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Le Concert de Famille. Dedié à Sa Majesté Christian VII. Roi de dannemark, Norwege des Vandales et des Goths, Duc de Sleswic, Holstein, Storman et des Ditmarses, Comte d’Oldenbourg et de Delinenborst &c.&c. Par son très humble très obeissant et très soumis Serviteur, Jean George Wille.
Peint par G. Schalken. Gravé par I.G. Wille Graveur du Roi et de S.M. Imp et Royale d’apres le Tableau Original que est dans son Cabinet.
a Pars chez l'Auteur Quay des Augustins. [n.d. c.1768.]
Engraving, collector's stamp on verso. Plate 484 x 369mm (19 x 14½"). Trimmed to platemark.
A family of six sitting around a table, playing music and singing. Engraved by Johann Georg Wille (1715-1808).
Lugt: 2764 [unidentified].
[Ref: 28783] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Peint par G. Schalken. Gravé par I.G. Wille Graveur du Roi et de S.M. Imp et Royale d’apres le Tableau Original que est dans son Cabinet.
a Pars chez l'Auteur Quay des Augustins. [n.d. c.1768.]
Engraving, collector's stamp on verso. Plate 484 x 369mm (19 x 14½"). Trimmed to platemark.
A family of six sitting around a table, playing music and singing. Engraved by Johann Georg Wille (1715-1808).
Lugt: 2764 [unidentified].
[Ref: 28783] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Prussia] Fréderic II Roi de Prusse Electeur de Brandebourg.](jpegs/57544.jpg)
[Prussia] Fréderic II Roi de Prusse Electeur de Brandebourg.
Pesne P. Wille S.
[n.d., c.1757].
Engraving. 285 x 390mm. (11¼ x 15¼"), large margins.
Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia, half-length, turned to left; with tricorn, and sash worn over jacket bearing the insignia of the Order of the Black Eagle; in trompe l'oeil oval frame, on pedestal. Frédéric II was a successful military campaigner who, in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars against Austria and other powers, greatly enlarged Prussia's territories and made Prussia the foremost military power in Europe at the time.
[Ref: 57544] £320.00
Pesne P. Wille S.
[n.d., c.1757].
Engraving. 285 x 390mm. (11¼ x 15¼"), large margins.
Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia, half-length, turned to left; with tricorn, and sash worn over jacket bearing the insignia of the Order of the Black Eagle; in trompe l'oeil oval frame, on pedestal. Frédéric II was a successful military campaigner who, in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars against Austria and other powers, greatly enlarged Prussia's territories and made Prussia the foremost military power in Europe at the time.
[Ref: 57544] £320.00
Fréderic.II. Roi de Prusse. Electeur de Brandébourg.
Pense P. Wille S.
[n.d., c.1757.]
Engraving. Platemark: 400 x 290mm (15¾ x 11¼").
A portrait of Frederick II King of Prussia (1712 - 1786). Bust-length, turned to the left with head almost facing front, wearing insignia of the Order of the Black Eagle. In an oval frame on a pedestal. Due to Frederick II's many military victories he became known as Frederick the Great. As well as his military prowess, Frederick II was a proponent of enlightened absolutism, modernised Prussian bureaucracy and reformed the judicial system. A great supporter of the French Enlightenment, Frederick often corresponded with its key figures, most notably Voltaire.
[Ref: 33864] £390.00
Pense P. Wille S.
[n.d., c.1757.]
Engraving. Platemark: 400 x 290mm (15¾ x 11¼").
A portrait of Frederick II King of Prussia (1712 - 1786). Bust-length, turned to the left with head almost facing front, wearing insignia of the Order of the Black Eagle. In an oval frame on a pedestal. Due to Frederick II's many military victories he became known as Frederick the Great. As well as his military prowess, Frederick II was a proponent of enlightened absolutism, modernised Prussian bureaucracy and reformed the judicial system. A great supporter of the French Enlightenment, Frederick often corresponded with its key figures, most notably Voltaire.
[Ref: 33864] £390.00
Tricoteuse Hollandoise. Dédié à Monsieur Eberts, Banquier [...]
Peint par F. Mieris. Gravée par J.G. Wille, Graveur du Roi.
A Paris chés l'Auteur Quay des Augustines à côté de l'Hôtel d'Auvergne.
Etching with engraving, 18th century watermark. 405 x 290mm (15¾ x 11½"), large margins.
A Dutch woman knitting, seen through a window.
[Ref: 58089] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Peint par F. Mieris. Gravée par J.G. Wille, Graveur du Roi.
A Paris chés l'Auteur Quay des Augustines à côté de l'Hôtel d'Auvergne.
Etching with engraving, 18th century watermark. 405 x 290mm (15¾ x 11½"), large margins.
