17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing Old master drawing with figure and putti Housed in a handsome
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing Old master drawing with figure and putti Housed in a handsome
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Eighteenth century Old Master drawing - St Jerome
By John Hamilton Mortimer
Located in London, GB
Pen, ink and wash Framed dimensions: 9 ½ x 11 ¼ inches Drawn c. 1763 This small, powerful study
Ink, Pen
Eighteenth century Old Master drawing - Apollo destroying Niobe's children
By John Hamilton Mortimer
Located in London, GB
Pen, ink and wash Framed dimensions: 13 x 11 ¼ inches Drawn c.1765 Verso: a study of a hanged man
Ink, Pen
La Femme Muse /// Allegorical Symbolism Romantic Old Masters European Drawing
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
: 1780 Medium: Original Pastel Drawing on heavy laid paper Framing: Recently beautifully framed, the
Pastel, Laid Paper
Pair of 18th Century watercolour drawings by Old Master Carle Vernet
By Carle Vernet (Antoine Charles Horace Vernet)
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
an extraordinary passion for drawing horses, but went through the regular academical course as a
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Old Master French Sanguine Drawing of Hercules
Located in Pasadena, CA
Old Master, French School red chalk drawing on paper is not signed . Done in Sanguine on paper the
Archival Paper
$551Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Magnaminita
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Mgnaminia' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Providenza
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Providenza' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical India
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'India' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Napoli
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Napoli' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing St. Anne & The Virgin Mary with Cherubs
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pietro Fancelli (Italian 1764 - 1850) bio details attached to the frame 'St. Anne & The Virgin' ink
Ink, Watercolor
18th to 19th Century "Art Presentation" Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th to 19th Century "Art Presentation" Old Master Drawing Remarkable old master pen, ink and wash
Ink, Watercolor
Old Master Figure Sketch Pencil on Vellum
Located in Astoria, NY
Old Master, Figure Sketch, Pencil on Vellum, 18th century, inscribed "G.26" lower right, wood frame
Vellum, Pencil
$2,906Sale Price|20% Off
Study of a Man, Old Master Drawing, Figure, Roman Study, Lombard
Located in Greven, DE
Old Master Drawing by the Circle of Lambert Lombard. Drawing/ Study of a Man in Renaissance Style
Handmade Paper
$1,113
Mid-19th-Century Italian Watercolour, La Velata (After Raphael), Old Master
Located in Cheltenham, GB
afforded to the Old Masters and students were expected to laboriously study models from antiquity to hone
Paper, Watercolor
18th Century Old Master pencil study of cows by French artist Jean Baptiste Huet
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Oudry, were much admired by critics. Huet regularly exhibited drawings of animals at the Salons until
Pencil
Drawing of a captive woman
By Henry Fuseli
Located in London, GB
buff-coloured paper Stamped verso: ‘Baroness Norths Collection / of Drawings by H Fuseli Esq.’ Framed
Chalk
Expulsion of Adam and Eve, Circa 1770, Signed Pen and Ink Drawing
By George Romney
Located in New York, NY
Pen and ink drawing on laid paper by British Master George Romney. The expulsion of Adam and Eve
Pen, Laid Paper, Ink
Portrait drawing of Harriot Mellon, Mrs Thomas Coutts
By Henry Fuseli
Located in London, GB
275; Stanley J. Seeger. Framed dimensions: 15.50 x 13 inches This highly worked, intelligent and
Pencil
$949Sale Price|20% Off
France 18th Century, The Surprised Lovers, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
France circa 1770 Two lovers surprised in bed Black chalk on paper 13 x 17 cm Modern frame : 34 x
Chalk
$1,031Sale Price|20% Off
France 18th Century, Pastorale (Arcadian Landscape), original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
on blue-grey paper 19 x 31 cm Framed : 34.5 x 46.5 cm The atmosphere and the subject have suggested
Chalk
Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew - Drawing - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew is a precious original drawing (black and red chalk, pen and China
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor
$3,341
Fishing on River Conwy - English Old Master Wales Landscape Watercolor Painting
By David Cox
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very fine signed and dated 1851 English Old Master watercolor depicting a figure fishing on the
Watercolor
18th century portrait drawing of the Rev. William Atkinson
By George Romney
Located in London, GB
Collections: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (1882-1950); Private collection, UK to 2019 Framed
Pencil
Regency portrait drawing of Arabella Graham-Clarke
By John Downman
Located in London, GB
, no. 17. Pencil, stump and watercolour Framed dimensions: 18.50 x 15.63 inches This characterful
Pencil, Watercolor
$1,364
17th Century French sanguine drawing of maiden's harvesting flowers
By (Circle of) Nicolas Poussin
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Circle of Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665) Maiden’s harvesting flowers Sanguine on paper 8. ¾ in. (22 cm.) tondo
Paper
$5,085
Monumento al Popolo - Drawing by Giovanni Fontana - 16th Century
By Giovanni Fontana
Located in Roma, IT
Monumento al popolo is an original drawing realized by Giovanni Fontana in the 16th century
Paper, Pencil
18th Century School, Courtyard of a palazzo, Architectural Capriccio, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
black ink and black ink wash on paper 17 x 12 cm In good condition Framed : 32 x 26 cm This drawing is
Ink
English School early 19th century, Portrait of two children, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
foxings and stains visible (please refer to the photographs) In a vintage frame (some minor damages
Pencil
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) A Banquet scene, drawing
By Louis-Félix Delarue
Located in Paris, FR
Diameter 21 cm In good condition In a modern frame under glass 30 x 30 cm Louis Felix de La Rue's
Ink
French Neo classical school, Allegory of Time, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
, gray ink wash 30.5 x 19 cm irregularly shaped In good condition, some foxings In a modern frame : 47.5
India Ink
"Osprey, " William Lewin, Old Master, original gouache, realist, natural history
By William Lewin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
membership of the Linnean Society. The work measures 16 7/8" x 14 7/8" framed.
