Falguiere" Wood engraving 1871. Reverse side is printed. 20 x 14 cm ( 7.8 x 5.5 ") $ 20.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 14.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE245369 |
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"Kentauren mit Leoparden kaempfend" "Mosaikbild aus der Villa des Hadrian ( nach Haumeister )" Wood engraving 1904. On the reverse side is an image of the Pompeii wall painting: "Opfer der Iphigenia" 12 x 18.5 cm ( 4.7 x 7.2 ") $ 30.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 21.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDECENTAUER249233 |
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Copper etching by Nicolas Billy Regius, after a drawing by Camillo Paderni Published in: Contorni delle pitture antique d'Ercolano" Published in Rome. 1757-1762 Peirithoos, King of the Lapiths in Thessalonia. Getting married to Hippodameia set off the famous battle between Centaurs and Lapiths. Theseus kills the Centaur A prudish former owner covered up with pencil the private parts of Perithoos. The removal of this "sin" left visible marks. Otherwise excellent! Image: 23,2 x 33 cm (ca. 9.1 x 12.9") Sheet: 34,5 x 46 cm (ca. 13.6 x 18.1") $ 220.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 154.00 Order Nr. CENTAUR243164 |
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"Hippocentaurides scylllae Comites sev. Tempestatis Deae" Two female centaurs flanking Scylla a sea monster in Greek mythology. Above two Greek heroes in combat with griffon Copper etching from "Antiquitatum Romanum GraecarumqueÉ" Publisher: Battista Pasquali. Venice, 1737 very good condition. Wide margins. 27 x 17,3 cm (10.6 x 6.8") $ 90.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 63.00 Order Nr. CLASSICCENTAUR248698 |
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No title. Apollo with omphalos Copper etching by Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671) Published in "Signorum veterum icones" Amsterdam, 1668 Excellent condition.with only very minor signs of age and use. Image: 22 x 10,6 cm (ca. 8.7 x 4.2") Page: 30,3 x 18 cm (a. 11.9 x 7.1"9 $ 60.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 42.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE245843 |
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No title. Marsyas. Copper etching by Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671) After the drawing by Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Published in "Signorum veterum icones" Amsterdam, 1668 Excellent condition. Very minor signs of age. Image: 23,2 x 9,2 cm (ca. 9.1 x 3.6") Page: 30,3 x 18 cm (a. 11.9 x 7.1"9 $ 60.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 42.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE245846 |
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No title This copper etching by Nicolas Billy Regius after drawing by Camillo Paderni probably depicts the attempted abduction of Hippodameia. The kidnapping centaur is attacked by an unknown hero
Copper etching. Unfortunately a former obviously prudish owner of the print has done damage to this print by covering up the hero`s penis and loin with white lead.which resists all attempts of restorative removal. Some rubbed-off surface on right thigh. Still it is a exceptionally beautiful print offered at a very low price because of damage. 23.2 x 33 cm ( 9.1 x 12.9 ") $ 120.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 84.00 Order Nr.CLASSICNUDE7807 |
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No title. Two boxing athletes, adversaries side by side. On the left the obvious winner of the match, holding a palm branch in his left and another trophy in his right hand. Both fighters naked, but equipped with boxing gloves. A highly interesting and important engraving for the demonstration of antique boxing matches. Type of print: Copper etching by Francesco Cepparoli Published in: "Le Antiqita di Ercolano" Naples, Volume 5 of this important book, 1767 Very good condition. Joint image: 23,3 x 32 cm (ca. 9.2 x 12.6") Sheet: 32 x 47 cm (ca. 9.2 x 18.5") Order Nr. ERCOLANO243284 SOLD |
