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
Nuptial Ceremony and Birth among the Mexicans - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
Located in Roma, IT
Nuptial Ceremony and Birth among the Mexicans
Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Tom.VIII, Plate LXVII
Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Sheet Dim: cm 37.5 x 23.8; Passepartout Dim: cm 49 x 34
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1740s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Heads of Johnfon - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Heads of Johnfon is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", Lo...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Knipperdolling - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Knipperdolling is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Ma...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by John Hall for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748-1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love ...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Heads of Animals - Original Etching by John Barlow - 1810
By John Barlow
Located in Roma, IT
Heads of animals is an original artwork realized by John Barlow (1759 - 1810).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait After Schmuzer - Original Etching After Thomas Trotter - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait After Schmuzer is an original artwork realized by Thomas Trotter (1756 - 1803).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowled...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Duke of Weymar - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Duke of Weymar is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Kno...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Strength - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Strength is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Turkish Carnival - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
Located in Roma, IT
Turkish Carnival
Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Tom. , Plate XVI
Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Sheet Dim: cm 37.5 x 23.8; Passepartout Dim: cm 49 x 34
Etching, Hand-watercoloured, show...
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1740s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Silhouettes - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouettes is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the ...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of M...after Raphael - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of M...after Raphael is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the ...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio - Original Etching by T. Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Bentivoglio is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowle...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Sir Thomas More - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Sir Thomas More is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Kn...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of John Caspar Lavater - Original Etching by Richard Rhodes - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of John Caspar Lavater is an original artwork realized by Richard Rhodes (1765 - 1838).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Henry IV - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Henry IV is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledg...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Jesus - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Jesus is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love o...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Johann Caspar Lavater - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Trotter (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", ...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748-1827).
Original Etching from Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and ...
Category
1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748-1827).
Original Etching from Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and ...
Category
1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Lov...
Category
1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Lov...
Category
1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Lov...
Category
1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Lov...
Category
1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Frame from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Framefrom Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very good cond...
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1750s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Les trois Graces, Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi
By Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - Les trois Graces, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 13.75 x 9 in. (34.93 x 22.86 cm), Printer: Amand Dur...
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1870s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Japanese Wedding Ceremony - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese Wedding Ceremony
Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate XLVII
Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Sheet Dim: cm 37.5 x 23.8; Passepartout Dim: cm...
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1740s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Habits et Maisons des Floridiens - Original Etching by J.-N. Bellin - 1747
Located in Roma, IT
Habits et Maisons des Floridiens is a beautiful black and white etching 8 engraving on copper) on wire rod paper realized by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), from volume 14 by the...
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1740s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient View of Novgorod - Original Lithograph - First Half of 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Novgorod is an original modern artwork realized in Germany in the first half of the 19th Century.
Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper.
Inscripted on the lower central margin: N...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Lithograph
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In ...
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1750s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient View of Benares - Original Lithograph - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Benares is an original modern artwork realizedin the first half of the 19th Century.
Original Black and White Lithograph on Ivory Paper.
Inscripted on the lower ma...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Art
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Lithograph
Divinities of Campeche, Idols of Tabasco - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
Located in Roma, IT
Divinities of Campeche, Idols of Tabasco
Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate LXXI
Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Sheet Dim: cm 37.5 x 23.8; Passepartout Dim: cm 49 x 34
Two E...
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1740s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Way Peruvians light the Holy Fire during the Sun Party - by G. Pivati 1746-1751
Located in Roma, IT
Way Peruvians light the Holy Fire during the Sun Party - Inca offering a liquor vase
Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate LXXVII
Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Sheet Dim: cm 37...
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1740s Old Masters Art
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Etching
In Prag der Grosse Ring - Original Lithograph - Half of the 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
In Prag der Grosse Ring is an original modern artwork realized in Germany in the first half of the 19th Century.
Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper.
Inscripted on the lower ma...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Lithograph
Zampognari che fanno la Novena di Natale - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on paper, 1820 c.a.
