Classic French Engravings

A collection of vintage engravings from French literature depicting various scenes with people in historical attire, capturing an elegant yet humorous mood.

Jonker de Fablas and the Markiezin, Jules David (1808-1892), 1841 - 1843 print Paris paper. couple of lovers. interior of the house

La Gageure des trois Commeres: La Servante, from Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an III de la République, 1795. Artist: After Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732-1806 Paris); Philippe Trière (French, Paris 1756-1815 Paris). Author: Jean de La Fontaine (French, Chteau-Thierry 1621-1695 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/8 × 9 5/8 in. (33.4 × 24.4 cm)Plate: 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (31.7 × 24.4 cm). Publisher: Pierre Didot l'ainé (French, 1761-1853). Series/Portfolio: Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an III de la République, 1795. Date: published in 1795. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Jonker de Fablas and the Markiezin, Jules David (1808-1892), 1841 - 1843 print Paris paper. couple of lovers. interior of the house

Copper engraving by Gabriel Marchand between 1775 and 1830, titled 'Finish!', presenting a detailed engraved scene.

Sitting figure, to the left, Jacques -Philippe Le Bas, After Carle van Loo, 1732 - 1740 print Man with long beard, headgear and long robe, sitting in a chair, to the left. Numbered in the top right: 6. Part of a series of twelve prints with figures in dramatized poses, often dressed in "Eastern" fantasy costumes, after drawings by Carle van Loo, made during his stay in Rome (1728-1732). paper etching actor (on the stage). characters (human types). passions, emotions, affections. Asiatic races and peoples (+ costume)

Ma crevette cinquante sous, ma petite dame…. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Sil Vous Souvient du Mal dAmour. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Xxxxiv. / The Emperor has just made the last sigh! ...

The Lys (title registered (letter)) | The flowers. (Title of all)

Fantaisie ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Ritta LAndalouse. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Notre-Dame de Tudèlle ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Adraste kneels in the form of a painter for sitting model, Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet, After Jean Michel Moreau, 1811 - 1813 print after design by: Francepublisher: Paris paper. engraving / etching comedy

Hamlet and Ophelia, plate 5 from Hamlet 1835-1843 France. Shakespeareís Hamlet, with its iconic tortured hero and its supernatural themes, has long captivated artists. EugËne Delacroixís series highlights 16 scenes from the play. Here the artist captured the famous moment in which Hamlet, recoiling from Ophelia, scornfully commands his former love to ìGet thee to a nunnery!î She sits despondently in a chair as she receives this abuse. Delacroix skillfully employed dramatic contrasts of light and dark to highlight the tension of the scene.. Lithograph in black on off-white China paper laid down on white wove paper . Eugène Delacroix

Copper engraving and etching by Johann Georg Wille from 1730-1808 depicting maternal scenes, showing figures, children, and domestic composition.

Weislingen is kept imprisoned by Götz, Eugène Delacroix, in or after 1836 - in or before 1843 print Paris paper. imprisonment. knight

Le Phénakisticop (sic) ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Woman at Spinnewiel, Bramine Hubrecht, 1865 - 1910 print paper etching spinning-wheel

Woman in a dress standing next to a tablet, 1824 Page 58 Recto from a sketchbook with 94 sheets. paper. ink brush standing figure - AA - female human figure. writing tablets

A copper engraving and etching by Jean Joseph Balechou around 1744 depicting a birth scene, showing figures, infant, and domestic interior.

Young woman and a painter in a studio; La Peinture. .

N � 31. / Do not be afraid ... your husband reads the daily. (Registered title) | Hidden moralities (1831) (set of all)

Apostel Simon, Giovanni Marco Pitteri, After Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1712 - 1786 print Venice paper engraving the apostle Simon Zelotes (or Simon the Canaanite); possible attributes: book, saw, scroll

Sergeant! ... Let's keep our distances! .. / 15 (registered title) | Lithographic album by Charlet. 1827. (Title of the whole)

Une Partageuse à Londres ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British, Merry Wives of Windsor. Engraving.

Le sommeil del’innocence.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Où qu'tu vas, Polyte - J'vas tremper un' soupe à ma femme... un' faignante! que v'là trois - jours qu'a travaille pas ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Strong one who breaks his chains, / when with flowers we do them. / 26. (Registered title) | Childness. (title of all)

Diana disarming Amor (Amor disarmed by Diana). Duchange, Gaspard (1662-1757), graphic artist, Desormeaux, Jean-Baptiste (fl. ca 1701-1736), painter

Petit page ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Ou as-tu laisse Clarisse Lovelace!. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Atelier with standing model with a mirror in her hand, Piet Verhaert, 1886 print paper ETCHING / ROUCH workshop, studio ~ painter. model, sitter ~ painting. mirror

Swordfish and Mary; Redlich, Henryk (1838-1884), Zinc, Florian Stanis AW (1838-1912), Society of Friends Father's plays (Kraków; Association; 1854-); 1867-1868 (1867-00-00-1868-00-00);

Copper engraving by Bernard Lépicié depicting a Flemish philosopher and a Flemish smoker, created in 1744, illustrating 18th-century portraiture and cultural representation.

