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Ancient Roman Temple Architecture: An 18th Century Framed Etching by Piranesi
Ancient Roman Temple Architecture: An 18th Century Framed Etching by Piranesi

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...

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1760s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

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...

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1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Baths of Titus - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century

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...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

The Old House
The Old House

The Old House

By Arnold A. Grossman

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "The Old House" c.1980 is an original etching by noted California artist Arnold A.

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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Etching

Animaux Spermatiques du Lapin et du... - Etching by Jacques de Sève- 1771

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...

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1770s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

17th century etching black and white figurative landscape obelisk buildings
17th century etching black and white figurative landscape obelisk buildings

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/...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

17th century etching black and white figurative landscape cityscape buildings
17th century etching black and white figurative landscape cityscape buildings

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 ...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

Leda With The Swan - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

Leda With The Swan - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

By Carlo Nolli

Located in Roma, IT

Leda With The Swan from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching ...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Vesta Goddess and Offering - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

Vesta Goddess and Offering - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

By Carlo Nolli

Located in Roma, IT

Vesta Goddess and Offering from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some foxi...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Serpents and Roman Ceremony- Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

Serpents and Roman Ceremony- Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

By Carlo Nolli

Located in Roma, IT

Serpents and Roman Ceremony from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some fox...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ornamental Pompeian Style Fresco - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century

Ornamental Pompeian Style Fresco - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century

By Ferdinando Campana

Located in Roma, IT

Ornamental Pompeian Style Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions a...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Goddess Flora with Garland - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century

Goddess Flora with Garland - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century

By Filippo Morghen

Located in Roma, IT

Goddess Flora with Garland from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with foxin...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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'Near Mrs. Teshmakers, Edmonton' original etching by John Thomas Smith
'Near Mrs. Teshmakers, Edmonton' original etching by John Thomas Smith

'Near Mrs. Teshmakers, Edmonton' original etching by John Thomas Smith

By John Thomas Smith

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This example, a view of a cottage in Edmonton, is closely related to a series of 20 etchings that Smith would publish in 1797 under the title "Remarks on rural scenery with twenty et...

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1790s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Paper, Etching

Tempio della Fortuna - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th Century

Tempio della Fortuna - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th Century

By Giuseppe Vasi

Located in Roma, IT

Tempio della Fortuna is an original etching hand watercolored of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions and aged...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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OLD CHINATOWN - SAN FRANCISCO
OLD CHINATOWN - SAN FRANCISCO

OLD CHINATOWN - SAN FRANCISCO

By Childe Hassam

Located in Santa Monica, CA

CHILDE HASSAM (1859 – 1935) OLD CHINATOWN - SAN FRANCISCO 1904 (Cortissoz 95 i/iii?)

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Early 1900s American Impressionist More Prints

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Etching

Lo Mismo en Otras Partes   -  Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863

Lo Mismo en Otras Partes - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Lo Mismo en otras partes is an original artwork realizedb by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810. Original Etching on paper. The artwork belongs to the famous series ...

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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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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.