Old Masters Animal Paintings
OLD MASTERS
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.
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Style: Old Masters
18th Oil Painting Horses Feeding at the Stables
Located in London, GB
James Seymour (1702–1752)
Feeding Time in the Stables
Oil on canvas
32 x 38 inches inc. frame
Provenance: Private Collection, Lambourn
James Seymour (1702–1752) was an English painter, widely recognized for his equestrian art.
Seymour was born in London. His father was an amateur artist and art dealer, whose other business dealings (as a banker, goldsmith, and diamond merchant) afforded young Seymour the leisure time to study art on his own, either his father's or the art at the Virtuosi Club of St. Luke - a gentleman's club his father belonged to, specializing in art. In a short time the boy was a self-taught artist, familiar with many of the prominent artists of the period.
Seymour's love of art was matched only by his love of horses. He began spending time at racetracks early on, and before long found himself absorbed in the sport - drawing, painting, owning, breeding, and racing horses. His art proved popular among the prominent sporting families of the day, eventually garnering Seymour patrons in Sir William Jolliffe and Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 18th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Cattle & Sheep Ancient Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape
Dutch Old Master, 18th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 12 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: good a...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Flemish 18th Century Oil Painting Swans Frightened by Dog in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Swans Startled by Dog
Flemish Old Master, 18th century
unsigned (as is typical of the period)
oil on bevelled wood panel, framed
framed: 14.5 x 17 inches
panel: 10 x 13 inches
proven...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
A saddled officer's Arabian horse with a hound and gun, in a landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Johann Georg de Hamilton (1672-1737)
A saddled officer's Arabian horse with a hound and gun, in a landscape
Oil on canvas
Canvas size - 21 x 23 in
Framed size - 27 x 29 in
Provenanc...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Lions Den
By George Stubbs
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Circle of George Stubbs
The Lions Den
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size 11 x 14 1/2 in
Framed Size 17 x 21 in
George Stubbs, one of the most celebrated animal painters of the 18th century, ...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
An Arabian stallion in a wooded landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Jacques-Laurent Agasse (1767-1849)
An Arabian stallion in a wooded landscape
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size 12 x 14 in
Framed Size 21 x 22 in
Provenance
Believed to have passed by descen...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 18th Century British Old Master Oil The Young Shepherdess with Lamb
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Young Shepherd
English School, 18th century
circle of Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 30 x 25 inches
Provenance: Private collection
Condition: very good condi...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 18th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Cattle & Sheep Ancient Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape
Dutch Old Master, 18th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 12 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: good a...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th century English portrait of a Hound or Gun Dog in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
This exquisite early 19th-century English portrait of a gun dog or foxhound by Thomas Weaver is a masterpiece of sporting art that offers both historical...
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1790s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Figures & Animals Arcadian
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Arcadian Landscape
Italian School, 18th century
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 32 x 40 inches
condition: excellent condition for its age, fully restored.
provenance: from a private collection in Paris, France.
Large scale classical 18th century Italian Old Master...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shepherd with Sheep, Cows and a Goat in a Landscape by Jan Frans Soolmaker
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jan Frans Soolmaker (Flanders 1635‑1685)
Shepherd with Sheep, Cows and a Goat in a Landscape
oil on relined canvas
canvas size 56 x 53 cm
frame i...
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge 1800's English Oil Painting Man with Horses Resting Panoramic Country View
By Thomas Barker of Bath
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pausing for a Rest
English School, circa 1800
the painting is very close to the works of Thomas Barker of Bath (English 1769-1847)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 39 inches
canvas...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A pair - Greyhounds coursing
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Nost Sartorius (London 1759-1828)
Greyhounds Coursing
Signed and dated 'J. N. Sartorius 1820.' lower centre
A Pair, Oil on canvas
Each Canvas Size - 14 1/8 x 17 1/8 in
Each Fram...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge 18th Century French Oil Painting Dogs Fighting Medieval Castle Wooden Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fighting Dogs
French Provincial School, 18th century
oil on canvas, framed in period antique wooden frame (walnut?)