Hand-titled "Zampognari che fanno la Novena di Natale" (Bagpipers Playing During Christmas Time), hand-signed on lower-right margin. Very good condi...
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1820s Old Masters Art
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Watercolor
Virginia Kings Sepulchres - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
Located in Roma, IT
Virginia Kings Sepulchres
Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate LVII
Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Sheet Dim: cm 37.5 x 23.8; Passepartout Dim: cm 49 x 34
Beautiful Etching, H...
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1740s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Busts - Original Etching by Various Masters - End of 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Busts from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very good condition, exc...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient View of Sultan Selims Moschee in Costantinople - Lithograph - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Sultan Selims Moschee in Costantinople is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the 19th Century.
Original Black and W...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Lithograph
Animal Figures - Original Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In v...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Frame from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Frame from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very good con...
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1750s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Roman Medal - Original Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Medal from the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very good cond...
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1750s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In v...
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1750s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
La danse d'amours, Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi
By Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - La danse d'amours, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 5 x 6.75 in. (12.7 x 17.15 cm), Printer: Amand Dura...
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1870s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Faune accompagne d'un enfant, Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi
By Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - Faune accompagne d'un enfant, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 7.75 x 5.75 in. (19.69 x 14.61 cm), Prin...
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1870s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Trajan entre la ville de Rome et la Victoire, Heliogravure
By Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - Trajan entre la ville de Rome et la Victoire, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 12 x 17 in. (30.48 x 43....
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1870s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of Man - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is a beautiful etching realized by an Anonymous artist active in the 18th century. Titled on the lower center "Giovanni Paisiello", wit...
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Early 1700s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Set of Four Color Engravings from "Herbier de la France" by Pierre Bulliard
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Pierre Bulliard (French, 1742-1793)
Title: "La Gratiole Officinale (Grace of God)", "La Digitale Jaune (Yellow Foxglove)", "La Renoncule Acre (Acre Buttercup)", and "La Cheli...
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1780s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
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 Art
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Etching
Colonie d'Alger - Original Etching - 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Colonie d'Alger is an original etching realized by an Anonymous engraver of the 19th Century.
Printed in series of "France Pittoresque" at the top center.
The state of preservation...
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19th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Flora Study - Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - End of 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour. Hand-Numbered "312" lower-right on margin. In very good condition except a little stain on the high left corner. Wonderful Watercolour drawing by Jan Peeter Verdussen, s...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Paper
Battle - Lithograph - 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Battle is an original Hand-colored lithograph on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XIX century.
Included two impressive images in one sheet. Titled in Italian on the low...
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19th Century Old Masters Art
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Lithograph
Rider - Original Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rider is an original Hand-colored lithograph on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XIX century.
Titled on the lower center. Signed on the plate on the lower left.
Includ...
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19th Century Old Masters Art
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Lithograph
La Vierge au palmier, Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi
By Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - La Vierge au palmier, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 11.5 x 7 in. (29.21 x 17.78 cm), Printer: Amand ...
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1870s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Landing of the French in Africa - Original Lithograph - 1846
Located in Roma, IT
Landing of the French in Africa is an original hand-colored lithograph on paper realized in 1846 by an Anonymous artist of the XIX century.
Titled on the lower center "I Francesi S...
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1840s Old Masters Art
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Lithograph
Venice - Original Woodcut - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Venice is an original artwork realized in 1950s.
Original woodcut on ivory paper; reissue of a hand-printed woodcut, 1950s.
Good conditions. Image Dimensions: 18 x 19 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Old Masters Art
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Woodcut
Ancient View of Cannes - Etching - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cannes is an original etching artwork realized by an anonymous engraver of the 19th Century.
Printed in series of "France Pittoresque" at the top center.
Titled in France on the lo...
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19th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
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
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Engraving
Altra veduta del medesimo in prospettiva...
Located in Roma, IT
Title : Altra veduta del medesimo in prospettiva, fra una lampada e un piccolo vaso in bronzo
Artist proof, with a good contrast and sharp details, printed on antique laid paper, lar...
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1770s Old Masters Art
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Drypoint
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