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
Set of Two Engravings from Campbell's "Vitruvius Britannicus" /// Architecture
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Colen Campbell (Scottish, 1676-1729)
Titles: "The Plan of this New Design to the Earl of Islay" (Vol. 1, Plate 53) and "This New Design to the Earl of Islay" (Vol. 1, Plate 5...
Category
1710s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
Figurative Painting. Still-life with a profile portrait, and old instrument
Located in Segovia, ES
Still-life with a profile portrait was painted by Spanish artist Goyo Domínguez in 1994.
Acrylics in a 65 cm by 54 cm wooden panel.
Using a classical style with renaissance reminisc...
Category
1990s Old Masters Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$10,762 Sale Price
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'Portrait of a Young Woman' original Hollar engraving after Hans Holbein
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this print, Wenceslaus Hollar presents a portrait of an unidentified woman, copying a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger. The identity of the sitter is a mystery: formerly, the portrait was believed to be of Catherine of Aragon, and the National Portrait Gallery in London identifies her as Queen Mary I...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
Panel with a Mascaron
Located in New York, NY
Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), Panel with a Mascaron, engraving, 1543 [with the initials monogram and date in the plate]. Reference: Bartsch 231, Hollstein 235. Second state (of 2). ...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Le Temps, Apollon, et les Saisons (Time, Apollo, and the Seasons)" is an etching by Claude Gellée (Le Lorrain). This etching is the Fifth state (A). This state is also in collections in Paris (BN, L, PP) and Washington; Mannocci cat. no. 43. The inscription reads: "Apollo in atto di obedire al tempo. La Primavera a cominciare il ballo. Lestate no manca del suo calore. L'aurunno colsuo licore / Seguita. Linvernno tiene la sua staggione, Claudio Gillee inven.Fec.Roma 1662 con licenza de super."
A powerful example of Claude's staging of landscape in the classical manner is the etching "Time,
Apollo, and the Seasons," done in 1662 after Poussin's painting of 1624-1636, "Dance to the Music of Time...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
The Death of Adonis, a neoclassical drawing by Jean-Guillaume Moitte (ca. 1785)
Located in PARIS, FR
This elegant composition, whose curved shape suggests that it was intended for some decorative project, illustrates Moitte's shift around 1780 towards the neoclassical movement, insp...
Category
1780s Old Masters Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pen
18th Century portrait oil painting of a gentleman
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Follower of Enoch Seeman the Younger
German, (1694-1744)
Portrait of Gilbert Sympkin
Oil on canvas
Image size: 29.25 inches x 24.5 inches
Size including frame: 38 inches x 33.25 inches
A fine three quarter length portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as Gilbert Simpkin (Sympkin), follower of Enoch Seeman the younger, C1720. The portrait is set in a feigned sculptured oval cartouche, a device used to give a sense of depth. The sitter is depicted wearing a fashionable blue jacket and matching waistcoat with a white chemise and lace jabot. He wears a powdered wig in the fashionable style of the day and is posed holding his hat under his left arm with the fingers of his right hand stretched out. At court, long fingers signified wealth, culture and intelligence. The painting has clearly been executed by an artist of great ability who has been influenced by Enoch Seeman the younger.
Gilbert Simpkin (Sympkin) was born in London on 24 August 1683, the son of John Simpkin and Susannah Butler. His grandfather was also called Gilbert Simpkin. He entered Oxford University in 1700 where he studied at St John’s College. In 1702, he became a student of Middle Temple, which at the time was one of the world’s most important centres of legal education. He later settled in Plymouth and then Bristol. He died in Bristol on 15 May, 1744 and was buried at Bristol Cathedral. He remained unmarried and the portrait may well have been commissioned to commemorate when he was first Called to the Bar or perhaps had established his own practice.
Enoch Seeman or Seemann the younger was born in Danzig, Germany now Gdansk, Poland in 1694. His father was Enoch Seeman Senior, an artist of Flemish origin and his brothers Isaac, Noah and Abraham also became artists. He came to London with his father and brothers around 1704 and established himself as a portrait artist. From 1717 he became painter to the Royal court painting...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ballota (Horehound); Marrubium (White Horehound) /// Botanical Botany Plants Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788)
Title: "Ballota (Horehound); Marrubium (White Horehound)" (Didynamie, Gymospermie, Plate 508)
Portfolio: Histoire N...
