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Style: Old Masters
Period: 18th Century
Coastal See Landscape Antoniani Paint 18th Century Old master Oil on canvas Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francesco Antoniani (Milan 1700/1710 - Turin 1775) workshop
Fantasy coastal view with boats and figures
Oil on canvas
56 x 138 cm. - framed 71 x 153 cm.
Excellent condition
This f...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
English Portraits of Lady, Dorothy & Jane Wood c.1750, Remarkable Carved Frames
By John Theodore Heins
Located in London, GB
Portraits of a Lady, Dorothy and Jane Wood c.1750, Fine Carved Frames
By John Theodore Heins (1697-1756)
Titan Fine Art present these works, which formed part of a collection of family heirlooms of the Wood family who were from Bracon Ash, Norfolk, since the medieval period. Jane’s daughter Ann, was famously married on board the Foudroyant, off Naples, in a lavish ceremony in 1799, with Lord Nelson himself giving away the bride. The paintings descended within the family for around 275 years until recent and are exquisite examples of Georgian portraiture in England and are some of the best works by the artist. The original hand carved and gilded pierced frames are magnificent works of art in their own right.
The sitters were two children, out of several, of Thomas Wood (1682-176) and Dorothy Huby (1700-1759). The family is from Norwich, which in 1720 was a city second in importance only to London. Their aunt, Jane Wood (1677-1756), was a Franciscan nun in Bruges. Dorothy Wood (in the blue dress) was baptised 2nd June 1726 and she died unmarried around 1759.
Jane (in the pink dress) gave birth to at least six children during her thirty two-year marriage. She was baptised 14 Oct 1727 at Bracon Ash. Jane married Knipe Gobbet (1730/5-1791) who was Sheriff in 1768 (and Mayor in 1771) of the City of Norwich, and later Lieutenant-Colonel of the West Norfolk Regiment, in which corps he had served in for many years. According to Payne’s Universal Chronicle or Weekly Gazette the marriage took place on 7th July 1758. Knipe was born at his family seat, Tacolneston Hall, to parents George Gobbet, who was Sheriff in 1710, and Ann. The couple bought and lived in a house in Norwich (later known as Gurney’s Bank House) until 1778 before moving to another one at 10 St Stephen’s Street, Norwich. Later, they inherited the family seat of Tacolnestan Hall and lived there for the remainder of their lives.
Knipe Gobbet was a prominent individual and in 1779 he gave the corporation of Norwich 100 pounds, to be disposed of as they might think proper, and soon after that he was presented with a handsome field tent, marquee, and camp equipage, in testimony of their esteem for his dedication to the defence and service of this country at a time when threatened by an invasion.
Although Jane was baptised a Roman Catholic Knipe was a prominent local wine merchant, JP, Alderman, sheriff, mayor and Lieutenant. Roman Catholics may have paid lip service to religious conformity as they were excluded from certain areas of public life before the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829. Such discrimination probably lies behind the why their children are included in the registers of both the Anglican church in Tacolneston and the Norwich Catholic church in the 1760s.
Jane and Knipe had one son, Thomas, who died at the age of four of a small-pox inoculation in 1762 (memorial stones in the Church of All Saints, Tacolneston) and many daughters who were schooled at the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady, in Paris. Their oldest daughter, Anne (1760-1817) was born at Tacolneston Hall. She came to the convent 30 Sept 1774 and ten days later she went to Dames St Sacrament, Rue St Louis in Paris. Their second daughter, Dorothy (died suddenly of apoplexy 21st Nov 1813), came to the convent 19th July 1777 when she was 16 years old and returned to England 23 March 1779. Frances (baptised 22 Feb 1763) came to the convent 16th April 1772 when she was 9 years old and returned 29th May 1777 – however she returned again to the convent 16th May 1778 and left 15th Oct 1778 to return home again. She later married and her surname became Negri. Another daughter, Jane, is thought to have married Juan Manuel Martinez in 1784. There was also another daughter, Mary.
