Isidor Stanislas Helman, “Le Joueur de Cornemuse”, c. 1803, after David Taniers II

Isidor Stanislas Helman (also known as Isidore Stanislas Henri Helman or Isidor Stanislaus Helmann) (1743–1806)

“Le Joueur de Cornemuse” (The Bagpiper), circa 1803

Technical Details & Condition:

Engraving with hand-colouring on fine wove paper with wide margins. This print is from the series “Musée Français,” which documents paintings and statues in the Louvre, published in Paris between 1803 and 1809. It is after an intermediary drawing by Jean Claude Gallier (fl. c. 1800–1820), based on the painting “Joueur de Musette” (1635/37) by David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690), which is in the collection of the Musée du Louvre, Paris (see: https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010059232).

The impression is strong and well-printed, with vivid, unfaded hand-colouring. The large sheet is in pristine condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 51 x 38 cm
• Platemark: 47.6 x 34.6 cm
• Image borderline: 28.1 x 22.4 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Lower left: “Peint par Teniers.”
• Lower centre: “Dessiné par Gallier, / LE JOUEUR DE CORNEMUSE”
• Upper right: “Gravé par Helman,”

References:

• Nagler 4 (GK Nagler, Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon, vol. 5, Munich, Fleischmann, 1837, p. 75, cat. no. 4).
• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1856-0712-440
• Smithsonian American Art Museum: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/le-joueur-de-cornemuse-10250#
• Library of Congress: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdcmicon.0037

Price & Shipping:

AU$243 (approximately US$167.99 / €145.50 / £126.96), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this evocative depiction of a tavern scene, where figures in the background seem oblivious to the deafening music—highlighted by the artist’s keen attention to facial expressions, exemplifying the Baroque period in which the original painting was created—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will be happy to provide a PayPal invoice to facilitate a smooth and secure purchase.

Auguste Feyen-Perrin, “Éclair”, 1868

Auguste Feyen-Perrin (also known as François-Nicolas-Augustin Feyen-Perrin) (1826-1888)

“Éclair”—lightning or a flash of lightning (not the French pastry eaten “in a flash”), 1868

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching and aquatint on fine laid paper. The plate is numbered 32 from first volume (1868) of the series “L’Illustration Nouvelle” published in Paris by Cadart & Luce (Alfred Cadart and his assistant Léandre Luce) (fl. 1867–1870/1). It was printed by Auguste Delâtre (1822–1907).

This is a richly inked and well-printed impression with generously wide margins. Aside from minor age-toning, the sheet is in excellent condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 32.5 x 40.2 cm
• Platemark: 15.1 x 25 cm
• Image borderline: 12.9 x 20.4 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Lower left: “Feyen-Perrin sc.”
• Lower centre: “ÉCLAIR / CADART & LUCE, Editeurs,Rue N^ve des Mathurins,58.”
• Upper right: “32.”
• Lower right: “Imp.Delâtre,Paris.”

References:

• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1870-0514-861
• Kunsthalle Bremen: https://bremen.museum-digital.de/object/19491  

Price & Shipping:

AU$229 (approximately US$158.23 / €137.25 / £119.72), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this eye-catching etching of a female nude illuminated against darkness like a lightning flash, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will be happy to provide a PayPal invoice to facilitate a smooth and secure purchase.

This print has been sold 

Richard Earlom, “Still Life of Fruit and Flowers”, 1723, after Jan van Huysum

Richard Earlom (aka Henry Birche) (1743–1822)

“Still Life of Fruit and Flowers”, or “A Fruit Piece” (as titled in the plate), 1723

Technical Details & Condition:

Mezzotint with stippling and etching on laid paper with a watermark. The sheet is trimmed with a small margin around the image borderline and publication details, and it is backed with a support sheet providing wide margins. 

This print is from the series “Houghton Gallery” and represents the final (third) state, featuring the title and publication details as issued. It is after an intermediary drawing by Joseph Farington (1747–1821), based on the painting (1723) by Jan van Huysum (1682–1749). The print was published in London by John Boydell (1719–1804) in 1781.

