Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on plate on the lower le...
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18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Piazza Navona in Rome: A Framed Original 18th Century Etching by Barbault
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century etching entitled "Veduta di Piazza Navona sopra le rovine del Circo" was created by Jean Barbault (1718-1762) after a painting by...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Column of Trajan in Rome: A Framed Original 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century etching entitled "Veduta dello scavo del Foro Trajano" was created by Luigi Rossini and included in his publication "Le Antichita Romane" (The Rome of Antiquity), published in Rome in 1823. It depicts the historical victory column of Trajan standing amidst the rubble of broken columns that remain around it.
The etching is presented in a black wood frame with a light brown outer mat and a dark brown inner mat. There are several frame abrasions. The print and mats are in very good condition. The frame measures 27" high, 29.07" wide and 0.5" deep. The print is framed and matted in the identical style as the another etching of an ancient Roman landmark, the Piazza Navona, which is also listed on 1stdibs, see item # LU117326144172. The pair would make an attractive display grouping of Roman architecture. A discount is available for purchase of the pair of prints.
Luigi Rossini (1790-1857) like his predecessors, Giovanni Piranesi (1720–1778) and Giuseppi Vasi (1710-1782), was an architect and artist. Like Piranesi and Vasi, he wanted to glorify the architecture of ancient Rome, which he felt was deteriorating and needed to be documented. Several of the ruins he illustrated have, in fact, since disappeared leaving only his images as a record of their appearance. His images of the grand edifices of the city dramatically depict the power and glory...
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1820s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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 Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Dance of the Cupids, Antique print with carved wooden frame
Located in Napoli, IT
Antique color print depicting the dance of cupids with carved wooden frame.
The extraordinarily refined and highly decorative painting depicts an 18th-century allegory.
Centrally and...
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Mid-20th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Color
Suite of 12 Views of Italy
By Franz Weirotter
Located in New York, NY
Franz Weirotter (1730-1771), Suite of 12 Views of Italy, etchings, 1759 [most signed in the plate by Weirotter]. Reference: Nagel 5. 10 printed in pairs on one sheet; one on a small...
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1750s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Letter V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter V is an etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of the 18th century.
Good condtions.
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (origina...
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18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Genesis 27 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Genesis 27 - Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco.
About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca.
Passpartout included 31 x 35 cm
The artwork...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Exo.24 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Exo.24 - Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco.
About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca.
Passpartout included 31 x 35 cm
The artwork is ...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Father Stefan Fridolin, "Schatzbehalter" (Treasury of the True Riches
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Father Stefan Fridolin, "Schatzbehalter" (Treasury of the True Riches of Salvation): The 30th Figure - Astrological Diagram with Scene of the Nativity
Woodcut, 1491
Unsigned, as iss...
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
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 Prints and Multiples
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Linen, Canvas, Ink, Linocut
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 Prints and Multiples
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Linen, Canvas, 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 Prints and Multiples
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Linen, Canvas, Ink, Linocut
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 Prints and Multiples
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Linen, Canvas, 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 Prints and Multiples
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Linen, Canvas, Ink, Linocut
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 Prints and Multiples
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Linen, Canvas, Ink, Linocut
La distribution des récompenses - Etching by Jacques Callot - 1633
Located in Roma, IT
Signed on plate “Callot fecit, Frad excudit” lower right. Very good condition except some light discoloration. Wonderful artist proof, on antique laid paper. Second state of three, d...
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1630s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Adam Elsheimer, etching after a painting of Elsheimer by Jan Meyssens
Located in New York, NY
Wenzel Hollar (1607-1677), Adam Elsheimer, etching after a painting of Elsheimer by Jan Meyssens, 1649, with text and signatures as described below. Ref...
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1640s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815)
Title: "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"
Portfolio: Rudiments of Drawing
*Issued unsigned, though both are signed by Bartolo...
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1780s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Etching
S. Paolo Fuori Le Mura (Vedute della Basilica di S. Paolo fuor della mura)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
S. Paolo Fuori Le Mura (Vedute della Basilica di S. Paolo fuor della mura)
Etching, 1748
From...
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1740s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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Color
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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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Color
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 Prints and Multiples
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Color
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 Prints and Multiples
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Color
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 Prints and Multiples
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Color
The Beheading of the King of England; Enthauptung des Königs in England
Located in Middletown, NY
The execution of Charles I (1600-1649) at Whitehall, January 30th 1649, in front of the Banqueting House. The executioner holding the head of Charles up to the crowd below.
