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Old Masters Art

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
Portrait of Anne Evelyn - British 18thC Old master oil painting excellent prov.
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting, with exceptional provenance, is by noted artist George Romney. It was painted in 1788, commissioned by James Evelyn of Felbridge as it is of his younger daughter Anne, aged 20 years old. James was a Doctor of Law and Anne's mother was his second wife, Jane. Felbridge house, Anne's home, was in the village of Godstone in Surrey. This superb oil painting is a seated portrait of Anne, wearing a white dress with a green sash, her forearms exposed and her hands in her lap. Anne is blessed with the most wonderful long auburn curly hair and is visually stunning. Her body is partly turned away from the artist/viewer and she is slightly gazing down at us with confident, clear eyes. Anne is pictured in a landscape with a dramatic sky behind her. Romney's brushwork on her dress, hair and the background is superb. The delicate detailing of her facial features is also stunning. Sometimes Old Master portraits can be a little staid, but this one of Anne with her wild auburn hair and bold look is just magnificent. This is a fantastic example of George Romney's work and of an 18th century British Old Master with exceptional detailed provenance. Name plate states: Anne, younger daughter of James Evelyn of Fellbridge Esq. 1788, aged 20. Romney. Provenance. With Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool (1784-1851) With The Hon. Henry Berkeley Portman (1860-1923), Later 3rd Viscount Portman; with Emma, Viscountess Portman (1862-1929) By 1926; with her daughter Lady Moyra Dawson-Damer (1897-1962) Thence by family descent. Painted in 1788. There are various labels verso. Mentioned in Lord Hawkesbury's Catalogues of Portraits at Compton Place and at Buxted Park, in Sussex, 1903, p.18, no. 3, at Buxted Park, as in the 'Dining Room, South Wall'. Further Bibliography: Gower (R. S.) Romney, London, 1904, p. 175 Kidson (Alex) George Romney, A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2015, I, p. 205, no. 422 (illus).Ward (Humphrey) and Roberts (William) Romney: A Biographical and Critical Essay, London: T Agnew & Sons, 1904, p. 51 Condition. Oil on canvas. Image size 30 inches by 24 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt frame with name plate, 37 inches by 31 inches and in good condition. George Romney (1734-1802) was born in Dalton-on-Furness, Lancashire, on 15 December 1734, the third of the eleven children of John Romney and Anne Simpson. Leaving school at the age of eleven, he worked for eight years in his father's cabinetmaking workshop before being apprenticed to a local painter, Christopher Steele, with whom he served for two years, from 1755 to 1757, in Kendal, York, and Lancaster. He married a Kendal girl, Mary Abbot...
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1780s Old Masters Art

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Oil

17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil on Panel Cavalry Skirmish Soldiers & Horses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cavalry Skirmish Flemish School, mid 17th century circle of Lambert de Hondt (Flemish, 1620-1665) oil on panel, framed Framed: 21 x 27 inches Board: 16 x 22 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition, with old repairs and thinning in places. This painting, attributed to the circle of Lambert de Hondt (Flemish, 17th century), depicts an intense battle scene, typical of Flemish military compositions of the time. Lambert de Hondt was known for his battle scenes, landscapes, and hunting scenes, often filled with dynamic action and fine detail, and this work clearly reflects his influence. The artwork portrays a cavalry skirmish with soldiers in traditional 17th-century military dress, including red tunics...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Trois Tetes de Chevaux, Heliogravure by Leonardo da Vinci
By Leonardo da Vinci
Located in Long Island City, NY
Leonardo da Vinci, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1452 - 1519) - Trois Tetes de Chevaux, Year: circa 1878, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 6 x 8.5 in. (15.24 x 21.59 cm), Printer: Am...
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1870s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Panel Angelic Visitation to Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Angelic Visitation Dutch School, mid 17th century circle of Rembrandt (Dutch 1606-1669) oil on wooden panel, framed in faux tortoiseshell style frame. framed: 25 x 28.75 painting...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Huge 17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil Painting Figures Playing Cards
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Card Players Flemish Old Master, 17th century based on a version (in reverse) of a painting by Cornelis de Vos (Flemish 1584-1651) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 39 x 62 inches ...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil, Canvas

