$509Sale Price|25% Off
Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century
By Nicola Fiorillo
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower...
Etching
$509Sale Price|25% Off
Ancient Roman Statues - Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century
By Nicola Fiorillo
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the low...
Etching
$509Sale Price|25% Off
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
By Giovanni Morghen
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by G. Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate, on the lower lef...
Etching
$509Sale Price|25% Off
Ancient Roman Statues - Original Etching by F. Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by F. Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
Etching
$679
Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century
By Nicola Fiorillo
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower ...
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by R. Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Casanova in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower left....
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original 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 plate on the lower right. ...
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original 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 plate on the lower right. ...
Etching
$210
Internal Muscular Structure of the Stomach... - Etching by Louis Lergrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière, Tom. XI Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Plate XVIII, p. 276 Copper engraving Sheet size: approx. 24.5 × 19.5 cm This...
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by John Thornthwaite - 1810
By John Thornthwaite
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by John Thornthwaite for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind"...
Etching
Portrait of a man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man 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", L...
Etching
Heads of John Locke - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810
By James Neagle
Located in Roma, IT
Heads of Locke 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", London,...
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man 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",...
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man 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", ...
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a manis 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...
Etching
Heads of a Man - Original Etching by Anker Smith - 1810
By Anker Smith
Located in Roma, IT
Heads of a man is an original artwork realized by Anker Smith for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, ...
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man 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", L...
Etching
Portrait of a Child - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Child 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",...
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man 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", L...
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
By John Hall 3
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by John Hall for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London...
Etching
Head of a Man - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
By John Hall 3
Located in Roma, IT
Head of a man is an original artwork realized by John Hall for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Be...
Etching
$210
Central Nervous and Reproductive Systems..- Etching by Buvée d’Amérique - 1771
By Buvée d’Amérique
Located in Roma, IT
Tome VIII – Plate VII, p. 54 from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière. Fine 18th-century copperplate engraving from the 1771 edition of Buffon’s celebrated Histoir...
Etching
Male Reproductive and Associated Internal...- Etching by Buvée d’Amérique - 1771
By Buvée d’Amérique
Located in Roma, IT
Tome VIII – Plate VIII, p. 54, from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière. Fine 18th-century copperplate engraving from the 1771 edition of Buffon’s monumental Histo...
Etching
$168Sale Price|20% Off
La Chauve-Souris (The Bat) - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
By Jacques de Seve
Located in Roma, IT
Plate XVI, p. 154, from Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulièr, Paris 1771. Copper engraving. Paris, 18th century. Sheet size: approx. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. A finely engraved zoologi...
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man 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", ...
Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man 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",...
Etching
$328Sale Price|20% Off
Scena d'Armi In Vaticano - Etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli - 1825
By Bartolomeo Pinelli
Located in Roma, IT
Scena D'Armi In Vaticano is a precious hand-colored etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli. The inscriptions appears at the bottom, inside the matrix, and just below the image. Not signed. T...
Etching
Giardino e Casino Pontificio - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Roma, IT
Giardino e Casino Pontificio 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 ...
Etching
Cernophores Dancer with Basket, Plat - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
By Filippo Morghen
Located in Roma, IT
Cernophores dancer with Basket, Plate, Crown from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen after Camillus Paderni in the 18th Century. Signed ...
Etching
Esta no lo es Menos - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
Numbered on the upper left corner. Etching N. 67. Good conditions; yellowing sheet.
Etching, Aquatint
Habits et Maisons des Floridiens - Original Etching by J.-N. Bellin - 1747
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Roma, IT
Habits et Maisons des Floridiens is a beautiful black and white etching 8 engraving on copper) on wire rod paper realized by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), from volume 14 by the...
Etching
The Impalement of Enemy - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm. The Impalement of Enemy is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati. This original print, representing the i...
Etching
The Great Gentleman's Ride - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm. The Great Gentleman's Ride is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati. This original print, representing an...
Etching
Letter of the Alphabet A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
By Luigi Vanvitelli
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet A from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions...
Etching
Chiesa del Gesù di Roma - Etching by Giovambattista Falda - 1665
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa del Gesù di Roma is an original etching artwork, realized by Giovambattista Falda, at the bottom, just below the image, the inscription in Italian "Chiesa dedicata al nome di...
Etching
The Commemoration of Hussein - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm. The Commemoration of Hussein is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati. This original print, representing ...
Etching
$5,742
Ruins of an Ancient Tomb Etching, Roman Edition, 1762, Unframed
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Ruins of an Ancient Tomb is an original etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1762. Image dimensions: 41.5x56 cm Very precoius and rare lifetime spec...
Etching
Ancient View of Caucasus - Original Etching - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Caucasus is an original modern artwork realized in Germany in the first half of the 19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower m...
