Enea Vico, (right fragment) “Statues of Minerva and a Woman”, 1541

Enea Vico (1523–1567)
(Right fragment) “Statues of Minerva and a Woman,” 1541

Technical Details & Condition:
Engraving on laid paper, trimmed around the right figure of a larger composition (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_V-8-52), depicting two archaic sculptures—the left figure representing the goddess Minerva—and backed with a support sheet.

The artist’s name is inscribed within the plate, featuring his initials “E.V” on the tablet at right, along with the publisher’s initials “A. S.” for Antonio Salamanca (1478–1562), and the date of publication, “1541,” lettered along the lower edge of the sheet.

The impression is strong and well-printed. The sheet, as a fragment of a larger composition, shows some restored losses along the edges and minor stains, consistent with its age and fragmentary nature.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 23.5 x 90 cm

References:
• TIB 30.44 (John Spike [ed.], The Illustrated Bartsch: Italian Masters of the Sixteenth Century: Enea Vico, vol. 30, 1985, New York, Abaris Books, p. 61, cat. no. 44)
• The British Museum: Same fragment of the larger composition — https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Ii-5-76

Price & Shipping:
AU$288 (approximately US$200.01 / €169.59 / £147.61), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this rare 1541 engraving of an ancient sculpture—possibly representing Urania, the muse of Astronomy, though her defining attributes of a celestial globe and compass are now lost—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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Pieter van der Heyden, “Autumn”, 1566

Pieter van der Heyden (also known as Pietro Martini, Petrus Merecinus, Petrus á Merica, and Peter Mericenys) (c. 1530–1584)

“Autumn”, 1566

Technical Details & Condition:

Engraving on laid paper, trimmed around the image border and backed with a support sheet. This is a lifetime impression—evidenced by the quality of line and the absence of any wear to the printing plate—from the series “The Four Seasons” (also known as “Compartimentorum quod vocant multiplex genus lepidissimis historumque fabellis ornatum”), published in Antwerp by Hieronymus Cock (c. 1517/18–1570). The Rijksmuseum describes this series as: “Depictions of the four seasons: autumn (Bacchus). One sheet from a series consisting of a title page and 15 of the 16 sheets with cartouches depicting biblical and mythological scenes in a frame of scrollwork and grotesques” (inv. no. RP-P-1952-428). It follows the design by Frans Floris (also known as Frans Floris de Vriendt, 1519/20–1570).

The impression is strong, well-printed, and nearly faultless. The sheet is in pristine condition, free of tears, holes, folds, or stains.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 6.5 x 9.9 cm

References:
• The Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200455012
• Hollstein 120–136 (Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts c. 1450–1700)
• Riggs 101 (Hieronymus Cock, Printmaker and Publisher)
• Title page of the series held by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1950-0520-398

Price & Shipping:
AU$316 (approximately US$220.45 / €186.95 / £162.24), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this small, rare, and jewel-like engraving—a superb example of Northern Renaissance grotesque and strapwork ornamentation—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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(attrib.) Tosa Mitsusuke, “Small Bird on a Flowering Plum Tree”, circa 1700

(Attributed to) Tosa Mitsusuke (土佐光祐) (1675–1710)—child of Tosa Hirochika—or an artist from his circle

The attribution to Tosa Mitsusuke is based on advice from the dealer from whom I originally purchased the painting many years ago, and the mention of this artist in a Google translation of the accompanying text.

Based on the measurement details given in the inscription at upper right (approximately 272.7 x 18.8 cm) this small painting may be a copy of a painting conforming to those proportions.

“Small Bird on a Flowering Plum Tree”, circa 1700

Technical Details & Condition:

Ink painting on fine washi paper, backed on what appears to be an early support sheet that is unevenly trimmed. The composition follows the tanzaku (短冊) format—a traditional narrow vertical shape originating in the Edo period (1603–1868). This format was often used for poetry, such as haiku, and designed for display on wooden house pillars to inspire reflection and hope.

The style of this painting exhibits refined touches characteristic of the Tosa school—most notably the precise, sensitively drawn outlines and the decorative flattening of forms.
The artwork remains reasonably unfaded for its age, and the sheet is in fair to good condition, free of tears, folds, or significant stains. However, the old mounting glue partly shines through on the front of the sheet, and the double layers of backing sheets are partially separating at the upper left corner.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 28.1x 19.6 cm
• Image borderline: 27.8 x 7.9 cm

Inscriptions at upper right:

• Medium: 絹本 (Silk on paper)
• Dimensions: Length nine shaku six sun, width six sun nine bu (approximately 272.7 x 18.8 cm)
• Artist's Title: Tosa Sho-goi Danjo Shochu Fujiwara Mitsuyoshi（土佐正五位弹正少忠藤原光芳）
• Year: Fire Monkey Year, Autumn

Price & Shipping:

AU$296 (approximately US$207.87 / €175.67 / £151.63), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this small, rare, and exceptionally beautiful painting—an exquisite example of early 18th-century Japanese art—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

Jakob Gillberg, “Study of a Foot”, c. 1760, after Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre

Jakob Gillberg (or Jacob Gillberg) (1724–1793)

“Study of a Foot”, circa 1760

Technical Details & Condition:

Chalk-manner (manière de crayon) engraving printed in sanguine ink on laid paper featuring an Auvergne region watermark. This is plate 11, after the design by Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre (1714–1789), and possibly published by the wife and cousin of François II Chéreau (Veuve Chéreau, active 1755–1782)—see a related print held by the British Museum featuring the same inscribed lettering: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1895-0617-330. Alternatively, it may have been published in the series, “Ve Cahier de Principes du Design d'après Nature” (Principles of Drawing from Nature)—see a similar engraving published in this series held by the Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200461346.

The impression is strong, with no sign of wear to the printing plate. The image is trimmed within the platemark on the sides and lower edge, with a margin at the top. The sheet is in excellent, nearly pristine condition for its large size and age—free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 41.8 x 31 cm

Lettering in Plate:

• Upper left: “N^o. 11”
• Lower left: “Pierre fecit.”
• Lower right: “Gillberg Sculpsit.”

Price & Shipping:

AU$236 (approximately US$165.81 / €140.29 / £121.03), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this large engraved study of a foot—created to be a guide for art students to copy and examine the subtle complexities of foot anatomy—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.