19th Century European

Etching after Troyon (1810-1865), image size 6 13/16 x 8 7/8 inches, plate size 9 x 11 3/8 inches, plate signed lower right

Etching after Meissonier, image size: 6 7/8 x 4 5/8 inches, printed by D. Appleton & Co. New York

Etching after Daubigny, image size: 3 11/16 x 6 1/2 inches, plate size: 5 x 7 3/4 inches, inscribed "E. Salmon a.q.f." lower left

Etching, image size: 8 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches, plate size: 10 13/16 x 9 inches, plate signed lower right, after Decamps.

Etching, image size: 6 1/16 x 8 1/2 inches, plate size: 7 13/16 x 10 inches, 1884, II state, cat. Villet-155, inscribed: "Paris 1884 / Boulevard Montmartre" l.l. plate signed l.r.

A very fine original etching, this image measures 6 x 8 3/4 inches, 1877, cat: Schneiderman-153, pencil signed. 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 after a painting by J. W. Carmichael, image size 17 3/4 x 27 1/4 inches, published in London Feb. 17th 1871 by L. Brall & Sons, period frame.

Etching, image size: 9 x 7 3/8 inches, plate signed lower right

Etching, image size 6 x 9 1/8 inches, cat: Melot- C.7, later printing without Cadart lettering, possibly after it was removed. This is a very nice impression with wide borders, printed on a medium weight cream colored laid type paper. This atmospheric image from Corot's series of Italian landscapes is a great example of his ability to capture the life and movement of the scene with loose spontaneous lines and rich tones.

Drypoint on copper etching, image size: 6 x 8 15/16 inches, 1877, cat. Schneiderman-156, V state, signed and dated in the plate l.l., pencil signed lower right