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Neoclassical Prints

NEOCLASSICAL STYLE

Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.

Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.

The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.

Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.

Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.

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Style: Neoclassical
19th-Century Pair of Equestrian Engravings – Framed Antique Hunting Prints
By William Barraud
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Bring the allure of the English countryside into your home with this remarkable pair of antique equestrian prints. These hand-colored engravi...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper, Glass

Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique Roman Vase Print "in S.Agostino""
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Early 19th Century Architectural Prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard De La Fresque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764-1846).
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

James Irza Arnold - New York City Hall Etching, c.1920s
Located in Savannah, GA
James Irza Arnold (American, 1887-1965) "New York City Hall, Built 1804-1811,” circa 1920s Etching presented in gilt frame with gilt liner. sight: 18 ½ by 12 ½ inches frame: 24 ¾ b...
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1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique English Mansions Vase Print 5 of 5
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Very original reproductions of decorative vases from important English mansions, printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Framed Etching, Neoclassical Vessel, 19th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Framed etching, neoclassical vessel, 19th century. Custom silver leaf frame and mat.
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Set of 4 Neo classical greek god prints in gold frames
Located in Southall, GB
This is a set of four framed prints depicting Greek gods, executed in a Neoclassical style. The prints are presented in matching gold frames....
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Pair of Framed Neoclassical Engravings, Late 18th Early 19th century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of framed neoclassical engravings, after works painted by Jean Jacques François Le Barbier (1738 - 1826) and engraved by Jean-Jacques Avril (1744-1831), dated 1789 for the paint...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Pair of Prints Finely Framed L'Hiver et Printemps
Located in Manhasset, NY
A pair of prints finely framed L'Hiver et Printemps. Each in a fine gilt wood frame set in a ebony larger frame.
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Pair of Antique Neo-Classical Bartolozzi Prints. 1907
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful prints of 18th Century Francesco Bartolozzi engravings after Cipriani Publshed by Otto Limited, London 1907 Blank verso The measurem...
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Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Contemporary Italian hand coloured Roman vase print with handcrafted black frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Rothermel “The United States Senate, A.D. 1850” Henry Clay Compromise Engraving
Located in Savannah, GA
Peter F. Rothermel (American, 1817-1895) A steel engraving depicting the United States Senate and Henry Clay’s Compromise of 1850. Published in Philadelphia in 1855 by John M. Butl...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Market Square in Wijk bij Duurstede - Lithograph in Water Gilt Frame - C. 1940
Located in Chatham, ON
'Market Square in Wijk bij Duurstede' - Vintage lithographic Architectural print on paper with white hand painted highlights - titled (in Dutch) in the lower margin - signed in the p...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Neoclassical Prints

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Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Pair 18th Century Hand Colored Engravings of Brussels by Frederic Leizel
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of hand colored engravings of the Royal Palace and Brussels Park by Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt (also spelled Leizel, active 1750–1800) a German artist and copperplate engraver working from Augsburg. These are beautiful and evocative renderings of architecture, open space and perspective. 1- Place Royal A Bruxelles 2- Vue Du Parc A Bruxelles 22 inches wide 18 high Leizelt produced a series of European and American scenic views at a time when pictures of foreign countries and people were popular and designed for use in optical viewers. As is normal for these prints the series title is a mirror image because optical viewers made use of mirrors which reversed the image. The Age of Enlightenment sparked a great interest in science, so that optical toys...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Pair Antique Wm. H. Prestele Pomological Apple and Peaches Prints, 1887-1888
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Cottagecore Style antique 19th Century custom framed pair of Pomological William Henry Prestele Jeffries Apple, Kelsey and Satsuma Peaches prints 1887 and 1888 Fine, custom...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Al Kaufman Framed Original Signed & Numbered Etching with COA 75/300
Located in San Diego, CA
Original 1970's etching by Listed artist Al Kaufman , framed in glass and oak with COA signed an numbered Sandalwood title.
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20th Century American Neoclassical Prints

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Glass, Oak, Paper

Set of 4 Antique Neo-Classical Bartolozzi Prints. 1907
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful red ochre prints of 18th Century Francesco Bartolozzi engravings after Cipriani and Cosway. Publshed by Otto Limited, London 1907 Text...
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Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

18th Century Framed Lithographs of Important Men - 21 Available. $895 each.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Group of 4 (individual) lithographs of important men of their day. Finely detailed. Framed and matted with bone linen matte. Silver-leafed frames. 21 available.
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Italian Contemporary Hand Coloured Red Blue Roman Vase Print G.B Piranesi 1 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Large Roman marble vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, pompeian red and blue highlights and details. Light brown ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Antique Neo-Classical Bartolozzi Print. 1907
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful red ochre print of an 18th Century Francesco Bartolozzi engraving after Cipriani. Publshed by Otto Limited, London 1907 Text on verso ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Audubon Print of the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare original large folio size hand-colored etching, plate # 2 in Audubon's "Birds of North America." This is a rare printing of a first edition by Lizars. Only 50 copies of the fi...
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1820s American Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Italian Contemporary Hand Coloured Red Blue Roman Vase Print G.B Piranesi 2 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Large Roman marble vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, pompeian red and blue highlights and details. Light brown ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique Roman Vase Print " in S.Agostino"
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Set of 3 Antique Neo-Classical Bartolozzi Prints. 1907
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful red ochre prints of 18th Century Francesco Bartolozzi engravings after Cipriani. Publshed by Otto Limited, London 1907 Text on verso ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Pair of Framed Wedgwood Neoclassical Lithographs, Plate XII and LX
Located in Dallas, TX
Attributed to William Griggs, circa 1880, this pair of lithographs in hand-painted black frames depict a set of Neoclassical Wedgwood amphora vases. Both prints are on cream paper, a...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Antique Neo-Classical Bartolozzi Print. 1907
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful red ochre print of an 18th Century Francesco Bartolozzi engraving after R.Cosway. Publshed by Otto Limited, London 1907 Text on verso The measurement is the paper size ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

18th Century Elizabeth Blackwell Hand Tinted Botanicals - 12 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand tinted Elizabeth Blackwell botanical lithographs. Newly framed and matted in vintage cork frames. 12 left.
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18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Copper

Pair Italian Large Framed Architectural Engravings, Views of Rome, early 19thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
each large engraving framed in period ebonized frame, the scenes depicting Roman views with architecture and figures
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique English Mansions Vase Print 3 of 5
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Very original reproductions of decorative vases from important English mansions, printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Engraving in color, Architectural place in Paris, with characters, France 18th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an engraving, in colors. With a large frame in wood. Representing an architectural place in paris. It has been made in France in the 18th Century. The engraving has no glass...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper, Wood

Arthur Coppedge African American Offset Print
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful offset print of an African American woman. 1970's style. Dedicated and Autographed by the artist Arthur Coppedge. Curbside to NYC/Philly $400
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

19th Century Hand Tinted Botanicals - 19 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand tinted late 19th century botanicals. Finely detailed. Newly framed and matted. Linen matte. Gold metal leaf frames. 19 available.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Linen, Wood, Giltwood, Paper

Landscape Chateau Chillon Leman Lake, Switzerland, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Oil on canvas representing Chateau Chillon at the edge of the Leman Lake Late 19th century, Switzerland Good condition Shipping: L 45/2/38.    
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Canvas

Italian Contemporary Roman Vase Black Gold Big Print w/ Mirror Wood Frame 1 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
One of two etching printed Ancient Roman Vase BIG print with gold leaf background hand-gilded and enhanced with a square frame made of mirrors and gilded with gouache and burnished w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Milan View Etching by Aspari Domenico 1788
By Domenico Aspari
Located in Milano, MI
A rare view of Milan, an 18th century Italian etching and burin engraving with original ebonized walnut frame and glass depicting San Paolo delle Monache a Milan view, dated 1788, by...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper, Canvas, Walnut

Rare Collection of Four Pompeiian Erotic Etchings by Auguste Delvaux, 1836
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare set of four framed hand-colored engravings by Auguste Delvaux comes from César Famin’s remarkable 1836 publication, Musée royal de Naples: peintures, bronzes et statues érotiques du cabinet secret. Each engraving reproduces a fresco unearthed in Pompeii in the 18th and 19th centuries, preserved in the Secret Cabinet of the Naples Archaeological Museum—a collection of ancient Roman erotic art long hidden from public view. In this set: Bacchus wrestles playfully with a satyr in a moment of drunken abandon; a nude woman straddles a man in bed...
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1830s French Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

19th Century Grand Tour Engravings by Pierre Bouillon
Located in Richmond, London
A pair of exquisite and rare etchings of ancient sculptures by Pierre Bouillon (1776-1831), from his book Musée des antiques, published in Paris betwee...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Pair of German Framed Engravings, "Die Loewin" & "Die Jungen Loewen", mid 19thc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
titled in both German and French these expertly engraved scenes depict lions and a lioness engaged in the hunt, original frames and mattes
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1840s German Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Engraving in Color Hunting Scenes with Animals signed Boris Riabouchine 20th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an engraving, in colors. With a Beautiful frame in wood. Representing an Scene of Hunting with Animals.
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20th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Set of Four 18th Century Frames with Saint Engravings by German Klauber
Located in Milano, MI
A set of four frames with Klauber 18th century engravings within stunning rectangular frames in gold-leaf gilded wood with lapis lazuli blue color paper inserts in the external profile, with gold decorations. Under the original glass we find the effigies of Saints Ambrose...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Glass, Giltwood, Paper

19th Century French Framed Engraving, Hercule Et Telephe by Pierre Bouillon
Located in Bradenton, FL
By French painter and printmaker Pierre Bouillon. Plate from Musée des antiques, dessiné et gravé par P. Bouillon, avec des notices explicatives par J....
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Important Framed Lithograph of the Grapeshot Clipper Ship Joseph Currier & Ives
By Currier & Ives/Joseph Koehler
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An important framed lithograph of the "Grapeshot" clipper ship belonging to Geo Law Esq. NY. This print is reprinted from Lith by Currier & Ives, American, active 1834–1907. Its fram...
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Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper, Glass

19th Century Hand Tinted Botanicals - 34 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century finely detailed. Hand detailed botanical lithographs. Newly framed and matted. Silver leaf frame. Linen matte. 34 left.
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Linen, Wood, Paper

Architectural Etching, Diverses Sciences & l’Architecture
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Architectural Print Total of 6 available 2 horizontal & 4 vertical prints Dimensions : Frame: 16” W x 20.25” H x 1” D Etching: 9.5” W x 13.75...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Vase Print in Villa Lante G.B Piranesi 1 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman marble vase on a porphyry pedestal printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte bla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Italian Contemporary Roman Vase Black Gold Big Print w/ Mirror Wood Frame 2 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
One of two etching printed Ancient Roman Vase BIG print with gold leaf background hand-gilded and enhanced with a square frame made of mirrors and gilded with gouache and burnished w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Framed Wedgwood Neoclassical Lithographs, Plate XLV and XXIX
Located in Dallas, TX
Attributed to William Griggs, circa 1880, this pair of lithographs in hand-painted black frames depict a set of Neoclassical Wedgwood amphora vases. Both prints are on cream paper, a...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Eau Forte Landscape Canal De L'oise in Northern France, by Phaludon, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Eau-forte representing Oise Valley in the North of France. The painter, Phaludon, was known in the first part of 20th Century for is eau-forte landscapes. The stucco frame was made...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Antique Neo-Classical Bartolozzi Print of Ceres. 1907
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of an 18th Century Francesco Bartolozzi engraving after Bartolozzi. Publshed by Otto Limited, London 1907 Blank verso The meas...
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Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Set of 3 Framed Apple Study Lithographs, early 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Set of 3 Apple Study Lithographs, early 20th Century. Hand-colored studies of apple varieties. Professionally framed and matted.
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Daniel Graves "English Village" Framed Etching 20/100, 1976
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The original etching on paper depicts old stone bridge leading to the traditional old English cottages, surrounded by hills with fields and trees in the timeless English countryside ...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Daniel Graves Italian Country Landscape Etching 39/100, 1982
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Graves graduated Cum Laude from the Maryland Art Institute in 1972, where he studied anatomy and painting with Joseph Sheppard and Frank Russell, then pursued etching and history pa...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Italian Contemporary Roman Vase Black Gold Print with Mirror Wood Frame 2 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
One of two etching printed Ancient Roman Vase print with gold leaf background hand-gilded and enhanced with a square frame made of mirrors and gilded with gouache and burnished with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Lithography of Venice in Black and White
Located in Barcelona, ES
19th century Lithography of Venice in black and white In original condition, with wear consistent of age and use.
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

A Pair of Cottin Neoclassical Engravings after Brochart, c.1874
Located in Savannah, GA
Pierre Cottin (French, 1823-1886) A pair of neoclassical engravings after Constant Joseph Brochart entitled La Fontaine Enivrante and L’amour Captif, circa 1874. sight: 14 ½ by 22...
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1870s French Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

18th Century French Hand Colored Engraving of a Dutch Mother and Child
Located in Stamford, CT
From: 'Costumes of Various Countries' by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, circa 1797. Hand colored engravings on paper. 'Hollandie', showing a mother and child in native costume fro...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints

Contemporary Italian Hand Printed Antique Roman Emperor Bust "Nerone"
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Beautiful reproduction of the most famous illustration made by Pietro Fontana ("Pietro Fontana incise Roma") depicting the bust of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus. This extra la...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Set of TWO Framed Prints of Citrus Fruit Study from originals of 1886, New
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a set of TWO digitally remastered prints of Citrus Fruit studies, hand coloured and framed, originally from American water colours from Circa 18...
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2010s British Neoclassical Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Italian 19th Century Big Size Florence Architectural Hand-Colored Print
Located in Scandicci, Florence
"Porta nel Vestibolo dell'antica Università dei Lanaioli - Studio al Vero del Capitello" A rare extra-large print, printed on engraving paper with an antique star press and watercolored by hand representing an antique capital...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Contemporary Italian Hand Printed Antique Roman Emperor Bust " Settimio Severo"
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Beautiful reproduction of the most famous illustration made by Giovanni Battista Leonetti ("Giov Batta Leonetti incise Roma") depicting the bust of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus. This extra large print...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Neoclassical prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical prints for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 19th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage prints created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical prints made in a specific country, there are Europe, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 prints differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $18,500 while the average work can sell for $700.

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