Georges Focus, “Landscape with a Traveller Resting,” c. 1660s

Georges Focus (1641–1708)
“Landscape with a Traveller Resting,” circa 1660s

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching on laid paper, trimmed around the image borderline and backed with a support sheet. This etching is a lifetime impression of the first state—prior to the addition of the plate number (“3”) at the lower right corner. It is the third plate in a series of six prints, “Diverses Vues d'Italie” (Various Views of Italy)—see the title plate of the series online at the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1877-1013-651.

This is a richly inked and well-printed impression. There are tears and restorations along the edges, and a grey mark at the left of centre. Aside from these issues, the sheet remains in good condition for its age.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 25.7 x 34.9 cm

References:

• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1877-1013-655
• National Gallery of Art (Washington): https://www.nga.gov/artworks/205639-landscape-traveler-resting
• Robert-Dumesnil 4 (Alexandre-Pierre-François Robert-Dumesnil, “Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'école francaise,” 1835–71, Paris, F. de Nobe, cat. no. 4)
• IFF 3 (Roger-Armand Weigert, “Inventaire du Fonds Français Graveurs du XVIIe Sièle: CHAUVEL–DUVIVIER,” 1961, vol. 4, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, p. 251, cat. no. 3)—see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489269n/f261

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AU$288 (approximately US$205.08 / €172.87 / £150.61), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this strong lifetime impression from the 1660s, depicting a weary traveller resting before possibly continuing his journey across myriad cataracts towards a high fortified citadel with a volcano beyond—I wonder if this trail faced by the traveller could serve as an analogue for the artist’s mindset, mindful that he was soon to be declared mad—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

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Charles Cousen, “Bacchus and Ariadne”, c. 1860, after JMW Turner (2nd copy)

Charles Cousen (c. 1819–1889)
“Bacchus and Ariadne,” c. 1860 (1859–1861)

Technical Details & Condition:
Engraving and etching with hand-colouring on heavy wove paper, with full margins as issued. This etching is based on Joseph Mallord William Turner’s (1775–1851) famous painting (1840), now in the collection of the Tate Gallery, London; see https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-bacchus-and-ariadne-n00525. The plate was published in 1879 in New York by D. Appleton & Company as an illustration to “The Turner Gallery”—a series of one hundred and twenty engravings from the works of the late J.M.W. Turner, R.A.”, vol. 1; see https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008236784/page/n83/mode/2up.

This is a strong, well-printed, nearly faultless impression, with subtle hand-colouring remaining rich and unfaded. Aside from a minor trace of binding residue on the left edge, the sheet is in excellent condition—free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 36.5 x 43 cm
• Image borderline diameter: 21.6 cm

Lettering on Plate (below the image border):
• Left: “J. M. W. TURNER, R. A, PINX^T.”
• Centre: “BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. / D. APPLETON & C^O. NEW YORK.”
• Right: “C. COUSEN, SCULP^T.”

References:
• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1872-1012-2400
• Rawlinson 741 (W.G. Rawlinson, “The Engraved Work of J. M. W. Turner, R.A.”, vol. 1, 1913, London, Macmillan, p. cviii, cat. no. 741 and vol. 2, p. 359)

Price & Shipping:
AU$234 (approximately US$166.62 / €139.88 / £121.99), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this exquisite hand-coloured engraving after Turner, depicting Ariadne averting her gaze from Bacchus as he leaps from his chariot, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, “Christ Mocked by the Soldiers”, c. 1694

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella (also known as Claudia Bouzonnet-Stella) (1636–1697)
“Christ Mocked by the Soldiers,” c. 1694 (1690–1697)

Technical Details & Condition:
Engraving with etching on heavy buff laid paper, with deckle edges on three sides, and wide margins as issued. This is plate 9 from the series of 13—or arguably 14—plates (see BM inv. U,7.37), “Life and Passion of Christ” (La Vie et la Passion du Christ, or Het leven en lijden van Christus), published in Paris with privilege from Louis XIV, after the intermediary design by Jacques Stella (1596–1657), and a painting of the same composition, previously attributed to Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665).

