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Old Masters Figurative Prints

OLD MASTERS

Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.

The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.

Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.

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Style: Old Masters
Thomas Jacobsz Haringh - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Thomas Jacobsz Haringh is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1855 ca. This wonderful piece of art belongs to an...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Polander Leaning on a Stick - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Polander Leaning on a Stick is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belongs to ...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Rembrandt's Mother with Black Veil I - Engraving after Rembrandt-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rembrandt's Mother with Black Veil I is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching after Rembrandt's original eng...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. In ...
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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Veduta degli Avanzi della Villa... - Etching by L. Rossini - 1825
Located in Roma, IT
Veduta degli Avanzi della Villa di Domiziano da altri chiamata le Terme di Pompeo Magno Image dimensions: 46x60 cm. From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)” an a...
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1820s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Brigata di Piemonte
Located in Roma, IT
Title at the center of the lower margin. "Lit. Foudraz" in the lower right margin. In very good conditions except some light foxing and two little holes in the higher margin, and nor...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Oil Lamp - Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Niccolò Vanni (1750-1770). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original tit...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Man in Hat with Earflaps - Etching after Rembrandt - 19th Century
By D'Après Rembrandt
Located in Roma, IT
Man in Hat with Earflaps is an etching on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Bust of an old man with flowing beard - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bust of an old man with flowing beard is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art b...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Landscapes with Monuments and Figures - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape With Monuments and Figures is an Etching realized by Luigi Aloja (1783-1837). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title:...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Tal Para Qual - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868
Located in Roma, IT
Tal para Qual is an original artwork realized by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Original etching on paper. The plate is part of the Thi...
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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Filippo Morghen - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lowe...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Character - Etching - 17th century
Located in Roma, IT
Character is an etching realized by a Flemish artist of 17th century. The little picture is in good conditions except for lack of paper on the edges and left corner. Small inscript...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

City with Travellers - Etching - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
City with Travellers is an original and little etching of an unknown artist of 17th century. The artwork is in good conditions with some little stains on a yellowed paper. No signa...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good condi...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Fresco Cupid With Animals - Etching by Francesco Martano - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fresco Cupid With Animals from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Martano in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Roman Wall Motif With Nehebkau - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Wall Motif With Nehebkau and Pegasus from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good condition...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Letter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter T is an etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century. Good condtions.    The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Frontispiece of Antiquities of Herculaneum - Etching by F. Lavega - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Lavega in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and aged. The etching belongs to the print...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching G. Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions ex...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Fontana e Teatro di Marcello- Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fontana e Teatro di Marcello is an original etching hand watercolored of the Late 18th century, realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

