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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
By Pierre Mequignon, Portrait of Carlo Gozzi
Located in Milan, IT
Peter Mequignon (1768-1826), 1794
Portrait of Carlo Gozzi
Oil on panel, 15 cm x13
Base cm 27 x 18
Dated and signed "P. Mequignon 1794"
The protagonist portrayed, identified by ...
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Other Art Style 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Board
Portrait Of Mary Wither Of Andwell, 17th Century Jacob Huysmans (1633–1696)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Mary Wither Of Andwell, 17th Century
Jacob Huysmans (1633–1696) to $750,000
Large 17th Century portrait of Mary Wither of Andwell, oil on canvas by Jacob Huysmans. Exce...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
The Martyrdom Of Saint Barbara, 17th Century SCHOOL OF GUERCINO (1581-1666)
By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino)
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Martyrdom Of Saint Barbara, 17th Century
SCHOOL OF GUERCINO (1581-1666)
Large 17th Century Italian Old Master of the Martyrdom of St Barbara, oil on canvas. After being impriso...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) The Prophecy of Simeon Large Antique Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) Italian
Title: The Prophecy of Simeon
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Painting: 21.5 ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Portrait of Maria Vittoria Queen of Portugal - Italian Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Italian Old Master portrait oil painting is by Domenico Maria Sani. Painted circa 1732 the sitter is of Maria Anna Vittoria (1718 - 1788), daughter of Philip V and Elisabetta Farnese, who in 1729 married Joseph prince of Brazil and king of Portugal...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Italian Greyhound and Friends - Italian 17thC Old Master dog art oil painting
By Francesco Fieravino
Located in London, GB
This stunning Old Master 17th century oil portrait painting is attributed to Francesco Fieravino, an artist famous in his day for still lifes and carpets. This painting which dates t...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
French Rococo 18th-Century Portrait Young Boy Playing a Flute Oval Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Boy
French Rococo School, 18th century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 24 x 20 inches
Canvas : 20 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Saint Cecilia Angels De La Haye Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Lucas de la Haye, called Luca Fiammingo (Nivelles, 1612-Rome, 1682)
Saint Cecilia and two cherubs
Oil on canvas
118 x 91 cm. -Framed 129 x 102 cm.
Expertise of Prof. Emilio Negro (Bologna)
This evocative painting, which we are delighted to exhibit to you, has Saint Cecilia, the Roman noblewoman who later converted to Christianity and a very popular figure in the Baroque period as the patron saint of music, instrumentalists and singers, at the centre of the composition. She is depicted here as a splendid maiden dressed in regal robes...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Penitent Saint in Wilderness with Angels & Cherubs Italian Old Master on Copper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Penitent Saint
Italian artist, 17th century
oil on copper panel, framed
framed: 10 x 8 inches
copper panel : 7.5 x 5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Head of Saint John the Baptist on a platter, Rubens, Flemish, Old Master
By Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Greven, DE
This painting, attributed to the circle of Peter Paul Rubens, presents a classic depiction of the Johannesschüssel—the severed head of John the Baptist on a platter. While Rubens him...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of a British Officer
By Thomas Beach
Located in Wiscasett, ME
A very fine portrait of a British military officer signed and dated Thomas Beach 1774 in the lower left. This oil on canvas is presented in a period gilt frame and is ready to hang. ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Angelic Cherubs with Classical Figure in Wilderness Finely Painted Preparatory
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure with Cherubim in Wilderness
Italian School, 17th century
oil painting on wood panel
framed 13 x 11 inches
condition: overall for its age very good, though the work is most likely a preparatory...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Wood Panel
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Portrait Painting Lady with Parrot, 1780
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Antique Italian painting from the second half of the 18th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a portrait of a young girl, Princess with parrot, of good pictorial quality. Painti...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Lady by Fountain in Landscape - Dutch Old Master art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Dutch Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Nicolaes Maes. Painted circa 1670, the painting is of a lady, sat by a classical fountain with statue an...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Portrait of a Lady - British 17th century art Old Master portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Old Master portrait oil painting is by noted British Old Master artist James Cranke. Cranke taught George Romney to paint as a small boy, living near by. Painted ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exceedingly charming mid-18th-century English oil painting depicts a girl wearing a red gown with a train over a white petticoat. She’s holding a posy or nosegay.
Evidently once commissioned for an English country house, the identity of this young lady remains a mystery. Her gown appears to be inspired by the popular ‘robe à la française...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Lady in Green Dress & Pearl Jewellery c.1660 Painting John Wright
By John Michael Wright
Located in London, GB
In this exquisite work, painted around the time of the Great Fire of London in 1666, a beautiful young woman is wearing a green dress over a white chemise and a russet-coloured scarf...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, workshop of René-Antoine Houasse, c. 1690
Located in PARIS, FR
Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV,
Workshop of René-Antoine Houasse, (Paris, c. 1645 - Paris, 1710)
Late 17th century French school, c. 1690
Oil on canvas, h. 100 cm, w. 80 cm
Importa...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Lucretia, by Giacomo Raibolini Francia. Detto il Francia. Oil on panel, framed
Located in New York, NY
Giacomo used to paint with his brother Giulio, identifying their works with the monogram «I I». The strong influence of his father, Francesco, is undeniable in all his works, althoug...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Wood Panel
Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures" is a captivating painting attributed to the Bolognese School, a prominent art movement from Bologna, Italy, flourishing primarily in the 16t...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
18th/19th Century French Old Master Oil Christ entering Jerusalem
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
18th/19th Century School
'A scene of Christ entering Jerusalem'
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Size of painting: 21.5" x 18.25" inches
condition: overa...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of Elizabeth Plumer (nee Byde) & Daughter, circa 1735
By Enoch Seeman
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Elizabeth Plumer (nee Byde) & Daughter, circa 1735
by ENOCH SEEMAN (1694-1744)
Large 1735 portrait of Elizabeth Plumer & her daughter holding a rattle, oil on canvas by...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Christ Wearing The Crown Of Thorns, 17th Century circle Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Christ Wearing The Crown Of Thorns, 17th Century
circle of Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
Large 17th Century Italian Old Master of Christ wearing the Crown of Thorns, oil on canvas. Excel...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Madonna and Child- Italian Old Master religious art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Italian Old Master religious portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Bartolomeo Schedoni. Painted circa 1700 it is a half l...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
17th century English portrait of a lady
By Willem Wissing
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of a lady attributed to William Wissing, half-length, wearing a pearl necklace and an amber gown adorned with jewels to the bodice and sleeves, wit...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Portrait of an Old Bearded Man
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer a captivating portrait, most likely painted in the late 18th century, attributed to an artist within the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. This oil ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Wood Panel
British satirical painter - 18th century figure painting - Connoisseur Tired Boy
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (late 18th century) - The Connoisseur and Tired Boy.
39.5 x 32 cm without frame, 46 x 38 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas,...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jesus Son Salvi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italian Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Ancient painting depicting Jesus with the Commissioner's son
(Alternative reading: St. Joseph with the Child, or the 'Paternity')
Giovan Battista Salvi known as "the Sassoferrato" (1609 - 1685) circle / follower
Oil painting on canvas
76 x 59 cm. -With frame in the shape of a small temple, not coeval 99 x 84 cm.
The interesting canvas that we are pleased to offer you recalls the iconographic model of classic paternity, which traditionally sees Saint Joseph holding the sleeping baby Jesus...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Saint Catherine Portrair Guido Reni Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 - 1642) Workshop of
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
(full details LINK)
Oil on canvas
Measurements (cm): 96 x 73 - with frame 112 x 88
This splendid work dep...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Conestabile Madonna Old Master Renaissance
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in London, GB
After Raphael
Conestabile Madonna
1483 - 1520
Oil on canvas
Image size: 8 x 8 inches (20.5 x 20.5 cm)
Original ornate hand carved gilt frame
Conestabile Madonna
Made in compositiona...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Young Man
Located in London, GB
Pupil of Rembrandt
Portrait of a Young Man
17th Century
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 4 1/4 x 5 inches (11 x 13 cm)
Dutch ebonised frame
This small portrait is of a young man, staring inquisitively out towards the viewer. The realism of his appearance is striking, with great care taken in the depiction of the man’s features - for example, his full lips and the slight bump in the bridge of his nose. The man wears a rich burgundy doublet and a black cap and is adorned with gold accessories, indicating a degree of wealth - it is likely that this is a miniature portrait for a wealthy patron. The warm flesh tones of this painting and the intricate rendering of the man’s curly brown hair demonstrate the artistry of the painter, who has successfully captured the image of youth within his brushstrokes.
Rembrandt’s Pupils
Upon completing his artistic education, Rembrandt opened a studio and began to take students - the first of which were Gerrit Dou and Isaac Jouderville. The studio functioned as an art school, in which materials and guidance were provided - contrary to the studios of his peers, Rembrandt did not offer lodging to his pupils. The families of prospective pupils had to pay Rembrandt 100 guilders (enough for a house at the time) for this artistic education, and the profits from any works produced by pupils under Rembrandt would be paid to the master rather than kept by the student-artist - this contributed substantially to the master’s income.When taking on pupils, Rembrandt looked for those who could already paint, and guided their styles to reflect his. By choosing pupils who were somewhat experienced artists, Rembrandt had an array of painters that could be involved at any stage of assisting with the creation of his works - in this way, Rembrandt’s pupils often functioned as studio assistants as well. In order to perfect Rembrandt’s style, pupils would paint copies of their teacher’s works, sometimes adding their own distinct variations. They would use the same subjects and models as Rembrandt himself, and would accompany him on outdoor trips to paint nature and landscapes. The extensive copying and utilisation of same source materials has rendered Rembrandt’s work and the work of his pupils difficult to differentiate, even in the modern era.At least 50 pupils were taught by Rembrandt, with many continuing on to become his studio assistants. A few graduated into successful artists in their own right - for example, Govaert Flinck...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oak, Oil, Panel
English 17th century portrait of a lady
Located in Bath, Somerset
A 17th century English portrait of a lady by Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), half-length in a painted feigned oval, wearing a green silk gown with chestnut coloured cloak over one shoulder, her fair hair curled in the fashionable ringlet style of the period. Oil on canvas in an English giltwood 'Lely' frame.
We are grateful to Diana Dethloff and Catharine MacLeod (who are currently working on a Lely catalogue raisonné) for their confirmation of Lely as the artist from photograph analysis of this previously unidentified early work.
Provenance:
Private collection Nottingham until 2021
Mellors and Kirk sale December 2000, lot 1173
The sitter is likely to have been from an upper class or aristocratic family in court circles, who were the main source of Lely`s patronage. The simple composition serves to highlight the beauty of the sitter through portraying her pale decolletage and complexion, set against the gentle gaze of her blue eyes, the soft blush of her cheeks and her full red lips.
Peter Lely (1618-1680) was originally of dutch origin and became Principle Painter to the King in 1661, following in the footsteps of Van Dyck who had died in 1641. He dominated the portrait painting scene in England for over 20 years, creating a distinctive 'court look' in his work which had a strong influence on many other artists. He had an extremely successful and popular portrait practice which meant that he soon had to develop production methods that could accommodate the high demand for portraits, and also for copies and versions of them which were given as gifts to family and courtiers. The use of studio assistants was a common practice for busy artists and as with Van Dyck, Lely is known to have used specialist assistants to execute particular parts of his paintings. Artists who worked in Lely`s studio included John Baptist Gaspars who specialised in drapery painting, William Wissing, John Greenhill...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Venus Paolo Fiammingo Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16th Century Italian Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Pauwels Franck, known as Paolo Fiammingo
(Antwerp, 1540 - Venice, 1596)
Venus lying in a landscape
Oil on canvas 116 x 150 cm.
In antique frame 136 x 170 cm.
The work is accompanied by a critical card by Dr. Federica Spadotto
The splendid painting proposed sees portrayed, bare and stretched out on a red brocade cloth in gold sprinkled with roses, a refined and sensual Venus, in a composition with a profound symbolic value, and arriving at the perfect representation of the Renaissance woman who, like Venus, becomes an allegory love, eros, beauty and fertility.
The canvas is part of the prestigious Venetian artistic and cultural environment of the second half of the sixteenth century, whose distinctive distinctive trait can be traced back to its cosmopolitan vocation. This characteristic, as Dr. Spadotto noted in her in-depth study, belongs to the same physiology of the Venetian capital, that is, being a distinctly commercial city located in a strategic point with respect to trade. Representing one of the liveliest ports in the Mediterranean also meant witnessing the continuous passage not only of goods, but of men, ideas, suggestions from distant countries, which influenced not only the taste of their people, but above all art.
This happened thanks to the circulation of prints, as well as pictorial specimens, to which are added the stays of great foreign artists and, above all, the permanence in the capital of a non-negligible number of Dutch, Flemish and German masters.
An emblematic case in this regard comes from Pauwels Franck (Antwerp, 1540 - Venice, 1596), better known as Paolo Fiammingo, who established himself in his native city at a young age - in 1561 a figure enrolled in the Guild of San Luca - and arrived in Venice in 1573. .
He resided in Venice from 1584 until his death, although the stylistic and formal references of some of his works have led critics to believe that in previous years he had undertaken a journey to central Italy, or to Florence and Rome, where he would have metabolized the lively cultural debate that permeated these cities and which, on the other hand, seemed completely absent in Venice.
Here Paolo will be fascinated by the sense of color and by the atmospheric component fixed on the canvas by Jacopo Tintoretto (Venice 1518 - 1594), of which he becomes a collaborator, to undergo, around 1590, the suggestion of Paolo Caliari...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Portrait Knight Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Lombard school Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Lombard painter of the 17th century
Portrait of a Knight in Armour
Oil on canvas
81 x 70 cm./ Framed 93 x 82
A handsome gentleman in armour, immortalised in an authoritative and pr...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
17th century Dutch portrait of a Lady in Red adorned with Pearls
By Pieter Nason
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of a lady, half-length in a feigned oval wearing a ruby coloured silk gown holding entwined strings of pearls across her bodice. Signed 'PNason' and dated 1667 (lower right)...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Justaucorps
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine late 17th-century Flemish portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman wearing a justaucorps, black cloak, white shirt, vest, leather gloves, and breeches. He’s carrying a wi...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a young fisherman in a landscape
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Attributed to Godfried SCHALKEN
(Made 1643 – The Hague 1706)
Young fischer
Oil on panel in one board
H. 32.5 cm; L. 25.5 cm
Around 1670/75
Related works:
- Autograph version with nu...
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Dutch School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Wood Panel
18th Century Oil on Canvas Biblical Italian Painting Judith and Holofernes
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Wonderful Italian painting from the first half of the 18th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a fascinating biblical story, the beheading of the Babylonian leader Holofernes by...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Lady with White Gloves - British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to noted portrait artist Thomas Hudson. Hudson was most prolific between 1740 and 1760 and, from 174...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Portrait of a lady, oil on canvas, 18th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Louis-Richard-François DUPONT DE MONTFIQUET (Montfiquet 1731-Rouen 1765) Bust-length portrait of a lady in a bull’s-eye window, oil on canvas (enlarged...
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French School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
17th century English portrait of a lady
Located in Bath, Somerset
Miss Ada Gossett, circa 1673, half-length in a landscape at dusk, wearing an amber silk gown adorned with a gold trimmed gauze shawl and fine jewels, wearing a pearl necklace, her fa...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Spanish school. Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, bishop of Córdoba.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of Francisco de Reynoso y Baeza.
Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos and bishop of Córdoba. Francisci de Reynoso.
Early 17th century.
Small-format portrait from the late Renaissance period.
Spanish school.
Size: Cm 19 x Cm 13.5
Oil on wooden panel.
On the back the fine tablet is strengthened (already in ancient times) by a sheet of parchment.
About 1600-1610.
As often in Mannerist / Late Renaissance portraits, the image of the character is accompanied by the writing that runs at the top, adding a celebratory, historicising touch to the effigy. Let's bring back the sentence here:
DON FRANCISCO DE REINOSO. CAMARERO SECRETO IESCALCO PIO QUINTO OBISCOPO CORDOBA. 68 (? O 7?)
(1534, Autillo de Campos, Spain - 1601, Córdoba)
Francisco de Reynoso was a Spanish cleric, chief chamberlain, and secretary to Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, and bishop of Córdoba.
He was the fourth of eleven children. His father was the seventh Lord of Autillo de Campos, and his mother was Juana de Baeza y de las Casas, daughter of Manuel de Baeza, a lawyer of the Royal Council and at the Court of Valladolid.
Francisco de Reynoso was deeply devoted to the Virgin Mary and showed a strong inclination toward religion and piety from an early age.
He studied Latin, arts, and theology at the University of Salamanca.
In 1562, he traveled to Rome with his brothers Pedro and Luis.
In January 1566, following the death of Pope Pius IV, Cardinal Antonio Michele Ghislieri was elected pope, becoming Pius V. From this period until Ghislieri's death in 1572, Francisco de Reynoso served as his chief chamberlain and secretary.
After Pope Pius V died, Francisco de Reynoso returned to Spain and lived for several years in the city of Palencia, where his brother Manuel was a canon.
He supported the Society of Jesus when it was established in Palencia, providing alms to the school's clergy and funding chairs of Letters and Theology at his own expense, as well as donating a significant number of books.
During the brief outbreak of the Black Plague...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Parchment Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
Large 18th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of Aristocratic Lady in Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
English artist, mid 18th century
circle of Thomas Gainsborough (English 1727-1788)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
provenance: private collect...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
Fine Large 17th/ 18th Century English Portrait of Mr. Gilbert Charity Founder
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Mr. Gilbert (believed to be the founder of 'Gilberts Charity, Bridgwater, Somerset)
English School artist, late 17th/ early 18th century
oil...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
French Art, Rococo, Portrait Queen Marie Antoinette France, Oval, Circle Vivien
Located in Greven, DE
French School, Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, Pastel /oil Pastel on Paper, Rococo, 18th Century. The Pastel is made in the style...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Paper, Pastel, Oil
Portrait Notable Hudson 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master England
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Thomas Hudson
(Devon 1701 - London 1799)
Portrait of a Notable in his Study
Oil on canvas
124 x 102 cm.
