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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Item Ships From: England
Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Berghers with Animals Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Close of Day
Italian School, early 18th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 17 x 22.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
18th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Floral Still Life in Basket - Franco Flemish art Old Master flower oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely 17th century Old Master floral oil painting is attributed to the circle of noted Franco Flemish artist Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. Painted circa 1670 it is a still life of a ...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
An Allegory for Smell
Located in London, GB
Dutch School
An Allegory for Smell
17th Century
Oil on canvas
Image size: 19 x 14.5 cm
Dutch ebonised frame
This painting depicts a rather smelly scene - a young boy bent over his f...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil, Oak, Panel
Fine 17th Century Italian Old Master Oval Portrait of Lady on Copper Wooden Frm
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady (female saint?)
Italian School, 17th century
oil on copper, framed
frame: 9 x 8 inches
board: 5 x 4 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and ...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
Conestabile Madonna Old Master Renaissance
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in London, GB
After Raphael
Conestabile Madonna
1483 - 1520
Oil on canvas
Image size: 8 x 8 inches (20.5 x 20.5 cm)
Original ornate hand carved gilt frame
Conestabile Madonna
Made in compositiona...
Category
16th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English 18th century portrait of a water spaniel dog standing in a landscape
By George Stubbs
Located in Bath, Somerset
Circle of George Stubbs (1724-1806). English 18th century portrait of a water spaniel standing in a wooded landscape.
This charming painting is a wonderful example of the style of English dog painting made popular by artists such as George Stubbs and other sporting artists working in England in the 18th century who painted the dogs and horses of the aristocracy and wealthier classes. It follows in the ancient tradition of celebrating and commemorating our faithful canine companions through portraiture.
Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame
Provenance: Private collection, Somerset
George Stubbs (1724-1806) was classified in his lifetime as a sporting painter, and as such was excluded from full membership of the Royal Academy. He is best remembered for his paintings of horses and his conversation pieces. Having studied anatomy, Stubbs's pictures of horses are among the most accurate ever painted.
Stubbs was born in Liverpool, the son of a leather worker...
Category
18th Century English School England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figures Dancing Classical Ancient Ruins & Landscape Large Old Master Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Revelry in a Classical Landscape
Italian School, early 18th century (circa 1700)
oil painting on canvas, laid on board, unframed
board: 20 x 36 inches
provenan...
Category
18th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
Watson And The Shark, 18th Century JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY (1738-1815)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Watson And The Shark, 18th Century
JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY (1738-1815)
Large 18th Century scene of Watson And The Shark, oil on metal, John Singleton Copley. Excellent quality and condition late 18th century scene of 14 year old English boy...
Category
18th Century England - Art
Materials
Metal
Portrait Of Richard Jones, 1st Earl Of Ranelagh, 17th Century SIR PETER LELY
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Richard Jones, 1st Earl Of Ranelagh, 17th Century
School Of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)
Large 17th Century Portrait of Rochard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh, oil on canvas...
Category
17th Century England - Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait Of Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (1552-1616), 16th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (1552-1616), 16th Century
Circle of George Gower (c.1540–1596)
Huge 16th Century Portrait Of Gil...
Category
18th Century England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 17th Century Italian Baroque Old Master Painting Waterfalls in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian School, 17th century, circle of Salvator Rosa (1615-1673)
Title: Waterfalls in a Landscape
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Size:
canvas: 20 x 24....
Category
17th Century Baroque England - Art
Materials
Oil
Christian Ottoman Wars Cavalry Battle, 17th Century circle of Il Borgognone
Located in Blackwater, GB
Christian Ottoman Wars Cavalry Battle, 17th Century
circle of Il Borgognone (1628-1679)
Large 17th Century Italian School scene of a Christian and Ottoman cavalry during battle, o...
Category
17th Century England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 18th Century English Portrait of Aristocratic Gentleman Huge Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Aristocratic English Gentleman
circle of Thomas Hudson (British (1701-1779)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 53.5 x 45 inches
painting: 45 x 40 inches
provenance: private...
Category
18th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck.
Anne C...
