Louis XV Paintings
LOUIS XV STYLE
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
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Style: Louis XV
Pair of Large 19th Century Hand Painted Wall Panels on Canvas in Gilt Frames
By Claude-Joseph Vernet
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room with style with this elegant pair of antique panels. Created in France circa 1830, and measuring 7 feet, the panels are set in a carved gilt frame and are hand...
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Early 17th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis XV & Vernis Martin Style Giltwood Fireplace Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very Fine and rare French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood carved Vernis Martin Stylefl fireplace screen. The rectangular carved giltwood panel surmounted with four circular oil paintings...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
North Italian School, 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
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An allegory of the love
Omnia vincit amor...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Copy of a Painting "The Oath of the Horatii- 1784"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting in the Neo Classic style titled "The Oath of The Horatii - 1784" Showing three brothers being administered an oath by their father
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
Franco-German 19th Century Oil on Canvas "Portrait of a Lady" in Giltwood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Franco-German 19th century oil on canvas "Portrait of a Lady" depicting an 18th century young beauty posing with a profile gaze and cur...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
French 18th Century Oil on Canvas Mother and Twin Babies Fecundity after Lemoyne
By François Lemoyne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 18th century oil on canvas "Fecundity" After Francois Lemoyne (French, 1688-1737) Depicting a young mother holding her twin her infant babies on her arms, within a...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
French Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French Louis XV style painted and gilt Trumeau mirror
19th century Louis XV style elegant French Trumeau wall panel with original glass plate and period 18th century French oil pain...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Mercury Glass, Canvas
Louis XV Painted Entry Foyer Console Table by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 18th century French Louis XV entry or foyer console table lacquer painted by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The table features a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Wood
French 18th-19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of Lady, after Jean-Marc Nattier
By Jean-Marc Nattier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 18th-19th century oil on canvas portrait of a posing lady with flowers, after Jean-Marc Nattier (1685-1766) within an ornate gilt wood carved frame, circa 1800.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Flushing Pheasants Wildlife Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a wildlife painting titled "Flushing Pheasants" depicting a bird dog with a pair of pheasants
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
Forest Landscape, Oil On Framed Canvas, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large oil on canvas representing a lively forest: 2 horsemen embark with dogs on a path crossing a forest where men are collecting wood or drinking and eating, installed on a white s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
18th Century French Trumeau Mirror with Greek Myth Painting
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with a large oil painting depicting The Abduction of Deianira after Guido Reni. Gilded wood frame with bright gilt finish is in ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mirror, Giltwood
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burlwood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Cane
August Stephan Sedlacek (Austrian, 1868-1936) Oil on Canvas Violin Presentation
By Stephan Auguste Sedlacek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Attributed to August Stephan Sedlacek (Austrian/German, 1868-1936) "The Violin Presentation" Oil on Canvas depicting an interior 18th century scene of...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
Mignonne et Sylvie Dog Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a dog painting "Mignonne et Sylvie" showing two hounds in a classical landscape
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
Pair of Large 18th Century French Boiserie Overdoor Paintings
Located in Dallas, TX
Once installed architecturally in a chateau in Normandy, France, this large pair of overdoors was painted in the 1700s and executed in a technique known as verdaille. Verdaille utilizes various shades of green to achieve a mesmerizing monochromatic effect. This technique’s rich history traces back to the 12th century when it was initially employed to create stained glass for Cistercian monasteries, where colorful art was prohibited, making these overdoors not only aesthetically captivating but also a piece of living art history. Interestingly, there is a hand-written transport note on the back of one of the overdoors (see detail photo) that mentions the paintings were to be shipped to a Madame DeFrance in Paris, at the rue St. Honore corner of la rue Dufour (freight pre-paid).
