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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cre...
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Rajput 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Studio di piede (study of foot) – Florentine School 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Red chalk on cream laid paper, 6 3/8 x 7 inches (160 x 176 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning and some modern notations in pencil on the verso, as well as ...
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Italian School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Laid Paper
18th Century French Rococo Old Master Ink Drawing Nativity Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Birth
French Rococo School, mid 18th century
sepia ink on paper over board, framed behind glass.
framed: 13 x 11 inches
painting : 8 x 6 inches
Provenance: private collection, B...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
$1,757 Sale Price
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Studies of arms in draped sleeves
Located in Middletown, NY
Charcoal and graphite on grayish laid paper, 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (265 x 195 mm), the full sheet. Scattered light, minor and unobtrusive foxing, several non-archival cellophane tape...
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Italian School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Graphite, Charcoal
St. John the Baptist in the wilderness , Ecce Agnus Dei (Behold the Lamb of God)
By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino)
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and sepia ink and wash on vellum, 8 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches (225 x 267 mm). In very good condition with some modern notations in pencil on the verso, minor cockling, and a 1-inch hor...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Vellum, Pencil
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir in his harem surrounded by lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself.
Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (...
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Rajput 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing
Old master drawing with figure and putti
Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame
Drawing dimensions 4...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Old Master French Sanguine Drawing of Hercules
Located in Pasadena, CA
Old Master, French School red chalk drawing on paper is not signed .
Done in Sanguine on paper the nude appear like Hercule . The feel and look of the works while academic studies a...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper
Fine 1700
s Italian Old Master Ink
Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Providenza
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Providenza'
Italian School, 18th century
ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass)
image size: 10.5 x 7 inches
overall framed: 17 x 13 inche...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Atrrib. Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1827) - c. 1798 Watercolour, The Start
Located in Corsham, GB
A humorous late Georgian cartoon, showing the chaotic start to a horse race as one of the horses goes out of control and runs into the spectators, sending them fleeing. The scene app...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Stately Pleasure Dome
, South-East Asian, Mughal, Concubines, Fine Gilding
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An 18th century, Mughal painting of a tribal chief, shown richly dressed and reclining in a courtyard surrounded by numerous concubines. Exceptional attention to detail throughout, p...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mythological combat scene with Roman soldiers on horseback.
By Virgil Solis
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and brownish black ink on grayish-cream laid paper, 6 1/2 x 8 inches (165 x 175 mm), irregular hexagonal sheet with margins. Some archival repairs along the top sheet edge, scatt...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper, Pen
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir dancing with his harem attendees
Located in Middletown, NY
A joyful scene of lighthearted merriment in the palace of Jangahir Mahal Agra
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light weight cream laid paper, 8 1/4 x 6 inches (2...
Category
Rajput 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Fine 1700
s Italian Old Master Ink
Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Africa
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Africa'
Italian School, 18th century
ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass)
image size: 10.5 x 7 inches
overall framed: 17 x 13 inches
co...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
concubine
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on li...
Category
Rajput 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Ancient Persian Miniature: Men with Scimitar - Probably 18/19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 15 X 10 cm.
This Persian Miniature scene of men with scimitar is a unique precious original painting on the front with handwriting...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera
The raising of Lazarus
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Il Grechetto (Genoa 1609–1664 Mantua)
The Raising of Lazarus
Brush drawing in red and brown oil paint, heightened with blue and white, on laid...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
Mughal School, 18th Century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir and Empress Nur Jahan exchanging lotus blossoms; a symbol of beauty, purity, honesty, rebirth, self-regeneration, and enlightenment....
Category
Rajput 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 17th century – Emperor Jahangir reclining in his harem
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light...
Category
Rajput 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jangahir on a pleasure boat with his harem a
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir depicted with his harem attendees aboard a pleasure cruise, the water filled with lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold ...
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Rajput 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Drawing from Hagbynäs Sweden, 1779
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jonas Carl Linnerhielm (1758–1829)
Hagbynäs
Dated and titled “1779 in Aug. Vid Hagbynäs”
Red chalk on paper
21.3 × 33.4 cm (8.4 × 13.1 in.)
with frame 40.5 x 51 cm (15 ⁷/⁸ x 20 ⅛ i...
