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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Joseph Highmore Portrait of a lady, 18th century
By Joseph Highmore
Located in York, GB
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Grace Loftus,of Beverley hall yorkshire.Three-quarter-length, before a window. Dressed in blue and wearing a white bonnet. The paintin...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

18th century portrait of the artist’s daughter, Catharina, playing the cello
By Balthasar Denner
Located in Bath, Somerset
The sitter, seated in a yellow silk gown trimmed with a pink bow playing the cello, is believed to be the artist Balthazar Denner's eldest daughter Catharina (1715-1744), after his marriage to Esther Winter in Hamburg in 1712. She is also recognisable in another portrait of the Denner family in the Hamburg Kunsthalle, painted circa 1740 by the artist's son, Jacob Denner (1722-1765). Oil on canvas in a period giltwood frame. Provenance: Private collection, Northern Germany Professor Helmut Borsch-Supan, Berlin, confirmed the authenticity of the painting after examining it in 2013. The painting will also be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonnée of the artist, by Ute Mannhardt. Balthasar Denner...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Return Of King Agamemnon, 16th Century Frans I FLORIS (1516-1570) Trojan War
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Return Of King Agamemnon, 16th Century circle of Frans I FLORIS (1516-1570) Large 16th Century Flemish Old Master depicting the return of King Agamemnon from the Trojan War, o...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Mary Magdalene - Oil on Canvas by Italian School 19th cent.
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas. cm 60.5 x 2 x 50 Nice Oil painting (Italian School of XIX century) with a rapid sign and intense colors backgrpound. Some color cracking on left margin and top edge, ...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait Of Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (1552-1616), 16th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (1552-1616), 16th Century Circle of George Gower (c.1540–1596) Huge 16th Century Portrait Of Gil...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Henry IV, King of England (1367-1413), 16th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Henry IV, King of England (1367-1413), 16th Century English School Portrait - Early Oil On Panel Large 16th Century court portrait of Henry IV, King Of England (1367-14...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait Duchess Woman 17th Century Paint Van Gelder Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jan van Gelder, Italianised as Giovanni Vangheldri (Antwerp 1621 – Modena 1685) Portrait of the Duchess Vittoria Farnese d'Este (Parma, 1618 – Modena, 1649) wife of Francesco I d'E...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Holy Family Religious Paint Oil on table Tuscan School 17th/18th Century Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
The Holy Family Tuscan school, 17th-18th century Oil on panel 30 x 24 cm In frame 41 x 33 cm This pleasant devotional painting, commonly referred to as “The Holy Family”, dep...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Rococò French painter - 18th century figure painting - Portrait Louis XV child
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (18th century) - Portrait of Louis XV as a child. 64.5 x 49.5 cm. Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame (not signed). Condition report: Lined canvas. Good s...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Saint Cosmas And Saint Damian Attributed To Bonifacio Bembo
By Bonifacio Bembo
Located in New Orleans, LA
Attributed to Bonifacio Bembo c.1444-1477 Italy Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian Tempera on panel These exceptionally rare early Renaissance panels of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian are an extraordinary new discovery. Based on the research of art historians Marco Tanzi and Andrea de Marchi, it is believed that these represent the missing panels from the famed polyptych formerly displayed on the altar of the Chapel of San Nicola da Tolentino in the Church of Sant’Agostino in Cremona, Italy. To find two matching early Renaissance panels outside of a museum or church, particularly in such remarkable condition, is an extraordinary rarity. The central and left-sided panels of the original five-part polyptych are currently in the collection of the Museo Civico Ala Ponzone in Cremona. These panels have luckily remained intact, and respectively portray the Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels and Donor, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (the chapel’s namesake) and Saint George. While the present panels have since been reduced, that they belong to the Cremonese altarpiece is confirmed by a number of stylistic elements. All five panels contain the same rich decorative arabesque pattern on their stamped gold background, while the figures’ knurled haloes are identical in both their fineness of line and use of perspective. The proportions of the figures coincide perfectly; Saints Cosmas and Damian would have originally also been depicted as full-length figures, fitting into the vertical, Gothic style of the altarpiece. According to the Christian religion, Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian were 3rd century physicians born in Arabia. Little is known about their lives except that they were reputedly twin brothers and that they were martyred in Syria during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. It was believed that the saints were skilled in healing, and when their medicines failed, their faith and prayers could always perform miracles. Thus, the saints are often depicted with their medical equipment while wearing the traditional medieval doctor’s garb of crimson robes and distinctive round red hats. The saints are similarly depicted in the present panels, though considering the manner in which they have been cut, their medical tools are not immediately evident. The saints were highly popular as patrons of wealthy families during the Gothic and Renaissance eras, particularly the Medici, and thus they occur frequently in art from the era. The twins, for instance, are found in the famed San Marco Altarpiece by Fra Angelico in the San Marco Museum (Florence), as well as in a set of Medici panels crafted by Filippo Lippi...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Tempera, Panel

Old Master Portrait of a Gentleman - British 18th century oil painting
By Michael Dahl
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to Swedish born, England based artist Michael Dahl. Painted circa 1690 it is a sumptuous half length portrai...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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

Period Italian Venetian Portrait Painting
Located in Roma, IT
Francesco Fedeli (Venice, 1738 - 1805) called “Il Maggiotto “ great Italian painter and physicist. The “𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗵𝗲” ( Craftsman fixing chairs ) is taken from one of...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a lady in widow’s weeds, seated in an architectural setting
Located in Maidenhead, GB
Charles d’Agar (1669-1723) (attrib.) Portrait of a lady in widow’s weeds, three-quarter-length, seated in an architectural setting Oil on canvas In an original carved and gilded Le...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Saint Jerome Oil on copper 16th Century Paint Old master Italy Emilian school
By Giuseppe Mazzuoli known as Bastarolo (Ferrara 1536 - 1589)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Ferrara school of the late sixteenth century - circle of Giuseppe Mazzuoli known as Bastarolo (Ferrara 1536 - 1589) St. Jerome penitent in the cave ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Annunciation De Witte Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Flemish Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Pieter de Witte, also known as Peter Candid (Bruges, 1548 - Munich, 1628) - Workshop/School The Annunciation oil on canvas (cm): 79 x 110 - framed 92 x 127 We are delighted to present a fascinating work, dating back to the beginning of the 17th century, inspired by the prototype of the Annunciation created around 1586-1595 by Pieter de Witte, also known as Peter Candid (Bruges, 1540/1548 - Munich, 1628), which has been lost but made famous thanks to an engraving made and published by Jan Sadeler I (1550-1600). A painter of Flemish origin with strong affinities to 16th century Italianising culture, De Witte tackles the theme of the Annunciation numerous times, revealing knowledge of both Roman and Florentine Mannerism, inherited from his Italian sojourn. Some of these works are now housed in various international museums, in addition to autograph or workshop works that can be found in numerous public or private collections; in this regard, we may mention the following: - National Museum in Prague [1] - Carrara Academy of Bergamo, Angelo Annunziante and Vergine Annunziata [2]. - Finnish National Museum, Helsinki  - Private property, religious institution Bergamo (Bergamo area) Observing the composition, we can admire the rather well-established iconographic scheme, with the two figures immersed in an almost dreamlike atmosphere: the Archangel Gabriel on the left, of an ethereal beauty, appears imperious as he delivers the supreme annunciation to the Virgin Mary, who greets him with lowered eyes, composed in her amazement; surprised in the act of reading a book, she receives the white lilies...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

European Portrait of a Priest
Located in Milford, NH
A fine European portrait of a priest, oil on canvas, probably dating to the 17th or 18th century, unsigned, with original stretcher, minor surface losses and damage, craquelure, edge...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Isabella Blackett, Countess Of Buchan, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Isabella Blackett, Countess Of Buchan, 18th Century English School Large 18th Century English portrait of Lady Isabella Blackett, Duchess of Buchan oil on canvas. Excel...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

17th century By Neapolitan Maestro San Vincenzo Ferreri Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
17th Century Neapolitan Maestro Title: San Vincenzo Ferreri Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 63 x 48.5 cm - with frame 77 x 63.5 cm Original shaped, carved, sculpted a...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th century portrait painting of a clergyman Pieter Van Bleeck (follower)
Located in York, GB
18th century portrait painting of a clergyman Pieter Van Bleeck (follower) (unsigned) A fine late 18th century/early 19th century portrait oil on canvas three quarter length study of a clergyman The artist has managed to capture the gentle demeanour of the sitter. housed in a gilt frame by a follower of Pieter Van Bleeck the size being 58 x 69 cm approx whilst overall the picture is 76 x 90 cm In very good condition having been cleaned and relined at some point. Pieter Van Bleeck Petrus Johannes (Pieter) van Bleeck (baptized 25 June 1697 in The Hague – 20 July 1764 in London) was an 18th century Dutch portrait painter and mezzotint engraver active in London, where he moved in 1723. Van Bleeck is especially known for theatrical subjects such as Owen Swiny, Kitty Clive...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Penitent Magdalene, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Penitent Magdalene, 18th Century Studio of Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (1708-1787) Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master depiction of the Penit...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Penitent Magdalene, 18th Century
The Penitent Magdalene, 18th Century
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Allegory Of Europe Solimena 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francesco Solimena (Canale di Serino 1657 - Barra 1747) workshop/circle The Allegory of Europe oil on canvas 102 x 76 cm. - with frame: 119 x 92 cm. The work, which can be placed ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

18th century English portrait of the Duke of Newcastle upon his horse in
By Thomas Spencer
Located in Woodbury, CT
Thomas Spencer was a leading sporting and equestrian artist of the period of John Wootton and James Seymour; his art shows a considerable to debt to tha...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait Of General John Churchill, Duke Of Marlborough The Battle Of Ramillies
By John Vanderbank
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of General John Churchill, The Duke Of Marlborough At The Battle Of Ramillies, 1706 by JOHN VANDERBANK THE YOUNGER (1694-1739) Large early 18...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of George Gordon, 7th Laird of Buckie (1707-1756)
Located in Maidenhead, GB
John Alexander (Scottish, 1686-1766) Portrait of George Gordon, 7th Laird of Buckie (Scottish, 1707-1756), c. 1743 Oil on canvas In a carved ebonised frame, with gilded inner slight...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Cleric - British 18th century art Old Master oil painting
By Joseph Highmore
Located in Hagley, England
This fantastic portrait oil painting is attributed to British Old Master Joseph Highmore and was painted in 1770. The half length standing portrait is of a Cleric, dressed in his wig...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait Man Pourbus 16/17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Flemish
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Frans Pourbus (Bruges, 1545 - Antwerp, 1581) circle Portrait of a gentleman in Renaissance dress with a black doublet and ruff Late 16th century Oil on canvas 46 x 32 cm. - 65 x 53...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

17th century portrait of a lady
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of a lady by Dutch Golden Age painter Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693). Half-length, within a feigned oval, the lady wears a pearl necklace and earrings, an ivory silk gown adorned...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Madonna and Child with Angels in the Clouds
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Charles H. and Virginia Baldwin, Claremont, Colorado Springs, Colorado ca. 1907-1934; thence by descent until sold in 1949 to: Charles Blevins Davis, Claremont (renamed Trianon), Colorado Springs 1949 -until gifted in 1952 to: The Poor Sisters of Saint Francis, Trianon, Colorado Springs, 1952 until acquired, 1960, by: John W. Metzger, Trianon, renamed as the Trianon School of Fine Arts, Colorado Springs, 1960-1967; when transferred to: The Metzger Family Foundation, Trianon Art Museum, Denver, 1967 - 2004; thence by descent in the Metzger Family until 2015 Exhibited: Trianon Art Museum, Denver (until 2004) The present work is a spectacular jewel-like canvas by Amigoni, rich in delicate pastel colors, most likely a modello for an altarpiece either lost or never painted. In it the Madonna stands firmly upon a cloud in the heavens, her Child resting on a delicate veil further supported by a cloud, as he gently wraps his arm around his mother’s neck. From above angels prepare to lower flowers and a wreath, while other angels and seraphim surrounding the two joyfully cavort. Dr. Annalisa Scarpa, author of the forthcoming monograph on Jacopo Amigoni...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait d’un militaire 1660
Located in GOUVIEUX, FR
Huile sur toile Dim avec cadre 92/69 cm Dim sans cadre 62/85 cm Il est tout à fait possible que ce portrait ait été réalisé par un peintre itinérant,spécialiste du portrait d’appar...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Rebecca at the Well
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Nicola Maria Rossi masterfully captures the biblical tale of Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well, a story from the Book of Genesis. In this scene, Abraham’s servant, Eliezer, arrives at ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hudibras Triomphante Hogarth Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Paint Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
18th century English painter William Hogarth (London 1697 - 1764) School of Hudibras Triomphante (from the poem by Samuel Butler) Circa 1740, England Oil on canvas (62 x 50 cm. - F...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Privateer
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Privateer Francis Hayman 1708 - 1776 Oil on canvas Image size: 20 x 14 inches (51 x 36 cm) Contemporary style frame Provenance Charles Fleischmann Esq Here, a small ...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Children w Lamb Scene 18th century Oil painting by French Rococo Master
By Jean Baptist Marie Huet
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting was attributed to Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet (1745 - 1811) by Cabinet Turquin (France). A cute scene with children tying a ribbon around the neck of a young lamb. Rococo in th...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

18th century diptych portraits man and woman American formal dress flower
By William Jennys
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present pair of portraits would make an exceptional addition to any collection of early American art not only because they were painted by the notable William Jennys, but also because the sitters are members of notable and influential New England families. In addition, these pendants have impeccable provenance: they have never left ownership of the decedents of the Kimball family and this is the first time they have been available for purchase. David Kimball (1766-1848) and Nancy Stacy Kimball (1774-1844) were members of historic Massachusetts families. David Kimball is a sixth-generation decedent of Richard Kimball (d. 1675) and Ursula Scott (d. 1659), who emigrated from Rattlasden, Suffolk County, England to Watertown MA around 1634. The family then relocated in 1637 to Ipswich, the city with which the family is now most strongly identified, when Richard was appointed to be a wheelwright.[1] Nancy likewise had early New England ancestry, descended from Simon Stacy and Elizabeth Clark, who were married in London in 1620.[2] Nancy Stacy was the second wife of David Kimball, and the two were married in 1799. Given this, the present pendant portraits were likely completed shortly after the marriage. David had two children by his first wife Mary Morse, who died in September of 1798. David and Nancy would have nine additional children between 1801 and 1815.[3] Most notably, the couple were parents of the Boston politician and showman Moses Kimball (1809-1895).[2][3] Moses would found the Boston Museum, an early for-profit museum and theater opened in 1841 that resembled European curiosity cabinets: the museum displayed paintings of Thomas Scully and Charles Peale alongside Chinese artwork, stuffed animals, dwarves and mermaids. Alongside these exhibits, visitors could attend the theater which held performances by gymnasts and contortionists, followed by performances of Shakespeare and Dickens.[4] This museum set the model for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which when founded in 1870 held a similarly diverse collection and appealed to the interests of a diverse set of visitors.[5] Moreover, some Greek antiquities from Moses Kimball's museum were eventually given to the MFA and Moses donated approximately $5,000 to the MFA's endowment upon his death.[6][7] William Jennys (1774–1859), also known as J. William Jennys, is an important American primitive portrait...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early European Portrait Painting of a Young Woman
Located in Houston, TX
Portrait painting of a young woman dressed in black with a bonnet. The woman has a rose in her right hand and presents her left hand with a r...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Sir James Hamlyn (1735-1811), MP for Carmarthen, Sheriff of Devon
By Joshua Reynolds
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Sir James Hamlyn (1735-1811), MP for Carmarthen, Sheriff of Devon, 18th Century follower of Sir Joshua REYNOLDS (1723-1792) Large 18th Century portrait of Sir James Ham...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

King William III Stag Hunting, 18th Century John WOOTTON (1682-1765)
Located in Blackwater, GB
King William III Stag Hunting, 18th Century after John WOOTTON (1682-1765) Huge 18th Century English landscape with King William III stag hunting with his party, oil on canvas. E...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Rachel Missing, Edinburgh - British Old Master art oil painting
By Michael Dahl
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Michael Dahl. Painted circa 1710 the sitter is Rachel Missing, wife of Roger Hogg of Newliston, near Edinb...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

17th Century by Giovanni Stefano Danedi Madonna and Child Crowned by Angels
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Giovanni Stefano Danedi, called Montalto (Treviglio, Italy, 1612 - Milan, Italy, 1690) Title: Madonna and Child crowned by angels Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: without frame 58 x ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Portrait Of Franz von Sickingen Knight Of The Holy Roman Empire (1481-1523)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Franz von Sickingen Knight Of The Holy Roman Empire (1481-1523) Italian School Large 16th/17th Century Italian Old Master portrait of Franz von Sickingen, Knight Of The...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early-18th Century French School, Ex-Voto Portrait With Emilian Jacobin
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid early 18th-century French oil painting represents an ‘ex-voto’ with Emilian Jacobin and a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ and angels. Ex votos are votive offe...
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French School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Oil On Canvas Self Portrait of the artist Sir Anthony Van Dyck 18Th c
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil On Canvas Self Portrait After Sir Anthony Van Dyck" Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck (Flemish painter, 1599-1641), Self portrait Oil on canvas (doubled), Probably end 18th centu...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

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

Portrait Young Boy Lombard School 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Lombard School, 17th century Portrait of a Young Boy oil on canvas 109 x 78 cm - 127 x 97 cm with frame The protagonist of the offered canvas is a chubby little boy, aged approxima...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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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

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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Oil, Canvas

