18th Century and Earlier Paintings

An exceptional French 18th century oil on copper painting in its original giltwood frame. The wonderfully executed painting depicts a beauti...

XVIII century Rural scenes (4) Tempera on paper, 20 x 31 cm With 18th century Venetian mirrored frame, 31 x 39 cm.

European Painting of young venetian man with turban

Original oilpainting on woodplate by the famous artist Christian Wilhelm Dietrich (Dietricy). Born in Weimar 1712, died in Dresden 1784. In ...

Antique Flemish painting from the 18th century. Framework oil on panel depicting a bucolic landscape with a shepherd, cow and goats of good pictorial quality. Painting of contained s...

Late 18th - early 19th century River Landscape Oil on canvas, 64 x 96 cm - with frame 77 x 10 cm The canvas in question is an example of Vedutist painting at the turn of the 18th an...

Annunciazione con angeli, scuola romana del XVII secolo, olio su carta applicata su tela, misure 78x58.5 cm. Questo dipinto ad olio è stato realizzato su una carta, che, guardando in...

Antique Flemish painting from the 18th century. Framework Oil on panel depicting a bucolic landscape with a shepherd, dog and goats of good pictorial quality. Painting of contained s...

Nice pastel portrait representing a young woman. Wonderful weathered wooden frame and its old glass, France, 18th century. Weathered, small losses.

Pair of exceptional 18th century icons hand-painted on bone depicting various saints, mounted in glazed gilt metal frames. Apparently unsigned. Eac...

Oil On Copper, 17th Century ELEGANT OIL ON COPPER REPRESENTING THE VIRGIN MARY SPANISH SCHOOL OF THE 17TH CENTURY VERY WELL PRESERVED CONDITION GILT WOOD FR...

Nature morte di fiori in vaso di scuola italiana del XVII secolo, coppia di due dipinti senza cornice. Olio su tela con sfondo scuro e fiori finemente definiti. Questi dipinti, nat...

Antiochus and Stratonice, circle of Girolamo Brusaferro (c. 1684 - Venice, c. 1760), oil on panel, measures 21x31 cm, with 20th-century frame 31x41 cm, 3 cm thick. On the back of the...

A fine 18th century painting depicting the Virgin Mary holding baby Christ above four saints, painted in the artistic centers of Cuzco and the Altiplano re...

Two oils on canvas, 18th century school, representing 2 of the miracles of Saint Vincent Ferrier: the healing of an injured person and the child stricke...

Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of 16th to 17th century, miniature oil paintings which are after the originals by James Northcote (1480-1517) t...

A set of six of exceptional quality 18th century hand-colored engravings Buchoz, Pierre Joseph. Collection précieuse et enluminée des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses, q...

Beautiful Painting depicting portrait of Nobleman/Gentleman with wig. Painting of remarkable pictorial quality and scenic impact. The depiction of the man is rich in detail and pe...

Exceptional mid 17th century portrait of a very beautiful and elegant lady - wearing dress and jewels typical of the period - sadly the sitter is unknown - a superb quality painting...

Omori Soun (b. 1704) Chrysanthemums - One Hundred Flowers A Pair of Six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper. Dating ...

Oil on canvas painting of a floral arrangement with faintains, birds, pears, cherrys and peaches. Spanish colonial 18th Century

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...

A traditional and characteristic 18th century, Spanish colonial oil on canvas painting depicting the Virgin Mary holding a book with St. Anne an...

Beautiful oil on panel from the Italian school of the 18th century representing a faun trying to seduce a half-naked nymph, behind them a man seems to hav...

An English oil on canvas hunting dog painting from the late 18th century in carved giltwood frame. Elevate your art collection with this captivating English oil on canvas painting from the late 18th century. Depicting a scene of two hunting dogs gracefully running through the rolling hills, this artwork exudes a sense of energy and movement. The overcast sky adds a touch of drama, enhancing the overall atmosphere of the painting. Presented in a carved giltwood frame, this piece showcases a horizontal format that perfectly complements the composition. The carved details of the frame further enhance the visual appeal of the artwork, adding an element of elegance and sophistication. The painting is wired in the back, making it conveniently ready to be hung in your preferred space. Whether displayed in a living room, study, or gallery, this English hunting dog...

