Théophile Chauvel, “Tronc d'Arbre” (2nd copy), 1877, after Narcisse Diaz de la Peña

Théophile Chauvel (also known as Théophile-Narcisse Chauvel) (1831–1909)

“Tronc d'Arbre” (Tree Trunk), 1877—this is the second copy of this etching that I have listed (the previous copy has been sold)

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching on laid paper with with wide margins as issued. This work is based on a painting by Narcisse Diaz de la Peña (also known as Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña) (1807–1876). It was printed in Paris by François Liénard (fl. c. 1860s–1880s) and published in the French art periodical L'Art. The impression is from the final published state (state vi).

This is a richly inked, well-printed (near faultless) impression with generous margins. Aside from a thin spot in the margin at the lower right—an imperfection in the paper—the sheet is in near pristine condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 42.3 x 29.5 cm
• Platemark: 28.7 x 22 cm
• Image borderline: 25.9 x 18.8 cm

In-Plate Lettering (below the image borderline):

• Left: “N. Dias, pinx. / L'Art.”
• Centre: “TRONC D'ARBRE.”
• Right: “Th. Chauvel sc. / F^çois Liénard,Imp,Paris.”

References

• IFF 54 (Jean Adhémar, Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: CABANE–CICÉRI, vol. 4, 1949, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, p. 423, cat. no. 54). See: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5510949t/f445.item
• Delteil 54 (p. 50)
• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1878-0511-283

Price & Shipping:

AU$238 (approximately US$170.40 / €144.70 / £126.02), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you’re interested in acquiring this superb and densely worked etching—particularly notable for the subtle variations of tone used to capture the pocket of filtered light falling softly on the central tree, which seems to glow in the forest darkness—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a smooth and safe transaction.

Nicolas Chaperon, “God Appears to Moses in a Pillar of Smoke”, 1649

Nicolas Chaperon (aka Nicolas Chapron) (1612–1654/5)

“God Appears to Moses in a Pillar of Smoke”, 1649

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching on laid paper with a small margin around the platemark, professionally supported on tissue-thin archival (Kozo) washi paper. This print is plate 35 from the series of 54 plates (including title and dedication plates) titled “Raphael Bible” (also known as “Sacrae Historiae Acta a Raphael Urbin in Vaticanis xystis ad picturae miraculum expressa”), after Raphael’s (Raffaello Sanzio; Raffaello Santi) (1483–1520) frescoes in the Logge di Raffaello of the Vatican. It was published in Paris by Pierre Mariette I (c. 1603–1657) from the first Parisian edition. This impression is from state iii (of iv), prior to the addition of the royal privilege note, “cum privilegio regis,” of the second edition.

The impression is richly inked, crisp, and well-printed. There is a stain on the lower edge at the centre; otherwise, the sheet is in good condition with no tears, holes, or folds.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 26.1 x 28.9 cm
• Platemark: 24.8 x 26.5 cm
• Image borderline: 23.4 x 26.1 cm

In-Plate Lettering (below the image borderline):

 • Left: “R.V.I.”

(Raphaelis. Urbinatis. Inventor.)
• Centre: “Descendebat nubis Columua [sic], et loquebatur Dns [Dominus]. cum Moyse, stabantq. / uniuersi, et adorabant perfores tabernaculor suorum. Exod. XXXIII.”

(A cloud-like pillar descended, and God spoke with Moses, and all stood and worshipped at the entrances of their tents. Exodus XXXIII.)
• Right: “N. C. F. / Typis P. Mariette Via Jacobea Sub insigne spei. 35”

(Nicolas Chaperon Fecit [made it] / printed by Pierre Mariette at Via Jacobea [Rue Saint-Jacques] at the shop, “The Sign of Hope” [L'Espérance], plate 35)

References

• IFF 35 (IFF 35 (Roger-Armand Weigert, Inventaire du Fonds Français Graveurs du XVIIe Sièle, vol. 2, 1951, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, p. 270, cat. no. 35). See: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5488514d/f282    
• Robert-Dumesnil 37-3(4) (Robert-Dumesnil, Le Peintre-Graveur Français, 1842, Paris, vol. 6, p. 226, cat. no. 37). See: https://archive.org/details/bnf-bpt6k65576943/page/n245/mode/2up)
• Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200170532

Price & Shipping:

 AU$298 (approximately US$213.06 / €181.25 / £157.91), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes (if any) are the buyer’s  to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a smooth and safe transaction.