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"Une Des Fils De Niobe" Copper engraving by Morel and Croutelle after the drawing by Jean-Baptiste Wicar (1762-1834) Published in "Gallery of Florence" Paris, 1789 Very small repaired tear on lower margin edge. 26 x 22 cm ( 10.2 x 8.6 " ) $ 170.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 119.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE244841 |
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Copper etching by Simon Fokke (1712-1784) Dionysos and Ariadne in his chariot pulled by two centaurs The etching has been clipped along the outside of the oval surrounding bordure. and laid down on paper. Aside from this and except for a little worm hole and a tiny hole, the print is in good condition 21,5 x 29,5 cm (ca. 8.5 x 11.6") $ 110.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 77.00 Order Nr. CENTAUR243166 |
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Copper engraving by Filippo Morghen after Camillo Paderni, 1760. The fresco of this centauress was found in the villa of Cicero in Pompeii. Very attractive hand coloring. Very minor spotting in margins. Image size: 22 x 33 cm (
8.66 x 12.9 ") Order Nr. CENTAUR243297SOLD |
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"Enlevement de Dejanire" - The abduction of Deianeira wife of Heracles. Centaur Nessos offered his help in getting Deianeira across a river with high flood with the intention to abduct her. Heracles shot Nessos with a poisoned arrow. Copper etching by L. J. Masqulier after the painting by Lucas Giordano. Publihed in Florence, 1830 Mor spottingin margins Including title: 17 x 20,1 cm (ca. 6.7 x 7.9") $ 80.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 56.00 Order Nr. CLASSICCENTAUR248696 |
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"Le Dieu Faunus, buste imite de l'antique. - Sculpture et gravure de Baudet" Wood engraving by Baudet
showing a sculpture of Faun that he made aft an antique
sculpture. 11.5 x 8.5 cm ( 4.5 x 4.5 ") $ 20.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 14.00 Order Nr. FAUNCLASSICNUDE243392 |
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"Deianira Rapita da Nesso" Copper etching by Sasso. Ca. 1800 Deianira is, in Greek Mythology, one of the seven children of Kaledonian King Oineus and his wife Althaia. She was very beautiful and had lots of admirers. But Herakles succeeded and got married to her.Centaur Nessos offered his help when she had to cross a river. But he really wanted to abduct her. Herakles prevented this by killing Nessos with a poisonous arrow. Print is a bit wrinkly. Light general age toning. 14,5 x 21,7 cm (ca. 5.7 x 8.5") $ 30.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 21.00 Order Nr. CENTAUR243168 |
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"Statva Del Nilo Col
Cornucopia Nella Destra, E Con La Sfinge A Lato Che Ha
La Copper engravings from: "Raccolta Di Statue Antiche e Moderne Data In Luce Sotto I Gloriosi Auspici Della Santita Di N.S: Papa Clemente XI" by Domenico de Rossi. Illustrata Colle sposizioni a ciascheduna immagine Di Pávolo Alessandro Maffei Patrizio Volterrano E Cav. Dell'Ordine Di S. Stefano E Della Guardia Pontificia. Published in Rome 1704. Page size: 47.5 x 35 cm ( 18.7
x 13.7 ") Copper etching depicting antique statues well known to all of us who feel a deep appreciation for our cultural ancestry. We happily meander through mythological terrain, reminiscent of our first encounter with the classics at school, at college or, travelling, at various museums and archiological sites. While we cannot ever possess one of the original statues, we can use to decorate the walls of our homes or offices with the antique copper etchings printed in 1704 to our own and the delight of our friends and guests. The statues in sandstone watercolor surrounded by gouache in velvety black. White paper margins. All prints matted in elegant grey with gold inlay frame. (See sample). Page size: 47,5 x 35,3 cm (18.7 x 13.9"). The measurements under the prints are individual sizes of the gouached parts. $ 300.00 Order Nr. ROSSI3009 |
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"No Title" Left: Apollo, center: Apollo, right: Vestal Virgin 13.5 x 19.8 cm (3.1 x 7.8 ") $ 55.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE7818 |
