Early 18th Century Art

No hay ninguna firma ni inscripción La obra se presenta enmarcada (el marco presenta algunos signos de uso) Medidas obra: 55 x 45 cm. Medidas del marco: 71 x 59 cm. Buen estado e...

The Marquis des Reaulx attributed to Nicolas de Largilliere. Circa 1730 Oil on canvas. Unsigned but carrying the Marquis des Reaulx coat of arms. Nicolas de Largilliere rarely signed...

Early 18th-Century Italian Venetian Portrait Painting on Glass This wonderful early 18th-century portrait of a lady holding a small dog is a classic example of reverse glass painting...

Circle of Jean Baptiste Vanmour (French, 1671–1737) Portraits of a Moorish Prince and Princess c. 1700 Pair of oil paintings on canvas, unsigned framed in carved gilt wood frames D...

The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John Italian Old Master, circa 1700's period oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas: 28.5 x 24 inches conditon: overall very good for its age, a fe...

Oil on Canvas. Dutch school of the 18th century. The painting was previously attributed to the painter and engraver Pieter de Molijn (1595–1661), whom contemporary art historians con...

Portrait of a Lady English School, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 31 x 25 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: good and sound condition

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

Portrait of a Nobleman, English School Oil Painting, Early 18th Century English School, early 18th century oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 38.5 x 33 inches Provenance: private col...

Portrait of a Noble Lady French School, early 1700's period oil painting on copper, unframed copper: 5 x 3 inches condition: very good, minor paint fading and deteriation. provenanc...

This exceptional Circa 1700 Spanish Colonial oil on canvas is a quintessential masterpiece of the Cuzco School (Escuela Cuzqueña), capturing the distinct syncretic artistry of vicere...

An accomplished 18th century devotional portrait of Jesus Christ, gazing upwards, with a crown of thorns. The religious portrait has been beautifully presented in a giltwood frame wi...

La pintura representa a la Virgen María por su iconografía tradicional. Viste un manto azul verdoso que cubre su cabeza y hombros, y una túnica rosada con detalles en tonos claros. S...

French School, circa 1720's circle of Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) oil painting on canvas 15 x 23 inches provenance: private collection, UK Fine depic...

Como pueden apreciar, la obra no va firmada Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un marco del siglo xix en madera estucada y policromada (el marco presenta algún leve descolche) El es...

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

A remarkable 18th-century nativity painting depicting the adoration of the shepherds as they pay their respects to the newborn Jesus Christ, who lies...

A Young Lady as Flora Attributed to Jacob van Schuppen (Fontainebleau, 1670 – Vienna, 1751) Paris, France, circa 1710, early 18th century Oil on canvas: 46 × 36 cm Louis XIV-period c...

Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet Canvas Size: 50 x 40" (127 x 102cm) Outside Frame Size: 58 x 48" (147 x 122cm) Unsigned but a catalogued attribution. Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet (1628 – ...

Joseph Highmore (London 1692-1780 Canterbury) Portrait of a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath, c. 1725-35 Previously identified as Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth (1752...

A fine and delicately painted genre scene depicting three musicians in convivial company, two playing a fiddle and the other a lute, set within the warm interior of a tavern or inn. ...

