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Soldiers On Horses - Etching - 18th Century

Soldiers On Horses - Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Soldiers On Horses is a print realized by the French School of 18th Century. Etching, with coeval

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Shepherds with Flock - Etching - 19th Century

Shepherds with Flock - Etching - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Sherpherds with flock is a beautiful etching on cream-colored paper, realized by an artist of the

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19th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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City with Travellers -  Etching - 17th Century
City with Travellers -  Etching - 17th Century

City with Travellers - Etching - 17th Century

Located in Roma, IT

City with Travellers is an original and little etching of an unknown artist of 17th century. The

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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Anatomical Study - Etching by Louis Lergrand - 1771

Anatomical Study - 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...

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1770s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Anatomical Analysis - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Anatomical Analysis - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Tome X – Plate VIII, p. 50 from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 1771. Copper engraving. Paris, 18th century. Sheet size: approx. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. A finely executed anatomical eng...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Tom. III – Pl. XII, p. 242 This copperplate engraving presents a detailed anatomical study of the organ of hearing, with particular emphasis ...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle. Tom. VIII, Pl. XXXV, p.244. This refined copper engraving presents a detailed anatomical study of the male reproductive organs of a quadrupe...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle. Pl. XXXIII, p. 280 Copper engraving, 1771 edition This elaborate copper engraving combines anatomical dissection with external zoological re...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, 1771 Edition, Tom. III – Pl. 16, p. 266 This finely executed copperplate engraving presents a detailed anatomical study of the posterior abdo...

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Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Tom. VIII Pl. LI, p. 396 Copper engraving, 1771 edition This finely engraved anatomical plate presents a detailed study of the intestinal tr...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Tom. III Pl. XVII, p. 266 Copper engraving, 1771 edition This highly detailed copper engraving presents a complex anatomical study of the pe...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Tom. VIII Pl. LII, p. 396 Copper engraving, 1771 edition This finely executed copper engraving presents a comprehensive anatomical study of ...

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Anatomical Study - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Anatomical Study - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Table from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière, Tom. XI Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Plate XIX, p. 276 Copper engraving Sheet size: approx. 24.5 × 19.5 cm This a...

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Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Tome III – Pl. 9, p. 228 This finely engraved copperplate presents a comprehensive anatomical study of the head and brain, integrating muscul...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Tom. VIII Pl. LIII, p. 396 Copper engraving, 1771 edition This finely engraved anatomical plate presents a detailed study of the male reprod...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Tom. VIII. Pl. XXXVII, p. 332 Copper engraving, 1771 edition This finely executed copper engraving presents a detailed anatomical study of t...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière, Tom. VIII Pl. XXXVIII, p. 332 Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Copper engraving on laid paper Approx. 24.5 × 19.5 cm ...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle. Copper engraving, 1771 edition This finely detailed copper engraving presents an anatomical study of the stomach and renal structures of a q...

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Oil Lamp - Original Etching - 18th Century

Oil Lamp - Original Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Various Artists (18th century). The etching belongs to the

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. XXXII (p. 332) Copper engraving from the 1771 edition illustrating anatomical studies of the male genital organs, shown in multiple d...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. XXXV (p. 342) Copper engraving from the 1771 edition depicting anatomical studies of the male genital organs and a quadruped skeleton...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. XXII (p. 258) Copper engraving from the 1771 edition illustrating detailed anatomical studies, including a dissected organ with label...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. XXXVII (p. 360) Fine copper engraving from the 1771 edition, illustrating anatomical studies of the male reproductive organs, includi...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. XXXIII (p. 332) Copper engraving from the 1771 edition, depicting detailed anatomical studies of the male reproductive system, includ...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. XXXVIII (p. 360) Copper engraving from the 1771 edition, depicting detailed anatomical studies of the male reproductive system, inclu...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. VI (p. 48) Copper engraving from the 1771 edition depicting detailed anatomical studies of reproductive organs, shown in multiple vie...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. XXX (p. 360) Fine copper engraving from the 1771 edition, depicting anatomical studies of the male reproductive organs, including bla...

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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Animal Anatomy - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. XXIX (p. 298) Fine copper engraving from the 1771 edition, illustrating detailed anatomical studies of the urinary bladder and adjace...

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Portrait of Man - Etching  - 18th Century

Portrait of Man - Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Man is a beautiful etching realized by an Anonymous artist active in the 18th century

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Early 1700s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Chiton  - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868

Chiton - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Chiton is an original etching realized by Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799

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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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El Caballo Raptor - Original Etching - 1875

El Caballo Raptor - Original Etching - 1875

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

El caballo raptor - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by

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Phinée - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
Phinée - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742

Phinée - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Phineus. Beautiful plate

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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Frontispiece - Civitates Orbis Terrarum -  Etching  - 1580
Frontispiece - Civitates Orbis Terrarum -  Etching  - 1580

Frontispiece - Civitates Orbis Terrarum - Etching - 1580

Located in Roma, IT

• Frontespizio - Civitates Orbis Terrarum From the series “Le città d'Europa” a Wonderful proof with sharp details and a very fine line, showing a Roman Antiquities. Signed on plat...

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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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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.