A Dutch woman knitting, seen through a window.
[Ref: 58089] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Landscape with haystacks and, behind, the thatched roof of three cottages]](jpegs/46374.jpg)
[Landscape with haystacks and, behind, the thatched roof of three cottages]
Dessiné et Gravé, par Wille, 1754.
Etching, sheet 105 x 165mm (4 x 6½"). Trimmed
Landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. Born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This etching was published in 'Variétés de gravures', a series of thirty-seven plates representing various subjects, engraved by Wille from his own designs between 1738 and 1801. It appeared in the volume on a sheet with two other prints.
For the uncut sheet consisting of this plate and two others, see ref. 44326.
[Ref: 46374] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
Dessiné et Gravé, par Wille, 1754.
Etching, sheet 105 x 165mm (4 x 6½"). Trimmed
Landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. Born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This etching was published in 'Variétés de gravures', a series of thirty-seven plates representing various subjects, engraved by Wille from his own designs between 1738 and 1801. It appeared in the volume on a sheet with two other prints.
For the uncut sheet consisting of this plate and two others, see ref. 44326.
[Ref: 46374] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
![[Two rural landscapes]](jpegs/44327.jpg)
[Two rural landscapes]
[top] Dessiné et Gravé, par J.G. Wille, 1762. [bottom] Dessiné et Gravé, par J.G. Wille, 1777.
[n.d., c.1780. bit later]
Two etchings on one sheet, 330 x 270mm (12¼ x 10½"), very large margins.
Pair of landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. He was born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This sheet comes from a collected edition of his landscapes.
[Ref: 44327] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[top] Dessiné et Gravé, par J.G. Wille, 1762. [bottom] Dessiné et Gravé, par J.G. Wille, 1777.
[n.d., c.1780. bit later]
Two etchings on one sheet, 330 x 270mm (12¼ x 10½"), very large margins.
Pair of landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. He was born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This sheet comes from a collected edition of his landscapes.
[Ref: 44327] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Two rural landscapes]](jpegs/44328.jpg)
[Two rural landscapes]
[top] I.G.W. 1738. [bottom] Dessiné et Gravé par Wille, 1759.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Two etchings on one sheet, 330 x 270mm (12¼ x 10½"), very large margins
Pair of landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. He was born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This sheet comes from a collected edition of his landscapes.
[Ref: 44328] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[top] I.G.W. 1738. [bottom] Dessiné et Gravé par Wille, 1759.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Two etchings on one sheet, 330 x 270mm (12¼ x 10½"), very large margins
Pair of landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. He was born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This sheet comes from a collected edition of his landscapes.
[Ref: 44328] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Three rural landscapes]](jpegs/44329.jpg)
[Three rural landscapes]
[top] Fait par Wille, 1760. [center] Dessiné et Gravé, par J.G. Wille, 1762. [lower] I.G.W. 1746.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Three etchings on one sheet, 330 x 270mm (12¼ x 10½"), very large margins
Three landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. He was born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This sheet comes from a collected edition of his landscapes.
[Ref: 44329] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[top] Fait par Wille, 1760. [center] Dessiné et Gravé, par J.G. Wille, 1762. [lower] I.G.W. 1746.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Three etchings on one sheet, 330 x 270mm (12¼ x 10½"), very large margins
Three landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. He was born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This sheet comes from a collected edition of his landscapes.
[Ref: 44329] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Three rural landscapes]](jpegs/44326.jpg)
[Three rural landscapes]
[top] Wille, del.t et sculp.t 1760. [centre] Wille, del.t et sculp.t 1761. [lower] Dessiné et Gravé, par Wille, 1754.
[n.d., c.1780. bit later]
Three etchings on one sheet, 330 x 270mm (12¼ x 10½"), very large margins.
Three landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. He was born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This sheet comes from a collected edition of his landscapes.
[Ref: 44326] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[top] Wille, del.t et sculp.t 1760. [centre] Wille, del.t et sculp.t 1761. [lower] Dessiné et Gravé, par Wille, 1754.
[n.d., c.1780. bit later]
Three etchings on one sheet, 330 x 270mm (12¼ x 10½"), very large margins.
Three landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. He was born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This sheet comes from a collected edition of his landscapes.
[Ref: 44326] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Two rural landscapes]](jpegs/44228.jpg)
[Two rural landscapes]
Wille Fecit 1756 [upper] Wille Del.t et Sculp.t 1761 [lower]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Two etchings on sheet 360 x 270mm (14¼ x 10½"), with generous margins.
Pair of landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. He was born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This sheet comes from a collected edition of his landscapes.
[Ref: 44228] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Wille Fecit 1756 [upper] Wille Del.t et Sculp.t 1761 [lower]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Two etchings on sheet 360 x 270mm (14¼ x 10½"), with generous margins.