Category
17th Century England - Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady in Green Dress & Pearl Jewellery c.1660 Painting John Wright
By John Michael Wright
Located in London, GB
In this exquisite work, painted around the time of the Great Fire of London in 1666, a beautiful young woman is wearing a green dress over a white chemise and a russet-coloured scarf...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Madonna & Child, 18th Century
By Andrea Del Sarto
Located in Blackwater, GB
Madonna & Child, 18th Century
Follower of Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530)
Large 18th Century Italian School Old Master depiction of the Madonna & Child, oil on canvas. Excellent quali...
Category
18th Century England - Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Gentleman in Scarlet Robe Holding Flowers c.1675, Oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
Titan Fine Art present this striking portrait, which was painted by one of the most talented artists working in England during the last half of the 17th century, John Greenhill. Gre...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman with his Dog - Possibly Abraham Tucker. Oil on Canvas
By Enoch Seeman
Located in St. Albans, GB
Enoch Seeman - 1894 - 1744
An excellent example of Seeman's work. It is typically unsigned as was the case of many portraits of that time. A three quarter length portrait showing a r...
Category
1730s Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of An Architect & Dog, 16th Century
By Domenico Tintoretto
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of An Architect & Dog, 16th Century
circle of TINTORETTO (1518-1594)
Huge 16th Century Italian Old Master portrait of an architect and dog, oil on canvas. Exceptional earl...
Category
16th Century England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A view at Tivoli
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Rathbone (1750-1807)
View at Tivoli
Signed lower right
Oil on Canvas
Canvas size - 18 x 24 in
Framed size - 24 x 30 in
John Rathbone was born in Cheshire in 1750 and worked as ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
The Flagellation of Christ, 17th Century Italian School
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Flagellation of Christ, 17th Century
Italian School
Fine huge 17th Century Italian Old Master depiction of the Flagellation of Christ, oil on canvas. Excellent quality full len...
Category
18th Century England - Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Lady in Red Dress on Porch c.1680, English Aristocratic Provenance
Located in London, GB
Presented by Titan Fine Art, this painting formed part of a historic collection of an English aristocratic family, Lord and Lady Sandys at their magnificent baroque and Regency Grade-I listed family home, Ombersley Court. The house was among the most fascinating survivals of its kind in this country. The atmospheric interiors were distinguished above all for the works of art associated with two key moments in national history. The collection was acquired or commissioned over five centuries and remained at Ombersley Court until its recent sale, the first in 294 years. This portrait hung in the Grand Hall.
This exquisite grand manner work is an evocative example of the type of portrait in vogue during a large part of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The artist has depicted an elegant lady, three quarter length and seated on porch with a luxurious crimson swag curtain by her side. The clothing – known as “undress” at the time, consists of red silk fastened at the front and sleeves by large gold and diamond jewels over a simple white chemise. In her lap she holds a blue wrap and in her other hand, at her chest, she clutches the end of a sheer gauzy scarf that has been draped around her body with the other end a type of headdress – this type of sheer scarf was often employed by Wissing in his portraits. The classical architecture signifies cultivation and sophistication and the luxurious swag curtain is a signifier of wealth. The portrait can be dated to circa 1680 based on the sitter’s attire, the “hurluberlu” hairstyle, and other portraits by Wissing using the same formula.
This oil on canvas portrait has been well cared for over its life, which spans almost 350 years. Having recently been treated to remove an obscuring discoloured varnish, the finer details and proper colour can now be fully appreciated.
Once owned by Evesham Abbey, the manor of Ombersley was acquired by the Sandys family in the early 1600s, when Sir Samuel Sandys, the eldest son of Edwin Sandys, Bishop of Worcester and later Archbishop of York, took a lease on the manor, before receiving an outright grant in 1614. The present house, Ombersley Court, dates from the time of Samuel, 1st Lord Sandys, between 1723 and 1730. The house itself is a fine example of an English Georgian country house set in rolling countryside and surrounded by Wellingtonias, planted to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo by Arthur Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys, who played a distinguished part in the battle and was one of the Duke of Wellington’s aides de camp. The Duke also stayed in the house and in the Great Hall, was the Waterloo banner which was brought to the house by Sir Arthur Hill, aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington, who succeeded his mother, the Marchioness of Downshire as 2nd Lord Sandys. Further Waterloo memorabilia are kettle drums from battle. The family had a strong tradition of military and political service, dating back to the 17th century, and this was also reflected in the fine collection of portraits and paintings in the house. In short, Ombersley represented a vital aspect of British history. The house and more especially the collection were of the greatest historical importance. Houses that have remained in the possession of the same family for as many as three centuries have become increasingly rare.
