Etchings

Antique etchings

Etching, worked with acid on a wax-coated plate, gave printmakers a freer, more painterly line than engraving. This selection spans 1613 to 1996 and includes Goya's Caprichos, Waterloo's seventeenth-century wooded landscape, plates by Pieter van der Aa and Laurent Cars, and a signed twentieth-century abstract composition.

The category suits collectors focused on this technique across any period or subject, from Old Master landscapes to Goya's satire. Every etching is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.