Engravin...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Laid Paper
Little Girl Playing with a Baby in its Mother's Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Deuchar, David, (after van Ostade). Little Girl Playing with a Baby in its Mother's Arms; Mother with Two Children. Edinburgh: c 1800. Etching on cream laid paper, 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 inch...
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19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Laid Paper
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 Prints and Multiples
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Black and White
Altra veduta della Chiesa di ... - Etching by G.B. Falda - Late 1600
Located in Roma, IT
Altra veduta della Chiesa di S. Ignatio de Papa della Compa di Giesu nel Rione della Pigna is an etching realized in the Late 17th Century by Giovan Battista Falda.
Good condition e...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Queen of Great Britain arriving in Portsmouth 25 May 1662 & The Arrival in L
Located in Middletown, NY
Two images of Queen Catharina of Braganza; one before her marriage to King Charles II, the other after, as Queen of Great Britian. Engraved by Matthiäus Merian, father of Maria Sybli...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Laid Paper
Roman Fresco - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo De Grado in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The etching belongs t...
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18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
VEDUTA DI CHIAIA, Antonio Cardon - Stampa su carta con cornice, moderna
Located in Napoli, IT
Stampa su carta pregiata di un stampa antica "Veduta di Chiaia dalla parte di Levante" di Antonio Cardon
. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Logo del Giglio e un pennello con la scritta "Color...
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1970s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Black and White
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 Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Very Large Marine Shipping Scene Impressive Statement Piece
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Marine Scene
Dutch or Flemish, 20th century
color print on canvas, framed
framed: 27 x 34 inches
canvas: 20 x 27.5 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very goo...
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20th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Color
XXXIII Fig. I Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce
Located in Fairlawn, OH
XXXIII Fig. I Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce .View of the Remains of the Peristyle of the House of Nero,
Etching, 1756
Signed in the plate (see photo)
From: Le Antichità Roma...
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1750s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Camel - Drawing by follower of Stefano Della Bella - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Camel is an artwork realized in the 18th Century by an artisti follower of Stefano della Bella.
Pencil Drawing.
The artwork is in good conditions .
The artwork is depicted skill...
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18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Pencil
Ferruginous Duck - Colored lithograph on paper 1950s
Located in Napoli, IT
Colored silkscreen print on paper with mahogany wood frame
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1950s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Paper
Duck - Colored lithograph on paper 1950s
Located in Napoli, IT
Colored silkscreen print on paper with mahogany wood frame
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1950s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Paper
A Chinese Nobleman, from The Costume of China, by G.H. Mason, engr. John Dadley
Located in Middletown, NY
London: 1799. Copperplate stipple engraving with hand coloring in watercolor, 17 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (445 x 260 mm) (sheet), full margins. In very good condition with some minor, lig...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Handmade Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
Giuseppe Adora il Bambino sotto una Palma - Etching by G.D. Tiepolo
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching and burin on wire rod paper. Second and final state, after the numbering. Signed, numbered and dated on the lower left margin of plate. 19° plate from the ser...
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1750s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Siculus - from the portfolio “The Stables of Don John of Austria”
By Jan Van der Straet
Located in Chicago, IL
An Old Master print from the series of 43 engravings depicting horses of different breeds from the stables of John of Austria (1547-1578), son of Emperor Charles V. Each print shows a horse in the foreground on a hilltop overlooking a distant landscape. Each bears it's title breed, centered upper edge, with two columns of brief explanatory Latin texts in the lower margins. Published by Philips Galle...
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16th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
"Harbour Scene, " Engraving Landscape signed by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Harbour Scene" is an engraving by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). The artist signed the piece in plate lower left.
7 3/4" x 9 5/8" art
18 1/8" x 20 1/4" frame
Biography
Claude Lorra...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
"Le Bouvier (The Cowherd), " Landscape Etching by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Le Bouvier (The Cowherd)" is an original etching by Claude Lorrain. It depicts a shepherd with a herd of cows. This etching is also in the collections of the Met and the Louvre. It ...
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1630s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"Les Chevres (The Goats), " Etching Landscape by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Chevres (The Goats)" is an original etching by Claude Lorrain. It depicts two pairs of goats and a shepherd watching over them. This etching is also in the collections of the Me...