Framed: 26 x 51 inches
Canvas : 19 x ...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens
A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...
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1680s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English portrait of a White/grey hunter in a stable
Located in Woodbury, CT
English 19th century portrait of a White / Grey hunter in a stable.
Charles Towne was born in Wigan in 1763. He was trained as a coach painter, and by ...
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1820s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Oil painting of horses - Mares and Foals in a Landscape
Located in London, GB
Daniel CLOWES (1774-1829) after George Stubbs
Mares and Foals in a Landscape
oil on canvas
29 x 33 inches, inc.frame
Daniel Clowes lived and worked in Chester all his life and ...
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19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shepherd with Sheep, Cows and a Goat in a Landscape by Jan Frans Soolmaker
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jan Frans Soolmaker (Flanders 1635‑1685)
Shepherd with Sheep, Cows and a Goat in a Landscape
oil on relined canvas
canvas size 56 x 53 cm
frame i...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"A Triumphant Cockerel Crowing Over His Victory" Melchior Hondecoeter (after)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Victor (A Triumphant Cockerel Crowing Over His Victory...)"
After Melchior de Hondecoeter (Flemish, 1636-1695)
Oil on canvas
40 1/2 x 34 1/4 (frame) inches
This much copied pa...
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Early 1900s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A horse and groom with a dog
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Francis Sartorius (1734-1804)
A horse and groom with a dog
signed and dated 'F.Sartorius.Pinxt.1777' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size - 14 1/4 x 18 in
Framed Size - 16 1/2 x 1...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life with Dead Birds
18th Century Italian School
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 17 x 21 inches
canvas: 14 x 18 inches
provenance: private collec...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge 17th Century Italian Old Master painting The Return of the Ark of Covenant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Late 17th Century Italian School.
The Return of the Ark on the Covenant,
Oil on Canvas, in a Fine 17th Century Italian Frame,
canvas: 40.25" x 49.75" (102.3 x 126cm)
Fine quality and rare 17th century Italian Old Master...
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Flemish 18th Century Oil Painting Swans Frightened by Dog in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Swans Startled by Dog
Flemish Old Master, 18th century
unsigned (as is typical of the period)
oil on bevelled wood panel, framed
framed: 14.5 x 17 inches
panel: 10 x 13 inches
proven...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jean-Baptiste Oudry workshop - 18th century French landscape painting - Hunting
By Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Located in Varmo, IT
Jean-Baptiste Oudry (Paris 1686 - Beauvais 1755) circle of - Hunting scene with greyhounds.
21 x 27 cm without frame, 26 x 32 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on panel, in a car...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century English portrait of the Duke of Newcastle upon his horse in
By Thomas Spencer
Located in Woodbury, CT
Thomas Spencer was a leading sporting and equestrian artist of the period of John Wootton and James Seymour; his art shows a considerable to debt to tha...
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1760s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A groom with a saddled bay hunter and dogs in an extensive landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Thomas Stringer (1722-1790)
A groom with a saddled bay hunter and dogs, in an extensive landscape
Dated 1754 lower left
Oil on canvas
Unframed size 25 x 36 in
Framed size 31 x 42 in
...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English portrait of a White/grey hunter in a stable
Located in Woodbury, CT
English 19th century portrait of a White / Grey hunter in a stable.
Charles Towne was born in Wigan in 1763. He was trained as a coach painter, and by ...
Category
1820s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fine 17th Century Dutch Oil Painting on Wood Panel Horse & Figures Resting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Resting Place
Dutch School, mid 17th century
oil painting on board, unframed
canvas: 7 x 9 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
A greyhound in a landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Charles Towne (1763-1840)
A greyhound in a landscape
Signed with initials and dated 'CT 1805' lower right
Oil on panel
Painting size 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in
Framed size 16 x 14 in
Provena...
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19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English portrait of a Gun dog, hound in an English garden landscape
By George Stubbs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Follower of George Stubbs (British, 18th–early 19th century)
English Gun Dog in a Landscape, ca. 1800
Oil on canvas
Set against a serene English countryside, this striking portrait ...
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Early 1800s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century portrait of a Spaniel dog with fruit in a wooded landscape.
By Tobias Stranover
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding early 18th-century portrait of a seated Spaniel dog in a landscape with an array of fruits.
Attributed to the work of Tobias Stranover.
...
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1730s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shepherd with Sheep, Cows and a Goat in a Landscape by Jan Frans Soolmaker
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting depicts a pastoral scene that is attributed to the artist Jan Frans Soolmaker, an artist known for his Italianate landscapes and scenes that often feature equestrian and Arcadian elements. The painting is not signed but is attributed to Soolmaker, relating it to a known signed work by the artist that was sold at Sotheby’s London in 1999.
The scene is suffused with the warm glow of a setting or rising sun, casting a soft light that is characteristic of Soolmaker’s landscapes. It shows a shepherd guiding a group of cattle across a shallow stream, with the animals taking center stage in the composition. The animals are rendered with careful attention to their forms and the play of light on their bodies, which is a hallmark of Soolmaker's work. The landscape is composed of a rocky terrain with trees and shrubbery, creating a sense of depth and natural beauty that invites the viewer to explore the scene further.
The background suggests a vast, open landscape with distant mountains, which adds to the Italianate feel of the painting. The sky is dramatic, with clouds catching the light of the sun, contributing to the overall serene yet dynamic atmosphere of the work.
The provenance of the painting is notable, having been in the possession of significant historical figures such as Swedish Prince Fredrik Adolf, and later The collection of Pär Ulmgren, The collection of Gösta Stenman, and Engineer and politician Gustaf Henry Hansson.
Potential buyers have the option of choosing between a newly made gold frame or an older brown frame, which allows for personalization in how the work is presented.
Soolmaker’s work is often compared to that of Dutch painter Nicolaes Berchem, whose style he emulated. Soolmaker's landscapes reflect a similar sensitivity to light and composition, making his works sought after for their beauty and historical significance. Despite the smaller body of work left by Soolmaker, due to his short career, his paintings are valued for their craftsmanship and the legacy of the artist’s brief but impactful contribution to the Dutch Italianate landscape genre.
Information:
Jan Frans Soolmaker (Flanders 1635‑1685)
Shepherd with Sheep...
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Huntsman with Dogs and Pony
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Nost Sartorius (London 1759-1828)
A Huntsman with Dogs and Pony
Signed 'JN Sartorius pin.' lower right
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size 26 3/4 x 37 in
Framed Size - 31 x 41 in
John No...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th century portrait of a Spaniel dog with fruit in a wooded landscape.
By Tobias Stranover
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding early 18th-century portrait of a seated Spaniel dog in a landscape with an array of fruits.
Attributed to the work of Tobias Stranover.
...
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1730s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Military Camp Scene and Battle. Pietro Graziani (XVII/XVIII century), entourage
Located in Firenze, IT
Military Camp Scene and Battle.
Pietro Graziani (XVII/XVIII century), entourage.
A pair ( two) of small paintings.
Antique XIX century frames in gilt wood.
In good condition.
Oi...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Military Encampment Figures on Horseback
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Military Encampment
Dutch School, 17th century
circle of Philips Wouwermans (Dutch 1619-1668)
oil painting on canvas, in 18th century gilt frame
canvas measures: 19.5 x 17 inches...
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Table Top Still Life with Birds, Fruit and Walnuts - Old Master art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This simply stunning German 18th century Old Master oil painting is by noted artist C.L. Braun, signed lower right on the table edge. It was painted circa 1780 and has the look of a...
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1780s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of William Stonestreet - Dutch Golden Age 17thC art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Dutch Golden Age portrait is attributed to circle of Dutch artist Wybrand Simonsz de Geest. Painted in 1666 it is a full length portrait of a young William Stonestreet. He is holding the paw of a clipped little white dog with drapes and clouds beyond. (It was common practise to dress young boys in dresses up to the age of about 6 or 7 when they were 'britched' or wore britches). An excellent example of Dutch Golden Age art that wouldn't look out of place in a museum.
Wm Stonestreet 1666, Prebend of Selsely is inscribed top left.
Provenance. Berkshire estate.
Condition. Oil and canvas, 44 inches by 36 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt frame, 52 inches by 44 inches and in good condition.
Wybrand Simonsz. de Geest (16 August 1592 – c. 1661) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter from Friesland in the Netherlands. Wybrand de Geest was born and died at Leeuwarden. He learned painting from his father, Simon Juckesz, a stained glass worker. He studied later with Abraham Bloemaert. From 1614 to 1618 he travelled in France and Italy on a Grand Tour. In 1616 he met up with Leonard Bramer in Aix-en-Provence. While in Rome he became a member of the painters' circle known as the Bentvueghels. He earned the nickname 'De Friesche Adelaar', or "the Frisian Eagle". De Geest married Hendrickje Fransdr Uylenburgh in 1622, a niece of Saskia van Uylenburgh...
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1660s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saddled Hunter Horse in a Landscape - British Old Master equine art oil painting
By John Boultbee
Located in London, GB
This large superb British Old Master horse portrait oil painting is by noted artist John Boultbee. Painted circa 1790, the composition is a beautif...
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1790s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Antique Oil Still Life with Hunting Dogs & Game Classic Sporting Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian artist, 19th century
Still Life with Hunting Dogs
indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 14.25 x 24 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very goo...
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19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
A bay horse in a wooded landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Nost Sartorius (London 1759-1828)
A bay horse in a wooded landscape
Signed 'J.N.Sartorius' lower right
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size - 12 x 14 in
Framed Size - 19 x 21 in
John Nost...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Covey of Partridges in a landscape
By Stephen Elmer
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Stephen Elmer (Farnham 1715-1796)
A Covey of Partridges in a landscape
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size 28 x 36 in
Framed Size 32 x 43 in
Elmer resided at Farnham, Surrey, where he was a m...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Two spaniels working with a huntsman beyond
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
William Jones (c.1798-1860)
Two spaniels working with a huntsman beyond
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size - 16 x 21 in
Framed Size - 21 x 26 in
William Jones’s wor...
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19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mockery and Hate - Norse Mythology Still Life with Flowers and Animal Skull
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
Mockery and Hate are the English translations of Sköll and Hati, the Norse mythological wolves that chase the Sun and Moon across the sky and ultimately devour them at Ragnarok. They...
Category
2010s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Sir Richard Sutton's foxhounds
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Ferneley Snr (1782-1860 Melton Mowbray)
Sir Richard Sutton's foxhounds
signed J. Ferneley lower right
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size 16 1/8 x 20 1/2 in
Framed Size 21 x 25 in
Proven...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rabbits Dove and Guinea Pig in an Interior - Italian Old master art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Italian 17th century Old Master animal oil painting is attributed to Baroque artist Giovanni Agostino Cassana. Painted circa 1650 the composition is of two rabbits, a guinea pig and a dove in an interior. The two rabbits, one brown one grey are in the immediate foreground, head to head eating something and the dove is standing to their right. The brown and white guinea pig is sitting above and behind them. As the background is dark the animals really stand out and there is superb detail in their respective fur and feathers. This is a charming Italian Old Master animal oil painting and an excellent example of Cassana's work.
Provenance. Scottish estate.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 20 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a ebonised frame, 32 inches by 28 inches, in good condition.
Giovanni Agostino Cassana (c.1658 – 6 May 1720) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was a son of Giovanni Francesco Cassana and an elder brother of Niccolò and Giovanni Battista. He was born at Venice, and was initially instructed by his father. In 1670 he worked at the court of Ferdinando de' Medici in Florence and travelled regularly between the two cities, but spent at least the years 1718–1720 in Genoa, where he later died. He painted portraits with some success, but preferred painting animals in the style of Antonio Maria Vasallo, Benedetto Castiglione, and Joannes Fyt, a style which he learned from Jacques van de Kerckhove...
