18th Century and Earlier Paintings

Pair of extraordinary reverse paintings on glass of St. Mark and St. John. St. Mark has a lion behind him and St. John has a crow to his right holding a feather. Any reverse painti...

Original oil on canvas 'laid on wood panels', by gasparo lopez (gasparo "Dei fiori" lopez; 1650-1732) florence, italy. Faintly signed with the initials 'gl', see close ups, sepia ins...

Here we have a oil on board attributed to denner circa 1730. Depicting a typical subject of his, showing the face in high detail. Would benefit from a professional clean. Which we co...

18th Century painting on porcelain by Matthew William Peters titled ‘Adorational’. Circa 1780. Peters (1742 - 1814) was an English portrait and genre painter who later became an Ang...

These charming portraits are of James Peter Auriol (1713-1771) and his daughter Charlotte Louisa Auriol (1754-1838), who became Mrs. Thomas Dashwood. The Auriol family were a promine...

This beautiful lady was painted in the mid 18th Century, possibly in London. In the mid 18th Century it was fashionable for elegant ladies to be painted in simple gowns without any j...

A masterful painting on tin in possibly original gilded frame, by an unknown artist. We unfortunately have no provenance or further information. Unrestored with soiling and mostly t...

H.G. Kingsley (British, XVIII) antique oil painting on canvas depicting a female figure with a child atop a mule accompanied by a hound and chicken amongst an idyllic country landsca...

framed late 18th century English hunt scene, oil on canvas, two men take a rest while hunting large hares / rabbits with a pack of hounds (lower left) while another pair of hunters ...

A fine antique miniature portrait painting, John Smart (1741-1811). The painting circa 1780. A very handsome portrait miniature of a young military officer...

Early 18th century portrait of a gentleman, William Woodhouse of Rearsby Hall. Superbly painted, oil on canvas in nice conditi...

Rare and remarkable set of eight 18th century paintings of birds on silk executed with egg tempera in a delicate yet colorful style. Interesting historica...

John Thomas Serres 1759-1825 was an English maritime painter who enjoyed significant success, including exhibiting extensively at the Royal Academy,...

2 portraits, late 18th century, oil on board.

Gilt framed oil painting portrait of 18th Century man in red chair.

English Georgian style gilt framed painting portrait of 18th century nobleman with book. (Sir Norton Schell).  

A very handsome and well executed pair of 18th century Irish Georgian portraits. Both executed in pastels on paper laid down on canvas, set within th...

English oil on canvas painting of 18th century gentleman holding a portrait of lady within a gilt molded frame (possibly 18th cent).     

19th Century copy of 18th century portrait of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, (born 1661, London, died 1724, London). He was a British statesman who headed the Tory ministry from ...

In a giltwood frame. Gentleman standing with red jacket. Frost And Reed label on reverse giving Maubert attribution. Maubert was born and trained in Dublin.

Remarkable 18th century oil painting on canvas depicting the portrait of an old gentleman dressed in armour. Very expressive facial features. Unsigned. The detailed frame is 19th cen...

Few coach panels survive. This is a striking example with the double headed eagle, gilded armorial and burgundy background. The closest I can find to ar...

18th century English noblewoman in a gold gilt ornate period frame. Lovely detail and color, coat of arms in corner. Unsigned. Without the frame the painting itself measures 29 inche...

Oil on herringbone canvas copy of Joshua Reynolds’s portrait of the architect Sir William Chambers painted in 1779; the original of which is in the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Thi...

Exceptional English George III period neoclassical memorial or mourning portrait of a gentleman attributed to famed London portraitist Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) depicting 'Edward Lon...

A large oil on canvas depicting a youthful father with his three children, two of which are behind him playing musical instruments, the daughter with her harp and son playing the flute. A third child with his back to the painter faces his father. The painting is presented in a carved and gilded wood frame. Like the great majority of Opie's work, this painting is not signed or stamped. Opie lived at No 8 Berners Street where he moved in 1791, the street famous for artists, composers and instrument makers. Jacob Erat the famous harp maker lived in the neighbourhood and moved to 23 Berners Street before his death in 1821. This painting could be the painting referenced in John Jope Rogers, "Opie and his Work" Truro 1878, Page 220, entitled 'Musical Party'. Provenance: Charles St. George Quechee, Vermont; New England Private Institution; Sotheby's New York April 7, 1989, Lot 1, as John Opie, Portrait of a Gentleman and his three children; Private collection Connecticut. John Opie RA, (May 1761 – 1807), was a Cornish historical and portrait painter. He painted many great men and women of his day, including members of the British Royal Family, and others who were most notable in the artistic and literary professions. Opie's artistic abilities eventually came to the attention of a local physician and satirist, Dr John Wolcot (Peter Pindar). Recognising a great talent, Wolcot became Opie's mentor, buying him out of his apprenticeship and insisting that he come to live at his home in Truro. Wolcot provided invaluable encouragement, advice, tuition and practical help in the advancement of his early career, including obtaining many commissions for work. In 1781, Opie moved to London with Wolcot, having entered into a formal profit-sharing agreement with him. Although Opie had received a considerable artistic education from Wolcot, the doctor chose to present him as a self-taught prodigy. A portrait of a boy shown at the Society of Artists the previous year had been described in the catalogue as "an instance of Genius, not having ever seen a picture." Wolcot introduced the "Cornish wonder" to leading artists, including Sir Joshua Reynolds, who was to compare him to Caravaggio and Velazquez, and to prospective patrons. The business arrangement with Wolcot lasted for a year after which Opie informed the doctor that he now wished to go it alone, leading to the estrangement of the two former partners. Through the influence of a Mrs Boscawen, Wolcot managed to have Opie introduced at the court of King George III. The king purchased one of his pictures and commissioned him to produce a portrait of Mary Delany...

Oil on canvas Portrait of a gentleman 18th century Measures: Portrait framed 56 x 43 and 51 x 38.5.

"A Study of the Ruins of a Castle." By: John Claude Nattes (English 1768-1822). Fine original watercolor painting with pencil on paper, inscribed in pencil on reverse, matted and gil...

Late 18th century portrait of a gentleman unframed , English. Joh Rud Kupfer, 1764 age 37 signed on back.

18th-century Italian capriccio painting. Mounted in a beveled gilt wood frame, the oil on canvas painting depicts a dreamy expanse of Roman architec...