The eldest daughter, Ann, first married Peter Bottalini of London 27 Oct 1783 at Tacolneston Hall. They had one son together. She then married on 9th July 1799, Dr William Compton (1733- Clifton 1824), the Chancellor of Ely and the next collateral male relation to the Earl of Northampton (he had earlier marriages to Caroline and Catherine). William Compton later retired from the Commons and spent many years on the continent acting as Chancellor of Ely by proxy from 1777 for the remainder of his life. The couple were British residents of Posilipo Naples and the marriage was hosted on board the Foudroyant, off Naples, where the bride was given away by the Right Hon. Lord Nelson himself.
The marriage document, signed by Lord Nelson, Lady Emma Hamilton, Captain Thomas Hardy, and others descended within the family, until sold in a sale that raised worldwide interest in 2023, for £20,160. The document is accompanied by a contemporary manuscript account of the wedding, headed 'Paragraph for the papers, sent to Messrs Coutts & Co with request to have it inserted'. Lord Nelson was a household name in Britain due to his many victories, including the Battle of the Nile against the French Navy in August 1798 – which came before the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The document states:
'This is to certify that, on board the Foudroyant lying in Naples Bay, on the ninth of July 1799 the marriage between William Compton & Mrs Anne Bottalin, widow, was solemnized by me S. G. Comyn HM. Chaplain to the Right Honble Lord Nelson, H.M.S. Foudroyant, in the presence of'. With the following autograph signatures: Sir William Hamilton (1731-1803), Lady Emma Hamilton (1765-1815), Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805); Sir John Thomas Duckworth (1747-1817), Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769-1839), John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (1769-1859), Josiah Nisbet (1780-1830), John Tyson, William Compton and Anne Bottalin, and 2 others”
The document sheds light on Nelson's lesser-known side of his character. William Compton ... received "a great many favours and kindnesses" from Nelson, and most especially "the kind interest" taken in sealing his union with a wife who made him "the happiest of mortals". Anne, the aforesaid spouse, said that the admiral's "good heart" had made her "as happy as I can possibly be on this earth" ... Midshipman Parsons remembered those days nostalgically, noting Emma's "graceful form" bending over her harp to bestow "heavenly music" upon the diners on the quarterdeck and the large-decked galley, flush with opera singers, that glided alongside to serenade the sunset of each day'.
Tacolneston has an ancient history of which according to the Domesday Book, Edward I granted a weekly market to be held on a Wednesday at the manor of Tacolneston and two annual fairs. The church was rebuilt in 1503 and is dedicated to All Saints. The earliest view of Tacolneston is a print of 1781 when it belonged to Knipe Gobbet Esq.
John Theodore Heins (1697-1756) was a painter whose work, at his best, shows detail of an exceptionally high quality. His portraits of Anna Maria Kett nee Phillips and her husband Henry Kett, painted in 1741, are exceptional and evidence that he had the ability to portray a likeness on par with some of the best portraitists in England at the time.
Heins appears to have originated in Germany but moved to the UK and settled in Norwich around 1720. From 1720 to his death in 1756, Heins built up a fine reputation as a portrait painter and painted many members of prominent Norfolk families right up to his last year. He was commissioned in 1732 to paint a portrait of the Mayor of Norwich, Francis Arnam and also the previous year's Mayor Robert Marsh...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Canvas, Oil
Follower of Antonio Canova - Pair of 19-20th century neoclassical sculptures
Located in Varmo, IT
Pair of scagliola sculptures - Dancers (from Canova). Italy, 19th-20th century.
h 81 x 30 x 30 cm.
Entirely in glazed terracotta.
The sculptures take inspiration from the original...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Terracotta
XXXIII Fig. I Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce
Located in Fairlawn, OH
XXXIII Fig. I Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce .View of the Remains of the Peristyle of the House of Nero,
Etching, 1756
Signed in the plate (see photo)
From: Le Antichità Roma...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Etching
18th Century By Dalla Rosa Portrait of Angela GuggerottiFracastoro Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Frame in lacquered and gilded wood.
The painting is mentioned in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Treccani in the biography of the artist.
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Canvas, Oil
Huge 18th Century British Oil Painting Dusk Landscape Figures Boat & Lake
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dusk Landscape
British School, 18th century
oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 32 x 41 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Canvas, Oil
18th Century By Giovanni Domenico Gambone Pair of Capricci Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The price is intended for the couple of paintings.
