Philipp Andreas Kilian, “Saint Cecilia Playing the Organ”, c. 1753, after Carlo Dolci

Philipp Andreas Kilian (1714–1759)
“Saint Cecilia Playing the Organ”, circa 1753 (1750–1757)

Technical Details & Condition:

This impressively large engraving with etching is printed on a huge sheet of fine laid paper (with watermark), as originally published. The print is based on an intermediate design by Charles François Hutin (also known as Charles François Huttin) (1715–1776), and is after the 1671 painting (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dolci_Cecilia_organo.jpg) held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Gallery) in Dresden. The painting itself is by the eminent Florentine Baroque painter Carlo Dolci (1616–1686).

This print is plate 43 from the series “Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde” — a distinguished collection of prints after the most celebrated paintings in the Dresden Royal Gallery.

Further details about this print can be found at the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1855-0609-1263

The impression is strong, well-printed, and nearly faultless, with no signs of wear to the printing plate. Aside from minor handling marks and pencil notations on the edges by previous collectors, the sheet remains in excellent (near pristine) condition for its considerable size and age.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 74.8 x 51.2 cm
• Platemark: 37.9 x 27.9 cm
• Image Border: 32.4 x 27.2 cm

Lettered in plate below the image border:

• Left: “CFCutin del.”
• Left of centre / coat-of-arms: “Quadro di Carlino Dolci / cauato dalla Galleriá Reale / di Dresda / Alto 3. Piedi 5. Onc: Largo 2. Piedi 10. Onc:”
  (Painting by Carlo Dolci / taken from the Royal Gallery / of Dresden / Height 3.5 feet / Width 2.10 feet)
• Right of centre / coat-of-arms: “Tableau de Carlo Dolci / de la Gallerie Royale de Dresde / Haut 3. Pieds 5. Pouc: Large 2. Pieds 10 Puc:”
• Right: “P. A. Kilian sc. A.V.”

Price & Shipping:

AU$297 (approximately US$197.64 / €168.29 / £147.80), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this monumental engraving depicting Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians, playing a traditional organetto—a small portable pipe organ with hand-pumped bellows and keyboard popular in medieval Europe—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp, “Rhenen”, 1905

Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp (1874–1950)
“Rhenen”, 1905 (published 1915)

Rhenen is a charming town in the Netherlands. The scene depicted is viewed from the Betuwe region, featuring a couple strolling along the Rhine River in the foreground. The tall Gothic tower in the background is the Cuneratoren (Cuneratower) of the Cunerakerk (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunerakerk), and the windmill in the distant right is the Binnenmolen (Inner Mill) (see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Binnenmolen.jpg).

Technical Details & Condition:
This is a two-colour (beige and black) woodcut (“Holzschnitt” in German, as lettered on the lower edge) on cream laid paper, with full margins as issued. The woodcut was published in Vienna in 1915 by the Society for Reproductive Art (Gesellschaft für Vervielfältigende Kunst), facing page 16 in The Graphic Arts, volume 38 (XXXVIII), issue 1 (“Die Graphischen Künste, Jahrgang XXXVIII Wien Gesellschaft für Vervielfältigende Kunst 1915 Heft 1”).

The impression is virtually faultless. Please note that the break in the borderline at the upper right is an inherent feature of this impression. The sheet is in pristine condition—free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling—with the binding tissue still attached verso.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 40.2 x 29.9 cm
• Image Border: 20.4 x 15.7 cm

Lettered in plate within the image borderline:

• Upper centre: (artist’s initials) “.W.D./ .J.N.”

Letterpress lettering along the lower edge of the sheet:

• Left: “W.O.J. NIEUWENKAMP, RHENEN. HOLZSCHNITT.”
• Centre: “DRUCK DER K. K. HOF-U, STAATSDRUCKEREI.”
• Right: “VERLAG DER GESELLSCHAFT FÜR VERVIELFÄLTIGENDE KUNST, WIEN.” 

Price & Shipping:
AU$263 (approximately US$175.02 / €149.03 / £130.88), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this visually arresting two-colour woodcut — arguably capturing the essence of the Dutch landscape, with a low horizon emphasising the flat terrain, drawing the eye upwards to the stacked clouds and glowing haze of the sky — please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

Theodoor Galle, “St John of Egypt Holding a Crucifix”, c. 1600

Theodoor Galle (also known as Theodor Galle, and Dirck Galle) (1571–1633)
“St John of Egypt Holding a Crucifix” (also known as “Ioannes Aegyptivs, Monachvs” [John the Egyptian Monk]), circa 1600–1612

Saint John of Egypt, also revered as Saint John the Anchorite and Saint John the Hermit, was a renowned desert father and ascetic who dwelled in the Nitrian Desert (Wadi El Natrun), Egypt, near the city of Lycopolis (modern Asyut) during the fourth century AD (circa 305–394). His life and deeds are well documented; for further information, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Egypt.

Technical Details & Condition:

This is an engraved portrait on laid paper, trimmed around the borderline and laid on an archival support sheet that provides stability and generous margins. The impression is strong, clear, and virtually faultless. The sheet exhibits a small chip on the right edge and the upper right corner; aside from these minor imperfections, it is in excellent condition with no holes, folds, or stains.

This engraving is part of the series “Four Hermits”—depicting Hilarion, Abraham, Malchus, and John of Egypt—based on drawings by Theodoor Galle and published in Antwerp by his father, Philips Galle (also known as Philippe Galle; Philippus Gallaeus) (1537–1612).

 Dimensions:

• Sheet: 13.3 x 10.4 cm
• Image Border: 12.9 x 10.3 cm

 Plate Lettering:

• Within the image border at lower left: “Theodor. Galle inuent. et Sculp.”
• Within the image border at lower right: “Phls Galle excu.”
• Within the margin at centre: “IOANNES AEGYPTIVS, MONACHVS.”

Price & Shipping:

AU$302 (approximately US$201.29 / €171.42 / £150.34), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this exceptionally rare engraving—so rare that it is not held in the collections of the British Museum or the Rijksmuseum—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

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Rodolphe Piguet, “L’attente”, 1904

Rodolphe Piguet (1840–1915)
“L’attente” (The Wait), 1904

Technical Details & Condition:
This original drypoint with dot roulette, executed with plate tone in brown ink on cream laid paper, retains full margins as published. The impression is notably strong and crisply rendered, with the sheet in pristine condition—free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling.

Printed by Louis Fort (fl. c. 1904–1905) and published in Paris by Gauthier-Villars, this work appears as an original drypoint facing page 272 within the art periodical “Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne”, volume XVI (July–December 1904). For an online view of this publication and the print in its original context, see: https://archive.org/details/larevuedelartanc16pariuoft/page/n491/mode/2up.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 29.2 x 21.8 cm
• Platemark: 25 x 17.2 cm
• Image borderline: 22.5 x 16.3 cm

Plate Lettering:
• Within the image borderline at lower left: Monogram of Rodolphe Piguet's initials, “RP” (ligature)
• Lower left: “Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne”
• Lower centre: “L’ATTENTE/ Pointe-sèche originale de M. Rodolphe Piguet.”
• Lower right: “Imp. L. Fort, Paris.”

Price & Shipping:

AU$227 (approximately US$150.71 / €128.89 / £112.75), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this evocative drypoint—an intimate portrayal of the myriad intangible feelings that arise in moments of quiet waiting—I invite you to contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

From a personal perspective, the imagery hints that the knot-like bun of the woman’s hair and the fruit-bowl styled hat resting on her head may serve as visual metaphors for her inner turmoil—juxtaposing her outward appearance of patience with the fleeting, often unseen depths of her emotional state.