Battle Masturzo Lansdscape 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Marzio Masturzo (Active in Naples and Rome in the second half of the 17th century) Attributable Battle between Christian and Turkish cavalry Oil on canvas 78 x 144 cm - 99 x ...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Classical Landscape - French 17th century art Old Master oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb 17th century French Old Master oil painting is attributed to Jean Francois Millet. Painted circa 1670 it is a classical landscape with figures by a bend in a river in the...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Elegant Company Van Mieris Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Frans van Mieris the Elder (Leiden 1635 - Leiden 1681) Workshop Elegant company in an interior (or “Self-portrait with his family”) Oil on canvas 50 x 41 cm In a beautiful fra...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Still life
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Black wooden frame 37 x 45 x 3 cm
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Escuela flamenca (siglo xviii) - Óleo sobre tela - Paisaje con figura a caballo
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo Se presenta enmarcada la pintura El estado de la obra se puede ver, es aceptable, pero con algunas restauraciones antiguas y la tela está...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Portrait of a senior naval officer, c. 1740s
Located in Henley-on-Thames, England
Thomas Hudson (Devon 1701 - London 1779) Portrait of a senior naval officer, c. late 1740s Probably a captain or admiral; half-length, holding a telescope, with a warship beyond Oil on canvas 91.3 x 71.1 cm.; (within frame) 114.3 x 93.8 cm. (Unsigned) Provenance: Christie’s, London, 22 November 1985, lot 105 (as Thomas Hudson); Private collection, United Kingdom; Haynes Fine Art, Broadway, Worcestershire; Where acquired, private collection, United States, 16 August 1988; Neal Auction, New Orleans, 14 September 2025, lot 302 (as Attributed to Thomas Hudson); Where acquired by Haveron Fine Art. Literature: Bridgeman Art Library, The Bridgeman Art Library (London: The Library, 1995), p. 89 Christie’s, London, Important English Pictures (London: Christie’s, 22 November 1985) Archival: Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art (no. 061487); Heinz Archive and Library, National Portrait Gallery, 1725-50, Thomas Hudson: Men Authentic (1) (Box) This attractive and quintessential half-length is exemplary of Hudson’s leading portrait practice, produced in the years immediately preceding his decade-long dominance over the London market, beginning in 1749. The work is stylistically typical of Hudson's prime 1750s output, displaying a deliberate refinement of his technique: namely the emphasis of directional brushstrokes, which sensitively follow the contours of the facial features. However, since the sitter wears civilian dress and not a naval uniform (introduced officially in April 1748), a late 1740s date of creation is most likely. Displaying the merits of Hudson's evolving handling, a distinctive feathery quality is combined here with a striking chiaroscuro effect, which Hudson borrowed directly from Rembrandt. Amalgamating the rich colouring of the Rococo with a mannered Baroque posing, Hudson renders the senior naval officer with a characteristic presence. Resting one hand assuredly at his hip, the finely worked telescope illustrates the officer’s seniority; the warship sailing on the horizon beyond provides further indication of his commanding rank. The telescope is held by a hand modelled with sculptural poise, and the typically Van Dyck manner (seen elsewhere, e.g. Princess Amelia Sophia Eleonore of Great Britain, YCBA B2001.2.246) further illustrates Hudson's studied grounding. The sitter wears civilian clothes, and not the naval uniform first introduced in 1748 (which officers afterwards invariably chose to be shown in). His red waistcoat is of a type popular amongst British officers before 1748, perhaps inspired by French naval uniforms. The officer has previously been suggested as Edward Henry Sartorius, of the prominent naval Sartorius family; however, this identification is improbable on biographical and documentary grounds. Hudson was regularly commissioned by leading naval officers, and produced highly satisfactory portraits praised for their great likeness and genteel swagger. He charged 24 guineas for a standard 50 x 40 inch half-length in the 1750s period, and the present work (somewhat smaller in size) would have cost not much less. Comparable works include those of Admirals of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, and Sir John Norris; Admiral Sir George Pocock; Admiral Sir Peter Warren; Vice-Admiral The Honourable John Byng; and Rear-Admiral Richard Tyrrell. The present portrait is particularly similar in composition to Hudson’s Portrait of a Flag Officer of The White Squadron, which similarly employs the narrative device of a telescope held at a dynamic angle across the composition, with a warship to the left side of the officer’s retracted arm. Thomas Hudson (Devon 1701 - London 1799) Thomas Hudson rose to become