Antique Prints for Sale:
Please note that these are ORIGINAL antique prints, not later-day or modern reproductions.
Other XVIIIth-century prints, English, French (Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet (1731-1797), Geraud Vidal (1742-1801) and others) and Italian (Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778), Fabio Berardi (1728-1788), Giorgio Fossati (1705-1778)), are aslo available but not listed here. Please inquire.
Category History of Britain; historic architectural surveys and treatises Artist Leonard Knyff (1650-1722) Engraver Johannes Kip (1653-1722) Publisher / Place of publication published by David Mortier (1673-1728) Title Long Leate, the House & gardens of the Right Honble Thomas Lord Viscount Weymouth, Baron of Warmister (Britannia Illustrata, or or Le Nouveau Théâtre de La Grande Bretagne, plate 40) Date 1707 or 1715 Medium hand-coloured copper-plate etching on laid paper Picture Description Bird’s eye view of the Longleat house & gardens from the west; with elaborate formal gardens, stables, and other service buildings. (see the additional pictures of the crest and the engravers name and the plate mark) Platemark size 19 1/4 x 14 in. Notes Johannes Kip produced a series of exquisite bird’s eye views of British country houses and gardens. Kip originally collaborated on this project with a fellow Dutch artist, Leonard Knyff, Knyff doing the drawings and Kip the etchings. The result of their work, Britannia Illustrata: or Views of Several of the Royal Palaces as also of the Principal Seats of the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain, Curiously Engraven on 80 Copper Plates (1707, published in the winter of 1708–09; later, in 1715, released as Le Nouveau Théâtre de La Grande Bretagne; the 1724 edition was published by Joseph Smith) is considered to be the most important publication among historic architectural surveys and treatises in the 18th century.
The British Museum in London has the 1724 version of this print published by Joseph Smith (Registration number M,21.40).
Longleat, Wiltshire has been the seat of the Tynne family since 1541. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest achievements in Elizabethan architecture in England. After the original priory was destroyed by a fire in 1567, Sir John Tynne (1515-1580) is thought to have employed the architect Robert Smythson to design the building and it took 12 years to complete the construction. Alterations were carried out in 1707 by Christopher Wren. (For additional information, see page 69 of the Christie’s catalog for the July 9, 2015 sale in London The Taste of Royal Court)
Provenance Condition Fold down centre as published. Price $950
Category History of Britain; historic architectural surveys and treatises Artist Leonard Knyff (1650-1722) Engraver Johannes Kip (1653-1722) Publisher / Place of publication published by David Mortier (1673-1728) Title Coley, Near Reading in ye County of Berkshire. Seat of Tanfeild (sic.) Vachell Esq.r (Britannia Illustrata, or or Le Nouveau Théâtre de La Grande Bretagne, plate 80) Date 1707 or 1715 Medium copper-plate etching on laid paper Picture Description Bird’s eye view of Coley Park estate, in Berkshire; with elaborate formal gardens, stables, dovecote and other service buildings; sheep grazing on hill in foreground; the Holy Brook is running behind the manor house. Paper size 20 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. Platemark size 19 1/4 x 14 in. Notes Johannes Kip produced a series of exquisite bird’s eye views of British country houses and gardens. Kip originally collaborated on this project with a fellow Dutch artist, Leonard Knyff, Knyff doing the drawings and Kip the etchings. The result of their work, Britannia Illustrata: or Views of Several of the Royal Palaces as also of the Principal Seats of the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain, Curiously Engraven on 80 Copper Plates (1707, published in the winter of 1708–09; later, in 1715, released as Le Nouveau Théâtre de La Grande Bretagne; the 1724 edition was published by Joseph Smith) is considered to be the most important publication among historic architectural surveys and treatises in the 18th century.
The British Museum in London has the 1724 version of this print published by Joseph Smith (Registration number M,21.80).
The Vachells had resided in the Reading area from the 13th century, settling at Coley. The family’s ancient connexion with Coley was terminated in 1727 when the second son of Tanfield Vachell, William, sold the estate to Colonel Richard Thompson.
The hand-written inscription on the back support of the frame:
Coley House, Built by Tanfield Vachell (died 1705), M.P. for Reading and High Sheriff of Berkshire, about the close of the 17th century, replacing the old Manor House, which had been plundered and partially demolished during that unsettled time which immediately preceeded the restoration of Charles II in 1660. Tanfield Vachell’s son, William Vachell, sold Coley House in 1727. Later in the 18th century it was burned down. Only the pigeon-house, seen in this print, has survived to the present day.