Etching
De que Sirvé una Taza? - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
Numbered on the upper left corner. Etching N. 59. Very good conditions. A woman helps a dying young mother with a large cup of food, whose twisted face is supported by an older wom...
Etching, Aquatint
17th century etching black and white figurative landscape trees buildings
By Jan Frans van Bloemen (Orizzonte)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Conversation Outside Castle" is an original etching by Jan Frans van Bloemen. It depicts a number of figures just outside the majestic walls of a castle. These groups of figures are...
Etching
Les Gemeaux Castor et Pollux - Etching by B. Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux. Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and an elegant line, from the v...
Etching
Archiginnasio della Sapienza - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Roma, IT
Archiginnasio della Sapienza 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 ...
Etching
Ni asi la Distingue - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
"Ni asi la Distingue" is an original aquatint realized by Francisco Goya in 1799, from Los Caprichos series, Plate 7, first edition. Rare and in very good conditions. Los Capric...
Etching, Aquatint
The Holy Family with Putti and... - Etching by Paulus Pontius - 17th Century
By Paulus Pontius
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on laid paper, realzed by Paulus Pontius (1603-1658) after Jacques Jordaens (1593-1678).
Etching
Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815
By Ludovico Caracciolo
Located in Roma, IT
Plate 23 – From Liber Veritatis Aquatint on Copper, Imag. Dim: cm 33x47.5, Dim: cm 21x27, Beautiful Artist’s Proof, representing a shepherd with his herd pastouring at the shore o...
Etching, Aquatint
Baths of Titus - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Roma, IT
Bath of Titus is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Vasi in the late 18th century. Etching, 33 x 45 cm. "Vasi and Piranesi dis.e inc" in the lower left part. Good conditions! G...
Etching
Ancient Roman Temple Architecture: An 18th Century Framed Etching by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta del Tempio detto della Tosse su la Via Tiburtina, un miglio vicino a Tivoli" (View of the so-called Tem...
Etching
$1,700
"Forest Glen, " Etching Landscape initialed in Plate by John Thomas Smith
By John Thomas Smith
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Forest Glen" is an original etching by John Thomas Smith. The piece was initialed in plate. It depicts a small inlet to a lush forest. 3 5/8" x 3 1/2" art 12 7/8" x 12 3/4" frame ...
Etching
$1,054
The Temple of Neptune - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - mid-18th Century
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Roma, IT
The Temple of Neptune is an original black and white etching realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Good conditions except for the trace of being fold at the middle and a folding on the top-rig...
Etching
Old Master, Tomb Design, After: Cornelis Floris (before 1514-1575), van Doetecum
By Johannes van Doetecum
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Their results could resemble the precision of line engraving while retaining the freedom and economy of etching. This technical distinction is important here: although the sheet is s...
Etching
Flood In Ancient Roman Village - Etching by Pietro Campana - 18th Century
By Pietro Campana
Located in Roma, IT
Flood In Ancient Roman Village from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Pietro Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The e...
Etching
Animaux Spermatiques du Lapin et du... - Etching by Jacques de Sève- 1771
By Jacques de Seve
Located in Roma, IT
Planche VI, p. 238. From Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière. Paris, 1771. Etching and engraving on laid paper. Sheet size: 24.5 × 19.5 cm. A scientifically important plat...
Etching
$1,113
Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzia - Etching by G. Vasi - 18th Century
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Roma, IT
Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzia, Presso il Ponte Lucano is an etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions ...
Etching
$1,113
Chiesa di S. Grisogono - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - 18th Century
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa di S. Grisogono is an original etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions except for consumed marg...
Etching
$585
Charles III, King of Spain - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
By Filippo Morghen
Located in Roma, IT
Charles III, King of Spain is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen after Camillo Paderni in the 1760s. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and aged.
Etching
17th century etching black and white figurative landscape obelisk buildings
By Jan Frans van Bloemen (Orizzonte)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Figures at the Obelisk" is an original etching by Jan Frans van Bloemen. It depicts two people conversing in front of a monument. Behind them, an expansive landscape sprawls. 9 1/...
Etching
17th century etching black and white figurative landscape cityscape buildings
By Jan Frans van Bloemen (Orizzonte)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Figures Outside the Monastery" is an original etching by Jan Frans van Bloemen. It depicts people on the path to a church. 7" x 10 1/4" art 19 1/4" x 22 5/8" frame Jan Frans van ...
Etching
Pompeian Style Wall Fresco - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
By Vincenzo Campana
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Style Wall Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etc...
Etching
$328
Cupid Riding Sea Creatures - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
By Carlo Oraty 1
Located in Roma, IT
Cupid Riding Sea Creatures from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Oraty in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching ...
Etching
Roman Still Life Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
By Carlo Oraty 1
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Still Life Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Oraty in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some folding...
Etching
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.
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.