19th Century European Prints

etching, 5 3/4x9 1/2, pencil signed

Etching,D92,as published in Gazette Des Beaux Arts,4 5/8X7 1/4",platesigned

This etching by Daubigny measures 7 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches, "Daubigny pinx 8c sculp" on l.l., "PARC A MOUTONS, LE MATIN." on l.c. and "Imp. Delatre, Rue des Feuillantines; 4, Paris." on l.r., D. 95, between 2nd and 3rd state of 4, center crease.

This is an original etching by French artist Alphonese Legros.  The title is: "Souvenir du Lac de Trasimene".  The image measures 5 3/4X6 3/8 inches.  Printed on a Laid paper with A.O.L. watermark.  Hand signed in pencil lower right.  Bliss 674, state ii/ii..

This is an original drypoint etching by French artist Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)  The title of this work is Lisiere de Bois. Created circa 1880, this etching measures an image of 4 3/4X7 3/4 inches.  Hand signed in pencil lower border.

This is an original etching by French artist Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)  The image measures 4 1/2X6 3/8 inches.  Pencil signed by the artist, printed on a wove type paper.  This image appears in the Bliss catalog as image number 243.

This is an original etching by French artist Theodule A. Ribot.  The tile is: Le Dejeuner des Cuisiniers, it was created and printed circa 1865.  Translated it reads: (The Cooks' Lunch, Culinary Scene # 5)  "is the fifth scene from a set of original etchings portraying the life in the kitchen's of  a Parisian restaurant.  Published by Cadart, Paris.  The image measures 8 1/4X11 1/4 inches.  Plate signed.

This is a very large original etching pencil signed Charles Jacques and also signed A Gilborn..? This is most likely an etching done by Jacques after a painting by another french artist , circa 1880.  The image measures 25 3/4X20 1/2 inches.  A duck remarque lower left.  Printed on a wove type sheet.  Very good condition.

This is an original etching by Barbizon artist Charles Emile Jacque.  The title is: Le Chemin de Halage, (The Towing Path) created and printed in 1864.  This image is plate signed by the artist Jacque and also signed by the printer Sarazin, printed in Paris.   The image measures 6X4 7/8 inches.  Printed on a chine colle adhered to a thicker sheet of wove type paper.
"Charles Jacque 'Charles Emile Jacque': During the 1840's a most important movement began in French art. A number of painters began settling in the tiny village of Barbizon and dedicated their art to portrayals of nature and rustic life. Given that the mainstream of traditional French art was still mired in the genres of classical and historical paintings this was indeed a revolutionary step. Barbizon artists gained their inspiration from both the great landscape etchings and paintings of Rembrandt and other Dutch 17th century masters and from the contemporary landscape art of such British artists as Constable and Turner. In its turn, Barbizon etchings and paintings led the way to the beginnings of French Impressionism in the following generation.

Many of the leading artists associated with the Barbizon school were also fine etchers. Within this category one should mention such names as Corot, Millet and Daubigny. Charles Emile Jacque, however, dedicated his career to the art of etching and became the most active Barbizon artist in this field. He is thus considered a major precursor to the French etching revival of the 1860's."

This is an original etching by Ludovic N Lepic.  The title is Les Patineurs, created and printed in 1869, hand signed in blue crayon lower left.  The image measures 5 1/2X10 7/8 inches.   Printed on a chine colet adhered to a thicker sheet of wove type paper.  Some toning on the outer edges of the borders and on the back of the sheet.

Timber Raft on the Rhine (after the watercolor by J.M.W. Turner in the National Gallery). 1898. Mezzotint. Hardie 66. 8 1/4 x 11 11/16 (sheet 10 5/16 x 13 1/2). Edition 100. A rich, tonal impression printed in black ink on simili-Japan paper. Signed in pencil.

A fine etching in sepia ink by Sir Francis Seymour Haden, one of the most important British etchers of the 19th century. This image measures 6 x 8 7/8 inches, 1892, state III/III, cat: Schneiderman-207, pencil signed. A richly inked impression with very nice plate tone.

Etching, image size 14 1/8 x 23 3/4 inches, pencil signed

This is a very fine original etching by Scottish artist William Strang. The image size is 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches, published in 1883 in an edition of 60, cat: University of Glasgow-35, pencil signed below the image, titled and inscribed 'first plate' in the lower margin. A very classically styled composition of a biblical scene, this etching features a rich impression with nice plate tone.

A very fine original etching, this image measures 6 x 8 3/4 inches, 1877, cat: Schneiderman-153, pencil signed. Sir Francis Seymour Haden was one of the most important British etchers of the 19th century, along with his brother in law James Whistler. In addition to being a highly regarded artist he was a successful surgeon, accomplished author and dedicated angler. He was a founder and the first president of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, and was knighted in 1894.