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Old Masters Figurative Prints

OLD MASTERS

Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.

The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.

Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.

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Style: Old Masters
Allegorical Figure, Holding a Ball
Located in Chicago, IL
Provenance: Edouard Schultze (Lugt 906) References: Bartsch 34 Boorsch Lewis 38 Notes: A fine impression of this engraving. Boorsch and Lewis state that this work dates from “the mid-1560s” and suggest that it was after a work by Giulio Romano...
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Disparate Alegre - Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
Disparate alegre - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 12 ...
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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Ancient Roman Marble Vase: 18th C. Piranesi Etching Vaso Cinerario di Gran Mole
Located in Alamo, CA
"Vaso Cinerario di Gran Mole. Le Teste dei Giovenchi mostrano di reggere it pesante Festone composto di Frutti Fiori Grans ed use. Il tuto Necefsario all Vita Umana. Il Restante degl...
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1760s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the ...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Large Village Fair
Located in Chicago, IL
The Large Village Fair, 1685 Etching 268 x 377 mm.; 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches Watermark: Arms of Amsterdam Provenance: H. Freiherr von und zu Aufsess (Lugt 2749) M. Menge (Lugt 1893a). References: Hollstein 16 Notes: A fine, early impression (before spots on the sky) of one of Dusart’s most powerful and fanciful works. Concerning the provenances of this etching: Hans von und zu Aufsess (1801-1872) was a great book lover and also a major collector of Old Master prints. He was one of the founders, in 1852, of the Germanisches Museum in Nürnberg and was that museum’s director until 1862. Mas Menge (died in 1945) was a famous violinist and also a major collector of Old Master prints and drawings.
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Avanzi della Biblioteca ... - Etching by Luigi Rossini - 1824
Located in Roma, IT
Avanzi della Biblioteca in Villa Adriana, di opera retticolata is an original etching realized by Luigi Rossini. From the collection “Le antichità de’ c...
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1820s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Disparate Furioso - Original Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
Disparate furioso - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 6 from of the second edition of t...
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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Venus Goddess With Horse - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Venus Goddess With Horse from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some fo...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter S is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Seascapes With Monument and Figures - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascapes With Monument and Figures is an Etching realized by Giuseppe Aloja (1783-1837). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original titl...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 148 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper realized by the Italian artist Ludovico Caracciolo, after Clau...
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1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carol Nolli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching G. Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditio...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Marphise (Tire de l Arioste), Old Masters Lithograph after Eugene Delacroix
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eugene Delacroix, After by Eugene LeRoux, French (1798 - 1863) - Marphise (Tire de l'Arioste), Year: circa 1850, Medium: Lithograph, Image Size: 10.5 x 13 inches, Size: 19.25 x 2...
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1850s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Europa Myth and Centaur - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Europa Myth and Centaur from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Aloja in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some folding...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Apollo God With his Lyre - Etching by Pietro Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Apollo God With his Lyre from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Pietro Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Goo...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Disparate Claro - Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
Disparate claro - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 15 fr...
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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Chiton - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868
Located in Roma, IT
Chiton is an original etching realized by Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching on paper. The plate belongs the Third Edition of "Los Caprichos" that has...
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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Letter of the Alphabet L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet L from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate. Good condition...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter I - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter I is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Flight into Egypt
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on handmade cream laid paper with a deckle edge, and an elaborate and large watermark of a crowned figure with a harp, and letters A S, 11 3/4 x 8 inches (298 x 204 mm); shee...
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching

The Anglers
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with engraving on cream laid paper with a large unidentified alphabetic watermark, 6 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (165 x 251 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with handling wear a...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