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Jupiter et Antiopa God Zeus (Jupiter) here approaches Antiopa, daughter of Nykteus, the Prince of Thebe,with vile intent. Amor rejoycing at their feet. Print has very wide margins. One small spot in lower left margin corner. Otherwise very clean. Clad as a satyr, Chief 26.7 x 23.7 cm ( 10.5 x 9.3 ") Copper etching byGiuseppe Perini 1770 after painting by Jocopa Palma Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE7803SOLD |
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Hand-colored and gouached copper etching on thin paper von Johannes Christoph Kilian and Christoph Buerglen. Augsburg 1738. From "Li Contorni delle Pitture Antiche D'Ercolano" (Wall fresco at Herculaneum) Two winged boys carrying a lyra on their way to earth 36.5 x 30.2 cm (14.3 x 11.8 ") $ 70.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 49.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE7814 |
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"Cerere" While Ceres is the godess of agriculture, this statue is distinctly male! It may have been a mistaking in titling this engraving. It should be Bacchus, no doubt, as his head is adorned with grapes, and he is holding grapes up in both hands. Copper stipple engraving by Francesco Rebagli. Ca. 1780 Clean. Very wide margins. Some miniscule traces of age and use. 31 x 19.5 cm (12.2 x 7.7"). $ 140.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 98.00 Order Nr. CLASSICALNUDE7841 |
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Bacchus (holding a lamb.) Anonymous copper etching. Ca. 1750 Under title: D. Carolo Brinsden A.B. Colleg. Baliol. Oxon (D. Charles Brinsden A.B. Balliol College Oxford, England) - Probably the owner of the statue. Clean. Very wide margins. 25 x 15 cm (9.8 x 5.9") $ 110.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 77.00 Order Nr. CLASSICALNUDE7840 |
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Antinous en bon Genie Antinous was the lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian. The well proportiend, good looking youth drowned in the river Nile, only 19 years of age. His death still puzzles: Was it an accident, suicide, murder? Grieving Hadrian proclaimed Antinous a God. Busts of the beautiful youth were erected, coins were struck, gems were with his image. Antinous was also depicted as Roman Bacchus, as god of fertility with grapes. Here Antinous is holding a cornucopia with grapes. Copper etching by Henri-Guillaume Chatillon (1780 - 1856) after a drawing by Francois Louis Dejuinne(1786 - 1844). From ãMusee Francais. Recueil des plus beaux Tableaux, Statues et Bas-Reliefs qui existaient au Louvre avant 1815" Artwork in the Louvre in Paris before the year 1815). Paris, 1829. Very beautifully conserved, clean etching with very wide margins. Miniscule traces of age and use. Watermark. Image: 36.5 x 25.7 cm (14.4 x 10.1") Full Page: 60 x 43.5 cm (23.6 x 17.1") Order Nr. CLASSICALNUDE7842SOLD |
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"Faune e Bacco" Anonymous copper etching. Ca. 1780 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE7838SOLD |
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Hand-colored and gouached copper etching on thin paper by Johann Christopg Kilian and Christoph Friederich Buerglen. From "Li Contorni delle Pitture Antiche D'Ercolano"(Wall fresco at Herculaneum) Narcissus viewing his reflection in the water. Little winged boy on the left watching 34 x 29.5 cm (13.3 x 11.6 ") $ 110.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 77.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE 7815 |
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Beautiful hand-colored copper etching, Paris 1856 Published by Auguste Péquegnot (1819 - 1878) in Paris from 1856 to 1863 under the title "Ornaments, Vases and Decoration d'après les maîtres, such as J. and J. Le Paute Marot, F. Boucher, Jacques Saly, Lucotte, Jules Romain, De la Fosse, Antoine Watteau, J.B. Huet, Charles Eisen" Celebrating a party a man pours
wine from an amphora to a drinking vase while his companion
is looking on Repaired tear on right margin edge. Page size: 29 x 21.5 cm ( 11.4 x 8.4 ") Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE7809 SOLD |
