Original hand-colored copperplate engravings on laid paper, from ‘Serie degli uomini i più illustri nella pittura, scultura, e architettura‘, Florence, 1769–1775. £30 each.

1. Carlo Moor Pittore (born in Leiden, active 1691) — Plate 153
2. Sinibaldo Scorza (born in Voltaggio 1589, died Genoa 1631) — Plate 253
3. Antonio Nasini Pittore (born in Siena 1631, died 1716) — Plate 268
4. Pietro de Sparvier Pittore (born in France 1660, died Florence 1731) — Plate 284
5. Arcangela Paladini Pittrice (born in Pisa 1599, died 1622) — Plate 115
6. Antonio Franchi Pittore (born 1638, died 1709) — Plate 172
7. Francesco Cairo, d. il Cav. del Cairo (born 1598, died 1674) — Plate 144
8. Girolamo Forabosco Pittore (born Venice, active 1631) — Plate 150
9. Gio. Ant. Leisman Pittore (born Salzburg 1604, died 1698) — Plate 123
10. Romolo Panfi Pittore (born Carmignano 1632, died 1699) — Plate 275
11. Gio. Bat. Salvi d. il Sassoferrato (active 1650) — Plate 151
12. Giovanni Bizzelli Pittore (born Florence 1556, died 1612) — Plate 59
13. Gio. Agostino Cassana d. l’Ab. Cassana (active 1700) — Plate 193
14. Pietro de Laer, d. il Bamboccio (born 1613, died 1673) — Plate 139
15. Andrea Pozzo della Compagnia di Gesu (born Trento 1642, died 1709) — Plate 177
16. Andrea Comodi Pittore (born Florence 1560, died 1638) — Plate 68
17. Jacopo Cavedoni Pittore (born Sassuolo 1580, died 1660) — Plate 91
18. Cesare Aretusi Pittore (active Bologna 1580) — Plate 90
19. Baldassarre Aloisi, d. il Galanino (born Bologna 1578, died 1638) — Plate 89
20. Fra Bartolommeo della Porta d. il Frate (born Florence 1469, died 1517) — Plate 223
21. Pier Francesco Mola Pittore (born Coldre 1621, died 1666) — Plate 138
22. Lorenzo Lippi Pittore e Poeta (born Florence 1606, died 1664) — Plate 134
23. Baldassarre Aloisi, d. il Galanino (duplicate image) — Plate 89
24. Tommaso Manzuoli d. Maso da S. Friano (born Florence 1531, died 1570) — Plate 187
25. Angelo Michele Colonna Pittore (born Ravenna 1600, died 1687) — Plate 118
26. Tommaso Guidi d. Masaccio Pittore (born 1402, died 1443) — Plate 224
27. Filippo M.a Galletti de Ch. R. Teatini (born Florence 1636, died 1714) — Plate 208

To purchase, email cordeliaprintsdecorativeart@gmail.com with the print title and your location. UK and international shipping available.

Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les peuples du monde – all plates £5 ea

This collection of 138 hand-colored wood engravings from the landmark ethnographic work “Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les peuples du monde” (Manners, Customs, and Costumes of all the People of the World) authored by Auguste Wahlen aka Jean-François-Nicolas Loumyer. All works date between 1843-5.  

These plates are highly regarded for their detailed depictions of mid-19th-century dress from around the world, ranging from the royal courts of Asia to the indigenous tribes of the Americas and Oceania. 

All are 7 x 10 inches.

To purchase, email cordeliaprintsdecorativeart@gmail.com with the print title and your location. UK and international shipping available.

Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1757–1810) £7 each print

(Sheet approx. 20cm x 16cm)

The below hand-colored engravings are all the work of the French artist and diplomat Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1757–1810). They come from two distinct but related series of works he produced to document world cultures.

The 1787 Prints: These belong to his first major work, Costumes civils actuels de tous les peuples connus (Current Civil Costumes of All Known Peoples), published in Paris by Pavard.

The 1805–1806 prints are from his third major encyclopedia, Voyages pittoresques dans les quatre parties du monde (Picturesque Travels in the Four Parts of the World), published by Madame veuve Hocquart in Paris in 1806, and primarily engraved by Lachaussée Jeune.

1 Homme & femme de la Corée, 1806, from Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
2 Homme & Femme Samoyedes, 1805, from Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
3 Homme et Femme Calmouck, 1806, from Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
4 Homme & femme de Ceylan, 1805, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
5 Homme & Femme de Perse, 1805, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
6 Frontispice de l’Amérique, 1806, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
7 Homme & Femme Wotijaks, 1806, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
8 Homme et femme des Iles Kouriles, 1806, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
9 Homme & Femme de la Georgie, 1805, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
10 Homme et femme de l’Isle de Java, 1806, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
11 Homme et Femme d’Achem, 1806, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
12 Homme et Femme du Japon, 1806, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
13 Frontispice de l’Afrique, 1806, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
14 Homme et Femme du Perou, 1806, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…
15 La Hottentote (Pl. 32), 1788, Pavard Costumes civils actuels…
16 Costumes Civils Afrique (Title Page), 1787, Pavard Costumes civils actuels…
17 Le Caffre (Pl. 7), 1788, Pavard Costumes civils actuels…
18 Hottentote, 1788, Pavard Costumes civils actuels…
19 Costumes Civils Europe (Title Page), 1787, Pavard Costumes civils actuels…
20 (Frontispiece/Title Page: Asie), 1787, Pavard Costumes civils actuels…
21 Français (Plate 6), 1788, Pavard Costumes civils actuels…
22 Française, En Habit d’hyver (Plate 5), 1788, Pavard Costumes civils actuels…
23 Homme et Femme de Pegu, 1806, Veuve Hocquart Voyages pittoresques…

Modes et Costumes Historiques

The below six prints are from the famous work “Modes et Costumes Historiques” (Historical Fashions and Costumes), designed and engraved by the Pauquet Brothers.

Artists: Hippolyte Pauquet (1797–1871) and Polydore Pauquet (1800–1879).
Publisher: Pauquet frères, Aux Bureaux des Modes et Costumes Historiques, Paris.
Circa 1864
These are considered some of the finest costume plates ever produced, and are designs based on famous paintings (like those by Hans Holbein).

Sheet approx. 32cm x 24cm. £15 each.