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1630s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"Etude d'Une Scene du Brigands (Study), " Etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Etude d'Une Scene du Brigands (Study with Brigands)" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Art Institute of...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"L'Apparition (The Vision), " an etching by Claude Lorrain
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"L'Apparition (The Vision)" is an original etching by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee). This print depicts a religious vision near the edge of a river. The publisher is Mannocci #5 and...
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1630s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"La Fuite en Egypte (The Flight into Egypt), " Etching by Claude Lorrain
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"La Fuite en Egypte (The Flight into Egypt)" is an original etching by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gelee). This piece depicts the biblical story of Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus goin...
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1630s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"Le Patre et la Bergere (The Herdsman & Shepherdess), " Etching by Claude Gellee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Le Patre et la Bergere (The Herdsman & Shepherdess)" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum and the British Museu...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
St. Peter's Interior with the Nave
Located in Fairlawn, OH
St. Peter's Interior with the Nave
Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano
Etching, 1748
Signed in the plate
From: Vedute di Roma, Plate 5
An early Roman...
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1740s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Veduta dell'esterno della gran Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Veduta dell'esterno della gran Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano (View of the Exterior of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican)
Etching, 1748
From the first printing of the "Vedute di...
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1740s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"Scene de Brigands, " Landscape Etching signed by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Scene de Brigands" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Louvre and the Art Institute of Chicago. Publisher: Mannocci #11.
5" x 7...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"La Tempete (The Tempest)" an Etching
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"La Tempete" is an original etching by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee). This is Claude's earliest dated etching (1630). The work depicts a storm-tossed sea with ships on the verge of ...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"Le Point de Bois (Rebecca & Eliezer), " etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Le Point de Bois (Rebecca & Eliezer)" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum and the Louvre. Publisher: Mannocci ...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Maximilien de Bethune, Duc de Sully
By (After) Frans Pourbus the Younger
Located in Middletown, NY
A portrait of Maximilien de Bethune, Duc de Sully, the Ambassador from Henry IV of France to James I of England; by Gerard Edelinck, after Franz Pourbus the Younger
Etching on fine ...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper, Etching
"La Danse Sous Les Arbes (The Country Dance), " Etching
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"La Danse Sous Les Arbes (The Country Dance)" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum and the Louvre. Publisher: Ma...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
BATHOS / Tail PIece
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WILLIAM HOGRATH (1767- 1764)
THE BATHOS / Tail Piece 1764 (Paulson 1989: 216 I/I Paulson 1965/70: 216 I/I)
Engraving Plate 12 7/8 x 13 3/8, sheet 17 ¾ x 18 ¾ Designed & Engrav’d by Wm Hogarth at left and Published according to Act of Parliam’t March 3, 1764 at right. Good condition on thick laid paper Small bit of tape on the left & right sheet edges small stan lower sheet edge all on recto.
This Hogarth’s last print is fascinating as it is prophacy about death.
Various institutions have interesting commentaries - to wit:
Chicago Art Institute: Hogarth created The Bathos toward the end of his life. It is considered one of the bleakest artworks of the 18th century because it depicts the Apocalypse without an afterlife. The Angel of Death even collapses in exhaustion after having destroyed the world. In his hand is an execution decree and around him lies a mass of broken objects.
Princeton: Hogarth’s last print, The Bathos,….. is filled with all manner of images denoting the end of life as we know it. Entry no. 216 in Ronald Paulson’s catalogue raisonne Hogarth’s Graphic Works, 3rd revised edition says “This print is the culmination of such pessimistic images . . . . [taking] his general composition, the configuration of objects, and some of the particular items, from Dürer’s engraving, Melancholia; but he also recalls Salvator Rosa’s Democritus in Meditation (which derives from Dürer’s print) with a scroll at the bottom of the etching: ‘Democritus the mocker of all things, confounded by the ending of All Things’ (Antal, p.168).”
Newfields (Indianapolis Museum of Art): Hogarth intended this engraving to serve as the tailpiece to bound volumes of his collected engravings and, appropriately, it proved to be his last engraving. Father Time has died and his last will and testament has been witnessed by the three Fates. He is surrounded by a landscape of death, decay, and ruin. Hogarth aimed this print at dealers in “dark” Old Masters paintings who promoted the idea that ruins evoked sublime feelings in viewers—a sentiment, Hogarth wrote, that was reducing the world to ruin.
British Caricature...
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1760s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
Old Masters prints and multiples for sale on 1stDibs.
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