17th Century Prints and Multiples

Jan van de Velde II (1593-1641) Tobias Surprised by the Fish Etching and engraving on fine laid paper without watermark, c. 1620-1630 After Moses van Uyttenbroeck (Dutch, c. 1595–aft...

Jan Both (Dutch, Active 1636-1652) View of the Tiber in the Campagna (The Ferry) Etching, c. 1645-1652 Unsigned (as usual) in this early state Provenance and Collector's Mark verso: Petersen, Lugt 2064 verso Illustrated: Freedberg, Dutch Landscape Prints...

Engraving after Egidius Coninxloo (c. 1581 - 1619), executed by Nicolaes De Bruyn (Antwerp 1571 - 1652 Amsterdam) Unidentified watermark

Etching, excellent proof of II state on IV, before the retouching of the ground and the vault on the right, margin line. Ref. Bartsch, Hollstein 94; Hind 301; New Hollstein 312; Sto...

Jan Booth (Dutch, active 1636-1652) The Large Tree (Le Grand Arbre) Etching, 1640-early 1650's Signed in the plate upper right corner The Large Tree (Le Grand Arbre) From the series ...

Camel Study is an original old master artwork realized by Stefano Della bella in 1640 ca. Black and white etching. The plate is from the suite "Têtes de différents animaux". Includ...

ANTONI TÀPIES PUIG (Barcelona, 1923 - 2012). "Als mestres de Catalunya", 1974. Litografía, ejemplar P/A. Firmada y justificada a lápiz. Medidas: 90 x 65 cm. Tàpies se inicia en el a...

Rembrant Van Rijn "Adam and Eve" 1638 Original etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper. A strong dark impression of Bartsch’s second and final state and Usticke’s only state. Signed and dated below image 6.5 x 4.75 inc 16.5 x 11.5 cm Bartsch 28 ii/ii, Hollstein 28, Hind 159, Bjorklund-Barnard 38-D, Usticke 28 Provenance From the collection of the Print Department of the Szefmuveszeti Museum (Musee des Beaux Arts), Budapest, with their collection stamp( Lugt 2000) From the collection of Wilhelm Theodor Moll (Lugt 1819a): Collector's stamp as belonging to Wilhelm Theodor Moll (Lugt 1819a). Wilhelm Theodor Moll was a German collector, dealer, and connoisseur of old master prints. His collection included works by artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Dürer, and other major printmakers. His collector's mark is frequently encountered on impressions from distinguished nineteenth-century collections and is catalogued in the well-known collector's marks reference by Frits Lugt.Significance of the Stamp If this is indeed the Lugt 1819a mark, it can add an important layer of provenance to the etching: Demonstrates that the print passed through a recognized nineteenth-century collection. May help establish ownership history prior to modern sales records. Can support authenticity and collecting interest, particularly for Old Master prints. Collectors of Rembrandt prints often place considerable value on documented provenance through notable collections. Prov. Pasquale Iannetti Gallery, San Francisco, circa 1982 Private collection, Utah, USA Acquired by the present owner, General Investment Group LLC, June 2026. Publication Daniel Daulby, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Rembrandt (Liverpool, 1796), p. 15, no. 29.M. le chev. de Claussin, Catalogue raisonné de toutes les estampes qui forment l’œuvre de Rembrandt (Paris, 1824), p. 22, no. 34.Thomas Wilson, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Prints of Rembrandt (London, 1836), p. 46, no. 35.Charles Blanc, L’œuvre de Rembrandt (Paris, 1880), pp. 55-57, no. 1.Woldemar von Seidlitz, Die Radierungen Rembrandts (Leipzig, 1922), pp. 40-41 (ill.).Arthur M. Hind, A Catalogue of Rembrandt’s Etchings, 2 vols. (London, 1923), I:83, II:pl. 159.Ludwig Münz, Rembrandt’s Etchings , 2 vols. (London, 1952), I:pl. 197, II:87, no. 177.George Biörklund, Rembrandt’s Etchings: True and False (Stockholm, 1955), p. 70, no 38D (ill.).Karel G. Boon, Rembrandt: The Complete Etchings, trans. by Elizabeth Willems-Treeman (New York, 1963), pl. 140.G. W. Nowell-Usticke, Rembrandt’s Etchings: States and Values (Narberth, Pa. 1967), n.p., no. B28 (ill.).Christopher White, Rembrandt as an Etcher: A Study of the Artist at Work, 2 vols. (London, 1969), II: 248, pl. 35.Christopher White and Karel G. Boon, Rembrandt’s Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue, 2 vols. (Amsterdam, 1977), I: 13, no. 28, II:17 (ill.).James N. Wood and Sally Ruth May...

Framed 18.5 x 20.5 in Etching on Ingres D'arches off-white laid paper, signed and dated Third and final state Posthumous Impression, 1998

Merian & Johnston not signed

Copper-plate engraving, hand-colored, 1608 - c.1630 and published by Joannes Jansonius, Amsterdam. Image size 15.75 x 21.19 inches (40 x 53.9 cm). A classic example of a world ma...