Desmond Vachell (see the picture)“Charles I slept a night there in 1644 when Reading was in the occupation of the Royalist troops.” (A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3 | The borough of Reading: Manors)
Provenance This print was held by the Vachell family and their descendants. Condition Fold down centre as published. Paper toning Price $950
Category Architectural prints, history of Britain, historic architectural surveys and treatises, Palladian architecture Artist Colen Campbell (1676-1729) Engraver Henry Hulsbergh (d. 1729) Publisher / Place of publication Campbell and Smith, Vitruvius Britannicus, Volume 3, London Title High Meadow in Gloucestershire, the Seat of the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Viscount Gage Date 1725 Medium copper-plate etching on laid paper Picture Paper size 20 x 14 in Platemark size 14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in Notes This is plate 62, Volume 3 of Vitruvius Britannicus. For an excellent review of history behind Vitruvius Britannicus, see an article of Eileen Harris in the Burlington Magazine, Vol. 128, No. 998 (1986), pp. 340-346 Condition in excellent condition Price $450
Category Architectural prints, history of Britain, historic architectural surveys and treatises, Palladian architecture Artist Colen Campbell (1676-1729) Engraver Henry Hulsbergh (d. 1729) Publisher / Place of publication Campbell and Smith, Vitruvius Britannicus, Volume 3, London Title Belton in Lincolnshire, the Seat of Sir John Brownlow Bart Date 1725 Medium copper-plate etching on laid paper Picture Paper size 20 x 13 3/4 in Platemark size 15 x 9 3/4 in Notes This is plate 70, Volume 3 of Vitruvius Britannicus. For an excellent review of history behind Vitruvius Britannicus, see an article of Eileen Harris in the Burlington Magazine, Vol. 128, No. 998 (1986), pp. 340-346 Condition in excellent condition Price $450
Category Military prints, History of Europe Artist Jean Jacques Avril, ‘the elder’ (1744, Paris – 1831, Paris) Publisher / Place of Publication Paris. “A Paris, cher Jean, Rue St. Jean de Beauvais, N…” Title La prise de Courtrai (The Taking of Courtrai) Date 1782 Medium colored etching and engraving on wove paper Picture Description The 1667 siege of Kortrijk, Belgium; cavalrymen engaging in a battle at centre, a fallen horse at left, a cannon with barrels and cannonballs in right foreground, the town of Kortrijk in background; after Adam François van der Meulen (1632-1690) Paper size 28 1/4″ x 22″ (71.5 cm x 56 cm) Platemark size Notes Inscriptions: lettered in lower margin with title and production details in stippled lettering: “Peint par Vander Meulen” (left) and “Gravé par J.J. Avril” (right). Lower: “Grave par J. J. Avril d’apres le Tableau Original peint par Vander-Meulen”
British Museum Registration # 1950,0401.77Provenance from the personal collection of John Laurel Russell (1916-2003), CM, FRSA, who was a leading Canadian antiquarian and an antique dealer in Montreal and Gananoque. Condition Some paper loss around margins. Price $500
Category History of North America Artist Robert Hancock (1730-1817) Publisher / Place of publication “Engraved for Moore’s Voyages & Travels” Title The most surprising CATARACT of NIAGARA in Canada Date circa 1780 Medium Hand-coloured engraving on laid paper Picture Paper size 14 1/4 x 9 in. Platemark size 11.25 x 7.5 in. Notes The print shows the Waterfall of Niagara. It was based upon a plate by anonymous Dutch artist from a book of LOUIS HENNEPIN (1626-1705) Nouvelle découverte d’un très grand pays situé dans l’Amérique, entre le Nouveau Mexique, et la Mer Glaciale (published in Utrecht: Guillaume Broedelet, 1697). That was the first engraved view of the Niagara Falls. Hancock in his engraving followed the original 1697 engraving closely, though with some changes (the three large pine trees are drawn on the lip of Goat Island, more spectators are added in the foreground, and people portaging goods along an incline are added on the right side of the plate).
The same print with different inscriptions on the margins was published for Millar’s New and Complete Universal System of Geography, London, 1782 (see Niagara Falls Public Library, Call number 17).Condition Toning. Very small loss of paper around margins. Price SOLD (May 2018)
Category History of North America, American Civil War Artist Louis Kurz (1835–1921) Publisher / Place of publication Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, 76&78 Wabash Ave, Chicago, U.S.A. Title Battle of Atlanta Date 1888 Medium chromolithograph on wove paper Picture Paper size 28 x 22 in. Frame size 33.5″ x 27.5″ (outer size) Notes Legend on lower left: “Death of Gen. James B. McPherson – July 22, 1864. Army of the Tennessee Engaged.”
Library of U.S. Congress digital ID pga 01842
New York Metropolitan Museum of Art accession number 62.556.21
Kurz and Allison’s prints are featured as wall decorations in a residence of Vice-President Francis Underwood (popular American TV series “House of Cards”)Condition Print laid down on cardboard. Framed. Price $400 USD
Category History of North America, American Civil War Artist Louis Kurz (1835–1921) Publisher / Place of publication Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, 76 & 78 Wabash Ave, Chicago, U.S.A. Title Battle of Kenesaw Mountain Date 1891 Medium chromolithograph on wove paper Picture Paper size 28 x 22 in. Frame size 33.5″ x 27.5″ (outer size) Notes Legend on lower left: “June 27, 1864. Union (Gen. Sherman, Com.) Loss: Gen. Harker, Cols McCook, Rise & 3000. Conf. (Gen. Johnston, Com.) Loss: 600.”
Library of U.S. Congress digital ID pga 01850
New York Metropolitan Museum of Art accession number 62.556.15
Kurz and Allison’s prints are featured as wall decorations in a residence of Vice-President Francis Underwood (popular American TV series “House of Cards”)Condition Print laid down on cardboard. Framed. Price $400 USD
Artist Publisher / Place of publication Title Date Picture Paper size Platemark size Frame size Notes Condition Price
If you are interested to purchase any of the above prints, inquire by sending an e-mail. Delivery to Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston and surrounding areas is possible. Shipping by Canada Post is possible without frames (to prevent possible damage due to glass breaking).
