Isaak Major’s etching, “View of a River with a Natural Arch”, c1600

Isaak Major (aka Isaac Major; Issak Mayor; Isaac Maior) (c.1576–1630/36)

“View of a River with a Natural Arch”, 1586–1630, plate 5 from the series, “Nine landscapes”, published in Augsburg by Johann Georg Hertel (1719–1768).

Engraving on laid paper with wide  margins.

Size: (sheet) 33.5 x 47.4 cm; (plate) 24 x 37.2 cm; (image borderline) 23.7 x 36.8 cm.

Inscribed in plate: (within the image borderline at lower left corner) “Isaac Maior fe.”; (below the image borderline at right) “Ioh.Georg:Hertel,excud.Aug.Vind. 5”.

State iii (of iii).

Hollstein German 14 (Robert Zijlma 1979, “German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, ca. 1400–1700: Erasmus Loy–Jakob Mayr”, vol. 23, Amsterdam, Van Gendt & Co, cat. no. 14).

The British Museum offers the following description of this print: “Plate 5: View of a river with a natural arch at left; with two fishermen and a dog in foreground; from a series of nine landscapes./ Etching” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1870-0625-98). Note that the BM’s impression is reduced in size on the left side, raising the question as to whether the BM’s impression is a later state. Countering this idea are the inscribed publication details for Jeremias Wolff (1663–1724) who I understand made the edition prior to Johann Georg Hertel.

Condition: a strong impression showing breaks in the flattened centrefold with wide margins. The sheet is in an excellent condition for its age with no tears, holes, significant stains or foxing.

I am selling this magnificently romantic engraving executed with the Baroque spirit of Aegidius Sadeler and Roelant Savery—the artist’s teachers in Prague—for the total cost of AU$398 (currently US$302.33/EUR255.83/GBP220.93 at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

If you are interested in purchasing this remarkably beautiful engraving that (to my eyes) has the visual “feel” of the artist’s preferred colour for making drawings, indigo blue, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

Franz Joachim Beich’s etching, “Two Goats on the Shore of a Lake”, c1720

Franz Joachim Beich (aka Joachim Franz Beich) (1665–1748)

“Two Goats on the Shore of a Lake”, c1720 (1714–1724), plate 3 from a series of six landscape etchings in the manner of Salvator Rosa (1615–1673), published in Augsburg by Jeremias Wolff (1663–1724).

Etching on laid paper trimmed with a narrow margin around the image borderline and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 23.4 x 14.8 cm; (image borderline) 23.1 x 14.5 cm.

Inscribed in plate at lower right corner with ligature monogram of the artist’s initials within the image borderline.

State i? (of iv) before the addition of the plate number or lettering below the image borderline of state ii. Note that although the margin below the borderline is extremely narrow, there is no evidence of fragments of ascending strokes in the lettering.

Nagler/Meyer 1 (Julius Meyer 1872–85, “Allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon” [2nd revised edition of Nagler's Artist Lexicon], vol. 3, p. 338, cat. no. 1); Andresen 1 (Andreas Andresen 1864–78, “Der Deutsche Peintre-Graveur ... von dem letzten Drittel des 16 Jahrhunderts bis zum Schluss des 18 Jahrhunderts”, Leipzig, cat. no. 1).

The British Museum offers a description of this print: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Sheepshanks-7286.
See also the description offered by the Rijksmuseum (not reproduced): http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.76526.

Condition: a richly inked impression, trimmed with a narrow margin around the image borderline and laid upon a support sheet of archival (millennium quality) washi paper. The sheet is in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, significant stains or foxing.

I am selling this beautifully romantic etching with its stylistic lean towards the Baroque Italianate landscapes of Salvator Rosa, for the total cost of AU$243 (currently US$182.89/EUR158.14/GBP133.54 at the time of posting this print) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

If you are interested in purchasing this marvellous landscape executed with great spirit, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold 

Franz Joachim Beich’s etching, “Two Fishermen on the Bank of a Stream”, c1712

Franz Joachim Beich (aka Joachim Franz Beich) (1665–1748)

“Two Fishermen on the Bank of a Stream”, c1712 (1700–1724), plate 4 from a series of six landscape etchings in the manner of Salvator Rosa (1615–1673), published in Augsburg by Jeremias Wolff (1663–1724).

Etching on laid paper trimmed with a narrow margin around the image borderline and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 23.4 x 14.6 cm; (image borderline) 23.1 x 14.2 cm.

Inscribed on plate at lower right corner with ligature monogram within the image borderline: “FB fecit.”

State ii (of iv) note that the upper tip of the number “4” (signifying state iii) is not visible in this impression.

Nagler/Meyer 1 ii (Julius Meyer 1872–85, “Allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon” [2nd revised edition of Nagler's Artist Lexicon], vol. 3, p. 338, cat. no. 1); Andresen 1 ii (Andreas Andresen 1864–78, “Der Deutsche Peintre-Graveur ... von dem letzten Drittel des 16 Jahrhunderts bis zum Schluss des 18 Jahrhunderts”, Leipzig, cat. no. 1).

The British Museum offers a description of this print: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Sheepshanks-7285.
See also the description offered by the Rijksmuseum (not reproduced): http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.76521.

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed lifetime impression, trimmed with a narrow margin around the image borderline and laid upon a support sheet of archival (millennium quality) washi paper. There is a dot stain at the upper right otherwise the sheet is in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, significant stains or foxing.

I am selling this remarkably romantic etching with its stylistic lean towards the Baroque Italianate landscapes of Salvator Rosa, for the total cost of AU$243 (currently US$190.36/EUR156.53/GBP136.56 at the time of posting this print) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

If you are interested in purchasing this marvellous landscape executed with great spirit, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold