Charles Jacque, “Porte d’Augerge”, 1849

Charles Jacque (aka Charles Émile Jacque) (1813–1894)
“Porte d’Augerge” (Inn Door), 1849
Plate 11 from the series “20 subjects composed and etched by Ch. Jacque” (“20 sujets composés et gravés à l'eau-forte par Ch. Jacques”)

Technical Details & Condition:

An original etching on wove paper, printed in a cool black ink with a subtle plate tone. The impression is strong and well-printed. The sheet is in near-pristine condition, free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 20.9 x 24.3 cm
• Plate: 15.3 x 17.4 cm
• Image borderline: 12.6 x 15 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Upper left corner: “Ch. Jacque 1849. X^bre.^”

References:

• Guiffrey 88 (J.-J. Guiffrey 1868, “L’Oeuvre de Ch. Jacque: Catalogue de ses Eaux-Fortes et Pointes Sèches”, Paris, Lemaire, pp. 63–64, cat. no. 88 [see https://archive.org/details/luvredechjacque00guifgoog/page/n74/mode/2up])

Guiffrey describes this scene: (transl.) “In front of the door of an inn, raised a few steps above street level, is a rider in a smock on a rustic saddle, holding his hat and whip in his right hand and bringing to his mouth the glass the girl has brought him. Above the inn door, a sign from which hangs a pitcher. At the bottom of the stairs, a broken jug. In the background, to the left, the thatched cottages of a village and in front of them, three peasants and two hens.” (pp. 72–73)

• IFF 235 (Jean Adhémar & Jacques Lethève 1960, “Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: HUMBLOT–JYG”, vol. 11, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, p 112, cat. no. 235 [see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489301d/f124.item])
• The British Museum gives a description of this print: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1851-0802-88 (BM inv. no. 1851,0802.88).

Price & Shipping:
AU$269 (approximately US$173.73 / €159.81 / £132.64), including worldwide express shipping.
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Crispijn de Passe I, “Emblem 77”, 1611

Crispijn de Passe I (also known as Crispin van de Passe) (1564–1637)

“Emblem 77,” 1611
This engraving was originally published in Cologne by E Musaeo Coelatorio Crispiani Passaei in Gabriel Rollenhagen’s “Nucleus Emblematum Selectissimorum: Quae Itali Vulgò Impresas Vocabant: Priuata Industria, Studio Singulari, Vndiq[ue] Conquisitus, Non Paucis Venustis Inventionibus Auctus…” (“A nucleus of the most select emblems: what the Italians commonly call enterprises: private industry, singular study, all acquired, increased by not a few charming inventions...”). For reference, see https://archive.org/details/nucleusemblematu00roll/page/n206/mode/1up.

The plate was later reprinted by Augustine Mathews and published in London by Henry Taunton in 1624, and subsequently by John Grismond in 1635. It appears as illustration number 27 (XXVII) on page 89 of George Wither’s “A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne: Quickened VVith Metricall Illustrations, Both Morall and Divine: And Disposed Into Lotteries, That Instruction and Good Counsell May Be Furthered by an Honest and Pleasant Recreation.” For reference, see https://archive.org/details/collectionofembl00withe/page/88/mode/2up.

Technical Details & Condition

Engraved on laid paper, the artwork is trimmed around the plate mark and backed with a support sheet to ensure stability. The sheet remains in very good condition considering its age, exhibiting only minor signs of age-toning. It is free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

Sheet: 13.8 x 10.4 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Upper right corner: “77”
• Bordering the roundel image: “DEVS NOBIS HÆC OTIA FECIT” (transl. “God has granted us these times of leisure”)
• Below the image border: “O Judæe, Deus nobis hæc otia fecit, Nolebas, vellet cuni facere illa tibi.” (transl. “O Jew, God has made these eases for us, You did not wish, when He would have done them for you.”)

Price & Shipping:

AU$271 (approximately US$174.48 / €151.22 / £133.45), inclusive of worldwide express shipping.
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Imao Keinen, “Manazuru (Hooded Cranes)”, 1891

Imao Keinen (今尾景年) (1845–1924)
“Manazuru (Hooded Cranes),” 1891
Plate 22 from the “Summer Album” in the series “Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons” (Keinen Kacho Gafu)

This exquisite diptych features original colour woodblock prints by the renowned artist Imao Keinen, skilfully carved by Tanaka Hirokichi, printed by Miki Jinzaburo, and published by Nishimura Soemon. Created in 1891 as part of the celebrated “Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons” series, it captures the delicate grace of hooded cranes hidden in bamboo wetlands.

Technical Details & Condition:

• Oban-sized diptych of colour woodblock prints, carefully trimmed close to the image borders on the sides and bottom, and slightly within the margin at the top. Archivally mounted on a single sheet of millennium-quality washi paper, ensuring preservation and display integrity.
• Features artist’s and publisher’s seals on the left margin, authenticating its origin and craftsmanship.

Dimensions:

• Assembly on support sheet: 31.5 x 46 cm
• woodcut sheets (diptych): 31.5 x 46 cm

References & Viewing:

• The full “Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons” series is available for viewing at the Yamada Bookstore’s online art collection: https://www.yamada-shoten.com/onlinestore/detail.php?item_id=41944

Price & Shipping:

AU$336 (approximately US$218.03 / €189.20 / £166.95), inclusive of worldwide express shipping.
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Paul Sandby, “Classical Landscape with Ruins,” c. 1750

Paul Sandby (1731–1809)
“Classical Landscape with Ruins,” circa 1750 (1740–1765)

Plate 4 from a series of oval landscape etchings by the renowned "father of English watercolour" and pioneer of aquatint, Paul Sandby (see https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/paul-sandby-ra#).
Note that Plate 6 in this series (Gunn 19) is inscribed with the name of the celebrated Italian Baroque painter, printmaker, and set designer, Marco Ricci (aka Marco Rizzi), as the designer.

Medium & Condition:
Etching printed on fine laid paper, trimmed with a narrow margin around the plate mark and backed with a support sheet.
The print is in excellent condition—free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains—though it bears some writing visible only when held to the light. The backing sheet is made of millennium-quality archival washi paper, ensuring stability and ease of display.

Dimensions:

• Sheet size: 10.9 x 14.8 cm
• Plate mark: 10.4 x 14.3 cm

Plate lettering:

• Upper right: “4”
• Lower left: “P Sandby Fec.”

Reference:
Gunn 17 (Ann V Gunn, 2015, The Prints of Paul Sandby (1731–1809): A Catalogue Raisonné).

The British Museum describes this print as:
"Landscape; a ruin with large rounded arches, running from the right foreground away to left, with a couple under an arch in the extreme right, a couple with a child walking across the uneven countryside into the foreground and two figures talking further off to left, with mountains in the background; in an oval."
(https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1904-0819-443)

Price & Shipping:
AU$198 (approximately US$128.60 / €110.95 / £97.83), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

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