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The original antique prints below are from various, mostly unidentified 19th-century sources.

The printing methods are varied: from original engravings and etchings to antique photogravures. We have tried to identifly the method for each, but it is difficult at times.
We guarantee all to be original, antique prints over 100 years old. Please click on the thumbnails to assess condition of each print.
Due to the age and type of paper used, some foxing or other age-related conditions may be present.
Scannable portion of print is shown. Margins may extend outside of scanned area.

The Helvetians Pass the Romans Under the Yoke
The Helvetians Pass the Romans
Under the Yoke

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 9.25 x 11.75 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

C.G. Gleyre, pinx.
Gravure, Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
$25
 
Tullia Driving Over the Dead Body of Her Father
Tullia Driving Over the
Dead Body of Her Father

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 9.375 x 11.75 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

H. Hildebrand, pinx.
Gravure, Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
$25
 
Song of the Slave
Song of the Slave

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 9.25 x 13.75 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

H. Siemiradski, pinx.
Photogravure, Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
 
The Worship of Pan in Pompei
The Worship of Pan in Pompei

Original etching
Sheet size: approx. 13.25 x 9.75 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

From the original painting by A. Scifoni
Etched by J.S. King
Gebbie & Co. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
$35
 
The Bride
The Bride

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 8.125 x 13.25 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

H. Siemiradski, pinx.
Photogravure, Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
$25
 
Marc Antony's Oration at the Caesar's Cremation
Marc Antony's Oration at
Caesar's Cremation

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 11.675 x 10 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

J.D. Court, pinx.
Photogravure, Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
The Pawn Shop
The Pawn Shop

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 11 x 9.875 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

F. Heilbutht, pinx.
Photogravure, Gebbie & Co. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
$25
 
The Night of the Nativity
The Night of the Nativity

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 10.75 x 9.75 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

H.R. Poore, pinx.
Photogravure, Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
Return of the Eldest Son
Return of the Eldest Son

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 11 x 8.875 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

Leon Y. Escosura, pinx.
Photogravure, Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
$25
 
In Hoc Signo Vinces
In Hoc Signo Vinces

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 12.75 x 9.75 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

Thomas Hovenden, pinx.
Photogravure, Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
$25
 
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 12.5 x 7.25 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

Jean Louis Hamon, pinx.
Gravure, Gebbie & Co. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
$10
 
On the Banks of the Seine at Bougival
On the Banks of the Seine at Bougival

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 13.5 x 9 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

Jules L. Stewart, pinx.
Gravure, Gebbie & Co. Ltd. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
$15
 
The Trumpeter of Sackingen
The Trumpeter of Sackingen

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 13.75 x 8.875 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

Robert Assmus, pinx.
Gravure, Gebbie & Co. Ltd. (Philadelphia)

Probable source: THE LAURELLED CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART OF THE PARIS EXIBITION (1890)
$15
 
Goupil photgravure

[title not present]
Reference: Goupil 1

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 13 x 9.25 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

artist signature present but illegible (Folin?)
Photogravure Goupil

Possible source: THE GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART: AN ILLUSTRATED REVIEW OF THE RECENT ART PRODUCTIONS OF ALL NATIONS (ca. 1891)
$25
 
Goupil photgravure

[title not present]
Reference: Goupil 2

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 9.75 x 12 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

Chas. C. Curran 1891
Photogravure Goupil

Possible source: THE GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART: AN ILLUSTRATED REVIEW OF THE RECENT ART PRODUCTIONS OF ALL NATIONS (ca. 1891)
$25
 
The Women's Court under the Empire

The Women's Court under the Empire

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 11.75 x 8.75 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

Gustave Boulanger, pinx.
Photogravure Goupil et Cie.