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No title. Juvenile Dionysos. Copper etching by Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671) Published in "Signorum veterum icones" Amsterdam, 1668 Excellent condition. Image: 22,2 x 10,4 cm (ca. 8.7 x 4.1") Page: 30,3 x 18 cm (a. 11.9 x 7.1"9 $ 90.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 63.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE245844 |
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No title. Juvenile Hercules. Copper etching by Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671) Published in "Signorum veterum icones" Amsterdam, 1668 Excellent condition with very minor signs of age.. Image: 20,5 x 11 cm (ca. 8 x 4.3") Page: 30,3 x 18 cm (a. 11.9 x 7.1"9 $ 90.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 63.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE245845 |
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"Liberalia". Copper etching by Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635-1700) Published in: Rom antiquities. - "Admiranda romanarum antiquitatum ac veteris sculpturae vestigia anaglyphico opere elaborata ex marmoreis exemplaribus quae Romae adhuc extant in Capitolio aedibus hortisque virorum principum ad antiquam elegantiam /. a Petro Sancti Bartolo delineata incisa in quibus plurima ac praeclarissima ad romanam historiam ac veteres mores dignoscendos ob oculos ponuntur notis Io. Petri Bellorii illustrata ... restituit auxit Dominicus de Rubeis chalcographus.." Publisher: Domenico de Rubeis Published in Rome, 1693 Very good impression. Margin edges show age and use. Liberalia was a feast day in antique Rome, celebrated on March 17. The feast was in honor of fertility gods. Boys were clad for the first time in man's toga (toga virilis). "Liba" = honey cake was a typical sacrificial offering. Text in Latin: 1. LIBER ANTE ARAM POMIS REFERTAM CUM IS NON TANTUM VINI SED OMNIUM PENE FRUCTUUM CULTURAM DOCUERIT ARBOR 2. PINUS APPOSITA EST QUOD BACCHUS EXPIATUS A BERECYNTHIA MULTA CYBELES ET CERERIS IN DIONYSIACIS INSTITUIT 3. IDEM TUNICATO ET CLAMIDATO 4. SILENO NITITUR PENDENTE AB EIUS DEXTRA POTORIO CANTHARO 5. ET DUCTUS CORNU STAT SACER HIRCUS AD ARAM To the left: Two centaurs. Image: 16 x 36,5 cm (ca. 6.3 x 14.4") Sheet: 33 x 48 cm (ca. 11.8 x 18.9") Order Nr. CENTAUR243169 SOLD |
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"Bacchi et Arioadnae Chorus" Copper etching by Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635-1700) Published in: Roan antiquities. - "Admiranda romanarum antiquitatum ac veteris sculpturae vestigia anaglyphico opere elaborata ex marmoreis exemplaribus quae Romae adhuc extant in Capitolio aedibus hortisque virorum principum ad antiquam elegantiam /. a Petro Sancti Bartolo delineata incisa in quibus plurima ac praeclarissima ad romanam historiam ac veteres mores dignoscendos ob oculos ponuntur notis Io. Petri Bellorii illustrata ... restituit auxit Dominicus de Rubeis chalcographus.." Publisher: Domenico de Rubeis Published in Rome, 1693 Very good impression. Margin edges show age and use. Ariadne had been abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos. Dionysos finds her on the beach. Falling in love with her instantly, he invites her into his chariot, which is drawn by two centaurs, and takes her away in a procession preceded by fauns and satyrs. Very good impression. Margin edges show age and use. Image: 17 x 42,3 cm (ca. 6.7 x 16.7") Sheet: 33 x 48 cm (ca. 11.8 x 18.9") $ 260.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 182.00 Order Nr. CENTAUR243165 |
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"Groupe Antique". Hercules (Herakles) kilos Nessus, the famous Centaur" Copper etching by Jean Mathieu After the drawing by Jean-Baptiste Wicar (1762-1834) Published in "Gallery of Florence" Paris, 1789 Minor traces of age and use in margins 24,5 x 20,8 cm (ca. 9.6 x 8.2") $ 120.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 84.00 Order Nr. CENTAUR243167 |
