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

Thursday, 28 August 2025

Noël François Bertrand, “Plate 1: Study of the Nose from Above and Below”, c.1830, after Gédéon François Reverdin

Noël François Bertrand (1784–1852) “Plate 1: Study of the Nose from Above and Below” (descriptive title only), c.1830, crayon-manner stipple engraving after a drawing by Gédéon François Reverdin (1772–1828), published in Paris in 1830 by G.F. Reverdin as an illustration to “Cours complet d'études pour la figure: d'après les plus beaux modèles de l'antiquité et les tableaux des grands maîtres” (Complete course of studies for the figure: based on the most beautiful models of antiquity and the paintings of the great masters) (see https://archive.org/details/gri_33125009329638/page/n41/mode/2up).

Crayon-manner stipple engraving on laid paper.

Size: (sheet) 31.5 x 45cm; (plate) 25.6 x 32.4cm.

Inscribed in plate: (upper left) “H^E. C^R.”; (upper right) “Pl. 1.”; (lower left) “G. Reverdin del^t”; (lower centre) “A Paris, chez Reverdin Rue du Sentier N^o.15. Et chez les principaux M^ds. d’Estampes. Déposé a la Bibliothèque. Imp^le.”; (lower right) “N Bertrand Sc^t”.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression with wide margins. Beyond minor surface marks and spots of thinness to the paper, the sheet is in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, folds or stains.

I am selling this finely executed stipple engraving designed as a drawing model for art students in the early 1800s to copy, for the total cost of AU$222 (approximately US$145.16, EUR 124.41, or GBP 107.56), this includes worldwide express postage and handling. Please note that any applicable import duties or taxes imposed by the destination country are the responsibility of the buyer.

If you are interested in purchasing this sheet of very beautiful classical studies, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.