19th Century European

Etchings, 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, pencil signed.

Etching by the British artist Sir Francis Seymour Haden measuring 5 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches, pencil signed, plate dated, 1877, cat: Schneiderman-155. Sir Francis Seymour Haden was one of the most important British etchers of the 19th century, along with his brother in law James Whistler. In addition to being a highly regarded artist he was a successful surgeon, accomplished author and dedicated angler. He was a founder and the first president of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers and was knighted in 1894.

Etching done from a painting by Abraham, image size 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, pub. 1882, "Salon de 1882" inscribed above image, printed by F. Lienard, Paris.

Etching, image size 6 x 5 1/4 inches, c. 1866, plate signed.

Etching, after a painting by Alexandre Falguieres, image size 11 x 6 3/4, pub.1882, plate signed, "Salon de 1882" inscribed above image.

Etching, image size 6 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches, pencil signed.

This 1877 etching by the French artist, Adolphe Lalauze, after Sir Edward Burne-Jones measures 10 x 6 inches, on heavy weight paper, "Planche XI" printed on upper margin. The image shows Merlin's infatuation with Nimue, the Lady of the Lake, who is reading from a book of spells.

This original etching, after Jules Breton, by Lucien Dautrey measures 9 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches. Created in 1885, this image was Dautrey's first important plate exhibiting it at the Salon of 1885 for which he received an Honorable Mention. Dautrey was a distinguished pupil of Courtry and Felix Bracquemond and a member of the Society of French Artists. Remarque at bottom right of woman putting on coat.

Etching, image size 4 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches, 1870, Harrington 144, Schneiderman 132 v/v, pencil signed

Etching, image size 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, Bliss 286 ii/III, Malassis & Thibaudeau 67, pencil signed.