La Sacra Familia 18th Century Title: La Sacra Familia Dolci, School of Florence 92 x 118 cm A truly stunning 18th Century Italian Oil on canvas of the sacred family. Super high ...

Attributed to the great William Marlow (British, 1740-1813). The ink, graphite and watercolor painting is likely a sketch for a larger work produced by Marlow or someone in his studi...

Beautiful Flemish painting painted in oil on panel depicting a gentleman in elegant clothes. Within a molded and gilded wooden frame. MEASUREMENTS: overall 78x63 cm, work 63x49 cm

18th century oil on canvas, St. Joseph with Christ child. The unidentified artist who painted this bucolic scene, dominated by the figure of the sixteenth-century Portuguese monk Sa...

Pair of framed antique 17th century Roman Catholic antiphonal music sheets, hand drawn on vellum with illuminated capitals. Measures: 28.25” x 1.75” ...

Beautiful oil painting on canvas depicting a winged putto with a tree background, grape branches and fruit. Within a molded frame in gilded wood, typical manufacture attributable to...

This is a delightful antique Spanish oil on canvas painting after Bartolome' Esteban Murillo, depicting two peasant boys eating grapes and melon, Circa 1780 in date. It features a...

Antique Italian painting from the second half of the 18th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a portrait of a young girl, Princess with parrot, of good pictorial quality. Painti...

Beautiful 17th century Tooled Leather Oil Painting mounted on board and our best hypothesis is that it is probably Spanish, with a second guess possibly being Dutch. What we do know from a local expert, is that the Putti or Cherub is close to 400-years old. The correct word I believe is actually Putto which is singular for Putti and depicts a chubby small child, typically male. The Putti painting...

Rare 18th century Spanish Colonial "Christ Ascending" on Canvas. There is a figure of Christ below a cross.

Magnificent Italian 17th century Portrait of Virgin Mary measures 52 x 68 cm without the frame. The colors are stunning and the painting has never been restored. The Master unfortun...

Antique painting, Flemish, flowers, Banks after Van Huysum Oil painting on canvas, from the 18th century, depicting a refined floral composition, made by a follower of Van Huysum, B...

Antique 17th century French Baroque Still Life with Fish. Net size: 35 x 62 cm Size with frame: 53.5 x 79.5 cm Restaured.

This is a very good Spanish Colonial, Cuzco School (Cuzqueno) painting of the Archangel Michael. The painting appears to have little or no restorations and, as such, is in remarkable condition. We have chosen to leave that painting as found as the patina highlights the depth and character of the painting. We have listed separately two complementary larger paintings of the Virgin Mary and the Archangel Michael acquired from the same estate. The Cuzco school is a Peruvian Spanish Colonial religious artistic tradition in which Incan spirituality was incorporated into Catholic iconography. These Peruvian paintings incorporate artistic forms that distinguish Cuzqueno paintings from other Spanish Colonial artistic traditions. The Jesuit order, arriving in the mid-16th century, was the principal Catholic order whose mission it was to convert the Inca to Christianity and introduce Christian iconography and European type painting techniques to the Inca capital of Cuzco. Cuzco School paintings...

Portrait Of A Nobleman 18th century PORTRAIT OF AN 18TH CENTURY NOBLE ELEGANT AND LARGE PAINTING WITH THE PORTRAIT OF AN 18TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ...

Original Antique Oil on Canvas Painting Coming from a Cornish estate, it was said by the previous owners that the subject was a tin miner, although by the looks of it, I imagine it ...

Piedmontese painter of the second half of the 18th century Two "Still Lifes with composition of flowers, fruits and mushrooms" Measurements: Frames: cm W 63 x H 74 x D 8.5 frames...

Fete Galante Scene from 18th century Piedmont-School. Bamboo inlay collage on canvas in carved antique frame. Net size: 40 x 49 cm Size with frame: 53 x 61.5 cm

Death of Socrates, oil on canvas, Unsigned, 18th century possibly Italy.