Expertise by Prof. Giancarlo Sestieri.
This pair of paintings by Giovanni Domenico Gambone (1720 – 1793) depicts an architectura...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Canvas, Oil
18th Oil Painting Horses Feeding at the Stables
Located in London, GB
James Seymour (1702–1752)
Feeding Time in the Stables
Oil on canvas
32 x 38 inches inc. frame
Provenance: Private Collection, Lambourn
James Seymour (1702–1752) was an English painter, widely recognized for his equestrian art.
Seymour was born in London. His father was an amateur artist and art dealer, whose other business dealings (as a banker, goldsmith, and diamond merchant) afforded young Seymour the leisure time to study art on his own, either his father's or the art at the Virtuosi Club of St. Luke - a gentleman's club his father belonged to, specializing in art. In a short time the boy was a self-taught artist, familiar with many of the prominent artists of the period.
Seymour's love of art was matched only by his love of horses. He began spending time at racetracks early on, and before long found himself absorbed in the sport - drawing, painting, owning, breeding, and racing horses. His art proved popular among the prominent sporting families of the day, eventually garnering Seymour patrons in Sir William Jolliffe and Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
"Nohubo remedio" (There was no remedy) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Nohubo remedio" (There was no remedy) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper
Bold 3rd or 4th edition, circa 1868-1878, with burnished aquatints, drypoints etching, and engravings by Franc...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Engraving, Paper, Etching, Aquatint
17th-18th Century By Hendrick Govaerts Genre Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Oral Expertise by Lisa Greaves.
Hendrick Govaerts' work takes place between two centuries: between the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century. Flemish by origin, his ...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil, Canvas
18th Century By Francesco Fontebasso Allegory of Vanity Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
With a "cassetta" frame in gilded and carved wood.
Publications:
- Expertise by Prof. Egidio Martini;
- G. M. Guidetti, in From Sacro to Profano. The Giorgio Baratti...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Canvas, Oil
Portrait of William Henry Kerr, Earl of Ancram, 4th Marquess of Lothian
Located in London, GB
James Fellowes
Flourished 1719 - 1750
Portrait of William Henry Kerr, Earl of Ancram, 4th Marquess of Lothian
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1747
Image size: 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (75 x 62 cm)
Original gilt wood frame
William Henry Kerr was born a member of the Scottish peerage to William, third Marquess of Lothian, and his first wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Nicholson of Kemnay, first Baronet. William was styled Master Jedburgh until 1722, when his father was elevated to a Marquessate, after which he was referred to as Lord Jedburgh until 1735. Following his father’s military footsteps, on 20 June 1735 Ancram was commissioned as a cornet to the regiment (11th Dragoons) of his grand-uncle, Lord Mark Kerr. Ancram married Lady Caroline...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
c. 1800 Shepherd & Milk Maid with Cattle Pastoral Landscape Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape
by Peter la Cave (fl. 1789-1816)
oil painting on wood panel, framed
framed: 12.5 x 15 inches
panel: 8 x 10 inches
provenance: private ...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil, Wood Panel
De Wit Flowers Still life Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Flemish Cupids Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jacob De Wit (Amsterdam, 1695 - 1754) attributable/ workshop
Pair of Cupids with Garland of Flowers
Oil on canvas
91 x 103 cm. - Framed 104 x 115 cm.
Provenance: Christie's (London, Old master Painting 12.12.1996) lot 82
This magnificent composition depicts two cupids holding a garland of flowers, placed on a fine architecture with bas-reliefs and masks, presumably the top of a fountain.
One of the two cupids sympathetically holds a part of it with his hands, while his head turns towards the viewer; the second cupid, on the other hand, must have clumsily broken the thread holding its end, and is sitting sullenly with a torch and a tear streaking his chubby cheek.
The work, given its stylistic features and compositional taste, can be attributed to the Flemish artist Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam, 1695 - 1754), or to an artist from his workshop, with his typical triumphal and opulent style, which reveals clear influences from Rubens and Van Dijck, but also from Gerard de Lairesse...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
18th Century By Vincenzo Re The Pool of Bethesda Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Expertise by Prof. Giancarlo Sestieri.
