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Louis XVI Paintings

LOUIS XVI STYLE

Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.

Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.

Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.

The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Louis XVI
18th Century French Portrait Jean-Baptiste Soyer
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful pastel in an oval shape. It depicts a young noblewoman portrayed three-quarter-length with her little dog in her arms. Seated in a gilded armchair, she is draped in a backg...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Glass, Wood

Exquistie early !9 century french school oil on panel painting
Located in Culver City, CA
This exquisite miniature portrait, executed in oil on panel in the early 19th century French style, captures the delicate beauty of a young woman in the prime of her youth. The circu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Oak, Paint

Late 18th Century Realism Still-Life Oil Painting of Birds, Heinrich Lihl, 1780
Located in Berlin, DE
A somber realism permeates this late 18th-century still-life oil painting, reminiscent of Heinrich Lihl's precise style from around 1780. Two deceased birds, their feathers meticulou...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century French Trumeau Mirror with Painting
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with a large painting depicting Diana, the goddess of the hunt. Oil on canvas with vivid color, heavy craquelure, with som...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Mirror, Giltwood, Pine

18th Century Painting Depicting Courtly Life
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this unique 18th-century painting in gouache that portrays an elegant scene set in a lavishly decorated interior, likely a salon in a grand residence. The setting...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Wood, Paper

18th century French School : portrait of an aristocrat dated 1768, oil on canvas
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
18th century French school, portrait of an aristocrat woman circa 1760 - 1770, oil on canvas set into a Louis XVI style gold leaf gilt wood frame (the frame is a 19th century product...
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1760s French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Noble Portraits, Late 18th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
A distinguished pair of noble portraits Likely painted by Hans Hansen (1769–1829) or another artist from Circle of Jens Juel. These portraits are masterfull...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Watercolor , garden of an italien palace
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful watercolor from the end of the 18 century representing a garden of an italian palace sign by RENE LOUIS MAURICE BEGGUYER DE CHANCOURTOIS {Nantes 1757-Paris 1817}
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Paint

French Lady in Pink Portrait
Located in New York, NY
French gilt filigree carved framed oil painting portrait of 18th Century lady wearing pink bow (signed A. BERONER)
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Paint

Small Italian Oil on Board, “Riders in Landscape with Villa”, attr. Zuccarelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
In a small square (later) frame with a small plaque attributing Francesco Zuccarelli of Tuscany, b. 1702 d. 1788, depicting two riders in a landscape with a villa in the distance
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Paint

A French early 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Wood wall panel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant French early 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Wood wall panel. This truly stunning rectangular wall decor/plaque is centered by a central medallion o...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Wood

French Louis XVI Crowned Lady Portrait
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (18th Cent) gilt framed oval oil painting portrait of lady wearing crown
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Paint

Pair of Period Louis XVI Painted Canvas Panels from France, Circa 1780
Located in Dallas, TX
The straight lines that dominated furniture during the reign of Louis XVI were also present in artwork from the period, as seen on this pair of painted canvas panels...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Louis XVI Style Trumeau Panel with Trompe L'oeil Mirror Panel
Located in Nashville, TN
Possibly late 18th century but most likely 19th century painted arched painted panel. Either a panel intended for a trumeau or to be inset into wall boiserie as a trumeau. The upper ...
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1830s French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Gouache with Giltwood painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Gouache with Giltwood painting. This finely detailed Gouache is set within a rectangular Giltwood Louis XVI st. ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

A 19th C. Italian Oil on Canvas "The Cardinal's Present" by Arturo Ricci
By Arturo Ricci
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous 19th Century Italian Oil on Canvas titled "The Cardinal's Present" by Arturo Ricci. This oil on canvas is truly incredible and one of Ricci's best works of art. The sce...
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1880s Italian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

18th Century French Trumeau Mirror with Greek Myth Painting
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with a large painting depicting Venus at the Forge of Vulcan. Fine quality oil on canvas with vivid color. Gilded wood frame is ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Mirror, Giltwood

Portrait Of A Scholar, Oil On Framed Canvas, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
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 ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Paint

Watercolor On Verger Paper, Animated Ruins With Equestrian Statue
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Watercolor On Verger Paper, Animated Ruins With Equestrian Statue, 18th Century
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18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Paper

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with a sepia toned oil painting depicting a pastoral courtship scene. Pale green painted pine frame with gilded border trim. Orig...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Mirror, Pine, Giltwood, Canvas, Paint

