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Antique French Portrait painting of a noble lady - young princess Mignard
Antique French Portrait painting of a noble lady - young princess Mignard

Antique French Portrait painting of a noble lady - young princess Mignard

By Pierre Mignard

Located in Aartselaar, BE

Antique French portrait depicting a young noble lady, possibly a princess. This sensitively rendered portrait shows a luxuriously dressed beauty, who's wearing an elaborate deep red...

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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Napoleon Bonaparte on his horse - French school 19th century
Napoleon Bonaparte on his horse - French school 19th century

Napoleon Bonaparte on his horse - French school 19th century

Located in Aartselaar, BE

Beautiful painting of Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback with his troops fighting a battle in the distance. While his horse appears startled, perhaps due to the gunfire, Napoleon, in hi...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Large Antique French Portrait of a Nobleman Baron - Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Large Antique French Portrait of a Nobleman Baron - Large Oil Painting on Canvas

Large Antique French Portrait of a Nobleman Baron - Large Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School, late 19th/ early 20th century Title: Portrait of a European Nobleman, indistinctly titled verso: 'Baron de....' Medium: oil painting on canvas, frame...

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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Erotic French painter - 19th century figure drawings - Nudes - Ink on paper
Erotic French painter - 19th century figure drawings - Nudes - Ink on paper

Erotic French painter - 19th century figure drawings - Nudes - Ink on paper

Located in Varmo, IT

French painter (19th century) - Four erotic scenes. 17 x 24 cm without frames, 21.5 x 28.5 cm with frames. Antique ink drawings on paper, in wooden frames. Condition report: Paper...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Early 19th century French figure painting - Napoleon portrait - Oil on canvas
Early 19th century French figure painting - Napoleon portrait - Oil on canvas

Early 19th century French figure painting - Napoleon portrait - Oil on canvas

Located in Varmo, IT

French painter (c. 1815) - Portrait of a gentleman, probably Napoleon in exile on the island of S. Elena. 109 x 89 cm without frame, 139.5 x 119.5 cm with frame. Oil on canvas, in ...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th century French Portrait painting of a noble lady wearing an elegant gown
18th century French Portrait painting of a noble lady wearing an elegant gown

18th century French Portrait painting of a noble lady wearing an elegant gown

Located in Aartselaar, BE

This captivating French portrait depicts a young lady elegantly dressed in a shimmering silk dress with lace trimmings and a vibrant blue scarf. Her hair is delicately kept together ...

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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th Century French Portrait of Aristocratic Lady Large Oil Painting c. 1680's
17th Century French Portrait of Aristocratic Lady Large Oil Painting c. 1680's

17th Century French Portrait of Aristocratic Lady Large Oil Painting c. 1680's

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady with Pearls French School, late 17th century circle of Pierre Mignard (French 1612-1695) oil painting on canvas, framed canvas size: 73 x 58cm (28½ x...

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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge 18th Century French Marine Oil Painting British & Dutch Ships in Port
Huge 18th Century French Marine Oil Painting British & Dutch Ships in Port

Huge 18th Century French Marine Oil Painting British & Dutch Ships in Port

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Trading Port French School, 18th century circle of Claude-Joseph Vernet (French 1714-1789) oil painting on canvas, framed framed size: 30 x 45 inches condition: very good and pre...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marine Battle, 19th century English Frigate in battle with a French schooner
Marine Battle, 19th century English Frigate in battle with a French schooner

Marine Battle, 19th century English Frigate in battle with a French schooner

By Thomas Buttersworth

Located in Woodbury, CT

This exceptional oil on canvas by Thomas Buttersworth, one of the most celebrated British maritime painters of the early 19th century, captures a dramatic naval battle between an Eng...

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1820s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French school 19th Century, Portrait of a Lady with a Fan, oil on canvas
French school 19th Century, Portrait of a Lady with a Fan, oil on canvas

French school 19th Century, Portrait of a Lady with a Fan, oil on canvas

Located in Paris, FR

French school 19th Century Portrait of a Lady with a Fan oil on canvas 75 x 62 cm Not framed Condition: the original canvas has been doubled and placed on a new stretcher, and trace...

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1840s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge French 18th Century Rococo Oil Painting Mythological Diana the Huntress
Huge French 18th Century Rococo Oil Painting Mythological Diana the Huntress

Huge French 18th Century Rococo Oil Painting Mythological Diana the Huntress

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"Diana the Huntress" French School, 18th century oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 44” x 67” (112 x 170cm) provenance: private collection, France Superb large scale antique ...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large 19th century French Portrait of a Lippizan Horse - Antique Animal Genre
Large 19th century French Portrait of a Lippizan Horse - Antique Animal Genre

Large 19th century French Portrait of a Lippizan Horse - Antique Animal Genre

Located in Aartselaar, BE

Magnificent 19th century French portrait of a majestic Lippizan horse named Miramar which was born in 1864. The horse is exquisitely painted, the anatomy has been excellently in t...