Category
1740s Old Masters Art
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) A Mythological scene, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777)
A Mythological scene
Pen and black ink on paper
Bears an old inscription with the name of the artist on the lower left bo...
Category
1770s Old Masters Art
Materials
Ink
St. Alban's Abbey Church, High Altar screen /// Robert Clutterbuck Hertford Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Clutterbuck (English, 1772-1831)
Title: "St. Alban's Abbey Church, High Altar screen"
Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford
Year: 1815-1827 (First edition)
Medium: Original Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Nichols, Son, and Bentley, London, UK
Publisher: Nichols, Son, and Bentley, London, UK
Reference: Brunet II, No. 112; Lowndes No. 483; BAL RIBA No. 666; Upcott I, page 623
Sheet size: 17.63" x 11.38"
Image size: 11.57" x 8.57"
Condition: Scattered foxing throughout sheet; it doesn't show much within the image. Creasing to upper left and right corners. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by English artist John Henry Le Keux (1812-1896) after a drawing by English artist Frederick Nash (1782-1856). Comes from Clutterbuck's three volume "The History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford", (1815-1827) (First edition), which consists of 54 engravings. Printed from one copper plate on one color: black. "Vol. I. p. 65" printed upper right in margin. "Proof" printed lower right in margin.
St Albans Cathedral, officially the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, also known as "the Abbey", is a Church of England cathedral...
Category
1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving, Intaglio
Set of Two Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Treadway Russell Nash (English, 1724-1811)
Title: "Henbury Hall, late the Seat of Thomas Vernon, now of Henry Cecil Esq." and "Ombersley Court, the Seat of Lord Sandys"
Portfolio: Collections for the History of Worcestershire
Year: 1781-1782 (First edition)
Medium: Set of Two Original Engravings and Etching with Aquatint on watermarked laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: John Nichols, London, UK
Publisher: T. Payne and Son, J. Robson, B. White, Leigh and Sotheby, London, UK; Fletcher, Oxford, UK; and Lewis, Worcester, UK
Reference: Upcott III, page 1330
Sheet size (each): approx. 10.13" x 16.88"
Image size (each): approx. 8.13" x 12.63"
Condition: "Henbury Hall, late the Seat of Thomas Vernon, now of Henry Cecil Esq." has scattered light foxmarks in margins. The top edge is unevenly trimmed and a small taped tear to lower right corner. "Ombersley Court, the Seat of Lord Sandys" has light toning to sheet and some faint discoloration in right margin. A small light water stain to lower left corner. Have been professionally stored away for decades. They are both otherwise strong impressions in good condition
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. "Henbury Hall, late the Seat of Thomas Vernon, now of Henry Cecil Esq." was likely engraved by English artist James Ross (1745-1821) after a drawing by himself. "Ombersley Court, the Seat of Lord Sandys" was engraved by English artist Valentine Green (1739-1813) and English artist Francis Jukes (1745-1812) after a drawing by an unknown, likely English artist. The first work is an engraving; the second work is an etching with aquatint. Comes from Nash's two volume "Collections for the History of Worcestershire", (1781-1782) (First edition), which consists of 75 engravings. Each work is printed from copper plates in one color: black. There was a (Second edition) "with Additions" bound in with Volume II of this portfolio published by John White in (1799). And both the First and Second editions of "Collections for the History of Worcestershire" are based off Thomas Sanders' 1779-1781 "Perspective Views of the Market Towns within the County of Worcester". "Ombersley Court, the Seat of Lord Sandys" has an unidentified watermark in the center of its sheet. "Henbury Hall" is actually incorrectly misnamed; its correct name is "Hanbury Hall".
"PLATES, Drawn and engraved by J. Ross, unless otherwise expressed." - "A Bibliographical Account of the Principal Works Relating to English Topography", (1818) - William Upcott.
Biography:
Treadway Russell Nash (24 June 1724 – 26 January 1811) was an English clergyman, now known as an early historian of Worcestershire and the author of Collections for the History of Worcestershire, an important source document for Worcestershire county histories. He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Treadway Russell Nash was born on 24 June 1724 born at Clerkenleap, in Kempsey, Worcestershire. His family were from Ombersley. They had lands there and at Claines, and had later bought lands in the Reformation around St Peter's, Droitwich. He was related to James Nash and John Nash, both MPs for Worcester. His father Richard, a grandson of Sir Rowland Berkeley, died in 1740, and Richard's eldest son in 1757. As a result, Treadway Russell Nash inherited the Russells' Strensham estates from his brother, as well as the Nash estates, and took both names.