18th-Century Seascape Painting in the Style of Claude-Joseph Vernet
By Claude-Joseph Vernet
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this exquisite 18th-century coastal tableau that captures the collaborative efforts of both men and women weaving baskets along the shore while men prepare for a fishi...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Pair Of Oil On Canvas Wall Decorations With Flowers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of two antique oil paintings on canvas representing flower decoration in Louis XVI style. These square pair of paintings from around the 1900's (1880-1920). These paintings were ...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Watercolor Painting in Its Original Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful small scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. watercolor painting in its original ormolu frame. The painting titled Triomphe de Bacchus (Triumph of Bacchus) depicts wonderfully executed personages celebrating with a beautiful maiden in a flowing white gown and a handsome gentleman holding a cornucopia and draped in a red cloak riding in a chariot pulled by a lion with a delightful winged cherub pulling the reins. A lioness is walking by their side with a charming young boy draped in grape vines and grape leaves playing a flute and a flying winged cherub leading the way carrying a basket of grapes...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Ormolu

19th Century Aubusson Cardboard with Flower Basket Decor
Located in BARSAC, FR
Painting on carton canvas from the 19th century in the Louis XVI style decorated with a flower basket in an oblong medallion made up of foliage and floral garlands. Project used as ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Paint

French Trumeau Louis XVI Children Scene, Late 18th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Late 18th century, Louis XVI Trumeau. The mirror is no the original, the painting representing a children scene needs a restoration Good condition. For shipping: 5 x 165 x 74 c...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Mirror, Wood

19th Century Child Portrait, 1820
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century child portrait, 1820 Beautiful 19th century child portrait in its original frame, pupil of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, certainly Jeanne Philiber...
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1820s French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas

Late 19th Century French Pastel Portrait of Young Girl in Oval Gilt Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study, bedroom, or living space with this beautiful antique pastel masterpiece. Created in France circa 1880, the artwork depicts a young blonde girl seemingly gazing off ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Pair of Oval Porcelain Plaques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming pair of oval porcelain plaques with the frame in ormolu bronze represent scenes of a couple having fun in a landscape and the other one ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Bronze

Large 18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting Depicting a Hunt Scene
Located in Dallas, TX
This large (110 inches high) oil on canvas painting depicts a successful hunter, with his felled game displayed near his retriever dogs. Our hunter is leaning against a stone pedestal, clad in blue coat and pants with his rifle beneath his right hand. The man is wearing a gold cap with red fabric attached to it and has a sword on his left hip. Three retriever dogs stand to the hunter’s left, while a fourth sits in front of him (the man appears to be motioning to this dog with his left hand). An orange terra cotta vase adorned with spiral fluting sits on top of a molded plinth at the top of the pedestal. Ivy has begun to wrap around the vase, which also is festooned with green drapery. On a ledge at the base of the pedestal is the felled game: a rabbit and three birds. The hunting display is surrounded by numerous trees and shrubbery. Mountains and a lake can be seen in the background, beneath a blue sky with pink and orange clouds and birds flying. Based on the size and vertical orientation, the scene was most likely part of a French boiserie room...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Late 19th Century French Pastel Portrait of Young Girl with Bird in Gilt Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study, bedroom, or living space with this beautiful antique pastel masterpiece. Created in France circa 1880, the artwork depicts a young blonde girl sitting in a chair se...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Meissen Plaque Depicting Four Royals Hunting in the Woods with a Dog and Rifles
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally fine and quite larege Meissen hand-painted porcelain plaque depicting four royals hunting in the woods with a hunting dog and rifles. This is the finest quality of a...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Porcelain, Wood

Louis XVI Style Oil Painting of a Domestic Interior Scene
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (20th Cent) gilt framed oil painting of 18th Century man with 2 ladies in interior (signed).  
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20th Century Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Gouaches in Their Original Frames
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most decorative pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. gouaches in their original giltwood frames. Each gouache is framed within elegant giltwood borders with love...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

19th Century Victorian Colored Lithograph of Banquet
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian (19th century) colored lithograph of 18th century banquet scene.     
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Paper

Italian 19th Century Louis XVI Style Oval Reverse Painted on Glass Still Lifes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful pair of decorative Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. oval reverse painted on glass still lifes. The pair are framed within giltwo...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Glass, Giltwood

English 19th Century Louis XVI St. Oil on Canvas Painting
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and wonderfully executed English 19th century Louis XVI st. oil on canvas painting in the manner of Sir Peter Lely. The painting depicts a beautiful maiden dressed in an elegant flowing robe with a red jewel clasp...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Oval Painting in Carved Frame of a Dubois French Garden Scene
Located in New York, NY
French white painted and gilt framed oval oil painting of ladies in garden (DuBois) (19th Century).  
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Wood

