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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Ancient Ruins - Watercolor by Abraham Rademaker - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Ruins is an original old master artwork realized by Abraham Rademaker (1677-1735) in 18th Century Wonderful watercolor by the famous 18th-centur...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Study for a Frieze - Original Pen Drawing - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study for a Frieze is an original drawing in pen realized by an anonymous artist in the 18th Cent. Good conditions but aged. The artwork is depicted through perfect hatching in a w...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Attrib. Prospero Fontana (1512-1597) - Bolognese School Ink Drawing, Two Cherubs
By Prospero Fontana
Located in Corsham, GB
This fine renaissance study, attributed to Bolognese painter Prospero Fontana (1512-1597), depicts two cherubs seated in clouds, playing with the arms of Mars. Elegantly mastered in ...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

The maker - Ink Watercolor by M. De Vito - Early 1800
Located in Roma, IT
The Baker is an original watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by Michela De Vito in the first half of XIX century. Good conditions except for a very light shading on right s...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

“Portrait of a Head”
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 18th century mixed media portrait of the head of an old man, perhaps the biblical figure Moses. Italian school . Composed of graphite, colored chalk, watercolor and gouache on ...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

“Portrait of a Head”
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Attrib. Giuseppe Mazzola (1748-1838) - 1798 Watercolour, Spinning Cotton
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate and finely detailed watercolour showing a group of women with spindles and cotton. Their children play around them as they work. The feeling of happiness in their work shi...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Study for Statue - Pencil Drawing by Giovanni Fontana - Early 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study for Statue is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by the architect and engineer Giovanni Fontana (1540-1614). The state of preservation of the artwork is good exc...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Camp - Ink and Watercolor by J. P. Verdussen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a beautiful drawing in pen and watercolor on paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen. In aged condition, except for some repaired cut and folding line at the middle. The...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engravings of Fruit in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Lamp - Original China Ink and Watercolor - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Lamp" is an original china ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Artist of XIX Century. In very good conditions. Not signed.
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Anfora - Drawing - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Anfora is an original black and white old master artwork probably realized in the early 18th century by Anonymous artist. Ink and Watercolor on thick filigree paper, representing a ...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Boy with Mask - Pencil and Watercolor by Antonio Visentini - 18th Century
By Antonio Visentini
Located in Roma, IT
Boy with Mask is a Modern Artwork realized by Antonio Visentini (Venice, 1688 - Venice, 1782) in the first half of the XVIII Century. Original watercolor on watermarked ivory paper....
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Two Angels - Ink and Watercolor Drawing by A. Brustolon - Early 1700
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in Roma, IT
Due Angeli is an original artwork realized by Andrea Brustolon. Mixed media, ink and watercolor. The artwork rapresents two baroque angels, study realized by Brostolon for a sculpt...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Announcement - Drawing by Giovanni Fontana - 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The announcement in S. Maria sopra Minerva is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by Giovanni Fontana. The state of preservation of the artwork is good except for some ...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Drawing pencil carbon Sketch Religious Saints miniaturist German baroque 18th
Located in PARIS, FR
Johan Jacob HOCH Mainz, 1750 - Mainz, 1829 Pencil drawing on paper 34 x 22 cm (50 x 41 cm with frame) Signed and dated lower left "Johann Jacob Hoch / July 1778" Pitch pine frame wit...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

Speech - Original China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - Mid 1747
Located in Roma, IT
Speech is an original and unique drawing in ink on paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen, with sketches on the rear. The State of preservation is very good with the traces of time. ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Studies for Portraits - China Ink - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Studies for portrais is an original china ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper realized by an Anonymous Artist of the late 19th Century. In very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 8...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Port - Pencil on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Port is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XVIII century. The State of preservation is good, except for some diffused foxing. Sheet dime...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Allegorical Scene - Sepia Drawing Attribute to L.F. Dubourg -Early 1700
Located in Roma, IT
Allegorical Scene is an original modern artwork attributed to the Louis Fabricius Dubourg in the first half of the XVIII Century. Original sepia drawing...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Woman in Costume - Ink and Watercolor by M. De Vito - Early 1800
Located in Roma, IT
Woman In Costume is an original watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by Michela De Vito in the first half of XIX century. Good conditions exc...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Flora Study - Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - End of 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour. Hand-Numbered "312" lower-right on margin. In very good condition except a little stain on the high left corner. Wonderful Watercolour drawing by Jan Peeter Verdussen, s...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Atrrib. Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1827) - c. 1798 Watercolour, The Start
Located in Corsham, GB
A humorous late Georgian cartoon, showing the chaotic start to a horse race as one of the horses goes out of control and runs into the spectators, sending them fleeing. The scene app...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Saint Jerome in the Desert, Prague school sanguine drawing
Located in New York, NY
Saint Jerome in the Desert Prague school sanguine drawing.
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Paper

