Dessin Collection

Badminton Players 1800
Undated picture showing people playing badminton in the late 1800. / AFP PHOTO

Jean Valjean is received and cared for by Bishop Myriel, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909612 Jean Valjean is received and cared for by Bishop Myriel, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in Cent dessins)

Illustration from Les Miserables, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909614 Illustration from Les Miserables, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info)

Upper course: geometric designs and round writing, c.1880-90 (printing)
8713444 Upper course: geometric designs and round writing, c.1880-90 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Practical method of writing-reading by A)

Upper course: reproduce olive leaves and oak leaves, Roman ordinary and lean, c.1880-90 (print)
8713438 Upper course: reproduce olive leaves and oak leaves, Roman ordinary and lean, c.1880-90 (print); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Practical method of writing-reading by A)

Middle course: map of the Rhone basin to be reproduced, c.1880-90 (print)
8713431 Middle course: map of the Rhone basin to be reproduced, c.1880-90 (print); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Practical method of writing-reading by A)

Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1556): A group of elegantly dressed rich young people are having fun during a party
GIM4253610 Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1556): A group of elegantly dressed rich young people are having fun during a party and singing in a vocal concert (masterpiece of Lotto's drawings)

Upper course: geometric designs and Gothic writing, c.1880-90 (printing)
8713443 Upper course: geometric designs and Gothic writing, c.1880-90 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Practical method of writing-reading by A)

Moral thought, drawing, 1927 (handwritten)
8713114 Moral thought, drawing, 1927 (handwritten); 22,5 x 17,5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Homework book by Antoinette Biron, aged 11 ½, in the second middle class)

Elementary course: equilateral triangles, sentences, c.1880-90 (print)
8713422 Elementary course: equilateral triangles, sentences, c.1880-90 (print); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Practical method of writing-reading by A)

Baldassarre Peruzzi (1481 - 1536): Scenography project for a theatrical representation
GIM5037872 Baldassarre Peruzzi (1481 - 1536): Scenography project for a theatrical representation, the scene reproduces the palaces and ruins of a city of ancient Rome; (add.info)

Leda with Jupiter (Zeus) in the form of a swan. Drawing by Niccolo Giolfino (or Golfino)
GIM5037838 Leda with Jupiter (Zeus) in the form of a swan. Drawing by Niccolo Giolfino (or Golfino) known as II Giolfino (or Ursino Veronensis) (1476-1555)

Michelangelo Buonarroti dit Michel Ange (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475-1564)
GIM5037968 Michelangelo Buonarroti dit Michel Ange (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475-1564): Studies for the staircase project of the Medica Laurenziana Library in Florence.; (add.info)

Portrait of the Painter Felix Ziem (1821-1911) Drawing by Charles Chaplin (1825-1891) Museum Ziem Martigues
JEB4897915 Portrait of the Painter Felix Ziem (1821-1911) Drawing by Charles Chaplin (1825-1891) Museum Ziem Martigues; (add.info)

View of the bullring, Arles. Arbaud Museum, Aix en Provence
JEB4864400 View of the bullring, Arles. Arbaud Museum, Aix en Provence; (add.info.: View of the bullring, Arles. Arbaud Museum, Aix en Provence); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023.

COSA, Juan de la (1460-1510). Cartographer. Chart by Juan de la Cosa (1500). SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)
CUL4877189 COSA, Juan de la (1460-1510). Cartographer. Chart by Juan de la Cosa (1500). SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum; (add.info.: COSA, Juan de la (1460-1510)

Anchor in Umatac, Guam Island - MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; BRAMBILA
CUL4873940 Anchor in Umatac, Guam Island - MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; BRAMBILA, Fernando (1763-1834). Painter. Asia. Pacific Islands

Meeting with the inhabitants of Patagonia in Puerto Deseado - MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809)
CUL4873879 Meeting with the inhabitants of Patagonia in Puerto Deseado - MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; POZO, Jose del (18th century). Detail. Drawing

Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan
LSE4316410 Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Korean art

Aosagisou, mizutombo, Habenaria sagittifera (plant of the orchid family) Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei
FLO4654389 Aosagisou, mizutombo, Habenaria sagittifera (plant of the orchid family) Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers)

Yagurazaki, bussouge or Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei
FLO4653433 Yagurazaki, bussouge or Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto

Kakitsubata or rabbit-ear iris, Iris laevigata, native to Japan. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei
FLO4653429 Kakitsubata or rabbit-ear iris, Iris laevigata, native to Japan. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto

Naniwai bara, Rose Cherokee gold, Rosa laevigata. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu
FLO4654353 Naniwai bara, Rose Cherokee gold, Rosa laevigata. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada

Nabetooshi, gamazami or linden arrowwood, Viburnum dilatatum Thunb (lime viorne)
FLO4654219 Nabetooshi, gamazami or linden arrowwood, Viburnum dilatatum Thunb (lime viorne). Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers)

Himeyuri or morning star lily, Lilium concolor. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana
FLO4653396 Himeyuri or morning star lily, Lilium concolor. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto

Choujisou or Japanese bluestar, Amsonia elliptica, and kouraigiboushi or plantain lily, Hosta montana
FLO4653360 Choujisou or Japanese bluestar, Amsonia elliptica, and kouraigiboushi or plantain lily, Hosta montana. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana

Smooth gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James
FLO4697348 Smooth gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1809.; (add.info.: Smooth gooseberry)

Stemless gentian, Gentiana acaulis (Gentiane de Koch) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James
FLO4696997 Stemless gentian, Gentiana acaulis (Gentiane de Koch) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Redcurrant, Ribes rubrum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's
FLO4696688 Redcurrant, Ribes rubrum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1804.; (add.info.: Redcurrant, Ribes rubrum)