the leading British portraitist of the mid-18th century, albeit in close competition with his Scottish counterpart Allan Ramsay. Born in Devon, Hudson studied alongside George Knapton under Jonathan Richardson the Elder (marrying his daughter in 1725, expressly against Richardson’s wishes), and inherited a dignified formality jointly derived from Van Loo. His work is first recorded in 1728, and between 1730-40 he practised in Bath and the West Country, where in addition to portrait commissions, he was employed to retouch and reline old pictures. He returned permanently to London thereafter, and devised a series of stock poses to which he would return with variation throughout his career. Beginning in 1745 with the death of Richardson and the departure of Van Loo, Hudson became the city’s most successful portraitist, and embarked on ambitious defining works such as his Portrait of Theodore Jacobsen ‒ not drastically unlike the continental heights of Pompeo Batoni in conception. Profiting from his success, he relocated from Lincoln’s Inn Fields to a house in Great Queen Street previously inhabited by Van Loo, and one door down from Kneller’s old rooms. An exceptionally productive period began in 1749 which lasted until the late 1750s. Among this output were highly praised portraits of the Prince and Princess of Wales, commissions for most of the preeminent aristocrats, and superlative group portraits including Benn’s Club of Aldermen, and those of the Thistlethwayte, Marlborough and Radcliffe families. Hudson relocated to King Street, Covent Garden, operating a prolific studio operation which resulted in some four hundred paintings ‒ of which at least eighty were engraved. A prodigious assembly of young pupils included Sir Joshua Reynolds (1740-3), Joseph Wright of Derby (1751-3, 1756), Richard Cosway, John Hamilton Mortimer, and the drapery painters Joseph and Alexander van Aken (also employed by Ramsay). As one later reviewer expressed: ‘Hudson, his art may well display to sight / Who gave Mankind a Reynolds and a Wright’ (Miles, ‘Introduction’). The ambitious young Reynolds made many drawings from classical statuary under Hudson’s instruction, and wrote home that, ‘While doing this I am the happiest creature Alive (sic.)’ (Sweetser, p.12). However, he was later dismissed from his pupilage some two years prematurely for refusing to carry a painting to Van Aken’s studio in the rain. It was at this point that Reynolds returned to Plymouth (Devonport), and produced some thirty portraits of the local gentry (including one example presently owned by Haveron Fine Art). Hudson was one of a number of artists who congregated in Old Slaughter’s Coffee House, alongside Hogarth, Ramsay, Hayman, and Rysbrack. Together they supported Thomas Coram’s Foundling Hospital, of which they each belonged to the 600 governors (in whom Hudson met many of his future clients), and promoted the building as London’s first public space of artistic exhibition. He visited the Netherlands and France for five weeks in 1748 accompanied by St Martin’s Lane colleagues, and was arrested with Hogarth for making drawings of the Bastille fortifications. He afterwards stayed in Rome and Naples in 1752 with Roubiliac, meeting Reynolds twice on the return journey. He returned to England and bought a house at Cross Deep, Twickenham (upstream from Pope’s villa), and made an effective museum of the space. He lived there with his second wife, a wealthy widow named Mrs Fynes. Having been involved with early attempts to establish a royal academy of the arts, Hudson exhibited at the Society of Arts in 1761 and 1766, although he had effectively retired from painting by the latter date. His last painting was in 1767, and he died at Twickenham in January 1779 aged seventy-eight. Hudson was also exceptional for the extensive collection of artworks which he amassed during his lifetime. The collection was thoroughly impressive in extent, and included outstanding Old Masters: Breughel, Canaletto, van Dyck, Hals, Holbein, Kneller, Lely, Michelangelo, Parmigianino, Poussin, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Tintoretto, Titian, Vasari, and Velázquez. His earliest recorded purchase was in 1741, and he spent heavily at the sale of his father-in-law, even buying works jointly with Van Aken. Likewise, at the posthumous 1750 sale of Van Aken, Hudson spent £215 on the second day (nearly half that day’s sale total). As a pupil, Reynolds had been sent to bid for Hudson in Lord Oxford’s sale of 1742, and proudly recalled having been greeted with a handshake by Hudson’s friend Pope at another picture sale. Hudson also collected extensively from within his own generation, acquiring works by contemporaries including Gainsborough, Reynolds, Richardson, Rysbrack, Vanderbank, and his predecessor Van Loo. Following his death, the works were dispersed in two sales at Messrs. Langford, with the finer works sold at Christie’s in 1785 after the death of his second wife. However, his connoisseurship was not without flaw ‒ having outbid Benjamin Wilson for a Rembrandt drawing, Wilson etched and printed a new ‘Rembrandt’ plate...
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1750s Old Masters Art

