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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
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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Etching

Anatomy Studies after Guido Reni - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy Studies after Guido Reni is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with slight foxing. Signed in the plate. The etching was realized for the anato...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

A study of whimsical architectural elements: Satyr's, Torch, Sphynx, Sea Monster
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on handmade laid paper with a large, indiscernible heraldic watermark, , trimmed inside platemark. Several light spots of foxing along right edge, verso, one area of light th...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Etching

NEAPOLIS, Friedrich Bernhard Werner - Framed print on paper, modern
Located in Napoli, IT
Print on paper prized antique print "View of Naples" by Friedrich Bernhard Werner.
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Black and White

Pompeian Styles Wall Painting - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Styles Wall Painting from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some f...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching G. Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco 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 exc...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Lunar Costumes - 20th Century - Gaetano Dura - Lithograph - Old Masters
Located in Roma, IT
Lunar Costumes is an original lithograph by Gaetano Dura. Titled on the lower center. Signed printed on lower left. Published by Lithography Gatti e Dura, Naples (printed on lower r...
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20th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The couple
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Adriaen Van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685) Title: The Couple Year : 1638 Medium: Etching Paper: Laid paper Image (plate mark): 3.25 x 2.5 inches ...
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Mid-17th 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 White Arab - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The White Arab is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1630. This specimen belongs to an edition of the late 19th ...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Bathsheba Receiving David's Letter - Etching after Adriaen Collae - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This etching, the prototype of which is attributed to Adriaen Collaert (ca. 1560-1618), is taken from the Theatrum Biblicum by Claes Jansz. Visscher, first published in Amsterdam in ...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Exo.17 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Exo.17 - Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by Sisto Badalocchio. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout included 31 x 35 cm The artwork is in good cond...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Landscape with Bridge - Etching by J. C. Richard de Saint-Non - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with Bridge is a beautiful black and white etching realized by Jean-Claude Richard de Saint-Non at the end of 18th Century. On lower margin under the image the inscriptio...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Seascape - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascapes is an Etching realized by Luigi Aloja (1783-1837). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano ...
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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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Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 95 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper realized by the Italian artist Ludovico Caracciolo, after Claud...
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1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Singers
Located in Chicago, IL
The Singers (4th State), 1667 Etching printed with tone 240 x 190 mm.; 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches Provenance: W. Benoni White (Lugt 2592) Karl Herweg (not in Lugt) References: Godefroy 19 IV/VII Hollstein 19 IV/VII Pelletier, Georgia Museum of Art, 1994: nos. 46 and 47 Notes: A very fine impression of the rare 4th state (of seven) of this major Van Ostade. Godefroy illustrates differences between this 4th state and the following 5th state. In the latter state, there are several “escaped lines”, going obliquely from left to right, directly above the central post. These lines are not visible in the 4th state. Ostade was one of the most important of the printmakers within the Rembrandt circle. His prints, avoiding religious subjects, depicted beggars, peasants and artisans. Combining great artistic sensitivity with thorough mastery of the medium of etching, Ostade etchings present a unique artistic panorama of life in seventeenth-century Holland. Pelletier (S. William Pelletier, Adrian Van Ostade...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by An anonymous artist in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the l...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Equity and Diversity
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Let’s come together Let’s learn to love one another Learn to love your brother Learn to love your sister Love your neighbor One eye can’t see One ear doesn’t hear One hand can’t cla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Canvas, Linen, Ink, Linocut

Black Council
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The Council says; Forget about where you come from As long as you’re a black man You’re an African if you come from Clarendon, Portland, Westmoreland… Don’t mind your nationality Yo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Canvas, Linen, Ink, Linocut

Black Council
Black Council
$2,800 Sale Price
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Royal Feminine
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Unmounted artwork Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Tosin Oyeniyi is an intrinsically talente...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Canvas, Linen, Ink, Linocut