Artist: Johannes "Jan" Kip (Dutch, 1652/3-1722) Title: "The West Prospect of the Cathedral of York" (Vol. 3, Plate 31) Portfolio: Britannia Illustrata / Le Nouveau Théâtre de la Grande Bretagne Year: 1715-1724 (Third edition) Medium: Original Engraving and Etching on cream laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Joseph Smith, London, UK Publisher: Joseph Smith, London, UK Sheet size: 19.25" x 24.19" Image size: 16.75" x 22.5" Reference: "London Illustrated 1604-1850" - Adams No. 22; Crace No. 201; Brunet IV No. 114; Lowndes No. 1277; Lewine page 263-264 Condition: With centerfold as issued. Some light toning and foxing mainly in margins, and some light edgewear. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in very good condition Rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Ross-on-Wye, UK. Engraved by Dutch artist Johannes "Jan" Kip (1652/3-1722) after a drawing by Dutch artist Leonard Knyff or Leendert Knijff (1650-1722). Comes from Kip's six volume (including Supplement and 'Atlas Anglois') "Britannia Illustrata" / Le Nouveau Théâtre de la Grande Bretagne", (1724-1728) (Third edition), which consists of 394 engravings and etchings. Printed in one color from one copper plate: black. Biography: Johannes "Jan" Kip (1652/53 in Amsterdam - 1722 in Westminster) was a Dutch draftsman, engraver and print dealer. Together with Leonard Knyff, he made a speciality of engraved views of English country houses. Kip was a pupil of Bastiaen Stopendaal (1636–1707), from 1668 to 1670, before setting up on his own; his earliest dated engravings are from 1672. In April 1680, at the age of 27, he married Elisabeth Breda in Amsterdam. After producing works for the court of William of Orange in Amsterdam, Kip followed William and Mary to London and settled in St. John Street in Farringdon, where he conducted a thriving printselling business. He also worked for various London publishers producing engravings after such artists as Francis Barlow (c. 1626–1704) and Caius Gabriel Cibber (1630–1700), largely for book illustrations. He made several engraved plates for Awnsham & John Churchill's "A Collection of Voyages & Travels" (first published 1704). He signed the African scenes in volume V of the 1732 edition as "J. Kip". His most important works were the large fold-out folio illustrations for "Britannia Illustrata", 1708; for the 65 folio plates he engraved for the antiquary Sir Robert Atkyns, "The Ancient and Present State of Glostershire", 1712 (1st edition); and for "Le Nouveau Théâtre de la Grande Bretagne ou description exacte des palais de la Reine, et des Maisons les plus considerables des des Seigneurs & des Gentilshommes de la Grande Bretagne", 1715, an extended reprint in collaboration with other artists. The linked careers of Jan Kip and Leonard Knyff made a specialty of engraved views of English country houses, represented in detail from the bird's-eye view, a pictorial convention for topography. Their major work was "Britannia Illustrata: Or Views of Several of the Queens Palaces, as Also of the Principal seats of the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain, Curiously Engraven on 80 Copper Plates", London (1707, published in the winter of 1708–9). The volume is among the most important English topographical publications of the 18th century. Architecture is rendered with care, and the settings of parterres and radiating avenues driven through woods or planted across fields, garden paths, gates and toolsheds are illustrated in detail. The images are staffed with figures and horses, coaches pulling into forecourts, water...

In this dramatic 18th-century religious composition, the body of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga lies serene upon a boat, surrounded in celestial radiance. Cherubs gather above, bearing witne...

This delightful 17th-century oil painting illustrates the biblical episode of the Flight into Egypt, rendered in a characteristically Dutch manner with careful attention to landscape...

This strong Dutch Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to a follower of Anthony Van Dyck. Van Dyck painted the original portrait in 1618 as he noted top right Anno 1618. He...

Escuela colonial mejicana; siglo XVIII. “San Antonio con el Niño”. Óleo sobre tabla. Medidas: 28 x 21 cm. Gran pieza para coleccionistas de arte religioso de calidad San Antonio de P...

Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 39; Unidentified tree with moth, caterpillar and pupa. The Netherlands: 1705....

The Roman general Mark Antony dies in the arms of his lover Cleopatra in this finely detailed engraving by Johann Georg Wille (1715-1808) after a 1763 painting by Pompeo Batoni (1708...

Portrait Traditionally Identified as Lady Mary Somerset, Duchess of Ormonde (1665–1733), 18th Century Michael Dahl (1656-1743) Large 18th Century portrait of a lady traditionally i...

Artist: Colen Campbell (Scottish, 1676-1729) Title: "Royal Hospital att Greenwich to the River" (Vol. 1, Plates 86, 87) Portfolio: Vitruvius Britannicus; or The British Architect, Co...

Italian painter (18th century) - The Fruit Seller. 70.5 x 58.5 cm (without frame) - 88.5 x 75.5 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in a carved wood frame (not signed). The painting d...

Portrait of a young gentleman Early 18th century French school, Paris, 1717 Signed and dated on the back of the original canvas: Le Cocq, 1717 ("fait par le Cocq en 1717") Oil on can...

Portrait of a woman with jewelry, early 18th-century Dutch school by painter Gérard Wigama (1673-1741). Monogram in the lower right corner on the base of the GW column. Fine Arts exp...

An 18th century devotional portrait of a religious saint, possibly Mary Magdalene. On panel. Image size: 13 x 8.5cm.

Italian Madonna, early 18th Century, probably Genovese. Beautiful color palette. Not signed.

A beautiful example of an early 18th century devotional painting depicting the Holy Family in a landscape. On the left stands Mary, wearing a flowing pink dress with blue drapery, he...