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19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jean-Baptiste Oudry workshop - 18th century French landscape painting - Hunting
Jean-Baptiste Oudry workshop - 18th century French landscape painting - Hunting

Jean-Baptiste Oudry workshop - 18th century French landscape painting - Hunting

By Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Located in Varmo, IT

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (Paris 1686 - Beauvais 1755) circle of - Hunting scene with greyhounds. 21 x 27 cm without frame, 26 x 32 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on panel, in a car...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century French portrait in pastel of a girl with a coy glance
18th Century French portrait in pastel of a girl with a coy glance

18th Century French portrait in pastel of a girl with a coy glance

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

After Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1673 - 1757) A coy glance Pastel on paper 15 x 13 in. (38.2 x 33 cm.)

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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

18th century French - Portrait of Duchesse de Fontanges by François de Troy
18th century French - Portrait of Duchesse de Fontanges by François de Troy

18th century French - Portrait of Duchesse de Fontanges by François de Troy

Located in PARIS, FR

François de Troy (1645 – 1730) - Duchesse de Fontanges The young woman, traditionally identified as Mademoiselle de Fontanges, Louis XIV's mistress, is depcited in bust facing forwar...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fine 18th Century French Oil Painting, Oval Portrait of Young Lady in Prayer

Fine 18th Century French Oil Painting, Oval Portrait of Young Lady in Prayer

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Contemplation attributed to Martin Drolling (French 1752-1817) oil painting on canvas, framed framed size: 22 x 18.5 inches condition: overall very good and pleasing, old reline and ...

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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French school c. 1830, Portrait of a gentleman, oil on canvas, signed and dated
French school c. 1830, Portrait of a gentleman, oil on canvas, signed and dated

French school c. 1830, Portrait of a gentleman, oil on canvas, signed and dated

Located in Paris, FR

French School of the first half of the 19th Century Portrait of a young gentleman Signed (illegible) and dated 1831 or 1837 ? (see detail photograph) Oil on canvas 61.5 x 50 cm In g...

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1830s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th century French portrait - Young Woman with a Turban - Female Mythology
18th century French portrait - Young Woman with a Turban - Female Mythology

18th century French portrait - Young Woman with a Turban - Female Mythology

Located in Aartselaar, BE

18th century French painting related to the work "Young Woman with a Turban" by Jacques-Louis David which is currently housed in the Cleveland museum of art. "Young woman in a Turb...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Self portrait of a young man, dashing bohemian French or Russian painter sketch
Self portrait of a young man, dashing bohemian French or Russian painter sketch

Self portrait of a young man, dashing bohemian French or Russian painter sketch

Located in Norwich, GB

It is nice to live with someone who has charisma, and that goes for a portrait, too. I have greatly enjoyed sharing a home for past last week with the young man presented here, with ...

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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

FINE FRENCH STILL LIFE ORNAMENTAL FLOWERS IN GLASS VASE - SIGNED OIL - LARGE
FINE FRENCH STILL LIFE ORNAMENTAL FLOWERS IN GLASS VASE - SIGNED OIL - LARGE

FINE FRENCH STILL LIFE ORNAMENTAL FLOWERS IN GLASS VASE - SIGNED OIL - LARGE

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School, signed lower left, second half 20th century Title: Ornamental Still Life Flowers within a Glass Vase Medium: oil painting, on canvas, framed. Size: ...

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Late 20th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-18th century French school Portrait of a lady as Venus disarming Cupid
Mid-18th century French school Portrait of a lady as Venus disarming Cupid

Mid-18th century French school Portrait of a lady as Venus disarming Cupid

Located in PARIS, FR

Portrait of a lady as Venus disarming Cupid, circle of Charles Andre Van Loo (1706-1765) 18th century French school Large and imposing allegorical portrait of a younglady depicted as...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th century French Bird of Prey painting "Vautour des Alpes" Regency Eagle
19th century French Bird of Prey painting "Vautour des Alpes" Regency Eagle

19th century French Bird of Prey painting "Vautour des Alpes" Regency Eagle

Located in Aartselaar, BE

Wonderful early 19th century painting of a magnificent Vautour (bearded vulture) flying over the Alps with his prey as the sun is rising. With its bold and perfectly preserved colour...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Noble Oil on canvas Paint 18/19th Century Art France Baroque Italy
Portrait Noble Oil on canvas Paint 18/19th Century Art France Baroque Italy

Portrait Noble Oil on canvas Paint 18/19th Century Art France Baroque Italy

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Ferdinand Karl Christian Jagemann (Weimar 1780 - 1820) Portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Frankfurt am Main 1749 - Weimar 1832), German writer, poet and playwright, and his wife...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Bowl With Fruit and Flowers”  by Francois Bonvin-Attrib. (French 1817-1887)
“Bowl With Fruit and Flowers”  by Francois Bonvin-Attrib. (French 1817-1887)

“Bowl With Fruit and Flowers” by Francois Bonvin-Attrib. (French 1817-1887)

By François Bonvin

Located in SANTA FE, NM

“Bowl With Fruit and Flowers” Francois Bonvin-Attrib. (French 1817-1887). Oil Painting on Canvas 16.5 x 14 inches Period Frame Provenance: Exhibition labels from Metropolitan Museum,...