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Oil

Still Life of Fruit - Dutch 17th century art Old Master still life oil painting
By Jan Davidsz. de Heem
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning Dutch 17th century Old Master still life oil painting is attributed to the circle of Jan Davidsz de Heem. Painted circa 1660 it is a magnificent vibrant painting of gra...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

The Madonna with Christ Child & St. John Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John Italian School, 18th century oil on wood, framed in period gilt antique frame framed: 16 x 14.5 inches wood: 9 x 6.5 inches provenance: private...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Flemish School, Oil on Panel – Interior Scene with Figures
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Charming 19th-century oil on panel attributed to the Flemish School, anonymous artist. This work depicts an intimate interior scene with several figures engaged in daily life, charac...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil, Panel

Fine 17th Century Italian Old Master Oval Portrait of Lady on Copper Wooden Frm
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady (female saint?) Italian School, 17th century oil on copper, framed frame: 9 x 8 inches board: 5 x 4 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and ...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Portrait of Madonna at Prayer - Italian Old Master art religious oil painting
By Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato
Located in Hagley, England
This rather special Italian Old Master religious portrait oil painting is attributed to a follower of Giovanni Battista Salvi, or Sassoferrato as he is better known. Painted circa 17...
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1790s Old Masters Art

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Oil

The raising of Lazarus
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Il Grechetto (Genoa 1609–1664 Mantua) The Raising of Lazarus Brush drawing in red and brown oil paint, heightened with blue and white, on laid...
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1650s Old Masters Art

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Oil, Laid Paper

Landscape River Zuccarelli 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art
By Francesco Zuccarelli (Pitigliano 1702 - Florence 1788)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francesco Zuccarelli (Pitigliano 1702 - Florence 1788), circle of Landscape with river and resting shepherds First half of the 18th century   oil painting on canvas cm. 60 x 93, wit...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Castillo de Cardona
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado en la parte trasera, parece poner Sevilla Urtado (desconozco el artista) y también va titulada "Castillo de Cardona) Se presenta enmarcada la pintura con un marco del siglo ...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

18th century English portrait of a Hound or Gun Dog in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
This exquisite early 19th-century English portrait of a gun dog or foxhound by Thomas Weaver is a masterpiece of sporting art that offers both historical...
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1790s Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Earthly Paradise" Frédérick Bouttats (Antwerp, 1590-1661)- Studio of
Located in SANTA FE, NM
The Earthly Paradise Frédérick Bouttats (Antwerp, 1590-1661)- Studio of Circa 1610-1612 Oil on wood panel, cradled Circa 42 7/8 x 29 3/8 (ca. 52 x 39 frame) inches The inner frame i...
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1610s Old Masters Art

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Wood Panel, Oil

View of Castello dell'Acqua Felice - Etching by G. B. Piranesi - 1751
Located in Roma, IT
View of Castel of Acqua Felice is an original etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1751. Very precoius and rare lifetime impression. Roman edition. I...
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1750s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Two Topers in Deep Conversation
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Topers in Deep Conversation Dutch School, mid 17th entury circle of David Teniers (Dutch 1610-1690) oil on canvas canvas: 8 x 7 inches provenance: private collection, France conditio...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil, Canvas