"Three Herons" - Hand Watercolor Engraving "Three Herons" from a collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational History of the Different Bird...

A magnificent forest scene with lush, vast foliage along a brook by a master of the Dutch Golden Age. Amsterdam: c1650. Etching on cream laid paper, 5 1/8 x 5 3/4 inches (130 x 147 ...

The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family is an etching by Rembrandt executed in 1641. This etching is a proof of the 3rd state (of 4) before of the diagonals on the ground at the...

Etching on paper, within a ruled border. A finely executed etching after Nicolaes Berchem depicting the head of a donkey in profile, rendered with remarkable sensitivity to texture ...

Views of Rome (Vedute di Roma): Frontispiece for the whole series, with Statue of Minerva. A fine impression of the rare 3rd state (of seven) of this m...

This piece is from a collection of originally designed etchings with drypoints by Rembrandt. It is printed on Ingres D'arches off-white laid paper. The prints are the sixth and final state Posthumous Impression. Printing plates were made in 1650, this collection was printed in 1998. Rembrandt van Rijn was one of the masters of the landscape genre in his prints and drawings. In his etching, "Landscape with a Cow...

An image from a 17th-century military drill manual depicting techniques for handling muskets and pikes. De Ghen II, Jacques / Jacob Wapenhandelinghe van Roers, Musquetten ende Spies...

Etching on Ingres D'arches off-white laid paper, with burin, signed Tenth and final state Posthumous Impression, 1998 14.25 x 10 in (36.2 x 25.4 cm) Framed 25.13 x 32 in The Raising...

Etching and drypoint on laid paper, 1651. New Hollstein's third, and final, state. Full sheet size 5.38 x6.5 inches. Frame size 14.25 x 16.75 inches. Catalogue raisonné references...

Rembrandt's print 'Christ Crucified Between Two Thieves: an oval plate' is one of the most captivating of the artist's oeuvre. Etched to an oval rather than a rectangular plate and t...

Polus Antarcticus is a top rare ancient map realized in 1650 by Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664). Good conditions. From Atlantis majoris quinta pars, Orbem maritimum [Novus Atlas, v...

George Andreas Böckler, 'SunBurst Garden Fountain', antique copperplate engraving, 1664, from the book 'Architectura Curiosa Nova'. A fine, richly inked...

Crispin van de Passe The Younger (c. 1594-1670) Untitled (Royal Stallion), c. 1620-1660 Engraving Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. Framed: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in. Inscribed in plate: Le Bonit...

This is a scarce 17th century beautifully hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Asia entitled “Exactissima Asiae Delineatio in Praecipuas Regiones Caerterasque Partes divisa et de...

A superb impression from an important mid-19th century collection. Etching on white laid paper with a partial crown and shield watermark, 4 x 2 7/8 inches (102 mm x 73 mm), margins....

c. 1654. Etching with engraving on thin laid paper with an early and large unidentified watermark with a sundial and a many-pointed star, and an unidentified collector's stamp in the...

A charming scene with romping dogs and spectators watching the cascading water play a trick on an unsuspecting man who is sprayed as he descends the steps, ...

Etching on laid paper printed after Jacques Callot in the mid-17th Century. Image dimension: 8.1x16.4 cm.; Matted dimension: 40x60 cm. Signed in plate lower right: Callot in et fe cu...

"Harbour Scene" is an engraving by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). The artist signed the piece in plate lower left. 7 3/4" x 9 5/8" art 18 1/8" x 20 1/4" frame Biography Claude Lorra...

Flemish portrait engraving, dated 1651, of Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (1602–1651), who was Landgravine consort and Regent of Hesse-Kassel. From a series of portraits of the Dignitaries at the Peace of Münster (Pacis Antesignani sive Icones legatorum). Lettered in open letters around portraits: 'PVR ET LOYAL'. Lettered in cartouche below portrait: 'Amelia Elisabetha / ... / ... Nomine P.T. Regens.' and "Anselmus van Hulle...

Etching with engraving on cream laid paper with a large unidentified alphabetic watermark, 6 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (165 x 251 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with handling wear a...

A an impression after Rembrandt's only state of this image. Paris: 1644. Etching and engraving on high quality buff wove paper 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches (124 x 114 mm); sheet 12 5/8 x 1...

Etching on handmade laid paper with a large, indiscernible heraldic watermark, , trimmed inside platemark. Several light spots of foxing along right edge, verso, one area of light th...

CAREL ALLARD (1648 – 1709) PLANISPHAERIUM TERRESTRE SIVE TERRARUM ORBIS… 1696 (Shirley 578) Engraving, 20 ½ x 23 ½”, sheet 21 x 24 1/8". A stunning double hemisphere World Map...

Pair of reproductive prints after Jean le Pautre’s engravings after Claude Ballin, 1670s, heightened with gouache and gold, on Fabriano wove paper, a deckle edge at bottom. 22 x 14 3...

An exalted portrait of fellow Flemish engraver and publisher Karel van Mallery. Lucas Vorsterman the Elder (after Anthony van Dyck). Carolus de Mallery, from Icones Principum Viror...

