Old Masters Art
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
Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate on the lower...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Relief - Original Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate on the lowe...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate on the lowe...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate on the lower ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate on the lowe...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 18th c...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Francesco Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparuli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate on the l...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Oraty in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate on the lower rig...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Drawing, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by De Angelis after Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century.
Sig...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Profiles - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Profiles is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", Lo...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Decoration Fresco - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Decoration Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Vincenzo Aloja after Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century.
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Busts - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Busts, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Anonymous in the 18th century.
Mono...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Still Life - Original Etching by Filippo De Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo De Grado in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate.
Good ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed in the plate.
Good con...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
The Profile - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind",...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Various Artists - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by various artists in the 18th century.
Monogrammed on the plate.
Good ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Vincenzo Aloja after Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century....
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Animals Muzzles - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
The Physiognomy - Animals Muzzles is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
The Portrait - Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
The Physiognomy - The Portrait is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and th...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching by Nicolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching after Nicolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized after a design by Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century.
Signed on the plat...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Frescoes - Etching after N. Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
The Physiognomy - The Anger - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
The Physiognomy - The anger is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the L...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Ludovico Boily in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on t...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
The Physiognomy - The Pray - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
The physiognomy - The pray is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Lo...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by F. Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower rig...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Paper, 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 Art
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Engraving
Portrait of After Raphael - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of After Raphael is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Know...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Pietro Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by P. Campana in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower rig...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statues - Original Etching by Francesco Cepparili - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Ferancesco cepparili in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate.
Good...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate.
Good condit...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
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 Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statues - Original Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th entury
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate.
Good con...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
La porte de femmes blanches a Utrecht, Etching by Herman Saftleven
By Herman Saftleven
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Herman Saftleven, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1580 - 1670) - La porte de femmes blanches a Utrecht, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 11.5 x 9.5 in. (29.21 x 24.13 cm), Printer...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Heads of Men - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Heads of men is an original artwork realized by James Neagle (1760 - 1822).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Lo...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue- Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of Count Stadion - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Count Stadion is an original artwork realized by John Hall (1739 - 1797).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, ...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statues - Original Etching by F. Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by F. Morghen in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on plate on the lower le...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by John Chapman for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge an...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of Heidegger - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Heidegger is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankin...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Head of a Man - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Head of a man is an original artwork realized by John Hall for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Be...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statues - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 1700s
By Carlo Nolli
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 r...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Giacomo Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giacomo Casanova in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the low...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman statue of an Angel - Original Etching by Filippo Morghen - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue of an angel, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 1...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", L...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of Woman - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Bensley, 1810.
A the bottom center the name of the man portrayed "an angelic Woman...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of Gentleman - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Gentleman is an original artwork realized by James Neagle for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statues - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Original etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower right.
Good conditions.
The etchi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of Johann Caspar Lavater - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of John Caspar Lavater is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote th...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Heads of a Man - Original Etching by Anker Smith - 1810
By Anker Smith
Located in Roma, IT
Heads of a man is an original artwork realized by Anker Smith for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 1700s
By Carlo Nolli
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 Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
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 plate on the lower right.
...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of Charles 12nd, King of Sweden - Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Charles XII is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Bensley, 1810.
A the bottom center the name of the man portrayed "Charles XII - King of Sweden...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of Attila - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Attila is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind"...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Be...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait After Raphael - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait after Raphael is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowled...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by John Hall for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London...
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1810s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew - Drawing - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew is a precious original drawing (black and red chalk, pen and China ink on laid paper, laid down on canvas) realized by...
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17th Century Old Masters Art
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Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor
Old Masters art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Old Masters art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, yellow, blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Charles Amand Durand, Giuseppe Vasi, Thomas Holloway, and Vincenzo Campana. Frequently made by artists working with Etching, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Old Masters art, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $1,495,000, while the average work sells for $546.
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