These exquisite pieces are encompassed by wood frames adorned with lavish foliate carvings, beautifully painted in a soothing French gray hue. Each overdoor encapsulates a unique musical scene that transports you to the heart of 18th-century Europe. In the first painting, a man plays the uilleann pipe, a unique instrument with a bellow-driven mechanism that distinguishes it from a bagpipe. The musician has quite an audience, as two women, one cradling a sheep, and four more sheep next to a dog have gathered nearby. In the second painting, witness a captivating moment of courtship as a gentleman kneels before a woman with a tambourine in her hands. He presents a long woodwind instrument, possibly a carnyx, while a faithful dog rests nearby amidst a backdrop of gardening tools. These stunning French verdaille overdoors were once part of a themed boiserie room (most likely green in color and centered around music). They can once again be used to create a theme above a pair of interior doors or they can be hung as a unique set of artwork.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Pair of French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Paintings in the Manner of Pillement
By Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of twentieth century Louis XV style oil on celadon canvas pilaster paintings depicting Chinoiserie genre scenes in the style of Jean Pillement.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Dutch Flemish Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Dutch/Flemish still life titled "Still Life with Chessboard" showing a lute with sheet music, cards, wine, bread, flowers & chess board in a faux tortoise frame
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
18th Century Painting Showing Figures in a Landscape Attributed to Pater
By Jean-Baptiste Pater
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A romantic 18th century oil painting on canvas depicting two young couples in an idyllic landscape, the figures sitting by a stream beside a garden folly, their pets with them. The two men serenade the women with their stringed instruments. The subject matter and style of painting...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Italian 18th century Louis XV st. Oil on Canvas and Giltwood painting
By Giovanni Paolo (Pannini)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A decorative and statement making Italian 18th century Louis XV st. Oil on Canvas and Giltwood painting, in the manner of Giovanni Paolo Panini. This storytelling Capriccio style pai...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
Sea Shore Picnic Scene
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting titled "Sea Shore" showing ladies, children and dogs at a picnic by the shore, ship in distance
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
18th Century Portrait of Louis XV of France and Queen Consort Pastel on Paper
Located in Milan, IT
18th century, French School. Portrait of Louis XV of France and queen consort Maria Leszczynska
(2) Pastel on paper, 47 x 60 cm
With frame 5...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paper
Interior Print
Located in New York, NY
A print featuring a charming dining room decorated in the Louis XV style, matted and finished in a gilt wood frame.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paper
Pair of French Louis XV Style 19th Century Ladies Portraits
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style gilt framed oval oil paintings portraits of 18th Century ladies (18/19th century).
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
Portrait of Lady with a Fan, Framed Oval, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Oval portrait of a lady of quality, wearing rich jewelry and clothes, a fan in her hand.
Good condition, old restorations, relined, some wear to the frame.
18th century.
Dim...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
French 19th Century Framed Still-life Floral Painting with Dog and Rabbit Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French framed Louis XV style oil on panel still-life floral painting from the late 19th century, with dog and rabbit motifs. Born in the third quarter of the 19th century, this Fre...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Ship in Harbor Seascape Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a seascape painting of a ship in harbor at sunrise
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
Animated Landscape Of Fishermen by seaside, Oil On Framed Canvas, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pretty oil on canvas animated by fishermen bringing their net to the shore, under the gaze of a young woman and her child.
In the background, vario...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
Oil on Canvas, french Portrait from A Dignitary Gentleman
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A nice portrait in a gilded wooden frame, from the 19th century. Bought in a castle in the south of France.
Quite often nowadays, the lords and ladies have to sell some of their f...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Vintage Oil Painting on Canvas of a Paris Street Scene Signed Kazlazusky
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - (Frame)- H: 32 1/2in W: 26 1/4in D: 1 1/2in
Canvas - H: 24in W: 18 1/8in
This Vintage Oil Painting on Canvas of a Paris Street Scene Signed Kazlazusky is a nicely done...
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Landscape of People with Sheep
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a vertical landscape painting showing sheep with three people in foreground, house on hill
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid 18th Century Oil Painting Depicting a Scene with Courtesans on Canvas
By Charles-André van Loo
Located in NICE, FR
Title : Spanish Conversation, in the style of Carle Van Loo
We present you this wonderful 18th century oil on canvas painting depicting three French courtesans, a nobleman, and his ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Grisaille 'Moonlight', in the style of Charles Lacroix de Marseille
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this exquisite grisaille painting representing a moonlit harbour scene in the style favoured by the French artist Charles-François Lacroix de Marseille (1700-1783). He...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Crayon
18th Century Allegorical Paintings in Gilt Frame after C. Van Loo, Set of Four
By Charles-André van Loo
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring the charm of the French high Society into your home with this beautiful suite of antique paintings. Crafted in France, circa 1760, each oil on canvas composition depicts child-like figures practicing the fine arts of painting, music, sculpture and architecture in the manner of Charles Van Loo. Each artwork is set inside the original, carved gilt wood frame. The allegory paintings are in excellent condition with wonderful details and rich colors.
