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Style: Old Masters
Period: 19th Century
The Arab Butcher, a preparatory drawing by Gustave Guillaumet (1840 - 1887)
Located in PARIS, FR
This intensely expressive figure is a preparatory study for "Arab Market on the Tocria Plain", a painting exhibited at the 1865 Salon and now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lille. 1...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil, Chalk

Baldassarre Franceschini, Sleeping Cupid, Valentine's Day Gift
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautiful 19th century copy by Giuseppe Rocchi of Baldassarre Franceschini's Sleeping Cupid, presented in a very attractive gilt frame with hand carved mouldings. A very peaceful i...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Erotic French painter - 19th century figure drawings - Nudes - Ink on paper
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (19th century) - Four erotic scenes. 17 x 24 cm without frames, 21.5 x 28.5 cm with frames. Antique ink drawings on paper, in wood...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Carretto Siciliano (Sicilian Carriage) - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored and watermarked paper"J. Whatm Turkey M.", 1820 c.a. Beautiful watercolour representing a typical Italian scene of ordinary life in XIX century: people...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Memento mori - A study of a Skull
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
E. Rusch (late 19th century) Memento mori - Study of a skull Pencil drawing Drawing Size - 11 x 18 in Framed Size - 17 1/2 x 24 1/2 in Memento mori is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity, and appeared in funerary art and architecture from the medieval period...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Study for Assumption of the Virgin
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite on hand made, fibrous wove paper, finished with gray wash. Unevenly trimmed sheet edges, non-archival tape remnants at all four corners, recto, well outside of image area. Horseshoe-shaped area of light discoloration that extends significantly into the figure's face, beneath the lips, and up over the rear of the head, dog-eared right lower corner with associated light discoloration at crease. DeMin and Belluno inscribed in graphite, verso. A detailed study showing 'primo pensiero' for Giovanni DeMin's large scale fresco, Assumption of the Virgin...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Graphite

Jean-Henri Cless (1774-1812) Portrait of a young woman, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Henri Cless (1774-1812) Portrait of a young woman in a landscape signed "Cless fec" for fecit on the lower left Brown ink and brown ink wash on pencil Size of the sheet : 31.5 x 22 cm Size of the motive : 24.5 x 17 cm very simply framed under glass without actual frame 32 x 22.5 cm This pre...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

French school circa 1840, Portrait of a Lady, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
French school circa 1840 Portrait of a Lady watercolor on Bristol paper 25.5 x 20 cm oval in quite good condition : slightly yellowed by time, multiple little scratches, stains (see ...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Regency portrait drawing of Lady Nugent
Located in London, GB
Collections: With Ellis Smith, London; Private collection, to 2015. Literature: G.C. Williamson, John Downman A.R.A., his Life and Works, p. lviii no's. 2 and 3, p. xxxi. Exhi...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

English School early 19th century, Portrait of two children, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
English School early 19th century, Portrait of two children, Pencil and light heightenings of white and red gouache 29.5 x 23 cm In quite good condition : the pape is yellowed by time and there foxings and stains visible (please refer to the photographs) In a vintage frame (some minor damages) : 48.5 x 38 cm This charming drawing of children is typical of English portraiture as it had its heyday shortly before with Reynolds and Gainsborough. The codes required, for example, that the female sitter...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Costume di Craco - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-titled "Costume di Craco" with a caption "Provincia di Basilicata nel Regno di Napoli" in black ink on lower margin at the center. ...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Moses Breaking the Tablet of the Law (after Parmigianino. 1503-1540)
By Daniel Ramée
Located in Storrs, CT
Moses Breaking the Tablet of the Law. (after Parmigianino. 1503-1540.) Pencil drawing mounted onto paper. 12 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Collector's seal verso: Gustav Grunwald, (Lugt 1155b)...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Ancient Persian Miniature - Original China Ink and Watercolour - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Persian Miniature is an original China Ink and Watercolour realized by an artist of 19th Century. Good condition for a little brown ...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Boissier, Portrait of a Young Man, 1802, Pastel signed and dated
By Boissier
Located in Paris, FR
Boissier (painter and portraitist active at the end of the 18th century) Portrait of a young man Signed and dated "Boissier f(ecit) 1802" on the lower right Pastel on paper transfere...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Theatrical Costume - Pencil Drawing by Alfredo Edel - 1895
Located in Roma, IT
Theatrical Costume is an original pencil, pastel and watercolor drawing realized by Alfredo Edel in 1895. Good condition, the artwork is with watercolor and biacca. Hand signed with pencil by the artis. Alfredo Leonardo Edel (1856–1912), sometimes credited as Alfredo Edel Colorno, was an Italian costume designer popular during the late 19th and early 20th century. He worked at the La Scala opera...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil

Costume of Napoli - Ink and Watercolor by Michela De Vito - 1830s
Located in Roma, IT
Costume of Napoli is an original Ink and Watercolour drawing on ivory-colored stuck on paper, 1830 c.a. Signed. Image Dimensions: 24.5 x 15 cm. The original title is written at the...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Theatrical Costume - Watercolor by Alfredo Edel - 1895
Located in Roma, IT
Theatrical Costume is an original pencil, pastel and watercolor realized by Alfredo Edel in 1895. Good condition, the artwork is from Amleto and represents Ofelia, with a note writes from the artist on the lower margin. Hand signed with pencil by the artist. Alfredo Leonardo Edel (1856–1912), sometimes credited as Alfredo Edel Colorno, was an Italian costume designer popular during the late 19th and early 20th century. He worked at the La Scala opera...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pastel, Pencil

Costume di Capracolla - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful watercolor on ivory-colored paper called Costume di Capracolla, realized by the Italian artist Michela De Vito in 1820 ca. Hand-titled "Costume di Capracolla" with a hand-...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Regency portrait drawing of Arabella Graham-Clarke
Located in London, GB
Collections: The sitter, and by descent; Christie's, 19th March 1928, lot 6; Private collection to 2019 Literature: G.C. Williamson, John Downman, A.R.A., his Life and Works, Lon...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Member of the Military Band - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Member of the military band is a beautiful pencil drawing on cream-colored paper, realized during the XIX century by an Italian Master. Hand-signed on the right side of the artwork....
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Zampognari che fanno la Novena di Natale - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-titled "Zampognari che fanno la Novena di Natale" (Bagpipers Playing During Christmas Time), hand-signed on lower-right margin. Very good condi...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait drawing of Harriot Mellon, Mrs Thomas Coutts
Located in London, GB
Inscribed by the artist in pen and brown ink, upper margin: 'σοφὴν δὲ μισῶ: μὴ γὰρ ἔν γ' ἐμοῖς δόμοις / εἴη φρονοῦσα πλείον' ἢ γυναῖκα χρή [Euripides, Hippolytus, 11, 640-41: “But a ...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Ballo de' Zampognari - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-titled "Ballo de' Zampognari" (Dance of Pipers), hand-signed on lower-left margin. Very good conditions except for some ripples on the lower ma...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Costume di Villa Pianezza - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-titled "Costume di Villa pianezza" with a caption "Provincia dell'Aquila nel Regno di Napoli" in black ink on lower margin at the ...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Costume di Fraine - ìWatercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-titled "Costume di Fraine" with a caption "Provincia d'Abruzzo nel Regno di Napoli" in black ink on lower margin at the center. Han...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Marinajo del Molo- Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-titled "Marinajo del Molo" (Sailor of the pier), hand-signed on lower-left margin. Very good conditions. Including an ivory colored cardboard p...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Venditori e Mangiatori di Maccheroni - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on paper stuck on grey cardboard, 1820 c.a. Wonderful watercolour both for the drawing and for the fineness of the colours representing a typical Italian scene of ordina...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Costume di Procida - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on paper stuck on ivory colored cardboard, 1820 c.a. Hand-titled "Costume di Procida" with a caption "Provincia di Napoli" in black ink on lower margin. Partially hand-signed on lower-right margin. Representing a woman with baby...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Brigante - Watercolor 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a.. Hand titled and signed. Representing brigand. Very good conditions. Very beautiful and good quality watercolour both for the drawing a...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Opera dei Pupi
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored paper stuck onwhite cardboard sheet, 1820 c.a. Representing people attending the typical Sicilian"Operadei Pupi". Excellent conditionsexcept a little sta...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Costume di Ciociara - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-signed on lower-right. Hand-titled "Costume di Ciociara", with autograph caption black ink "Provincia di Basilicata nel Regno di Na...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Memento mori - A study of a Skull in two positions
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
E. Rusch (late 19th century) Memento mori - Study of a skull in two positions Pencil drawing Signed and dated lower right Drawing Size - 13 x 18 in Framed Size - 19 1/2 x 24 1/2 in ...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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