Posing Man - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Man is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with foxing on the margins. Signed in the plate. The etching was realized for the anatomy study “JOMB...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Palazzo Borghese - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - 1747
Located in Roma, IT
Palazzo Borghese is original black and white etching realized by Giuseppe Vasi . Beautiful etching representing Palazzo Borghese in Rome. Signed and...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Four Engravings from Emblemi di Achille Bocchi" - Etching -1555
Located in Roma, IT
Four engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi', realized in 1555, are original Engravings. Dimension: 17 x 12,5 cm each. Four sheets from Achillis Bo...
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Androne della Villa di Mecenate a Tivoli - Etching by L. Rossini - 1824
Located in Roma, IT
Androne della Villa di Mecenate a Tivoli, per cui passava l'antica Via Consolare Tiburtina Image dimensions: 50x60 cm. From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)” a...
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1820s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Les Adieux d Hector d Andromaque - Etching by Jean Moyreau - 18th Century
By Jean Moyreau
Located in Roma, IT
Les Adieux d'Hector d'Andromaque is an etching realized by Jean Moyreau in the 18th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well balanced condit...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Que se la Llevaron! - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
Que se la Llevaron! is an original etching realized by Francisco Goya in 1799, from Los Caprichos series. The artwork is the plate 8 (as printed on plate on the higher right margin) from the series Los Caprichos, first edition. Good conditions. Los Caprichos. Put on sale the 6 February 1799, at the end of the last carnival of the century, Los Caprichos, first Goya’s printed...
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1790s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum-Letter C - Etching by Giovanni Mignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum  - Letter of the Alphabet C,  from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th century. Good ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Chiesa e Monastero delle Vergini - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa e Monastero delle Vergini is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good condition...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter of the Alphabet D - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet D from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate. Good condition...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter of the Alphabet E - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet E, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belon...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Leper - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Leper is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belongs to a late edition of ...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Palazzo Ruspoli sul Corso - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Palazzo Ruspoli sul Corso is an original etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions except for worn margi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Landscape With Monuments and Figures - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape With Monuments and Figures is an Etching realized by Niccolò Vanni (1750-1770). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original titl...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Jupiter and Antiope: Smaller Plat - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Jupiter and Antiope: Smaller Plate on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1631. This wonderful...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Anatomy Studies - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with slight folding and a yellowish stain on the right margin. Signed in the plate. The etching ...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Disparate General - Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
Disparate General- from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 9 fr...
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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Disparate Fúnebre - Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
Disparate fúnebre - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 18 ...
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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Disparate Volante - Original Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
Disparate volante - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 5 from of the second edition of ...
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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Hermes in Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hermes in Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on th...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Genesis 5 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Genesis 8 -Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout included 29 x 39 cm The artwork i...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Giosuè 6 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607s
Located in Roma, IT
Giosuè 6 - Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco after Agostino Carracci. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout included ...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Self-Portrait - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Self-Portrait is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belongs to a late edition of the 19...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Marble relief of a trireme from the Temple of Fortuna, Praeneste, from Vasi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Marble relief of a trireme from the Temple of Fortuna, Praeneste, from Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Ba...
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1770s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter T is an etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century. Good condtions.    The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Old Master French Noblemen Engraving by Crispin de Passe
Located in New York, NY
Crispin van de Passe The Younger (c. 1594-1670) Untitled (French Noblemen on Horseback), c. 1620-1660 Engraving Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. Framed: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in. Inscribed in p...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Ancient Roman Statue of a Horse - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue of a horse, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th ce...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Hercule - Etching by Jean François Poletnich - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hercule is an etching realized by Jean François Poletnich in 18th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Eagle Oil Lamp - Etching by Giovanni Guerra - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Eagle Oil Lamp from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Guerra in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good c...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ni asi la Distingue - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
"Ni asi la Distingue" is an original aquatint realized by Francisco Goya in 1799, from Los Caprichos series, Plate 7, first edition. Rare and in ...
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1790s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. Good condition. Units of measurements typical of the period in the lower center...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ancient Roman Relief - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 18th Ce...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Saint Jerome, Old Masters Engraving by Amand-Durand after Albrecht Durer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Albrecht Dürer, After by Amand Durand, German (1471 - 1528) Title: Saint Jerome Year: 1873 Medium: Heliogravure Size: 9 x 7.25 in. (22.86 x 18.42 ...
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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Flora Goddess, Allegory Of Spring - Etching by Pietro Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Flora Goddess, Allegory Of Spring from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Pietro Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter of the Alphabet S - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Huly Carnival and Water Party - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm. Indian Carnival called Huly, Water Party of Peguans is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati. This origi...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

How the American Indigenous Deal with Death - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm. How the American indigenous deals with Death is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati. This original prin...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

An angler fishing at Cow Tower on the River Wensum, Norwich
Located in Middletown, NY
A peaceful fishing scene with Cow Tower and Norwich Cathedal in the distance. Etching with drypoint and Chine collé; Japon paper mounted to cream wove paper, 8x 10 3/4 inches (204 x...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Handmade Paper, Drypoint

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