He was educated from the age of twelve at King's School, Worcester, and became a scholar at Worcester College, Oxford aged fifteen. In March 1749, he accompanied his brother on a trip to the continent, to aid Richard's health. They visited Paris for about six weeks, before spending the summer "on the banks of the Loire". They then visited "Bourdeaux, Thoulouse, Montpelier, Marseilles, Leghorn, Florence, Rome, Naples, Bologna, Venice, Padua, Verona, Milan, Lyons, and again Paris"; such expeditions are often known as the Grand Tour.
On his return in late summer 1751, Nash took up a post as Vicar of Eynsham through his friend and future brother-in-law, John Martin. He also had an income as a tutor at Oxford. He took his Doctor of Divinity degree and left Oxford, having "gone out grand compounder", following the death of his brother. He also left his benefice at Eynsham in 1757. While at Oxford he had proposed a road from there to Witney (now the A40 and B4022), and also stood for Parliament. Nash married Margaret Martin...
Category
1780s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio, Etching, Aquatint
Ardea, Stellaris (Eurasian Bittern) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Dutch, 1720-1786)
Title: "Ardea, Stellaris (Eurasian Bittern)" (Plate 41)
Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds)
Year: 1770-1829
Medium: Original H...
Category
1770s Old Masters Art
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
17th Century by Pietro della Vecchia Old man in a coat trimmed with fur
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pietro della Vecchia (Venice, Italy, 1603 - Vicenza, Italy, 1678)
Title: Old man in a coat trimmed with fur
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 36.5 × 23 x 1.7 cm
Paintin...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The South West Prospect of St. Mary's Church in the Strand /// William Maitland
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Benjamin Cole (English, c. 1697-1783)
Title: "The South West Prospect of St. Mary's Church in the Strand"
Portfolio: The History and Survey of London from its Foundation to t...
Category
1750s Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio, Etching
French School 18th Century, L'étonnement, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century,
L'étonnement, Astonishment as a form of expression,
Titled on the lower right "L'étonnement N°9"
Black chalk on paper
43 x 29 cm
In good condition, a sta...
Category
1750s Old Masters Art
Materials
Chalk
Corvus, Cornix (Hooded Crow) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Engraving Print
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Dutch, 1720-1786)
Title: "Corvus, Cornix (Hooded Crow)" (Plate 106)
Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds)
Year: 1770-1829
Medium: Original Hand-Co...
Category
1770s Old Masters Art
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep black and white signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Two Rams Looking Down, One Quarter View, One Straight Ahead" is an original etching by Karel DuJardin. DuJardin completed many delicate etchings of ram...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Vesuvs im Winter (Vesuvius in Winter) /// Mount Vesuvius Volcano Campania Italy
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Pierre-Jacques Volaire (French, 1729-1799)
Title: "Vesuvs im Winter (Vesuvius in Winter)" (Plate 9)
*Issued unsigned, though signed by Richter in the plate (printed s...
Category
1790s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint
A View of the House of Commons /// George II English Parliament London England
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Benjamin Cole (English, c. 1697-1783)
Title: "A View of the House of Commons"
Portfolio: The History and Survey of London from its Foundation to the Present Time
Year: 1756 (...
Category
1750s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
French School 18th Century, Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century,
Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression,
Titled on the lower right "Le rire N°12"
Black chalk on paper
43 x 29 cm
In quite good condition, stains vsibl...
Category
1750s Old Masters Art
Materials
Chalk
Various Weapons & Implements of War /// Edward Barnard's "History of England"
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Edward Barnard (English, 1717-1781)
Title: "Various Weapons & Implements of War ... Which have been Employed Against the English, by Different Enemies: Now Deposited in the Tower of London"
Portfolio: New Complete and Authentic History of England
Circa: 1785
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Etching on laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Alex Hogg, London, UK
Publisher: Alex Hogg, London, UK
Sheet size: 15.38" x 9.63"
Image size: 11.75" x 7.94"
Condition: Slight toning to edges. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in excellent condition
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Cheltenham, UK. Engraved by English artist George Walker (1781-1856) after a drawing by English artist William Hamilton (1751-1801). Comes from Barnard's one volume "New Complete and Authentic History of England", (1783, 1785, 1790) (First - third editions), which consists of 105 engravings. Printed in one color from one copper plate: black.
