Lithographs

Antique lithographs

Lithography, printed from a drawing worked directly onto stone, allowed for both fine detail and rich colour. This selection spans 1652 to 1981 and includes hand-coloured fashion plates by Jules David, a military uniform print, a portrait of the playwright Eugène Scribe after Nadar, and later lithographs by Pablo Picasso.

The category interests collectors focused on this technique, from Paris-printed fashion and portraiture to twentieth-century artist prints. Every lithograph is an original period impression, with a technical description and exact measurements.