The quality of the present works sets them apart from the numerous studio versions of a set of paintings commissioned by Madame de Pompadour and executed by Carle van Loo...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Hst Virgin before the Instruments of the Passion, Framed, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Oil on framed oval canvas, presenting the Virgin seated near an angel looking at the instruments of the Passion of Christ or Arma Christi: c...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Landscape "The Town and Harbour of Toulon"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a landscape painting titled "The Town and Harbour of Toulon" showing expansive view from courtyard with people, horses, and dogs by the sea
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burlwood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Cane
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Louis XV style trumeau mirror with a fine oil painting depicting a pastoral courtship scene. Painted pine fr...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Pine, Giltwood, Mirror
Hunt of the Falcon Wildlife Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a wildlife painting titled "Hunt of the Falcon" showing hawk swooping into midst of game birds and rabbit
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
C Fabini, Watercolor, The Sedan Chair, Late 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large and beautiful framed water-colour painting, representing a scene in an 18th century castle, where the sedan chair has just arrived to bring up its passenger; splendid decor of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
Continental Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Oil on Canvas Portrait
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality Continental early 19th century Louis XV st. oil on canvas portrait. The painting depicts a beautiful young maiden dressed in a most elegant pink...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Late 19th century Attributed to Theodore Levigne Oil on Canva, 1890s
By Theodore Levigne
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful large canvas attributed to Théodore Levigne (1848-1912), gallant scene in Louis XV style.
Large oil on canvas. Romantic scene.
Very beautiful gesture by the painter. U...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
A Fine French 19th Century Oil on Board "A Standing Beauty with Spring Roses"
By Charles Baptiste Schreiber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century oil on board titled "A Standing Beauty with Spring Roses" by Charles Baptiste Schreiber (French, 1845-1903)...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Wood
Curiosity Watercolor "Enema" in the style of 18th Cenutury
Located in Marseille, FR
The enema of Louis XVI style amazing subject treated to the watercolor erotica or curiosa in the style of the 18th century illegible signature.
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paper
Louis XV Oil Celadon Chinoiserie Genre Scenes
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (20th Century) oil on canvas celadon painting of Chinoiserie genre scenes in the style of Jean Pillement.
Category
20th Century Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Portait de jesus huile sur toile Fin 17 ème début 18 ème
Located in LYON, FR
Tableau portrait de l'enfant jésus huile sur toile fin 17 ème début 18 eme.
Le tableau a été restauré et ré entoilé.
Très belle iconographie typique de la période. en bon état gé...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pair of French 18th Century Old Master Style Drawings in Trompe l'Oeil
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of French School drawings in 18th century style. Hand drawn in Old Master Technique. Boucher School style
Pair of Trompe l'Oeil Three-drop Panel...
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20th Century French Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paper
Oil on Canvas, Roman Follower of Paolo Anesi, Landscape with Milvio Bridge
Located in IT
18th century, oil on canvas, Roman School, follower of Paolo Anesi, Roman Landscape with the Milvio Bridge
Half of the 18th century, Oil on canvas, meas...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Carle Van Loo, La Halte De Chasse Oil on Canvas, 19th Century French School
By Charles-André van Loo
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
After Carle Van Loo, La halte de chasse (1737) (in english « The hunting halt »).
Large oil on canvas with a black lacquered frame with gilt molded hi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Landscape showing a Couple Dancing
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a vertical landscape painting showing a couple dancing al fresco
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Paint
19th Century Louis XV Style Boiserie Panel with Oil Painting
Located in Birmingham, AL
Rare and beautiful antique French carved parcel-gilt and painted boiseries panel with oil painting on board, once part of an entire boiseries (French wooden paneled room...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Wood
18th Pair of Century Watercolors in the Style of Vernet
Located in Marseille, FR
Pair of 18th century watercolors in the style of Vernet or Lacroix representing city of Marseill (France).
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Vestal reviving the sacred fire, French school, 18th century
By Jean Raoux
Located in PARIS, FR
Young Vestal reviving the sacred fire.
Oil on canvas, French school of the 1st half of the 18th c., follower of Jean RAOUX 1677-1734.
In ancient Rome, the Vestals or Vestal Virgins w...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Louis Xv paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, mirrors, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, canvas and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV paintings made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include and Ira Yeager. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $500 and tops out at $39,800 while the average work can sell for $4,061.