François Nicolas Chifflart, “Frontispiece: Illustration Nouvelle 1876”

François Nicolas Chifflart (1825–1901)
“Frontispiece: Illustration Nouvelle 1876”, 1876

Technical Details & Condition:
Etching on fine laid paper with generously wide margins as issued. This work was published in Paris by Veuve Cadart (active 1875–1882) as the title plate to the 1776 edition of the art periodical L’Illustration Nouvelle.

The impression is richly inked and well-printed (near faultless). The sheet is in near pristine condition, free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 48.5 x 33 cm
• Plate mark: 23.9 x 16.1 cm
• Image border: 23.2 x 15.5 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Upper centre (featuring the reversed letter “N”): “Illustration/ Nouvelle / 1876”

References:

• IFF 15 (Jean Adhémar, Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: CABANE–CICÉRI, 1949, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, vol. 4, p. 527, cat. no. 15 [see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5510949t/f549.item])
• Additionally, see the description of this print by the Metropolitan Museum of Art:
  https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/746106.
  (Note: The IFF/BN reference number provided by the MET (BN IV.527.17) is incorrect; the correct number is 15.)

Price & Shipping:
AU$271 (approximately US$181.84 / €153.98 / £134.40), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this dark, evocative, and undoubtedly allegorical etching — depicting a winged figure holding aloft a flaming torch illuminating the title of the collection of prints from which this frontispiece originates — please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com.

This image may symbolise the shipwreck of art and engraved illustration before the dawn of a new age of illustration (please forgive me if I am mistaken). I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice to make your purchase straightforward and secure.

Jacob Frey, “Sacra Christi Familia”, c. 1727, after Gérard Edelinck and Raphael

Jacob Frey (also known as Johann Jakob Frey and Giacomo Frei) (1681–1752)
“Sacra Christi Familia” (The Holy Family of Christ) (also known as “La Sainte Famille de Jesus Christ” [The Holy Family of Jesus Christ]), circa 1727 (1702–1752)

Technical Details & Condition:
Engraving on laid paper, trimmed with a narrow margin around the image border and writing edge, backed with a support sheet of archive-quality washi paper. This engraving is after another engraving of the same design and orientation by Gérard Edelinck (1640–1707) (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0822-965), which, in turn, is a translation into line of the painting by Raphael (also known as Raffaello Sanzio and Raffaello Santi) (1483–1520) from the collection of the Musée du Louvre (inv. 604).
The impression is strong, with the centre-fold flattened. The sheet is in excellent condition, free from tears, holes, or stains.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 42.8 x 30 cm
• Image border: 39 x 29.7 cm

Plate Lettering:
• Lower left within the image border: “Raphael Pinx.”
• Lower right within the image border: “Jacob. Frey Sculp. Romæ.”
• Lower left: “La Sainte famille de Jesus Christ./ D'apres le tableau de Raphael d'urbin hault de 6 pieds 5 p./ et large de 4 pieds 3 p. ‘qui est au Cabinet du Roy”
• Lower right: “Sacra Christi Familia./ Ex tabulâ Raphaelis urbinatis, alta 6. ped. 5. pol. lata 4 ped. 3. pol/ asseruatâ in pinacothecâ Regia”

References:
• Andresen 4
• Le Blanc 15
• See also the British Museum’s description of this print: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1979-0721-9

Price & Shipping:
AU$308 (approximately US$205.46 / €174.41 / £152.33), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this exceptionally skilful and sensitively executed portrayal of the Holy Family — depicting the Virgin kneeling as she holds the Christ child, with St Elizabeth assisting the infant Baptist to clasp his hands, an angel holding flowers above the Virgin’s head, and St Joseph observing — please feel free to contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to send a secure PayPal invoice to make your purchase straightforward and secure.

Edwin Landseer, Folio of Six Childhood Etchings

Edwin Landseer (also known as Sir Edwin Henry Landseer) (1802–1873)

Folio of Six Original Etchings by Edwin Landseer: The Childhood Etchings of Sir Edwin Landseer R.A.”

Technical Details & Condition:

This solander folio of etchings is numbered 11 in a rare limited edition of only 80 copies, of which 75 were available for sale. The etchings were printed by Iain Bain at the John Boydell Press in Bristol, commissioned for The Heritage Collection, and published in 1974.

