Why do so many listings say 18th century with no year?

Only 236 of 840 listings carry a clean year, so most dating here is done by period label rather than by date. Titles reading "18th Century" or "19th Century" are best read as a bracket. The dated field runs 1700 to 1960. The 18th century is the largest single label, followed by the 19th, with a further group given only as "1800s".

What does after mean in an engraving title?

It means the print reproduces a design by the named artist, who didn't cut the plate. Reynolds, Hogarth, Kauffman, Morland, Claude Lorrain, Rubens and Raphael all recur as source names. About a fifth of titles use it, and those prints make up a much larger share of the top of the range, especially where the engraver is named too.

Are engravings usually sold singly or in sets?

Both, but multiples are close to the norm. "Pair" appears in 101 titles, "four" in 56 and "six" in 26. The largest group recorded in a single sampled title is a set of twenty-seven Regency hand-tinted prints. Sets and long panoramic sheets hold the top of the range.

Which subjects come up most often?

Portraits of titled sitters, largely as mezzotints. Hand-coloured natural history: birds, fish, insects, monkeys, serpents, shells and skulls. And large architectural plates, with 26 titles mentioning Athens and 24 "antiquities". Cries of London is the most repeated single subject in the samples, turning up in five separate listings in different editions and set sizes.

Do wood engravings appear under this heading?

Yes. Wood engraving is cut into the end-grain of a block and printed in relief, so it isn't intaglio, but it's catalogued here all the same. A tight 1930s group accounts for most of them, seventeen titles referring to wood engravings from a single 1935 book, Four Hedges, each a mounted individual leaf. They sit at the bottom of the range.

What unusual forms turn up in this category?

Reverse engravings on glass, prints under verre eglomise and hand-coloured optical prints all appear once or twice and nowhere else. So does a run of anatomical plates, skulls, skeletons and a rhinoceros skeleton among them. An engraved wine glass has been filed with the prints. A few lithographs and maps sit under the heading as well.

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A sheet of paper printed from an incised metal plate, sold framed, mounted or loose, with the subject and the artist behind it named in the title.

18th century

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18th Century Lithograph of Dolwyddelan Castle Wales

From Abersoch Antiques

£110

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Engraving. Lucy, a Celebrated Bull Bitch by Blockey, Out of Old Patch.bred by Mr. Howard. Now the Property of Mr. Bond.

19th century

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Engraving. Lucy, a Celebrated Bull Bitch by Blockey, Out of Old Patch.bred by Mr. Howard. Now the Property of Mr. Bond.

From The Country House Gallery

£180

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Set of 3 18th Century Hand Coloured Serpent Engravings

From Hobson May Collection

£995

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Large 18th Century Engraving Antiquities of Athens James Basire

From Karen Tarleton

£190

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View of Old London, Neurupping, Circa 1840

19th century

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View of Old London, Neurupping, Circa 1840

From Luke Honey Ltd

£480

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Pair of Late C18th/ Early C19th Italian Classical Engravings After Francesco Piranesi .

19th century

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Pair of Late C18th/ Early C19th Italian Classical Engravings After Francesco Piranesi .

From M Lees and Sons

£650

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Large 18th Century Engraving by James Basire Satyrs

From Karen Tarleton

£165

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Eton – Absence, Engraving After After Tom M. Hemy 1887

19th century

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Eton – Absence, Engraving After After Tom M. Hemy 1887

From Mark Davis Antiques

£175

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19th century

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A Very Fine 19th Century Set of Three Massive Prints of Napoleon

From Yeats Country Antiques

£10,800

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Pair Claude Lorrain John Boydell Sepia Prints 1775

18th century

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Pair Claude Lorrain John Boydell Sepia Prints 1775

From Shaun King Antiques

£265

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The most expensive engraving ever sold on Sellingantiques was a long hand-coloured George III print, "The Prince's Bow", after F G Byron Esq, in October 2017.

Steel Engraving, 'Course of the River Mole' by J.r. Thompson,

19th century

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Steel Engraving, 'Course of the River Mole' by J.r. Thompson,

From The Dorking Desk Shop

£320

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19th century

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Historic Engraving of William Pendrill

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£400

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19th century

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Set of Four Hunting Engravings

From Shackladys Antiques

£645

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19th century

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A Set of Four 19th Century Framed Bird Engravings by William Swainson

From Tigers Decorative

£1,675

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"James Rowan, the Champion Ten Mile Runner" Rare Old Lithograph

19th century

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"James Rowan, the Champion Ten Mile Runner" Rare Old Lithograph

From McTague of Harrogate

£695

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Regency Reverse Glass Engravings Set of Four

19th century

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Regency Reverse Glass Engravings Set of Four

From Jane Short Antiques

£795

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Antique Engravings

18th Century Lithograph of Dolwyddelan Castle Wales

Engraving. Lucy, a Celebrated Bull Bitch by Blockey, Out of Old Patch.bred by Mr. Howard. Now the Property of Mr. Bond.

Set of 3 18th Century Hand Coloured Serpent Engravings

Large 18th Century Engraving Antiquities of Athens James Basire

View of Old London, Neurupping, Circa 1840

Pair of Late C18th/ Early C19th Italian Classical Engravings After Francesco Piranesi .

Large 18th Century Engraving by James Basire Satyrs

Eton – Absence, Engraving After After Tom M. Hemy 1887

A Very Fine 19th Century Set of Three Massive Prints of Napoleon

Pair Claude Lorrain John Boydell Sepia Prints 1775

Steel Engraving, 'Course of the River Mole' by J.r. Thompson,

Historic Engraving of William Pendrill

Set of Four Hunting Engravings

A Set of Four 19th Century Framed Bird Engravings by William Swainson

"James Rowan, the Champion Ten Mile Runner" Rare Old Lithograph

Regency Reverse Glass Engravings Set of Four

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