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Wall Decoration Gregorian Chant on Parchment Sheet
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large manuscript sheet with Gregorian Chant on parchment
"Sacerdos In Eternum" Gregorian Chant composition book sheet as wall decoration, Spain before XVth century...
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Spanish Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Parchment Paper, Wood
A series of 12 18th century drawings by Michelangelo Maestri
Located in Harrington Park, NJ
gouache on paper
Companions of Apollo, daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne (Memory), these nine classical Muses are associated with inspiration and learning. Each of these Muses holds...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of etchings of views of a Greek ceremonial klismos chair.
In his fifties, G.B. Piranesi was interested in archaeology and studied in Southern Ita...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
18th Century Oil on Canvas French Landscape Painting, 1770
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique French painting from 18th century. Oil painting on canvas, depicting landscape with ruins and characters of good pictorial quality. Wood and plaster frame of the 20th century...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
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Canvas
France 18th Century Wallpaper with Landscape Scenes in Turquoise Color
Located in Brescia, IT
It is not easy to find this kind of hand drawed and hand-made French wallpaper in good conditions.
The shining turquoise and the scenes of the games of the characters and jugglers i...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1760
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A black ink and sepia wash drawing by French artist Jean-Baptiste Le Prince of a classical scene of Roman soldiers with camel signed and dated lower left. T...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
A Portrait Of A Lady Of Quality, Oil On Canvas, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
A Portrait Of A Lady Of Quality, Oil On Canvas, 18th Century
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French Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Canvas
Flanders tapestry depicting a landscape, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Flanders tapestry depicting a landscape, 18th century
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Belgian Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Wool
Portrait Of A Gentleman, Oil On Canvas, Early 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Portrait Of A Gentleman, Oil On Canvas, Early 18th Century
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French Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Landscape Painting, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from 18th century. Framework oil on canvas, on the first canvas, depicting a view with characters, animals and ruins of good pictorial quality. Large size fr...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Canvas
Three 18th Century Engravings of Fountains at Versailles Gardens by A. Aveline
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Three small 18th century engravings of fountains at the gardens of Versailles by renowned Parisian engraver Antoine Aveline. All three are pr...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Antique Framed Indenture, English, Vellum, Document, 17th Century, Dated 1671
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed indenture. An English, vellum document in modern frame, dating to the 17th century and later, dated to 1671.
Issued in three...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Oil Painting of a Horse Standing Proud in Woodland, signed by the Royal Artist
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Fine Art, Charles Henry Scwanfelder (1774-1837). Signed C H Schwanfelder Pinx and dated 1825.
An exceptional portrait of a horse standing proud in woodland, in front of a tree-lined vista incorporating cows residing by a stream.
Charles born in England, the son of a German decorative painter started his career helping his father painting clock faces and snuff boxes and became renowned in his own right for his animal paintings, later being appointed by George III and George IV. Exhibiting at the Royal Academy between 1809 and 1814. His works can be found at - Temple Newsam House, Lotherton Hall, York Museum trust, National Trust, Florence Court, Leeds City Museum and Galleries, The Ferens Art Gallery and Newstead Abbey...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paint
Italian Lake Palace Ink Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Italian Lake Palace Ink Drawing. Italian ink drawing of island palace La Casina Vanvitelliana sul Lago Fusaro. Eighteenth century ink on paper drawing in a...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood, Paper
Mughal Indian Miniature
Located in New York, NY
This Mughal miniature was painted at one of the princely courts of India. It depicts a raven-haired princess in a gold-trimmed saffron-colored silk sari. Under a glowering evening sky she dawdles on a white marble terrace, with a pet fawn on a leash, before a landscape dotted with buildings nestled amongst trees beyond a river. Her hair, falling loosely about her shoulders, rather than carefully dressed on her head, indicates that she is a maiden. The overall mood is one of expectancy. Perhaps walking a pet and catching an evening breeze is a pretext to escape palace scrutiny for a lovers’ assignation. In Mughal India tender sentiments were a bridge to the erotic – and if this seems contradictory, so too is the balance of realism and caricature, and naturalism with the schematic. Both are hallmarks of miniatures painted in this place and time.