Scottish lovage, Scottish unicorice-root, Ligustium scotium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by James
FLO4696607 Scottish lovage, Scottish unicorice-root, Ligustium scotium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by James Sowerby for Smith's " English Botany" (1803)

Alpine hedypnois, Hedypnois taraxici. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James
FLO4696508 Alpine hedypnois, Hedypnois taraxici. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1802.; (add.info.: Alpine hedypnois)

Common juniper, Juniperus communis (juniper) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for
FLO4696482 Common juniper, Juniperus communis (juniper) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1802.; (add.info.: Common juniper)

Australian hollyhock, Malva preissiana (Mallow-life lavatera, Lavatera plebeia)
FLO4580046 Australian hollyhock, Malva preissiana (Mallow-life lavatera, Lavatera plebeia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing by John Curtis for Samuel Curtis'

Jagged flowered catchfly, Oberna lacera (Silene lacera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing
FLO4579999 Jagged flowered catchfly, Oberna lacera (Silene lacera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing by John Curtis for Samuel Curtis' continuation of William

Leafless dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium aphyllum (Hooded dendrobium, Dendrobium cucullatum)
FLO4579901 Leafless dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium aphyllum (Hooded dendrobium, Dendrobium cucullatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing by John Curtis for Samuel

Latte-like paterned flower vanda, Vanda tessellata (Chequer-flowered vanda, Vanda roxburghii)
FLO4579896 Latte-like paterned flower vanda, Vanda tessellata (Chequer-flowered vanda, Vanda roxburghii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving for Samuel Curtis' continuation of William Curtis'

Langsdorff's tobacco, Nicotiana langsdorffii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing by John
FLO4579824 Langsdorff's tobacco, Nicotiana langsdorffii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing by John Curtis for Samuel Curtis' continuation of William Curtis'

Scarborough lily, Cyrtanthus elatus (Specious-flowered crinum, Crinum speciosum)
FLO4579806 Scarborough lily, Cyrtanthus elatus (Specious-flowered crinum, Crinum speciosum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing by William Herbert for Samuel Curtis'

Common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea (Wooly leaved foxglove, Digitalis tomentosa)
FLO4579627 Common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea (Wooly leaved foxglove, Digitalis tomentosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell for Samuel Curtis' continuation of William Curtis'

Letters A B C D E. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " Le grand alphabet de Bebe"
DUV4210147 Letters A B C D E. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " Le grand alphabet de Bebe". Paul Bernardin, bookseller-publisher, Paris, circa 1900. Bibliotheque des Bebes

Letter N Nanny. Engraving in "Album-Alphabet". A. Quantin, Printer-Publisher, 1885
DUV4207815 Letter N Nanny. Engraving in "Album-Alphabet". A. Quantin, Printer-Publisher, 1885. Illustrations by Baron Ernest de Liphart (1847-1934). 28 pages. Size: 29x22.5cm

Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors
DUV4207617 Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24,5x18,5cm

Letter U: Oh the beautiful Uniforms! Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin
DUV4207609 Letter U: Oh the beautiful Uniforms! Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin! Letter W: Come on, William, let's run to the Wagon fast! Engraving in " ABC fun"

Letter T: Temptation! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century
DUV4207605 Letter T: Temptation! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24,5x18,5cm

Letters To play the sheep jump, Simon and Serge are never late. Engraving in " ABC fun"
DUV4207603 Letters To play the sheep jump, Simon and Serge are never late. Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24,5x18,5cm

Letter O What a Storm Wind! Odette's umbrella turns around and Jean's hat flies away
DUV4207574 Letter O What a Storm Wind! Odette's umbrella turns around and Jean's hat flies away. Letter P: No one takes as much care of his doll as the charming little Paulette

Letter G: On the Ice, Gaston walks by sledding, little Gabrielle. Engraving in " ABC fun"
DUV4207524 Letter G: On the Ice, Gaston walks by sledding, little Gabrielle. Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24,5x18,5cm

Letter F: Happy Feast! Grandma! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors
DUV4207516 Letter F: Happy Feast! Grandma! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24,5x18,5cm

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"Dessin: A Journey Through Art and History" Step into the world of art with "dessin, " a captivating exploration of various artistic mediums and historical moments. From 19th-century engravings to oil paintings, this collection showcases the diverse range of creativity. Transport yourself back to the 1800s as you witness Badminton Players engaged in an intense match, their skills immortalized through intricate illustrations. Les Miserables comes alive through a black and white engraving, capturing the essence of this timeless tale. Marvel at Marie-Jeanne Buzeau's engraved masterpiece, Mains Fleuries, where delicate flowers bloom under her skilled hand. Jules Louis Philippe Coignet's oil painting takes us inside an artist's chamber at Villa Medicis, offering a glimpse into their creative sanctuary. Jean Jacques Grandville's poster for The Public and Private Life of Animals invites us to laugh along with his whimsical caricatures. Charles II or III de Lorraine is brought to life through Drwash watercolor and pencil strokes, showcasing his regal presence. Witness the beauty of nature in La baie du Mont Saint-Michel as it captivates artists across centuries. Han d Islande's illustration transports us to rebellious torrents that stir emotions within our hearts. Imagine Paris' iconic Arc de Triomphe transformed into a haunting ruin through detailed engravings from the 19th century. Explore plans for Versailles Castle's reconstruction, meticulously drawn with pen & ink on paper during c. 1780-85. Lastly, be inspired by Percy Bysshe Shelley captured in lithographic form - his poetic spirit forever etched onto paper. "Dessin" offers an enchanting journey through time and artistry; each piece telling its own unique story while weaving together a tapestry that celebrates human creativity throughout history.