Vincenzo Re (Parma, 1695 – Napoli?, 1762) born in Parma, was an Italian scenic designer who during his career worked as initially an assistant...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Canvas, Oil
18th Century By Vincenzo Re Healing the Paralytic Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Expertise by prof. Giancarlo Sestieri.
Vincenzo Re (Parma, 1695 – Napoli?, 1762) born in Parma, was an Italian scenic designer who during his career worked initially as an assistant...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Canvas, Oil
18th century portrait of a Spaniel dog with fruit in a wooded landscape.
By Tobias Stranover
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding early 18th-century portrait of a seated Spaniel dog in a landscape with an array of fruits.
Attributed to the work of Tobias Stranover.
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
Wooded Landscape - British art 18thC Old Master oil painting trees figures
By Thomas Gainsborough (circle)
Located in London, GB
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...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
Portrait of Elizabeth Banks - British 18th Century art Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This Beautiful British 18th century British Old Master portrait oil painting is by noted artist Joseph Highmore. Painted circa 1740 it is a half length portrait of a young woman, Eli...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, French prince, 18th c. French school
Located in PARIS, FR
Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1674 -1723), Regent of France
Workshop of Jean Baptiste Santerre (Magny en Vexin, 1658 - Paris, 1717)
French school circa 17...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Canvas, Oil
Camel - Drawing by follower of Stefano Della Bella - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Camel is an artwork realized in the 18th Century by an artisti follower of Stefano della Bella.
Pencil Drawing.
The artwork is in good conditions .
The artwork is depicted skill...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Pencil
Portrait of a gentleman in red military uniform
By David Morier
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
David Morier (1705-1770)
Portrait of a gentleman in red military uniform
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size - 32 x 24 in
Framed Size - 39 1/2 x 31 in
Provenance: Sale, Christie's London, 21s...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
Ruins Landscape Codazzi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Roma Italy
By Niccolò Codazzi (Naples, 1642 - Genoa, 1693)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Roman school late 17th - early 18th century - Follower of Niccolò Codazzi (Naples, 1642 - Genoa, 1693)
Pair of fantastic architectural whims with class...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
Antique Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - Saint crucifix
Located in Varmo, IT
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: ...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil, Canvas
Huge 18th Century Oil Painting Classical Landscape Ancient Castle with Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Classical Landscape
English School, 18th century
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 34.5 x 36.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condi...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
Portrait of a Lady with a Blue Bow - British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to Matthew William Peters. Painted circa 1780 it is a fine half length portrait of a woman gazing to her left. She has a lovely blue bow and sash on her dress. The sympathetic detail in her face is sublime. A really wonderful 18th century Old Master portrait. Matthew William Peters was known for his late 18th century portraits which had both the influence of Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough.
Provenance. Lincolnshire estate.
Condition. Oil on canvas 30 inches by 25 inches unframed and in good condition. Has has restoration.
Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt carved swept period frame, 40 inches by 35 inches framed and in good condition.
Matthew William Peters (1742-1814) was an English portrait and genre painter who later became an Anglican clergyman and chaplain to George IV. He became known as "William" when he started signing his works as "W. Peters". Peters was born in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, the son of Matthew Peters (born at Belfast, 1711), a civil engineer and member of the Royal Dublin Society; by Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of George Younge of Dublin. The family moved from England to Dublin when Peters was young. Peters received his artistic training from Robert West in Dublin; in 1756 and 1758 he received prizes from the first School of Design in Dublin. In 1759, he was sent by the Dublin Society to London to become a student of Thomas Hudson and won a premium from the Society of Arts. The group also paid for him to travel to Italy to study art from 1761 to 1765. On 23 September 1762 he was elected to the Accademia del Disegno in Florence. Peters returned to England in 1765 and exhibited works at the Society of Artists from 1766 to 1769. Beginning in 1769, Peters exhibited works at the Royal Academy. In 1771 he was elected an associate and in 1777 an academician. He returned to Italy in 1771 and stayed until 1775. He also probably traveled to Paris in 1783–84, where he met Léopold Boilly, Antoine Vestier, and was influenced by the work of Jean-Baptiste Greuze. On 27 February 1769, Peters became a freemason, and he was made the grand portrait painter of the Freemasons and the first provincial grand master of Lincolnshire in 1792. In 1785, he exhibited portraits of the Duke of Manchester and Lord Petre as Grand Master at the Royal Academy exhibition. According to Robin Simon's article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, no British contemporary had such an Italian manner of painting as Peters, reflecting the old masters he copied. Many of Peters' works were erotic and although these works did not damage his career, according to Simon, Peters later regretted these when he became an ordained clergyman in 1781. He served as the Royal Academy's chaplain from 1784 to 1788, at which time he resigned to become chaplain to the Prince of Wales. In 1784, Peters was awarded the living of Scalford, Leicestershire by Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland. In 1788, the Dowager Duchess gave him the living at Knipton, at which time he also obtained that at Woolsthorpe. These livings were near to Belvoir Castle...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
Follower of Pietro da Cortona- 18th-19th century painting - Venus Aeneas - Italy
Located in Varmo, IT
Follower of Pietro da Cortona (18th-19th century) - Venus appears to Aeneas as a huntress.