Pair of landscapes by Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808), latterly known as Jean Georges Wille. He was born near Koenigsberg in Germany and came to Paris in 1736 where began etching genre pictures and landscapes from the northern schools to complement his practice as a portrait engraver. His studio became one of the most important printmaking centres. This sheet comes from a collected edition of his landscapes.
[Ref: 44228] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Les Delices Maternelles. Dedié à Son Aktesse Sérenissime Madame la Duchess Douaireiere de Saxe-Weimar, née Duchesse de Brunswik et de Lunebourg par son très humble et très obeissant Serviteur J: G: Wille. 25.le Pl. 1781.
Gravé par J.G. Wille Graveur du Roi, de S.M. Impr: et Roy: et du Roi de Danemark, d'après le ableau de son fils, P.A. Wille Peintre du Roi.
à Paris, chez l'Auteur, Quay des Augustins [1781].
Engraving. 430 x 340mm (17 x 13½"), very large margins. A little spotting and staining.
An oval portrait of a woman sitting in an armchair with her son standing on her knee.
[Ref: 57455] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Gravé par J.G. Wille Graveur du Roi, de S.M. Impr: et Roy: et du Roi de Danemark, d'après le ableau de son fils, P.A. Wille Peintre du Roi.
à Paris, chez l'Auteur, Quay des Augustins [1781].
Engraving. 430 x 340mm (17 x 13½"), very large margins. A little spotting and staining.
An oval portrait of a woman sitting in an armchair with her son standing on her knee.
[Ref: 57455] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Le concert de famille.]](jpegs/14707.jpg)
[Le concert de famille.]
[Painted by Godfried Schalcken. Engraved by Jean Wille.]
[Paris, c.1768.]
Engraving, proof before all letters, 490 x 375mm. 19¼ x 14¾".
A family of five sitting around a table in an interior, singing from song books to the accompaniment of a violin. Coat of arms to lower margin. Engraved by Johann Georg Wille (1714-1808) after Godfried Schalcken (1643 - 1706).
[Ref: 14707] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Painted by Godfried Schalcken. Engraved by Jean Wille.]
[Paris, c.1768.]
Engraving, proof before all letters, 490 x 375mm. 19¼ x 14¾".
A family of five sitting around a table in an interior, singing from song books to the accompaniment of a violin. Coat of arms to lower margin. Engraved by Johann Georg Wille (1714-1808) after Godfried Schalcken (1643 - 1706).
[Ref: 14707] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
La Liseuse. Dédié à Monsieur T.M. Osteri, Négiciant à Zurich... Par son Ami et Serviteur Wille.
Peint par G. Dauw. Gravé par J.G. Wille, Graveur du Roy.
à Paris chez l'Auteur Quai des Augustins. [n.d., c.1761.]
Etching. 400 x 285mm (15¾ x 11¼"). Very large margins. Slight stain top left.
An old woman reading, wearing a cap and glasses, seen through a trompe-l'oeil window. Engraved by Johann Georg Wille after Gerrit Dou.
[Ref: 38304] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Peint par G. Dauw. Gravé par J.G. Wille, Graveur du Roy.
à Paris chez l'Auteur Quai des Augustins. [n.d., c.1761.]
Etching. 400 x 285mm (15¾ x 11¼"). Very large margins. Slight stain top left.
An old woman reading, wearing a cap and glasses, seen through a trompe-l'oeil window. Engraved by Johann Georg Wille after Gerrit Dou.
[Ref: 38304] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Petite Ecoliere. Dedié à son Excellence Monsieur le Baron de Groschlag Premier Ministre d'Etat [...]
Peint par Schenau de SAE de Saxe Gravé par J.G. Wille Graveur du Roi 1771
A Paris chez l'Auteur Quay des Augustins Par Son très humble et très Obeissant Serviteur Wille.
Engraving, platemark 250 x 180mm (9¾ x 7") very large margins.
Young schoolgirl holding a bird, seen through trompe l'oeil niche. After Johann Eleazar Schenau (also identified as Johann Elias Zeissig, 1737-1806), painter and etcher born in Saxony who trained in Dresden, went to Paris 1756-70. He returned to Dresden as a member of the Academy, professor there in 1774. Director of the Meissen drawing school together with G B Casanova 1776, on his own from 1795. Engraved by J.G. Wille, engraver and publisher who became Schenau's patron, buying several paintings from the artist including that from which this print derives (now in the Dresden collection).
[Ref: 40287] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Peint par Schenau de SAE de Saxe Gravé par J.G. Wille Graveur du Roi 1771
A Paris chez l'Auteur Quay des Augustins Par Son très humble et très Obeissant Serviteur Wille.
