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Two carriage scenes; “Christmas Eve. The top of the Hill” and “News of Waterloo! On the Great North Road: June 1815”. Framed lithographs. Following WRIGHT, George (England, 1860-1944). George Wright was one of the leading equestrian artists of his time, specializing in hunting, chariots and carriages, horses, racing, and so on. A self-taught artist like the rest of his family, little is known about his life. In 1925, he was employed by Ackermanns (England) and Grand Central Galleries (New York, USA), two major lithographic publishing companies. His work is held in important private collections and institutions such as the Walker Art Gallery (UK), among others.
· Size: 51x4,5x41 cms. INT 15x23 cms.
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Ref.: ZT0047
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Blue-and-yellow macaw or Ara ararauna. Framed watercolor. 20th century. Framed watercolor depicting a blue and yellow macaw perched on a branch, leaning towards some fruit. Aesthetically, it is reminiscent of early 19th-century nature prints.
· Size: 24x2,5x29 cms. INT 21x16 cms.
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Ref.: ZT0050
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Landscape. Oil on cardboard. Spanish School (P. Font), 1969. Signed (lower left area); titled, signed and dated (back). Wooded landscape with a human figure (male due to his clothing) done with a treatment that shows clear influences of certain European pictorial avant-gardes of the 20th century (predominance of color, absence of drawing, noticeable brushstrokes, coloring, composition, theme, etc.).
· Size: 45x0,5x35,5 cms
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Ref.: Z4480
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Abstract composition, “Rose”. Framed print. BETTINARDI, Graziella (20th century). Signed (lower right area). Composition of abstract theme and treatment with a dominance of pink tones in which several figurative elements (trees, crescent moon, geometric shapes) can be seen arranged in a grid pattern.
· Size: 84x2x63 cms
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Ref.: ZE423
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Pair of framed prints, “Montpelier” and “Raglan Castle”. Engraving by James Tingle; after works by Henry Gastineau. Possibly first half of the 19th century. A pair of framed prints identified by a series of texts appearing beneath the landscapes depicted. The print titled “Raglan Castle” is identified as an engraving by J. Tingle (name next to the number 15), based on a drawing by H. Gastineau. Henry Gastineau (1791-1876) was a prolific English painter and engraver, specializing in watercolors, and trained at the Royal Academy in London. James Tingle (1790-1858/60) was an English engraver. The print titled “Montpelier” bears the same names (numbered 11 in this case).
· Size: 34x3x29 cms. INT 64x43 cms.
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Ref.: ZT0055
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“Le Harle”. Framed color engraving. Wood, paper, etc. 19th century. A color engraving of a bird perched on a coastal background with a fortification in the distance, inspired by typical 18th-century works, usually intended to illustrate scientific books but also given the attention a work of art deserves. The French name "harle" refers to a group of species in the duck family (Anatidae).
· Size: 32x42 cms.
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Ref.: Z4764A
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“Anas Americana”. Framed color print. Wood, paper, etc. 20th century. The American whistling duck (formerly known as Anas americana, later reclassified as Mareca americana) is a waterfowl native to North America. The engraving is inspired by typical 18th-century works, usually created to illustrate scientific books but also given the attention a work of art deserves.
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Ref.: Z4764B
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“Aythya Ferina” (European Pochard). Framed color engraving. Wood, paper, etc. 20th century. The common pochard, also known as the European pochard, is a waterfowl of the family Anatidae that lives in Eurasia and Africa. The engraving is inspired by typical 18th-century works, usually created to illustrate scientific books but also with the attention due to a work of art.
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Ref.: Z4764C
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“Le Cannard Femelle ou La Cane” (Pata). Framed color engraving. Wood, paper, etc. 20th century. Titled “The Female Duck” (“cane” is the French name for female duck), this engraving is inspired by common works of the 18th century, usually made with the intention of illustrating some scientific book but also dedicating the attention that a work of art deserves (note the details, the background, etc.).
· Size: 32,5x5x42 cms.
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Ref.: Z4764D
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“La Sarcelle, mâle” (male duck). Framed color engraving. Wood, paper, etc. 20th century. In French, certain small dabbling ducks are known as "sarcelle." This engraving is inspired by common 18th-century works, usually created to illustrate scientific books but also with the attention due to a work of art (note the details, the background, etc.).
· Size: 32,5x3x42 cms.
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Ref.: Z4764E
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“Le Dindon” (The Male Turkey). Framed color engraving. Wood, paper, etc. 20th century. In French, the male turkey is known as "dindon," but note that another bird appears a little further in the background. This engraving is inspired by common 18th-century works, usually created to illustrate scientific books but also given the attention a work of art deserves (note the details, the background, etc.).
· Size: 32.5x3x42 cms.
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Ref.: Z4764F
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Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria. Framed engraving. 1870. National Chalcography (Spain); Gangoiti, Juan de (1816-1878); Maura Montaner, Bartolomé (1844-1926). Framed engraving based on the portrait of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria as a hunter, painted by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez between 1632 and 1634, which is held in the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. This is an 1870 edition from the National Chalcography of Spain, for which the National Library of Spain holds the preparatory drawing.