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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

18th c. French Portrait of Princess of Bourbon as Hebe, Pierre Gobert, c. 1730
18th c. French Portrait of Princess of Bourbon as Hebe, Pierre Gobert, c. 1730

18th c. French Portrait of Princess of Bourbon as Hebe, Pierre Gobert, c. 1730

By Pierre Gobert

Located in PARIS, FR

Portrait of Princess of Bourbon as Hebe Pierre Gobert, circa 1730 Presumed portrait of Elisabeth Thérèse Alexandrine of Bourbon-Condé, Mademoiselle de Sens, depicted as the goddess H...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

XXXVI Veduta dell' avanza Peristillo della Casa Neroniana
XXXVI Veduta dell' avanza Peristillo della Casa Neroniana

XXXVI Veduta dell' avanza Peristillo della Casa Neroniana

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

XXXVI Veduta dell' avanza Peristillo della Casa Neroniana Etching, 1756 Signed in the plate lower right (see photo) From: : Le Antichità Romane (Roman Antiquity), Volume 1 Waterman: ...

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1750s Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Maximillian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximillian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximillian I, Holy Roman Emperor

By William Rogers (b.1545)

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The Emperor Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Engraving 1602 From: William Segar's, "Honor, Military and Civile", 1602 An impression of this image is in the National Portrait Gallery,...

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Early 1600s Old Masters Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving

Altra Veduta della Piazza di S. Marco
Altra Veduta della Piazza di S. Marco

Altra Veduta della Piazza di S. Marco

By Albert Meyeringh

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Altra Veduta della Piazza di S. Marco Engraving, 1723 From: "Thesaurus antiquitatum et historiarum Italiae" by Johannes Georgius Graevius and finished by P. Burmannus, between 1704-...

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16th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

La Lampe Polonoise
La Lampe Polonoise

La Lampe Polonoise

By Jean Baptist Le Prince

Located in Fairlawn, OH

La Lampe Polonoise Aquatint, 1771 Signed and dated in the plate lower left Condition: Yellowing to the sheet Image size: 6 1/8 x 8 1/8 inches Reference: Hedou 147 ii/II Provenance: C...

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1770s Old Masters Interior Prints

Materials

Aquatint

XXXIII Fig. I Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce
XXXIII Fig. I Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce

XXXIII Fig. I Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

XXXIII Fig. I Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce .View of the Remains of the Peristyle of the House of Nero, Etching, 1756 Signed in the plate (see photo) From: Le Antichità Roma...

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1750s Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Veduta del second’ordine di una parte della Calcidica del Foro di Trajano
Veduta del second’ordine di una parte della Calcidica del Foro di Trajano

Veduta del second’ordine di una parte della Calcidica del Foro di Trajano

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

XXIX Fig. I Veduta del second’ordine di una parte della Calcidica del Foro di Trajano. (View of Part of the Upper Hemicycle of Trajan's Forum) Etching, 1756 From: Le Antichità Romane...

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1750s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

Christie’s NY Auction Catalogue Henry P. McIlhenny Collection, Philadelphia 1987
Christie’s NY Auction Catalogue Henry P. McIlhenny Collection, Philadelphia 1987

Christie’s NY Auction Catalogue Henry P. McIlhenny Collection, Philadelphia 1987

By Christie's

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The sale highlights Fine French and English Furniture, Decorations, Old Master paintings and drawings, Oriental works of Art, Sterling Silver and porcelain.

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Vintage 1980s American International Style Books

Materials

Paper

A Summer Arrangement - 19th Century Floral Still Life Oil Painting
A Summer Arrangement - 19th Century Floral Still Life Oil Painting

A Summer Arrangement - 19th Century Floral Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

Luis Ferdinand Silas was a London-born painter of highly colourful floral still lifes that stylistically owed much to both the traditions of the Dutch Old Masters and French Post Imp...

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Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hound & Pheasant, 18th Century
Hound & Pheasant, 18th Century

Hound & Pheasant, 18th Century

By Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Located in Blackwater, GB

Hound & Pheasant, 18th Century circa of Jean-Baptiste OUDRY (1686-1755) Fine 18th Century French Old Master of a hound and pheasant hiding during a hunt, oil on canvas.