Biography:
Edward Barnard (1717-1781) was an English cleric and academic, provost of Eton from 1764. Barnard was second son of Rev. George Barnard...
Category
1780s Old Masters Art
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Flora with her Nymphs, after Giulio Romano
Located in New York, NY
GIULIO BONASONE (1510-1576) AFTER GIULIO ROMANO (CIRCA1499-1546)
Flora with her Nymphs
engraving, circa1531-50, on laid paper, watermark Two crossed Arro...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
"Conisborough Castle" and "Morlashe Castle" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// UK Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774)
Title: "Conisborough Castle" (Plate 323) and "Morlashe Castle" (Plat...
Category
1720s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Portrait of a Girl, 18th Century Oil Old Master
By George Knapton
Located in London, GB
George Knapton
1698-1778
Portrait of a Girl
Oil on canvas
Image size: 20 x 18 inches
Original giltwood frame
This beautiful half length portrait of a young woman, turned to left, gazing at the spectator, wearing a pink, white lace-embroidered, dress, in her hair a pink bonnet trimmed with lace to match her dress.
The depiction of a young girl epitomises child portraiture of the late eighteenth century, in which painters such as William Beechey, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough had begun to discover and express the true character of children, in contrast to the stiff, miniature-adults of previous generations.
The Artist
Knapton was born in Lymington, one of four sons of James Knapton. He was apprenticed to Jonathan Richardson from 1715 to 1722, and in 1720 was a founding subscriber to the academy of St. Martin's Lane established by Louis Chéron...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Duck - Colored lithograph on paper 1950s
Located in Napoli, IT
Colored silkscreen print on paper with mahogany wood frame
Category
1950s Old Masters Art
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Bighorn Sheep
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated
Category
2010s Old Masters Art
Materials
Paper, India Ink
17th-century Roman Maestro Still life with crockery, fruit and flowers
Located in Milano, Lombardia
17th-century Roman Maestro
Title: Still life with crockery, fruit and flowers on a cloth spread over a table
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 64 × 118 cm - with frame ...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Moor Tower" and "Kirkham Priory" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// Architecture UK
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774)
Title: "Moor Tower" (Plate 173) and "Kirkham Priory" (Plate 328)
Portfolio: Buck's Antiquities or Venerable R...
Category
1720s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
"Louth Park Abbey" and "Easby Abbey" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// Architecture
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774)
Title: "Louth Park Abbey" (Plate 172) and "Easby Abbey" (Plate 324)
Portfolio: Buck's Antiquities or Venerabl...
Category
1720s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
"St. Martin's Abbey" and "Lady's Chappel" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// British
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774)
Title: "St. Martin's Abbey" (Plate 333) and "Lady's Chappel" (Plate 331)
Portfolio: Buck's Antiquities or Venerable Remains of Above 400 Castles, Monasteries, Palaces in England and Wales
Year: 1726-1739
Medium: Set of Two Original Engravings on watermarked laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: Robert Sayer, London, UK
Reference: Lowndes page 303-304; Upcott page 33
Sheet size (each): approx. 11.13" x 18.25"
Image size (platemark) (each): approx. 7.5" x 14.5"
Condition: "St. Martin's Abbey" has a minor crease to upper left corner and repaired edge wear to lower right corner. "Lady's Chappel" has faint toning to sheet and minor soiling in margins. They are both otherwise strong impressions in excellent condition
Notes:
Comes from Samuel and Nathaniel Buck's three volume portfolio "Buck's Antiquities" or "Venerable Remains of Above 400 Castles, Monasteries, Palaces in England and Wales" (1726-1739), which consists of 428 engravings. Both "St. Martin's Abbey" and "Lady's Chappel" have unidentified watermarks in the center of their sheets. They both also have "Liverpool Free Public Library" chop mark/blind stamps at bottom center of their sheets. Old price pencil inscribed in margins.