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1650s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
horse & carriage/gig , country scene, antique oil, by John Vine of Colchester
Located in York, GB
A fine antique oil painting, on canvas, of horses pulling a tandem at speed.
signed and titled lower left, Vine Colchester 1834
This fine painting shows two horses pulling an open carriage /gig with gentleman in extensive landscape/park
The size of the painting is approx 50 x 80 cms, whilst overall the size framed is
100cm x 71 cm
This is a fine painting in very good condition housed in a gilt frame ready to hang
Provenance: The E. W. Towler Collection, formerly of Glympton Park, Woodstock, Oxfordshire see details below
The artist John Vine was born with a disability that did not appear to interfere with his ability to draw and paint, largely self-taught as an animal painter, as his reputation grew he exhibited at the Society of British Artists in Grosvenor Square. Based at Colchester he painted many different subjects including farms, houses, children and animals.
Eric W. Towler was a remarkable man. He was born in 1900 and left school at the age of 12 to work in a Yorkshire pit and through a lifetime of hard work, self-improvement, luck and a refusal to limit his horizons achieved many of his aspirations.
As a Yorkshireman through and through, he believed in ‘spending the brass in his pocket’ and over time he was successful enough to acquire enough ‘brass’ to enable his purchase of Glympton Park and furnish it as a traditional country house with all the trappings – in his case collections of...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Escuela holandesa (XIX-XX) - Óleo sobre tabla - Paisaje con ganado
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado por el artista en la parte inferior (desconozco el artista)
El estado de conservación es aceptable
Se presenta enmarcada la obra
Medidas obra: 19 cm altura x 40 cm ancho.
...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
The line of beauty and grace WH 1745
Located in St. Albans, GB
A copy of the self portrait of William Hogarth with his dog, called Trump.
A fantastic quality image possibly from Hogarth's original school of art.
This piece is titled, dated and monogrammed.
It is in an antique, period Louis XIV style frame.
The painting measures 36 x 28" (92 x 72cm)
Outside Frame Size: 45 x 37" (104 x 94cm)
Hogarth began this self-portrait in the mid-1730s. Initially Hogarth painted himself wearing a formal coat...
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19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shepherd with Sheep, Cows and a Goat in a Landscape by Jan Frans Soolmaker
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting depicts a pastoral scene that is attributed to the artist Jan Frans Soolmaker, an artist known for his Italianate landscapes and scenes that often feature equestrian and Arcadian elements. The painting is not signed but is attributed to Soolmaker, relating it to a known signed work by the artist that was sold at Sotheby’s London in 1999.
The scene is suffused with the warm glow of a setting or rising sun, casting a soft light that is characteristic of Soolmaker’s landscapes. It shows a shepherd guiding a group of cattle across a shallow stream, with the animals taking center stage in the composition. The animals are rendered with careful attention to their forms and the play of light on their bodies, which is a hallmark of Soolmaker's work. The landscape is composed of a rocky terrain with trees and shrubbery, creating a sense of depth and natural beauty that invites the viewer to explore the scene further.
The background suggests a vast, open landscape with distant mountains, which adds to the Italianate feel of the painting. The sky is dramatic, with clouds catching the light of the sun, contributing to the overall serene yet dynamic atmosphere of the work.
The provenance of the painting is notable, having been in the possession of significant historical figures such as Swedish Prince Fredrik Adolf, and later The collection of Pär Ulmgren, The collection of Gösta Stenman, and Engineer and politician Gustaf Henry Hansson.
Potential buyers have the option of choosing between a newly made gold frame or an older brown frame, which allows for personalization in how the work is presented.
Soolmaker’s work is often compared to that of Dutch painter Nicolaes Berchem, whose style he emulated. Soolmaker's landscapes reflect a similar sensitivity to light and composition, making his works sought after for their beauty and historical significance. Despite the smaller body of work left by Soolmaker, due to his short career, his paintings are valued for their craftsmanship and the legacy of the artist’s brief but impactful contribution to the Dutch Italianate landscape genre.
Information:
Jan Frans Soolmaker (Flanders 1635‑1685)
Shepherd with Sheep...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century Dutch, with figures goats and sheep outside in a barn yard or farm
Located in Woodbury, CT
Unknown Artist (Dutch School, late 18th century)
Pastoral Scene with Goatherds, ca. 1780–1800
Oil on canvas
In this lively pastoral composition, a group of figures reclines in rusti...
Category
1790s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
19th century oil painting Highland Pony and Retriever, Robert cleminson
Located in York, GB
19th century oil painting Highland Pony and Retriever, Robert cleminson.
A fine painting depicting a Highland Pony and Retriever, with the days bag. An oil on canvas, signed lowe...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Prime Minister' with jockey John Shepherd up, and owner Sir Mark Sykes
By Henry Bernard Chalon
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Henry Bernard Chalon (London 1770-1849)
'Prime Minister' with jockey John Shepherd up, and owner Sir Mark Sykes
Signed and dated 'H.B. Chalon pinxit 181...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boy with Guinea Pig - British Victorian animal art male portrait oil painting
By Henry Turner Munns
Located in London, GB
This charming British Victorian genre oil painting is by noted exhibited artist Henry Tuner Munns. It was painted in 1865 in realist palette with superb detail in the young boy's fac...
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19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Waggoner', a greyhound in a landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Thomas Gooch (1750-1802)
'Waggoner', a greyhound in a landscape
Signed and dated 'T. Gooch 1799' lower right
Oil on canvas
Painting Size - 14 x 17 1/2 in
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian Greyhound and Friends - Italian 17thC Old Master dog art oil painting
By Francesco Fieravino
Located in London, GB
This stunning Old Master 17th century oil portrait painting is attributed to Francesco Fieravino, an artist famous in his day for still lifes and carpets. This painting which dates t...
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century sporting horse portrait oil painting of a race horse and groom
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Francis Sartorius
British, (1734-1804)
Bay Hunter & Groom
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 24.25 inches x 29.25 inches
Size including frame: 32 inches x 37 inches
A wonderful spor...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Boy and His Pug Dog
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Fantastic early portrait of a young man and his pug dog. This painting is most likely British, but it could also be from continental Europe. It dates from the late 18th to the early ...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th century English portrait of a Gun dog, hound in an English garden landscape
By George Stubbs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Follower of George Stubbs (British, 18th–early 19th century)
English Gun Dog in a Landscape, ca. 1800
Oil on canvas
Set against a serene English countryside, this striking portrait ...
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Early 1800s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Military Encampment Soldiers on Horseback Dusk Landscape 1700's Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Military Encampment
Circle of Carel van Falens (1683-1733, Flemish)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 8 x 10.5 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and so...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th century Landscape, country horses, dog ploughing George Wright
Located in York, GB
GEORGE WRIGHT Plough Team horses and a Dog in a Landscape, oil on canvas
A fine painting from the renowned equine artist George Wright. This oil on canvas depicts the 2 horse plough ...
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19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
William Albert Clark, clumber spaniel, dog, oil painting.
By William Albert Clark
Located in York, GB
study of a seated clumber spaniel, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1929 lower
left. Housed in a new gilt frame.
Paintings of these beautiful dogs are...
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1920s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Golden Age Sheep and Goat in a Landscape - Dutch 17thC Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
Abraham Begeyn, Dutch Golden Age painter and Prussian court painter painted this wonderful 17th century Old Master oil painting. Painted circa 1690 and signed lower right, the subject matter is sheep and a goat under a tree in the foreground, amongst beautiful flora and fauna. Through the trees one can see some classical ruins to the left and to the right some buildings with a shepherd and his flock in front of the buildings and mountains beyond. Above is a beautiful sky tinged with pink, suggestive of dawn. There is tremendous detail in the flora and fauna and also the sheep's woolly coat. Begeyn particularly favoured painting this sort of scene with the elements of landscape, ruins or buildings and animals and was a master at it and highly prized in the Netherlands. This is an excellent example of Begeyn's work and is good condition given its age as a 17th century Old Master oil painting.
