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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.

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Style: Old Masters
A British Man O’War in distress on a rocky coast in a storm
A British Man O’War in distress on a rocky coast in a storm

A British Man O’War in distress on a rocky coast in a storm

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Johann c. van der Hagen (1676-c.1745) A British Man O’War in distress on a rocky coast in a storm Signed 'J. vanderhagen' lower right Oil on canvas Canvas size - 38 1/2 x 51 in Framed size - 46 x 59 in Provenance The Collection the Most Hon. Marquis of Headfort at Headfort, Kells, Co. Meath; His sale, Christie's, Important Old Master Paintings, 29 November 1968, Lot 28; Private Collection, Oxfordshire Johann C. van der Hagen was a Dutch-born marine and landscape painter whose atmospheric depictions of ships, storms, and coastal scenes earned him recognition in Britain and Ireland during the first half of the eighteenth century. Although relatively obscure today, he was among the group of continental artists who helped shape the development of maritime painting outside the Netherlands during the late Baroque period. Born in The Hague in May 1676, van der Hagen trained within the strong Dutch tradition of marine painting that had flourished during the seventeenth century. Dutch artists of this era were internationally admired for their technical understanding of ships, changing weather conditions, and the dramatic effects of light upon water. Van der Hagen absorbed these influences early in his career, producing works characterised by animated seas, carefully observed rigging, and a keen sense of atmosphere. At some point in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century, he moved to London, then one of Europe’s most important centres for maritime commerce and naval power. There he entered an artistic environment already shaped by celebrated Dutch émigré painters such as Willem van de Velde the Younger and his circle. Van der Hagen’s paintings reveal the influence of this Anglo-Dutch marine tradition, especially in his treatment of naval vessels and storm-driven seas. Contemporary records also suggest that his family became connected with artistic circles in London; one source notes that his daughter Bernada married the marine painter Cornelis van de Velde in 1699. Van der Hagen later settled in Ireland, where he appears to have been active from the 1720s onward. Dublin became his principal base, though he travelled widely and worked in several parts of the country, particularly in the south. During this period he established a reputation as a painter of landscapes and especially sea-pieces, which were admired by patrons for their lively handling and dramatic composition. Irish sources describe him as talented but somewhat eccentric and indolent, producing work irregularly and often only when financial necessity compelled him to paint. Among his documented activities was his employment in 1728 by the tapestry manufacturer Robert Baillie...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Fine Antique Classical Roman Landscape Figures Boats Merchant Port Ancient City
Fine Antique Classical Roman Landscape Figures Boats Merchant Port Ancient City

Fine Antique Classical Roman Landscape Figures Boats Merchant Port Ancient City

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheeba British School, early 19th century, apparently unsigned though the previous owner insisted it was. after the earlier painting by Claude Lorrai...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

17th Century Dutch Oil Painting Figures outside Building in Ancient Landscape
17th Century Dutch Oil Painting Figures outside Building in Ancient Landscape

17th Century Dutch Oil Painting Figures outside Building in Ancient Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figures in Landscape Dutch School, 17th century oil on wood panel, framed in antique wooden frame framed: 14.5 x 17 inches panel : 10 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection, Engl...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Fine 17th Century Dutch Golden Age Old Master Oil Figures in Classical Landscape
Fine 17th Century Dutch Golden Age Old Master Oil Figures in Classical Landscape

Fine 17th Century Dutch Golden Age Old Master Oil Figures in Classical Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figures in Classical Landscape Dutch School, 17th century unsigned, as is typical of the period oil on canvas, framed inscribed verso to label framed: 23 x 27 inches canvas : 20 x 24...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Fine 18th Century Italian Classical Huge Oil Painting Figures Animals Landscape
Fine 18th Century Italian Classical Huge Oil Painting Figures Animals Landscape

Fine 18th Century Italian Classical Huge Oil Painting Figures Animals Landscape

By Jan Frans van Bloemen (Orizzonte)

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figures & Animals in Classical Landscape circle of Jans Frans Van Bloemen (Orizzonte 1662 - 1749), unsigned oil on canvas, framed framed: 28.5 x 42.5 inches canvas: 19 x 34 inches P...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius
View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius

View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius

Located in Stockholm, SE

Unknown artist (Naples), 19th century View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius oil on metal plate unframed: 7.8 cm (3.1 in) diameter framed: 20.5 × 20.5 cm (8.1 × 8.1 in) Thi...