Engraving, platemark 250 x 180mm (9¾ x 7") very large margins.
Young schoolgirl holding a bird, seen through trompe l'oeil niche. After Johann Eleazar Schenau (also identified as Johann Elias Zeissig, 1737-1806), painter and etcher born in Saxony who trained in Dresden, went to Paris 1756-70. He returned to Dresden as a member of the Academy, professor there in 1774. Director of the Meissen drawing school together with G B Casanova 1776, on his own from 1795. Engraved by J.G. Wille, engraver and publisher who became Schenau's patron, buying several paintings from the artist including that from which this print derives (now in the Dresden collection).
[Ref: 40287] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[Petite Ecoliere.]](jpegs/40288.jpg)
[Petite Ecoliere.] [Dedié à son Excellence Monsieur le Baron de Groschlag Premier Ministre d'Etat...]
[Peint par Schenau de SAE de Saxe Gravé par J.G. Wille Graveur du Roi 1771]
[A Paris chez l'Auteur Quay des Augustins Par Son très humble et très Obeissant Serviteur Wille.]
Engraving, platemark 250 x 180mm (9¾ x 7"). Very scarce proof before all letters. Collector's stamp of Lewis Loyd bottom left.
Young schoolgirl holding a bird, seen through trompe l'oeil niche. After Johann Eleazar Schenau (also identified as Johann Elias Zeissig, 1737-1806), painter and etcher born in Saxony who trained in Dresden, went to Paris 1756-70. He returned to Dresden as a member of the Academy, professor there in 1774. Director of the Meissen drawing school together with G B Casanova 1776, on his own from 1795. Engraved by J.G. Wille, engraver and publisher who became Schenau's patron, buying several paintings from the artist including that from which this print derives (now in the Dresden collection). This impression was formerly in the collection of the banker and print collector Lewis Loyd (1811-91). Between 1840 and 1870 Loyd assembled a collection of prints distinguished by their fine condition and early states.
L.2802.
[Ref: 40288] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
[Peint par Schenau de SAE de Saxe Gravé par J.G. Wille Graveur du Roi 1771]
[A Paris chez l'Auteur Quay des Augustins Par Son très humble et très Obeissant Serviteur Wille.]
Engraving, platemark 250 x 180mm (9¾ x 7"). Very scarce proof before all letters. Collector's stamp of Lewis Loyd bottom left.
Young schoolgirl holding a bird, seen through trompe l'oeil niche. After Johann Eleazar Schenau (also identified as Johann Elias Zeissig, 1737-1806), painter and etcher born in Saxony who trained in Dresden, went to Paris 1756-70. He returned to Dresden as a member of the Academy, professor there in 1774. Director of the Meissen drawing school together with G B Casanova 1776, on his own from 1795. Engraved by J.G. Wille, engraver and publisher who became Schenau's patron, buying several paintings from the artist including that from which this print derives (now in the Dresden collection). This impression was formerly in the collection of the banker and print collector Lewis Loyd (1811-91). Between 1840 and 1870 Loyd assembled a collection of prints distinguished by their fine condition and early states.
L.2802.
[Ref: 40288] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
![[Germany] Hieronimus von Erlach.](jpegs/31534.jpg)
[Germany] Hieronimus von Erlach.
Germahlet Von dem Ritter Rusca. Gegraben Von Will.
[n.d., c.1800].
Engraving. Size: 320 x 470mm. (12½ x 18½"). Collector's stamp on verso of Dr. C. D. Ginsburg. Trimmed inside platemark. Repaired small hole to upper right in printed area.
Portrait of general and statesman Hieronymos von Erlach (1667 - 1748) standing behind a table, with the baton of his charge in his right hand and behind him, a helmet. At the outbreak of the Spanish War of Succession, Erlach joined the Austrian service and commanded as colonel in a regiment of the city of Bern. In 1721 he was appointed as head of the Schultheiss City and Republic of Bern. Inscription underneath in German with crest in the centre.
Lugt: 1145
[Ref: 31534] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Germahlet Von dem Ritter Rusca. Gegraben Von Will.
[n.d., c.1800].
Engraving. Size: 320 x 470mm. (12½ x 18½"). Collector's stamp on verso of Dr. C. D. Ginsburg. Trimmed inside platemark. Repaired small hole to upper right in printed area.
Portrait of general and statesman Hieronymos von Erlach (1667 - 1748) standing behind a table, with the baton of his charge in his right hand and behind him, a helmet. At the outbreak of the Spanish War of Succession, Erlach joined the Austrian service and commanded as colonel in a regiment of the city of Bern. In 1721 he was appointed as head of the Schultheiss City and Republic of Bern. Inscription underneath in German with crest in the centre.
Lugt: 1145
[Ref: 31534] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)