Paris. Portrait. Lithograph with hand coloring. Page measures 16 3/4" x 12" Accomplished hand colored lithograph depicting the Marquis de Lafayette by Francois Seraphin Delpech, after a painting by Antoine Maurin (1793-1860). Delpech's portrait lithographs are in the collections of Britain's National Portrait Gallery and the Louvre. In very good condition. Francois-Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825) was a French artist and lithographer. Delpech served as an art critic for the Mercure de France during the period of the First French Empire. In..... More

Leipzig. Portrait. Stipple engraving. Plate measures 6 3/4" x 4 1/8" Accomplished portrait of General Lafayette, engraved by G.G. Endner (1754-1824), a German engraver. The portrait was sketched by the artist on Lafayette's journey through Leipzig to the Americas. Extremely scarce. In very good condition. From our large collection of portraits of Lafayette. More

Baltimore: Ferrai & Dupin. Stipple engraving. Sheet measures 12.75" x 9". This circa 1798 print features a half length portrait of George Washington. Washington is seen here dressed in military uniform sitting on a chair holding a plan. His sword rests on his right arm while his hat is placed on a table next to him. A medal from the Society of Cincinnati hangs from his left lapel. In the background rows of military tents are visible. The head of..... More

Engraving. Page measures 10 1/4" x 13". This colorful engraving depicts the surprise attack by the French against the British at St. Eustache in 1781 during the American Revolution. St. Eustache, the Dutch owned island in the Caribbean was a major port and trading post during the Revolution and at this time was ultimately captured by the French thus ending British control. The hand coloring distinguishes the French and British uniforms showing the French overpowering the battle scene. Colonial architecture..... More

London: James Heath. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 22" x 14". Scattered foxing to margins and some closed tears. This elegant portrait of George Washington is based on a famous 1796 painting by Gilbert Stuart. Known as the Lansdowne Portrait, as it was owned by the Marquis of Lansdowne, it features a standing Washington surrounded by objects relating to his public life. Heath acquired permission to engrave the painting from the Marquis, but supposedly failed to consult Stuart before publishing it..... More