Through this portrait, collectors have a chance to acquire a piece of British history and an evocative vestige of a glittering way of life, which is now gone.
Much of the attractiveness of this portrait resides in its graceful manner and the utter beauty of the youthful sitter. Presented in a beautiful carved and gilded period frame, which is a work of art in itself.
Willem Wissing was a Dutch artist who enjoyed a solid artistic training at The Hague under Arnold van Ravesteyn (c.1650-1690) and Willem Dougijns (1630-1697). He came to London in 1676 and most probably joined the studio or Sir Peter Lely as an assistant that same year. After Lely’s death in 1680 he effectively took over his business and he scaled the heights of patronage with extraordinary ease, creating an independent practise in 1687, and painted for very important aristocratic patrons. King Charles II was so impressed by a portrait Wissing painted of his son, the Duke of Monmouth, in 1683 that he commissioned his own portrait and that of his Queen Catherine...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Virgin and Child with Music-Making Angels
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in New York, NY
The Virgin and Child with two music-making angels, after Van Dyck; in clouds, the Virgin shown half-length supporting the infant Jesus on an orb, looking to right at an angel playing...
Category
17th Century Baroque England - Art
Materials
Copper
Late 17th-Century Italian School, Architectural Capriccio With Portico
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 17th-century Italian oil painting depicts a view with distinctive Italianate architecture including a building with an iconic portico and pediment.
Popular in mid-17th-cen...
Category
1680s Italian School England - Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fine 17th Century Flemish Baroque Oil Painting Roman Charity Large Wood Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roman Charity
Flemish Baroque period, first half 17th century
circle of Peter Paul Rubens
oil on wood panel, framed
framed: 24.5 x 30 inches
panel: 20 x 26 inches
Provenance: Private...
Category
17th Century Baroque England - Art
Materials
Oil
Cats Fighting, 17th Century attributed to David DE CONINCK (1642-1700)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Cats Fighting, 17th Century
attributed to David DE CONINCK (1642-1700)
Large 17th Century interior scene of cats fighting, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition for its ag...
Category
17th Century England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Family Devotion with Cherubs 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting after Rubens
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Family Devotion with Cherubs
French School, 18th century
after the earlier work by Sir Peter Paul Rubens
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas : 29 x 24 inches
Provenance: private collectio...
Category
18th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
Sir Anthony Van Dyck 17th Century Oil Painting Study of a Head of a Man
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641, Flemish)
Study of a Head of Man
Circa 1627-32, Van Dyck’s second Antwerp period
Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
Dimensions 15 x 14 inches (38.1 x 3...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
Huge Old Master Oil Painting 17th century Diana & Cupids in Panoramic Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Diana The Huntress and her Cherubs
Northern European artist, circa 1680's period
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 20 x 60.5 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: some p...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
Georgian Victorian Marine Oil Painting Shipping Scene possibly Isle of Wight
By William Anderson
Located in ludlow, GB
Georgian or early Victorian Marine Oil on Panel of busy shipping scene with figures on Harbour, possibly the Isle of Wight
A rare gem of a painting, a Georgian era oil painting sho...
Category
Late 18th Century England - Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Henry IV, King of England (1367-1413), 16th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Henry IV, King of England (1367-1413), 16th Century
English School Portrait - Early Oil On Panel
Large 16th Century court portrait of Henry IV, King Of England (1367-14...
Category
16th Century England - Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
17th C Dutch Old Master Ink & Wash Painting Biblical Figures Rembrandt Pupil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure being Comforted (Job?)
