19th Century American

Etching on a thin laid paper, image size 5 1/8 x 3 3/4 inches, cat. Kennedy-30, second and final state, plate signed.

Etching, image size 3 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches, 1887, Schneider-129, pencil signed. According to the Schneider catalogue, very few impressions were apparently printed, making this a scarce etching.

Engraving by Cornelius Tiebout (1770-1830) after Stuart, image size 20 1/8 x 13 inches, sheet size 25 x 18 inches. This engraving is after the "Landsdowne" portrait, named for the British nobleman who commissioned the original painting by Stuart. It was first published by Tiebout in 1801. This is a later re-strike issued by William Smith, Philadelphia, c. 1865.

Etching, image size 9 3/4 x 11 13/16 inches, pencil signed and titled, monogram "GB" lower left, framed. A largely self-taught artist, Burr's etchings are featured in many prominent collections and museums, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Congressional Library in Washington, D.C.

Etching, image size: 8 3/4 x 13 inches, inscribed "Copyright 1896 by E. Rost N.Y." along the upper left. Framed. Ernest Rost was the son of Christian Rost who also worked as an etcher and engraver.

Etching, 10 x 14 inches, 1883, cat. Schneider-79, plate signed and dated lower left, pencil signed lower right. Published in "Original Etchings by American Artists" by Cassell & Co. 1883. The subtle gradations of plate tone are emphasized by the starkness of the sails.

Etching, image size: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches, 1884, second state, cat. Schneider-104, pencil signed lower right.

Etching, image size 5 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches, 1887, cat. Schneider-122, signed in the plate l.l., numbered 122, pencil signed. The Sellers were relatives of the artist.

Mezzotint on chine colle paper, image size 20 x 13 5/8 inches, 1890, pencil signed, remarque lower left. Published by Fishel, Adler & Schwartz, New York.

Etching, image size 11 7/8 x 18 3/4 inches, 1881, Schneider 49, pencil signed