Collection: Antique Copper Engravings

The copperplate engraving is an intaglio printing technique. Classical copperplate engraving emerged in Germany the early 15th century. Goldsmiths who wanted to control the use of the various designs engraved on gold and silver plates, made an impression of the design on paper. Gradually they started to reproduce these images in their own right. The design or image is engraved into the copper plate, the ink is carefully applied, and then the remains of the ink are wiped off the surface of the plate, leaving the ink in the grooves of the engraving. The plate is covered with a humid sheet of paper and the image is printed under a very high pressure in a printing press.

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  • Chatsworth, Derbyshire - Antique Copper Engraving, circa 1806
    Chatsworth Derbyshire - Antique Copper Engraving circa 1806
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  • Caletum (Calais) - Antique Copper Engraving 1597
    Caletum (Calais) - Antique Copper Engraving 1597
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  • Entree de Francais Dans Livourne - Antique Copper Engraving 1802
    Entree de Francais Dans Livourne - Antique Copper Engraving 1802
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  • Mr Harley as Lusignan - Antique Copper Engraving circa 1780
    Mr Harley as Lusignan - Antique Copper Engraving circa 1780
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  • Mr Oxberry as Mawworm - Antique Copper Engraving circa 1810
    Mr Oxberry as Mawworm - Antique Copper Engraving circa 1810
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  • Philip of Spain - Antique Copper Engraving 1803
    Philip of Spain - Antique Copper Engraving 1803
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  • The Lord Mayor Presenting the City Sword - Antique Copper Engraving circa 1808
    The Lord Mayor Presenting the City Sword - Antique Copper Engraving circa 1808
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  • Sir Philip Sydney - Antique Copper Engraving circa 1780
    Sir Philip Sydney - Antique Copper Engraving circa 1780
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  • West Front of Cowdry House, Midhurst, Sussex - Antique Copper Engraving, 1794
    West Front of Cowdry House Midhurst Sussex - Antique Copper Engraving 1794
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  • A Pair of Botanical Prints - Antique Copper Engravings, 1825/1832
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  • Tulipano - Antique Botanical Copper Engraving, circa 1720
    Tulipano - Antique Botanical Copper Engraving circa 1720
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  • Branching Limonia and Common Mudwort - Antique Botanical Copper Engraving, circa 1807
    Branching Limonia and Common Mudwort - Antique Botanical Copper Engraving circa 1807
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