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19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Metal

Victorian London by Moonlight - Large Fine 19th Century Landscape Oil on Canvas
Victorian London by Moonlight - Large Fine 19th Century Landscape Oil on Canvas

Victorian London by Moonlight - Large Fine 19th Century Landscape Oil on Canvas

By Henry Pether

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

‘Westminster from the Thames by Moonlight’ by Henry Pether (1800-1880). The painting - one of the artist’s finest views of London in the 1860s - depicts the Houses of Parliament, t...

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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Huge 18th Century Italian Oil Painting Shipping in Merchant Port Many Figures
Huge 18th Century Italian Oil Painting Shipping in Merchant Port Many Figures

Huge 18th Century Italian Oil Painting Shipping in Merchant Port Many Figures

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Merchants Port Italian School, 18th century oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 37 x 58 inches canvas: 32 x 52 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good a...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings
Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings

Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Arcadian View Italian School, circa 1800 Grand Tour subject oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 12 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound cond...

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Early 1800s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Large Traditional Dutch River Landscape with Old Town & Houses Signed Oil
Large Traditional Dutch River Landscape with Old Town & Houses Signed Oil

Large Traditional Dutch River Landscape with Old Town & Houses Signed Oil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Landscape in Holland (titled verso) Dutch School, 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 30 x 42 inches canvas: 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, Eng...

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Late 20th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Fine 1800's French Oil  Figures by Monastic Ruins Stream Bucolic Landscape
Fine 1800's French Oil  Figures by Monastic Ruins Stream Bucolic Landscape

Fine 1800's French Oil Figures by Monastic Ruins Stream Bucolic Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Monastic Ruins by a Stream French School, early 1800's oil on canvas, framed Framed 15 x 19 inches Canvas : 12.5 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very go...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

18th C Italian Classical Grand Tour Ancient City Old Ruins & Figures
18th C Italian Classical Grand Tour Ancient City Old Ruins & Figures

18th C Italian Classical Grand Tour Ancient City Old Ruins & Figures

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: The Italian City Artist/ School: English/ Italian School, late 18th century; a Grand Tour work. Medium: pencil drawing. Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches Provenance: from a priva...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Pencil

Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Figures & Animals Arcadian
Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Figures & Animals Arcadian

Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Figures & Animals Arcadian

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Arcadian Landscape Italian School, 18th century oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x 40 inches condition: excellent condition for its age, fully restored. provenance: from a private collection in Paris, France. Large scale classical 18th century Italian Old Master...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still-Life Flowers Brueghel Paint 17/18th Century Oil ona canvas Old master Art
Still-Life Flowers Brueghel Paint 17/18th Century Oil ona canvas Old master Art

Still-Life Flowers Brueghel Paint 17/18th Century Oil ona canvas Old master Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

A follower of Abraham Brueghel (Antwerp, 1631 – Naples, 1697) Still Life with Flowers and Citrus Fruits Oil on canvas 70 x 52 cm. - Framed 85 x 67 cm. The composition depict...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Rape Of Europa Paint De Matteis 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art
Rape Of Europa Paint De Matteis 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art

Rape Of Europa Paint De Matteis 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

The Rape of Europa Circle of Paolo De Matteis (Piano Vetrale, 1662 - Naples, 1728) oil on canvas (cm.) 57 x 98 - with gilded wooden frame 77 x 118 cm. FULL DETAILS OF THE PAIN...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Antique English Grand Tour Old Master Oil Figures  Classical Arcadian Landscape
Antique English Grand Tour Old Master Oil Figures  Classical Arcadian Landscape

Antique English Grand Tour Old Master Oil Figures Classical Arcadian Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Classical Landscape English School, early 19th century, unsigned oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 19 x 27 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: The painting is in very...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Panel Angelic Visitation to Figures
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Panel Angelic Visitation to Figures

Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Panel Angelic Visitation to Figures

