Jan Sadeler I, “William, Duke of Bavaria”, c. 1580

Jan Sadeler I (aka Johannes Sadeler; Johann Sadeler) (1550–1600)

“William, Duke of Bavaria” (TIB title) (aka “Portrait of William V of Bavaria with the Order of the Fleece”), c. 1580. William V (1548–1626), known as "William the Pious" for his devotion to prayer, was Duke of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597. He was also a notable patron of the arts, supporting the development and spread of Mannerism in Bavaria through commissioning works and fostering artistic innovation during his reign.

Engraving on fine laid paper, trimmed around the oval image borderline and laid upon a support sheet.

Size: (oval sheet) 16 x 12.5 cm.

Lettered in plate: (following the oval frame) “SERENISSIMVS GVILHELMVS COMES PALATINVS RHENI SVPERIORIS AC INFERIORIS BAVARIAE DVX” ([transl.] HIS HOLINESS WILLIAM, COUNT PALATIN, DUKE OF THE UPPER RHINE AND LOWER BAVARIA); (above William’s shoulder to the left) “I^.S^.”; (below the portrait) “IN DEO FACIEM [US]/ VIRTVTEM” (IN GOD I MAKE MY POWER).

State i (of i)

TIB 7001.539 (Isabelle de Ramaix 2003, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Johan Sadeler I”, vol. 70, Part 3 [Supplement], New York, Abaris Books, p. 156, cat. no. [7001] .539), Nagler (1835–52) I; Le Blanc 157; Wurzbach 168; Hollstein (1980, vol. 21) 619.

See also the description of this print offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_O-2-53.

Condition: a well-printed impression trimmed around the oval image borderline and laid on an archival-quality millennium washi support providing wide margins. The sheet is in excellent condition, free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or stains.

Price & Shipping: AU$257 (approx. US$167.12 / €143.94 / £125.45), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

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Jacques Callot, “Adoration of the Kings”, c.1631

Jacques Callot (1592–1635)

“Adoration of the Kings” (Lieure title) (aka “Adoration of the Magi” [NGA title]), c. 1631. This exquisite etching depicts the biblical scene with Joseph standing behind the Virgin Mary who is seated on the left, holding the infant Jesus, while the Three Wise Men present their gifts on the right. Part of Callot’s series “Mysteries of the Passion, it has been trimmed from a larger composition featuring three oval and three round images (see Lieure 687–692).

Etching on fine laid paper.

Size: (sheet) 5.1 x 4 cm; (oval image borderline) 4.7 3.5 cm

Lieure 687 (Jules Lieure 1989, “Jacques Callot: Catalogue Raisonné de l’Œuvre Gravé”, San Francisco, Alan Wofsy, vol 1 [text], p. 35, cat. no. 687).

See also the description of this print offered by the National Gallery of Art, Washington: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/52023-adoration-magi.

Condition: a well-printed impression with small margins. The sheet is in excellent condition, free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains. There are remnants of mounting tape on the verso.

Price & Shipping: AU$264 (approx. US$171.15 / €147.58 / £128.36), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

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Pierre Teyssonnières, “Les Sages Canotiers”, 1874

Pierre Teyssonnières (aka Pierre Salvy Frédéric Teyssonnières) (1834–1912)

“Les Sages Canotiers” (Wise Boating Men), 1874, printed and published in Paris by Alfred Cadart (1828–1875) as plate 268 in the art journal, “L'Illustration Nouvelle” (volume 6) in December 1874 (see the description of this print offered by the Musée d'art et d'histoire [MAH], City of Geneva: https://www.mahmah.ch/collection/oeuvres/les-sages-canotiers/e-2015-0439-044).

Etching on laid paper (partial “Arches” watermark) with full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 31.6 x 49 cm; (plate) 23.6 x 31.8 cm; (image borderline) 18.3 x 27.4 cm.

Numbered above the image borderline: (right) “268.”

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (lower left corner) “P_* Teyssonieres del et sculp. 1874”.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “P. Teyssonnières, del. et sc.”; (centre) “LES SAGES CANOTIERS.”; (right) “A.Cadart,Edit.Imp.56 B^ardHaussmann, Paris.”

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed impression in a near pristine condition with generously wide margins, no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

Price & Shipping: AU$266 (approx. US$172.79 / €148.83 / £129.21), including worldwide express shipping. Please note: Import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you're interested in purchasing this intriguing scene of two stylish boatmen, my attention is particularly drawn to the striped slip-on shoes worn by the reclining man. Interestingly, these shoes resemble an upscale version of the traditional workman's sabotage footwear, historically used to disrupt machinery by being thrown into gears. If you'd like to acquire this print, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment process simple and secure.

