Art, Architecture & Photography / Drawings, Prints & Watercolours

[SOMER, Paul (II) van (attributed)]. The scientific horned doctor, Father Peters, a great labourer; in works of darckness. Het stookhuys van Pater Peeters en de Jesuiten in Engeland, ontdekt door Eusebius en Simplicimus.
[London, Paul van Somer II, ca. 1689]. Ca. 56.5 x 41.8 cm. With an engraving and a decorated woodcut initial. The work has been tipped into a green pase-partout. [1] ll. Full description

[SOUDRY, Antoine]. [Collection of 6 watercolours of birds].
[France, 1780-1800]. All ca. 42 x 34 cm. Six watercolours, finished with an egg wash.
The drawings are housed in a clear plastic sleeve. [6] ll. Full description

SOYTER, Magnus. [Collection of watercolour drawings with manuscript captions].
[Augsburg], 1849-1853. 13 loose wove paper folio leaves and 1 loose wove paper bifolium. Large folio (55 x 35 cm). With 64 watercolours and manuscript captions on 15 leaves (each leaf drawn on one side only). [15] ll. Full description

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. Chène commun. Quercus robur L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].
[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (56 x 36.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Quercus robur including two acorns, an empty shell and two buds, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp." In passepartout. Full description

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. Grande Capucine. Tropaeolum majus L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].
[Paris, 1799-1801]. Oblong folio. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (38 x 55.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a branch of the Tropaeolum majus showing three flowers and six buds in various stages. In passepartout. Full description

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. Reine-marguerite. Aster chinensis L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].
[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (56 x 37.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Callistephus chinensis showing three fully opened and two half opened flowers, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp."In passepartout. Full description

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. Maïs, Blé de Turquie. Zea mays L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].
[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (54 x 39 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of an ear of corn, with 6 leaves and part of the stalk, on a stone wall, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp." In a passepartout. Full description

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. Souci des jardins. Calendula officinalis. L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].
[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (56 x 36.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Calendula officinalis showing two branches with seven flowers and buds in various stages, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp." In passepartout. Full description

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. Pivoine double. Paeonia officinalis L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].
[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (56 x 36.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Paeonia officinalis showing two branches with one flower each, signed "Carrée sculp." Framed (67 x 50 cm). Full description

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. Mufle de veau. Antirrhinum majus. L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].
[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (54.5 x 36.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Antirrhinum majus showing a branched stem with flowers in various stages, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp." In passepartout. Full description