Italian School 18th century, An Ancient soldier in profile, red chalk on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Italian School 18th Century An Ancient soldier in profile, red chalk on paper 35 x 23.5 cm in good condition, traces of folds in the lower right corner Framed : 46.5 x 35.5 cm This...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

18th Century, Portrait of a Lady in a Tondo, red chalk drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French (?) school circa 1770 Portrait of a Lady in a Tondo, red chalk on paper 20 x 29 cm Numbered 25 on the upper left Little holes in the bottom (intended for binding) Not framed ...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

A Landscape Scene with two figures, a great tree and an obelisk, English School
Located in Greven, DE
A Landscape Scene, perhaps in a Parc, with a great tree and an Obelisk. in The foreground two figures are shown. English School inscribed "Pieter Rysbraeck?" on paper, with passepart...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper

Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777)  A Banquet scene, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777)  A Banquet scene Pen and black ink, brown ink wash on paper Diameter 21 cm In good condition In a modern frame under glass 30 x 30 cm Louis Feli...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Francesco Furini Sanguine Drawing before 1642
Located in Florence, IT
Preparatory Drawing (sanguine on paper, 42 x 28 cm) by Francesco Furini for the making of the Saint Sebastian, ordered by the prince Lorenzo de' Medic...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil

Old Masters Chalk Drawing, 17th Century Italian Sanguine on Paper
Located in London, GB
Sanguine chalk on paper Image size: 7 x 8 1/2 inches (18 x 22 cm) Acid free cut-out mount This 17th century drawing depicts a reclining woman with her back. The Sanguine chalk that...
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Italian School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Eighteenth century Old Master drawing - Apollo destroying Niobe's children
Located in London, GB
Pen, ink and wash Framed dimensions: 13 x 11 ¼ inches Drawn c.1765 Verso: a study of a hanged man Mortimer has filled this small sheet with action, depicting in the top right, Apollo and Artemis...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