Category

18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bernard Picart Old Master Drawing Circa 1720
Bernard Picart Old Master Drawing Circa 1720

Bernard Picart Old Master Drawing Circa 1720

By Bernard Picart

Located in Gallatin, TN

Drawing by French Master Bernard Picart (FRENCH, 1673-1733) Circa 1720 Old Master Pen & Ink Drawing with Wash on Laid Paper Hand Signed by Picart in lower left of Image Dimension...

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18th Century Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper, Pen

Old master style o/c woman with dark Bonnet
Old master style o/c woman with dark Bonnet

Old master style o/c woman with dark Bonnet

Located in Hudson, NY

a heavily carved gilded frame with oil on canvas of a woman with a dark bonnet. In the Old Master style

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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Spring Light II
Spring Light II

Spring Light II

Located in Belfast, GB

Spring Light II Signed Oil on Board 17 3/4 x 23 1/8 in 45 x 58.5 cm "Overtime, French Le-Roy became heavily influenced by the Dutch and Spanish still life painters, particularly the...

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2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Summer Hydrangea and Pear
Summer Hydrangea and Pear

Summer Hydrangea and Pear

Located in Belfast, GB

Summer Hydrangea and Pear Oil on Board 15 x 19 in 38.1 x 48.3 cm "Overtime, French Le-Roy became heavily influenced by the Dutch and Spanish still life painters, particularly the wo...

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2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Summer Hydrangea & Pear II
Summer Hydrangea & Pear II

Summer Hydrangea & Pear II

Located in Belfast, GB

Summer Hydrangea & Pear II Oil on Board 15 3/8 x 19 1/4 in 39 x 49 cm "Overtime, French Le-Roy became heavily influenced by the Dutch and Spanish still life painters, particularly t...

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2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Marshmallows
Marshmallows

Marshmallows

Located in Belfast, GB

Marshmallows Oil on Canvas 31 1/8 x 31 1/8 in 79 x 79 cm adf0358 "Overtime, French Le-Roy became heavily influenced by the Dutch and Spanish still life painters, particularly the wo...

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2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th Century French Drawing A Study of Two Hands by Charles Parrocel
18th Century French Drawing A Study of Two Hands by Charles Parrocel

18th Century French Drawing A Study of Two Hands by Charles Parrocel

By Charles Parrocel

Located in London/Yorkshire, GB

CHARLES PARROCEL (1688-1742) A Study of Two Hands by Charles Parrocel (France, 1688 to 1752) Finely detailed and sensitively rendered study of two hands by Charles Parrocel. Late 1...

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Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

The Brith Of Eve, 17th Century  French School
The Brith Of Eve, 17th Century  French School

The Brith Of Eve, 17th Century French School

Located in Blackwater, GB

The Brith Of Eve, 17th Century French School - Huge Piece Huge 17th Century French Old Master depiction of The Birth of Eve, oil on canvas.

Category

17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Admiral Baron De Pointis, 17th Century  French School
Portrait Of Admiral Baron De Pointis, 17th Century  French School

Portrait Of Admiral Baron De Pointis, 17th Century French School

Located in Blackwater, GB

Portrait Of Admiral Baron De Pointis, 17th Century French School Large 17th Century French Old Master portrait of Admiral Baron De Pointis, oil on canvas.

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17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Stoning Of St Stephen, 17th Century  School of François VERDIER (1651-1730)
The Stoning Of St Stephen, 17th Century  School of François VERDIER (1651-1730)

The Stoning Of St Stephen, 17th Century School of François VERDIER (1651-1730)

By Francois Verdier

Located in Blackwater, GB

The Stoning Of St Stephen, 17th Century School of François VERDIER (1651-1730) Fine 17th century French Old Master depiction of the stoning of St Stephen, oil on canvas.

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17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marble Bust of Louis XVI of France (1754-1793)
Marble Bust of Louis XVI of France (1754-1793)

Marble Bust of Louis XVI of France (1754-1793)

By Jean-Antoine Houdon

Located in Kensington, MD

19th century Marble Bust of Louis XVI of France (1754-1793) after the original sculpture by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) which is now in the collection at Versailles. Louis VXI w...

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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    A painting produced by a skilled, noteworthy European artist that was produced before the 19th century may be considered an Old Master painting. 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 in Europe between 1300 and 1800. Some artists considered Old Masters include William Blake, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Frans Hals, Francisco Goya, Peter Paul Rubens, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Titian and Jan Vermeer. On 1stDibs, find a variety of paintings from some of the world’s top galleries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A number of artists who were important in the history and development of Western art are considered Old Masters. They include Albrecht Dürer, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Rembrandt. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    Who the greatest Old Masters in art history are is largely a matter of debate. 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. Shop a large selection of art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.