The earliest Mughal Indian miniatures date to the 16th century. They were inspired by those painted at the refined Moslem courts of the neighboring Persian empire. They incorporated figures in spite of the Moslem faith’s proscription against depicting the human form. Such was the nature of sophisticated courtly life everywhere that beauty and pleasure trumped systems of morality. This was no less the case at the provincial Indian courts, where our miniature, marked by a charming pictorial naiveté, was most likely painted. Yet the artist was undeniably accomplished. His command of perspective, introduced by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century, is seen in the landscape, which rolls back to a distant horizon, contrary to the flat two-dimensional ones following Indian-painting traditions. And if Mughal artists were influenced by Western art, the compliment was returned by Rembrandt and Sir Joshua Reynolds, among others, who collected Indian miniatures (as did, perhaps, Giovanni Bellini who painted in Mughal style the famous miniature of a Persian man...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
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Paper
A drawing of 'Eine Indianische Taube'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Germany, 18th century
Inscribed Columba Indica dicta Eine Indianische Taube
Watercolour on paper, H. 29.5 x W. 35 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, Germany
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Original, Richly Hand-Colored, Rare Copper Engraving of 4 Parrots '1792'
Located in Langweer, NL
An authentic, perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of 4 Parrots, on parchment paper (copper engraving). It has a fine shining because of the authenticly applied ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Parchment Paper
Richly Hand-Colored, Authentic Copper Engraving of 4 Parrots(1792)
Located in Langweer, NL
An authentic, perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of 4 Parrots on parchment paper (copper engraving). It has a fine shining because of the authenticly applied e...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Parchment Paper
Buffon Natural History Pair of Framed Original 18thC Hand Colored Monkey Prints
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Fantastic pair of Ca. late 18thC. Hand Colored Monkey Prints Framed matted and sealed under glass.
They have information on the back but I don’t read French
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French Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
'Grand Tour' Old Master Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Antique Statue Torso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Grand Tour' old master drawing of a seated male nude antique statue torso
Italy 18th century or older
Drawing (sight): 15" W x 20.75" H; Framed: 25.5" W x 32" H x 2" D.
An exquisite 'Grand Tour' Old Master drawing from Italy, dating back to the 18th century or even earlier. This captivating piece measures 32 inches high by 25.5 inches wide when framed.
This finely executed Grisaille chalk/pencil artwork measures 20.75 inches in height and 15 inches in width within its later neoclassical frame. The drawing skillfully captures the essence of a Roman antique-carved marble male torso...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Pair of Italian Drawings after Procaccini Academic Studies of Nude Male 1780s
By Giulio Cesare Procaccini
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Neoclassical period red sanguine on paper drawings of seated male nudes, two academical studies of nude men, Italian drawing works on paper after Procaccini, dating back to l...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Large Red Chalk Drawing, 18th Century Italian School
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Nude male academy.
Red chalk on paper.
While the artist who drew this drawing is not known, the confidence in the trait along with the fascinating perspect...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Beautiful, Hand-Colored, Rare Copper Engraving of Four Parrots '1792'
Located in Langweer, NL
An authentic, perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of four Parrots, on parchment paper (copper engraving). It has a fine shining because of the authenticly appli...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Parchment Paper
Beautiful, Richly Colored, Copper Engraving of Parrots and Parakeets '1792'
Located in Langweer, NL
An authentic, perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of 2 Parrots and 2 Parakeets: L' Ara Rouge, La Perruche a face bleue, L' Ara Verd and La Perruche Tabuan. Draw...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Parchment Paper
18th Century French or Swiss Military Watercolor, Signed and Dated
Located in Stamford, CT
Very interesting drawing of two soldiers in uniform one most likely French holding a rifle with bayonet and the other, Swiss, dressed in a fancy red outfit with codpiece and odd hat holding a menacing looking mace. Behind them on either side are burning castles...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
North Italian School, 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
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An allegory of the love
Omnia vincit amor...
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Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Canvas
Baron Rais d'Eisenberg, Hand-Colored Equestrian Engraving c. 1747, "Le Brillant"
By Eisenberg
Located in Morristown, NJ
18th century German, a hand-colored engraving of a dressage horse and rider from Description du Manège Moderne by Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron Rais d' Eisenberg (German, ca. 1700-ca. 1770). Engraved by Bernard Picart (French, 1673-1733). Titled "Le Brillant", this dressage engraving is plate XXXIII. There is a gallery label verso. The print is matted and framed under UF-3 plexiglass, which offers the maximum amount of UV protection (approx. 97%).
This print was originally part of an illustrated book Baron d'Eisenberg made describing the art of the cavaliers and depicting the different breeds of horses- The full title of the book is L'Art de Monter a Cheval: ou Description du Manége Moderne, Dans sa Perfection, published in Leipzig: Arkstée et Merkus, 1747). A set of 7 framed engravings from the same book sold at Sotheby's for $9,500 (plus tax and buyers premium).