The Gardens of Rome - Ink and Watercolor by J. P. Verdussen - 1742
Located in Roma, IT
China ink and watercolor on paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1742. Hand dated. Conditions: five holes on top margin and on the bottom right of the paper. Foxing on the top ...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Untitled-055 Pastel Figure by Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hans Burkhardt frequently used live models for his figural pastels, which he maintained an interest in throughout his long career. Untitled (1972) Pastel on paper 25" x 20" Signed a...
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American Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Bacchanal scene with nymp and Satyrs, pencil on Paper signed and dated 1778
Located in Paris, FR
A Nymph and two Satyrs Signed lower right "................fecit" and dated 1778 Grey wash over charcoal and brown ink, on laid paper 27 x 40.5 cm / 10.5 X 16 inches Framed : 51 x...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Drawing of a captive woman
Located in London, GB
Collections: Sir Thomas Lawrence, who acquired the contents of Fuseli’s studio; Susan, Countess of Guilford, née Coutts (1771-1837), acquired from the Lawrence estate; Susan, Baroness North (1797-1884), daughter of the above; Mrs A. M. Jaffé, acquired in France, c. 1950 to 2016. Black chalks, on buff-coloured paper Stamped verso: ‘Baroness Norths Collection / of Drawings by H Fuseli Esq.’ Framed dimensions: 26.38 x 20.63 inches This boldly drawn sheet depicting a seated figure was made by Fuseli at an important and highly productive moment in his career. The monumental drawing is closely related to another sheet by Fuseli in the British Museum which Schiff published as subject unknown. Both drawings were made when Fuseli was designing his most important sequence of historical works, including scenes from Shakespeare and Milton, The Nightmare and The Death of Dido which was exhibited at the Royal Academy to great critical acclaim in 1781. The present drawing does not relate directly to any of Fuseli’s finished historical paintings of the period, but evidently the image of a slightly menacing, seated and covered old woman was precisely the sort of motif he was playing with. It is notable that the same figure reappears later in Fuseli’s work as the witch from Ben Jonson’s Witch’s Song which Fuseli produced as both a painting and engraving in 1812. Fuseli returned to London in 1779 from a highly creative and productive period in Rome and established himself as one of the leading history painters of the period. Fuseli re-established contact with his old mentor Sir Joshua Reynolds, becoming a regular guest at his dinner table and visitor to his studio. The earliest and most striking manifestation of this strategy was Fuseli's Death of Dido, exhibited in 1781 at the Royal Academy. Executed on the same scale as Reynolds's version (Royal Collection), Fuseli's vertically oriented picture was hung directly opposite Reynolds's with its horizontal orientation, inevitably inviting comparison between the two works and garnering Fuseli much publicity and favourable reviews in the newspapers. The present, previously unpublished sheet, relates closely to a drawing now in the British Museum. That sheet shows the same seated old woman, drawn on a smaller scale and more schematic in design, seated next to an anatomical drawing of a man. The pose of this figure is related to the pose of Dido in his Death of Dido; the foreshortened torso, arrangement of head, oblique view of Dido’s features and arms all suggest that the study can be viewed as an initial thought for the composition. Fuseli may have initially thought of including the figure of the hunched and covered old woman. Drawn on identical paper to the British Museum sheet, our study is an enlarged depiction of the same figure, more elaborately delineated and developed. The presence of a chain to the right of the figure, suggests that the iconography was related in some way to a scene of imprisonment. Fuseli had first explored the motif of the hooded old woman in an early Roman drawing, 'The Venus Seller'. The idea of a grotesque old woman, hooded and with angular nose and projecting chin seen in profile was most spectacularly used by Fuseli in his sequence of paintings depicting The Three Witches from Macbeth. Fuseli seems to have kept the present sheet and may have returned to it when preparing a painting of The Witch and the Mandrake from Ben Jonson’s Witch’s Song from his Masque of Queens in 1812. Here the same seated figure looks out from under her hood and picks a mandrake by moonlight. Jonson’s drama had been performed at the court of James I in 1609, inspired the subject. To throw the nobility of the queens into relief, the poet added a coven of witches, one of whom declares: ‘I last night lay all alone, On the ground, to hear the mandrake groan; And plucked him up, though he grew full low, And, as I had done, the cock did crow.’ The figure was reversed in the associated etching which was published in 1812. It seems likely that the present drawing remained as part of Fuseli’s working archive of figure studies. The present drawing was presumably purchased with the bulk of Fuseli’s drawings after the artist’s death by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Lawrence’s large group of Fuseli drawings were then acquired by Susan, Countess of Guildford (1771-1837). Lady Guildford was the eldest daughter of the banker Thomas Coutts (1735-1822), who himself had supported Fuseli’s journey to Rome in the 1770s and had remained one of the artist’s key...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Ancient Ruins - Watercolor by Abraham Rademaker - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Ruins is an original old master artwork realized by Abraham Rademaker in 18th Century Wonderful watercolor by the famous 18th-century painter an...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, a preparatory drawing by Alessandro Casolani
Located in PARIS, FR
This powerful pen and brown ink wash drawing is a study for an altarpiece depicting The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew. Signed and dated 1604, it was painted at the end of his life b...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Planimetry of the Vatican - China Ink After G.L. Bernini - Mid-17th
Located in Roma, IT
Planimetry of the Vatican After G.L. Bernini is an original China Ink realized by an unknown artist in mid-17th century. Good condition except for some spoiled yellowed paper on mar...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Johann Weinmann: 18th Century Engravings of an aloe in a decorative pot.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings of decorative urns with aloes and cacti from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made, parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Johann Weinmann: 18th Century Engraving of an aloe in a decorative pot.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings of decorative urns with aloes and cacti from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made, parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Portrait - Original Ink and Watercolor on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Modern artwork realized in the half of the 18th Century in France. Original watercolor on ivory paper. The work is surrounded by a colored frame. The sig...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Ceiling Decoration - Original Ink and Watercolor - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Ceiling Decoration" is an original drawing in ink and watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by Anonymous Artist of the XVIII Century. The st...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Study of a girl sitting and reading a book
By William Hoare
Located in Bath, Somerset
A study in red chalk of a girl sitting and reading a book. Red chalk on paper under glass in a giltwood and gesso frame. This small drawing has a sense of intimacy in the capturing of a moment where the sitter is seemingly unaware of being observed, unlike the feeling of formailty and self-awareness in a staged portrait sitting Provenance: Private collection, Somerset With J. Davey & Sons Ltd, Liverpool William Hoare...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Glass