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Romantic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
17th Century Dutch Old Master Ink Drawing Christ on the Cross Many Figures 1674
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Christ on the Cross
attributed to Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649–1712)
inscribed 1674 upper corner
pencil drawing, watercolor and ink wash on paper over oard, framed
framed: 12 x 11 inches
...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Ink, Watercolor
$2,086 Sale Price
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Fine 18th Century French Old Master Ink Wash Drawing Cain
Abel Fighting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Cain et Abel'
Circle of Franois Devosge
(1732-1811) French
pencil drawing with watercolour wash on paper
size: 12.25 x 9 inches
private collection, France
The painting is in overall...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Washi Paper, Color Pencil
$983 Sale Price
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H. Cromwell - 1797 Watercolour, The Ruins of Wolvesey Castle, Winchester
Located in Corsham, GB
Two figures stand amidst the ruins of Wolvesey Castle, framed by a crumbling arch. The artist employs careful, fine brushwork in this late eighteenth-century watercolour. Inscribed w...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
By Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
STUDIO OF RAFFAELLO SANZIO, called RAPHAEL
(Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520)
Title The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Medium Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black ch...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Fine 1700
s Italian Old Master Ink
Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical India
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'India'
Italian School, 18th century
ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass)
image size: 10.5 x 7 inches
overall framed: 17 x 13 inches
con...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Allegory of Summer, 17th Century Italian Watercolor and Sepia Drawing
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine Italian watercolor and sepia drawing, an allegory of summer. People harvesting, eating and drinking in a hilly landscape, probably by Antonio Grano (c.1669-1718). In the fron...
Category
Italian School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rembrandt van Rijn
1606-1669 Dutch
Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael
Signed and dated "Rembrandt f. 1637" (upper right)
State one of one
Etching with touches of drypoint
This...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Drawing Ink 16th 17th Flemish DE VOS Religious Martyrdom of James The Great
Located in PARIS, FR
Flemish school from the beginning of the 17th century (Circle of Martin DE VOS) Drawing Pen and wash 38 x 32 cm (58 x 52 cm with the frame) Inscription "Martin de Vos" Excellent cond...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper
$2,382 Sale Price
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Late 18th Century Watercolour, A Swiss Village, Circle of Claude-Louis Châtelet
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 18th or early 19th century watercolour view of a group of figures in a village square. Though not apparently signed the work is very competent and of high quality. It is frame...
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French School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$552 Sale Price
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Mercurio / Mercury
Located in Middletown, NY
A lovely, early drawing of the Roman god Mercury.
Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, with a partial crown and shield watermark, 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches (184x 123 mm) (matrix). In go...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper
Study for a fresco
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Attributed to Francesco PENNI (1488 – 1528)
Study for a fresco
Pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on prepared paper
14 x 12 cm
Unsigned
On the mount, handwriting ...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$11,913
1600’s Flemish Old Master Ink Wash Drawing Biblical Figures Group on paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure Studies
Attriubted to Cornelis Schut
(1597 - 1655) Flemish
ink drawing on paper, inscribed on mount
size: 4.75 x 7 inches
private collection, France
The painting is in overa...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
$1,037 Sale Price
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Study of a horse lying on its right side seen from the front
By Adam Frans van der Meulen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Provenance:
Jean-Marc Du Pan (1785–1838), Geneva (L. 1440), passed to his brother
Alexandre-Louis Du Pan (1787–1846);
his sale, Geneva, March 26–28, 1840, included in lots 913–917;
...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Italian School, 17th century - Study for the Vision of Saint Anthony
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Italian School, 17th century
Study for the Vision of Saint Anthony
Red chalk on paper
247 x 185 mm
Unsigned
Provenance
Private collection, Paris
Collection of Count Alessandro Mag...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
French Neo classical school, Allegory of Time, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Neo classical school, France, end of the 18th Century
Allegory of Time,
Pen and black ink on paper, gray ink wash
30.5 x 19 cm
irregularly shaped
In g...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Drawing Hunting Party Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hunting Party
Attributed to Dirk Maes (1659-1717) Dutch.