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Angelic Visitation Dutch School, mid 17th century circle of Rembrandt (Dutch 1606-1669) oil on wooden panel, framed in faux tortoiseshell style frame. framed: 25 x 28.75 painting...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Madonna Molinari Paint 17th Century Oil on copper Old master Religious Art Italy
Madonna Molinari Paint 17th Century Oil on copper Old master Religious Art Italy

Madonna Molinari Paint 17th Century Oil on copper Old master Religious Art Italy

By ANTONIO MOLINARI (Venice, 1655-1704)

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Antonio Molinari (Venice, 1655-1704) attributable Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist Oil on copper (24 x 20 cm - In frame 36 x 31 cm) This exquisite copper paint...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Morning Gun - British Old Master naval marine seascape ships art oil painting
Morning Gun - British Old Master naval marine seascape ships art oil painting

Morning Gun - British Old Master naval marine seascape ships art oil painting

By Peter Monamy

Located in Hagley, England

This superb British Old Master marine oil painting is attributed to Peter Monamy. Painted circa 1730 it depicts Morning Gun - A morning gun is a gun fired at the first note of revei...

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1730s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Myth Apollo Issa De Lairesse Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art
Myth Apollo Issa De Lairesse Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art

Myth Apollo Issa De Lairesse Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Gérard de Lairesse (Liège 1641 - Amsterdam 1711) workshop The Myth of Apollo and Issa (from Ovid, Metamorphoses, book VI, 122-124) Oil on canvas 65 x 82 cm. - Framed 84 x 99 cm...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Large 17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Shepherd in Ancient Landscape
Large 17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Shepherd in Ancient Landscape

Large 17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Shepherd in Ancient Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Berger with Animals in Classical Landscape 17th Century Italian Old Master, we cannot see a signature oil painting on canvas, unframed 23 x 27 inches condition: very old reline, mino...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A view of Bath, England
A view of Bath, England

A view of Bath, England

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Edmund Garvey (Kilkenny 1740-1813) A view of Bath Oil on canvas Canvas Size 20 x 28 in Framed Size 26 x 33 in Edmund Garvey (1740 – 28 May 1813) was an Irish landscape painter whose...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

A Calm with a Man of War firing a Saluteo
A Calm with a Man of War firing a Saluteo

A Calm with a Man of War firing a Saluteo

By Peter Monamy

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Peter Monamy (London 1681-1749) A Calm with a Man of War firing a Salute Oil on canvas Canvas Size 14 1/4 x 17 1/4 in Framed Size 20 x 24 in Peter Monamy was an acclaimed British marine painter of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, renowned for his evocative depictions of seascapes and naval scenes. Born in 1681 on Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, Monamy displayed an early affinity for art, which was shaped by the maritime culture of his homeland. His works vividly capture the drama and grandeur of the sea, marking him as one of the prominent marine artists of his time. At a young age, Monamy moved to London, where he likely apprenticed with a sign painter. His artistic skills flourished during this period, influenced by Dutch marine painters such as Willem van de Velde the Younger...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Stormy Sea Ships Landscape Van Plattenberg Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas
Stormy Sea Ships Landscape Van Plattenberg Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas

Stormy Sea Ships Landscape Van Plattenberg Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Matthieu Van Plattenberg (Antwerp 1608 - Paris 1660) workshop of Stormy sea with ships Oil on canvas 90 x 120 cm - In antique frame 103 x 133 cm This evocative coastal view...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

An Elegant Hawking Party, A Pair of Paintings
An Elegant Hawking Party, A Pair of Paintings

An Elegant Hawking Party, A Pair of Paintings

By August Querfurt

Located in Wiscasett, ME

A pair of old master paintings by August Querfurt (1696-1761). Oil on panel, one signed with initials in the lower left. Two scenes depicting hawking parties from the 18th century. I...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Naval Battle Engagement at Sea Large Busy Battle Scene Many Ships, Signed Oil
Naval Battle Engagement at Sea Large Busy Battle Scene Many Ships, Signed Oil

Naval Battle Engagement at Sea Large Busy Battle Scene Many Ships, Signed Oil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

English School, early 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 17 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, Eng;and condition: good and sound condition, minor ...