Cornelis Bloemaert, “Leandre and Hero”, c. 1655, after Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Cornelis Bloemaert (1603–1692) in collaboration with Theodor Matham (aka Dirk Matham) (1605/06–1676) (background landscape)

“Leandre and Hero” (aka “Leander Swims across the Hells Bridge to find Hero”; “Léandre Traverse l'Héllespont à la Nage pour Aller Trouver Héro”) c. 1655, after the design by Abraham van Diepenbeeck (aka Abraham van Diepenbeek; Abraham van Diepenbeke) (1596–1675), plate 35 in the series of 58 illustrations to Michel de Marolles’ (1600–1681) “Tableaux du Temple des Muses” (aka “Tableaux du temple des muses tirez du cabinet de feu Mr Favereau, et gravez en tailles-douces par les meilleurs maistres de son temps pour représenter les vertus et les vices, sur les plus illustres fables de l'antiquité, avec les descriptions, remarques et annotations”). This impression is possibly from a later edition.

Marcel Roethlisberger (1993), in “Abraham Bloemaert and His Sons,” notes that the publication of this series was a “complex publishing venture,” and that Pierre Mariette II (1634–1716) may have been involved (vol. 1, p. 525). The series was certainly published by Nicolas Langlois (1640–1703) in Paris in 1655, and a later, more ornate edition featuring decorative frames was published by Bernard Picart (1673–1733) in Amsterdam in 1733. Interestingly, Cornelis Bloemaert also produced an engraving of this print in the reverse direction for publication in 1676 (see https://archive.org/details/tableauxdutemple00maro/page/n367/mode/2up). Roethlisberger (1993) cautions that “there is no indication that Cornelis [Bloemaert] collaborated in the 1655 edition” (ibid.).

Etching and engraving on laid paper.

Size: (sheet) 33.3 x 23.4 cm; (plate) 27.9 x 18.2 cm; (image borderline) 23.2 x 17.9 cm.

Numbered and lettered on plate below the image borderline: “LÉANDRE TRAVERSE L'HÉLLESPONT À LA NAGE POUR ALLER TROUVER HÉRO. … nu son Corps se précipita de désespoir du haut de la Tour. Mart. Spect. Ep. 15. 25. 35.”

The British Museum offers the following description of this print from the Nicolas Langlois edition: “Mythological scene with Leander swimming in a stormy sea in right foreground, accompanied by Cupid, a tower with a lantern in right background, the Winds blowing in top left; after Abraham van Diepenbeeck; from an album containing sixty engravings trimmed and pasted on sheets; illustration on page 275 from Marolles' "Temple des Muses" [Paris, Nicolas Langlois: 1655]. c. 1635–1638/ Etching and engraving” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1983-1001-12-34).

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression. Beyond a few minor dots in the margin, the sheet is in a very good condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

Price & Shipping: AU$236 (approx. US$153.32 / €131.78 / £114.50), including worldwide express shipping. Please note: Import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

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Anton Joseph Prenner, “Mountain Landscape with Town”, 1728, after Paul Bril

Anton Joseph Prenner (Antonio de Brenner; Anton Joseph von Prenner; Anton von Brenner) (1683–1761)

“Mountain Landscape with Town”, 1728, after a painting by Paul Bril (Paulus Brill; Paolo Brillo) (c.1553/4–1626), plate 26 from the series, “Theatrum Artis Pictoriae” (aka “Prenner Gal Vienne”; “Galerie Impériale de Vienne”), reproducing a painting from the Imperial collection in Vienna’s Belvedere (The Imperial Gallery of Paintings). The etching is printed from two plates—an outer decorative frame plate and an inner image plate—on heavy buff laid paper and hand-coloured in the early 18th century. 

Size: (sheet) 31.2 x 38.2 cm; (outer plate mark) 25.2 x 31.5 cm; (outer image borderline) 24.1 x 31 cm

Numbered in plate within the image borderline: (upper left corner) “26.”

Lettered in plate below the inner image borderline: (left) ALT:23 LAT:35.”; (centre) “Paul Bril Pinx”; (right) “PRENNER. INCIDIT.”

Inscribed by an old hand in brown ink below the image at left: “130”.

The British Museum offers the following description of this print (without colouring): “Plate 26: Landscape with a sunrise over a valley, a group of figures resting in lower left, a village built against a mountain at right; within separately printed decorative frame; after Paul Bril; from a series of reproductions of the Imperial Gallery of Paintings in Vienna. 1728/ Etching” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1850-1021-109).

Condition: Strong, well-printed impressions of both plates. The early hand-coloured watercolour is fairly crude up close but appears vibrant and unfaded from a distance. The sheet is in excellent condition, free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or stains.

Price & Shipping: AU$253 (approx. US$164.57 / €140.94 / £122.42), including worldwide express shipping.

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