Figures in a Classical Landscape,
Watercolour and wash on paper,
Mounted, unframed image 6.75" x 9.75" (17.1 x 24.7cm)...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
$1,208 Sale Price
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Studies for the Judgment of Solomon, a double-sided drawing by Simone Cantarini
Located in PARIS, FR
In this double-sided red chalk study, Simone Cantarini offers us a double reflection on the theme of the Judgment of Solomon. This sheet reveals his precise style and his sense of de...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Laid Paper
Leaning Nude Man (recto); Kneeling Man, Hands Tied Behind His Back (verso)
By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino)
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI, known as GUERCINO
(1591-1666)
Leaning Nude Man (recto); Kneeling Man, Hands Tied Behind His Back (verso)
Black chalk heightened with white on light blu...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
Study of a Sleeping Girl in a Cap
By Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite on greenish gray wove paper. 15 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches (390 x 295 mm). Initialed "G. B." in pencil on the lower right recto. In generally good condition with some minor scattered surface soiling. Condition is consistent with age.
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This drawing is closely related to two known mid 18th century oils...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Graphite
The Dethroning / Italian School, 18th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite and grayish ink wash on bluish wove paper, 7 x 10 1/2 inches (177 x 265 mm) (matrix). Scattered surface soiling, adhesive residue, dog-eared corners, and scattered edge tears along left margin, outside of image area. Paper is braced on the verso with two pages from a mid 19th century book with illustrations by C.Perrin. One image depicts a scene of a group of soldiers representing the Holy Roman Empire...
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Italian School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Graphite
From Renaissance Venice to Barocco Naples, a drawing by Francesco La Marra
Located in PARIS, FR
This vigorous drawing presents a brilliant synthesis between the Venetian tradition of Titian, of which it is a distant echo, and the Neapolitan Baroque of Solimena, which strongly i...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Felt Pen
FINE 18th CENTURY OLD MASTER CHALK DRAWING - ROMANESQUE FIGURES INTERIOR SCENE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 18th century
Title: Classical figures within an interior.
Medium: chalk on paper, mounted.
Size: drawing: 11.5 x 13.5 inches
Provenance:...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
$1,043 Sale Price
20% Off
A pair of portraits in profile (2 works) – English School, 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Red crayon on cream laid paper, 3 3/4 x 4 inches (95 x 102 mm) ; 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches (95 x 80 mm). Each with scattered early repairs done with non-archival tape on the verso; the sm...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Laid Paper
French School 18th century, Interior of a barn, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th century,
Interior of a barn
Black chalk and black ink wash on paper
30.8 x 23.6 cm
Bears a mention " Le Prince" on the back of the sheet (see photograph)
In good ...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Ink
Manner of Francois Boucher (1703-1770) - Pastel, A Moment of Romance
Located in Corsham, GB
A romantic late 18th century pastel rendered in the manner of Francois Boucher (1703-1770), portraying two lovers tenderly embracing in a moonlit forest. Beside them, their loyal dog...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Hercules vanquishing a drakaina (half‑woman, half‑serpent)
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Circle of Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Venice 1727 – Madrid 1804)
Hercules vanquishing a drakaina (half‑woman, half‑serpent) – interpreted either as Echidna or a personified Hydra
c. ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Study of a Putto with Attributes of Painting
Located in New York, NY
Circle of François Boucher (1703–1770)
Study of a Putto with Attributes of Painting
Chalk on paper
Not signed
An elegant Rococo drawing depicting a winged putto with a painter’s pal...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper, Chalk
Seaman in petticoat breeches and slops, smoking a pipe, carrying a carpetbag.
Located in Middletown, NY
English School, 18th century
Pen and black ink with gray wash on cream laid paper, 9 1/4 x 5 inches (238 x132 mm). 1/4 inch repaired loss, top center, to the left of the figure’s h...
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Realist 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pen
Portrait - Original Ink and Watercolor on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Modern artwork realized in the half of the 18th Century in France.
Original watercolor on ivory paper.
The work is surrounded by a colored frame.
The sig...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
18th Century Watercolour - Court Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated indistinctly under the mount. Presented in a gilt frame and wash-line mount. On paper.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$290 Sale Price
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Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) Putti playing around a sculpture, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777)
Putti playing around a sculpture, a mythological scene
Pen and brown ink on paper
15.4 x 31 cm
In good condition
The ancient mount has has a smal...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Old Master Drawing, 17th century, Netherlands, Dutch, Flemish, Mannerist
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Probably Dutch Flemish master, 17th century
Ink on paper / on backing
Inscribed on the upper and lower margins
Size: approx. 23 x 40 cm, plus passe-partout
Viewing and collection...
