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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
Disparate Alegre - Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
Disparate alegre - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 12 ...
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1870s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis
Located in Middletown, NY
c. 1654. Etching with engraving on thin laid paper with an early and large unidentified watermark with a sundial and a many-pointed star, and an unidentified collector's stamp in the...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching

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 Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Golden Calf - Nuremberg Chronicle, (528 Years Old)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
NUREMBERG CHRONICLE, 1493 THE GOLDEN CALF (THE CALF OF GOD) 1493 Woodcut. from "Liber Chronicarum." Printed by Anton Koberger text by Hartmann Sc...
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Vatican Hallway designed by Raphael: 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving by Volpato
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored copper-plate engraving by Giovanni Volpato after a drawing by Camporesi. It was the frontispiece for volume one of the rare and valuable...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Disparate Claro - Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
Disparate claro - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 15 fr...
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1870s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

The Monumental Tablet
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Monumental Tablet Etching, engraving, drypoint and burnishing, c. 1748 Series: Grotteschi (Grotesques, 4 plates) Original, unwashed condition. Excellent. Second edition first is...
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1740s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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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: Vedute di Roma, Plate 8 An early Roman printing, published by Bouchard e Gravier Watermark: Fleur de Lys in a double circle Signed in the plate Condition: Small margins as are common with Bouchard published impressions. Centerfold (as usual) Rich impression with good contrasts Plate/Image size: 15 7/8 x 24 1/8 inches Sheet size: 17 3/8 x 24 3/4 inches Reference: Focillon 723 Wilton-Ely 138 Hind 6 ii/VI, Bouchard e Gravier printing, before the price and numbers in later states This image is Piranesi’s second interior scene from the Vedute di Roma. The first interior is a less complex composition of the Interior of St. Peters which lacks the challenging perspective that the artist masters in this image. The Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls...
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1740s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta della Basilica di S. Lorenzo fuor della mura" (Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls), published in Rome in 1750 in Piranesi's Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome), This etching depicts the Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls, which is a Roman Catholic papal basilica and parish church, located in Rome, Italy. The Basilica is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome and one of the five "papal basilicas". It was built as a shrine to the martyred Roman deacon St. Lawrence. This Piranesi etching is held by many museums and institutions, including: The Metropolitan Museum, The British Museum, The National Gallery of Art, The Yale University Art Gallery, and The Harvard Museum of Art. This magnificent etching is presented in a brown-colored wood frame and a tan French...
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1750s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Trajan's Column - Offset by G.B. Piranesi - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
A beautiful reproduction of one of the most celebrated Piranesi's masterpieces, realized in a limited edition of a few hundreds in 1990s. The Trajan's Column is the last remaining n...
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1990s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Asia Declineatio: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map of Asia by Justus Danckerts
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a scarce 17th century beautifully hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Asia entitled “Exactissima Asiae Delineatio in Praecipuas Regiones Caerterasque Partes divisa et de...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

The Organ Grinder
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper with a large heraldic watermark which is partially trimmed, 4 3/16 x 3 5/8 inches (105 x 84 mm), margins trimmed but preserving the signature in the lower...
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17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Rembrandt Etching Framed
Located in New York, NY
Original Self-Portrait Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) Etching on paper 2 ⅛ x 1 ¾ inches unframed (5.4102 x 4.445 cm) 14 ⅛ x 12 ½ inches framed (35.8902 x 31.75 cm) Description: Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the most celebrated Dutch painters of all time, and rose to prominence in the 17th century for his characteristic use of light and contrast to convey emotion and mood. Much of his artistic practice consisted of history paintings, portraits, and self-portraits, with his rich oil paintings...
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17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Celestial Music - Etching by C.N. Cochin the Elder - Early 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Celestial Music is an original black and white etching on cream-colored paper, realized by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder (1688-1754), the well-known ...
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Early 1700s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Samuel 14 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Genesis 14 -Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