Included is an introductory section discussing Landseer’s early prints, accompanied by a collection of five original etchings printed from Landseer’s plates. An additional sixth print is included, sourced from a plate described as: “Hitherto unpublished studies … discovered under a crust of old printing ink on the reverse of the plate carrying Landseer’s earliest work (No. 1 in the set).”

Also included are promotional materials related to the folio, along with the original purchase receipt for GBP 88 at the time of publication in 1974. Each etching is hand inscribed in pencil with the edition number, “11/75,” and the plate number.

All the etchings are strong impressions and in near pristine condition—free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling. Only the external folio boards show minor signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Folio case: 29 x 21.5 x 2 cm
• Individual sheets: 17.7 x 25.7 cm

Plate Lettering (for images reproduced here):

• Plate 4: “Edwin Landseer, del. & sculp. in his 10th year / London. Published Nov^r. 8^th. 1852 by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. 13 & 14 Pall Mall East.”
• Plate 5: “Edwin Landseer, del. & sculp. / London. Published Nov^r. 8^th. 1852 by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. 13 & 14 Pall Mall East. / 5”

Price & Shipping:

AU$397 (approximately US$263 / €224 / £196), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you're interested in acquiring this extraordinary set of etchings — created by the same artist who painted “The Monarch of the Glen,” one of Britain’s most famous paintings of the 19th century — when he was just a mere boy between the ages of eight and ten! Please feel free to contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I’m happy to send you a secure PayPal invoice to make the purchase simple and straightforward.

This folio has been sold

Circle of Jacques Callot, “Crossing of the Red Sea”, c. 1630, after Callot

Unidentified printmaker from the circle of Jacques Callot (1592–1635)
“Crossing of the Red Sea” (also known as “Le Passage de la Mer Rouge”), circa 1630

Technical Details & Condition:

This etching is executed on fine handmade paper with reasonably wide margins (2–3 cm). It is a copy after Jacques Callot’s etching of the same design and in the same direction (Lieure 665 copy 3), published in Rome by Israël Henriet (c.1590–1661). The scene depicts Moses and Aaron in the foreground, with the Israelites further back, carrying the Ark of the Covenant through a passage in the Red Sea, which is seen engulfing Pharaoh’s army in the distance. The impression is well-printed, and the sheet is in excellent condition, free from tears or stains. On the reverse, there is a faint blind stamp and pencil notations from a previous collector.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 18 x 27.2 cm
• Plate mark: 12.7 x 23.2 cm
• Image borderline: 11.4 x 22.8 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Within the lower right image borderline: “Callot. in.”
• Lower centre: “Tabulam Hanc Æream Proprio et Exquisito Marte Incisam Iacobus Calottus Nobilis Lotharingus Dono Dedit Israeli Henrichetto Opus / Perfectissimum Amicorum Optimo et Sincerissimo.” (Latin dedication praising Callot’s skill and gifting the print as a “most perfect work” to his dear friend, Israel Henrichetto. Translated: “This copper plate, engraved by his own excellent skill, Jacobus Callottus, Nobleman of Lorraine, presented as a gift to Israel Henrichetto, most perfect work, to his best and sincerest friend.”)
• Lower left: “Romæ ex Chalcographia R.C.A. apud Pedem Marmorcum”—meaning “From the Chalcography of the R.C.A. [Reverenda Camera Apostolica] in Rome, at the Marble Foot [a location near a landmark marble fragment in Rome].”

References:

• Lieure 665, copy 3 (Jules Lieure, Jacques Callot: Catalogue Raisonné de l’Œuvre Gravé, 1989, San Francisco, Alan Wofsy, vol. 1, p. 26, cat. no. 665, copy 3).
• Meaume 1, copy (Édouard Heaume, Recherches sur la vie et les ouvrages de Jacques Callot: suite au peintre-graveur français de M. Robert-Dumesnil, 1860, vol. 1, Paris, J. Renouard, p. 41 [see https://archive.org/details/gri_33125001461884/page/n203/mode/2up])

Please note: the original etching by Jacques Callot is still available and can be viewed here: https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2019/12/jacques-callots-etching-crossing-of-red.html

Price & Shipping:

AU$271 (approximately US$179.24 / €153 / £133.97), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this remarkable Baroque etching—despite its small size, it captures a vast biblical narrative—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.