Signed lower right.
Provenance: Collection of Mr P. Vienna (label on the reverse)
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 18 October 1995, lot 70.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 21 inches unframed and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a gilt swept frame, 31 inches by 28 inches framed and in good condition.
Abraham Begeyn (c. 1637 Leiden - 11 June 1697 Berlin), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Begeyn was born in Leiden. Though perhaps known mostly for his Italianate landscapes and cattle in the manner of Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Begyn was a highly skilled painter active in many genres, who travelled widely. According to the RKD, Begeyn's earliest known work is from 1653, though he was first accepted into the Guild of St. Luke in Leiden in 1655. He stopped paying dues in 1667, because he set off for a trip to Italy. He is registered in Rome and Naples from 1659–1660. In the rampjaar or disaster year, of 1672, he is registered in Amsterdam, and after that he lived in London, where he painted at Ham House, Surrey, together with Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633–1707) and Dirck van Bergen...
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1690s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pastoral Scene with Shepherd and Animals - Old Master c 1700 art oil painting
By Philipp Peter Roos (Rosa di Tivoli)
Located in London, GB
This superb Old Master later 17th/early 18th century oil painting is attributed to Baroque painter and German born animal artist Philipp Peter Roos. He was active in and near Rome fr...
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Early 1700s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Erminia and the Shepherds, a painting by Francesco de Mura (Napoli 1696 - 1782)
Located in PARIS, FR
In this masterly painting, Francesco de Mura presents the meeting of Erminia and the shepherds, a famous episode taken from the seventh canto of Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered....
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1760s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace
By Henri d'Ainecy Montpezat
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Princess de Joinville riding a Bay Horse
Henri d’Aincy, Le Comte Monpezat (French 1817-1859)
Painted circa 1837-9
oil on canvas
113 x 92 inches (including frame)
92 x 70 inches (unframed)
Provenance – from a private royal collection
This magnificent portrait depicts Princess de Joinville, the daughter of Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil and the King of Portugal. Through her illustrious family she was directly related Alexander III and Nicholas II of Russia and the Russian royal family, as well as to many of the great ruling families of Europe.
The work clearly confirms Monpezat as one of the most accomplished equestrian portrait painters in France in the early nineteenth century. In terms of scale, quality and dramatic power, it must surely be considered amongst his finest works. The stance of the powerful thoroughbred - in half rear - emphasises the calm nature and courage of the Princess.
Francisca of Brazil (1824-98) married a son of Louis Philippe I, the King of the French, and had three children. Born at the Imperial Palace of Saint Christopher, her youngest brother was the future Pedro II...
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1830s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th Oil Painting Horses Feeding at the Stables
Located in London, GB
James Seymour (1702–1752)
Feeding Time in the Stables
Oil on canvas
32 x 38 inches inc. frame
Provenance: Private Collection, Lambourn
James Seymour (1702–1752) was an English painter, widely recognized for his equestrian art.
Seymour was born in London. His father was an amateur artist and art dealer, whose other business dealings (as a banker, goldsmith, and diamond merchant) afforded young Seymour the leisure time to study art on his own, either his father's or the art at the Virtuosi Club of St. Luke - a gentleman's club his father belonged to, specializing in art. In a short time the boy was a self-taught artist, familiar with many of the prominent artists of the period.
Seymour's love of art was matched only by his love of horses. He began spending time at racetracks early on, and before long found himself absorbed in the sport - drawing, painting, owning, breeding, and racing horses. His art proved popular among the prominent sporting families of the day, eventually garnering Seymour patrons in Sir William Jolliffe and Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset...
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Old Masters animal paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Old Masters animal paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Charles Towne, James Barenger, Henry Bernard Chalon, and William Albert Clark. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Old Masters animal paintings, so small editions measuring 6.75 inches across are also available. Prices for animal paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $386 and tops out at $339,912, while the average work sells for $9,075.
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