This is a richly inked, well-printed, and nearly faultless impression. Aside from minor marks along the edges, the sheet remains in excellent condition for its large size and age—free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 59.5 x 43 cm
• Platemark: 45.5 x 34.3 cm
• Image borderline: 42.9 x 34 cm

Lettering on Plate (below the image border):
• Left: “N. Poussin in. et pinx.”
• Right: “Claudia Stella Sculp./ 9.”

References:
• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_U-7-45
• Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200259036
• See the Curator of the British Museum’s comments about the series in which this print features: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_U-7-37
• Anthony Blunt, “Jacques Stella, the De Masso family and falsifications of Poussin,” Burlington Magazine, vol. CXVI, December 1974, pp. 744–749.
• LeBlanc 7 (Charles Le Blanc, 1856), “Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant un dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations,” vol. 3, p. 589, cat. no. 7). Read online: https://archive.org/details/manueldelamateur03lebl/page/588/mode/2up
• Nagler 6 (G.K. Nagler, 1832–52), “Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon,” vol. 17, p. 308, cat. no. 6). Read online: https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_jE1QmVcKYywC/page/307/mode/2up

Price & Shipping:
AU$314 (approximately US$222.35 / €186.55 / £162.39), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this exceptional and large engraving with etching—created by one of the few historically documented female printmakers from the late Renaissance, exemplifying the period style of Mannerism—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

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Jakob Hyrtl, “The Enchanted Rose”, 1857, after Joseph Machold

Jakob Hyrtl (1799–1868)
“The Enchanted Rose,” or “Scenen aus dem romantischen Gedichte, Die bezauberte Rose von Ernst Schulze” (Scenes from the Romantic Poem, The Enchanted Rose by Ernst Schulze), 1857

Technical Details & Condition:
Etching on chine collé on heavy wove paper, trimmed with a small margin around the platemark. This print was self-published by the artist in 1885 and printed in Vienna at the Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, bearing the blind stamp “WIENER / KÜNSTLICH ALBUM / 1885” (Vienna Artists' Album 1858) at the centre of the lower edge. The design of the etching is based on a watercolour by Joseph Machold (1824–1889).

This is a strong, well-printed impression. Aside from minor marks along the edges, the sheet is in excellent condition—free of tears, holes, folds, or significant stains.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 49.6 x 33 cm
• Platemark: 48.5 x 32 cm
• Chine collé: 47.5 x 31.4 cm

Lettering on Plate (with translations in brackets):
• Lower left: “Machold. Inv.” (Machold invention)
“Aquarell-Zeichnung v. J. Machold” (Watercolour drawing by J. Machold)
“Selbstverlag des Künstlers” (Self-published by the artist)
• Upper centre: “WIENER - KÜNSTLER - ALBUM” (Vienna - Artists - Album)
• Lower centre: “Die bezauberte Rose / [Stürmt ihr hier so ... gewinnt.]” (The Enchanted Rose / [If you storm here like this... wins.])
“SCENEN AUS DEM ROMANTISCHEN GEDICHTE 'DIE BEZAUBERTE ROSE' VON ERNST SCHULZE / Das Original befindet sich im Besitze J. M. der Kaiserin von Oesterreich / Druck aus der k. k. Hof-u Staatsdruckerei in Wien” (Scenes from the Romantic Poem, “The Enchanted Rose,” by Ernst Schulze / The original is in the possession of J. M., the Empress of Austria / Printed by the Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office in Vienna)
• Lower right: “1857.”
“Gest v. Hyrtl.” (Engraved by J. Hyrtl)
“Jede Vervielfältigung ausschliesslich vorbehalten” (All reproduction strictly prohibited)

Price & Shipping:
AU$241 (approximately US$169.47 / €143.15 / £124.48), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this spectacular illustration from Ernst Schulze’s romantic poem “The Enchanted Rose,” please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.