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![[Antique mezzotint, ca 1700] Portrait of physician David Hoogstraten DAVID HOOGSTRATANUS MEDICINAE DOCTOR AETATIS XL. - P. Schenk, published ca 1700, 1 p.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/813/175/874175813.0.b.jpg)
[Antique mezzotint, ca 1700] Portrait of physician David Hoogstraten DAVID HOOGSTRATANUS MEDICINAE DOCTOR AETATIS XL. - P. Schenk, published ca 1700, 1 p.
by Schenk, Pieter (1660-1713)
Bust portrait of the physician David Hoogstraten at the age of 40, in oval frame. Inscribed in oval frame: 'DAVID HOOGSTRATANUS MEDICINAE DOCTOR AETATIS XL.' Signed on the bottom: 'PETRVS SCHENK AD VIVVM PINX: & sculpsit.' Poem in Latin, below, by Janus Broukhusius: 'Et Suadae... Pierides thalamos'. Mezzotint on paper with margins; plate mark: 273 x 203 mm; total: 347 x 256 mm; state I/2, traces of water stain on the lower region of the portrait; Hollstein 658, Drug 9308, Le Blanc 195
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CA$161.37
Original print, lithography 19th century I Portret van Johannes Lambertus Antonius Luyben (Luijben) (1786-1859) Nederlands jurist en politicus, door Spanier, published 19th century, 1 p.
by Levy, Gustave naar Winterhalter
Portret van Johannes Lambertus Antonius Luyben (Luijben, zoon van bierbrouwer Andreas Luijben en Maria Catharina de Visscher. Advocaat in Waalwijk en Den Bosch, 's Hertogenbosch. Raadsheer gerechtshof 's-Hertogenbosch.Portrait - 19th century - lithograph - jurist - politicus Original lithograph, 25 x 20 cm with light foxing, pasted on a bigger sheet of paper with some smudges, 51 x 35 cm.
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CA$71.72
![[Antique portrait print, etching and engraving] Don Johan de Austria. [Juan I of Austria (1547-1578)/Jan van Oostenrijk], 1 p.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/167/739/821739167.0.b.jpg)
[Antique portrait print, etching and engraving] Don Johan de Austria. [Juan I of Austria (1547-1578)/Jan van Oostenrijk], 1 p.
by Unknown maker
Profile portrait of Juan I of Austria (1547-1578) in oval and external decorative frame. Inscribed on the bottom: 'Don Johan de Austria.' Engraving and etching on paper, some dirt on the bottom; total: 275 x 165 mm PP01JI (Juan I of Austria)
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CA$53.79
Vanity Fair Musicians - Mark Hambourg
by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward) (1851-1922)
1908. Chromolithograph. 395mm by 265mm (sheet). Impromptu'. Vanity Fair portrait of Mark Hambourg (1879-1960) who was a distinguished Russian-British concert pianist, among the most famous of his age.
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CA$108.48
In the American West, 1979-1984
by Richard Avedon
Abrams, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/No jacket. With heavy plastic jacket.
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CA$345.75
Scavullo : Francesco Scavullo Photographs, 1948-1984 / Photography Editor, Sean M. Byrnes
by Scavullo, Francesco
New York : Harper & Row, 1984. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-dulled dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 200 pages; A lavish retrospective of over 200 duo-tones, tracing a 35-year career. Description: ca. 200 p. : chiefly ill. ; 34 cm. Subjects: Scavullo, Francesco 1921-2004. Portrait photography. Photography.
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CA$41.49
Patrick Russell MD
by William Daniell RA (1769-1837) after George Dance the Younger (1741-1825)
1811. Soft ground etching. 270mm by 200mm (platemark). Patrick Russell (1726 - 1805) was a Scottish surgeon and naturalist who worked in India. He studied the snakes of India and is considered the 'Father of Indian Ophiology'. The Russell's viper, Daboia russelii, is named after him. In 1785 Russell had been appointed by the Governor of Madras, Botanist or Naturalist to the East-India Company. He wrote works on Indian plants and fish as well as snakes. Dance was an architect, draughtsman and founder...
