Gravure Collection

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

Major General James Wolfe and the Marquis de Montcalm at the Battle of Quebec, 13 September 1759
BATTLE OF QUEBEC, 1759. Major General James Wolfe and the Marquis de Montcalm at the Battle of Quebec, 13 September 1759. Photogravure, 1894, after a painting by Augustus Tholey

The First Vaccination by Edward Jenner, 14 May 1796. Photogravure, late 19th century
FIRST VACCINATION, 1796. The First Vaccination by Edward Jenner, 14 May 1796. Photogravure, late 19th century, after a painting by Georges Gaston Melingue (1840-1914)

Andre Galle
ANDRE GALLE French medallist from St Etienne, member of the Institut Royal de France, Academie des Beaux Arts (gravure en medaille) etc. Date: 1761 - 1844

WAGNER: DIE WALKURE, 1856. Wotans farewell, a scene from Richard Wagners opera Die Walkure, composed in 1856 and first performed in 1870. Gravure after a painting by Konrad Dielitz (1845-1933)

Atsina Camp Edwards Curtis American 1868 1952
Atsina Camp; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1908; Gravure; 39.4 x 29.8 cm (15 1, 2 x 11 3, 4 in.)

Kiva Stairs San Ildefonso Edwards Curtis American
The Kiva Stairs - San Ildefonso; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1925; Gravure; 39.1 x 29.4 cm (15 3, 8 x 11 5, 8 in.)

Vash Gon Jicarilla Edwards Curtis American 1868
Vash Gon - Jicarilla; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1904; Gravure; 39.5 x 22.6 cm (15 9, 16 x 8 7, 8 in.)

Hot sheep Powder River badlands Broadus Montana
Hot sheep in the Powder River badlands near Broadus, Montana; Laton Alton Huffman (American, 1854 - 1931); negative 1884; print 1907; Gravure; 49.4 x 64.9 cm (19 7, 16 x 25 9, 16 in.)

Jajuk Selawik Edwards Curtis American 1868 1952
Jajuk - Selawik; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1928; Gravure; 39.4 x 29.4 cm (15 9, 16 x 11 9, 16 in.)

Wet Apsaroke Edwards Curtis American 1868 1952
Wet - Apsaroke; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1908; Gravure; 39.5 x 26 cm (15 9, 16 x 10 1, 4 in.)

Tesuque Buffalo Dancers Edwards Curtis American
Tesuque Buffalo Dancers; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1925; Gravure; 40.2 x 29.5 cm (15 13, 16 x 11 5, 8 in.)

Laguna Watchtower Edwards Curtis American 1868
Laguna Watchtower; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1925; Gravure; 39.1 x 29.5 cm (15 7, 16 x 11 5, 8 in.)

Wishham Girl Edwards Curtis American 1868 1952
Wishham Girl; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1910; Gravure; 39.4 x 28.2 cm (15 1, 2 x 11 1, 8 in.)

Watching Dancers Edwards Curtis American 1868
Watching the Dancers; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1906; Gravure; 38.9 x 28.7 cm (15 5, 16 x 11 1, 4 in.)

Paguate Watchtower Edwards Curtis American 1868
Paguate Watchtower; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1925; Gravure; 29.1 x 39.6 cm (11 1, 2 x 15 9, 16 in.)

Canon del Muerto Navajo Edwards Curtis American
Canon del Muerto - Navajo; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1906; Gravure; 39.8 x 29.8 cm (15 11, 16 x 11 3, 4 in.)

Tewa Girl Edwards Curtis American 1868 1952
A Tewa Girl; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1921; Gravure; 39.2 x 29.1 cm (15 7, 16 x 11 1, 2 in.)

Throwing Rangers Roundup Laton Alton Huffman
Throwing Rangers to the Roundup; Laton Alton Huffman (American, 1854 - 1931); 1907; Gravure; 39.4 x 75.7 cm (15 9, 16 x 29 13, 16 in.)

Potter Edwards Curtis American 1868 1952 1906
The Potter; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1906; Gravure; 39.2 x 28.8 cm (15 7, 16 x 11 3, 8 in.)

Girl Jar San Ildefonso Edwards Curtis American
Girl and Jar - San Ildefonso; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1905; Gravure; 39.4 x 29.4 cm (15 9, 16 x 11 5, 8 in.)

Chase North Montana Range M. T Jan 82 Laton Alton
After the Chase, North Montana Range, M.T. Jan 82; Laton Alton Huffman (American, 1854 - 1931); negative January 1882; print 1907 - 1929; Gravure; 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.)

Navaho Flocks Edwards Curtis American 1868 1952
Navaho Flocks; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1904; Gravure; 30.2 x 39.8 cm (11 7, 8 x 15 11, 16 in.)

Buffalo Dance Hano Edwards Curtis American 1868
Buffalo Dance at Hano; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1921; Gravure; 28.7 x 39.1 cm (11 1, 4 x 15 3, 8 in.)

Hot Noon beside Round-up camp Laton Alton Huffman
Hot Noon beside the Round-up camp; Laton Alton Huffman (American, 1854 - 1931); negative July 19, 1904; print 1907; Gravure; 50.2 x 76.4 cm (19 3, 4 x 30 1, 16 in.)

Foggy Day Kotzebue Edwards Curtis American 1868
A Foggy Day - Kotzebue; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1928; Gravure; 28.3 x 39.4 cm (11 1, 8 x 15 9, 16 in.)

Dusty Dress Kalispel Edwards Curtis American
Dusty Dress - Kalispel; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1910; Gravure; 40.1 x 28.1 cm (15 13, 16 x 11 1, 16 in.)

Hwalya Yuma Edwards Curtis American 1868 1952
Hwalya - Yuma; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1907; Gravure; 39.7 x 26 cm (15 5, 8 x 10 1, 4 in.)

White Man Came Palm Canon Edwards Curtis American
Before the White Man Came - Palm Canon; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1924; Gravure; 39.2 x 29.5 cm (15 7, 16 x 11 5, 8 in.)

Placard depicting the city of Moscopole at 1742. Albania
Republic of Albania. Moscopole. Placard depicting the city at 1742. Church of Saint Nicholas. Exterior

PERU: INCA KING. An Inca king of Peru on his throne with his wife and dwarf. Photogravure, late 19th century, after a painting by Edouard Riou

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791). Austrian composer. Mozart singing his Requiem. Photogravure after the painting, 1882, by Thomas W. Shields

Antonio Baratta after A. -J. Defehrt and J
Antonio Baratta after A.-J. Defehrt and J.-R. Lucotte, Italian (1724-1787), Gravure en Bois, Outils: pl. I, 1771-1779, engraving on laid paper

Spain. Cantonal Revolution. Cartagena
Cantonal Revolution. Rise of the federals in Cartagena. The soldiers of the regiment Iberia and the sailors of the warships fraternize with the insurgents. July 24, 1873. Spain

CONSTANTINE I (d. 337). Constantine the Great
CONSTANTINE I (d.337). Constantine the Great. Roman emperor, 306-337. The conversion of Constantine at the Milvian Bridge in 312. Gravure after a painting, 1895, by Stephen James Ferris

KING GUSTAVUS II OF SWEDEN. King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden before the Battle of Luetzen, 1632. Gravure, 1894, after a painting by Ludwig Braun

Antonio Baratta (Italian, 1724 - 1787), Gravure en Taille-Douce: pl. IV, 1771-1779, engraving on laid paper

Antonio Baratta after A. -J. Defehrt (Italian, 1724 - 1787), Gravure en Maniere de Crayon
Antonio Baratta after A.-J. Defehrt (Italian, 1724 - 1787), Gravure en Maniere de Crayon: pl. VIII, 1771-1779, engraving and crayon-manner engraving on laid paper

THE VESTAL TUCCIA. The Vestal Tuccia carrying water in a seive from the Tiber river to the Temple of Vesta, to prove her purity. Gravure after a painting by Hector Leroux, late 19th century

SPANISH SURRENDER, 1588. The Admiral of the Spanish Armada surrendering to Sir Francis Drake. Photogravure after a painting by John Seymour Lucas

BATTLE OF QUEBEC, 1759. Major General James Wolfe and the Marquis de Montcalm at the Battle of Quebec, 13 September 1759. Photogravure, 1894, after a painting by Augustus Tholey

WORLD WAR I: MAP, 1918. Map showing the position of forces on 4 November 1918, seven days before the armistice was signed

VICTORIA & ALBERT. Arthur, the Duke of Connaught (1850-1942), third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, receiving a gift from his godfather, the Duke of Wellington, on his first birthday

LUDWIG ANDREAS FEUERBACH (1804-1872). German philosopher. Gravure reproduction

PATRICK HENRY (1736-1799). American Revolutionary leader. Gravure after a painting by Thomas Sully, after a miniature

CAMILLE DESMOULINS (1760-94). French revolutionary and journalist. Engraving after Leopold Flameng, 1892

WILLIAM WILSON CORCORAN (1798-1888). American financier and philanthropist. American gravure, 19th century after the painting by Charles Loring Elliot

ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Wedding of Alexander the Great and Statira, daughter of Darius, at Susa: gravure reproduction of a painting by Andreas Muller, Munich, 19th century

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"Gravure: A Captivating Art Form in the Empyrean" In Paradiso, Canto 31, Dante describes a celestial rose formed by a saintly throng in the empyrean. Just like this magnificent creation, gravure art captures our imagination and transports us to ethereal realms. The enchantment can be seen through various illustrations that have stood the test of time. Take for instance the exquisite artwork from ABC OF BABAR O and ABC OF BABAR S (1939). These illustrations bring Babar's adventures to life with their intricate details and vibrant colors. But gravure is not limited to children's stories; it also finds its place among historical depictions. The Badminton Players from 1800 showcases the elegance and grace of this sport through delicate engravings. Similarly, Major General James Wolfe and Marquis de Montcalm at the Battle of Quebec immortalize an important moment in history with their photogravure rendition. Nature lovers are captivated by hand-colored copperplate engravings such as Red Knot by Edward Donovan (1794-1819). This meticulous portrayal allows us to appreciate the beauty of British birds in all their glory. Gravure even takes us back to ancient Rome, where we witness scenes both captivating and awe-inspiring. From captured enemies being harnessed to triumphal processions in Roman Forum, these colored engravings from 1866 transport us directly into the heart of ancient civilization. Through its intricate technique and attention to detail, it has become an art form that transcends time. It allows us to experience worlds both real and imagined with unparalleled depth and richness. So let yourself be enchanted by this captivating medium - explore gravure today.