circle of Willem Drost (Dutch 1633-1659) *See notes below
ink and wash drawing on paper (Arms of Amsterdam watermarked)
Dutc...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Portrait of Bridget Drury Lady Shaw, formerly Viscountess Kilmorey
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – 1680 London)
Portrait of lady with a crown, possibly Bridget Drury Lady Shaw, formerly Viscountess Kilmorey, later Lady Baber (d.1696) c.1665
Oil on canvas
46 1/2 x 40 3/4 inches, Framed
42 1/4 x 36 1/4 inches, Unframed
Inscribed left [……….]Isabella
James Mulraine wrote the following for this piece:
This portrait dates to the middle of the 1660s, the decade when Lely’s career took off as successor to Sir Anthony van Dyck. At the Restoration Charles II had appointed him Principal Painter to the King and paid a pension £200 per annum ‘as formerly to Sr. Vandyke...’1 Lely had trained in Haarlem and he was in his early twenties when he came to London in 1643. He was an astute businessman and a wise courtier. In 1650 he painted a portrait of Oliver Cromwell (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery) while maintaining links with the Royalist exiles through the 1650s. He had arrived in England as a painter of small-scale portraits and lush scenes of nymphs in landscapes in a Dutch style. His experience of Van Dyck in English collections transformed his painting. His lavish and alluring vision of Arcadia exactly captured the spirit of the Court and as Principal Painter he dominated English portraiture for the next twenty years. Lely ran a highly efficient studio along Netherlandish lines, employing a team of specialists like the drapery painter John Baptist Gaspars and young artists-in-training like Nicolas de Largilliere. He had numerous rivals during that period, and by 1670 he had introduced numbered standard poses to speed up production, while collaborating with printmakers for further revenue and advertising. He died in 1680 of a stroke while painting, working to the last.
The portrait, painted at a date when Lely’s poses and execution were still individual and inventive shows a lady sitting at three-quarter length facing away from the viewer. She has begun to turn towards the viewer, a pose with a long pedigree in art, first used by Leonardo da Vinci in the Mona Lisa (Louvre). She steadies her blue drapery where it might slip from her arm with the movement, a flash of realism beautifully captured. Like Van Dyck, Lely painted his female sitters in a timeless costume rather than contemporary fashion, showing a loose gown and floating silk draperies. It presented the sitter as a classical ideal. The portrait would not date.
The saffron dress may be the work of a drapery painter but the brown scarf must be by Lely himself, and appears unfinished, broadly sketched in behind the shoulder. The delicate blue glaze and nervous highlights suggest shimmering translucence. Lely was a master of painting hands – his hand studies are marvels of drawing – and the lady’s hands are superb, exactly drawn, delicately modelled and expressive. The fidgety gestures, clutching the gown, fiddling with the edge of the scarf, give the portrait psychological bite, suggesting the personality behind the calm courtier’s expression, adding to the sense shown in the look of the eyes and mouth that the lady is about to speak. The portrait’s language is Vandykian. The inspiration comes directly from Van Dyck’s English portraits of women. Lely owned Van Dyck’s Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Thimbleby and Dorothy Viscountess Andover (National Gallery, London) and the sitter’s costume quotes Lady Andover’s saffron dress and brown scarf. But Lely paints a generation who sat nearer to the ground and through a dialogue of expression and gesture he shows sitters who are more flesh and blood than Van Dyck’s.
The background with a column and curtain is different to those shown in most of Lely’s portraits of women. They tend to include trees or fountains, with a glimpse of landscape. But there are other examples. A portrait of the King’s reigning mistress, Barbara Villiers Duchess of Cleveland...
Category
1660s England - Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of Barbara Palmer, The Duchess Of Cleveland, Workshop Of Sir Peter Lely
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Blackwater, GB
PORTRAIT OF BARBARA PALMER, THE DUCHESS OF CLEVELAND, workshop of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)
Oil on canvas, excellent coniditon in a gilded frame...
Category
17th Century England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early-18th Century French School, Ex-Voto Portrait With Emilian Jacobin
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid early 18th-century French oil painting represents an ‘ex-voto’ with Emilian Jacobin and a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ and angels.
Ex votos are votive offe...
Category
1710s French School England - Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
John Speede, Map of the County of Surrey, described and divided into hundreds
By John Speed
Located in London, GB
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John Speed/Speede (1551/2-1629)
The County of Surrey Described and Divided into Hundreds
Engraving with later hand colouring and text to the reverse.
Dated to c.1650
36 x 49 cm
Probably the most famous early English mapmaker, John Speed's early life is somewhat of an enigma. He is believed to have trained as a rolling-press printer, but he was at heart an historian granted a sinecure in the Customs House by Queen Elizabeth to indulge his passion, later becoming a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. His first maps were historical, of the Holy Land 'Canaan as it was Possessed both in Abraham and Israels Dayes' and of England and Ireland recording 'all their Civill Warres since the Conquest'.