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![[Original lithography, 19th century] Portrait print of Siff. Hangelaan? by Sybrand Altmann 1877, Naar een Photographie.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/366/606/1534606366.0.b.jpg)
[Original lithography, 19th century] Portrait print of Siff. Hangelaan? by Sybrand Altmann 1877, Naar een Photographie.
by Altmann, Sybrand (1822-1890)
Portrait print of Siff Hangelaan? dated 1877. Mde by Sybrand Altmann, published by Tresling & Co Amsterdam. Original lithography total 470 x 320 mm. Lithography pasted on a larger sheet, both with some foxing. Lithography in reosonable good condition.
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CA$89.65
![[Reproduction of woodcut, 20th century] Portrait of military figure on horse: IMP·CAES·MAXIMIL·AVG (Emperor Maximilian I, 1508/1518) by H·BVRGKMAIR (Hans Burgkmair I (artist) German, 1473 - 1531) and Jost de Negker (artist) Flemish, 1485 - 1544, 1 p.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/990/582/1494582990.0.b.jpg)
[Reproduction of woodcut, 20th century] Portrait of military figure on horse: IMP·CAES·MAXIMIL·AVG (Emperor Maximilian I, 1508/1518) by H·BVRGKMAIR (Hans Burgkmair I (artist) German, 1473 - 1531) and Jost de Negker (artist) Flemish, 1485 - 1544, 1 p.
by [Burgkmair, Hans]
Facsimile reproduction in two colours (red and black) of chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks by Hans Burgkmair I (artist) German, 1473 - 1531 and Jost de Negker (artist) Flemish, 1485 - 1544.In block, in image, at top center: · IMP·CAES·MAXIMIL·AVG; in block, in image, on banner at lower right center: 15 8; in block, in image, at lower left: Jost de Negker. ; in block, in image, at lower right: ·H·BVRGKMAIR. Modern reproduction in good condition. 450 x 345 mm.
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CA$107.58
Diane Arbus.
by ARBUS, Diane
New York: Aperture,, 1972. First edition, first printing. This copy is the first printing with the plate titled "Two Girls in Identical Raincoats, Central Park, N. Y. C, 1969" which was suppressed in subsequent printings. Quarto. Original white boards, photographic illustration to front board, titles to spine in black. With the photographic dust jacket. Contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Light toning to spine tips, tiny closed tear to fore margin of plate titled " A huband and...
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CA$1,297.65
The Pocket Gallery of Art : Mothers
by Howarth, Eva
London: Garamond. 1990. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards in a Very Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose made plastic sleeve. Full page colour reproductions. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. Unpaginated.. Portraits of mothers arranged chronologically, showing how painters have approached this subject. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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CA$16.27
Robert Hannaford Natural Eye
by Neylon, John
Adelaide: Wakefield Press. 2014. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. MINT - a NEW copy. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 104 pages. Robert Hannaford is one of Australia's foremost portrait artists. This is the first book to be published on this acclaimed artist. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . New. Reprint. Softcover.
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CA$36.11
![DIANE ARBUS [G]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/042/969/280969042.0.b.jpg)
DIANE ARBUS [G]
by Arbus, Diane
New York: Aperture Books. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 0912334401 . Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (280 x 230 mm). Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Photographic paper wrappers. Condition: minor soiling along spine. First paperback edition. Includes "Girls in Identical Raincoats". Covers mainly side show performers, midgets, giants, etc. Quite probably one of the twentieth century's most important...
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CA$677.60
John Spooner Caricatures, Drawings and Prints
by Spooner, John (Foreword by Michael Leunig)
Melbourne: Thomas Nelson Australia. 1981. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Black & white illustrations. 128 pages. A collection of Spooner's best caricatures, drawings and prints. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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CA$22.60
Antique Engraving 1570-1637 - Portrait of Rombout Hogerbeets - C. Van de Passe, published 1570-1637, 1 p.
by Passe, Crispijn van de I (1564-1637)
Bust portrait of Rombout Hogerbeets with fur lined toga. In oval with strap-work, lettered: 'RUMOLDUS HOGERBEETS CONSILIARIUS ET SINDICUS LEYDENSIS'. Engraving on paper, trimmed to plate mark; total: 159 x 120 mm; state II/2; traces of previous mounting on the verso; Hollstein 106ad, Franken/Passe 663, v. Someren 2512
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CA$179.30
Print/Portrait/Portret: Aartshertog Ernst van Oostenrijk/Ernst of Austria.