Royal Feminine
Royal Feminine
$2,552 Sale Price
20% Off
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching F. Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good c...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Philosopher Standing with Two Figures - Original Etching by G.B. Tiepolo
Located in Roma, IT
Extremely beautiful Artist's proof. Sixth Sheet from “Vari Capricci”, the most important series by Giambattista Tiepolo including 10 etchings (un...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Cottages and a Hay Barn - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cottages and a Hay Barn on the Diemerdijk is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belongs...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Self-portrait with Raised Sabre - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Self-portrait with Raised Sabre is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1634. This wonderful piece of art belongs ...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Ruega por Ella - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868
Located in Roma, IT
Ruega por Ella is an original etching realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Original etching on paper. The plate is part of ...
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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol: the Smaller Plate is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1658 ca. This wonderful pi...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Capital Letter S from the... - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter S is an Etching hand watercolored realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Capital Letter Q from the... - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter Q is an Etching hand watercolored realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Capital Letter Q from the ... - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter Q is an Etching hand watercolored realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 1780
Located in Roma, IT
Letter T is an Etching hand watercolored realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “...
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1780s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Capital Letter C from the... - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter C is an Etching hand watercolored realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Landscape with an Obelisk - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with an Obelisk is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1650 ca. This wonderful piece of art belongs to an edition of the late 1...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

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

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 177 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper realized by the Italian artist ...
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1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Offering Vesta - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Offering Vesta from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is a Hand-colored etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Portrait of A Man - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of A Man 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 to a late editi...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Landscape - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape 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

VEDUTA DI PONTE NUOVO, Antonio Cardon - Print on paper with frame, modern
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the words...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Color

Heracles in Combat With Centaur - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Heracles in Combat With Centaur from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen after Camillus Paderni in the 18th C...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Les Chevaliers - Original Etching by Sébastien Leclerc - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Les Chevaliers is an original print, realized in the second half of 17th Century by the French artist Sébastien Leclerc (1637-1714). Etching on pap...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Nadie Nos Ha Visto - Etching and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1881-1886
Located in Roma, IT
Los Caprichos . Plate n.79, No One Has Seen Us. Third Edition. Goya derides the monks, showing them as “devotos de la bota”. These religious men have...
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1880s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Speaking of Ladies Roses - Original Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
Speaking of Ladies Roses is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq ...
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1850s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Two Studies of Children;A Mom... - Etching by Stefano Della Bella - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This pair of etchings, executed on a single sheet, was realized by Stefano Della Bella in 17th century.   Both etchings are signed with initials “SDB fec.”   The state of preservatio...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

VEDUTA DI CHIAIA, Antonio Cardon - Stampa su carta con cornice, moderna
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the inscr...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Color

Draught of a Galley /// Old Masters Ship Boat Seascape Construction Diagram Art
By William Henry Toms
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William Henry Toms (English, c.1700-1765) Title: "Draught of a Galley" (Plate 13, Vol. III, page 131) Portfolio: La Spectacle de la Nature Year: 1737 Medium: Original Hand-Co...
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1730s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

VEDUTA DI CHIAIA, Antonio Cardon - Stampa su carta con cornice, moderna
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the inscr...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Color

19th Century Etching of the Ancient Caracalla Baths in Rome by Luigi Rossini
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century etching entitled "Veduta dei Grandi Avanzi delle Terme Antoniane, o di Caracalla" (The baths of Caracalla) was created by Luigi Rossini and included in his pu...
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1820s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Si Son de Otro Linage - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863
Located in Roma, IT
Si son de otro linage 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...
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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Ancient Roman Still Life - Etching by Giacomo Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Azzerboni and Casanova in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Fair cond...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ex Libris - Gediminui 650 - Vilniaus Viesoji Biblioteka - Etching - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - Gediminui 650 - Vilniaus Viesoji Biblioteka is an original print in etching technique on ivory paper, realized by Bruno Pozzo, in 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower right. ...
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1950s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Supplicium sceleri Fraenum - Etching by Jacques Callot - 1624/34
Located in Roma, IT
Supplicium sceleri Fraenum (Les Supplices) is an original Etching realized by Jacques Callot in 1624/34. Lettered with name of etcher (bottom right), title and four columns of French verses: 'Voy, lecteur, comme la Justice... Des effectz de la forfaicture'. Good condition included a cream colored cardboard passpartout (40x60 cm). Jacques Callot (1592 – 1635) was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine (an independent state on the north-eastern border of France, southwestern border of Germany and overlapping the southern Netherlands). He is an important person in the development of the old master print...
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1660s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

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

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Etching

Salmacis et Hermaphrodite - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus. Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and a beautiful use of chiaroscuro,...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

William James Smith - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
William James Smith 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 e...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Seated Beggar and His Dog - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seated beggar and his dog 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 editi...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Anatomy Studies - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with slight folding and a yellowish stain on the right margin. Signed in the plate. The etching ...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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

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Etching

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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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