The impression is strong, richly inked, and well-printed. The sheet is in fair condition, with restored holes and tears.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 55.5 x 41.3 cm
• Image borderline: 50.5 x 39.4 cm

In-Plate Lettering:

• On stone ledge at left: “Jan Van Huysum / fecit 1723”.
• Lower left: “Van Huysum Pinxit. / Joseph Farington delin^t.”
• Lower centre (with coat of arms, “FARI QUÆ SENTIAT”): “John Boydell excudit 1781. / A FRUIT PIECE. / In the Cabinet at Houghton. / Size of the picture F[eet] 2,I[nches] 2 by F2, I7 high. / Published Sep^r. 1^st. 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.”
• Lower right: “Rich^d. Earlom Sculpsit.”

References:

• Wessely 145 (Joseph Eduard Wessely, Richard Earlom: Verzeichniss seiner Radirungen und Schabkunstblätter, 1886, Hamburg, Haendcke & Lehmkuhl, p. 57, cat. no. 145)
• LeBlanc 54 (Charles Le Blanc, Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant un dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, 1856, vol. 2, p. 180, cat. no. 54)
• Rijksmuseum:  https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200148924
• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1838-0420-206

Price & Shipping:

AU$678 (approximately US$467.23 / €405.50 / £354.12), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this breathtaking large mezzotint—one of the masterpieces of this technically demanding technique, requiring infinite skill and patience to capture the full spectrum of tones from sparkling whites and translucent greys to the darkest of velvety blacks—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I’ll be happy to provide a PayPal invoice for a smooth and secure purchase.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi & Francesco Piranesi, “Veduta per Angolo dello stesso Candelabro”, 1778

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778), in collaboration with his son, Francesco Piranesi (1758–1810)

“Veduta per Angolo dello stesso Candelabro” or “Corner View of the Same Candelabrum” —referencing a related etching of the same candelabrum base viewed from the front [see Wilton-Ely 998], 1778

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching on heavy laid paper with a flattened centrefold, archivally supported on a fine sheet of washi paper. 

This is plate number 104 from the series of 110 plates titled “Vases, Candelabra, Cippi, Sarcophagi, Tripods, Lamps, and Ancient Ornaments Designed and Engraved by Giovanni Battista Piranesi,” initially issued in two folio volumes in 1778. This impression is from the second Paris edition (indicated by the added plate number), published by Ambroise Firmin-Didot (1790–1876) in 1836.

The depicted candelabrum base is located in the courtyard of the Palazzo Lante (also known as Palazzo Medici Lante), near the Church of Sant'Eustachio in Rome. I previously showcased another view of this colossal marble candelabrum in a different Piranesi print: https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2020/01/giovanni-battista-piranesis-etching.html.

The impression is richly inked, crisp, and well-printed. Aside from the flattened centrefold and minor marks, the sheet is in very good condition, free of tears or significant stains.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 75.6 x 54 cm
• Platemark: 53.2 x 39 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Upper Centre: “Al Signor Giovanni Chetwynd Talbot Cavaliere Inglese / amatore delle belle arti / In atto d'ossequio il Cavaliere Gio. Batta Piranesi D.D.D.”
• Upper right: “104”
• Lower left: “Cavalier Piranese F.”
• Lower centre: “Veduta per angolo dello stesso Candelabro”

References:

• Wilton-Ely 999 (John Wilton-Ely, Giovanni Battista Piranesi: The Complete Etchings, vol. 2, 1994, San Francisco, Alan Wofsy, p. 1080, cat. no. 999)
• UTokyo Digital Archive Portal: https://da.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/portal/assets/01c2aaa6-2223-48ba-aca7-a9c468d5956b

Price & Shipping:
AU$668 (approximately US$460.33 / €399.52 / £348.90), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this superb and impressively large etching, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will be happy to provide a PayPal invoice to facilitate a smooth and secure purchase.