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Self-portrait by Esteban March (attributed). Framed engraving. MAURA Y MONTANER, Bartolomé. Spain, 1874. Engraving inspired by a painting considered a self-portrait that in the 19th century was believed to be by Esteban March (as indicated by the inscription), but which is now attributed to Orazio Borgianni. It was originally published as number thirteen, in the first volume of El Grabador al Aguafuerte, put on sale in the fourth issue of 1874. The copper plate is preserved in the Calcografía Nacional of 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. Spain, possibly 1870s. Male portrait based on a design by Bernardo Blanco y Pérez (Madrid, 1828-1876) made by Juan José Martínez de Espinosa y Tacón (Cádiz, 1826-?; active in Madrid 1856-1876), as indicated in the area below the image. Below the oval, there is a signature.
· 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 framing
· Size: 52x3x62 cms.
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Ref.: Z4447
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Saint John. Framed engraving. MAURA Y MONTANER, Bartolomé. Spain, 1876. Handwritten inscription in lower area. Print inspired by a work by Murillo by Bartolomé Maura y Montaner (Palma de Mallorca, 1844-Madrid, 1926), published by the Society of Artists and with the Calcografía Nacional as the printer. It originally belonged to the third volume of El Grabador al Aguafuerte, which went on sale in the third installment 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. Print by Francisco Torras y Armengol (Tarrasa, 1832-Madrid, 1878) that originally formed part of El Grabador al Aguafuerte (The Etching Engraver), on sale in the second issue of 1874. The copper plate is preserved in the Calcografía Nacional, which appears 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 with 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. Spain, 1874. With hand inscription (below, right). Print created by Juan José Martínez de Espinosa (Sanlúcar de Barrameda, 1826-Madrid, 1902), which originally formed part of the first volume of the collection El Grabador al Aguafuerte, released in the sixth issue of 1874. The copper plate is preserved in the Calcografía Nacional, where the artist acted as printer. The publisher is the Sociedad de Artistas.
· Size: 55,5x1,5x41 cms. int: 28x22 cms.
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Ref.: Z4675I
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Requiem. Framed engraving. Spain, 1876. Engraving created by Juan José Martínez de Espinosa (Sanlúcar de Barrameda, 1826-Madrid, 1902). Originally it was part of the third volume of the collection El Grabador al Aguafuerte (The Etching Engraver), released in the fourth issue in 1876. The copper plate is preserved in the Calcografía Nacional, which acted as a printer. The Society of Artists participated as editor.
· Size: 58x1,5x43,5 cms., int: 28x22 cms.
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Ref.: Z4675K
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“La Saison des Amours. Confiance/Confidence”. Framed lithograph. Paris, 19th century. Lithograph signed on the plate, with an engraving by Régnier, Bettannier and Morlon after Jules Marie Desandre, printed in Paris by François Delarue.
· Size: 40x3x47 cms.
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Ref.: ZT0054
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Portrait of Joaquin Francisco Pacheco y Gutierrez Calderon. 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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Ref.: Z4413
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· Size: 52x2,5x65 cms. INT 37x50 cms.
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Ref.: Z5820-28
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Tennis player with sunflower. Lithograph. 20th century. Color image of an elegantly dressed gentleman, three-quarter view, smiling, presenting a large flower in his lapel and a case for what appears to be a racket.
· Size: 52x2,5x65 cms. INT 37x50 cms.
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Ref.: Z5820-29
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Girl writing on a fence. Lithograph. 20th century, following models by BRUNDAGE, Frances. Frances Isabelle (Lockwood) Brundage (United States of America, 1854-1937), was an illustrator greatly appreciated for her endearing children's illustrations on postcards, valentines, calendars, etc., which were published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Samuel Gabriel Company and Saalfield Publishing, and several children's classics (novels by Louisa May Alcott, Johanna Spyri, the story of Robin Hood, etc.). This work is inspired by a Valentine's card published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, and it was so well received that postcards inspired by it were even published in Spain.
· Size: 52x2,5x65 cms. INT 37x50 cms.
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Ref.: Z5820-31
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Garland; Raffaello inv, Volpato Scul. Edit PV 5. Painted engraving, framed. 20th century, after an ancient work inspired by Raphael Sanzio. Coloured and framed engraving depicting a garland of flowers, fruits and ribbons enhanced by a fine frame of plant elements. To the right of the image we can read “Rafaello inv / Edizioni Ponte Vecchio” and “Volpato scul. Edit PV5” (the latter on two stamps). The work is based on 18th-century engravings by Giovanni Volpato (1733-1803) and Raffaelo Sanzio Morghen (1758-1833), published by Edizioni Ponte Vecchio, which contain images of Raphael Sanzio’s frescoes in the Vatican Loggia (Rome, Italy).
· Size: 40x2,5x102,5 cms
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Ref.: ZE421
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Plants; Helleboraster maximus, etc. Coloured engraving, framed. 20th century, inspired by BESLER, Basilius (1561-1629). Hand-colored and framed engraving showing, in the center, a plant, flanked by two smaller ones. All three have their name, in Latin, below them, highlighting the central one, Helleboraster maximus, named Helleborus foetidus by Linnaeus in 1753, is a genus of angiosperms of the Ranunculaceae family, and one of its varieties is known as the Christmas rose. The plate is inspired by one from the work “Hortus Eustettensis” by Basilius Besler (1561-1629), who was a respected German doctor, pharmacist, and botanist, from Nuremberg.
· Size: 71x3x86 cms
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Ref.: ZE424
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Church of the Saints Juanes, Bilbao. Framed print. BAYÓN SALADO, Juan; “Bay-Sala” (Logroño 1913 - Bilbao 1995). Signed (lower left area). Urban view showing the Church of the Saints Juanes of Bilbao to the right with part of its surroundings and unidentified characters. Known as Juan Bay Sala, he was an artist who began his career in Bilbao, showing his work for the first time in 1941 in this city and, in 1942, in Zaragoza (where he already signed as Bay Sala), Logroño, etc. His national recognition arose from his participation in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1943, and in 1945 he was a founding member of the Vizcaína Artistic Association. He exhibited his work regularly in Paris, and also showed his work in Madrid, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Barcelona, Miami, etc. His works are found in the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao and the San Telmo Museum in San Sebastián among others.
· Size: 28,5x3x33,5 cms. INT 23x28 cms.
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Ref.: ZT0052
