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Professions

More antique prints related to almost every profession imaginable can be found here:
Die Chemiker. The Chemist. A crocodile????? hanging from the ceiling. Steel engraving by W. French after a painting by D. Teniers ca 1840.

Professions, chemist

$110.00 $66.00

"Taucherkugel zu Bergungszwecken" (diving ball (bathysphere) for recovery operations) 10 x 11.5 cm (3.9 x 4.5") "Taucherkugel zu Bergungszweck. Vertikal- und Horizontalschnitt") (diving ball (bathysphere) for recovery operations with a vertical and horizontal view)

Professions, diving, diving ball, bathysphere, recovery operations

$55.00 $33.00

"Bazaar of the Silk Mercers, Cairo" Lithograph by Louis Haghe (1806-1885). Printed in color after the painting by David Roberts (1796-1864) Published in "Egypt & Nubia" London, F.G. Moon, 1846-1849

City Views, Professions, Egypt, Cairo, Kairo, Bazaar, Silk Mercers, David Roberts

$2,250.00 $1,350.00

"La Lecon d'anatomie, tableau de Rembrandt" Wood engraving by Franck after a painting by Rembrandt. Published 1860. Reverse side is printed.

Medicine, Professions, Anatomy lesson, Rembrandt

$30.00 $18.00

"Josef Frauenhofer fuert in Muenchen sein Spektrometer vor" Wood engraving made after a painting by R. Wimmer. Published 1905.

Portraits, Professions, Technology, Frauenhofer, Spektrometer

$35.00 $21.00

"Mephisto visiting Faust in his laboratory" Zicograph in aquatint style after the painting by Alfred Jacomin (1842-1913) Scene from "Faust" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The print was separately printed on China paper and rolled upon underlaying paper. Published in an unknown publication. Ca. 1900

Professions, Chemist, Alchemist, Theatre, Goethe, Faust, Mephisto visiting Faust

$140.00 $84.00

"Le marchand de pommes de terre cuites" Wood engraving showing a vendor selling cooked potatoes. Most likely in England since the writing on the stand is English and using the word "royal". Published 1878. Below the image is an article that continues on the reverse side about the eating of potatoes in France and England.

City Views, Professions, Gastronomy, England, London, Royal Haymarket, merchant, vendor, potatoes

$40.00 $24.00

"The Inventor" Wood engraving made after the painting by David Ridgway Knight. Published 1895. Reverse side is printed with unrelated text.

Professions, Inventor

$40.00 $24.00

"Elektrische Versuche des Abbe Nollet in Paris zu Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts" Wood engraving published 1905. Reverse side is printed with text about electricity.

Professions, Technology, electric experiments, Abbe Nollet

$35.00 $21.00

"Brillenmacher und Brillentraeger im 16 Jahrhundert" (Eyeglasses maker and eyeglass wearer in the 16th Century) Wood engraving made after a drawing by Johann Stradanus. Published 1905.

Professions, Optician, eyeglass maker

$55.00 $33.00

In earlier times they made ropes with hemp. 2 Copper etchings by Robert Benard (1734-1777) Published in "Encyclopdie" by / von Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and / und Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783 Paris, 1751-1780) Harvest and processing the hemp plant (Canabis) / Ernte und Verarbeitung der Hanf-Pflanze

Professions, Harvest and processing the hemp plant (Canabis), Rope Makers

$180.00 $108.00

"Summa" Summery of the German text below image: It is a sad but necessary action to write a testament. But it serves the dying as well as the survivors. In this way the living will learn about the belongings they inherit and the dying know who will inherit their belongings after their life has ended.Continued text with details on reverse side.

Professions, Notary, sets up testament

$250.00 $150.00

"The Antiquarian" Lithograph by George Spratt with original hand coloring. This print was one in a series of satirical depictions of professions and trades. It was published in "Purcell's Lithographic Drawing Book" By Charles Tilt. London, 1830

Professions, The Antiquarian

$220.00 $132.00

"Dr. Sytax At An Auction" Aquatint by Thomas Rowlandson. Original hand coloring. Dated 1820. Fine image. Minor signs of age in margins.

Professions, Artseller, Auction, Thomas Rowlandson

$80.00 $48.00

"Indigo fabrique" Copper engraving from the German edition of "Histoire generale des Voyages...." by Antoine-Francois Prevost ca 1750. Print shows the various stagesof producing indigo dye.

Genre, Professions, Indigo fabrique, How to produce indigo

$120.00 $72.00

"Ein chinesischer Briefschreiber" (A Chinese letter writer) Wood engraving made after a photograph ca 1900.

Genre, China, A Chinese letter writer

$40.00 $24.00

"Der Zahnarzt" (the dentist) "Pramienbild zum Archiv fuer Natur Kunst etc. fuer 1843." Very fine lithograph after the painting by Cornelius Molenaer (named Scrabo. Published by Delme & Mueller, 1843.

Professions, Der Zahnarzt, the dentist

$580.00 $290.00

"Le Singe barbier" ( der Affe als friseur - the monkey as barber ) Wood engraving after a painting by Alexandre Gabriel Decamps ( 1803-1860 )

Animals, Caricatures, Professions, Le Singe barbier, monkey as barber

$55.00 $33.00