Costumbrist Scenes and Daily Life
Subcategories
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Cartoons and Satires
Antique cartoons and satires
This category is led by Francisco de Goya's Caprichos, satirical etchings first published in 1799 and reprinted from the original plates, alongside William Hogarth's social satire and later caricature from the nineteenth century. Prints span 1715 to 1970 and include figures such as Thomas Cook among the engravers.
The collection interests admirers of Goya and Hogarth, as well as collectors of political and social satire. All prints are original period impressions unless otherwise noted, each with a technical description and exact measurements.
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Children and Childhood
Children and childhood
This category shows children at play and in daily life, from rabbits and children in an 1839 French lithograph to Edwin Landseer's Breakfast Party and a biblical scene of children brought before Christ. Pieces range from 1755 to 1981 and include work attributed to Goya alongside engravers such as Herbert Bourne and Victor Gustave Lhuillier.
It suits collectors of genre scenes and buyers seeking a gentle image for a nursery or family room. Every piece is an original period print or drawing, with a technical description and measurements.
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Gallant Scenes
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Trades, Markets and...
Trades, markets and rural life
This section captures working life away from the court and the city centre: farmers, market towns and provincial ports, from Hogarth's Farmers Return to steel-engraved views of Bordeaux and Constantinople by Rouargue. Pieces date from 1707 to 1929 and include a Goya Capricho alongside engravers such as John Godfrey and Charles Cousen.
The category suits collectors of social history and regional trades, and anyone furnishing a kitchen or country house with period scenes. All prints are original of their time, each with a technical description and measurements.
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Festivals, Dances and...
Festivals, dances and games
This section brings together celebrations and popular entertainment, from a 1715 bullfighting feast in Lisbon by Pieter van der Aa to a Venetian doge's procession and children dancing after Ludwig Knaus. Pieces range from 1715 to 1955 and include William Hogarth among the engravers, alongside period magazine covers showing jockeys and public spectacle.
The category suits collectors of folklore and festive traditions, and makes a lively decorative choice. Every print is an original period piece, with a technical description and exact measurements.
