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Casino della Villa Patrizi Fuori  - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century

Casino della Villa Patrizi Fuori - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century

By Giuseppe Vasi

Located in Roma, IT

Casino della Villa Patrizi Fuori di Via Pia is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Goo...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Still Life of Hercolaneum  - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century

Ancient Still Life of Hercolaneum - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century

By Filippo de Grado

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Fresco "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an etching realized by Filippo de Grado in the late 18th century. Signed on The plate Good conditions. The etching be...

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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 figures sky
17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky

17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Le Temps, Apollon, et les Saisons (Time, Apollo, and the Seasons)" is an etching by Claude Gellée (Le Lorrain). This etching is the Fifth state (A). This state is also in collection...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Oil Lamp With Heads of Animals - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century

Oil Lamp With Heads of Animals - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century

By Filippo de Grado

Located in Roma, IT

Oil Lamp With Heads of Animals from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo De Grado in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The...

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18th Century Old Masters Still-life Prints

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17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky
17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky

17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"La Danse Sous Les Arbes (The Country Dance)" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum and the Louvre. Publisher: Ma...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter I - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter I - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet I, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except for some fo...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter L - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter L - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspar Van Wittel (Vanvitelli) in the 18th century. Good conditions excep...

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter V - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter V - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet V, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except for some f...

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter S - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter S - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except for some f...

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter P - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter P - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet I, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except for some f...

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter P - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter P - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet P, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except for some f...

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter D - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter D - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet D, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except for some f...

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter B - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter B - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet B, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except for some f...

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter C - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter C - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet C, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except for some f...

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter E - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter E - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet E, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except for some f...

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter L - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter L - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet L, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except for some f...

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter A - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter A - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet A, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except f...

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Sujets d’histoire et de Mythologie - Original Etching by P.-L. Parizeau - 1771
Sujets d’histoire et de Mythologie - Original Etching by P.-L. Parizeau - 1771

Sujets d’histoire et de Mythologie - Original Etching by P.-L. Parizeau - 1771

By Philippe-Louis Parizeau

Located in Roma, IT

Sujets d’histoire et de Mythologie is an etching made by the French draftsman and engraver Philippe-Louis Parizeau (Paris, 1740 – 1801), also known for realizing the first prints au ...

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1770s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Profile of Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by F. Cepparoli - Late 18th Century

Profile of Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by F. Cepparoli - Late 18th Century

By Francesco Cepparoli

Located in Roma, IT

Profile of Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli. Signed on the plate, on the lower right....

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Abraham Francen, Apothecary - Old Masters Heliogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn

Abraham Francen, Apothecary - Old Masters Heliogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Abraham Francen, Apothecary (B273), Year: 1878 (of original 1657), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 6.25 x 8.25 ...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters More Prints

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Dios la perdone: y era su madre  - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868

Dios la perdone: y era su madre - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Estan Calientes is an original artwork realized by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Original etching on paper. The plate is part of the T...

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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ruins of the Roman Baths of Belisarius: A 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini
Ruins of the Roman Baths of Belisarius: A 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini

Ruins of the Roman Baths of Belisarius: A 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini

By Luigi Rossini

Located in Alamo, CA

This early 19th century etching entitled "Veduta degl' Avanzi delle Torri di Belisario Dalla parte che guarda l' Interno della Città, vicino a Porta S. Giovanni, A. Mura Aureliane" (...

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1820s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Les Offres d'Amour, Old Masters Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer
Les Offres d'Amour, Old Masters Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer

Les Offres d'Amour, Old Masters Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer

By Albrecht Dürer

Located in Long Island City, NY

Albrecht Durer, After by Amand Durand, German (1471 - 1528) - Les Offres d'Amour, Year: 1873, Medium: Heliogravure, Image Size: 6 x 5.25 inches, Size: 6.5 x 5.75 in. (16.51 x 14....

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A Framed 18th C. Piranesi Etching of an Ancient Marble Vase from Hadrian's Villa
A Framed 18th C. Piranesi Etching of an Ancient Marble Vase from Hadrian's Villa

A Framed 18th C. Piranesi Etching of an Ancient Marble Vase from Hadrian's Villa

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Alamo, CA

This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi is entitled "Vaso antico di Marmo adornato di eccellenti Sculture si nella parte anteriere che nell' opposta, le ...

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1770s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Column of Trajan in Rome: A Framed Original 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini
Column of Trajan in Rome: A Framed Original 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini

Column of Trajan in Rome: A Framed Original 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini

By Luigi Rossini

Located in Alamo, CA

This early 19th century etching entitled "Veduta dello scavo del Foro Trajano" was created by Luigi Rossini and included in his publication "Le Antichita Romane" (The Rome of Antiqui...

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17th century etching black and white seascape scene boat waves ocean clouds sky
17th century etching black and white seascape scene boat waves ocean clouds sky

17th century etching black and white seascape scene boat waves ocean clouds sky

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"La Tempete" is an original etching by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee). This is Claude's earliest dated etching (1630). The work depicts a storm-tossed sea with ships on the verge of ...

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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The Basilica of St. Paul in Rome, Early 19th Century Etching by Luigi Rossini
The Basilica of St. Paul in Rome, Early 19th Century Etching by Luigi Rossini

The Basilica of St. Paul in Rome, Early 19th Century Etching by Luigi Rossini

By Luigi Rossini

Located in Alamo, CA

"Rovina della gran Basilica di S. Paolo fueri le mura accaduta" (View of the Ruins of the Great Triumphal Arch of S. Paolo Fuori le Mura) from "Le Antichita Romane" (Ancient Rome), p...

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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.