50 x 60 cm without frame, 80.5 x 90 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a c...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Canvas, Oil
Large 18th Century French Old Master Oil Painting The Penitent Magdalene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Penitent Magdalene
French School, 18th century
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 30.5 x 25 inches
framed: 39 x 33 inches
condition: exc...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil, Canvas
A Chinese Nobleman, from The Costume of China, by G.H. Mason, engr. John Dadley
Located in Middletown, NY
London: 1799. Copperplate stipple engraving with hand coloring in watercolor, 17 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (445 x 260 mm) (sheet), full margins. In very good condition with some minor, lig...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Handmade Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
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 Art
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Oil
Portrait of a Cleric - British 18th century art Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
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 Art
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Oil
Portrait of a Young Boy Thomas Wagstaff - Scottish art 18th century oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb late 18th century portrait oil painting is attributed to noted Scottish artist Alexander Nasmyth. Painted circa 1790 the sitter is of the Wagstaff family, either Thomas o...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
Giuseppe Adora il Bambino sotto una Palma - Etching by G.D. Tiepolo
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching and burin on wire rod paper. Second and final state, after the numbering. Signed, numbered and dated on the lower left margin of plate. 19° plate from the ser...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Etching
Italian Landscape - Dutch Old Master art Grand Tour landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
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 h...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman in Green Coat -British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
By Francis Cotes
Located in London, GB
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...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
The Infant St John the Baptist with Lamb - Italian Old Master art oil painting
Located in London, GB
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 ...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
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 Art
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Oil
Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Attributed to Justus Juncker, Oil on Panel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Justus Juncker (1703-1763, Germany) Attributed to
Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn
Expertise: We would like to thank Dr. Fred G Meijer for his valuab...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil, Oak, Panel
Portrait of Lady in Mob Cap - British Old Master 18th century art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming British Old Master Regency pastel portrait is attributed to John Russell RA. Painted circa 1790 the composition is a blonde woman in pretty mob cap with a blue ribbon. A really lovely image.
Provenance. Oxford estate.
Condition. Oil pastel on paper, 23 inches by 19 inches unframed and in good condition but has line in paper in middle.
Frame. Housed in a fine frame, 30 inches by 26 inches framed and in good condition.
John Russell RA (1745-1806) was an English painter renowned for his portrait work in oils and pastels, and as a writer and teacher of painting techniques. Russell was born in Guildford, Surrey, the son of John Russell Snr., book and print seller and five times mayor of the town; his father was something of an artist, and drew and published two views of Guildford. Russell was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, and soon showed a strong inclination for art. He trained under Francis Cotes RA (of Cavendish Square, London), one of the pioneers of English pastel painting, and, like Cotes, was an admirer of the pastel drawings of Rosalba Carriera whose methods influenced his technique of "sweetening". At the age of 19 he converted to Methodism, which was the cause of tension with his family and with his teacher; he made no secret of his strong evangelical leanings and would attempt to preach and convert at every opportunity. Russell set up his own studio, in London, in 1767. He made the acquaintance of the notorious Dr. William Dodd, whose portrait he painted in 1768. He was introduced to Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, who unsuccessfully attempted to persuade him to give up painting and attend her Methodist ministers' training college at Trevecca in Wales. On 5 February 1770, he married Hannah Faden, daughter of a Charing Cross print and map seller...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
French 18th century MONNOYER Flowers Oil canvas octogonal tulips decorative
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the early 18th century Jean-Baptiste MONNOYER (Entourage de) Lille, 1636 – London, 1699 Oil on canvas laid down on panel 55 x 39 cm (67 x 53 cm with the frame) Very good condition (a few repaints)
This is an old canvas , close to Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer art. The good quality and the style indicates probably a date at the end of the 17th century or the beginning of the 18th century. The painting represents a bouquet of tulips, carnations, poppies of Christmas roses. It is an artificial composition and a very symbolic work. The red and white tulip is the symbol of passionate and pure love. The poppy flower is the symbol of dreams and rest. And the Christmas rose is both associated with Christmas and therefore with Incarnate Love. But the latter is also associated with black magic, its botanical name is "black hellebore" and it contains poison that burns. The poppy has been known since ancient times for its soporific, analgesic and narcotic effects. And the red carnation symbolizes pure and ardent love. So this painting has a meaning. It seems to symbolize love and its contradictions between purity, calm, rest, danger and passion ! An entablature and a decorative element on the right (a piece of column...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
Portrait of Silvestra Monypenny - British 18th century art female oil painting
By Thomas Beach
Located in London, GB
This lovely British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to the manner of Thomas Beach. The sitter is Silvestra Monypenny when she was about 12. She is the on...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
After Hendrick MOMMERS (1623-1693) Haarlem Vegetable Market c1750
Located in Holywell, GB
After Hendrick MOMMERS (1623-1693) Haarlem Vegetable Market c1750
An early copy c1750, of an entertaining Dutch vegetable market scene in an Italianate landscape. The original was p...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Oil
Portrait of a Girl with Basket of Flowers -British 18thC Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming 18th century Old Master cartouche portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Philip Mercier. Painted circa 1740 the composition is a three quarter length portrait of a young girl holding a wicker basket of flowers. She is clothed in a white dress and beautiful blue silk shawl and is situated in a landscape. A very lovely British Old Master portrait oil painting.
Provenance. Christies.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 25 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt carved 18th century frame, 38 inches by 33 inches and in good condition.
Philippe Mercier (also known as Philip Mercier; 1689-1760) was a French painter and etcher, who lived principally and was active in England. He was born in Berlin of French extraction, the son of a Huguenot tapestry-worker. He studied painting at the Akademie der Wissenschaften of Berlin and later under Antoine Pesne, who had arrived in Berlin in 1710. Later, he travelled in Italy and France before arriving in London—"recommended by the Court at Hannover"—probably in 1716. He married in London in 1719 and lived in Leicester Fields. He was appointed principal painter and librarian to the Prince and Princess of Wales at their independent establishment in Leicester Fields, and while he was in favour he painted various portraits of...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Veduta dell'esterno della gran Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Veduta dell'esterno della gran Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano (View of the Exterior of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican)
Etching, 1748
From the first printing of the "Vedute di...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Etching
18th Century Cavalry Military Battle Encampment Soldiers on Horseback French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Military Encampment
French Old Master, circa 1700
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 20 x 27 inches
canvas: 17.5 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very goo...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Madonna at Prayer - Italian Old Master art religious oil painting
By Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato
Located in London, GB
This rather special Italian Old Master religious portrait oil painting is attributed to a follower of Giovanni Battista Salvi, or Sassoferrato as he is better known. Painted circa 17...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Oil
St. Peter's Interior with the Nave
Located in Fairlawn, OH
St. Peter's Interior with the Nave
Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano
Etching, 1748
Signed in the plate
From: Vedute di Roma, Plate 5
An early Roman...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Etching
The Arrival of the Storm, a painting by the school of Claude-Joseph Vernet
By Claude-Joseph Vernet
Located in PARIS, FR
During his stay in Italy from 1734 to 1752, Joseph Vernet made several trips to Naples between 1737 and 1746, where he painted numerous maritime scenes. The pre...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Italian landscape with Monte Socrate (after Jan Both)
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Richard Bankes Harraden (1778-1862)
Italian landscape with Monte Socrate (after Jan Both)
Signed and dated 1823 on the reverse
Oil on canvas
Canvas size - 29 x 41 in
Framed Size - 37...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Italian painter (Copper plate) - 18th century figure painting - Flagellation
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Flagellation.
