Printmakers and Artists

Antique prints by printmaker and artist

This section organises our stock by the hand behind the plate: engravers, painters and illustrators whose work recurs often enough in the shop to merit their own page, each with a brief biography. Browse by name to find original prints, drawings and watercolours from a particular artist's career, from Old Masters to nineteenth-century topographical draughtsmen.

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Pieter van der Aa /...

Antique prints by Pieter van der Aa
Pieter van der Aa (1659–1733) was a prolific Leiden publisher and engraver whose Les Délices de l'Espagne, issued around 1707–1715 under the name Álvarez de Colmenar, illustrated Spanish cities and monuments for an international audience. This is the largest single series in our stock, with views such as San Sebastián, Antequera, the Alhambra and the royal palace at El Pardo, dated 1707 to 1722.
The series is a favourite among collectors of Spanish topography and local historians tracing a town's early printed image. Every engraving is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
William Hogarth

Antique prints after William Hogarth
William Hogarth (1697–1764) was the leading English satirist of his age, whose narrative series and theatrical scenes were engraved and re-engraved for decades after his death. This selection includes plates after The Beggars' Opera, Hudibras and A Rake's Progress, engraved by Thomas Clerk and Thomas Cook between 1726 and 1870.
The category interests collectors of English satire and eighteenth-century social history. Each engraving is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Alexandre de Laborde

Antique prints by Alexandre de Laborde
Alexandre de Laborde's Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne, published from 1806, remains one of the finest illustrated accounts of Spain produced for a French audience. This selection includes views such as the Estanys de Almenara, Tarragona harbour, the Mezquita of Córdoba and the Roman aqueduct at Peña Cortada, several hand-coloured, engraved between 1806 and 1820 by Lorieux, Dequevauviller and Louis-Pierre Baltard.
The series is prized by collectors of Spanish topography and by anyone seeking a decorative view of a specific town or landmark. Every engraving is an original period impression, described with technique and exact measurements.
Albrecht Dürer

Antique prints after Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) remains the towering figure of Northern Renaissance printmaking. The pieces here are heliogravures made by Charles Amand-Durand in the 1870s, a technique prized for its faithful reproduction of the original coppers, including a coat of arms with a lion and cockerel, the Nativity and Christ on the Cross.
They interest collectors seeking Dürer's imagery in an accessible nineteenth-century format. Each piece is an original period heliogravure, with a technical description and exact measurements.
J. P. Neale

Antique prints after J. P. Neale
John Preston Neale (1780–1847) was a topographical draughtsman whose views of British country houses, castles and churches were engraved for popular illustrated series. This selection includes the Foundling Hospital in London, Herstmonceux Castle and the church at Hailsham, engraved by Elizabeth Byrne, J. C. Varrall and Henry Adlard between 1804 and 1831.
The category suits collectors of English country houses and local historians researching a specific building. Every print is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Thomas H. Shepherd

Antique prints after Thomas H. Shepherd
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793–1864) specialised in precise architectural views of British towns, best known for his depictions of Edinburgh's public buildings. This selection includes the Waterloo Place Post Office, Parliament House and John Watson's Hospital, engraved by W. Watkins, J. B. Allen and William Radclyffe between 1801 and 1843.
The category interests collectors of Scottish and English topography and anyone with a connection to a specific building or street. Every engraving is an original period impression, described with technique and measurements.
W. H. Bartlett

Antique prints after W. H. Bartlett
William Henry Bartlett (1809–1854) was among the most travelled topographical artists of his day, illustrating books on the Middle East, the Americas and Europe. This selection includes the baths of Mehadia in Romania, the Hudson River palisades and Clew Bay in Ireland, several hand-coloured, engraved by Robert Wallis and Henry Adlard between 1836 and 1891.
The category suits collectors of nineteenth-century travel illustration and anyone drawn to a specific country or landmark. Every print is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Thomas Allom

Antique prints after Thomas Allom
Thomas Allom (1804–1872) was a prolific architect and topographical draughtsman whose views illustrated popular series on Britain, France and beyond. This selection includes Honister Crag in Cumberland, Berwick upon Tweed and the abbey of Vallombrosa in Tuscany, engraved by S. Lacey and J. Henshall between 1831 and 1860.
The category interests collectors of British and Italian topography and readers researching a particular abbey, castle or town. Every engraving is an original period impression, described with technique and exact measurements.
Edward and William Finden

Antique prints by Edward and William Finden
The brothers Edward Francis Finden (1791–1857) and William Finden (1787–1852) ran one of London's leading engraving workshops, reproducing paintings by Landseer, Turner and Purser for the annuals of their day. This selection includes Newstead Abbey, Aberdeen and the castle of Holy Island, dated between 1829 and 1864.
The category suits collectors of British Romantic-era engraving and readers drawn to Byron's Newstead or Scottish views. Every print is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Auguste Lemaitre

Antique prints by Auguste Lemaitre
Auguste Lemaitre directed one of the engraving workshops behind L'Univers pittoresque, the vast nineteenth-century series describing the geography and peoples of the world. This selection ranges from the abbey of Saint-Pierre in Vienne and the Roman amphitheatre at Saintes to a caravanserai in Kashan and a camp at Sultanieh in Persia, engraved in steel across the nineteenth century.
The category suits collectors of French popular illustration and readers with an interest in a specific country or region. Every print is an original period impression, described with technique and exact measurements.
David Roberts