Possible source: THE GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART: AN ILLUSTRATED REVIEW OF THE RECENT ART PRODUCTIONS OF ALL NATIONS (ca. 1891)
$25
 
A Quartette

A Quartette

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 10.125 x 11.125 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

William T. Dannat
Photogravure Goupil et Cie.
D. Appleton & Co., New York

Possible source: RECENT IDEALS IN AMERICAN ART (1888-1891)
$25
 
Oriental Interior

Oriental Interior

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 13.75 x 9.25 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

F.A. Bridgman
Photogravure Goupil et Cie.
D. Appleton & Co., New York

Possible source: RECENT IDEALS IN AMERICAN ART (1888-1891)
$25
 
[A Capture] title not present

[A Capture] title not present

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 13.25 x 9.75 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

P. Grolleron
Photogravure Goupil et Cie.
D. Appleton & Co., New York

Possible source: RECENT IDEALS IN AMERICAN ART (1888-1891)
$25
 
I wonder if he Really Means it

I wonder if he Really Means it

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 9.875 x 12.25 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

Maria Brooks
Photogravure Goupil et Cie.
D. Appleton & Co., New York

Possible source: RECENT IDEALS IN AMERICAN ART (1888-1891)
$25
 
untitled Ferraresi

untitled
[REF 3]

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 8.75 x 13.25 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

A. Ferraresi
Photogravure Goupil et Cie

Possible source: RECENT IDEALS IN AMERICAN ART (1888-1891)
$25
 
A Bad Day

A Bad Day

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 12 x 7.75 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

E. Girardet
Photogravure Goupil et Cie

Possible source: RECENT IDEALS IN AMERICAN ART (1888-1891)
$25
 
A Portrait of Mme P

Portrait of Mme P

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 8.75 x 13.875 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

Charles Sprague Pearce
Photogravure Goupil et Cie
D. Appleton & Co., New York

Possible source: RECENT IDEALS IN AMERICAN ART (1888-1891)
$25
 
A Portrait of Mme P

untitled
REF 4

Original photogravure
Sheet size: approx. 13.5 x 9.25 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

E. Blair Leighton
Photogravure Goupil
D. Appleton & Co., New York

Possible source: RECENT IDEALS IN AMERICAN ART (1888-1891)
$25
 
A Mythological Battle

A Mythological Battle

Original engraving
Sheet size: approx. 12.75 x 9.25 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

T. Stothard, R.A., Painter
G.C. Finden, Engraver

Possible source: THE VERNON GALLERY OF BRITISH ART
(GEORGE VIRTUE, LONDON, 1850-1854)
$25
 
The Fall of Clarendon

The Fall of Clarendon

Original engraving
Sheet size: approx. 12.25 x 9.125 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

E.M. Ward, R.A., Painter
Frederick Bacon, Engraver

Possible source: THE VERNON GALLERY OF BRITISH ART
(GEORGE VIRTUE, LONDON, 1850-1854)
$25
 
Job and His Friends

Job and His Friends

Original engraving
Sheet size: approx. 12.875 x 9.25 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

P.F. Poole, A.R.A., Painter
H. Bourne, Engraver

Possible source: THE VERNON GALLERY OF BRITISH ART
(GEORGE VIRTUE, LONDON, 1850-1854)
$25
 
Reading the News

Reading the News

Original engraving
Sheet size: approx. 9 x 12.75 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

Sir D. Wilkie, R.A., Painter
W. Taylor, Engraver

Possible source: THE VERNON GALLERY OF BRITISH ART
(GEORGE VIRTUE, LONDON, 1850-1854)
$25
 
Fair Time

Fair Time

Original engraving
Sheet size: approx. 9 x 12.75 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

W. Mulready, R.A., Painter
H. Bourne, Engraver

Possible source: THE VERNON GALLERY OF BRITISH ART
(GEORGE VIRTUE, LONDON, 1850-1854)
$25
 
The Truant

The Truant

Original engraving
Sheet size: approx. 9.25 x 12.5 inches

Note: all of image and margins may not be shown
if the sheet is too large to scan.

T. Webster, R.A., Painter
T. Phillibrown, Engraver

Possible source: THE VERNON GALLERY OF BRITISH ART
(GEORGE VIRTUE, LONDON, 1850-1854)
$25