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Early 20th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Manor House with Cottages - British 18thC Old Master art oil painting VG prov.
Manor House with Cottages - British 18thC Old Master art oil painting VG prov.

Manor House with Cottages - British 18thC Old Master art oil painting VG prov.

By George Lambert

Located in Hagley, England

This stunning British Old Master landscape oil painting, with excellent provenance, is by George Lambert. Lambert was a pioneer of British landscape in art for its own sake. Painted in 1744, the painting is entitled View of a Manor House and Cottages in Elizabeth Einberg's 63rd volume of the Walpole Society 2001 and is described as follows: In the foreground a road emerges from a wood to cross a ford and then leads up the hill to the right, towards a manor house seemingly built into the remains of a medieval or Tudor edifice. The main track, crowded with sheep and rustic figures, passes the massive square gateposts lower down the hill on the left. Further to the left is a thatched cottage with smoke coming out the chimney. In the distance is a wide coastal view. The main buildings, which are in the dead centre of the composition, represent almost certainly an as yet unidentified English view. The colouring and detail in the trees and foliage are superb. This is an excellent Old Master oil painting by one of the all time great British landscape artists with extensive provenance. Signed and dated 1744 lower left on rock in black. Provenance. Elizabeth Einberg, “Catalogue Raisonnè of the works of George Lambert” The Annual Volume of the Walpole Society, 2001 Vol. 63, page 149 no P1744, fig.71. Antonacci Efrati Antichità Rome Gallery. Burden sale, Parke Bernet, New York, 20-21, April 1938 (376 repr.) Robert E. Peters, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, March 1975 (41 repr.) Lit. Schnackenburg 1995, pp 83-84, cat. no.14 fig 13. Condition. Oil on canvas, 54 inches by 52 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt frame, 64 inches by 62 inches and in good condition. George Lambert (1700-1765) was an English landscape artist and theatre scene painter. With Richard Wilson he is recognised as a pioneer of British landscape in art, for its own sake. Lambert was born in Kent and studied art under Warner Hassells and John Wootton, soon attracting attention by the quality of his landscape painting. He painted many large and fine landscapes in the style of Gaspar Poussin and Salvator Rosa. Many of his landscapes were finely engraved by François Vivares, James Mason (1710–1785), and others, including a set of views of Plymouth and Mount Edgcumbe (painted conjointly with Samuel Scott), a view of Saltwood Castle in Kent, another of Dover, and a landscape presented to the Foundling Hospital in London. Lambert also obtained a great reputation as a scene-painter, working at first for the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, in London, under John Rich. When Rich moved to Covent Garden Theatre, Lambert secured the assistance of Amigoni, and together they produced scenery of far higher quality than any previously executed. Lambert was a man of jovial temperament and shrewd wit, and frequently spent his evenings at work in his painting-loft at Covent Garden Theatre, to which men of note in the fashionable or theatrical world resorted to share his supper of a beef-steak, freshly cooked on the spot. Out of these meetings arose the well-known "Beefsteak Club" which long maintained a high social reputation. Most of Lambert's scene-paintings unfortunately perished when Covent Garden Theatre was destroyed by fire in 1808. Lambert was a friend of William Hogarth and a member of the jovial society that met at 'Old Slaughter's' Tavern in St Martin's Lane. In 1755 he was one of the committee of artists who proposed a royal academy of arts in London. He was a member of the Society of Artists of Great Britain, exhibited with them in 1761 and the three following years, and during the same period contributed to the Academy exhibitions. In 1765 he and other members seceded and formed the Incorporated Society of Artists of Great Britain, of which he was elected the first president. In conjunction with Samuel Scott, Lambert painted a series of Indian views for the old East India House in Leadenhall Street. He also etched two prints after Salvator Rosa. Lambert was associated in 1735 with George Vertue, Hogarth, and John Pine (engraver, 1660–1756) in obtaining a bill from parliament securing artists a copyright on their works. Lambert's portraits were painted by Thomas Hudson, John Vanderbank (engraved in mezzotint by John Faber the younger in 1727, and in line by H. Robinson and others), and Hogarth. Lambert's most famous painting is "A view of Box Hill, Surrey" (1733) which depicts a well-known beauty spot south of London. Hogarth considered Lambert a rival to the famous French landscape painter Claude Lorrain (1600–1682) with respect to his use of soft light to unify the scene in this painting. Though he never visited Italy he was inspired by the classical tradition of landscape painting. Lambert died on 30 November 1765 at his home on the Piazza in Covent Garden. His pupils included John Inigo Richards...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Lamentation Christ Van Dyck Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art
Lamentation Christ Van Dyck Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art