18th Century French Rococò Painting An oil on panel painting attributed to the great French artist of the eighth century, Jean Ra...

This stunning 18th century Dutch Old Master Golden Age floral oil painting is attributed to Simon Pietersz Verelst. Painted circa 1700 it is a still life floral of a mixed flower arr...

Magnificent Italian painting from the first half of the 18th century. This oil on canvas artwork depicts the biblical episode of Moses driving the shepherds from the well of Midian. ...

Portrait of Marc de Beauvau, Prince of Craon Studio of Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659–1743), circa 1710 Oil on canvas, not signed, dimensions: h. 80 cm, w. 63 cm Finely carved gilded wooden...

Italian sculptor (18th century) - Venus at the Bath. 27 x 22 x h 45 cm. Full figure in modelled terracotta. The sculpture depicts a seated Venus on a rocky support, caught in the ...

A finely detailed engraving by the German painter, engraver, and publisher Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767). The work depicts an impressive horse with a mottled coat, being led by a...

Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 6; Thistle and Moths. The Netherlands: 1705. Engraving with hand coloring in w...

Artist/ School: Dutch School, early 1700's. Title: Elegant Court Figures at a Musical Soiree. Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed. Size: painting: 40 x 49.5 inches Provenanc...

"Early 18th Century Old Master Christ Agonizing on the Cross." Oil on panel. Artwork: 18.2 × 13.4 cm (7.2 × 5.3 in.) ; This finely executed Early 1...

John Vanderbank (London 1694-1739 London) Portrait of an artistic Gentleman, c. 1720s Three-quarter-length, wearing a turban ​ Oil on canvas 125.5 x 101.7 cm.; (within frame) 145.6 ...

A stunning early 17th-century devotional work depicting the Virgin Mary, Queen of Heaven, tenderly holding the Christ Child. Mary is elaborately portrayed wearing a golden crown with flowing dark hair, draped in a teal blue mantle fastened with a gold brooch. This Spanish School painting demonstrates strong Flemish influences through its distinctive style. The subjects' rosy cheeks and stylised facial features, combined with bold colour usage, create a beautiful contrast with the composition's inherent softness and intimacy. The work is beautifully presented in a hand-carved 17th-century Spanish baroque...

A finely detailed etching by Claudio Gellee, better known as Claude Lorrain (1600-1682). This print is a later restrike of a seventeenth-century original, and depicts the myth of Mer...

Italian painter (18th century) - Rural landscape with shepherds and flock. 56 x 70 cm (without frame) - 63.5 x 79 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in carved wood frame (not signe...

Portrait of a Noble Lady French, circa 1730-1750 period Circle of Philippe Mercier (French, 1689-1760) unsigned oil on canvas, framed framed: 38 x 30 inches canvas: 36 x 28 inches P...

Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Southwell (neé Cromwell), as the Magdalene, half-length wearing a red dress with black veil, a prayer book by her side Oil on canvas, circa 1705 In a ca...

This splendid early 18th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Philippus Vilain (c.1659-1729) depicts a gentleman dressed in black armour, standing beside a plumed helmet and holding ...

An early eighteenth-century, Italian baroque figural oil showing a group of cherubs or Amorini grouped together before red velvet drapes, one reclining on a wooden cross and wearing ...

A remarkable 18th-century Cuzco School painting of Saint Isidore (c.1070-1130), a Spanish agricultural labourer venerated as the patron saint of farmers and of Madrid. He was canonis...

Como pueden apreciar, la obra no va firmada Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un marco del siglo xix en madera estucada y policromada (el marco presenta algún leve descolche) El es...

Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: No.1:I; No. 2:1; II & III. MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation. Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...

A remarkable 18th century devotional painting depicting the Holy Family, Mary on the left in flowing white and blue robes, Joseph on the right holding a staff, and the young Christ c...

Willem van Kessel (c.1691–1727) – Portrait of a Bewigged Gentleman in Armour, 1713 A highly decorative and striking oil painting depicting a bewigged gentleman clad in a suit of arm...

Portrait of a Bishop with a Crosier, 1700. The painting depicts a holy bishop or a high-ranking prelate, shown in a half-length portrait with his face in three-quarter profile to the...

Oil on canvas, signed and dated ‘1724’ bottom right Image size: 48 x 36 inches (121 x 91 cm) 19th Century hand carved gilt frame This exquisite rediscovered artwork by Monamy showca...