Salvador Rosa small etching

One of half a dozen small etchings by  Salvador Rosa that I aquired for just a few pounds six years ago.

self portrait looking at nothing

As I get older my selfportraits get bleaker, I drew this a few months ago and had been using it as a bookmark.

Wenceslaus Hollar 2

Here is another of Wenceslaus Hollars small etchings.

Wenceslaus Hollar Spanish lady

This is one of the small Wenceslaus Hollar etchings in my collection, his work is so delicate and accurate but then as now it was hard to make a living as an etcher, he eventually died a pauper with everything taken except the bed he was dying on.

Whats so special about prints?

Harpsicord print

This is a sixteenth century print of a harpsicord, click on the image to see an enlarged version

lion and camel

I do not know who engraved this lion and camel but this print is over four hunfdred years old.