Lamentation Christ Van Dyck Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Lamentation of Christ Follower of Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641) Late 17th-early 18th century Oil on canvas (64 x 51 cm. - Framed 77 x 65 cm.) This is a very...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Architectural Capriccio Paint Garola 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Architectural Capriccio Paint Garola 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master

Architectural Capriccio Paint Garola 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Pier Francesco Garola (Turin 1638 - Rome 1716) Architectural capriccio with coastal view Oil on canvas 74 x 99 cm With frame 87 x 112 cm Reference bibliography: G. Sestieri,...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Apollo Marsyas Batoni Paint 18th CEntury Oil on canvas Old master Mythological
Apollo Marsyas Batoni Paint 18th CEntury Oil on canvas Old master Mythological

Apollo Marsyas Batoni Paint 18th CEntury Oil on canvas Old master Mythological

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Apollo and Marsyas Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Lucca 1708 – Rome 1787) circle oil on canvas (65 x 83 cm. - framed 84 x 102 cm.) Provenance: Private collection, Rome The subject...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Roman painter - 18th century Bambocciante landscape with travel scenes
Roman painter - 18th century Bambocciante landscape with travel scenes

Roman painter - 18th century Bambocciante landscape with travel scenes

Located in Varmo, IT

Roman painter (18th century) - Landscape with Wayfarers. 43.5 x 34.5 cm (without frame) - 58.5 x 49.5 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden frame (not signed)...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Figures and horses by a bridge in a river landscape
Figures and horses by a bridge in a river landscape

Figures and horses by a bridge in a river landscape

By John Wootton

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

John Wootton (1686-1765) Figures and horses by a bridge in a river landscape Oil on canvas 27 x 42 in John Wootton was one of the earliest and most influential British sporting pai...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Seascape Ships Landscape Porcellis 17th Century Paint Oil on table Old master
Seascape Ships Landscape Porcellis 17th Century Paint Oil on table Old master

Seascape Ships Landscape Porcellis 17th Century Paint Oil on table Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Julius Porcellis (Rotterdam 1610 – 1645 Leiden) attributable Seascape with ships Oil on wood panel (oak) 52 x 84 cm In gilded wood frame 77 x 108 cm The painting on display d...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs
Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs

Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs

Located in Woodbury, CT

A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper. All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...

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1950s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Copper

Fine 17th Century Flemish Oil Painting Cavalry Skirmish Many Figures & Horses
Fine 17th Century Flemish Oil Painting Cavalry Skirmish Many Figures & Horses

Fine 17th Century Flemish Oil Painting Cavalry Skirmish Many Figures & Horses

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Cavalry Skirmish Flemish School, 17th century circle of Pieter Wouvermans, unsigned oil on canvas, framed framed: 12 x 14 inches canvas: 9.5 x 11.5 inches Provenance: private col...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Carnival Rome Colonna square Cerquozzi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy
Carnival Rome Colonna square Cerquozzi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy

Carnival Rome Colonna square Cerquozzi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Carnival in Rome in Piazza Colonna Roman school of bamboccianti (mid-17th century) - workshop of Michelangelo Cerquozzi (Rome 1602 - Rome 1660) Oil on canvas 74 x 96 cm. - Framed 88...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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St. Peter's Square Vatican View Early 19th Century Grand Tour Gouache on Paper
St. Peter's Square Vatican View Early 19th Century Grand Tour Gouache on Paper

St. Peter's Square Vatican View Early 19th Century Grand Tour Gouache on Paper

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

This captivating gouache on paper painting, dating from the early 19th century, offers a beautifully detailed view of St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, making it a likely relic of ...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Gouache

Shipping in Stormy Waters, Attributed to Italian Artist Francesco Guardi
Shipping in Stormy Waters, Attributed to Italian Artist Francesco Guardi

