European Paintings

French Louis XVI (18th century) oil painting of a scene with a dog and a young lady enticing a young sleeping man with a feather in a gilt carved swag and scroll frame with an eagle ...

French Louis XVI (18th Cent) oil painting portrait of a lady in a blue dress with lace trim & flowers in her hair holding a book seated next to a large urn in a stripped carved frame...

antique print of the 18th century, timber-framed, and the rope support original, age 19th Century, ( 1865 ) for more information send email

This cartoon is a pattern for a Louis XVI settee. The notation and measurements are handwritten on the cutout of the settee pattern. The study offers a motif and color guide for the ...

Portrait of a scholar, standing, in indoor attire, his hand resting on a large book (with a title that seems to be written in Hebrew?) Oil on canvas from the 18th century, probably ...

These are small, gem-like, individual bird scenes. They are beautifully drawn, detailed prints of hand-colored copperplate engravings from one of the most important ornithological works of the 18th century. These hand-colored engravings were printed in Germany on original 18th-century rag paper taken from the Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux by Georges Louis Leclerc, le Comte de Buffon (1708-1788), with engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1731-1804), published in Paris 1770-1786. Dimensions: 6 inches x 3.5 inches (8 inches x 10 inches including the matte) Condition: Excellent. Price: $185 for a pair BACKGROUND: of Georges Louis Leclerc, le Comte de Buffon and Francois Nicholas Martinet: The Comte de Buffon was a mathematician and scientist often thought of as the founding father of ornithology. His lifetime goal was to create images of most of the world's birds in their natural environment. His work prefigured the works of John James Audubon. Under Louis XV, he was the head of the Royal...