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Oil on Canvas Still Life Painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and charming Italian 18th century Louis XVI period oil on canvas still life painting in its original giltwood frame. The painting depicts wonderfully executed and finely ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gouaches in Their Original Frames
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most decorative pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. gouaches in their original ebonized fruitwood and Mecca frames. Each gouache is framed within elegant eboniz...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Fruitwood

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Gouache in Its Original Giltwood Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Gouache in its original giltwood frame. The wonderfully executed painting depicts a stunning Italian structure with grand stairs lea...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Gouache in its Original Giltwood Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming Italian 18th century Louis XVI period gouache in its original giltwood frame. The wonderfully executed painting depicts a beautiful landscape of the Italian countryside wi...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Still Life Painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. still life painting. The painting is set within its original giltwood frame with an elegant mottled border and finely carved foliate desi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

French Pastel of a Portrait of a Young Lady Wearing a Formal Dress
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant French 19th century pastel portrait of a young lady wearing a formal dress. The painting is framed in a Louis XVI st. carve...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Giltwood

Continental 19th Century Louis XVI St. Still Life Pastel in Its Original Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Continental 19th century Louis XVI st. still life pastel set in its original giltwood frame. The pastel depicts a wonderfully executed flower arrangement with beautiful v...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Pastel of Diana the Huntress
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French 19th century Louis XVI st. pastel of Diana the Huntress. The beautiful pastel is set within its original Mecca frame with glass and a mottled design and elegant folia...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French early 19th century Louis XVI st. oil on canvas painting. The still life painting is set within is original patinated green and giltwood frame and depicts an elegan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Watercolors in Original Giltwood Frames
Located in Dallas, TX
These antique colorful watercolors were crafted in France circa 1780, set in the original giltwood frames with glass protection, each art work depicts a courting scene with a young g...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Two 18th Century Architectural Fragment Panels With Putties
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of 18th Century painted architectural fragment panels with putties, one of the panels has Louis Seize decorations The panels were ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Wood

18th Century French Louis XVI Courting Scene Painting in Carved Painted Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique painting on canvas was created in France, circa 1760. The colorful composition features a romantic scene with a gentlem...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century Portrait of a French Aristocratic Gentleman
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine half length portrait of a powder wigged 18th century French aristocratic gentleman simply dressed in a brown waistcoat over an embroidered buttoned vest in which he has placed...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman Oil on Canvas
Located in Marseille, FR
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

French Oil on Canvas Paintings, Trompe l’œil, Attributed P. J. Sauvage
By Piat Joseph Sauvage 1
Located in IT
18th century, pair of French Louis XVI oil on canvas paintings with trompe l’œil, attributable to Piat Joseph Sauvage (Tournai, 1744–1818) Size: cm H 94 x L 132 each The pair o...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas

Late 18th Century, Limoges Enamel Plate "Deianeira and the Centaur Nessus"
Located in Paris, FR
Limoges enamel plate featuring Deianeira and the Centaur Nessus. In Ovid's Metamorphosis, Hercules marries Deianeira after conquering Achelous and puts her in the care of Nessus, a centaur, who offers to help her cross the Euenos river. While Hercules floats away, Nessus, who is in love with the princess, tries to abduct her. Realizing the deception, Hercules kills the centaur with an arrow poisoned by the Lernaean Hydra. The dramatic nature of this scene is highlighted by the movement of the waves and Deianeira's brightly-colored, billowing fabric. The creator of this enamel plaque was inspired by Guido Reni...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Enamel

French Louis XVI Young Woman Portrait
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI (18/19th Cent) portrait oil painting of young woman wearing a blue dress holding a pink ribbon with flowers in her hair in a gold carved frame (style of NATTIER)
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Gold

French Louis XVI Lady in Blue Portrait
Located in New York, NY
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...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

French Late 18th Century Country Scene Oil on Canvas Painting Set in Pine Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French oil on canvas country scene from the late 18th century, set inside a pine frame. This French oil on canvas country scene, dating back to the late 18th century, captures the ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Pine, Paint

French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirror with an Oil painting after Fragonard
Located in Dallas, TX
A French striped pine trumeau mirror with an oil painting in the style of Fragonard.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Paintings

18th C, Oil on Copper of a Nude After Titian's Venus of Urbino by Adam J. Braun
By Adam Johann Braun
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exquisite and rare late 18th century oil on copper plate of a reclining nude by Austrian artist Adam J. Braun, (1748-1827) in the manner ...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Louis XVI Paintings

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Copper

Louis Xvi paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, mirrors, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with canvas, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI paintings made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include Pierre Joseph Buchoz, Adam Johann Braun, Aubusson Manufacture, and Jean François Forty. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $185 and tops out at $36,800 while the average work can sell for $6,051.

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