Reference:
The author, a German horseman and artist, spent some of his youth at the manège of Saxe-Weimar before entering into the service of the Emperor. He then spent six years in Naples as the Master of Horse of the Viceroy before returning to Vienna where he studied under M. de Regenthal, the imperial Master of Horse. He participated in the coronation of the Emperor Charles V at Frankfurt in 1711, then spent some time in England, but was back in Germany before 1753. He probably died in Tuscany where he was Director and Master of the Horse at the Academy in Pisa. Brunet II, 957; Mennessier de la Lance I, p. 438.
The Baron wrote several important and lavishly illustrated books on horses: his Description du manège moderne dans sa perfection, London 1727, and Dictionnaire des termes du manège moderne, 1747, being the best well-known.
He dedicated Description du Manège Moderne to King George II and to his son, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Subscribers to the book included royalty and nobility from all over Europe.
The engraver was Bernard Picart, born in Paris in 1673. He gained honors at the Academy of Paris at the age of sixteen. He was a master designer and engraver and worked in Paris and Amsterdam until his death in 1733.
Dimensions:
9"h x 12"w (sight), 16.5"h x 19.25"w (frame)
Condition:
Good, some rippling to sheet, not examined out of frame.
Provenance:
Lombard Antiquarian Maps & Prints, Cape Elizabeth...
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German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Period Venetian School Ink Picture Capriccio
By Francesco Guardi
Located in Roma, IT
Important ink drawing representing animated landscape with ruins and aqueduct in the background
Venetian school
Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certific...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood
Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in San Francisco, CA
G. B. Piranesi, in his fifties, was interested in archaeology and studied in Southern Italy where he produced drawings of Greek architecture.
Medium: Etching on laid paper.
Year: c...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Six Copperplate Engravings of Sculptures in the Garden of Versailles
Located in Vista, CA
Simon Phillippe Thomassin (French, 1638-1722) Collection of six copperplate engravings (no. 173-179) of the sculptures in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, France, framed alik...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Giovanni Antonio Canal 'Canaletto' Etching of Prato Della, Venice, 1697-1768
By Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto)
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Lovely etching on paper in back ink by Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto).
Measurements:
22" x 15"
Hand-numbered in pencil at the bottom right with the number 6.
Part of a co...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
18th Century Pastel of a Young boy
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful mid-to-late 18th century portrait of a young boy dressed in a blue coat with a tricorn hat under his left arm. The innocence of this beautiful boy draws you into ...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Rare 18th Century Erotic Scene Drawing, Attributed to Tobias Sergel
By Tobias Sergel
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Rare 18th century Old master drawing of an explicit erotic scene of an couple having oral sex. Brown ink on paper with watermark, over pre-studies in black ch...
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European Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Beautiful 17th Century Red Chalk Drawing of the Medici Lion by Domenico Vacca
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Florentine or Flemish school 17th century study of the Medici Lion by Flaminio Vacca.
Measures: Sheet 31.7 x 48.8 cm. (12.5 x 19.2 in.)
Frame...
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European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Pair of Neoclassical Landscape Drawings, French School, Late 18th Century
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Depicting a pastoral scene and a hillside view.
Ink on paper.
One is signed Waudelaincourt fecit
Antoine Hubert Wandelaincourt, French (1731-1819).
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burlwood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Cane
Ciro Ferri Drawing Offering Scene Italie 17th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Italian lead pencil drawing, entourage of Ciro Ferri, depicting an offering scene in front of a temple, in the manner of the antiquity.
Measurements: 7.8/5.9 inches
...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
17th Century French School Drawing of a Hand in a Silver Gilt Frame
Located in New York, NY
This 17th-century French School drawing of a hand is a masterful work of art, presented in an elegant silver gilt frame. Measuring 20.75 inches by 20.75 inches, the drawing showcases...
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Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
‘View Of An Animated Port’ Oil On Canvas And Frame, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
‘View Of An Animated Port’ Oil On Canvas And Frame, 18th Century
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Canvas
18 Century Engraving of the Royal Menagerie at Versailles by Antoine Aveline
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare 18 century perspective view engraving of the Salon de la Menagerie at Versailles, attributed to Antoine Aveline retailed in Paris by Nicolas Langlois and executed with the per...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Neoclassical Drawing of Roman Ruins, 18th Century French School
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Neoclassical capriccio view of majestic Roman ruins with small figures engaged in daily activities in the background.
