Tancrède Abraham, “Near Anjou”, c. 1868

Tancrède Abraham (1836–1895)

“Near Anjou” (descriptive title only), circa 1868

Note that I have previously listed another etching by Tancrède Abraham inscribed with the date 1868 that I believe depicts a similar grove of trees in the wetland-marsh at Anjou in the lower Loire valley, north-western France: https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2025/06/tancrede-abraham-wetlands-of-anjou-1868.html.

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching on ochre chine collè on wove paper backed with a support sheet and providing wide margins.

The etching is strong and well-printed. The sheet is in near pristine condition—free of tears, holes, folds and stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 22.7 x 15.9 cm

• Platemark: 22.7 x 11.9 cm

• Chine collé: 18.2 x 11.3 cm

• Image borderline: 18.2 x 10.9 cm

Plate lettering:

• Lower right corner: “TANCRÈDE ABRAH”

References:

• British Museum (see this print in the horizontal scroll of images): https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1924-0820-1-1-9?selectedImageId=1613685626

• Beraldi (not described) (Henri Beraldi, “Les Graveurs du XIX Siecle”, 1885,  vol. 1, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, pp. 11–12). See: https://archive.org/details/lesgraveursdu19e01berauoft/page/10/mode/2up

•  IFF (not described) (Jean Laran, “Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: Abbéma–Beaumontr”, 1930-33, vol. 1, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, pp. 21–22). See: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k54886103/f25.item

Price & Shipping:

AU$239 (approx. US$165.20 / €139.35 / £120.94), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you’re interested in acquiring this romantic landscape featuring light-tinged trees, rippled water and two birds almost flying out of the scene, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I’m happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a smooth and safe transaction.

Pietro Monaco, “Young Tobias Restoring His Old Father’s Sight”, c. 1730–50, after Domenico Fetti

Pietro Monaco (1707–1772)

“Young Tobias Restoring His Old Father’s Sight” (Il giovane Tobia che rende la vista al vecchio padre), circa 1730–1750

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching with engraving on laid paper. The etching is plate 76 in the series “Raccolta di 112 Stampe di Pitture della Storia Sacra” (Collection of 112 Prints of Paintings from Sacred History). It is based on a design originating from a painting of unknown current location by Domenico Fetti (or Domenico Feti) (1589–1623). Fetti produced several versions of this subject, the closest to this engraving being “Tobias Healing his Father” (1620–23), held in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. See: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Domenico_Fetti_-_Tobias_Healing_his_Father_-_WGA7864.jpg.
This impression, inscribed with the plate number “76,” is likely a lifetime impression published by Monaco in Venice, as indicated in the plate, from the 1763 edition.

The impression is strong and well-printed. The sheet is in good condition, free of tears, holes, folds or significant stains, though there is fine surface dotting on the left side of the image.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 40.5 x 55.7 cm

• Platemark: 36.2 x 51.1 cm

• Outer image borderline: 35.7 x 50.5 cm

Plate lettering below the image along the lower edge:

• Centre: “IL GIOVANE TOBIA CHE RENDE LA VISTA AL VECCHIO PADRE./ Tunc sumens Tobias de felle piscis, linivit oculos patris sui. Tob. cap. XI. v. 13./ PITTURA DI DOMENICO FETTI, POSSEDUTA DALLA NOBIL FAMIGLIA GIOVANELLI, A S. AGOSTINO./ Pietro Monaco del: sco: e forma in Venezia”

• Right: “76.”

References:

• Apolloni 76 (Davide Apolloni, “Pietro Monaco e la Raccolta di Venti Dodici Stampe di Pitture della Storia Sacra,” 2000, Monfalcone, Edizioni della Laguna, p. 268, cat. no. 76)

• LeBlanc 188 (Charles Le Blanc, “Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant un dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations: ouvrage destiné à faire suite au Manuel du libraire par J.Ch. Brunet”, 1856, vol. 3, p. 38, cat. no. 188). See https://archive.org/details/manueldelamateur03lebl/page/38/mode/2up

• Nagler 2 (G.K. Nagler, “Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen”, 1840, Munich, EA Fleischmann, vol. 9, p. 387, cat. no. 2)

• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1865-0520-763

• Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/762904

Price & Shipping:

AU$316 (approx. US$217.99 / €184.38 / £159.75), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you’re interested in acquiring this large and beautifully light-filled etching by Monarco, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I’m happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a smooth and safe transaction.