Golden Age Sheep and Goat in a Landscape - Dutch 17thC Old Master oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
Abraham Begeyn, Dutch Golden Age painter and Prussian court painter painted this wonderful 17th century Old Master oil painting. Painted circa 1690 and signed lower right, the subject matter is sheep and a goat under a tree in the foreground, amongst beautiful flora and fauna. Through the trees one can see some classical ruins to the left and to the right some buildings with a shepherd and his flock in front of the buildings and mountains beyond. Above is a beautiful sky tinged with pink, suggestive of dawn. There is tremendous detail in the flora and fauna and also the sheep's woolly coat. Begeyn particularly favoured painting this sort of scene with the elements of landscape, ruins or buildings and animals and was a master at it and highly prized in the Netherlands. This is an excellent example of Begeyn's work and is good condition given its age as a 17th century Old Master oil painting. Signed lower right. Provenance: Collection of Mr P. Vienna (label on the reverse) Sale, Sotheby's, London, 18 October 1995, lot 70. Condition. Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 21 inches unframed and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a gilt swept frame, 31 inches by 28 inches framed and in good condition. Abraham Begeyn (c. 1637 Leiden - 11 June 1697 Berlin), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Begeyn was born in Leiden. Though perhaps known mostly for his Italianate landscapes and cattle in the manner of Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Begyn was a highly skilled painter active in many genres, who travelled widely. According to the RKD, Begeyn's earliest known work is from 1653, though he was first accepted into the Guild of St. Luke in Leiden in 1655. He stopped paying dues in 1667, because he set off for a trip to Italy. He is registered in Rome and Naples from 1659–1660. In the rampjaar or disaster year, of 1672, he is registered in Amsterdam, and after that he lived in London, where he painted at Ham House, Surrey, together with Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633–1707) and Dirck van Bergen...
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1690s Old Masters Art

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Oil

Annunciation Ferri Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious Rome
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Ciro Ferri (Rome, 1634 – Rome, 1689) Attributed to Annunciation (probably a preparatory sketch) Oil on canvas 61 x 41 cm - In frame 79 x 49 cm The work, certainly commission...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

The Arrival of the Angel - Etching By Simone Cantarini - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Arrival of the Angel is an old master artwork realized by Simone Cantarini in 17th Century. Black and white etching. Image dimensions: 21x17 Mo...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Fine 17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Madonna with Christ Child
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna & Christ Child Italian, 17th century oil on wood panel, unframed board: 9.5 x 7.5 inches provenance: private collection, Paris condition: very good and sound condition fo...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Piazza del Popolo con Obelisco Egizio
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Piazza del Popolo con Obelisco Egizio Etching, 1752 Signed in the plate lower left (see photo) From: Della Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna ( The Magnificense of Ancient and Modern Rome) , (1747-1761) Volume II, The Main Squares and Obelisks, columns and other ornaments, 1752, Plate No. 21 Della Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna_ (1747-61), a collection of 238 plates that was published in ten volumes. Vasi recorded all types of architecture and organized these images of contemporary Rome by subject, with each volume representing a different category of architecture. This comprehensive project provides one of the most complete views of eighteenth-century Rome Condition: Excellent Image/Plate size: 8.25 x 12.63 inches Sheet size: 11 x 15 7/8 inches Vasi was Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s teacher. Piranesi (1720-1778) entered Vasi’s studio as an apprentice at age 20 c. 1740. Piranesi left Vasi’s employment after stabbing Vasi over the perception that Vasi was withholding secrets of the etching process. Giuseppe Vasi was an Italian engraver and painter born and trained in Sicily. He received a classical education in his hometown of Corleone and trained as a printmaker in nearby Palermo, perhaps under the tutelage of the etchers Antonino Bova and Francesco Cichè. He moved to Rome in 1736, already an established printmaker, and spent most of his career documenting the urban landscape of the city in engravings. Through his patron, the politically and culturally influential Cardinal Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona, Vasi met other artists working in Rome, such as Sebastiano Conca, Ferdinando Fuga, and Luigi Vanvitelli. He was also influenced by his predecessors, including Giovanni Paolo Panini, Giovanni Battista Falda...
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1750s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Portrait of a Lady with Pink Bow - British c 1820 Old Master art oil painting
By Sir Thomas Lawrence
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Painted circa 1820 it is a seated half length portrait of a beautiful lady in a b...
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1820s Old Masters Art

