Italian School, late 16th century - Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Italian School, late 16th century Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms Red chalk on laid paper, 21 x 11 cm Provenance: Collection of Michael Jaffé CBE (1923–1997), English a...
Chalk
Member of the Military Band - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Member of the military band is a beautiful pencil drawing on cream-colored paper, realized during the XIX century by an Italian Master. Hand-signed on the right side of the artwork....
Pencil
Early 19th century French School, Portrait of a man in profile, oval drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Early 19th century French School, Portrait of a young man in profile charcoal on cut paper applied to pink tinted paper Oval 58 x 47 cm (overall size) the portrait itself 41.5 x 28...
Charcoal
$383Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century School, Courtyard of a palazzo, Architectural Capriccio, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
18th Century french School, Courtyard of a ruined palazzo, An Architectural Capriccio, Pen and black ink and black ink wash on paper 17 x 12 cm In good condition Framed : 32 x 26 c...
Ink
French School 18th Century, L'étonnement, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century, L'étonnement, Astonishment as a form of expression, Titled on the lower right "L'étonnement N°9" Black chalk on paper 43 x 29 cm In good condition, a sta...
Chalk
French School 18th Century, Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century, Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression, Titled on the lower right "Le rire N°12" Black chalk on paper 43 x 29 cm In quite good condition, stains vsibl...
Chalk
French School 18th Century, Le Mépris et la Haine, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century, Le Mépris et la Haine, Contempt and Hate as a form of expression, Titled on the lower right "Le mépris et la haine N°7" Black chalk on paper 43 x 29 cm I...
Chalk
Follower Jacques-Louis David Neoclassical Red Chalck French Paper
Located in Roma, IT
Important period red chalck watercolor pencil drawing with neoclassical subject. Depicting the Atilius Regulus departing for Carthage. Atilius Regulus was a Roman statesman taken pri...
Paper, Chalk
French School, early 19th century - Battle Scene between Greeks and Ottomans
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
French School, early 19th century Battle Scene between Greeks and Ottomans, circa 1820–1830 Pencil and brown wash on paper, 30 × 46 cm Unsigned Provenance: Former collection of P...
Chalk, Crayon
Italian School, 17th Century - Study After The Frescoes Of Bernardino Lanino
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Italian School, 17th century Study after Bernardino Lanino’s Frescoes in Santa Caterina, Milan Red chalk on paper 297 x 186 mm Annotated on the verso: “Vani” (otherwise unsigned) ...
Chalk, Laid Paper
Roman School (circa 1590–1620) - Study Of An Executioner
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Roman School (circa 1590–1620) Study of a Male Executioner Black chalk on laid paper, 275 x 199 mm Unsigned Formerly Giancarlo Sestieri Collection This dynamic figure study, exe...
Chalk, Laid Paper
Bénédiction des pains et des poissons; Distribution des pains
Located in Middletown, NY
A fine work with masterful detail by an exceptional artist whose name is lost to history. European School, 17th century Ink and wash in black, sepia and grayish brown ink with white...
Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
The Tiber, near Rome / Italian School 18th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and sepia ink wash on cream laid paper, 4 1/8 x 6 3/16 inches (103 x 152 mm). In good condition with scattered areas of light brown discoloration, and uniform age tone. Conditio...
Ink, Laid Paper, Pencil
Female figure with Child and Dog - Charcoal Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Female figure with child and dog is a sublime original drawing (red chalk drawing on laid paper) by an exponent of the French School of the XVIII century. In very good conditions, ex...
Charcoal
French School, Academic Study (Male Nude)
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper, 60cm x 42cm, (74cm x 60cm framed). The picture is framed behind museum quality non-reflective UV glass. Drawings and paintings of the nude were central to academ...
Paper, Carbon Pencil
$2,107Sale Price|25% Off
François Boitard (1670-1715) Abraham and the Three Angels, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
François Boitard (1670-1715) Abraham and the Three Angels, Signed lower left "F Boitard (...) fecit (...)" 28 x 44 cm Pen and ink on yellow prepared paper In good condition Framed 47...
Ink
$934Sale Price|25% Off
France 18th Century, Pastorale (Arcadian Landscape), original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
France 18th Century, Pastorale (Arcadian Landscape) Black chalk and heightenings of white gouache on blue-grey paper 19 x 31 cm Framed : 34.5 x 46.5 cm The atmosphere and the subje...
Chalk
$860Sale Price|25% 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 38 cm This drawing had been attributed to Gabriel de Saint Aubin (1724-1780). It's...
Chalk
$3,200Sale Price|54% Off
Saint Jerome in the Desert, Prague school sanguine drawing
Located in New York, NY
Saint Jerome in the Desert Prague school sanguine drawing.
Chalk, Paper
$421Sale Price|25% Off
French School Of The 18th century, An Ancient Shipyard, Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French school of the 18th century An ancient shipyard or building site (?) Ink and ink wash on paper 17.5 x 23 cm In a modern frame 32 x 37 cm
Ink
Baptism of Christ - Ink Drawing by Anonymous XIX Century
Located in Roma, IT
Baptism of Christ is a beautiful original drawing (pen and ink on paper) by an anonymous of the Neoclassical school of the beginning of the 19th century. A wonderful religious scene ...
Ink
Allegoric scene with the Tiber
Located in Roma, IT
Allegoric scene with the Tiber river is a fine original drawing (black chalk on laid and watermarked paper at the center) by an exponent of the Neoclassical school of the nineteenth ...
Ink
$552Sale Price|30% Off
18th Century Roman School , A Palazzo with antiques, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
18th Century Roman School A Palazzo with antiques Brown ink and pen, brown ink wash on paper 12.5 x 20 cm Framed : 28,5 x 35.5 This nice drawing represents a genre scene, with a n...
Ink
Mythological Subject - Charcoal and Ink Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Mythological subject is a precious original drawing (black chalk, brush, and watercolor ink on ivory colored paper). Unsigned. Inscription: "Disegnato dal P. e Scotti ricavato da que...
Ink, Charcoal
Ancient Persian Miniature - Original China Ink and Watercolour - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Persian Miniature is an original China Ink and Watercolour realized by an artist of 19th Century. Good condition for a little brown paper. Stamp of the "Pugliese Collezione...
Ink, Watercolor
$647Sale Price|20% Off
18th C Italian Classical Grand Tour Ancient City Old Ruins & Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: The Italian City Artist/ School: English/ Italian School, late 18th century; a Grand Tour work. Medium: pencil drawing. Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches Provenance: from a priva...
Pencil
In a Gothic Church
Located in Roma, IT
In a Gothic Church is a beautiful original drawing (China ink and watercolor on paper). Hand-signed "Stothard" in brown ink on the lower left margin outside of the image. Very sweet ...
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor
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 ink on laid paper, laid down on canvas) realized by a member of the Italian School o...
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor
French School 18th century, Interior of a barn, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th century, Interior of a barn Black chalk and black ink wash on paper 30.8 x 23.6 cm Bears a mention " Le Prince" on the back of the sheet (see photograph) In good ...
Chalk, Ink
Folio from Communion of Saints, Reading from the Book of St. Matthew.
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Readings from the "Communion of Saints": folio from an Italian Missal Pigment on vellum Mid 17th century Provenance: Otto F. Ege (1888-1951) Phillip Duechnes Bookseller, New York, c....
Ink, Vellum
Interior of a House - Ink and Watercolor Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Interior of a house is a fine original drawing (China ink and watercolor on paper). Unsigned. This artwork could be attributed to Thomas Stothard. In spite of the small dimensions, ...
Ink, Watercolor
Female Nudes - Charcoal, Ink and Watercolor Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nudes is a fine original drawing (China ink and watercolor on paper). Unsigned. This artwork could be attributed to Thomas Stothard. Although the small dimensions, the drawing...
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor
Mercurio / Mercury
Located in Middletown, NY
A lovely, early drawing of the Roman god Mercury. Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, with a partial crown and shield watermark, 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches (184x 123 mm) (matrix). In go...
Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper
Pompeian Styles Wall Painting With Cupids - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Styles Wall Painting With Cupids from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th Century. Good conditions with some folding...
Etching
The Flight into Egypt - 17th Century, Old Master, Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Arles, FR
The Flight into Egypt 1620 Flemish Baroque Old Master Oil Painting on Copper The Flight into Egypt, Flemish Baroque Old Master Oil on Copper, c. 1620. Entourage de Jacob Jordaens P...
Oil
Unavailable|$7,424
portrait Lord Compton - 19th century, old master, oil on canvas, portrait painting
Located in York, North Yorkshire
19th Century Oval Oil on Canvas after a 16th century original; Head & Shoulder Portrait of Lord Compton with inscription to left and DG monogram to base. Set in a black cavetto moul...
Oil
Unavailable|$3,336
Old Master painting around 1750, landscape with grazing animals, Oil on wood
Located in Vienna, Austria
Idyllische Landschaft mit Hirtenjunge und weidenden Kühen und Ziegen Öl auf Holz (Holzplatte mit einigen Rissen, sonst guter Zustand!) Rahmen: ca. 90 x 74 cm Bild: ca. 66 x 49 cm
Wood, Oil
Unavailable|$7,500
Old German Master 1649 Rubens style
Located in Hudson, NY
Oil on canvas old relined inscribed on upper right "Atatis Sur 7.Ano 1649" image size: 30 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. inscribed on the stretcher : Inventory Castle Hundshauplen ...
Unavailable|$36,500
Old Master Oil on Canvas Painting of Ruffs in a Landscape
Located in London, GB
A Flemish School old master painting of ruffs in a landscape, dating from circa 1680. Dimensions: Framed - 45 x 56 inches. Unframed - 38 x 49 inches.