In 1611 he published his 'Hostory of Great Britaine' which he regarded as his magnum opus, but it was the companion atlas 'Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine' that - as the first printed atlas of Great Britain - sealed his reputation. William Rogers engraved the first map, 'the County Palatine of Chester' in about 1600, but following his untimely death the task of engraving was passed to Jodocus Hondius of Amsterdam.
By 1612 the atlas was complete, the maps famed for their decorative elements. Many have town plans - Britain's first series of such plans - and descriptive text was printed to the reverse until the 1676 edition. Later printings (up until 1770) were issued without this text. By 1627 it has become a part of a world atlas 'Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World'. During the 17th century the plates passed through the hands of a series of publishers, the 1676 edition of Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell being regarded as its high point with the inclusion for the first time of a series of important maps. For the first half of the eighteenth century they were firmly established in the hands of the Overton family.
This particular edition originally featured in The Theatre Of The Empire Of Great Britaine. It features attractive inset views of the long-since destroyed Richmond...
Category
17th Century Realist England - Art
Materials
Engraving
George Edwards : A Set of Twelve 18th Century Etchings of Hummingbirds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761.
A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...
Category
18th Century England - Art
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
French 17th Century Baroque Period Old Master Oil Painting Archery Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Baroque Landscape with Figures
French School, 17th century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 29.5 x 23.5 inches
Canvas : 25.5 x 19 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition...
Category
17th Century Baroque England - Art
Materials
Oil
18th century portrait of the painter Nathaniel Dance
Located in London, GB
Collections:
Robert Gallon (1845-1925);
Private Collection, UK.
Oil on canvas laid down on panel
Framed dimensions: 11.5 x 10 inches
This highly engaging, previously unpublished portrait by Johan...
Category
18th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
Maid Carrying Roses, 18th Century attributed to Antonio ROTARI (1707-1762)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Maid Carrying Roses, 18th Century
attributed to Antonio ROTARI (1707-1762)
Large 18th Century Italian portrait of a young maid carrying...
Category
18th Century England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coronation Portrait Of King Edward VI (1537-1553) as King Of England & Ireland
Located in Blackwater, GB
Coronation Portrait Of King Edward VI (1537-1553) as King Of England & Ireland, 16th Century
English School - Oil on panel - circa 1547
Large 16th Century Coronation portrait of Edward VI as King Of England & Ireland, oil on panel. Early and important portrait...
Category
16th Century England - Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Smack rigged Royal yachts
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Johann van der Hagen (1676-1745)
Smack rigged Royal yachts
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size 30 x 25 in
Frame Size 37 x 32 in
Provenance: The Parker Gallery.
Johann van der Hagen was a Dut...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
Sybil, 18th Century Italian School
By Guido Reni
Located in Blackwater, GB
Sybil, 18th Century
Italian School - After Guido Reni
Large 18th Century Italian Old Master depiction of a Sybil (Apollonian Oracle / Prophetess), oil on canvas. Beautiful quality ...
Category
17th Century England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Double Portrait Oil Painting Brothers George, 2nd Duke Buckingham & Lord Francis
By (After) Anthony Van Dyck
Located in London, GB
Aftrer Anthony VAN DYCK - maybe Studio (1599, Antwerp – 1641, London) Flemish
Double Portrait of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1628-1687) & Lord Francis Villiers (1629-1648)
Oil on Canvas
170 x 147 cm
Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)
No painter has done more to define an era than Anthony van Dyck. He spent only seven and a half years of his short life (1599- 1641) in England. He grew up in Antwerp, where his precocious talent was recognised by Peter Paul Rubens, the greatest painter of his age. He worked in Rubens’s studio and imitated his style as a religious artist, painting biblical scenes redolent of the lush piety of the counter-reformation. But soon he was on the move. In 1620, he visited London for a few months, long enough to paint a history picture, The Continence of Scipio, for the royal favourite, George Villiers, Marquess of Buckingham, and a portrait of his other English patron, the great art collector, Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel.
After a stint in Italy, making imposing portraits of the wealthy aristocracy and sketching and copying works by Titian, he returned to the Spanish Netherlands in 1627, becoming court artist to Archduchess Isabella before departing for The Hague in 1631 to paint the Dutch ruler Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. Charles I’s invitation in 1632 led Van Dyck back to London where he was knighted, paid an annual salary of £200 and installed in a house in Blackfriars with a special jetty at which the royal barge might tie up when the King was visiting his studio. By this time Van Dyck was recognised as the leading court painter in Europe, with Velazquez at the court of Philip IV of Spain his only rival. He also excelled as a superbly observant painter of children and dogs.