16 / This is not this broth what Prussians would have liked to drink me ... (IT)

O' Bid Me Not that Strain to Sing. probably Pendleton's Lithography (American, active 19th century); published by James L. Hewitt & Company (American, active 19th century). Date: 1825. Dimensions: 335 x 245 mm. Lithograph on ivory wove paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Jupiter and Venus, Plate 52. Apuleius. Illustrations. 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Jupiter (Roman deity), Venus (Roman deity)

Depicts a scene from Goya's Los Caprichos showing two figures in conflict, executed as an etching with aquatint in 1799.

La chasse au mouchoir ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Zygmunt August and Barbara Radziwi Holewia, Jan (1878-1927), Matejko, Jan (1838-1893), Lewental, Samuel (Warsaw; Drukarnia; 1866-1890); 1876 (1876-00-00-1876-00-00);

Letter on Etstechniques with examples of landscapes, Adolphe Martial Potémont, 1864 print Between the text a forest landscape with two ladies. paper etching letter, envelope. etching

Quest-ce? les Gens de Qualite…. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

...Le jeune Lord se précipite à ses pieds...il lui jure un amour éternel...une chaise de poste - attend...Sir Arthur jette un cachemire sur les épaules d'Augustine et lui passe une superbe bague - à chaque doigt...les chevaux partent au galop...on traverse Belleville, Romainville, St-Cloud, toute - la France, Douvres, et enfin Calais puis on arrive à Londres...les chevaux son couverts - d'écume...l'hôtel du père de Mylord a des jalousies dorées...et des colonnes de crystal (sic) - ...la porte est en acajou...On frappe à la porte. - Augustine se réveille et tire le cordon, c'est mylord qui rentre avec la danseuse d'en face ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Les chevaliers de la belle-étoile. - Suzanne ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Denon Instructing a Young Woman Drawing on a Lithographic Stone. Dominique-Vivant Denon; French, 1747-1825. Date: 1815-1825. Dimensions: 123 × 160 mm (image); 233 × 265 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on white wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

A young woman has a vision, Johann Wilhelm Kaiser (I), After Adrianus Johannes Ehnle, 1849 print A young woman is sitting on the edge of a bed. She has a vision of a child with a bowl in his hand. paper etching / engraving bed. vision

Plate 4 from 'Los Caprichos': Nanny's boy (El de la rollona) 1799 Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish. Plate 4 from 'Los Caprichos': Nanny's boy (El de la rollona). Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746-1828 Bordeaux). 1799. Etching, burnished aquatint. Prints

Distraction ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

The Event at the Ball, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle 1774 France. Engraving on paper . Antoine-Jean Duclos

Man and Woman on a cliff above the sea, Paul Gavarni, 1839 print The man praises a praise on top of the cliff about the woman. Paris paper coastal cliff or crag. couple of lovers

Tireuse de cartes ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Etching and copper engraving by Johann Adam von Bartsch depicting a working girl performing daily tasks, showing clothing, posture, and activity, created between 1798 and 1802.

Reproduction of a painting by a woman who balances a stick on her head in a Serail by Jean-Louis Hamon, Goupil & Cie., After Jean-Louis Hamon, c. 1872 - in or before 1879 photomechanical print paper Balance, Equilibrium. harem

Reading woman; EX LIBRIS. .

Copper engraving and etching by Guglielmo Morghen in 1791 depicting Catherine Engelgart-Kavronkaya, showing detailed facial features, attire, and portrait composition.

Mosieu de Montmorency s’il vous plait… Nous n’avons pas ca ici.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Mr. Vieux-Niais, published in La Caricature no. 134, May 30, 1833. Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). Dimensions: Sheet: 13 11/16 × 10 1/4 in. (34.8 × 26 cm)Image: 9 1/4 × 6 3/8 in. (23.5 × 16.2 cm). Printer: Becquet. Publisher: Aubert et Cie. Date: May 30, 1833. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Une recontre au bal ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

(Fleurrissez-Vous, Chansonette) ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

L'Albanaise ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Soyez discret ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Copper engraving and etching by Pieter Tanjé, 1757, depicting an allegorical scene representing false virtue or sadness, with figures showing expressive gestures and attire in a composed setting.

