Samuel Palmer, “The Willow”, 1850

Samuel Palmer (1805–81)

“The Willow”, 1850, executed on the artist’s admission to the Etching Club in 1850 and published in London by Seeley & Co in 1892 on page 2 of “The Life and Letters of Samuel Palmer”, written by the son of Samuel Palmer, Alfred Herbert Palmer (1853-1932).

Etching on wove paper with full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 22.7 x 15 cm; (plate) 11.5 x 7.8 cm; (image) 9 x 6.7 cm

Inscribed in the plate (lower left): “S. Palmer 1850”.

The British Museum offer the following description of this print from the later 1926 edition of 75 impressions: “Tree on the edge of a stream in which two cows stand. 1850 Etching” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1926-0903-10).

State ii (of iii) before the addition of “a small engraved triangle below the lower left-hand corner of the frame line” (Lister 1969, p. 99).

Lister 1.ii (Raymond Lister 1969, “Samuel Palmer and his Etchings”, New York, Watson-Guptill publications, p. 99, cat. no. 1 [state ii]).

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed (near faultless) impression with full margins as published. There is an area of thinness to the lower margin of the sheet (visible when held to the light), otherwise the print is in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, stains or signs of handling.

I am selling this original Samuel Palmer etching for the total cost of AU$710 (approximately US$474.12, EUR €399.92, or GBP £347.52). This price includes worldwide express shipping. Please note that any applicable import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in purchasing this print by one of Britain’s most famous artists, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This is the second copy of this print I have listed. The previous copy has been sold.

Note that currently mail services from Australia to the USA have been suspended. Consequently, at the moment I am unable to accept purchases needing shipping to the United States.

Israel Silvestre, “View of Piere Ensize at Lyon”, c.1648

Israel Silvestre (aka Israel Sylvestre) (1621–1691)

“View of Piere Ensize at Lyon” (aka “Veuë de Piere Ensize à Lion”), c.1648, from a series of six plates, “Landscapes in France and Italy in Circles”, published by Jean Leblond I (aka Jean Le Blond) (c.1590/1594–1666) with the royal privilege of Louis XIV (King of France).

Etching on laid paper, trimmed with thread margins around the platemark and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 11.7 x 12 cm.

Lettered in plate: (upper left) “Veuë de Piere”; (upper right) “Ensize a Lion”; (lower left) “Le Blond excud.”; (lower right) “cum priuil Regis”.

LeBlanc 213

The British Museum and the Rijksmuseum offer descriptions of this print: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_X-9-257) and https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200255224.

Condition: This is a well-printed early impression, still showing the original lettering guidelines at the upper right. The print has been trimmed with a thread margin around the platemark and is backed with archival (millennium-quality) washi paper, providing wide margins. The sheet is in good condition, with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

The total price for this historically significant, circular-format scene of a portside view in Lyon during the mid-1600s—depicting the banks of the Saône River—is AU$249 (approximately US$165.91, EUR €140.84, or GBP £121.85). This price includes worldwide express shipping. Please note that any applicable import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you're interested in acquiring this interesting etching of the rocky promontory of Pierre Encize (“Incised Rock”) in Lyon, featuring the castle of Pierre Scize (formerly the Château de Pierre Scize) atop, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly send you a PayPal invoice for a smooth and secure transaction.

Note that currently mail services from Australia to the USA have been suspended. Consequently, at the moment I am unable to accept purchases needing shipping to the United States.

This print has been sold 

Gabriel Pascal Quidor, “Roger délivrant Angélique”, c.1900, after Ingres

Gabriel Pascal Quidor (1875–1928)

“Roger délivrant Angélique” (Roger freeing Angelique), c.1900, a proof impression on Japanese paper with wide margins before lettering. The sheet has the blind-stamp, of the Société Française des Amis des Arts, “ATS” (lugt 121) at lower right. I understand that the Société Française des Amis des Arts (c.1885–1914?) created an annual album of unpublished prints reproducing works exhibited at the Salons for its subscribing members and the prints in these albums are marked with the embossed stamp of the society.

This etching is after the 1819 painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780–1867) in the Louvre Museum (inv. 5419), which shows Princess Angelica, the daughter of the King of Cathay, tied to a rock being rescued from the jaws of a sea monster by the knight, Roger (aka Ruggiero), riding a hippogriff (a half eagle and half horse creature).

Etching on Japanese paper with the blind-stamp of the Société Française des Amis des Arts.

Size: (sheet) 45.6 x 32.5 cm; (plate) 34.3 x 29.6 cm; (image borderline) 30.7 x 26.8 cm.

Faintly scratch inscribed in plate: (right-of-centre following oval frame at lower edge) “[…?] Quidor”.

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed (faultless) impression with generously wide margins in a pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds or stains.

I am selling this magnificent and rare etching for the total price of AU$297 (approximately US$197.68, EUR 168.55, or GBP 145.86), which includes worldwide express shipping. Please be aware that any applicable import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in purchasing this very beautiful translation of Ingres' famous painting into engraved lines, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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Pierre Lepautre, “Allegory of Poetry”, 1690, after Alexandre Ubelesqui

Pierre Lepautre (aka Pierre Le Pautre; Pierre Lepaultre) (1652–1716)

“Allegory of Poetry” (aka “La Poesie”; “Allégorie de la Poésie” [see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84357441.item]),1690, after a painting by Alexandre Ubelesqui (known in his lifetime by only his first name, Alexandre, as inscribed in the plate, also known as Alexandre Ubeleski and Alexandre Ubielesqui) (1649–1718), from the series, “Le Cabinet des beaux Arts ou Recueil d'Estampes gravées d'apres les Tableaux d'un plafond ou les beaux Arts sont representés Avec l'explication de ces memes Tableaux” (The Cabinet of Fine Arts or Collection of Prints Engraved after the Paintings of a Ceiling Where the Fine Arts Are Represented with the Explanation of These Same Paintings), published in Paris by Jacques Chéreau (aka Chéreau le jeune) (1688–1776).

The British Museum advises that the series is “after a ceiling painting representing Apollo, Mercury, Minerva and allegories of the Liberal Arts, by and after various French artists” (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1849-1031-463-478).

Engraving with etching on laid paper with a small margin around the platemark and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 18.3 x 28.4 cm; (plate) 16.6 x 27 cm; (oval image borderline) 15.2 x 25.1 cm.

Lettered in plate below the oval image borderline: (left) “Alexandre jnuenit et Pinxit”; (left of centre) “A Paris chez Jac. Chereau rue”; (centre) “LA POESIE.”; (right of centre) “S^t. Jacques au grand S^t. Remi”; (right) “P. le Pautre delineauit et fecit 5.y.”

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression, trimmed with a small margin around the platemark and backed with a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins. There is a significant ink mark outside the oval image borderline at right and minor surface handling marks, otherwise the sheet is in a fair to good condition with no tears or holes.

I am offering this intriguing Baroque engraving depicting an allegorical personification of the art of poetry and its vital role within the arts during the seventeenth century. Notice, for example, the stage scene on the left featuring Pierre Corneille’s play “Cinna”—a tragedy about the Roman poet Cinna, who was falsely accused of conspiracy—written just forty-nine years before this print was made, and shortly before the painting it reproduces. The theatrical intrigue involving a poet within the composition would have resonated at the time, especially considering the political tensions surrounding Louis XIV.

Additionally, the composition includes dramatically lit putti figures to the left of the reclining figure personifying poetry and prose, depicted as a woman wearing a laurel wreath, in a meditative and transcendent state. Her creative inspiration is heralded by a putto blowing a trumpet, announcing her fame, while another holds up a theatrical mask on the right—emphasising the connection between poetry, performance, music, and inspiration.

The total price for this remarkable engraving is AU$249 (approximately US$165.64, EUR 141.19, or GBP 122.10), which includes worldwide express shipping. Please note that any applicable import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you're interested in acquiring this rare and marvellous Baroque engraving, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly send you a PayPal invoice for a smooth and secure transaction.

Note that currently mail services from Australia to the USA have been suspended. Consequently, at the moment I am unable to accept purchases needing shipping to the United States.

This print has been sold