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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
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

Les Femmes Sont Cheres, Old Masters Photogravure after Édouard de Beaumont
Located in Long Island City, NY
Édouard de Beaumont, After, French (1821 -1888) - Les Femmes Sont Cheres, Medium: Photogravure, Image Size: 6 x 9.75 inches, Size: 13 x 16.25 in. (33.02 x 41.28 cm), Publisher: M...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Man and Soldier with an Urn - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1785
Located in Roma, IT
Man and soldier with an urn  is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo in 1785.  A woman looks out of the print. Two characters, a man and a soldier, are in front of a funeral ...
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1780s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzia - Etching by G. Vasi - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzia, Presso il Ponte Lucano is an etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower ma...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 150 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

Ancient Roman Drawing - Original Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Drawing, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo de Grado in the 18th century. Signed on the plate. Good con...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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The Artist's Mother - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Artist's Mother, Head and Bust 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 l...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter L 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 ti...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", L...
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1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Statue - Original 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 plate on the lower right. ...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animals Pompeian Fresco - Etching by Aniello Cataneo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Animals Pompeian Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Aniello Cataneo 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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Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching V. Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from Herculaneum from the series of "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Painting - Original Etching by R. Pozzi, N. Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman painting - Attendance Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Roccus Pozzi and Nicola Vanni in the 18th century....
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Antiquities of Herculaneum-Letter B - Etching by Giovanni Mignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum  - Letter of the Alphabet B,  from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th centur...
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Late 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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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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Crispin de Passe Engraving of the Grand Écuyer (Squire) of France
Located in New York, NY
Crispin van de Passe The Younger (c. 1594-1670) Grand Écuyer de France or Grand Squire of France, c. 1620-1660 Engraving Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. Framed: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in. Crisp...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Avanzi delle rovine della Villa... - Etching by L. Rossini - 1826
Located in Roma, IT
Avanzi delle Rovine della casa del console Ventidio Basso, non molto lungi da Quintigliolo nella Valle verso Tramontana in Tivoli. Image dimensions: 36x46 cm. From the collection “L...
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1820s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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

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Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Human heads from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters. In very good con...
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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Capital Letter for Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed - End of 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital Letter from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. In very...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum-Letter V - Etching by Giovanni Mignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum  - Letter of the Alphabet V,  from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th century. Good ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Self-Portrait with Plumed Cap - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Self-Portrait with Plumed Cap and Lowered Sabre is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1634. This wonderful piece...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Venus Goddess With Horse - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Venus Goddess With Horse 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 fo...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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The Tribute Money - engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Tribute Money is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized after Rembrandt by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belo...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

La celebre impresa di Ercole negl'Esperidi - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - 1774
Located in Roma, IT
English Title: "The Famous Ercole’s undertaking in “Esperidi” Beautiful Artist's Proof, representing the first complex apparatus for firework built in occasion of the Feast of S. Pe...
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1770s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Erato, The Muse of Lyric - Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Erato, The Muse of Lyric from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Battaglione Real Navi
Located in Roma, IT
Title at the center of the lower margin. In very good conditions except a lightly damaged in right margins, and normal brown paper in margins. Interesting colored lithograph which de...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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

Fresco Decoration With Pan - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fresco Decoration With Pan from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and aged with ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

A Beggar - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A Beggar 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 t...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Porta S. Paolo - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Porta S. Paolo 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 and aged margins...
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Late 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

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

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Etching

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 ti...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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

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A Man Making Water - engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A Man Making Water 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

Antiquities of Herculaneum-Letter A - Etching by Giovanni Mignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum  - Letter of the Alphabet A,  from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th centur...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Old Master Royal Stallion Engraving by Crispin de Passe
Located in New York, NY
Crispin van de Passe The Younger (c. 1594-1670) Untitled (Royal Stallion), c. 1620-1660 Engraving Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. Framed: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in. Inscribed in plate: Le Bonit...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Chiesa di S. Andrea alla Valle - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa di S. Andrea alla Valle 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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Etching

Venus and the Rose (2nd State)
Located in Chicago, IL
Engraving after Luca Penni
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Chiesa e Monastero di S. Chiara - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa e Monastero di S. Chiara 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 ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Julius Caesar Victo - Etching by Jean Lepautre - Late 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Julius Caesar Victorious is an Etching realized by Jean Lepautre (1618-1682). The artwork describes the entry into Rome of Julius Caesar victorious. On the back of the paper the stamp of CHRISTUS PROTECTOR MEUS. Collection of Arenberg (Bruxelles and Westfalia). Jean Le Pautre or Lepautre (baptised 28 June 1618; died 2 February 1682) was a French designer and engraver, the elder brother of the architect Antoine Le Pautre, the father of the engravers Pierre Le Pautre and Jacques Le Pautre, and the uncle of the sculptor Pierre Lepautre. Jean Le Pautre was an apprentice to a carpenter and builder. In addition to learning mechanical and constructive work, he developed considerable skill with the pencil. His designs, innumerable in quantity and exuberant in content, consisted mainly of ceilings, friezes, chimney-pieces, doorways and mural decorations...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Dance Fresco - Etching by Nicola Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Dance Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Billy in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some folding due to th...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Cavalcade - Etching by G. B. Brambilla - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cavalcade is an original old master artwork realized by Giovanni Battista Brambilla in 18th Century. Black and white etching. Inscriptions on plate. Good conditions except for som...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum-Letter B - Etching by Giovanni Mignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum  - Letter of the Alphabet B,  from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th centur...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Antiquities of Herculaneum-Letter A - Etching by Giovanni Mignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum  - Letter of the Alphabet A,  from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th centur...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Stand Tall
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

Letter V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter V 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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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an etching realized by Filippo de Grado in the late 18th century. Signed on The plate Good conditions. The etching be...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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A Peasant Calling Out - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A Peasant Calling Out: "tis vinnich kout" (It's biting cold) is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This w...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Majestic Painting of Beetle Painter - Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
Majestic Painting Of Beetle Painter 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...
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1850s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Call To Order
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

Justice Before Peace
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
We are all crying out for peace, But none is crying out for justice. Not just all about peace, But equal rights and justice. It’s a must-have. Slavery then, advanced colonization no...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Canvas, Linen, Ink, Linocut

Head of a Man in a High Cap - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Head of a man in a high cap 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

Saint Francis with the Christ Child - Etching by Pietro Faccini - 17th Century
By Pietro Faccini
Located in Roma, IT
Saint Francis with the Christ Child is an etching print on paper realized by Pietro Faccini (1562-1602) Beautiful proof. Provenance: Collection G.S.S. Laub (Lugt 1221). Ref. Cat. P...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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

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Etching

Old Masters figurative prints for sale on 1stDibs.

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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