Gift Ideas – Engravings & Prints

Original engraving executed in burin by Claes Jansz Visscher, called le Piscator after a 16th-century painting by Johannes Stradanus.
Impression on watermarked laid paper, work from the early 17th century.
This is an illustration of a passage from Acts of the Apostles, 19.13-16: "Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on...

Original, unshaved, full-page etching from the “Imperial edition” of the Description de l'Égypte, or ‘Recueil des observations et recherches faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand [A Collection of the observations and research carried out in Egypt during the French expedition, published on the orders of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great]'.

Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Naopleon Bonaparte and published between 1809 and 1828, 1,000 copies were printed and distributed to institutions, on vergé paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark, visible when held up to the light.

Original, unshaved, full-page etching from the “Imperial edition” of the Description de l'Égypte, or ‘Recueil des observations et recherches faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand [A Collection of the observations and research carried out in Egypt during the French expedition, published on the orders of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great]'.

Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Naopleon Bonaparte and published between 1809 and 1828, 1,000 copies were printed and distributed to institutions, on vergé paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark, visible when held up to the light.

Original etching before letters heightened with aquatint and signed in the plate.
Executed on laid paper at the request of publisher A. QUANTIN to illustrate La Fontaine's fable: "Le gland et la citrouille".
Very fine condition, presented in a modern black mat and protected by tissue guard.
Auguste Delierre (1829-1891) is referenced in Bénézit, dictionary of painters, sculptors, draughtsmen and engravers as follows: "history painter, genre scenes, animated landscapes, still lifes, illustrator. Student of Eugène Ciceri, he participated in the Paris Salon between 1852 and 1889. His compositions of landscapes animated with hunting dogs show the influence of works by Desportes and...

Épinal print, color lithograph, large format, printed on heavy paper.
Fine condition, colors very well preserved.
These plates are cardboard constructions or models, on which a pattern was printed. This pattern must be cut out then assembled to construct various objects or life scenes.
The Épinal print works published several series of cut-out models including the "Grandes Constructions" in 39 x 49 cm format, the "Moyennes Constructions" and the "Petites Constructions". From 1880 to 1908, constructions were published featuring architecture, costumes, ships and various vehicles. During this same period, paper theaters or "théâtre chez soi" also enjoyed great success. This type...

Original, unshaved, full-page etching from the “Imperial edition” of the Description de l'Égypte, or ‘Recueil des observations et recherches faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand [A Collection of the observations and research carried out in Egypt during the French expedition, published on the orders of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great]'.

Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Naopleon Bonaparte and published between 1809 and 1828, 1,000 copies were printed and distributed to institutions, on vergé paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark, visible when held up to the light.

Image d'Épinal, color lithograph, large format, printed on heavy paper.
Small tears with lacks to margins not touching the plate, otherwise fine condition, colors very well preserved.
These plates are cardboard constructions or models, on which a pattern was printed. This pattern must be cut out then assembled to construct various objects or life scenes.
The Épinal imagery published several series of cut-out models including the "Grandes Constructions" in 39 x 49 cm format, the "Moyennes Constructions" and the "Petites Constructions". From 1880 to 1908, constructions were published featuring architecture, costumes, ships and various vehicles. During this same period, paper...

Original, unshaved, full-page etching from the “Imperial edition” of the Description de l'Égypte, or ‘Recueil des observations et recherches faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand [A Collection of the observations and research carried out in Egypt during the French expedition, published on the orders of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great]'.

Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Naopleon Bonaparte and published between 1809 and 1828, 1,000 copies were printed and distributed to institutions, on vergé paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark, visible when held up to the light.

Original pencil drawing, mounted on card. Artist's stamp signature in the lower right corner of the work, and workshop stamp signature on verso. Very fine condition. Provenance: from the artist's workshop, referenced in the Louis Anquetin Workshop catalogue (Thierry de Maigret, 28/11/08). Louis Anquetin, born in Étrépagny in 1861 and died in Paris in 1932, was an important French painter. He began his career alongside avant-garde painters such as Vincent Van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. With Émile Bernard, he was the inventor of Cloisonnism. From 1884 to 1893, Louis Anquetin constantly explored the new possibilities offered by the liberation introduced by Impressionism in French...

Original ink.
Artist's signature stamp in the upper right corner of the work, and studio stamp signature on verso. Light shadow affecting the upper part of the paper, otherwise very fine condition.
Provenance: from the artist's studio, referenced in the catalogue Atelier Louis Anquetin (Thierry de Maigret, 28/11/08).
Louis Anquetin, born in Étrépagny in 1861 and died in Paris in 1932, was an important French painter. He began his career alongside avant-garde painters such as Vincent Van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. With Émile Bernard, he invented Cloisonnism. From 1884 to 1893, Louis Anquetin continuously explored the new possibilities offered by the liberation...

Original pencil drawing. Signature stamp of the artist's signature in the lower right corner of the work, and signature stamp of the studio on the verso. This drawing forms part of a series of ten studies created for Bertin around 1920-1925. It bears the artist's annotations "Cou - Type & divers." The verso is also annotated by the artist: he explains here, in the form of quick notes, the difference between Modern Painting and Ancient Painting. Two tiny marginal lacks, a small tear at head (1 cm), otherwise very fine condition. Provenance: from the artist's studio, referenced in the catalogue Atelier Louis Anquetin (Thierry de Maigret, 28/11/08). Louis Anquetin, born in Étrépagny in 1861 and...

Original drawing and wash by Jules Laurens. Date and place inscribed in black pencil by the artist at the top right of the work (November 1848). Presented in an antique varnished and gilt wooden frame, under glass. Minor black mark at the upper left corner and a very small imperfection at the lower right corner; overall, a well-preserved piece.

Jules Joseph Auguste Laurens was a painter and lithographer, born in Carpentras on 27 July 1825, died in Saint-Didier on 5 May 1901. From a family of five children, Jules joined at the age of twelve his elder brother, Jean-Joseph Bonaventure Laurens, who had settled in Montpellier.  He enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier...