18th Century Art

This mid-18th-century French oil painting depicts a sophisticated gentleman holding a sealed missive. With an enigmatic expression, he stands assuredly. Right hand held under his ja...

View of the Ancient Structure built by Tarquinius Superbus called the Bel Lido, and like others built by Marcus Agrippa in the time of Augustus when he cleaned all the sewers leading...

Louis Marin BONNET Paris 1736 † 1793 Saint Mandé Tête de femme. 1767. Gravure en manière de pastel, imprimée en couleurs, d’après François BOUCHER (...

Louis Marin BONNET Paris 1736 † 1793 Saint Mandé [Tête de femme, coiffée d’un voile]. 1767. Gravure en manière de deux crayons d'après Charles Domin...

Gilles DEMARTEAU Liège 1722 † Paris 1776 Jeune dessinateur. Eau-forte et manière de crayon, imprimée en couleurs au repérage d’après François BOUCHER (1703-1770). H190xL140mm (sujet)...

Louis-Marin BONNET Paris 1736 † 1793 Saint Mandé L’amour prie Vénus de lui rendre ses armes. 1768. Gravure à la manière de crayon, imprimée en couleurs d’après François BOUCHER (1703...

Francesco BARTOLOZZI & François JANINET Florence 1730 † 1813 Lisbonne & Paris 1752 † 1813 Vertumme et Pomone. & Zéphire et Flore. 1776. Deux gravures aux outils et à l’aquatinte d’a...

GEORGE LOUIS LECLERC Angora Cat 1756 Engraving 14 x 10 inches Framed: 24 x 21 inches

STATUE REPRESENTANT UN MAURE Trois dauphins supportant un matelot des iles portant une corne d'abondance et petits animaux marins dont crabe et coquillage. Sculpture en bois polychro...

Set of 4 double-page mezzotint engravings, printed in colour and finished by hand. [Published: H. Lentz and H.G. Neubauer, Regensburg, 1737]. An attractive collection of fine plates...

Bernard Lucas Sanz (Germany, 1650 - Bergamo post 1710) Saint Alexander Oil on canvas (98 x 72 cm./ In frame 125 x 96 cm.) The painting, depicting Saint Alexander of Bergamo and data...

Fishermen in Ancient Landscape FOLLOWER OF RICHARD WILSON RA British School, 18th century oil on board, framed framed: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, UK The painting ...

Inscriptions: Bottom, plate: Io. Dom. Campiglia del: / Gio: Gir'mo Frerra Sculp. Top right, plate: XXXIII Summary/Description: Engraving by Gir'mo Frerra after drawing by Giovanni Do...

GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (Italian 1720-1778) VEDUTA del SEPOLCRO della Famiglia PLAUZIA per la strada che Conduce da Roma a Tivoli vicino a Ponte Lugano, c. 1756 (Hind 83; Focil...

Jan Josef Horemans the Elder (Antwerp 1682-1752) circle of In the artist's atelier Oil painting on canvas - 48 x 45 cm, framed 61 x 56 cm. The pleasant painting illustrates one of the favorite themes of Flemish art collectors between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and precisely opens the doors of an art workshop / laboratory, illustrating the working environment of a group of troublemakers sculptors. What makes the composition fascinating is the real atmosphere, not artificial and also messy, such as to identify us in the context of the artists of the time. We see a couple of young clients, easily identifiable as two travelers on the Grand Tour (the globe on the right could allude to their journey), who have come to the atelier to see the bust that the gentleman is getting molded, as a perfect 'souvenir' from return home once the trip is over. And still other artists, perhaps apprentices, are practicing drawing, busy with bringing the details of a sculpture on their albums. Finally, a last character while viewing a large wall painting...

An original hand-colored copper plate engraving on laid paper by French artist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788) titled "Baccharis (Baccharises); Chrysocoma (Golden ...

The four plates in this "Four Times of the Day" set were created utilizing both engraving and etching techniques by William Hogarth in 1738. Hogarth's original copper plates were refurbished where needed by James Heath and these engravings were republished in London in 1822 by Braddock, Cradock & Joy. This was the last time Hogarth's original copper plates were used for printing. Most were melted down during World War I for the construction of bombs. Printed upon early nineteenth century wove paper and with large, full margins as published by William Heath in 1822. The inscription below each print reads "Invented Painted & Engraved by Wm. Hogarth & Publish'd March 25. 1738 according to Act of Parliament". These large folio sized "Four Times of the Day" engravings/etchings are presented in complex gold-colored wood frames with black bands and scalloped gold inner trim. A majority of each thick impressive frame is covered with glass applied near the outer edge. Each frame measures 25.75" high, 22.25" wide and 1.88" deep. There are a few small dents in the edge of these frames, which are otherwise in very good condition. "Morning" has two focal areas of discoloration in the upper margin and some discoloration in the right margin, a short tear in the left margin and a short tear or crease in the right margin. "Noon" has a spot in the upper margin that extends into the upper image, but it is otherwise in very good condition. "Evening" has a faint spot in the upper margin, but it is otherwise in very good condition. "Night" is in excellent condition. The "Four Times of the Day" series is in the collection of many major museums, including: The British Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Tate Museum, The Chicago Art Institute and The Victoria and Albert Museum. Through this series Hogarth is portraying early 18th century London street life at "Four Times of the Day". His characters are exhibiting their personalities, quircks, strange activities, but he also wants to draw attention the disparities between the wealthy aristocracy and the common working class. Plate 1, "Morning" depicts morning in Covent Garden in the winter in front of Tom King...

WILLIAM HOGARTH (BRITISH 1675 – 1764) BEER STREET 1751(Paulson 185 iii/iii) Etching and engraving Design’d by W, Hogarth lower left, Publish’d according to act of Parliament Feb 1...

Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635) ‘ Ne voila pas de braves messagers qui vont errants par pays étrangers ? / Are these not fine messengers, straying through foreign lands ? ‘ • A...

French School, Rococo period original Likely to be a preparatory sketch for a larger piece. oil painting on canvas laid on board, framed framed: 1...

George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...

William Hodges (1744-1797) Figures resting by a tree in a classical river landscape Oil on canvas Canvas Size 19 x 30 in Framed Size 25 x 36 in William Hodges (b London, 28 Oct. 174...

Signed lower right - Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759 – 1817). The majority of Ibbetson’s Lakeland scenes were painted to order after he had moved away to Yorkshire, and therefore lack the immediacy of the present canvas. This work is painted, with his own, inimitably pleasing style. Antique oil painting on wood panel...

Lombard school of the eighteenth century Margherita Caffi (Cremona 1647 - Milan 1710), circle Still life of outdoor flowers oil on canvas (61 x 89 cm. ...

Original engraving, hand-colored at the time of publication, after the work of George Edwards from "Sammlung verschneider auslandischer und seltener Vogel" by Johann Michael Seligma...

The stunning quality of details along with tender mood of lovers’ mute communication depicted here bring us the most positive emotions. When the sun is gone and the evening is full o...

Circle of Godfrey Kneller Portrait of a gentleman Oil on copper Copper size - 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in Framed Size - 14 x 12 1/2 in

Anonymous, 18th century Inspired by a painting by Petrus Staverenus (1610/1612 – 1654-07-28/1664-07-28) from a series of Five Senses 'Taste: A laughing man...

This rather handsome British Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Thomas Gainsborough. Painted circa 1780 the sitter is identified on the name plate as Archiba...

Work on paper mounted on wood 35.5 x 45.5 x 2 cm

Portrait Of Mrs Isabella Blair, 18th century circle of Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823) Large 18th Century Scottish portrait of Mrs Isabella Blair, oil on canvas. Half length portrait...

Major General Alexander Munro, Laird Of Novar. late 18th Century Scottish School Large late 18th Century portrait of Major General Alexander Munro, Laird of Novar and member of the...

Nicolas Henri JEAURAT DE BERTRY (Attributed to) Paris, 1728 - Paris, after 1796 Pair of oils on paper 24 x 38 cm (33 x 48 cm with the frame) Handwritten annotation on the verso "Pain...

Spanish school Circa 1800 Portrait of a Lady with fun Oil on canvas 70 x 55 cm

Three 18th century engravings of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams. Mounted on paper. Each engraving measures 2.75" x 2". In a circa 1920's frame. Whitish area ov...

This monochrome (sepia) picture so called grisaille could be an oil study for cathedral fresco or bigger painting. "Virgin of Passau" has loose long hair, She is wearing a dress with...

18th century Dutch school (After Peter van DE VELDE The Younger (1749-1714)) Oil on canvas 40 x 27 cm (54 x 41 cm with the frame) Beautiful old frame from the Empire period The smal...

This stunning religious 18th century Old Master oil painting with fantastic provenance was formerly attributed to Jean-Antoine Watteau and latterly to Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723). It...

This beautiful 18th century Italian Old Master oil painting is something rather special. Painted circa 1750 the subject matter is Saint John the Baptist as a very young child. He is ...

This stunning Old Master oil painting is attributed to a follower of Anthony Van Dyck. Painted in the 18th century it is a superb large religious art work of the crucifixion of Chris...

This superb Italian Old Master religious portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Bartolomeo Schedoni. Painted circa 1700 it is a half length portrait of the Madonna holding...

Francesco Tironi (Venice, ca. 1745 - 1797) Workshop  of View of Venice with the Grand Canal from the church of S. Croce to the church of S. Geremia c. 1770 oil on canvas, cm. 92 x 1...

Ernst Fuchs (1930 Vienna - 2015 Vienna), Stream nymph, 1976. color etching, 19.2 x 16.7 (image), 39.5 x 35.5 (frame), signed "Fuchs" and numbered as copy "328/600". Catalog raisonné ...

Mid 18th century etching of native Floridians probably used for a book. Very good condition for its age. Etching measures 7 1/2 inches high by 5 3/4 inches wide. The beautiful custom...

This little jewel of a pastel of a young boy in his smart red jacket and silver trimmed waistcoat is by an artist working in the circle of Arthur Pond and ...

Provenance: Private Collection, New York, until 2022. Martín de Porres was born in Lima in 1579, the illegitimate son of a Spanish-American father, Juan de Porras, and Ana Velázquez...

Italian painter (18th century) - Saint with crucifix. 65 x 50 cm without frame, 78 x 64 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame. Condition report: ...

A delightful painting, oil on paper laid on panel, with beautiful Gainsboresque colouring. This is a fine Old Master circa 1770 landscape in the 18th century Romantic landscape tradi...

Gilles DEMARTEAU Liège 1722 † Paris 1776. Tête de Diane à la Colombe. C.1774. Gravure à la manière de trois crayons : sanguine, noir et blanc, impression au repérage d’après François...

Gérard Jean-Baptiste SCOTIN Paris 1671 † 1716 [Les quatre heures du jour]. Le Matin. C.1700. Gravures à l’eau-forte et au pointillée, coloriées et dorées. H245...

The Trading Port Dutch School, early 18th century oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 27.5 x 50.5 inches canvas: 24.5 x 47 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: the...

European painter (c. 1800) - Landscape in the moonlight with fire. 76 x 61cm. Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame. Condition report: Original canvas. Good state of conse...

A charming late 18th/early 19th century oil study depicting the bust of a bearded gentleman. He crosses his right hand over his body and rests it on his shoulder, showing his green robes...

English painter (c. 1800) - Boats in the moonlight on the Thames. 30.5 x 41.5 cm without frame, 49 x 59 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden f...

Franz Weirotter (1730-1771), Suite of 12 Views of Italy, etchings, 1759 [most signed in the plate by Weirotter]. Reference: Nagel 5. 10 printed in pairs on one sheet; one on a small...

"Jean-baptiste Huet. Dated 1779- 1779" Venus crowned by cupids. Pencil and sanguine on paper signed lower right JB Huet and dated 1779 17 x 23 cm

Francis Swaine (1725-1782) Shipping in choppy seas Oil on panel Oval Painting size - 4 x 5 in Framed size - 15 x 16 3/4 in Little is known about Swaine’s early career, although Roya...

This lovely 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is by noted British artist Francis Cotes. It was painted circa 1760 when Cotes was preferring oil as a medium and comparison...