Shipping in Stormy Waters, Attributed to Italian Artist Francesco Guardi

By Francesco Guardi

Located in Stockholm, SE

The splendour of the tragic sea Francesco Guardi and maritime painting in Venetian art No Venetian painter was a stranger to the sea. After all, Venice was not only one of the most prominent ports of the Mediterranean, but indeed a city literally submerged in the ocean from time to time. Curiously however, the famous Venetian school of painting showed little interest in maritime motifs, favouring scenes from the iconic architecture of the city rather than seascapes. That is why this painting is a particularly interesting window into not only the painter Francesco Guardi himself – but to the significance of the element of water in art history, in absence as well as in the centre of attention. Whether it be calm, sunny days with stunning views of the palaces alongside the canals of Venice or – more rarely – stormy shipwrecking tragedies at sea, water as a unifying element is integral to the works of painter Francesco Guardi (1712–1793). During his lifetime, Venetian art saw many of its greatest triumphs with names like Tiepolo or Canaletto gaining international recognition and firmly establishing Venice as one of the most vibrant artistic communities of Europe. While the city itself already in the 18th century was something of an early tourist spot where aristocrats and high society visited on their grand tour or travels, the artists too contributed to the fame and their work spread the image of Venice as the city of romance and leisure to an international audience, many of whom could never visit in person. Still today, the iconic image of Venice with its whimsical array of palaces, churches and other historic buildings is much influenced by these artists, many of whom have stood the test of time like very well and remain some of the most beloved in all of art history. It was not primarily subtility, intellectual meanings or moral ideals that the Venetian art tried to capture; instead it was the sheer vibrancy of life and the fast-paced city with crumbling palaces and festive people that made this atmosphere so special. Of course, Venice could count painters in most genres among its residents, from portraiture to religious motifs, history painting and much else. Still, it is the Vedutas and views of the city that seems to have etched itself into our memory more than anything else, not least in the tradition of Canaletto who was perhaps the undisputed master of all Venetian painters. Born into his profession, Francesco lived and breathed painting all his life. His father, the painter Domenico Guardi (1678–1716) died when Francesco was just a small child, yet both he and his brothers Niccolò and Gian Antonio continued in their fathers’ footsteps. The Guardi family belonged to the nobility and originated from the mountainous area of Trentino, not far from the Alps. The brothers worked together on more challenging commissions and supported each other in the manner typical of family workshops or networks of artists. Their sister Maria Cecilia married no other than the artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo himself, linking the family to the most renowned Venetian name of the time. During almost a decade, Guardi worked in the studio of Michele Giovanni Marieschi, sometimes simply known as Michiel, a painted similar in both style and motif. Canaletto is, however, the artist Guardi is most often compared to since they shared a mutual fascination for depicting the architecture and cityscape of Venice. During the course of his career, Guardi tried his hand in many different genres. He was as swift in painting landscapes, Vedutas of Venice, sacred motifs, interiors and architectural compositions as he was in a number of other motifs. His style is typical of the Venetian school but also distinct and personal once we look a little closer. There is an absolute certainty in the composition, the choice of which sometimes feels like that of a carefully calculated photograph – yet it is also very painterly, in the best sense of the word: fluid, bold, sensitive and full of character. The brushwork is rapid, intense, seemingly careless and extraordinarily minute at the same time; fresh and planned in a very enjoyable mixture. His interiors often capture the breath-taking spacious glamour of the palaces and all their exquisite decor. He usually constructed the motif through remarkably simple, almost spontaneous yet intuitively precise strokes and shapes. The result was a festive, high-spirited atmospheric quality, far away from the sterile and exact likeness that other painters fell victim to when trying to copy Canaletto. The painting here has nothing of the city of Venice in it. On the contrary, we seem to be transported far away into the solitary ocean, with no architecture, nothing to hold on to – only the roaring sea and the dangerous cliffs upon which the ships are just moments away from being crushed upon. It is a maritime composition evoking both Flemish and Italian precursors, in the proud tradition of maritime painting that for centuries formed a crucial part of our visual culture. This genre of painting is today curiously overlooked, compared to how esteemed and meaningful it was when our relationship to the sea was far more natural than it is today. When both people and goods travelled by water, and many nations and cities – Venice among them – depended entirely on sea fare, the existential connection to the ocean was much more natural and integrated into the imagination. The schools and traditions of maritime art are as manifold as there are countries connected to the sea, and all reflect the need to process the dangers and wonders of the ocean. It could symbolize opportunity, the exciting prospects of a new countries and adventures, prospering trade, beautiful scenery as well as war and tragedy, loss of life, danger and doom. To say that water is ambivalent in nature is an understatement, and these many layers were something that artists explored in the most wondrous ways. Perhaps it takes a bit more time for the modern eye to identify the different nuances and qualities of historic maritime paintings, they may on first impression seem hard to differentiate from each other. But when allowing these motifs to unfold and tell stories of the sea in both fiction and reality – or somewhere in between – we are awarded with an understanding of how the oceans truly built our world. In Guardi’s interpretation, we see an almost theatrically arranged shipwrecking scene. No less than five ships are depicted right in the moment of utter disaster. Caught in a violent storm, the waves have driven them to a shore of sharp cliffs and if not swallowed by the waves, crushing against the cliffs seems to be the only outcome. The large wooden ships are impressively decorated with elaborate sculpture, and in fact relics already during Guardi’s lifetime. They are in fact typical of Dutch and Flemish 17th century ships, giving us a clue to where he got the inspiration from. Guardi must have seen examples of Flemish maritime art, that made him curious about these particular motifs. One is reminded of Flemish painters like Willem van de Velde and Ludolf Backhuysen, and this very painting has indeed been mistakenly attributed to Matthieu van Plattenberg...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Italian Landscape - Dutch Old Master art Grand Tour landscape oil painting
Italian Landscape - Dutch Old Master art Grand Tour landscape oil painting