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Mannerist 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
L
Annunziata in S. M. - Drawing by Giovanni Fontana - 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
L'Annunziata in S. M. sopra Minerva is an original old master artwork realized by Giovanni Fontana.
Ivory colored sheet attached on an ivory colored cardboard ( cm 35.8 x 26.7)
Bea...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$4,378 Sale Price
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Fauness and Putti
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Nicolas Chaperon (1612–1653/4)
Fauness and Putti
Black chalk, red chalk, wash in red chalk and grey on paper,
195 x 313 mm
Unsigned
Provenance:
Private collection
Expert opinion ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
French School Of The 18th century, An Ancient Shipyard, Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French school of the 18th century
An ancient shipyard or building site (?)
Ink and ink wash on paper
17.5 x 23 cm
In a modern frame 32 x 37 cm
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$428 Sale Price
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Sacra Famiglia - Etching - Late 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Sacra Famiglia is a print artwork on paper in the late 18th century by an Anonymous Artist.
Etching on paper
Good conditions with slight foxing and age margins
Category
Modern 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Etching
Venus
Located in London, GB
Richard Westall, R.A. (1765-1836)
Venus
signed and dated ‘R. Westall 1794’ (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, with white heightening
image 11 ⅞ x 15 ¼ in. (30.2 x 38.7 cm.)
frame 22 ⅛ x 26 in. (56.3 x 66.1 cm.)
Provenance:
Private Collection, UK.
Venus (1794) was produced during a highly creative and defining period of Richard Westall’s career and artistic development, when from 1790-95 the ambitious young artist was sharing a house at 57 Greek Street, Soho, with his friend Sir Thomas Lawrence, the future President of the Royal Academy.
Whilst lodging together, Lawrence became an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1791, Westall the following year, and both were elected full-members in 1794 – the year Lawrence was appointed Painter-in-Ordinary to His Majesty King George III. Westall was to become Queen Victoria’s first Drawing Master, before her ascension to the throne.
It was in this very year, 1794 - as the two young artists became Royal Academicians - that the present watercolour was executed, and it is exciting to speculate that Lawrence would have examined and given his thoughts on the work.
Highly comparable to The Wallace Collection’s Nymph and cupids (c.1793, cat. P757), acquired by Francis Seymour-Conway (1777-1842), 3rd Marquess of Hertford, (who hung it in his bedroom), the mid-1790s saw Westall exhibiting and returning to similar subject-matter on a number of occasions. Two works with titles that could be applied to the present picture were exhibited at the Royal Academy, in 1794 (no. 341 Nymph and Cupids) and 1795 (no. 620, A Wood–nymph and Cupids). However, a print after the watercolour, engraved by F. Screen, entitles the piece Venus.
Westall is regarded as a great virtuoso watercolourist, and Venus is evidence of the young artist’s mastery of the medium. Indeed, it is unusual to find a watercolour of comparable age so well preserved, and retaining such vibrancy - the superb condition providing an insight into his exceptional brushwork and use of colour.
Venus languishes luxuriously on her woodland bed, the trunk of a tree resembling a curtain, while three winged putti play beside her, seeming to gesture to someone in the woods. Cupid draws back his bow and aims an arrow of love, perhaps about to pierce the heart of a hunting nobleman, or unsuspecting woodcutter. The striking contrast between the almost luminescent nymph, with the deep, rich, luxuriant forest, gives the glade an alluring sense of mystery – perhaps an allusion to the mysteries of the heart, a pre-occupation with Romanticism, central to the emerging thought of the time. Westall can be classified as one of the great Romantic artists, and even painted Lord Byron’s portrait...
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Romantic 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
$25,399
Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engravings of Fruit in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames.
Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
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18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Mezzotint
Le Menuet
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Attributed to Gabriel-Jacques de Saint-Aubin (Paris, 1724 – 1780)
Le Menuet, circa 1765–1770
Red chalk on paper
13 3/8 x 8 1/4 in (34 x 21 cm)
Verso: black chalk and red chalk
Unsi...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Laid Paper
$17,870
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