Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Friday, November 2, 2018
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Society of Dilettanti
These stipple engravings are from the rare first edition elephant folio of the Society of Dilettanti. The Society of Dilettanti was a London dining club that also supported Italian opera and launched archeological expeditions. One of their publications was "Ionian Antiquities." These prints are from another folio of sculptures titled "Specimens of antient sculpture, : Aegyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman: / selected from different collections in Great Britain," by the Society of Dilettanti
Alexander by Claude Randon
Claude Randon was an engraver, born 1674, died 1704. He's known for his engravings of antique statues.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Duchess of Kingston
This is an antique hand colored engraving from The Life and Memoirs of Elizabeth Chudleigh, published in 1788. The inscription reads "Miss Chuldeigh in the character of Iphigenia at the Venetian Ambassador's Masquerade" which caused a major SCANDAL at the time and caught the Duke of Kingstons eye causing him to marry her. She was already married. More scandal.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Society of Dilettanti
These prints are from a rare first edition elephant folio, stipple engravings are from Specimens of Antient Sculpture, Aegyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman by the Society of Dilettanti. The work was printed in London by T. Bensley for T. Payne and J. White in 1809. The work was only one of 200 published. Only 60 of these were printed on large-paper and reserved for the society. This particular engraving is larger than those in the Royal Academy and is likely one of the 60 that were for the society members. Many of the illustrations for this work came from the collections of Richard Payne Knight and Charles Townley. Knight wrote the text for this work. The illustrations pay tribute to the best classical sculptures in England.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Virginia Mull - California Artist
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Joe Waano-Gano Figure Studies
Joe Waano-Gano, painter of western subjects and American natives. Drawings are for sale on Ebay.
Another drawing at 1stdibs, seated male nude also at 1stdibs, wrestling male nudes also at 1stdibs
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