Italian Landscape - Dutch Old Master art Grand Tour landscape oil painting

By Adriaen van Diest

Located in Hagley, England

This simply stunning large Old Master landscape oil painting is attributed to noted Dutch artist Adriaen van Diest. Painted circa 1700 this Mediterranean Italian landscape painting has everything; A really interesting landscape with land, river, sea and mountains, interesting figures and cattle and a wonderful sky with fading light. The details and the capturing of the light make this a really fantastic Dutch Old Master country house Grand Tour oil painting. Irresistible. Provenance. Dorset estate. Condition. Oil on canvas, 42 inches by 20 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an English carved giltwood frame, 50 inches by 28 inches framed and in good condition. Adriaen van Diest (1655-1704) was born in the Hague in the Netherlands. Like his father and his brother, he pursued a career as a marine painter, that is, a painter of seascapes and sailing ships. In 1673, attracted by the thriving English market for portraits and marine paintings, he joined the exodus of Dutch artists leaving to work in England. It is thought that his master was Willem van de Velde the Younger...

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Early 1700s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Fine Early 19th Century Classical Italian Oil Capriccio Lake Landscape Old Ruins
Fine Early 19th Century Classical Italian Oil Capriccio Lake Landscape Old Ruins

Fine Early 19th Century Classical Italian Oil Capriccio Lake Landscape Old Ruins

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Italian Landscape English artist, early 19th century circle/ follower of Joseph Mallord William Turner (British 1775-1851) oil on wood panel, framed in a delightful antique walnu...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Huge 1800's English Oil Painting Man with Horses Resting Panoramic Country View
Huge 1800's English Oil Painting Man with Horses Resting Panoramic Country View

Huge 1800's English Oil Painting Man with Horses Resting Panoramic Country View

By Thomas Barker of Bath

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pausing for a Rest English School, circa 1800, unsigned the painting is very close to the works of Thomas Barker of Bath (English 1769-1847) oil on canvas, framed framed: 29 x 39 inc...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

An Italianate landscape with a messenger & his horse on a wooded path, a lake
An Italianate landscape with a messenger & his horse on a wooded path, a lake

An Italianate landscape with a messenger & his horse on a wooded path, a lake

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

John Tobias Young (1786-1828) An Italianate landscape with a messenger & his horse on a wooded path, a lake & ancient ruins beyond Signed & dated “J. Young 1821” lower centre Oil on ...