Gouache
18th Century Roman School , A Palazzo with antiques, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
x 20 cm Framed : 28,5 x 35.5 This nice drawing represents a genre scene, with a nobleman, priests
Ink
Saint Jerome in the Desert, Prague school sanguine drawing
Located in New York, NY
Saint Jerome in the Desert Prague school sanguine drawing.
Paper, Chalk
French school 18th Century, A mytholological scene with a couple, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
wash on paper 11.5 x 11.5 cm, diameter of the main scene : 10,5 cm in a modern frame under glass : 33.5
Ink
French School 18th Century, L'étonnement, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
right, see photographs please Framed 47 x 33 cm This type of expression study was a subject of
Chalk
Drawing of Naked Man, Pencil on Paper, Old Masters Style, Framed, 1920
By Gennaro Luciano
Located in Napoli, IT
DRAWING OF NAKED MAN - Study of light by Gennaro Luciano, Naples, 1920, with ebony frame. Cm.65x48.
Pencil, Paper
18th-century French school Study of a man seen from behind, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
paper 46 x 29 cm Framed under glass : 60 x 43 cm This beautiful study of a naked man seen from behind
Charcoal, Chalk
$4,450Sale Price|25% Off
L'Annunziata in S. M. - Drawing by Giovanni Fontana - 16th Century
By Giovanni Fontana
Located in Roma, IT
L'Annunziata in S. M. sopra Minerva is an original old master artwork realized by Giovanni Fontana
Paper, Pencil
$435Sale Price|25% Off
French School Of The 18th century, An Ancient Shipyard, Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
paper 17.5 x 23 cm In a modern frame 32 x 37 cm
Ink
$1,767
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) A Mythological scene, drawing
By Louis-Félix Delarue
Located in Paris, FR
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) A Mythological scene Pen and black ink on paper Bears an old
Ink
Allegory of the Treaty of Angoulême, a drawing attributed to Donato Mascagni
Located in PARIS, FR
drawing, we have chosen a Louis XIII period frame with floral motifs, whose delicate carving harmonizes
Ink
A large drawing by Il Cigoli depicting Christ's Entry into Jerusalem
Located in PARIS, FR
the two preparatory drawings. 3. Framing We have chosen to frame this drawing with an Italian frame
Paper, Chalk, Ink, Pen
$2,179Sale Price|25% Off
François Boitard (1670-1715) Abraham and the Three Angels, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
(...)" 28 x 44 cm Pen and ink on yellow prepared paper In good condition Framed 47 x 64 cm This drawing
Ink
Study for a Frontispiece, a baroque drawing by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini
By Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini
Located in PARIS, FR
to frame this drawing in a Salvador Rosa type frame in carved and gilded wood. Main bibliographic
Ink
A rare neoclassical drawing by Jean-Pierre Péquignot, Girodet's friend
Located in PARIS, FR
. Framing We chose to frame this drawing in an early 19th-century Italian frame made of finely carved
Paper, Ink, Felt Pen
$18,769
The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, a preparatory drawing by Alessandro Casolani
Located in PARIS, FR
1599 in the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi. 3. Framing Our drawing is presented in a
Ink, Pen
$1,077
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) The Baptism of Carloman, drawing
By Louis-Félix Delarue
Located in Paris, FR
Carloman, Charlemagne's eldest son) In good condition In a vintage frame under glass 24 x 26,8 cm (losses
Ink
$641
Jean-Henri Cless (1774-1812) Portrait of a young woman, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
motive : 24.5 x 17 cm very simply framed under glass without actual frame 32 x 22.5 cm This pre-romantic
Ink, Pencil
French School 18th century, Interior of a barn, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Framed under glass (the frame is in fairly average condition, part of the molding is missing) : 43.5 x
Chalk, Ink
$1,731
Louis Lesueur (1746-1803) Landscape with ruins, 1789, drawing signed and dated
Located in Paris, FR
Framed : 27 x 34.5 cm This fantasy landscape or capriccio is typical of the work of Louis Lesueur and
Ink
Early 19th century French School, Portrait of a man in profile, oval drawing
Located in Paris, FR
a restoration Framed under glass : 70 x 59 cm On the back of the frame, which has since been
Charcoal
Costume drawings for ‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
centre, the drawing of the ambassador inscribed with colours intended for the prints, executed in 1748
Paper, Pencil
$38,750
Three drawings by François Boucher in a mounting by Jean-Baptiste Glomy
By François Boucher
Located in PARIS, FR
inventor; a drawing or print was said to be glomisé or églomisé, i.e. framed under glass in the manner of
Chalk, Ink
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) Putti playing around a sculpture, drawing
By Louis-Félix Delarue
Located in Paris, FR
right, but it doesn't affect the drawing itself. In a modern frame under glass 28 x 43 cm Another
Ink
Frieze of antique figures, a drawing by the sculptor Antoine-Denis Chaudet
Located in PARIS, FR
chalk. Our drawing is presented framed in a small late 18th century frame in blackened and gilded wood
Paper, Ink, Pencil
French School 18th Century, Le Mépris et la Haine, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Framed 47 x 33 cm This type of expression study was a subject of interest to classical painters. We
Chalk
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.
Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.
Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art. The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.
When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.
When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.