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Very fine copper etching by Rocus Pozzi after a drawing by Franciscus Lauega Ispan. From: "Conrni delle Pitture Antiche de Ercolano". Rome, ca. 1750 Theseus, having killed the Minotaur, is greeted by the Arhenians youths who had been chosen to be sacrificed,offering him their thanks. One of the best preserved and strikingly beautiful wall frescos depicting the famous Greek hero at Herculaneum Print is in top condition wide margins. A few minimal spots in margins. 33.2 x 23.7 cm ( 13 x 9.3 ") $ 220.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 154.00 Order Nr. CLASSIC7811 |
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Impressive copper etching by Roccus a Puteo Romanus Regius after drawing by Franciscus a Vega Ispan. Rome ca. 1750 (Wall fresco at Herculaneum). Telephos, son of Hercules, is drinking milk from a hind's utter. Hercules with his insignia and lion skin watching the scene critically together with a winged young girl whilst a faun or Pan is looking over the shoulder of an impressive beauty adorned with a crown of flowers and a with a basket of fruit at her side. Wall fresco at Herculaneum Top condition, wide margins with a few scattered very light spots. 32.2 x 23 cm ( 12.6 x 9 ") $ 220.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 154.00 Order Nr. CLASSIC7812 |
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Impressive copper etching by Nicolaus Vanni Romanus Regius after by Franciscus Loega Ispan. Rome ca. 1750 (Wall fresco at Herculaneum). The young Orestes is shown with his three sisters: Iphigenie, Elektra and Chrysothemis. Very good condition with only very minor signs of age and use. Strong paper. Image size: 33 x 23.5 cm ( 12.9
x 9.2 ") $ 220.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 154.00 Order Nr. CLASSIC253101 |
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Hermes (Mercury) and Herakles (Hercules) Copper etching by Georg Christpph Kilian (1709-1781) Published in: "Li Contorni delle pitture antiche d'Ercolano con le spiegazioni, incise d'appresso l'originaliÉ" Published in Augsburg, Germany 1778-81 Minimal traces of age and use. Hermes: 28 x 17,3 cm (ca. 11x .8") Herakles: 29,7 x 17,5 cm (ca. 11.7 x 6.9") Sheet size 35 x 42,5 cm (ca. 13.8 x 16.7") $ 90,00 minus 30% Discount = $ 63.00 Order Nr. CLASSICALNUDES240441 |
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Without title (Nude Wrestlers) Aquatinta drawn by Antonio Bramanti, etched by Ignazio Fumagalli. Ca. 1830 Clean and fine quality! Page size: 26.5 x 36.5 cm (
10.4 x 14.3 ") Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE7833SOLD |
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"Laokoon" Steel engraving by C. Laemmel, ca 1850. One small dent on left side. Height of figure: 13.4 cm ( 5.2
") $ 70.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 49.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE 7822 |
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Upper image: "Group
antique" Copper etching from "Tableaux, statues,bas-reliefs et camées de la Galerie die Florence et du Palais Pitti" 1786-93 Hardly noticeable smudging in upper right corner. Page size: 50 x 32.5 cm ( 19.6
x 12.7 ") $ 240.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 168.00 Order Nr. CLASSIC NUDE 7834 |
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Securitati Hemathion et Carpo Heracles (Hercules) flanked by
a vile faun holding a cornucopia and facing his wife Megara
with one of their sons. Light browning on margin edges. A little smudgeingof blöack print (underneath and above as well as left of faun) happened when just printed. 31.2 x 21 cm ( 12.2 x 8.2 ") $ 180.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 126.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE7802 |
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"Zeffiro" (Zephyr) Copper etching by Pierre Paul Prudon (1758-1823). Ca. 1800 Zephyr was the son of Astraios and Eos. He fell in love with the beautiful youth Hyakinthos. Alas, also Apollo fell in love with this obviously irresistible young man and won him for himself. Zephyr (also described as God of the Westwind) took vengeance by diverting a discus thrown by Apollo to hit the youth deadly in the head Print has some small scatted spots. 13.7 x 11.7 cm ( 5.3 x 4.6 ") $ 80.00 minus 30% Discount = $ 56.00 Order Nr. CLASSICNUDE7821 |
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