This print has been sold

Théophile Chauvel, “Falaises de Dieppe”, 1877, after Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemet

Théophile Chauvel (1831–1909)

“Falaises de Dieppe” (Cliffs of Dieppe), 1877

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching on fine buff laid paper with full margins as issued. This etching was printed in Paris by François Liénard (fl. c. 1860s–1880s) and published in the French art periodical L'Art in 1877. The design of the etching is after a painting by Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemet (1841–1918), exhibited at the Salon of 1877.

This is a strong, well-printed impression (nearly faultless). The sheet is in near-pristine condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 28.8 x 43.1 cm
• Platemark: 21.8 x 29 cm
• Image borderline: 18.1 x 25 cm

In-Plate Lettering:

• Above image at centre: “Solon de 1877”
• Below image at left: “A.Guillemet,pinx. / L'Art.”
• Below image at centre: “FALAISES DE DIEPPE”
• Below image at right: “Th. Chauvel sc. / 'F^çois Liénard,Imp,Paris”

References

• IFF 53 ((Jean Adhémar, Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: CABANE–CICÉRI, 1949, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, vol. 4, p. 423, cat. no. 53) See: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5510949t/f445.item
• Beraldi 52 (Henri Beraldi, Les Graveurs du Dix-Neuvième Siècle: BRASCASSAT– CHÉRET, 1886, vol. IV, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 152, cat. no. 52)
• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1862-0809-150

Price & Shipping:

AU$238 (approximately US$170.60 / €144.98 / £126.22), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this remarkably sensitive depiction of the ephemeral and ever-changing clouds contrasted against the tactile solidity of the cliffs of Dieppe—note how Chauvel masterfully contrasts horizontal hatched strokes, capturing the subtle surface textures of the cliffs against the rhythmic upward flow of strokes depicting the sky—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a smooth and safe transaction.

This print has been sold

Pietro Monaco, “La Probatica Piscina”, c. 1763, after Paolo Veronese

Pietro Monaco (1707–1772)

“La Probatica Piscina” (The Probatica Pool), or “Christ Healing the Lame at the Pool of Bethesda”, c. 1763

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching and engraving on heavy laid paper. This print is Plate 69 from the renowned series “Raccolta di 112 stampe di pitture della storia sacra” (Collection of 112 Prints of Paintings of Sacred History). The scene is based on a painting by Paolo Veronese (also known as Paolo Caliari) (1528–1588). While Veronese famously depicted this subject on the inner organ shutters of the Church of San Sebastiano in Venice—a work visible only when the organ doors are opened—this etching documents a different, now-lost canvas version. The mystery surrounding this missing painting, of which this engraving is the only surviving evidence, is discussed by the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-60290162.

The impression is strong and well-defined, although it shows signs of wear to the copper plate. The sheet remains in excellent condition—remarkably well-preserved for its large size—and is free from tears, holes, folds, or significant staining.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 40.6 x 57.3 cm
• Platemark: 36.3 x 51 cm
• Image borderline: 31.4 x 48.5 cm

In-Plate Lettering (below the image borderline):

• Centre: “LA PROBATICA PISCINA. / Est autem Ierosolymis Probatica piscina, quæ cognominatur Hebraice Bethsaida quinque porticus habens Ioan: Cap: V.v.2. / PITTURA DI PAOLO CAGLIARI VERONESE, POSSEDUTA DALLA NOBIL FAMIGLIA GRASSI, A S. SAMUELE. / Pietro Monaco del: scol: e forma in Venezia”

(The Probatica Pool. / Now there is in Jerusalem a Probatic pool [Sheep Pool], called in Hebrew Bethsaida [House of Mercy], with five porticoes. John: Chapter V, v. 2. / Painting by Paolo Caglieri Veronese, owned by the noble family Grassi at San Samuele [referring to their residence, Palazzo Grassi, in the parish of San Samuele]. / Pietro Monaco drew [delineò], engraved [scolpì], and published/printed [e formò] this work in Venice.)
• Right: “69.”

References

• Apolloni 69 (Davide Apolloni, “Pietro Monaco e la Raccolta di Venti Dodici Stampe di Pitture della Storia Sacra,” 2000, Monfalcone, Edizioni della Laguna, p. 254, cat. no. 69)
• LeBlanc 56-167 (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. nos. 56-167). See https://archive.org/details/manueldelamateur03lebl/page/38/mode/2up
• British Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1865-0520-756

Price & Shipping:

AU$316 (approximately US$226.52 / €192.49 / £167.59), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you’re interested in acquiring this large, beautifully illuminated etching by Monaco—bearing the only known depiction of the missing Veronese painting once in the collection of the Grassi family in Venice, later acquired by Catherine the Great of Russia, and now believed to be somewhere in northeast Scotland (possibly “hiding in plain sight”)—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a smooth and safe transaction.