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Landscape With Monuments and Figures - Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century

Landscape With Monuments and Figures - Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century

By Nicola Vanni

Located in Roma, IT

Decoration With Animals is an Etching realized by Niccolò Vanni (1750-1770). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antich...

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Capital Letter from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Capital Letter from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Capital Letter from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Human heads from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters.

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Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Human headsfrom Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Veduta delle rovine di una Conserva... - Etching by L. Rossini - 1826

Veduta delle rovine di una Conserva... - Etching by L. Rossini - 1826

By Luigi Rossini

Located in Roma, IT

Veduta delle Rovine di una Conserva d'acqua per la Villa di Domiziano vicino a Castel Gandolfo negl'Orti Lodovisi Image dimensions: 42 x 52 cm. From the series “Le antichità de’ cont...

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1820s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Human heads from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.In ver...

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed is an original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Oil Lamp With Heads of Animals - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century

Oil Lamp With Heads of Animals - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century

By Ferdinando Campana

Located in Roma, IT

Oil Lamp With Heads of Animals from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees cattle
17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees cattle

17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees cattle

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Le Bouvier (The Cowherd)" is an original etching by Claude Lorrain. It depicts a shepherd with a herd of cows. This etching is also in the collections of the Met and the Louvre. It ...

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1630s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Veduta della Gran Caduta dell' Aniene... - Etching by L. Rossini - 1825

Veduta della Gran Caduta dell' Aniene... - Etching by L. Rossini - 1825

By Luigi Rossini

Located in Roma, IT

Veduta della Gran Caduta dell'Aniene in Tivoli Image dimensions: 63x46 cm. From the series “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)” an artist's proof of technical virtuosity with sh...

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1820s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Avanzi di una Sala Termane... - Original Etching by L. Rossini - 1824

Avanzi di una Sala Termane... - Original Etching by L. Rossini - 1824

By Luigi Rossini

Located in Roma, IT

Avanzi di una Sala Termale nella Villa d'Orazio a Tivoli, sotto il convento di S. Antonio Image dimensions: 43.5 x 52 cm. From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)...

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1820s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Piranesi Etching of Hadrian's Ancient Roman Aqueduct and Baths, "Aquae Virginis"
Piranesi Etching of Hadrian's Ancient Roman Aqueduct and Baths, "Aquae Virginis"

Piranesi Etching of Hadrian's Ancient Roman Aqueduct and Baths, "Aquae Virginis"

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Alamo, CA

This is a framed Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) etching entitled "Orthographia utriusque lateris arcuum ductus Aquae Virginis a specu principe ad Hadriani thermas, effossorum...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Hadrian's Mausoleum, Castel S. Angelo: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
Hadrian's Mausoleum, Castel S. Angelo: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi

Hadrian's Mausoleum, Castel S. Angelo: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Alamo, CA

This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta del Mausoleo d'Elio Adriana ora chiamato Castello S. Angelo nella parte opposta alla Facciata de...

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1750s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Ara con Tripode - Etching by V. Feoli After B. Nocchi - 1821
Ara con Tripode - Etching by V. Feoli After B. Nocchi - 1821

Ara con Tripode - Etching by V. Feoli After B. Nocchi - 1821

By Pietro Fontana

Located in Roma, IT

His first known artworks today date back to the first years of the decade 1790-1799, when he should have been over 40 years old. This led Rossella Leoni to postpone the date of his b...

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1820s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Still Life - Original Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Still Life - Original Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century

By Carlo Oraty after Vanni

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Still Life, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Orati after Vanni in the 18th century. Signed on the plate ...

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Ancient Roman Architectural Fresco - Original Etching by C. Oraty - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Architectural Fresco - Original Etching by C. Oraty - 18th Century

By Carlo Oraty after Vanni

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Architectural Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Oraty after Vanni in the 18th century. Signed on...

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Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue- Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century

Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue- Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century

By Nicola Fiorillo

Located in Roma, IT

Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue, 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 ...

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Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue- Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century

Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue- Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century

By Nicola Fiorillo

Located in Roma, IT

Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue, 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 ...

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Rembrandt in Bronze - "Bust of an Old Man with Turban", unique etching sculpture
Rembrandt in Bronze - "Bust of an Old Man with Turban", unique etching sculpture

Rembrandt in Bronze - "Bust of an Old Man with Turban", unique etching sculpture

By Anat Ratzabi

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Rembrandt in Bronze - "Woman Bathing in Stream". Unique Etching Sculpture. Bartch 18. "Painting in Bronze" Is a series of bronzes, true to the spirit of Rembrandts original etchin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Portrait of Women and Children - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810

Portrait of Women and Children - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810

By James Neagle

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Women and Children 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 M...

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1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees river scene
17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees river scene

17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees river scene

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"L'Apparition (The Vision)" is an original etching by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee). This print depicts a religious vision near the edge of a river. The publisher is Mannocci #5 and...

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1630s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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A Boy Climbing a Tree - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810

A Boy Climbing a Tree - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810

By James Neagle

Located in Roma, IT

A Boy Climbing a Tree 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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Portrait of Man While Reading - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810

Portrait of Man While Reading - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810

By John Hall 3

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Man While Reading 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 Manki...

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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.