Saint Martin's Abbey is a community of Roman Catholic Benedictine monks who follow the Rule of St Benedict...
Category
1720s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
"Knaresborough Castle" and "Sawley Abbey" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// British
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774)
Title: "Knaresborough Castle" (Plate 330) and "Sawley Abbey" (Plate ...
Category
1720s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
"Pendragon Castle" and "Lincoln Castle" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// British UK
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774)
Title: "Pendragon Castle" (Plate 312) and "Lincoln Castle" (Plate 170)
Portfolio: Buck's Antiquities or Vener...
Category
1720s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
A Very Difficult Game Indeed - Still Life with References to Alice in Wonderland
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
"The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo: she succeeded in getting its body tucked away, comfortably enough, under her arm, with its legs hanging down,...
Category
2010s Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
William Wissing (follower) 19th Century Portrait Queen Mary II
Located in York, GB
A 19th century oil on canvas, portrait of a young woman.This portrait is believed to be of Queen Mary II
taken from an engraving of the painting, Halswell Park Sale, 1948, lot no.1323,
Housed in a decorative gilt frame.Size overall being 70 x 86 cm high (27.5 x 33¾ inches approx) unsigned
size of painting 54 x 68 cm (21 x 26 inches approx)
To the rear of the portrait is a newspaper cutting of the engraving ,also a typed note regarding the provenance of the painting (see photo)
Condition overall is very good, the Canvas has been relined, under UV there are areas of overpaint to bosom.Frame overall
very good some minor self coloured losses
Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694)
Mary, born at St James's Palace in London on 30 April 1662,eldest daughter of James, Duke of York (the future James II & VII)
, and his first wife, Anne Hyde. Mary's uncle was King Charles II,
her maternal grandfather, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, served for a lengthy period as Charles's chief adviser.
Mary married William of Orange.
Willem Wissing,
known in England as William Wissing...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: George Edwards (English, 1694-1773)
Title: "Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards"
Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some O...
Category
1740s Old Masters Art
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
"Torksey Hall" and "Newark Castle" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// Architecture UK
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774)
Title: "Torksey Hall" (Plate 179) and "Newark Castle" (Plate 226)
Portfolio: Buck's Antiquities or Venerable ...
Category
1720s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
New Forest, Hampshire, 19th century, landscape oil, by Frederick Golden Short
By Frederick Golden Short
Located in York, GB
New Forest,Hampshire, 19th century,landscape oil, by Frederick Golden Short
A fine small framed landscape oil painting on canvas o...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
François Boitard (1670-1715) Abraham and the Three Angels, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
François Boitard (1670-1715)
Abraham and the Three Angels,
Signed lower left "F Boitard (...) fecit (...)"
28 x 44 cm
Pen and ink on yellow prepared paper...
Category
Early 1700s Old Masters Art
Materials
Ink
$2,201 Sale Price
25% Off
18th Century Galanti Scenes Van Limborch Rest Hunting Oil on Canvas Green Red
Located in Sanremo, IT
Pair of oval paintings measuring 66 x 89 cm without frame and 90 x 115 cm with coeval frame depicting two gallant moments during a rest from hunting by painter Hendrik Van Limborch (...
Category
1730s Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
St Joseph Paint Oil on canvas Lombard School 17th Century Religious Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Lombard School of the 17th century
St. Joseph with Flower Stick
Oil on oval canvas
92 x 70 cm.
In antique frame 106 x 85 cm.
The work shows us an intense image of St. Joseph, portrayed according to the classical iconography that sees him as a mature man holding in his hands a staff from which lilies bloom, symbol of the Virgin's purity.
This iconographic attribute also alludes to his figure as God's chosen one as Mary's future husband. According to the apocryphal gospels, the Virgin had grown up in the Temple of Jerusalem, following a monastic lifestyle, and when she reached marriageable age, each of the suitors was given a dry branch...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
$4,960 Sale Price
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The Anglers
Located in New York, NY
Adriaen Van Ostade (1610-1685) etching The Anglers, circa 1647, Godefry 26, Bartsch 26. Very good condition, with small (1/2 inch) margins, on cream laid paper, archival mounting. 4 ...
