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Ancient Roman Frescoes - Etching by Nicola Billy - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Frescoes - Etching by Nicola Billy - 18th Century

By Nicola Billy

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Frescoes from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Nicola Billy in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditi...

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Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

By Carlo Nolli

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good condit...

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

By Carlo Nolli

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower rig...

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Ancient Roman Statue -  Etching by Fernando Strina - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Fernando Strina - 18th Century

By Fernando Strina

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Fernando Strina in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower...

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century

By Filippo Morghen

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower...

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Cupid And Animals - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

Cupid And Animals - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

By Carlo Nolli

Located in Roma, IT

Cupid And Animals - Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century. Signed on the p...

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Ancient Roman Busts - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Busts - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century

By Vincenzo Campana

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Busts, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower...

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Ancient Roman Frescoes - Etching by Nicolò Vanni - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Frescoes - Etching by Nicolò Vanni - 18th Century

By Nicolò Vanni

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Vincenzo Aloja after Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century....

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Ancient Roman Drawings - Etching after N. Vanni - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Drawings - Etching after N. Vanni - 18th Century

By Nicolò Vanni

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Drawings, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Secondo De Angelis after a design by Nicolò Vanni in the 18th centur...

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Ancient Roman Statue -  Etching by Nicola Billi - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Nicola Billi - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Nicola Billi in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower r...

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Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

By Carlo Nolli

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...

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Portrait of Heidegger - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Portrait of Heidegger - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Heidegger 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 Mankin...

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Portrait of Knipperdolling - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Portrait of Knipperdolling - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

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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Profiles of Men - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Profiles of Men - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Man's Portrait 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", Lond...

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Portrait of Gentleman - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810

Portrait of Gentleman - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810

By James Neagle

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Gentleman is an original artwork realized by James Neagle for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", ...

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Three Grotesque Characters - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Three Grotesque Characters - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Three Grotesque Characters - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Three Grotesque Characters 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 M...

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Portrait of Attila - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Portrait of Attila - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Portrait of Attila - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Attila 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"...

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Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

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”)...

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Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

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”)...

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Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

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”)...

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Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

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”)...

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Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

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”)...

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Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

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”)...

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Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

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”)...

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La Taupe (The Mole) - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

La Taupe (The Mole) - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

By Jacques de Seve

Located in Roma, IT

Tome VIII – “La Taupe” (The Mole), from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière. Plate XII, p. 108 Copper engraving. Paris, 1771. Sheet size: approx. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. A...

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La Musaraigne (the Shrew) - Etching by Buvée d’Amérique - 1771

La Musaraigne (the Shrew) - Etching by Buvée d’Amérique - 1771

By Buvée d’Amérique

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Tome VIII – La Musaraigne Plate X, p. 50 Original copperplate engraving 24.5 x 19.5 cm Fine ...

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Heads of Johnfon - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Heads of Johnfon - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

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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La Lealtad Original Etching, Aquatint, Goya, Circa 1875, Unframed

La Lealtad Original Etching, Aquatint, Goya, Circa 1875, Unframed

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

La lealtad - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 17 from of the second edition of the fam...

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Disparate de Carnaval Etching, Aquatint, Goya, Circa 1875, Unframed

Disparate de Carnaval Etching, Aquatint, Goya, Circa 1875, Unframed

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Disparate de Carnaval - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 14 from of the second edition...

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El Caballo Raptor Original Etching, Aquatint, Circa 1875, Unframed

El Caballo Raptor Original Etching, Aquatint, Circa 1875, Unframed

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

El caballo raptor - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 10 from of the second edition of ...

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Letter of the Alphabet S - Original Etching - 18th Century

Letter of the Alphabet S - Original Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...

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Ponte Milvio - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century

Ponte Milvio - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century

By Giuseppe Vasi

Located in Roma, IT

Ponte Milvio is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. The beautiful etching represents a glimpse of Rome. Signed and titled on pla...

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Old Etchings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of old etchings is available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Expressionist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Modern. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Old etchings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, black, white and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Francisco Goya, Bernard Picart, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Gianfrancesco Pivati and Various Artists are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in etching, aquatint and engraving, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Some old etchings are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 1.19 inches across, are available.

How Much are Old Etchings?

Old etchings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $718, while the lowest priced sells for $65 and the highest can go for as much as $135,000.

A Close Look at Old Masters Art

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.

Find a collection of Old Masters prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors and other art on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You

Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.

Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.

Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.

Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.

Explore an impressive collection of figurative art prints for sale on 1stDibs and read about how to arrange your wall art.