Antique French Portrait Drawing of a Mother and Child, 19th Century

Antique Original Charcoal and Chalk Study Depicting a Girl and her Dog An extremely charming portrait study which is sensitively and skillfully executed. Framed and glazed in its o...

Antique Original Pencil Study of a Marble Sculpture A sensitive study of an ancient Greek or Roman sculpture. Signed ‘G. Guyot’ and dated 13th November 1885. In a stunning 19th Ce...

Antique Original Pencil Drawing Depicting The ‘Jacobus’ Statue by Bertel Thorvaldsen A skillfully executed and dramatic study of the original and famous statue in the Church of Our ...

Antique Original Drawing A very well-executed and attractive study of a palm tree in ink and wash on watermarked brown paper. Inscribed by Flaxman’s hand ‘In the Garden of Convent of St. Bonaventura. Palatine Hill.’ John Flaxman RA (1755-1826), was born in York and studied sculpture at the Royal Academy School where he met and became great friends with William Blake and Thomas Stothard, he was obsessed with classical myth and his work exemplified British Neoclassicism. renowned sculptor and draughtsman, I would date this to somewhere between 1787-1794 when Flaxman was in Italy, a trip that was financed by Wedgwood for whom he was commissioned to design figures for their famous Jasperware pottery...

Vintage Original Charcoal on Paper Figural Study An atmospheric study depicting a man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a flower with a female figure behind him. I would date this to t...

VINTAGE DOG DRAWING A sensitive and skilled depiction of a white poole with bright eyes and a blue colour. The artist has perfectly captured the...

Pair of antique classical French salon drawings. Charcoal on paper. Illegibly signed. In giltwood frames, early 19th century.  

Antique Pencil Portrait Drawing of a Seated Man, Framed, 19th C Measures - 19"h x 15"w x 2"d

View of Siercke les Bains (as inscribed on the back of the drawing), brown and black ink.

Introducing a masterpiece from the 19th-century French Academy, this charcoal drawing unveils the profound connection between artistic expression and academic tradition. Skillfully rendered on paper, the drawing features a male nude—a testament to the pinnacle of academic training during the era. Capturing the essence of creative thought formation, this artwork exemplifies the foundational role of drawing in all artistic disciplines. Housed in its original period frame, this piece not only provides a glimpse into the artistic techniques of the 1800s but also stands as a tangible link to the rich history of French academic art...

Antique Religious Drawing, Italy 19th Century Antique, neoclassical print from the 19th century. It retakes Bernardo Strozzi work "Annunziazione fata ...

Superb, rare and large drawing representing a Portrait of Marie d'Orléans-Longueville, Duchess of Nemours, Princess of France. The drawing is perfectly done. Wonderful work of light on the lace in particular which seems to come out of the painting thanks to its bluish tint. The shadow play is magnificent. On thick marked paper. Drawing Dated 1891 and signed. The Signature is probably “Sieur Duval”. Very good Made from the magnificent painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), painter of the 18th century model dated 1707. The engraver Pierre Drevet (1663-1738) also engraved this work. The work is “Mary by the grace of God, sovereign of Neufchâtel and Vallangin, duchess of Nemours” / « Marie par la grâce de Dieu, souveraine de Neufchâtel et Vallangin, duchesse de Nemours » Description of the work: Half-legged, seated, turned three-quarters to the left, looking straight on, the princess, whose left arm is folded across her chest, holds her crown placed on the table with her right hand. She is dressed in dark court attire, her head covered with a headdress whose tails are tied on the chest. A curtain and the base of a column constituting the second plan. Marie de Nemours, born in 1625 and died on June 16, 1707, is sovereign princess of Neuchâtel and Valangin. Daughter of Henri II of Orléans-Longueville and Louise de Bourbon-Condé, Mademoiselle de Soissons, she was known until her marriage under the name Marie d'Orléans, Mademoiselle de Longueville. Marie d'Orléans, only daughter of the Duke of Bourbon and Longueville, married Henri II of Savoy, last Duke of Nemours, in 1657. The court was surprised that the richest heiress in France agreed to marry this duke without possessions and without consideration, staid and boring. The Duke of Nemours suddenly fell ill and died on January 2, 1659. The Duchess of Nemours survived him for a long time. In 1694, she was recognized as sovereign of the principality of Neuchâtel and Vallangin (Switzerland), by the states of the country, to the exclusion of the Prince of Conti. She died in Paris on June 16, 1707, at the age of 82. Five months later, despite claims of misconduct by the suitors, the court of these same states awarded this small sovereignty to the King of Prussia. The Duchess of Nemours was said to be miserly and carefully hid her rank under cheap clothes. She was devout but suspicious and often changed her confessor. She left Memoirs, recognized to be remarkable for their accuracy, fidelity and charm of style. Hyacinthe Rigaud, famous painter to King Louis XIV, was born in 1659 and died in 1743. He was the major portraitist of the king and his Court at Versailles. Rigaud fixed for three centuries the image of the official portrait of European courts. On the advice of Le Brun, he devoted himself to portraiture, a genre which he elevated to its highest expression. He attracted the attention of the king and the Court with the portrait of Monsieur...