'Jesus and the Woman at the Well, ' by Amand-Durand, Engraving
By Armand Durand
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This early 19th century framed 35" x 31" engraving by artist Amand-Durand depcits an etching of 'Jesus and the Woman at the Well,' after the Dutch master, Rembrandt van Rijn. This poignant Biblical story is depicted by Arman-Durand in Rembrandt style...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Portraits of the Famous Horses 'Old Partner' & 'White Nose'
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
James Seymour (1702-1752) The Portraiture of the Famous Horse 'Old Partner' The Portraiture of 'White Nose' Engraved by Richard Houston Image size 14 x 16 in Framed size 16 x 18 in ...
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18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint

Indelible Scar - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa, People, Linocut
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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Linocut, Canvas

Mars Venus et l'amour, Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi
By Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - Mars Venus et l'amour, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 12 x 8.5 in. (30.48 x 21.59 cm), Printer: Amand...
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1870s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Venus apparaissant a Enee, Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi
By Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - Venus apparaissant a Enee, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 8 x 5 in. (20.32 x 12.7 cm), Printer: Amand...
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1870s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Farmers enjoying a barn dance with a violinist and a bagpiper.
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper mounted to a cream laid paper support, 9 x 12 7/8 inches (230 x 327 mm), thread margins. Three small areas of light skinning with one extremely small hole...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Laid Paper

16th c. woodcut map - Tabula Asiae Vlll
Located in Santa Monica, CA
SEBASTIAN MUNSTER (1488-1652) ASIAE TABVLA Vlll 1540 (45) Woodcut from Munster's edition of Geographia Universalis, Basel, Henri Petri. 1545 edit...
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16th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Disparate Volante - Original Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
Disparate volante - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 5 from of the second edition of ...
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1870s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Les Adieux d'Hector d'Andromaque - Etching by Jean Moyreau - 18th Century
By Jean Moyreau
Located in Roma, IT
Les Adieux d'Hector d'Andromaque is an etching realized by Jean Moyreau in the 18th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well balanced condit...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Pump House, Notre Dame, Paris
Located in Storrs, CT
La Pompe Notre Dame. (The Pumphouse, Notre Dame). Schneiderman catalog 26.x. 1861. Etching. Image 6 3/4 x 10. Edition of 30 in this state. Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris . Initial...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Beggar man and woman coming from behind a bank – after Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper laid down to a wove paper support, 4 x 2 5/8 inches (101 x 67 mm) (sheet). In good condition with scattered light areas of discoloration. Printed early 19...
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17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Etching

Lantana aculeata (Common Lantana) /// Pancrace Bessa Flower Plant Botanical Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772-1846) Title: "Lantana aculeata (Common Lantana)" (T.6. No. 38) Portfolio: Traité des Arbres et Arbustes que l'on Cultive en France en Ple...
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Early 1800s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Engraving

Canal with a large Boat and Bridge – after Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Middletown, NY
Heliogravure on cream laid paper, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches (80 x118 mm), thread margins. In good condition with a soft vertical crease and minor uniform toning. Printed early 19th centur...
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17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Photogravure

Cassia corymbosa (Argentine senna) /// Pancrace Bessa Flower Plant Botanical Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772-1846) Title: "Cassia corymbosa (Argentine senna)" (T.6. No. 32) Portfolio: Traité des Arbres et Arbustes que l'on Cultive en France en Pl...
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Early 1800s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Engraving

Portrait de Femme (Portrait of a Woman) /// Old Masters Italian Romantic Queen
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Pierre Augustin Massé (French, 1880-?) Title: "Portrait de Femme (Portrait of a Woman)" Portfolio: Gazette des Beaux-Arts Year: 1898 Medium: Or...
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1890s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Les Offres d'Amour, Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Albrecht Durer, After by Amand Durand, German (1471 - 1528) - Les Offres d'Amour, Year: 1873, Medium: Heliogravure, Image Size: 6 x 5.25 inches, Size: 6.5 x 5.75 in. (16.51 x 14....
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Two Girls - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Two Girls  is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized after an etching after Rembrandt by Charles Amand-Durand. This wonderful piece of art belongs to a late edition of the 19th...
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19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Court wrestlers of the Sultan of Turkey-dressed for outdoors, resting and fighti
Located in Middletown, NY
Bruyn, Abraham de (after). Court wrestlers of the Sultan of Turkey-dressed for outdoors, resting and fighting. 1577. Engraving on hand made laid paper, 10 5/8 x 6 7/8 inches (268 x 1...
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16th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving

Appearance - Etching by C.N. Cochin the Elder - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Appearance is a black and white etching on cream-colored paper, realized by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder (1688-1754) in 1750s. Good condition.
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1750s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Judith Grasping The Head Of Holofernes... by Giovanni A. Sirani after Guido Reni
By Guido Reni
Located in Middletown, NY
Judith Grasping The Head Of Holofernes By The Hair And Looking To The Left, and Old Woman to the Right. circa 1640 Etching on cream laid paper with a foolscap watermark, 10 x 7 inche...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Etching

Europe: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "A New & Accurate Map of Europe Drawn from the Best Authorities Assisted by the Most Improved Modern Charts and Maps." by E...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

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 Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

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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Canvas, Linen, Ink, Linocut

A Standing Leap at a Gate
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
James Seymour (1702-1752) A Standing Leap at a Gate Mezzotint with hand colouring Image size 10 x 14 in Framed size 16 1/2 x 20 in James Seymour was an English artist renowned for h...
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18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint

Map of the East Indies: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "An Accurate Map of the East Indies Exhibiting the Course of the European Trade both on the Continent and Islands" by Emanu...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Genesis 37 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Sisto Badalocchio - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Genesis 37 - Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Sisto Badalocchio. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout ...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest sheep figures sky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Shepherd and Shepherdess Conversing in a Landscape (Berger et Bergere Conversant)" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Metropolita...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Los Ensacados - Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
Los Ensacados - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 8 from ...
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1870s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

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

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Etching

HERCULES FIGHTS ADRAGON center, ACHELOUS CARRYING OFF DEIANEIRA left
Located in Santa Monica, CA
GIULIO BONASONE (Italian 1500/10-1574) HERCULES FiGHTS ADRAGON center, ACHELOUS CARRYING OFF DEIANEIRA left 1531–76 (Bartsch XV.157.178; Massari 1983, no.230) Engraving. Lettered in roundel held by putto at right: 'Iulio / Bonasone' Sheet 10 5/8 x 16 7/8 inches. Thread margins outside border line. A fair impression. Early annotations lower left verso, as well aa a collectors stamp: Lugt 2773 - A. Freiherr von...
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16th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Old Master French Noblemen Engraving by Crispin de Passe
Located in New York, NY
Crispin van de Passe The Younger (c. 1594-1670) Untitled (French Noblemen on Horseback), c. 1620-1660 Engraving Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. Framed: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in. Inscribed in p...
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17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

AMERICA
Located in Santa Monica, CA
IMPORTANT AMERICAN MAP - ONE OF THE FIRST TO SHOW CALIFORNIA as an ISLAND JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) AMERICA - With Those Known Parts In That Unknown Worlde (sic), 1626-(76) (Burden 217 iv/iv) Engraving, uncolored. Engraved by Abraham Goos and published by Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswell - 4th state of 4 in 1676 15 1/8 x 20 1/2” From “A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World”. Generally good condition. A repaired split in lower centerfold. This is the most common version of this important map...
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1620s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

AMERICA
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Ruins of the Roman Baths of Belisarius: A 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century etching entitled "Veduta degl' Avanzi delle Torri di Belisario Dalla parte che guarda l' Interno della Città, vicino a Porta S. Giovanni, A. Mura Aureliane" (...
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1820s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Rest on the flight into Egypt - Etching by Simome Cantarini - 1640 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Rest on the flight into Egypt is an etching by Simone Cantarini executed around 1640. Cantarini also made a painting with the same subject now at the Louvre Museum.     The dimension...
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1640s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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 Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Marphise (Tire de l'Arioste), Old Masters Lithograph after Eugene Delacroix
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eugene Delacroix, After by Eugene LeRoux, French (1798 - 1863) - Marphise (Tire de l'Arioste), Year: circa 1850, Medium: Lithograph, Image Size: 10.5 x 13 inches, Size: 19.25 x 2...
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1850s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Chateau de Verneuil
Located in Middletown, NY
Engraving with hand coloring and heightening in watercolor on two leaves of expertly conjoined handmade laid paper, one leaf with a large watermark a feathered dragon, 7 1/4 x 11 1/4...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving

Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter S is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Giosuè 6 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607s
Located in Roma, IT
Giosuè 6 - Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco after Agostino Carracci. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout included ...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

One Can't Tell Why - Proof from the Disasters of War
Located in New York, NY
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746 Fuendetodos – Bordeaux 1828), No se puede saber por qué – One can’t tell why ca. 1808–1814, etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, an...
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1810s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

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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Color

Letter I - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter I is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Old Sporting School - Etching by Joseph Banks - 1837
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Sporting School is an artwork, realized by the artist Joseph Banks in 1837. Etching colored. Titled and signed on plate . Beautiful engraving with contemporary colouring. E...
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1830s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Study of a Head
Located in Middletown, NY
By Wenceslaus Hollar, after Jan Van Bylert (Biler) Etching on cream laid paper, 3 7/16 x 2 3/4 inches (87 x 70 mm), thread margins. Lacking the inscription in the plate; "Felix Bil...
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17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Etching

Map of the World: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "A New & Correct Chart of All The Known World Laid down according to Mercator's Projection" by Emanuel Bowen. It was published in 1744 in London in John Harris's "Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca" or "A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels". This highly detailed and colorful map depicts the world. as it was known in the mid 18th century. A majority of the northern and central portions of Canada and America are left blank due to the purity of knowledge at the time this map was published. The map is embellished with four Compass Roses in the lower left, lower center, lower right and center, along with many rhumb lines. There a is a decorative title cartouche in the upper left. This colorful, attractive, historical and interesting 1744 map presents the entire world on Mercator's projection as it was understood in the middle part of the 18th century, before the landmark explorations of Captain’s Cook, Vancouver, Wilkes and others. It is an example of a nautical chart, a type of map that was designed specifically for use by mariners. The map is centered on the equator and includes both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The continents of North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia are depicted, as well as various islands in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The map is laid out according to the Mercator projection, a type of cylindrical map projection that was developed in the 16th century by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator. This projection has the advantage of preserving angles and shapes, making it useful for navigation. The map presents a paucity of inland detail, particularly for the Americas, but major cities, geographical landmarks, and regions are included. Ocean currents and Tradewinds are identified, as well as the magnetic declination lines or magnetic variance, which refers to the difference between true north and compass north. The continents are color coded, enhancing the beauty of this map. The three compass roses indicate the directions of the cardinal points. The depiction of the western coast of America, the Pacific and Australia are interesting. There was very little exploration of Australia between the navigations of William Damper in 1699 and Tobias Furneaux in 1773. Most of the maps detail relies on the 17th century Dutch expeditions to Australia's western coast, by Abel Tasman and William Janszoon. Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and New Guinea appear connected to the Australian continent. New Zealand appears as a single landmass. North of New Zealand there is a landmass labelled 'Ter d' St. Esprit' which probably represents the New Hebrides Islands. This map precedes the accurate exploration of the South Pacific and east coast of Australia by Captain James Cook later in the 18th century. The map includes ‘Drakes' Port,' the site where Sir Francis Drake supposedly landed in 1579 during his 1579 circumnavigation of the globe. Here he claimed territory for England, restocked, and repaired his vessels. Drake named the region New Albion. The exact location of Drake's Port is a cartographic mystery. Drake's Harbor is believed to be in the region of San Francisco Bay, Bodega Bay, San Pablo Bay...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Old Masters prints and multiples for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Old Masters prints and multiples available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add prints and multiples 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, blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Charles Amand Durand, Giuseppe Vasi, Thomas Holloway, and Vincenzo Campana. 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 prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 1.58 inches across are also available. Prices for prints and multiples 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 $11 and tops out at $350,000, while the average work sells for $333.

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