Prints and Principles

Most of the recent posts give details about individual prints and earlier posts discuss some of the subtle principles guiding artists in making images meaningful and memorable. For prints that are unsold, click "Items still available for sale" below. All other prints are no longer available. My contact email is oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com and my Instagram username is @printsandprinciples. I have created a separate blog to show my own work: https://printsandprinciplesjamesbrown.blogspot.com

Sunday, 2 November 2025

Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, “An Old Man with Two Children”, c. 1790, after Guercino

Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (aka Vivant De Non; Vivant Denon) (1747–1825)

“An Old Man with Two Children” (TIB title) (aka “Viellard tenant deux enfants”), c. 1790, after a drawing by Guercino (aka Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591–1666).

This is an early impression before the addition of the inscription, “Tiré de Cabinet de Mr Denon” (Taken from the Cabinet of Mr. Denon) (see TIB 12101.349), when it was published in 1829 after Denon’s death as plate/table 202 in volume 3 of the series of 310 plates by a variety of artists including Denon, “Monuments des arts de dessin chez les peuples, tant anciens que modernes recueillis par le Baron Denon pour servir à l'histoire des arts” (Monuments of the drawing arts among peoples, both ancient and modern, collected by Baron Denon to serve the history of art). See details about this series offered by the British Museum (inv. no. 1856,0209.558-973) and the page from the 1829 publication: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monuments_des_arts_T._3_1829_(23685419).jpg.

Etching on laid paper backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 29.4 x 37.5 cm; (plate) 20.5 x 30.5 cm; (image borderline) 17.7 x 26 cm.

Inscribed in plate below the image borderline: (lower left) “De[n]on S.”

TIB 12101.349 (Petra ten-Doesschate Chu 1988, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Dominique Vivant Denon: French Masters of the Nineteenth Century”, Vol. 121 [Part 2], New York, Abaris Books, p. 285, cat. no. [12101].349).

Condition: a richly inked and finely printed impression with wide margins. The sheet has a closed tear and a flattened wrinkle in the lower margin; aside from these issues, it is in an excellent condition with no significant stains. The print has been mounted onto an archival, millennium-quality washi paper support to ensure its stability and preservation.

Price & Shipping: The total price is AU$276 (approximately US$181.01 / €156.86 / £137.72), which includes worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the responsibility of the buyer.

If you would like to acquire this freely drawn interpretative etching of a drawing by the renowned draughtsman Guercino—executed with great confidence and insight—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly send you a PayPal invoice for a secure and straightforward purchase.