· Size: 42,5x1,5x55 cms. Int 15x27,5 cms
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Ref.: Z4417
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Raphael Mengs. Framed engraving. Spain, 1780. Engraving with the portrait of the Neoclassical painter and theorist Anton Raphael Mengs (Aussig, Bohemia, March 12, 1728 – Rome, June 29, 1779). It belongs to a series dated 1870, apparently produced by the National Chalcography, and is believed to be inspired by an oil self-portrait by Mengs. Some sources indicate that it is a print engraved by Manuel Salvador Carmona.
· Size: 43x1,5x55 cms. Int 14x20 cms
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Ref.: Z4418
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Mars. Framed engraving. Pineda. Spain, 1876. Engraving of the god Mars, based on the painting by Velázquez held in the Prado Museum in Madrid. It would be print number 4 of the third volume of "El Grabador al Aguafuerte" (The Etcher), sold in the first installment of 1876. The engraver's surname was Pineda and the printer was the National Chalcography.
· Size: 42,5x1,5x57 cms
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Ref.: Z4421
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Self-portrait of Esteban March (attributed). Framed engraving. MAURA Y MONTANER, Bartolomé. Spain, 1874. This engraving is inspired by a painting considered a self-portrait, which in the 19th century was attributed to Esteban March (as indicated by the inscription), but is now attributed to Orazio Borgianni. It was originally published as number thirteen in the first volume of *El Grabador al Aguafuerte*, released in the fourth issue of 1874. The copper plate is held at the National Chalcography Collection in Madrid (R. 5072), the printer of the work. It was published by the Society of Artists.
· Size: 43x1,5x58 cms. Int 22x27,5 cms
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Ref.: Z4423
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Portrait. Framed engraving. MARTÍNEZ DE ESPINOSA, Juan José. BLANCO Y PÉREZ, Bernardo. Spain, possibly 1870s. Male portrait based on a design by Bernardo Blanco y Pérez (Madrid, 1828-1876) executed by Juan José Martínez de Espinosa y Tacón (Cádiz, 1826-?; active in Madrid 1856-1876), as indicated in the lower section of the image. A signature appears below the oval.
· Size: 43x1,5x55 cms. Int 20x23 cms
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Ref.: Z4424
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· Size: 53x3x61 cms.
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Ref.: Z4446
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Mahogany frame
· Size: 52x3x62 cms.
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Ref.: Z4447
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San Juanito. Framed engraving. MAURA Y MONTANER, Bartolomé. Spain, 1876. Handwritten inscription in lower area. This print, inspired by a work by Murillo, was created by Bartolomé Maura y Montaner (Palma de Mallorca, 1844–Madrid, 1926), published by the Society of Artists, and printed by the National Chalcography. It originally belonged to the third volume of "El Grabador al Aguafuerte" (The Etcher), which went on sale in the third issue of 1876.
· Size: 41x1,5x55,5 cms. Int 22x28 cms
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Ref.: Z4619
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Policasta and Telemachus. Framed engraving. TORRAS Y ARMENGOL, Francisco. Spain, 1874. This print, made by Francisco Torras y Armengol (Terrassa, 1832–Madrid, 1878), was originally part of the series "El Grabador al Aguafuerte" (The Etcher), sold in the second issue of 1874. The copper plate is held at the National Chalcography, which is listed as the printer of the work. The publisher was the Society of Artists. Telemachus, son of Odysseus and Penelope, is a character in the Odyssey and, according to some sources, the father of Persepolis and the poet Homer by Polycasta, daughter of Nestor.
· Size: 42,5x2x57 cms. int:17,5x25 cms.
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Ref.: Z4675E
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Sermon. Framed engraving. MARTÍNEZ DE ESPINOSA, Juan José. Spain, 1874. With handwritten inscription (bottom right). This print was created by Juan José Martínez de Espinosa (Sanlúcar de Barrameda, 1826-Madrid, 1902), and originally formed part of the first volume of the collection "El Grabador al Aguafuerte" (The Etcher), published in the sixth issue of 1874. The copper plate is preserved in the National Chalcography, where it was printed. The Society of Artists is listed as the publisher.
· Size: 55,5x1,5x41 cms. int: 28x22 cms.
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Ref.: Z4675I
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Requiem. Framed engraving. MARTÍNEZ DE ESPINOSA, Juan José. Spain, 1876. Engraving created by Juan José Martínez de Espinosa (Sanlúcar de Barrameda, 1826-Madrid, 1902). It originally formed part of the third volume of the collection "El Grabador al Aguafuerte" (The Etcher), released in the fourth installment of 1876. The copper plate is preserved in the National Chalcography Collection, which acted as the printer. The Society of Artists participated as the publisher.
· Size: 58x1,5x43,5 cms., int: 28x22 cms.
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Ref.: Z4675K
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“The Season of Love. Confidence/Confidence”. Framed lithograph. Paris, 19th century. Lithograph signed in plate, with an engraving by Régnier, Bettannier and Morlon following Jules Marie Desandre, printed in Paris by François Delarue.
· Size: 40x3x47 cms.
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Ref.: ZT0054
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Portrait of Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez Calderón. Framed engraving. Spain, 19th century. Framed engraving showing Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez Calderón (Écija, 1808-Madrid, 1856), a Spanish jurist, politician, journalist and writer, following a portrait by a painter named Lozano.
· Size: 43x2x55 cms. Int 18x24 cms
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