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19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Interior Church Landscape Van Vliet Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Interior Church Landscape Van Vliet Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master

Interior Church Landscape Van Vliet Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Hendrick Corneliszoon van Vliet (Delft, 1612 – Delft, 1675) Interior of a Flemish Church Oil on canvas 75 x 89 cm. - In frame 103 x 89 cm. This gem of Flemish painting immer...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Early 1800's English Oil Painting Figure in Rural Woodland Landscape, original
Early 1800's English Oil Painting Figure in Rural Woodland Landscape, original

Early 1800's English Oil Painting Figure in Rural Woodland Landscape, original

By circle of John Constable

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist: English School, early 1800's, circle of John Constable (British 1776-1837) Title: The Woodland Path Medium: oil on canvas, framed, unsigned Size: 12 x 22 inches Picture: 9 x 18 inches Provence: from a private collection in East Anglia...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Victorian London by Moonlight, Large Fine 19th Century Landscape Oil on Canvas
Victorian London by Moonlight, Large Fine 19th Century Landscape Oil on Canvas

Victorian London by Moonlight, Large Fine 19th Century Landscape Oil on Canvas

By Henry Pether

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

‘Westminster from the Thames by Moonlight’ by Henry Pether (1800-1880). The painting - one of the artist’s finest views of London in the 1860s - depicts the Houses of Parliament, t...

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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Landscape River Zuccarelli 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art
Landscape River Zuccarelli 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art

Landscape River Zuccarelli 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art

By Francesco Zuccarelli (Pitigliano 1702 - Florence 1788)

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Francesco Zuccarelli (Pitigliano 1702 - Florence 1788), circle of Landscape with river and resting shepherds First half of the 18th century   oil painting on canvas cm. 60 x 93, wit...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Martyrdom of Saint Stephen- Painting attr. to Vincent Adriaenssen- 17th Century
Martyrdom of Saint Stephen- Painting attr. to Vincent Adriaenssen- 17th Century

Martyrdom of Saint Stephen- Painting attr. to Vincent Adriaenssen- 17th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape with martyrdom of Saint Stephen is an old master artwork realized in 17th century. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Includes coeval gilded frame cm. 148x196. The artwork is attributed to Vincent Adriaenssen called il Manciola (Antwerp, 1595 - Roma, 1675) Among the painters who worked in the first half of the seventeenth century it is possible to indicate only the Neapolitan Scipione Compagno (1624-1680) as the author of scenes of martyrs set within a landscape or a view such as, for example, the Martyrdom of Saint Stefano recently hesitated at the Ansorena in Madrid on June 16, 2021. It should be noted, however, that the landscape represented in the painting examined here, characterized by luxuriant vegetation, meticulously represented "in the Flemish style", shows differences with the typical settings of the paintings di Compagno, characterized above all by urban views, visionary architectures or rather arid vegetation. Even the refined figures, so elongated and lanky, represented in our painting, in particular the group of knights in the foreground on the right, are not reflected in the production of the Neapolitan painter. These elements, to which we add the depiction of the Eternal Father amidst the clouds and the detail of the dog in profile in the foreground, instead recall a painter mainly known as a battle soldier, but who was also the author of many works depicting episodes from ancient Rome set within luxuriant landscapes, or rather Vincent Adriaenssen known as Manciola, a painter from Antwerp whose figure has been shed light thanks to recent studies. The group of horsemen represented to the right of the examined painting is, in fact, comparable with other groups on horseback present in numerous works by Manciola such as, for example, in the Triumph of Caesar (Rome, Babuino, 23-03-2010; formerly Florence, Collection Privata, 2006), while similar elongated and somewhat lanky figures, dressed in red, yellow, blue and white, can be found in the three paintings conserved at the Cassa di Risparmio di Pesaro, which in the past were erroneously attributed to the Umbrian painter Francesco Allegrini...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Cattle watering in an open landscape
Cattle watering in an open landscape

Cattle watering in an open landscape

By Joshua Shaw

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Joshua Shaw (Billingborough 1776-1860 New Jersey) An open landscape with cattle watering signed and dated 'J. Shaw. 1810' lower right Oil on canvas Canvas Size 36 x 51 in Framed Siz...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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