Rubricated leaf from Antoninus Florentinus’ “Summa Sacrae Theologiae”, circa 1478

An extraordinarily rare, large, and beautifully rubricated incunable leaf, published between 1477 and 1479 in Nuremberg by the renowned printer and godfather of Albrecht Dürer, Anton Koberger (c. 1440/45–1513). This exceptional leaf originates from the first edition of Antoninus Florentinus’ (1389–1459) seminal work, Summa Sacrae Theologiae—a cornerstone of moral theology.

Technical Details & Condition:

Letterpress text on laid paper of imperial folio size with full margins, as originally issued. The leaf is printed on both recto and verso, featuring rich unfaded rubricated embellishments attributed to an unidentified Nuremberg artist. The letterpress text is crisp and nearly faultless. The leaf is in excellent condition, with only minor age toning to the edges.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 48.3 x 32.6 cm

References:

• Archive.org offers an online view of six other pages from Antoninus Florentinus’ Summa Sacrae Theologiae: https://archive.org/details/images_KG02_46
• Christie’s Auctions describes this publication: https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/books-manuscripts-photographs-middle-ages-moon/antoninus-florentinus-1389-1459-19/116504
• See my previous listing of a different page from the same publication: https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2025/10/rubricated-leaf-from-antoninus.html

Price & Shipping:

AU$386 (approx. US$266.28 / €225.22 / £195.14), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you’re interested in this rare glimpse into 15th-century Nuremberg scholarly life, don’t hesitate to contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I’m happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a smooth and safe transaction.

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Jules Jacquemart, “L’Écurueil et la Mouche?”, 1862

Jules Jacquemart (also known as Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart) (1837–1880)

“L’Écurueil et la Mouche?” (The Squirrel and the Fly?) or “La Mouche et l'Écureuil (Fable à Faire)” (The Fly and the Squirrel [A Fable to Tell]), 1862

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching with plate tone on cream Montgolfier laid paper, with wide margins. This impression was printed by Auguste Delâtre (aka Auguste Marie Delâtre) (1822–1907) and published in Paris in 1862 by A. Cadart & F. Chevalier (fl. 1861–1863) as plate 34 in the Society of Aquafortistes’ Eaux-Fortes Modernes.

The impression is richly inked and well-printed. Aside from a small hole in the right margin and a few minor spots, the sheet remains in good condition with no tears, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 30.3 x 39.4 cm

• Platemark: 23.1 x 25 cm

• Image borderline: 18.6 x 30.5 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Lower left: “J. Jacquemart sculp^t.”

• Lower centre: “L’ÉCURUEIL ET LA MOUCHE?/ Paris Publié par A. CADART & F. CHEVALIER, Éditeurs, Rue Richelieu, 66.”

• Upper right: “34”

• Lower right: “Imp. Delâtre, S^t. Jacques, 303, Paris.”

References:

• Béraldi 330; Bailly-Herzberg 34; Gonse 330

• The British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1871-0610-907

• The print dealers, C & J Goodfriend, offer the following interesting discussion: “Or was he [Jacquemart] simply interested in delineating the textures and colours of the fur and a dead squirrel gave a far better opportunity than a live one? But then, why the fly? The ultimate question is: what is the significance of the question mark at the end of the title? Or is that a contribution of the typesetter – who didn’t know how to spell L’Écureuil? An interesting oddity and, as expected, supremely well etched.” (https://www.drawingsandprints.com/CurrentExhibition/detail.cfm?ExhibitionID=11&Exhibition=42).

Price & Shipping:

AU$297 (approximately US$203.54 / €173.25 / £150.88), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in purchasing this intriguing still-life of a squirrel seemingly animated in its death accompanied by a housefly, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.