JOHANNES JANSSON (1588 - 1664) PERU, engraving with early coloring. Platemark 15 1/8 x 19 3/8 inches, sheet 17 x 20 1/2 A nice example of one of the earliest maps of Peru. From the ...

ANTONI TÀPIES PUIG (Barcelona, 1923 - 2012). "Als mestres de Catalunya", 1974. Litografía, ejemplar P/A. Firmada y justificada a lápiz. Medidas: 90 x 65 cm. Tàpies se inicia en el a...

This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Ptarmica Vulgaris (Sneezewort), Papaver Spinosum (Mexican Poppy), Chrysocame Peregrina (Seaside Strawflower)", depicting flowering Sneezewort, Mexican Poppy and Seaside Strawberry plants respectively from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thin laid chain-linked paper. The left margin is thinner than the others and the left edge is somewhat irregular where the engraving was previously bound in the original publication. The print is otherwise in excellent condition with striking hand-coloring. The sheet measures 20" high and 16.38" wide. Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...

ANTONI TÀPIES PUIG (Barcelona, Spain, 1923–2012). "Als mestres de Catalunya," 1974. Lithograph, artist's proof (P/A). Signed and numbered in pencil. Sheet size: 90 × 65 cm (35.4 × 25...

Beautiful proof of I state on III before the white space under the sword is covered. Without Margins. Very good condition. Ref. Bartsch 92; Biörklund 40-B; Hollstein (White and Bo...

Rembrandt's print 'Christ Crucified Between Two Thieves: an oval plate' is one of the most captivating of the artist's oeuvre. Etched to an oval rather than a rectangular plate and t...

Crispin van de Passe The Younger (c. 1594-1670) Untitled (French Noblemen on Horseback), c. 1620-1660 Engraving Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. Framed: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in. Inscribed in p...

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Baroque 17th century German fountain design Copper-line engraving, published in 1664 in Nuremberg. From 'Architectura Curiosa Nova' by George Andreas B...

S.Juan de Puerto Rico is an ancient map realized in 1650 by Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664). Good conditions. From Atlantis majoris quinta pars, Orbem maritimum [Novus Atlas, volum...

Marc Chagall, Le Fleuve (The River), 1969, is full of rich textural tones and hues, this work displays the sensitive rendering of surreal imagery which evokes a sense of warmth and b...

Etching on white laid paper, 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 inches (41 x 38 mm), thread margins. In excellent condition with a light pencil inscription on the verso. [Hollstein 6]

Rome: Nicolas van Aelst, 1613. Engraving on cream laid paper with a foolscap watermark, 8 x 11 1/4 inches (203 x 282 mm), thread margins. Scattered expert repairs including minor pu...

Etching on cream laid paper, full margins. Trimmed at the plate mark. Scattered light caramel colored areas of discoloration in the sheet corners, light skinning on the verso at the ...

Map of Persiae, Armeniae, Natoliae et Arabiae Descriptio per F de Wit 1688 engraving from: Atlas Contractus Orbis Terrarum Praecipuas ac Novissimas Complectens Tabulas. Amsterdam, N. Visscher, 1656-77. (Koeman III, Vis5-8) This highly decorative map of the Middle East is by the Dutch engraver, publisher, and map seller...

This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Matricaria Flore Simplici, Matricaria Flore Pleno, depicting flowering Feverfew and Double-flowered Feverfew plants, from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. The feverfew plant is also known as featherfew, featherfoil, or bachelor’s buttons...

This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Pulegium Cervinum, Pseudo Pulegium Struthium, Pulegium Regium", depicting flowering Peppermint, Weld and Pennyroyal plants respectively from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thin laid chain-linked paper. There are subtle creases in the right upper corner, very common with Besler's relating to the drying of the paper during its production. The right margin is thinner than the others. The print is otherwise in excellent condition with striking hand-coloring. Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...

Etching on handmade, cream laid paper. 5 13/16 x 7 5/8 inches (146 x 192 mm), thread margins. Scattered handling creases, light age tone, and minor paper inconsistoncies throughout....

George Andreas Böckler, 'Dragon Fish Garden Fountain', antique copperplate engraving, 1664, from the book 'Architectura Curiosa Nova'. A fine, richly in...

The Profile is an etching on ivory-colored paper realized by anonymous Italian artist in 17th Century. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft smoo...

This attractive and interesting map of Bermuda by Henricus Hondius in 1633 is entitled "Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, Alias Barmudas". It is based on a ...

This is a framed hand-colored 17th century map of Northern Scotland by Gerard Mercator entitled "Scotiae pars Septentrionalis", published in Amsterdam in 1636. It is a highly detailed map of the northern part of Scotland, with the northwest Highlands and the cities Inverness and Aberdeen, as well as the Orkney Islands and the Hebrides. There is a decorative title cartouche in the upper left corner. The map is presented in an antiqued brown wood...

The Circulatory system is an original ancient etching realized as table no. 32 of "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" by the italian anatomist Andrea Vesalio. The "De Humani Corporis Fabri...