Antique prints after David Roberts
David Roberts, R.A. (1796–1864) was a Scottish painter celebrated for his views of Spain and the Near East, later reproduced as engravings and lithographs. This selection includes the Cartuja de Jerez, Elgin Cathedral, Jedburgh Abbey and the Torre de Santa Catalina in Valencia, dated between 1784 and 1850.
The category interests collectors of Scottish and Spanish topography and admirers of Roberts's Romantic vision of architecture. Every print is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
François Boucher

Antique prints after François Boucher
François Boucher (1703–1770) was the leading French Rococo painter, whose compositions were widely engraved for illustrated editions of Molière and for independent academic studies. This selection includes plates from Le Misanthrope, Le Dépit amoureux and Les Amants magnifiques, engraved by Laurent Cars between 1734 and 1760, alongside a nude academy study.
The category suits collectors of French Rococo art and of eighteenth-century theatrical illustration. Every engraving is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Vicente Capilla

Antique prints by Vicente Capilla
Vicente Capilla was an eighteenth-century Valencian engraver known chiefly for devotional plates produced for local churches and confraternities. This selection includes a complete Vía Crucis engraved with J. Camarón, and single saints such as Santa Teresa de Jesús, San Jorge and San Cristóbal, several after drawings by Vicente López.
The category interests collectors of Spanish religious printmaking and of Valencian art history. Every engraving is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
J.M.W. Turner

Antique prints after J.M.W. Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) transformed British landscape painting, and his views were engraved for decades by leading printmakers of the day. This selection includes the Tiber at Rome, Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire and the Drachenfels on the Rhine, engraved by Robert Wallis, Edward Goodall and Edward Finden between 1791 and 1900.
The category suits collectors of British Romantic landscape and of Turner's travels across Europe. Every print is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
John Flaxman

Antique prints after John Flaxman
John Flaxman (1755–1826) devised a spare, linear style of outline illustration for Homer's Iliad and Odyssey that was widely re-engraved through the nineteenth century. This selection includes Achilles and Agamemnon, Ulysses and blind Demodocus, and Telemachus and Mentor at Pylos, engraved by Joaquín Pi y Margall and William Roffe between 1849 and 1861.
The category suits collectors of Neoclassical illustration and admirers of Homeric subjects. Every engraving is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Rouargue

Antique prints by Rouargue
The Rouargue brothers ran a nineteenth-century French engraving workshop that supplied steel-engraved views for illustrated travel books across Europe and beyond. This selection includes the tower of San Cristóbal in Bern, the interior of Jerez cathedral, Dublin and San Juan de Acre in the Holy Land, dated between 1838 and 1859.
The category interests collectors of European topography and readers drawn to a specific city. Every engraving is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Laurent Cars

Antique prints by Laurent Cars
Laurent Cars (1699–1771) was a leading French engraver of theatrical subjects, best known for the plates he made after François Boucher for a 1734 illustrated edition of Molière. This selection includes scenes from Le Dépit amoureux, George Dandin, La Princesse d'Élide and Dom Juan, all engraved in 1734.
The category suits collectors of eighteenth-century French theatre and of Boucher's decorative style. Every engraving is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Pablo Picasso

Antique prints by Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) took up lithography and printmaking throughout his career alongside his painting and sculpture. This selection includes lithographs from En marge du Buffon, such as L'Aigle, L'Épervier and Le Cerf, together with period gallery photographs from the Galerie Louise Leiris, dated 1957 to 1960.
The category suits collectors of twentieth-century printmaking and admirers of Picasso's graphic work. Each lithograph is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Pierre Aveline

Antique prints by Pierre Aveline
Pierre Aveline the Elder engraved a well-known series of views of the gardens of Versailles and its surroundings under Louis XIV, dated around 1687. This selection includes the canal and cascades of Vaux-le-Vicomte, the Baths of Apollo, the Char de Pallas and the royal stables, alongside the cascades of Saint-Cloud and the gardens of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
The category interests collectors of French garden history and of the decorative art of the Grand Siècle. Every engraving is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Jacob Houbraken

Antique prints by Jacob Houbraken
Jacob Houbraken (1698–1780) was the foremost Dutch portrait engraver of his century, celebrated for likenesses of statesmen and naval commanders of the Golden Age. This selection includes admirals Kornelis Evertsen, Egbert Kortenaar, Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp and Abraham van der Hulst, engraved between 1741 and 1760.
The category suits collectors of Dutch naval history and of eighteenth-century portrait engraving. Every print is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Joaquín Pi y Margall

Antique prints by Joaquín Pi y Margall
Joaquín Pi y Margall engraved the outline illustrations for a nineteenth-century Spanish edition of Homer, working closely after John Flaxman's Neoclassical designs. This selection includes Mercury ordering Calypso to release Ulysses, Achilles and Agamemnon, and Ulysses pleading with Circe, engraved between 1860 and 1871.
The category interests collectors of Spanish book illustration and of Flaxman's influence abroad. Every engraving is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.
Rembrandt

Antique prints after Rembrandt
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) remains one of the most reproduced printmakers in history, his compositions re-engraved and re-etched by generations of admirers. This selection includes the Great Jewish Bride and a portrait of Jan Six by Amand-Durand, the Descent from the Cross by Bernard Picart, and a mill after Rembrandt by E. W. Cooke, dated between 1728 and 1889.
The category interests collectors of Old Master reproductive printmaking. Every piece is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.