Hippolyte Bellange
Hippolyte Bellange French (1800–1866) Joseph Louis Hippolyte Bellangé was born in Paris in 1800. He entered the Atelier de Gros and went on to publish lithographs, mostly for illustrations of military costumes of Napoleon’s army. Bellangé exhibited his battle scenes at the Paris Salon and quickly gained notoriety. He was named conservator to the Museum […]
W. G. Jackman
W. G. Jackman was originally from England, but came to the United States in 1841, where he established a business in New York. He did most of his work for the Harpers, Putnams and Appletons, all New York publishers. He excelled as an engraver of portraits and subject plates, using the stipple and the line […]
John Leech
John Leech, (29 August 1817 – 29 October 1864 in London) was an English caricaturist and illustrator. See full link to his biography at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Leech_(caricaturist)
James Sowerby
James Sowerby, (London, 1757 – 1822) was a very well known natural history artist who’s children followed in their fathers career. There is a very nice article regarding the publication of the prints I have listed. The article was written by author Richard E. Pettit and is linked below as well as a general listing […]
Deborah Passmore
Deborah Griscom Passmore (1840-1911) was an artist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Division of Pomology for nineteen years. While her work for USDA focused on fruits, she was also a skilled painter of flowers and cacti. Deborah G. Passmore was born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on July 17, 1840, to Everett Griscom Passmore […]
J. W. Hill
HILL, John William (1812-1879). Son of the aquatint engraver John Hill (see entry), J.W. Hill was brought to America in 1819. His family moved from Philadelphia to NYC in 1822. After 1836, he made his home near West Nyack, NY. Early in his career he was a topographical artist, employed by the New York State […]
F.W. Kuhnert
I had some trouble finding much on this artist, his prints are fairly rare but I did manage to get a bit of information on his background. Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert 1865 – 1926 Born 28th September 1865, Oppeln, Germany and died 11th February 1926, Flims, Switzerland. He was held in great esteem by several Royal […]
Samuel Holden
Samuel Holden was an artist, lithographer for Paxton’s Magazine of Botany. I found much more information on James Paxton than Mr. Holden, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Paxton
Ebay Observations
I do enjoy ebay as a resource for what other sites offer as well as looking for items for myself but I have noticed a few things that you might want to consider. It seems there isn’t any mediator that would police how artworks are listed or catagorized. For instance, if you narrow your querry […]
Antoni Utrillo
Antoni Utrillo i Viadera was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1867. He was an illustrator, writer, lithographer, painter and poster designer. He created the historical ‘La Rondalla del Dijous’ in 1909 and contributed to magazine TBO in the 1930s. His work also appeared in other publications such as Bella Terra, ¡Cu-Cut!, El Gato Negro, Hispania, […]