17th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Young English Boy
By Gerard Soest
Located in London, GB
Gerard SOEST (1600 - 1681) Portrait of a Young Boy oil on canvas 35.5 x 30.5 inches inc. frame Gerard Soest (circa 1600 – 11 February 1681), also known as Gerald Soest, was a portra...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

18th c. French Portrait of a Lady by Jean Ranc (1674 - 1735), Paris circa 1700
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a Lady with carnations By Jean Ranc (Montpellier 1674 - Madrid 1735), circa 1700 Oil on canvas in oval shape, Dimensions: h. 35.82, w. 28.34 in. Period Louis XIV giltwood and carved frame with laurel leaves. Framed dimensions: h. 42.52 in, w. 33.85 in. Provenance: Collection of the Marquis de Bailleul at the Château d'Angerville-Bailleul (before 1942). To be included in the catalog raisonné of the artist by Stephane Perreau Important portrait of a young woman depicted half-length turned three-quarters, her face looking at the viewer. Dressed in a brick red velvet dress, an elegant blue scarf envelops her figure. Hair styled “a la Fontange”, her powdered hair is raised and tied at the back with a red ribbon, several curly locks escape from her bun and fall on her back and shoulders. The perfectly oval face with regular features dominated by her straight nose is softened by her gray eyes with slightly lowered lids. The red tinged skin tones on the cheeks and cheekbones color the face and make the portrait come alive. The young woman is portrayed standing near a pot of carnations. Her strongly lighted figure stands out against an architectural background of columns. The artist's palette is made of contrasts opposing warm to cold hues. The icy electric blue contrasts with the fiery brick red, the hair powdered with white accentuates even more the flush of the cheeks. The left arm bent at the elbow, extending the open hand with slightly bent fingers in the foreground brings depth to the composition. Our portrait, an interesting testimony in the corpus of works of the painter, is part of his youthful period, around 1700-1705. The former belonging of this portrait to the Marquis de Bailleul reinforces the remarkable character of our painting. The portrait has been examined by Stéphane Perreau, specialist of Jean Ranc and will be included in the catalog raisonné currently being written, under number P. 43. The notice edited by Mr Perreau is below: "Painted around 1700-1705, this portrait of a woman is directly inherited from Hyacinthe Rigaud, the master of Jean Ranc (the hand turned over the front, in a watch...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), 18th Century English School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), 18th Century English School Large 18th Century English portrait of painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and co...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of Monsieur Aubert, a ceremonial portrait by Nicolas de Largillière
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance : Arnold S. Kirkeby (1901-1962) Donated by Arnold S. Kirkeby to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1955, where it remained until its sale at Sotheby's, New York on Ja...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Christ Salvator Mundi Paint Oil on copper 16/17th Century Flemish school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Antique painting depicting the Face of Christ as Salvator Mundi Flemish painter, 16th-17th century Oil on copper 22 x 18 cm./ framed 42 x ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a French lady by Robert Le Vrac Tournieres, circa 1725
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a young Lady Robert Le Vrac Tournières (1667-1752) 18th century French school, circa 1725 Oil on canvas Dimensions: h. 81 cm, w. 65 cm Important 18th century Régence per...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, 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

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

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Oil

Diana the huntress with her dogs
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Barend GRAAT (Amsterdam 1628 – Amsterdam 1709) Diana the Huntress Oil on wood H. 33.5 cm ; L. 44 cm Signed lower right on the stone A discreet painter with respect to history, Baren...
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Dutch School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Dionysus Bacco Roman school 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Caravaggesque northern artist active in Rome in the 17th century, active in Rome in the 17th century. Workshop of Gerard van Honthorst (Utrecht, 1592 – Utrecht, 1656) Dionysus/Bacch...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Flower Still-life Virgin Trevisani Stanchi Paint Oil on canvas 17/18th Century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Flower garland with a portrait of the Virgin Francesco Trevisani (Capodistria 1656 - Rome 1746) and Niccolò Stanchi (Rome 1623 - 1690), attributable Oil on canvas 66 x 49 cm. - In f...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Allegory of Music School After Lorenzo Lippi
Located in Pasadena, CA
After Lorenzo Lippi (Florence, May 6, 1606 - Florence, April 15, 1665) is a Baroque painter of the Florentine school and a seventeenth-century Italian poet.
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Madonna Angels Van Balen Paint Oil on table Old master 16/17th Century Flemish
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp 1575 - 1632) workshop Possible Jan van Balen (Antwerp 1611 - 1654) Madonna and Child with Three Angels Oil on panel 65 x 50 cm....
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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