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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
Wildlife drawing of bird in black and white by enlightened british painter
Located in Milan, IT
Peter Paillou (c.1720 – c.1790) was a British artist best known for his paintings of birds, many of which were used as book illustrations.
He gained repute in the 18th century as a natural history painter and illustrator. He was employed by two leading naturalists and antiquarians of the time, Taylor White (1701-1772) and Thomas Pennant (1726-1798). He illustrated the latter's British Zoology and decorated the hall at Downing, Pennant's house in Flintshire, with several pictures of birds...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
View of a Cathedral, 17th Century Dutch Ink and Wash Artwork, Mounted
Located in London, GB
Ink and wash on paper
Image size: 7 1/2 x 6 inches (19 x 15.25 cm)
Mounted
This drawing is of a Gothic style church in the Netherlands that is likely to have been built in the 15th ...
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18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Ink
Study of a Bull and Study of Two Heads with Laurel Crowns (recto and verso)
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
(Possibly) Wilhelm Suida; thence by descent to:
Robert L. and Bertina Suida Manning, New York, until 1996
Private Collection, USA
Traditionally attributed to the French...
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French School 18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Return from the Hunt, Pen and Ink 17th Century Artwork, Handmade Gilt Frame
Located in London, GB
Pen and ink, brown wash, heightened with white bodycolour
Image size: 9 x 10 1/2 inches (22.75 x 26.75 cm)
Mounted with hand made gilt frame
Lingelbach presents a scene from the end...
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18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
A Musical Party
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
Dr. George Hamilton, Massachusetts; and by descent.
Private Collection, Ohio, until 2021.
Exhibited:
(Possibly) Clark Art Institute, Massachusetts (according to a handwritten inscription on the reverse).
This drawing by an anonymous, 16th-century German hand presents a delightful scene of nymphs—mostly nude but some draped with cloth—making music in an outdoor setting. The composition is executed within a roundel and centers on the harpsichord played by the figure seen from behind. She is accompanied by a host of other instruments, including horns, a harp, and a lira da gamba played by figures gathered nearby, several of which are positioned along the curved edges of the visual field. Two satyrs observe the merrymaking—one leans on the harpsichord while the other holds aloft a cup, presumably of wine, adding a bacchic element to the revelry.
The drawing was previously owned by Dr. George Hamilton, scholar of modern art and Director of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown (1966–1977). Hamilton played...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Ink, Pen
Attributed to William Henry Pyne (1769-1843) Figure Studies
Located in Bristol, CT
Property from the Estate of Mary S.B. Braga
Art Sz: 8"H x 5 7/8"W
Frame Sz: 13"H x 10 3/4"W
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18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
The Cleansing of the Temple, Late 18th European School Graphite Drawing
Located in London, GB
Pencil and chalk on paper
Image size: 8 1/2 x 13 inches (22 x 33cm)
This wonderful drawing depicts 'The Cleansing of the Temple', a biblical narrative where Christ expels merchants...
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18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Graphite
James, Duke of York, (later James II) and Anne Hyde, Duchess of York
Located in London, GB
After Sir Peter Lely, Late 17th Century
(1618–1680)
James, Duke of York, (later James II) and Anne Hyde, Duchess of York
Chalk on paper
Image size: 8...
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18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761.
A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...
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18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761.
A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...
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18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Mezzotint
A Prospect of Richmond Park and Town from the Thames side, 18th Century
By Adrien Sweets
Located in London, GB
ADRIEN SWEETS
Eighteenth Century
A Prospect of Richmond Park and Town from the Thames side
Ink and wash
Monogrammed and dated 1748
Image size: 8 ¾ x 12 ¾ inches (22 x 32.5 cm)
A...
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18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Animal drawing of sitting crow in black by enlightened british painter
Located in Milan, IT
Peter Paillou (c.1720 – c.1790) was a British artist best known for his paintings of birds, many of which were used as book illustrations. He gained repute in the 18th century as a natural history painter and illustrator. He was employed by two leading naturalists and antiquarians of the time, Taylor White (1701-1772) and Thomas Pennant (1726-1798). He illustrated the latter's British Zoology and decorated the hall at Downing, Pennant's house in Flintshire, with several pictures of birds...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Aubusson Floral Tapestry Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
Original gouache of a Swiss Aubusson floral tapestry rug
18th century
Art Sz: 14 1/2"H x 9"W
Frame Sz: 23"H x 17"W
w/ silver gilt scallop frame
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18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Callings of Saints Peter and Andrew
Located in London, GB
The Callings of Saints Peter and Andrew
Robert Edge Pine
1730-1788
Chalk on paper
Image size: 15 1/2 x 17 inches (39.5 x 43 cm)
Original frame
Here in Pine’s picture displays an ac...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Price Upon Request
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York; King James II
Located in London, GB
After Sir Peter Lely
1618 - 1680
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York; King James II
Pencil, ink and white chalk on paper,
Image size: 10 x 8 inches (25.5 x 20.5 cm)
Original frame
This work,...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Ink, Pencil
Price Upon Request
18th Century Monument, Pencil and Wash Artwork, German School
Located in London, GB
Pencil and wash
Image size: 10 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches (27 x 40 cm)
Mounted
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18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
18th Century Monument Side View, Pencil and Wash Artwork, German School
Located in London, GB
Graphite and wash
Image size: 10 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches (27 x 40 cm)
Mounted
Category
18th Century and Earlier Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
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