Pencil, ink and wash on paper. Set in a Louis XVI style giltwood...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Terkel Kleve Portrait Crayon Engraving of Johannes Ewald
Located in Kastrup, DK
Portrait crayon copper engraving of Johannes Ewald (1743-1781) by Johan Terkel Kleve (1743-1797)
Engraving on paper, approx. 1770.
Measures incl. frame 24 cm.
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Danish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Italian Bolognese 17th C. Red Chalk Drawing of a Kneeling Young Man, circa 1680
Located in CH
Italian Bolognese Late 17th Century Red Chalk (Sanguine) Drawing of a Kneeling Young Man. Circa 1680
This Sanguine drawing is in good condition. Small dark brown spots are visible a...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Italian Baroque Period Drawing of the Head of John The Baptist
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine drawing from the early Baroque period is in Sanguine on laid paper.
this Italian drawing in a rich brown-red is framed in a fine old gilded frame...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper, Wood
Damiano Ambrosioni, Red Chalk Drawing of a City, Giltwood, Italy 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small red chalk drawing of an Italian city view. Framed behind glass. Image size 9.5 x 10 cm. Signed lower right: Damiano Ambrosioni.
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper, Giltwood
Five Extremely Rare Chinese Drawings of Foreigners, 18th Century, Colonial
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Five Chinese paintings of western people by an unknown artist
China, circa 1760, captions later
All in giltwood frames.
“A woman with Portuguese hairdo, with gold, silver and gemstone necklace, a skirt under a vest, a koi on her back, called a cloak, a woman customarily inherited the family business, the male humble, to the threshold (Qianlong year, circa 1735).”
Gouache on silk, measures: 32 x 25.4 cm
“He is a Westerner who had a white skin. He does not have a heavy beard but plaits his hair. He wears a triangular black hat, short jacket, leather shoes and long stockings...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Trompe l’oeil and silver medal of Jan Wolfert van Brederode
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Framed early 18th century trompe l’oeil of silver medal commemorating Jan Wolfert van Brederode, lord of Vianen and Ameide
Pen and black ink with grey and yellow-brown wash, over b...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Silver
18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Gouache on Paper with Frame and Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful, antique Aubusson drawing cartoon. Created in the city of Aubusson, France circa 1780 and set in a carved frame with gilt trim and protected with g...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Fine Large Late 18th Century or Early 19th Century French Academic Drawing
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine drawing while unsigned is an excellent example of sketch work done in sanguine as preparatory work for large finished paintings. Created in France during the days of artist...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Drawing, 18th Century French School, the Sedan Chair
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Two men with a cab or the Sedan chair, in the style of Touzé.
Bears collector's stamp (possibly the eye-form mark of Nathaniel Hone) and inscribed indi...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Drawing, Flemish School, 18th Century
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Ancient Ruins with Strollers.
Brown wash and graphite.
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Dutch Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
Antique original Camillo Procaccini Image Drawing of Jesus Christ 16th Century
Located in Doha, QA
This is an exceptional original drawing by world famous Camillo Procaccini (born in the Renaissance era in 1561 in Parma and died in Milan in 1629,...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
18th Century Napoleonic Egyptian Etchings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Commissioned by Napolean the Etchings were Created by His Artist Upon His Invasion of Egypt. Set of 3.
Middles: 48"W x 33 1/2"H, Sides: 27"W x 33.5"H
Gilded Frames with 12K White ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Textile, Paper
Pair of 18th Century Hand-Colored Armorial Engravings
Located in Buchanan, MI
Pair of 18th century hand-colored armorial engravings in giltwood frames.
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Giltwood
Late 17th Century Italian Ink and Wash Drawing of “The Drunken Silenus"
Located in Hudson, NY
This work likely Italian dates from circa 1680-1700. It relates directly to a 16th century engraving of the same subject after a drawing by Giul...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Paper
18th Century French Drawing
Located in Madrid, ES
18th Century French Drawing
18TH CENTURY FRENCH DRAWING PORTRAIT OF A LADY FROM THE 18TH CENTURY DONE IN PASTEL THE FRAME IS BACK IN GOLDEN WOOD ...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paste
18th Century Italian Framed Neoclassical Hercules Statues Engravings, Set of 3
Located in Dallas, TX
Add classical gravitas to your space with this elegant set of three antique engravings depicting views of ancient Hercules sculptures. Printed in Rome in the 18th century, each print...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
18th Century Framed Lithographs of Important Men - 21 Available. $895 each.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Group of 4 (individual) lithographs of important men of their day. Finely detailed. Framed and matted with bone linen matte. Silver-leafed frames. 21 available.
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