Procida - Original Ink Watercolor by M. De Vito - Early 1800
Located in Roma, IT
Procida is an original watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by Michela De Vito in the first half of XIX century. Good conditions except for two little foxings. The title is...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Johann Weinmann: 18th Century Engraving of an aloe in a decorative pot.
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED ITEM. MORE EXAMPLES AVAILABLE Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings of decorative urns with aloes and cacti from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, present...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Johann Weinmann: 18th Century Engraving of an aloe in a decorative pot.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings of decorative urns with aloes and cacti from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made, parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Johann Weinmann: 18th Century Engraving. Aloe in a Decorative pot.
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT. Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings of decorative urns with aloes and cacti from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made, parce...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Ritratto a matita del pittore Francesco Albani, inizi del XIX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno rappresenta, come riportato a penna in basso al centro del foglio, il ritratto del celebre pittore dell'Emilia Romagna Francesco Albani, uno dei massimi rappresentanti del...
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Other Art Style 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Eighteenth century Old Master drawing - St Jerome
Located in London, GB
Pen, ink and wash Framed dimensions: 9 ½ x 11 ¼ inches Drawn c. 1763 This small, powerful study shows St Jerome contemplating the bible with a cross and sk...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Study for John Bull Taking a Luncheon
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Ink Dimensions: 5.75" x 7.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Original SIGNED Pen Ink and Watercolor Study for John Bull Taking a L...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Beheading scene in front of an enthroned king, probably a martyr scene
Located in PARIS, FR
Italian School Around 1700 Beheading scene in front of an enthroned king, probably a martyr scene Black pencil 21.5 x 28 cm 29.5 x 39 cm Provenance: Fryszman collection, sale on 01...
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Italian School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Jacques Gamelin (1738-1803) Study After Raphaël, 1768, Black Stone White Chalk
Located in PARIS, FR
Jacques GAMELIN Carcassone 1738-1803 Study after the triton of the Triumph of Galatea by Raphaël 1768 Black stone and light white chalk on blue paper Signed and dated lower right 41...
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French School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Handmade Paper

Flemish School, Portrait Young Boy, Old Master Drawing, Baroque, 17th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Old Master Drawing, Flemish School, Portrait or Sketch of a standing young boy. Condition : see photos The drawing is on paper.
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Paper

Disegno figurativo inglese neoclassico del XIX secolo a tema storico
Located in Florence, IT
Questo piccolo disegno, che per gli evidenti stilemi neoclassici può essere datato fra la fine del XVIII e gli inizi del XIX secolo, rappresenta la fuga del re Giacomo II Stuart-ulti...
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Other Art Style 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

The Boxing Match
Located in London, GB
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on laid paper Image size: 12 ¾ x 16 inches (33 x 40.5 cm) Wash mount and period frame Boxing was a subject that Rowlandson depicted on a number ...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pencil

Disegno matite su carta ritratto di fanciullo con cappellino del XVIII secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno a matita grigia e rossa raffigura un intenso ritratto frontale di un fanciullo con cappello, con le braccia incrociate davanti. Sul retro, in grafia corsiva, è probabilme...
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Other Art Style 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil

Study for a Frontispiece, a baroque drawing by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini
By Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini
Located in PARIS, FR
This masterly frontispiece study, executed with a very sure hand, testifies to the survival of the great Baroque taste in 18th century Venice. It could be one of the very last works by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini: the few lines that cross the papal arms evoke those of Benedict XIV, who became pope in 1740, one year before the artist's death. 1. Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini and the European influence of Venetian history painting in the 18th century Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini was born in Venice in 1675 and trained in the studio of the Milanese painter Paolo Pagani (1655 - 1716). Pagani, who had been living in Venice since 1667, took him to Moravia and Vienna from 1690 to 1696. After a stay in Rome from 1699 to 1701, Pellegrini married Angiola Carriera in 1704, the sister of the great pastelist Rosalba Carriera. From 1708 onwards, Pellegrini left Venice and began an extensive tour of Europe: he worked in England between 1708 and 1713, where he met great success, particularly at Kimbolton Castle and Castle Howard. He then worked in Germany and the Netherlands, then in Bohemia and Austria, before returning briefly to England in 1719. In 1720 he was in Paris where he decorated the ceilings of the Royal Bank for John Law...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Thomas Lawrence Self Portrait English Drawing 17th century pencil paper
Located in Florence, IT
This small sketch, pencil on paper, can be attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence, as also reported in the label on the frame (Sir Thomas Lawrence Painter of the Royal Academy). Due to r...
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Other Art Style 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Study for « The Chinese Masquerade » by Jean-Baptiste Pierre (1714 - 1789)
By Jean-Baptiste Pierre
Located in PARIS, FR
Arriving in Rome in June 1735 as a resident at the Royal Academy, Pierre was unable to attend the Winter Carnival festivities of 1735, which he nevertheless immortalised in an engrav...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Johann Weinmann: 18th Century Engraving of an aloe in a decorative pot.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings of decorative urns with aloes and cacti from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made, parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Mezzotint

Johann Weinmann: 18th Century Engravings of an aloe in a decorative pot.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings of decorative urns with aloes and cacti from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made, parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Mezzotint

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