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Oil

17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing Old master drawing with figure and putti Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame Drawing dimensions 4...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Graphite

COUNTRY SCENE- Italian School - Figurative Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Country scene - Oil on canvas cm.80x120, Giovanni Santaniello, Italy 2002 Gold gilded wooden frame available on request The painting by Giovanni Santaniello depicts a scene of return...
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Early 2000s Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Saint Sebastian Crespi Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Early 17th-century Lombard painter Daniele Crespi (Busto Arsizio, 1597-1600 – Milan 1630), Circle of Saint Sebastian oil on canvas Dimensions: 82 x 60 cm. In frame 100 x 7...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Andromeda Monster Carracci Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Agostino Carracci (1557-1602) Circle of Andromeda and the Sea Monster Oil on canvas 75 x 59 cm. - In frame 96 x 77 cm. The subject of the painting, derived from Ovid's Metamo...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper. All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...
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1950s Old Masters Art

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Copper

Italian Landscape - Dutch Old Master art Grand Tour landscape oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This simply stunning large Old Master landscape oil painting is attributed to noted Dutch artist Adriaen van Diest. Painted circa 1700 this Mediterranean Italian landscape painting has everything; A really interesting landscape with land, river, sea and mountains, interesting figures and cattle and a wonderful sky with fading light. The details and the capturing of the light make this a really fantastic Dutch Old Master country house Grand Tour oil painting. Irresistible. Provenance. Dorset estate. Condition. Oil on canvas, 42 inches by 20 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an English carved giltwood frame, 50 inches by 28 inches framed and in good condition. Adriaen van Diest (1655-1704) was born in the Hague in the Netherlands. Like his father and his brother, he pursued a career as a marine painter, that is, a painter of seascapes and sailing ships. In 1673, attracted by the thriving English market for portraits and marine paintings, he joined the exodus of Dutch artists leaving to work in England. It is thought that his master was Willem van de Velde the Younger...
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Early 1700s Old Masters Art

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Oil

The Deluge - JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (1775 - 1851)
By Joseph Mallord William Turner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
(after) JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (1775 - 1851) THE DELUGE, 1828. Mezzotint, Engraved by I. P. Quilly after a painting by J. M.W. Turner R.A.. Image ...
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1820s Old Masters Art

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Mezzotint

17th Century Memento Mori Vanitas Skull Old Master Oil Ex-Christie’s
Located in Yardley, PA
This wonderful 17th-century French School vanitas painting is a meditation on mortality and the transience of earthly pleasures. The composition centers on a finely rendered human sk...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Seventeenth Century Old Master Biblical Oil Painting Joseph recounts his Dream
Located in ludlow, GB
Seventeenth Century Old Master Biblical themed Oil Painting on Panel of Joseph recounting his Dream. A Follower of Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn 1606 - 1669. This painting follows a ...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Antique Spanish Old Master Oil on Wood Panel, Head Portrait of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: 18/19th Century Spanish School Title :Head study of Christ Medium: oil painting on wood panel, period gilt framed panel : 6 x 5 inches Provenance: private collect...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Pair of Large 18' century Paintings The Wedding Feast of Bacchus and Ariadne
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of large painting oil on canvas with the Wedding Feast of Bacchus and Ariadne scene . Italy 18' century . Amazing landscape background and roman Temple with classical archite...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Portrait of Sir John Wentworth and Mary, Lady Wentworth Gentleman Lady Dahl
By Michael Dahl
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet, and Mary, Lady Wentworth née Lowther c.1695–1705 Attributed to Michael Dahl (c.1659–1743) and Attributed to Thomas Murray (1663–1735) T...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

PRIVATE READINGS - Angelo Granati Italian Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Private readings - Angelo Granati Italia 2013 This is his reinterpretation of a greatest old master painting "Comparisions"by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. ...
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2010s Old Masters Art

