Circa 1790-1809. Mezzotint, printed in colors. 11.5 x 10 cm. oval and 23 x 16cm. sheet size, Aged laid paper. A lawyer by trade, Jean-Baptiste Cervoni first gained some military experience when he enlisted in the royal regiment of Corsica in 1783. Three years later he left the army to..... More
Milan: circa 1816. Color aquatint. 22.5 x 30 cm. Likely from: Le costume ancien et moderne ou histoire du gouvernement, de la milice, de la religion, des arts. Par Jules Ferrario/ (Ferrario, Giulio, 1767-1847) Italian title: Il Costume Antico e Moderno, o Storia del Governo, della Milizia, della Religione, delle..... More
Milan: circa 1816. Color aquatint. 24.5 x 33.6 cm. From: Le costume ancien et moderne ou histoire du gouvernement, de la milice, de la religion, des arts. Par Jules Ferrario/ Ferrario, Giulio, 1767-1847... Italian title: Il Costume Antico e Moderno, o Storia del Governo, della Milizia, della Religione, delle Arti..... More
San Francisco: Collectors Press, 1969. Original lithograph. Signed, dated , titled and annotated "A/P" in pencil. 76.5 x 56.5 cm. Dry stamp of printer/publisher. Collectors Press no. 155. Provenance, Suzy Locke. David Simpson is a reductive painter who had been central to the Bay Area art scene since the 1950s..... More
Venice: Giovanni Bernardo Sessa, 1598. 4 woodcuts removed from the book by a previous collector. 17 x 10.5 cm. Matted. Cesare Vecellio (c. 1530-1601), Italian painter and engraver, was born in the Veneto region and died in Venice. He was a cousin of the painter Titian, whom he accompanied on..... More