Original Large Magnificent Museum Quality Old Master Painting, 19th Century, NYC
Located in New York, NY
An outstanding beautiful rare old master 19th century painting of a maiden telling news to a couple. The maiden, resting one foot on stool and dressed in bell attire and scarf head b...
Unavailable|$3,500
Master Detective Pulp Cover Art
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Two squared jaw toughs slug it out as a pretty red haired, green eyed damsel in distress looks on in this classic action-packed pulp cover painting. This work is unsigned but was cre...
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable|$12,877
Flemish School Painting From The 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"Flemish School Painting From The 17th Century" Old 17th century painting, Flemish school, oil on canvas, entourage of Pieter-Paul Rubens ((Siegen, 28 giugno 1577 - Antwerp, 30 maggi...
Oil
Unavailable|$5,800 / set
Pair of Old Master Drawings
Located in New Haven, CT
A very fine pair of 18th century drawings depicting Gods and Goddesses, amongst them Minerva, Venus, Diana and Hera.
Paper
17th Century Old Master Drawing by a Pupil of Rembrandt: Composition Study
Located in Gouda, NL
Rembrandt School, circa 1650-1660 Composition Study, possibly Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple Pen and brown ink, brown ink framing lines, 150 x 121 mm (5.9 x 4.8 ...
Ink
Unavailable|$45,000
Depicting Scipio's Dream and the Crowning of Thorns
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Verre Eglomise Panels Depicting Scipio's Dream and the Crowning of Thorns Each in a later frame, decorated with transparent varnished silver and gold foil, oil colors o...
Unavailable|$18,000
Cavalry Engagement Attributed to Karel Breydel
Located in Vancouver, BC
‘Cavalry Engagement’ attributed to Karel Breydel (1678-1733). A fine old master painting, Breydel was known as a prolific Flemish artist of military scenes. This piece has been relin...
Oil
Unavailable|$45,000
Tivoli Gardens and the Fountain After Claude Joseph Vernet
Located in Vancouver, BC
A magnificent painting depicting travellers before the falls of Tivoli outside of Rome, with the Temple of Vesta in the background in the manner of Claude-Joseph Vernet. It is known...
Oil
Early 18th Century Oil After Francis Wheatley, The Taming of The Shrew
Located in London, GB
After Francis Wheatley, circa 1800 The Taming of the Shrew Oil on canvas; held in a period style frame. Dimensions refer to size of frame Artists and patrons in the eighteenth ...
Oil
Unavailable|$6,500
Erminia and The Shepherds
Located in Vancouver, BC
A period northern Italian baroque painting on canvas that may have been painted as a study, or what is commonly referred to as a bozzetto to a larger commissioned painting. The paint...
Oil
Unavailable|$12,500
Capriccio After Luigi Vanvitelli
Located in Vancouver, BC
Original 18th century oil painting on canvas of classical ancient Roman ruins, in the manner of Luigi Vanvitelli. The painting was actually attributed to Vanvitelli by the noted sch...
Oil
Unavailable|$4,565
" The Virgin and the Child "
Located in Madrid, ES
"French School 19th Century "The Virgin And The Child"" France, 19th Century oil on canvas 115cm x 87cm Paliotti SL Madrid España
Oil
Unavailable|$9,950
" Madonna"
Located in Madrid, ES
"Madonna" European School late 17th Century early 18th century oil on canvas 87cm x 68cm Important Period Frame Paliotti SL Madrid España
Oil
Unavailable|$5,500
Fishing Boats in the Bay of Naples, Signed Napoli
Located in Vancouver, BC
A fine oil painting on canvas with Mt. Vevusous in the background. Indistinctly signed in the lower right Napoli. New gilt frame. Beautifully painted and highly decorative.
Oil
Unavailable|$23,414
" Emigrants "
Located in Madrid, ES
"Important French School 19th Century Sign " Henry 1877 " Frame showing the departure of emigrants with stormy seas on the rock. French flag The painting bears the signature on the l...
Oil
Unavailable|$8,500
Apollo and Diana After Jacques Louis David
Located in Vancouver, BC
A restored oil on canvas, now mounted on board, attributed to the school of Jacques Louis David, (1748-1825). The painting shows a draped Apollo kneeling in front of seated Diana pul...
Oil
Unavailable|$7,500
The Blind Fiddler after Sir David Wilkie
Located in Vancouver, BC
The original early work by Scottish-born Sir David Wilkie (1785–1841) depicts a blind, old fiddler on the left, playing to a large family; an old woman by the hearth holding a small ...
Oil
The Continence of Scipio in the Manner of Nicolas Poussin
Located in Vancouver, BC
A copy of the original "The Continence of Scipio" by Nicolas Poussin (also known as The Magnanimity of Scipio) which hangs in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, Russia....
Oil
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