17 x 15 cm without frame, 21 x 19 cm with frame.
Ancient alium painting on copper, in a gilded wooden frame.
Condition report: The m...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Copper
Pastoral Scene with Shepherd and Animals - Old Master c 1700 art oil painting
By Philipp Peter Roos (Rosa di Tivoli)
Located in London, GB
This superb Old Master later 17th/early 18th century oil painting is attributed to Baroque painter and German born animal artist Philipp Peter Roos. He was active in and near Rome fr...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Old Master Wooded Landscape - Irish 1830 art woodland oil painting
By James Arthur O'Connor
Located in London, GB
A delightful large oil on canvas of a wooded landscape which dates to circa 1830 and is attributed to Irish artist James Arthur O’Connor. A superb painting and an excellent example o...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Robert Monypenny with Racket - British 18th century art oil painting
By Thomas Beach
Located in London, GB
This lovely British 18th century Old Master oil painting is attributed to the manner of Thomas Beach. The sitter is Robert Monypenny (1771-1834) aged seven. He is the youngest son of...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Boy - British art 1780 Old Master male portrait oil painting
By Joseph Wright of Derby
Located in London, GB
This lovely Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Joseph Wright of Derby. Painted circa 1780 the painting is of a boy in a tunic and wide collar. A really c...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Attributed to Justus Juncker, Oil on Panel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Justus Juncker (1703-1763, Germany) Attributed to
Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn
Expertise: We would like to thank Dr. Fred G Meijer for his valuab...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
Table Top Still Life with Birds, Fruit and Walnuts - Old Master art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This simply stunning German 18th century Old Master oil painting is by noted artist C.L. Braun, signed lower right on the table edge. It was painted circa 1780 and has the look of a...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Oil
The Ponte and Castel S. Angelo (Veduta del Ponte e Castello Sant' Angelo)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Ponte and Castel S. Angelo
Veduta del Ponte e Castello Sant' Angelo
Etching, 1754
Signed in the plate lower right above the caption
From: Vedute di Roma
A proper Roman printing with the price in the lower right corner. Printed on a Double Circle Fleur de Lys watermark paper, c. 1760, with full margins.
A brilliant impression .
Note: A view of the Tiber River, Castello Sant' Angelo and St. Peter's Basilica in the distance.
Watermark: Double Circle Fleur de Lys
References: Robison c/g
Hind 29 ii/VII
Foclllon 793
Condition: A Roman printing before the numbers added in Paris. Printed on a Double Circle Fleur-de-Lys watermark paper.
Right margin folded over 5/8 inches for framing.
Usual centerfold as issued in the album.
Slight aging to the sheet.
Binding holes at the left margin edge
Framed with plexi.
Plate size: 14 7/8 x 22 7/8 inches
Sheet size: 21 5/8 x 30 5/16 inches
Frame size: 22 3/4 x 33 1/2 inches
Sant’Angelo Bridge, Italian Ponte Sant’Angelo, ancient (Latin) Pons Aelius, ancient Roman bridge, probably the finest surviving in Rome itself, built over the Tiber by the emperor Hadrian (reigned 117–138 AD) to connect the Campus Martius with his mausoleum (later renamed Castel Sant’Angelo). The bridge was completed about AD 135. It consists of seven stone arches and five main spans of about 60 feet (18 m) each, supported on piers 24 feet (7 m) high.
In the 13th century Pope Clement IV installed an iron balustrade and in the 16th century Pope Clement VII placed statues of Saints Peter and Paul...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
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Etching
Still Life of Flowers and fruit - Dutch Old Master c1700 floral art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Dutch Old Master floral still life oil painting is attributed to circle of Simon Pietersz Verelst. Painted circa 1700 the compositio...
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Old Masters 18th Century Art
Materials
Oil