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Price: $
2,400.00
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Title: Portrait of a Gentleman by J. K. Harley Baltimore and Canadian Artist
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Description
A handsome gentleman drawn by a Baltimore portrait painter who is represented in several museums. Mr. Harley moved to the US from Canada, studied in Europe, and was regarded as one of the better society painters in the mid 19th century. Many ancestor portraits are hard to live with but this is a fashionably dressed subject and in good condition. |
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Price: $
125.00
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Title: Arc de Triomphe de Letoile an Architectural City Scene
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Description
This architectural city scene of Paris is a view of the Arc de Triumph and gives the observer a chance to view both 19th century fashions and the Arc. |
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Price: $
75.00
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Title: Circi et Quinque Ludiccrorum Circensiu An Etching of a Colisuem
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Description
This etching of the famed Rome Coliseum provides a broad view of the different activities that went on some two thousand years ago. The different activities depicted are athletics, equestrian competitions, hand to hand combat and a battle with lions. These activities are illustrated along with a clear and detailed look at the architecture. |
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Price: $
145.00
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Title: Cripta della Nuova Confessione in S. Maria Maggiore an Etching Unsigned
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Description
This etching of a cathedral shows the interior in incredible detail. The columns are decorated with spiraling leaves and a priest is shown kneeling in prayer on the geometrically patterned floor. The Corinthian columns add to the grandeur of this piece. |
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Price: $
60.00
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Title: Koorai: a Fishermans Family An Etching Published by H. Bailliere London
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Description
This etching shows a fishermans family gathered around playing a game. Some of the members of the family are smiling and appear to be having a good time. A mother plays with her child beside the organized game and another man looks on in the background. |
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Price: $
65.00
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Title: Rain Steam and Speed an Etching by R. Brandard
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Description
This etching of a steam engine and train on a brick bridge is hazy and has a mysterious feel to it. The mist coming off the water puts a fine haze over the whole scene and makes the background almost invisible. |
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Price: $
145.00
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Title: Scavi D Ostia Gran Cella con Vettine Unsigned
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Description
This unsigned etching shows the ruins of Ostia, a city once considered the port city of Rome. Anything that was shipped to Rome went through Ostia. The etching shows two men in the lower left-hand corner and one is helping the other one up. |
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Price: $
65.00
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Title: The City of Detroit (from Canada Shore) by R. Hinshelwood
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Description
This etching of the city of Detroit is a highly detailed seascape. There are many boats on the water and the shore is very picturesque. There are cattle and various kinds of vegetation on the shore and the city is barely visible in the background. |
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Price: $
65.00
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Title: The Port of Leghorn Hand Watercolored Etching by Artist J.C. Bentley
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Description
This hand watercolored etching of the port of Leghorn is a descriptive view of people climbing out of the water onto the safety of land. There is a lighthouse in the background. |
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Price: $
85.00
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Title: Watchet
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Description
Classically dressed figures are on rocks overlooking the bay of Watchet. The black and white engraving is very detailed with rows of waves coming into the shore and the small village buildings behind. |
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