by Hogenberg, Johann (fl. 1594-1614)
Portrait of Ernst, Archduke of Austria, bust, turned to the right, glancing at the viewer, wearing armour, sash, chain and ruff, with a moustache; lettered in roundel: ""ERNESTUS D.G. ARCHIDUX AUSTRIAE DUX BURGUNDIAE COMES TIROLIS etc BELGICARUM PROVINCIARUM GUBERNATOR"". Lettered around the image with title, continuing with information about the sitter, and on bottom left with number 296. Etching and engraving on paper with broad margins; plate mark: 186 x 190 mm, total: 264 x 353 mm; the surface of...
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![[Antique portrait print, etching and engraving] DON JAN VAN OOSTENRYK. [Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden] [Juan I of Austria (1547-1578)/Jan van Oostenrijk], 1 p.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/179/739/821739179.0.b.jpg)
[Antique portrait print, etching and engraving] DON JAN VAN OOSTENRYK. [Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden] [Juan I of Austria (1547-1578)/Jan van Oostenrijk], 1 p.
by Buys, Jacobus (1724-1801), Vinkeles, Reinier (1741-1816), Bogerts, Cornelis (1745-1817)
Profile portrait of Juan I of Austria (1547-1578). Plate employed in Jan Fokke's:'Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden voor de vaderlandsche jeugd Ie-XXVste deel'. Amsterdam: Johannes Allart, 1783-1795. Volume V. Etching and engraving on paper, with margins; total: 143 x 87 mm. PP01JI (Juan I of Austria)
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Original print, lithography 19th century I Portret van onbekende man met blad papier/krant voor zich en boeken op tafel en in de achtergrond, van der Lugt?, gepubliceerd in de 19e eeuw, 1 p.
by [N.N.]
Portret van onbekende Lezende man, van der Lugt?, in bibliotheek.Portrait - 19th century - lithograph - library Lithography on thicker paper, 34 x 28 cm. Pasted on a bigger sheet of passepartout paper, 45 x 31 cm.
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CA$107.58
William Landels
by Elliott & Fry
1870. Albumen Photograph Carte de Visite. 100mm by 63mm. William Landels (1879-1919) was a Baptist Minister and Baptist Missionary in Italy. Slightly trimmed at bottom of the card.
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CA$85.88
![[Antique print, etching and engraving, 1786] Portrait of Christoffel de Assonville, published 1786, 1 p.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/021/583/1494583021.0.b.jpg)
[Antique print, etching and engraving, 1786] Portrait of Christoffel de Assonville, published 1786, 1 p.
by Vinkeles, Reinier naar Buys, Jacobus
Portrait of Christoffel de Assonville, member of the public government (lid van de Raad van State). Etching on laid paper, 170 x 120 mm. Etching in good condition. FMP 178-a.
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CA$53.79
Vanity Fair Musicians - Sir Alexander Mackenzie
by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward) (1851-1922)
1904. Chromolithograph. 395mm by 265mm (sheet). R.A.M'. Vanity Fair portrait of Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847 - 1935) who was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher best known for his oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music and works for the stage.
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CA$108.48
Lithography ca 1871 | Portret van dichter en schrijver Hendrik Tollens, door Isaac Cornelis Elink Sterk naar Mieling, 1 p.
by Elink Sterk, Isaac Cornelis
Lithografie op stevig karton met portret van Hendrik Tollens. Gemaakt door I.C. Elink Sterk naar Mieling. Lithography total 420 x 320 mm. In good condition, some browning on the edges and some folds on the edges.
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CA$143.44
M Le Chevalier De Lamarck
by Hopwood after David
1805. Stipple and copper-line engraving. 455mm by 305mm (platemark). M Le Chevalier De Lamarck - Professor of Botany of the National Institute'. The engraving below the portrait is titled 'The Pantheon at Paris'. Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck (1744-1829), often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist. He was a soldier, biologist, academic, and an early proponent of the idea that evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with natural laws.Some faults - small...
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Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph
by Diane Arbus
Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; When Diane Arbus died in 1971 at the age of forty-eight, she was already a significant influence - even something of a legend - among serious photographers. This publication aims to remain as faithful as possible to the standards by whi
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CA$76.86