Van Dyck’s notoriety in depicting children led to the introduction of groups of children without their parents as a new genre into English painting (amongst other new genres).
For the next 300 years, Van Dyck was the major influence on English portraiture. Nearly all the great 18th Century portraitists, from Pompeo Batoni and Allan Ramsay to Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds, copied Van Dyck’s costumes, poses and compositions.
George Duke of Buckingham & his brother Francis Villiers
Painted in 1635, this double portrait was originally commissioned by Charles I, who raised the two brothers after their father, George Villiers, was assassinated in 1628. Together with their sister, Lady Mary Villiers, they enjoyed the King’s favour absolutely. Francis whose absolute ‘inimitable handsomeness’ was noted by Marvell (who was killed in a skirmish near Kingston upon Thames). The young duke who commanded a regiment of horse at the Battle of Worcester, remained closely associated with Charles II, held a number of high offices after the Restoration and was one of the most cynical and brilliant members of the King’s entourage, immortalised as ‘Zimri’ in Dryden’s Absalom and Achitopbel. As a young man he had sold his father’s great collection of pictures in the Spanish Netherlands, many of them to the Archduke Leopold Willhelm.
Painted for Charles I and placed near the portrait of their sister in the Gallery at St James’ Palace. The handling of both costumes is very rich, and the heads are very carefully and sensitively worked. That of the younger boy in particular is more solidly built up than the lower part of the figure. A preparatory drawing for the younger boy is in the British Museum.
There are copies at, e.g., Highclere Castle...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
St. Paul shaking off the Viper in the Island of Malta
By Giovanni Paolo Panini
Located in London, GB
Literature:
cf. 'Catalogue of Paintings in the Wellington Museum Apsley House' by C.M. Kauffman, revised by Susan Jenkins, English Heritage in association with Paul Holberton publish...
Category
1730s England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Travellers and Dogs in Landscape, Ruins on Right - Dutch Old Master oil painting
By Pieter Wouwerman
Located in London, GB
This lovely Dutch Old Master oil painting is attributed to artist Pieter Wouwerman. Painted circa 1660 it is figurative landscape with horseback travellers and their dogs in the foreground with ruins on their right. Beyond is a river and hilly landscape, all in the fading light of approaching dusk. There are some superb details making this an excellent Dutch Golden Age oil painting.
Provenance: Devonshire estate.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 20 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a complementary gilt frame, 31 inches by 27 inches and in good condition.
Pieter Wouwerman (1623-1682) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. He was born in Haarlem. According to Arnold Houbraken, a biographer of artists from the Dutch Golden Age, Pieter Wouwerman was the brother of the landscape painters Jan and Philips Wouwerman, who, like his more famous brother, made a living selling Italianate landscapes in the manner of Pieter van Laer...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
Oval Portrait of a Gentleman - French Old Master c1700 art oil painting
By Nicolas de Largillière
Located in London, GB
This superb French Old Master oval portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Nicolas de Largilliere. Painted circa 1700 it is a half length portrait of a gentleman in a red co...
Category
Early 1700s Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Located in London, GB
Follower of El Greco
The Adoration of the Shepherds /
Oil on canvas
The present work bares close similarity to a painting of the same name in the collection of the Museo del Prado, ...
Category
17th Century England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Young Man
By (After) Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in London, GB
Pupil of Rembrandt
Portrait of a Young Man
17th Century
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 4 1/4 x 5 inches (11 x 13 cm)
Dutch ebonised frame
This small portrait is of a young man, staring inquisitively out towards the viewer. The realism of his appearance is striking, with great care taken in the depiction of the man’s features - for example, his full lips and the slight bump in the bridge of his nose. The man wears a rich burgundy doublet and a black cap and is adorned with gold accessories, indicating a degree of wealth - it is likely that this is a miniature portrait for a wealthy patron. The warm flesh tones of this painting and the intricate rendering of the man’s curly brown hair demonstrate the artistry of the painter, who has successfully captured the image of youth within his brushstrokes.
