Bella Stefano, Signed (8 results)

Engr. frontispiece with French lettering, and 179 etchings on 96 plates. Printed title, 22 pp. Large 4to (365 x 265 mm). Contemporary three-quarter calf, spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettering, marbled endpapers. London, H. R. Young, 1818. Scarce edition. The preliminary text contains a biography of the famous Florentine engraver Stefano della Bella (1610-1664) by Thomas Dodd, an English publisher and well-known printseller in London (1771-1850). Dodd acquired a wide knowledge of prints, and was able to bring together many plates engraved and signed by Stefano della Bella for this suite of etchings, printed on heavy paper: 1) 13 etchings without title, dedicated to "Baron Charon de Dormelles" 2) 8 etchings entitled "Varie figure" 3) 6 etchings "Varii capricii militarii" 4 + 5) each 4 etchings without title or dedication 6) 8 etchings without title, dedicated to "Lorenzo di Toscanae" 7) 24 etchings "Diversi animali" 8) 16 etchings "Ornamenti di fregi" 9) 18 + 12 etchings "Raccolta di varii cappricii" dedicated to Baron Charon de Dormelles" 10) 25 etchings "Principii de disegno" 11) 41 etchings "Receuil de quarante griffonements". - Light foxing, otherwise wide margins and in good condition. - Thieme/Becker III/230 (mentions this ed.).; Cf. De Vesme 128 ff. ITALY ; GRAPHICS ART ;

Acquaforte. In un tondo due bambini giocano con una capra, sullo sfondo la famiglia del satiro. Possibile primo stato ante la firma dell'autore. Piccoli margini, per il resto buona conservazione. Formato: 220x245mm.

etching. 124 x 278 mm. signed in the plate. A very good impression, trimmed just outside plate mark. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries Inc., New York (label). Second State (of 2). Amalekites are shown riding in a large landscape pursued by Israelites. A dead man and a dead horse are in the foreground left and another dead man is shown in foreground right. Three figures are discernable on a distant mountaintop to the right (Moses, Aaron and Hur). Della Bella was born in Florence in 1610, and studied the art of etching under Remigio Cantagallina, who had also been the master of Callot. While at first the young artist undertook to emulate Callot, he soon developed a style of his own. "No artist has handled the point with more facility and finesse than Della Bella. His execution is admirable, and his touch spirited and picturesque. He designed his subjects with infinite taste, and his plates produce a clear and brilliant effect.". (Bryan's Dictionary Of Painters And Engravers). The present etching probably dates from Della Bella's enormously productive and successful stay in Paris, where he worked from 1640 to 1649, etching prints on a wide variety of subjects: military, landscape, theatrical, religious, architectural, &c. De Vesme notes that Jombert dates the etching from 1663 in which case the French privilege recorded in the print makes no sense. De Vesme/Massar 3.

etching. 107 x 250 mm. signed 'DB' in the plate. A very good impression, trimmed just outside plate mark (remains of old tape in upper margin outside plate mark). Provenance: James Barry Anderson (rubberstamp on verso). Only State. From the series 'Divers dessins tant pour la paix que pour la guerre', published by Israël Henriet, Paris. The battle scene extends from left to centre, with cavaliers galloping into the distance on the right. Della Bella was born in Florence in 1610, and studied the art of etching under Remigio Cantagallina, who had also been the master of Callot. While at first the young artist undertook to emulate Callot, he soon developed a style of his own. "No artist has handled the point with more facility and finesse than Della Bella. His execution is admirable, and his touch spirited and picturesque. He designed his subjects with infinite taste, and his plates produce a clear and brilliant effect.". (Bryan's Dictionary Of Painters And Engravers). The present etching dates from Della Bella's enormously productive and successful stay in Paris, where he worked from 1640 to 1649, etching prints on a wide variety of subjects: military, landscape, theatrical, religious, architectural, &c. De Vesme/Massar 267.

etching. 110 x 252 mm. signed 'DB' in the plate. A very good impression, trimmed just outside plate mark (remains of old tape in upper margin outside plate mark, small pale stain in sky). Provenance: James Barry Anderson (rubberstamp on verso). Only State. From the series 'Divers dessins tant pour la paix que pour la guerre', published by Israël Henriet, Paris. The print shows on the left a long line of horse-drawn canons extending into the distance, to the extreme right a cavalier making a sign with his right hand, at centre foreground a horse whose rider has fallen to the ground, and at right foreground a dead horse, in the distance a battle on a bridge. Della Bella was born in Florence in 1610, and studied the art of etching under Remigio Cantagallina, who had also been the master of Callot. While at first the young artist undertook to emulate Callot, he soon developed a style of his own. "No artist has handled the point with more facility and finesse than Della Bella. His execution is admirable, and his touch spirited and picturesque. He designed his subjects with infinite taste, and his plates produce a clear and brilliant effect.". (Bryan's Dictionary Of Painters And Engravers). The present etching dates from Della Bella's enormously productive and successful stay in Paris, where he worked from 1640 to 1649, etching prints on a wide variety of subjects: military, landscape, theatrical, religious, architectural, &c. De Vesme/Massar 265.

Condition: Matted. In the second state, the address of Langlois's widow appears in the title plate. Francois Langlois died in 1647 and his widow married Piere Mariette II in 1655. Mariette's address apears on the fifth state of this set. Stefano dell Bella was living and working in Paris from 1639-1650. Signed in plate lower left by artist. on laid paper with small margins allaround. 82 x 253 mm. De Vesme/Massar 1002, II/VI Signed in plate lower left by artist. on laid paper with small margins allaround. 82 x 253 mm In the second state, the address of Langlois's widow appears in the title plate. Francois Langlois died in 1647 and his widow married Piere Mariette II in 1655. Mariette's address apears on the fifth state of this set. Stefano dell Bella was living and working in Paris from 1639-1650.

Kein Einband. Condition: Siehe Bild/Beschreibung. Radierung auf Bütten. Ca. 14,5 x 25 cm. Signiert im Plattenrand unten rechts: Stef. Della Bella, verso Nummer mit Bleistift: 455. - Riss oben links und einige dünne Stellen von Montage mit Japanpapier hinterlegt. Druckgrafik.

Complete serie of 'The four elements' by Stefano della Bella. 1) AER: 'air' Landscape with horsemen in the foreground lashed by the wind. On the right trees and another horseman. On the background ascending mountains towards the right and a village in the center; signed bottom left:'Stef. de la Bella jnuent fecit';lettered in the center: 'AER'; bottom right:'ex. Cum Privil. Regis Christ'. 2) AQUA: 'water'; two vessels in a rough sea, high and foamy waves and rain. Signed on the bottom left:'Stef. de la Bella jnuent. fecit.'; lettered in the center:'AQUA'; bottom right:'ex. Cum Priuil. Regis Christ.'. 3) IGNIS: 'fire'; ships on fire on a calm sea; signed bottom left:'Stefano de la Bella jnuet fecit'; lettered in the center:'IGNIS'; bottom right:'ex. Cum Priuil. Regis Christ.'. 4) TERRA: 'earth'; descending landscape from left to right. On the left high rocky mountain, descending towards the left in hill surmounted by a tower, descending further until a flat land with woods. Figures in the foreground left and center. Signed on the bottom left:'Stef. de la Bella jnuent fecit'; lettered in the center:'TERRA'; on the bottom right:'ex. Cum Priuil Regis Christ.' l Etching on paper, trimmed on and within the platemark, in passepartout; 1) total: 82 x 190 mm; slightly damaged on the corners; 2) total: 85 x 195 mm; small damages on the corners; 3) total: 81 x 190 mm; small damage on the top right corner 4) total: 86 x.