In antique frame 142 x 120 cm.
This fascinating portrait is a valuable te...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
18th Century French Orientalist Portrait of Arab Man in Turban, oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Arab Man in Turban
French artist, 18th century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 21 x 16.5 inches
Canvas : 18.5 x 14 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Mrs Harborough - British 18th century art portrait lady oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of noted portrait artist Enoch Seeman. Seeman came from Poland to England as a youngster with hi...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
After Gainsborough - 18th Century Oil, Young Hobbinol and Ganderetta
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine study after Thomas Gainsborough's original painting of two peasant children Hobbinol and Ganderetta. The original was one of Gainsborough's last exhibited pieces in his lifeti...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
17th Century Oil Painting Portrait Of Catherine Of Braganza Circle of Peter Lely
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705), Circle of Sir Peter Lely (1618–1680)
Queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland, married to King Charles...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Trompe l'oeil, Trick of the Eye, Maria, Child St. Anthony, Van Dyck, Old Master
Located in Greven, DE
After a copper engraving (46 x 34 cm) by Gilles Rousselet after Van Dyck, ca. 1640 Paris.
Oil on cardboard, 44 x 35 cm
Trompe-l'oeils are pictures whose depicted objects are painte...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
16th Century by Bernardino Detti Face of Christ Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Bernardino Detti (Pistoia, Italy, 1498 - 1572)
Title: Face of Christ
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 41 x 32 cm - with frame 47 x 55.5 cm
Antique box frame made of solid wood and walnut burl.
Publications: unpublished
The painting by Bernardino Detti (1498 - 1572) depicts the face of Jesus...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of Lady Margaret Hasting, as a Shepherdess 18th Century CHARLES JERVAS
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Lady Margaret Hasting, posing as a Shepherdess 18th Century
CHARLES JERVAS (1675-1739)
Large 18th Century portrait of Lady Margaret Hasting, oil on canvas, by Charles J...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
Guardian Angel Ferri 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Roman school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Roman painter, 17th-18th century
Ciro Ferri (Rome, 1634 - Rome, 1689) follower of
The Guardian Angel
(Tobiolo with the archangel Raphael)
Oil on tea
100 x 75 cm.
in antique frame 1...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Noblewoman Dog Van Loo Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Louis Michel van Loo (Toulon 1707- Paris 1771) attributable
Portrait of a noblewoman with her little dog
Oil on canvas (79 x 66 cm. - with frame 92 x 78 cm.)
A qualitative portrait depicting an elegant noblewoman of French origin, presumably belonging to the wealthy court of Versailles during the reign of Louis XV; this work fully reflects the pictorial qualities as well as the refinement of the compositional style of the French painter Louis Michel van Loo (1707- 1771), one of the most significant portrait painters of his time, and for this reason in demand at the most noble European courts.
The work, taking up the traditional formula for portraits of members of the aristocracy, shows the effigy in a half-length pose, slightly turned to the right and looking directly at the viewer.
The woman, with a regal bearing, is here portrayed intent on completing her daily beauty ritual, wearing a cape during her make-up, which must have just been completed as pink powder is visible on her cheeks. This luxurious garment reveals a corset with a daring neckline, made of silk and lace, and a coral-coloured dress ending in wide jabote cuffs. Her hair is styled in the French fashion in a hairstyle that highlights her facial features.
Having finished her beauty ritual, the woman is intent on removing her cape with one hand, an elegant gesture that emphasises her noble pose.
At her side is her small pet dog, sitting on a blue velvet cushion with gold trim.
The canvas may have been made on the occasion of a wedding, elegantly celebrating the role of a member of the aristocracy. The presence of the pet depicted in her arms had in fact a precise meaning: the fidelity that is such a well-known characteristic of the dog, declared at the same time the virtues of the effigy.
Louis Michel van Loo (Toulon 1707- Paris 1771) was the son of the painter Jean Baptiste van Loo, with whom he studied in Rome and Turin. He attended the Paris Academy, where he won the first prize for painting in 1726. In 1728 he returned to Rome, where he met Francois Boucher. In 1732, passing through Turin, he returned to Paris. In 1737 van Loo became court painter in Madrid, succeeding Jean Ranc...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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