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SMITH OF CHICHESTER England, 1717-1764 "The Second Premium Landscape, a copy" oil on canvas unsigned, attributed posthumously verso in pitch "jno Smith of Chich...

"An impressive early 18th century Dutch School portrait of Carolina Cornelia De Wille, circa 1714. The oval oil painting is on canvas and feat...

Important old-master painting, 18th century. Measurements: With frame: H. 65 W. 57 D. 5 cm Without frame : H. 48 W. 42 cm With frame: H. 25.5 W. 22.4 D. 1.9 in Without frame : H...

PORTRAIT OF D. MARIA BÁRBARA DE BRAGANÇA (1711-1758), QUEEN OF SPAIN Circle of Louis-Michel van Loo (1707-1771) Oil on canvas Her Royal Highness, the Infanta Maria Barbara of Braganza (1711-1758) was the first-born child of King John V of Portugal (1689-1750) and his queen consort Maria Anna of Austria (1683-1754). Born in December 1711, she had the Convent Palace of Mafra built in her honour following a vow made by her royal father. Her status as Princess of Brazil, inherent to 18th century Portuguese presumptive heirs, would however be superseded once the queen gave birth to two male princes, D. Pedro (1712-1714) and D. José (1714-1777), preventing her from ascending to the throne. Daughter of one of the most illustrious monarchs of his time, Maria Barbara was carefully educated to become a fond admirer of the arts, and of music in particular, having had the Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) as her music teacher. On the 10th January 1723 the young princess was betrothed to the Infante Ferdinand of Spain (1713-1759), eldest son of King Philip V (1683-1746). Six years later, on the 19th January, she entered her new country in a carefully choreographed ceremony that became known to history as the “Exchange of the Princesses”. This unique event took place on a specially built Bridge-Palace, a wooden, luxuriously decorated structure that included various modules and rooms, on both banks of the river Caia, the natural border between the town of Elvas in Portugal and of Badajoz in Spain. Simultaneously, on the same day that the Portuguese Infanta crossed the border to marry the Spanish Crown Prince, her new sister in law, the Infanta Mariana Victoria of Bourbon (1718-1781), her husband’s sister, crossed the same bridge in the opposite direction to marry Prince D. José, the Portuguese heir to the throne. Once married, Maria Barbara would spend 17 years as Princess of Asturias, only becoming Queen of Spain at her husband’s accession following the death of Philip V in 1746. She is portrayed in the 1743 painting by Louis-Michel van Loo (1707-1771) now in the Prado Museum, in which Philip V had himself represented with all his close family. The new Queen would take an important role at court eventually becoming the liaison between her husband and the King of Portugal, particularly throughout the negotiations for the Treaty of Madrid (1746-1750). Maintaining her interest in music, she patronized the Italian castrato singer Farinelli (1705-1782) while remaining close to her old master Scarlatti, having herself composed some sonatas for a large orchestra. She would also commission and fund the building of the Royal Salesians Monastery complex in central Madrid, where both her and Ferdinand VI are buried. The portrait we are presenting for sale shows the Queen in half-length, turning left at three quarters. She is wearing a blue low-cut dress embroidered with flowers and foliage, over a lace cuffed white blouse, and an ermine cloak pined on the left-hand side by a diamond broach. The powdered hair style is held sideways by a seven diamond and black plume headdress and topped by a small gold and pearl crown. The right arm rests on a cushion while the left hand, at chest height, holds a miniature male portrait. The Infanta’s features are analogous to the 1725 portrait by the painter Domenico Duprà (1689-1770), also in the Prado Museum collection. Further similarities can be found in another portrait by Louis-Michel van Loo, in which a seven diamond and black plume headdress is also present. In this work, the cushion supporting Maria Barbara’s right arm has also some obvious similarities to our painting. The same diamond headdress reappears in Van Loo’s above-mentioned portrait of Philip V’s family dated from 1743. It is nevertheless in Lisbon’s Ajuda National Palace that it is possible to find an almost identical depiction of the Infanta holding a miniature portrait of her husband. In it, the future Ferdinand VI is portrayed facing right at three quarters and wearing a curly wig, suit of armour, the golden fleece insignia and a blue band, in a composition that closely resembles an 18th century Spanish school painting that appeared in the art market in January 2016. Another detail common to various portraits of the Portuguese Infanta and Queen of Spain is the small gold and pearl crown on her head. In another Van Loo painting, also from the Prado Museum, in which Maria Barbara is portrayed as Queen, this crown is represented together with a headdress similar to the one previously described. Another two paintings by the same artist, at the Royal Academy of Saint Ferdinand, include the same ornament. We must also refer the paintings by the artist Jean Ranc (1674-1735). In one, dating from 1729 (Prado Museum), the Infanta is depicted outdoors holding a flower bouquet and wearing a yellow silk dress with red cloak, and a set of diamond and ruby jewellery that includes a headdress similar to the one present in our portrait. Another work by the same artist, belonging to the Complutence University of Madrid, depicts the Infanta sumptuously dressed in identical colours to our painting and wearing an elaborate headdress and diadem. These portraits, beyond their iconographical importance as contemporary records of the Infanta and Queen Maria Barbara, are also illustrative of 18th century fashion for jewelled head dressing. Often, flowers were combined with joyful adornments, composing almost theatrical displays that would reinforce the ostentatious nature of the image. The ornamental flowers and the chromatic character of the jewels would complement the luxury of the colourful dresses in blue, crimson, green or other silk shades, in compositions whose sole purpose was to highlight a royal sitter’s wealth and power, becoming an essential statement accessory within the strict court protocols and codes of conduct. Circle of Louis-Michel van Loo (1707-1771) Slowly but steadily, the resolute, tranquil and dignified attitude of Renaissance and Baroque portraiture becomes artificial and presumptuous. Mid 18th century society favours elusive expression and psychological deepness, albeit limited to the face, that, with emphasis on detail, on the rich colour palette and on changing costumes and landscapes, associated to the courtliness of gestures, creates a strongly artificial environment while maintaining a highly poetic intrinsic character. Louis-Michel van Loo followed a dynasty of famous Dutch origin artists that had settled in France. Initially taught by his father, Jean-Baptiste von Loo (1684-1745), the younger van Loo studied in Turin and Rome and frequented the Paris Academy. In Rome he worked with his uncle Charles-André van Loo (1705-1765) and become a painter for the Turin Court. In 1737 he arrived in Spain being summoned by Philip V to succeed Jean Ranc as painter of the king’s chamber. In Madrid, his work covers the numerous Court commissions and the Royal Saint Ferdinand Fine Arts Academy, of which he was a founding member and director for the Painting department in 1752. Is production at court consisted essentially of numerous portrait paintings, often Royal gifts...

European workshop XVII century Portrait of Lars Gathenhielm (1689-1718) Oil on canvas Unsigned Lars Gathenhielm (1689–1718), was a Swedish sea captain, commander, shipowne...

Antique Italian painting from the second half of the 17th century. Oil on canvas artwork of the Lombard School, of exceptional quality, depicting a peasant woman with eggs. Painting ...

A rare 18th century painting of Virgin Mary, painted for a Spanish Colonial travellers, most probably in the artistic centers of Cuzco and the ...

Pair of two oil paintings on canvas depicting landscapes with figures. Veneto, 18th century Good state of conservation.

David Kleyne (1753- 1805) Dutch painter, oil painting seascape with ships David Kleyne (1753- 1805), Dutch painter, draftsman, pen artist, etcher. A beau...

An exceptional and extremely decorative Continental 18th century oil on canvas painting in its original giltwood frame. The wonderfully executed painting depicts a handsome young man...

18th century, French Painting with Landscape with Ruins Measures: frame cm L 165 x H 95 x P 10; canvas cm L 142 x H 71 This painting depicti...

An exceptional, museum quality very large 18th century Greek icon of the Pentecost. Egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, primed with gesso. Attributed to Mount Athos...

A beautiful Italian Still Life oil painting on old canvas of an urn holding a bouquet of assorted flowers set on a ledge. 17th century....

This magnificent Madonna and Child belongs to an Itlalian (Roman) school of painting and could be a masterpiece of a Carlo Maratta /Maratti (1625-1713) school. Maratta's style of Bar...