Old Masters Portrait Prints
OLD MASTERS
Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.
The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.
Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.
Find a collection of Old Masters prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors and other art on 1stDibs.
to
26
304
68
15
299
295
75
7
321
46
4
1
6
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
2,040
1,925
893
381
293
216
146
143
143
123
72
17
12
9
274
148
128
115
98
86
69
48
37
34
8
7
6
6
5
5
3
3
3
3
135
239
1
6
1
89
91
86
7
6
6
251
121
30
21
10
Style: Old Masters
Phallus Fascinum in Ancient Roman Religion -Etching by F. Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Phallus fascinum in ancient Roman religion, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Govanni Morghen ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Profiles - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Profiles is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", Lo...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Desperation - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Desperation is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Bensley, 1810.
This artwork portrays a historical woman...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Julius Caesar - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Julius Caesar is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Know...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait After Raphael - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of After Raphael is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Know...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Pietro Campana - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Pietro Campana in the 18th century.
Sig...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statues - Etching - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Frederick 2nd - Original Etching by James Heath - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Frederick 2nd is an original artwork realized by James Heath (1757 - 1834).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledg...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Woman - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Bensley, 1810.
A the bottom center the name of the man portrayed "an angelic Woman...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Woman - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge a...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind",...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Sir Thomas More - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Sir Thomas More is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Kn...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Women and Children - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Women and Children is an original artwork realized by James Neagle for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promo...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of René Descartes - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of René Descartes is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognom...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Roman Medal - Original Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Medal from the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very good cond...
Category
1750s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Heads of Johnfon - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Heads of Johnfon is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", Lo...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Count Stadion - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Count Stadion is an original artwork realized by John Hall (1739 - 1797).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, ...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Mars - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mars is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", ...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by John Thornthwaite - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by John Thornthwaite for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind"...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind",...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait After Raphael - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait After Raphael is an original artwork realized by Thomas Trotter (1756 - 1803).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledg...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Attila - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Attila is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind"...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", ...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Heidegger - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Heidegger is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankin...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a manis an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", Lo...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Head of a Man - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Head of a man is an original artwork realized by John Hall for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Be...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the ...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Heads of John Locke - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Heads of Locke is an original artwork realized by James Neagle for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London,...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Lavater - Original Etching by John Chapman - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Lavater is an original artwork realized by John Chapman for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge ...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Angel - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Angel is an original artwork realized by James Neagle for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Bensley,...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Phallus Fascinum in Ancient Roman Religion - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Phallus fascinum in ancient Roman religion, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Silhouettes - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouette is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the L...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Roman Medal - Original Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Medal for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very good condi...
Category
1750s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Benjamin West - Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Benjamin West is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Know...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue of Aphrodite - Original Etching by Filippo Morghen - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue of Aphrodite, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statues - Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by William Sharp - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by William Sharp (1749 - 1824).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promot...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Heads of a Man - Original Etching by Anker Smith - 1810
By Anker Smith
Located in Roma, IT
Heads of a man is an original artwork realized by Anker Smith for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Be...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Man While Writing - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man while writing is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Profiles of Men - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Man's Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", Lond...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Angel - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Angel is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Bensl...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Kauffmann - Original Etching by Anker Smith - 1810
By Anker Smith
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Kauffmann is an original artwork realized by Anker Smith (1759 - 1819).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed ...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Gentleman - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Gentleman is an original artwork realized by James Neagle for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by John Hall for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London,...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by John Chapman for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge an...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of A.R. Mengs - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of A.R. Mengs is an original artwork realized by James Neagle (1765 - 1822).
Original Etching from J.c. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge ...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on plate on the lower right.
...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 1700s
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carol Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Malvieu - Original Etching after John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Malvieu is an original artwork realized after John Hall (1737 - 1797).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Lebec - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Lebec is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge an...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Homer - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Homer is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge an...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait After Schmuzer - Original Etching After Thomas Trotter - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait After Schmuzer is an original artwork realized by Thomas Trotter (1756 - 1803).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowled...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Duke of Weymar - Original Etching by Philip Audinet - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Duke of Weymar is an original artwork realized by Philip Audinet (1766 - 1837).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Know...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Woman - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge a...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Man While Reading - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man While Reading is an original artwork realized by John Hall for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Manki...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater' "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love...
Category
1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Old Masters portrait prints for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Old Masters portrait prints available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 20th Century, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Charles Amand Durand, Thomas Holloway, Vincenzo Campana, and Carlo Nolli. Frequently made by artists working with Etching, and Engraving and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Old Masters portrait prints, so small editions measuring 1.58 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait prints made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $99 and tops out at $80,000, while the average work sells for $253.