Rembrandt’s Pupils
Upon completing his artistic education, Rembrandt opened a studio and began to take students - the first of which were Gerrit Dou and Isaac Jouderville. The studio functioned as an art school, in which materials and guidance were provided - contrary to the studios of his peers, Rembrandt did not offer lodging to his pupils. The families of prospective pupils had to pay Rembrandt 100 guilders (enough for a house at the time) for this artistic education, and the profits from any works produced by pupils under Rembrandt would be paid to the master rather than kept by the student-artist - this contributed substantially to the master’s income.When taking on pupils, Rembrandt looked for those who could already paint, and guided their styles to reflect his. By choosing pupils who were somewhat experienced artists, Rembrandt had an array of painters that could be involved at any stage of assisting with the creation of his works - in this way, Rembrandt’s pupils often functioned as studio assistants as well. In order to perfect Rembrandt’s style, pupils would paint copies of their teacher’s works, sometimes adding their own distinct variations. They would use the same subjects and models as Rembrandt himself, and would accompany him on outdoor trips to paint nature and landscapes. The extensive copying and utilisation of same source materials has rendered Rembrandt’s work and the work of his pupils difficult to differentiate, even in the modern era.At least 50 pupils were taught by Rembrandt, with many continuing on to become his studio assistants. A few graduated into successful artists in their own right - for example, Govaert Flinck...
Category
17th Century England - Art
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
Portrait of Maria Vittoria Queen of Portugal - Italian Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Italian Old Master portrait oil painting is by Domenico Maria Sani. Painted circa 1732 the sitter is of Maria Anna Vittoria (1718 - 1788), daughter of Philip V and Elisabetta Farnese, who in 1729 married Joseph prince of Brazil and king of Portugal...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
A Mediterranean harbour scene in a Capriccio landscape
By Adriaen van der Cabel
Located in Taunton, GB
A Mediterranean harbour scene with figures and ships before a Capriccio landscape.
Oil on Canvas
In a gilded frame
10 ½ x 19 ½ inches
26.6 x 49.5 cm
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Adriaen van d...
Category
17th Century England - Art
Materials
Oil
Hare coursing outside a country house with hounds Oil British 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Thomas Burford (British, c. 1710-1779)
Hare coursing outside a country house
Oil on canvas
Property of a gentleman
From the collection of Peter Roe
Dimensions:
(Frame) 12.5 in. (H)...
Category
18th Century English School England - Art
Materials
Oil
Fine 1600's Italian Baroque Master Portrait of Child with Pet Dog Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Child with Pet Dog
Italian School, early 1600's
circle of Annibale Carracci (1560-1609)
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 11.5 x 9 inches
Board : 10.5 x 8.5 inches
Provenan...
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque England - Art
Materials
Oil
Floral Arrangement in a Glass Vase - Dutch Old Master still life oil painting
By Simon Pietersz Verelst (circle)
Located in London, GB
This stunning 18th century Dutch Old Master Golden Age floral oil painting is attributed to a circle of Simon Pietersz Verelst. Painted circa 1720 it is a still life floral of a mixe...
Category
1720s Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil
Dutch Old Master Portrait of Maurits, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Oil on Panel
Located in London, GB
In 1607, the Delft city council decided to commission a portrait of Stadholder Maurits of Nassau for the town hall, with Michiel van Mierevelt as the chosen artist due to the passing...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Lady Selby Of Melton. circa 1710 attributed to SIR GODFREY KNELLER (1646-1723)
By Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Blackwater, GB
Lady Selby Of Melton. circa 1710
attributed to SIR GODFREY KNELLER (1646-1723)
Large circa 1710 portrait of Lady Selby of Melton, oil on canvas attributed to Sir Godfrey Kneller. Excellent quality and condition oval bust scale portrait of the young lady set...
Category
18th Century England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Marie Camille, Countess de Lalaing and her dog, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Marie Camille (nee de Beer), Countess de Lalaing and her dog, 18th Century
- married to Charles II Joseph, count de Lalaing, 11th Viscount of Audenaerde and Count of Thildoncq
school of Alexander ROSLIN...
Category
18th Century England - Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ornamental Fowl Fighting, 18th Century
By Marmaduke Cradock
Located in Blackwater, GB
Ornamental Fowl Fighting, circa 1700
attributed to MARMADUKE CRADOCK (1660-1716)
Large circa 1700 Scene of ornamental fowl defending the hen and chicks, oil on canvas attributed to...
Category
Early 18th Century England - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil