Wolfgang Kilian, “Triumphal Arch for Emperor Ferdinand III”, 1652

Wolfgang Kilian (1581–1662)
“Triumphal Arch for Emperor Ferdinand III” (also known as “Vera delineatio portae triumphalis...” [True depiction of the triumphal arch] [see https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb45953798z]), 1652

Technical Details & Condition:
Etching on fine laid paper with small margins, backed on a support sheet. The depicted arch was a temporary structure erected to celebrate peace in Germany following the Thirty Years’ War (the Peace of Westphalia), marking the entry of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III (1608–1657) into Regensburg (Ratisbonne) for the opening of the Imperial Diet (Comitia) on December 12, 1652. This impression was printed and published with royal privilege of Ferdinand III by Georg Christoph Eimmart (also known as Georg Christoph Eimart the Younger) (1638–1705) in 1653.

The impression is particularly strong—undoubtedly a lifetime impression judging by the quality of line. Aside from minor restored fractures on the outer edges, the sheet remains in good condition with no significant tears or stains.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 60 x 42.5 cm
• Platemark: 57.3 x 41.8 cm
• Inner image borderline: 50.6 x 41.4 cm

Plate Lettering:
• Upper centre: “VERA DELINEATIO PORTÆ TRIVMPHALIS QVAM INVICTISSI/ mo Rom. Imperatori FE[R]DINANDO III, cum parta pace in GERMANIA sua CÆS. MAJESTAS primum verbem. Ratisp: ad COMITIA ingrederetur,/ laudatiss: Senatus ibidem, in signum submissæ gratulationis, et summæ devotionis, erigi curavit, Anno 1652. d. 12. Decemb.”
• Centre (on arch finial): “FIRMAMENTA REGNORVM/ QVIBVS.”
• Below border at lower left: “Woffgang Kilian Sculpsit.”
• Below border at lower centre: “Andv Theil der Ehren Porten welche der Röm: Kay: May: Unserm aller/ gnädigsten Herren Herren Ferdinand dem Dritten [et]c. Zu allen underthänigsten ehren, vnd glückwünschung, als Sei/ne Kay: May: nach geschlossenem allgemeinem teutschen frieden, zu dem in Regenspurg angesteltem Ersten Reichstag Ihren/ Kayserl: Einzug gehalten, Von Einem Löblichen Rath daselbsten, auffgerichtet worden. Geschehen Anno 1652. den 12. Decemb./ Verfertigt, vnd in Druck gebracht auch Allerhöchst gedachter Kan: May: in tieffester demuth dedicirt von Georg Christoph Eimmardt/ Mahler vnd Conterfetter in der Kays: Freyen Reichs Statt Regenspurg.”
(Translation: “And part of the honourary gate which the Roman Emperor May, to our most gracious lord Ferdinand III, etc., in all humble honour and congratulations, as His Imperial Majesty, after the conclusion of the general German peace, made His Imperial entry to the First Diet convened in Regensburg, was erected by a laudable council there. Done in the year 1652, on the 12th of December. Prepared and printed, and also dedicated in deepest humility by the aforementioned Emperor May by Georg Christoph Eimmardt, painter and portraitist in the Imperial Free City of Regensburg.”)
• Below border at lower right: “Cum grafia & Privil: S. Cæsareæ Maiest :”

References:
• Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://collections.lacma.org/node/248470 (Note: The MET describes the arch as being for Ferdinand II in Regensburg, which may be an oversight.)
• Hollstein.XVIII.133.104
• Nagler.VII.12.2
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kupferstich_-_Triumphbogen_f%C3%BCr_Kaiser_Ferdinand_anl%C3%A4sslich_seines_Einzugs_in_Regensburg_1652.jpg

Price & Shipping:
AU$398 (approximately US$268.68 / €229.32 / £199.96), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

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Jules Simon Payrau, “Le Vin de Circé”, c. 1892, after Edward Burne-Jones

Jules Simon Payrau (or Jules-Simon Payrau) (fl. 1890–1905)

“Le Vin de Circé” (Circe’s Wine)— the legendary potion used by the sorceress Circe to transform Odysseus' men into swine, published in 1892

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching with engraving and drypoint on cream chine collé on heavy wove paper with generously wide margins as issued. The etching is based on a design originating from a painting (watercolour and bodycolour on paper) of the same title (1863–1869) by the renowned artist Edward Burne-Jones (also known as Edward Coley Burne-Jones) (1833–1898). The Burne-Jones Catalogue Raisonné Foundation (Galleries Online) offers a detailed description of this painting: https://www.eb-j.org/browse-artwork-detail/MTI2MA==.

This print was printed by Salmon & Ardail (fl. 1863–1894) and published in the esteemed Parisian art journal “Gazette des Beaux-Arts” in November 1892, positioned between pages 382 and 383.

This impression is strong and the sheet remaining in excellent condition—completely free of tears, holes, folds, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 30.8 x 40.2 cm
• Platemark: 17.7 x 24.9 cm
• Chine collé: 16.4 x 23.8 cm
• Image borderline: 14 x 20.9 cm

Plate lettering below the image borderline:

• Left: “BURNE-JONES PINX./ Gazette des Beaux-Arts”
• Centre: “LE VIN DE CIRCÉ”
• Right: “J PAYRAU SC./ [faint] Imp. A. Salmon & Ardail, Paris.”

Price & Shipping:

AU$223 (approximately US$149.37 / €128.40/ £111.49), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

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Luigi Cunego, “The Liberation of Saint Peter”, 1779, after Domenichino

Luigi Cunego (also known as Aloisius Cunego and Aloysio Cunego) (1757–1823)

“The Liberation of Saint Peter”, 1779

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching with engraving on heavy laid paper with small margins. The engraving is based on a design derived from a fresco by Domenichino (also known as Domenico Zampieri) (1581–1641), located in the Church of San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) in Rome. It depicts the biblical scene from Acts of the Apostles, chapter 12, verse 7: “Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. ‘Quick, get up!’ he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.” (New International Version [NIV]). The print was published in Rome by Domenico Cunego (1727–1803), Luigi Cunego’s father.

This impression is a richly inked, lifetime impression, with crisp, clear lines and no signs of wear to the printing plate. Aside from minor surface marks, the sheet is in excellent condition—free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 47.5 x 30.4 cm
• Platemark: 46.1 x 28.1 cm
• Image borderline: 38 x 25 cm

Plate lettering below the image borderline:

• Left: “Dominicus Zampieri pinxit”
• Centre: “Surge velociter/ Et ceciderunt catene de manibus euis/ Act: Apos: Cap. 12. Vers. 7./ Ex Tabula in Templo S. Petri in Vinculis/ Romæ apud Dominicus Cunego”
• Right: “Aloisius Cunego del. et. Sculp. 1779.”

References:

• Los Angeles County Museum of Art: https://collections.lacma.org/node/248470
• Calcografia Nazionale Rome: https://www.calcografica.it/stampe/inventario.php?id=S-CL2224_3116

Price & Shipping:

AU$288 (approximately US$192.54 / €165.93 / £143.96), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

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Alfred Brunet-Debaines, “The Banks of the Seine near Rouen”, c. 1876

Alfred Brunet-Debaines (also known as Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines) (1845–1939)

“The Banks of the Seine near Rouen” (or “Les Bords de la Seine à Rouen [Cours-la-Reine]”), published in 1876

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching with plate tone on laid paper, signed in the plate at lower right corner. The etching was published in Paris in the art journal “The Portfolio” in May 1876, on page 72.

The impression is notably strong, crisply detailed with no sign of wear to the printing plate. The sheet is in excellent condition, free of tears, holes, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 24.9 x 33.2 cm
• Platemark (soft): 16.8 x 22.9 cm
• Image borderline: 14.7 x 21.3 cm

Plate lettering:

• Lower right corner: “A. Brunet-Dubaines”

References:

• Beraldi 15 (Henri Beraldi, Les Graveurs du Dix-Neuvième Siècle: BRASCASSAT– CHÉRET, 1886, vol. IV, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 23, cat. no. 15)
• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1878-0511-211

Price & Shipping:

AU$197 (approximately US$131.70/ €113.50 / £98.45), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this exceptionally fine etching, which depicts a tranquil stretch of the River Seine—a public park and promenade known as La Seine - Bras du Cours la Reine (The Seine - Branch of the Cours la Reine)—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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