In The Forest - Etching by Eugène Burnand - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
In The Forest is an etching realized by Eugène Burnand (1850-1921) in the Late 19th century. Good conditions with foxing. The artwork is realized through short and deft strokes, a...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Chiesa di S. Marcello - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa di S. Marcello is a black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions and aged margins wi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Nuptial Ceremony and Birth among the Mexicans - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
Located in Roma, IT
Nuptial Ceremony and Birth among the Mexicans Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Tom.VIII, Plate LXVII Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Sheet Dim: cm 37.5 x 23.8; Passepartout Dim: cm 49 x 34 ...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Farmers - Etching by Eugène Burnand - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Farmers is an etching realized by Eugène Burnand (1850-1921) in the Late 19th century. Good conditions with foxing. The artwork is realized throu...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Oil Lamp With Decoration - Etching by Carlo Pignatari - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp With Decoration is an Etching realized by Carlo Pignatari (18th century). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum"is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni and Nicola Billy in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etchin...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter S is an etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Expose...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. Good condition. Units of measurements typical of the period in the lower center...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Collegio Romano - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Collegio Romano is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. The beautiful etching represents a glimpse of Rome. Signed and titled on ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Still Life With Bottles - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 1770s
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life With Bottles from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni in 1770s. Signed on the plate. Good conditions, included a cream colored c...
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1770s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Seascapes With Monument and Figures - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascapes With Monument and Figures is an Etching realized by Giuseppe Aloja (1783-1837). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original titl...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Chiesa di S. Tomaso in Parione - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa di S. Tomaso in Parione is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Baths of Titus - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Bath of Titus is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Vasi in the late 18th century. Etching, 33 x 45 cm. "Vasi and Piranesi dis.e inc" in the lower left part. Good conditions! Giuseppe Vasi (Corleone,1710 - Rome, 1782) was an engraver, architect, and landscape artist. Between 1746 and 1761, Vasi published 10 volumes with 240 engravings of the monuments of Rome...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Grasshopper Driving a Parrot-Cart - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Grasshopper Driving a Parrot-Cart from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni after Roccus Pozzi in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Goo...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Landing of the French in Africa - Original Lithograph - 1846
Located in Roma, IT
Landing of the French in Africa is an original hand-colored lithograph on paper realized in 1846 by an Anonymous artist of the XIX century. Titled on the lower center "I Francesi S...
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1840s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Telephe guéri, from "Le Temple des Muses"
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the myth of Telephus and his healing. Plate with fresh impression, from the volume “Le Temple des Muses...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Rembrandt's Mother - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rembrandt's Mother is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belongs to a late ed...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Oil Lamps With Cupid - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamps With Cupid from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching bel...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Oil Lamp With Hercules and Animals - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp With Hercules and Animals from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Scarpati in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions....
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Sleeping Herdsman - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Sleeping Herdsman is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belongs to a late edition o...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

¿Quién más rendido? - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868
Located in Roma, IT
¿Quién más rendido? is an original etching realized by Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching on wove paper. The plate is part of the Third Edition of "Lo...
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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Savoy Coat of Arms - Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Savoy Coat of Arms is a lithograph print on paper, realized in the 19th Century. Good conditions with diffused foxing. The coat of arms, is made up of a cross surmounted by a crown...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Sanos y Enfermos - Original Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863
Located in Roma, IT
Sanos y enfermos is an original artwork realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810. Original Etching on paper. The artwork belongs to the famous series "Los Desa...
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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni in the 18th Century. Signed in the plate. Good conditions with some fol...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter of the Alphabet C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet C from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belongs...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Self-Portrait in a Cap, Laughing - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Self-Portrait in a Cap, Laughing is an etching on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belongs ...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

The First Oriental Head - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The First Oriental Head is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1635. This wonderful piece of art belongs to an ed...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

The organ Grinder
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Adriaen Van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685) Title: The Organ Grinder Year: 1647 Medium: Etching Paper: Laid paper Image (plate mark) size: 4.35 x 3.5 i...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Landscape - Etching - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an old master artwork realized by Artist of late 17th Century. Etching on paper. Includes frame 31.8 x 37 cm
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Palazzo Ruspoli sul Corso - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Palazzo Ruspoli sul Corso is an original etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions except for worn margi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Temple - Etching by Francesco Lavega - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Temple from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco La Vega in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching belongs to the...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Map of Russia - Etching by Marco Di Pietro - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This map of Russia is an etching realized by the Italian engraver Marco Di Pietro in 19th century. The state of preservation of the artwork is excellent. The signature is engraved o...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Oil Lamp - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th Century. Monogrammed on the plate. Good conditions with some cuts on margi...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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The Leper - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Leper is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belongs to a late edition of ...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Pompeian Fresco - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with slight folding. ...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Find a wide variety of authentic Old Masters figurative prints available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 20th Century, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of yellow, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Charles Amand Durand, Giuseppe Vasi, Vincenzo Campana, and Carlo Nolli. Frequently made by artists working with Etching, and Engraving and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Old Masters figurative prints, so small editions measuring 1.58 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative prints made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $66 and tops out at $350,000, while the average work sells for $308.

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