Portrait of Prince Balthasar Charles van Spain, Johannes Christiaan d'Arnaud Gerkens, after Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez, 1837 - 1855 print The prince is standing next to a chair. He wears a gala costume with a sash. He has a gun in his right hand. The Hague paper. historical persons (+ full length portrait). firearms (with NAME)

A Gentleman and Two Companions 1833-1873 France. Lithograph in black on gray wove chine, laid down on ivory wove paper . Celestin Nanteuil

The servants - especially. BE WISE... Villain (active early nineteenth). "The servants - especially. Be wise ..". .Lithography.

Mario Asprucci, architect to the Prince Borghese at Rome, Camuccini, Vincenzo, 1771-1844, Pencil and red chalk on paper, 1840

Copper engraving and etching by Alphonse François depicting Marguerite in a church, created in 1864.

Entends-tu, à Tivoli...Il y en a deux ici, des cavaliers seuls, et qui ne - demanderaient pas mieux que de faire la chaˆne des dames ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Two men, Frederick Bloemaert, After Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1650 - c. 1700 print An older and a somewhat younger man are twisted at each other. Utrecht paper engraving / etching human races; peoples; nationalities (+ men)

Madame Bartet. Wittmann Ch., Imprimérie, Paris (fl. ca 1891-1907), printing house, Jasiński, Feliks Stanisław (1862-1901), graphic artist, Gazette des Beaux-Arts (Paryż ; czasopismo, wydawnictwo ; 1859-2002), publishing house, Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal Adolphe Jean (1852-1929), painter

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Miss victory, knowing the service perfectly .... (Registered title (letter)) | Ads. Small Parisian posters. (Title of all)

Mon aimee, quas-tu? tu as lair reveur!…. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Woman gets a print from a portfolio, 1885 print A woman on a couch in a homely interior removes a print from a portfolio. It is a print by Félix Bracquemond, Le Haut d'Un Battant de Porte (1865). Upstairs numbered: 2. paper drypoint art collecting. print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph

Moi...le mosieu donnait toujours pour le petit ban (sic)! ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Albano ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Voir aux annonces” (pour l’edification des jeunes personnes).. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Lohengrin. Acte III. Scène d'amour , Composers, Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904). Lithographs and Other Prints

Valais, Josephine Countess.

TRAHISON / THE KISS OF JUDAS (TI)

Frère, Pierre Edouard, La prière du soir, Photo reproduction of La prière du soir by Pierre Edouard Frère, recto - printed, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photos, photographic illustrated books, Edouar Frère, height 120 mm, width 97 mm, photographer, 1878 - 1883, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, French, 1819 - 1886-05-20

Vain Man, David Bles, 1846 print A gentleman in eighteenth-century clothing looks with pleasure at his mirror image. Behind him a parrot on stick. The Hague paper mirror

Portrait Talleyrand u. A.

Bavaroise ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Painting by Nicolaas Bertin, Jozef Flees Ptifars Vrouw, Vinkenbos & Dewald, 1890 - 1910 photograph The Hatepublisher: Goningen paper. photographic support. cardboard albumen print picture, painting

Portrait of Ostade painter Adriaen.

Etching and aquatint by August Schleich depicting the Roman story of Cimon and Pero, illustrating a scene of charity and devotion from the 18th-19th century.

VISVEROOPSHOSTER, FIVE, EFTER Sired Di, 1835 - 1915 print print maker: Franceprinter: Paris paper etching merchant, salesman - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce. fishes

Honest women are roughly lucky. ... / 6. (registered title) | Marble girls. (Title of all)

La dernière passion de mon époux...voilà ce qu'en dit le daguerréotype. - Pas jolie, l'air commun,...et quelles mains!...On se demande ce qu'une - créature comme ça peur avoir pour elle. - L'illégitime, ma chère ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Boy blows against a torch of charcoal, Richard Purcell, After Godfried Schalcken, 1746 - 1794 print paper etching blowing (stirring up a fire). night. youth, adolescent. cheeks rounded

Weighting of the newborn, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1789 print Berlin paper etching Literature. the new-born child. lying-in room. scales

A Return of Youth. "Yell as much as you like, you little devil you.... my wife isn't home.... tear out my hair to your heart's content!," plate 50 from Les beaux Jours de la vie. Honoré Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1845. Dimensions: 250 × 215 mm (image); 340 × 260 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on white wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Et moi, ma livree etait bleu deciel.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Lithographic album of twelve subjects: sprain Achille DeVéria (1800-1857) and Charles-Etienne-Pierre Motte (1785-1836). Album of twelve compound and lithographic subjects by Achilles Deveraia: the sprain. Lithography, 1830.

Mon dernier caprice m'a cassé trois dents ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Portret van Marie Lafarge, G. Chariol, 1839 - 1850 print Bordeaux paper historical persons

Charles VII, / going to hunt. (IFF 191) (registered title)

PremierAmour. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

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