Category
1640s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
"Oakham Castle" and "Nottingham Park/Castle" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// UK
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774)
Title: "Oakham Castle" (Plate 242) and "Nottingham Park/Castle" (Plate 226)
Portfolio: Buck's Antiquities or Venerable Remains of Above 400 Castles, Monasteries, Palaces in England and Wales
Year: 1726-1739
Medium: Set of Two Original Engravings on watermarked laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: Robert Sayer, London, UK
Reference: Lowndes page 303-304; Upcott page 33
Sheet size (each): approx. 11" x 18.25"
Image size (platemark) (each): approx. 7.75" x 14.75"
Condition: "Nottingham Park" has light soiling in margins and scattered light foxmarks across sheet. They are both otherwise strong impressions in very good condition
Notes:
Comes from Samuel and Nathaniel Buck's three volume portfolio "Buck's Antiquities" or "Venerable Remains of Above 400 Castles, Monasteries, Palaces in England and Wales" (1726-1739), which consists of 428 engravings. Both "Oakham Castle" and "Nottingham Park/Castle" have unidentified watermarks in the center of their sheets. They both also have "Liverpool Free Public Library" chop mark/blind stamps at bottom center of their sheets. Old price pencil inscribed in margins.
Oakham Castle is a historic building in Oakham, Rutland. The castle is known for its collection of massive horseshoes and is also recognised as one of the best examples of domestic Norman architecture in England. It is a Grade I listed building. Owned and managed by the Rutland County Council, Oakham Castle is licensed for civil...
Category
1720s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Set of Three Color Engravings from "Herbier de la France" by Pierre Bulliard
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Pierre Bulliard (French, 1742-1793)
Title: "Le Pied de Griffon (Griffin's Foot)", "La Laureole (The Laurel)", and "Le Cabaret d'Europe (The European Cabaret)"
Portfolio: Herb...
Category
1780s Old Masters Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Letter R - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter R is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century.
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Mysteries of the Passion
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Mysteries of the Passion (Variae Tum Passionis Christi, Tum Vitiae Beatae Mariae Virginis), complete set of 20 etchings plus the frontispiece by Abraham Bosse (Reference Meaume 31). c. 1631. Reference: Lieure 679-698, second state (of 2). In very good condition, archival mounting.
A fine set of these small etchings, printed on 5 plates/sheets of laid paper, with margins, 3 of the plates with partial Crown watermarks (possibly Lieure 45).
The set of 20 etchings includes 7 in circular format, with a diameter of 1 1/4 inches; 7 larger ovals with a length of 1 7/8 inches, and 6 smaller ovals with a length of 1 1/2 inches. These are on 5 plates, with margins outside of the etchings of about 5/8 inches. The frontispiece is 3 1/2 x 3, the sheet 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches.
The 20 etchings of the series include:
Plate with 6 Scenes (Lieure 685-690): Ovals: Adoration of the Shepherds, Visitation, Adoration of the Magi; Circles: Descent into Limbo, Descent of the Holy Spirit, Entombment
2 Plate with 4 Scenes Each (Lieure 691-698): Ovals: Annunciation, Christ Among Teachers, Circumcision, Presentation; Circles: Resurrection, Crucifixion, Descent from the Cross, Transfiguration
2 Plates with 3 Oval Scenes Each (Lieure 679-684): Carrying of the Cross, Presentation to the People, Crowning with Thorns, Flagellation, Christ Before Pilate...
Category
1630s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter R - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter R is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century.
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter C 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”)...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Real (Titian)_Greg Miller_Acrylic/Collage/Canvas_Figurative_Portrait_Text
By Greg Miller
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
GREG MILLER
"Real (Titian)"
Acrylic, Collage on Canvas
36 x 36 in.
Drawing from the diverse cultural and geographic makeup of his Californian roots, Greg Miller explores his relati...
Category
2010s Old Masters Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
$12,800 Sale Price
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17th century etching black and white seascape scene boat waves ocean clouds sky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"La Tempete" is an original etching by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee). This is Claude's earliest dated etching (1630). The work depicts a storm-tossed sea with ships on the verge of ...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter R - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter R is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century.
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter C 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”)...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter P - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter P 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”)...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter C 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”)...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter Q - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter Q 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”)...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
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”)...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter R - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter R is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century.
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter A 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”)...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter L is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century.
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Er...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter Q - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter Q 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”)...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter P - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter P 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”)...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
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