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Bronze

Portrait of an Old Bearded Man
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer a captivating portrait, most likely painted in the late 18th century, attributed to an artist within the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. This oil ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Moses Striking Water from the Rock
By Pier (Pietro) Dandini
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Moses Striking Water from the Rock; Circle of Pietro Dandini, Italian 1646-1712 Italian School, late 17th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 3...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Saint James Religious Tempesta Paint 17th Century OIl on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Antonio Tempesta (Florence 1555 - Rome 1630) Circle Saint James defeating the Moors in battle Oil on canvas 112 x 102 cm - Framed 125 x 114 cm A valiant knight with his sword...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

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 Art

Materials

Engraving

The Ponte and Castel S. Angelo (Veduta del Ponte e Castello Sant' Angelo)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Ponte and Castel S. Angelo Veduta del Ponte e Castello Sant' Angelo Etching, 1754 Signed in the plate lower right above the caption From: Vedute di Roma A proper Roman printing w...
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1750s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Rebecca At The Well Pietro Da Cortona Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Rebecca at the Well Follower of Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596 - Rome 1669) Oil on canvas (50 x 66 cm. - Framed 63 x 84 cm.) The painting depicts the biblical episode from the...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Antique Dutch Oil Painting Figures at Sunset by Coastal Estuary with Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A River Landscape With A Figure On A Donkey 1800's Dutch School oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 21 x 27 inches canvas: 18 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England ...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Madonna Holy family Tisi 16/17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Benvenuto Tisi, il Garofalo (Garofalo, Rovigo 1476 - Ferrara 1559) workshop/follower Madonna with Child and Saint Joseph Oil on canvas 125 x 90 cm - In frame 143 x 109 cm. I...
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16th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

The Nativity of Christ
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Anonymous 15th Century Italian, Probably Milan area The Nativity of Christ Pigments, ink and gold leaf on vellum Unsigned as is always the case with illuminated manuscripts The Virgi...
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Art

Materials

Pigment

'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 Art

Materials

Engraving

Still-Life Flowers 17th century Flemish School Paint Oil on table Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
17th-century Flemish school Still life with flowers Oil on panel 33 x 25 cm In frame 50 x 42 cm The painting depicts a wonderful still life of flowers, where numerous colour...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Pair of 19th century scagliola sculptures (Italian Neoclassicism) - Roman figure
Located in Varmo, IT
Pair of scagliola sculptures - Roman figures. Italian manufacture, 19th century. 51 x 26 x h 118 cm (left) - 41 x 28 x h 118 cm (right). Made entirely of scagliola. Depicting two f...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Plaster

Huge 19th Century Italian Classical Still Life Ornamental Birds Fruit & Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ornamental Still Life with fruit, flowers and birds Italian School, 19th century, unsigned oil painting on canvas, unframed size: 31.5 x 47 inches condition: relined canvas and in very good and presentable condition provenance: from a collection here in England. A very beautiful and decorative oil painting on a huge scale, depicting this classical landscape scene, with ornamental birds...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th century. Signed on the plate...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Goddess of Love - Original Etching by Martino Rota - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess of Love is an original hand-colored etching on creamy-colored paper realized in the 17 century by Martino Rota. Signed on the plate on the low...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Portrait of Colonel Rupert Bridge in Armour with a Black Pageboy - Dutch 17thC
By Nicolaes Maes
Located in Hagley, England
This large and impressive 17th century Dutch Old Master portrait oil painting with good provenance is by Nicolaes Maes. Painted circa 1680 it is a three-quarter length standing portr...
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1680s Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Perseus and Andromeda
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Carle Vanloo (Nice 1705 – Paris 1765) Perseus and Andromeda Oil on canvas. H. 081; W. 065. Alongside François Boucher (1703-1770) and Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777), Carle Vanlo...
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1720s Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Flagellation of Christ Antique Oil on Wood Panel Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Flagellation of Christ Eastern European artist, late 19th century oil on wood panel, framed framed: 35 x 25.5 inches panel: 32 x 21 inches Provenance: private collection, Franc...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

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