Late 18th Century Paintings

We are pleased to offer these Individual bird scenes captured on paper in the style of the Audubon bird engravings. These small, gem like, hand...

Extraordinary 18th century French 6-panel screen, or paravent, painted canvas. Divided into two sets of three. One set having scenes or couples and bound with tacks, the back painted rust, the other having a single individual per panel and no tacks, the reverse painted indigo blue. All of similar rich Prussian blues, the scenes surrounded by an amber painted...

Three Chinese botanical watercolors, each depicting flowering dahlias, circa 1790-1800, watercolor on paper, one pink, one yellow and one light purple, individually framed. Provenance: From the collection of Sir Joseph Banks...

Pair of 18th century romanticism original watercolor paintings Wonderful matching pair of paintings depicting men and women in an outdoor setting. Each painting measures 5" dia...

This is a truly splendid antique and highly decorative French painted mother of pearl fan set in a gilded and glazed box frame, dating from the late 18th century. This wonderful fan is beautifully hand painted with stunning figures dressed in classical costumes and gracefully dancing and playing music within a charming woodland landscape featuring trees, a lake and hills in the background. The fan is further embellished with wonderful floral and gilded decoration, which add an extra touch of grace to this resplendent artwork. It has spectacular mother of pearl guards and sticks that are carved with attractive flowers, drapes and trophies. Add this highly ornate antique framed fan...

We are pleased to offer these Individual bird scenes captured on paper in the style of the Audubon bird engravings. These small, gem like, hand-...

A watercolor landscape from Tivoli, Italy, by Peter Birman (1758-1844), Switzerland. Signed and dated 1786. In its original frame with original gilding.

View over Lambeth Palace to river with ships at left, bridge beyond, Westminster Cathedral at left and St Paul's in the distance at right, the spires of London over the buildings between. 1795 hand-coloured aquatin. Editorial: Pub. By J & J Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall, and N. 90, Cheapside,, London, 1795 The Original is in the British Museum London Boydell's Thames hand-coloured copper engraving with aquatint. A view from St Mary Lambeth's tower looking across the Thames to Westminster Abbey, and up the river to the City of London. Westminster Bridge is in the centre, and Lambeth Palace, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, to the right.From the second volume of Farington's 'History of the River Thames', (London: J. & J. Boydell, 1794). The work, issued with plates either printed in sepia or coloured, contained two double-page spreads of London, this view from the west and a companion view from the Royal Observatory in the east. Joseph Farington wrote in his diary, on 17 August 1794: "Went to the top of Lambeth steeple to look at the view of London...

Hundreds of individual bird scenes captured on paper in the style of the Audubon bird engravings (see the images of the 11 individual birds). Th...

Hundreds of individual bird scenes captured on paper in the style of the Audubon bird engravings. These small, gem like, hand-colored engravings...

Finely executed 18th century European oil on canvas landscape and river scene painting with architectural ruins and depicting a family walking along a path. Castles can be seen in th...

Hundreds of beautiful bird scenes captured on paper in the style of Audubon bird engravings. These small hand-painted colored engravings of bird...